Jason Castro

Real Name: Jason William Castro
Moniker: Astro Boy
Birthdate: June 30, 1986
Birthplace: Pampanga.
High School: Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trade [DHVCAT] (now Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University [ DHVTSU ] )
College: Philippine Christian University (PCU)
Height: 5'11"

Honors:

• 2004-06 NCAA Mythical 5 Selection
• 2006-07 PBL Mythical 5 Selection
• 2006-07 PBL Most Valuable Player
• 2006-2007 PBL Showcase Skills Challenge Champion
• 2007-08 PBL Mythical 5 Selection
• 2007-2008 PBL Unity Cup Most Valuable Player
• 2007-08 PBL Silver Cup Most Valuable Player
• 2008 Brunei Cup Most Valuable Player
• 2008 Malaysia Basketball League Most Valuable Player playing for the Singapore Slingers
• 2009 Sports Digest PSA Fetes Nation’s Brightest Stars Awardee
• 2009 PBA Mr. Quality Player of the Year
• 2010-2011 PBA Philippine Cup Finals MVP
• 2010-2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals MVP 
• 2010-2011 PBA Most Improve Player
• 2010-2011 PBA Mr. Quality Minutes Award
• 2013 FIBA Asia Best Point Guard (Mythical Five)

Titles:

• 2004 Philippine NCAA Champion (PCU)
• SEABA 2006 Basketball Men Champion
• PBL Champions with (Harbor Centre Batang Pier) 2X
• PBA Champion with (Talk n' Text Tropang Texter) 2X

Oh my Galit

Galit means anger in Tagalog (national language of the Philippines). According to Isagani Casamiro. One cause of a host of illnesses of the body is anger. Externally the face may freeze in a frown or perspire in an air conditioned place. The opposite is also true, the body trembles even when the weather is hot. Internally, anger affects the function of the brain, bone, blood, heart, adrenaline, muscles and hormones. It has terrible cost, too, in reduced social support from family members, relatives, friends, neighbors, and workmates. Risky behavior is another which ends in the hospital, cell, or grave. What prompts the person to anger? Usually it is connected to stress. Stress triggers the release of a hormone called "cortisol" which gives the body a quick burst of energy. When the person gets angry, the body reacts by increasing the heart rate to 180 beats a minute while the blood pressure is raised from 120 over 80 to 220 over 130. Although the body is able to adjust to normal levels, significant, and accumulated stress that trigger anger can contribute to disease and eventually death. Apart from these two, the other effects of anger include rapid breathing, abnormal pulse rate, tension in muscles, blood sugar imbalance, decrease in bone density, poor immune response, slow metabolism, and impaired thinking ability. Given these effect, the physiology of anger is something everybody needs to be aware of. Nobody can afford to ignore them. Thousands of years ago before the scientific studies, the Bible, in simple and clear terms, made a connection between emotional state [anger for this matter] and physical health. See: Psalm 37:8; Ecclesiastes 7:9 and Matthew 5:21-25. The words of Jesus Christ can heal anger what medicine cannot. I do express my gratitude to Mr. Isagani Casimiro (gain_casimiro@yahoo.com) for this wonderful article. And of course my beloved mother who shown to me this great stuff to read. Belated Happy Mother's Day.

Philippine Football History

Philippine Azkals (fixtures and results 2007 - present)

The first official football game match held in Manila 15th of October 1907. And the Philippines - the first football federation in Asia. Sandow football team won the beautiful silver cup donated by then Governor-General Hon. William H. Taft.   They enjoyed some success in its early years between 1913 and 1934 in the Far Eastern Games. 1913 inaugural champion (gold medal) (first Asian Regional Champion) as hosted the games in Manila. Then they got 7 silvers and 2 bronzes in the next 9 editions. First international appearance 1 February 1913. Philippines 0 - 1 China. Biggest run Japan 2 - 15 Philippines (10 May 1917) (*Alcantara played here) in Tokyo, Japan. While the biggest setback was Japan 15 - 0 Philippines (27 September1967) in capital of Japan.

We sent the first Asian born player to Europe / first Asian nation to send in Europe to such famous team F C Barcelona Club (Spain) and known to be the best Filipino football player of all time. The Filipino export named Paulino Alcantara [aka El Rompe Redes (The Net Breaker)] F C Barcelona club record holder of 357 goals in 357 matches, sounds like Muslim Magnum 357 one of the action movie of famous Philippine Movie King Fernando Poe Jr.  Alcantara won 17 titles with F C Barcelona (Spain), 2 titles with Bohemian Sporting Club (Philippines) and got silver medal for Philippines in 1917 Far Eastern Games in Tokyo, Japan.

(Photos of El Rompe Redes [the Net Breaker] courtesy of Philstar.com) 

The PH XI 4th Place finished in President Aquino Cup. Versus Guandong, China 2 - 0, Russia 5 - 0, and their lone goal against South China AA clubside from Hong Kong 5 - 1 Philippines. 1993 Philippine International Cup the host finished 4th place. Best games of the 1970s, 1971 Merdaka Cup 4 - 4 vs Singapore and at least lone goal vs. Indonesia, India, Hong Kong and Thailand. 1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament best play vs South Korea 1 - 1 draw. 1972 Merdaka Cup best play vs Sri Lanka 1 - 4 Philippines, 2 - 2 vs Khmer Republic and 1 - 1 vs Burma. 1977 SEAGames, Brunei 1 - 4 Philippines and 1 - 1 vs Indonesia. In 1980s, 1981 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament best game PHL Booters 2 - 1 Malaysia B. Biggest loss to Universidad de Guadalajara of Mexico 0 - 12. 1985 Bangkok SEAGames PHL Women Team brought home a bronze medal behind Thailand - gold and Singapore - silver. 1990's, 1991 Manila SEAGames best plays PHI Tri-Stars 1 - 0 Malaysia, 2 - 2 vs Vietnam. Semis PHI Tri-Stars 2 - 6 Thailand. Battle for 3rd, Singapore 2 - 0 PHI Tri-Stars -4th Place. Best game in Asian Games in 1958 they beat host Japan 0 - 1 Philippines to enter the best finish quarter-finalist but dropped to Indonesia 3 - 1 Philippines. 2004 Tiger Cup best play Philippine Tri-Stars 2 - 1 Timor Leste.

Philippine Azkals Era 2010 Long Teng Cup success in Taiwan. Philippine Azkals vs HongKong 2 - 4, vs Chinese Taipei 1 - 1 and overwhelmed Macao 5 - 0. And bag the bronze medal. Tournament top scorer Ian Araneta of the Philippines. Fair Play Team Award goes to the Philippine Azkals.  

2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Qualifying Tournament; Philippine Azkals vs Timor Leste 5 - 0, vs Laos 2 - 2 and vs Cambodia 0 - 0. Qualifying champ Laos and runner up Philippines Azkals joined AFF Suzuki Cup finals stage. Philippines Azkals draw vs Singapore 1 - 1, biggest upset in history by beating defending champion Vietnam 2 - 0 and scoreless draw against Myanmar. Semi-finals both in Indonesia. Best finished and known to be the rebirth of the Philippine Football Team. The home team won both games 0 - 1 each (aggregate score Indonesia 2 - 0 Philippine Azkals). Tune-up games Philippines Azkals won over Central Philippine University International Football Team with young Koreans 4 - 1. AFC Qualifying vs Mongolia White Wolves at home Philippine Azkals 2 - 0. Preparation for Mongolia in game 2. Tune up game in Japan to prepare for the subzero cold weather in Ulan Bator. Philippine Azkals vs Kanto Gakuin University 0 - 4 and 1 - 8 losses. Away home in Mongolia they got 1 goal - 2 Mongolia won but the Azkals win aggregate tally 3 - 2 to move to the next qualifying round vs Myanmar, Bangladesh and Palestine. Azkals vs Myanmar with home court advantage end up 1 - 1 draw. Azung Kalye (street dogs / stray dogs) scoreless draw against Palestine. Then salvaged a historic win vs Bangladesh Bengal Tigers at tune of 3-0. Qualifying champ Palestine and qualifying runner-up the Philippine Azkals. Now Philippine Azkals on AFC 2012 Finals, for the first time in the history. And the next assignment 2014 World Cup qualifying first round vs. Sri Lanka. If the Azkals win second round vs. Kuwait.

Philippine Azkals Highlights

Philippine Azkals Best Goals

Azkals Fever - Azkals Fans - Azkals Barks 

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The main causes of liver damage are:

1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are the main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming to much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives,additives, food coloring and artificial sweeteners.
7. Consuming of unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consume raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of the liver. Veggies should be eaten raw or cook 3 to 5 parts. Fried veggies should be finish in one sitting, do not store.

We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to schedule.

Because:

Evening at 9:00pm - 11:00pm: is the time for eliminating unnecessary toxic chemicals (detoxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes) . This time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a housewife is still in not relaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on health.

Evening at 11:00pm - 1:00am: is the detoxification process in liver, and ideally should be done i a deep sleep state.

Early morning 1:00am - 3:00am: detoxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.

Early morning 3:00am - 5:00am: detoxification process in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for the cough sufferers during this time. Since the detoxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as no to interfere with toxin removal process.

Morning 5:00am - 7:00am: detoxification in the colon, you should empty you bowel.

Morning 7:00am - 9:00am: adsorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very beneficial to those who wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast late until 9:00am - 10:00am rather than no meal at all.

Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight - 4:00am is the time when the bone marrow produce blood. Therefore, have a good sleep and don't sleep late.

I want to express  my gratitude to Alma Grace for this article.     

(photo courtesy of Robert Dale)

Malinis

MANILA, Philippines - The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is out to clean the metropolis "Singapore style."

The MMDA under Chaiman Francis Tolentino has in its corner Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje who was given instructions by the President himself to implement the same strictness as Singapore when it comes to keeping the streets clean.

"President (Benigno) Noynoy (Aquino III) told me, 'I want you to clean Metro Manila Singapore style,"' Paje said during the launch of the MMDA's "Metro Ko, Love Ko" anti-littering program earlier this month.

Tolentino called it a great proposal on the part of the president. "Napakaganda pong panukala iyon. Makikipagtulungan po ako sa mga metro mayors pati na ang DENR at iba't ibang ahensiya. Pipilitin po naming tuparin yung tagubilin ng ating mahal na pangulo.

"(That is a great proposal. I will be seeking the help of the metro mayors as well as that of the DENR and different agencies. We will strive to follow the order of our beloved president)."

The DENR chief praised Tolentino for taking the lead in getting tough against litterbugs, wherein the violators are literally made to pay for their mistakes as with the case in the Philippines' Southeast Asian neighbor.

It would be recalled that Tolentino tapped "environmental enforcers" for the strict implementation of Republic Act (R.A.) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 and MMDA Regulation No. 96-009 or the Anti-Littering Ordinance last September. Since then, the agency has apprehended over 21,000 litterbugs in Metro Manila.

The MMDA chairman said the environmental enforcers have been deputized to monitor the major thoroughfares of Metro Manila. Individuals caught spitting or indiscriminately throwing waste like cigarette butts and candy wrappers are issued environmental violation receipts (EVRs).

EVRs have corresponding fines ranging between P500 and P1,000. Failure to pay a fine means that the violator would have to undergo eight to 16 hours of community service, the MMDA said.

Paje commended the agency's recent initiatives for the environment, which include the "Lingap sa Barangay" cleanup drives and the "Estero Declaration" with the 17 mayors of Metro Manila for the rehabilitation and protection of important waterways.

News Courtesy of Manila Bulletin (Philippines Leading Broadsheet) 
Photo Courtesy of Andre Salvador

I love to see Manila to be clean like Calgary, Canada; Honolulu, Helsinki, Ottawa, Minneapolis, Oslo, Stockholm,  Zurich, Katsuyama, Japan; Bern, Montreal, Vancouver, Boston, Lexington Ky; Pittsburgh, Nunberg, Germany; Geneva, Auckland, NZ; Wellington, Dublin and among others like Singapore City the cleanest in Southeast Asia region. I love the Philippines to be clean by cleaning the surroundings and  planting trees with care until it survive by its own.   

Hot Air Balloon Festival in Pampanga 2011

February 10 THURSDAY	FIRST FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flights	5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition	6:30-7:30AM
Ultralight Aircraft Formation Flying	7:40-8:15AM
Ultralight Bomb Dropping Audience Participation	8:15-9:00AM
Aerobatic Flight Display	9:00-9:40AM
Kite Flying Exhibition	9:40-10:00AM
AOPA Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition	10:00-10:45AM
Sky Diving Exhibition	10:45-11:30AM
R/C Demonstration Flying	11:30-12:00PM
Open	12:00-1:00PM
Sky Diving Exhibition	1:00-2:00PM
AOPA Light Aircraft Balloon Bursting	2:00-2:45PM
Aerobatic Flight Display	3:45-4:30PM
Rocketry Demonstration	4:30-5:00PM
Ultralight Formation Flying	5:00-5:20PM
Hot Air Balloon Fly-In	5:20-6:00PM
February 11 FRIDAY	SECOND FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flights	5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition	6:30-7:30AM
Ultralight Aircraft Flyby & Flour Bombing	7:40-8:30AM
Aerobatic Air Show	8:30-9:15AM
R/C Helicopter Show	9:30-9:50AM
AOPA Aircraft Flyby	9:50-10:30AM
AOPA Aircraft Balloon-Bursting Competition	10:30-11:15AM
Skydiving Exhibition	11:15-12:00PM
Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition	12:30-1:30PM
Fire Fighting Exhibition	1:30-2:15PM
Skydiving Exhibition	2:15-3:00PM
Wings Over Asia Aviators Gathering Seminar	3:00-6:00PM
Rocketry Demonstration	3:00-3:45PM
Aerobatic Flight Display	4:00-4:30PM
Paragliding Exhibition	4:30-5:15PM
Hot Air Balloon Flights	5:30-6:00PM
February 12 SATURDAY	THIRD FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flight	5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition	6:30-7:30AM
Ultralight Aircraft Flyby	7:40-8:30AM
Krukspec Airsoft Speedball Competition	8:30-5:00PM
Aerobatic Flight Display	8:30-9:15AM
Search and Rescue Flying Exhibition	9:15-10:00AM
AOPA-P, Wings Over Asia, Thai Flying Club Flyby	10:00-10:45AM
Skydiving Exhibition	10:45-11:15AM
AOPA Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition	11:15-12:00PM
Kite Flying Exhibition	12:00-12:45PM
Open	12:45-1:15PM
Piper Turboprop bly by of Ed/Citation Mustang fly-by	1:15-1:45PM
Skydiving Exhibition	1:45-2:15PM
AOPA Light Aircraft Balloon-Bursting Competition	2:15-3:00PM
Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition	3:00-3:45PM
Aerobatic Flight Display	3:45-4:30PM
Rocketry Demonstration	4:30-5:00PM
Ultralight Flyby	5:00-5:30PM
RC Airplane Flying Demonstration	5:30-5:45PM
Hot Air Balloon Flight	5:45-6:15PM
Hot Air Balloon Night Glow	6:45-7:30PM
Aviators Ball	7:00PM-onwards
February 13 SUNDAY	FOURTH FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flights	5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition	6:30-7:30AM
Ultralight Aircraft Flyby & Flour Bombing	7:30-8:30AM
Krukspec Airsoft Speedball Competition	8:00-5:00PM
AOPA-P, Wings Over Asia, Thai Flying club Fly-by	8:30-9:30AM
R/C Helicopter Show	9:30-10:00AM
Helicopter Flying Exhibition	10:00-10:30AM
Skydiving Exhibition	10:30-11:00AM
AOPA Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition	11:00-12:00PM
Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition	12:30-1:15PM
Ultralight Flying Display	1:15-2:00PM
RC Airplane Flying Demonstration	2:00-2:30PM
AOPA Light Airplane Ballon Bursting Finals	2:30-3:30PM
Aerobatic Exhibition	3:30-4:15PM
Rocketry Demonstration	4:15-4:45PM
Microlight & Ultralight Flyby	4:45-5:30PM
Hot Air Balloon Night Glow	5:30-6:45PM
Crew and Awards Night Party	7:30PM

Cebu

Cebu is an island province in the Philippines. Cebu City is the oldest city in the Philippines. Known Queen of the South. Cebuano is the official language spoken in Cebu and it is also spoken in most areas of the central Philippines. Cebu is one of the best in the world. The United Kingdom based Condé Nast Traveler Magazine named Cebu the seventh best island destination in the Indian Ocean-Asia region in 2007. And eighth best Asian-Pacific island destination in 2005, seventh in 2004 and in 2009. One of the cleanest city in the Philippines. And in my entire 5-day visit. It was peaceful and I never saw any people saying any bad words or feud in the street. People are kind and polite. It was clean and as peaceful a Clarkfield in Pampanga. Lots of tourists visits this great Islands of Cebu. Come and visit the beautiful island of Cebu.

Photo courtesy of www.travelerscouch.blogspot.com

List of Traditional Landmark

• Basilaca Minore del Sto. Nino
• Fort San Pedro
• Lapu-Lapu Shrine
• Magellan's Cross
• Magellan's Shrine
• Cebu Philippines Temple
• Cebu Taoist Temple
• Sinulog Festival - the premier religious festival celebrated every third Sunday of January.

ITS MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES