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About Sergio Osmeña, Sr.

September 9, 2012 is Osmeña Day, a SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY in honor of the late President Sergio S. Osmeña Sr.

Sergio Osmeña, Sr., Governor of Cebu (1904-1907) and the 4th President of the Republic of the Philippines (1944-1946)

Sergio Osmeña y Suico (9 September 1878 – 19 October 1961) was a politician of Chinese Filipino who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon’s death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65. A founder of Nacionalista Party, he was the first Visayan to become President of the Philippines.

Prior to his succession to the Presidency in 1944, Osmeña served as Governor of Cebu from 1901–1907, Member and Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives from 1907–1922, and Senator from the 10th Senatorial District for thirteen years, in which capacity he served as Senate President pro tempore. In 1935, he was nominated to be the running-mate of Senate President Manuel L. Quezon for the presidential election that year. The tandem was overwhelmingly re-elected in 1941.

Osmeña is the patriarch of the prominent Osmeña family, which includes his son (former Senator Sergio Osmeña, Jr.) and his grandsons (senators Sergio Osmeña III and John Henry Osmeña), ex-governor Lito Osmeña and Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña.

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Professor and student conversation: God and Faith

Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, you believe in GOD ?

Student : Absolutely, sir.

Professor : Is GOD good ?

Student : Sure.

Professor: Is GOD all powerful ?

Student : Yes.

Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

(Student was silent.)

Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Is satan good ?

Student : No.

Professor: Where does satan come from ?

Student : From … GOD …

Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?

Student : Yes.

Professor: So who created evil ?

(Student did not answer.)

Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, who created them ?

(Student had no answer.)

Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD?

Student : No, sir.

Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?

Student : No , sir.

Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?

Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.

Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student : Yes.

Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.

Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Professor: Yes.

Student : And is there such a thing as cold?

Professor: Yes.

Student : No, sir. There isn’t.

(The lecture theater became very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.

(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)

Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?

Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, well you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?

Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man ?

Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?

Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.

Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.)

Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?

(The class was in uproar.)

Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?

(The class broke out into laughter. )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?

(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.

Student : That is it sir … Exactly ! The link between man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.

P.S.

I believe you have enjoyed the conversation. And if so, you’ll probably want your friends / colleagues to enjoy the same, won’t you?

Forward this to increase their knowledge … or FAITH.

By the way, that student was Albert Einstein

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Cute and Funny Quotes For Valentine's Day 2013

Valentine's Day is fast approaching. Well it's a day for everyone. I'm sure, most of us, if not all, are excited for the coming of this special day especially those who are lovers. It's LOVE that is the main subject for this celebration. This word is very known to us but it has different connotations to every person based on his experiences.

Here are some of the cute, sweet and funny love quotes. Well they are not only cute and funny, but they also make sense...

"Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love."
Albert Einstein

"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing."

Mignon McLaughlin

"Life is the flower for which love is the honey."
Victor Hugo

"Love is a tickle around the heart that you can't scratch."
Anonymous

"Love doesn't make the world go round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile."

Elizabeth Browning

"Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again, skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts."
Anonymous

But not all love stories have a happy ending. Being in love sometimes hurts you. But it doesn't mean you will stop loving and won't open your heart to others anymore. Moving on is the best solution because at the right time and at the right place, you will meet the right person who will make you happy.

"Marriage is like vitamins, we supplement each other's minimum daily requirements."
Kathy Mohnke

And when two people are too in love with each other, they end up in marriage where they are bound as one that no one and nothing can make them apart. 

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Valeria Lukyanova --the Living Doll: Fake or Real?

A dream come true??? 

(Photos credit: Facebook) 

Claimed as the "most famous Russian woman on the Russian-language Internet”, a 21-year-old Russian model, Valeria Lukyanova, has achieved her big dream of becoming a living Barbie doll after undergoing a plastic surgery. She caught the attention of the public as she appeared in the internet with her various pictures showing her looks that really resemble like a plastic doll.

        

Her unbelievable doll-look and figure have made people react and wonder...

Amidst her rise to popularity, Lukyanova received varied feedbacks from people. Others don't believe that she is real, that it's just a scam and that she is definitely fake and only wants to get money.

Despite the negative criticisms that burst along with her popularity, she is still firm in claiming that she has never undergone any surgery and that she is real.

                                  

                                                      Fake or real??? You decide...

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Gorgeous Women (who were born male)

Wow! So gorgeous and sexy! Who would have thought that these glamorous ladies were born males? 

You will be amazed, like me, for they are more beautiful, more attractive and sexier than real women out there... They also have proven and showed to the world what they've got!

Miss Thailand Sirapassorn Atthayakorn, also known as Sammy, was crowned as Miss International Queen 2011. 

Also one of the contestants of Miss International Queen 2011 pageant, Chamila Asanka is a Sri Lankan model in the world fashion industry.

Isis King (born as Darrell Walls), an American fashion model and a fashion designer, is the first trans woman to compete on the reality television show America's Next Top Model.

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World's Longest Official Place Name

Below are the pictures of the world's longest official place name:

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