An uncle passed away last Saturday, November 15th 2008 and I truly regret that I was not able to see him the last time I went home. He was ill then and yet I along with my laziness, I decided not leave early for Leyte. If I have done so, I could have visited him in the hospital. Two months passed and he had left his loved ones forever. He’s the husband of an aunt, my mom’s elder sister and like most families, we do have some misunderstanding every now and then, however, this couple holds a very special place in my heart for they are some of those very few people who taught me a lot of things in life. And I truly admire them for even if they had 15 children, they were able to provide for my cousins and even find it in their hearts to help other people who are in need. I know that people will come and go in our lives. Some may come back but most will leave us forever. And so it saddens me when a person who is truly dear to my heart passes away and the worst thing is I was not able to even reach out in their time of need. And what saddens me most is the fact that a time will come when all those who are close to me will leave me and I am scared that whatever links me and my relatives will be gone forever along with the passing of those who are dear to our hearts.
Archive for November 17th, 2008
Ephedra is a no-no
ephedra-free fat burner came about when the United States Food and Drugs Andministration or FDA banned the sale of Ephedra-containing dietary supplements due to evidences of adverse ephedra related effects. Although it was believed that you can lose as much as 0.9kg/month (it is not proven that you will be able to keep it off though), ephedra was banned for it’s side effects which includes severe skin reactions, irritability, nervousness, dizziness, trembling, headache, insomia, profuse perspiration, dehydration, itchy scalp and skin, vomiting, hyperthermia, irregular heartbeat, seizure, heart attack, stroke, or even death.
Dylan’s entry was about how his mom loves old songs so he purchased Richard Poon’s album for he was a bit tired of listening to the old songs that his mom was listening to. His post has been posted a few days back but it was only now that it struck me. I don’t even know what kind of music my mom wants. My fault entirely for I am too caught up with the music that I want to listen to that I didn’t even take time to listen to my mom’s type of music and know what it is. Tsk, tsk, tsk…
Saving up
When I was younger, I wondered how banks earn. My aunt who has been dealing with banks for most of her life said that banks earn from savings accounts. I was like what? How could that be possible? I mean we can open up an account and maintain a certain amount to keep it open without paying anything, right? Well, yeah we do but it’s very minimal if you will consider the expenses that they incur just to keep the bank open. She said that banks earn from savings accounts but indirectly though. Banks earn from the interests of the loans that they give out and most of the time they will get the capital from the deposits that come in from the savings accounts. And I was like ah… okay… And so, if you plan to open up a savings account and plan to keep your money there for a while, try to compare banks for you to find great rates, interest rates that is, for the money that you are planning to keep in that account.