Beautiful creation that's Mother Earth

When I see the video below, I just can’t help thinking what a great and wonderful place we have in Mother Earth.

All the beautiful sights that we see in Nature speak volumes of an invisible hand at work, an Intelligence Design or a Master Designer beyond compare!

Credit must surely go to God Almighty for God was here first, long before Man. Truly, the splendor and majesty of God’s creation is one beyond the imagination of any man.

I do hope all these splendor and beauty that we now see will last, for our children and our children’s children to enjoy and beyond.

Sit back, relax and enjoy this presentation courtesy of “Irmaroza”.

Civilized Man

Here are some nice quips taken from my Scrapbook which I would like to share. I hope you’ll find amongst them there’s one that’s exuberant and titillating to your imagination. Have fun.

“A lot of guys think the larger a woman’s breasts are, the less intelligent she is. I don’t think it works like that. I think it’s the opposite. I think the larger a woman’s breasts are, the less intelligent the men become.”
~Anita Wise

“Men wake up aroused in the morning. We can’t help it. We just wake up and we want you. And the women are thinking, “How can he want me the way I look in the morning?” It’s because we can’t see you. We have no blood anywhere near our optic nerve!”
~ Andy Rooney

“God gave us a penis and a brain, but only enough blood to run one at a time.”
~Robin Williams

“Every brain begins as a female brain. It only becomes male eight weeks after conception, when excess testosterone shrinks the communication centre, reduces the hearing cortex, and makes the part of the brain that processes sex twice as large.”
~an extract from “The Female Brain” by Louann Brizendine, M.D.

For all those men who say: “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?” Here’s an update for you: Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage; why? Because women realize it’s not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!
(~Author unknown)

“When a man talks dirty to a woman, it’s sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it’s $3.95 a minute!”
(~Author unknown)

“Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn’t seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces.”
~Ann Morrow Lindbergh

“Guys are like dogs. They keep coming back. Ladies are like cats. Yell at a cat one time, they’re gone.”
~Lenny Bruce

“Can you imagine a world without men? No crime and lots of happy fat women.”
~Nicole Hollander

“If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.”
~Aristotle Onassis

“Women are like cars: we all want a Ferrari, sometimes want a pickup truck, and end up with a station wagon!”
~(Author unknown)

“When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on cooking.”
~Gail Sheehy

“Grandchildren don’t make a man feel old; it’s the knowledge that he’s married to a grandmother.”
~G. Norman Collie

“Men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, but women, worst and best, as Heaven and Hell!”
~Alfred Lord Tennyson

“Behind every successful man is a surprised woman!”
~Marion Pearson

“A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. A woman must do what he can’t.”
~Rhonda Hansome

“In a word, there is more to women than men.”
~Anonymous

“I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.”
~George Meredith

Cheers!

It’s tough getting to Heaven

Good for a laugh! How's this one from my Scrapbook?

Well, even if you have heard the story, a second read wouldn't hurt.

The title of this piece is: "It’s tough getting to Heaven".

It was getting a little crowded in Heaven, so God decided to change the admittance policy.

The new law was that, in order to get into Heaven, you had to have a really bad day the day you died.

So the next day, the first person came to the gates of Heaven. The angel at the gate promptly told the man: “Before I can let you in, I need you to tell me about the day you died.”

“No problem,” said the man. “Well. For some time now, I’ve thought my wife was having an affair. I believe that each day on her lunch hour, she’d bring her lover home to our 25th floor apartment and have sex with him.

“So, today I want come home to catch them. Well, I got there and busted in and immediately began searching for this guy. My wife was half naked and yelling at me as I searched the entire apartment.

“But, damn it, I couldn’t find him! Just as I was about to give up, I happened to glance out onto the balcony and noticed that there was a man hanging off the edge by his fingertips! The nerve of the guy to think he could hide from me!

Well, I ran out there and promptly stomped on his fingers until he fell to the ground.

But, wouldn’t you know it, he landed in some bushes that broke his fall, and he didn’t die.

“This put me more in a rage, so I went back inside to get the first thing I could get my hands on to throw at him. The first thing I could grab was the refrigerator.

“I unplugged it, pushed it out onto the balcony and heaved it over the side. It plummeted 25 stories and crushed him! The excitement of the moment was so great that right after that I had a heart attack and died almost instantly.”

The angel sat back and thought for a moment. Technically, the guy DID have a bad day, and it WAS a crime of passion, so he announced: “OK, sir. Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven,” and let him in
A few seconds later the next guy came up.

“OK. Here’s the rule. Before I can let you in, I need to hear about the day you died.”

“Sure thing,” the man replied. “But you’re not gonna believe this. I was out on the balcony of my 26th floor apartment doing my daily exercises when I got a little carried away and accidentally fell over the side!

“Luckily however, I was able to catch myself by my fingertips on the balcony directly beneath mine. When all of a sudden this crazy man comes running out of his apartment and starts cussing and stomping on my fingers!

“Well, of course, I fell. I hit some trees and bushes on the way down which broke my fall so I didn’t die right away.

“As I was lying there face up on the ground, unable to move and in excruciating pain, I see the man push his refrigerator over the ledge and it falls directly on top of me and kills me.”

The angel is quietly laughing to himself as the man finishes his story. “I could get used to this new policy,” he thinks to himself. “Very well,” the angel announces, “welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven.”

A few second later the third man in line comes up to the gate.

“Tell me about the day you died,” said the angel.

“Ok. Picture this,” says the man. “I’m naked inside a refrigerator…”

(This story (Author Unknown) courtesy of NST, appeared in print on Sunday, 19 April 1998)

Laugh often and much

I think that most people will agree with the often repeated slogan which says, "Laughter is the best medicine". Indeed, humour can do wonders to our body what "pills" cannot.

Do you know that there is a Chinese proverb which says, "Laugh 3 times a day and you can throw your medicines away!"

The way to have a happy life is, "Take God seriously but take yourself lightly". And that's from the learned.

When humour hits, don't restrain yourself. Indeed, a hearty laugh is invigorating and soul-refreshing.

So, take time off often in the day to unwind, let your hair down and loosen up a little.

Read a humorous story, see a funny video, listen to a joke or share one with a friend.

Enjoy the lighter side of life even if it is for a short while. It is good for you.

Cheers!

A delightful serenade

For a change, here is a Chinese number, a love song entitled "Green Island Serenade" sang by the very talented Vienna Teng; this particular music-video is brought to us
by "stanleypower". Many thanks to Stanley for sharing this beautiful piece.

I am told that Green Island is a small island just off the coast of Taiwan, where there existed a prison used by the KMT government for political prisoners in the fifties but has since been shut down. It's a beautiful island for nature-watching and worth visiting on a tour.

This is the kind of song where a young man expresses his love for a girl but the girl remains silent, and hasn't shown any of her emotions. A feeling of melancholy, and of missed opportunities...

To some extent, the song expresses the feelings of those "prisoners of conscience" who were separated from their loved ones and how they must have longed to be united with them again soon.

Enjoy this piece especially in the stillness of the night, I am sure that you'll like it!

Beyond the stars

Another rare find, a song entitled "Beyond the stars" by Debbie Reynolds brought to us by "johnsonchusc". Thanks a million Johnson for sharing.

This is one of the eleven songs sang by Debbie Reynolds many, many years ago in the movie called "The Singing Nun".

Indeed, it's a beautiful song especially when you are in melancholy mood and feeling a need for God. I am sure He will, if you'll let Him take your cares away.

Follow the lyrics, relax and sing along with it with feelings then you will enjoy this song as much as I have.



Beyond the stars (Lyrics):

"Far beyond the stars
My soul is longing to go
There beyond the stars
To a better place I know
Thru' the darkest night
I can see the heavenly glow
Far away, far away, beyond the stars
Far away, far away, beyond the stars.

Time ages of time, yet is my time so dear,
The bells hasten to chime warning the hour is near,
The road leads far away and soon the days disappear,
And I sing, Alleluia,
And to Him, Alleluia."

Money, marbles and chalk

Here's a beautiful oldie, a rather rare piece by Patti Page entitled "Money, marbles and chalk", the music-video courtesy of "2uok". TQ "2uok" for sharing.

Indeed, memories are made of these. Enjoy and sing along with the lyrics which I have provided below.

Music and songs are good for the body and soul. Cheers!



Money, marbles and chalk (Lyrics):

"There's an old saying that's been all around
I heard it before I could walk;
How some's got health and some's got wealth,
others, money marbles and chalk.

I got money, marbles and chalk, sweetheart
but I still feel like I am poor;
’Cause my money won't spend and my marbles won't roll
and my chalk won't ride anymore.

While you were near I was happy and gay
your presence made me feel so proud;
But you left me for another one day
now I feel alone in a crowd.

I got money marbles and chalk...

The money marbles and chalk is all right
to misers who love only gold;
But give me a chance to save our romance
for I love you with all of my soul.

I got money marbles and chalk..."

Trivia- Pain versus Itch

One Sunday morning in church, the local pastor while delivering his sermon asked a simple but quite profound question.

He simply asked, “What is the opposite of pain?” The congregation on hearing this was quite dumb founded.

Indeed, the simplest of questions are often the most profound.

Questions like: Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? What is your faith? And so on.

But by the way, what is the opposite of pain? Possible answers: Anti-pain? No pain or painless? Sorry-lah, all are not correct!

Did you know that the opposite of “pain” is actually “itch”? We didn’t know that until the said Pastor told us. That revelation raised some eye brows!

And when you have an “itch” say on your back where your fingers cannot reach, what would you do?

Naturally, you lean against a wall and try to scratch it by rubbing your back against the hard surface of the wall. But if you don’t succeed, what then?

The next best thing to do is to get your spouse or a friend if he or she can be found, to help scratch your back in order to eliminate that “itch”.

It is not the same like, “I scratch your back and you scratch mine,” in the proverbial or analogical sense.

A real “itch” actually cannot be covered up, unlike pain it has to be dealt with instantaneously before it will go away.

But one may ask, why was Pastor telling us such a silly story?

(1)to catch our attention; (2)to discover that the simplest questions are often the most profound; (3)learn to fix a simple problem quick; and (4) why don't you think about it.

What happens when you have had a good scratch right on the spot where your “itch” is?

The “itch” goes away and you feel a sense of completeness, a sort of satisfaction right away. But with pain, the remedy is not so simple. True or not?

It has been pointed out that pain reaches the heart with electrical speed but “itch” like truth moves to the heart as slowly as a glacier! Believe it or not is up to you.

But the next time you have an “itch”, don’t scratch it; tolerate it and see what I mean.

Cheers!

This song which I am presenting here is the Eurovison Song of 1964 sang by Gigliola Cinquetti, then a 16 year girl from Brazil. It's entitled, "Non Ho L'eta", music-video courtesy of "Jorgeyuk". Thanks to "Jorgeyuk" for sharing.

The right kind of success

Someone once said, “The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success.” I tend to agree with that.

We all know failure is hard enough to bear but success is neither an easy thing to handle either.

Look at MJ, the undisputed King of Pop, he had enormous success, but despite all the money and fame we learnt that actually deep within his person, he was quite a lonely and tortured soul. He passed away suddenly on 25 June 2009, aged just 50, with gigantic plans still unfulfilled.

Some people just dream a fantasy of success, others pursue it relentlessly.

Of course, all the so-called “secrets of success” will not work unless you concentrate and really work hard at it.

Most certainly, there will be a cost. And for those who have reached the top, let me ask you this, has it been really worth it?

Frankly, I don’t think that one can succeed without experiencing failure of some sorts at some point in one’s life. To succeed as the gurus tell us, we must dare to fail.

Laurence Shames puts it this way: “Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions - the hero and the sidekick.” An interesting observation, isn’t that?

There are of course many people who have tried to say what success is or is not.

But I like Ralph Waldo Emerson’s version best. He had said this quite plainly and I quote:

“To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Now, here’s something challenging to reflect on.

If you had your life to live over again, how differently would you have lived it?

While you ponder over it, let’s listen to this beautiful song entitled, “I have a dream,” a Nana Mouskouri’s version, music-video courtesy of "malurenn". TQ "malurenn" for a great presentation.

Those were the days

"I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it." ~ Charles Schutz

Here's a lovely song from Dolly Parton entitled "Those were the Days", music-video courtesy of "MinnieAKAalysha". TQ to Minnie for sharing.