Why wedding ring on the fourth finger?

Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger?

There is a beautiful and convincing explanation given by the Chinese.

Your thumb represents your Parents
Your index finger represents your Siblings
Your middle finger represents yourself
Your ring finger represents your Life Partner
Your last (pinkie) finger represents your Children

Firstly, open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers and hold them together -- back to back. Then open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb tip to tip. As shown in the above picture:

Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing your parents) they will open, because your parents are not destined to live with you lifelong and have to leave you sooner or later.

Please join your thumbs as before and separate your index fingers (representing your siblings) they will also open, because your brothers and sisters will have their own families and will have to lead their own separate lives.

Now join the index fingers and separate your little fingers (representing your children) they will open too, because the children also will get married and settle down on their own someday.

Finally, join your little fingers and try to separate your ring fingers (representing your spouse). You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT, because husband and wife have to remain together all their lives -- through thick and thin!

Joke of the Day

A Religious Boyfriend

>A girl asks her boyfriend to come over Friday night
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>and havedinner with her parents. Since this is such a
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>big event, the girl announces to her boyfriend that
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>after dinner, she would like to go out and make love
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>for the first time.
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>Well, the boy is ecstatic, but he has never had sex
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>before, so he takes a trip to the pharmacist to get
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>some condoms.
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>He tells the pharmacist it's his first time and the
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>pharmacist helps the boy for about an hour. He tells
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>the boy everything there is to know about condoms and
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>sex.
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>At the register, the pharmacist asks the boy how many
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>condoms he'd like to buy, a 3-pack, 10-pack, or family
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>pack. The boy insists on the family pack because he
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>thinks he will be rather busy, it being his first time
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>and all.
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>That night, the boy shows up at the girl's parents
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>house and meets his girlfriend at the door.
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> "Oh, I'm so excited for you to meet my parents, come
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>on in!" The boy goes inside and is taken to the dinner
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>table where the girl's parents are seated.
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>The boy quickly offers to say grace and bows his head.
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>A minute passes, and the boy is still deep in prayer,
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>with his head down. 10 minutes pass, and still no
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>movement from the boy.
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>Finally, after 20 minutes with his head down, the
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>girlfriend leans over and whispers to the boyfriend,
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>"I had no idea you were this religious." The boy
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>turns, and whispers back, "I had
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>no idea your father was a pharmacist."
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Joke of the Week

Pre-Nuptial Agreements

A secretary for a foreign embassy was entertaining a wealthy foreign ambassador during lunch at a very expensive restaurant in New York.
The ambassador was so enthralled by the beauty and presence of this secretary that he asked her to marry him. The secretary was startled, but remembered that her boss told her never to insult foreign dignitaries, so she decided to let him down easy.

"I'll only marry you under three conditions."

"Anything, anything," said the ambassador.

"First, you must buy me a 14-karat gold wedding band with a 72 carat diamond, along with a 28-inch studded matching necklace for our engagement."

Without hesitation, the ambassador picked up his cellular phone, called his personal accountant, told him the instructions, and said, "Yes, yes, I buy, I buy!"

The secretary thought that her first request was too easy, so she thought of a more difficult situation.

"Second, I want you to build me a 58-acre mansion in the richest part of the Hamptons along with a 40-acre summer home in the sweetest vineyards of France."

The ambassador picked up his phone, called his personal broker in New York, then called another broker in France, and after his quick conversation, he said, "Yes, yes, I build, I build!"

The secretary was very startled, and knew she must think of a final request that would be impossible to live up to.

"Finally," she said. "I'll only marry you if you have a 10-inch penis."

A sad face befell the ambassador, and he cupped his face in his hands. After weeping in his native language for a few minutes, the ambassador slowly lifted his head and said, "Ok, ok, I cut, I cut!"

Fishing at Wildwood, New Jersey

Daily food for our mind and heart

September 1
A person should have enough education so he doesn't have to look up to anyone. He should also have enough to be wise enough not to look down.

September 2
That we are alive today is proof positive that God has something for us to do today. (Lindsay)

September 3
Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.

September 4
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. (Jesus)

September 5
Be very sensitive to your benefactors, no matter how small their gifts in your behalf. Don't let any knidness go unappreciated.

September 6
When a person is at his wits' end, it is not a cowardly thing to pray. It is the only way to get into touch with reality. (Oswald Chambers)

September 7
The best thing to do behind one's back is pat it.

September 8
A God who studies each commonplace soul. Out of commonplace things makes His beauty whole. (Susan Coolidge)

September 9
The world seldom notices who the teachers are, but civilization depends on what they do and what they say.

September 10
Well done is better than well said. (Ben Franklin)

September 11
Let the words I speak today be soft and tender, for tomorrow I may have to eat them!

September 12
Amazing isn't it, how some people see the basket half empty and others see it half full. Some see life hopeless, others hopeful. Even when things are less than perfect, if you can think of the good, the beautiful, the hopeful, you'll be more than sustained...you'll conquer.

September 13
A person can be all that goodness calls him to be and still never see the author of life. (Max Lucado).

September 14
Among the few things more expensive than an education these days is the lack of it.

September 15
A real leader faces the music even when he doesn't like the tune.

September 16
What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other?

September 17
Education is a wonderful thing, but it doesn't go far enough. It merely teaches a man how to speak, not when or how long.

September 18
There is no better exercise for strengthening the heart than reaching down and lifting up another.

September 19
The secret of my success? It is simple. It is found in the Bible. "In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths." (George Wahington Carver)

September 20
A good leader inspires men to have confidence in him; a great leader inspires them to have confidence in themselves.

September 21
As the blossom cannot tell what becomes of its fragrance, so no one can tell what becomes of his influence.

September 22
When someone does you wrong, don't do what comes naturally; do what comes supernaturally. Love hi.

September 23
You are a child. Accept the fact. Be humble and teachable. Lean upon the wisdom of others till you have gained your own. (Eliza Farnham)

September 24
It is easier to leave angry words unspoken than to mend a heart those words have broken.

September 25
...My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness....(2 Corinthians 12:9 RSV)

September 26
The same sun that melts the wax hardens the clay.

September 27
The butterfly counts not months but moments and yet has time enough.

September 28
If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

September 29
We can never replace a friend. When a man is fortunate enough to have several, he finds them all different. No one has a double friendship.

September 30
It isn't the load that weighs us down - it's the way we carry it.

Joke of the Week

Fishing
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Two guys are talking about fishing.

One says to the other "I am NEVER going to take my kids fishing with
me, ever again!"

"That bad, huh?"

"They did everything wrong! EVERYTHING! They talked too much, they
made the boat rock constantly, they tried to stand up in the boat,
they baited the hook wrong, used the wrong lures, and worst of all,
they caught more fish than me!"

Fr. Bong Mencias' visit and House warming of Ted and Rex Pimentel

My family friend in Woodbine, NJ

Four Worms and a Lesson

A minister decided that a visual demonstration would
Add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.

Four worms were placed into four separate jars.

The first worm was put into a container of alcohol.
The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke.
The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup.
The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.

At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results:

The first worm in alcohol - Dead.

The second worm in cigarette smoke - Dead

Third worm in chocolate syrup - Dead

Fourth worm in good clean soil - Alive.

So the Minister asked the congregation -

What can you learn from this demonstration?

Maxine was si tting in the back, quickly raised her hand and said,

"As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you won't have worms!"

That pretty much ended the service --

One Life

He was born in a stable,
in an obscure village,
the child of a peasant woman.
From there He traveled,
less than 200 miles.

He never wrote a book.
He never held an office.
He did none of the things one
usually associates with greatness.

He became a nomadic preacher,
Popular opinion turned against Him,
He was betrayed by a close friend,
And His other friends ran away.

He was unjustly condemned to death,
Crucified on a cross among common thieves,
On a hill overlooking the town dump,
And when dead, laid in a borrowed grave.

Twenty one centuries have come and gone,
Empires have risen and fallen,
Mighty armies have marched,
And powerful rulers have reigned.

Yet no one has affected men as much as He,
He is the central figure of the human race,
He is the Messiah, the Son of God,

JESUS CHRIST.

Joke of the Day

Gettin' Drunk

One day this guy was sitting at this bar in Chicago and looks over and sees this guy that looks exactly like him. He says to the guy, “Hey you look just like me!”

The other man agrees and asks, “Where are you from?”

The first guy answers, “Chicago.”

“Me too!” says the second guy, “What street do you live on?”

“Forty-Ninth Street,” answers the first guy.

“Me too!” says the second guy, becoming increasingly excited. “What's your address?”

''951.”

“Me too! Wow, this is incredible! What are your parents' names?”

“John and Cathy,” says the first guy.

“Me too!” shouts the second guy. “I wonder if we're related!?”

Meanwhile, the bartenders are changing shifts and the guy coming on asks if anything is new.

“No,” says the first bartender, “just the Smith twins, drunk again.”

Daily food for our mind and heart

August 1
Four things to learn in life: To think clearly without hurry or confusion; To love everybody sincerely; To act in everything with the highest motives; To trust God unhesitatingly. (Helen Keller)

August 2
Is it possible that I am so busy doing that I no longer have time to enjoy being? (Wilson)

August 3
A man is rich in proportion to the things he can afford to leave alone.

August 4
Do not think you are on the right road just because it is a well-beaten path.

August 5
Our children are living messages we send to a time and place we will never see.

August 6
Be assured, if you walk with Him, and look to Him, and expect help from Him, He will never fail you. (George Mueller)

August 7
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die the world cries and you rejoice. (Indian Proverb)

August 8
Reprove a friend in secret, but praise him before others. (Leonardo da Vinci)

August 9
A man who falls in love with himself has no rivals.

August 10
Lord, give me the wisdom to make stepping-stones out of stumbling blocks.

August 11
A faithful friend is a strong defense and he that hath found such a one hath found a treasure.

August 12
He who has little and says it is enough has more than he who has much and wants more.

August 13
To God, thy country, and thy friend be true. (Henry Vaughan)

August 14
Good order is the foundation of all good things. (Edmund Burke)

August 15
...Every road is rough to me that has no friend to cheer it. (Elizabeth Shane)

August 16
Anger does as much damage to the vessel it is stored in as it does to anything it is poured upon.

August 17
Be assured when you see a tear on a cheek, a heart is touched.

August 18
Study the Bible to be wise, believe it to be safe, practice it to be holy.

August 19
No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle, pure and good without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the existence of that goodness.

August 20
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnessess and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve tha heart and secure comfort. (Sir Humphrey Davy)

August 21
...Professors, after long years of teaching, are apt to confuse their lecture notes with the fountain of truth. It is an occupational disease. (Clyde M. Christenson)

August 22
Give your troubles to God; He will be up all night anyway.

August 23
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV)

August 24
God is patient with the process! Think of the enormous leisure of God! He is never in a hurry. (O. Chambers)

August 25
A look of love will, at times, have a better effect than all the prescriptions of a physician on one that ails.

August 26
One must never be in haste to end a day; there are too few of them in a lifetime. (Dale Rex Coman)

August 27
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever. (Chinese Proverb)

August 28
God speaks to us in our joy but shouts to us in our pain.

August 29
A child is the root of the heart. (Caroline Maria de Jesus)

August 30
The lens of fear magnifies the size of the uncertainty. (Charles Swindoll)

August 31
From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened, you discover that you have wings. (Helen Hayes)

Keith Martin & Kyla--Because of You

Martin Nievera--You're my everything

Jose Marie Chan--Deep in my heart

Joke of the Week

The Farmer's Wife
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Jack decided to go skiing with his buddy, Bob. They loaded up Jack's
minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got
caught in a terrible blizzard. They pulled into a nearby farm and
asked the very attractive woman who answered the door if they could
spend the night.

"I realize it's terrible weather out there and I have this huge house
all to myself, but I'm recently widowed," she explained. "I'm afraid
the neighbours will talk if I let you stay in my house."

"Don't worry," Jack said. "We'll be happy to sleep in the barn. And if
the weather breaks, we'll be gone at first light." The lady agreed,
and the two men found their way to the barn and settled in for the
night. Come morning, the weather had cleared, and they got on their
way They enjoyed a great weekend of skiing.

About nine months later, Jack got an unexpected letter from an
attorney. It took him a few minutes to figure it out, but he finally
determined that it was from the attorney of that attractive widow he
had met on the ski weekend

He dropped in on his friend Bob and asked, "Bob, do you remember that
good-looking widow from the farm we stayed at on our ski holiday up
North?"

"Yes, I do."

"Did you happen to get up in the middle of the night, go up to the
house and pay her a visit?"

"Yes," Bob said, a little embarrassed about being found out. "I have
to admit that I did."

"And did you happen to use my name instead of telling her your name?"

Bob's face turned red and he said, "Yeah, sorry, buddy. I'm afraid I
did. Why do you ask?"

"She just died and left me everything."

Freestyle--Before I let you go

Gary V.--Sana Maulit Muli

Whitney Houston--Greatest Love of All

Cebu City 2006

Jocelyn Ramiso & Family in Shanghai



with Jocelyn Ramiso



My visit to Mr. & Mrs. Aian Danlag

One day at a Time

The most useless thing to do ... ........Worry

The greatest Joy....................... ........Giving

The greatest loss.................Loss of self-respect

The most satisfying work............. ...Helping others

The ugliest personality trait......................Selfishness

The most endangered species...................Dedicated leaders

The greatest "shot in the arm"..................Encouragement

The greatest problem to overcome......... ....Fear

Most effective sleeping pill........... ...Peace of mind

The most crippling failure disease..... ....Excuses

The most powerful force in life.............. ........Love

The most dangerous pariah.................................A gossiper

The world's most incredible computer... ...The brain !

The worst thing to be without...................Hope

The deadliest weapon.... The tongue.......

The two most power-filled words..............."I Can"

The greatest asset.............. ...Faith

The most worthless emotion................Self-pity

The most prized possession................Integrity

The most beautiful attire................ ...A SMILE!

The most powerful channel of communication..... ...Prayer


The most contagious spirit............ .....Enthusiasm

The most important thing in life....... ........GOD

Filipino Love Story

A Beautiful Filipino Love Story.....

Bing, a beautiful Filipina fell in love with Edong. She planned to
marry very soon. She was so happy about her wedding plans, she decided
to tell her Tatay (dad).

Her Tatay told her, "Bing, you'll have to find another. Your Nanay
(mom) does not know this, but Edong is your half-brother".

So Bing forgot about her Edong, and soon planned to marry Ricardo.

But after telling Tatay again, he said, "Bing, anak ko (my child),
there's trouble still. You cannot marry Ricardo. Please don't tell
your mother, but Ricardo and Edong are your half-brothers."

Bing had no choice but to go to her Nanay. Nanay already knew and said
"Anak ko, do what makes you happy. Marry Ricardo or marry Edong,
because you are not related to your Tatay."

Batch '82 reunions--photos

Sobrang OJ Pare--Alipin

Joke of the Week

Beware of Ducks
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Bob, Jimmy, and Dave were racing home from a night party and were all
killed in an accident. Next thing they know they are standing at
heaven's entrance and St. Peter says that they all led good enough
lives, just enough to make it into heaven. But then he warns them
that God really has a thing for ducks and they are all over the place
so watch your step.

So Bob, Jimmy, and Dave go on in and see all these ducks every where.
Well they decide to split up and look around and meet back at the
entrance in ten minutes. So they all split up and after ten minutes
Jimmy and Dave meet up but Bob doesn't show up. After five more
minutes, Bob shows up carrying the ugliest girl you can imagine on
his back. Jimmy and Dave ask what happened. Bob explains "I stepped
on a duck and God is punishing me by making me carry this girl."

Well they all split up again and after Bob and Dave meet, Jimmy
finally comes along carrying a girl twice as ugly as the first. When
asked what happens he explains "I stepped on a duck and God is
punishing me like he did with Bob."

So again they all split up and Bob and Jimmy meet. After a while here
comes Dave being carried by a beautiful girl. So Bob and Jimmy run up
and ask "What happened" and the girl explains "Well I stepped on a
duck."

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Mercy Hospital
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A man was brought to Mercy Hospital, and went in for coronary
surgery. The operation went well, and as the groggy man regained
consciousness, he was reassured by a Sister of Mercy waiting by his
bed.

"Mr. Smith, you're going to be just fine," the nun said while patting
his hand. "We do have to know, however, how you intend to pay for
your stay here. Are you covered by insurance?"

"No, I'm not," the man whispered hoarsely.

"Can you pay in cash?"

"I'm afraid I can't, Sister."

"Do you have any close relatives, then?"

"Just my sister in New Mexico, but she's a spinster nun.", said the
man.

"Nuns are not spinsters, Mr. Smith," the nun replied. "They are
married to Jesus."

The man said with a smile, "Okay, then bill my brother-in-law. "

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Counting Pecans
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On the outskirts of town, there was a big old pecan tree by the
cemetery fence. One day two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat
down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.

"One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy. As
they were sharing the nuts, two nuts dropped and rolled down towards
the fence.

Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed,
he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to
investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One for
you and one for me." He just knew what it was. "Oh my," he shuddered,
"it's Satan and the Lord dividing the souls at the cemetery."

He jumped back on his bike and rode off. Just around the bend he met
an old man with a cane, hobbling along. "Come here quick," said the
boy, "you won't believe what I heard. Satan and the Lord are down at
the cemetery dividing up the souls."

The man said, "Beat it, kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk."
When the boy insisted, though, the man hobble to the cemetery.
Standing by the fence they heard,
"One for you, one for me. One for you, one for, me."

The man whispered, "Boy, you've been telling the truth. Let's see if
we can see the devil himself." Shaking with fear, they peered through
the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the
boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as
they tried to get a glimpse of Satan.

At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. And one last one for you.

That's all. Now let's go get those two nuts by the fence, and we'll be
done."

They say the old guy made it back to town five minutes before the boy.

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To a Loving Wife
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A couple from North Alabama decided to go to Florida for a long
weekend to thaw out during one particularly icy winter. Because both
had jobs, they had difficulty coordinating their travel schedules. It
was decided that the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and
his wife would follow him the next day.

Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he
decided to open his laptop and send his wife a e-mail back in North
Alabama. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address,
and sent the e-mail without realizing his error.

In Houston, a widow had just returned from her husband's funeral. He
was a minister of many years who had been 'called home to glory'
following a heart attack. The widow checked her e-mail, expecting
messages from relatives and friends. Upon reading the first message,
she fainted and fell to the floor.

The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor,
and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife
From: Your Departed Husband
Subject: I've Arrived!

I've just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has
been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you
then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.

PS. Sure is hot down here.

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A Well-Planned Life
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Two women met for the first time since graduating from high school.
One asked the other, "You were always so organized in school, Did you
manage to live a well planned life? "

"Yes," said her friend. "My first marriage was to a millionaire; my
second marriage was to an actor; my third marriage was to a preacher;
and now I'm married to an undertaker."

Her friend asked, "What do those marriages have to do with a well
planned life?"

"One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go."