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09/11/2025

Hanako was a koi fish who died at the age of 226. In 1966, two of her scales were removed and extensively studied to determine her age. She was the longest living koi fish (circa 1751 – 7 July 1977).”

Hanako’s story is one of the most remarkable examples of longevity in the animal kingdom. She lived in a quiet pond in Japan, cared for by generations of keepers who regarded her as part of the family. To verify her incredible age, researchers at Nagoya Women’s College removed a few of her scales in 1966.

Under a microscope, the rings on the scales, much like the rings of a tree, were carefully counted, confirming that she had lived for more than two centuries.

Hanako’s life spanned eras of Japanese history, from the time of samurai and shoguns in the mid-18th century to the modern industrial nation of the 20th century. Imagine a single fish alive during the American Revolution, still swimming as humans landed on the Moon. Her name, which means “flower girl,” is fitting for a creature that bloomed quietly in a pond for 226 years, a living witness to centuries of human history.

07/11/2025

In the 1960s, Angeles City was the "wild, wild west," where rival gangs Beatles (the private army of rogue Huk leader Kumander Sumulong) and Monkees (government hitmen) regularly "sprayed" downtown Angeles with bullets to sow terror. This was the period in the city's past when "city of angels" meant "sin city" crawling with nightclubs (called "kabarets") that stretched from Balibago all the way to Margot and Anunas and even Sto. Rosario and Sto. Entierro Streets, scandalously close to the Holy Rosary parish church.

There was "Area" frequented by school boys, jeepney drivers and market stevedores because s*x could be had for P2.50 or just a can of sardines, and there was "Fields Avenue" with nightly floor shows and caged dancers patronized by US servicemen on R&R from Clark Air Base. Then there were the hotel rooms and rented apartments where private shows and or**es happened and where the menfolk gathered to watch blue films called "fighting fish."

While white American servicemen went to the "strip," which was the row of bars stretching from S**c & Span restaurant on the boundary between Mabalacat and Angeles, to the del Rosario Compound on the banks of Abacan River, the black American servicemen were confined to the bars along the railroad tracks known as "Crossing" (where Aling Lucing's Sisig is located).

The insidious truth about the whole situation is that the Communists collected taxes from bar owners and city officials as well as American authorities at Clark allowed it, to keep the peace. Every trouble that erupted at the strip--fistfight, rumble, ambush, assassination--forced a Clark curfew or even lockdown, which would send bar girls, nightclub owners, apartment operators, homeowners associations, and Communist rebels demonstrating at the gate of the military base to let the boys go out again.

There was also the connivance between American security personnel manning the gates and Filipino thieves, forgers and smugglers, who were able to get anything and everything out of the gate on fake documents, from chocolate bars, T-bone steaks and apples to aircraft engines and even an entire firetruck! In Angeles, there was a store that specialized in forging US government purchase and requisition orders. Lawyers set up offices around the military base to cash in on girls claiming r**e by US soldiers, and on jeepney drivers claiming insurance for accidents involving Americans.

The eruption of Pinatubo and the closure of Clark thereafter changed all that. The visionary leadership of city officials and private sectors has turned the city's notoriety into a reputation for good governance, economic prosperity and heritage conservation.

Photo: private army in Pampanga courtesy of Asia Magazine

Source: Sir Robby Tantingco

07/11/2025

Not all heroes wear clothes. 😘

Sophie Rain, a 21-year-old adult content creator, has made headlines not just for her success but for her generosity. Having earned over $85 million through her online career, she recently donated $121,000 to Feeding America, helping provide meals to families in need. In an exclusive interview with People, Sophie revealed that her motivation came from her own past struggles — she grew up experiencing food insecurity and understands what it’s like to not know where your next meal will come from. Her story has inspired thousands, showing that kindness and empathy can come from unexpected places.

Sophie’s act of giving proves that no matter how glamorous someone’s life may seem, compassion and gratitude still define true success.

06/11/2025

Muling binalikan ng mga netizens ang babala noon ni yumaong Filipino environmentalist, philanthropist at dating kalihim ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Gina Lopez laban sa masamang epekto ng pagkasira ng kalikasan kung patuloy na uunahin ng pamahalaan ang interes sa pagnenegosyo.

Tila naging propesiya ang mga salita ni Lopez noon matapos ang katakot-takot na pinsalang idinulot ng mga pagbaha na dala ng bagyong Tino sa Kabisayaan na iniuugnay ng marami na mas pinalala ng pagkasira ng kalikasan dahil sa iba’t-ibang aktibidad kagaya ng pagmimina sa mga kabundukan.

Matatandaan na noong nanungkulan bilang DENR Secretary si Lopez ay maraming operasyon ng minahan ang pinasara at pinasuspendi nito.

Ibinasura ng Commission of Appointments noon ang pagkakatalaga kay Lopez bilang Kalihim ng ahensya.

06/11/2025

THIS IS NOT AN AI. This is the real footage of what happened in Cebu.

Death, injured and missing reports are increasing!!

This is more than the properties that has been destroyed by the storm, it’s about the lives of our fellow Filipino. 😭😭😭

THIS IS ABOUT THE MISUSED THAT SUPPOSEDLY FOR US, FILIPINO!

PARA SANA SA
SAFETY,
PROTECTION,
WALFARE NATIN!



PHOTO CTTO

02/11/2025

Children are not your friends.

And that’s not a harsh statement—it’s truth.

Your children don’t need you to be their “bestie.” They don’t need you to be the one who cosigns everything they do, who laughs at every mistake, or who lets them slide through life without correction.

They need you to be their parent.

A parent who sets boundaries, even when it’s unpopular.
A parent who holds them accountable, even when it’s uncomfortable.
A parent who says no when the easy answer would be yes.

Because here’s the thing: friends are equals. Friends don’t carry the responsibility of shaping character, instilling values, or teaching life lessons that could determine the future. But parents? Parents carry that sacred weight.

And children—even when they roll their eyes, even when they slam their doors, even when they cry because you said “not this time”—they crave that structure. They crave someone who loves them enough to correct them. Someone who loves them enough to guide them. Someone who loves them enough to stand firm when the world tells them to be loose.

One day, when they’re grown, when they look back with clearer eyes, they’ll see it. They’ll realize that your “no” was love. Your rules were protection. Your discipline was guidance.

And that’s when they’ll call you not just Mom or Dad, but the truest friend they ever had.

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01/11/2025

HINDI LAHAT NG MASIPAG UMAASENSO AT HINDI LAHAT NG TAMAD, NAIIWAN. ANG SIKRETO? 👇

Si Juan, laging gising ng 5 AM.
May planner, may checklist, may pangarap.
Pero hanggang ngayon, pangarap pa rin.

Si Mark, gising ng 10 AM.
Walang planner, walang checklist, pero may WiFi at utak na parang Google.

Tuwing magkikita sila, ganito palagi ang asaran:

Juan: “Mark, gising ka na? Half day na!”😆

Mark: “At least pag gising ko, may solusyon na ako sa problema mo.” 😎

Si Juan, araw-araw naglalako ng produkto, lakad dito, lakad doon.
Pero mali ang target market, mali ang presyo.

Si Mark naman, nakahiga lang, nag-post lang ng meme na may affiliate link…
Ayun, kumikita ng ₱3,000 habang nagkakape. ☕💸

Sa huli, sabi ni Juan:

“Grabe! Mark, ang tamad mo pero ang yaman mo!”

Sagot ni Mark:

“Hindi ako tamad, bro. Marunong lang akong humanap ng paraan para hindi mapagod.” 😏

At doon natahimik si Juan… habang nagpi-print ng tarpaulin na “SALE! BUY 1 Take 1 – NOW WITH MORE TAKE.” 😂🤣😂

29/10/2025

☕ “A Cup of Tea… and Then, Nothing.”

She died alone — and for 42 years, no one noticed.

In 1966, Hedviga Golik, a nurse from Zagreb, Croatia, made herself a cup of tea and sat down in her cozy apartment. The radio played softly, the city hummed outside… and then she was gone. No one knows if it was her heart, her breath, or just time — but she never stood up again.

Days turned into years. Her friends stopped asking. Her neighbors assumed she’d moved. The bills were quietly paid by an automated account that outlived even its creator. The lights stayed on, but the world moved forward — new governments, new wars, new generations — while Hedviga’s apartment remained frozen in 1966.

When workers finally broke open the door in 2008, they found a time capsule of another world.
A black-and-white TV. A rotary phone. Mid-century furniture still coated in dust. And there, in her armchair, sat Hedviga — mummified by the still air, cup of tea beside her, as if she’d only just drifted off.

She wasn’t found because someone missed her — but because of a renovation plan.
Her death — unnoticed for four decades — became a chilling symbol of the loneliness that hides in plain sight.

The newspapers called her apartment “The Tomb of Time.”
But maybe it was something else — a mirror.
A reflection of how modern life can make us vanish behind closed doors while the world scrolls on.

29/10/2025

Nike Factory Store in Clark, Pampanga offers BUY 2 TAKE 2 on their shoes, bags, jackets, shirts, shorts and so much more until October 31