Commas

Subject:                   We May Be Small, But We are Terrible

To:                          You

                               Second year high school students

From:                      Commas

                               Our Usage

                When you speak, you pause by keeping silent for a second.  When you write, you signal a pause by using commas.

                You use us, commas, to set off words, phrases, or clauses in compound sentences.

When Do You Use Comma?

                Answer the following questions:

                What are your favourite colors? ________________________________________________

                What are your favourite movies? ________________________________________________

                                Rule # 1.  Use commas to separate words or phrases in a series.

                Combine the two sets of sentences.

                I used to bake chocolate cake.

                Now I prefer cooking Korean dishes.

                ________________________________________________________________________

                Joaquin came.

                I wasn’t home.

                _________________________________________________________________________

Rule # 2.  Use a comma before the conjunction in a compound sentence.  The comma is often omitted in a short compound sentence.

                Insert comma/s to smooth the flow of the main idea.

                Unfortunately the field trip was cancelled because of the rain.

                Yes we’ll try to schedule it for another weekend.

                Has everyone by the way signed to bring food?

Rule # 3. Use commas after introductory words and to set off words or expressions that interrupt the main thought of a sentence.

Note: Use one comma if the interrupting expression appears at the beginning or end of a sentence.  Use two commas if the expression appears in the middle of the sentence.

                

                Give your interpretations on this picture.

          

                  ____________________________________________________________________

                  ____________________________________________________________________

                               

                                Rule # 4. Use commas to set off a noun of direct address.

                Insert comma/s where necessary.

                Leila would you like to play volleyball?

                I’m sorry Anna but my feet hurt.

                Maybe you would like to play Christian.

Note: Use one comma if the noun is the first or last word in the sentence.  Use two commas if the noun is in the middle of the sentence.

             We have still two more usage in sentences.  We have five other uses too.  Watch out and learn more about us on our next email.  Have a nice day!

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

                                                                                                                                                                                Commas

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Pacquiao, “Mani”, on the Street

Crunchy, warm, salty, an alternative when you are hungry, during a long journey—peanuts. (“mani” in Tagalog)

                You stop by to buy it from sellers along the way.  You are relieved to see it when a vendor enters the bus.  If you really love nuts, you must read this.

                Recently, the Bureau of Food and Drug Administration (BFAD) warns us about buying peanuts on the street.

                Because of longer period of exposure to sun and polluted air, peanuts produces the most dangerous carcinogen called aflatoxin.  “Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring contaminant produced by mold... These molds grow on crops, especially peanuts, tree nuts, corn, wheat, and seed oils (i.e., cottonseed) that are stored under conditions of warmth and humidity... Aflatoxins may also be associated with liver cell cancer in humans in Africa and Asia where peanuts are a dietary mainstay. Recent research has shown a strong association between long-term dietary aflatoxin exposure in conjunction with hepatitis B (a viral infectious disease of the liver) and increased rates of liver cancer.” 

                BFAD is currently conducting another research related to peanut butters.

                This news was announced by Dr. Edinell Calvario, from Aksyon TV, during their Healing Galing program.  She suggested that vendors should pack the peanuts in papers instead of putting it to plastics.  Papers absorb moist and peanuts will be prevented from acquiring molasses.  It will also be better if they put desiccant and use a container made from styrofoam instead of the usual plastic container.

Source: http://ehtrust.org/fact-sheets-facts-about-aflatoxin/
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Healing Galing

                 Everyone gets ill.  When we get ill, or when our loved one does, we want the best medication for them.  Most of us struggle for money to pay for check-ups, operations, and medicine.  Some have been cured, but some are still suffering. 

                Today, a natural healing process is widely promoted by Healing Galing.  Healing Galing is a program of Aksyon TV every Saturday, 6am, and Sunday, 10am, with its simulcast on 92.3 News Fm.  It is hosted by Mr. Nestor Amistad Tan and Dr. Edinell Calvario.  Dr. E uses holistic approach in healing.

                At first, I thought the program aims to advertise a product and make money through television and radio.  I did not easily believe on what they were saying.  Nonetheless, I tried the simplest and safest advice Dr. E said.

                It was summer and she emphasized that we should drink enough water for us not to suffer from dehydration.  The problem is, many people, especially those in call centres or in busy areas, avoid drinking too much water since they will not be able to go to a comfort room right away.  So, she said that shaking a bottled water 20 times in an average speed will make the water particles smaller.  The water will also stay longer inside our body, maintaining our hydration.  It is indeed effective.

                So I continued listening to their program to observe, especially Dr. E’s personality.  She has proven herself worthy of trust.  She thinks of her patients’ condition.  She is willing to help those who are also willing to help themselves.  They don’t advertise for the sake of money.  Because if they do, she will not share her knowledge in natural healing and will not encourage people to teach others on what to do with their illness.

                Last Sunday, January 26, 2014, their topic was about Fish Odour Syndrome.  I jotted down notes and here it is:

Fish Odour Syndrome (FOS)

                From the term itself, a person with this syndrome smells fishy.  However, just like a person with halitosis, it would be hard for a person to notice it.

What are the Symptoms?

                A person with FOS…

·         notices other people spraying perfumes, smelling themselves, walking away, complaining about a certain smell (fishy, pee, fart, cat’s urine, burnt food) when he/she is with them

·         often farts

·         has halitosis (in some cases, halitosis, sinusitis and gum bleeding are permanent)

What is the Cause?

                The malfunctioning of the liver causes FOS.  Our liver is responsible for detoxification.  Since the liver cannot function well, the stool doesn’t release bad odour.  Bad odour finds its way out on other parts of the body such as skin pores, underarms, and mouth.

What to do?

To cure Halitosis

1.       Prepare ½ cup warm water with 1-2 tablespoon vinegar.

2.    Wipe the healing oil using a ball of cotton on your gums.  (Healing oil is available at their outlets.)

3.       Let your gums bleed as you wipe the healing oil.  It releases dirt.

4.       Gargle using the prepared warm water mixed with vinegar.

5.       Continue repeating steps 2-4 until the bleeding stops.

To remove infection/ body odour

·         Drink six tablets of herbal serpentine tablet, three times a day, after meal.  If you have FOS   for a long period of time, you can take ten tablets, three times a day, after meal.

·    Take a bath using Easy27Guava Plus.  It has soothing smell for head, underarms, and genitalia.

To clean the liver

·         Drink six tablets of herbal calcutab, three times a day, after meal.

·         Drink warm water.

·         Do the hydrating diet. (It’s about the shaken water and eating juicy fruits)

·         Drink cleansing tea, three times a day.

To cure the liver

1.       Prepare two glasses of hot water mixed with ½ glass of plain vinegar.  (This serves as your healing oil.)

2.       Using a towel, wipe the healing oil on your liver point.

Foods for the Liver

·         Happy thoughts.  Every emotion has corresponding effect on our internal organ.  Anxiety hits our liver so think of happy moments, listen to good music, watch inspirational movies, etc.

·         Slimy vegetables.  Saluyot, alugbati, talimis, and gaynura are good for the liver.

·         Sugar cane juice and honey.  It should be the original honey, not the artificial one.

How to know if it’s effective?

                You will know you are getting well if your stool started to release unwanted odour.

           Fish Odour Syndrome was discussed on the first half of the hour.  They also discussed about anaemia, dengue, and ischemia.

                Healing Galing offers free consultation.  Cancer patients can also be cured using natural healing. 

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What Causes Traffic?

                 You might think of an unfinished road, improper parking, flood, accident, or simply, a feast or event.

                While on my way to Bulacan, I witnessed a possible accident.  It was near the bridge and the driver moved the jeepney from its parking lot to get some passengers and work on his last trip.  The jeepney was positioned almost across the street when an incoming motorcycle driver beeped signalling he wanted to pass the road first.  The motorcycle driver had his daughter with him.  Both the jeepney driver and the motorcycle driver thought one of them will stop but none of them did.  The jeepney continued moving across the street and the motorcycle heading on its side.  In the end, the man from the motorcycle hit the brake because if he didn’t, they would bump on the jeepney.  The man shouted: “Hoy! P*net aka!” The jeepney driver answered “Heh! Pumreno ka!”

                Then I realized that traffic is mainly caused by haughtiness and selfishness, the desire to be the first one to pass.  If these traits are not present, an unfinished road will not be a problem because there will be organization.  No self-centred will park wherever he wants to.  There will be consideration for other vehicles.  Everyone will be participating in taking care of the nature, and there will be no flood.  Quick actions will be available when there are accidents and people on the festivals will give a way.  

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Employers Ranch

                   If you’re a newbie at work, you will be amazed to meet different kinds of people you will work with.  You’ll learn how they manage to do their work to meet the requirements.  Not long, you’ll learn their styles, and you may be tempted to imitate or join them.  Good for you if they are happy dogs.  I just hope they don’t belong to blind snakes.  What! Happy dogs and Blind snakes? Let me introduce them to you.  You’ll meet their workmates too.

                The insidious cockroaches.  They will be good to you at first.  They will kindheartedly greet you in front of your boss but will not talk to you when he’s not around.  You don’t have to worry about this kind of workmate.  The insidious cockroach will not harm you.  However, you should be extra careful about what this one is up to because it might be something about you or something for you.  For example, she might put a dead rat on your drawer once she knew you’re afraid of it.  To be in good terms with the insidious cockroach, know her interest and try to work with her.  Sometimes, this kind of workmates just want attention.

                The smoking piglets.  They are less harmful than the insidious cockroach.  They perform well at work provided that they do their own stuff simultaneously.  They hate serious atmosphere and prefers to break some company rules.  They will not care about you unless you initiated the first move.

                The sloth cats.  You’ll feel better when they argue.  These kind of workmates do great jobs when your boss is around.  Somehow, they are a combination of the two previous types.  You should watch out on them.  They tend to be lazy and easy-going.  They give more importance to themselves than anything else in the workplace, except for salary.

                The voiceless birds.  They are industrious and organized but they prefer to work on their own.  They can anticipate what the first three are devising but they will not speak about it.  They just focus themselves on the tasks assigned and work on it.  They are sometimes impatient to disturbances.

                As I've told you, meet the blind snakes.  The worst kind of workmates are those backstabbers.  They may envy you or your position and will do everything to get into you.  They may be silent.  They may be outspoken.  Some may not even talk to you.  Others may be with you all the time.  What you don’t know, they spy on your working style and find the right time to pull you down.  It’s hard to identify them unless you’re with the voiceless birds or the happy dogs.

Ms. Mary Ann Joy Cedillo,
a reliable
 Library Student Assistant
from Marikina Polytechnic
College

                The happy dogs.  The happy dogs are the average workmates.  They are not too serious and they break minor company rules too.  They do their work happily but they want to be recognized.  They love it when they are the center of attention.  They have goodwill and know how to deal with almost all types of people.  They care for their workmates as long as their own good will not be so much sacrificed.

                What kind of workmate are you?  Whatever it is, remember that one of the most important quality of an employee is reliability.  Your boss should be able to depend on your works and be certain that you could be trusted, even when the boss is absent. 

Fashion Trends: An Undergarment for Love

             

             Ravijour, a Japanese company, has produced a brassiere that would only unlock if the wearer is truly in love.  The brassiere has its “true love tester” which ‘uses sensors and a special gadget linked to a mobile device to analyze the pattern and speed of the user's heart beat in the heat of the moment.  If the app determines the woman's feelings are for real, the clasp at the front pops open to allow matters between lovers to take their course.’  It has been noted that the app can distinguish between a heartbeat caused by love and a heartbeat caused by exercise or flirty feelings.

            This invention is another evidence of Japan’s advancement in technology.  I wonder if the wearer could remove the brassiere herself or not.  Because if she can, then all the time, money, and effort spent for the true love tester is useless.  But if she can’t, will anyone really want to use this?

            I know two weapons which costs no amount but has the same, or should I say, better, function –-knowledge about the real meaning of love, and self-control against heat of the moment.

Source: abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/classified-odd/01/28/14/watch-japanese-bra-only-unhooks-true-love

Movie Review 101 The Omen

It’s a sign of something to come.

                The Omen (2006) by John Moore is a remake of the 1976 horror movie directed by Robert Donner.  The main characters are: Liev Schreiber as Robert Thorn, Julia Stiles as Katherine Thorn, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick as Damien Thorn, Mia Farrow as Mrs. Baylock, David Thewlis as Keith Jennings, Pete Postlethwait as Father Brennan, Michael Gambon as Carl Bugenhagen, Bohumil Svarc as Pope, Giovanni Lombardo Radice as Father Spiletto, and Amy Huck as nanny.

            Robert Thorn, in an attempt to cover their baby’s death, accepts the Catholic priest’s suggestion to adopt a child.  They own him and treat him as if he is a biological son.  Events later suggests that Robert must kill his son in order to save his life and his wife.

            Whether or not you are familiar with the Book of Revelation in the Bible, you will be interested to watch this movie if you seek for mystery.  But you will not get scared in any way.  So this one is recommended to those who have heart attacks or those who cannot control their fears, or to those who become paranoid after watching a horror movie.

            Of course, the attempt made for this movie to attain a Dan Brown effect is recognizable but it is not as successful as it aims to be.  You know, you don’t want to get up on your sofa bed when you cannot predict the succeeding events.  Better than this, you will not get over it when you see an unexpected ending.

            A child without a mother.  A child to raise.  A child to kill.  What is THE OMEN?

Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466909/

Persons In Love

Temptation of Wife.  The Fierce Wife.  No Other Woman.  The Legal Wife.  My Husband’s Lover.

                “Ang mundo ay isang malaking Quiapo. Maraming snatcher. Maagawan ka. Lumaban ka!” (Carmi Martin, No Other Woman)

                No, I don’t mean to talk about love.  This is about the persons in love.

                The split-headed man.  You love her.  You like the other one.  You’re attracted to this one.  Until now, I don’t really understand why men look at different girls when they are already committed.  They say it’s their nature.  I agree that we’re part of the environment but I don’t think of unfaithfulness as an inborn character.  They say it’s just a look.  Well, a look becomes stare, a stare craves for talk, talk desires communication, constant communication longs for touch, and touch goes to...  Yeah, it’s just a look, isn't it?

                The bed spacer.  You like him.  You love him.  Worst, you love him so much.  Your days and nights are in moments of him.  You’re willing to sacrifice.  You’re willing to wait.  You’re willing to share even with the least attention he could give.  You do everything, anything, to please him.  You knew it in the first place that you shouldn't be involved but you've let yourself in.  You entertained him.  Or, was it the other way around?

The legal paranoid.  You love him.  He’s your life.  You've been together through the years.  You have so much experiences together you don’t want to let go.  You regret things.  You think about your plans in the future.  You think about your sweet and happy moments when suddenly the pang of what you've learned bites you.  You still love him but you can’t trust him.  It’s 10:00 pm.  He hasn't called yet.  What is he doing.  Where is he.  Who is he with.  Before, you changed yourself to meet his expectations.  Do you really want to change yourself again for the better or to compete with the other one?

Recently, I've been too much attracted with an impressive, good-looking, humorous man, several years older than me.  He was so thoughtful that he woke me up every morning and drove me to school so I would not be late.  He was very caring for he even cooked and prepared lunch and dinner for me.  He called every night to check up on me and share his whole-day story.  I learned to accept his personality, his flaws, and his lies. 

“This is looking like a contest,
Of who can act like they care less,
But I liked it better when you were on my side.
The battle's in your hands now,
But I would lay my armor down
If you said you'd rather love than fight.
So many things that you wished I knew,
But the story of us might be ending soon.”

Since I couldn't tell you what happened next, let me just share what I've learned.

To retain loyalty and faithfulness, make a vow with your eyes.  Do not compare.  Tell her what you want and what you don’t.  Say it with love and tenderness.  Make sure she understands.  Don’t praise her when you mean she’s so fat.  She might have misunderstood.  If she’s so tight or too loose, let her know.  Don’t just stay away or wait for her to recognize.  Say it.  Believe me, if she loves you, she’ll consider a change.

Love yourself but not too much.  Consider other person first.  Have fear and respect on the sacredness of marriage and relationship.  Have dignity.  You could have your own.  Someone better.  You shouldn't submit yourself to someone who wouldn't be yours.  You are not an option.  Sometimes, it’s not bad to listen to your friends’ advice.  Do not blind yourself.  Love defined as blind is a cliche.  

Love will never be happy without trust.  Our imperfection leads us to doubt.   You cannot say you have forgiven someone’s sin when you still think of the mistake and bring it on the next quarrel.  You cannot be certain that the one who chooses you will not choose another one at the end of the day.  You should not regret six years or more if it would mean a lifetime suffering.  You can fight, when there’s something worth fighting for.  Set boundaries.  Do not lean upon your own understanding.  (Proverbs 3: 5,6)

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