To find time to relive stress at work seem next to impossible, but a small amount of well-spent minutes can dramatically increase the productivity, enjoyment and health. Take a few deep breaths, letting the rib cage and belly to expand while inhaling and exhaling slowly. Change venue, getting away in the work station, even for a walk to the water cooler can also help collecting thoughts and refocusing on the task at hand. Close the eyes and listen to relaxing music, visualizing a relaxing favorite vacation spot or completing the big presentation with ease.

Other ways to overcome stress is to find one or two people to talk or keep a journal this will help explore solutions instead of dwelling on the problems. Maintaining a healthy diet and eat proper meals in regular intervals. To help release calming chemicals in the brain and promotes better sleep is to become more physically active.

We should remain fit and healthy it is important that we look after ourselves, being healthy is also important to over come stress

Suddenly, one of our schoolmates in the other table shouted, “Earthquake!”. We all scrambled to our feet and ran to the students’ lounge and pergola, both located in an open area. Everything happened so fast. One of my friends was pacing in the lounge, worried about her younger brothers and sisters. Some were crying, while others were just too shocked to say or do anything.

After the school officials told us it was all right to do so, we all went home. My friend, Del, drove me home. My sister, Connie, met me by the door and told me she was asleep when the earthquake struck. She woke up because our collection of cassette tapes (no CDs at that time yet!) fell on her.

We turned on the t.v. and saw many stricken faces plastered on the screen. The quake was registered at 7.5 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was somewhere in between Dagupan and Baguio.

Then the ABS-CBN reporter started talking about a school in Cabanatuan and the Hyatt Terraces Hotel in Baguio. Both buildings crumbled to the ground and thousands of people were trapped inside. Then they began showing scenes of the Cabanatuan school building. It was in complete turmoil. From time-to-time, pleas for help were heard. Rescuers tried their best to pull out victims.

At one point, my sister and I saw a hand slowly reach out from under the ruins of the crumbled school building. The hairs on my neck stood. I choked. I felt like crying. I wanted to reach out and help her. Finally, rescuers saw her hand. But they could not get her out right that instant because she was pinned down. They needed extra help and equipment. They had to carefully study the situation and find safe ways to extract her from the fallen building. It was terrible. We could hear the pain and frustration in her voice.

Then the reporter brought us to Baguio’s Hyatt Terraces, where thousands of USAid volunteers and officials were billeted for a conference (or seminar?). Rescuers and volunteers were busy trying to find ways to get into the crumbled building. Bystanders were watching curiously. Helicopters were hovering above. The atmosphere was gloomy.

(to be continued)

My sister and I sat quietly in front of the t.v. We were dumbfounded. It was our first time to see such a terrible tragedy.

In the days that followed, my family and I faithfully followed the updates on television. We saw bodies extracted from the school building. We heard of stories about the Hyatt victims’ courage while waiting for rescue inside the crumbled hotel. We saw footage of Dagupan and its cracked and elevated streets. We were introduced to new heroes; heroes who stood guard day and night for almost a week, trying desperately to find ways to reach out to the victims. And we saw hope. Hope that despite all the tragedy and despair, a new beginning was waiting. Hope in the thousands of people who knelt and prayed every night, waiting for miracles to happen. Hope in the thousands of rescuers who risked their lives in order to save others. Hope in our prayers, our dreams, our ambitions.

For one week, we had no classes. For one week, we prayed. For one week, the tragedy kept playing in my mind.

I will never forget that fateful July afternoon. I will never forget the uneasy feeling; the fear that another earthquake was about to strike. I will never forget the faces of the people in our t.v. screen. It has been 18 years, I know…but I have not forgotten.

And I doubt if I ever will…

Instead of killing time, this watch helps to invest your time in retrieving your lost energies by viewing your three-hour long favorite flick right at your wrist. Even if you are flying, riding, or relieving yourself in the loo, this wrist accessory can help you enjoy your time to the greatest extent.

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The huge screen of 1.5 inches flaunts a 260K glowing shade and offers a replica of images residing on your PC. The USB of the watch is position to go by a simply connecting the watch to PC with a USB cable. The built-in software package will convert your ASF, AVI, MPEG, WMV, DAT/VCD, and ASX files to the format required for the Home Theater Watch.

In the 20^th century female participation in sports raised dramatically. The level of participation and performance varies greatly by country and by sport.

In the Summer Olympics of 1900, known officially as the Games of the II Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. Winners in 1900 did not receive any medals but they were given cups or trophies. Charlotte Cooper was the first female Olympic champion and it was the first time also that female took part in the Olympics for the first time.

The idea of female athletes were slowly received throughout the world.. Today, women participate competitively in every major sport. However the level of participation in contests of brute strength or contact sports decreases.

Although there are some who loves to travel and stroll around, there are several who would rather stay at home and watch movies.Speaking movies, one of the most popular way to get your hands on them is through downloading DivX full movies.

There are different ways to relieve stress. You may want to isolate yourself in a peaceful place or indulge in movie marathons. But for outgoing people, they always want to travel, spontaneity best describes them. And yes, they love adventures and seeing unusual sights. Discovering beautiful places may be costly. But it sure is one of the best ways to “de-stress” and relief your tension from the burden’s of everyday stress.

We are still in water color techniques using the transparent method. In this lesson you would need your Prang water color set for transparent water color painting, a thick brush, a thin brush, water in a small water container and a water color paper. The water color paper is much thicker than the bond paper, an oslo paper or a sketch pad. It is also textured. You can buy this at any art store or a nearby bookstore.

There are four techniques that I would like to share. One is the wet-on-wet technique. The second one is the wet-on-dry technique. The third one is the dry-on-wet technique and the last one is the dry-on-dry technique. Maybe you now have an idea what is this next exercise.

Divide the water color paper into four equal parts and write down the name of each technique. Wet your thick brush with water and wet the “wet-on-wet” portion of the water color paper with your brush. With the bristles of the brush still wet, apply some paint on the bristles and spread them on the “wet-on-wet” portion of the water color paper. What are your observations?

When I was a couple of years old, my family and I used to travel all the way to Gingoog City to follow one of my aunts and hoping that my parents would find work there. Apparently, we did really stay there but went back to our hometown after two years since my mother was offered a teaching post in one of our hometown’s secondary schools.

During that time, I didn’t get to travel that much except for those times when my cousins and I are invited by our aunts to go to Camiguin. But then, I still wasn’t able to enjoy that much because I really dreamt of flying in a plane.

When an aunt told me to look for airline cheap flights because she may let me travel with her to Baguio City as her graduation gift, I really did find ways to look for cheaper tickets. I was so excited then but unfortunately, I was not able to do so since she got so many engagements during that time. So, I just made a promise of myself to go to places that I dreamt of going whenever I have the chance especially that I’m not into school anymore.

But now, I just wish I had the luxury of time and money to be able to fulfill my wish despite the travel conditions that the Philippines is experiencing nowadays.

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The third technique is the dry-on-wet technique. Work on the space allotted to this technique. In this case, be sure to wet the water color paper first before we use the brush. After we wet the “dry-on-wet” portion of the water color paper, be sure again that the bristles of your brush are perfectly dry. Apply now some paint on the dry bristles of your brush and spread the paint on the wet surface of the water color paper.

What is the difference of this third technique from the first two techniques? You can write your observations down.