Thoughts to Ponder: Aftermath of Typhoon Ondong

"The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you."

"Some people lose their health gaining wealth and then lose their wealth gaining health".

"To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did." When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better.

"The highest hurdle to cross is your own mindset."

"Its impossible to understand mystery of life, more we try to analyze more we become confuse."

"Tough times never last, but tough people do."

Top Ten New Species of 2008

Every year the scientist from the the International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) scour the world's ecosystem to reveal new species from the plant and animal kingdoms.

Top Ten New Species of 2008

1. Pygmy Seahorse or Satomi's Pygmy Sea horse. A pea sized sea horse found in Derawan Island in Indonesian Borneo. (Hippocampus Satomiae)

2. Swirling Snail that twists itself around four axes.(Opisthostoma vermiculum)

3. Barbados Thread Snake as thin as spaghetti and with a total length of just ten centimetres.

(Worlds smallest snake) (Leptotyphlops carlae)

4. Decaf Coffee/Charrier Coffee. A plant, Coffea charrieriana is the first record of a caffeine free species from Central Africa.

5. Tahina Palm. A gigantic rare genus of palm tree found in Madagascar that literally flowers itself to death. (Tahina Spectabilis)

6. Spray-on species/Extra Hold Bacteria. A bacteria discovered in hairspray by Japanese Scientist.(Microbacterium hatanois)

7. Stick insects/Stretch Bug. The worlds longest insect, resembling a stick, with a length up to 57 cm. (Phoebaeticus chani)

8. Ghost slug/Spooky Slug. A carnivorous pale slug found in a garden in Wales. (Selecnochlamys ysbryda)

9. Damsel/True Blue. A species of blue damselfish found deep in the Pacific.(Chromis Abyssus)

10. Fossil/Live Birth Fish. A fossilies mother fish from Western Australia. (Materpiscis attenboroughi)

September 9, 2009

September 9, 2009 is very important to people with cultures who believe in lucky nine....

Not only does the date look good in marketing promotions, but it also represents the last set of repeating, single-digit dates that we'll see for almost a century (until January 1, 2101), or a millennium (mark your calendars for January 1, 3001), depending on how you want to count it.

As the final numeral, the number nine holds special rank. It is associated with forgiveness, compassion and success on the positive side as well as arrogance and self-righteousness on the negative, according to numerologists.

As per the Japanese and Chinese beliefs, it is the opposite.. The Chinese associated number nine with long life and luck like their fearsome nine dragons while the Japanese associated these with badluck and suffering, that's why they avoid even hotel rooms and hospitals.