Just Thinking Out Loud

20/01/2024

⛔️⛔️⛔️ Don’t touch starfish ‼️
This is a request to all tourists.. don’t touch starfish!

REQUEST TO ALL GUIDE:
Please make your clients aware of this.
What happens when we lift a starfish out of water for an impromptu photo session?
All over the body of starfish are papules called dermal gills. Carbon dioxide gases are exchanged for oxygen between the coelomic liquid of the starfish and the water. Essentially, it’s how they breathe, like having hundreds of tiny noses all over your body.

As fresh air is toxic to starfish and they can’t hold their breath for very long, each time they’re lifted out of the water for a photo op, they are drowning and suffering from a build up of carbon dioxide. It’s the equivalent of someone filling your lungs with water for a little while and then emptying them again. It’s not a good day out. When this is done repeatedly, it’s a flip of the coin as to whether the poor creature can die from drowning or the stress of being semi-drowned so many times.

Wildlife are not our playthings. Just because a creature is slow enough to be caught by human hands, that doesn’t give us the right to do so, and the social media attention gained certainly does not justify the harm caused to the critter.

This is an act we’re all guilty of at some point. What was happening to that animal in the moment didn’t cross our minds. But now we know better, so we must do better.

(Shared from Caluya Municipal Tourism Office)

05/10/2023

The easiest ways to remove stains out of almost anything!

https://thelittleshine.com/stain-removal-hacks/

05/10/2023

Unique table numbering ideas 😍💐

20/09/2023

Different ways to easily tie and untie a knot

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19/08/2023

💡DIY Homemade Natural, Non-Toxic Insect, Bug and Mosquito Repellent

Tips found at: https://thelittleshine.com/natural-insect-bug-mosquito-repellent/

21/07/2023

Invited to an impromptu party?
Watch and see how you can turn a shawl to an elegant top or gown and you’ll never ever have to worry about what you’ll wear again!

21/07/2023

Who knows candies can be turned to these?!! Watch to see 11 simple ways to elevate everyday sweets with candies!! 🍬🍭

17/07/2023

Self-defense tips that will be helpful to know.

22/05/2023

At the World Championships in Budapest in June, USA’s Anita Alvarez sank to the bottom of the pool.

Looking across the deck, then noticing she was under way too long, her coach, Andrea Fuentes immediately dove in after her fully clothed, pulling her to safety. Anita was unconscious and didn’t have the capacity to kick, paddle, or help herself in any way.

If Andrea would not have noticed, she would have drown.

But she knew Anita. She looked for her, quickly noticed she was under too long, then dove in without thinking twice.

This has resonated with me.

When you are under too long, who are the people that will look for you, notice, and dive in to pull you to the surface when you lose your strength to swim?

Who are the people that would do that for you?

And can someone count on you to be that person that would go looking and notice when they are under too long, diving in to support them when they are all out of fight and fuel to swim in these turbulent waters we call life?

18/05/2023

Crossing the street when there are trucks? Read this and think again!

The areas not occupied by mannequins represent the cones of vision from the seated perspective if the driver. In order to see the blind areas, they would need to reposition themselves by looking out of the window, which is dangerous, especially if you are in motion.

The front blind spot of the truck is due to its height. In passenger cars, this is a smaller cone that projects from the front corners of the car outwards (so it looks like cat fish antennae). This represents the A-Pillar (the edges of the windshield from side to side) which also blocks a driver’s vision from a standard seating position. This is why approaching a car from anywhere between degrees 45-60 degrees to the front dead straight is dangerous, especially if you are a small vehicle.

The side blind spots represent the corners of the truck’s box cabin, which essentially blocks the driver’s peripheral vision. Cars have a similar problem in both the B-pillar (section that divides the front and rear passenger doors in a 4-door sedan) and the C-pillar (rear corner post). These all block rearward peripheral vision. Motorcycles love to camp in this rear left-right position of a car, which is dangerous because you aren’t visible.

Now you might wonder why not just make these sections out of glass so that we can see through it? Structural integrity. Over time, cars have been getting heavier and faster and the incidence of roll over collisions is much higher, so these parts of the car need to be made of stronger material or part of a unibody frame to distribute any compressive forces.

I hope this helps. This post is very informative and its important that people understand and not doubt.

29/04/2023

This may come handy to our lads out there! 👔🕴️

19/02/2023

Sad realities.

09/12/2022

An Airbus 380 is on its way across the Atlantic. It flies consistently at 800 km/h at 30,000 feet, when suddenly a Eurofighter with a Tempo Mach 2 appears.
The pilot of the fighter jet slows down, flies alongside the Airbus and greets the pilot of the passenger plane by radio: "Airbus, boring flight isn’t it? Now have a look here!" He rolls his jet on its back, accelerates, breaks through the sound barrier, rises rapidly to a dizzying height, and then swoops down almost to sea level in a breathtaking dive. He loops back next to the Airbus and asks: "Well, how was that?"
The Airbus pilot answers: "Very impressive, but watch this!" The jet pilot watches the Airbus, but nothing happens. It continues to fly straight, at the same speed. After 15 minutes, the Airbus pilot radios, "Well, how was that?
Confused, the jet pilot asks, "What did you do?"
The AirBus pilot laughs and says: "I got up, stretched my legs, walked to the back of the aircraft to use the washroom, then got a cup of coffee and a chocolate fudge pastry."

The moral of the story is: When you’re young, speed and adrenaline seems to be great. But as you get older and wiser, you learn that comfort and peace are more important.
This is called S.O.S.: Slower, Older and Smarter.
Dedicated to all our senior friends ~ it’s time to slow down and enjoy the rest of the trip. 🤗❤

Author Unknown

29/08/2022

What’s happening here? 🤔

20/07/2022

A PLANE IS ON ITS WAY TO TORONTO, WHEN A BLONDE IN ECONOMY CLASS GETS UP AND MOVES TO THE FIRST CLASS SECTION AND SITS DOWN.
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WATCHES HER DO THIS AND ASKS TO SEE HER TICKET.
SHE THEN TELLS THE BLONDE THAT SHE PAID FOR ECONOMY CLASS AND THAT SHE WILL HAVE TO SIT IN THE BACK.
THE BLONDE REPLIES, "I'M BLONDE, I'M BEAUTIFUL, I'M GOING TO TORONTO AND I'M STAYING RIGHT HERE."
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT GOES INTO THE COCKPIT AND TELLS THE PILOT AND THE CO-PILOT THAT THERE IS A BLONDE BIMBO SITTING IN FIRST CLASS, THAT BELONGS IN ECONOMY AND WON'T MOVE BACK TO HER SEAT.
THE CO-PILOT GOES BACK TO THE BLONDE AND TRIES TO EXPLAIN THAT BECAUSE SHE ONLY PAID FOR ECONOMY SHE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE AND RETURN TO HER SEAT.
THE BLONDE REPLIES, "I'M BLONDE, I'M BEAUTIFUL, I'M GOING TO TORONTO AND I'M STAYING RIGHT HERE."
THE CO-PILOT TELLS THE PILOT THAT HE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE THE POLICE WAITING WHEN THEY LAND TO ARREST THIS BLONDE WOMAN WHO WON'T LISTEN TO REASON.
THE PILOT SAYS, "YOU SAY SHE IS A BLONDE? I'LL HANDLE THIS, I'M MARRIED TO A BLONDE. I SPEAK BLONDE."
HE GOES BACK TO THE BLONDE AND WHISPERS IN HER EAR, AND SHE SAYS, "OH, I'M SORRY." AND GETS UP AND GOES BACK TO HER SEAT IN ECONOMY.
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND CO-PILOT ARE AMAZED AND ASKED HIM WHAT HE SAID TO MAKE HER MOVE WITHOUT ANY FUSS.
"I TOLD HER, 'FIRST CLASS ISN'T GOING TO TORONTO."

15/06/2022

Image credit@ladybugart

15/06/2022

Wise Mr. Smiley..
Drink. Don’t drive. 😊😊😊

09/06/2022

If our body organs can express their feelings, they will tell us that..
1️⃣ Stomach is afraid when you don't eat breakfast.
2️⃣ Kidneys fear when you don't drink 10 glasses of water in 24 hours.
3️⃣ The gallbladder is scared when you don't sleep till 11pm and don't wake up at sunrise.
4️⃣ The small intestine gets scared when you eat cold, expired foods.
5️⃣ The large intestines get scared when you eat more fried and spicy food.
6️⃣ Lungs are scared when you inhale smoke from ci******es, dirt and polluted environment.
7️⃣ Liver gets scared when you eat heavy fried food, junk, and fast food.
8️⃣ The heart is afraid when you eat your meal with more salt and cholesterol.
9️⃣ The pancreas is afraid when you eat more sugar because of the taste and freely available.
🔟 Eyes get scared when you work in mobile screen light and computer in dark.
and
1️⃣1️⃣ The brain gets scared when you start having negative thoughts.

Take care of the different parts of your body and do not scare them.
All these organs are not available in the market.
The ones available are very expensive and probably isn’t a perfect fit to your body.
So, best to keep your organs healthy.

©️Fils Mbadu

28/05/2022

Wow, what an amazing photo!
Only those who lost a pet would relate. 🐕 🐶

Photo by David Coppens.
You can find and follow him here :
https://www.facebook.com/david.coppens.71

26/05/2022

“What would my Mom think of that?"

In a race (shown in the picture), athlete Abel Mutai representing Kenya, was just a few feet from the finish line, but he was confused with the signage & stopped thinking he had completed the race. The Spanish athlete, Ivan Fernandez was right behind him & realizing what was happening, he started shouting at the Kenyan for him to continue running; but Mutai didn't know Spanish so he didn't understand. Ivan then pushed him until the finish line and to his victory. When a journalist asked Ivan, "Why did you do that?"
Ivan replied, "My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life". The journalist insisted "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win". The journalist insisted again, "But you could have won!" Ivan looked at him & replied, "But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honour of that medal?
What would my Mom think of that?"

Yes, values are transmitted from generation to generation.

What values are we teaching our children?

Let us teach our kids that winning at all cost is really NOT A WIN!

08/04/2022

3-minute cardio Fat Burning exercise..
If you are like most of us who don’t have time and energy to exercise, try this! These simple steps will make you want to incorporate exercise in your daily living. Go ahead, try it!

11/12/2021

You will definitely sing-along with this guy. Without thinking, the lyrics will come to your mind and you will for sure sing-along until the end! Let us know if we were right, comment YES if you sang-along until the end. 🎤 🎶

03/12/2021

FILIPINO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS covering “You're The Inspiration” by Chicago. Let’s help them be famous by sharing!

Covered by: Jammers Session Band
Video: Endricito Cahutay

07/09/2021

Luggage experience in a plane.

The older lady comes and sits next to me inside the plane. She asked me to help her put her bag in the overhead luggage compartment.

But a gentleman sitting across quickly came through. (I am not very tall and the overhead luggage compartment is something I try to avoid at all costs.)

Immediately she sits down strikes up a conversation. She was very pleasant and well spoken. So we chatted all through the flight to Dubai.

Suddenly, when the pilot announced that we were now proceeding to begin our descent into DXB, my good friend 'developed' stomach pains. Me with my good heart, I pressed the stewards button, and the stewardess came to find out what the problem was. I told her my seat mate was not feeling well.

And this lady, she suddenly began to address me as 'my daughter'. The stewardess told me that there was nothing they could do except give her some painkillers and wait until we landed. The pilot announced that we had a medical emergency on board and advised us all to stay calm. My new friend was crying and sweating like crazy. And she refused to let go of my hand... everyone assumed we knew each other.

So we land at DXB and the same gentleman who helped remove her luggage from the overhead compartment removed her luggage. But as he removed the luggage, he advised me to distance myself from this lady and make it clear to the cabin crew that we were NOT travelling together. He was a godsend!

So indeed, the cabin crew came and asked me if we were related, I categorically told them we had met on the plane. I didn't know her at all. So we began to deplane and as I said goodbye she kept begging me to carry her handbag. I was so torn... but the gentleman looked me in the eye and emphatically shook his head. He passed me a note telling me to let the cabin crew handle her.

So I exit the aircraft and leave my 'new friend' to wait for the wheelchair and be handled by the cabin crew feeling very guilty.
As we waited for our luggage to come through, I hear this commotion.

My 'new friend' was running, trying to escape the cabin crew, having gotten out of the wheelchair! She left the stewardess with her handbag and just ran towards the exit with the rest of her hand luggage! Luckily the airport police were faster than her. They got hold of her and brought her back in handcuffs.

This lady starts calling out to me.. my daughter... my daughter!.. how could you do this to me..... that's when I caught on. She was carrying drugs and she was trying to implicate me!

Luckily for me, the gentleman who had helped her with her luggage came forward and told the airport police that me and her had just met on the plane. The police took my passport and asked her to reveal my full names if it was true we were travelling together. By God's grace, I had not even told her my first name! I was still asked to follow the police to a little room where I was questioned extensively.

Where did I meet her?... where did I board... where did she board,
etc... And my luggage was extensively searched and dusted for fingerprints.

They dusted all her luggage and my fingerprints were not found anywhere on her luggage or on her handbag!

I was let go with advice never ever to get or touch anyone's luggage either in flight or at the airport.

So from that day, I don't care how much luggage you have, you will deal with it yourself. I will not even offer you a trolley to put your luggage on!

Your luggage, your problem is my new policy. And if you can't reach the overhead compartment, and I am the nearest person, please call the cabin crew because that’s what I will tell you to do, too!

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07/09/2021

❤️
These are photos of Hollywood (Irish) Actor Pierce Brosnan and his Wife twenty years ago - past and present.

When asked how he feels about her after the change in her shape he said, “Friends offered her surgery to reduce her weight. But I strongly love every curve of her body. She is the most beautiful woman in my eyes. And also because she had our five children...In the past, I truly loved her for her person, not only for her beauty, and now I am loving her even more as she is my children’s mother, and I am very proud of her, and I always seek to be worthy of her love.”
- Hollywood Star, Pierce Brosnan

27/08/2021

22/08/2021

Acropolis in Athens 🇬🇷.. by night.
Have you visited? Where are you from?