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MABUHAY!

The word mabuhay :

"mabuhay" is a Filipino verb in the form of a command: "live!" it is also a wish: "may you live!" whosoever says it wishes upon you the great gift of a long and full life

It is both a blessing and a lusty cheer. "mabuhay" (ma-boo-high) is such a large word that it lends itself to a wide number of secondary uses: welcome, congratulations, thanks, god-speed, hello, good luck, cheers, posit, sante, viva, kambei, aloha and many other expressions of goodwill, all these are a part of life; but it is the gift of life that makes them possible. "Mabuhay" in other words, is an invocation and a celebration of life itself. MABUHAY!!!

Manila Bay Sunset

Manila Bay, famous for its beautiful sunset, is the best natural harbor in Eastern Asia and one of the finest in the world. The City of Manila is on the eastern shore of the bay, and on the southeast is the city of Cavite. The entrance to Manila Bay is divided by the island of Corregidor into two channels.

The Manila Bay area was the focus, during the early phase of World War II, of a desperate attempt to save the Philippines from Japanese conquest. In the Allied recovery of the Philippines (1944-45), many Japanese ships were sunk in the bay.

Situated on the western part of Luzon, Manila Bay is bounded by the provinces of Cavite in the south, Metro Manila and Rizal in the east, Bulacan and Pampanga in the north, and Bataan in the west and northwest. The bay has an area of approximately 1,700 sq km, a length of 60 km, and widths varying from 22 km in the mouth to 60 km at the widest portion. The average depth of the Bay is 17 m (volume = 30 x 109 cu m), and it receives drainage from nearly 17,000 sq km of watershed composed of 26 catchment areas.

The Pasig River Basin (area of 9,000 sq km) and the Pampanga River Basin (area of 3,900 sq km) make up more than 75% of the whole watershed. The Pampanga River contributes approximately 49% of the net fresh water influx into the Bay, while Pasig River contributes about 21%. The other river systems make up 26% of the freshwater source and the remaining 4% comes from net precipitation over the Bay.

The human population of the cities and municipalities within the catchment areas is constantly growing. Consequently, the organic pollution load into the Pasig River and Manila Bay that comes from domestic wastewater has been its biggest threat.

Ram Agapay
Source: N and P Budget of Manila Bay, Philippines
http://data.ecology.su.se/MNODE/Asia/Philippines/manilabay/Manilabud.htm>by G.S. Jacinto, M.L. San Diego-McGlone, I.B. Velasquez, and S.V. Smith

Boracay - where sea, sun and sand meet!

One of the Best Beaches in the World and the Best in the Philippines - Boracay...

Boracay boasts of a sugary white sand beach and azure blue waters. The best part of the island is the four-kilometer White Beach known to be the "finest beach in the world." The surrounding water is shallow and the sand is finer and brighter than most beaches in the archipelago. White Beach is so fine it feels like treading on miles of baby powder!%s (WOW PHILIPPINES)

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chiabh May 13, 2010 at 4:40 AM Report Abuse

hi bernard... happy birthday to you... may you have the best in 2010... ~chia
icunme Sep 27, 2009 at 12:50 PM Report Abuse

Hello Bernard - following the disastrous flood news - thoughts and prayers are with you - let us know you are OK when you can. Carol
Raimix May 20, 2009 at 7:09 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday! Wishes from Lithuania! Raimundas.
girladventure May 24, 2007 at 10:43 AM Report Abuse

Hey Bernz, Belated happy happy birthday!! Cheers! Hope it was a good one. I heard about the heatwave - hope it's better now that June is just around the corner.
blue_sky04 May 20, 2007 at 5:07 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday! Greetings from Indonesia.
DarkRay May 20, 2007 at 3:19 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday! :-)
joiwatani May 20, 2007 at 9:53 AM Report Abuse

Happy birthday to you!
knox Jun 6, 2006 at 4:00 AM Report Abuse

thx for birthday wishes..same to you :-)
shintarojon May 22, 2006 at 8:01 PM Report Abuse

huli man sa pagbati---huli pa rin!! maligayang kaarawan !oh tanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu! isang panimulang pagbati mula sa isang taong grasa tulad ko--Jon--batang tondo
moonlighting May 21, 2006 at 9:06 PM Report Abuse

Belated na lang... kaw kasi di ka nagpaparamdam,,,