Archive for May 7th, 2008

May is Mental Health Month

Posted by on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 @ 7:25 pm in Lifestyle, Miscellaneous.

According to the Mental Health America, Mental Health Month was created more than 50 years ago to raise awareness about mental health conditions and the importance of mental wellness for all.

This year’s theme is focused on an essential component of maintaining and protecting mental health and wellness: social connectedness. The tagline for this year’s observance is “Get Connected.” There are many ways of creating connections that support mental health:

o       Get connected to family and friends to feel close and supported.

o       Get connected to your community to feel a sense of belonging and purpose.

o       Get connected to professional help to feel better when you’re stressed and having trouble coping.

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I’m Off to Vietnam… I’ll be Back in a Jiffy!

Posted by on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 @ 5:55 am in Personal - Philippines.

My long weekend will start tomorrow, Thursday, as I will set foot on Vietnamese soil for the second time but this will be my first time to be in the capital city of Hanoi. I enjoyed so much my first trip to the charming communist country Vietnam last August 2006 despite of the synchronize chaos of over 6 million people of Ho Chi Minh City (a.k.a. Saigon) that I can’t wait to visit the country again. I’m expecting Hanoi to be less chaotic than Ho Chi Minh City merely based from the population which is only 3+ million.

I’m very excited to visit the famous Halong Bay which currently in top of the New 7 Wonders of Nature survey. I’m also excited to partake of the various noodles, vegetable wraps and other local delicacies as they are so cheap but very delicious and full of flavor.

As almost everything in Vietnam is cheap I’ll bring an extra duffel bag which I intend to fill up with local groceries and of course souvenirs. The last time I was in that country I bought several packs of Vietnamese coffee, tea, Colgate herbal toothpaste, assorted candies, instant noodles, sausages and other preserved meat products, dried plums and fruits etc. etc. etc… I’m satisfied with all of them as the quality are mostly good.
This is all for this week… I’ll be back in a jiffy!

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