Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Chinese Hairband - Used Condom

VERY DISGUSTING!!????!!!!

Beware when you are travelling to China , just try to be careful when you
are buying hairbands down the road....who knows what it is made from??

Chinese Hairbands in beautiful colors

Chinese Hairband

Chinese Hairbands- These Hairbands were made from used condoms and threads. This is so disgusting, I would not want to use them!!

Chinese Hairband - Used Condom

Chinese Hairband - Used Condoms

BEIJING (AFP) - Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China , threatening to spread sexually-transmittable diseases they were originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday.

In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products, rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.

'These cheap and colourful rubber bands and hair ties sell well ...threatening the health of local people,' it said. Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses, it said. 'People could be infected with AIDS, (genital) warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while waving their hair into plaits or buns,' the paper quoted a local dermatologist who gave only his surname, Dong, as saying. A bag of ten of the recycled bands sells for just 25 sen (three cents), much cheaper than others on the market, accounting for their popularity, the paper said.

A government official was quoted as saying recycling condoms was illegal. China 's manufacturing industry has been repeatedly tarnished this year by a string of scandals involving shoddy or dangerous goods made for both domestic and foreign markets.

In response, it launched a public relations blitz this summer aimed at playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Parental Wisdom - Filipino Style

Parental Wisdom - Filipino Style

Hinding-hindi ko makakalimutan ang mga mumunti ngunit ginintuang butil na payo na nakuha ko sa aking mga magulang.

1. Si Inay, tinuruan niya ako HOW TO APPRECIATE A JOB
WELL DONE :

"Kung kayong dalawa ay magpapatayan, doon kayo sa
labas! Mga leche kayo,
kalilinis ko lang ng bahay."

2. Natuto ako ng RELIGION kay Itay:

"Kapag yang mantsa di natanggal sa carpet, magdasal
ka na!"

3.Kay Inay ako natuto ng LOGIC :

"Kaya ganyan, dahil sinabi ko."

4. At kay Inay pa rin ako natuto ng MORE LOGIC:

"Pag ikaw nalaglag diyan sa bubong, ako lang mag-isa
ang manonood ng
sine."

5. Si Inay din ang nagturo sa akin kung ano ang ibig
sabihin ng IRONY :

"Sige ngumalngal ka pa at bibigyan talaga kita ng
iiyakan mo!"

6. Si Inay ang nagpaliwanag sa akin kung ano ang
CONTORTIONISM :

"Tingnan mo nga yang dumi sa likod ng leeg mo,
tingnan mo!!!"

7. Si Itay ang nagpaliwanag sa akin kung ano ang ibig
sabihin ng STAMINA:


"Wag kang tatayo diyan hangga't di mo nauubos
lahat ng pagkain mo!"

8. At si Inay ang nagturo sa amin kung ano ang WEATHER:

"Lintek talaga kayo, ano ba itong kuwarto nyong
magkapatid, parang
dinaanan ng bagyo!"

9. Ganito ang paliwanag sa akin ni Inay tungkol sa CIRCLE
OF LIFE :

"Malandi kang bata ka, iniluwal kita sa mundong ito,
maari rin kitang
alisin sa mundong ito."

10. Kay Itay ako natuto kung ano ang BEHAVIOR
MODIFICATION:

" Tumigil ka nga diyan! Huwag kang umarte na parang
Nanay mo!"

11. Si Inay naman ang nagturo kung anong ibig sabihin ng

" Nagmana ka nga talaga sa ama mong
walanghiya!"

12. Si Inay naman ang nagpaliwanag sa amin kung anong
ibig sabihin ng
ENVY :

"Maraming mga batang ulila sa magulang. Di ba kayo
nagpapasalamat at
mayroon kayong magulang na tulad namin?"

13. Si Itay naman ang nagturo sa akin ng ANTICIPATION :

"Sige kang bata ka, hintayin mong makarating tayo sa
bahay!"

14. At si Itay pa rin ang nagturo kay Kuya kung anong
ibig sabihin ng
RECEIVING:

"Uupakan kita pagdating natin sa bahay!"

15. Si Inay naman ang nagturo sa akin kung ano ang HUMOR
:

"Kapag naputol yang mga paa mo ng pinaglalaruan mong
lawnmower, wag na
wag kang tatakbo sa akin at lulumpuhin kita! "

16. At ang pinakamahalaga sa lahat, natutunan ko kina
Inay at Itay kung
ano ang JUSTICE :

"Balang araw magkakaroon ka rin ng anak...tiyak
magiging katulad mo at
magiging sakit din sa ulo!"