Actually, I have not yet tasted this dragon fruit. But I was told it has nice taste. Why I Have not tried, it is because this fruit is dollar. It is so expensive fruit,plus I seldom see it in malls. Once time, I passed by a panel full of dragon fruits, but I was so ignoramus about the value of fruit that time. I do not know before this fruit dragon fruit. It is not so familiar to me maybe because it is a rare fruit.

I keep on window shopping in malls to find dragon fruit, I have to eat this, It is the same as ” Theory is useless without application,” so I have to buy dragon fruit and know its taste and how my body feels hehehe. I am so sure i will be super active and always in the happy mood if we are always in a happy mood that is due to the food we eat.And if we always feel weak, your body metabolism is slow and the reason is, you do not eat the right foods,What is money for if keep it, Spend that buying fruits and vegetables i used to buy fruit and veggies after I learned about the nutritional values of them. Yanks for reading.

You are lucky for you have your other to cling to.Me, my mom passed away when I was a very young child I never felt her love. I never felt her warm embrace and sweet and loving kisses for me. How I wish she is still alive so she will know that even if I haven’t seen her for many years and during the time she was alive, she only spent some years.She died when I was 6 years old, That was a brutal truth having a mother gone in your very young life. I do not know how I was raised by my dad for he was also busy at work a a military official. It was probably my sister who took care of me when i was a little girl.

This article is well written everything laid out in simple terms yet so touching. It is an eye opener to many am sure especially those people who do not respect their mother’s for what they be a done for them.
He on the other and I have always loved and respected my mother. I always remind myself that she is the reason I am in this world, of course I don’t leave out God for he is the enabler of all things. My mother has been a friend and a mentor I don’t take her for granted at any one time. She has always been there for me she has held my hand when I needed direction, she has comforted me whenever I felt like I cannot handle life’s situations alone. When you think about all the things mother’s have gone through to bring up children they definitely need all the LOVE, RESPECT, and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that they deserve. We should never take them for granted.
My prayer to mum is that God grants her WISDOM and strength to live longer to see all the grandchildren that God has planned for her to see. And I also pray that she will be strong enough to see her children take care of their kids as they grow up and also just be part of their lives. Thanks for sharing this I love the read.

@Anitah Gimase,I know well though the way you use the language that tell your deep love to your mom. Yes, we ought to love our mom, though I have not experienced deep love from my mom.She died when I was six years old.There are times I ponder if mom is only alive, how I wish to always give her happiness, I will always do everything for her. Our mom is so patient. She cannot afford to see her kids crying and kids too have eyes that seem like calling mom’s attention, so despite busy mom auto left her work and carry her baby to cool him down. But sad, there are sons that turned astray. There are even who kill their mothers because they cannot anymore feel the love, because what makes him indifference is the drug he takes in lieu of his mom.

I hope there are readers here who have pimples so at least this blog can help them for here I wrote about the simplest way to remove skin blemishes, acne. pimples. Actually I feel annoyed seeing faces with pimples. This is so because when I was a teen I had so many big pimples after I was massaged by our family friend. After a month massaged, many big pimples came out onto the open making myself in misery. I hate that year when my pimple soar like kites in the sky. The are so worst that my boyfriend courted another because of his annoyance to my pimples.
Then when i discovered through a friend the simplest way to remove and totally cure my pimples, I then have my lovey face again, smooth , clear and clean.My ex wanted to reconcile me, but I told him, I am sorry you do not love me.You only love my face not my entire me,I never had allowed my heart to pity someone that cause me so much pain of losing him and ruining our relationship and killing my dreams and heart. Up to this time, my- ex keep on begging me to let him be my love again, My same answer is NO.

Thanks for posting this , because i can tell my nephew who have lots of big pimples try this .

So it’s Dalacin C , pour its content to a big bottle of Eskinol , shake and make it a habit to always wipe the face with a cotton with this concoction of Eskinol with Dalacin C. But of course , before that he should wash his face well . What kind of soap should he use ?

Skin problems are such a big deal for women in the society. Many would go to great lengths to get solution just to get back their glowing skins. I thank God that in my young years I have never had a problem with my skin. Pimples have not been an issue for me. But my siblings have had the problems. My friend told me that the best way to get rid of pimples is by applying lemon juice on the affected area for a few days and the problem will be over. I have tried it once and I saw it work pretty well.

@Dina,Yes friend, this is very effective cure, no more coming back of your pimples.You may ask your your medical doctor daughter. This could also be taken if there is wound in the body, but it should be from the doctor’s prescription.
Yes, tell your niece and even friends who have pimples to apply this onto the affected area. It takes two to three months for the pimples to get healed and never coma back. I once had big pimples after having been applied by facial massage, the after 3 months so many and big pimples appeared to my face. I was indeed scared and cried for that problem. Only Dalacin C with Eskinol cured and eliminated my pimples.

@Anitah Gimase,I was told by my friend that she applied lemon but she noticed after ew months, she saw her face turned black,There were plenty of blackheads growing on her face and the cause was lemon juice. Lemon juice has a very active ingredient that can cause harm to sensitive skin. Perhaps my friend exposed herself to sunlight because I told her that lemon juice is extracted fruit fruits an organic and natural fruit. She might have told me a lie just to cover her faults Thankful, when we met last time, her face looks great.She went to a dermatologist.

A pimple is a small pustule or papule. Pimples are small skin lesions or inflammations of the skin – they develop when sebaceous glands (oil glands) become clogged and infected, leading to swollen, red lesions filled with pus, It is not clear why some people are more prone to acne than others. The exact cause of acne is not known, but hormones called androgens can play a role. Androgens increase in both boys and girls during puberty. Androgens make the skin’s oil glands get larger and make more sebum.Pimples form when dead skin cells mix with excess oil (sebum). This mixture plugs the pore, causing swelling. Bacteria can grow in the mix and lead to infection and pus. How do you take care of pimples?
Method 1 Caring For Your Skin

Wash your face twice a day. …
Use a noncomedogenic moisturizer. …
Avoid touching your face or popping pimples. …
Use exfoliating treatments and face masks once a week. …
Avoid overloading your skin with products. …
Protect your skin from the sun. …
Eat well. …
Drink plenty of wAnother kind of pimple is an abscess or furuncle. These are usually on areas other than the face, such as the buttocks or thighs. This type of pimple is an infection, because it contains harmful bacteria such as Staphylococcus or Streptococcus, which can spread from one area of the body to another and to other people.

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Acne: What Causes It and How Can it Be Treated?
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Acne plagues about 85 percent of teens in each generation, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.

While this generation perhaps has more creams, pills and alternative treatments available to them than any other before, doctors say the causes of acne are unknown.

Blackheads, whiteheads, red bumps and cysts all count as acne to dermatologists. By this definition, an estimated 40 million to 50 million Americans have acne, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.

Teens might suffer the most, but anyone can develop acne.

“If you have it, you’re not alone,” said Dr. Mathew Avram, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Dermatology Laser and Cosmetic Center in Boston.

Most doctors think acne arises from the overproduction of natural oils in the skin, dead skin cells, inflammation and the buildup of bacteria, Avram said.

But the American Academy of Dermatology calls the exact cause of acne “a mystery.”

How does acne form?

All pimples start in a pore, which is an opening in the skin around a hair follicle. Sweat glands at the bottom of the pores normally produce oil, but for reasons still largely unclear to doctors, sometimes too much oil is produced. If there is an excess of dead skin on the surface, the pore clogs, causing a blackhead or whitehead.

Bacteria found on everyone’s skin called P. acnes may flourish in the excess oil, causing the skin to become inflamed and creating a pimple, according to the Mayo Clinic.

@Atua moses,Thank you for sharing your scholarly thought about this blog very much appreciated.This time many got pimples because of our polluted air and from the foods that contain much oil. The solutions that I shared here cleared my face after 1 month cleaning it through Eskinol and Dalacin C. Thanks for dropping by.

I eat raw and cooked tomatoes.I also make tomato juice and sauce. If you eat tomatoes you notice that your skin glows , your teeth get stronger and so with your hair. These vegetables are superior, so small yet they show indication through their color alone that they contain lycopene good substance to protect some radicals that may enter onto your body creating bad sicknesses.
try to eat this time,It is never late. You might have eaten them several times a week and that will be very good for your eyes will not get any harm for the lycopene they contain also protect your eyes.

They are not hard to find. They are abound in your super markets and even in public markets.

Tomatoes are truly good for your body. And you can find them in many foods, a lot of foods actually. I love tomatoes and rice. Tomatoes are good for your blood tissues, your heart, and like you mention your immune system. This sucks when it comes to my mother because she can’t eat but so many of them. Tomatoes breaks her skibg out really bad. But she loves them. I enjoy having a mayo sand which with tomatoes salt and pepper on them. Can you say delicious.

I remember when I was a younger kid I used to love eating tomatoes. I used to like them when they are frozen so I would peel them then eat they tasted so yummy. Tell me to do that now it’s like torture. I used to eat them so much not knowing of what benefits they were to my body. This is a good article I never knew that tomatoes have so many benefits. I never knew that it is rich I vitamin S at least now am aware and I know where else to get my vitamins apart from the green leafy vegetables thanks for sharing very informative indeed.

Tomatoes are also an excellent source vitamin C, biotin, molybdenum and vitamin K. They are also a very good source of copper, potassium, manganese, dietary fiber, vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene), vitamin B6, folate, niacin, vitamin E and phosphorus. The health benefits of tomatoes include improved eye sight, good stomach health, and reduced blood pressure, as well as relief from diabetes, skin problems and urinary tract infections. Furthermore, tomatoes can increase digestion, stimulate blood circulation, reduce cholesterol levels, improve fluid balance, protect the kidneys, detoxify the body, prevent premature aging, and reduce inflammation and related conditions. Tomatoes consist of a large number of antioxidants that have been proven to fight different forms of cancer. It is a rich source of vitamins and minerals and exerts a protective effect against cardiovascular diseases.

Tomato is considered both, a fruit and vegetable and forms an integral part of cuisines all across the globe, especially in the Mediterranean region. Daily consumption of tomatoes provides a great boost to health, along with improving the flavor of food. You find tomatoes in countless different foods, including pastas, pizzas, ketchup, various beverages, and as an included flavor element in dishes from breakfast to dinner. Tomatoes are relatively easy to cultivate and grow very quickly, making them a quickly replaceable food source, which is a big reason why it is a staple food for many nations.

The scientific name of tomatoes is Solanum lycopersicum, and it is believed to be native to Mexico. However, the Spanish colonization of America and Central America caused tomato cultivation to spread. It is an annual nightshade plant, and grows in clusters of small to moderately sized, round red fruits. Tomatoes have soft, pinkish red flesh and a number of seeds, as well as a slightly sweet taste. They are considered both vegetables and fruits, and they typically weight approximately 4 ounces.

Nowadays, tomatoes are grown in countries all around the world, and there are thousands of different cultivars and varieties of tomatoes that can provide you with unique health benefits. Let’s explore a few of the reasons why they are such a valuable food item for human health.The many health benefits of tomatoes can be attributed to their wealth of nutrients and vitamins, including an impressive amount of vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K, as well as significant amounts of vitamin B6, folate, and thiamin. Tomatoes are also a good source of potassium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorous, and copper. Tomatoes also have dietary fiber and protein, as well as a number of organic compounds like lycopene that also contribute to the overall health benefits that tomatoes can confer to our health! The health benefits of tomatoes have been known to mankind since ancient times. Tomatoes are rich sources of antioxidants that have been proven to be effective against many forms of cancer. Some of the other health benefits of tomatoes are as follows:

@Atua moses,Thank you for sharing your long post in my blog. It will be better for you to post this under blog to earn better than in this comment portion, but still, I have to say you are very much welcome to share your very valuable addendum to this post, very much appreciated.Tomatoes are great source o Vitamin C and anti oxidants that fight bad bacteria that may harm the body system. e are always sage from cough and colds if always eat tomatoes. I eat to tomatoes raw , I just add some spices like onions, ginger, and add sauce too to make the taste yummier.

I am proud to tell you that I have rosy check because of tomatoes. I look so great with tomatoes. I look so healthy, I hope you too and all readers here.

Thanks Moses, and take care.

Flowers mean different things to different people. you will find there are those who will love to have them in their house, for the sole purpose of getting that warm feeling that is created by the different colors from different flowers. they also give a warmly and homely feeling when you walk into the house. then there is also that sweet smelling aroma and the fresh air in the house.
Other people don’t like he idea of taking flowers to the sick because they feel they bring out that vibe of death. and given that you want that person to be well the best thing is to avoid the flowers your better taking them a card to wish them well.
For others flowers are supposed to be use at funerals and at weddings. for the funeral part, at least they give that farewell though as a loving memory like to say you were cherished and you lived among us like a flower you blossomed when you were alive and now when the flower withers then they say you are now gone but you shall forever remain in our thoughts. For the wedding part of it i think everyone likes to have flowers adorn their walk way and the surroundings. it brings out the beautiful scenery and ambiance. so for weddings its just right there is no other way about it. for me flowers work either way though i have never taken flowers to a patient in the hospital. i love to have freshly cut flowers in the house for that fresh air, and last but not least flowers are an obvious way to bring someone closer to you. it brings out the whole feeling of love and that’s just the most beautiful thing ever. it has worked for me several times so i am talking out of experience.

Very well said @anita.Everyone has their own purpose of having a flower.
As being observed, girls are more fun of having flowers at home than boys. maybe it’s a girls’ nature to have colorful things around them.

Flowers means a lot to everyone depending on such reasons.

I love flowers especially roses of all sort. Flowers can cure an aching heart.It could also mean love and remembering someone close to our heart.There are so many lovely flowers in the world and they are like ladies many bees want to fly and sip their nectar the same was a humans if lovely lady many want to e near her and long to be hers for life.

@ma’am Cely, yeah, we can compare a flower to a lady. They are beautiful and refreshing to the eye of man. 🙂 Flowers are also like a lady that needs to be taken care and be loved whole heartedly.

Flowers are what that give life vibrance and add color to the happenings. We too had a garden in my childhood my mother was very fond of gardening. There were roses of different variety like the pink rose both big and small and the white too, the yellow rose, the one with mustard color, jasmine, kanakambaram violet and mustard varieties, crotons, daisy, lily and many others.

They are very important for pollination and aid the process or growth of flora in the environment. There was also a jasmine which does not give any fragrance at all. Red roses also used to be there. Usually the month of june when monsoon sets in is the time we used to plant saplings as the weather is ideal for the plants to grow. Memories of the same are etched in my mind even today. My mother had a good hand in planting as whatever she used to plant used to grow while we were not so fortunate.

Growing flower plants is really a difficult task. They rejuvenate our mood. This is not the work of women and ladies only but also of the men. But, we should be careful in selecting the flower plants. Some flower plants do not suit certain people, though we may like for them. They react with our skin and upset our moods even. My daughter is not having a taste for Chrysanthemum and it is my favorite. I can not go for it as she does not like it. My wife does not feel good with lily. So, I am avoiding it. The rest are safe. We discussed over it and finally made a list of plants we should have for our home.

It is indeed a shame following your guy, what for? Never put yourself in disgrace for he might insult you and feel the injury of his insult that may lad yiu to forget that you are human or forget life by ending it for the sake which is wrong. the best way is acceptance of the reality. You must not beg for n the begging is where you will become weak and frustrated especially if you do all your best and nothing happens to your begging. It could be a displeasure on the part of the man.

Acceptance is the only solution and to face your own world. try another love and never give up love for love is mysterious you have to consider.

How do you start following up a guy, you as a lady how does that work really. If there are women who do that they may be regarded as being desperate, because what is it that is making you cling onto that guy, is it the money, security or just the love. In this case the guy is not reciprocating your love so why stay on. When love gets to the point where it becomes a one sided thing, that’s time for you to quit and start off again, because there is nothing that’s going to make the guy come back to you when you cling. You know when a lady starts to chase a guy around the guy starts to feel like he has her in the palms of his hands.that’s the time he will start taking her for granted he could even go as far as pretending to love her just to take advantage then damp her for good. Ladies if a guy wants to leave let him free if he is yours for leaps he will come back if he’s not be will disappear. Just don’t hold onto him. Someone better will come your way. It may be hard to let go but it can be done.

@Anitah Gimase, Hi friend?You are right. Why give a bargain? Why be insane to the man who does not love you anymore. That is insanity, the more the man runs away from you, It will be better for the girl to let the man realize his faults by finishing her course, find a better job, make money on line, lol. create programs in her life that would broaden her senses. We cannot actually blame those who are crazy for love. They are weak. They cannot control their emotion,All what they feel is their love or lust or the longing of someone to be depended on.

Life would mean nothing at all if focus only on your problem, girl be wise, be smart for life on earth is shaky,plus we have to spend life wisely for life is borrowed and to dust you shall return life is too short to be wasted by with your tears and aching heart to a useless person.

Well to me, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with trying to make your relationship work. As it goes with your boyfriend, so also with your husband.
You don’t say, this husband is not good and kept quiet or chase him away because you don’t want to go after him.
Truly, not all men are good but as a decent lady, you must not be jumping from one man to the other all because one man just betray your trust.

My own candid advice is that, look well as a lady before you leap before you get married to any man.

So, please you need to define what you mean by boyfriend, are you talking about the married or unmarried who are just dating?

It could be for married people, bf-gf, yes everyone deserves a second chance.

I started writing in vernacular when I was an elementary student. I learned writing it that way when my mother taught me reading from a regional magazine, Yuhum, written in our local dialect, Ilonggo. When my mother going home after some marketing in our humble market place, she bought me a new issue of the said magazine. Then I took it and found a better place where I could read it by not being disturbed. I found the short stories entertaining and I thought for myself what about if I could write my own fictitious short stories of various theme or setting for the readers to read about.

Now the break of writing my first short story started about the tidal wave that had happened somewhere in Mindanao. After writing the entire story, I mailed it to the magazine’s post address. A month or so later, I received a postal money order as payment of my published short story. That’s how I started writing and later it went through writing poems, essays, and other related writing works for publication had become a reality. As far as I could remember I have been writing now for almost 26 years in the newspaper as a columnist and 6 years as a blogger.

Wow, that was applausable achievements you have. There was no impossible in achieving something as you did if one is only persistent to doing things that worth.

I am so impressed with what you achieved. Someday soon I will also be like you. 🙂 I was inspired by your story and now, my mind is full of dreams to fulfill. A dream of making something that is worth to share through writing. I believe that writing here in literacybase was a good start for more productive writing.

It is so nice if one who is being bullied knows how to deal with it like you did. Sad to say, some are so weak to overcome it, which made them think of committing suicide.
Most children are the victim of bullying, that is why it is advisable for parents to always monitor their Child. They should guide their child in overcoming problems caused by other person.

Sometimes it takes standing up for yourself and others. Our job is to teach the younger generations how to approach different type of bulling and to let them know it is okay to open up and let us know how they feel. Many of these young ones think no one care or that parent/s are too busy to care about them. We need to start being more open with kids and directing them towards the right path. In this day and age all over there is violence and hate. We need to spread more love. It is on us as the other generations to give them love. It takes a community to raise a child. If we all just gave love and support to the children maybe that would make a difference. Or maybe just make a safe place for kids to go to talk about what’s going on in their lives. Just a thought.

I must agree with your thought about how to raise a child @rashawn. That is certainly needed in order for the child to cope when they are bullied; love it is.

Speaking up their thoughts as a child or showing their real emotion is what they surely have to do. But in some cases, children are afraid of talking about their problems because they think they will just receive a rejection in return instead of comfort.

That’s exactly what the internet and the computer should be used. And aside from that, it is an easier means of a fast communication that does not take a day or a month to receive responses from families and friends away from us.

It is definitely good if one can use internet and electronic gadgets as a source of income as you do. But in most cases, the use of it are abused by the users.

Here are three reasons why following a healthy diet is important:

to maintain health by preventing loss of muscle strength, bone mass, and vitamin deficiency states;
to prevent diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, obesity, osteoporosis, and certain cancers; and
to help control and/or treat chronic diseases and conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and celiac disease.

Maintaining health

The body requires carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals to maintain healthy organs, bones, muscles, and nerves, and to produce hormones and chemicals that are necessary for the proper function of organs.