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SINGAPORE (AFP) - – A devoted Filipina maid inherited six million Singapore dollars (more than four million US) from her late employer after more than 20 years of service, a newspaper report said Wednesday. "I am the luckiest maid in Singapore, with or without the money," the 47-year-old single woman -- identified only by the pseudonym "Christine" -- told the Straits Times in an interview. The maid refused to be named in public for fear of possible threats to her life in the impoverished Philippines, where wealthy people have been kidnapped for ransom and some killed by their abductors. The windfall, including cash and a luxury apartment near the Orchard Road shopping belt, came from the estate of her employer Quek Kai Miew, a medical doctor and philanthropist who died last year at 66. The maid had also taken care of the doctor's late mother, and was told that she would be a beneficiary of her employer's will when it was drawn up in 2008. ...

Too bad they passed on her. :(

I was tagged in facebook with this story by my friend in Manila. As I read through all these..my heart broke and feel sad about what happened to Remus,  37 years old  who joined the Milo Marathon and died 2 days after he went into a coma. I can only pray... Pls. read on and share to your friends and loved ones. Remus Story as told by his Father Note: This story has been received from Rudy Fuentes and slightly edited for public posting. If you want a copy of the original document leave a comment here with your email or email Rudy Fuentes directly at ruddi47@gmail.com REMUS FUENTES died of multiple organ failures as result of heatstroke two days after he ran the 21K in the recent 34 th  Milo Marathon last Sunday, July 4, 2010. His death was the result of  fatal mistakes, sheer incompetence and gross negligence in the event organized by the Organizing Team. My son, 37-year-old Remus ran the 21K together with a running buddy when he collapsed at 19.9 k...

On their 40th wedding anniversary and during the banquet celebrating it, Tom was asked to give his friends a brief account of the benefits of a marriage of such long duration. "Tell us Tom, just what is it you have learned from all those wonderful years with your wife?"  Tom responds, "Well, I've learned that marriage is the best teacher of all.  It teaches you loyalty, forbearance, meekness, self-restraint, forgiveness  --and a great many other qualities you wouldn't have needed if you'd stayed SINGLE." HAHAHA!

Wooow! Finally, Chikka for iphone/ipodTouch has arrived ! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

MANILA, Philippines - True to form, and out of respect for the presidential inaugural, James Yap, the shy and soft-spoken estranged husband of Kris Aquino, has opted to remain quiet on their breakup, which was confirmed by Kris on her farewell appearance on the ABS-CBN talk show “The Buzz.” “Respeto lang po kay Presidente Noynoy,” James told The STAR in a brief interview yesterday. “He will take his oath of office tomorrow at ayoko namang agawan siya ng eksena. Our country has a lot of problems. Ewan ko ba kung bakit ang problema namin ng asawa ko ang pinagtutuunan ng pansin ng tao.” A lot of people are taking Kris to task on why she has to steal the show from her Kuya Noynoy, who will be sworn in as the 15th president of the Philippines tomorrow at austere ceremonies at the newly-renovated Quirino Grandstand. He’s doing away with the parade to cut costs. “Kris said on The Buzz that she has kept quiet for two years about her marital problem,” said a disappointed Kris fan. “If she ...