My Ancestry Tree

If you meet some distant relative, would you know who is older? Not in terms of age, but in the order according to your genealogy tree?

I have some who are much older than I am but they have to adress me as uncle or something older. Any idea how the Chinese are able to keep track of who belongs to which generation?


Its simply a poem. Most Chinese names have 3 characters. The first is the surname, the second character is the taken from the poem, where each character in the poem represents the generation and the third character differentiates one person to the next.
Below is the poem from our line in the Kho family tree. What's yours?


康 熙 丁 丑 歲 花 月
二 ＋ 四 世 孫 執 綏 謹 言
世 用 宜 繼
伯 仲 俞 紹
孫 子 友 成
彥 哲 維 翹
若 思 貽 謀
允 迪 嘉 兆
公 侯 卿 士
熙 朝 君 曜
奕 胤 嗣 徽
可 繩 穆 昭


（註： 世 字 輩 起 自 六 世）

Goodbye Multiply

 Except for checking the occasional market sites to check on the prices, its has been ages since I last used or access my multiply accounts. Only today did I learn that Multiply is closing its social network site and will concentrate on its e-Commerce aspect.  For a number of us that have previously used the account, the problem is we have until December 1,  2012 (that's already tomorrow!) to download everything.  :-(

Everything I Needed To Know About Life, I Learned From a Jigsaw Puzzle

Everything I Needed To Know About Life, I Learned From a Jigsaw Puzzle
Jacquie Sewell
Download as PDF

1. Don’t force a fit. If something is meant to be, it will come together naturally.
2. When things aren’t going so well, take a break. Everything will look different when you return.
3. Be sure to look at the big picture. Getting hung up on the little pieces only leads to frustration.
4. Perseverance pays off. Every important puzzle went together bit by bit, piece by piece.
5. When one spot stops working, move to another. But be sure to come back later (see #4).
6. The Creator of the puzzle gave you the picture as a guidebook. Refer to the Creator’s guidebook often.
7. Variety is the spice of life. It’s the different colors and patterns that make the puzzle interesting.
8. Working together with friends and family makes any task fun.
9. Establish the border first. Boundaries give a sense of security and order.
10. Don’t be afraid to try different combinations. Some matches are surprising.
11. Take time often to celebrate your successes—even little ones.
12. Anything worth doing takes time and effort. A great puzzle can’t be rushed.
13. When you finally reach the last piece, don’t be sad. Rejoice in the masterpiece you’ve made and enjoy a well-deserved rest.

© 2001 Jacquie Sewell – jjsewell416@yahoo.com
Permission granted to send to others, but not for commercial purposes
Source: http://www.appleseeds.org/Life_Jigsaw.htm

Where did my Smart prepaid load go?

I was trying out a Smart prepaid sim on a hand-me-down Iphone 3GS.  Last July 24, I put in a prepaid load of P100.  To be sure that I don't accidentally use the load on mobile internet, I have disabled the 3G as well as Cellular Data.

Just now, I found the feature of the Sim Applications and checked my load balance and I received a text saying I have only P10.00 balance.

I have not made any calls nor sent anyone any text messages.

So where did my load go to?  Is there a way to find out where it went?