Prevent Swine Flu - Good Advice

AH1N1 attack seems to be over but here are some of the simple tips you should know. Spread the word.

Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist) having clinical experience of over 20 years. He has worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital , Bombay Hospital , Saifee Hospital , Tata Memorial etc.. Presently, he is heading our Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W).

The following message given by him, I feel makes a lot of sense and is important for all to know.

The only portals of e ntry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.

While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):

1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications) .

2. "Hands-off-the- face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap).

3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected o ne. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.

4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.*


5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.

6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.

What is Online Reputation Management and Social Media Marketing?

You could be forgiven for thinking that they were just another excuse for an internet driven acronym or two, but Online Reputation Management (ORM) and Social Media Marketing (SMM) are far more widespread than that. You may have heard the acronym SEO – which stands for Search Engine Optimisation? ORM and SMM are the new generation of optimisation. In the past, everything was done on your site in order to bump up your search engine rankings – you may have heard of keywords and keyphrases, meta information and ‘content being king’. In the world of Web 2.0, on-site SEO is only one small part of your success. Now, you need to concentrate as much on off-site exposure if you want to succeed in business.

The world of the internet changes with dizzying speed. In only a few short years, the internet has become a buzz of collaboration. This is what Web 2.0 is all about – YouTube, MySpace, social networking and consumer generated media. No longer are your prospects and customers passive observers of information which you have placed on your website. They are now your advocates and copywriters, your marketers and your mastermind groups.


However, along with this more viral form of communication comes the death of the foundation of traditional marketing. In this world, you no longer have full control over either your message or your reputation. All you can do is put it out there. The rest is up to those people watching you. It can be pretty scary knowing how uncontrollable this can all be, which is where ORM and SMM comes in.

ORM is the process of managing what people are saying about you or your brand on the internet. This doesn’t mean you are deleting bad comments and only keeping the good. The internet by its very nature doesn’t allow this. What it means is you are putting the right messages out there, through excellent business practice, good, targeted social media marketing, and continuous delivery of value both online and off. And then you are continuously watching what is happening to that message.

SMM is the new generation of online marketing. It goes far beyond SEO or Pay Per Click Advertising and allows you to establish yourself as an expert in the most targeted and relevant places on the internet. It allows you to continue the dialogue with your prospects and customers. And it places you in a position to encourage more and more people to visit your website, try out your services and buy your products.

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Pitong buwang walang fieldwork

HINDI ko na ito kaya.

Hindi ko na kayang manatiling nakaupo sa work station ko walong oras o higit pa araw-araw. Mahigit pitong buwan ko na rin itong ginagawa mula nang mapagpasyahan kong manatili panandalian dito sa Maynila, na ang unang layon lamang ay makagawa ng mga bagong bagay - malayo sa maingay na mundo ng peryodiko at buhay manunulat sa Palawan.

Malawak nga ang Maynila ngunit mas maliit naman ang mundong pisikal na aking ginagalawan. Sa bahay at opisina lamang umiikot ang aking mundo. Hindi tulad noong mga nakalipas na taon na kung saan saang lugar ako napupunta upang pagbigyan ang tawag ng propesyon. Dito, tanging kompyuter lamang ang pisikal na tipanan ng mga mahal sa buhay, kaibigan at bagong kakilala. Mabuti na lamang at may Facebook, My Space at Twitter, ilan sa mga birtuwal na daigdig na ginagalawan ko.

Minsan ay nasasagi sa isip ko ang mga panahong halos balanse pa ang gawain ng utak at katawan.

Nananabik akong muli itong maranasan, pananabik na tumitindi sa tuwing ako ay yuyuko at makikita ang tila hindi na mapigilang pag-umbok ng tiyan. Pananabik na lalong pinatitindi ng takot na tuluyan akong maging pisikal na imahe ng burgis na paksa sa ilang aralin namin noong kolehiyo. Halos kaparehong burgis, mga burgis sa lipunan na kalimitan ring paksa ng aming mga inilalathala sa peryodiko.

Hindi nalalayo ang mundo ng sektor ng paggawa sa iba pang sektor ng komunidad, urban man o rural, anumang lahi sa mundo ang nagpapatakbo nito. Maging sa apat na sulok lamang nitong opisina, o ng bawat opisina sa kabuuan, ay maraming burgis na sumisibol. Isa lamang sa mga sintomas ng pamumuo ng sakit na pagkaburgis sa tao ay ang wala sa lugar ng paggamit ng kakarampot na kapangyarihang hawak.

Sila ang perpektong pagkakatawang tao ng lumang idiyomatiko patungkol sa langaw. Mga langaw na noong nakatuntong sa kalabaw, inakala nang mas malaki pa sila dito.

Mahirap malaman kung isa ka ng Burgis-in-the-making lalo na sa mga taong nabubulag ng kakarampot na salaping nakukuha tuwing payroll o sa bilang ng kokonting taong kabilang sa koponang pinangangasiwaan.

Nakakalungkot itong reyalidad sa mundong ating ginagalawan ngunit hindi naman malayo sa pagkamulat. Kailangan lamang marahil ng ilang minutong repleksyon sa kung ano nga ba ang katotohanan at kung ano nga ba ang salot na idinudulot ng maling paggamit ng isang kurot na kapangyarihang hawak.

Totoo. Hindi ko na kinakaya ang mga nakikita at kailanman siguro ay hindi ko kakayanin sa sarili ang manatili lamang na nakaupo sa harap ng kompyuter at tuluyang maging abala sa pangkaraniwang gawain. Katulad ng bawat isa, kailangan ko pa ring maglakbay at mabuhay ng normal sa mundong ginagalawan sa pamamagitan ng pagsasalita kung kailan nararapat at pagtayo sa mga tamang panuntunan ng mundo. Batid ko ang mga pagkukulang ngunit kailangang patuloy na umasa at kumilos para sa kahit na katiting man lang na pagbabago.

Ang tanging dalangin ko na lamang sa ngayon, ay magawa ito ng maayos at sa maayos na paraan.

CEB offers all-international seat sale for as low as P999

Am posting a Cebu Pacific press release here for those who are interested to avail of the promo.

For travel this November 15-January 31, 2010

Asia’s third-largest low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) gives Asian destinations a boost with an all-international seat sale from October 15-19, 2009, for travel from November 15, 2009-January 31, 2010.

For ‘Go Lite’ P999, passengers can book and buy flights from Clark to Bangkok, Singapore, Macau and Hong Kong, and from Manila to Kota Kinabalu and Taipei.

For ‘Go Lite’ P1499, passengers can book and buy flights from Manila to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh, Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai, as well as from Cebu to Hong Kong and Singapore.

For ‘Go Lite’ P2499, passengers can book and buy flights from Manila to Incheon and Jakarta, and from Cebu to Incheon and Pusan. Those with check-in luggage will just add P100 upon booking. Osaka seats are also available for the ‘Go’ fare of P2599.

“We also have an ongoing promotion for 30 kilos free baggage allowance (FBA) for international flights out of Clark. Through these flights and promos, we hope to stimulate air travel to the Philippines and to key Asian cities,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

The Clark FBA promo is for Clark-Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore and Macau flights for travel from October 15 to December 31, 2009 only.

“CEB is also offering an P888 seat sale to all Visayas destinations from Manila, as well as for its Cebu-Clark service. We hope our passengers can take advantage of CEB’s trademark low fares in their travels,” Iyog added.

Passengers can book and buy flights online at www.cebupacificair.com or through the reservation hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888. Those without credit cards can also book online and pay through CEB partner banks and payment centers. (Press Release).

Blogging – a new way to increase university admissions - The INQUISITR

The story below is currently happening in the United States. How I wish Filipino student-bloggers could have the same effect in the universities here in the Philippines, especially during these times of rapid video and photo sharing thru Facebook and Friendster, not to mention the power of the ever famous micro-blogging Twitter.


WHILE THE tech blogosphere likes to think of itself as the center of the blogging world it is really just another player in the much larger world of blogs. As a way to share information and encourage people to become involved there really isn’t much at this point that can surpass what blogs can bring to the table.

Involvement is a key part of what makes blogs ideal for letting people know what is going on and this is something that colleges and universities are beginning to understand. Dozens of colleges like Amherst, Bates, Carlton, Colby, Vassar, Wellesley, Yale, and M.I.T. are embracing student blogs to the point that many of them are prominently displayed on the college, or university’s main page.

Of them all the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been a real front-runner where the blogs are posted predominately on the admissions homepage, as well as including hundreds of responses from prospective applicants – with no editing.

Not all colleges are willing to go to the extent that MIT has as they are still weight the benefits against any possible downsides. A lot of them are taking it slowly with plans to add student bloggers to pass along what student life is like on the campus. READ MORE...