The World According to Ma Boyle

On the best thing she learned from her parents:

"(It would be) survival. Sometimes you have a bad day, but there's a good day coming too. You shouldn't delve on 'I should have done this or I should have done that.' You can't do that. You just have to look to the next day. If you didn't do a good job today then you should just do a better job tomorrow because yesterday is never going to come around again."

On her role in product development:

"I probably criticize more than I create. When people ask me what I do, I say, 'Well, I verbally abuse as many people as I can every day.' We pay people a lot of money to go out and come up with new ideas and know what's 'in.'"

On the outdoors:

"The outdoors is wonderful. You shouldn't stay indoors; it makes you a very boring person. The outdoors does you a lot of good. I'm 84 years old and I'm probably in better health than most people. I do water aerobics thrice a week and I try to stay active by chasing after my grandkids."

On raising her kids:

"When my kids were growing up, we didn't have any money. You learn to cook hamburger 10,000 different ways. You learn about leftovers. And I can open up a mean can of tuna."

On the youth:

"It takes young people to come up with innovative ideas. They say inventors are mostly 30 and under."

On growing her business as a woman in a male-dominated industry:

"As long as you have a big mouth... It's become more acceptable for women now but back then, it wasn't. I remember one time, a guy called up and said, 'I want to speak to the president of the company' and I said, 'Speaking.' And he said, 'But you're a woman.' So I just said, 'You know, when I got up this morning, I noticed that.' Women aren't supposed to know anything but then I tell people, 'Who raised you, your father or your mother?'

"I never thought that, just because you were a woman, you shouldn't be given a chance."

Taken from The Philippine Star

Another Honor for Paeng

By Joaquin M. Henson

Six-time world champion Paeng Nepomuceno continues to mercilessly assault the record books and at the age of 51, the Philippines' most decorated athlete remains an active competitor in the international bowling circuit.

Nepomuceno has been cited thrice by the Guinness Book of World Records with the latest recognition his collection of 118 bowling titles in a career that began when he was only 12.

Last September, the left-handed kegler garnered his 118th championship, topping Australia's most prestigious individual tournament -- the South Pacific Classic in Melbourne. He beat last year's World Tenpin Masters champion Jason Belmonte, 23, for the crown.

No other bowler in history has ever been honored for three world records. And what makes Nepomuceno's feat even more remarkable is his three records are intact, withstanding the test of time. That's a tribute to Nepomuceno's unparalleled brilliance.

It's no wonder there's a more-than-life-sized, seven-foot image of Nepomuceno greeting visitors at the entrance of the International Bowling Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. No one has come close to even duplicating Nepomuceno's achievements.

In the 288-page edition of the Guinness World Records 2008, Nepomuceno is mentioned under "Tenpin Bowling" in the "target sports" section on the chapter on sports.

Here's what it said:

"The tenpin-bowling World Cup (instituted in 1965) is contested annually by the national champions of the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ). The most wins of the tenpin-bowling World Cup is four by Paeng Nepomuceno (Philippines) in 1976, 1980, 1992 and 1996.

"Three bowlers share the record for most World Cup tenpin-bowling titles won by a woman, with two wins each. They are Jeanette Baker (Australia) in 1982 and 1983, Pauline Smith (UK) in 1981 and 1993 and Shannon Pluhowsky (USA) in 2002 and 2004."

No male or female champion has been able to bag titles in a period of time longer than Nepomuceno's 20-year stretch from his first crown in 1976 to his fourth in 1996. The woman with the longest wait of 12 years in between two championships was Smith.

Nepomuceno gained his first Guinness certificate for winning four World Cup titles in three different decades - the 70s, 80s and 90s. He's still hoping to reset the record to five crowns in a fourth decade.

The second Guinness recognition was for Nepomuceno being the youngest at 19 to win the World Cup in Tehran in 1976.

The third citation for most career championships was the icing on the cake.

"This is a great honor and I'd like to share it with all my countrymen," said Nepomuceno. "Whenever i compete, my countrymen always give me great inspiration to always do my best."

The latest Guinness certificate honoring Nepomuceno stated: "The record for the most tenpin-bowling titles in a career is 118 and was achieved by Paeng Nepomuceno (Philippines) on 18 September 2007."

Nepomuceno was congratulated by the Guinness World Records management team, headed by Marco Frigatti, and welcomed to the elite club of World Record Holders in an accompanying letter.

It was the second award received by Nepomuceno for winning the South Pacific Classic. Last January, President Arroyo conferred on Nepomuceno the Order of Lakandula with the Special Class of Champion for Life in recognition of his Melbourne victory.

The Guinness World Records management team should also consider citing Nepomuceno for other accomplishments such as being the only bowler to be given the International Olympic Committee President's Trophy - the highest award for sports - in 1999 despite bowling's absence in the Olympic calendar, the only man to be named by the World FIQ as the Bowling Athlete of the Millenium, the only athlete to be recognized by the Bowler's Journal International as the greatest international bowler of all-time in 2003 and the only bowler to win world titles in five continents - the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Nepomuceno, who was named as the greatest Filipino athlete of the century by Congress and the Senate, makes every Filipino proud. Soft-spoken and humble, he credits hard work, an uncompromising discipline, self-sacrifice, his father Angel's coaching, his mother Baby's guidance, his wife Pinky's support and his three children's inspiration (Rafael Jose, 22, Saira Margarita Paz, 18 and Isabel Angela, 12) as the factors that led to his success at the lanes.

Taken from The Philippine Star

FRIENDS FOR RICH OR FOR POOR

Friends are far more valuable than diamonds,
More precious than any in this world.
Like jewels, we try to keep them for greater value.
We try to tighten our friendship
Closer than ever.
To have you, my friend, is a treasure.
You serve as an inspiration to me.
Because I don't have any girlfriend to inspire me,
But I'm lucky I have a friend like you
To give me courage.
Sometimes we cannot avoid to be hurt
Because of jokes or of carelessness.
But that is a part of being together,
Just like husband and wife, trying to adjust to one another
So try to be closer and patch up your differences.

Let love binds our friendship,
Let the Lord of mercy bind us together
In happiness, in loneliness,
For rich or for poor.
I'm your friend, like jewels, you can pawn me
But be sure to get me back
Because I assure you, if you have a problem,
You can lean on me
After all, we're friends...what are friends for?

Jolex Bulatao, HS430

Taken from The Bosconian Forum

How to Get a Boss

If you don’t have a job, but would like one, here are some things you can do to prepare for the working world.

Make a list of your skills. These may be technical, like typing, being able to operate a cash register or 10-key machine. They may involve special knowledge you’ve gained through classes or other activities such as sewing, cooking, repairing things, running a slide projector or working in a photographic darkroom.

Whatever your skill, have your teacher, club adviser or school counselor write a letter of recommendation stating what your skills are, what type of machines you can operate and so on. Take copies of these letters with you to your interviews.

Narrow your search. Do you want a job only to make money or do you want to gain experience in a certain area? Do you want an outdoor or indoor job? What hours can you work?

Prepare yourself. Type up your resume and make sure you have appropriate clothes for the job interview. Take a deep breath and…

Start looking early. For a summer job start looking at least a month before school is out. Ask friends, relatives and teachers if they know of any job openings. Look through the want ads and watch bulletin boards. If you want to work at a specific place, go see them to find out if they’re hiring. Even if they’re not now, when a job does open up they may remember your making that extra effort.

Make a good impression. Be on time for your interview, don’t chew gum and try not to be too nervous. Let your energy and enthusiasm show! Don’t be afraid to admit you lack experience, but explain that you have the desire to learn.

Don’t give up. Keep trying. Check back with a few places to see if anything new has opened up. Stay positive and you’ll soon be cashing your first paycheck!

- By Kathy Johnson

Taken from Youth 90 magazine