John 3:16

"For GOD so Love the World, that HE gave HIS only begotten SON, that whoever believes in HIM shall not perish, but have eternal Life." - John 3:16

Please do watch this film clip and hope you find the true meaning of the Good Friday.

Election Spending

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Election 2010 will be held on Monday May 10. This will be for general elections of Presidential, Legislative, and as well as for the Local Officials of our country,  the Philippines.  Also, this will be marked as the first automated election in our country's history.

A lot of candidates were already making political strategies by positioning themselves and be recognized by the voting public. As early as July of last year those who were planning to run were already buying and filling up TV air times and other media outlets. Spending billions of pesos for a position which has only a monthly salary of more or less 35,000.00 pesos.

This grandiose spending is so magnanimous which will only force an ordinary citizen to question the sincerity and integrity of such individual of wanting to serve the majority of the filipino people who are poor.

Why a presidential candidate have to spend billions of pesos if his purpose is to alleviate poverty? Could he not do it as a private citizen? As a congressman? As a Senator? Do they really need to become a President of this Country first, so that their supposed advocacy - which is to help the poor - must be realized?

If we are going to sum up all the spending of those candidates running for national office, it could already build hospitals or schools or even feed the hungry.  But of course, every Candidates prefer to spend their billions or millions for their own respective self-interests. While a lot of poor Filipinos who are sick and dying and who are hungry, could only watch with awe how those candidates could ever spend billions of pesos in a short period of time.

Forex trading, what the hype is all about

Forex trading is all about making big money. Some investors have found it quite easy to make a large amount of money as the forex market changes daily. Forex, is the foreign exchange market. Online and offline you will find references to the forex market as FX as well. Forex trading takes place through a broker or a financial institution often where you are able to purchase other types of stocks, bonds and investments.

When you are thinking about getting involved in the forex markets you should know you are sending money to be invested with other countries. This is done to prop up the investments of people involved in certain types of hedge funds, and in the markets overseas. The forex market could have your money invested in one market one day, and the next day your money is invested in another country. The daily changes are determined by your broker or financial institution. When reading your statements and learning more about your account, you will find that every type of currency has three letters that will represent that currency.

For example, the United States dollars is USD, the Japanese yen is JPY, and the British pound sterling will read as GBP. You will also find that for every transaction on your account listing you will see information that looks like this: JPYzzz/GBPzzz. This means that you took your Japanese yen money and invested it into something in the British pound market. You will find many transactions from one currency to another if you have money that is scattered through out the forex markets.

Forex markets trading by investment management firms are the companies you can trust with your money. You want to find a company that has been dealing with forex trading since the early seventies, and not someone just new on the block so you get the most for your hard earned money. It is important that you beware of companies that are popping up online, and often times from foreign countries that are stating they can get you involved in the forex markets and trading. Read the fine print, and know whom you are dealing with for the best possible protection.

If you are interested in trading on the forex market, you will find limits for investing are different from company to company. Often times you will learn that you need a minimum of $250 or $500 while other companies will need $1000 or $10,000. The company you are dealing with will set limits in how much you need to open an account with their company. The scams that are online will tell you, that you only need a $1 or $5 to open an account, but you need to learn more about that company and where they are doing business before investing any money, this is for your own protection while dealing in forex trading and markets online.