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Filipino proverbs or Philippine proverbs [1] are traditional sayings or maxims used by Filipinos based on local culture, wisdom, and philosophies from Filipino life. The word proverb corresponds to the Tagalog words salawikain, [2] [3] kasabihan [2] (saying) and sawikain [3] (although the latter may also refer to mottos or idioms ), and to the ...
Sleep in space. An astronaut asleep in the microgravity of Earth orbit-continual free-fall around the Earth, inside the pressurized module Harmony node of the International Space Station in 2007. Sleeping in space is part of space medicine and mission planning, with impacts on the health, capabilities and morale of astronauts.
Utang na loob (Visayan: utang kabubut-un) is a Filipino cultural trait which, when translated literally, means "a debt of one's inner self ()." [1]Charles Kaut translated the term in 1961 as a "debt of gratitude," [2] [3] while Tomas Andres took his cue from Kaut when he translated it in 1994 as "reciprocity," [3] but Virgilio Enriquez suggests a more accurate translation in combining the ...
8. "The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for ...
“If you don’t know Rachael’s story, in 2008, she was locked in a room crying being involved in a male-dominated sport as the only woman, and it took great courage for her to continue on and ...
The effects of spaceflight on the human body are complex and largely harmful over both short and long term. [ 1] Significant adverse effects of long-term weightlessness include muscle atrophy and deterioration of the skeleton ( spaceflight osteopenia ). [ 2] Other significant effects include a slowing of cardiovascular system functions ...
Here are her tried-and-true tips after 25 years as a professional traveler: Avoid caffeine: Brown recommends turning down the in-flight coffee service so that the caffeine doesn't keep you up ...
According to the early Spanish missionaries, the Tagalog people believed in a creator-god named Bathala, [ 2] whom they referred to both as maylicha (creator; lit. "actor of creation") and maycapal (lord, or almighty; lit. "actor of power"). Loarca and Chirino reported that in some places, this creator god was called Molaiari (Malyari) or ...