Palawan Underground River for New World Seven Wonders of Nature from Puerto Princesa City

Palawan underground River/Cabayugan River located of northwest 81 kilometers from the City of Palawan[Puerto Princesa]. This is the most destination for the tourist in the Philippines which guided by some tour packages local or international travel agencies. A river known as the second largest underground river in the world.


The UNESCO classsified as World Heritage Site because of its limestone karst landscape found around the cave and surrounded by forest of the river and has a unique species for the flora and fauna. Underground River in Palawan was listed for the 8th international votes with 3rd most number for national votes. There are
400 nominees competing of Internet-based voting conducted by Swiss-based organization and there are 1 billion for Internet votes cast.


The Amazon rainforent, Puerto Princesa Underground River of Philippines, Halong Bay of Vietnam, Iguazu Falls of Argentina
were named among World's new seven wonders of nature, from organizers of global poll.


The final results will announced early 2012 according to swiss foundation.


From the 28 official candidates for the New 7 Wonders Of Nature.


1. Amazon Rainforest
2. Angel Falls – Venezuela
3. Bay of Fundy – Canada
4. Black Forest – Germany
5. Bu Tinah Shoals – United Arab Emirates

Near Death Experience (NDE)

What is NDE:

Definition: An expericence of being, or believing oneself to be clinically dead then returning to life.

There are some stories from people that have personal experiences for near death experience of almost dying or (NDE). In the earliest days the account recorded from Plato's The Republic(10.614-10.621). Base on the story Plato the great philosopher had describes a mythical soldier, telling of his near-death experience about an afterlife and reincarnation.

Many beleived that NDE as the bridge from present life, to other life after death and cannot be explained by physiologogical or psychological causes. There are some people experienced NDE and clinically no vital signs of life.

Trace Back the Origin of Halloween

Halloween Celebrated every night of October 31. It first began from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. 2,000 years ago celebrated the new year on November 1 such Ireland, United Kingdom and also part of the Northern France. A day considered as the end of the harvest and beginning of the dark, cold winter and associated the human death.


According to the Celts/Celtic belief the night before the new year, it was believed that all ghosts of the dead returned to earth to cause damaging crops. Druids built a sacred bonfires and people gathered burning crops, animals to sacrifice to Celtic Deities. Celts are wearing costumes of animal skin and heads. The purpose is to help for protection for the coming winter.


From eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated that November 1 as the date for honor all saints and martyrs, a holiday for all saints day, incorporated for Samhain Tradition. First an evening commonly known ALL Hallows Eve then later a Halloween.


Halloween evolved to the secular, community events trick-or-treating a tradition spreads to other countries.