President Jimmy and First Lady Lillian Zerna

 Message

Lillian and I would like to thank the Editors and Staff of our Newsletter for this opportunity to greet all our fellow Tanjayanons wherever they may be.  We wish you and your friends and loved ones the best and abundant success in all your endeavors.  Likewise,  in behalf of the Officers of the Tanjay Association USA,   I would like to thank the members of this Association for their trust and their show of cooperation in all our undertakings.  It is therefore with great pride and confidence that I join the Editors and Staff when they coolly proclaim:  “Together we’re the best!”

HOW TO STAY YOUNG
(Special to Tanjayanons)

1.    Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and  height.  Let the doctor worry about
       them. That is why you pay him.
2.    Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches and pessimists pull you  down.
3.    Keep learning. Take a hobby. Learn to dance, or sing or play the piano.  Learn more about the
      computer,  crafts, gardening,   cooking, whatever.  Never let the brain idle.  "An idle mind is the devil's
      workshop." (And the devil's name is  Alzheimer's.)
4.  Enjoy the simple things: a stroll in the park, chatting with friends, listening to the  rain, a baby’s giggle.
5.  Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6.  The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us  our entire life, is
     ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7.  Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets,  keepsakes, music,  plants, hobbies, 
     whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8.  Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is  beyond what you can
     improve, get  help.
9.  Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to another city, to a foreign country,
     but NOT to where the guilt is.
10.Tell the people you love that you love them, at every  opportunity.    Do it while they’re still around.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: 
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

1.    Just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want her to,  doesn’t mean she does not love
       you with all that she has.
2.    The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside her knowing you can’t have her.
3.    Never frown even when you are sad because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.
4.    A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
5.    Do not cry because it is over, smile because it happened.
                                                                              Contributed by:

Evelyn Oracion-Ong, MD  
Ilaya, City of Tanjay