Pray for Mindanao

We've all heard of the tropical storm that hit CDO and Iligan yesterday. Families living near the riverbanks were misplaced from their homes due to this calamity and some people died from this calamity. People even labeled this calamity (Tropical Storm Sendong) as Mindanao's Typhoon Ondoy. 

Cagayan de Oro is like my second home, even though I didn't study or live there but I used to visit that place as a child and I have relatives living there. When I heard the news about this typhoon (which also hit my hometown, although it was only Signal #1) and found out that CDO was greatly affected by this typhoon, I was shocked because it would be impossible for CDO to be hit by a typhoon that strong. That was the first typhoon in the history of Cagayan de Oro and even Mindanao that came out to be as strong as Typhoon Ondoy or something. Mindanao is rarely visited by typhoons. 

My heart goes out for the people in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan as well as other places that were greatly affected by this typhoon. May God keep them safe from any more harm. Condolences to the families of the people who died from Typhoon Sendong and may the souls of the people who died from this calamity rest in peace. 

Let us Pray for those who were affected by this calamity.

My reaction to the badmouthing of Miss Earth USA to the Philippines

I have just heard of this on the news a while ago that Miss Earth USA, Nicole Kelley just badmouthed the Philippines specifically about our local shows where Filipino is frequently used as it's first language. Miss Earth USA also made an apology via Youtube stating that her Facebook account was hacked thus this was the reason why her account contained a racist wall post but for some reason, I still doubt it. 

Here's a screenshot of her alleged badmouthing on Facebook:

(click to enlarge)

For my reaction: First of all, to Miss Earth USA, if you really posted the racist remark yourself on Facebook and you just used your account being hacked as an excuse, badmouthing any country including your own makes you a disgrace of your country. What if you were in our place Miss Earth USA? You would probably react and defend your country as well so you better forget about complaining or stop complaining if you already did if you already found out about this. Second, just because you represent Miss Earth in your country doesn't mean you are above the law. Racism is a punishable crime. Third, in a country, it's local TV shows are usually broadcasted using the certain country's national language. Here in the Philippines, our local TV shows are usually broadcasted in Filipino which is our national language. You better deal with the fact that we use our national language in broadcasting our local TV shows. Not everything in this world revolves around you. 

Before I end this post, to Miss Earth USA, you are to face two things: we can either forgive you or give you the persona non grata treatment and if your account on Facebook really got hacked, I advice you to send your explanation video to media outlets and maybe people will be able to forgive you with less doubts. 

To the hacker of her account: you are still to the face two things I previously mentioned but if her account really got hacked by you, whoever you are, expect your conscience to bother you and get ready to face the music!

Britney Spears - Love 2 Love U [LEAKED SONG]

Britney Spears' Love 2 Love U, one of her unreleased songs has been leaked and it's not just a snippet, but the whole song. The song samples Madonna's La Isla Bonita and while some might accuse Britney of plagiarism on this track but the truth is, Britney is just sampling La Isla Bonita just like Beyonce sampled Pon de Floor on Run The World (Girls), will.i.am and Nicki Minaj sampled Video Killed the Radio star on Check It Out and the sampling of Lambada in Jennifer Lopez's On The Floor. This is an entirely different story from those plagiarism claims against Lady Gaga when Born This Way was released because it sounded like Express Yourself which is still a Madonna song. It's also coincidental that Love 2 Love You was leaked on her birthday (if based on the GMT +8 timezone which is the timezone of the Philippines)/before her Birthday. (if based on the timezones used in the USA and nearby places) For me, the song is definitely awesome and it sounds like Britney from the Britney/In The Zone era. I wonder why this wasn't released on Brit in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2. Anyway, here's the song. Enjoy!

Justin Bieber & Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You [VIDEO PREMIERE]

The video for Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey's duet, All I Want For Christmas Is You is now out! See it for yourself:

First of all, congratulations to Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey and everyone behind this video. This was a truly spectacular video. I don't get why people make a big fuss about this, must be a bunch of ridiculous people who got lost on Youtube. Anyway, sure Mariah Carey wore a barely-there outfit but if you see the original video for All I Want For Christmas is you, she also wears an outfit similar to what she wore in this video only that her outfit from the original video is a bit more decent. I mean both dresses (from the original and the 2011 versions of the video) are short and yet you give a fuss about it. In fact, this video isn't even raunchy so why make a malice about it? Sure there is product placement but come on? The videos for Telephone and Hold It Against Me also had those yet those videos turned out to be awesome and beyond our expectations. I mean this video isn't meant to be some raunchy music video even though Mariah Carey does a bit of flirty moves in this video but still, this video isn't meant to be raunchy and so is the song. Again, stop being perverted and malicious minded. If you can't appreciate this video and the hard work that was put into it, you might as well stay away from it if you don't want a fight to be started.

Rating for this video: 9.5 out of 10 stars. This video is fantastic!

My Reaction to CGMA's TRO Issue

We all know about the issue regarding CGMA and the TRO that was issued to her. We all know that the Supreme Court and the Government had conflicts because of this issue and recently, CGMA was placed under Hospital Arrest. What you are about to read is my reaction to this issue.

First of all, CGMA has a condition and this is not just your pangkaraniwang condition. I forgot what this condition was called but this is a condition which according to experts, needs surgery to be corrected. For me, since the government didn't sue CGMA right away and also since her TRO was issued before she was sued, she should have been allowed to travel instead. She might have done something wrong to our country but we shouldn't be too hard on her especially na may medical condition na siya that can only be cured by surgery at hindi lang basta basta na surgery. I mean she has the right to choose her doctors pa naman, eh. Can't they just let her have her surgery abroad and have people from the NBI or Interpol or something like that look after her while she's at it to make sure that she doesn't escape and then let her return to the country after the surgery or something. We all know that she made mistakes during her administration but that doesn't mean that we can just go out there and hurt her then leave her to suffer. Remember the punching incident in Davao, we all know that the Mayor of Davao punched him and that she also made the mistake of doing it but you know what, Mayor Duterte sent the Sheriff to the hospital to be treated after the incident even though she is aware that the Sheriff disobeyed her orders. Sure that was a small incident compared to CGMA's TRO issue but that also dosen't mean that we should just deprive CGMA of her rights to choose where to seek treatment. 

My final verdict: The government should allow her to seek medical treatment abroad but there should be people from the NBI or Interpol for example to look after her during the duration of her surgery to make sure that she does not attempt escaping from the hands of the government.

Happy 11/11/11!

Happy 11/11/11 to everyone!

What to remember about wishing:

1. Do not share your wish! Keep it to yourself. There are

 chances that it won't come true by that. :D

2. The most epic wish is on 11:11:11. But any second of

 11:11 would do.

3. BOTH MORNING AND EVENING, so if you miss the

 morning, you could always wish at night. :)

The POINT OF TRAVELING--an ode to a lot less than nothing that is Jasmine Vestil|My take on this issue

The POINT OF TRAVELING--an ode to a lot less than nothing that is Jasmine Vestil

by Jessica Ann Mancao Magno on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 3:48am

Source: https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/notes/jessica-ann-mancao-magno/the-point-of-traveling-an-ode-to-a-lot-less-than-nothing-that-is-jasmine-vestil/10150426703925932

I have seen her posts at 3 this morning, and I can be very blunt in saying she has a right to be that way. So let me issue her and everyone a dignified response by a bred Butuanon as I was born in Cebu. the point of traveling is to explore what is out of your comfort zone. If you plan on insulting a place that is not as perfect as the gilded surroundings as to which you were blessedly placed, then by all means buy a golden box with all the money that you have and stay there. The point of travel is to experience what you do not everyday. Why pack your bags and depart from your city only to expect the same kind of aura and experience as your destination? You live in an urbanized metropolitan city, do you not? then why travel 5-6 hours and expect the same kind of parties and booming infrastructure? Not that I condone what you said about MY city, but seriously you wasted everyone's good vibes today because of the blasphemy you put on your wall, and for what? So you can be CYBER BULLIED into oblivion?  If attention is what you wanted from people you were trying to warn about how much our city sucks, then by all means write all your friends a LETTER and keep EVERYONE ELSE out of the LOOP. No one wants to see their CITY being trashed in public. If you are not as patriotic about your city as we are about ours, then let me issue you my 5 cents. Don't insult our apparently partyless, cheap, old, useless city just because you live in a city that was BOMBED more than once, have a really boring silent NEW YEARS and the best fruit you can offer smells as much as the insults you issued on your Facebook page about a CITY you visited for only 48 hours. Do not blame us for your SHORT ATTENTION SPAN. We are not a City of clowns. We're a CITY that do not take shit sitting down. Need I remind you that the CITY as to which you bludgeoned was issued that state by people who I am very sure spent more than 48 hours there. And how praytell do you define a city? By the number of Goldilocks and party places? The point of travel is to veer away from what you HAVE on an everyday basis. If it was a waste of your time. DO NOT BLAME US FOR YOUR FOILED EXPECTATION. If you LOOK on to your CITY as a lot better than ours, then why the heck did you even visit a place which CLEARLY you did not PLAN about in the first place? The point of travel is to go from point A to point B and learn about it. You're boredom is not the fault of a City that cannot talk you out of your own preference. If cities could talk, then my dear you will literally be swallowed whole by the mere land you now tread. And need I also remind you that you do not deserve an 8600, you do not deserve the violent reactions by peaceful people that go about their lives living and loving a city they've known all their lives.  The point of travel is to enjoy what you can despite all the obstacles, nothing untoward happened to you right? would it have been understandable to call our city names because you were stabbed or robbed? Then do us all a favor and post that instead. Warn people about how cities should be insulted. Seeing that you are very wordy and adamant about it. ARE YOU THAT WORLDLY and OUTGOING that it is a merit for you to call a city useless just because we only have one mall and it is outdated? Shall I now be morally obliged to pity such a urbancity-centric person like you? You are a lot less than nothing to me Jasmine Vestil but your opinion struck a cord even to me who haven't been home in a while. I do not appreciate you calling our ladies cheap and our food bland as I am sure as hell you weren't invited to any of our homes for even something as small as a light snack that consisted of Margie's Chocolate cake, or the local Palagsing.  And seeing that you have dissuaded your friends from visiting Butuan, then I should offer you my sincerest thanks, for we do not need bad vibes coming from hapless tourists coming into our boundaries, were far to busy being happy and frankly we do not need you. I love Butuan. I do not expect you to, but please. RESPECT IT BY NEVER COMING BACK.  Thanks and Have a great life after being cyber bullied today.

I know, this was like last week and I've heard of this issue too, in fact, I reacted to it on Facebook. Jessica Ann (the writer of the article above) has a point, if Jasmine Vestil isn't interested with Butuan, she can always get her ass out of here. Butuan City is my hometown, by the way and even though It's laidback here in the sense na walang mga flyovers at maraming malls dito. In fact, hindi rin marami ang mga bar namin dito. We dont even have Starbucks or Missy Bon Bon here, but still, I love my hometown. Sure na hindi kami ganon ka-progressive as you expected but you know what, mabait ang mga tao dito Ms. Vestil. If you ask us why we treated you badly after you let go a bad remark towards our city, that is because that is our way of defending our city. How about nung nagbitaw ng mga bad remarks ang mga tao sa mayor n'yo diyan sa Davao after the punching incident, did you take it sitting down? I don't think so. It's just the same story here, people throwing insults towards our city and us defending our city from whoever tries to destroy it.

By the way Ms. Vestil, calling the ladies here in Butuan cheap makes you look insecure which you already are and our food ain't bland. Take Margie's Kitchen for example, a homegrown cake shop here in Butuan is not just popular among the locals but also to the tourists dropping by Butuan and this restaurant also has a Davao City branch, ask anyone you know who have eaten there and pretty much, they'll tell you the food there tastes good because if it didn't, then the Davao branch of Margie's Kitchen could have closed a long time ago. Isa pa, perhaps you haven't tasted our local palagsing which is raved by not just the locals but the tourists as well. In fact, we have our own version of Lechon which is called Lechon Butuan and even though it's underrated, people actually like to eat it, just as they like to eat Lechon Cebu. Lastly, you can't stop us from reaching the top. Instead of trying to downgrade us with your insults, you just made us better people. Nice try, but you can't destroy the name of our city. Sorry, but that's the truth.

And before I end this message, I would like to dedicate this song to you:

And to my readers, pasensya na lang sa post ko, that's just what people get for trying to destroy someone else's lawn. 

My Nostalgia Playlist [UPDATE 1]

Here's my Nostalgia Playlist. Both Videos & Music from the Late 90s are on the list. Music/Videos which are already crossed out from the list means I already have them. (either it's soft copy or hard copy) 

Music:

Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love SOFT COPY

Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule - I'm Real  SOFT COPY

Jennifer Lopez - On the 6 (Album)

Jennifer Lopez - Let's Get Loud

Destiny's Child - Say My Name SOFT COPY

Videos:

Jennifer Lopez - The Reel Me (DVD+CD)

Not much on my Nostalgia Playlist but there will be probably more Music and Videos by the next update. I also considered using our Portable DVD player to play these stuff during our travels, that is, if I can still find it.

My Nostalgia Memories of CDO

So I'm going to blog today about my childhood memories in Cagayan de Oro and no, I did not live or go to school there during my childhood or even now. You see, my family used to go there when I was 4 or 5 to visit my relatives who used to live there before. Here are my most memorable nostalgia memories in Cagayan de Oro. Not in particular order though.

1. Lemon Tree Cafe (now Pyramid KTV Bar)

Childhood Memory: I still remembered eating here once with my relatives and there was this wishing well and my parents told us to make our wishes and while we were at it, one of my cousins saw some dude who probably works for the restaurant taking the money out from the well. It was probably almost closing time when we saw that happen.

2. Bump Cars in Limketkai Mall

Childhood Memory: I still remember seeing this part of Limketkai Mall back when I was 4 or 5 years old and I still remember asking my parents to let me ride those bump cars and they didn't allow me perhaps because they were concerned for my safety. I never got to ride those actually and I still remembered looking for this part of the mall when I was about 9 or 10 years old and at that time, the mall has already undergone remodeling and a lot has changed and the Bump Cars were no longer there, it was already replaced with an exhibition area.

3. Roller Skating Rink at Limketkai Mall

Childhood Memory: I still remember going there, well actually, I was just a spectator because at that time, I still didn't know how to rollerskate. When the mall got remodeled, this section of the mall got removed too and it was converted into a parking area, I think.

4. McDonalds Limketkai Branch (1st McDonalds in Cagayan de Oro)

Childhood Memory: We used to eat here everytime we go to CDO to visit our relatives and until now, we still eat here whenever we get the chance. Perhaps one of the only nostalgia structures in the Limketkai area that remained unchanged. 

5. Ostriches in the Limketkai Complex

I don't have pictures of this but I still have memories of  watching the Ostriches in the Limketkai Complex back in my childhood though ever since Limketkai underwent their remodeling, the Ostriches have been moved to the Limketkai family's farm which is also in Cagayan de Oro. I don't know what at present is the area at Limketkai Complex where the Ostriches used to be is.

Day 5: I fear…

Another beautiful day and another entry for my 40-Day Challenge. I'm on the 5th day already.


Day 5: I fear...
I fear walking around the house alone during a brown out. Seriously, it gives me the creeps, I mean what if something scary happens? When a brown out happens, I never stay alone in another room, I always go where the rest of the members of my family are staying while waiting for the lights to come back. 


So much for that, stay tuned for day 6 and beyond! :)

Day 4: I hate it when…

Welcome to the 4th post of my 40-Day Challenge. Click here if you missed the previous posts: http://futuremissawesomeness.blogspot.com/search/label/40-day%20challenge. 

Day 4: I hate it when...

I hate it when someone really pisses me off and when someone does that, I would really flip the bird on them the time I come across them. I also hate it when attention whores take the scene, as if the entire world would listen to them, NOT! Seriously, being an attention whore won't give you anything good, especially when it involves wrecking havoc and destroying the reputation of the people around you. IT DOESN'T WORK. 

So much for that, stay tuned for day 5 of the 40-Day challenge and more.

Day 3: I feel like…

Day 3: I feel like...
I feel like wanting to do this to the those who pissed me off today:

I'm so freakin' pissed today. My day's a bit stressful especially when some bitches pulled an attention whore moment that sounded worse than that Kardashian wedding. Yep, they were worse than the fact that the Kardashians were being attention whores. 

I won't be posting so much stuff in this post but instead, if you would like to read my rant to those bitches who pissed me off, (with a little message in it for all my readers) click here to read it: http://futuremissawesomeness.blogspot.com/2011/10/muchas-gracias-for-pissing-me-off.html

Day 2: Right now I want…

Right now, I want a Cafe Mocha from Missy Bon Bon


Yes, I'm craving for one right now. I'm craving for this:

I have tasted it before and yep, it was so freakin' yummy. Promise! The thing is, Missy Bon Bon is in Cagayan de Oro, I am in Butuan, CDO is 3 hours away. Like I only get to eat this like 4x in a year or something. I want MOOOAAAARRRR! 

Can't wait for my next trip to CDO.

There’s Always A Rainbow After a Storm

So my day has been going well except that I didn’t make it to the top 10 of the class but it’s still okay, at least most of my grades increased and I only had two line of 8s and these line of 8s were all above 85. Still the usual, went to tutorials after class. The only thing is…our car was about to leave and a classmate of mine also hitched but yeah, our car went bonkers, it won’t start and I was like f**k! and so my classmate had to commute instead but I have no problem with that, the only thing I was concerned about at that time was that we might end up going home late because of it though again, it was not a super big deal but still, I was concerned. So for like 10 minutes, we were stuck there trying to figure out on how we’re supposed to start the car or something and we finally resorted to pushing the car to the concrete part of the road and 3 people who were with us and one guy who volunteered to help decided to push the car but it didn’t move that much so they had to ask help from a bunch of 3rd year students who were also waiting to be fetched and guess what…that cute guy was one of them and yeah, he and his companions helped push the car and when our car was already in the concrete part of the road, well, it didn’t start but luckily, one person who was with us had already called for help before our car got pushed to the concrete part of the road and help arrived around 5 minutes after and they decided to see what was wrong and yeah, it was something with the car batteries but good thing it was not some major problem and it only took them more or less 5 minutes to fix it and then we were able to start the car and of course, go home.

There’s this popular saying that goes: “There’s always a rainbow after the storm” and it’s pretty much true. Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation as Michael Jordan would say.

Anyways, so much for that, ‘till the next post.

-Therese

Operation Awesome Friend Request...Success!

Remember the awesome friend request thing I talked about in my previous posts, guess what, it's a success! Jennifer (not her real name) just accepted me as a friend! She's one of the most awesome people in town, BTW. Since her first account was already full, I decided to add her through her second account and that's right! She accepted my friend request! Though I haven't met her in real life, (but I did meet a relative of hers briefly) I bet she's really a nice person. Another relative of hers is also a schoolmate of mine and well, he's a nice dude too, but I don't have a crush on him, though.

In fact, she kinda inspired me to join the local beauty pageant in our place by the time I turn 17 since the pageant happens every May and my birthday is on June so I can't join the pageant by the time i turn 16 since you're supposed to be 16 on the day of the pageant or something and I won't be turning another year old young until June and the age limit is from 16-25 so I might as well join the pageant after graduating from Pre-med or something.

So much about that, I still have to change this blog's theme again, maybe and then go to bed.

Britney Spears - Criminal (Music Video)

The music video for Criminal is already out! I have been waiting for this for a long time and I better start voting for this on MYX. To vote, text MYX(space)REQUEST(space)CRIMINAL & send to 2366. Here's the video and Enjoy!

Day One: I love…

Here's my first post on The 40-Day Challenge series. I'm gonna talk about what I love right now. Here it goes:

I Love Music. <3

I am a music lover, if you're lucky, you might see me rocking to Britney or TaySwift. I also play the piano by ear, but not all songs, really. I mainly use my phone for listening to music other than using it for communication purposes. Everyone's a music lover in their own way, whether it's loving Bieber's swag-filled songs or loving Mariah Carey's powerhouse vocals, either way, everyone's a music lover in their own right. I listen to music when I study, it makes me concentrate more for some reason. Even though some people call it a distraction while studying but for me and some other people who are in the same side of the coin, well, music is not really a distraction but more like an inspiration.

Day #1 complete! 39 more topics to talk about. Stay tuned!

The 40-day Challenge

So I found this on a classmate's blog and I was interested with it so I decided to give it a try. It goes like this:

There are forty unfinished sentences that we would have to finish and would somehow turn out as a topic for a post. These forty soon-to-be topics are supposed to be posted one topic for one day. So, you do the Math. Forty unfinished sentences equals forty topics equals forty days. We’re supposed to finish all of these to finish the challenge. I’ve decided I would start this tomorrow since I already have two posts and I limit my posts only till two per day, so as not to be too much. What I’m doing now is just introducing you to the challenge. I hope you, my readers, would somehow try doing this challenge too. I have a feeling this would be a fun challenge and I hope you stay with me till the end.

Anyways, now for the questions.

These are the total forty unfinished sentences I would have to finish by myself and somehow give OPLAs (one-page-long answers) to. If you want to take this challenge, please inform me so that I could somehow check out yours just as you’re checking mine out.

Alright! Enough babbling. Here they are:

1. I love…
2. Right now I want…
3. I feel like…
4. I hate it when…
5. I fear…
6. I’m lonely without…
7. I need…
8. Today I…
9. Tomorrow I’m…
10. I just…
11. I want to meet…
12. I’m hungry for…
13. I love it when…
14. I’m afraid of…
15. I’m listening to…
16. I’m wearing…
17. I wish I was in…
18. I’m craving…
19. I want to get…
20. I can…
21. I can’t…
22. I have…
23. I haven’t…
24. I’m nervous to…
25. My Mom thinks I’m…
26. My Dad thinks I’m…
28. I’m happy when…
29. I’m sad when…
30. I like eating…
31. I hate eating…
32. I love watching…
33. I love listening to…
34. I like playing…
35. I hate waking up to…
36. I can see…
37. I’m glad that…
38. I’m disappointed that…
39. I look like…
40. I wish I looked like…

Blog Promotions (10/17/2011)

I’ve been a bit busy lately but not really that busy perhaps, to promote these blogs. Here they are:

http://thisismyblogdealwithit.wordpress.com

The blog itself is like some editorial out of a newspaper and my classmate and friend owns it. You’ll really enjoy looking back at her posts. Promise!

http://neilsteenagethoughts.wordpress.com

Another blog owned by a classmate and friend of mine, it’s also like some editorial out of the newspaper but it’s more of a journal-thingy, but still, the posts are interesting and not worth skipping.

http://trendsbyj.blogspot.com

A blog owned by a schoolmate of mine. A great blog for fashionistas out there. If you want to be updated with the latest trends, Trends By J is the right place for you!

Well, that’s all for now.

‘Till the next post

-Therese

So I fell in love with this song called Pangarap Lang Kita by Parokya Ni Edgar featuring Happee Sy. Well, first of all, I can relate to the song and everything, you see, my crush and I haven't noticed each other that much or did he ever know that I like him or did I ever know that he likes me. I'm not saying he's mine okay, what I mean is, wouldn't it be nicer if your crush noticed you and of course, that's something normal for people who have crushes or are in love. For now, pangarap ko lang siya, for now, we'll just see each other in my dreams or something. BTW, here's the song:

Till the next post

-Therese

The Awesome Friend Request Happens Today

Remember that thing I mentioned in my previous post, about sending a friend request to an awesome person on Facebook, well…It’s gonna happen today, after classes & tutorials actually. I’m so freakin’ excited. Other than that, my relatives from Batangas are coming over tomorrow, this is only their second time going to our place, I just hope they don’t judge it as boring.

Right now, I’m in my classroom, finishing off this post before going home to eat lunch.

2 more days ‘till the President comes to our school. Gotta be ready!

‘Till the next post

-Therese

I <3 You Tomorrow & Other Updates

Tomorrow’s Friday & I’m excited. Well, first ‘coz it’s the last day of school before the weekends come and of course because I’m going to add someone awesome on FB bukas. I hope she accepts my friend request.

Guess what! President Noynoy Aquino is coming to town this Monday and he’s dropping by our school, I have to freakin’ bring my camera and get a photo-op. Im soooo freakin’ excited!!!

Update #3. Blind item na ito.

There’s this bitch in school who picked up a fight with my classmate, from how the situation looks like, either she’s insecure with my classmate’s looks or she’s a plain oral defamer. If I had the chance to speak to that bitch face to face, I might embarrass her or something or if I got enough swag, I might punch her ala Sara Duterte. Who is she to defame someone who didn’t even pick a fight with her to start with. May nagtanong ba sa kanya?

I also heard that she’s a hypocrite and she also got a trip to the prinicpal’s office which was the result of her hypocrisy. Too bad for her.

So much for that, I still have to do some homework and of course, get that well-deserved beauty rest.

‘Till the next post

-Therese

Walang Pasok. Yeaaahhh!

As usual, I woke up early, went to school and waited for classes to start, it was, of course like any other school day until one of my classmates (or schoolmates, I think) announced that classes have been suspended, I was like, shouldn’t they have suspended it yesterday, I mean Signal #1 kami kahapon and the skies were dark and heavy rains were taking place, in fact, it was so freakin’ cold and windy that you really have to wear a jacket. Eh ngayon, the skies are still kinda gray ngunit the sun has shined and it’s not that windy compared to yesterday and it isn’t even raining though a news report said that the storm signal which was Signal #1 kahapon would be raised to Signal #2 at 10 A.M., perhaps that was why our classes were suspended. To tell you, I had to wake up so freakin’ early just to go to school only to find out that they just suspended classes, they should have made the announcement yesterday in the evening instead if the the typhoon would really end up having signal #2 in our area. But still, I view suspension of classes in a positive way. (at least I get to do what I want for a little while)

‘Till the next post

-Therese

Where should the Femme Fatale Tour Concert be held in the Philippines?

We all know that the only Asian stop of the Femme Fatale tour (as of now) is in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia. While waiting for Team Britney to make an announcement whether Philippines will also deserve a place in the tour dates, I cooked up a poll about which place in the Philippines should the Femme Fatale Tour Concert be held in. To vote, just click this link: https://sites.google.com/site/charmenchantix3/polls/where-should-the-femme-fatale-tour-concert-be-held-in-the-philippines

'Till The Next Post

-Therese

New Background & Updates.

If you guys have noticed, I've changed my background again. This time, it's Bloom from Winx Club in her Enchantix form. You see, I'm a fan of Winx Club since Grade School. It's one of the best TV shows I've seen so far and being somewhat a PotterHead, I can also relate with Winx Club since both kinda have the same storylines. 

In fact, I am still watching Winx Club 2: Magical Adventure and I'm going to upload a half-baked version of the opening scene. (you know half-baked, where Scarface quitted his job, yeah, that's what I mean)

'Till the next post

-Therese

Steve Jobs Passed Away...:(

Yes, Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, he passed away last October 5, 2011. The last time I heard him on the news was on the unveiling event for the iPhone 4GS and that was the first unveiling event where he wasn't present after he stepped down as CEO of Apple. My heart goes out for his family and the people who were there for him throughout his life. He was one of the most influential people out there, he was one of the reasons why our world is continuously progressing up to this day. He was the man behind the iPod that i listened to when I was graduating from grade school, mom's iPhone that I played with whenever I was bored and it was 

the only fun thing I could reach to, our iPad that gave me the fun moments from having Tap Tap Revenge duels with my classmates to playing Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja at home when I was not using the computer and having my free time at the same time. He's also the man who was given the chance by his biological parents to live despite of the fact that his biological parents were perhaps, too young to raise him or didn't have enough money to provide his needs at that time he was born. He truly had a life worth living. He will always be remembered.

Basketball Ring (from below)

"Basketball Ring (from below)"

This was a random photo I took weeks ago using a DSLR. (Nikon D90) This photo reminds me of a lot of things, especially that cute guy I mentioned in my previous posts. You see, he plays basketball and he's also the one who encouraged me to join next year's intramurals. I'm not really that athletic, BTW.

Hottest Reads: Umbert the Unborn

Before I start off with this post, I would like to introduce a new segment to my blog which is Hottest Reads. This segment focuses on reviewing print publications, particularly books and comics. To start off, I would like to introduce this cute but educational comic called Umbert the Unborn. 

The comic's basically about an Unborn baby named Umbert, gender is unknown though but for me, I have a good feeling that Umbert is a male baby. Aside from Umbert, there are also other characters in this comic strip, click here to see the characters: http://www.umberttheunborn.com/wombsite1_006.htm. Umbert the Unborn has a very awesome storyline, a balance between current issues and comedy. This comic certainly gives you more reasons to love life. 

Here are sample comic strips for your viewing pleasure: http://www.umberttheunborn.com/umbsamps.pdf

Like Umbert the Unborn on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Umbert-the-Unborn/64929798236

Check out the Umbert the Unborn Cartoon of the Week blog: http://www.umberttheunborn.blogspot.com/

Visit Umbert the Unborn's official website: http://www.umberttheunborn.com

'Till the next post

-Therse

99 messages and counting. :)

So I'm going to talk about that dude again from a previous post. So we had another chat again last night and I counted the number of messages that we have exchanged with each other and it was exactly 99. I knew a few things about him though and reading through the messages, I knew he was a nice guy. (though we rarely spoke in real life for some reason)

So much for that, here's Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris with We Found Love:

'Till the next post!

-Therese

This law should NEVER, EVER be passed.

Lawmaker Winston Castelo’s proposed “Anti-Planking Act of 2011” was met with derision on the Internet. I loved it—it was the funniest thing I had heard that day.The ridiculous proposal specifically refers to students and prescribes a “universal code of student conduct whereby planking by a student or a group of students during street rallies or similar protest actions as a form of redress of grievance be strictly prohibited,” with appropriate sanctions to be imposed for violations.From the proposed law, as posted on Rep. Castelo’s Web site:“Sec. 3. Under this Act, planking is when a student or group of students lies face down in unusual locations especially in streets or other public places, keeping the hands along the body and the feet outstretched and especially where such act is meant as a form of redress of grievance against government.Sec. 4. Every bonafide student from any school, college or university shall conduct himself with high degree of discipline and propriety.Sec. 5. The Department of Education in the case of elementary and high school students and the Commission on Higher Education in the case of college students shall draft a universal Code of Student Conduct to carry out the provisions of this Act.Further, DepEd and CHED, respectively shall issue appropriate rules and regulations to effectively carry out intent and purpose of this Act.”What’s wrong with this Act, apart from the fact that it’s shallow and senseless to begin with?It is specifically addressed to students. Therefore, if a non-student planks right beside a student during a rally, only the student would be charged. (Is that fair? Whether or not it’s a student who planks, the streets or “unusual location” would still be obstructed!)Section 3 defines planking as lying “face down” while “keeping the hands along the body and the feet outstretched”. Therefore, if students lie face up or sideways, and/or extend their arms and draw up their feet, they do not violate the Act. (That’s a loophole big enough to drive a tank through.)If students were to be specifically prohibited against planking during rallies, this means they can do “owling” (in which a person squats like an owl in unusual places) or “teapotting” (bending the arms into the “I’m a Little Teapot” nursery song shape) instead—both fads rose after planking went globally viral. Or they could perform “horsemanning” (a photography fad in the 1920s, named after the Headless Horseman in the Washington Irving story—it involves two people posing so as to “appear to be a single body with a detached head”).Section 4 is so vague it could mean anything; is that the way to write a good law?Castelo was also quoted by news media as saying, “…unbelieving bus drivers and law enforcement authorities might just ram through these warm and living bodies rolled out on highways.” (Because motorists and traffic cops are that stupid? “Unbelieving”, what does that even mean in this context? That statement certainly shows a high regard for the intellectual level of the ordinary Juan.)Why not create a law banning truly hazardous behavior during rallies? These could include the wearing of heavy costumes (they could cause the body to overheat and perspire profusely, leading to body odor), setting effigies and flags on fire (the students might burn themselves or other people and property), rushing the riot police unarmed (the police might retaliate— those water guns pack a hell of a punch), and clenching fists at rallies (because one could accidentally punch someone else in the face).While we’re at it, how about an “Anti-Flunking Law” (to motivate students to pass their courses)? An “Anti-Plunking Law” (to prevent people from dropping things heavily and abruptly)? An “Anti-Thunking Law” (prohibiting the creation of dull, hollow sounds)?Seriously, a law against planking? It’s a fad, something that is “generally considered a fleeting behavior” (Wiki). And like all fads, it’ll wear itself out sooner or later and people will go on to the next silly thing. Remember the siete haircut for girls? The bands Menudo or F4? Jejemon? You don’t? My point exactly. Looking back at these fads, we wonder what the all the fuss surrounding them was for.Instead of focusing on more urgent matters such as the reproductive health bill or the freedom of information bill, this lawmaker chooses to penalize a fad adopted as a peaceful form of protest.

From what twisted parallel dimension did this galactically stupid and time-and-effort wasting proposal emanate? As a lawyer told me some years ago after I had attended my first Congress hearing, “The Constitution does not set an IQ requirement for people running for public office.”

I found this funny, actually. What kind of congressman would do something like this? I don't even think people would plank in the middle of the street, who wants to end up being injured badly, anyway? Isa pa, it's just a fad, it will fade soon. Making a law to prevent this is just plain ridiculous. It's like taking candy away from a baby. I may not be a politician but I bet this law is to ridiculous to be passed. You don't have to study law or be a congressman to know that. You know what, this congressman should go and focus on laws like Freedom of Information Law or perhaps pass laws that would finally put an end to corruption. Comparing this to Mayor Sara Duterte's punching incident, (which some didn't like) I bet Mayor Duterte's punch makes more sense than this and I bet this congressman should be punched by her for making such ridiculous law but yeah, I'm just kidding with that but seriously, that punching incident made more sense. This is just plain nonsense and I bet even senators and other congressmen and even us would just laugh our asses off while reading a copy of this bill. My message to all the planking people out there, here's a little piece of advice, get out there and plank! Just don't harm yourself, if you think that the place you're planking in is too dangerous for your standards, then don't force yourself, if you have enough guts and you're sure you won't hurt yourself (and I hope you won't) then go for it. Most especially, try to avoid planking on busy streets, you don't want yourself to be run over, don't you? Let's be Responsible Plankers. May kasabihan nga "With freedom comes responsibility".

'Till the next post

-Therese

Congratulations to Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup!

Congratulations to Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup for making it to the top 5 and winning as 3rd runner up. Kahit hindi ka Miss Universe, for us, you have already achieved a lot and you are indeed, our Miss Universe! Here's what a few foreign celebrities say about Shamcey:

"I have reservations with the results. If the only basis is the Q and A portion, after having been trimmed down to 5, Ms. Philippines deserved to win. What made her different from the rest is that she had no seconds to rethink of her answer as she had no interpreter to break the ice. The rest had their interpreters and having breaks on seconds to think about their answers. Hands down, Ms. Philippines answered straight to the point." -Oprah Winfrey

I was really rooting for Shamcey of the Philippines... Oh well, dahhhlings, next year! - Mariah Carey (via Twitter)

Well for me, Shamcey would have been more deserving to win Miss Universe but hey, I am also proud of Miss Angola for being the 60th Miss Universe. Her answers were also good in the Q&A, you know. Like Shamcey, she made a point in what she said. The thing is, just because Shamcey didn't speak Filipino and have a translator during the Q&A portion doesn't mean na taksil siya sa ating bansa or something, she is simply adapting to global audience (what do you think of Miss Universe? A local contest?) and she was even brave enough to speak up for herself that she didn't need any assistance at all and isa pa, she is comfortable with speaking English, if ever she made a mistake, that was probably because of stage fright and mind you, the other people in the top 5 also had stage fright during the Q&A. Shamcey really showed it to the world that even under pressure, FIlipinos can still adapt to global audience. She was really confident when she faced the crowd and the judges. She really carried herself to the public well. 

Again, Congratulations, not just to Shamcey but to Miss Angola and the other candidates who made it to the Top 5!
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Quote for the day:

I will not change my religion to marry the one I love. Anyone who loves me should also love my God. :)

- Shamcey Supsup, Miss Philippines

That dude & University Days.

I might as well talk about my crush again and no, I'll not reveal his identity this time. So we finally had an actual chat via Facebook, can't tell what exactly we're talking about but it has nothing to do with romance, more of the how's school and the weather stuff. Second, University Days, it's confirmed, there's gonna be a zipline, this is so freakin' awesome. Can't wait to try the zipline and perhaps do another round of rock climbing. This time, I'm bringing a camera para naman I'll get pictures of myself on the zipline. (only when the folks there permit me to do so)

This has been one really busy day.

'Till the next post

-Therese

FMA Features: Jojie Alcantara's Sign Off! Collection

Today, I'm going to feature Jojie Alcantara's Sign Off! Collection. It's a collection of funny signs that she took pictures of during her trips. Here are my top 5 pictures from her collection which are not placed in any particular order:

I kinda remember seeing this during a trip to Manila Zoo last year

Paano kung singing cellphone? :))

Counted ba diyan ang request for pasa-load? :))

WTF?!? ROTFL

More of this can be found here: http://www.pbase.com/jojie_alcantara

In other news...

I'm going to add more content to my photography portfolio soon, kaso, busy pa ako this week, I might as well upload it by Saturday this week.