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Anne Hathaway in Dark Knight Rises Gear

2011-08-05T09:44:00.000-07:00

Anne Hathaway is the Catwoman of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Most fans are looking forward to see how she will look like with the suit.

Wish granted as Warner Bros. officially release some of the photos of Anne Hathaway in their website. She looks awesome in this photo.

Dark Knight Rises will be release on July 2012.

U.S. Stocks Fall Badly

2011-08-05T03:32:00.000-07:00

Today U.S. Stocks fall very badly. I heard the news from my financial mentor through his bi-monthly update newsletter. For most people this is bad especially if you live in the US.

According to bloomberg.com, this is the worst slump since March 2009.

U.S. stocks plunged, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the biggest nine-day decline since the equity bull market began in March 2009, as concern the global economy is weakening intensified.

All 10 groups in the S&P 500 slumped at least 1.8 percent, led by losses in energy, raw-material and industrial shares. Chevron Corp. (CVX), Alcoa Inc. (AA) and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) dropped more than 4.7 percent as commodities slumped after Japan intervened in foreign-exchange markets to weaken its currency. Gap Inc. (GPS), the largest U.S. apparel chain, retreated 12 percent as July sales missed analysts’ estimates.

But this time I believe Asia will strive because these countries are known for resiliency. Rejoice everyone have a good weekend.

The Social Network - A story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook.

2010-09-21T02:03:00.000-07:00

500 million lives has been change because of "The Social Network Giant Facebook". This movie is all about how Mark Zuckerberg rise into fame.

According to IMDB.com:

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications. Written by Columbia Pictures

Casts:
Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg
Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin
Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker
Rooney Mara as Erica

Watch "The Social Network" Movie Trailer Here:

In theaters October 28 2010

Miss Universe 2010 Philippines Venus Raj Q&A - Video

2010-08-24T03:35:00.000-07:00

MISS MEXICO CROWNED as MISS UNIVERSE 2010

Miss Universe 2010 PHILIPINES VENUS RAJ 5TH PLACE

Question by Actor William Baldwin:

What is one big mistake that made in your life and what did you do to make it right?

Miss Universe 2010 Philippines Venus Raj Answer:

"In my 22 years of existence, I can say, there is nothing MAJOR MAJOR problems. I feel very confident with my family, with the love they're giving to me."

What do you think with her answer?

She should digg deeper in her past experience and came up with a good answer. Like when she was striped with her crown as Bb. Pilipinas Universe title. She play it safe.

Miss Venus Raj was the most favorite contestant to win the title but unfortunately she lost.

Pinoy are still proud of her because her accomplishments was big, landing in Top 5 with 80+ contestants. Wow!

Miss Universe 2010 Top 5 Scorecard:

Mexico 8.913
Jamaica 8.884
Australia 8.841
Ukraine 8.743
PHILIPPINES 8.714

That's very close.

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Watch Miss Universe 2010 - August 23, 2010 9:00Pm ET

2010-08-23T01:39:00.000-07:00

Watch Miss Universe 2010 Live on August 23, 2010 at 9:00PM ET. The 59th edition of the annual beauty pagent will be held at the Madalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Watch Miss Universe 2010 Live Streaming will be hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales.

Watch Miss Universe 2010 Ma Venus Raj of the Philippines preparation and interview:

Watch Miss Universe 2010 Contestants List here:

1. Angola – Jurema Ferraz
2. Albania – Anxhela Martini
3. Aruba – Priscilla Lee
4. Argentina – Yesica di Vincenzo
5. Australia – Jesinta Campbell
6. Bahamas – Braneka Bassett
7. Belgium – Cilou Annys
8. Bolivia – Claudia Arce
9. Botswana – Tirelo Ramasedi
10. Brazil – Débora Lyra
11. British Virgin Islands – Josefina Nuñez
12. Canada – Elena Semikina
13. China – Wen Tang
14. Colombia – Natalia Navarro
15. Costa Rica – Marva Wright
16. Croatia – Lana Obad
17. Curaçao – Safira de Wit
18. Cyprus – Demetra Olymbiou
19. Czech Republic – Jitka Válková
20. Denmark – Ena Sandra Causevic
21. Dominican Republic – Eva Arias
21. Ecuador – Lady Mina
22. Egypt – Donia Hamed
23. El Salvador – Sonia Cruz
24. Finland – Viivi Pumpanen
25. France – Malika Ménard
26. Georgia – Nanuka Gogichaishvili
27. Germany – Kristiana Rohder
28. Ghana – Awurama Simpson
29. Great Britain- Tara Hoyos-Martinez
30. Greece – Anna Prelevic
31. Guam – Vanessa Torres
32. Guatemala – Jessica Schell
33. Guyana – Tamika Henry
34. Haiti – Sarodj Bertin
35. Honduras – Kenia Martinez
36. Hungary – Tímea Babinyecz
37. Iceland – (Withdrawn)
38. India – Ushoshi Sengupta
39. Indonesia – Qory Sandioriva
40. Ireland – Rozanna Purcell
41. Israel – Bat-El Jobi
42. Italy – Jessica Cecchini
43. Jamaica – Yendi Phillips
44. Japan – Maiko Itai
45. Kazakhstan – Assel Kuchukova
46. Korea – Kim Joo-ri
47. Kosovo – Keshtjella Pepshi
48. Lebanon – Rahaf Abdallah
49. Malaysia – Nadine Thomas
50. Mauritius – Dalysha Doorga
51. Mexico – Jimena Navarrete
52. Netherlands – Desirée van den Berg
53. New Zealand – Ria van Dyke
54. Nicaragua – Scharllette Allen
55. Nigeria – Odalonu Ngozi
56. Norway – Melinda Elvenes
57. Panama – Anyoli Abrego
58. Paraguay – Johanna Benitez
59. Peru – Giuliana Zevallos
60. Philippines – Maria Venus Raj
61. Poland – Maria Nowakowska
62. Puerto Rico – Mariana Vicente
63. Romania – Oana Paveluc
64. Russia – Irina Antonenko
65. Serbia – Lidija Kocić
66. Slovak Republic – Anna Amenová
67. Singapore – Tania Lim
68. Slovenia – Marika Savšek
69. South Africa – Nicole Flint
70. Spain – Adriana Reverón
71. Sri Lanka – Ishanka Madurasinghe
72. Sweden – Michaela Savic
73. Switzerland – Linda Fäh
74. Tanzania – Hellen Dausen
75. Thailand – Fonthip Watcharatrakul
76. Trinidad & Tobago – La Toya Woods
77. Turkey – Serenay Sarıkaya
78. Ukraine – Anna Poslavskaya
79. Uruguay – Stephany Ortega
80. USA – Rima Fakih
81. US Virgin Islands – Janeisha John
82. Venezuela – Marelisa Gibsona
83. Zambia – Alice Musukwa

Watch Miss Universe 2010 Pageant and Coronation at O.nline TV.

Charice Rocks Grammy Block Party

2010-08-15T07:05:00.000-07:00

Hollyscoop.com hit the GRAMMY Block party in Los Angeles where we caught up with Rickey Minor and Chuck Wicks. They came out to help raise money for MusiCares Nashville Flood Relief. They told us why this Charity is so personally important them, as well as what their current music projects are. Interviews done by Lindsay Caldwell.

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Movie Videos: Sylvester Stallone - 'The Expendable' in Late Show

2010-08-07T01:39:00.001-07:00

Sylvester Stallone - 'The Expendable' in Late Night Show with David Letterman

Blog Tools: Ecto blogging client for MacOSX and Windows

2010-08-07T01:25:00.000-07:00

What is ecto? ecto is a feature-rich desktop blogging client for MacOSX and Windows, supporting a wide range of weblog systems, such as Blogger, Blojsom, Drupal, MovableType, Nucleus, TypePad, WordPress, and more.

Actually this post was created using ecto. Here is the screen shot of this post while I'm editing it in ecto.

There are a lot of things you can do in ecto.

1. Attached an image, just like what I did above.
2. Attached or embed videos.
3. Review your post before posting it in different perspective.
4. It has a word count tools also.

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Movies: The Expendables - Movie Trailer and Synopsis

2010-08-06T23:19:00.000-07:00

Movies: The Expendables - Movie Trailer and Synopsis

If you are looking for a good movie this August 2010, there are a lot to choose from and from what I heard, 'The Expandable' is one of them. Directed by Sylvester Stallone.

This movie is an Action packed as what I saw in the Movie trailer above. Here are the lists of notable Action Star and their character:

Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross

Jason Statham as Lee Christmas

Jet Li as Ying Yang

Randy Couture (MMA Fighter) as Toll Road

Steve Austin as Paine

Special participation of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis.

Synopsis from imdb.com

THE EXPENDABLES is a hard-hitting action/thriller about a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren't quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger the men struggle with an even tougher challenge, one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers.

Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) is a man with nothing to lose. Fearless and void of emotion, he is the Leader, the Sage and the Strategist of this tight-knit band of men who live on the fringe. His only attachment is to his pickup truck, his seaplane and his team of loyal modern-day warriors. His is a true cynic who describes what he does as "removing those hard to get at stains". The team behind him is made up of Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), former SAS and a savant with anything that has a blade; Yin Yang (Jet Li), a master at close-quarter combat; Hale Caesar (Terry Crews), who has known Barney for ten years and is a long-barrel weapons specialist; Toll Road (Randy Couture), a skilled demolitions expert and considered the intellect of the group; and Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), a combat veteran and an expert in precision sniping who struggles with his own demons.

When the mysterious Church offers Barney a job no one else would take, Barney and his team embark on what appears to be a routine mission: overthrow General Gaza (David Zayas), the murderous dictator of the small island country of Vilena and end the years of death and destruction inflicted on its people. On a reconnaissance mission to Vilena, Barney and Christmas meet their contact Sandra (Giselle Itie), a local freedom-fighter with a dark secret. They also come to learn who their true enemy is: rogue ex-CIA operative James Monroe (Eric Roberts) and his henchman Paine (Steve Austin). When things go terribly wrong, Barney and Christmas are forced to leave Sandra behind, essentially giving her a death sentence. Haunted by this failure, Barney convinces the team to return to Vilena to rescue the hostage and finish the job he started. And to perhaps save a soul: his own.

Starcraft 2 Collectors Edition - Whats in it?

2010-07-28T02:47:00.000-07:00

Comic-Con.2010 Video PC/MAC Games update: Starcraft 2: Wings of liberty.

Content of the Starcraft 2 Collectors Edition Box:
USB dog tags
the game
behind the scenes
art book
soundtrack
comic book
and guest passes for WoW and StarCraft 2

The price tag of Starcraft 2 Collectors edition box is $89.99
If you didn't pre-order it you can only get the item now in ebay with much higher price.

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Comic Con.2010: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is Here - [Video and South Korea's National Holiday]

2010-07-27T07:41:00.000-07:00

Everyone Read this - StarCraft2 is Here.

PC/MAC video games StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty was released last night and The Zerg Have Landed. During the Comic Con.2010 the StarCraft II "Ghosts of the Past" trailer were released also.

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I check on twitter.com and saw this updates about StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.

Gizmodo Gizmodo

Tomorrow's news: South Korea declares national holiday in celebration of StarCraft 2. LG renames itself Loves Gathering (resources)

Beethovenian

Spent the last few weeks being productive, going to the gym, practicing. Now to regress completely into geekdom with Starcraft II!

BulletsVsDreams

God Starcraft 2's campaign is awesome so far. Love seeing old units that were left out of multiplayer in the campaign. #blizzard #sc2 #love

Moonroof

@rogadgetsby Yes, you are right.Starcraft is old game. But success in Korean market made Blizzard to experience illusion and narcissism :)

MMOGamerSource

General Discussion : News Discussion : General: Starcraft II: 800,000 PreOrders in North America - http://su.pr/1wFf9G

Watch the StarCraft2 new Trailer here now.

Let me know if you are going to buy StarCraft2 - comment in this post please. The StarCraft II were also part of the Comic Con.2010.

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Comic Con.2010: God of War: Ghost of Sparta

2010-07-27T00:04:00.000-07:00

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Comic Con.2010: God of War: Ghost of Sparta

According to gamespot.com:
The game director noted that when development started nearly two years ago, the overarching goal was to simply make Ghost of Sparta a bigger, crazier game than 2008's well-regarded Chains of Olympus. After that game, the team felt that it had pushed the PSP to its functional limit. However, with Ghost of Sparta, Jan said that the team has literally pushed the PSP to its absolute capacity, having advanced the gameplay and art well beyond that of Chains of Olympus.

Jan also said that a primary goal for Ghost of Sparta was to offer a more comprehensive look at Kratos' backstory. As such, some of the mysteries surrounding the man--for instance, his iconic scar--will be illuminated in the game.

So for all the fans who are eagerly awaiting the release of Comic Con.2010: God of War: Ghost of Sparta, checkout the trailer here:

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Comic Con.210: Street Fighter x Tekken Debut Trailer

2010-07-26T18:31:00.000-07:00

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Comic-Con.2010 Street Fighter x Tekken

Street Fighter X Tekken to get all the adulation for Capco, Namco

World’s leading fight franchises Capcom and Namco are in for the ultimate bragging rights with the announcement of Street Fighter X Tekken. According to the announcement of the Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono, this time the gamers will be offered something different. There will be two separate all-action titles.

The first will concentrate on the classic fighting style of the Street Fighter series - Street Fighter X Tekken. The second will utilize Tekken’s approach – Tekken X Street Fighter. However, other than a brief trailer released, nothing much has been said by either the Capcom or Namcom about the game information at this moment.

The Street Fighter X Tekken will be available on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 but the release date is not yet known. At the Capcom’s Comic-Con address, the answer to the release date question was a “not for a while.” Earlier, before the announcement of Street Fighter X Tekken, Sony Online Entertainment has announced that it will unleash MMORPG epic DC Universe Online on November 2. The game will be available on PlayStation 3 and Games for Windows.

Capcom Co. Ltd., which is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games established in 1983, is known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Resident Evil, Street Fighter, and Mega Man. Namco Ltd is another Japanese video game developer and publisher. Its most famous title, Pac-Man, went on to become the best-selling arcade game in history and an international popular culture icon. Namco's first original video game was Gee Bee.

source: www.lanewsmonitor.com

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Comic Con.2010: Resident Evil: Afterlife in 3D - Video Trailer

2010-07-26T06:38:00.000-07:00

Resident Evil: Afterlife that was based on the popular video game series. The movie will be shot in 3D using the same state-of-the-art cameras created for Avatar.

Paul W.S. Anderson told the Comic Con.2010 audience that the entire film was shot in 3-D.

Paul W.S. Anderson were joined by Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller and Milla Javovich in the Comic Con.2010.

Watched the Comic Con.2010 Panel: Resident Evil: Afterlife Trailer here:
The movie will be release on September 2010.

Plot:
In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap. source: imdb.com

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PNoy SONA 2010 Full Message and Full Video

2010-07-26T06:05:00.000-07:00

P-Noy SONA 2010

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State of the Nation Address of Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III (transcript)

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; my fellow workers in government;

Mga minamahal kong kababayan:

Sa bawat sandali po ng pamamahala ay nahaharap tayo sa isang sangandaan.

Sa isang banda po ay ang pagpili para sa ikabubuti ng taumbayan. Ang pagtanaw sa interes ng nakakarami; at pagkapit sa prinsipyo; at ang pagiging tapat sa sinumpaan nating tungkulin bilang lingkod-bayan. Ito po ang tuwid na daan.

Sa kabilang banda ay ang pag-una sa pansariling interes. Ang pagpapaalipin sa pulitikal na konsiderasyon, at pagsasakripisyo ng kapakanan ng taumbayan. Ito po ang baluktot na daan.

Matagal pong naligaw ang pamahalaan sa daang baluktot. Araw-araw po, lalong lumilinaw sa akin ang lawak ng problemang ating namana. Damang-dama ko ang bigat ng aking responsibilidad.

Sa unang tatlong linggo ng aming panunungkulan, marami po kaming natuklasan. Nais ko pong ipahayag sa inyo ang iilan lamang sa mga namana nating suliranin at ang ginagawa naming hakbang para lutasin ang mga ito.

Sulyap lamang po ito; hindi pa ito ang lahat ng problemang haharapin natin. Inilihim at sadyang iniligaw ang sambayanan sa totoong kalagayan ng ating bansa.

Sa unang anim na buwan ng taon, mas malaki ang ginastos ng gobyerno kaysa sa pumasok na kita. Lalong lumaki ang deficit natin, na umakyat na sa 196.7 billion pesos. Sa target na kuleksyon, kinapos tayo ng 23.8 billion pesos; ang tinataya namang gastos, nalagpasan lang natin ng 45.1 billion pesos.

Ang budget po sa 2010 ay 1.54 trillion pesos.

Nasa isandaang bilyong piso o anim at kalahating porsyento na lang ng kabuuan ang malaya nating magagamit para sa nalalabing anim na buwan ng taong ito.

Halos isang porsyento na lang po ng kabuuang budget ang natitira para sa bawat buwan.

Saan naman po dinala ang pera?

Naglaan ng dalawang bilyong piso na Calamity Fund bilang paghahanda para sa mga kalamidad na hindi pa nangyayari. Napakaliit na nga ng pondong ito, ngunit kapapasok pa lang natin sa panahon ng baha at bagyo, 1.4 billion pesos o sitenta porsyento (70%) na ang nagastos.

Sa kabuuan ng 108 million pesos para sa lalawigan ng Pampanga, 105 million pesos nito ay napunta sa iisang distrito lamang.

Samantala, ang lalawigan ng Pangasinan na sinalanta ng Pepeng ay nakatanggap ng limang milyong piso (P5M) lamang para sa pinsalang idinulot ng bagyong Cosme, na nangyari noong 2008 pa.

Ibinigay po ang pondo ng Pampanga sa buwan ng eleksyon, pitong buwan pagkatapos ng Ondoy at Pepeng. Paano kung bumagyo bukas? Inubos na ang pondo nito para sa bagyong nangyari noong isang taon pa. Pagbabayaran ng kinabukasan ang kasakiman ng nakaraan.

Ganyan din po ang nangyari sa pondo ng MWSS. Kamakailan lamang, pumipila ang mga tao para lang makakuha ng tubig. Sa kabila nito, minabuti pa ng liderato ng MWSS na magbigay ng gantimpala sa sarili kahit hindi pa nababayaran ang pensyon ng mga retiradong empleyado.

Noong 2009, ang buong payroll ng MWSS ay 51.4 million pesos. Pero hindi lang naman po ito ang sahod nila; may mga additional allowances at benefits pa sila na aabot sa 160.1 million pesos.

Sa madaling sabi, nakatanggap sila ng 211.5 million pesos noong nakaraang taon.

Beinte-kuwatro porsyento (24%) lang nito ang normal na sahod, at sitenta'y sais porsyento ang dagdag.

Ang karaniwang manggagawa hanggang 13th month pay plus cash gift lang ang nakukuha.

Sa MWSS, aabot sa katumbas ng mahigit sa tatlumpung buwan ang sahod kasama na ang lahat ng mga bonuses at allowances na nakuha nila.

Mas matindi po ang natuklasan natin sa pasahod ng kanilang Board of Trustees. Tingnan po natin ang mga allowances na tinatanggap nila:

Umupo ka lang sa Board of Trustees at Board Committee meeting, katorse mil na. Aabot ng nobenta'y otso mil ito kada buwan. May grocery incentive pa sila na otsenta mil kada taon.

Hindi lang iyon: may mid-year bonus, productivity bonus, anniversary bonus, year-end bonus, at Financial Assistance. May Christmas bonus na, may Additional Christmas Package pa. Kada isa sa mga ito, nobenta'y otso mil.

Sa suma total po, aabot ang lahat ng dalawa't kalahating milyong piso kada taon sa bawat miyembro ng Board maliban sa pakotse, technical assistance, at pautang. Uulitin ko po. Lahat ng ito ay ibinibigay nila sa kanilang mga sarili habang hindi pa nababayaran ang mga pensyon ng kanilang mga retirees.

Pati po ang La Mesa Watershed ay hindi nila pinatawad. Para magkaroon ng tamang supply ng tubig, kailangang alagaan ang mga watershed. Sa watershed, puno ang kailangan.

Pati po iyon na dapat puno ang nakatayo, tinayuan nila ng bahay para sa matataas na opisyal ng MWSS.

Hindi naman sila agad maaalis sa puwesto dahil kabilang sila sa mga Midnight Appointees ni dating Pangulong Arroyo.

Iniimbestigahan na natin ang lahat nang ito. Kung mayroon pa silang kahit kaunting hiya na natitira - sana kusa na lang silang magbitiw sa puwesto.

Pag-usapan naman po natin ang pondo para sa imprastruktura. Tumukoy ang DPWH ng dalawandaan apatnapu't anim na priority safety projects na popondohan ng Motor Vehicle Users Charge. Mangangailangan po ito ng budget na 425 million pesos.

Ang pinondohan po, dalawampu't walong proyekto lang. Kinalimutan po ang dalawandaan at labing walong proyekto at pinalitan ng pitumpung proyekto na wala naman sa plano. Ang hininging 425 million pesos, naging 480 million pesos pa, lumaki lalo dahil sa mga proyektong sa piling-piling mga benepisyaryo lang napunta.

Mga proyekto po itong walang saysay, hindi pinag-aralan at hindi pinaghandaan, kaya parang kabuteng sumusulpot.

Tapos na po ang panahon para dito. Sa administrasyon po natin, walang kota-kota, walang tongpats, ang pera ng taumbayan ay gagastusin para sa taumbayan lamang.

Meron pa po tayong natuklasan. Limang araw bago matapos ang termino ng nakaraang administrasyon, nagpautos silang maglabas ng 3.5 billion pesos para sa rehabilitasyon ng mga nasalanta nina Ondoy at Pepeng.

Walumpu't anim na proyekto ang paglalaanan dapat nito na hindi na sana idadaan sa public bidding. Labingsiyam sa mga ito na nagkakahalaga ng 981 million pesos ang muntik nang makalusot. Hindi pa nailalabas ang Special Allotment Release Order ay pirmado na ang mga kontrata.

Buti na lang po ay natuklasan at pinigilan ito ni Secretary Rogelio Singson ng DPWH. Ngayon po ay dadaan na ang kabuuan ng 3.5 billion pesos sa tapat na bidding, at magagamit na ang pondo na ito sa pagbibigay ng lingap sa mga nawalan ng tahanan dahil kina Ondoy at Pepeng.

Pag-usapan naman natin ang nangyari sa NAPOCOR. Noong 2001 hanggang 2004, pinilit ng gobyerno ang NAPOCOR na magbenta ng kuryente nang palugi para hindi tumaas ang presyo. Tila ang dahilan: pinaghahandaan na nila ang eleksyon.

Dahil dito, noong 2004, sumagad ang pagkakabaon sa utang ng NAPOCOR. Napilitan ang pambansang gobyerno na sagutin ang dalawandaang bilyong pisong utang nito.

Ang inakala ng taumbayan na natipid nila sa kuryente ay binabayaran din natin mula sa kaban ng bayan. May gastos na tayo sa kuryente, binabayaran pa natin ang dagdag na pagkakautang ng gobyerno.

Kung naging matino ang pag-utang, sana'y nadagdagan ang ating kasiguruhan sa supply ng kuryente. Pero ang desisyon ay ibinatay sa maling pulitika, at hindi sa pangangailangan ng taumbayan. Ang taumbayan, matapos pinagsakripisyo ay lalo pang pinahihirapan.

Ganito rin po ang nangyari sa MRT. Sinubukan na namang bilhin ang ating pagmamahal. Pinilit ang operator na panatilihing mababa ang pamasahe.

Hindi tuloy nagampanan ang garantiyang ibinigay sa operator na mababawi nila ang kanilang puhunan. Dahil dito, inutusan ang Landbank at Development Bank of the Philippines na bilhin ang MRT.

Ang pera ng taumbayan, ipinagpalit sa isang naluluging operasyon.

Dumako naman po tayo sa pondo ng NFA.

Noong 2004: 117,000 metric tons ang pagkukulang ng supply ng Pilipinas. Ang binili nila, 900,000 metric tons. Kahit ulitin mo pa ng mahigit pitong beses ang pagkukulang, sobra pa rin ang binili nila.

Noong 2007: 589,000 metric tons ang pagkukulang ng supply sa Pilipinas. Ang binili nila, 1.827 million metric tons. Kahit ulitin mo pa ng mahigit tatlong beses ang pagkukulang, sobra na naman ang binili nila.

Ang masakit nito, dahil sobra-sobra ang binibili nila taun-taon, nabubulok lang pala sa mga kamalig ang bigas, kagaya ng nangyari noong 2008.

Hindi po ba krimen ito, na hinahayaan nilang mabulok ang bigas, sa kabila ng apat na milyong Pilipinong hindi kumakain ng tatlong beses sa isang araw?

Ang resulta nito, umabot na sa 171.6 billion pesos ang utang ng NFA noong Mayo ng taong ito.

Ang tinapon na ito, halos puwede na sanang pondohan ang mga sumusunod:

Ang budget ng buong Hudikatura, na 12.7 billion pesos sa taong ito.

Ang Conditional Cash Transfers para sa susunod na taon, na nagkakahalaga ng 29.6 billion pesos.

Ang lahat ng classroom na kailangan ng ating bansa, na nagkakahalaga ng 130 billion pesos.

Kasuklam-suklam ang kalakarang ito. Pera na, naging bato pa.

Narinig po ninyo kung paano nilustay ang kaban ng bayan. Ang malinaw po sa ngayon: ang anumang pagbabago ay magmumula sa pagsiguro natin na magwawakas na ang pagiging maluho at pagwawaldas.

Kaya nga po mula ngayon: ititigil na natin ang paglulustay sa salapi ng bayan.

Tatanggalin natin ang mga proyektong mali.

Ito po ang punto ng tinatawag nating zero-based approach sa ating budget. Ang naging kalakaran po, taun-taon ay inuulit lamang ang budget na puno ng tagas. Dadagdagan lang nang konti, puwede na.

Sa susunod na buwan ay maghahain tayo ng budget na kumikilala nang tama sa mga problema, at magtutuon din ng pansin sa tamang solusyon.

Ilan lang ito sa mga natuklasan nating problema. Heto naman po ang ilang halimbawa ng mga hakbang na ginagawa natin.

Nandiyan po ang kaso ng isang may-ari ng sanglaan. Bumili siya ng sasakyang tinatayang nasa dalawampu't anim na milyong piso ang halaga.

Kung kaya mong bumili ng Lamborghini, bakit hindi mo kayang magbayad ng buwis?

Nasampahan na po ito ng kaso. Sa pangunguna nina Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, BIR Commissioner Kim Henares at Customs Commissioner Lito Alvarez, bawat linggo po ay may bago tayong kasong isinasampa kontra sa mga smuggler at sa mga hindi nagbabayad ng tamang buwis.

Natukoy na rin po ang salarin sa mga kaso nina Francisco Baldomero, Jose Daguio at Miguel Belen, tatlo sa anim na insidente ng extralegal killings mula nang umupo tayo.

Singkuwenta porsyento po ng mga insidente ng extralegal killings na nangyari sa maikling taon ng ating panunungkulan ang patungo na sa kanilang resolusyon.

Ang natitira pong kalahati ay hindi natin tatantanan ang pag-usig hanggang makamit ang katarungan.

Pananagutin natin ang mga mamamatay-tao. Pananagutin din natin ang mga corrupt sa gobyerno.

Nagsimula nang mabuo ang ating Truth Commission, sa pangunguna ni dating Chief Justice Hilario Davide. Hahanapin natin ang katotohanan sa mga nangyari diumanong katiwalian noong nakaraang siyam na taon.

Sa loob ng linggong ito, pipirmahan ko ang kauna-unahang Executive Order na nagtatalaga sa pagbuo nitong Truth Commission.

Kung ang sagot sa kawalan ng katarungan ay pananagutan, ang sagot naman sa kakulangan natin sa pondo ay mga makabago at malikhaing paraan para tugunan ang mga pagkatagal-tagal nang problema.

Napakarami po ng ating pangangailangan: mula sa edukasyon, imprastruktura, pangkalusugan, pangangailangan ng militar at kapulisan, at marami pang iba. Hindi kakasya ang pondo para mapunan ang lahat ng ito.

Kahit gaano po kalaki ang kakulangan para mapunuan ang mga listahan ng ating pangangailangan, ganado pa rin ako dahil marami nang nagpakita ng panibagong interes at kumpyansa sa Pilipinas.

Ito ang magiging solusyon: mga Public-Private Partnerships. Kahit wala pa pong pirmahang nangyayari dito, masasabi kong maganda ang magiging bunga ng maraming usapin (ukol ditto).

May mga nagpakita na po ng interes, gustong magtayo ng expressway na mula Maynila, tatahak ng Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, hanggang sa dulo ng Cagayan Valley nang hindi gugugol ang estado kahit na po piso.

Sa larangan ng ating Sandatahang Lakas:

Mayroon po tayong 36,000 nautical miles na baybayin. Ang mayroon lamang tayo: tatlumpu't dalawang barko. Itong mga barkong ito, panahon pa ni General MacArthur.

May nagmungkahi sa atin, ito ang proposisyon: uupahan po nila ang headquarters ng Navy sa Roxas Boulevard at ang Naval Station sa Fort Bonifacio.

Sagot po nila ang paglipat ng Navy Headquarters sa Camp Aguinaldo. Agaran, bibigyan tayo ng isandaang milyong dolyar. At dagdag pa sa lahat nang iyan, magsusubi pa sila sa atin ng kita mula sa mga negosyong itatayo nila sa uupahan nilang lupa.

Sa madali pong sabi: Makukuha natin ang kailangan natin, hindi tatayo gagastos, kikita pa tayo.

Marami na pong nag-alok at nagmungkahi sa atin, mula lokal hanggang dayuhang negosyante, na magpuno ng iba't ibang pangangailangan.

Mula sa mga public-private partnerships na ito, lalago ang ating ekonomiya, at bawat Pilipino makikinabang. Napakaraming sektor na matutulungan nito.

Maipapatayo na po ang imprastrukturang kailangan natin para palaguin ang turismo.

Sa agrikultura, makapagtatayo na tayo ng mga grains terminals, refrigeration facilities, maayos na road networks at post-harvest facilities.

Kung maisasaayos natin ang ating food supply chain sa tulong ng pribadong sektor, sa halip na mag-angkat tayo ay maari na sana tayong mangarap na mag-supply sa pandaigdigang merkado.

Kung maitatayo ang minumungkahi sa ating mga railway system, bababa ang presyo ng bilihin. Mas mura, mas mabilis, mas maginhawa, at makakaiwas pa sa kotong cops at mga kumokotong na rebelde ang mga bumibiyahe.

Paalala lang po: una sa ating plataporma ang paglikha ng mga trabaho, at nanggagaling ang trabaho sa paglago ng industriya. Lalago lamang ang industriya kung gagawin nating mas malinis, mas mabilis, at mas maginhawa ang proseso para sa mga gustong magnegosyo.

Pabibilisin natin ang proseso ng mga proyektong sumasailalim sa Build-Operate-Transfer. Sa tulong ng lahat ng sangay ng gobyerno at ng mga mamamayan, pabababain natin sa anim na buwan ang proseso na noon ay inaabot ng taon kung hindi dekada.

May mga hakbang na rin pong sinisimulan ang DTI, sa pamumuno ni Secretary Gregory Domingo:

Ang walang-katapusang pabalik-balik sa proseso ng pagrehistro ng pangalan ng kumpanya, na kada dalaw ay umaabot ng apat hanggang walong oras, ibababa na natin sa labinlimang minuto.

Ang dating listahan ng tatlumpu't anim na dokumento, ibababa natin sa anim. Ang dating walong pahinang application form, ibababa natin sa isang pahina.

Nananawagan ako sa ating mga LGUs. Habang naghahanap tayo ng paraan para gawing mas mabilis ang pagbubukas ng mga negosyo, pag-aralan din sana nila ang kanilang mga proseso. Kailangan itong gawing mas mabilis, at kailangan itong itugma sa mga sinisumulan nating reporma.

Negosyante, sundalo, rebelde, at karaniwang Pilipino, lahat po makikinabang dito. Basta po hindi dehado ang Pilipino, papasukin po natin lahat iyan.

Kailangan na po nating simulan ang pagtutulungan para makamit ito. Huwag nating pahirapan ang isa't isa.

Parating na po ang panahon na hindi na natin kailangang mamili sa pagitan ng seguridad ng ating mamamayan o sa kinabukasan ng inyong mga anak.

Oras na maipatupad ang public-private partnerships na ito, mapopondohan ang mga serbisyong panlipunan, alinsunod sa ating plataporma.

Magkakapondo na po para maipatupad ang mga plano natin sa edukasyon.

Mapapalawak natin ang basic education cycle mula sa napakaikling sampung taon tungo sa global standard na labindalawang taon.

Madadagdagan natin ang mga classroom. Mapopondohan natin ang service contracting sa ilalim ng GASTPE.

Pati ang conditional cash transfers, na magbabawas ng pabigat sa bulsa ng mga pamilya, madadagdan na rin ng pondo.

Maipapatupad ang plano natin sa PhilHealth.

Una, tutukuyin natin ang tunay na bilang ng mga nangangailangan nito. Sa ngayon, hindi magkakatugma ang datos. Sabi ng PhilHealth sa isang bibig, walumpu't pitong porsyento na raw ang merong coverage. Sa kabilang bibig naman, singkuwenta'y tres porsyento. Ayon naman sa National Statistics Office, tatlumpu't walong porsyento ang may coverage.

Ngayon pa lang, kumikilos na si Secretary Dinky Soliman at ang DSWD upang ipatupad ang National Household Targetting System, na magtutukoy sa mga pamilyang higit na nagangailangan ng tulong. Tinatayang siyam na bilyon ang kailangan para mabigyan ng PhilHealth ang limang milyong pinakamaralitang pamilyang Pilipino.

Napakaganda po ng hinaharap natin. Kasama na po natin ang pribadong sektor, at kasama na rin natin ang League of Provinces, sa pangunguna nina Governor Alfonso Umali kasama sina Governor L-Ray Villafuerte at Governor Icot Petilla. Handa na pong makipagtulungan para makibahagi sa pagtustos ng mga gastusin. Alam ko rin pong hindi magpapahuli ang League of Cities sa pangunguna ni Mayor Oscar Rodriguez.

Kung ang mga gobyernong lokal ay nakikiramay na sa ating mga adhikain, ang Kongreso namang pinanggalingan ko, siguro naman maasahan ko din.

Nagpakitang-gilas na po ang gabinete sa pagtukoy ng ating mga problema at sa paglulunsad ng mga solusyon sa loob lamang ng tatlong linggo.

Nang bagyo pong Basyang, ang sabi sa atin ng mga may prangkisa sa kuryente, apat na araw na walang kuryente. Dahil sa mabilis na pagkilos ni Secretary Rene Almendras at ng Department of Energy, naibalik ang kuryente sa halos lahat sa loob lamang ng beinte-kwatro oras.

Ito pong sinasabing kakulangan sa tubig sa Metro Manila, kinilusan agad ni Secretary Rogelio Singson at ng DPWH. Hindi na siya naghintay ng utos, kaya nabawasan ang perwisyo.

Nakita na rin natin ang gilas ng mga hinirang nating makatulong sa Gabinete. Makatuwiran naman po sigurong umasa na hindi na sila padadaanin sa butas ng karayom para makumpirma ng Commission on Appointments. Kung mangyayari po ito, marami pa sa mga mahuhusay na Pilipino ang maeengganyong magsilbi sa gobyerno.

Sa lalong madaling panahon po, uupo na tayo sa LEDAC at pag-uusapan ang mga mahahalagang batas na kailangan nating ipasa. Makakaasa kayo na mananatiling bukas ang aking isipan, at ang ating ugnayan ay mananatiling tapat.

Isinusulong po natin ang Fiscal Responsibility Bill, kung saan hindi tayo magpapasa ng batas na mangangailangan ng pondo kung hindi pa natukoy ang panggagalingan nito. May 104.1 billion pesos tayong kailangan para pondohan ang mga batas na naipasa na, ngunit hindi maipatupad.

Kailangan din nating isaayos ang mga insentibong piskal na ibinigay noong nakaraan. Ngayong naghihigpit tayo ng sinturon, kailangang balikan kung alin sa mga ito ang dapat manatili at kung ano ang dapat nang itigil.

Huwag po tayong pumayag na magkaroon ng isa pang NBN-ZTE. Sa lokal man o dayuhan manggagaling ang pondo, dapat dumaan ito sa tamang proseso. Hinihingi ko po ang tulong ninyo upang amiyendahan ang ating Procurement Law.

Ayon po sa Saligang Batas, tungkulin ng estado ang siguruhing walang lamangan sa merkado. Bawal ang monopolya, bawal ang mga cartel na sasakal sa kumpetisyon. Kailangan po natin ng isang Anti-Trust Law na magbibigay-buhay sa mga prinsipyong ito. Ito ang magbibigay ng pagkakataon sa mga Small- at Medium-scale Enterprises na makilahok at tumulong sa paglago ng ating ekonomiya.

Ipasa na po natin ang National Land Use Bill.

Una rin pong naging batas ng Commonwealth ang National Defense Act, na ipinasa noon pang 1935. Kailangan nang palitan ito ng batas na tutugon sa pangangailangan ng pambansang seguridad sa kasalukuyan.

Nakikiusap po akong isulong ang Whistleblower's Bill upang patuloy nang iwaksi ang kultura ng takot at pananahimik.

Palalakasin pa lalo ang Witness Protection Program. Alalahanin po natin na noong taong 2009 hanggang 2010, may nahatulan sa 95% ng mga kaso kung saan may witness na sumailalim sa programang ito.
Kailangang repasuhin ang ating mga batas. Nanawagan po akong umpisahan na ang rekodipikasyon ng ating mga batas, upang siguruhing magkakatugma sila at hindi salu-salungat.

Ito pong mga batas na ito ang batayan ng kaayusan, ngunit ang pundasyon ng lahat ng ginagawa natin ay ang prinsipyong wala tayong mararating kung walang kapayapaan at katahimikan.

Dalawa ang hinaharap nating suliranin sa usapin ng kapayapaan: ang situwasyon sa Mindanao, at ang patuloy na pag-aaklas ng CPP-NPA-NDF.

Tungkol sa situwasyon sa Mindanao: Hindi po nagbabago ang ating pananaw. Mararating lamang ang kapayapaan at katahimikan kung mag-uusap ang lahat ng apektado: Moro, Lumad, at Kristiyano. Inatasan na natin si Dean Marvic Leonen na mangasiwa sa ginagawa nating pakikipag-usap sa MILF.

Iiwasan natin ang mga pagkakamaling nangyari sa nakaraang administrasyon, kung saan binulaga na lang ang mga mamamayan ng Mindanao. Hindi tayo puwedeng magbulag-bulagan sa mga dudang may kulay ng pulitika ang proseso, at hindi ang kapakanan ng taumbayan ang tanging interes.

Kinikilala natin ang mga hakbang na ginagawa ng MILF sa pamamagitan ng pagdidisplina sa kanilang hanay. Inaasahan natin na muling magsisimula ang negosasyon pagkatapos ng Ramadan.

Tungkol naman po sa CPP-NPA-NDF: handa na ba kayong maglaan ng kongkretong mungkahi, sa halip na pawang batikos lamang?

Kung kapayapaan din ang hangad ninyo, handa po kami sa malawakang tigil-putukan. Kayo po ba ay handa na din? Mag-usap tayo.

Mahirap magsimula ang usapan habang mayroon pang amoy ng pulbura sa hangin. Nananawagan ako: huwag po natin hayaang masayang ang napakagandang pagkakataong ito upang magtipon sa ilalim ng iisang adhikain.

Kapayapaan at katahimikan po ang pundasyon ng kaunlaran. Habang nagpapatuloy ang barilan, patuloy din ang pagkakagapos natin sa kahirapan.

Dapat din po nating mabatid: ito ay panahon ng sakripisyo. At ang sakripisyong ito ay magiging puhunan para sa ating kinabukasan. Kaakibat ng ating mga karapatan at kalayaan ay ang tungkulin natin sa kapwa at sa bayan.

Inaasahan ko po ang ating mga kaibigan sa media, lalo na sa radyo at sa print, sa mga nagbablock-time, at sa community newspapers, kayo na po mismo ang magbantay sa inyong hanay.

Mabigyang-buhay sana ang mga batayang prinsipyo ng inyong bokasyon: ang magbigay-linaw sa mahahalagang isyu; ang maging patas at makatotohanan, at ang itaas ang antas ng pampublikong diskurso.

Tungkulin po ng bawat Pilipino na tutukan ang mga pinunong tayo rin naman ang nagluklok sa puwesto. Humakbang mula sa pakikialam tungo sa pakikilahok. Dahil ang nakikialam, walang-hanggan ang reklamo.

Ang nakikilahok, nakikibahagi sa solusyon.

Napakatagal na pong namamayani ang pananaw na ang susi sa asenso ay ang intindihin ang sarili kaysa intindihin ang kapwa. Malinaw po sa akin: paano tayo aasenso habang nilalamangan ang kapwa?

Ang hindi nabigyan ng pagkakataong mag-aral, paanong makakakuha ng trabaho? Kung walang trabaho, paanong magiging konsumer? Paanong mag-iimpok sa bangko?

Ngunit kung babaliktarin natin ang pananaw-kung iisipin nating "Dadagdagan ko ang kakayahan ng aking kapwa"-magbubunga po ito, at ang lahat ay magkakaroon ng pagkakataon.

Maganda na po ang nasimulan natin. At mas lalong maganda po ang mararating natin. Ngunit huwag nating kalimutan na mayroong mga nagnanasang hindi tayo magtagumpay. Dahil kapag hindi tayo
nagtagumpay, makakabalik na naman sila sa kapangyarihan, at sa pagsasamantala sa taumbayan.

Akin pong paniwala na Diyos at taumbayan ang nagdala sa ating kinalalagyan ngayon. Habang nakatutok tayo sa kapakanan ng ating kapwa, bendisyon at patnubay ay tiyak na maaasahan natin sa Poong Maykapal. At kapag nanalig tayo na ang kasangga natin ay ang Diyos, mayroon ba tayong hindi kakayanin?

Ang mandato nating nakuha sa huling eleksyon ay patunay na umaasa pa rin ang Pilipino sa pagbabago. Iba na talaga ang situwasyon. Puwede na muling mangarap. Tayo nang tumungo sa katuparan ng ating mga pinangarap.

Maraming salamat po.

source: abs-cbnnews.com

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PNoy SONA 2010 - Watched it live

2010-07-25T18:45:00.000-07:00

Watched PNOY SONA 2010 - HERE

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Militants try last-minute pre-SONA rallies near Aquino home in QC

Militant groups made last-minute attempts on Monday to defy the no-rally rule near President Benigno Simeon Aquino III's Quezon City home, but were thwarted in their initial attempts.

Radio dzBB’s Allan Gatus reported that a group of militant students tried to jog near Aquino's Time Street home but Quezon City police blocked their path.

"Commit emergency bonds to education! ... Regulate tuition and fee increases!" read makeshift messages posted on their shirts, according to a separate report on dwIZ radio.

The students were from the National Union of Students of the Philippines, League of Filipino Students and College Editors Guild of the Philippines, the report said.

Unable to get near Aquino’s house, the protesters resorted to stationary jogging and stretching in front of the police, the report said.

The morning activity of the protesters came hours ahead of Aquino's State of the Nation Address later in the afternoon at the Batasan Pambansa complex in Quezon City.

Since last week, Quezon City police had declared Aquino's house a no-rally zone.

Meanwhile, security was likewise tightened around Malacañang, according to a report by dzBB’s Carlo Mateo.

The report said the Manila Police District ordered personnel to coordinate with presidential guards in making sure protesters do not sneak into the Palace compound.

source: www.gmanews.tv

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Manila - Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Budget is at $100 Million

2010-07-19T18:20:00.000-07:00

Starcraft is the most popular video game of all time. Blizzard Entertainment did a fantastic job in developing the sequel of Starcraft pc/mac game. According to The Wall Street Journal, the developer spent $100 million on this project so far.

"There is no shortage of consumers for Starcraft," Activision Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said in an interview last month. "For a game that is more than 10 years old, there's millions of people still playing it.

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty will launch on July 27, 2010. Pre-order Now!

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2010-07-19T05:37:00.000-07:00

Video Games: StarCraft II Wings of Liberty.

Blizzard Entertainment will release the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty on July 28, 2010. This is the most anticipated Video Games of the year. You can check the Cinematic Video Game Trailer and the Minimum PC System Requirements here. So that you can fine tune your PC or Mac and It will be ready on the release day of StarCraft II.

Minimum System Requirements:

PC: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 (Latest Service Packs) with DirectX 9.0c

2.6 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor

128 MB PCIe NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card or better

Mac: Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or newer

Intel Processor

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT or ATI Radeon X1600 or better

PC/Mac: 12 GB available HD space

1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista/Windows 7 users, 2 GB for Mac users)

DVD-ROM drive

Broadband Internet connection

1024X720 minimum display resolution

*Note: Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System Requirements for this game may change over time.

Recommended Specifications:

PC: Windows Vista/Windows 7

Dual Core 2.4Ghz Processor

2 GB RAM

512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon HD 3870 or better

Mac: Intel Core 2 Duo processor

4 GB system RAM

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT or ATI Radeon HD 4670 or better

Leonardo DiCaprio transforms into a dream weaver in 'Inception'

2010-07-17T20:00:00.000-07:00

Watched the Movie Trailer Here:

Leonardo DiCaprio transforms into a dream weaver in 'Inception'

Leonardo DiCaprio ventures into the deep recesses of our minds -- inside our very dreams --in Inception, director Christopher Nolan's (Dark Night, Memento) highly-anticipated sci-fi epic. Leo also reveals a few secrets about the top secret screen project.
Like Memento, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, the English filmmaker and Emma Thomas (his wife and partner-in-creativity) have come up with Inception, another brilliantly-conceived and visually-dazzling motion picture -- very little of its special effects were created on bank of computers, instead gimbles, sets and models were built to give the film its incredible sense of reality). For the past two years, Inception has been filmed under a veil of secrecy and its storyline has been as heavily-guarded asthe launch codes for America's weapons of mass destruction (and we aren't talking Tom Cruise's Knight and Day or the ridiculous The Grown Ups.) Even as Inception opens in theaters across North America, the film's actors – Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Dileep Rao, DiCaprio and Michael Caine – have been politely warned to keep the plot under wraps. “I understand the need to keep the secret of what the film is about,” admits DiCaprio, who made his film debuts in Critters 3 followed by a co-starring role with Robert De Niro in This Boy's Life. “There’s nothing better than going to a movie and knowing absolutely nothing about it.”
This entertainment journalist agrees with DiCaprio – who spoke to a select group of the media earlier this month in Los Angeles -- and I will certainly honor Nolan's wish to keep my lips tightly sealed about the plot of Inception -- because you will want to savor ever shock and surprise. Like Memento, it is packed with so many twists, turns and cerebral mind puzzles, you'll definitely want to watch it over and over again. But, to give to you some clue to what kind of sensational motion picture experience you're in for, what follows is the studio's official explanation about the dream world of Christopher Nolan's Inception. Continue reading here...

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Oprah Winfrey's advice to Charice: Career first before love life

2010-07-17T17:19:00.000-07:00

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World famous talk show host Oprah Winfrey had one unsolicited advice for Charice, the young Filipino singing sensation who has become an overnight celebrity. Oprah told her to set aside love life first and to concentrate on her successful singing career.
Charice, who was dubbed "the most talented girl in the world" by Oprah herself, said she sees nothing wrong about following her godmother's advice.
"It's really OK. I'm not ready for that now and I am really enjoying myself," she said.
ABS-CBN News reports:

'She told me that she knows I'm focused on my career and family. I think she wants me to maintain that because the problem of some teenagers in the US is that when they fall in love, they lose their focus and there are negative issues that destroy their image'.

Charice has just landed a role in the popular American TV show Glee, where high school students form a musical club and perform at regional tournaments.
The 18-year old Filipino singer is being managed by musical genius David Foster. Her first international self-titled album has peaked at number eight on the US billboard charts
"You are a force to be reckoned with. That voice comes from something bigger than yourself," Winfrey raved after one performance.
Charice has just arrived in Manila from the US for a series of shows aimed at promoting her album. She is scheduled to return to the US on July 18 for the Glee taping where she will play a Filipino exchange student.

source: Leo Reyes | digitaljournal.com

CHARICE SMILES WITH GLEE FOR PASSIONATE FAN SUPPORT

2010-07-13T02:03:00.000-07:00

Charice, who will be in the upcoming season of Glee, talked about her beyond-passionate fans.

Charice launches international album on The Oprah Winfrey Show - video

2010-05-12T20:59:00.000-07:00

Charice launches her international album on The Oprah Winfrey Show last May 11,2010. The episode title was “The World’s Most Talented Kids” and Justin Bieber was also one of the guest.

Watch the episode below. In this video Charice talked about how she conquered all her problems. She was also excited with her new Album.

“I'm really, really excited because this is actually my first ever Pop/R&B album because I'd been singing, you know, Whitney Houston's songs and Celine Dion's songs… And now, I can't believe that these are my own songs,” she told Oprah.

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Charice's 'Pyramid' at No. 1 on Billboard dance list

2010-05-09T05:26:00.000-07:00

MANILA, Philippines – “Pyramid,” the second international single of singing sensation Charice, is ranked No. 1 on the latest Billboard Dance Club Chart, the young singer’s fan site announced.

Billboard’s May 22 issue, which will be released next week, shows “Pyramid” (featuring Iyaz) grabbing the No. 1 spot from Rihanna’s “Rude Boys,” which slips to No. 5.

“Imma Be” (Black Eyed Peas), “Dust in Gravity” (Delerium f. Kreesha Turner), and “Freeze” (Bimbo Jones) place 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively.

“Thank you so much for all the love for Pyramid. It's now no.1 on Billboard dance chart,” Charice wrote on her Twitter page on May 7.

With this new feat, the young songstress from the Philippines is now called the “new diva of the dance floor.”

Charice’s self-titled international album will be officially launched on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on May 11.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/05/09/10/charices-pyramid-no-1-billboard-dance-list

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Pyramid - second song of Charice

Happy Mothers Day to all.

2010-05-08T17:04:00.000-07:00

Today, people are celebrating Mothers Day. Its a special tribute for Mom who sacrifice a lot for their family and especially their support and love to their children. During this special day, a lot of people will search Mothers Day Quotes that would express their feelings to their Mom.

"A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest."

"Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old." (Proverbs 23:22)

"Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy. It does not boast. It is not proud. It is not rude. It is not self-seeking. It is not easily angered. It keeps no record of wrong doing. It does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, trusts, hopes, perseveres." (Corinthians 13)

Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers.

Pyramid - second song of Charice

2010-05-06T06:03:00.000-07:00

Pyramid
Artist: Charice feat Iyaz
Album: CHARICE

This is the second U.S. single of Charice. Once again Charice sing with a power voice and I think it blend well with the remix. On May 11, 2010 Charice will be feature in Oprah Winfrey show. Shes really a talented singer and captures the world with her voice.

Shawty's love is like a pyramid (ooh)
We stand together till the very end (eh ooh)
There'll never be another love for sure (ooh)
Iyaz and Charice let we go

Stones, heavy like the love you've shown (shown)
Solid as the ground we've known (known)
And I just wanna carry on
We took it from the bottom up (no no no)
And even in a desert storm (yeah)
Sturdy as a rock we hold (oh)
Wishing every moment froze
Now I just wanna let you know
Earthquakes can't shake us
Cyclones can't break us
Hurricanes can't take away our love

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid

Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh (oooh)

Cold (cold), never ever when you're close (close)
We will never let it fold (fold)
A story that was never told
Something like a mystery (yoh!)
And every step we took we've grown
Look how fast the time has flown
A journey to a place unknown
We're going down in history
Earthquakes can't shake us (oh)
Cyclones can't break us (oh)
Hurricanes can't take away our love

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (hey!)
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top, (at the top baby) like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing (wind is blowing)
We'll never fall just keep it going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid (eh oh)

Like a pyramid girl let me show you
That I love you so much
That we gonna get through (oh oh)
Even when there's storms
I will never go, Ima be the one to keep you safe (hey)
Before was our love back it up more than enough
Holding on to one another be the cover when it's rough (oh oh)
Mother nature (hey) or disaster won't stop at happy ever after

Pyramid, keep it going (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)
Oh oh ooooh (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (solid rock)
It feels just like it's heaven's touch (oooh)
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay (Charice), like a pyramid (what what)

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid (pyramid)
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep it going
Forever we will stay (ooh), like a pyramid

Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh

Clash Of The Titans tops global box offices

2010-04-06T07:56:00.000-07:00

Clash Of The Titans rules at the global box office. The movie was released last April 03, 2010 and it earned US$61.4-million from Friday-to-Sunday, which set a record for an Easter release.

The previous Easter record was set by Scary Movie 4 (US$40.2 million) in 2006.

Synopsis:
"The Clash of the Titans" is set in the Greek city of Argos where a war is about to explode between man and the gods. Perseus (Sam Worthington) raised as a fisherman, but is actually a demi-god. Perseus is the son of Zeus (Liam Neeson) who is about to take on the gods after the death of his family. Zeus' brother Hades (Ralph Fiennes) was the one who kill his family, and Perseus wants to kill him. However, it is Perseus's destiny to rescue the city of Argos from the ruthless rage of Hades and his Kraken monster. With nothing to lose, Perseus leads a band of soldiers on a quest to defeat the Kraken. In doing this, Perseus will prevent Hades from overthrowing Zeus and in turn destroying mankind. Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)"

Clash Of The Titans was filmed in 2-D and it was converted to 3-D during the post-production stage.

For the benefits of those who haven't seen the movie, here is the trailer.
My Wife and I are planning to watch this movie this weekend.
Who wants to join us?

Sources:
imdb.com
mypaper.com.sg

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HBO The Pacific - new miniseries

2010-04-01T00:21:00.000-07:00

The Pacific is a miniseries from HBO. HBO Asia will air it on April 3, 2010. It will be a ten-part series like the Band of Brothers. The Pacific focuses on the US Marine Corps during World War II.

Synopsis:
The Pacific is based primarily on two memoirs of U.S. Marines, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Sledge and Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie. The series will tell the stories of the two authors and Marine John Basilone, as the war against the Empire of Japan rages. It also draws on Sledge's China Marine and Red Blood, Black Sand, the memoir of Chuck Tatum, a Marine who fought alongside Basilone at Iwo Jima.
The series will feature well-known battles involving the 1st Marine Division, such as Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa, as well as Basilone's involvement in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Hugh Ambrose has authored the official tie-in book to the series, which follows the stories of the three men featured in the series as well as stories of their fellow Marines.

See the trailer here:

The Pacific producers are Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman.

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24 TV Series will Bid Good Bye

2010-03-30T05:39:00.000-07:00

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24 TV series will end soon. The season finale(Day 8) will be a two-hour episodes and will be air on May 24, 2010. But good news for the fans, Fox is planning to create a movie after the season 8 ends.

For Kiefer Sutherland, he was saddened after hearing the news because this is where he was known. "Before this show, I wasn't working a whole lot. I know they get incredibly burnt and bent," Sutherland says. "Ultimately, we felt we had a much better opportunity of doing something special by doing a film ... than going back to another season and doing 24 more episodes. The more you do it, the more you paint yourself into a corner, and I think, 'How many times have I played the same moment over and over?'"

Overall the series went well but I think the declined of viewers is one of the factors why it will end. But Howard Gordon the executive producer of the show advise the viewers not to throw the towel yet. He urges viewers to "hold on before you throw your shoes at the TV set" and see how that story line concludes.

There are 10 more episodes for this season and before the series ends. So lets just wait and watch those last episodes to support the 24 TV Series.

Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer

2010-03-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

Check this video. I thought that its a real movie. Maybe the movie industry will create a movie trailer like this. I like also the way they do their conversation, its like watching a play.

This video has been viewed a million times in you tube and it keeps on increasing. People who viewed are asking if this is a real movie, its title and a lot more. What do you think?

Related Video
Iron Man 2 Spoiler Video

Japanese Version of We are the World

2010-03-28T06:35:00.000-07:00

This video proves that Japanese can act also. This is a parody of We Are the World music video. If you want to have a break from your work, take time to watch this, it will surely take away those wrinkles in your forehead. Enjoy.

Iron Man 2 - Spoiler video

2010-03-27T06:26:00.000-07:00

Iron Man sequel will be shown this year. Release date is on April 29, 2010. Robert Downey Jr will still be Tony Stark. Black widow is Scarlett Johansson. So this would be an exciting movie again. Here is the movie trailer.

Synopsis:

After confessing his identity as Iron Man to the world, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) comes under fire from the United States Government who demand he hand over the powerful weapon that is the Iron Man suit. As the Government attempts to create a duplicate suit with the assistance of Stark's rival, Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell), Tony's long time friend Jim Rhodes (Don Cheadle) is put center stage in the conflict. Meanwhile, a mysterious and dangerous foe emerges in Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), who creates an alternate and powerful persona known as Whiplash in order to exact revenge on the Stark family once and for all... it isn't long before he unites with Hammer in an effort to destroy Iron Man. With the arrival of his shady new assistant (Scarlett Johansson), and persistent recruitment attempts from S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Stark needs all the help he can get in order to overcome the obstacles.

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Singapore is the 1st choice for Asian Expats

2010-03-25T04:51:00.000-07:00

Singapore is again the 1st choice for Asian expatriates. Singapore bag the pole position for 11 straight years. Human-resource consultancy ECA international showed the result yesterday.

The Top 10 are:
1. Singapore
2. Sydney
3. Kobe
4. Yokohama
5. Tokyo
5. Copenhagen
7. Canberra
8. Hongkong
8. Melbourne
10. Dublin
10. Vancouver
10. Wellington

Singapore's big factor why they are at the top of the lists are due to it's infrastructure, health services, low crime rates and air quality.

If today was your last day

2009-06-24T23:25:00.000-07:00

This song by Nickelback inspires me and it reminds me that we need to treat each day a special one.

If Today Was Your Last Day lyrics
Songwriters: Kroeger, Chad;

My best friend gave me the best advice
He said each day's a gift and not a given right
Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind
And try to take the path less traveled by
That first step you take is the longest stride

If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you had, if today was your last day?
What if, what if, if today was your last day?

Against the grain should be a way of life
What's worth the price is always worth the fight
Every second counts 'cause there's no second try
So live like you're never living twice
Don't take the free ride in your own life

If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you had?

And would you call those friends you never see?
Reminisce old memories?
Would you forgive your enemies?
And would you find that one you're dreaming of?
Swear up and down to God above
That you'd finally fall in love if today was your last day?

If today was your last day
Would you make your mark by mending a broken heart?
You know it's never too late to shoot for the stars
Regardless of who you are

So do whatever it takes
'Cause you can't rewind a moment in this life
Let nothing stand in your way
'Cause the hands of time are never on your side

If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you had?

And would you call those friends you never see?
Reminisce old memories?
Would you forgive your enemies?
And would you find that one you're dreaming of
Swear up and down to God above
That you'd finally fall in love if today was your last day?

Who Am I - Casting Crowns

2009-01-18T17:49:00.000-08:00

I like the song and the video...enjoy!

I am a flower quickly fading,
here today and gone tomorrow,
a wave tossed in the ocean,
a vapor in the wind.
Still You hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling.
And You've told me who I am,
I am Yours

Impossible Is Nothing

2008-12-08T05:45:00.000-08:00

"Impossible is Nothing" - this is the theme of the Standard Chartered Singapore 42km marathon that was held last Dec 07, 2008. And I'm proud to tell you that I finished the race. There were times that I almost give up because my body doesn't cooperate any more but I kept on telling myself that Impossible is nothing, that's why I finished the race. The feeling is great once you reach the finished line...It's like you want to run again...I'm very happy cause I finished the race and thank God for giving me strength to endure the long distance run.

Ubuntu

2008-10-12T01:13:00.000-07:00

I switched my desktop from Windows XP to Ubuntu linux...yes, you heard me right...I've been using linux desktop at work since it is needed in my projects. And quite a big fan already. After my windows desktop won't boot up, I decided right away to install Ubuntu Linux, I like Fedora Linux but I preferred Ubuntu since it is easy to managed...Any applications in windows XP have a counter part in Ubuntu and the most important one is Ubuntu, Fedora and other Linux desktop are FREE! Here is my screen shot of my new desktop, it is based on MAC....hehehe...if you want to now more on Ubuntu click here

Hari Raya Puasa

2008-10-01T04:10:00.000-07:00

Today is Hari Raya Puasa, which all Muslim celebrated it. It is a festival that marks the end of fasting month for the Muslim community. And here in Singapore, they celebrate it and that means it's Holiday...Yehey!
That's why I have the time to write here...
My daughter got her bike today(advance Birthday gift from Tito Rey and Tita Michelle), she's still learning how to press the pedal...hehehe...That's why we started the day playing together with her cousin's Nico and Ading. Here are some of the pictures...enjoy!

Happy Birthday

2008-09-25T19:48:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since I wrote here. I have been working late at night for two months now. I choose to write today because first, I took a vacation leave (yehey), second it's raining(love to stay at home when it's raining) and I want to greet my wife a Happy Birthday! It's her birthday today(Yehey!). My Mother and Brother-In-Law(Kuya Emman) are also September Celebrant. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all of you!

Live channel from Philippines

2008-07-11T03:49:00.001-07:00

I bump a forum just now and found a link that you can able to watch philippine channels(GMA,ABS-CBN,PBA and UAAP). The site is justin.tv/onepunch. I can watch PBA and UAAP live and it's free...hehehe

Picnik

2008-07-01T06:36:00.000-07:00

I read an article at a linux mag about this site which you can edit photos on-line. The site is picnik.com. You don't need to install any software in your computer, just go to this site, upload your photo, edit it and save it to your computer or other photo sharing websites. I tried it and it's awesome!

Passion Run

2008-06-13T22:36:00.000-07:00

Last June 08, 2008 - my friend Lowan and I joined the 15Km Saucony 100Plus Passion Run at East Cost Singapore. I started the race at 7am in the morning and finished it at 8:48am. It was my first long distance run and I did not expect to finished it below 2Hours because I only practice once a week around Hougang and Serangoon neighborhood. Feeling was so good after the race, I pushed my limit to 15Km and on Aug 2008, my friend and I will join again a half marathon event at Marina Bay Sigapore, it would be a 21KM run, much longer but I know we can finish the race. It would be nice if we win, hahaha. But It's not all about winning the prize but it's all about character and determination to finish it. And through running I can burn those fats easily and no more big tummy...Looking forward for the next run...

Happy Anniversary Dungo

2008-05-30T03:40:00.000-07:00

Last May 28, 2008, my wife and I celebrated our two years Anniversary as a couple. Together with our daughter we celebrated it at Cafe Cartel located in Plaza Singapura, Orchard Road, Singapore. We've been together for two years now. There are some arguments and problems but we manage to cope up with it. We are blessed with a daughter who is 1 year and 7months old. Thank God for all the blessings that he showered into our family. This is the first time we celebrated our Anniversary together and We enjoyed it!

Over

2008-05-03T23:48:00.000-07:00

My Family arrived here in Singapore last Thursday(May 02, 2008) from the Philippines. We attended the wake of my parental grandmother. She lived a simple and inspiring 88 years of her life. Because of her we were able to study and finish a Degree.

During our stay we were able to see some good places in our province. We visit also our kamag-anak. We even swim to the nearest beach in our place, my daughter and nephews loves it.

It's time to work again. Thank you to my Boss for allowing me to have a two weeks off.
And most of all thank you for all those friends and relatives who help during the wake of our Grand Mother...

Salamat po

2008-04-15T07:21:00.000-07:00

Salamat sa pagmamahal na binigay niyo sa amin...
Salamat sa mga habilin na palagi ninyong sinasabi sa amin...
Salamat sa pag-unawa sa mga kamalian naidulot namin sa inyo...
Salamat sa mga pagkanta habang kami ay pinapatulo niyo...
Salamat sa yakap habang kami ay natatakot sa kulog at kidlat...
At higit sa lahat maraming Salamat sa sakripisyo na inalay niyo sa ating pamilya.
Malungkot kami sa iyong paglisan pero alam namin na kayo ay maligaya na sa piling ng ating Panginoon. Paalam po mahal naming Lola Asiang...

Wow!

2008-03-30T07:58:00.000-07:00

This is one of the best play of the year.
It's amazing how he catch and take a 360 turn.
Enjoy the video!

Together again

2008-03-28T03:44:00.000-07:00

I'm so happy right now. My wife and daughter are here in Singapore and living with me together for good. We just collected our Permanent Resident certificate. Thank god we are together again!

Laughter

2008-02-11T06:16:00.000-08:00

Laughing trip of our daughter Hillary. She's grown so very fast.
Could not wait to see her and my wife again. Our permanent residence application was approved, thank god for this blessing.

Smallville Seasoon 7

2008-01-28T05:43:00.000-08:00

On Jan 31, 2008 smallville will resume season 7 episode 10 (persona).
Bizarro and Braniac is back. Got to see it...

Streaming TV

2008-01-20T05:48:00.000-08:00

Internet is such a good digital medium for us. Communication was very easy and transferring needed documents from two countries is just click away. I could see my wife and my daughter through web cam. It's just a click away...
Then here comes streaming tv, a lot of softwares now that we can find that do streaming. I am a fanatic of this one, I love to watch the NBA and I installed those softwares in my desktop and suddenly I can watch NBA live right in front of my monitor, although much of the time the channels are not in world main language but it's alright, what's important is I can watch, Kobe, Nash, Lebron, Wade, The Big three of Boston and a lot more.

Here are my lists of Streaming TV that I have rightnow:
1.tvants
2.sopcast
3.tvu

These channels have ESPN,NBA TV,CCTV5,Star Sports,Documentary channels,HBO and a lot more. So just try it and you gonna love it...

Prison Break Season 3 is Back

2008-01-15T05:30:00.000-08:00

Prison break is back! I just saw the full episode 9. I am looking forward to see the episode 10 next week. Michael is still a genius guy, he is still plotting the escape just to save his nephew from the vicious "company", he began it by eliminating the autocratic General of SONA...Got to see the next episode next week...

Keep moving forward

2008-01-12T22:11:00.000-08:00

I was able to see two good movies this week. These are Meet the Robinsons and Serendipity (all time favorite love story). I like the story of Meet the Robinson. Main theme of this cartoon movie is keep moving forward. Despite having some failures in life, we just have to get up and keep moving forward. I like the scene wherein the Robinsons family wants Lewis to fix their Robots but Lewis failed to fix it. The Robinsons family told him to keep moving forward and they celebrate Lewis failure. How I wish we could do that in real life, that every time we lost or not reach our goal, we have a courage to celebrate our failure and more importantly keep moving forward...

Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long.
We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious...
and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

Keep moving forward
- walt disney

Weekend to Remember

2008-01-06T21:34:00.000-08:00

Wow! 2008 has just begun and it was a good start for me. Few events happens week one of 2008. First is the UTAC Dinner and Dance (Jan 04,2008), it is an annual event of our company. The plant was shutdown for one day. Almost all of the employee registered and two halls of the Suntec Building was occupied. It lasted until 1:00 am. Second event, was trip to Hard Rock Cafe Singapore with Dick, Angel (GF ni Dick), Yahyee (she treated us food), Lowan and Mykil. Foods here are great and the place is fantastic. After Hard Rock Cafe, we went to Starbucks for a long and happy chit-chat together, our good friend Dick treated us coffee. Third event was having a one hour chat with my wife, I got to know that both my wife and daughter were doing fine and in good health. I missed them a lot . Last one was Sunday mass and Holy communion, I got the chance to hear the word of God and participate with the holy communion, it happens only on the first sunday of the month here at Paya Lebar Methodist Church. God is good all the time.

These are few events that happens these week.
Hopefully these week would be much better.
I am looking forward to a happy week.

Happy New Year

2007-12-30T23:21:00.000-08:00

As we leave 2007, just want to reminisce what are the big events that came into my life:

1. Got my first job in Singapore. This change my life since I will be out of the country and my family was left behind. Sacrifice was the key word in this decision that I made...March 2007

2. Our Anniversary. Wow, Rona and I got married last May 2006, so this year we celebrated our first anniversary but sad to say we are not together. But I called her and told her how much I love her...May 28, 2007

3. Ate Ruth Wedding Day. It was the happiest moment of my family, seeing our sister got married and my family are complete during the wedding. It's a sort of family reunion since me and Ate Chelle are living at Singapore...June 2007

4. Our Bebe Angel's First Birthday. Time flies so fast, our bebe is one year old. We gave her a party, got some balloons, cake's from her cousins Nicoli and Ading...Oct 15, 2007

These are the few lists that I have in my mind right now.
I am looking forward to have a good 2008 year.

We must walk by faith and not by sight.
HAPPY NEW YEAR Everyone!

Welcome

2007-12-30T21:16:00.000-08:00

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