How I Spent My Christmas?

Merry Christmas! Well, I just spent my Christmas with my family at home. No parties, mom just prepared foods for the Christmas Eve and just stayed at home. As the clock hit 12MN, we lit the fireworks and firecrackers to welcome the birth of Christ with a bang and boom.

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Google's Top news searches differ from top web searches

Paris Hilton topped in Google news’ searches in 2006. Google zeitgeist just release its compiled year-end lists and graphs, they compared frequent queries this year versus 2005 to see what kind of things were top of mind.

Google.com - Top Searches in 2006
1. bebo
2. myspace
3. world cup
4. metacafe
5. radioblog
6. wikipedia
7. video
8. rebelde
9. mininova
10. wiki


Google News - Top Searches in 2006
1. paris hilton
2. orlando bloom
3. cancer
4. podcasting
5. hurricane katrina
6. bankruptcy
7. martina hingis
8. autism
9. 2006 nfl draft
10. celebrity big brother 2006

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Malaysia's Famous "Snake king" dies after been bitten by deadly cobra

Spluch: Malaysia's "Snake king" dies after been bitten by deadly cobra

Malaysia's "snake king", Ali Khan Samsuddin, who broke records by living with thousands of scorpions and hundreds of snakes, has died after a deadly bite from a six-meter long King Cobra during a snake show, local media reported Saturday.

The holder of 2 Guinness World Records: living with 6,000 scorpions for 21 days and staying with 400 cobras for 40 days - received outpatient treatment at Kuala Lumpur Hospital after the incident because his condition did not seem that serious.

However, on Thursday night, the snake charmer complained of feeling weak, with swellings on his body and his arm turning dark. Ali Khan had previously been bitten by a King Cobra and survived the first three times, all thanks to his own recipe and timely medical treatment, but was not that fortunate as he passed away on Friday morning after the fourth bite.

The 48 year-old man was a well-known snake charmer who had previously performed in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia and amazed many with his dangerous "kissing the King Cobra" act.

Wow! He shouldn't continue doing it after being bitten by a king cobra for the third time. He might think he is invincible but he is not God. Too bad his life ended with that. But he is somekind of a person who has a power. Imagine, he only dies after being bitten by a King Cobra on the fourth times.

Grrr… with just by looking at the picture alone it make me shiver. Ewww… I just don’t like snakes, that is one of my phobias, I just can’t help it when there is a snake near me but to stay away from it.

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You Are Time Magazine's Person Of The Year 2006

In 1982, Time Magazine’s Man of the Year is the Computer but this year’s person of the year is YOU, yes! You, anyone using or creating content on the World Wide Web. You, who uses the computer to share facts, information, news, pictures, videos etc. through The Internet.

It seems that the world can’t find any great men these days. Hmmm… where have all the great men gone? This only shows that the year 2006 is the year where no individual noble man outshined the principles to become Time Magazine’s Man of The Year. Because the year 2006 is full of hatred, from Iraq’s conflicts that became bloodier to the battle between Lebanon and Israel to the war haul on Sudan. For the moment nobody created a great honor, even the two times Man of the Year winner George W. Bush didn’t complete his third time because he wasn’t able to explain the war in the Middle East.

This years Person of The Year are YouTube contributors, MySpace users, The Blogger’s, and all sorts of things in the World Wide Web (The Internet). With Internet you can reach out around the world even if you are just only in the comfort of your room. You can share News and information to the whole wide world with just a click of the mouse, you can donate to Hurricane Katrina and Albay’s landslide victims online.

Last year's winners were Bill and Melinda Gates and rock star Bono, who were cited for their charitable work and activism aimed at reducing global poverty and improving world health.

Who will be next year? Will it be the Cellular Phones? Your MP3 Players, or will it be Manny Pacqiauo?

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Today In History - The Simpsons Debuts (1989)

One of the most popular animated TV shows in American history, The Simpsons has earned its spot in pop culture through its parodies of the "Middle American" lifestyle. The show, created by Matt Groening, is a spin-off of a series of animated shorts originally aired on The Tracey Ullman Show and has earned 21 Emmy Awards, 22 Annie Awards, and a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Groening named most of the main characters after his own family members. Where does Bart's name come from?

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You Are Nothing But A First Rate, Grammar Nazi

I just want to post this article from wikipedia to remind some people that they are such an English Grammar Nazis slash pathetic idiots. According to some research, most English Grammar Nazis are from the Philippines. I just don’t know why it is really a BIG deal in the Philippines when someone has grammatical error on his/her language, especially in a blog. This is not a Thesis anyway, why bother with the grammatical and spelling errors? and just focus on the issue instead. Duh! I don’t wanna name names but you already know who you are.

What is a Grammar nazi?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grammar nazi, spelling nazi and language nazi are all terms used to describe a participant in a discussion, online or otherwise, who criticizes or corrects the language usage of another participant. Such a person is often accused of flaming as a result of finding fault with minor details of other participants' messages and often only in opinions with which the accused grammar nazi disagrees. Participants in these discussions often end up taking opposite sides in a prescription versus description debate.

Use of these terms is often considered derogatory. However, some people do view grammar nazism as a virtue rather than a flaw and insist upon strict usage of the language in question. These individuals are more likely to wear the badge of "grammar nazi" with pride and can even refer to themselves in this manner. In some situations, a more relaxed method of speech or prose may be appropriate; it is these situations in which grammar nazis are more commonly chastised.

The many exceptions and intricacies of English language spelling can present a problem for even the most experienced user. In addition, the instantaneous nature of the Internet discourages careful editing of one's posts before submission. This, combined with the possibility of typographical errors, often makes it very easy to find a spelling error in a message with which a user could choose to find fault. In other languages with more regular spelling, other grammatical features might be criticized, such as use of the subjunctive mood or the placement of diacritics.

The grammar nazi's method of argument often ignores the content of another user's argument and focuses on its quality, distracting from the issue at hand. This method may become an ad hominem attack, which is a logical fallacy. On the other hand, errors and stylistic flaws may themselves make an argument hard to follow, and for this reason they may be deliberately introduced by trolls.

Origin of the phrase

The term "grammar nazi", along with similar coinings such as "spelling nazi", "soup nazi", and "food nazi", comes indirectly from the Nazis, members of the National Socialist German Workers Party under Adolf Hitler. The original reason for adopting this metaphor was that the person concerned stuck obsessively to rules and implemented them in an aggressive manner; obsessiveness, rule-making and aggression are considered characteristic of Nazis. However, as used today the phrase has no direct connection to fascism, in the same way that accusing someone of being a philistine does not mean they are from Philistia or say anything about people who today live in Canaan, or calling someone a vandal does not mean they are actually connected to that German tribe. The fact that these nouns have lost their original capital letter is an indication that they have become part of everyday speech with few people considering the origins of these terms when using them.

Nonetheless, these uses are offensive to some, as the controversy in the popular press over the Seinfeld "Soup Nazi" episode indicates, but still the terms are used so frequently as to inspire "Godwin's Law". Alternatives used in some circles include "grammar police", "grammar cop" (a term that Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings admitted was an accurate description of himself), and even the trademarked "Grammer Cop", intentionally misspelled.

Source: WikiPedia

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Cagayan de Oro's White Water Rafting Adventure

With my friends and officemates, we are planning long before to experience the Cagayan de Oro’s White Water Rafting. But the long wait is over last Sunday, December 10, 2006. We finally decided that it is really time to take action, since the year 2006 is about to end and we don’t want to be left behind by those tourists who are already enjoying the adventure in our own city.

The adventure was awesome great! I definitely want to experience more those mind-blowing, breathtaking rapids adventure of water rafting, and the gushing over the river rocks and boulders that you can feel while the raft pass-by and at the same time as we are paddling our way to the rapids is such an awesome adventure that I will definitely love to do over and over again. Our white water adventure stretched for about 12 kilometers with 14 rapids (the minimum), and on the side tour you can see the awesome scenery of the caves, the abrupt rocky walls beside the river, the green vegetation, the gorges and the resting haven of monkeys and snakes, wow! I never knew Cagayan de Oro has a place like that, not until I experienced the white water rafting. It is really true what they say “Huwag maging dayuhan sa sariling bayan”. You see, I am already 25 years old here on this city and still there are places here I never yet explored.

Anyway, this coming 2007, I promise myself not to deprive from exploring places here in the city. I will wander the City of Golden Friendship, The Cagayan de Oro as a whole, from north to south and east to west.

Here are some of the pictures of our white water rafting adventure.

There are no breathtaking rapids actions here because we can't afford the camera to get wet while on rapids. We can only take shots on still waters.

As I promised to post the breathtaking rapids actions click below for...

More water rafting adventure photos here.

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My New FlatPOD (1GB) MP3/MP4 Player (IPod Nano) from Auction.ph

Woo! Hoo! I won! I won!

You might think I am insane. Well, I am not… I am just lucky to won an e-money at Auction.ph worth 2,900.00 it’s not that large amount but it makes a person like me happy. You see, I only registered and then it credits me with one e-coupon that will be my entry for a daily raffle.

I was a bit surprised to take a call from auction.ph notifying me that I won, so, I check right away my account at auction.ph and there was my e-money worth 2,900.00. So what I did is I look for items on sale on the site and I chose the FlatPod (1GB) MP3/MP4 Player of the seller named densho01, guys I will recommend densho01 at auction.ph if you want to purchase there. He gave me discount and he is nice in dealing with his buyers.

If you haven’t registered at Auction.ph yet go click this link Auction.ph and register. This site is an E-bay counterpart but only localized. Other than buying and selling items, you can bid for the sales and even you can join to their promos like “One Peso Auction Fever”, “Daily Lucky Combo”, even win like me to their P30 Milyong Pabuenas ng Auction.



Here’s the Features of the Item I purchased from my winning E-money.

FLATPOD (1GB) MP3/MP4 PLAYER (IPod Nano)
Features:

Plays mp3, mp4, wma, wav, video
Photo browser
FM Tuner
Digital Voice Recorder
65,000 color 1.5” LCD screen
Lyrics display
Digital equalizer
Flashdisk, Rechargeable battery

Included In The Package

MP4 player
Stereo Earphones
Charger
USB cable
CD driver
Manual
Box

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I Exercise My Right To Freedom of Speech Through This Site

I presumed you’ve seen the Freedom of Speech tag above of this blogsite. I own this blog and registered for it at Blogger.com in my name, so, I have the rights to claim it. If in case I violated the terms of service through this blog you are free to let me know what is it that made it a violations and I will modify it to make it acceptable to your spirit, if possible, but don’t demand, harass or threat me to do it. The things I posted here are in my willpower and commanding me what to do on this blog is not of your business but there are some exemptions that I will only keep to myself.

I can’t even expressed all the things I write here because of some circumstances, unlike Cofibean's You Want a Piece of Me? postings. I look-up to him as a blogger because he writes what he feels without hesitations and I think he is contented with that because he let out what he feels he wanted to convey, though he is kinda rude and expressive and that character is not what in myself. He only practice Freedom of Speech.

Speaking of Freedom of Speech, What is Freedom of Speech?

According to Wikipedia, Freedom of speech is enshrined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is granted formal recognition by the laws of most nations. Nonetheless the degree to which the right is upheld in practice varies greatly from one nation to another. In some nations with relatively authoritarian forms of government, overt government censorship is enforced, while among liberal democracies, censorship has been claimed to occur in a different form (see propaganda model) and there are different approaches to issues such as hate speech, obscenity and defamation laws.

The first formal request for freedom of speech in recorded history was made by Sir Thomas More in front of the English Parliament and King Henry VIII on April 18, 1523.

International law

The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, provides, in Article 19, that:

Everyone has the right to opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Technically the Declaration is a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly rather than a treaty and so it is not legally binding, in its entirety, on members of the UN, and, while some of its provisions are considered to form part of customary international law, there is dispute as to precisely which provisions do so. Freedom of speech is granted unambiguous protection in international law by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which is binding on around 150 nations. Article 19 provides that:

1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.
3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by law and are necessary:

(a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others;
(b) For the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of public health or morals.

The right is further qualified by Article 20 which prohibits war propaganda, incitement to violence and certain forms of hate speech. In adopting the Covenant the Republic of Ireland, Italy and Luxembourg insisted on reservations to Article 19 in so far as it might be held to affect their systems of regulating and licensing broadcasting [1]. A number of state parties also have official reservations to Article 20.


Freedom Of Speech In Asia

Several Asian countries provide formal legal guarantees of freedom of speech to their citizens. These are not, however, implemented in practice in most places. Countries such as Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, North Korea and Central Asian Republics like Turkmenistan brutally repress freedom of speech. Freedom of speech has been greatly improved in the People's Republic of China in recent years [citation needed], but the level of free expression is still far from that of western nations.

International Freedom of Expression Exchange

The International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), founded in 1992, is a global network of 72 non-governmental organisations that promotes and defends the right to freedom of expression.

Managed by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, IFEX harnesses the power of the Internet to rapidly exchange information and mobilise action on issues such as press freedom, Internet censorship, freedom of information legislation, criminal defamation and insult laws, media concentration and attacks on journalists, writers, human rights defenders and Internet users. A Clearing House in Toronto, Canada coordinates the programmes and activities of IFEX.

The membership of IFEX encompasses a broad array of organisations that work to defend journalists and media personnel, academics, photographers and camera operators, writers, cyber-dissidents, publishers, cartoonists, community radio stations and libraries.


Media Transparency

Media Transparency is the concept of determining how and why information is conveyed through various means.

This is a specific case of the topic, Transparency (humanities). As used in the humanities, it implies openness and accountability. It is a metaphorical extension of the meaning used in the physical sciences: a “transparent” object is one that can be seen through.

In communication studies, Media is transparent when:

* there are many, often competing, sources of information
* much is known about the method of information delivery
* the funding of media production is publicly available

Aspects of transparent media include open source documentation, open meetings, financial disclosure statements, the freedom of information legislation, budgetary review, audit, peer review, etc.

Some organisations and networks insist that not only the ordinary information of interest to the community is made freely available, but that all (or nearly all) meta-levels of organising and decision-making are themselves also published. This is known as radical transparency. These organizations include: Wikipedia, the GNU/Linux community, and Indymedia.

Media Transparency may also refer to the nonprofit organization of the same name devoted to providing information on right-wing funding, especially as it relates to United States media.


Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_transparency

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Angelica Panganiban, Which One Is real?

News spread everywhere about Angelica Panganiban’s fake body at the Genebra San Miguel’s 2007 calendar. Some are confused of which story is factual than the other. On the news, Angelica denied about it. So, I decided to post this for you to get more confuse.

The Genebra San Miguel 2007 Controversial Calendar

The Controversial Stolen Shot Photos

Eh, What are your opinion on this? Some said na Hindi naman ganun ka laki ang enedit sa katawan ni Angelica dahil sobra daw yun, kunti lang daw dahil sexy na daw si Angelica now, but meron pa rin daw siyang kunting taba sa katawan dahil nga raw sa pagiging mataba niya noong bata pa siya. So, I leave it all to you to decide which story is real.

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Manny Pacquiao Finished The Trilogy Bout of the Year

People in Philippines and in the world once again triumph for Manny Pacquiao's victory over Erik Morales of Mexico. Manny proved the public that he truly is the people's champion by concluding the game in just no least than 3 rounds.

He put a big smile on every Filipino's face, making sure that he will be the one to end this trilogy bout. Using his super punches, Manny Pacquiao didn't give a chance for Erik Morales to have the opportunity to take control of the game.

Indeed, this is every Filipino's pride moment. Mabuhay ka Manny Pacquiao, the People's champion.

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Perceiving to the Top of Search Engine

I’ve been hearing a lot about BIR scandal from people along the street, aboard on jeepneys, in the market, malls and almost everywhere are talking about it (BIR scandal) and even AM radio stations seizing about it.

So, as a Search Engine Optimizer myself, I thought it would be a source of boosting traffics to my blog. I prepared to target the keyword “BIR scandal” on my post. I just let the Search Engine bots crawl my blog, first two days I can’t seem to see my page on the Google’s search result in the keyterm “BIR scandal”, so I just let it bypass and give time for the Google bot to crawl my page. Patient is a virtue indeed, on the third day this afternoon, I typed in “BIR scandal” without the quotes at Google search and walla! I am on the first page and on the number one rank of the results. I just hope that I can maintain the status until the BIR issue will fade throughout time.

Here’s the link to my search at google: BIR scandal

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Woah!!! It's My Second Year at HarvestSEO

Okay, as I can recall, today is the anniversary on my first day working with SEO Company and it’s my 2nd year now and I am hooked up to this industry. With these 2 years of service on SEO industry, I can tell that I’ve been through a lot of experiences and through these I gained a lot of knowledge and familiarity what is SEO all about.

I make use the power of blogging in order to release the tensions, the bad feelings and the resentments. Before, I just created my blog just for curiosity on how it works, what’s fun of having it and what is it for. A colleague of mine has a blog and he keeps on talking about it, so I made my own using blogger.com or the blogspot. Later, I found some celebrities' blogs online. So I think this is cool having one. Soon, I found out that this colleague of mine does blogging not only to write his thoughts and feelings but his main reason is to generate income through google adsense in which he receives it every month.

Okay, here’s the thorough explanation on what the google adsense is:

AdSense is an ad serving program run by Google. Website owners can enroll in this program to enable text, image and, more recently, video advertisements on their sites. These ads are administered by Google and generate revenue on either a per-click or per-thousand-impressions basis. Google is also currently beta-testing a cost-per-action based service.
Many sites use AdSense to monetize their content and some webmasters work hard to maximize their own AdSense income. They do this in three ways:
1. They use a wide range of traffic generating techniques including but not limited to online advertising.
2. They build valuable content on their sites; content which attracts AdSense ads and which pay out the most when they get clicked.
3. They use copy on their websites that encourage clicks on ads. Note that Google prohibits people from using phrases like "Click on my AdSense ads" to increase click rates. Phrases accepted are "Sponsored Links" and "Advertisements".
The source of all AdSense income is the AdWords program which in turn has a complex pricing model based on a Vickrey second price auction, in that it commands an advertiser to submit a sealed bid (not observable by competitors). Additionally, for any given click received, advertisers only pay one bid increment above the second-highest bid.

So much for that adsense thing, Blogging for me is a way of expressing my own thoughts and feelings, I sometimes write about current events and my reflections about it and it is satisfying because you know that somebody is reading it. Addictive? Yeah… blogging is addictive, if I can only have more time online I would probably posting what my thoughts are every now and then. Somehow, I influenced some of my colleagues and friends to go on blogging and they got hooked and addicted too with it.



KeywordSpy vs. KeyCompete

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Philippine Idol Update

Oops!!! It’s been a while since my last update to this Blog. I think I should say “Oops! I did it again..” Duh.. I am just kinda busy the following weeks, from waking up 4 in the morning to prepare for an early work and my online time seems getting shorter and shorter, Arg!!!

Anyway, I am here and I want to talk about the Philippine Idol again.

Last Sunday night, I watched the performance night and they have this dance genre thing. Woah!!! Its Sunday so the remote control is mine all mine. Because on weeknights, I am not the boss of the television at home, since majority at home wanted to watch the primetime teleseries drama of both ABS-CBN and GMA and that makes me sad even more, because Philippine Idol Elimination nights was move to Monday. Do you think it’s time for me to buy a new TV? So that I can liberally watch my favorite shows in the comfort of my own room without disturbances from other to change channels.

Okay, back to the Philippine Idol thing. Last Sunday Jan Nieto gone loca as he performed “Livin’ la Vida Loca” of Ricky Martin. Wow!!! Jan is a hit that night and it was a lively great opening, Mamita even danced with him on stage. I think Jan turned on Mamita’s “Kiliti” and so with Mr. C’s line “Nakakaloka” don’t tell me Mr.C turns on Jan. LOL.

My favorite Pow didn’t get a good impressions from the judges and I think she didn’t impressed me too. It’s not a good choice of song for me. But I don’t think Mamita should insist on Pow to wear a skirt. It’s just won’t work on Pow (The skirt thing). So with Miguel, “Make It With You” is not a song that will make the listener go gaga and tap their feet, so it is not a good choice of song for dance genre. With Ken, I don’t like what he was wearing last Saturday, he looks like a Goo goo dancer in the club with those feathery outfit and strife pants, it’s just not a usual outfit for me on a competition like Philippine Idol, but he gave justice to the Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Deliver”.

The Chorva Mau became “Shy Guy” after Mamita’s comment that her song choice is ideal for a taller, slimmer and sexier lady. Mamita also added that a Philippine Idol is not only having a good quality of voice but with a slim and sexy body too. Oh! No… I don’t think Mamita is right with that comment. She shouldn’t have said that. Many of the viewers raised their eyebrows after hearing those offensive lines from Mamita and I am one of them. Philippine Idol is not a beauty contest or a slimmers’s world contest. Philippine Idol for me is a singing competition, no matter who or what you are. What really count is that you have the talent and the charisma that the people look up to you as their IDOL. Though, having good looks and sexy body is added points but not a requirements. Just like American Idol Ruben Studdard, does Pilita have the rights to say that Ruben shouldn’t become American Idol because he is fat and not so good-looking? I don’t think so. Ruben is a very talented person with a fantastic voice that made him the American Idol and so with Mau on her journey to become the first Philippine Idol.

Okay, so much for that let’s go to Gian. He performed my favorite “Rock DJ” of Robbie Williams and yes! he did the moves right and superb performance. Gian must be confident not to be on the bottom 3 on the elimination night but not with Apple because she was eliminated last Monday. Her “Lady Marmalade” Christina Aguillera version is not a hit to the fans that is why she got the lowest votes and was eliminated.

Now that only six of them left namely: Gian, Mau, Pow, Ken, Miguel and Jan, Who’s next? and who do you think should be the first Philippine Idol?

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Understand That God's Desire For You Is Life, Abundant and Eternal.

The Bible declares: "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).

Giving you abundant life required the supreme sacrifice: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).

God desires fellowship and companionship with you. What a wonderful gift the Father has given, yet if God gave His own Son to provide an abundant and everlasting life, why don’t more people have what He has designed for us to receive? It is a question answered by this sobering realization.

God loves His people so much, that he gave His only begotten son Jesus Christ to save us from our sins. You see, giving your one and only son is a very hard thing to do, especially if you are a parent.

Surgeons at revisionrhinoplasty.com will give you the best rhinoplasty just for you to look at your best.

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The Early Morning Habit

I have this problem on waking up early this past 2 weeks because I am not use to do it; you know, my lazy head used to stay on bed until 8 in the morning, when in fact, I must’ve been out there 3 hours ago and up in-front of the PC in the office working, on a daily basis. Gosh!!! I just can’t do it yet, I need to fine-tune myself to this routine… All this happened because the company I am working with was having this regulations about tardiness, absences and all those dreary rules and I am the number one of those people in the office coming late at work…

Anyway, I am coping and trying to change my sleeping habit and hopefully next week I’ll be the first to arrive in the office first thing in the morning. No way! I can’t let my monthly earnings deducted with just such tardiness deductions. Tax and insurances deductions will do, but useless deductions like the late? Na...

I wonder how early or late Monness, Crespi & Hardt waking up in the morning.

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Asian Television Awards

Browsing over the net today to read blogs to update myself to the world and I came through this filipinasoul.com page and there’s this post about Asian Television Awards and here are the list for ABS-CBN’s shows that are nominated:

Best Entertainment Presenter: Sharon Cuneta for SHARON
Best Current Affairs Programme: Juvenile Injustice
Best Current Affairs Programme: XXX
Best News Programme: TV Patrol World

Sharon Cuneta show was nominated, The awards night will be this coming November 30, 2006, sure Sharon will make her best look when she will received her award if ever her name will be called for the Best Entertainment Presenter and stand on stage in front of fellow Asian artist. But to some nominees, specially those who are conscious about their looks because of hair loss, I think a visit at drpistone.com at NJ hair loss clinic and office will be of help. You can be sure of the service with the experts at Pistone Hair Restoration you can look no further than your hometown to deal with your hair loss needs.

What is Asian Television Awards?

Asian Television Awards is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in Asia's television industry. Held every December, the Awards draws about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-TV stations and pay-TV platforms, as well as many independent productions houses in Asia. Every year, at least 9 jury sessions are held in several Asian cities including Kuala Lumpur and Singapore where the panel of judges of over 15 countries evaluate and select the entries in close sessions. The results are then tabulated and audited by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the winners are being announced during the Awards' night in Singapore. Launched in 1996, the Awards usually be given out for over 30 categories including Best Documentary Program, Best News Program, Best Cinematography, Best Current Affairs Presenter and many more.

All profit goes to the Asian Television Awards Sponsorship Fund, which was set up to assist students to further their studies in broadcasting-related courses.

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What You Must Not Do In Podcasting

Here’s the list of Mr. Errorl Smith useful advice at Nanocasting for would-be commercial Podcasting champions

1. Do not Podcast without a Plan.
2. Do not Podcast without Providing Unique Value.
3. Do not Podcast Like a Broadcaster. (That’s old world style
4. Do not underestimatethe (involved) Commitment level.
5. Do not think that Talent and Expertise Don’t Matter.
6. Do not be seduced by the Age of Amateurism
7. Do not believe that the Playing Field Is Level.
8. Do not rely Primarily on RSS to Build an Audience.
9. Do not believe that Format Doesn’t Matter
10. Do not Overestimate/Do not underestimate Podcasting

Through the list Steve Hall commented to not spend the entire podcast talking about podcasting and all in creating a masterpiece. Neil Crespi too said that they are bringing podcasts to their network and hoping them to stay.

But what is Podcast?

From WikiPedia, podcast is a multimedia file distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. The term as originally coined by Ben Hammersley in an article in the Guardian on February 12, 2004, was meant as a portmanteau of "broadcasting" and "iPod".

The term podcast, like 'radio', can mean both the content and the method of delivery. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster. Though podcasters' web sites may also offer direct download or streaming of their content, a podcast is distinguished from other digital audio formats by its ability to be downloaded automatically using software capable of reading feeds like RSS or Atom.

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Car Accident Picture

I found this picture on-line, a whacked automobile along the street. This was submitted online and below is what the driver said:

Can't remember what happened, can't believe I'm not dead

Injury: Severe head injury and a big scar on my face, no one else was hurt

My bad driving: The main witness stated that I was driving sensibly for miles but was overtaking her at the final moment

Conviction: Only one after 12 years of driving: Driving without due care and Attention 6 points and a £70 fine

Justin T.


Yeah, unbelievably and miraculously he is alive with only injuries and a big scar on his face. Don’t worry about his head injuries it will heal on time and for his big scar on face, I think a visit to Cosmetic Plastic Surgery clinic will restore his looks.

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The Beverly Hills

When in Beverly Hills California, a warm invitation to participate in many exhilarating occasions and happenings around the town awaits to the visitors. There’s the world class shopping on Rodeo Drive and boutique openings at the Farmers’ Market, concerts in parks and plazas. Have a tour at Greystone Mansion or other parks that most people love to have a picnic with the family. Ranges of activities are available for the visitors.

Beverly Hills is the place where most Hollywood celebrities put up their million dollars worth dream house, to mention a few are houses of Pamela Anderson located 31340 Mulholland Dr., Jennifer Aniston at 1026 Ridgedale, George Clooney positioned at 151 El Camino, Madonna at 6342 Mulholland Dr. Beverly Hills and there’s a lot more.

Since this place is where the famous Hollywood stars settled, an arrays of shopping destinations, restaurants, beauty shops, clinics and of course the Beverly Hills plastic surgery will always be number one here because the star won’t be a star without a beautiful and good looking façade to show aside from having an exceptional talent. Shops are coming in the city to make them have the convenience every time they need to buy, shop, dine and unwind. Whether you're in search of a four-star memory or a casual outdoor lunch, Beverly Hills restaurants carefully combine food, service, ambiance and a star-studded clientele to create the perfect result.

So what are you waiting for? Come and visit this place and feel like a Hollywood star.

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Two Filipinos on 13th Season Survivor Cook Island

Season 13th of Survivor (Cook Island) will cook two Filipino-American hunk and babe, Brad and Jenny. This is the first time from the previous seasons of Survivor that the show has been joined up with a Filipino blood, not only one but two hot Filipino-American and the Filipino community are proud to have them on the show.

Brad Virata - Was raised in the small town of Oak Harbor, Washington, just outside of Seattle. The youngest of five children, he excelled at track, football and volleyball during his teenage years.

Virata received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in international communications from the University of Washington and was an active member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Shortly after graduation, Virata traveled throughout Europe and Asia working as a model. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in fashion and attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. He began working in couture clothing sales and clothing design merchandising for Guess? Men's Division. He spent five years with the company and helped launch the clothing line "Los Angeles Denim Atelier." He currently works as the Director of Men's Merchandising for Lucky Brand Jeans.

Virata is an avid beach volleyball player and surfer. His hobbies include weight training, running, rollerblading, power yoga, beach volleyball and international travel. He is most proud of giving back to his community through work with organizations such as AIDS Project Los Angeles, Project Angel Food, Starlight Foundation and the Big Brothers Program of Los Angeles.

Virata is single and currently resides in Santa Monica, California, with his Boston terrier named Maxx. His birth date is November 23, 1976.

Jenny Guzon-Bae - Born in Chicago, Jenny Guzon-Bae was raised in the western suburb of Melrose Park, Illinois. A natural tomboy, Guzon-Bae was often found playing football, softball, basketball, climbing trees or racing bikes with the boys in her neighborhood. Despite her parents' efforts to make her more lady-like by enrolling her in ballet and gymnastics (13 years of training), Jenny preferred beating out the boys. It wasn't until high school that Jenny finally embraced her feminine side, but she was still the fierce competitor on the inside.

A skilled writer, Guzon-Bae began honing her skills at age 15 when she was hired as a columnist for VIA Times, the largest minority newspaper in the Chicago area. She eventually graduated college with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in journalism from Columbia College in Chicago. She parlayed her writing skills into the spoken word when she became a television reporter for Chicago's only Filipino-American news program, "Philippine News Reports." Having retired from reporting a few years ago, Guzon-Bae continues to serve her community by emceeing various social events. She is currently a real estate agent.

Guzon-Bae heads up a volleyball league in her spare time. She also enjoys shopping, yoga, pilates, traveling and playing the board game Scrabble. She recently took up fencing, tennis and belly dancing. She enjoys watching boxing, basketball and football.

Guzon-Bae is a member of the North Shore Barrington Association of Realtors.

Guzon-Bae currently resides in Lake Forest, Illinois with her husband, Don, and their son, Casey. They have three dogs: Cola (an Australian Shepherd), Peanut (a Pembroke Corgi) and Sam (an American Eskimo). Her birth date is May 8, 1970.


* Biography of Brad and Jenny are taken from CBS’ Survivor official website.

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The Camiguin Island

I went to Camiguin Island last weekend and its been two years since my last visit of the island but the island is still considered a paradise because of its wondrous panoramic view. I don’t have more to say about my visit because it is a sad story. I visited there not for a vacation or tour but to attend the burial of my uncle who died of lever cancer.

Anyway, I took some pictures of my travel and here's for you to take a look at it. I didn't take a lot of pictures because it is just a rush travel and need to be back monday morning to catch-up for my work.

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