Woah!!! I never knew this is the feeling of having a new car. It was awesome great, I am excited and has been driving it everyday... with a remote control. LOL
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Benazir Bhutto Killed by Assassination
The Bhutto Assassination: A Human Rights Perspective
by Mary Shaw
On Thursday, December 27, Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan and the current opposition party leader, succumbed to an assassin's bullet. Chaos has ensued.
Will this be a step backwards in efforts to restore democracy in nuclear Pakistan? I hope not, but Bhutto's assassination is not a good sign.
Benazir Bhutto was good for Pakistan and good for the world. She worked tirelessly to promote democracy in her country, and to stand up for the rights of the poor and the needy. This is in stark contrast to Pakistani President Musharraf's preferred method of governance by military dictatorship.
As the first woman ever elected to lead a Muslim state, Bhutto was also a symbol of progress for women's rights in the Islamic world.
With Bhutto's death, the human rights community has lost a strong and steadfast ally.
In response to the assassination, Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch said, "Benazir Bhutto was a democrat who believed in the supremacy of constitutional rule and, throughout her career, sought power through the ballot box. She died campaigning for votes and calling for a free election."
Amnesty International (AI) is calling on Musharraf's government to uphold the rule of law and the rules of democratic behavior in the aftermath of the Bhutto assassination. AI's Catherine Baber stated, "The killing of Benazir Bhutto must not be allowed to become a setback to civilian governance or indeed lead to a further crackdown on civil liberties."
My condolences go out to Bhutto's family and political followers.
May she rest in peace.
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Mary Shaw is a Philadelphia-based writer and activist, with a focus on politics, human rights, and social justice. She is a former Philadelphia Area Coordinator for the Nobel-Prize-winning human rights group Amnesty International, and her views appear regularly in a variety of newspapers, magazines, and websites. Note that the ideas expressed here are the author's own, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Amnesty International or any other organization with which she may be associated.
I always heard Benazir Bhutto's name eversince I was in my elementary years in education. and my Social Studies' teacher been always telling me how great this leader and how brave she was to fight for Pakistan. But just Yesterday she was killed by assassination. It was really a traggic death for a great leader of peace. I believe she is the hope of Pakistan's democracy but now I don't know what will happen to her country now that she's gone. I hope Pakistan will find a new leader as good as Benazir Bhutto who was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, having been twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan..
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Your Payday Loans Online For This New Year
Talking about Online Loan and credit cards, I think you should see this Payday Loans Online site, which offers all sorts of personal loans for your needs. It is a personal loan resources and financial services portal plus an online directory for financial products and services. Through OnlineLoanResources.com, Obtaining personal loans or financial services is as easy as 1 - 2 - 3.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
Year-ends and Friends...
It is December 20, 2007 today. Eleven (11) days before the end of 2007 and I am here in my room thinking about what happened to me this year. There are so many good memories that marked in my heart this year. This is the year when we formed a group of Jolly, Enthusiastic, Talented, Smart and Happy friends. This is the year where a day won’t end without us (the group) seeing each other in one hanging out place before we go to our sanctuary for the night. The group just gather in a place where we can eat (we love to eat), sing and dance and chit chat with what is happening in our surroundings, specially the common scenarios at the office where majority of the group have their jobs.
Now, as the year ends, I can also see that the group is breaking into pieces little by little. Ann is already married since last September and obviously she can’t always join the group’s escapade because she is pregnant and she has new priorities now - her husband and her soon to be baby girl but she can sometimes go with us from time to time. Dennis, went to
Actually, they worked at the very same company but because of some circumstances (their rights as employees were not really taken cared of, Remember the famous line of the famous person? “GIVE UP YOUR RIGHTS!” and that is very insane idea to give up your rights or maybe I can say it this way, some are not really satisfied of the management that is why) we or most of us didn’t want to stay longer on that organization, but that is not the issue here… the issue is the friendship and the bonding moments that was formed and now will be broken into pieces as the year ends. I may sound like so dramatic but that is what I feel now, I am lonely this coming Christmas because my friends are going far away in a far far away land (Shrek? hehehe...). Though I have my loving and happy family here in CDO but I am longing for my group of friends.
May we gather together soon and refresh those moments of happiness, joy and laughter… Let us face the coming years ahead… Merry Christmas!
Some memories of the happy bonding moments we had...
Monday, December 17, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Very Funny - Jeff Dunham and Achmed The Dead Terrorist
This is sooo... Hilarious video I laugh all through out the video. A very good stand up comedian and ventriloquist Mr. Jeff Dunham and his puppet Achmed The Dead Terrorist make the people inside the hall laughing out loud.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Oblation Run 2007
UP Annual Oblation Run just concluded this afternoon at Palma Hall (AS) in UP Diliman and once again the 50 Members of the UP Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity run naked with their thing hanging down there small, medium and extra medium no large (LOL).
The run highlights social or political issues in the country.
For videos visit here: Oblation Run Videos
The run highlights social or political issues in the country.
For videos visit here: Oblation Run Videos
Friday, December 07, 2007
Having a House is A Liability
Having a house is a liability according to Robert Kiyosaki, Author of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" book. I think it is true because if you have a home/house you are being legally obliged and responsible to it, it is your obligation to pay its taxes, and other payments, like the maintenance of of the house. Having your own house will result for you to need the services like TruGreen LandCare, Terminix, American Home Shield, InStar Services Group, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic, and AmeriSpec. We need some on these list of services for the maintenance of our own home, and it adds to our liabilities and obligations.
But this services are important and we are thankful for them because almost everybody are so busy that they don't have all the time to do the house chores and these services company are our answer to our dillema.
But this services are important and we are thankful for them because almost everybody are so busy that they don't have all the time to do the house chores and these services company are our answer to our dillema.
Green Environment
It is not new to me the feeling of freshness when I see a nice green view in the city, since our home and garden is surrounded with green plants, trees and grass as what you can see on my previous post Every Morning Scene. I showed on that post the view outside my window pane, the green, green grass of home. Though the grasses were not regularly lawned because in the first place we don't have any lawn mower, we just use a a bolo to cut those grown grasses. As you can see on that post it is more of a natural environment. But I visited this TruGreen LandCare website, they are one of the largest, most comprehensive providers of commercial landscape and lawn services, and I can see the good job they have done on those pictures in their website. They will do it what you want, they get to know you and the programs are then customized to fit your needs. So maybe, I cannot reach them this time to hire their services but maybe I can get some ideas on how to do it through their website.
Termites in Our House
Our house is almost 20 years old now since it was built last 1990 when we transfered from our old house near the Cagayan de Oro river. Our house is made woods and concretes, but most of the materials are made of wood specially in the second floor. The problem is we our house is attacked by termites and we consulted some Pest control companies and they are charging a very high cost for the job, so I seek on the net for affordable products and maybe we can deal with it. Terminix is a promising Pest control company and I want to try their services because they are the best termite control and protection available - guaranteed.
Because we tried to do-it-ourselves trying to get rid of those termites in the house and ended up doing over and over again, this time I will give it to the Autorities to end our dilemma over termites crawling anywhere in the house eating up our house.
Because we tried to do-it-ourselves trying to get rid of those termites in the house and ended up doing over and over again, this time I will give it to the Autorities to end our dilemma over termites crawling anywhere in the house eating up our house.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Mixed Martial Arts Fighters on Araneta Coliseum
Live on December 9, 2007, 1:00pm, Araneta Coliseum, Philippines
Platinum Fighting Productions presents
Mixed Martial Arts Fighters: Jeff Monson, Renato Sobral, Rico Rodriguez, John Marsh, Yuki Kondo, Jorge Patino
Coach Ken Shamrock's Team VS Coach Royce Gracie's Team
Coach Josh Barnett's Team VS Coach Gokor Chivichyan's
Team
tickets are available at Ticketnet.com.ph
Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde: Jet-setters charged with identity theft
PHILADELPHIA - They were young, rich and in love.
But the jet-setters financed their fun on the credit cards of unsuspecting neighbors in their high-end apartment building and other identity-fraud victims, police said Monday.
Jocelyn Kirsch, 22, and Edward K. Anderton, 25, were charged Friday with identity theft, forgery, unlawful use of a computer and a laundry list of other counts.
Their fraud scheme, estimated at $100,000 this year alone, paid for jaunts to Paris, London and Hawaii and other luxury perks, including Kirsch's stop at a tony salon for $1,700 worth of hair extensions, police said.
"They were two young people that were given many gifts in life," said Detective Terry Sweeney, who spoke of the couple's supportive families and private schooling. "And the very best thing they could do was victimize other people."
It was not immediately clear if the couple had hired attorneys. Neither has a listed telephone number in Philadelphia.
Police started investigating Nov. 19 after one of the couple's neighbors reported that she thought her identity had been stolen. A day later, the woman heard from a local UPS store about a waiting package, although she had not ordered anything.
Police kept an eye on the store and arrested Anderton and Kirsch on Friday when they walked in to pick up the package, detectives said.
A weekend search of the couple's $3,000-a-month apartment turned up a cache of tech toys: four computers, two printers, a scanner and an industrial machine that makes ID cards. Police also found $17,500 in cash, dozens of credit cards and fake drivers' licenses, and keys to unlock many of the apartments and mailboxes in their upscale Rittenhouse Square apartment building. Police are not yet sure how they got the keys.
"They were like a parasite that infected that building," Sweeney said.
The search also turned up a book titled, "The Art of Cheating: A Nasty Little Book for Tricky Little Schemers and Their Hapless Victims," as well as a newspaper article on "How to Spot Fake IDs."
Police believe the scheme dates back at least two years and involves victims beyond the apartment house. A slideshow found on one of their computers shows the couple's high-flying travels: kissing in front of the Eiffel Tower, sporting matching red swim wear at a ritzy oceanfront resort; and dining at an elegant restaurant.
Anderton was recently fired from a job as a financial analyst that had paid for at least his initial stay in the apartment, Lt. George Ondrejka said. Kirsch is a student at Drexel University.
Sweeney fears that police are not finished finding victims. So far, they know of five victims, one of whom was taken for $30,000.
Kirsch's father arrived from Winston-Salem, N.C., to post her $25,000 bond Sunday. Anderton, who hails from Everett, Wash., posted bond Monday, police said.
But the jet-setters financed their fun on the credit cards of unsuspecting neighbors in their high-end apartment building and other identity-fraud victims, police said Monday.
Jocelyn Kirsch, 22, and Edward K. Anderton, 25, were charged Friday with identity theft, forgery, unlawful use of a computer and a laundry list of other counts.
Their fraud scheme, estimated at $100,000 this year alone, paid for jaunts to Paris, London and Hawaii and other luxury perks, including Kirsch's stop at a tony salon for $1,700 worth of hair extensions, police said.
"They were two young people that were given many gifts in life," said Detective Terry Sweeney, who spoke of the couple's supportive families and private schooling. "And the very best thing they could do was victimize other people."
It was not immediately clear if the couple had hired attorneys. Neither has a listed telephone number in Philadelphia.
Police started investigating Nov. 19 after one of the couple's neighbors reported that she thought her identity had been stolen. A day later, the woman heard from a local UPS store about a waiting package, although she had not ordered anything.
Police kept an eye on the store and arrested Anderton and Kirsch on Friday when they walked in to pick up the package, detectives said.
A weekend search of the couple's $3,000-a-month apartment turned up a cache of tech toys: four computers, two printers, a scanner and an industrial machine that makes ID cards. Police also found $17,500 in cash, dozens of credit cards and fake drivers' licenses, and keys to unlock many of the apartments and mailboxes in their upscale Rittenhouse Square apartment building. Police are not yet sure how they got the keys.
"They were like a parasite that infected that building," Sweeney said.
The search also turned up a book titled, "The Art of Cheating: A Nasty Little Book for Tricky Little Schemers and Their Hapless Victims," as well as a newspaper article on "How to Spot Fake IDs."
Police believe the scheme dates back at least two years and involves victims beyond the apartment house. A slideshow found on one of their computers shows the couple's high-flying travels: kissing in front of the Eiffel Tower, sporting matching red swim wear at a ritzy oceanfront resort; and dining at an elegant restaurant.
Anderton was recently fired from a job as a financial analyst that had paid for at least his initial stay in the apartment, Lt. George Ondrejka said. Kirsch is a student at Drexel University.
Sweeney fears that police are not finished finding victims. So far, they know of five victims, one of whom was taken for $30,000.
Kirsch's father arrived from Winston-Salem, N.C., to post her $25,000 bond Sunday. Anderton, who hails from Everett, Wash., posted bond Monday, police said.
What Your Handwriting Says About You/Me
| What Your Handwriting Says About You |
 You are a fairly energetic person. You know how do pace yourself, and you deal well with stress. You are somewhat outgoing, but you're not a natural extrovert. You think first before you act. You tend to be independent, rational, and logical. You are balanced and grounded. You know how to get along well with others. You need a bit of space in your life, but you're not a recluse. You expect people to give you a small amount of privacy, and you respect their privacy as well. You are a free thinker. You are unique, open minded, and artistic. You don't care what other people think. You are a decent communicator. You eventually get your point across, but sometimes you leave things a bit ambiguous. |
Monday, December 03, 2007
I Need You Here Tonight...
As much as I want to hide the loneliness I felt for years now because of being away from the one I love the most. I give in last night and really cried inside my room because of the undeniable pain and loneliness I felt last night.
And this song fits the feeling I felt last night...
Here Tonight by Hale
So long to you my love
Don't be afraid to run away
I know you'll be okay
Just take your time to find
But I need you here tonight
I need you here inside
I need you here tonight
I really, really need you here tonight
Made up my mind on this
Too late for me to hold you back
Maybe too short or dumb
To cry for you but I will anyway
It's all my fault
To feel this way for you that day
I know I am and I will
Though it's wrong,so wrong
Cause I need you here tonight
I need you here inside
I need you here tonight
I really, really need you here
I need you, I need you
I need you here inside
I need you I need you
I really, really need you
And this song fits the feeling I felt last night...
Here Tonight by Hale
So long to you my love
Don't be afraid to run away
I know you'll be okay
Just take your time to find
But I need you here tonight
I need you here inside
I need you here tonight
I really, really need you here tonight
Made up my mind on this
Too late for me to hold you back
Maybe too short or dumb
To cry for you but I will anyway
It's all my fault
To feel this way for you that day
I know I am and I will
Though it's wrong,so wrong
Cause I need you here tonight
I need you here inside
I need you here tonight
I really, really need you here
I need you, I need you
I need you here inside
I need you I need you
I really, really need you
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Chit-chat with the Horses
I took a break from computer for a few hours today and I decided to go to the field at the back of our house and have a chitchat with the horses.
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