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One unusual fact about Shenzhen is within few walks from the city's industrial area comes a protected bird sanctuary. Famously named as "Hongshulin" by locals, the bird sanctuary stretches over a kilometer, its a major hub for migratory birds. Beside it is another long stretch of park dedicated for bird watchers. The bird sanctuary is barricaded with mangroves and bringing a good telescope and a good telescopic lens for your camera is a must or else you will be staring dots on the seaside.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-28661560317326546342011-07-07T15:29:00.009+08:002011-07-07T15:42:33.921+08:00Philippines to send athletes to 2011 Universiade (Shenzhen, China)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/5898677313/" title="Shennan Road Shenzhen by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5898677313_418af02cc7.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Shennan Road Shenzhen" /></a><br /><br />Finally, Philippines will be sending a "lean and mean" team for the 2011 Universiade that will be held here in Shenzhen. Basketball team will playing on a nearby (my place) gymnasium (photo above) and expect me to bring a flag to cheer for them. ^_^<br /><br />Teams from different countries will be setting their foot on Shenzhen Bay stadium (below) on grand opening of the said event this August. <br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/?action=view&current=ShenzhenBaySports.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/ShenzhenBaySports.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />The city rumoredly planned to held a 7 day holiday for the said event. (I'm crossing my fingers.) hehe.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/?action=view&current=shenzhen_2011_new.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/shenzhen_2011_new.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><blockquote><br /><a href="http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Sports&title=Philippines-to-send-athletes-to-Shenzhen,-China-Universiade&id=31539">http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Sports&title=Philippines-to-send-athletes-to-Shenzhen,-China-Universiade&id=31539</a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div id="story_top" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p class="inside_date" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 10px; ">Posted on May 18, 2011 08:39:55 PM</p><br /><h1 style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Philippines to send athletes to Shenzhen, China Universiade</h1><br /><h4 style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px; ">THE PHILIPPINES is sending a lean but mean delegation to the 26th Summer Universiade to be held in Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China from August 12-23, 2011.</h4><div id="media" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 30px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 30px; width: 450px; "><div id="media_head" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; width: 450px; "></div></div></div><div id="story_bottom" style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 2px; text-align: left; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); "><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">It marks the first time that the country will take part in the Universiade, an international university sporting event that is held every two years.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">The Philippines will see action in eight sports disciplines, according to the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines (FESSAP), the only local university sports organization that is officially recognized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), the organizer of the Universiade and World University Games<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">The eight sports disciplines are: swimming, men’s basketball, table tennis, badminton, chess, archery, beach volleyball and athletics.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">A Cebu all-star team composed of university players will represent the Philippines in the men’s basketball competition in the 26th Summer Universiade to be held in Shenzhen, China, in August.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">The Sugbu squad will revolve around players from the University of Cebu, which topped the 2009 National Students Basketball Championship and the 2011 CESAFI tournament.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">University of Cebu’s Roehl Gomez, who once played professional ball with Alaska in the Philippine Basketball Association, is the head coach of the Philippine team.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">For the participation in the basketball competition, an athlete must have been born between Jan. 1, 1987 and Dec. 31, 1993<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Serbia will defend its men’s basketball title in the Shenzhen Universiade. It played host to the 2009 Universiade and scored a 73-51 decision over Russia to claim the men’s basketball title.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">The United States downed Israel, 91-80, to secure the bronze medal.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">There are 24 countries competing in the men’s basketball competition of the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Following the draw held last April 16, here is the composition of the four pools (or groups) in the men’s basketball competition:<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Pool A -- China, Germany, Romania, Brazil, Czech Republic and United Arab Emirates;<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Pool B -- Serbia, Turkey, Canada, Australia, Republic of South Africa and Hong Kong;<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Pool C -- Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Japan, PHILIPPINES and New Zealand<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Pool D -- United States, Israel, Finland, Korea, Hungary and Mexico.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">More than 3,000 athletes, coaches and officials from a record-setting 188 countries are taking part in the Shenzhen Universiade, making this year the largest Universiade ever.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">The first Summer Universiade was held in Turin, Italy, in August-September 1959.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">A total of 1,407 athletes from 43 countries saw action in seven sports events that year.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Expectedly, host Italy collected the most number of gold medals with 18 and topped the overall medal list with 38 medals (18-10-10).<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Long before Michael Jordan became a legendary player in the National Basketball Association, His Airness saw action with Team USA at the 1983 Universiade.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Jordan powered the Americans to a gold medal finish at the 1983 Universiade in Edmonton, Canada.<br /></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">While a junior (his final year) at the University of North Carolina, Jordan gained a roster berth on the USA team that copped the gold medal during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. -- <b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Marlon Bernardino</b></p></div></span></div></blockquote>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-18283495115116293862011-06-20T16:28:00.008+08:002011-06-20T16:53:52.074+08:00Welcome to Philippines!<a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/15808/philippines-flexes-naval-muscle"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Philippines flexes naval muscle</b></span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/?action=view&current=BRP-Humabon-PF-11-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/BRP-Humabon-PF-11-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">BIGGEST, OLDEST AND ONLY WARSHIP The Philippine Navy flagship BRP Humabon (PF 11) steams in formation during a naval exercise with US Navy warships in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) on March 14, 2010. The Humabon is a World War II vintage destroyer escort/frigate acquired from the US in 1978. It is now deployed along the Scarborough Shoal, an atoll facing Zambales and which China claims. US NAVY</span><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have to laugh with this one. A comment written by someone with a pseudo name "apyot" over an inquirer.net article.</div><br /><br /><br />(somewhere in Spratly's waters part 3) <div><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pinoy Captain:</span> (nakatelescope sa aircraft carrier ng China) Attention intruder! You are entering Philippine waters. I order you to turn around and leave. Understood? (boses matapang)<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">China Captain:</span></b> Ah, you again ha! (nakatingin sa destroyer na tatak Humabon) Attention Philippine Captain!I advise you to leconsidel youl position. China will not tuln alound! China will not tuln alound! Do you undelstood! (boses matapang din)</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Pinoy Captain:</span></b> Hmmp! Lentsik na kapitan ito ah. (boses galit na) Attention China Captain! We are Philippine Destroyer sir, we are "Humabon" Destroyer understood! Turn around or else(nagbabanta) </div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">China Captain: </span></b>Attention Philippine Captain! China will not tuln alound! I lepeat, China will not tuln alound. We al China Ailclaf calliel! Youl destloyel vely vely small, hehehe (boses nangangatiaw) </div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Pinoy Captain: </span></b>Ah, talagang sinusubukan ako nitong lentsik na kapitan na to ah. Ok men, on the double, "War Position! War Position!" (boses galit na galit na talaga) </div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Pinoy Crews:</span></b> (sigawan) War Position! War Position! (sabay takbo sa mga assigned posts nila)</div><div><br /><b>China Captain:</b> OK men! Wal Position! Wal Position! Let's teach this bastalds who's the boss ****! (pasigaw) </div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>China Crews:</b></span> Wal Position! Wal Position! Wal Position! (sabay takbo din sa posts nila)</div><div><br /><b>Pinoy Captain:</b> Ah, giyera talaga gusto nitong lentsik nato ha! Ok men load the rockets! load the rockets! </div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Pinoy Crew 1:</span></b> Sir, anong rockets po ba, yung kwitis o yung whistle bomb? (nalilito) </div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Pinoy Captain:</span></b> Ogag! anu ka ba! Tingnan mo gaanu kalaki ang barko ng kalaban natin! Siyempre di yung Super Jumbo Kwitis gamitin mo! (galit na galit na) </div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">China Captain:</span></b> (nakatingin sa mga jumbo kwitis ng Humabon) Hahahaha, hehehehe. Ok men load the lockets! Load the lockets! (sabay turo sa Scud missiles) hahahaha </div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Pinoy Captain:</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></b>Huh, (nakatingin sa mga scud missiles ng China) Huhuhu! 'Nang ko po! Yari tayo dito, huhuhu. </div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">China Captain:</span></b> Ok men, leady to file the missiles? (taas noong nakatingin sa Humabon) </div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">China Crews:</span></b> Yes sil! Yes sil! We al ul leady to file the missile! Love live China! Long Live China! </div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Pinoy Captain:</span></b> Long live China! Long Live China! Welcome to the Philippines sir! We are very happy to welcome you! </div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span">China Captain:</span></b> Ah, vely good! vely good! vely vely vely good! (clap clap clap)<br /></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-62178488160303604532011-06-10T17:27:00.008+08:002011-06-10T18:12:43.381+08:00Nang mapa-DALLAS ang panalo.<blockquote>Location: Office<br />Game: 5<br />Checklist: Cardboard panakip monitor. (check), Panakip butas na trabaho sa mesa (check), Decoy na trabaho sa monitor (check)<br />Decision: Tigil trabaho.</blockquote><br /><br />Pasensya na coach Spoelstra. Pano ba yan, nagkataon lang na asa team mo ang pinakaayaw kong player sa NBA.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/?action=view&current=lebrick.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/lebrick.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><br />First Quater:<br />10:00 : (dallas) Nakaagaw at nakascore si lolo Kidd<br />10:00 : (miami) Timeout si Coah Spo.<br />7:00 : (dallas) Nakashoot si Marion.<br />5:00 : (dallas) Nakatapal si LeQueen<br />4:00 : (miami) Bumangga si Komang ke Puti, Hip injury.<br />4:00 : (miami) Umalis si Komang sa laro.<br />3:00 : napadaan si boss kaya sara kami monitor<br />2:00 : nagaabang parin bumalik ang boss sa pwesto nya.<br />1:00 : konting pasensya aalis na yan<br /><br />Second Quarter:<br />10:00 : anak ng #!@$@!$@#$, di pa ba aalis to?<br />6:00 : ayan umalis balik monitor uli.<br />6:00 : anak ng #@$@#$@#, lamang ang Miami.<br />6:00 : (miami) bumalik sa laro si Komang.<br />1:40 : (dallas) tabla ang laro 54-54 pero nakashoot si Aleman. 54-56.<br />1:00 : Makatingin nga sa Facebook muna<br />00:50 : me nagchat:<br /><br /><blockquote>(9:39:59 AM) maricel vocal: hi..morning..goodluck sa dallas,sana manalo sila para good mood ka,50% off ung lens..</blockquote> <br /><br />HALFTIME: Kain muna ng pistachio. Silip ng konti sa trabaho. <br /><br />Third Quarter: <br />11:00 : (miami) naka three points si Miller. 60-60 <br />10:00 : (dallas) nakathree point si Pandak. 60-65 <br />3:00 : (dallas) nakadunk si Chandler. 71-80 <br />2:00 : (dallas) jumper ni JET. bwahahaha 75-82 <br />2:00 : silip silip muna sa trabaho <br /><br />Fourth Quarter: <br />8:00 (miami) nakashoot si Haslem yabang. anak ng %#%#$%# dikit na naman ang laban. 88-90 <br />6:00 (miami) layup ni Komang 94-95 anak ng $#%#%#$ <br />2:40: (dallas) nakadunk si Aleman 100-102 yahooooo! <br />2:22: (miami) offensive foul kay LeQueen <br />2:22 me nag chat uli. <br /><br /><blockquote>(11:44:03 AM) maricel vocal: mananalo pa dallas<br />(11:44:13 AM) maricel vocal: yiheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee<br />(11:40:29 AM) wedjarl: nyahahahhahahahah!<br />(11:44:33 AM) maricel vocal: galing nila jay<br />(11:40:54 AM) wedjarl: asan na si 7 rings pangako nya ipapanalo daw nya miami ngayon<br />(11:41:04 AM) wedjarl: 7 rings daw baka nga di makaisa hehehe<br />(11:45:24 AM) maricel vocal: hahahaha....khit san team nman sya,ndi nya un napa champion e<br />(11:45:40 AM) maricel vocal: wla pa syang napachampion e<br />(11:45:46 AM) maricel vocal: kaya dallas na ko<br />(11:46:02 AM) maricel vocal: panalo dallas<br />(11:42:29 AM) wedjarl: hehe saka kala ko mas magaling sya ke jordan nyehehehe<br />(11:42:32 AM) wedjarl: yey! ehe </blockquote> <br /><br />1:49 (dallas) headline na to... OLD KIDD nailed a 3 point shot. 100-105 <br />0:39 (dallas) 3 point by JET 101-105 <br /><br />Hiyawan sa office, pati mga instik na maka Dallas. Ang asim ng mga mukha ng maka Heat. <br /><br /><br />Sabi ko nga Coach Spoelstra. Pasensya na. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/?action=view&current=d5dvl_medium.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/d5dvl_medium.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><br />Photo Credits: http://mavsmoneyball.com/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-47810455133997673582011-05-31T20:37:00.008+08:002011-06-04T15:28:20.390+08:00FALSE SENSE OF PARTRIOTISM (FALSOP Syndrome)It amuses me. Below is a post that never went through. I've taken every steps (5 times) to post it and I realize Yahoo keeps blocking it for an enigmatic reason.<div><br /><br /><center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/r-1.jpg" /></center><br /><br />But luckily someone managed to post a good pundit. And its so calming to read.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/wedjarl/w-1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><br />Link here:<br /><br /><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-nbafinals-heat-spoelstra">http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-nbafinals-heat-spoelstra</a><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-73620415434434596252010-10-24T02:59:00.007+08:002011-06-04T15:29:25.498+08:00Blues #2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/TLxNGJ2eYUI/AAAAAAAAAW8/aYlzbjYUKmw/s1600/P1000746+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/TLxNGJ2eYUI/AAAAAAAAAW8/aYlzbjYUKmw/s400/P1000746+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529379210623082818" /></a><br /><br />2 hours flight just to watch this concert and spent few bucks to give out 7 tickets to 7 of my friends. Nah it was my birthday anyway. haha! Sorry I wasn't wealthy enough to give them some gold passes, a bronze would suffice. ^_^<br /><br />It rained hard. We were soaked wet for 5 hours.<br /><br />Got a nasty cold and headache the next day.<br /><br />But for someone who digs BLUES!<br /><br />And from a talented live musician.<br /><br />It was all worth it!!<br /><br /><object width="560" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oBIxScJ5rlY?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oBIxScJ5rlY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="349"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><blockquote>Me and all my friends <br />We're all misunderstood <br />They say we stand for nothing and <br />There's no way we ever could <br /><br />Now we see everything that's going wrong <br />With the world and those who lead it <br />We just feel like we don't have the means <br />To rise above and beat it <br /><br />So we keep waiting <br />Waiting on the world to change <br />We keep on waiting <br />Waiting on the world to change <br /><br />It's hard to beat the system <br />When we're standing at a distance <br />So we keep waiting <br />Waiting on the world to change <br /><br />Now if we had the power <br />To bring our neighbors home from war <br />They would have never missed a Christmas <br />No more ribbons on their door <br />And when you trust your television <br />What you get is what you got <br />Cause when they own the information, oh <br />They can bend it all they want <br /><br />That's why we're waiting <br />Waiting on the world to change <br />We keep on waiting <br />Waiting on the world to change <br /><br />It's not that we don't care, <br />We just know that the fight ain't fair <br />So we keep on waiting <br />Waiting on the world to change <br /><br />And we're still waiting <br />Waiting on the world to change <br />We keep on waiting waiting on the world to change <br />One day our generation <br />Is gonna rule the population <br />So we keep on waiting <br />Waiting on the world to change <br /><br />We keep on waiting <br />Waiting on the world to change </blockquote>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-55915729366738648352010-10-17T22:06:00.004+08:002011-06-04T15:29:45.961+08:00Blue Shanghai<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/5081181216/" title="Shanghai by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5081181216_1716a1750f.jpg" width="500" height="346" alt="Shanghai" /></a><br /><br />I've been lax for several months with anything related to wired world, well including wireless I guess, (though literally I have wired sources at home from network providers). The only thing I have been viewing on a sporadic basis is my almighty Facebook, YM and my (yawn) office email.<br /><br />I have been travelling to places that (God willing) I could afford to visit, And have aiming for more as soon as my dream of buying my very own home right in the heart of Pasig will come to fruition. Im crossing my fingers next year.<br /><br />I have not been loyal to writing on this blog. I have some catching to do but knowing my lazy nature to write anything interesting I'd rather post some photos instead of writing something about it. <br /><br />Well I remember going to Shanghai. :]Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-17827691961434332742010-04-21T20:06:00.007+08:002011-06-04T15:34:10.699+08:00China Declares National Mourning for Yushu Quake Victims<a href="http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/04/china-declares-national-mourning-for-yushu-quake-victims/">China News: China Declares National Mourning for Yushu Quake Victims (Updated) | China Digital Times (CDT)</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/20/china-quake-mourning-shutdown">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/20/china-quake-mourning-shutdown</a><a href="http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/04/china-declares-national-mourning-for-yushu-quake-victims/"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></a><div><br /></div><div><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x47FnCrHCGU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/chinadigitaltimes/show/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/chinadigitaltimes/show/</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-74848817989250730312010-04-20T17:45:00.005+08:002010-04-21T02:49:22.841+08:00Tall Grass Issue #4<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/4533998749/" title="You Will Be Missed by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4533998749_122890fde7.jpg" width="336" height="500" alt="You Will Be Missed" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Condolences</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16916080@N05/">www.flickr.com/photos/16916080@N05/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Dec. 14, 1941 ~April 18, 2010</div><div><br /></div><div>I was saddened knowing Mang M passed away recently.</div><div><br /></div><div>I never saw him in person, even though I have chances to do so. When I was new to flickr he was one with the few here who bothered to smile at my crappy photos and says "just keep it up." [ even though he knows I was a lazy one to reply :] ]</div><div><br /></div><div>R.I.P</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"I mourn for those who never knew you</i></div><i></i><div><i>Your memory is never passing"</i></div><div><i><br /></i><div><i></i></div><i></i><div></div><div><i></i></div><i></i><div></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; font-size:large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Movie(s)</span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; font-size:large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; font-size:large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><b></b></div><b></b><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" title="ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting" href="http://img96.imageshack.us/i/everybodysfineposter3.jpg/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a target="_blank" title="ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting" href="http://img96.imageshack.us/i/everybodysfineposter3.jpg/"><img src="http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5853/everybodysfineposter3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-style:italic;">Sunday</span></div><div><span style="font-style:italic;"><br /></span></div><div></div><div>Bleak, depressive but deeply moving film, Robert de Niro once again drags a very strong performance as a father and a widower who tried to reconcile his family by bringing them together to dine under one table. Unfortunately all of them suddenly cancelled his invitation and in turn [despite of having lung ailment and was forbidden to travel] he tried to surprise them by visiting their respective address where he discovered their real lives behind those "I am happy", "Everybody's fine".</div><div><br /></div><div>A good movie for most but again its not for everybody. [a good one for my judgement ^_^]<div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Musikalye</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-size:16px;">Saturday</span></span></b></div><b></b><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a target="_blank" title="ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting" href="http://img196.imageshack.us/i/capaallhopeisgone.jpg/"><img src="http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1046/capaallhopeisgone.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i>All Hope is Gone. Slipknot.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>I was expecting less from this NU band. The fact that most of their core fans are kids and emo fags who don't know anything about music, kinda turned me off, but heck I have loads of those records that I want so whats the harm on trying this one out. I have their first their self titled album way back 1999. It was average yet enjoyable.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>After few spins with this, the album didn't turn me off. Not impressive, but again its enjoyable. With some trash - esque, 80's -esque touches and the usual bass, pound, samples turf, they somehow started to take their level to a more mature one.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>Again, music is not for everybody. I have a weird mixed taste of edgy and "generic" music, I like operas, orchestras, anything classic, love songs, alternative, punk, rock, metal up to the extreme bar tabs [if its loud, youre too old] but absolutely no gay POP. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wws7mnMewPw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wws7mnMewPw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-87635294296925898942010-04-11T11:28:00.005+08:002011-06-04T15:32:50.034+08:0010 Na Madalas Kong Pinapatugtog sa Iphone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/S8FC5k8EzNI/AAAAAAAAAV4/MqPUzAnwwwM/s1600/P1000581+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/S8FC5k8EzNI/AAAAAAAAAV4/MqPUzAnwwwM/s400/P1000581+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458717780285377746" /></a><br /><div> Nakita ko sa Flickr meron yung silang TAG game. Tag Top 10 about anything. Eh dahil wala pa namang magawa naisipan ko I blog nalang cguro. [at least makakapag embeed ako ng video dito dun hindi.]</div><div><br /></div><div>Pinanganak akong namulat sa maraming bagay tungkol sa musika particular siguro sa mga banda. Si Cory Aquino na presidente nun, natapos na ang Martial Law at people power. Naalala ko nung kindergarten pa ko maraming cassette tapes ang tatay ko mag mula sa Queen, Eagles, Rainbow, at iba pang mga “slow rock”sabi nga nila. [pero ang tamang term eh power ballad naman]. Nakahiligan kong patugtugin mga ito dun sa mukhang “antique” na Sony radyo namin na hanggang ngayon hanga parin ako dun kasi gumagana pa. Bilang produkto pinagtatawanan pa yung Sony nun kasi made in Japan lang daw at mga mahihirap lang ang bumibili. </div><div><br /></div><div>Elementary days panahon ng glam/hair metal, hard rock, naalala ko aliw na aliw ako sa mga mahahabang buhok ng mga banda nun, Poison, Ratt, Stryper, Motley Crue, etc. at syempre si Bon Jovi, pinakapaborito ko nung kabataan kung saan nung nagconcert sya sa Pinas ay aliw na aliw akong pinanood ang taped version nun sa Channel 2. Nakikipagtalo pa nga ako sa mga kaklase ko nun.</div><div><br /></div><div>High School days siguro pinakapaborito ko part ng musical path ng buhay. Panahon ng Grunge, Alternative, at konting Hard Rock. Namatay ang glam at metal era nung araw at natulak sila sa underground. Guns n Roses, Gin Blossoms, Eraserheads, Parokya ni Edgar, Def Lepard, etc.. at syempre Nirvana! Minsan makikihiram ako sa mga kaibigan ko ng mga album ng mga to dahil wala naman ako pambili nung araw.</div><div><br /></div><div>College days pababa ay panahon na gusto mong limutin ang mga musika. Panahon ng rap metal. Naalala ko nag organize ako minsan ng band exposure. Napakaraming mga bandang pilit ginagaya ang mga rap metal bands kasi nga “uso”. Marami akong cassete tapes na binili nung araw, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Korn, Lip Bizkit, Slapshock, Greyhoundz etc. Dati medyo naaaliw ako ng konti sa mga yun pero habang tumatagal lalo ko narerealize wala palang talent ang mga bandang yun.</div><div><br /></div><div>Malaki ang pinagbago ng musika ngayon sa mundo. Ang mga tao mas naaaliw sa mga bagay na wala naman kwenta. Mga kantang isang oras lang ginawa. Yung iba revival nalang para magkapera at me bumili. Yung iba kukuha ng beats sa computer o kaya gagaya ng konti sa iba maghahanap ng kakanta o magrarap at ok na tapos lagyan mo ng mga f*ck, b*tch etc sa lyrics..at presto pera na multi platinum pa. Panahon ng 80's kung wala kang magaling sa vocalist, guitarists, drummer at wala kang explosive na stage setup na mala Michael Jackson at kung hindi ikaw ang composer ng kinakanta mo, walang manonood sayo, walang bibili ng album. Pero sa panahon ngayon kahit sino nalang kahit saan, ang pangit ang boses, pangit maggitara, drums, nakakagawa ng album at me bumibili, Kaya nga madaling kalimutan ang mga musicians ngayon. Para bang habang tumatagal nagiging bulok at tamad na ang mga artists. </div><div><br /></div><div>“Money and greed destroys creativity.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Ay oo ang top 10 ko pala ay...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">10. Def Lepard - When Love And Hate Collide</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j_mztsP4F6w&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j_mztsP4F6w&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>9. Candlebox - Far Behind</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YpiiZaZ9xp0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YpiiZaZ9xp0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">8. Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down </span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Sa aking paghahanap ng mga banda at CDs sa mga music store, wala ni isang banda ang nadinig ko na ka level ang Gin Blossoms.</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5LuH0ywYVQc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5LuH0ywYVQc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>7. Firehouse - Love Of A Lifetime</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5ETENrv8cnU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5ETENrv8cnU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>6. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1w7OgIMMRc4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1w7OgIMMRc4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">5. Live - Selling the Drama</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Ganda ng bass sa intro.</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ewDAgKKzsSE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ewDAgKKzsSE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">4. Metallica - Unforgiven</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Un0wY6bx_2g&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Un0wY6bx_2g&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>3. Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>“Dimebag”</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A3Txvt6tTKo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A3Txvt6tTKo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Syempre si pareng Kurt Kobain kung saan napabili ako ng Chuck Taylor at napasuot ng pantalong maraming hiwa hiwa. Naparamemorable sakin ang Grunge era.</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hTWKbfoikeg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hTWKbfoikeg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">1. Guns N' Roses - November Rain</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>At TADAAA......sa aking paglalakad ang pagiikot-ikot uli ng mga banda, CDs, concert, ewan ko bakit wala akong mahanap masyado ng isang me orchestra sa likod at me gitaristang sasampa sa piano para sa isang magandang solo...</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8SbUC-UaAxE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8SbUC-UaAxE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-83841519128873976712010-04-05T09:46:00.005+08:002011-06-04T15:36:01.937+08:00Across The Border Dilemma<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/S7lBp98mYLI/AAAAAAAAAVw/PCncWl6L2zE/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/S7lBp98mYLI/AAAAAAAAAVw/PCncWl6L2zE/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456464612795244722" /></a><br />After a few days of work, I would find weekends as the most blissful moment in my life (except for work overtimes of course) wherein I could roam free around places within reach and when things gets a bit too familiar and formulaic I would try to roam farther. Working in Shenzhen, places within my short reach would either be Guangzhou, or Hong Kong. Guangzhou isn't exactly a cross border trip, a speedy 1 hour domestic train is all you need and no immigration stops. Hong Kong on the other hand, being a highly autonomous China territory, everyone has to stop for an immigration check. It isn't a big deal for me actually, laws are laws, and being in a foreign land every immigrant should obey it wholeheartedly. Though to be honest I do have small complains like the time consuming process and for a frequent fellow crossing the border (since our main office is based on Hong Kong), it would always fill up that precious space on my passport and on an average I'm obliged to renew it twice a year since it would run out of page for the immigration to stamp on.<br /><br />Normally it would take few minutes to cross the border, unless you have mile length of people lining up. Last Sunday was a normal one, 5 folks in front of me in the foreigner lane, except for one thing, it lasted almost an hour. Out of curiosity during the waiting process, I tried peek and see whats taking it too long, only to find out those fellows in front of me were from Pakistan and some from Nigeria. I expected they were from other nation but anyway I could sense them muttering asking why the Chinese immigration seems to be tight on them and light on other nationalities like the Europeans or Americans. The Chinese started to be tight also on Filipinos recently especially women. Before anyone would mutter that heavy "unjust" word, there's a bitter yet true reason behind it. Because of the sins done by others a whole nations image suffers and its easy to understand that China is merely doing some measures and apprehensions against anything that's unlawful that would happen to its people and country. And all countries on the world has the right to do that. Even our beloved Philippines is stamping "Not Valid for Travel to Iraq" on our passports.<br /><br />On a case of the said countries I realized few things, first Pakistan, as we all know they're everywhere on the news, CNN, BBC, Reuters they all report things about violence, bombs, and some of them are even involved in some political unrest's in the borders of China. Now I could see the immigration lady double checking or shall I say triple checking their passports looking for signs of tampering etc. It reminded me of this George Clooney movie "Up in the Air" wherein he told his colleague to avoid falling in line in front of some Middle East looking fellows, or folks with beards because it would take her more time to cross the airport security and the immigration. “5 random questions” as Clooney described it.<br /><br />Next case is Nigeria. Guangzhou alone has large population of Nigerians...and are often the subject of apprehensions by the local police because of alleged cases like being connected with international illegal drug trades and drug syndicates and hundreds of cases of overstaying because most them wouldn't even bother to go back to their countries and renew things when their visas expire.<br /><br />Lastly and the saddest thing is our very own country the Philippines. The news would tell it all. Philippines has most jailed drug mules in China than any other nation. Try searching Google: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=filipinos+drug+mule+guangzhou and its nothing but the sad truth. Its a dismal fact that even our own educated teachers are getting the bait, for a small amount of money given by this Nigerian or any international illegal drug syndicate they would agree and choose to destroy their future by carrying out illegal drugs.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">“Drug Mules”</span></span><br /><br />With advanced equipment to spot these, apprehension on airports becomes an easy task for the police. I was again saddened by the news of that lady who died of overdose on a Vietnam airport as she swallowed large amount of cocaine in fear of being detected on airport scanners. Another sad thing I bumped this day is this one 'Form task force vs syndicates using Pinoy drug mules' from this blog http://kakammpi-news.blogspot.com/2009/09/form-task-force-vs-syndicates-using.html. Yes its true, I know its a must to take force to root out these syndicates, only he forgot to mention something, it should be more encouraging to tell our fellow Pinoys not to even think about dealing with this syndicate on the first place.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Philippine Consulate</span></b><br /><br />"Hindi mo rin masisi, dahil sa kahirapan kaya nila nagagawa siguro ang ganyan". I overheard few teachers while they're conversing and staring at the Philippine consulates' bulletin board. It was full of newspaper clips about apprehended Filipinos on cases of carrying illegal drugs, about Filipinos being lined up in a death row.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Learning from the Chinese</span></b><br /><br />“Poverty is an absence of choice” - Dick Gordon.<br /><br />For decades the word “poverty” has been the Filipino way of “an ultimate excuse” to warrant us to do something illegal. Either we complain about our government, our neighbor, police, politicians, weather and all others. The one thing left that most of us doesn't do is “blaming our selves”.<br /><br />But the sad truth that reflects on us are people like Lucio Tan, Henry Sy etc and all those Chinese who are rich now. They sailed to Philippines with nothing but sandals and the only clothes they have was the one they were wearing just to escape from a known regime in their native land. The worst part was they cant even speak English those days.<br /><br />They lived alongside with us through corruption, red tapes, pollution and all those complaints most of us Filipinos declare on our country but surprisingly they rose up ahead of us “on our own country.”<br /><br />I got the chance to talk to my boss before. He was a Vietnamese by birth and again escaped from his native land during the time it was in havoc to Hong Kong. He traveled all across the globe for jobs and education and then finally he was able to set up his own firm in Hong Kong.<br /><br />In my younger years I saw a Chinese holding up some business on our province. People on our place would usually make fun of him because the only profit he could get per day was few peso and centavos. But 10 years later..I passed by a corner, there was this huge commercial building, the fellow who owns it was the one who once “earn a peso and a centavo per day”.<br /><br />Asked whats the secret to success a Chinese would tell you one thing.. “diligence”.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A Pinoy Dream</span></b><br /><br />“If vain is the toil, blame the culture not the soil.”<br /><br />I know what it is like to toil hard. I wasn't brought up on a silver spoon and platter. When I was young my father would ask me to dry sacks of palay under the sun so we could have something to eat. The ardent task would last mostly 9 AM to 2 PM and one thing you would fear about is the pouring rain. I experienced lots of things on rice field.<br /><br />“Don't waste your time on anything illegal, there's no replacement for hard work”.<br /><br />When I was young (80's) we were encouraged to plant on our backyards, on empty lands. Planting was common as changing underwear those days. At schools our teachers would tell us that the Philippines has one of the richest soil on earth and has the largest supply of natural resources. The only thing we cant grow on it are apples, grapes and oranges. Until now I still agree with with them.<br /><br />There was this monthly supply of seeds, fertilizers given to every public school supplied and funded by United States of America. Public schools was on strict sense. Teachers were good those days. Some of them was even old enough and graduated during the American regime. We were tasked monthly to plant vegetables on our backyard and every month the teachers will check it on your home, talk to your mother about your character etc.<br /><br />Back then nothing could beat the experience you would get on a public school, no not even a private one and I could go on with 100 reasons to debate about it!<br /><br />1980's was still the days wherein the barrio I lived in was full of diligence! You could pull out sugar canes out of a slow moving cart pulled by a slow carabao on streets. You could pull out crops, cassavas, corns, almost everywhere. You will get paid by helping a farm baking some copras.<br /><br />Thanks to the remnants of Marcos back then agriculture was highly supported on our province. Rice fields were well irrigated, crops were everywhere. No TV,s computers, plays stations, etc..just pure stick and stones, spiders, bottlecaps, rivers, carabaos, grass, guavas, ice candies, tress, patintero, sungka, tagu-taguan, pitik bulag, chinese garter, luksong baka, camping etc. There was nothing like it, I pity my nephews they didn't experience what “real fun” was like. <br /><br />Gone as those days.Gone are the days wherein being hungry was synonymous to being lazy.<br /><br />So whats this Pinoy dream? I hope to wake up one day and we could start planting our soils again.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-54207136246212653982010-03-08T21:14:00.003+08:002011-06-04T15:33:45.711+08:00Gripping Simplicity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/S5ReanbNkMI/AAAAAAAAAVg/ZIrpfbqPd2U/s1600-h/TheBlindSide.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/S5ReanbNkMI/AAAAAAAAAVg/ZIrpfbqPd2U/s400/TheBlindSide.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446081660750500034" /></a> Last weekend I was starving for some good movie to chew, so I browsed lot of things on the net, only to realize I don't have much choices left since I already watched most of them especially movies from last year. I cant exactly remember how, but I was lead out of nowhere to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Bullock">Sandra Bullocks</a> profile on wiki and was definitely surprised on how in the world did she managed to grab all those awards for the 2009 movie "The Blindside". I skipped that movie out of my list before since I have watched hordes of sports type movie and all of them are basically typical from start to end, I don't want to rock myself into boredom and predictability but somehow Bullock pursuaded me to watch this movie and what came after was guilt on my part for not watching it on the big screen.<br /><br />Easily, it is one of the best thing I've ever seen. Based on a true gripping book of Michael Lewis (The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game) on a true story about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Oher">Michael Oher</a>. With no twists, gimmicks, and typical Hollywood interjections (over hyped 3d, explosions, over bloated films), the movie stands out to be a very enjoyable, tear jerky, heart warming one laid in an awesome array of fun simplicity. Its a sports film that doesn't weigh down on sports itself rather it touched a hearty direction, and thanks to its brilliant director, it defied the way we see a Hollywood sports film.<br /><br />One thing that stands out probably is Sandra Bullock with her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy (congratulations to your Oscars Best Actress award few hours ago). I have watched every film that she has and so far this one is the best and the most memorable one she have done. Well everyone in the film did a good job.<br /><br />But again its a norm to see some feedbacks and blight about racism etc.. etc... but one thing they failed to understand is it is based on a true story and you cant bend it to what the critics wants it to turn out. Overall its a must see film, again its an escape to the Hollywood norm films about over budgeted effects and extravagant storyline.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-20199015069683721832010-02-27T12:35:00.006+08:002010-03-01T21:52:14.354+08:00Bago<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/4379857497/" title="San Miguel by the Bay by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4379857497_4f74523c2b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="San Miguel by the Bay" /></a><br /><br />Habang nag-aantay sa MOA ng ilang sandali para kumain ng alimango tahong, atbp.. sabay hawak sa lx3. Ha...gaan ng buhay pag magaan ang camera...ideal para sa mga tinatamad na magbuhat ng pagkabigat bigat na mga dslr. Nung una medyo masipag pa na dalhin yung sakin pero kalaunan tinamad ng konti...<br /><br />1. Bakit iba ang sikat ng araw sa Pinas? <br />2. Bagong pangalan ng blog..me magbabago kaya...naku sana sipagin.<br />3. Mag uupgrade ba ako sa D700 o hindi, mag uupgrade o hindi...upgrade, hindi...ewan gulo ng buhay.<br />4. Sana hindi manalo si Noynoy. Tulad ng magulang nya wala naman naitulong at maitutulong sa Pilipinas yan. Mas dakila pa nga ang mga OFW pinakamataas ba namang pinagkukunan ng kita ng bansa.<br />5. Bayani ba si Ninoy? Sa dami dami ng mga taong nababaril sa Pilipinas na mas dakila pa ang hangarin gaya ng mga sundalo atbp. yun pa yung ...********** Paulit ulit ko binabasa ang kwento ni Ninoy at anak ng tipaklong manuod na nga lang ng John F. Kennedy.<br />6. People Power celebration na naman......pagkatapos ng dalawang people power ayos congrats mga trapong politiko. Napakatalinong desisyon at isang magandang kaganapan para sa "maunlad" na bayan. Yan ang mga "matalinong makabayan na pag iisip". mula sa 1:7 naging 1 USDollar = 46 PHPeso na ngayon. Kay laking achievement sa bayan hala cge rally pa! Teka ilan na nga ba...Toshiba, Adidas, Nike, Levis, FedEx blah blah ke daming ng nagsialisan. <br />7. Ganun pa man...theres no place like home ika nga. :]Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-36607244801268672572010-01-25T16:17:00.005+08:002010-01-25T16:29:55.135+08:00Me blog pala ako...................halos makalimutan ko na ^_^<br /><br />teka san nga pala ako naglalalagi..<br /><br />1. www.astroempires.com - 5% (sekretong bisyo)<br /><embed src='http://www.astroempires.com/images/banners/banner.swf?clickTAG=http://fenix.astroempires.com/?ref=F.62043' quality='high' width='468' height='60' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'></embed><br />2. www.flickr.com - 3% syempre<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/4241057382/" title="Shennan Road Shenzhen by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/4241057382_6a32b04c8c.jpg" width="500" height="321" alt="Shennan Road Shenzhen" /></a><br />3. www.untvweb.com - 2.5% (brother eli ^_^)<br />4. www.facebook.com - 1.5% <br />5. TRABAHO - 88%<br /><br />sana makapagpost uli ng madami sa 2010..Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-90535573751811658352009-12-05T10:23:00.021+08:002009-12-06T09:54:53.420+08:00Nakakastress...<span style="font-weight:bold;">1. Nakakastress mag English ngayon. </span><br /><br />Dudugo siguro ilong ko kung ano isusulat na English ngayon. Bakit ba kasi naman puro English sinusulat ko eh mali mali naman at nagkakandahirap hirap pa ko. Sabagay sabi nga nila dapat lang kasi, kung gusto mo maging "international" ang dating, kelangan daw yun "universal language" ang gamitin. Iniisip ko nagkakanda kanda stress din siguro araw araw ang mga nagtratrabaho sa call center sa Makati, eh sa araw araw ba naman dapat English sa trabaho. Minsan nga napadaan ako sa me kalye English parin ng English sila samantalang kalyeng Pinoy na ang usapan. Hindi mo rin masisi eh "part of the work pre, lets go to Starbucks and have a coffee." Eh sa ayoko, grocery nalang ako at bili ako isang karton ng Nescafe.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Nakakastress sa opisina kasi maraming ginagawa.</span><br /><br />Wala naman akong angal dito mabuti naman yun kesa sa walang ginagawa pero sa dami ng kelangan tapusin at sa ikli ng panahon na kelangan itong ayusin nakakastress din! Pero ok lang! Ngiti parin. Ang mga gawain ay biyaya ng Maykapal.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. Nakakastress pakinggan lahat ng mga balita sa Pilipinas.</span><br /><br />Si Manny Pacquiao nagtayo ng party list group - PBA - Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta kasama sina Chris Bolado, Rey Malonzo at ng kung sino sinong alipores! Anak ng..... Sabi ni Manny "Gostu ku lang makatolong sa Pelipens." Kelan ba me naitulong ang pulitika satin? Siguro kung ako si Manny, sa dami ng "Money" niya at kung matino siyang magisip eh magisip sya ng isang investment sa Pinas, ang lawak ng Mindanao o kung saan man eh dami pwedeng paglaanan. O kaya kumuha sya ng financial adviser, bumuli sya ng shares sa stock at ang mga kikitain nya dito ilaan nya sa mga orphanages, pagpapatayo ng paaralan, pagbibigay ng pondo sa mga magsasaka sa Mindanao. Ang pagbibigay ng hanapbuhay ay walang hanggang tulong kesa naman nasa Batasan ka nga at nakikipagdebate lang naman sa mga walang kwentang bagay politika gaya ng Cha cha o kung ano ano man.<br /><br />Walang huwes na me gustong humawak sa Maguindanao case. Naku po!<br /><br />Si Pacquiao daw at Krista me relasyon. Sabagay..no comment!<br /><br />Si Gloria tatakbo sa Kongreso. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. Nakakastress dahil wala na naman matinong presidenteng tatakbo sa Pilipinas.</span> <br /><br />Ni walang matinong adhikain. Eh bat sa ibang bansa pag me kakandidato eh pinaguusapan kagad, napakasimple lang naman ng pagpipilian ng kandidato kung sa pamamahala ba nya uunahin iangat ang agrikultura, industriyal, I.T, export, militar...atbp.<br /><br />Si Erap!..naku po maawa naman tayo sa bansa natin.<br /><br />Si Noynoy....Pagpapatuloy daw nya ang nasimulan ng magulang nya! Teka meron ba nasimulan ang mga yun? Ang dolyar naging 40, kudeta, pagpapalaya ke Joma Sison, paglaganap ng pagkarami raming rebelde sa bansa, pagpapasikat ke Honasan, pagbulusok ng ekonomiya ng Pilipinas pababa. <br /><br />Malaking kalokohan ang People Power na yan. Nakailan na ba ang bansa natin me nangyari bang maganda? Umangat ba kabuhayan ng Pinas? Napakain ba ng people power ang mga bata sa kalye? Nabigyan ba ng trabaho ang mga maraming taong walang hanapbuhay ng people power yan?<br /><br />Sabi naman nung iba "eh mas mabuti na kako yun kesa ke Marcos." Eh sagot ko naman habang akoy naglalakad sa kalye at nakita ko ang malalaking rebulto nina Mao Ze Dong at Deng Xiaoping, isip ko, parang mas gusto ko ng ganun nalang eh sa taas ba naman ng inangat ng China sa mundo, di hamak siguro matalino si Marcos.<br /><br />Teka parang ang daming pagawaan ang nagsara dahil ka kakarally ng mga Pinoy. Adidas, Nike, Toshiba, FedEx, atbp. Sabi nga ng isang investor na narinig ko..pano na magnenegosyo sa Pinas bawat buwan magrarally ng increase, rally dito rally dun, ang dami pang holiday, ang dami pang bonus, ang dami pang reklamo.<br /><br />Parang ayoko ata simulan yun.<br /><br />Si Villar! Sipag at tiyaga. Mula congress hanggang senado naramdaman natin ang sipag at tiyaga nya..sipag at tiyaga sa pagpondo sa milyong milyong halaga ng patalastas niya sa telebisyon.<br /><br />Teodoro parang di ko naman kilala pero malay ko baka maganda naman intensyon ng tao.<br /><br />Eddie Villanueva relihiyon at politika. Me naghangad ba na sugo sa Bibliya na maging pinuno o politiko ng isang bansa?<br /><br />Yung iba di ko din narinig pa, malay natin aganda naman intensyon nung tao<br /><br />Subukan siguro ng Pipilinas ang maging komunista.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5. Nakakastress magfacebook....</span> <br /><br />Games dito, quiz doon, gift request dito gift request doon. Dami no? Eh para ba saan lahat ng mga yan kasi at pati akot nadamay na rin na subukan ang mga yan. Sa sobrang stress kakatingin sa mga yan eh kadalasan check nalang sa inbox saka close nalang kagad.<br /><br /><br />Mga Bagay na Di Nakakastress<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. Shopping</span><br /><br />Namili na ko ng pangregalo habang maaga! Ayoko ng sikisikan ayoko ng me SALE kasi maraming tao.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Me follower na ko.</span><br /><br />Thanks po Maa'm Yvonne..pagpalain nawa ang iyong pagbubuntis, isang message lang naman ako kung kelangan ng ninong..reply kagad sa madaling araw.<br /><br />Salamat din ke Humprey, akalain mo nga naman sa blog pala kita madalas na matatagpuan.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. Isang malamig na beer sabay upo sa footbridge ng Wanchai Ferry</span><br /><br />Dahil minsan nabibigatan ako na dalhin ang aking dslr ay hinangad ko bumili ng isang compact at tinupad ko naman at nakabili ng LX3 nung kaarawan ko.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/4158590135/" title="Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4158590135_39b9932859.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre" /></a><br /><br />Bago ako sumakay ng bus pauwi kadalasan tumatambay tambay ako sa tabi Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre at iniisip ang mga bagay bagay.<br /><br />-----------------------<br /><br />Sabi nila ang tao walang kabusugan. Sabagay karamihan satin hirap makontento.<br /><br />Me mga bagay din na baka di din para satin na kahit gumawa man tayo ng paraan wala din patutunguhan.<br /><br />Nakakastress lang.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-36153696219686610702009-11-28T09:25:00.003+08:002011-06-04T15:31:26.348+08:00Silent Slander<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZktAcc12314&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZktAcc12314&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />While watching CNN with 2009 Hero of the Year being awarded to Efren Peñaflorida I was filled with disgust over watching many of our countrymen and politicians joining the hand clap bandwagon in celebrating the award.<br /><br />Here's my bet...when Efren was knocking at our doors asking for donations or asking people to volunteer for his cause probably large percentage of our countrymen wont even bother to listen or open for him. Damn, I remember seeing a friend inviting people few to join us for Gawad Kalinga none of them bothered citing "i having better things to do"! Efrens cause isn't an exception. Most of us walking along the streets before would probably ignore him, sneer at him since none of this international media body recognizes his work. But today you might run after him on the streets riding his popularity.<br /><br />But when things are over and Efrens popularity fades would you be willing to join his cause?<br /><br />..and now hooray for the bunch of hypocrites clapping for and applause for our dear president for recognizing Efrens work after someone recognized it! Sadly it took a CNN to recognize a heroic deed before our country does. Shame. And hey..a silent slander..when a person I know saw this he said "Are things that worse in Philippines, you have pushcart schools?" I replied....... "haven't even seen the half of it buddy, not even a half of it". A scene rose into my mind, 10 students sharing on 1 book, 200 students on 1 classroom with 1 teacher.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Maguindanao massacre</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1943189_2006143,00.html">A Deadly Massacre in The Philippines</a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OhV5XDo16yU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OhV5XDo16yU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />No need to write anything about this.<br /><br />Once and for all the only way to clean our country's politics is remove all the politicians we have and set things under one regime who knows how to "think".<br /><br />It took communism to cleanse the political system of Russia, China, a federal system to cleanse the political system of USA, and a monarchy to cleanse United Kingdom.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-21974454015184975792009-11-20T13:17:00.000+08:002009-11-20T13:37:10.817+08:00Grand O.T.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/SwYnNBSiY8I/AAAAAAAAATo/OiH3-uLujwo/s1600/Picture+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/SwYnNBSiY8I/AAAAAAAAATo/OiH3-uLujwo/s400/Picture+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406051507342828482" /></a><br /><br />While the Macau grand prix is being held, I would be sitting here (the usual workplace) on weekends. Road networks would be my racecourse, buildings as F3 class...it would be something like a modern "green dragon" as client describes it, and yes a great coincidence, it would be somewhere in Macau. That gives an idea to use F3 as an inspiration! Great, I have my batteries full charged, lens and tripod cleaned and everything I have in my small storage "kodak" bin was out. Now I have to put them back in place. Thanks to our boss whom we suspect will be watching it! We might ask him on Monday what happened there. lol. But anyway the boss is still the boss! I Salute! :PAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-15408211963702143602009-11-13T19:25:00.002+08:002011-06-04T15:36:29.350+08:0020 Philippine Congressman to watch Pacquiao's fight<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GO_BR5z4WQU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GO_BR5z4WQU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />When Pacquiao fights, everything in the Philippines halts, crime, traffic, establishments, AFP, every corner of the street from tricycle drivers, garbage collectors up to the corporate and the elite just to give few minutes/hours to glue themselves in front of a TV. <br /><br />One funny scene I could recall was way back in our small province, there was this Catholic priest who held a "rapid mass" because he don't want people (including himself) to miss the Pacquiao fight. When the priest ended the mass people were running out from from the church and all the clergy folks on the altar could never be found. They were like knitted with one goal, finding the nearest television set. <br /><br />Another story was, I attended this Christian service way back. It came to the part where the service has ended and we have to pray for something suddenly a man on stage spoke loud in outburst, "Manny won the fight, our prayer was answered." <br /><br />Every international event whether music, sports etc..with a Filipino on centerstage, the whole nation will definitely give its support. One may wish that Pacquiao should fight someone everyday so our nation from politicians to by standers will unite under one goal. But sadly that isn't the case, yes its daunting to know that we need some boxing icon to get a "short term" grip of unity.<br /><br />Yes UNITY, ETHICAL unity because there is one thing I would never support in an event like this; the presence of politicians, and Manny's career is one big perfect example. Most of them will try to squeeze themselves just to make sure they are seen on HBO cameras and obviously even the one interviewing Manny gets irritated with all of them around. Like some dogs licking out to ride Manny's popularity, they thirst going to MGM and spend millions of money they claimed "out of their own expense".<br /><br />Did you see flocks of Mexican politicians crowding to get to MGM to see a Morales, Barrera, Márquez etc..fight? Did you see US or British politicians postponing bills, work just to see a Dela Hoya, Hatton or even Mayweather fight? Well probably one or two they will, but take this record breaking attendance during the Pacquiao-Hatton bout, <span style="font-weight:bold;">50 Philippine congressman went last time to see it!</span>. And thats surprising considering the ratio of that to the ratio of congress, Batasang Pambansa, attendance! Another surprising thing was their bold claim (as Lourd stated it on the video above) "ni singkong duling wala silang kinuha mula sa taong bayan". Who would believe in such thing? For a congressman who earns solely from his government salary, how can he afford to spend millions of pesos to watch the bout in MGM? <br /><br />Now, if a congressman is eager to shout out his full support is it necessary to fly to Vegas, spend a million there and wave at the HBO camera hoping his constituents to see him internationally on TV? When I was a kid there were like one or two household in our barangay who owns a nice bright colored TV, and out of deep pity a Mayor on the nearby town decided to spend some of his salary and bought some projector and a big canvas where movies are shown at night every weekends. People would try to squeeze themselves on this small plaza to watch their popular movie/movie icons for free. How much would a projector and a canvas would cost? Its not even a fraction of a million. I'm still glad some of this spirit still lives on some areas in our country. I did saw one politician declaring on tv "kesa magpunta pa ko dun mas maiinam dito nalang sa malaking screen para mapanood ng lahat ng tao lalo na yung walang mga tv". <br /><br />One thing we should follow I think is a nice law I know where in public offcials are forbidden to go to places like casino and non duty luxurious events.<br /><br /><blockquote><a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/11/03/09/solons-urged-skip-pacquiao-cotto-fight">http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/11/03/09/solons-urged-skip-pacquiao-cotto-fight</a><br /><br />"At this time that House quorum is much needed, maybe they will try their best to skip witnessing this particular championship bout of Manny Pacquiao. Magkakahiyaan na rin," House Majority Floor Leader, Iloilo 3rd District Rep. Arthur Defensor told radio dzMM.<br /><br />"Defensor expressed hope that with congressmen's sensitivity to possible negative public opinion, and their "stand to the call of high sense of duty," only very few lawmakers will watch the Pacquiao-Cotto battle in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 15.<br /><br />There were reports that at least 20 congressmen, including House Speaker Prospero Nograles, may watch the fight."<br /></blockquote><br /><br />There you go, "<span style="font-weight:bold;">they will try their best to skip witnessing this particular championship bout of Manny Pacquiao</span>"?<br /><br />--<br /><br />But whatever it may be, win or lose, Manny will still be the Pinoy Pacman who once lived in our country and throw up some dreams to our fellowman who lost their hopes from our country ensnared by the haunting grip of poverty.<br /><br />...Manny should start knocking out those politicians behind him.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-45027128952408734492009-11-11T19:35:00.001+08:002011-06-04T15:30:38.923+08:00Onion Skin (Balat Sibuyas)This video brought me back to the memories of Mr. Chip Tsao, the Hong Kong writer who was deeply criticized for what he wrote few months ago.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/95oGWBVcCwc&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/95oGWBVcCwc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ms.Ho:</span> *grabs her phone, dialed a number* Wei (Hello), Inday where are you?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Inday:</span> Hello, yes, misis Ho, I'm presently on the street, I joined a protest against a columnist named Mr. Tsao and now we are parading all over the streets of Hong Kong.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ms.Ho:</span> What the hell is this protest all about Inday?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Inday:</span> Mr. Tsao called our country a "land of servants". Thats absolutely not true misis Tsao!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ms.Ho:</span> Well whatever is that Inday make sure at 6 PM sharp, after your day off, fetch the kids, cook dinner, clean those toilets and try to clean those furnitures I have told you to clean several days ago.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Inday:</span> Yes misis Ho, bye.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">First and foremost I am a FILIPINO and a proud SERVANT working for a company with 6 Chinese Directors.</span><br /><br /><blockquote>Tsao has faced various accusations of racism for his English-language writings. In October 2005, an article he wrote for the South China Morning Post entitled "Have Hong Kong girls stopped looking for Mr White?"<br /><br />On January 12, 2008, Tsao published an editorial for the local Chinese newspaper Apple Daily entitled "Monkey President". [12] Tsao began his article with, "Unless America has gone insane, it would be impossible for this Obama to be elected as the next president of the United States."</blockquote><br /><br />When Tsao wrote this did any "white guy" cared? Did you see a "monkey president" or any politician condemning, bashing Mr. Tsao on TV just to get noticed?<br /><br />The point is, why are Filipinos so sensitive about things written by a sarcastic writer who's only goal in life is to be noticed? Thanks to our country we fulfilled his wish. There are more issues for Filipinos to consider and to care about (jobs, poverty, crimes etc..) Rather than watching our television 24x7 waiting for someone to speak anything about Philippines, why don't we face the FACT written by Mr. Tsao?<br /><br />This was in regards with Spratlys Issue..<br /><br /><blockquote>"as a nation of servants,"</blockquote><br /><br />Is there anything untrue with what Mr. Tsao wrote? Most claim that "workers" should be used instead of "servants". What difference would that make? Fact is the one should understand the difference between a "worker" and a servant".<br /><br /><blockquote>worker – noun<br />1. a person or thing that works.<br /><br />servant - noun<br />1. one that serves others ; especially : one that performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer</blockquote><br /><br />A "worker" could never be a "servant" in his own farm/land. Face it, our country's economy marginally relies on the millions of its citizen "employed by other countries." Our country earns from those citizens "that serves others, that performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer." Whats wrong with being called "a nation of servants" when statistics proves its true?! Why would I bother to pretend something that I am not? A sample I would take here is the humble office we are working with here in China . Most of us Filipinos here generally accepts being SERVANTS catering to "serve" the requirements of our clients and boss..and so does our fellow Chinese office mates, largely accepting being a servant, we are not working for oneself, we are "working" to "serve" the needs of the company. Is their any racial slur with that?<br /><br />Few years ago back in the Philippines some folks protested for being called as "squatters"..., rather they want to be called "informal settlers". Hell, what difference would that make to their lives anyway? Why would they protest for silly names when they should be protesting better housing programs from our dear government.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spratlys</span><br /><br /><blockquote>"as a nation of servants, you don't flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter."</blockquote><br /><br />If the government was dead serious on claiming those islands...then we should start thanking our "brilliant law makers", the once senator who became president Joseph Estrada along with Tanada as they were the brain child of abolishing two US bases, Clark and Subic. When US forces left from the said bases our grasp with those islands went downhill. Does Taiwan, South Korea, Japan (Asian countries with US bases) encountered any problem with border disputes? NO. Did our brilliant Estrada realized that we rely mostly on the prowess of US military to guard our boundaries? Heck, I couldn't even hear from our country that we have at least a single decent naval warship to guard our territory. How can you "flex" your muscle against a country 50 times the size of our economy, military and population? Our country can't even handle Sulu!<br /><br />Somewhat Mr. Lourd on the video above is right, "umunlad ba ang Pilipinas pagkatapos magapologize si Chip Tsao?"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-28557260761675891522009-11-10T04:16:00.000+08:002009-11-15T21:02:18.586+08:00Endgame<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/4062274899/" title="4.5/5 Endgame by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2681/4062274899_37ab112718.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="4.5/5 Endgame" /></a><br /><br />Grabbed one. Not bad. 4.5/5. Dave still got an engine to give. Sure it isn't "Rust in Peace" but the Dave Mustaine somehow managed to reminisce his trash roots and blended it with "some" of "his modern commercialized style" seen on his recent albums (System Has Failed, United Abominations). Guitar merchant/wingman Chris Broderick filled what Dave couldn't do alone, let "Dialectic Chaos" speak for itself, unleashed gnarling shreds on "Headcrusher" and yes not to forget the catchy "44 Minutes".<br /><br />Everywhere we hear Dave taking us back to "Eye of Tornado", "Kick the Chair" etc.. (with new and improved snarl) nothing but plain furious shreds and guitar exchange and finally giving off what rattleheads expected from the band. Honestly I expected things to be formulaic probably considering the aging Dave but no... he still has fuel on his tanks to spark a decent album right on track. Also James, Shawn did their unaging task well. <br /><br />Lars and the rest of Metallica should be shaking their heads by now and I saw some hilarious fanboys hiding their copy of Death Magnetic (pussy) out of shame. Well done Davey, well done. 4.5/5Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-49882077002429006592009-11-10T03:05:00.000+08:002009-11-15T21:03:04.178+08:00Fired<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/4085270391/" title="Fiery by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4085270391_d2f04c6d15.jpg" width="500" height="348" alt="Fiery" /></a><br /><br />Recently, someone got fired in the office I'm working in. If I'll describe the way she work (or any work related stuff) she wasn't doing bad at all, in fact she does her job well from the rest, but there was something in her that our boss didn't like: she took so many leave/absences despite the fact that she was still in provision stage. The reason she stated on taking those "personal leave" is "she's about to get married".<br /><br />I was on the kitchen when she said her goodbye. Despite having a hard time on speaking a decent English (she is a Chinese) she managed to ungrudgingly spoke a simple farewell phrase. More surprising is, she doesn't even know the reason why she was laid off.<br /><br />Anyway, sometimes out of love for someone, it ain't bad to compromise something... and most of the time...any decision siding with your heart...no matter how worst the situation it may seem..in the end you wont regret it! I've seen this scene so many times on others life and it always ends up the right way. Well as Ecclesiastes 1:3-11 teaches us <br /><br /><blockquote>What has been will be again,<br /> what has been done will be done again;<br /> there is nothing new under the sun.</blockquote>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-89693151948921025502009-11-09T07:48:00.002+08:002011-05-18T16:18:03.238+08:00Shenzhen City Central Business District<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/3084164655/" title="Shenzhen Central (Shun Hing Square : Diwang Tower, on left) by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/3084164655_95c206e9cc.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Shenzhen Central (Shun Hing Square : Diwang Tower, on left)" /></a><br /><br />The most viewed photo I have is a shot from the Shenzhen central business district. I remember a digital photography mentor Vic Bautista used my photo as a sample on one of his lecture (no, its not a lecture about "the worst photograph ever" lol), it was a lecture on how to improve your photos. He mentioned something about having more blue tones for this photo to make it more trivial.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-1190233050313524582008-12-17T02:00:00.002+08:002010-04-23T10:13:14.916+08:00Shenzhen City Hall and Civic Center<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/3017437092/" title="Shenzhen City Hall by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/3017437092_5c530e3143.jpg" alt="Shenzhen City Hall" width="500" height="336" /></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/3037806321/" title="Shenzhen City Hall Reflection by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/3037806321_dbb4f3d097.jpg" alt="Shenzhen City Hall Reflection" width="500" height="334" /></a><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />At first glance you might think it looks weird for a city hall/civic center to be shaped like that, but staring at it further and looking at it closely I could understand the city's attempt to create such an iconic landmark blending modern touches with the sweeping classic Chinese architecture.<br /><br /><blockquote><br />With a 91 thousand square meter footprint (979,524 square feet) and 210 thousand square meters of floorspace (2,260,440 square feet), this is a big building.<br /><br />The roc is Shenzhen's symbol and the Shenzhen's Civic Centre's soaring roofline is meant to be evocative of the roc's mythical wingspan.<br /><br />Many feel that Shenzhen's Civic Centre architecture also hearkens to Tang dynasty architecture (618-907 AD ... with a brief break from 690-705 when Wu Zetian seized the throne to briefly usher in the Second Zhou Dynasty... China's only official female leader, but I digress).<br /><br />Shenzhen's Civic Centre's architect was Li Mingyi and it was built by the Shenzhen QiXin Construction Group Co., Ltd. (see their <a href="http://www.qxzs.com/Detail.aspx?D=30,107,75,75">website archive here</a> for more images of it...) and finished in 2004. : <a href="http://e-cuneiform.blogspot.com/2009/03/shenzhen-museum-of-history-in-shenzhen.html">http://e-cuneiform.blogspot.com/2009/03/shenzhen-museum-of-history-in-shenzhen.html</a></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; white-space: normal; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-40767898666705720872008-10-31T13:21:00.000+08:002009-11-15T21:04:43.757+08:00Shenzhen Window of the World : Replicating China<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/2985659211/" title="Eiffel Tower Window of the World by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/2985659211_63a5cb9ded.jpg" width="336" height="500" alt="Eiffel Tower Window of the World" /></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(Photo above is a replica of Eiffel Tower found in Window of the World Shenzhen China taken last October 25.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">One thing you would admire about China and Chinese in totality is their ability to replicate most things in short period of time and at a lower production cost. But ok, well, lets set aside those issues about poor quality, (yes oftenly neglected in China). Here we have a very perfect example! The Shenzhen Window of the World, a replica of almost all of the worlds landmarks!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalvaran/3007328425/" title="Yellow by arjalvaran, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3181/3007328425_dafb18137f.jpg" width="336" height="500" alt="Yellow" /></a></span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">China has the worlds longest and richest and the most authentic culture and history. History tells us that ancient Chinese invented some of worlds innovations like fireworks, kites, papers, silks, etc. and was able to conquer remarkable feat like of course The Great Wall o China, the only structure visible from the moon. Their cultural ingenuity is remarkable, fantastic and beyond description. Still China's decades of closed country policy prisoned much of it and was left behind from the minds of the world ideals in embracing constant modernism.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Today China's image maybe tainted with some negative marks e.g. pirated/fake products, substandard products milk e.g. etc. but no one could deny the country now held its throne along with the worlds economic juggernaut. With its rapid development I do hope China wouldn't compromise much important aspects, quality, safety and environment protection. Better hopes for China.<br /></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159726403557179383.post-35350224525868042452008-10-28T17:44:00.000+08:002008-12-17T01:40:15.370+08:00Birth of Blogging<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/SQlFDyauerI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/06z6rT9Jjw8/s1600-h/2928922594_e17f50b749_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/SQlFDyauerI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/06z6rT9Jjw8/s200/2928922594_e17f50b749_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262813570934930098" /></a><br />Today marked birth of this blog.<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; "> Often, I am not a man of many words. I am not a writer. I prefer being visual. I present projects in a visual manner employing mostly heavy graphic techniques. One time, during a presentation meeting, my boss just sneered at me and complained the images are big and I should have been more emphatic on the explanation. Those sharp words tattooed my mind completely. Simple words but often enough for the wise to contemplate and rethink. (no Im absolutely not a wise man lol!) Im not good at writing anything poems, songs or something or explaining how things works blah blah my life, that life this and that etcetera. But oftentimes I try facing the wall and ask myself should I bury myself in that defeat. Most of the brave would try to even go "up against a wall". </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; ">They say having a blog will constantly upgrade and practice your writing. Well I have blog elsewhere here and there before but its nothing serious! Like a kid playing around and out of curiosity "hey this is blog", but few days after completely forgetting about it! I started my serious flickr page ---> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/jalvaran">http://flickr.com/photos/jalvaran</a> several weeks ago and I found it very helpful, enticing, encouraging me to know more and better about photography. (still I am an amatuer among amateurs lol) It gave me a real grasp about photography seeing photos taken by pros and knowledgeable one and taking most of their comments. But hey its all practically straight forward photography and defintely cheesy to write something like this and that, so I began contemplating, how about a serious life blog?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Well I hope, not only will it encourage me to write but as I grow older and older each day I could reflect things passing from day to day. </span></div><div><br /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MCy1QkI7ZpY/SQlaOnnOeRI/AAAAAAAAAKc/B9ErHyiWYjc/s200/2929185672_b0da418775_b.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 158px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262836846757312786" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">So a blessed blogging days ahead. Cheers! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333233137199885289noreply@blogger.com1