I totally agree with this.

Scars

Sound tripping this weekend and I repeatedly played this song. I love it... its something I can relate to. This is newest song of Allison Iraheta who came fourth place on the eighth season of American Idol and I watched all her performance in Season 8. Anyway, this song is just perfect for my mood this Sunday.

Apple iPad

Size and weight:
Height:242.8 mm (9.56 inches)
Width:189.7 mm (7.47 inches)
Depth:13.4 mm (0.5 inch)
Weight:0.68 kg (1.5 pounds) Wi-Fi model;
0.73 kg (1.6 pounds) Wi-Fi + 3G model


Processor:
1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip


Capacity:
16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive


Battery and Power:
Built-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

So I assume you are one of the million dudes who are waiting for the release of Apple's iPad, it will surely boast its unbelievable feature and will cost cheaper than other Apple products. Yup, Apple will sell iPad to its most affordable price, isn't that a great news? In fact, I am starting to save up for this...

Its design is just right for everybody, not so bulky and not so small. Just right to see web pages as they were meant to be seen, one page at a time. With vibrant colour and sharp text. Whether you’re looking at a page in portrait or landscape, you can see everything at a size that’s actually readable. It is Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously.


For its accessories, its case do not only protects the iPad, it can be used in various positions, look at photos and slideshows, or watch movies.


Keyboard Dock is a dock for charging your iPad, integrated with a full-size keyboard. The dock has a rear 30-pin connector, which lets you connect to an electrical outlet using a USB Power Adapter, sync to your computer, and use accessories like the Camera Connection Kit. And an audio jack lets you connect to a stereo or powered speakers.

And oh, before I forget there are 140,000 apps available for you to explore!

Pants on the Gound song will invade the Grammys

Its "way to go", for Larry Platt, the one with "the pants on the ground", the song with a catchy tune? After I saw him auditioning in American Idol two weeks ago, for some reason it stuck up in my mind, unknowingly suffering from last song syndrome (lol).

Anyway, Gen. Larry's song became an instant hit or some said first viral hit video for this year, not to mention also became a frequent topic on social commentary sites--some liked it and some didn't but hey, now, he's going to perform on the red carpet/grammys, yes... he will!

Upcoming Movies to be Release in 3D format

As Avatar movie became amazingly successful on its release, now, there are 2 movies to be also released in 3D format. One is the two-part Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Its still unclear if author J.K. Rowling would say "ok" for converting Harry Potter movie into third dimension format, but hey, I would say "Please..... make it in 3D, I am so wanting to watch it in big iMax screen!" "Deathly Hallows: Part I" is set tobe release on Nov. 19, and "Part II" is slotted for July 15, 2011.




Another movie to be converted into 3D format is Clash of the Titans, in which I can say, the scenes will be superb. Warners will push back the release of "Titans" one week to April 2.


Must mark my calendar for the release date of these movies!

Cebu Dancing Inmate

MJ's longtime choreographer Travis Payne and dancers Daniel Celebre and Dres Reid visited the Philippines to teach the Cebu inmates dance one of This Is It album song.

Longing to see a beautiful sunset...

Its a brand new week, but it started as a stressful day for me. Heaps of things to do in the office and so many things to worry about at home. Its not easy living alone in the city I must say... I can't help but close my eyes and hoping that when I open them, I can see the beautiful sunset in front of me.

Its always my desire to wake up in the morning looking at the sunrise, because it brings new hope for me, and at the end of the day, watching the beautiful rich colored sunset, because it looks so calm... it means time to relax, take a rest and prepare to face the new day. Well, its the opposite view I saw when I opened my eyes, its the busy streets and people rushing everywhere, although I can see the beautiful street lights, but it still makes me well so restless. I hope I can go somewhere maybe at the beach or camp near the lake.

Okay, I'm being emotional right now, but just having time to share my thoughts for now. So well, things aren't happening the way I want to be, but things will be much better than I assume.

So I call it a day, have a good night everybody!

Photo from Blue Ridge Blog

Tear-jerking song from a homeless man

This is an amazing song from a homeless man--Daniel Mustard doing acoustic version of Radiohead's Creep. I love his rustic voice that made the song great. If he would have an album, ill buy one.

Virtual Piano

I enjoyed the afternoon playing virtual piano and well, i noticed its dinner time already. Its so cool, try it here.

Pay to view some movie videos on youtube

Youtube started to feature MovieSpotlights in partnership with Sundance Film Festivals! They are featuring the films from 2010 and 2009 Sundance Film Festivals. And you can access some certain videos by paying around $5 dollars and you decide if you want to purchase it. I saw some movie features in their site and most of them are good indie films. The partnership was done to test on how the users will respond to paid content on the site, and this could be a new revenue stream for the web video giant. USA Today said that the move is helping independent filmmakers find distribution avenues for their films. The movies will be shown without ads, which would be an aesthetic disaster for any director who chose to put his creation online.

Check out youtube site and choose your movie.

Photography Contest

I found this info from teknisyan. To all photography enthusiasts--amateur or professionals. You can even use your point-and-shoot camera!

Contest duration: December 10, 2009 to June 9, 2010--on or before 11:59 pm.

For more information click this link.

Photography Practice

I have new photos to share with you. Its my little friend Chiara who loves smiling at the camera. You know I can finally use Manual settings and not dependent to the pre-settings, for just less than a month. And yeah, there are still lots of experiments and practise to do until I get my best shot. Since I don't have much time to go somewhere, I took portrait photography last Sunday.

I used Aperture Priority settings for this photos, I like it because I made sharper image this time:


55mm - ISO 200
Aperture - F/6
Shutter Speed - 1/60s

38mm - ISO 200
Aperture - F/5
Shutter Speed - 1/60s

Watch out for my next project...

The Blind Side - An Extraordinary True Story

Blind Side is such an inspiring movie. I love watching movie that shows how harsh life is, yet something to cherish.

"The movie is about the story of Michael Oher a poor, oversized and under-educated teenager from a broken home. He is recruited by a major college football program where he is groomed into an athletically and academically successful NFL prospect. Was taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new invironment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle."

Its amazing to think that sometimes life brings us sorrow and hardships but for some reason, we are here to bring hope and inspire others.

This movie was starred by Sandra Bullock -- who won the Golden Globe, directed by John Lee Hancock.

Sikat Ang Pinoy

Its a routine for me to read blogs. I regularly visit those that are my favorites and I wanna share you one of them.


Sikat and Pinoy is one of the fav. I love its humor and whats the great thing about it is, its a SEO competition and aims to help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy in the Philippines. Typhoon Ondoy left the country with hundreds of victims and destroyed millions of crops.

You can check out this blog and I guarantee you, it will never fail to make you laugh.

Taylor Lautner at 67th Annual Golden Globes

Stumbled upon these photos

I've been spending my whole weekend reading about photography and I was so amazed by the talents people have. I found some very interesting photos, take a look at them. In these photos, people are doing the same thing.


If you will notice, all of them are holding manila envelope.


Must be a perfect place to walk their loyal companion.


Ahhh, looks like they're so tired and hurrying to have a good sleep.


When stress is taking over yourself, probably this is the first thing that comes into everybodys mind.

These photos are edited and it was incredibly done. Although, editingis time consuming and would take a good patience, it will surely deserve a big wow! hey, you can view more photos here.

New Moon Movie DVD Set (Blue-Ray)

At last, New Moon Movie have the 2-disc Special Edition DVD and the Special Edition Blu-Ray that will be released on March 20th, 2010, and oh, pre-sale will go on January 26. DVDs are available @ amazon.com

The DVD is a six-part, behind-the-scenes documentary chronicling the creation of the film, rehearsal footage from Muse, three music videos from Death Cab for Cutie, Anya Marina and Mute Math, as well as audio commentary by director Chris Weitz and editor Peter Lambert.

Where to Send Donations for Haiti Earthquake Victims

Now is the right time to help others who badly needed our help.

I have lists of organisations where you can donate money for the earthquake victims. These are international organisations, where everybody around the world can give donations:

• Doctors Without Borders


• UNICEF


• American Red Cross


• International Committee of the Red Cross


• http://www.pih.org/home.html

and also lists of organisations using

• myGive SMS donations platforms

Not just that, it is also our prayers for those who are clinging for help, so that they can pass through this really difficult situation.

Microsoft Office 2010 - the movie

Commercial thriller of Microsoft Office 2010. Its awesome! This is about the partner of the slain agent Clippy swears to bring his killer to justice -- directed by Dennis Liu working under Traffik Advertising.

Ice Cream Sundae on a Hot Dog Bun

The weather is unusually hot for the month of January and I just stumble upon with this ice cream sundae on a hot dog bun and now, I am craving for it. It looks so yummy! Imagine, you can have sundae, ice cream and sandwich all-in-one. I wonder if they have the one with a toasted bun... Its just perfect for this kind of weather. This is actually available in Thailand and I would love to have this available here in Manila.

Oxygen therapy for dogs

There is this Oxygen therapy, a medical or spa treatment for people where we can breath air with a higher than normal oxygen content but now dogs in Japan can experience this, too. Wag Style salon is offering this service for our most loyal companion.

Corby Phone

Samsung Corby S3650 is a different colored basic phone created for youngster. I wasn't really aware about this phone, until my 10-year-old nephew wished it for his birthday.


What is so appealing about this phone is its eye-catching colors and unique curvy design that would fit anybodys personality. It also contains entertainment access features and a special user interface. Not just that, it is also designed to focus on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace and oh, it is full touched screen. Samsung Corby is available in four colors: Yellow, Orange, White and Pink.

Here is its main specs:

•Network
- Quad Band (850 /900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz)
- GPRS, EDGE

•Dimension
- 103 x 56.5 x 12.4mm / 90 g

•Display
- 2.8” 262K Color QVGA TFT Screen

•Connectivity
- Bluetooth v2.1
- USB v2.0 High Speed

•Music Player
- MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, AMR
- Find Music (Music Recognition)

•FM Radio with RDS

•Video
- MPEG4 + AMR NB / H.263 +AMR NB

•Camera
- 2 Megapixel with 2x Digital Zoom
- Panorama shot / smile shot

•Memory
- Internal memory: 61MB
- External memory: up to 8GB

•Pop-up SNS for Facebook, Twitter and MySpace

•Samsung Communities (Photo/Video
Blogging)
- 9 community sites available

•Cartoon UI

•Smart unlock

•One-finger zoom

•Additional battery covers
- Fashion Jacket (patterned design cover)
- Black color battery cover

•Dictionary

•Photo Contact

Well, I am not a teenage anymore, but I can't take my eyes to the one with a color white!

One Day

I heard a song early this morning that stuck up in my mind. Its a reggie song One Day by Matisyanu. I was amazed by the lyrics, it is so beautiful. Something that really encourage us to hold on and don't stop hoping for a better day. Well, things are not good for me this time, and I know from time to time we feel down. The song actually gave me hope.

Here, let me share the song for you...


The song is about reality. You know, reality is something happy and sometimes it is sad, but its what lifes all about.

Something to munch this weekends

I ate fruits for this weekends. I almost forgot when was the last time I ate fruits. Yummy!


And for snacktime, my nephew made these cupcake w/ an improvise candle... I liked it!

Clash of the Titans

Well, if you notice I post about movies frequently this past days, it is because lots of movies I love are lined up to be showing this coming months!

In fact, here is another...



Clash of the Titans

Plot: Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.

I remember this movie, this is actually a remake from the original Clash of the Titans movie back in 1981. After Sam Worthington's big Avatar project, now, he's doing the role of Perseus.

I watched the first movie when I was in elementary, I was amazed by it. I love mythical creatures...

Just the right time for noodles!

It's been a long tiring day. I can't even call today as a "feel good Friday". I don't know if i could keep up with my work schedule this week. Goodness, I work 14 hours a day. And I always forget to eat dinner, when I get back home, I immediately crash to my bed and sleep, but now, I'm having "pancit canton" for my dinner. I love noodles.

People Choice Awards Winners

Today is the People Choice awards. Its no surprise to see Johnny Depp win and received the Actor of the Decade award. Taylor Lautner won his first People Choice award, Taylor Swift as well who by the way gave Lautner a standing ovation with her mom and who can forget Sandra Bullock when she brought a heartfelt thanks to her family and husband. Twilight Saga won two awards!

Here is the complete list of winners:




FILM

• Actor: Johnny Depp
• Actress: Sandra Bullock
• Action star: Hugh Jackman
• Comedic Star: Jim Carrey
• Breakout Actress: Miley Cyrus
• Breakout Star: Taylor Lautner
• On-screen Team: The Twilight Saga
• Independent Movie: Inglourious Basterds
• Comedy Movie: The Proposal
• Favorite Movie: Twilight
• Family Movie: Up
• Favorite Franchise: The Twilight Saga
• Actor of the Decade: Johnny Depp

TELEVISION

• TV Drama: House
• TV Comedy: The Big Bang Theory
• Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show: Supernatural
• Competition Show: American Idol
• Drama Actor: Hugh Laurie
• Drama Actress: Katherine Heigl
• Comedy Actor: Steve Carell
• Comedy Actress: Alyson Hannigan
• TV Obsession: True Blood
• Animal Show: Dog Whisperer
• Talk Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• New TV Comedy: Glee
• New TV Drama: Vampire Diaries

MUSIC

• Male Artist: Keith Urban
• Female Artist: Taylor Swift
• Country Artist: Carrie Underwood
• R&B Artist: Mariah Carey
• Pop Artist: Lady Gaga
• Rock Band: Paramore
• Breakout Artist: Lady Gaga
• Collaboration: Run This Town
• Hip-hop Artist: Eminem

MISCELLANEOUS

• Web Celeb: Ashton Kutcher

This is a complete National Geographic on 160-GB Hard Drive that contains 120 years of amazing discoveries, fascinating maps, and the world's best photography by Nat Geo. The documentary videos are digitally reproduced in stunning high resolution.

Its lightweight and travel-friendly, the hard drive is just 3" x 5" and requires only a USB connection. Not just that, the disk have plenty of hard disk space to accommodate future upgrades, in fact it allocated approximately 100GB of hard disk space for your own personal use.

Price: $199.95

This is it!

Just found this MJ's emotional music video from a blog. I am touched by the video and the song. It made me feel sad, sad to think that the Man in the mirror is gone...

thanks so much teknisyan :)

Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Teaser Video

Here is the first teaser video of Deathly Hallows... I haven't read the books, so I don't know much about Deathly Hallows and really I must blame myself. I never got the time to sit in a corner and read. But well, I am really waiting for the movie.

For now, this teaser video is enough for now. Better watch out for more and the official trailer.

"See-Through-Goldfish"

Do you like having an aquarium full of variety of fish or a just a small bowl with a goldfish on it? Speaking of goldfish, here is something you should know and you might want one in your aquarium...



Ryukin is not your ordinary goldfish. It is a "translucent fish" created by Japanese scientists. The very reason why they created this is to eliminate dissecting. So if you found dissecting animals at your science class, you must be very thankful. This goldfish has an invisible scale, you can see its brain, heart and other internal organ while its alive. Isn't its amazing?! Ryukin goldfish was made by picking mutant hatchery goldfish with pale skin and breeding them together. This see-through fish will live 20 years and grow up to 10 inches long.

Blue Moon Eclipse

I talked to my mom a while ago, and since I wasn't able to celebrate new year with them, she told me what happened on New Years Eve. As usual, I missed the feast and the fun they had. She mentioned how beautiful the moon was... Its seldom to have full moon on new years eve. Then I read an amazing article about it with a photo of a beautiful moon, yet mysterious as ever.

It is said to be Blue Moon and a partial lunar eclipse, as the second Full Moon of December grazed the Earth's shadow on December 31st. The New Year's Eve Blue Moon eclipse was visible throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and parts of Alaska. Playing across the Moon's southern reaches, the edge of Earth's umbra, or dark central shadow, appears on the right side along with the prominent ray crater Tycho. At maximum eclipse, the umbra covered only about 8 percent of the diameter of the lunar disk.

The moon was so beautiful that it catches all the attention. And because it looks peculiar as well as amazing, it doesn't look like a usual full moon. But here is an explanation: It was the first Full Moon in December. Shining on celebrations of New Year's Eve, last night's Full Moon was the second Full Moon of December and so fits the modern definition of a Blue Moon - the second Full Moon in a month. Because the lunar cycle, Full Moon to Full Moon, spans 29.5 days, Blue Moons tend to occur in some month about every 2.5 years. Shining in the glare just above and right of December's first Full Moon is the Pleiades star cluster.

I never saw the moon last Dec. 31, and it really made me feel regretful because I never got to take photo of it.

Happy Birthday Sir Isaac Newton

I just noticed early this morning when I opened the google site there is an apple branch on top of the logo. I wonder what's this about. Well, google celebrate the birthday of a man with a brilliant mind--Sir Isaac Newton. Born on January 4, 1643. He was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, in fact he is one of the most influential scientists in history. Newton showed that the motions of objects on Earth and of celestial bodies are governed by the same set of natural laws by demonstrating the consistency between Kepler's laws of planetary motion and his theory of gravitation, thus removing the last doubts about heliocentrism and advancing the scientific revolution.

He also built the first practical reflecting telescope and developed a theory of colour based on the observation that a prism decomposes white light into the many colours that form the visible spectrum. He also formulated an empirical law of cooling and studied the speed of sound.

In mathematics, He shares the credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of the differential and integral calculus. He also demonstrated the generalised binomial theorem, developed the so-called "Newton's method" for approximating the zeroes of a function, and contributed to the study of power series.

Newton remains influential to scientists, as demonstrated by a 2005 survey of members of Britain's Royal Society (formerly headed by Newton) and in 1999, leading physicists from all over the world voted Einstein "greatest physicist ever".

Newton was also highly religious, though an unorthodox Christian, writing more on Biblical hermeneutics than the natural science he is remembered for today.

So, why apple? Newton often told the story that he was inspired to formulate his theory of gravitation by watching the fall of an apple from a tree.

Early Visitor

I woke up this morning seeing a visitor, probably looking for food or a shelter... Its uncommon to see a bird in a city, so I think this is a lucky day.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Schedule

Here are the schedule of Eclipse movie release in some countries:

Argentina - 30 June 2010
Brazil - 30 June 2010
Egypt - 30 June 2010
Kazakhstan - 30 June 2010
USA - 30 June 2010
Netherlands - 1 July 2010
New Zealand - 1 July 2010
Finland - 2 July 2010
Norway - 2 July 2010
Turkey - 2 July 2010
UK - 9 July 2010
Germany - 15 July 2010

watched out for more sched in other countries... and oh, look at the movie title "aka"

Eclipse Argentina / USA (informal English title)

Сумерки. Сага. Затмение Russia

Alacakaranlik efsanesi - Tutulma Turkey (Turkish title)

Eclipse - Biss zum Abendrot Germany

Epäilys Finland (new title)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: The IMAX Experience USA (IMAX version)

The twilight saga - Ekleipsi Greece