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Monday, July 29, 2013

The Immortal Huntress

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She is more than just the twin of the sun god, Apollo. She is more than a wildling, preferring the company of the woods and forests over the luxurious life in Mount Olympus. Her name is Artemis, the goddess of the wild, the Moon and the hunt.

Because of her independent and willful attitude, there is a big chance that she is misunderstood by her fellow deities. She is adventurous, boyish and fierce. Her symbols are the bow and arrow, She is the goddess I admire the most.

Like Artemis, I love adventures. I love experiencing new things and I want to make most of my life. If I was immortal, I will make sure I had been in all the corners of the world. I wish that I too could enjoy life freely and do as I wish just like Artemis but reality keeps me grounded so all that I’m left with is imagination.

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James Harden and Eric Gordon got a taste of Filipino streetball at its finest yesterday (July 28) at the Finals of NBA3X Philippines 2013 presented by Sprite at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Tent.

The ultimate competitions of the three-day three-on-three basketball tournament – which drew 60,000 fans over three days at the double venue -- was moved to the PICC from the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall Sunday afternoon on account of the rain.

Little boys not quite five feet who were members of the RP Team Thirteen Under and wowed the NBA stars as they heaved shots from two-point country in the U13 division. The very young players of the RP Team were only good for a runner up finish, but their ease with the basketball impressed the NBA talents and the avid basketball crowd.

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The only born and raised in Spain professional actor in the Philippines, Kuya Manzano, gets a “tonsure” for a priestly role in Cinemalaya 2013’s "Amor y Muerte" (Love and Death) under the direction of Cesar Evangelista and written By Jerry Gracio.

The film is an erotic period drama wherein a half Spanish soldier (Markki Stroem) falls in love and marries an india (Althea Vega).

Kuya Manzano plays the role of Fray Santiago, a Spanish priest who disapproves the way the Filipinas behave in intimacy and their wantoness when it comes to human desires. He is set on making the Indios full of moral fiber and finesse.

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Koreen Medina of Quezon City is crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific and will compete in the Miss Intercontinental pageant in Egypt. Congratulations! ‪#‎MutyaNgPilipinas2013‬

Candidates were ranked 80% from the closed door pre judging and 20% for the coronation night. Over all on the competition period of 18 days. They were rated on their character, participation on activities, intelligence, beauty and talent.

Koreen Medina got 6 minor awards, Mutya ng Sheridan, Mutya ng Lancaster, Mutya ng Crimson, Mutya ng Careline of Ever Bilena, Mutya ng Zen Institute, Best in Talent and Top 2 Best in Swimwear. She did her best to fullfill her dreams.Sumakit lang ang ulo ng karamihan sa mga sagot ng contestants sa Question and Answer portion! Walang binatbat sa Q & A ng Super Sireyna of Eat Bulaga! Parang naging barangay beauty contest lang itong Mutya ng Pilipinas daw!

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Grab your YES! Magazine Copy now! Daniel Padilla is the cover of the August 2013 issue!

Mr. famous talks about his full-throttle rise to stardom, his real-life family drama, and the one girl that got him to stop looking at other girls. Yeah we are definitely talking about Kathryn Bernardo.

Who wouldn't be satisfied with Kathryn Bernardo. Only a fool will take her for granted. Such a charming beauty deserves all the attention of a Daniel Padilla even how famous he is right now.

It is very seldom we see a happy celebrity couple that will keep being together even beyond mutual understanding or even after hearing wedding bells. Celebrities always have an attached uncertainty when it comes to real romantic love affairs.

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Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo are all smiles as they graced the cover of Yes! Magazines 100 Most Beautiful Stars.

A presscon was held at the Crowne Plaza on the afternoon of July 25 with plenty of stars (both young and old) gracing the event. The cover revelation was quite suspenseful as everyone awaited.

But what actually stand out days after the cover launch was the issue of star choices made by Yes! Magazine. Many were asking why some widely popular celebrities were not included in the 100 list of beautiful stars and why there were unpopular starlets among the list.

Many fans of Angel Locsin and Bea Alonzo were asking at the Yes! Magazine Facebook Fan page why the two stars were not included among the 100 list of beautiful stars. Majority were fans of Angel Locsin.

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Congratulations to Francine Garcia "Kim Chiu" ng Quezon City. She is the Super Sireyna - Queen Of Queens! at the recent grand finals of Eat Bulaga of Super Sireyna!!!

One beauty stood out among the eight queens vying for the crown of Super Sireyna and reigned among the rest as hundreds witnessed The Super Sireyna Queen of Queens Grand Finals of Eat Bulaga happened last July 27 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World.

I guess the number 8 is still the luckiest number as Candidate number 8 won and took home the title. She may have been the last number but she definitely was first on the list of many who judged and crowned her at the Super Sireyna Queen of Queens.

However, disturbing nude photos of the recently crowned Super Sireyna Queen of Queens of Eat Bulaga went viral online immediately after winning the said pageant. Whoah!

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Gimme some privacy coz I can't stop myself from drooling all over the cover of FHM Philippines' August 2013 issue.

WTP! What The Park! or What the Paf! Damn! Saan ba ang nearest Mercury Drug or 711 coz I think I need to buy some petroleum jelly and tissue. lol

Raping the Like button below???. (Okey, it's not a button, but you should rape it anyway.)

As FHM Philippines said "Our favorite Koreana now has her own FHM cover!"

I've always found her to be one of the most overrated babes in FHM Nation, but I must say that the underboobs might just win me over...haha!

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Here are a few good news from the Malacanang Daylight. Daylight is a weekly newsletter produced by the PCDSPO, and is characterized as “Good News about the Philippines and Pinoys.” It features key accomplishments of various government agencies, and includes select articles on government initiatives, as well as excerpts from major speeches of the President. Daylight is distributed to all government agencies and members of the media, and is available online through the Official Gazette and through the PCDSPO website.

We thought of starting to put it in our blogs so that it will get a more friendly and pleasing appeal and also due to the more influential nature of blogs, it is hoped that more people will get to read the good news about our country and "kababayans".

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I just wanted to give a short comment about this latest drama that unfolded on national TV - again on...... The Buzzzzzz! with Tito Boy Abunda.

It reminded me of the KC Concepcion and Piolo Pascual break-up, but this time its the man who opened up and went teary-eyes infront of the whole Philippines to see. But I'm so sorry coz his forehead was a bit distracting so I was laughing out loud instead of crying with the poor guy.

But when he put all the blame on himself - that caught my attention.

Why was I watching a talk show on a Sunday afternoon when I was supposed to be busy working in front of a computer? My wifey is the culprit! I was just having a short coffee break and the TV was glued on the Kapamilya network with the dreaded talk show airing at that very moment. Hurray for that!

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Leading telecommunications provider Globe Telecom is ready to provide tailor-fit solutions that would significantly enhance connectivity in posh villages amid growing use of bandwidth-intensive devices.

Such solutions include the use of outdoor distributed antenna system (ODAS), which makes use of a specialized lamp posts built with radio signal transmission capability, as well as the use of cell sites disguised as palm trees.

“The advent of smartphone use has sharply increased bandwidth requirement in these exclusive villages and Globe Telecom is ready to implement solutions that would best address connectivity concerns in these exclusive villages,” said Emmanuel Estrada, Globe Head of Network Technologies Strategy.

James Harden and Eric Gordon at the NBA 3X Presscon

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After Sam Perkins, who's next from the NBA to grace the Philippine basketball arena?

Well there was Lebron James of the Miami Heat giving the Filipinos a sensational visit with only a few invites sent out to the media, now it's the turn of NBA rising stars James Harden and Eric Gordon of the Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans respectively to visit this basketball-crazed country having almost a million fan base nationwide.

But hold your horses, scene-stealers during the presscon included mascot "Grizz" from the Mephiz Grizzlies who cheered the crowd with his wild and crazy antics, and the lovely members of the Pacemates who almost gave everyone a heart attack due to their sexy dance number.

The two NBA stars arrived in the country Wednesday morning and held a press conference at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza a few days ago for the upcoming annual NBA 3X event.

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I believe we all know who Leonardo Da Vinci is. Even the neighborhood kid knows him as the man responsible for the Mona Lisa painting. Leonardo Da Vinci is very popular as a master craftsman who's a scientist and inventor at the same time. He has conceptualized several works of art and science worthy of praise and admiration.

You wouldn't believe how many inventions were credited to the man. In fact, an entire space at the SM Mall of Asia was built and dedicated to the man to showcase his works.

The Da Vinci's Workshop has in display several reproductions of the inventions designed by master Leonardo Da Vinci. It honors the man who was too advanced for his time. Some even said he could see the future which gave him the insights to invent those wonderful machines. He was a man with a great vision and only his death put an end to the masterpieces.

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I was quite impressed with the way it looks even though it might be a copy of another popular brand but the display, the camera and video capturing quality, and the ease of use of the Arc Mobile Nitro 500D are exceptional. However, I still need a few days to check out other important factors of the phone like the battery life and why I am experiencing a few minutes of pause or no activity after every image posting on Facebook.

Yeah, it takes me an eternity before I get to finish reviewing a gadget, similar to how I do a food review. If you rush me to produce an article immediately, then you'll get no content from me that's worth a second reading. I really need time to evaluate based on several days of actual usage.

That's how I work coz I'm doing several things at once its hard to multi-task if you need a brain along with it. I am tempted to copy and paste a press release or another review, but I won't do that if you give me more time to please my readers.

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Ron Henley has recently launched his album entitled or "untitled" Wala Pang Titulo.

Wala Pang Titulo means No Title Yet. Ron Henley connects this album title to himself who is just beginning in the music industry, specifically the hiphop craze.

His album cover also has a significant meaning to Ron as it represents how he struggled toi overcome all those difficulties which seemed to be pulling him down. The struggles are just like the colorful monster-like hand that is trying to catch his comic alter-ego. Ron is trying his best to fly away and free himself from the clutches of the monster.

The monster may mean many things including all those that wants to succumb him into depression or frustration. His days at a rehabilitation center could be included among the "monsters" but he continues to overcome these beast each and every day with the help of those people that believe in him.