GLOBAL WARMING as to CLIMATE CHANGE: A result of Man's ability to change Earth

The Earth relies on our hands but it seems, it's too late...

We are being overwhelmed with today's news in every corner of the globe. Flash-floods in every continent, exceeding the average rainfall in every month, strong winds even there were no storm signals, landslides on the countrysides, sudden change of whether in a day, and the never-ending rising of sea levels in every parts of the globe; these are just the effects of this so called "Climate Change" which a result from Global Warming. Climate change has been the new name since there were sudden abnormalities to our everyday whether, for me it is the event that will change human lives forever.

 As what is said, God created Earth and it is us humans who has the responsibility to take care of its beauty and riches. Yet man has been so abusive over His creation and turned Earth to dearth.

aerial view of the flooded area in Queensland, Australia

flash-flood in Queensland as of January, 2011

Man has lived to its wildest dreams, dreams that made Earth as his own world of fascination and wonder. Man built skyscrapers instead of planting trees, widen mountains for future housing projects instead for its rehabilitation against deforestation, made the air and water black due to industrialization, and made rivers and lakes as garbage dump sites.

after 67 years, Global Warming has melted this known glacier.

Some of us cared for our Earth to live, campaigning on Earth's survival, war against illegal logging, garbage, campaigning for clean water and air, etc.; but did these things prevented climate change to happen? The answer is "NO". Climate change is already happening and will still be happening in the years to come. We have come to our fate, and that is to suffer the consequences on the things that we thought would last. 

Jeddah is part Saudi Arabia, a known deserted land, but now experiencing floods.

Flash flood in Jeddah as of January, 2011

Honestly, no one can save Earth, not even one of us. We may have prevented this before, few decades back; but we chose to live for our own convenience that now turned out to be our inconvenience. Many lives were  already taken and millions will follow; all we need is our strong faith and perseverance to survive with this ordeal.

Would there be a possible Polar Shift?

It is so vivid that all of us has contributed to Earth's destruction and as to our extinction. We only see of what we can see, and hear of what we only can hear; we tend to revive our own habitat but I think, IT IS TOO LATE!

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SINULOG FESTIVAL 2011: The sights, the sounds, the dance

It is called as "The mother of all Festivals" and one of the foundations of Filipino tradition. Sinulog has been a celebration for devotees of Sr. Santo Niño for the past 31 years. Started on 1980, Sinulog became a tradition of Cebuanos every third Sunday of January in honor to blessed Sr. Santo Niño (child Jesus). 

• The sights

Before the New Year comes, colorful sights will flourish the busy streets of Cebu in preparation of the festivities. Tarpaulin signages, multicolored buntings, and Santo Niño shrines that are especially built for the occasions, are visible in different parts of the city.

• The sounds

• The dance

The word Sinulog comes from the Cebuano adverb sulog which is "like water current movement," which describes the forward-backward movement of the Sinulog dance. The dance consists of two steps forward and one step backward, done to the sound of drums.

Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan 2011 Winners

Elementary Division:

• Grand Champion: San Roque Elementary School of Talisay City
• 2nd Place Winner: Pajo Elementary School of Lapu-Lapu City
• 3rd Place Winner: Karansang Danawanon (Cambanay Elementary School) of Danao City
• 4th Place Winner: DepEd Cordova District of Cordova
• 5th Place Winner: Basak Elementary School of Mandaue City

Secondary Division:

• Grand Champion: DepEd Carcar City Division of Carcar City
• 2nd Place Winner: Division of Danao City, Sabang National High School of Danao City
• 3rd Place Winner: Pooc National High School, Talisay City Division of Talisay City
• 4th Place Winner: Tipolo National High School of Mandaue City (“Mandawehanong Kaliwat”)
• 5th Place Winner: Toledo National Vocational School of Toledo City

Special Prizes

• Best in Costume: Division of Danao City, Sabang National High School of Danao City
• Best in Musicality: “Mandawehanong Kaliwat” (Tipolo National High School) of Mandaue City

Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan 2011 Winners

Elementary Division:

• Grand Champion, Best in Musicality and Best in Costume: Talamban Elementary School
• 2nd Place Winner: Tribo Mabolokon – Mabolo Elementary School
• 3rd Place Winner: Tejero Elementary School
• 4th Place Winner: Pardo Elementary School
• 5th Place Winner: City Central Elementary School

Secondary Division:

• Grand Champion, Best in Musicality and Best in Costume : Abellana National School
• 2nd Place Winner: Don Sergio Osmena Memorial National High School
• 3rd Place Winner: Apas National High School
• 4th Place Winner: Tisa Night High School
• 5th Place Winner: Balangay Basak Pardo – Pardo National High School   

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HOROSCOPE 101: What Zodiac Sign are you now?

Are you fond of reading your horoscope for the day on your favorite newspaper or tabloid? Are you interested enough to know yourself more? Are you curious of what your boyfriend or girlfriend and you are in   common? These are just some the questions that we normally ask ourselves when we think of our zodiac signs. We tend to check or ask someone's zodiac sign when we want to do some background check of a  certain person that we just met or befriend.

Recent news have fled the TV and internet that with enormous response regarding 13th Zodiac sign. It made some confusion to many on how, why, and when did this 13th zodiac just appeared.

OPHIUCHUS

Ophiuchus /o-few-shus/ as pronounced, it is a human zodiac that bears a snake or known as Serpentarius. It's constellation is situated behind the sun between November 29 and December 17. Ophiuchus used to be counted between Scorpio and Sagittarius but was discarded by the Babylonians for they only wanted to have 12 signs per year.

Ophiuchus: The 13th Zodiac sign is also known as Serpentarius.

NEW ZODIAC DATES

Since there's an addition to the Zodiac signs, there would be changes as well. Here are the dates that were changed since Ophiuchus sign was added. 

13 Zodiac signs of the whole year.

Check thoroughly if you belong to a new zodiac sign or still in your present sign.


WHY CHANGE?


Our zodiac signs has been our guide through the years and somehow, it speaks about our personality and how we interact with others. Yet it is NOT the key for us to be real within ourselves, but just a mirror of  being human in this world.

TRIVIA:


Did you know that -Taylor Swift- belongs to the new zodiac "Ophiuchus"?

Nicos: The new face of TV Commercials

Commercial-serye (commercial series) have been so famous that most advertisers do it. Because of it's simple approach to the masses, it became the avenue for some commercial models to be famous and known to public eye. Have you forgot "Lumen" of Surf, who started the commercial seryes in the Philippines that made the product known to the masses; Max's Fried Chicken of Piolo Pascual with a touch of love and romance; and many others.

Maybe you will be so familiarized with this guy from the neighborhood that touched a lot of gals in the Philippines. He has been with different commercials and TV guesting on some of the shows on local TV. I don't know him or even a fan but I'm willing to be one because i'm fond of watching his commercials on TV. He is famous to be called "Nicos" on his commercial for Nestea - Philippines, that captivated every girls heart and girls at heart.

His name is Neil Coleta, born on August 4, 1991 and now 21 years old. For me he is one of the most famous commercial model in the Philippines. With his few commercial endorsements like Voice Cracker Sandwich,  and SMART, he became famous with his commercial in Nestea where he played as "Nicos", a young guy who turn out was busted by his ultimate crush "Mattina" and was very sad when Mattina dumped him.

The first Nestea Commercial of "Nicos"

With the commercial that has a Filipino touch, it caught the public to its attention that made the commercial famous that brought to stardom for this young guy of the neighborhood.

Neil Coleta received an award for PMPC Awards for Television

Neil on the commercial of "6 Sense" for Voice Cracker Sandwich

The second commercial of Nestea featuring "Nicos" - Neil Coleta and family for the "thank you" episode.

At the start of 2011, Nestea had just its new commercial featuring Nicos and its funny family endorsing Nestea as an outlet of family bonding and closeness which promotes family values for the modern Filipino.

 The new Nestea commercial for 2011 entitled "New Year"

NEW YEAR 2011: The Countdown is over...

New Year is the day that people bond as one. Where high hopes converge for one aim, and that is Unity, Peace, Triumph, Love and best of all more blessings. We wish for good luck for every year that comes and a farewell to those years that passed. Amazingly, life has it's own way of dealing hardships and trials over the years that we have existed.

I find my life to be so colorful as what people would say. Why? Because I have been too different as what others don't feel the same way. Whenever the year ends, it always remind me of the same reminder that was set off last year; and that is making your own New Years Resolution.

This is the only thing that I don't make every year but instead I instill it in my mind every now and then. Now, there has been no resolution for me because the solution has never realized since I started to think of it. And the best way to do is just forgetting everything and just do my own thing to achieve it. Instead of making my own resolution for this year 2011, I will make a different way and that is the resolution of others for me.

• LOOSE WEIGHT - people tend to judge me for over-eating, no exercise, and future candidate of heart attack, stroke, cancer and many others. They usually say that they were just so concerned of my lifestyle for having this big gorgeous BOWDAY!!! Yah, all of you deserves a thank you, but the dilemma that seeks answers by controlling myself from eating and tons of exercise will soon a big frustration on the next six months. The more stress and the more pressure means more chances of getting to the graveyard due to fatigue.

• SAVE MONEY - hahaha... I'm a compulsive buyer, what I see is what I'll buy and sometimes, what I need is what's being compromised. I want to save but again don't pressure myself to save and save because, the more that I think I still have money, the more I crave to spend. It's not that I spend it with expensive stuff as what rich people do, but I spend my money wisely as I could. Of course, I don't want to compromise food because that will ruin the first resolution.

• SMOKING - this was not a habit not until I started in getting used to its taste. A habit that is so hard to stop for others but for me would be easy until I reach the age of 30. I promised myself to stop from using it; but for now, I want to enjoy every moment I puff a stick of cigarette. I am very keen to the number of sticks I consume in a day, and I'm glad that a pack of ten sticks would last for two days. Let's say that I consume for five sticks in a day. The problem is when I go to parties and drinking sessions, where i consume double as what I target in a day.

• ALCOHOL - the same with smoking, both of these vices started at the same time. When I drink, I smoke. It's like water and air, you can't live without it. Well, everything for me has its own time, and soon I will quit with it. Though our body needs alcohol, it's not a reason for me to be drunk all the time. The same as food and smoke, I take moderately. Too much is too bad, and know your limitations.

• OTHERS - comments on my first impression that I'm so snobbish. I think all you have to do is just to accept it.

Maybe these are the things that most people would want me to have it on my New Year's resolution. We have our own prerogative to do or not to do these on our lists. It's all about discipline and self control for us  to avoid the following.

Lastly, learn to accept for who we are. If you need to change something or if you want to improve something that would result positively, then go ahead! Bottom-line is, we are all human in this world that needs to improve and to learn more of it's nature. Each has it's time; a time to change, a time to grow even from this world full of pride and prejudice.