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FrancisM was part of my growing-up years. I remember seeing him at Kung Aagawin mo ang Lahat sa akin he played a happy go lucky guy  boyfriend of Jackielou who got her pregnant that causes the distress to the characters of the story. Before that he was in   Bagets 2 the love triangle of Herbert B.  When I was in high school he was already making name for himself the Master Rapper… I remember seeing him lots of time in United Supermarket near Greenbelt late 80's.

I was in  in college when his “Gotta Let Cha know,”came out. I won’t forget the song cause it became our anthem or should I say a "team" song for our first ever college crush who happens to be Francis M. look alike. Our classmates would sing FM song everytime they see us Me, J, M. hanging out near his locker to see a glimpse of him. He was a dentistry student name Aldrin I wonder what happed to him.  

 
I also remember watching him in MTV Asia and he can really connect to his audience Class A- D. Seen him with his daughter Maxine hosting, and Pinoy Idol as a judge.  Most recently in Wish Ko Lang show were he give inspiration to a fan.

Francis Magalona's legacy is that he is very proud to be a Filipino. He wrote in his blog how disappointed he was in Philippine Politics but nevertheless He love’s the country. HE rap and sing about it, he wears it.

May you Rest in Peace Mr. Francis M. You made me proud to be a Filipino. Something that our leaders have failed to do…

Kaleidescope Song according to J was for another guy  from college of MT -  nalito  nako.

An article written by Lee Wei Ling, daughter of Singapore leader Lee Kuan Yew, in Times in Singapore. Her views about the economic crisis and giving it a different perspective.

In 2007, in an end-of-year message to the staff of the National Neuroscience
Institute, I wrote: 'Whilst boom time in the public sector is never as
booming as in the private sector, let us not forget that boom time is
eventually followed by slump time. Slump time in the public sector is always
less painful compared to the private sector.'

Slump time has arrived with a bang.

While I worry about the poorer Singaporeans who will be hit hard, perhaps
this recession has come at an opportune time for many of us. It will give us
an incentive to reconsider our priorities in life.

Decades of the good life have made us soft. The wealthy especially, but also
the middle class in Singapore, have had it so good for so long, what they
once considered luxuries, they now think of as necessities.

A mobile phone, for instance, is now a statement about who you are, not just
a piece of equipment for communication. Hence many people buy the latest
model though their existing mobile phones are still in perfect working
order.

A Mercedes-Benz is no longer adequate as a status symbol. For millionaires
who wish to show the world they have taste, a Ferrari or a Porsche is deemed
more appropriate. The same attitude influences the choice of attire and accessories. I still
find it hard to believe that there are people carrying handbags that cost
more than thrice the monthly income of a bus driver, and many more times
that of the foreign worker labouring in the hot sun, risking his life to
construct luxury condominiums he will never have a chance to live in.
The media encourages and amplifies this ostentatious consumption. Perhaps it
is good to encourage people to spend more because this will prevent the
recession from getting worse. I am not an economist, but wasn't that the
root cause of the current crisis - Americans spending more than they could
afford to?

I am not a particularly spiritual person. I don't believe in the
supernatural and I don't think I have a soul that will survive my death. But
as I view the crass materialism around me, I am reminded of what my mother
once told me: 'Suffering and deprivation is good for the soul.'

My family is not poor, but we have been brought up to be frugal. My parents
and I live in the same house that my paternal grandparents and their
children moved into after World War II in 1945. It is a big house by today's
standards, but it is simple - in fact, almost to the point of being shabby.
Those who see it for the first time are astonished that Minister Mentor Lee
Kuan Yew's home is so humble. But it is a comfortable house, a home we have
got used to. Though it does look shabby compared to the new mansions on our
street, we are not bothered by the comparison.

Most of the world and much of Singapore will lament the economic downturn.
We have been told to tighten our belts. There will undoubtedly be suffering,
which we must try our best to ameliorate.

But I personally think the hard times will hold a timely lesson for many
Singaporeans, especially those born after 1970 who have never lived through
difficult times.
No matter how poor you are in Singapore , the authorities and social groups
do try to ensure you have shelter and food. Nobody starves in Singapore .
Many of those who are currently living in mansions and enjoying a luxurious
lifestyle will probably still be able to do so, even if they might have to
downgrade from wines costing $20,000 a bottle to $10,000 a bottle. They
would hardly notice the difference.
Being wealthy is not a sin. It cannot be in a capitalist market economy.
Enjoying the fruits of one's own labour is one's prerogative and I have no
right to chastise those who choose to live luxuriously.
But if one is blinded by materialism, there would be no end to wanting and
hankering. After the Ferrari, what next? An Aston Martin? After the Hermes
Birkin handbag, what can one upgrade to?

Neither an Aston Martin nor an Hermes Birkin can make us truly happy or
contented. They are like dust, a fog obscuring the true meaning of life, and
can be blown away in the twinkling of an eye.
When the end approaches and we look back on our lives, will we regret the
latest mobile phone or luxury car that we did not acquire? Or would we
prefer to die at peace with ourselves, knowing that we have lived lives
filled with love, friendship and goodwill, that we have helped some of our
fellow voyagers along the way and that we have tried our best to leave this
world a slightly better place than how we found it?
We know which is the correct choice - and it is within our power to make
that choice.

In this new year, burdened as it is with the problems of the year that has
just ended, let us again try to choose wisely.
To a considerable degree, our happiness is within our own control, and we
should not follow the herd blindly.

My sentiments exactly, In the Philippines here are some of the latest Buzz…

Politics:  The World Bank expose’, about the Pinoy Contractors and FG being part of it.

Showbiz:  Just few days ago in a Showbiz Show Showcase a celebrity actress who owns a 1M worth Hermes Birkin bag she must been working real really hard. In a 3^rd world country the 1M bag can correspond to a lot of things a humble house/s.

General: I heard is there are lot of church goers for the lat few weeks given, that most of the citizen in our country are Catholics  I just hope that it’s all about  faith and not because of the distend amount of lottery hype  BTW its P 270M.

What I  pray for is  every country that been experiencing economic crisis will strive and believe that everything will pass . What we can do  to help is to do honest work to achieve the goal.

Lastly just in case I won the lottery I promise myself that I will not buy a Hermes bag…

Not a Happy Title for a New Year right, Lets just say sa Chinese New Year na lang ako mag start to be Upbeat.

FAMILY – This January I will be missing a lot of family affairs my Tita E and Tito B silver anniversary after all the angasan and asaran 25 years na sila.   Tito G birthday karaoke time, his sons the 3 G’s will do a dance number  and my Niece debut. Her mother my eldest cousin told us me celebrity guest daw sino kaya sa kapuso star darating hmmp ingitin ba good thing I’m not into local showbiz daw…

ABUBOT Clothes/ Shoes/ Bags – I have stuffs that I seldom use for some sentimental reason hindi ko mapamigay, My brother keep telling me Ate bawasan mo naman abubot mo. On clothes and bags I’ve sworn off buying clothes last holiday pero what to do i cant help it, going to malls seeing signs.  Left and right year end sale, discount 50% ,inventory sale. A friend told me sakit na ata iyan your a shophaholic.

FRIENDS – Hayy I just love my friends I’m a yes girl when it comes to friends. Last month they asked me to organize a get together. Last minute some back off because of sudden change of duties, most of my friends work in hospital so wala bearing ang declared holiday. Grabe me and L were disappointed dami pa naman food.

A txt exchange with a friend:

Friend Ganda: Let’s meet up kukunin ko ung gift mo

Me: Sure

Friend Ganda: 10am  sa M Mall

Me: K

Friend Ganda: Treat mo ko

Me: See you on time ako ha.

Mall 9:55 am (txt)

Me: San ka na sarado pa mall?

Ganda: Nasiraan sasakyan ko wait ka lng bubukas na yan

Me: What time ka ba talaga darating?

Ganda: Malapit na

After 45 minutes (10:40) actual conversation

Me: Ten usapan

Ganda: Kain na tayo

Me: Libre mo ko.

I guess Food lang katapat ko after all the waiting and the bickery – Mother knows best talaga before I left home my Mom told me pa late ka nang  alis kung si Ganda ang katagpo mo.

WORK: Back to Site office tons of paper work and calls from associates, It’s a really bad 1^st day of work what I did was secret lang ha, I opened the laptop  and goggled what happened to bebong and jolina OHA!. When i reached my 10^th year in our company I became complacent to the nth degree or burnt out would be a better term.  I was thinking how in the world can I do things kung stock ako sa site office.  1) I plan to be in love pa naman NAKS as if pinaplano ba iyon, eh paano ako makikipag date kung kailangan pa lumipad para makita ako, oki lang kung mayaman siya saka parang di practical eh. Nag hahabol na nga me sa oras Opps…2) Since im stationed in rural area walang exposure ang ganda ko, sayang din pinag bibili ko damit at shoes. Shirt and jeans lng attire na bagay sa office  3) I wanted to enroll  yung course sa manila lang available. 4) Resolution ko na di nako mag susungit sa Office - Malabo ata un next 5)Actually  scorched out lang talaga ako excuse ko lang ung iba.

PROJECT: We have a project it’s a family thing, I just need to continue working at least for a few more months up until concrete na yung project, for now I have to endure or try to make my work enjoyable.

For what is worth Happy New Year!!!

NY

I like to believe that people die because they already serve there purpose in life.

I encounter a story about a man. He graduated top of his class, he have a lucrative job, a kind and beautiful wife and wonderful kids. At 32 it was almost perfect but he died in his sleep. It tells us sometimes things happen for a reason he gain so much at a young age, but  unenviable things happen, life is  short and we must make that most out of it.

Let me relate a about story  about a young boy. He had hopes and dream, He joined an artista search, he won the title the sole survivor that is his predestine. For the last 2 years he made a name for himself. He can act, dance and he even done a documentary report, No one among his batch mates has that kind of degree of artist versatility. He embraces his passions. 

For a week speculations arise regarding the sudden demise of this young man,  He was nudging his family and friends with gentle signal...  I think he wanted silence, love and peace without judgment knowing that a lot expectations were set on him to be a good example to young people of today. He was  young man who just dream and believe that he can make a difference and he did in a short time. Like the 32 year old man in the story, the young man did serve his purpose. The young man made already a good mark that God no longer wants to turnish.

Gma marky

Everyday was there to be lived or mark one’s departure from this world and we cannot change anything we accept it and move on.

We will miss you

All our Prayers Marky…

 A shared inspiration

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is
the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. 

3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.

4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 

'My purpose is to __________ today.'

5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.

7. Make time for prayer. It provides us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

9. Dream more while you are awake.

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that
is manufactured in plants.

11. Drink green tea and plenty of water.. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan
salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.

12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and
flowing energy into your life.

14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues
of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest
your energy in the positive present moment.

15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems
are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra
class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a
college kid with a maxed out charge card. Hahaha!!!

17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their
journey is all about.

24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years,
will this matter?'

26. Forgive everyone for everything.

27. What other people think of you is none of your business.

28. GOD heals everything.

29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends
will. Stay in touch.

31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful.

32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

33. The best is yet to come.

34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

35. Do the right thing!

36. Call your family often.

37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:
I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________.

38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly
don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the
most of it and enjoy the ride.

40. Forward to everyone you care about.

Thank God -)

I decided to drop Song Seung Hun even I find him hotter that Kwon.

No doubt Kwon Sang Woo is just too pretty for a guy. No wonder he is the model of Face Shop. Kwon Sang Woo  is not just a pretty face he  is a versatile actor saw some of his series  he can make a woman laugh and cry.

A read an article he was asked about his love life. He answered  Social Status does not matter as long as he love the person and the girl must love not only him but also his mother.

After a ranging actings from melodrama to comic genre in the ever fresh and soft look actor Kwon Sang Woo is now shifting into a charismatic villain in the film "A Destiny  In this movie  beyond and behold Kwon fans he plays a bad boy not naughty but really bad boy gang leader named Chul-Jung.

Destiny Synopsis

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Woo-min wants to get out from the gangster world. Do-wan wants desperately to be back with his girlfriend Mi-jin. The only thing Chul-jung cares about is his younger sister. These three friends plot to steal money meant for rival gang leader Doo-man and start new lives. Along with their leader Kang-sup, they follow through and succeed in taking the money.

But Chul-jung gets jealous of Kang-sup and Do-wan’s trust and close relationship with Woo-min and eventually betrays his friends. They end up getting caught by Doo-man who takes revenge on them. Kang-sup gets his Achilles tendon cut and becomes disabled, Do-wan turns drug addict, and Woo-min takes responsibility for the crime after the police get involved and goes to jail. After two years, Woo-min gets released early on good behavior.

Woo-min decides to forgive Chul-jung’s betrayal and get Kang-sup and Do-wan out of the gang with the money he left with Kang-sup two years earlier. But to his surprise, Kang-sup had lost all the money, Do-wan is struggling with a drug addiction, Chul-jung had turned worse, and Doo-man is set in having him in his gang. The more Woo-min tries to escape the more destiny chokes in on him and is left in despair, with no way out. Betrayal, conspiracy, and revenge surrounding these men get tangled in a turn for the worst.

This is for you Ettey I know you are a big fan enjoyJ

Ettey

Profile  Name: Kwon Sang Woo
Profession: Actor & Model
Date of Birth: August 5, 1976
Birthplace: Daejeon, South Korea
Constellation: Leo
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Blood Type: Type O
Family: Mother, Brother, Sister-in-law, niece
Religion: Catholic
Hobbies: Basketball, Weightlifting, Swimming, Boxing
Graduated: Dae Jeon elem./ Dong Myung mid./ Chung Nam high./Art Educ. Dep't of HanNam Univ
Favorite looks: Gym-wear, jeans
Goals: artist; open art school after acting career ends
Close celebrity friends: Song Seung Hun, Park Jungchul, Kim Youngjung, Lee Yijin
Favorite Foods: Korean cuisine, Ttukboki, Raw Fish Steak, Fruits
Respected Actors: Jung Woo Sung, Song Kangho, Sul Kyunggue
Favorite Season: Spring
Favorite Film: Cinema Paradiso
Most Precious Gift: Aprilia custa scooter
Most Used Perfume: A gift presented by fans
Happiest Time: Meet-the-fans session in photography field
Sleeping Time: Before dawn, 2-3 am
Most visited place: California (Gymnasium)
Favourite Song: Kim Janghoon--Fool
Favorite Words: Hope, Dream

I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport . We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!

The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly.

So I asked, ‘Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!’ This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, ‘The Law of the Garbage Truck.’

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so…> >
‘Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don’t.’

Huwag payagan maging basurahan ng mga taong nasa paligid!

yahoo group…UP Circuit

I been watching a reality show called Pinoy Big Brother for a couple of weeks now.  I want to observe how our youth of today act and deliver in a confined environment. To my dismay out of the remaining housemates, I only commend one teenager. He is not perfect, he has flaws, but still he is the kind of boy you want to be your son. He emulates the kabataang pinoy of the past. Ang kabataang magalang, mapagbigay at masipag. I’m not saying that the young people of today are indolent, it just we live in a age that we are surrounded by electronic gadgets, nannies etc. by these they tend to forgot what is really essential.

My PBB bet may not be famous amongst his housemates, for one they find him serious, boring and too kuya to a fault.  But to the outside world he is in the offing to be the big winner.

He once asked a housemate "Ang nanalo ba sa PBB eh kailangan mabait"?. Makes me wonder is he asking the question hypothetically.

As I watched him few nights ago, the BB Kuya berate him that he was playing safe and he is not seeing the true personality of my house bet. He sees him as a Atenista. I like to believe that aside from our home, our school honed our personality, values and virtues in facing life challenges. Minsan mas matagal pa tayo sa eskuwela kesa sa bahay diba.

Robi_rubix

My PBB Teen is Robi Domingo! I’m a fan

I was told by a friend that he is related to someone I used to adore ganun!

Paulo Coelho say’s  “When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back.”

We never know what life will bring us. I was a confident, young lad. I had my life l planned.  I was all set for Medical School.  After that I intend to practice in our small town. I will travel and live life as fruitful as can be. That was my grand plan and that was many years ago.

However the unexpected happens and the one true constant in life “change” struck me. Change of plan, change of career, change…

Though it broke my heart not doing what I once thought suited me best, I had to embraced the fact and understand that in our life you can never question the things that already happened. Life has a way of working things out whether we like it or not.

These last few days have been so emotional for me. I have a work and I thank God for that, am grateful, though I never picture my self in this kind of profession.

I stress that what am doing now is sometimes beyond my principle, but its part of the work environment am into. The question is, do I have conform with system and just go with the flow or just wait for a right moment to act. 

I believe that in some specific point in my life a big change will come. I have the blessed assurance that this time armed with life experiences and a strong belief in God that he will give the change that I seek.  

Nitong mga nakaraan na araw, naiisip ko lang na ang tao eh lumalapit lang pag me kailangan o' dahil me bibigay ka sa kanya. Me mga halimbawa na hindi nating maiitatangi na madalas mangyari sa atin. Sa eswela, trabaho,kaibigan,pag-ibig at pamilya.

Umpisahan natin noong nasa college pa ako, me mga grupo grupo, napasin ko na iyon, simula pa lng ng klase, grupo ng mga Promdi Pprovince. Meron din mga feeling social, grupo nagmagaganda nirerecruite nila ako dito dati Naks. Pero napagrupo ako masisipag namatalino pa, para pag me report at exam sagot na nila ako he he he. Sumasama ako sa kanila dahil sabi nga nila tell me your friends and ill tell you who you are Oha!. Sumama ako sa kanila dahil maganda silang influence un ang nabigay nila sa akin. Walang iwanan kapag ang isa ay nahihirapan o’ mababa ang grade nagtutulungan isang donut kapalit kahit walang drinks pede na. Minsan nga ung nag tuturo pa manlilibre. Isip ko siya na nag turo siya pa manlilibre meron din kasing satisfaction ung alam mo me na tulungan ka.

Eh bigla kang umibig. Dalawang tao nagmamahalan, Naririnig ko madalas ang term na obligasyon/commitment. Naku mahirap elaborate pero to make it short dahil hindi naman ako expert sa larangan ito ang benefit eh ang halong halong emosyon. Masayang feeling, ung koneksyon daw. Me tanung dito eh, ‘Ano mas gusto mo ung ikaw ang nag mamahal o' ikaw ang minamahal?’

Sa paghahanap ng trabaho napasin ko na hindi mawawala ang palakasan, meron pa rin hanging ngayon na kapag ang big boss mo eh galing sa Universidad sa me Taft or bandang Katipunan. At ang alma matter mo eh isa dun mas lamang ka agad sa ibang pang aplikante. Sa totoo lang puedeng nating tignan ito positive o negative depende siguro kung saan ka graduate J.

Sa pakakaibigan uli. Pag me boyfriend/girlfriend ang isa sa amin,ba hindi mo mahagilap MIA missing in action ang drama. Pero tignan mo pag nagkaproblema eto na magpapatawag ng forum at ang topic siyempre naku walang katapusan pagpapalitan ng payo hindi mo naman matitiis na damayan. Pero pag na resolve na MIA uli ayos!.

Sa Pamilya wala na dapat pang elaborate unconditional kasi ang maari nating makuha at maaring ibigay.

Sa totoo lang hindi naman talaga tayo mabubuhay na mag isa, ung tipo bang walang pakialam o’pakikipagkapwa tao.

Sa huli meron tayong madalas lapitan na wala hinihingi kapalit kundi maging mabuti tayong nilalang.