something wicked this way comes...

the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows...can't hardly wait!

ang pagmamahal ni paeng sa basketbol...at sa pilipinas

hinde ko maalala kung saang blog (translation: blag?!) ko nakita ang bidyo (video?! ewan! hahaha) ng paanyaya ni rafael bartolome na pumunta sa kanyang 'book launch' sa isang cafe sa new york...pero natutuwa ako at nangyari yun...

siguro nga nakakalungkot isipin na ang isang banyaga na tulad niya ay mas matatas pang magsalita sa ating wikang pambansa...ngunit isang malaking karangalan ang mabigyang pansin ng isang banyaga ang madalas ay ating nakakalimutang pahalagahan - ang ating mga sarili.  Ang ating sariling kultura, sariling wika at maraming natatanging bagay na likas sa atin at masasabing tatak Pinoy!  Kaya salamat Rafe sa pagpapaalala sa amin nito sa pamamagitan ng iyong aklat na

Pacific Rims

Beermen Ballin' in Flip-Flops

and the Philippines' Unlikely Love Affair

with Basketball

Salamat sa iyong pagbabalik sa Pilipinas at sa pamamahagi sa mundo tungkol sa mga Pilipino!

Mabuhay ka, Rafe Bartholomew!

great photography

great photos of my cousin's wedding...

ed pingol photography

harry potter and the deathly hallows trailer

most forwarded video

here's the link to an article about Rafe Bartholomew:

American Author's Fluent Tagalog can put some Pinoys to shame

LOVE this American!!!

this is one fine young author who loves the Filipinos' passion for everything especially basketball that he wrote his book in Filipino!  THAT IS SOMETHING!!!

too bad, we can't see ourselves as passionately as other nations do...BUT let's hope all that changes with our new president, a new government...

here's the great American endorsing his book on YouTube:

it comes in three's...

i encountered three 'not-so-good' incidents in the span of only three days...

     saturday - an 'offer'

     sunday    - a 'foiled' plan

     monday   - 'lost'

whatever this implies, i'm sure Bro has his reasons...to teach me a thing or two...

ingat palagi! ;p

what hollywod have to offer this 2010...

i'm looking forward to this movies:

other movies to watch out for...

roses are red...

i was looking for a new banner image for my blog and chance upon this cool .gif

2009 CNN heroes...

brad blauser
http://www.wheelchairsforiraqikids.com/

roy foster
http://www.standown.org/

doc hendley
http://www.winetowater.org/

andrea ivory
http://www.flbreasthealth.com/

betty makoni
http://girlchildnetworkworldwide.org/

philippines' 40 richest...

here are the top 10 richest filipinos:

1. henry sy
2. lucio tan
3. jaime zobel de ayala
4. andrew tan
5. john gokongwei
6. tony tan caktiong
7. eduardo cojuangco jr.
8. enrique razon jr.
9. manuel villar
10. george ty

and the rest of us are poor :(

check out the complete list:
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/86/philippines-billionaires-09_The-Philippines-40-Richest_Rank.html

world's friendliest countries

1. Bahrain
2. Canada
3. Australia
4. Thailand
5. Malaysia
6. South Africa
7. Hong Kong
8. Singapore
9. Spain
10. United States

check out the whole story and ranking at:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/30/worlds-friendliest-countries-lifestyle-travel-canada-bahrain-hsbc-chart.html?partner=popstories

mabuhay ka, Efren!!!

hope this would inspire every young Pilipino to help the less fortunate and promote education and literacy...more power to Efren and his commitment to empower the Pilipino youth!!! mabuhay ka Efren!!!

Stars come out for CNN Heroes ceremony
by lynn elber, ap television writer lynn elber, ap television writer

los angeles – kate hudson, pierce brosnan, neil patrick harris and other stars who are used to getting applause were giving it gladly at a ceremony honoring people who make a difference in the lives of others.

"i've cried twice and we're on hero three," harris said backstage after introducing one of the 10 "cnn heroes" celebrated saturday by the tv news network for their efforts to fight poverty, disease and other problems.

2009 CNN heroes of the year

of brothers and sisters...

LOVE this show!!!

for our most beloved president...

what's in a name...

discovered this cool site where you could check some history behind your name and countries that use it frequently...

my name is - CHRISTIAN ARMAN

CHRISTIAN
Gender: Masculine Usage: English, French, German, Scandinavian
Pronounced: KRIS-chən (English), KRISH-chən (English), krees-TYAWN (French), kris-TEE-ahn (German)
From the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS). In England it has been in use since the Middle Ages, during which time it was used by both males and females, but it did not become common until the 17th century. In Denmark the name has been borne by ten kings since the 15th century. A famous bearer was Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), the Danish author of such fairy tales as 'The Ugly Duckling' and 'The Emperor's New Clothes'.

ARMAN
Gender: Masculine Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Арман (Kazakh)
Means "dream" in Kazakh, of Persian origin.

so basically, my name means "a Christian dream"...strong enough...

check what your name means at

http://www.behindthename.com

let's start this again...

hope i update this religiously this time...keep your fingers crossed...

of feelings and emotions...

i received this text message last march 3, 2007 (19:22) from my good friend ruby ann and it goes like this:

"one cannot question the existence of feelings; they are there, raw and undeniable. but one can choose to not nurture what is felt. yet, no matter what they say, what has been felt will always be more honest than what was chosen. hence, true realities are not built by the mind but by the heart…."

recently, i chose to not nurture a certain feeling i felt when i found out about something. Too obscure? Let’s just say, I chose to accept the fact that I wasn’t the one and that somebody else got into where I’m supposed to be (or so I thought).

Hehehe Malabo pa rin ba?

I have always been positive about things. I was never a pessimist. I always try to look on the brighter side of things, even if sometimes, others tend to look the other way.

But it’s never easy… You will always feel the inevitable - fear, disappointment, sadness, anger, hate. And honestly, it’s really hard to shy away from these raw emotions. Even after ignoring them and moving on, they will still be there inside us.

(NOTE: this entry was posted on monday, march 12th, 2007 at 9:32 am and is filed under Text Messages @ my friendster account.)

the next step...

i'm thinking of creating new blog sites in order to organize my thoughts more...

hmmmm...but would i be able to constantly update all of them? like how i have so many multiply accounts...

what categories should i group together? i'm thinking of creating just two - yeah, just two more - blog sites for fear of neglecting the others just like what's happening with my multiply accounts...in addition to my multiply, i also have two or three webshots accounts...coz i just can't stop taking pictures!

i know! i'll start with deleting pictures where i'm not a part of...but that would be a stressful work for me! i just can't delete a good picture...even if i'm not on it! we'll see what happens...