Must see Movie : THE VOW

This coming February there's this movie that I'm really looking forward to watch with my siblings.

The Vow is about a couple's relationship (who had been married for five years), put to a test when a car accident seriously injures Paige (Rachel McAdams) and places her in a coma. When she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo (Channing Tatum) works to win her heart again. However, despite his efforts to make his wife fall in love with him again, Paige doesn't recover her feelings for him. Leo's family and friends advise him to let go and move on with his life.

During an interview on Live! with Kelly, McAdams revealed that the film is based on a real life couple, Kim and Krickitt Carpenter. The wife, Krickitt, never regained her memory, but the couple are still married and have two children.

17th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

On Feb 9-12, 2012 colorful hot air balloons will fill the landscape at Clark Air Field in Pampanga during the launch of the 17th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta.

The annual festival, which runs from February 9 to 12, features 26 hot air balloons and a variety of aerial exhibitions from planes to kites.


SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES 

February 9 Thursday (First Fiesta Day)

5:00-5:45 am – Philippine Jump Flag
5:50-6:00 am – PAF High Speed Opener and SF260 Fly By
5:45-7:00 am – Hot Air Balloon flight
5:45-7:30 am – RP / Malaysian / Spain/Australia Paragliding Exhibition
7:30-8:30 am – ACFC Ultralight / Microlight Aircraft Formation Flights and Flour Bombing
8:30-9:00 am – Meynard Halili Aerobatic Show
9:00-9:30 am – AFP/PNP/Brunei/Malaysia Sky Diving Exhibition
9:30-9:45 am – Radio-controlled model aircraft demonstration
9:45-10:00am – USAF F16 Flight Demo
10:00-11:30 am – AOPA-P Light aircraft balloon bursting competition
11:30-12:00 nn – KAP / KTP Kite Flying Exhibition
12:00-12:30 pm – Airlink / WCC / Omni /Aviators/ Alpha flyby
12:30-1:00 pm – Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Demo
1:00-1:30 pm – Skydiving and Tandem jumping Exhibition
1:30-2:00 pm – Ultralight Flour bombing demonstration
2:00-3:00 pm – AOPA-P Light aircraft balloon bursting competition
3:00-3:30 pm – FEATI/PHILSCA Rocketry Demonstration
4:00-4:30 pm – Philippine Air Force Silent Drill and SPOW Bomb Sniffing Dog Exhibition
3:30-4:00 pm – ACFC Ultralight/Microlight aircraft formation flights
4:30-5:00 pm – Meynard Halili Aerobatic Show
5:00-5:30 pm – RP / Malaysian / Spain/Australia Paragliding exhibition

5:30-6:00 pm – Hot Air Balloon Fly-In

February 10 Friday (Second Fiesta Day)

5:00-5:45 am – Philippine Flag jump
5:45-7:00 am – Hot Air Balloon Flights
7:00-7:30 am – RP / Malaysian / Spain/Australia Paragliding Exhibition
7:30-8:00 am – ACFC Ultralight/Microlight Aircraft Formation Flights and Flour Bombing
8:30-9:00 am – Meynard Halili Aerobatic Show
9:00-9:30 am – Sky diving exhibition
9:30-10:00 am – Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Demonstration
10:00-11:00 am – AOPA- P Light Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition
11:00-11:30 am – KAP / KTP Kite flying exhibition
11:30-12:00 nn – WCC / Aviatours / Omni / Aviators/ Alpha/Leading Edge / flyby
12:00-1:00pm – German aerobatic glider flight
1:00-1:30 pm – Skydiving exhibition
1:30-2:00 pm – Jet Turbine Radio-controlled modeller demos
2:00-3:00 am – AOPA- P Light Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition
3:00-3:30 pm – Car Drifting Display
3:30-4:00pm – FEATI/Philsca Rocketry demonstration
4:00-4:30 pm – ACFC Ultralight/Microlight Aircraft Formation Flights
4:30-5:00pm – Meynard Halili Aerobatic Show
5:00-5:30 pm – RP / Malaysian / Spain/Australia Paragliding Exhibition
5:30-6:00 pm – Hot Air Balloon Fly-In

February 11 Saturday (Third Fiesta Day)

5:00-5:45 am – Philippine Flag jump
5:45-7:00 am – Hot Air Balloon Flights
7:00-7:30 am – RP / Malaysian / Spain/Australia Paragliding Exhibition
7.30-8.00 am – ACFC Ultralight/Microlight aircraft formation flights and flour bombing
8:00-8:30 am – Tandem Skydiving exhibition
8:30-9:00 am – Turbine RC flying display
9:00-9:45 am – Meynard Halili Aerobatic Show
9:45-10:30 am – Helicopter flight display
10:30-11:00 am – Philippine Coast Guard Rescue Demonstration
11:00-12:00 am – PT13 Stearman / AOPA-P Flyby
12:00-12:30 pm – WCC / Aviatour / Omni / PPA / CIA / Orient / flyby
12:30-1:00 pm – Radio-Controlled model aircraft demonstration
1:00-1:30 pm – Winch-launched German aerobatic glider flight
1:30-2:00 pm – KAP / KTP Kite Flying Demonstration
2:00-2:45 pm – AOPA-P Light aircraft balloon bursting competition
2:45-3:15 pm – Skydiving Exhibition
3:15-3:45 pm – CIAC Fire-fighting demonstration
3:45-4:30 pm – Meynard Halili Aerobatic Show
4:00-4:30 pm – ACFC Ultralight / Microlight aircraft formation flights
4:30-5:00 pm – FEATI/Philsca Rocketry Demonstration
5:00-5:30 pm – RP/Malaysian/Spain/ Australia Paragliding Exhibition
5:30-6:00 pm – Hot Air Balloon Night Glow

February 12 Sunday (Fourth Fiesta Day)

5:20-5:30 am – Philippine Flag jump
5:30-7:00 am – Hot Air Balloon Flight
7:00-7:30 am – RP / Malaysian / Spain/ Australia Paragliding Exhibition
7:30-8:00 am – ACFC Ultralight / Microlight aircraft formation flights and flour bombing
8.00-8.30 am – Tandem Skydiving Exhibition
8:30-9:15 am – Meynard Halili / Aerobatic Show
9:15-10:00 am – Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Demo
10:00-11:00 am – Wings Over Asia / AOPA ? P Light Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition
11:00-12:00 nn – CIAC Fire-Fighting Demonstration
12:00-12:30 nn – Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Demonstration
12:30-1:00 pm – Car Drifting demonstration
1:00-1:30 pm – PT13/ WCC / Aviatour / Omni / Leading Edge/ Airlink flyby
1:30-2:30 pm – KAP / KTP Flying Exhibition
3:00-3:30pm – AFP / Civilian Skydiving Exhibition
3:30-4:00 pm – ACFC Ultralight / Microlight aircraft formation flights
4:00-4:15 pm – PT13 Stearman fly by
4:15-5:00 pm – Meynard Halili aerobatic Show
5:00-5:30 pm – RP / Malaysian / Spain/Australian Paragliding Exhibition
5:30- 7:30 pm – Hot Air Balloon Night Glow And Fireworks


Photo: by Mr. Christopher Briones

2012

2012, please be good to me. I really, really have a good vibes this year!

Last year, at the beginning of the year I had my hair permed. This year, I just greeted the year with a smile. I instead stop abusing my hair (for now, no rebounding or perming or have it dyed!).

The year started good for me, for starter, I have my own laptop! Yay! So, now I can focus my attention to blogging. But it went downhill from that. You must have noticed I don't post much anymore or blog hop it's because I have to babysit my nephew. His nanny won't be able to report to work in time so, it's up to me to take care of him. It's no issue because I would drop everything for my family and I love my niece and nephews to pieces and would do anything for them. So, for now, I won't be as active as I was last year-- there goes my hopes -- dashing it to pieces, my hopes of making my page rank higher. :(

But no worries. I am sure I'll be able to get my goals on par when the nanny/baby sitter is here. :)

So, note to self : just smile and don't be stress about it.

2012, remember the movie 2012 where the world ends? Well, I hope it would not happened and that the Mayans would not be that precise on their prediction. I still would want to get married [sad to say I still haven't found my other half. If you have anyone who knows a good male specimen, a human, and have a good character. I'm OK with a few dates ;)], bear children, have a family of my own. But with these prediction looming over us, one would have to mapped out their life, do things crazy stuff and make life more eventful this year, because we are doomed!

I leave it all to God. So, if anything happens, so be it! It's his will. We only live a borrowed time on this earth. BUT PLEASE, GOD, DON"T LET IT HAPPEN (that's what you can hear screaming in my head)  :) I am still young! :)

So, I am sure you are all with me. WELCOME 2012! Let's do crazy stuff this year! ;) hmmmm maybe I would ride a hot air balloon this Feb ;) Now, that is crazy and exciting! ;)

What crazy stuff are you up to this year?

Update on the 3 pinoys that were arrested by the FBI's

PH OFFICIALS TO ATTEND GRAND JURY HEARING FOR ACCUSED GUN SMUGGLERS

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau

January 12, 2012

LOS ANGELES–Since agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Filipino nationals Sergio Santiago de Leon Skyjack, Cesar Paolo Inciong Ubaldo and Arjyl Revereza on charges of weapons smuggling, the Philippine consulate in Los Angeles has been watching the case.

Consular officials will be at the suspects’ next court appearance on February 6th, when they will be indicted.

“I will be monitoring that closely I will be attending that hearing also. There will be a grand jury at that session,” said Deputy Consul General Dan Espiritu.

Investigators claim that in 2010, FBI agents posed as members of a Mexican drug cartel and met with the group in the Philippines to buy about $50,000 worth of automatic assault rifles, grenade launchers, armor, and other military grade accessories.

The affidavit said Syjuco and Ubaldo were selling the weapons while Revereza was “a corrupt customs official that could deliver the weapons.”

The three Filipinos are charged with importing weapons without a license and face 20 years in prison if convicted.

The consulate has been in contact with the U.S. attorneys of the accused smugglers as well as their families in the Philippines.

Espiritu said, “Of course they’re very much concerned. They’re trying to see the blow-by-blow proceedings of the preparations that are going on but of course I could not discus this more extensively.”

The consulate met the accused on Tuesday at the Metropolitan Detention Center to check on their welfare while in prison.

“They’re doing well inside and secondly the other objective of the visit was to see if their rights as accused are protected and safeguarded. They’re now properly represented by their respective legal councils,” explained Espiritu.

The three men were arrested Thursday when they arrived in Los Angeles expecting to meet an undercover agent posing as a buyer from the Mexican drug cartel.

The American-made weapons have been seized by U.S. authorities since the shipment arrived in Long Beach last June.

source: http://www.balitangamerica.tv/ph-officials-to-attend-grand-jury-hearing-for-accused-gun-smugglers/

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Again, people, please refrain from cursing your own kababayan. Yes, they chose the wrong thing, they were blinded by money (but you have to admit that we all dream to have an easy life, free of worries, but we chose the hard way and long way and the honest way. These three Pinoy's chose the short way. It's a bad choice. But it's their choice, not ours.) 

I really find it in a bad taste that instead of being more compassionate to our fellow citizen some would hurl bad words, swear at them and laugh and say, "that's what you get for being a crook! Good luck on your jail life!"

I am not saying these just because I know one of them so, I feel sympathy for them. It's not that. I always feel these way when a fellow Filipino would be sentenced to jail or death in other country because they made the wrong choice, done illegal thing or broke the law in a foreign country. I always empathized with our OFW's. I simply look up to them. Life outside of our country is not a picnic in the park. Yes, they earn more than what we can earn in our country but they did it and work outside so that they can provide for their family.

These people may have done the wrong thing but they did it for their family. You have your own family, right? You would protect, love and care for them and do anything for them. These men are not that different from us. So, stop throwing stones at them. Let's just pray for them.

Be Safe!

Today is Friday and it's also the 13th day of the month. Some says that its a bad luck so better be careful on that day. Anyways, old people have these beliefs and we the younger generation just took it in stride. We even have movies pertaining on that day, and people die on that day.

I don't really believe in superstitions but I grew up in an environment that there are some things that you have simply to follow. I have no choice there, I am still young and the elders should be followed, and that being is my grandma. :)

A year ago my younger sister and her boyfriend took a vacation leave and went to our province but on the day that they we're supposed to go to Caramoan Island, Camarines Sur, our Mom forbid the to go out and guess what is the reason? Yes, it's because it's Friday the 13th! When I heard about it, yes, cruel me, I laughed at her. But if I were her I can't do nothing about it because even if I am old already I still have to follow my parents. It's just simply a sign of respect. So, my sis just reschedule their trip for another month and which does not have Friday the 13th! So, lesson learned, Don't go out on Friday the 13th or if you want to don't tell Mom!

Let's have a look on Megan Fox New ad

"Transformers" star Megan Fox is the latest Hollywood celeb appearing in a foreign commercial wherein she puts her her sex appeal to work in this Brazilian foreign-language school CCAA. The ad is about a pair of teenage boys that were wash up on a remote island after a plane crash. They were greeted by Ms. fox and welcome them to "Megan Fox Island, and the whole island is full Megan Fox clones. It's every boy's dream, but the teens does not know how to speak in English thus cannot communicate with Megan. Megan sent them back to the sea and then turned up to another Island -- "Mike Tyson Island", and there's also various clones of Mike Tyson and the Island is not as nice as the previous one.

So, what better way for young Brazilian boys to learn English but on this school. :)

When I stumbled upon this video I find it funny, but I have to admit the ad is good.

Everyone should know English. I don't want to imposed on other people but yes, we should learn it so that we can be able to communicate with other different nation. Yes, one should love their own language but we have to be open minded that there are other races out there and if we go out and maybe go to other country, in order to communicate we have to know or have a good grasp of the English language.

Here in the Philippines, as early as grade school/primary level, English is taught. So, It's more fun here in the Philippines! Because anyone in the Philippines have the basic knowledge of the English knowledge, no communication barrel or whatsoever with the foreigners who would want to take a vacation here.

So, kudos to the ad! I like it :)

A Mother's Story

A Mother's story is about Medy (Pokwang), a make-up artist, who became an illegal immigrant in the United States to save the life of her infant daughter. The film deals with what OFW's go through in the United States. 


Plot:

Medy (Pokwang), a make-up artist, was given the chance of a lifetime to accompany a concert star to the United States for a performance. She promised her family that she will return after a week. However, while in America, she stumbled upon a former classmate Helen (Beth Tamayo) who convinced her to stay for good in the land of milk and honey. She initially refused, but eventually gave in, when she got a call one night from her husband that they need a big amount of money to bring her youngest daughter to the hospital. America has not been the friendliest to her and our story begins with her coming home to Manila literally with nothing.

Medy’s two kids, King (Rayver Cruz) and Queenie (Xyriel Manabat) are now 19 and 7. King struggles with the return of his mother. Animosity, resentment, shame, and anger are issues he has built with Medy. For the young Queenie, it’s getting to know the mother, who she thought would one day come out of a Balikbayan Box. And as for her husband, Medy discovers something she least expected.

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When I watched the trailer I was convinced to watch it because I find the story moving. A lot of our OFW's goes trough a lot of hell just to provide financial freedom to their families in the Philippines. The movie makes the life out of the OFW's so real and maybe by watching the movie our kababayan's would have an ample idea that living in the States is not a picnic out in the park but nutty.