A Cloudy Annular Solar Eclipse

15 January 2010
The longest annular solar eclipse of the century.
Read more about it here and here.

I know that there will be one today coz I've read about it on the AOL page yesterday. Got totally consumed with other things that I forgot to research more regarding it thus almost missing it this afternoon. When I got up on our rooftop to check, the sun is already low and preparing to set. T'was hard to look at it with naked eyes if the eclipse is still ongoing so I hurriedly got back to my room to get my sunglasses to aid me better. Obviously I missed the ring part where the moon was exactly in front of the sun but it was still amazing! I catched upon the sun when it was like a waning crescent or a letter C in shape. I was mesmerized coz it was the first time for me to witness such cosmic event. And before I could even snap a decent pic the clouds eclipsed the show! My lil bro missed it. The pictures above were evidences of my lack of preparations. Yeah I know, should have used an xray film or sunglasses even in front of the camera lenses coz it's really hard to see it with naked eyes plus it can be harmful to stare at it directly. Now I know what to do come next solar eclipse on May 20, 2012.

1st payment received from performancebux

A few days ago, I reached the $2 minimum payout for Neobux. Instead of withdrawing it I opted to use it to rent referrals. Now with the help of those 3 rented referrals and 1 direct referral I'll be able to reach the minimum again in a few weeks time, hopefully.

This morning, I reached the minimum for PerformanceBux. Both took me about 7 weeks to reach the $2 earnings. Yes that was long, because I have only 1 direct referral for it right now. But I don't mind. I'll get more soon.

Here's my payment proof:



In the meantime, I'll pool my earnings from other ptc so I'll have a fund for renting referrals. In that way, reaching the minimum won't take me too long.

Have you joined any paid-to-click sites lately? You might want to start now. Go here for my first post about it.

magda-drive ang eraserheads sa buwan! LOL

found this on a peyups thread. syempre promote natin. mabuhay ang noypi! bogchi! =)

Eto trip trip lang. NASA has entered for public polling the naming of NODE 3 ng International Space Station. There are four options (Earthrise, Legacy, Serenity and Venture) but there is also a WRITE IN option. Ginamit ito nung komedyanteng si Stephen Colbert kaya mapapansin niyo Colbert yung number one write-in suggestion. Hahaha

Now we have this knack for winning online polls sa mga beauty contest and in campaigning for the New 7 Wonders. Ngayon, tingnan natin kung mamomobilize natin ang mga Eraserheads fans to have part of the space station named Eraserheads para international talaga ang dating ng International Space Station.

Go to this site:

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/name_ISS/index.html

Write ERASERHEADS sa write-in suggestion. 400,000 plus pa lang ang bumoboto. We can vote once a day up to March 20, 2009.

Ano masasabi niyo? Game!!!

GAME NA!!! \m/

look alikes

http://www.myheritage.com/collage

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity

being bored with nothing much to do is so evident with this post.

pardon my self indulgence.

(^-^)

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start the new year right

Here's an article i thought of sharing since it is the new year.
Let's all have a new beginning. Start anew, have a fresh start. (^-^)

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Stop Comparing
By: Bo Sanchez
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We live in a pathologically dissatisfied world. And I'm going to tell you why. Because we love to compare. Go around the world and discover that people aren't happy with their bodies.

Filipinos want to be fair-complexioned like Westerners, and so buy bleaching stuff. Westerners want to own bronzed bodies like ours, and so purchase tanning lotions.

Those with moles have them removed, while those who don't strategically implant beauty spots.

Some people want to shed a few pounds to look like Ally McBeal, while others want to gain some baby fat to look like Drew Barrymore.

When are we ever going to stop and simply be happy with how we look? We live in a sick world. I tell you. And that sickness is comparisonitis. Take a look at wealth. When we drive our old Toyota , it really suits us fine. We feel blessed in fact when the rain pours outside and we feel snug and cozy on its faded upholstered seats.

But the moment we see our own office mate (or neighbor, or buddy, or cousin, or brother) drive his sleek sky-blue, four-door, four-wheel-drive Rav4, we automatically feel like third class children of God. Next time we drive our bumpy, noisy, rusted, dilapidated Toyota (notice how all the defects come out all of a sudden?), we feel deprived, dispossessed, pariah, debased, and only a little higher than the insects of the earth.

Listen carefully. Bill Gates' total assets are worth $60 billion. That's more than the GNP of some small countries. Tiger Woods earns $80 million simply by smiling on TV in a Nike shirt. And the stars of the sitcom Friends are paid $50,000 per episode! My point? No matter how hard you work, there'll still be some people who will be richer than you are.

And there'll be some people who will be more beautiful, have more sex appeal, have more boyfriends/girlfriends, and have more problems. Try it for once. Stop looking around. Don't compare!

Don't compare her nose with your nose.
Don't compare his wife with your wife.
Don't compare his salary with your salary.
Don't compare her breast size with your breast size.
Don't compare her kid's report card with your kid's report card.
Don't compare his prayer group with your prayer group.
Don't compare her/his cellulite deposits with your cellulite deposits.

Stop comparing and start living and you'll be happier with your life.

This is crucial: The most difficult thing in the world is to be who you are not. Pretending and trying to be someone else is the official pastime of the human race. (I don't think dogs and cats and cows and horses have this problem).

And the easiest thing in the world is to be yourself.

Be happy. Live!

There must be a reason why God made you tall or short or fat or thin or bumpy all over.

Love who you are!

♥♥♥
Happy New Year everyone!!!

share a status message...

You and I must make a pack

We must bring salvation back

Where there is love

I'll be there

I'll reach out my hand to you

I'll have faith in all you do

Just call my name

And I'll be there

And oh, I'll be there to comfort you

Build my world of dreams around you

I'm so glad that I found you

I'll be there with a love that's strong

I'll be your strength, I'll keep holding on

Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter

Togetherness is all I'm after

Whenever you need me

I'll be there

I'll be there to protect you

With an unselfish love

I'll respect you

Just call my name

And I'll be there

I'll be there to comfort you

Build my world of dreams around you

I'm so glad I found you baby

I'll be there with a love so strong

I'll be your strength, you wanna keep holding on

If you should ever find someone new

I know she'd better be good to you

'Cos if she doesn't

Then I'll be there

I'll be there

I'll be there

Just call my name

And I'll be there

I'll be there

I'll be there

Just call my name

And I'll be there

Just look over your shoulder

Just call my name

And I'll be there...

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TOP 5

...songs i'm tripping on for awhile now. no particular reason, i just love listening to them over and over again.

5. Breakeven ~ The Script
4. T-Shirt ~ Shontelle
3. Chasing Pavements ~ Adele
2. Mad ~ Neyo
1. Make You Feel My Love ~ Adele

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a long and crappy monday

AAARRGGGGHHHHH!!!

i just wanna scream and shout at you, incompetent irresponsible prick! i feel like i am being punished for having been stucked with you. why can't you behave like a professional employee? don't try me coz my patience is wearing thin. you might not like what you'll end up with before the year ends.

@#$%&*?+@%$#!!!

hayyyyyyy...

what a way to start the week...

my only consolation was that the commute going home was a breeze. maybe the drivers knew i had a bad day and if i were in their place i'd really step on the gas. hehe. plus i was able to chat with my brother, which is always a good thing, who's in KL right now.

hayyyyyyy...

PANALO SI PACQUIAO!!!

yabang pinoy na naman! :D

maagang pamasko para sa buong pilipinas lalong lalo na sa mga taong malapit sa kanya. :D

kaasar ang coverage sa tv napakatagal, nauna pa yung radyo. duh!!!

pero papanuorin ko pa rin. wuhooo!!! congrats pacman!!!
( feeling close hihihi)

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wet pants

Come with me to a third grade classroom...There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives.

The boy believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his head down and prays this prayer, 'Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat.'

He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered.

As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water. Susie trips in front of the teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the boy's lap.

The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself, 'Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!'

Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is the object of sympathy. The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out. All the other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy is wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his has been transferred to someone else - Susie.

She tries to help, but they tell her to get out. You've done enough, you klutz!'

Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers, 'You did that on purpose, didn't you?' Susie whispers back, 'I wet my pants once too.'

May God help us see the opportunities that are always around us to do good..

Remember...Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.

Each and everyone one of us is going through tough times right now, but God is getting ready to bless you in a way that only He can...Keep the faith!



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This is a forwarded email. Just thought of sharing a simple story that can touch your heart immensely.

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spaghetti on a rainy afternoon

The bf and i were in the grocery last thursday night. When i passed by the pasta/noodles section, i instantly had a hankering for a home cooked spaghetti. =) takaw! Right there and then i purchased the ingredients like pasta, cheese and sauce. yeyeye! I planned to buy the ground pork and hotdogs the next day when i go home from work. The next day it rained on my way home! That's why I was not able to drop by the market to buy the missing items. =( Meaning no spaghetti that friday evening huhuhu. When i woke up saturday morning, like my mom was able to read my mind, the meats are already in the freezer! hooray!! So, after finishing my laundry i went ahead to the kitchen to boil some water for the pasta. Added a tablespoon of oil to prevent the pasta from sticking together and half a teaspoon of salt for a little flavor. Then i also set on fire a second pot for the ground pork to cook. I combined it with enough water and let it boil till the water dries up and its own fat browned the meat a little. On the side, i chopped up garlic and onions and cubed the hotdogs and grated the cheese. =)

The pasta was now al dente after 20 minutes on the boiling water. 20 more minutes and the ground meat is ready.

Then heated up a little oil and sauteed the garlic and onions. I then added the hotdogs in the pan to cook it with the meat. When it was tender and juicy (hehehe) i added the spaghetti sauce, half of the grated cheese and a pinch of salt and pepper. It simmered for 5 minutes and was removed from the fire after. I then added the pasta and mixed it with a little more cheese. Voila! Spaghetti for the whole family! It was our comfort food for that rainy afternoon.

***Pics taken using my sister's sony ericsson k8001 o_0

crayola fiesta

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courtesy of Mr. Picassohead

Twitterish Updates

Bought Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason paperback last weekend. Planning to read it this week if I'm not too tired when i go home after work or in the weekend if i don't have a much more important chores to accomplish. This is a sequel for Helen Fieldings's Bridget Jones's Diary. Both were found through my whenever-there-are-secondhand-bookstores-in-the-vicinity-i-will-surely-scan-their-collection hunts. Nice di ba? :p Oh, just now I'm making a mental note to myself that the books at home needs some cataloging or at least be arranged in a somewhat comprehensive order so as to avoid duplicates on my next purchases. yikes.

Visited the dentist a couple of days back. Had an oral prophylaxis and pasta on one of my teeth for freaking PHP900! I felt i was robbed. hehehe. Yeah, you can say that i was not satisfied with the service =( This is a new dentist kasi. I guess I am just used to my old dentist.

Downloaded the latest Naruto Shippuuden episodes (64&65). Gonna watch it when i get home later. ;-)

Added a tag board here :D Y'all know how to use it right? Don't be shy now. =)

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A former officemate popped me in aim earlier this morning and told me that he accidentally hopped here while googling his site. =) I was skeptic at first but upon mimicking what he did on how exactly he landed here I resigned to the thought that my little surreptitious space is not so secret anymore. hahaha. My picture up there is the culprit. ;-) But then again, anything is possible with the www.

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Free movie tickets, I want!!!

Last Tuesday, the bf and I watched the advance screening of Paris Hilton's The Hottie and The Nottie for free :D courtesy of the great people over at Magic899.fm and Wazzup Manila. You got that right, for free! Isn't it great?

Wazzup Manila is now a very promising portal as they reached their 1,000 visitors mark just a few days ago considering they only have been up for 2 months. Looking for places to shop around? Craving to dine out? Wanting to keep abreast of the current events? Hunting for a job? Head on to the site and you'll have a taste of what's up and about in Manila Philippines.

Right now, their promo Free Movie for two is still on going. Tickets for the July 9th premiere of Journey to the Center of the Earth are now up for grabs. So, if you want to see this movie just like I, ;-) go read the mechanics on the Wazzup Manila promo pages now!

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LSS :p

One Step At A Time - Jordin Sparks

Hurry up and wait
So close, but so far away
Everything that you've always dreamed of
Close enough for you to taste
But you just can't touch

You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name yet
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps slamming
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of impatient waiting

Chorus:
We live and we learn to take
One step at a time
There's no need to rush
It's like learning to fly
Or falling in love
It's gonna happen and it's
Supposed to happen that we
Find the reasons why
One step at a time

You believe and you doubt
You're confused, you got it all figured out
Everything that you always wished for
Could be yours, should be yours, would be yours
If they only knew

You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name yet
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps slamming
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of impatient waiting

Chorus:
When you can't wait any longer
But there's no end in sight
when you need to find the strength
It's the faith that makes you stronger
The only way you get there
Is one step at a time

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heard this on the radio last week and with its upbeat tempo got me singing it over and over. finally got the mp3 after googling it ;-) sing it bee-be!

Download Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time mp3 here

SKL :p

I was cleaning my personal folders here in the ofc pc and while deleting, moving and reading through a whole lot of notepad files, i got this. I must have received it on the forwarded emails or read it on the countless blogs i hopped on, i can't remember really ;p anyway, it is a nice story. very enriching. so, share ko lang...

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A little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter,"Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river." The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand." "What's the difference?" Asked the puzzled father.

"There's a big difference," replied the little girl. "If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."

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In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond. So hold the hand of the person whom you love rather than expecting them to hold yours...

The beauty of life does not depend on how happy you are.
But on how happy others can be because of you!!!
♥♥♥

Want some free movie tickets?

I’ve been hanging out in peyups lately when I stumbled upon a thread giving away free movie tickets. You got that right! So clicking led me to WazzupManila.com. Well, it is a spanking new site featuring classified ads, business directory and forums about Manila Philippines. They also have sections where the latest on lifestyle, dining, sports, shopping, etc. are posted. What's so neat about this site is that you could also participate in their promos.

Right now, together with their partner fm station Magic899.fm, they are giving away Free Movie for two every week. These tickets are even transferable to family and friends. Cool huh? The mechanics and movie schedules can be found on their promo pages. Want those freebies? Go press on those links now!

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Spongebob Overload

Start your week right...with spongebob! 0.0

SpongeBob Squarepants Theme Song Lyrics

Are you ready kids? Aye-aye Captain. I can’t hear you...Aye-Aye Captain!! Oh! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants! Absorbent and yellow and porous is he! SpongeBob SquarePants! If nautical nonsense be something you wish...SpongeBob SquarePants! Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! SpongeBob SquarePants! Ready? SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob Squarepants! SpongeBob... SquarePants! Haha...

Cool huh? Get it in mp3 format here and if you want The SpongeBob Squarepants Closing Theme by Blue Hawaiians, go right here.

better late than never

some people say that they're afraid of falling in love. they fear the possibility of learning to love the person then lose them when the relationship ends.

when i met you, i was fearless. i plunged with my head and heart in sync. i was clueless of what's gonna happen...of what's in store. i remember praying then for guidance on whatever it is that God let me into, that He may led me with strength and wisdom if this is what i have been praying for in a long time and provide me with the same if this is just one of the lessons He wants me to learn.

After two wonderful and challenging years, i am still fearless and learning. Because the experience teaches me a lot not only about love but also about life. yes there were tears, ugly fights, bickering and silence that lasts for days. but what's great about it is we are given the chance to express ourselves, to get to know more about each other and learn together. I believe that trust, respect, understanding, acceptance and contentment are key factors in our relationship. without them we'd be really scared out of our wits, constantly anxious of what's going to happen. also, it is a greater help that you always assure me that you'll always gonna be there for me. i can see and feel it everyday. thank you for loving me the way you know how and showing me that there's nothing to be apprehensive about.

the heartaches and years of waiting was all worth it.

yat, happy 2nd anniversary! iluvu. ♥♥♥

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