BEYOND THE HORIZON...

I should stop whining.

2008 may not have been as fruitful as I envisioned it to be, but there are things that I should be very thankful of.


1. Friends. I am not a very friendly person, but I thank God for surrounding me with the right people. Friends who understand and accept my often unfavorable behavior. And despite the fact that the only thing I could give back is loyalty. Once a friend, in my heart, it will forever remain that way.

2. My job. Probably not something that I really enjoy doing but I feel proud that I am not contributing to the high unemployment rate of the Philippines. With the crisis in the world economy going on, I should be thankful.

3. Family. I'd drop everything for my family. No questions asked.

4. Fellow bloggers. You get me entertertained, excited, inspired. The virtual support coming from you is highly appreciated. I've only met two so far. Not really into EB's but I would gladly honor an invitation. Basta free ako. hehe


A blessed 2009 to everyone. Happy New Year!!!


Cheers!

I remember a classmate back in high school who use to wear different eyeglasses everyday. I knew eyeglasses are expensive, and with that number of collection she has, she must have been spending a lot to get them all. And so I thought. I learned later on that she was using the same eyeglasses; it was just a different pair of frames. She said she would change them everyday. I was deceived by the various styles and colors of the frames she was using.

Today eyeglasses; you can get them for as low as $8. Zenni Optical Holiday frames for instance are not only inexpensive; they come in good quality and different styles and colors too. I personally like the dark red, and the dark green ones with white temples. And the lens and frame cost only $15.95. I believe that's practical enough considering the good quality. If you're looking for eyeglasses frames, especially for the holidays, you could definitely find one that's right for you from their wide variety of selections. They have about over a hundred choices for the Holiday frames collection alone. It's very easy navigating their website too. You can simply click on the different eyeglass categories at the left pane of their site, and the list will automatically displayed on the same window, no pop-ups.

Cheers!

Mini Stop introduced me to eating fried shark's fin. I was never really convinced they're from real shark fins, it tastes just like their fried pork siomai. Must be made out of flour or something.


I was watching CNN's Planet in Peril the other day. Ironically they're featuring shark hunting somewhere in Costa Rica. There's this shark infested area where hundreds of sharks are killed everyday. Their cameras followed some WildAid advocates in their attempt to fight save the sharks.

Who cares? They should kill them all. They're dangerous, feared, and definitely one of the living things I hate the most.


Until Lisa Ling started explaining:

"There is however, a creature far more predacious than the shark: Humans.

Sharks existed before there were dinosaurs and they pre-date humans by millions of years. Yet, in a relatively short period of time, humans and their technological arsenal have driven most shark populations to the verge of extinction.

This is bad news for the world's oceans. Sharks are the top predator in the ocean and are vital to its ecosystem. The rapid reduction of sharks is disrupting the ocean's equilibrium."

These are ecosystems that have evolved over millions and millions of years. As soon as you start to take out an important part of it, it's like a brick wall, you take out bricks eventually it's going to collapse."


Shark finning is famous because of, yes, the fins. They're often transported all the way to Asia, and made into a very expensive shark fin soup, and perhaps into this fried shark fin we get from Mini Stop.


True to my being an Al Gore follower, I will never buy and eat shark fins again.

Tuning in to GMA7. I've never done that in the past four years.

Last week, I heard about the controversy surrounding the two giant networks' coverage on Marky Cielo's death. Of course I wanted to hear the mom's side about ABS-CBN taking close up footage of her son. So I watched the news from GMA for the first time.

I am a Kapamilya, but I think ABS-CBN, or the camera man, or their staff/reporter, made a huge mistake of not respecting the mother's request. It's not about who's getting the most coverage now, it's all about respect.

I believe ABS-CBN should apologize.


One more thing, almost all people, especially media men kept on mentioning that Marky is from Bauko, Benguet.

Bauko is not a part of Benguet. It is a town in Mountain Province. And it is MOUNTAIN province, not MOUNT province which this one GMA7 reporter said, not once, not twice, but gazillion times (or perhaps he just pronounced it with an unheard, very silent "t"?). Benguet is not a part of Mountain Province either. Benguet is another separate province, where Baguio is located.

I just love geography.

Finally posting the tag from Honney. I've done this before, but the tag only required 5 facts. I'm adding 5 more here to complete this one.

Here are the rules:
1. Each blogger must post these rules.
2. Each blogger starts with ten random facts/habits about themselves.
3. Bloggers that are tagged, need to write ten facts about themselves. You need to choose ten people to tag and list their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’ve been tagged and also to read your blog. I am tagging anyone who's interested.


And here's my next 5 random facts/habits:

6. I am a certified nature lover; green environment calms me. I love trees. I hate illegal loggers. If I am a president I would propose total log ban, and I'd order all corrupt politicians to cut their heads instead.

7. I am a frustrated painter. It occurred to me that I don't have the patient needed. I get too excited that I couldn't wait for days, weeks, or years to finish a masterpiece, and so I fell in love with:

8. -photography, I could get what I want in just a few clicks. I hope to make a career out of it some day.

9. I wasn't able to attend the Sony Expo yesterday. My friends were too busy, I can't go there alone. Ang layo naman kasi.

10. And all I want for Christmas?


Love? No. I'm not looking for it. Probably I will never know, until I found you. (kanta ba yun?)


World peace? No. That's impossible, it will never happen.


Vacation? No. Vacation for me is having fun without having to worry about going back to work after.


A DSLR? Not really.







What I want for Christmas?!?!

My entry just got me this VIP pass for the Sony expo, that's tommorow.

I'll be there with some friends. I am extremely shy, so if we happen to run into each other, you know what to do. hehehe.

Cheers!