Check Out KingOry

I came across this game from a facebook post about a week ago. KINGORY  is produced and maintained by Easyjoy Entertainment. Its just like a text-based-game.  Definitely boring if you’re the WarRock-Left4Dead kind of gamer. But its fun for those who are  stuck sitting in an office during breaks and lunches. I guarantee you, itt’s not time consuming. All you have to do  is make a few clicks, upgrade your Empire and you can leave it for hours without worrying about Lords-and-Tennants. You also get to go into war and you also have leagues that might want you to join the war. Its really like text based games but instead of reading, you get to click and analyze your strategies, production and resources. It’s what most people would call as a strategy game. Just like chess!  Think of it was a practice for running your own government one day.

Just visit or click on the link below… You won’t regret it! 

http://3ge3.3kingdom.com.my/index.php

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New Moon - Twilight Saga — Trailer

NEW MOON! What can I say? Everybody seems to be talking about this movie. The trailer itself was fantastic! Taylor-Lautner as Jacob (the wolf) looks good enough to eat with his new haircut on the movie! Of course being a wolf would also mean showing some skin and muscles, and girls, take my word, HE really has something to show! But of course, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) is like the icing on the cake with his brooding-I’m-in-love-with-you kind of look. He’s so delightful (and I mean, yummy!) as well. The trailer somehow gives you a certain kind of thrill, without really revealing the whole story itself, which is quiet effective because it triggers people’s curiosity and imagination, by the time the movie comes-out, everyone is about ready to jump into the nearest movie house!

I guess the only thing that I’m not so thrilled about NEW MOON is the part where Dakkota Fanning plays as the villian JANE. I’m a huge Dakkota Fanning Fan and, I feel like the role that was given to her does not bring justice to her success in the film industry. I’d have preferred Dakkota as Bella. 

But all-in-all, I’d still say, NEW MOON is probably the most awaited movie for this year!

STOP! by Spice Girls!

I’m not gonna be traitor to my generation, so I’m not gonna deny that I did love the SPICE GIRLS during my high school years. Loved their songs more than Britney’s! Anyway, what you can see on the video is one of their performances during one of the Victoria’s Secret 2007 fashion shows. The song is entitled “STOP.”

I personally believe that the song gives encouragement to women; to take control of the relationship or take control over their men. Not to a point wherein they’d be selfish  and domineering but rather just making sure that the guy won’t be able to dominate over a girl’s heart and just leave her with nothing after he’s had his way. It’s also a song that tells the men that what women really want is true love and not just passion or lust. Any woman can say “No, thank you!” if she feels like she’s no longer getting the respect that she deserves from her man! Why should she hang around, when the guy couldn’t actually make her happy anymore? Even though the line between keeping one’s heart and dominating over the relationship is too thin, there’s still a very big difference when a woman is just showing him that she does love him, and when she’s already jeopardizing her self-esteem because she’s been wallowing over her man. 

The Spice Girls did show the ’90s what a woman can actually be, given the right attitude!  

Biyahe Tayo - I’m Proud to be a Filipino!

Featuring various 21 Top Filipino Artists!

Five Exciting Recording Days!

ONE Song!

About ONE GREAT COUNTRY!

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OK! I don’t want to be a spoil sport regarding the Kathrina Halili sex scandal, but guys, can’t we please try to air something which we can be proud of when we say, “I’m a Filipino!”? We certainly don’t want tourists and foreigners to remember the Philippines as a country full of sex scandal videos, awful politics and bad governance, don’t we? I don’t want to sound patriotic but I’m pretty sure there’s more to the Philippines than what we can see on the news. There’s so much more that a Filipino can be proud of!

Take this song for example! BIYAHE TAYO! Now there’s a happy song regarding the beauty of our country! YES, it is a patriotic song but somehow its not a song of oppression or war just like “Lupang Sinilangan” by the ASIN  or Freddie Aguilar’s “Ang Bayan Kong Pilipinas”. Sure! EDSA revolution was great history, but we’ve already surpassed those times, so why not try to somehow awaken one’s patriotism in ways that we really do become proud of this 7,107 islands!

“Biyahe Tayo” is a song that features great tourist attractions, excellent native delicacies and amazing Filipino talents! The song was sang and produced by 21 artists (legendary in their own times) namely, Lea Salonga, Sharon Cuneta, Freddie Aguilar, Rey Valera, Rico Puno, Joey Ayala, Apo Hiking Society, Ogie Alcasid, Janno Gibbs, Jolina Magdangal, April Boy Regino, Jessa Zaragoza, Paolo Santos, Nina and Rico Blanco of Rivermaya for the vocals. Then we have John Lesaca, Joey Ayala and Jong Cuenco for the instrumentals.

So, below is the lyrics of the song with corresponding artists on each line. You may also watch full video and try to sing along with our truly talented kababayans. I’m sure you will also feel light headed, relaxed and free from everything. When I heard this song, it made we want to pack my bags and just simply jump on a boat so that I could see all those beautiful places they were talking (singing) about!

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BIYAHE TAYO!

Tara na, biyahe tayo (APO Hiking Society)
Mula Basco hanggang Jolo (APO Hiking Society)
Nang makilala ng husto (APO Hiking Society)
Ang ating kapwa-Pilipino. (APO Hiking Society)

Halika, biyahe tayo, (APO Hiking Society)
Nang ating makita (APO Hiking Society)
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas (APO Hiking Society)
Ang galing ng Pilipino. (APO Hiking Society)

Nakisaya ka na ba (Rico Blanco of Rivermaya)
Sa Pahiyas at Masskara  (Rico Blanco of Rivermaya)
Moriones at Ati-Atihan  (Rico Blanco and Rico Blanco of Rivermaya)
Sinulog at Kadayawan?  (Rico Blanco and Rico Blanco of Rivermaya)

(Back-up Vocals by Nina)

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Amidst all the bad controversies either in Showbusiness or in Politics, this song is what keeps my head held up high when I say,

“I’m proud to be a Filipino!” 

Ponder on some quotes

Text-Based Dota [Web Dota]

For all those DOTA LOVERS out there, here’s an alternative way of enjoying your beloved game while sitting on your office chair and dreaming about winning another match with your playing buddies.  It’s text-based dota!!! Just something you can actually alt+tab in the office computer… Hahahahah.. Visit the website and register now!

http://webdota.net/

Yonik Nga Pamilya by Max Surban [ An Interpretation of the Song]

PAMILYANG YONIK 

Max Surban

I

Ang iyang lolo Katoliko Romano

Ang iyang lola Iglesia ni Kristo
Ang iyang mama Saksi ni Jehova
Ug Protestante sab ang iyang papa

II
Kung manimba na, lain-laig simbahan
Ang pamilya nilang yonik gyud sa tanan
Wala silay samok, nahibulong ang uban
Bisag lain-lain silag tinohoan

Peace Jud Sila Kanunay

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Max Surban and Yoyoy have always been one of my family’s favorite local singers. Whenever I heard their songs, it reminds me so much of my happy and carefree childhood days.  I never really cared much of what those songs really meant, what was important was whenever the family was together Max and Yoyoy will always be a part of it. One of my favorites is the song “Yonik Nga Pamilya” because I loved the melody. Then as I grew up and was able to take up literary studies, I began to appreciate the song even more as I began to accept the song in a different perspective.  

The song opens with an introduction of this particular family with each member actually having various religions. The grandfather [lolo] is a Roman Catholic [Katoliko Romano], the grandmother [lola] belongs to the Church of Christ [Iglesia ni Kristo], the mother [mama] is a Jehova’s Witness [Saksi Ni Jehova] and the father [papa] is a Protestant [Prorestante]. With this kind of scenario, one can actually picture out daily “disagreements” and never-ending religious debates because each and everyone would defend their own belief and would base their judgments upon their own bibles and religious laws. Basically, the first stanza describes CHAOS. 

The second song tells of the Sabbath Day, the time of which one is required to actually go to church and worship the Lord. In common Filipino culture, the Sabbath Day is always a time when the WHOLE family is together and goes to church TOGETHER. But in this song [second stanza], the members goes on their separate ways.

Kung manimba na, lain-laig simbahan
Ang pamilya nilang yonik gyud sa tanan

Somehow, you can still picture out the conflict within the family with these line. A judgmental neighbor would automatically label the family as WIERD just because they’re acting beyond the social norms. As the saying goes, “The family that prays together, stays together,” one can automatically formulate a conclusion with this particular family; a conclusion which somehow says, “HOW CAN THEY PRAY TOGETHER WHEN THEY DON’T EVEN GO TO THE SAME CHURCH?”  But this conclusion is being refuted by the 3^rd and 4^th line of stanza 2.

Wala silay samok, nahibulong ang uban
Bisag lain-lain silag tinohoan

The stanza is trying to say that the family doesn’t really have any kind of conflict within its members even though they did have different religions and beliefs, which is quite different from the NORMAL family scenario in the country or even in the world. Families will always have conflicts be it internal or external, voiced or unvoiced. Disagreements will always occur and would sometimes cause the rift between its members. Sadly, most families could not really patch up those gaps caused by those quarrels. It’s a general fact and not a personal opinion. The question is, “How come that this family, whom the people would consider and judged by the people as UNIQUE [yonik] and WEIRD; how come that they can live in peaceful household? HOWCOME?” and “Why is it that others who actually gets to PRAY TOGETHER, can’t really stand each other even for a minute?”

Stanza 3 is where the irony sets. This stanza describes what kind of family these people really are INSIDE their household, which is the exact opposite of what one would expect with a family having different religions because in spite of that factor [of having various religions] this family is actually a HAPPY [sadya] family. The song doesn’t actually say that the family is perfect. They did have their normal disagreements but they managed to stay together and maintain peace within it members.  

The purpose of their debates is to come up with one single truth which is LOVE: the kind of love that brings out PEACE. This is further substantiated by the first two lines of stanza 4.

Ilang panag lalis usa ray katuyuan
Panaghigugmaay ug kalinaw sa tanan

Whereas the 3^rd and 4^th line of stanza 4, states the reason as to why this family was able to achieve PEACE within their household. It’s because they don’t entertain intrigues [Walay intriga] within each other and they would always try to UNDERSTAND [Kanunay nga nag sinabtanay] each member.  

Walay intriga ug walay away-away
Kanunay nga nag sinabtanay

Machination can and will always cause fights between two people even between members of the family. The problem with actually entertaining talks and back-biting is you’ll never really know if what you’ve heard or what was passed into your ear is actually the TRUTH, and even if it’s not exactly a lie either its still best to ignore such issues specially when those very words came from the mouth of a third party. Machinations causes MISUNDERSTANDING and thus disagreement sets in and before you know, the rift between siblings and even parents have grew deeper and what’s sad about it is the real reason for it was just as big as a grain of sand.

Let’s look at the song on a bigger picture. We all belong in a ONE BIG FAMILY since we are all children of God. Since we were given the freedom for human judgment and considering geographical locations, it is but natural that we now have different religious practices and beliefs. The world or its population thereof is practically made up of hundreds and even thousands of religions with major ones such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. It’s also but natural that there’s going to be debates between its people. The purpose of debates is to be able to achieve understanding and the knowledge of a single TRUTH [the ultimate Truth] between those texts written in different bibles. According to this song, that single truth comes in a four letter word, L-O-V-E! Not just the kind of love shared between a man and a woman, but the kind which we’re able [should have been sharing] share to one another. If a person loves another, he or she would never want to hurt the one he/she loves. If we learn to love the person sitting next to us be it in an expensive restaurant or inside a bus [jeepney], develop concern for each other and start caring then we will achieve PEACE and in by doing so, we will get a chance to actually feel carefree happiness. But if one cannot learn to love and understand the members of his family, then its basically hopeless to expect that, this person will love the 8billion others in this world.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) — where the hell is Rachel Weisz???

The series of the the movie “The Mummy” was one of my favorites (refering of course to the first “The Mummy” and “The Mummy Returns.” When I heard that there’s going to be another sequel, I was thrilled… until I found out that the character of Evie or Evelyn will no longer be played by my favorite Rachel Weisz. It’s Maria Bello who got the role. I didn’t bother to read or do the research on the reason  as to why Rachel was not in the film. I was already disappointed enough… Rachel Weisz was I guess one fot he elements which made the first “The Mummy” such a big hit.

Having Jet Li and Brendan Faser teamed -up was a great idea, but loosing Rachel is like dumping a 10 karat diamond into a the middle of the ocean. The movie just simply lost its shine without Rachel’s innocent, pretty little face. No offense to Maria Bello, but she just simply paled in comparisson to Rachel against the role of Evie. I guess it would have been better if they simply said Evie died or was stranded at home with her cooking and laundry, rather than placing a new face for the same old role.