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My RanOnline Character at Level 137

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:51:43 PST

Volkswagen L1 Concept

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:01:41 PDT

Ito lang ang masasabi ko "NAPAKAASTIG!!!"

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Carol - First Official Castaway

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:35:29 PDT

After one-on-one battle with first castaway, Justine "the Operada", Carol "the Terror" Teacher was eliminated from Survivor Philippines Season 2 Palau.

Their battle was to form a military word(s) out of the jumbled letters for 15 minutes. Last night, August 31, 2009 Carol was officially eliminated from the game...

Stay here for more updates hehehe...

"bakit ngayon pa? ang tagal na namin!!!!"

First Castaway Eliminated

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:19:55 PDT

Last Friday, August 21, 2009; after taking six votes, Justine was the first castaway eliminated in Survivor Philippines Season 2. Justine was a member of Koror Tribe, who is rumored to be a "lesbian" based on the conversations last Friday by the Koror Tribe.

Also, taking the hotseat was Charles who took one vote based on the partial tally by their host, Paolo Bediones.

This is just my update guys, keep posted for more hot chikkas....

First Tribal Council

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:30:02 PDT

Let's find out who will the first to be eliminated tonight on Survivor Philippines Season 2.

Anyways, just to give you a recap on what happened last night, August 20, 2009. Airai Tribe won again the challenge taking with them the crates that contains a supply or needs for them to survive in the island. Along with this, an immunity bracelet was given to Carol "the terror" as part of Airai's strategy.

So, let's just find out tonight on their first tribal council what will happen.

Survivor Philippines 2

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:27:43 PDT

Here are the 16 castaways for Survivor Philippines Season 2 - Palua, Phils.

VLAD

MIKA

SHAUN

SUZUKI

TARA

TROY

JEF

JUSTINE

LOUIE

MARVIN

MAYA

ECHO

CRIS

CHARLES

CAROL

AMANDA

Never Engage Yourself To Ivoline

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:58:45 PDT

Never try to apply or engage yourself to International Voice On Line (Ivoline). Ivoline is located at Unit 802 Globe Telecom Plaza Tower 1, Mandaluyong City. The Koreans who owned the company are really piece of shit.

Imagine this, you will be scheduled for an interview even the day you applied and on the same you can start working. But, here is the catch you can be terminated on the spot also even the day you just started working. So, horrifying isn’t it? How ridiculous they are isn’t it?

Just yesterday, my officemate has been evaluated after four days work and got terminated at the end of the day. The reason is they are expecting him to finish the website and to catch up with the system. Imagine that, he wasn’t even given the time to study the system and not even given the transfer of knowledge from the original developer of the system. And they don’t even have the documents to read on about the system. So, how can you expect him to finish the system?

Another was, when my officemate was absent because she got sick. She called our boss informing here that she has a fever. On the next day the HR called her and told her that she was terminated. She even brought her medical certificate trying to convince the Koreans that she really got sick.

And one more thing to even disgust and disappoint about this company. They don’t have the benefits and even force you to start working without any contract.

This company is really cruel. These Koreans really needs to be sued and DOLE must know about this one.

Also, Microsoft has to raid them because their software is pirated.

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New Moon-New Physique

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:02:58 PDT

Taylor Lautner transformed into a werewolf in the second installment of The Twilight Saga, "New Moon," and the actor revealed the work needed to transform his body into something werewolf-worthy the day after he finished filming the first movie. Taylor plays the role of Jacob Black.

"I was in the gym five days a week, two hours a day. At one point, I was going seven days straight. I had put on a lot of weight, and then I started losing it drastically, so I was worried. It turned out I was overworking myself," he said. "My trainer told me that I couldn't break a sweat, because I was burning more calories than I was putting on."

What the trailer below.

Win Your Football Team

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:15:17 PDT

Have you ever thought of checking the ranking of your favorite football team while you are on the road, or in the office? How about comparing your favorite player to your friend’s favorite player? How about their ranking? Or even the ranking of your favorite football star? How about worrying when they got injured?

If you have all these questions, then grab your laptop or personal computer and worry no more because waiverwire is here for you. They were the most reliable and comprehensive source of information regarding your favorite football team with regard to this matter. I myself tried to signup and enjoyed their offers. They cater the fantasy football rankings, projections, news, stats, drafting software, and analysis to help you win your fantasy league. You can have the alerts through email or text at your convenience. And to mention their website that is really user-friendly, neat and very cool to the eyes.

They also have Strength of Schedule Rankings, Points Allowed by Position, Player Projections, Player Comparisons, Access to Waiver Wire’s Fantasy Social Network, Cheat sheets, Red zone stats, Depth charts, Community forum, Guru challenge game, and many more.

So, what are you waiting for? Sign-up now and discover how to win your favorite football team.

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Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:47:56 PDT

Sorry guys, it's been a long time since my last touch to my keyboard. You know what, lately I have been so “addict” with online games especially “DOTA” hehehe.. It’s late I know but I only got the chance to play this game when I have my “unofficial vacation” hehehe.

Anyways, I just wanted to share what is this all about. Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) is a custom scenario for the real-time strategy video game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, based on the "Aeon of Strife" map for StarCraft. The objective of the scenario is for each team to destroy the opponents' Ancients, heavily guarded structures at opposing corners of the map. Players use powerful units known as heroes, and are assisted by allied heroes and AI-controlled fighters called "creeps". As in role-playing games, players level up their hero and use gold to buy equipment during the mission.
The scenario was developed with the "World Editor" of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and was updated upon the release of the expansion, The Frozen Throne.

DOTA is really an etertaining game, that’s why sometimes I skip my MEALS especially when I’m playing with the group. I would definitely ask for more games!

For almost two months of playing, I have listed down my favorite heroes which are Traxex –The Drow Ranger, Venomancer, Troll, Kardel-Dwarven Sniper, Luna Moonfang-The Moon Rider, Enchantress, WindRunner, and Krobelus-The Death Prophet. For me they were definitely beyond Godlike heroes, just give them the right items. Anyways, there’s a lot of websites that you can find their right item build for them.

That’s it now. ENJOY PLAYING!!!!

Angelina Jolie topped Oprah Winfrey

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:48:57 PDT

She's rich. She's talented. She's beautiful. And now Angelina Jolie is the most powerful celebrity in the world.

Thanks to the release of several blockbuster movies and an endless sea of media buzz, Jolie has dethroned Oprah Winfrey to top this year's Celebrity 100 list, Forbes' annual ranking of the world's ultra famous.

Jolie raked in $27 million in the past 12 months thanks to a movie schedule that included "Kung Fu Panda," "Wanted" and the not-yet-released spy thriller "Salt." Even more impressive: The publicity she garnered following the birth of her twins, as well as the consistent headlines she grabs for her philanthropic efforts and her relationship with actor Brad Pitt, who ranks No. 9 on the list.

In Pictures: The World's Most Powerful Celebrities

Winfrey drops to No. 2 on the list. The media maven has pocketed $275 million in the last year, making her the list's top earner. Though viewership for her daily chat fest, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," continues to erode, her earnings remain unchanged from a year ago. In addition to Winfrey's monthly magazine, she has a three-year, $55 million deal with XM Satellite Radio. Early next year, the self-made billionaire will roll out the lifestyle-themed Oprah Winfrey Network in partnership with Discovery Communications.

In a year filled with humbling bank failures and violent stock market swings, the earning power of the 2009 Celebrity 100 remained remarkably resilient. The cumulative earnings of the 2009 list totaled $4.1 billion, up slightly from last year's $4 billion haul.

The primary reason celebrities are still making big money: Many stars are locked into long-term performance and endorsement contracts. If the economy does not improve, expect the downturn to catch up to the A-list next year.

The Celebrity 100, which includes film and television actors, models, chefs, athletes, authors, and musicians, is a measure of entertainment-related earnings and media visibility (exposure in print, television, radio and online). The earnings estimates consist of pre-tax income between June 2008 and June 2009. Management, agent, and attorney fees are not deducted.

Rounding out the top five on the list are pop icon Madonna ($110 million), singer Beyonce Knowles ($87 million), and golfer Tiger Woods ($110 million).

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Trade Show Displays

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:56:13 PDT

Many of us looking for a nice design of floor mats, that would possibly suit to our personalities or lifestyle. Worry no more because camelback display is here to help and provide the floor mats and other trusses you want.

In addition, they also provide truss for different types concert floors or platforms. Thsese includes, house floor mats, pop-ups, panel systems, large mural graphics, hanging signs, and others.

So what are you waiting for visit them at camelback or visit their store nearest you and enjoy their trade show displays, truss, logo floor mats, or exhibit booths .

Flirty Lingerie

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:01:05 PDT

Lingerie is a term for fashionable and alluring women's undergarments. It derives from the French word linge, meaning "washables"- as in faire le linge, meaning "do the laundry"- and ultimately from lin for washable linen.

Many of us guys love seeing women wearing lingerie because it adds sexiness to women. Flirty Lingerie offers a wide variety of choices of sexy lingeries that comes in very affordable and reasonable prices. They have lingeries like Sexy Mini, Skirt and bra, satin brodal, corset with stockings and G-String, panty, and many more. So check out their website now at http://www.flirtylingerie.com/.

Why Do People Cheat?

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:00:40 PDT

Why do I find it so easy not to cheat?

Maybe I'm not very attractive, so my options are limited. Maybe I'm too jaded to go for the cheating opportunities. Maybe I still have some mental wounds lingering from when my dad temporarily moved out because he had met another woman. Maybe I'm too afraid that I've reached my sin quotient and one more big sin will keep me out of heaven.

Cheating is not a caught in the moment thing if you are really into your significant other, you miss them when you are not with them, you don't look for a way to hurt or deceive them.

I am just now patching up a friendship with someone I was seeing while they had a boyfriend (that may make me a cheater). At different points she told me that she had broken up with her boyfriend, that they were back together, and that he was boring and I was fun. It was total confusion.

I told her she wasn't being fair to herself, me, or him.

Finally, she said, "you just don't understand, there are things you don't know." Thing is she's been cheating on him for a couple of years with different guys, and he keeps taking her back.

So, are cheaters born cheaters, or do certain situations cause people to cheat? Probably a little bit of both. Here are some situations that make people cheat:

1. Bored
I'd say this is the most common reason that people cheat.It's tough to keep that edge throughout a relationship. Things start off grand and then level off and then you both realize that it's still real life. When you meet someone else, that inaugural excitement of a new relationship kicks back in.

2. Dependence
At first glance, cheating seems like independent behavior. It could be interpreted as doing what you want, when you want. But I would argue that cheating is a dependent behavior. A cheater is dependent because they are not strong enough to break up with their significant other in order to get with the new person.

3. Confusion
Sometimes life or a particular situation can get to you. When the perfect storm of confusion is going on in your head, you make mistakes.

4. Because They Let You
If any girl ever cheated on me, I'd break up with her immediately. Forgiving a cheater is putting up with it, and starts a vicious cycle. That person who cheated may lose respect for you and might continue to cheat-because they know they can get away with it, because you'll continue to take them back.

5. Nurturing
If someone is mistreating you, then your first instinct is to get away from him or her. But sometimes it's not that simple-maybe you are raising kids together. If you feel trapped in a bad relationship, it's only natural that you will run to the open arms of a person who treats you well.

6. Revenge
This is quite simple- an eye for an eye. Cheat on them if they cheat on you. If they continuously hurt you or abuse you in some way, you do it to get them back.

7. Confirmation of Attractiveness
Sometimes when you're in a long relationship, or if your significant other is taking you for granted, you begin to wonder if you're still attractive. Perhaps, because you were out on the dating circuit, you felt more attractive when you were single. If you have an affair, you've proven that a new person can be attracted to you.

8. The Thrill
Some people just enjoy the thrill of cheating: running around secretly, risking getting caught, andcreating thrilling moments with a forbidden romance.

9. They Don't Consider It Cheating, Even Though You Might
Relationships have that grey area, usually right before you become exclusive. He thinks date #4 is when you're "together," and you think date #2 is when you're "together." If you haven't talked about exclusivity, someone may think they are well within their rights to see other people, even though the other person in the relationship may not.

I don't understand why people don't break up as soon as they have an urge to cheat. Is it natural to have temptation, or is temptation a sign that the relationship is losing its fire? What reasons would you add to this list, and do you disagree with any? If you've ever cheated, why did you do it? Could you forgive a cheater? If you are single, but seeing a person who is in a committed relationship, does that make you a cheater?

Source: Yahoo News

Shopping is Never Been Easy

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:50:52 PDT

Shopping is one of mommies favorite past-time. Spending a lot of money for their needs and likes. But sometimes, they tend to need more comfort than discomfort of course.

Now, through the advancement of technlogy online shopping is made for the mommies or the shopahaolics. It aims to to provide ease for the shoppers in order for them to enjoy something else.

In this, case we need a reliable shopping website in order for us to give for money and things. ShopWiki is the answer! With its large variety of categories you can more shopping spree ever. So what are you waiting for? SHop now at ShopWiki. For more information click the link below.

http://www.ShopWiki.com/wiki/Dog+Leashes+and+Collars

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List of Winners in Oscar 2009

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:17:10 PST

Here is Oscar 2009 winners list:

BEST PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk

BEST ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Milk

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: A.R. Rahman and Gulzar — Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Wall-E

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Departures

BEST ART DIRECTION: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The Duchess

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY: Man on a Wire

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY: Smile Pinki

BEST EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST MAKEUP: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST ANIMATED SHORT: La Maison en Petits Cubes

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT: Spielzeugland (Toyland)

BEST SOUND EDITING: The Dark Knight

BEST SOUND MIXING: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Jommy Wins in Fear Factor

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:56:49 PST

After numerous grueling challenges, Jommy "Scorpion King" Teotico bested 11 other bets to win ABS-CBN’s “Pinoy Fear Factor: Argentina, South America” Friday, February 20.

The 24-year-old model won P2 million, a house and lot and the title "El Ultimo Participante" after defeating Janna "Bonana" Dominguez in the show's "Car Roll Over" challenge.

In the final challenge, both contestants were required to drive a car over a ramp that would explode, flipping the car over at least once. The participante that brought his car farthest from the ramp wins the contest.

In the end, Jommy's driving expertise gave him the edge in the final challenge as his car flipped and settled more than 22 meters and 50 centimeters away from the ramp compared to Janna's record of 17 meters and 10 centimeters.

Teotico earned the moniker "Scorpion King" after eating 20 scorpions in one of the PFF challenges. He also earned the respect and admiration of other contestants after setting a Fear Factor world record in the Car Re-Entry stunt.

Americas's Emptiest Cities

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:12:30 PST

For decades, Las Vegas, ripe with new construction and economic development, burgeoned into a shimmering urban carnival. Detroit, once the fulcrum of American industry, sagged and rusted under its own weight.
These days, it's the worst of times for both.

Las Vegas edged Detroit for the title of America's most abandoned city. Atlanta came in third, followed by Greensboro, N.C., and Dayton, Ohio. Our rankings, a combination of rental and homeowner vacancy rates for the 75 largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country, are based on fourth-quarter data released Feb. 3 by the Census Bureau. Each was ranked on rental vacancies and housing vacancies; the final ranking is an average of the two.

Cities like Detroit and Dayton are casualties of America's lengthy industrial decline. Others, like Las Vegas and Orlando, are mostly victims of the recent housing bust. Boston and New York are among the lone bright spots, while Honolulu is the nation's best with a vacancy rate of 5.8% for homes and a scant 0.5% for rentals.

Still, empty neighborhoods are becoming an increasingly daunting problem across the country. The national rental vacancy rate now stands at 10.1%, up from 9.6% a year ago; homeowner vacancy has edged up from 2.8% to 2.9%. Richmond, Va.'s rental vacancy rate of 23.7% is the worst in America, while Orlando's 7.4% rate is lousiest on the homeowner side. Detroit and Las Vegas are among the worst offenders by both measures--the Motor City sports vacancy rates of 19.9% for rentals and 4% for homes; Sin City has rates of 16% and 4.7%, respectively.

"It's a mess," says Vegas developer Laurence Hallier. "Right now, things are just frozen. Everybody's scared."

Hallier, 40, knows from experience. His $600 million Panorama Towers complex was a tremendous success at its inception three years ago. The first of his four planned residential skyscrapers sold out in six months; the second, which opened in 2007, sold out in 12 weeks. As the third tower neared completion last fall, Hallier had sold 92% of its units. Then the recession hit, and only half the units ended up closing. Hallier says it will take years to break even, and plans for the fourth tower have been delayed indefinitely.

There are others who've made--and lost--far worse gambles on Vegas property. In 2007, Israeli billionaire Yitzhak Tshuva and partner Nochi Dankner paid $1.25 billion to buy a 34.5-acre site on the Strip, with plans to build an $8 billion mega-casino modeled after New York's Plaza Hotel. By November, the value of the lot had plummeted to $650 million--half what they paid for it. Groundbreaking on the casino has been pushed back to 2010, and today, the land may be worth less than the $625 million Tshuva and Dankner borrowed to buy it.

The Plaza debacle is emblematic of the problems afflicting millions of property owners in Vegas and around the country--and can explain, in large part, the origins of America's housing crisis.

As real estate prices skyrocketed during the boom, consumers took out massive loans to buy homes, assuming values would continue to rise. Instead they took a nosedive, especially in places like Las Vegas, Florida and Phoenix, where the housing boom had created excess inventory and so-called "bad loans" were rampant. Many homeowners suddenly found themselves with properties worth far less than the mortgages they'd taken out. In the worst cases, banks foreclosed, leaving people without homes--and with more debt than they'd had to begin with.

The situation in places like Las Vegas is bad enough, but Detroit's problems run much deeper. Though its vacancy rates are marginally better than Sin City's, Motown has been on the empty side for decades. An industrial boomtown during the first half of the 20th century, Detroit's population swelled from 285,000 in 1900 to 990,000 in 1920, reaching a peak of 1.8 million in 1950.

But starting in the 1960s, Detroit began a precipitous decline. Detroit's population is now 900,000--half what it was in the middle of the century--and many of its neighborhoods languish in varying states of decay. Most scholars blame rapid suburbanization, outsourcing of manufacturing jobs, and federal programs they say exacerbated the situation by creating a culture of joblessness and dependency.

Yet after more than half a century, countless scholars, politicians, community organizers developers and nonprofit workers have been unable to come up with a solution to fix Detroit.

Will Las Vegas eventually suffer the same fate?

"I don't think Vegas is overbuilt," says Hallier. "Despite what everybody says, Vegas still has 2 million people."

Time will tell if this sort of optimism is warranted. Cynics who've witnessed Detroit's decline might liken Hallier's opinions to another Dickens oeuvre: Great Expectations.

Inaugural Address of Barck Obama

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:37:11 PST

My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears, and true to our founding documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.

For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. All this we will do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. Those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our founding fathers ... our found fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all the other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it)."

America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.

Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.

F*** the Project

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:15:32 PST

We have spent our two weeks (including Saturdays, Sundays and Holiday) in the office just to finish the requirements for our project. Well, at the moment we are still here in the office, just obviously spent the night just to come up with a good results. Luckily, we have come up with the deployment package and tested the application in our own, but we have to wait for the official testers of the team before we can go home. It's only 6:05 AM now and the official business hours is 9:00 AM!

I have lost my patience!

F*** the this project we cannot go home, we cannot sleep, we cannot complain! Can you call this work? Dedication? You decide.

Daylight Saving Time

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:01:47 PDT

At 2:00 a.m. local on Sunday, November 2, 2008, most of the United States (except Hawaii and Arizona) will leave daylight saving time behind and fall back an hour to standard time.

The annoyance of resetting clocks (or forgetting to, and showing up an hour early for appointments on Sunday) may raise the question of why we bother with this rigmarole in the first place.

Daylight saving time is most often associated with the oh-so-sweet extra hour of sleep in fall (and the not-so-nice loss of an hour in spring), but some of the original reasons for resetting our clocks twice a year including saving energy and having more daylight hours for retailers, sporting events and other activities that benefit from a longer day.

As far back as the 1700s, people recognized the potential to save energy by jumping clocks ahead one hour in the summer - Benjamin Franklin even wrote about it - although the idea was not put into practice until the 20th century.

During both World Wars, the United States and Great Britain began observing daylight saving time.

After the war, U.S. states were free to choose whether to observe daylight saving time and the calendar start dates of the time change. The result was time confusion for travelers and newscasters. In 1966, Congress enacted the Uniform Time Act, which stated that if any state observed daylight saving, it had to follow a uniform protocol, beginning and ending on the same dates throughout the country.

Starting in 2007, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 lengthened daylight saving time by four weeks, starting it three weeks earlier in spring and ending it one week later in fall. Daylight saving now begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday of November.

Formerly it began on the first Sunday of April and ended on the last Sunday of October, so that extra week gives trick-or-treaters a precious extra hour of candy-gathering before sunset.

But not everyone is wild about daylight saving time, with some states opting out all together and others proposing to do so.

Hawaii has never observed daylight saving time, as its tropical latitude means its daylight hours stay fairly constant year-round. Arizona likewise has not observed daylight saving time since 1967 because the extra daylight in the summer would just mean more energy consumption to keep the desert state's residents cool.

Many Alaskans would like to stop observing daylight saving time because the change in daylight from summer to winter is already so extreme at their northerly latitude. A petition has even been set before the state this year to abolish the observance of daylight saving time in Alaska.

Florida too finds daylight saving time less useful because of it's southerly latitude. In 2008, a Florida state senator introduced a bill to abolish the practice in Florida.

From 1970 to 2006, most of Indiana didn't observe daylights time, but began to do so in April 2006 after eight counties in the western portion of the state switched from the Eastern to the Central Time Zone.

Source: yahoo news

Trick or Treat

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:51:58 PDT

Trick-or-treating, is a custom for children on Halloween in which they proceed from house to house in costumes, asking for treats such as confectionery with the question, "Trick or treat?" The "trick" part of "trick or treat" is an idle threat to play a trick on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. Trick-or-treating is one of the main traditions of Halloween. It has become socially expected that if one lives in a neighborhood with children one should purchase treats in preparation for trick-or-treaters. The National Confectioners Association reported in 2005 that 80 percent of adults in the United States planned to give out confectionery to trick-or-treaters, and that 93 percent of children planned to go trick-or-treating.

In modern Ireland there is neither the Scottish party-piece nor the American jocular threat, just "treats" — in the form of apples or nuts given out to the children. However, in 19th and early 20th century Ireland it was often much more extravagant — for example, slates were placed over the chimney-pots of houses filling the rooms with smoke and field gates were lifted off their hinges and hung from high tree branches.

Until the 1990s, Irish children said "Help the Halloween Party," but are now more inclined to use the American "Trick or treat" due to the influence of American popular culture, movies, and television. In Waterford, the phrase "attin far Halloween" is still commonly used, being the vernacular pronunciation of "anything for Halloween".

In Quebec, Canada, children also go door to door on Halloween. However, in French speaking neighbourhoods, instead of "Trick or treat?", they will simply say "Halloween", though in tradition it used to be La charité s'il-vous-plaît (Charity, please).

In Ohio, Iowa, and Massachusetts, the night designated for Trick-or-treating is referred to as Beggars Night since moving the date from Halloween in a successful effort to end the vandalism that had often accompanied Halloween activities.

In the Philippines, trick or treating is mostly done in the office, employees bring their children, nieces, and nephews to participate. Recently, in our company many of the children participated in the said event. Also, costume party is also celebrated with festivities.

Little Grand Dreamer

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:13:02 PDT

Last October 04, 2008 PDA Little Grand Dream Night was held at Dolphy Theatre inside the ABS-CBN compound. PDA is one of the reality shows here in the Philippines aired by ABS-CBN network. PDA mentors taught their scholars of different singing techniques to make them more competitive.

Little Dreamers is just a special show that is televised along with PDA Big Dreamers that was just ended last September 2008 (I also posted the result here). Going back to the Grand Dream Night of the Little Dreamers, the show was started with an intermission number by the top six little dreamers. If you have witnessed their journey you will really appreciate the kids, they were cute, smart and talented. Some of them were known as future rock star, little belter, heartrob, darling of the crowds and many more.

In the middle of the show, the bottom three was announced and they were Cristina from Cavite, Risie from Palawan, and Aubrey. Honestly, I was really affected with the result, but as the saying goes, "in any game, there's always a winner and a loser".

After the announcement of the bottom three, the top three little dreamers sung their contest piece Angelo (I Want To Break Free), Amy (Ako Ang Nagwagi) and Philip (You Raised Me Up). After delivering their pieces, a short intermission number was given by the top six big dreamers.
And now the moment we have all been waiting for, the announcement of winners, on third place was Angelo, second was Amy, and the Grand Little Dreamer was Philip Nolasco from General Santos City.

So, let us just wait what will happen to these cute kids in the music industry.

Picture was taken from starmometer.

You Can Run But....

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:05:58 PDT

so the pumpkin is taking a bath...

wahahahahah.... hallow

pasawayyyyyyyyyyy

la lang.......

Bring Me To Life

noreply@blogger.com (naruterzz) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:05:42 PDT

The butterfly in motion....

The atlas...

The reindeers were on vacation....with santa

Come on let's swim.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm what are they doing?