<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2014 00:04:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>rants and raves</category><category>Philippines</category><category>events</category><category>humor</category><category>inspirational</category><category>politics</category><category>celebrations</category><category>christmas</category><category>contest</category><category>sweetness</category><category>chocolate</category><category>dNeero</category><category>road trip</category><category>survey</category><category>PTC</category><category>blog roll</category><category>carvings</category><category>disclosure policy</category><category>favorites</category><category>food trip</category><category>games</category><category>hero</category><category>online finds</category><category>paintings</category><category>shopping</category><category>sports</category><category>tag</category><category>world issues</category><title>Site Hopper</title><description></description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>89</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-8979915944643007019</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-02T22:20:38.769+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Finally Coming Back w/ a Post</title><description>Its been some time that I have written a post in this blog, but finally I decided to do some posting in this blog. Recently its really been quite busy for me in real life, hospital stuff and other stuff. Aside from the recent busy trend, I always take a glimpse at the street sights which I usually observed when I travel from the house to the hospital and vice versa. Its usually a great scenic view but sometimes I m distracted with sights of garbage being littered around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since the dawn of industrialization, garbage have mounted to increasing amounts which have left our precious world polluted. With this problem, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.veoliaes.com.au/commercial-services/waste-collection-and-recycling&quot;&gt;waste management&lt;/a&gt; has been a top priority to minimize waste and garbage from growing. Different schemes have been invented and implemented to address this growing threat. Countries around the Philippines are also showing off with how they manage this ecological threat. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.veoliaes.com.au/commercial-services/waste-collection-and-recycling&quot;&gt;Waste management Sydney&lt;/a&gt; have shown a great way in dealing with waste, making it up ahead in dealing and controlling waste and garbage. Hopefully in the near future, the garbage and waste that I usually see along the road will be cleared and won&#39;t ever cross my eyes again.</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2009/03/finally-coming-back-w-post.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-1244919188742350728</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-06T23:56:37.878+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">contest</category><title>Blog Anniversary with a Bang</title><description>&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mirasblog.com/2009/01/win-cash-ec-credits-blog-layout-and.html&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CjTUjhOwhGc/SXvyh4SfTaI/AAAAAAAABuM/CdLoaeQVYQw/s400/Giveaway+button3.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While blog hoping, I found this cool contest with so so so many prizes. Mira of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mirasblog.com&quot;&gt;Random Thoughts&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.i-exhale.com&quot;&gt;A Moment to Exhale&lt;/a&gt; is celebrating her anniversary with a bang, so I invite you to join and get a chance to grab a piece of this great prizes. Click the button above to join.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;1st PRIZE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$25 - c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mirasblog.com/&quot;&gt;Random Thoughts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customized Blog Layout (blogger platform) c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myweb-blog.com/&quot;&gt;My Web-Blog Designs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 Swarovsky Bracelet c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yenshandmades.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Yen&#39;s Handmades&lt;/a&gt; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://yenshandmades.blogspot.com/2009/01/silverperidot-wrist-hugger.html&quot;&gt;Click here to see the ITEM&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;br /&gt;$20 + 2000 EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://dfoolonthehill.com/&quot;&gt;Windmill on the Hill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$10 + 500 EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://madzlifesdiary.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;My Life&#39;s Journey to Success&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$10 + 500 EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://madzlifesknowledge.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Things I Did Not Know Before&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$10 + 500 EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://mybeachweddinginmauritius.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Unique Ideas For Your Beach Weddings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://nightclicksforextras.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Night Clicks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netfreesource.com/&quot;&gt;NetFreeSource&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3000 - EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mirasblog.com/&quot;&gt;Random Thoughts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 month 125x125 ad space c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charlota.org/&quot;&gt;Dashing Beauty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 month 125x125 ad space c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pinaysinglemommy.com/&quot;&gt;Tales of a Pinay Single Mommy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 Photo Pop Art Make-over c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sweetytots.com/&quot;&gt;Sweety Tots&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;2nd PRIZE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$20 - c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://mira_burns.bravejournal.com/&quot;&gt;Mira&#39;s Web Journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2500 - EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://mira_burns.bravejournal.com/&quot;&gt;Mira&#39;s Web Journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2000 - EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.i-exhale.com/&quot;&gt;A Moment to Exhale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;20GB Web Hosting c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://angelic-melody.net/&quot;&gt;http://angelic-melody.net &lt;/a&gt;+ 500EC credits&lt;br /&gt;1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://my-countryhome.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;My Countryhome&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carlota.angelic-pink.net/&quot;&gt;Live Love Pink&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://syppera.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Samantha&#39;s Own&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 month 125x125 ad space c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.1716south.com/&quot;&gt;1716 South&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 month 125x125 ad space c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://garagesaleswap.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Garage Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 Photo Pop Art Make-over c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sweetytots.com/&quot;&gt;Sweety Tots&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;3rd PRIZE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$15 - c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.i-exhale.com/&quot;&gt;A Moment to Exhale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3000 - EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://realmantoys.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Big Boys Have Toys Too&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2000 - EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://tasteofbothworlds.typepad.com/&quot;&gt;A Taste of Both Worlds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://kharlota.com/&quot;&gt;Kharlota dot Com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o A&lt;a href=&quot;http://girlforallstatus.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt; 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&lt;br /&gt;1500 - EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.i-exhale.com/&quot;&gt;A Moment to Exhale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1000 - EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://mira-burns.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;My Barefoot Journey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1000 - EC credits c/o &lt;a href=&quot;http://eastcoastlife.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;EastCoastLife&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2009/02/blog-anniversary-with-bang.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CjTUjhOwhGc/SXvyh4SfTaI/AAAAAAAABuM/CdLoaeQVYQw/s72-c/Giveaway+button3.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-4934003003665949354</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-12T02:05:36.769+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">events</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Thoughts On The Current Middle East War</title><description>The current headlines both domestic and international are all about the current war going on at the Gaza Strip. The war started with Israel aiming to disarm Hamas which takes refuge at the Gaza Strip. Couple of days ago, the war started with air strikes into key locations in Gaza, after a few more days the ground offensive started and up to now hundreds of dead people are found both soldiers and civilians alike. Aside from the casualties, thousands of injuries are also noted and the city is torn apart by broken buildings and debris. Thousands of demonstrators across the globe have also started protesting&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Israel went into war because Hamas fired rockets into them causing damages in their territory. For me, hopefully the war would end soon and hopefully Israel&#39;s terms are met and Hamas would stop firing rockets at them. Ending the war early would end the number of casualties and injuries.  Nobody wants war and there are no winners when a war ends, it would all be anguish and pain. The international community are looking into this matter and trying to end this as soon as possible. Terms should be proposed for them to meet halfway and end the war immediately. Its a start of a new year, and no one wants bitterness at the start of a new year. End the war and let peace take its placed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://s3.amazonaws.com/giles/horribly_wounded_iraqi_child.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2009/01/thoughts-on-current-middle-east-war.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-7155907657783294264</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-10T10:14:49.845+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">online finds</category><title>Housewares and Home Products Online</title><description>In our everyday lives, housewares and home products such as washing machines, flat irons, vacuum cleaners, air conditioners, food storages and many more have helped and made life more comfortable for us in one way or another. Getting them at a one stop shop offers less hustle and is more convenient for the buyers and at the same time they could also have great choices from the different varieties available.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Housewares+and+Home+Maintenance&quot;&gt;Your House We Care&lt;/a&gt;, you can get all your housewares and home products from the smallest to the biggest. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Housewares+and+Home+Maintenance&quot;&gt;Your House We Care&lt;/a&gt; is an online houseware and home products store which finds all the available products online and crawls them like search engines do. It could be your one stop online shop for all your household needs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to find a new washing machine to replace your old one or get some one a gift you could visit their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Washing+Machines&quot;&gt;Washing Machine Section&lt;/a&gt; which offers different washing machine models and different brands. Looking to complement your new washing machine, you could look for a new clothes dryer at their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Clothes+Dryers&quot;&gt;Clothes Dryer Section&lt;/a&gt;. How about keeping it cool during a hot humid day, you could visit their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Air+Conditioners&quot;&gt;Air Conditioners Section&lt;/a&gt; to make your day cool as ice. Aside from the different products they also give you some information and advices regarding the different brands and models. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are still a lot of products available aside from the ones mentioned above, so why wait visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Housewares+and+Home+Maintenance&quot;&gt;Your House We Care&lt;/a&gt; for your revolutionize online shopping experience.</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2009/01/housewares-and-home-products-online.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-4748182273663491727</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-09T12:19:55.948+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">events</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>New Year Resolutions</title><description>With the coming of every New Year, also comes different New Year Resolutions from the different personalities and even the different people around you. Each individual has a certain goal for the New Year, something different from last year&#39;s, something to improve on or something to remove from one&#39;s system. But for me I ve never tried to make any New Year resolutions becasue I know for one thing I can only keep it up for a couple of months then the resolution will be forgotten usually mid year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New Year resolutions are ok, something to look forward through the year but its really hard maintaining one. For me, a positive outlook in life on a day to day basis is better compared to one resolution for the whole year. Every day activities differ from one another, so your resolution may work now but won&#39;t tomorrow. If you handle things independently, on a day to day basis, you can at least meet your goals everyday. Having a New Years resolution is not bad but a unique resolution for each day is more attainable. So which resolutions have you set for this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gapersblock.com/detour/gfx/resolutions_01012007.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-year-resolutions.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-2355036258835501411</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-07T19:44:14.454+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">food trip</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Crab For Lunch</title><description>After a grueling time at the hospital, I grabbed my bag and headed home with my eyes half opened. I was asleep at the bus on my way home lucky enough that I woke were my stopped was supposed to be. Before going home, I bought a dozen doughnuts for my father because he celebrated his birthday yesterday. So after a few meters walk, I was finally home and just in time for lunch. Both of my parents are just starting to have lunch so I hurry up and joined and my stomach started to smile as I saw what lunch was.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We had CRAB for lunch something for my dad&#39;s birthday and it was really smells good and tasted good as well. My mother cooked it using her own recipe, I don&#39;t know how she did it, what ingredients were used but I was happy and enjoyed lunch after the Christmas season. So I focused myself on the crab&#39;s giant pincers, after breaking some nasty shell, the meat was really good. After having a heavy lunch, I had the doughnuts I bought for dessert. All in all plus a glass of ice called soda really made my tired body feel at ease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although crabs are generally delicious, I still need to control my appetite when eating them because they are notorious in elevating one&#39;s cholesterol and blood pressure. Inspite of this health warning, its was still delicious to indulge in some more crab meat, more than the usual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.inghamroadseafood.com.au/products/large/crabs.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2009/01/crab-for-lunch.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-5789613329722333944</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-04T16:16:56.305+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">celebrations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">events</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Late Holiday Gifts</title><description>The Holiday Seasons are over but that didn&#39;t stopped me from buying presents for someone special. That someone special is no other than me. Haven&#39;t had the time to go to the malls during the actual holiday season due to my hospital rotation. But the other day, I had some free time and pulled myself to go to a nearby mall. So I grabbed myself some money and went to the mall while time permits me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My current cellphone, is already two years with me so I decided that its about time to give it some change. So I roamed around the mall looking for a cellphone which would fit me because I m not currently updated with the latest cellphone models. So after around 1 hour of roaming around the mall and some cellphone searching, I finally decided to buy a cellphone of the same brand but a newer model and as of now I m currently happy with my choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even though the holiday season is over its never to late to pamper yourself with some gifts. Hopefully the next holiday season I would be able to buy gifts on time and give them on the time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://blogs.trb.com/features/consumer/shopping/blog/gift2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2009/01/late-holiday-gifts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-6470436590370085221</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-01T22:00:38.453+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">events</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philippines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>New Year Celebrations and  Injuries</title><description>Every first morning of every new year I make it a habit to always turn on the TV and tune in to the morning news to see the different injuries that happened, usually due to firecrackers, during the new year&#39;s eve celebration. Aside from the injuries I also checked the different fireworks display of the different countries as they welcome the new year with a bang. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So this morning was no different, the news featured the different celebrations among the different places here in the Philippines and also new year celebrations held in different countries in the world. New Zealand was first featured because I think it was the first country to reach 2009. Countries from the other continents were also featured. All I can say is that they really love their fireworks. All of them featured a special fireworks display as the end of 2008 and the start of 2009 was welcomed. Aside from the fireworks, crowds were also noted as they say &quot;Welcome 2009&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After the fireworks presentation, the exciting part of the news came. Updates from the different hospitals in the Metro where being flashed and shots of firework victims are beings shown. I still get to scratched my head, every year victims just don&#39;t learn, they really want their fingers lessen and suffer during a night of celebration. But according to the statistics, firework injuries this year and also gunshot injuries have lessen compared to last year&#39;s celebration. At least were going somewhere positive. Hopefully next year I wouldn&#39;t be bloody as this year, and hopefully we could find alternatives in making noises in welcoming the new year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44328000/jpg/_44328936_vendor_afp203.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-year-celebrations-and-injuries.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-6903172583640852495</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-31T20:44:46.144+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">events</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philippines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Happy New Year Everyone</title><description>Just a few hours more and we are already celebrating the birth of a new year here in our country. One of the exciting scenes here in the new  year are the injuries cause by fire crackers which are being featured on the TV news. As of now, some early patients are already visiting the nearest hospitals to get their stitches and some for their fingers to be cut off. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aside from the fire works excitement, one of the highlight of every new year celebration is the food being prepared by every family. As of now I just have finished dinner and I m still planning to eat a little bit more this midnight. I better eat now coz I m planning to trim down on my diet this coming 2009.  Food is great but still we have to bear in mind that overeating is also not good for ourselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another thing that happens every 12 mn of January 1 is the noise being generated by the whole neighborhood. Aside from the fireworks, the &quot;torotots&quot;, we also have the &quot;calderos&quot; and vehicle horns which could add the noise believe to drive out evil spirits for the coming year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally every year lots of predictions are being made. These predictions are usually focused on important people on the different aspects of their lives. As for me, I really don&#39;t believe in predictions, for now lets just all celebrate a very very happy new year and hopefully this will be a good start for everyone of us. May you all have a happy and prosperous New Year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.solidworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/happy-new-year-2008.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/happy-new-year-everyone.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-343315064858105130</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-27T18:03:39.224+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">celebrations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">events</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Post Christmas Greeting</title><description>Haven&#39;t written a Christmas post last Christmas day, quite busy in real life (hospital duties)But remembering Christmas 2 days after is not that bad. Christmas is the time of the year wherein all the people for me are happy and in a good mood. Its the season for giving and at the same time for making up among enemies. Aside from the happy faces, roads and street are well decorated with lights and with Christmas decors and this doesn&#39;t only happen in one town, province or country but happens all throughout the word. The day the world remembers the Christ was born among us which is the true meaning of Christmas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The real essence of Christmas is not just the gift givings, eating and drinking spree, great gatherings but it is the time when Jesus Christ was born. Without him coming into this world, Christmas won&#39;t be celebrated. So this Christmas season, lets not just go hunt for gifts, eat and drink enormous loads. visit the hippiest Christmas parties but let us remember the true essence of Christmas and lets share His love among our follow men. Merry Christmas&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q274/Maytea/belen.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/post-christmas-greeting.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-7438245062153554291</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-24T20:27:32.065+08:00</atom:updated><title>Holiday Glass Frames For A Brand New You</title><description>Before the holiday season ends, I have chance upon an online optical store which offers different holiday glass frames to suit your different moods for this time of the year. They have a variety of holiday glass frames with different colors from green, red, blue and many more but the one below is my favorite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://zennioptical.com/cart/t_87_03.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php&quot;&gt;The popular online eyeglasses shop&lt;/a&gt; has gone all the way to bring us a cool and unique holiday gift for our loved ones. Aside from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php?cat=31&quot;&gt;Holiday Glass Frames From Zenni Optical&lt;/a&gt; they also offer &lt;a href=&quot;http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php&quot;&gt;$ 8 Complete Rx Eyeglasses&lt;/a&gt; which could aide anyone in their daily vision activities. So be fashionable and award yourself this holiday season and visit Zenni Optical to grab yourself glass frames for a brand new you.</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/holiday-glass-frames-for-brand-new-you.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-8307053423837166510</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-21T10:47:08.563+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">events</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philippines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>The Philippine Parol</title><description>In the Philippines when the holiday season comes, one would usually see the parol in every street and home here in the country. The parol is a Christmas lantern made locally in the Philippines. It is the most common Christmas decor among small houses, big houses, establishments and even in streets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The parol is easily made, one can use a couple a small bamboo sticks with a piece of plastic and you can make an elegant parol. If I remembered right, I made a couple of parols during my grade school years. The parol differs in color depending on the mood of the maker, which for him/her describes best the season of Christmas. Aside from the color, the parol also differs in different sizes, from the sizes that fit your palm to giant sizes place on giant Christmas trees and on tall buildings. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The shape of the parol is base and inspired by the nativity cross which appeared on the very first Christmas. Filipinos also believe that the parol brings hope and goodwill during the Christmas season. The structure of the parol has evolve during the years, from the simple forms years ago, to the complicated ones being made now a days. So the next time you see a parol you might think that the Christmas season is near and you are in the lovely Philippines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://photos.the-protagonist.net/albums/Christmas-Parol-Lantern/IMG_0165.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/philippine-parol.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-5140616056264646264</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-18T14:15:34.072+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philippines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Philippine Wonders</title><description>Today, I came across a 2009 calendar which features different Philippine wonders. Its front page features 12 wonders found all around the Philippines and below is a round down with a brief description of the 12 wonders featured in the said calendar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baguio City&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This city is located in northern Luzon and is approximately 250 kilometers from Manila. Baguio City is also known as the Summer Capital of the Philippines and is the most frequented destination in Northern Luzon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.freewebs.com/annej_lily/baguio%20city.JPG&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Underground River, Palawan City&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A world heritage site inscribe by UNESCO, it features an 8.2 kilometer navigable underground river. The river flows within a deep cavern under rugged limestone and marble cliffs which are the special features of this underground wonder. Stalactite pillars and rock formations  are also outstanding features of the park.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/15287/124828/f/887500-Underground-River-in-Palawan-1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Banaue Rice Terraces&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dubbed as one of the eight wonders of the world, the rice terraces start from the base of the mountain range and reach up to several thousands feet high. The rice terraces made 2000 years ago manifests the engineering skill and ingenuity of the sturdy Ifugaos. It was inscribed in the UNESCO Heritage List as a continuing cultural landscape in 1995.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://joyful-ep.jp/assistant-blog/Llanetz/uploaded_images/BANAUE-RICE-TERRACES-715556.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boracay Island&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Located at the northwestern tip of Panay, this small island has meanwhile has become the number 1 tourist destination of the Philippines. The best part of the island is its 4km &quot;White Beach&quot; and some experienced travelers claim it to be the finest beach in all of Asia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.e-philippines.com.ph/images/boracay-beach.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Callao Cave in Penablanca, Cagayan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a seven-chambered cave which boast massive limestone and other rock formation and a skylights and a chapel. More than 300 caves dot the area, 75 of which have been documented by the National Museum since 1977.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.mynetbizz.com/pages/cagayan-de-oro-city/seven-chamber-callao-cave-c.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Camiguin Beach&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its located 7 kilometers from Mambajao proper and is one of the favorite sandy beaches in the island. Native cottages, multi-purpose building and a restaurant are also available.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thefilipinofriends.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/camiguin_white_island.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chocolate Hills&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Located in Bohol, it is the most famous tourist attraction in Bohol. Among the 1,776 perfectly cone-shaped hills which abound in Central Bohol, two of the hills have been developed into a resort. On top of the hill is a complex that offers accommodation, conference rooms, restaurant and a view deck&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gonomad.com/destinations/0705/visayas-images/chocolate-hills.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hundred Islands&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is located in the province of Pangasinan in northern Philippines. The islands (124 at low tide and 123 at high tide) are scattered along the Lingayen Gulf and cover an area of 18.44 square kilometers. They are believed to be about 2 million years old.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.philsite.net/images/pangasinan_islands.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mayon Volcano&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mayon is an overwhelming and magnificent in its grandeur. The volcano&#39;s northern trail exudes the fragrance of forest trees and diverse vegetation and has made a habitat to different unique species.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://mabuhay.es/files/Mayon-Volcano.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mt. Apo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This mountain is the highest point in the Philippines. It is also the home of the most prized Philippine orchid species like the vanda sanderiana and some of the most exotic fruits. and the endangered Philippine Eagle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.malapascua.de/Volcanoe-Map/Vulkan_APO/mt-apo_mit_Wolke.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;San Juanico Bridge&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The longest and the most beautifully designed bridge in the Philippines. It connects Brgy Cabalawan, Tacloban City and Sta Rita town, Samar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.evis.net.ph/bestinev/pictures/Dec2004/pic13.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tubbataha Reef&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A marine sanctuary located in the Middle Central Sulu Sea, 98 nautical miles southeast of Puerto Princesa City. Travel by boat from Puerto Princesa is approximately 12 hours to reach  this marine sanctuary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://valuehostings.com/joan/images/tubbataha%20reef_big.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/philippine-wonders.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-4154773117556702289</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-16T21:16:45.262+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philippines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Start of &quot;Misa De Gallo&quot;</title><description>Here in the Philippines, it is tradition that prior to Christmas day, Early morning masses or the so called &quot;Misa De Gallo&quot; are held in different churches for 9 consecutive days up to the 24th of December. Today marks the 1st day of the 9 and church goers fill the church early this morning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Misa De Gallo has started in the Philippines way back to the Spanish colonial days. It was said the this dawn masses were for Filipino farmers during that time. Since then up to the present the &quot;Misa De Gallo&quot; or more locally known as &quot;Simbang Gabi&quot; is held every year in nearly all catholic churches in the whole country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aside from the mass itself, the &quot;Misa De Gallo&quot; offers a variety of different food serve outside the church. Usually after the mass, church goes would rush into these this food stalls and have a mouthful of different food varieties. Among the food offered are &quot;Puto Bumbong&quot;, &quot;Bibingka&quot;, Hot Chocolate and many more. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even its a hundred years old, the &quot;Misa De Gallo&quot; is still being held up to this day and Filipinos still go to these masses without miss.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.b5media.com/media/19/simbang-gabi2.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/start-of-misa-de-gallo.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-8072749070854906165</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-14T21:58:53.084+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>ER Christmas Party</title><description>Last night, me and some of my co-interns attended the Christmas party of the ER people. It was held in a party place in one of the villages in city. It started early in the night and I think it ended up to the wee hours of the morning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The party was well represented, from ER consultants, ER residents, nurses, orderlies and even the ambulance drivers were there. The party was well off with food, from a started of shawarma to the main course of lechon (a local delicacy). Ice cream was serve for dessert. After eating through the food courses, beer was serve, and it was given till you drop. Raffle prizes were also given but it has a special twist. If you win a raffle, before you can get your prize, you must drink one loadfull of beer bong and I was proud that I was up for the task, completed it and claim my prize. A presentation was made for the different ER personnel, from the serious to the not so serious. All in all the party was enjoyed and all of us are looking forward to next year&#39;s Christmas Party.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/eparty/bottlebeerbong.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/er-christmas-party.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-6544549985145266318</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-11T12:29:17.706+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Intern&#39;s Night Out</title><description>Yesterday, the interns in our hospital joined a party session sponsored by a pharmaceutical company for all the interns from different hospitals here in Manila. The event was well prepared and well attended. Interns from all over the metro came in to have a night of enjoyment and relaxation. Freebies were also given.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Upon entering the venue, freebies from the booths were given. Each of us was given a paper bag with some useful things inside. Then at the party area, drinks and cocktails were served. The program showed some performances from celebrities and other dancers and singers. The main event of the evening was the talent competition among the different interns from different hospitals. There were a total of 8 groups all of which gave it a good effort. Unfortunately only was declared a winner&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After the event, me and my friends went to a nearby karaoke lounge and did some singing until around 3 in the morning. Upon arriving at home I hit the bed right away, it was a tiring night but it was well enjoyed. How says doctors don&#39;t know how to party.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.worklessparty.org/party/party1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/interns-night-out.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-1611203807305525885</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-09T20:07:18.716+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Losing Weight - A Very Hard Task</title><description>Currently I m 10 to 15 kilos off my ideal weight and I want to lose that fast, I mean not the fast but I want to lose those extra kilos. Currently I m not on a diet or something, or any food supplements but I have reduced the carbo load that I eat but still I go eating and not starving myself.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For me losing weight and maintaining your ideal weight is one of the hardest task known to mankind. I think its really been a struggle not just for me but for a bunch of million of people out there. Being in the right weight doesn&#39;t make you vulnerable to different disease which are associated with increase weight. Imagine not eating your favorite food, that is one hell of a hard job. But being in the right weight has its pros, being healthy makes you more active and you can do more with a right body weight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So hopefully when the new year starts, I m near my ideal weight, not to mentioned I have to past the Christmas season and avoid all my favorite foods. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/cptmichele/LosingWeight.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/losing-weight-very-hard-task.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-1458859159585064402</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-07T13:28:55.408+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philippines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Pacman TKO&#39;s De La Hoya</title><description>Before writing this entry, the fight between the Philippine&#39;s Manny Pacquiao and the Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya just ended. The match ended in Manny&#39;s favor, the fight ended in a TKO at the end of round 8 when De La Hoya decided not to continue. Its another big win not just for Manny but for the whole country and another big celebration is up when the Pacman returns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here in the Philippines, whenever Manny Pacquiao fights, the whole country stops, no traffic is noted in the hours of the fight, no crimes are noted, everyone is glued to the radio or to their TV sets.  Whenever he wins, I could somehow here the echo of a load cheer from the whole country. And as he beat one of the future hall of famers of boxing, Manny is set to have another hero&#39;s welcome when he arrives back here in the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For me I consider it an early Christmas gift for the whole nation, as once again the Pacman has unite the whole nation. Congrats the great Manny &quot;The Pacman&quot; Pacquiao  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://siu.i.ph/photo/d/181-1/manny+pacquiao.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/pacman-tkos-de-la-hoya.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-331066306022447452</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-04T20:56:03.164+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philippines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Charter Change In The Cooking</title><description>Charter change is a way to change the constitution amend some laws, add some new ones or delete old ones. Charter change is currently again in the air the past few days. People of the lower house (Congress) are currently cooking something for charter change to push through and come to think of it elections are just more than a year away. With this line of thought, most people are thinking that the reason why some people want the constitution to be changed is for a termed extension may it be the president or just officials in the local scene.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Charter change was already cooking I think a year or two ago, but it always didn&#39;t push through in the Senate. Currently, people behind the scenes are currently thinking of other ways for the said change to push through. They currently want a constitutional assembly which would joined both the lower and the upper house (Congress and Senate) and then have a vote, in this way they could out vote the Senators. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Makes me wonder sometimes, why at a time of economic crisis would this people want this to push through. They should have at least solve or make solutions to current problems that plagued the country. I think charter change can wait at a more suitable time, maybe after the coming elections when a new president is elected then maybe we can push through with charter change. But as for now, I think most Filipino people need answers and solutions and I think its not found in charter change. Change maybe not in the constitution, but on how policies are run and how changing them could benefit the Filipino people. Change not to push personal interests, but change that would uplift the whole Filipino nation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/monika7777/Peace/change-1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/charter-change-in-cooking.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/monika7777/Peace/th_change-1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-724033722331581819</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-03T20:58:36.433+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Twilight - A Well Enchanted Tail</title><description>Prior to reading of this book, months ago, I heard the buzz among my friends that a great movie with be in cinemas at around end of November or early December this year. So I asked what was the story about it was about a love between a frail human and a strong vampire. I just didn&#39;t think of the thought to much because it was still months ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The past few days, when the trailer is up on every local channel and gossip are currently circulating about the book and the movie, I happened to have the chance of burrowing the 1st book of the series entitled &quot;Twilight&quot;. So I started to read the book a few days back and I m shocked up to this time that I m not yet done, I usually finished a book in a day or two. The book is about a girl who came from the big town (Phoenix) and transferred to a small town. The transition led her to meet a boy (not really a boy in terms of age) who she ends up loving. Catch is, he is a vampire not you ordinary boy next door. Actually I m just past three-fourths of the book and hopefully I can finished it by tonight. After the book I ll try to take a look at the movie interpretation of the book. Hopefully it will be as exciting and tense like the book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.sizzlingpopcorn.com/moviepics/twilight_bigteaserposter.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/12/twilight-well-enchanted-tail.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-5611120952717057018</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-30T14:59:10.958+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Down With Flu</title><description>Yesterday, my tour of duty at the hospital wasn&#39;t that good, I had fever at the hospital at around 38 to 39 degrees celsius aside from the my nose was flowing with mucus all day long. I really hate it when an annoying cold hits me when I m at the hospital, I think I m to vulnerable to other type of diseases but since I m already at the hospital I decided to finish my tour of duty to lessen my make ups at the end of the year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I asked my resident if I could rest for a couple of hours at our quarters which I m glad she gave me. Prior to sleeping, I ate dinner and had  2 paracetamols. I eventually ended up sleeping for like 2 - 3 hours. Upon waking up I was still with fever but somehow I m much better. I did my hospital rounds and eventually ended up sleeping again around 3 in the morning. Hopefully my next duty on Tuesday I would be devoid of fever or a nasty irritating cold.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://lifeas.nickstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/sick.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/11/down-with-flu.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-3269158622499646358</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-28T20:45:45.479+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">celebrations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>Wedding Anniversary</title><description>Wedding anniversaries are great events that are worth to be treasured and to be remembered for the rest of your life. My parents celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary 2 days ago and I greeted them both early in the morning as I was still awake. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They were married back in November 26, 1981 and after a year I was born in the month of December. Each anniversary offered new feats as well as new challenges. Early anniversaries were more on taking care of us because we were still babies, me and my brother. As we grow up, each anniversary changed in celebration and in problems. But as a whole I m really proud of both of them for reaching a great feat and wishing them to have more to come.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The day was quitely celebrated among us family members (4 of us) by simply cooking a bunch of Filipino dishes. As early as now, I m looking forward to their anniversary next year and hopefully I could be the earliest greater next year as I was this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.hotgiftideastips.com/images/Wedding-Anniversary-Gift.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/11/wedding-anniversary.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-4972707872217119759</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-25T18:06:26.384+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>A Balikbayan Friend Arrive</title><description>A classmate of mine from my Medicine Batch of 2008 arrived this morning from the United States. When we graduated last March, he directly flew to the United States to take the USMLE their. Actually it was a surprised visit and we didn&#39;t expect him to be hear at the hospital today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Me and some of my other co-interns were on are way to have lunch at a &quot;Sinangag&quot; store in front of the hospital when someone surprised us from the back. Low and behold it was our friend fresh from the US. Then we shared lunch together with his older sister at a nearby food store. Memories and experiences were shared, things here and abroad were mentioned. It was a fun filled lunch but it was cut short because its already 1:30 in the afternoon and we have to be back at our posts. We are planning to have a welcome back celebration this coming weekend. Hopefully it will be filled with cheers and laughter. Even though we haven&#39;t seen each other for about 6 months its always great to see a good old friend around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.unstructure.com/experimental-design/sp3cial-k-comic-series/sp3cial-k-comic-series.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/11/balikbayan-friend-arrive.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-8303634715769394119</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-24T12:05:55.067+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rants and raves</category><title>A Day At The Funeral</title><description>3 days ago, one of my mentors in the field of orthopedics died due to a car accident. It happen early morning in one of the fly overs along Roxas Boulevard. He was eventually brought to the nearest hospital but he eventually expired. I was still at the hospital at that time when the news broked out and we were all in shocked not expecting the accident to happen. He was a great guy and a good teacher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I visited the funeral two days ago joined by surgery residents in the hospital. The funeral placed was full of people mostly from the medical field.  A mass was given in memory of the beloved doctor and messages by families and friends were said. Most of the talked centered on how the accident happen and some were still in shocked that the accident happened. He is scheduled to be cremated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On my way home, I told myself  &quot;Live life to fullest and make the most of everyday&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u181/universeproms/funeral.jpg&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/11/day-at-funeral.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082152659313272213.post-7819848323643628619</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-21T11:39:38.526+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PTC</category><title>A PTC That Quickly Pays</title><description>I have been roaming the internet constantly for the past few months. Seeing different earning oppurtunities and tried a lot of them too but not all of them promise what they say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During my early days, I came upon the PTC (pay to click) site Neobux. Actually I became a member before it was actually launched and I am an active member up to present. Neobux is greet PTC site which offers good oppurtunities for clickers and at the same time they give valuable advertisement to their clients. Aside from that, the starting payout is a low $2 which you can easily reach in a couple of days. Another good thing about Neobux is that they payout fast, lets say you requested a payout just now, just wait a couple of minutes then the amount is automatically transferred to your Alertpay or Paypal account no need to spend time waiting and Neobux has already paid me around 8 dollars. So I m sharing this cool and no sweat earning oppurtunity for you to grab. Best of all its FREE to join. So come on and give this great oppurtunity a try&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To Join Click The Banner Below:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.neobux.com/?r=jhunxxx&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.neobux.com/imagens/banner1.gif&quot; width=&quot;468&quot; height=&quot;60&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://sitehopper.blogspot.com/2008/11/ptc-that-quickly-pays.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jhun)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>