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The Earth Song

With everything that is happening around us – Haiti, Chile and the onslaught of Ondoy and Pepeng last year in the Philippines, it is not really impossible to think that Mother Nature is getting back at us. Indeed we have done so much damaged to our planet, and now those actions have caused the Earth [...]

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Efren PeƱaflorida, CNN Hero of the Year!

Last month, I joined the whole nation in its campaign to help Efren PeƱaflorida win in the search for the CNN Hero of Year. This time, I join the whole nation in celebrating because Efren won the CNN Hero of Year award! In a headline entitled ā€œPushcart educator named CNN Hero of the Year,ā€ the [...]

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Filipino Efren PeƱaflorida vie for CNN Hero of the Year

He was featured last March as a modern-day hero by CNN because of his simple act of teaching poor children how to read and write. His trademark ‘kariton‘ (push cart) always goes with him wherever he goes on a mission. That recognition has brought Efren PeƱaflorida to the Top 10 CNN Heroes of the Year [...]

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Support Filipino Architect Gonzalo Raymundo

Architect Gonzalo ā€œJunā€ Raymundo, 55, based in Quezon City saw the announcement of a design competition on the web. Seeing that it was easy to join and there were no fees to pay, he came up with a design and joined. Now, this Filipino architect is one of the top 10 finalists in prestigious Guggenheim [...]

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Roller babies

Of course we know they’re not real… but they’re cute and the concept is really creative… the roller babies will definitely be a Youtube sensation. I love watching them again and again…. Here they are ain’t they cute?

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Cebu’s dancing inmates pay tribute to the King of Pop

They after all gained international fame and recognition, when they’re performance of Thriller was uploaded on YouTube in 2007. It has since reached more that 25 million hits, with their performance even reported at CNN, BBC and other international media outlets. Last Saturday, the dancing inmates from Cebu gave tribute to Michael Jackson by performing [...]

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Diversity won over Susan Boyle in Britain’s Got Talent!

Susan Boyle maybe an early favorite to win the finals in “Britain’s Got Talent!” being an overnight internet sensation and all, but it was the 10-men troupe of street dancers from Essex that bagged the first place, with Boyle settling for the second place. Diversity won over Susan Boyle, and even the group was shocked [...]

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iBlog5: So many bloggers… so little time…

So this is my not-so-late post about my iBlog5 experience, and just like everybody else, I enjoyed the day. And why can’t I? I’m in the company of friends! The trip all from Angeles City was really worth it! Thanks to Zorlone who picked me up from MRT North Station, otherwise I wouldn’t know my [...]

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The punch that knocked Hatton out

I’m sure most, if not everybody saw it, the punch that knocked Hatton out in the second round of the match. Wouldn’t you like to see it again? I bet it’s already in YouTube. But they could be long and you only want the punch… the exact moment. Well, here’s a gif image I found [...]

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Yahoo! GeoCities closing down

I could have posted this on my new technology blog, being about internet and technology. But somehow the news that Yahoo! Geocities is closing down has some personal effect on me that’s why I opted to post it here. With Geocities being closed down by Yahoo! I can’t help but be nostalgic. Because before I [...]

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