Fight Cancer

It is evident that certain efforts to help stop cancer are increasing by leaps and bounds. We have been witnesses to huge events attended by notable people internationally. These proves that eradicating cancer would be easier than before. Everyone has a part to do, even in one’s simple ways and means, including the music industry.

Save You by Simple Plan

According to Simple Plan’s site, the lyrics of the song is inspired by Jay Bouvier, Pierre’s (lead singer) brother who was diagnosed with cancer when he’s 28. The end of the video presents some of the people who have endured the hardships and survived cancer.

I personally like the song, especially the lyrics because I can relate to it and I know the feeling of having your loved ones diagnosed with cancer. Both my grandfather and my younger brother died from cancer years ago. I am a living witness to their sufferings while fighting with the disease. And I really salute them for being courageous.

Please support the band and their video “Save You”!

• Get the lyrics here.
• Hear the MP3 format here.

Blog Make-over Mission

I have been less active in my blog these past few months due to my schedule. Making projects, reviewing for tests, and answering assignments consumed a large portion of my time that I find it hard to turn the computer on and go online. But it won’t be the case this Christmas vacation which, I’m glad to announce, starts today. I’ll take advantage of this opportunity to update my blog and make my own “Blog Make-over Mission”.

Journey in Words

I have asked some of my online friends to help me come up with a good blog title on my post “Blog Title” last month. Finally I have come up with a decision: Journey in Words would be my blog title starting today.

Thanks to emben,  joice, jane, juler, kg, upto6only, and jazzie for helping me decide.

Spearmint

Early this morning, I spotted a blog with a nice layout. I learned that the layout is called “Spearmint”. So I replaced my old template, “Shallow”, with this one, although the color still remained blue which is my favorite color.

Thanks to thehusbandspeaks for the template inspiration.

Plurk

It has been one of my online obssesions to voice out anything that I want to say. So aside form blogging, I decided to search for social journal sites. My search results show only one name: Plurk.

Plurk is a “micro-blog” which allows users to post short messages and updates about themselves. It officially went online on May 12, 2008. Karma points are also part of the service that they offer. To sign up for Plurk, click here.

I also placed a Plurk widget which can be gound at the lower part of my sidebar. Follow me on Plurk here.

Links

I have also updated my “Blogs” side bar part.

• And I Am Mordsith
• Chalks and Crayons
• Emben
• Fire Play
• Gracielicious Unlimited
• Jazzie’z Blog
• Kumareng Grace
• Opinion Pinoy
• Purple Worm
• The Elaborynth Mind
• The Opposite of Apathy
• Tired but Happy
• Up to 6 Only

Minor Improvements

1. I have merged the “Email”, “About Me, and “Links” to only one item: “The Author”.
2. I have also merged the “Blog Statistics” and “Subscribe” fields to come up with “Etc.”
3. I have changed the Calliope logo of my site from orange and black to light green.

Happy Holidays!

The Idol Test

This math test can determine your true idol! Try it without looking at the answers below. Follow these steps:

1. Pick your favorite whole number from 1 - 9.
2. Multiply that number by 3.
3. Add 3 to the product.
4. Multiply the sum by 3.
5. You will get a 2-digit number. Add the digits of the number.

Find your idol from this list:

• 01-Paris Hilton
• 02-Madonna
• 03-Tom Cruise
• 04-Angelina Jolie
• 05-Robbert Pattinson
• 06-Brad Pitt
• 07-Beyonce Knowles
• 08-Daniel Radcliffe
• 09-Rob Jeremiah Nuguid (that’s me!)
• 10-Albert Einstein

I knew it! Great choice.

P.S. Tell me who your idol is by leaving a comment. Happy Holidays!

Ten Things I Learned in College

1. The abbreviations A.M. and P.M. means “Ante Meridiem” and “Post Meridiem” respectively.

• ante - Latin: before
• post - Latin: after
• meridiem - Latin: noon

2.  The national language of the Philippines is not “Tagalog”; it is “Filipino”.

3. The trigonometric functions “secant” (sec) and “cosecant” (csc) are actually pronounced as “SI-kant” and “ko-SI-kant” rspectively. (Many teachers and students mispronounce them as “SE-kant” and “ko-SE-kant“.)

4. Confucius is the one who made the Golden Rule.

Do not do unto others what you don’t want others to do unto you.

5. Emilio Aguinaldo did not want to execute Andres Bonifacio. He left a note saying:

Spare him not kill him.

The executioners read it as “Spare him not; kill him”. But what Aguinaldo is trying to say is “Spare him; not kill him”.

• I’ve learned that the location of the semicolon makes a big difference.

6. These are some words and their correct pronounciations:

7. HIV is a virus; AIDS is an ilness.

8. The largest muscle of the human body is the gluteus maximus.

9. College is more exciting than high school.

10. “Pwedeng mangopya; huwag lang papahuli.” - Prof. Perez (my professor in College Algebra).

P.S. Share what you’ve learned in college whether it is big or small by posting a comment here.

My Story

This is just a joke.

On the deck of a ship:

A DLSU girl threw her cellphone to the sea.

PLM boy: Sayang!

DLSU girl: We have lots of cellphones in DLSU!

Meanwhile, Ateneo girl threw her laptop to the sea.

PLM boy: What the–?

Ateneo girl: There are lot of computers in Ateneo!

PLM boy remained silent because he has nothing. Then a handsome man came to join them. PLM boy pushed the man to the sea!

Everybody: OMG! Why did you push him?

PLM boy: It’s ok. There are lots of handsome boys in PLM.

ROB says: I’m one of them.