SOPA also known as House Bill 3261 or H.R. 3261 (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) become an instant viral topic after the proposed law is released by the American Congress. Its aim is to stop piracy. Many are not only against from it but also expresses rage towards the bill. This is quite a turnaround in internet industry and could create a total mess. Yet its aim is to protect the community from piracy and drive us towards purchasing the original and authentic products like images, audios, videos and anything being shared online. It can only create little effects. That does mean that we can’t copy pictures anymore or share videos online as it might be copied too? I think that could mean that we are not allowed to download movies/videos/music on the internet. All sharing sites might be down and every move will be tracked. WOW, we are amenable to end piracy but this is not the answer to that. Everybody’s crossing finger that SOPA and PIPA will not push through.

Authority websites like WordPress and Wikipedia has expressed their protest against SOPA and PIPA by having their site on blackout for a day. If you wanted to participate and wanted to blackout your site, use SOPA Blackout Plugin simply go to the link and follow the steps. This plugin allows you to set SOPA blackout dates for your WordPress website, as well as a variety of options on who the anti-SOPA is shown too.

Interesting reads below so you grasp the real information about SOPA and PIPA:

Why SOPA Is Dangerous

SOPA Will Take Us Back to the Dark Ages

How SOPA would affect you: FAQ

Wikipedia: Stop Online Piracy Act

Finally let you voice be heard in Congress by casting your votes at Google Community, go below link. Yes do it now!

Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.

I am all against the bill. Let us not allow this bill to be approved and destroy our online life! Why can’t they just focused their work offline (constructions, education, hospitalization, house projects) and leave the people online do their jobs! Come on its 2012, do you want us to go back to the iron age?

Some girls like make ups, some girls like shoes, some girls like jewelry, and me? I consider bags as woman’s bestfriend. I never told anyone before but I look a person through her bag. Of how she carry it, of how it complements her get-up, of how clean is it, how she choose that bag on that occasion. I don’t know why but I look at bags as identity and personality. If you have a dirty bag, it could happen that you travelled from somewhere unpleasant. It’s just a simple logic. If you have a signature bag like hermes, might as well you’re the wife/relatives of a politician (Philipppines) or an actress.  Whoa that should’nt be right but I cannot stop my inner voice. I look at bags as an item that completes a get-up and sometimes it will tell you who you are.

Some girls have all the luck to have bags they like but in my case, it’s rare that I can get what I want as my budget is super limited. I don’t splurge in shopping, I don’t even indulge to expensive pampering. I get happiness in simple things, in simple ways. This is the reason why my heart jumped when I saw a guess bag in my house!

Whenever I went to a mall, expect that my eyes will be drawn to bags. I enjoy looking and caressing them. If they are made by leather, polyvinyls, etc. If I cannot inspect bags, I’ll just stare at their glitters and colors and walk away.

One of the bag producers I really admire is Guess. I find their bags classical with true beauty (everytime I looked at a distance), high quality, presentable, fashionable, epitomes elegance and grace.

I don’t know where I got my affection for bags came from and started. I just remembered that when I was a kid, it’s very important for me to carry my wallet. That might be the start of all. Plus my mother used to sew bags for me. Lucky if I can find pictures of me carrying a bag as a kid. I’ll show it if I can find one haha.

The real thing I wanted to say here is that I FINALLY HAVE A GUESS BAG!:) Thanks to the  spoiler bf and my friend Joan. It’s like a mailman bag with 6 pockets (3 inner mini pockets) and main pocket that can only carries one wallet, cellphone, camera and small girly stuff. Get the similar Maribelle Guess Bag, go to the link.

Style: PA319621
Color: RED
Group: Maribelle

It’s quite small and cannot be expanded if you try to put in more stuff. The embossed outside cover is smooth to touch. The strong silver print in the folding of the bag adds glamor to it.( Silver hardware; silver Guess logo embellished with rhinestones). The material used is Faux patent leather. Hayy I cannot explain the feeling when I got it. It’s like a dream bag for me before I die. Yeah that’s how shallow I am sometimes hehe. Simple things do make me happy. So what’s yours? Share in the comments box please.

I can’t let the year pass without reviewing it. The year of the rabbit says it will bring me goodluck. True enough the series of events in my life of 2011 went well. Life was wonderful, it was smooth though sometimes I get stressed during the early months due to work (I have 3 bosses at the time ) I can say I handled my finances well. My lovelife though still adjusting because we have a totally different taste has worked out despite the differences.  Family is healthy and my sister is now living with me as she start her college life.

January

I couldn’t remember anything significant in January except the family gatherings and new place.

February

Went to visit Iligan City after 3 years. We attended the birthday celebration of Aireen. The travel brought me pride of where I grew personally.

March

The former company celebrated its 5^th year. Attended the retro party! Plus it’s the month that I was fascinated with stuff toys.

April

Bryan’s blessings of his house ( my weight increases too hehe)

May

Went to Valencia City to witness the tying of a knot of a friend.  Also invaded the RR spring on our own. “twas a sweet adventure! My sister moved in with me in this month too.

June and July

Company’s Team building galore – Initao and Opol

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August

Decided to resign from the company I worked for 3 years due to some circumstances.  I certainly miss the people where I worked with. The meetings, the activities, the smiles, they all made me a better individual.

September

Meet my bestfriend in Cebu who just came home from Korea.  We had a blast in resort and malls we hopped in.
Also got the chance to travel Cebu South with my former Supervisor and her hubby.

October

Spent most of my time in Gingoog now that I work online. I can just bring the computer at home and connect to internet. I can say I have more time with family and friends. But still I have to schedule my time properly.

November

Bryan brought home the dream gadget from Manila. Wew! (I hope to make a review soon). And would you believe it’s my first time to eat Krispy Kreme doughnuts? Haha silly me! The cup Bryan bought for me is my cup of tea. Hehe

December

There comes a time that though you are not directly affected by natural calamities yet you feel your heart torn apart. The sufferings of victims are hard to bear. Typhoon Sending left Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City devastated. As a citizen, I helped out on my own little way to show that they are not alone. My boss also gave for the Philippines.

The gifts I received are just few but kept me smiling until now. They are just material things but let you know that you are special to others and that you are in their thoughts during holiday seasons. As usual, gatherings here and there for family and friends can’t be forsaken.

May we all have a very prosperous new year so we can share more with others. May we continue to nourish and improve ourselves for the glory of God. May we use the time given to us in appropriate manner. Let us continue to look forward for a brighter tomorrow, for a more fruitful year and wonderful life. Here’s to my readers – my doodle 3 hrs before 2012. I wish you colorful  and bright year ahead! Cheers for the good life. Sending my love to you —- <3

I am devastated that 2 of the cities where I spent years is greatly affected with typhoon Sendong (international code: Washi) and flood. Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City is in state of calamity right now and trying to recover.

Aside from donating, I realized what else I can contribute in this tough time is to spread information on how other people can extend help with the flood victims both in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City.

Together let us stand and show some care to the less fortunate who lost their love ones and homes. They need food, water, clothing, footwear, shelter where they can stay for the mean time. You can give stuffs like bed sheets, pillows for warmth as victims stayed in an open area of evacuation centers.

There’s still no water supply here,the stores even the supermarkets are running out of bottled water. No restaurant is open. And many people are still walking looking for somewhere to shelter. If interested to help, please read more info below as to how. Anything you have you can share it.

Death toll is rising, embalmers are tired (no sleep), dead bodies are easily decayed because of the mud, there are shortage of coffins. Everywhere is total chaos. SO PLEASE HELP!!!

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From Sec. Dinky Soliman of DSWD – Volunteers are needed at DSWD Cagayan de Oro (Masterson Rd, Upper Carmen) to repack and deliver relief goods.

Call +639066150095 and +63 8822 8588892

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To those who prefer to send donation through paypal, send it to the following:

Iligan Bloggers’ #oneforiligan campaign: Paypal ID singcol.inquisitor@gmail.com

You can also contact them through that emails
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SM Supermalls LAUNCHES OPERATION TULONG EXPRESS FOR TYPHOON VICTIMS IN CAGAYAN DE ORO

Please help share this message

DSWD, SM Cares and SM Foundation, Inc. launches Operation Tulong for the benefit of the typhoon and flood victims in Cagayan de Oro beginning December 22.

The booth is located near the SM Eco Bag Booth (coordinate with the Mall nearest you for more details) and will accept donations in kind. Shoppers may donate used clothing, canned goods, blankets, shoes, bags, kitchen utensils, unopened and unexpired medicines, bottled water and other items needed by the affected families.

Operation Tulong will run until December 28, 2011.

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Drop off points are in any CASAS-JAMIS Veterinary Clinic branches in CDO for relief goods

1. Lapasan, Near Balamban Liempo
2. Agusan, Along the national Road
3. Mastersons, Near Xavier Estates Main gate
4. Carmen, In front of West City Central School

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Personally drop items to Xavier University main entrance. Volunteers are accepting in kind and cash at the gate.

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To those who are flood victims and who are in need of medical help, go to polymedic plaza because they offer it for free. except for the medicine

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You may go to Capitol University @ 9:30 am today, December 18,2011 to become a volunteer and help repack foods.

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San Antonio de Padua and Cathedral are accepting donations. Social workers are there to assist you.

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Send cash through Bank account:

Xavier University
BPI CDO Divisoria Branch
BPI Account Number: 9331-0133-63

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Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental:
Panday Bulig Relief and Rehabilitaion Center
Tabang Mindanao Center
12th-22nd streets, Nazareth
9000 Cagayan de Oro City
T/F: +63 (88) 856 6413
E: pandaybulig@gmail.com
(look for Ms. Beryl Tranco)

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Iligan City:
Rural Missionaries of the Philippines
Northern Mindanao Sub-Region
Room 01, Kalinaw Lanao Center
0016 Bougainvilla Puti, Villaverde
9200 Iligan City
T/F: +63 223 5179
E: rmpnmr@gmail.com
W: www.rmp-nmr.org
(look for Ms. Ida Melody Bucog)
Dropping Center in Metro Manila:
c/o StartArt Project
10A Alabama st New Manila Quezon City
Mobile: +63926 7112450
email: info@startartprject.org or nikkiluna@startartproject.org

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Dropping Center in Metro Manila:
c/o StartArt Project
10A Alabama st New Manila
Quezon City
Mobile: +63926 7112450
email: info@startartprject.org or nikkiluna@startartproject.org

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For cash donations, please send to this account:
Bank Name and Address:
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
Quezon Avenue branch, 9200 Iligan City, Philippines
Account number:
009359-1348-08
Swift Code:
BOPIPHMM
Account Name and Address:
RMP-NMR Inc.
Room 01, Kalinaw Lanao Center for Interfaith Resources
0016 Bougainvilla Puti, Villaverde
Iligan City 9200, Philippines

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Donate via text:

Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart)

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The Department of Education, through the Center for Students and Co-Curricular Affairs (DepEd-CSCA) is appealing for donation in-cash or in kind for the flood victims of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City. Please send your help to DepEd-CSCA, DepEd Complex, Meralco Ave. Pasig City. For queries, contact 6318495 or 6363603 or write to our Facebook Fan Page at www.facebook.com/csca.deped DepEd will forward all relief goods, clothings and other donations to Mindanao through partnerships with Philippine Airlines Foundation and the LBC Express Foundation.

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ANY Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop (Nationwide.)

Manila Donation Center

NN-SuperFerry corporate ticket outlets in
Robinson’s Ermita
Araneta Center Cubao
Victory Mall Caloocan
Pier 15
Pier 2
NN-ATS Express Center at Pier 2
Other Donation Centers or Account

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LBC now accpeting donations for typhoon #Sendong victims.U may drop off your donations an aid in any @LBCexpress branch. They sen donations for free.

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For Iligan Victims Cash Donations, you may deposit in this account
Account name: Association of IIT Alumni Foundation Inc.
Bank: BDO – - Iligan Quezon Avenue Branch
… Account No: 003120169026

They will be providing complete financial audit documents to ensure that your money will help the hundreds of displaced victims in Iligan City, especially the evacuees in MSU – IIT Gym.

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GMA Kapuso Foundation is accepting donations for Sendong victims. www.kapusofoundation.com. 9284299, 9289351.
GMA Kapuso Foundation’s Metrobank Peso Savings account: GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc. / Account Number: 3-098-51034-7

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Swift code: BOPIPHMM
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Gawad Kalinga

You can donate online. Please click here.

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Together we can pass this calamity. If you have other information, please let me know and I’ll add it here.

It’s been awhile that I haven’t heard a love song which imprinted in my heart until today, I randomly scanned this song in an FM radio from Switzerland with the use of tablet apps. I was hit with this line – ‘I don’t care if I’m your first love but I’d love to be your last’. Plain and simple message but is sweet and endearing. I wanted to hear this in a wedding ceremony. The genre is a plus factor! I personally love country music and sang by a masculine voice. Here it is – I’d Love to be your Last.

If I had it my way.
This would be the first time that you made love.
I’d be the first man that your hands touched.
But we’d both done our share of living.
Takin chances we were given.
I’ve never been big on looking back.
I don’t care if I’m your first love.
But I’d love to be your last.

If I could do it over.
I’d have waited for this moment to give my heart to you unbroken.
But if our mistakes brought us together.
Doesn’t really matter whether, we were saints or sinners in the past
I don’t care if I’m your first love.
I’d just love to be your last.

All I know is what I see when I look at you.
And all I see is what I’m feeling down inside.
And all I’m feeling is the feeling that I finally got it right.

When I wake up tomorrow.
I’m going to throw my arms around you.
Thank my lucky stars I found you.
Cause I know your heart has so much more than any man has touched before that.
Nothing matters more to me than that.

I don’t care if I’m your first love, but I’d love to be your last.

In case you don’t know, All Flip – Flops (Havaianas) is on sale at SM Cagayan de Oro from Oct 24 to Nov 30, 2011. Its such an exciting deal! When you buy one item you get 20% off but when you buy 2 items you get 40% discount so its close to ‘buy one take one’ arrangement.

We went inside the botique without noticing the announcement of sale outside. When I chose one pair, the attendant said the items are all discounted. So we end up purchasing two items to grab the rare sale. One for me and one for Bryan .

Bryan supposedly give this as his monthsary gift for me. He would bring me to mall now and let me chose his gift for me instead of surprising me (except for flowers, of course) hehe.  Good thing its on sale so he got one for him too.

To order havaianas online, go here. Enjoy walking!

When was the last time you feel happy washing your face? That you almost licked the foam on it? Well I almost did. You know for a fact that I’m a yogurt lover and this happy bath facial yogurt spells YUMMY-NESS! I can eat it lol! The touch, the smell, the smoothness feels good to the skin. It’s a delectable treat to your skin! Too bad I can’t read the inscription at the back  as its written in Korean.

My best friend Abby brought a happy bath facial yogurt for me all the way from Korea. She’s a skin care guru (I consider her and encouraged her to blog),  she would remind me to take care of my skin to keep it young looking and moisturized. But sometimes I’m lazy to care more and tend to neglect it due to work (yes, I’m making excuses again). Koreans are conscious about skin and they spent large amount of money for maintenance. I couldn’t agree more as you have observed it yourself. They are usually flawless, right?

When Abby give me  a present I get ecstatic to try it because it’s from Korea plus its organic/natural. When I receive this Happy Bath Facial Yogurt, I instantly took photo of it.

I wanted more stocks of it, but where can I buy when its from Korea and I’m in Philippines? I looked for it in amazon and its there, go here if you want to try it too. Believe me, you’ll never regret it. Have fun touching your face (but with clean hands, ayt).

Below is a photo taken right after washing my face with Happy bath Facial Yogurt (no make up, no edits), feeling refreshed and clean. And the feeling lasts longer. Its really natural and harsh is the last thing you put in mind. I couldn’t find another word for satisfaction but ‘happy bath’!

Another one for vanity!

Blogging is one of the ways of expressing my individualism. It is one of the things I love to do aside from reading and other stuff. But I’m caught up with work right now and other family affairs, this left me with no choice but made this blog untouched for awhile. Time is essential in blogging, it requires effort, maintenance and special attention. I can’t simply give it all at this time (sigh). I guess I have many excuses today. I get envious with other bloggers who make money through writing and they enjoy what they are doing. (No I’m not giving their names haha). But really, I wanted to earn money by just blogging. I read tips, I read ‘how to’s’ but I lack EFFORT. I have all the reason to be motivated but why can’t I act TODAY, RIGHT NOW???

I stored lots of ideas at the back of my head (silently planning entries) but why can’t I put them into writing. Sloth is a capital sin, I am reminded. I hate myself that I have more time facebooking rather than blogging. I punished myself sometimes by deactivating my account so I can focus on work. The secret is self-discipline. Hayyy I wish to go back to blogging. If compared to a baby, this blog is never far to malnourishment. Baby women inspiration, you are not forgotten. I’m sorry for neglecting you but I’m still here.

Today October 6, 2011 is the passing of the technology icon Steve Jobs at the age of 56. Everyone in the innovation and technology industry is saddened by his death due to pancreatic cancer.

I look up at Steve Jobs as my personal inspiration and for me he justifies the statement ‘Live the life you want’. He was not afraid to drop out from college as he thought that he cannot do what he wants while at school and that was the time he started his innovation of computer in his garage with a friend named Steve Wozniak in early 1970′s .

He trust his guts and intuition. He pointed that out and encourage other people to trust in their guts. That everything that happens in your life, you can still do something about it as long as you want to. He was thankful that he stopped college as that was the incident that started him to discover new things, do what he actually loves, make something wonderful to the world.

When he was ousted in his own company Apple in year 1984, that was the time he started again a new company named NeXT software and he bought Pixar Studio. Later came in year 1997 when the CEO of Apple decided to buy Next company that was when Steve Jobs came back to Apple and became the new CEO again and the founder as well. He was thankful he was ousted from Apple earlier, if that didn’t happened he wouldn’t have a NeXT company and Pixar studios. Later, he sold the Pixar to Walt Disney that made him the largest stock holder in Disney. He also contributed largely in the creation of Toy Story. All these things he accomplished during the time when he was out from Apple. You see, he never let things turned him down. He creates innnovation. He soar high, he excels wherever he goes.

He has a strong personality. He didn’t pity with himself. Though he was an adopted child, he never did belittle or looked down at himself. If he just wallowed, he wouldn’t be what he has become. He met his biological sister at the age of 27 who is a writer and later met his mother.

He is a strong person who says ‘Death is the most wonderful invention of life’. He face everything with faith and trust.

In our generation, I consider him the Galileo, the Mozart. He is brilliant and even more than that. He thinks of out the box and goes out of the comfort zone. Yes, Steve Jobs is almost near to perfection.

I admire rich people and even more admire rich but humble men. Steve Jobs who didn’t settle, let us remember him as the man who chose excellence, the man who is always hungry and always foolish. Let him be one of the best examples who live the life he wanted.And today I leave you my two favorite quotes from him.

“I want to put a ding in the universe.” – You surely did Steve!

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” – Thank you for the inspiration!