Gretchen Barreto, Ruffa Gutierrez, and Paris Hilton
… what do these women celebrities have in common?
Gretchen Barreto and Jon Estrada scandal. A few days ago, pictures of Greta and Jon in what appears to be a display of intimacy, were circulated to the masses via the internet. Sisters, close friends, showbiz acquaintances have all been supportive and did everything they can short of admitting they were the ones who maliciously distributed the pictures. And here comes Jon, apologetic, taking in the responsibility, shouldering the burden and all the fault. Gretchen? She’s the victim here or so she has acted like it. But looking at the pictures – the “victim†is too comfy for the role. I wonder why everyone turned overprotective of her? For fear of Tonyboy’s talons? I can imagine Gretchen’s knees shake the minute she saw what happened to the pictures.
Canon Releases Updaters for Digital Photo Professional and EOS Utility for Windows
Canon releases updaters for:
EOS Utility 2.0b Updater for Windows Vista/Windows XP/Windows 2000
EOS Utility is software exclusively for EOS Digital cameras that combines all the functions involving communication with the camera.
This software accommodates features such as importing and viewing images on the computer by connecting the camera to the computer, using the remote shooting function, and controlling the camera from the computer to specify the camera settings.
EOS Digital users can install EOS Utility 2.0b using EOS Utility 2.0b Updater for Windows.
and
Digital Photo Professional 3.0.1a Updater for Windows
Digital Photo Professional 3.0.1a is software exclusively for editing and converting RAW images shot by EOS Digital cameras.
Users of EOS Digital cameras can install Digital Photo Professional 3.0.1a by downloading Digital Photo Professional 3.0.1a Updater for Windows.
More info on the Canon Updaters for Digital Photo Professional and EOS Utility for Windows at Shutter Box Philippines
Celebrating Father’s day
In a few days it will be Father’s day. I feel there isn’t much of a hulabaloo about this day than what usually happens with Mother’s day. I wonder why? 
I have been celebrating my father on Father’s day for years. Now I am celebrating two fathers, my husband included.
And on this year’s Father’s day I celebrate the following about my father:
- Unlimited patience
- Extensive knowledge
- Strong will
- Devotion
- Faith
Read more…
Philippine Photographers Dominate Round 3 of Crestock Photography Contest 2007
A lot of Philippine photographers are making their way into the international photography scene by joining international photography contests.
One of the latest international photography contests that our fellow Philippine photographers joined is Crestock’s Photography Contest 2007.
Crestock Photography Contest 2007’s theme for round three is “Speed Demon“. Submission of entries is already closed but we can still vote for our favorite photo!
Let us help our fellow Philippine photographers and vote for their entries. Check out the list of Philippine photographers and their respective entries for Round 3 of Crestock Photography Contest 2007 at Shutter Box Philippines.
Hostees
Am looking for Hostees since I still have a gigantic large chunk of web space left I decided to share my web space for other bloggers out there from the far far away land. Preferably a Boy blogger or a Homosexual blogger or a Bisexual Blogger, girls back-off (just kidding) yes I do also accept Girl applicants.
You’ll Get*
- A sub-domain – you.lordartworks.com or lordartworks.com/you
- 15 – 30 MB of Space – You can ask for more if you really really need it.
- FTP Account
- MySQL – If you want to.
- Pre-installed Wordpress 2.2
- And a Queer Host
Paano Kaya Kung Naimbento Na Ang Blogging noong 1898?
Ito ay isang espesyal na handog ni Karlo Licudine, Ang PinoyBlogero, para sa paggunita ng araw ng kalayaan ng Pilipinas sa taong 2007. Ito rin ay kalahok sa paligsahan ng PinoyBlogoSphere.com na Kalayaan 2007.
Noong mga panahon na namumuno pa ang mga Kastila sa Pilipinas, mahigpit na ipinagbabawal ng gobyerno ang pagsasalita ng masama laban sa kanila. Pinagbabawal din ang malayang pagiisip at ang mga ideyang radikal. Ginawa nila ito para madali nilang makontrol ang kanilang mga nasasakupan. Lahat ng lumalabag sa batas na ito ay dinadakip at pinaparasuhan. Oo, parang martial law.
Dahil dito ay napilitan ang mga Pilipino na magtikom ng bibig at manatiling tahimik sa loob ng tatlong daan na taon. Ngunit sa kabila ng katahimikan, hindi parin napigilan ng mga mananakop ang gumaganang kaisipan at mga nagbabagang damdamin na nakatago sa loob ng mga Pilipino.
Gamit ang time machine na aking naimbento, ako’y naglakbay sa taong 1898 at aking binigyan ng pagkakataon ang dalawang indibidwal na malayang makapagisip at makapagsalita sa pamamagitan ng pagblo-blog. Pagdating sa paguusap tungkol sa araw ng kalayaan, sila ang mas nakakalam ng tunay nitong kahulugan.
Pagkatapos ng ilang araw na pagpapagod, natapos narin nina Ate Lorenza, Ate Marcela, at Ate Delfina ang pagtatahi sa magiging pambansang bandila ng Pilipinas.
Pambansang bandila? Oo. Sila ang naataasan ni Emilio Aguinaldo na gumawa nito. Ang sabi nila sa akin, gagamitin daw ito sa nalalapit na pagproklama ng paglaya ng Pilipinas. Hindi ako makapaniwala, pero totoo raw iyon, walang etching.
Isa akong katulong sa tinutuluyan ng ng aking tatlong ate. Kinupkop ako at ipinalaki ng pamilya Agoncillo mula pagkabata, kaya sa kanilang pagpunta dito sa hongkong, ako rin ay kanilang pinasama. Lubos ko silang hinahangaan dahil hindi naging hadlang sa kanila ang pagiging babae para magawa ang kanilang mga gusto. Masasabi kong napamahal narin ako sa kanila.
Ilang araw lang ang nakararaan, mayroong biglang dumating na sulat. Galing ito sa Pilipinas. Ang nilalaman nito ay isang sulat ng kahilingan mula kay Emilio Aguinaldo.
An Unending Revolution?: Some thoughts on teaching Philippine history for the 21st century
History is not merely a record of the past. It is not a regurgitation of chronicles or tomes. And above all, it is not a grocery list of names, dates, places and events.
It is a story with a beginning, a middle and an end; it is rewritten every time inasmuch as it is retold. And like all stories, it is an interpretation of reality as seen through the eyes of a writer. It carries with it a message which the writer hopes is sufficient for us to affect our own realities. Any story without that ambition is empty and hollow.
By default, we believe that history is taught so that we can learn from the mistakes of the past. That is not necessarily so. That too is an artifice created by the historian. History can be used similarly to repeat the mistakes of the past (just don’t label them as mistakes) or to justify past acts contrary to our present values. I also find this position tenuous since what we may perceive as mistakes today may have been the best choice during that time. Hindsight, after all, is always 20/20.
And history is not a science of hindsight. More importantly, it is the very art of foresight.
Today we celebrate our 109th Independence Day. Lately, I have felt that the story of our Independence Day has become empty and hollow as the date has been juxtaposed with headlines that state the obvious — the Maguindanao CoCs have been stolen! Is this what we have come to? Is this what we have done with our freedom from tyranny? Sure no society can be perfect, and so I need not point out that over a century since our independence, we still have political killings, poll fraud and vote fixing.
And all this we can trace to the very first elections held for the Malolos Republic.
My Personal Apologies to Magdalo and the 2010 elections
Anyways, I just couldn’t find a word to sum up the past May 14 senatorial elections, maybe a phrase then would aptly describe it. I was thinking of describing it as something short of a miracle (Fr. Ed Panlilio and the Josons losing the gubernatorial seat comes into mind) but then again when I think of Maguindanao and all the 130 election related murder cases I can’t help but think that the Philippine Elections is the devil’s easter (maybe that’s a bit too strong but it’s pretty close, like a level lower). That and the counting of ballots moving like bullet time but who could blame the teachers? Who wouldn’t count slowly when you got a gun pointed at your head while the rooms are being burned down by some spineless dick heads? Better yet who would wanna count when you’re being burned alive (God bless their souls and may they be welcomed into the pearly gates of heaven)? It seems like the only thing that the COMELEC would unwillingly burn these days is the 1.3B pesos fund for the automation of the 2004 Presidential elections. Oh wait, they did burn that money for the computers that would’ve counted the votes. Apparently those computers never saw the light of day on that May 2004 elections but the 500 million of the 1.3 billion pesos is safe somewhere in a private bank account (or accounts, who knows how deep this is?).
Bakit Hindi?
Bakit hindi holiday ang June 12? Araw ng Kalayaan ngayon. Bakit first day of school sa U.P.? Bakit may pasok?
Ang traffic tuloy. Marami kasing flag-raising ceremony (sa village namin nga meron), fireworks display, etc. Alangan naman kasing porke’t June 11 ang nakadeklarang walang pasok, June 11 alalahanin ng mga Pilipino ang Independence Day?
Ang labo.
