Whoah! 3 Holidays for August 2012 in the Philippines

I've been waiting for August simply because it is one of the very few (or possibly only one?) month in 2012 with a Triple Holiday. Yes, We have 3 Non Working Holidays in August 2012 gracing us 2 long weekends.
 

August 20,2012 (Monday)
Eid ul Fitr .According to TimeandDate.com, Eid-al-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr, Eid ul-Fitr, Id-Ul-Fitr, Eid) is the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal. It marks the end of Ramadan, which is a month of fasting and prayer. Many Muslims attend communal prayers, listen to a khutba (sermon) and give zakat al-fitr (charity in the form of food) during Eid al-Fitr. 

Honoring Ninoy

August 21,2012 (Tuesday).
Ninoy Aquino Day. The holiday was created by Republic Act 9256, which was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on February 25, 2004, twenty-one years after his death and the eighteen years after the People Power Revolution., and was sponsored by Senate President Franklin Drilon and House Speaker Jose de Venecia. It requires an EDSA People Power Commission (EPPC) to hold activities in observance the day and shall be funded from the Budget of the Office of the President and from private donations.

A commemoration ceremony was held at the People Power Monument which was attended by Presidents Arroyo and Aquino, the Aquino family, and government officials such as members of the cabinet, top police, and military brass.

Honoring our Heroes 

The holiday was included in President Arroyo's program of "holiday economics", adjusting the observance of the holiday to the nearest Monday in order to boost the tourism industry with long weekends. In 2010, it was moved back to its original date by President Benigno Aquino III.

August 27,2012 (Monday)
National Heroes Day. Commemorates all the nation's heroes throughout history. It is a regular holiday marking the 1896 Cry of Pugad Lawin by the Katipunan, led by its Supremo Andrés Bonifacio, which began the Philippine Revolution.

Relatives of the late soldiers, presidents and alike goes to libingan ng mga bayani to offer their prayers while A commemoration ceremony is held in the area honouring the dead for their bravery and Nationalism.

Ensogo's Bake and Churn Ice Cream Cake Deal is Back !!!

You heard Me.

My Favourite voucher is back and this time im going to buy plenty!!
I loved the last cake i had from Bake and Churn. I even blogged about the first time i redeem my cake using my Ensogo Voucher in this article.

Visit Ensogo's website and order your own voucher. Bake and Churn ice cream cakes are normally 530Php but the voucher is only for 200 (Worth 400). So when you redeem your cake just pay another 130. You will never regret it i swear. It comes in a nice box too. And its very nice to give as gift!

The Mark of Athena is Coming. Soon!

Its been a week without books. I am well rested.. but bored. I hope for another Young Gen Fiction so i went to Rick Riordan's Website and read again (for the nth time) his newest book to launch very soon. Mark of Athena is the 3rd Installment in the Heroes of Olympus Series. I cant wait to get my hands on it.

Here's a brief summary taken for the author's website

Annabeth is terrified. Just when she’s about to be reunited with Percy—after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera—it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can’t blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. With its steaming bronze dragon masthead, Leo’s fantastical creation doesn’t appear friendly. Annabeth hopes that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood are coming in peace.

And that’s only one of her worries. In her pocket Annabeth carries a gift from her mother that came with an unnerving demand: Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me. Annabeth already feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a quest to find—and close— the Doors of Death. What more does Athena want from her?

Annabeth’s biggest fear, though, is that Percy might have changed. What if he’s now attached to Roman ways? Does he still need his old friends? As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she was born to be a leader, but never again does she want to be without Seaweed Brain by her side.

Narrated by four different demigods, The Mark of Athena is an unforgettable journey across land and sea to Rome, where important discoveries, surprising sacrifices, and unspeakable horrors await. Climb aboard the Argo II, if you dare. . . .

Comment here if you want the first few chapters of the book. It is available online for free. I just downloaded it from some random site that i can no longer recall. I can share it with you.

There's something to look forward for October!

The Hunger Games Book 1 by Suzanne Collins

When the book opens, North America as we know it has been destroyed and is now divided into 12 districts, ruled by an oppressive government located at the Capitol. Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from District 12, takes her younger sister’s place as one of 24 “tributes” selected every year to participate in the Hunger Games at the Capitol.

The Hunger Games are held annually hosted by none other than the Capitol, the Authority. This game is devised To commemorate the up rise of the Districts against the Capitol years ago. This is a punishment so the districts must always remember that even the lives of their children are at Capitol's mercy. 2 Children ages 12 to 18 from each district are randomly drawn each year, they will be brought to an arena, an artificial environment highly controlled by the game organizers. Everything is televised. For days they will fight to death until only 1 is left. The victor's village will enjoy a year long supply from Capitol and will temporarily be fed. the loosing districts will continue their struggle with their oppressed life where people normally dies of Hunger.

The story revolved on Katniss as she struggle to keep herself alive. She battled  thirst, fire, hunger, wild animals, injuries, and other delegates for her survival.Her skill in using Bow is a big help and her experience in hunting in the outskirts of district 12 for wild animals were a very good training. She couldn't have survived without those. Katniss was popular and her kindness and thoughtfulness as seen on TV has gained the people's sympathy. She made a friend out of the youngest contestant, Rue who is the same age as her sister, Rue died in the end and her killer was Katniss' first kill too.

There's just one thing alarming i should say, this book is written for young ones (its actually in the children's section) but the intensity of the scenes are so not for the kids. Example a 16 year old girl pulling her bow and planting an arrow to someone Else's heart, the view of Rue dying as the spear entered her tiny body, the blood shed in the initial brawl of the contestants for their camping supply, the gross description of dying body and people eaten alive. I guess that's so not for a young one. 

Anyway I loved this book, enthralling and heart stopping pacing, amazing plot and great strong witty characters.I found it very hard to put it down. I also heard the audiobook from Scholastic Audio (the one by Carolyn McCormick) the narration is just exemplary..I saw the movie twice and realize there are only a few differences from the books. But i wont tell what, just read the book because its a gem anyhow.

Drop a comment if you want a copy of  Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins :)

May the odds be always at your favor!

Fifty Shades Series by EL James

Why haven't i thought of writing about this series earlier? I don't know.. Maybe i just want to keep Christian Grey to myself?? *Swoons.. I've just read this book out of curiosity (why, i think all people do) it was (and is still) so popular in the internet and you can even watch some testimonials in YouTube. Hell i heard even Ellen Degeneres reads it. So i got mine.(why not). To cut the chase short. I got smitten*, in love with this series.

The first books is Fifty Shades of Grey, 2nd book : Fifty Shades Darker, 3rd Book: Fifty Shades Freed.

The first time ever i downed 3 books in 4 days, before, my fastest record was the House of Night 8 books which i KO in 2 weeks. Tell me about it. I am a sadist* with series. 3 in 4 days is extremely fast for me already. Because i work full time 5-6 days in a week. And i sleep regularly at least 5 hours, travel to and from work 3-4 hours a day. So do your math, the answer is still addiction.

My favorite part is the exchanging of emails. I find it really cute and very romantic. The character of Anastasia is very cute and sexy. Her wits and personality is candid and adorable. While the character of Christian Grey is (i cant even put it into words) i guess perfect would do, although i find it lacking. How do you define a very beautiful man who can always make women around blush with just even his presence? Who dominates in Bed leaving woman submissive and wanting more, Who pampers his girl with extreme thoughtfulness and affection? Who is considered one of the wealthiest man in your country? Generously gifts thousand dollars worth of first edition books (he got me here), top of the line gadgets, cars, etc, who owns a jet (or does have a company who owns one) a chopper which he can pilot himself, a boat, vacation houses in various tourist areas in America. Who offers you the best of everything not because his money can talk but because he can? He is a fantasy come true in this series. So whats not to love? I never thought that im gonna get hooked but i was hooked before i realized that he is overly far fetched from existence. There is something about his past that is dark, and despite his strength, his controlling character depicts in the outside, he is actually lost and his inside is a very traumatized boy tainted with a very lonely past. This is where the story revolves. The series is very erotic, it is a God's die hard gift to all romantics.

They are gonna make these lines a trend (i guess they already are)

“Laters, baby.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey  

“We aim to please ”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey

“Supposing I’ve said I hate him, or worse still, that I love him, in my sleep.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey 

“Oh, fuck the paperwork”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey 

“I'd like to bite that lip.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey 

“My inner goddess...”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey   

“- "Why don't you like to be touched?"
- "Because I'm fifty shades of fucked-up, Anastasia”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey

“You’re the only person I’d fly three thousand miles to see.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker 

“Why, oh why have I fallen for someone who is plain crazy—beautiful, sexy as fuck, richer than Croesus, and crazy with a capital K?”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker 

“We’ve chased the dawn, Anastasia, now the dusk.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker 

“He doesn’t look like a CEO—he looks like a bad boy from the wrong side of town. Holy cow, he’s so fucking sexy.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker 

“I lay awake for hours and watched you sleep," he murmurs. "I might have loved you even then.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker 

“I'm going to say hi to my girl now”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker 

“We have to learn to walk before we can run”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker  

“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker

“Christian, you are the state lottery, the cure for cancer, and the three wishes from Aladdin's lamp all rolled into one”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Freed 

“It's much easier to wear your pain on the outside...”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Freed 

“grow up and smell the fucking coffee!”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Freed  

“I think you can only be truly mad at someone you really love.— Grace Trevelyan”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Freed 

“I want your world to begin and end with me.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Freed 

“Just remember that men are from a different planet, and you'll be fine.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Freed    

  

My favorite in the series : exchange of emails . Sweet is an understatement :)) <3

From: Christian Grey
Subject: Sunrise
Date: June 14, 2011 09:23
To: Anastasia Steele

I love waking up to you in the morning.

Christian Grey
Completely & Utterly Smitten
CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc.

I think my face splits in two with my grin, and my inner goddess back-flips over her chaise longue.

From: Anastasia Steele
Subject: Sundown
Date: June 14, 2011 09:35
To: Christian Grey

Dear Completely & Utterly Smitten

I love waking up to you, too. But I love being in bed with you and in elevators and on pianos and billiard tables and boats and desks and showers and bathtubs and strange wooden crosses with shackles and four-poster beds with red satin sheets and boathous-es and childhood bedrooms.

Yours
Sex Mad and Insatiable xx


From: Christian Grey
Subject: Wet Hardware
Date: June 14, 2011 09:37
To: Anastasia Steele
Dear Sex Mad and Insatiable

I’ve just spat coffee all over my keyboard.
I don’t think that’s ever happened to me before.

I do admire a woman who concentrates on geography.
Am I to infer you just want me for my body?


Christian Grey
Completely & Utterly Shocked
CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc.


From: Anastasia Steele
Subject: Giggling—and wet too
Date: June 14, 2011: 09:42
To: Christian Grey

Dear Completely & Utterly Shocked
Always.

I have work to do.

Stop bothering me.
SM&I xx


From: Christian Grey
Subject: Do I have to?
Date: June 14, 2011 09:50
To: Anastasia Steele

Dear SM&I

As ever, your wish is my command.
Love that you are giggling and wet.

Laters, baby.x
Christian Grey,
Completely & Utterly Smitten, Shocked and Spellbound
CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc.
 
These are just a few threads from so many in the books. 

I have 3 eBooks in pdf and in epub. If you want a copy, simply comment below with your email address. however i still suggest you get the real books. They're very good to keep and read over and over again. Don't miss out on the details of Ana and Christian's exchange of emails, If you don't have a romantic bone in you, you can learn a few from them without even noticing it.

I am officially part of the many now.. Inlove with Christian Grey. #PatientlyWaitingForTheMovie

Kane Chronicles Book 3: The Serpent's Shadow

The Serpent’s Shadow is the third book of the trilogy of Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles.
In this books, Carter and  Sadie Kane, the  main characters are to battle with the Serpent God in its quest to overthrow the Gods out of power, Eat the Sun (which literally means destroy the Sun God Ra, mortal enemy of Apophis) and eventually destroy the world.
In the Second Book, Apophis was accidentally released from its Prison after Bast the cat Goddess who was saved by Carter and Sadie's mom that apparently caused her her life in the process.
Lord Ra has been awaken only to be a useless senile old man who is much of a bother than help. What more he needs to be strictly guarded by Gods of highest magic during the night because he is at risk being killed by the avenging Apophis.
In their journey to find answers on how to kill Apophis, they managed to bring Bes' the Dwarf God back to life by calling its soul's 5th element, it's shadow and Pulled it back to life.
They have come to a plan ,execrate Apophis' shadow, which may seem impossible but with the help of other God's they managed to turn out victorious in the end.
Lord Ra gave the throne to Horus and the Gods returned to Duat leaving the human world.

My Thoughts:
I guess there would be a collaboration between Riordan's Kane Chronicles and the Heroes of Olympus based on the following scenarios ..
Sadie talks to her mother who asks her to be careful because her gift of prophecy has shown her visions of "other gods" and "rival magic".
Sadie also mentions having to check out "unexplained magic" in Long Island. In Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus, Long Island is where The Greek Camp Half Blood resides.

A Rose Online Addict's Journal

Monday. I came home earlier than usual and decided to look for something to read. So, i started with my sister's box of heavy Catherine Coulter pocketbooks but never found any that interests me. No offense but i am so not into romantic novels. As i sadly return everything back into the rusty carton, something dropped. To my delight,it was my old RoseOnline Journal.

Finding old stuff brings happy memories

I flipped through the pages and i can't believe how addicted i really was once to RoseOnline that I even made a journal of my researches about the game.

Wings Crafting Recipe

Boss Hunt. The Traditional Rose

Manapotion crafting Recipe. During Prose time, potion crafting is very important because potions are not avaialable in the NPCs

Magic Shield Crafting Recipe

Facewear Crafting Recipe

Metals and what monsters drop them

Leathers and what monsters drop them

Refining items and gears

Hearts and what monsters drop them

Zodiac Stones and what monsters drop them

Castle gear parts recipe

Fashionable all job character sets

The Legendary Episode Quest

Fast Level and Looting

Aquarions and Legacy are the first clan names i thought of when i saved enough money to build my own clan. I chose Aquarions and made it home to my humble characters until the Prose Shuts down. I never made Aquarions in Aruarose instead i made Chic and Sweetheart

This is the clanmark of Aquarions, I used this photo to help somebody in the forums who needs a hand with making a clanmark.

My Birds New Home

When my aunt's kids left for Canada years ago, we were left with a cage of 3 love birds, those birds died long ago already so my mom bought replacement one after another, now we are down with a pair and i have named them Snow and Sunny.
But Snow and Sunny keeps pecking their house that it's almost bare already. Thinking that the wet season is on the way i have decided to make a house. It fits only one bird just like their old one.

Materials:
1) popsicle sticks
2) glue stick
3) nylon

I made the house roof first, then i made the walls attach it to the roof, finally i made the floor, attached it to the walls. Then to make the craft stronger i tied all the popsicles with nylon like a crosstitch.
It took only 3 hours to finish.

Next day i told my Father to attach the new house i made into the bird cage. Unfortunately, the house' been sitting there so long already i never saw Snow or Sunny on it not even once, until last Sunday. Sunny was on it, and he wont fly away even if im close taking his picture.
I was very happy to see my craft being appreciated.

Sunny inside the house that i made. Lol the house is almost "eaten" already :)

Suspension and Cancellation of Classes will be Announced by Mayors , NOT by DEPED 2012

The Department of Education is no longer tasked to announce cancellation or suspension of classes in both public and private schools during bad weather conditions.

"Parents as well as students don’t have to wait for DepEd to announce suspension of classes since the responsibility now lies with the LOCAL GOVERMENT OFFICIALS,” DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro told the Manila Bulletin.

Based on DepEd Order No. 43, series of 2012, if the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) will not issue a storm signal, the local government units are responsible for canceling or suspending classes.

According to EO 43, concerned local DepEd and private school officials are also expected to establish effective lines of communications with their respective local government units to determine localized cancellation or suspension of classes and work.

The DepEd's EO 43 is based on Executive Order No. 66, signed by President Benigno Aquino III last Janauary 9.

EO 66 states: "The concerned Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LDRRMO) headed by the local chief executive shall be responsible for announcing the suspension of classes and work in the government offices in the affected areas in coordination with the NDRRMC, through all forms of mass media available under the circumstances."

Automatic cancellation rules

Meanwhile, the following guidelines shall be followed for the automatic cancellation or suspension of classes in all public and private elementary, secondary and tertiary schools, as well as work in all government offices:

a. When Signal No. 1 is raised by PAGASA, classes at the pre-school level, in the affected area, shall be automatically canceled or suspended.

b. When Signal No. 2 is raised by PAGASA, classes at the pre-school, elementary and secondary levels, in the affected area, shall be automatically cancelled or suspended,

c. When Signal No. 3 or higher is raised by PAGASA, classes at pre-school, elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels, in the affected area, including graduate school, as well as work in all government offices, shall be automatically cancelled or suspended.

Signal numbers declared at 10:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. of the following day are deemed automatic cancellation or suspension depending on the appropriate class level.

On the other hand, signal numbers declared at 11:00 a.m. which automatically calls for cancellation or suspension of afternoon classes, are based on the APPROPRIATE CLASS LEVEL.

Disclaimer : This has only been a repost for Public Reminder. I do not claim writing this article taken from www.gmanetwork.com

Read Here for Expected Typhoons to Hit the Philippines this 2012
Read Here Executive Order No 66

June 11 is not a Holiday!!

OMG.
I just read today that June 11 will not be declared a Holiday. SO.. those articles online are just anticipations as well???

I prefer not to mention their site, because im just a reader, but really almost all of them tell the same thing, that Holiday will be moved earlier! and its not!
So Pnoy wont like to move it as just like the other holidays that passed.
Dang this is sad.
Had Aug 20 been a regular day, do you think he will move Ninoy Aquino Day to Aug 20th Monday? Being Ninoy Aquino day fall on Tuesday?