Life from UP and Down Under

BORACAY -  A great vacation and relaxation, together with my friends.  It was my first time having a simple yet kinda romantic vacation in the said island. We stayed at one of the hotels in station 2 for three days. I have three memorable experiences to share.

1.  During the landing of the plane in Kalibo International Airport I was amazingly staring at the window with my camera ready to take some birds eye view shots, I was so surprised when I saw a green field from above mid air like farm ville  so fresh to my eyes, so calm and I can even feel the simplicity of life. 

2.  Island hopping, like most visitors / tourists do when in Boracay,  we did our group date Island hopping, we were able to visit from one island to another, swim and play with the colorful fishes in some of the undestroyed Islands. 

3. Walking Under The Sea, we spent 15 minutes down under interacting with some sea creatures  face to face, feeding them like  cheerful babies. There's this one thing I observed some corals are dying and  destroyed, why? because of the high number of curious visitors diving in one day (just in one spot/place) .. (sigh)

Overall  the Island is still awesome, and offers unlimited happiness.

Pusong Pinoy CHILDREN FIRST International Photography Exhibition

HOW DO I SUBMIT EXHIBITION PHOTOS?

Before you submit your photos be sure that you're already a member of Pusong Pinoy, how to become a member? it's simple, just like them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PusongPinoy.org and learn more.

Pusong Pinoy is asking ALL professional and amateur photographers, Heroes and PP Superheroes to submit images which will help us to tell the Pusong Pinoy story and raise awareness of its cause. Sharing your photographs will help us to further our cause – to help eradicate poverty through the improvement of literacy for Filipino children.


WHAT HAPPENS TO MY PHOTO?

It will join others in a selection process. If selected, your photo will be printed to A3 size and exhibited in the Pusong Pinoy “Children First” International exhibition in Edinburgh. Your valuable contribution will be acknowledged. You retain copyright.


WHAT KIND OF PHOTOS ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for photos which illustrate Filipino child poverty as well as the positive actions that Pusong Pinoy has taken to alleviate it. Here are some ideas on which photos will qualify for exhibition consideration.

-  Pusong Pinoy: the beginning (how it all began)
-  Donors with collected books
-  Book drives (books being collected at events, in cars, in garages, etc.)
-  Mobile or transportable libraries / reading centers (ex. BOOKlatan sa Taal, Baclayon’s Books on  Wheels, De La Salle Book Mobile Reading Program)
-  Boxes being shipped
-  Reading programs showing shelves or crates of books, volunteers and children
-  A volunteer reading a story to a child
-  Kids reading
-  Recipients themselves showing different kinds of emotions
-  Scholars at De La Salle Lipa
-  Turnovers of books, school supplies, Christmas packs, food to recipients in the Philippines
-  Christmas project (Pamaskong Pusong Pinoy)
-  Birthday blowout
-  Kids eating, reading, listening to storytelling
-  Kids happily inspecting their goody bags School supply distribution
-  Pictures of sad kids, or happy kids in a sad background.
-  PP Superheroes working
-  PP Superheroes delivering packages


WHICH ASPECTS WILL GET VISITORS CONCERNED AND INTERESTED?

- The Philippines
- Poverty in the Philippines

- Filipino childhood
- Filipino kids at play
- Filipino life street life in the Philippines
- Learning in the Philippines
- Children’s successes

- PP work- making a difference
- The work of recipient organizations


HOW DO WE SUBMIT OUR PHOTOGRAPHS?

If you feel that you have strong images, please get in touch with Pusong Pinoy, through any PP Superhero, via Facebook, or email your entries directly to:

Douglas Inness (PPC Link)

Scottish Pusong Pinoy Coordinator

Email address: douglasinness123@btinternet.com

We prefer the original photo files from your hard drives. Jpegs are fine. This ensures the best quality for printing. Photos posted on Facebook are reduced in size, decreasing their resolution. To ensure that we get the best quality photos, please email the photos in their original sizes. Of course, if you have a great image, just get in touch!

PLEASE VISIT  https://www.facebook.com/PusongPinoy.org

The New Face of Facebook

Is it true that Facebook is at war with some subscribers for some major reasons?

1.  FB created a pane on the side bar, same "looks"  like the twitter real time posting has where you can see updates scrolling every second counts.

 

2. The  left side bar of the home page was added couple of lists like the location, school, family and etc. In the google+ they set it as "Circles"

3. The update box turned into almost the same as the google+ where you can add location and choose a group or friends who can only read your post.

4. When you upload photos the system will automatically arrange them into a set card or  grid type,  some are still in loved with the previous version way, but for me I like it.

Personally I like this new format this is more interactive, well engineered and well planned. but the only thing that I believe that's gone is the "uniqueness. Well, this 6-year old networking site is evolving willing to show to the world what is the meaning of endless POSSIBILITIES.

Read more at http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/future-facebook-profile-pages-timeline-005820123.html

The Sense of Adsense

Worth it to do blogging while you earn from it.  I just had my second paycheck  from google fresh from the US with additional information attached. Am I quite well with viral posting and blasting huh? I guess yes! and thank you readers for the ratings and supporting the ads posted here.

Proven that you don't have to post everyday, the only thing that you need to secure is that you have to HAVE better PR and good e-marketing strategy, although daily posting helps. 

I learned that food blogs, events, movies, showbiz and promotions including travel, these are the top blogs that will surely help you boost your AdSense (from my point of views). I just don't get it why my graphic design post made it to number 2 hot spot hmmm sounds amazing.  I am doing an integrated blogging putting 3 to 4 niches in one box and labeling my topic according to its supposed niche does matter.               

Thanks Google! 

The 14th annual Cine Europa - Free Admission

Check this out!

The 14th annual Cine Europa at the Shangri-la Plaza Mall on September 9 - 18, 2011 

Screening Schedule:

Sept. 9 (Fri)
12pm-Little Robbers
3pm-Long Weekend
6pm-Letter to America
9pm-Grapes

Sept. 10 (Sat)
12pm-The Escape
3pm-Princess
6pm-An Ordinary Execution
9pm-Goethe!

Sept. 11 (Sun)
12pm-Little Greek Godfather
3pm-The Lark Farm
6pm-The Silent Army
9pm-Exchange

Sept. 12 (Mon)
12pm-Intacto
3pm-Mosquitoe's Tango
6pm-Mammoth
9pm-How About Love

Sept. 13 (Tue)
12pm-Never Let Me Go
3pm-Little Robbers
6pm-Long Weekend
9pm-Letter to America

Sept. 14 (Wed)
12pm-The Silent Army
3pm-The Escape
6pm-Princess
9pm-An Ordinary Execution

Sept. 15 (Thu)
12pm-Goethe!
3pm-Little Greek Godfather
6pm-The Lark Farm
9pm-The Silent Army

Sept. 16 (Fri)
12pm-Exchange
3pm-Mosquitoe's Tango
6pm-Mataharis
9pm-Mammoth

Sept. 17 (Sat)
12pm-How About Love
3pm-Never Let Me Go
6pm-Little Greek Godfather
9pm-Long Weekend

Sept. 18 (Sun)
12pm-Letter to America
3pm-Grapes
6pm-The Escape
9pm-Princess


*FREE ADMISSION!
Seats are on a first come, first-served basis.