Pauso - Who's on Twitter

...aside from me:

• Ellen Degeneres
• Nicole Richie
• Borat
  
• Ashton Kutcher
• Barack Obama
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• 50 cent
• Oprah
• Jason Mraz
• Demi Lovato
• Pete Wentz
• Hulk Hogan
• Chris Cornell
• Dave Navarro
• Jessica Simpson
• JOHN MAYERRRR! (this i actually follow.)
  

It's a new way of stalking really. No, i didn't find these myself, I copied the links from celebrity tweet.

Pauso - Twitter

CNN mentions Twitter in 6 out of 10 sentences. "Check our twitter" "voice your opinions through our twitter" and all that shiz. Pauso. Even thinking of gimmicks to make fans out of us, or followers, that's how they call it.

For that, I now have my own Twitter. Haha.

PS, "tweeting" is the proper verb, apparently. Pauso.

Blogger Celebrityhood - Tunay na Lalake; Plans Hopes and Dreams (haha)

Recently, a new blog was put up by a friend of a friend and glad to say...patok! (See tunaynalalake.blogspot.com) However, they're running out of witty things to say about people, but i love the john lloyd rule and trabaho ng tunay na lalake and pauso line "kung anuano pang shit".

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Rai and I were planning for a long time now to put up a blog so witty we'd be celebrities for doing so (parang moymoy palaboy haha). I told her "nauubusan na tayo ng idea ah". Abangan: in the near future, magpapauso rin kami, and I have some persons in mind to recruit already...hmm hmm hmm.
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This blog has fans, can you believe it? And for that this writer is not so good in responding to fan mail hahaha. Konti na nga lang hindi pa magawa. Lol.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

Rating: 3/5 stars

Genre: Kids & Family

I'm a 13 year old at heart and i love Zac Efron, whether or not he really likes girls more than boys, and there's no denial.

So, High School Musical 3 is a lot like his other movies - lots of dancing and singing - except for one (extraordinarily) notable detail: he was shirtless for around 2 seconds. Haha. He turned away from the camera though and all we see is his back but that's ok. It's a kiddie show.


The movie is full of young beautiful people and I guess that's what made the HSM franchise last to installment 3. Hopefully, no more than that because what could they possibly sing about now? "I broke up with my highschool sweetheart and just came out of the closet"?

Rotten Tomatoes: 66/100
IMDB: 3.6/10

Twitter-ing While Running the London Marathon

Summer days are for getting fit and updating my blog. I can't do both at the same time but some people can, like Peter Wilkinson. He updates his twitter page while he runs the London Marathon. He is at mile 17 as of print time. See his twitter page here. See cnn article here.
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CNN man on course in London Marathon 'tweet' bid

• Story Highlights
• CNN journalist Pete Wilkinson "tweets" during the London Marathon
  
• Wilkinson hopes to finish the race in four hours, while posting Twitter updates
  
• Wilkinson's main concern is crashing into other runners
  

LONDON, England (CNN) -- A CNN.com journalist is on course to achieve his goal of "tweeting" the London Marathon.

Pete Wilkinson, a digital news producer at CNN.com in London, is updating his Twitter page during Sunday's race via text messages from his cellphone.

Wilkinson is more than half way round the iconic 42.1 kilometer (26.2 miles) route and remains on schedule to complete the race in his four-hour target time.

"Crossing tower bridge almost half way now north of river hurrah," Wilkinson wrote at the halfway point. Follow Pete as he tweets

"Crowds are unbelievable really keeping me going never run this fast before," he said.

Prior to the event, Wilkinson had said he wasn't sure if his plan would work and admitted it was "incredibly hard" to send text messages and run at the same time."My main problem is going to be not crashing into other people," Wilkinson told CNN's Isha Sesay. "I don't think I'll have time to stop for too long."

"Here we go! Walking to the start now. Greetings to all cnn viewers and readers," Wilkinson wrote in his first tweet of the day.

Wilkinson said he was standing at the start next to runners dressed as the Sergeant Pepper-era Beatles. "Gonna be long winding road," he wrote.

He's not the first marathon runner to tweet during the race -- a Google search turned up one runner who tweeted during last year's Boston Marathon and another who plans to do it during Sunday's race in London. But it's new enough that Wilkinson said he wants to give it a go.

"I'm hoping it will detract attention from my running," said Wilkinson. "It seemed a good way to do something new." Watch Pete explain why he wants to tweet his epic run »

Wilkinson is also running for charity and said any extra attention it brings to his cause "can't be a bad thing."

The London Marathon starts in Greenwich, in the southeast of the city, and goes along the River Thames. It takes in a number of landmarks including the Tower of London, Parliament and Big Ben before ending at Buckingham Palace.

More than 35,000 runners are expected to take part, according to marathon organizers.

Race officials have advised Wilkinson not to tweet while running because of safety, concerned he might bump into other runners or trip over, but they won't prevent him from tweeting, he said.

And what will Wilkinson be updating his followers with on race day?

"I'm going to tweet about how my muscles are feeling, how my knees are feeling," he said. "My goal is to finish in four hours, so I'll keep people informed about whether I'm going to make that. I suspect only my mother is going to be following me anyway."

The Flora London Marathon, as the race is officially known, takes place each April and is one of the top marathons in the world.

All six male and female medallists from the marathon at the Beijing Olympics last year were running, in the event, along with celebrities including chef Gordon Ramsay and ITN correspondent Tim Ewart.

Germany's Irina Mikitenko won the women's race in a time of two hours, 22 minutes and 11 seconds.

The top prize for male and female finishers is $55,000. Wilkinson was not considered to be among the favorites

Facebook Manners Instructional Video

WAHAHAHAHAHA! Ahem, rule no.1. :P

Chowder!!!

Ohmaygad! I found my new cartoon addiction since The Family Guy. :)))

Slimmerun aka Post-rest Debut

Another installment of the surprise race/pop fitness test series. I found myself waking up at 4:00am (3:30 in non-up law timezone) last Saturday getting ready for a run. I wasn't quite sure of what I was doing. There was an angel and a devil whispering to me -
your knee will surely get hurt. but you just had two weeks of all rest and eating, you tub of lard. your shoes haven't been broken-in yet. this is the best time to for a break-in. it's 5k. it's just 5k. it's hot outside. it's hotter inside.
...And so now you all know which won me over.

Arriving at the venue, it was quite dark still, and as we were a little late I worried that I might not have time to stretch my legs, yet another doctor's orders violation. As I was a bit more talkative than usual that morning, I didn't notice that there was light already and I had done 3 sets already. Good for my legs, but not good for me a little later as it turned out to be a HOT run.



I forgot to turn off my nike+ yet again after the race, but actually, the struggling started at 500 meters prior to the finish line, knee-wise and heart rate wise. That explains the pathetic drop at the end of just (just!) 5k. Oh and the heat...it was rising from the ground. My favorite part was passing by gutter grills and..."experiencing" the vomit-inducing exhaust. You can't miss it. My watch said 38:19 when I crossed, so I guess it wasn't as bad as I thought.

The switch to New Balance. I will never run in N***s again. Haha. I love the cushioning at the right parts. Although my ankles were swimming in it, a simple shoelace trick remedied the problem. I actually think that the shoe improved my form...or it might be just my imagination. It's so motivating to have new things :D. Although I didn't even plan on buying one until the person i talked to said "latest model". Five stars for the first 5k. (New Balance Women's 1025)


All in all, it was enjoyable. It was a nice morning talking to friendly people, seeing nice male buh-hinds pass you by every now and then and watching beauty pageant candidates dance around the place (jei howw). :P But most of all the sweet breakfast right after. :D

Fast and Furious (2009)

Rating: 3/5 stars
Category: Movies
Genre: Action & Adventure

Am I considered as a fan if i've watched all movies of the franchise? I'm not much of an auto nut but I do appreciate cars and fast and skillful driving. That's half the reason why I still insist on driving manual (the other half, well, that's what's available. hehe). I admit that the best of the series is still the first one. All the others are popcorn movies, including this one. Since when did vin diesel become an emo lover boy?

The movie was a glamorized auto show. Fast and furious movies are the only ones where cars are treated as characters themselves, with a personality of its own. Haha. My favorite of the bunch is Phoenix's Ford GT. If we've talked enough, I'm sure I've shared with you already that I dream of owning a GT of whatever year (pag nagasawa ako ng mayaman), ang pogi eh.

In this installment, Paul Walker was still cute but not as charming as he was in the first and second movie. Blame it on the storyline I guess. It's centered on Vin Diesel's plot for revenge. Michelle Rodriguez is prettier now by the way. Not as greasy as before. She looked like she took a bath for the movie.

All in all, it was a movie made for males- hot babes and hot cars. A lot of (unnecessary) girl-on-girl-on-girl kissing inserted and not much pretty boys or shirtless ones at least. (Why was watching again?). But anyone will appreciate it. It's light to watch, quite predictable and full of movie cliches you can make a drinking game out of it. Enjoy the popcorn.

QQ: "(enumerating possible suspects' cars)...Toyota Prius Hybrid," "Hell no."

PS, If you've been playing Need for Speed, the movie would look and feel familiar.

Rotten Tomatoes: 27/100
IMDB: 7/10

Cool Links:
Rotten Tomatoes' article on all 4 movies' cars
LatinoReview's interview with Car Coordinator Dennis McCarthy

I love you Po

These are the gems of being with someone older, you really get a kick out of these kinds of punchlines.

For my babe...:P

Nostalgia Time - Rainbow Brite

Oh I was such a consumer-driven kid back then. Look at the shirt: McDonald's.

This was taken in the late 80s. Rainbow brite was a pre-schooler icon back then. The animated series was regularly shown on local tv, probably mornings, and as during those years I was a little kept girl under her young mother's paranoia, (ie, always home) I developed a fascination with the the character and the show.

I remember the show very vaguely though. It must be something about Rainbow Brite and a group of kids of different colors, literally, trying to save the world from evil in the form of antagonists trying to take color (again, literally) from the kingdom they lived in.


I forgot what the name of the blue fluffy pet. That's a shame, because a lot of times, I pretended I was Rainbow Brite and carried him around. I also had this Rainbow brite "suitcase" which I lugged around the house and in school (kindergarten) imitating my dad carrying his briefcase. So what happened to these precious items of my childhood? I think they were given away when I grew out of the phase and moved on to Garfield. Which is another story.

What brought this to mind was an article I found about re-launching of the line of toys. Probably the target market is us nostalgic bratty girls of the 80s.

Starbucks Calorie Counting

These past 2 weeks, I have spent 80% of my time in Starbucks. I rarely went there this semester, owing to the fact that I don't drink much coffee now (I got sick of it ever since it conditioned me to think of estate and donor's tax circa Tax2 mid terms), but in times like these when you just need the caffeine, isolation and, umm, aircon (haha), Starbucks becomes very very handy. I have never appreciated our neighborhood Starbucks branch until now.

But then again, as I am getting to my point, Starbucks Coffee translates to calories. Too much calories, actually.

With the encouragement of Jing, I did a little research to have an idea on how much calories I consume there. It was a little funny that I look at that flyer they have there, about what a cup constitutes, almost everyday. I think you would find that interesting too. I likewise checked the nutritional facts Starbucks had in their website.

Ok, let's do a little health and nutrition workshop here. Get a piece of paper and write down the drinks you usually order. Later on, you can check how much of a tub of lard you are. (No cheating ha).

Here's my list: (click on the links to see the results)

Venti Mint Tea - on most days
Venti Passion Iced Tea - on cold drink mood
Grande Mocha Frapp - on indulgent days
Grande or Venti White Chocolate Mocha - on caffeine overload days (and the winner is...)

After that discovery, I couldn't wait to go get my trainers and running shorts. That was just after i downed a very big glass of white mocha. No wonder my ass is getting heavier. Actually, the first two were not too bad. So thumbs up for that.

Now that I am aware of the true facts, it's time for a little change of routine. The real lesson really is not to go back to that place anymore. Ever. But isn't Starbucks squatting so cool? The least I could do was to buy something to at least make it seem little less degrading. Now the challenge is a choice that is caffeine packed, would last the whole duration, but not as guilt laden as that 500 calorie devil of a drink. The solution was none other than Iced Cafe Americano. At 15 calories per Grande glass and with all that espresso goodness, we're in business.

Cafe Americano is actually espresso with water. Add ice for the iced version. Duh. That's 15 calories when there are no sweeteners or customized flavors. White chocolate mocha sauce is really good with it but that's another 60 calories per 1 pump (Starbucks serves 4 pumps usually. I asked.), so might as well leave that out, or else, what's the point.

Here are a few things I recommend for future study sessions (not that I have become such an expert now):

- Drink tea if you have to buy something. Drink drip/pressed if must it be coffee (5 cal.). Americano if you prefer espresso (15 cal.).
- Limit drinks to grande size. Venti is just gluttony.
- Don't be too shy to ask for water. Sometimes thirst is mistaken for hunger. That way, snacks would not be necessary.
- Bring your own tumbler/mug for less trips to the counter to ask for water. Also, to save the trees. :P You can also use it for the coffee for a small discount (P5 i think).
- No sweeteners. Everything you add to the drink will add to the pounds.
- Opt for nonfat milk if it's a latte.
- Hold the whip.
- Light blended frappucinos are not so bad. Try the Coffee Frappucino Light Blended. That's just 130 calories for a Grande.

(Disclaimer: not a paid advertisement. Maybe they should pay me.)

Nostalgia Time - Sugar Ray

Mark Mcgrath was one of my schoolgirl crushes. He turned host in 2005 or so for a dating show/reality show. I bought 14:59 during the time when cds costed so much, I had a sony discman with which i played originals only until learned how to burn a cd. For some reason, no particular moments are brought to mind, just that i replayed and replayed the songs during alone time. I was that kind of kid at one point. :P

Another justification for internet slacking breaks

Emphasis mine.
Remember, short and unobtrusive. Less than 20% of your time.

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Facebook, YouTube at work make better employees: study

Thu Apr 2, 1:08 am ET

MELBOURNE (Reuters Life!) – Caught Twittering or on Facebook at work? It'll make you a better employee, according to an Australian study that shows surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity.

The University of Melbourne study showed that people who use the Internet for personal reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive that those who do not.

Study author Brent Coker, from the department of management and marketing, said "workplace Internet leisure browsing," or WILB, helped to sharpened workers' concentration.

"People need to zone out for a bit to get back their concentration," Coker said on the university's website (www.unimelb.edu.au/)

"Short and unobtrusive breaks, such as a quick surf of the Internet, enables the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total net concentration for a days' work, and as a result, increased productivity," he said.

According to the study of 300 workers, 70 percent of people who use the Internet at work engage in WILB.

Among the most popular WILB activities are searching for information about products, reading online news sites, playing online games and watching videos on YouTube.

"Firms spend millions on software to block their employees from watching videos, using social networking sites or shopping online under the pretence that it costs millions in lost productivity," said Coker. "That's not always the case."

However, Coker said the study looked at people who browsed in moderation, or were on the Internet for less than 20 percent of their total time in the office.

"Those who behave with Internet addiction tendencies will have a lower productivity than those without," he said.

(Writing by Miral Fahmy; Editing by Valerie Lee)

Lady Gaga Performs in American Idol

I swear if she comes to Manila, i'll get the 5k seats.
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American Idol, Charts Go Gaga for Lady

E! Online – American Idol, Charts Go Gaga for Lady(E! Online)

David Jenison David Jenison – Thu Apr 2, 2:58 pm ET

Los Angeles (E! Online) – Forget Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. Last night's American Idol was owned by Lady Gaga .

The NYC electro-popster electrified the stage last night with "Poker Face"—and then celebrated this morning with her second straight No. 1, becoming the first female artist in nearly a decade to land her debut singles atop the Hot 100.

The spitfire, pants-eschewing singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, previously spent three weeks at No. 1 in January with "Just Dance."

Christina Aguilera was the last artist to accomplish this feat with her first two singles, "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a Girl Wants" back in 1999.

Among female artists over the past quarter century, only four scored successive No. 1s with their debut singles. Tiffany ("I Think We're Alone Now" and "Could've Been"), Mariah Carey (who incredibly scored five straight chart-toppers before 1991's "Can't Let Go" peaked at No. 2), Xtina and now Gaga.

In other Hot 100 news, Hannah Montana's "Let's Get Crazy" is the week's top debut at No. 57 followed by a No. 87 debut for her Taylor Swift cowritten "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home." Swift's own Hannah Montana: The Movie song "Crazier" also cracked the chart at No. 72, giving the soundtrack three debuts for the week.

As for Miley Cyrus, the Disney star also claims the No. 8 spot with "The Climb," giving the Hannah Montana star three Hot 100 singles between her two personas.

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(Source: news.yahoo.com)

Ministry of Sound - The Annual 2009

Rating: 5/5 stars

Category: Music
Genre: Dance & DJ
Artist: Various Artists
If there is any indication that ria is now in finals mode, it is that she has discovered and listened to new albums and cannot wait to write a review about it.

And just because I have time before i sprint the last hours before Tax2 Finals start, here's another one of those reviews that you don't really read...or need.

One of my latest acquisitions is this album, courtesy of the most handsome pirate I met (*ubo).

Like I always say, I recommend upbeat music for boring study sessions. In theory, they are distracting because either (1) you think of partying and getting drunk (2) it would remind you that you are a lawstudent who contents oneself with listening to these music during study hours rather than go out and actually dance to them in a proper dancefloor with a proper alcoholic drink, and not starbucks coffee(3) if its singable, it will force you to sing (4) if it is sensual, it will make your mind wander, period.

So this one is all of the above. But on the bright side, it keeps me awake and studying and that's all that matters. And it's 2.6 hours non-stop. Can you feel the beat?

Favorite Tracks: Dream On, Raindrops.