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Friday, November 5, 2010

The Walking Dead Pilot: Days Gone Bye

If you're tired of the current trend on Vampire movies or TV series and looking for an alternative, The Walking Dead is a good show to check out. The series is based one of the top-selling comics released by Image. It tells the story of survival in a Post-apocalyptic world filled with Zombies. 
Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes woke in a hospital bed after being confined due to a gunshot wound. The flower that his partner brought when he visited earlier was already withered. After several attempts to call for help, he made his way outside his room. There hospital seems abandoned and he came across a room that says "Don't Open Dead Inside". When he got out of the hospital, he saw hundred of bodies covered in sheets. 


He then went to his house with the hope of finding his wife Lori and his son Carl. But before getting to his house he encountered a decaying body of a woman who’s missing the lower part of her body and was crawling towards him. He then escaped using a bicycle lying nearby. 
When Rick reached his house, it was already abandoned. Lori and Carl was nowhere to be found. Rick was then hit by a shovel by a boy named Duane. His father Morgan has just shot a zombie walking towards Rick. But Morgan and Duane were worried seeing Rick's injuries and wanted to make sure that he wasn't bitten. 
Later that night, a group of zombies were walking around near the house that they were hiding in. Morgan's lapse of judgment of using a gun to save Rick has put them on risk. Fortunately, the zombies never found out where they were hiding. The next day, they visited Rick's house again. They then went to the Police station and got the things they could use to survive. Rick gave Morgan a Walkie-talkie so that they could communicate in case they need to meet up. 
They then went their own ways. Rick went to Atlanta since Duane told him that there was a refugee camp that offers protection and food. Duane and Morgan went back to the house. On his way to Atlanta, Rick was trying to communicate with other survivors. A group has caught his transmission but failed to warn him that Atlanta was filled with the walking dead. He ran out of gas and went to a nearby house to ask for Gas. Unfortunately there was none instead there was a horse.

He traveled to Atlanta and soon was surrounded with a hundred of zombies. He was trapped and was thrown off his horse. The walkers immediately started feeding on the horse while Rick started crawl underneath a Tank. After shooting several walkers, it seems lack it was the end for him. He was about to shoot himself when he saw an open hatch underneath a tank. He then he heard a voice from the radio that is addressing him. The episode ended with Rick stuck in the tank while zombies were trying to get inside. Other zombies were still feeding on the horse. 
I can't wait for the next episode. Though I think there were dull moments in the Pilot episode. It wasn't really scary but interesting enough to keep watching. I would like to thank AMCTV blog for the photos. The Cast comprises of familiar faces from other TV series. Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori Grimes) played Sarah Tancredi from Prison Break. Lennie James (Morgan) played Robert Hawkins from Jericho. Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes) was part of the hit movie Love Actually 

Thursday, November 4, 2010

The Walking Dead Trailer

Friday, October 22, 2010

Typhoon Katring might enter the Philippines this weekend

Barely a week after Typhoon “Juan” (International name Megi) left the country, a new tropical storm might enter the country on Saturday. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), a storming over the Pacific Ocean has turn to a tropical depression and might enter the country this weekend.

Northern Luzon was hit by super typhoon a few days ago and must now prepare for the arrival of Katring since it is expected to take the path similar to Juan. Magat Dam in Isabela has started to relase water since it is only capable of holding 193 meters water level. Ambuklao Dam and Binga Dam have started to open gates in preparation to the threat of water level increase that Typhoon Katring might bring.

PASASA said that the tropical depression was 2,400 kilometers east of the country as of Thursday. Juan is considered as one of the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in years and is under the category-5 typhoon similar to hurricane Katrina that hit America in 2005. Juan was recorded to have a gustiness of 260 kilometers per hour.  Reming with a gustiness of 320 kph hit the country in 2006 and Sening with a gustiness of 275 kph hit the country in 1976.

Juan has claimed the lives of 19 people according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and management council (NDRRMC) as of 1 p.m. Thursday. A total of 1,015,895 people (211,149 families) were affected by the storm. 23,127 persons are still in 170 evacuation centers.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Typhoon Juan Leaves the country

Typhoon Juan hits the Philippines
Typhoon Juan (International name Megi) has left 17 people dead and P5 billion worth of damages to agriculture, fisheries and infrastructure. Around 63,000 families have been affected by the typhoon. 332,000 people mostly from the northern Luzon area had to be relocated.

Most of the fatalities came from Pangasinan. Out of the 9 fatalities, 3 died because of drowning in Barangay Tamayo, San Carlos. Other fatalities came from Ilocos Sur, Cagayan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Kalinga, Benguet and Baguio.

As 11pm of October 2010, Typhoon Juan was 340 km west of Laoag City and is moving at 7 kph according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

The US state department has made plans to donate $100,000 to help those who were affected by the typhoon. As Juan Leaves, there is a possibility that a new storm may enter the country this weekend. 

How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 3: Unfinished


In season 4, Ted was offered to design the GNB Building. Unfortunately, the project was scrapped. Now the Barney is offering Ted the Job again although Ted is already contented to just be a college professor. Ted has declined the offer but Barney won't take no for an answer. Barney starts to make his move to convince Ted to take the Job apply his best arsenal in getting a woman.

Meanwhile Robin is having a hard time getting over Don. While watching the television, Robin saw Don which stirred up some emotions. Robin started leaving Don some voicemail which is violent in nature. Robin told the gang all about it and Lily suggested deleting Don’s number from Robin’s Phone. Robin eventually deleted the number and told Lily that it is done. Unfortunately Robin has memorized the number. Robin was still able to send several voicemail to Don.

Barney is still trying to convince Ted to take the Job. Barney told Ted that the Job was offered to another firm which somehow made Ted want it. Barney even used Marshall to tell Ted that the job was already given to another firm and that he finished the legal contract himself.  But Marshall could stand lying to Ted and told him the Job was still up for grabs.
Eventually Ted realized how much he wanted to build the GNB building. But before accepting the Job, Ted made Barney take him to dinner. In the end of the episode Barney was again watching Don’s shoe. Robin eventually forgot Don’s number and found her closure.



Sunday, October 10, 2010

My thoughts on the proposed K-12

The government plans to put 2 additional years to the 10 year basic education. That current four year high school education will eventually become six years. The Department of Education (DEPED) plans to modify the current duration for high school to better prepare incoming college students with the skills that they would acquire their degree and be more competitive globally in the terms of Education.

I agree with the goal. I think it would be great improve the quality of education in the Philippines. But I have a lot of objections about it as well. A normal family could not afford the additional 2 years of education. You have to consider the additional cost for tuition fees, daily allowance, school supplies and educational trips.

You would also have to consider the Teachers. There is a shortage of Teachers especially in public schools now. There are inadequate number of classrooms and school facilities. How could DEPED solve this problem? Is this the only solution? If they indeed want to improve the quality of education, wouldn't it be better to modify the curriculum use in schools today?

Deped believes that GDP would increase by 2% and that it would be beneficial to society if their proposal is implemented. How sure are they that the GDP would increase? I think Filipino families would prioritize food before education.  A parent would rather ask his child to stop going to school rather than having no food on the table. Adding 2 more years in education would delayed a person from joining the workforce and thus delaying a person ability to earn. I think it would be okay if there is a sure Job waiting as soon as the student graduates. But nowadays jobs are getting hard to come by.

You also have to think about the yearly tuition fee increase.  If the government could somehow regulate the tuition fee increase then I guess the additional 2 years in high school would not be that bad. But tuition fee increase has been a problem for many years and no politician seem to bother to have an inquiry about it. Now that I have a kid of my own,  I wonder how much it would cost to send my kid to college. An education from a reputable school nowadays would cost around P20000 to P40000 per semester. That would surely increase. I wonder how many parents could afford to put their children to college 5, 10 or 20  years from now?

How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 2: Cleaning house

Barney's mom, Loreta is about to sell Barney's childhood home. So Barney asked the gang or should I somehow convinced them in helping him pack his things. Barney's black brother, James is also helping out. As they were packing, they discovered a envelope addressed to a certain Sam Gibbs with their photo of the two of them in it with "Your son" written on the back. Barney is afraid of the possibility that his biological father is Sam Gibbs but James eventually convince him to go.

When they confronted Loreta, she refused to answer their question. So they decided to visit Sam. Before they met him, Barney confess that he knows that Bob Barker is not his father but since he has confidence issues while growing up, he thought that having a celebrity father makes him feel special.

They discovered they Sam was an African American which obviously James' biological father. Then Barney thought that he was meeting his father. He cracked and pretended that he was Sam's son as well. Barney somehow had a theory that the reason why he so good in basketball is because he was black. Loreta told Barney when he was young that he was not picked in the basketball team because he was simply so good that it would be unfair to the other kids. But in reality Barney sucks in basketball.

Loreta told Barney that Sam is not his father and  realize that much of his childhood were filled with lies. Loreta offered to tell him who his real rather is but Barney refused. The highlight of the episode for me is when Barney was butting in with Sam and James' duet. I especially like the part when Barney used a voice box to ruin Sam and James "Stand by me Duet".

Saturday, October 9, 2010

The Big Bang Theory Season 4 episode 2: The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification

Sheldon’s eccentricities are again making life harder for the gang. Sheldon has calculated that he has only 60 years left to live. Not enough time to reach a point where singularity is possible. According to Sheldon man would be able to transfer their consciousness into machine achieving immortality.

So in order to live longer, Sheldon change his eating habits starting from changing Thursday dinner from Pizza night to cruciferous vegetable night. Sheldon started eating Brussel sprouts instead of Pizza. Sheldon also decided to take up jogging. Howard then told Sheldon that Penny was also into Jogging. Penny was powerless to refuse from taking Sheldon as her jogging partner. Later that night Sheldon woke up Leonard and was complaining about an abdominal pain. They first thought that it was appendicitis about the stomachache was only brought about by the vegetable that Sheldon ate.


The next morning Sheldon was about to go jogging with Penny but as they on their way, Sheldon trip and broke his ankle. Sheldon then decided that his body was too fragile and he would interact remotely using a machine that he created.




Leonard, Raj and Howard were with the Sheldon’s machine and were dining at the restaurant where Penny was working in. They saw Steve Wozniak, the co-creator of apple. Using his machine he was able to talk with Wozniak and offered to have Sheldon’s vintage apple computer signed. The episode ended with Sheldon forced to the leave the comforts and safety of his room. He was going the down the stairs when he trip destroying his vintage computer.



Deped plans to add 2 more years in high school

The Department of education is planning to include an additional 2 years to existing 10-year basic education. The additional years would allow students to choose from different specialization in science and technology, agriculture and fisheries, sports, business and entrepreneurship and subjects for advanced placements. The purpose of the proposal is too make education in the Philippines competitive globally

Proposal states that a student would have to go through 1 year in kindergarten, six years of elementary education, 4 years of junior high school (Grade 7 to 10) and another two years of senior high school (Grade 11 to 12). By the school year 2018-2019, all freshmen students is required to complete 12 years basic education to be allowed to enroll for their respective college. They expect to have the new the additional two years in high school by 2016 to 2017.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro said that several studies have shown that improvements in the quality education will increase GDP as much as 2 percent and the additional years of schooling would have a positive impact to society. This new proposal would be an additional burden on the common Filipino family who are has barely enough to spare on education

Friday, October 8, 2010

The Big Bang Theory Season 4 episode 1: Robotic Manipulation

Sheldon, Leonard and the rest of the gang is back for another season. Raj and Howard put Sheldon’s information on a dating site as a joke. They didn’t expect that they would find a match for Sheldon. Shelly is going on a date with Amy just as Penny has advised. Little did she know that she will be eventually forced to join the two in their date.

In the beginning of the episode, Howard is showing the rest of the gang his new invention. Howard has created a robotic arm that he controls with his laptop. At first he demonstrated the robotic arm’s capabilities by picking up condiments. Later he used it to give him massage and realize that it feels like a real hand. He then used it for uhmm . . . his personal needs.  He was forced to be brought to the hospital since his robotic arm was stuck on his . . . you get the picture.  A nurse found a simple solution to his problem by turning off his laptop. He never learned his lesson. At the end of the episode, it seems that powering off his laptop won’t help him with the same problem that he had earlier.

San Sebastian advances to the finals

The Stags are back in the finals would try they championship title against the undefeated San Beda Red Lions. San Sebastian had to work hard against a stubborn Jose Rizal University to gain the right to San Beda in the finals. It was not an easy win for the Stags. The bombers refused to go down without a fight. But eventually San Sebastian emerged victorious with a score of 61-52.

The first quarter didn’t go smooth for the stags. A three-pointer from Anthony Del Rio awakened the defending champions and ended the halftime with a score of 28-20 favoring San Sebastian. In the third quarter, the bombers rallied and cut down the lead by only 4 points with a score of 38-34 still favoring San Sebastian.

Hayes, Matute and Bulangis provided the much point for the Bombers in the fourth quarter. JRU took a 1 point lead with a 46-45 with less than 5 minutes remaining in the gaming. However JRU got into foul trouble which Stags took advantages by converting their free throws. With only 1 minute and 1 second remaining in the game, San Sebastian’s lead has gone up to 7 points. The last two points of the game was from 2 converted free throws from Erickson Gatchalian.

The Stags could not celebrate just yet as it prepares to defend its championship title against an undefeated Red Lions. The 1st game of the best of series would take place in Araneta Coliseum on October 13.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 1: Big Days


When the episode started I thought that it was a preview of Ted's wedding. It starts of with Ted sitting on a bench outside the church. Marshall comes along offers Ted a beer. For some reason Ted was nervous. Marshall asked him if he was because he was peeling off the label of his beer (something Ted does when he is nervous). I assumed that he was nervous because he was about to get married. 

The goes back to the present day were Ted is in their usual spot peeling off a Label while scribbling something. Barney asked him why he is nervous. Ted told him that he is gathering his courage to talk to a blonde on the bar. Barney immediately said "dibbs" which Ted eventually had to buy Barney's "Dibbs" for $20.


Soon after Robin came to bar all filthy with Cheetos hanging in her hair. Apparently Robin is not coping well with her break up with Don. Barney told her that she has lost it which made Robin to clean up and prove Barney wrong.

A girl met up with the blonde that Ted and Barney were eyeing. It was Cindy. A girl Ted dated last season and is the room mate of his future wife. I assume that this episode where Ted would finally meet the one that his looking for.I also assumed that the blonde was Cindy's room mate. Meanwhile Marshall and Lily were having an argument about their privacy. Lily is not happy that Marshall is telling his dad every single intimate detail of their lives. He can't keep it a secret from his colleagues at work as well.



Later Cindy talked to Ted and unexpectedly thanked him for making her realize what she wanted. Quite puzzling right? Later as Ted was about to make his move with the blonde that Cindy was with, Cindy and the blonde kissed. So that means that she is not the future Mrs. Ted Mosby. Most likely Cindy is with a different room mate now. Who knows? The creators of this series really know how to twist the story.

Later the scene was back to the church. It was revealed that it wasn't Ted's wedding and that he was just the best man. It was also revealed that he would meet his future wife in that wedding. The episode gave us clues but it also gave a lot more questions. A great series to watch. I can't wait until the next episode.

JRU Bombers beats Mapua Cardinals


I expected JRU to win against Mapua during their match last Wednesday but also expected that the Cardinals won't go down easily. The game went down the wire and ended with a score of 60 to 54 favoring the bombers. Etame and Hayes were the heroes for JRU who contributed 17 and 8 points respectively. Out of the 17 points scored by Etame, 15 where made during the second half. 10 of which were during the last quarter.  

Now the bombers faces a tougher challenge of beating the number 2 seat and defending champion San Sebastian Stags. During the elimination rounds, the Stags defeated the Bombers twice with a score of 79-59 during their first match and 64-59 during the second. The bomber would have to face a rested Stags to gain the right to face the number 1 seat San Beda Red lions. But don't count the bomber out just yet. Anything could happen in basketball and it only takes 1 game to go to the finals. 

San Sebastian and JRU faces off today in San Juan Arena at two in the afternoon. The winner of this do-or-die game would face San Beda on October 13. To make things worst for either San Sebastian or JRU, the number one seat San Beda Red Lions enjoy a 1-0 edged against their opponent for completing the 16 games sweep. That means San Beda’s challenger has to win thrice to win the championship while San Beda needs to win only twice. The first game during the finals is very crucial. If San Beda wins that game, they only need to win game 3 on October 15 to take home the crown. Losing that game would somehow even the odds. 


·         * Game 4 is set on Oct 19 while Game 5 will be on Oct 21 if necessary. Venues for all the games of the finals is in Araneta Coliseum in Cubao

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Cancelled TV series part 2

Here is the another set of list of TV series that I was watching but got cancelled



Scrubs Med School
I am an avid fan of the first eight seasons of scrubs. But I have to admit that I saw it coming. The new series was not as good as the first 8 seasons.  Zach Braff plays the central role of John “J.D.” Dorian and the series revolve around his thoughts. It tells his story from being an intern until becoming an Attending physician. It has a stellar cast and jokes were hilarious. But Braff’s departure from the series had a big impact on the ratings. It doesn’t feel like scrubs without JD. Producer tried to make a spin-off were the only a few of the original cast members stayed. Turk, Kelso and Dr. Cox were still in the series but are no enough to fill the void that JD left. The series tried to be funny and out of the only episodes that I enjoyed watching was the one where JD was there. I really think that they shouldn’t have made the spin-off. The first eight seasons were great but the last season did not meet the fan’s expectation




Legend of the seeker
This show is based on a medieval time where Magic was possible. The story revolves around the seeker, Richard Cypher , who was destined to defeat Darken Rahl. Later he found out that Rahl is his older brother and that he is next in line to rule the D'Hara. He was faced with a greater opponent in the last season of the series – keeper of the underworld.  The seeker defeated ral using the power of orden but it unleash a viel to the underworld. In order to seal the rift and defeated the keeper he had to search for stone of tears.  The series was a refreshing alternative to series based on modern times. It is quite similar to the TV series Merlin. Magic plays a big part of the series. There are not much shows nowadays based on the idea of Magic that is why I really enjoyed watching the series.





Famed tour guide insults church clergy

I took only one word for the tour guide Carlos Celdran to get a rise from the leaders of the Catholic Church. During a celebration mass, Celdran brought a white board and wrote “Damaso” referring to the fictional character in the Jose Rizal novel Noli me Tangere. Damaso or better known as Padre Damaso is described as a corrupt priest who was interfering with government policy.

Celdran made his protest regarding the Church’s opposition of the controversial Reproductive health. To make things more theatrical he dressed up as the national hero Jose Rizal and Shouted “Stop getting involved in politics”. He was arrested by the Manila Police for violating Article 133 which states that "the penalty of arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its minimum period shall be imposed upon anyone who, in a place devoted to religious worship or during the celebration of any religious ceremony, shall perform acts notoriously offensive to the feelings of the faithful."

To make things worse Celtran made his protest during an interfaith prayer service. When ask if he regrets his action, Celdran answered "Truth be told I did not think about the consequences, because if I thought about the consequences, I probably would not have done it”. Celdran was released on Friday after posting a P6000 bail.

Now he is faced with an idea of being excommunicated with his action. During earlier times, people who were murderers and who are considered heretics were excommunicated. Among those who were excommunicated were and Dictator Fidel Castro of Cuba, Saint Jehanne la Pucelle (aka, "Joan of Arc", Martin Luther, Napoleon I of France  and Dictator Fidel Castro of Cuba
 

Phillipine Reproductive health bill

I have mix feelings with the action of tour guide Carlos Celdran. I am in favor of the reproductive health bill because I think people should be informed of the options that they have in preventing unwanted pregnancy. The population problem won’t solve itself. But I wouldn’t consider doing what he did. His action was too much of an insult to the church.

Being a first time dad, I understand how hard it is to become a parent. Put the financial factors to the mix and it makes it harder. But being a parent is worth it. Nothing compares to the joy of being a parent. But if we don’t consider family planning and have a baby every year, I think it wouldn’t be as fun as it should be. Having a family needs planning. A lot of planning. You can’t rely on wishful thinking or hope that somehow you’ll get by. Do you think it is right to have five kids even if you’re not earning enough money? Other people might suggest that the solution is to earn more money. But I think everyone would agree that it is easier said than done.

I know that there natural methods of family planning but they are not as full proof as using contraceptives. I know that the biggest issue is the youth. Educating people on how to use and the benefits of contraceptives might encourage younger people to have sex. But kids are doing it nowadays anyway. There are some who gets pregnant as early as 13 years old. Wouldn’t it better if they are better informed? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t agree with kids having intercourse at a young age.

I still agree with the idea that intercourse should be done after marriage. But nowadays people don’t wait until getting married. So what should be done? I don’t agree with the idea of “go out and multiply” still applies. During those times it may be applicable when the population was less than a billion people. But now the population has increase enormously after World War II. Overpopulation breeds different problems. It affects not only the community but also the environment.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

CSI Las Vegas Season 11 Episode 1: Shock Waves


Despite loosing William Petersen (Gil Grissom) and Gary Dourdan (Warrick Brown) from the cast, CSI Las Vegas is still a good series to watch. Laurence Fishburne was able to fill the void as he plays Dr. Raymond (Ray) Langston.  Last season Ray was stabbed by Serial Killer Nate Haskell and viewers were left hanging on what his fate will be.

During the 11th season premiere of CSI, I really thought that Fishburne won’t reprise his role. At the beginning of the episode, Police discovered a bloody Ray on the floor outside Haskell’s cell. He was rushed to the hospital and then later went to cardiac arrest. Later Nick and other police officers were attending a funeral. I really thought the Langston died but it was the funeral of Franklin Clark, a cop killed by the serial killer known as Dr. Jekyll last season. A Bomber planned to killed as many police officers as he can but was prevented after Nick discovered a van full with explosive parked near where the funeral was being held.


Justin Bieber guests as Jason McCann the brother of Alex McCann, the bomber who has a grudge with the Las Vegas police department. Jason was imprisoned from having prior knowledge of the bombing, The Las Vegas police thought the bombings would end after the killed the bomber but it seems that there is another bomber. In the end of the episode, Jason was inside a prison cell and was smiling towards the camera. We may see Bieber reprise his role as Jason McCann on later episodes.

Ray lost a kidney due to the attack and was consoled by chief Medical examiner Al Robbins. Nick was coping with the trauma of being shot. At first Nick, doesn’t seem affected with the shooting involving Dr. Jekyll last season, but the confrontation with the bomber revealed that he does indeed need help.

As a whole, I was impressed with the story. It seems that CSI Las Vegas won’t get cancelled anytime soon. 

La Nina Phenomenon to hit the country in the last quarter of the year

The rainy has come late in the Philippines this year. This is due to delayed effects of the El Nino phenomenon that has brought the worst drought the Philippines has encountered. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical services administration (PAGASA) has forecasted that the country is expected to get more rains during the last quarter this year and the first quarter of 2011.

The country has been experiencing rain but it is less than expected during the rainy season. There are still hot days in between days with rain showers. Though this is better than having rains with a magnitude like Ondoy where a month’s worth of rainfall was brought down in just a couple of hours. Last September 26, 2010, marks the first year anniversary of the horrific typhoon where hundreds of lives were lost and the damage to properties were massive. It took months in the several areas for the flood water to dissipate.

You may blame global warming but the only thing responsible for the massive flooding last year. Man made activities such as land pollution is also another factor. Pervious leaders failed to plan for the drainage system decades ago. The current governments said that the country is more prepared if in case another typhoon as strong as Ondoy hits the country. But are the preparation enough?  Steps have to be made to fight global warming on a global scale.

Cancelled TV series part 1

I am an avid viewer of TV series and have spent sleepless night in front of the Television to catch with the latest shows that I follow. For the last years, several shows that I was watching were cancelled. This is the just a few on my list of cancelled TV series.




Jericho
This is the first show that I watch that was cancelled. But due to decreasing number of viewers, the network decided to cancel it leaving fans like me wondering what will happen next. The series is based on the idea that the several nukes were detonated in United States leaving to the fall of the government. Several companies and US states were fighting over the right to rule the country. Later on the series, it was revealed that bombs were intentional and was plan by certain American individual who plans to take the power for themselves.


Heroes
I enjoyed watching the first two seasons of this series. The series was phenomenal and was watched in different countries. But the ratings were slowly declining as the series progresses. I couldn’t blame it. The storyline for the last two seasons were not as impressive compared to the first two. I guess there were too many characters involve. The last season was based on Claire’s college life and was more like a drama series than a science fiction story. In my opinion, one of reason for the series’ downfall is that it took too long for Peter to gain back his powers. They didn’t have any great purpose or were not trying to prevent a catastrophic event like in the first two seasons. In the last season, the buildup did not meet the expectations of the viewers. I am talking about Samuel. It seems like he was really powerful but in the end he just a pushover. There are still a lot of questions to be answered. Despite the crappy story line in the last season, I think viewers wouldn’t mind watching another season of the series.


Flashforward
Where did this show go wrong? I don’t know why they didn’t renew this series for another season but I think this series is great. In the series, the planet blackout and people saw their future. The series is about unlocking the secrets to the origin and the purpose of the black out. They later on discovered that the blackout was not a first and would not be last. The show was cancelled due declining ratings. I just know why people did patronize this show since it is one of a kind. It has a strong story compared to most shows based on high school or college student’s life. It is intellectual and the type of show that would make you eager to watch the next episode.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Long hard road to the NCAA finals

San Sebastian, Mapua and Jose Rizal Univeristy would have to climb a big wall to win the championship. the On Oct 6, JRU Bombers and the Mapua Cardinals would face to off to earn the right to challenge the number 2 seat and defending champions, San Sebastian Stags. The Bombers defeated the Cardinals twice during the elimination round with a first game score of 78 to 82 and 54 to 86 in the second game.

Whoever wins today they will face the San Sebastian Stags on October 13. Both schools lost all their elimination games against the Stags. Even if either of the schools win against San Sebastian, they have to overcome the odds against San Beda who enjoys a thrice to beat advantage.

San Sebastian is the school with biggest chances to win against San Beda. Though I think it would fair to say that San Beda would go home with the crown this year. Yes anything is possible in basketball but the odds of winning against a thrice to beat advantage is really slim even for the defending champions. Who knows what will happen. This is year of miracles for basketball. La Lakers won despite against the Celtics despite the later having the advantage in the series. We will just have to see.


Mapua versus JRU

MIT
JRU
1st game
78
82
2nd game
54
68

Mapua versus San Sebastian

MIT
SSCR
1st game
49
68
2nd game
76
85

JRU versus San Sebastian

JRU
SSCR
1st game
59
72
2nd game
59
64


San Beda  versus San Sebastian

SBC
SSCR
1st game
90
82
2nd game
84
80

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Medical Scrubs

My mom has been a nurse for more than 30 years. I remember when I was young that  her nursing scrub uniforms use to just plain white or plain blue. Nowadays nurses use different types of scrubs. Now she is a clinical instructor and when I visit her school, her students wear colorful medical scrubs and uniforms. Sometimes I think it is way too colorful. I wonder if their patients are distracted with the colors. My mom encouraged me to take up nursing when I was in College. Though she didn't force me to take that course. She believes that no one should dictate the course that you should take in college. Besides I am a bit sloppy. I don't think I could keep the white uniform for nurses clean when it rains. I have always wonder what is the secret of nursing students for keeping their uniform clean. But now since there are a lot of colorful kind of scrubs, I think the task of keeping a scrub clean won't be as difficult. 


Now I wonder if didn't think of studying nursing. The demand for nurses are still high nowadays and has been for the last couple of years. Though students who graduated from nursing nowadays are finding it difficulty to find a job since there are a lot of nursing graduates. But back in 2001 when I graduated from college, graduating from nursing is a sure way to earn big money. It wasn't hard to find a nursing job back then. 

Smallville Season 10 episode 1: Lazarus

The premiere episode of season 10 was bit disappointing. I really thought that Clark would start to fly. But instead he died and was brought back to life. I think it would have been better if doomsday killed him a couple seasons back and was brought back to life. At least it would somehow be similar to the comics.

Lex Luthor is back it is an older version of Lex. I thought that somehow Michael Rosenbaum would return to the series. That would be a great he does return. Instead the series introduced clones of Lex Luthor. The older Lex Luthor died after setting up a bomb in the daily planet and setting the field on fire while Lois is in it.  Before he died, he told Clark that he has all the memories of original Lex Luthor. He also said that the original Lex planned to harvest parts of the clones to heal his body but died before he could do so.
A younger Lex Luther clone was saved by Tess Mercer and was brought to the Luthor Mansion. We have to wait if he will be a big part of the series. Clark was able to talk Jorel again. Jorel told Clark that he had faith in him since he was his son. But Clark has too much pride and that he is not doing what Jorel intended of him. Jorel also told Clark that he will face a great evil.
John Schneider guest stars in this episode as Jonathan Kent. He told Clark to do what he does best that is to prove Jorel wrong. But he again warned Clark of the evil that he has to face. Oliver (Green Arrow) was abducted last season by an unknown organization. In order to find Oliver, Chloe has to put on Doctor Fate’s helmet. In the end of the episode Oliver was released. But his released came with a price – Chloe’s freedom. The episode ended with a preview of Clark’s next great opponent.

I was excited when I watched last season’s finale. But when I watched this season’s premiere, I lost some of my interest. The green arrow arc is one of the series weaknesses in my opinion. It is great to have other superheroes guest once in a while. But having another superhero as a mainstay takes away the spotlight from Superman. Does this mean that we would have to wait a few more episodes before Clark eventually fly? If this is indeed the final season of Smallville, I think it 20 episodes would not be enough to wrap it up.

Merlin Season 3 Episode 1:The tears of Uther Pendragon Part 1

A year has passed since Morgana has gone missing and King Uther has not lost hope in finding her. Despite Gaius’ advice Uther refuses to call off the search for Morgana. Prince Arthur and Merlin were on a patrol when they found an abandoned camp. A skirmish broke out and Merlin has to secretly use magic to save Arthur. After the scuffle was over they found an exhausted Morgana. She was then brought to Camelot and was immediately attended by Gaius. King Uther wanted to talk to her but Gaius advised him that it would be better if she gets some rest.
Merlin was then summoned to Morgana’s chamber. Merlin feared that Morgana would tell Uther that he tried to poison her. In the last season Merlin tried to poison her to lift the sleeping spell over Camelot. Arthur was already in Morgana’s chamber when Merlin arrived. When he left, Merlin was asked to stay. Morgana told him that she knows that he tried to poison her. But she then told him that he understand why he did it and she would have done it herself. Morgana does seem to hold any grudges against Merlin and everything seems fine.
Morgana then talk to King Uther who fell into tears when he talked to her. She then used a handkerchief to acquire Uther’s tears. She then met when her sister, Morgause, to make a spell to put fear into Uther. Using a enchantment, Uther saw those he ordered drown because they are suspected to posses magic. 

He was in constant fear and they feared that king was going mad. Rumors swiftly spread of Uther’s condition. Merlin then discovered the source of Uther's hallucination and that Morgana was behind the spell. He then followed her to the woods and discovered that Morgana was in league with her sister. Morgause has found an ally that agreed to attack Camelot while Uther is in his current condition.
Morgana knew all along that she was being followed and Morgause cast a spell to bind Merlin. He was then left in the woods and several giant scorpions appeared. Merlin was defenseless then and eventually got stung. He was left with no choice but to seek the help of the dragon Kilgarrah and was saved.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Patio Pacific


A few years ago the top summer destination for people in Metro Manila was Puerto Galera. It is only a couple of hours bus ride to Batangas and then a few minutes ferry ride to the Island. It is a great destination to relax over the weekend. I haven’t been there but I hope to visit it someday. Now people flocked to an Island paradise called Boracay. I have been there several times and I have enjoyed every single visit. Although I have to say that it was more beautiful when I first visited the island four years ago. Now that I have a child, I wish to bring her and my wife (who hasn’t visited Boracay) to the Island before it loses its beauty because of the so many tourists who visit the island yearly.

There are two things to look forward to in Boracay. First the beautiful scenery and second the roaring Night life. For those who appreciate nature, sitting on the shore during sunset is something you shouldn’t miss. For those who are party animals, Boracay’s night life is very much alive with so many bars to choose from. They also offer scuba diving, snorkeling, Paragliding and so many other water activities. If you choose to relax, you could get a massage in the beach, take a dip in water or enjoy the afternoon walk along the white sand beach. 
 
I have been in Boracay a couple of times but so far the best hotel that I stayed in is Patio Pacific (Formerly known as Pink Patio).The hotel is only a few minutes away from the beach. The rooms are cozy and well maintained. The room is so comfortable that you would be tempted not to leave it. They have a pool, gym, a restaurant and offers facilities for those who want to try wall climbing. The food may not be the best in Boracay but it is pretty decent. I would recommend Patio Pacific to my friends. It may be a bit more costly compared to other hotels in the island but it is not that expensive either. But it is definitely worth the money you paid for. 

Check out the photos of the room in Patio Pacific





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