TIME's Top 50 Websites for 2010

Time Magazine issued their Top 50 list of the Web's best sites for the year 2010. I wonder though why it was released in August. One would surmise lists like this are issued at the end of the year haha. In any case, to each his own and deviants are always welcome.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2012721,00.html

Among those listed above, I only regularly visit 4 haha; although at least I know the existence of Sesam Street and National Geographic albeit I just don't visit them sites.

Included in the list is TED. TIME's feature on TED highlighted a couple of its best talks, which includes Elizabeth Gilbert's (author of Eat, Pray, Love - a book which I loved!) talk on creativity. And I couldn't agree more! This talk was really good! One of my favorite among my favorites. Currenlty, Liz Gilbert's talk has already 33 laguanges available for subtitles! Filipino is not yet available though and an idea has just taken fruit - I got excited with the prospect of translating! Can't wait to get started on this project! =D

severe repercussions

I had a number of errands to attend to late this afternoon (I already have my international driving license yey!) hence it was only after talking with Cashiew that I learned about the grim news of an ex-police officer who took the passengers of a tourist bus on hostage.

I believe Mendoza has his issues and his problems. But his problems had clouded his better judgment hence he acted dumbly, clearly not thinking of the severe repercussions his action will do to the Philippines and his countrymen.

Right now, all key words relating to the incident are trending in Twitter. I have read about a lot of people from other countries blaming and damning Filipinos and our country; collectively judging us because of the dimwitted action of one man. Right now, Hongkong Security Bureau has issued an "Avoid All Travel" to Philippines because of "severe threat".
http://www.sb.gov.hk/eng/ota/index.htm

I bleed for my country. I bleed on how we are wrongly judged now. I bleed for those who died on this incident. I bleed on how this will lower down our tourism business and possible investments hence worsening our current economic plight. Yet most of all, although this may sound a bit selfish, I bleed and worry on how this incident might affect my dream wedding - a wedding where my loved ones and the family of my fiance would gather to witness the union between me and my betrothed. I fear that this may not come to pass anymore because of fears in security of our family...

photog

For a professional photographer or even an amateur at that who has had a number of accolades, this may not be something. But for me who ranks photography as probably among the lower top 6 in my hobbies/interests (and hence is not really all that skilled), to have found below site was inspiring for me.

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/boatride,yanagawa/Interesting

These were a couple of the pictures I took when we went to Kyushu, on a boatride in Yanagawa.
~grin~ "The world's best photos of boatride and Yanagawa" it says...~grin~
and, well, it was tagged as "interesting".

I should really get a real camera (and not just phone camera) for my goodfoodblogs.

my cover on Yuki no Hana

hello world!
i'm sharing with you my incomplete (and yet to be perfected) cover of Mika Nakashima's beautiful "Yuki no Hana"

CNN's Hero of the Year - Efren Penaflorida

Goodness, I'm such a crybaby. Not only cause Efren's a fellow Filipino but also 'cause one can't help but be touched on how he was able to change lives and change it for the better. Makes you think about what have you contributed to make this world a better place.

"Each person has a hidden hero within, you just have to look inside you and search it in your heart, and be the hero to the next one in need. So to each and every person inside in this theater and for those who are watching at home, the hero in you is waiting to be unleashed. Serve, serve well, serve others above yourself and be happy to serve. As I always tell to my co-volunteers ... you are the change that you dream as I am the change that I dream and collectively we are the change that this world needs to be."

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL COVER STORY AND VIDEO.

food blogging

For the longest time, I have wanted to have a new blog dedicated solely for the food trips i've been having. And for the longest time, i've long wanted to have my own *.com. =D

The site I've put up is still a free blog but hopefully soon, I can have wordpress host my domain, eliminate "wordpress" on the URL and hence have my own *.com at last. hehe.

https://goodfoodhunt.wordpress.com

It's still a work in progress though, but, do enjoy! =)

Yuki No Hana

I just love this. I just so love this.

Jose Abreu and his El Sistema

Was moved with this. Both by what he was saying and by how he said it. Makes you think of your own dreams...and if any of those dreams can make this place a better world.

For more vids, see www.ted.com
Thanks to Kat for sharing the website.