Save The Environment , Save the World

Come on, let's open our mind now. Global financial crisis is not just the topic that we should be taking care of. Just look around you, see how our planet gasping for breath right now, see how polluted our environment is, this is a serious matter and something that we should not be ignoring about. We were already threatened by the the incident happened in Japan and we should be expecting more scenarios like this if we continuously ignore this issue. It's time for us to move, to take some actions and to pay more attention on how to save our environment. Joining an advocacy campaign that promotes ecological consciousness and environment sensitivity would be a great start but remember that these campaigns are intended only to give us awareness. Saving the environment is more than just being a part of an advocacy campaign or participating in a Run-for-a-cause events. Take note that saving the environment is a continuous process and if you really want to change our world for good, then start doing it all by yourself in your own simple yet very special way. Blaming it to the government is just a waste of time because if you're going to analyze everything, we , humans, in general is the major cause of all these environmental issues.
Just think of the global warming, the climate change, acid rain, drought, flash floods and other forms of natural catastrophes, aren't they enough to tell us that we should do our best to help our suffering mother nature. Of course you can't do that alone but you can start changing in your own simple way.
► It might be tough but volunteering your self into a environmental awareness campaign is such a good act. It won't cost you anything but your time. Most of these organizations are relying on volunteers for marketing, organization and labor efforts so please do take a part.
► Always practice the so called "RRR" or reduce, reuse, recycle. It plays a vital role in conserving energy and preserving the mother earth.
► Purchase only things that we only need and eat only what you can. Or maybe, you support those eco-friendly products. Items that will bring no harm to our environment. We should be very grateful that there were such institutions like the Korea Environmental Technology and Industry Institute (KEITI). I found their Youtube video here.

KEITI is the founder of their so called "ECOTRADE", a Premier Environmental B2B Marketplace aiming to improve the quality of life by promoting those eco friendly products.

Through this marketplace, you'll have the chance to Find Korea's latest environmental products and technology. Actually, i was just navigating their site awhile ago and i was pretty amazed by their products. It is so nice that there is such institute raising awareness about environment and promoting nothing but eco-friendly products.
Here's a snapshot of their product's category. Look how amazing they are.
See? From Water treatment to waste management, they got them all for the sake of saving our environment. This is something that we should be very proud of and a campaign that we should be supporting about.
Support ECOTRADE by following them on their Facebook Fanpage and also through their official YouTube Channel
So what else can we do to help our mother nature? Plant trees? Minimizing the usage of products with CFC? Guys, there are so many ways out there and all we have to do is to open our minds. That's all what it takes towards a healthy and green world.

Coin Collector

My dad is a coin collector and he's been collecting coins for almost a decade now. Well, he used to collect coins of different currency. He was a seaman before, giving him a chance to travel to different countries which also give him a chance to use different kind of money. From pounds, dollars , to yen, he got them in his collection though they are not that old and value of each coins he has right now are not that high except for his 1949 peso coin. That's the oldest coin he has in his collection and I don't think his willing to sell it to others because the coin has a sentimental value for him.
Yes, you heard that right, modern advancement made it much easier for collectors to find those interesting stuffs that they're looking for. They can now buy old and collectible coins online with no ease. Same thing goes with the old coin sellers. You can now sell silver coins or gold coins online.
Silverandgoldexchange.com is probably the perfect place for you. As what the site's name connotes, you can exchange your silver or gold coins into cash. This site connects sellers to buyers or collectors. It's more like a give and take relationship between the buyers and sellers.
If you guys are interested, feel free to check their site and see what else the site has to offer for you.

TOP 10 HIGHEST GROSSING LOCAL FILMS OF ALL TIME

Here's the latest list of the top ten highest grossing local Films of all time in Philippine movie industry as of July 17, 2011.

TOP 10: SAKAL, SAKALI, SAKLOLO
Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo, a romantic comedy movie released by Star Cinema, is an official entry to the 33rd Metro Manila Film Festival - Philippines. This is the sequel of the 2006 film Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo with Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo reprising their roles. There were some scenes filmed in Spain. Santos and Agoncillo were in attendance during the California and Hawaii international premieres. Angie (Judy Ann Santos) and Jed (Ryan Agoncillo) are first-time parents who experience the joys and pains of raising a child. They realize that parenthood is extremely demanding and learn to sacrifice their own interests for their baby. The movie debuted number 2 at the box office grossing PHP17 Million, on its opening day. On its 4th day of release, Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo jump to #1, overtaking Enteng Kabisote 4 at the box office, bringing the total of PHP68.3 Million


TOP 9 : ONE MORE CHANCE
One More Chance is a 2007 Filipino romantic film featuring the box-office team-up of Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz. The film is directed by award-winning director Cathy Garcia-Molina and released under Star Cinema. According to the ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs website, One More Chance grossed P18 million on its opening day. By the end of its first week, it grossed P66,314,613 with 78 screens around the Philippines and by the end of its run, its overall gross is PHP 152,791,025. This is the highest grossing film for 2007 and because of it, John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo were hailed as the 2007 Box Office King and Queen respectively.

TOP 8 : ANG TANGING INA MO (LAST NA 'TO)
Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!) is a 2010 Filipino comedy film, starring Ai-Ai de las Alas. It is the third and final installment of the Ang Tanging Ina series and was officially be part of the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival alongside two other Star Cinema films such as RPG: Metanoia and Dalaw. Aside from Ai-Ai de las Alas, Eugene Domingo also returns in the last installment as Rowena. Majority of the characters reprise their roles in the film. Marvin Agustin, Kaye Abad, Nikki Valdez, Marc Acueza return in the last film after being absent in the previous sequel. Among the cast, Heart Evangelista is the only character to not appear in the final sequel due to reasons unknown. Also in this movie, appearances of Ina's husbands played by Tonton Gutierrez as Alfredo, Jestoni Alarcon as Kiko and Dennis Padilla as Eddie with the exception of Edu Manzano as Tony.

TOP 7 : SI AGIMAT AT SI ENTENG
Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote is an action comedy fantasy film directed by Tony Reyes which stars the two box office kings of Philippine cinema, Vic Sotto and Sen. Bong Revilla. Uniting their famous characters(Agimat and Enteng Kabisote) in one blockbuster movie which grossed a P31M on its opening day. While the movie opened at #1 on December 25, 2010 with P31,000,000 in ticket sales, it was criticized for being predictable, having sexual innuendos, and having some home-truths as to how Filipino viewers idealize heroism and romance. Also noted is how the film tries to play fair when it comes to mixing the two heroes together. Although the critical reception was not too good, the movie still ended making P159 million by the end of the festival and went on to have extended showings in theaters.


TOP 6 : ANG TANGING INA
Ang Tanging Ina is a 2003 Filipino comedy film, starring Ai-Ai de las Alas. The movie was the highest grossing locally produced Philippine film ever made, until it was surpassed by Sukob in 2006. The film is followed by a television series of the same name and two sequels entitled Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat and Ang Tanging Ina 3: Are you an OFW? (slated for a December 2010 release). Three dead husbands and twelve children to take care of. What is the modern day working mother to do? Ina Montecilio (Ai-Ai de las Alas) is completely clueless on how to be an income provider and a homemaker at the same time given her dwindling finances of her household. As she desperately hides from her children her efforts to make all ends meet, her children grow resentful of her as she becomes a part of their own problems, but it seems that her best are NEVER good enough. Funnily yet, Ina rallies her cause with all the courage she can muster- to be the best mother she knows how


TOP 5: A VERY SPECIAL LOVE
A Very Special Love is a 2008 romantic-comedy film from Star Cinema and Viva Films; featuring John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo. This movie directed by Cathy Garcia Molina received an “A” rating from the Cinema Evaluation Board. The film was released on the 30th day of July 2008 and ran for eight weeks on cinemas in the Philippines. It was also released in the United States on August 15 of the same year. Laida Magtalas is a modern-day Belle who works hard to provide for her family while hoping that someday she will meet her prince charming and that they will live happily ever after together. That would-be prince charming is none other than "Miggy", the youngest member of the Montenegro clan— a well established family in the business world. Moony Laida's desire to finally meet Miggy leads her to apply as an Editorial Assistant at his newly launched men’s magazine, "Bachelor". In spite of the fact that a relationship with Miggy may prove to be a long shot, Laida revels working in such close proximity with the man of her dreams.

TOP 4: KASAL KASALI, KASALO
Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo is a Filipino romantic comedy film. It was produced by Star Cinema, and is the official entry of Star Cinema for the 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival. It stars real-life couple, Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo. Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo had a two-week gross of P139.9 million, becoming the highest-grossing film of the 32nd MMFF. It also emerged as the big winner of the 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival with a total of nine awards.
ABS-CBN's TV Patrol World reported that the total gross of Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo is 187 million making it the 4th highest-grossing Philippine-produced movie of all time

TOP 3 : SUKOB
Sukob is a 2006 Star Cinema film starring Kris Aquino and Claudine Barretto. The movie was directed by Chito Rono who Kris worked with in the 2004 hit horror film Feng Shui. Sukob is considered as the highest-grossing Filipino film of all-time earning PHP 186 million until in 2009 when You Changed My Life made 227 million pesos at the box office. The film's premise is based on a Filipino superstition in which one should not get married in the same year an immediate relative dies or is married.



TOP 2: ANG TANGING INA N'YONG LAHAT
Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat is the sequel of Ang Tanging Ina (also known as ATINL). It was released in December 25, 2008 as Star Cinema's official entry to the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival.^[1]. The film grossed a total of Php 197 million, until Star Cinema's You Changed My Life (recently became the "All Time Box Office Hit in the Philippines") beats it recently as of April 2009 with Php 229.96 Million pesos in total gross. Ai-Ai de las Alas reprises her role Ina Montecilio, Eugene Domingo as Rowena, Carlo Aquino as Tri, Alwyn Uytingco as Pip, Shaina Magdayao as Seven, Serena Dalrymple as Cate, Jiro Manio as Shammy and Yuuki Kadooka as Ten-Ten.With the one, big, happy family that she has, any woman would admire Ina Montecilio (Ai-Ai de las Alas) as the embodiment of a perfect mother. But after more than 40 years of doing everything for her family, she realizes she hasn’t done anything for herself. Ina then embarks on a journey of finding her self-worth that surprisingly lands her as the President of the Philippines! Ina revolutionizes Philippine politics by running the country not as a serious and an uptight leader but as a hilarious and caring mother. Because of this, she gained the trust and the support of the Filipino people. But just as she starts to become the president that everyone loves, she also changes and becomes the mother that her children hate. In the end, Ina has to make the hardest choice of her life – becoming the mother of the nation or becoming the mother of her own children.



THE HIGHEST GROSSING LOCAL FILMS OF ALL TIME :
YOU CHANGE MY LIFE
You Changed My Life is a 2009 Filipino film starring John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo. It is the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster movie A Very Special Love, starring John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo. Filming has started in November 2008, just in time for its February 25, 2009 release as Star Cinema and VIVA Films' post-Valentine offering to Filipino moviegoers and received again an “A” rating from the Cinema Evaluation Board. Cathy Garcia Molina reprises directorial duties for the franchise. It is now the "Highest Grossing Filipino Movie of All Time" to beat "Ang Tanging Ina Ninyong Lahat" for its (YCML) 3rd week of showing.

Spending Holiday

Time really run out so fast. It's already August, the last one before the "ber" months arrive. Oh and that means,Christmas is about to come and I hope you guys will have a great holiday. I' sure most of you are planning to spend this holiday with your family while others are with their lovers. I'm not a hopeless romantic guy but spending your Holiday with your girlfriend is quite an ideal date don't you think? What? You don't have a girl friend yet? Well , So am I LOL.
But that doesn't mean that we will have the loneliest Christmas right? If in case you are aiming for a date, why don't you try those dating websites. They are quite in demand you know! Well, it's not a desperate act from us and besides, it's a perfect opportunity to meet someone online and to know if you are compatible or not.
But of course, don't invite her to meet up that fast. This is the advantage of dating websites, they will give you a chance to know more about each other and then if you are both comfortable to each other and you feel like she's the right one, then you can set a date to meet her in person (to know too if she's faking her profile picture or not). Dating website is just a great start before you enter any serious relationship.
Come on! It's just August and there are so many months to come before December but you have to move now (i mean WE have to move now hahaha), start registering an account and who knows, maybe your date or your future wife is just waiting for you out there. Good luck to all of us!