Summary of Noynoy Aquino's Year One Speech

June 30, 2011 marked the anniversary of his first year in office of President Benigno S. Aquino III. So for those who are interested (like the students who have assignments on this topic), go on and read. Just take note below.

Note: Original speech is in Filipino. I've translated the direct quotes from the speech to the best of my ability. And since it's a summary, I paraphrased it according to how I interpreted it. Just take note while you read this. Thanks!

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A recap of the last year:
Before, we move aside when we hear sirens on the street; our greatest dream was to get a VISA to work abroad; waking up to unexpected floods because there's no warning from PAGASA; people giving up on justice for Maguindanao massacre victims.

Bad news only gets worse. But surprisingly, the economy rose -- locally and globally -- shortly before election, because it was the end of the Arroyo administration and the end of the suffering of Filipinos.

It took a long time to contemplate on whether to run for office or not. In the end, instead of “sorry, I'm frightened, and I want to live longer" I said, "Filipino, I'm with you. We'll straighten the crooked, we'll remove the anomalous, and we'll right the wrong."

The here and now: It's much worse than first imagined.

Latest promos for just about everyone on the Web

I don't usually blog about any ads that I ran into, but at least one of the current advertising campaigns right now should appeal to some on the net. So, I'm just doing my part in spreading the good promos out there right now.

This picture pretty much sums up the campaigns. We have something for SingTel and AMPed users, Lady Gaga Fans, Marigold brand patrons, logo designers and artists, anyone who uses makeup, bloggers, Facebook, Twitter and other social media buffs. And did I mention, also anyone who wants to win an iPad 2 or XBox Kinect? :))

My Megabloks Spider-Man

I'm actually a LEGO-guy myself. But this one time, I'm willing to go for Megabloks simply for this set. Just this once. :)

Megabloks Product Code #1994 (view full image)

I remember getting this on one of the Toy Sales a few months ago... or was it a year ago? Anyway, it was in the Takashimaya Toy Sale and I bought the set for around SGD 15. So that's SGD5 a piece. Not really sure, but sounded very good bargain at the time, so I just bought it.

Riley drunk with Milk

Taken the other day. He was sooooo sleepy he ended up sleeping in that position, right next to his half-full milkbottle. Yep, one of those precious moments. :)

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"Drunk! Too much milk! :))"

Can Glass Number 4: the Purple one

Just bought another upsized McDonald's value meal to get this week's purple can glass.

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So that's four out of six. Two more weeks and we'll have the complete set. :)

Conan Delivers Commencement Speech

Conan was invited to deliver the 2011 Commencement Speech at Dartmouth College. One of the very few commencement speeches in which you get good laughs and good pieces of advise as well. :)



Full transcript follows.

YouTube Ad for the Disney Junior Asia

July 11, 2011 will be the debut of Disney Junior Asia. Below is the link to the YouTube video for the ongoing commercials for it.

Where the Magic Begins - Disney Junior Asia

Finally, the Lime CAN Glass is here.

Got the third one! Now we have the Green, Pink, and the Lime CAN Glasses. And I'm still having problems with saying "can glass"; I'd rather say "glass can". Oh well. :)

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"Three's a crowd! Green, pink, and lime CAN Glasses"

Disney Junior preview Loot!

Finally, the most important part of the Disney Junior preview is here: the freebies! :)

 

So we got from the preview:

• Disney Junior paperbag
• Mickey Mouse stuffed toy
• Disney Junior notebook
• Disney Junior USB drive
• Disney Junior folder with fact sheets (not really a loot, but hey, it's free!)

 

Flashback: Riley's First Month Footprints

I was going through some files looking for some of Riley's documents because I remembered that I was supposed to get the Philippine government certified registration of birth. (See here.) Then I saw this:

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"Riley's foot prints, first month"

Riley's good hair day!

I posted this picture of Riley in Instagram the other day. :)

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This is what you get when you tie the curly hair of a baby boy who doesn't want his hair to be tied up :)

First thing that comes to my mind is Mister Swabe. Also, Ace Ventura. :)

HATCHED: Food for the Disney Junior Preview lunch

Hatched was the venue for the Disney Junior preview last May 31st. It's at the Evans Lodge along Evans Road -- a little bit difficult getting there without your own car, as the nearest bus stop is a quite a way off.

It's a pretty small place which could accomodate around 30 people at a time. They're going for the old, rustic, farmhouse look and feel and they certainly achieved that. The yellow light bulbs remind us of the old yellow light bulbs you find around chicken houses used to warm newly hatched chicks. And all the furnishings -- the wooden tables, wooden stools, and the brick accent walls complete the farmhouse feel. Even the bar and display shelves have that simple, functional, farmhouse feel as well. Ah, the joys of farm living. :)

Got the PINK; two CAN glasses down

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"And now there are two: pink and green"

Disney Junior Asia Preview at Hatched

Hi to everyone at the Disney Junior Asia preview at Hatched earlier! :)

The special preview of Disney Junior was presented by Nancy Kanter, SVP and MG of Disney Junior Worldwide. They have invited several bloggers who got a sneakpeek of what to expect in Disney Junior this July. She came prepared as we were all provided with some fact sheets about the channel and it's featured shows.