HOW TO MAKE CARTOON CHARACTER STANDEE FOR PARTY

Well guys, all of us love party, right? And so do the kids. Now, you will enjoy a colorful and meaningful party when we are going to put some kind of flair that adds up to the beauty of the party. Kids love to fantasize because of what they see on TV. They thought life is a wonderland full of laughs, toys and play.  One thing for sure kids will be forever kids. Meaning, all they think is eat, play and sleep. So as adults we love to see kids laugh and happy after fulfilling their childish whims. Been to party business for quite sometime and I would suggest a simple tips on how to make cartoon character standee that will make the party attractive and will get our kids thumbs-up. These tips are great to use when we mark our kids on their first birthday or the kid’s debut which is at her/his sixth birthday (this is when kid starts the school-age).

SUGGESTED CHARACTERS: POOH, DORA, BARNEY, CINDERELLA, PARTY CLOWN         

TARPAULIN PRINT. Choose any character that your kids love. In order to save on labor cost, you can download or copy the characters from the internet to a Microsoft Publisher or Corelle draw program in your computer or if you don’t have any computer just go to any internet café. The cost of  lay-outing for tarpaulin is around P150 ($3.5) while doing it in your own or in the internet café and saving it in your usb will only cost you P20 ($.47). Actually, you don’t really need a lay-out artist to do it since all we need is the colored character to be printed in tarpaulin, no colorful background at all. You can have it printed in 2x4 or 4x4 sizes. If you want a giant size of the character then I would suggest 5x6 or 6x6 sizes.

2.    CUT IT OUT. After having it printed. Then just cut it out. Follow the end line of the drawing so you will able to cut a life-size or real-size character. Dispose properly the excess or you can use it as a table mantle if the excess suits a table.

3.   PASTE IT IN PLYWOOD. Use a plywood bigger than your cut-out. You need to paste the cut-out in plywood so it will have a solid support when you are going to display it. You can use a RUGBY, GLUE OR PASTE to do it.  Then again, with the use of a hammer driving the chisel, you need to cut the plywood in the edge. Follow the edge of the cut out tarpaulin so the plywood will match the character.

      MAKE A LINK. At the back of the cut-out, nail or glue 2 or 3 feet long wood. Nail or glue the wood in the center body of the character going down. The nailed or glued wood should be 1 inch below the feet of the character. There should be an allowance to link the base.

5.       MAKE A BASE. In order for the standee to stand alone. You need to put a solid base on it. You can use a 1 inch or 2 inches thick wood. Cut it square in 1x1 or 2x2 feet enough to make the character stand.

     NAIL THE BASE & THE LINK. To have the finish product then just nail the base to the link of the standee to have that perfect character for the kid’s party.

There you have it! A standee for your kid's party! Standee can be a replacement for mascot. You can display it anywhere specially on the garden's entrance or in front of your house or venue. It will serve as a "come-on! Let's party" gesture to your guests and visitors. Happy Party!

PARTY FRIENDS!

Kabacan: How do you call it, Round Ball or Round Tire?

       

The Famous Round Ball

I have been living here in this meek town for thirty years now and i am a witness of its gradual progress and sluggish peace and order development. There are myriad ways    that you can appreciate in this town but consequently there are ways too that manifest the lapses amidst its progress.

One of which is group of tires filed in middle intersection of Rizal Avenue and Bonifacio Street that serves as buffer to motorists whenever there is a bumper to bumper traffic which usually starts at 5pm on weekdays. Unfortunately, there is no traffic lights here that could atleast ease up the congestion everyday that is why the munucipal government came up with the idea of putting tires in the mid- intersection of the highway to serve as hurdles.

Round Ball top view

Is it the solution for this town's growing problems on traffic? Is it for real or an temporary solution just for now and no definite plans for any construction of a real round ball  that will boosts Kabacan as the next -first class municipality in the province of North Cotabato.

With this temporary solution, it does not give a total benefits to people. Why i say so? It is because those tires give dismay than grace. A disguise instead of blessings. A sign of lack instead of luck. 

Let's enumerate the reasons to dissect my conclusions. First, the so called "round ball" does not discipline motorists at all. Still, drivers are cutting lane; speed up engine to hurriedly arrive home or hurriedly arrive the morgue after one false turn; vehicles jumped up at the highway because none of the drivers allow the others to pass freely; the game between the motorists is like a tag of war- the more fast you are, the more you can take your turn and pass the hurdle; there is no police officer or traffic aide to command whose lane should pass first and the lane that should wait.

Round Ball during the black out night..

Second, the tires do not have reflectors so no one can not notice it during the night unless the car's headlights strike them. If you are not from here and unfamiliar with our place, you might accidently bumped the tires and find yourself in the nearby hospital on the next day. With the rotating brown outs we experience everyday, its so difficult to see the tires because none of the mercury lamps can help to lighten the highway. So, its kind of accident-prone area then instead of accident free area. Can anyone donate a reflector paint please?

When its 5:00 pm, this is the Round Ball real scenario

Third, if vehicle hits the tires they might be rolling going to the four different streets namely bonifacio, rizal east, rizal west and usm avenue. These streets are surrounded with different establishments and they might just get surprise seeing large tires rolling to them and hurt the customers and bystanders.

Being here in the highway everyday, i have witnessed too many accidents here right in front of me. A trisikad bumped the tires and turned upside down and the poor passengers were thrown few meters away.  Single motor driver who scrub himself in the aspalt road after hitting the 'roundtires'. Delivery van who makes the tire rolled in different directions after hitting the center at the speed beyond 80kph. The driver admitted that he was completely unaware of the "roundtire" traffic sign of Kabacan. See? So, what is next then?

There were many accidents that had happened in the past both major and minor ones that i can no longer enumerate here because i already have enough to mention. Well, i just hope our local goverment will be awaken soon and should heed this problem so not so many lives will be damage in the near future. A strong government who is concern to its constituents should not only bother how the municipality generates income but rather be bothered too on the welfare of the people who are the primary players in our growing economy.

So how do we call these famous tires? What is the best adjectives to apply that connotes Kabacan's unique attraction? Shall we call it Kabacan ROUNDBALL? Its more fun in Kabacan: see our UNIQUE ROUND TIRES? or what? .... Any suggestion?

Bb. Pilipinas 2012 Coronation Night

(A true Filipina Beauty! Will she be the next Miss Universe 2012?)

I was in front of our JVC TV set waiting in anticipation for beautiful filipina women from across the Philippine islands vying for the title of "the most beautiful woman in the Philippines". How i love to have that title but ooppss.. perhaps delusion will not lead me to that prestigious crown. I envied the contestants because they are oozing with confidence, yummylicious body and wits. The pageant was hosted by devilishly handsome and smart Xian Lim with stunning supermodel Giorgina Wilson, body-perfect bombshell beauty Maria Venus Raj and award-winning actress Iza Calzado. 

My bets make it to the Top 12 but unfortunately none of them won the 3 major titles. Most of the winners were formerly candidates in the last year's pageant. See the list of winners below.

TOP 12 SEMI-FINALIST

No. 30 Sherilyn Gonzales                                No. 16 Liezl Alcantara

No. 7 Patricia Lae Ejercitado                          No. 29 Annalie Forbes

No. 26 Angelee Claudette delos Reyes           No. 9 Mary Jane Lastimosa

No. 13 Katrina Jayne Dimaranan                    No. 18 Janine Mari Tugonon

No. 15 Elaine Kay Moll                                 No. 14 Gina Joy Howell

No. 8 Nicole Schmitz                                     No. 1 Karen Gallman

SPECIAL AWARDS

National Costume                               -No. 8 Nicole Schmitz

Best in Swimsuit                                 -No. 8 Nicole Schmitz

Friendship Award                               -No. 25 Chloe Zanardi

Manila Bulletin Readers’Choice Award –      No. 20 Roxanne Tadique

Kapamilya People’s Binibini               -No. 21 Giselle Angelica Muňoz

Miss Photogenic                                -No. 1 Karen Gallman

Philippine Airlines Ambassadress       -No. 9 Mary Jane Lastimosa

Bb. Avon 2012                                 -No. 9 May Jane Lastimosa

Best in Long Gown                            -No. 26 Angelee Claudette de los Reyes

Major Titles

Bb. Pilipinas-Tourism              -No. 13 Katrina Jayne Dimaranan

Bb. Pilipinas-International        -No. 8 Nicole Schmitz  

Bb. Pilipinas-Universe             -No. 18 Janine Mari Tugonon

1^st runner-up                          -No. 15 Elaine Kay Moll

2^nd runner-up                         -No. 29 Annalie Forbes

TOP 3 QUESTION AND ANSWER FROM TOP 3 TITLE HOLDERS

*For Bb. Pilipinas-Tourism winner Katrina Jayne Dimaranan from judge Richard Gomez

Q: “If you would be a president for one day, what would you do?”

A: “If I was a president for one day of the Philippines I will try to promote education for each region because I think one of the problems in our country today is lack of education among children and I think with proper education it is essential for us to have in order to grow with the one with good morals, intelligence and happiness and optimism”.

*For Bb. Pilipinas-International winner Nicole Schmitz from judge John Miller

Q: “Which would you rather be? Someone who is respected or someone who is loved and why?

A: “I would rather be someone respected because that means you maintain your integrity, dignity and self-respect and that it means in return you would be loved by whatever matters and everyone around you”

*For Bb. Pilipinas-Universe winner Janine Mari Tugonon from judge Jose Manuel Romualdez

Q: “Many happy women today would go a happy family life or a successful career. How do you feel about this?”

A: “I believe women have the right to choose between what they want. But for me you have to go for what God had called you to do. Whatever it is between the two you must do whatever your purpose in this world. Must have a child with faith and matured obedience and everything will go smooth.”

Well then, as expected some were happy and some were dismayed. We do have individual bets but at the end it was the judges decision to follow. I just wish luck to our new delegates to the international pageants. Let us support them so they will be motivated to train harder and study further because pageants are not only for glamour and poise but it is also about wits and depth of your personality. These are the true essence of a true woman. When i say a true woman, i am pertaining to NATURALLY BORN WOMEN who are really qualified to join pageants that are for women only. 


SNAPSHOTS of the new Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2012......

Isn't she beautiful?

PALM SUNDAY Reflection

Just this afternoon, the whole family went to church to attend the Palm Sunday mass, we brought fresh coconut leaves and designed them in different forms like crucifix and etc..-- its famously known here in the Philippines as Palaspas or Palmera. We do not have much palm trees here in our place so we substitute coconut leaves instead. This was already a tradition here as well as in all catholic churches all over the world. 

But for my family, its not just a tradition that we should do or comply with so as to avoid guilt. For us, its already part of our lives. Palm Sunday, is more than welcoming Christ to our lives just like the Jews welcome Jesus Christ in Jerusalem while happily waving palm leaves. Commemorating Palm Sunday means we always remember Christ that is already within our hearts. 

Let me share my reflections on the verses on today's gospel: Mark 15:1-39

Palm Sunday Celebration at  San Pedro Church, Davao City

^***29 The passers-by jeered at him; they shook their heads and said, 'Aha! So you would destroy theTemple and rebuild it in three days!

³⁰ Then save yourself; come down from the cross!'

³¹ The chief priests and the scribes mocked him among themselves in the same way with the words, 'He saved others, he cannot save himself.

.... Sometimes we underestimate the capacity of others. We question their qualifications and ability to do things and achieve success. There is more than what the eyes meet. We should not judge people because of their status in life, the way they dress, the things they own, the friends they have. Its true that first impression lasts. But on the contrary, first impression is not always lasting. We may judge people because of what they say and do but sometimes we fail to understand what lies behind that make them do or fail to do things in their lives. We can not give verdict on the totality of one's persona by just looking at them, but also by seeing them beyond their physical attributes.

"He saved others, he cannot save himself". Its a selfless act. A compassionate act! Do we still find these act of humility and selfishness nowadays? Well i guess, there is still. I believe man is kind by nature. God made us as basically good human beings, so simply we cannot just erase this within us. So lets just stay positive. Lets not believe that this world is being ruled by evils already. Evil things are always outsmarted by kindness. 

Giant poster that captures people, San Pedro Church Davao City

^***34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani?' which means, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'

....Its a prayer coming from the heart of Jesus Christ. In our prayer, we do tell everything to God. Our pains and happiness, our failure and success, our dreams and aspirations and everything else we want to tell Him. He listens. But do we listen to Him? We sometimes blame him with our disappointments and failures in life. We never thought that our failures shape us in the right way, like gold being tested on fire.  We sometimes blame others, situation and circumstances if problems hinder our ways. We forget that road barriers and roadblocks are motivations for us to use our initiative and intellect to straighten the road. I think, whatever come our ways, we should regard them positively. This is what we called being proactive. Being optimistic and judging things objectively.

TO THE GRADUATES

Human life is a journey. It is much like sailing in a ship towards a desired destination in the four winds of the earth. Earning an education is a vital cog in the voyage. Momentarily we are making a stopover to celebrate a turning point  in our lives. Amidst the scorching heat of the sun and the breezing rain, we made it triumphantly.

Life does not end at this remarkable accomplishment, though... Not at the unsealable euphoria of the victory in academic pursuit. At the moment, it is apparent we are headed towards a new infinity. What awaits us on our next sojourn remains to be a conjecture.

(USM AB Psychology graduates class 1998-2002)

Like millions of people in this sea of humanity, we stand on the verge of an overwhelming turnaround sailing towards an uncertain horizon. We are challenged by the anticipated pressures of the new age. It is now a question of how we choose to live with the basics -earth, economics, energy and ethics.

Life poses a more complex form of destination. We are now moving IN A NEW DIRECTION. Yes, there are more tasks ahead... More unknown voyages... But come hell or high water, we should not be caught flat-footed. Our best tool in coping with them, developmental or otherwise, remains to be our education.

The moment we judiciously use the good seed of knowledge sown in us, a new light will surely spark the brighter side of life.

To chronicle the journey of that light rests in us.....because....in essence WE ARE THE CAPTAINS OF OUR OWN SHIPS

excerpt: USM-Tanglaw, 2002

THOUGHTS ON ABORTION

During college days, our class was divided to groups in order to research about abortion since this topic was one of the hottest issues that teenagers were facing even before. The groups were divided in two to stand for ANTI-ABORTION and PRO-ABORTION. We had draw lots so we can not choose our own preference. And unfortunately, we needed to represent Pro-Abortion side. As a Roman Catholic, i really did not have the appetite to defend the topic since it was against my principles in life. However, to comply to academic requirements, i needed to make a stand about Pro-ABORTION. As much as i did not want to write the pros of abortion but i needed to do so because i was tasked. I needed to pretend. So let's check the other side of the coin. Let's check on my thoughts below.

ABORTION IS NOT ANTI-LIFE, IT IS LIFE

         Life is a choice and choice is an act. It is not what people say but what we do. The choices we made now affects the rest of our lives. Individual is a person best qualified to define and create his/her destiny. Within the context of individual stand on abortion, which is the constant debate for years, women should not be forced to bear children when they are not yet prepared to be mothers or parents to carry the burden when they truly unable to support their children. Having abortion outlawed means preventing many women to achieve their maximum potentials, denied them their rights and liberty that they've known for centuries – the right to choose what is best for them. Abortion is an important choice that calls for serious consideration.

          When women denied of abortions that they seek because of religious convictions or simply abortions are against the rules of social convention, these set up a standard that clearly favors one resolution over another, restricts the reproductive choices of women, and forces some to bear children that they don't want to bear. Abortion rather than bear a child. Teenagers with unplanned pregnancy face difficult choices. If the teen gives birth and keep the baby, she will be much more likely to drop out of school, develop health problems, or have her marriage end in divorce. Unintended or unwanted childbearing have been linked with variety of social problems, including divorce, poverty, child abuse and juvenile delinquency. Some research shows that the ability of women to make decisions about their own childbearing (e.g., timing) is a necessary condition for their health and mental health, as well as for their families. Abortion is a safe medical procedure that carries relatively few physical and psychological risks and that yields positive outcomes when the alternative is unwanted pregnancy.

          Individuals are basically good, striving for growth and self actualization. Resorting to abortion doesn't mean resorting to the most inhumane act. It is a solution, a choice in which our beliefs, actions, emotions, hopes and aspirations underlies. Again, life is a choice. It is not selfish to know what is right for oneself, we all come to reality in our own time. Actions you take now are forever. Abortion is not anti-life. Abortion is pro-life, a choice, a decision and that is life.

Apollo Quiboloy--Annointed Son-of-God Truth or Sarcasm? by ED Rosario

Why it is that you prefer an active volcano than a mountain to erect your kingdom? Did it not occur to you the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo overlooking Pampanga and Zambales? In case of an eruption, your efforts shall all be in vain and have to start from zero. The wise man built his house upon a rock, as quoted in the scriptures. You should have choosen PC hill in Cotabato City. However we pray that may God forbids. It is very dangerous to claim by merely revelations that you are the Christ. Why beating around the bush by ascribing the word with "appointed" or "annointed"? The insinuation of what you are saying is that you are the Messaiah of the present world. It may be the accomplishment of the prediction in the scriptures that a false Christ will situate himself on the Earth and claim to be the Son of God. That's exactly what you are telling. 

To be able to attract  a lot of people, you use the biblical truth" to obey the will of the father, Not my will but your will" And since man can either be a spiritual open or close stack system, so i wonder who was that spirit who possessed you and incorporated in you a devised method of biblical instruction. The devil can be an angel of light. He knows what is written in the scriptures more than Eli Soriano, more than any living creature. Notice that during the temptation of our Lord Jesus, Satan quoted a verse from Isaiah. But the Lord himself, knowing everything and is under control, drive the devil out.  He may quote a biblical truth as a bait, or something that would catch attention. And the most vulnerable prey are the people whose integration are not well-founded, people who were former believers of the same cult belief. Is it really the will of the father that a single man will claim to be the Son of God. Therefore, in like manner you are telling that your leader must be worshiped. If you said NO it would be contrary to what your leader is telling that the  wholeness of Being of the father and son is within him. What about the Holy Spirit? You do not seem to mention that He dwells within you. For I believe, nowadays are the dispensation of the Holy Spirit; He is at work. He convicts every man. No human intervention can replace the transforming power of God's healing love. 

When I watch and listen the man Apollo on the air, like Eli Soriano said, I can't help but laugh at the stupidity of your doctrine. It is a mixture of Biblical truth and deceit. Why is that so? It is biblical to obey the will of the father .The will of the father is really to restore the relationship between God and man. Sin came into the world when the first couple disobeyed. What you call the serpent seed, we call the carnal nature. This is the tendency of man to commit sin from within himself, with or without the influence of Satan and his evil spirits. As soon as disobedience was committed so the carnal nature dwells within the structure of Adam and Eve. Hence, their offspring up to the present generation bore that carnal nature as if a hereditary illness been transferred from one biological object to another. When a baby is born, he already has that acquired sinful nature. The carnal nature itself is not a sin. It should be distinguished from sin, that it is the tendency to commit sin. Sin therefore is the willful, or conscious violation of God's law. And God's law has sanctions or penalty for sin. As an example, if the baby dies before he came to understand what is good and evil, the carnal nature within him is not a barrier to enter the Kingdom of God. Because he has not yet committed sin. 

The journey begins as soon as a sinner or a lukewarm or a backslider hears the word of God. It doesn't matter where or when, but it matters on" how" It is a work of God, through the holy spirit to convict a sinner. Since we already heard that Jesus Christ, God himself became flesh, died a ransom for many, and rose from the dead to justify the decree of eternal death, that you and me and anyone was vetoed or paroled from eternal death. But its a tragic note to end on that. The good news now is that He is now the way to eternal life. As the sinner acknowledges, he has violated God's commandment, he will experience a deep sorrow, it is a stage called crisis experience. Next, the sinner feels emptiness that without which he would die, a thirst of righteousness. He now asks God to forgive all sins, from d past to d present. This is done by faith for this time is also the time of faith. That is hoping for the evidence of things NOT SEEN. It has to be done in a sincere prayer of asking forgiveness. No doubt the Lord will answer that prayer. The Bible says for every penitent sinner that repents the whole angelic hosts in heaven rejoices. That prayer is claiming the word of God as he promised accompanied by a vow to live a new life. Salvation is a gift of God by grace through our Lord Jesus Christ. There is a divine influence when a person wants to live a new life. He cannot simply use his freedom of choice. It has to go with a divine guidance and grace that will empower him against temptations. The carnal nature, the serpent seed remains. The tendency to commit sin remains after the erasure of your sins in the record of god. Right after claiming that forgiveness, you begin a new life: a prayerful life, reading the Bible, learning the doctrine through a PROPERLY SOUND biblical interpretation by divinely inspired scholars and are accepted as Spirit or Godly inspired interpretations of summary of God's word; and everything that the commandment of God requires. This is our belief of which the witness is the Holy spirit and ourselves.

A renewed person's model is God through the Lord Jesus Christ. Personally, I cannot be convinced that the Lord dwells in you otherwise a strange spirit possessed you. I noticed when you stumble to John 14:6 and speak on your own the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, "I am the way the Truth and the Life, no one cometh unto the Father but by me" you have no sincerity---it was aided with a "ngising aso" (smirk) and I’m glad by that external gesture the Holy spirit gave me a premonition that the authority you have to tell that did not came from God. You may be deceived by the serpent you are trying to attack. He's going to play football with you unless you are not conscious of a grand design with a bottom line of trading the Gospel on and for the benefit of your generations and ascendants. But if you are, then the living God is an all knowing God who can give justice to every act and deed whether under the sea, on the ground, or in the air. Nothing is concealed in His devastating scrutiny.

This is just my observation. Sabi nga nila "diskarte nya yan, wag mong paki alaman. Hayaan mong mabisto" (According to them, its just his strategy, do not mind it, so he will not be caught).  I am not attacking you as a person, nothing personal but the doctrine you are putting in the minds of many is a great threat to the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

GOOD MANNERS ONLINE

The pointers below will help you protect yourself from flame wars or bad communication online.

1.       Keep correspondence short and straight to the point.

2.       Stick to one subject per message.

3.       Don’t forget to sign your messages with your name and e-mail address.

4.       Capital letters may scare people because they emphasize strong emotion such as anger. They are considered “shouting” on the net. Use them only if necessary.

5.       It is rude to forward personal e-mail to newsgroups.

6.       Use humor and sarcasm only when communicating with people you know. Be sure that your jokes are not misinterpreted.

7.       Use acronyms to make reading messages fast.

8.       Always look for an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) document in the site you are visiting. Read it before participating in any online conversation or promo.

9.       Check out mailing list or discussion group for a few days before posting. Your message may out of tune. Know the atmosphere, content, and customs of that group.

10.   If someone else addresses a different topic, don’t respond to it as it nay thread and can go on, driving other people crazy.

11.   Answer questions through private e-mail. Respond only to messages applicable to your topic.

12.   Respect everyone you are communicating with – regardless of age, gender, or nationality.

13.   The rules of etiquette that apply to email also apply to newsgroups. Do not post advertisements or anything that looks like an ad. Never leave the subject link blank.

14.   Moreover, if you are responding to a post, do not change the subject line at all. A conversation thread is really no more than a series of messages with the same subject line. Changing your subject means transferring to a new article of discussion and will not look like a response to an existing message. If you decide to start a new discussion, do not reply to a message to start it. Instead, start a new thread of discussion.

References: David King, 2002, A Quick and Practical Guide to the Internet

Single to Mingle: MAKE-UP CARE TIPS

Single to Mingle: MAKE-UP CARE TIPS

MAKE-UP CARE TIPS

I believe that every woman is beautiful in every way. Each of us has a specific quality and beauty; it is just a matter of highlighting that plus factor and bringing it out for the world to notice. All it takes is some effort and interest, to create a beautiful presence. Learn how to care for your face and look great with these make up care tips.

1.       Cosmetics are meant for faces, not for hands so always make sure you test the make up on your face – this is the only way you can tell if the shade suits you or not.

2.      Foundation can double as concealer if your under-eye circles are not too dark. Apply two layers of foundation on circles instead of one.

3.      Mascara can also be used to groom eyebrows. Wipe off excess mascara from wand on a tissue and then sweep unto eyebrows following directions of hair growth.

4.      If you’ve run out of blush or left it at home, dab a few dots of pink or red lipstick on your cheeks and blend with your fingers for an instant glow! You can also use colored lip gloss for a lighter sheen.

5.      When using eyeliner, don’t line the entire eye. It will look heavy and make your eyes seem smaller.

6.      Perfectly shaped and groomed eyebrows frame a face but be conservative when plucking brows because it can take up to eight weeks for hair to grow back!

7.      If your eyelashes are straight, use an eyelash curler. Curl looking downwards. Never curl lashes after mascara has been applied. The lashes will stick to the curler and be painful to remove.

8.      To avoid getting lipstick on your teeth, stick your forefinger into your mouth. Close lips around it and pull finger out. Any excess lipstick will be instantly removed.

9.      To make color last longer, apply lipstick, blot with tissue or sheer dusting of loose powder and then reapply.

10.   When using lipliner, fill in entire lips. Pencils are drier and last longer than lipstick so if you only outline the lips, all you’ll have left after an hour or so is the line.

Well, so far folks, these are some tips I can share. They are very effective because I myself has been doing these tips. Do them right and surely you will look fabulous and stunning.

A Must-see North Cotabato Celebration

From August 25 to September 1, 2011 a colorful, joyful and extravagant celebration for the province of North Cotabato have been taking place. The 97^th foundation anniversary is spearheaded by Gov. Emmylou "Lala" Talino-Mendoza who is enthusiastic on the expected huge number of Cotabatenos to flock activities of the week-long 97th Foundation Anniversary celebrations. This is the biggest and grandest event ever because it will showcase 38 spectacular events that the audience will surely love. Celebration's venue will be on the Provincial Capitol, Amas, Kidapawan City. Various visitors already come to the provincial capitol to witness the much anticipated activities. Tents, booths and bazaar are already in place to display the province's rich and bountiful crops as well as native products. Each of the 17 municipalities and one city has its own colorful booth to attract visitors and guests and to flaunt their creativity through various nature inspired and vivid decorations. 

A 17 municipalities and 1 city comprises North Cotabato Province

North Cotabato is one of the treasured provinces in Mindanao. The province is bounded on the North by the Province of Lanao del Sur and Bukidnon, on the East by Davao del Sur, on the Southwest by Sultan Kudarat and on the West by Maguindanao province. The province is like gold, when being tested in fire, the quality and luster never ceases amidst peace and order problems. And to show how rich the culture and how triumphant and jubilant the people are in this province, the week long celebration will highlight the "kalivungan" street dancing competition and float parade with delegates coming from the different municipalities and a city. The champion for the said street dancing will have a grandiose prize of P150, 000. 00 and will represent the province in "Sinulog" festival to be held in Cebu City on January 2012. 

Other activities that will surely capture the crowd's attention: Mutya ng Cotabato August 26 -parade of candid exotic young beauties vying for the crown of the most beautiful lady in the province; Lumba sa Pulangi on August 31 -It's a river boat competition at Pulangi river. Himig, Sayaw and Musikahan on August 31 -this is a Dance and Musical contest that portrays Filipino music and cultures. Kumbira sa Kapitolyo, September 1 - everyone is invited to eat and dine at the Capitol. 

According to the organizers, outdoor and indoor activities are Inter-LGU and SK Sports Olympics (August 25-27); Extreme team trail run (August 26); Market-Martket sa Kapitolyo (August 26-Sept. 1); Musical Street Parade (August 26); Mindanao Open Chess Tournament (August 27-31); 1st Gov. Lala Talino-Mendoza's Mountain Bike Challenge (August 27-28); Ultimate Frisbee Tournament-August 27-28; 1st Gov. Lala Talino-Mendoza's Airsoft Tournament (August 27-28).

1st Gov. Lala Talino-Mendoza's Table Tennis Cup (August 27-28); 1st Gov. Lala Talino-Mendoza's Open Dart Cup (August 27-28); Gov's Cup 2011 Tennis Tournament (August 27-28); 1st Gov. Lala Talino-Mendoza's Open Bowlng Tournament (August 27-30). Paramotor Gliding Show (August 28, 30 and Sep. 1); Inter-Collegiate Cheer Dance Competition (August 28); Batang Cotabato Boxing Championship (August 28-30); Motocross Competition (August 29); Sepa sa Mangis (August 30); and Lumba sa Salbabida (August 30). 

Agro-Fair Booth

The joyous festivity is called "Kalivungan" a Manuvu term for "festive gathering". North Cotabato is an epitome of diverse cultures and dialect and Manuvu are the first settlers in this area. And through using indigenous term in reference to the celebration means it has great respect to our indigents and regards them as really part of the whole community.

sources:www.cotabatoprov.gov.ph

KABACAN... a brief introduction

August 18, 2011 marked the 64th Anniversary of my hometown Kabacan. A small, never been heard town in Mindanao, Philippines. The ever bombing and booming town that stood-still after few terrorist attacks and bomb explosion. Many say that its hard to live here because of the peace and order situation. Others regarded my town as one of the most critical places in the Philippines. But guess what? this town is a peace-loving town that embraces peace negotiations and advocacy. Those who once lived here and left will always return because the spirit of Kabacan will always live. We, who live in this critical town are considered fighters and proactive. Proactive because we make change in anticipation of future results. We will fill the town with youthful tunes. We will cultivate the land with bare and passionate hands. We will work towards progress with simplicity, intelligence and unity.

Kabacan is a one of the rice granaries of Mindanao. It has diverse cultures and traditions. Its very interesting town because of its complexities and intricacies makes this town intriguing. It has already universities, college schools, supermarket, wet markets, radio station, internet cafe, resorts, grocery stores, tourist spot cave and a lot more. As the earth revolves, as so goes this town. It becomes progressive amidst war and skirmishes. Every hurdle this town encounters, it raises up one step higher. It accepts difficulties as challenges and as an opportunity to step one notch higher compared to the neighboring towns. This attitude makes us speed up to success super highway.

Since August 1, 2011, this town implements the cellophane-less shopping. Plastic cellophane is prohibited to be used in buying goods. We can not use straw for softdrinks or soda. We are not allowed to use Styrofoam for food. Even small retail stores are following this rule. People here can easily follow rules specially if its about caring our environment. We used old newspaper and ready made paper bags for securing bought items.

If you want to enjoy the meekness of beauty of this town, try and visit us to have a personal experience. We can not offer a superb accommodation and hospitality but instead we can give you a place next to your home.

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Reproductive health is more than just reproductive organs and reproduction. It is how social, mental and sexual behaviors and relationships affect health and ill-health. According to World Health Organization (WHO), good reproductive health therefore implies that people are able to have a satisfying sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when, and how to do so. Implicit in this last condition is the right of youth to have access to information concerning their reproductive health and the right access to appropriate health care services for their medical and reproductive health needs.

Too often reproductive health has been considered as relevant only to childbearing women of reproductive years (15-44). It is true that women bear by far the greatest burden of reproductive problems and that biological, social, cultural, and economic factors increase a woman’s vulnerability to reproductive ill-health. But reproductive health has to be understood within the context of relationships between men and women, communities and societies, since sexual and reproductive behaviors are governed by complex biological, cultural and psychosocial factors.

With this world full of whims and caprices and even intricacies as a result of liberalization and globalization, adolescents often bombarded with challenges which directly and indirectly affect their decision making. Juvenile delinquencies, teenage pregnancies and early marriages, which are social stigma, are some of the problems faced by adolescents today. There are reasons that trigger youth risk taking behaviors such as socioeconomic changes as results of urbanization and modernization, improved health and nutrition status resulting at low age in menarche, earlier sexual maturity, low level of knowledge concerning reproduction and control over sexuality and ignorance about sex and family planning.

Within the realm of school, the ever-increasing number of students who engage in drug addiction, smoking, early marriages and early pregnancies as results of pre-marital sex, and other risk taking behaviors reflect ignorance and lack of sense of direction of students. These conditions consequently give unfavorable effects on student’s performance in school and influence his/her ways of behaving and relating to others and coping with life’s pressures and demands. The decisions they will made now will determine their future, thus, it is of great importance that they will have sound mind and body to have sound decisions. Adolescents are vulnerable to violence and poor health unless they will be properly equipped with appropriate knowledge, information and health services to empower them to adopt responsible attitudes and make sensible decisions about themselves and to prompt them to become responsible persons. They need too programmers to prepare them for the future reproductive responsibility and to function effectively as adults (e.g., future parents, teachers, business leaders, civic servants, policy makers and others).

VALUES: What You Stand For

Values form from the core of your understanding about the world, the basis for your deepest feelings. They act as motivators for your beliefs and actions. You can also think of them as the main themes upon which you weave the experience of your life. Values feed your passion for activities that you overtake over the long run. They do not usually change drastically throughout your life, but act as an anchor, allowing your return to your original purpose.

Your core values tell what you stand for. Many of us, unfortunately, have grown up with the sense that values are like rules—a straight jacket that limits our behavior. Yet when we look at the people who deeply believe in something, we see the opposite. We see people who can draw vast reserves of energy that seem to flow from their beliefs.

Values are energy source. A person who believes in something, who acts on what seems really important, always finds the energy to accomplish the task. People disconnected from this energy source find themselves struggling against burnout.

People tend to feel crazy if what they are doing in their work world is drastically at odds with their values. For example, a young man was having terrible stomachaches for reasons his doctor could not isolate. Something was making him very sick. Telecommunications Company, feeling very excited about the king of high tech research he would be doing, when asked about the values and beliefs concerning strategic arms control and military matters. Slowly he began to say that he had been raised in a religious tradition that opposed military service and was feeling conflicts with his values in doing his new job. He literally made himself sick with the incongruence between his personal beliefs and the mission of the company.

Not everyone experiences this level of conflict, but many people begin to fell less excitement about what they are doing if their personal values are continuously challenged at work. Connecting your personal values with your work efforts is the KEY TO KEEPING YOUR SPARK ALIVE.

TIME MANAGEMENT

A critical component and a precious asset that has been recently added to the list of resources for individual, group and organizational functioning is TIME. It is the seventh m (minutes representing time), as domain of general management; the other six being man, money, machines, materials, market, methods.

A very trying problem that many in the organization, including managers meet the insidious difficulty of managing time. They have expressed their desire to assert more control over their schedules. However, the ever-present time problem persists and exists. Most often, it can not be defined nor denied.

Queries about time element have surfaced. What is the nature of time? How is it perceived? How is it understood? Why are we faced by this problem?

PERCEPTION OF TIME

When material things like buildings, furniture, and supplies are destroyed or when money gets lost, they can be replaced. But when time is lost, it is gone forever. It can not be recouped for time is not only fleeting. It is irreversible; it is irreplaceable. Also it is transitive and successive. It moves on a certain order that can not be changed. It cannot be compressed, extended, expanded or reordered; it cannot be stopped physically. In this sense time is OBJECTIVE.

However, time can also be subjective; it can be highly relative. It is a person oriented, value-laden and culture bound.

It is interesting to observe that individuals having same culture could have great differences in the way they perceive time. Certainly, a Filipino living in a remote island like Tawi-Tawi in Mindanao would consider time lightly compared to his co-Filipino living in Manila. In this sense, time is also situational.

For some people, time seems uneven in pace. Now slow, now fast -- depending on one's moods, feelings, disposition, expectations and aspirations. "A watched pot never boils" is a cliche that demonstrates how one's state of anxiety affects his perception of the length of time a pot boils.

A bank manager waits endlessly but patiently for a late but rich client who expressed his plan to transfer his account to this bank from another bank. But the clock clicks its minutes away fast when the client arrives and tells him personally the good news.

While we Filipinos generally do not fuss over an activity that starts even an hour late, the Westerners and the Japanese consider it a "crime" when others let them wait. In cultures where natural rhythms of the sun, water, and soil predominate, time is relative to a man's harvest which bounty he has waited while appreciating nature's gifts by the wayside. For him, time is not of the essence. He enjoys eternity.

But time is objective and impersonal to men of action like businessmen and managers who live and thrive in a world of competition and material ambition. Timekeeping for them is time serving. They are the servomechanism of the clock. In fact, others are blamed for a manager's inability to control his time. This is, however, an overly rational approach.

Why do people waste time if it is a valuable resource? Two reason can be ventured here: there is plenty of time to waste and there is not enough to do. Again, this is a value-laden thought depending on one's purposes and goals.

The old proverb: If you want to get a job done, give it to a busy man" is very apt. The person who accomplishes little is one who has plenty of time doing nothing. The caution, "If you don't have anything to do, don't do it here" is a good warning. It is easy to understand why people would like to waste time when they do not have anything to do. What is perplexing is why some busy people still waste time, especially those who are aware of time management techniques.

Too many of us, time has escaped our attention because of its elusive and invisible nature. It cannot be accumulated but can only be spent as it becomes available. It is a limited resource, so are other managed resources like funds, equipment, and staff. This problem besets the manager who has not been taught on how to manager such a resource that comes continually.

(excerpt from: Management of Human Behaviors in Organizations by C.R Rodil Martires & G. Fule)