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You scored as Islam. Your beliefs are most similar to those of Islam. Do more research on Islam and possibly consider taking the shahadah and officially becoming a Muslim, if you aren't already. Despite the actions of some - who go against the teachings of Islam - Islam is a religion of peace; the word "islam" means "peace through submission to God." "Muslim" means "one who submits to God." Islam is the third of the three Abrahamic faiths, and it shares much with Judaism in Christianity; its differences are the acceptance of Muhammad as the last and final prophet, and the oneness of God - in other words, that Jesus, though he was a revered prophet, was not in fact God, and only one God exists. Apparently the Taliban could not read (though their name means "students"), because the Qur'an states that men and women are equal as believers, and that all believers should be educated and seek knowledge. Modesty in dress and behavior is required in Islam for both men and women to preserve the values of society and move the emphasis from superificial appearance to intelligence, knowledge, and God. Islam 83% Buddhism 79% Paganism 75% Hinduism 67% Christianity 58% Judaism 54% agnosticism 46% Satanism 21% atheism 0% Which religion is the right one for you? (new version) created with QuizFarm.com

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1. i developed this admiration for ellen degeneres for the past 2 or 3 weeks and for more than a week now I would either watch her show in 2nd avenue or clips of it in her website or in youtube. She’s really really witty. :)

2. officially last week, I became a fan of Justin timberlake. This happened after a) remembering his punk’d experience where he was really cool even under great pressure; and

b) watching 2 videos of him—one in ellen dancing while dressed as a gingerbread man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwDw0xQbxW8 warning: he’s really cute and charming here.) and another where he sings and dances with michael jackson moves. (http://www.youtube.com/watch v=0tpJDBhQgNo&mode=related&search=)

lesson learned: add more oatmeal, cinnamon/vanilla.

6 & 7. movies i watched recently:

sukob
i have to say it’s really good—very scary that I’m surprised it never visited me in my dreams. it’s really good that when a bell eerily rang as montsy and I stepped out into eastwood’s piazza, we stared at each other in horror! :) lucky for us it turned out to be a bell used in a construction site in one of the pre-selling condos around (we had to ask the guard nearby what it was, or rather if it came from this dimension). it’s really good that only kris aquino stood out—stood out like a sore thumb. okay, okay, even wendell ramos shouldn’t have joined the list of impressive actors. apparently, years of being a mainstay in bubble gang did not serve his acting career well. but it probably gave him the fat checks which paid for his large abs and God-knows-what-other-muscles-in-his-body-ballooned. okay, i’ll give him a break. this was probably his second or third movie. he agreed to be in the movie because probably a) he was initially informed that sukob was a comedy movie about a bride-to-be (played by kris aquino) who calls off her wedding upon realizing that her game shows and ridiculous gowns mean the world to her; b) he assumed that kris would finally give up acting in movies which required her to scream, cry or make dramatic scenes—highlighting her incompetence in this area of showbiz.

click
i anticipated that upon stepping out of the movie house, I’ll be having this comedy-movie hangover—smiling contentedly while some of the funny scenes still run in my head. I even expected that 50 First Dates would have a better hangover. Yet before the last minutes of it, I realized that Click can be life changing, even more powerful than the film Bruce Almighty or 13 Going on 30. What made everything even better is the fact that nobody among the movie watchers was warned of the great impact the movie could have. anyone who has seen adam sandler’s previous movies would expect this film to be light, funny and sometimes hilarious, but that is it. But apart from being funny and at times deadly hilarious, it has the power to stir one’s lachrymal glands and move one to reexamine his decisions and lifestyle. I can never think of a better way of presenting the movie. While some scenes may be very dramatic, they made it a point to lighten things up by bringing out michael’s (adam sandler’s character) funny/foolish side. If society had movie doctors, they would highly recommend it to zombies who know nothing more than their work life.
so far, 3 out of 3 people whom I know who have watched click agreed that indeed it’s a must-watch movie. ate olive, monts and I can’t help but gush over its greatness. this time I’m not surprised to find it landing on my TOP 10 FAVORITE MOVIES. :)

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blue marries orange

as the clouds adjourn above.

the sun breathes its last.

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a few hours ago, I was watching this video that my sister made. It featured photos of our family in different occasions, most of them taken during our childhood. While we both watched decades of our family’s story unfold through the smiles, hugs, laughter, tears, and loss, she kept on expressing her longing for our eldest sister that I cannot but agree and feel the same. I was suddenly reminded of one of the pains in life: experiencing a blissful moment only to realize later it may be the last one. No one knows the next time our whole family will be together. Heck, only God knows if it will ever come. Although I find comfort in positively thinking that we will surely be completed again, I wish so bad that that moment comes before long. I was about to add that this is probably one pain that we humans have to endure from fate’s mercilessness, but I was reminded that we always have that choice to take the unthinkable path. To take that much coveted leave to be with our wife and children for even just a day. Or probably get out of the routine weekend and simply get together for lola who’s not getting any younger, yet seems to find strength in her children’s touch and her children’s children’s smiles. Sadly, it seems that only characters in movies get to wake themselves up from the zombie mode and muster the courage to cross borders and simply be there for their loved ones. “Being there” is not equal to the occasional physical presence that most parents offer their children although coupled with the conventional ways of caring like serving them food or buying stuff they need or want. Being there for them is tantamount to the true essence of the phrase “quality time”, being physically present while establishing that rapport with them, this special connection which gives both parties learning which may be simple yet the most profound in life and vital in their family life. I know my thoughts are evolving into a cliché but maybe clichés came to be to remind us of certain things which must be emphasized and given a second thought or even a third thought.

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i was browsing through my files when i came across this scanned version of an artwork i did way back in high school. after having first read a young blood article (in philippine daily inquirer), i got hooked and kept on clipping each article i chanced upon. i never really cared that much about the negative buzz that the headlines had, i went directly to the 10th or 11th page of PDI. then when i finally had the time, i would paste each article (so far, i have only pasted about 7 out of 30+ articles i have) on my sister's math notebook which i decided to recycle for art's and literature's sake. since an article directly clipped from a newspaper and pasted on a math notebook's page isn't visually pleasing, i decided to create a collage out of each notebook's page by cutting and pasting different figures and pictures and whatnots from magazines and just randomly pasting them to cover all numbers and equations on the notebook. the pic above is a sample of one of my most priced works. i suddenly remembered this book i read a few months back. actually, i haven’t really continued it yet but i could never forget the learning I gained from some of its chapters. It’s “rich kid, smart kid” by Robert kiyosaki and it tells about the need for parents to educate their children about money in the right way. There was this part where kiyosaki discusses about the many geniuses that a child has. Unfortunately, since the educational system focuses too much on the mathematical and linguistic ability of a person, all the other geniuses which the child are originally blessed with weaken or eventually die. i do believe that this is true and i had to ask myself what could be those talents which i had as a child which I wasn’t able to hone and share with the world. Not that I’m regretting anything. i see this as an opportunity for me to plunge into activities which i’ve never imagined myself doing. maybe if i'm luckier, i'll find an article soon, like those in young blood, which will get my art muscles to work. yet something tells me i shouldn't wait for inspiration to come.

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