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Friday, August 31, 2012

“As a Young Leader, What Can You Do to Help Your Country?”


by Radel Llagas

What is a young Leader? A young leader is a person that is in the process where he develops himself to be a better human being not only for himself but also to the people around him. Studying, training and preparing for the challenges and opportunities the future could offer.

A Young Leader doesn’t need or ask for any acknowledgements or rewards on every good thing that he have done, he will be simply happy and satisfied if he knew that he just helped or inspired people because of his good deeds or works.

I believe that every each of us is a leader. We are the leaders of ourselves.

So as one of the young leaders of our generation, I think we can help our motherland by simply inspiring our own countrymen. Inspiration has this power to move intellect and emotions of people, most likely, to influence. If people are positively inspired they can do anything happily, efficiently, and effectively. A job well done in work, a fine relationship with family and friends, a high grades in school, etc. All is well!

Now, how can I inspire people? I’ll inspire people by being diligent and persistent, by being nice and friendly, and by being thoughtful and mindful.

Diligence and persistence, I believe that these two attributes cannot be separatedfrom each other they’re partners, because you cannot be persistent if you’re not diligent and you cannot be diligent if you’re not persistent. To inspire and to be inspired you should be doing something that will benefit you and make the people around you happy.

Being nice and friendly doesn't always mean having long conversations with people you barely know. Just saying you like someone's shirts, or even just saying "hi" to someone can cause them to have a more positive attitude toward you, and maybe even inspire them. But you don’t have to always talk to inspire people. It's usually your actions that inspire people, not your words.
Being thoughtful and mindful likewise is not that tough if someone asks you a question or asks for help think about it before answering or doing anything this will keep you from saying or doing harsh things. Always think before doing anything.

To inspire people always go into things with good intentions and positive thoughts. Most likely, you'll be admired for your determination and, most likely, will do better. For example you lose in a basketball game with your team or have a bad day at school or work, try to go through it with a quiet smile and do better next time. Don't blame it all on yourself, nor should you blame it on anyone else. It will make you look the opposite of inspiring.

Of course be someone you'd want to be and don’t you ever fake it. In other words, be someone that you would enjoy being around. If you don't like how you act, chances are other people won't like you, either.

My resolve in helping my country which is to inspire is like an inductive approach in doing research or from specific-general approach or from using a few numbers of sample respondents then from them I will intend to generalize. First, I will dealt with few numbers of people who I already knew then hopefully will also inspire the people they knew, continue this process until all people in the country are all inspired.
Imagine if all people would be inspired. It can lead to oneness and success of the country because if the people are positively inspired they can do anything happily, efficiently, and effectively and if they have this attitudes there’ll be no troubles or difficulties. All is well!

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Ink For A Lifetime


by Fil-maur Louis Nacion


“One criteria of being a true MAN is when you can stand on pain—have a tattoo”
It might seem like everyone, from rich to famous, from teens to grandfathers and from poor to obscure, have a tattoo or is planning to get one soon, but you shouldn't get a tattoo simply because it is "in" nowadays or just to prove that you are not afraid of having one. Tattoo is beautiful, artistic and “astig” but I’m telling you, TATTOOS ARE FOR LIFE. You cannot removed it anytime you want, the only way to have a tattoo safely removed is to go to a doctor and have it removed with a laser, and even then, it will leave a scar where the tattoo used to be. If you want a tattoo, THINK BEFORE YOU INK.

“Self expression, art, beauty and style” Getting a tattoo is a popular way to show off this elements of your own life. Tattoos are available in many colors or plain black, and designs span far beyond the realm of your own imagination. If you can draw it, a tattoo artist can most likely reproduce it on your body. Words, pictures, objects, and abstract designs are just a few of possible designs. If you can’t quite make up your mind, they’ve got books with thousands of options for the perfect tattoo to suit you. Also, symbolism runs deep in many tattoos, even Chinese letters, kanji and hieroglyphics are used mostly as designs. Sometimes, you can even choose to create a symbolic design of which only “you” knows the true meaning. Selecting from these and countless other tattoo designs allows for a satisfying sense of self expression.

On the other hand, having a tattoo also has its cons. People with multiple tattoos are often stereotyped as being bad, outcasts or criminals, to the point that the word “discrimination” comes along. It often happens on instances like applying for a job, riding a jeepney or even simply just walking on your own street because most people think you’re a criminal, right? Also, persons with tattoo are not allowed to donate blood within one year because they are assuring that you did not acquire anydiseases when you had tattoo. These are some consequences but there are many more dude.

Having a tattoo is painful, really painful, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that if you have one you’re strong. It is just a way of expressing. So, if you planning to have one be sure that you will love it

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Why Should Bros Exercise?


by Cedric Joshua Martinez


Dude, seriously, look at yourself. You are probably sitting somewhere in front of the computer when you can be out there, sweating yourself out and having fun with your exercise broddies. [Note: We are not trying to get you out of our blog but seriously, you need to look much more awesome dude]

According to MayoClinic.com, the following are the benefits of having exercise as a regular physical activity:

1. Exercise Controls Weight
I know that we, the bros, are already capable of being awesome in terms of looks, words and moves. But don’t you want your body to look as broreffic as your face? Lose weight, or you’ll end up the next mascot at your nearest fast food chain.


2. Exercise Combats Health Conditions and Diseases
Would you choose a night out with your bros and chances to score with the chicks over a half liter of sweat? Your choice dude. And before I forget, is it awesome for you to see a bro like you lying in your bed, vulnerable and being fed by your mother and taking up medicine? Think about it.


3. Exercise Improves Mood
Instead of buying anti-depressants or alcohol after being dumped by a chick or worst-case scenario, being betrayed by a bro, why don’t you just go out there, jog a little bit, play sports, go to the gym with the possibilityof meeting another chick?


4. Exercise Boosts Energy
This is why we should exercise. More energy = More time to chase up with chicks. Should I need to explain this any further?


5. Exercise Promotes Better Sleep
Well I need to be honest, sleep does not sound that awesome but even bros need ample time to sleep. I know that it is hard to sleep after an awesome night with bros and chicks but sleep gives a bro higher chance of another awesome day after the awesome night.


6. Exercise Puts The Spark Back Into Your Sex Life
Duh. No further discussion needed.


7. Exercise Can Be Fun
Or in the words of a Bro, Exercise can be legen-wait-for-it-dary! After all the six other benefits of exercise as a regular physical activity listed above, exercise is a must for bros like you and me. (I know that the pain will kill you after but I think the benefits are worth it.)


P.S. Please don’t wear a spandex or sweat pants. Just go on shorts and please wear an appropriate shirt. Seriously dude, be considerate to others.

Reference: 
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/HQ01676

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Asus Google Nexus 7


by Jhuwen Balite


Specs:
Key features
* 7" 16M-color IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen of WXGA resolution (1280 x 800 pixels), scratch-resistant Corning glass
* NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset: quad-core 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor; 1GB of RAM; ULP GeForce GPU
* Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
* 8/16 GB of built-in memory
* 1.2 MP front-facing camera
* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
* Bluetooth; Android Beam
* Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
* GPS with A-GPS support; digital compass
* Accelerometer and proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor
* 4325 mAh Li-Po battery
* Incredibly attractive pricing


Main disadvantages
* The screen is a bit washed out and has poor sunlight legibility
* Non-expandable memory
* No USB mass storage or TV-out
* No mobile data-enabled version
* Front-facing camera only
* Disappointing audio output


Price
* 8GB $199 – Php8,950 (estimate Php13,000)
* 16GB $249 – Php11,200 (estimate Php15,000)


Reference 
http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_google_nexus_7-review-797.php http://www.noypigeeks.com/android/google-nexus-7-philippines-price-specs-features/


Review:
2012 is the year where tablet computer rises and improves. The Battle between top tablet computers producer like Apple and Samsung is visible to all consumers and is hard to penetrate by other tech companies. This is the reason why other companies create a budget computer tablet that a normal customer can afford. First were the production of amazon kindle fire; a 7-inches screen tablet computer that offers great yet less pricey experience of owning a tablet computer. By the emergence of this budget tablets, less fortunate people experienced to use and own tablets computers that they craved for ever since. But these budget tablets definitely will not give them the performance that a high-end tablet caters. Until the Asus Google Nexus 7 arise from the market. A 7-inches screen tablet that has an ultrafast NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset: quad-core 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor and 1 gb Ram. This budget tablet can give its owner the ultrafast gaming and web browsing experience that even high-end tablets cannot. Armed with the latest android OS 4.1 Jelly bean, Nexus 7 gadget is a ticket to fast updates to the latest Android OS, an untouched Android at and a great developer.

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Sensational Mind


by Jasper Noel Barba


Storyline:
The book is about Ana who has just finished college and is about to find a work experience place. She meets an extremely rich man, Christian Grey, who is only 27 but very dominant and controlling. He’s also very handsome, and she can’t help being attracted to him. Turns out he is attracted to her, too. But he’s never had a proper relationship. His previous relationships have all been on his terms with the woman either agreeing to these terms, or being dumped.
But Ana is different. He says he will drop her if she doesn’t agree to do things his way, but she isn’t sure she wants his sort of relationship, involving mainly S/M sex. She hasn’t really had a boyfriend before so what she wants is a normal relationship. The remainder of the book involves bargaining for the kind of relationship they might have. She has a taste of his idea of a relationship, and he gets a taste of what she wants. Will Ana be the woman who can make him change his attitude?
During the book Ana finds out about Christian’s dark past. A lot has happened to make him the person he is now. She uncovers only some of it, but it helps her understand him better.


Review:

The Fifty Shades of Grey is this year’s fastest selling paperback in history as I see. I thought reading this book was so boring that it would make me feel awful buying it. And it didn’t, it was very intense reading it and I learned something about the story even though it was quite offending for some women. The book

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