Two zero zero eight

We still have 26 days left before we welcome the next year but I have decided to post my review for 2008; I really have to, the next coming weeks will gonna be hectic and exhausting; besides, i have to finish my set of goals and my gameplans for 2009. 2009. Gosh. Sounds like the end of the world for many financial analysts huh? We have to prepare! We must! Trust me, list your goals and plans so that you'll be focused. And have a good relationship with God.....everything's going to be all right!

2008. Year of new beginning according to a prophetess; a year of circumscision of the heart... yeah, she was right. 2008.Year of the rat according to the Chinese feng shui experts...8-8-8... Beijing Olympics, Milk Scandal, Sichuan earthquake, Inflations, recessions...oh well, the year isn't lucky for them...............but me,Im not! In contrast, I am blessed, blessed beyond my expectations. There's a big different between a blessed and lucky.

My 2008.
The LORD is good! He made 2008 a better year for me, and Im sure He has lots of good plans for me in the next comings years.He allowed me to go to many situations to learn new things. He has sent me to deserts yet He became my compass that guided me to my journey called life. God provides.

Hellos, goodbyes and see you in eternity....
The year was a year of hellos and goodbyes. Met new friends.Lost old friends and just new. Others...remain....seasonal....and even left this planet. Well, that is part of life....the only constant on this earth is CHANGE.

Blogging,social networking and book reading.....

Thanks to the technology. 2008 is a year where I started blogging seriously, it is the year that I realized that there's a world outside Friendster. Facebook. Multiply. Facebook. Facebook... Facebook is really addicting....mobwars, tower bloxx, speed racing, my city, yo ville. Thanks FACEBOOK. Haha.
The things that  I have observed about the beijing olympics opening ceremony were even used in a news (web) article in australia (http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24159960-5016818,00.html). Not bad for an amateur blogger. 

Event of 2008
Best
The best event of 2008 goes to no other than the Hillsong United Worship Concert in Manila. The experience....it was a blast! The period where I ( the street team) was selling tickets was whewww,really hard and strenght, time, patience consuming. I remember there was a period where I received inquiry text messages every other seconds about the concert...every other seconds. Overwhelmed by the inquiries, I decided to turned my cell phone that day.Extraordinary. 
The reward.... priceless! Two days and two nights at Shang-rila Edsa Plaza with the street team. The I heart shirt. Buffet breakfast at THE HEAT SHANGRILA. Buffet lunch THE HEAT SHANGRILA again, but now with the Hillsong United Team. Photo op with the Hillsong United Team and the General Manager of Shang-rila Edsa Plaza. Countless picture takings with HSU at araneta coliseum. The Back stage pass. Highly favoured by the LORD.  


Worst....

Never mind. No time to recall the bad memories of 2008. Good things are still coming on my way. No reason to store bad memories. 


Lessons from 2008

Give. Give.  Give, so that you'll be blessed more. Dedicate the first fruits of whatever you have to God. Stop complaining. Act before react. Dont make life miserable. Worship in time of troubles. Think of God...always. 


Hopes for 2009
Im hoping the 2009 will be better than past years. I hope that i will be able to achieve all my goals, plans and dreams for the year 2009. I hope that there is another HSU concert for 2009.i pray that our nation will not get affected by the global recession. I wish I could meet Brooke Fraser in person.I am hoping that all good things will come to pass, in Jesus name.  I am offering the year  2009 to God. Maktub!


Famous & Infamous ( the news makers of 2008)

NBN ZTE Deal,Crying Lozada, Brian Gorells 15 minutes of fame blog, gucci gang, American, Idol, David Cook, Beijing Olympics, the death of heath ledger, batman, iron man, ever reinventing denim pants, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo( gee, she's making a world record the president with the most number of impeachment complaints) , Michael Phelps, Twilight, Rihanna, Mike Guglielmucci, the checkered scarf and wakeboard shorts for men, Bubble gang's angelina and yaya, Low dance craze, statement shirts, i phone, melamine, Rudy fernandez' death, Gabby Concepcion's homecoming ( who cares? ), recession, inflation, rice shortage, jeepney fare increase, oil record high price increase. Richard and KC together in a movie ( yeah right). Dyesebel, Marian rivera and her dance craze ( whhhhhaaaaaatttt???), Ateneo's UAAP's victory over De la Salle, Manny Pacquiao, Megan Fox as worlds sexiest woman.The break up of Ding-dong Dantes and Karylle (wahaha), Joc joc Bolante, the euro generals, Barack obama, John Mc Cain, Sarh Falin, Charice Pempengco, Patani, etc.     


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This New life on YOU TUBE!

Great news brothers and sisters in Christ!!! Aside from the regular TV program "This New Life" on IBC Channel 13 (philippines) Sundays 6:30am to 7:30 am, you could watch TNL on youtube! Visit our channel, subscribe now to http://www.youtube.com/nwlifemedia. Happy viewing!!!

A carrot, An egg, and the coffee beans

A CARROT, AN EGG, AND COFFEE BEANS ...

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, ' Tell me what you see.'

'Carrots, eggs, and coffee,' she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, 'What does it mean, mother?'

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

'Which are you?' she asked her daughter. 'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and every one around you is crying.

Oprah May 12 episode featured Charice Pempengco

Just saw Oprah May 12 episode on youtube recently, where our very own youtube sensation Charice Pempengco was featured on the show along with other talented kids. She rendered the song "I have nothing" by Whitney Houston. As expected, she amazed the audience and Oprah. A short standing ovation was given unto her while singing the song popularized by whitney houston.Filipinos are very proud of you Charice.Way to go kid
!!!!

Check out the video:

FHM 2008 World's Sexiest Women!

FHM revealed the complete list of FHM world's sexiest women for 2008. ( Oh, just to make it clear, I got this list from a on time magazine.com article, i copied the list from FHM.com, but im not a reader of FHM, bible lang binabasa ko po, nakkkssss). I did put some comments on the list check nyo na lang , hehehe:

100. Holly Willoughby

99. Marion Cotillard

98. Victoria Beckham ( huh??? akalain mo nga naman)

97. Roxanne Mckee

96. Nicola Roberts

95. Dannii Minogue ( kapatid ba ito ni kylie)

94. Billie Piper

93. Kylie Minogue ( yeah, not bad,she's still sexy at the age of 40 plus)

92. April Scott

91. Kirstie Allsopp

90. Amber Heard

89. Kristen Bell

88. Odette Yustman ( akala ko si odet khan, hahaha)

87. Hannah Spearritt

86. Ellen Page

85. Gloria De Piero

84. Katie Holmes ( hmmmm, ok)

83. Katherine Jenkins

82. Michelle Ryan

81. Anna Kournikova (parang low profile siya ngayun)

80. Agyness Deyn

79. Mary Elizabeth Winstead

78. Gwen Stefani ( hollaback girl!!!)

77. Denise Richards ( yeah, she is still sexy)

76. Chelsea Davy

75. Petra Nemcova

74. Stacy Keibler

73. Tricia Helfer

72. Eva Green

71. Fearne Cotton

70. Sienna Miller

69. Mandy Moore ( uy, may career pa pala si Mandy after walk to remember!)

68. Nadine Velazquez

67. Milla Jovovich

66. Kimberly Walsh

65. Emily Scott

64. Ali Larter

63. Alexa Chung

62. Holly Valance

61. Vanessa Hudgens ( yeah, because of the naked photo scandal of her)

60. Cameron Diaz ( lola na to ha)

59. CharlotteMckenna

58. MarisaMiller

57. Jennifer Garner ( sexy spy girl)

56. Mischa Barton

55. Abbey Clancy

54. Evangeline Lilly

53. Shakira ( no fighting!)

52. Carmen Electra ( lola na rin to)

51. Emma Griffiths

50. Rachel McAdams

49. Nicole Scherzinger

48. Kristin Kreuk ( sexy eyes )

47. Monica Bellucci ( di ba siya si mary magdalene sa passion of the Christ)

46. Halle Berry

45. Katherine Heigl

44. Alesha Dixon

43. Nadine Coyle

42. Bar Refaeli

41. Lindsay Lohan ( the sexiest alcoholic)

40. Heidi Klum ( Klumsy, hehehe)

39. Natalie Portman ( she's not sexy for me na eh)

38. Olga Kurylenko

37. Avril Lavigne ( sexy emo rocker?)

36. Sarah Harding

35. Eva Mendes

34. Kelly Brook

33. Emma Watson

32. Sarah Michelle Gellar ( The sexy vampire slayer)

31. Britney Spears ( please, leave britney alone!!!!!, lol)

30. Maria Sharapova ( yeah, sexy russian)

29. Rachel Stevens

28. Charlize Theron

27. Jennifer Aniston ( sexy eyes too)

26. Jessica Simpson

25. Salma Hayek

24. Sophia Bush

23. Ana Ivanovic

22. Gisele Bundchen

21. Adriana Lima

20. Christina Aguilera

19. Jennifer Love Hewitt

18. Gemma Atkinson

17. Beyonce Knowles ( crazy in love!!!)

16. Rachel Bilson

15. Alessandra Ambrosio

14. Eva Longoria

13. Jessica Biel

12. Kate Beckinsale

11. Rihanna ( ella, ella eh eh eh)

10. Keira Knightley ( sexy pirate from carribean)

9. Angelina Jolie ( sexy mama!!!!)

8. Hillary Duff ( ehhhh????)

7.Cheryl Cole

6. Scarlett Johansson

5. Hayden Panettiere

4. Elisha Cuthbert

3. Keeley Hazell

2. Jessica Alba ( sana ka tie mo si Megan)

1. Megan Fox ( well deserved!!!)

The Kite Runner

THE KITE RUNNER is one of the best books I have ever read. It's a must read to those book worms out there. Im glad that Tito Luigi was able to recommend it to me. The book was published last 2003, and according to Wikipedia, it is the first novel published in English by an author from Afghanistan.This New York Times no. 1 best seller book was written by Khaled Hosseini; his debut novel is quite impressive, very graphic, exceptional, stunning, very powerful and moving ,it even made me cry while reading it, seriously.
The Kite Runner looks at how the main character, Amir, deals with a secret in his past and how that secret shaped who he became. It tells of Amir's childhood friendship with Hassan, his relationship with his father and growing up in a privileged place in society. In general, the book tells about friendship, loyalty, cruelty, longing for acceptance, redemption and survival.


I hope I could find and have a friend like Hassan who would say to me: "For you a thousand times over!" The most important line from the book would be: there is always a way to be good again.
Lesson's I've learned:
1. Love your parents;
2. Secrets, will always be revealed on the right time;
3. Find a good loyal friend who will always stay with you through all seasons;

AWARENESS TEST

I've got a correct answer here but I was'nt aware that there was a bear doing the moon walking on the video.
Check it out:

Cell phone photography 101

I only had the chance today to upload the photos from my cellphone to my computer. I wanna share my photos with you and i hope you would apreciate it. I really love taking pictures with my cellphone, however, the resolution is not quite good ( my cell phone is a nokia 2360 that is why the images that it produces have a poor resolutions.


lucky enough to capture the last sunset of 2007. Photo taken from south luzon express way

Photo taken last sunday around noon time.
During this season, the deciduous rosewood tree ( or NARRA in local name)
on the picture above has just shed its leaves. This photo was described by my friend CJ as nostalgic.


While the rosewood trees are shedding their leaves, the mango trees are in blossoming season. Luckily we have a mango tree on our front yard that is in full blossom. Can't wait to harvest the fruits on the next coming months.


This photo was taken last january 1,2008. My family went to Tagaytay ridge, and this is the only photo i was able to save on my phone. Photo above shows the taal volcano in the middle of taal lake.



The wall street of the Philippines, Ayala Avenue, in Makati Central Business District.



Photo of Charlie, my pet sheep dog, he's turning 4 years old this coming november. He is given to us by a family friend '' tita kutz herber'', until now, im still in a doubt if Charlie is a Sheep dog or a Collie. On his background is Margareth, she just turned 4 years old last January. She's the better partner of Charlie. Are'nt they cute?


This photo was also taken last sunday. The location was just in the city, would you believe that? the place was at the back of Festival Supermall at Filinvest city Alabang, South of Manila. I was able to capture the other side of the Metropolis.




My niece pauline lois santos while feeding milk. Shes turning one year old this April 7.

Another rosewood tree


sun rays...

tree shadow

HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE PHILIPPINES?

Marketa Iglova's Oscar's Speech

I was watching this morning the Oscars ( February 25 here in Manila), and I was able to see the acceptance speech from the Marketa Irglova, Best Original Song winner. For those who havent watch it, it could have gone down as one of the most harsh moment in Oscars. Why? The orchestra swelled just as petite Best Original Song co-winner stepped up to the microphone to speak following partner Glen Hansard. The pair won for their tune "Falling Slowly" from the indie musical "Once," but only Hansard gave an acceptance before their moment in the spotlight seemed to be over.
After a commercial break, host Jon Stewart brought the 19-year-old Czech musician back on stage for a second chance to give an acceptance speech.

her speech was one of the best Oscar's speech I have ever heard:

"The fact that we're standing here tonight, the fact that we're able to hold this, it's just proof that no matter how far out your dreams are, it's possible.And, you know, fair play to those who dare to dream, and don't give up. This song was written from the perspective of hope, and hope, at the end of the day, connects us all, no matter how different we are."


Ver well said. Thanks Jon Stewart and the production staff of Oscars for giving Ms.Marketa a second chance.

My American Idol Season 7 Top 10 Contenders

The competition begins. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul & the infamous Simmon Cowell had just picked the 24 American Idol wannabees for this seventh season. Now its up to us, soryy i mean the decision of choosing the next AI is up to the american viewers. I have watched the last two season of American Idol and sad to say that I was dissapointed to the outcome of Taylor Hicks and Jordin Sparks (2006 and 2007 winners). Well, I guess A.I. has produced only few "real idols" who has staying power in the music industry like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood; the rests are just simply "KARAOKE masters". I hope that this year Americans will discern easily the "IDOL" from the pretender.


I have here my top 10 picks for this season:
1. David Archuleta ( he's boy looking and he has a potential to be on the top 3 );
2. Ramielle Malubay ( love our very own, this Filipino-American petite girl really rocks);
3. Carly Smithson ( this Irish girl reminds me of evanescence's amy lee
4. Brooke White ( simply she's angelic looking isnt she, my favourite among the girls)
5. Jason Castro( very talented person )
6. Michael Johns ( this aussie guy is my favorite among men contenders, he reminds me of Ricky Martin)
7.Syesha mercado ( she got beautiful voice, sexy body and a weird name too )
8. Robbie Carico ( he looks like an old rocker turned wrestler but he got a good voice too)
9 David Cook ( his voice is like of the frontman of the band Iris )
10. Chikeze Eze ( the only black chosen from the 12 male contenders, his voice reminds me of peabo bryson).


you may also visit rickey.org and check the latest updates on American Idol season 7.
Have a nice day folks!

Name the NASA's latest telescope!

Would you like to name the next great space telescope? Here's your chance:

NASA is inviting members of the general public from around the world to suggest a new name for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, otherwise known as GLAST, before it launches in mid-2008. GLAST is designed to probe the most violent events and exotic objects in the cosmos from gamma-ray bursts to black holes and beyond.
"We're looking for suggestions that will capture the excitement of GLAST's mission and call attention to gamma-ray and high-energy astronomy," says Alan Stern, associate administrator for Science at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. "We hope someone will come up with a name that is catchy, easy to say and will help make the satellite and its mission a topic of dinner table and classroom discussion."

The telescope's key scientific objectives include:

* Exploring the most extreme environments in the Universe, where nature harnesses energies far beyond anything possible on Earth
* Searching for signs of new laws of physics and what composes the mysterious dark matter
* Understanding how black holes accelerate immense jets of material to nearly light speed
* Cracking the mysteries of stupendously powerful explosions known as gamma-ray bursts
* Answering long-standing questions about solar flares, pulsars and the origin of cosmic rays

Suggestions for the mission's new name may be an acronym, but that is not a requirement. Any suggestions for naming the telescope after a scientist may only include names of deceased scientists whose names are not already used for other NASA missions. All suggestions will be considered. The period for accepting names closes on March 31, 2008. Participants must include a statement of 25 words or less about why their suggestion would be a strong name for the mission. Multiple suggestions are encouraged.

To submit a suggestion for the mission name, visit: http://glast.sonoma.edu/glastname
Anyone who drops a name into the "Name That Satellite!" suggestion box on the Web page can choose to receive a "Certificate of Participation" via return e-mail. Participants also may choose to receive the NASA press release announcing the new mission name. The announcement is expected approximately 60 days after launch of the telescope.

Thoughts about love

For the sake of Valentine's Day, I will share my thoughts about the most powerful force in the universe, that is what Ashlee Simpson had spelled in her song; L-O-V-E, that is what all we need according to BEATLES; It's definitely the most powerful force in the universe; LOVE drives you into the next level of your personality; LOVE changes you, dramatically and drastically!im serious man, LOVE drives you crazy whether your a guy, a gal or a... whatever. You're outta this world if you have'nt experienced it, oh, let me rephrase it, you're a genderless creature if you do not feel LOVE? If there's no LOVE in this Universe, everything is nothing and meaningless. Agree? It is LOVE who drove GOD to send HIS ONLY SON JESUS to save us from death, that whoever believes in JESUS will not perish, but have an everlasting LIFE. That is PURE, HOLY, LOVE! But come to think also that LOVE can be turned into a dark force; you can be greedy, tell lies, kill someone ( man, that is a serious case! ), lose someone, ....everything that is the opposite of PURE LOVE.
Did i ever fall in love? What the? Yeah, a lot! i am human, remember! And it always drives me wild....add the word insane and mad, and count the word RISKY too. I like the feeling of being in love when the person you love has the same feelings for you. I love the process of buying exquisite chocolates to your dearest and other courting rituals. HAPPY VALENTINES TO ALL! Am I in a relationship right now? NOPE. Am I courting someone, I dunno? Am I in love with some one....yup.

At last, my blog has a worth!

Wow! Im glad to know that my blogsite has already a worth. A million thanks to all my readers! My blog is now worth $564 bucks!!!! Blog buyer, anyone?(hahaha). Hey check out your blog's worth at this site: http://www.business-opportunities.biz/

Burn the fats baby!

Arrrrggggg!!!! I got alarmed when I stood on the weighing scale last week; the weighing scale needle stopped at 150, Im fifteen pounds heavier, blame that long non-stop eating yuletide season here in the philippines. I used to be only 135 pounds last November, you know, and gaining a lot of pounds is no joke. My problem now is that I can't start to do simple exercises to retain my previous weight. Lousy me, hehe. What I am doing now as a temporary solution is drinking green tea everyday, I just started last Wednesday.......hehehe, I've drunk at least about 1.5 liters of green tea today. I really used to drink green tea, I just stopped because its quite expensive. Well, let's see what will green tea could do in trimming the fats that i have collected from the past several months. May be I'll start my exercise program after this week.

***, and " National Broadband Network" Deal

If there's a smoke, there's a fire. That is the problem with the "Commissioner", and the palace people; they do know how to create fire but they dont know how to extinguish it. To the Filipino people, the new revelations revealed by the new key witness about the NBN and ZTE deal were quite "revealing", yet, i am not surprised about what the COMELEC Officer has done. Remember, that is his work description, he's a " COMMISIONER", right? That old man wants to have a commision of just a small amount of $ 130 million bucks from the $ 329 million government project. Imagine that , if that project was not cancelled and was awarded to *****'s giant telecom provider *** with the help of the COMMISSIONER, *** will provide that $329 million loan to the government, which means, we the Filipino people will shoulder the payment for ***. Thank heaven for the son of the dethroned House Speaker. What a government our country has! I hope that the people from National Geogaphic and Discovery Channel are reading this, may be you could feature our government in your shows, it will be really interesting to feature a "ghost fearing monitor lizard " residing in a Palace which is also infested with "military parasites". You could also show the "pork eating crocodiles" in the House of Congress. Not to mention those "small time commisioner rodents" in the local governments. The question now is..... after we have heard "the buzz" from the Crying, self proclaimed "small time Chinese guy" in the senate, what will happen next? By the way, I was advised by my parents not to go malling, and to use the LRTs and MRTs these coming days. Yeah, I know, those guys will create ways to divert the issue by any means.

To those officials who are seating in government offices because of the mandate of the Filipino people, do you believe that there's an eternity after life on this earth? All of us will be judged accordingly to what we have done here on this planet. But you guys will be judged greater for you have given a greater accountabilty.

Bato bato sa langit, ang tamaan ay wag magalit.

Vote Tubbataha to be one of the 7 wonders of the world

Hello everyone,

It will take just a minute of your time.
Help us in winning one of our pride.
Vote Tubbataha to be one of the 7 wonders of the world. Just follow the link below.

Tubbataha Reef has been nominated to be a candidate on the
selection of the New Seven Natural Wonders of the World, the same organization that chose the 7 wonders of the world. Selection will be on based sms, online and phone voting.

Tubbataha is a reef ecosystem made up of two atolls located in the middle of the Sulu Sea. It is a sanctuary for marine life. The reefs lie on the Cagayan Ridge, a line of extinct underwater volcanoes which starts from the north at the Sultana Shoal and it ends in the south at the San Miguel Islands. It is located 92 nautical miles southeast of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan and 80 nautical miles southwest of Cagayancillo, the municipality that exercises political jurisdiction over it. It was proclaimed as a National Marine Park on August 11, 1988 and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage in 1993, in recognition of its outstanding universal value in terms of marine life species diversity and richness.

There were 10 sites nominated from our country but Tubbataha was the only entry accepted. Please visit http://www.new7wonders.com, you will see the voting page. Currently, Tubbataha is rank 32 out of
thousands of entries! We have to be included among the top 21 to be nominated for the final 7. Please vote for Tubbataha.

Thank you.

Have a nice day

gong xi fa cai

Graphics for Chinese New year Comments

MANILA OCEAN PARK

For all those marine enthusiasts, for all those people who want to explore the vast world of the ocean but cannot afford to buy diving suits and equipment, and for all those people who want to see a glimpse of everyday lives of the relatives of Nemo under the sea , yet, are afraid of dipping their toes in the water, finally, your long wait is over!!!! Mark your calendar folks! Manila Ocean Park, the Philippines first state of the art Oceanarium is going to be open to the public this February 24, 2008 ( View their official website: Manila Ocean Park ).

According to Marine Park President, Manila Ocean park would be among the advanced ocean parks in Asia and its area is bigger compare to Singapore’s Sentosa Oceanarium. There are also two open marine habitats on MOP were marine enthusiast could go snorkeling and diving with the fishes. The main oceanarium is consist of the followingaquaticfeatures:

Agos(flow)waterfalls,

cascading into 8 different water tanks displaying various flora and fauna;
the Bahura (Reef), a series of 48 tanks that feature the very colorful Philippine underwater rainforest;

the Laot (Fishig Ground) where four big distinct aquariums will display an assortment of fish in all sizes and colors;

Buhay na Karagatan ( Living Ocean) , Oceanariums main feature, a breathtaking 25-meter walk along an underwater tunnel where you can experience how marine animals interact with each other in their natural habitat;

the Kalaliman ( The Deep), the residence of the barracudas;

Overhang Tank, unique Overhang Tank where you could watch a variety of rays fly over and walk beneath these magnificent creatures

and the Pating (Shark) aquarium.

The Oceanarium also features The KUMEDOR (Dining Room), where you can experience dining while being surrounded by tanks of glow-in-the-dark jellyfishes (awesome!), marine theme hotel, restaurants at the edge Manila Bay and of course who among you can live without malls. Haha

I’m very excited and I can’t wait to see those sharks, barracudas, and sting rays; not on National Geographic nor Discovery Channel, just the glass panels and of course the water will separate me from their world. .

The entrance fee….. Php 400.00 for adults and Php 350.00 for kids, not bad for a World class Ocean park. Ipon na!

1st day of feb

FEBRUARY NA!!!!!!!

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