May-Day Pa More?

#MayDayPaMore? Of course to-good-to-be-true enough for these little stuff before the summer ends with energy-boost summer activities at-home without spending their fortune that we don't have.

Food Trip Galore

McRib burger

Rice in a Box Beef & Mushroom rice

White Girl in White Dress

At the church's Flores de Mayo offering flower for the Virgin Mary in all-white.

• Laced top
• Sporty shorts or skirt
• Handbag (and)
• Gold-trimming sandals

 Make-Over For More

Before haircut...

...After haircut

I missed my long-legged hair for this haircut ruin by my hair-trimming scissors caused by split-ends. I HATE HAIRCUT TOO-SHORT!

MUST-TRY:

• Lolane Nature Code hair color in Light Mahogany Brown (P98, selected drugstores)

Retro Fever: A night to (a Christmas) remember

My first party night-out this Christmas!

Before the party...

... During the party...

...And after the party!

Raffle ticket and Meal stubs

Tanduay Ice yellow paradise and pizza

My look: Gingham-checked dress, Belt, 90's Satchel and Studded Earrings

My little sister/friends: (L-R) Princess M., Kamylle A., Liezel & Pamela B.

with my lovely professor, Ms. Ruby Santiago

My colleague friend and event organizer, Antoinette Riera

Post-party late dinner (at Tropical Hut-Riverbanks Center)

17th of December, 2014
Event: OLOPS College and guest/alumni Christmas party
Location: Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center, Riverbanks, Marikina City

It was the night to remember for the kids of this college too fun, hippy and cool party like no tomorrow and it exact to their latest theme called "Retro Fever" it even they born from the 90's, they suit their young ones at a lifetime.
From throwback costumes (e.g., Madonna, Elvis Presley, etc.), cocktail drinks and to the cool stuff freebies to take-home for it like Smartphones, accessories, etc. And in this pictures, the before-during-after Aurora Borealis-inspired disco lights with sounds including oldies, but goodies music.
I really-really thankful for this opportunity to this best-party night event, EVER!

-Gina Cyrus

End-of-Winter Solstice: Closing of Sochi Winter Olympics 2014

Closing Ceremony scene with the mascots of 2014 Winter Olympics

John Robert "J.R." Celsky

SOCHI, RUSSIA (12:00:00 PhT*) This is the end of the journey for the winter athletes. Four Pinoy talented athletes up rise on ice like John Robert "J.R." Celsky (United States) who battle-up for final championship into 4^th place up to silver medalist in speed skating and also Gilmore Junio (Canada) placed in 11^th place in 1000m of a same event. Anne Line Gjersem (Norway) who finished in 23^rd place for ladies' finals and our very own, Michael Christian Martinez (the Philippines) who also finished in 19^th place in men's finals in figure skating event.

Gilmore Junio

The scene of the closing ceremony began in sailboat ride with three kids who witness the “School of fish” human formation were act like water waves and with a formation of “Infinity” sign And up to the water bridge. Finally, the human formation of the symbolic Olympic rings (unlike the malfunction one during the opening part.) The Fisht Stadium witnesses the turn-over ceremony during the closing ceremony before and after they turn over to South Korea for the next Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in 2018. In the tradition of the Olympic ceremony closing, the athletes spread-up for closing party with victory and all-smile for Russian team after they’re leading in the medal tally at the end of the game. Also includes the medal ceremony in front of the audience that the three

Anne Line Gjersem

Norwegians take the champion in women’s mass start alpine skiing marathon in overall medals in gold, silver and bronze follows by the men’s mass start skiing relay goes to overall champion, Russia for continuing part of the ceremony.

Michael Christian Martinez

Russian acrobats, dancers and more but colorful part like the upside-down village in the air, aerial dancers and adventuristic circus. Three adventuristic kids serenades the piano flash mob scene comes into a imagination, ballet theater scene with the Bolshoi performers by pair featuring Aladdin and Jasmine, Giselle: the ballerina and they ^th century arrives at the Russian Empire under the Queen Catherine II. entering the world of literature features the Russian writers, and novelist with their fiction stories, poems and essays. Circus of the 18 They’re never end of the ceremony without the turn-over ceremony with the national anthem of the Olympics, Greece (was the birthplace of the Olympiad) and now, South Korea showcasing the cultural scene began with an old man playing 12-string guitar, dancing seagulls and all-female Korean opera singers. Spectacular lanterns and circle of unity symbolize awaits you in Pyeongchang for the next four years, 2018. As the end of the Winter Olympic spirit, the Polar Bear, Hare (a Rabbit-like specie) and Leopard wave goodbye to the three adventuristic kids for their experience in life and they fire-off the Olympic flame along Fisht Stadium through emotionally ending blowed by Polar Bear as a signed by the spring season’s in after winter. The games is officially closed, the athletes are time to enjoy the closing party ‘til tomorrow. FTW**!

*Philippine Standard Time

**For The Win!

Band of brothers (The 2014 winter olympic diaries)

(L-R) Michael Christian Martinez, JR Celski & Gilmore Junio

Three guys with full-blooded Filipinos who battled-out for different winter sport in this years Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia. Two of them with part-Filipino descendant and one of the is natural-born and pride of the Philippines even in the tropical country with pride and honor.

Michael Christian Martinez is a simple teenage guy from Muntinlupa city that He started as a weekend ice skater since 2005 up to upgraded training for figure skating. His graceful performance that wows the audience in many consecutive competitions from debuting Junior Grand Prix series in 2010-2011 editions, World Junior Championships up to reach to Olympic qualifiers. He took a 5th place for 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy in Junior Grand Prix in Latvia after He got a qualifying slot and He's the first-time figure skater who represent our country to Sochi. If he get the gold medal for the country wins the game? Let's find out on Thursday (February 13, Philippine Time.)

John Robert "J.R." Celsky is a American-born short-track speed skater form Monterey, California with his Polish dad and Filipina mother. He started a speed skating since 2009. He finished the 1500m to 5000m meter relay of short track speed skating and up to win his bronze medalist against two Koreans who cause of His accident that may cause of gruesome injury. He's recovery is fulfill okay after the same reason incidents after.

Gilmore Junio is a Canadian-born speed skater, also from Calgary with his Filipino parents after migration from our country since younger age. Junio qualify to compete to the Winter Olympics with preliminary in the short distance of 500-1000 meters and also, part of the Canadian Olympic team.
Junio is also a dance lover who knows the step-by-step songs from favorite 90's boyband, *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys.

SOURCE:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Christian_Martinez
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JR_Celski
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilmore_Junio

Winter Solstice: Road to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games

(L-R) Hare, Polar Bear and Leopard

SOCHI, RUSSIA (12:00:00 PHT*) The temperature rising is in 4° degrees of cold weather, but the heat-wave action begins here in Sochi with a slogan, “Hot.Cool.Yours.” Michael Christian Martinez, 17, from Muntinlupa city is a lone contingent of the Philippine team for figure skating event and He shows some surprising performance. The theme of the opening ceremony for 22^nd edition starts with Russian history and culture performs in Fisht Stadium with matching opening fireworks display.

St. Basil's cathedral

Michael Christian Martinez leads his own moment

From a little girl who flies her kite over the clouds while she saw a full moon and seven islands represents per each regions in Russia. Russian president, Vladimir Putin who led the national anthem and is one of the international officials and dignitaries to witness the memorable part and the Russian chorale sings for their national anthem of Russia follow by the flag ceremony and the cinematic scene of the torch relays. The parade of nation with a total of at least 28,000 athletes from 88 countries begins with Greece, which means a birthplace Olympics in Russian, French and English alphabetical order. A surprising official Olympic mascot like Polar Bear, Hare (a rabbit-like species found in Russia) and Leopard that symbolizes to welcoming the athletes worldwide. A snowstorm scene features the horses, the sun and St. Basil’s cathedral and Peter the great building that was “Russia is born” and up to the snow glow dreams. The next scene taken away from several changes from Russian Empire up to declare their independence from former Soviet Union including the medieval Viking, industrial efforts and modernization during the empire.

By the end of this program, they witness the torch relay from several days and months before in Athens to reach this in Sochi for lighten-up the Olympic flame symbolize the beginning of the winter games. Tennis champion, Maria Sharapova is one of the torch bearers on the moment. FTW!**

*Philippine Standard Time

**For the win

Movie Review: "The Lady Next Door"

SYNOPSIS: Jake (Mark Neumann) is a Filipino-American born who wanted to have a vacation with his grandmother who live in La Union because of His wild-child issues the follow-up with the brawl scene in the bar then, his grandmother file his case in the jail until he file his acquisition to the barroom brawl.

Then one day, Jake who peek his neighbor, yet-love interest Hannah (Alice Dixson) who lives on her own. While she having a mechanical failure to her car, Hannah was shock after she saw Jake's bicycle accident on a sidewalk subdivision. She did know that Jake's attitude and his looks like emotional-like person because of his reason; He's okay now but then, He decide to help her to fix her car from engine trouble. After the engine trouble on her car, Jake who saw Hannah inside the neighbor's chapel while she praying. One day, Hannah who invites Jake for mountain trekking as a part of their bonding moment, He carried Hannah after she tired from walking and trekking along the mountain hill to pursuit her painful feet due to tiredness. He received a black scarf from Hannah after a whole day of beach scrolling then, Jake was decided to to fell in love on Her. Because of Her age, Jake who accidentally kiss Hannah without any reason that Jake was younger than Hannah and Hannah was older-enough than Jake. By one night, Hannah's former live-in partner man who tries to get back her but unfortunately, She's not getting-back to him even he lie to her, He's not annulled from his first wife. Meanwhile, Jake was to the rescue to protect Hannah from estranged partner to get mad on it. Jake's grandmonther who explains "Jake is very young to fell in love to a older-like woman like Hannah and He had many goals to achieve for. And He need to go back to United States for continuing his studies in school or college. And many things to achieve on it for his dreams for life, and to help us." After a misunderstanding reasons, Jake who decided to go back to United States and before He left, He wanted to tell something to Hannah that He love her then he leave his black scarf to her house that reminisce a good friendship from beginning 'till end fit for the last time of their lives.

LESSONS LEARNED: 

Never being pasaway, if you're a good and friendly to other, show your kindness whatever in your own status, your age and everything but ordinary. 

"What I wouldn’t give away, to be your shelter and keep you safe."

-Ell and Nikki, "Running Scared"

FAN-demic 101

In today's featured article, those things were being a sick-obsession that was dedicated to all fans all over the globe by being a huge fans in many field like Music, Arts, etc. related in popular culture.

THE MEANING:

FAN – (noun) is a devotee of particular reason were obsessed for one-thing or another. e.g., sports, pursuit entertainer, etc.

FANATIC – (noun) is an inordinately zealous adherent or supporters, especially in politics or religion.

FROM OLD SCHOOL TO NEW SCHOOL:

In Celebrity crushes

Drew Barrymore's magazine clippings

OLD SCHOOL: Spend your money for collectible magazines (where she/he features on the cover by frequently), posters or everything to collect clipping of your favorite personalities like in Hollywood.

NEW SCHOOL: Social Media fan page explosion! Every boys and girls who follow their lives of a celebrities using Facebook™ or Twitter™ for sure-fired updates.

In Movie goers

OLD SCHOOL: Film viewing at the cinematic theater.

NEW SCHOOL: Many websites offer a home-based type movie viewing (in advanced screening) to go online (no need to go to movie house) or instead, rent a DVD or VCD for a marathon.

In Music scene

OLD SCHOOL: Listening your Mom’s and Dad’s music using vinyl records, Old stuffs like Tom Jones, Beach Boys, etc. Watching opera concerts.

NEW SCHOOL: Jam-packed hits like pop music (e.g.,Madonna) Number one hit song locally and international scene.

One Directioners from Britain

In Boybands/Girlbands

OLD SCHOOL: Groove to the beat of The Beattles.

NEW SCHOOL: One Directioners, K-pop themed, everything but extraordinary.

In Sports

OLD SCHOOL: Watching live at the arena (e.g., Basketball, Football)

NEW SCHOOL: Pay-per-views, (at the bar, restos) livestream computers are IN to afford a VIP* passes.

In TV series (Drama, Comedy, Reality, etc.)

OLD SCHOOL: Too many TV shows saw on cable channels.

NEW SCHOOL: Match-airing foreign shows (e.g., America's Next Top Model, The Vampire Diaries, etc.) airs in national television straight from different countries using livestream viewing in computer and in satellite dish channels.

In Celebrity love teams

OLD SCHOOL: For example, Nora Aunor’s fans receive a necklace flower or Sampaguita that symbolize a true-blue Noranian supporters and also, Guy and Pip (Tirso Cruz, III.)

NEW SCHOOL: Romantic novels thru fiction or true-to-life are more meaningful, nonsense-free and NOT gossip-related topic.

In Royalty/Political views

OLD SCHOOL: Supporters and managers who manage political campaigns like in elections (for example.)

NEW SCHOOL: Social Medias are IN for their many information about the social awareness and serving a nation building by their Law on in code of ethics.

*Very Important Person’s  treatment