Filipino Balut Egg Tutorial by Mikey Bustos

Filipino Accent Tutorial by Mikey Bustos

I got distracted by this Video last Night. It's really funny and the guy is really cool! The guy (Mikey Bustos) is not only fluent in English but also in different Languages. He was also a finalist in Canadian Idol, I didn't know that about that one but I found out while looking for his other videos. Check him out in youtube, it's always nice know about a proud Filipino who's still humble.

The All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret

My DLS: ...... Nah, who posts her secrets on the Internet? I have to be bonkers to do that.

The guy is totally awesome! :)

Let me know that I've done wrong
When I've known this all along
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you

Tell me all that you've thrown away
Find out games you don't wanna play
You are the only one that needs to know

I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone
Or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)
Hope that you can keep it
My dirty little secret

Who has to know?

When we live such fragile lives
It's the best way we survive
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you

Tell me all that you've thrown away
Find out games you don't wanna play
You are the only one that needs to know

I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone
Or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)
Hope that you can keep it
My dirty little secret

Who has to know?

The way she feels inside (inside)
Those thoughts I can't deny (deny)
These sleeping dogs won't lie (won't lie)
And now I tried to but it's eating me apart
Trace this nightmare

I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone
Or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)

I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone
Or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)
Hope that you can keep it
My dirty little secret
My dirty little secret
My dirty little secret

Who has to know?
Who has to know?

A Feature Story (?)

For our project in Journalism we had to interview a successful person. We had an idea on who we would interview. The thing about ideas however is that they're easier said than done. With the upcoming exams, the seemingly endless list of Mastery tests, and other obligatory activities that I'm sure would benefit our education (but not our health; stress and lack of sleep takes its toll!) we had no idea on how we'd manage to squeeze in that interview.

But God, good, great and absolutely awesome gave me the opportunity to arrange that fated interview through the intervention of my cousin's fined books. My cousin had requested me to return these books which were already fined at 100 pesos already because of his inability to return them on their due date. I said yes, grudgingly of course because it was a really, really hot day. I had not expected that I'd be thanking him profusely later on (that didn't actually happen) because it was on that trip that I had managed to request the very important and delayed interview by speaking directly to the owner of Book Latte herself, Miss Mary Kathryn Jardeleza- Tajanlangit .Three days later my group and I interviewed her in the same place.

• Book Latte is a popular Cafe found near Robinson's Mall. A place where worlds meet, an inter fusion of Coffee (cake, brownies, donuts, etc.), Books (My Favorite!), and a lounging area. It's simple, charming, and delightful all on its own.

On Wednesday, March 8, 2011, we sat down and asked probably the most clichéd questions that interviewers of all time have asked interviewees for ages.

It was a bit awkward at first but Miss Kathryn wasn't fazed by it and made the conversation flow easy. We learned that she's thirty year's old and happily married to Stevie Tajanlangit. One of first questions we asked her was on where she studied and what courses she took. She replied by saying that she attended High School in HIJAS, here in Iloilo. She studied BS Biology in University of the Philippines Miagao but after two years moved to a new course. She took up nursing, in the University of Sydney in Australia. After finishing nursing she took up her master's degree in Bio statistics in the same university. So, now you know that she's not only a businesswoman but also a nurse who has a master's degree in Bio statistics. That's pretty impressive when you think about it and even more impressive when you see it on paper.

To all those who aren't sure on where to go for college she advised us that if you have the chance to go to Manila take it because by going there you'd be exposing yourself to many things, things you might not have been aware of before. Relating to her stay in Australia, she remarked on how she wouldn't have had any of the ideas that have made her successful or any of the other things she has done if she hadn't gone there and experienced things first hand. We agreed that she's right on that one, it's better to experience and expose yourself to new things compared to being stuck in a rut doing the same things every day.

We talked through various subjects, and when my list of prepared questions ran out we asked some of our own (the ones that popped up after hearing her story). It's funny how you're really nervous in one moment and in the next you're as cool as a cucumber, or in our case really talkative between us, then tongue tied when in front of the person you really want to talk to. And Miss Katheryn is a person you'd be comfortable talking to; she has this sunny personality, a humble humor whenever she talks about herself as well as the things she's been through. She's not ostentatious or regal as you'd expect her to be, she's actually really simple. It's with that kind of simplicity that you see the most beautiful aspects of a person, both inside and out. We asked her how she became successful and she answered by saying...

We: What do you think are the reasons for your success?

Miss Katheryn: Keeping God in the center of my life. I think that the reason for my success is because of my spirituality. We must always remember God and pray to him and thank him for all the things we have. To be successful, you have to work hard. No matter how good you are you can't go anywhere by doing nothing and just waiting for things to come to you; you have to get them yourself. Also, always be creative and don't listen to what other people say. If they criticize, tell you things won't work out, etc., don't listen to them, just follow your heart and do the good thing. That's my motto: Follow your heart.

We: If you could go back in time, and meet yourself when you're still in our age (15 yrs. old), what would you say to yourself?

Miss Katheryn: (Thinking) Well, I'll tell myself not to worry. I worried a lot when I was in High School, whether I'd get awards or not, if someone was talking about me, if I'd get high grades, etc. I had to be a good girl because of the nuns, I also had to do extra- curricular activities and other stuff to get to a valedictorian standard. I really worried a lot about things like these. If I could talk to myself at my age then I would have told myself not worry and just have fun. High School is very important stage in your life. It's good to have good grades, you have to have good grades at least, but it's important that you spend your high school years to the fullest. You can't turn back time and visit when you're not busy anymore, you can't stop time either. Value your time in high school, have good grades and have fun because you can't ever experience those moments ever again.

Through the glass doors we could see how darkness had fallen already. The day had come to a close with the last fading lights of the sun coloring the sky. It was time for our interview to come to a close as well. We asked the final question, a question that was fitting because it was about the youth, generally.

We: There are a lot of issues in the world as well as in the country today. What would you tell the youth, with all the problems and issues going on, what would you advise them to do?

Miss Katheryn: I'd advise them to lead a clean and simple life. If your life is boring and unexciting, consider yourself lucky. Stay away from drama and conflict, it'll just distract you. Lastly, always keep God as the center of your life. You won't go wrong by doing this (smile).

We thanked her for sparing some of her time to talk to us and said our goodbyes. After our interview with Miss Katheryn we were pretty overwhelmed. As Assumption girls and as ordinary girls we realized that had a lot in common with her. She also went to an all- girls high school, experienced the pressure of getting good grades, going to college, the risks of doing things her own special way.

As learners who are going to be faced with the prospect of choosing what career to take in less than a year, the world is pretty scary. They say that college is a whole new world where every thing's different. What can you say to that when you know that it's the world you're going to be pushed into even if you don't want to go anywhere near it? It's like walking the plank, in one end it's the ship that you've familiarized yourself with for four years, in the other, it's the big wide ocean where you have no idea what's going to greet you when you fall into it.

High School is the ship, where you meet people from different places all going to some certain location. You make friends and you have a good time. You battle tall waves together, holding on to each other when the winds are strong and choppy. In this journey some may go away earlier, finding their place in some other ship, but the rest of us, we stay together. But all journeys, like stories, have an ending and we are reaching ours. It's something we can't avoid, and when we fall into the ocean it's either you swim or you drown. If you just keep on swimming you might get to an island and things would get better. There would be hard and difficult times, but still, you may be happy. It's a bit depressing, talking about going on separate directions and being apart from your friends, and maybe even your family. But that's the way things are, besides it wouldn't be all bad. Take Miss Katheryn as an example, she's doing great. Fifteen years ago she was in the same circumstances, now she's happy and successful. It may not have been a smooth ride but then again the greatest things in life are never easy to get. Let's put into heart and mind the advice of Miss Katheryn and live our life both in high school, and out, to the fullest, keeping God in the center of our life as well as keeping everything simple.