Freezing Manchester...

7 hours and 40 minutes, flying Northwest from AUH going to BAH, Cyprus, The Balkans, LHR then Manchester. Passengers were all sleeping like a baby, moderate turbulence and nothing to do but to clean the lavatory, ha ha ha. My pet peeve! 

Arriving ahead of schedule. It's freezing...+3. Of course, the tropical being of me is not used to freezing weather... Bloody cold! 

Well, I have a high speed internet connection, paying £ 15 of course. So I better make use of my blogging habit.

Slept a bit so it's now ready to sweep the gloomy city of MANCHESTER...

Catch up with you all later.

Ciao Ciao De Carabao

Attention Communifakers...

Communifakers?Moi? Uhmm... Sometimes, or most of the times when I am bored or just flirting around. And all of a sudden my phone rang, busted! But there are rules in "communifaking" so that you will not be the laughing stock of the people around you, telling how crazy you are for faking the call...

According to research, 43 percent of women are guilty of communifaking, as are 32 percent of men and 74 percent of 18-24 year olds. So what is it? Communifaking is the act of pretending to be calling, texting or surfing the web on your phone when, in reality, you're just an impostor. You might be trying to look busy waiting in line, you might be trying to show off your shiny new iPhone for a lady, or (most often for me) trying to avoid awkward conversations with strange men at bars.

Here are some rules when communifaking;

Make sure your phone is on silent! This includes all sounds, ringtones, text messages, low battery reminders, voice mail chimes...anything. If that phone goes off in the middle of a fake conversation, the jig is up. Most phones have a profile or quick silent setting that will allow you to turn all sounds on or off remotely fast. BUT two exceptions to the silent rule follow...

Know your phone. Some phones have buttons on the side for controlling volume. Get to know these buttons well enough to utilize them in the dark or while they're still in your pocket. This way, if you're in the middle of an awkward convo and you need desperately out, you can always bail out with that urgent phone call. DO NOT forget to return to silent mode as soon as you "pick up" the call. Try to fumble with the screen as if you're deciding to answer or not.

If you don't have side buttons and want to fake someone calling you, go to your ringtone section and hover over one or select one and it will play. Play the ringtone, then go back to your homescreen. This will interrupt the tone and it will look like you are answering the phone. Proceed with a conversation.

Even if your phone is on silent, it may flash when events occur. If you have an external screen, face it away from the target.

Have a fake conversation ready. In most social situations, a general fake laugh, or "really?" will do the trick for a quick blow-by. Think about how much you talk when your buddy calls. Probably not much more than a laugh or a quick, "That sucks."

Are you a communifaker? Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the 'faking, you should check out the list of situations where you should and shouldn't be posing.

When it's OK to communifake:

• To avoid unwanted male or female attention.


• When you're at an event and you know absolutely no one and are feeling a bit lonely and must do a bit of fakery for the benefit of your own sanity.


• When you're a child who doesn't know any better.


• When you've turned up to your meeting ill-prepared and are buying time to think.


• You're trying to look productive.


• To avoid looking like a loser at a party because you don't know anyone other than the person who's party it is (they can't hang around with you all night).


• You're on a date and have just realized you've made a horrible horrible mistake and need an escape.


• A friend is boring or annoying the hell out of you and you need to make a break for it before you kill her/him.

When it's not OK to communifake:

• Attempting to show off your new handset.


• To talk loudly and essentially show off about what you've been up to lately, hoping the surrounding people are listening and oozing with jealousy.


• When attempting to shop lift.


• When trying to look cool so you don't look like a loner waiting for friends.


• When on a bus or mrt/lrt. (Believe it or not, but there are still some who haven't realized there's no signal underground yet.)


• When expecting a call. When the phone rings mid 'conversation' you'll just end up looking the fool.

"People experience the need to appear socially busy at all times and 'just waiting' is a no-no. Our basic human instinct is to be part of a group. Alone we can feel more vulnerable."

Louis Vuitton's Fall/Winter Collection 2009

I am so excited with the presentation of the Louis Vuitton's Fall/Winter Collections for 2009, more cutting edge MANBAGS, can you imagine? But nonetheless, I will hold my horses since few will come for production for our cravings. So LV vamps, pick your LVoes.... I had mine...

The Nominations are out... The 81st Academy Awards...

The nominations for the 8'1st Academy Awards announced this morning. You all know which movie I'm rooting for. Here are the nominees...

Best motion picture of the year:
- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
- "Frost/Nixon" (Universal)
- "Milk" (Focus Features)
- "The Reader" (The Weinstein Company)
- "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Richard Jenkins in "The Visitor" (Overture Films)
Frank Langella in "Frost/Nixon" (Universal)
Sean Penn in "Milk" (Focus Features)
Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler" (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
- Josh Brolin in "Milk" 
- Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder"
- Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Doubt"
- Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight"
- Michael Shannon in "Revolutionary Road"

Performance by an actress in a leading role:
- Anne Hathaway in "Rachel Getting Married"
- Angelina Jolie in "Changeling"
- Melissa Leo in "Frozen River"
- Meryl Streep in "Doubt"
- Kate Winslet in "The Reader"

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
- Amy Adams in "Doubt"
- Penélope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" 
- Viola Davis in "Doubt"
- Taraji P. Henson in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
- Marisa Tomei in "The Wrestler"

Achievement in directing:
- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.) - David Fincher
- "Frost/Nixon" (Universal) - Ron Howard
- "Milk" (Focus Features) - Gus Van Sant
- "The Reader" (The Weinstein Company) - Stephen Daldry
- "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight) - Danny Boyle

The 44th President Of The United States Of America

TIME FOR A CHANGE...

Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk hʊˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of theUnited States of America. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first President born outside of the continental United States. Obama was the junior United States Senator from Illinois from January 3, 2005 until his resignation on November 16, 2008, following his election to the presidency. He was sworn in as President on January 20, 2009 in an inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.

Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the first African-American president of theHarvard Law Review. He worked as a community organizer, and practiced as a civil rights attorney in Chicago before serving three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He also taught Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, Obama was elected to the Senate in November 2004. Obama delivered the keynote  at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004.

As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, Obama helped create legislation to control conventional weaponsand to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. During the 110th Congress, he helped create legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change,nuclear terrorism, and care for U.S. military personnel returning from combat assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Almost 1 million supporters watched him sworn as the new United States President.

Miss Fitrum Finalist Answer to Miss Universe 1969 Question..

A popular Philippine television noontime show, WOWOWEE had its first beauty pageant thru the support of FITRUM Dietry supplement called Miss Fitrum 2008 which embodies the true Filipina beauty, confidence and being sexy in and out. A total of 28 finalist which where picked thru daily, weekly and monthly competition, then it was trimmed down to 12 then eventually, 4 winners. The sole winner will win a talent contract, 200,000 DHS cash, trip to Singapore plus pocket money and a brand new car.

The question given to one finalist goes...


Miss Universe 1969, Miss Philippines, Gloria Diaz : Anong isang bahagi ng katawan mo ang pinagmamalaki mo at bakit? ( Which one part of your body you are very proud of and why?)

Miss Fitrum Finalist from Siargao, Southern Mindanao Province answered: Ang mata ko po, dahil kung wala po ang mata ko, di ako makakakita. 'Yun lang po at maraming salamat! ( My eyes because if I don't have my eyes I can't see, that's all and thank you!) Har Har Har... One of the many bloopers in a beauty pageant, an honest to goodness & no brainer answer to an overused question.

The winner is Miss Hannah Leah Pasudag of Davao City, she was also voted for Miss Telegenic. She joined many pageants such as Miss Bikini Open, Ever Bilena (Sosyal! Hi Hi Hi).