What is an IPad used for?

It's used for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. Its size and weight falls between those of contemporary smartphones and laptop computers. The iPad runs the same operating system as the iPod Touch and iPhone—and can run its own applications as well as iPhone applications. Without modification, the iPad will only run programs approved by Apple and distributed via the Apple App Store (with the exception of programs that run inside the iPad's web browser). 


 Like iPhone and iPod Touch, the iPad is controlled by a multitouch display—a departure from most previous tablet computers, which used a pressure-triggered stylus—as well as a virtual onscreen keyboard in lieu of a physical keyboard. The iPad uses a wireless local area network ("Wi-Fi") connection to access local area networks and the Internet. Some models also have a 3G wireless network interface which can connect to HSPA or EV-DO data networks and on to the Internet. The device is managed and synced by iTunes running on a personal computer via USB cable


An iPad is like a small computer with a touchscreen. You can do alot on it, it isn't exactly a computer but you could use one as your main computer. You can browse the web, listen to music, play games, watch videos/movies, and much more. You do need to pay for your own internet which you must set up to be wireless, you don't have a charge just for using the internet on the iPad. You can listen to music on it. 

WHAT IS LOVE?

What is love? It is one of the most difficult questions for the mankind. Centuries have passed by, relationships have bloomed and so has love. But no one can give the proper definition of love. To some Love is friendship set on fire for others Maybe love is like luck. You have to go all the way to find it. No matter how you define it or feel it, love is the eternal truth in the history of mankind. Love is patient, love is kind. It has no envy, nor it boasts itself and it is never proud. It rejoices over the evil and is the truth seeker. Love protects; preserves and hopes for the positive aspect of life. Always stand steadfast in love, not fall into it. It is like the dream of your matter of affection coming true. Love can occur between two or more individuals. It bonds them and connects them in a unified link of trust, intimacy and interdependence. It enhances the relationship and comforts the soul. Love should be experienced and not just felt. The depth of love can not be measured. Look at the relationship between a mother and a child. The mother loves the child unconditionally and it can not be measured at all. A different dimension can be attained between any relationships with the magic of love. Love can be created. You just need to focus on the goodness of the other person. If this can be done easily, then you can also love easily. And remember we all have some positive aspect in us, no matter how bad our deeds maybe. And as God said Love all Depending on context, love can be of different varieties. Romantic love is a deep, intense and unending. It shared on a very intimate and interpersonal and sexual relationship. The term Platonic love, familial love and religious love are also matter of great affection. It is more of desire, preference and feelings. The meaning of love will change with each different relationship and depends more on its concept of depth, versatility, and complexity. But at times the very existence of love is questioned. Some say it is false and meaningless. It says that it never exist, because there has been many instances of hatred and brutality in relationships. The history of our world has witnessed many such events. There has been hatred between brothers, parents and children, sibling rivalry and spouses have failed each other. Friends have betrayed each other; the son has killed his parents for the throne, the count is endless. Even the modern generation is also facing with such dilemmas everyday. But love is not responsible for that. It is us, the people, who have forgotten the meaning of love and have undertaken such gruesome apathy. In the past the study of philosophy and religion has done many speculations on the phenomenon of love. But love has always ruled, in music, poetry, paintings, sculptor and literature. Psychology has also done lot of dissection to the essence of love, just like what biology, anthropology and neuroscience has also done to it. Psychology portrays love as a cognitive phenomenon with a social cause. It is said to have three components in the book of psychology: Intimacy, Commitment, and Passion. Also, in an ancient proverb love is defined as a high form of tolerance. And this view has been accepted and advocated by both philosophers and scholars.

 Love also includes compatibility. But it is more of journey to the unknown when the concept of compatibility comes into picture. Maybe the person whom we see in front of us, may be least compatible than the person who is miles away.

We might talk to each other and portray that we love each other, but practically we do not end up into any relationship. Also in compatibility, the key is to think about the long term successful relationship, not a short journey. We need to understand each other and must always remember that no body is perfect. Be together, share your joy and sorrow, understand each other, provide space to each other, but always be there for each others need. And surely love will blossom to strengthen your relationship with your matter of affection.

PHILIPPINE CULTURE! ONE PROUD FILIPINO HERE :)

Sharing in Filipino :

 Culture Are you being taken advantage of because you’re a foreigner. The answer is no. However, I think some clarification may be in order. While sharing is a big part of Filipino culture, I don’t think asking for people to share is a part of the Filipino culture for most. Offering to share is part of the Filipino culture.

 Filipino Culture At Duty Free Cebu The temptation to ask for help can be strong though. Suppose you are rich in the USA. Do you think people will not be asking for favors? Suppose you win the lotto in the USA? You hear of people that do, suddenly hearing from relatives they haven’t been in contact for decades. These lucky winners usually mention that everyone wants to be their friend and most have their hand out hoping to participate in your good fortune. This behavior isn’t limited to Filipino culture. It is common throughout the world. Having a Westerner join the family is often like winning the lottery in the Filipino Culture. I don’t think the response in the Philippines is any different than most of the rest of the world. Sharing is huge in the Filipino culture and seems to be universal. When a friend bought Juliet and gave her to me, the farmer that she bought it from had a mini-party. Inviting his friends over for a night of bonding. I don’t know because I wasn’t there, but this bonding usually includes significant amounts of Red Horse, San Miguel Beer and Tanduay. Friendship is also a major influence in Filipino culture. Filipino often offer me food and drink when I walk around Bogo. They do this because it is part of Filipino culture. Filipino are usually all about family and they often hang out at each others homes and come without invitation. Its not you. It isn’t because you’re a foreigner. It is because it is what many are use to doing. Now I’m not going to tell you how to react to that. Just don’t feel picked on. You may not be as important as you think you are! It is kultura Filipino or Filipino culture. Probably the best way to avoid this if it concerns you is not live near your wife or girlfriends relatives.


 Filipino Culture — Bad Manners 

 I have seen foreigners complain about poor table manners. They may be bad to you but these are not bad traits to many Filipino! Filipino are not being rude in their culture and you are no longer living in your own culture. What makes you think your way is better? Because you were born into that. If you were born into a Muslim family, you’d probably be Muslim. It is what you know as proper. That doesn’t make it proper for everyone else.

 Humility and Pride In Filipino Culture

 Now I understand when I’ve told a Filipino something they have is nice they will downplay it. I have seen this but didn’t understand it until just now. I’ve heard “Its not good” when I made a remark about something. I didn’t understand the reaction. Not good to me means bad. Now I understand they didn’t mean it was bad but they probably just didn’t want to feel proud. Many Filipino do not return home every year though. The cost to do so is probably the main reason. I think most would like too. Now I have a cute little story that just occurred between Jessie and myself. In one of the videos I published here, Jessie admits she is wrong. That is the only time Jessie has ever admitted that she is wrong. I made the comment someplace the only time she ever did was when the camera was running. Last night Jessie told me that the Bogo would have a brownout at 8pm. She wasn’t sure if it was 8pm or 8am though. Since they didn’t turn the lights out at 8pm, it looked like we’d have an all day brownout in Bogo City today. It is now 9am and the lights are still on. I had told her I thought it was a textmate rumor. But I turned my PC off and the aircon down as far as I could get it. All to prepare for this dreaded brownout. Jessie kept insisting the lights would be turned off. That it had been announced and even “The Professor” had confirmed it. The professor is a Filipino that lives in our compound. He is a dean at one of the local colleges and people call him “The Professor.” After the lights failed to be turned off, Jessie discovered it was a “miscommunication” and I discovered a chance for my brand of fun. I asked her if she was wrong. She said no, “It was a miscommunication. I then asked if she had told me that the lights would be turned off at 8am. She said “I did.” I followed up with asking if the information was wrong and she confirmed that it was wrong. So I asked again. “Were you wrong when you told me the lights would be turned off at 8am.” Her reply was “Hush, I wasn’t wrong. It was a miscommunication.” Now I don’t know if all Filipina refuse to admit they are wrong but this one does, unless she is on camera. Filipino culture? I don’t know. Filipino culture is made up of individual Filipino of course. There is a lot of pride packed into most Filipino but I agree that it is usually aimed toward their country and the Filipino culture. As there should be pride toward the culture of the Philippines. Many Filipino will talk of helping their family. They tell me they want to earn more money so they can send it home to their family. I know a Filipina that works in a factory seven days a week. Her salary is about P4000 if she doesn’t earn overtime. She usually does though. She sends P4000 a month to her parents! That really does take a great deal of humility. Putting others before self. Sending money home is common in Filipino culture.

 Filipina And Family 

 Yeah, you marry the family not just the girl. Unless you want to make it hard on your Filipina, this is part of living in the Philippines. Families often have “Elders” that decide important family issues. I know Jessie was at one point very concerned about disapproval from the elders in her family. I have yet to figure out just exactly who these elders are. But we don’t live near her family. What I know is that this group is extremely important to her. This devotion to family is a very strong part of the Filipino culture and I think we should envy it. I’ve noticed a huge decline in this value among many families in the USA.

 Embrace and Learn From Filipino Culture 

 Frankly, if you’re the one that is voicing your opinions about the way of the Filipino and thus trashing the Filipino culture, you are the one that is rude. You cannot possibly visit another land and speak of rude Filipino and not be rude in doing so. I think a lot of these perceptions of rudeness and other things Westerners don’t like about the Philippines is because they fail to understand Filipino culture. Or maybe they are just so full of themselves that they think their way is the right way. If you’re living in the Philippines or even if you’re visiting here, embrace the Filipino culture.

EDUCATION = FUTURE

The definition of education in common usage, that education is merely the delivery of knowledge, skills and information from teachers to students, is inadequate to capture what is really important about being and becoming educated. The proper definition of education is the process of becoming an educated person. Being an educated person means you have access to optimal states of mind regardless of the situation you are in. You are able to perceive accurately, think clearly and act effectively to achieve self-selected goals and aspirations. Education is a process of cognitive cartography, mapping your experiences and finding a variety of reliable routes to optimal states when you find yourself in non-optimal states. The idea that the definition of education is the delivery of knowledge, skills and information from teachers to students is misguided. Check out my video Education Movie Reviews on “Waiting For Superman” to see how this misguided idea shows up in that movie. 
While this definition of education is partly true it is grossly inadequate and is probably the fundamental source of the vast tragedy of “accountability” which treats arbitrarily inadequate results on irrelevant tests as proof that some school communities need to be punished. The logic of “accountability” in this instance is taken to be a literal “accounting” of units of knowledge and information through highly orchestrated student performances of test taking skills. This is the same kind of literalism that causes absurd behavior in religious communities, too. (At least, in education the fundamentalists are only fiscally killing their enemies and not literally.)

DEFINE : Lady Gaga

The Education of Lady GaGa:


Born March 20, 1986, Stefani Germanotta attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart school in New York. As a teenager she began writing songs and playing open mic nights at clubs in Manhattan. While in high school she performed in a wide range of dramatic plays and musicals. At the age of 17, Stefani was admitted to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. 


 Making a Name in the Underground: 


 Through her club connections in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Stefani Germanotta met and began working with producer Rob Fusari in 2006. It was Fusari who helped create the stage name Lady GaGa with inspiration from Queen's classic hit "Radio GaGa." It is a reference to sharing the flamboyant spirit of Queen's Freddie Mercury. Lady GaGa also joined forces with DJ / performance artist Lady Starlight, and the pair made a name for themselves with such stage projects as Lady GaGa and the Starlight Revue. 


 The Sound of Lady GaGa:


 Unlike many of her counterparts in the Lower East Side club scene, Lady GaGa turned away from rock to pop music as her primary inspiration. She takes her inspiration from a wide variety of influences including the Cyndi Lauper music from her childhood, 70's variety shows, disco, and Madonna.

SAVE THE ANIMALS

Sadly, animal abuse is something that will always exist--especially since there aren't enough laws in place to protect animals and stiff enough penalties for animal abusers. Thanks to the Internet, however, people throughout the world are being made more aware of abusive practices toward animals and individual cases of animal abuse than ever before--and there are various ways you can do your part to help save animals. Here are some of the main ones.

Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind." ~Albert Schweitzer 

COMPANION ANIMALS 
1. Spay and neuter. Each year, millions of dogs and cats are put to death in animal shelters. Spaying and neutering eases the overpopulation problem and prolongs the life of your dog or cat. 
2. Never buy an animal from a pet shop. Adopt your companion animals from shelters. Pet shops buy from puppy mills and large-scale breeders who contribute to the population crisis and whose over-bred animals are often very unhealthy. 
3. Never give an animal as a gift. Many an animal has been abandoned because people aren't prepared to care for it. Discuss it with your friends and family first. 
4. Take notice and take action. Never ignore stray animals on the street, where they can become victims of disease, starvation, and human cruelty. 
5. Help lost animals find their way home. Pay attention to flyers posted in your neighborhood. If you find a lost animal with no tag, post it in the newspaper, but be vague in your description. Animal guardians should be able to describe their animals in detail. 
6. Support your local animal shelter. Animal shelters and SPCAs always need help socializing cats and walking dogs, fostering animals, and cleaning cages and pens. If you cannot volunteer, send a contribution. 
7. Report abuse. Call your local humane society if you witness any type of cruely or abuse. It is common knowledge that violence towards non-human animals is a precursor of violence towards human animals. 
8. Keep them safe at home. Be sure to keep collars and tags on dogs and cats (even if they are indoors). In case of an emergency, they can be returned home safely. Be sure to have a secure fence for dogs in your yard. 
9. Use natural cleaners. Hazardous chemicals are harmful to your animals' health. Use only non-toxic cleaners in your home, and always clean up antifreeze (which tastes sweet to animals). Contact the Environmental Protection Agency (800-424-9346) to learn how to properly dispose of hazardous chemicals. 
10. Warn people about thieves. People who place "free to a good home" ads in newspapers don't realize that "bunchers" are known to scan such ads for animals they can sell to laboratories. 
11. Attend a humane dog training course with your pooch. Learn to communicate with your dog, who is eager to please but isn't always clear on what you expect. 
12. Provide exercise for your dogs. Dogs crave walking, running, digging, and exploring. Go for long walks if possible, and use a retractable leash. 
13. Keep cats indoors. Indoor cats live longer, safer, healthier lives. Cars, pesticides, feral cats, cruel humans, rabid animals, leghold traps, storm drains, and animal thieves (who sell them to labs for a profit) are just some of the reasons to keep cats indoors. With love and shelter, cats do not feel deprived. 
14. Trim your cat's claws. Don't declaw. Have your veterinarian trim the nails, or buy a good pair of nail clippers. Invest in a good scratching post that is sturdy and tall enough for your cat to stretch out fully. 
15. Tattoo your dog or cat. Vets, shelters, and laboratories often check for tattoos, and many animals have returned home as a result. They are painless and permanent. 
16. Educate yourself. Read books to learn to care for your companion animal properly, such as Compassion of Animals Understanding Your Dog, Dogs that Know when their Owners are Coming Home, Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, The New Natural Cat, and Stolen for Profit. 




ANIMALS IN ENTERTAINMENT 
17. Find alternatives to zoos. Animals are fascinating to watch . . . in their natural environment. Victims of illegal trade, forced from their families, and raised in captivity, zoo animals would prefer not to be entertainment for humans. Watch National Geographic videos, read zoology books, and visit local nature centers. 
18. Join wildlife protection organizations. Capturing young animals from the wild to sell them to zoos is a cruel practice both for mother and baby. Support organizations that protect these animals. 
19. Attend a Cirque du Soleil performance or other human circus. Human performers who willingly entertain the public are incredibly talented and entertaining. No animals are used in this "circus." 
20. Boycott marine theme parks. Unable to use their sonar, choose a mate, escape the noise of onlookers, or travel hundreds of miles with their family, captive marine mammals routinely die of pneumonia, ulcers, and other stress-related illnesses. Wild dolphins can live 40 years, and orcas can live 90, but in captivity, they rarely survive their teens. 
21. Learn more about how animals suffer in rodeos. The rodeo's most popular events would not be possible if humans did not inflict pain on the animals involved. Calves and steers often incur back and neck injuries, torn ligaments and broken bones, a painful device makes broncos "buck," and animals are cramped in pens as they endure constant travel. 
22. Do not patronize dog tracks. The greyhound racing industry breeds approximately 50,000 puppies each year. Of these animals, only 15,000 actually become racing dogs. The rest are "retired," used as breeding stock, or, in a more likely scenario, shot and destroyed. Greyhounds that actually become racers live life in small cages, usually no greater than three feet in diameter. 
23. Boycott the Rodeo. The rodeo consists of painful and often fatal events such as roping, bucking, and steer wrestling events. While the public witnesses only the 8 seconds or so that the animals perform, there are hundreds of hours of unsupervised practice sessions. Also, the stress of constant travel, often in improperly ventilated vehicles, and poor enforcement of proper unloading, feeding, and watering of animals during travel contribute to a life of misery for these animals. 
24. Learn why carriage horses have been banned in many cities. Such people as Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger are dedicated to helping carriage horses, working animals with minimal protections. Heat exhaustion, dehydration, stress, collisions with cars, fear of traffic and loud noises, incessant inhalation of exhaust fumes, lameness, hoof deterioration, improper food and water are just some of the ways they suffer. 
25. Oppose bullfighting. A cruel spectacle of human dominance, the bullfight purports to be a battle to the death in which either participant, bull or matador, may die. In reality, the bull never has a chance to win. Stabbed in the side before released into the arena, the hurt animal is taunted until angry and then stabbed repeatedly until he dies a painful death. 
26. Educate yourself and others. Read books and watch videos to learn more about how animals suffer in the name of entertainment, such as Beyond the Bars: The Zoo Dilemma, When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals, and The Souls of Animals. 

WHAT IS SEX?

SEX :

Last night I rented the movie “What’s Your Number”, which was pretty hilarious. Anna Faris plays a girl named Ally who realizes after reading a magazine article about sex partners that the number of men she’s slept with is pretty high up there, with the number being nineteen. She had also read that women, who have slept with more than twenty men, have a harder time getting married. The question, “How many people have you slept with?” seems to be one often asked when a relationship starts to get serious. The truth of the matter is, does it really matter? And, how many is too many? According to sociological studies, many women are still counting- and so are the men. Of course, the stereotype that men have more sex partners than women does hold true. Recent CDC data shows that men aged 25-44 reported having sex with a median of six women, while women reported only 4 sex partners. However, more than 27% of men that were between 25 and 44 have slept with more than 15 women, while only 10% of their female counterparts had slept with 15 men. Women have always been known to want to keep their numbers low, while men seem to want to rack them up. However, we need to start thinking about the day and age we live in, where people are getting married later, such as in their late 20s and early 30s. Therefore, the sexually active period is much longer while trying to find the perfect mate, thus making people’s numbers higher than past years. While women seem to be concerned with their numbers getting too high, they are also concerned with them being too low. After all, who wants to be considered a prude? In the movie, Ally (Anna Faris) is in her early 30’s and lost her virginity in her teens. If I’ve done the math correctly, she’s had an average of 1.4 partners a year. That is certainly way out of “slut” territory in my book. Seeing as women are staying single longer than perhaps our parents (and maybe even grandparents), it is only natural to expect that we’d be sexually active for longer, and our “numbers” will naturally rise in the process. Quite frankly, it shouldn’t matter what your number is; they become less and less relevant as we get older.

Chocolate in Bruges :)

CHOCOLATES :

I felt that it was only right that I bring you a whole post devoted to some of our choco-highlights of the weekend.  I think of it as a duty personally.  I promise I did not enjoy sampling all this chocolate at all.  Not one bit. Honest.  

There are close to 50 chocolate shops in Bruges, many of them clustered around the main square.  Not all of them, however, make their own chocolate though - for that, you have to look out for the little 'handmade' sign in the window.   There is every variety of chocolate that you can imagine for sale from hot chocolate to slabs of cocoa to beautiful hand-crafted truffles to giant anteaters made out of chocolate (I kid you not).  

 Idiot that I am, I realised when I got home that I failed to really take any pictures of our two favourite chocolate shops.   

First up is The Chocolate Line (home to the chocolate anteater), a tiny shop located a short walk from the main square.  The chocolate combinations here vary from the traditional pralines to the bizarre (my favorite - the 'Atlanta', a bitter ganache flavoured with almonds and Coca Cola).  There is real craftsmanship and inventiveness in their chocolates and a playfulness that I just love.  It doesn't come cheap though; a 500g box (approx 30 chocolates) is nearly £30.   

LOVE.LOVE.LOVE <3

Well, this post is may seem like an extremely discouraging read for those who are out there to find love. My friends, a big lesson to be learnt in life is: when you really want to find love, you’ve got to stop looking for it! I am not being a slightly optimistic but majorly pessimistic person here, but if you look around yourself, and observe all the successful relationships out there, you’ll see the mantra working everywhere. The guy and girl just bump into each other out of nowhere and take off their ambiguous flight to the land of Love. Yes, I can hear imaginary grunts in disagreement but well you can’t deny that most relationships which start off like that end up in success. Another key to a successful relationship; Expect nothing but three things from your partner: love(Duh! Of course), respect (never compromise on that), and a lot of trust(seems like you’ve heard that before,eh?) But hey! Here is the twist! You just can’t go on expecting all of this without giving any of the same. Anticipating gratification or delectation is very easy but committing yourself to be equally devoted is a tough call. I’ve seen fallouts where partners just can’t hold on to their loved ones because they start to take the whole affair flippantly. Your boyfriend is ready to do WHATEVER you want at the drop of a hat, he will. Why be grateful huh? He ought to do that! No ma’am, he isn’t getting paid for a thankless job here. Ensure that you bestow upon your partner all the respect they deserve and even if you suck at making them feel special, make them feel valued. But hang on a second there, this is becoming a regular “What to do when in love” post. And clearly I am drifting away from what I was meant to talk about in the post. I am about to sound very flaky in the rest of my post and this may put an end to my little journey as a writer. I have always written(whenever and whatever I have) about love, be it poetry or stories or just a regular piece of writing. It has been about the joys of love, about the sorrows of parting from love, about waiting for love, and about unrequited love. But now, I kind of don’t believe in love. What I mean is, I know it exists, and it continues to be the best feeling in the world but I now refuse to believe in a certain kind of love. Thank the almightly, as trust in filial love is intact, but I have wavering faith in conjugal love. Not because of a sad history or anything, just because I have developed this utterly depressing notion that all good things actually come to an end, and love being the best thing ends just when you aren’t expecting it to. Some people make it end pertaining to a fear that it may actually turn out to be unbearably painful and they fail to trust the one person they should. Some fear venturing into the possibilities of love and nip it in the bud right before it can blossom into anything exquisite (yeah there are such stupid people for real!) I won’t be insensitive toward that bunch of people, because I can comprehend how it must feel! Sometimes a person is so shattered inside that, any form of resurrection seems unlikely. But what should be done? Is giving up on the idea of love entirely (like me) the right way? Maybe shutting oneself in darkness and refusing to heal the wound with anyone’s help seem the most appropriate way out. But I must tell you a secret here. Though I doubt the possibility that love can last forever, I just can’t bring myself to doubt its power. Don’t worry I am not compelling communism on myself (filial love is intact, remember)

 But yes, I trust in love’s divinity, I firmly believe that if a person is truly loved, her/his life can be filled with incredible happiness and optimism. Love can mend a broken heart. But how long will that broken heart beat is relative. Now the ‘conditions apply*’ right there, pisses me off. Perhaps, this is the reason why I can’t place faith in love entirely. This post doesn’t make perfect sense and perhaps I haven’t my point clearly. Perhaps, I did not want to make a point at all. All I want is for you guys to take some time out and ponder love thoroughly. Being the “slightly optimistic majorly pessimistic” person that I am, I have this teeny weeny hope ignited, that love shall prevail over all adversity and it shall define a whole new infinitude for me someday. I just want its everlastingness to blow my mind! Till then let’s keep our fingers crossed and hopes high (Love overdose, much?) P.S. Love maybe hanging around at your doorstep, watch out but don’t just sit there waiting for it. If its meant to enter your life, it will and with a bang

ALL ABOUT BOYS

BOYS AND PUBERTY :

A lot of changes happen as you grow up, especially as you reach puberty (say: pyoo-bur-tee), the name for the time when your body begins to develop and change. Girls start developing breasts and get their periods — signs they are growing into women. But how do boys know they are growing into men? Let's find out. For a guy, there isn't just one event or sign that you're growing up. There are lots of them, including your body growing bigger, your voice changing, and hair sprouting everywhere. Most boys begin puberty between the ages of 9 and 14. But keep in mind that puberty starts when a boy's body is ready, and everyone grows at his own pace. Here are some of the questions boys have.

Why Are Girls Taller Than Me? You might have noticed that some of the girls you know are taller than the boys. But you've probably noticed that out of the adults you know, most of the men are taller than the women. What's going on? Well, girls get a head start on puberty — and growing taller — because they usually start these changes between the ages of 8 and 13. Most boys, on the other hand, don't begin until between the ages of 9 and 14. So that's why girls are often taller than boys during that time. Most boys may catch up — and even grow taller than girls. But it's also important to remember that your genetics play a role in height. So if your mom and dad are tall, you're more likely to be tall. And if your mom and dad are kind of short, you may be short, too. But nothing is definite. You have to wait and see how it turns out, but you can also talk to a doctor if you're concerned. Remember — not every adult male is tall. Many men who are considered "short" have gone on to have careers in the movies, the military, and even professional basketball! There aren't any exercises or magic pills to make you grow tall. But by being active and eating nutritious foods, you're helping your body grow up healthy, just the way it should.

SOCIAL-NETWORKING SITES UPDATES

Whilst looking into the pros and cons of Twitter for PR Professionals, it gave me the idea to look deeper into how PR Pro’s can actually benefit from Social Networking Sites as I feel they are one of the key innovations in the modernization of PR. In this post I plan to cover how Social Networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr etc help the PR Pro’s in reaching their goals, gaining first hand news and information along with connecting with their target audiences. To start off I looked on a website called Mashable.com after finding it in a Google search ‘PR professionals using social networking sites’. From reading the blog ‘How PR Pro’s are using Social Media for Real Results’ which can be found at: http://mashable.com/2010/03/16/public-relations-social-media-results/

In this blog that I read Jeremy Pepper speaks about how he and his company Palisade Systems benefit from using these Social Networking sites. Pepper states how by introducing product placement and discount deals on twitter in his companies ‘tweets’ he gain new customers just by simply writing 140 characters. He also leads on to say how social networking sites allow there to be more legitimacy in news that is produced and better and more personal connections between celebrities/political figures and their followers. For Example, when the UK General Elections were taking place, David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Gordon Brown all used PR Pro’s and Twitter to aid their campaign. This I feel was to have a more personal relationship with their followers as ‘tweets’ were coming from them personally. Social Networking sites like Twitter are a great resource for news and information for PR Pro’s as they can follow their clients and other PR agencies to try to get the news before anyone else. Also by using Twitter PR Pro’s are able to retweet work which they have published through a ‘tweet’ which can lead to it being circulated around Twitter and read by thousands if not millions of people. Where as before PR Pro’s would have to wait time and time again for relevant information from reliable sources through telephone calls, where as now they can simply log onto Twitter and look at the current trends using the #tag system. Such apps on phones such as the Twitter app allow PR Pro’s to access the news on the move and anywhere in the world. This I feel is a big positive for PR as they can gain news and information from just the click of a button and publish it into the public papers and news channels as soon as possible. This is also made possible through Facebook as PR Pro’s can keep tags on their clients by following their day-to-day movement through the new location tool on the Facebook phone apps. This tool allows everyone on the person’s profile to view exactly where they are when they ‘Check In’. This again another advantage for PR Pro’s when using Social Networking sites. From this I feel that PR Pro’s can benefit from social networking sites greatly as they can connect with clients and the public on a personal level and make it a legitimate news source. The use of Tumblr and YouTube are also used to great effect as using these social media tools, they can promote their clients and companies to specific audiences worldwide. The beauty of the digital world for PR is that its gives us valuable tools to create these conversations. I see the digital world delivering three benefits to the PR sector. Firstly, the capacity to communicate with all of your target audiences at the same time. Online communications reach consumers and customers at the same time as they do the media. Secondly, the opportunity to create a real and recorded two-way conversation, which will highlight both the good and the bad in an organisation’s relationship with its customers, prospects, employees and stakeholders. This gives the communications process considerably more value as it allows companies to gain insights into customer behaviour and attitudes towards products and services – what they like and what they don’t like. Thirdly, the ability to truly measure the impact of your communications – quickly, simply and affordably – demonstrating once and for all that PR can directly support business development and sales.

STRESS

 STRESS :


 Unable to fight, the reaction turns to flight, which can be equally impossible and a state of apathy or depression ensues. Negative input finds acceptance and soon futility and melancholy and overreaction to the senses develops together with a loss of tolerance. Now we begin to exhibit the effects of stress. Thankfully, stress is not always negative, certain kinds of stress that are very desirable (for instance: the stress of romantic encounters, job promotions, athletic competitions and such, but stressors that produce debilitation, depression, excessive smoking, overeating, anger, grief and other reactions that cause dysfunction and unhappiness need to be dealt with and released. Stress is a fact of life. We can't eliminate all stressful situations any more then we can create a better past. The good news is that we can alter our perceptions and reactions to stress. Stress can be a reaction to people, places, events or things. Threats may be real or imagined. Remember... the subconscious mind does not analyze, and sometimes by the time depression appears, the conscious mind has lost its ability to do so too. However, the causes of the stress can be recognized, defined and often eliminated.

What Causes Stress? We all have different tolerance levels, coping abilities, reactions and needs. Fears, real or imagined, leads to the symptoms of stress. Fears, when not dealt with, can expand into anxiety or phobia disorders. Unrelenting pain or worries over health situations, stifled emotions of hurt, anger grief, etc., or public speaking or performances of any kind can cause stress. Medical conditions and dietary deficiencies, environmental factors, such as noise or air pollution also add to stress. People who are characterized as over-achievers, the highly competitive, or type "A" personalities continually expose themselves to the ravages of stress. The biochemistry created by stress can actually become addictive. Debilitating reactions and inadequate or inappropriate coping skills related to stress are often learned early in life from role models (parents, teachers, and relatives).

Boracay Island Now Getting High Number Of Local And Foreign Visits

Just by now, local and foreign tourists are now fitting in the island of Boracay and the number is expected to boost in a few days, during the Holy Week when most vacationers spend some quality time along with their families and close friends in beaches and island hoping. Mr. Niven Maquirang, jetty port administrator in Caticlan, Malay, Aklan said that their pump boats are now extending travel schedules up to 10:00PM and is possible to broaden depending on the number of travelers arriving in the port. This makes them add more pump boats to voyage during these days just to accommodate all passengers, particularly the tourists heading to the renowned island of Boracay. Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard and local police in Cagban and Caticlan Jetty Port are now in high alerts to offer security and safety to all arriving tourists. K-9 units are also deployed in certain areas to check all passengers’ baggage to avert possible transport of illegal drugs in Boracay Island.

IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE

LOVE :

First of all, I want to say Happy Valentine's day to everyone! Let's share some love to people around you. I don't know why, suddenly I'm in the mood to write something today, in the night of this Valentine's day. And today I'm gonna talk about something different. Since today is the day of love, let's talk about love! :) It's not just once or twice I got a question like this, "Why did I never see your quotes about love? You often talk about life, problems, motivation, but I can't find your perspective of love." Well, the answer is very simple. I didn't have much experience in this area. So, I don't want to talk about something I don't really know. You can't inspire something to others when you can't reflect it to yourself. But today I'm gonna talk about it! First, don't expect me to talk like "Love is everything, blah blah blah.." That's too common. That's too cliche. Let me talk from different perspective, since today I'm in my room alone when many couples out there are celebrating their special days. Haha. Not so bad, actually. Some people are just too dramatic. Okay, about love. One thing I believe about love: it always makes your life better. If it doesn't make you better, it's not a true love. Actually, love is the most powerful thing in this world. I agree love is beautiful. I agree that love is the greatest thing in life. But it's not always the case. I saw some friends of mine who were so depressed because they're single without someone to celebrate Valentine's day with this year. Haha. It makes sense. Everyone wants that someone to share some love on this special day. But the funny thing is, they act like their lives are too miserable. It's like life is frustrating except they have a boyfriend or girlfriend. One thing I believe about love: it always makes your life better. If it doesn't make you better, it's not a true love. That's my point of view today. Being a single is not always worse than being in a relationship, and being in a relationship is not always better than being a single. The thing is, true love always makes you better, but love is not always true. If you can't love someone in a right way, it's not just "not better". It's worse. Then, what's the point of love? Some people will say, "Love needs sacrifice. You're selfish if you just want to accept good things in someone, but you don't want to accept the bad ones." Okay. That's true in some cases, like when you love someone, you can't just expect your partner to be like what you want. You always want a perfect person, but everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. There should be a room for understanding each other and learning to accept weaknesses of each other. In the end, it's always good to build a better and stronger relationship. However, I also find many people who let themselves be lost and suffer in love. They use "love needs sacrifice" as an excuse for letting themselves be bullied by love just because they don't want to let go and move on. I don't say that you should easily give up on love, but people need to love in a right way. I see many people who sacrifice everything for love. They may not lose their love, but they lose themselves. Then, back to my first question, what's the point of love? What I'm trying to say is, if you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend but you're never happy in your relationship, why are you stuck in that miserable place? If being a single can make you feel better, why do you still choose to feel worse in a place that's not right for you? Take some time to enjoy yourself. It's worse to lose yourself than to lose someone you love. What's worse than losing someone you love? Losing yourself just for someone you love. Once again, I'm not against love. Instead, love is the most powerful thing of all. But, there's always a right time and a right person for this. Don't be naive and sacrifice yourself just for love which may not be true to you. When you find the true one, you'll realize and understand how beautiful it is because it can make you feel better when you're with the one you love than when you're alone. Love the right person, at the right time, in the right way.

Changes

Do I Need to Change? 

 I'm always so excited when I talk about change. I talked about it before. If you haven't read it, go read my previous post titled "Life is About Change". And now, I'm encouraged to talk about it again. So, here it goes. Change. It is something very interesting to discuss. Change happens everywhere, everytime. You can see change around you, on your body, even inside you. One thing I learn about change: you can't always control it. So, when it happens, you must be ready whether you want it or not. I hate change. That's the fact about me. I'm an introvert person. Introvert people do not like change. Once they feel comfortable with something, they never think to change it, even if that change may be for the better. Sometimes I know it's better for me to change something, but I often refuse it. I always ask myself, "I'm happy where I am right now, why do I need to change? I love where I am today. I don't need change." It sounds true for a while, but then I think again about it. It's not always right. It sounds naive. Sometimes you need that change even when everything "seems" okay for you not to change anything. You don't want change, and you want everything to remain the same, but sometimes change happens from the outside, maybe the circumstances or other people around you. Okay, here the case. If you're not happy where you are now, you need change. However, if you're happy where you are now, second question is applied: "Can you guarantee it's gonna be forever?" The answer is more likely to be "No". The truth is, you can't control everything in your life. If you're happy now and you can guarantee everything will always be great, that's fine. You don't need change. But the question is, who can guarantee everything will always be okay like now? Circumstances change. People change. Many things around you change. You must accept that you can't control that. All you have to do is to prepare, and sometimes the only way to prepare it is to change. If you know that change is good for you and you know it's for the better, don't think twice, you should take it. Maybe you ask, "Why do I need to change it now? I can change it later when I really need to change." I asked the same question to myself, then I think for a while and answer it to myself, "Will you be ready when that time really comes? Isn't it better for you to change it now? You can still have many choices, time, and things that may help you to change. If you wait for that time, you have no choice except to change, and that's not gonna be harder. Everything will press you and that change will be more challenging than change you can take today." After all, it's always better to change it now than to wait for tomorrow when it's harder to do.