It's SITEL...

Finally it's monday tomorrow, I've been waiting for this day since the day before yesterday. All my life I've never been this excited. What made me so excited? Well, it's because tomorrow would be a start of my new job. After a week of job-seeking here in Metro Manila, I finnally got hired as Technical Support Representative in Business Process-Outsourcing world in short Call Center Company. SITEL Philippines opened an opportunity last Friday to me, and I'm so happy that they just gave me the chance.

Honestly, I thought it was really easy to apply in a call center company, I was wrong, it's actually easier (joke!hehe) No! it was really really difficult. First, there are a lot of applicants and most of them are former agents already, the competition is really tough. And second they are very much strict with the accent, inunciation and pronunciation, which I am not good at. I could still remember when one company asked me if I know how to read 'phonetic', "what the hell is phonetic " I said to my self, to cover the embarassment, I simply said "Computer Engineering students don't actually learn them, so I don't have any idea at all " so after that final interview I didn't anymore expect to be considered by that company, so I attractted it and it happened.

The next day, I applied in a company located on a 34th Floor of a building, in an elevator I waited like overnight to reach the floor, it was like a long trip. I handed my resume to the guard, he noticed me trembling and I felt like wanted to vanish that building, I started to feel dizzy and almost fainted. "Relax, wait lang po, nahilo ata ako sa elevator nyo" I told the guard when he was about to ask me to log-in. I sat down on a chair reserved for applicants and after a few minutes I went to the guard again and logged my name in a visitor's sheet, when I was about to pull the knob of the door, the guard called me again "Sandali lang po sir, alcohol po muna". "Sosyal naman ang company na 'to, d pwedeng mag-open ng door nang walang alcohol" I told my self while laughing about it. I noticed that they did it to every person who came from outside of the building. After waiting for almost an hour for the interview, I still couldn't contain my head, I wanted to vomit, I held on to it and my name was called for initial interview, I couldn't almost understand the questions and I answered the interviewer like a fastball "slow down, some of your words are hard to understand" she told me. With that, again I did'nt expect anymore, so I went out of the office. "Eto na naman, elevator ulit!" I almost fell asleep in the elevator, and finally, I reached the ground floor, and headed outside hurriedly.

It was really a funny experience, atleast I tried and I took my chances, I stayed home in taguig after that 34th floor experience, and went on applying again after three days. As intructed by a friend, my feet led me to Ortigas, at the back of SM Megamall and I found the Recruitment Center of SITEL Philippines at around 4pm. After 25 minutes I was interviewed and given a topic to talk about. My topic was Space Exploration, "OMG, what is this? a punishment?". I didn't know about the topic, so I just talked about Niel Armstrong, the Mars as the next potential earth and etc. I passed the initial interview and took several examinations, I finished around 11pm and requested to go to other sites of SITEL also in Ortigas the next day by 8 am for the Final Interview. After a long process, it ended by a hand-shake with the boss, Mr. Apple "Congratulations, you are hired!". Finally, after two months of being jobless, I'm back to work again.

Goodluck to me!

Love For Your Brother What You Love For Yourself

I just read this short story from an Islamic Website an hour ago. It got my eyes teary after reading it. How I wished Allah would give me the faith of the boy in this story. Its very short and simple but will surely touch your heart.

"A Brother Like That "
Published in Islamcan.com

Shuaib received an automobile from his brother as an Eid present. On Eid day when Shuaib came out of his house, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. "Is this your car, Uncle?" he asked. Shuaib nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Eid." The boy was astounded.

"You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing? Boy, I wish..." He hesitated. Of course Shuaib knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Shuaib all the way down to his heels. "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that." Shuaib looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?" "Oh yes, I'd love that."

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow, said, "Uncle, would you mind driving in front of my house?" Shuaib smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Shuaib was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Shuaib heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.

"There it is, little brother, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Eid and it didn't cost him a penny. And some day I'm gonna give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Shop windows that I've been trying to tell you about."

Shuaib got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable ride. That Eid, Shuaib learned what the RasulAllah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) meant when he had said: "love for your brother what you love for yourself".

Across this New Divide

Life here in Metro Manila is really not easy, especially if you just started familiarizing everything. The route of vehicles from where you live to your destinations, plus the traffic and not to mention the flavored-air in the highways would be like killing you. Anyway, its still been a week and my body system would get used to all of these soon. As they say, it's just a matter of getting used to.

While waiting for the schedule of interview, I'm staying here in Taguig City with my cousins. It's so convenient here that they even gave me extra cable extended from their internet cafe for my own internet connection. In return, although not much an obligation, I am assisting them over seeing the cafe, with only 6 units, its not much hard to manage. So while keeping my self busy by surfing some cool stuff on the net, I came a cross this Linkin Park's new tune, "New Divide" which taken from the Original Soundtrack of the movie Transformer 2: Revenge of the Fallen. Just like what they did in the first movie of Transformer, LP would be rocking us once again along with the gigantic robots in action in cinemas this June.

Here is the lyrics of "New Divide" of Linkin Park

I remembered black skies
The lightning all around me
I remembered each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me

And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the thoughts cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect the space between
Let it fill up to reach the truth and lies
Across this new divide

There was nothing inside
The memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing

And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the thoughts cross
The distance in your eyes
Across this new divide

And every loss and every lie
And every truth that you deny
And each regret and each goodbye
Was a mistake too great to hide

And your voice was all I heard
But I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the thoughts cross
The distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect the space between
Let it fill up to reach the truth and lies
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Across this new divide

So Cool Summer!

My summer has never been this cool. After 10 years, I had once again visited the place of our parents, where Tausug tribe came from, the Jolo, Sulu. I still remember before, where cell sites or even TV stations were not available in the place, with not so good roads, no department stores or even food chains. I even tasted salty water for drinking. I started to recall of these things when I left the city to see the place once again. As my sister and I stepped down the vessel together with my three nieces, I started to look around and tried to remember familiar views, I didn’t recognize any of the things I saw,I don’t even know where to take a ride, a tricycle or anything to reach out sister’s place. But my older sister just guided us and we rode on a ‘motor’ (we used to call it a ‘tricycle’ in zambo, the term ‘tricycle’ to Tausug refers to the ‘pedicab’), after couple of minutes, we started walking along the shore, It was really a long walk, with all the baggage from the trip, it took me several stops before finally reaching the place. For the first time I have seen where my sister and her family live. Her husband works as a policeman and my sister has a small sari-sari store. Together with their four children, they live in a very simple home between the sea and the woods. The place now has electricity, with TV station, cell signals and they even have water supply for free.

We had a small picnic with my sisters, nephews and nieces just outside their house and it felt like we were in a place somewhere else. We also attended a wedding, it was my first time to witness a very traditional Muslim wedding, although I attended some Muslim weddings in the city, it was really different, from the preparation, down to their clothing, the rituals and other stuff. The celebration lasted for three days.

In spite of the trouble caused by the ‘Abu Sayyaf Group’ in the province, people there managed to live their lives normally, somehow it’s just a matter of getting used to. Spending you summer doesn’t always have to be in Bora-like beaches or going on an expensive trip, a simple family get-together will do, as long as everyone is there and enjoying the simple things you do as one big happy family, that’s what matters most.

These are some of the photos our Summer Vacation in one of the Beaches in Jolo Sulu

2009 Movie Summer Guide

It’s so summer time in Pinas, this time of the year happens only once. Perfect time for unwinding and relaxing. Forget schools and a lot of tiring stuff, for the meantime have fun, enjoy the summer. But if you are the type of person who can’t stand the heat of the sun outside, you can still relax yourselves in a cooler place. Go to cinemas and check the hottest movies to be released this summer.

These are the 10 hottest films that will surely make your 2009 summer much cooler.

• Dragonball Evolution - Adaptation of Japanese animated TV series and computer game Dragonball is hitting big screen this month of April.

• T2 – Star Cinema’s latest horror film is also out this month starred by Maricel Soriano and Directed by Chito S. Roño (also the director of the biggest horror films in the country, Feung Shui and Sukob).

• X-men Origins: Wolverine – The X-men are back, this time focusing on the story of Logan aka Wolverine.Mutants like Gambit, Dead Pool, and Saber tooth also appear in this 4^th X-men film. Catch them this 1^st of May.

• Star Trek – Technically the 11^th Star Trek film, but this one is the remake of the first Star Trek in 1980’s film. Also out this 8^th of May.

• Angels and Demons – The most controversial film of the year, this Dan Brown’s prequel of The Da Vinci Code is finally out this May 15^th. Tom Hanks and Ron Howard from the first film reunited once more for Robert Langdon’s very first adventure.

• Terminator Salvation – Starred by Christian Bale as John O Connor, this 4^th Terminator film is to be shown this May 21^st

• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian – Catch Ben Stiller’s adventure once more as night watchman of a very strange museum this May 22^nd.

• Up – latest animated film from Pixar, the Creator of WALL-E, Finding Nemo, and Ratatouille and definitely up and rising this 29^th of May.

• Land of the Lost – an action-adventure film starred by Will Ferrell. Join him and his friends in a land of dinosaurs, monkey people and reptilian Sleestaks this 5^th of June.

• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – the most awaited action-adventure film of the year, Sam and Mikaela along with the Autobots are back. Catch them this 24^th of June.

See you soon..

Its Final Exam Week, I'm so closer to my last day of duty, this coming March 31. (although its not yet official 'coz I haven't submitted my resignation letter yet!). Everyday I'm getting more and more excited of knowing what the future holds for me. It was not an easy decision honestly. The fact that you would leave the first company that you loved for almost three years, the people who first shared to you the feeling of being a professional, molded you and brought out the best in you, your second home almost, its really not easy to let go. But I have to be firm, as much as i want to stay, I am my family's only hope. If I wont try my luck somewhere else now for a greener pasture, i don't know when will be the right time, I'm not getting any younger. Its like now or never for me. Although there is no job yet waiting for me after this, I'm positive that I could have one and better when I get there, in Singapore (If Allah wills). By last week of April or first week of May, I'll be leaving Zamboanga for Malaysia, spend time with my sister for few days and from there to Singapore which is like few minutes flight away.

Stuck in a Frozen River...

"I would spend my every second making them feel that I would still be here for them while I still can"

Last night, as I was having problem with my sleeping habit, I looked for something to entertain my self with (gross!), something that would really lay me to bed. I opened my PC and checked the drives where I saved all the movies that I downloaded. I realized that I still had 10 movies to watch and most of it are Drama. Since I was forcing my self to sleep, i double-clicked the FROZEN RIVER film and started watching it, thinking that it would help me walk through my bed. As the movie started, i got more and more interested with the story. It was about a mother who sacrificed a lot for her 15 and 5 yrs old sons. It made me miss my mom so much, like a flash back, I recalled how much our mother sacrificed for us. That after the death of our father, she faced everything just to raise us all (four of us).Did so many jobs just to feed us, and send us to school. I envy TJ (the 15-yr old son in the film) so much, because he had the chance to make her mother feel that he will always be with her, that he loved her so much without even saying the words. I wished i had all the time to spend it with my mom and my sisters more. How I wished I could turn back time and would make up to her.Wished that I could make her feel the joy and happiness without going through so much pain. But I guess that's how life is, everything is borrowed and not permanent, what He (God) creates shall go back to Him indeed. But I'm still blessed coz I still got my sisters, and soon my own family. I would spend my every second making them feel that I would still be here for them while I still can.

The Search is over..

Logo designed by Philip A. Vega

Finally the Search for Mr. and Ms. STI 2009 is over. After two months of preparation, its done and it was really a success.We have a rating of 3.6, surpassing the target of 3.5. At least before I leave STI this march I have done something that I am proud of. I can really say that we have met our objectives of motivating the students in showcasing their talents with confidence. Showing sportsmanship to one another, cooperation and of course the flagship of STI which is the ICT was really shown during the event, from the presentation, back draft, to the sounds and light..

The Following are the photos of some of the winners of recently concluded Mr. and Ms. STI 2009

Oscar 2009 Pick

I had my own pick in this year's Golden Globe Winners and i was able to predict Kate Winslet and Health Ledger wins, i hope this time i would be able to predict all major awards for this year's Oscar. Its just a prediction anyway, who knows the Oscar will come across my blog and consider my side hehe..

Slumdog Millionaire - my Best Picture for this year's OSCAR, aside from almost swiping all the Best Picture awards in different award giving bodies, it is also doing well in the box office.

Ron Howard - Slumdog will win the Best Picture, but Ron Howard would still take home the award for Best Director for the Film Frost/Nixon.

Kate Winslet - although she is not nominated for the movie Revolutionary Road, its ok, coz it would be her acting in The Reader that would really give her the first ever Oscar.

Mickey Rourke - Its never too late for actors to have Oscar trophy, while Sean Penn has one already, this time it would definitely go to Mickey Rourke.

Amy Adams - after seeing her in the many movies along with Big Stars lately, i could say Amy is really one of them and i think this time she would win her first Oscar too.

Robert Downey Jr. - his acting in Tropic Thunder is really awesome, although Heath Ledger did well in the Dark Knight, i think others deserve the win, and besides he could benefit no more from it. That is why Robert will win for this year's OSCAR for supporting role.

WALL-E - after watching this cute animated film again and again and could have been nominated for Best Picture, I could really say this would win for sure as Best Animated Film this year.

ICT Week: Green IT Celebration

Last Jan. 19-23 STI-College Zamboanga celebrated the ICT Week with this year's theme "Green IT". The simplicity of the theme suggests how technology should be contributing to the preservation of the environment instead of making it worst. For almost a week, ICT students as well as students from other department (Nursing and BA) celebrated and enjoyed the different activities like PHP and Adobe After Effect Seminars, Film Viewing of IT and Environment-theme films, Programming Competition, PC Assemble/Disassemble Competition and the Interhigh-school Quiz Bowl Competition. PSITS also successfully launched the Computer Museum this year, though we don't have yet the actual old machines and computer devices we still managed to have it launched with photos(its a good start anyway!).

These are some of the photos of different activities for the entire ICT WEEK

The Winners of INTERHIGH SCHOOL ICT QUIZ BOWL (On the left is the 2nd Placer, Ayala National Highschool, the Champion on the middle, Filipino-Turkish Tolerance High School, and on the right 3rd placer, WMSU-Integrated Laboratory High School.

Mr. Ryann Z. Elumba, our Excellent Speaker in Animation After Effect Seminar and Forum.

Me with Mr. Ryan Elumba and our ever supportive head in ICT Department, Sir Mike Tandoc

Everyday we live, we laugh, we cry and we let go..

What if things are going backward? What if you grow old by getting younger? What if life seems to be too long for you to live while you see the rest dying? What if? These are the questions that you would ask yourself after watching the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I don’t really know if I will to believe Mr. Button’s case. Although his life was just a product of one’s imagination, a fiction, a piece of literature for us to be entertained with while we get bored, it was really worth it. It made me realized that mystery of life lies on every second you live with, the opportunities we grabbed or even those we missed. Every day we live, laugh, cry then we let go, as Benjamin said when his father died “You can be mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You can swear and curse the fates. But when it comes to the end, you have to let go.” It may be the hardest part, but what’s good about letting go is an opportunity to start all over again.

Back to the real world..

Its school time, everything would be back to normal. No more endless time of chatting with friends and unlimited sleeping hours. Its work work again, where life really is, where things have to be taken seriously all the time. But after almost three years in teaching career I still don't know if i'm making any difference in my life and the life of other people, my students or my co-employees. Everything the same to me it seems. I don't know what it really means, but there is something in me that seeks another comfort. Another environment to start with something new, with another people and with a new life. Now i really understand how life can be very difficult.How I wish this would be easier than I imagine it to be.

The Final Top 10 World Wide Highest Grossing Films

The Dark Knight remains as the highest grossing film of 2008 and so with the rest of the top 6 films that maintain its spot since November 2008. Meanwhile, latest releases Quantum of Solace and Madagascar 2 break into top 10 and kicked off Sex and the City and The Mummy:Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. The newbies occupy position 7 and 9 respectively.

The following is the complete list of Highest Grossing Films of 2008
1. The Dark Knight - $996.9
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull - $786.6
3. Kung Fu Panda - $631.9
4. Hancock - $624.4
5. Iron Man - $581.9
6. Mama Mia! - $572.2
7. Quantum of Solace -$539.6
8. Wall-E - $507.3
9. Madagascar Escape to Africa - $462.3
10. Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - $419.6

Source: boxofficemojo.com

My Pick for this year Golden Globe

Critic Awards have been naming their picks for Acting Awards and Best Pictures and Golden Globe has already announced its rolls of nominees. I'm sure the Oscar Academy is also busy doing screening and other stuff in picking thier list of nominees. While the rest are busy with all its long processes of coming up with the winners, i also have my own list, and they are the following.

Best Picture Drama- Frost/Nixon - Its really my choice for Best Picture, coz i want to see more of Howard's Biographic Films. A Beautiful Mind and Cinderella Man were really my all time favorite movies and im sure this Fronst/Nixon would really add to my list. My runner-up would be the intriguing story of Slumdog Millionaire.

Best Picture Musical or Comedy - Mama Mia! - Its very relaxing with a very smooth choreography in dancing, with a very great actors like Meryl Streep and a surprising talent from Mr. James Bond, Pierce Brosnan.

Best Director - Ron Howards - Obviously, my pick, who is really my favorite director. Next to him is Steven Spielberg whose movie this year is not much an award-like.

Best Actor - Leonardo DiCaprio - I think this year is another year for Leonardo to win Best Actor for the film "Revolutionary Road" after winning the award with the movie "Aviator.

Best Actress - Anne Hathaway - This is really a surprise nod for Anne, from a teen star to a more matured role, i think she would make history like Reese Witherspoon did in 2006.

Best Animated Film - Kung Fu Panda - I'm sorry Wall-E, i like you very much, but I like Po more, and with all the outstanding casts, its really my this year's animated film favorite.

Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger - his outstanding performance in The Dark Knight is really unescapable. He was brilliant and really deserve the award.

Best Supportin Actress - Kate Winslet - By just reading the synopsis of this film, i can already imagine Kate portraying her role. If she would have been nominated Best Actress in this film, she could have been my pick for Best Actress.

So those are my picks, they might not all win in Golden Globe, but i'm sure they will make it in Oscar, atleat nominees.

Its really been a long time..

Its really been a long time, I almost forgot about updating my blog because of too many things to do. Thank God now, i have a very little time of writing something here. After the Cebu trip last October, i attended several trainings, i think 4 more training, that include Training Need Analysis, Training's Trainer, the other one from TESDA and the one I am attending now, Globe Broad Band Training. I feel so blessed with all these opportunities, I hope this would really help me to be a better person. Although having more skills and knowledge on so many things doesn't warrant stable job or good reputation perhaps, but atleast its good that you have something to share to others.

Update on Highest Grossing Film of 2008

Once again, lets take a look on the films that gained box office record world wide this year as of today.

10. The Mummy:Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - earning almost 389 million, the Brendan Fraser's 3rd installment of this film is good at No. 10 as of now, which is the lowest rank among the three films for a yearly box office champ. The Mummy Returns in 2001 was number 7 in 2001, and The Mummy in 1999 was in number 6.

But with the success of High School Musical 3: Senior's Year in the box office and the box office prediction of 007's Quantum of Solace, the current top 10 film could be thrown out of Top 10 this year and be replaced by either of the two films.

9. Sex and City: The Movie- taking the No. 9 position is a TV drama turned to a box office champ this year, Sex and the City with the total gross of 401 million.

8. Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - with 419 million of total gross, this 2nd film from Chronicles of Narnia book series have failed to surpass its predecessor 'The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe' which was in No. 3 in worldwide in 2005 with total gross of 739 million.

7. WALL-E - currently earning 482 million world wide. Although not as successful as Finding Nemo and Ratatouille, WALL-E is also not at the lowest rank as it surpassed Cars' and other early-released Pixar Films.

6. Mama Mia - this ABBA musical film is currently in No. 6. With almost 560 million world wide of total gross, Mama Mia is the biggest and most succesful musical film of all time.

5. Iron Man - one of the hottest superheroes of 2008, Iron Man's grossed to 572 million world wide.

4. Hancock - another superhero, Will Smith's film has earned 624 million wordwide.

3. Kung Fu Panda - From Pixar's Ratatouille last year, the highest grossing animated film this year taken by Dream Works Animation with world wide's gross of 634 million.

2. Indian Jones and the Crystal Skull - the runner-up this year goes to Indie. This Ford and Spielberg's comeback film surpassed the all previous Indiana films with the total gross of 784 million.

1. The Dark Knight - the champion this year, is another superhero, and a comeback film of Nolan and Bale. Following the success of thier last 2006 team up, this year has been the luckiest year of the two so far. With the total gross of 993 million, and breaking 29 records that include the Widest Opening and the Fastest film to reach 500 million in just 45 days after released.

Cebu, here i come...

Tonight is my last night in Zamboanga City because tomorrow afternoon i'll be leaving for Cebu for a seminar with our CEO, COO, Marketing Head and my other colleague. I'm really excited to go, i don't know whether its the place that excites me or the training itself. We will be staying there for 4 days for a 3-day seminar. Its really my first time to go to Cebu, I went to several places in Luzon and here in Mindanao but never a place in Visayas. I was just thinking about it when our Marketing Head told me that she will recommend me for a Carreer Adviser Training in Cebu. Its like a dream came true. I was hesistant at first when i knew that i will be speaking infront of 100 CEOs and COOs of STI in entire Philippines. But when i came to remember the film i watched, it reminded me that this is an another opportunity for me. I must not let this pass by, after all, this is one of the things i really wanna do. I'm just hoping that i would really make it with flying colors. Everyone expects us to be actually and i told them we will just give our best.

Never too late for a Children's Party..

Last October 4, we had our 2nd company's General Meeting. It was full of fun, our theme was 'Children's Party', and everyone was really dressed like children, i just don't know if i was properly dressed that time hehe. One of the highlights of the Gen Meet was the presentation of each group. I lead the group as we presented our group game called "GAME". Everyone participated and cooperated and our group won the Jolliest Group, and i got the MOST ENERGETIC FACILITATOR award. I was really happy and overwhelmed with their appreciation. Our COO even texted me in the morning and she told me how she was impressed with the way how I have grown as a good facilitator. I didn't know what to reply so i just thanked her for the trust and for the opportunities.

Here are some of the photos during the Gen Meet @ Roof Deck, Garden Orchid

The Birthday Group, we dance the Lucky Me commercial dance..

Me and ma'am Amor

I won for myself a stuff toy, my sis was really happy coz she just have a new one. We call him 'Facy'

Dark Knight has surpassed Titanic Box Office Record

The latest Batman, The Dark Knight has finally surpassed Titanic gross by almost 400%. Titanic earned $1,835,300,000 during its theatrical run in 2007. After 11 years, Dark Knight claimed the top spot for All-time World Wide Box Office from Titanic with the total gross of $5,091,106,180 and still counting. Dark Knight cost around 185 million to make. The complete list is as follows.

The Top 10 All-time World Wide Box Office

1.	The Dark Knight (2008)	$5,091,106,180
2.	Titanic (1997)	$1,835,300,000
3.	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)	$1,129,219,252
4.	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)	$1,060,332,628
5.	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)	$968,657,891
6.	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)	$958,404,152
7.	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)	$937,000,866
8.	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)	$922,379,000
9.	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)	$921,600,000
10.	Jurassic Park (1993)	$919,700,000

Top 10 2008 Films in All-time Wold Wide Box Office

1. The Dark Knight (2008) $5,091,106,180
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $781,670,320
3. Kung Fu Panda (2008) $619,049,523
4. Hancock (2008) $614,646,274
5. Iron Man (2008) $570,419,154
6. Mamma Mia! (2008) $476,092,290
7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) $418,814,023
8. WALL·E (2008) $411,103,606
9. Sex and the City (2008) $400,637,269
10. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) $370,676,165

Robert Downey Jr. is portraying Sherlock Holmes

After portraying Tony Stark a.k.a Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. is said to be portraying detective Sherlock Holmes which will be out in 2010 and will be directed by Guy Ritchie. But before Robert wore the iron suit and became superhero he had already proven his acting capability and was able to be recognized by the Academy with his nomination for Best Actor in 1992 with the film Chaplin.

He had also worked with Oscar Best Actress Halley Berry in Gothika, with Val Kilmer in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and with Jake Gyllanhaal and Mark Rufallo in Zodiac. Despite of all that it was really Iron Man that made him as one of the box office actors of today.

His latest movie, Thropic Thunder with Ben Stiller and Jack Black is still out and has already reached over 100 million in the box office.

Who will top the 2008 Box Office Films?

2008 is almost over, it only means that we are getting closer to determining the Number One movie of the year. For 2007, Spider Man 3 ruled the top spot in North America, while Pirates of Caribbean: At Worlds End ruled the World-Wide Box Office. Let us check out some of the potential top films that would possible rule this year.

In America (As of Sept 14, 2008)

1. The Dark Knight (2008) $513,238,453
2. Iron Man (2008) $318,006,770
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $316,202,690
4. Hancock (2008) $227,946,274
5. WALL·E (2008) $219,398,090
6. Kung Fu Panda (2008) $214,227,690
7. Horton Hears a Who! (2008) $154,529,187
8. Sex and the City (2008) $152,595,674
9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) $141,614,023
10. Mamma Mia! (2008) $137,268,695
11.Wanted (2008) $134,168,655
12. Get Smart (2008) $128,603,482
13. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) $100,570,825
14. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) $100,018,837

Currently, The Dark Knight is in no. 2 in all time box office in America. Titanic is unbeatable by $600,779,824 box office record.

World Wide Box Office (As of Sept 11, 2008)

1. The Dark Knight (2008) $950,438,453
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $781,202,690
3. Kung Fu Panda (2008) $611,227,690
4. Hancock (2008) $581,646,274
5. Iron Man (2008) $570,206,770
6. Mamma Mia! (2008) $417,368,695
7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) $416,714,023
8. WALL·E (2008) $403,898,090
9. Sex and the City (2008) $400,595,674
10. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) $355,970,825

The Dark Knight is in no. 6 and still trying to break the last year No. 1 record holder, Pirates of Caribbean: At Worlds End with a difference of almost 9 millions. Since these movies are still showing, box office record will still be changed.
Source: www.imdb.com

Jessica Biel has a new film, Easy Virtue

Sexiest woman Jessica Biel has a new film out this 2008, Easy Virtue. After a long break, Jessica has finally engaged in acting again. Easy Virtue is a romantic comedy film about an American divorcée who meets her new in-laws after tying the knot with a young Englishman on the spur of the moment in France. Based on the play by Noel Coward. Also starred by Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Colin Firth.

Jessica is also busy working on her Debut Album and her boyfriend Justin Timberlake is rumored to sing with her in the album. It is said that her sound is like of Madonna and Alicia Keys.

Next year, Jessica Biel is also working on two other movies out next year, one with Jake Gyllanhaal called NAIL and one with The Rock which is an animated film.

Got to start with our Research Work..

Taking Masters Degree while working is really tough. You have to manage your time, expenses and not to mention your effort for the two. But as much as i want to concentrate on one thing (either my job as full time instructor or my Masters) I just can't drop any of them. It's because despite of having ma-kulit and pasaway na students I really love teaching. It's really my passion of sharing what I know to people. And since I'm handing college students, i need and i must finish my Masters by 2010. Simply because by that year, instructors in College in any institution should have thier masters finished to qualify to teach.

I just started with my further study last semester, but bulks of requirements already including paper works and researches have to be complied with. And we should be working on the rest this week to be submitted this Saturday. For my research in one subject, our instructor approved my topic regarding Computer Games, though i first proposed "The effects of Computer Games to Students as a factor in Dropping out and Failure", our instructor wanted it as related to Education (since I'm taking up MS Engineering Education major in ICT). So I decided to take the "Experiences of Computer Science Students in Creating Computer Games in thier Theses " instead. And with that I have to start gathering data/information from anyone who are into ' developing computer games'.

Goodluck to me and my classmate.

A Lesson from Mr. Woodcock Film

Mr. Woodcock is really one of the funniest movies that you really have to watch this season. Starred by Sean William Scott and Billy Bob Norton, Mr. Woodcock is a whole lot of fun and a totally disaster movie. But along with its humor, Mr. Woodcock comes with a very important lesson that we can really relate with. Sean William Scott in the film is an author of the best selling book that talks about 'Letting go of the past'. He did let go of his past that brought by his PE instructor (Norton) and upon going back home after 13 years, he was surprised to meet Mr. Woodcock again, and dating his mom. His life seems to be back again to the time when he was taking PE class with Mr. Woodcock. Instead of living his mom and Woodcock alone together, Sean did everything to brainwash the people around him including his mom that Woodcock is an evil.

Like in any movie, happy ending also happened in this movie with Sean's realization. He said that 'letting go of the past doesn't really make you a better person instead, you embrace your past so that it won't really bother you no matter what happen in your present. Which is really true, do no just let go, you also have to accept it, once you reached that period, moving on is just easy..

MSA-STI Pre-Ramadan Symposium and General Assambly

The MSA-STI Pre-Ramadan Symposium and General Assembly that was held earlier this morning was a great success. Thanks to all students who helped for the preparation.

Here are some of the pictures of the event

The registration...

The participants are Muslim students of STI College Zamboanga..

Sir Gandawali, our very own Foriegn Language Teacher in Arabic was our own Keynote speaker..


These are some of the nominees for the MSA Officers..we are still counting the votes for the winners..

Votes counting..on going..

Me with the MSAeans..

My sister's operation is successful

Here are the pix in WMMCC after my sister's operation. Her gall bladder was successfully removed from her body and she is very normal now. Here she is with me:

Here are some of the pictures taken in the hospital.

My sister Queng, My neiece-in-law Rodz, My niece Mona, My sister Kah Radz, and our eldest Indah Jum (LtoR)

The nurse is removing my sister's dextrose...she is going home..

My siblings, Quench, Kah Radz, Me, Indah Jum and Kah Ming (LtoR)

This video was taken during the time when everyone was getting ready to go home after the operation. (August 28, 2008)

STI 25th Anniversary - Motorcade and STI Fair

STI Fair (Aug 19 - 21, 2008 @ STI College Zamboanga)

The motorcade was on August 19, 2008 @ Petit Baracks (Assembly place), 8:00 AM

Me and M'Gaile, inside the van..mainit sa motor hehe..

The Party, the Fireworks..a whole lot fun..

Fireworks..so simple but cool..

Everyone is partying..