Aethen

The Philippine rugby modeling for Bench.

20.00 Peso bill - (front) Manuel L. Quezon * (back) Banaue Rice Terraces & Palm Civet or 'Alamid' 50.00 Peso bill - (front) Sergio Osmena * (back) Taal Lake & Maliputo (a fish that thrives only in the waters of the lake) 100.00 Peso bill - (front) Manuel Roxas *(back) Mayon Volcano & Butanding (whale shark) 200.00 Peso bill - (front) Diosdado Macapagal * (back) Chocolate Hills & Tarsier 500.00 Peso bill -(front) Ninoy Aquino and Cory Aquino * (back) Puerto Princesa Subterranean River & Blue-naped Parrot 1,000.00 Peso bill - (front) Josefa Llanes Escoda, Vicente Lim, and Jose Abad Santos * (back) Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park & South Sea Pear

Last week, a mentor-friend and I had a good conversation about my career direction in life for 2011. Our chat made me realized a major decision that I have to make in the near future. For those who don’t know what keeps me busy aside from my day job and graduate study, this post will tell you how I gave my heart to social development and community work for the past 5 years. In the discourse of or chat we talked about my career and commitments. (Actually I’m worried that I’m not going anywhere and I’m behind in reaching my targets and goals in life.) […] Friend: You have already given 2 years of your life (to helping others) tama na yun... (That’s enough) Me: : ) I know. And I love to keep doing it. Friend: And the first 2 years of your life out of college is very crucial to further your career so focus on your work now... focus focus focus.... in the end...saving the world is as important as saving your life Me: I'm just being stubborn right now. I’m giving...

Why would a fellow Filipino described “Filipinos are stupid”? This happened on one of my wall posts regarding the topic of DOT's marketing strategy for tourism. The conversation was diverted to blaming Filipinos being stupid. If you are concerned about this thought, care to share your findings?

I have nothing against Venus Raj, in fact, I'm a big fan of her. I admire her as a good role model and being a Filipina beauty queen. She was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Universe on March 6, 2010 during the pageant's Grand Coronation Night at the Araneta Coliseum. She represented the Republic of the Philippines in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant and placed fourth runner-up to Ximena Navarrete of Mexico. My friend, S, took these photos in an event where Venus Raj was hosting. S commented about Venus' black elbow. She laughed about it, seeing the impurity on Venus' elbow. Venus is actually has pretty face and X-factor personality but she's not flawless at all. But these does not make me love her less as a person I look up to. I'll still be your major major fan.

As seen in the photo below which appears to be a screenshot from a webcam video, the Mark Herras lookalike was having a chat conversation with a "shirtless" dude. Just stumble upon in one of the blog I follow which posted an alleged webcam scandal of Starstruck Survivor Winner Mark Herras where he is chatting a guy, by the screenshots are being circulated on the net, one screenshots show private organ which is shown censored below. This an alleged transcript of Mark Herras on the Dont Lie To Me segment of Showbiz Central/S-Files dated Nov. 13, 2007....click and read how Mark's answer was NO but the lie detector resulted to LIE when asked bieng topless on webcam.... Here's another screenshot which a guy is wearing a sando and earings... Just like what Mark Herras wearing on these photos... Admin of this blog never claims the authencity of this story and photo's which I just gathered on the internet. Got photos and news from here.

I'll be back in the Philippines soon. I'm having a good time here in London Borough of Hounslow but I can't get online 24/7 so I might be not virtually present for few weeks. I miss rice, adobo, and talking in tagalog. STRESS! Sigh. See u soon all guys.

This is serious. There is a high aids scare in the country. Survey revealed a significant rise in the prevalence rate of HIV among men and women having unprotected sex. Recent news reported that Gensan’s last count was 21. The country? It now has over 900 cases but in 2007, it was only 280. Scary, right? But hey, I am not a victim.; just building an awareness. How does one get HIV? I read in positivism.ph, HIV is primarily found in the blood, semen, breast milk or vaginal fluid of an infected person. HIV is transmitted through these bodily fluids in 3 main ways: 1. Having sex without a condom with someone infected with HIV. 2. Sharing needles and syringes with someone infected with HIV. 3. As a fetus or infant, being exposed to HIV before or during birth or through breastfeeding. But the virus is not transmitted through day-to-day activities such as shaking hands, hugging, or a casual kiss. Meanwhile, here’s a video for everybody to think about (and laugh). I know th...

  Ipanema, Brazil. The mere mention of this tropical paradise evokes images of pristine beaches, cool, blue waters, rhythmic samba grooves, and beautiful people—the stuff summertime dreams are made of. Make this summer fantasy come alive as renowned footwear brand Ipanema launches its latest GB collection dubbed as “Colorful Sea”, endorsed by Brazilian goddess and world’s most successful supermodel, Gisele Bündchen ! With its uber-chic look and feel, the Ipanema GB (Gisele Bündchen) line is remarkable not only for its hip design, unmatched style and high quality, but also for being an important medium for eco-awareness. A devoted environmentalist, Gisele Bündchen actively adheres to her role as UN ambassador by using each GB collection to raise funds and awareness for specific eco-causes. The 2010 “Colorful Sea” collection supports the preservation of Brazil’s turtle population as well as the welfare of our own local marine life. With this latest collection’s ocean-inspired ...

Yes the picture above is me. This is vanity - the art of loving oneself. I posted this for the reason of introducing my new blog site - Ako si Aethen !

A friend gave me a Christmas gift. A Hero (Be Somebody) Novelty photo holder! This was for being recognized as a modern hero. I thought that was absolutely awesome, and a bit random. So it got me thinking – what is the best or strangest gift you’ve ever received last holidays? The gift is now displayed in the cabinet of my toy collections. This simple gift always reminds me that even superheros need a hero - I need one.

Each night seems to be the longest night of my life not because I am always staying up late at night reading lectures of my professors or doing assignments or finishing a machine problem but because of feeling tired and toxic. Unlike any other day that I had, this feeling inside me keeps on growing each day. Feeling homesick might contribute to this feeling. My not so good work management on things I have to finish might tired me to death. Too much commitment might intoxicate me to feel this way. I told myself that I was strong but I was wrong. I thought that I was superman who can do everything but my alter-ego so powerful to weaken me as human being only. I realized that not all things in life are meant to be. Life is meant to be. I realized that not everything is a piece of cake, sometimes the cake can't be sliced to pieces. I realized all of these but still I am stubborn to believe it. The rebel in me always wanted to fight back. I guess I just have to continue to live my lif...

Last Saturday marked a record in blogging history in the Philippines this year as t he first WordCamp in the Southeast Asia and was hosted by the Mindan ao bloggers . On that date, WordPress users and soon-to-be users, developers and advocates gathered to camp at De La Salle – College of St. Benilde, Manila. The event served as a venue for socializing with other WordPress users, sharing, networking and learning more about WordPress and its future. About 300 bloggers attended the event (also blogger-platform bloggers were there to compare and learn WordPress). There were many interesting WordPress and blogging topics divided in different sessions and schedule to accommodate campers and to fit the time in schedule. The morning sessions were breakaway ones, campers has options to attend in the sessions they were interested whether they were developers or users.My first session was Blogging 102 by Jayvee Fernandez . I really did not intend to attend in his session, I was just not sure t...

General Santos City, fresh on its bid to become the Convention Capital of Region XII, will be the site of the biggest gathering of bloggers everywhere in the island - the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit or MBS 2 , on October 25, 2008. Am inviting you to attend the grand gathering of Mindanao bloggers! For more details visit here. Keep updated. :) See you there. Poster was designed by Ryann from Zamboanga [not yet the official poster]

Well, how was my birthday yesterday? How did I celebrate my very SPECIAL/LUCKY DAY? It was super fun. That was one of the best birthday party I have had in my first twenty one years here on earth. It was well-spent because of you guys (my family, blogger friends, college friends, best friends, co-leaders, Pathways family, TOSP family, TYG family, and many more). I spent the fantastic night with my TOSP friends (Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines) in the GK designer’s night (cocktail party) organized by Tony Meloto, the founder of Gawad Kalinga (GK) to celebrate the hero-ship of young leaders who work on nation building at NBC tent, global city, Taguig. It was a great event; top executives of established companies, eminent political leaders ( including Vice President Noli de Castro ) and academic leaders, and professionals were there to commemorate my birthday and the event ( the latter is true ). Ryan Cayabyab and his singers entertained us. After the event, we hopped in ba...

The Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines Batch 2008 - Kanlungan [singing the TOSP theme song, "Alay ko"] The Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines Batch 2008 - Kanlungan [at Malacanan Palace] The Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines Batch 2008 - Kanlungan [Together with some of the alumni] The Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines Batch 2008 - Kanlungan [The finalists and alumni from Mindanao; only two of us were from Mindanao From Left: Kua Dennis (alumnus), te Ruth (alumnus), Noorain (finalist form CAR), kua Jhay (alumnus) , Zak (finalist from Minadanao, Me (Mindanao), te sarah (alumnus) ] The Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines Batch 2008 - Kanlungan [taken at Legend Villas during a sponsored dinner for the tosp 2008] From Left: Mikko , Moi, and Jehzeel will post more pictures [soon]

I will be attending the WordCamp Philippines 2008 on 6 September 2008 (Saturday) , from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM at College of St. Benilde, Taft Avenue, Manila . The WordCamp is the premier event for WordPress users and developers. WordPress is arguably the #1 blogging platform in the world today. I'm posting this intent to attend the Camp to learn more about the power of Wordpress and its features . And I believe that this is the best venue for WP enthusiasts to come together and get updated on the latest. But, primarily, I want to see the comparison of Wordpress to other web hosting site as blogging engine and also as a full-featured content management system for Web sites . The WordCamp will have the following components: Deployment (Usage) Track Development Track Panel Discussions WP Install-Fest After Party! You may check WordCamp Philippines 2008 for more details. This is organized by the Mindanao Bloggers . Also thanks for the following sponsors who are supportin...

A temporary MBS 2 semi-poster designed by Sir Ariel Lalisan General Santos City , fresh on its bid to become the Convention Capital of Region XII , will be the site of the biggest gathering of bloggers everywhere in the island - the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit or MBS 2 , for short. NAME OF EVENT: The 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit (MBS 2) THEME: Mindanawan: Paminawon Intawon. Blogging the Mindanao Consciousness DATE: October 25, 2008, Saturday, during the GenSan E-Business Week of the DTI and the city government. This came after the organizers of the 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit held last September in Davao City led by Blogie Robillo , and his group, The Usual Suspects , felt it was time for the Tuna Capital to take the lead. The Socsksargen Bloggers have been thinking about it ever since Mark Aethen Agana of Koronadal, spearheaded a SOCCSarGen Blog Seminar last February which gathered almost two hundred participants at the Notre Dame of Marbel University . The positive respo...

Hey, guys! I’m back. The soon-to-be SSEAYP experience was dropped. I had withdrawn the ticket that entitles me to cruise with the Nippon ship for two months to all south East Asian countries. It was a tough decision that I made. I was only given 30 minutes to decide to where I’ll attend – TOSP formation or SSEAYP Pre-departure training which were scheduled on the same dates. Thirty minutes that time seems to be a reflective moment for me, discerning what is best and what my heart is beating. I was holding on the phone talking to two parties, trying to arrange my schedules but it seems that both were not negotiable. I’ve solicited wise opinions and suggestions from some emphatic people in the formation, some of them were delegates of SSEAYP the past years. It was heart-breaking and distressing to choose between the two opportunities at hand that is too luxurious and rare but need only to select one, need to weigh the best and go for it without regrets. In those thirty minutes of disce...

VOTE Batang Yagit! Why Batang Yagit should win the blogger's choice award? 1. He's cool. 2. Deserves to win. 3. I have no other choice but him and his blog. 4. He's batang yagit. 5. He's a winner. Read his blog to know him and his geeky yagit life. Voting for the Bloggers’ Choice Award for the Philippine Blog Awards 2008 is now open! The complete list of nominees can be viewed here !