117th Philippine Independence Day Celebration and Vin D'Honneur

The 117th Philippine Independence Day celebration took place all over the Philippines on June 12 and Filipino communities around the world on different dates with President Benigno S. Aquino III leading the rites on the morning of June 12 for the flag-raising ceremony held at the front of the Santa Barbara Church and Convent in the town of Santa Barbara, Iloilo. President Aquino along with National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Chair Serena Diokno and AFP Chief of Staff General Gregorio Catapang then proceed for a wreath laying ceremony at the monument of General Martin Teofilo Delgado who raised the Philippine flag at the Santa Barbara convent in front of the jubilant Filipinos the first outside Luzon on November 17, 1898 to formally declare independence from Spain. He later became the first governor of Iloilo under the American regime in 1901. The President then deliver his speech in front of the Santa Barbara church following the speech of the Governor of Iloilo Arthur Defensor Sr. then recovering from his illness and Senate President Franklin M. Drilon.

After the ceremony in Santa Barbara and short tour and inspection of the newly restored Santa Barbara church and convent, the traditional Vin D'Honneur (Wine of Honor) or wine toasting followed minutes later at the newly renovated Casa Real or the Old Provincial Capitol of Iloilo building. High ranking government officials, cabinet secretaries, congressmen, governors, prominent and influential personalities and seventy-five (75) members of the diplomatic corps which consists of ambassadors representing different countries of the world and international organizations representatives based in the Philippines headed by the dean of the diplomatic corps, Apostolic Papal Nuncio Giuseppe Pinto attended the celebration and the glittering vin d'honneur event at the old capitol.

Here are the countries which are represented by their ambassadors and the international organizations based in the Philippines with their representatives which attended the event in Iloilo:


1. Papua New Guinea
2. Brunei Darussalam
3. Bahrain
4. United Arab Emirates
5. Morocco
6. Lesotho
7. Iran
8. Australia
9. Qatar
10. Nigeria
11. France
12. Bangladesh
13. Malaysia
14. Italy
15. Egypt
16. Gabon
17. Uruguay
18. Mexico
19. Belgium
20. Vietnam
21. Canada
22. United States
23. India
24. Oman
25. Turkey
26. China
27. Indonesia
28. Germany
29. Uganda
30. Armenia
31. Spain
32. Chile
33. Israel
34. Norway
35. Japan
36. Argentina
37. Panama
38. Netherlands
39. South Africa
40. New Zealand
41. Laos
42. Saudi Arabia
43. Thailand
44. Greece
45. Singapore
46. Russia
47. Korea
48. Tunisia
49. Palestine
50. Colombia
51. Trinidad and Tobago
52. Ghana
53. Luxembourg
54. Georgia
55. Malta
56. Angola
57. Cambodia
58. Czech Republic
59. Libya
60. Romania
61. Switzerland
62. Timor Leste
63. Venezuela
64. EU - European Union
65. UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
66. UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
67. WFP - World Food Programme
68. UNRefugees - United Nations Refugees
69. UN FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
70. WHO - World Health Organization
71. World Bank
72. International Finance Corp
73. Migration
74. UN Population 
75. Apostolic Papal Nuncio - Dean of the Diplomatic Corps



To watch the 117th Philippine Independence Day celebration in Santa Barbara, Iloilo click on the following link to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgdtkCLXiPw 

To watch the Vin D'Honneur event at the Casa Real or the Old Provincial Capitol of Iloilo, click on the following link to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKES0yVy-rg 




Photo Source:

USP Philippines 

28th SEA Games 2015 Singapore

The 28th SEA Games 2015 Official Logo

28th SEA Games 2015 Official Mascot - Nila

The 28th SEA Games 2015 will feature 39 sports discipline in 36 sports with 402 events. 

The 28th edition of the Southeast Asian Games more popularly known as the 28th SEA Games will  take place from June 5 - 16, 2015 in the sprawling city state of Singapore. Eleven (11) member countries of the Southeast Asia region will participate and compete in 36 sports featuring 39 sports discipline in 402 events. 

The opening and closing ceremonies of the games will take place in the new state of the art National Stadium. Completed in 2014, the National Stadium is reputed to be the world's largest covered arena with a seating capacity of over 50,000 people and is located within Singapore's Sports Hub.

Preliminary matches in some games like soccer football, table tennis and fencing and medal matches in table tennis, fencing and synchronized swimming took place days ahead of the Opening Ceremony on June 5. 

The official mascot of the games is called Nila, a lion which represents the iconic symbol of Singapore. It's name was taken from Sang Nila Utama, the founder of Singapore. It has a height of 1.9 meters with a fiery red mane that symbolizes passion for sports and with a heart shape face which symbolizes friendship among Southeast Asian countries.

To learn more about the games, schedules and results visit the official website of 28th SEA Games 2015 Singapore: https://www.seagames2015.com/ .

Catch the 28th SEA Games 2015 Singapore LIVE stream  of sports action on https://www.youtube.com/user/SingaporeSports

Source:

28th SEA Games 2015 Singapore - https://www.seagames2015.com/ 

28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2015 Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Southeast_Asian_Games

The Sims 4 Mods I Use

These are the mods I used for The Sims :

CORRUPTED Mods

Starbucks Package which includes:

Apron
Top 
Ads
Cabinet
Chair 
Fridge
Menu

Handyman Package
Phone Interaction for Gardener and Maid
Esmeralda Small Round Glasses Male/Female Teen/Adult
Oepu_yu Short Curly Hair
Clutter Box Package 
Fewer Stalk Bystander
Rockabilly Vampire Hair
Shimrod No Distance Blur
Simalicious Set Pool Party

NEW Mods

Go To School (Elementary and High School)
Career Normal Progress x10
Work Study Hard 

EXISTING Mods

Dark Data Fruit Chair Animal Crossing
Dark Data Fruit Table Animal Crossing 
Esmeralda Morpheus Shades Male/Female Teen/Adult
Lexicon Luthor Male Antistencil
Mojo Squarely there Modern Loveseat Recolor
Mojo Squarely there Modern Sofa Recolor
Mojo Wipe Yir Feet
Zerbu Go To School 
Zerbu Sim Generator Bug Fix
Zerbu Student Generator
Zerbu Venue List

THANK YOU MISS UNIVERSE!

 I can't say or express enough how we Filipinos are grateful enough for all the help and contributions you made in the rehabilitation efforts on the Typhoon Yolanda aftermath and as we said before we are forever indebted to all your good deeds to us. May you inspire us Filipinos to do our own share of even a simple kindness or good deeds to others as our way of give back and saying thank you and may you continue to help a lot more others. A special thanks to Miss Universe owner Donald Trump, Miss Universe Org. President Ms. Paula Shugart, and Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler of Venezuela who came to the Philippines to foresee the progress of the project and to celebrate with the Filipinos the gift of resiliency seeing sincere smiles and laughter in our faces.

God Bless You All! 

Photo Sources:

Miss Universe™ Org.

Playing The Sims 4: Introduction

I have been playing The Sims since decade ago and the rest they say is history. I have been playing The Sims, The Sims 2 and 3, The Sims Medieval and now The Sims 4. It is entertaining, fun as it is addictive controlling the lives of your characters and how you want to run their lives all throughout their Sims life stages. More importantly, the things that are happening in the game also happen sometimes in real life or the opposite it making it more exciting to play the game. 

The Sims 4 brings new twist to the games' series as it brings out new game play features like emotions, facial expressions that influence how they behave and act, graphic interface etc. Just like in the previous series of The Sims, I will post screenshots of my games with captions and descriptions about it. I hope you enjoy it.

For the meantime, since The Sims 3 I have been using cheat codes to enhance further my gameplay. For the Sims 4, here are my favorite cheat codes I have been using.


freerealestate on/off  or true
bb.showhiddenobjects
bb.enablefreebuild
CAS.fulleditmode
motherlode
money
stats.set_skill_level major_
traits.equip_trait
careers.promote /
soak.enable_soak_party_situation
soak.create_soak_party_situation

There are also some mods I am using also to improve and enhance the gameplay like new hairstyle, objects, skill speed-up. 

I will post the screenshots of my gameplay of The Sims 4 as well as its gamepack Outdoor Retreat and expansion pack Get To Work. 


Photo Sources:

Electronic Arts (EA) Inc. 
Maxis
The Sims Studio 
The Sims 4™
The Sims 4™ Outdoor Retreat
The Sims 4™ Get To Work  

PHILIPPINES SILENT FILMS FROM 1919 - 1930s

This is the list of the Philippines ' Filipino silent films from 1919 - 1930s. Most of these films are believed to be vanished forever. 


1919  
Dalagang Bukid
Los Petalos De Lao-Tze
La Venganza de Don Silvestre


1920
La Mariposa Negra

1921
El Capullo Marchito

1922
Estrellita Del Cine

1923
Hoy o nuca, bésame

1924
Sampaguita 

1925
Miracles Of Love 

1926
Ang Tatlong Hambog 

1927
Ang Manananggal 
Hot Kisses
The Filipino Woman
The Three Tramps
La Mujer Filipina

1928
Ang Lumang Simbahan 

1929
Nanay Ko
Desperation 
Sa Landas Ng Pag-ibig
Ang Mutya Ng Pamilihan
Patria Amore

1930
Prinsipe Teñoso
Maria Luisa 
Bago Lumubog Ang Araw
Dugo sa Kapirasong Lupa
Noli Me Tangere
Oriental Blood
Infierno Sa Mundo
Ang Anak Sa Ligaw
Sa Mutya Ng Libingan
Mystery Of The Convent
Dugong Makamandag

1931
Ang Multo sa Libingan 
Ang Lihim ni Bathala
Ang Monghita 
Moro Pirates 
Dalaga 
La Monjita

1932
Ligaw Na Bulaklak 
Tianak
Sa Labi Ng Lumang Libingan 
Mang Tano
Impyerno sa Mundo
Ilaw Ng Kapitbahay 
Lantang Bulaklak 
Ang Gayuma
Ulong Inasnan 
Satanas 
Sa Pinto Ng Langit
Luha

1933
Ang Mga Ulila 
Mag-Inang Ulila
Ang Mga Ulila

1934
Ang Dangal 
Anting-anting 
Sawing Palad
X3X
Hinagpis ng magulang
Liwayway ng Kalayaan 


1935
Kuwintas Ng Himuntok
Sumpa ng Aswang
Himala ni Bathala
Ang Gulong ng Buhay
Santong Diablo

1936
Birhen Walang Dambana
Ang Buhok ni Ester
Diwata Ng Karagatan

Anak-Dalita
Ang Itinapon
Kalupitan ng Tadhana
Lagablab ng Kabataan
Sa Paanan ng Krus 
Malambot Na Bato
Gagamba

1937
Anak ng Pari
Ang Pagbabalik
Asahar At Kabaong
Brides of Sulu
Anak ng Kadiliman
Ang Kumpisalan at ang Batas
Zamboanga a.k.a. Fury In Paradise
Gamu-gamong Naging Lawin 
Hiram Na Ligaya
Ilaw Ng Langit
Lihim ng Ina
Magkapatid
Nang Magulo Ang Maynila 
Nasaan ka Irog
Sampaguitang Walang Bango
Taong Demonyo
Teniente Rosario
Via Crucis

Watchful Eyes Miss USA 2015 Pre-Arrival Picks

         The 64th Miss USA 2015 will be returning to the red stick and bring back the festive mood back to the Baton Rouge, Louisiana where it will be held on July 12. Fifty-one (51) contestants representing the 50 states and the District of Columbia will battle it out for the crown of Miss USA 2015 and to represent the United States at the Miss Universe 2015 at a venue and specific date to be announced by the Miss Universe Organization. The reigning Miss USA 2014 and Miss Universe 2014 1st runner-up Nia Sanchez of Nevada will crown her successor at the end of the event. 
         Meanwhile, before the ladies hit the stage and compete for the title, photos of the 51 ladies surfaced on the web and the pageant fans and pundits including myself cannot help but make their own favorites or bets for the crown before their arrival and even before they compete. Here is my own list of pre-arrival favorites for the crown. These ladies whose timeless and effortless beauty, natural elegance and personality in the pictures captured my attention most. So here goes my early favorites for Miss USA 2015!

1. Texas - Ylianna Guerra 

2. Oklahoma - Olivia Jordan 

3. Virginia - Laura Puleo

4. Idaho - Claira Hollingsworth 

5. Vermont - Jackie Croft 

6. District of Columbia - Lizzy Olsen 

7. Colorado - Talyah Polee 

8. Florida - Ashleigh Lollie 

9. Massachusetts - Polikseni Manxhari 

10. Wisconsin - Haley Laundrie 

11. Arizona - Maureen Montagne 

12. Maryland - Mame Adjei 

13. Kentucky - Katie George 

14. Ohio - Sarah Newkirk 

15. Mississippi - Courtney Byrd 

16. Louisiana - Candice Bennatt 

17. Missouri - Rebecca Dunn 

18. Tennessee - Kiara Young 

19. Pennsylvania - Elizabeth Cardillo 

20. North Carolina - Julia Dalton 

Source: 

Miss USA Official Website

Watchful Eyes Mr. Gay World 2015 Pre Arrival Favorites

Mr. Gay World 2015 will take place from April 27 - May 3, 2015 in Cape Town and Knysna in South Africa with the finals happening in Cape Town. More than 20 countries representing the gay community around the world will compete for the title and will serve as an ambassador of goodwill for the gay community. Last year's winner is Stuart Hatton, a dance instructor from New Castle, United Kingdom.

Meanwhile here's Watchful Eyes of a Silhouette Top 10 Pre-Arrival Favorites:

Spain - Jesus Martin Marquez 

Uruguay - Luis Jorge Vicente 

Hong Kong - Emmanuel Mass Luciano 

Colombia - Jorge Alberto Escribano Pelaez 

Sweden - Antoni Jungberg 

Cuba - Leonardo Piloto Gonzalez 

Czech Republic - Daniel Frohlich 

Australia - Scott Fletcher 

 

Italy - Arziom Cristofaro 

Iceland - Troy Michael Jonsson

Source:

Mr. Gay World Organization Inc. official website


Photo Source:

Missosology Portal

World Cities Nicknames and Labels

Here are some of the world's cities nicknames and labels:

Algiers, Algeria - Paris of North Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - means "New Flower"
Baghdad, Iraq - Most Romantic City of the Arabian Nights
Baltimore, Maryland, USA - First Catholic City in the US
Bangkok, Thailand - Venice of the East
Beijing, China - The Forbidden City, City of Cities
Benares, India - Holiest City of India
Berlin, Germany - Formerly divided city of Germany
Bruges, Belgium - City of Bridges
Budapest, Hungary - Minneapolis of Europe
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Largest City in Latin America
Damascus, Syria - Oldest City of the World
Geneva, Switzerland - Seat of International Conferences
Hammerfest, Norway - Northernmost Town in the World
Holyoake, Massachusetts, USA - Paper City of America
Java, Indonesia - The Garden Island
Jerusalem, Israel - Oldest Holy City of the World
Khartoum, Sudan - means "Elephant Trunk" 
Kethikan, Alaska, USA - World's Salmon City
Lima, Peru - City of the Kings
London, England - Third Largest City in the World (after New York and Tokyo)
Madrid, Spain - where Dr. Jose Rizal studied medicine
Mecca, Saudi Arabia - Holiest City of the Muslims
Mumbai, India - Largest City in India
New York City, USA - America's Greatest Seaport and Financial Center
Pagan, Myanmar - City of Four Million Elephants
Paris, France - City of Lights, famous for its Eiffel Tower, one of the tallest in Europe
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - City of Brotherly Love
Pisa, Italy - famous for its Leaning Tower
Prague, Czech Republic - City of Hundred Towers
Rome, Italy - Eternal City, City of Seven Hills
Tokyo, Japan - one of the most richest and thickly populated city in the world
Tronsoe, Norway - Capital of the Arctic
Vancouver, Canada - Canada's Gateway to the Pacific
Venice, Italy - famous for its gondolas, Queen of the Adriatic
Vienna, Austria - Queen of the Danube


Photo Source: 

Travel Destination, http://view71.com/eiffel-tower-at-night-paris-france-wallpapers-hd-wallpapers/eiffel-tower-at-night-wallpaper