Manila - Gates of Hell signage

"Welcome to Manila, the Gates of Hell"

This photo, which I saw on Facebook, is a mock to Dan Brown's depiction of Manila as the "Gates of Hell" in his newest book "Inferno"

Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson at People’s Choice Awards

Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, stars of The Hunger Games together for the first time at an awards show, the 39th People’s Choice Awards (for 2012).

Congratulations!

• Favorite Movie
• Favorite Action Movie
• Favorite Movie Franchise
• Favorite Movie Actress (Jennifer Lawrence)
• Favorite On-Screen Chemistry (Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson)
• Favorite Face of Heroism (Jennifer Lawrence)

Markus Ricci on the cover of 'Burning Up' by Anne Marsh

American model/fitness trainer Markus Ricci appears on the cover of "Burning Up" by Anne Marsh

50 Shades of Grey inspired Marc New York Ad Campaign

'50 Shades of Grey' inspired Marc Andrew New York debut ad campaign that features Celebrity Apprentice star/Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza with hunky Scottish Rugby player Thom Evans only in a towel!

I haven't read the books yet. I have the eBooks (God knows how long it took me to get them all!) but I really can't find the time to read them. Maybe this ad will drive me to read them? LOL

Panem Maps

THE HUNGER GAMES OPENS TODAY IN MANILA!! WOOHOO!!

But I will have to wait until Saturday! Arrghhh

Anyway, still part of the Hunger Games Week, here's some of the fan-made Panem maps out there. Since there's no official map available, a lot of maps have surfaced each with its own idea where the districts supposed to be.

The closest that I think would be the first one below. I like the second one since it has the details for each district, while the third one is almost there in terms of size but the districts are too close with each other.

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Panem Districts

Still in that "Hunger Games" mood. Geez, I really can't wait for Saturday to watch the movie!

Anyway, here's the Districts of Panem, their seals and individual tie-in movie posters.

(District 13 is fan-made from Hunger Games Wiki as it is a destroyed/underground district)


Capitol


1 - Luxury || 2 - Masonry || 3 - Technology


4 - Fishing || 5 - Power || 6 - Transportation


7 - Lumber || 8 - Textiles || 9 - Grain


10 -Livestock || 11 - Agriculture || 12 - Mining


13 - Nuclear

Piolo Pascual: Believing

PIOLO PASCUAL: BELIEVING
Coffee table book

Softcover: PhP 800
Hardcover: PhP 1,200

Next year na ako bibili nito. Ampotah, sobrang mahal. Kung hindi lang si Piolo, I'll never buy that. Hmpf! Hehe!

The Gay Guy's Guide to Life

Special thanks to Richard for this one!

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The One Minute Manager

Special thanks again to Richard for this!

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/ Format: Acrobat PDF
/ Filesize: 451KB
/ Original Release Year: 1981
/ Publisher: Berkeley

The Five People You Meen in Heaven (by Mitch Albom)

Special thanks to Richard for this one!

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/ Format: Acrobat PDF
/ Filesize: 391KB
/ Original Release Year: 2003
/ Publisher: Random House Inc.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

© Arthur A. Levine Books

YAY! The cover is already released!

Release date is July 21, 2007

Pre-order your copy here.

The Gay Guy's Guide to Love (by Ken Hanes)

Just in time for Valentines. Hehe!

UPDATE: Uploaded new 'clean' version, image background removed.

My most treasured book. It helped me a lot during my earlier years.

I got this for a bargain price of only PhP150 compared to its tag price of US$8.95.

I have posted the HTML version of this book on my defunct Yahoo! Groups but this time I converted it to PDF version with special font styles similiar to the real book.

Hope you guys have a great time reading it as much as I did.

Some tips may not apply to our current time & culture, but way back this WAS my Bible! LOLz

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/ Format: PDF
/ Filesize: 267KB
/ Original Release Year: 1997
/ Publisher: Random House

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Tuesdays With Morrie (by Mitch Albom)

Waaahhhh!!!!

I cried throughout my read on this one!

Matagal ko na naririnig 'tong book na 'to, until yung friend ko meron pala nito. And he's also a teacher!

I read it on a single day lang, tamang-tama medyo depressed ako nung araw na 'yun. Lahat ng frustrations at depressions ko sa buhay bumuhos lahat.

I'm not a crybaby, pero minsan ko lang yan iiyakan. Pagkatapos, ok na. Di ko na babalikan 'yun.

Parang sa isang break-up, yeah I am not ashamed na meron akong lalaking iniyakan (I'm such a waste!) pero isang beses lang. Bukas, kinalimutan ko na sila.

Ba't napunta sa pag-ibig? LOLz

More seriously, marami akong natutunan sa book na 'to. I've appreciated life more.

I'll be including this in my wishlist. I'd promised myself I'll buy this book pag nagka-work na ako next year.

It's really inspiring.

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/ Filesize: 267KB
/ Original Release Year: 2002
/ Publisher: Broadway

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Chariots of the Gods? (by Erich Von Däniken)

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/ Filesize: 2.11MB
/ Original Release Year: 1987
/ Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group

Holy Blood, Holy Grail

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/ Filesize: 1.77MB
/ Original Release Year: 1983
/ Publisher: Dell Publishing

Day of Confession (by Allan Folsom)

This is a great read! Special thanks to andrewtorresph!

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/ Filesize: 1.48MB
/ Archive: ZIP
/ Original Release Year: 1999
/ Publisher: Warner Vision

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The Broker (by John Grisham)

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/ Filesize: 1.16MB
/ Original Release Year: 2005
/ Publisher: Random House Inc.

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Memoirs of a Geisha (by Arhur Golden)

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/ Filesize: 3.41MB
/ Original Release Year: 1998
/ Publisher: Trafalgar Square

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Jewel In The Palace (e-Book)

Complete episode guide compiled plus plot summary



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Brokeback Mountain (e-Book)

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