The European countries, I'm planning to visit first, that requires Schengen visa.

The reasons why I will visit these countries someday.

Belgium - For me, Belgium is known for its Belgian chocolates.
        - Places I want to visit: Brussels and Bruges.
        - I want also to try the Belgian fries.

Czech Republic - Affordable, according to my cousin-in-law.
               - So far, Prague is the only place I want visit in Czech Republic.

Denmark - Copenhagen is the only place in Denmark I know.

Greece - I want to visit Greece because of Greek mythology.
       - So far, both Athens; Mount Olympus, and Sparta are the only places I want visit in Greece.
       - The other place I want to visit is the shooting/filming locations of Mamma Mia!, the one with Meryl Streep.
       - The Greek food.

France - Paris and Lourdes.
       - Louvre Museum and Eiffel Tower
       - The French food, especially ratatouille and confit byaldi.

Great Britain - England (partiuclarly London); Scotland (particuraly Edinburgh, Glasglow, and Perth); Wales; amd Northern Ireland.
- The British version of fish and chips.

Ireland - Dublin

Italy - I want to visit Italy because of Roman mythology.
      - Rome, Milan, Venice, Piza Florence, and Tuscany.
      - Leaning Tower of Piza
      - Italian art like the paintings of Leonard da Vinci; David of Michelangelo..

Netherlands - Amsterdam is the only place I know in the Netherlands.

Norway - Oslo is the only place I know in Norway.
       - The Norwegian version of smoked salmon.

Portuagal - The only Portuguse place I know is Fátima.

Spain - The only Spanish/Spaniard places I know are Madrid and Barcelona.

Sweden - Stockholm is the only place I know in Sweden.

Switzerland - Bern an Geneva the only places I know in Switzerland.
            - Swiss chocolates.
            - Alpine mountains

A fan of Paulo Coelho.

I'm a fan of Paulo Coelho, since I read his book "The Alchemist". The only books I haven't read are the following:

* The Devil and Miss Prym
* The Winner Stands Alone
* Manuscript Found in Accra

Here are some links on Paulo Coelho:
Paulo Coelho's Blog
alkmist on Instagram
Paulo Coelho on Twitter
Paulo Coelho's fan page on Facebook

On "Iron Man 3"

I may not be a fan DC Comic and Marvel comics, the first Iron Man movie is the first comics-based movie that I like. I like this this installment.

I don't know if Robert Downey, Jr. will reprise his role in the The Avengers sequel, and even in the fourth Iron Man movie.

Disclaimer:
I do not own the image above.
Credits to the respective owner/s.

The one with patok na fitness activities. / The most popular fitness activities.

10. Barre 3
9. Wushu
8. Aqua Zumba
7. Belly Dancing
6. Body Balance
5. Boxing
4. Body Combat
3. Boot Camp
2. Circuit Training
1. Body Attack

Here are my reasons on these patok na fitness activities. (Here are my Reasons on these popular fitness activities.)

1) Don't expect me to do the fitness activities numbers 8 and 7 because: I'm not interested on Aqua Zumba, and Belly Dancing.

2) Don't expect me to do the fitness activity number 10 because: I don't know what Barre 3 is.

3) Don't expect me to do the fitness activities numbers 9 and 5 because: I'm not a sports-minded person.

4) I may consider Body Balance, Body Combat, Boot Camp, Circuit Training and Body Attack. Yun nga lang, wala akong perang pambayad. (I may consider in Body Balance, Body Combat, Boot Camp, Circuit Training and Body Attack. But the sad thing is, I have no money to pay.)

On DeluxeFX

I learned from the app’s website, that application’s price, 0.99 USD, from the iTunes page in the Apple website.

The app is currently not available on the Android platform.

I wish that the app would have a “free version”.

I wish that the app would be available on the Android platform.

On circuit traning. And the 2 gyms I know.

It's been a long time that I want to know on how, an exercise called circuit training works.

Only 2 gyms I know, that specialize on circuit training. They are 360 Fitness Club and Crossfit Manila.

First, I discuss on 360 Fitness Club.

I don't remember on how I learned this gym. Their gym is just across from the "office" (that) I work. I remember that their gym is in the 16th floor of Strata 100, in Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Way back 2011. Now their gym is in the 22nd floor, in the same building and location. Alongside Yellow Halo, Polecats Manila, Yoga+ (pronounced as Yoga Plus), and others.

The club also have other 2 branches: the 1st branch is in Makati; and the 2nd branch is in Timog Avenue, Quezon City.

In terms of convenience: in terms of work, I can go to the Ortigas branch; in terms of no work, I can go to the Timog branch.

Now, on Crossfit Manila.

I just learned about this gym this morning, while searching and learning more on circuit training via Bing.

The Eastwood branch is only listed on the "Contact Us" section of CFM's website. Although they have a branch in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City.

For more information about this gym, visit their website.

Here are the links.

360 Fitness Club:
Official website;
Facebook fan page;
Twitter account;
YouTube channel;
Coach Chappy Callanta's YouTube channel;
Coach Chappy Callanta's WordPress blog

CrossFit Manila:
Official website;
Facebook fan page

If you have any questions, don't ask me. Just visit their links listed above.

I mean, just go to the links listed above.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

85th Academy Awards tally

As of the recent concluded 85th Academy Awards, here are the categories I predicted, that the nominees are also winners.

Best Director:
Ang Lee for Life of Pi

Best Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln

Best Supporting Actor:
Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained as Dr. King Schultz

Best Animated Feature:
Brave – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman

Best Foreign Language Film:
Amour (Austria) in French – Michael Haneke

Best Documentary – Feature:
Searching for Sugar Man – Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn

Best Animated Short Film:
Paperman – John Kahrs

Best Original Score:
Life of Pi – Mychael Danna

Best Sound Mixing:
Les Misérables – Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, and Simon Hayes

Best Production Design:
Les Misérables – Eve Stewart and Anna Lynch-Robinson

Best Cinematography:
Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Les Misérables – Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

Best Visual Effects:
Life of Pi – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, and Donald R. Elliott

My predictions at this year's 85th Academy Awards.

I haven't seen most of the nominated films. As the title suggest the following are my predictions.

I'm quite bias here. Because some of the predications listed below, I already watched some of the films listed in this prediction list.

Best Picture:
Les Misérables – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, and Cameron Mackintosh;
Life of Pi – Gil Netter, Ang Lee, and David Womark

Best Director:
Ang Lee for Life of Pi

Best Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln

Best Actress:
Naomi Watts for The Impossible as Maria Bennett

Best Supporting Actor: (any of the following)
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master as Lancaster Dodd;
Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln as Thaddeus Stevens;
Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained as Dr. King Schultz

Best Supporting Actress: (any of the following)
Amy Adams for The Master as Peggy Dodd;
Sally Field for Lincoln as Mary Todd Lincoln;
Helen Hunt for The Sessions as Cheryl Cohen-Greene

Best Writing - Original Screenplay:
Flight – John Gatins

Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay:
Life of Pi – David Magee from Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Best Animated Feature:
Brave – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman;
Wreck-It Ralph – Rich Moore

Best Foreign Language Film: (any of the following)
Amour (Austria) in French – Michael Haneke;
A Royal Affair (Denmark) in Danish – Nikolaj Arcel;
War Witch (Canada) in French – Kim Nguyen

Best Documentary – Feature:
Searching for Sugar Man – Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn

Best Documentary – Short Subject: (any of the following)
Head over Heels – Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly;
The Longest Daycare – David Silverman

Best Live Action Short Film:
Death of a Shadow (Dood Van Een Schaduw) – Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele

Best Animated Short Film: (any of the following)
Head over Heels – Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly;
The Longest Daycare – David Silverman;
Paperman – John Kahrs

Best Original Score: (any of the following)
Life of Pi – Mychael Danna;
Lincoln – John Williams;
Skyfall – Thomas Newman

Best Original Song: (any of the following)
"Before My Time" from Chasing Ice – J. Ralph;
"Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted – Walter Murphy and Seth MacFarlane;
"Pi's Lullaby" from Life of Pi – Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri

Best Sound Editing;
Life of Pi – Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton

Best Sound Mixing: (any of the following)
Les Misérables – Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, and Simon Hayes;
Life of Pi – Ron Bartlett, D. M. Hemphill, and Drew Kunin;
Skyfall – Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell, and Stuart Wilson

Best Production Design: (any of the following)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, and Simon Bright;
Les Misérables – Eve Stewart and Anna Lynch-Robinson;
Life of Pi – David Gropman and Anna Pinnock

Best Cinematography: (any of the following)
Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda;
Lincoln – Janusz Kamiński;
Skyfall – Roger Deakins

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: (any of the following)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater, and Tami Lane;
Les Misérables – Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

Best Costume Design: (any of the following)
Les Misérables – Paco Delgado;
Snow White and the Huntsman - Colleen Atwood

Best Film Editing:
Life of Pi – Tim Squyres

Best Visual Effects: (any of the following)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, and R. Christopher White;
Life of Pi – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, and Donald R. Elliott;
Marvel's The Avengers – Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, and Dan Sudick;
Snow White and the Huntsman – Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould, and Michael Dawson

Carrie Underwood - Two Black Cadillacs

The first time I watched this video, was on MYX.



I will watch again this video, and give my thoughts soon.

To watch the video entirely, click here.

Fuck LBM.

Kahapon ng umaga nagkaroon ako ng LBM, or diarrhea. LBM means Loose Bowel Movement.

Hindi ko alam kung papaano ako nagkaroon ng LBM. Kaya hindi ako nakapasok ngayon sa office napinapasukan ko sa ORtigas Center, Pasig City.

Hindi ko alam kung papasok ako sa Biyernes.

At isa pa, sinira ng LBM na iyan ang plano ko ngayong araw na ito.

Typhoon Karen (2012 typhoon)

It’s all Typhoon Karen’s fault. Yes, you read it right. It is all fault of that f***ing typhoon's fault, why I got sick for almost two weeks, and absent with my work for almost two weeks.

Dapat suweldo ako ng 1,200 pesos, kaso hindi ko alam kung makakapasok ako sa Biyernes.

Nagkasakit ako last September 16, 2012, Sunday, pagkagaling ko sa Manila International Book Fair sa SM Mall of Asia.

2012 Summer Olympics

Hindi ko alam na nagsimula na pa yung 2012 Summer Olympics sa United Kingdom. Nalaman ko na lang sa Twitter account ni British-Filipino singer Charlie Green. Ngayon yata yung opening ceremonies.

Huwag kayong magpo-post sa comment section ng post na ito, dahil hindi ko rin din alam kung kailan yung closing ceremonies. At ayaw ko munang alamin kung kailan yung closing ceremonies.

To go to a gym or not to go to a gym.

To go to a gym, or not to go to gym. That is the question.

I'd tried to go to a gym once (belong to the top three popular gyms in the metro), I no longer attended the remaining 10 days due to my classes in college. I did it once, way back 2003 or 2004. I don't remember.

I'm planning to go to a gym in Ortigas, Pasig City. This time, I'm planning to go to a gym focused on circuit training. This gym is 360 Fitness Club. For more information, visit the link. They also have a Facebook fan fage.

And also, I found a blog that have posts on the aforementioned gym.
My 360 Fitness Club Experience
My 360 Fitness Club Addiction

I first learned about 360 Fitness Club, thru via Facebook friend, that he is a fan of the 360FC.

Hindi ko alam kung ano ang mga magiging reaksyon ng pamilya ko, lalo na ang magulang ko, na naisipan ko na mag-gym sa 360 Fitness Club.

Since this May of this year, I'm using treadmill which is originally owned by my cousin, wherein he migrated to the UK. One Thursday of June (of this year of course), I downloaded an application (or app) focusing on yoga and I tried it. I find some of the exercises are hard for me, while some of the exercises are easy or okay with me.

I also tried sit-up exercises.

In your mind, you have a question: "Why are you doing the yoga, treadmill and sit-up exercises?"

My answer is: "I'm doing these exercises, because I am a overweight person."

I'm planning to do the exercises I learned from one of the booths of the 2012 We Choose Wellness by Nestle Philippines. The aforementioned event is held last July 7-8, on SM Megamall's Mega Trade Halls 2 & 3.

And also, there's a post on When In Manila, and on PhilMUG.

Nestle Creamy Yogurt

I tried the product, Nestle Creamy Yogurt, just few minutes ago. The taste is like cream.

The price is affordable.

Long time, no post.

I'm so sorry that I forgot this blog of mine.

Kasalanan ng mga "katrabaho" ko.

Yes, it's the fault of my "co-workers"/"colleagues".

I blame them.