Who will be the 2011 CNN Hero of the Year?

Hearing the news about CNN Heroes 2011 made me remember a fellow Filipino, Efren Penaflorida. He won as the 2009 Hero of the Year because of his Dynamic Teen Company's educational program for street children. I asked myself: Who will be the 2011 CNN Hero of the Year?

I think Derreck Kayongo deserve to be named as the CNN Hero of the Year 2011. All of them (the 10 finalists) deserve support for their unique programs but Kayongo, a native of Uganda, caught my attention because of the efficiency and extent (includes, but not limited to, Haiti, Uganda, Kenya and Swaziland) of his program regarding recycling (hotel) soap bars. Being a member of the health care force, I can also relate to the vital need of each and everyone for basic sanitation.

"Are we really throwing away that much soap at the expense of other people who don't have anything?" --CNN Hero Derreck Kayongo 

Note: I initially chose Elena Duron Miranda (from Argentina) because of her program that helps keep about 200 children out of the trash dump and enrolled in school (PETISOS) but she withdrawn from being included in the Top 10.


How about you? Who do you think will be the 2011 CNN Hero of the Year?

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Open Happiness

Open Happiness = Enjoy Life!

           How would you define happiness? What’s the feeling when you are happy? What makes you happy anyway?

 

            Questions to answer when you define happiness… Ways to find if you want to be happy…

 

Happiness is a mental state of well-being characterized by positive emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.

 

            In individuals’ happiness, they found it based on what they have achieved, the acceptance and contentment. Some individuals die without experiencing the true denotation of happiness.

 

            How to attain happiness and how to maintain it? Certain studies made apropos this issue of mental state. Based on my observation and ocular study on peoples’ behavior and attitude in life and to the society focusing on happiness, reasons on how they manage to be happy are depending on certain reasons and on how they accomplish it.

 

            “For sure, everyone wants to be happy…” below are some whys and wherefores to keep happiness away.

1. Turn negative energy to positive energy. Connoting if you are in the state of forlorn, find some ways to deflect it and be happy. Not thinking too much what makes you sad, happy moments penetrates now into your mind.

2. Believe that God does not give any obstacles that you cannot handle. Having faith in God gives you more strength and full of hope. Giving you more mettle to hammer the matters to attain the ultimate goal the happiness.

3. Be with your friends, family or any individuals where you find happiness from them. Those who are comic that really make you laugh without hurting your feelings. Being with them takes your some times to forget your matters in life.

4. Solve what makes you not to be happy. Getting rid of these sad matters or any, you may attain the full happiness that you want.

5. Be inspired to someone’s presence. Being with someone you are in love with or you are longing for makes you happy. This may put you to the cloud nine of happiness, putting you away from the line of setback.

6. Be happy, be budoy. Being positive in life makes you happy despite of multitude problems that you have. This is not of putting you to the figure of being zany but it only shows how valiant you are to struggle for happiness.

7. If you are alone in some time, you could watch television shows or movies that are funny or any shows that you want where it frees you to your sadness even for a moment. You can also play sports that you are comfortable.

8. You can also play with your pets. As to some certain studies and researches, playing or even seeing the pets remove stress. But for me even problems in life or any negative feelings are momentarily forgotten.

9. Buy some time to be busy. Just to ignore your sadness though for only minutes or hours.

10. If you fell being torn to pieces, feel being defeated and feel being ignored and left by the world, just be positive. Think that your friends, family and especially God are always there to protect you and will never live you alone.

            

              Bein’ happy is a part of our lifestyle to maintain our mental fitness… Some of the people are not mentally fit simply because they allow themselves to be swallowed and be prevailed by sadness.

 

“Life is full of challenges. Do not lose your hope to God and your guts in life. Answers to your sadness are always available, it is up for you to move and solve.” - - Yaweh Parawan Aviles

 

“Don’t allow yourself be defeated of being melancholy.” - - Yaweh Parawan Aviles

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GUEST BLOG POST: OPEN HAPPINESS

by Yaweh Parawan Aviles on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 12:24pm

Writer: Yaweh Parawan Aviles

Date of Writing: November 14, 2011

Time of Writing: 10:47 A.M. - 12:01 P.M.

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This movie made me laugh genuinely: "Praybeyt Benjamin"

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I have watched a comedy Filipino movie entitle "Praybeyt Benjamin" and I liked it a lot. Even though the story is highly fictional and predictable, it used several practical jokes and it gave me a taste of real Filipino humor. I can't help but to laugh especially in those scenes where Benjamin and his friends used the idea of Angry Birds as their method of deployment in the "battlefield" and when the reputable and manly actors used the gay lingo to deliver their final lines.


"Porket bakla salot na agad, hindi ba pwedeng malas muna?" (LOL)


Ang galing din kahit pa'no ng pagkakagawa. Ang tagal ko ring hindi nakapanood ng pelikulang magpapatawa sa akin. (Sa bagay nakakatawa naman talaga kahit mukha palang ni Vice Ganda.) Ang galing din ni Wenn Deramas, "one of the best" ika nga sa pag-gawa ng mga nakakatuwang pelikula.


Have you watched the movie too?
What's your favorite part of it?

SEAG 2011

The host nation is currently dominating the 26th SEAG.


"Indonesia SEA Games 2011 will be held in 11 days from November 11, 2011 - November 22, 2011 in two host cities, Palembang and Jakarta with 542 gold medals to be competed through 44 sports." - 26th Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee thru SEAG2011.com


I am currently watching ANC Live newscast. I am quite sad to see in the headlines that the Philippines is on the bottom half of the list. I suddenly have a glimpse of the past when the Philippines grabbed the Overall Championship (Gold) on 2005.


As of 13:30, November 14, 2011, the host country, Indonesia (INA), is still on top of the ranking with a total of 95 medals, 41 of which are golds. Thailand (THA) is second with 67 and Vietnam (VIE) is currently on the 3rd spot with 57. Philippines' currently 6th with 28 medals and majority of those are bronze.


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Congratulations Philippines, Asia! RE: The Provisional New 7 Wonders of Nature

I am happy to see that our very own Puerto Princesa Underground River ended up in the Top 7. It's also interesting that majority of the New 7 Wonders (4 out of 7) came from Asia. 

1. AMAZON (South America) 
2. HALONG BAY (Vietnam, Asia) 
3. IGUAZU FALLS (South America) 
4. JEJU ISLAND (South Korea, Asia) 
5. KOMODO (Indonesia, Asia) 
6. PUERTO PRINCESA UNDERGROUND RIVER (Philippines, Asia) 
7. TABLE MOUNTAIN (Africa) 

Isang malaking karangalan ito para sa Pilipinas at magiging malaking hakbang din ito upang lalo pang mapaunlad ang turismo dito sa ating bansa.


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NOTE: The provisional New7Wonders of Nature are based on the first count of vote results on 11/11/11. 
It is possible that there will be changes between the above provisional winners and the eventual finally confirmed winners. 
The provisional New7Wonders of Nature are listed in alphabetical order, not in any position or ranking. 
The voting calculation is now being checked, validated and independently verified, and the confirmed winners will be announced starting early 2012 during the Official Inauguration ceremonies.