http://weye.multiply.com/ “Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at a set of elements, the same ones everyone else sees, but then reassemble those floating bits and pieces into an enticing new possibility..."<BR><BR>-Rosabeth Moss Kanter Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:24:47 -0000 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:02:08 -0000 http://images.weye.multiply.com/logo http://weye.multiply.com 100 100 I love this commercial. I always break into a silly smile whenever I see it. Discovery rocks! Whoops, showing my geeky side yet again :)) A nice reminder that the word is indeed wonderful. To all fans of the whole world and all its sights and sounds,<br><br>People around the world have been creating their own versions of our 'Boom De Ah Dah' commercial and uploading them to YouTube. We love ... http://weye.multiply.com/video/item/14/Discovery_Channel_Commercial_-_Boom_De_Ah_Dah Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:02:08 -0000 You can <a href="http://plurk.com/redeemByURL?from_uid=830556&#x26;check=-46923905&#x26;s=1">Plurk</a>.<br>As if I'm not already a member of almost all networking/self-improvement/diet sites (what is it? social pressure online?), I decided against my better judgement and joined <a href="http://www.plurk.com/">Plurk</a>. Similar to Twitter (I'm a member too, ulk), you can post updates or your status. This is similar to the "what are you doing now" of Facebook and Friendster's shoutout. That's all, you say? Well, you can share links and videos. But it's no Multiply where you can blog entries and photos to your heart's content. It's no Facebook where you can poke, throw a sheep, take quizzes, and add a hundred of apps to your profile. It's no Friendster where you can parade how many (imaginary) friends you have :))<br>But on Plurk you can (pretend --did I just type that?) tell everyone how busy and interesting you day is/was. <br>Status/updates are presented on a timeline, making it more visually appealing as compared to Twitter. It's a fun way to keep your friends posted and to see what other people are doing. Like Twitte... http://weye.multiply.com/journal/item/62/Another_way_to_while_away_time... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:22:17 -0000 “It's spring fever.... You don't quite know what it is you DO want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!” --Mark Twain Some photos taken at Tagaytay. Most were taken at Sonya's Garden, the rest from an organic garden with great green papaya dressing. http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/77/Had_it_been_Spring Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:11:51 -0000 For those interested in catching this year's Cinemalaya entries. Showing at the http://weye.multiply.com/links/item/13/Schedule_of_Cinemalaya_2008 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:20:38 -0000 Some interesting reads for the weekend:<br> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font: 14.0px Georgia;min-height: 16.0px;"><br></p> <ul> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font: 14.0px Georgia;">A  review of Wanted<a href="http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/27/wanted/index.html?source=rss&#x26;aim=/ent/movies/review"> </a>from the Salon.  They give a positive review on James McAvoy's performance. A certain Mr. Tumnus has the potential to become a world-class assassin.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font: 14.0px Georgia;">A little <a href="a href=&#x201D;http://www.psychologytoday.com/rss/pto-20080225-000002.html">reminder</a> that perfectionism isn't, er, perfect. Who wants to be a slave to success? Isn't that an oxymoron though?</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font: 14.0px Georgia;">Seeing the bigger picture of <a href="http://blogs.inquirer.net/moneysmarts/2008/06/25/personal-finance-frugality-week-the-high-cost-of-staying-connected/">how much it costs to be and stay connected</a>. Cellphone and DSL charges alone will get to you.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font: 14.0px Georgia;">Worth more than a thousand words: <a href="http://www.time.com/time/picturesoftheweek/">Pictures of the Week</a> (and the previous weeks if you keep on clicking next) from Time.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font: 14.0px Georgia;">In case anyone is planning a quick stop at Bangkok. Here's a <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/travel/29hours.html">36-Hour Guide </a>from New York Times.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font: 14.0px Georgia;">Spice things up. Spices are a dieter's dream. <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1703763_1703764_1818214,00.html?iid=336x280_fitnation">Filling up on flavor</a> is the way to go. It's also worth checking out Time's special section: <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/0,28757,1703763,00.html">Fit Nation</a>.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font: 14.0px Georgia;">A new rule when it comes to <i>uncluttering</i> and biting more than we can chew: The <a href="http://unclutterer.com/2008/06/27/the-pumpkin-rule/">Pumpkin Rule</a>.</li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font: 14.0px Georgia;">Lastly, a nice audio visual slide show on <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/fashion/20080629_STREET_FEATURE/index.html">the hand bag</a>. Narrated by Bill C... http://weye.multiply.com/journal/item/61/Something_for_the_Weekend Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:53:37 -0000 Found this on Pao's Multiply site. Inspiring read. Warning: Quote overload!!! Here are a few of my favorite lines... "Poverty entails fear, and stress, and sometimes depression; it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts, that is indeed something on which to pride yourself, but poverty itself is romanticised only by fools." "It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default." "Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone's total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes." "Choosing to live in narrow spaces can lead to a form of mental agoraphobia, and that brings its own terrors. I think the wilfully unimaginative see more monsters. They are often more afraid." "We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves... http://weye.multiply.com/links/item/12/JK_Rowlings_Harvard_Speech Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:58:05 -0000 While I was not quite as "templed out" as I was in Ankor, my short stint at Japan lead me to 5 temples. In Tokyo: Meiji Temple; near Harajuku. Though I heard traditional wedding ceremonies are regularly performed here, I didn't get to see one. Sensoji Temple; in Asakusa. Probably the one place in Tokyo that feels traditional. The only place I saw women in traditional kimonos. Zojoji Temple, in Kanto area, at the base of Tokyo Tower. A large temple in the middle of a business district. The contradictions in Tokyo :) In Kamakura: Great Buddha, Daibutsu. Uh, really really large Buddha with really large slippers too. Hasedera Temple. Known for holding the largest gilded wooden statue of Kannon and having a wonderful view of the seaside village of http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/76/Tokyo_Series_2_Spirit_Shrines_and_Temples Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:07:01 -0000 Because I take way too much food photos... 12 June 2008: Update! New photos from Sebastians, Banana Leaf, and Good http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/74/Food_Glorious_Food Wed, 28 May 2008 18:15:05 -0000 A picture maybe worth a thousand words, but I will always have a soft spot for http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/73/Signs Fri, 16 May 2008 08:11:06 -0000 I had the chance to walk down memory lane with my lolas. They went home to Malolos, to the place they grew up in. It was a pleasant tour around the city, with my lolas pointing out old houses and landmarks and constantly remarking how much the place had changed. The highlight of the trip was the Casa Real Shrine, which gives tribute to the Women of Malolos. It was special not just because it advocates women's rights, but because our family was part of it. The Tiongsons were relatives and two of my grandmothers were even named after their grandaunts: Feliciana Tiongson, whom Lola Fely was named after; and Filomena Tiongson, Lola Nena's grandaunt. The first floor has 2 main areas. One area contains a few pieces of antique furniture. The second area pays tribute to the women of Malolos, showing pictures and some memorabilia. The second floor has one room on exhibit. It pays tribute to the more contemporary women of Malolos. Famous examples would be Josie Natori, Dalisay Aldaba and C... http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/72/Malolos_Old_Houses_Special_Puto_and_its_Women Tue, 6 May 2008 07:12:40 -0000 <p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; ">"However self-indulgent they might be, there's an enduring importance to our romantic flights of fancy. We all need them, whether we're walking numbly through our lives, unaware of our desires, or we're on pins and needles, painfully aware of the contrast between our lives and our imaginations every second of the day.</p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; ">The stories we tell each other, the hopelessly common little tales about laundry piling up and impending deadlines and planned vacations and recalcitrant contractors and petty squabbles with co-workers, never do justice to the richness of our internal lives. Even though we may only recognize some variation on survival mode in each other, even though we mouth trivialities and small talk, inside us there's a kaleidoscope of emotions, a million and one imaginative leaps to faraway places, along with looming questions and unfocused needs and bouts of nostalgia. We carry around three-ring circuses of hope and regret inside, with sad clowns and fat ladies and graceful t... http://weye.multiply.com/journal/item/59/The_Enduring_Importance_of_Flights_of_Fancy Mon, 5 May 2008 08:03:41 -0000 While browsing through iPhoto, I just realized that I had not sorted, edited and uploaded my Tokyo photos! Life was happening then. This will be a series which I grouped together based on the basic themes that stuck me most while we were in Tokyo. I call this series "Peace" since being in the many gardens of Tokyo offered just that --a respite from the high speed Tokyo pace. Photos from these series are from Shinjuku Gyo-en and Hama-Rikyu. Shinjuku Gyo-en was a sprawling garden which aside from its huge Japanese garden also featured French and English gardens plus the d*mn biggest chrystanthenums. Hama-Rikyu, though much smaller, did not disappoint either. Being along the river, it also known as the "beach garden" and was the jump off point for the Asakusa river cruise. Aside from these, I also saw a lot of pocket gardens all over the city. Having all these greenery in a city is what makes it a world class metropolis and not just another urban jungle. Click on the photos for a... http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/68/Tokyo_Series_1_Peace_Gardens_in_a_Bullet_train_paced_City Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:38:00 -0000 An old skool kiddie party with pabitin, hit the pot, burger (lamb --yum!) and perfectly gooey http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/67/Moselles_7th_Birthday Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:53:17 -0000 "The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea" --Isak http://weye.multiply.com/journal/item/58/Salt_Water Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:05:09 -0000 Lost in the sea’s <br>unforgiving blue, <br>I seek you. <br>Before me <br>the day unscrolls <br>its naked scripture: <br>sun, vision’s burning field, <br>islands, faint presences <br>crumbling in the distance, <br>water, the fickle immensities <br>life is made <br>constant by. <br>And it strikes me <br>I love the sea <br>because it borders <br>this suffering world <br>and the next: <br>the soul, it is said, <br>travels in a boat <br>from a winding inland river, <br>homing clear-eyed <br>toward the ocean-- <br>which is the bottomless <br>beyond. <br>And I know: <br>here, upon this beach, <br>wash the crushed remains <br>of what was once mortal: <br>bone and kelp, <br>driftwood and tentacle, <br>porous red coral-- <br>keepsakes <br>life leaves behind <br>before <br>dissolving <br>back to brine. <br>I am home here, then, <br>whom the world <br>never loved, <br>and from its torn edges <br>I can almost see <br>it all end: <br>an onrushing tide, <br>a radiant sea-swell <br>sweeping away all appearance, <br>gentle eddies <br>whittling the self <br>till it is no longer <br>even sand. <br>I think of you <br>landlocked and lost <br>in another element-- <br>your body. <br>The sea teaches me <br>love is a wis... http://weye.multiply.com/journal/item/57/Gift_2 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:57:18 -0000 A rather late post. Here are pics of a New Year's family get together with Vietnamese food --all home cooked!! Yum! Yum! Well, except for the balut :-p Merienda-sena courtesy of the Francisco clan, V Luna http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/62/Welcoming_the_New_Year_Vietnamese_Style Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:11:24 -0000 Brilliant way of combining dance moves with words... Fun fun http://weye.multiply.com/video/item/13/Daft_Punk_-_Harder_Bodies_Faster_Stronger Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:48:37 -0000 http://weye.multiply.com/video/item/11/Nav_is_SINGING Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:07:48 -0000 9 Februrary 2008, at Hardin de Miramar in Antipolo a beautiful and rather crazy night filled with photos and good dessert photos are more or less in chronological order; art shots moved to the http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/61/Nav_and_Lizas_Wedding Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:27:53 -0000 Again I had the chance to visit this lovely and quaint bed and breakfast in San Pablo, Laguna. Though this time it was only for lunch. Still the charm of the place won me over, reminding me that there is life (which I am obviously missing out on) outside of the http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/57/Casa_San_Pablo Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:14:05 -0000 Some people can get away with being very sexy to men and not looking like a complete cow, but I didn't think I was in a position where people knew me well enough. --Sophie Ellis http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/56/Moo Sun, 6 Jan 2008 16:51:53 -0000 Dinner at Lola Tita's for the three December celebrants --Marty, Lolo Jun and Lolo Fred. As with any Francisco party, we had too much to eat. To ennumerate the food: Pancit Malabon Garlic Shrimp Halabos na Hipn Crab (in Garlic & another with Gata) Caldereta Crispy Pata Mangga't Bagoong Some Shellfish Soup :) For dessert: Leche Flan, Almond Jelly with Lychee & Conti's Chocolate Cake. So http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/54/December_Birthday_Boys Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:30:57 -0000 Another chaotic but happy Noche Buena and Christmas dinner at Phil-am. Good food (burp! oink oink!) + great time with family (updating & kwentos) = lots of http://weye.multiply.com/photos/album/52/Christmas_2007 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:29:59 -0000 By Ogilvy & Mather, Toronto Sited as one of the Top 10 TV Ads by Time Magazine 2007, with the following write up: Part of Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign, this commercial shows a wide-eyed little girl being barraged by ads promising to make a woman "younger, smaller, tighter" and ending with the line, "Talk to your daughter before the beauty industry does." It's a compelling 60 seconds that makes a gal want to lather up in gratitude. Unfortunately, Dove is owned by Unilever, which advertises its Axe body spray to men using a lingerie-and-stiletto-clad girl rock band called the Bom Chicka Wah Wahs. What do we tell our daughters about http://weye.multiply.com/video/item/8/Dove_Onslaught Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:07:47 -0000 You'll need headphones for this to work. Make sure there is no noise around, close your eyes, turn the volume up a lil bit, hold and press headphone on your ears for better hearing, play it and enjoy this impressive audio work. Not a screamer not a http://weye.multiply.com/video/item/5/Virtual_Barber_Shop_Audio...use_headphones Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:37:28 -0000 Woke up today to the announcement of new iPods. All I have is a lowly shuffle (which is probably all I need) but with the new nano and iPod touch, I'm having another iWant phase. Apple is brillant when it comes to this, don't you think? iPod nano now sports video capabilities and is priced at USD$149. The iPod touch, on the other hand, looks exactly like an iPhone but well, without the, uh, phone. It's going for $299. New colors to choose from too, though the colors seem a little bland for me. I suppose they're going for more classic choices. Anyone thinking of getting the new http://weye.multiply.com/journal/item/50/New_iWants Thu, 6 Sep 2007 05:40:15 -0000