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The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

the beautiful ones — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:11:30 +0000

Category:	Movies
Genre:	Classics

The overall Production was fantastic,specially the prosthetic ,the Art team did a good job in bringing the old scenes into reality.The costumes used in the movie were all elegant.
The story was unbelievable but it`s worth watching for.
It`s full of detail.Though it`s really long it`s enjoying and the humor is captivating.
The places are beautiful and lovely.
Music was lonely but it fits the story.
Special Effects are fantastic,not so expected in this kind of movie.
And the main characters are really great,They`ve been performing well since the beginning.
This is a masterpiece.

SYNOPSIS:
“I was born under unusual circumstances.”
And so begins “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: A man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. From New Orleans at the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, on a journey as unusual as any man’s life can be, the film tells the grand tale of a not so ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds and loses, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.
Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures Present A Kennedy/Marshall Production A David Fincher Film, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Tilda Swinton. The film is directed by David Fincher. The screenplay is by Eric Roth, with screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin.
The behind-the-scenes team is led by director of photography Claudio Miranda, production designer Donald Graham Burt, editors Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, and costume designer Jacqueline West. The music is by Alexandre Desplat.

AKA

the beautiful ones — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:27:50 +0000

Want to be known in your nickname,alias or AKA ? Come and join now the newest AKA community.

Search Engine

AKA is a new SMS search engine. It is a SMS web based mobile directory system. The AKA mobile director y allows any registered mobile phone user to find and be found in its directory through SMS or the web.

Messaging

You can also publish fresh information about yourself and updates via web and SMS. It also features innovative messaging that allows it`s users to communicate with each other through the use of username or aliases. I tried creating an account here and one of the featured application that I like is mini-blogs.

Mini-Blogs

AKA also features peripheral applications that aims it`s users to keep interested and occupied, which is the Mini-Blogs. Blogging here can be done through the web or via SMS. AKA blogs are routed to various channels such as SMS, web messages , email , web widget (which can be embedded in other sites), or even a Facebook Status.

Merchant Applications

One more good news is AKA has also a platform that can be used by merchants of any size to interact with their customers. A built-in rewards engine allows Merchants to run almost any type of SMS-based promos that is triggered by user activity in AKA. Users can also be rewarded if they search, they send message and if they blog.

“Be inspired by Firefalldown and win an iTouch”

the beautiful ones — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:26:21 +0000

Filipinos are great when it comes to music. Here is another band we have to watch out, Firefalldown.I was inspired by them when I learned that two of the band members were Filipinos. They are a new band who write songs to encourage listeners to make a difference by living out their God-given dreams. The first song that I heard from them is their debut single “COMMISSIONED” which for me it encourages people not to give up on times of trouble. Firefalldown’s music connects with my life. Every time I hear the song “COMMISSIONED” especially the “Don’t you give up” part I remember my grandfather because he always tells me not to give up when I was younger.

“COMMISSIONED” will be memorable for me and I will look forward for more of Firefalldown’s music.

Firefalldown is a London based band composed of 2 Filipinos and 1 British.They are DRIVEN by passion to INSPIRE people`s life through music.Now, you have a chance to join and inspire others! Share your thoughts with the world by creating a blog entry about the band’s music, how it connects with your life, and how you have been inspired!

Just 3 Easy Steps:

1. Write, in your blogs or social-network-site, about how Firefalldown’s music connects with your life and insert pictures that best encapsulates the experience;

2. Link the word “firefalldown promo” to the URL
(www.firefalldown.com) in your blog.

3. And send the link to your blog at
firefalldowninspirepromo@gmail.com

Lucky winner gets a free iTouch and a signed CD from the band. Join the Firefalldown promo and keep visiting www.firefalldown.com for more information and updates! Winners will also be posted in Firefalldown`s official site.You can also watch Firefalldown music videos by visiting their site. And don`t forget to grab a copy of Firefalldown Album “Commisioned” out now! Download in Itunes or Amazon!

Here`s the video and lyrics of their carrying single “COMMISSIONED”

Now go
The rhythm is calling to you
So break from the vile and untrue
The rhythm is calling to you
The music is bringing you

Up
Don’t you give up
Your time ain’t up

Now go
And drink from the fire above
A dream from the one that you love
A vision of all that you are
A vision that’s bringing you

(Aw yeah, sumugod na, iparinig mo ang kanyang kanta)

Up
Don’t you give up
Your time ain’t up

(Tayo, Tayo, sana manlang makinig tayo.)

Red Mobile

the beautiful ones — Sun, 31 May 2009 09:45:34 +0000

I had my first red mobile sim when I created an account at Loadmomma in DigitalFilipinocom.ning.com.I remember watching the commercial of red mobile pointing that they have better signal and better than unlimited mobile network.

With the Cheapest/lowest call rate of 0.50 centavos call per minute,0.50 centavos SMS text per minute you can be happy communicating with your friends and loved ones.Aside from being the cheapest it is also user friendly.
Red Mobile is compatible with 2G and 3G phones such as: Samsung J200, Motorola VE 538, Verzio Duplii, Mokia 3120 C, Red Mobile SPARK and Red Mobile FLAME

I tried using my red mobile sim to my Nokia 5800 which is my 3G phone and whooow it was blasting connection speed.Eventhough im on top of the mountain I can still enjoy the fast connection so I can plurk and twitt more.

I wonder what if im not in Manila,will there be a signal? But my textmates in Mindanao are also using red mobile and they have the same fast connection.

At first I thought that my red mobile simcard is red but when I opened the package it is really RED! And I really liked it because I like red things.

So what are you waiting for? Try red mobile now and see it for yourself!

Mysandbox.com

the beautiful ones — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:57:26 +0000

My Sandbox is a new online portal which has the services like friendster but with online store.

It was launched this April and I found most of my online friends here.Members of mainstream media and online publication were the first people to test Sandbox.So when I joined Sandbox I remember Facebook because it has the services like facebook but with online store.The goal of Sandbox is to give internet access through mobile phone.Like the PC you can also blog,upload photos,chat, download your favorite games and music here.The cost is 30/song.Also you can watch live specials and popular TV episodes.Like what I did during Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton Fight.We were in Camiguin island that time and I can`t find nearby television so I used Sandbox to watch the fight.I am using a Sony Ericsson W 760i phone and it has satisfying 3G connection courtesy of Smart.So wherever I am Sandbox is always with me.I can take a lot of photos/videos and directly post it to my sandbox account.My friends could see it immediately. Here is how to post a photo/video to your sandbox account:

1.Take a Picture/Video using your Phone`s camera.

2.Then Send as email to upload@mysandbox.com.ph.

It will be sent to your Sandbox photos/videos.

You can also post videos directly to your blog like what I did when there was a fire at Powerplant Mall.

Therefore Sandbox makes our lifestyle more enjoying.It is full of surprises like you can make money from it.Isn`t it exciting? So better register now and take advantage what sandbox has to offer. www.mysandbox.com

Join your friends here and gain some more only here at Sandbox.

Don`t worry because it won`t take long to register. In just a minute you can complete your registration and you can start using Sandbox.

Ayosdito.ph

the beautiful ones — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:07:18 +0000

Ayos dito.ph is your marketplace in the Philippines.

I first saw Ayosdito.ph during the iblog 5 last May 9 at UP Diliman.They have a booth inviting people to come and post and Ad. I was curious that time and tried to look what it is all about. So I was checking the site and it looked familiar to me.It was a buy and sell site.But the difference is you don`t need to register in order to post an ad,you can post right away: things that you are looking to buy and things that you wanna sell.And posting an ad is free.I posted an ad that I am looking for a new model SLR camera.It was easy and quick.I got a freebie shirt from Ayosdito.ph for posting an ad.I am encouraging everyone to post an ad because they are giving away big prizes.They are giving HP Mini-note, Sony Digicam, and iPod Touch in their weekly raffle.So the more ads you post the more chances of winning.Posting an ad here is absolutely free.

Their website became my friend because Im always looking for swimwear for my swimming activities.And their ads appears to my Google adsense in Multiply and Blogspot account so I was able to see it almost everyday.For a non technical person I can say that their site is user friendly.It is easy to search things that you are looking for and it is also easy to post things that you wanna sell.On their site homepage is the Philippine Map wherein you can click for your region on the map and you`ll find what`s for sale in that region.It is great to find out Ayosdito.ph