Movies Outside the Movie Theater



For now, I am watching movies from my cable TV subscription because my location is far away from the theatre. Imagine this: thirty minutes after you're out of the house, you have to wait at least twenty minutes. After reaching the nearest town. You have to ride for another full hour just to get to the city. And a last ride just to get there for another ten minutes or so. So tiring, isn't it?

Maybe if I transfer back to where I was a year ago, then I would be able watch movies in the theatre more often with my girlfriend. How I wish I'm close to home. . . And I miss it, either buy the DVD or wait for it on paid subscription.

Beauty of Math!

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant, isn't it?

And look at this symmetry:

1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=123456789 87654321

Now, take a look at this...

101%

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:

What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?

We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%.

How about ACHIEVING 101%?

What equals 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions:

If:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
If:

H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K

8+1+18+4+23+ 15+18+11 = 98%

And:

K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E

11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%

But:

A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E

1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100%

THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:

L-O-V-E O-F-G-O-D

12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = 101%

Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:

While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!

It's up to you if you share this with your friends & loved ones just the way I did.

Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles

To all Terminator fans! The second episode has just up and it's only the beginning of a new journey into defending the human race not a distant future away from the vicious killing machines and take over the world.

Well, I haven't watched it yet though because I'm at a different territory. The first episode was just aired last night and I am glad because the last time before I knew it was already on the ending part of the first episode. First, I thought it was just another new Terminator movie coming on the silver screen. It was the first episode!

The first episode though is somewhat the same story line as in the second Terminator movie. Two advanced terminators came back. The first is to search and destroy and the other to save and protect John Connor. This time the Terminator that will protect John is in a form of a female character? It was a surprise! Yes, I was surprised and I believe this is a good twist.

I am a big fan of the Terminator movies and I expect something else. As long as these series will have more that what almost everybody already know from the movies then I could say this could be worth watching and perhaps the seasons to come. Until the next episode....

Cheap Space Flights Anyone?

Have you ever wondered when can an ordinary person like you and me experience weightlessness for just a few minutes? Have you ever dreamed in your lifetime to travel into space? Well others might say “Geez, I am not an astronaut!” Before it would take millions of dollars, still is, to take a single space mission. Not to mention the qualifications to be an astronaut. Have hope, space travel is now affordable and you don’t have to be one.

Virgin Galactic is the first company to commercialize space travel. They won the ten-million-dollar challenge called Ansari X-Price back in 29.09.2004 to promote space tourism. The company revolutionized space ship design that significantly reduced the cost. They have recently unveiled Space Ship Two and its design.



I was just wondering what's next. Hmmmm.... Mars perhaps?

Paypal: Local Bank Withdraw

Paypal announced today that you can withdraw your money through your local bank in the Philippines! At least in my email today. This blog news might be redundant for Paypal users in the Philippines because you already know it by now through your emails too. This is a good announcement for those who are having second thoughts of enrolling with the service since withdrawals before was not that convenient. I, myself had second thoughts because it was just limited in the states. Now I more willing to use the service and the convenience of withdrawing my money.

Template Upgrade

Have you noticed lately that my site looks familiar? This is my template, for now. I'm still searching for a better look and feel. The reason why is that I don't want to disappoint you, my readers, each time you make your visit on my blog site or just dropping by so "what's new". I am open for suggestions though! Hope to hear from you soon guys! :D

Cure for Dengue?

I received an message from one of my friends and this could be a good information in fighting against dengue. Unfortunately, this is something the medical community will not take into deep consideration since this might be rare cases or mere coincidences. If this has been practiced in some form another in the early days, this could be a good thing. Here's how the story goes...

Speak out: Cure for dengue?

By Bernardo Rocha Calibo

Director, National Police Commission 7

THERE is hope that the dengue scourge will be obliterated. I was in a meeting in Manila recently with other N apol com officials. While waiting for my flight back to Cebu , I happened to talk with friends. The conversation eventually turned to dengue. Some of their statements shocked me. I called up the persons concerned and they confirmed these revelations.

Computer technician Wenceslao Salesale Jr., 27, was downed by dengue. His platelet count plunged from 180 to 80. He was rushed by ambulance from Novaliches to Manila . Inside the ambulance, a relative, acting upon the advice of a missionary priest, made him drink soup made from camote tops. The following day, his platelet count became normal.

Dengue attacked the 7-year-old daughter of engineers Mar and Lita Budlongan of Kaloocan City . Her platelet count read 80. The same treatment was used. The following day she was back to normal.

The 15-year-old daughter of businessman Nepomuceno Salaga of Sampaloc, Manila had a dangerous platelet count of 80 due to dengue. The same treatment was followed. The following day she was back in school.

I asked a doctor of medicine about herbal cures and he said that many, if not most, medicines come from plants. He also said that under the Hippocratic Oath, doctors are bound encourage anything that can cure a patient.

Research

We need not do research deep in the rainforests of the Amazon or venture into the ocean depths in search of the elusive cure for dengue. It is right there in the backyard.

The following information is from Wikipedia:

'In 1992, the Center for Science in the Public Interest compared the nutritional value of sweet potatoes to other vegetables. Considering fiber content, complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamins A and C, iron and calcium, the sweet potato ranked highest in nutritional value. According to these criteria, sweet potatoes earned 184 points, 100 points over the next

on the list, the common potato (NCSPC).'

'...Sweet potato tops are excellent sources of antioxidative compounds, mainly polyphenolics, which may protect the human body from oxidative stress that is associated with many diseases including cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Sweet potato greens have the highest content of

total polyphenolics among other commercial vegetables studied.

'Sweet potatoes contain protein, dietary fiber, lipid, and essential minerals and nutrients such as calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, sodium, potassium, sulfur, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, aluminum and boron. Sweet potatoes are also important sources of vitamin A,

thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and ascorbic acid.'

Camote

In the case of Salaga, he bought five sheaves (bugkos/ bigkis) of camote cuttings. Each sheaf consists of about 12 cuttings. Each cutting measures about one foot. A sheaf costs about P5.

Camote tops are boiled in water to extract the juice. The boiling lasts for about five minutes. A little salt is used to give flavor to it. The patient is made to drink slowly and gradually. The body's immunity system is thus revived, making dengue helpless against the body's natural defenses. Camote enables the body to heal itself.

Now you know why I earlier said that my friends' revelations shocked me. They were shocking because people are needlessly dying all around us from dengue, while their very cure is also all around us.

In the past, many were fond of using the derogatory statement, 'Go home and plant camote.

' Now, camote is big news. It can save lives. What could be bigger than that?

So, to fortify your family against dengue, 'Go home and plant camote!'

(Engr. Lita Budiongan and Mr. Nepomuceno Salaga personally related to me their experiences

with their respective daughters. I asked their permission to use their names.)

Moebius Transformations Revealed

Ah.... Those were the days in college, this really interests me when math meets animation. I haven't seen like this Moebius presentation until now. Nice!

Cross-Posting

I came across some features from my Multiply account (http://muskobajista.multiply.com/) and it is very useful and convenient at the same time. You know why? At some point or another some of us have created at least two free accounts somewhere in the net like Blogger.com, Multiply.com, among others. And managing your blogs is sometimes a mess and reaching out to different readers in another group is a must!

Like for me example I feel that I need to post the same blog to another group, which I like sharing, and posting it takes a little bit of time especially long ones. It is not that a little bit more time reposting it to my other account is a drag but for me it is more convenient. It's just like hitting two birds with one stone. Create once, post twice. By the way, this entry was written in my Multiply account. Cool!

If you have a Multiply account, please check out "Cross-Posting" from your "Posting Options" settings.

The Newbie

Hmmm...

Interesting way of keeping logs on the Internet. This is convenient since I don't have to keep a physical journal with me and if there’s a need to blog I can access to it anytime. My greatest fear though if the web shuts down and all of my posts will be gone! But with all the great technology it is unlikely to happen.