Call Her Carly (The Call Me Maybe Phenomenon)

Let's all admit it. the song is kinda catchy. And it goes on and on over the radio for some time now. And funny how this song just emerged out of nowhere!

Well, not really out of nowhere. Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Mission, British Columbia. She placed third at the 5th season of Canadian Idol. She released her first album back in 2008 called "Tug of War" which did well in the Canadian billboards. And just recently, she released her 2nd album named "Curiosity" with its carrier single (wouldn't you know it) "Call Me Maybe".

The song is so catchy that celebrities, models, and even athletes are so fascinated with it that they even made lip sync covers of it which spread viral like a really bad flu over the world wide web.

Well, here are some of my favorites of such:

And it did not just stopped there. Various Youtube stars also made their own version of this soon to anthem. And here are few of those highest hitting ones.

Well, that's a crazy amount of attention for just a song. I bet Carly still has a lot from where it came from and i will be the first in the line to hear that.

PS: Im still waiting for the time when will Carly really gives out her number.

Categories: Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen, Music, Viral

The Cross Aiders of Christ

The Cross Aiders of Christ, or more commonly known as CAC, is an organization of San Pedro College founded in 1986. For more than 25 years now, CAC has continuously spreading the love of Christ through reaching out out others.

I've been a member of this organization for more than three years now and i am proud that i am. Touching hearts one person at a time is such a big deal and in CAC it is just but a common thing. I am thankful for the day when i first entered the chapel and joined this happy bunch of people.

With it's dedication to service, the Cross Aiders of Christ has received so much recognition including the Gawad Pedro's Most Improved Club for two years and should be greatly applauded with it's huge number of outstanding community projects.

If you too wants to join CAC, you are ever most welcome to. Just contact the CAC President Cherry at 09468806973/ 09226144354

The CAC Batch 30 with the founders

CAC Silver Anniversary Gala Night

CAC Fun Run, Takbo Kapatid

Categories: CAC, Cross Aiders of Christ, Family, Love, Love Serves, Service

Style Origin: Mensweek on Abreeza

Done are the days where the dudes are just glad to have their good old jeans and plain tees. Keeping track with the fast evolving world of fashion is the newest generation of Men. And since style begins at Ayala, the company redefined and elevated the retail experience through a series of fashion events touring all over the Ayala Malls in the Philippines, with the help of Philippine Star and Tiger 22.

I had the opportunity to have a front seat experience of the said dynamic show at the Abreeza Mall of Davao. My eyes feasted with the various men's wear available at the mall which goes from casual to formal. Featured brands includes Armenia, Native, Penguin, Bauhaus, Girbaud, Treton and Giordano. 

Here are some snapshots from the said event courtesy of Ashley Alvarez (http://simplyashleyalvarez.blogspot.com/)

Kapamilya Star Rayver Cruz opened the show wearing a laid-back black outfit covered with black and grey blazer.

Armenia featured very sleek yet wearable formal wears sporting Barong Tagalog as an inspiration

Ellesse dared to cross the boundaries between casual and street wear, and yes, they were successful.

Native brought a lot of color along the runway with a variety of playful hues.

The laid-back style of Penguin reflected the style that is mostly preferred by dudes nowadays which they kinda spiced-up with juicy colors.

In the show, they also featured three local fashion which are exquisitely talented and they have their world-class works to prove it. They are Gian Romero, Bang Pineda and Ronan Opina.

Gian Romano showcased a the perfect combination of leather and cotton in his very comfy looking jackets which he smartly paired up with high kickin boots.

Who says black and orange doesn't look good together? Bamg Pineda don't really think so. With his blazers that i could really say BLAZING with its interesting cuts to his not-so-casual casual wear gorgeously filled with studs and mirrors.

Ronan Opina redefined the standard of formal wear with this collection featuring earthy hues and interesting choice of fabrics.

And of course my friends and i had a real blast with this event. Hopefully we could get the chance to attend some more of such.

With fashion designer Dodjie Batu

CAC friends: Ashley, Stephanie, Danj, Me and Maizy

With SOUL ambassador Cheyser

With other bloggers Kristine Vilano and Ashley Alvarez with Maizy Tan. In the background singing are Never the Strangers.

My Rating for this event? 5 fashionable stars!
See you at my next adventure.

Categories: Abreeza, Ayala, Fashion, Mensweek, Rigo, Style Origins

The Thing About Boobies

As a nurse, it was always a responsibility to encourage mothers to breastfeed their babies. Breastfeeding is the most practical way to give nourishment to your kid. it has a lot of benefits such as strengthening the immune system of the baby and provides bonding to the mother and child. Plus, it's for free! And there's a lot more. Believe me i can provide you a gazillion of it coz i used to memorize all of it in college.

On May of 2012, TIME Magazine released a Mother's day special issue. On the cover featured a mother (Jamie Lynn Grumet) breastfeeding her almost 4-year old kid. This garnered a huge amount of attention to critics worldwide. A lot of people found this cover shocking and provoking as they question how TIME Magazine went this far just to prove a point. Some people find this indecent, scandalous and ridiculous. Some critics even called Grumet a narcissist for doing anything just for her to appear on a magazine cover and even accused her for harassing her child. While others find this normal and brave.

http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20120521,00.html

Recently, a photo of two military women nursing their babies became viral and caused an uproar. The image which was by photographer Brynja Sigurdardottir as a part of the Mom2Mom Breastfeeding Campaign, showed Terran Echegoyen-McCabe and Christina Luna, members of the Air National Guard based out of Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Wash., breastfeeding their children while in uniform. A lot of people say that this is such a disgrace and very unprofessional. They even claimed that the issue was the improper usage of the military uniform and not the breastfeeding. 

http://blogs.babble.com/strollerderby/2012/05/31/photo-of-military-moms-breastfeeding-causes-controversy-although-im-not-sure-why/

However, as far as my knowledge scoped, There are NO polices or regulations in any of the military branches that either approve OR disapprove of breastfeeding in uniform. In fact, U.S. law states that a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property. And there is no restriction on the dress code or what-so-ever.

In my opinion, i find breastfeeding really beautiful and noble. Mothers should be proud on how much they sacrifice just to feed their kid. With that, i think there is no reason why mothers should be ashamed about it or to keep it from the public. And besides, i think there is nothing indecent, scandalous, improper or disgraceful in nourishing your child.

I want to hear your opinions guys. Should breastfeeding be banned in public? Comment Below.

Categories: babies, Boobs, Breastfeeding, Controversy, issue, Mother, Time Magazine