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Center Dwaight “SUPERMAN” Howard agreed to sign again to a new team after another dominant year with the Lakers. But as we all know the team had high expectation because of the stars in that team like Point Guard soon to be hall of famer Steve Nash and Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant. Everyone agreed to the trade but as the season started everyone questioned the trade. As we all know the Laker franchise had no problem in a playoff spot but this year was different everyone questioned the players because they almost did not make it to the playoffs. Everybody blamed the coach but in my opinion it’s the team’s chemisty.

Dwaight Howard declined his extension with the Lakers so he went to look for another new team some team’s had an eye for him like the Dallas Mavericks and the Brooklyn Nets but he was afford an amazing with the rockets. On July, 6, 2013 he agreed to sign with the Houston Rockets. And his Statement on Twitter after his decision “I've decided to become a member of the Houston Rockets. I feel its the best place for me and I am excited about joining the Rockets and I'm looking forward to a great season. I want to thank the fans in Los Angeles and wish them the best.”. Now with Shooting Guard all-star James “Beardsanity” Harden And Jeremy “Linsanity” Lin. In my opinion this might be a start of a play-off team with Dwaight’s defense under the paint and Harden’s and Lin’s scoring this might be the big break for the team and the franchise. We will see in this upcoming season. Catch their first game on October 5 2013 in the Toyota Center .  

By: Jeo Argosino

 

Family time

Family Time for me is very important specially nowadays that we’re too busy with our own schedules that we don’t have time to bond with each other, talk, play or just plain being together, a time where we would just chat and have fun. Family Time is also important because it is like your energy charger, your booster, mentally, spiritually & emotional. Some families that don’t have time together sometimes lead to broken homes and the worst, their kids straying from home.
For us one of the ways we do it is that every Sunday our Family would go to hear Mass. On the way to Church, my sister and I always insinuate that we wanted to eat at yellow cab after going to church. After Mass, we would always say something like “Papa gusto namin ng dilaw na baby bear/lion” or have a conversation like when my sister is wearing a yellow shirt she will ask what the color of her shirt is then ask what a baby bear or lion is called to our dad until he gets our point. Sometimes when he can’t take our pestering anymore, he will tell us to ask our mom to make us stop, but eventually they will agree to eat at yellow cab. We would drive to Imus where there is the nearest Yellow Cab. We would always order a Manhattan Meatlovers Pizza, Charlie Chan Chicken Pasta, Twice Baked Potato Halves and Hot Wings. After ordering our parents will go to our table. My Papa would always joke on whom will pay or whose allowance the bill will be deducted. Then my sister and I would point at each other. Then our order will come and we will all eat. Sometimes, I and my sister would scramble at the last piece of chicken. I was always the last one to finish. 
After eating we just sit there for a while, we just talk about what has happened the past days and other stuff. It’s like our little family Sunday bonding time where we forget about everything else and just think about each other. That’s why I love to insist that we eat outside after the mass. Now, that’s what I call Family Time.


[Draft] By: Janina Abadiano

Filipino Food

This soup is also know as “Sopas” in Filipino. When someone is sick this dish is serve for them, aside from that this it is also serve as an Appetizer or Entrée. When the season is change to rainy days, it is serve in the family. It is also serve when there  is Birthday, Christmas and New Year. I prefer this than “Lugaw” A.K.A. Gruel. Because It has many ingredients than lugaw that has only, meat of the pork and Glutinous Rice(Sticky Rice).

“Pinakbet”
A Filipino mix vegetables, with shrimp or pork. This food together with rice is a well-known dish. Aside from this is “Adobo, Sinigang, Kare-Kare, Sisig” etc. This dish stands out for me because for the first time I've ate it when I was on second-year High School, it taste really delicious. This dish has more ingredients than other dishes, as I asked others in the internet, they much prefer to have other dishes. I just like it because it is much healtier and delicious.

“Pancit Malabon”
The dish originated in Malabon City, this dish is a afternoon food(Merienda). It is a noodles with eggs, shrimps and vegetables as a topings. Aside from “Pancit Malabon”, “Palabok” is also serve for afternoon food. It is healthy to eat this with lots of vegetables. 

“Buko Pie”
Buko Pie (Coconut pie) is well known as a souvenir (pasalubong) in Laguna. It taste good when serve hot. It has been a war in Laguna to be selled out. 


“Halo-Halo”
While enjoying out in the hot summer, Halo-Halo is always selled out, it is a refreshing mid-afternoon snack. Enjoying eating this desserts relieves our stress, and heat in the Philippines. For me, instead of eating ice cream, I prefer having halo-halo. It is fresh than ice cream that has preservatives.





[Draft] By :Mary Claudette Milambiling

The life of Bruce lee

First of all I want to tell you why did I choose this topicfor my blog? I choose this topic because I want to know what make Bruce lee a great fighter in martial art and moreover he is also my favourite fighter actor becausehe is very fast and strong in fighting. And my most favourite movie of Bruce lee is Fist of fury and Enter the dragon I also want to tell you short story of Bruce lee.

Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940, in San Francisco, California in both the hour and year of the Dragon. His father Lee Hoi Chuen, a Hong Kong opera singer, moved with his wife, Grace Ho, and three children to the United States in 1939; Hoi Chuen's fourth child, a son, was born while he was on tour in San Francisco. He was a child actor in Hong Kong who later returned to the U.S. and taught martial arts. He starred in the TV series The Green Hornet (1966-67) and became a major box office draw in The Chinese Connection and Fists of Fury. Shortly before the release of his film Enter the Dragon, he died at the age of 32 on July 20, 1973.He is best known for was a revered martial artist, actor and filmmaker known for movies like Fists of Fury and Enter the Dragon as well as the technique JeetKune Do.

Lee received the name "Bruce" from a nurse at his birthing hospital, and his family never used the name during his pre-school years. The future star appeared in his first film at the age of 3 months, when he served as the stand-in for an American baby inGolden Gate Girl (1941)

Breaking Box Office Records

Lee signed a two-film contract, eventually bringing his family over to Hong Kong as well. Fists of Fury was released in late 1971, featuring Lee as a vengeful fighter chasing the villains who had killed his kung-fu master. Combining his smooth JeetKune Do athleticism with the high-energy theatrics of his performance in The Green Hornet, Lee was the charismatic center of the film, which set new box office records in Hong Kong.

Those records were broken by Lee's next film, The Chinese Connection (1972), which, like Fists of Fury, received poor reviews from critics when they were released in the U.S.

By the end of 1972, Lee was a major movie star in Asia. He had co-founded with Raymond Chow his own company, Concord Productions, and had released his first directorial feature, Return of the Dragon. Though he had not yet gained stardom in America, he was poised on the brink with his first major Hollywood project,Enter the Dragon.

Mysterious Death

On July 20, 1973, just one month before the premiere of Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee died in Hong Kong, China, at the age of 32. The official cause of his sudden and utterly unexpected death was a brain edema, found in an autopsy to have been caused by a strange reaction to a prescription painkiller he was reportedly taking for a back injury. Controversy surrounded Lee's death from the beginning, as some claimed he had been murdered. There was also the belief that he might have been cursed, a conclusion driven by Lee's obsession with his own early death.

And there is some quotes of Bruce lee that you can learn from him "The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups." And A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard."

[Draft] By: Martin S. Fernandez

Eight Below: A Dog's Life

Dogs are loving, playful, jolly, and are happy beside their master. You can seea dog’s feelings by wagging their tail and shows affection by licking your face or your hand. In the movie, Eight Below is a very touching story that shows leadership and love to one another—both dogs and their master. The movie started when Paul Walker is a guide at an Antarctica research base. Paul, Harrison, andMcClarenare going to Mount Melbourne to find a rare meteorite from the planet Mercury and the only way to go there is by using a dog sled. Due to the storm, too much weight in the plane can’t carry both people and dogs so they decided to return for the dogs later. The storm is worse than expected and soon knew that there will be no rescue for the dogs until the next spring.

After a few days when they left the dogs, the dogs break free of their chains then immediately set off their journey to find food but, one dog named Old Jack can’t come because he’s too oldand weak to break the chains then, eventually dies. One night, one of the dogs named Dewey, falls to a slope then eventually dies because of his fatal injury. Max, one of the dogs stays with Dewey a little while longer then went to find his friends. On his way back he saw a dead animal and ate it, until he was attacked by a seal. The other dogs was able to find Max, Max tried to distract the seal so that the rest can eat the dead animal but, the seal predicted what’s happeningthen bites Maya (the leader of the dogs) on the leg but manages to survive then, the other dogs chase the seal furiously. The part that touches my heart is where the dogs hunt’s foods for Maya but refuses and gave it to Max. This means that she’s passing her leadership to Max, who has shown bravery, leadership, and compassion.The dogs find their way to the camp, where Paul and his rescue team and return home with the six dogs.

I love mydogs because whenever I arrived home from school they’ll meet you at the gate immediately. I love the way they wag their tails because it showed them how happy they are to see their master. I don’t want my dog to treat me as their master, I want them to treat me as a friend.I really like dogs and I’vedreamed of having a siberian husky because they look so attractive.Dogs are man’s bestfriend, we must treat them love and care just like the way dogs or any animal treated us. “Dogs have been known to die to save their masters. A dog might even die of misery after his master is dead. They are certainly a true and faithful friend. It is right to call him man’s best friend.”

[Draft] By:CARLA KRISTEL LOPEZ

FAVORITE RESTAURANTS

*Me and my tita loves to eat. We ate in many restaurants.

THE CHOPHOUSE

~ The chophouse started in the USA in the late 19^th century as a development of traditional inns andbars. We ate at trinoma branch. I ordered U.S. beef minute steaks, 7oz and my side dish is French fries.

CRISOSTOMO

The Crisostomo restaurant is a Filipino Cuisine. We ate at Resorts World, Pasay City. The general theme is the turn of the century, Spanish period. I like the frames that hang on the wall and the sorbetes outside the restaurant. I ordered bracken tofu, bagumbayanlechon and sisig.J By the way, the restroom there is a little bit creepy. :o

LEGEND OF INDIA

Obviously, It’s a Indian restaurant. I learned to eat Indian food because of my tita’s Indian husband. Most of the Indian foods are spicy and I like spicy foods. J I ordered samosa and chicken tandoori. They also serve free snacks while waiting for the food J

RELISH AT PONTE

The Relish at ponte is a continental Mediterranean restaurant. We tried it because my tita’s friend told us that the food their was good.What she said was true. I like the food and the restaurant was nice inside and out. I ordered relish bistro steak and relish roasted chicken.

LUTONG MACAU

Lutongmacau is a Chinese restaurant. We always eat here because we like the yang chow rice and the siomai here.These restaurant is also near in our apartment, It’s a walking distance. I ordered beef tenderloin in Chinese style and sweet and sour pork.

 [Draft] By: Alexandra Cabarles

Cell phone

 Cell phone is the most used technology today. Almost all of us now have a cell phone, even our grandparents. I remember when I was a kid, my father’s cell phone was the Nokia 3310, it is black and white, thick, and without camera. I remembered it because I always borrowed it from him, just to play Snake and Space Impact. The cell phones now days are very different compared to the past years, it’s because of the growing technology. Cell phones are already colored, touch screen, thinner, lighter, with camera and can connect to the wife.

We all know that things and gadgets are created for us to benefit from it and make our life easier, but there are disadvantages too. Cell phone is very useful to me. I am able to communicate to my family and friends through texting and phone calls, and I can contact them in case of emergency. I can play music for entertainment, watch videos if I want, capture the memorable moments in my life together with my family and friends for remembrance, and play games when I am bored. I can also connect to the wife to be able to surf the internet for me to be updated in the latest news, discover new things that I don’t know yet and allows me to log-in in my favorite social networking sites like Face book and Twitter.

There are disadvantages and bad effects of using a cell phone. The radiation of the cell phone that can have an effect on my body and brain. Sometimes, I don’t have enough time to talk, tell stories, experiences, opinions, thoughts, and feelings to my family and friends because of texting. It also became a distraction for me when I am doing my homework and projects and when I’m studying for a quiz or exam. When waking up in the morning, the first thing that I will do is check my cell phone before praying, which is really bad? And when sleeping at night my cell phone is beside me. For some, they don’t respect the foods during meal time because they can’t set aside their phones; they still use it while eating. In class, some students don’t listen to their teachers/professors because of using their cell phones.

 I will do all my best to change my attitude in using my cell phone. I want to spend a quality time with my family and friends. I will lessen the time of using my cell phone and leave it in one place when I’m doing a homework or project and while studying, so that I will not be tempted to use it.

[Draft] By: Ria Hernandez

Same Sex Marriage

- is the marriage of  two people of the same sex, biological identity and/or gender identity who live together as a family.

Benefits:

For the militaries- "This will provide accelerated access to the full range of benefits offered to married military couples throughout the department, and help level the playing field between opposite-sex and same-sex couples seeking to be married,"

Disadvantage:

They are saying that gays and lesbians make poor parents. Also children must be raised by their biological parents. Sometimes a child with same-sex parents will be subjected to hate. Homosexual activity is a capital offense in the Bible.

Marriage is for man and woman only. Personally, I don’t mind people being part of the LGBT community but to unite a homosexual couple under God, it’s just not right. God created that sacrament for a reason: to recognize the unity of a man and a woman to have legitimate children. We ruin the sacredness of this sacrament because of the man-man, woman-woman marriage. I’m not all that religious, but there is no reason why we should legalize this kind of marriage



[Draft] By: Rei Sazon

Avril Lavigne

My favourite singer is Avril Lavigne. I liked her songs since I was in grade five. I think she is pretty, talented and has a really good voice. I like many singers too like Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Hayley Williams, Cher Lloyd and more but  Avril is really my top one favourite singer. 
The first song from her that I listened to is “I’m with you” that’s when I first  heard her voice and I really loved that song from her so I searched more of her songs and I when I listened to it I also liked her other songs, that’s when I started to adore her. I download almost all of her songs in my gadgets but of course some of her songs I just like but I have a favourite song from her its titled “Smile” the song came out on the year 2010 or 2011 I think  her song even came out on top one on song charts and MTV or V channel, I was happy that it came in top one of course because I like her songs and that one was my favourite as I’ve said. I have all her songs in her albums like Goodbye Lullaby, The Best Damn Thing, Under My Skin, My World and Let Go. Avril also had her own perfume brand well I really wanted to buy those but it cost too much so I didn’t bought one cause it costs like 5000 to 8000 and I have to0 be practical and just be contented with her songs instead. 
You can say I’m one of Avril’s fans well yes I am but I’m not her number one fan. Like I said I just really like her songs but I know there are more Avril adoring fans out there more than me but you can still say I’m one of her biggest fan. I think even when I grow older I will still like and adore her songs and of course her. I hope even when she grow older she will still make new songs. Like her new song this year “Here’s to Never Growing Up” and likewise I think she is really pretty in her music video and as usual I like her song and especially her voice.  

[Draft] By: Michelle Joyce M

My Indulgence: Food

Many people have their own indulgence in life, for me its food. A person like me to enjoy the world of food is a privilege. I like to explore the delicate taste of every food that I eat. The first indulgence in my life is desserts because I have a “sweet tooth”. My life isn’t complete without it and it completes the flavor of my taste buds. That’s why every time I go home from school I can’t resist to pass by to Dairy Queen. I want to satisfy my craving that’s why. Dairy Queen is a thumb up for me. I feel happy every time I eat their ice cream. Their ice cream is really great and its quality is really good. They have many flavors to choose from that you can really enjoy. There’s a dessert that I ate before that taste really amazing, it’s a crème brulee. A crème brulee is made of rich custard topped with caramelized sugar. Its looks like a simple flan but when you taste it, the flavors of it will explode in your tongue that you’ll eat over and over again. That’s the reason I love desserts it just surprise you.

Doughnuts are one of my favorite foods I like to eat. A type of donut I like to eat is one with a surprise center. Once you bite it you will taste the awesome flavors that you expected.  J.co is one of the well known shops here in the Philippines that sell quality donuts. My first experience with J.co is really awesome and their donuts have this balance of sweetness that is not over powering.

Next on my list is Italian cuisine, I am an enthusiast of it. I feel the essence of Italy when I’m eating it. My favorite Italian food is pizza. Who doesn’t love pizza? Everyone does. When I eat pizza, I have this delightful feeling. It makes my stomach happy and satisfied. The pizza parlor that I had tasted a great pizza is Yellow cab. Their pizza is really amazing, it fills my Italian cravings. The other Italian food that I like is Carbonara. I like Carbonara because I love to taste the creaminess of it and the great flavors of the dish. I think the key of a great Carbonara, is a rich sauce. I remember when I taste my first Carbonara in a fine restaurant, feels like heaven on earth.

All this foods are really fun to eat and enjoy, but sometimes too much of this can cause bad effects to our bodies. Let’s take this food occasionally and let’s live a healthy life. Because what we eat is who we are.

[Draft] By: Mathew Caro 

Life of Michael “Air” Jordan

Who is Michael Jordan? Michael Jordan is a former American basketball player who led the Bulls to six national championships and earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award five times. He is also known as the best Basketball player who ever lived.    

           Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. Michael Jordan finished his studies in University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jordan left college after his junior year to join the NBA. Drafted by the Chicago Bulls, he helped the team make it to the playoffs. For his efforts there, Jordan received the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. With five regular-season MVPs and three All-Star MVPs, Jordan became the most decorated player in the NBA.  

In 1985, he finished his bachelor's degree in geography and continued to play basketball professionally. While his second season was marred by injury, Jordan was breaking new ground on the court during the 1986-1987 season. He became the first player since Wilt Chamberlain to score more than 3,000 points in a single season. The following season, Jordan received his first Most Valuable Player Award from NBA and it was an honor he would earn four more times in 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1998.

By the late 1980s, the Chicago Bulls was quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with, and Jordan was an instrumental part of the team's success. The Bulls made it to the Eastern Conference Finals in 1990 and won their first NBA championship the following year by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers. A rising NBA superstar, Jordan became known for his power and agility on the court as well as for his leadership abilities. He eventually landed several endorsement deals with such companies as Nike, which further pushed him into the spotlight.

In 1992, the Chicago Bulls beat the Portland Trail Blazers to win their second NBA championship title. The team took their third championship the following year, dominating in the basketball world. Jordan, however, had other things on his mind. He lost his father, James, to an act of violence after the end of the 1992-1993  season. Two teenagers shot James Jordan during an apparent robbery and were later convicted of the crime. In a move that shocked many, Michael Jordan decided to retire from basketball to pursue baseball. He played for a minor league team, the Birmingham Barons, as an outfielder for a year.

In March 1995, however, Jordan returned to the basketball court. He rejoined the Chicago Bulls and eventually helped them win the championship against the Seattle Sonics in the 1995-1996 season. The following season Jordan came back even stronger, averaging 30 points per game. Starting all 82 games that season, he helped the team finish the regular season with 72 wins and clinch a win in the NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz. The two teams faced each other again for the championships in 1998, and Jordan helped the Bulls beat them for the second year in a row.

Retiring after the 1997-1998 season, Jordan did not stray from the sport for too long. He joined the Washington Wizards as a part owner and as president of basketball operations. In the fall of 2001, Jordan relinquished these roles to return the court once more. He played for the Wizards for two seasons before hanging up his jersey for good in 2003.

In 2006, Jordan bought a share of the Charlotte Bobcats and joined the team's executive ranks as its managing member of basketball operations. He experienced some personal changes that same year, ending his 17-year marriage to wife Juanita Vanoy. The couple divorced in December 2006. They had three children together during the course of their marriage: Jeffrey, Marcus and Jasmine.

The following year, Michael Jordan made news—this time as the father of an up-and-coming college basketball player. His eldest son, Jeffrey Jordan, made the team at the University of Illinois. Both Michael Jordan and his ex-wife Juanita have supported their son and tried to help him deal with playing in the shadow of a NBA legend. "He wants to be a basketball player, but he wants to do it on his own terms ...The thing that we have tried to tell Jeff is that you set your own expectations. By no means in this world can you ever live up someone else's expectations of who you are," Michael Jordan said during an appearance on the Today show.

In April 2009, Jordan received one of basketball's greatest honors: He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Jordan remains active in his sport. He became the majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats in 2010 and serves as the team's chairman. And improving the team's less-than-stellar record seems to be Jordan's number one priority these days. He told ESPN in November 2012 that "I don't anticipate getting out of this business. My competitive nature is I want to succeed. It's always been said that when I can't find a way to do anything, I will find a way to do it."

Awards

6× NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)

6× NBA Finals MVP (1991–1993, 1996–1998)

5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991–1992,1996, 1998)

14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998,2002–2003)

3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)

NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)

NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)

10× NBA scoring champion (1987–1993, 1996–1998)

3× NBA steals champion (1988, 1990, 1993)

10× All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–1998)

All-NBA Second Team (1985)

9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988–1993,1996–1998)

NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)

Chicago Bulls all-time leading scorer

2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1987–1988)

NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team

#23 retired by Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat

NCAA champion (1982)

2× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1983–1984)

ACC Player of the Year (1984)

Oscar Robertson Trophy (1984)

Naismith College Player of the Year (1984)

John R. Wooden Award (1984)

Adolph Rupp Trophy (1984)

[Draft] By: JM Abad