Dragonball (2009)

Maybe you guys have heard it but I'm re posting it again. One of my favorite anime of all time will have a live action version. This movie will be produced by 20th Century Fox and will star Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson. Director James Wong also penned the screenplay. "Dragonball" is adapted from the manga created by Akira Toriyama; the work was also turned into a Japanese anime series that played all over the world. It tells the story of an alien sent to destroy Earth, who has a change of heart and decides to join the humans in their fight against various aliens and bad guys. It was supposedly April this year but for some unknown reasons moved to April in 2009.

I was surprised upon hearing the news, I am happy to see Gouko and the Gang once more.

8 and counting.

Have you ever encounter the phrase "I'm in-love, I found the perfect person for me". We'll if ever that happened, it ain't true. True Love isn't finding the perfect person or finding your soul mate, True Love only happens when your willing to love a person despite of their imperfections. March is the most celebrated month of my year, because this is the month that a special person became part of my life. It all happened eight years ago.

Jade and I were classmate way back in high school. It was fate that brought the two of us together. I got kicked out of my previous high school because of my delinquencies. I got transferred to her school and spend my Senior year there. My first impression of Jade, she was a snob.. suplada in our term. She only talks to persons she likes to talk to (which later became a good thing for me).

I still remembered the first time she talked to me. One time, while I was letting time pass by doing sketches, someone called my name. I look back and there she was holding a piece of paper and said. "Can you draw me this?", while handing to me a card with Ghost Fighter's (yuyu hakushu) Eugene character (Yusuke) picture on it. How could I refuse a request like that... she was a popular girl at school (back at our time).

Confused, I don't know what I feel since then. I started to miss her all the time, I wanted to go to school as early as possible and go home as late as possible. Then it hit me, I fell in love.

"How can I love someone whose popular? How she love me in return when I am just an ordinary guy? How will she notice my feelings? How shall I express it?" such questions bothered me every night. Until one day I planned on giving her the most murdered tactic in high school... A LOVE LETTER.

The thing is, I never wrote my name or my initials to that letter. Instead... I acted as the delivery boy for a certain someone... which in fact was me. That way, I got to approach her more.. talk to her more. A couple of letters later, I finally gained self confidence and decided to expose everything. It was our very first date.

After that news spread that I am courting her... who new how it got out but I was thankful. Because of that everyone was on my side. I started walking her home, carry her things and spending all my free time to her. Days pass, then weeks, then months but still no answer. I even thought of giving up.

It was the 15th of March, around 5pm. I just smiled to her while she was getting inside the tricycle and then she said to me. "katong imong pangutana ba, akong tubag kay YES". I never forgot that line... I never will forget that day. That day a special person became part of my life... that day Jade became my girlfriend, the 15th of March.

79 Month-saries and 7 Anniversaries passed... we are still going strong. I am proud to say we never had a single cool off or break up during that time. And now we are celebrating our 8th Year anniversary.

Love is like walking in a thick fog, you'll never know what's ahead of you... just continue walking and accept the challenges ahead. It is not the time you spend with someone which is important, but the memories you create.

Requiem of a Finished Journey!

“One of the most memorable events in my life was College. Ah, those were the good times, can’t believe that we could create that bond together – Francis.”

Indeed! It was one hell of a journey!

At the later time of our college years there gathered a number of unknown individuals looking for a great turn in life, strangers who shared the same goal – to pass college and walk the isle of graduation.

I was one of the mere faces of that group of individuals who seeks fun in the middle of the hectic schedule and traumatic stress brought to us by our final foe – IT 29. And because of this same foe, we became united, we became one.

We were always seeking joy in the middle of the doubtful feelings on whether or not we are going to pass our final foe. We were happy people, and because of this we share the same thoughts in having fun all the time regardless of the stance of our situation during those times.

We go to the beach as if there’s no problem. We drink, we drank, we got drunk, and we drink again as if there’s no tomorrow. We laugh, we scream out loud, we party as if we’re going to die the next day. We stroll, we sang though the song is out of tune most of the time. We enjoy, and we loved it. That’s how we escape reality. Then the next day is born, and the cycle begins once more.

On the other side of the story, we get back to reality. Hand in hand, we all faced our college judgment day, as what some refer to it. Some fell short, some over flew, and some crossed with flying colors. Despite that, we accept each others accomplishments and success, the same as equal to each others shortcomings and failures. That made us unique! That made us strong! That made us who we are right now.

I know there were unspoken words left for us, but I guess, right now, those words might be good unspoken rather than to be told. There were lots of things that we missed to do, but at least we did something. There were lots of opportunities to have fun, some we missed out, but at least we did enjoy some of them.

We started off as complete strangers, but we ended up comrades!

It is never too late for a friend to come and touch your life that would keep you buzzin for the rest of your lifetime.

Kageron for life!!!

I Am Legend Alternate Ending

We all know that Dr Robert Neville died at the end. He sacrificed himself to protect the cure where they found at that crucial moment. But did you know that there is an alternate ending?

Instead of dying, he returned the girl (the one he caught and experimented) to her partner (which was the leader of the zombie-like persons).

The good part of the ending was Robert Neville didn't die. He came with Ruth onwards to the hidden City (which was supposed to be Ruth's destination in the Ending) but whenever there is light, there is also a shadow, and that was not finding the cure.

I don't know the why there was an alternate ending... maybe theres a sequel to the story... but who knows?

Dr. Neville instead jumping with a grenade, opens the door and confronts the enemy

Dr. Neville releases his captive experiment.

Dr. Neville sit silently as he watches the zombie-like creatures heads out of his lab.

Dr. Neville with Ruth and heads to the Last City of Man.

Tabbed-Links Tutorial (in Cebuano)

I've learned a lot of tricks on the net lately one of my favorite was using CSS to create a Tab-Style Link. Because there are a lot of tutorials out there, I want to be unique... therefore I'll be explaining it in my native tongue... (Cebuano)

Requirement: Basic Knowledge sa CSS (Mag post nlng pud ko CSS Tutorial)

Mao ni ang output nga atong ma buhat.

Sa unang tan-aw ang kada button mura ug usa ka image pero sa tinood composed ni siya og duha ka part:

Left Image

Right Image

Ang rason nganong 2 kabuok image ang gigamit kay para maka allocate ta og sakto nga width para unya sa text or name sa link nga ibutang. lisod man gud kun usa ra imong image nga gamiton kay limited ang space para sa text.

Also, ma noticed pud ninyo ang image nga gigamit kay mura ug naay reflection. Ang usa kay naay border nga gray, ang sa ubos pud ana same nga image pero light blue ang border. Ang gamit ani niya kay ang paghatag og illusion nga ni highlight ang imong image. Although ma achieve ni nimo using javascript pero mas dali ni gamiton kun CSS na ang gamiton

So pag construct na sa page ang atong buhaton.

First Ato sang i structure ang atong link. Pwede raman nato diretso gamiton ang <a> nga tag pero take note nga duha ka bo-ok ang atong himoon nga background image. So ang paagi ani is mo add ta og lain container para sa link.
So: <a> => ang background niya ang left image
<span> => ang background niya ang right image

so ang atong anchor tag unya ingon ani na ug structure:

<a href="samplelink.htm"><span>link name</span></a>

So ato na i construct ang CSS. Para magamit nato ug balik balik ang style ato ni sya i butang ug Class. Note nga kun mag declare ka ug usa ka class sa CSS kinanlan nga magsugod ni og (.) period nga character then ang pangan sa class (ex: .classname)

So, atong nganlan ang atong class og tablink.

.tablink a
{
float: left;
margin:0;
padding-left:4px;
text-decoration:none;
line-height: 30px;
background:transparent url(menuleft.png) no-repeat left top;
}

.tablink a span{
background: transparent url(menuright.png) no-repeat right top;
padding-top:5px;
padding-right:15px;
padding-left:11px;
color:#5b8fbe;
display: block;
float: left;
cursor: pointer;
}

.tablink a:hover { background-position:0% -42px; }
.tablink a:hover span {background-position:100% -42px; }

Ang first block atong gi declare ang style sa anchor nga tag, so mao ni atong buhaton .tablink a nagpasabot nga ang Anchor tag ra ang applyan ani nga style ug wala na siya lain hilabtan. Then ang .tablink a span meaning ang span nga sulod sa anchor tag

Ang float:left nagpasabot nga ang tag naa ani nga class i padaplin sa pina ka kilid (left) ug idikit ang mga tag nga naa pud sa iyang tuo ngadto niya.

Ang margin:0 nagpasabot nga walay margin ang tag nga atong gi apply-an

padding-left:4px nagpasabot nga butangan nato ug padding nga 4px ang left-side sa anchor tag. Ang rason nganong butangan nato kay para makita nato ang background nga image ug aron dili pud mo diki maayo ang text nato sa left side gyud sa anchor tag.

text-decoration:none nagpasabot nga wala'y ibutang underline ani nga tag bisan ug anchor tag atong gitawag.

line-height:30px mao ni ang nagdala sa height or ang barog sa imong link, 30px kay ang height sa image nga akong gusto ipakita is 30px man.

background:transparent url(menuleft.png) no-repeat left top; mao ni ang pag butang sa background sa anchor nga tag, no-repeat para dili mo-tile ang image then left og top ang position niya.

Ang second block maoy nag declare sa span nga tag nga naa sulod sa anchor nga tag background: transparent url(menuright.png) no-repeat right top; ang background niya kay ang right na nga image then instead nga left ang position niya, atong gi butang sa right para pag modikit jud ang image sa pinaka right sa imong span nga tag.

padding mao ni ang nag da ug allowance sa tag para naa siya space sa isig ka kilid (left,right ug top) pero ang left minus 4px nlng kay ang declare man ko sa anchor tag og padding nga 4px.

display:block gigamit ni nako para ang style sa iyang display kay block or mura ug box-type

cursor:pointer kini css-hack ni siya, iyang gi ilad ang html nga mahimong hand ang mouse cursor nimo bisan ug naka point ni sa span nga tag.

ang third nga block mao ni ang nagdala ug effect sa image, diba maong duha ka image akong gigamit kay para maka create ta ug illusion nga ni highlight? So ang technique nga atong gamiton is i change lang ang position sa imong image so mao nang nigamit ko ani nga rule background-position:0% -42px;. Note nga negative (-) value ang akong gigamit kay ang y axis sa imong image gi pa start nimo ug -42px.

So mao na ang atong tutorial regarding sa tabbed styled links, para ma apply na nimo kinanlan nimo ibutang ug container tag imong mga link ex:

<div class="tablink">
<a href="link"><span>a long long link</span></a>
<a href="link"><span>a long long link</span></a>
<a href="link"><span>a long long link</span></a>
</div>

Here is a sample

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Preachers of the Streets

"Shout to the great crowd is what they do! Convincing people to turn away from all the evils. Bibles, they have. Banners, they got! People, they posses. Together, they untiringly utter again and again bout the ones who'll be saved and the ones who'll be not."

This is the scene in the downtown city of Cebu called COLON. Almost every night, every daylight, these people of whom personalities are not known by me, gathers in the later. Armed with their Bibles of life, posters and banners that picture out humans suffering in hell, they endlessly shout to everyone about the coming of our God. I think being tired in not part of their vocabulary by doing all of the shouts, standing in the middle of the downtown, holding those banners and posters the whole time they are there.

People cross the streets of COLON, some ignores them, and some listens to them. I would not deny that I deny them more than I listen to them. But just last night, the night before the posting of this article, when I cross the same street, the words of these people really get my attention and I come to think of how tiring their job was or shall we say profession. I can’t really recall those particular words, but it just got my mind thinking about what they do. I pity them. That was what I felt. And somehow, my heart felt like its being squeeze thinking about it. Thinking about the reality of what they are uttering, thinking about the people sacrificing their time and efforts just to be in that particular place to utter their words again.

I am not a very religious type of person, but I can recall, if my memory serves me well, that I heard from the Holy Bible that says, "If the people you are preaching to does not listen to your words, take your sandals and wipe your clothes of the dirt from that place and go..", well, these are not really the exact words, but these is what I can always recall when I see those people in the streets. Why are they convincing so much? Maybe their answers would be because they want to save many lives. That is the best answer indeed. But considering the fact that they are well inclined with the Bible, they should have read about those words that I mentioned above which makes us question again, "Why are they convincing so much?"

Can they really be saved? Can we really be saved? We might as well ask ourselves, "Am I saved?"