Feast of St. Agrippina di Mineo


Sant' Agrippina di Mineo was a beautiful blond princess who was unmercifully tortured to death by the emperor of Rome, Emperor Valerian in 256 AD. After her death, her body was taken from Rome to Mineo, Sicily by three holy women; Bassa, Paula, and Agatonica.



Sant' Agrippina is the patron saint of thunderstorms, leprosy and evil spirit. Her feast day is celebrated on the first weekend in August.











Illusion Graffiti: Graffiti Art On The Wall


Graffiti art on the wall of illusion

Attention Kmart Android Tablet Shoppers!

 

Augen Gentouch 7 inch Android tablet has gone viral since I last saw it on a Kmart flyer.  Yes folks Kmart, like yung suking bilihan ng brief ni Rex Navarette.  Tuesday morning sugod agad ako sa local Kmart namin, wala pa daw shipment.  Friday go ulet ako, hinagpis ng pitong kubang geek, wala na, ubos na, sold out! Get na lang ako ng raincheck.  I think nadale ng Augen ang price point na hit sa mga geek, isang Benjamin at tampwe.  Maski na me negative reviews eh oks lang paglaruan, to get your finger wet este feet pala sa Android experience.  

Sa $150.00 plus tax heto ang mapapala mo: 
800x480 color TFT touch panel screen, CPU: 800 Mhz, Ram: DDR2 256mb, Internal Memory: 2GB, Expansion Slots: SD/MMC card slot up to 16GB, Wi-Fi Connectivity with Full Web Browsing Capability, Supports Ebook Formats: Text, PDF, E-PUB, HTML, Supports Media Formats: MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC, Picture Viewer in JPEG, BMP,  Video Player. 





 

Diana

FINALLY, having leafed through endless Diana tomes. Morton (interesting, but skewed) Burrel (insufferable hagiography) Colin Campbell (interesting) Brown (anti) I finally found one that appears to give a rounded account. Clayton & Craig, Diana: Story of a Princess. It's a very sad story. I think a lot of us felt sad with her. Not for, but with.

When she died, the country went nuts. That week, Britain ran out of cut flowers and newsprint. The shops were almost empty ~ everywhere. Nobody wanted to buy anything. Newspapers reported on nothing else. Television played endless tributes, discussion etc etc.

Here from pp315-6, describing the last working trip Diana made, to Angola.



We went into one particular ward with children. And there was a little girl who was clearly in a terrible condition. She'd gone to fetch water and had stepped on a mine and basically had her entire insides blown out, and everything was sort of hanging out. It was horrific. And the hospital said that she wouldn't survive ~ they were just making her as comfortable as possible. You could see that she probably wouldn't last, maybe even that day.

After Diana moved on, I stayed and just asked the girl a few more questions, because I thought I would write about her. And she said to me, "Who was that?" And it was quite hard trying to explain Princess Diana to somebody who didn't know. And I said, "She's a princess from England, from far away." And she said to me, "Is she an angel?" And I found that really moving. This little girl probably died a few hours after that ~ I know she died ~ and it somehow seemed nice that that was the last thing that she saw, this beautiful lady that she thought was an angel.


DIANA: THE SECRET TAPES
The tapes in question
were the audio tapes on which Andrew Morton based Diana: Her True Story. The tapes in these extracts are videos of Diana practising a speech on addiction. It doesn't start till 5 mins into the part 8; she is being coached by the actor Peter Settelen. William and Harry are in the background, (part 9) Diana keeps reprimanding them for laughing and not sitting still.



Graffiti Street Art Of Creating Illusions


Graffiti street art of creating illusion. Original paintings on the street is similar in nature

Pinoy Cell Phone Charging Station

 

Simpleng cell phone charging station ni Mang Gyver.  Isang bote ng Coke, gunting, snip-snip, ayan hindi na pakalatkalat ang charger at cell mo.

Musical Interlude

MEN AT WORK: DOWN UNDER
Big George was going on about this
at 3 in the morning last night (on BBC London radio and if you click, the times are wrong: 2am-6am) and it reminded me how much I like it.
I remember it popping up from nowhere and hitting number one.
And I like the distinctive sound thing intro whatever at the beginning.
I did try and tell the Pandable story but I'm turning into Charles Dickens. Never using one word when 125 will do... so it'll have to wait till tomorrow and the heavily redacted version.
Anyway; the song:



Men at Work article, Wikipedia. Apparently the intro is a flute. Strange kind of flute to me, but there you go. A court case was held over this years later and it was ruled that although the "riff" was lifted from a song called Kookaburra, it wasn't an inherent part of the song and the plaintiffs were thus entitled to only a 5% share of songwriting (which probably adds up to a lot).

Trail riding with buds

"Let's Get Mystical" - PENNSYLVANIA TRAILS from Mutiny Bikes on Vimeo.


Stole this radness off the leastmost.com pretty amazing.

Come by Gillies Friday night for an evening session and then take a walk up the hill to the bombshelter for beers and fire.

Graffiti Stack | Graffiti Street Art | Graffiti Alphabet

Illusion Graffiti

Stack graffiti street art graffiti on the wall

3D Illusion Graffiti Creator


3D illusion creator of hip hop graffiti

3D Graffiti Alphabet: Graffiti Street Art


3D Graffiti Street Art

The Swan Boats of Boston



The weather is so nice, parang Maynila but not muggy that I decided to bring my lunch baon to the mini lake of Boston Common.  Isang lata ng Ligo sardines, itlog na maalat at kamatis atsaka kaning lamig sabay kamayan na.  As usual puno ng turista ang Swan Boats of Boston.  Gustong sumakay ni Bertha kaso bawal daw. Ang sabida pa eh  "read the sign kid."




For over 130 years, the Swan Boats have been a part of the Boston experience. As a welcome sign of Spring, they grace the waters of the Boston Public Garden, the first botanical garden in the United States. Famed in the stories Make Way for Ducklings and The Trumpet of the Swan, the Swan Boats are the only boats of their kind in the world.




The current Swan Boats carry around 20 passengers, seated on transverse benches, on a 15 minute figure of eight voyage around the lake. The boats are 30 ft long (9.1 m), and are formed of two pontoons in a catamaran  arrangement. They are manually propelled by a crewmember, often a high school or college student, who pedals and steers the craft from within the swan outline shell at the stern. The pedals drive a paddle wheel situated between the boat's twin hulls. [wiki]


Another Banksy in Beantown?

 

It's 8:30 PM on my home and I saw this Banksy graffiti on a wall near my crib.  Hurriedly took a crappy cellphone snap.  Will come back tomorrow to get a decent shot.  I hope it's another Banksy!
 

Oriental Style Chicken Curry £1 etc

ICELAND "ORIENTAL STYLE CHICKEN CURRY" tonight. Boil int' bag (but of course). And only £1. Much nicer than yesterday's noodles, which were a bit "school dinners". Very pleasant indeed.

The me-shaped hole yesterday means not only that I felt I had a place on the shelves, but (and this really surprised me) I could find nobody else writing like me. Most extraordinary.

I deleted a big rant about the state of modern publishing, but I deleted so much of it, I deleted my main point too, ha-har!

Well the Goods Train of Entertainment trundles on, I can't go on about it. Writing's for writing. Not writing about..!

Well this is a nonpost. Tomorrow I'll tell you a true furry story about Pandable my old hammy, which is really entertaining.

The mysterious illness I have had for over a fortnight is still diarrhoeaing out, intermittently and unpredictably (as I'm sure you wanted to know). I'm so tired. I'm not in my sick bed but a sick armchair. I slept in the sick armchair, like a pensioner, all day. Ukh.



MUSICAL INTERLUDE

In the VIP. It's not called "clubbing" for nothing.
A club really is a club. Like any other social group you have inner and outer circles. Nightlife is hierarchical and full of snobbery. Do you stand in the endless line, or swan right in? Do you pay? Get a comp? Or best of all, are you on the Guest List?

Then once you get in, are you just one of the common, vulgar herd, or in the "proper" room ~ the VIP room.

I avoided such clubs like the plague!

In the VIP:
WIDEBOYS & MAJESTIC (IN THE VIP REMIX) FEAT B-LIVE and BOY BETTER KNOW



The Streets: Fit (But You Know It)
He wrote an entire album about Ibiza party isle memories. Kicking off with this track ~

Illusion Graffiti | 3D Art Graffiti Alphabet


3D Graffiti Alphabet

Ordering a Custom Temporary Tattoo For Your Business

Promote your business, entice school spirit, raise money, drive support for a cause; there are many great reasons to get a custom temporary tattoo. While the choice to get a custom temporary tattoo is an easy one, how to order one and what to consider when doing so can be difficult.

Fortunately, this article nails down the 5 elements you need to consider when ordering a custom temporary tattoo. Each element is simple and once you decide upon each you'll be well on your way to custom temporary tattoo success!

5 Elements to Consider When Ordering a Custom Tattoo:

1. The front design
Since the objective behind designing a custom tattoo is to make an impression, you'll want to use your logo or well known symbol. Using a business logo works well for brand building and a well-known symbol is more likely to draw attention and spark interest.

Simple enough; but there are a couple variations you can take advantage of to make your custom tattoos even more successful:

• If you operate a website, incorporate that site's URL on the front of the tattoo with your logo.
• For promoting a cause, start with a well-known symbol (like the pink ribbon or recycling symbol) and add the name of an individual or a meaningful date.

By incorporating your website and taking advantage of a well-known symbol or business logo, you can ensure that you are making the most of every impression your custom temporary tattoos will receive.

2. The back
A little known fact is that the back of the tattoo is just as customizable as the front. Take full advantage of this by including the company address, website and social media information. The majority of promotional, custom temporary tattoos are kept as opposed to worn. People will take them home and throw them on the counter or on a desk or keep them at the office. This turns your custom temporary tattoo into a business card of sorts-but one that stands out.

Information to include on the back of your tattoo:

• Name of your business or organization
• Website URL
• Facebook & Twitter information
• A coupon code or special offer

3. Size
The most popular custom temporary tattoo size is 2"x2". It's small enough that it can be applied and worn easily but large enough to accommodate contact information on the back. Plus, this is just the right size to fit into a wallet or pocket of a purse for easy transport to the home or office.

4. White Effect
When printing a temporary tattoo, there are 3 options regarding white ink: no white, spot white and flood white.

• No White: any areas of the design without color will print without ink, so that the skin shows through those areas
• Spot White: any areas of the design without color will print with white ink, so that that white ink-instead of the skin-shows through those areas
• Flood White: white ink will be printed underneath the entire tattoo, making the colors look more brilliant once transferred to the skin because the layer of white makes the image more opaque

Choosing the white effect for your custom tattoo depends upon your purpose. Do you want the tattoo to be applied to the skin or kept as a promotional product? For the latter, you'll want to go with either spot white or no white because that will look better on the tattoo paper. If it's more important that the tattoo look good once applied, then you want to choose flood white because, even though the tattoo will appear 'milky' on the paper, it will look great on the skin.

Generally, for the purposes of promotional tattoos, no white or spot white is chosen.

5. Quantity
Lastly, you need to determine what quantity you will order. Ordering quality tattoos printed on a press using silk screening technology means a minimum order quantity of 1,000 pieces because of how the machines are set up to run. As with anything else, the more you order, the less expensive each tattoo will be. Most companies offer quantity discounts at 5,000, 10,000, etc. Typically, 1,000 custom temporary tattoos will cost about $90.

So there you have it! The 5 elements to consider when ordering a custom temporary tattoo: design of the front and back, size, white effect and quantity. The custom temporary tattoo is one of the most inexpensive and unique promotional products, and outlining these elements also makes it very easy to order. Get yours today!
just saw this on pretty shady and it got me stoked. fast and huge. this is it.

Matt - Wingham from fadeawayfast on Vimeo.

Paalam Prospero Luna at Redford White

Nagdilim ang pinilakang tabing sa larangan ng komedya sa magkasunod na pagpanaw ni Redford White at ng beteranong komedyanteng si Prospero Luna.  Sumalangit nawa.

 

Redford White at Joji Isla sa Toyota Show, Folk Arts Theater.


 

Prospero Luna at Joji Isla magkasama sa Corky's Hot Ice, a Hollywood indie comedy film.

Me-Shaped Hole


I HAD a £1 Chinese chicken and noodles from Iceland. Boil int' bag. Hubble-bubbled away for 40 mins. Considering even a lunchtime combination box, a cheapie, is £3 minimum, for £1 this was amazing.

I checked out my nearest bookshop and found a glaring me-shaped hole where my books should be. Books plural, because I have a wealth of ideas.

Yes the project is moving at last! Like a creaky old goods train, it has shuddered to a start. The hoary old locomotive is belching diesel smoke and trundling wearily onwards ~ bringing cartloads of entertainment to the world!

Sorry I've not been visiting any of you very much at all. Nothing personal. But I must focus. I'm still not feeling too fantastic. My energy reserves are low and must be wisely invested. Talent ~ as I was banging on the other day ~ is not to be wasted!

Got to run. I hope you're all keeping well. Take care of yourselves. Just for a change, I'm trying to take care of me!

Who knows? One day this Me-Shaped Hole might be overflowing with amazing tales!

Cuervo Games 2010


Maya Mist - Waterfall climb on a sheer rock wall as opponents rain water on you.







High-wire Harvest - Collect Agave leaves while suspended 30 feet in the air.



Agave Leap - Test your agility and courage against the ancient Tahoma wheel.






Seven

Time flies when your having fun. Happy anniversary sweetie!

Graffti Illusion: 3D Graffiti Art

Graffiti 3D illusion above is from Japan. 3D graffiti is graffiti art as an example of interior design houses, graffiti on the illusion of design created by Yasuhiko Hayashi and Yusuke Nakano.

3D Graffiti Art

It's a number thing

 1.57 billion muslims in the world, making up 23% of the world population

 158 days to 2011  114 Surahs in the Quran  99 beautiful names of Allah  65 posts on my blog (66 including this one)  54 days to my eldest nephew (Ben10's) Birthday and my youngest brothers wedding.  33 x 3 beads on the mesbah (muslim prayer beads)  16 days to Ramadaan  15 gorgeous muslimahs following my blog - excluding all the silent ones.  13 amazing people that make Blue pearl's life a beauty (my mama, my papa, my 3 brothers, 2 sister in laws, 1 future sister in law (inshallah), 2 nephews, 2 nieces and Mae).  7 the most loved number in islam mainly because of 7 heavens...Mae's favourite number too.   6 days - Allah created the heavens and the earth in Six Days (Verse 7:54).  5 pillars of islam (Shahada, Sawn, Hajj, Zakaat, Salaat)  5 daily salaat (Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Mag7rib, Esha) = 1825 opportunities in a year.  5 gorgeous friends (Navaz/Nawi, Tanya, Candice, Jenni, Zareena).  4.5 days to weekend *chuckles*.  3 is often the number of times a muslim repeats an action such as in wudhu.  2 beautiful hands to help yourself, others & to give thanks to Allah (salaat) and blog:)  ...and only 1 heart, 1 life & 1 amazing perfect Creator, Allah without whom, nothing is possible.





...Make the best of it

When I...







When I am about to lose hope, you step in and let me know You are there 
sending me unknown knockings of hope on my door.
When I silently converse with You, asking you for something I really want
You sometimes give it to me but mainly You make me wait instilling patience on me 
because You know what I asked for is not right for me just yet.
When I receive some bounty, you send me a test to see if I remain true
putting me through a trial.
When I am imploded with pain and my mouth cannot convey the words held in its heart
you give me tears to heal the pain.
When I need a change in my life, you coach me into a new place with new people and influences making sure that I am in the right place to take the next step in my journey.
When I think I am alone, you send me reminders of appreciation showing me someone less fortunate than I am so that I maybe thankful.
When I lose inspiration, i need only to turn to your creations all around me to see beauty in its element. My favorite, the rose, my most beloved in this world. A reminder of the one I love, when it is placed in my palm, I can give appreciation a countless times with its beauty and texture alone, leaving me encapsulated, all thanks to You!


My dear Allah, You are always there for me...
Have a great week ahead, dear ones

Graffiti Alphabet Is An Illusion: Odeith

Graffiti Street Art


Graffiti art alphabet is an illusion on the wall by Odeith

Cuervo Games Boston

 

Katatapos lang ng Cuervo Games sa Boston City Hall Plaza.  Medyo nasobrahan yata ako ng Jose Cuervo Gold, hik!  Update ko 'to bukas, pramis.  Balik na lang kayo hik.






The most beautiful cows in the world....



FURRY FRIDAY ON SATURDAY

Jersey cows
come (of course) from the British Isle of Jersey, in the English Channel, which is nearer to France than the UK.


With beautiful eyes...


The milk of these cows...


... is world-famous.


"Moo!"


"Moo!"
"Moo!"
"Moo!"


A tiny calf says: "Moo!"
(They love lowing!)


Aren't they gorgeous?

WISHING Y'ALL A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

Illusionist Graffiti Alphabet

Graffiti Street Art

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