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Arnis: Filipino Martial Arts

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If Japan has Judo, China has Kung fu, Korea has Taekwondo and Thailand has Kickboxing, the Philippines also has a deadly Martial art that the world has embraced. Collectively known as Arnis, it is a form of self defense which is characterized by the use of weapons in training. Internationally known as Kali, this Filipino Martial art is also known as Escrima in the Visayas. The basic weapon used is the stick called "cane" or "baston" but students are also taught to use other objects as weapons. I remember when I had this for my PE Class in college, my intructor told us that anything could be a weapon in Arnis. One just have to know how to use it to your advantage. He showed us how a mineral bottle, a ballpen or even a "paypay" can make deadly weapons in Arnis! Amazing, right? 


Popularized by the late Ernesto Presas, Arnis is now being learned by students from around the globe especailly in the US and Europe. Before Presas' death in Canada, it was said that he trained 7 students (all of which are foreigner) to spread the art around the world, and so the International Modern Arnis Federation was founded.



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Halloween Costume Ideas

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Suppose you are a Costume Shop owner and because it's the eve of Halloween, every piece of costume you had were sold out. Well, not exactly because seven costumes were left ((1) Pink Fairy, (2) Borat, (3) French Maid, (4) Dumb Caveman, (5) Witch, (6) Shrek, (7) decaying zombie)  Since you had such a fortune over the costumes you've sold, you decide to give those that were left away for free. Then, your phone rings and a friend tells you that a costume party for celebrities would be happening an hour from now and just about everybody who'd be going to the party still has no costume. 

If you were the shop owner, who would you give these costumes to? Well, if you ask me...


roll call: (from left to right) Manny Pacquiao, Rochelle of Sexbomb, Mike Enriquez, Paolo Ballesteros, Christy Fermin, Marian Rivera & Boy Abunda. 

Happy Halloween Everyone!



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New iPod Touch with Games

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I was planning to buy a PSP slim (i know I'm such a loser for not owning one yet! i know!) for quite some time now. I was planning to buy one from my own money and so far according to my calculations, I'd probably get one by next month. I had a dilemma once and it involved being torn between PSP and iPod Touch. I liked iPod Touch solely because of its touchscreen navigation control and decided that PSP would be the better buy since it actually has most iPod features and the fact that I could play PS titles on a very portable gadget. But then, I came across this...

So the dilemma arises once again. Of course PSP would have the better lists of games that I could play but come on we are talking about Apple here. They make techies' wildest dreams come true in a blink of an eye. I'm sure that by next year, more titles would be play-able on the iPod Touch! Right now they have titles like Crash Bandicoot, Need for Speed Undercover and Spore to name a few. And yeah, does anyne know if these games are available now here in the Philippines? Argh! There's so much to save up for. I wanted to shop-wiki for my Mom cause next month she'll be celebrating her birthday. I'm actually thinking of giving her clothes. Then of course, the firs Big Buy! Argh!!! Help me decide on what to get? I still have a month to think about this and I don't want to regret my first ever Big Buy from my hard-earned money.




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Flick Critique 1.05

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I can't believe how busy I am right now. So much stuff to attend to and so much more lined-up. It really pays that once in a while I get to watch movies for free. Thanks to some officemates who were able to hand me DVD ripped copies of recent movies I wasn't able to watch on the Big Screen! Lucky me...

A. Fool's Gold (2008) - Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson pair up again for this treasure hunt of a movie. This one though, unlike their previous 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days", disappoints. Sure there were funny moments but the gaps between those scenes would allow you to put up a new blog and write the first three articles of it. And sorry, but McConaughey's abs wouldn't bring this film to life. As to Hudson's bikini scneses...hmm...still no!

B Never Back Down (2008) - So does this movie remind you of Rocky or what? Though I was only able to catch some scenes of the first Rocky movie, this movie totally reminds me of it. But of course, this one's had the modern touch. Tom Cruise look-a-like Sean Faris, IMHO, played the lead well because he would make you want to root for him. At first I thought this movie would be something like The Fast and the Furious, where characters were loudly shouting "I'm so tough! I'm so cool!", but this movie has a heart.

C. Get Smart (2008) - Steve Carell did it once again with this movie! I'm starting to be a fan. What I like most about the movie is that all the characters are so well-developed! Even the Computer Nerds of Control have contributed in making this movie something to laugh loud about! Carell, Arkin and Hatthaway were great in the movie . Add the witty script and the classic slapsticks and you've got a great Comedy for the family.



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Related Posts Widget for Blogger

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If you would click on the title of this post, you would notice that at the end of this article there is a Related Posts widget. This widget would be helpful in increasing your site's page views because it gives your readers options to read posts on your site related to what they came to your site for. This widget displays related artciles by the labels you've tagged your posts with. Pretty cool, huh?

So let's get started. You know the drill. From your blogger DASHBOARD, go to LAYOUT, then click the EDIT HTML tab. As I've told you before, it is always smart to back up your template so that once you messed it up, you could always change it back. Tick on the EXPAND WIDGET TEMPLATE checkbox. Are you ready? Let's begin...

1. Find the code below

<p><data:post.body/></p>

2. Immediately after it, paste the following code below.

<div class='clear-block;'/><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'><div class="similiar"><!-- *****************http://hoctro.blogspot.com*****Jan,2007****************** --><!-- *****************Related Articles by Labels - Take Two****************** --><!--

Modified by JackBook.Com to make it easier to use.

1. Now, users don't need to change anything to use this widget. just copy and paste, and done!

2. The current article will also be listed, now it's no more.

-->

<div class='widget-content'>

<h3>Related Posts by Categories</h3>

<div id='data2007'/><br/><br/>

<div id='hoctro'>

Widget by <u><a href='http://hoctro.blogspot.com'>Hoctro</a></u> | <u><a href='http://www.jackbook.com/' title='Related Posts on Blogger Modified by JackBook.Com. Read More?'>Jack Book</a>

</u></div>

<script type="text/javascript">

var homeUrl3 = "<data:blog.homepageUrl/>";

var maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel = 4;

var maxNumberOfLabels = 10;

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>

maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel = 100;

</b:if>

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>

maxNumberOfLabels = 3;

</b:if>

function listEntries10(json) {

var ul = document.createElement('ul');

var maxPosts = (json.feed.entry.length <= maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel) ?

json.feed.entry.length : maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel;

for (var i = 0; i < maxPosts; i++) {

var entry = json.feed.entry[i];

var alturl;

for (var k = 0; k < entry.link.length; k++) {

if (entry.link[k].rel == 'alternate') {

alturl = entry.link[k].href;

break;

}

}

var li = document.createElement('li');

var a = document.createElement('a');

a.href = alturl;

if(a.href!=location.href) {

var txt = document.createTextNode(entry.title.$t);

a.appendChild(txt);

li.appendChild(a);

ul.appendChild(li);

}

}

for (var l = 0; l < json.feed.link.length; l++) {

if (json.feed.link[l].rel == 'alternate') {

var raw = json.feed.link[l].href;

var label = raw.substr(homeUrl3.length+13);

var k;

for (k=0; k<20; k++) label = label.replace("%20", " ");

var txt = document.createTextNode(label);

var h = document.createElement('b');

h.appendChild(txt);

var div1 = document.createElement('div');

div1.appendChild(h);

div1.appendChild(ul);

document.getElementById('data2007').appendChild(div1);

}

}

}

function search10(query, label) {

var script = document.createElement('script');

script.setAttribute('src', query + 'feeds/posts/default/-/'

+ label +

'?alt=json-in-script&callback=listEntries10');

script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');

document.documentElement.firstChild.appendChild(script);

}

var labelArray = new Array();

var numLabel = 0;

<b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>

<b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>

textLabel = "<data:label.name/>";

var test = 0;

for (var i = 0; i < labelArray.length; i++)

if (labelArray[i] == textLabel) test = 1;

if (test == 0) {

labelArray.push(textLabel);

var maxLabels = (labelArray.length <= maxNumberOfLabels) ?

labelArray.length : maxNumberOfLabels;

if (numLabel < maxLabels) {

search10(homeUrl3, textLabel);

numLabel++;

}

}

</b:loop>

</b:loop>

</script>

</div>

</div>

</b:if>


3. Save your template. You're done!!!! See how easy it is?

Do you have any requests or questions about my tutorials on this site? You could always comment and ask and I'll see to it that the widget would work on your site. As to your requests, please give me time to learn the best and easiest hack after I post a tutorial about it here on Spoon Lagoon. So 'til then, cheers!



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