Every girls dream is to be wed with someone she truly loves, to wear a wedding dress and to stand beside her groom in front of the altar. To walk in an aisle of red carpet like a princess with all eyes on her, watching her happily as the groom wait for her arrival. For Kate Middleton, this is a dream come true as news of her marriage with Prince William start to date.
Their romantic relationship began when they were still students at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. It was said that the Prince first caught sight of her doing a charity fashion show. It all started from there. After eight years, their relationship turned into a somewhat mystical and fairytale come true as Prince William proposed to his long time girlfriend Kate Middleton.
As we all know, Prince William is the son of the later Princess Diana and Prince Charles. He is the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and the oldest brother of Prince Harry, which makes him the second in line of succession to the British throne. But do not underestimate this Prince for he knows how to do manual labours and even clean toilets as reported by the media. On my point of view, this is a good sign that Prince William will become a great leader and a great king when the time comes that he succeeds the throne, because as a leader and king of his nation, he must know well how to interact and become one with his people. This characteristic was what made Princess Diana famous to the people of Britain, a characteristic inherited by his own son. Kate Middleton, on the other hand, is the daughter of self-made millionaires who owns a mail order company that sells toys and paraphernalia’s to children’s party. There is not much information about Middleton since she prefers to make her and her family’s life a private.
Coming from a royal family, the relationship of Prince William to Kate Middleton drew attention from the media and paparazzos from UK and other parts of the country. Middleton, being on the spotlight, was frequently photographed on her daily outings compromising her and her family’s security and privacy, which made her complain about the harassment of media. This incident started the speculation from the media that the Prince will soon be engaged to Middleton as Prince William was reported to have gone to the European Court of Human Rights for his and Middleton’s privacy. This speculation of Prince William getting engaged fizzled when news broke out that Middleton and Prince William decided to go their separate ways. But eventually, the two got back together, is now engaged and will be marrying sometime next year, by spring or summer of 2011. The date of the wedding was decided so as not coincide with the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubillee and the World Olympics to be hosted by London, both due to be held by 2012.
With the preparation on going and with the people of UK rejoicing on the good news of their Prince getting married, the engagement ring that Prince William gave to Middleton was also on the subject of limelight. As were seen on the photographs after the announcement of their engagement, Middleton is wearing a sapphire-and diamond-ring, which is familiar to the many people of UK. The ring Middleton is wearing was given by Prince Charles to the late Princess Diana. This only means that Prince William wanted to make sure that even when his mother’s gone, Princess Diana’s presence is felt during the most important occasion on her first sons’ life. As soon as the news of the engagement broke out to the public, congratulatory message from officials and famous people abroad came arriving. Both the royal family of the Prince and Middleton’s family were delighted and quite excited for the upcoming wedding. The wedding of Prince William to Middleton set in 2011 is predicted to be the biggest wedding of the year.
The story that unfolds on the eye of the public between the romantic relationship of Prince William and Kate Middleton can be compared to a modern fairytale, where the Prince can freely choose the woman who will be with him forever. As most of us knew, everyone from the Royal Family of Kings and Monarchs ought to be wed to the same bloodline of Royal Family to maintain their wealth, possession, name and authority. However, these two changed the course of their life and destiny, gradually finding themselves on each others arms. One being subject to media spotlight since birth, and the other one used to live a normal and private life both overcame the challenges and difficulties of their relationship. Now, they are about to face the new chapter of their life as a couple and soon to be the king and queen of their land. Surely, not only the wedding of these two couples should be anticipated by the world, but their strong relationship that can blow all the odds away.
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Pinoy Pride: Pacquiao’s Victory over Margarito
Manny Pacquiao, ones again proved his title as the Number One pound for pound King in the world as he defeats his opponent Antonio Margarito. The anticipated match happened last November 13, 2010 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas where Pacquiao ones again walked away with his eight championship medal in eight different categories. Pacquiao won over Margarito in a unanimous decision. The pound for pound King almost knock-out Margarito in the fourth round, but the opponent still managed to stand-up and fight.
The match was a good fight between the two well-known boxers as none of them wanted to loose, they both gave their fans as well as the audience a good and a worthy fight. Margarito was a strong opponent, even though he’s black and blue, he still continued the fight. The match is a battle between huge stature and height advantage for the Mexican boxer, while foot and hand speed for our very own Manny Pacquiao. As a viewer, I observed that Pacquiao has an advantage against his opponent despite their height difference and physique, because Pacquiao moved faster than Margarito and his footwork is much better than Margarito. But I salute Margarito for the wonderful fight with Pacquiao. After the great match, Pacquiao still managed to bring happinnes to the Filipinos and foreigners by performing a concert in Texas, which was also attended by the Mayor of Texas.
The story of Manny Pacquiao is known to many and has become an inspiration to the Filipinos. Pacquiao came from a not well-off family in General Santos. He pursued his boxing career in order to give his mother and his family a decent life. His dream never failed him as he started to gain fame in the world of boxing locally and internationally. His diligent work and frequent practice gave fruits to all his labour. Because of his achievement, numerous Filipinos wanted to follow his footstep.
He is regarded as the Filipino Pride because of the inspiration and achievement he presented to the Philippines. Despite his success, Pacquiao did not forget once his roots, often thanking God for his victory and giving something to his fellow ‘kababayans’ in General Santos. Alongside with his accomplishment as a pound for pound boxer, he is now a congressman, an actor and a businessman. Because of the achievement and pride Pacquiao gave the country, he was given a lifetime achievement award presented by the congress.
The match was a good fight between the two well-known boxers as none of them wanted to loose, they both gave their fans as well as the audience a good and a worthy fight. Margarito was a strong opponent, even though he’s black and blue, he still continued the fight. The match is a battle between huge stature and height advantage for the Mexican boxer, while foot and hand speed for our very own Manny Pacquiao. As a viewer, I observed that Pacquiao has an advantage against his opponent despite their height difference and physique, because Pacquiao moved faster than Margarito and his footwork is much better than Margarito. But I salute Margarito for the wonderful fight with Pacquiao. After the great match, Pacquiao still managed to bring happinnes to the Filipinos and foreigners by performing a concert in Texas, which was also attended by the Mayor of Texas.
The story of Manny Pacquiao is known to many and has become an inspiration to the Filipinos. Pacquiao came from a not well-off family in General Santos. He pursued his boxing career in order to give his mother and his family a decent life. His dream never failed him as he started to gain fame in the world of boxing locally and internationally. His diligent work and frequent practice gave fruits to all his labour. Because of his achievement, numerous Filipinos wanted to follow his footstep.
He is regarded as the Filipino Pride because of the inspiration and achievement he presented to the Philippines. Despite his success, Pacquiao did not forget once his roots, often thanking God for his victory and giving something to his fellow ‘kababayans’ in General Santos. Alongside with his accomplishment as a pound for pound boxer, he is now a congressman, an actor and a businessman. Because of the achievement and pride Pacquiao gave the country, he was given a lifetime achievement award presented by the congress.
THE EPIC FINALE: HARRY POTTER 7
A world unknown to us where wizards and witches dwell was given life and identity. This world was loved by many that it became a reality through movies. The so called ‘the boy who lives’ and other popular terms like Hogwarts, Quidditch, Gryffindor, Dumbledore, Voldemort and many others have become accustomed to us.
Nine years ago, since I was in my last year of elementary, I started reading the first published book of Harry Potter entitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. After succeeding years, without noticing, I became addicted and became one of the fans of Harry Potter and its author J.K. Rowling. I even ended up falling in the long line of avid readers and fans just to buy and complete the whole series. Because of the rising fame of the then Harry Potter series, it was turned into a movie that in itself became a huge hit not only in the Philippines but on other countries as well. In the movie, we met the famous trio, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint who portrayed the role of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.
To recap, Harry Potter is a story of an ordinary boy with a different destiny than any normal kids around the block. With the twist of faith, the boy who lives a miserable life for eleven years in his aunt and uncles house is destined to become a great wizard that will save the world of witches and wizards. What awaits him in this world are no ordinary life, no ordinary adventure and no ordinary future. As the story unfolds, Harry Potter, known as the boy who lives, became best friends with Ron and Hermione who helped him in dealing with the difficulties and challenges in the wizardry world. Hermione, a maggot - term used to refer to people who do not have bloodlines of witch or wizard, is a bushy haired girl with brains greater than those of other witch and wizards her age. Her being a bookworm have always helped Harry in unravelling magical challenges inside and outside Hogwarts school as well as dealing with their arch nemesis Voldemort. Ron, on the other hand, is the complete opposite of Hermione, clumsy, lazy and pessimist. But despite all these, he has a good heart willing to help his friends no matter what the risks are. He is infamous for his red hair, a genetic indication that he is from a pure blood of wizards, the Weasleys’.
Going back, aside from the books, I also loved all the Harry Potter movies especially the first three instalments: the Sorcerer Stones’, the Chamber of Secrets and the Prisoner of Azkaban. These three movies exactly portrayed what was in the book, so I was pretty amazed on how the director of the three films worked their creativity and imagination so as not to disappoint the viewers and enthusiastic fans who themselves have their own imagination of what the movie was going to be like as what they have read in the books.
Now the first part of the epic finale of Harry Potter is now showing around the world. As reported, a total of $61 million dollars was generated from the first day of the movie. Coming from a first-hand experience, I personally watched the most anticipated movie this year. As the people started to fill the cinema, I was feeling enthusiastic and excited to watch the first part of the last instalment of Harry Potter. I was not wrong to spend my money amounting to P180 to watch the movie. I can say that the producers as well as the directors did not disappoint the avid fans of the said movie. All the production staff did a great job of providing a realistic plot, a great sound and visual effects that can make your heart stop for a moment. I applaud David Yates, the director, for bringing out the best in the story and the stars as well. I salute Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and their fellow actors and actresses for playing the role well bringing out the characters in them.
As I watched the movie, I felt mix emotions of sadness, happiness and terror. The movie itself is a mixture of tear jerking scenes, funny scenes and most of all heart-stopping scenes that you cannot get your sight out of it just for one second. Every scene, every second and every minute there is something that will surprise you. What also made me watch this movie was because of the trailer I happened to watch in the internet. As I saw the trailer, I can’t stop screaming and I suddenly felt the urged to watch the movie. I recommend everyone to watch the movie and anticipate more for the second part of the Harry Potter epic finale. Your money and your time will not be wasted.
Nine years ago, since I was in my last year of elementary, I started reading the first published book of Harry Potter entitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. After succeeding years, without noticing, I became addicted and became one of the fans of Harry Potter and its author J.K. Rowling. I even ended up falling in the long line of avid readers and fans just to buy and complete the whole series. Because of the rising fame of the then Harry Potter series, it was turned into a movie that in itself became a huge hit not only in the Philippines but on other countries as well. In the movie, we met the famous trio, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint who portrayed the role of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.
To recap, Harry Potter is a story of an ordinary boy with a different destiny than any normal kids around the block. With the twist of faith, the boy who lives a miserable life for eleven years in his aunt and uncles house is destined to become a great wizard that will save the world of witches and wizards. What awaits him in this world are no ordinary life, no ordinary adventure and no ordinary future. As the story unfolds, Harry Potter, known as the boy who lives, became best friends with Ron and Hermione who helped him in dealing with the difficulties and challenges in the wizardry world. Hermione, a maggot - term used to refer to people who do not have bloodlines of witch or wizard, is a bushy haired girl with brains greater than those of other witch and wizards her age. Her being a bookworm have always helped Harry in unravelling magical challenges inside and outside Hogwarts school as well as dealing with their arch nemesis Voldemort. Ron, on the other hand, is the complete opposite of Hermione, clumsy, lazy and pessimist. But despite all these, he has a good heart willing to help his friends no matter what the risks are. He is infamous for his red hair, a genetic indication that he is from a pure blood of wizards, the Weasleys’.
Going back, aside from the books, I also loved all the Harry Potter movies especially the first three instalments: the Sorcerer Stones’, the Chamber of Secrets and the Prisoner of Azkaban. These three movies exactly portrayed what was in the book, so I was pretty amazed on how the director of the three films worked their creativity and imagination so as not to disappoint the viewers and enthusiastic fans who themselves have their own imagination of what the movie was going to be like as what they have read in the books.
Now the first part of the epic finale of Harry Potter is now showing around the world. As reported, a total of $61 million dollars was generated from the first day of the movie. Coming from a first-hand experience, I personally watched the most anticipated movie this year. As the people started to fill the cinema, I was feeling enthusiastic and excited to watch the first part of the last instalment of Harry Potter. I was not wrong to spend my money amounting to P180 to watch the movie. I can say that the producers as well as the directors did not disappoint the avid fans of the said movie. All the production staff did a great job of providing a realistic plot, a great sound and visual effects that can make your heart stop for a moment. I applaud David Yates, the director, for bringing out the best in the story and the stars as well. I salute Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and their fellow actors and actresses for playing the role well bringing out the characters in them.
As I watched the movie, I felt mix emotions of sadness, happiness and terror. The movie itself is a mixture of tear jerking scenes, funny scenes and most of all heart-stopping scenes that you cannot get your sight out of it just for one second. Every scene, every second and every minute there is something that will surprise you. What also made me watch this movie was because of the trailer I happened to watch in the internet. As I saw the trailer, I can’t stop screaming and I suddenly felt the urged to watch the movie. I recommend everyone to watch the movie and anticipate more for the second part of the Harry Potter epic finale. Your money and your time will not be wasted.
Applying for Australian Visa
Many Filipinos have been dreaming of going abroad to work. It is not unknown to us that employment rate in the Philippines is unequal to the many students who graduated in famous colleges and universities. Sometimes, I even asked myself why are people even bothering to study for how many years just finding themselves unemployed. Because of the insufficiency of jobs in the Philippines, many of our fellow ‘kababayans’ choose to work abroad, away from their families. The lack of jobs is not only the sole reason why others choose to work in other countries; it is also because of the low salary and compensation they are getting. It is ironic to think that Filipinos who are known for having close family ties are also the ones who are breaking them because they need a high paying job in order to feed their families.
As a Filipino and as a fresh graduate student, I realized how hard it was to find a job in our country. Then it suddenly hit me that even if I hold a diploma or a degree, it is still not easy to get hired and earn a high salary. What more the other graduates like me. It is even worst to think that there are also people who can’t afford to finish studying. What will become of them? If not applying for a BPO company, or for a call centre, everyone resorts to working abroad.
Just by looking at the internet, you can find several jobs available abroad. For example in Australia, they are currently offering jobs for nurses, accountants, engineers, teachers, information technologists and many more. Just with one click of your fingertips, applying for a job online is as easy as you can imagine. Other jobs available in Australia are welders, masons, plumbers, electrician, carpenters, construction workers and other blue collared jobs. It is said that the Australian Embassy prefer Filipinos to work at their country and fill the shortage of workers in the construction industry because Filipinos are hard working, easy to get along with, fast learners and have a good command in English be it in written or verbal form. Because Australia is ranked as the thirteenth largest economy in the world, many job opportunities became open to many Filipinos. But even before going to Australia, one must go through a series of process for applying a work visa.
First and foremost, you have to complete all the necessary documents needed for applying a visa. You must obtain a passport and a birth certificate as proof of your identity and nationality. You should also show proof of adequate funds such as bank statements, show money, credit card documents and payslip. This is to make sure that you have sufficient money to fund your trip going to their country and returning to your home country. If you are planning to work in Australia, because there are varieties of visas available like working visa, tourist visa and the like, you should show a certificate of employment from your agency or employer or from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to prove that you will not be a illegal immigrant or ‘tnt.’ The things listed above are just the basic requirements for applying a visa.
For those who are interested to work in Australia, a Working Holiday Visa is the most common work visa in Australia. The visa is only good for 12 months starting from the day you arrived. With a working holiday visa, you can do work for six months or any kind of temporary employment. However, this kind of visa applies only to people age 18 – 30 years old. Another type of visa is the Temporary Business Long Stay Visa which enables skilled workers to work temporarily in the country as long as they are sponsored by the employer. Meanwhile, the tourist visa is available for those who wanted to visit Australia for recreation purposes or for studying for less than three months.
These are only but few visas available in Australia, others include Skilled Independent Visa, Skilled Regional Sponsored Visa, Employer Nomination Scheme and Work and Holiday Visa. But then again, just like applying for any other visas, the country requires anyone who is interested to apply for any working visa to take the Free Work Visa Eligibility Assessment. This is to check the eligibility of the person to apply for a Work Visa in Australia as designed and set by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship. For more information about the types of Visa and how to apply, visit the website of Australian Embassy at www.philippines.embassy.gov.au.
Aside from applying for a visa, what matters most is the work you will do in the country, the safety and security of the person applying for a visa – make sure that the employer or agency is legal, and that all the necessary requirements and documents are prepared.
As a Filipino and as a fresh graduate student, I realized how hard it was to find a job in our country. Then it suddenly hit me that even if I hold a diploma or a degree, it is still not easy to get hired and earn a high salary. What more the other graduates like me. It is even worst to think that there are also people who can’t afford to finish studying. What will become of them? If not applying for a BPO company, or for a call centre, everyone resorts to working abroad.
Just by looking at the internet, you can find several jobs available abroad. For example in Australia, they are currently offering jobs for nurses, accountants, engineers, teachers, information technologists and many more. Just with one click of your fingertips, applying for a job online is as easy as you can imagine. Other jobs available in Australia are welders, masons, plumbers, electrician, carpenters, construction workers and other blue collared jobs. It is said that the Australian Embassy prefer Filipinos to work at their country and fill the shortage of workers in the construction industry because Filipinos are hard working, easy to get along with, fast learners and have a good command in English be it in written or verbal form. Because Australia is ranked as the thirteenth largest economy in the world, many job opportunities became open to many Filipinos. But even before going to Australia, one must go through a series of process for applying a work visa.
First and foremost, you have to complete all the necessary documents needed for applying a visa. You must obtain a passport and a birth certificate as proof of your identity and nationality. You should also show proof of adequate funds such as bank statements, show money, credit card documents and payslip. This is to make sure that you have sufficient money to fund your trip going to their country and returning to your home country. If you are planning to work in Australia, because there are varieties of visas available like working visa, tourist visa and the like, you should show a certificate of employment from your agency or employer or from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to prove that you will not be a illegal immigrant or ‘tnt.’ The things listed above are just the basic requirements for applying a visa.
For those who are interested to work in Australia, a Working Holiday Visa is the most common work visa in Australia. The visa is only good for 12 months starting from the day you arrived. With a working holiday visa, you can do work for six months or any kind of temporary employment. However, this kind of visa applies only to people age 18 – 30 years old. Another type of visa is the Temporary Business Long Stay Visa which enables skilled workers to work temporarily in the country as long as they are sponsored by the employer. Meanwhile, the tourist visa is available for those who wanted to visit Australia for recreation purposes or for studying for less than three months.
These are only but few visas available in Australia, others include Skilled Independent Visa, Skilled Regional Sponsored Visa, Employer Nomination Scheme and Work and Holiday Visa. But then again, just like applying for any other visas, the country requires anyone who is interested to apply for any working visa to take the Free Work Visa Eligibility Assessment. This is to check the eligibility of the person to apply for a Work Visa in Australia as designed and set by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship. For more information about the types of Visa and how to apply, visit the website of Australian Embassy at www.philippines.embassy.gov.au.
Aside from applying for a visa, what matters most is the work you will do in the country, the safety and security of the person applying for a visa – make sure that the employer or agency is legal, and that all the necessary requirements and documents are prepared.
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