2012 New Year Celebrations All Over the World

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2012 New Year's celebrations were held around the world. I enjoy watching the Youtube videos of different countries celebrating the end of 2011 and welcoming 2012.

Sydney, Australia celebrates the New Year with a massive fireworks display at Sydney Harbour.

2012 New Year Celebrations in Taipei 101, Taiwan.

New Year Countdown: Russia celebrates arrival of 2012

New Zealand Auckland New Year's Eve 2012 Fireworks

Happy New Year Yokohama Japan 2011/2012

Dubai Fireworks 2012 - Burj Khalifa Down Town  New Year Celebrations - Sathar 

London fireworks 2012

Lady Gaga & Mayor Bloomberg pushing the button for the drop ball from Times Square in New York USA as they celebrated and welcomed in the the New Year 2012

(There will be more Youtube videos of New Year's celebration from other countries to be post)

The Panagbenga 2012 Festival

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The Panagbenga 2012 Festival , the 17th Panagbenga season have a lot of new events and activities that everybody  will definitely enjoy. Panagbenga is a Kankana-ey term that means "a season of blooming" or "a time for flowering."

Panagbenga Festival, is a major annual festival in Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines. This year’s festival has the theme “Community Convergence for a Sustainable Tourism Growth”  

Panagbenga Festival 2012 Schedule of Activities

February 1, 2012           –      2012 Panagbenga Opening Parade

February 11, 2012         –      Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom

February 12, 2012        –      Handog ng Panagbenga sa Baguio

February 12, 2012        –      Fluvial Float Parade

February 21. 2012        –      Chinese Spring Festival

The Baguio Flower Festival 2012 highlight will be on

February 25, 2012       –      Grand Street Dancing Parade

February 26, 2012       –      Grand Float Parade

February 27  –   March 4, 2012      – Session Road in Bloom

March 2, 2012              –       Pony Boy’s Day

March 4, 2012              –       Panagbenga Closing Ceremonies and Grand Fireworks Display

This is the new logo of Panagbenga  featuring five individuals colored differently : violet, green, red, orange, and blue. These varying colors symbolize the different sectors converging to make the annual festival's 2012 edition a success.

Korean Channels Promote “Koreanovelas” to the Filipinos

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Korea Communications Commission has recently hosted the Korea Content 2011 at the Marriott Hotel, Resorts World Manila, which was attended by fellow bloggers as well (December 15, 2011). This exclusive event showcased the most prominent and major broadcasting in Korea, like KBS, KBS Media, MBC, CJE & M, Arirang TV (I remember back in 2006, watching English movies from the Arirang TV through Sky Cable)and YTN, in order to market and share their channel's local programs, of which they are confident will become another big hit not only here in the Philippines but from all throughout Asia as well. 

These major broadcasting companies came together in this event to introduce to the Filipino audience their unique steady of soap stream and the introduction of the Korean 3D contents technology (which I got to try for myself and it was awesome!). This will be made possible by CJ Power Cast Inc., a digital broadcasting services company that introduced Harmony, HaeUnDae, Secret and Speed Scandal –popular 3D movies in Korea. 

I think there’s not a Filipino who loved a Korean soap, and fell in love with its characters. And I am sure, just as my bestfriend is a fan, some of us have identified with each emotions these actors and actresses expressed.


“We are proud to showcase our country’s culture, traditions, and interesting history. Generally, Korean dramas dwell on positive universal theme of love, quiet sacrifice, romance, with a touch of comedy which makes the story feel good and interesting to watch. Not to mention, most people will agree that Korean actors are very good looking”, shares by an Arirang channel representative.

Charice Pempengco covers Preview Magazine January-February 2012 issue

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International singing sensation Charice is Preview's first cover girl for 2012!
2011 was a big year for singer Charice; her single "Pyramid," which headlined 
her self-titled album, topped charts, she joined the cast of Glee, and has been 
on tour with 15-time Grammy winning producer David Foster. But it's looking 
like 2012 is going to be even bigger for the pint-sized chanteuse. She open's the 
year for Preview magazine as the cover girl for the January-February 2012 issue.
Photographed by Marc Nicdao, a fierce-looking Charice appeared on the 
cover of the local magazine – in the effort of hairstylist Buern Rodriguez,
make-up artist Juan Sarte and fashion stylist Liz Uy.

Charice talks about her beginnings, her dreams, her dad, and the bright
road ahead.

Grab a copy now.

My New Year's Resolutions . . . for Life!

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Today, January 1, 2012  is the first day of our new life. I’m thinking new years resolutions, plans, goals and as I call these my commitments. I'm really determined to do my new years solutions and all. I've written down my guidelines and I hope that it will help me to make realistic goals.

As I’m doing my notes, most things are running inside my brain. It is just not new years resolution but simple and right things to do. Things to do forever, for life!  I'm just sharing these thoughts in my mind now. 

- Think positively. If you don't believe in yourself then no one else will. I have read and heard many times a quote and advice.  "If you believe it, you can achieve it." Positive thinking creates success. Life will get better and better as you welcome the positive. Believe in yourself and don't look back.

- Open to all possibilities. Great things will happen in our life because we are open to all possibilities. By opening ourselves up, we will be able to learn from so many people with different backgrounds. We will learn and experience amazing things.

- Trust , don't worry.  Trust is important. Don’t worry about anything but trust. Stop worrying but trust you are doing exactly what you are meant to be doing. When we trust, we allow and when we allow our experiences instead of trying to manipulate them or force them into our limited vision of what should be, our lives expand and every day becomes a miracle right now. And beautiful, positive and perfect change just happens without our needing to worry about a thing.We have expectations but we should not to have many.  Learn to go with the flow. Have trust and be appreciative with the present happenings in life. Know that whatever we experience will be a great learning experience. It will give us enriching moments.

-Be Responsible. You have to start being responsible. Everyday of our lives we think of some situation we wish we had handled differently. We can make certain the actions we do every day is not filled with similar regrets. That's all we need to remember when we decide how to behave in the present. We won't be ashamed in the future, if we take charge of our present. It really is not hard you just have to be consistent in everything you do. Be dependable and responsible.To me the most important thing is always being your self.

- Be Happy. Simply do the things that make us happy, simply love the activities. Let’s be happy because we are doing what we love to do. Be happy with what we have, not just what we want. I understand. It really seems to be part of human nature to want. Just to want more and want better and want something new.

I have a very favorite quote :"The Happiest people don't have everything they want...but they make the most out of what they already have!"

Be happy by accepting the changing world. We are all part of this one being called “life as we know it” and it is always changing. Nothing really appears or disappears but it is always changing around. Every situation is temporary.

Share happiness with everyone you live with, family, relatives, friends, people we see around. Having compassion and making others happy will make you more happy.

Year 2012 is going to be "our" happy year in our wonderful world!