Calling All Leaplings

It's the year 2008, and today we celebrate the birth of the leaplings. Leaplings are people who are born on the 29th day of February of a leap year. This day is also called a leap day which only occurs every four years. According to the Gregorian calender, the standard calendar of most around the world, a leap year has an extra day compared to other regular years. Adding an extra day compensates for a solar year which has 6 hours more than 365 days.

During common years, years which are not considered as leap years, Leaplings celebrate their birthdays on February 28 or March 1. It depends upon the laws where they reside. Some consider their age a quarter of their actual age just to fool other friends. So call all your leapling friends to celebrate this once in every four years event.

Feel the Pain

It's my habit to browse around for tv shows that could interest me, and I happen to drop by Discovery Channel. They were featuring a new weapon made by the US Air Force, they called it "Active Denial System". ADS, which is commonly known as "Pain Gun", could emit about 95GHz millimeter wave that could cause intense pain to the target who is within the range of 500 meters. Tests reveal that a person hit by the pain gun, could feel a burning sensation in their skin and immediately runs away. The US Air Force designed this weapon to battle against riots, and it's approved also for use in Iraq.

This weapon is hot, if you know what I mean. We could cook people using this gun, just kidding. They say its safe and non-lethal, what I think is it still must be used wisely, not just point and cook.

New Top Ten Doctors

The exam results for the new Physicians was announced yesterday, and ten new doctors topped their batch for this exam. I'm happy to say that one of our fellow Ilonggo(actually he's from Aklan) belong to the top 10. I knew this guy because he's a cousin of my classmate in highschool, and also a product of WVSU. I extend my congratulations to Mr. Arik Dela Cruz and to his family. Of course, I also would like to congratulate our new doctors for a job well done. Here's the list of the top ten:

1. Edilfavia Mae Suaybaguio Uy, Cebu Doctors University-College of Medicine -- 86.33

2. Abegail Ramos Arana, Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela -- 86.00

3. Arik Paolo Isaiah Carpio Dela Cruz, West Visayas State University-La Paz -- 85.58

4. Kathryn-Daphne Masangkay Ong, University of Santo Tomas -- 85.33

5. Rex Villadarez Samson, Ateneo De Zamboanga University -- 85.25

6. Allan Dizon Corpuz, Saint Louis University -- 85.17

7. Deirdra Yumang Miguel, University of Perpetual Help System-Laguna -- 85.08

8. Evita Taplac Paguia, Saint Luke's College of Medicine -- 85.00

9. Dan Philip Fronda Hernandez -- University of The Philippines-Manila -- 84.83

10. Sharon Sarmiento Santos, Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela -- 84.75

Finch - What It Is To Burn

Another one of my faves, I loved the message of this song...

Finch - What It Is To Burn

Today's on fire
The sky is beating above me, and I am blister
I walk these signs of blasphemy, every day
And still:

Like a bad star, I'm falling faster down to her
She's the only one who knows, what it is to burn

I feel diseased
Is there no sympathy, for the sun
The sky's still fire
But I am safe in here, from the world outside

So tell me
What's the price to pay for glory

Like a bad star, I'm falling faster down to her
She's the only one who knows, what it is to burn

Today is fine, and she burns
Today is fine, and she burns
She burns
She burns
She burns
She burns
She burns
She burns

Like a bad star, I'm falling faster down to her
She's the only one who knows, what it is to burn

Numero "Uno" dog

Recently, a Beagle won as America's top dog in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2008. The Beagle "Uno" became the first of his breed to become the top dog for almost 100 years. Beagles are known to be in the list of 100 popular dogs, but now it became the best of them all.

The crowd cheered wildly when the judge, J. Donald Jones, choosed the winner. Little did he know, he made a mark in the history of dog shows. It was a very hard contest for the dog Uno, he faced breeds that were well known to win(Two Poodles, Sealyham Terrier, Weimaraner, Australian Sheperd, and an Akita). He went from an underdog into a top dog.

His handler, Aaron Wilkerson, could not believe Uno won. But Uno did his job well of being the cutest in the show.