What's not to love by Njel De Mesa ft. Cheska Ortega

What's not to love - oo nga naman, ano pa nga ba ang inirereklamo mo sa buhay kung alam mo namang may mga mas malala pa sa'yo. Kaya sabi sa kantang ito: Mahalin ang buhay.





Are you in love with LIFE? Put yourself in an attitude of gratitude and give thanks for the simple things that you already have—to attract MORE good into your life! Njel de Mesa’s chillout fusion R&B song—featuring the sweet voice of Cheska Ortega—conjures an LSS inducing chorus mantra that you can belt out every morning to give thanks that... hey, you are still breathing! Enough of the drama, “’cause every wrong might bring you closer to the one that’s right” and your healing starts here... by clicking on this and singing this song. Share your positivity with your friends and family by sharing this link to them—or why not dedicate this song to the people you wanna thank?!

Music & Lyrics by Njel de Mesa
All music instruments and vocal musical arrangements by Njel de Mesa
Mixed & Mastered at Studio ni DireQ, Taft Ave., Manila

For song lyrics and live performances, visit www.NjeldeMesa.multiply.com
Watch Njel de Mesa's official music videos on www.youtube.com/NjeldeMesa
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Project: Noli me tangere at El Filibusterismo

Wala Filipino ang hindi nakakakilala at nakakaalam sa mga librong akda ni Gat. Jose Rizal. Kaya lang school requirement lang yun, hindi naman siya binabasa ng buo at tinatalakay ng buo. Masisipag kasi mga teacher namin. Kaya mapipilitan akong basahin ang mga libro ni Gat. - Dahil gusto ko lang basahin.

Marami ng bersyon ang kanyang libro, ang problema mali mali ang salin at hindi ko na tuloy nakikita at nababasa ang husay ni Rizal, bagaman hindi naman talaga konkreto kapag naisalin na sa ibang lenguaje, espanyol ang orihinal na akda. Mahirap isnabin ang Pinaka makapangyarihang Nobela sa Filipinas.


Mas gusto kong basahin ang dalawang lenguajeng bersyon: sa English at Tagalog (Filipino)


English, salin at bersyon ni Harold Augenbraum is executive director of the National Book Foundation. He is the translator of the Penguin Classics edition of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vac‛s Chronicle of the Narváez Expedition.

Ang Noli Me Tangere




Ang El Filibusterismo




at ang salin ni Virgilio Almario na mas kilala bilang Rio Alma sa kanyang mga akdang tula. Isa siyang Pambansang Alagad ni Sining.


Ang Noli Me Tangere




at ang El Filibusterismo

Pinoy Blogfest 2.0

Pinoy_Blogfest 2.0 advocates social media for social good
With Filipinos once again acknowledged as among the most active social media users — via FaceBook, Twitter, Multiply, Tumblr, Flickr, YouTube, etc. — Filipino bloggers are challenged to explore the potential of social media as a transformative force in Philippine society. “Social media as an agent for change” will be the theme of Pinoy_Blogfest 2.0, happening on Friday, 05 August 2011, at the TriNoma Activity Center in Quezon City.

Leading the discussion will be prominent social media activists Usec. Manuel (Manolo) L. Quezon III and Ms. Gang Badoy, who will share their thoughts on these two basic questions: How can we harness the power of social media for the social good? Can bloggers become positive change agents through social networking?

Both Usec. Quezon and Ms. Badoy will be the main speakers during the Blogger’s BIO (By Invitation Only) programme, scheduled from 7:00 to 10:00 pm as the culminating activity of Pinoy_Blogfest 2.0 on Friday, 05 August 2011.

Manolo Quezon is a popular essayist and blogger, who is currently an undersecretary of the Presidential Communications and Strategic Planning Office. Prior to this, he hosted The Explainer and The Explainer Dialogues on ANC cable news channel. He also headed the Speaker’s Bureau and was a columnist and editorial writer for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and was the assistant managing editor for the Philippine Free Press weekly news magazine. Usec. Quezon has received various awards for his professional work, including being named “Opinion Writer of the Year” in 1994 and 2005 by the Rotary Club of Manila’s Journalism Awards, one of the oldest journalism awards in the country. He also won the 1st Prize for the Essay in English for the Carlos Palance Memorial Awards for Literature in 1997.

Ms. Gang Badoy is a media practitioner and alternative educator. A product of the Assumption San Lorenzo High School, UP Diliman and the Indianapolis-Purdue University, she worked first for ABS-CBN in San Francisco and became news desk editor for NBC’s Eyewitness News. In 1999, she accepted a post with the Diocese of San Jose, California, and worked closely with Catholic Relief Services. She came home to the Philippines in mid-2003 and joined Jesuit Communications (JesCom) and spearheaded workshops on “Media and Ministry” for the East Asian Pastoral Institute. Primarily a writer, Ms. Badoy founded Rock Ed Philippines, an alternative education volunteer group that works for a more interesting way of presenting socio-civic issues to the youth. She also devotes time to giving media literacy lectures in campuses all over the Philippines, and is a staunch volunteerism advocate. Ms. Badoy was awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) and Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) for 2010.

Pinoy_Blogfest 2.0 is a whole-day event, with several Social Activities targeted at various audiences. These are open to the public, as follows: 10:30 am to 12:oo nn – The New Workplace; 01:00 pm to 02:30 pm – It’s A Digital Life; 02:30 pm to 04:00 pm – Photography; 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm – Healthy Living. With expert resource persons for each of these social activities, the public will surely find the sessions both educational and entertaining. On-site registration will give the audience a chance to win raffle prizes and other give-aways.

Pinoy_Blogfest 2.0 is organized by GADGETS Magazine, with the support of The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, Teletech, Canon, Globe, Pony, Neo, Asus, Western Digital, Archos,
BenQ, JBL, Sennheiser, Manila Bulletin, Business Mirror, and TriNoma.