my breakfast crush

nurse

Echo Heron, author of Tendering Lives writes, "When a person becomes a nurse, they sign on for life... there is a certain quality – spirit, a depth of soul. Nursing is a calling, an abundance of compassion – the wisdom born of the heart."

tnx to letterjames.de

yeah!

I need all the prayers I could get..it's only a week to go...and my anxiety level goes sky high...

Sicut me Deus Adjuvet

another

this goes out to my family and friends

from letterjames.de

watcha tink?

All’s well that ends Newell
BACKSTAGE PASS By Lanz Leviste
The Philippine STAR 11/18/2005

The Harry Potter series is distinctly British literature, and the hiring of Mike Newell, the franchise’s first English director, to helm the fourth book’s screen adaptation is as obvious as it is wise. Of all six of J.K. Rowling’s published novel, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the most nuanced in its sharp shifts in mood and tone, and Newell, with screenwriter Steve Kloves, impressively compresses the 734-page tome into a two-and-a-half-hour instant classic. Unlike the seminal (albeit inadvertent) bastardizations of American Chris Columbus who directed Harry’s first two juvenile and amateurish romps (God knows what he’ll do with my beloved Rent, its filmic version out at the end of the month), Newell understands the machinery and milieu to surround Britain’s youth. Because Goblet is so much more an exploration into the universally recognized social politics of high school translated for British assimilation, he imbues Columbus’ pedestrianism with the aged, devilish Oxfordian charm of a beautifully shot Hogwarts, where students are naturally rowdy and uncouth and as ruthlessly cliquey as Regina George on a power trip. Working with Kloves, who has penned adaptations for all four Potter films (the next will be by Michael Goldenberg, before Kloves returns for the sixth), Newell is able to replicate the books’ sly British humor. Utterly hilarious was his poking fun at Anna Wintour: the witchy Vogue editor bares unquestionable resemblance (from the bob, the nose, the fur-trimmed coat) to Beauxbatons’ headmistress Madame Maxime, a half-giant with a low voice and penchant for, shall we say, similarly large Hogwarts faculty members. That entrance sequence introducing Beauxbatons and Durmstrang into the Great Hall is pure comic genius. With its reveling in the pettiness, anarchic fun and self-conscious sarcasm of tempered teenage years and enough comic awkwardness to make Ricky Gervais proud, Goblet is an all-too-surprising teen comedy of errors, evoking everything from William Shakespeare to John Hughes to Laguna Beach. The Yule Ball, an honored tradition of the Triwizard Tournament in which Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) has unceremoniously been chosen to participate in, is our first glimpse of a Hogwarts formal: naturally, after a great performance by ‘80s-inspired rock band the Weird Sisters (led by Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker and Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood and Phil Selway, who wrote three deliciously campy songs for the film), Sixteen Candles-worthy high drama ensues. Suddenly, Ron (Rupert Grint) is Anthony Michael Hall in lacy velvet dress robes. Adapting a 734-page doorstopper forced Kloves to unfortunately cut out large subplots from the novel: nowhere to be seen is Hermione (Emma Watson) campaigning for house-elven rights, or even the Dursleys, or, dare I say, Mrs. Weasley. But most regrettable is how underused the fabulous Miranda Richardson is as feisty Daily Prophet reporter Rita Skeeter; she gives a performance of undeniable command, working with a potentially meaty role that has been sadly discarded. It is wonderful how Radcliffe, Watson and Grint have all matured as able actors, though the three Triwizard champions competing with Harry – Robert Pattinson as Hufflepuffian Cedric Diggory, Clémence Poésy as French Beuxbatons belle Fleur Delacour, and Stanislav Ianevski as Durmstrang superstar Viktor Krum – could have used more dialogue. This leaves more time however for Newell to boast some of the most impressive set pieces to be filmed in a while: each of the Tournament’s three challenges are breathtaking and astutely accurate realizations of the page, with digital effects to rival the best Hollywood has yet been able to screen for its audiences. The brief peek into the Quidditch World Cup; the thrilling and genuinely scary first task with a dragon; the sumptuously shot second challenge in the Black Lake; and the ominous maze of a third task are all moments of awe in the actual possibility of artistic and technical artistry in modern-day Hollywood. And Goblet’s prized set piece, the truly chilling graveyard confrontation with Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes, having so much fun in a coveted role), will remain one of the most memorable film sequences of 21st century cinema, one of utmost foreboding urgency and historic intertextuality enough for it to attain powerful social significance. All this is elevated by Patrick Doyle’s dark and romantic score, who tinkers with John William’s lighthearted themes for something with much more emotional profundity. In Goblet, Newell balances the artistic intensity Alfonso Cuarón so imaginatively (and darkly) accomplished in Prisoner of Azkaban last year with a more vivid understanding of the source text. I welcome the MPAA’s PG-13 rating for Goblet, the first in the previously PG franchise, as it shows a growth and maturity implicit in the succession of J.K. Rowling’s novels. Because we do not see the Muggle world, we are totally submerged into Rowling’s complex mythology, something that wasn’t fully present in the last three films. The film opens up the wizarding world beyond Hogwarts’ already-menacing intimacy, creating its own Middle Earth or Narnia identical to Tolkien’s or Lewis’ dangerous sense of whimsy. Goblet is not only the most magical of the films, but the grandest, most lavish celebration of Rowling’s work, expanding the Potter lore into panoramic narratives as Rowling’s intricate web of plots shows clear signs of emergence. Gone are the sparkly incantations and frothy spells of the childlike aesthetics of magic. Newell both visually and emotionally brings to the table what Rowling begun in Goblet of Fire, evolved gorgeously in Order of the Phoenix, and rendered to wrenchingly greater heights in this summer’s brilliant Half-Blood Prince: he recognizes that Rowling’s magic as an author stems not from clever and simple whodunits or Quidditch matches, but from how she is able to effortlessly knit a tightly woven adult thriller that makes us feel for these characters. The resultant motion picture is an ambitious, sweeping epic masterpiece of lush neo-Gothicism that meets kinetic technological wizardry. Newell paints with a calculated, terrorizing chaos so immensely absorbing it more than veers into Peter Jackson territory; with his slanted, almost disconcerting artistic eye for distorted visual puzzles and the way he finds blithe coherence in a sinister world of melancholy, he is Picasso, and this is his Guernica. The Potter films just keep getting better and better, this one just above what Cuarón’s magic had brought us last year; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is so far the greatest big-budget cinematic achievement any Hollywood studio has released this year, a fantasy thriller for the ages. Grade: A

In here he looks like an actor I know,but forgot the name..il blog it to ya l8r.(if u watch jessica alba's Dark angel,he is part of the cast..but he is not Stan... *wink*

can't get enuf of stan

In here he looks like an actor I know,but forgot the name..il blog it to ya l8r.(if u watch jessica alba's Dark angel,he is part of the cast..but he is not Stan... *wink*

stan's the man

In times like these,one needs inspiration...
but as hermione would put it, "Viktor is more of physical.......".

Every now and then every girl needs her slice of beefcake..hope stan could be more than that...

deranged by Krum

Name: Stanislav Ianevski

Nickname: Stan

Date of Birth: May 16, 1985

Astrological Sign: Taurus

Siblings: 1 Sister

Pets: a parrot, cat, 2 dogs, and a guinea pig family

Hobby: Gym training

Favorite Sports Team: The Bulgarian National Football Team (Soccer)

Favorite Music: All kinds especially Bulgarian

Favorite Food: Bulargian dishes and anything sweet

Favorite Films: XXX, The Last Samurai, Lord of The Rings Trilogy, and all of the Harry Potter films Favorite Actor/Actress: Keanu Reeves, Vin Diesel, Angelina Jolie, Liv Tyler

Favorite Place Visted: Has travelled the world all his life, but Bulgaria would come first

First Major Acting Role: Viktor Krum in "Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire" How He Got The Part: "Well, I had only been in little school thing. In Israel, we had little theatre things, but they were minor. I got the part in my current school. We had afternoon registration and I was late, and I was speaking to one of my friends in school, running to sign in at the late afternoon. The casting director was walking by and she heard my voice. She turned around and told the head of drama that she wanted me to come to audition. That's how it started. I went to a lot of auditions and I eventually got to meet Mike and got the part." Future Acting Career?: "I've got to see my agent beforehand, but hopefully, there will be things to come." *Our fingers are crossed*

from stanislavi ianevski.com

pink-

my fave song as a college freshman

(Pink - Nine Lives)
Pink - it's my new obsession
Pink - it's not even a question,
Pink - on the lips of your lover
(oh)
'Cause Pink is the love you discover
Pink - as the bing on your cherry
Pink - 'cause you are so very
Pink - it's the color of passion
Ah, 'cause today it just goes with the fashion
Pink - it was love at first sight
Yeah, Pink - when I turn out the light
And Pink gets me high as a kite
And I think everything is going to be all right
No matter what we do tonight
You could be my flamingo
'Cause pink - it's the new kinda of lingo
Pink - like a deco umbrella
It's kink that you don't ever tell her
Pink - it was love at first sight
And Pink when I turn out the light
Pink gets me high as a kite
And I think everything is going to be all right
No matter what we do tonight
Yeah!
I want to be your lover
I, I wanna wrap you in rubber
And it's pink as the sheets that we lay on
'Cause Pink - it's my favorite crayon
Yeah!
Pink - it was love at first sight
Pink - when I turn out the light
Pink - it's like red but not quite
And I think, everything is going to be all right
No matter what we do tonight

the clock is ticking

tick tock tic tock...20 days and counting...to D-Day.

Sicut me Deus Adjuvet

daily bread

God often sends me joy through pain,

Through bitter loss, divinest gain;

Yet through it all – dark days

or bright – I know my Father leads aright.

– Conklin

daily bread

When fear and worry test your faith

And anxious thoughts assail,

Remember God is in control

And He will never fail.

– Sper

a Christian view of death

A POINT OF AWARENESS By Preciosa S. Soliven
The Philippine Star 11/10/2005
We picture death as coming to destroy;
Let us rather see it as Jesus Christ coming to save.
We think of death as an ending;
Rather think of it as new life beginning.
We think of death as losing;
Rather think of it as winning, as final victory.
We think of death as parting;
Rather think of it as a meeting… of loved ones.
We think of death as going away;
Rather think of it as surviving… home at last!
Death is not extinguishing the light.
It is putting out the lamp — because the DAY, the Eternal Day has dawned.
So, Lord: Help us to see death for what it really is
(Reference: To Those Who Mourn by C. W. Leadbeater)

22 days to go

yes, I am in a race against time.D-Day is less than a month to go..I have yet to receive my confirmation in 2 weeks time.whether or not I'm in or out..honestly have not read a word from my notes nor the books I'm supposed to read..
The gameplan is to practice taking exams..no time to even read now, I guess...It's too late to read now..
I trust in the mercy of God forever.
It's only with Him that I'll survive or even live after all of this..as far as I'm concerned,I'M DEAD MEAT..
ciao

dis s her really--ms. Apol or aka Narci Ignoramus

another from mr. rod nepo's artik

Sometimes we get punched. At
times, we feel like we’re "reeling on the ropes," or like we’re about to be knocked out. And sometimes, no matter how many punches we throw, we can’t seem to hit our target. When we get lucky, we do manage to get some punches in here and there. And, just like in life, sometimes we win, other times we lose. And sometimes we’re saved by the bell. When that happens, we Pinoys love to say, "Di pa tapos ang boxing!"

another exerpt

Make time to enrich your mind and to fulfill your dreams
By Regina Belmonte
The Philippine STAR
10/30/2005

Life is too short for us to be wasting our time on nothing. We don’t have enough time in this life to do everything, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying. Make time for the people you love, for the dreams still unfulfilled, for the enrichment of your mind and yourself, before time runs out. Life isn’t going to stop and wait for us, we have to keep going, whether the times are good or bad, because the world waiting outside is beautiful. Being yourself has become the vibe of today.

People strive to be unique and express themselves. We no longer want to be imitations of something else; now, we want to be ourselves, no compromise, no holds barred. We aren’t afraid to like what we like or do what we do, because all that matters now is that we know we’re being true to ourselves. There isn’t enough time to cater to all the demands of the world today. We have to do what makes us complete, what makes us better people.