My Untold Squidoo Story: A Lensography

Purple Star Lenses! 

The Time Traveler's Wife: A Book Review

Some people call it fate. A tragedy. An enduring love story that love knows no boundaries even between time and space. The novel The Time Traveler's Wife is pretty much a clever and unconventional story of a man named Henry with a very rare gen...

Philippines, my home

Coconut palms, lush tropical greenery, white-sand beaches, beautiful seas..... Believe it or not all of these make up much of what is the Philippines which primarily different to what some people picture in their minds - disaster because of the dail...

Easy Homemade Empanada Recipes

Sounds like a slogan, somewhere? No! I just thought to gather some unique, healthy, easy and most especially homemade empanada recipes that you can actually try at the comfort of your home. Empanada is prepared similarly to a pie cut in pieces, maki...

My Top Ranked Page 

Easy Homemade Empanada Recipes

Sounds like a slogan, somewhere? No! I just thought to gather some unique, healthy, easy and most especially homemade empanada recipes that you can actually try at the comfort of your home. Empanada is prepared similarly to a pie cut in pieces, maki...

My Foodie Lens 

Easy Mixed Rice Recipes

I do admit that my usual everyday diet is never without rice. I am very much an obsessed rice-eater. I don't know if it is because I am Asian or probably it is what my stomach cravings can only satisfy. Why not! Anyway, you'll find here a lot of yum...

Tropical Fruit Desserts

The best part of living in the tropics is that it always filled me with enormous pride, contentment and energy maybe because of the fairly warm weather we have here at the same time the fascination on how the amalgamation of culture manage to work-ou...

Got a Lots of Garlic!

Garlic is everywhere not just for cooking. Whether or not you love the taste of it you can't deny the fact that garlic is an essential part of our daily lives. This lens is for all the garlic lovers out there if you aren't you can find many useful inf...

The Most Expensive Coffee in the World

I've never been a coffee freak in my entire life and I can't count on how many cups I already taken in. But, majority of you may absolutely agree that nothing can beat a warm cup of coffee especially in the early morning hours when seems al...

Adobo: The Best Filipino Recipe Ever

Adobo is one of my favorite dishes that my mom used to cook for us every now and then. It is truly a delightful meal for the whole family because of its complete course of ingredients and nutrition value. Its affordable and easy to do especially...

Leche Flan: The Yummiest Dessert Ever

I love everything sweets! From candies to simple desserts is perfect to ease all the mood swings of the day... Leche Flan also known as Creme caramel flan or simply caramel custard, is pretty much a rich custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel...

Homemade Guacamole Recipes

If you are looking for something new in your diet list aside from salads and chips, you should try these fabulous homemade guacamole recipes. So, let's see how Guacamole is done, the preparation, and awesome recipes that comes in many different...

The Best Sweet Potato Recipes Ever!

Find some of the best sweet potato recipes, dessert and more on this page! Sweet Potatoes are easy to cultivate in a limited moisture and the sun. It grows and grows that are commonly found here in Asia and it's native Africa. It is rich in sod...

My Ultimate Comfort Food Ever!

This is my list of top 10 ultimate comfort food ever exists in my mama's kitchen... It all comes in random! I must say that when I was a kid I'm a bad picky eater from veggies to meats I just ignored it, a plain simple rule when I was young. But loo...

How To Make Bento Boxed Meal Recipes

Have you already heard about Bento? Do you love preparing meals in lunch boxes? Bento is very much like a packed lunch or meal in a food container such as lunch boxes which is intricately arranged in your own tastes and you can add whatever dishes a...

B is for Bitter Melons

Not all people would love Bitter Melons because of it's very dominant bitter taste no matter what you do with it. I'm not a fan either. It is commonly found in various Asian cuisine though it is seldom mixed with other vegetables but can be...

No Baked Dessert Recipes

Baking is an essential part in the lives of many people from around the world for centuries now way back the ancient history where great culinary invention has ever made. But for sure, most of us doesn't have much that technical knowledge in baking...

Sweet Fruity Jam Recipes

I've always craved for something delightfully sweet especially on my favorite bread and toast like putting some jams in it. Jams is a special kind of fruit preserves. It is prepared by cooking the whole fruit with sugar. The taste depends on the fla...

Kumquats - The Little Golden Oranges

Kumquats are part of Citrus family, which includes limes, oranges and lemons. It's flesh is edible and has a close resemblance to an orange but its smaller and has an oval shape. It can be eaten deliciously as raw, preserves, jelly and marmalade. It...

Special Recipes for People with Special Needs

Do you have any food related allergies? Well, most of us do. We experience a certain kind of allergies from time to time. There are times when it gets so debilitating that it gives you a hard time to choose the perfect recipe diet. No matter how you...

A Great Superhero Lens is: 

GramaBarb - My Superhero Grandma

You really want to know why? I know you do. She looks familiar, right? She is the Squidoo's very own GramaBarb. She's genuine, heartwarming and encouraging as a grandma. I'm so thankful that I had the chance to know her through her lenses and her bea...

My Beloved Philippines 

Who will win in a fight, Jun Lozada vs Romulo Neri?

Who will in a fight, Lozada vs Neri? They are once great political allies, now faced with a controversy regarding the NBN-ZTE Broadband deal arise a never ending accusations, an alleged overpricing and lack of transparency within the Arroyo's governm...

Siargao Island - A Perfect Surfing Destination

......the "Surfing Capital of the Philippines" It hosts international surfing events yearly. Its waves combines the best quality features of the top-rated waves of Hawaii's fabled "pipeline" and the top-billed waves of Indonesia. I...

Living in Manila, Philippines

Folks are wondering what it feels like living in Manila since I've spent my entire life here. So, I decided why not make a lens about it. The city of Manila is commonly known as "Maynila" for Filipinos, is the capital city of the Philippines and the...

Philippines, my home

Coconut palms, lush tropical greenery, white-sand beaches, beautiful seas..... Believe it or not all of these make up much of what is the Philippines which primarily different to what some people picture in their minds - disaster because of the dail...

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,14th and Current Philippine President

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born: April 5, 1947), 14th and current president of the Philippines. She is the country's second female president, and the daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal.

Birdwatching in the Philippines

Philippines is a perfect place to be! With 7,100 islands, there is such a variety to choose and there are other attractions too. Picture yourself traveling along to the north side of the country where the pine-clad mountains and cool, clear air resi...

Filipino Celebrities 

Iza Calzado - Filipina Actress in Hollywood

Iza Calzado (born 12 August 1982) born as Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado, named after the legendary dancer, Isadora Duncan. Her father is choreographer and TV director Lito Calzado and her mother was the late Irish-Spanish-Filipina, Mary Ann Ussher. Iz...

Regine Velasquez - Singer, Actress, Entertainer

Regine Velasquez is one of the finest singer and actress in Asia who rose to fame worldwide by having a magnificent vocal prowess. After of all the success in her career for more than 20 years in the business, Velasquez is the only artist who is st...

Lea Salonga

Well, what can I say about Lea Salonga? I love her broadway musicales, songs, films and the way she sings seems so magical. Her talent and classy Filipina looks made her possible to capture the hearts of anyone watching...

Movies/TV 

We love FORREST GUMP

Forrest Gump is the story of a man with a lower IQ and his journey through life full of mishaps and adventures.

Twilight Film

Twilight is the first movie installment based on a novel written by Stephenie Meyer. Check out some new Twilight buzz about the upcoming sequel New Moon in this page... More stuff coming soooon! Beware some spoilers.

Slumdog Millionaire Film

Set in Mumbai, Dev Patel portrays an 18 year old orphan Jamal Malik works in a call center as serving tea; that rose out of poverty after winning the jackpot in the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire television series. As a result, he i...

High School Musical Ultimate Gift Items

If you are looking for something delightful High School Musical gifts to be given away, you had come to the right place!

THE WIGGLES Video Showcase

The Wiggles are a children's musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members are Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page and Jeff Fatt which in 2006 replaced by Sam Moran. Due to the group's worldwide success with their child...

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers & The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a live fantasy epic films from the novel of the same name wrote by J.R.R. Tolkien set in the fictional world of middle earth. Considered to be one of the biggest and most ambitious movie projects ever undertaken, wit...

The Ring, Rings & Ring Two

The Ring trilogy is an American remake of the Japanese Ringu based on the novel in the same name by Koji Suzuki. The first installment was released in 2002 by DreamWorks, directed by Gore Verbinski. After its unexpected success, it leads to second in...

Final Destination, Final Destination 2, Final Destination 3, The Final Destination

The Final Destination series is a series of horror films created by James Wong, Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick. Distributed by New Line Cinema, the films are centered on the themes of determinism, predestination, and precognition, in relation to de...

Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3

The Spider-Man film series consists of three superhero films based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name, portrayed by Tobey Maguire. The rights to a motion picture based on Spider-Man were purchased in 1985 and moved through vari...

Jeepers Creepers, Jeepers Creepers 2, Jeepers Creepers 3: Cathedral

The Jeepers Creepers series is an American horror film written and directed by Victor Salva. The first installment was released in 2001 distributed by United Artist. It opened in 2,944 theaters and took in a domestic gross of $37,904,175. It later m...

Up the Movie

Up is a 2009 animated film about an old man, Carl Fredrickson, and his wilderness adventure with Russell, an 8 year old kid who ties ten thousand of balloons to his house, and flies to South America. Featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Christopher...

The Grudge, The Grudge 2 & The Grudge 3

The Grudge trilogy is an American remake of the Japanese Ju-on series created by Takashi Shimizu. The first installment was released in North America on October 22, 2004 by Columbia Pictures, directed by Takashi Shimizu (director of the original seri...

Ninja Assassin Film

Rain starring as Raizo as one of the deadliest assassin who have been kidnapped since his childhood and raised by Ozunu Clan, believed by the world to be a myth. When Raizo's friend is executed by the clan, Raizo flees into hiding. He later reemerges...

The Last Airbender Film

The Last Airbender is an upcoming fantasy action film adaptation based on the Emmy award winning animated television series The Avatar: The Last Airbender to be release in July 2, 2010, directed and written by M. Night Shyamalan.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The Harry Potter fantasy film series is based on the seven Harry Potter novels by British writer J.K.Rowling, starring, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson.  The Harry Potter film franchise is the highest grossing film of all time wh...

Trying To Go Green! 

How to Make a Paper from Recycled Materials

This lens is about how to make paper from used and recycled materials! Here are some educational projects, informational resources and links that you will be needing just in case you are looking for some ways to lessen your paper consumption and reus...

My Homey Lens 

My Wishlist for Mom

Every moms in the world are truly what a remarkable gift from God. Nothing can compare to the multitude of love that they have for their children. They're always ready to risks everything even their own life just for the sake of their loved...

The Kalanchoe

If you are living in a limited space apartment, Kalanchoe is the perfect house plant for you. It is very little maintenance in the home or in your office. They are also very attractive looking because its small colorful tiny flowers that can grow in...

Cool Summer Flip-flops

What could be the coolest thing to do this summer? For sure none other than wearing flip-flops in the beach or even at the comfort of your home under the heat of the sun.I really love wearing flip-flops, too! I bring it everywhere I go. Wearing flip-...

Inspiring Life Story 

Amelia Earhart - The First Woman Aviator

First woman American pilot who conquer the air Amelia Earhart receive recognition as the first woman to be awarded the Distinguish Flying Cross at the same coveted award as the first aviatrix to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932 and the Pacific O...

Who is Michael Faraday?

English chemist, natural philosopher and physicist Michael Faraday (b. September 22, 1791, d. August 25, 1867) known as the greatest experimental scientist ever in the 19th century. He made a lot of contribution in the fields of physics and mostly in...

My Dream Travel Destination 

Arcidosso, Italy

If there's one European country that I dreamt of traveling someday, it is definitely the beautiful town of Arcidosso in Italy. Arcidosso is a municipality or as the local people called "commune" in the province of Grossetto in the Italian region of...

Overcoming Failures in Life 

How to Cope With Failure

Failure is simply define as the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective. It is commonly viewed as the opposite of success. You may not like to think of it, but it is a reality that majority of us fail in some poi...

Writing Journals :: Cheaper than Therapy

I started the habit of collecting and writing down my thoughts a couple of years ago maybe because at that time I felt that I badly needed an escape or an outlet where I can cope up and find the surest acceptance that I could possibly found thro...

Music SquidWho 

Paolo Nutini - Musician

Paolo Nutini (born January 9, 1987) is a Scottish singer/songwriter from Paisley, Scotland. He is Italian decent on his father side from Berga, Tuscany and Glaswegian from his mother. His influences includes David Bowie, Damien Rice, Oasis, The Bea...

Claude DeBussy - French Musical Impressionist

French composer Claude DeBussy regarded as one of the prominent figure in the Impressionist Era and all throughout the European music at the turn of the twentieth century.

The Music of Corrinne May

Corrinne May (born January 19, 1973) is a Singaporean singer, musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and record producer based in Los Angeles. She was named after her mother's favourite song Corinna, Corinna. Corrinne's cover version of th...

The Script (Band)

The Script is an Irish trio alternative rock band but currently based in London. The members are consists of Danny O'Donoghue in vocals, Mark Sheehan in guitars and Glen Power in drums. Their debut album with the same name is released under RCA Lab...

Adam Lambert

Adam Lambert is the runner up on American Idol Season 8. He was performing in musicals, most recently starring in the LA production of "Wicked." Has a really high, unusual, but great voice. He auditioned for the season 8 of American idol and part of...

Our Lady Peace (The Band)

Our Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band consisting of Raine Maida (vocals), Jeremy Taggart (drums), Duncan Coutts (bass), and Steve Mazur (guitar). Throughout their career, the band sold over five million albums worldwide, won four Juno A...

Anna Nalick - Singer-songwriter

Anna Nalick (born March 20, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter from Glendora, California, United States. Her influences includes Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Blind Melon, John Mayer, and Stevie Ray Vaughan among the others. Nalick is currently signe...

Ramiele Malubay

Ramiele Macrohon Malubay |American Idol |Season 7 |9th Finalist Born: September 6, 1987 Hometown: Miramar, Florida Ramiele Malubay is a Filipino American pint-size powerhouse singer who powerfully sang her rendition of "You Don't Have to Say You L...

Tori Amos - Singer-Songwriter, Actress, Musician

"When you stop putting yourself on the line, and you don't touch your own heart, how do you expect to touch other people?" --Tori Amos Each of us has its own story to tell. It could be about the experiences we had gone through no matter...

Lisa Loeb - (Singer)

Lisa Loeb (born March 11, 1968) is an American singer/songwriter, guitarist and an actress. Loeb made her breakthrough as the first unsigned artist to top the American charts in her single "Stay" to the 1994 film Reality Bites which stars Winona Ryd...

My Book Reviews 

The Time Traveler's Wife: A Book Review

Some people call it fate. A tragedy. An enduring love story that love knows no boundaries even between time and space. The novel The Time Traveler's Wife is pretty much a clever and unconventional story of a man named Henry with a very rare gen...

John Irving - Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter

As far as I can remember my very first love affair with John Irving's books started after reading The Cider House Rules which is later made into a film and won him an award as Academy Award-winning Screenwriter. His books are moving as well as the c...

Cormac McCarthy Audio Booklists

Cormac McCarthy (original name Charles McCarthy) was born on July 20, 1933. He is an American author, novelist and playwright. Cormac McCarthy has written ten novels in Southern Gothic, Western, and Post-Apocalyptic genres and later adapted into film...

Stephenie Meyer Audio Booklists

It's much sweeter than the second time around as you listen to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga in audio book...

Tuesdays With Morrie: A Book Review

Have you ever felt like you're never gonna be the same again after reading a book? This book is more of a memoir of two people's lives on how they both learned from each other as a student and teacher. It is truly filled with wisdom and aphorisms tha...

Dan Brown Audio Booklists

Dan Brown is currently considered as the king of thriller fiction because of his highly confidential story themes and the combination sci-fi action that really appeals to the legions of readers. His well-known novels like The Da Vinci Code and the l...

Asian Cookbook Collection

When you think about Asian cuisine what comes into your mind? For sure you envision the rich, flavorful food mixed with exotic spices. Asian cuisine is predominantly very diverse since wide cooking styles comes from the influences of people from arou...

Scientist on Squidoo 

Pierre Curie

French physicist, chemist, scientist Pierre Curie (b.15 May 1859 - d.19 April 1906) who is pioneered in the study of radioactivity, magnetism, piezoelectricity, crystallography and also a 1903 Nobel prize winner which he shared with his wife Marie Cu...

Marie Sklodowska Curie

French-Polish nobel prize winner in two different sciences, physicist, inventor and chemist Marie Sklodowska Curie (b. November 7, 1867 - d. July 4, 1934) performed a pioneering study in radioactivity when she made a breakthrough discovering two new...

Archimedes of Syracuse

Greek mathematician, scientist and inventor Archimedes regarded as one of the leading scientists and inventor of all time though there are very much a few details of his life mentioned. He made a lot of greatest contribution in science, mathematics,...

Irène Joliot-Curie

French chemist, scientist, 1935 Nobel prize winner in Chemistry Irene Joliot-Curie (b.September 12, 1897 - d.17 March 1956) is the eldest daughter of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie and the wife of Frederic Joliot-Curie.

Lyrics 

Taylor Swift: Love Story Song Lyrics

We were both young when I first saw you I close my eyes And the flashback starts I'm standing there On a balcony in summer air See the lights See the party, the ball gowns I see you make your way through the crowd And say hello, little did I know T...

Katy Perry: Thinking of You Lyrics

Comparisons are easily done Once you've had a taste of perfection Like an apple hanging from a tree I picked the ripest one, I still got the seed You said move on, where do I go? I guess second best is all I will know 'Cause when I'm with him I am...

The Script: The Man Who Can't Be Moved Lyrics

Going back to the corner where I first saw you, Gonna camp in my sleeping bag I'm not gonna move, Got some words on cardboard got your picture in my hand, Saying if you see this girl can you tell her where I am, Some try to hand me money they don't u...

Chris Brown featuring Keri Hilson: Superhuman Song Lyrics

[Verse 1 - Chris Brown] Weak I have been crying and crying for weeks How'd I survive when I could barely speak? Barely eat? On my knees [Verse 2 - Keri Hilson] Well that's the moment you came to me I don't know what your love has done to me Think I'...

Miley Cyrus: The Climb Song Lyrics

I can almost see it That dream I'm dreaming but There's a voice inside my head sayin, You'll never reach it, Every step I'm taking, Every move I make feels Lost with no direction My faith is shaking but I Got to keep trying Got to keep my head held h...

David Cook: Come Back To Me Song Lyrics

You say you gotta go and find yourself You say that you're becoming someone else Don't recognize the face in the mirror Looking back at you You say you're leavin As you look away I know theres really nothin left to say Just know i'm here Whenever yo...

The Fray: You Found Me Song Lyrics

I found God on the corner of the 1st and Amistad Where the west was all but won All alone, smoking his last cigarette I said, "Where you been?" He said, "Ask anything? Where were you when everything was falling apart? All my days were spent by the t...

Adele - Chasing Pavements Song Lyrics

I've made up my mind, don't need to think it over If I'm wrong I am right, don't need to look no further This ain't lust, I know this is love But if I tell the world, I'll never say enough 'Cause it was not said to you And that's exactly what I need...

Beyonce: If I Were A Boy Lyrics

If I were a boy Even just for a day I'd roll outta bed in the morning And throw on what I wanted then go Drink beer with the guys And chase after girls I'd kick it with who I wanted And I'd never get confronted for it. Cause they'd stick up for me....

All About Fashion 

Dressing UP for the Rainy Days!

You're not the ONLY one! In all occasion, a lot of men and women or even teenagers have been dealing with it every now and then. Since I live in a tropical country like the Philippines usually the rainy season (tag-ulan, tagalog term for the rainy seas...

Ponchos on the Go

Ponchos are comfortable piece of garment which you can wear to keep your body warm this cold season. It all comes in different colors, style and materials at the same time it is very essential in styling up and accentuate the clothes you wear. Find yo...

How Chanel Got Its Name

Coco Chanel was born in the small city of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. She created... the little black dress, the beige slingback with black toecap, N5, the tweed suit, the jersey dress, the chain belt, N19, the total look, costume jewelry, the to...

Monique Lhuillier's Bridal Gown Design

Monique Lhuillier, (born in Cebu, Philippines in 1971), is a Filipino-French descent fashion designer based in the United States. She comes from a very prominent family names in the Philippine high society. In her early age of 15, she demonstrated g...

Bohemian Style: The Funkiest Fashion Style Ever

What do you think Sienna Miller, Kate Moss, Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen have in common? Yep! You are right. These women sport the Bohemian look which is undeniably very hot as well as these celebs. Bohemian style (also called boho; hippie-chic; hobo...

A Pea In The Pod Maternity Dresses

When it comes to quality maternity dresses and clothing, A Pea in the Pod is one of the few top designer brands out there which features exclusive designers, richest fabrics and exquisite design. I'm pretty sure you'll love these fabulous lined up o...

Giorgio Armani S.p.A.

Giorgio Armani S. p. A. is an Italian fashion company founded by Giorgio Armani and his partner Sergio Gioletti in Milan in 1975. Armani is known as for the sleek, unstructured look of its men's and women's suits. That makes it as one of the world's...

Choose Your Hobby 

How To Make Your Own Tie Dye T-shirt

Tie Dyeing is done by people of all countries. It is very old way of making designs on cloth. It probably started in China, where some of the finest tie-dyeing is done. The cloth under a tightly tied string won't take dye. The part that is not...

All About Soap

A regular soap is primarily composed of soda ash (sodium), potassium (potash) salts of fatty acids derived by reacting fat with lye in a process known as saponification. That makes it a very useful agent for cleaning and rinse away the grease th...

Stamp Collecting 101

Stamp collecting is so exciting to do. Stamps are interesting to collect as they come from all over the world and are often colorful. More varieties are sold in stamp shops, by post, at stamp exhibitions and auctions.

Entertaining Video Showcase 

JASON MRAZ Music Video Showcase

Jason Mraz is truly one of those talented musician today with his witty lyrics and vibrant sound, you'll totally get hooked! Come and check out these Jason Mraz music videos and live performances coming up... Enjoy! We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Thi...

Hugh Laurie Video Showcase

Watch out for these hilarious Hugh Laurie's compiled videos surely you'll loved him more! Sit back, relax and grab some popcorns. Laugh 'til your heart out!

THE WIGGLES Video Showcase

The Wiggles are a children's musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members are Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page and Jeff Fatt which in 2006 replaced by Sam Moran. Due to the group's worldwide success with their child...

James Morrison Music Video Showcase

James Morrison is one of the few well loved singer-songwriters in the UK. He rose to fame in 2006 due to his debut album "Undiscovered" that debuted at the top of the UK charts. Songs for You, Truths for Me In September 2009, he releas...

ROBERT PATTINSON Video Showcase

Robert Pattinson first captured our hearts in Harry Potter film and The Goblet of Fire as the young wizard Cedric Diggory and as Edward Cullen in highly successful Twilight film. Most recently, he starred in Little Ashes, a 2008 British drama film as...

Michael Jackson Music Video Showcase

On June 25, 2009, the whole world was struck by the news that, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, at the age of 50 dies of cardiac arrest in his rented mansion at Los Angeles. Since then, many music fans can't stop commemorating his life through his w...

PopCulture Celebs 

Bryce Dallas Howard - Actress

Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) was an American actress born in Los Angeles, California. Her father Ron Howard was a famous Oscar award-winning actor and director and her mother Cheryl Howard (nee Alley) was also an actress and a writer. She...

Zhang Ziyi - Actress

Zhang Ziyi (born February 9, 1979) is a Chinese actress born and raised in Beijing, China. Her name pronounced as Jang (rhymes with 'young') DziYee. Her father Zhang Yuanxiao is an economist and her mother Li Zhousheng is a kindergarten teacher. She...

Cassie - Singer, Model, Actress

American hip-hop pop singer Cassie born as Cassandra Ventura (born August 26, 1986) was also a model and an occasional actress. She was born in New London, Connecticut to a Filipino father and an African American, West Indian and Mexican descent moth...

Andrea Corr - Musician

Andrea Jane Corr (born May 17, 1974) was the lead singer and the youngest member of the Irish pop-rock Celtic band The Corrs. In her younger years, Andrea was the best student among all her siblings. She began her life with the band as soon as she gr...

Audrey Tautou - French Actress in Hollywood

French actress Audrey Tautou caught the public attention when she starred as the free spirited Amelie Poulain in the critically acclaim and Oscar nominated movie "Amelie" in 2001. Her biggest break came in 2006 by playing Sophie Neveu alon...

Daveigh Chase - Actress

Daveigh Elizabeth Chase was born as Daveigh Elizabeth Schwallier on July 24, 1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She was raised in Albany, Oregon before moving on to Los Angeles, California to pursue her acting career. She started out performing at the t...

Anime  

Avatar: The Legend of Aang

Avatar: The Legend of Aang is an American Asian inspired animated television series about Aang, a 12 year old airbender and his friends who must save the world by defeating the evil Fire lord to enter the destructive war in Fire Nation. The series w...

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon is a Japanese anime and manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is one of the most popular anime in the early and mid 90's. The story revolves around the reincarnated defenders of a kingdom that once spanned the solar system, and arou...

Bleach: The Manga Series

Bleach is a Japanese 'shonen manga series created by Tite Kubo about the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he accidentally obtains the power of a Soul Reaper - a Japanese death personification of similar to a Grim reaper, gaining these abiliti...

Take My Quiz 

Quiz: How Well Do You Know About Manny Pacquiao?

Test your knowledge about Manny Pacquiao. See if you cut the mustard, are up to snuff, ace in the hole, and all that good stuff. Take my quiz is what I am saying! (Do you dare?) Bring it own and have fun.

Quiz: Whose Twilight Character Said This?

Hey Twilight fanatics! Go ahead and test your knowledge about twilight trivias, quotable quotes. See if you cut the mustard, are up to snuff, ace in the hole and all that good stuff. Take my quiz is what I am saying! (Do you dare?) Bring it own, and...

Quiz: How Well Do You Know About the Bible?

Test your Bible knowledge, your mettle, your trivia (not trivial) pursuit, your multiple choice skills.  See if you cut the mustard, are up to snuff, ace in the hole, all that good stuff. Take my quiz is what I'm saying! (Do you dare?) Bring it...

Quiz: How Well Do You Know About Philippine History?

Test your knowledge about the Philippine history, your mettle, your trivia (not trivial) pursuit, your multiple choice skills.  See if you cut the mustard, are up to snuff, ace in the hole, all that good stuff.  Take my quiz is what I'm...

K-Pop 

Daniel Henney - Actor

Daniel Henney (born November 28, 1979) is a Korean American descent model turned actor, a native of Carson City, Michigan, USA who first rose to fame in Asia after starring in series of roles in South Korea films and dramas. In 2009, he landed his...

Bi Rain - Actor, Singer, Entertainer

(Bi) Rain (born on June 25, 1982) also known as Jeong Ji-hoon, is a Korean pop singer turned actor who became successfully famous throughout Asia and the United States in his acting starring in Full House, 2004 as Justin Lee/Lee Young-Jae along with...

Korean Wave

Having heard that my sister Natalie is taking up Korean Lessons in her Foreign Language Class arise my deep enthusiasm and curiosity on what Korean stuff is all about. Korean Wave, a.k.a. Hallyu or Hanryu, was first introduced in the late 1990's in...

Song Hye Kyo

Song Hye Kyo (born 22 November 1981) is a South Korean model turned actress who is best known for her leading role as Han Ji-Eun/Jessie Han in the Korean drama adaptation "Full House" (2004) based upon the popular manwha of the same title along side...

Animal/Nature  

Pacific Coast Irises

The Pacific Coast Irises are also known as "The Native Irises" which include its eleven species. Mostly they grow in meadows and woodlands near the Pacific Ocean characterized for having a mild climate. Its common characteristic are very colorful pet...

KOALA Video Showcase

Koalas might look like a bear but actually they are classified under as "marsupials", a type of mammal in which is the female typically has a pouch to rear its young up to the early infancy. The word Koala comes from Daruk gula (also known as Dharug o...

Nepenthes attenboroughii: The Local Pitcher Plant of Palawan

Nepenthes attenboroughii originated from the various species of pitcher plant in the genus of Nepenthes. It produces some of the largest pitchers in this genus which measured about 1.5 litres in volume and can trapped that exceeds 2 liters. This end...

The Adorable Flying Squirrel

Aren't they really cute? Yes, I love them so much. So, why they are called "flying mittens"? Can they really fly? A Flying Squirrel has an aerodynamic membrane that made them possible to glide and bounce from tree to tree as if they are flying but ac...

The Fascinating Life of A Bumble Bee

Among all the bee species, the Bumblebee is the most intelligent and hardworking of its kind. Like the honey bees their close relatives, they feed on nectar and gather pollen to feed their young. That makes them an important pollinators both of the...

Health Related Lens 

Mushrooms as an Alternative Medicine

Reishi Mushroom...It is the most widely used medicinal mushroom in the world. Their scientific name is Ganoderma lucidum. In Chinese Medicine, reishi mushrooms are known as ling zhi, which means spiritual plant as the Chinese herb believe i...

Specialized Equipments for the Disabled

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are as many as 6.5 billion persons with disability today. Sad to say, of this 6.5 billion worldwide population, UNICEF has estimated that around one quarter or 150 million are children. With half...