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Let's leave the controversies to be sorted out by those involved, and let's just rejoice in the
return of Willie Revillame to the silver screen. His shows bring homeliness and happiness
to millions of Filipinos working overseas and separated from their loved ones in the
Philippines. For this we thank him wholeheartedly and wish him every future success.
(Click here to see on YouTube courtesy of www.filipino-tv.info the October 23 pilot
of his latest show "Willing Willie" now aired on TV5 every night except Sunday)
Those mindboggling geeks at Google have done it again. What Google TV will do in every household next year by combining, advancing and enhancing the technologies of television, cell phone and personal computer will truly take your breath away!
(Click here to take the tour of what Google TV is all about.)
History and culture of Santa Rosa City Laguna Philippines were lovingly revived with colorful displays and entertainments in the "My City My SM" event at SM City mall. (Read more:)
Make history yourself by being part of a new world record.
Find out more at World's Longest Christmas Celebration
  
There's no live theater in Sta. Rosa yet, but the Insular Life Theater at nearby Alabang
features productions by the talented and popular drama group Theater Down South.
Boxing is not the only breeding ground for Philippine World Champions and when a choir from the University of Santo Tomas wins the coveted "Choir Of The World" title it deserves special acclaim. For official video of ecstatic flagwaving scenes of Filipino jubilation, click the pic above of founder and conductor Prof. Fidel G. Calalang Jr. holding the world title's prestigious Pavarotti Award or the pic below taken just after the results were announced.
Click this text to read more. It will make you feel proud to be Pinoy!
Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access
to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.
Read more and see video on our Education Page
The Youth Olympic Games in Singapore gave young people from all over the world
a wonderful and inspirational experience of Asia. (Read more:)
  
Do you and/or your kids need to know the nutritional values of different foods and the
necessity of a healthy balanced diet? Michelle Obama has launched...(Read more:)
Arnel Pineda has formed a non-stock, non-profit, independent foundation providing quality education, health services and medical attention to underprivileged Philippine children. (Read more:)
 
Fans of Lea Salonga who experienced her scintillating live performance in the musical spectacular "Cats" at Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, Pasay City, will be interested to hear that an official Cats website has been launched. It has all the latest Cats news, videos, tour dates, features, photos and more - and you can share your own Cats ‘Memories’ in the Reviews section! Find out more about one of the world’s best loved and most enduring musicals at www.catsthemusical.com.
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YOUNGEST EVER TO SAIL
SOLO AND UNASSISTED
AROUND THE WORLD
3 days before her 17th birthday, Jessica Watson
sailed back into Sydney Harbor after sailing out
210 days earlier, completing a historic world
record and proving beyond doubt that women
can do anything that men can, and do it better.
Jessica Watson aboard round-the-world sailboat "Ella's Pink Lady"
BELOW ARE JESSICA'S OWN WORDS taken from her book "True Spirit". In it she details the extensive preparation she and her team made for the big voyage, her journey and the battles she fought along the way – against sleep deprivation, gale-force winds, mountainous seas and the loneliness that most of us can only imagine. When she sailed triumphantly back into Sydney Harbor, she was cheered in by a huge crowd that included the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. To many, Jessica was Australia's newest hero. She disagreed, saying she wasn’t a hero, "just an ordinary girl who had a dream and worked hard at it and proved that anything is possible". The book is her story.
Jessica suffered six knockdowns (when the mast goes underwater) during her journey.
"When I was young I was pretty much afraid of everything...
I’m not sure when that changed, but Mum tells a story about a day at a family gathering when I was playing with my cousins and my elder sister. They were all holding hands and jumping into a swimming pool, and Mum was watching me closely because I was afraid of water and couldn’t swim. I was five years old.
I obviously got sick of only watching the game, because as everyone lined up to hold hands for another leap I joined in. Mum says she kept waiting for me to let go but I didn’t. I jumped with everyone else, shrieking and giggling until we hit the water. I sank to the bottom and my uncle rushed to pull me out.
I wish I could say when it was that I went from being that quiet little girl, tagging along behind the others, to the girl who set off to sail around the world believing completely that with enough dedication she could achieve anything she set her mind to. Somewhere along the way I learnt that if you truly want to live life you have to get involved, pursue your passions and dream big.
I don’t know when that was and I don’t remember jumping into the pool that day, it is just a story my mum tells. But somewhere between that moment and sailing out of Sydney Harbour on Ella’s Pink Lady, I came to understand what Helen Keller said far better than I can – 'Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing'."
Jessica's route took her through the treacherous waters of Cape Horn.
About Jessica Watson: She was born on 18 May 1993 on Australia’s Gold Coast. She left Sydney Harbor on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world on 18 October 2009 and arrived home triumphant seven months later.
Some facts from her book, compiled by radio from her record-breaking journey:
• Jessica sailed more than 24,000 nautical miles in seven months.
• Her favorite meal on the journey was steak & kidney pie heated in the onboard pressure cooker.
• She suffered six knockdowns (when the mast goes underwater) during her journey, including four in one particularly bad storm off the Falkland Islands during 70-knot winds and 10m waves.
• Jessica took with her 32 cans of Spam, 150 liters of milk, 64 cans of potatoes and 160 popper drinks.
 
Left: Mom Julie in tears of relief and joy while she and Dad Tom wait for Jessica to sail across the finish line at Sydney Harbor on May 15, 2010.
Right: Jessica hugs her Mom with tears of relief and joy after leaving Australia 210 days earlier to become the youngest ever non-stop unassisted round-the-world solo sailor.
"True Spirit" by Jessica Watson can be ordered in the Philippines from branches of National Bookstore and other good booksellers nationwide.
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