Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Another Trilogy Movie- Narnia 3: Voyage of the Dawn Treader






This week's blog is all about another trilogy movie---The Chronicles of Narnia. The third movie was called “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”. As you can see I uploaded the official trailer for those fans of Narnia who did not yet see the trailer. This movie was directed by Michael Apted. As always I will be revealing the cast behind the scenes of this great movie.
Character
Film
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Lucy Pevensie
Georgie Henley
Edmund Pevensie
Skandar Keynes
Peter Pevensie
William Moseley
Susan Pevensie
Anna Popplewell
Aslan
Liam Neeson
Jadis, the White Witch
Tilda Swinton
Caspian
Ben Barnes

Reepicheep
Eddie Izzard

Eustace Scrubb
Will Poulter

Tavros
Shane Rangi

Jemain
Tamati

Caprius
Ryan Ettridge

Randy
Morgan Evans

Nausus
Steven Rooke

Drinian
Gary Sweet

Queen Lilliandil (Ramandu's daughter)
Laura Brent


And before we end this blog, I would just like to share a trivia for all Narnia fanatics. Did you know that The Chronicles of Narnia have 7 books all in all? All written by C. S. Lewis. Here is the list:
The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of
the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Horse
and His Boy
The Magician's
Nephew
The Last Battle




And also there is a rumour that they will be releasing the fourth chapter, The Silver Chair, on 2012 but I am not sure if that is true or not. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is scheduled for release on December 10, 2010 in Real Imax 3D. Again I would like to give a special thanks to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chronicles_of_Narnia_cast_members for providing the cast members Oooooooooohhhhhhh I can’t wait to watch!! See you there.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Transformers 3 confirmed!!!



OMG!!! It is finally confirmed by Michael Bay (the director of Transformers and Transformers II: the Revenge of the Fallen) that there would be a trilogy. The movie would be entitled Transformers III: Dark of the Moon. I could give you the latest, hottest and juiciest updates about the said movie. Let us start first with the most popular rumour that Megan fox (also known as Mikaela Banes) would not be in the third movie. All I can say is that rumour is very much true. It is said that Michael Bay and Megan Fox had a fight while the side of Megan said that she wanted to try something new and leave the movie. Michael found Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (a model from Victoria’s Secret commercials) to be replacing Megan Fox as the leading lady and love interest of Shia LaBeouf (also known as Sam Witwicky). Rosie will have the character name as Carly. Now for the second rumour, the news have been spreading that Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (writers of the first two movies) will not return for the third installment in the series. One proof is that Ehren Kruger, who collaborated in the writing of the second film, was said to be again involved in the writing. And now for my favourite part of this blog---the unveiling of cast and characters.
Cast and characters
Humans
§  Shia LaBeouf plays Sam Witwicky.  The leading human character who is friends with the Autobots. It seems that Sam will possess a power glove in the movie.
§  Rosie Huntington-Whiteley plays Carly.  Sam's new love Interest who was in the original 1984 animated series. Huntington-Whiteley had worked with director Michael Bay before in various Victoria's Secret commercials.  Other actresses considered for the role included Gemma ArtertonBar RefaeliMiranda Kerr and Brooklyn Decker.
§  Josh Duhamel plays Major William Lennox. The leader of NEST, an international taskforce battling Decepticons with the Autobots.
§  Tyrese Gibson plays Chief Robert Epps. A combat controller and a member of NEST.
§  John Turturro plays Agent Seymour Simmons. A former agent of the terminated Sector 7 unit.
§  Patrick Dempsey plays Dylan, Carly's boss, who is a race-car driver with a huge collection of cars. Dempsey described his role as "darker" than others and "significant to the plot". Dempsey was initially cast to play Mikaela's boss but with Mikaela out of the movie, he'll be playing Carly's boss.
§  Ramón Rodríguez plays Leo Spitz. Sam's former roommate in the last movie.
§  Kevin Dunn and Julie White play Ron and Judy Witwicky, Sam's parents.
§  Glenn Morshower plays General Morshower, A NEST member who communicates with the squad in the Pentagon.
§  Lester Speight plays Hardcore Eddie. The new NEST Member. He is an old school soldier who has seen it all and done it all and fought in war along with Epps' father many years ago.
§  Alan Tudyk plays Dutch, Agent Simmons' assistant.
§  John Malkovich plays Bruce, Sam's first boss.
§  Frances McDormand plays US government's National Intelligence Director.

Autobots                                     
§  Peter Cullen voices Optimus Prime, the Autobot leader. He retains his alternate mode of a blue Peterbilt 379 truck with red flame decals, with the addition of a trailer similar to his G1 counterpart. He was modified to look more heroic.
§  Bumblebee, Sam's guardian that turns into a fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. Bumblebee has also gone through some changes, his alternate mode featuring a new body kit and paint job. He was modified to look more mature.
§  Jess Harnell voices Ironhide, the Autobot weapons specialist who transforms into a GMC Topkick.
§  Robert Foxworth voices Ratchet, the Autobot medic who transforms into a search and rescue Hummer H2. Ratchet also had some changes done to his alt mode, he has been painted green and white.
§  Andre Sogliuzzo voices Sideswipe, the Autobot who turns into a silver Chevrolet Corvette Centennial, now made into a convertible.
§  An Autobot who will debut as a Ferrari 458 Italia.
§  An Autobot will debut as a red/black Rosenbauer Panther fire truck. A security guard said that it would be Sentinel Prime, Optimus Prime's father.
§  James Avery will provide the voice of Silverbolt, one of the Autobot-allied Aerialbots.
§  The Wreckers, an Autobot sub-team that transform into heavily armed NASCAR Chevrolet Impala stock cars equipped with machine guns. They function as a Commando Unit. The members of the Wreckers are:
§  Juan Pablo Montoya #42 Target car.
§  Dale Earnhardt, Jr. #88 AMP Energy/National Guard car.
§  Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's/Kobalt car.
§  Skids and Mudflap, also known as the twins. Although Bay denied that Skids and Mudflap would appear in the third film, two Chevrolet Spark cars with Autobot insignias resembling the Twins have been spotted. This has led to speculation that Bay's denial may be part of a "misinformation campaign" by Bay, like the one he put up for Revenge of the Fallen.
§  A blue Mercedes-Benz E550 will debut as an Autobot, he is confirmed to be the same robot whose form looks similar to Albert Einstein. It is rumored to be Wheeljack.
§  Wheelie, a blue radio-controlled toy monster truck. A former Decepticon that joined the Autobots.

Decepticons
§  Hugo Weaving voices Megatron, the Decepticon Leader that has changed his alternate mode to an armored rusty Mack Titan tank truck equipped with heavy weaponry. He has been described as the demented version of Optimus Prime's vehicle mode.
§  Charlie Adler voices Starscream, the air commander who transforms into an F-22 Raptor.
§  Frank Welker voices Soundwave, Megatron's communication officer.
§  Shockwave, revealed by Michael Bay as the main villain.
§  A Decepticon has been revealed to turn into a Superfund armored truck.
§  The Dreads, a group of Decepticon clones that turn into Chevrolet Suburban emergency vehicles. The Dreads have often been seen on set driving next to Megatron.
Finally I found the official trailer.



This movie is scheduled for release on July 1, 2011 in Real D 3D and IMAX 3D. And that ends my blog for this week. I hope you enjoyed it. I want to thank http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers:_Dark_of_the_Moon# for providing the updates and the necessary information.

Monday, October 25, 2010

SLU-LHS the home of the different groups of students

My parents introduced me to this institution back when I was still in grade 3. That time, I met my first batch of friends here in Baguio city, my first crush, my first set of teachers and a lot more. At first I was very nervous because I am new in this society but then I realized that it is just like my second home. The only difference is you have a lot of parents and siblings. In my second home, you will learn to interact and socialize with different people, hear their stories and know them more. In elementary, everything is just like a joke. You hang out with friends and do pranks but when it comes to high school everything becomes serious. Of course it will not happen in just in an overnight, the first year is the year of adjustment. Especially for us science students, sometimes there is less time for us to have fun and enjoy our days in high school but nevertheless it is good being in the science section because we have a lot of privileges when comes to school activities like the intramurals, quiz bees,  and a lot more programs. Saint Louis University Laboratory High School became my second home after I graduated from elementary. And soon after 2 years I will graduate from high school and go to college which would be my second home in the near future but as I said there are still 2 years in high school for me to enjoy and discover myself. SLU-LHS is my second home because I mostly spend my time in school-around 10 hours (wow now that is what you call studying real hard). In high school, you will also meet a bunch of new friends, a new set of funny and scary teachers and a lot more. Also, you will learn that there are different groups or kinds of students. There is the “emo” students who like to be alone always and liked the color black. Another is the “rebel or the gangsters” who like to cause chaos and fights inside and outside the school campus. Also there is the “smart” guys who always talks about science and math (they are the subjects that is usually talked about by them). The “nice guys” is another group which consists of students who are very obsessed with rules and regulations of their parents, teachers and even of their fellow students. Another one is the “athletes” which is very self-explanatory. There is also the “popular” guys but they can only be considered one if they made an achievement in their own group. For example, if you are from the rebels you will only be known when you beat up a leader of another rebel group from other schools. But I am not saying that you should do this (this is not recommended for you). There are also other minor groups that exist but I do not have enough time to mention them all. These groups also existed not only in our school but also in other schools. We have come down to the end of this blog. I hope you enjoyed reading this.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

So what is SLU?

SLU stands for Saint Louis University. It has three divisions (lol division ... I am not sure what is the proper term for this).  The first is the Saint Louis University Laboratory Elementary School, second is the Saint Louis University Laboratory High School, and last but not the least is the Saint Louis University (the main).  And to make this blog different, this blog will only contain the history and some additional information about the SLU.

Brief History


In 1907, the CICM Missionaries arrived in the Philippines, mandated by the Holy See to evangelize the northern part of the country. Pretty soon, it became apparent that Baguio, then a small mountain village resort in the province of Benguet, around two hundred and fifty kilometers north of Manila, will be pivotal for the region. With an elevation of at least 1,500 meters above sea level, Baguio is a natural gateway to and from the Cordillera mountain range, which traverses the Mountain Provinces (Montañosa), the home of numerous indigenous tribes.


Thus it was that in 1911, Rev Fr Séraphin Devesse, CICM, founded a one-room elementary school in Baguio for ten local boys. From these humble origins, Saint Louis School began .

In 1915, the intermediate grades and a trade school were started under the guidance of Florimond Carlu.
In 1921, the high school was inaugurated.
In 1952, college-level courses in the Liberal Arts and Commerce were offered, and Saint Louis College had its first Rector. Other courses and further developments soon followed, under the guidance of the following Rectors/Presidents-
  • 1952-54 Gerard Decaestecker
  • 1954-62 Albert Van Overbeke
  • 1962-64 Gerard Linssen
  • 1964-76 Paul Zwaenepoel
  • 1976-83 Ghisleen De Vos
  • 1983-96 Joseph Van den Daelen
  • 1996-2005 Paul Van Parijs
  • 2005-present Jessie M. Hechanova

In 1955, the graduate-level programs of Saint Louis College were granted recognition, but the real turning point came on 13 May 1963, when Saint Louis College was conferred University status by the Philippine Government.
From the one-room Saint Louis School for ten boys in 1911, Saint Louis University has grown to a four campus University with more than thirty buildings catering to more than thirty thousand students.
(http://www.slu.edu.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130&Itemid=274...a special thanks to this site)


Now that we are done talking about the history, I will just show you a sneak peek of the elementary school.


And then the high school:


And last but not the least---the main,




Sapientia aedificat, that is, "wisdom builds" or "knowledge edifies," is the motto of Saint Louis University. Impelled by this profound human truth, SLU has faithfully carried out its avowed educational mission since its foundation in 1911. As a Christian institution of higher learning, SLU has, through the years, formed and shaped young people who are imbued with Christian spirit and are competent, creative and socially involved.


At present, Saint Louis University has nine colleges offering graduate and undergraduate programs in pursuit of this mission. Effective School Year 2010-2011, the different colleges will be known as Schools. They are:
  • School of Accountancy and Business Management - SABM 
    (College of Accountancy and Commerce)
  • School of Computing and Information Sciences - SCIS 
    (College of Information and Computing Sciences)
  • School of Engineering and Architecture - SEA 
    (College of Engineering and Architecture)
  • School of Humanities - SoH 
    (College of Human Sciences)
  • School of Law - SoL 
    (College of Law)
  • School of Medicine - SoM 
    (College of Medicine)
  • School of Natural Sciences - SNS 
    (College of Natural Sciences)
  • School of Nursing - SoN 
    (College of Nursing)
  • School of Teacher Education - STE 
    (College of Education)
The programs offered by the different schools are accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). With their exemplary performance, the following schools were given distinctive awards by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED):
  • School of Teacher Education 
    Center of Excellence for Teacher Education
  • School of of Nursing 
    Center of Development for Nursing Education
  • School of Engineering and Architecture 
    Center of Development for Engineering Education (Chemical Engineering & Electronic Engineering)
  • School of Computing and Information Sciences 
    Center of Development for Information Technology

But wait let us talk also about the other schools. There are other SLU schools in the country. There is the Saint Louis College of La Union.






Another one is the St. Louis College of Tuguegarao.

 

There is also the Saint Louis College Valenzuela.


And St. Louis School of Mandaue,

And last one is the Saint Louis School (Solano, Nueva Vizcaya).(I am not really sure if this are all of them)





Wednesday, October 6, 2010

...it doesn't matter what my gift is...its the BLOG that counts...







Before anything else, I just want to greet Saint Louis University an advanced happy 100th birthday. If my calculations are correct (which I am not very sure of), the SLU centennial will be celebrated on December 2, 2010 (exactly 56 days to go starting today). And what is a birthday without a celebration right? That is why here is a list of events to be expected in line with the SLU centennial:






SLU CENTENNIAL CALENDAR
Memorial Mass for SLU Departed Members
• Nov 3, 2010
Launching of Alay Pasko Drive
• Nov 9, 2010
University Cleanup Day
• Nov 19, 2010
Centennial Concert and Dinner
• Nov 27, 2010 @5:30 pm
Launching of SLU Centennial & CICM Day
• Dec 1, 2010 @8:00 am
Centennial Handog ng SLU sa Baguio
• Dec 4, 2010 @8:00 am
Centennial Handog ng SLU sa Baguio
• Dec 5, 2010 @8:00 am
SLU Family Day & Christmas Salo Salo
• Dec 6, 2010
First Holy Communion of SLU- LES Students
• Dec 10, 2010
Pre-Christmas Thanksgiving Mass of SLU LHS
• Dec 10, 2010



(Special thanks to this website for providing this information about the SLU centennial---http://www.slu.edu.ph/)



Also, of course, a celebration is not complete without gifts. And my gift to SLU is myself because I know when I become successful some day, I would be proud to say that I am a Louisian and SLU would be proud that they had me as one of their students. As a student of such a wonderful school, I could say that they give the best education system that a student can dream of. They have great facilities including the improved basketball court, volleyball court, tennis court, swimming pool, gymnasium, libraries, clinics, chapels and a lot more. It also has a ton of extracurricular activities set for the whole school year. For example, the Intramurals (which is held every year) is an exciting activity which comprises of a cheer dance competition, the cheering competition proper and some Olympic games. Another one is the quiz bees in different categories. There is also the camping event for the boy scouts and girl scouts. Also, there are clean up drives for the different clubs. Another example is the Family Day (I think this one is self explanatory) and many more. One of the newest is the Talent Festival wherein the students are encouraged to join to show their talents and win great prizes.  One of my gifts also to SLU is the good memories that I have kept through the years. *uhh* I cannot think of better gifts than these so I will count this blog done. For all of you who read this blog, thank you for subscribing.


Attention to the readers of this blog:
There is a slight endorsement of our university in this particular blog. Though this happened I will assure you that you do not need to change your school just because I said things that encourage you to do such transferring of schools. I am just merely describing the said university and not provoking anyone to drop from their own school and transfer to another. Thank you and God bless!