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joplin usa aid links
simply_kim has compiled aid links for Joplin, Missouri, and other areas in the US hit hard by the recent storms. see her post HERE. -
before the day ends...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY khursten
in case you can't see the sparkly background graphic, hornedy rainbow robot dino allows you to sit on his left on this your special day ♥ -
japan quake and tsunami aid post
a friend has compiled links to discussions and information on the Japan tsunami disaster and how to help. click for details.
Info, News, Links and Comments Post re: Japan Earthquake
edit 13-03-2011: the talented sister-thing has also shared with me a link for people who might be interested in donating via fandom auction.
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stories from tahrir
Stories from Tahrir
i told summerbreeze21 that i wanted to write a proper post about this, but when i reread this entry of hers, i realized there's no way to add to it: it conveys the sentiments of the youth who participated in Tahrir very clearly and powerfully ( Read more... ) -
In Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the EDSA Revolution
It's such a strange coincidence that so many uprisings are going on elsewhere in the world, with the EDSA People Power Revolution's 25th anniversary so close at hand. It's been a quarter of a century since the world's first bloodless revolution was held here in my country, and now I watch the news with hope that the revolutions going on in other ( Read more... ) -
wael ghonim
i want to share this interview, links thanks to summerbreeze21. this is Wael Ghonim, 31-year old Egyptian Google executive who was abducted by the Egyptian military last January 27, during the nationwide unrest. He was kept for 12 days, unaware of the turmoil outside. Finally released on February 7, he makes this emotional, powerful appearance on nationwide ( Read more... ) -
i don't care what you think of me, i am deeply in love with this song.
^ close your eyes while you listen so you don't see one of the singers tethered on a rope and swinging about
this was commissioned for the local TV series Mulawin. it acquires new dimensions when you think of it as the theme song of a show about a birdman who fell in love with a human (well, half-human) girl. the falsetto makes more sense, for ( Read more... ) -
bring it on, 2011!
HAPPY NEW YEAR
did you remember to jump at the stroke of midnight? you won't get any taller if you didn't, you know. :D -
reporting on the awesome that is adam lambert
One of the reasons why I can't write about things is that I tend to go on and on about them even if I don't have to. And I've found that due to the lack of time, it's usually better not to start things you know you might not finish.
But the Adam Lambert concert that the talented sister-thing and i attended last Sunday night deserves some ( Read more... )
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