The Deja Experience

Déjà vu has been quite a word now and everywhere you go, majority knows the meaning of such word. Usually this word is associated of different buzz and was foretold to be entailed with something strange. Even though this word is mostly used, the meaning seems distant and vague from reality. Usually, one person sometimes will or will not remember any of this. And this word has been noted or related to some clinical behavior disorders which sometimes people prevent from thinking. Generally, people think a lot different way especially toward others if they exhibit or talk about unusual things.

Anyways, I came across to this study due to my boredom since I don’t have much to do lately because of the transition stuffs that I will be having, and got amazed of it. I’m going to relate to you some idyllically articles that I have read for this topic. People believed that everybody experiences déjà stuffs but sometimes could not be remembered since the obscurity of such things is quite normal like what a dream exist (unless of course its horrifying). The Déjà experience has been related and deciphered to three different types.

Déjà Vu (Promnesia)

This is the experience and feeling sure of that you had witnessed or experienced a new situation that had just happened. An individual usually feels as though an event has already happened or has happened in the recent past, although the exact circumstances of the previous encounter are uncertain. The term was coined by a French psychic researcher, Emile Boirac and stated in her book that this experience of déjà vu is usually accompanied by a compelling sense of familiarity, and also a sense of "eeriness", "strangeness", or "weirdness". The "previous" experience is most frequently attributed to a dream, although in some cases there is a firm sense that the experience "genuinely happened" in the past.

The experience of déjà vu seems to be quite common among adults and children alike. References to the experience of déjà vu are also found in literature of the past, indicating it is not a new phenomenon. It has been extremely difficult to evoke the déjà vu experience in laboratory settings, therefore making it a subject of few empirical studies. Certain researchers claim to have found ways to recreate this sensation using hypnosis. However, the subject of hypnosis is indeed controversial among some circles, and such data would demand proof that hypnosis is possible as per the manner the study implies. Anyways, Déjà vu is broken down to three different experiences. This was taken from the Mentalhelp.com

• Déjà vécu (‘already experienced’ or ‘already lived through’)

“We have all some experience of a feeling, that comes over us occasionally, of what we are saying and doing having been said and done before, in a remote time—of our having been surrounded, dim ages ago, by the same faces, objects, and circumstances—of our knowing perfectly what will be said next, as if we suddenly remember it!” (chapter 39).

That was a fairly well-known quite from David Copperfield which introduces the meaning of Déjà vecu. A number of surveys have shown that about two-thirds of the American adult population claim to have had such or similar experiences (e.g., Fox, 1992). Moreover, surveys have indicated that such experiences tend to occur more frequently and possibly more intensely when the respondents were young, say between ages 15 to 25 (e.g., MacCready & Greeley, 1976). In addition, such experiences are frequently, if not always, connected with very banal events. They are so striking, though, that they are often clearly remembered for years following their occurrence. Anyone having had such experiences knows that they normally involve more sense modalities than just sight. As in the Dickens quotation, they can easily involve hearing, tasting, touch and/or proprioceptive perceptions as well. This is why referring to such experiences as simply déjà vu is inadequate.

Another feature of déjà vécu that most would agree with is the amazing detail involved. When you are in the midst of such an occurrence, you are conscious that everything conforms to your ‘memory’ of it. This is why explanations which suggest that the person has read about or experienced something similar in the past cannot be valid. Moreover, this is why explanations based on reincarnation and past lives can also be ruled out. A typical déjà vécu experience can easily involve clothing or even a PC, but styles of clothing change practically every year and it is rather unlikely that someone had a PC on his or her desk in a previous life (this objection to the reincarnation explanation was pointed out already in 1845 by von Feuchtersleben)! If incidences of déjà vécu can be taken as being real, our notions of causality may have to be revised in some ways. It does not seem to be difficult, though, for modern physicists to entertain notions of time loops (Deutsch & Lockwood, 1994), tachyons (particles that can travel backwards in time – Chester, 1978) and multiple universes (DeWitt & Graham, 1973). That our unconscious would then be able to avail itself of such anomalies and present us with precognitive knowledge via visions and dreams (Funkhouser, 1983b; Rybach & Sweitzer, 1988) is then not as farfetched as it might seem at first glance

• Déjà senti (‘already felt’)

To introduce it, here is a quote from a 1888 paper by Dr. John Hughlings Jackson, one of the foremost pioneers of modern neurology. In the words of one of his patients, a medical doctor suffering from what has come to be known as temporal lobe or psychomotor epilepsy, he wrote:

“What is occupying the attention is what has occupied it before, and indeed has been familiar, but has been for a time forgotten, and now is recovered with a slight sense of satisfaction as if it had been sought for... At the same time, or... more accurately in immediate sequence, I am dimly aware that the recollection is fictitious and my state abnormal. The recollection is always started by another person’s voice, or by my own verbalized thought, or by what I am reading and mentally verbalize; and I think that during the abnormal state I generally verbalize some such phrase of simple recognition as ‘Oh yes—I see’, ‘Of course—I remember’, &c., but a minute or two later I can recollect neither the words nor the verbalized thought which gave rise to the recollection. I only find strongly that they resemble what I have felt before under similar abnormal conditions.”

This state, which sometimes appears in the aura of temporal lobe epilepsy attacks, Jackson termed ‘reminiscence’ and believe could be best termed déjà senti. Three features are evident from this description, however, that distinguish it from déjà vécu:

• it is primarily or even exclusively a mental happening;
• there are no precognitive aspects in which the person feels he or she knows in advance what will be said or done; and
• it seldom or never remains in the afflicted person’s memory afterwards.

• Déjà visité (‘already visited’)

There is another phenomenon which is also often confused with déjà vécu. It seems to occur more rarely and is an experience in which a person visits a new locality and nevertheless feels it to be familiar. He or she seems to know their way around. C. G. Jung published an interesting account of it in his paper on synchronicity (Jung, 1966). To distinguish it from déjà vécu, it is important to ask whether it was purely the place and location of inanimate buildings and/or objects that were familiar, or did the situation that the person was in also play a role. Déjà visité has to do with geography, with the three spatial dimensions of height, width and depth, while déjà vécu has to do more with temporal occurrences and processes. Déjà visité can be explained in several ways. It may be that the person once read a detailed account of the place and has subsequently forgotten it. This happened to Nathaniel Hawthorne on a visit he made to the ruins of a castle in England (Hawthorne, 1863). He ‘recognized’ the place but didn’t know how or why. Only later was he able to trace it to a piece written two hundred years earlier by Alexander Pope about it. The incident of déjà visité described by Sir Walter Scott in his 1815 book, Guy Mannering, is also based on this hypothesis. Reincarnation might also offer a way of explaining some instances of déjà visité.

A third possibility is so-called ‘out-of-the-body’ experiences (see Chap. 8, Chari) in which a person is apparently able to travel abroad, leaving his or her body behind. It is possible that mixed versions of these three forms of ‘déjà’ experience may occur. There are also several other phenomena which resemble these in various ways, but space does not permit going into them here. Those wishing to know more and explore the various aspects of déjà phenomena more deeply are referred to the excellent overviews in Neppe (1983) and Brown (2004).

Jamais vu  (Never Seen)

Often described as the opposite of déjà vu, jamais vu involves a sense of eeriness and the observer's impression of seeing the situation for the first time, despite rationally knowing that he or she has been in the situation before. Jamais vu is more commonly explained as when a person momentarily doesn't recognize a word, person, or place that he/she already knows. Jamais vu is sometimes associated with certain types of amnesia and epilepsy. With seizures, jamais vu can surface as an aura due to a partial seizure disorder that originates from the temporal lobe of the brain. It also can occur as a migraine aura.

The first scientific study of jamais vu, the reverse of déjà vu, has shown that the experience exists and can be induced, an international memory conference has heard. Jamais vu literally means "never seen" and describes the sense of unfamiliarity in the face of very familiar things or situations, says UK researcher Dr Chris Moulin of the University of Leeds.

The TimesOnline reports:

Chris Moulin, of Leeds University, asked 92 volunteers to write out "door" 30 times in 60 seconds. At the International Conference on Memory in Sydney last week he reported that 68 percent volunteers showed symptoms of jamais vu, such as beginning to doubt that "door" was a real word. Dr Moulin believes that a similar brain fatigue underlies a phenomenon observed in some schizophrenia patients: that a familiar person has been replaced by an impostor. Dr Moulin suggests they could be suffering from chronic jamais vu.

"If you stare at a word, for instance, it loses its meaning," says Moulin, who adds that an estimated 60% of people have experienced jamais vu. He presented his research for the first time at the 4th International Conference on Memory in Sydney.

Musicians can get [jamais vu] in the middle of playing a familiar passage. It's the sensation where you wake up in the morning and turn to the person next to you and feel that they're a stranger," says Moulin.

It can also occur when you look at a face for too long and it begins to look strange, or when you're in a familiar place but think 'I don't know where I am', for a brief, fleeting moment."

Jamais vu was first recognized about 100 years ago when it was regarded as something of a "gentleman's intrigue", Moulin says. But it has never been systematically studied in a laboratory until now.

Brain Fatigue

Moulin says his study shows it's possible to induce jamais vu by what's known as semantic satiation, which occurs when the brain becomes fatigued in a specific way. He asked 92 subjects to write common words such as "door" 30 times in 60 seconds. When they were later asked to describe their experiences, 68% showed signs of jamais vu.

For example, after writing "door" over and over again some participants reported that "it looked like I was spelling something else", it "sounded like a made-up word" and "I began to doubt that I was writing the correct word for the meaning". Some thought they had been tricked into thinking it was the right word for a door. "If you look at something for long enough the mind gets tired and it loses it's meaning," Moulin says.

Moulin says studying jamais vu will help researchers better understand psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia or Capgras delusion, where people believe someone they know very well has been replaced by an impostor. "It suggests that this is the normal process that might go wrong in these people, they might just have chronic jamais vu," Moulin says. His latest research aims to induce jamais vu and monitor what actually goes on in the brain using neural imaging.

Presque Vu (Tip of Tongue)

The tip of the tongue (TOT or Tot or Presque vu, from the French for "almost seen") phenomenon is an instance of knowing something that cannot immediately be recalled. TOT is an experience with memory recollection involving difficulty retrieving a well-known word or familiar name. When experiencing TOT, people feel that the blocked word is on the verge of being recovered. Despite failure in finding the word, people have the feeling that the blocked word is figuratively "on the tip of the tongue." Inaccessibility and the sense of imminence are two key features of an operational definition of TOTs (A.S. Brown, 1991).

TOT research in children has mainly focused on when they begin to experience TOTs and what the experience is like for them (Brown, 1991). Wellman (1977) found evidence that children between kindergarten and third grade (ages 6–9) did experience TOTs, though very rarely. They were able to recall pieces of the target word, words that sound like it or rhymed with it, and long words that included it. Further, they would tell researchers that they knew the word, but were having trouble remembering it. Like adults, they also became uncomfortable and frustrated by the experience. Finally, his findings suggest that TOTs occur more often in third graders (ages 8–9) than they do in kindergarteners and first graders.

More research has been done with TOTs in older adults. In terms of subjective estimates, research has found that older adults report experiencing TOTs about as often as younger adults (Brown, 1991). However, studies by Burke et al. (1991) and Cohen and Faulkner (1986) with more objective measurements received different results. Their participants kept diaries for four weeks, recording their TOT experiences, and young adults were found to experience significantly fewer TOTs than older adults. Other TOT literature has found that older adults remember less information about the target word and bring up fewer related words during the TOT experience and are less active in resolving the TOT experience (Brown, 1991).

One theory of why the tip of the tongue phenomenon occurs comes from Petro Gopych (2001), a professor at the Kharkiv National University. Gopych’s model proposes three stages in word recall process.

• Word node selection

This first stage involves actually selecting which word we are trying to recall. When specifying the word, we identify the learned artificial neural network (ANN) which contains information about the target word, and then activate that part.

• Word retrieval

According to Gopych, free recall exhibits positive and negative outputs randomly in the learned ANN. When trying to recall a specific word, otherwise known as cued recall, the retrieval process depicts a “spike” of these outputs with a fixed part of the true information (specific word). The result of attempts to retrieve the word from the learned ANN is an output of positive and negative units.

• Comparison of patterns

The pattern of outputs determined by the retrieval attempts is compared to a reference pattern from metamemory. If the sample pattern matches the reference pattern, the searching stops because the word that was searched for is recalled. If there is no match, the retrieval process (stage 2) starts over again and a pattern of outputs enters the ANN. This continues until the reference pattern is detected or the process is stopped independently.

Gopych believes that the problem in recalling a specified word comes from a damaged ANN. He suggests that the stored semantic information is damaged or incompletely selected. The severity of the damage determines the power of the TOT.

Gopych’s three stage neural network theory can be used to explain many aspects of TOT including semantic priming, immediate, delay, or eventually full TOT resolution, age dependence in TOTs, recollection of the first letter of the target word, and many more. Using the number of attempts of memory retrieval, the duration of time intervals between successive sets of spikes, and the duration of single neuron spikes, the retrieval chronometry can be determined. Gopych’s theory also supports Tulving’s challenge to the doctrine of concordance.

Emotional IQ Test.

I just realized that there is such a thing called Emotional Intelligence Quotient. I just took mine at Queendom.com. Its quite long but its fine. And here was my result for the test.

Somewhat bugging. Lol.

BDV-399230-BDV

My Big Five Results

I just took the High 5 Personality Test in the Out of Service.com. Well the test are somewhat accurate based on the personality that I have. You might want to try it.

What aspects of personality does this tell me about?

There has been much research on how people describe others, and five major dimensions of human personality have been found. They are often referred to as the OCEAN model of personality, because of the acronym from the names of the five dimensions.  

Openness to Experience/Intellect

"You typically don't seek out new experiences. (Your percentile: 59)"

High scorers tend to be original, creative, curious, complex;

Low scorers tend to be conventional, down to earth, narrow interests, uncreative.

Conscientiousness

"You probably have a messy desk! (Your percentile: 17)"

High scorers tend to be reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful;

Low scorers tend to be disorganized, undependable, negligent.

Extraversion

"You are relatively social and enjoy the company of others. (Your percentile: 64)"

High scorers tend to be sociable, friendly, fun loving, talkative;

Low scorers tend to be introverted, reserved, inhibited, quiet.

Agreeableness

"You find it easy to express irritation with others. (Your percentile: 27) "

High scorers tend to be good natured, sympathetic, forgiving, courteous;

Low scorers tend to be critical, rude, harsh, callous.

Neuroticism

"You are generally relaxed. (Your percentile: 22)"

High scorers tend to be nervous, high-strung, insecure, worrying;

Low scorers tend to be calm, relaxed, secure, hardy.

What do the scores tell me?

In order to provide you with a meaningful comparison, the scores you received have been converted to "percentile scores." This means that your personality score can be directly compared to another group of people who have also taken this personality test.

The percentile scores show you where you score on the five personality dimensions relative to the comparison sample of other people who have taken this test on-line. In other words, your percentile scores indicate the percentage of people who score less than you on each dimension. For example, your Extraversion percentile score is 64, which means that about 64 percent of the people in our comparison sample are less extraverted than you -- in other words, you are rather extroverted. Keep in mind that these percentile scores are relative to our particular sample of people. Thus, your percentile scores may differ if you were compared to another sample (e.g., elderly British people).

I'm a O59-C17-E64-A27-N22 Big Five!!

My Past Life Diagnosis

This was my past life diagnosis from The Big View.com. No wonder. It fits my personality now.

Your past life diagnosis:

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I don't know how you feel about it, but you were female in your last earthly incarnation.You were born somewhere in the territory of modern North Europe around the year 1200. Your profession was that of a trainer or holder of fine animals, such as birds..

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Your brief psychological profile in your past life:

Revolutionary type. You inspired changes in any sphere - politics, business, religion, housekeeping. You could have been a leader.

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The lesson that your last past life brought to your present incarnation:

You are bound to solve problems of pollution of environment, recycling, misuse of raw materials, elimination of radioactivity by all means including psychological methods.

Sixteen Personality Types

I was looking for something to read on with regards to behavior and analysis since one of my friend was blunting out his agony and frustratin who is a victim of prejudgement. Well people now a days would say don't the most famous cliche that "do not judge a book by it's cover" but technically they are doing it. So much for hypocrisism. Anyways, as I have said I looking and found an interesting description about personality and its kind. This sixteen type model of personalities are common and widely accepted but I am not going to put the full description here. Just a read along and some common description on it and if you want to know more with the description of it, just go to PersonalityPage.com which gives you a full detail description of it.

The Sixteen Personality Types

# 1 - The Duty Fulfillers
Introverted Sensing with Extraverted Thinking
(Introverted Sensing with Extraverted Thinking)

• Serious and quiet, interested in security and peaceful living.
  
• Extremely thorough, responsible, and dependable.
  
• Well-developed powers of concentration.
  
• Usually interested in supporting and promoting traditions and establishments.
  
• Well-organized and hard working, they work steadily towards identified goals.
  
• They can usually accomplish any task once they have set their mind to it.

# 2 - The Mechanics
Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
(Introverted Sensing with Extraverted Sensing)

• Quiet and reserved, interested in how and why things work.
  
• Excellent skills with mechanical things.
  
• Risk-takers who they live for the moment.
  
• Usually interested in and talented at extreme sports.
  
• Uncomplicated in their desires.
  
• Loyal to their peers and to their internal value systems, but not overly concerned with respecting laws and rules if they get in the way of getting something done.
  
• Detached and analytical, they excel at finding solutions to practical problems.

# 3 - The Nurturer
Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging
(Introverted Sensing with Extraverted Feeling)

• Quiet, kind, and conscientious.
  
• Can be depended on to follow through.
  
• Usually puts the needs of others above their own needs.
  
• Stable and practical, they value security and traditions.
  
• Well-developed sense of space and function.
  
• Rich inner world of observations about people.
  
• Extremely perceptive of other's feelings. Interested in serving others.

# 4 - The Artist
Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
(Introverted Feeling with Extraverted Sensing)

• Quiet, serious, sensitive and kind.
  
• Do not like conflict, and not likely to do things which may generate conflict.
  
• Loyal and faithful.
  
• Extremely well-developed senses, and aesthetic appreciation for beauty.
  
• Not interested in leading or controlling others.
  
• Flexible and open-minded.
  
• Likely to be original and creative.
  
• Enjoy the present moment.

# 5 - The Protector
Introverted Intuitive Feeling Judging
(Introverted Intuition with Extraverted Feeling)

• Quietly forceful, original, and sensitive.
  
• Tend to stick to things until they are done.
  
• Extremely intuitive about people, and concerned for their feelings.
  
• Well-developed value systems which they strictly adhere to.
  
• Well-respected for their perserverence in doing the right thing.
  
• Likely to be individualistic, rather than leading or following.

# 6 - The Idealist
Introverted Intuitive Feeling Perceiving
(Introverted Feeling with Extraverted Intuition)

• Quiet, reflective, and idealistic.
  
• Interested in serving humanity.
  
• Well-developed value system, which they strive to live in accordance with.
  
• Extremely loyal.
  
• Adaptable and laid-back unless a strongly-held value is threatened.
  
• Usually talented writers.
  
• Mentally quick, and able to see possibilities.
  
• Interested in understanding and helping people.

# 7 - The Scientist
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging
(Introverted Intuition with Extraverted Thinking)

• Independent, original, analytical, and determined.
  
• Have an exceptional ability to turn theories into solid plans of action.
  
• Highly value knowledge, competence, and structure.
  
• Driven to derive meaning from their visions.
  
• Long-range thinkers.
  
• Have very high standards for their performance, and the performance of others.
  
• Natural leaders, but will follow if they trust existing leaders.

# 8 - The Thinker
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving
(Introverted Thinking with Extraverted Intuition)

• Logical, original, creative thinkers.
  
• Can become very excited about theories and ideas.
  
• Exceptionally capable and driven to turn theories into clear understandings.
  
• Highly value knowledge, competence and logic.
  
• Quiet and reserved, hard to get to know well.
  
• Individualistic, having no interest in leading or following others.

# 9 - The Doer
Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
(Extraverted Sensing with Introverted Thinking)

• Friendly, adaptable, action-oriented.
  
• "Doers" who are focused on immediate results.
  
• Living in the here-and-now, they're risk-takers who live fast-paced lifestyles.
  
• Impatient with long explanations.
  
• Extremely loyal to their peers, but not usually respectful of laws and rules if they get in the way of getting things done.
  
• Great people skills.

# 10 - The Guardian
Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging
(Extraverted Thinking with Introverted Sensing)

• Practical, traditional, and organized.
  
• Likely to be athletic.
  
• Not interested in theory or abstraction unless they see the practical application.
  
• Have clear visions of the way things should be.
  
• Loyal and hard-working.
  
• Like to be in charge.
  
• Exceptionally capable in organizing and running activities.
  
• "Good citizens" who value security and peaceful living.

# 11 - The Caregiver
Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging
(Extraverted Feeling with Introverted Sensing)

• People-oriented and fun-loving, they make things more fun for others by their enjoyment.
  
• Living for the moment, they love new experiences.
  
• They dislike theory and impersonal analysis.
  
• Interested in serving others.
  
• Likely to be the center of attention in social situations.
  
• Well-developed common sense and practical ability.

# 12 - The Performer
Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
(Extraverted Sensing with Introverted Feeling)

• Warm-hearted, popular, and conscientious.
  
• Tend to put the needs of others over their own needs.
  
• Feel strong sense of responsibility and duty.
  
• Value traditions and security.
  
• Interested in serving others.
  
• Need positive reinforcement to feel good about themselves.
  
• Well-developed sense of space and function.

# 13 - The Inspirer
Extraverted Intituive Feeling Perceiving
(Extraverted Intuition with Introverted Feeling)

• Enthusiastic, idealistic, and creative.
  
• Able to do almost anything that interests them.
  
• Great people skills.
  
• Need to live life in accordance with their inner values.
  
• Excited by new ideas, but bored with details.
  
• Open-minded and flexible, with a broad range of interests and abilities.

# 14 - The Giver
Extraverted Intuitive Feeling Judging
(Extraverted Feeling with Introverted Intuition)

• Popular and sensitive, with outstanding people skills.
  
• Externally focused, with real concern for how others think and feel.
  
• Usually dislike being alone.
  
• They see everything from the human angle, and dislike impersonal analysis.
  
• Very effective at managing people issues, and leading group discussions.
  
• Interested in serving others, and probably place the needs of others over their own needs.

# 15 - The Visionary
Extraverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving
(Extraverted Intutition with Introverted Thinking)

• Creative, resourceful, and intellectually quick.
  
• Good at a broad range of things.
  
• Enjoy debating issues, and may be into "one-up-manship".
  
• They get very excited about new ideas and projects, but may neglect the more routine aspects of life.
  
• Generally outspoken and assertive.
  
• They enjoy people and are stimulating company.
  
• Excellent ability to understand concepts and apply logic to find solutions.

# 16 - The Executive
Extraverted Intuitive Thinking Judging
(Extraverted Thinking with Introverted Intuition)

• Assertive and outspoken - they are driven to lead.
  
• Excellent ability to understand difficult organizational problems and create solid solutions.
  
• Intelligent and well-informed, they usually excel at public speaking.
  
• They value knowledge and competence, and usually have little patience with inefficiency or disorganization.

.. now can you see what personality you might have?

Something to Cherish

Wee! New Year and something for me to celebrate since my page has turned to Rank 2.
Something to enjoy and more things to explore.
Thanks everybody who read, criticize and enjoyed my page.
I love you all!

How to Catch a Liar

Inspired with the post below, I looked for an article how to catch a Liar. This is helpful and pretty obvious, if your observant with the people around you and or had talked to that had lied. Got this one from AOL Health written by Robynne Boyd.

Liar, Liar?

Pinocchio wasn't very good at it. And neither are most of us. There are dozens of verbal and non-verbal cues that suggest a person is fibbing, says Bella DePaulo, PhD, a psychologist specializing in relationships. So if you can handle the truth, here are the signs that are as obvious as Pinocchio's nose.

1.) Cause for Alarm

Ever heard your guy start a sentence by saying, "The truth is," or "Let me be honest with you"? If so, an alarm should go off in your brain. Anyone who has to preempt a sentence by saying they're not going to lie to you, has already littered the conversation with lies, or is about to begin.

2.) Eyes Wide Open

If your wife says she can't remember how she spent that $200, search her eyes for the truth. It's not as noticeable as a twitch or a blink, but when someone is hemming-and-hawing, their pupils can dilate dramatically. "This suggests that liars are more tense than truth-tellers, that they are thinking harder, or both," explains DePaulo.

3.) The Sound of Silence

Your best friend tells you how great her date was last night, but you heard she was stood up. When you meet, she mumbles a few words about her date and falls silent. The total amount of time a fibber speaks falls short of someone who's speaking honestly. The reason? Liars tend to supply fewer details, so their stories seem incomplete or don't add up.

4.) Fever Pitch

"Sorry, honey, I have to work late again tonight." In truth, he's off to share a brew with the boys. But there's nothing like the nagging fear of being caught to rattle his good time. You can actually hear it in his voice. If he's lying, he'll talk in a higher pitch than usual. The change-up is caused by the tension in his vocal chords.

5.) Lip-locked

You've watched their eyes and heard their voice. When searching for untruths, don't forget the mouth. Lips can reveal a lot about a person. According to DePaulo, liars are more likely to press their lips together due to stress and tension in the face. Fibbers also tend to raise their chins as they speak, making them seem cocky.

6.) Add It Up

There's truth to the notion that if a story doesn't add up, it's made up. For example, your friend at work tells you he has to move to save money. But his new place is even more expensive. What? Only later do you find out his wife is pregnant. When the facts in a story just aren't as compatible, it's time to start doubting.

7.) Broken Record

"Sorry I'm late, but I had a flat tire. Really, you wouldn't believe it. My tire was so flat." Repeating parts of a fabricated story over and over doesn't make them any more factual. Liars are more likely to repeat words and phrases, says linguist Cati Brown of the University of Georgia. "Repeating the same phrase is usually a sign that a person has rehearsed their conversation," says Brown.

8.) Hemming and Hawing

"There's a difference between fluid speech and language punctuated with modifiers such as ums, ahs and eers," says Brown. This kind of hedging is compatible with being deceptive. Still, an 'um' here or an 'ah' there are also perfectly normal space fillers. They are best used as deception detectors when they come at you fast and furiously.

9.) Devil's in the Details

Fibbers aren't even enticed by their own yarns. Ever had your man tell you that he can't make this weekend with your parents because he "has plans." When you ask for details, he's just not that convincing. In fact, liars generally use fewer illustrators, such as hand gestures, that emphasize their words. How it that important? It demonstrates a lack of conviction and yearning to convey their point.

Hope this would be helpful for everybody.

Faces of a Liar

Lies has been a part of a human life. Checking back on history, Adam was also the first person who lied and theoritically because of that, was thrown out from the Garden of Eden. This has passed through all the generations and somewhat spread through to everybody. Everybody has their own reasons for being a liar. Some good, some bad and some are even saying it not to hurt anybody. But is it a good thing? Is it justifiable? Is it reasonable? Or is it because everybody are afraid to tell the truth and the fact that lies on it. Sooner or later liars get stomped on because the truth will out whether it is tomorrow or next year or the next decade. Each lie leaves a trail. And the most unfortunate thing of all is that lies tend to have infinite lives!

Liars have to lead a difficult, if not impossible, life. They merely live in a fantasy. They hide their sins and their transgressions in a cloud and web of lies. They have to remember each and every detail about their lies, to whom they told them and why they told them. They spend their lives looking over their shoulders to see if any of the lies are catching up with them. They are always on the run; trying to outrun their lies! A liar leads a most miserable and horrible life.

Reasons why they are lying? Well it could be because (1) a liar doesn't like himself/herself as a person, (2) they consider their accomplishments inadequate, (3) they cannot stomach or accept the truth about whatever (4) they are afraid of the truth and (5) they cannot stomach the consequences of the truth. I could go on but you get the point. I read on to this article made by Pierre A. Rinfret and found some profiling of the liars which might help us categorized some of the people we know or had jumped in to us with a lie.

Perpetual Liar

This are the most difficult liar that you will encounter. This liar is one of those people who had great brain, and basing on an IQ tests are incredibly Genius. These people lies about anything. Important or unimportant, basically everything. Its like they had used to it and had lived with it. You could not believe anything at all of what he said. If he said that he called you X times in a day (after you had not talked to him in months) you knew he never made a single call at all.

Dangerous Liar

Dangerous liar (they are, of course, all dangerous) is the one that lies only about major or important facts. This is the kind of person that lies about his education, his studies, his degrees, his background, his family, his prior jobs, his war (or military) experiences, facts of all kinds, if he is in an argument and whatever suits him at the moment.

Political Liar

The political liar is legend. Political liars do not care one iota, one bit, one scintilla about the truth or the actual facts. They argue strictly on the basis of their emotions and their concept of what is "right" and what is "justice." We have all met them. They are the worst kind and it is hopeless to argue or debate them because they "know" and they lie and make up facts to suit whatever argument. The worst are of course, the media who lie and cheat to the ultimate and they have zero conscience and less responsibility. All they care about is winning no matter how they win.It is NOT how the game is played which to them is idealistic nonsense. All they care about is WINNING, no matter how, including lying and cheating to the extreme. Lying and cheating are pretty much the same thing, aren't they?

Social Engineering Liar

The social engineering liar is among the most dangerous because they want to change the social order according to their vision of what it should be. They lie about anything and everything and the worst of all is that they are self righteous about their lying. When they can't win a social argument with facts they resort to emotionalism (another form of lying). And when the emotionalism doesn't work they lie to high heaven in whatever mode suits them; just as long as they win their argument! My entire experience with these kind of self-righteous, guilt prone individuals is that they lie and lie some more.They know they are lying but they don't care!

Community Liar

The most incredible of all is the Community Liar. This is where a mass of people agree silently and without any overt or noticeable agreement that they are going to lie en masse! This also comes under the title of "lying to oneself".

Wheel of Life

Because of my boredom I jumbled in to this website that gives you evaluation and drawing of wheel of life. Here is the result of my boredom. I got this one at mindtools.com

Top 10 Amazing Moon Facts

This is some interesting facts about the moon. Got this one from LiveScience.com.

Top Ten Amazing Moon Facts

#10
The Big Whack

The moon formed as a result of a collision known as the Giant Impact or the Big Whack, scientists figure. It went like this: A giant Mars-sized object hit Earth 4.6 billion years ago shortly after the birth of the sun and the solar system. A cloud of vaporized rock was kicked up (a mix of Earth and the other object) and went into orbit around Earth. The cloud cooled and condensed into a ring of small, solid bodies, which then gathered together, forming the moon.

#9
Earth Makes the Moon Rise

Each day, though not at the same time, the moon comes up in the East and goes down in the West -- much like the sun and other stars and for the same reason:

Earth rotates, on its axis, toward the East, pulling celestial objects into view and then forcing them to slip away. The moon also makes an orbital trip around Earth once every 29.5 days. In the sky, this gradual movement is eastward, though it's not perceptible during any given observing session. It is, however, why the moon rises later each day, by about 50 minutes on average.

That also explains why the moon sometimes rises in the evening and us up during the night, while at other times it's up only or mostly during the day.

#8
No 'Dark Side'

Contrary to what you might have heard, there is no "dark side" of the moon. There is, however, a "far side" that we can't see from Earth. Here's why:

Long ago, the Earth's gravitational effects slowed the moon's rotation about its axis. Once the moon's rotation slowed enough to match its orbital period (the time it takes the moon to go around Earth) the effect stabilized.

So the moon goes around the Earth once and spins on its axis once, all in the same amount of time, and it shows us just one face the whole time.

#7
Gravity is Much Less

The moon is about 27 percent the size of Earth and far less massive. Gravity on the moon is only about 1/6 of that on Earth. If you drop a rock on the moon, it falls more slowly (and astronauts can hope much higher). If you weigh 150 pounds on Earth, you'd weigh 25 pounds on the moon.

#6
Bigger and Smaller Full Moons

The moon's orbit around Earth is an oval, not a circle, so the distance between the center of Earth and the moon's center varies throughout each orbit. At perigee (PEHR uh jee), when the moon is closest to Earth, that distance is 225,740 miles (363,300 kilometers). At apogee (AP uh jee), the farthest position, the distance is 251,970 miles (405,500 kilometers).

When a full moon rises while it's at apogee, the disk we see can be 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons.

The moon is not bigger when it rises compared to later at night, however; that's an illusion (one that causes a lot of argument over what causes it). You can test this yourself by holding something about the size of a pencil eraser at arms-length when the moon first rises and looks so huge, then repeat the test later in the evening when the moon is higher and looks smaller. Next to your eraser, it'll look comparatively the same in both tests.

#5

Pockmarked History

The craters on the moon reveal its violent history. Because there is almost no atmosphere and little activity inside the moon, the crater trace a record of impacts back billions of years (unlike Earth, which would have been just as violent back then, but the craters have all been weathered away or folded back into the planet).

By dating the moon's many craters, scientists figured out that the moon (and Earth) underwent a Late Heavy Bombardment around 4 billion years ago. The latest thinking on this pummeling is that life may have survived it, if biology had gotten a foothold that early.

#4
Not Round

The moon is not round (or spherical). Instead, it's shaped like an egg. If you go outside and look up at the moon, one of the small ends is pointing right at you. And the moon's center of mass is not at the geometric center of the satellite; it's about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) off-center. Earth, likewise, bulges in its midsection

#3
Caution! Moonquakes

Apollo astronauts used seismometers during their visits to the moon and discovered that the gray orb isn't a totally dead place, geologically speaking.

Small moonquakes, originating several miles (kilometers) below the surface, are thought to be caused by the gravitational pull of Earth. Sometimes tiny fractures appear at the surface, and gas escapes.

Scientists say they think the moon probably has a core that is hot and perhaps partially molten, as is Earth's core. But data from NASA's Lunar Prospector spacecraft showed in 1999 that the moon's core is small -- probably between 2 percent and 4 percent of its mass. This is tiny compared with Earth, in which the iron core makes up about 30 percent of the planet's mass.

One engineer thinks these moonquakes should be taken into account when future lunar bases are designed.

#2
Tugging on the Oceans

Tides on Earth are caused mostly by the moon (the sun has a smaller effect). Here's how it works:

The moon's gravity pulls on Earth's oceans. High tide aligns with the moon as Earth spins underneath. Another high tide occurs on the opposite side of the planet because gravity pulls Earth toward the moon more than it pulls the water.

At full moon and new moon, the sun, Earth and moon are lined up, producing higher than normal tides (called spring tides, for the way they spring up). When the moon is at first or last quarter, smaller neap tides form. The moon's 29.5-day orbit around Earth is not quite circular. When the moon is closest to Earth (called its perigee), spring tides are even higher, and they're called perigean spring tides.

All this tugging has another interesting effect: Some of Earth's rotational energy is stolen by the moon, causing our planet to slow down by about 1.5 milliseconds every century.

#1

Ciao, Luna!

As you read this, the moon is moving away from us. Each year, the moon steals some of Earth's rotational energy, and uses it to propel itself about 1.6 inches (4 centimeters) higher in its orbit.

Researchers say that when it formed about 4.6 billion years ago, the moon was about 14,000 miles (22,530 kilometers) from Earth. It's now more than 280,000 miles, or 450,000 kilometers away.

Meanwhile, Earth's rotation rate is slowing down -- our days are getting longer and longer. Eventually, our planet's tidal bulges will be assembled along an imaginary line running through the centers of both Earth and the moon, and our planetary rotational change will pretty much cease. Earth's day will be a month long. When this happens, billions of years from now, the terrestrial month will be longer -- about 40 of our current days -- because during all this time the moon will continue moving away. [full story]

Bacolod Sweet Delicacies

I'm sure not all or everyone are aware of Bacolod's delicacy, and so far I have tasted already some of it here in the City of Smile. Here are some of the delicacies that can be mostly found in Bacolod which is hard or too expensive to find at other places. Here are some sweets that I already tasted here in Bacolod, and I would say, its really damn good and cost less if your gonna buy it here.

PIAYA

This is the pride and most sought-after pasalubong from Bacolod City, the Special Piaya its distinct sweetness and moist filling leaves a satisfying taste to the palate which makes it the number one and most requested pasalubong from family, friends, and relatives who visit Bacolod. The product has become so in demand that this has been available everywhere in the national store.

The shape of special Piaya is usually round and flat: the filling is moist which is usually caramel-flavored and ube-flavored. Enriched flour, sugar, salt, butter and sesame seeds make up this delicacy which Filipinos have learned to love for the past years. And know what, this comes in two flavors here in Bacolod, thats Flat and Piaya Ube.

PASTILLAS DE MANGA

Who could have thought that Pastillas Mango flavor exist in this City. The dough that filled with sweet blend ripe mango inside that gives the best taste to everyone. Its a bit different from the known pastillas aside from the flavor fillings that it has cause its shaped with a dough, but it do taste good.

BISCOCHO

Made from bread topped with butter and sugar, Biscocho has become a part of the Filipino cuisine, its somewhat like thesame with a Toasted Bread but made differently since they have to bake the said delicacy then toast it. A lot of cities in the Philippines carry the Biscocho as their primary delicacy product. But what makes Biscocho different from other is that it breaks out from the usual ingredients to create a quality product. Most bakeries use old bread to make biscocho but here in Bacolod, they bake their own bread so it's clean and let the bread hang for four days until it gets hard and ready to be topped with butter or sugar. Then it's baked to the right temperature and time to create a crunchy, delicious biscocho for everybody's enjoyment.

KWAKOY

One of the oldest native delicacies of Bacolod City is the "Kwakoy". It can also be found in different stores in downtown area of the Negros Occidental capital city. This delicacy is made of native rice (any variety with white and soft grains when cooked), washed sugar, malagkit or glutinous rice, and milk powder. Honestly, this taste like somewhat like pulburon, but its better than it.

Last Night - P.Diddy feat. Keisha Cole

Thanks to Dro for this song. Can't get enough of this.

Last Night
*P. Diddy feat. Keisha Cole*

(chorus)-(p. diddy)

Last night i couldn't even get an answer,
I tried to call,
But my pride wouldn't let me dial,
And i'm sittin' here...with this blank expression,
And the way i feel,
I wanna curl up like a child.


(p. diddy)

I know you can hear me......
I know u can feel me......
I can't live without you...
God please make me better..
I wish i wasn't the way i am......



(keyshia cole)

If i tol' you once,
I tol' you twice,
You can see it in my eyes,
I'm all cried out with nothin' to say,
You're everything i wanted to be,
If you could only see your heart belongs to me,
I love you so much,
I'm yearin' for your touch,
Come and set me free,
Forever yours i'll be,
Baby won't you come and take this pain awayay.



(chorus)-(p. diddy)

Last night i couldn't even get an answer,
(you said you couldn't get an answer baby.)
I tried to call but my pride wouldn't let me dial,
(but that should've never stopped you.)
And i'm sittin here,
(sittin' there.)
With this blank expression,
(I'll be with you my baby.)
And the way i feel,
(way i feel.)
I wanna curl up like a child,
(ooohh baby, ooohh no)



(keyshia cole)

I need you,
And you need me,
This is so plain to see,
And i will never let you go and i will always love you so..i will..
If you could only see your heart belongs to me,
I love you so much,
I'm yearin' for your touch,
Come and set me free,
Forever yours i'll be,
Baby won't you come and take this pain awayay.



(chorus)-(p. diddy)

Last night (ooohh last night.)
I couldn't even get an answer,
(ooohh baby why you wanna do this to me, heyyy.)
I tried to call,
(alright.)
But my pride wouldn't let me dial,
(why wouldn't you just dial me up baby, ooohh.)
And i'm sittin' here with this blank expression,
(don't say anything baby, ooohh no ooohh no.)
And the way i feel,
(alright.)
I wanna curl up like a child,
(i'm sooo alone, i'm sooo lonely baby, ooohh.)



(p. diddy)

Tell me what there is to say to make you come back and work me like dat,
And if it matters it matters if it don't,
With you i'm never alone,
Dont wanna wait 'til your gone,
Let me be, just don't leave me.


(chorus)-(p. diddy)

Last night i couldn't even get an answer,
(couldn't get an answer baby, ooohh.)
I tried to call,
(call me baby.)
But my pride wouldn't let me dial,
(why couldn't you just call me baby baby baby baby baby baby.)
And i'm sittin' here with this blank expression,
(don't say a thing..nooo..)
And the way i feel,
(alright.)
I wanna curl up like a child,
(i'm sooo alone, sooo lonely baby, ooohh.)



(keyshia cole)

I need you,
And you need me,(i need you.)
This is so plain to see,(ooohh.)
And i will never let you go an i will always love you so...i will,
If you can only see,(only see.)
Your heart belongs to me,(belongs to me.)
I love you so much,(ooohh.)
I'm yearning for your touch,(ooohh.)
Come and set me free,(hey.)
Forever yours i'll be,
Baby won't you come an take this pain awayayyyyyyy.



(chorus)-(p. diddy)

Last night,
I couldn't even get an answer,
(i couldn't baby baby...yea, ooohh.)
I tried to call,
(call me baby.)
But my pride wouldn't let me dial,
(why couldn't you jst call me baby baby baby baby baby baby.)
And i'm sittin' here with this blank expression,
(dont say a thing...nooo.)
And the way i feel,
(alright.)
I wanna curl up like a child,
(i'm sooo alone, i'm sooo lonely baby...ooohhh.)



(keyshia cole)

Why don't you pick up the phone,
And dial up my number,
Just call me baby,
I'm waitin' on you.

Why don't you pick up the phone,
And dial up my number,
Just call me baby,
I'm waiting on you.



(phone dialing and ringing)
(p. diddy)

Hello,
Hey whats up,
I'v been tryin' to reach you all night,
That shyt aint funny now..pick up the mutha fuckin phone,
Betta stop playin' with a nigga's feelings like that,
You know how much i love u though rite?,
For them couple of seconds though,
When i couldn't get in touch with you...
I'm readyto come over your house and shoot that mutha fucka up,
You better not fuckin be there when i get over that house.

(laughing)

That's really how it goes down right?

City of Smiles: A Prelude

Its my first day today after the never ending journey of me going to the city of smile. I'm really wondering why they are called the city of smiles but the people here are really approachable though the mask are scaring me in someways. After all the mishaps that I had went through in going to this city, including the ship that had been super delay and not-so-good-accomodation and HAD TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WHICH I THOUGH ITS GONNA SINK. Sorry but I can't help my hysterical madness to blurt out because of what happened during my journey to this city which already had come to an end and I had been lucky enough to have everything arranged before the end of the day today. It was stressful, tiring and most of all boring staying on the ship with the intermittent signal of mobile phone carriers, what more could you ask for. But at least I was able to see some boring movies that I never dared to watch in Davao nor buff it on the internet.

So here I am, starting on this journey. Comparison, well people in Davao and Bacolod for me are alike. The place is like Gen. Santos City but a lot more progressive than that city so it could still be considered in Davao. Jeeps dont have name tags unlike in Davao City and you only need to pay 7 pesos where ever you go around the city. Ha ha! Now thats convenient. Food, cheaper but almost thesame. SM City mall, way better and a lot more people compared in Davao and they have this over pass that are only exclusive for SM which is cool to look at. And mind you, they have more than a couple of malls here so its a place I think I'll be hanging out on boredom. And also, this is the only city I think that they will be the one to provide you Internet stubs good for a couple of minutes or hours, that means no open time. Ha ha. So much for that, I'm going to sleep now. I call this a day.

How Women Think

Here are some common expression of women that will be very useful for men, especially for dates or just common talk. I know its very hard to deal with women sometimes, but if your able have an idea of whats this expression are all about, it won't be a worry to you anymore. Hope this will be useful for men out there. Got this one from Lovefatedestiny.com

- FINE
This is the word women use to end an argument when they feel they are right and you need to shut up. Never use "fine" to describe how a woman looks - this will cause you to have one of those arguments.

- FIVE MINUTES
This is half an hour. It is equivalent to the five minutes that your football game is going to last before you take out the trash, so it's an even trade.

- NOTHING
This means "something," and you should be on your toes. "Nothing" is usually used to describe the feeling a woman has of wanting to turn you inside out, upside down, and backwards. "Nothing" usually signifies an argument that will last "Five Minutes" and end with "Fine"

- GO AHEAD (With Raised Eyebrows)
This is a dare. One that will result in a woman getting upset over "Nothing" and will end with the word "Fine"

- GO AHEAD (Normal Eyebrows)
This means "I give up" or "do what you want because I don't care" You will get a "Raised Eyebrow Go Ahead" in just a few minutes, followed by "Nothing" and "Fine" and she will talk to you in about "Five Minutes" when she cools off. LOUD SIGH This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot at that moment, and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing"

- SOFT SIGH
Again, not a word, but a non-verbal statement. "Soft Sighs" mean that she is content. Your best bet is to not move or breathe, and she will stay content.

- THAT'S OKAY
This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before paying you back for whatever it is that you have done. "That's Okay" is often used with the word "Fine" and in conjunction with a "Raised Eyebrow."

- GO AHEAD
At some point in the near future! re, you are going to be in some mighty big trouble. PLEASE DO This is not a statement, it is an offer. A woman is giving you the chance to come up with whatever excuse or reason you have for doing whatever it is that you have done. You have a fair chance with the truth, so be careful and you shouldn't get a "That's Okay"

- THANKS
A woman is thanking you. Do not faint. Just say you're welcome. THANKS A LOT This is much different from "Thanks." A woman will say, "Thanks A Lot" when she is really ticked off at you. It signifies that you have offended her in some callous way, and will be followed by the "Loud Sigh." Be careful not to ask what is wrong after the "Loud Sigh," as she will only tell you "Nothing"

Drown - Chase

I got so in love with this song. Thanks to John who shared this wonderful song. =)

Drown
*Chasen*

Walking the beach 4. A.M.
Listening to the waves as
they crash upon the sand.
It's just a Black Sea.
The moonlight and me.

It's sink or swim.
I'm drowning within you.
Somebody rescue me.
'Cause I'm goin' against the stream.
I fell in love with somebody like you.
And I know yeah that you wanted me to.
You told me who I was.
But I don't want to.
No, I don't want to.
I don't want to.
I don't wanna' drown.

Thinking about these words
How do they fit and
how do they come together?
What do they mean?
Once again, I'm alone,
And it's just me.

It's sink or swim.
I'm drowning within you.
Somebody rescue me.
'Cause I'm goin' against the stream.
I fell in love with somebody like you.
And I know yeah that you wanted me to.
You told me who I was.
But I don't want to.
No, I don't want to.
I don't want to.
I don't wanna' drown.

Oh, I don't wanna' drown.
No.

Yeah, it's sink or swim
I'm drowning within you
Somebody Rescue me.
'Cause I'm goin' against the stream
I fell in love with somebody like you.
And I know that, yeah, you wanted me to.
You told me who I was.
But I don't want to.

I fell in love with somebody like you.
And I know that, yeah, you wanted me to.
You told me who I was.
But I don't want to.
No I don't want to.
I don't want to.
I don't wanna' drown.
No. I don't wanna' drown.
Oh, I don't wanna' drown
No. no. no.
No, I don't wanna' drown.
No. no. no. no. no.
I don't wanna drown.

Sony Ericson Equinox

I just received a news letter about new stuffs with Sony Ericsson and my eyes just drooled with the latest phone they had just released partnered with T-Mobile. The features are not so new but I like the metallic sleek design and all that stuffs about the phone. I am thinking how much would this cost here in the Philippines as a prepaid phone and I would really save up to be one of the first people to have this phone. Well to cut this introduction short, make wave for Sony Ericsson Equinox. *clap, clap, clap*

PHONE BASICS

Size
2.0 x 3.8 x 0.6 in. /93.0 x 50.0 x 14.1 mm

Weight
3.3 oz. / 95.0 gr

Screen
262.144 color TFT / 240x320 pixel

External Screen
128x36 pixels

Included battery
920 mAh

Talk time and Standby time
up to 10 hours / up to 16 days

Band (frequency)
850 MHz;900 MHz;1800 MHz;1900 MHz

Available colors
Carbon Black

Memory
Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) support (up to 16GB)

Phone memory
100MB*

Included Accessories
Battery, Charger, Hands-Free Headset

TOP PHONE FEATURES

Messaging
Text messaging

Fun
3.2 Megapixel camera with Video Capture
FM radio
Video capture/playback
Music player

Communication
Stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology
Picture messaging
3G Capable
Speaker phone

Information
GPS built-in
Micro SD memory slot

FEATURES AND DESCRIPTION

3.2 Megapixel camera with Video Capture

• Capture special moments as photos or video clips. View them later on your phone, print them out or share them with family and friends by sending them to any e-mail address, T-Mobile camera phone.
  

Stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology

• Connect your phone to your computer or stereo headset without any wires.

Picture messaging

• Send pictures from your phone to others.
  

3G Capable

• Quickly connect to the Internet via the 3G network anywhere within the T-Mobile USA 3G network. (too sad its just for US)

FM radio

• Listen to your favorite stations from anywhere.
  

GPS built-in*

• Get your real-time location on maps, driving directions, and more*
  

Video capture/playback

• Capture and play back short video clips.
  

Music player

• Play your favorite music wherever you are.
  

Micro SD memory slot

• Add more memory for multimedia files, data, and more.
  

Text messaging*

• The quick, quiet way to stay connected.
  

Speaker phone

• Put down the phone and keep talking with a convenient speakerphone.

*Additional fees may apply

.. and the saddest part, this phone is not yet released in other countries except America. =(

Glee

I had bumped and got addicted to this new series entitled Glee, launched by FOX which had his pilot episode last May and continued its series this last September. This series shows the different life of people being able to meet in one common things they enjoy and loved the most which is singing, in spite of the negative things happening around in their life and some objection preventing them to do things they wanted to do. And its comical in a sense, it's really funny.

Glee in the dictionary means extreme happiness, but with the series using this word, it shows the opposite thing. Glee Club has been a room for some social outcast in their school but they were still able to find ways to put the word "glee" in the things they love to do. And the good thing is it shows some of the most powerful and fresh voices of the cast. Performances are awesome and great, somewhat similar with High School Musical but it appeals as different since the idea and humor of the film is very modern. The movie actually has few things to ponder, a lot of things to laugh, things to love and dreams to relive with. I really commend this film and would recommend it to be a must watch.

Here are the main cast of Glee, of course made possible by my bestfriend Wikipedia:

Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) is McKinley High's Spanish teacher who becomes director of the Glee Club, hoping to restore it to its former glory. [read more]

Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) is head coach of the cheer leading squad or "Cheerios", and the Glee Club's "arch-nemesis". [read more]

Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays) is the school's mysophobic guidance counselor who has romantic feelings for Will. [read more]

Terri Schuester (Jessalyn Gilsig) is Will's demanding wife of five years. [read more]

Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) is the talented star of the glee club who is bullied by the Cheerios and football players. Rachel is an overly ambitious and assertive sophomore, with dreams of making it to Broadway. [read more]

Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) is star quarterback of the school's football team who risks alienation by his friends to join the Glee Club. Monteith was attracted to the fact that Finn "isn't just a dumb jock", but instead "walks a fine line between following his dreams and balancing what other people expect of him. [read more]

Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley) is a fashion conscious, hot-tempered diva who refuses to sing back-up. In the pilot episode Mercedes auditions for the glee club by performing "Respect" by Aretha Franklin. [read more]

Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) is a flamboyant singer who is bullied by the football team. In the pilot episode, Kurt auditions for the glee club by performing Mr. Cellophane from the musical Chicago. [read more]

Noah "Puck" Puckerman (Mark Salling) is a friend of Finn's on the football team who disapproves of Finn joining the Glee Club. Salling found it challenging to make the character "more than two-dimensional so he can be likable at the same time", which necessitated "find[ing] the balance between arrogance and cocky and sensible and likable". [read more]

Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron) is Finn's girlfriend who is head of the Cheerios and president of the celibacy club. She is described by Agron as Rachel's enemy, and "terrible, the meanest girl". [read more]

Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz) is a Gothic student with a speech impediment. She auditions for the Glee Club in the pilot episode singing "I Kissed a Girl". [read more]

Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale) is an electric guitar player and paraplegic manual wheelchair user. McHale describes Artie as: "what you would call a nerd. He loves Glee Club with all his heart and uses it to escape the big bad world that high school can be just like the other members of Glee Club." [read more]


You can watch Glee full episodes in FOX or some free streaming website such as Tvshow7, etc.