HELLO SNOW!

FIRST SNOW FALL TODAY!

It's too early for snow actually, but the first fall always excites me.

[sorry about the quality of the picture, I took these using my BlackBerry.]

This is what I woke up to this morning.

The forecast said it will be raining and light snowing on Sunday until Tuesday ( snow fall started this morning tho ) and it will be partly cloudy to sunny for the rest of the week. The amount of snow doesn't look like a "light snow" to me but whatevs!

While waiting for the bus to come

I just hope we'll have a decent winter this year coz last year? omiigosh! All the weekend (I'm not exaggerating) of December, our temperature dropped to   -40ºC  and knee-high snow (if you're my height then yeah). Getting a  -20ºC or -30ºC at least once a year is pretty normal in some Canadian provinces, so if you get a 0 or a -4ºC for a temperature, please don't go around cursing like there's no tomorrow coz just imagine how cold it could get here sometimes.

"Do Canadians live in igloos?"

- hahaha I actually try not to laugh whenever I get this question before, but now I get irritated why? uhm, are you actually telling me that, that's how much you knew about Canada?

But do Canadians live in igloos?

- SOME Canadians from the far north actually do but MOST of us Canadians live in apartments, condos and houses made of bricks, woods and cements. And for more information visit DO PEOPLE IN CANADA LIVE IN IGLOOS?.

It is sad that there are people knew almost nothing about Canada except that Canada and Canadians exist.

Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow?(England)
A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die. 

This next question made me laugh the hardest.

Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA)
A: Depends on how much you've been drinking. 

ahh and more

Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round?(Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.

Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns. (USA )
A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking. 

Believe it or not these questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website. Obviously the answers are a joke; but the questions were really asked! 

source and more for the lulz BECAUSE EVERYONE IN CANADA LIVES IN AN IGLOO.




Ok, that's it. Good night!

UFC121 LESNAR vs. VELASQUEZ

DID YOU GUYS WATCH THE FIGHT? ( to the UFC fans of course )..

credits to google images

Did I watch the fight?HELLS TO THE YEAH!!! haha 

I'm sorry if some of you will not be able to relate, my fan girl mode is turned on and I'm just really happy right now! wooooot!

I missed the SHIELDS vs. KAMPMANN fight and I missed the ORTIZ vs. HAMILL's match on purpose 'coz Ortiz makes me sick to my stomach. Why? Well, uhm he's a girlfriend beater! I have low respect for guys who beat up women coz there's no fiin reason to hurt a woman no matter how annoying or loud she gets. and If you're not a fan and don't know who Tito Ortiz is and why I don't like him, now you know the reason why. But bleh to Ortiz' ass 'coz it got whooped so yeah that made me happy! haha 

soooo for the main event

BROCK LESNAR vs. CAIN VELASQUEZ

I was rooting for Velasquez. I'm not really a fan of Cain, it's just I don't like Brock and how he puts up his game (since WWE days) and I wanted to see him get destroyed and stripped off that belt coz I firmly believe that he deserved it! haha ok, wait, I don't want him dead or something serious happen to him. I just want to make it clear that all I want is that UFC Heavyweight Championship Belt off of his belly.

Here's a youtube vid of the fight.

The video might get deleted 'coz of copyright and if this vid got deleted, you can just youtube again, if you're interested.

I didn't expected that this  match will only last a round. Brock Lesnar got exhausted the middle of the first round. He was so pumped up and too aggressive. It was just too much and instead of that being on the advantage side, it became the otherwise. blaah fight's over, Brock got destroyed, a complete total domination by Velasquez.

/fan girl mode off.

WEAR PURPLE DAY!

Today, October 20 is WEAR PURPLE FOR SPIRIT DAY!

To those who are wondering what wear purple day is: WEAR PURPLE FOR SPIRIT DAY was created to honour LGBT youth (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders) who feel that life is not worth living due to the hate, bullying, and cruelty they face daily. GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)  and the Spirit Day Facebook Group was created because of the MANY SUICIDES we've had recently that were CAUSED by BULLYING and HATE [source: SPIRIT DAY].

FOUR REASONS ON WHY HATE and BULLYING SHOULD STOP and WHY WE SHOULD ALL START TO CARE.

(disclaimer: The four reasons can also be found on the SPIRIT DAY website but the reasoning behind why I support this cause are all gonna be mine, unless otherwise stated).

WEAR PURPLE TO SHOW SUPPORT

- Last night, I realized that I don't have any purple clothing to wear for today and told myself that not having any purple clothing should NOT stop me from supporting the cause, I am determined to show love in any way I can and in what I have. Good thing I have couple items in purple that I wore and used today.

I changed my pillowcases in purple/lavender/violet colour last night

Used a purple towel. I was so ecstatic when I realized that I have 3 headbands in purple and I wore the one in the middle for today and my sunglasses tho it was a bit gloomy earlier ( I had to do my part :p ).

Why am I supporting this day? Because I do BELIEVE that our LGBT brothers and sisters are equally HUMAN as both you and I.

1.  They pay their taxes.
2. They know how to clean up after themselves.
3. Like the rest of us, they go to school to learn and have a better future and
4. They apply for a job so that they could pay their bills and buy their own groceries and that they don't have to depend on their parents for their other personal materialistic needs.
5. They know how to give LOVE to other people, 
6. They know how to RESPECT

and with those points stated, our LGBT brothers and sisters DESERVE to be treated EQUALLY. If I happen to not like the lives of our LGBT brothers and sisters, why would I hate on them when I could just ignore them and just carry on with my life?

WEAR PURPLE TO HONOR THOSE WE'VE LOST

 

credits to the Spirit Day Facebook Group

Those faces are only a FEW of the HUNDREDS of successful suicides caused by hate and bullying. Do you know what will make this world a better place to live in? No. Not taunting our LGBT brothers and sisters and wanting them dead. The world will be a better place to live in if we start to accept that GOD gave us the freewill to choose and live our own lives. This entry is not  begging everyone to accept LGBT wholeheartedly because there will be people who will not, this blog's purpose is to STOP hating on them. Live your own life. If you can't accept our LGBT brothers and sisters, LEAVE THEM ALONE! Like you, they are also living and surviving life, they are not trying to penetrate in your life, they are not poking in, why would you in theirs? Is bullying and hating them will make you better person? If you said yes, then I should pity you.

Please, don't go "God created Adam to be with Eve not Adam to Stephen or Eve to Ana" on me 'coz I know how God created the world. And I believe that in the end, the God I know and worship will judge us on how we lived our lives and I'm sure, He is not be happy up there seeing that some of us are wasting our time hating on our LGBT brothers and sisters just 'coz they chose to be unique.

WEAR PURPLE TO MAKE OTHERS SEE THEY ARE NOT ALONE

- I have cousins and friends who are openly gays and lesbians and I accept them for who they are like they accept me for who I am. There are personalities out there who are very open about their sexual orientation but they use that celebrity status of theirs to make a difference in any way the can. Supporting the wear purple day is my way of saying that I am here for my cousins and friends and that they are not alone. And I'm hoping that in this simple way on this day, all of us who supported the cause had reached out to the families and friends of these people who took their own lives because of some people who apparently to me are threatened by our LGBT brothers and sisters' talents and crafts that "haters" are so afraid that LGBTs can do better.

R.I.P

Tyler Clementi, 

Seth Walsh, 

Justin Aaberg, 

Raymond Chase, 

Asher Brown, 

Cody J. Barker, 

Harrison Chase Brown, 

Caleb Nolt, 

Billy Lucas, 

Jeanine Blanchette, and 

Chantal Dube.

and to many others.

WEAR PURPLE AS A BEGINNING TO THE END OF HATE

- We need to get enough people to believe that together, and with a good fight, we can do something. If wearing purple will do that, then it's worth trying. Just wearing a purple shirt will not end suicide and hate, but it might if we try hard enough to start the ball rolling. We have to start somewhere. Why not start with style?

Never doubt a meager beginning [source: SPIRIT DAY].

I just copied that last part from the website because I couldn't agree more. Those were the same sentiments I have and I'm not re-hushing everything for that last part so it will look like my own.

To each his own. At least know how to respect. Nobody, not even our LGBT brothers and sisters deserve to go through the scrutinizing eyes of the public everyday for the rest of our lives.

END

THE

HATE

NOW!

WHAT IF?

What if?

I've been "musical" the past week and I am guaranteeing you this isn't about Babyface's song, "What if". It's the "what if's" in my life, or maybe in yours too.

A lot of people had a good laugh about reminiscing the past when out of the blue I blogged about who I was as a kid and what I "believed" in during my naive and gullible days and I wasn't surprised that a lot of bloggers/readers were equally naive.

If  you understand Tagalog go ahead and click the links (if you haven't read any of it)

PBA - A FAN GIRL'S MOMENT
MGA AKALA KO NUNG BATA PA AKO
GANITO KA BA DATI?
HULING YUGTO

If you didn't click the links because you don't understand Tagalog, don't worry I have something else for you. Who were you as kid? What are the games you usually play back then? Reminiscing, do you always have a good laugh looking back?

I made those four part entry with two things in mind: (I bet nobody saw this coming)

1. RELATIONSHIP -- I want to establish the writer - reader relationship. It's not about being too friendly, it's coz I've been told NOT just once or twice but LOTSA times that I look like a fiiiiin snob and my blog kinda give that feeling too. It bothers me to know that a lot of people are aloof and that if they approach me I'll be like "wtf?don't talk to me unless you're ready to kiss my arse" -- I am so not like that! haha So, my awesomeness kicked in and thought of writing an entry that I know a lot of people could relate to and it's the perfect time to let almost everyone know that "hey, I'm not a snob, I'm cool, I'm plain simple".
2. PEOPLE WATCHING -- ok, I wanna make it clear people watching is not synonymous to being judgmental, or at least for me. I love to watch people whenever I can, especially if I have to commute and take the bus -- just perfect! And thru people watching and the phase that I'm in at this point, pushed me to ask the what if's in life.

Again, as some of you know, my summer especially my September was in a bad way eventful, shocking, life-changing and stressful for me and family. I was shocked and too hurt that I wanna escape this life. I just wanna escape who I am and just be someone.

WHAT IF:

- I was born a male?
- I was born not a Filipina? I wonder what race I'll be.
- I was born from a different set of parents, I wonder what I'll look like or what my name would be?

WHAT IF:
I wasn't born as Em, I wonder what my life would be like or what kind of problems I'll face to be tougher. If I wasn't born as Em will I survive the challenges in my life? If I wasn't born as Em, my childhood maybe wouldn't be about Alvin Patrimonio.  If I wasn't born as Em, then this blog wouldn't exist. MyfingersRtyping and its contents are all from who I am as this Em person.

If I wasn't born as Em, I could be the person who I'm not

- A math genius
- 5'5" or taller
- A basketball player
- A dancer


Heck!

I am Em and I'm choosing to stay who I am and I am choosing to win life's battle. This is my life and there's a reason why I am a part of my parents' and my sister's life, there's a reason why I am a part of yours whether you like it or not.


"Sometimes, if not most of the time, you find out who you are by figuring out who you are not." -- Kelly Cutrone

Aaah the What if's in life.

EMMALEIGH as SINGER??

ok. just sharing.

I can't upload it to youtube so if you wanna hear it click the links. :D

this was recorded long time ago already, I got older and I sucked nowadays =)) haven't been really singing since I moved out.

IamEmmaleigh -- If I were a boy. 

Emthebomb -- No one else comes close

Em the bomb. wtf? =)) conceitedness kicking in.

oh, just in case you're wondering why I didn't upload it here on blogger?It's taking forever to process the video so that's the best and the last resort I could come up with.

YOUTUBE FIND

I'm not inspired enough at this moment for the entry I've been planning on writing for sometime now, I just can't put words together that will make sense! haha

sooo.

I've been in a singing mood lately. It's hard coz I live in an apartment so I can't really "belt" out and I'm pretty sure my neighbours will not appreciate the noise if I do "belt out". :D

for my youtube find:

3:53 of your time and it's not a waste I'm telling you. Why?

1. It's the Philippine Madrigal Singers for!@!@!##$%@#sakes! Philippine Madrigal Singers = genuine. Talents at its finest!
2. It's not a waste of time coz if you're looking at the and I mean THE one of the best chorale group in the world, the video I just posted up is an example of what singing truly is.
3. Lastly, they are THE PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS, the first choir in the WORLD to win the European Grand Prix For Choral Singing TWICE. They are The Philippine Madrigal Singers and they are awesomely good!

And if you have another 5:39 listen/watch this

one word: FLAWLESS! There are a lot of belters out there, it's jaw-dropping with the highest note they could hit perfectly but not every belter can actually give you that wow-goosebumps-watery-eyes-this-singer-is-indeed-good feeling and there's a few who can sing a song with their pure soul into it.

Please do watch the videos. 

No regrets. I promise.