its been quite sometime that i've been contemplating on adopting a baby boy. my relatives who are ever supportive will always pose this question to me "who will take care of you when you get old?"... my friends will tell me, "its better if you look for a surrogate mother and use artificial insemination", or better yet, "copulate with the opposite sex" (eeeeww!) ... FUNNY but this is what i have to face in the long run... im a planner type of a person... i always make sure that everything will fall into place or will always have plans A, B & C otherwise! hahhaha... brand me as weird but yeah, i want to be FULLY secured in all aspects when i grow old. a "partner" wouldn't hurt as well.... hehehe :P

a friend shared to me this link about gay parents who adopted and raised a baby boy. its so amazing of what this boy has become now! listen to what this man has to say about his gay parents! :)

i literally cried hearing his speech... i was sooo moved of his insights... i love it when he said that "the sexual orientation of my parents has ZERO effect on the content of my character!!!"

contemplating again, i think i'll be a good mother/father! :P

tight hugs,
AC

sorry guys! been so busy lately with work in the corporate world. what's new? well, its just what every gay and lady is waiting for, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show - full length video!

So luuuvvv the aquatic angels peg during the show! totally FIERCE! just so u know, MIRANDA KERR (my favorite) is wearing a whooping $2.3M lingerie for this peg! how's that?!!! lol :P

Watch and be mesmerized! :)

in fairness, i see two asian models during this show. :)

tight hugs,
AC

14 year old actress, Hailee Steinfeld, is the new face for Miu Miu ad. Miu Miu is a brand carried by Prada, in case you don't know. According to UK's Advertising Standard Agency (ASA), they have received a lot of complaints, that the ad was "irresponsible", suggestive of "youth's suicide". the agency claimed that the actress was "in a potentially hazardous situation, sitting on a railway track, "essentially" showing a child in a hazardous/dangerous situation.

The fashion line responded to the ASA ruling by defending the ad as a "serious, high-fashion campaign aimed at adult women," and argued that Steinfeld's expression was "wistful and thoughtful" rather than scared and sad, as the agency claimed it to be.Prada also highlighted the fact that no one was put in any danger because the images, which were shot by top photographer and film maker Bruce Weber, were taken on an abandoned rail track.

Prada's ad is not the only ad criticized by the agency this year. remember the Marc Jacobs perfume ad with Dakota Fanning that I've blogged about? Click here! lol :P

You be the judge guys. Let me know what you think. :)

personally, the ad was done with good taste and i think, Heilee can easily move away since she was not restrained. not to mention that you would get up and off the track asap once you see the train... lol :P.. perhaps, the shoot was done in an abandoned railtrack! HELLO! which leads me to think, is shooting in a condo terrace not allowed, as it might pose danger too? lol :P

tight hugs,
AC

Lexmark has recently concluded their employee engagement activity. numerous talents were showcased on stage. of course, i was there to capture the moment of my dear friend, Leo Mahawan, as he joins this year's Lexmark Idol! as other competitors brought their battalion of supporters, there were only 3 of us to cheer Leo on... me, eric and cherm... its sad to know that within our department, we are not that united to support each other... be as it may, that didn't stop us from cheering head on for our representative. Go, Leo! go go go! hhahaha... this is our way of cheering for Leo before the competition proper. hahaha!

here's Leo's performance on the competition proper. simply AMAZING! :).... Leo sang Angel by David Archuleta! :P

apart from Leo, i have also other bets from this year's Lexmark Idol, here are their perfromances. here's Alexander singing a Gary V. song, "take me out of the dark". there were parts of the song where he sounded very Gary V-ish! NICE! :)

here's Rowena, the Grand Champion, singing ang Anita Baker song, "you can reach me". the CONFIDENCE is over the top! amazing! ;)

since the competition is a FIERCE showcase of incredible talents.... you can hear me saying "side comments" on the other videos... hahaha! :P.... well, its because of my support to my dear friend, Leo... just really trying to boost his confidence... hehehe :)

tight hugs,
AC

Madz, as affectionately known, is none other than our Philippine Madrigal Singers. composed mostly of students, faculty, and alumni of the University of the Philipppines. a little trivia... do you know their trademark performance stance? its singing while sitting in a semi-circle, without a conductor! that's how good they are! anyways, all the while, i was thinking that they rearrange the songs and make it sound choir-ish with the serious melodic tone. not until today, when i came across on some of their performances in youtube. trust me, you'll never look at them the same way again! hahaha! their crazy choreographed performances will keep you hooked to search for their other vids in youtube. that was the effect on me! lol :P .... here's some of their performances that made me laugh so hard! lol :P.... ENJOY!!! :)

here's another one... they can really ACT, apart from singing! lol :P

here's one solo performance that i really really like (not hilarious)... their version of "I"m yours" by Jason Mraz... very heart warming... i never thought this song can be sung this way... BRAVO! :P

another great performance from Madz when they sang "The Circle of Life" from the Disney movie, The Lion King... they made animal sounds! FIERCE! :P

to hear more of their performances, search them on youtube! its all worth listening to! GO! :P

tight hugs,
AC

everybody's buzzing about the movie "the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn"... so, i reserved tickets online through sureseats. its a movie and dinner date with a very good friend of mine, Cody, aka Bella! hahaha :) ... after getting our movie tickets, we decided to eat dinner first... its just now i know that Leylam Shawarma has added some recipes to their menu. what caught my attention was the leylam noodles... its sauted noodles (pancit canton), and its YUMMY! could pass as a whole meal for me. Definitely a MUST TRY! :)

i  find the movie very moving... super luv JACOB, spell YUMMY to the nth level! hahaha :P ... so, after the movie, we went to Starbucks... my friends are coffee lovers, that goes true to Cody... since im not a coffee drinker, i just had the usual boring cold green tea, with non-fat milk and without the cream... im on diet! hehehe :).... its at Starbucks where the pictorial started! lol :P... Cody blurted, "Alain, your the QUEEN of Documentation, im not gonna wonder if i'll be featured in your blog!"... ur so right, Cody! hehe :)

im blessed to have really good friends coz it makes life worthwhile! right, Cody? thank you for the friendship, ses! :)

tight hugs,
AC

i love Justin Bieber! im a Bieber fan! just so you know... hahaha :P...  Anyways, Justin Bieber took the paternity test last Nov 18 to dismiss a fan's claim that Justin is the father of her child. The nerve! its very evident that this ugly duckling b*&#h just wants to extort money... i mean, HELLO, look how she looks like! she's a billion light years away to be considered hot! hahahaha :P ... with Justin's money, why settle for this cheap looking fan, right? seriously!!! when Justin, if he must, could hire all the beautiful girls to surround him with... that includes me, of course.... HATERS, back off! hahahaha :P
the fan (i hate mentioning her name) dropped her lawsuit and rumor has it, it was her ex-bf who got her pregnant.

i hope this controversy will be put to rest. i salute you Justin for taking the paternity test, to put an end to this mad claim. to the fan (attention seeker!), may you live a rubbish life! now im ranting! hahaha :P

tight hugs
AC

hi everyone! Ananda Marga Wellness Center is inviting everyone to a dinner buffet. its time to meet and greet other YOGA enthusiasts! if you have time, please do attend this event. i've never been a vegetarian. i wonder how these dishes tastes like! hahaha... its really very affordable! :P

i tried looking up jyoshna in youtube and this is what i found... im not sure if she's the same jyoshna mentioned on this invitation. it seems that she was performing in a studio or something with people sitting, listening to her... lol ... i hope the venue isn't set-up like this... it gives me goosebumps! haha :P

have a blessed sunday everyone! :)

tight hugs,
AC

Demi Moore issued with finality a statement regarding the status of her marriage with Ashton Kutcher. Here's her official statement: "It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my 6 year marriage to Ashton. As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life. This is a trying time for me and my family, and so I would ask for the same compassion and privacy that you would give to anyone going through a similar situation." 
Ashton on the otherhand admitted that being wed is difficult. Has this to say on his tweet: "I will forever  cherish the time I spent with Demi. Marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world and unfortunately sometimes they fail. Love and light, AK."

Their decision to part ways may have sprung when Sara Leal, 22, admitted that she had unprotected sex with Ashton last September. On her interview with Us Weekly, Leal claimed that she and her friend got naked in a hot tub with Kutcher, and later, he hinted he was interested in a threesome. After her trip to the bathroom, Leal claimed her friend left anad she had unprotected sex with Kutcher. “He was good,” she told Us. “We weren’t, like, making love, but it wasn’t weird or perverted.”

Afterward, she claimed the two talked about politics.

”He asked if I could name up-and-coming candidates,” Leal told the mag. “I said Rick Perry.”

Leal claimed the two were intimate again, and later he started to try and look through her cell phone text messages. She said she had texted a friend and told the pal she was partying with the actor.

“He just said flat-out, ‘See, this is stuff I can’t have happen.’ I offered to delete them,” Leal said, claiming a bodyguard came in and took her phone away, promising her she’d get it back when she left.

Leal told The Sun that before she left, Kutcher complimented himself.

“The last thing I remember him saying was he did a good job. We woke up and I was wearing a robe. He opened it up and I was like, ‘What are you doing?’ He was like, ‘Just checking. OK, I did good! You’re really pretty,’” she claimed to the tabloid.

The woman claimed Kutcher originally told her, before their encounter, that he was separated from his wife, and she remains unsure if their relationship is real.

“If they’re happily married then I feel bad,” she told Us.

oh well... another case of infidelity. to think, they are both member of the jewish religion. as they say, suffer the consequences. sad, but life has to move on. Go, Demi! :)

tight hugs
AC

the continuation.... there's so many pix to share! i hope i can convince you to try yoga. :P

its time to showcase my yoga classmates' skills here, as i promised them that i'll be including them in my blog. hehehe :)... here you go, guys. enjoy! ;)

at the end of the day, its all about health and wellness. i hope you start to make a difference in your own personal life coz its never too late! :P
to know more about ananda marga yoga and if you want to inquire/enroll, no worries coz they have a awellness center here in Cebu. Click on this link!

tight hugs,
AC