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Feasibility of La Casa de Papel

I have been binge-ing on the wildly popular Money Heist lately.  I have only been able to watch half of the first season because I have a blog to make grrr. I cannot stop thinking on how this show could and could not work when practiced in real life. The story opens after a bank robbery of a woman called "Tokyo" which failed, since a man named the "Professor" is protecting her from the trapping police, later suggesting a heist of dramatic proportions. The plot leaps to the beginning of a multi-day attack on the Royal Mint of Spain in Madrid after a brief overview of the intended heist. Code-named after cities are the eight robbers: Tokyo, Moscow, Berlin, Nairobi, Rio, Denver, Helsinki, Oslo. Dressed in red jumpsuits with the Spanish artist Salvador Dalí's mask, the team of criminals takes 67 hostages as part of their plan to print and flee € 2.4 billion through a self-constructed escape tunnel.

The Mint's robbers have difficulties sticking to predefined guidelines, and confronting uncooperative revolt, crime, alienation and mutiny.  During Denver's love affair with Mónica Gaztambide, the national police inspector Raquel Murillo is negotiating with Professor on the outside and is beginning an intimate relationship with his' salva' alter ego. The identity of professor will be revealed repeatedly before Raquel discovers his true identity, but he is unable to hand him over to the police mentally and unwillingly.

This series had me looking into ways that behaviors like this might be actually possible. And surprisingly the act of printing unmarked money was already done before but rather being done by thieves wearing masks, it was done by people on suits. 

Governments have implicitly robbed people for years by artificially creating wealth under the umbrella of political sophism that make it hard for people to understand that they are the victims.'' The central banks have spent trillions of cash out of their air since this recession, most of them the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan. How much money has been spent in the real economy? Not very much. The pay of the workers staggered. About 10 percent of the population were the only people who saw their incomes rise. This complicated process is called Quantitative Easing and it has been used to take money from everyone through inflation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_easing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_Heist#Season_1:_Parts_1_and_2_(2017)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/economics-blog/2016/sep/28/quantitative-easing-qe-pernicious-effects-favour-wealthy-tax-middle-class

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𝐅𝐢𝐳𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐧: ℙ𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕚 𝔼𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕦𝕣 𝕚𝕟 ℙ𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕊𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝔼𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕪

𝐁𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Fiza Farhan, Co-Founder and CEO Buksh Foundation and Director Buksh Energy, was named and listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 list of social entrepreneurs for 2015. Indeed at 28, Fiza Farhan is one of the Pakistan’s youngest CEO’s within the field of social entrepreneurship and was the only Pakistani to appear on the popular list for 2015.

  Through the Buksh Foundation, Fiza Farhan works to bring clean energy projects to poor, rural, areas of Pakistan. In the 4 years since its inception, the foundation has trained 135 women as energy entrepreneurs and has brought solar-powered lights to 6,750 households. Under Fiza Farhan’s leadership, the foundation has extended business and clean energy loans to 12,000 entrepreneurs.

    Acquiring awareness upon a young age is a crucial role for the young adults who aim to make a difference in this world. This is the root for present day’s brilliance and productivity. Our planet is dying and so we will nearly be. That’s why making an actual contribution to the deadly environmental threats is more than a necessity, but a priority. Also, societal and economic issues must also be addressed. It brought me amusement to read about this lady who made an enormous impact to make this world a better place to live in.

  Complying to preserve energy in accordance with its proper usage is a must. Not only teenagers could help, but certainly anyone regardless of her/ his age. The world needs us. We must not only strive for saving the planet, but also to educate and empower the people around us. If we only listen efficiently to the call for help of the nature, we could probably even be more responsive than the government bodies. Nothing is more powerful than people power. If it is yet mandatory to revolutionize to make noise to this deafening silence of the authority, then the women would be in charge.

    Cruz, Alexis M.     12- St. John XXIII     ABM

  Source

http://www.awakening-women.com/2017/10/14/fiza-farhan-pakistani-entrepreneur-in-power-sector-working-for-promotion-of-green-energy/

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Call of Duty Mobile is a Big Easter Egg

-Prince Czed

Call of Duty Mobile is a new Free First-Person Shooter or Battle Royale mobile game published by Activision and developed by Tencent Games. It was released on October 1 of 2019. It has very smooth graphics and it also has very high definition graphics. It is not a pay to win type of game, the credits are only for Vanities and not to empower the player to win games other than boosting the morale of the player by equipping cool skins that would make the player buy these awesome skins. Though, there are a lot of freebies to the game that would make free to players hook to the game.

 The Call of Duty franchise has been around since the first game, Call of Duty, was released on October 29, 2003. The games revolve around Wars, Soldiers, Guns, and Zombies. It was a hit due to its fascinating storylines and fantastic gameplays. Numerous games have succeeded and have been released after the first game.

 My personal favorite is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in the console Xbox 360 since that was my first ever Call of Duty game, I have played and I finished the story mode and played a ton with my brother and friends with the Local Multiplayer. I was shocked at the end of the Story Mode, since a big plot twist happened and It was my first time ever experiencing a plot twist.

 In the Mobile The game, the contents include maps and characters from the previous editions which is more on ‘Modern Warfare’ and ‘Black Ops’. It especially nice to experience the locations connected in the new Battle Royale Mode in which when you play the game, you will recognize a lot of Easter Eggs. I recognized the zombie map on the Battle Royale Map and It gave me more reason to reminisce the past. Every time I play the game, it always reminds me of the times I played it before. Iconic Characters are also included like Captain Price and Ghost which were my two favorite picks.

 I recommend the Game since it is a nice way to kill time and it is really intuitive especially the new ADS feature which makes the gun auto scope when you will shoot.

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    A pen without ink, a chair with incomplete legs, any appliance without electricity or even a simple spoon without a fork. All these cases may be so much useless and nonsense for most of you. And so I wonder if there will be this someone who will and who can see the beauty beyond all the shortcomings and imperfections of these simple things.

    Imagine yourself in the moment you open your eyes in the morning, The moment when you see the light coming from the sun and the enlightening view of the perfect cloud formations. The moment you get to see your parents, your friends and everything around you. Have you ever felt so special, being able to see things around you? Well if you don’t, you should be. I know that almost all of us here enjoy roaming around malls, campuses, parks even. Running and playing with your friends whenever there is rain when you were a child or even up to now. Have you ever felt so special being able to roam and walk wherever and whenever you want to? Well If you don’t, you should be. There are times in our lives that we feel like we need someone to talk to. When were down, empty, or stressed, most of us choose to cry and speak our hearts out to a friend or to a family member. Rant and shout our concerns, hardships and pains in a middle of nowhere. Have you ever felt so special being able to speak out and share your stories? Well if you don’t, you should be. Most of you now, may be asking themselves, why do I keep telling you to feel so special even if you feel that you are not. I want you to think again and ask yourself if you are truly not. If you still think you are not, Im still going to say that you are special. You wanna know why? Because there are these people who can’t do, these people who can’t and will not be able to experience these simple things you can. People whom I can say the most brave and are the real warriors. Blind people who can’t see, where in fact you can. People who has crutches and people who can’t walk, where in fact you can. Mute people who can’t speak and share stories, where in fact you can. And all other people who we distinguish as those people who have disabilities.

    Now I want to ask you, when will you ever accept other’s flaws, their imperfections and their shortcomings? When will you feel so special for being able to do things they can’t? When will you realize that you can be their missing part who will satisfy them? When?

– Nikki Roldan

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Forever 21: Bankrupt But Not Backing Down.

Forever 21, the ineffable retail-based clothing store targeted at teenagers, tweens and youthful adults submitted for bankruptcy filing leading to the  increasing roster of clothing stores to fell prey to strong internet market pressure.

Forever 21 said the step to bankruptcy was essential so that constructive measures can be taken to re-organize the company so that we can go back to profitability.

The company stated that it is not moving out of business, stating that customers will have a shopping session that will proceed to function like just a usual day. The reorganization of Forever 21 will concentrate on maximizing the worth of their U.S. footprint and shutting down some global sites, said the firm in a distinct press declaration.

According to tribunal documentation, Forever 21 will proceed to operate hundreds of shops. Many of its existing 549 U.S. shops are a staple throughout the nation in malls.

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/30/765699885/nothing-lasts-forever-21-discovers-another-clothing-chain-files-for-bankruptcy

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𝙈𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠:𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 2019 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬

~E.M.Y.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Do you believe in aliens? If yes, then I think you will like this movie Men in Black: International 2019. According to Quora (Walls.A.J. 2017) Aliens are usually defined as “a creature from outer space or extraterrestrial.” Do you ever think or imagine that aliens will be able to come into the earth and able to live like how ordinary living humans do? Or for the worst situation, aliens will come to earth in order to invade and to seize the earth.

𝐌𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗 (𝐌𝐈𝐁) 𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.

After an eye-opening encounter of the third kind, the secret MiB organisation's newest recruit, Agent M, finds herself under the wing of the heroic Agent H in cosmopolitan London, when a shape-shifting duo of intergalactic assassins executes an alien aristocrat. Now, with a devastating super-weapon of mass destruction hidden somewhere on Earth, the Men in Black will leave no stone unturned to retrieve it; however, heavy clouds of mistrust and a scent of betrayal envelop the once-incorruptible agency. Is there a well-placed mole in their midst?

~ Nick Riganas

Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2283336/plotsummary

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞:

The first thing that give courage to me to watch this movie, is that when my classmates attempt watch this movie. Suddenly I get curious on what movie are they going to watch and I heard from them that it was the latest Men in Black (MIB). But then they shut down the movie because they want another one. So getting to my main point, the reason why I plan to watch the movie is first I am hanged after they shut the movie, second I get interested because of the new actors in Men in Black, third is that I think watching aliens and fantasy stuffs are cool

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞:

My thoughts after watching the movie are the following:

-       All the actors in the movie did a great job in portraying their character.

-       Amazing actors and cool tandem.

-       Amazing computer graphic effects in the movie, especially in the fight /action scene.

-       It is fun and nice to watch since it has a genre of comedy, action, science fiction, adventure, and fantasy

-       Unexpected plot twist.

Sources:

https://www.quora.com/What-is-an-alien-Where-do-they-live

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2283336/plotsummary

GIF and Picture Sources:

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https://giphy.com/gifs/meninblack-international-men-in-black-2019-3JZdIij9dH5RddKBk2

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How Autofocus could’ve saved my day

- Prince Czed

I was at the Cosplay Mania Convention yesterday and it was awesome. We took pictures and bought some merch with a budget of 1k and I scouted for the next time for I will be having more than what I had. It was a whole day event, we spent most of our time standing and it really was tiring, so tiring that my friend got cramped and I was getting tired for I only had two hours of sleep because of me watching the Minecon Live by Minecraft to vote for my favorite biome, so we had no choice but to Grab the way back home early. It was unfortunate but it was worth it.

I was cosplaying and it was awesome, even when it was an incomplete costume, I still kind of resembled him. It is my first cosplay on a convention and it was nice. I got pictures with other cosplayers lurking around the area; some were nice and some were cold. Though my friend took pictures for me using a manual autofocus DSLR and he did not get to take pictures of him as much as me because he did not want to but I believe it is a missed opportunity. There are still so many things that have not been checked off my bucket list, therefore, I will do them next time. 

When I got home, I was ready to post the pictures of me to my social networking sites but sad to say the images were blurry and only some were decent. Frankly, I was disappointed that my pictures my blurred, I felt devastated seeing my pictures blurry and shots that I imagined was not produced. Yes, we had to snap quick pictures but why take them when it’s not decent. It is my first time feeling that way. Though I understand for my friend was a newbie photographer, his hands were shaky,  and he is not used to adjusting the focus and zoom rings but when he took pictures he looked like he was focusing and stuff because when photographer take pictures, it was the same time consumed but it turned out it was not.

Autofocus is a great tool for people who are new to photography. Even when the angle is not decent at least it is high definition and well-focused. It lets everyone to be somewhat a person called a photographer.

This incident caused me to realize how important autofocus is. So when you are not great at focusing and you have a chance to use it, use it.

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Starting An Instagram Shop???

I just bought a dress online for about two weeks ago now. I’ve been seeing a lot of online shops and I can’t help but browse all of them especially the online clothing stores. Then suddenly, I have realized that I am really interested in online shops and I want to start my own!

I have a lot of clothes that I’m not using. I’ve tried to declutter them but I always end up still having a lot of clothes that I’m not able to wear. Since I cannot think of any ways to dispose them, why not turn them all into money? This would help me a lot because I’m broke at the moment, haha!

My plan is to start with an Instagram account. As you can see, it doesn’t have even a single follower. And I think that is totally fine because everyone starts with none. My goal is to see this account grow and have a lot of customers. After creating an instagram account, I plan to start decluttering my closet and pick something that I don’t want anymore but is in good condition. Then I will take a photo and post it on the Instagram account.

I know that starting up a business from scratch is truly difficult but there is nothing wrong to try. There will always be a “what if” but I will always choose to think positive. YOU CAN DO IT, SELF! :)

– Nikki Roldan

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𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚: 𝕊𝕥𝕖𝕧𝕖 𝕁𝕠𝕓𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℙ𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕡𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤

𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬

At the age of 19, he founded the very first school portal mobile application during his junior year at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

  What is OrangeApps?

OrangeApps is a technology company that builds products that focuses on solving problems in education. Schools of every size use our platform to manage their entire operations from admission, payments, grading, scheduling and a whole lot​ more giving them time to focus more on providing better education.

   Turning your dreams into realities must be the goal of every single ambitious individual. People will doubt your capabilities, laugh at your assumed delusional proposals and question your intellect, but it should not interrupt your intention, especially if it’s for the good of everyone. Gian Javenola, a young entrepreneur, is an absolute inspiration that I look up to. He started like how nearly every successful person did, he dreamt.

              What primarily influenced him to create this company is to reduce the suffering of students in getting information from their school. Some take hours falling in line for the sake of seeking to acquire something from the establishment. He became aware that life has a bigger purpose and you are capable of helping people ease their burden. Javenola calls himself a “builder” since it is his passion to build. I personally presume that the usage of this application is truly helpful from all the reviews I looked over. This company assembled a safe environment for people to lay out their ideas and become open for development. Eductech is under innovation and Javenola’s discovery of OrangeApps took the first big leap upon reaching the prosperity of modern education in proving the varied ways of learning.

  Javelona’s work has been featured by numerous local and international medias. He’s also been a spotlight with periodicals. In addition, he now also became an active speaker with various I.T. events. Gian continues to explore more as he inspires not only the Filipino’s but also all aspiring people dreaming to become a successful entrepreneur. 

Our generation has taken over a huge advantage on the usage of technology. It paved our paths at a very young age through the convenience and benefits it brings. If we unite,discipline, empower, enhance and educate the youth, we could innovate and change the world for the better.

  Cruz, Alexis M.     12- St. John XXIII     ABM

  Sources

https://orangeapps.ph/oa/about_us

https://medium.com/million-rising/interview-with-the-ceo-of-orangeapps-ph-gian-scottie-javelona-efbb68d5b2ba

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𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥: 𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕋𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪'𝕤 𝕍𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕦𝕣𝕪 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕤

“𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲. 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐲, 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.” -𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥

Fashion designer Coco Chanel is one of the most successful fashion designers in history. Many know her today for her longstanding brand, Chanel, but her story is about much more than designing fashion. Her brand, Chanel was known for its timeless look, trademark suits and little black dresses, all of which are still famous today.

Her first taste of clothing success came from a dress she fashioned out of an old jersey on a chilly day. In response to the many people who asked about where she got the dress, she offered to make one for them.

Influence on Social Media

Chanel was named by Insightpool as the most influential luxury brand on social media (based on overall engagement), topping the list above others like Louis Vuitton and Christian Siriano. With a total of 40.8 million followers on Twitter and Instagram alone. Chanel has famously abstained from fully entering the world of ecommerce, only selling limited ranges of eyewear and beauty products online. But while the brand is clearly mindful of protecting the exclusive nature of its products, it has been less cautious when it comes to digital and social media marketing, creating a heavy presence across most channels.That being said, Chanel is still keen on maintaining a sense of exclusivity where possible. So, while it has millions of followers across social, Chanel deliberately follows no one back (apart from its own Chanel Beauty on Instagram). As well as helping to portray an aloof image, this also takes away the need to interact with users or stray into using social channels for the purpose of customer service.

Lately, I developed a huge obsession with luxury brands. This includes Versace, Prada, Balenciaga and my personal favorite, Chanel. Some people would refer to these brands as somehow unnecessarily expensive, but I think that this “unnecessarily expensive” items has a necessary quality that everyone would undeniably prefer. When I shop, I primarily consider the quality of the goods I am about to purchase. Regardless of the price, I think it’s a great risk for a customer to buy something without conducting a brief research on the reviews and the actual features of the product in order to claim assurance that one’s money is not wasted on nothing.

I aspire to be as wise and elegant as Coco Chanel, not only as an entrepreneur but essentially as a woman. This woman truly knew how to cater to a target market of consumer and could have taught business owners today a few things about target marketing. After all, her very first customers were duchesses and princesses, an impressive feat for a fashion startup. I, hereby, root for the women of the future! 

Cruz, Alexis M.   12- St. John XXIII    ABM

Sources

https://www.biography.com/fashion-designer/coco-chanel

https://achieveiconic.com/success/five-success-quotes-by-coco-chanel

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𝙂𝙀𝙉 𝙕    &     𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂

By: E.M.Y.

Generation Z or shortly called “Gen Z” according to Tech Target (Rouse.M. 1999 – 2019) is the demographic cohort following Generation Y, also known as the Millennials or the Millennial Generation; other names suggested for this cohort includes iGeneration (iGen), Gen Tech, Gen Wii, Net Gen, Digital Natives and Plurals.  The dates given for Generation Z ranges from the mid-1990s through the second decade of this century, although precise years vary according to the source. At over two billion individuals, Generation Z is the most populous generational cohort of all time.  In common with Millennials, Generation Z is comfortable with technologies that are fairly recent for older generations, and Gen Z has grown up in the current environment of ubiquitous mobile communication

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The evolution of the technology is consciously growing and because of that, many inventions are made in order to make the life of man easier.  One of that is the way of “Dating”. In today’s generation which is what they called “Generation Z”, the dating process becomes easier because of the help of the social media dating apps and internet, since in today’s world, people are getting hooked and interested in using social media in order to connect with other people, to know the trend, and also to communicate with others.

Online dating according to (2019. Bobology.com) is (also known as Internet dating), is a way for people to find and contact each other through the Internet to arrange a date, usually with the goal of developing a personal and romantic relationship.  So as far as I’ve seen in today’s generation, many people especially teenagers are using online dating app in order to find a girlfriend or boyfriend, or for others, they use dating app not to find some serious relationship but just to have a “fling”. In terms of online dating, by now (2019) these are the top five best dating application used by the people in dating online:

Top 1

Bumble

Bumble is basically Tinder for women... and on a timer.  Bumble requires women to message first and if the guy doesn't message back within 24 hours, he loses the potential match. Because that's the one thing my love life was really missing... arbitrary time limits. 

Top 2

Tinder

Whether you're looking for a hookup or an LTR (long-term relationship), Tinder has you covered.  It's basically the first stop for those entering the dating world. If you want to play the odds when it comes to online dating, you probably need to be swiping where everyone's swiping. 

 Top 3

OkCupid

OkCupid, how you confuse me. I have friends who've met spouses through OkCupid. My last serious relationship came from OkCupid. In fact, I've been on OkCupid, on and off, for roughly the last 11 years. Profiles are much more in-depth than most dating sites, and if you answer a seemingly endless series of questions, they will spit out a reasonable Match/Enemy percentage ratio on profiles to help you gauge compatibility. 

Top 4

Hinge

Hinge focuses on common connections that you and a potential partner share on Facebook, which is great if you trust the judgment of your friends and family. Of course, some of us are trying to meet new people, far removed from our everyday lives. (Hinge may have gotten the hint, since you no longer need Facebook to sign up.) The app also asks questions to help you match with better connections, which can be a plus for serious relationship seekers.     

Top 5

Coffee Meets Bagel

Coffee Meets Bagel hopes to offer users better quality matches by sending curated matches, or "Bagels," each day at noon. They suggest ice breakers for first messages and the profiles are more in-depth than Tinder. For people who like a little extra hand-holding, CMB isn't the worst option.  However, I felt the app was confusing to use; too many features and too many gimmicks. I shouldn't have to lookup online tutorials to figure out how to use a dating app. And why call matches Bagels?

For more visit this link which is my source for this-à  https://www.cnet.com/pictures/best-dating-apps/6/

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The life of Generation Z depends on using mobile phones, internet, and social media and the advance technology, that’s why from what I see, many people tend to scroll and scroll on their phone and look for what is new.  And since online dating is a trend #findingmyBoo as they said, many teenagers from Gen Z are being encouraged to use dating app. These are the pros and cons of online dating according to DR Lurve (2019) retrieved from (https://sporteluxe.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-online-dating/)

PROS:

Chat in your pjs

One of the advantages of online dating is you can skip the hours of getting ready and instead get into your dressing gown, put on a face mask and watch Netflix while you scroll through potential lovers. This year which is 2019 is considered a magical time because you hardly need to leave your couch to potentially find a date—saving you time, money and energy on someone who you isn’t a great match for you, even if your Aunt thinks otherwise.

 Choose your preference

Thanks to advancements within dating apps, you can put filters in place so traits you desire in a potential lover will be top priority in your search.  Being able to filter your preferred age, height, gender and location can help you find a match faster since filtering is something you just can’t achieve in real life.

Skip the awkward silence

Meeting people for the first time in social situations can have its share of awkward silences and downing drinks just to aide your anxiety.  The beauty of the safety (inter)net is interacting with others without the panic sweats.  You can meet people you’d never encounter in your own circle or take a chance by talking to someone you do know, but have never had the courage to privately speak to in person.

 Say yes to guilt-free dating

Since most dating apps are free, it becomes easier than ever to find dates. Due to the number of potential partners you can find, having them all in one or two apps can make life less complicated when trying to find ‘the one’. Being able to message multiple people can help you narrow down who you want to meet and who you want to delete. And don’t feel guilty for chatting with others, it’s highly likely that every person you chat with is doing the same thing as you! While all these advantages are fantastic and make meeting someone more convenient, there can be some detrimental downsides to online dating that you need to be aware of before swiping right.

Cons:

Photo: From the https://www.consultingcompanys.com/pros-cons-online-dating/

Online communication

Communicating with a prospective partner through a screen can be less stimulating and intimate than talking in face-to-face, this can also have an impact on how your relationship progresses. If the person you’re talking to is more comfortable chatting online than conversing with you over dinner, it might be time to move on.  A relationship cannot survive without proper communication and the both of you being comfortable in each other’s company. Keep an eye out for those who say ‘I love talking to you’ but constantly flake on catching up.

Beware of catfishes

People have the opportunity to be anyone they want to be behind the walls of the internet. Through your phone you might perceive them as genuine and funny, perhaps someone you could hold a conversation with over drinks, but once you meet, they turn out to be quite creepy with your fight or flight mode ready to take action. When meeting someone unfamiliar, make sure a friend or family member knows who, when and where you’re meeting, safety is extremely important in these circumstances.

Choose your apps wisely.

Different apps have different purposes, but the main goal is to find a partner—or so you would think. Sites like eHarmony and RSVP have a higher respectability rate than Tinder and Bumble (as found in a 2017 study), so what does that mean for those looking for a long-term relationship? With Tinder boasting 26+ million matches per day worldwide, people that have it, along with Bumble, may say they’re looking for a relationship, but you’ll have to take that with a pinch of salt.  While some people may genuinely be looking for their perfect ‘one’, others will be searching for their perfect ‘one night stand’—keep your heart open but not on your sleeve.

Many teenagers in generation Z wants a “Quick and easy way” on getting things. That’s why many of them are getting interested on using dating application, because getting a girlfriend or boyfriend is easier when you are using a dating app. Don’t forget that the best date to have is the typical date like watching movies, eating together, etc.  Lastly, all I can say is that choose wisely and date wisely.

SOURCES:

https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/Generation-Z

https://www.cnet.com/pictures/best-dating-apps/6/

https://www.bobology.com/public/What-is-Online-Dating.cfm

PICTURE SOURCES:

https://sporteluxe.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-online-dating/

https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/best-dating-apps

https://www.consultingcompanys.com/pros-cons-online-

https://www.therampageonline.com

https://www.yourtango.com

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The Wolf of Wall Street: One of the Greatest

A young, well-dressed millionaire performed by Leonardo DiCaprio in an all-out performance presides nearly invisible in a palatial mansion on Long Island over a bacchanal of benumbed surplus, the avatar of an era of heedless self-indulgence and greed.

DiCaprio plays Jordan Belfort, the real-life hallmark of the 90's, in "The Wolf of Wall Street," the great, brave, and uneven insinuation of extreme financial dissipation by Martin Scorsese. swindler and penny-stock con man who made over $100 million off unwitting investors. Belfort, born in Queens, can embody the same ambition and shadowy ruthlessness as F. The self-made anti-hero of Scott Fitzgerald, but he has no subtlety or allegorical heft. In "The Wolf of Wall Street," there is no enigmatic green light going on in Belfort, other than the invisible inner one telling him to go, go, go, get more, more, more.

More, in this situation, it is not simply cash, though he indicates that, whomsoever  have trouble, they should fix it by becoming wealthy in one of the several lectures given to the workers by Belfort, in the manner suggested to Henry V together with a dash of Catskills tummler. Because of his  aggressive, whip-sawing moments, "The Wolf of Wall Street" shows, that Belfort is the ultimate empty quiver, the person that could never get enough, whether it is sex and drug, or the audience he speaks to by means of a almost unbroken story.

 There’s no doubt that Scorsese — working with screenwriter Terence Winter, cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker — is still working at the top of his game, His pure technical chops and exuberant engagement were persistent, pulling sleeves. Scorsese starkly contrasts blues and afro-pop riffs with bright, newly rich environments and at least two stunning parts, with the same canny sight and ear that render his films watchable irrespective of who or what they are. Just one of his filmmakers can create three hours of zip quickly with his skills and inspiring power.

But "The Wolf of Wall Street" does not have particular interests, not especially fresh ones, as the film's nominal topics — the ignominious increase in Belfort's (did it ever crash?) and the shaky underbelly of socialism he depicts. When he meets his wonderful second girlfriend Naomi (the angel-faced, fiery-eyed Margot Robbie), when he lastly gets scrutinized by Patrick Denham (Kyle Chandler), the FBI officer, Belfort is never totally able to establish any such relationship with his potential companion, Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill). Like DiCaprio, the performances are superb, and even brave, looking somewhere.

Instead, even at most outrageous, "The Wolf of Wall Street" continues one-note, an episodic portrait of rapaciousness in which decadence escalates into debauchery, escalating into depravity — but, miraculously, not death. It's a movie made up of several memorable moments— the deranged Tuvan throat singing by Matthew McConaughey as Belfort's early mentor; a spectacular and cosmically unjust sea rescue; a tawdry rampage through Las Vegas costing $2 million in hookers, drugs and hotel repairs; degenerate office parties by Belfort. The centerpiece of the film is a Keaton-esque sequence in which DiCaprio provides a druggy feat of both appalling and viciously funny physical acting.

But to what end? The Wolf of Wall Street' does not imply the manner ' Goodfellas ' seduced spectators with his personal, textured vignette of Henry Hill's Mafia lives, in which Belfort wishes to participate. Belfort is too scuzzy to produce that form of vicarious empathy, the human society in which he lives is too flat and insignificant. But the film does not offer Belfort sufficient dramatic foil to its healthier screams. Chandler's clean-cut FBI agant was the ideal Javert to Belfort's monotonous amorality (Belfort's dad says "cows coming back to roost" is particularly lamme: Gee. Dad. As it stands, it only receives one or two important episodes, one of them a metro ride back back that talks about how wordsless and comparatively short it is.

Despite this significant, eloquent time, "The Wolf of Wall Street," throughout its dizzying journey through the muck, retains an unusually wrong ethical attitude. On the one side, the authors indicate that Belfort has the most dehumanizing conduct to underpin every Wall Street company, and only tacky, boiler-room brothers with their snouts on the table have behind these stentorian advertisements and forbes profils. But in the end, they squeeze Belfort, effectively on the last part of the film, using what else, a camera (he is supposedly still completely paying the $110 million he contributes to his clients).

Eiginber L. Belarmino 12 st. John XXIII

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Wing Blk || My All Time Fave

– A review of my all time favorite restaurant.

Wing Blk is a small restaurant located in #09 P, Burgos Street, Santa Ana in San Mateo, Rizal. They started the business in the month of February in the year 2019. The offer dishes like chicken wings, pizza, burger, pasta, nachos, fries, drinks, and also, the Filipinos all time favorite “silogs” like tapsilog, tosilog, bangsilog, etc. Now, let us know more about Wing Blk and the reasons why this is one of my all time favorite restaurants.

The last time I visit this restaurant is about 7 hours ago, today. It is a Sunday so after attending the mass at Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu Parish, we headed directly at Wing Blk and ate our lunch. It is located near the church so everyone will be able to see it. For our lunch, we had the Teriyaki flavored chicken wings, tapsilog, cheesy bacon fries, and four extra rice! Yup, FOUR extra rice for two people! In this blog, I will rate the restaurant in three different categories: ambiance, price, and taste.

Ambiance: 4.5/5

The ambiance is very instagramable! The decorations are very up to date, modern, and elegant. You will enjoy your food more because it feels like home. However, there is always a room for improvement.

Price: 5/5

Would you believe that our lunch only costs us 300 pesos? We got chicken wings, tapsilog, fries, and extraaaa rice. The chicken wings costs 99 pesos, the tapsilog costs 59 pesos, and the cheesy bacon fries costs 120 pesos. Very affordable! Based on my observation, students often visit the restaurant and I think it is because of the tasty food in a very affordable price. BUDGET FRIENDLY! You will totally get more of what you paid for.

Taste: 6/5

Their chicken wings is totally my life saver. In times when I am so stressed about the never ending school works, I just want to eat chicken wings. I always crave for the delicious glaze of chicken wings and for the overloaded cheese and bacon toppings on fries! They are always seasoned and cooked perfectly! Bonus: they serve very fast and the crew are very polite.

Got hungry while writing this review. Now I am craving for Wing Blk!

Source: Wing Blk Facebook Page

Nikki Roldan, 12 – St. John XXIII

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Talking to a stranger

- Prince

One of the recent popular sites in the Philippines is Omegle and it is now new, it was also popular in the past. It is a website in which you can talk to strangers with common interests by inputting it in the interests bar or you can talk to a completely random stranger.

It can be used as a tool to share experiences without damaging your identity because they do not know who you are unless you reveal yourself to them. Like in the conversation above; that is me talking to a stranger with the common interest ‘ACET’ in which I have recently taken and I wanted to talk to someone about it and it was pretty fun to release my frustrations and experience in taking the exam with a person I do not know.

Although we chatted we respect, some people use Omegle for other means. They use it as a dating app to find a possible lover or even use it to troll or scam. They usually type ‘asl’ which means age, sex, location; to get a little bit of information of the stranger and when you answer M, they will rapidly press the skip button since the stranger you will talk to are usually men. There are also people who pretend to be someone who is not them or also known as ‘Posers’ in which they are using other people’s identities as their own or fake identities.

Omegle is free to chat on and it is up to you decide what do you want to use it for but always remember to be aware of what you send and be sure to be respectful and to keep your privacy safe by not putting everything on the internet. Peace.

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𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨'𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭: 𝔾𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕋𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖 ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕥

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐭𝐞𝐤 𝐒𝐭, 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨, 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐭

Baguio City is one of the most astounding tourist spots in the Philippines. The city might have a cool weather, but the citizens living in it are very warm and lovely. Baguio is not only known for their abundance in culture and freezing climate, but also with their tasty delicacies. My family and I ate at a few restaurants around Session Road, but perhaps Good Taste is my favorite. With its captivating name for a restaurant, who in their right minds wouldn’t be peeked out of their curiosity, right?

Menu

My Good Taste Experience

Hopping out of the car, heading to the restaurant, I could already spot the staff accommodating the customers to their assigned floors. There were 2 elevators, but since we are just one floor away to our destination, we just took the stairs. The place isn’t as fancy as what we get used to the appearance of usual restaurants. It is also not ventilated, because of the cold climate. On the bright side, the chandeliers got my attention. It felt like home, utterly relaxing. Upon receiving the menu from a brightly smiled lady, I noticed that the place is perfect for groups. The food was prepared ordinarily. They got very generous servings and reasonably priced meals. Our lunch was amazing. Every single thing we’ve ordered was delicious, from appetizer, to the main course and up until the dessert. I would highly recommend their Chop Suey. I am not a big fan of vegetables, but I really liked that one very much. The Buttered Chicken and Lumpiang Shanghai were my cousins’ favorite. The crisp from the wrapper was undeniably impressive. Their Red Velvet Cake is also delightful. It was very sweet.

  However, upon asking for the bill, we had a terrible time seeking the attention of the waitresses, for nearly everyone’s occupied with the huge number of customers who are in need of service. Before leaving the restaurant, each of us headed to the restroom first since the travel will be quite long. Surprisingly, despite the crowd, the stalls were clean and tidy. The floors were barely stepped on. There were no lines in taking one’s turn. We gladly grabbed our take-out meals and hopped into the car. It was an indulging experience.

Cruz, Alexis M.    12- St. John XXIII    ABM

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ＨＯＷ Ｉ ＬＥＡＲＮ ＤＩＧＩＴＡＬ ＡＲＴ？

- E.M.Y.

Hi guys, so in this blog I just want to share with you my story on how I learned digital art and some tips on how so do digital arts. Thought I am not a professional artist because I’m still learning but I hope in this blog you will gain an idea on how to do digital art. Also in this blog I will show you the journey of my digital art. ^_^

So in doing digital arts I am using the krita application and the tablet I am using is Wacom Intuos draw since I am a beginner artist. Actually when I got this tablet I really did not use immediately, because I feel like digital art is so hard to do since I am more practiced in traditional art. So what I did is that I practice first on my phone, and do vector art something like that, in doing vector art in my phone I have a Medibang application and there is where I do vector art. I’ve learn doing vector art in phone because of my younger sister because she was in to it. so I ask her if she can teach me. Because of her and the help of YouTube I know learn doing vector. And I think that was the first step on how I learn doing digital art because doing vector is more like tracing the background photo and yeah you will like copy the color of the image and start to color the image and yeah. So just want to share some vector drawings that I’ve made.  

So finally the moment I used my drawing tablet, so yeah for the first time I used my drawing tablet and I tried to draw sincerely a digital art was this one. With this, what I did is first I  draw traditionally in to the paper and then since I don’t have a scanner I picture it out and then I transfer the picture to the computer and start working it to the Krita application which is in my laptop and that it that’s how this first digital artwork was done. My tip for this one is that if you are a beginner in doing digital art is that you can do your artwork first traditionally and then transfer your work to your computer or laptop so that after that you can just trace your drawing and color your work. 

 After the first try on Krita on tracing on traditional drawing transfer on computer, I feel like I want to level up my skills so I tried not to trace and not to picture a drawing but instead I will instantly draw from my drawing tablet into Krita canvas without tracing any traditional scanned or pictured drawing. So as you can see above my first try was like not so good because there is more to improve when it comes to the facial features. That’s why I try so hard when I try for the second when do the second one I more focus studying on the hair blending yeah. And for this one I think it satisfy me when I compare the first one and the second one. Especially this third trial my Jisoo fan art this is my favorite among the rest because with this art in my third art I can say that I realy improve in terms of doing digital art. Even if it was small things. It means a lot.  So as a conclusion in this blog, my tip for you is that …  if you are a beginner in doing digital art don’t be afraid in doing or exploring different things because you can apply it when you are doing digital art. Second tip practicing vector act is a big help if you ae learning digital art. Last tip, don’t lose hope keep your energy fighting and always keep motivated.  

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𝐈𝐆 𝟏𝟎𝟏: 𝔸𝕟 𝕀𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕀𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕀𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕞 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠?

  Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms with a massive user base. As of April 2019, Instagram had over 1 billion active monthly users. So, the platform’s user base is too big for any brand or marketer to ignore.

  If that’s not reason enough for you to start marketing on Instagram, check out these Instagram statistics that will definitely convince you:

Instagram has approximately 2 million monthly advertisers and over 25 million business accounts.

44% of Instagram’s active users use the platform for researching and discovering brands.

53% of Instagram users follow their favorite brands on the platform.

Over 95 million posts are created on Instagram every day.

Instagram was like any other social media platform way back then with all the pictures of food, places, pets and selfies. This year, it stepped up to a new level as it becomes a huge marketing channel. Nearly everyone I know has already bought anything from online businesses in Instagram. I have to admit, it really is a great opportunity to promote one’s products as it is a photo and video-focused application. Also, people find online shopping more convenient since they don’t need to go out and visit physical stores to avail certain goods. However, I find reliance on Instagram marketing not effective. Some products don’t come out exactly as how one ordered it. In short, if one is not educated enough with online shopping, then one is at risk of being scammed. I will still give a huge thumbs up to Instagram with its success in the e-commerce. 

What Are the Pros of Instagram for Business?

1. It gives customers a visual reference of what you offer.  2. It makes it easier to share your brand’s message.  3. It’s not a top priority for many marketers… yet.  4. Instagram is growing quickly – very quickly.  5. The Millennials segment is growing every year.  6. It was created specifically for mobile devices.  7. Hashtags make it easy to connect with people.  8. Location tagging is available.  9. Responses happen in real time. 

 What Are the Cons of Instagram for Business?

1. Your targeted demographics might not even have an Instagram account.  2. It’s not always a platform that focuses on commerce.  3. Advertising may be out of reach for most businesses.  4. Images either have to be uploaded via mobile device or PC app. 5. There isn’t much room for additional content.  6. Sending people to a specific website can be difficult.  7. Businesses are not allowed to use clickable links.  8. It can be easy for a brand message to go off course.  9. Most users access Instagram from a mobile device. 

Upon viewing the possible pros & cons of Instagram marketing, I could say that it is indeed risky to engage one’s business in this field if one is not careful enough. However in the near future, when I made up my mind and actually put up my own business, I would still definitely use Instagram as it is a natural place to attract followers, prospects and customers. In addition to that, I observed that building a visual presence on Instagram can hugely compliment the business’ e-commerce marketing. The risk is yours to take! 

Cruz, Alexis M.    12- St. John XXIII    ABM

Sources

https://influencermarketinghub.com/instagram-marketing-ultimate-guide/

https://brandongaille.com/18-pros-and-cons-of-instagram-for-business/