Friday, July 8, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google+ project: Real-life sharing...
Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google+ project: Real-life sharing...: "Update : For our international readers, this post is also available in French , German , Italian , Japanese , Portuguese , Russian and Span..."
The Google+ project: Circles
Among the most basic of human needs is the need to connect with others. With a smile, a laugh, a whisper, or a cheer, we connect with others every single day.
Today, the connections between people increasingly happen online. Yet the subtlety and substance of real-world interactions are lost in the rigidness of our online tools.
In this basic, human way, online sharing is awkward. Even broken. And we aim to fix it.
We’d like to bring the nuance and richness of real-life sharing to software. We want to make Google better by including you, your relationships, and your interests. And so begins the Google+ project.
Not all relationships are created equal. So in life, we share one thing with college buddies, another with parents, and almost nothing with our boss. The problem is that today’s online services turn friendship into fast food — wrapping everyone in “friend” paper — and sharing really suffers:
It’s sloppy. We only want to connect with certain people at certain times, but online we hear from everyone all the time.
It’s scary. Every online conversation (with over 100 “friends”) is a public performance, so we often share less because of stage fright.
It’s insensitive. We all define “friend” and “family” differently — in our own way, on our own terms — but we lose this nuance online.
In light of these shortcomings we asked ourselves, “What do people actually do?” And we didn’t have to search far for the answer. People in fact share selectively all the time — with their circles.
From close family to foodies, we found that people already use real-life circles to express themselves, and to share with precisely the right folks. So we did the only thing that made sense: We brought Circles to software. Just make a circle, add your people, and share what’s new — just like any other day.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Text Fights: 5 Reasons Why They Suck.
Texts start off fine: “Hi babe! I just woke up. Love you!”
You start exchanging chitchats for a bit, and then for whatever reason, something someone says triggers the fight.. “You went WHERE last night??”
…and then it begins.
One good thing about text fights is that you can stop and think about what you are about to say to the other person without having the pressure of them impatiently waiting for you to answer back. But, even though I sometimes engage myself into one, I do understand how they’re wrong and not helpful for the fight:
1. It’s more hurtful than intended. There are just some people who are bad in putting their words together on paper (or text). When we email, text or write to someone, we tend to exaggerate things – as compared when we were talking in person wherein we try to be nice as we watch the other person’s reaction. But since in texting we don’t see them, we might not realize how much our statement hurt them.
2. Too much hassle. Since we bring our phone with us ALL the time, text fights can be a real pain in the ass. I remember having to work and get all distracted because I keep glancing at my phone for new messages. That’s why I seriously support companies who forbid their cellphones at work. Replying during a text fight just consumes 5 minutes of your productivity each and every time.
3. Miscommunication. Let’s face it. Sometimes someone says something and we can’t figure out what the hell they meant by that. Is he angry? Without hearing the tone of voice and seeing their body language, it’s so much easier to misconstrue what the other person is trying to say.
4. No take-backs. When fighting, we sometimes get caught up in the moment and say things we don’t mean. When you are fighting in person, those harsh words are sometimes forgotten in the frenzy of all that’s said. But in text fights, you or the other person can go back to the previous messages on the phone and be reminded of all the messed up things you guys said to one another. And you may end up fighting all over again.
5. It’s plain & blunt useless. After a long exchange of harsh words to each other, one usually just ends up calling the other person or going to the person to fight face to face. What happened to working out our issues in person?? Have we really become that impersonal to hide behind our phones in cases of conflict? It’s just too emotionless.
I hate it, and yet I still do it. Ugh.
Monday, March 21, 2011
When Friendship Ends.
People come and go in our lives. Some leave a lasting imprint on our hearts while others leave a bitter taste in our mouth. In my 21 years of existence, I must have acquainted with more than a thousand of people in my life. I must admit, very few of them stayed. And they are who you call FRIENDS.
Recently, I gave a shout out to my dearest friends who stood by me through my worst (READ) and I am very grateful that I have a wonderful set of people with me. However, I can’t deny the fact that there are certain people who have hurt me in the past, friends who betrayed me, walked away from me, and used me. Anyone who experienced this must know that it was the worst feeling in the world to lose a friend, especially if you gave your trust 100%.
Few days ago, someone cried to me asking me to forgive someone who betrayed me. Now, I am not the type of person who keeps grudges for so long. But a betrayal from someone you consider your best friend is indescribable. I guess what made it more painful at that time is that the friendship was torn apart for the most shameful reason ever. From then on, I became very picky with the people I trust. That’s why even though I have lots of good friends, I usually keep most of my problems to myself. Until now I find it hard to forgive that person, but I know time heals all wounds. A simple sorry from him can be a start though.
Then there’s another one who promised to not let go of me, but he did. I guess the reason for the fall-out is that the words thrown upon me were too painful to take. How would you feel when you care for someone so deeply and the person did nothing but literally take you for granted? I knew I had to walk away because I have to keep what’s left of my self-respect. I guess I just pressed the exhausted button. I still feel sad until now, but what can I do? As they say: People change and so do feelings. Accept that.
It’s never easy to heal a wound triggered by a friend. But it’s part of life and we all go through it. What is important is we take time to nurture those who never left us, find ways to mend broken friendships, and find acceptance for the those who chose to leave us forever.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Attracting lovers who cause you pain? These words are for you!

If, for some strange reason, you have or still keep attracting lovers who only end up causing you pain, today’s words are for you.
Each person in your life is sent there for your benefit and to teach you a lesson. The lesson could be how to trust yourself. The lesson could be that you are loved. The lesson could be to heal a wound from your past, or perhaps the lesson could be forgiveness.
Now, think about this. If someone is sent into your life to teach you forgiveness, how else could you learn the lesson of forgiveness than by being betrayed or let down by someone you care for deeply? Or, if the lesson is to teach you how to trust yourself, then how else could you learn except by getting into a relationship where you KNEW from the beginning that is wasn’t good for you, but you proceeded anyway.
Some lessons come bearing pain; others come bearing great pleasure and reward. YOUR task is to see the people who are coming in and out of your life from a larger perspective and ask yourself what you are learning from each person.
YOU have consciously or unconsciously chosen who the people are that are in your life. As a result, you are either consciously or unconsciously signing up for a lesson from each person you allow into your life experience. If you keep choosing people to fill your life experience that you know deep down aren’t healthy for you, but that being with them is better than being alone, then you are signing up for a painful lesson, AGAIN, about how to trust yourself.
You will keep attracting people into your life who leave that painful aftertaste until you start to trust yourself. Then, slowly but surely, your life will begin to change.
When you trust yourself and demand more of The Uni-verse, your attraction point changes and the people in your life change as a result.
If you want to attract that loving person, then ask more from the Uni-verse. Embrace being alone. Accept that it will happen in perfect time, but not necessarily on YOUR schedule. Forgive past lovers, for they have only come bearing the gift of a lesson. When you forgive, you create more room in your life for BIG LOVE.
Feel the pain, but then step back and see the lesson. Next time, learn from the past and make a new choice.
You are the creator of your life with the choices you make. Do you want to keep making the same mistake, or are you ready to graduate and experience BIG LOVE in your life? The choice is yours – make it consciously, and make it TODAY!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Dido: Grafton street Lyrics
No more trips to Grafton Street,
No more goin’ there,
To see you lying still,
While we all come and go.
No more watching sunsets,
It seems like summer’s holding on.
And no more standing quietly at your window.
No more driving down your road,
Wond’ring when you’ll be home.
And no more peace when they all leave
And leave us two alone.
And time we always lose is finally found here with you.
My love, I know we’re losing but I will stand here by you.
No more calling friends from the car saying “I don’t know when,
I’ll be there but I’ll do my best to come.”
No more letting you warm my hands,
No more trying to take it in.
And no more saying “goodbye for the last time again”
And no more saying “goodbye for the last time again”
And time we always lose is finally found here with you.
My love, I know you’re leaving but I will stand here by you.
No more trips to Grafton Street,
No more goin’ there,
No more sitting up all night,
Waiting for any word.
Nothing’s left that’s safe here now,
Nothing will bring you home
Nothing can bring us the peace
We had in Grafton Street.
No more goin’ there,
To see you lying still,
While we all come and go.
No more watching sunsets,
It seems like summer’s holding on.
And no more standing quietly at your window.
No more driving down your road,
Wond’ring when you’ll be home.
And no more peace when they all leave
And leave us two alone.
And time we always lose is finally found here with you.
My love, I know we’re losing but I will stand here by you.
No more calling friends from the car saying “I don’t know when,
I’ll be there but I’ll do my best to come.”
No more letting you warm my hands,
No more trying to take it in.
And no more saying “goodbye for the last time again”
And no more saying “goodbye for the last time again”
And time we always lose is finally found here with you.
My love, I know you’re leaving but I will stand here by you.
No more trips to Grafton Street,
No more goin’ there,
No more sitting up all night,
Waiting for any word.
Nothing’s left that’s safe here now,
Nothing will bring you home
Nothing can bring us the peace
We had in Grafton Street.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
When I get older (Lyrics)
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
Born to a throne
Stronger than Rome
But violent prone
Poor people zone
But its my home
All I have known
Where I got grown
Streets we would roam
Out of the darkness
I came the farthest
Among the hardest
Survival
Learned from these streets
They can be bleak
Accept no defeat
Surrender, retreat
So we struggling
Fighting to eat
And we wondering
When we'll be free
So we patiently wait
For that fateful day
It's not far away
But for now, we say
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
So many wars
Settling scores
Bringing us promises
Leaving us poor
I heard them say
Love is the way
Love is the answer
That's what they say
But look how they treat us
Make us believers
We fight their battles
Then they deceive us
Try to control us
They couldn't hold us
But we just move forward
Like Buffalo Soldiers
But we struggling
Fighting to eat
And we wondering
When we'll be free
So we patiently wait
For that fateful day
It's not far away
But for now we say
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes...
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes...
And then it goes...
And everybody will be singing it...
And you and I will be singing it...
And we all will be singing it...
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
When I get older...
When I get older...
I will be stronger...
Just like a wavin' flag...
Just like a wavin' flag...
Just like a wavin' flag...
Flag...
Flag...
Just like a wavin' flag...
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
Born to a throne
Stronger than Rome
But violent prone
Poor people zone
But its my home
All I have known
Where I got grown
Streets we would roam
Out of the darkness
I came the farthest
Among the hardest
Survival
Learned from these streets
They can be bleak
Accept no defeat
Surrender, retreat
So we struggling
Fighting to eat
And we wondering
When we'll be free
So we patiently wait
For that fateful day
It's not far away
But for now, we say
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
So many wars
Settling scores
Bringing us promises
Leaving us poor
I heard them say
Love is the way
Love is the answer
That's what they say
But look how they treat us
Make us believers
We fight their battles
Then they deceive us
Try to control us
They couldn't hold us
But we just move forward
Like Buffalo Soldiers
But we struggling
Fighting to eat
And we wondering
When we'll be free
So we patiently wait
For that fateful day
It's not far away
But for now we say
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes...
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes...
And then it goes...
And everybody will be singing it...
And you and I will be singing it...
And we all will be singing it...
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
When I get older...
When I get older...
I will be stronger...
Just like a wavin' flag...
Just like a wavin' flag...
Just like a wavin' flag...
Flag...
Flag...
Just like a wavin' flag...
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Give Me Freedom Lyrics (fifa2010 anthem)
Ooooooh Wooooooh
Give me freedom, give me fire,
give me reason, take me higher
See the champions, take the
field now, you define us, make
us feel proud
In the streets our heads are
lifting, as we lose our inhibiton,
Celebration it's around us, every
nation, all around us
Singing forever young, singing
songs underneath that sun
Lets rejoice in the beautiful game.
And together at the end of the day.
WE ALL SAY
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
Ooooooooooooooh
woooooooooohh hohoho
Give you freedom, give you fire,
give you reason, take you higher
See the champions, take the
field now, you define us, make
us feel proud
In the streets our heads are
lifting, as we lose our inhibiton,
Celebration it's around us, every
nation, all around us
Singing forever young, singing
songs underneath that sun
Lets rejoice in the beautiful game.
And together at the end of the day.
WE ALL SAY
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
Wooooooooo
Ohohohoooooooo! OOOoooooh
Wooooooooo
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
Wooo hooooo hohohohoooooo
And everybody will be singing it
Wooooooooo ohohohooooo
And we are all singing it...!
Give me freedom, give me fire,
give me reason, take me higher
See the champions, take the
field now, you define us, make
us feel proud
In the streets our heads are
lifting, as we lose our inhibiton,
Celebration it's around us, every
nation, all around us
Singing forever young, singing
songs underneath that sun
Lets rejoice in the beautiful game.
And together at the end of the day.
WE ALL SAY
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
Ooooooooooooooh
woooooooooohh hohoho
Give you freedom, give you fire,
give you reason, take you higher
See the champions, take the
field now, you define us, make
us feel proud
In the streets our heads are
lifting, as we lose our inhibiton,
Celebration it's around us, every
nation, all around us
Singing forever young, singing
songs underneath that sun
Lets rejoice in the beautiful game.
And together at the end of the day.
WE ALL SAY
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
Wooooooooo
Ohohohoooooooo! OOOoooooh
Wooooooooo
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
When I get older I will be
stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like
a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes
Wooo hooooo hohohohoooooo
And everybody will be singing it
Wooooooooo ohohohooooo
And we are all singing it...!
WAKA WAKA.......
You're a good soldier, Choosing your battles
Pick yourself up, And dust yourself off
And back in the saddle
You're on the frontline, Everyone's watching
You know it's serious, We're getting closer
This isn't over
The pressure is on, You feel it
But you've got it all, Believe it
When you fall get up, Oh oh...
And if you fall get up, Oh oh...
Tsamina mina, Zangalewa
Cuz this is Africa
Tsamina mina eh eh, Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa, Anawa aa
This time for Africa
Listen to your god, This is our motto
Your time to shine, Don't wait in line
Y vamos por Todo
People are raising, Their Expectations
Go on and feed them, This is your moment
No hesitations
Today's your day, I feel it
You paved the way, Believe it
If you get down, Get up Oh oh...
When you get down, Get up eh eh...
Tsamina mina zangalewa, Anawa aa
This time for Africa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa
Pick yourself up, And dust yourself off
And back in the saddle
You're on the frontline, Everyone's watching
You know it's serious, We're getting closer
This isn't over
The pressure is on, You feel it
But you've got it all, Believe it
When you fall get up, Oh oh...
And if you fall get up, Oh oh...
Tsamina mina, Zangalewa
Cuz this is Africa
Tsamina mina eh eh, Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa, Anawa aa
This time for Africa
Listen to your god, This is our motto
Your time to shine, Don't wait in line
Y vamos por Todo
People are raising, Their Expectations
Go on and feed them, This is your moment
No hesitations
Today's your day, I feel it
You paved the way, Believe it
If you get down, Get up Oh oh...
When you get down, Get up eh eh...
Tsamina mina zangalewa, Anawa aa
This time for Africa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa
Friday, June 18, 2010
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