Leavin' by Jesse McCartney

I had a dream about the music video, Leavin' by Jesse McCartney, before my my mother woke me up just this morning awhile ago. By the way, (I'm not a (big/die hard) fan of Jesse McCartney)/(I'm no (big/die hard) Jesse McCartney fan).


I have no idea, why I dreamt about the music video. I didn't think about Jesse McCartney, nor the aforementioned music video, before I went to sleep last night, nor the previous days/nights.



From Wikipdia:

Tommy2 confirmed that the music video for "Leavin'" was shot on February 17, 2008 and was directed by Sanji, who also directed his "She's No You" video.

The video premiered on March 7, 2008 on Yahoo! Music. It has peaked at #1 on the MuchOnDemand Daily Countdown.
It begins with Jesse and a girl, played by model Niki Huey, sitting in chairs opposite each other. Jesse is wearing an unbuttoned shirt and she is wearing a long-sleeved shirt and panties. After staring at each other, the girl gets up and climbs suggestively onto Jesse's lap. The second verse has Jesse wearing only pants and the girl's wearing a bra and underwear, rolling around, frolicking on a mattress. The video ends with Jesse and the girl kissing in a car. Throughout the chorus, Jesse is shown in a bluish-white room.

Including both the western and Hong Kong Youtube sites, the video has been viewed roughly 22.5 million times.
The video was too explicit to be played on Disney Channel, unlike his other videos.

And here's the video. Note: As mentioned before, this video may contains, ideas, scenes, etc., that is not sutiable for younger viewers.

If you are a minor or a younger viewer, and if you are at your home and if there are any adults, please watch the video with him/her/them.

Nominees: 81st Academy Awards

The 81st Academy Awards ceremony will honor the best films of 2008 and is scheduled for Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. It will be televised in the United States on ABC. Australian performer Hugh Jackman is set to host the ceremony for the first time.

Academy Award nominated producer Laurence Mark has been tapped to produce and Academy Award winner writer/director Bill Condon to executive produce. The expected SAG actors strike is unlikely to affect the awards ceremony.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the nominations with a total of 13 nominations. Slumdog Millionaire received ten nominations, Milk and The Dark Knight received 8 nominations and The Reader and Frost/Nixon received five nominations apiece.

The animated film WALL·E received six nominations, tying it with The Beauty and The Beast for the most nominated animated film.

The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced live on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:38 a.m. PST (13:38 UTC) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis and Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters.

The winners are expected to be announced during the awards ceremony on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. Jerry Lewis will be honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

Nominees:



Performance by Aan actor in a leading role:

Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

Performance by an actress in a leading role:

Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Best animated feature film of the year:

“Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
“Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton

Achievement in art direction:

“Changeling” (Universal), Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
“The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
“Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt

Achievement in cinematography:

“Changeling” (Universal), Tom Stern
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Anthony Dod Mantle

Achievement in costume design:

“Australia” (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
“The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor
“Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Glicker
“Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky

Achievement in directing:

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Ron Howard
“Milk” (Focus Features), Gus Van Sant
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle

Best documentary feature:

“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
“Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
“The Garden” A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
“Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
“Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

Best documentary short subject:

“The Conscience of Nhem En” A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki
“The Final Inch” A Vermilion Films Production, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
“Smile Pinki” A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
“The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306” A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde

Achievement in film editing:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
“Milk” (Focus Features), Elliot Graham
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens

Best foreign language film of the year:
“The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production, Germany
“The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France
“Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
“Revanche” (Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria
“Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel

Achievement in makeup:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal), Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
“Defiance” (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
“Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Elfman
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):

“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam

Best motion picture of the year:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
“Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Nominees to be determined
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer

Best animated short film:

“La Maison en Petits Cubes” A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
“Lavatory - Lovestory” A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit
“Oktapodi” (Talantis Films), A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
“Presto” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland
“This Way Up” A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes

Best live action short film:

“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency), An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production, Reto Caffi
“Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
“New Boy” (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
“The Pig” An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)” A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank

Achievement in sound editing:
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Richard King
“Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Tom Sayers
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
“Wanted” (Universal), Wylie Stateman

Achievement in sound mixing:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
“Wanted” (Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

Achievement in visual effects:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
“Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

Achievement in writing, screenplay based on material previously produced or published//Adapted screenplay:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
“Doubt” (Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Achievement in writing, screenplay written directly for the screen/Original screenplay:
“Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Courtney Hunt
“Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh
“In Bruges” (Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh
“Milk” (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

Sources:
81st Academy Awards
81st Academy Awards nominees and winners
Oscar.com
Oscars.org

Steve Berry

I learned about the author/novelist Steve Berry, is that is he is the featured author on the Christmas issue of Powerbooks's Read Magazine.












His books/novels are in this order of release:

The Amber Room, Ballantine Books, 2003. ISBN 0-345-46004-9
The Romanov Prophecy, Ballantine Books, 2004. ISBN 0-345-46006-5
The Third Secret, Ballantine Books, 2005. ISBN 0-345-47613-1
The Templar Legacy, Ballantine Books, 2006. ISBN 0-345-47615-8
The Alexandria Link, Ballantine Books, 2007. ISBN 0-345-48575-0
The Venetian Betrayal, Ballantine Books, 2007. ISBN 0-345-48577-7
The Charlemagne Pursuit, Ballantine Books, 2008

The first/1st book/novel I had and bought is The Third Secret.




The story of the aforementioned novel/book, is about revolves around the three/3 secrets in Fatima especially the third/3rd secret of Fatima, that is why the title of the story is The Third Secret.




I bought the book/novel on a bookstore in Singapore, because my family and I had a vacation there last year.






The second/2nd Steve Berry novel/book I had is The Amber Room, I bought the book/novel from Powerbooks on (SM) Megamall.



I didn't know until I realised that when I arrived on my room, that I had the UK/U.K. edition (the cover, I mean).



The image on the left, is the front cover of the U.K/UK edition (the cover, I mean) I had.

These images are similar to the US/U.S. edition of the novel/book.

This is the third/3rd Steve Berry book/novel I had. I bought the novel/book last Saturday on Fully Booked on SM The Block, and it cost 335 pesos. The story revolves about the Knights Templar.



I am currently on Chapter Eighteen/18.







There is a topic about Steve Berry and his books, under the Arts and Literature section, of the forum PinoyExchange.com.

Nokia 5110 and Nokia 5110i

The very first (cellular phone/cellphone/mobile phone) I had is Nokia 5110i. I had this cellphone eight/8 years ago, in Greenhills. I brought the cellphone with my parents, but they paid it. They gave it to me as a graduation gift. My graduation is held on PICC on Saturday. We bought the cellphone, though my parents paid it.



Nokia 5110 and Nokia 5110i has the same features, except for, and the only difference between the two/2, is the small i in/on Nokia 5110i. Yes, except for, and the only difference between the two/2, is the small i in/on Nokia 5110i, btewwen except for, and the only difference between Nokia 5110 and Nokia 5110i.



Now, I am currently Nokia 3230 as my primary cellphone, and Nokia 7210 Supernova as my secondary cellphone.

nominees nominated

I thought that the nominees for this year's 81st Academy Awards are already announced, but on the contrary, it was not announced yet. But according to Wikipedia, the announcement of this year's nominnees, will announced next week.

My two/2 cents regarding the 66th Golden Globe Awards.

I forgot that yesterday is the broadcast telceast of the 66th Golden Globe Awards. I don't know why. I spoiled myself because I visited Wikipedia page of the 66th Golden Globe Awards, learned that the movie Slumdog Millionaire won the Best Dramatic Film nod/award, and the multi-awarded Alec Baldwin-Tina Fey starred-tandem TV series, 30 rock. I didn't dare to what award/s 30 Rock won, because I don't what to be spoiled. Until I checked the website the Philippine area of Star World.



I have these options:

A) I will watch the prime time show, if I failed to watch the live broadcast/telecast.

B) If A didn't happened, I will watched the show online.

C) If options A and B didn't happened, will ask my older brother to download the show via torrent.

D) if options A, B, and C didn't happened, I will visit the Wikipedia page of the 66th Golden Globe Awards.

What happened is I watched the prime time show, because my parents and my oldest brother watched the show with me.

The Seeker (film)

I watched this film/movie last night on Star Movies my parents' bedroom. I failed to watch the first scenes of the movie/film, because my family and I ate late dinner, because, my parents went to my mother's tito's house in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.



I do remember that there's a local radio station here in the Philippines, which had advance screening of the aforementioned film/movie. I forogot which local rasdio station. Click here for the movie, and here for the boos series by Susan Cooper. And also, click here, because The Dark Is Rising Sequence is one of the analogues of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter.



I credit some of the information to Wikipedia. And also, I credit the movie poster to Wikipedia.

Blood Diamond (film)

I watched this film twice. The first/1st time was one/1 of the cinemas of Gateway Mall with my family. The movie released here in the Philippines last year, I forgot what date. The second/2nd time as in/on HBO last Saturday evening at 9 p.m on my parents' bedroom.



The film/movie is about and "the title refers to blood diamonds, which are diamonds mined in African war zones and sold to finance the conflicts and profit the warlords and the diamond companies across the world. The film was nominated for five/5 Academy Awards including Best Actor (DiCaprio) and Best Supporting Actor (Hounsou)."



The other nominations of the movie/film are:

Nominated for Best Sound Mixing
Nominated for Best Sound Editing
Nominated for Best Film Editing - Steven Rosenblum

I didn't realized that the actor Stephen Collins of the TV series 7th Heaven, and the actor Arnold Vosloo of the movies The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, until I watched film/movie. I didn't know that the actor Ntare Mwine, the actor who plays Ututsu in the NBC TV show Heroes, is also included in this movie/film and until I recognized him and his voice. His name in the film/movie is M'Ed.



I credit some of the information here,Wikipedia.
And also, I credit the movie poster to Wikipedia.

flowers

I took these photos using my Nokia 7210 Supernova this morning, 10:45 a.m. Both photos are in Normal mode.

Two/2 reasons (why) I took these photos: I would like to share these photos; and the other reason is I would like to know what would the reactions and comments of people.

leaf

I took these photos using my Nokia 7210 Supernova last January 10, Saturday between 1:03-1:05 p.m. The first/1st photo is in Normal mode. The second/2nd photo is in False colours. The third/3rd photo is in Greyscale mode.

The fourth photo is in Sepia mode. The fifth mode is in Negative mode. The last and sixth photo is in Solarise mode.

Two/2 reasons (why) I took these photos: I would like to share these photos; and the other reason is I would like to know what would the reactions and comments of people.

Stardust (2007 film)

Last Wednesday evening, I decided to watch this film with my parents and my oldest brother, wherein that he gave the DVD of Stardust last Christmas of last year. One of the characters of the film and I share the same name, but on the contrary, I will not mention our name.

This is the first movie I've watched this year, and first film based on one of Neil Gaiman's novels. At first, I thought that Neil Gaiman was an American, until I visited an article about in Wikipedia that he is from England. And also, when I was on Powerbooks Megamall, I saw a copy of Neil Gaiman's Stardust novel, with some scenes from the movie, and the novel's front cover, spine, and back cover was in movie-tin edition.

I almost enjoyed watching the movie. Because, in Chapter 9 of the movie, I don't what went wrong, my theory is that there's something wrong or two with the DVD although/though I enjoyed the movie. I don't know if I will buy a new Stardust DVD or not. I don't know if I will buy the novel or not.

The movie stars Claire Danes, Rober De Niro, Michelle Pfeifer, Peter O'Toole, and Rupert Everett. And I credit the movie poster to Wikipedia.

umbrella, eh eh eh eh, ella, ella ella, ella

These photos are taken using my Nokia 7210 Supernova. The first photo is in Normal mode. The second photo is in False colours mode. The third photo is in Greyscale mode.



The fourth photo is in Sepia mode. The fifth mode is in Negative mode. The last and sixth photo is in Solarise mode.



I took these photos yesterday afternoon from 12:23 pm to 12:26 pm. It was raining yesterday. Two/2 reasons (why) I took these photos: I would like to share these photos; and the other reason is I would like to know what would the reactions and comments of people.

Bawal ang umihi dito. Multa: P500. No peeing here./Peeing here is not allowed. Fine: P500

Original text:
Bawal ang umihi dito. Multa: P500.

Translation:
No peeing here./Peeing here is not allowed. Fine: P500

I took these shots after I attended the Book Club of the Month in/on Powerbooks Megamall. The writings in the wall is written in one of the cubicles of restroom of men near Food Court of Megamall.