The "Must" List: Words of wisdom

*Kinda bummed that there's no mention of Pope Benedict XVI's resignation in this video.

*It's becoming really hilarious now how often I see pictures of Roger Federer crying. Come on, guys.

*Jennifer Lawrence, hands down, is the biggest winner of the recently concluded Academy Awards.  After this, this, this, this and this, really, how can people not fall in love with her? (Even the IR guy that I follow on Twitter wants her to run for Congress.) Funny, down-to-earth and extremely charming, JLaw definitely won herself a lot of fans during Oscar night. Her ability to poke fun at herself is indeed very disarming. I do wish that some media outlets would stop calling her a "starlet" nowadays. Duh. She has several awards under her belt now, is the lead star of the Hunger Games franchise (which contributed to archery's massive popularity during the Olympics on US cable tv) and is the face of Miss Dior. JLaw has earned every right to be called a "star". Anyway, it's really great when someone who you started following because you found her hilarious in one interview almost two years ago hits the big time.

*From the video vault of awesomeness: Michelle Obama and Jimmy Fallon doing the "mom dance".

*Who knew that the way to Kim Jong Un's heart was Dennis Rodman? I'm still not giving up on my peace plan.

*Words of wisdom from Ben Affleck: "...you have to work harder than you think you possibly can. You can't hold grudges. It's hard but you can't hold grudges. It doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life, cause that's gonna happen. All that matters is that you gotta get up."

*Words of wisdom from Ted:

Shit happens. I mean, look at your face.
— TED (@Laughbook) March 3, 2013

Don't assume my tweets are about you. But if you’re affected by them, then that obviously means you’re guilty of something.
— TED (@Laughbook) March 1, 2013

Always be yourself! Unless you can be Batman. Then be Batman.
— TED (@Laughbook) February 28, 2013

The "Must" List: Baby Bump Gap

Forehand Policy's usual round-up of a few must read/see/view things that you guys (as in the five people who read my blog) might find interesting.

*Giggling Ryan Gosling = Official Mascot of my blog site.

*So what does make the US a world superpower? Definitely not it's military power or its economic might (duh!) but the likes of People, Us Weekly, Star Magazine, Perez Hilton and the National Enquirer. Take that, North Korea.

*I really pride myself for my choice of absolute tennis faves (even if they don't win a lot). I love you, Andy Murray.

*Looks like everyone's excited for the Australian Open.

*Dear China: please please please be nice to us Filipinos. Want to know why? Because it pays to be nice in international politics, according to Steve Walt.

*Seriously, Ryan Lochte. Can't you just be on The Bachelor or Dancing with the Stars?

UPDATED: So how do we deter North Korea from doing a rocket launch? Maybe Kris and Carlo J. Caparas can come to our rescue.

Kim Jong Un (who is probably "Noynoying" in this pic) seems really excited to launch a satellite into space next week. The launch is said to be scheduled between April 12 - 16 with rocket debris from it's first and second stages expected to fall off the coasts of South Korea and the Philippines, respectively. This plan to launch a satellite into space is widely viewed with suspicion given that North Korea is a secretive and unpredictable nuclear-armed nation that is at odds with its East Asian neighbors (South Korea and Japan) and the US, among others.

While Japan and South Korea are determined to shoot down the missile in case it enters their airspace, the Philippines unfortunately doesn't have the same capability to do so. We have so far gone the diplomatic route to protest NoKor's planned test. I'm not too hopeful that this will convince Kim Jong Un, duh. So, I've decided to offer my unsolicited advice as to how to strongly convince NoKor's Supreme Commander from pushing through with their rocket launch.

The Kim family LOVES! their propaganda. They portray themselves as demigods sent from up above and gifted with supernatural abilities to rule over their people. They encourage the making of movies, plays, songs, posters, etc to promote themselves and their ideology and force their starving population to watch/listen to/read these 24/7. I think President Noynoy Aquino should seriously consider sending our very own National Artist, Carlo J. Caparas, to be our envoy to NoKor and convince Kim Jong Un that it's more fun to direct films and create comics instead of doing nuclear tests. If Caparas can create propaganda before for former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, why not do it for NoKor's Supreme Commander and save the Philippines? Presidential sister, Kris Aquino, who at one time became Caparas' muse ("The Queen of Massacre Films"), could very well vouch for him. 

I humbly submit this proposal to the PNoy administration in the hope that this will at least encourage North Korea to divert the direction of its planned rocket launch and avoid the Philippines. I still think there's enough time to send Kris Aquino, Carlo J. Caparas and even Boy Abunda to sell this idea to the Supreme Commander. *fingers crossed*

UPDATED
Look's like we don't actually have anything to worry about after all. Moving right along...