Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Wikipedia Protest



Wikipedia is protesting against SOPA and PIPA by blacking out the English Wikipedia for 24 hour. If you open the website at the time this is posted, what will you see in its main page is the picture above. SOPA stands for "Stop Online Piracy Act" and PIPA for "Protect Intellectual Property Act". For more information click this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more

Share this information to everyone because wikipedians are doing us favors by creating a very huge encyclopedia. This encyclopedia envelopes knowledge and these knowledge are free knowledge. They are doing that because they advocate a rich world in terms of knowledge which will not only help us today but also the future generation.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Friday, January 6, 2012

Miracle in Ozamiz City


Although this video was posted on Youtube almost four years ago, it has become viral on the internet, especially among Facebook users. According to the statistics, it has already 88,032 views, biggest number of viewers among any other videos about Ozamiz city yet. Its views rapid up on November 2011 as referred by Facebook. This video was not only viewed heavily from Ozamiz city but also from the whole country and some parts from UAE and USA countries.

Enough said by the statistics, but how about the title and the description? Does it bear the truth or has it made a gag out of ignorance. As the title goes "miracle? in ozamiz" and the description "1st time nangyari sa pantalan sa ozamiz.. nga ang mga isda nangambak paingun sa sa pantalan....". Many have reacted, some said it is not the first time happened. Others speculated about its cause like pollution, climate change, natural reaction on habitat, etc. Some thought this video was just posted earlier thought it was about the Iligan and Cagayan incident. Well just to sum it up, here are some of the comments worth to note:

"naka puya cguro ang mga isda.. seriously dili na cya miracle. =) there's a reason why such thing happened. maybe naay problem sa water (na pollute guro sa mga wastage sa factory sa mga puyayi) or tungod sa weather. ana. rach!
paulo1022 3 years ago"

"didto man na cla gkan ng langoy2x sa lawis gud:)

"those are heaven-sent blessings thru the BIG WAVES. It's GOD's way of supplying one's needs.

Who wants to be FISHERS?.... just contact me. my number is this----09105035949."

"yah your right! but in comes of miracle we all know that god was always in our side so be thankfull of what he had given to us,.

"ive experienced that one in moalboal cebu..that's not a miracle..ingon sila gilanat ra ang mga isda nag gagmay sa dagko nga fish!

"The animals' presence close to shore means their usual habitat is badly polluted, and the crowding could result in mass die-offs as fish run out of oxygen.

"Ayayay!dili kana miracle.naay nagbutang ug tambal sa dagat para manglutaw ang mga isda o mangambak ang isda.gibuhat na kana sa akong tatay ,niadtong nanguha mig hipon sa ilog.grabe,nangambak ang daghan nga hipon.kay gibutangan man ug tambal nga liquid ang tubig sa ilog.wala ko kabawo kung unsay pangalan sa tambal.

While there are some who said bad things about it:



"ahaha., i dont think people of ozamiz ct deserves a miracle., pwera nlang sa mga maaung tao gapuyu dra., God knows., sorry sa mga naigo!

"naunza naman n pati isda na d ayh mo suyop ug apil???

bacn boreeeettt!hahahah

Oh well,


But whatever is the reason about this phenomenon, what matter most is that we are reminded to protect our environment because we, our children and our children's grand children depends and live in it. Remember, "Good earths are very hard to find so don't blow it up."

Forward Ozamiz Forward


FORWARD OZAMIZ FORWARD
(Lyrics by Armando S. Adlawan)
(Music by Maria Julieta Reyes Rubin)

I.
By the shores of the occidental sea
Rose a small town, the gem of Panguil Bay.
Called the gateway to the land of promise
Our great forefathers named it Misamis.

II.
The wooded mountains and the fertile plains
Tilled with patience by hands of industry.
Came the progress that led to glorious gains
The port of bounty became Ozamiz City.

Chorus:
Forward Ozamiz forward
Move on, fulfil your destiny
Onward Ozamiz onward
Achieve your place in history.

With Our Lady of the mighty fortress,
Our shield from harm and our shield of peace.
Forward Ozamiz forward
A city of peace and love

III.
The Spanish ships that anchored on the shore
Brought the cross and the faith to rich and poor
Noble leaders stirred by God Almighty
Forever reign peace and prosperity.

IV.
Blood of Subanens runs through our veins.
Mixed with Oriental and Castillian genes
Special people blessed by God Almighty
Forever proud of our gallant ancestry.
(chorus)
Forward Ozamiz forward, a city of peace and love.
Forward Ozamiz


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Mga Ozamiznon mao ni atoang Official Hymn.

Ozamiz City Hymn with lyrics.