I was in a movie theater, with a friend, when I first saw this film and I got bored while watching Golden Compass. Also, it was a bit uncomfortable because I knew that the person I was not supposed to see was also inside that room. Scary.

Synopsis
For Lyra's young age, it wasn’t ordinary for her to live in a group of scholars inside the sacred foyer of Jordan College and to seek adventure through the outside walls of the said college.

However, her valuable venture started when one day she heard and learned about an extraordinary particle—the magical dust. These particles are exclusively found in the north of Arctic and possessed properties that could join together the whole universes.

These particles are feared by some people and would do anything to stop and exterminate them.

Because of this, Lyra sought the assistance from gyptians, clans and even terrifying bears.

And Lyra's journey is beyond imagination.

I wasn’t sleepy the second time I saw The Golden Compass Movie. And surprisingly, I got excited for its upcoming sequel.

Golden Compass, The Movie
Nicole Kidman's one of the antagonists but she played it well. On the other hand, Daniel Craig appeared only in a few scenes.

One thing that was lacking in this film: humor. The director or the writer wanted to capture something but they couldn’t put it on this movie, The Golden Compass.


Image from Flickr.com by Clockwork_Dandy

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Maumag in Visayan
The scientific name of the Philippine tarsier is Tarsius syrichta. In Visayan, Philippine tarsiers are called Maumag.



So small
The Philippine tarsier is a miniscule animal; so small that it will fit in the hand of a human.

Endangered Species
Its minuteness is the reason why they are barely seen in the jungle. They are the endangered species of tarsiers widely found in the Philippines, particularly in the Islands of Bohol, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao (but none found in Davao City). Philippine tarsiers can also be seen in the Maripipi Island, Siargao Island (surfing capital of the Philippines), Basilan Island and Dinagat Island. A different type of subspecies had reportedly spotted in Sarangani.

Large eyes
In addition to its size, the Philippine tarsier's big eyes are sui generis and because of that it was included in the Guinness Book of Records as having the largest eyes on any mammal. Their large-scale eyes gave them the superior ability to see at night.

Mating and newborn Philippine tarsiers
The mating season of Philippine tarsiers is in April until May and Tarsier's pregnancy lasts in 6 months. It is interesting to note that after copulation, the male tarsier closes the vagina of the female tarsier. The newborn tarsier is born with a lot of hair and with eyes open (unlike in human). Carrying their babies is through their mouth. Even though they're still babies, a month after they were born, they can already hop and jump.

And hopefully weeks from now, our Bohol escapade is going to happen.

Earth Hour in Davao
My family and I participated in the Earth Hour last Saturday. For 60 minutes, we unplugged every appliance we have and turned off the lights. We just stayed inside the dark room. However, some of my neighbors didn’t even bother to cooperate. I don’t know if they weren’t aware of it or they're just playing dumb.

At MTS (Matina Town Square), candles and lamps were lit to illuminate the area.

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I wrote two posts (Letter to SmartBro and Goodbye) about my horrible experience with my ex (SmartBro). The last post I created was about our break up after more than a year of suffering. When he left, he got everything from canopy, power supply and even the extension wire. But it was fine with me. At least I won't have something to remind me of SmartBro's cruelty.

When PLDT myDSL came into my life, I thought my life would change even though I know PLDT myDSL is a brother of SmartBro. But the mind of PLDT myDSL is more stable. He won't leave my sight (no intermittent connection) and his driving speed (internet speed of 1+mbps) is way better than his brother.

However, just last month, PLDT myDSL's true color was unleashed. He left me for more than 24 hours. But his technical support representatives responded quickly unlike Smartbro's team where I had to wait for like an hour before they'd pick up the phone.

And after more than a day, PLDT myDSL came back. However, after a week, he's gone again. It was still the same. He left for more than a day without saying goodbye and came back after a day of MIA.

But last Tuesday, March 24, 2009 until yesterday, he left…yet again.

I now realized that we have an on/off/on/off relationship. Geez! I thought I was through with that when I broke up with SmartBro.

Wait a minute!!! PLDT myDSL and SmartBro are siblings, only the former has better Internet connection. But they're both the same. Well, maybe it's truly in their genes and it runs in their veins.

Sigh, what can I do? Maybe, I just have to stick with PLDT while waiting for Globe Broadband.

Image from myworldmydsl.com