|
Written by arnoldaquino
|
|
Friday, 14 December 2007 |
PASKO SA PILIPINAS
ni MARS RIVERA
Do you remember how you celebrated Christmas in the Philippines? Yes, the best place in the world to celebrate Christmas is your hometown back in the Philippines. September ushers in radio stations playing Christmas carols and stores begin dressing up for Christmas shopping. We have the longest Season that goes all the way to January 6, the Feast of Three Kings. That is why Ninongs and Ninangs are on their toes wary of the hordes of Inaanaks and kamaganaks that line up for Pamasko (normally cash) from Christmas Day to Three Kings. I remember totalling my "collections" from Ninangs and Aunties and Lolas from Christmas Day to Three Kings. Try recalling your experiences on how you celebrated Christmas then. Here is mine.
|
|
Last Updated ( Friday, 14 December 2007 )
|
|
|
Written by aCLN.tv
|
|
Sunday, 30 September 2007 |
|
B eauty is in the eye of the beholder, goes an old saying. But how do we really know what is beautiful in the eyes of the majority? The theory of beauty can be traced back as early as the pre-Socratic period. The ancient Greeks saw a strong connection between mathematics and beauty. They noted that well proportioned objects (and organisms) are attractive.
In the 1990s, Reader's Digest published an article about what human babies see as attractive. The writers presented babies with photographs of different faces (belonging to men and women from different walks in life—from popular actors, models, athletes to the your average Joe and Jane, and even the FBI's Most Wanted list). They studied how the babies reacted to these photographs, and which faces the babies responded favorably to. The result? The babies were attracted most to faces that were perfectly proportioned—Denzel Washington topped the men's list while Amber Valetta copped the most attractive female face. This suggests that regardless of race or gender, people whose facial features are symmetrical and proportioned are more attractive than those whose faces are not. Even in the animal and insect world, this principle seems true. Animals with missing limbs or other deformities find it harder to find a mate.
Ning takes a closer look at the connection between beauty and balance in this pilot episode. In Segment 1, our host interviews Ambassadress of beauty Dr. Vicki Belo, and also gets opinions from Filipinos in the US and the Philippines about what they think is beautiful in a person.
|
|
Last Updated ( Monday, 10 December 2007 )
|
|
|
