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Top news for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Palace satisfied with oil companies’ compliance
Malacañang is satisfied with the compliance of all oil companies to a temporary price freeze on petroleum products in Luzon and does not see any immediate takeover of oil companies.

738 mayors back Gibo’s 2010 bid
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro’s bid to clinch the presidency in the 2010 elections got a strong boost when 738 municipal mayors gave him their support on Wednesday.

Miss Earth to unveil new crown
Organizers of the 2009 Miss Earth beauty pageant announced that they will unveil a new crown to be worn by the winner as 90 contestants compete on November 22.

LLDA warns of the dire possibility of flooding
The general manager of the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) warned that heavy flooding may be repeated in areas near the Laguna de Bay if storm “Sudal” hits Luzon, especially Metro Manila.

Malabon daycare pupils benefit from ‘first-ever computerized’ project
Daycare Center pupils stand to benefit from the "first-ever computerized" project for daycare centers in the country through the Early Computer Education for Daycare Learners Program(ECEDLP).

1,500 cops deployed to secure Quezon City cemeteries, homes
The QCPD will deploy 1,500 policemen to guard cemeteries and to be on the lookout for criminal elements during the celebration of All Souls’ and All Saints’ Days.

They are back!
As predicted, many of the urban “informal settlers” victimized by their own hazardous behavior squatting in dangerous places, & encouraged by the misfeasance of Local Officials plus “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” are, you guessed it, “balikbayans” (returning residents) to the same scene of the calamity and their mortality.

Noli airs view on RP ‘business’ rank
Vice President Noli De Castro cited on Wednesday a recent study showing that the country is at the bottom of its indices in terms of 'ease of doing business'..

Escudero bolts NPC
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero Wednesday bolted from the Nationalist People’s Coalition, saying it is not the political party but the support of the people that would propel one to the presidency.

Speculations rife following resignation
The administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD party is open to a presidential tandem between Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and Senator Francis Escudero in next year’s elections.

Loren warns gov’t on future rice yield
Ten years from now, the rice yield of the Philippines will drop from 50 percent to 70 percent if the government does not do anything about climate change adaptation, Senator Loren Legarda warned.
‘Butanding’ found dead in Manila Bay
Fishermen found a dying whale shark near the shore of the Manila Bay and tried to tow it to safety but the giant fish, known locally as “butanding”, died nevertheless.


Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: GMA News.tv

Elizabeth Taylor calls Jackson film `brilliant
'Elizabeth Taylor says the new Michael Jackson documentary is "the single most brilliant piece of filmmaking" she has ever seen.

RP film honored at Korean film festival
The Philippines gained another honor abroad after the film “Astig," a tale of four young men whose stories parallel and contrast with various Manila images, received a special mention at the 14th...

Madonna plants tree to launch Malawi girls school
LILONGWE, Malawi – Madonna is marking the start of construction at her school for girls in Malawi.

King of Pop aims for king of music film status
LOS ANGELES – The 50 comeback concerts Michael Jackson planned in London last summer sold out in a few hours.

PEP: Ex-Hot Babe Sheree catches dengue while shooting Puntod
Para sa sexy actress at dating Viva Hot Babe na si Sheree, ang indie film na Puntod ang pinakamakabuluhang pelikulang ginawa niya in her entire career. Yun nga lang at hindi naging madali para sa...

Paranormal Activity slays Saw with $22 million
LOS ANGELES – "Paranormal Activity" has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the "Saw" franchise.

Singer Morrissey released from hospital
LONDON – Former Smiths frontman Morrissey was released Sunday from a hospital where he was held overnight after collapsing on stage during a concert.

PEP: Jinkee Pacquiao, Aling Dionisia now friends
Jinkee Pacquiao and mother-in-law Dionisia "Mommy Dion" Pacquiao used to keep each other at arm's length until they learned to accept one another for the sake of the man they both love, Manny...


Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia

Donald Leroy LaFontaine (August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008) was an American voiceover artist famous for recording more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers. His nicknames included "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God". He became identified with the phrase "In a world…", which has been used in movie trailers so frequently that it has become a cliché. He parodied his career several times, most recently in commercials for GEICO insurance and the Mega Millions lottery game.

Satire and other appearances
His voice has been the subject of homage and parody, as seen in a Cartoon Network commercial for The Powerpuff Girls, the stand-up comedy of Pablo Francisco. Comedian-actress Janeane Garofalo formerly performed "an impression of every movie trailer ever made" with the words, "In a WORLD!…" saying that every movie trailer seems to begin with LaFontaine saying, "In a world…" or "In a city…"
One trailer for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy defines what a trailer is, saying the narrator “will normally employ a deep voice that sounds like a seven-foot-tall man who has been smoking cigarettes since childhood” and speaks in a clear parody of LaFontaine. The trailer is voiced by fellow voiceover artist Stephen Fry.

LaFontaine's voice was used in Family Guy episodes "North by North Quahog", and "Brian Sings and Swings", and The Untold Story version of "Stewie B. Goode", and has been featured in musical tracks.

In the late 1990s, LaFontaine made an appearance as himself in a commercial for the Hollywood Video rental chain. In the ad, LaFontaine emerged from under a counter when called on by an employee to deliver a description of a movie in the style of his trailer voiceovers, to a customer hesitant about renting the film.

He is also mentioned in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Antenna". In the episode, George Lowe bemoans the fact that he cannot get a voiceover job while LaFontaine earns "30,000 dollars a minute." Lowe attempts an impression of LaFontaine, saying, "In a world where towers rule the universe…"

On April 12, 2007, LaFontaine appeared on an episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with ousted American Idol finalist Haley Scarnato to provide humorous "movie trailer"-esque commentary, as a spoof of his Geico commercial.

On November 20, 2007, he appeared along with Frank Caliendo and Pablo Francisco, who both impersonate LaFontaine's movie trailer voice, on Caliendo's Frank TV sketch comedy show on TBS in a sketch that parodied The Three Tenors.

In March 2008, Don appeared in a short comedy sketch called “Dream-A-Wish” produced by online comedy group Magic Hugs.

Note: Watch the tribute by clicking his picture.


Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of Life

DON'T WE ALL

I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't want to be bothered times." "I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought. He didn't. He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.

After a few minutes he spoke. "That's a very pretty car," he said. He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly blond beard keep more than his face warm. I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car.

He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice. "Do you need any help?" I asked. He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget. We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments.

I expected nothing but an outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me. "Don't we all?" he said.

I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge shotgun. Don't we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help.

Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that. You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all. They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe he was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves.

Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help."

Don't we all?