The Fab & The Furious

Fab and Furious writes…
Kisses to Caffeinated Muse for this tag!

TV Reviews

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So now, we’re tagging The Memoirs of a Paper Tilapia, Desperateblogger, and A Filipino in Canada.

Today the market of gucci sunglasses is colossal, even more than that of prada sunglasses and oakley sunglasses combined. Indeed sunglasses are an industry today.

Furious writes…

Manny Pacquiao added to his impressive resume by knocking out David Diaz with 36 seconds remaining in the ninth round to claim the WBC lightweight championship at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

Pacquiao with a record of (47-3-2, 35 KOs) thoroughly dominated his adversary to complete his quest to capture four world titles in as many weight classes. He went on the offensive immediately and opened up a pronounced gash above Diaz’s right eye and across the bridge of his nose. Diaz crumbled face forward and lay at Pacquiao’s feet, a symbolic final scene of Pacquiao’s ultimate conquest. Too bad I didn’t get to watch it live, we just don’t have cable at home haha.

Some think Pacquiao’s next move should be to bulk up five more pounds for a wildly lucrative fight with England’s most popular plugger, Ricky Hatton. Roach confirmed he would love Pacquiao to take on Hatton, though it would require Top Rank to pay step-aside money to Paulie Malignaggi, who’s due for a shot at Hatton.

According to Fab, members of the NBA Champions Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Sam Cassell were celebrating with Manny in his locker room. They asked for Manny’s autograph and had pictures taken with him, cool!

Here’s the video I found in YouTube:

Fab and Furious writes…

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Super thanks to Emcee for for tagging us!

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THE WORLD CLASS PROFESSIONS

Blogger – Fab

Call Center- Jean

Chef- Emcee

Doctor -

Nurse – Mckhoii, Macy

Software Developer – Ner

Teacher –

Web Developer – Furious

Writer – Ner

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Now we’re tagging The Lion’s Den, Restlessrant, and Posh Reviews

Fab writes…

Furious is away for the weekend and because I am soo bored, I came up with a list of stuff that I WANT (preferably gift wrapped with shiny paper and delivered to my doorstep right now! LOL!). Call this a vision board of sorts:

Sony Vaio CR Series in Blush Pink

If you’ve come across my entry about my pink Sony Cybershot, you would know how much I adore the color – I’m a blogger and a pink-lover, so I guess there’s no need for me to elaborate why a pink laptop is on my wish list.

Trip to Santorini, Greece

There’s something about this place that is luring me to go there. I know this might sound weird but I feel like I’ve lived there in my past life. Aside from that “feeling”, Santorini has always been a dream vacay destination for both me and Furious so this is definitely not only on my wish list, but his as well. I just love the uniqueness of the architecture and landscape of the place, don’t you?

LV bag – Monogram Vernis Alma MM in Violette

It’s Louis Vuitton and I want it! *drool* *dreamy sigh*

If You Could See Me Now by Cecilia Ahern

This one I can afford (harharhar) but I haven’t had the time to go to the bookstore. You’ll know when I have already bought a copy because I will most probably review the book (but of course!). Cecilia Ahern is a very talented writer, you must have heard of her other book, Rosie Dunne (which I would have to review one of these days) and she’s also the author of the book-turned-movie P.S. I Love You (which I adored!).

iPod Touch

I don’t want an iPhone, an iPod touch would suit me just fine. The touch-screen feature amazes me in a way that a hanging mobile fascinates a baby. I know I sound like I’m from the boondocks but it’s just so cool. ARGH!

Hot Pink Nissan 200sx

Unlike Furious, I am not really a petrol head so I don’t know what the top speed or whatever impressive specs this car has. But it’s pink, HOT pink at that and it’s flashy, so I want this car and it’s on my wish list. *toothy grin*

That’s what I came up with so far…so tell me F & F friends, what’s on YOUR wish list?

Fab writes…

Some of you may have read my entry about the “lost” tribe in the Amazon a few days back. I stated there that the story and photographs released recently of an “undiscovered” tribe was only partly true because it turns out that authorities were already aware that this tribe exists.

Apparently, the group Survival International and FUNAI – the groups responsible for supplying the photos, never claimed that this tribe was lost or unknown. It’s just that some people from the media glamorized the story and made it appear that what they had were photos of an undiscovered tribe.

Matt from Survival International cleared this up when he left a comment on our article explaining that there really was no hoax (Thanks Matt!). So F & F readers, if you want to expand your horizons by knowing more about the story of uncontacted tribes, visit Survival International’s Official Website. It will open your eyes about the threats that these tribes are facing and maybe you will find it in your hearts to help them.

Uncontacted tribal people cannot speak directly to those in power – they need your help to do so. Please stand up for their right to freedom.

Furious writes…

Sick of playing Snake on your cell phone? So is Sony. Introducing the Sony Ericsson F305.

Its what tech-savvy gamers on-the-go have been clamoring for. Due out in September, the Sony Ericsson F305 is a pocket-sized slider phone sporting a slew of features tailor-made for gamers.

Key Features:

• Motion-sensing control similar to the Nintendo Wii.
• A collection of three pre-installed, 3D games.
• Rear-mounted stereo speakers.
• A slot to expand the memory using a Memory Stick Micro.

Installed are three games, Bowling, Fishing and Jockey, all of which require you to move the phone around to play the game; for instance, bowling the ball or casting your fishing line. The display is 2” in size and any PlayStation user will recognize the addition of an O and X key above it, indicating a landscape play mode which should increase comfort too. A very cool phone indeed

Furious writes…

Think you paid too much for your Playstation 3? Think again.

Playstation 3 – Retail price: $399.99

In the company’s 2008 financial report, Sony revealed that they have now lost roughly $3.3 billion on the Playstation 3 since its launch.

The reason is pricing the console below its production cost. Losses kept piling up as the retail price has come down steadily. They’ve invested a great deal of money into R&D for the console, a sum they might not be able to recoup if the PS3 “fails to achieve such favorable market penetration.

The Nintendo Wii and the Microsoft Xbox 360 has enjoyed favorable sales figures, mainly because of its lower tag price than the Playstation 3.

Nintendo Wii – Retail price: $312.99

Xbox 360 – Retail price: $349.99

Not all is bad. Sony’s game division saw a 26% sales spike last quarter, a trend they expect will continue on the strength of the recently released Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and the upcoming sequel Resistance 2.

Furious writes…

The Flame of Friendship.

A symbol of spirit of unity.

The burning icon of love.

Undying picture of hope.

The hot symbol of oneness.

The Flame of Friendship.

And now it’s your turn to flame yourself! Meet new friends. Discover friendship. Make bonds. Copy this post starting from the PICTURE ABOVE to the end and add your blog on the list below.

Let’s start FLAMING!

People Who Accepted The Flame of Friendship:

Tiklaton: We are the witness

Janeth Vicy’s Life Journey

Catherine’s Newife Blog

Posh Post Reviews

The Fab & The Furious

(now, you follow!)

I am now tagging and passing along the Flame of Friendship to: caffeinated muse, Ang Talakerang Teenager, Feelross Cadavedo, Tiklaton, & Princess Jen.

Fab writes…

Think you’re too chic to drag around a non-descript (or coffee shop give-away…teehee) planner while going about your busy day? Fear not fab ladies! Louis Vuitton is here to save the day, but I can’t say the same for your pockets.

Behold the LV Monogram Scrapbook Diary – this elegant scrapbook/diary opens to a leather-lined, six-ring binder that can hold everything from random notes, doodles, pictures, and all the other pretty things that make up your fabulous life!

Specifications:

• Monogram canvas with leather lining and gold-tone hardware
• Snap closure
• Six rings, separated into two groups of three
• Comes with a selection of pages from the Scrapbook refill: pages for notes, drawings or pictures divided into three themes (Books-Exhibits, Places to Know, Scrapbook)
• Functional square format with spaces for a CD and a memory card
• Full Scrapbook refill available separately
• 7.2″ x 7.2”

One Hollywood star spotted parading this item around is no other than Angie Harmon.

So to all our fashionista readers, if you’re willing to shell out $725 for this very elegant planner, then go ahead and order one right now over at Eluxury.

Images courtesy of Yahoo! Shine and Eluxury

Fab writes…

How’s it going F&F friends? Do you guys still remember the controversial pictures released of a supposed lost Amazon tribe? If not, here are some images to freshen your memory:

For more background info click here.

Cool huh? Maybe creepy for some, but definitely interesting photos. However, the photographer who took these pictures, José Carlos Meirelles, recently came out to say that the story behind these pictures are only half true. Meirelles explained that the tribe is not-so-lost after all and authorities have known bout this tribe since 1910. He and the agency that released these pictures only wanted to create a media buzz to expose the world to the threat that the logging industry poses to isolated tribes.

Even if this story is only partly true, it still brought about positive results because neighbouring Peru decided to re-examine its logging policy in the border area where this tribe is located.

Cheers to that!

Furious writes…

Good morning Fab & Furious readers! I thought I’d share with you these cool home furnitures I came across with this morning while I was surfing here at work. I was 15 minutes early hehe. Anyway, Fab & I would love to have these in our future crib

Grow Herbs with Dish Drainer

Designed by students at Holon Institute of Technology in Israel, dry your dishes and grow herbs at the same time. A green and cool idea!

Ammonite Washbasin

From High Tech. Made from patented concrete, with fossil-shaped basin, fossil size 64 cm, with integrated waste disposal unit. Really cool!

LG Microwave Oven with Built In Toaster

This attractive and compact microwave combines two appliances into one. Among its many features, this unit boasts a toaster that’s perfect for your bagels and 9 toasting levels to suit all of your needs. Awesome!

Fab writes…

I’m back from the dead Fab and Furious readers! Just in time to review this book fittingly titled Dead Until Dark. Oooh sounds scary but that’s not how this book pans out. Remember what they say, don’t judge a book by it’s cover.

Sookie Stackhouse is not your ordinary small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Bon Temps. Most often than not, she’s quiet, keeps to herself, and she doesn’t really have a social life to boast of. However, our pretty blond heroine has her reasons for shutting most people out – it’s because she can read their minds.

Being a mind-reader doesn’t only make you un-dateable, majority of the human race will think you’re crazy as well. But for Sookie, the hardest part of being able to read minds is NOT being able to have a man in his life. Imagine hearing all the indecent thoughts running through your date’s head when you haven’t even started with the main course yet. And so because of this, Sookie always thought of her “ability” as a “disability”, then along came Bill…

Now Bill is even more bizarre than our Sookie because Bill is a true-to-life, or more appropriately true-to-death vampire. Yes he’s a vampire guys and gals, he has been one since 1870. The most amazing thing about Bill however is that Sookie can’t read his mind. So the story gets more interesting when Sookie and Bill gets involved with each other in a very peculiar relationship for the most ordinary reason. Bill has been the only man with whom Sookie felt like she was normal – not psychic Sookie, not even crazy Sookie.

But fate doesn’t seem to be on Sookie’s side because just when she thought she found the love of her life, people she knew started turning up dead and the police think that a vampire is responsible for the deaths. Of course Sookie knows that it’s not Bill who’s doing all the horrendous murders, but she can’t prove that because only she believes it so she and her vampire-lover need to find out who the killer is before the killer gets to Sookie.

I have only finished reading 90% if this book but boy can I just say that it’s a FAB, FAB, FAB read?! I didn’t want to write a review AFTER reading it because I know I will be sad to reach the end of this fascinating story woven by Harris proving that the course of true love (especially between a psychic human and a vampire) never did run smooth. I enjoy reading this book so much that I don’t want it to end. I even had to tear myself away from it last night, or rather this morning, because it was already 3:30 AM and I had to be at the office by 8 AM – that’s how great a read Dead Until Dark is!

I know I’m gushing but I can’t help it folks. You just have to read this one for yourself and I swear you will not regret a single second that you spent poring over this masterpiece.

This book is a combination of mystery, suspense, a dash of drama, but mostly romance. I highly recommend this book to everyone, even to those who are not really bookworms like yours truly. If the romance of Sookie and Bill doesn’t get you hooked, I don’t know what will.

Five Fab Stars!