Stop Black Sand Mining

My friend and I were discussing topics about our environment when she told me about the black sand mining in Ilocos. We've been to Ilocos last 2011 and it's a very beautiful place. When my friend told me about the sand mining and its negative effects on the environment I felt really sad and angry (and frustrated).

So I went to see if there was an online petition so I can sign up and saw that there was one. It was published last year but it only has 295 signatures. I hope more people will be aware of this.

Please sign to the petition:

STOP BLACK SAND/MAGNETITE MINING IN ILOCOS REGION AND CAGAYAN

You can also check:
cuadernoilocano.blogspot.com

Some of their posts:
- BLACK SAND MINING THREATENS ILOCOS SUR, A Documentary Note
- WHO'S BEHIND THE BLACK SAND MINING IN ILOCOS REGION? 
- COLLECTIVE OPINION OF THE PEOPLE ON THE ISSUE OF BLACK SAND MINING IN ILOCOS REGION AND CAGAYAN

 

Cloud Atlast Characters

I recently watched Cloud Atlas and I wanted to make a compilation of the actors' and actresses' characters that they have portrayed in the film.

Tom Hanks

Dr. Henry Goose, Hotel Manager, Isaac Sachs,
Dermot Hoggins, Cavendish Look-a-like Actor, Zachry,
Old Zachry


Halle Berry

Native Woman, Jocasta Ayrs, Luisa Rey,
Indian Party Guest, Ovid, Meronym,
Old Meronym
 

Jim Broadbent

Captain Molyneux, Vyvyan Ayrs, Timothy Cavendish,
Korean Musician, Prescient 2


Hugo Weaving

Haskell Moore, Tadeusz Kesselring, Bill Smoke,
Nurse Noakes, Boardman Mephi, Old Georgie


Jim Sturgess

Adam Ewing, Poor Hotel Guest, Megan's Dad
Highlander,  Hae-Joo Chang, Adam / Zachry's Brother-in-Law


Doona Bae

Tilda Ewing, Megan's Mom,
Mexican Woman, Sonmi~451 (also Sonmi~351 and Sonmi Prostitute)


Ben Whishaw

Cabin Boy, Robert Frobisher, Store Clerk,
Georgette, Tribesman


James D'Arcy 

Young Rufus Sixsmith, Old Rufus Sixsmith,
Nurse James, Archivist


Zhou Xun

Talbot / Hotel Manager, Yoona~939, Rose


Keith David

Kupaka, Joe Napier,
An-kor Apis, Prescient


David Gyasi

Autua, Lester Rey, Duophysite


Susan Sarandon

Madame Horrox, Older Ursula, Abbess

(I cannot find Yosouf Suleiman's pic so I'll update this when I got one.)


Hugh Grant 

Rev. Giles Horrox, Hotel Heavy, Lloyd Hooks,
Denholme Cavendish, Seer Rhee, Kona Chief


 So that's it!

Dear Neighbors

"People never change. They just become more of who they really are."

That's what I think about our neighbors. When I was  younger I would always see them fight, get drunk, shout and cursed at each other, etc. 

As I grew older these people still never changed. I'm getting tired of seeing them. I'm getting tired of their fights. I'm tired of their crap. :/