Just for laughs!

Sony Project HD Camcorder

For the past month, I have been encountering vloggers that had me laughing for weeks. Yep! You got it right! "vloggers" not bloggers! To give you a little bit of introduction, there are a bunch of types of bloggers. I'm going to tackle one particular kind called, "vloggers". They are video bloggers, meaning, instead of written posts, they use video as medium for their queries to be posted up. Of course, they aim to be in the second search engine in the world, YouTube (next to Google). Now, mind you, so many people got so famous because of their videos being viewed more than a million times, so much so to be called, "viral". With a wide distribution of android phones and tablets and because of accessibility of internet almost anywhere and anytime (easier than accessibility to food nowadays), watching videos via YouTube seemed so easy. Hence, vlogging had become so rampant that even the silliest and most nonsense ones land a place in the pool. Surprisingly, these silliest and most nonsense ones become the most popular and most viewed. I have a theory that no matter what you'll be saying important in front of the camera or not, people would go for any form of entertainment. That being said, I do filter what I watch, though the following could be silly but I saw it from a stand point that the power of words are just but unbreakable and that a person's capacity to create is limitless.

Take this video for example.

How did they do that? AUTOTUNE. As experimented on by T-Pain, Autotune is an audio processor used to correct off-key vocals to becoming in the perfect tune despite being faulty originally. In short, this is used for those who "can't" really sustain a key. You'll be surprised that your idols, Snoop Dogg, Lil' Wayne, Kanye West, Madonna and Britney Spears, to name a few, have used Autotune to perfect their hits. Christina Aguilera, (for her single, "Bionic") who admittedly used Autotune, defended that, if Autotune will be used in creative ways, then there's no problem. She didn't like the dependency on it growing from a lot of music artists since Time journalist Josh Tyrangiel called Auto-Tune "Photoshop for the human voice". She was later on seen wearing a shirt that says, "Autotune is for pussies" back in 2009. So many people went against it together with Christina Augilera. But, this was shocking for me as I read further on about Autotune in WIKIPEDIA:

"In 2010, the British television reality TV show The X Factor admitted to using Auto-Tune to improve the voices of contestants. Simon Cowell, one of the show's bosses, ordered a ban on Auto-Tune for future episodes. Also in 2010, Time magazine included Auto-Tune in their list of "The 50 Worst Inventions".

Neko Case in a 2006 interview with Pitchfork Media gave an example of how prevalent pitch correction is in the industry:

"I'm not a perfect note hitter either but I'm not going to cover it up with Auto-Tune. Everybody uses it, too. I once asked a studio guy in Toronto, 'How many people don't use Auto-Tune?' and he said, 'You and Nelly Furtado are the only two people who've never used it in here.' Even though I'm not into Nelly Furtado, it kind of made me respect her. It's cool that she has some integrity."

The next vlogger that gave me hicks because of laughing so much is Krissyblu. I don't know if that's her real name though but if you'd type these key words, "hot as hell" on you tube, it will lead you right on to her video which is now at its 2,026,054 views (right at this moment). But this is my ultimate favorite of all because I said "Amen" right after.

Videos about Miley? It can be freely researched in every search engine for you to figure out why Krissy had to start it up with a legislation and a prayer circle for her.

Now, for Filipino followers, I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy this next video. Knowing that you'd be able to relate to him somehow, the things that he says are actual facts.

There you go folks!

Hope you enjoyed the videos for my

Laid Back Tuesday.

Thanks for dropping by!

Other posts that you may be interested in: (Just click the link on the right side to go to it.)

1. Asian Girl Remixes Rhianna's "Pour it Up": 
http://kytedalino.blogspot.hk/2013/10/asian-girl-remixes-rihanna-pour-it-up.html

2. Know more about the world's Banking System:
http://kytedalino.blogspot.hk/2013/09/for-our-own-good.html

3. How did PAPEMELROTI start:
http://kytedalino.blogspot.hk/2013/09/papemelroti.html

Hogan and Kyte, August 26, 2013

For our friends who had spent time in coming up with a video for us, 

thank you very much. We will be forever grateful of you.

Let me share to you videos that we will forever cherish in our hearts

as it imparts a little bit of our life before tying the knot

and up until the happiest day of our lives had come.

Credits to Mr. Joel Garcia, and Mr. Rong Rong for these.

Asian Girl Remixes Rihanna "Pour It Up" & Lil Wayne's "Good Kush & Alcohol

For another laid back Tuesday everyone,
I got 2 videos for you to enjoy.


First is, I am asking for you to
support this young woman's creativity!
No words for how passionate she is with what
she can do.

 

I came across this one and I had a good laugh. I'm sure you'll end up having one too.

PAPEMELROTI

When I was in secondary school (high school),
I had a collection of stationeries, stickers,
journals and I loved making scrapbooks.

Papemelroti is one-of-a-kind shop
that had provided me most of what I had used then.
Their designs were fun introducing
Pinoy style of humor and Godly reminders.

I have always been a fan of papemelroti

and watching this feature presentation

had made me even love it more.

The documentary is in Tagalog.

But basically, it is about a family hobby becoming

their own business. Everything that they

make are all made up of recycled materials.

Their mission is to work for the Lord

and their intentions focus on giving out

a Godly message making us remember

little things that we were taught when we

were young but have forgotten it

already because of what this busy and

materialistic world had molded us to be.

The whole family, being into crafts are encouraged

to express their own artistry and creativity
in their own unique ways at all times.
They never perceived creating and

designing as work but rather, an opportunity

to bond more with family and
to serve the Lord however it pleases Him.

STEROIDS, are they good or bad?

Cory Monteith in the Kids Choice

Awards, 2010 - who would have known

that he's just left with 3 1/2 years

more to live?

So many lives had been taken from this world because of overuse of drugs or drug overdose. Two days ago, facebook had been bombarded with "RIP" wishes for Cory Monteith death because of an alarming reason: DRUG OD (Overdose)*. It is unexplainable how people resort to drugs in making them feel great; when as a matter of fact, the simplicity behind the logic that goes taking or ingesting anything beyond what you should (and this goes for just about anything - not just drugs) can be harmful and even fatal.

In the news, about sports today, there were athletes who had been tested positive for usage of illegal drugs, namely, Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay and Sherone Simpson. But they have denied such allegations of using it for personal gain since all they did was take the vitamin supplements that were advised to them by their personal trainors. As I researched, I didn't hesitate to share what I've read until a friend of mine had recommended to watch this video below to truly understand the serious conflict whether steroids (ANABOLIC STEROIDS* SPECIFICALLY) are beneficial and/or harmful. Since this had been known to affect athletes' performance, there's an underlying question if it should be accepted or considered illegal completely. Some competitions have banned certain steroids and once their athletes are tested positive of it, they would be instantly disqualified.

My personal opinion goes like this... What is the essence of having these competitions if you'd rely on enhancers? It makes the ultimate reason of awarding who is the best in terms of SPORTS (considering the basic elements behind it such as strength, stamina and most of all holistic health), goes absent. So, it is just but right to have these athletes tested. Otherwise, there's no point in it at all.

Be the judge and share your opinion with me by leaving a comment below. Oh! And this video is around 1 hour and 40 minutes. i will just share the first three and just search for it in http://www.youtube.com if you want to continue watching. It's worth knowing about these things.

References:

If you want to read more about these, just click on the corresponding links or, if it doesn't work, search on it by just copying and pasting this/these complete address/es on your browser:

1. Cory Monteith's death - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2362914/Cory-Monteith-dead-Glee-star-partying-friends-dying-Vancouver-hotel-room.html

2. Anabolic Steroids - http://www.talktofrank.com/drug/anabolic-steroids

We all don't want to be judged.

There are only 3 types of judges that I studied when I was in college. My Sociology professor had shared to us his theory. All of us don't want to be judged... or misjudged. Though nobody is ever rightful to judge another person, it always is important to keep ourselves knowledgeable of the rightful people whom should impose judgements on certain circumstances.

I - LEGISLATIVE JUDGE - a.k.a. LAWMAKING BODIES:

This includes people who own a position in the court, senate and executive office. All of them had taken an oath to keep, sustain and respect order in an office, municipality or country for that matter. It involves common good and to that, any laws studied, debated on, produced and approved are to be followed as imposed. Anybody who'd go ignorant and/or against it is punishable by law.

Ex. president, chief executives, senators, queen

II - EXPERTS, BACHELORS, DOCTORS

These are people who had studied for years and years and have completed a curriculum to earn such position. They have certification, entitlement, medals, awards and anything alike that proves that they are worthy to judge you. Not personally but objectively. This is due to the reason that they'd judge you based on the need for you to be judged. Meaning, only in the field of expertise that they have.

Ex. doctors - They judge your diagnosis but the final decision is yours when it comes to medical treatment to be done; doctorate is the highest form of education
      lawyers - They will judge your case as something to fight for based on your civil and human rights
      teachers - They will grade you according to expected performance based on level of curriculum suited for your age.

III - ASSIGNED LEADERS:

Similar to the lawmaking bodies, the assigned leaders are put into position to maintain peace and order. Although, they can be seen and observed in minimal area of concern, they have the right to judge following a certain criteria, a specific set of rules and regulations and/or (but not limited to) an agreed percentage allotment. These leaders need more training, knowledge and further experience so they are likely to be judged as well based on facts like manual contents, rule books and/or videos of the exact circumstance. Usually, to amend and keep errors to a minimum, these assigned leaders often come in groups to seek better judgement.

Ex. pannel of judges in a beauty contest, line of officers in the classroom, 3 referees in a basketball game

Probably you're surprised that not even your own parents are on the list of people whom you should allow to judge you. This means that beyond these people, it's YOU who is the greatest judge of yourself. It comes from within you, your core values, the limitations of your understanding and your willingness to learn as to how you'd judge your own life. It's you who'd choose your person to look up to. If for some reason, you can't see a parent as your guide because of issues he/she has to work on, by all means, choose one that keeps you in the right path. Begin not judging by looking at your own self. Stop judging YOUR OWN SELF. Stop saying you're not worthy, stop saying you're not enough, and stop giving yourself labels. Liberate yourself from negative thinking to avoid channeling it out to others. Live free.

If you think there are more leaders that I should know of, feel free to share it by commenting below. I would love to hear about your opinion.

Check this out!

For "D-I-Y Monday" and "Laid Back Tuesday",

I've combined both by presenting to you some basic videos

that you could learn and do by yourself to gain some new
knowledge in finishing up household chores fast,
pumping up casual style and
in adding different trends to make something unusual.

1. This is a video I've encountered way back when I was in College. The first of its kind was from a Japanese lady demonstrating the fastest way of finishing up with your laundry. Here's a more detailed version of it in terms of instructions.

2. Don't throw away t-shirts that you don't like because you can transform them to something cool like this.

3. I have a lot of scarves at home and I have benefited in this video in so many ways. Watch and learn.

4. Some of you might enjoy experimenting with different materials. This is just an example of that potentiality. So, go and get that creative juices to work with this video as a guide.



5. This could be a good project between you and your daughter or any younger sibling, cousin or friend. I remember spending a lot of time doing this during summer with my aunties before. And those are one of the best childhood memories that I wish I could hold on to. Share this activity with somebody in your family. Or you can make a business out of it.

I'll share more do-it-yourself videos next time. Hope you enjoyed watching and doing these!

King of Flames

For something to watch this Laid Back Tuesday, allow me to give credits to EVI SEUMANUTAFA for coming up with this video of Hogan Toomalatai. Both of them share passion to the Art of Fire-Knife Dancing along with their team and this had been a project they all had been doing for a long time.

Comments, suggestions and reactions are encouraged for them to come up with better videos in the future. Anybody who's interested in what this is about, feel free to like their page on facebook. (TEAM SAMOA SIVA AILAO AFI) Encompass yourself to the true nature of it by understanding this craft from the real warriors themselves.

Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (Official) ft. JAY Z

Here's something to sing along as you strut to work! Take it easy on a TUESDAY with JT. His album had been released just recently. And I can't get enough of this triple threat. Still abreast with how he started in this industry as he keeps up with the demand of his fans for more of his music; Dancing and performing effortlessly in the show "Late Nights with Jimmy Fallon" and "Saturday Night Live"; "SOCIAL NETWORK" - need I say more? I am a fan. Keep it up!