If you did not see the  colorful display of lights in the sky last Saturday, November 28 – this is not because it was dark nor there was a massive blackout up in the sky.

The management of the World Pyro Olympics (WPO) 2009 announced the postponement of this year’s event originally set on November 28, December 5, 12 and 19 at the Bonifacio Global City.  The event will continue as soon as the safety issues have been fully addressed.

According to the Executive Committee of the WPO 09, the postponement was due to the incessant rains and flooding during the past months have rendered the firing area almost unfit for the  pyrotechnics launching which have certain international standards to observe. The participating countries have thus agreed to postpone the event.

Tickets purchased will still be honored on the new event dates which is being scheduled to be early next year. Ticket holders are requested to contact WPO hotline at 568-6908 /384-0239 or log on to http://www.worldpyroolympics.com/ for more details and update.

The World Pyro Olympics is still set to deliver The Greatest Show On Earth. Stay posted.

This an invitation which I received the other day. The speaker, Antonio Miguel J. Sanchez, let me share this invitation to all KayaMoPinoy readers. Below is the email which I’ve copied verbatim.

The invitation starts here:

Attention: Human Resources Manager
Subject: Free Financial Planning Seminar
Dear Sir/Madam:

Greetings!

We believe that it is every employee’s aspiration to be financially independent in life! However, studies have shown that only 1 out of 10 Filipinos are actually saving for their financial future.

As such, we strongly believe in the paramount value of saving and investing as a financial tool to have a secured future for yourself and your loved ones. And, it is for this purpose that we are reaching out to you for an opportunity, which you might consider worthy of your time.

For more than 114 years now, Sun Life Financial-Philippines, one of the leading financial services companies in the country today, has remained steadfast in its mission to provide financial freedom to every Filipino family. The company has well-trained Financial Planners to herald the good news about the benefits of planning ahead to cushion the impact of life’s uncertainties.

It is in this light that we would like to offer a FREE SEMINAR on FINANCIAL PLANNING to your company employees for the purpose of educating them on the importance of saving and investing for the future.

This seminar and workshop aims to:
(1) Educate employees on the basics of Wealth Management through financial planning to enable them to effectively manage their finances; Read the rest of this entry

The World Aids Day is celebrated on 1st December every year. This year marks the 21st anniversary of World AIDS Day.

Started on 1st December 1988, World AIDS Day is about raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education.

World AIDS Day is important in reminding people and to elevate the awareness of AIDS pandemics has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be done.

* Facts and Figures on HIV/AIDS

• The disease has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007.
• About 34.4 million people around the globe live with HIV/AIDS as of 2007.
• 2.1 million children has been affected by HIV/AIDS. Read the rest of this entry

Filipino Efren Peñaflorida has been awarded the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year. Peñaflorida has been selected after seven weeks of online voting.

Peñaflorida received the CNN Hero of the Year citation at the “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood Saturday night (Sunday in Manila). The gala event, taped before an audience of 3,000, premieres on Thanksgiving, November 26, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the global networks of CNN.

Efren Peñaflorida, who started a ” Kariton(pushcart) classroom” in the Philippines to bring education to poor children received $100,000 to continue his work with his group, Dynamic Teen Company.

“Our planet is filled with heroes, young and old, rich and poor, man, woman of different colors, shapes and sizes. We are one great tapestry,” Peñaflorida said in his acceptance speech. “Each person has a hidden hero within, you just have to look inside you and search it in your heart, and be the hero to the next one in need.”

The top 10 CNN Heroes, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel from an initial pool of more than 9,000 viewer nominations, were each honored with a documentary tribute and introduced by a celebrity presenter during the gala night.

A Blue Ribbon Panel of distinguished leaders and humanitarians — including Gen. Colin Powell, Whoopi Goldberg , Sir Elton John,Phil Jackson, Wallis Annenberg, Tory Burch, Kirk Cameron, Malaak Compton-Rock, Masi Oka (actor and star of NBC’s Heroes),  Mariane Pearl, Rossana Rosado,Shakira, Tavis Smiley and  Ted Turner (the founder of Turner Broadcasting and CNN and chairman of Turner Enterprises Inc.). — has selected 2009’s Top 10 CNN Heroes.

The 777 Arrival Special

To celebrate the arrival of PAL’s new Boeing  777-300 ER, Philippine Airlines brings you the lucky triple sevens! Enjoy the PHP777 and PHP1777 special domestic fares.

Fares as low as P777 ((Base Fare: PHP 693) are available for flights between Manila and :

Laoag, Legazpi, Puerto Princesa, Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, Kalibo, Tagbilaran, Tacloban, Dumaguete and Roxas.

The P777 low fare is also applicable for flights between Cebu and Davao.

Fares to Mindanao provinces will go as low as P1,777 ((Base Fare: PHP 1586) , such as:

Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Dipolog, General Santos, Zamboanga, Ozamiz and Butuan.

The all-in (inclusive of VAT), one-way fares are on sale from November 19 to 25, 2009. Travel period is between December 1 to 25, 2009 and February 1 to March 25, 2010.

Visit http://www.philippineairlines.com/special_offers/triple_seven/tripleseven.jsp for more details.

Beauty & Wellness Expo 3rd Season

Beauty & Wellness

Showcase of the best product & service providers for Beauty,Health & Wellness

• The Colors of Fashion by designer MR.BOYING EUSTAQUIO (Nov. 24/7PM)-with special segment of San Marino Corned Tuna
• Personality development basic workshop from John Robert Powers
• Get free spa/massage&products with product sampling included from Asian Massage&Prince Jireh; (Daily)
• Aerobics Exercises by Slimmers World
• Belly Dance” by Ms. Jill Ngo, the godessesof Bellydance/Peak Power Performance
• Yoga Session by Ms. Edith Tobias of Soular Organic Farm
• Listen to demos, talks about Healthy Living-In style & other business opportunities from Ms. Marissa Del Mar
• Get free Read the rest of this entry

Bacterial Infections of the Spine: Evaluation and Treatment

Spinal infection are one of the most disabling diseases of humankind. Morbidity and mortality were exceedingly high until recently. The discovery of antimicrobial chemotherapy and powerful sophisticated diagnostic techniques have decreased disabilities and improved prognosis considerably but there are still many pitfall of management and still deserve great respect.

Image courtesy of pnbconline.com

Because of the changing pattern of pathogenic organisms and emergence of resistant strains, close cooperation between the spine orthopedists and infectious disease specialists are highly essential.

The Sixth Asian Hospital and Medical Center Spine Symposium is a comprehensive lecture series by specialists on Bacterial Infections of the spine and intends to educate practitioner on the pathophysiology of spina infections, cost-effective diagnostic approach and timely Read the rest of this entry

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.- Anthropologist Margaret Mead

Do you see yourself as citizen of your country or of the world?

You may be proud of your country but, don’t you think you must be more proud if you care for the whole world? It’s high time to make our way of thinking globally and not just thinking about what’s happening withing your region. A time everyone began thinking more about others and less about themselves.

World Kindness Day is about being kind to the world.  The basic principle behind is acknowledging that we have a connection with every living thing on this wonderful planet of ours.

Let’s rededicate ourselves to change the world one act of kindness at a time. Together we are  creating a more peaceful, just and sustainable world through kindness.

3 Easy Simple Things You Can Do

1. Find out more about the power of kindness.

2. Use kind words

3. Try to perform an act of kindness today!

you want more?…try the alphabet of kindness

A to Z of Exciting Kindness Activities Read the rest of this entry

If Einstein were alive, he would tell us in our faces that we are very much insane.

I received an email today from one of the business groups/forum that I’m a member of. As I read the email, I was surprised on how the author described “patriotism”. As you know, one of the thrust of KayaMoPinoy  site is to bring back and provide discussion on some of the beautiful traits of the Filipino people  like  the bayanihan spirit and more.

I want to share this email and hopefully will kindle the patriotism spirit and move us to action.

Patriotism is love for your own country at it’s best. There are many ways you can be patriotic. The ways can be violent or peaceful. The effect can be short lived or would last a lifetime. The Philippines needs more patriots. What can you do to be one? What can you do for our fellow countrymen?

DOING SMALL THINGS.

You can do small things to be patriotic. Be the best employee or do the best you can in every little thing that you do. But what are these little things? How can these little things affect our country.

Let’s take for example of our garbage. What are your habits with regard to throwing them properly? You may start this way. But as you would notice, Read the rest of this entry

Who would have thought that a killer snail can literally kill a pain? This is how Dr. Baldomera M. Olivera presented his new discovery, now commercially known as Prialt.

Dr. Baldomero Olivera

Prialt is taken from cone snail’s venom which contains conotoxins. Dr, Baldomera and his team from University of Utah found out that the cone of of venomous marine snails characterized several dozen neurotoxins. This neurotoxins are now widely used in neuroscience research.

In 1992, Olivera’s team identified the analgesic-like qualities of conopeptide from the cone’s snail. An active ingredient called Ziconotide was found and later was made available to the public with a trade name  Prialt.

One of the available pain killer prior to Prialt is morphine. However, morphine is narcotic – a habit-forming substance (addictive)  and Read the rest of this entry