Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

TWEET TO DECIDE WHO IN THE WORLD SEES “PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3” FIRST!

Paramount Pictures Launches First Ever Global “Tweet To See It First" to Kick Off the Eagerly Awaited 3rd Installment of the Thriller Franchise

Movie Will Premiere in 20 Cities Worldwide on October 18th


HOLLYWOOD, CA (September 28, 2011) – In an unprecedented move, Paramount Pictures will debut PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 exclusively in cities where the most fans “Tweet To See It First”. This first ever of its kind campaign launched today at 8:00 a.m. PDT and is open to fans worldwide. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 will premiere on October 18th in the top 20 cities with the most tweets, 3days before the film’s global release.

“The support of this franchise from the online community is phenomenal. We again look to reward them for that support by offering them the chance to see it first, this time expanding our reach globally,” said Rob Moore, Vice Chairman of Paramount Pictures.

To vote, fans can go to www.ParanormalMovie.com and select their city from a global map, which will also serve as the point of entry to create a tweet with a special set of hash tags that link directly to twitter. Once a tweet posts, it counts as a vote. A leader board will show the top 20 global markets in real-time.

The “Tweet To See It First” competition is available to audiences worldwide and ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT on Thursday, October 13th. The top 20 cities will be announced on Friday, October 14th.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 is produced by Jason Blum, Oren Peli and Steven Schneider and directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman from a screenplay by Christopher Landon. Follow PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TweetYourScream for audience reactions and important announcements.

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Shamcey Supsup activated the colonial mentality in us filipinos

The nation’s current darling, Miss Universe 3rd runner up Shamcey Supsup, did more than just win hearts and minds. She unwittingly activated one of the biggest flaws of our Filipino damaged culture — the colonial mentality.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not criticizing Shamcey and I certainly have a very high regard for her. Shamcey is not just beautiful and smart but from her statements — she seems to possess the right values. I sincerely hope she shuns showbiz. Nothing compromises a person’s class and reputation faster in this country than showbiz.

When Shamcey spoke in English at the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, while most of the contestants from non-English speaking countries spoke in their native languages, she only followed the training and instructions that were given to her. It has been a tradition for our beauty pageant contestants to try to impress the judges and the audience with our “command” of English. Only Filipinos think that other nationals are impressed by our irrational adoration of the English language.

For following tradition and speaking in English, Shamcey Supsup cannot be faulted. For taking pride that Shamcey was just about the only contestant from non-English language speaking countries to speak in English — many Filipinos betrayed their damaged culture, their willingness to elevate a foreign culture and language higher than ours.

I was squirming as I watched many of our countrymen assert with pride that Shamcey should have won the title if only for having spoken in English. What? Isn’t the Miss Universe Pageant a beauty contest? Why do these Filipinos make it look like a language proficiency test?

Frankly, through over 60 years of my life I have seen many of our countrymen make fools of themselves in front of foreigners they’re trying to impress. Of special note are people in positions of power who like to brag about the fringe benefits that they’re enjoying.

During the Marcos dictatorship, the son of a very powerful general was bragging to several Japanese guests about the privileges that he enjoys because of his father’s position. Clearly, he lacked the proper breeding and didn’t realize that in the eyes of educated people from a very ethical society like Japan — he just made a jackass of himself. If the son of a Japanese general uttered what he bragged about, that general may have to tender his resignation or even slice his stomach for shamefully siring such a son.

It’s not making a mountain out of a molehill when we raise this issue of how we look down on our culture and its many aspects — one of them our language. It is a molehill to the ignorant, the person who does not see the serious psychological fault and its ramifications to building the country we want to live in. It is an impeding mountain to one who can see how this counter productive mindset will undermine all the best efforts to improve Philippine society.

Those who were taking pride in Shamcey’s use of the English language during the Miss Universe Pageant do not realize that it could have been a point that the judges deducted from her. We must remember that many other countries do not suffer from a damaged culture like ours. Right thinking judges from countries that do not suffer from a cultural inferiority complex would certainly find it odd that our contestant did not speak in her native language.

When Janina San Miguel won the Miss Philippines World 2008 title, there was a big howl from some quarters. English clearly not her language, Janina stumbled through her answer, uttering wrong tenses in what can be considered an embarrassing example of bad sentence construction in the English language. Interviewed by GMA Network’s Jessica Soho after she won, Janina spoke in Filipino and made a much better account of her person.

The Filipino must come to grip with this self-destructing mechanism we nurture in our psyche. Young Filipinos, nearly 25 percent, admitted wishing that they were born as other nationals. This was shown in a 2003 survey on youth psychographics. Our national hero Jose Rizal must have been very disappointed. He called the youth the hope of the motherland.

Filipino manufacturers could not grow because Filipino consumers harbored a prejudice against Philippine-made products. As it was then and is still practiced today, many Filipinos consider the imported product as superior. From sub-standard products, the Japanese were able to produce world-class products because the Japanese consumers patronized Japanese brands even when these were still far from world class.

When the Japanese were flocking as tourists to the Philippines in the late 60s and early 70s, many Filipinos would comment that the Japanese were an odd people because they’d come to our country to ride in Japanese tourist buses, buy Japanese products and eat Japanese food in Japanese restaurants. When we should be admiring their deep sense of nationalism and imitating them — we mock them instead for having the qualities we shamefully lack.

Even when we had a good president, we didn’t seem to progress much and whatever improvements were made were easily undone. Filipinos should realize that nations became successful because they had a great people behind a good leader. It’s time we made ourselves a great people.

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Shamcey Supsup : Fast Facts

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - Shamcey Supsup, reigning Bb. Pilipinas-Universe, won third runner-up in the 60th Miss Universe pageant held Monday night (Tuesday morning in Manila) at the Credicard Hall in Sau Paolo, Brazil.

During the pageant's question and answer portion, judge Vivica A. Fox asked Supsup the question: "Would you change your religious beliefs to marry the person that you love? Why or why not?"

The Filipina replied, "If I had to change my religious beliefs, I would not marry the person that I love because the first person I love is God, who created me. I have my faith and my principles, and this is what makes me who I am. And if that person loves me, he should love my God, too."

Supsup topped the online fan ranking during the Miss Universe question and answer portion. She placed second in the online ranking for the evening gown competition.

Some fast facts about Supsup:

• Supsup, 25, was born on May 16, 1986. She moved to General Santos City with her family when she was 3 years old. General Santos is also the hometown of Filipino boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao.
• Supsup grew up with her father, Timoteo, since her mother (Marcey) worked as an engineer abroad. Before studying in Manila, she helped her father in the farm, feeding chickens and goats.
• In school, Supsup studied hard and enjoyed reading books. She was a valedictorian of her grade school batch, and was salutatorian of her high school batch at the Makati High School.
• Supsup graduated magna cum laude from the University of the Philippines and topped the 2010 Architect Licensure Examination.
• Supsup believes that there is life on other planets, and that women have a natural advantage over men because "we have intuition so men don't fool us."
• Asked if she could be any animal, Supsup said she wants to be a bird "so I can fly and see the mountains."

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A diamond ring for Shalani Soledad

MANILA, Philippines - Valenzuela City councilor Shalani Soledad has received a diamond ring from no less than Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo.

This was confirmed by Romulo’s sister, Agriculture Undersecretary Berna Romulo-Puyat, who was in a tete-a tete with reporters at the sidelines of her agency’s budget hearing at the House of Representatives plenary.

Romulo-Puyat was reacting to media reports that Soleded was seen wearing a diamond ring. She told media she texted her brother if that meant she was engaged. 

At that exact time, her brother called back and within earshot of the media, confirmed that he did give Soledad with a diamond ring. He even asked: “Masama ba?”

ABS-CBN News later asked Romulo if the ring is a diamond ring or simply a ring with a diamond but Romulo could not give an answer. A gift of a diamond ring is usually taken to be an engagement ring.

Romulo-Puyat said she likes Shalani, even if she only met her once. She said the Valenzuela City councilor and former girlfriend of President Aquino was introduced to the Romulo family in a family dinner 2 weeks ago. 

Romulo-Puyat said her brother only introduces to the family ladies he takes seriously.

She recalled that the last time her brother introduced a lady to their family was 4 years ago. She revealed her brother asked her not miss the family dinner 2 weeks ago. She said Shalani brought food for sharing with the family.

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Chrome browser now allows remote computer control

A new tool for Google's Chrome browser now allows computer users to remotely control another machine or get remote help without leaving their desks.

The Chrome Remote Desktop Beta allows users to share with or get access to another computer by providing a one-time authentication code.

"One potential use of this version is the remote IT helpdesk case. The helpdesk can use the Chrome Remote Desktop BETA to help another user, while conversely a user can receive help by setting up a sharing session without leaving their desk," said a description of the extension on the Chrome Web Store.

Chrome Remote Desktop Beta is cross-platform, meaning one can connect any two computers that have a Chrome browser, including Windows, Linux, Mac and Chromebooks.

Google hinted it is working on a future version that can let one access one's own computer remotely.

Presently, the extension allows access only to the specific person the user identifies for one time only, and the sharing session is fully secured.

A separate article on tech site CNET said the Chrome Remote Desktop Beta is a browser-based equivalent of remote desktop software for conventional operating systems.

"Such software is handy for IT administrators managing employees' machines, people taking care of their relatives' computers, or individuals getting access to their own machines from afar," it said.

CNET noted Google's Chrome OS is geared in part for organizations that want to lower their computer administration costs, and remote management is an important factor when it comes to that goal.

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