I have been longing to change my wordpress theme for a while now but could not find an inspiring theme to modify. For the longest time I could not decide what I really wanted for a theme… light? dark? two-column? three-column? I regularly searched Weblog Tools Collection and Wordpress Theme Viewer and other blog sites that offer wordpress themes but nothing caught my fancy.

Then I chanced upon the dark theme of Vikiworks Studio and I knew I wanted to change from my bright, white theme to a darker one. So I downloaded his Resurrection theme and started to customize it for my blog. But, it was too challenging to customize Resurrection and I really did not want to just use the default images and style the theme had. I also was a bit more impatient now to get a new theme up and loaded.

I looked through my theme archives (downloaded themes from months before) and found myself a simple design that I could easily customize. So here it is - one of Tina Silva’s pink layouts that I modified based on inspiration from Vikiworks.

I finished my theme in 2 days. But after uploading it to my website, I encountered errors editing the header file. I kept getting the error “The requested theme does not exist” after clicking on the update file button. It was so frustrating that I had to edit the text files locally and then upload them again and again. The error persisted and I thought I would have to admit defeat and start on another theme when I discovered glitch’s post on a similar issue.

The original theme from Tina Silva was named Freedom & Pink. Apparently this caused problems with the html and screwed up the rest of the code on my website. So I edited the style.css and changed all the ampersands to the actual word “and” and re-uploaded the theme.

Viola! Here it is. What do you think? I am still working on testing all the pages to see if there are any broken links, distorted images or layouts so if you encounter any problems browsing this site, pls. contact me here -> ApplesH or leave a comment. Ciao!

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Today’s episode of ABS-CBN’s Wheel of Fortune was kind of weird. You know how towards the last part of the show the contestant gets to guess at the jackpot word for 10 seconds? Well this episode’s word was described as a “THING”. He was actually lucky to get about 4 consonants correct, but with such a vague description of what he was guessing at, he failed to identify the word within 10 seconds.

When the word unfolded on the screen, I shared the reaction of the contestant… wha? that’s a thing? I know that thing covers a lot of meanings but I had a hard time associating it with the jackpot word.

The word is… Pseudonym - meaning a fictitious name.

I can still hear Kris Aquino shriek - “Of course that’s a thing! Kwestyunin daw ba ako.” (Of course that’s a thing! How dare you doubt me.)

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If you think that Janina San Miguel, Bb. Pilipinas World title holder’s performance at the Q&A is funny… If you think that Alyssa Alano’s rendition of “Keys Me” is hilarious… then you have got to watch Ken Lee. Here she is at a stint with Bulgarian Idol.

The English grandfathers must be turning over in their graves.

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Today is International Women’s Day 2008. Today is a global day of recognition and celebration across developed and developing countries alike. Everywhere in the world today, organizations and governments observe IWD on March 8 by holding large-scale events that honour women’s advancement.

Our office has celebrated IWD since 2006. This year, our theme again focused on women’s achievements. Despite the numerous guests speakers in our event from whom I learned a lot, I will only passionately write about the three inspiring Filipina women who have stirred my deepest emotions.

Our event was held at the grand ballroom of a well-known hotel in Makati. All the participants (including myself) were all dressed up in formal corporate attire and made up beautifully. The room was charged with corporate ambience that was shaken when 3 proud jeans-clad petite women walked the aisles to the stage. An AVP was being shown on the widescreen in front as they were doing their walk. The video, that showed pictures of their trek and climb to the top of mount everest touched me to the core. I felt such deep pride that I felt like choking in tears.

Janet Belarmino was the first to speak. She talked in flawless english about how she had just given birth to a child and had to make a choice to leave and conquer mount everest. Carina Dayondon also spoke about her choice to leave the family and siblings she was supporting to make the climb with the Everest team. Noelle in turn talked about how they found a greater reason for climbing mount everest than just because they are mountaineers. They were made to realize that they want to do this because they will bring pride to their countrymen and fellow filipinas.

Three tiny women from the Philippines went over and above their capabilities to become the first asian women to reach the summit of mount everest and even cross it… a feat that has only been braved by mostly men…. until now. These filipinas are smart, strong and truly inspiring. They are what makes me proud to become a woman and a filipina.

Some quotes:
"Sabi ng nanay ko wag na daw ako umakyat, mamatay lang daw ako don. Sabi nya - maganda ka pa naman."…. by Carina
"It was so cold. We realized then that there had to be something more that will make us stay in this team."… by Noelle
"I had just given birth to my child. I named him Himalaya."… by Janet

To me, they were the perfect people to inspire us on this special day… International Women’s Day. Cheers!

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If you are male and you were led here through the net, you were probably searching for “thong”. I do not want to imagine why, but this article is not what you are looking for. If you are a natural woman then read on…

All women must be thankful that there are a lot of choices around that help make our lives fashionably easier. One of those is getting a Brazilian wax, and the other is the great selection of sexy underwear or lingerie. My sisters and I are glad to be rid of ugly pantylines and equally ugly butt-cheek rashes that are caused by the uncomfortable garters that line even the most expensive brand of underwear.

I personally would love to meet the genius behind the creation of the thong. Imagine such a small piece of clothing covering the most private of all body parts becoming such a fashion item. You might think - its underneath all that clothing, who even cares? Well, a ton of women like me do. So with the wearing of a thong comes a dilemma, what liner do you use?

I see pantyliners as not only hygienic products but also protective. It protects your delicate lace thongs from early wear and tear. Using pantyliners allow you to preserve the material that make up the thong so it does not have to bear the torture of harsh hand washing. So I would like to bow down to the other genius who thought of creating the thong pantyliner. Here in the Philippines, I have only seen the brand, Carefree, sold in supermarkets and department stores. I have been a regular hoarder of these until this year when I noticed them missing from the grocery shelves. I assumed they just ran out at that point in time. Its been months now and I have had to live without thong liners. I hate it but what I can I do? Right now the only other option is to import them from the states but what a hassle that is.

I am not sure why they pulled out these products from the stores because as far as I know they are still readily available abroad. Am I the only woman concerned?

Hey Carefree! Bring back the thong pantyliner!

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