Break Up Memoirs

By Ethelbert on 1:54 AM

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Last night, I was chatting with a friend about a nasty break up. I was no Love Guru but my empathy compelled me to share some of my views and opinions about break ups to him. I compiled some of the Break Up Lessons I treasured through the years and thought of sharing it to my readers as well...

Break Up Number 1: There are relationships not worth fighting for. Love is supposedly a source of inspiration and not of debilitating inconvenience. Interestingly, there is something about first love. You will always be intrigued and curious of how your first love is doing... First love is called first love because you know that there is next to it, the second, the third and so on...

Break Up Number 2: Sometimes you love just because you love the idea of love but unfortunately that reason will never sustain in the test of times. You have to let go and thank your partner for the good company anytime soon. Your ex in this kind of relationship could also be a good friend and not necessarily an enemy. Partners of this type will be always there when you are down and low when you are up and high, can’t you see the loyalty?

Break Up Number 3:
Afraid for love to fade before it can come true. You are breaking up with the person because you are afraid to lose the person if eventually love will prosper. Absurd? It happened to me so it might happen to you.

Break Up Number 4:
If you have to go then go. It is hard to risk on love. It is even harder to nurture a love that is far away. The essence of love is the constant assurance of affection that you know you will always have. For me, this is a non negotiable attribute in loving.

Break Up Number 5:
Nasty as may it seems, a break up with a good lover will always be renegotiable. At the renegotiation table just beware that you are not misleading the person. Be honest. It may take time to heal. But don’t let the person wait in vain if you know that you can never recuperate.

Moot and Academic

By Ethelbert on 7:46 PM

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The serious and non-superficial study of law is an intellectual feast. If one fully takes advantage of the opportunities that a law school presents, the study of law will turn the undergraduate into a sharp logician, whose understanding of legal, political, and social relationships would border on clairvoyance. The legal education involves acquiring a very intricate and highly specialized set of skills, as well as a vast body of substantive knowledge. In simple words, it’s darn hard.

An average law student will commit approximately 70 hours per week to academics. These are spent on attending classes and reading purely textual and voluminous materials. The student is bombarded with ideas which are more often than not foreign and imaginary to the student’s young and credulous mind. Apparent adverse physiological reactions occur when trying to learn a subject without the thing actually present or available.

If one is attempting to understand the function and operation of a car or a computer or a solar system, the printed page and spoken word are no substitute for the object itself. It would be extremely difficult to understand how to use a computer for the first time if you did not have the computer there in front of you. In same manner, it would be awfully complex to learn the law when the learner does not personally experience the laws working in his own life. The lack of mass of the object being studied is one of the barriers identified by renowned educators who created breakthroughs in the fields of study technology.

Moot Court is one of the few law school activities that do more to push law students to engage deeply into law, facts and policy; it affords them such a prominent stage on which to showcase such knowledge with polished precision and dexterity. It entails from practical experience of researching and drafting appellate briefs to be argued before judges and justices with extraordinary audacity. It is a quintessential endeavour to put a mass on the object being studied to break the barrier of apathy over the subject matter due to the absence of the thing itself.

The USJ-R School of Law in fostering excellence in written and oral advocacy first constituted a moot court team on 2005 to represent the school in the 1st National Moot Court Competition for International Humanitarian Law. The USJR team is one of the pioneering IHL mooting team in Cebu and in the Country. The team had reached semi-finals so far and we already had bagged the second best mooter award received by Ms. Lyn Aguelo for the year 2007. Indeed, USJR School of Law team is recognized as one of the better and promising team to look forward to in the future.

Realizing the tremendous opportunities, mooting is now infused in the curriculum of the USJR School of Law. It promises to fill in the voids where conventional instruction is short. It provides occasions for students to experience the law and advocacy by giving them veritable chances to explore possibilities instead to fret and grope about their future.

Spotted: CBS dating Yehey.com at La Maison

By Ethelbert on 6:14 PM

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Hey Upper East Siders, Ethelbert here... and I have the biggest news ever. One of my sources, sends me this: Spotted at La Maison: Yehey.com with CBS (Cebu Bloggers Society). Was it only a year ago our It-Society was formed? And just as suddenly, it is now in dating stance. Don’t believe me? See for yourselves; Lucky for us, Vj, Miks and Doyz sent proof. Thanks for the photos, mates!


Yehey with CBS

Mr. Lim
Owner/CEO of Yehey.com

Kankan of Yehey.com

Elaine of Yehey.com


Yehey.com
believes that there is power in blogging. Taking leverage on their corporate networks, Yehey offers a venue where bloggers and advertisers meet. They created a supermarket where supply meets demand. Yehey introduces the bloggers to the advertisers by making them realized the trends and craze of the online community backed up with numbers and pies. Internet is the new media and bloggers is the new unbiased press with .

With this new relationship CBS and Yehey is committed of working together for the success of their endeavours in realization of their purposes. CBS is grateful that finally it has gained recognition among the online communities. We are also humbled how they make us realized of our indubitable potential.


Yehey for CBS! Another milestone... Kudos guys!

Spotted: CBS peeps are dating? Too bad there is SNN for that. So, until next time. You know you love me... XOXO Ethelbert.

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Happy 20th Anniversary to Maribago Bluewater Resort

By Ethelbert on 10:30 PM

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After 20 years of warm pampering and hospitality Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort in Cebu, Philippines remains to be one of the significant player in the tourism industry of Cebu. From its humble beginnings up to its rise to the top of its league, Maribago Bluewater is always cognizant to the changing demands of its patrons and clientele. It continues to reinvent itself towards eco-tourism sustainability without sacrificing quality.

The Amuma Spa is the first of its kind. It showcases the signature traditional massage of Filipinos – “Hilot”. The Hilot Pavillion is stunning. It is cleverly situated at the most quiet and peaceful area of the resort and away from the frolicking beach lovers at the beachfront. For those who want privacy, they have tranquil massage rooms ideal for relaxation. Their Zen inspired bathrooms induces mental and physical relaxation while one plunges on the flower petal and oil sprinkled tub. An indulgence fit for royalties. At Amuma Spa, they guarantee that you are only handled by their best therapist.


The resort facilities are outstanding. The place is strategic for businessmen and vacationers who want a vacation but don’t want to leave very far from the city. But most importantly, Maribago Bluewater takes pride from their professional workforce - the Corporate DNA that identifies their quality service that is uniquely Maribago Bluewater. Even their gardeners who maintained their lush greeneries within their 7 hectare resort area are degree holders in Agriculture. No wonder, plants there are always smiling in greeting the guests as they dance with the breeze of the sea.


Maribago Bluewater is mindful of its responsibilities towards the environment. They are committed to give back to the sea that nourishes the business. As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, they organized beach cleaning programs, “scubasurero” and other activities dedicated to clean and revitalize the sea. Maribago Bluewater acknowledges that sustainable success can only be achieved by caring the environment and its customers the unique Maribago Bluewater way. Let this be an example for other Cebuano resorts as well. We could not afford to kill the sea the feeds us. Kudos to Maribago Bluewater!

For Booking and Reservations: Visit Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort's Website.
Photos by: Cebu Bloggers Society Members
Special Thanks to Ruben of PinoyWorld and Cebu Bloggers Society.