DRINK (Parody/Spoof of Ryan Gosling's DRIVE)

This is a good one from Atomic Productions uploaded in Funny or Die :)

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Charisma's Crazy Beautiful 2011

I have always wanted to do a year-ender-photo-blog, but I though was a writer since college and a photografreak from the longest time imaginable - I was never really able to to do and publish one. Well, today, when I am actually doing one, I have come to realize that 2011 is the best year to start with.. True that reflection happens every end of each year, and as we turn in the calendar we always say that the year we are about to bid good bye to is by far the best year -- however, for Charisma Torres; 2011 is truly one heck of a Memorable, Perpetually Pinned to my Life's Timeline, Crazy Beautiful Year. 

To call it a roller-coaster is an understatement, its more a Yin-Yang-ish kind of year; I had the worst first half and an awesome year's end; truly a manifestation of the Big Man Up Above's Promise of Love, Favor, Restoration and that He can turn one's mourning into dancing. 

My dad having a heart problem, a deeply broken heart, and my best friend leaving for SG to take on a permanent job sprayed my January 2011 with dark shades of grey. It was then followed by scares and an accident that almost cut my life's journey to an untimely ending.

But just when I thought that my year is directed towards a dooms-day fail, it did a sudden somersault which geared me to face the sky over troubled waters, where a perfectly painted rainbow was there waiting to greet me.

My career went heading the direction I've wanted and signed conformes from clients when shooing in, my family was graciously blessed with our property dealings, participated in the MVP Olympics and Ms. PLDT & won 1st runner up, my dad was completely healed, and my heart has been freed from hate and hurting; it is once again ready to truly love and freely live. I was able to write again and read my verses out loud. Also, I have been blessed with the opportunity to relax and travel, meet and gain a few real friends, re-unite old friendships and just spend time with the family + our latest added member, Sushi; my 2 month old baby ShiTzu. Oh, and I have two tattoos; on my back inked in black is the Hebrew of Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven and  inked in white, place on my right arm to remind me that truly, one must Live the Life you Love ♥

Here are my 2011 highlights -- to all those who have faithfully stayed come sunny days or rock bottom; you guys are the best and am truly blessed to have you in my life, to the new friendships; with no doubt you guys have brought color and bliss to my year -- here is to the year that was and to the year that God is about to bless us with - cheers! :)



Mi Familia + Sushi = Perfect Love ♥



Scuba Diving Trips + Awesomes



My PLDT Family



MVP Olympics, Best Muse 1st Runner Up

 

The Girl Who Got INKED
Black: Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven
White: live the life you love <3



Good Old Friends + Brand New Additions

  

Boracay Hits x2 in 2011



 SPONTANEITY at its BEST
Impromptu SINGAPORE Flights and TAGAYTAY Roadtrips

 

My Most Love Girls Since High School



OPEN SPOKEN: Was able to read out load the verses I have written
First Shot at it is with TAKIP SILIM



My Baby Girl Sushi

Charisma Ending her 2011 with Lots of  Love for the People she has been Blessed to Have in her Life, with More Passion for Music, Poetry, Arts and Tattoo ++ Loads of Faith and Hope ♥



Why do smart kids grow up to be heavier drinkers?

Yes, Smart and Heavy Drinkers all in one sentence. The article going around facebook hit the right spot and made me want to do some online tinkering.

A pair of new studies suggests a correlation between intelligence and a thirst for alcohol. What's the connection? According to two long-term studies — one American, one British —  there's a correlation between smarts and a thirst for alcohol. The "more intelligent children in both studies grew up to drink alcohol more frequently and in greater quantities than less intelligent children,"

It's all about evolution: Drinking alcohol was "unintentional, accidental, and haphazard until about 10,000 years ago," says Satoshi Kanazawaat at Psychology Today. Smart people are generally early adopters and, in the context of human history, "the substance [alcohol] and the method of consumption are both evolutionarily novel." The Hypothesis would therefore predict that more intelligent individuals may be more likely to prefer drinking modern alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, and distilled spirits) than less intelligent individuals.

Consistent with the prediction of the Hypothesis, more intelligent children, both in the United Kingdom and the United States, grow up to consume alcohol more frequently and in greater quantities than less intelligent children.  Controlling for a large number of demographic variables, such as sex, race, ethnicity, religion, marital status, number of children, education, earnings, depression, satisfaction with life, frequency of socialization with friends, number of recent sex partners, childhood social class, mother's education, and father's education, more intelligent children grow up to drink more alcohol in the UK and the US.

Though studies were done and tested in the American and British environment, I think the above articles taken from the below acknowledged web links are heavily applicable to us here in the Philippines. I have been a self-confessed drinker for 10 years now and still, I have manage to make a career for my self in the Telco industry, having said that: with proper control, choice of drinks and the people you would do it over with plus the doesn't get drunk mastery - I believe to be one of the Smart ones and I have some good friends from that bunch as well.

Cheers to all the Drinks and Good Times this Holiday Season! :)

http://theweek.com/article/index/208561/why-do-smart-kids-grow-up-to-be-heavier-drinkers

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/201010/why-intelligent-people-drink-more-alcohol

BANGKOK Flash BACK

Am a self-confessed WANDER GIRL; always looking forward to long-weekends, dive trips, vacation plans, impulsive roadtrips and out of the country tipid trips.

On this mid-week Wednesday, as I go through my travel photo albums and stare at my outlook calendar; eagerly anticipating my next trip out of the Metro -- I cannot help but blab about the AMAZING BANGKOK Trip I did last year with my two best girls; Dani and Nix :)

Tickets, Passports & Mobile Phones Bangkok Bound. inFLIGHT Chillaxing. 
Charisma & Danissa Touchdown Bangkok.

Its WORLD CUP SEASON during our BKK trip.
So the best way to spend our first night is with nothing else but..
BOOZE, FOOTBALL & Lotsa PHOTOS.

Lets ride the TUKTUK and go around the CITYYYY :)

Now some Cultural Side Trips:

Wat Pho - Temple of the reclining Buddha. Adjacent to the Grand Palace enclave, Wat Pho houses the famous 46 meter-long Reclining Buddha

Luang Phor TO Buddha. Wat Intharaviharn (or more popularly known as "Wat IN" or sometimes some web resources pronounced it as Wat Intharawihan) is located at Bangkhunphrom sub-district, Nakhon District, Bangkok

Afternoon Tea Set or High Tea:
Best way to spend the Bangkok Afternoon with your girls.

Danissa Charisma and Anika at the ERAWAN TEA ROOM.
You can find this cozzy, classy, chillax place at  second floor of the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok.

For Reservations you can visit/contact Erawan Bangkok at
494 Ploenchit Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330Tel: 02 250-7777 Fax: 02 250-7788

Around the CityTouriiing. Shopping with Street Foodies on the side.
And our TOGETHER WE CAN Shirts.

Last Night Dinner &  Drinks (again, over World Cup) at Arnoma Hotel

The signature tourist photo, taken at the party drinking capital of Bangkok; Khao San Road  :)

Bangkok is Love. Can't wait for our next Dani Factor Travel Episode.

☼Boracay Virgin, No More!

Yes, I haven't set foot to the the Party Island of the Philippines until this year. Finally, here goes the Photo-Blog of my First Encounter with La Isla Boracay last April 2011.

Cheers to the time-stamps of Uunforgettable Sunsets, "Oh there is the Sunrise Morning", All Night Partyiiiing and "Whatever happened in Boracay never happened at all" Escapades. 





Shark Attack, Boom! With Nathan Roy. Partey Ladies; Pauline Charisma Francesca.
At Summer Place :)

EPIC Night-Oouut with Roy Carlos Cheska and ++ People we met along the night. At Epic :)

 

From GOOFING around at BOM BOM's to LADIES Mode at WHITE HOUSE.
Cheska and Charisma, from Station 2 Wacky-ness to Station 1 Classy-ness :)



Cheska & Ian. Me & the Nice Boracay Beachfront. Party People at the BIGFISH Party. JONA's Crepe &Fruit Shake. Brian & Pauline.

Las Isla Bonita: Francesa and Charisma, Crystal Sands :)

Heard that there's going to be a Boracay Round 2 before 2011 ends. Is this true Team Boracay? Now, Heartbeat of Enrique Iglesias is playing on my mindPOD.