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sean eav and gigi chao

puro gwapa.

gwapa si gigi.

wa na lay labot sa nawong.

sorry for this dose of cold water, boys.


Nicki Minaj Buttock Implants

Many believe she had butt implants to enhance her curves, but when asked in an interview with the New York Post, she said: “Absolutely not! People will pick anything to talk about, and that happens to be the thing at the moment. I love being a conversation piece.”

Miami plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer says, “It looks like Rapper Nicki Minaj may have had a Buttocks Augmentation and most likely with a technique known as a Brazilian Buttlift. This procedure consists of liposuctioning different parts of the body and then taking that fat and re-injecting it into the patient’s buttocks. This procedure creates a very full and round buttocks.”

http://www.mydochub.com/

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 27, 2012, 05:49:39 PM
Lamorok...

si nicki minaj man diay gihapon ni, judging from the hair ba lang.

unsa man diay ni siya, hof?  di man ko makasulod sa facebook god kay wa man koy account didto.  if it's not asking too much, pwede i-post mo na lang dinhi?

di gyod ko pul-an ug tan-aw ani nga picture.  one of my all-time favorites.

Quote from: Pikoy on September 24, 2012, 12:43:07 PM
kinsa kahay ingung anig sampot nga taga TB nuh...?,..

hahaha!  sapatos ang among nakit-an ni lolla, iyaha sampot.  naghisgot mig di mosul-ob ug ing-anang sapatos, siya gusto tingaling mosul-ob ug ing-anang sampot.  diay imo, o.  di gyod ni mahurot:


Hottentot Venus

In the 19th century, a distinguishing feature of Khoisan women was considered to be their tendency for steatopygia.  This belief contributed greatly to the European fascination with the so-called Hottentot Venus.

steatopygia - a high degree of fat accumulation in and around the buttocks. The deposit of fat is not confined to the gluteal regions, but extends to the outside and front of the thighs, forming a thick layer reaching sometimes to the knee

Hottentot Venus - Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman (before 1790 â€" 29 December 1815) was the most famous of at least two Khoikhoi women who were exhibited as freak show attractions in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venusâ€""Hottentot" as the then-current name for the Khoi people, now considered an offensive term, and "Venus" in reference to the Roman goddess of love



info from wikipedia
images from various sources

Quote from: chicogon on September 27, 2012, 01:11:36 AM
Kape2x ug chat2 with my DMG aka Daily Mass Group... showed them pics of the shirt and tie they gave me yesterday

how reassuring.  get well, get better, get best, fr chic.  enjoy by next month your project cabawan for the needed rest...

Quote from: bugsay on September 25, 2012, 02:22:30 PM
pabunyag ko'g usab ms isles, pwede ikaw ang ninang?..

Quote from: chicogon on September 26, 2012, 04:32:22 AM
Benjamin Button... balik pagkabata para magpabunyag usab

paspasa sad sa inyong utok brains uy.  ang buot nakong ipaibot ninang sa kasal, di bunjag.  wa pa kasla ang tawo inyo nang paanakon, hahaha!

great advice, on the presumption that one has a steady source of income, like a salary in a job, like the people talking and giving the advice.  i'm curious about one thing in the news item, though.  is that really the spelling of the name of the contact person at the end?  fatrick tabada.  i have no problem with the surname tabada.  but fatrick?  was ist das?

asinine, as in arang parata ani nga law, di makaon.

wowww!  ibog gyod ko nimo, raqz.  how nice!

ari gid ba spaghetting pababa, pataas sang meatballs sang porgatoryo?

A rival faction [of Pastafarianism], based on SPAM (Spaghetti & Pulsar Activating Meatballs), has formed and is calling for a Holy War against FSM.  SPAMation claims to have the One True Letter to the Kansas School Board.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

from the looks of it, morag 3 mo nga flying spaghetti monsterists dinhi, hehe.

Pastafarianism   
   
a new religion that worships Flying Spaghetti Monster, initially created to protest the Kansas State School Board's decision to teach "Intelligent Design" in schools.

Also known as the FSM cult

Codes of conduct:

# Prayers are ended with the word RAmen rather than Amen.

Benefits of conversion:

# Like the great noodles they worship, Flying Spaghetti Monsterists have flimsy moral standards.

# Promise of a stripper factory and a beer volcano in Heaven.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

lajo na ta jamo, if i may remind you, SPAMmer.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 27, 2012, 03:18:53 PM
kung maguba ang relo within one week, ilisan pod niya ug laing relo nga parehas ra ug kantidad.. usahay mo repair pod siya relo.. hehe

ay, mao nay salesman nga top-of-the-line.  i miss such exposures to such sellers sukad wa na ko magtrabaho.  makatintal ug utang, hahaha!  sa una bitaw in the old days nga nag-office pa ko, nahibung mi nganong wa na mobalik tong among giutangan.  nahadlok intawon mig unsay nahinabo.  nahawasan mi nga nibiyahe ra diay.  wa gyod hinoon mi mahawasi sa utang.

Cybercrime Act unconstitutional

Guingona, meanwhile, pointed out that the new Cybercrime Act has unconstitutional provisions.

He said the law denies equal protection for people charged with libel. He said a person found guilty of libel under the Revised Penal Code can face jail of up to 4 years while online libel is punishable by up to 12 years imprisonment.

Guingona also said the provisions of double jeopardy do not apply under the new cybercrime law. He said a person can be charged with libel and violation of the new law at the same time.

Thirdly, he said the new law gives the Secretary of Justice vast powers to order any website blocked even without a court review. -- With a report from Gretchen Malalad, ABS-CBN News

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/

"It is just so disappointing that our government, in adopting our 80-year-old antiquated libel laws to the Cybercrime Law, again seems to have retarded our march with the rest of the world with respect to giving full force to the people's freedom of expression," it added.

Three petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court asking it to strike down several provisions of RA Act 10175, particularly on online libel, the authority given to the Department of Justice to block websites even without a court review, and the warrantless monitoring of electronic data.

"Anonymous Philippines," in a statement on the websites, said the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (Republic Act 10175), "is the most notorious act ever witnessed in the cyber-history of the Philippines."

"The language of the bill is cunningly designed to make you think it only applies to individuals who are deep in cyber-technology and doesn't apply to everyone, but some part of the bill basically says it can imprison anyone who commits libel either by written messages, comments, blogs, or posts in sites such as Facebook, Twitter, or any other comment-spaces of other social media in the Internet," the statement read.

di tingali si anonymous philippines ang nag-hack sa dep/ed so far.

Front pages of 7 websites were defaced Wednesday night and replaced by the logo of "Anonymous Philippines." The websites belong to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP), Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), American Chamber of Commerce in Philippines, Philippine Anti-Piracy Team, Department of Environment in Region 3, Institute for Development and Econometric Analysis and the Department of Health's Anti-Smoking program.

A "Rage Against The Machine" track, "Freedom," played in the background of the hacked websites.

Asked for the President's opinion about the defacement, he said: "Ang position lang ng Pangulo ay may responsibilidad din dapat sa cyberspace."

Sen. Teofisto "TG" Guingona III and Internet law expert JJ Disini also condemned the incident despite their own misgivings about the new cybercrime measure.

Guingona told a forum that everyone "should work to craft responsible blogging rules and hacking should never be allowed."

Disini said the defacement is a violation of the law and will not change anything.  Red Tani of the Filipino Free Thinkers also did not condone the defacement but said he understands the hackers' sentiments.

Hacking of 7 websites condemned

ABS-CBNnews.com
09/27/2012

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang on Thursday condemned the defacement of several government websites, which was allegedly done to protest the passage of the Anti-Cybercrime Law.

In a text message, Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ricky Carandang said the defacement is "an act of vandalism that does not win them any sympathy."

Similarly, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda told reporters: "There should be no fear in expressing oneself (but) we should be reminded that responsibility should be present in cyberspace. "

He added that no sensitive materials were lifted from the hacked government websites.

mao diay ni... daoy, wa pa man ko ani makakita.  dis-a man diay ko...



samot kalisod sa scientific name, trichantera gigantean

it's a hog feed!

The leaves of trichantera gigantean is a potential source of protein, varying from 18-22 percent in crude protein form from dry matter form and apparently most of this protein is real protein with good amino acid balance. Nutritional analysis (Rosales et al, 1989) showed that the leaves also contained: either extract, 2.8 percent; crude fiber, 13.4 percent; ash, 19.7 percent, moisture, 9.6 percent and NFE, 37 percent.(http://mboard.pcarrd.dost.gov.ph/)

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 27, 2012, 03:07:35 PM
naa man mosuroy dire sa office every week, suki.... bitaw ganahan ko sa design sa mga relo niya.. 150 sa uban pero dire sa amo 100 na lang... naa pa warranty 1 week.. hehehehe

one week warranty?  how cute naman.  it means nga after one week, kun molakaw ang relo ug iyaha ra unya moingon ug tag-200 pesos na ko, wa nay labot ang namaligya. 

mahinumdom man lang ko ani sa joke sa una bahin ug relo nga baratohon.  naa ray mga apan, as follows:

1.  usa ra ang hand.  motudlo kinsay kinadul-an nga naay relo aron imong pangutan-on kun unsa nay oras.

2.  and para pag-set ug wind nga imong lisoon, morag gripo.

hinoon, tungod kay wa koy million dollars, mao tingali nga unimaginable para nako ning subject relo nga gikawat.  what kind of an investment is that?  sa rolex lang daan nga pwerteng mahala na, naa bayay peke sa amsterdam nga 20 dollars lang, hehe.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 26, 2012, 08:54:51 PM
akong relo tag 100 ra... pareha ra man pod na ug oras sa mga mahalon hehehehe

mas barato diay dinha sa inyo, loll.  ang kinabaratohan sa cebu kay 198 pesos man.

oh-oh. da, hapa lagi tanan. 

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 27, 2012, 02:45:11 PM
or dili ba kaha madre de agua..

oh, no.  wa ko kaila ani.  sultihi ko, pleeease, mother water!

Quote from: fdaray on September 23, 2012, 08:49:48 AM
Unya sa panahon sa paghukom, Revelation 20:15,  Ug kon ang ngalan ni bisan kinsa dili makaplagan sa basahon sa kinabuhi, siya itambog sa linaw ng kalayo sa imperno. Duha lang ka destinasyon ang padulngan sa mga kalag, ang nakita sa lista adto sa langit. Unsa may basihan kon kinsa ang moadto sa purgatoryo. Wala. Mabaw kaayo nga pagtulun-an, dili Biblical, kay walay verse nga magpamatuod.

i beg your pardon, sir fd.  dili man tingali mabaw ang usa ka pagtulon-an tungod lang kay ang usa ka tawo di motuo.  besides, the bible was never there for readers to take literally.  if it were so and we ourselves must take it literally, sama sa imong giingon nga lista, kun akong tiwasan ang pagka-literal, nganong wa may verse nga nagpamatuod kun unsay gilistahan, spring notebook ba o yellow pad? 

ikaduha, way verse nga nagpamatuod nga naay nasod nga pilipinhon.  gapasabot ba na nga mabaw ang pagtulon-an kabahin sa pilipinas?  worse, wa atong mga ngan sa bibliya.  ang ipasabot ba ana nga neither here nor there ta sa panahon sa paghukom? 

faith in a divine being and the many ways of joining him at the end of our days has many nuances.  more often than not, it is more experiential and personal, as salvation should be, rather than a literal one.  the bible as the book of books is basis enough for our faith.  the churches or the different religious denominations that we adhere to are our guide.  nothing is ever literal. 

the real faithful i presume will never claim that one's personal belief is better than the other.  and that's beside the fact that all christian religious denominations can quote passages from the bible to support their specific beliefs, hands down, as can be seen in the posts of this thread.  it becomes a neverending story thus. 

but we can continue to learn from each other, if we may, in spite of or because of our personal beliefs and our religious denominations.  wa lay mas mabaw ug mas lawom.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 27, 2012, 01:54:14 PM

hhmmm... naa pod ba kaha'y possibility nga madre ta? hehehehe

madre de cacao.

Quote from: bugsay on September 27, 2012, 01:52:05 PM
uyyy....ajaw usa isalikway ang mg aposibilidad, way seguro's chorus ni'ng amoa'ng bai Hubag....ulo lang daan, obispohonon na..

huh?  ing-ani?

Quote from: fdaray on September 26, 2012, 09:25:24 PM
Kon duna may empirno, kinsa may nagbantay didto basin og naay molayat paingon sa langit.? Didto sa langit , tua ang mga angeles, si Kristo og ang Amahan. Dito sa imperno tua pod si Lucifer ug si Satanas.

KInsay kaha ang ilang pangulo didto. Wa kaha sila naghantak didto? Wa kahay maldito didto? basin ug ituklod ka aron mahulog sa imperno.

hinoon, kun mag-abot si sir fd ug pikoy sa langit, and chances are they would, one day in the very far future, gawas nga arang paghudyaka sa kalangitan ug sa mga angheles, morag madamgo na nako kun kinsay motukmod ug kinsay itukmod.    

duda na hinoon kog ex-priest ni si pikoy da.  si lorenz is priest-to-be, si fr chic is priest-now-and-forever.  hubag and bugsay are never-been-priest-and-never-will-be.  si bai tigs?  aw, seminarista.  kompleto man diay ning tbland.

great.  thanks as ever, mr tb weatherman bai tigs.  kalami pod unta ug ang earthquake ma-forecast pod ug ingon ani.  tarantitit na gyod intawon kog earthquake sukad atong naabtan ko sa cebu last february nga nikaraw ang glass panels sa ayala ug dugay nisantop sa akong ulo kun unsa to.

Quote from: bugsay on September 27, 2012, 11:33:32 AM
di kaayo ko kasakay sa mga kanta...kay kinaraan..

nakalimot na diay ka sa mga kanta sa imong pagpangharana sa ulitawo ka pa?

dia tuod ang mas angay nimo...

sérénade mélancolique in b-flat minor by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky

modern gyod ni.

my two most favorite, among many, of andy williams songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvXBwwYWpQk#


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnt5oboAP98#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGMIGdPiubA#ws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XifUaCyCO0g#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82zt5Fk5YTc#

moon river is a great song.  no wonder it outlasted the movie--- breakfast at tiffany's.  when we viewed this old movie a few years ago, the banana republic had tantrums.  he couldn't find anything good or exciting in the movie.  maybe it was great for its time and age, but i myself never understood why a silly movie can be such a hit.  i only appreciated audrey hepburn's jewelry.  ugh.

Quote from: Lorenzo on September 27, 2012, 10:26:15 AM
This song is awesome! You know, my Auntie Beth and my Mommy Wella (my dad's youngest sister) would sing this song to my baby cousins and my baby nephew, Adrian Roy.

Makahilak. Kai gimingaw na pod ko nila tanan. 

it's okay.  some songs really make us long for something we can't put our finger on, just like poetry.  (sometimes, when the banana republic reads poems to me, i end up crying, whew!)  you're lucky you have great connections with loved ones in the recesses of memory, truly.

Quote from: Lorenzo on September 27, 2012, 10:22:50 AM
My father once told me, many years ago, that this song reminds him of his father. Nakahinumdum pod ko ron.

hahaha!  would you believe, i got my taste for ballads and easy listening from my own father.  (my, was he a good tenor while i can't even hit a proper note. )  my friends used to make fun of me over my taste, especially when i got high over violin solos that seem to float in the accompaniment, but i let them be.  my taste prevailed, hehe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaCxqGILX5I#

i love this too, especially andy williams' version.  i feel this is another rare case of a copy being better than the original. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBoFlaBERSI#ws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70SwzTFhPck#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBvgX6j-1a0#ws

OT: one comment on this song on youtube:

This song makes me cry cuz when my dad found my dog dead he played this for her cuz it was her favorite song Purple72717 1 week ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofDUGeMP6Hk#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jgIezosVA#

Andy Williams, Moon River singer, dies aged 84

26 September 2012



Singer Andy Williams, 84, has died at his home in Branson, Missouri, a year after being diagnosed with bladder cancer.

He was best known for the song Moon River, the Oscar-winning song featured in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.

In 1962, he started The Andy Williams Show, which was broadcast around the world and went on to win three Emmys.

Since the 1990s, he had run the Andy Williams Moon River Theater in his home town.

The singer was one of the most enduring stars of the 1960s and '70s, whose easy style and mellow voice led President Ronald Reagan to call him "a national treasure".

A new generation discovered Williams' music when Music to Watch Girls Go By made the Top 10 in 1999 after being used in an advert.
Andy Williams, pictured in 2009 Williams started singing professionally with his three brothers

He described Moon River as his "signature song" which had a "wonderful" melody and "timeless" lyrics.

"I never tried to sing like anybody else, fortunately I didn't sound like anybody else. It just happened," said Williams.

"I was very lucky that I had a voice that sounded different to almost anybody else's and it's recognisable."

more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19729630

sa kadaghan sa mga intsik, taas pod silag life expectancy, at no. 63. 

apilon pa ang palestinian territories.  mas taas pa ang taga-didto ug life expectancy kay sa nato.  whew!

so ranked no. 100 ang pinas, naa sa tunga-tunga.  lupig man ta sa ubang countries nga medyo gubot kun news pay basihan, sama sa libya, syria ug lebanon.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 26, 2012, 10:06:55 AM

yes.. below that is also a head of an animal... mura'g calf or piglet heheheh basin iring..

tinuod gyod, loll.  mao niy premyo sa mga saktog tinan-awan.  naay calf, piglet, irings, frog, rabbit, dogs ug tblanders anang litratoha.

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 26, 2012, 09:45:44 AM
Borit. Hain gud dapit ang iring?

naa ra, gakumbabit sa tumoy sa habol.  kun di ka makakita, wa diay ka kaila ug iring.  that's cat, man, cat as in c-a-t.

Quote from: bugsay on September 26, 2012, 11:24:28 AM

dia ra...

self-testing for cancer man ni siya.  mao nga ayaw usa mo pagbudlat-budlat dinha.

tungaan ba ko nimo kun ikaw ang makadaog?

grabeh!  sa katin-aw sa tubig morag nanglupad sa hangin ang mga boats.  very beautiful, indeed.

bahin aning sexual harrassers nga lalaki... wa gyoy makatupong sa pampatagam atong tiya ni banana republic.  character to siya, mao nga hangtod karon maestoryahan gihapon siya sa clan.

diha toy kinabangaan nga sinehan sa una sa cebu city, best theater ang ngan, tag-20 centavos ang entrance.  kining tiyaha nitan-aw ug sine didto.  naay gabundol-bundol kuno sa iyang lubot.  ingon bitaw siya ug "aber, asa man gyod nang otena bi..."  dayon iyang gisignit, wa buhii nga giguyod niya padung sa gawas. 

naturalmente, nahikuyog gyod ang tag-iya kay di god removable tong parteha sa lawas.  arang kunong gubota sa sinehan ug pangatawa.  wa ka-eek ang laki sa kauwaw.  haraw ing-aning babayhana ang magdaghan, hahaha!

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 26, 2012, 02:44:51 PM

yup... 50 years old.. ato nga time Ma'am Isles, wala pa'y internet, video games uso ato, (sega, playstation etc) then naa pod to billiard hall,  after class, me and my classmates would go there to play billiard or video games, that time ako lang isa ni adto and who would expect nga mao iyang buhaton nga naa man pod mga customers didto, mostly college students..

gabang dako.  50 na?  na-insecure na man intawon si manoy uy.

(purya sad ning akong sun broadband uy.  magsige lang kog restart kay magsige ug ka-out.  kompleto ug on time man unta among bayad.  ilisan unya ni nako.  unsa kahay mas maayo...)

Quote from: bugsay on September 26, 2012, 02:41:27 PM
maka trigger diay'g stroke ang bumper ni lola...

atot.  i hope you are not discouraging anyone here.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 26, 2012, 01:36:11 PM
dili buso kundili nangumot ug bumper with matching hatag kwarta...

minyong dako?  angay gyod bitayon uy.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 26, 2012, 01:36:11 PM
dili buso kundili nangumot ug bumper with matching hatag kwarta... ang asawa ang na stroke kay laliman pod ug gidad-an sa akong papa ug mga sakop niya nga police nga full gear gyud.. anyway, gikalimtan nato nako... inosente pa ko atong panahona hehehehe

i have to admit this is one of the travails that young women are prone to be victimized to.  di pa gyod unsa ka-sophisticated in terms of respect for human dignity ning atong mga lalaki (puwera sa maayo ug cultured and trained gentlemen ni ha).

sa una, nag-away mi sa akong date (banana republic na karon) kay nadugay siyag abot sa restaurant nga among gikasabotan nga adto mi magkita.  unsaon, nasangit pa man sa iyang mga amigo.  di ko ma-drawing pag-abot niya.  didto pa siya nakahibawo nga di ko molingkod ug restaurant nga mag-inusara kay chances are naa gyoy lalaki nga moduol kay makig-ilaila.  i hated that.  it made me feel cheap.  abi na lang kay gainusara, nagtuo na nga puwede duolon, purya.  a word of warning; wa poy laking tarong nga magpatugag duol.  tanan nga moduol hitsurag snatcher. 

Quote from: Pikoy on September 26, 2012, 12:15:32 PM
KONDUKTOR sa mini bus nabalhog sa prisuhan human nasakpang namuso sa iyang 22 anyos nga silingang naligo ug nag-masturbate niadtong Lunes sa alas 9:40 sa gabii sa Barangay Sangat, lungsod sa San Fernando.

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 26, 2012, 12:45:59 PM
Hmm, gidunganan diay niya?

hahaha!  sakpan pa gyod ni bai hubag nga medyo toytoy pod ang pagkasuwat sa news item.  balikwaot ang syntax.  ang babaye hinoon morag maoy nag-masturbate.  ahak ba ani.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 26, 2012, 01:22:29 PM
Hello Engr.... aw hehehe Mr. Pikoy maayo man relax mode lang... Ikaw musta man? kung ako ana, sexual harassment dayon na ba.. anyway, i was a victim of sexual harassment way back 1998 ata to.. act of lasciviousness ang gikaso ato.. when that incident happened, i went to my papa sa barracks tapos gi adtuan sa akoang papa ug usa ka battalion nga police.. intawn ang asawa sa suspect na mild stroke.. so wala nadayon ang kaso, gipasaylo na lang namo for the sake sa asawang na stroke.. 3 months after, namalhin sila puyo Manila..

how tragic.  kinsa man pong asawaha intawon ang di mahiyuta nga nakabana diay ug ingon ana.

wa maapil sa lista si barry gibb of the bee gees.  hinoon, obviously he's just a skilled R&B falsettist who made falsetto singing the bee gee's signature in the 1970s.

karon, pangutana.  aron mamatud-an nga di siya soprano, maayo tingalig mag-post ug youtube sa iyang singing si pikoy dinhi.    

Other uncastrated male adults sing soprano, generally using some form of falsetto, but in a much higher range than most countertenors.  Examples are Aris Christofellis, Jörg Waschinski, and Ghio Nannini. 

However, it is believed the castrati possessed more of a tenorial chest register (the aria "Navigante che non spera" in Leonardo Leo's opera Il Medo, written for Farinelli, requires notes down to C3). 

Similar low-voiced singing can be heard from the jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott whose range matches approximately that used by female blues singers, while the Turkish popular singer Cem Adrian has the ability to sing from bass to soprano, his vocal folds having been reported to be three times the average length.

Actor Chris Colfer has a similar range.  Colfer has stated in interviews that, when his voice began to change at puberty, he sang in a high voice "constantly" in an effort to retain his range. (wikipedia)

Modern castrati and similar voices

So-called "natural" or "endocrinological castrati" are born with hormonal anomalies such as Kallmann's syndrome, or have undergone unusual physical or medical events during their early lives that reproduce the vocal effects of castration without being castrated.

Jimmy Scott and Radu Marian are examples of this type of high male voice. 

Michael Maniaci is somewhat different, in that he has no hormonal or other anomalies, but for some unknown reason, his voice did not "break" in the usual manner, leaving him still able to sing in the soprano register. (wikipedia)

The rumours of another castrato sequestered in the Vatican for the personal delectation of the Pontiff until as recently as 1959 have been proven false.  The singer in question was a pupil of Moreschi's, Domenico Mancini, such a successful imitator of his teacher's voice that even Lorenzo Perosi, Direttore Perpetuo of the Sistine Choir from 1898 to 1956 and a lifelong opponent of castrati, thought he was a castrato.  Mancini was in fact a moderately skillful falsettist and professional double-bass player. (wikipedia)

The Catholic Church's involvement in the castrato phenomenon has long been controversial, and there have recently been calls for it to issue an official apology for its role.  As early as 1748, Pope Benedict XIV tried to ban castrati from churches, but such was their popularity at the time that he realised that doing so might result in a drastic decline in church attendance. (wikipedia)

Castrati were rarely referred to as such: in the 18th century, the euphemism musico (pl musici) was much more generally used, although it usually carried derogatory implications; another synonym was evirato (literally meaning "emasculated").  Eunuch is a more general term, since historically many eunuchs were castrated after puberty, castration thus having no effect on their voices. (wikipedia)

As the castrato's body grew, his lack of testosterone meant that his epiphyses (bone-joints) did not harden in the normal manner.  Thus the limbs of the castrati often grew unusually long, as did the bones of their ribs.  This, combined with intensive training, gave them unrivalled lung-power and breath capacity.  Operating through small, child-sized vocal cords, their voices were also extraordinarily flexible, and quite different from the equivalent adult female voice.  Their vocal range was higher than that of the uncastrated adult male (see soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, sopranist, countertenor and contralto).  Listening to the only surviving recordings of a castrato, one can hear that the lower part of the voice sounds like a "super-high" tenor, with a more falsetto-like upper register above that. (wikipedia)

What is a castrato?

A castrato (Italian, plural: castrati) is a man with a singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto.  The voice is produced by castration of the singer before puberty, or it occurs in one who, because of an endocrinological condition, never reaches sexual maturity.

Castration before puberty (or in its early stages) prevents a boy's larynx from being transformed by the normal physiological events of puberty. As a result, the vocal range of prepubescence (shared by both sexes) is largely retained, and the voice develops into adulthood in a unique way. Prepubescent castration for this purpose diminished greatly in the late 18th century and was made illegal in Italy in 1870. (wikipedia)

lupig ang macho voices ni hubag, bugsay ug pikoy, hehe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slhhg8sI6Ds#

The last Sistine castrato to survive was Alessandro Moreschi, the only castrato to have made solo recordings.  While an interesting historical record, these discs of his give us only a glimpse of the castrato voice â€" although he had been renowned as "The Angel of Rome" at the beginning of his career, some would say he was past his prime when the recordings were made in 1902 and 1904 and he never attempted to sing opera.  He retired officially in March 1913, and died in 1922. (wikipedia)

6. Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922)

For roughly three hundred years, castrati (castrated opera singers) could be found singing in churches throughout Italy and in the Pope’s choir.  As previously mentioned, castration was prohibited, but parents made many excuses for why their sons had been castrated, blaming it on accidents, medical necessities, and so on.  One historian estimated that at the height of castrati popularity in the eighteenth century, about 4,000 boys were castrated each year in Italy.  Moreschi was the last castrato to sing in the Sistine Chapel choir, and the only one to have had his voice recorded in 1902 and 1904.



The eighteenth-century castrato Farinelli was the most famous of all castrati with rock star-like popularity.  He sang for royalty, popes, and adoring fans all over Europe.  Moreschi will probably be better remembered as his singing can still be heard today.

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5. Thomas “Boston” Corbett (1832-1894)

Thomas Corbett is known as one of the men responsible for killing John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.  He was born in England and immigrated to the United States with his parents when he was seven years old.  While in his 20s, he became a born again Christian and took the name “Boston” in honor of the city where his metamorphosis took place.  But Corbett had a weakness for prostitutes, and he castrated himself with a pair of scissors to avoid sexual temptation.  Interestingly, the Massachusetts General Hospital records noted that he did not bleed particularly badly externally, but what caused worry was that his scrotum swelled and turned black.  He turned out OK, though.  Later that day he went to a prayer meeting, took a walk, and then enjoyed dinner.



It is perhaps not surprising that Corbett was later locked up at a Topeka mental institution.  He had threatened members of the Kansas House of Representatives with a gun claiming that some of them had been disrespectful during opening prayers.

 

of course, we'll never know those faceless puppeteers who may be interested in the top diplomatic post, considered as the most prestigious in the cabinet.  kadto lang nga previous news item daan bahin sa supposed demoralization ni del rosario, paagi na man to sa faceless puppeteers pagsugod ug break niya.  ni-ride on lang sa current gubot nga nahimo ni trillanes.  wa gyoy named source to nga news item as basis for its claim of demoralization ni del rosario.  it's a dog-eat-dog world.    

dapat lang.  novato trillanes may have upbraided him in that cabinet meeting (as revealed by enrile), but who is trillanes in the first place?  everyone knows his resume is very thin (navy guy in charge of supplies, failed coup leader, detainee, senator-- how impressive, eeekkk); there's nothing there about the intricacies of diplomatic work.  in fact, he has shown that he's the exact opposite.  siya na lang bay makapukan ni del rosario?

oa pod ning implement dayon ang cybercrime law.  kadaghan dinhang nangaraan na nga laws, wa man gani nila ma-enforce. 

1998 pa ang animal welfare act, hangtod karon ihaway pa ug iro sa baguio (i don't want to go to that place for this reason).

sa amo sa cebu, policeman pa ang leader sa mangihaw, anha pa sa dalan.  estorya ray ako hinoon.  wa gyod ko makakita.  pakit-a lang ko...

uy, balik sa cybercrime law... mausab pa ni.  based sa kisaw ani, nga giuna pa (tungod sa plagiarism ni sotto?) nga wa pa man gani matagad ang dugay na nga proposed freedom of information act, ayaw na lang ta.  one can always say that our legislators tend to tackle their own interests first. 

bad move.  nisamot nga mopalayo niya ang baye.  toytoy gyod.  kill her with kindness unta ang iyang strategy...

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4. Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627)

Eunuchs were common in imperial China for thousands of years, right up until the end of the Ching dynasty in 1911.  They often came from very poor families and were castrated as children so they could work in the Emperor’s palace.  Imperial eunuchs often wielded tremendous power because they ran the government bureaucracy and were the only males allowed within the walls of the imperial palace.

Wei Zongxian’s family did not intend for him to be a eunuch.  He was born poor, grew up in circumstances normal for children in his village, married, and fathered a daughter.  Unfortunately, Wei was also a gambler who quickly found himself in debt and was constantly threatened by those to whom he owed money.  Wei decided to have himself castrated at 21 so he could enter the service of the emperor.



For thirty years, Wei was clever enough to stroke the right egos and make excellent connections within the palace.  Probably the best career move he made was to befriend the future emperor Tianqi’s wet-nurse, Mistress Ke.  When the young Tianqi came to the throne at fifteen, Wei set about distracting the boy with all kinds of fun activities while he consolidated his power base and became the de facto ruler.  Wei was also the director of the secret police so anyone who opposed him was purged, and shrines dedicated to Wei were erected all over China.  Wei’s situation changed very quickly when the emperor died unexpectedly at the age of twenty-three.  Wei committed suicide and his body was dismembered and the remains displayed in his village as a warning to others.

3. Peter Abelard (1079-1142)

In medieval intellectual circles, Peter Abelard was known as one of the most brilliant theologians and philosophers, and students flocked to study under him at Notre Dame in Paris.  As devoted a scholar that he may have been, the beautiful and intelligent live-in niece of a churchman named Heloise caught his eye.  Abelard asked the churchman if he could move in with him and Heloise, explaining that the commute to Paris from where he was staying was too onerous.  In exchange he offered to tutor the seventeen-year old Heloise. (Abelard himself was more than twenty years older).



The two became intimate, and Heloise was soon pregnant.  They married secretly, as scholars in the Middle Ages like Abelard were supposed to behave like clerics.  In a series of misunderstandings, the churchman thought that Abelard had abandoned Heloise and he became so furious that he hired some men to castrate him, ending the love affair.  Abelard joined a monastery, wrote about his ordeals in a work called History of My Misfortunes, and later resumed teaching and engaging in intellectual debate.  Heloise joined a convent but continued to pine for Abelard in her letters to him.  Their child was raised by family.  Despite their separation, the two lovers are now buried together in Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.

2. Origen (185-254)

In the early days of Christianity, there was much consternation among believers about the issue of sex.  Many early Christians wanted to renounce all things “worldly” such as physical pleasure, material goods, and family ties in order to imitate the life of Jesus Christ.  The Gospels, particularly Matthew 19:12, advised, “For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake.  He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.”



Most theologians understood this passage to mean that a true Christian should become celibate in the hopes of gaining favor in heaven.  The Greek theologian Origen, however, took this passage to heart and castrated himself.  It is not at all clear why Origen did this since he seemed to be living the life of an unattached and celibate scholar. One fourth century church historian claimed that he did this so he could teach female students without the fear of temptation.  In any case, it seems the Origen was not alone in his zealous behavior because during a church council that met in 325 in Nicaea, the practice of castrating oneself became prohibited.

6 Famous Eunuchs

by Martha Brozyna
July 29, 2009
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1. Sporus (First century CE)

Castration was a big no-no under Roman law; even slaves were protected against the act.  However, eunuchs could still be purchased from outside the Roman Empire.  Not surprisingly, the notoriously bizarre emperor Nero saw himself above the law and castrated Sporus before he married him.  Little is known about Sporus’ background except that he was a young man to whom Nero took a liking.  Nero considered Sporus to be his wife, and their marriage ceremony included Sporus wearing a bridal veil, Nero providing Sporus with a dowry, and afterwards, a wonderful honeymoon in Greece.  (Nero also married two other men, although they were not castrated because in those marriages, Nero was the wife).

It’s possible that Nero used his marriage to Sporus to assuage the feelings of guilt he felt for kicking his pregnant wife, Sabina, to death in 65 AD.  Sporus bore an uncanny resemblance to Sabina, and Nero even called him by his dead wife’s name.  The affair was short-lived, however, because Nero killed himself in 68 AD.



Sporus was not widowed for long.  He soon married Nymphidius Sabinus, who made an unsuccessful bid for emperor that ended with his death at the hands of his opponent’s followers.  Sporus again became involved with another powerful man, Emperor Otho, who was also killed by his enemies.  Sporus then became linked to greedy, gluttonous, and debauched Emperor Vitellius, who later had a villainous idea for a halftime show during one of the gladiatorial combats: he planned for Sporus to dress as a young woman and be raped for the viewing enjoyment of the crowds.  Sporus committed suicide to avoid the humiliation.

makasabot gyod ko.  kun hilakanay lang bahin ug mga iring ug iro, expert na man tingali ko ana.  kun sukdon sukad sa gamay pa ko, nakabaha na akong luha sa marikina.

maayo gani kay wa nimo himoang eunuch ang driver nga nakaligis sa imong iro.

ahh, mao diay nay estorya sa kanta... morag ikaw may composer ani.

Quote from: balong on September 25, 2012, 09:50:49 PM
asa naman imong amiga nga si raquel. basin nasoko to naho. wa na naho makita. 9 na lang ang contestants kong wa nay mo apil

naa ra man si raquel, nagpanghipi.  di man na siya mawa.  di na lang mo-post kanunay, pero usa man na siya sa mga mainstays dinhi.   

mahal na karon ang bayad sa veterinarian kun akong ipa-eunuch among mga iro ug iring.

kun kanta nag sundalo, nganong nagsundalo man siya kun wa siyay itlog?  unsaon na man lang niya pag-away sa kontra nga wa man kaha siyay enemies?