Owenskie's Blog

Finally, the speculations will now stop. Its $50 million, folks. And Heather Mills says that she will no longer complain, she just wants it over. This is where the line ends for Paul McCartney and Heather Mills oh-so-publicized divorce procedures. This girl really knows how to make the world spin around her, eh? For years, by golly, all I can ever see on news are Heather Mills, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears. Oh well, with a little Paris and Nicole on the side. But among the three, Heather is the most surprising winner. All Britney ever got was a reputation that shes mentally ill. She lost custody of her sons as well as her career. Shes losing her touch on men as she is losing her sanity. While Lindsay has become an alcoholic pretending that everything is okay. She walks the world ready to be photographed at her most drunken state. She had also lost her career. And if shell continue being what she is now, soon, shell also lose her sanity and her appeal to men. I dont really know what matters more to these girls, sanity or men. They should learn a thing or two from Heather Mills. From a dishwasher salesman to an ex-Beatle, this girl really knows how to climb up the ladder despite having only one real leg. Her first marriage with the salesman ended in 1991 after two years of being together. She led a very controversial life after. Actually, her life was full of controversy all throughout. That is why the tabloids are really giving her a hard time to move on. She has been called a liar, a porn star, even a shoplifter, a hooker and most pertinently, a gold digger. She may have such a rough road before. But now, she should be able to start anew. Actually, girl, you should just stop the press by not being seen and heard. Dont ask the publics sympathy over how the money you got from the divorce with McCartney could not cover your daughters flight expenditures for holiday travels, ideally five times a year, of course, on first class trips. You should just stop the drama and learn to live a peaceful life. Dont push your luck or you might also end up like Brit or Lindsay who have been favorite topics of the press and digital printing media for the uncanny situations they get themselves into.

March is Womens Month. It is the month for celebrations, for promoting womens rights, for campaigning women advocacies and womens causes, and in the be all and end all – womens power. March, unfortunately, is also the time when one womans power failed. A close friend of mine had succumbed to breast cancer. The disease has defeated her in the ripe age of 56. Today is her burial and I cant take leave to see her one last time. I cant catch a glimpse of her salt and pepper hair or her small frame. Ive been imagining her lying down, sleeping in her coffin but its too morose and so I think of her face when we were still together, spiritedly laughing. I think of her and I hear her voice, her advice and soft pats. I think of her and I remember her stories. I think of her and I grow afraid that I might forget. I think of her and I grow weak that what I know isnt enough to sustain a memory of her. I tried making a eulogy for her, listing down the little details I know of her, of her life, of what she shared with me. And I think that this is the only chance I will get to do so, so here goes. I can probably count the things I know about you with both my fingers and toes. 1. I know that we both started teaching in 2000 and handled the same subject before, College Writing. 2. I know that you were born the Year of the Dragon. 3. I know that you love coffee. You loved it so much you roast and grind them yourself. And that you dont like putting sugar in your coffee. The least you can add is a shot of syrup. 4. I know that you were a licensed CPA. 5. I know that have a Labrador retriever that you love so much, it lies with you in your bed. It even uses the same comfort room as you. 6. I know you cant have chocolates. The time you tried one, you had a migraine so bad. 7. I know you suffer from asthma, but you still rarely miss your classes. 8. I know that you have a great talent for baking. You made me a batch of Food for the Gods on my birthday. 9. I know how you kept your fathers calligraphy set when he died, even though it was forbidden. 10. I know how you used to have your brother do your Chinese calligraphy homework because you had ugly handwriting. 11. I know, of course, that you went to St. Jude School. 12. I know that you went to Europe and visited Italy among other places. 13. I know that you have an Opus Dei bible or book of some sort 14. I know how you would never want to keep a mobile phone, especially if it means your students badgering you beyond school hours. 15. I know you moved in to Sir Mikes cubicle once he went to Law School. 16. I know how you were always organized, checking your students papers, keeping tabs who were delinquent and so on. 17. I know how you handled some of my former students who failed or had a grade of incomplete. 18. I know how you would listen to me and advice me and joke with me in a non-condescending fashion, for you were at least 30 years my senior. 19. I know how you love Go Nuts Donuts, better than Krispy Kreme. 20. I know too who are the people who casually chatted with, if and when you have time. And I know all these things and I dont what to do with them now. For all I remember was how you were kind, and gentle, and wise, and understanding. But above all of these things, how you were my friend. Maybe it is better this way. The last thing that I will have is a memory of you with your lively face and not some cold reflection of what you used to be. And now that I think about it, it is quite odd, how the last picture youll be in is one where you are neither smiling nor frowning, preserved in digital printing technology, while the one that truly has an impression of me is a colorful and vibrant image of you.

She is the Kings daughter. And many would have wanted to be her or at least be related to the King in the same degree. In this generation, perhaps only a few would genuinely understand such greatness. When I was a child, I was always excited to hear and dance to the King’s billboard charting songs. Yes, it seemed I had Billy Eliots spirit in me at that time. But back to Lisa Marie. Couldnt life have been perfect for her? We all recognize that life may be hard for her because of the big shoes she needs to fill in. The expectations are high. The paparazzi are always there following her every move. If the press were to squeeze anymore out of her, they might just jump into the band wagon, get custom brochure printing, and launch a media frenzy. Through the years, I guess my fascination didnt end when the King rocked and rolled his way to heaven. I never lost interest on Lisa Marie Presley. She as lively and as colorful as life itself. It just so happens that the life that she has chosen was not the kind I imagined it will be for her. This princess is not the princess youd imagine to settle down quietly like Snow White. (If Snow White ever did) She had only announced that she is pregnant. This is her first with her present husband Michael Lockwood. The announcement came with such bitterness. She did it on her personal blog. She expressed her frustration about how the media is treating her. Shes upset about how the tabloids are putting out just about any stories, even if theyre bordering on slander, about her life or how they predict her life to be. Tabloids were to squeeze anything more out of her, theyd profit just by making brochures and custom brochure printing. No woman deserves that. No rock and roll royalty deserves the way theyre treating Lisa Marie. She may change husbands the way she colors her hair, so what? She had two children from her first marriage with Danny Keough in 1988. They got divorced in 1994, and then she married, incredulously, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. This relationship seems to say one music royalty deserves another, but then again, it didnt quite turn out that way. The affair lasted for 21 months. She then became engaged to John Oszajca, a rocker, in 2000. In 2002, she tied the knot with Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage. After three months, the latter filed for divorce. And now, the baby belongs to her fourth and present husband, Michael Lockwood. He was Lisa Maries music producer and also her guitarist. They got married in Japan in 2006. I just really hope that this baby will bring peace to Lisas life. May this be a start of her finally stepping up and filling her princess shoes to live happily ever after.

All you residents of South Pasadena, California, remember this. Contain your temper on the first week of March each year. And it starts now. What? So for these folks, no Eminem tunes on the first week of March? Snoop Doggy Dog is also out, as well as Paris Hilton. Why Paris Hilton? Well, its easier to say bad words when provoked. If you are wondering what will happen if you accidentally let out a cuss, well, be afraid. Be very afraid. No arrests were made. No jail time either. But you will be glared at by the towns conservative folks as if you did something really bad and you need a lot of spanking. Maybe the peoples behavior is affected by the tranquility of the place that is surrounded by trees at the bottom of a mountain range. Dont laugh. This is serious. Ask the person who proposed it, 14-year-old McKay Hatch. This boy is also the founder of the No Cussing Club in South Pasadena High School. If youre raving mad because it got approved, you cant do anything about it. Oh, maybe you can beat the boy by proposing the second week of March as the week where no 14-year-olds should be allowed to watch TV or even get near to a PC. But hey, Im kidding. This is a good proposal. Thanks to city Mayor Michael Cacciotti who proclaimed the date as No Cussing Week. So if you are in town on these dates, try selling anything, from Girl Scout cookies to insurance to anything else you can imagine and you wont be hearing an earful of truly cursed words. McKay only wants to help. He even started a website dedicated to the No Cussing Club. (Wonder if he is even bent on putting that on a card someday. You know, as some kind of reference hed attach to himself, like Business Card Printing to go with the reputation.) Nevertheless, the boy hopes to maintain such good quality in people. I just want to see this boy grow and experience life in full. For now, McKay hopes that this will be a start of something bigger. He wants other places to follow suit. Good boy. And I really hope he maintains that fu*$%ng attitude. Just kidding kiddo.

Do you think you can handle fame? What about its consequences? We all may assume that being a celebrity is easy. You just shoot a film or a TV show, wave at the fans and sign some autographs, smile at the cameras and having the paparazzi follow you wherever you go. But the stars only get to be more famous with every controversy they have to face. The public always wants to know their dirtiest secrets. We adore them, but sometimes, we also become the reason of their fall down. Patrick Swayze is an actor, a celebrity, but hes also human. The actor who became famous with his struts on Dirty Dancing and as a very loyal lover on Ghost is now facing a battle he didnt plan to take. His representative confirmed that the actor is battling pancreatic cancer. Patrick isnt letting the sickness hinder him to work. In fact, he is still in negotiation about his future projects and is ready to get on it once he got the part. His doctor says that Patrick is coping well with treatment. And his representative confirms that the actor is ready to take on a project once the negotiation is completed. This is regarding The Beast, a project of the A&E cable network that was halted when the writers strike erupted. The network wants to continue the show as a series and Patrick hopes to be still part of it. Meanwhile, the tabloids are going crazy about Patricks sickness. To make matters worse, the National Enquirer even reported that the actor only has a few weeks to live. Death is a serious business for the media because such topic sells. I wouldnt be surprised if tabloids even avail of 27 x 39 poster printing services to sell such commemorative to the actors fans. Patrick is sick but he remains positive. Let us just all learn from his experience, to be strong despite the hurdles and to continue living life to its full while we still have it.