Whale Skeleton in Silago, Southern Leyte -- the First on Leyte Island

The whale skeleton is the first in Leyte, hence, Silago is one ideal destination for educational trips among students in the provinces of Leyte and Southern Leyte. The locals refer to the whale skeleton as bukog sa dakong isda (bone of a big fish).

The dead whale was seen on the shore of Silago in 1996, and this was preserved by the local officials and the community. It is now available for public viewing at the town's children's playground.


Aside from showcasing the first and the only whale skeleton on Leyte island, Silago is also known as the last seat of the remaining evergreen lowland dipterocarp forest in Leyte. I am placing here a link to my article Sights and Scenery Around Silago, Southern Leyte, Philippines for more photos of Silago.

Three Words Rejected By Triond

I recently submitted a movie review on Black Swan to Triond. Before it was accepted for publication, I had to edit it 5 times because of profanity and spelling errors. I know that that article has a slim chance of being visible in Google Search insofar as article length is concerned; however, I insisted to write it that way because the style itself spoke of how I felt and how I feel about the movie.


The review uses 28 words only. I personally think that the movie can be told in a series of words and does not need a series of long sentences and paragraphs. Anyway, here are the three words rejected by Triond: girly, lesbo, masturbate. In the review, girly became girlish, the phrase hot lesbo sex became lesbian sex, and masturbate became masturbation

Update:

Since Triond completely shut down in 2016, I have started recovering my old posts from the site. The original review - uncensored, in 29 words - can be
found here.

A Royal Prophecy of Doom

Note: The following story blends history, rumor, and royal legend. Its claims should be taken with a grain of salt.

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Conspiracy theories abound, and herein lies one of the most important but least known facts: the true reason behind British royals, up to now, only marrying other royals.

On Friday, 29 April 2011, Prince William is set to marry Kate Middleton. With all the planning involved, I certainly extend to the couple my best wishes and hope that everything goes off “without a hitch.”


Why, for so long, did British royals only marry other royals? Was it solely for political and economic alliances? There is a lesser-known fact -- a secret, really -- steeped in superstition and known only within the confines of British royal society: a centuries-old curse. A dark prophecy warns of apocalyptic consequences should a British royal ever marry a non-royal.

This article first appeared on Socyberty, a site under Triond.



Sounds far-fetched, to be sure, but consider the following:

In Winchester in 1087, King William had a survey created to list the ownership and worth of his kingdom. People of the time referred to it as the Domesday Survey, rumored to be the very Royal Prophecy of Doom to which I refer. King William died that same year.

Hints suggest that this shadowy bit of lore was passed down from monarch to monarch by word of mouth.

On 22 September 1327, the former King Edward II was brutally murdered in his cell in Berkeley Castle by having a red-hot soldering iron plunged into his bowels. What history does not record is that he was being tortured for information regarding this same Royal Prophecy, which he steadfastly refused to divulge. Was his successor contemplating marrying a commoner?

On Valentine’s Day 1400, the deposed King Richard II was hacked to death by eight assassins with axes in his prison at Pontefract Castle, on the orders of his usurper, King Henry IV. It’s said this was an attempt to secure information about the Royal Prophecy. Was King Henry IV also contemplating marrying a non-royal?

More intriguing still is a 1503 poem (celebrating the union between James IV and Margaret Tudor) rumored to quote part of the prophecy itself:

Original Dialect Version:
FOR GIFE THOW DOIS, HURT IS THYNE HONESTY
CONCIDDERING THAT NO FLOUR IS SO PERFYT.

Modern Version:
FOR IF YOU DO, HURT IS YOUR HONESTY
CONSIDERING THAT NO FLOWER IS SO PERFECT.

Perhaps the most compelling evidence came on 10 December 1936, when Edward VIII signed the instrument of abdication, paving the way for him to marry the non-royal Wallis Simpson. Did he abdicate to enjoy a long life (which he did -- living another 36 years, dying in 1972)? What did he fear if, as a king, he married a non-royal?

Is it only the monarch who fears the curse of the Royal Prophecy of Doom?

On Halloween 1955, Princess Margaret, third in line to the throne, declared that she would put duty before love and not marry (non-royal) Peter Townsend. Was she afraid of the consequences of marrying a non-royal if she were ever to ascend the throne?

It is my fervent wish that the happy couple’s wedding this coming Friday is a beautiful and joyful celebration.

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Disclaimer: This article is a work of speculative folklore. While it references real events and figures, the so-called “Royal Prophecy of Doom” is not supported by verified historical records. It is intended for entertainment purposes only.





How Can I Protect My Articles From Plagiarism?

Who wants their articles to be plagiarized? No one. As online writers we want the best for the articles we write. We study how the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) works and we aim to get a high-page rank from Google Search. Being plagiarized is the last thing we want to happen to our articles.

How, then, can you and I protect our articles from plagiarism? Here is one technique -- write one-page articles only. If you intend to write a longer article, have them in installments by writing a series of articles. Why should you do this? Let me tell you what I recently discovered -- Google Search does not show the contents of the 2nd and 3rd pages of articles. It only shows the first page of an article and excludes the rest of it. Read more