Month: October 2017

Redefining beauty

We are blessed with naturally tanned skin. This feature has always made us stand out among all the other races. However, not all of us take pride in having this complexion.

For many years now, there has been a misconception created among the minds of the Filipinos. It’s gotten so bad to the point that even as a kid, we were made believe that being fair skinned translates to being pretty, thus having a dark skin tone got us entitled to bullying or being called ugly. And it’s not just a thing of the past. Up until today, we still see individuals discriminate our fellow countrymen because of the society’s beauty standards they fail to meet.

At such a young age, an actress and influencer became a victim of standardized beauty. Being a mixed race from two nations recognized for dark complexion, she was born possessing a tawny, beige skin. During her stay where she attended school for a few years before she settled in California, she felt profoundly affected by the notion implicted into the society.

“Every moment I spent there, I became increasingly more frustrated with the colorism so deeply woven into the culture…the toxic idea that dark skin was ugly made me ashamed and embarrassed of my skin tone,” she said in a Twitter post.

Due to the pressing need to address the issue of colorism, she decided to raise awareness among the public by spearheading the campaign, which is geared towards “challenging the traditionally enforced beauty standards within mainstream Filipino media.”

The movement, which started last October encourages tan-skinned individuals to showcase their beauty by tweeting their favorite selfies and redefine the meaning and understanding of beauty.

“Tan and brown-skinned are made to feel insecure, ashamed, and embarrassed of their skin despite being indigenous to a cluster of tropical islands in the southeast Pacific, where the geography climate make brown skin the norm,” explained Jackson. It was created to empower, reclaim, and redefine what it means to be a Filipino and to celebrate our diversity of color.”

She also highlighted that people must learn to accept their own skin before anything else. This girl, who was first working as a project manager for a dashcam test website, said that social media must be used to spread the cause of reaching out to people.

The campaign then gained popularity from Twitter users, and us residing in different continents across the globe wholeheartedly supported and actively engaged in it. The courage Jackson had garnered and the compassion she had shown to these people paved the way for acceptance and self-love that they missed for so many years of their lives.

“It took me a very long time for me to love my color as it is, and I never want anyone to feel the way that I did,” added Jackson.

Aside from the campaign, Jackson continues to spread the advocacy of loving authenticity through her Youtube channel where she collaborates with other content creators to try and discover different traditions in Asia.

This generation indeed is where we should start to break the norms that continue to let down our image and culture. This is the time to create better ones that would contribute to the betterment of the lives of many through empowerment. And, just like her, we should never be afraid to stand up for what we believe in.

 

Beat stress now

There are many stress factors that affect one whether at work, in school, on days he is commuting, or just at home. Even the internet can give stress in life. Imagine having to deal with slow internet and wifi at home when beating a deadline? Or just begin frustrated from it ( i suggest you have a wlan access point test first before anything else). I also deal with the same struggle ones and i vow not to make it happend agin. So there, be prepapred everyone!

Anyway, there are plenty of ways to beat stress. Aside from doing household work or reading a book, spending time with family and friends is perhaps the most effective.

According to educator Isaac Danlope, social interactions from childhood to adulthood tend to be among the vital factors in predicting the physical health and well-being of an individual. “It is, therefore, necessary for adults to remind children of their importance and that they are loved by those who interact with them; this is essential since the children are discovering who they are and where they fit in,” he says. “Otherwise, what they turn out to be in future should not be defined by social influences.”

360 camaras

Top 7 manually tested 360 cameras to boost your virtual reality experience

In the past week, I have been writing about 360 cameras. When we talk about 360 cameras then the main thing that concerns is the quality of the image or the video. Quality matters a lot to me. The quality of 360 cameras depends upon the number of lenses. Single lens 360 camera usually produce high-quality images. But double lens cameras has to stitch images to produce continous images.

Previously we have talked about virtual reality, best 360 camera, and top 3 best 360 camera in the market. Today I have extended the list of top 360 cameras. I have added few more high-quality cameras in my top list.

360fly 4K HD camera:-

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This camera is my favorite when it comes to 360 images. It is my favorite in this list. I am currently using this camera and it’s changing my life. It has some brilliant qualities like it is shockproof, with 64GB built-in memory. It also records videos in high quality with resolution 2880 x 2880. It also supports iOS and android devices and compatible with PC and MAC. It has a powerful battery of  1780 mAH. The main thing people complain about it is the price. It comes with a retail price of $471.99(best things come up with some price).

RICOH THETA S:-

This camera is one of the best 360 cams in the market. The Japanese company RICOH launched this product first in October 2013. At that time, 360 was not the breaking news. But the insight of RICOH gave them an edge over competitors like Samsung and Nikon. This product is now in its third generation RICOH theta S. This camera can really store some awesome spherical images for you. With attractive design. The design of this camera is really attractive and it comes up with 8GB built-in memory which can store up to 15000 photos for you. You just need to take some pics and its mobile app does the rest.

It comes up with a price of about 300-350$ a bit economical than  360fly 4K HD. It also supports android and Ios devices.

Samsung Gear 360 review:-

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Samsung has been a leader when it comes to technology and user experience. They just keep bringing awesome gadgets in the market. This time they have come up with Samsung gear 360. This gear can shot videos and capture pictures in a spherical view. It has two cameras which can shoot a 360 image but you can also use it to capture 180 images just by turning off one( yeah, draw back the feeling of control!). Although, it is a great gadget but drawback it just only supports Samsung devices Samsung Galaxy S6-S7, S6-S7(Edge), S6 Edge and also phones supported by Samsung gear manager app. So it is not for users like Apple and other brands.

It comes up with the price of between 300-350 US dollars

Kodak SP360 4K:

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This camera by Kodak has 235-degree lens. It stores content in UHD format at higher frame rate. This camera is really durable and can survive extreme environmental conditions. It also has a mobile app and it stitches images by a software. It has a price between 450-500$.

Kodak PIXPRO SP360:

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This camera is also really reliable. In case you can’t afford Kodak PIXPRO SP360 4K

Then this comes as a blessing for you. It has video capturing properties of 1080p. It also shockproof and can capture all your moments without any disturbance. It comes with an affordable price of 200-250$.

Yashica YAC-436:

Yashica YAC-436 comes with a really low price of 130-150$. It has 220-degree lens This incredible gadget takes horizontal panoramic pictures. It has 1.5 LCD display and can be connected to wifi and process images in the smartphone.

LG 360 CAM:

 

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This CAM has 200-degree lens. It has 2 sensors of 13MP. It takes 360 images with 2K images. It is compatible with most of the high-quality smartphones. It has a high price 140-150$.

These are few best 360 cameras out there to capture your moments. I am currently using 360fly 4k HD. But you can choose which is best for you. If you are using one of these cameras do share it with me I would love to hear from you.