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University of The Philippines Lands No. 332 on QS World University Rankings 2011

Not-A-Random Girl — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:56:27 +0000

According to the QS World University Rankings 2011, University of The Philippines is the the 332nd best University in the world. Another university from the Philippines also made it to the list. Ateneo de Manila University is on the 360th spot.

Here’s the Top 20 Universities:

1. University of Cambridge – United Kingdom

2. Harvard University – United States

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – United States

4. Yale University United States – United States

5. University of Oxford – United Kingdom

6. Imperial College London – United Kingdom

7. UCL (University College London) – United Kingdom

8. University of Chicago – United States

9. University of Pennsylvania – United States

10. Columbia University – United States

11. Stanford University – United States

12. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - United States

13. Princeton University - United States

14. University of Michigan – United States

15. Cornell University – United States

16. Johns Hopkins University - United States

17. McGill University – Canada

18. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) – Switzerland

19. Duke University – United States

20. University of Edinburgh – United Kingdom

Cities With The Fastest Internet Speeds

Not-A-Random Girl — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:04:42 +0000

Here’s the result of a recent study by Akamai:

Top 10 Average Connection Speeds (World)
1. Tokai, Japan
2. Shimotsuma, Japan
3. Kanagawa, Japan
4. Seocho, South Korea
5. Asahi, Japan
6. Yokohama, Japan
7. Urawa, Japan
8. Ilsan, South Korea
9. Nagano, Japan
10. Hiroshima, Japan

Top 10 Average Connection Speeds (United States)

1. Riverside, Calif.
2. Staten Island, N.Y.
3. San Jose, Calif.
4. Fremont, Calif.
5. Boston, Mass.
6. Jersey City, N.J.
7. Marietta, Ga.
8. Anaheim, Calif.
9. Traverse City, Mich.
10. Hollywood, Fla.

I envy these countries because my internet speed is not that satisfactory. I checked my download/upload speed on speedtest.net and here’s the result:

Anniversary Gifts

Not-A-Random Girl — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 09:20:22 +0000

My cousin and his girlfriend will be celebrating their 4th year as a couple at the end of the month. They started dating when they were in college. I think they will end up getting married because they seem to be really compatible. The girl has been really close to the family and she’s always present on family occasions.

My cousin was asking our help on how he can make their 4th anniversary special. A dinner date, plus gifts and flowers would surely make a girl smile.

Since he knows her more than we do, he should choose 4th anniversary gifts that he thinks she’ll surely like! It’s also nice to have the gifts personalized.

Angry Birds

Not-A-Random Girl — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:57:30 +0000

Here’s my new obsession:

I am proud to say I was able to finish the game! =)

Thia Megia Included on American Idol Top 13

Not-A-Random Girl — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:37:38 +0000

Here’s Thia Megia, one of the finalists included in the top 13, singing Out Here On My Own.

The following were voted by the viewers:
Casey Abrams
James Durbin
Jacob Lusk
Scotty McCreery
Paul McDonald
Thia Megia
Haley Reinhart
Karen Rodriguez
Pia Toscano
Lauren Alaina

The following were given a second chance by the judges:
Ashthon Jones
Naima Adedapo
Stefano Langone

List of Winners and Nominees From the 2011 Grammy Awards

Not-A-Random Girl — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:13:13 +0000

Record of the Year:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Nothin’ On You, B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem feat. Rihanna
F*** You, Cee Lo Green
Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z and Alicia Keyes

Album of the Year:
* The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Recovery, Eminem
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

Song of the Year:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Beg, Steal or Borrow, Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
F*** You, Cee-Lo Green
The House That Built Me, Miranda Lambert
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem, feat. Rihanna

Best New Artist:
* Esperanza Spalding
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence and The Machine
Mumford & Sons

Best Pop Vocal Album
* The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
My World 2.0, Justin Bieber
I Dreamed a Dream, Susan Boyle
Battle Studies, John Mayer
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
* Lady Gaga, Bad Romance
Sara Bareilles, King of Anything
| Beyoncé, Halo (Live)
Norah Jones, Chasing Pirates
Katy Perry, Teenage Dream

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
* Bruno Mars, Just the Way You Are
Michael Bublé, Haven’t Met You Yet
Michael Jackson, This Is It
Adam Lambert, Whataya Want From Me
John Mayer, Half of My Heart

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
* Hey, Soul Sister (Live), Train
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version), Glee Cast
Misery, Maroon 5
The Only Exception, Paramore
Babyfather, Sade

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
* Imagine, Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
Airplanes II, B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
If It Wasn’t For Bad, Elton John & Leon Russell
Telephone, Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
California Gurls, Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Dance Recording:
* Only Girl (In The World), Rihanna
Rocket, Goldfrapp
In For The Kill, La Roux
Dance In The Dark, Lady Gaga
Dancing On My Own, Robyn

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
* Tighten Up, The Black Keys
Ready To Start, Arcade Fire
I Put A Spell On You, Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
Radioactive, Kings Of Leon
Resistance, Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance:
* New Fang, Them Crooked Vultures
A Looking In View, Alice In Chains
Let Me Hear You Scream, Ozzy Osbourne
Black Rain, Soundgarden
Between The Lines, Stone Temple Pilots

Best Rock Song:
* Angry World, Neil Young
Little Lion Man, (Mumford & Sons
Radioactive, Kings Of Leon
Resistance, Muse
Tighten Up, The Black Keys

Best Rock Album
* The Resistance, Muse
Emotion & Commotion, Jeff Beck
Backspacer, Pearl Jam
Mojo, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Le Noise, Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album
* Brothers, The Black Keys
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms, Band Of Horses
Broken Bells, Broken Bells
Contra, Vampire Weekend

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
* Wake Up! Everybody, John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Commo
Nothin’ On You, B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
Deuces, Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna
Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys n

Best Rap Song:
* Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna
Not Afraid, Eminem
Nothin’ On You, B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars
On To The Next One, Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap Album:
* Recovery, Eminem
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray, B.o.B
Thank Me Later, Drake
The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z
How I Got Over, The Roots

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
* As She’s Walking Away, Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Bad Angel, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
Pride (In The Name Of Love), Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
Hillbilly Bone, Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
I Run To You, Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Song:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
The Breath You Take, George Strait
Free, Zac Brown Band
The House That Built Me, Miranda Lambert
I’d Love To Be Your Last, Gretchen Wilson
If I Die Young, The Band Perry

Best Country Album:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Up On The Ridge, Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song, Jamey Johnson
Revolution, Miranda Lambert

List of The Most Anticipated Movies of 2011

Not-A-Random Girl — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:06:10 +0000

I love watching movies! I am glad I found this list on Yahoo! Movies.

Thor (May 6)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May 20)
The Hangover, Part II (May 26)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (July 1)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (July 15)
Cowboys & Aliens (July 29)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 (November 18)
The Muppets (November 23)
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (December 16)
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (December 21)

List of Most (And Least) Corrupt Countries 2010

Not-A-Random Girl — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:19:42 +0000

Transparency International has just released its annual report ranking corruption across the world.

CPI stands for corruption perception index. The scale is from 0 to 10, where 0 is considered “highly corrupt” and 10 is considered “very clean”.

The Top Ten Least Corrupt Countries with their CPI :

1. Denmark - 9.3

1. New Zealand – 9.3

1. Singapore – 9.3

4. Finland – 9.2

4. Sweden – 9.2

6. Canada – 8.9

7. Netherlands – 8.8

8. Australia – 8.7

8. Switzerland – 8.7

10. Norway – 8.6

The Top Ten Most Corrupt Countries with their CPI:

1. Somalia – 1.1

3. Myanmar – 1.4

3. Afghanistan – 1.4

4. Iraq – 1.5

5. Uzbekistan – 1.6

5. Turkmenistan – 1.6

5. Sudan – 1.6

8. Chad – 1.7

9. Burundi – 1.8

10. Equatorial Guinea – 1.9

10. Angola – 1.9