Anyone who has spent time playing Taylor’s music (I have), especially his more recent works such as “Hourglass” or “October Road,” immediately realizes that Taylor simply makes it look easy to play and sing (consider, for example, “4th of July”).  There’s a lot going on in his work, but it often doesn’t seem like it while I play the role of listener.

The actress, who director Woody Allen has described as "sexually overwhelming", has been with Reynolds since last spring - not too long after he dated Alanis Morrisette.  I'd be hella-pissed if I was Alanis, because let's admit it - Scarlett is a step up as far as mates go.

Personally, I think Scarlett and Ryan deserve each other.  "Sexiest Woman Alive" (Maxim) or not, she's still a prissy little twat, and he's a total frat boy.  

Still - congrats to the happy couple! =P

Imdb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426592/
Rotten Tomatoes page: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10004559-superhero/
Trailer: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=VlRuC-eVmu4

mFacts:

01. It isnt easier than it looks to catch a nail from a nail gun.
02. Cats can run up walls.
03. You only start flying right before your about to become a pancake.
04. You shouldnt look away after you dodged 1 punch.
05. Don't trust computer surverys.
06. Sara Paxton is a babe.
07. Stephen Hawking hate himself.
08. Leslie Nielsen is still funny.
09. Tom Cruise cant fly. But he can eat planets!
10. When you create a costume make sure you put a mouth hole in it.
11. When you get bitten by a bug you can climb up anything.
12. You can't buy a decent car for 300$.
13. Being part of someone's fav. 5 on their phone IS a big deal.
14. Some people cant walk throgh walls.
15. You can take snaps of girls panties by using your super power.
16. Experiment always make main characters into Superhuman.
17. Funeral ceremonies can be enjoyable.
18. There is Institute for Superheroes.
19. Nerd always become super heroes and got a pretty girl.
20. Professor Xavier's "manhood" still works even though he's crippled.
21. Barry Bonds is a mutant
22. Dragonfly is the unluckiest hero ever.
23. Stephen Hawking listens to Celine Dion.
24. During puberty boys will bleed from their vaginas.
25. Never comment on a woman's weight, esp. if you know that she can zap your ass with lightning.
26. Even the loud homeless guy can get a loan from a bank.
27. When trying to get a piece of glass out of your eye, using another piece of glass is a stupid idea.
28. The white guy with the dreads knows what Dr. Hawking is talking about.
29. When hiding from your arch-foe, you become incredibly flexible.
30. Parodies can still be funny.
31. Drive threw a playground for the shortcut.
32. Never Use H2o1.
33. Never beat up a robber.
34. Never open ur mouth will u give ur son a ring.
35. FARTING JOKES ARE NOT FUNNY. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS USED CONTINUOUSLY.
36. When on a ceiling, you can pee in ways you could never imagine.
36. Always watch where you're going in slo-mo.
37. Hamburgers can see the future.
39. Stephen Hawking likes to say shit.
40. People can have bombs blow on their crotch and not die.
41. Shave your pubes, no girl wants to go down on a tumbleweed.

1. Trifid Nebula

2. Triangulum Galaxy (M33)

3. Sombrero Galaxy (M104)

4. Pleiades (M45, Seven Sisters)

5. Orion Nebula

6. Hourglass Nebula

7. Horsehead Nebula

8. Eagle Nebula (M16)

9. Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

10. Crab Nebula (M1)

Tahukan kalian bahwa alam semesta kita ini indah? Kalau belum tahu, berarti sekarang kalian sudah tahu. :)

The game is great fun, I completed it in about three days, but there are numerous side quests that you can follow, as well as the ever-present challenge of beating your best time in the Temple of the Ocean King. (My current best is 21 seconds). There are 13 floors and you can get a total of 25 minutes of protection from the Sand of Hours in your hourglass by the time you beat the game and collect extra Sand from side quests. Within the Temple are "save zones" in which the clock freezes and enemies cannot touch you. By expertly maneuvering between these while solving various puzzles, as well as collecting golden pots that restore 15 or 30 seconds of your time, it is possible to reach the bottom of the Temple in 0 seconds (though it takes more like a half hour in real-time). This is a fun challenge for hardcore Zelda fans, and since it's a hard thing to do, it takes some time to perfect, so you can show off to your fellow Zelda-geeks.

Throughout the game, players can collect various parts to customize their ship. When using parts from the same set, the ship's stamina increases, the max being 8. While sailing the high seas, players can shoot down foes with the cannon, salvage treasure from the bottom of the sea, and even catch fish. Other seafarers offer side quests, treasure, and opportunity, and the Beadle is a traveling salesman selling potions, bomb bags, quivers, bombchu bags, treasures, and ship parts. Players can find fortunes on uncharted islands, some of which have mini games and others offer secrets and special abilites. (There's a really special island on the east side of the Northwest sea chart if you're playing The Phantom Hourglass and wondering what the jumping golden frogs are for ^_^. When solving the riddle, think whale)

The Phantom Hourglass also comes with a multiplayer Battle Mode, which is essentially a glorified cat-and-mouse game. Two players take turns in controlling Link or three "Phantoms," large, lumbering, armored beasts that possess immense strength. The player controlling Link must scurry to collect "Force Gems" of varying sizes (The larger they are, the more points they reward) and carry them back to their base. Larger gems are heavier, and therefore make Link slower, increasing the chance that he'll be hit by the Phantoms. The player controlling the Phantoms directs them by drawing paths on the touch screen. They cannot enter safe zones (Where the Force Gems start out) and move somewhat slowly. As a result, the player must use wits and cunning to trap Link and hit him. Once the timer of 120 seconds counts down to 0, or a Phantom hits link, players switch roles. Whomever has the most points in the end wins.

All in all, this is a very good game, arguably the best Nintendo DS game out there. I give it 6 out of 5. I'm quite addicted to it, and hope you become so too ^__^ If you're ever out there on the Nintendo Wi-Fi network, look me up. My friend code is 116118781820 and my username is Dachneon. Post a comment if you want to add me XD.

This is a bold campaign for a bold car. The BMW 7 series, the companies flagship car is being unveiled in Germany by being concealed in this 12 metre high by 8 metre wide hour glass. Instead of sand they've used silver balls, which eventually uncover BMW's latest and greatest.

As I said other times, I was born a boob man. I have been admiring huge female breasts since the age of twelve, when Serena Grandi changed my life. Mandy Blake is one of those models that made me "evolve" beyond boobs. Mandy has big boobs nonetheless, but her most distinguishing feature is the meaty abundance below her tits. However, I didn't realize how attracted I was to that fleshy opulence: at the time I was only looking for big breasts. But for some reason Mandy instantly become one of my favorite models even if she didn't have the biggest and juiciest boobs.

Even more strangely, I thought she was my favorite because of her beautiful breasts. But now that I know better the subtle ways of seduction, I know how she conquered me. She conquered me with big boobs on top of a very wide, very curvy mountain of flesh.

Mandy drives you across lakes of soft flesh. She is a one-of-a-kind paradise, so let's follow the curves of her bubbly body. Starting from her long meaty legs she drives your senses to the ecstasy of her wide hips, which nowadays expand to the remarkable girth of 64 inches! And like Murciélago observes, this measure will probably grow in the future (I will have a separate post on Mandy remarkable growth soon).

Such a large ass leaves plenty of room to play with. She will easily wrap your lustful desire into her soft, recessed alcove, and keep you safe and sound inside her warm womb. You will indulge into her sumptuous thighs, so thick and buttery to look like massive pillows, lavishly padded with many generous pounds of cellulite. And you will grab those pillows of flab, you will squeeze them as you please and adore them until you die, for they are thick and heavy when they capture your whole body.

Then, looking up, you will admire the sublime proportions of those enormous hips, noticing they are large enough to provide a healthy foundation, so that everything above them has the chance to bloom and prosper. Admire the large masses of lard on those enormous buttocks, and applaud their ample shape! Mandy radiates Goddess-like beauty right from her hips.

Above all that hilly buttery landscape, her figure curves voluptuously into one of the most lavish, pulpy, mouthwatering gulfs you can encounter. It's the Waist Gulf, where the richest and warmest waves meet in the calm refuge between the womb and the milk farm.

That's what made me grow beyond boobs. Just look at the picture here. She is literally oozing lust. Ancient instincts are awakened. I see her laying on the pillows, and I want to mate and procreate. And it's not just the boobs: the boobs are beautiful, but they appear divine and so incredibly desirable because of the magnificence of her lower body.

It's all in those fantastic rolls. The first roll is a little chubby, delicate and smooth like a fresh lily. The second one is fuller, much thicker and exuding a lavish feeling of opulence as it covers the panties slip. The third, right above the thighs, looks like a deposit of lust. It is so fat that it bulges like a magnificent bag full of meat. You can even see the buttery bubbles of her copious cellulite. And after that, the infinite expanse of her wide breeding hips and her big, chunky thighs awaits you.

She is what I call a round pyramid of desire. First she reassures you with the mountains of flesh on her hips and thighs, and then if you still weren't convinced, she offers you the maternal temptation of her big fat boobs.

Hoy os trago la review de The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. Quien no tiene este juego, pues lo tiene que comprar =D ! NintendoGames recomienda!

Ahora noticias sobre el blog.

Mientras estamos en fase de desenvolvimiento tendremos el blog en wordpress.com . En el futuro teremos un host nuestro, con blog y fórum.

Continuaremos con las actualizaciones.

Abrazos

BMW has constructed a 12-metre-high glass hourglass (the world’s largest) against the backdrop of the Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral and G.U.M. which was unveiled as the centerpiece of the Never Stand Still kick-off, party thrown for 400 invited guests and celebrities.

At the start of the build-up, more than 180,000 silver balls concealed the car, which was gradually unveiled as the balls fell to the lower level... making this reveal a thing of beauty, and in marked contrast to the ubiquitous, instant and cost-effective silk reveal. In other words, BMW has achieved standout.

I've played all of the console Zelda games, and some of the hand held ones. I initially missed out playing Link's Awakening on the Gameboy and Gameboy Color, going back and playing through about a third of it on my Gamecube's Gameboy Advance adapter. I can't say it compelled me to finish it. A little too dated and clunky I think, but I did play through Oracle of Ages for the GBA. That was an excellent hand held Zelda to play through, and I'm still planning on popping its complementary title Oracle of Seasons in my GBA adapter and playing that. I loved playing the original Link to the Past when they brought it to the GBA. It is an experience that can be replayed many times in console or hand held format.

What I love about hand held Zeldas, is that they carry on the mantle of the traditional perspective and gameplay found in the original Legend of Zelda on the NES, and of Link to the Past on the SNES, while the console Zeldas progress and refine the 3D adventures. Even if it seems that the spirit of Legend of Zelda games are threatened from time to time in the console 3D titles(Twilight Princess), having these hand held games to fall back on is sort of comforting.

The Minish Cap continued the proven consistency of the top-down perspective and “Link to the Past” style of graphics. As soon as I began playing it I felt instantly familiar with the universe it presented and had fun playing it. Besides the top-down perspective and graphics, I guess my familiarity with it made sense as it was developed by the same independent developer that developed Oracle of Ages(Flagship). The game was great dungeon and over world gaming from beginning to end. Well, the end of Minish Cap was excruciating in that the final boss(bosses?) were incredibly challenging. I tried to beat the final boss several times, and then had to give it about a months rest before I tackled it again and beat it. I would definitely play it again.

I hate judging a book by its cover, but I was skeptical of Phantom Hourglass from the first time I saw it, hell, I was skeptical of the DS from the first time I saw it. The bulk of my complaint springs from somewhat the same issue as I have with the Wii, but less so. I LIKE the stylus and touch screen controls on the DS, and the dual screens as well. I just don't want to see stylus controls being added to gameplay simply because they are there. I don't want to see vital gameplay elements adapted to merely take advantage of the hardware. Elite Beat Agents works awesome with the stylus, as does Brain Age and Clubhouse Games, but when New Super Mario Bros came out the stylus did not control Mario! Much like the traditional Zelda mechanics, 2D sidescrolling Mario games demand a certain control scheme...a directional pad and two buttons! New Super Mario Bros was a solid sidescroller.

The artwork troubled me right off the bat, because it was obvious they (Nintendo EAD Software Group No. 3) were cramming The Windwaker's graphical style into Phantom Hourglass. The characters in Phantom Hourglass weren't crisp and bold and colorful like they were in The Windwaker. The characters looked fuzzy, and only pseudo-cel-shaded. Phantom Hourglass was still top-down perspective, but definitely not the same graphical style. There are a lot of complaints about the sailing from place to place, which really didn't bother me. What bothered me was dragging the stylus around to move Link, and being forced to use stylus swipes to swipe my sword. Most of the time my meaty little fist holding the stylus was obscuring the screen in a way that I haven't noticed with other stylus-controlled games. I much prefer pressing a button to swipe my sword, and holding it in to perform a twirl attack. The only convenience I will concede(and that could've been made the only combat/control use for the stylus) is the secondary weapons like the boomerang and the grappling claw. Those worked really well, and I think enhanced the gameplay.

Other complaints that I've identified with are Link's rolling mechanic, and the Temple of the Ocean King. I like rolling Link into things to shake trees and such, but due to the crazy stylus input to perform this roll, I maybe did it twice, and those times were on accident. Having to endlessly revisit the Temple of the Ocean King and do timed stealth runs was pretty tedious, and not fun. It was okay when the phantom blade came around and I could actually kill those knights, but man, what an artificial game extender. Overall, I was definitely disappointed by this Zelda release. I really hope the hand held Zeldas don't proceed in this same fashion. My recommendation is to go back and play some other hand held Zelda, namely the Oracle series or Minish Cap. Those were real Zelda games.

As the already dwindling economy continues to step down its ladder, those who could once freely indulge in couture in exchange for a couple thousand dollars now face a restricting budget. Thus, now is not the time to aim for a piece that's excessively flamboyant because the consequence of owning a one hit wonder is a wound, too brutal to quickly heal, on your bank account. History repeats itself, especially the history of trends in fashion. Novelty trends are deeply buried in the forgotten soils of fashion's past (and unfortunate amounts of money wasted in the consumption of these horrors), but the highly respected and beauty-inducing styles often resurrect decades after its prime - fresh outside of one's predecessor's closet.

Thankfully, these designs reminisce and modernly reconstruct the top styles of each decade from the twentieth century: ball gowns layered and wrapped in tulle, wasp waist, not-so-flapping flapper dress(which seem to be lacking the usual bead count), thigh high tiers, scalp sleek hairdos, glossy stockings, and countless adaptations of the hourglass silhouettes. The wasp waist in particular has recently exploded in the return of high waisted pencil jeans and 50s inspired, skin tight one-piece bathing suits, which Galliano used as a foundation to his revealing dresses. Though one would comment that a bathing suit veiled with a layer or two of tulle would be a lousy excuse for anything formal, Galliano's couture proves that there are miracles. A hybrid between the 1920s spiral train and the flair of the Little Mermaid's tail, the waist down portion of one particular dress swishes in a mesmerizing fashion. So mesmerizing, it's a device that conjures onlookers to unconsciously swing their heads like a pendulum, observing the fine floral details in the free-flowing excess of the skirt and the complex pleats only a perfectionist could master. This dress reveals a super power of its own: its talent to unsuspectingly trance the eyes it captures and fixating their mind into complete admiration over its potentially reached sophistication.

If anything, the outlines of many of these pieces brings my mind back to the scene in My Fair Lady where at the Ascot Racecourse, Eliza Dolittle congregates with an elite bunch of elegantly dressed women in white, decked out in the most luxurious and feminine fabrics and cuts one could possibly think of - especially the asymmetrical lace tiers lightly sitting on its mummy-tight dress.

Many of these tiers look similar to an inverted flower, spilling out additional - transparent - lengths to prevent the outfit from looking scandalous. Some redefine the look of a modern, working women. One piece, plastered in black, binds the arm and chest with nothing but ruffles in the front, bundled up in what I assume will be the contemporary girdle which consists of not only the actual body-alterator itself, but thick petals shooting out of each possible side and redefining the way we look at a female's hips.

To see all this is refreshing to me, as I fear the thought of quickly jumping into a pair of crotch-dropped pants, unfitting for my petite figure. I admire the most sophisticated styles of the past, and Galliano implants this sudden nostalgia back into me. With styles like these slowly dominating the streets, as well as the sudden wave of conservative sophistication, the future looks bright as the designer's of tomorrow are driven towards the mission to bring out all the beauty a women could extract.

To see more images from the slideshow, click here.

Images by: allesandro Lucione for Style.com
Source: style.com

Body Variations This Outfit Conceals

- A short/wide neck; the bare chest visually lengthens the neck.                                           

- Long arms; the bracelets break the long line of the arm causing it to appear smaller.

- Long legs; the cropped pants break the line of the legs causing them to appear shorter; the shoes help create the same effect.

How can you determine your body type? Here are the basic characteristics of each.

Diamond- waist extends beyond the hips and shoulders. Generally have slim hips and legs.

Oval- an all over roundness.

Tubular- a thinner version of the rectangle (see below).

Hourglass- curvy, hips and shoulders match in width, a very narrow waist.

Balanced- hips and shoulders match in width, a small waist but not extreme like the hourglass.

Rectangle- has very little or no definition in waist. Hips and shoulders are generally equal in width. 

Inverted Triangle- shoulders are wider than hips.

Triangle- hips are wider than shoulders.

It's killing me
To be in this room
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out soon I'm hurting you
With everything I do
It's too long
Too long in this place

We're counting down
Only seconds now
I gotta hang on
Hang on to you

I'm staring at
My cuticles
Too long
Too long in this place

We have each other
You are my brother
Sitting here beside you
I just wanna use you

We have each other
You are my brother
Sitting here beside you
I just wanna use you

I'm hurting you
With everything I do
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out soon

It's killing me
To be in this room
I don't belong
Belong in this place

We have each other
You are my brother
Sitting here beside you
I just wanna use you

I also found a funny glitch in the Hourglass game.  In the Ocean King Temple, where you have to get the Force Gems, if you kill the phantom, so that he drops the key, don't get the key until you get the closest force gem (bottom right).  Now, go get the key!!  The animation is hilarious!  You see Link showing the key in pride as the Force Gem hovers over his head!  But, here's the clincher!!  As soon as the short animation is over, the gem is on the ground again!

Anyways, I really love this game, it's so much fun.  It's very challenging, but it is very good.

Swimdress is constructed to create a perfect hourglass shape. Swimdress accentuates the bust, nip in the waiste and flare out over the hip and tigh. Usually swimdresses are fitted with tummy control panel and support at the bust area

'HEEE' I grin widely!

I watched the America's Next Top Model finale yesterday. Although I was not rooting for anybody to win, I couldn't help but feeling slightly excited that a 'full-figured' model won the show

Any full-figured/curvy woman living in the 20th century would know how challenging and often limiting it is to buy clothes. For example, just walk through any departmental stores, and look at the blouses collection. Most of it would be short-above-the-butt cut. Well, if you have ample butt, that is not the most flattering look for you. Yeah, they have slighty longer cut blouses, but most of it would make you look like some frumpy makcik! (and boy I can't tell you how many times that has happened to me). And don't even get me started on the carrot cut jeans! Needless to say, shopping can be a bit frustrating for fuller-figured women who has a liking for fashion (me!).

As I said before, there can also be good in commercialism, (to a certain degree), and hopefully this can be a further push to a more inspiring lines of clothing for everage-sized, full-figured women. There's only so much dieting and working out a woman can do. If you are an hourglass, you will always have hip!

*****************

Image of Whitney from here.

================
I. Introduction
================

This FAQ was made because many people seem to have trouble with finding all of
the Spirit Gems in the game, so I decided to make it. Please note that you
shouldn't email me about me being too vague with the locations or something,
because I did the best I could to type them up. Feel free to email me with
corrections or something, though. With that said, let the guide begin.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

====================
II. Spirit Gem List
====================

In this section, I will list the locations of the Power, Wisdom, and Courage
Gems in the game. These are also known as Spirit Gems. What are their use, you
ask? Well, south of Molida Island is a hidden island known as the Spirit
Island. There, you can trade in your Spirit Gems to gain new abilities for
Link, which can be really useful. There are 20 of each gem, To find the Spirit
Island, sail south of Molida Island to locate a hidden island by the three-rock
formation.

----------
Power Gems
----------

When you upgrade your sword using the Power Gems, your sword burns with fire
and gets more power.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #1
Location: Any Island Shop

How To Find: Go to the shop on any island and buy the gem for 500 Rupees.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #2
Location: Isle of Ember

How To Find: After you beat the Temple of Fire, go back to Astrid's house and
             talk to her. She'll give you one.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #3
Location: Cannon Island

How To Find: Enter the cave on the island. You'll find this one behind a wall
             of rocks.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #4
Location: Isle of Gust

How To Find: At the southwestern part of the island, dig up the dirt patch and
             ride the wind gust. Open the chest to find it.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #5
Location: Temple of Wind

How To Find: Enter the room where there are sand worms that appear if you run.
             Head to the western end of the room and you'll find it.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #6
Location: Mercay Island

How To Find: Once you clear the Temple of Wind, enter Oshus's house and speak
             to him. He will give you the gem. If you wait until near the end
             of the game, Oshus won't be in his house. You'll have to talk to
             the bartender in the local bar of Mercay Island to get the gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #7
Location: Mercay Island

How To Find: Make your way to the Temple of the Ocean King, and on the way
             there look for a cracked wall. Blow it up with a bomb and head
             into the cave, where a chest containing the gem is located.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #8
Location: Temple of the Ocean King

How To Find: On B4, you'll find a few Phantom Eyes. Defeat them all and a chest
             appears, which has a Power Gem inside.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #9
Location: Temple of Courage

How To Find: On 1F, there are two tombstone signs and a wall in between them.
             Place a bomb there to blow it up, where you'll find the gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #10
Location: Temple of Courage

How To Find: In the room where there are moving blocks everywhere, take out
             your bow to find an eye on the wall. There are two on each side.
             Shoot both of them to reveal a chest with the gem inside.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #11
Location: Temple of the Ocean King

How To Find: On B3, head onto the platform where there's an eye on the wall
             across from it. Shoot the eye and a chest will appear, so get it
             to find the gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #12
Location: Temple of the Ocean King

How To Find: On B7, there is a wooden pole at the northeastern part of the
             room. Jump on it and use the Boomerang to target the switch on the
             platform to the south, then throw it to hit it. This makes a chest
             appear, so quickly run and get it.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #13
Location: Goron Island

How To Find: Once you become an official member of the Goron tribe, make your
             way through the maze near the temple. You'll end up finding a
             chest containing the Power Gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #14
Location: Isle of Frost

How To Find: After clearing the Temple of Ice, jump onto the pole outside of
             the dungeon and climb your way up with the Grappling Hook. Head to
             the next area when you reach the top, then follow the path and
             grapple to a chest that holds the gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #15
Location: Spirit Island

How To Find: Grapple to the pole on the right side of the island. Follow the
             path and use the Grappling Hook to reach a chest.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #16
Location: Bannan Island

How To Find: When you dock on the island, head directly south and use the
             Grappling Hook on the chest. Open it to find the gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #17
Location: Molida Island

How To Find: Enter the cave by Romano's hut, then follow the path and jump
             across the ledges. On the last ledge, look to the south and use
             the Grappling Hook on the chest, then open it to find the gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #18
Location: Isle of the Dead

How To Find: Inside the hole you had to dig up, enter the northern room upon
             dropping into the cave to find the gem in a chest.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #19
Location: Isle of Ruins

How To Find: Once you drain the water of the island, a maze in the southwestern
             corner can be found. At the northeastern part of the maze is a
             chest with a gem inside.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Gem #20
Location: Any Island

How To Find: Once you get through Mutoh's Temple, you will receive a letter
             from Mutoh a day later according to your DS clock. He will give
             you the last Power Gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------
Wisdom Gems
-----------

When you upgrade yourself using the Wisdom Gems, your shield is able to guard
against more attacks, and you don't take as much damage from enemies.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #1
Location: Mercay Island

How To Find: Head towards the Temple of the Ocean King, and bomb the cracked
             wall on the way there. Enter the cave and go to the end of it,
             then shoot the eye on the wall to extend the bridge. Cross the
             bridge and defeat the enemy there, then continue outside. Head up
             the stairs and you'll find Freedle. Go east of him to find a chest
             with it inside.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #2
Location: Temple of the Ocean King

How To Find: Head to B2 of the temple, and to the northwestern corner. Place a
             bomb and blow up the wall there, then have a Bombchu crawl through
             the hole and hit the switch. Open the chest that appears.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #3
Location: Temple of the Ocean King

How To Find: On B9 of the temple, kill all of the invisible enemies that steal
             time from you, then a chest appears. It contains the gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #4
Location: Isle of Ember

How To Find: After clearing the Temple of Wind, talk to Astrid. She'll give you
             a gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #5
Location: Molida Island

How To Find: When you exit the cave and go in the direction of the temple, look
             for a cracked part of the ground where you exit the cave. Dig
             there to uncover a hole, then drop down it and you'll be on a
             ledge with a chest. Open it to get the Wisdom Gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #6
Location: Temple of Courage

How To Find: In the room where you ride the moving blocks, ride them to the end
             of the room and look to the left. Target the heart-shaped orb and
             throw it until it points up. At this point, shoot an arrow into it
             and the arrow will hit an eye on the wall. This makes a chest
             containing the gem appear.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #7
Location: Zauz's Island

How To Find: Right next to Zauz's house is a Cucco. Lift it and go right, then
             jump across to the platform using the Cucco. A chest is here.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #8
Location: Bannan Island

How To Find: Once you get Jolene's letter from a mailbox, deliver it to Joanne
             on Bannan Island in the Old Wayfarer's house (you must complete
             the mermaid side quest first) to get a Wisdom Gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #9
Location: Isle of Gust

How To Find: Make your way through the island and enter the first cave. Inside,
             open the chest in the middle of the room to find the gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #10
Location: Goron Island

How To Find: After you answer all of Biggoron's questions correctly, he gives
             you a Wisdom Gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #11
Location: Isle of Frost

How To Find: From your ship, head all the way north (go left of the hill) and
             to the next area. Left of the two houses is a chest. Grapple to it
             with the Grappling Hook and open it.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #12
Location: Temple of Ice

How To Find: On B1 of the temple, head to the right side and shoot the eye on
             the wall to make a chest appear. Go to the southern part of the
             right side of the room and use the Grappling Hook to pull the
             lever. This melts some ice for a short time, so run to where the
             ice was and push the block all the way north, then head right and
             into the opening with the chest.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #13
Location: Temple of Ice

How To Find: On 3F of the temple, make your way up the platforms and cross the
             ice bridges. You will come across a switch on the left that you
             cannot reach. Take out a bomb and throw it there to hit it, which
             lowers the blue blocks. Jump down and head up the steps to the
             left to reach the chest.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #14
Location: Isle of Ruins

How To Find: After you drain the water on the island, you'll soon come to a
             boulder on a raised ledge. Push that boulder all the way right and
             it will roll off, colliding into another boulder. Take that path
             and go up into the next area, where a chest is.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #15
Location: Isle of Ruins

How To Find: The water must be drained in order to get this one as well. At the
             northwestern part of the island is a cave. Enter it to find a
             chest with the Wisdom Gem inside.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #16
Location: Maze Island

How To Find: Start the maze game, then head to the eastern side of it. Place a
             bomb south of the chest that's in a small area to blow up the
             wall, then get the chest.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #17
Location: Maze Island

How To Find: This is your prize for clearing the Beginner's maze.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #18
Location: Beedle's Shop Ship

How To Find: Enter any of Beedle's ships on the sea, and buy it for 500 Rupees.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #19
Location: Any Island

How To Find: Play the Cannon Game once, then you'll get a letter from Salvatore
             who will give you the gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wisdom Gem #20
Location: Any Island

How To Find: After clearing the Temple of Ice, you will receive a letter from
             Aroo a day later according to your DS clock. He'll give you the
             last Wisdom Gem.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------
Courage Gems
------------

When you upgrade your sword using the Courage Gems, beams shoot out from your
sword when you attack, allowing you to hit enemies from a distance with it.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #1
Location: Mercay Island

How To Find: Bomb the cracked wall near the Temple of the Ocean King, then
             enter the cave. Follow the path and shoot the eye on the wall to
             extend a bridge, then go on that bridge. Make your way up the
             steps here, then go to the statue on the platform and hit it. Tap
             the statue after that and have it point the laser towards the
             Temple of the Ocean King. Go there, plant a bomb by the temple
             where the laser is, then enter the cave that appeared. Go to the
             center of the bridge inside, then take your Boomerang and look to
             the south. Throw it at the switch and a chest will appear, which
             has the gem inside.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #2
Location: Temple of the Ocean King

How To Find: On B1 of the temple, go to the entrance of the room and look for a
             wooden pole. Use the Grappling Hook on that pole and another one
             nearby to make a tightrope, then get on it and shoot the eye on
             the wall. Shoot the chest that appears to get it.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #3
Location: Temple of the Ocean King

How To Find: On B8 of the temple, put the round-shaped crystal in its pedestal,
             along with the triangle-shaped one. This makes a chest appear.
             Cross the invisible path at the top platform to reach it.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #4
Location: Isle of Ember

How To Find: Go to the northwestern part of the island after getting the
             Grappling Hook, then use it to reach the chest across from you.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #5
Location: Temple of Courage

How To Find: In the room where the stairs leading to the boss's room are, go
             behind the stairs and bomb the wall to reach it.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #6
Location: Molida Island

How To Find: Go directly left from the entrance of the Temple of Courage, then
             use the Grappling Hook to reach the platform there.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #7
Location: Spirit Island

How To Find: From your ship, head over to the right to find a chest with the
             gem inside.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #8
Location: Temple of Wind

How To Find: On B1 of the temple, make your way to the southeastern part of the
             room after opening the door there. Ride all of the wind gusts up
             to a platform with a chest.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #9
Location: Isle of Gust

How To Find: Head to the area of the island where you must use the longlasting
             wind gust to push you across to the platform. Jump down and bomb
             the wall at the dead end to reveal a cave. Inside is a chest.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #10
Location: Bannan Island

How To Find: Enter the only cave on the island. At the end of the path, use a
             bomb to blow up the wall, then follow the path out to the other
             side of the island. Go north of Salvatore, the guy by the desk.
             Use the Grappling Hook to get on the platform with a chest.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #11
Location: Uncharted Island

How To Find: To find this island, go to the Northwestern Sea and sail around
             the eastern parts of it until you find it. Solve the riddle on the
             island and enter the cave, then look around in the first room and
             use the Grappling Hook to reach the chest across from you.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #12
Location: Goron Island

How To Find: Go to the Goron that wanted you to kill the Yellow ChuChus. Near
             him is a raised plateau with a boulder. Stand next to the Goron
             and use the Grappling Hook on the boulder to reach a chest.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #13
Location: Dee Ess Island

How To Find: Go to the northern end of the island, then jump down to the pit.
             Defeat the enemies to make a chest appear.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #14
Location: Dee Ess Island

How To Find: On the Touch Screen of the Nintendo DS (on the map, that is), use
             the Shovel and dig around the southwestern corner to dig it up.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #15
Location: Isle of the Dead

How To Find: In the hidden Rupoor area (see the Walkthrough), you'll find this
             one in one of the four chests at the end of the room.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #16
Location: Isle of Ruins

How To Find: After draining the water of the island, go to the eastern side of
             the island. You should locate a chest.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #17
Location: Mutoh's Temple

How To Find: In the room where you have to use the Hammer to smash the switches
             on each side, do so and let the second moving block carry you
             south. Get onto the platform it takes you to and go southwest to
             find a chest.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #18
Location: The Sea

How To Find: You must get ambushed by a pirate ship, but not Jolene. Just sail
             towards the ship to get ambushed. Defeat the enemies that appear
             in the engine room and you'll get the gem from Linebeck.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #19
Location: Masked Ship

How To Find: Change your internal DS clock so that it is between 10:00PM and
             12:00AM on weekdays, or 10:00AM to 12:00PM on weekends. Then, you
             will find Beedle wearing a golden helmet around one of the areas
             of the sea. Board his ship and buy the Courage Gem he sells.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Courage Gem #20
Location: Any Island

How To Find: After finishing the Goron Temple, you will get a letter from
             Gongoron a day after according to your DS clock. He will give you
             the last Courage Gem.

Thank you so much Super Slash for creating this guide for us. More guides coming soon!

No matter how much or how long you prepare yourself, breaking up is so hellish to do.

Nalilito ako
Nais kong sagipin ang ating
Nalulunod na pag-ibig
Ngunit handa akong
Palayain ka
-Paramita, "Hiling" [Tala]

I'm confused
I wish to save
Our drowning love
Yet I'm prepared
To set you free

I've been so cold the past week, so cold that I almost never felt my own heartbeat. I've been losing love for my boyfriend of two years. His name is Cort. It was a week before our second anniversary. I would have been excited had not for this growing apathy. I try to imagine how we'd celebrate it but all that fill my mind are clouds. I try to remember his touches; the first time he embraced me to keep me warm, the first time he carried me, the first time he kissed me by the steeples... Yet it all felt like a faraway memory, like a mist I can never hold.

Maybe I was just falling out of love. Maybe my heart was filled with more emptiness because of his absence. Then I had an epiphany. I realized that it's probably time to end it. A relationship without communication and passion is useless. Never mind that he was my first boyfriend who treated me like a queen. Never mind that he's the first man I've made love with and I to him. Never mind that we had a long-term relationship of two years.

My phone rang. It was Cort. I let it sit for a few seconds before answering it. The unreadiness suddenly caught me. Then with trembling hands I answered it and heard his wavering voice. He asked how I was doing. He said that the past days he never heard from me were inner torture to him. He said he couldn't sleep for two days straight without hearing my voice. He felt lost without me.

I was supposed to be harboring the opposite yet the hourglass was suddenly turned. My emotions deluged. "Let's end this," I told him in my erratic tone. "I'm growing cold. I no longer want an empty relationship."

My inner self then began a sudden internal dialogue. It felt like two personalities in one body holding a judicial trial against one another. Both personalities were in all aspects the same.

Why am I feeling broken? I wanted this for a long while now.

I thought of breaking up without fear or favor. Why am I suddenly falling apart?

I've taken a week to harden myself. Why am I being taken over by grief?

"Let's end this," I repeated, this time not only throat hurt but my eyes began to sting too. I unknowingly felt them water. "I don't want this anymore," The tears then turned into rivers. "I'm tired of loving you already," and with that I completely succumbed.

Silence was the only response from him at first. My sentiments were the same. Nothing. It felt like half an eternity until I heard Cort's voice. He didn't sound normal.

"Alouette, why? We're just about to celebrate our second anniversary. Why now on the night before?"

I didn't know what to say. I couldn't bear to tell him that I chose the exact date of our anniversary for this divergence making it two exact revolutions. It just so happened he called a night ahead. I couldn't bear to tell him that I felt like I'd thrown away two years for a love without direction.

"Please don't give up on us. Don't give up on me. Please..."

He pleaded. I could sense him setting aside his masculinity just to let me stay. I felt powerless. I felt like whatever I could say would worsen this. I didn't know if I should tighten this knot or cut it for good. All I could do was cry.

"I don't know what I'd do without you. I'm sorry I neglected you. I'm sorry I'd rather load my account in Perfect World than my cellphone to text you. I'm sorry I left you alone. Please don't leave me. I love you Alouette. You know that."

I felt the hourglass turning again, the sudden stream of the sands that changed my emotions. I felt the apathy diminish. I felt myself being overwhelmed with childlike emotions. Suddenly I refuse to let go. I held my phone closer to my ear and cried away once more.

"You crazy bitch..." he whispered. "I was even hoping I'd hear an anniversary greeting from you. Instead I'll hear you wanting to break up." His voice was composed once more. "Your final exams are nearing, right? For now I'll just wish you luck..."

And with that I pressed the reject button on my Sony Ericsson phone.

Nanlalamig na ba ang pag-ibig mo?
Is your love growing cold?

There I sat at the back of my church at my usual spot. There I cried alone, not caring whether the passers-by could see or hear me snuffling. I leaned my forehead on my knees and cried away like a lost child. I held my phone close to my heart, vaguely waiting for it to ring again and see Cort's name on the screen.

Then it came, the realization. Cort may not have been with me physically but emotionally, he was there all the way. Whenever I had breakdowns and unrelenting tears, he'd let me cry to him and he won't hold back. He'll just remain silent and let me cry away for as long as I want.

The hourglass turned again. This time it deluged the fine sands of guilt. I was reminded of Cort's love and support for the past two years. Why should I leave him? He never left me. He may not have always been with me physically but his emotional presence far outweighed his physical absence. Breaking up with him was such a selfish and impulsive thought.

With a deep breath I called him again. In less than a moment he answered. He seemed calm and composed now. "I'm sorry, Cort." I said, I found my self stiffling a tearful chuckle. "I'm so sorry I scared you. I thought about how you were always there for me. I thought, hey! Cort never abandoned me. Why should I do the same? I'm not breaking up with you now. You're worth more than any guy I've known."

I heard him make a light chuckle too. "Thank you, Alouette. But I'm still gonna get even with you for scaring me like hell."

"I'd be delighted..."

We just laughed and teased each other unreasonably. We were so glad that we've settled another misunderstanding. For the past two years, Cort and I never had a long-term argument. Never were there times when we were already yelling and ignoring each other.

"I love you Cort."

"I love you too Alouette."