Leslie Carter, 25, sister of famous brothers Nick Carter and Aaron Carter, passed away last Tuesday and it was said that the cops ruled the death as drug overdose.

She was remembered as an aspiring singer who never made it as big as her siblings. She had a long history of mental illness and had been treated as such. When she died, it was discovered that there were prescription drugs around her. The drugs found near her were Olanzapine, Cyclobensaprine and Alprazolam. These drugs are used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and anxiety respectively.

It was her stepmother Ginger Carter who called 911. Her father, Robert Carter, attempted to give her CPR before the paramedics arrived. She was brought to the Westfield Memorial Hospital in New York where she died.

Leslie seemed extraordinarily depressed on the day of her death. She said she took a lot of pills, maybe 8 Xanax pills, and then fell asleep on the shower. Her stepmother brought her to her room but eventually, she was unconscious and that was when they called 911.

The sad part is that Leslie has a 10-month-old daughter named Alyssa who will grow up not knowing her mother.

In a recent news item, it was reported that the Sandiganbayan has sentenced two former officials of the Batangas State University (BSU) here in the Philippines to 10 years imprisonment. Their crime? The two have conspired so that one of them who owns a shop will exclusively rent graduation caps and gowns to the graduating students.

The officials in question are Former BSU president Ernesto de Chavez and former vice president for academic affairs Rolando Lontoc Sr.. They were charged and now sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. They were also disqualified from holding any public office in the future.

You see, De Chavez and Lontoc were found guilty of violating Section 3 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, which specifically prohibits government employees from getting unwarranted “benefits, advantage, or preference.”

While parents and students of BSU may actually rejoice that justice was served their case, I cannot help but think that these two school officials only committed one small act of corruption and yet they are going to serve 10 years imprisonment and their reputation, as well as that of the families, are tainted forever.

If ever they had amassed ill-gotten wealth from the rental of the caps and togas, I don’t think that it ever afforded them mansions in the United States and luxury travels.

It is just too bad that they were not able to cover their tracks and so they got caught. And they were not powerful enough to make people shut up. Tsk. Tsk.

It just saddens me that small fry like these get caught and incarcerated. I just feel that they are mere fall guys of the big fish.

The 2012 Consumer Electronic Show–the largest consumer technology trade show, will be held on January 10-13, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Celebrities likes Hollywood stars, professional athletes, music icons and entertainers will be there to promote the new products and technologies that are now shaping consumer technology.

Some of the activities include:

1. Actress Eliza Dushku will be the Entertainment Matters Ambassador at the CES program. The Entertainment Matters program is specifically designed by and for “Hollywood’s film, television and digital communities”. Dushku also will contribute to Spike TV’s “CES All Access Live” broadcast coverage from 12:30-1:45 p.m. on January 10. She will then host the network’s exclusive VIP CES party in the evening at the Tryst Nightclub in the Wynn Las Vegas.

2. Inspirational TV personality and fitness guru Jillian Michaels will give importance on the marriage of tech and fitness at the CES TechZone FitnessTech on January 10, from 10:30-11 a.m. in N256, North Hall.

3. Rapper 50 Cent will sign autographs on January 10-12, from 3-4 p.m., at the booth of his new new audio company, SMS Audio, at LVCC, South Hall, #20818. On January 11, he will talk about his new line of wireless headphones with the TechCrunch editors at the AOL Studio, LVCC, Grand Lobby, from 12-12:30 p.m.

4. Justin Bieber will unveil the new entertainment robot of TOSY Robotics at their booth located in the Robotics TechZone of the LVCC South Hall ground level (#21964, 21968, 22064, 22066 and 22068). It will be on Wednesday, January 11 from 1-3 p.m.

5. Dennis Rodman will make an appearance at the Paltalk’s booth (LVCC, South Hall, #26915) from 2-3:30 p.m. on January 12 in order to talk about Paltalk–a service that conveniently allows users to explore online chat sites with community chat rooms and cool webcam technology that lets chatters see each other.

6. Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan will be at the CES Floor from 10-11 am on January 10. Miss America 2012 will be held on January 14 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

7. NBA legends Robert Horry and John Salley will be at the booth of Haier America. Horry will be there from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on January 10 while Salley will be there at the same time on January 11. Celebrity chef and author Allison Fishman will hold a live cooking demo as well as make daily appearances at Haier’s booth from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on January 10 and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on January 11-12.

8. LL COOL J, star of the CBS drama NCIS: LOS ANGELES, will introduce the new technology from Boomdizzle on the CNET stage (LVCC, South Hall Lobby), 2pm on January 10.

9. TV actor Greg Grunberg of Heroes and Wayne Brady of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, will be with OnStar for Tweet House sessions on January 11, from 1-5 p.m. in N254, North Hall.

There are just some of the celebrity appearances for the CES 2012. And well, we will also be seeing the world’s thinnest laptop from Acer at the show.

Without much ado, here is the 2012 NFL Playoff Schedule from espn.com.

AFC WILD-CARD ROUND
SATURDAY, JAN. 7
No. 6 Cincinnati (9-7) at No. 3 Houston (10-6), 4:30 ET (NBC)
Reliant Stadium

SUNDAY, JAN. 8
No. 5 Pittsburgh (12-4) at No. 4 Denver (8-8), 4:30 ET (CBS)
Sports Authority Field at Mile High

AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
SATURDAY, JAN. 14
Lowest remaining seed at No. 1 New England (13-3), 8 ET (CBS)
Gillette Stadium

SUNDAY, JAN. 15
Highest remaining seed at No. 2 Baltimore (12-4), 1 ET (CBS)
M&T Bank Stadium

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
SUNDAY, JAN. 22
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (CBS)

NFC WILD-CARD ROUND
SATURDAY, JAN. 7
No. 6 Detroit (10-6) at No. 3 New Orleans (13-3), 8 ET (NBC)
Mercedes-Benz Superdome

SUNDAY, JAN. 8
No. 5 Atlanta (10-6) at No. 4 N.Y. Giants (9-7), 1 ET (FOX)
MetLife Stadium

NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
SATURDAY Jan. 14
Highest remaining seed at No. 2 San Francisco (13-3), 4:30 ET (FOX)
Candlestick Park

SUNDAY, JAN. 15
Lowest remaining seed at No. 1 Green Bay (15-1), 4:30 ET (FOX)
Lambeau Field

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
SUNDAY, JAN. 22
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (FOX)

SUPER BOWL XLVI
SUNDAY, FEB. 5
At Indianapolis (NBC, 6:30 ET)
Lucas Oil Stadium

David Beckham and Manny Pacquiao

No, there isn’t a match entitled Beckham Vs. Pacquiao in Manila.

I am not really a football fan that is why I have not really written about the Azkals as well as the recent visit of British football superstar David Beckham in the country.

But I did read news items about last weekend’s friendly bout between the Philippine football team against the LA Galaxy team.

What especially caught my attention was the fact that Beckham was starstruck when Manny Pacquaio went into the stadium. He went to Manny and offered his white jersey to our Filipino boxing champ. It was reported that Manny’s wife Jinkee was giggling beside her husband, obviously thrilled with seeing Beckham face to face. But for Beckham, it was also like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Imagine that.

Now, who is the bigger superstar between these two professional athletes? Honestly, I don’t care. I am just proud about our very own Manny. No matter where he goes, his name resounds and people are just honored to meet him. And he is a Filipino. So I am proud.

What I like about Manny, as I have always written before, is that he is very humble. Like after a fight, he prays and raises his arms, as if thanking God for the victory. It is such a stark contrast to what happened after the Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito bout. In this fight, Cotto won and when Margarito went down, he looked down at his bloodied opponent and said some words that are not nice. I have never seen Pacquiao do that.

Pacquiao does not only possess exemplary athletic abilities, he is a true sportsman. And that is I think the reason why God continues to bless him, no matter what people say.

Dreaming of a magical Christmas at Hong Kong Disneyland.

The Winter Holiday at Hong Kong Disneyland has already started last November 18, 2011 and will end January 2, 2011. All the attractions there have Christmas decorations. As usual, you can meet and greet the beloved Disney characters wearing Christmas costumes.

The highlight of your visit would be procession of characters where Santa Mickey will ride a magical sleigh. And of course, the end of the day will be capped with pompous pyrotechnics show at the Tinkerbell Castle. I dunno why they call it Tinkerbell because in the US, it is the Cinderella Castle but it is where Tinkerbell descends for the nighttime finale.

Well, anyway, you can also get special treats if you stay in any of the disney hotels in the area.

I am pretty sure that in all the Disney Parks all over the world, Christmas will be as magical as this one. After all, at Disney, dreams do come true.

Thanks to some blogger friends, my desire to increase the number of Facebook likers and Twitter followers (@Posh_Post) of this blog has come true. I have joined a giveaway in the United States that will grant a Nook Tablet worth $250 to one lucky participant. Contest starts today, Thanksgiving Day, and will end on December 7, 2011.

It is actually very easy to do with Rafflecopter. And you can find it below. Thanks for joining! I am hoping that a Filipino in America will win!

Jennifer Lopez Performs at the AMA 2011. Photo: Matt Sayles/AP

All signs of sorrow over her divorce last July from husband of 7 years Marc Anthony seems like a faded memory as Jennifer Lopez performs at the 2011 American Music Awards.

Below are some more photos. JLo seems so happy and much in love as it was reported that she has been dating her back up dancer, Casper Smart, 24. Do we have another Demi Moore-Ashton Kutcher in the making? Don’t these hot older ladies ever learn? Or Smart is just a rebound fling?

Whatever it is, they reportedly engaged in a lot of PDA at the post-awards party. When they left around midnight, they were hand in hand.

Jennifer Lopez Performance. Photo: Matt Sayles/AP

Incidentally, Lopez also won the Latin Music Favorite Award and she dazzled in her black lace gown.

Jennifer Lopez accepts her award for Latin music favorite artist at the 39th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Matt Sayles/AP

Avril Lavigne and her boyfriend Brody Jenner were hurt in a brawl at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel last Monday.

It seems that the singer was badly injured because according to her tweet,

“I got attacked by 5 people last night out of nowhere. Not cool. My face is f––ed,” Lavigne wrote. “As in black eye, bloody nose, hair ripped out, scratches, bruises and cuts. So not ok to be abusive to others. Violence is NEVER the answer.”

Jenner tried to jump in and break up the fight but instead, he was hit on the head with a beer bottle.

Sometimes, that is why I don’t like going to bars because I don’t want to get caught in situations like these. We do not really know what happened there, like who started it and who the five are, but one thing is sure, people were hurt. And that is what I don’t like because sometimes, lives are even lost.

Right now, there is an investigation going on because the matter was taken up with the police.

The earth had a close call when Asteroid 2005 YU55 almost brushed our planet. This very big space rock that measures 1,300 feet wide and was moving very fast, traveling about 29,000 mph or 8 miles per second. Its speed was being affected by so many things–bumping into other space objects, gravity, and then the hit of the sun.

But God has other plans for the earth. I believe that He did that just to remind people that He is still in control about the universe.

I guess this is not yet the end of the world. Or that God will not end the world this way?

Mariah Yeater and her baby on the cover of Star Magazine

Other photos have been uploaded about Mariah but she seems to look very old in them that I am not sure if that was truly her. She is only 20 but looks like 40 in the other photos I found on the net. I guess this is the closest.

Marion Salmon Hedges is a mother as well as a wealthy real-estate broker. She went to Target with her 13-year-old son in order to buy candies for underprivileged neighborhood kids that come to their house for Trick or Treating every Halloween.

But this year, things are going to be very different because while she was walking outside the store, two 12-year-old boys dropped a shopping cart four floors above her. She was hit in the head.

Her husband said that “in the best of cases”, she will be in rehabilitation for months. But it is not yet clear what kind of neurological damages she incurred because of the incident.
Gaurav Patel, a doctor who witnessed the incident, performed CPR on Hedges, who was later transported to Harlem Hospital where she remains.

According to Fox News,

“We heard a little boy just screaming,” Patel’s wife, Susan Mahoney, told the newspaper. “Guarav said she was [in cardiac arrest] for about a minute. He did chest compressions, and she became responsive.”

The suspects are now held in custody and are being charged in juvenile courts. The cops that apprehended them said that they were laughing on their way to the station because this was just all a big joke to them. What they did not know was that, now a family is motherless because of a thoughtless act.

I wonder what their parents are thinking and doing now. It is just sad that this had to happen to the Hedges family.