US President Obama in Oslo, Norway for Nobel Peace Prize

Air Force One is ready for take off at around 10:45am, Friday morning in Oslo Gardermoen Airport on December 11, 2009. The Norwegian Policemen are on guard.

US President Barack Obama waves goodbye with a sweet smile to the people of Norway.

And farewell to you who invited us, accompanied us back to the airport, welcome us and gave me a historic moment and a very important award. Now, I have to show Norway and the world that I deserve this award. As the demonstrators says: Obama, you won it, now earn it! Yes, you can.

Nobel Institute Chairman Torbjørn Jagland and the Director of the Nobel Institute Geir Lundestad are waiting patiently with the Secret Service around, for the departure of US President Barack Obama and Michelle.

Here they are, waiting for the Air Force One to get ready for Mr. & Mrs. Obama.

Barack Obama waving for the last time to the people waving back in Carl Johan, on their way to the airport at 9:50am, Friday. A picture speaks louder than words! ):

The Police in Chief Anstein Gjengedal said he was praised by Obama when they meet on Friday morning before leaving Grand Hotel to Oslo Gardermoen Airport. -Obama said "thank you for all the help", he expressed that he was satisfied with the job we have done, and so are the Secret Service.

Skål (pronounce as iskowl) to Alfred Nobel, said Barack Obama to the invited guests inside the Grand Hotel´s banquet after the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. He learned a Norwegian word for cheers.

At the banquet, inside the Grand Hotel, with King Harald & Queen Sonja of Norway (standing behind the King), Nobel Institute Chairman Torbjørn Jagland and the Director of the Nobel Institute Geir Lundestad back them, on Thursday evening while lots of people are standing and waiting outside in hours.

No more space for over 10,000 people who are waiting to see Obama, the Nobel Peace winner this year at the balcony of Grand Hotel.

At last! The crowd could see Barack & Michelle when the couple came out on the popular balcony in Grand Hotel. A little humid and very cold to stand still with low temperature in the evening.

While the other thousands are on the other streets who could not come forward because it was too crowded already.

Michelle and Barack Obama waving to the crowd taking pictures of them and glad to see the Nobel Peace winner Obama, the first President who received the award so early while in his present position.

CNN journalist Jonathan Mann who loves interviewing the Nobel Peace Prize Winner yearly, sitting here to the left with the former US President and Nobel Peace Winner 2002 Jimmy Carter. He was not able to interview the US President because Obama has no time. But Jonathan Mann is present as CNN correspondent at Carl Johan street where the King´s Palace, the Norwegian Parliament, the Grand Hotel are located.

Climate Director in Greenpeace USA is not satisfied with US President Obama´s speech. He expected more.

The environmental movement thought Obama would focus more on climate change in his speech. While the other groups of demonstrators are on the way to Grand Hotel to tell their messages to US President Obama.

The former Norwegian Prime Minister years ago and the former World Health Organization Director Gro Harlem Brundtland with her husband, said Obama´s speech is different. -He mentioned so little about Climate Change. We will watch & listen to the Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Here it is! Barack Obama with big smile holding his Nobel Peace award, a special made diploma each year and Alfred Nobel Gold Medal. The Chairman of Nobel Institute Torbjørn Jagland gave him this memorable and once in a life time award, with lots of demands and expectations in it in the long run.

They are shaking hands, thanking each other and congratulating the winner Obama. A man did something more. Nobel Institute Director Geir Lundestad lift his index finger and it looks like he gives Obama a small sermon.

The Prince of Bel-Air(US intertainment tv-program) in the middle.

In here, after the speeches, the Chairman of the Nobel Peace Committee Torbjørn Jagland gives the prestigious award to USA´s President Barack Obama with diploma & gold medal, and a cheque.

American actor Will Smith & his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their daughter & son with them, are among the invited guests and also the hosts in the Nobel Peace Concert for Obama. Obama has chosen some artists who are going to perform at the evening´s concert, Friday Dec. 11, eventhough Barack and Michelle are leaving Friday morning. This surprised Norway who prepared and used lot of efforts for the Nobel Peace Prize this year.

Here they are marching in, with the King´s Guards playing the trumpets inside the Oslo City Hall on Dec. 10, 2009.

President Obama finally at the Grand Hotel after meeting the Prime Minister, the Royal Family at the King´s Palace, and the Press. Getting ready for the big event where he is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize 2009 with lots of invited people from different countries like head leaders, politicians, vips´, artists & singers.

This is at the Press Conference with Norway´s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. President Obama has no time for more questions than 1 from a Norwegian and 1 from an American journalists. What on earth ...? The reporters were very disappointed. Hundreds of journalists arrived in Oslo, Norway days before Obama landed. All 700 journalists were booked in SAS Hotel and prepared their guestions to Barack Obama. His visit is very expensive for the Norwegian population which is just more or less 4.5million people, the foreign journalists´ tour, accomodation and expenses, & companies in the country & abroad. And has no time, even some of the Nobel Peace Event programs made are canceled also.

Obama thanks the Nobel Peace Committee.

Obama signs in the guestbook with his wife Michelle, while the Nobel Peace Committee are present in the Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway. The pictures of all the Nobel Peace Winners are displayed on the wall and now, also President Barack Obama´s.

Here are some of the 2,300 Policemen ordered to guard the city while Barack Obama is in Norway. This is not a daily sight in Oslo and Norway´s borders specially when giving a Nobel Peace Award. Missile shields are also in place for the first time. It costs Norway a lot of hundreds of million Norwegian Crowns due to security reasons.

Bullet-proof glass is mounted on Grand Hotel´s balcony where the couple is going to wave to the people waiting for Obama visit.

Cold weather felt Air Force One and the couple Obama in Oslo Gardermoen Airport, Thursday morning Dec.10.

Air Force One arrived in Oslo Gardermoen around 8:15am with President Barack and Michelle Obama. Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Nobel Committee member Kaci Kullmann Five, USA´s Ambassador to Norway Barry White were waiting at the airport to greet Barack and Michelle.With them is Marine One helicopter which is ready in Gardermoen for Obama and around 15 military airplanes.

Norway was turned upside down because of US President Obama visit. But nice having him here. He has a good sense of humor and easy to get along with if there is a good opportunity and time.

- the masoria papers

A Filipino is CNN Hero of the year 2009

CNN Hero 2009, Efren Peñaflorida, a public teacher in Cavite, Philippines thanks everybody and feel honored to get the award he is holding in his right hand and in his left hand lifting up his mini-kariton escuela or pushcart classroom with proud and gladness. Thinking, this is it! (:Michael Jackson would have been glad too:) A copy of my pushcart classroom in my hand, I use daily to help children who could not afford to go to school, learn everything from the start, including good nutrition, good hygiene, first-aid treatment, good conduct, respect to one another and older people, going to church, be good children. Behind him is Anderson Cooper from CNN and the host of CNN Heroes 2009.
This is an interview with Efren Peñaflorida at CNN American Morning News with Christine Romans, after the award ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, in Los Angeles, Saturady night. Nice polo-shirt you have with Philippines on it, as well as in your Barong Tagalog, during the gala night. USA and the whole world watched you and your nine contenders!

The important event was broadcast in Norway, November 27 on the global networks of CNN. I was very excited to see & listen to the hero whom I voted, and the hollywood star Eva Mendes is about to present when suddenly CNN Breaking News came up because the world´s no.1 Golf player, Tiger Woods has been in a car accident. He was sent to the hospital and was sent home hours later with minor injuries. Get well soon Tiger Woods. You are my favorite golf player. Looking forward to see Tiger Woods on golf tour again. I´m glad that he is not badly hurt. And I was able to see the replay of CNN Heroes today, Nov. 28, Saturday.

During the gala night, the TOP 10 Heroes, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel from an initial pool of more than 9,000 viewer nominations were each honored with a documentary tribute and introduced by a celebrity presenter. Each of the TOP 10 receives $25,000.

The All-Star Tribute and presenters are Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Neil Patrick Harris, Pierce Brosnan, Dwayne Johnson, Eva Mendes, Randy Jackson, Greg Kinnear, George Lopez and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Featured performances by Grammy Award-winning artist Carrie Underwood, R&B crooner Maxwell and British pop sensation Leona Lewis.

For bringing education to poor Filipino children through his "Kariton or Pushcart Classroom", Filipino Efren Peñaflorida has been awarded the 2009 CNN HERO of the Year at the conclusion of "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday night.

According to CNN website, Efren Peñaflorida has been selected after getting the highest number of online votes. More than 2.75 million votes were cast in 7 weeks.

He bested 9 other contenders from different countries. Hollywood star Eva Mendes presented him and his story. While CNN´s Anderson Cooper, the host who presented all stars on the 3rd-annual "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" and the winner of the TOP 10 CNN Heroes 2009 who is Efren Peñaflorida, a public teacher in Cavite in Philippines, a tutor, an educator for poor children using a pushcart daily with blackboard & chalks, books, school items, songs, food, medicine, and so on.

Peñaflorida, also received $100,000 to continue his work with his group, Dynamic Teen Company and Club 8586. The award is on top of the $25,000 he got after his name was included on the TOP 10 CNN Heroes of the Year.

Clearly overwhelmed and happy at the same time, Efren Peñaflorida got tears in his eyes and had to breathe deeply before he thanks CNN, the presenters and celebrities, people in the audience, all the viewers and to those who voted him.

-"Our planet is filled with heroes, young and old, rich and poor, man, woman of different colors, sizes. We are one great tapestry". "Each person has a hidden hero within, you just have to look inside you and search it in your heart, and be the hero of the next one in need." - said Peñaflorida. He added a good advice to all children, -"embrace learning for learning will embrace you back." Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

Sa ngalan ng aking mga mahal na pamilya, Ako´y natutuwa at ikaw Efren Peñaflorida ay nanalo at nabigyan ng titulo CNN Hero 2009. Ibinoto ka namin na nakatira sa 4 na bansa hanggang sa huling araw, the last day to vote was November 19. Salamat at narinig ng Panginoong Diyos ang aking panalangin. Alam ko na kailangan ng bansang Pilipinas ang katulad mo, bayani ng mga batang nangangailangan ng tulong at ng buong Pilipinas. Mabuhay ang bagong Bayani ng Pilipinas! Congratulations to you. And to the Philippines for having someone like you. God bless you all. (:

- the masoria papers

Happy Thanksgiving Day to USA

There you go. The lucky turkey named Courage, day before USA´s Thanksgiving Day.

On November 25, 2009 President Barack Obama spared the life of Courage, the turkey before Thanksgiving Day.

Obama´s first pardon, the turkey Courage. To be in Disneyland and celebrate with people.

This is not Courage, but an example of a roasted turkey, Americans are cooking, serving and eating during the Thanksgiving Day. And a lot more.

The balloons are on parade together with colorful bands marching down 7th Avenue during the Macy´s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, millions of people watching on Thursday 26th November 2009.

Miss America Katie Stam waves to the people from a float across Central Park South during the parade in New York on the Macy´s Thanksgiving Day.

The Spiderman balloon makes its way across 42nd Street during the Macy´s Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26th November. And the crowd walks with him in New York.

Santa Claus is there too, waves to the people on his way to 7th Avenue in New York together with the others on the parade celebrating the Thanksgiving Day. Ho ho hoo. See you on Christmas. Ho ho hoo

- the masoria papers

The New Coach for Norwegian Skating Team

In Oslo Gardermoen Airport Thursday morning, Håvard Bøkko headed to a training session and world cup in Calgary and Salt Lake City. - I´ve always had Peter Mueller as a coach. So it´s strange to go without him. But we chatted a bit yesterday and I´m sure to get in touch with Peter, said Bøkko.

The Norwegian coach in skating in 6 years, Peter Mueller(American citizen)who is going to be missed by the boys and fans after losing his job.
The Norwegian Skating Association President Vibecke Sørensen decided to get a new skating coach.
Jarle Pedersen is the new coach for the Norwegian Skating Teams.

Johann Olav Koss, a 10,000 meter-gold winner in Lillehammer in 1994, and often wins gold medals in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 for Norway is going to be Jarle Pedersen´s assistant coach.

Olympic legend Johann Olav Koss is back for Noway from Toronto, to help the National team in skating.

The coach Peter Mueller helps the skating teams to succeed.

Maren Haugli´s reaction under a dinner in Berlin leaked to the media that caused the Norwegian coach Peter Mueller his job.

Peter Mueller and his norwegian skating teams in 6 years.

Håvard Bøkko´s success from his coach Peter Mueller.

We are going to miss these happy faces.

Very sad Håvard here, talking with Mueller.

Håvard Bøkko struggled to keep his coach Peter Mueller. But he was not heard.

- the masoria papers

The Rules on Football Games to World Cup 2010

French football player and captain Thierry Henry pushed the ball to the right with his left hand which helped his team qualify to the Football World Cup 2010. Handset, elbows, dragging suit, filming, kicking, and many more are very obvious to see in world football games. So the game´s judge should do his job. While almost all the people watching in the football stadium and in front of their tv-sets are witnesses, as usual.Why the Swedish football judge Martin Hansson didn´t see it?! He has an ear-phone and he could ask for a replay of what happened! So one of Thierry Henry´s co-players received the ball from Henry with his head and scored. We could see every movements when watching sport competitions. The FIFA´s and Swedish judge decision is unfair to the Irish football players. We love real good players and sports, including the judges important job and the organizations responsibilities involved are well done.
French coach Raymond Domenech and his football captain & player Thierry Henry discussing something down here.
I have my favorite football players and football teams, specially when playing good sports. May Ireland football team get the chance to play to the World Cup 2010.
- the masoria papers

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao historic victory for Philippines

Philippine President Arroyo led the Filipino people a warm welcome when Manny Pacquiao arrived Friday morning and gave him a prestigious award.

Ang mga Pinoy sa buong mundo ay nagbunyi sa panibagong tagumpay ni Pacquiao. Masayang pagbati sa iyo Manny Pacquiao at sa lahat ng kababayan. (:

Mr. Manny Pacquiao, 30, took the World Boxing Organization welterweight title by stopping Miguel Cotto, 55 seconds into the 12th round, becoming the first fighter to win 7 world titles in 7 weight classes.

Manny Pacquiao shows off his 7th World championship belt he received after winning agaist welterweight titlist Miquel Cotto of Puerto Rico last Sunday Nov. 15 in Las Vegas.

Miguel Cotto from Puerto Rico vs. Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao of the Philippines during their WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 14, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The game was over after 55 seconds on the 12th round.

- the masoria papers

German Football Keeper Robert Enke

Robert Enke(1977-2009), a German Football Keeper died after committing suicide, hit by a train on Tuesday November 10, just 32 years old. He has a wife Teresa and an 8 month old adopted daughter.

The German Football Manager Oliver Bierhoff, the Coach Joachim Löw and the Former Coach Jürgen Klinsmann showed their respect to Robert Enke.

Six football players from Hannover carried the coffin out of the Football Stadium after the ceremony today November 15. The funeral was held later at the same day in private ceremony for his family and closest friends.

May he, Robert Enke rest in peace. Our deep sympathy goes to his family, friends, German football team and fans. I love watching sports. - the masoria papers