Wow! I didn’t realize the “A Dazzling Moment” contest is over until I saw this! Congratulations to those who got the pendant, camera, and videocam - er, I mean, for a job well done.:P Seriously though, your videos were really cute! Really.:) I enjoyed watching ‘em all.

And what’s this about Luty getting an honorable mention?^_^ Too bad you didn’t win, but an honorable mention’s good already. Besides, you’re a winner on our books!:D You go, girl!*cheers*

Yes, I admit it, I am sick. I have officially contracted Pirate-itis since 2003, and I still haven’t recovered from that sickness. Please share in my suffering. Since I am contagious, you might have contracted Pirate-itis too (I’m pretty sure iheartbadtz got it bad) and watch these videos to try and cure our sickness together.

Woot! That made me better already, especially since I got a peek of Will in his bandanna.:D

Johnny Depp is still hawt. Even if he is older, he still is amazing.

“John, we’ll vault you out of the cannon and throw you out of the sea.”

“Let’s do this.”

He’s every bit as crazy as Jack Sparrow - and that’s a good thing.XD

Here are some more trivia, but this time from the film “POTC: At World’s End” itself.:D

- The crew built a 60-foot replica of the Black Pearl on the back of a trailer in the Utah salt flats to use in a shoot for the film. The scenes were scheduled for 19 days, but it took them only four to finish.

- The soundtrack was composed by Hans Zimmer, the same German composer who provided the score for the Muppets’ “Treasure Island.” (can you imagine Fozzie suddenly appearing and tapdancing while the pirates have their swashbuckling scenes?)

- News has it that At World’s End cost an estimated $200M to produce, making itn one of the most costly films in history. In contrast, Curse of the Black Pearl cost $125 M, $75 M cheaper!

- The first cut of the film was more than three hours’ long. (I wonder how many scenes ended up on the floor. Boo. Less time to see Jackie.)

- Johnny Depp and his wife Vanessa Paradis had a son the same year that Johnny filmed The Curse of the Black Pearl. Their precious bundle of joy ended up being named Jack (let’s just hope he’s not as disreputable as his namesake, just as appealing :P).

Since I’m still not over my POTC fever (Johnny Depp rocks!), I’ll infect (or re-infect all of you with some pirate trivia :p

“Shiver Me Timbers” actually means “splinter the masts of a ship, especially through cannon fire.”

Many pirates were actually seamen or fishermen who turned to piracy/smuggling because their old source of income failed them. In the case of those who were seamen, they were let off and so were left without jobs. Some pirates are also “forced men” : those who’ve worked in ships that were attacked by pirates and were captured as a result.

The usual punishment for those who’ve been charged with piracy was death: hanging in the West and beheading in the far East (gulp!) However, most pirates end up dying because of disease or shipwreck. Add all these together, and that makes a very short pirating career, averaging only about 2-5 years. That means that they rarely get to enjoy their plunder.

Booty didn’t mean a person’s, er, backside back then (pun intended). It means the goods that pirates have acquired. It’s also sometimes called as plunder or spoils.

Buccaneers were originally pig and cattle farmers, and their names came from the French word “boucan,” which means barbecue - referring to the way they cooked their meat. The word refers to the pirates and privateers based out of the West Indies.

A mutiny is when the crew plots against the captain and overthrows him (hopefully not literally!) to take over command]

Hope you liked those! Arrrr!

I can’t believe this! My inbox is filled with spam. I would understand it if it’s from those random thingamajigs that automatically post stuff on people’s blogs, but what I’m getting is completely psycho!

I’ve got 16 messages from different people who claim that either I’ve won millions  or billions, or  that they’re naming me as their sole heiress  (Hello, Paris Hilton?) of their entire fortune (and when I say fortune, I mean, FORTUNE). I’m not a cynic, and I do believe that a lot of people are altruistic, but come on! $36, 350 000.00?! I don’t think so.

If you don’t believe me on these, I’ll list down all the “individuals” who’ve sent me these kinda messages:

- Peugot Automobiles Lottery (I don’t have a car, let alone a Peugot)

- Swiss Lotto (I’ve never been to Switzerland, nor joined a lottery game)

- mcharles029

- Mrs. Gloria Caldwell

- Mrs. Joy Obiaku

- Mrs. Maria Koffi

- Dr. Kolbe Horst Walter

- Mr. Emmanuel Paulso

- Rose Grand

- Barrister Paul Richard (Wow, a Brit Barrister - or not)

- Bethel Kone

- sandrabamba01

- Fondazion Di Vittorio

- UK National Lottery

- Benjamin Johnson

- willard11tom

And no, I didn’t pull these names out of a hat. The thing that gets me is, I didn’t even sign up for anything or whatever, and I end up getting all these stuff. If even half of these are true, I’d probably be swimming in money (of different currencies) by now (hey, a swimming lesson! Cool!)

Anyway, for those who’ve received these kinda emails, do not, and I repeat, DO NOT reply back to them, let alone give them any personal info. These are not only spammers, but scammers to boot. Instead of getting money, you might end up losing a lot instead.

Also, please, please, please help me get rid of these pesky emails! I beg of you! I’ll give you $36 M if you do, out of the goodness of my heart. Really. I’ll pay you with the money I’m getting from these scammers/spammers. (And if you haven’t noticed yet, I was being sarcastic).

Rawr. This really gets to me.