Random Acts Of Kindness Week February 9th-15th 2015

G'day Peeps,

Belle likes seeing how to look at her life in a positive way and at the world at large that way too- yes of course the world has its gloom and doom news as well as harsh, stark or tragic news but Belle likes to add balance by seeking out good news so we decided to share the news that it's Random Acts of Kindness week this week.

 It's one of the reasons Belle says she likes Brothers 3 as they display quality of character, and humility. Basically they rock!

That their songwriting/music is uplifting, entertaining with flavours of storytelling and are generally awesome.  Also that she has no qualms of allowing her kids to being Brothers 3 fans or listening to or watch Brothers 3 vid clips- she finds them inspiring and positive role models.






 Here are some links that we scoped out if you're in the mood to make a discovery of a positive and beneficial kind....

 The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation: https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/

Australian Kindness Movement http://www.kindness.com.au/

Ripple Kindness Project: http://ripplekindness.org/








and there are heaps of other websites, organisations and groups that actively promote kindness and positivity for and about the world we live in.



YOU can too- I DARE YA!!!!!!!!!




Ever Heard of the phrase "pay it forward" and kinda wondered... what does it mean or how did it come about? If you are sitting there nodding... READ ON

Pay It Forward Movie (2000)

for more info- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0223897/?ref_=ttmd_md_nm













The Pay It Forward movie was adapted by a book written by author Catherine Ryan Hyde.

Yes Peeps- a book!!! Bro Bear gives reading a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig paws up!

image from: http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=12571

More Info: www.catherineryanhyde.com

The Pay It Forward Book

The Pay It Forward Younger Readers edition
















Still here?

Good- cos i have a wee surprise for you.....

I happen to have a couple of Brothers3 flyers from the Sydney Lucky Ones tour- they arent huge- but they are a nice momento.

They came about via an act of kindness from Larraine Dunk (huge thanx Larraine) and i would like to pass them on and in the spirit of it being random act of kindness week- i am offering them this week.

How?

Go to my facebook page - Brother Tree and find this pic-

nothingbutmonkeybusiness.blogspot.com

 type in  " kindness" as a comment on this pic post. With the help of my team i will randomly select new homes for the flyers i have.

You will then be contacted to arrange posting said flyer out to you.

In the event you read this post yet don't have facebook or just because- send me an email with "Kindness" in the subject header. Email: brothertree2015@gmail.com

Bro Bear scopes out The Philippines

My bear brain likes to know stuff- so i did a bit of googling to find out some information about the country where Dette our Brothers 3 Fans Philippines friend lives.

Maybe i will be lucky enough to one day go spend some time hanging out with Dette and get a more first hand experience of her lovely country!



 Official Name: The Republic of the Philippines.

from: www.lonelyplanet.com

There are over 7,100 islands that together are called The Philippines. This is called an Archipelago.

The two largest islands are Luzon and Mindanao.

 The capital city of The Philippines is called Manila- it is located on the island of Luzon.

 ( Brothers3 related factoid- Dette the Brothers3 Fans Philippines lives on the Luzon Island of The Philippines)

 Area- in terms of size- it's 300,000 kmsquared.


In comparison to Australia - Australia is 25.64 times bigger.  (Australia 7,692,024 kmsquared)

from:  http://the-most-travelled-watch-in-the-world.com/travel_to/Philippines/

Distance from Australia: 4,435 km.














 History:

The Spanish claimed The Philippines in 1521.
Then they ceded (gave) The Philippines to the U.S. in 1898.
During world war 2 the Japanese occupied the Philippines.
After WW2 the country gained it's independence in 1946.

from: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com.au/travel/countries/philippines-facts/

The Philippine Flag





Interesting fact- the flag can send a message- when you can see the blue stripe of the flag on top the country is in peace. If However you see the red stripe on top the country is at war.


Population: as of July 2014 - 100,096,496. 
In comparison Australia in 2014 had a population of  23,630,169.

Language: Filipino (based on Tagalog), English. But there are about 7 main dialects and so many more smaller known dialects - over 100.

School: Kids start school at the age of 7. What we think of as primary school is for 6 years. Then what we think of as high school for 4 years begins at the age of 13.

from: www.tourism.gov.ph

Money- the Philippine peso.
Exchange rates change but on 08/02/15 the exchange rate was- 1 Philippine peso equaled .029 Australian dollar- so that means about 30 Australian cents.





Economy:  agriculture, light industry, and services.
The agricultural produce of the country include bananas, rice, coconuts, corn, fish, mangos, pineapples, sugarcane, pork, and beef. In 2010 it was the largest producer of coconuts in the world- producing 19.5 tonne of coconut.


 F.Y.I.

Rice Terraces built about 2,000 years ago known as the Philippine Cordilleras are listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.

from: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattortile/buzzfeed-bayan#.anyVp6moZ

Something many Australians are aware of- there were devastating cyclones in The Philippines in 2013.  Interesting fact you might not know though- In  Camiguin a Philippines province there are 7 inactive volcanos . The last time of volcanic activity was in the 1950s. The island Camiguin is on holds the world record for having the most volcanoes per square kilometre in the world.

The antibiotic erythromycin was created by a Filipino scientist - Abelardo Aguilar. As like it goes although he created this wonderful medicine he does not receive royalties (money) for having done this.

from: sukebandeka.blogspot.com

The yo-yo that we all know today was invented by hunters in the Philippines in the 16th Century coming from-  Ilocano, yóyo.




Information References to this blog post are as follows- there is so much more facts and information- i've just given you a taster of information to whet your appetite.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/explore/countries/philippines/

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com.au/travel/countries/philippines-facts/

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattortile/buzzfeed-bayan#.anyVp6moZ

http://www.tourism.gov.ph/SitePages/Trivia.aspx

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/philippines-population/

Brothers3_Fans Philippines interview

Here's our second fanpage interview- this time i've gone international- as yep- Brothers 3 have fans around the world.

 Today we're scooting over to The Philippines...

http://the-most-travelled-watch-in-the-world.com/travel_to/Philippines/

Brothers3_Fans Philippines

pic courtesy of Dette

 Established in November 2014
Offically LIKED on facebook by Brothers3!

FB Cover Pic as of 07/02/15

FB profile pic 07/02/15

Contact details

Facebook: Brothers3_Fans Philippines
 https://www.facebook.com/Brothers3Phils/timeline

Instagram:  @Brothers3_Phils


Email:  angellicaoili@gmail.com




So... WHo is Brothers 3 Philippines???

Dette

Creator of Brothers 3 Philippines:
Dette
Age: 47

Location:

http://www.maphill.com/philippines/car/benguet/la-trinidad/location-maps/political-map/free/

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=la+trinidad+benguet+map&tbm

 La Trinidad, Benguet Philippines

My roving junior reporter Stephie email interviewed Dette as follows:

Stephie:  How did you first know about Brothers3?

Dette:  I was told by my son to watch Mary Ann Vanderhorst on X-Factor AU so i searched for it in Youtube but i accidentally clicked and pressed on brothers3 audition.  Right there and then i was already became a fan a die hard fan, lol.

Stephie:  What year did you start liking Brothers3?

Dette: 2014 duringXFactor.

Stephie:  Do you have a favourite Brother from Brother3?

Dette:. I like them all but i am a mak fanatic.

Stephie:  Do you have any favourite Brothers3 songs

Dette:  They Call The Country, Boy from Cooroy and Lucky Ones.

Stephie:  Have you seen Brothers 3 play live? 

Dette:  Haven't watch them live as i live in The Philippines but its a dream i have to see them play live.

Stephie: Have you met Brothers3?

Dette:  In person NO but had a chance to have Face Time with them last December. On the 28th, 2014 with the help of my online friend Jan Clewett.

Stephie:  Do you have many friends and or family that also like Brothers3?

Dette: Yes,  my family and some cousins.

Stephie:  Why did you make up a Brothers3 fan page?

Dette:  For my love of  those three guys and hoping it would be of help for them to become famous not only in Australia but worldwide.

Stephie:  Have you got a favourite Brothers3 photo?

Stephie: Have you got a short story/moment that has happened to you that is Brothers3 related? Or a favourite media moment of Brothers3?

 

Dette: When I  had Face Time with Brothers 3. I was starstruck that i could not even utter a word. What is so funny was i only said "hi" and just waving my hand and smiling hahaha and my family could not stop laughing because of my reaction. 

pic from Brothers3_Fans Philippines FB

pic from Brothers3_Fans Philippines FB

pic from Brothers3_Fans Philippines FB

Thanks Dette and Stephie for the interesting getting to know you-   one of our awesome international friends, fellow B3fan and terrific Brothers 3 fanpage.

Kudos and PawsUp from this lil Bear.

much to do about not much

G'day out there,

I'm doing a bit of self promotion here-


As well as this blog you can find me on

Brother Tree is where i hang!

 

 woohoo i have 26 likes!

not bad for a bear only starting out in his friendship ambassadorship.

 

 

 I also have 

 

bro_bear_b3

Brother tree Sharing the adventures of Bro Bear as he sets forth on a journey of friendship with the Brothers 3 community 🐻🎤🎸🎶💖💕

  

I have:

• 20 followers

 
and i like to keep my paw on the pulse so i am: 

• 30 following

 Never know... one day i might even follow you!

 

As for this blog on:

 

 

 

woohoo- i have had pageviews from 7 different countries- early days yet for my international acclaim!!!!

 

But i am getting ready just in case i have to jet set around the world when Brothers 3 go on world tour.
 

chilling out today

 Been blogging hard lately so today i had a chill day.

But i always remember to be careful when i am out in the sun



- a message from the bro team- sigh- there is supposed to be a cool video here but there seems to be some technical difficulties to sort out to do that. But it can be found at the link below.

Slip Slop Slap Seek Slide - Cancer Council Australia


Check out http://www.cancer.org.au/preventing-cancer/sun-protection/campaigns-and-events/slip-slop-slap-seek-slide.html

for more info about being sun smart and info about The Cancer Counci Australia's sun safety campaigns that have been successfully running since 1980 when it ran it's Slip, Slop, Slap campaign for the general Australian public.

Brothers 3- who are they?

Been blogging now for a little while- lots of blog talk and photos of this Brothers 3.

It dawned on me............

just maybe..........

it is possible their are some blog readers that might not know WHO Brothers 3 are.

Nooooooooooooooo - but yes.... it is just possible!!!


Brothers 3

Shardyn

Tayzin

 Makirum















 Brothers 3 storytime...

Once Upon A Time, not all that many years ago, as the legend goes... there was this family who were living on a farm in the country- Mudgee, New South Wales,  Australia to be precise.

Where they lived seems backwards or harsh in these modern times of the world we live in now- but can you imagine- a home where there is no television. OMG!! Yes- no television!!! No running hot water either so the story goes.

So the family for entertainment purposes and to while away the time would resort to singing and playing instruments. Yes people- interfacing with each other face to face. Or living a life outside any form of a screen!!!

The mother of this story- Alita- was one day soon to have a birthday. Somehow 3 of her young sons somehow decided to as kids can do to turn themselves into a group and play a song or two for their mother on her birthday.

This from that was born the music entity- Brothers 3 as we know them today. Except sometimes Brothers 3 comprises of 3 heart melting young lads and sometimes they are complimented by onstage presence of their delightfully talented mother who adds to their flavour with her sweet voice and percussion skills of being the band's drummer.

Most of Australia did not know much about this hidden delight of country style musical group as they in an unassuming way went about playing at Music Festivals or other less known or advertised public venues. Some however were verrrrrrrrrrrrrrry lucky and did!

Not only did they play cover versions of known songs in country or genres of music they also began to write songs and enter them into song writing competitions.

They began to steadily win prizes and awards for their fresh sound as a group and in recognition of their creative abilities in songwriting. just like an Aussie eh- a quiet achiever- but hey- they do say it's always the quiet ones you have to watch out for!!!

One day some of them decided hmmm we should go on an Australian talent show- XFactor. So the family called a meeting. According to what is said around the traps not all members of the family were dead keen on this idea. It was taken to a vote and the naeyayers lost and so began an exciting chapter for them.

XFactor- national tv exposure and during the course of involvement a series of trials and tribulations for Brothers 3. An earlier departure from the show when Danni Minogue had to make tough choices about which contestants were to be selected.

Then a nail biting time as Brothers 3 were brought back via the wild card extended to them.

So popular with the Australian viewing public were Brothers 3 on this XFactor they NEVER faced the awfulness of being in the bottom 2 or 3 nor faced the possibility of elimination. They went through to the Grand Final.

And yes folks- they had their knockers- they probably felt sympathy for the 3 Billy Goats Gruff as they too had trolls coming out from under bridges themselves. Scoffers and mockers of their unique way of presenting themselves to the world at large. But in true form they kept their composure and handled themselves like remarkable admirable gentle souls.

Now here's where i should be typing the happy ending of how they won............... only they did not unfortunately. A lovely young girl called Marlissa did. Then a striking young man called Dean Ray with a modern resemblance to James Dean came second. Brothers 3 came in as third place winners.

This is not by far the end of the story for these Brothers 3- not by a long shot. Paraphrasing this duo - The Carpenters from some time ago- "they've only just begun"

Brothers 3 have stayed in the hearts of their growing fan base. Fans longingly await tours, concerts, live appearances- just more more more of these Brothers 3.

Luckily with the modern age we now live in with the advent of the internet and the various forms of social media fans across Australia- and oo-oo even now GLOBALLY can get a regular helping of Brothers 3 to tide them over and keep them going.

At the end of this XFactor show- they put out this single - The Lucky Ones- where they sing about how they are the lucky ones- although i am only one bear- i think it would be a fair call to say that maybe that single is really like the battle cry or anthem for how Brothers 3 fans feel about being proud fans of theirs.  " ... we are the , we are the, we are the lucky oneeeeeeees"

If i can pinch a bit of a quote- it would have to be from the legendary Aussie music icon Ian Molly Meldrum- "Do ya self a favour" Check out Brothers 3- they are worth it!



Wanna know more? 

Got your appetite whetted???

A case of curious and curiouser????



For  factual information about Brothers3

http://www.brothers3music.com/about.html

https://www.facebook.com/Brothers3.OZ/info?tab=page_info

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers3

https://www.facebook.com/Brothers3CanAmFans/info?tab=page_info (read the long description)


The publishing arm of Brothers 3: http://www.brothers3music.com

And there is this-   http://www.brothers3.com/

How to keep tabs on Brothers 3 online: 

Seriously- go to Youtube- they are there. in various forms their XFactor journey is there too.

 they are savy they also can be found on various social media networks

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Brothers3.OZ/timeline

Instagram:
brothers3_official

Twitter
@Brothers_3MUSIC

How to contact Brothers 3 

Postal Address:
PO Box 285
Drummoyne
NSW

There are some Brothers 3 fan pages too- i have listed them in a previous blog.

       

Behind The Scenes of Bro Bear

Bro Bear was created on January 19^th 2015.

Bro Bear has a mission- to go travelling and extend the paw of friendship within and around the Brothers3 fan community.

Bro Bear has biiiiiiiiiiiiig plans for travelling and is excited to think of all the possibilities of where he might travel to around Australia and the world.

It is anticipated that the travels and happenings of Bro Bear will be incorporated into a school project of his mate Stephie at the end of the year. Maybe even into one of his mate Jamie’s.

Bro Bear is also hoping that he will get to meet and assist in any educational way the children who attend the school that Penne works at.

Been wondering just who exactly ARE the Bro Bear team?

Belle

Belle!

Belle is a mum of 3 awesome kids ranging from 21 down to 10. She is also a nanna of a cute little tacker.

Belle is not employed at the moment but is kept busy caring for her kids, grandie and father thus feels she is working as she is caring for a member of the previous generation and tending to the needs of some of the future generation of Australia.

Belle likes lots of music- of course Brothers3 but especially likes blues, jazz, swing, rockabilly and hip-hop -but listens to a bit of anything from classical through to pop. 

She writes poetry and short stories but isn’t famous or anything. She is a voracious avid reader.  She’s a bit of a quiet person who enjoys her own company as much as enjoying the company of others.

Belle is passionate about seeking out the beneficial and positive things in life for herself, her kids and others. She is also a bit of a self sufficiency minimalist- loves opshops, food/vegeswaps, hunting out freebies or bargains- all about reuse and recycle or stretching the dollar.

Penne

Penne!

Single mum of a strapping teenage lad - Mack - who she loves to bits.

Penne works endlessly and  tirelessly as a Primary School teacher and i have it on good authority she thinks being a teacher is the best job in the world.

She says she of course likes Brothers 3.  When not listen to harmonious B3 tunes she likes listening espcially to music of the Australian music genre. She also quite likes Amy Grant, Hillsong and Chris Tomlin.

She's a dead keen soccer lover- go the Socceroos and Adelaide United in particular on that score. As well as being a soccer mum and actively spectating her son's soccer team/ sporting interests.

Penne has two great passions helping young people in our great country- especially those in country/regional areas that often have geographical/logistical barriers to overcome in their life pathway. She is also very passionate and active about rescuing animals or assisting lost animals find their way home.

Bro Bear Junior Staff

Jamie and Stephie

They may be juniors but they are hands on helpers for Bro Bear.

They come up with excellent ideas, are learning IT skills to assist in Bro Bear Online activities, act as friendship ambassadors, interviewers and are ready to be roving reporters who will go anywhere their mum says they can!!!

Stephie

Stephie with Brothers3

 As of the beginning of 2015-  aged 10- A Year 5 student who loves Brothers 3 a lot.

Stephie has dabbled with choir, recorder, ukulele, cornet and is trying to teach herself guitar. This year she is continuing with her piano studies and is adding to her instrument range with taking up trombone.

She is quite sporty- may have her eye on Roller Derby or Roller Hockey in the future as she loves roller skating and has participated in junior training of roller derby in the past. She has also participated in gymnastics,  netball, basketball, cricket, AFL junior football, soccer, swimming and 10 pin bowling.

Jamie 

Jamie and Tayzin (from Brothers3)

As of the beginning of 2015 - aged 11 – a Year 6 student who thinks Brothers 3 are OK.

Jamie quite likes music. Listening to it and participating in it. He has had a go at choir, recorder, piano, ukulele and baritone. This year he will be continuing with Tuba in a concert hub band.

Jamie lives and breathes for sports. He loves watching just about any sports. Especially soccer, cricket, AFL football, gridiron and wrestling. When he is not watching sport he is playing it. He has participated in gymnastics, basketball, cricket, AFL junior football, soccer, swimming and 10 pin bowling.

So folks,

That the scoop of behind the scenes of Bro Bear's Team.

We all look forward to sharing the adventures and travels of Bro Bear as well as whilst Bro Bear loves to extend his paw of friendship- we too extend our hands of friendship within the Brothers 3 fan community.

Brothers 3 FanPage Interview

Brothers3 FanPage

The very first Facebook fan page for Brothers 3.

 Established in October 2014.

Offically endorsed by Brothers 3 as a fan page.

 

Contact details:  

 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brothers3-Fanpage

Instagram: @tayzinshair 

Twitter:  @B3_fanpage

Email: brothers3fanpage@gmail.com

Brothers3FanPage Cover Pic 31/01/15

Brothers3FanPage Profile pic 31/01/15

But WHO is Brothers3 FanPage.... read on....

Cordelia

 Founder of Brothers3 FanPage: 

Cordelia

Aged 16 

Lives in Sydney NSW

My roving junior reporter Stephie email interviewed Cordelia as follows:

Stephie:  How did you first know about Brothers3?

Cordelia: The first place that I really knew about them was from xfactor.

Stephie:  what year did you start liking Brothers3?

Cordelia: 2014

Stephie:  Do you have a favourite Brother from Brother3?

Cordelia: Nope, they each have their own little quirks that make me like them and I can’t choose one over the other! I love them all.

 Stephie: Do you have any favourite Brothers3 songs?

Cordelia: My favourite original song would be a tie between The Lucky ones and Road To Carcalgong.  However my favourite songs I’ve heard Brothers 3 sing before would either be Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift ft The Civil Wars or Words by the Bee Gees

Stephie: Have you seen Brothers 3 play live?

Cordelia: I saw them at the Moocooboola Festival a couple of years ago, then I saw them a couple of times during XFactor and I also went to their Penrith Concert during their Lucky Ones tour December 2014.

Stephie:  Have you met Brothers3?

Cordelia: I met them at the Penrith Concert, Sydney December 2014.

Stephie:  Do you have many friends and or family that also like Brothers3?

Cordelia: My mum was actually the one who was the original B3 fan in our family and it was her constant support that rubbed off on the rest of us to the point where now I’m the bigger fan.

I have a friend who is a pretty big fan plus all the friends I made through B3.

Stephie:  Why did you make up a Brothers3 fan page?

Cordelia: I was a massive follower of the “Dean Ray Fan Club” facebook page and I thought it was just such an amazing page and did a really good job of letting fans know what Dean was up to and shared lots of photos etc. I went to go find the Brothers3 version of it and then I realised there wasn’t one. So I made one, not that I expected to get as popular as it now, nor did I expect the recognition from B3 haha. Waking up the next morning to 600+ new likes and to see my page promoted on the Brothers3 facebook page was definitely a massive shock.

Stephie:  Have you got a favourite Brothers 3 photo?

Cordelia:

Stephie: Have you got a short story/moment that has happened to you that is Brothers 3 related? Or a favourite media moment of Brothers3?

Cordelia: Haha well definitely when I got a 4/4 follow on Instagram, that was rather exciting.

But really all their video diaries were my favourite, they just made me laugh.​​​​​​​​​​​​

..................................

Cordelia had a helper recently i present to you... Denver- known as administrator D

 I'd like to shout out a big thankyou to Cordelia (and Denver) not only for their awesome fan page but for assisting Stephie (and me) with getting the lowdown on the Brothers 3 Fan Page.

Kudos and PawsUp from this lil Bear.