tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76690963438120264332012-01-31T07:42:09.004+08:00I’m looking forward to the day when I’m already all wrinkly and crooked, sitting in front of the computer (or whatever device it is that we’ll be using to surf the web with), perhaps, with my children and grandchildren, taking a stroll back to a time which would have been long forgotten by then for the most part. THAT is this blog’s main purpose.BCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09819936399538274111noreply@blogger.comBlogger1621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669096343812026433.post-52441990557371773152010-06-17T18:34:00.004+08:002010-06-17T18:43:31.197+08:00

I have been a fan of Toy Story from the first movie. As a matter of fact, it's way up there on my list as one of the best films I've EVER seen. The second one may not have been as good, but since I have already grown attached to the characters, I was able to enjoy it nevertheless.I've kept myself (quite well) informed of the happenings between Pixar and Disney, including the news about John

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I played PAC-MAN on Google's homepage! I'm not kidding! You may want to try it, it might just still be available. Good thing I have something here to capture my screen. Here's my game, saved for posterity. :DP.S. Google did this in celebration of PAC-MAN's 30th anniversary. That goes without saying that we're talking of the REAL PAC-MAN here and not Manny Pacquiao. :P* * * * *Update:Here's the

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Google has rolled out their new search result page just a few minutes ago. The most noticeable change being the search options (at least some of it) being permanently visible on the left side of the page.Compared to the previous version, you need to click on the More options link to see the search options.Another is the list of results labeled as "Top Links" which appears to the right of the main

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Heads up Microsoft Internet Explorer users, YouTube will soon phase out support for your browser.

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It's been a while... how have y'all been doing? Hope things are going great with you...Here's a quick one... saw this on Times Online today:Google Leaps Language Barrier with Translator Phone"GOOGLE is developing software for the first phone capable of translating foreign languages almost instantly — like the Babel Fish in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.By building on existing technologies

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...in 1941 when Lady Day, otherwise known as Billie Holiday, recorded her version of "Georgia on My Mind".More than 68 years later, her music reverberates anew in our room with our latest acquisition... TEAC's SL-D910 CD Clock Radio, from SM Appliance Center in SM City North EDSA. 12-months to pay with ZERO interest.It was love at first sight for me and my wife... we love it!

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It was about two years ago (I think) when I first heard the news from my wife's friend, Jen. I didn't believe her at that time because I have not read or heard anything about it anywhere.What bothered me though was that, due to budgetary constraints, I have missed out on one of their CDs. I'm thinking now that that may have also been one of the reasons why I was having a hard time believing the

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I wrote this yesterday while earnestly waiting and hoping for the rain to stop...“Tropical Storm Ondoy (International Code Name Ketsana)It kept raining last night up to the early hours of this morning, but there wasn’t anything about it that could have warned us of what was to come today.Heavy rain started to fall at around 9:30 am or so (I was already at the office at the time) and I thought it

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Angels and Demons... the illustrated Angels and Demons... hmmm... The Da Vinci Code... vaccant space in the middle...Again, again...Angels and Demons... illustrated A&D... vaccant space... Da Vinci...Oh no... this cannot be... again...Angels and Demons... illustrated... Da Vinci... blank space in the middle... poster of The Lost Symbol above...This can't be happening! This just can't be happening

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We went to see Disney's Up earlier today... me, my wife, my son, and our househelp (who has never been in a theater before in her life). Although it wasn't able to get my son's undivided attention, we three grown-ups give it a six thumbs-up.It's way up there on my list of the best animated movies ever made, closely following Toy Story 1 and 2. The story's great, the animation... well, what else

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I don't know how to put this properly as I'm not very knowledgeable about timezones and geography, but this goes out to all of you who use the dd/mm/yy date format who happens to be in the same timezone as England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.This post will be made public on the 7th of August, 2009 at exactly 12:34 pm BST. As much as I want to post this at exactly 12:34:56 pm BST, I

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Plus goosbumps!Wonderful! One of the most beautiful things I've seen in my life! See for yourself...Click hereIt's a YouTube vido, by the way. :)

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Thanks to my good friend, Arnel, and his trusty infrared filter, I was able to take a couple of photos of the solar eclipse this morning.I couldn't be any happier. :)Photo taken in Quezon City, Philippines at around 9:40 to 9:50 am, July 22, 2009.For more on this, click here.

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I'm very disappointed to find out this morning that one of my favorite websites has gone kaput. At first I thought its owner had become a victim of the worlwide economic crisis and had to give up his site.However, that was not the case.As he pointed out in his explanation dated June 9, 2009:"To my deepest regret I have to inform you that the PST server had a major hardware failure and everything

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Yes, it's the third installation of the Ice Age franchise... but that's not what I'm hinting at in the title...It was my son's third time to be in a movie theater. His first one was at the SM Mall of Asia's Imax Theater (Madagascar 2) and the second was just two weeks ago in Trinoma (Transformers 2 - Revenge of the Fallen).Then, yesterday, it was at Trinoma's Cinema 4... Ice Age 3 - Dawn of the

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Saw this at the fruits section of the supermarket in SM City Manila...I have learned to accept the phrase "free gift"... but this one's a bit too pushy!

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I'm pre-scheduling this entry to be posted/made public at exactly 12 hours 34 minutes of July 8, 2009 (local time). I was intending to set a more precise time... unfortunately, the post-scheduling feature on blogger/blogspot doesn't allow for the "seconds" to be set.Anyway, this is simply to mark something which will never happen again for a really long time.If you haven't noticed it yet, exactly

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Yes, the President's got breast implants! And yes, I'm talking about GMA.In this day and age when cosmetic surgery procedures have become as common as circumcision, why am I so surprised to hear about this news?After initially denying it, Malacañang (in the person of Press Secretary Cerge Remonde and deputy spokeswoman Lorelei Fajardo) has confirmed that the President did undergo a boob job back

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I went to the National Library this morning to claim my "Certificate of Copyright Registration and Deposit" (for my ambigram design). Having dealt with a handful of Government Offices in the past, I am quite surprised and delighted that the entire registration process was a breeze, even if I had to wait for a month (from the time of my application) to get my certificate.Disregarding the

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I went to see Transformers (Revenge of the Fallen) yesterday with my wife, son, and mother at Trinoma.Summing it all up, I enjoyed it. My wife liked it quite a bit (despite not being a fan of robots), and so did my 63-year-old mother. My three-and-a-half-year-old son... well... he fell asleep about halfway through the movie.Here's what I liked about the movie...Megan Fox (I know this is rather

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Read this and try to guess who wrote it:Dictatorship!Now the black foul deed is out.Absolute power—not just decree making power—but ABSOLUTE UNLIMITED POWER was after all the final objective.This was the ultimate sordid plan after all.Blacken Marcos. Destroy him with propaganda. Even having won the elections push him out from the beginning with charges of hidden wealth and massive

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And, I was fortunate enough to own one. :) AND, moreso, to still have it with me after 24 years and with everything still intact!As you will probably notice in one of the pictures, there's a price tag stuck somwhere on its box that has the figure "70.00" printed on it. I can't say for certain if that was its selling price back in 1985 but it's possible since G.I. Joe figures were sold for only 45

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Kids cry. Naturally. Some kids cry adorably, while some... well... annoyingly.This afternoon, while working on something, my wife heard our three-and-a-half year old son, Magnus (who was at a neighbor's house playing with some kids), cry the annoying type of cry (yeah, the one that sounds like a broken fire engine siren ). Since he was with our trusted helper who's been very good at taking care

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It's been quite a while since we last had a "big one". As a matter of fact, I can't remember when the last "big one" was or what it was all about.If the news is to be believed, there's going to be one tomorrow, in Makati, starting at 4:00pm to protest against the House-approved constituent assembly to amend the Constitution. Sounds exciting.But, then again, there hasn't been one (big or small)

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Ok, so you've been doing all that... and so far you haven't had any problems except, probably, for a few times when the darn machine ate up your card or went offline when you needed it most.But now, it seems, those safety guidlines will no longer be enough to keep you safe.I know posting about this may/could cause panic to some people but, really, my only purpose for posting this is to share the

BCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09819936399538274111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669096343812026433.post-47903630964484710552009-05-24T21:52:00.005+08:002009-05-24T22:26:30.086+08:00

Everyone I know who's seen both Da Vinci and Angels has been telling me that Angels is a better movie than Da Vinci (which I've been hoping will be the case). But, I kept my expectations at bay for fear of getting disappointed come the time I would go and see it...And saw it we did, my wife and I, yesterday, at Trinoma. Well, I couldn't agree more that it is (by far) a lot better than Da Vinci,

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Finally, after more than a month of being just a rough sketch/idea on a page of my notebook (the spring-bound paper kind), I got to refine it digitally last night. And here it is, in .png format and with transparent background, for all you patriots out there to download/copy and place on your blogs/websites (that is if you like it as much as I do, hehehe).If you should so desire, you are very

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I first saw a sign, like the one pictured above, about a month or so ago somewhere near the Elliptical Road.Dumbfounded, I struggled to make sense out of the sign(s)… “U-turn Slot” translates to “Likuan U” in Filipino… check… “Likuan U” sounds like “Lee Kuan Yew”… check…But still, it didn’t make any sense. I wondered, “is it really necessary to translate ‘U-turn Slot’ into Filipino?”I ended up

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"I’ll try anything and everything at least once, and if I like it I’ll do it again.”Such is my philosophy in life, most especially when it comes to food. And today, I got to try something for the very first time, and I’m very happy about it.I remember, as a kid, playing with an insect that we (my cousins and myself) called “suksok lupa” (earth borer). It’s about an inch long (though, according to

BCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09819936399538274111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669096343812026433.post-12829807031081814642009-04-22T16:03:00.003+08:002009-04-22T16:10:28.266+08:00

I saw this gem at a garage sale in Sanchez Mira when we went there during the Lenten break. I fell in love with it the moment I set my eyes on it… well, it’s really more like love at first sniff than love at first sight… how I LOVE the smell of moth balls and old paper!I have already lost count how many times I’ve scanned the book from cover to cover in search for the book’s year of publication,

BCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09819936399538274111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669096343812026433.post-78043738151571791162009-04-06T22:00:00.000+08:002009-04-06T22:00:01.614+08:00

Got this right after our trip to Manila Ocean Park... better yet, I got this for free! Woopteedoo!

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Manila Ocean Park… we finally got the chance to go there… courtesy of my brother who’s currently into rearing salt-water fish. Well, like what I’ve been hearing so much about the place, it was pretty small, small enough that you can walk through the entire exhibit in less than 15 minutes. But then again, the sights were pretty amazing… big fishies, small fishies, light-emitting fishies, a giant

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I’ve been reading about the Conficker/DownAdUP Worm over the past few days on Yahoo News. However, due to some articles saying that “some” experts don’t consider it as too much of a threat, I didn’t worry much about it.I read a couple of articles about it again last Wednesday morning (April 1) and decided to check and see if my computer at the office has been infected. And it was (and probably

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That’s one full hour… 20:30 to 21:30 (12:30 to 13:30 UTC/GMT), March 28, 2009… not a single light bulb was alit in our house…… for planet earth.And what better way to remember our participation by than a couple of photos taken during that hour...Unfortunately, all the while I had the words “Earth Day” stuck in my mind… so instead of writing “EH ’09” for “Earth Hour 2009” I wrote “ED ’09”. Sigh…

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I finally have them!!! And I got them for only a third of their original prices!!! Megatron's from SM Manila and Prime's from Gateway (thanks to my good friend, Arnel).

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MMDA's U-turn slots... they've been around for several years now and have since caused many accidents (fatal and non-fatal) and innumerable inconveniences to both motorists and pedestrians alike. However, it seems that to the MMDA, traffic improvement is much more important than the welfare and the lives of pedestrians and motorists, such that it listed "traffic improvement" as one of its main

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In all of my trips to the MMDA Headquarters in Guadalupe (went there four times for my complaint) I saw MANY private vehicles occupying the yellow lane and yet, I never saw anyone of those get pulled over by any traffic enforcer!Just take a look at these photos... these were taken on a Friday, by the way.Notice the MMDA Headquarters nearby... the first time I went there there were even a whole

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Read this on the Philippine Daily Inquirer website this morning… MANILA, Philippines – Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Bayani Fernando is hurting over a Court of Appeals decision that described the agency as having an “iron-hearted stance” when it comes to its sidewalk clearing operations. In reaction to the court’s Feb. 27 ruling ordering the MMDA to pay P50,000 in damages to a

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Boracay!!! Finally! Got the chance to go there! Woohoo!!!And I love it!Saw some really interesting stuff... *wink* *wink*Wish we had a bigger budget because I would surely have tried parasailing and scuba diving. Sigh...Anyway, it was mostly cloudy when we were there, so I'm kind of sad I wasn't able to get the perfect beach photo.But then, I was able to get this... I entitle it "How NOT to light

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Well... so far so good... I'm actually enjoying my new job quite a bit. Don't have much time for anything else though.I hope I'll be able to make a normal post soon.

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I’m transferring to a different department tomorrow… and I’m feeling somewhat uneasy about it. I never saw it coming until my boss told me about it a few weeks ago.It’s been years—nearly eight years as a matter of fact—when I turned my back on a field for which I spent six long years in college studying and slaving over plates and research for many, many sleepless nights.I remember, during my

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When work ended last December 23, I hurriedly packed my things and rushed home to get ready for a long trip.My wife and I only had less than an hour and a half to prepare for our trip… actually less than an hour considering the amount of time we needed to get to the bus station which I estimated would consume about 30 minutes of our time.After jamming all the contents of the fridge in several

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Quite sadly, I'm back from a wonderful vacation... back to reality... back to normalcy...Looking back...Left Manila on the evening of December 23 (8:00pm)...Arrived at Sanchez Mira, Cagayan on December 24 (10:00am)...Sand and sea on Christmas day...Sun, sand, sea, windmills, and a long bridge on December 26...An old church, a palace, and a mausoleum on December 27...A tour of Sanchez Mira on

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The Old Year has gone. Let the dead past bury its own dead. The New Year has taken possession of the clock of time. All hail the duties and possibilities of the coming twelve months!~Edward Payson PowellNot that last year was bad for me personally, but I hope this year will be better... and that goes for all of us. :)HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Merry Christmas, if you’re Christian…Joyous greetings, if you’re not.Put all your worries in a bag todayAnd tie it with a tight knot.Think of no reasons why you should,Just be happy… no whys, hows, and whats.Do, feel, and share all that is goodThere can’t be anything wrong in that.

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Whenever there’s a need to make a not-so-important decision, I would oftentimes look for signs to aid me in my decision making.But never have I received as many clear signs and as much encouragement as I did last Wednesday.Well, technically, I have already made my decision that time… that I would buy myself a toy. And I’ve gotten the necessary “permit” to do so from my wife.It’s been a long while

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Do you have any idea what this is?If you don’t, take a good look and think it over. I’ll tell you what it is at the end of this entry. :)If you’ve been following my blog, you probably already know that I went to SMX last December 6 to attend the awarding ceremonies of Nuffnang’s "My First Sony Experience" blogging contest, hoping to get my hands on that handsome Cyber-shot T700. It was an event

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This happened just recently... haven't seen anything this funny (and amazing) in a long while! Now, this is what I call FREEDOM OF SPEECH! Here's an article about the incident from Yahoo News:Bush: Iraq war is not over, more work aheadBy JENNIFER LOVEN, AP White House Correspondent Jennifer Loven, Ap White House Correspondent – Sun Dec 14, 5:37 pm ETBAGHDAD – On an Iraq trip shrouded in

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Last Sunday, while buying some stuff at ACE Hardware (SM West Branch), we were presented with this product by one of ACE's sales people.He did the talk... saying that it's very safe, that there were no poisons involved, yada yada... then he told us that it comes with a two-month trial period. If it doesn't work within that period, we can return it at any ACE Hardware branch.Since we have quite a

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I was browsing through Yahoo News and saw this article about Atari’s “new game plan”. I became curious and ended up reading the whole article. I thought I was going to read about the company releasing a new console or something… however, as it turns out, that’s not their “new game plan”.In a nutshell, the “new game plan” is all about releasing new games for the different consoles, along with a

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An army Captain was assigned to a base situated in the middle of a desert. Although he despised the idea, he couldn’t resist as the order came from the top.He was greeted by a young Sergeant upon disembarking from the C-130 Hercules in which he’d just spent the last seven hours contemplating on his would-be lifestyle in the desert base and reliving the “good life” he had at his previous

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What lies ahead of him, he wondered, aside from the stretch of concrete pavement that, if his view wasn’t obstructed by trees and people, would narrow to a pinpoint in the horizon?His shadow fell to his right on the concrete sidewalk and down to the asphalt-paved road, stretching to about twice his height.Everything around him was bathed in the descending sun’s golden light. The sky was devoid of

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I can't remember when I first read this poem, all I know is that it was very long ago and it became an instant favorite.But no matter how much I love it, I seem incapable of putting it into practice... there's just so many things to consider.There had been a few times, but I believe I should do it more.For some reason, I was suddenly reminded over the weekend of a video/advertisement I saw on CNN

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(Related to last Wednesday's post)December 5 came... and gone... and yes, I got what I was hoping to get. And, with it, came my hopes and excitement for what's to unfold today.Well... eventually, things didn't turn out the way I hoped. I didn't get the camera. Sigh...Nevertheless, it was a pretty enjoyable day...I got to see a lot of interesting gadgets (which left me salivating) at the Sony Expo

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I’ve been seeing a lot of this game of tag on the blogosphere but I’ve never thought I’d be participating in one. Angel tagged me with this “10 random facts about me” thingamajig, so…Traveling long distances is one of my natural highs (may it be by land or by air… I have yet to experience traveling on a ship).I don’t like having pets.I collect all sorts of things (so far I have stamps, comic

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It’s rather disheartening for me to read/hear about our moods/emotions being caused by lack or excess of certain neurochemicals in our system, hormonal imbalances, or being the results of activity (or lack thereof) of specific parts of our brain.I would rather have emotions to be just that… emotions, feelings aroused by experiences or reactions effected by circumstances... not something caused by

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that Armstrong, Aldrin, and Colins (yes, the Apollo 11 crew members) had to declare to the U.S. Customs the rock and dust they’ve gathered from the Moon upon their return?Here’s proof that what you just read (and the image above) is not a joke…Giant leap for mankind wasn't enough to clear CustomsBy Charles Arthur, Technology Editor Monday, 19 February 2001It was a small step for a man, a giant

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Have you heard about Aladdin supposedly saying “Good teenagers, take off your clothes.” in Disney's animated movie of the same name?Or about a photographic image of a topless woman being shown in Disney’s “The Rescuers”?Or about Coca-Cola containing cocaine?Or about Sylvester Stallone starting in a porn film?Or about babies who are born in-flight being entitled to free air travel for the rest of

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No-El, No-El, her supporters did sayHR five fifty seeks for extended stay.In the guise of a dance, intentions they keep,Ortega first denied but later did speak.No-El? No-El? No-El? No-El?Mandanas did seem to tell so well.Bowing down, he prayed, unlike any friar,a grace heard by men beyond them far.Surprised at what she heard, with both eyes alight"Oh my God" from her mouth was seen taking

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Have you ever laughed hysterically at something which others around you don’t find at all amusing?I have… a great example would be when an officemate told me years ago about someone putting his/her dog inside a microwave oven to dry it up after giving it a bath. Well, the story ends with the dog exploding inside the microwave oven.I thought it was so darn funny until I found out that it was most

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The Angels and Demons trailer seems to be rousing the curiosity of many of those who’s seen it.So, what’s the fuss all about?Well, it’s the statue… Yes, the statue of the angel that turns into a statue of a demon after a flash of lightning... the same statue shown on the Angels and Demons poster.My blog’s been getting quite a number of visitors (specifically, on my Angels and Demons trailer post)

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Well, it’s not really mine, but my parents’… but, then again, my brother and I were probably the ones who have spent the most time in front of it.“Kulit Bulilit”, “Sesame Street”, “Batibot”… “Uncle Bob’s Lucky Seven Club”, “Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang”, “Okay Ka, Fairy Ko”… “John en Marsha”, “The Sic O’Clock News”, “Goin’ Bananas”… “Looney Toons”, “The Magical World of Disney”, “Heckle and Jeckle”

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That is, if you win.http://concorsom346.aermacchi.it/You’ve got only until November 23, 2008 to join.

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Let’s say you’ve got a major event, an event about twice the size of, let’s say, ABS-CBN’s Grand Kapamilya Negosyo Fair… an event which will be participated by delegates from various Embassies… and one which, at some point, will be graced by Ambassadors/Ambassadresses of and dignitaries from various countries (all under one roof, all at the same time).How’d you handle that?At the 42nd

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Oh... I mean Grand Kapamilya Negosyo FairThinking that we'll be able to get some nice leads to an extra source of income, my wife and I (along with our son and her eldest sister--yes, she came back this morning) went to the "Grand Kapamilya Negosyo Fair" at the World Trade Center this afternoon.As we were walking through the parking lot heading towards the main entrance, we saw a bunch of people

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I’ve never heard of the upcoming movie 2012 until after I read Angel’s comment on my previous entry.But instead of trying to find out what the movie is about, I went looking for information about the year itself thinking that, for something (such as those four numbers) to be used as a movie title, there must be something big about it.And, sure enough, there is.If you don’t know it yet, take note

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I got to see the Angels & Demons trailer a couple of nights ago on Apple Trailers… and… let’s just say I’m getting more excited about the movie.The intro of the trailer was pretty stunning… it starts with a fly-by aerial view of the St. Peter’s Square coming from the back of St. Peter’s Basilica then pans and zooms in to a statue of an angel which, after a flash of lightning turns into a statue

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I can still remember the time when my mother would take us to the barber shop at least once a month to get our hair cut. My brother, who was still very little back then, would be made to sit on a little rectangular wooden stool placed on the barber’s chair so that his head would be higher than the backrest.I remember seeing white face towels being boiled in a big stainless drum at the back of the

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I’m still depressed… and I think my preoccupation in fooling myself into thinking that I was having the time of my life inside the IMAX Theater while watching the movie has muddled my opinion about the movie. So allow me to include some second-hand opinions.My son enjoyed it quite a lot and my wife thinks the first movie was better (period)Not that it matters now (or ever), but I never liked the

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I first heard of IMAX, I think, in the mid-90s and, after seeing it being featured on some TV programs a couple of times and saw some videos that were made for/by IMAX (though not necessarily in an IMAX theater), I became a fan.I never thought it’d come to the Philippines... but it did... thanks to San Miguel Brewery, Coca-Cola, and the SM Mall of Asia (where it is located).I have been wanting to

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Just read a news article on Yahoo News about a teenage boy from Milwaukee who was accidentally dumped in a garbage truck and compacted and miraculously managed to survive the ordeal with “non-life-threatening injuries”. The boy was discovered only after the truck had dumped its load at a recycling processing center.How’s that for an unforgettable memory!Reviewing my own past experiences, I can

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I actually thought he would be found still alive somewhere, perhaps with some sort of amnesia or something. But then, I also thought I’d never see this mystery ever getting solved considering that so many people joined in the search, including Google, which turned up nothing for so long.Not that it matters to me, personally… but somehow, for some unknown reason, I was very much captivated by the

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In celebration of my wife’s birthday last Tuesday, November 4, we decided to have our dinner at Jack’s Loft in SM North EDSA’s “The Block”. We got there at around 8:30 pm, just in time for a “last order”.I went for their Philly Cheese Steak and she had their Steak & Mushroom Gravy (these are sandwiches, by the way). For our drink, we ordered one Fishbowl Ice Tea (I didn’t know why it was called

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The United States of America just got her first black President! And I'm here, alive, existing, to witness this historic moment.Michael Moore, in his book "Stupid White Men", pondered on the possibility of a black man getting elected as President of the United States... and now here he is...Obama becomes first black president in landslideBy DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent David Espo, Ap

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This Day In History1842 – Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill.1880 – James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio, patented the first cash register.1922 – Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt.1924 – Nellie T. Ross of Wyoming was elected the nation's first woman governor, to serve out the term of her husband who died in office.1956 – Russian troops attacked Budapest

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Been a loooooong while since I last saw a local movie… as a matter of fact, it’s been so long ago that I’ve already forgotten what it was.From the first time I saw the trailer, I knew I’ve just got to see it. I don’t know why, but I felt that I REALLY have got to see it. And I’m happy I did… even though the ending was pretty lame.For the most part, it was very much enjoyable… the comedic scenes

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Since I first saw John Langdon’s ambigrams in Dan Brown’s book Angels and Demons, I have been inspired to do some of my own designs. I had been able to make quite a few though, admittedly, they were nowhere near as good as Mr. Langdon’s works which doesn’t really bother me at all (he’s an expert, I’m just starting out… ‘nuff said). What bothers me is that whenever I would attempt making one for

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I see them scampering in the corners of my eyes… when I’m eating… when I’m watching TV… when I’m on the computer… when I go down the stairs… even when I’m washing the dishes.But if my wife don’t mention about seeing any, I just keep my mouth shut since my wife is petrified of these little critters. I think she’s suffering from musophobia/murophobia/suriphobia as she trembles when she sees one of

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I’ve neither experienced donning on a costume nor have I attended a Halloween/costume party in my entire life… not even the kiddie ones.We almost went to one last Sunday, but due to budgetary constraints, we decided not to follow through with our plans.If my memory serves me right, trick-or-treating never existed here in the Philippines until some subdivision’s homeowners decided to give it a try

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First it was the paint on toys… then cardboard-filled dumplings… then melamine tainted milk… now, eggs?! What the…?!Just saw this on Yahoo News:BEIJING – Chinese authorities said Wednesday they were investigating how eggs came to be contaminated with the same industrial chemical at the center of a milk scandal that sickened thousands of babies, as more tainted eggs turned up in Hong Kong and the

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Ok, I’m feeling really excited about this.I’ve heard something about this some months ago (maybe even over a year ago)… that they were going to make a movie based on this book by Dan Brown. But, somehow, I’ve forgotten all about it.That is until I visited the comingsoon.net website a while ago and found the movie listed there with a release date of May 15, 2009.In my opinion, Angels & Demons is

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I first heard of Shell’s latest promo from my friend, Arnel, some time last week, and being the Ferrari fanatic that I am, I made it my mission to get one of those really neat key chains over the weekend.And, guess what… I managed to get not one but two of them! One on Saturday and another on Sunday! They are BEAUTIFUL!Though, when I first got my hands on the F2007 last Saturday, I was somewhat

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How would you react to a scene like this......which was preceded by a scene like this?I’ve witnessed so many scenes like this when I was a lot younger. We used to live in a place situated in very close proximity to a “depressed” area and, at the time, I would see crime and violence unfold from the windows of our fourth floor apartment unit on an almost daily basis.The severity of the scenes I’ve

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As my friend Arnel very often tells me… “You learn something new everyday…”And today I did.I was looking for a “search engine crawler tracker” for my WordPress blog a while ago and came across a blog article that mentioned about Google’s “Webmaster Tools”.I’ve heard of it before and, I believe, I had already “signed up” for it. At the time, I didn’t see its usefulness that I never bothered to

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“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”

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“Make it simple. Make it memorable.Make it inviting to look at.Make it fun to read.”Leo BurnettPioneer American advertising Executive 1891-1971

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Finally, after so many failed attempts at finding out what the fuss was all about!As a small celebration for our son’s birthday, my wife, my son, and I went to Razon’s (in Banawe, Quezon City, near the corner of Maria Clara) after dinner last night and feasted on their popular Halo-Halo.Well, I’m not so sure about what I’m going to say about it… yes, it is true that it’s quite delicious, but I

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Taken in October, 2005It wasn’t long ago when I was able to carry him for hours on ends without straining myself. My arms had felt numb once in a while during those innumerable marathon-carrying sessions, but it was only because his weight had been resting on my veins.It wasn’t long ago when he seemed so helpless and so fragile that I couldn’t wait to see him take his first step.It wasn’t long

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I was checking on this blog’s traffic early this morning and saw a referring website which I have not seen before, and there was a huge volume of visitors coming from it. So, just like what I do each time that happens, I clicked on the link to see what that referring website is and why I was getting so much traffic from it (I’m using the word “much” here in relation and comparison to what I

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For how much longer are we going to see these on our streets? Magnolia used to sell their twin-popsies, ice cream cups, drumsticks, and pinipigs in these also, but instead of ice and salt, Magnolia carts used dry ice to keep the icy treats they contain from melting. And instead of having stainless drums inside the carts to contain the ice cream (like the ones inside the sorbetes carts), the

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Since Halloween is just around the corner, as if we celebrate Halloween here…Okay, let me rephrase that…Since All Saints Day is just around the corner, I’m gonna post something for all you horror movies and ghost stories fans out there.An officemate (Ry) recommended this website to me:http://hotel626.com/Note: This is not a paid post! I am posting this because I’ve personally tried it and had one

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I was ecstatic to see the preview of this shot on my camera’s LCD… my first time to take a picture of Mr. Oblation (U.P. Diliman) and I liked what I had been able to capture.Until… I downloaded it on my computer.My heart sank when I saw a dark band running down the whole length of the left edge of the picture (not shown here as I’ve already cropped it, out of desperation)!!!I’ll be back Mr.

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What happened to “guro”? How about pisara and kwaderno?Was it really necessary to change them to “titser”, “blakbord”, and “notbuk”?“Pabliser” for “publisher”? “Palisi” for “policy”? “Riserts” for “research”?I don’t know how these changes came to be, but I find it rather silly, really.Are we just a few years away from “frut”, “vedstabol”, “fis”, “mit”, and “rais”? From “apol”, “greyps”, “oreynds”

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I went there last Saturday to take some photos which I thought would only take me about 30 minutes max as I have already mapped out in my mind the things I was going to take pictures of. I've been there many times before, so I have a pretty good idea of the place... or so I thought.It's been, I think, more than two years since I last went there. Although the place has remained pretty much the

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Not only was I able to push through with my plans last Saturday (September 27, 2008), I was also able to go about my itinerary at (almost) the exact time I’ve set for each destination, considering that I had to go slightly out of my way to buy something for my wife..Talk about a well-planned project.At first, it seemed things were going to go down the drain as rain started to fall as I was about

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I used to have a strong disliking towards Civics/Social Studies classes when I was still in elementary and high school. Though, I must say, it wasn’t the subject matter that I hated but rather the manner by which it was taught and, along with that, the manner by which we, as students, have “programmed” ourselves to “learn” it.However, for me, this was not limited to Social Studies classes as most

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I saw these at our neighborhood sari-sari store when I went there last Sunday to buy a bottle of RC Cola. Without even thinking about it, I bought a couple. They sell these for 1 peso a piece.Ingredients: peanut, sugar, glucose, egg, milk, and flavoringNote: Miramar Confectionery Corp. is located at 1 J.P. Rizal Street, Barangay Tugatog Malabon City

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I’m sure that most of you, if not all, have read or heard about earning from blogging.And I'm pretty sure that a lot of you will not be reading this line anymore after getting a glimpse of that first line and telling yourself "Not this again..." Well, this is NOT what I think you're thinking this is.Okay, now that I got your attention... :PI have countless times thought of writing something about

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