Pedobear On Child's Cake

I laughed when I saw this.
This is just so wrong.

Hunger In The Philippines

This short movie won the 56th Berlin International Film Festival for Most Popular Short Film.

It shows the plight of many poor Filipinos and how much those who have the means waste their food.

So think twice before you order your food and don't waste your food.

Coke Happiness Machine

Coke is really good at advertising.

How Manny Villar lied and used the death of his brother Danny

From the Philippine Star.

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“Nakaranas na ba kayong ... mamatayan ng kapatid dahil wala kang pera pangpagamot (Have you experienced losing a brother because you did not have the money to provide him proper medical care)? — Manny Villar asked in his “PANATA (Advocacy)” TV commercial. Villar was referring to his younger brother Danny who passed away on October 1962. In the same commercial, Villar’s 1962 photo with his younger brother was shown.

This portrayal of being poor once upon a time is a fantasy which comes in a series of similar attempts by Villar to create empathy with the nearly 90% of voters who belong to the socio-economic classes D and E. However, this particular attempt to use his late brother Danny to further his political ambition showed that Villar is as capable of lying just like Madame Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA).

Two public documents — the death certificate of Danny B. Villar and the Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT number: 135396/3194) of the 560 square meter property in the upper class San Rafael Village of Navotas where the Villars had lived when Danny died — shattered this ONCE POOR fantasy that Villar has been peddling.

What the San Rafael Village TCT presents:

1. Before 1962, the Villars bought 560 square meters (SQM) of high valued real estate on Bernardo Street in San Rafael Village where the more affluent folks in the Tondo-Navotas area resided.

2. The DEATH CERTIFICATE of the deceased Danny B. Villar established that they were already residing there in 1962.

3. Based on 2009 prices, the P16,000 GSIS (Government Service Insurance System) mortgage mentioned in the TCT — not necessarily the total cost of the two 280 SQM lots — is now the equivalent of P1,140,000.00. Poor people today cannot even borrow P200,000. Those who are familiar with the subdivision say that the cost per SQM in San Rafael Village today would be around P10,000 per SQM or an equivalent of around P5,600,000 for the entire property.

4. Jun Borres, the present owner who is using the 560 SQM property as offices of his firm, Jumbo Fishing, stated that when they bought it in 1987 - it had a one and a half floor house. The ground floor was made of concrete while the upstairs was made of wood. This was typical upper middle class and upper class dwelling in the 1960s.
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If this is true, it just goes to show to what extent politicians will go through to win an election.

It's make you really think on why it is so important for one to win an election. Money of course.

Full article at the Philippine Star.

In The Jungle with Dick Gordon

Nice to see some candidates have a sense of humor.

PUP Student Protest

Here's the video showing the PUP Students who smashed chairs and desk protesting the 2000% increase in their tuition.

What I'm wondering is, if they are angry of the huge increase in their tuition which is P12/unit going to P200/unit, why would smashing chairs and tables be the answer to that? Wouldn't the school have to replace those and wouldn't it take money to replace those as well? Where would the school get the money? Oh right, from the student's tuition! Dumb asses.

There are better ways of protesting than destroying property. Destroying property just lowers your bargaining position. And they call themselves educated. That's the most uneducated way of protesting.

I admire that fact that they want to fight against tuition increase. I have no problem with that. But they have to be both reasonable in their demands and how they protest. For P12/unit, what kind of education can you expect? Sure it's government subsidized. But haven't they heard of inflation? My tuition was over P200/unit 20 years ago and they're protesting that?

I admit, I don't know the full story and yes, a 2000% increase is unreasonable. But they could have just bargained to have it go from P12 to P25. Or a gradual increase over time instead of a sudden increase like that. But destroying and burning school property? That my friend is just plain dumb.

Marriage Humor

Wife:'What are you doing?'

Husband: 'Nothing.'

Wife: 'Nothing...? You've been reading our marriage certificate for an hour.'

Husband: 'I was looking for the expiration date.'

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Wife : 'Do you want dinner?'

Husband: 'Sure! What are my choices?'

Wife: 'Yes or no.'

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Wife: 'You always carry my photo in your wallet. Why?'

Hubby: 'When there is a problem, no matter how great, I look at your picture and the problem disappears...'

Wife: 'You see how miraculous and powerful I am for you?'

Hubby: 'Yes! I see your picture and ask myself what other problem can there be greater than this one?'

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Stress Reliever

Girl: 'When we get married, I want to share all your worries, troubles and lighten your burden.'

Boy: 'It's very kind of you, darling, but I don't have any worries or troubles.'

Girl: 'Well that's because we aren't married yet.'

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Son: 'Mum, when I was on the bus with Dad this morning, he told me to give up my seat to a lady.'

Mom: 'Well, you have done the right thing..'

Son: 'But mum, I was sitting on daddy's lap.'

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A newly married man asked his wife, 'Would you have married me if my father hadn't left me a fortune?'

'Honey,' the woman replied sweetly, 'I'd have married you, NO MATTER WHO LEFT YOU A FORTUNE!'

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Girl to her boyfriend: One kiss and I'll be yours forever.

The guy replies: 'Thanks for the early warning.'

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A wife asked her husband: 'What do you like most in me, my pretty face or my sexy body?'

He looked at her from head to toe and replied: 'I like your sense of humor!'

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Husbands are husbands

A man was sitting reading his papers when his wife hit him on the head with a frying pan. 'What was that for?' the man asked. The wife replied 'That was for the piece of paper with the name Jenny on it that I found in your pants pocket'. The man then said 'When I was at the races last week Jenny was the name of the horse I bet on' The wife apologized and went on with the housework. Three days later the man is watching TV when his wife bashes him on the head with an even bigger frying pan, knocking him unconscious. Upon regaining consciousness the man asked why she had hit again. Wife replied. 'Your horse phoned'.

Short basketballers in Philippines fly high

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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MANILA — In a brightly lit Manila gym, basketball players make daring lay-ups, desperate rebounds and even the occasional dunk — all amazing sights considering the tallest man on the court is the referee.

Its all part a fledgling league in the hoops-crazy but sometimes vertically challenged Philippines aimed at leveling the playing field by setting height limits and removing the natural advantage of taller players.

The Below Six-Feet Basketball League (B6BL), an amateur league operating in Manila, has attracted an enthusiastic following from the many Filipinos too short to compete in the bigger competitions.

"It represents the kind of basketball for Filipinos where they can show their talents in speed and shooting," rather than relying on height, said B6BL founder Nilo Fernandez.

At the B6BL games, the players -- who have to be shorter than six feet (1.83 meters) -- have the enthusiasm and competitiveness to make up for their short stature.

One example is point guard Noel Binalla, the most active player on his team, "the Whammies" - despite being the smallest player in the league at a mere 1.57 meters tall.

"This is really my specialty. I can weave in and out," said Binalla, 20.

Binalla likes the competition and thinks it improves his skills as a physical education teacher and a basketball coach.

But he also admitted he enjoyed being somewhat of a star in a way that would be impossible against the tall timber that normally dominate basketball games.

"I think I can get noticed here. If I joined a league without a height limit, I would not be noticed," he said.

The B6BL is tailor-made for Filipinos who have an average height of about 1.63 meters, according to Fernandez.

"We even have people who can dunk," he said excitedly as he showed a video of a collection of B6BL players defying gravity and slamming the ball into the net.
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This is great news for Filipinos who love to play basketball but are vertically challenged.

Here's the league's website http://www.b6bl.com/ and how to join.

Full story from the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Anne Curtis Bikini Incident

You've probably heard about this already. You may have even seen the photo and the video of Anne Curtis' bikini incident. If you don't know, what happened was, while taping a show for ASAP in Boracay, her bikini top fell off and exposed her right breast.

Well, I'm not going to be showing you the photo or the video. It has already circulated around the Internet.

It's too bad that she had an accident with her wardrobe. It's worst that people are actually circulating it. Perhaps we should show a little more respect and try not to make an embarrassing situation worst. Whatever you think of Anne Curtis, I think it's not fair to exploit someone's misfortune. It's much more dignified if we don't act like animals howling at seeing a woman's breast. And you know, it's not like she was Janet Jackson who probably planned her wardrobe malfunction. Hey, it's life, shit happens. Let's not glorify it by showing that to the world.

Here's an interview of Anne Curtis about her bikini incident.

Arroyo allies in Cebu nix Teodoro for Villar

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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MANILA, Philippines—While Malacañang was not looking, Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential candidate Sen. Manuel Villar has quietly gained the support of the biggest political party and the most powerful political family in vote-rich Cebu, according to well-placed party sources.

Villar met with congressmen and local officials belonging to One Cebu and the Garcia family behind closed doors at Marco Polo Hotel in Cebu City on Wednesday.

Although details of the meeting were not disclosed to local journalists, Alvin Garcia, who is seeking to regain the city’s mayoral post, announced an alliance between his party, Kugi Uswag Sugbo (Progress for Cebu) or Kusug, and the NP in a press conference at the same hotel.

His position was different from that taken by his cousin, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn “Gwen” Garcia, who founded One Cebu and has expressed support for Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer Gilbert Teodoro.

The governor sealed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s victory in the 2004 elections, giving her a one-million vote margin over the late opposition candidate, Fernando Poe Jr. Cebu has 2,416,289 registered voters, according to the Commission on Elections.

The administration coalition Lakas-Kampi-CMD Wednesday night downplayed the report of One Cebu’s turnaround of support for Villar.

Gwendolyn’s call

“The political person in Cebu we’re working with is Gwen Garcia. She has more say on Cebu politics,” Francis Manglapus, the ruling party’s secretary, said by phone. “Our point person is Gwen Garcia. She’s 1,000 percent behind Gibo (Teodoro).”

In fact, Teodoro and the other candidates are flying to Cebu on Friday for the kickoff of the local campaign, on the governor’s invitation, Manglapus said.

Gwendolyn has already declared her support for Teodoro. And to prevent speculations even before the start of the local campaign, the governor had the former defense secretary’s picture with those of her and her running mate, Glenn Soco, on billboards.

“We’re giving Gwen a chance to think it through because we’re one party, One Cebu. We want her to have an honorable exit,” said the source, a One Cebu official. “She is still focused on Gibo.”

The Philippine Daily Inquirer tried but failed to reach Gwendolyn through her cell phone. It was learned later that the governor was expected to meet with mayors belonging to One Cebu in a southern town.

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Wow! They say Gibo is GMA's candidate, but Villar is GMA's "real" candidate.

Could the rumors about Villar being GMA's other candidate be true? This could be GMA's back-up plan.

Full story at the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Your Political Candidates

Jokes

A woman walks into her accountant's office and tells him that she needs to file her taxes. The accountant says, "Before we begin, I'll need to ask a few questions." He gets her name, address, social security number, etc. and then asks,

"What is your occupation?"

The woman replies, "I'm a whore."

The accountant balks and says, "No, no, no. That will never work. That is much too crass. Let's try to rephrase that."

The woman, "OK, I'm a prostitute.". "No, that is still too crude. Try again."

They both think for a minute, then the woman states, "I'm a chicken farmer." The accountant asks, "What does chicken farming have to do with being a whore or a prostitute?".

"Well, I raised over 5,000 cocks last year. "

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A lady walks into the dentist's office, takes off her underwear, sits down on the chair and spreads her legs wide open. "You must have made a mistake " says the shocked dentist, "The gynecologist's office is one level higher. " To that the lady replies, "No mistake, you installed my husband's dentures last week, now you'll be the one getting them out. "

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A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night he's doing a show in a small club in a small town in Arkansas. With his dummy on his knee, he's going through his usual dumb blonde jokes when a blonde woman in the fourth row stands on her chair and starts shouting: "I've heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype women that way? What does the color of a person's hair have to do with her worth as a human being? It's guys like you who keep women like me from being respected at work and in the community and from reaching our full potential as a person, because you and your kind continue to perpetuate discrimination against, not only blondes, but women in general...and all in the name of humor!"

The ventriloquist is embarrassed and begins to apologize, when the blonde yells, "You stay out of this, mister! I'm talking to that little idiot on your knee! "

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A secretary for a foreign embassy was entertaining a wealthy foreign ambassador during lunch at a very expensive restaurant in uptown New York. The ambassador was so enthralled by the beauty and presence of this secretary that he asked her to marry him. The secretary was startled, but remembered that her boss told her never to insult foreign dignitaries, so she decided to let him down easy.

"I'll only marry you under three conditions." she said.

"Anything, anything," said the ambassador.

"First, you must buy me a 14-karat gold wedding band with a 72 carat diamond, along with a 28 inch studded matching necklace for our engagement."

Without hesitation, the ambassador picked up his cellular phone, called his personal accountant, told him the instructions, and said, "Yes, yes, I buy, I buy!"

The secretary thought that her first request was too easy, so she thought of a more difficult situation. "Second, I want you to build me a 58-acre mansion in the
richest part of the Poconos along with a 40 acre summer home in the sweetest vineyards of France."

The ambassador picked up his phone, called his personal broker in New York, then called another broker in France, and after his quick conversation, he said, "Yes, yes, I build, I build!"

The secretary was very startled, and knew she must think of a final request that would be impossible to live up to. "Finally," she said. "I'll only marry you, if you have a 10 inch tool."

A sad face befell the ambassador, and he cupped his face in his hands. After weeping in his native language for a few minutes, the ambassador slowly lifted his head and said, "Ok, ok, I cut, I cut!"

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A blind man walks into a store with his seeing eye dog. All of a sudden, he picks up the leash and begins swinging the dog over his head. The manager runs up to the man and asks, "What are you doing?!! " The blind man replies, "Just looking around. "

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WHY?..
1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
6. Why does "slow down " and "slow up " mean the same thing?
7. Why does "fat chance " and "slim chance " mean the same thing?
8. Why do 'tug' boats push their barges?
9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game " when we are already there?
10. Why are they called "stands " when they are made for sitting?
11. Why is it call "after dark " when it really is "after light "?
12. Doesn't 'expecting the unexpected " make the unexpected expected?
13. Why are a 'wise man' and a 'wise guy' opposites?
14. Why do 'overlook and 'oversee' mean opposite things?
15. Why is phonics not spelled the way it sounds?
16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

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Little Mary was not the best student in Sunday School. Usually she slept through the class. One day the teacher called on her while she was napping, "Tell me, Mary, who created the universe?" When Mary didn't stir, little Johnny, an altruistic boy seated in the chair behind her, took a pin and jabbed her in the rear. "God
Almighty! " shouted Mary, and the teacher said, "Very good," and Mary fell back asleep.

A while later the teacher asked Mary, "Who is our Lord and Savior," but Mary didn't even stir from her slumber. Once again, Johnny came to the rescue, and stuck her again. "Jesus Christ!" shouted Mary, and the teacher said, "Very good," and Mary fell back asleep.

Then the teacher asked Mary a third question. "What did Eve say to Adam after she had her twenty-third child?" And again, Johnny jabbed her with the pin. This time Mary jumped up and shouted, "If you stick that damn thing in me one m ore time, I'll break it in half! "

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A blonde walks into the library. She walks up to the counter, SLAMS a book down and screams at the librarian, - "This is the WORST book I've ever read! " "It has NO plot and far too many characters! "The librarian looks up and calmly remarks -- "So, you're the one who took our phone book... "

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A man walked into an appliance store and asked the price of a 25" remote controlled color television set. "One dollar," the clerk replied. "You've got to be kidding." "Look, Mac," the clerk said, "do you want it or not?" Of course, the customer gave him a dollar. On the way out with his incredible bargain, the customer saw a big frost-free refrigerator with automatic ice maker.

"How much for that? " he asked the clerk. "Fifty cents," came the reply. The customer forked over the half dollar, saying, "What the heck is going on here?"

"Nothing is going on here," the clerk snapped. "But my boss is at my house with my wife. And what he's doing to her, I'm doing to his business."

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A farmer who's been involved in a terrible road accident with a large truck ended up in court fighting for a big compensation claim. "I understand you're claiming damages for the injuries you're supposed to have suffered?" Stated the counsel for the insurance company.

"Yes, that's right," replied the farmer, nodding his head.

"You claim you were injured in the accident, yet I have a signed police statement that says that when the attending police officer asked you how you were feeling, you replied, 'I've never felt better inn my life.' Is that the case? "

"Yeah, but" stammered the farmer. "A simple yes or not will suffice," counsel interrupted quickly.

"Yes," Replied the farmer. Then it was the turn of the farmer's counsel to ask him questions.

"Please tell the court the exact circumstance of events following the accident when you made your statement of health," his lawyer said. "Certainly," replied the farmer. "After the accident my horse was thrashing around with a broken leg and my poor old dog was howling in pain. This cop comes along, takes one look at my horse and shoots him dead. "Then he goes over to my dog, looks at him and shoots him dead too. Then he come straight over to me and asked me how I was feeling.

"Now, mate, what the heck would you have said to him?"

A Married Couple Was In A Terrible Accident

A married couple was in a terrible accident where the man's face was severely burned. The doctor told the husband that they couldn't graft any skin from his body because he was too skinny. So the wife offered to donate some of her own skin. However, the only skin on her body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from her buttocks.

The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from, and they requested that the doctor also honor their secret. After all, this was a very delicate matter.

After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the man's new face. He looked more handsome than he ever had before! All his friends and relatives just went on and on about his youthful beauty!

One day he was alone with his wife, and he was overcome with emotion at her sacrifice. He said, 'Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. How can I possibly repay you?'

'My darling,' she replied, 'I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on the cheek.'

Pilipinas Got Talent - Jovit Baldivino

Jovit Baldivino is an Internet hit with his audition on ABS-CBN's Pilipinas Got Talent. His video has more than 2 million hits on Youtube.. Jovit who is from Marilas, Batangas sells siomai after classes to help his poor family.

Here is his video on Pilipinas Got Talent.

Here's an amateur video of Jovit Baldivino with his rendition of Journey's Open Arms.

The Surprising Science of Motivation

Makes you think twice on how people are motivated. And it's not all about money.

Warning About Profile Photos

This is why you shouldn't trust the profile pictures you see on Facebook or other social networking sites.

New Police Car

Saw this new police car that will be manufactured by Carbon Motors. Ford has been the main supplier for police vehicles in the US supplying up to 70% of the market. Carbon Motors is developing the Carbon E7 which is said to be designed and built specifically for policy enforcement use. It features bulletproof door and dash panels, radiation and biological threat detectors and diesel engines that can reduce fuel costs by up to 40 per cent.

The engine specs is a 300 horsepower, 420 lb-ft torque clean turbodiesel engine which will be supplied by BMW.

Here are some photos of the car.

Removal of Maggots In The Nose

This is probably one of the most disgusting thing I've ever seen. Don't watch it if you have a weak stomach. Eww...

The Spoon

A lesson on how consultants can make a difference in an organization.

Last week, we took some friends to a new restaurant, 'Steve's Place,' and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket.

It seemed a little strange.

When the busboy brought our water and utensils, I observed that he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket.

Then I looked around and saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets. When the waiter came back to serve our soup I inquired, 'Why the spoon?'

'Well, 'he explained,'the restaurant's owner hired Andersen Consulting to revamp all of our processes.

After several months of analysis, they concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. It represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour.

If our personnel are better prepared, we can reduce the number of trips back to the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift.'

As luck would have it, I dropped my spoon and he replaced it with his spare. 'I'll get another spoon next time I go to the kitchen instead of making an extra trip to get it right now.' I was impressed.

I also noticed that there was a string hanging out of the waiter's fly.

Looking around, I saw that all of the waiters had the same string hanging from their flies.. So, before he walked off, I asked the waiter, 'Excuse me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?'

"Oh, certainly!' Then he lowered his voice. 'Not everyone is so observant. That consulting firm I mentioned also learned that we can save time in the restroom.

By tying this string to the tip of our you-know-what, we can pull it out without touching it and eliminate the need to wash our hands, shortening the time spent in the restroom by 76.39%.

I asked quietly, 'After you get it out, how do you put it back?'

'Well,' he whispered, 'I don't know about the others, but I use the spoon.'

Hugh Jackman Sings A Country Western Song...in Mandarin

Kris won't leave the Buzz, says ABS-CBN needs her for ratings

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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LAOAG CITY, Philippines—No, controversial TV host Kris Aquino is not leaving her Sunday gossip show "The Buzz" on ABS-CBN, saying the network needs her for the ratings.

Aquino made the statement in an interview with some reporters here on Thursday.

"No. No, no," she said when asked if she would leave the program after she complained last week that she was being used to attack her brother, Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III.

"Actually, if you review carefully what I said, sinabi ko sinabihan ako ng sisters ko na walang quitter sa pamilya. So klaro naman ‘yon. So I will be there on Sunday," she said.

Asked if she would take a leave from her other television shows aside from her late night show "SNN" also on ABS-CBN, Kris answered in the negative.

"Alam mo masyado ka namang excited na mawala ako. Kawawa naman ang ABS-CBN, kailangan pa rin naman ako for the ratings," she said.

But she said she agreed to help the campaign her brother on a Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and on other important days that her presence in the campaign might be needed.

And to her critics,, Kris said she would just ignore them since she could not get them on her side anyway.

Asked why she thought she was the easy target by the senator's rivals in politics, Kris said, "Kasi sikat ako... Aminin na natin. ‘Yan naman ang totoo."

"Kung wala akong pangalan, wala akong naipundar, hindi nila ako papansanin. E engot na ako kung papansinin ko pa sila. So ang papansinin ko na lang ‘yong nagmamahal sa akin...," she said.

Kris also denied critics claim Noynoy was in a panic mode because his ratings in the surveys were dwindling and he was using her to improve his standing in surveys.

She said it was always part of the strategy that she would only join the campaign this March.

"But I don't think it’s a sign of panic. It's a sign of strength," she said.

"Kasi bakit hindi naman gagamitin ni Noy na isama n’ya ako considering na mayron nang ready audience d’yan na medyo mayrong nagdadalawang-isip dahil di s’ya masyadong kilala. Tahimik s’ya simple s’yang tao. Maingay ako. So kelangan n’ya ganong klaseng ingay lang,” Kris said.

“Pero I don't think its a sign of panic at all," she added.
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Ratings? Looks more like unfair campaign advantage to me. But hey, whatever works right? Manny has money to burn, Noynoy has Kris. Any advantage to win is an advantage.

In the end, it's still the people who loses.

Vendors using food sweetener face arrest

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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MANILA, Philippines—Manila policemen on Wednesday vowed to crack down on vendors selling or using a substance called “magic sugar” as food sweetener.

Citing the hazard it poses to one’s health, Supt. Nelson Yabut, chief of Manila Police District Station 3, ordered his men to check on vendors in the Sta. Cruz area and go after those involved in the illegal sale and use of the substance.

Yabut said they arrested the other day a vendor from whom they seized 30 grams of “magic sugar.”

Public safety

He said the vendor admitted using the artificial sweetener for the cold drinks he sells.

“Although we understand that these vendors are trying to make a living, we cannot tolerate this illegal practice,” Yabut said. “We should always put the safety and well-being of the public first.”

The police official also warned vendors caught using or selling “magic sugar” that they could be charged with the violation of Republic Act 3720, or the Foods, Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics Act.

Warning

Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral earlier cautioned the public against the use of “magic sugar” that is allegedly smuggled into the country.

She described the substance as an artificial sugar, also called sodium cyclamate, that could cause dizziness, vomiting and stomach ache.

“It is banned in the United States because some studies show that it increases the incidence of some types of cancer, such as urinary bladder cancer,” Cabral added.

In an advisory, the Bureau of Food and Drugs said “magic sugar, as a food sweetener, is prohibited due to evidence of carcinogenicity in animals.”
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Why does everything in the Philippines has to have something illegal? Some people just have no conscience.

The Future of Magazines

With the coming of the iPad, magazines have been conceptualizing on how to take advantage of the technology. Below are samples of concepts of motion magazines created by Alexx Henry Photography for Viv magazines.

VIV Mag Interactive Feature Spread - iPad Demo from Alexx Henry on Vimeo.

Here is a video on how it was made and other concepts.

VIV Mag Featurette: A Digital Magazine Motion Cover and Feature for the iPad from Alexx Henry on Vimeo.

Funny Doritos Commercials

Saw these commercials for Doritos.

This one is from the winner of the Crash the Super Bowl 2010 called House Rules.

Buy, Buy American Pie

Transformers War for Cybertron

I think I'm about to drool. I hope it's good as it looks.

Prosecutors ready to tackle complaint vs Pineda over RP anthem row

From GMA News TV.

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Government prosecutors are ready to tackle a prospective complaint from the National Historical Institute against Journey lead singer Arnel Pineda over his rendition of the Philippine national anthem during the bout of boxing icon Emmanuel “Manny" Pacquiao against Joshua Clottey in Texas Sunday (Manila time).

In a radio interview Monday, Justice Secretary Alberto Agra said the prosecutors will take first crack at the complaint that the NHI threatened to file against Pineda for changing the tone and tempo of the anthem when he sang it.

"Lahat ng reklamo, lahat na complaint, kailangan dinggin ng DOJ. Kung sa unang yugto di pa ito umabot sa Office of the Secretary, ito ay didinggin muna ng prosecutors (The DOJ is duty-bound to tackle complaints lodged before it. But it will initially be brought at the level of the prosecutors before the Office of the Secretary)," Agra told dwIZ radio.

On the other hand, Agra admitted he could not pass judgment on whether Pineda violated the law, as he failed to watch the televised bout Sunday.

"Pagpapaumanhin ko di ko napanood ang pagkapanalo ni Pacquiao. Di ko alam ano ang naging rendition ng kanta (I am sorry I did not watch the bout so I did not see how the anthem was rendered)," he said.

Law is clear

Still, he said the law prohibits the rendition of the national anthem in a manner different from its original tempo and tone.

He noted this was what got singer Martin Nievera in trouble with the NHI.

"Maliwanag yan, matagal na po batas ito at di pa repealed. Sa ngayon, maliwanag ano ang tono at hymn ng national anthem (It is clear, the law specifies the tone and hymn of the national anthem)," Agra said.

Republic Act 8491, approved Feb. 12, 1998, prescribes the code of the national flag, anthem, motto, coat-of-arms and other heraldic items and devices of the Philippines Under Sec. 20, the playing or singing of the anthem should be "in its original Filipino lyrics and march tempo."

On the other hand, Sec. 50 said violators face a fine of P5,000 to P20,000, or imprisonment of up to one year, or both at the discretion of the court.

"For any second and additional offenses, both fine and imprisonment shall always be imposed: Provided, further, That in case the violation is committed by a juridical person, its President or Chief Executive Officer thereof shall be liable," the law added.

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You know, sometimes Philippine law can be very stupid. Sure, there is a code that says the Philippine anthem has to be sung in its original lyrics and march tempo. But how the heck do you regulate art? It's like saying every painting should be exactly like the Mona Lisa.

If they really want to keep it to its original tempo. They should ban everyone from singing it and just play a tape recording of it every time. That way, they can guarantee that it is sung the right way every time.

Heck, even Yesterday by The Beatles is sung differently every time.

They keep this up and no singer will ever want to sing the national anthem again, lest they make a little mistake and be fined P20,000 for it.

The depths of human stupidity.

For full article including video of how Arnel Pineda sang the National Anthem, visit GMA New TV.

Kris Aquino Cries on TV

Kris Aquino cries on TV on her show The Buzz. I guess this is regarding her issue with Ruffa Guttierez or something and something about Noynoy with matching background music. The drama of Philippine politics.

Pacquiao vs Clottey Free Live Stream

From The Citadel.

Watch Pacquio vs Clottey Live Stream this March 13, 2010 (US) and March 14, 2010 (PH). Manny Pacquiao will face Joshua Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium. They’ll be fighting for the World Weltherweight Champion.

How to Watch Pacquio vs Clottey Free Live Stream? Just follow the instructions.

1.) Download SopCast. Just click this link http://download.sopcast.cn/download/SopCast.zip

2.) Install the software and run it.

3.) Login as anonymous and click on live channels.

4.) Click on the CCTV-5 Channel under the Sports Menu. Or you may enter sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/24267 or sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6002 and click on the right arrow.

5.) Enjoy the fight!

Credit to The Citadel Blog.

Pacman Jokes

On the eve of Manny Pacquiao's fight with Clottey. Here are some Pacman jokes.

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Genie: Bibigyan kita ng isang kahilingan.

Aling Dionisia: Talaga?...gusto ko gumanda!

Genie: Buksan mo ang bote.

Aling Dionisia: At gaganda na ako?

Genie: Hindi. Babalik na lang ako.

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Pacman: Sabi ng titser ko, bakit daw ang eggplant walang egg?

Aling Dionisia: Sabihon mo sa titser mo, na pag me egg yun, turta na yan, TURTA!

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Reporter: Nung nanalo ka Manny, anong pasalubong mo kay Jinkee?

Manny: Ibon syempre. Mahilig sya dun e.

Reporter: Ibon? Anong klaseng ibon?

Manny: Yung mga lipstek, pangmik up ba? Basta mga Ibon products! Yo know!

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Dionesia: Doc gusto ko magpalagay ng breast.

Doctor: (gulat) magpapa-sexsi ka na?

Dionesia: Breast sa ngipen ba. Para umayos yun ngepen ko! Deba uso yon?

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Pacquiao: Wala, talo ka na kahit anung gawin mo..

Hatton: Pagandahan na lang tayo ng nanay!

Pacquiao: Ah! Wala namang ganyanan. I mean you know!

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Aling Dionisia: Inday, akina nga yung seeds ko.

Inday: Bakit po magtatanim po ba kayo?

Aling Dionisia: Anung magtatanim sinasabi mo? Nasisilaw ang mata ko kaya kailangan ko yung seeds.

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Jinky: Manny, kung magkakaanak ulet tayu anu magandang name?

Manny: Hmm. Eh di combine na lang name natin... MANKY......

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Aling Dionisia: Gusto ko naman pag nagka-anak kayo uli ni Jinky, di lang pangalan nyo pagsasamahin. Dapat kasali din pangalan ko.

Manny: Oo naman nay, kasu midyu mahirap yun.

Aling Dionisia: Hindi ah, may naesep na nga ako eh.

Manny: Talaga 'nay? Anu?

Aling Dionisia: DIOMANJI (dionisia-manny- jinky) yuk!

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Pacquiao: Honey, buksan mo na yung sweets.

Jinky : Lambing mo talaga. mwah !! Nasan ang sweets honey?

Pacquiao: Yung sweets ng ilaw. di ako makakita, ang dilim!!

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Si Manny Pacquiao tumakbo sa pagka-Congressman sa Gen Santos ...

Reporter: Manny, anong masasabi mo sa peace and order sa inyong lugar sa Gen Santos ?

Manny: Ah, yun ba? uhmm...eh... ang masasabi kulang diyan ay....

Reporter: Ano..?

Manny: Ahh, kwan,...maraming Fish sa Gen Santos pero wala masyado umo-Order e.

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Freddie and Manny heart to heart talk

Manny: Pare, ba't naman hanggang ngayon wala ka pang syota? Wala ka pa bang napupusuan?

Freddie: Meron... Manhid ka lang!

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Noodle!! Noodle!! Noodle!!

- Manny Pacquiao sa Deal or No Deal

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Sa Las Vegas .....

Waiter: May I take your order, Madam?

Aling Dionisia: Soup

Waiter: Chicken, asparagus, noodle, fish or soup of the day?

Aling Dionisia: Soup drenks!

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Sa isang Birthday Party

Aling Dionisia: Blue!!! Blue!!! Blue the Kick!!!! nge!

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You is!' 'you is! you is!', sigaw ni Aling Dionisia pagdating sa Amerika... Andito na ako sa 'you is!'

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Chavit: Manny, paki - acknowledge naman si 1st Gentleman, late dumating.. ayun kadadaan lang sa tabi ng ringside.

Manny: I would like to acknowledge the ARRIVAL OF THE LATE 1st GENTLEMAN WHO JUST PASSED AWAY!!

Crazy Japanese Game Show - NSFW

Japan has the wackiest game show. This is wacky and sexy!

Two little kids are in a hospital

Two little kids are in a hospital, lying on beds next to each other, outside the operating room.
The first kid leans over and asks, "What are you in here for?"

The second kid says, "I'm in here to get my tonsils out and I'm a little nervous."

The first kid says, "You've got nothing to worry about. I had that

done when I was four. They put you to sleep, and when you wake up they give you lots of Jell-O and ice-cream. It's a breeze."

The second kid then asks, "What are you here for?"

The first kid says, "A circumcision."

And the second kid says, "Whoa, Good luck, buddy, I had that done when I was born...

Couldn't walk for a year....

Jokes

Three women are about to be executed. One's a brunette, one's a redhead and one's a blonde.

The guard brings the brunette forward and the executioner asks if she has any last requests.

She says no and the executioner shouts, ''Ready! Aim!'' Suddenly the brunette yells,
''EARTHQUAKE!!!''

Everyone is startled and throws themselves on the ground while she escapes.

The guard brings the redhead forward and the executioner asks if she has any last requests. She say no and the executioner shouts, ''Ready!

Aim!'' Suddenly the redhead yells, ''TORNADO!!!'' Everyone is startled and looks around for cover while she escapes.

By now the blonde has it all figured out. The guard brings her forward and the executioner asks if she has any last requests. She says no and the executioner shouts, Ready! Aim!'' and the blonde yells, ''FIRE!!!'''

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A young teenage girl was a prostitute and, for obvious reasons, kept it a secret from her grandma. One day, the police raided a brothel and arrested a group of prostitutes, including the young girl. The prostitutes were instructed to line up in a straight line on the sidewalk. Well, who should be walking in the neighborhood, but little old Grandma. The young girl was frantic.

Sure enough, Grandma noticed her young granddaughter and asked curiously, "What are you lining up for, dear? " Not willing to let grandma in on her little secret, the young girl told her that some people were passing out free oranges and that she was lining up for some.

"Mmm, sounds lovely," said Grandma. "I think I'll have some myself," she continued as she made her way to the back of the line. A police officer made his way down the line, questioning all of the prostitutes.

When he got to Grandma, at the end of the line, he was bewildered.

"But you're so old... how do you do it? "

Grandma replied, "Oh, it's quite easy, sonny... I just remove my dentures and suck 'em dry! "

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A guy finally gets a date with an easy blonde. To prepare for the date he sunbathes in the nude on his roof, falls asleep and burns his manhood. He doesn't want to cancel so he slathers it with lotion and wraps it in gauze. The blonde shows up at his house, and he treats her to a home-cooked dinner. Afterwards they go to the living room to watch a movie. His manhood starts to bother him again so he excuses himself, goes into the kitchen, pours a glass of milk and immerses himself for immediate relief. The blonde, however, wanted to know what he was doing and walks in on him with his Johnson in the milk and exclaims, "So that's how you guys load those things! "

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Question: What's the difference between sin and shame?
Answer: It is a sin to put it in, but it's a shame to pull it out.

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A blind guy on a bar stool shouts to the bartender, "Wanna hear a blonde joke? "In a hushed voice, the guy next to him says, "Before you tell that joke, you should know something. "Our bartender IS blonde, the bouncer is blonde. I'm a 6' tall, 200 lb black belt. The guy sitting next to me is 6'2", weighs 225, and he's a rugby player. The fell a to your right is 6'5" pushing 300 and he's a wrestler. Each one of US is blonde. Think about it, Mister. Do you still wanna tell that joke? "The blind guy says, "Nah, not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times.

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On the first day of college, the Dean addressed the students, pointing out some of the rules, saying, "The female dormitory will be out-of-bounds for all male students, and the male dormitory to the female students. Anyone caught breaking this rule once will be fined $50."

He continued, "Anyone caught breaking this rule a second time will be fined $150. Being caught a third time will incur a hefty fine of $400. Are there any questions?"

At this point, a male student in the crowd inquired, "How much for a season pass?"

Grandma

Grandma is eighty-eight years old and still drives her own car. She writes:

Dear Grand-daughter,

The other day I went up to our local Christian book store and saw a 'Honk if you love Jesus' bumper sticker.

I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting.

So, I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper.

Boy, am I glad I did; what an uplifting experience that followed.

I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good he is, and I didn't notice that the light had changed.

It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed.

I found that lots of people love Jesus!

While I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy, and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, 'For the love of God!'

'Go! Go! Go! Jesus Christ, GO!'

What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus!

Everyone started honking!

I just leaned out my window and started waving and smiling at all those loving people.

I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love!

There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a sunny beach.

I saw another guy waving in a funny way with only his middle finger stuck up in the air.

I asked my young teenage grandson in the back seat what that meant.

He said it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something.

Well, I have never met anyone from Hawaii , so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign right back.

My grandson burst out laughing.

Why even he was enjoying this religious experience!!

A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me.

I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed.

So, grinning, I waved at all my brothers and sisters, and drove on through the intersection.

I noticed that I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again and felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared.

So I slowed the car down, leaned out the window and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away. Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!!

Will write again soon,

Love,
Grandma

Never Assume

A young engineer was leaving the office at 3.45 p.m. when he found the acting CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand.

"Listen," said the Acting CEO, "this is a very sensitive and important document, and my secretary is not here. Can you make this thing work?"

"Certainly," said the young engineer. He turned the machine on, inserted the paper, and pressed the start button.

"Excellent, excellent!" said the Acting CEO as his paper disappeared inside the machine, "I just need one copy."

Lesson: Never, ever, assume that your boss knows what he's doing.

What Religion is Your Bra?

A man walked into the ladies department of Sears and shyly walked up to
the woman behind the counter and said, 'I'd like to buy a bra for my wife. '

' What type of bra?' asked the clerk.

'Type?' inquires the man, 'There's more than one type?'

' Look around,' said the saleslady, as she showed a sea of bras in every shape, size, color and material imaginable.

'Actually, even with all of this variety, there are really only four types of bras to choose from .'

Relieved, the man asked about the types.

The saleslady replied:
'There are the Catholic, the Salvation Army, the Presbyterian, and the Baptist types. Which one would you prefer?'

Now totally befuddled, the man asked about the differences between them.

The Saleslady responded, 'It is all really quite simple.

The Catholic type supports the masses;
The Salvation Army type lifts the fallen;
The Presbyterian type keeps them staunch and upright;
The Baptist type makes mountains out of molehills.'


Have you ever wondered why A, B, C, D, DD, E, F, G, and H are the letters used
to define bra sizes? If you have wondered why, but couldn't figure out what the letters stood for, it is about time you became informed!

(A} Almost Boobs..
{B} Barely there...
{C} Can't Complain!..
{D} Dang!...
{DD} Double dang!...
{E} Enormous!...
{F} Fake...
{G} Get a Reduction...
{H} Help me, I've fallen and I can't get up!...

They forgot the German bra.

Holtz-em-from- floppen.

Girl who saved brother from fire suffers infections

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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BACOLOD CITY, Philippines—The six-year-old child from Sipalay City who saved her four-month-old brother from a fire has been transferred to the burn unit of the Teresita Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City because her wounds have developed infections.

Virginia Rojo was treated at the Sipalay Infirmary after the upper half of her face and hands suffered second degree burns when she saved her baby brother, Joren, from a fire that destroyed their house in Barangay San Jose, Sipalay City on Feb. 28.

Dr. Francis Hinayan of the provincial hospital said the burnt areas of the child’s body were being cleaned to prevent infection. These burns were expected to leave scars on Rojo.

Rojo earlier said "Papa Jesus" woke her up and told her to save her brother from the fire, as her mother and older sister were not in the house at the time.

Rojo has since been hailed as a heroine, especially by her neighbors, and numerous donations and offers of help have been made to her and her family.

Sagay City Mayor Alfredo Marañon, who is running for governor of Negros Occidental, has promised a full scholarship from elementary to college for the Sipalay child heroine.

“What Virginia showed was real courage,” said Marañon, who turned over P10,000 to help in the medical expenses of the child.

Marañon assured Rojo’s family that he would personally provide a full scholarship for Virginia and livelihood assistance for her mother who earns a living washing clothes.

Marañon also urged Negrenses to help the child who would have to undergo surgical procedures to repair the damage on her face.

He expressed hope that Virginia’s act of courage would “inspire all of us to have moral courage.”

“We need to strengthen the moral fiber of our society and I hope, through Virginia’s story, we will all be inspired,” Marañon said.

Numerous readers have also called the Inquirer to offer help to Rojo [Inquiries may be made at the Inquirer bureau at phone numbers 032-416-0147 and 032-491-4508].
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Poor girl, I hope she gets well soon. I am touched by the generosity of a lot of people.

3D Desktop For Your Computer

BumpTop 3D is a 3D desktop to help keep you organized. I couldn't install it on my computer since my computer is not powerful enough for it. But it does look good.

Here's the demo.

Here's the website for BumpTop 3D.

Aquino, Villar face pastor’s ‘divine wrath’

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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DAVAO CITY—The two front-runners in the presidential race Tuesday failed to show up at what had been billed as a major debate, and the wrath of the “Son of God” came down upon them.

Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III of the Liberal Party (LP) had excused himself, citing sinus problems, while Nacionalista Party (NP) candidate Sen. Manuel Villar was tied up in a series of meetings, aides said.

Six other candidates—former Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Senators Richard Gordon and Jamby Madrigal, former President Joseph Estrada, evangelist Eddie Villanueva and environmentalist Nicanor Perlas—attended the presidential forum organized by the group called “Kingdom of Jesus Christ, the Name Above Every Name.”

The sect is headed by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, a self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God” who claims millions of followers.

No word, no honor

For Quiboloy, who still has to decide on whom his group will support on May 10, it’s all about palabra de honor (word of honor).

After reading an e-mail from Aquino explaining why he could not come, Quiboloy—obviously referring to the LP standard-bearer—told the thousands who came to hear the debate:

“You might be disappointed just like me. There is something that they say about commitment. An unknown man defined it as word of honor. When you fail to fulfill your commitment, you have no word and you have no honor.”

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Why do we always have to have the blessings of these so called religious groups? Seriously? Does the head of the group speak for every one of their members? I mean, if say the head of the group supports one candidate, does it mean every member must vote the same way? Doesn't their members have any independent thought?

I don't mind if they set up these debates or whatever forums they do to show help their members decide whom to vote for. But is it really necessary to know who the head wants to vote for? It's kind of voter manipulation isn't it?

HP Slate

HP has released a video of their upcoming tablet computer called HP Slate. And yes, it runs Flash.

Here's a demo video.


No pricing yet. But is this an iPad killer?

Rise Above Plastics - Plastics Kill

Saw this nice ad about plastics. Pretty good message.

Know Your Presidential Candidates

Philstar has done an interview of each candidates. They include personal information about the candidates, including declared assets and liabilities, as well as family, friendship and business ties that could affect policy making in the next administration.

Here are the list so far and will add to them as PhilStar publishes them. Click on the candidate's name to be directed to the written excerpts of the inteview.

Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar Jr.

Joseph "Erap" Estrada/Jose Marcelo Ejercito


Gilberto "Gibo" Eduardo Cojuangco Teodoro Jr.




Noynoy Aquino

Teodoro: Time for RP to go nuke but not Bataan plant

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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MANILA, Philippines—With many parts of the country suffering through rotating power outages, administration standard-bearer Gilbert Teodoro Jr. on Friday said it was time for government to seriously think about developing nuclear power to prepare the country for a power crisis in the next 50 years.

Speaking at a forum with defense reporters, Teodoro suggested a two-fold method for government to deal with the country’s deteriorating supply of energy.

“One, deal with the current shortfall in power supply by facilitating power barges and big users of electricity with whatever they need to self-generate,” said Teodoro, who resigned as defense secretary in November to pursue his presidential candidacy.

The other way is to explore the use of nuclear energy to address power shortages in the next 50 years, he said.

“We have to look that far ahead so that every year, we could put in the additional infrastructure necessary to create generating capacity,” Teodoro said.

Teodoro said hydroelectric power plants may no longer be reliable because of the changes in climatic patterns.

A prolonged dry spell brought about by the El Niño weather phenomenon has reduced the generating capacity of hydroelectric power plants in Luzon and Mindanao by 80 to 90 percent, resulting in rotating brownouts lasting for as long as 12 hours.

“We must seriously study nuclear power,” said Teodoro.

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Finally, a candidate with full understanding of the situation. Too bad he may not win the election because of the baggage he is carrying with GMA.

He should also look into geothermal, wind and solar. The Philippines cannot rely on a single source of power.

And I agree, the BNPP should be demolished or converted. Not just because of the political issue, but it isn't really the safest part of the country to put a Nuclear Power Plant in.

Read the full article here.

Popular Science Put Entire 137 Archive Online -- Free!

Popular Science has partnered with Google to put its entire 137 year archive online for free.

It includes all the original articles as well as the advertisements of the time.

Check it out at http://www.popsci.com/archives.

One-hour rotating brownouts in Metro, Luzon—Meralco

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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MANILA, Philippines – Parts of Metro Manila and Luzon should expect one-hour rotating brownouts Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to power distributor Manila Electric Co.

Joe Zaldarriaga, Meralco external communications manager, in an interview over dzMM, said outages were expected in certain areas in Caloocan, Quezon City, Malabon, Batangas and Cavite.

Zaldarriaga explained that the outages were due to a 245-megawatt power supply deficit in the Luzon grid. This deficit is expected to further worsen to as much as 380 megawatts by 2 p.m., he added.
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This is the problem with having short term vision and corruption in the Philippines.

Instead of tackling this problem 10 years ago. The government basically gave Meralco and the IPPs the task of handling the problem. And as expected, all they did was to build something to maximize their profits instead of actually solving the problem.

They basically created band-aid solution to gun shot wound. Instead of building multiple alternative sources of power like wind, hydro, geothermal, solar, etc. They built coal and oil power plants.

Not only that, they didn't even build it to be efficient nor did they build enough to guarantee enough supply to last more than 10 years in a growing population.

How on earth could they not foresee this problem 5 to 10 years ago? It already happened once, why is it happening again?

And what happened to all the water from Typhoon Ondoy? Why is Metro Manila suffering from water shortage? Oh right, they dumped it all to the sea because they never built watersheds and spillways to collect flood waters!

There is no single solution to solve this electricity shortage problem. This has to be dealt with in several fronts.

First, they have to educate consumers on saving electricity, not just to lower the cost but to conserve electricity to be able to delay upgrading and building new power plants. Electricity not used today is electricity that can be used tomorrow.

Contrary to beliefs, one does not need to generate 500MW of electricity if the need is only 450MW. The 50MW that is not used is fuel that is not spent and less wear and tear on equipments. If there is a capacity of 500MW and only 450MW is needed, that extra 50MW is room to grow for the power company as it is needed over time. Which saves them from having to spend new capital to build a new power plant to supply that 50MW.

They can do this by having people change to CFLs, turning off lights when not needed, turning to solar powered water heaters, etc. It can also help if they start using 2 way power meters like in some parts of the US. This is where if a household has solar panels and generates more electricity than needed, it is transferred to the power companies and shows up as a credit to the household's bill..

Electricity generation nowadays is not a use it or lose it kind of thing. Extra power can be saved in industrial batteries to boost power if needed.

Second, multiple types of power sources is needed. Wind, solar and geothermal should be used as this is the most abundant and cheapest form of electricity the Philippines can use. Why are they not building these?

Third, they should start doing projections on power consumption for the next 50 years and build according to that projection.

Why wait until there's a power crisis before they do anything and then it ends up giving the President emergency powers which ends up benefiting a small group of people who has the connection to make tons of money on these things which ends up giving a kickback to the politicians?

Oh wait, I just answered my own question. Never mind.

Penguin's Upcoming iPad books

Looks like this is the future of what we'll see in e-books coming to the iPad.

Economics

"The purpose of studying economics is not to aquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists." - Joan Robinson, British economist (1960).

Turn Your Arm Into An Input Device

Skinput, is a research collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft. It is an experimental device that turns your skin into a touch screen.

The video below shows how the device works. Basically, it detects the sound pattern that that is created when you tap your palm or forearm.

Watch.

I wonder how far this technology will go. Will we actually be able to change channels by tapping our fingers in the future? It certainly beats trying to find the remote.

Rube Goldberg Machine In Music Video

Ok Go made this great music video with a Rube Goldberg machine. It's pretty cool.

Why Women Shouldn't Take Men Shopping

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found Shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Target.


Dear Mrs. Hudson

Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behaviour and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. J.Hudson are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras:

1. June 15:
Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.

2. July 2:
Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7:
He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.

4. July 19:
Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away? This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money.

5. August 4:
Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layby.

6. August 14:
Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. August 15:
Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.

8. August 23:
When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' Police were called.

9. September 4:
Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.

10. September 10:
While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.

11. October 3:
Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the 'Mission Impossible' theme.

12. October 6:
In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' by using different sizes of funnels.

13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'

14. October 21:
When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a foetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!' And last, but not least:

15. October 23:
Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly,
'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.

One of the clerks passed out.