December 31, 2010

MMXI


Happy new year guys!!!
Last 2010 is a blast and a very busy year for me :P
One of my new year resolution this 2011 is to be more active on my blog :)
Hope I can manage all this stuff from work, home/family, friends and some of my daily routines and sports activities.
Well then, hope we all have a merry 2011!!!

December 08, 2010

LCM

Last week, December 3, Eddieboy called me around 11pm... I ignored it because I'm so sleepy and tired that time... but when i woke up, I remember the missed call that I had last night... that moment, I realized that there is something wrong... Eddieboy didn't do that usually unless it is an emergency...


I fix my self up and prepared my self to got to work in Pasig. Everyone there approached me and asked me if Eddieboy called me or if I heard something from our co-workers... it sends some chills to my spine... because I knew that or what where they talking about...

When I get to the computer, I opened it and went on to my facebook account... there, I searched for my 'ninangs' account and there i saw the messages of her friends... I SMS her instantly and when I received her reply, there I confirmed that his father... my boss... and a good friend of our family passed away.

I gathered all my co-workers and told them that what they we're asking me before is true and it was confirmed. You can see all the sad faces, here some words whispering to one another... some cried, some just wanted to be alone for a moment and some just stared to something...

I served my boss for more than 14 years... there, i knew him bit by bit, he's a kind loving boss, very generous and most of all he treated us like family or one of his real family. He always make sure that everyone is doing well at work when ever he visits the plant, he talked to the supervisors and asked them if they needed some sort of support or if there are any problems... like a father to a family, he never fail to listen to us, know our problems and what we have accomplished for the day.

Now, he was placed near a church... rest in peace.

He battled he's illness like a real man, show us the way to success like a teacher, be there when we need someone - financially or not - he's always there to support us. How can we say goodbye to a boss and a mentor and also a friend... I really don't know... but I find a way or two to let it go... even if it hurts, we have to accept it. Good bye Mister Luis Antonio Cuna Mendoza, thank you for everything... we will miss you.

And yes... i also cried.


November 01, 2010

Welcome November Rain

It's November once again and it's raining cats and dogs here in the Philippines... as this month enters I also remember the song of Guns n Roses's 'November Rain'... so here you guys, GnR's November Rain music video.




October 31, 2010

My Top 5 Scary Movies

Hi guys, it's been awhile again since I log in my blog and post something... anyway, it's halloween and I will share  my top 5 (five) movie scarers that I have watched...

At Number...

5) Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' (1960)

This original flick that I've seen on betamax is the first (as far as I have remembered) movie that made me think. How or why? Simple, it's the twist of the story... it made think on how Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) shows his mother but it seems that his mother is dead and he only made it up on his mind that his mother is still alive and still lectures Norman on whatever he will do in his life.
Anyway, the Bates Motel still gives me the chill whenever I saw it on TV... plus the shadow of Norman's mother. Creepy indeed.

4) The Puppet Master
What if your toy(s) is alive and that toy can kill? There are five (5) puppets in the story namely Blade, Jester, Tunneler, Leech Woman and Pinhead.
I saw this movie on VHS and that day it was way more bigger or larger than a betamax :P
When I saw this movie, I also imagine what if m toys can move like them? Hmmm, I better get He-man and my G.I. Joe's action figure to protect me from the likes of them :P
I have also seen the follow up movies of this and there are more puppets that had been added in the movie(s).
If you like killer toys besides from Chucky then this movie is one that I recommend.

3) The Sixth Sense
This movie really is much more interesting than the other scary or horror movies that I have watched... well, I think we could all agree that we didn't expect that Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is already dead and Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) know this from the fist time he saw Dr. Crowe. Ow, did I spoil the ending? Hehehe, better see this movie whole.
Anyways, the plot of the story is very well planned and the characters here really act to the fullest to give the audience some chills.

2) The Blair With Project
I think this movie has no really ending for me. It really made me think what really happened on the last act and who is the killer behind this.
From a humble budget to a millions of gross revenue and a gazillion of fanatics this movie is indeed a movie t watch.
It will leave you thinking from the start up to the end...

1) The Ring (Japanese Version)
Of all the scary movies, this is the one that really makes me feel like a child that scares too much after seeing it. Not only me but also my friends are paranoid after seeing this. I really am scared to this movie especially when I saw Sadako's eye, it gives me the hell of the creeps, send chills to my spines and plays with my mind... damn!
So, if your looking for a real scare, watch this... WTF!!! the phone suddenly rings... thank goodness it's for my brother... I really hate this movie :P

August 01, 2010

Airport Taxi

Last weekend, me and my familia decided to go to a mall... as we have waited on the street for a taxi to come... a yellow taxi just pulled over in front of us.
In my understanding, the yellow taxi cab is an airport taxi. Meaning, that to all local or tourists that arrived from the airport from any terminal there's a yellow taxi for them to provide them a ride to their destination.

Well, of course it's not free... but the good thing is that the yellow taxi cab can be trusted more. Why? Because you are sure that the yellow taxi cab is registered unlike to the 'kolorum' (unregistered) taxis.

By the time you sit or ride the yellow cab, the driver will radio his ride to authorized it to their base. By this, you can assure that you are safe and your worries being trick by the driver. Here in the Philippines, there are some drivers that takes the long way - to add to their plug down - and some may ask you to add some more money or tip him, unlike the driver that we tried (airport taxi), he is more like a gentleman, answering our queries about his taxi and stuff and informing us about their work.

Anyway, the airport yellow taxi cab has a minimum charge, PhP 70.00 is their plug down rate and a PhP 4.00 for the excess kilometer (I think :P) ...

Getting an airport taxi at your area can be rarely seen. Because they need to get a passenger(s) from the airport then convey them to their home destination. When the airport taxi proceeds to the airport again, then the driver can pick up a passenger(s) before he can go to the airport.

Tip: To be sure, always get the taxi's plate number. You can see this also inside the taxi that is painted at the panel of the window door. Send a SMS to your family or friends about the names of the taxi and also the plate number of it. Better be safe than sorry :)



July 29, 2010

Wrong TV Exposure

Ever since, or let say when ever I watched a TV... and tuned it on the news, I always saw some reporter(s) doing some (in my opinion) wrong exposure on their report on national TV.

What is it? Well, let me put it this way... just like last night, I just watched a news regarding some raid on a drug den... the police(men) put some surveillance camera - that's what they said on tv - to see them (the drug pushers) sell illegal drugs. As the camera shows us viewers, the resident(s) of the house actually selling it (illegal drugs) just like selling some ordinary candy on a store. When the police officers decided to raid the place... the reporter told that they fight back at the officers and exchanged some gun fight and some fled on their rooftops... I think two men where dead from the result of a shoot out. 

Ok, the reporter got a scoop... and this is where the wrong exposure happens... as the reporter shows the paraphernalia that the police officers confiscated... the reporter then touched or picked the paper pouch and act like the reporter is putting in something to show how the drug pusher(s) put the illegal drugs to conceal it from any suspicion.

Hey! Isn't that a crime? Or, what the reporter just did is against the law isn't it? I mean, that's the evidence that the reporter had shown the televiewers? In my knowledge, when an evidence had been recovered, no one should touch, pick or handle the evidence with out any gloves or tweezers to avoid contaminating the evidence.

Or, should I ask... is there a law here in the Philippines regarding that matter? If there was... then the reporter(s) should be reminded or any reporters trying to strut their scoop.

If I have not mistaken yet... this is what happened to OJ Simpson. Some reporter pick the evidence and by the law(s) of their state or city it is the act of contaminating the hard evidence to nail the said suspect.

Am I watching too much TV or just hitting the mark?! Anyway, if it is a crime to show off the scoop then someone should held responsible for it and also the police officers who just let their evidence be touched.

This is only my opinion regarding this matter ever since I gained knowledge about it... and ever since then, some reporter(s) still do this...

July 26, 2010

P-Noy's First SONA


Yesterday - July 26, 2010 - His Excellency (President of the Philippines) Benigno Aquino III aka President Noynoy Aquino or just simply P-Noy delivered His first ever SONA (State of the Nation Address) to the Congress of the Philippines at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives.

Here is what He (P-Noy) said...


Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; my fellow workers in government;

Mga minamahal kong kababayan:
Sa bawat sandali po ng pamamahala ay nahaharap tayo sa isang sangandaan.
Sa isang banda po ay ang pagpili para sa ikabubuti ng taumbayan. Ang pagtanaw sa interes ng nakakarami; ang pagkapit sa prinsipyo; at ang pagiging tapat sa sinumpaan nating tungkulin bilang lingkod-bayan. Ito po ang tuwid na daan.
Sa kabilang banda ay ang pag-una sa pansariling interes. Ang pagpapaalipin sa pulitikal na konsiderasyon, at pagsasakripisyo ng kapakanan ng taumbayan. Ito po ang baluktot na daan.

GOV'T HAS LONG STRAYED TO THE CROOKED PATH
Matagal pong naligaw ang pamahalaan sa daang baluktot. Araw-araw po, lalong lumilinaw sa akin ang lawak ng problemang ating namana. Damang-dama ko ang bigat ng aking responsibilidad.
Sa unang tatlong linggo ng aming panunungkulan, marami po kaming natuklasan. Nais ko pong ipahayag sa inyo ang iilan lamang sa mga namana nating suliranin at ang ginagawa naming hakbang para lutasin ang mga ito.

RP'S PROBLEMS WIDE-RANGING; TRUE STATE OF THE NATION KEPT SECRET FROM THE PUBLIC
Sulyap lamang po ito; hindi pa ito ang lahat ng problemang haharapin natin. Inilihim at sadyang iniligaw ang sambayanan sa totoong kalagayan ng ating bansa.

PROBLEMA SA BUDGET
Sa unang anim na buwan ng taon, mas malaki ang ginastos ng gobyerno kaysa sa pumasok na kita. Lalong lumaki ang deficit natin, na umakyat na sa 196.7 billion pesos. Sa target na kuleksyon, kinapos tayo ng 23.8 billion pesos; ang tinataya namang gastos, nalagpasan natin ng 45.1 billion pesos.
Ang budget po sa 2010 ay 1.54 trillion pesos.
Nasa isandaang bilyong piso o anim at kalahating porsyento na lang ng kabuuan ang malaya nating magagamit para sa nalalabing anim na buwan ng taong ito.
Halos isang porsyento na lang po ng kabuuang budget ang natitira para sa bawat buwan.
Saan naman po dinala ang pera?

CALAMITY FUND
Naglaan ng dalawang bilyong piso na Calamity Fund bilang paghahanda para sa mga kalamidad na hindi pa nangyayari. Napakaliit na nga po ng pondong ito, ngunit kapapasok pa lang natin sa panahon ng baha at bagyo, 1.4 billion pesos o sitenta porsyento na ang nagastos.
Sa kabuuan ng 108 million pesos para sa lalawigan ng Pampanga, 105 million pesos nito ay napunta sa iisang distrito lamang.

ONE DISTRICT IN PAMPANGA GOT P105M; PANGASINAN ONLY GOT P5M FOR 2008 CALAMITY
Samantala, ang lalawigan ng Pangasinan na sinalanta ng Pepeng ay nakatanggap ng limang milyong piso lamang para sa pinsalang idinulot ng bagyong Cosme, na nangyari noong 2008 pa.

FUNDS FOR PAMPANGA GIVEN ON ELECTION MONTH, 7 MOS. AFTER "ONDOY", "PEPENG"
Ibinigay po ang pondo ng Pampanga sa buwan ng eleksyon, pitong buwan pagkatapos ng Ondoy at Pepeng. Paano kung bumagyo bukas? Inubos na ang pondo nito para sa bagyong nangyari noong isang taon pa. Pagbabayaran ng kinabukasan ang kasakiman ng nakaraan.

MWSS
Ganyan din po ang nangyari sa pondo ng MWSS. Kamakailan lamang, pumipila ang mga tao para lang makakuha ng tubig. Sa kabila nito, minabuti pa ng liderato ng MWSS na magbigay ng gantimpala sa sarili kahit hindi pa nababayaran ang pensyon ng mga retiradong empleyado.
Noong 2009, ang buong payroll ng MWSS ay 51.4 million pesos. Pero hindi lang naman po ito ang sahod nila; may mga additional allowances at benefits pa sila na aabot sa 160.1 million pesos. Sa madaling sabi, nakatanggap sila ng 211.5 million pesos noong nakaraang taon. Beinte-kuwatro porsyento lang nito ang normal na sahod, at sitenta'y sais porsyento ang dagdag.
Ang karaniwang manggagawa hanggang 13th month pay plus cash gift lang ang nakukuha. Sa MWSS, aabot sa katumbas ng mahigit sa tatlumpung buwan ang sahod kasama na ang lahat ng mga bonuses at allowances na nakuha nila.
Mas matindi po ang natuklasan natin sa pasahod ng kanilang Board of Trustees. Tingnan po natin ang mga allowances na tinatanggap nila:
Umupo ka lang sa Board of Trustees at Board Committee meeting, katorse mil na. Aabot ng nobenta'y otso mil ito kada buwan. May grocery incentive pa sila na otsenta mil kada taon.
Hindi lang iyon: may mid-year bonus, productivity bonus, anniversary bonus, year-end bonus, at Financial Assistance. May Christmas bonus na, may Additional Christmas Package pa. Kada isa sa mga ito, nobenta'y otso mil.
Sa suma total po, aabot ang lahat ng dalawa't kalahating milyong piso kada taon sa bawat miyembro ng Board maliban sa pakotse, technical assistance, at pautang. Uulitin ko po. Lahat ng ito ay ibinibigay nila sa kanilang mga sarili habang hindi pa nababayaran ang mga pensyon ng kanilang mga retirees.
Pati po ang La Mesa Watershed ay hindi nila pinatawad. Para magkaroon ng tamang supply ng tubig, kailangang alagaan ang mga watershed. Sa watershed, puno ang kailangan. Pati po iyon na dapat puno ang nakatayo, tinayuan nila ng bahay para sa matataas na opisyal ng MWSS.
Hindi naman sila agad maaalis sa puwesto dahil kabilang sila sa mga Midnight Appointees ni dating Pangulong Arroyo. Iniimbestigahan na natin ang lahat nang ito. Kung mayroon pa silang kahit kaunting hiya na natitira - sana kusa na lang silang magbitiw sa puwesto.

ROAD USERS' FUND
Pag-usapan naman po natin ang pondo para sa imprastruktura. Tumukoy ang DPWH ng dalawandaan apatnapu't anim na priority safety projects na popondohan ng Motor Vehicle Users Charge. Mangangailangan po ito ng budget na 425 million pesos.
Ang pinondohan po, dalawampu't walong proyekto lang. Kinalimutan po ang dalawandaan at labing walong proyekto at pinalitan ng pitumpung proyekto na wala naman sa plano. Ang hininging 425 million pesos, naging 480 million pesos pa, lumaki lalo dahil sa mga proyektong sa piling-piling mga benepisyaryo lang napunta.
Mga proyekto po itong walang saysay, hindi pinag-aralan at hindi pinaghandaan, kaya parang kabuteng sumusulpot.
Tapos na po ang panahon para dito. Sa administrasyon po natin, walang kota-kota, walang tongpats, ang pera ng taumbayan ay gagastusin para sa taumbayan lamang.

NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS
Meron pa po tayong natuklasan. Limang araw bago matapos ang termino ng nakaraang administrasyon, nagpautos silang maglabas ng 3.5 billion pesos para sa rehabilitasyon ng mga nasalanta nina Ondoy at Pepeng.
Walumpu't anim na proyekto ang paglalaanan dapat nito na hindi na sana idadaan sa public bidding. Labingsiyam sa mga ito na nagkakahalaga ng 981 million pesos ang muntik nang makalusot. Hindi pa nailalabas ang Special Allotment Release Order ay pirmado na ang mga kontrata.
Buti na lang po ay natuklasan at pinigilan ito ni Secretary Rogelio Singson ng DPWH. Ngayon po ay dadaan na ang kabuuan ng 3.5 billion pesos sa tapat na bidding, at magagamit na ang pondo na ito sa pagbibigay ng lingap sa mga nawalan ng tahanan dahil kina Ondoy at Pepeng.

NAPOCOR
Pag-usapan naman natin ang nangyari sa NAPOCOR. Noong 2001 hanggang 2004, pinilit ng gobyerno ang NAPOCOR na magbenta ng kuryente nang palugi para hindi tumaas ang presyo. Tila ang dahilan: pinaghahandaan na nila ang eleksyon.
Dahil dito, noong 2004, sumagad ang pagkakabaon sa utang ng NAPOCOR. Napilitan ang pambansang gobyerno na sagutin ang dalawandaang bilyong pisong utang nito.
Ang inakala ng taumbayan na natipid nila sa kuryente ay binabayaran din natin mula sa kaban ng bayan. May gastos na tayo sa kuryente, binabayaran pa natin ang dagdag na pagkakautang ng gobyerno.
Kung naging matino ang pag-utang, sana'y nadagdagan ang ating kasiguruhan sa supply ng kuryente. Pero ang desisyon ay ibinatay sa maling pulitika, at hindi sa pangangailangan ng taumbayan. Ang taumbayan, matapos pinagsakripisyo ay lalo pang pinahirapan.

MRT
Ganito rin po ang nangyari sa MRT. Sinubukan na namang bilhin ang ating pagmamahal. Pinilit ang operator na panatilihing mababa ang pamasahe.
Hindi tuloy nagampanan ang garantiyang ibinigay sa operator na mababawi nila ang kanilang puhunan. Dahil dito, inutusan ang Landbank at Development Bank of the Philippines na bilhin ang MRT.
Ang pera ng taumbayan, ipinagpalit sa isang naluluging operasyon.

NFA
Dumako naman po tayo sa pondo ng NFA.
Noong 2004: 117,000 metric tons ang pagkukulang ng supply ng Pilipinas. Ang binili nila, 900,000 metric tons. Kahit ulitin mo pa ng mahigit pitong beses ang pagkukulang, sobra pa rin ang binili nila.
Noong 2007: 589,000 metric tons ang pagkukulang ng supply sa Pilipinas. Ang binili nila, 1.827 million metric tons. Kahit ulitin mo pa ng mahigit tatlong beses ang pagkukulang, sobra na naman ang binili nila.
Ang masakit nito, dahil sobra-sobra ang binibili nila taun-taon, nabubulok lang pala sa mga kamalig ang bigas, kagaya ng nangyari noong 2008.
Hindi po ba krimen ito, na hinahayaan nilang mabulok ang bigas, sa kabila ng apat na milyong Pilipinong hindi kumakain ng tatlong beses sa isang araw?
Ang resulta nito, umabot na sa 171.6 billion pesos ang utang ng NFA noong Mayo ng taong ito.
Ang tinapon na ito, halos puwede na sanang pondohan ang mga sumusunod:
Ang budget ng buong Hudikatura, na 12.7 billion pesos sa taong ito.
Ang Conditional Cash Transfers para sa susunod na taon, na nagkakahalaga ng 29.6 billion pesos.
Ang lahat ng classroom na kailangan ng ating bansa, na nagkakahalaga ng 130 billion pesos.
Kasuklam-suklam ang kalakarang ito. Pera na, naging bato pa.

ZERO BUDGET
Narinig po ninyo kung paano nilustay ang kaban ng bayan. Ang malinaw po sa ngayon: ang anumang pagbabago ay magmumula sa pagsiguro natin na magwawakas na ang pagiging maluho at pagwawaldas.
Kaya nga po mula ngayon: ititigil na natin ang paglulustay sa salapi ng bayan. Tatanggalin natin ang mga proyektong mali.
Ito po ang punto ng tinatawag nating zero-based approach sa ating budget. Ang naging kalakaran po, taun-taon ay inuulit lamang ang budget na puno ng tagas. Dadagdagan lang nang konti, puwede na.
Sa susunod na buwan ay maghahain tayo ng budget na kumikilala nang tama sa mga problema, at magtutuon din ng pansin sa tamang solusyon.

IMMEDIATE STEPS
TAX EVASION
Ilan lang ito sa mga natuklasan nating problema. Heto naman po ang ilang halimbawa ng mga hakbang na ginagawa natin.
Nandiyan po ang kaso ng isang may-ari ng sanglaan. Bumili siya ng sasakyang tinatayang nasa dalawampu't anim na milyong piso ang halaga.
Kung kaya mong bumili ng Lamborghini, bakit hindi mo kayang magbayad ng buwis?
Nasampahan na po ito ng kaso. Sa pangunguna nina Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, BIR Commissioner Kim Henares at Customs Commissioner Lito Alvarez, bawat linggo po ay may bago tayong kasong isinasampa kontra sa mga smuggler at sa mga hindi nagbabayad ng tamang buwis.

EXTRALEGAL KILLINGS
Natukoy na rin po ang salarin sa mga kaso nina Francisco Baldomero, Jose Daguio at Miguel Belen, tatlo sa anim na insidente ng extralegal killings mula nang umupo tayo.
Singkuwenta porsyento po ng mga insidente ng extralegal killings ang patungo na sa kanilang resolusyon.
Ang natitira pong kalahati ay hindi natin tatantanan ang pag-usig hanggang makamit ang katarungan.

TRUTH COMMISSION
Pananagutin natin ang mga mamamatay-tao. Pananagutin din natin ang mga corrupt sa gobyerno.
Nagsimula nang mabuo ang ating Truth Commission, sa pangunguna ni dating Chief Justice Hilario Davide. Hahanapin natin ang katotohanan sa mga nangyari diumanong katiwalian noong nakaraang siyam na taon.
Sa loob ng linggong ito, pipirmahan ko ang kauna-unahang Executive Order na nagtatalaga sa pagbuo nitong Truth Commission.

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Kung ang sagot sa kawalan ng katarungan ay pananagutan, ang sagot naman sa kakulangan natin sa pondo ay mga makabago at malikhaing paraan para tugunan ang mga pagkatagal-tagal nang problema.
Napakarami po ng ating pangangailangan: mula sa edukasyon, imprastruktura, pangkalusugan, pangangailangan ng militar at kapulisan, at marami pang iba. Hindi kakasya ang pondo para mapunan ang lahat ng ito.
Kahit gaano po kalaki ang kakulangan para mapunan ang mga listahan ng ating pangangailangan, ganado pa rin ako dahil marami nang nagpakita ng panibagong interes at kumpyansa sa Pilipinas.
Ito ang magiging solusyon: mga Public-Private Partnerships. Kahit wala pa pong pirmahang nangyayari dito, masasabi kong maganda ang magiging bunga ng maraming usapin ukol dito.
May mga nagpakita na po ng interes, gustong magtayo ng expressway na mula Maynila, tatahak ng Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, hanggang sa dulo ng Cagayan Valley nang hindi gugugol ang estado kahit na po piso.

Sa larangan ng ating Sandatahang Lakas:
Mayroon po tayong 36,000 nautical miles ng baybayin. Ang mayroon lamang tayo: tatlumpu't dalawang barko. Itong mga barkong ito, panahon pa ni MacArthur.
May nagmungkahi sa atin, ito ang proposisyon: uupahan po nila ang headquarters ng Navy sa Roxas Boulevard at ang Naval Station sa Fort Bonifacio.
Sagot po nila ang paglipat ng Navy Headquarters sa Camp Aguinaldo. Agaran, bibigyan tayo ng isandaang milyong dolyar. At dagdag pa sa lahat nang iyan, magsusubi pa sila sa atin ng kita mula sa mga negosyong itatayo nila sa uupahan nilang lupa.
Sa madali pong sabi: Makukuha natin ang kailangan natin, hindi tatayo gagastos, kikita pa tayo.
Marami na pong nag-alok at nagmungkahi sa atin, mula lokal hanggang dayuhang negosyante, na magpuno ng iba't ibang pangangailangan.
Mula sa mga public-private partnerships na ito, lalago ang ating ekonomiya, at bawat Pilipino makikinabang. Napakaraming sektor na matutulungan nito.
Maipapatayo na po ang imprastrukturang kailangan natin para palaguin ang turismo.

Sa agrikultura, makapagtatayo na tayo ng mga grains terminals, refrigeration facilities, maayos na road networks at post-harvest facilities.
Kung maisasaayos natin ang ating food supply chain sa tulong ng pribadong sektor, sa halip na mag-angkat tayo ay maari na sana tayong mangarap na mag-supply sa pandaigdigang merkado.
Kung maitatayo ang minumungkahi sa ating railway system, bababa ang presyo ng bilihin. Mas mura, mas mabilis, mas maginhawa, at makakaiwas pa sa kotong cops at mga kumokotong na rebelde ang mga bumibiyahe.

STREAMLINING PROCESSES
Paalala lang po: una sa ating plataporma ang paglikha ng mga trabaho, at nanggagaling ang trabaho sa paglago ng industriya. Lalago lamang ang industriya kung gagawin nating mas malinis, mas mabilis, at mas maginhawa ang proseso para sa mga gustong magnegosyo.
Pabibilisin natin ang proseso ng mga proyektong sumasailalim sa Build-Operate-Transfer. Sa tulong ng lahat ng sangay ng gobyerno at ng mga mamamayan, pabababain natin sa anim na buwan ang proseso na noon ay inaabot ng taon kung hindi dekada.
May mga hakbang na rin pong sinisimulan ang DTI, sa pamumuno ni Secretary Gregory Domingo:
Ang walang-katapusang pabalik-balik sa proseso ng pagrehistro ng pangalan ng kumpanya, na kada dalaw ay umaabot ng apat hanggang walong oras, ibababa na natin sa labinlimang minuto.
Ang dating listahan ng tatlumpu't anim na dokumento, ibababa natin sa anim. Ang dating walong pahinang application form, ibababa natin sa isang pahina.
Nananawagan ako sa ating mga LGUs. Habang naghahanap tayo ng paraan para gawing mas mabilis ang pagbubukas ng mga negosyo, pag-aralan din sana nila ang kanilang mga proseso. Kailangan itong gawing mas mabilis, at kailangan itong itugma sa mga sinisumulan nating reporma.
Negosyante, sundalo, rebelde, at karaniwang Pilipino, lahat po makikinabang dito. Basta po hindi dehado ang Pilipino, papasukin po natin lahat iyan. Kailangan na po nating simulan ang pagtutulungan para makamit ito. Huwag nating pahirapan ang isa't isa.
Parating na po ang panahon na hindi na natin kailangang mamili sa pagitan ng seguridad ng ating mamamayan o sa kinabukasan ng inyong mga anak.

FREEING UP FUNDS
EDUCATION
Oras na maipatupad ang public-private partnerships na ito, mapopondohan ang mga serbisyong panlipunan, alinsunod sa ating plataporma.
Magkakapondo na po para maipatupad ang mga plano natin sa edukasyon.
Mapapalawak natin ang basic education cycle mula sa napakaikling sampung taon tungo sa global standard na labindalawang taon.
Madadagdagan natin ang mga classroom. Mapopondohan natin ang service contracting sa ilalim ng GASTPE.
Pati ang conditional cash transfers, na magbabawas ng pabigat sa bulsa ng mga pamilya, madadagdan na rin ng pondo.

PHILHEALTH
Maipapatupad ang plano natin sa PhilHealth.
Una, tutukuyin natin ang tunay na bilang ng mga nangangailangan nito. Sa ngayon, hindi magkakatugma ang datos. Sabi ng PhilHealth sa isang bibig, walumpu't pitong porsyento na raw ang merong coverage. Sa kabilang bibig naman, singkuwenta'y tres porsyento naman. Ayon naman sa National Statistics Office, tatlumpu't walong porsyento ang may coverage.
Ngayon pa lang, kumikilos na si Secretary Dinky Soliman at ang DSWD upang ipatupad ang National Household Targetting System, na magtutukoy sa mga pamilyang higit na nagangailangan ng tulong. Tinatayang siyam na bilyon ang kailangan para mabigyan ng PhilHealth ang limang milyong pinakamaralitang pamilyang Pilipino.

LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Napakaganda po ng hinaharap natin. Kasama na po natin ang pribadong sektor, at kasama na rin natin ang League of Provinces, sa pangunguna nina Governor Alfonso Umali kasama sina Governor L-Ray Villafuerte at Governor Icot Petilla. Handa na pong makipagtulungan para makibahagi sa pagtustos ng mga gastusin. Alam ko rin pong hindi magpapahuli ang League of Cities sa pangunguna ni Mayor Oscar Rodriguez.
Kung ang mga gobyernong lokal ay nakikiramay na sa ating mga adhikain, ang Kongreso namang pinanggalingan ko, siguro naman maasahan ko din.
Nagpakitang-gilas na po ang gabinete sa pagtukoy ng ating mga problema at sa paglulunsad ng mga solusyon sa loob lamang ng tatlong linggo.
Nang bagyo pong Basyang, ang sabi sa atin ng mga may prangkisa sa kuryente, apat na araw na walang kuryente. Dahil sa mabilis na pagkilos ni Secretary Rene Almendras at ng Department of Energy, naibalik ang kuryente sa halos lahat sa loob lamang ng beinte-kwatro oras.
Ito pong sinasabing kakulangan sa tubig sa Metro Manila, kinilusan agad ni Secretary Rogelio Singson at ng DPWH. Hindi na siya naghintay ng utos, kaya nabawasan ang perwisyo.
Nakita na rin natin ang gilas ng mga hinirang nating makatulong sa Gabinete. Makatuwiran naman po sigurong umasa na hindi na sila padadaanin sa butas ng karayom para makumpirma ng Commission on Appointments. Kung mangyayari po ito, marami pa sa mga mahuhusay na Pilipino ang maeengganyong magsilbi sa gobyerno.
Sa lalong madaling panahon po, uupo na tayo sa LEDAC at pag-uusapan ang mga mahahalagang batas na kailangan nating ipasa. Makakaasa kayo na mananatiling bukas ang aking isipan, at ang ating ugnayan ay mananatiling tapat.
Isinusulong po natin ang Fiscal Responsibility Bill, kung saan hindi tayo magpapasa ng batas na mangangailangan ng pondo kung hindi pa natukoy ang panggagalingan nito. May 104.1 billion pesos tayong kailangan para pondohan ang mga batas na naipasa na, ngunit hindi maipatupad.
Kailangan din nating isaayos ang mga insentibong piskal na ibinigay noong nakaraan. Ngayong naghihigpit tayo ng sinturon, kailangang balikan kung alin sa mga ito ang dapat manatili at kung ano ang dapat nang itigil.
Huwag po tayong pumayag na magkaroon ng isa pang NBN-ZTE. Sa lokal man o dayuhan manggagaling ang pondo, dapat dumaan ito sa tamang proseso. Hinihingi ko po ang tulong ninyo upang amiyendahan ang ating Procurement Law.
Ayon po sa Saligang Batas, tungkulin ng estado ang siguruhing walang lamangan sa merkado. Bawal ang monopolya, bawal ang mga cartel na sasakal sa kumpetisyon. Kailangan po natin ng isang Anti-Trust Law na magbibigay-buhay sa mga prinsipyong ito. Ito ang magbibigay ng pagkakataon sa mga Small- at Medium-scale Enterprises na makilahok at tumulong sa paglago ng ating ekonomiya.
Ipasa na po natin ang National Land Use Bill.
Una rin pong naging batas ng Commonwealth ang National Defense Act, na ipinasa noon pang 1935. Kailangan nang palitan ito ng batas na tutugon sa pangangailangan ng pambansang seguridad sa kasalukuyan.
Nakikiusap po akong isulong ang Whistleblower's Bill upang patuloy nang iwaksi ang kultura ng takot at pananahimik.
Palalakasin pa lalo ang Witness Protection Program. Alalahanin po natin na noong taong 2009 hanggang 2010, may nahatulan sa 95% ng mga kaso kung saan may witness na sumailalim sa programang ito.
Kailangang repasuhin ang ating mga batas. Nanawagan po akong umpisahan na ang rekodipikasyon ng ating mga batas, upang siguruhing magkakatugma sila at hindi salu-salungat.

PEACE PROCESS
Ito pong mga batas na ito ang batayan ng kaayusan, ngunit ang pundasyon ng lahat ng ginagawa natin ay ang prinsipyong wala tayong mararating kung walang kapayapaan at katahimikan.
Dalawa ang hinaharap nating suliranin sa usapin ng kapayapaan: ang situwasyon sa Mindanao, at ang patuloy na pag-aaklas ng CPP-NPA-NDF.
Tungkol sa situwasyon sa Mindanao: Hindi po nagbabago ang ating pananaw. Mararating lamang ang kapayapaan at katahimikan kung mag-uusap ang lahat ng apektado: Moro, Lumad, at Kristiyano. Inatasan na natin si Dean Marvic Leonen na mangasiwa sa ginagawa nating pakikipag-usap sa MILF.
Iiwasan natin ang mga pagkakamaling nangyari sa nakaraang administrasyon, kung saan binulaga na lang ang mga mamamayan ng Mindanao. Hindi tayo puwedeng magbulag-bulagan sa mga dudang may kulay ng pulitika ang proseso, at hindi ang kapakanan ng taumbayan ang tanging interes.
Kinikilala natin ang mga hakbang na ginagawa ng MILF sa pamamagitan ng pagdidisplina sa kanilang hanay. Inaasahan natin na muling magsisimula ang negosasyon pagkatapos ng Ramadan.
Tungkol naman po sa CPP-NPA-NDF: handa na ba kayong maglaan ng kongkretong mungkahi, sa halip na pawang batikos lamang?
Kung kapayapaan din ang hangad ninyo, handa po kami sa malawakang tigil-putukan. Mag-usap tayo.
Mahirap magsimula ang usapan habang mayroon pang amoy ng pulbura sa hangin. Nananawagan ako: huwag po natin hayaang masayang ang napakagandang pagkakataong ito upang magtipon sa ilalim ng iisang adhikain.
Kapayapaan at katahimikan po ang pundasyon ng kaunlaran. Habang nagpapatuloy ang barilan, patuloy din ang pagkakagapos natin sa kahirapan.

PANAWAGAN
Dapat din po nating mabatid: ito ay panahon ng sakripisyo. At ang sakripisyong ito ay magiging puhunan para sa ating kinabukasan. Kaakibat ng ating mga karapatan at kalayaan ay ang tungkulin natin sa kapwa at sa bayan.
Inaasahan ko po ang ating mga kaibigan sa media, lalo na sa radyo at sa print, sa mga nagbablock-time, at sa community newspapers, kayo na po mismo ang magbantay sa inyong hanay.
Mabigyang-buhay sana ang mga batayang prinsipyo ng inyong bokasyon: ang magbigay-linaw sa mahahalagang isyu; ang maging patas at makatotohanan, at ang itaas ang antas ng pampublikong diskurso.
Tungkulin po ng bawat Pilipino na tutukan ang mga pinunong tayo rin naman ang nagluklok sa puwesto. Humakbang mula sa pakikialam tungo sa pakikilahok. Dahil ang nakikialam, walang-hanggan ang reklamo. Ang nakikilahok, nakikibahagi sa solusyon.
Napakatagal na pong namamayani ang pananaw na ang susi sa asenso ay ang intindihin ang sarili kaysa intindihin ang kapwa. Malinaw po sa akin: paano tayo aasenso habang nilalamangan ang kapwa?
Ang hindi nabigyan ng pagkakataong mag-aral, paanong makakakuha ng trabaho? Kung walang trabaho, paanong magiging konsumer? Paanong mag-iimpok sa bangko?
Ngunit kung babaliktarin natin ang pananaw-kung iisipin nating "Dadagdagan ko ang kakayahan ng aking kapwa"-magbubunga po ito, at ang lahat ay magkakaroon ng pagkakataon.
Maganda na po ang nasimulan natin. At mas lalong maganda po ang mararating natin. Ngunit huwag nating kalimutan na mayroong mga nagnanasang hindi tayo magtagumpay. Dahil kapag hindi tayo nagtagumpay, makakabalik na naman sila sa kapangyarihan, at sa pagsasamantala sa taumbayan.
Akin pong paniwala na Diyos at taumbayan ang nagdala sa ating kinalalagyan ngayon. Habang nakatutok tayo sa kapakanan ng ating kapwa, bendisyon at patnubay ay tiyak na maaasahan natin sa Poong Maykapal. At kapag nanalig tayo na ang kasangga natin ay ang Diyos, mayroon ba tayong hindi kakayanin?
Ang mandato nating nakuha sa huling eleksyon ay patunay na umaasa pa rin ang Pilipino sa pagbabago. Iba na talaga ang situwasyon. Puwede na muling mangarap. Tayo nang tumungo sa katuparan ng ating mga pinangarap.

Maraming salamat po.



July 22, 2010

A Moth & A Grasshopper

Where I work... I can see different species of insects... maybe because just outside our office, there's an open land that serves home for the little crawlers or flyers.

Last week, I borrowed my wifes digital camera (Casio Exilim 7.2MP) to shoot some of it and show it to my kids... Why? Well, hopefully... they can still see it when they grow up even if it is on a photo.  :P


I still remember when I was young that I used to catch this and put them on a glass jar with a hole on the lid so that they can breath or something. I always wonder what they do look like in a much closer view. But sad to say, some of it died when I contained them... I was still young that time and had no knowledge if those things... but now, I want to teach my kids on how to handle them with care so that it can still exist for more of it's time.

Anyways, I'm not a pro camera user... i just put the setting on macro and just click...

Here's the pic of Asota Heliconia (I think)

And this is the grasshopper...


If someone could verify their species, please do leave a comment... Thanks! ^_^


July 20, 2010

How To Conserve Water

Here are some of my personal tips to conserve water... well, some of it may be a little bit of a sarcastic to you but hey, it's just a suggestion.

  • Don't make a drink that mixes your favorite beverages with water like coffee, milk (powder) juice (powder) or any variety of it, just take this:
    • coffee candies
    • milk flavored candies
    • fruit flavored candies or chewing gums
  • Drink beer or wine - just don't over do it :P
    • some beer have some malt that is also good to your body
    • some beer have flavor nowadays, just check your local store
    • wine is also healthy to your body
  • If you need some kick to your drink:
    • take some energy drink like Redbull, Lipovitan, BaccusF, Samurai, Extra Joss, Cobra... some has more caffeine content than the other... just don't drink too much of it, I've heard that you can feel some irregularity in your heart beat or something.
  • Look for some replacement for your regular milk, coffee and anything you drink:
    • check your local store for fresh milk, bottled milk, coffee in can and more
  • Take a bath with your partner - wife or husband - , kids, relatives together at your portable swimming pool or bath tub... why? Because you can do this... water that had been left over after the bath can be use for...
    • cleaning your car or any vehicles
    • wash your shoes or any personal thing you like to wash it with
    • can be use to water the plants
    • cleaning your windows
    • cleaning your walkways
    • or even use it to clean your dog :P
  • Before you drain your washing machine... take a basin or pail to use for:
    • washing your shoes or anything that can be wash using this water
    • cleaning your vehicle
    • cleaning your walkway
    • cleaning your windows
  • Does it rain to your place? Then use a catch basin to gather it, you can use the water from the rain, just don't drink it unless you had put it on a clean container and left it for overnight, boil and use some purifying tablet that you can buy from your local store.
  • If your planning to buy plants to decorate your house... better yet buy a cactus plants, it doesn't needed to be watered or just simply use or buy the plastic plants, it is much more cheaper than the cactus and it is low in maintenance :P
  • How about your aquarium? Well, you can use the water that you gathered from the rain, just let it still for 12 hours or more before you refill your aquarium.
  • How about some soda? Yes you can drink this but remember your sugar... this is not advisable to a diabetic person...
  • You can also wash your car or any vehicle that you have when the rain comes.
  • If water is still your problem... and you really need some clean water to drink or bathe... better do this:
    • check your local store for some distilled water
    • rent a room... hotel, motel or any rentable room or house, just be sure that there is enough water to supply your needs... you can also wash your clothes there :P
    • go to the next town, city or municipal... maybe they have enough water supply there
    • go the beach :P
    • rent a swimming pool :P
    • or... do a rain dance ^_^

So guys, I know some of it can be helpful and some are just for fun or laugh... but conserving water is what we really need... have a nice day!

July 19, 2010

Excuses, Tip # 001

How to make an excuse to your parents, guardian or to your bossy wife…
If your gon’na be late or going home beyond your estimated curfew… better do this to avoid some nagging…

July 15, 2010

Best Jollibee Mascot Dance

Saw this on facebook and enjoyed it...
Hope you like it too...



Note: I don't know where's the branch of the Jollibee or whose the person in the mascot...

July 14, 2010

Should a dive steam in the unlucky volunteer?

Should a dive steam in the unlucky volunteer?

How To Clean A Laptop After A Spill?


Anyone of us can have a bad day especially when you accidentally spill a cup of coffee, milk, water or any liquid beverages to your one and only laptop, this spell DISASTER to your whole day.

Anyway, the only thing you can do first is not to panic and follow this simple steps to save your laptop from more damage...

  1. Quickly turn the power off or pull the plug from the socket to avoid any short circuit.
  2. Wipe the laptop with any cloth, tissue or even your shirt could do. Be sure to wipe all the spill and to assure this is to tilt the laptop to see some more spill.
  3. Remove any plugged devices like the mouse, flash drive, external drive or the power plug if you forgot to unplugged it.
  4. Examine the spill trail and try to tilt it again (I said tilt, don't shake it like your rattler) to make sure that there are no more spill. You can remove the battery if the spill reach the bottom of your laptop.
  5. If your laptop is under warranty, do not try to disassemble it because it will void your warranty.
  6. If your at home and it happens that you have a hair dryer (well, if your a girl it's ok to have one :P), you can use your hair dryer on a cool setting to dry. Don't prolong the dryer to one spot, try to move it to different spot(s) where the spill had been.
  7. After the hair dryer, leave your laptop for at least 24 hours before turning it on again.
  8. And the moment of truth, cross your fingers and push it on (by the way, be sure to plug it again, sometimes user mistakenly panic here and didn't know if the laptop has still some power).... if the laptop doesn't work then it's time to seek for a real professional here. Call your friendly neighborhood Computer Technician man... or just buy a new one if this doesn't work either. :D
 Note: Water can be clean easily but the coffee, soda or your favorite frappé can be sticky. I'm sure that you can notice some ants crawling on your laptop if you didn't clean/wipe it thoroughly.

Another thing, why not buy your laptop a silicone cover for the keyboard, this can save your laptop from a sudden spill.


July 11, 2010

Team Spain Wins World Cup 2010

Congratulation to the team of Spain that won the FIFA World Cup this year... thanks to Andres Iniesta for his last incredible goal that put Spain in history.

Germany, Brazil, Japan, Argentina and South Africa are my choices but sad to say they all lost except for the germans who won for the third place. But I won the bet on Spain versus Netherlands :P

If you read the news about Paul the Psychic Octopus , you could love or hate the animal on it's prediction. I think that or from the news that almost or all of Paul's prediction regarding the FIFA came true. From the Germany's prediction loss to the Spain's winning... and now, Paul receives death threats from the germans but the Spain is willing to adopt Paul to protect it from harm... for me, I think it has some placebo effect on the game, if your a player and hear this news before a/the game, maybe it could bother you a bit or somehting in between if your team is in the winning or losing side of Paul's pick.

Here's the list of individual awards:
Diego Forlan (Uruguay) - Adidas Golden Ball Award
Thomas Mueller (Germany) - Adidas Golden Shoe Award and the Best Young Player Award
Iker Casillas (Spain) -  Adidas Golden Glove Award
Andres Iniesta (Spain) - Man of the Match

Team awards:
Spain - World Cup Champions & the FIFA Fair Play Award
Netherlands - Runner-Up
Germany - Third Placer
Uruguay - Fourth Placer

Anyway, kudos to all teams that participates FIFA, how I wish the Philippines have participated in that event... congratulation again to Spain, Viva España!!!


July 08, 2010

Riding Tandem In Paco

After high noon, I went to Honda Paco in Manila to purchase a spark plug for my motorcycle. Just as I was walking along Paco, I heard some people shouting on the other side of the street where the Mercury drugstore is located. I scout the area for anything that is happening when I saw a motorcycle running wildly across the street. There, the driver that is wearing a helmet I thought is drunk or something but I saw his back ride or passenger on his back is putting some fist at the back...in my or in every ones surprise, there's a man hanging for his life at the tail of the motorcycle.


I thought that the third man that's clinging on the motorcycle was their friend that just slipped at the back of the motorcycle. I'm asking my self why isn't the driver try/tried to stop his motorcycle since there's a man that had been clinging on his vehicle that what I saw is so severely bruised from hanging. I tried to shout to stop his vehicle or to make a brake... but what it look like is that I think that they didn't hear me or every one that's shouting to stop. I thought that the motorcycle lose it's brakes, I'm thinking to stop it by kicking the front wheel or something to stop it... but, a man across the street stopped me as told me that the two men whose on the motorcycle is a snatcher and they just snatched the guy's neck lace.... the man, that had been clinging on the motorcycle is the one that had been snatched and he just trying to stop the thieves by hanging his self on the vehicle.

Everything that just happen is so fast... but when the driver / snatcher tried to shake their victim they suddenly lose control of the handle and that's when the motorcycle skid... the by standers, pedicab drivers and some security guards tried to stopped the two snatchers while the other helped the bruised guy... as I run towards them, I saw two policemen... before the people or should I say the angry mob get's to pound the driver his accomplice just make a run for his life. The first police officer tried ti control the angry mob to avoid any injuries on both parties... and no one knows if the snatchers have a gun or any weapon... as the police officer put a cuffs on the snatcher / driver the other policeman chased the accomplice... that's when the other bystanders help the police stopped the last crook by throwing some punches, kicks or anything to stop him from running... the accomplice had been pounded by the angry mob and the police officer is trying to control them... I've heard some men shouting that 'mamatay ka na, hayop ka! kami ang napagbibintangan minsan dito na gumagawa niyan...' - 'die you beast! we are the once that usually been accused by your doings...'.

As the victim tried to calm and take a hold of himself, others are cursing the two snatchers on what they did on the victim... the victim is about five foot seven and estimated around 180-200 pounds in weight... as I look at him, his left arm are heavily bruised from his slipshod and also his left thigh and legs... when the victim regain his control about the situation, he then suddenly throw a punch to the driver of the motorcycle who just snatched him... well, it didn't what we all expected that he will hit him directly... why? for pete's sake... why punch a guy on a face while he has his helmet is still on his head... damn! Anyway, he throw another punch and he make sure he could hit him... as the police officer tried to control the situation, the victim told the officer to let him go and let them fight mano y mano... well, the officer didn't comply to his request...

When the two officer get the hold of the people, victim and the snatchers then they decided to put them on bars...

Now that's a bad day to both of them...

July 06, 2010

Yzzy & Dré

Last week is a bit of a roller coaster to us - family. Well, at first my nephew Bianca - 6 years old,  got a fever from the different changing of the climate. My daughter Yzzy - 5 years old, tried to cheer her up and help her in any way she can. After two days, Bianca's little sister got a fever too due to exposure to her big sister and Yzzy still look up to her cousins. She even fan them on their sleep... sweet isn't it?


Anyway, after another two days, my daughter got a fever also as her two cousins almost on their recover stage. But what makes me and my wife got scared is her body temperature is 38.2 to 39 from morning to night. My wife decided to bring Yzzy to Sta. Ana Hospital. They do some blood and urine examination's on Yzzy. But the results is negative... she's safe for a dengue or for a urinary track infection (U.T.I) as that was here former record.

The female doctor checked Yzzy after several hours since I think that she's the only doctor in the emergency room. The Sta. Ana Hospital in Manila is a newly established and funded by a group of rich people to help the poor. From what I have learned, the hospital doesn't charge any patient(s) and they also giving them free medicines if it is available. I even noticed that they have this compact machine to check someone's heart... sorry guys, don't know what it is :P Anyways, as I scan through their facility, there are so many nurses attending their patients, all busy and very happy to serve them / us all. The security only allowed at least one person per patient.

When my daughter's temperature returned to normal, that's when the doctors ordered us for release. I would like to give something in return to the doctor or nurse who attended my daughter but to see their patient(s) recover from something is more than a thank you or welcome to them... they are all happy or just simply satisfied if they help someone.

But after Yzzy recovers my another nephew got a fever and vomits after eating any meal... my sister whose a mother of Sam - my nephew, rushed his son to Sta. Ana Hospital also when they learned that the hospital offers any patient in Manila (I think) for free.

Before Sam got well, my youngest son also got a fever. Of all the children in our family, Dré is the most fragile when it comes to fever because he has a history of a seizure when ever he gets a fever. You can know more about this incident on my former blog...

Imagine that in a week, all of them got sick, an epidemic I guess or just a coincidence. But what matters most is that they are all okay now.

I bought Dré a Optimus Prime shirt, shoes a game for his PS2 and a cute dress and a barbie game for Yzzy too of course ☺, seeing them smile back at me just takes those worry away. How I wish that my kids or any kids across the globe may avoid being sick in any way.

June 30, 2010

Canon Mugs Anyone?

Just saw this site... just want to share to you all... a replica of a canon lens that can be use as a coffee mug or any beverage you like... you can enjoy your day while sipping your fav drink. Just don't mistakenly use your real Canon lens as your mug ^_^

Here's the link: Canon Mug

June 19, 2010

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all fathers like me...

My daughter Yzzy and my niece Bianca made me greeting card made out of a bond paper with their own penmanship greetings and some doodle of a heart or hearts and also a drawing of a family as my daughter explains that the family there is us...

Sweet and simple... Love it...

Here's the card that I'm talkin' about:




June 16, 2010

Red Horse Beer Muziklaban 2010

Do you have a band? Then join the Red Horse Beer Muziclaban 2010 contest...

Requirements:
1. Any valid ID's
2. Birth Certificate
3. Band Profile
4. Lyrics (two compositions & one cover song)
5. Band Group Picture
6. 10 crowns of Red Horse Beer per member

Interested bands may contact: 489-4596 or 489-5550 look for Rona Beano, Myla Moran or Jean Badon.

June 15, 2010

Animé and Manga

Are you looking for an english Manga or an english sub Animé? Here's my trusted sites that I've been following for 2 years now.


Manga Stream published as early as Wednesday or Thursday (Manila time/date) regarding Naruto, Bleach, Fairy Tail and One Piece unlike the site of Manga Fox.

Animé Season and the Animé Giant has almost the same content except some of the links in the Animé Season has some broken link(s) than the Animé Giant.

There you go guys, pick a site and enjoy reading and watching your favorite animé ^_^


Rainy Season Once Again

Goodbye super duper hot summer... hello rain!

This is the season where I always bring a raincoat and even some extra shirt or pants... why? 'coz I my main transportation vehicle is a motorcycle.


I always wish when riding through the rain is that I could avoid the pot holes of the streets especially the man hole. Some of my problems here are the flood from Santa Mesa Street of Manila, San Juan City streets and some part of Quezon City.

As a driver, the past summer days, I look for some route from work to home and vice versa to avoid the rainy season flooding. I used what I have learned in mountaineering like planning ahead and studying the roads that I will take. By this, I could easily go to work easy or go home with at ease that knowing all the roads in Metro Manila.

Let's hope that the past Ondoy rain will not happen again, I'm just one of those lucky guys that didn't experience the heavy flood and rain brought by it.

Let's all be a responsible driver. :D