Yesterday, just before noon local time (UTC+8 for the Manila, Beijing, Singapore, Perth, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong), our internet connection went down, and from there onwards the internet crawled slower than a snail. It took hours for the Metropolitan Manila here in the Philippines to get a back a good speed of the connection, but it is as of the time of this writing, unstable, just now, we received six disconnections…  read more…

An advanced look at the cover of 2007′s first Mobile Philippines issue.

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isang araw, sa pila ng customs and immigration sa los angeles international airport…

CUSTOMS OFFICER: “did you bring in any food from the philippines?”

BATJAY: “yes sir, canned goods.”

CUSTOMS OFFICER: “what kind of canned goods?”

BATJAY: “ah, baby crabs. sir”

CUSTOMS OFFICER: “what?”

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Honestly, I don’t really know how to start this post. I’ve had this idea months ago but didn’t know if it’d work. Then last night, I knew I just had to do it. With your help of course.

HELP!

A friend of mine is dying! I don’t seem to be able to shake off this growing melancholic feeling since I visited him in hospital a week ago. He is only 37, and at the peak of his career. A tumour in his brain suddenly brought this to an untimely end.
Our prayers…….

Everyday we read in the papers of the horrors that are not only happening in my own country but all over this world. It saddens me to know that such evil is knocking on our doors. We read about rape and killings that are such a waste, Babies are being raped and abused, potential young women are brutally taken away and accidents that can be averted happen. WHY?
My view…..

Caller: “Can you give me the telephone number for Jack?”

Operator: I’m sorry, sir, I don’t understand who you are talking about”.

Caller: “In the user guide it clearly states I need to unplug the fax machine from the wall socket and telephone Jack before cleaning. Can you give me his number?”

Operator: “I think you mean the telephone point on the wall”.

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Tech Support: “OK. In the bottom left hand side of the screen, can you see the ‘OK’ button displayed?”

Customer: “Wow. How can you see my screen from there?”

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Christmas is over, the parties, the food, the gifts, boxing day (December 26 in Canada), the endless cash outlay. Finally, I can rest and enoy the time off. No wait…we have work on the 27th! Darn, just when I though I can finally get some rest, I have to go back to work.

Sometimes I wish I can just take a week off and do nothing. No laundry, no work to worry about, no cooking, no ironing. Nothing. Just sit around, watch TV or play Xbox or read a good book. But then again, I really hate taking vacations because it makes it harder to go back to work when your routine has changed.

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pito-pito #3: da boylets alert

gusto mo makilala ang caricature ng mga jowang posible mong makilala, o kaya pwedeng iwasan o kasalakuyan mong kinakasama. wag ka warlatik ha? katuwaan lang. pero may katotohonan, pag inisip mo. basa ka …

pito lang to sa maraming nagkakalat, kung meron kang naisip, chikka mo lang. pag umabot sa pito lahat, i-share natin sa madlang pipol.

bisitahin ang parlor ni kuya. dahil si kuya, ka-baklaan mo …

Again, overrated—not ugly. And it’s Boracay, not f*cking Bora, lazy oafs. You don’t call Makati Maka, Alabang Ala, or Pateros Pate. Over 20 years ago when I first went there—way before parté people started scattering their beer bottles, condoms, and vomit all over the place—no one called it Bora. People who have never seen white sand in their entire lives claim that Boracay—again, not f*cking Bora—is the most beautiful beach in the whole effin’ wide world. They obviously haven’t seen the place before cunning entrepreneurs thought beaches look more charming with golf courses. And parté people started scattering their beer bottles, condoms, and vomit all over the place.

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Boxing Day is not a day to remember boxers like Manny Pacquiao or Rocky Balboa:

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Leading off with a stupid quote from President Bush might seem a little too easy, perhaps unfair, a bit like stealing candy from a blind kid or something. But in a year chockablock with moronic quips, obtuse observations and mind-boggling inanities, you still have to put Dubya front and center. He is, after all, the most powerful man in the world.

“One of the things I’ve learned on the Google is to pull up maps. It’s very interesting to see — I’ve forgotten the name of the program — but you get the satellite, and you can — like, I kinda like to look at the ranch. It reminds me of where I wanna be sometimes.”
– Bush, asked during an interview with CNBC if he ever googled anybody.

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I felt nostalgic not working my magic in the kitchen. I guess I’ve gotten used to all the Christmas preparations that involves making holiday treats. I felt like a “Mom” which doesn’t even make sense since I just pushed a baby out 4 months ago so that should make me feel like a “Mom” hah!.

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Last Christmas eve, we had a rather special cake that is quite popular here in Japan. The name is “Mont Blanc,” pronounced as “Monburan” in Japanese. I’ve never really thought about what the name means, except that it sounds French. We bought the cake from La Cote d’ Azure, one the most popular bakeries here in Tsukuba. Itadakimasu

I was surfing our cable TV for interesting news and informative shows when I came across ANC’s Business Nightly. This was a week ago (if I remember it correctly). Business Nightly is about well, business news and stock exchange. They have a guess that night, the CEO of IP e-Games Ventures, Inc. Mr. Enrique Gonzalez.    Read more…

The “User Menu” – you can’t see it, but it’s there. This feature may be accessed only by registered members of the Pinoy Entreprenurs community. The User Menu appears at the right sidebar, just below the Main Menu, after you log in. So, for easier use of the User Menu, let’s discuss its items or components:

Yes I’m back from the grave. Matagal din ang five days kong pagkawala sa mundong ibabaw. Almost hiatus din yun. Kahit hindi ako tao, may karapatan din naman akong mamahinga. Read more

I became a “House” addict during the Holiday break!

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December 26 is Boxing Day here in Canada. It is a statutory holiday. So that means no work. Just like Christmas, if December 26 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following business day will be a holiday.

Boxing Day doesn’t have anything to do with the sport that made Muhammad Ali famous. When I first came here in Canada, the explanation my mother gave me was that it is called Boxing Day because this is when people usually open their presents. Opening the boxes.

But if you go to Wikipedia.org, you’ll find different origins of this holiday. Here are just a few examples:

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