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Archive for July, 2007

Monday
Jul 30,2007

USB flash drives and portable hard disk drives are commonplace today as PCs and digital media are conquering the market. But, while ease of use and portability of the UFD and HDD [as well as their digital content] increases, the spread of malware on them also increases. There are several ways to prevent this from happening, with or without the help of an AV product.

Read the instructions from AjaLapus.com

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  • Hell is Coming

    • Filed under: Personal
    Monday
    Jul 30,2007

    Papasok na naman ang madugong yugto ng mga bawat mag-aaral sa panahong ito. Tiyak na mabuburo na naman ang mga mata at ang mga utak sa pag-aaral ng mga sandamakmak na mga libro at modules. Kaya naman marami na namang masusunog na mga bahay at mga students dahil magsusunog na naman sila ng kilay at magbu-burn ng midnight oil. Ituloy ang pag-aaral.

    Monday
    Jul 30,2007

    So Moses went back to the Lord and said,”Ah, this people has indeed committed a grave sin in making a god of gold for themselves. If you would only forgive their sin!”First Reading for Monday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time

    Wet, dry and panic season

    • Filed under: Politics
    Monday
    Jul 30,2007

    Water rationing is pathetic and reflects the short-sightedness of government. Exhorting the public to conserve water may be reasonable but unnecessary. Majority of the poor are using water prudently. Why not appeal to golf clubs to stop wasting precious water resources?

    Read more at Mongster’s Nest

    Tiger finally found its way to Melbourne

    • Filed under: Travel
    Sunday
    Jul 29,2007

    Starting November 23, 2007, Tiger Airways will be joining Jetstar and Virgin Blue as one of Australia’s budget airlines. They have been flying into Australia from Singapore, but only up to Darwin. This year, they will be starting their Australian domestic services, with Melbourne as their hub. In Melbourne, Tiger Airways will be using Tullamarine’s Terminal 4.

    Continue reading…

    Sunday
    Jul 29,2007

    Sounding like something straight out of Dan Brown’s fictional best-seller, The Da Vinci Code, an Italian computer analyst claims to have discovered secret images inside Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, “The Last Supper.”

    >>> Click here to view The Last Supper‘s supposed secret images

    If We Moved To Springfield…..

    Sunday
    Jul 29,2007

    Anton Deleon takes a poke out of the new Simpson’s Movie and why it is worth the wait.

    Look at how he and his family would look if they moved down to Springfield.

    More of this here…

    meant to be

    Sunday
    Jul 29,2007

    Infidelity has shattered many lives, and destroyed many homes. But then, Life can sometimes hand out beautiful rewards for those who truly deserve it… and ‘karmic retribution’ becomes, not just a phrase or threat, but a reality.

    Read more…

    Sunday
    Jul 29,2007

    The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) recently announced the availability of  student loans amounting to as high as P30,000.

    Anton Deleon takes a look at the new loan and ponders on its advantages.

    Read more here… 

    StumbleUpon can get your Adsense account banned

    • Filed under: Internet
    Sunday
    Jul 29,2007

    In January this year, we asked, Does Adsense prohibit the use of StumbleUpon?

    At that time, there was no definite reply from SEO experts or Google Adsense themselves. But now, there are more reasons to believe that StumbleUpon can actually lead to a banned Adsense account.

    >>> Continue reading: StumbleUpon can get your Adsense account banned 

    MRT Pet Peeves

    Saturday
    Jul 28,2007

    Isang linggo na naman ang nakalipas; limang araw ng pagsakay sa MRT. Dati, occasional lang ang pagsakay ko ng MRT. Ngayon, araw-araw na talaga. Jusko, mas nakakapagod pa nga ang biyahe kesa sa trabaho. Sanayan lang, pero ito talaga ang mga nakakainis:

    http://tabulas.com/~gdwn/1455725.html

    The popcorn craze

    • Filed under: Dining
    Saturday
    Jul 28,2007

    I have always loved popcorn. When watching movies, I make sure I have a big bucket of salted popcorn with me before entering the cinema. That kind of popcorn has been so popular that microwavables were made. I came across them when I was in the US. I loved them so much, I had to bring home a big box of microwave popcorn to last me a year. Its a good thing that they have those now in our local supermarkets.

    A while back, there was such a craze over Holy Kettle Corn. They were advertised as hand popped fresh everyday in addition to supposedly being no butter, no cholesterol, no preservatives, no artificial flavors, and non-fattening. Whew! Wouldn’t you just love to wolf down your favorite snack if it promised all that? Not really thinking about how non-fattening it is, these guys really taste great. It gives you an alternative to your usual salty or even cheesy popcorn. It is popcorn that is salty at first bite but offers a sweet caramel taste in your mouth. The kernels come glazed with caramel sugar. Imagine a combination of your caramel popcorn and your moviehouse popcorn. Lovely right?

    More here…

    Facts most Filipinos hardly know

    • Filed under: Personal
    Saturday
    Jul 28,2007

    new blog: “The day the Roman Catholic Church nearly died..”

    A rebellion of the Filipino clergy against the Vatican almost triggerred the demise of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philipppines and the birth of an independent Filipino church. The story of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, otherwise known as the Philippine Independent Church, also known as the Aglipayan church, is intertwined with the war of independence against Spain and the subsequent war of resistance against the Americans. Gregorio Aglipay, a Catholic priest who was a very active participant in the Philippine revolution became the leading figure of the schismatic church.

    read more ….

    Anti-Windows Tattoo?

    • Filed under: Tech
    Saturday
    Jul 28,2007

    First there was the Zune guy (the guy who had the logo of Microsoft’s Zune tattooed on his body), now this…

    Read more…

    Saturday
    Jul 28,2007

    Let backtrack a bit: How was I able to get admitted to the Asian Institute of Management (AIM)?

    The admission process is a relatively brief process, but rigorous nonetheless. The AIM Website outlines the procedure on how to apply and the requirements as well. However, I found some old content at the AIM site that might get some users confused. But in spite of that, my experience in applying was a very smooth and hassle-free one.

    I made sure that I had the following accomplished:

    • Application Form – This can be downloaded online. The application form is very long and has 14 essay questions! It is better to answer the essay questions briefly and direct to the point.
    • Official Transcripts – This is my undergraduate transcript from the University of the Philippines – Diliman.
    • Academic Recommendation Letter – I had a former professor of mine from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business accomplish this one.
    • Professional Recommendation Letter – I asked a former superior make a recommendation. She was an AIM alumna, so I hoping that would count for something. :P

    read more at: The AIM Blogger

    Saturday
    Jul 28,2007

    So you’re going out on a date and you ask her… so what’s your favorite movies?

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    Friday
    Jul 27,2007

    I watched the DVD of Music and Lyrics a few days ago. I’m a hundred years late in watching this film but I don’t mind. I still loved it anyway.

    I liked it for the fact that I was reminded of how men are total jerks. Recall the scenes where Drew talked about her relationship with famous novelist, Sloan. She struggled with the fact that she invested her love on a guy who would eventually write a book about it in not so good words – thus earning his income on her sad, pitiful story. Kiss and tell. And those who tell most often than not choose the way they tell – where they turn out to be the victims. Men? Victims. Come on.

    Read more…

    Friday
    Jul 27,2007

    Does the bigwigs in the company that owns this website even visit it?

    Read more…

    Five Years in Cambodia

    Friday
    Jul 27,2007

    We arrived in Cambodia on 27 July 2002… exactly five years from today. It also happened to be (as I keep repeating in various places in this blog) exactly two weeks since we got married. So 27 July is an important day for Honey and myself … it was the start of a new life, a new partner, a new phase in our careers, a new country, a new home.

    Back in 2002, we didn’t have Internet at home yet as it was very expensive. The Internet in the office was still dial-up. And of course, at that time, I’ve never even had the fortune to hear of the word blog. As I mentioned in my about page, before I learned to blog, I would bombard my family and friends with long annoying e-mails to make sure they’re updated about every teeny-weeny detail of my life here. I sure freed their inboxes once I learned to blog. I also get to bombard more people (that’s YOU dear blog reader) with the sordid saga of my life. Anyway, since I only started blogging last year, you must be wondering how it was like in Cambodia before 2006. Okay, I’m sure you’re not wondering but I don’t care… I will still give you a glimpse of my life during those first few weeks or months in Cambodia in 2002. And in celebration of five years of living in our adopted country, I will publish my first email letter to my family in verbatim recounting our first few weeks in the land of Angkor.

    Note: Names and titles have been changed to protect, well… me! Please also pardon me… for in my letters, I often use one of our national languages which is… Taglish… hehe! :)

    From: Toe
    To: RomyAndNenitaTogetherForever@_______
    Re: Phnom Penh Update
    Sent: August 12, 2002, 1:57 PM

    Dear everyone,

    Read more in Toe’s Kurokuroatbp.

    Invasion of the Pathetic Techies

    • Filed under: Tech
    Friday
    Jul 27,2007

    Pathetic techies? Are there such people?

    Read more…

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