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From OPM Soul to good old fashioned rock n’ roll, MCA Music embraces the full music spectrum. From the most entertaining solo artists to the most innovative and intense bands, MCA provides the most exciting live acts.

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A few years ago, our colleague posted in Vientiane, Laos, went to Phnom Penh to arrange for the shipment of his boss. Apparently, the shipper thought that Laos was in Cambodia and the shipment ended up in Sihanoukville, the port town of Cambodia. Laos is a country. Cambodia is another country, albeit a neighboring one. BUT Laos is NOT in Cambodia.

And then there was another time when we were facilitating the arrangements of a TV news team to Angkor Wat. One of the assistants asked me on the phone, “so how is life in Vietnam?” Duh! Angkor Wat is in Cambodia. And we are based in Cambodia. Cambodia is NOT in Vietnam.

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This is too good to be true. I literally have tears in my eyes when I’ve read this piece of news. Find out more at expelled from Expelled

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Grabe na ito. pang ilang cancellations na….

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PHOTOWORKS RETURNS THIS SUMMER!!!

Photoworks Class 40 by Leo Castillo

Six Sessions – DPI Photography Center, Astoria Plaza

Jose Escriva Avenue (formerly Amber Ave). Ortigas Center

Thursdays & Tuesdays

Day 1: April 29, 2008 Thu 7PM-10PM

Day 2: May 06, 2008 Tue 7PM-10PM

Day 3: May 08, 2008 Thu 7PM-10PM

Day 4: May 13, 2008 Tue 7PM-10PM

Day 5: May 15, 2008 Thu 7PM-10PM

Day 6: May 20, 2008 Tue 7PM-10PM

More info on PhotoWorks Returns This Summer! at Shutter Box Philippines.

Compatibility is the most ideal thing in a relationship, this is because when couples aren’t compatible enough chaos is just around the corner. Sometimes patience and being understanding plays a heavy role, but in the long run the well runs dry. Whether you like it or not better look for a partner that plays your game.

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Tara na at mag-blag!

Blog. This is just one of the many foreign words that have no direct translation in the Tagalog language.I’ve read an interesting article a month ago over at PauloMartinez.com that invites Pinoy Bloggers to go and look for a Pinoy term of the word “blog”. Weeks have passed and I went back to see if anyone had left any suggestions for the term, but unfortunately, there wasn’t any. I then wondered, “Why aren’t bloggers interested in looking for a Tagalog term for the word Blog?”

It’s not easy to coin a term

I think that one of the reasons why bloggers are not even trying on looking for a tagalog term is because coining a term is not as easy as it sounds. Aside from the reason that it needs to sound good, there’s also the problem on whether the masses will pick the term up and use it.

Read more over at PinoyBlogero.com.

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PicApp is a stock photo site lets you use the best photos from the biggest names in photography like Getty Images completely free! Of course, there’s a trade-off. Find out here.

Oh, hey guys, I can’t believe Holy Week is already over. And truth be told, I actually planned to spend some time alone and reflect and be a better person afterwards. No, seriously. Lookee, this is me now:

And I planned to disappear into the mountains alone, find my inner demons and start a protracted battle complete with flashbacks: Read the rest of this entry »

Repertory Philippines is holding a press conference on Friday, March 28, 11 a.m., at MyCinema, Greenbelt 3 for its upcoming production of the Off-Broadway musical “Altar Boyz.”

Yep, bloggers are invited. They’ve asked me to offer 10 slots in this corner to bloggers who are interested to enjoy a brief preview of the show, plus scarf down free food, schmooze with Rep’s new batch of musical-theater stars–and blog about the experience, of course…

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Music Roundup–- summary of previous happenings and upcoming events in the music scene abroad and in the Philippines for 3rd and 4th week of March 2008.

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Big Show VS Mayweather – What happens when a very large man in the form of the Big Show battles it out with the Pound for Pound number one (1) boxer in the world today, Floyd Mayweather Jr. ?

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Sometimes Yahoo! Answers offers some funny stuff for us Engineers. Well, here are some as of today, I tried to answer some to the “best” of my knowledge… Read More

This Holy Week, while most of the people I know went to the beaches, and the rest of the people in the Philippines were either bored or forced to be religious, I was at home reading a Science Fiction novel by Frank Herbert. I was reading his series of books that began with Dune, proceeded by Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune. As a Science Fiction fan (geeks are sci-fi or fantasy fanatics) I’ve begun to read it as part of my private leisure to read all the influential science fiction books I can find. Critics say the Dune Universe, created by the author, was Science Fiction’s version of The Lord of the Rings. And so I went on to read it. Read more…

Good news. Classes in Mapua are already finished which means I’ll now have more time to concentrate on PinoyBlogero.com and on the new blog that I am planning to build. Oh, I’ll also have more time to prepare for my talk on one of the biggest blogging conference here in the Philippines, IBlog4. Hay. Buhay blogging, ang saya!

Anyways, here are some interesting articles and events that happened in the Pinoy blogosphere throughout the whole week:

Must Reads

• Basapa shares his reasons on why PinoyTopBlogs is not for everybody. He says that it is system that is only for those who choose to be ranked. After reading his article, I’d say that I agree.
• Wondering who made money off Pacquiao and Marquez’s fight? Aside from those bloggers who optimized the keyword (like me), PinoyMoneyTalk says that there are other people who earned money from the rematch.
• Want to learn Search Engine Optimization? There’s a collection of free SEO video tutorials over at BloggingMix which is a must watch for those who want to get more traffic from search engines.
• Are you addicted to the internet? Noemi of touched by an angel shares her article on Internet Addiction as a Mental Illness.

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Bye to 99.5 Hit FM and let’s say hello to the no. 1 hit music station in Metro Manila, 99.5 Campus FM. Yes, it’s back!

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Aside from pondering about life’s mysteries and realities this Lenten season (and which had offered us a four-day respite from the mediocrity of it all), the holiday gave me time to think about my reputation on solvency and probity. I believe that I, because of an inner voice not to be, am still honest when it comes to payment of debts. In believing, I have to maintain my ability to pay all debts and financial obligations. Sometimes it’s a difficult situation, considering the fact that I bear the sole responsibility when it comes to these matters. When resources are ample it will surely not be a problem at all. Read more here…

“We went there just to watch someone being nailed on the cross?”

And so asked my younger brother Andre Sandino on our family’s way home from Mantalongon, Dalaguete in Southern Cebu where we spent the Holy Week to witness the Pasyon sa Mantalongon last March 21, 2008.

Apparently, local Mantalongon residents, along with people from neighboring towns and barangays, the Cebu City-based media, freelance photographers, road trippers (like Eloise who have more artistic photos of the event here), and foreign tourists also went out of their way to be in Cristo Rey Mountain Park, Mantalongon first hand to watch the live reenactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion by Gilbert Bargayo.

The holding of the Good Friday event faced stiff opposition from a reactionary local official who sent goons to threaten local residents from participating in the Pasyon, absurdly thinking that it would diminish his feudal influence in the area. This, however, did not prevent more than 10,000 to 15,000 people (according to police estimates) from witnessing the affair.

So here are a few crude pictures of last Friday’s extraordinary happening in Mantalongon, which is Cebu’s summer capital and vegetable basket (click the photo for the full image):

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