A couple of weeks ago, I was in a you-got-what-you-wished-for kind of situation. My nanny had to go home to their province to take care of her family so I had a chance at being a stay at home mom for a week while she was gone. I thought, finally I would be able to do what I had dreamt of for so long. I was so excited.

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Temptation is commonly understood as something that entices a person to commit sin. But in the Bible it can also be translated as testing or proving someone to see if he or she is fit for the task God is giving him to do. 1st SUNDAY OF LENT (B)

Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN3) provides a dedicated high-capacity internet network for research and education communities (global collaboration) across the asia-pacific. currently connecting 11 countries, it provides direct connectivity to europe and other parts of the world.

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A report from the Dermatologists said that skin sores can develop over long game sessions on the console platforms, like what happened to the 12-year old girl that developed what is now dubbed as PlayStation palmar hidradenitis.

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After 2008’s end-of-the-year Worlds.com vs. NCsoft and all Virtual Worlds, this time it is Wall Wireless vs. Nintendo, Nokia, and Sony.

Yes, another Patent Infringement claim. Read it here.

Adsense provides a step-by-step procedure on setting-up the CNAME and A records for various domain registrars and DNS providers but does not include a procedure for Onlinenic Registrar. Read more…

As everyone and their grandmother knows, I am a geek. Just take one glance at my stuff and you can arrive at the same conclusion because of my extensive comic book collection, various gadgets (and by “gadgets” I mean iPods and not Fleshlights, you perv), and my uncanny (”uncanny” meaning “horribly bad it’s unbelievable”) fashion sense.

Also, my extensive knowledge of all things Maria Ozawa, the fact that I surf the net a little more than your average 25-year old, and that I was the only one who was able to get Google Calendar to work in the office is kind of a dead giveaway. Anyway, my point: for a geek who revels in technology as much as I do, I’m pretty beginning to hate it. A lot. Continued…

If you’re looking for an up-to-date list of iPod prices in the Philippines, you’ve come to the right place.

With the growing popularity of iPods and iPhones in the Philippines, Apple has opened its dedicated online store for the Philippines and along with it, a complete list of prices of all iPods, Macs and Macbooks.

These prices may fluctuate from time to time due to the peso and dollar exchange rates.

Check for the price list here.

Get the lowest fares, the best deals in traveling to your favorite Philippine destinations!

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DAVAO CITY – After the Canlubang Golf and Country Club’s young once accomplished half of their mission, the young ones take over in their first-ever double four-peat bid in the Philippine Airlines Interclub championships here.

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You read that right, you can now Plurk via Yahoo! Messenger thanks to the script developed by Carlo, a 19-yr old from the Los Angeles, California, linking your Plurk to your YM.

It is currently in testing but it works as intended. You can read more here…

ever wonder if it’s even possible to search every corner of the great world wide web?

well this is the goal of several orgs now, one of them is the deeppeep by the university of utah, they hope to crawl and index every database on the web.

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Call for Submissions

This is a chance, an opportunity, a call.

We all want a better Philippines.  While the government is largely responsible for running the country, let us not forget that we, the people, are the country. We cannot just sit back or stand around and take care of our own lives, and leave the task of taking care of our country to somebody else. We cannot expect for something to happen if we are not exerting any effort. The good news is, citizens – ordinary people like you and me – can do our share, great or small, to contribute to making a better Philippines.

i: The Citizen is a magazine that aims to inform, inspire, and involve people worldwide in realizing a better Philippines.

i: The Citizen is now accepting submissions (written articles, short videos, photographic essays, and other media we can publish online) for review for publication in the first issue. You may submit:

• Personal pieces connected to the theme of “A Better Philippines” – the good things about it now and imagined possibilities we can make happen.  This can be about the time you volunteered to teach street children or clean up your neighborhood, your being part of a civic group that is taking concrete steps to affect positive change, your commitment to good governance as a member of our government system, OR, if you are just starting your personal journey into being an engaged citizen, send us your thoughts on what you think the country needs and what your plans are to do your part – I believe most of us are in this stage, so if you don’t have any concrete plans, send us your thoughts anyway, and maybe we can come up with something together.

• Profiles/Interviews of people who are engaged in work that contributes to the betterment of the Philippines. Ask them why they do the work that they do, have them elaborate on their choice to be involved; the goal is to get their personal story of civic engagement out for everyone to hear/see/read.

• Features on issues that matter to you: better healthcare, equal access to good education, transparency and accountability of nonprofit organizations as well as the government, the arts, social entrepreneurship, the military, anything that you think contributes to the well-being of our nation.

• Events, workshops, volunteering opportunities, jobs in the nonprofit sector, and other announcements you want other concerned citizens to know about so they can be involved. Please be as detailed as you can when giving us information.

• News on past events, workshops, or other activities you think other citizens should know about.

• Other pieces that you believe deserve a space in i: The Citizen, keeping its goals in mind.

We do realize that not all of us are writers, so send us a thoughtful sentence, a paragraph, a photo with a caption, a video of your personal observation regarding the state of our country, literally anything that we can publish online. What really matters here is your intention; we will work together to make it all make sense. In our marketing-driven world, i: The Citizen brings back the value of having what you say matter, and not just how you say it. If you want to engage in the conversation but don’t know where to start, write us and we’ll work with you. We want you to join us.

For the first issue of i: The Citizen, we want to paint the big picture, the current situation we are all in and the situation we want it to be.

This is your time to be heard. Be part of the better Philippines that is yet to come. Join the discussion simply because your thoughts and concerns matter.  You, the citizen, matter.

E-mail submissions by April 1, 2009 to: editor@ithecitizen.org. Please put “ i: The Citizen – First Issue – (Your Name), (Title or Description of Work)” on the subject line. Expect to hear from us within a month from the time of submission.

If you do not wish to submit now, watch out for upcoming announcements from i: The Citizen in the next few days. We have other opportunities for those who would appreciate more direction on what to contribute to this evolving magazine.

i: The Citizen, Issue One will be published in May. Send us an e-mail if you wish to be notified upon publication. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to e-mail us as well.

*To reach our fellow citizens who do not have access to the internet, we are planning to have a print version of each issue once we have the funds. We are also working towards publishing a Tagalog version of each issue.

Visit www.ithecitizen.org.

For the benefit of those looking for the schedule of exams for other professions, the Professional Regulation Commission has posted the Schedule of Licensure Examinations for the Year 2009 (pdf), which includes information on locations and deadlines for filing of applications in addition to the dates and professions listed below. More…

The question of where to put or invest your hard-earned money (somewhere that is immune to recession) is always in the mind of every people who want to have a safe place for their wealth. Read more..

All in all a very well done production by the Provincial Tourism Office, and Mr. Al Tesoro and company; not only did they put up a fine show with outstanding performances by everybody, they raised the level of awareness of Capiznons on the performing arts, and the artists that make us proud to be sons and daughters of Capiz.

Saludo: a fitting tribute to Capiznon National Artists

Eto walang halong chorva…

Background muna: ang lahat ng alam kong mga gimikan, pagkakaabalahan at kakikayan, sa mga kapatid ko nanggagaling lahat yun. Mereng spanning 2 continents en 3 kawntris na kami ngayon, madalas pa rin ang chika namin. Ang mga lukring ang nag-pasimuno sa buhay ko ng internet nung unang panahon pa, circa 1997 pa ata yun at dial-up pa ang buhay ng internet. Hanggang ngayon ganun pa rin – ang skinny jeans, ang glass slippers, ang mga borloloys sa katawan, ang divisoria shopping, ang scrapbooking, ang korean telenobela – lahat yan, kanila galing!

Sundan sa Pansitan ni Ate Sienna…

I love scrapbooking.

When I got into this vice addiction hobby, I never knew that I’d be putting in so much time, effort, money and emotion into it. Before the dawn of digital scrapbooking, I had already amassed a HUUUGE collection of stickers, papers, albums, scissors, and all sorts of embellishments one can put on a layout. I’ve done my share of printing every picture thru Walmart and Target and even Snapfish. To-date I have categorized my paper into colors, my stickers into small, medium, large and extra-large, my embellishments in neat little tiny boxes and my rolls of ribbons in roll boxes. If not for my husband jokingly warning me that he’d be donating all my stuff to Goodwill (which is his way of saying “ENOUGH!”), I would have filled the green room from top to bottom with no place left to go to.

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HP Philippines recently launched it’s new set of printers, one of which is the country’s first wireless printer.

the HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One printer/copier/fax/scanner series has 802.11g wi-fi and bluetooth wireless capability.

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