I’ve been a subscriber of Smart Bro Wifi since they first introduced it in the market. During my first year, it’s really a HELL. Almost everyday, I barge to the Smart Wireless Centers in Davao City to complain on their very very very poor connection. Oh well, all I always got was you do this and this and this then you call the hotline. A hotline that really sucks. I’ve already memorized their lines, their instructions on how to troubleshoot but then nothing is happening. I still had no connection at all. Continue Reading »

This morning, I’ve read on Carlos Conde’s website — The Pinoypress — regarding the cancellation of his own Facebook account. I followed the link on his site about the story behind the extremely popular social-networking site. I created my account about three or four months ago after some friends and colleagues encouraged me. They said it’s better than Friendster.

Out of my curiosity, I signed in to Facebook. I found a little amusement on Facebook than Friendster. I also found out that even top photojournalists in the country have their own account in Facebook, too. I know how busy they are but they still have time to tinker on the pages of Facebook. I told myself: ” This could be better than Friendster because these guys have been lured into this site than the latter.” And oh yeah, I found it cool than Friendster. Continue Reading »

Fifty eight percent of Filipinos in Mindanao believed that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cheated in the 2004 presidential elections, a survey conducted by Pulse Asia in Mindanao in December last year showed. The same survey released to media Friday showed that 70 percent of those polled believed that because of recurring allegations of election fraud, the credibility of the balloting process in Mindanao was at a record low. [read on]

The Philippine Star today reported that AFP Chief of Staff  Gen. Hermogenes Esperon’s tour of duty has been extended. It could mean bad news or good news. Bad news for his critics especially the ‘jailed’ Magdalo officers as well as those who were implicated in the failed coup attempt last February 2006.  Well, good news to those who are loyal to him as well as to those who bow their heads before GMA.

Esperon is just one of the Garci generals believed to be involved in the alleged massive cheating during the 2004 presidential elections. His fellow generals have been criticizing and have been asking him to tell the truth.  The alleged involvement of the generals in the cheating is just one of the spark plugs of the outcry of the jailed generals and junior military officers — among them was then LtSg. Antonio Trillanes III, now a senator.

Many analysis and news stories are already out today on the looming downfall of the US Economy. Many say that it’ll be a hard landing. It’s just a like a Humpty Dumpty who fell from the wall.

It’s one of the reasons why US needs to go to war; its economy mainly depend on war. So as the US economy goes down, it’ll surely bring down anyone else that depends on them. They say: “The higher you build, the harder you fall.”

Why the Dollar Bubble is about to Burst
Steve Masterson / London - 24 May, 2006

Currently almost all oil buying and selling is in US-dollars through exchanges in London and New York. It is not accidental they are both US-owned. The Wall Street crash in 1929 sparked off global depression andWorld War II. During that war the US supplied provisions and munitions to all its allies, refusing currency and demanding gold payments in exchange.

This news made me laugh… What a sad news for porn lovers in China as well as in other parts of the globe who loves the open porn sites.

China shut down 44,000 porn sites in 2007

BEIJING - China shut down 44,000 Web sites and arrested 868 people for Internet pornography last year, state media said Wednesday.  China’s Public Security Ministry launched a crackdown on Internet pornography last year, saying it had ”perverted China’s young minds.” Nearly 2,000 people involved in Internet pornography activities also were penalized, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

While I’m currently in Baguio for an official business, I haven’t had a chance yet to shoot around the city. Maybe because of the weather here, a perfect place to sleep! Pretty cold up here, how I wish I could sleep all day.

So,  since I can’t get up very early, all I got for photo ops are these strawberries!

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