Archive for January, 2009
It’s only 2PM, my daughter Angel won’t be out from school until 4PM. It’s too hot to go home and then back again to pick her up. So I just went to a nearby mall to while away time. I went to Nepo Mall, which is just a stone-throw away from Holy Family. I was [...]
Tags: 70's, action figures, angel, childish, childlike, christmas wish, dc heroes, holy family, laser sword, let's volt in!, marvel, nepo mall, train, ultra-electro magnetic top, unfulfilled, voltes team, voltes v, x-men
I almost fell on my seat when I tried to register today at BloggingAdds.com today, after keying in all the information – blog title, url, description, keywords, etc., I confidently press “Save Blog” To my surpise, this is the message I received! We do not accept blogs from blogger.com What?! This is not a blogger.com [...]
Tags: blogger.com, blogging ads, geek, genius, non-qualified, techie, URL
After stumbling on the news about the World War II bombs found on the US Embassy ground, I found another news that is yet again related to World War II. This time, it’s a contest launched by the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Philippine Veterans Bank. The contest is dubbed World War II True Stories contest. [...]
Tags: contest, high school, students, war heroes, war stories, war veterans, world war II
Aside from being office to the American diplomats here in the Philippines, the US Embassy was also found to house World War II bombs, as workers were able to unearth some 60 pieces of bombs from the second world war on the embassy’s ground. The embassy was evacuated on Friday afternoon when the bombs were [...]
Tags: allied forces, American forces, bomb, Japan, mortar shell, Philippines, US Embassy, world war II
First, the match was said to be in jeopardy, with the main cause of the disagreement being the split on the purse – Team Pacquiao insists on 60-40 or they’ll back out of the match. The Hatton camp on the other hand is keen on a 50-50 split, with a threat of lawsuit should Pacquiao [...]
Tags: boxing, Hitman, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, May 2009, Pacman, purse split, Ricky Hatton
Easily the most famous president of America so far, Barack Obama will step into the door of history when he takes his oath as the 44th President of the United States during the Presidential Inauguration tomorrow. Never has it been that such an attention, interest and worldwide curiosity given to a presidential candidate when Obama [...]
Tags: 44th President, America, Barack Obama, change, deliver, Michelle Obama, presidential dogs, Presidential Inauguration, promise of change, United States, world news
With 12 personal blogs (at present), plus another one I write for, 4 online forums (fora for the grammar purists), two Multiply accounts and a couple more social online networks… you must think that I don’t have an offline social life. Well, you are right! Of course, it wasn’t always like that. I did have [...]
Tags: blog, Blogging, blogging tips, carpal tunnel syndrome, inspiration, mel and joey, offline, online, online forum, online network, reasons, Roy, social network, The Struggling Blogger, topics sources
I grew up watching Jacky Chan in training – Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow and Drunken Master and seen how he transformed from a weakling into a martial art expert. Each time incorporating his brand of comedic flair that became his trademark. I must say that I enjoyed watching him during his ‘trainings‘ then than [...]
Tags: 1984, Drunken Master, high school, Jacky Chan, Jaden Smith, Karate Kid, kung fu movies, Mr. Miyagi, Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, trainings, Will Smith
As early as December 2008, talks of Pacquiao-Hatton match (or Hatton-Pacquiao for the billing conscious) have already been circulating – on the web, prints, radio, television, and yes, especially through the grapevine. Of course it is another much anticipated match for all Filipino as Manny Pacquiao has successfully caught the attention of our countrymen, even [...]
Tags: 50-50, 60-40, Bob Arum, boxing, boxing promoter, December 2008, Filipino, Las Vegas, legal action, London, Manny Pacquiao, May 2, Pacman, pay-per-view, Philippines, pride, Ricky Hatton, split, Sports, stalemate, verbal agreement, Wembley Stadium
Why it’s the best job in the world? Because the employee that will be hired will only need to stroll in the white sands, snorkel the reef, and perform “few minor tasks” With such responsibility, the employee stands to earns 150,000 Australian dollars (UD$105,000), and free airfares from the employees home country to Hamilton Island [...]
Tags: 105K, 150K, Australia, Australian dollars, best job in the world, free, Great Barrier Reef, Hamilton Island, job offer, US dollars
