Wednesday, December 31, 2003

2003: The year that was. 2004: That year that will be...
Let me blog it this way: 2003: Bombs going off, airstrikes everywhere. War was the event. SARS was the scare. There were deaths everywhere. From battlefields of the desert, through the utmost corner of faraway China. Russia, Turkey, Israel. Saddam was toppled and Iraq crumpled,their leader...captured inside a spider hole!.The "Terminator" became Governor.Blogs was in thing. Embedded word of the year. The iPOD and Tivo were the gadgets to have. The onslaught of virus one after the other kept geeks awake all day..finding ways to eliminate teen hacker freaks. And as the year ends, More Tragedy occured. Iran Earthquake, Gas leak In China. Mudslides in the Philippines and California. Resurgence of SARS and a mad cow disease not helping end the year in good note!.

2004: New Leader for the Philippines. Still will be thesame leader for the U.S. Hopefully the Roadmap to Peace begins anew. Less war, less killings. more peace talks and action. More good things to come for every nation! More good news to blog about!

Uhm okay, thats it! Enjoy New Years Eve. Have a Happy New year. I'm blogging off!

Saturday, December 27, 2003

Something similar of a news

The mudslides were set off on Christmas Day after a downpour fell on hillsides that had been stripped of vegetation by wildfires in October and November. With nothing to hold the soil in place, trees and rocks went roaring down the hillsides, along with the dark-brown mud. .

The California mudslide triggered by heavy downpour of rain reminds me of similar kind of news here with the Leyte mudslide tragedy about a week ago

Yeah, news feels like dejavu all over..only the one that happened here in the country is more severe, I guess.

Friday, December 26, 2003

Freak on the loose

My stats counter has been bogged down by some lame ass dude who tried to do something with their server. I hope it gets fix soon.
Update: Grrr! stats counter hasn't been fixed yet so I have a new one. I guess I'll bring back the old one when it's fixed. Hopefully soon!
You spam, You pay!

What a good idea! For every spam those hoax and fools sends ,they'd have to pay. According to BBC..a group of mircosoft researchers may have come up a solution that could, at least, slow down and deter the spammers.

"The basic idea is that we are trying to shift the equation to make it possible and necessary for a sender to 'pay' for e-mail," explained Ted Wobber of the Microsoft Research group (MSR).

The payment is not made in the currency of money, but in the memory and the computer power required to work out cryptographic puzzles.


Good! Who wants to get emails full of junk nonsense crap! Let those spammers pay somehow. Uhm..hmm, for every unwanted spam I get, they'd have to pay me $10 or 20 bucks. Hahaha..I'd be fcking rich! Well, if it were monetary punishment. Yeah! ^_^
It had to be that one
Word of the year!--"Embedded". Yeah, and "blogs" too I think. Most used words WMD--weapons of mass destruction and SARS-severe acute respiratory syndrome

I remember few years back..most replayed and talked about phrase ..." I did not have (any) sexual contact with that woman" or something like that.

Thursday, December 25, 2003

Christmas gift for sniper killer?

Lee Boyd Malvo gets life sentence instead of death penalty

Malvo, 18, exhaled heavily and hung his head as the clerk read the jury's finding that he met both qualifications for the death penalty.

But then again the jurors decided to spare him the death penalty. I'm not a fan of that punishment but I do agree sometimes. Him getting life sentence is as good as getting the penalty of lethal injection. Knowing that your gonna be spending the rest of your life in jail!
Merry Christmas To All

'Tis the season to remember today is his day!
"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulders and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor,
the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." ---- Isaiah 9:6

Wednesday, December 24, 2003

Wow, SMS from the Pope!

Oh yeah, people can now receive a thought of the day from the Pope via mobile SMS. Guidance and prayers are included as well.

Teeeheehee, The Pope's TxTing!:) I wonder if Vatican uses txting jargon lingo.Hahah. Just goes to show even religious entity and figures do know how to be a mobile techie. Nice!

Monday, December 22, 2003

Bush getting good marks and ratings

I'm sure he's griinning again! And Howard Dean's frowning? Haha.

Meanwhile President Arroyo here is hoping to be grinning too and be up in the polls. Maybe Noli Boy "Kabayan" de Castro can help her surge in the ratings. Uhmm, yeah ok. Yayness
What online blogging and internet know how can do for Presidential bid

Frank Rich's NYTimes(reg req'd) article: Napster runs for President in 04 puts it clearly..

Should Dr. Dean actually end up running against President Bush next year, For all sorts of real-world reasons, stretching from Baghdad to Wall Street, Mr. Bush could squish Dr. Dean like a bug next November. But just as anything can happen in politics, anything can happen on the Internet. As more Americans use file-sharing software than voted for Mr. Bush in the last The luckiest thing that could happen to the Dean campaign is that its opponents remain oblivious to recent digital history and keep focusing on analog analogies to McGovern and Goldwater instead.

Techie Dean does it. Looks like if he wins Democratic run off for President, his voters would be those of hip young file sharing techie geeks. Hehe

Tragedy of deforestation

The video feeds from news channels show how much of mudslide slammed into villages of Leyte leaving a hundred people missing or dead. I was watching the news and people were covered with mud, lifting the dead and the villages were just wiped out by the landslide. It's a pity to see this kind of tragedy knowing that if there were trees..lots of them instead of bare mountains, it might've prevented a total landslide of mud.

Maybe this tragedy would bring attention to the illegal logging and deforestation of our natural resources.

Saturday, December 20, 2003

Just as I suspected, sniper killer gets convicted
Via Washington Post

Lee Boyd Malvo was found guilty and now jury will choose what kind of sentence he would have. The always used brainwash/insanity defense didn't work. My blogging mind though thinks he should be given the life sentence and not the death penalty. Sure what he did was horrible and vicious and tragic but putting him in death penalty will not bring back the innocent victims. Whatever the jury decides, the killer should face the consequence of his actions.

Update: Penalty phase underway
The stories that victims families are telling the jury is compelling and moving you'd have to be a stone not to get affected.

Thursday, December 18, 2003

Expensive way to be a Jetson on vacation

Oh yes, it can be called too as the space vacation adventure of the rich and the (would be famous), as two Americans have agreed to shell out$20 million each for separate eight- to 10-day trips into orbit.

Gee, the money can feed poor children of Africa! But hey, you work hard for your own money you get to do whatever you want. Lucky dudes!

Wednesday, December 17, 2003

What the President doesn't wanna hear..
A Travel advisory! And so the Philippines is protesting the Canadian embassy warning. Sheesh, we can't blame other countries for putting up advisories like that. It's their right to see to see to it that their nationals have been warned. But hey, our country is safe mountie dude! Hehe.
Gee, I can still win?
According to to Village Voice article Howard Dean is still electable.

Hmm..I guess notwithstanding the pounding of words he's getting from his rival democratic candidates. Can he beat Bush though? Possible, if economy is not good.

Here in the Philippines where election campaign seems to have began already, The question for President Arroyo.. Is she still electable? If she's got no other presidentiables breathing down her neck, maybe!
The most common and used argument in trials

It's not surprising to say the least. In almost all cases murder trial, homicide attempts. It just is amazing that laywers and the defendants always uses same kind of defense: INSANITY!. Especially if they think that the case has nowhere to go and it's obvious that a conviction will be the outcome. Take the case of the sniper killer.
U.S. News: Lee Malvo's brainwashing defense. Part of the report says -- The plain facts are now blurred by the defense argument that Malvo should be considered not guilty by reason of insanity. In the end, even if proved, mental illness may not save Malvo from a guilty verdict.

Remember latter part of 90's when school killings were occuring frequently and the people(teenagers) charged would always used the defense of having mental illness, abusive parents, denied love and attention hencethe need to do what they did. Or how about the Menendez trial. They used reason of insanity as their defensefor them not to be convicted. It didn't work out.

Same thing will probably happen to sniper killer.
If it matters to you...
10 Ways To Increase Your Search Engine Ranking

Uhm, haha to some it does.. I guess. Meanwhile my referrers..gosh, lot comes from .net .gov and .edu more than dot com.
Could another "rat in a hole" be found too?

Different hole, same rat and so they found Saddam what about Bin Laden? From NYTimes -- Mr. bin Laden is believed to be hiding. He has chosen far better terrain in which to hide. He also appears to have more loyalty from his close circle of aides than Mr. Hussein did, and therefore has confounded efforts to track him.

"It seems to me they are back at square one," said Peter Bergen, a terrorism expert and author of "Holy War, Inc.," on the rise of Al Qaeda. "My impression is that they are not devoting a lot of resources to it. It seems to be forgotten. Maybe the capture of Saddam will lead them to become interested in it again."

Ooooh..quite true! Better get a move on to it faster!

Tuesday, December 16, 2003

Dawn Mass commences today

What we call here a simbang gabi, church service will begin shortly a little after four or depending where one's locality or parish is. For 9 nines days Filipinos here do that tradition of waking up early going to church to hear mass and afterwards having a drink of hot cocoa an a bite of rice cakes, cassava cakes and other native sweets. They say if you completed the whole nine mornings your wish will come true or be granted. Heh, we're a catholic country and we believe in whatever divine miracle happens.
A happy "Dubya"
Iraqis are jubilant with the capture of Saddam. but no one feels like the victor more than Bush himself. Gleeming with grin soo up to his ears deep inisde..when he annouced "good riddance" to Saddam. The Washington Posts says.. His dramatic arrest provides a major political boost for President Bush and considerably complicates the task for the Democrats who have argued that Bush's foreign policy needs a significant overhaul.

Hmm, I wonder if Democrats eating dust! Maybe it should just be Howard Dean. Yaynes. Peace.

Monday, December 15, 2003

Exam week
Got exams later so blogging off. Somebody's mad at me..I'm sorry
Blog reactions to Saddams capture

Ah huh they're still talking and blogging and blabbing about it

Pixelforge -About damn time
Instapundit - Somebody do a bed check on Charles Manson
Amish - Just another typical big-mouthed Arab wimp-in-a-suit.
Tim Blair - has lots different reaction form different bloggers and news
The corner - lotsa links and news reactions

Funny Glenn reaction but dunno who Charles Manson is. Okay, go to the blogrolls for more

Sunday, December 14, 2003

GOOD NEWS!

SADDAM CAPTURED!

"We got him"
said US administrator Paul Bremer. Iraqi journalists in the audience stood, pointed and shouted "Death to Saddam!" and "Down with Saddam!" Saddam was captured Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in a cellar in the town of Adwar, 10 miles from Tikrit, ending one of the most intense manhunts in history.

From t.v pictures he looks tired run out and resigned. But is it him? Of course or they wouldn't show it at all. Okay jubilation for everyone! no more tyrant! Perhaps Iraqis can build a new nation without the fear of the evil man!

It is a victory for the US and Bush administration too (and coalition forces) for today it paid off- the war in Iraq, freeing Iraq and it's people from tyranny and oppression, paving the way for democracy and staying for long even when attacks on US soldiers happened on a daily basis. And now to this..Saddam Hussein's capture! Well, Bin Laden should be next!
Sad news! Philippine foreign minister dead
Secretary Blas Ople died after having trouble breathing aboard a flight to Dubai.

How sad...*shrugs*. He was good politician whatever one might say.

Friday, December 12, 2003

Is FPJ running or not?
Everyones waiting for his confirmation it seems. " Da king", Fernadoe Poe Jr, has given no answer and has kept both his supporters and opponents guessing.

Tsk tsk.. what can I say but, lets hope the country and whoever wll lead the nation(FPJ? uhmm...gee...) will not become just puppets of their masters(erm, Danding Cojuanco and company?)
YEOOUCH! EWW! YIKES!

MANILA (Reuters) - An irate Filipino housewife sliced off her husband's penis while he slept after she discovered text messages from another woman on his mobile phone


LOL ^_^ *giggles* Lorena Bobbit(remember her!? became infamous for doing same exact thing) the second! How sad for the "dismembered" guy" that must have been a painful one! Heh, that'll teach guys to be more careful next time they tinker with their cellphones!

Monday, December 08, 2003

No school today
Yipeee. So obviously I go to a catholic school. It's feast of the Immaculate Conception and traditonally it's when all the second graders take their first Holy Communion :) which I've done ages ago :)

Sunday, December 07, 2003

Everything you need to know
And much more. Because Bay area it's soo damn diversified and if one's clueless...You Know You're In San Francisco When . .
♥ Your contractor is gay, but your hairdresser is straight.
♥ You get on the bus and you're surprised to actually hear a conversation in English. (Hahaha..true eh?!)
♥ Every time there's an earthquake, you're under a table praying that the metropolis will finally get to break away from the mainland.

Teehee just some of my favs. But it actually makes me think weirdness and wackinesss do exists even in such a lovely city! ^_^

Thursday, December 04, 2003

What terrorism and warning advisory can do to performers....
Limp Bizkit shows canceled due to security alert . See, thats what it does. Bands who're supposed to do concerts here decided not to since the State Department warning of increased security threats in the Southeast Asian region I remember last year Red Hot Chili Peppers were supposed to do a concert here too, but same thing happened.

Sad. Not because the band cancelled but it sends a worrying sign cos the other countries will think that Philippines is really not safe for visitors..when I think it is safe. Compared to others!

Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Blah blah blogs
Wheeeehehehe! I made a new holiday layout theme for my journal. I mean, who gives a shit (I do I do!)but anyhow, it's a tableless-similar to the ALA and the Three column Holy Grail layout I have. It's green and red and very christmas in effect even without images..Got a DHMTL(picture)frame effect though. And I'm Blogging off now!

Sunday, November 30, 2003

And the ambush and terror continues
US soliders, Japanese diplomats and Spanish convoy have been the brunt of Iraqi ambushed attacks by terrorist and Saddam Fedayeen. Somebody should do something about those loyalist of Hussein!
He keeps going and going and going...
And not yet about to retire, I may add. NYTimes has this featured article about CBS anchor man and hey doggone it! Good ol' Dan Rather still keeps on going and not ready to yield so far.

Sheesh, no need for him to worry. Hello? Those news anchors at CNN looks about his age too! some of them..or most of them infact! Hahahaa ^_^.

Thursday, November 27, 2003

Happy Thanksgiving!
One good article from Boston Globe and James Caroll Of Thanks and Mercy... More dead GIs over the weekend, more mutilated. More global terror as the blowback spreads. More opposition in the streets abroad. But at Thanksgiving, can't the columnist let up? War, war, war. What about all the things for which we Americans can be grateful?

Thanksgiving time! All you Americans out there, may you have good size Turkey to chow down. Hehehe. It's the time when Americans should be thankful for; Soldiers serving abroad and feeling lucky that despite the many hardships and bombings they endure they're still able to celebrate the day. And for those who have perished and has given a lot to good causes, a Happy thanks giving as well.

Wednesday, November 26, 2003

FPJ announces candidacy for President

“Ako po, si Fernando Poe Jr., ay lalahok sa pagkapangulo [I, Fernando Poe Jr., will compete for the presidency],”

Ending the speculations of many, Fernando Poe Jr aka "Da King" said he will run for Philippine President come may 2004.

Shades of Erap Estrada in the making maybe. Intention to run and help people is sincere but too bad for him he's got a very clean name and it'll be tarnished, pried upon and besmirched by opponents. Politcs a dirty game!
A Manila Bay story of rediscovering

Earlier, we thought we would not make it on time, but looking at the sky as we turned toward Roxas Boulevard, he said, "I think we still have one hour." It was the first time for both of us to see the sunset on Manila Bay. He is from Seattle, and I am from Quezon City, but I had never bothered before to wait for the sun to set on Manila Bay, knowing that it would always be there, available for me when I finally have the time. Now that he insisted, I went along although I had a lot of papers to file at the office. After all, he was my visitor. Read full story

Heh. Romantic capers promoting beauty that is Manila Bay sunset. Teeeheehe :)
End of Ramadan
No school today. It's a holiday. We're a Catholic Nation but we have Muslims in Mindanao so yeah, we also celebrate and remember period of Ramadan.

Tuesday, November 25, 2003

It's the "IN" thing in campaign tools: a BLOG!

Presidential canidates Howard Dean has one so does Gen. Wesley Clark. And both generate a lot of webvisits. Link via OJR full story from Washington Post.

Of course that applies in US but what about here in the Philippines. Hmm. I doubt if our Presidentiables even know what a blog is! Hahaha. Besides it won't be an effective tool here(Somewhere I hear a duh! haha) for we have voters in far flung barrios and other remote places which most likely hasn't even seen a computer or know what an internet is..let alone a blog.

Saturday, November 22, 2003

Ugh! How could she!?!
A woman turned down a 3 hour shopping spree! Geez, what a waste! I wish I was the winner. Three hours probably isn't enough and OMG to think it's even free! Tsk tsk!
That Fateful Day
The New York Times (Reg Req'd) has a special features and articles of Kennedy Assassination 40 years later

It's his death assassination Anniversary and theories still abound of what really happened that day and what it would have been like had he lived.

Friday, November 21, 2003

Jacko the Wacko and his problems
And Michael Jackson was released after posting bail.

Hmm, I kinda felt sorry for the guy. Yayness...haha

Update: Hehe, I don't feel sorry for the wacko..I'm fully awake! Hahaha. Truth is, the wacko is "sleeping with young boys! (He admitted it). He should be put jail. In same way that priests who molests young boys should be incarcerated too. Oh and I freaking agree what Crazy Pundit said of Jacko's mug shot; Creepy! Soo damn disgustingly scary! *shudders* Hahahaha..Eww Gawd!
They're at it again!
Istanbul, Turkey is rocked by bomb attacks and explosions (more than 450 gotinjured and 27 dead)once more. Who else but Al-Qaeda is believed to be responsible for the blast.

"The nature of the terrorist enemy is evident once again," Bush said. "They hope to intimidate. They hope to demoralize. . . . They're not going to succeed."


Yeah, so better capture those terrorist, Dubya!

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Biggest show in Hollywood
A mix and match of politics and entertainment it seems during the swearing in of the Terminator..Ahhhnnuld, of course..hehe. From Sacramento Bee:
It was a you-never-know kind of day, as legislators and celebrities who don't typically wait for much of anything passed time in long lines leading up to metal detectors; a demonstrator walked with a sign containing messages about "12 galaxies" and "tugretonial coverage" and "phugratinetel" somethingorother; Richard Riordan, the state's new secretary of education, nearly stage-dived off the media tower when he tripped over a wayward wire on his way to yet another interview; and the hot item on the streets was a $20 T-shirt bearing the slogan "Arnold's the One." read the whole story(w/pics too). The San Jose Mercury also has a good funny sidehsows of the glitz and glamour innaguration:

Like the wild campaign that preceded his victory, Schwarzenegger's big day contained a bit of circus, a smattering of show biz and a ton of history.

It's soo soo..yay, I wonder how it would be like like FPJ runs and wins in 2004. Fernando Poe Jr, of course is a famous actor here and is highly expected to run for the country's number job. That of being the President. Funny! Haha

Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Word for the day: Seamless Computing
And Bill Gates defined it as the ability to access and share information among many kinds of devices, from software-enabled wrist watches to new designs in cell phones and virtually any type of PC. He's thinking "S" these day as he unveils new stuff and overview of his products from his super smart savvy sense of geekness.

Yeyness! new products eh!? Need those anti spam thingies!
Al-Qaeda warns the Japanese..
If it sends troops to join the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, they will attack Tokyo! Saw the news via Drudgereport Read details here

Oh my! With all the Japanese technology and inventions they should discover or make one that can really track down the whereabouts of Bin laden, Saddam and those terror network groups and theiir cells!
ACK! what's happening to blogrolling. My blogger spot is full of blogrolling links to rocker girl..oh *!@%^&&..grrrrr!!! suuucksss!!!! It's gone psycho!!!

edited..updated: It seems whatever's ailing it's fixed now!

Friday, November 14, 2003

Rainy day blues
Uh oh, Been raining here a lot and still is..typhoon is still around somewhere in the Philippine area I guess.....but the floods, no doubt it'll be the source of inconvenience once again. Hello! MMDA!

Ultimate malling experience

This report from St Louis Post- Dispatch explains it. At St. Louis Mills, the line between retail and entertainment is blurry. Besides the more than 200 outlet stores and specialty shops, the shopping center features an 18-screen Regal cineplex; the Ice Zone, a new practice facility for the St. Louis Blues; a NASCAR SpeedPark; and an ESPN X Games Skatepark. It will also offer facilities for skateboarding, BMX bike-stunt riding and in-line skating. The Mall with aNASCAR SpeedPark features racing tracks for electric and gas-powered cars, bumper boats, an arcade, a climbing wall and a miniature golf course. .

Wow! The kind of mall people here would enjoy I bet. All in one mall. Calling all Taipans! Hehe :) Most of the Malls here(the newer upperclass ones) are patterned after shops in Hongkong and Singapore..Classy and building type with large glass window panes. The closest I can compare to St Louis Mills is SM Megamall
Pardon, but I'll take my (cell)number with me

It looks like there's a pre thanksgiving gifts for the Millions of American mobile users. Beginning 24th of November, customers can move their wired home or business numbers to cell phones.

In other wordstheir home numbers can be their mobile numbers. Uhm, I guess no more call diverts for them or something like that.

Tuesday, November 11, 2003

No impeachement for Davide!
The report from Manila times website says that, Supreme court voted that the second impeachment case against Hilario Davide is unconstitional. Ack!, those "brat packs" of congress must be seething with anger..hehe. Yey!

Sunday, November 09, 2003

There goes the warning and the explosion!

Explosions blasted an affluent residential compund in Riyadh earlier. It's disheartening cos a lot of children were wounded it seems and as I watched the news can't help but say yeah the U.S. was anticipating a terror attack hence the advisory and closure of it's Embassy. I think they had targeted that, instead of the dimpomatic residence nearby that houses westerners cos they knew the U.S. discovered the planned attack.

The American government needs to capture Al Qaeda, Saddam and other terrorist leaders!

Saturday, November 08, 2003

Oh the language that be!
Manilatimes.net
According to these readers 'Our officials should speak better English!
One emailed letter even says that "We are supposed to be the third largest English-speaking nation on the planet, so we owe it to the world to prove ourselves right! I really think we should demand a higher mastery of spoken English from our public officials."

Yeah that maybe the case but Filipinos are Filipinos and the English language--American or otherwise is not our national language. Not our Mother tongue but the best that our officials(Or us Filipinos) can do is to practice good English grammar. Heck, I think we do speak the language better than most Americans do. People just can't understand our own (Officials)brand of English because most hail from the provinces and they have different dialects and the style in which they pronounce words and such.

Ack! and I think I mentioned that word ENGLISH six times already! Hahaha, yayness me!

Friday, November 07, 2003

This phone's for you?

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia unveiled the 7700 model(Pcture and story here) last week, a space-age looking device with a large touch-screen display that gives users the possibility to watch TV. The 500 euro ($572) device is due to hit the shops in the second quarter of next year. But there could be a catch. Most European nations charge their citizens a license fee to cover the costs of public service television.

Yayness me! I bet Filipinos will want to have that kind of phone too! It'll be very expensive probably that one's likely to buy are the rich ones and the other well, they're probably going to buy something more useful and of basic necessities rather than a pocket size phone t.v..but knowing Filpinos, haha they would like to have the latest model.

Thursday, November 06, 2003

And he rightly deserves it!

The accolades, the good words, the admiration. I like this piece of good new from AP via San Diego Union-Tribune. One of my favorite authors, Gabriel Garcia Marquez was given a tribute by colleagues. The heaps of praises is a proof of how good the author he is.

Sooo nice to blog about good positive news :)

What she has to say

The famous POW from the War n Iraq Jessica Lynch, has a book coming out on Tuesday, Veterans day. There's a revelations of her being" raped by Iraqi captors" and other facts during her ordeal and rescue.

Well..uhmm, she wants to tell her story and what really transpired during her captivity up to the daring rescue the military planned. After the book, a made for t.v movie, I suppose. It is nice and informative and to really get to know the truth that only she can possibly tell. After all she's a hero for most Americans , a symbol of courage under fire, soo young, a girl in military operations, captured and rescued. One hope no gossips or lies would arise about her.
What happened that day
It started out as fun...we were just read to go" ... wounded soldiers recount the events on the day the Chinook 'copter was attacked and brought down by missile and 15 americans were killed. One's thing for sure, they're glad and blessed to have survived, but most ready to "go back." and serve again if it needs be even as United States deploy a slightly smaller but still sizable force in Iraq

It's very noble and expected of a soldier..to serve their country even when faced with danges but how can they do that if they're always getting wounded and worse, getting killed by rampant attacks

Wednesday, November 05, 2003

Blah blah blogs
While there's so much turmoil happening around the globe, I've got music in mind and so here I am blogging about how I'm just downloading midis(It ain't illegal ya know!). Anyhow, I have Coldplay midis. POM Blurry midi and some others. The sequencing of sounds really depends how much good a midi will turn out. The one's that I have here are pretty cool sounding ones. Blah blogs. Enough midi. I'm listening to my mp3 downloads(ones on my list aren't illegal! yey!) now.

Monday, November 03, 2003

Finding no love for "Dr. Strangelove" Teller
Via SFChronicle

Long dead and still controversial..geesh! Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine (San Diego County), proposed renaming the Livermore nuclear weapons lab east of San Francisco after Teller. Of course, Edward Teller is known as the (co) inventor of H- BOMB and famous for advocating nuclear weapons. Renaming a lab after him is creating the controvery. It seems there are quite a number of poeple who are opposed to the idea. Part of the report says:
Clearly, the renaming proposal upset some scientists who monitor U.S. weapons policy, especially those who respect the memory of the man for whom the lab is presently named: Berkeley physicist Ernest O. Lawrence. "Teller's contributions come nowhere close to Lawrence's. And Teller is closely associated with some of the most painful, and personal, controversies in postwar science policy."

Hmm. if one's going to name a building, a lab in this case, I feel the the officials should weigh in more who made the best contribution. Good ones for the benefit of the people and not for one's self.

Friday, October 31, 2003

Bidding Adieu to one of the great Asian Leaders
Albeit controversial in so many ways because of his policies and principles. Dr. Mahatir Mohammed will retire as Malaysia's PM and as this tribute says..
Yet, throughout his administration, he was an intriguing combination of paradoxes - bashful yet so supremely confident, outgoing yet aloof, charming yet ruthless, gentle yet aggressive, sentimental yet shrewd, futuristic yet pragmatic and well-grounded. This enigmatic mix that made up his personality led to controversy but it also contributed to his talent for thinking out of the box, his visionary ideas and his political longevity. ... And as Malyasia gets a new Prime Minster, lets see if he's going to be a controversial anti western leader too.

Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Something to make it easier
A new enhanced opera 6.1 upgrade browser for Nokia 6600 phone

Okay..what else it there to say. Enjoy your mobile phones.
Sounds cool I'm tripping again..yeah, sound tripping while browsing the web. Listening to Powder by Yellowcard right now:). Taste in music still thesame. I can appreciate all genres of tunes too.
Journal: Trick or Treat Filipino style..of sorts
I know there's still three more sleeps but the days seems to come by quickly and before we know it, Halloween fest is here. Read more

Monday, October 27, 2003

Comic Relief
This is funny and if you're a Flip!(Slang term for a Filipino) you ought to view it! :) and if not haha the more it should be viewed. Teehee.


Philippines still glowing
Yeah! Of course who wouldn't be after being given a UN Security Council seat. If you didn't know, the country was selected few days ago along with Algeria, Benin, Brazil, and Romania to replace the other five whose council term ends. Oohh non- permanent member seats, but heck come voting time for some important matters, there will be a feeling of importance and power too.

Debating issues
Democrats attacks Bush about terror policy and Iraq
As bombs go on and on and killing of u.s soldiers keeps happening everyday, those Democrats Gen. Wesley Clark and John Kerry and others are attacking President Bush's policy when it comes to Iraq's and what to do with that country. Bush may be increasingly vulnerable as American soldiers continue to die in Iraq...But public opinion has long shown that voters prefer Republicans to Democrats on defense issues

Bring back US soldiers home. Make economy good hmm, Pres. Bush will probably get reelected..but not when american soldiers body count keeps on happening.

Saturday, October 25, 2003

Intelligence flaws In Iraq
According to Washington Post article, learned among others that:
Commanders reported that younger officers and soldiers were unprepared for their assignments, "did not understand the targeting process" and possessed "very little to no analytical skills." That some key intelligence machinery has been misused in Iraq. Network that was supposed to link intelligence teams and convey time-sensitive information among them..worked so poorly that it was "nonexistent.". Intelligence problem has also been hampered by problems with interpreters. Also interpreters were wasted on errands such as being sent with troops "to buy chicken and soft drinks,"

Whew! that's a lot of problems and flaws!
A dangerous act of performing public service
According to this poll.. Box cutter kid should be praised for "exposing the farce" in airline security.

Ah okay. For some I guess it's an act worthy of their admiration. For the most part, it was stupid thing to do in times of threats of terrorism and all that.

Friday, October 24, 2003

I wanna have my share!
And get rich! Heh. Google and long awaited IPO is set for online auction -an unusual method which would aim to avoid the sort of brokerage scandals seen in some share flotations in the 1990s.

Oh yeah. Somebody buy me a share!

Blogbits: Bringing back comment box
Uh, cos I want to! Removed the tagboard cos..I want to! Uh, cos nobody cares one way or the other!
Feelings
Somwhere inside of me is a deep umbrage resentment for those bastards! Read more?
New Cellphones from Nokia
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia the world's largest mobile phone maker, is set to unveil three new models next week

Okay. I'm sure people here will want those new styles and and models. Not sure if somehow it aready has been advertised here.

Wednesday, October 22, 2003

Time for music!
Yup! Wheee listening to my still free music downloads; I Love The Way She Said L.A from SPITAFIELD..yeah, I like obscure unknown bands. I'm blogging off!
Really!?
Nobody can still prove that Fox leans right! Linked via Romenesko story Here

They don't certainly lean on left! Rupert Murdoch will have a fit! Teehee :D
Small objects, big trouble!
From Houston Chronicle: An eight grader straight-A student was Punished because of a traditional South Korean pencil sharpener. In addition to being ordered to attend a special disciplinary class for seven days, the girl was removed as president of the student council and honor society.

I say cut the girl some slack! It's not like she's gonna do an act of violence or terror with the object. Okay so it looks like potential weapon and all but HELLO! it's just traditional South Korean sharpener! that's how it is shaped: a 2-inch-long blade that folds into a small handle. but I suppose can't blame the school officials cos after all it is a pointed object and with blades it is viewed same as knife and box cutters and they are just following school rules with such objects and well, they could've expelled her but sheeesh, all cos of a sharpener!? Bah!

Tuesday, October 21, 2003

The speech that drew criticism

And Malaysian PM says it was taken out of context okay..but it's too late I guess cos people from the west condemned him for the anti semitic remark. Oh but hey others were okay about the comment. Most of the leaders who were present when the speech was delivered were less critical. The Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami, said: "It was a brilliant speech. Very logical." He added: "Anti-semitism is a product of the west. Muslims are not anti-semitic."Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, said: "Dr Mahathir spoke of the inhibitions within the Islamic world, and that those inhibitions must go away, and I entirely agree with that."

Oh..kay, but others don't agree hence the flak from other leaders. I guess it's just a case of open mouth insert foot or something like that.

Monday, October 20, 2003

Ethics of blogging and linking and copyright issues
Found a very interesting article about news content, ownership and linking whilst browsing OJR and they asked this question: Is it ethical to make and distribute copies of news content? There is this protocol for ethical linking in the report but it says it doesn't sit well with some web users

If people are restricted to linking something off the web and other news content services than I guess it would be like restricting user of reading something of that news in somebody else's site or blog. I don't think it would be stealing and invading intellectual property rights of anybody if there's a link provided back and something that says where one has gotten the news. I hope I''m making sense here. I just find it interesting that there is this ethics of linking.

Sunday, October 19, 2003

Somebody please put away that man!
Okay, that terrorist is doing the rounds of news rooms again with his voice tape issuing a warning of threats. ... vowing more suicide attacks inside and outside the United States and demanding that the United States withdraw from Iraq. But is it really Bin Laden? Whether it's him or not or just his many doubles, the threat should be taken seriously.
So whose your bet?
Teehee Marlins won first game! but Yankees will probably bounce back. Yey, go Beckham!!! Ooops it ain't soccer! Haha. I guess gotta cheer for Jeter!
Blogging thoughts
Blah! I'm looking at my referrers and I saw this one who came from searching something off google about "Philippines sex spot". I LOL about that cos I thought to myself, I've never blogged about sex. I do discuss my thoughts about it in my journal which is like my diary though but anyhow, majority of what I always seem to see are ones searching something about Dashboard Confessional midi or something about US news and about Filipinos and something about young girl and sex! Yayness!. Uhm, I think my blogs are ecclectic! And I'm hopeless! Haha ^_^
Damn Yankees again!
Those yanks! They're having a World Series again. Go Marlins! Haha. But for sentimental 9/11 reasons..Go Yankees! :) also I used to have this favorite shirt that I always wear and yep. It's a Yankees one. I dunno much about baseball except you throw a ball hit it with a bat and you run around and save base or something like that. That's about about as good a knowledge I know of the game. Yay, it ain't socccer that's for sure :)
Eight hours of President Bush and a very the tight security
He came by, he did the wave, lay a wreath, spoke at congress, had state banquet, boarded airforce one again..and off he goes. That's what basically happened during his abbreviated State visit here in the Philippines.

The highlight for me was seeing(from afar) awesome plane kinda like thunder fighter jets. I'm not sure exactly, and also some choppers flew by above the house and I saw and heard of the noise. Sheesh., that was cool :) sorta " Top Gun..nish" effect. Uhm, the jets, not the choppers. ^_^

Saturday, October 18, 2003

Baby would you ride my car!?
Teeheee. Uh oh...GM motors admitted that future Buick model -- which is set to debut late next year -- will be re-named in Canada after GM learned LaCrosse is a Quebec slang term for masturbation.

Oui! *Laughs* but isn't LaCrosse a game? Or something like field play?Yayness me, they love to "Masturbate" I guess...hehe ^_^
Discovery of mystery bags triggers order to search all airliners
Star Tribune/AP
Gotta be careful and so Homeland Security is not taking any chances. Even small objects can have a way of blowing up something big. Well, Security must be of high standards everywhere not just in thw states cos those freaky terrorist can strike anywhere soo..it's just right to have tighter reign on/of things and such.
An Apple a day is good. Having slow computer is not!
Gee, sucks when I have a very slow isp and dial up modem. Grrr! Anyhow, There's a saying an apple a day keeps the doctors away. In the tech world. It brings back not the doctors but the people. Apple's iTunes Music Store becoming a leading player now in the music biz online. There's a big bonus too if one's an aol subscriber cos it will be integrated into aol service. Right! as if people like me from a far away country(who doesn't even have aol service) can benefit from that.

Friday, October 17, 2003

Palace here is all set for Bush Visit
Geez, talk about literally having Barrio Fiesta like atmosphere for US President and his entourage. Hehe. I wonder if Bush will even remember eating our nativefoods. Haha :) Oh mennn, bring out the roasted pork! I wanna have some..eeww..too much of cholesterol. Yikes! Haha :)
APEC and what it has to offer
The Bangkok Post says that main task is to have Bilateral trade agreements, most likely talk about security issues within in the region and terrorism.

Well, one hopes it's not just one of those picture photo ops for the world leaders of Asian and other developed members of the Asian Pacific Economic Forum.



Thursday, October 16, 2003

Bush Fever Hitting Asian Nations..
And Philippines is the frontrunner..yikers! NYTimes report says this visit will have no overnight. It lasts exactly eight hours, because the Secret Service will not permit Mr. Bush to stay past dinner in a country whose army officers are sometimes of dubious loyalty and where terrorist groups still strike with audacity.

Yeouch!Hehe, US President Bush will be arrving here this weekend. and although it's still middle of the week, preparations seems to be over the hill. That's how we regard visitors. Nevermind if one spends a whole lotta bucks as long as the visitor is well fed and well taken care of. Even on such short a trip Heh. No surprise why militant group rally everyday.

Wednesday, October 15, 2003

You can't blame them for the advisory!
Since this country is a hotbed and magnet for terrorist operations, the New Zealand Government issued a travel advisory warning their citizens, telling them to avoid travelling in certain places here. Oh kay....It's not good for the country's image but who can blame them..it's their right to protect their citizens.

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

I am back. Not fully, but I'm blogging again. The loss of a Mom is painful one but she would probably tell me I need to go on and just do exactly what I have been doing. Exactly a week ago she went to heaven with God and I will miss her very much.

Thursday, October 09, 2003

Monday, October 06, 2003

Technology made easy: If you're into travel writing
Blog bits from Washington Post
Two great devices :The QuickPad Pro Mail (made by Mountain View, Calif.-based QuickPad Technologies) and Texas Instruments' TI-83 Plus Silver Edition (with an optional keyboard) feature full-size computer-style keyboards, weigh in at about two pounds, offer simple connections to a standard PC and operate for many hours on cheap AA batteries. It's not for the tech savvy individuals but for somebody who just needs a cheap way to write might be content. Both of these devices fall well short of Palm and other handhelds in terms of screen quality and software support -- even if no Palm combines a full-size keyboard and modem in one unit as the QuickPad does. There is, however, something to be said for a device built around long battery life, durability and a traditional keyboard. Millions of people once relied on a comparable device: It was called a typewriter.

Amen to that. But this is the era wherein everything can be done with just a click of handheld and a use of stylus and I would want something like that. But I'm also somebody that can go back to the basics. I don't mind having the simple gadgets of life but if I can have the best...life would be easier
Grrrrr! I can't see my blogs(and whole site) and bulldog image keeps appearing.Geez, maybe it's time to move to MT! Hmph!
President Arroyo running for President in 2004
Yeah, as if people here are shocked about that announcement!

Friday, October 03, 2003

Pope John Paul gets near the threshold

He's been alert and relaxed in the past few days, but a leading Cardinal says Pope nearing death..Well, I bet the whole Catholic Community will weep if that happens. Sad.
No more whine..just some cheese Hehehe. The Daily Rant says ...people can stop whining...after Rush Limbaugh quit ESPN stint. I don't really watch the sport channel..but hey read the link..hehe
Uhmm okay...
Former OJ Simpson Lawyer dies
Anybody cares? Does it matter? Heck OJ still alive. Yay
It's hip to be a hit
And so celebrating it's 65 yrs in a few weeks, HP's aims to do be HIP and HITwith a $300 million consumer campaign that starts today. We were viewed as somewhat stodgy, conservative, not very human," Winkler said. "Some would say we've missed a generation relating to teenagers, consumers, younger buyers, because we were viewed as a large corporate engineering (firm), relatively inhuman -- not hip." Aim is to turn HP brand into a pop culture brand like Coke or Nike.

Hewlett Packard has been around since forever and it is techie icon already along with IBM but I guess it deosn't hurt to prod more of the youngins to their products.


Thursday, October 02, 2003

African wins 2003 Noble Prize for Literature
Yey. And he's nowhere in sight. Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Oct 10 lets see who will get Award.

Wednesday, October 01, 2003

As usual a Filipino trait is showcased once again
I'm talking about going all out just for a visitor. President Bush will visit the Philippines for only eight hours but heck the Government particularly the house is spending 3 million php (in preperation for Bush visit) for facelist and renovation of it's facilities and the place itself. The Building..the whole works. Beautifying it and such. Hehehe read this: Two comfort rooms will be renovated too, one of which is in the office of the Speaker, while the other one is the wash room near the session hall..."It is just surprising that they suddenly have money to spend for repairs I have been suffering from a leak in the ceiling of my office and they have not done anything before,"

Yay..if the US President wouldn't come those congressmen wouldn't even have thought of fixing their lavatory, their washroom. Hahaha. Would bush even use it? Teeeheee :D

Tuesday, September 30, 2003

White House leaking controversy
The Washington Post report says that according to White House it has no evidence of wrongdoing by Bush adviser Karl Rove or others and therefore no reason to begin an internal investigation. This is of course after CIA operative's name was divulged in an effort to discredit her husband, a prominent critic of Bush's Iraq policy. The controvery is whether part of the administration had leaked to journalist about the wife of prominent Bush critic is working for CIA. Wilson said yesterday that he believes Rove "at a minimum condoned the leak," but said he has no evidence Rove was the original leaker.

Uh oh and you thought only PM Blair and Company has leaking problems! Sheesh.The controversy doesn't really do Bush favor cos elections coming up and anything that might seen as something to hold against adminstrative failure or crises can be potential weapon by those who are going to run up againsthim come 2004. But there's more to the White house controversy than just leaking names I suppose. Uhm and Bush wows action too
The Terminator is leading
It's Ahhhnuld leading in the in Recall polls.. and says I'll be back..as the Governator(of Calif). Hehehe..lets wait for October 7
Outrageous and so a bill is passed!
Heh. Law is in effect making it illegal for any acts of suicides or of any similar kind of gimmicky in concerts. Apparently rockband Hell on Earth will feature onstage suicide by a terminally ill person would take place during a concert Saturday to raise awareness of right-to-die issues.

It's probably not a concert but more of stupidity act

Monday, September 29, 2003

Moving up..yey my blogshares that is. Oooh portfolios up..it's not like it's stuck at $500 hahaha ^_^. And another thing I registered this blogsite at ISSN. I dunno what it is for(cos I'm duh somehow) but I think I can access/search lots of periodicals.

Sunday, September 28, 2003

A long blog(acckkkk!!) Because Blah..nothing new to blog about..seems all the news are thesame; Iraq, Bush, UN, Election, and so on and so meantime here's something.Why do I blog? Blogging here is really just for quick thoughts and commentaries about news and other stuff I see on the web and I make one or two comments. So what really makes it different? When people say weblog is like personal online journal..well I think not..cos the purist of the bloggers will tell there's a big difference: "A weblog (sometimes called a blog or a newspage or a filter) is a webpage where a weblogger (sometimes called a blogger, or a pre-surfer) 'logs' all the other webpages she finds interesting." — Jorn Barger, Weblog Guru meanhwile... A web journal, conversely, looks inward — the author's thoughts, experiences, and opinions." and wandering around I saw this "Private, intimate thoughts are not revealed in a blog, it is a record of opinions." I do agree that there's really a distinction, a variance of what really is that seperates the two main thing. The problem is..more and more make weblogs their online journal. Why? I dunno. Because some tools are user friendly I guess. When one really looks at it. If you have a journal/diary(there's also a difference between the two..I think) you go register your diary at diarist.net and for your blogs..Uhm, list like in a blog directory.

And they're off to Liberia and not Mindanao
Our soldiers will go to Liberia for peacekeeping mission. It's a nice gesture for UN..uhmm, I guess there aren't any muslims rebels to fight with in Liberia. Yay!
Hahahaha..mistresses beware!
News from Duyan via Washington Times
There's a campaign called report-a- mistress. Can you dig that!?! Yikes! So much for (Filipino)Politicians having extra marital affairs! I wonder if this is one of those only in the Philippines kinda thingie. Hehe. But then what about the Women in Politics..they need to have one for themselves too. It's not only men whos got secret affairs you know. Teeheee :)
Who should help rebuild Iraq?
Washington Post article sayslet the Arabs help Iraq get back on it's own and I agree with that but can they do it? It's high time that the debate at the United Nations turned away from recrimination and the settling of diplomatic scores and began to address the needs of the Iraqi people.

Arab scholars has the mind and brains to come up with a respectable rebuilding plan for Iraq with the help of UN but..will the US approve of it? NO! don't think so. Why? cos they're the US! The one who liberated Iraq
Lets look for the White Rabbit
What do you know but Matrix Revolution trailer is doing the rounds everywhere. If you have real one or windows media player, try and see the preview. I just wish this last installment will be better than the Reloaded..cos I actually didn't like it even though effects are very awesomely techie. OST should be good too. Hehe :)

Saturday, September 27, 2003

Little by little they're inching their way in ASIA..Oh no!
According to NYtimesthe recording industry's problems with the illegal online distribution of music in the United States pale beside the rampant piracy that goes on overseas. Yikes and And they say America is just the tip of the Iceberg when it comes to ridding the world of illegal music and file sharing and protecting copy rights.

Beware for one never knows what'll happen.

Friday, September 26, 2003

California Debate! And the winner is...
Hollywood...ish people. The media. California itself. Hahahaa. Howard Kurtz of Washington Post have ths article of the differrent reactions to the debate.

I didn't get the chance to see it (CNN must've aired somebits of it) cos I had school yesterday..but would've laughed at the exchange between Arianna Huffington and The Terminator Arnold S..Hehehe.

Wednesday, September 24, 2003

blogging the news

Yikes.. I mentioned Sacbees Weintraub blogs (California insider..link down below) there's a controversy it seems and I am dazed and confused and just reading it now via Romenesko and the link. The problem is this ...
The blogosphere gets fired up when Daniel Weintraub's California Insider gets pre-edited after a controversial posting. Read the whole article from OJR

Okay the thing is should the news weblogs copy a Press release? edit?. Have it all blogged in verbatim? More and more are using the web blog as form of news and there's bound to be trouble in some aspects of it. I know CNN does not adhere to news blogging..remember, they wanted to put a stop to that news blog from Kevin sites during the war in Iraq.
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Total California Recall Debate
Let the show begin! Running for Governors will debate later(a.m here Manila time) and now lets see how The Terminator will handle issues of concerns and other California sh1ts! I hope not by having a rebuttal of "I'll be back!" Hahaha. Read more newsies from California Insider

And geez I think I hear the candidates singing California Dreaaming..Hahaha :)

Uh oh and the rival has awakened!
Maybe they realized that it doesn't want to be play scond fiddle to INTEL when it comes to chip making, AMD is to launch new, ultrafast 64-bit processors for consumer PCs ..oh wow, now I think video editing and other computing stuff one does online will have super chip powers. Not that INTEL doesn't do a good job of same thing(my pc has one..who doesn't? :p)

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Oooh a new nibblers! Yum or Yuck?
New cheeseburger fries.Heh. People will eat anything as long as they're hungry..even if it's fattening ^_^. Yayness! Success lies in peoples tummy and wallet and craving :D

The planned war

Planning the 9/11 terror plot started way back in '96
News via USA TODAY/AP
.....that the original plan called for hijacking five commercial jets on each U.S. coast before it was modified several times, ......Mohammed told his interrogators he had worked in 1994 and 1995 in the Philippines with Ramzi Yousef, Abdul Hakim Murad and Wali Khan Amin Shah on the foiled Bojinka plot to blow up 12 Western airliners simultaneously in Asia.

Yeah, that Bojinka plot was foiled here in the Philippines...thats why this country is always being mentioned as hotbed for terrorist. Anyhow, US intelligence should do more to intercept and to act more fast(er) to prevent acts of terrorism from happening again in that magnitude of September 11.
It's been raining and thundering here and I'm still awake(obviously!) I have to be in school sooooooo damn early in the morning like seven thirty..ish! Grrr!

Monday, September 22, 2003

Whos wrong whos right?
Couple of month ago I blogged about the controversial Mel Gibson's Movie about Jesus Christ's life. And now there was a column that appeared that had made Mel Gibson seething with anger. The NYTimes Frank Rich had this to say: Movie stars expect to get their own way. They are surrounded by sycophants, many of them on the payroll....Mr. Gibson's tirade sounded less like a fatwa from the Ayatollah Khomeini than a tantrum from Sinatra in his cups.

Read and be the judge

Sunday, September 21, 2003

Dress to kill or dress to win..diamonds!
University students love to wear sexy dress; Most women students wore undersized shirts and skirts with long slits that showed too much flesh... Revealing dress was inappropriate for a learning environment and could distract young men.In an effort to promote "proper" dressing for the students, Bangkok University is giving diamonds as prize for students who can dress conservatively.

Uhmm yeah okay. Maybe I think it's more like bribe. Haha. Geez would that even work here in the Philippines were even not the Universities but the Colleges and other schools have students who reveal too much(skin or otherwise)but hey you got it flaunt it..just don't overdo it cos one might be termed HOE..that's yikers I think. Hahaha.
Some kind of crap tales from insde a chat room: Whoever said life a full of mysteries must be telling the truth! One doesn't really know what to expect or who will show up or what. Read more crappines!

Saturday, September 20, 2003

Blog bits from Sydney
Because I miss the place and our vacation there..I'll just have one blog newsies from Sydney Morning Herald..it ain't a national news but heck..can you believe it!? after 35 years of being divorced, wife is seeking court settlement! Yayness me! bunch of old geezer maties..hehehe ;) and the old Sheila is asking for lump sum of money..geesh! ^__^..old folksies!
Blogging for a bit...Teeehee, I said to Daadd I'm not gonna online cos I'm gonna watch Gilmore Girls and a replay of Six feet Under..but it's not yet on t.v soo I'm kinda just waiting for it..of course the t.v is on..and I'm multitasking as it is. But okay I'll blog off once the show is on :)
If it ain't broke, dont fix it!
THIS BLOG WAS POSTED THE OTHER DAY AND I'VE EDITED IT AND POSTING IT AGAIN!(hehe, I am my own editor)
Well, I've thought about it since way before and even I blogged about it last couple of months or so. I'm talking about moving to antville or greymatter or MT. But I guess I just don't have the patience to do so or to know how to. I'm totally lost when it comes to downloading some things on the net. I realized though that I'm comfortable with BLOGGER. I don't need to go to their site. I just right click and "blog this" whenever I wanna blog something and it's easy. It's not rss or tableless or validates anything(though my journal is). None of those add ons(except maybe for a blogroll) that a weblogs must have. But I mean I want to have all the necessary stuff because I mostly blog about nothing. Hehe. Blogs mostly whatever fancies me. Uhmm okay bottom line is I'm happy about this plain simple blogsite that I have. I want to move(the site) but I think I'll stay. Yey..end of this blogaduh! hehehe..this is too long a blog for me!
Oh to be rich and famous in the geeky world
Them Techie guys leads the forbes richest men In America

Lucky geeks! Hahaha. I wonder when will I land on the list! Gee I probably need to invest alot stocks or create a new internet phenomenon! Uhmm.. Skylark's bitch 'o matic portal! Yayness! ^_^ Dream on!

Friday, September 19, 2003

And so the name dropping
I remember blogging about this news last month and now here is the latest: the board of directors has voted to drop AOL from its name and stock-trading ticker symbol.

Could there be any difference with or without the brand name of AOL? if the company is doing bad, brand name or no brand name it'll do bad...and same with if it's doing good.

Life under the Taliban...

Tells the story of a girl forced to disguise herself as a boy to escape the oppressive conditions that the Taliban, who sheltered Osama Bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network, inflicted on women.

It's actually a movie from an Afghanistan Born film maker. I think that watching the news reading sources and seeing images and documentaries are stories itself of how Bin laden and Taliban has treated women and children in the land.
If anybody cares at all
Hahaha I actually saw Larry King interviewing Ahhhnuld in his CNN show(yesterday) and looks like The terminator is already speaking like a seasoned politician...but still the accent is there and I can't help but laugh at the thoughts the many spoofs they are having of him :)

Thursday, September 18, 2003

Blah before I blog off. I don't like people that constantly blog about nothing..so..I don't like myself! Hahaha.. just a plug here Crazy Thinking has moved to a new home http://crazypundit.typepad.com. Nice..do a house call and webvisit it.
And did you know..Mobile phones used by people who works in hospitals can spread dangerous infectious agents

And we thought we're safe in hospitals..hehe..well, we are, just dont use the(cell)phone or sms'ed someone when doing work, I guess. :p
Nokia lacking of new ideas and design
says Gizmodo Nokia does take some risks, like with the 6800 or the N-Gage, they still look pretty much like the same boring Nokia phones we've all seen before, just slightly different in some way. Full story from mobitopia

But Nokia's user friendly here..and still the popular one.

Technology supposed to help not be a hindrance

Is it illegal to share music? Of course that is being debated and discussed now after the RIAA went after those who are file sharing music...which are mostly kids. I don't have KaZaa but..I download music too..I don't share it though. So..if they do thesame and then share it and then sell it(is that how it works?)then that be infringing copyrights. But they just share it...so nothing wrong with that...what's wrong is when downloads a music then alters it then sells it. I wonder if Filipinos who uses KaZaa too liable to be in trouble?

Tuesday, September 16, 2003

Can't download anymore huh?!?!
I asked somebody lastnight to download a music but I think it's illegal now. Uhm..yeah who wants to be in the place of that 12 yr old who was charged with P2P off the net file sharing blah blah..I don't actually understand really..yeah I'm musically duh!
XBOX on the dashboard?
Uhmm, shrugs..like the car's dashboard? Or maybe I'm just dumb here?..gee!
Frenzied and bushed about the BUSH visit
News from Duyan.com via Manila Times and Drudge Report
Already there's talk that "according to source" of plotting to do something bad to the US President when he visits the country(for 8 hours only). Like assasination or something like that by the NPA. Uh oh..call those hundreds of security men of Bush! They were actually here yesterday inspecting the places he'll visit( for 8 hours only..gee can't emphasized that enough..hehe), those secret service men! Yay!
Yey, got no class today so I'm blogging about that :p and right now...am just listening to my downloads and browsing some blogrolls. The rolls are really feast for the eyes..and brains. Hehe. Anyhow it's cloudy in here and gee I hope it doesn't pour down
Not so Total Recall elections no
because of the outdmoded punch-card ballot machine...ruling by the court delays the Callifornia Recall vote. Okay maybe enough time for Ahhhhnuld to get some more pledge of support from different sectors..Gray Davis must be grinning! haha.. lets see what happens next :)

Monday, September 15, 2003

Damn Yankees here In the Philippines

The American Troops are here for exercise training with the local soldiers. Uh oh they're going to use their high powered armored vehicles and rifles and military hardware stuff again..and when they leave after their weeklong stint, the local ones will get their hands with the (new/old)expensive military stuff of US troops. I wonder what Pres. Bush will leave behind on his eight hour (stop over?) trip here! Hmm, news says Bush to push for "post-war" role for US in Philippines . Gee and the anti Bushies/ West/ American patrolling the world will rally against that.

AFM, I just want lotsa crunchy m&m's chocolates or ghiradellis! Hahaha ^__^
Oh no..the inevitable split!...
And Matt Damon's probably having a great day right now! Teheehee :) Haha, I blog about the canceled wedding(cos hey, erm..national gossip news..hehe) a few blogs below(scroll down your eyes), it seems that this time they've really Jennyben called the whole thing off. Aww *sob sob..and then snickers..and lol* Poor couple..the intense gazing public eye and constant news about them must've exploded in their face. Tabloids must be having a field day. Yayness! :)

Saturday, September 13, 2003

Popular amongst his followers the bearded man is back in the limelight. He's got really big eyes too! Hehe.
Hello!?! Earth to France..wake up!
News via Washington post
GENEVA, Sept. 13 -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, arriving here early this morning for talks about what role the United Nations should play in rebuilding Iraq, labeled as "totally unrealistic" a French proposal that the United States should transfer power to the U.N. and Iraqis within the next month. Powell said France's proposal that Iraq establish a provisional government in a month, write a constitution by the end of this year and hold elections next spring---all under U.N. supervision---was "interesting, but not executable."

Ouch. and France gets the reject. Teeehee. US will not allow France or anyone else to have a say in whatever goes in Iraq except for them. Especially if it involves power in everything. It's always like that. Right?

Total (CALIFORNIA) Recall..newsies
Sacramento bee columnist Daniel Weintraub provides this weblog of all the going's on within the politics of the recall vote in the state.

My own blogging brain perspective asks what the Republican Convention would be like. Hollywood..ish I think. California is sooo full of teeming diversity of weirdness. Hehehe.

Thursday, September 11, 2003

Jeepers Creepers and it's off

I couldn't resist not looking at this. AHEHEHE FUNNY! Poor media though, they get blamed. Geez some celebrities!! Tsk tsk *shakes head*. ..well maybe they've contributed to the stress of the couple but really....uhmm.. hehehe..yay
The day to remember
Because it wasn't just Americans who were victims of the terrorist acts but different nationalities as well. Filipinos included. The poignancy of remembering two years after is the bittersweet knowleged that all is not invain and that everyone who perished and died is being remembered in however small or big way one has to do. Read more

Two years after the attack they've move on but they haven't forgotten

Poignancy sets in as America remembers the tragedy that hit them September 11,2001 because of the acts of man whos main goal in life is to kill people in order for Americans to leave the role of superpower being. And that man Bin laden has purpotedly resurfaced and seems to be telling the U.S too that he is alive and that he will continue the terrorist acts he's been doing. They really need to capture him!
The world according to them
This movie seems to represent generation angst!

Wednesday, September 10, 2003

The great Technology taking over the U.S
It's just a gray, plastic box filled with silicon and wires that sits on the top of the TV. America's must have in their household. It must be really something for people to be talking about it..maybe I want TiVo..too! Hahaha :p. Oh wait..I wonder if that piece of thingie would work here!?!? ^_^

What a blank nonexistent Road Map to Peace means to them

It's President Bush's fault and that nowhere is this loss of purpose more evident than in Iraq where American soldiers find themselves increasingly the targets of a disenchanted population...

I guess it's like unless America stop supporting Israel and meddling and muscling their might in the Arab world, the Road Map to Peace..will just be a nice title for some failed endeavour..oh and terrorist attacks will most likely continue. Pres. Bush needs to have a peace plan that will satisfy..everyside..but not those that embraces terrorism.
Oh he's back, Slam pax..err Salam Pax
Baghdad blogger who became famous during the war in Iraq..out now with a book..Salam Pax describes what it was like to play cat-and-mouse with Saddam's censors

Hmm, I first encountered the name and reading something about him from Glenn Reynold's' Instapundit..I guess you're a "made" blogger..if you've been linked(or mentioned) by the biggies of the blogworld..hehe. I wonder though how much they paid him for the book..must be steep one.

Tuesday, September 09, 2003

The moon shines but it took cover(quickly) from the clouds. shucks..must be nice to have captured in on telescope or a camera lens..saw it when I went to the garage(cos sis came home) and looked up at the black sky. I think the universe is one big piece of great eye finds. :) Alrightie I'm gonna update my journal and I'm blogging off(cos I don't feel like multitasking). Geez I blog intermmitently. At least I blog with sense! Hahaha..yay!.well, I think do! :p. Wohoo it's Six Feet Under in a few minutes!
Nokia..a disappointment?
Maybe it's rivals are giving them hell? or maybe people want something new from the largest mobile phone company? Oh well, just reacting to Nokia's forecast of disappointing sales. Here, Nokia sales are big more than that of any other phone handset company. But I dunno, I have no facts to link and to verify that but I don't think I need to. It's pretty obvious if one resides here in this part of the world.

The dangers they face

linked via duyan full story from here
Media groups say they are disturbed by the rising tide of killings in a country that prides itself on having the freest press in Southeast Asia....the Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists said the Philippines was "in danger of becoming the new Colombia as one of the world's most dangerous places to practise journalism".

Yeah..better do something to protect them journalists..here or wherever else they report.

Sunday, September 07, 2003

Happy Birthday Google
Google celebrates fifth birthday. The internet giant and household name is celebrating five years of being most popular search engine on the web. Yep. I mean who hasn'tused google? Probably someone from planet nomad! Hehe

Yey, lets do the google dance! *dance dance shake shake gooogle woogle googlecious * Hahaha. Err..is that googlism or what? Haha ^_^
Themepark nightmare
A couple of days go there's this news of Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride accident where lots of pople got hurt and so. This is what Themeparkinsider says thats...Clearly, a dangerous pattern has been established at Disneyland. Since former Disneyland President Paul Pressler assumed control of the resort and began cutting costs, fans have complained about poor maintenance at the park.

Yeeeouch! Mickey Mouse and company must be sratching their heads.

Update of the blog Disney is to offer free counseling to the vicitims of accident. Uh huh rightly so!

Friday, September 05, 2003

Forbidden Love in time of War (in IRAQ) and of Differences...

from Philadephia Inquirer....

It unfolds amid daily attacks on U.S. soldiers, car bombings of civilian targets, and massive demonstrations by residents demanding that fo
reign troops leave their country. But the letters Jassm and Velez have written each other since May describe a vastly different relationship between American and Iraqi...Read rest of the article here

It's quite fascinating really and hey it could be a made for t.v movie you know. Love knows no color or race I guess or even faith but is it real love? That's the question

Accused of robbery and dying in bizzare way

I'm blogging about this pizza delivery guy who died with bombs strapped around his neck. Gee the bomb went off and he died. I dunno what day it was but I saw that news feed on CNN..yikers! what a way to die!

Thursday, September 04, 2003

What Weblogging has done to people and journalism

Weblogging is part of that process... This is an exciting time to be engaged with this explosive community of people. Across the world, faster and more randomly than anyone has yet been able to track and collate, webloggers are linking, posting, trackbacking, commenting, aggregating and moblogging their way through the first days of the 21st Century READ MORE OF THIS FROM Plasticbag.org

Uhm, next I think will see a growth in blogging via SMS too..soon
And the next US President is..?
A blogger! Hehehe. Oh Yeah!. Dave Winer thoughts about the coming 2004 elections. Linked via The Command Post archive

Here in the Philippines(Where election is set for May 2004),I have no idea. We have to hurdle past the freakiness and coup plots and clown hearings and duhness of some wannabe Presidentiables! Heheee ^_^

Tuesday, September 02, 2003

Oh no, not again!
They're still at it! This time a car bomb explodes in Baghdad (nytimes r.r).

Who could be behind it? Probably doesn't care who gets killed even if it's one of their own.
Too much rainfall and gates of floods open. Hello MMDA, are you there? Hahahaa..as usual when the rain falls the floods in tow. Had classes earlier in the day but went home early. IOB's..I noticed from the stats (err..one that I have tells me the Country and Language thingie..thing whatever..hehe) lotsa Euros searching for something in diiff search engine..duh) Hmm. should I add the Babel Fish translator? Eh, I actually have it in my Journal. Uhm,yeah maybe I will and also add something here from Creative Commons. Okay so much for blogginng site plans. Oh I wonder how much is my damn portfolio worth in my blogshares. Do they buy shares and stocks? Haha...as Homer say would 'doh!' hehehe. This is too long a blog
Is he still alive and planning revenge?!?! apparently there's a message from Saddam denying his involvement in Najaf bombings . Like I asked..is he still around? Yikes!

Monday, September 01, 2003

Yey, it's Holiday...NOT!
Shucks, I wish it's Labor Day here too..but it's not. It's just a new month and start of my exams(later of course about 9:30 ish). Yikes! Gotta review! No multitasking, Skye! :)

Sunday, August 31, 2003

Ugh! Teen hackers angst
This news... Worm Blaster Busted but still it's causing mayhem to many users.. And nothing just blogging that piece of tech news
Saddam's long gone but terror continues
It is believed that Al Qaeda's involved in the recent bombings In Iraq. Gee, no more Saddam but foreign elements appears to have an eye on the country. Heck, the Bombing was carefully well planned. The US might've free the people of Iraq from the brutal hold of Saddam but the problems doesn't seem to stop(and so are the killings). And the people of Iraq still suffers.

Blah

Back...Hehe..I'm am visting the yahoo spots news and man, that Croat loser's comments about Andy Roddick is dumb!..Grrr! Freaking sour graping dude! Good riddance to him! He lost! Heh!
Life and a blogging thoughts
Classic pictures are really really nice. I'm blogging, I'm browsing..I gotta blog off now!
On your mark, ready..set..gooooo..
Wow, new technology on the move..literally hehe. The news says The hope is ultimately to develop autonomous technology that will replace people with machines in many dangerous situations—and save money at the same time.

Gee thats great! Brilliant minds must come up with good projects and looks like the one mentioned above is good..don't forget though it's a race! :)

Friday, August 29, 2003

Snap elections?
President. Arroyo said their (meaning the oppostion and others..*shrugs) attempt to bring her down is "fultile". My Mom thinks that one of the Senator is silly(for really wanting to have snap election) cos there's only months to go before we're gonna have the Presidential Elections(May 2004). I dont think you could call snap elections with that remaining months. Hahaha. But I dunno..Im no expert. I'm just a girl blogging thoughts within my head! :) I don't even vote! Hehe :).

BBC vs Blair and the gang

The Guardian(reg req'd) says Blair and BBC refuse to give an inch Blair said he would have resigned (ny times r.r) if there were any truths to the report.

Media and Politic(ian)s always seems to be in a bind about certain things.You never really know if somebody's the telling the truth and if there's cover up. One thing for sure, people would want to know whats the real story.
Just an update... Okay, so Blair didn't resign but his Director of Communications, Alastair Campbell did...quit his post.
How about this news. Nothing surprising there. Government likes to use services of celebrities to promote something for their agencies or for other causes. Here in the Philippines it's practically thesame and often being done. The success rate though is somewhat so-so..but it hardly fails.

Thursday, August 28, 2003

And the dream still continues
40 years ago Martin Luther King made his moving I Have Dream speech which was remarkable just like the man himself. There are many great speeches and this one ranks up high with the others.
Ooops there it is!
The MARS PLANET! I just looked outside up the sky and hell yeah, I saw something bright and red from a distant but is close enough to be seen within the eyes and of telescope. Nicee! Even for fleeting glance. In the meantimes, oops there it is...gone is the Monument of Ten Commandments..and people are protesting it seems.

Wednesday, August 27, 2003

The Filipino Language...
The words according to my tongue..read more?

So near and yet so far..

Mars glowed as bright as the moon But I dont see any BRIGHT RED MARS! I've been looking at night sky and all I could see is darkness(no pun, no fun). The sky trackers are excited :)
Will the agenda help Mr. Bush be re elected?
Hmm to early to tell but doesn't seem to look..good..eh? according NYTimes report (reg req'd) "compassionate conservative" agenda has fallen so far short of goals.

I wonder if the contenders here have Goals too..ehh compassionate ones too. Nah, questions should be what will President Arroyo's agenda for next year be? Haha, does anyone care!?!? I think other people have different ideas..eh agendas

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

Bye, Pete

The man who rarely showed much emotion on the court cried his brown eyes out.

Nothing. It's Pete Sampras bidding Adieu to everyone. If one likes tennis (like i do)..you'd like the blog. Right now I'm watching Asian hopeful Paradon Shrichahpan..it's time (us) Asians break through :) But Me wants A-ROD!:)

Monday, August 25, 2003

Rights vs Ethics

Read this. I think if that Ten Commandments Monument were placed in any building here, people would probably welcome and flock around it given the fact majority of us(Filipinos) are catholics and anything to do with religion is okay. And the news that a former priest and convicted child molester died..well, nobody's rejoicing but certainly nobody's crying about that either!

Saturday, August 23, 2003

The question is..will it to any good?
The US wants more countries to send troops to Iraq. Dont even expect Asian countries to do so. There's enough terrorist problems within the region they've got to annihilate. Medical Missions is okay probably but..not like combat soldier thingies.. especially our own armed forces! Yayness..puhleeaze! They're having Internal problems as it is.

At least there's good news this weekend

Filipina Marilyn Manuel is alive and recuperating after that horrible bomb blast In Iraq. She was reported as one of the two Filipinos who died in the suicide attack against the UN.
Blah. I'm feeling sleepy already *yawns*. I wish I'd hear that familiar aol sound. My tummy hurts..no thanks to that monthly visitor form hell! Gosh, no need to elaborate Ithink . Ewww! I'm blogging off.
From the pc screen to the small screen
EBay on tv
San Francisco Chronicle reports
EBay Inc., the online auctioneer, wants to see if its popularity can translate to a bigger medium than the Internet: television....EBay views the show as a way to extend its brand and drive traffic to its Web sites, rather than make money directly from the show. "We're more concerned about building EBay," EBay spokesman Kevin Pursglove said.

Nothing wrong with that I think but..the website is like one of those "superstars off the net along with Yahoo, Amazon.com and others. People know about them already..well those who uses and surf the web regularly. Eh, like the people here will care if it's on the t.v or not! hahaha. Ack. Why the hell am I blogging about it? Hehe. Anyhow, whats the closest thing to EBay here? Bidshot I guess. Funny though..I've never been to their site.