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Feel like taking a byte? But it's the price, stupid! if it's expensive, who'd want to!

In a related Apple product news... according to Gizmodo for $37 you can be the proud owner of the world's most superfluous iPod shrine!

Couldn't agree more! Wahahaa!

Theme of the day: War is in the way, vote Bush to stop it!

Speakers talked about war and war and war! Alright already. I get it! A Senator and former Mayor showed vote of confidence for President Bush when it comes to fighting global terrorism and they both lauded him as the only one who can have the leadership and and the conviction to continue the fight against war and terror.

Whoa! no mention of economy, jobs, healthcare and other domestic problems or the agenda for the next four years

I was hoping they'd at least tackle those but I guess that will be brought up next couple of days. After all, it's only the first day of the convention. The need to bring back the shining moment and glory of President Bush after the 9/11 tragedy and the toppling of Saddam was the forefront of the the speeches of two famous moderate Republicans.

Bush was popular back in the days when the whole of America was healing from terrorist attacks and and he enjoyed high marks after toppling Hussein..

And so, on the first day of the convention..it's sprucing up the image of the president!

Live from New York, it's GOP CONVENTION!

The city that never sleeps, the state where corporate centers, businesses, class, money, chicness and not to mention the United Nations of cab drivers will be the place to be seen, mingle and trade matters of interest with people in power. NYTimes(reg req'd) says the Convention will be lavish, and certainly more expensive, affair than the Democratic bash in Boston last month.

Big businesses for many restaurants and hotels since most of the Convention goers will be staying for week almost and will be at those parties and cocktails sponsored by big American companies and a just think, a lot of lobbying groups would want to attend and mingle with senators and state representatives.

Heh. Time for them lobbyist to cozy up with commitee chairmans. If you read the whole report you're gonna see the many parties lined up for just about people whose got something to do with the convention and probably socialites wanna be seen with the powers that be. The Republican convention is expected to be a far larger opportunity for special interests than its Democratic counterpart

But it's not gonna be all glitz and hobnobbing, I'm very sure protestors would interrupt just about anything to be heard and express their dislike for Bush.

Gee, I wish I'm there to just to blog any and everything at every aspects of the big affair. Too bad I'm a lowly amateur blogger!

Celebrity phonies and their anti-Bush campaign

Group of hollywood phonies launch an anti-bush ad via this site. Obviously the stars such as Matt Damon and others bashes the President.

Traditionally Hollywood supports Democratic party and so in this election period, they are all out in support of John Kerry. I dont even get it! What is it that they think he can do for them? And why are movie stars and hollywoood personalities wants him to be the one in the White House? I know they keep saying that lives would be better and economy will foster and grow. Wel Duh, as if they're the ones affected! Most if not all of them live a luxurious lifestyle and have power to command anything in their own superstar status so who are they kidding when they mention words and like economy and future of the Americans? Do they really give a damn about those stuff? Do they really know what's going on out there? Don't think so!

No doubt they have the appeal and the clout to pull or sway voters to their cause of unseating the current president and replacing him with their preferred choice which is Democratic nominee, John Kerry. But the reason, uhmm leaves something to american voters. I bet they just want a piece of the action. The star at the moment is the US Election.

If Holden Caulfied is for real, he'd probably have same thoughts--most celebrities are damn phonies!

Uh oh, the rain is pouring down!

Here comes the floods again! MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando should do something with the clogged drianges and garbages otherwise Metro Manila will be flooded again! We still haven't recovered from Yesterday's water world flooding!

This is what I'd call "D Bomb"

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's army has developed a pungent new weapon for driving back Palestinian protesters -- the skunk bomb. Read more

Jeepers! Ewww. I bet Palestinians would rather have the rubber bullets. Hahaha. But hey. the skunk bomb wouldn't really stop protestors I guess it will only make them smell soo stinky and foul.

Here the funny thing, they say it permeates clothes for five years, Uhm, they're probably just gonna throw the clothes away! duh uh!

Here's what I think, we need to have that skunk bomb odor here instead of the tear gas! I guess it's much more leathal in a skunky odory way! Hehehe.

The Metro is flooded!

Rain rain everywhere. Floods everywhere too! I didn't go to school today. Who would when the whole of Manila it seems is submerged in water and garbages swimming! Gross!

MMDA! wake up!

Oh no, Dismantle CIA?

The idea came as shock the Democrats as well as the White house. The report from Washington Post says that Republican chairman of the Senate intelligence committee proposed to remove most of the nation's major intelligence-gathering operations from the CIA and Pentagon and place them directly under the control of a new national intelligence director.

Why remove it? Hmm.. to save money? cold war is over? Maybe because of the flaw with what happened during the course of senate investigation of the 9/11 athe report. CIA wasn't really prepared.

According to the report In outlining the proposal, Roberts said, "No one agency, no matter how distinguished its history, is more important than U.S. national security." The paper also said: "We are not abolishing the CIA. We are reordering and renaming its three major elements." But the senior intelligence official said little would be left at the CIA under the plan. "That's exactly what it would do: demolish the agency," the official said.

White House indicated it would study the proposal, but a senior intelligence official said yesterday the plan "makes no sense" and would cause more problems than it solves.

The Central Intelligence Agency has been around for long and has helped a in terms of information gathering albeit with controversies along the way--lots. Anyway, if it's removal is approved (though I think it won't happen..unless maybe Kerry sits in the oval office).

I'm thinking novel murder mystery politcal writers--Tom Clancy, Fredrick Forsyth, Robert Ludlum, etc- will not be happy lots I guess. No more CIA, no more thriller plots to write about. Most of their stories involves the CIA. Hehehe.

Blahg: Boring Olympics

I used to love watching the games. I would always wait for the gymnastics--which happens to be my favorite and a couple of other events. This time around I'm finding it not exciting. Maybe the coverage of our own local station of the games and events which they're showing aren't really that exciting..except for swmming. Besides it's predictable, USA, China, Russia, Australia..they're always the ones winning medals.

The Kind of Blogger I am

I took the Blogging Personality Quiz at About Web logs and I am...

The Writer
Words captivate me. And, I like to capture words. Blogging enables me to write often. It also provides a place for me to share what I write with a reading public. I can be funny, inspiring, intelligent, cynical, or morbid. It doesn't matter what I write about in my blog. It only matters that I write.

Uh huh okay... I think the answer fits more with the kind of journaler(sp?) or diarist I am

Politically Gay

And you thought it only happens in movies but, New Jersey Governor shocked the world Thursday, first by admitting his homosexuality and an extramarital affair with an unnamed man

Ewww..hehee

Comedians having field day with the story.

Here in the Philippines, I bet there are similar stories like that..err... well, there are political figures with *questionnable sexuality". Haha.

Blahgs: Taxi flat rates way too much!

Omigosh! If you're a tourist here or a regular taxi passenger, the flat rate has risen to 30 pesos. That's too much! No wonder people don't flag down cabs anymore!

The Google IPO coming very soon

Its the tech industry's long awaited event despite having IPO auction problems containing misleading information

Google hopes to sell 25.7 million shares for $108 to $135 per share, but the so-called Dutch auction is designed to set the final price. The Mountain View-based company plans to close the auction sometime next week and distribute the shares to winning bidders before the stock debuts on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol "GOOG."

Well, if I have money I'll invest in stocks too and buy shares and hope to just swmim in cash like those two Google founders. Hehe.

A positive blog. A good news.

SunStar Bcolod: Twins' mother happy at last

Read and be uplited .

Now thats what I call nice piece of blog news

Are you serious?

President Arroyo is re thinking of sending back peacekeeping force to Iraq. And to think she was do adamant in pulling out the Filipino contingent there to save the life of a hostage whom militants had threatened to behead. Tsk tsk. No har in trying to help build Iraq but rememberbut..here she is after ordering troop pullouts, the possiblity of bringing back Filipino peacekeepers under a UN framework looms.

What if something simlar to that of Angelo Dela Cruz hostage case happens ? Will she recall back the Filipinos in Iraq..again? Gee, we'll probably be laughing stock if itever happens

Blahgging Thoughts: Wanted good positive news

Gosh, most news are just depressing. I think I need to Blahg about good jolly features and funny albeit lame silly ones and one with heart. Hehe =)

The terror plot thickens

From Drudge Report the news about Al Qaeda's plans for America.

So maybe the terror alert was justified.

Rot in Hell!
Terry Nichols..the man who helped Timothy Mc Veigh(who was excuted 4 years ago) in commiting the the worst domestic terror act by bombing Federal Building in Oklahoma, has been sentenced a life in prison with no parole. For the victims of the bombing, I think he should suffer same fate as that of Mc Veigh which he deserves! I Remember there was time he tried to hide here cos his' ex wife is a Filipina.... who eventually testified.

Greencard as a prize!

To win a greencard, one must join the reality show "Gana la Verde" ("Win the Green"). It seems Hundreds of contestants willing to eat burritos crammed with live worms, jump off high-speed trucks or wash sky-scraper windows in exchange for a year's legal help in speeding up their visa or green card cases.

Talk about different kind of prize! I be if there was reality show like that here in the Philippines, many would join just to be able to go the states and live and stay there and have a greencard.

According to the shows maker, Mr. Liberman " immigration and legal status is the number one issue ... But I thought, what would be the ultimate prize for someone living in the United States as an immigrant? "

Yeah, a green card naturally, aimed at the Hispanics.

But Alex Nogales, who campaigns for positive Hispanic representation in the U.S. media comments "how humiliating it is, and how desperate do people have to be, to get something that is so necessary to your life and to the future of your children. It is heart-wrenching," Read the whole story here

Of Terror Threat and Warning

I think the question most Americans ask is how reliable and true they are. NYTimes (reg req'd) article about How Severe is the Threat reports that some people wonder whether Bush administration was trying to manipulate the terrorist threat for political advantage. Probably because there was no evidence of it .

I thought about thesame thing too that maybe it is being used as politcal ripple effect of 9/11 but in hindsight, they, meaning Bush and Homeland Security, were right in issuing precautions and alerts even if it's based on some old information of plannedterror activities

The fact of the matter, people complained (after 9/11 had happened) that the Government and it's agencies--FBI,CIA- didn't do enough in advising and warning people about terrorists might've who had infiltrated the US. And so now in the post 9/11 where every minute detail and news and information as to the movements, words of any possible terror suspect is taken as threat, and as a result a a heightened security alert is issued, should not be taken as something that is being used for politcal purposes.

People were caught unaware of the 9/11 attacks because there was no warnings whatsoever. Maybe now even if there's no real big evidence about the threat (so far), Americans would be conscious enough(and be aware) and heed the warning--but not so far as to live in terror and let it get to them.

Eh He He. Blogged as if I'm a Republican!

Updated: Ah, now I get it. The alert was based from report that a man arrested in Pakistan was the basis for the the warnings.

Uhm, what US ban?

From INQ7 site: No travel ban to the US says the DFA. Heck, because of a terror lalert, tendency is to be wary and scared. Geez. nothing would stop Filipinos from going to the US even with a terror threat warning.

When the rain comes so does the floods and traffic!

Too much rain pouring down earlier in the day and into the night and as usual, floods hit the streets of the metro causing traffic. Calling MMDA!

NASA and the M&M'S

Heh. After Mars and the rover landing, it's time for Mercury. The Spacecraft messenger rocketed to the closest planet near the sun-- Mercury

According to report..Scientists have been yearning to study Mercury up-close ever since Mariner 10 zoomed by three times in the mid-1970s. If all goes well, come 2011, Messenger will be the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury.

Mars and Mercury are lucky planets, too bad there aren't any living creatures or aliens there else they'd know the amount of money and time and expertise scientists at the NASA Lab pouring over M&M's exploration.