The loss of a child is very tragic

Be it a child or many school kids like whats happened in Beslan.. it's gonna be very very sad event. Watching the new and and hearing how 10 year old grade school pupil of Ateneo was hit by moving and died was just painful. No words can comfort sorrow that parents must be feeling as the sudden loss of child. There's shock and hurt and then anger. You will numdb and then questions... why? It's a pity, th whole situation. It's sad for the vicitim's family.. the pain they much be going through losing a their 10 year old boy... but at the same time, I also feel pity for the other side. Pity because.. no mother would ever ever ever try to "kill a child" except maybe if woman is disturbed or an addict or a drunkard. I don't know. The suspect is a mother who also has a son studying in the same schoool. That boywould feel condemnation because he is son of the suspect. It's a a pity for the mom... it's tragedy and pain and sorrow to for the victim. Everybody's suffering.

Prayers are the best answers for guidance, for loss and for the sufferings.

Couch Potato News

In the year 2000....Conan 0' Brien's bid adieu to his show after 16 years. What I'll remember most about his show are never been seen and done sketches (think moving lips and stuff), triumph the insult dog, those bands which we rarely get to see perform... and of course his brand of humor.. self- deprecating one at that. He's going to take over the show which Jay Leno bids farewell too as he will have a new prime time talk show as well,. Basically, Conan still will be second fiddle. Heh

In the year 2000.. it's The Tonight Show with Conan O' Brien...featuring Triumph the insult dog.

Blah blah for tonight

Switched from Outlook to Lotus . I don't like it. Maybe I'm just so used to the old one.

I went on a mini food trip earlier. Bought dulce de leche and minty chocolate gelato from Amici then went to Icings and ate shrimps and sausage pasta with matching Pandan drink. No wonder I'm feeling kinda blimp the rest of of the night. I was trying to be frugal and save money but.. appetite won.

Of Netbooks, Windows 7, IE 8 and others

I'm turning geeky right now. Seriously, I've got too many tabs open with all geeky websites to view their geeky products and absorbing latest gadgets and innovations. This year is the year of smaller laptop. If you're wondering what a Netbook is obviously, it's a scale down version of a laptop. Whatever you call them, they're economical and easy on the budget. Asus probably started it all having that EEE pc. I did say economical, right? .not really just look at price of P series. What's economical about that? Majority are.. of course.


Since I'm still on budget constraint and saving for either x300 or the Mac Book Pro, I've decided I will get me a Netbook for now. I like it! I'm thinking of the Lenovo Ideapad or the the Vaio from Sony. I've been reading the reviews from different sites about the hottest Net books and which would be worth all that hard earned saving I'm gonna spend.

Cnet: HP mini 2140, Sony Series P series, Samsung NC10, HP Mini 1000, Asus N10 J-AI)
Fox tech: Dell Inspiron Mini 9, Asus Eee Pc 900, Lenovo Ideapad s10, MSI Megabook U10)

Best at CES 09 and Gizmodo.

I don't know what to pick. My budget will know though. Ha ha. I went to Sony Square and damn, I love that P series. It's by order basis though. There's a 65,000 pesos ($1400) and ($960) 45,000 pesos. Yikes. I'd just as well buy a MacBook pro.

Well If I'm to get a Netbook... it has to have the new Windows 7 but Windows has so many versions: Starter Edition, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate.

I think for the Netbook it's the starter edition. Arg. I can only blog..no bucks yet to buy any...unless somebody out there wants to give me any I've mentioned here. Heh.

I Dreamnt of Anderson Cooper, haha

I fell asleep last night. Just a quick nap actually and boy, did I had the weirdest dream! Not sure what to make of it. Of all people, why him? Ha ha. I mean, not that it's bad or anything but why can't it be somebody like Jon Hamm!

But Anderson Cooper? He's cool. Mr 360 guy. I have no idea why he was in my dream. In the scene he was like this hotshot guy or the boss and we were working together.. not sure what kind of work. It was break time and coming back from somewhere or going to the pantry or something, we bumped in to each other and kidded around and he lifted me up and I was squeaking, giggling and stuff. Weirdness! and then we sorta hang around and ate snack and we were like comfy with each other he had his arms around me..people kept giving this knowing look. I think He he likes me. Ha ha! then we had to go back to work and then hazy stuff then I woke up. Jeez! I wonder what it means.

I just find it weird. Funny. Sweet and just..silly. I hardly even watch his show on CNN. Well, at least it's not Larry King. The horrors! Ha ha. That'll creep me out!

Brings me to a halt

Last night and for the nth time already, I watched again my favorite movie.

"When I get home and people ask me,'Hey, Hoot, why do you do it, man? What are you? Some kind of war junkie? I won't say a goddamn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand that it's about the men next to you. And that's it. That's all it is" ~Hoot

"No one gets left behind, you know that" ~ Struecker

"I was talking to Blackburn the other day and he asked me what changed, why we are going home, and I said nothing. That's not true ya know, I think every things changed. I know I changed. Ya know a friend of mine asked me before I got here, when we were all shipping out, he asked me why are you going to fight somebody else's war? What, do ya all think your all heroes? I didn't know what to say at the time, but if he asked me again I'd say no. I'd say there's no way in hell. Nobody asks to be a hero, just sometimes turn out that way. I am gonna talk to your ma and pa when I get home ok?" ~Sgt Matt Eversmann

As always, Let There Be Peace On Earth

Happy New Year all you folks out there! It's only the first day of of the year and already peace has been shattered.

Fireworks over now but I guess not in Gaza as Israel continues to wipe out Hamas.If you fire rockets at Israel, you pay the price. News via AP/Yahoo

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It's Jan 1 and I know it's holiday but. I should have gone to serve the monkeyroos but I didn't so now I need to produce a piece of paper. Argh!

Rainy Day Blues Before New Year

It's raining right now and I have headache. Not really doing much just watching some anime show and munching junk food. My tummy hurts.I feel dull, despondent and just damn lazy right now.

Blah..gging my shopping

I went to the mall to look for presents to buy. I wasn't in the mood to fight my way with so many people in Greenhills so I ended up going to Rockwell instead. At least inside Power Plant, I didn't have to jock for position with so many people. I was able to shop for myself. I was frugal for the most part though. Really.

Kinda sleepy now. I'm trying to re code my journal page from CDX cos my xhtml strict 1.0 got messed up. I'm still not done. At least I still have my Word Press. Yay. So I got two online journal and this blog...plus my Twitter. Now you know what I do online. Wait, I have my Flickr too. He he.

The Act of Being a Jounalist

I don't think throwing shoes at the Bush accomplished anything. Well, except for laughter, viral videos, online games, online popularity. So where's the accomplishment in throwing shoes? None.
Sad thing is.. he's a Journalist. Yikes.

If you really wanted to be heard and need to express you outburst against US presence in Iraq, throwing shoes, doesn't really help. Do your job and be nosy and ask hard tough question that would've made the President respond. Instead we're treated to a shoe throwing tantrum. To be a Journalist and do that says a lot about standards of being in the media and how you are as a someone trying to shed light on something or making other see what the real problem is. And isn't it that if you report something you should set a aside feelings because you wouldn't be able to put anything in perspective. Lest you be biased. I'm not sure if I'm right or wrong..but to each his own. I don't think the Journalist should be hailed as a hero. He expressed his feelings, but throwing shoes? In hindsight, sure it's funny, but it's crude to say the least. Missed that target too.

I'm laughing. The whole incident is a laugh trip.

I mean, if the shoes don't' struck, try again. Indeed. Boy, that scene played over and over with the many cable news out there. Blogged about and of course triggering may shoes jokes and what not. Oh yeah, what a day for comedians! Tons of punchlines for them.

No need for Sole...er, soul searching. Freedom is alive! Talk about freedom!

"This is a gift from the Iraqis; this is the farewell kiss, you dog!"

That's whats Iraqi Journalist, Muntazer al-Zaidi said while hurdling the shoes at the President.

When Saddam ruled Iraq nobody could even utter a word, nor write, nor do anything against him ('else they'd be tortured 0r worse.. killed), standing up for their beliefs and what they're fighting for. With the show throwing incident, it's just goes to show how freedom has come a long way. In that sense, the US and Bush can take credit for bringing back that liberty to be able to expressed opinions, albeit by throwing shoes.


Newslinks :AFP SF Chronicle DFP GlobeandMail

Pacman Outwit, Outplayed, Outboxed the Golddenboy

Yes! The whole of the archipelago stood still as our man the 'Pacman' outwit, outplayed and outboxed the rusty old 'Goldenboy.'

Woohooo! Manny Pacquiao beat Oscar De La Hoya! So that's what I did over the weekend. I watched. It was sucky though cos they showed it on a delayed telecast and by the time the the fight was to begin, I already knew the result. But I still watched the whole eight rounds just to see how 'Pacman' finished off his opponent. Hooray to the Pacman.

Eh...ha ha! pa cheeseburger ka naman!

News link via Yahoo sports

And So I'm Blah..gging

It's boring now and has been for sometime. The novelty of blogging wore off. Late 90's, early 2000 probably up to 2006 blogging (even having online journal as I have several as well..besides this blog) was the phenomenon that it had become. But now it seems everyone has to have one. Even those social networking sites joined in proliferation of online display of emotions. I used to blog everyday and do my online journal...but now, I guess I don't have much to say anymore. Well, I actually do as I like to write and I gotta have a site to dump my thoughts.

I have to agree with this article from wired

Writing a weblog today isn't the bright idea it was four years ago. The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. Cut-rate journalists and underground marketing campaigns now drown out the authentic voices of amateur wordsmiths. It's almost impossible to get noticed, except by hecklers. And why bother? The time it takes to craft sharp, witty blog prose is better spent expressing yourself on Flickr, Facebook, or Twitter.

I used to blog about things that really requires something witty or something that has to do with current state of social existence. This is more like musings with relevance or lack thereof whereas my online journal...tends to be more of an ebonics of nonsense blahs. I'm crazy. I'm bored. I hardly say anything anymore...unlike before.

I bet if I were in tweendom land, I'd probably enjoy blah-gging (like I used to before). I still enjoy doing so but not as often.
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Obama won the US election. Like Filipinos cares! Well, maybe those who are from Hawaii since there are lots of them out there. We're gonna have our own election in the year 2010...now that's worth caring! 10 years of Arroyo is enough. Change we need..as Obama keeps mentioning.

Not again!

Its like flashback a year ago to Carnoustie, in contention to win first Major of his career and then snap! a swing a hit (on the pin) and missed hole. Just like last year, I stayed all night (2:30 a.m. till 8 am) just to watch and see Sergio try and and win his first Major but alas, an Irishman, Padraig Harrington beat him. I was riveted to the screen. I'm like so damn cheering on Sergio... shot for shot for shot he and Padraig were battling for the hole until an unfortunate swing by the the Spaniard on the 17th landed in the water and had to take a relief (I think) and then to the 18th bunker shot..and he makes it on to the green but couldn't save the par. I knew it. He loses the chance to lift trophy. Pity.

The grass is green he didn't win. Poor Sergio. He loses but shook hands with the champ, deep inside you know he feels bad. He keeps insisting that he isn't He's not gonna admit it though. I mean, the more the press keeps on harping about how he's so close to winning and then choked and all that in your face questions, the more he gets curt. Of course he's disappointed.

I am too. I probably should've slept and just watched the replay but I stayed the whole wee hours of morning only to see and feel for Sergio.

newslinks yahoo/AP golf.com travelgolf worldgolf

I remember back in 99 feeling thesame for Jean Van de Velde. Who could forget that? he choked, losing a play off or something. Collapsing so to speak at the British Open. It was like the saddest day. I swear. You couldn't help sniffle a tear or two.

Well, Sergio (a teen back then) cried actually..well, because he missed the cut. But it's also the year he was like running and jumping and chasing Tiger Woods with a all enthusiasm of young boy during the PGA Championship.

Anyway, a bottle of Corona to console Sergio while Padraig have Guinness to toast.

But I'd rather have these...

I'm thinking..if I were given a choice between cellphone or a D300 hands down I'd choose D300! Although they're different gadgets cos the latter is purely DSLR camera, I figured I could always get a cellphone and it doesn't have to be overrated one. But the camera...man, it's more expensive. If not that, perhaps I'd choose... maybe an X300 or Macbook Pro not MBA. =D

Btw, there is a D700 coming very soon as well.

Links and photos: dcresource dpreview

One of these things is not like the other...

Cos I'm still awake and browsing and I'm thinking of getting a new cellphone. I've been saying that since last year but still haven't really bought anything. I don't think I'll get the S.E. (unless it's cheaper) but what the heck, I'll just blah blah blog.


Sony Ericsson 's C905 with 8.1 MP is coming very soon..like next month, I guess. Although if you go to the store, they already have the 5 MP model.

The camera in its slider body is indeed an 8.1-megapixel one, with xenon flash, auto-focus, face detection and image stabilization. The phone's also pretty full-featured, and is GPS-ready, with a 2.4-inch TFT screen and TV-out capability as we'd heard. So is it a camera with a bolt-on phone or the other way around?

Read more from Gizmodo and see all the full specs of the phone. He he. It's a Sony! Oh but Samsung is coming with an i850 8mp cam phone as well.

I like the MotoRCKR E8 though. I think it's because of the buttonless or haptic or whatever you call it thingie. Many were complaining that T-Mobile ruined it with software apps exlcusive to the cell. Well lucky us, we don't have that service here cos we only have Globe/TM and Smart and Sun.

Store here sell this phone for 14, 000- 15,000 pesos. I think. I think thinks cool except. I've never had Motorola Phone. Not sure if I want to. I kinda want to with this one.

And to complete the cell phone series, here's the latest from mobile leader Nokia.. the supernova 7610, 7510, 7310, and 7210 geared for women. Make me think of bubble gum. Shrugs.

For me though, I've said this a dozen times already that as long as I can call and send sms and save important messages, I'm cool with whatever model type of cellphones available.

I'm just doing this entry because.. I dunno. Nothing. eally. Everybody likes phones. Oops. I almost forgot about the iPhone 3G click the link (do'h) to see all the pics, reviews and apps.

Links and photos courtesy of Gizmodo

Chasing Liberty

Happy Independence Day to all you Americans out there. Bring out the food and light up the sky with fireworks.

So what is America? It's the Freedom and Democracy. The Declaration of Independence. The Bill of Rights; free to do anything without harming anyone or the society. To worship, to assemble, to protect one's self, free speech, freedom to write -you know what I mean. It is Bravery; men and women fighting battles overseas and sacrificing their lives to preserve independence and democracy of other nations.

For immigrants, to the overseas workers, the refugees and others... it's having the green bucks and embracing the culture and making a living out of Uncle Sam's Nation.

It is all that and much more but....it is has lost it's luster. The glimmer and the shine doesn't reflect the struggles most Americans has to deal with. Yes it is still the land of milk and honey, but Supreme court can curtail Bill of rights (can they?). Judges decide. I sometimes think they're more powerful than the President.

To the people outside of the US- those from the developing countries. America is and still will be the land of free and the home of the brave.

Seriously...

I could be wrong... but still, one down one to go. I blogged before how an American once said to me there will never really be a woman US leader nor an African American one. So will it be Mc Cain?

Not if Obama can help it. Perhaps a magic weapon? Oprah? VP? Uh... hah!

I wonder if Americans are excited about their elections. I read somewhere how the race has become a tad boring. Shrugs. So to spice it up I'm thinking wha if Oprah becomes Obama's VP? or The Terminator becomes McCain's VP. Sheesh. Hugo Chaves as the Villain overseas. Bin Laden as the man without the address. They have always been anyhow. And then only Jack Ryan or Jason Bourne can save the US from the evil empire. Maybe the Love Guru has something to say. Hehehee.

Fuck. Hahaha hollywood in Washington. And the the word serious (ness) will have a new meaning.

Yayz. People can and should definitely start singing God Bless America. He he.

Grey sky(e) morning....

It's early morning about past 3. Here comes typhoon Frank. Wind is gusting. Signal number 3 in Manila. Maybe the storm will hit later. Ugh. Floods the problem. Hope it doesn't rain too much. I think the wind is the problem as well.

Update later.

Hostile nature knows no mercy

First the cyclone in Myanmar and now mother earth got mad again as China was struck by a 7.8 magnitude and the toll of human tragedy from both disaster keeps on climbing up. Asia is suffering from too many deaths from these two natural disasters.

The irony of of course is that both countries are so aloof with the Western World. Myanmar should let it's guard down and accept the help that US is offering. Imagine to be able to give aid, they had to negotiate. Help! my Country got struck by disaster... oh wait a minute, we have to negotiate first for aid agencies to come in. Jesus Christ! You don't negotiate for help to victims of disasters. There's an immediate need. A sense of urgency.

Slothful day

Slutful? Heh.

Wasting away time staring and listening. Nothing is new. Well, there is..but it's still thesame. I'm holding on. Think I'll just do feeble shot at Limerick.

Skye is the lark unmask. Damming in vulgarity, Skye gasped. Oh thy brazen.
She starts moanin'. Oh yes, skye is damn fucken' wanting intellectual wanking.

Fuck. Ass attempt. The previous one was slightly better. A different style, that one. Nonsensical but better. Ha ha.