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Recovering after the holidays
Not few people have been on a spending binge in these past months. What with all the sales in every department stores enticing everyone to spend, swipe their credit cards, and complete their very long list of friends and relatives to give gifts to. ...
Pacquiao vs Foreman March?
Who will be Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent? With Floyd Mayweather Jr. successfully finding his way out of the fight, the door is now open to all boxers who would like to take a shot at the pound-for-pound king. Reports have that Pacquiao’s camp ...
Woman attacked the Pope on Christmas eve
The Pope was walking down the aisle to celebrate the Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. Suddenly, a woman jumped over the barrier and attacked the Pope. The woman ran towards Pope Benedict XVI and grabbed onto his vestments as screams...
Pamatong at it again!
Does the name “Pamatong” rings a bell? Do you still remember him? Guess what? Pamatong filed his certificate of candidacy to once again seek the presidency in the 2010 elections! Pamatong filed for the same position in the 2004 elections ...
Filing of certificate of candidacy starts today
It’s all systems go and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is all set to receive the applications of all candidates who will file their certificate of candidacy today (CoCs). Today is the first of filing of CoCs and it will end on midnight o...
Noynoy-Mar leads Pulse Asia Survey
In the latest Pulse Asia Survey, Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer, Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is a top favorite. In the report by Philippine Star, Aquino continues to dominate presidential polls, and is leading by a “big...
Pacquiao wins!
I wasn’t able to watch the fight because of a broken TV, and I can’t find a decent live streaming video. But I really don’t need to watch it to feel the jubilations that every one who watched it feels as I see continued streams of t...
Mar-Korina wedding
While looking for something to write, I stumbled in my searches the wedding of Mar Roxas and Korina Sanchez, which was this afternoon. Maybe because we don’t have TV (it’s broken), I don’t really follow showbiz news, much more perso...
Northern Luzon towns isolated because of Pepeng
Typhoon Pepeng who has brought damaged in the Philippines these past few days have left several Northern Luzon towns isolated due to floods and landslides. Loss in infrastructure was estimated to be over P5 billion, with 193 people dead. Isolated Nor...
Barack Obama extends condolences to the Philippines
US President Barack Obama extends his condolences to the Philippines on the death and devastation brought by the onslaught of tropical storm Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng. Obama said in a statement issued by the White House Tuesday night, “Michelle and ...
Ondoy’s aftermath
Tropical storm Ondoy has poured heavy rains all over the Philippines, causing massive floods all over Metro Manila. Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) has claimed at least 50 lives as it pours heavily last Saturday, putting even high class villages...
District 9 banned in Nigeria
I guess every country gets its own share of discrimination. Now, its Nigeria who cried ‘foul’ as it banned summer blockbuster District 9. Nigerian government banned the showing of District 9 in their country because of its portrayal of Nigerians ...
Mayweather exceeds agreed weight, will pay Marquez $600,000
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will have to pay Juan Marquez $600,000. Mayweather exceeds the agreed weight of 144 pounds, he tipped the scales at 146 pounds. There were pre-negotiated weight penalties built in on the fight which was contracted as a welterweig...
Man who threw shoes at Bush released from jail
Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the man who threw shoes at then-US President George W. Bush was released from jail last Tuesday. Al-Zaidi was unrepentant for his act of protest during Bush’s visit on December of last year. “I got my chance and I didn...
Ellen DeGeneres is the new ‘Idol’ judge
Finally, the speculations are over and the fourth Idol judge was announced. Replacing Paula Abdul who resigned from the show, Ellen DeGeneres is the new American Idol judge and she will be joining Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, and Randy Jackson on th...
Noynoy Aquino weighs options for 2010 election
“Noynoy enjoys the support of many Liberals, considering he is the only remaining Aquino in the political arena,” said Environment Secretary Lito Atienza and added that Noynoy should not be denied the chance to be party’s standard-bearer. The c...
Michael Jackson to be buried on his birthday
Finally, the remains of the late Michael Jackson will be laid to rest on August 29, a day which could have been his 51st birthday. The news was revealed by his father Joe Jackson, who said that the service will take place at 10 AM at Los Angeles̵...
Michael Jackson’s glove to be auctioned
Some of Michael Jackson’s memorabilia will be auctioned, and the first one to go will be his glittery gloves to be auctioned on November 21, at a “Music Icons” sale run by Julien’s Auctions at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York...
Scientists looking for women volunteers to eat chocolates
Yes, scientists are conducting a study and they are looking for women volunteers to eat chocolates everyday. Women who would want to eat chocolates daily as part of the study should be post-menopausal but below the age of 75. The study is being condu...
2010 Election to push through
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assured that the 2010 election will push through. The president made her pronouncement last Friday in press briefing in Davao City, fresh from her arrival from a 2-day trip in Egypt. “Let me say, in no uncertain te...
“World’s best job” winner
The British may have suffered a setback when Hatton was knocked out in Round 2 by Manny Pacquiao, but they gain a victory with the world’s best job competion, because the world’s best job winner is British man Ben Southall. The contest wi...
Because I am a short story writer too…
“because I am a short story writer too…” That is my tagline my new blog… my Short Stories Blog, and I am inviting all my readers here to take a look at that blog too. It’s an ambitious move for me, but I know I got to d...
The Conficker Eye Chart
Well, the April Fool’s Day passed without any much buzz on the effect of the April Fool’s day virus, although there were reports of manifestations, but not in the magnitude that it was expected to be. Yeah, kind of reminds of the milleniu...
The Obama dog
And so, after so much ado about a dog, finally the Obama dog has arrived! Getting a dog is actually easy, but when you’re in the limelight like President Barack Obama, whose promise of getting his daughter a dog was part of his campaign, expec...
Woman catches thieves with the help of webcam
Jeanne Thomas’s husband thought she was nuts for installing a $250 webcam system in their home. Even telling her that she would never catch anyone with it. But it proves to be wise investment, as she was able to catch thieves with of help of we...
After Twitter, it’s now Facebook’s turn to save a life
We heard recently of how Twitter was instrumental in saving a life, this time, it’s Facebook turn to save a life. The story of how Facebook saves teenager’s life doesn’t differ from the case of Twitter saving a life, except that th...
April Fool’s Day virus, for real or just another April Fool’s prank?
Nobody really knows whether the April Fool’s day virus is real or just a hoax, but experts are not taking chances as they take to tracking down the virus seriously. For them, the there’s no joke in April Fool’s Day computer worm. Wi...
Bobby Lashley, from pro-wrestling to mixed martial arts
Everybody knows that pro-wrestling is just a show. A series of choreographed stunts that aims to entertain people. I admit, I’m a fan of WWE, because more than the fights, I love the storylines. They’re a lot better (and consistent) than ...
Space shuttle Discovery finally lifts off!
After a delayed lift off due to a leaking gas line, space shuttle Discover finally launches! The space shuttle Discovery lifted off last Sunday evening. It will be going on a mission to deliver needed supplies to the international space station. The...
Michael Jackson back on the concert stage…
The King of Pop, Michael Jackson will be back on the concert stage soon! But the question is, is the world ready for his comeback? We all know that he has figured in lots of intrigues, lawsuits and controversy which somehow caused him to out of the l...
