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Since I'm in a ranting mood, don't you just find it annoying the way SkyCable inserts advertisements for premium cable service, promos, dog food, etc., on channels that's aren't supposed to have commercials? Isn't the reason why we're paying for cable service is to avoid the numerous commercials on broadcast television? Since the programs and channels are already being paid for with our monthly subscription...

After eleven days of following up on my PLDT myDSL account's sluggish performance, I've finally had enough. I'm lodging a complaint with the DTI tomorrow morning.What got my goat was their insistence that the problem was due to a network problem in our area. Imagine my annoyance when it turns out that my sister's DSL account was performing within 90% of her supposed allocated bandwidth, and it has...

BreathingLifehouseI'm finding my way back to sanity againThough I don't really know whatI'm going to do when I get thereTake a breath and hold on tightSpin around one more timeAnd gracefully fall back to the arms of Grace I am hanging on every word you sayAnd even if you don't want to speak tonightThat's alright, alright with me'Cause I want nothing more than to sitOutside heaven's door and listen...

Are law degrees equivalent to masteral degrees for appointment to division chief (Salary Grade 24) positions in the civil service?Due to the absence of a definitive answer to this question on the internet, I have opted to post one, with the hope that this would help clear up the issue.You wouldn't believe the number of times I've encountered this question, and hardly anyone I asked, even our Human...

Got this from May. :-)Greed:High Gluttony:High Wrath:Medium Sloth:Medium Envy:Medium Lust:Medium Pride:Medium The Seven Deadly Sins Quiz on 4degreez....

I think I'm finally getting the hang of this color accent shooting mode on my camera. ...

Athlon 64 in blue and white.Athlon XP in red and bla...

Now I know they're screwing with me. Check out this bandwidth test result I got only a few minutes ago:According to this, I'm getting almost 24 Mbps. Who do they think they're kidding?Oh I give up. I'm blogging about something else next ti...

When will PLDT myDSL stop sitting on its ass and give me the bandwidth I'm paying for? It's almost a week since I complained about this, not only have they failed to adjust my speed, as it turned out my downgrade request made several weeks ago hasn't even been posted yet, resulting in my account being trapped in limbo.And where does that leave me? Here, plodding along at a pathetic 177 kbps, less...

It's five minutes past midnight, and I'm still awake. Must be all that caffeine and nicotine that I find myself relying on to in order to keep my mind alert while reading what seems to pages and pages of text.Well, the bottomline is, I'm not the least bit sleepy. Maybe in an hour or so I can turn in.So I sit here in front of my PC, typing whatever comes to mind, while listening to whatever random...

Theaters in Manila have stopped exhibition of the controversial film The Da Vinci Code on the basis of a resolution filed by the City Council which makes it “a crime to exhibit films which offend a religion”. It also states that “The movie is undoubtedly offensive and contrary to established religious beliefs which cannot take precedence over the right of the persons involved in the film to freedom...

How Old is Your Inner Child? My inner child is sixteen years old!Life's not fair! It's never been fair, but while adults might just accept that, I know something's gotta change. And it's gonna change, just as soon as I become an adult and get some power of my own.Take this quiz!Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab C...

I just finished the last couple of missions in Call of Duty 2 during the weekend, and I'm still suffering a bit of shellshock. Yeah, I know, it's been quite a while since this game first came out, I guess I just haven't had the time to play computer games as much I would want to - and for good reason, but that's a topic for another post.I was wondering what to put down in this short pseudo-review,...

Nasan Ka?PupilKaninang umagaNagising akong mayBakas ng ngiti sa mukha...Kasama kita sa aking panaginipSasabihin ko dapat sayo....Pero wala ka na...Wala ka na pala...Wala ka na.....Naninisi, namimilipit sa galit...Umiikot ang aking paninginSa mga tanong na di kayang sagutin...Di na makikita, di na mahawakanAng maganda mong mukha pagkat...Wala ka na...Wala ka na pala...Wala ka na...Nasan ka?Nasan ka?Nawala...

It has been almost two weeks since PLDT downgraded my PLDT myDSL account (see previous post here). Unfortunately, from that time on, I've been receiving less than half the bandwidth I'm entitled to. The P999 monthly plan should give me 384 kbps of bandwidth. I'm only getting speeds in the 160-180 kbps range.It's actually the same thing before, when I was still paying two grand a month. They should...

Another quiz! :-) Hay, ala na namang maisip i-sulat. :-) What Type of Soul Do You Have ? You are naturally born with a gift, whether it be poetry, writing or song. You love beauty and creativity, and usually are highly intelligent. Others view you as mysterious and dreamy, yet also bold since you hold firm in your beliefs.Take this quiz!Quizilla |Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab C...

Yesterday I got to see the movie everyone has been talking about, Ron Howard's film adaptation of the Dan Brown bestseller, The Da Vinci Code. I watched it at Theater Mall in Greenhills, since it was the closest theater that was actually showing it. Apparently SM and Ever Gotesco, the two malls closest to where I live opted not to show it, no doubt because of the controversies hounding the film since...

It's been quite a while since I last posted a quiz result, so here's one. And I think it really hits home. :-) What Do You Need in Your Life? [dark pics]You need understanding.In your life there has been many people that could never seem too comprehend your personality. Now you have either become an out-cast because of their narrow minds or you have adjusted yourself to them, and never letting them...

These are the 25 greatest power ballads of all time according to VH1:25. Close My Eyes Forever - Lita Ford24. When It's Love - Van Halen23. It's Been Awhile - Staind22. Still Loving You - Scorpions21. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche20. Love Song - Tesla19. Only God Knows Why - Kid Rock18. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella17. These Dreams - Heart16. How You Remind Me - Nickelback15....

After I've upgraded my main PC several weeks ago (see previous post here), I ended up with a surfeit of fully functional PC components just laying around the place.Rather than disposing of them, I thought it would be a good idea to build a backup system around these components. It helps to have a second PC in case you have problems with your other computer, that is, there would always be one available...

Pictures taken out of sheer boredom......

That's not a camera, that's a camera...:-)Impressed by your 5, 6, 7, 8, or even 10 megapixel digital camera? Clearly you're easily impressed. Have a look at this 39 megapixel monster from Hasselblad:The Hasselblad H2D-39.To put that resolution into perspective, a single, uncompressed, RAW image taken with this camera will occupy about 78 MB of storage space. Compressed, about 50 MB. With that sort...

32 FlavorsAni DiFrancoSquint your eyes and look closerI’m not between you and your ambitionI am a poster girl with no posterI am thirty-two flavors and then someAnd I’m beyond your peripheral visionSo you might want to turn your headCause someday you’re going to get hungryAnd eat most of the words you just saidBoth my parents taught me about good willAnd I have done well by their namesJust the kindness...

If any of you are wondering why I didn't post anything on Saturday, here's a hint why I wasn't able to:Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness - Chinese proverb.Thanks to typhoon Caloy (known internationally as Chanchu), power was out for almost the entire day. And we were lucky, some households only got power the day after.Thank the heavens it was only power. The latest toll put the...

Happy birthday to May, who's celebrating her birthday today.Many happy retur...

To my Mom, my sisters, my son's mom, my friends, and fellow bloggers who are all moms...Happy Mother's D...

No, really.If you have a new or fairly new computer, and you've noticed your electrical bills go through the roof, your PC could be to blame.While PCs today have reached a degree of technical sophistication and processing power unheard of only a few years ago, the price for performance seems to be electrical power, and lots of it.It used to be that when buying or building a new PC, the primary considerations...

I am thankful...For the husband who snores all night, because he is at home asleep with me and not with someone else.For my teenage daughter who is complaining about doing dishes, because that means she is at home & not on the streets.For the taxes that I pay because it means that I am employed.For the mess to clean after a party because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.For the...

After almost a month, PLDT finally informed me that they were downgrading my PLDT myDSL account without charging the P5,000.00 downgrading fee (see earlier post here).All I can say is, it's about f***ing time.It's a good thing they agreed. If not, I was all set to have my service cut off and go somewhere else for my broadband needs.The clincher is, why should I pay double for supposedly up to 768...

Five (5) lessons to make you think about the way we treat people. 1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several...

I must be getting old. Let me correct that. I am old. Is 33 old? It sure feels like it sometimes.The Father of the Katipunan Andres Bonifacio died at 33 (1863-1897). Alexander the Great died at age 33 (356 BC-323 BC) The Oklahoma Bomber, Timothy McVeigh, was 33 when he was executed in 2001 (1968-2001). Jose Rizal died when he was about 35 (1861-1896). Actors John Belushi and Chris Farley died at 33....

Light and ShadeFra Lippo LippiHe will paint the light and shadeThe colors of the treesHe will climb the steepest hillBelieving what he seesHe will lay down on the groundBeneath the old oak treeHe will sleep foreverIf you try to set him freeSail on the wings of the cloudsWhere to well nobody knowsAnd cry, cry if you want them to seeDie, everyday to be freeBe proud, to wear the colors that you call...

Anniversary greetings to my parents who celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary yesterday.Also birthday greetings to Sonny Bravo. Great party man! :-)...

It's been two months or so, and yet I still can't seem to locate a bottle of Del Monte Banana Ketchup. I've looked for it in a number of different grocery stores, no dice. And it used to be so easy to find. Could it be that they actually phased it out? Am I the only one who has noticed th...

I know I'm not going to understand women. I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root, and still be afraid of a spid...

Yesterday I received the following forwarded email from at least two people:My sister's co-worker has a sister in Texas, who with her husband was planning a weekend trip across the Mexican border for a shopping spree.At the last minute their baby sitter canceled, so they had to bring along their two year old son with them. They had been across the border for about an hour when the baby got free and...

I was somewhat perturbed when when I read former Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) head Manuel Morato's column Uncensored, in yesterday's edition of the People's Journal.You see, I've always been an admirer of Manoling. I even voted for him for Senator (believe it or not). I don't always agree with him, but I admire the fact...

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package."What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning."There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I...