Monthly Archives: May 2006

First takes on the Nokia N91

I was very excited to receive one of the first Nokia N91s to come into the country a few weeks ago. I was made aware that it was amongst, if not the first unit to arrive via a letter accompanying … Continue reading

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Performancing For Firefox Rocks. Hard.

As Im running Movie Exchange.ph and Basketball Exchange.ph now, posts here have become few and far between. That's not to say of course, that not much has happened. On the contrary, tons and tons have, and so I must find … Continue reading

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Executed X-Men

I didn't grow up in the X-Men generation, so I approach the X-Men, its characters, story and iterations (the comics, cartoons, spin-offs and the several versions of each) as something I've missed, albeit am unwilling to pursue since, well, let's … Continue reading

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AklatangPambata.org Going Strong

AklatangPambataApologies for the corny title as titles have always been my waterloo, but at any rate, it's fairly apt.

AklatangPambata.org, a Quezon City based NGO whose goal it is to establish libraries across the country, is run by Troy Lacsamana, a multi-awarded librarian and among the recipients of the top 5 HSBC Volunteers in Person last October 2005 by Hands on Manila.

He first contacted me last March 5 as a respondent to my Free Websites program after it was posted on the Portia UP sorority maillist, which I also did as part of that program. Continue reading

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(Just Barely) Over The Hedge

Up to the time I decided to write this, I couldn't figure out whether I liked this movie. It was lunchtime, I was famished, and I chose to watch it while munching on a Burger King Junior Whopper, regular fries … Continue reading

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Much Ado About Da Vinci (News: Manila vows to padlock theaters showing ‘Da Vinci Code’)

From the Inquirer: THE Manila government on Monday threatened to padlock movie houses that continue to show the controversial "The Da Vinci Code" movie. As of Monday afternoon, some theaters in the city were still featuring the film, three days … Continue reading

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RIP Soozyhopper

RIP SoozyhopperI've no idea who she/he is, what she/he does, where (I'll just choose she) she gets here info, and who those people are she talks about.

The only thing I know is that the day Soozyhopper died, is a sad day in Philippine Blogging history.

Why?

Plain and simple, Soozy spoke the truth, or at least the truth as she saw it. Continue reading

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Movie Exchange Philippines is a website that features reviews, news, and other information about movies in the Philippines. It is run by a group of bloggers, writers and ordinary people consumed with watching, anticipating, reminiscing, discussing, and basically going on … Continue reading

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First takes on the Amoi Blue M626 Laptop

If it weren't for aforementioned quality issues, I'd recommend the Amoi Blue M626, especially at the competitive Php46,000.00 SRP. However due to such, and the fact they don't make even bother to provide English manuals, I'd say keep away. Continue reading

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In search of the ‘cowboy’ phone

cowboyMy old phone has been wanting to be put to pasture for almost a year now, and cheapskate (I prefer to call it 'practical') man that I am, I've been holding off on buying one for just as long.

Well, there're other reasons actually. And they're also the reason why I'm using a five year old+ phone. I'll try to list them down:
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