Pacquiao Marquez 2. Pacman Wins!

March 16, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized, Events · 20 Comments

It’s all over, folks…

Manny “Pacman” Paquiao, the pride of the Philippines has defeated Mexican Juan ~~Miguel~~ Manuel Marquez in a 12-round split decision for their world lightweight fight just concluded at Las Vegas. This fight is the much anticipated rematch from their last encounter 4 years ago.

According to ESPN, Pacquiao won a narrow split decision to claim Marquez’s WBC 130-pound title Saturday night in a sensational fight that left two of the world’s best boxers bloody and triumphant.

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Pacquiao Marquez Match Results

March 16, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized, Events · 1 Comment

Well… we all know their fight is today. But I’d like to share with you a few facts and the results of their previous battle (which was a draw) before the whole nation and the world face the boob tube or the internet for this most anticipated rematch between our very own, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao versus Juan Manuel Marquez for the world title called Unfinished Business

In fact, the match is so big here in the Philippines that the miltary and the rebels even scheduled a ceasefire today.

“Manny is going to knock him out,” Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said. “Manny feels that he has really improved dramatically since that first fight with Marquez and that Marquez has gone backwards.” Via ESPN

Photo during their previous encounter (2004)

More after the jump

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Baguio for the Weekend

March 11, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized · 5 Comments

Last weekend, I was at Baguio to do field work and check on the Internet cafes there. Each senior manager is tasked to do sales/field experience and mine was at the summer capital.

It’s been around 10 years or so since I’ve been to the City of Pines. I left for Baguio Friday, March 7 and went back down to Manila last Sunday, March 9, 2008.

As soon as the bus entered the city limits I expected to smell pine. But, lo and behold, I smelled petrol! Acck! Yes, it’s cold up there but it also is polluted.

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Transport Strike for Metro Manila Pushes Today (Mar 11)

March 11, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized, Musings · 1 Comment

OMG! Breaking news!

The planned transport strike by transport groups such as PISTON will push through today, March 11, 2008 Tuesday.

The bad news is, it doesn’t cover JUST jeepneys but taxis, buses and tricycles as well. Some of the companies that my friends work for have already declared no work today. But we here at the office had made no such announcement. I’ll just have to monitor early later in the morning.

In the meantime, I leave you with this video from Saksi.

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What My Desktop Looks Like

March 3, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized, Blogging, Musings · 4 Comments

Alrighty!

I got tagged by this MEME by good friend Joel of mmotaku.com. There, he asks me to show to the world what my desktop looks like. Mike of fpsrantings said that (and yeah, I believe him) “one’s desktop gives others a peek at one’s personality”.

Just to let you know, my notebook was recently formatted due to a tragic virus attack. Darn! You won’t see any games installed at my work laptop except for the cute casual games that my wife plays (the icons are there… don’t ask me).

At any rate, here’s my desktop

Now I gotta return the favor and tag 5 of my friends

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Snack Hunting in Laog

February 21, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized, Blogging, Musings, Events · 8 Comments

My regular readers will probably remember my fascination on “snack hunting” whenever I go to a foreign land, or in this case, just out-of-town.

And, much like Korea, my business trip to Laoag is no exception. Although my family hails from the North, I seldom get to visit. I see and learn about northern food from TV and magazines, yes. But the actual tasting and literally - trying to hunt for these local delicacies are an adventure in itself.

More about Laog snacks after the break

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[ timewaster ] Lust of Bust

February 19, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized, Musings, Online · 3 Comments

Am currently out of town at Tagaytay on official business.

Apologies for not posting. But let me leave you with a truly creative game, it’s called Lust of Bust.

The goal of the game is oogle your friend’s sister, look at her cleavage and avoid being caught. Tons of fun! It’s not as easy as it seems.

Sweet! Rawwr!

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[ technology ] HD DVD is Dead!

February 19, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized, Infotech, Musings · 2 Comments

Not a rumor, folks.

It seems that the format battle between Bluray and HD-DVD is finally over. And Blu-ray will be having the last laugh.

Reuters just reported that Toshiba has just announced that they are giving up the HD-DVD format for good. A source was quoted as saying; “We have entered the final stage of planning to make our exit from the next generation DVD business,” said the source, who asked not to be identified. He added that an official announcement could come as early as next week.

This might have come from the decision of Walmart not to put HD-DVD on its shelves and focus on Blu-ray instead.

This bit of news will certainly catch the ire of Xbox 360 players who bought their devices since an HD-DVD adapter is readily availble. Now my decision on which console to buy just got complicated! Egad!

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The Chibi Adventures of Batman and Superman

January 30, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized, General, Musings, Online · 3 Comments

“Chibi” is a Japanese word meaning “short person” or “small child.” The word has gained currency amongst fans of manga and anime. In terms of drawings, these are the “super deformed”, much the style or art in Ragnarok is.

Now that we have that covered, I’d like to share with you a wonderful online comic, the Chibi Adventures of Batman and Superman. Credit goes to Singapore artist, inkblot and his studio.

Enjoy!

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Are Real Filipino Games Dead?

January 28, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized, Musings · 20 Comments

In this day and age, when I go out of the house, I rarely see kids playing traditional Philippine games. These are the games that I used to play as a kid. Some of these games include patintero, taguan and agawan-base.

Of course, the games of choice are now video games and online. You’re most likely to hear a group of kids chatting about an MMORPG or about Guitar Hero rather than talking about real games.