Turn off your lights for Earth Hour

THIS SATURDAY 28 MARCH AT 8.30PM YOU CAN VOTE EARTH BY SWITCHING OFF YOUR LIGHTS FOR ONE HOUR - EARTH HOUR.

One Love: Support Francis M. Clothing Company

A great tribute to the great rapper, Francis M., the Francis M. Clothing company which has branches (basically) all over the country, has created truly a remarkable way to celebrate being Pinoy: by buying Pinoy.

order online at francismclothing.multiply.com

BBQ Day

While our team was having their team building at Batangas, I decided to stay home and take a long weekend.

Unfortunately, the power was on and off the whole day so we decided to have a cookout. We found some chicken and TJ hotdogs and grilled them. Here's how to make it:

Chicken Barbecue:

Chicken, of course (pick the cut you like)

Marinade:
5 tbsp. Oyster Sauce
1/4 cup Soy Sauce
2 tsp. Basil Leaves
4 tbsp. Maggi Chilimansi Sauce



Hotdogs:

1/4 kilo TJ hotdogs
Skewers

We played Tong-its, Bluff, and Pusoy the entire afternoon while listening to Ryan Seacrest on Magic 89.9 and was quickly reminded why radio still ain't dead.

Mamiya DL33 - Who Needs 33 Megapixels?

From Mamiya - The successful introduction of the Mamiya DL28, in addition to requests from professional photographers throughout the U.S., has prompted Mamiya America to announce the next level in high-end digital camera systems – the Mamiya DL33.

OK. Maybe big-time advertisers, sans magazine photographers. Let me rephrase. "I" don't need 33 megapixels.

iPod Shuffle 2009

Here's the dish according to Apple:

Small gets smaller.

The new iPod shuffle is amazingly small and even easier to use. The controls are now conveniently located on the earbud cord. It’s so easy, you can use it with your eyes closed.

VoiceOver. It speaks for itself.

With the press of a button, VoiceOver tells you what song is playing and who's performing it.² It tells you the names of your playlists, too.

1000 songs. Multiple playlists.

With 4GB of storage, iPod shuffle can now hold up to 1,000 songs.³ So your music library can go with you. And you can now sync multiple playlists for the perfect mix for any mood.

4GBs worth of music in a tiny package... I think something called a flash drive does the same thing except play your songs, or have Microsoft Sam tell you what's on. Well for $60 more than a thumb drive it's a steal. For Apple anyway.

Kikay's Graduation

PICC Plenary Hall, Manila - The Our Lady of Fatima Commencement Exercises started off with an A/V presentation of how Fatima produced top Nursing graduates. It was followed by the marching of graduates down the stairs while their faces were being projected onto 2 screens. About a thousand graduates after, we held off for a keynote address by the keynote speaker, which started off as a boring self-gratifying curriculum vitae then ended off with a half-inspiring message of how your honest hard work will take you places.

It states on the invitation that cameras were strictly banned on the Plenary Hall however, halfway through the programme, a throze of digital equipment began springing from the audience's bags. Even large handycams and SLRs were popping up all over the place. To think I kept mine in the car. Bollocks.

Pinoy Pride: "Mrs. Intuition" by Passion

Jeremy "Passion" Manongdo, a Fil-am from SF, has enough talent to blow you away. His remake of Robin Thicke's "Stupid Things" is way better than the original song.

Farewell to a Legend: Francis Magalona

There are people born to be legends among men. Hence, it is unequivocal that when we have lost one of them, especially when they have touched the core of our existence, we are in grief. Such is the case of the passing of a great rapper and composer: Francis Magalona.

He united the country with his ubiquitous song which goes: "every color, every hue.. is represented by me and you." which until now is being sung by every free-loving citizen of the P.I.. He worked hard to ensure the future of a subculture: the Pinoy Rap community, which gave an opportunity for aspiring Pinoy rappers to perfect their craft and regail us with their talent.

It's humbling that a legend such as himself played along to slapstick humor on a local noontime show for God knows how many years and resigned himself to death, with no intention of a heroic exit. (I was only made aware that he succumbed to a complication of his leukemia via a local radio show, whose station I don't even remember, while playing Kaleidoscope World in the background.)

I am proud to be a Busko, just like he was. I hope his existence has taught us to love one another without condition, to stand for our creed without fail or doubt, and to cherish humanity and to embrace rather than ridicule our differences. But the most important of all, he taught us to believe in ourselves, to be proud of our color, to be proud Filipinos.

On Chris Brown beating Rihanna

All the world, if not just the call center industry (who admittedly do not know anything about current events but swear to God they are updated regarding entertainment news) is talking about Chris Brown allegedly jabbing (if not punching) R&B superstar Rihanna in the face.

Some people say that Rihanna was a bit too attached to Chris and that the "slapping" happened during one of Rihanna's usual tantrums. Some say that Rihanna had another guy on the side. Whatever the case, Rihanna and Chris Brown are together again. Apparently it's going to take more than a beating to sever this relationship.

For Rihanna's future reference, I'll be giving out the number for Women Against Domestic Violence: 1-800-BREAKITOFF.

Waiting for that Big Hand

I'm getting addicted to this little app in Facebook called Zynga Texas Hold 'Em Poker. For all of you out there who's not into Facebook, this game is a good reason to create an account.

I however found out that I have no good luck at all. Apparently it's not enough that I'm broke in real life that I have to broke in my virtual life as well.

Just Got Burned Out!

Five years ago, I started playing Burnout. One of the best car games where you get points from how well you wreck your car. I now have it's sequel: Burnout Paradise City. The map is about twice the size of Need for Speed: Carbon. It's got cool new features like Super Jumps and more than 100 races. I'm sure it will take me lots of Vacation Leaves before I finish this game. Good thing I still have 18 VLs locked down.

Game Review: Sierra's F.E.A.R.

Today I played one of Sierra's (of Counter Strike fame) offerings: F.E.A.R., which obviously stands for First Encounter Assault Recon. I must admit that the onset of the game was a bit exciting (more like intriguing, as this is not your average first person shooter game, rather, a first person shooter game with the word paranormal jammed in where "enemy" used to be.) but 30 minutes into the game I was ready to throw in the mouse. The graphics were more than disappointing, the gameplay was rather elementary, and the menu looked like a pirated DVD menu. Other than the slow motion feature, nothing else amused me. Compared to Call of Duty, this game would bring new levels to the word "sucky".

In the F.E.A.R. of boredom, I'm going to unload this game out of my computer.