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February
24
2008

My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend

Category [tags]: Entertainment

My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend

A while ago, I asked my parents if we could watch a movie after attending mass. They agreed and asked me what movie to watch. I told them that I’d like to watch My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend by GMA Films.

At first, they thought it was cheap but they eventually liked it. I defended that Tagalog movies are better. Honestly, I still prefer Tagalog movies rather than watching a foreign movie. Tagalog or shall we generalize it to Pinoy movies are easier to understand mainly because of the culture and tongue we share.

Now, for a movie review. My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend is a must-see movie (well, if you can still catch it up on cinemas). It is a story of a spoiled rich man (Evo, Richard Gutierrez) who fell in love with his bestfriend ’s (Mark, JC de Venecia) girlfriend (Grace, Marian Rivera) who happens to be a member of society’s lower class. As much as I like to share about the movie, I prefer not to for the sake of others who are still to watch it.

Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera had a good chemistry in the movie. Some scenes made me laugh hilariously, promise. It is not like your typical love story that makes you cry.

Marian Rivera danced her signature Marimar dance several instances in the movie. Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera had crying scenes which made me laugh rather than sympathize. The movie ended up with everyone happy with their lives.

The filmography was at par to my expectations. The popular focus-effects were used superbly in the film.

Overall, GMA Films made a great job. They had a lot of sponsors such as Bench, Dunkin Donuts, Zagu, Hershey’s Kissables and other companies I failed to mention.

Pinoy Love movies are NOT cheap. They are worth watching! They are better than Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. :D

February
23
2008

Brewing my own Sony PSP

Category [tags]: Gadgets

Hi.

I’m now half-finished in brewing up my very own Sony PlayStation Portable. I used a PIC16F873 microcontroller courtesy of the super-kind and generous kuya Butch Tabios.

I’m not done yet programming my very own handheld device yet but I have tried putting a sample program in it. And yeah, it worked. The single green LED blinked at a constant interval.

The blinking of the LED alone made me uber-happy, but I guess its still a long way to go before I get a game work.

:D

February
21
2008

PRC December 2007 Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) Result Release

Category [tags]: Personal [, , ]

The December 2007 Nursing Licensure Examination results has been released recently and now, it’s creating a big buzz on the online and offline community. [see results here]

Right now, I am in an Internet cafe beside Ateneo de Davao University. I’ve heard a lot of people talking about the results. There was even one person who shouted. Hahaha. This triggered me of trying to peep at the results. I was amazed when I saw the number 28,924. What? 28,924 board exam passers? 28,924 new registered nurses?

Okay, I’m trying to stop myself from maintaining my momentum, my view would not be that significant to the world anyway. I’m not against nurses, I admit, their number just overwhelms me. I know it’s easy to understand why too many people take up Nursing. There are a lot of opportunities abroad, right? But what is A LOT compared to A LOT MORE nurses competing for it.

I don’t know why I am writing this, but as far as I know I’m not taking the course. Anyway, It’s against my scholarship contract. Hahaha.

That would be all, I guess. I don’t like to write further, I’m afraid of MASS death threats. Hahaha. :D

February
20
2008

0218 Recollections

Category [tags]: Personal

As you can see on one of my previous posts, I had an unproductive trip to the metro yesterday. It was a really stupid trip. Read that post and understand why.

It was stupid but I still had the guts to look at its positive side. It opened my eyes to the real world, the REAL ones.

In Pisay (I don’t know if this applies to all campuses but I’m sure it does; here in Pisay Davao), we have a so-called world. It’s not that I’m bragging, to tell you its not positive. We are given a perfect world where circumstances are controlled. Everything seems to be perfect. Everything seems to be fine and calm despite the stresses. When a person starts to get low grades, the teacher always comes to rescue. (more…)

February
19
2008

Pinoy Money Talk

Category [tags]: SEO []

Pinoy Money Talk is a late-night TV show hosted by no other than Kuya James of Pinoy Money Talk. It is aired on his own network, Pinoy Money Talk TV, which has recently been granted by the National Telecommunications Commission a permission to air microwaves of TV-range frequency. The said show talks mainly on Offline Business and Internet Marketing.

Based on recent ratings released by a controversial media research group, the show had the highest rating among its other nichemates. Since the show was aired to public, the two long-fighting networks’ Business shows’ ratings drastically went down, therefore forcing them to suspect Pinoy Money Talk of cheating the ratings. The two other networks filed a civil case against Pinoy Money Talk. Due investigation was done, and it ended up that the case hit back the two networks like a boomerang. Then poof, it became Coco Crunch.

Oooops, sorry for that. It really feels bad when you try to force your imagination to imagine! Pinoy Money Talk is actually a blog by Kuya James. I am making this post as an entry to his $75.00 SEO contest. Who knows, I may win this contest!

:D Enough of those poorly-structured sentences.

The text above is purely fiction. :D

February
19
2008

My Supposed-to-be-Productive Trip

Category [tags]: Banking, Personal

Hi.

I am writing these post in an Internet cafe near University of Mindanao Bolton. I’m in this place, a place far far away from school, cause I’m supposed to fix things up. Here are some of them:

  • Withdraw funds from my DBP account.
  • Deposit a part of the withdrawn cash to my UnionBank account.
  • Go to a nearby Internet cafe to download the parts we need for research.
  • Buy electronic components at Davao Times Trading Hardware.
  • Go to National Bookstore to buy stuff for my English and Math project.
  • Buy soap and shampoo at SM Supermaket.

After the jump is a narration of what happened on my wonderful trip. (more…)

February
17
2008

Blogosphere Week Recap 0217

Category [tags]: Pinoy Blogosphere []

Hi. I feel like writing a weekend recap now. I hate to put a long intro so be it.

Hope it helps.

February
16
2008

Weekend Soundtrip Playlist 0216

Category [tags]: Personal

Right after a strenuous complete PC reformat, I decided to try out the latest version of WinAmp.

Here are some songs I liked on my All Songs Shuffle playlist:

  1. Torete - Moonstar88
  2. I Wanna Go Home - Micheal Buble
  3. Inuman Na - Parokya ni Edgar (new discovery :D)
  4. Follow Me - Uncle Kracker (not sure.. first lines: you don’t know how you met me you…)
  5. Wala Na - Silent Sanctuary
  6. Stan (feat Dido) - Eminem
  7. Out of My League - Stephen Speaks
  8. Toy Soldiers - Markita
  9. Only Reminds Me Of You - Christian Bautista (his intro is annoying, promise!)
  10. Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang - Vina Morales and Ogie Alcasid
  11. Beautiful Soul - Jesse McCartney (not sure of Jesse’s spelling)
  12. Save the Last Dance for Me - Micheal Buble
  13. Kabit (feat Kyla) - Gagong Rapper
  14. Ulan - Cueshe
  15. Bakit? - Gloc9
  16. I’ll Never Go - Erik Santos
  17. Bakit Ba - Siakol
  18. Sundo - Imago
  19. Halik - Aegis
  20. Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
  21. The Way You Look At Me - Christian Bautista
  22. Desiderata - Max Ahramm
  23. Vincent - Don Mclean
  24. Magasin - APO Hiking Society
  25. Get Here If You Can - Justin Guarini

I was surprised when I heard the song Ang Ganda Ko by Sandara Park. I wonder how the song made it to our PC. :D

For those who are patient enough to study my music preference, please help me update my Media Library by suggesting similar songs. Thanks in advance.

Yeah, I admit that I have a weird music preference. I prefer Original Pinoy Music (OPM) rather than any other genre. :D

February
16
2008

41st Ateneo Junior Summer Seminar (AJSS) Accepted Applicants

Category [tags]: Current Events, Public Service [, , ]

Due to high load of request to post the results, I’m releasing a copy of 41st Ateneo Junior Summer Seminar (AJSS).

Here are the list of passers: (more…)

February
16
2008

Incoming Freshmen: How to Confirm Slot in the University of the Philippines?

Category [tags]: How-To, Public Service

Hi.Just a while ago, I’ve confirmed my slot in the University of the Philippines. Confirming a slot is important because as we all know admission to the said University is stiff.

Now, what you’ll need is an internet connection and your UP Notice of Admission (it looks like the one below). Take note of your student number and your PIN (both fields are highlighted above). Keep your PIN as confidential as possible, someone might access your account thru that number. (more…)