From Yahoo Group To Blog
Have been in hibernate mode (in blogging) for some time. Sorry, there are items that I need to prioritize.
On the blogging front, we have set up a test blog for HR Philippines to take advantage of the new media tool in our disposal. HR Philippines is thriving as a yahoo group, we’ll test if the sector is now ready to embrace blogs as a mainstream tool.
Likewise, I also updated my other site and published the 6th installment on my how to lose your job series. On that issue, I have discussed “due process” 101.
What about you? How’s your week?
Big Chill Juicebar
I simply love fruit shakes, fruit smoothies, or simply fruit juice. These cool creations are a great way to help quench a person’s thirst especially during very hot and humid summer days in the Philippines.
During my college days, I would often go to this fruit shake stall that was just inside our campus and get their refreshing mango shake. I watch as the stall’s “manang†sliced one cheek of a very ripe mango into the blender, put in some sugar, and then follow it by crushed ice. A few punches of the blender’s buttons and ta-da! a small plastic cup is placed into my hand for a measly P10 (ten Philippine pesos).
That was *** years ago (hehe). Now a small cup of fruit shake will set you back about 4 to 5 times that amount. And today, many fruit shake stalls and specialty juice bars have sprung up all over the metro. Many of them also use artificial flavoring instead of fresh fruits that I have gotten used to. I guess that is what commercialization has done.
Laiya, San Juan, Batangas
Woke up early yesterday as my family were to spend a day at a resort in San Juan, Batangas. It’s a usual trip we take whenever we have a free day, and one of the best reasons to live in Lipa City.
Google Buys Feedburner
In a bid perhaps to put its mighty paws into the blogosphere, tech giant Google has announced that it is acquiring Feedburner.
The announcement was made at Google’s official blog last June 1, 2007:
“As you know, we’re constantly looking for ways to identify and offer new tools for content creators and website publishers. Likewise, we constantly aim to give AdWords advertisers broader distribution to an even wider audience of users. For these reasons, we’re very pleased to tell you that we’ve just acquired FeedBurner.”
Actually, I’m quite happy with the current feedburner service for my blog on Philippine online games and mmorpg. And methinks that with Google’s leadership and vast reach, feedburner will get the mileage and mainstream-effect that it truly deserves. I predict that in the coming weeks, the feedburner feature will be directly integrated into our google accounts as an additional app. I wonder how the migration of accounts will be made?
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Abante Vows to Block Anti-Discrimination Bill
The Gay Hall of Shame list of the Human Rights Watch didn’t seem to make re-elected Congressman Bienvenido Abante budge. Abante is one of the men on the hall of shame list, alongside the Pope and US President Dubya Bush, among others.
Representative Abante, in a recent interview with the Inquirer, said that he would “always block†the anti-discrimination bill — whether or not he regains the chairmanship post of the Committee on Civil and Human Rights.
For someone who claims that he did not impose his moral beliefs on others, a statement like: “(Being) gay is a lifestyle, it’s not a gender. If you’re going to give them [additional] rights, then we might as well give rights to prostitutes,†sure sounds too illogical. If you equate sexual orientation with the world’s oldest profession, there sure is something wrong with your logic. This representative needs to get his facts straight (pun not intended).
Donate some RICE
Culture Shiok! A day in the life of an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Singapore, has been running for four months now. Two months ago, it was reviewed at Nice4Rice.com, where readers may vote by giving rice. Culture Shiok! has received 75 bowls of rice and was able to get the Golden Rice Bowl Award for 3 months in a row.
See the complete list of those who have given rice to Culture Shiok!
Gadgets: The Chargepod
Imaging going to a summer outing… and of course, you plan to bring your gadgets with you – your iPod, your cellphone, your laptop, your PDA and maybe even your Nintendo DS or your PSP. Chances are, your backpack will be filled to the brim with unsightly (and unwieldy) strands of chargers.
Now, you can forget all that! Announcing the new Chargepod. It lets you use interchangeable power adapters to safely charge all of your mobile devices regardless of manufacturer or model.
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