San Fernando Pampanga: The Christmas Capital of the Philippines
Christmas is just around the corner. Only two dys to go and the whole world will be celebrating the happiest day in the calendar.
But here in the Philippines, the City of San Fernando Pampanga takes Christmas celebration seriously. Christmas is part of the lives of every Fernandinos.
And when we connect...
Source: BYAHILO
Arizona Dust Storm Killed 4
A dust storm in Arizona has impaired visibility in the I-10 interstate that had caused a chain-reaction of car accidents. The accidents already killed 4 people.CNN reports that between 30 and 40 vehicles were involved in the I-10 accidents. At least five people were reported injured.Officials were...
Source: The Composed Gentleman
Baby Potato Salad
Baby potato salad with chicken and bacon is my salad dish recommendation for this year’s holiday season. During this time of the year marble size baby potatoes are usually available at most supermarkets for reason that there is a greater demand. Significant numbers of Pinoy prefer to use baby potatoes...
Source: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
CSS + jQuery: Highlight important keywords inside text
A few days ago while working on a new UI component I had to come up with a solution to highlight identified keywords (using named entity recognition) inside of a chunk of user generated text. While the idea was fairly simple, the challenge was creating a solution which would work [relatively] well for...
Source: Derek Punsalan - 5ThirtyOne
Pacquiao: “Mayweather is afraid of me” (Video)
source: gmanews.tvThe blood test clause was proposed by Floyd's camp purportedly to "protect" their fighter, as the unbeaten American’s father Floyd Senior has accused Pacquiao of taking performance-enhancing substances in his ascent in weight.Pacquiao has denied the allegations and actually tested...
Source: TeamPilipinas.info
Tony Cowell Blurts Out that Brother Simon Cowell is Leaving American Idol
Speculations continue to boil as the brother of Simon Cowell announces that the blunt and harsh commentating American Idol (AI) judge would be leaving the show after season 9.
Tony Cowell made the announcement in his weekly radio podcast The Cowell Factor Tuesday, December 22, that Simon is preparing...
Source: Daily Contributor
Beginning
So this is how it feels like.There is a slight chill to this December morning, although I can sense the sun trying to break through the clouds. I hope it does not succeed too much. I like it this way: a day, not cast in grey, but in the sheen of nippiness that makes startling colors of ordinary hues....
Source: The Spy in the Sandwich Eats the Sun
Pacquiao’s Workrate Will Break Mayweather, Says Ariza
source: Ronnie Nathanielsz | boxingscene.comConditioning expert Alex Ariza who has helped trainer Freddie Roach turn pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao into a dominating punching machine says the sheer volume of punches by Pacquiao will be too much for undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr to handle when they...
Source: TeamPilipinas.info
Mar Roxas–continue investigating Legacy Fund Mess
Mar Roxas--would-be vice president
Paging would-be vice president Mar Roxas! Legacy is reaping the rewards of ass-licking the powers-that-be in both the palace and the halls of the House of Tong-grease-men, err, Congress.
Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation has been releasing billions of pesos...
Source: pinoyobserver.com
The 2009 U.P. Lantern Parade
I was a U.P. student for eight years – four as an undergrad and another four as a law student. I have experienced the lantern parade both as a participant and as a mere observer. But last December 18 was the first time I attended the annual event with my family – the first time that everyone was...
Source: House on a hill
