Category: Asides

Tomorrow I’m heading out to General Santos City for the Blogfest 2010 scheduled on Saturday. A number blogger friends from Manila are coming over to grace the event. I also look forward to meeting Gensan bloggers. I heard they eat a lot of tuna, like me. 😛 It’s been 2 years since my last trip… Continue reading Blogfest 2010

Here are my nominees for the Top Ten Emerging Influential Blogs of 2010: Project 52 Weeks – Mica Rodriguez’s project where she aims to create and showcase 52 new short films in a year. She’s doing a terrific job so far. Kusina Maria – Ria Jose’s cooking blog. She shares her experiences in the kitchen… Continue reading My Top Ten Emerging Influential Blogs of 2010

I’ve known Winston long enough to conclude that his moniker “Batang Yagit” is, how do I say it, a big fat lie? What with his constant jetsetting, impressive gadgetry and scruffy good looks, who would dare believe him? But that’s not to take away the fact that Winston is an overall nice guy. Always a… Continue reading Batang Yagit is Rich and Famous

Words cannot express how much I love this commercial. Being a Discovery channel nerd, I sometimes would leave my TV on the same channel so I can watch the commercial over and over again. Of course the need for that stopped when people began posting it on Youtube.

Is it right to ask your own child to be your ghost writer? I’ve been having my suspicions about this kid ever since he started blogging about “making money”. I mean, he’s only 13 right? How can he talk about moneymaking like it’s a piece of cake? Where are all his insights coming from? When… Continue reading Making Money At Home Through Your 13-Year Old Child

I had a blast watching the Simpsons movie yesterday with some friends. I laughed my ass off the hardest during the “Spiderpig, spiderpig” part. Hahaha. Anyway, I discovered a site they made where you can convert yourself into a Simpsons character, aptly called “Simpsonize Me“. You’ll need to upload a 640×480 frontal face pic of… Continue reading Simpsonize Me

I’m hearing from CNN about all the hype surrounding J.K. Rowling‘s final installment for her outlandishly popular Harry Potter series. The 7th book, called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is eagerly awaited by millions of bookworms around the world. In fact, two little rabid girls in Alaska had lined up at a bookstore for… Continue reading Plugging Harry Potter Spoiler Leaks is Useless

Google’s Aileen Apolo tagged me for this meme: What are the 3 signs you see happening now that make you say, “it feels great to be Pinoy”? Thanks to the Macalua who started this meme.

I have got to brush up on my geographic skills! Check out these Asia and Europe quizzes and name as many countries as possible without cheating. I got 36 for Asia and 25 for Europe. Gah, most of those I missed I honestly knew, but obviously escaped my memory. My answers after the jump (Don’t… Continue reading Test Your Geography