The Philippines has one of the longest coastlines in the world (we're #5 actually) and yet we have this constant water supply problem. With all these seawater, our government can "invest" on a desalination plant. On second thought, they're expensive so scrap the idea. Hey, I can dream right?
Anyway, remember our 2006 water crisis? Nothing much have changed. We have no water while our neighboring Manila Water consumers have plenty.
Maynilad cuts our water supply without even releasing any advisories. They don't even bother sending water rations unless YOU CALL their useless hotline. They ask us to conserve water yet they don't repair leaks and they overcharge their customers.
And if they do bother release an "interruption schedule", THEY DON'T F*CK&NG FOLLOW IT! We're "waterless" now for more than 24 hours and the requested water rationing is nowhere in sight.
See the picture above? The blue area is being serviced by Manila Water and THEY HAVE WATER! Glen's house is 10 mins away from our home and about 2 mins away from Mark. How I wish I could just use Google Maps ala-Sim City and replace our water pipes with Manila Water and leech P-Noy's water supply. :P
50 days after the historic first fully computerized-election in our country, we'll all wake-up later with a new President and a "new" government.
A president who's not a lawyer from Harvard who topped the Philippine Bar Exams and a former Defense Secretary; A president who did not work his way up from a sea of garbage to riches and eventually authoring more than 20 laws; A president who is not a Red Cross volunteer who authored more than 20 laws, transformed Subic into a world class trade center, and brought in investors and tourists into the country; A president who did not help uncovering the corruption in Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.
We'll wake up to a president who happens to be just the son of a Filipino Hero and a former Philippine President. A brother of a smart actress who I now seriously doubt her sanity. A president who authored less than 10 bills, non of which were made into laws. And a president who mastered the art of sleeping while standing and being caught on camera.
Good luck Philippines and I do hope walang sisihan or rallies in the next 6 years. Oh before I forget, we'll also be waking up to a new Vice President who has been suspended by DILG for supposedly hiring ghost employees.
But what we should always remember: our new President and Vice President have been chosen by most Pinoys and we should all respect that.
After all the stupid surveys, bickering and mudslinging, the campaign period is finally over. For months, I've been considering Mar Roxas until something stupid happened. He gave way to a slacker and an incompetent an inexperienced Noynoy Aquino.
Coca-Cola Philippines has partnered with Gadgets Magazine, the country’s first tech-lifestyle magazine, to present Pinoy_Blogfest 1.0. In what is conceived to be a convergence of alternative media practitioners and bloggers, Pinoy_Blogfest 1.0 has adopted “Opportunity & Responsibility” as its conference theme. Scheduled for Saturday, 17 April 2010, at the Richmonde Hotel, Ortigas Center, Pinoy_Blogfest 1.0 hopes to stimulate discussions about issues confronting new media.
In much the same way that the Philippines was recognized as the world’s texting capital in the late 90s, Filipino netizens have established their presence in social networking sites. According to “Power to the People –Wave 3,” a Universal McCann study released in 2008, the Philippines can be regarded as “the social networking capital of the world”. The study, conducted in 29 countries, estimates that about 90% of Filipino users read blogs (second only to Korea’s 92%). It also reported that the Philippines has the highest percentage of photo uploaders and web video viewers.
Pinoy_Blogfest 1.0 will tackle hot button issues about new media such as ethics, copyright concerns, and journalistic integrity. The keynote speech will focus on “The social and ethical responsibilities of new media.” Other plenary topics include “Optimizing the economic potential of your blog” and “Bloggers as media practitioners.” The morning session is expected to close with a facilitated discussion on “Crafting a blogger’s code of ethics.” Speakers include Gadgets Magazine’s Publisher & CEO Maribelle Alba, media personality Ira Panganiban, Yugatech’s Abe Olandres and Yvonne Chua from PCIJ.
The afternoon schedule of Pinoy_Blogfest 1.0 will consist of breakout sessions covering technology trends, gaming, mobile networking, photography, digital living, and health/fitness. Hosted by industry leaders, these sessions will showcase the latest advances in these fields.
Pinoy_Blogfest 1.0 is open to all bona-fide bloggers. Due to space limitations, we shall be limiting the conference to about 100 participants. Complimentary tickets are available for about 60 slots, after which a minimal registration fee of P2,500 will be charged to cover meals and the participant’s kit.
Pinoy_Blogfest 1.0 is presented by Gadgets Magazine in partnership with Coca-Cola Philippines. Other sponsors include Toshiba the official notebook partner, Canon, Asus Technologies, TCL Sun, Isukoshi, Reebok, and LG. Media partners are Manila Bulletin, Business Mirror, Jam 88.3, Wave 89.1, Magic 89.9, 99.5 RT, 103.5 MAX FM, NU 107.5, and Clickthecity.com.
After all the hate mails, Facebook petitions, forum posts, etc. from subscribers, a VERY RELIABLE source has informed me that Globe ImmortalTXT will be available again to all Globe Prepaid/Tattoo subscribers. According to my source, Globe listened to their subscribers and finally decided to bring ImmortalTXT back.
The service will be up and running again anytime this week or early next week.
--- Disclosure: Blog owner is a forum administrator of myGlobe, a website of Globe Telecom.
No, this is not the rumored GameOPS.net relaunch (damn you Globe, this was supposedly gameops.net's relaunch date LOL), but a surprise from Globe Telecom to all Globe, Globe Tattoo and Touch Mobile subscribers. Be sure your mobile phones are turned on this April 4th and wait for a special message from 4438.
Globe Muzta! is a web call service that allows you to place calls from anywhere in the world using a PC with an internet connection to any mobile phone or landline in the Philippines using local rates (P6.50/min). It also allows Globe and TM mobile phones to contact your PC through the 817 virtual number assigned to you, also at local rates (P6.50/min). PC-to- PC calls and chat are free. There are no registration fees and monthly service fees when you subscribe to Muzta!. You will only pay for the calls and texts you make.
Once you register, you will be given your 817 virtual number and you will be able to call and chat with other Muzta! users and receive calls for free. Just reload your account if you want to call and text mobile or landline numbers.
Keep on loading your account and call and text other mobile and landline users to keep your 817 virtual number active.
To register to Globe Muzta just visit the Globe Kababayan site, click on Muzta! icon and click "Subscribe". You will be asked to login using your Globe account (register for a Globe account here) before you can download the software.
--- Disclosure: Blog owner is a forum administrator of myGlobe, a website of Globe Telecom.
I guess my wish finally came true, a cheap Android phone from China! Jayvee has received two touch screen prototypes from Torque this week, one is a 5MP Dual-SIM G88 and the other is a 3MP GD55. Both have Bluetooth and Wifi. There's no word on pricing though, but if we would look at Torque's past, these phones will be cheap!
