Archive for August, 2007

Yahoo! Mail Beta: Better (surely) but Good Enough?

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

First week of Yahoo! Mail Beta’s release months (or had it been years?) ago, from the old look and feel, I switched to it immediately. Just as quick as I did, I switched back.
Yahoo! Mail Beta was a pain to use, especially if you weren’t on (non-encumbered) broadband. Being a Filipino college student back then, […]

Things in the Strangest Places
Sub: Remnants from Home

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Walking along the second floor “bridge way” between the old Novena Square Mall (right above Novena MRT) and the new Novena Velocity, I *came across* something quite unexpected–fibrous, bright brown poop. Of who or what left it there I have no clue. What’s clear, however, is how of all the places in the world I […]

Finding Truth in *Odd* Claims

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Walking along the brick path along the foot of Rasa Sentosa Resort’s main building, find your way toward the wall climbing area and you’d eventually come across a star-like marker on the ground. The marker will read something to the effect of “this is the southern most point of Southeast Asia”. That startles me a […]

Books at a Bargain Price of 50 Pesos @ Bridges (formerly, Goodwill) Bookstores

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

Notice how the once three- (or was it four-) storey Goodwill Bookstore at Glorietta 1 closed to become a one-storey bookstore that looks almost exactly like the old Goodwill’s ground floor? The new bookstore’s named Bridges. Nothing really great about Bridges (as it is, in essence, nothing but a reduced version of the old Goodwill).
Well, […]

Help Save Energy with Google’s Blackle.com

Friday, August 10th, 2007

“If Google had a black screen, taking in[to] account the huge number of page views [the site generates], according to calculations, 750 megawatts per hour per year will be saved.”
Google, in a display of environmental awareness and social responsibility, launched <www.Blackle.com>, an exact replica of <www.Google.com> with a black (instead of white) backdrop. Spread the […]

Money Matters: Does Money Matter?

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Money can’t buy happiness–at least, so the saying goes. Well, I’m inclined to agree. After all, I’ve never seen an ad post for happiness. I’ve never seen happiness sold at the stores (no matter how big or small, modern or prehistoric). This proves a point, surely. But does it prove that money can’t buy happiness? […]

The Nation Joins Hands to Pray for Rain: Is it Enough?

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Last Sunday, all the Catholic Churches across the country said short prayers, as part of Sunday mass celebration, asking ‘the Almighty’ for rain, following an order issued by Roman Catholic Church leadership late last week. Prompted by reports from civil society and government warning of an impending water shortage should consumption remain at current levels […]

[Announcement] Lecture by Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Mahabir Pun of Nepal

Monday, August 6th, 2007

The Ateneo de Manila-School of Government through its Youth Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship Program in cooperation with the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) will be hosting a Lecture by Mahabir Pun of Nepal, one of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awardees. The Ramon Magsaysay […]