Happy New Year!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Zune 30 Owners in Hysteria! I Smell Red Ring on Zune..

Exactly one day before we welcome 2009, all Zune 30 owners around the world (proud or not), are extremely in rally after another Miscrosoft product could be on our MS paperweight collection. This is after all (including mine- Yes! I said around the world, and Philippine Zune owners are also affected by the issue) Zune 30 got stuck on boot screen - a widespread issue big MS cannot respond for now. So far, this issue has happened to Zune 30 hardware only, so only he early adopters got to receive this New Year gift MS is giving to its customers.

There have been workarounds that have been posted by other users, but this does not assures permanent fix.

If you are one of the pissed Zune 30 owner, then head down to Zune communities/forums for real time updates regarding the issue.

[Zune.net Forum]
[Zuneboards News]

Merry Christmas!!!

Greeting from PinoyDigg!!!

Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao on Frontpage of Yahoo!

It is not Yahoo! Philippines, it is really Yahoo!. The Manny Pacquiao fever is really hitting the world. So the buzz is that our very own Pacman will be fighting the who's who in the boxing world, and next in the queue is Mayweather.

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Manila Socialites Making Another Buzz!

When Brian Gorell stood up to fight for his $70,000 rights, that put a Manila socialite group called "Gucci Gang" on frontpages. So much has been revealed by Brian on his blog that has not been put down by the powerful people involved in the issue (or we can say crime). Now, another socialites are making news. From Gucci Gang Issue now comes Pepper Spray Incident.

Happened in the heart of all high-class brawl, Embassy, the bitchy attack of pepper spray was made by Patricia Panlilio Cu-Unijeng to her old high school-mate Neny Montinola with a pepper spray. This caused commotion outside the club, as Neny was rushed to the ER. Celebrities involved that witnessed the scene, Angelu de Leon and Maricar de Mesa are backing up Neny in this incident. This happened on morning of November 19, when all mentioned names were invited to a exclusive party sponsored by the son of Chavit Singson.

Socialites are kinda powerful, as there are reports stating that Patricia requested for suppression of news.

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YouTube Ready for HD?

Got the shock of my day when I went to YouTube and all videos I click are playing on a bigger screen or player. As I calm down, it comes to my mind that Youtube now is ready for 4:3 ratio for widescreen viewing. Videos taken from HD broadcasts can now fit better on this new player. Very nice, isn't?

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Pacquiao - Dela Hoya HBO Special Presentation

No doubt about this, it really is the much awaited boxing fight this year. The Pacquiao and Dela Hoya match has been making buzz. No need to explain 'cause these are two big boxing names that will meet for the first time.

ESPN USA has already made their TV special on this fight. Last November 16, it was HBO USA turn to make money out of this match. If you are looking how to stream on the HBO presentation, click on the links below.

HBO Episode 1
HBO Episode 2

Where are you in this Pie of Filipino Salary Range?

I was kinda stunned with the response of the readers of PMT blog on the range of their salaries. On my one year of working, I am only on the orange part. Poor me! Cause ~37% of those who respond where earning more than Php 100,000 - a dream I dunno when will come true for me. How about you, where is your spot?

Why Can't We Have Pinoy Version of Black Friday?

Sure, we have Midnight Madness Sale on Ayala Malls. Yet, it becomes less and less interesting as time flies. Black Friday is what I wanted to happen to Philippines. If it will happen, then such event will be my most anticipated day every year!

• People lining before stores open
• Huge discounts for most items for sale
• Jaw dropping prices of gadgets
• Awesomeness!!

Nokia E63 To Be Priced at Php 11,000

Budget executive phone Nokia E63 has been reported by Yugatech to be priced at Php 11,000 upon launching, an overwhelming price after its states-side price of $250 (which is around Php 12,500 converted to our currency). It might be released before Christmas, so we can still count this "E71 look-alike-" phone in our wish list.

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Citibank Philippines Next To Slash Headcount

After headlines that Citibank in Japan had laid-off around 50,000 worers to "strategize" their business, now follows news that Citibank Philippines will do the same. Calm down 'cause firing won't reach that much of Japan's; but, still it gives us sign that we are also affected by the US economic crisis and anytime we might lose our job?

An exerpt from BusinessWorld:

Citi Phils. to lay off workers

CITIGROUP’S Philippine unit will not be spared from
the New York-based company’s plan to axe up to 52,000 workers this year as it
struggles to keep afloat.
Citi Philippines, the country’s largest foreign
bank, said it is streamlining its businesses to cut costs and as a result, would
trim the number of its work force.
"We’ve been repositioning our businesses
to be more productive and efficient. As a result, there will be a slight
reduction in overall headcount," Lillibeth Fajardo, Citi country corporate
affairs director, said in a phone interview.
The bank said it has roughly
4,000 employees in the Philippines, about 1% of Citigroup’s more than
300,000-strong work force worldwide at the end of the third quarter.

ABS-CBN's Xmas Station ID Originates from QTV?

This is a very interesting video I found while surfing in this one lonely night. Be the judge! Is Channel 2's christmas station ID a ripped off of QTV 11's Pop Star Kida.

Accenture (Philippines) Started Slashing Headcount.. So Sudden...

There have been rumors circling that Accenture did a sudden laying-off of their man power. This rumor is so TRUE!

According to forum posts, the company ask some of their employees on probation to take an exam and as consequence of failure is termination of job contract. Sad to say, people are confirming that most, if not all, who took the exam failed. What is worse than that is they were asked to pack their things and say goodbye to their co-workers on the same date.

Speculations on the reason is that one account/client has backed-out of contract due to the financial crisis experienced in the USA. This financial institution is still unknown to us, even to those who are working for Accenture.

Let us just hope that things would be easy for those who had been laid-off.

Obama: "I will bring jobs back to America"... Philippines: "Oh my!!"

America loves Barack Obama. If I were a citizen and to vote in the 44th Presidential election, I would vote for Obama. Now, Obama won.. are we affected at all?

Philippines is one of the countries who are earning big bucks from US due to IT outsourcing. Obama once said that he will be bringing back jobs to America by cutting tax breaks to companies offshoring their services to other countries. When his plans happen, will it affect the IT field? As one working in this field, this is threatening. Bringing IT jobs back to America means losing jobs from Philippines and India that is if IT field is in scope of what Obama is pertaining.

Looking at USA now, i believe they cannot meet the demand of IT today. They do not have the skilled people to make America's IT work for America. They still need us!!! But if Obama's plan will materialize, the only positive thing that might happen is that more American dreams will come to happen. The lack of IT people in USA migh open the possibilities of expanding the H1-B visa that the government is currently limiting. More working visa to USA means more people can get their dream jobs in the America.

Then America Has A New President

Headlining the main page of Yahoo! is "A Change Has Come" with the large picture of Barack Obama onstage doing speech. All other international news site are putting Obama in frontpage for the very little reason - he won the race to become the 44th President of the most powerful country that is America. Other than the title prize, he also grab the citation of becoming the first Black-American president( this is a historic record)... wayyy coooool isn't it?

[Read via CNN]

Yuga Giving Free Creative Webcams

Christmas is here but Yugatech.com is giving earlier than old Santa. If you leave a comment to his blog post, you are entitled to win a Creative Webcam (sponsored by Axis Global Technologies) shipped right through your front door. More chances of winning if you blog about his contest, like what I just did.

[Join Contest]

1 More Day.. and US gets a President.. and a VP...

Sarah Palin is already a winner.. for me... She has been very famous since Republican nominee John McCain declared her Vice-presidential candidacy. The fame counter is hitting its threshold on almost equal hits Google had the word "Britney Spears" searched on it. She is an icon already. Damn!

On the serious note, I know we are all waiting on who between Obama and McCain will win this presidential election. If I am an American, my vote is for Obama - Palin.

US Cuts Jobs... Asia Cuts Pay...

American dream has been harder to reach as the US economic crisis worsen day after day. Most people are targeting to get jobs in the US, but with big companies closing and laying-off employees, it seems better to use the Plan B - to work abroad and stay in Asia. Some companies in Hongkong and Singapore, had already opted for pay cuts instead of firing workforce to keep up the business; through this burden is being shared equally with no one getting in the worst scenario. Is this felt in our country? I am to find out when my raise is revealed.

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Myx International Countdown Oct 24 - Nov 01

It looks like someboby has now grabbed and regained the top spot in our weekly Myx International chart....... (drum roll)...... it is no other than "Kailan" by Bamboo. Last week chart topper "This is me" (my favorite as of today) fell to #6.



Vote for your favorite songs:


MYX VOTE {title of the song} and send to 2366

Headstrong in Search for 150 Fresh Graduates

Headstrong has been getting good testimonials as an IT company from its people and former workforce. With IT companies on every corner of Metro Manila, Headstrong has already built a name in its field. Noe expanding, the company is projecting to hire 150 more fresh graduates in the next 6 months.

Job seekers, there is still hope. Go to Headstrong careers section now.

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Alter Ego of Singers

In response to Beyonce's release of new album "I Am... Sasha Fierce" , I have compiled famous performers who, like Queen B, baptized themselves with new names. (Crazy people!) Why can't they be satisfied with what their Moms and Dads gave them. Look at Britney Spears, we all remember the young, good looking, virgin Britney. And when her alter ego start revealing and ruining her life, she is still known as Britney. Go to the tagboard if you could not recognize who these people are

Four Faces Revealed to Complete The Pinoy Fear Factor 12 Participantes

To complete the name the 12 chosen lucky folks who will be playing for the 2 million prize of Pinoy Fear Factor, to be aired on ABS-CBN this November, are (from top to right) Manual Chua Jr., RJ Calipus Jr., Savanah Lamsen and Jose Sarasola. So from their looks, now who is your bet? Got some names on my mind, but won't be revealing those anytime soon.

[First 5 Participantes]
[3 more Participantes]

3 More Fear Factor Contestants

.. then now we have the next 3 aspiring millionaire who are willing to do anything for 2-million pesos. These Pinoy Fear Factor participantes are Elmer Felix, Gail Nicolas and Jommy Teotico. Watch out for the next set of our participantes. (Why can't they reveal it all at once?)

[First Five Participantes]


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Be Careful with your Eggs

It has ben reported that eggs imported from China contains untolerable amount of melamine. Melamine is suspected to have been included on the feeds provided to the chikens, reason why melamine was transferred to eggs. So the China-Melamine scare is not over yet.

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Another Reunion Concert in the Form of Rivermaya?

After the controversial reunion concert of Eraserheads held on The Fort Open Fields last August 30, 2008, rumors are that Rivermaya will also be having its one-night coming back together concert for its fans. Rico Blanco has been successful in going solo wit his latest single "Yugto" topping the charts. While the former lead singer is busy promoting his new solo album, will this push through? Are we gonna see Rico Blanco and Bamboo on duet? Ok, lets not discredit Jayson Fernandez.

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Globe will bring Blackberry Bold

It seems iPhone will get to have a cousin soon in the form of Blackberry Bold. Globe is again eyeing to have Blackberry Bold exclusively distributed in the country. The better news here is that the telecom is considering offering Bold in pre-paid for casual to corporate market. It seems someone going to have a little bite of our beloved Apple.

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RJ Ladesma Publish Compilation of Articles

RJ Ladesma is not following the Hollywood trend of known personalities releasing books. Believe me he is more than a writer (then check his resume if you don't). Now released is his compilation of published and unpublished articles called "Lies My Yaya Should Have Told Me, RJ Ledesma’s Imaginary Guide to Whine and Women" . Click the link to get his personal thoughts about the book via his personal blog.

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FHM Philippines Released 100th Issue

Now on its 100th issue to be realeased, FHM Philippines, the most succesful men magazine in the local, had chosen 5 stunningly beautiful gals o grace the cover of its infamous magazine. On the cover are Precious Adona, Jacq Yu, Joyce So, Cherry Ann Kubota, and Gail Nicolas. You can also expect 100 countdowns on life, sex, fashion and anything.

Go to the news stands and grab your copy now.

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First 5 Pinoy Fear Factor Participantes

Before, we had a peek on the characters that will be raving in our local boob tube. Then the two celebrity players were revealed. Now we had the pictures of the first five 'participantes' of the much awaited Pinoy Fear Factor, hosted by Ryan Agoncillo that will premiere this November.

From left: Phoemela Baranda, Marion Agelo Dela Cruz, Janna Dominguez, Ram Sagad, LJ Moreno

Then there's more to come...

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Philippines' 10 Most Expensive Colleges / Universities

In these days of crisis, sending someone to college is really a pain in the arse, specially if you were not born a Darling (from Dirty Sexy Money). As compiled from PinoyExchange, here is the list of the most expensive colleges / universities in the Philippines based on average enrollment expenses of the programs offered as of October 2008.

1.University of Asia & the Pacific - 200,000/year
2.De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde - 198,000/year
3.De La Salle University-Manila - 189,000/year
4.Mapua Institute of Technology - 160,000/year
5.Ateneo de Manila University - 130,000/year
6.Assumption College-Makati - 110,000/year
7.Asia Pacific College - 100,000/year
8.St. Scholastica's Collgege - 90,000/year
9.San Beda College - 86,000/year
10.University of Santo Tomas - 79,000/year

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PinoyExchange: Laarni Lozada vs Gretchen Espina

If you love browsing posts from forums, this 'tagalog' forum about the recent winners of the top competing Singing Reality Shows in the Philippines (Pinoy Dream Academy and Pinoy Idol) will make you laugh your lungs out. The picture above is just a sample of what this forum can offer. Prerequisite: You need to know Filipino Language.

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Scariest Movies of All Time

Filipinos love to be scared in any ways; and with the Halloween fast approaching, lots of sites have compiled their all time scariest movies. I'll give you the list (a i, and jump to the link for the excerpts of the movie.

20. THE SHINING (1980)
19. THE EXORCIST (1973)
18. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
17. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
16. JAWS (1975)
15. THE RING (2002)
14. HALLOWEEN (1978)
13. PSYCHO (1960)
12. SEVEN (1995)
11. ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)
10. POLTERGEIST (1982)
9. 28 DAYS LATER (2003)
8. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)
7. THE THING (1982)
6. THE EVIL DEAD (1982)
5. CARRIE (1976)
4. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
3. THE OMEN (1976)
2. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981)
1. HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1990)

Now go to your local DVD stores and start digging the shelves.

What is Behind the Color of Google and Chrome?

Yesterday, I was enlightened with the significance of Google logo and the colors behind it. Today, I realized that El Goog might have just taken their colors from some big name called Windows. Hmmm... Just check out this picture from kingofgng.com.

Windows and Chrome

Jennifer Hudson Nephew Found Dead

The tragedy the strike the family of Jennifer Hudson has deepen, when the recently reported dead boy found inside an SUV was now identified as Julian King, the missing 7-year-old boy after the massacre killing Hudson's mother and brother in Chicago, Friday afternoon. Identified as the primary suspect was William Balfour, step-father of Julian, and now in the custody of the Chicago Police District for investigation. Though primary suspect has already been identified, investigation will still go on and Balfour is still just "a person of interest."

Myx International Countdown Oct 18 - Oct 24

Myx International Countdown for October 18 - October 24, 2008.

To vote:
MYX VOTE {title of the song} and send to 2366

Guitar Hero World Tour Now Available

To the gamers out there: Guitar Hero (4) World Tour has now been released. Officially released on October 26, 2008, the most anticipated GH version is now ready to compete with the Rockband with its integration of drumkit and microphone for that thing (guitar) that the game is all about. We Pinoy gamers can wait until DataBlitz or other suppliers brings this to our shores.

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Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince Official Trailer.

Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince Movie has released its official trailer. World premiere will be on December, but due to our traditional Metro Manila Film Festival, first screening in the Philippines might be delayed until early January of 2009.

[Watch]

Tour to CEL Manila 2008

Consumer Electronics Manila is such a great event that should be continuously done in the succeeding years. It is the one stop shop for the gadget geeks; moreover, it is like gadgets are on sale.

With the participation of big electronics/ gadget companies (Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Canon, Samsung, Sony, etc..), the event is really a success. Jump on the link to get a glimpse of what you can expect in this gadget convention.


Here are some pictures on the CEL Manila 2008.