Blogging my way to Oblivion

4 reasons why i like Guada's Villa

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:56:00 +0000

Tired from a 3-hour ride from Davao to General Santos City, I was determined to crawl into whatever surface that will allow me a few hours of sleep before the Blogfest 2.0 the following day. Avel, Blogfest 2. organizer and Socksargen Bloggers leader, ushered us to this fab place that eventually charmed me that I wish it was my home sweet home. Below are the reasons why:1. The Space Guada’s Villa is small enough for privacy and big enough to accommodate a big family.The space is not crampy to accommodate families. Three families could share the Villa. The rooms are spacious enough for people to be comfortable even if there are more than eight people present. It is spacious but not big enough to lose family members, especially rowdy children. (photo from Aloha Black Sand)(photo by Renz Bulseco)2. DetailsI’ve always believed that a place will always be defined by its details if not by its space. Christmas is already present in the Villa with its red table trimmings and tall Christmas tree. But what I love the most are the little trinkets that are there to stay beyond the christmas season.I love the plush rug in the living roomand the candles around the place makes it homely.This chair is posh and warm. This is Noah’s favorite chair!3. Personal Service (thanks ate Jo!)The people are always an extension of a business that’s why many thousands of dollars are being invested to cultivate customer satisfaction. You would think good character would naturally come to people working in service-related jobs…but then again, people are animals, and animals are savages. Being amicable must be against nature.4. AmenitiesAs a blogger, net connectivity is one of the things that attracts me. What would my FB friends would say in my lack of updates?! we don’t want to disappoint, now do we? For the rest of the humanoids, there is cable tv, centralized a/c, and computer to name a few ^.^

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Zabadini Escapade

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:28:00 +0000

Apparently, everyone has heard of Zabadini except for me. It was my first time in the persian restaurant and I instantly fell in love with the ambiance. I love that we can sit on the carpet, play with the pillows and even eat on a low table as if we are cozily hanging out at home. The restaurant manager told us that Zabadini means “Core of Goodness”…oh goody goody good.Zabadini has its own in-house persian cat. he is 7 weeks old and flirty as hell. hehe Kuya Faust invited us for a treat! Thank you Kuya!we had lassi, bruschetta, pita bread cheese stick and green salad.

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Lj's Graduation

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:25:00 +0000

My brother demanded that I be present in his kid’s graduation. Normally, I’d be flattered, but he wants me there not as a guest but as his photographer. ugh! When he first sent me a message, I did not answer. To get his point across, he camped in my house and informed me we are to leave 9am the next day. That’s the thing with little brothers — they are pretty insistent.LJ is my little nephew who graduation in kindergarten last saturday. He was one of the students who graduated with merits. In the gym, I saw a red cloth and was excited to use it. We had an instant “studio”. Red cloth hanging from one of the screens in the gym, sunlight, and me, as their photographer. Not very soon, many parents gathered to have their photos taken by the red cloth during the ceremony…Angel, Boggs, and Angie –> nope it’s not only my brother who camped in my house friday night. Brought Angie home after our meeting in Cafe Demitasse. I was supposed to drop her off at her friend’s store but it was close and it was late…so I told her to spend the night at home.Angel, my little brother and I Shot taken by Angie who just woke up to join us in the fun!Angel and I look alike, except that I’m dark skinned and she is fair. My brother in the middles looks likes someone else’s sibling and a bonus — the goof was awarded in his son’s graduation!Kuya Igor’s son and wife was at the graduation too!

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Street Bubbles

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:23:00 +0000

I recently attended Discover Davao Photography Workshop by Jojie Alcantara and Rhonson Ng last March 19-20. During the workshop Rhonson Ng showcased his photography works and one shot that captivated me was this photo of a person, on a sunset , blowing bubbles. I said to myself that I would get one and opportunity came when my little brother invited me– well not really invited, but rather mandated me to take photos of his son graduating in – ehem – kindergarten. At the graduation, this old man was selling balloons and bubbles! To entice the children to buy, he would blow bubbles that attract kids to his corner without him having to move to sell his goodies. Upon seeing the bubbles, kids literally would flock and play….and eventually drag their parents to his side of the gym to buy a bubble set. Ingenious marketing.Because the gym had a lot of people, I opted to crouch on the ground to take a shot of him with the ceiling as the background. My first shots were of him blowing bubbles with all the people in the background looked so clustered that you can hardly concentrate on the bubbles. Needless to say, I was not happy with it…so I moved back, got on my knees and angled my camera upward towards him.Manong was situated in an area where the sun’s light is abundantly reaching him but because of the roof, it kinda softened the harsh lines the light might have caused. I positioned my back towards the sun while manong was kinda facing it.Pictures are unedited.Shutter Speed: 1/40 Aperture: f/4.4 Lens: EF28-90mm

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National Bloggers Association (?)

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:51:00 +0000

A movement without structure cannot last. Fragmented movements self-destruct. Eventually, bloggers will need to come together around particular issues. So, the formation of a National Bloggers Association (NBA) was no surprise. However, many bloggers across the Philippines find blogging personal not business. The NBA was suggested in the aftermath of the "Big Bad Blogger Issue". The issue concerned a marketing group earning hundreds of thousands of pesos by exploiting a blogger while paying him a only a few thousand pesos to gather fellow bloggers for events and encouraging them to write reviews. From this perspective, the unethical behaviour of the marketing group needs regulating. They effectively sold the results achieved by the blogger without disclosing this and without fair compensation. So, was "Big Bad Blogger" really the culprit? If anything, he is ignorant or naive--this blogger performed work without understanding the terms and the context undervalueing his worth as an "organizer" when the PR firm hired him not solely as a blogger but rather as a someone to deliver the results for their clients. • Personal Blogging is self-regulating. I have learned new things in my few months as a president. When I proposed a code of ethics, a colleague told I that it was "over-thinking." I heard nothing from my fellow officers. No one complained but no one endorsed it either. I silently took it as their polite way of saying no. I ran through it and decided to scrap it. It could be a useful instrument to persuade some bloggers to consider their actions more carefully--but in context, it was unnecessary. That is how I view the manifesto now. A majority of bloggers blog for their own pleasure. One's pleasure is private--you cannot regulate what's private. • The internet promotes opinion - not just facts. You cannot regulate a person's opinion. If one writes opinion or fiction, if no one reads it, who cares. If somebody is, and the reader's opinion proves to be more informed than the writer's, or is based on facts, the writer could be either embarrassed or face a lawsuit. • National Bloggers Association is a name that misleads. The NBA manifesto serves only bloggers who earn significant incomes from blogging--but would disadvantage the majority of bloggers in the Philippines. An e-mail from an NBA organizer notes that income would be a factor considered for membership in the organization. Most bloggers do not earn from blogging. Most bloggers blog to create an outlet for their creativity and care little about influencing the mainstream. • An association for the select few - the content and context of a blogger matters. Political commentary should be held to a different standard than restaurant reviews. Likewise, accountability varies according to your subject...

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Filipino Accent Tutorial by Mikey Bustos

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 02:27:00 +0000

I find this video interesting. It's amazing how simple, and funny, things like this sheds light to some trivial little misconceptions. Yes, it was done in jest and what he talks about may not be accurate but it paints a certain picture as to why pinoys' accent, sometimes, is such. 1. Spanish colonialism - 300 years of spanish colonialism added influence to the pinoy's persepective and language. The spanish language is heavily mandated by accent. Words ending in a vowel; n or s are stressed on the first syllable -- e.g. libro, mesa, lunes. Words ending in consonant (not N and S), the stress is on the last syllable -- e.g. papel, verdad 2. The Filipino Alphabet - Alibata, our very own alphabet do not have an F or a TH

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LIWANAG SA DILIM: Rivermaya Live in Davao

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:09:00 +0000

A Benefit Concert for SOS Children's VillageDate: March 12, 2011 | Time: 7:30pmVenue: CAP Auditorium featuring Davao artists to open Jad MontenegroLem ManaloBaby Boomers Band (qualified for the 2nd leg of the Pilipinas Got Talent) Ticket prices:P250-P450-P850 Contact:0999 596 1445 (Smart)0922 970 1222 (Sun)0915 710 1686 (Globe) Ticket Outlets:GUI (Gmall, 3rd flr) 8telcom Victoria Plaza (Ground flr)8telcom NCCC Mall (3rd flr)Cube Pixels Design Studio (Wheel's N More Compound, JP Laurel Avenue, Davao city)Penong's BuhanginPaterno's Restaurant (Roxas Avenue, Davao city)

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Davao Bloggers visit Tagum

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:05:00 +0000

Davao Bloggers were fortunate enough to get invited to the 3rd International Rondalla and 10th Musikahan Festival in Tagum this month of February. Our experience in Tagum was a series of new and adventurous learning as we discovered what Tagum City has become. We started off in a fun photo caravan with other Tagum photographers as the City Information Office (CIO) spearheaded by City Information Officer III Edwin B. Lasquite toured us around to take photos of the city and its spots. Being located far from the shoreline and with no integral scenic spots to boast off, Tagum decided to create parks and festivals to attract guests and visitors. Now boasting 14 festivals in a year and parks all throughout the city, so many that even the public cemetery has one, Tagum was able to create happenings to boost business and tourism. For the month of February, Tagum is celebrating Musikahan sa Tagum 2011: Iisang Himig, Pandaigdigang Pagkakaysa. The Music Festival is from Feb 11-20. The music festival was a showcase of different string bands from different countries, choral groups, marching brass bands, rondalla artists, drum-bugle-and-lyre corps and artists specializing in wind and string instruments, as well as percussionists from its nearby contingents with around 5,000 people participating and competing in the 10th Musikahan Festival and (12) twelve countries sending their international delegates to Tagum to play in the 3rd International Rondalla Festival – Cuerdas sa Pagkakaysa. 3rd International Rondalla Festival: Cuerdas sa PagkakaysaThe rondalla festival is a celebration of the great plucked string tradition of nations of the world. International delegates from China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Iran, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and USA came to Tagum City to perform their individual repertoire. Cities from the different parts of the Philippines sent representatives and Tagum’s very own National Comprehensive High School Rondalla Group participated as well. Tagum City National Comprehensive High School Rondalla Group performed in the 2010 World Expo in China and, for five days, showcased their talents in the Philippine Pavilion. Aside from the concerts, the festival also has exhibits, outreach performances, seminars, interactive music clinics, and repertoire exchange to name just a few. The 1st International Rondalla was hosted in Naga City last 2004 and the 2nd in Dumaguete last 2007. This festival was organized to create a bond with different countries in pursuit of peace and understanding amongst the world’s cultures through music. Tagum City has indeed showed the ingenuity of how Filipinos create opportunities when there seems to be none. And in effect, the government created a different attraction focused not on city tourist spots but rather on the unique...

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Conquering Mt. Apo

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:13:00 +0000

Mount Apo is the largest active (but sleeping) volcano in Mindanao and the highest mountain in the Philippines. The mountain has three peaks , a flat top and it is capped by a 500-meter-wide volcanic crater (that contains a small crater lake). It is also a source of geothermal energy and has around 270 species of birds. Mt. Apo is the highest peak in the Philippines and is a popular climbing destination in Mindanao. The earliest recorded climb was in the 1880's led by Don Joaquin Rajal. Down South, during our climb was led by Social Climbers, a climbing group that caters to crazy outdoor fanatics wishing to make their lives exciting and difficult by engaging in near-impossible outdoor activities. Social Climbers arranged our climbing trip and had, because of our inexperience, chosen the easiest route they could map out for the group. The easiest route via Kidapawan is by no means easy in my vocabulary. The - ehem- easy route was a, more or less, eight hour climb, half of which you do by almost crawling your way to the top. Mauro all geared up I would have to advise newbies who wish to experience climbing for the first time, that it is important to never look back while climbing, especially when you are already on on your last four hours. The girl in red stilettos made the mistake of checking her progress by looking back and almost instantly saw her life flashback in seconds. Yes, it was steep and of course, it was dangerous...it was motivational as well. I am sure, after that, Liam (the girl in red stilettos) climbed with a new determination of staying alive. Mauro and Sherwinon our way down I find death in the mountain appalling... because it displays your stupidity, hanging on for dear life... Reminds me of Catch 22 --only humans are stupid enough to climb crazy peaks to prove they can and by doing so, proving they are not stupid but if they cannot and slip off the cliff breaking their neck in the process, it validates the stupidity that fueled the stupid idea into action, making them doubly stupid -- hmmm that gives new definition to the word force majure - we are inevitably stupid and cannot avoid if stupidity befalls. But, because our team was able to climb the peak, you are free to negate our stupidity --no matter how stupid it seems to be. Social climbers in the first camp site. But no worries, we are all alive. Social Climbers made us sign a waiver though...sheesh! But no...we were in no grave danger at all...the waiver was just proof that if, by any chance, something bad happened to us at all, it's nobody's fault but ours. I did not worry, being blamed comes secondary after death. Studies show that 90% of all accidents that result in death happen inside the house...and climbing is sooo outdoor, which means there is only but a 10% chance of someone dying to ruin the...

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Tagum Photo Safari

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:15:00 +0000

Tagum City is more than a city known for its paved roads. With 14 Festivals a year, it is surely becoming famous for its events and festivities. Davao Bloggers was fortunate enough to be invited in the 1st Official Tagum Photo Safari last January 16-17. I was excited to be with other Tagum photographers as the City's PIO Edwin L. toured us around the precious nooks and spots of Tagum City. 1st Official Tagum Photo Caravan Team with Mayor Uy Upon entering Tagum, you will notice palm trees magnificently planted on the side of the road. Tagum has been crowned Palm City of the Philippines. Not far, you will see a wooden dock where boats areavailable to take you on a 30km cruise to see theriver stretch and the wildlife it carries. On this stretch,soft-shell crab hatcheries and restaurants are availableto provide meals and rest huts. Soft Shell Crab Hatcheries harvest every 14-18 days the river is clean and full of life. But Tagum has more to offer than a river ride Their City hall boasts of grandeur in size and design magnificently erected to encourage and promote a happyworking place Tagum also has an energy park- a 3000sqm camping site withan area for agriculture bearing facilities such as plantnursery, hydrophonics, and soil &leaf laboratory. Three offices are operating inside Energy Park, these are BFAD Satellite Lab for Mindanao, DepED Tagum City Divisionand TESDA Provincial Training Center Soon Satellite Offices of Pag-big, GSIS, SSS, and PhilHealthwill operate in the area. The beaches are not to be frowned at in Tagum Environment Friendly with theirArtificial Reef Installation Tagum also has the only Beach Volleyball Court in Mindanao. Say hello to the DavaoBloggersVolleyball Team =P by Olan Emboscado of Olanology.com Tagum City streets are clean and traffic is never a hassle. Even the public cementery is clean and orderly Tagum Public Market is as clean and even hasa mini park on the side Night life in Tagum Sing your heart out in karaoke bars Night Market for the shoppers to glory at Friendly people serving good food bbq for as cheap as Php 4.00 a stick! Food at night market is sooo cheap! we can't help but indulge! Tagum City is definitely a traveler's paradise. Aside from being the Palm city of the Phil, Tagum is also known as the Music Capital in Mindanao and will be also hosting Musikahan Festival on Feb 11-20 with about 5,000 contigents competing in various musical contests and 13 International Dignitaries attending from different countries. Tagum City is a about an hour travel from Davao City, approximately 2 hours drive from Mati, Davao Oriental and about 4 to 5 hours travel from Butan City. You may call Tagum City Tourism Office at (084) 370-1424 or 218-4727 for more information and related assistance. (getting there info by Olan Emboscado)

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Mt. Haven Trek

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:34:00 +0000

The girl in red stilettos woke me up around three am. I grunted and she relentlessly shook me out of my sleep...time to go, she said...and I groaned knowing death march is part of the itinerary for this day. I feigned sleep, but the impending thought of having to walk for miles is keeping me awake...and yammy is not giving up...she comes back shakes me again and I woke up frowning ready to complain -- but changed my mind. I took a glimpse at her and decided she is more scared of it than I am, and to complain might push her to the edge of worry and insanity. But the worry of having to walk for miles slowly dissipated after we slowly dragged our feet up towards our destination. Its not the climb, we both learned, that is scary, it's the things that happens to you while climbing. Liam had an epiphany of umbrellas and octopus and I was dizzy on the first part =( Chocolate and good conversation got us going. Liam and I with nothing but time on hands as we did our trek, found things to talk about...important matters and not so very important ones. We wondered about stuff like plants and somehow found ways to connect it to the wallpaper issues of our lives. The scary thought of tumbling down was drowned by laughter as we try to focus our steps because we are more scared to having to do it all over again. This is a practice climb, the social climbers said. I call it a death march...ok a happy death march. Mt. Apo is an 8-hour climb ordeal...I don't wanna name it. In case you are wondering what this climbing and torture is all about. Liam is heading DownSouth mag. A mag to showcase the treasures and spots of Mindanao. And for this year's first issue, she confidently chose Apo. And because Mt. Apo is not coming down to the office for a meeting, we are climbing to have a word with it. Social Climbers said if you cannot talk anymore while walking, it means, you are out of breath. Out of breath is not something you would not want to experience while climbing. They advised to take baby steps...long strides are more tiresome and you unknowingly uses energy that you should be saving. We also have to get a walking stick...a third leg to carry 25% of our weight. Chocolates and jelly will be our comfort food. There will be porters, they shared..and they walk through the mountains barefoot. I am sure my eyes gleamed in disbelief...but I remembered the indigenous community I encountered before in my immersions...I don't remember those guys wearing shoes either... We reached our destination in more or less three hours. After swearing off a lot of things, I found myself staring at a sight that is breathtakingly beautiful. The water and the mountain is wonderful...and I can't imagine how beautiful it will be on Apo...especially during sunrise and sunset. Yes, I'm tired. Yes, I was complaining. But yes, I'd do...

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Day 15: Goodnight Teddy

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:57:00 +0000

Nice to sleep on your own bed ^.^with teddy watching over you hehe.

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Day 14: Coffee Stop @ YuYu

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:46:00 +0000

On our way home, Mayor Uy called Edwin and askedif we want to drop by YuYu Cafe. Yey! We so love the coffee and cakes ^.^

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Day 13: Tagum City

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:29:00 +0000

Left Davao for a photo safari with Olan, Marvin, and Angie in Tagum City. The photo safari was requested as part of the prep the city is making for the Musikahan Festival to beheld on Feb 16. An international Music Festival with15 countries participating. Thanks Edwin and Olan for the invite!

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Day 12: Pinaypay

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:48:00 +0000

a childhood favorite. Ate neng gave me this for merienda today ^.^

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13th Zodiac Sign revealed

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:38:00 +0000

The heavens shifted and the astrologists who favor the tidiness of the 12 zodiac sign must acknowledge the 13th constellation to maintain accuracy, says Betty Mattison Rhodes. Capricorn: Jan. 20 – Feb. 16 Aquarius: Feb. 17 – March 11 Pisces: March 12- April 18 Aries: April 19- May 13 Taurus: May 14- June 21 Gemini: June 21- July 20 Cancer: July 21- Aug. 10 Leo: Aug. 11- Sept. 16 Virgo: Sept. 17- Oct. 30 Libra: Oct. 31- Nov. 23 Scorpio: Nov. 23- Nov. 29 Ophiuchus: Nov. 30- Dec. 17 Sagittarius: Dec. 18- Jan. 20 As of today, I am officially an Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder. According to Rhodes, this sign is included in the 48 constellations described by Ptolemy but Astrologers did not include this sign because the sun only travels on the 13th sign for nineteen (19) days. But the heaven have shifted, as it often does after hundreds of years and to maintain accuracy, astronomers must now recognize the 13th sign of the Mazzaroth. Ophiuchus is believe to have represented Greek mythology characters that include Asclepius the healer,Trojan priest Laocoon, who was killed by sea serpents, and Phorbas, who rescued theRhodeans from the plague of serpents. (Michelle Esguerra, Batangas Today) Ophiucus is the only sign linked to a real Man, some believed it to represent greek mythology characters but according to Rhodes, this sign represented Imhotep, 27th Century BCE. Imhotep is known to the Greeks as Aesclepius. Imhotep is credited with many accomplishments including the knowledge and use of medicine. It is said of Imhotep that he brought the art of healing to mankind. The symbol of a serpent [or snake], which is still widely used today to represent the medical profession, was used to represent Imhotep. Imhotep was also known as 'Aesclepius' to the ancient Greeks, but by any name the attributes are still all the same.Ophiuchus is described as a mand holding a serpent, dividing the snake in two parts. This image was patterned after Enki, a Sumerian god and the original serpent holder. One famous symbol that uses this sign is the medical staff. It was believed that Imhotep was credited with many accomplishments including the introduction of the art of healing to mankind. The Greeks identified him as Asclepius, the god of medicine. Asclepius was the son of Apollo and Coronis (although some say that his mother was Arsinoë). The story goes that Coronis two-timed Apollo by sleeping with a mortal, Ischys, while she was pregnant by Apollo. A crow brought Apollo the unwelcome news, but instead of the expected reward the crow, which until then had been snow-white, was cursed by Apollo and turned black.In a rage of jealousy, Apollo shot Coronis with an arrow. Rather than see his child perish with her, Apollo snatched the unborn baby from its mother’s womb as the flames of the funeral pyre engulfed her, and took the infant to Chiron, the wise centaur (represented in...

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Day 11: Pansit Guisado

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:34:00 +0000

Order night last night. Pansit Guisado from Garridos Foodhouse

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No to broadband capping

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:57:00 +0000

Official position of Davao Bloggers and Mindanao Media on Proposed broadband capping by Ria Jose in collaboration with Cocoy of ProPinoy.net, Pierre of Jester in Exile, and Karen of Bury me in this Dress. This shall be submitted to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). POSITION PAPER Re: NTC’s Broadband CappingIn a revised draft Memorandum Order (MO), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will allow internet broadband service providers (ISPs) to cap the daily volume of data allowed for each broadband user.[1] The MO on the Minimum Speed of Broadband Connections is NTC’s answer to the concerns raised by the Department of Trade and Industry regarding customer complaints on the poor service of ISPs.Among others, the MO on the Minimum Speed of Broadband Connections directs broadband ISPs should specify their minimum broadband connections speeds, service reliability, and their service rates. The MO also allows ISPs to set a maximum volume of data allotted per subscriber per day.There is an assumption that broadband capping will improve the services of broadband ISPs. I beg to differ. Rather than improve the services of broadband ISPs and address that concerns of consumers regarding the poor service of ISPs, broadband capping is anti-consumer, regressive, and counterproductive.Broadband capping will limit the consumers access to the internet. The policy will not do any good to consumers and businesses. Furthermore, it will not encourage broadband ISPs to improve their services and will likely increase the current service rates of ISPs.According to the Yahoo-Nielsen Index 2010, 69% of Filipinos use Internet cafes to connect to the internet.[2] Out of 133 countries, the Philippines ranks 85 on the Global Technology Report 2009 – 2010 and lists the country’s internet bandwidth per 10,000 population at 1.1 Mb/s.[3]In a published paper entitled “Broadband and the Economy” by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the expected economic impact of broadband is explained:“Broadband, when combined with Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), has many channels through which its effects can operate. Direct effects result from investments in the technology and rolling out the infrastructure itself. Indirect effects come from all aspects of economic activity affected by broadband and which drive economic growth and prosperity e.g. firm efficiency and increased productivity, reduced costs, innovation, globalization, and new employment opportunities from the gains achieved.Broadband also enables the emergence of new business models, new processes, new inventions, new and improved goods and services, and it increases competitiveness and flexibility in the economy….”[4]The same paper asserts that broadband is an enabling technology with a huge impact on productivity and that the largest productive gain of...

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Day 10: Sardines

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:28:00 +0000

Sardines for lunch for today ^.^

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Pens of Hope Distribution is Tugbok

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:52:00 +0000

Pens of Hope made its 5th Distibution @ Tugbokwith 300 children beneficiaries. Thank you to our supporters and volunteers.

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Day 9: Milo Mug

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:34:00 +0000

had cold Milo for dinner using Alex's mug "I was a cat" heheheh love the caption.

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Day 8: Time Traveler's wife

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:44:00 +0000

BWL sent me a copy of this and someone borrowed it and never gave it back. I found a copy at the National Bookstore yesterday and decided to buy one. Note to self - no more sharing of books, especially to people who doesn't know how to return it.

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PULP YOUR BLOG Contest by Minute Maid

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:02:00 +0000

I just drank a bottle of Minute Maid Pulpy. They say it’s got ‘no preservatives added’. Aw, c’mon…It’s bottled juice. Is that even possible? So I thought maybe... I'd try it and maybe even check smoothie receipes and make an orange smoothie out of it. I didn’t believe it the first time I heard it’s got no preservatives added. So I read the ingredients (even the fine print) and everything checked out! It really has NO PRESERVATIVES ADDED! That means it doesn’t have ingredients that may turn out to be allergens, or worse...carcinogens! Whew! Now that’s healthy goodness that tastes so good, I... am slowly getting addicted to it. So okay, it’s got no preservatives added. That’s really good, right? Not just because it doesn’t have those icky, harmful ingredients, but it also means... it's the perfect drink if you are planning on having a healthy diet. So far anyone who still has a hard time believing that Minute Maid has got no preservatives added - meaning it's THAT natural, it's almost like it's plucked straight from the tree, it's just as Mother Nature wanted your orange juice to be, it's got nothing but the good stuff yes, none of those potentially toxic stuff that can harm your brain, kidneys, heart; cause tumors aargh- the list of preservatives' bad effects just go on!!! Anyway, just to prove a point on just how good Minute Maid Pulpy is 'cause it's got NO PRESERVATIVES ADDED, I'm gonna stock more for me and my kids. Feels good to know about the real pulpy deal, right? C’mon show me a smile on the comment box, and you might win yourself a Really Pulpy Deal! (That’s a chance to win a Minute Maid gift pack simply by commenting. Sweet! C'mon you just might be picked as the lucky 'commentor'!) Love, Leah

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Run for a Cause

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:23:00 +0000

A 3k, 5k, 10k Fun Run for the benefit of the Psoriasis Club members of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) Department of Dermatology. Date: January 16, 2011 Time: 5:00am Assembly Area: SPMC Parking Lot Registration Fees: P200: without singlet P250: with singlet Prizes: 10k Run: 1st place (P5,000), 2nd place (P3,000), 3rd place (P2,000) 5k Run: 1st place (P3,000) 3k Run (for 12 years old and below): 1st place (P1,500) Registration Forms are available at: - Southern Philippines Medical Center: Department of Dermatology 2nd floor JICA Building, Out Patient Department - Skin Doctors Clinic Gaisano Mall, Robinsons Cybergate - C5 Dormitel Roxas Avenue, Davao City - Holiday Spa - Run Club For inquiries, please contact: 2272731 local 4705 and email at dermadmc@yahoo.com

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Day 7: Leanne and Liam's Christening Cake

noreply@blogger.com (13thWiTCH) — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:36:00 +0000

Chevelle is already a mom! She gave birth to a little Liam months ago. The baby girl is so tiny when i saw her at the church and this is her christening cake...a yummy chocolate moist cake ^.^

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