IN RESPONSE TO THE URGENT NEED TO ATTEND TO THE PLIGHT OF VICTIMS OF TYPHOON ONDOY, SM SUPERMALLS IN COOPERATION WITH SM FOUNDATION ARE CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN DONATE THEIR TIME AND EFFORT TO THE CAUSE AND FOR DONATIONS IN CASH OR IN KIND. IT HAS SET UP AN OPERATION TULONG EXPRESS BOOTH IN ALL SM SUPERMALLS NATIONWIDE, ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TYPHOON ONDOY RELIEF EFFORTS OF CARITAS MANILA.

DONATE GOODS
THE SM SUPERMALLS TULONG EXPRESS BOOTHS HAVE BEEN SET UP SINCE SEPT. 27 IN SM SUPERMALLS TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO HAVE EASY ACCESS TO DROP OFF THEIR DONATIONS THAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO TYPHOON VICTIMS BY THE SM FOUNDATION AND ITS PARTNER, CARITAS MANILA.

OPERATION TULONG EXPRESS WILL BE ACCEPTING DONATIONS SUCH AS CANNED GOODS, BOTTLED WATER, MEDICINES, CLOTHES, TOWELS, BLANKETS, TOILETRIES, CLEANING MATERIALS THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY IN HELPING OUT THE TYPHOON ONDOY VICTIMS.

CASH DONATIONS CAN BE MADE THROUGH BDO ACCOUNT NUMBER 15000070694

DONATE YOUR TIME

SM MALL GOERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO SHARE THEIR TIME AND VOLUNTEER!S THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED CAN GO TO THE OPERATION TULONG EXPRESS BOOTHS IN THE DIFFERENT SM SUPERMALLS TO REGISTER AND INDICATE THE DAY AND TIME WHEN THEY CAN HELP WITH THE DONATION DRIVE.

FOR INQUIRIES, OPERATION TULONG HOTLINES ARE OPEN. INTERESTED PARTIES MAY CALL 508-5670 to 71 OR EMAIL tulong@smsupermalls.com.

YOUR DONATIONS WILL HELP TYPHOON ONDOY VICTIMS REBUILD THEIR LIVES. GO TO YOUR NEAREST SM SUPERMALL NOW AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Photo above is a BMW. Natural disasters do not choose who to devastate, it does not matter if you are rich or poor as we can all attest to during last weeks deluge. Some of us got lucky and ended up unscathed but many felt the full brunt of Ondoy’s wrath. In this time of need, every little act of kindness is a gargantuan hand that can alleviate every victim’s ordeals.

How to help:

Barrio Siete has organized a fund raising called Barrio Bayanihan for the victims and please do visit them here.

Red Cross who have been one of the most active organizations since Saturday. Visit their site here
If you want to donate immediately (Globe Subscribers):
txt RED to 2899

There also a dozen or so organizations that can assist you in helping out the victims. If you do not have the resources to physically or financially aide the victims, spreading the word on how to help is a huge help by itself.

A disguise would help any wanted person any day but you cannot do that using just a bandana and some goggles! The basketball crazy Chinese will always recognize an NBA MVP and probably one of the best point guards of our era.

Nash is in China for the week doing promotional and charity work. He played some pickup basketball and soccer. A tip for Nash, if you wear a disguise try not to use some outlandish disguises.

via Yahoo Sports

Several bloggers are familiar with the curious case of Timothy Ellis Cumper. There are several blog posts about him and his insane accusations. A refresher on the events that led to his online tanrums:

1. Tim meets this lady online
2. Tim goes to the Philippines
3. The two did the thing that the birds and the bees won’t dare describe
4. Lady gets knocked up got into some complication gets surgery and asks Tim for financial help
5. Tim refused to send money( decided to set an all out smear campaign on the lady’s “co-conspirators”)
6. Recently, Tim began to harass anyone who he thinks might be involved with the entire thing.

Pepper is one of those whom he set his eyes upon just because a certain Jenny commented on Jepoy’s posts. This thing is really off the hook as Pepper was never called Jenny nor does she want to be called by any other name.

The GameOPS crew has also been on the receiving end of his shenanigans and some of us did not even bother to fight back as it was really a waste of our time. I on the other hand, just want him to be banned so not to cause anymore harm on unsuspecting people.

There are many more bloggers who have been harassed by Tim Cumper. Here are some of them: http://tcw.gameops.net

On a side-note Tim have created several fake accounts on numerous social network sites. I do not know what he plans on doing with it but here are some of them just to serve as a warning.

1. Fake mySpace Profiles:
   - http://tinyurl.com/m32nn2
   - http://tinyurl.com/mz3olj
2. Fake Plurk Account
   - http://tinyurl.com/lthkc8
3. Fake Vox Account
   - http://tinyurl.com/moz6kh
4. Fake Email
   - http://tinyurl.com/55fz8e
5. Fake Usernames
   - http://tinyurl.com/n3d4n9

I know this thing has been blown out of proportions but if he just said his side and be quiet then things might have been better. The truth is he did not even bother to send money so I cannot fathom the fact that he is acting like a psychopath. Personally I do not care whether there was a scam or not Tim did not seek the help of the authorities it was his fault he just consulted a bunch of experts and then this:

Now there is threat of the law upon those who dispute his accusation. In my opinion, if you really believed in the law there are several government agencies here and in the UK who can help you with that in the first place. Oopps I don’t think you would do that lest your wife finds out!

Fotosketcher is a badass app that helps you turn your pictures into works of art. I know you can do it in Photoshop but not all of us are gifted with the know-how of using Adobe Photoshop. There is only one snag though, it only converts .jpg, jpeg and .bmp files. You can convert your images into pencil sketch, pen and ink drawing and other different painting styles. It also has other basic photo editing options (enhance contrast, sharpen, simplify image, increase luminosity, color saturation and the like). Its only available for Windows!

cross-posted from Geekothon via fotosketcher via How To Geek

Councilor Jun Ferrer reminded all motorists that the city ordinance number SP1852 S-08 will be on full effect. All motorists are advised to turn their headlights from 6PM to 6AM or face stiff fines. This ordinance was issued to deter road mishaps which is a regular occurrence in Commonwealth Avenue.

via Lalaine’s World

Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela is the new 2009 Ms Universe. Our very own Bianca Manalo did not made it to the top 15.

Miss Universe 2009 Top 15

1. Puerto Rico – Mayra Matos Perez
2. Iceland – Ingibjorg Egilsdottir
3. Albania – Hasna Xhukici
4. Czech Republic – Iveta Lutovska
5. Belgium – Zeynep Sever
6. Dominican Republic – Ada Aimee De la Cruz
7. Sweden – Renate Cerljen
8. Kosovo – Gona Dragusha
9. Australia – Rachael Finch
10. France – Chloe Mortaud
11. Switzerland – Whitney Toyloy
12. South Africa – Tatum Keshwar
13. USA – Kristen Dalton
14. Croatia – Sarah Cosic
15. Venezuela – Stefania Fernandez

Miss Universe 2009 Top 5

Venezuela – Stefania Fernandez
Dominican Republic – Ada Aimee De la Cruz
Kosovo – Gona Dragusha
Australia – Rachael Finch
Puerto Rico – Mayra Matos Perez

I find it weird that there are no Asians in the final 15. Hmmmm.
via Lalaine’s World

Lalaine switched to Wordpress, got a new layout and got a brand spankin new domain! Lalaine’s world features anything from fashion, events,gaming and the whole lot!

Check her out at Lalaine’s World

Manny Villar ain’t got shit over former President Estrada’s new commercial. Heck he isn’t even selling himself he is whoring that Arthro. For the people who have no idea what Arthro is its an anti arthritis supplement that has a big “NO APPROVED THERAPEUTIC CLAIMS” in front of the box.

Kudos to Erap! For a guy who has a new knee he runs very decent considering how big he is now. We all know that there is a chance that ERAP will run this election 2010 and if his commercials are as funny as this then he gets my vote!