Kumbento Boys '95

We Are Now At Facebook!

2008-12-22T21:50:00.001+08:00

Add the FACEBOOK group of the batch! Just type "Kumbento Boys 95!" and be a member!

Peace.

10 Things You Should Never Tell A Woman

2008-09-12T00:53:00.001+08:00

You're past the early stages of your relationship and the two of you are getting pretty close. You are probably thinking that it's time to open up and share all those intimate details of your past and present. Well, stop right there!

Up until now, you've probably been told that honesty is the best policy in a relationship -- not always, idiot. However, there are certain things about you, your family and your personal history that you don't need to share with your woman.

Now, I'm certainly not advocating lying, but rather selectively omitting some information that might not work in your favor. The following are 10 things that you should definitely not tell your girlfriend, even if she asks. In fact, mentioning any of the following would probably have her say, "I wish you hadn't told me that."

10 - Your family hates her.
This is an unfortunate situation, yes. But if you tell her, you'll only fuel the fire by making her angry or insecure. If you don't agree with your family's hesitations about her, then politely ask them to butt out. Just do what you can to make them change their minds and hope they'll warm up to her with time.

9 - You have insecurities.
Do you feel jealous of your best friend's looks or his sweet new car? Or do you envy your girlfriend's status, job or salary? Everyone has their share of insecurities, but in the dating world, it's vital that you keep these insecurities under your hat. One of the most important things a woman looks in a man is confidence, and if she sees that you are constantly insecure and jealous, you won't seem so poised. So if you can't put a stop to your insecurities and your green-eyed monster, at least try to keep it to yourself.

8 - You flirt with other women.
If you are a flirty type of guy, she probably knows it already. In fact, you probably flirted with her before you got together. Having said that, she doesn't need to hear the list of women that you flirted with all day, nor does she need to hear about the list of women that flirted with you. If it really is harmless flirting, then why make her worry about it?

7 - You have a wimpy behavior.
Okay, so you don't kill spiders, you run away from fights and maybe you even cry during movies. Unfortunately for you, the cliché is true: Women like strong men. So telling her that you're afraid of an itty-bitty insect or that you can't stand heights isn't going to work in your favor. Naturally, if you are going to be with her in the long term, she might learn some of these little factoids as you go along. But do your best not to divulge them all in the beginning.

6 - You compare her to your ex-girlfriend in bed.
Needless to say, everyone does this; she is probably also comparing you to her ex to some extent. But do avoid offering her specific details about your past conquests, specifically the fact that your past lover was better than her in bed. In fact, even if you are telling her that she is better than your ex, this is a bad can of worms to open. No woman wants to be compared to another, especially in the sexual department.

5 - You talk to your mother too often.
Do you talk to mom several times a day? To a woman you're dating, that could be a little intimidating. A woman doesn't want to feel like she's competing with your mother, or worse, that you're dependent on mommy. So just keep that cute little secret to yourself.

4 - You have not-so-cool hobbies.
So you might keep a collection of Transformers in your underwear drawer or be fascinated by things like Faberge eggs. But you have to realize that it is unlikely that she will appreciate your wacky interests and hobbies. Don't fool yourself into thinking that such quirks are charming; chances are, they'll just be a real turnoff.

3 - You've done shameful things in the past.
You might think that the two of you are close enough for you to reveal these little tidbits. But unfortunately, she'll never be ready to hear that you've cheated on past girlfriends or that you've enjoyed private dances at strip clubs. Even non-sexual shameful acts that you've committed -- like theft, bullying or betrayals -- are not things that you want to divulge. While you might want to get some of these secrets off your chest, she will never forget them. And you'll come off looking like a less moral or honest person as a result.

2 - You find one of her friends smoking hot.
So you think that blonde friend of hers is cute? Fair enough. But do have the sense not to mention it to your girlfriend -- not even as a joke. She won't find it funny; actually, she will probably be angry and hurt, and in the long run, she'll never trust you around her friends. You might think that your girlfriend is secure enough to handle this piece of information, but let me tell you that she's definitely not. Most girls aren't, so don't risk it.

Number 1.....
The number one thing you should never tell a woman really needs no explanation.....your past or current STDs. I just hope that you're not having sex with her without being 100% sure that you've been cured of that bacterial disease. Wait, a viral disease? Then goodluck on that one, you're on your own buddy.

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Do be open and honest with her about most things -- by now, she should know most of the details of your personal life. Facts about your health and personal life that affect her are important to divulge. But consider this: her opinion of you isn't completely formed yet.

So when it comes to these 10 seemingly unimportant tidbits, be selective about what you tell her. Just as you are living the good life not knowing all those little secrets she's been keeping from you, she'll be happier not knowing about these unnecessary information.

Celebs @ the Beach

2008-09-11T19:45:00.006+08:00

The good...

Eva Longoria-Parker

Penélope Cruz

Nicollette Sheridan (with Michael Bolton)

The bad...

Kate Hudson

Liv Tyler

Heidi Klum

...and the UGLY!!!

Britney Spears

Damn Alluring!

2006-11-10T03:06:00.000+08:00

Guys, you'll drool over this month's FHM GIRL NEXT DOOR...

presenting, the damn ('tang ina talaga!) alluring (poocha!!!)...

MADAM AURING!!! Ahahahahahaha!!!! :p

FOOTANG INANG NBA DRAFT

2006-10-09T13:32:00.000+08:00

PICK NA!!!!!

Jihad, Allahu Akbar!!!

2006-09-04T13:31:00.000+08:00

شايد كه عمل كنيم:
تفاوت كشورهاي ثروتمند و فقير، تفاوت قدمت آنها نيست.
زيرا براي مثال كشور مصر بيش از 3000 سال تاريخ مكتوب دارد و فقير است!
اما كشورهاي جديدي مانند كانادا، نيوزيلند، استراليا كه 150 سال پيش وضعيت قابل توجهي نداشتند اكنون كشورهايي توسعه‌يافته و ثروتمند هستند.
تفاوت كشورهاي فقير و ثروتمند در ميزان منابع طبيعي قابل استحصال آنها هم نيست.
ژاپن كشوري است كه سرزمين بسيار محدودي دارد كه 80 درصد آن كوه‌هايي است كه مناسب كشاورزي و دامداري نيست اما دومين اقتصاد قدرتمند جهان پس از آمريكا را دارد. اين كشور مانند يك كارخانه پهناور و شناوري مي‌باشد كه مواد خام را از همه جهان وارد كرده و به صورت محصولات پيشرفته صادر مي‌كند.
مثال بعدي سويس است.كشوري كه اصلاً كاكائو در آن به عمل نمي‌آيد اما بهترين شكلات‌هاي جهان را توليد و صادر مي‌كند. در سرزمين كوچك و سرد سويس كه تنها در چهار ماه سال مي‌توان كشاورزي و دامداري انجام داد، بهترين لبنيات (پنير) دنيا توليد مي‌شود.
سويس كشوري است كه به امنيت، نظم و سختكوشي مشهور است و به همين خاطر به گاوصندوق دنيا مشهور شده‌است (بانك‌هاي سويس).
افراد عاليرتبه‌اي كه از كشورهاي ثروتمند با همپايان خود در كشورهاي فقير برخورد دارند براي ما مشخص مي‌كنند كه سطح هوش و فهم نيز تفاوت قابل توجهي در اين ميان ندارد.
نژاد و رنگ پوست نيز مهم نيستند زيرا مهاجراني كه در كشور خود برچسب تنبلي مي‌گيرند در كشورهاي اروپايي به نيروهاي مولد تبديل مي‌شوند.
پس تفاوت در چيست؟
تفاوت در رفتارهاي است كه در طول سال‌ها فرهنگ و دانش نام گرفته است.
وقتي كه رفتارهاي مردم كشورهاي پيشرفته و ثروتمند را تحليل مي‌كنيم متوجه مي‌شويم كه اكثريت غالب آنها از اصول زير در زندگي خود پيروي مي‌كنند:
1) اخلاق به عنوان اصل پايه 2) وحدت 3) مسئوليت پذيري 4) احترام به قانون و مقررات 5) احترام به حقوق شهروندان ديگر
6) عشق به كار 7) تحمل سختي‌ها به منظور سرمايه‌گذاري روي آينده 8) ميل به ارائه كارهاي برتر و فوق‌العاده 9) نظم‌پذيري
اما در كشورهاي فقير تنها عده قليلي از مردم از اين اصول پيروي مي‌كنند.
ما ايرانيان فقير هستيم نه به اين خاطر كه منابع طبيعي نداريم يا اينكه طبيعت نسبت به ما بيرحم بوده‌است.
ما فقير هستيم براي اينكه رفتارمان چنين سبب شده‌است.
ما فاقد اهتمام لازم جهت آموختن و رعايت اصول فوق كه توسط كشورهاي پيشرفته شناسايي شده‌است هستيم.
اگر شما اين نامه را براي ديگران نفرستيد اتفاقي براي شما نمي‌افتد. گربه شما نمي‌ميرد، از محل كارتان اخراج نمي‌شويد، هفت سال بدبختي بر سرتان آوار نمي‌شود و مريض هم نخواهيد شد.
اما اگر ميهن خود را دوست داريد اين پيغام را به گردش بياندازيد تا شايد تعداد بيشتري از هموطنانمان مانند شما آن را بفهمند، تغيير كرده و عمل كنند.

Hoy

2006-09-04T12:46:00.000+08:00

Hoy mag-post naman kayo ng kahit ano!

Spit and Homos

2006-08-11T16:50:00.000+08:00

Spit and Homos

shittt pare sira vibes ko kanina. it was raining cats

and dogs so i had to go tambay sa waiting shed ng

starbs sc while waiting for mang tonyo. pucha

talaga i feel like out of place katabi all these baho

orcs. Then i saw a native spitting sa road before

making sabit sa jeep na dumaan. Im certain nacall

center lowlife un with his gaudy getup and 2-layer

jacket na mukhang sako ng bigas sa kacheapan.

Definitely naghahabol ng shift yun dahil need nya

every penny to survive his miserable existence or

pede ring naeebs na like the askal that he is. Kadiri

talaga pare sana malaglag na that neanderthal from

his sabit and spare the world of their kind na no.

ankulit kasi ni mom eh, sabi ko ng let me drive the

car muna kaso she's afraid id gallop my spankin

new ferrari all over rufino parking just like last time.

Its as if i made gasgas or anything sa car tutal akin

naman yun. i even saw that baho native sekyu trying

to stop me while i dash to the ground floor. Lapit ba

naman tapos pinapaslow down ako? The audacity!

Kaya i took a ninoy bill from my versace italia

collezion wallet and shoved it straight to that

mamaw jaws of his. Hahaha tuwa pa si gago, how

gullible these simpletons are oh.

When that antique butler of mine came i was so

mad that i made galit in french so as to make him

and all those filthy katutubos look more stupid. Iba

talaga pag may pedigree, mukhang egoy silang

lahat Haha.

while in the car i tried contacting mom who was

nagging me na for the upteenth time kung asan na

ko. Flooding my Nokia 9500 with those shoddy

texts all day, its as if id make a dyahe sms reply no

sheesshh... buti na lang talaga i changed from globe

to smart last week, pare naging seamless ang

chikahan namin ni Cherubs nung weekend... i had

to check on how she was doing na sa Aldridge u sa

bay area so i can pay her a visit pag libre na cia.

Umaatikabong shopping spree na naman to! Last

time we talked was a nightmare while using that

uber jologs Globo sim. I mean pare biruin mo ha top

of the line platinum service na ko but countless

beses nag drop ang call namin ni che. Kulang na

lang buhusan ko ng muriatic acid ung sim card sa

sobrang inis. i bet almost 90% of globo users are

call center scads trying to be IN by worshipping that

stoopid commercial where nagsparkle ung mata

nung bitchy orclady. "are u one of us?" kadire

feeling chichi commoner pero swakwaks naman no... really

sooo bobo, no brainer eh "globo homo" sucks

fuk them all for that fuked up service.

Later pare.

THE BEST POLICE CARS IN THE WORLD!!!!!

2006-03-29T13:59:00.000+08:00

THE BEST POLICE CARS IN THE WORLD!!!!! German police car...Lamborgini..gallardo..max speed 320km/hr Japan... Nissan Skyline ..max speed 280km/hr France ...pegaut...sports gt spain .....audi TT max speed 280km/hr USA Corvette ......Do I have to tell the speed... Now for the Ultimate Police Car in the World !!! . FROM PHILIPPINES !!!! . . . Max Speed not disclosed due to Security Reasons ..))

Pccians95...from 5Meg to 1Gig

2006-01-25T11:43:00.000+08:00

Maybe you are wondering what is the connection of mail storage size to our batch mailing list? I would say, a lot!

It all started when some of our colleagues started a mailing list from the yahoo.com site. I didnt know about it
at first, I just searched the yahoo site for groups connected to my alma mater which is Pasig Catholic College.Lo and behold!..and there it was! pccians_95. I joined the group and just waited for the confirmation from the moderator which was dandy back then(I think).

At first, I thought it was just a mailing list for the "homo section" (as in homogenous mixture, not homosexuals)
students in my higschool days, as opposed to the hetero sections which was not quite into being a full time geeks(or students,mostly having fun in campus, well.. im one of them). I was wrong, maybe that though was just because most of them are homo(yes!) section students, that's why! But after a few months of reading and sending mails(not that frequent back then, around 30-40 mails a week,again, if im not mistaken) to the group, I realized it was really about warstories, experinces(old and new) and whatevers. It was not about homo's and hetero's in highschool, but what we are as a whole when we were _in_ highschool and how our highschool days affected us through the years.

At that time, yahoo has a 5Meg limit to mails and the members are only about 15-20(not sure), it was 4yrs back
from this date. It was fairly enough because the group does not receive a big volume of mails(unlike now), just hi's/hello's and "hows life?". Some fortunate ones have company emails which gives them the pleasure of mp3's and porn, but most of the time, it was just porn pics from our dear batchmate Dandy. It will only reach the redline when dandy sends what we call "supplies" which gives us a short respite from the hardships of daily work in the office. MP3 requests were not that frequent, mostly video clips. A lot of us never got their mails because of overquota...they forgot to check their email, some, because of the influx of files suddenly unsubscribes=(.That's why I learned how to save the files in my machine, not the webmail.

I dont know who the pioneers of the list are(sulat nyo nga naman), but they sure is innovated the way of communicating with each other through the initialization of the list.

Now, arrived the 30M yahoo email account. We were happy, but it was for only a short period of time. We thought it would be enough to handle the load, but our guess was wrong. The larger the storage, the bigger the files got...from 1M video clips and zipped image files to 5M(i think 5 was the quota for sending files back then). New members popped-up, the list had more fun than the usual..more memories and experinces from the highschool days were brought out/up, hidden feelings and desires were quenced by the message of longingness. Old flames were reignited...wait...all boys ngapala kame. Well, some old flames were ignited anyway(baka maraming magalit..hehehe). The list consumed additional time from work, and as usual, porn became more of a prerequisite than just sharing(and still is!).

Then! Whoa! 100M!!! we never thought it would hapen, but it did! Now, we have entered into the world of IT technology, splits and joiners came into the picture. 10-30M files were split and sent into our emails. Start of a few mp3 requests(but still, it wasnt that much).

Months and years passed by as the group grows larger and larger, until it reached more than a hundred and yahoo became 1Gb and accepts files upto 10M, to which we can now send single mp3's via mail(no need to split). Upload sites became a common link to emails for movies, mp3's and even softwares. Our attachement to technology became more and more predominant. Sharing of knowledge via each and everyones' inculcated wisdom became a common thing. What the other doesnt know, the one who knows will deliver! Computer problems, acronyms and technologies became just a question away. Words such as NERD, GEEK and DORK are common gestures of digressing from the seriousness of answers. Idiots guide became an "Edgars guide." And our very own pccian dictionary came out! (though were not having any updates right now...). Digesting mails for a week may just contain the following words such as HAHAHAHAHAHvHAHAHAHAHAH, pak u!, inamo!, Nerd, geek, dork, MP3 REQUEST. It makes the list alive, it gives life to the conversation and most of all, it makes us realize how fortunate we are being a PCCIAN and an original KUMENTO BOY!

The pccians_95 yahoogroups became a hub of knowledge, laughter, fun, ridicule, history and most of all...camaraderie amongst batchmates. Hope it continues to grow, hope the laughter never stop, hope yahoo will be more that 1G in the near future.

May our list grow larger! May our inbox grow bigger! May our live's as Kumbento boys grow richer!

Alternative Christmas Trip - Corregidor

2005-12-07T01:52:00.000+08:00

Thinking of something out-of-the-ordinary side trip this Christmas break? Pondering on a different kind of Holiday or anniversary gift for your special someone?

Why not try Corregidor?

It's just near Manila, PLUS: you'll get to travel on a mini cruise, lots of historical insights, adventure challenge for the not-so-weak-at-heart, at best of all... it's very affordable!!!

Not quite convinced? Hhmmm... this might spark your interest - check out the travel log I made from my trip last year at my blogsite.

I suggest you read the accounts in this particular order:
Sail away
History 101: Corregidor, the Spanish, the Americans, and World War II
Batteries are included
Spirit Questors
Bid the island farewell

Go on, sail away to Corregidor! Surely an unforgettable and worthwhile trip for you, your family and your love ones...

Visit Sun Cruises website to schedule your Corregidor trip!

Terrible and Pac Deux

2005-11-15T11:57:00.000+08:00

El Terible and Pac Deux

Outspoken Mexican boxing great Erik Morales is very confident heading into the rematch with our very own Manny Pacquiao.

“When I backed him up, he didn’t know what to do,” Morales said. “Pacquiao has no problems moving forward, and I don't think he will have enough time to adjust.” He continued.

Strong words, but are the remarks just plain arrogance? Lets take a look at the ABC theory:

A beats B
B beats C
so obviously
A beats C
Now lets see actual matches:
Pacquiao beat Barrera.
Barrera beat Morales twice.
Thus, PacMan should have had little trouble with Morales last March right?
Wrong. The ABC theory is flawed.

For Boxing, styles makes fights.

Morales proved that through effective outboxing, neutralizing Pac’s slugger stance. Manila Ice melted before it even began.. And unlike the Barrera fight, Morales hardly had any bruises to prove his superior ring generalship versus Manny. And because of that Pacquiao must summon a helluva effort in training to overcome the disadvantage.

What must Pacman do to help his cause?
Well for starters, give up the vices in-between fights and do away with the distractions. The problem is when he goes home he is treated like Elvis and interviews happen here and there. Commercial this, commercial that, and sitcom appearances come from all directions. Worse, his opponent is already pondering on strategy while all of these are happening.

Concentrate on building up stamina instead of power shots.
Pac has a knack for trying to finish opponents early, but with a granite chin like Morales, it will never be easy. So instead of focusing strength conditioning, they better concentrate more on the stamina regimen similar to what they did against Barrera 2 years ago. Wearing Morales down will be the key through rapid hard jabs and combinations.

Practice on backpedaling counters.
Landing angled counter hooks and crosses will help Manny overcome this weakness. Pacquiao had a lot of trouble dealing with Morales’ lead straights, causing him to move back every time Terrible attacks with the 1-2. Given Pacquiao’s innate ability to learn fast I guess he can incorporate this style without disrupting the rhythm he became famous for.

I’m no boxing analyst but the things he must work on are pretty obvious. Now that he has Cleto Reyes we’ll see if gloves were an issue last time out.

But one thing is for sure, there is no way Erik Morales can summon a performance better than what he had shown in the previous bout.

The next step is up to PacMan.

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One ASEAN, One Heritage

2005-11-12T02:41:00.000+08:00

23rd Edition of the South East Asian Games
Philippines - various location accress the country
Dates: November 27 - December 5, 2005
Official website: http://www.2005seagames.com.ph/index.html

Statistically, the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games constitute the biggest sporting event in the region, next to the Asian Games. Being the most anticipated event in Southeast Asia, the 2005 SEA Games will be hosted by the Philippines on November 27.

For the third time, the Pearl of the Orient Seas is hosting the most significant bi-annually multi-sport event in the region. This move is seen as an important collaborative step towards its closest neighbours.

The Games are also considered both a spectacular event and a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experience and preparation for the upcoming Olympic Games. The South East Asian games were purposely created to strengthen friendship, solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region.

This year's Games are a number of entertaining regional multi-sport events which feature not only 41 Sports. 395 Events. 7,000 expected athletes and officials, 11 competing countries, more than a billion of spectators worldwide-- and the 23rd SEA Games go on.

A total of eleven countries vying for gold, carrying the prowess and spirit of a true athlete, will partake in the said event not only to compete but to display their talents, sportsmanship and culture.

For many years now, the SEA Games is deemed as a solid foundation where Asian people meet as one in a friendly competition as such.

The time has come once again to celebrate the games that brought every nation in the South East Asian region with one goal: To defy the greatest challenge and to contend as a true athlete in honor of our nation.

‘One Heritage, One Asia ' theme of SEAG opening, closing rites
Opening & Closing Rites: Quirino Grand Stand, Manila

THE people behind the opening and closing ceremonies of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games assures that both presentations would stir a long-lasting impression to the minds of the viewing public.

Working behind the theme `One Heritage, One Southeast Asia,' overall director Maria Montelibano said the opening rites will showcase the rich heritage and culture that binds the Southeast Asian region as one and how from this common legacy sprang thousands of unique and extraordinary athletes with a singular passion – bring honor to their country and the SEA region.

The well-known television director is in-charge of the concept, with help coming from artistic and creative directors Pogs Mendoza and Robert Tongko.
The elaborate program unfolds segment-by-segment, explaining how one heritage has influenced a particular SEA country.

Every segment features a dynamic mix of dance and theater performance backed by the overall production management of Lito Nadal, Jaime Godinez (technical), Bebot Pondevida (execution programming)and Kokoy Jimenez (television direction).

With the National Commission on Culture and Arts (NCCA) lending help, the performance aims to mirror the culture of every SEA countries.

Well-known composer Ryan Cayabyab will be doing the musical arrangement along with the San Miguel Orchestra and SM Chorale while Bayang Barrios, the Bayanihan dance troupe and the Ati-Atihan tribe are among those providing live numbers.

THE LOGO

The logo makes use of the festival mask similar to those found in most Southeast Asian countries. It represents the many different cultures that will come together for the Games. At the same time the mask captures the exuberant spirit and hospitality of the Filipinos.

THE MASCOT

The Philippine Eagle is one of the world's largest eagles, distinct for the majestic plumage on top of its head. The eagle is a symbol of strength and pride. It captures the winning spirit of all the participating athletes.

History of the SEA Games

The Southeast Asian Games is the largest and most significant multi-sport event in the region and is held every two years to enable athletes to meet in friendly competition as well as to foster goodwill, friendship and solidarity, in alignment with the aims and aspirations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The SEA Games originated from the SEAP (South East Asian Peninsular) Games which were inaugurated in Thailand in 1959, with just six participating countries- Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The SEAP was conceptualized by Laung Sukhumnaipradit, the then Vice-President of the Thailand Olympic Committee. He firmly believed that a regional sports event, similar to the Asian Games or the Olympic Games, will help promote cooperation, understanding and relations among countries in the region. His efforts were rewarded after two years of lobbying.

The SEAP Games continued to be held biennially until the Philippines and Indonesia joined the Games which was then renamed SEA Games at its 9th meet in Malaysia in 1977, with the admission of Brunei Darussalam as well. The name has since been officially adopted and the Games has now become the most important sports event of the region. Memberships of SEA Games already increased to ten with Cambodia being the last member.

MISSION: To strengthen political, economic, and social ties with the countries of the region.

VISION:
To develop tourism and increase revenue earnings.
To prepare itself to organize and host bigger events like The Asian Games and The Olympic Games

Note: The last time the Philippines hosted the SEA Games was in 1991, we were in 1st year H.S. then.

Tainted Hoops and PacMania

2005-09-02T16:38:00.000+08:00

FedEx GM Lito Alvarez said that he will recommend the disbandment of the Philippine team until such time that the Basketball crisis is resolved. He argued that the PBA is bankrolling hefty expenses for the National team without having the assurance of playing in any FIBA-sponsored tournament.

This is a prime example of those greedy scads that could care less for the glory of Philippine Basketball. Lito Alvarez is no sportsman— from their lousy 12-player rotation principle for the team to the dim-witted trades of their blue chip rookies (for underachievers at that) — this guy has no sense of basketball in his persona.

If the PBA board is influenced by this sanctimonious retard in their upcoming meet, then pro hoops will be no different from those cash-cow agencies that promote self interest above all else.

…Soccer anyone?

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In the lighter side of things: Filipino banger Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao will have WWE superstar Undertaker in his ring entourage as a promotional gimmick for his
upcoming match with Mexican foe Hector Velasquez. Also, Apl_d_Ap of Black Eyed Peas has personally composed a new song for the Pacman entitled “The Champion”. This will be his entrance music as he steps into the squared circle.

The Pacman fever has definitely reached mainstream as he was also invited to throw the ceremonial pitch for Game 3 of the Major League series between the Oakland and LA. Hollywood celebrities and politicians like George W. Bush have preceded Pacquiao and this shows how popular he has become in the US.

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

Mixed Nuts

2005-09-01T18:27:00.000+08:00

Pulitika

“Congress is the venue of choice of our President. It is unfortunate that in her venue of choice, truth has a price. And the price of truth in this house is 79.”

These were the scathing comments of Representative Edmund Reyes during his privilege speech yesterday.

I beg to disagree. In a house of law, you cannot declare truth out of melodrama and personal conviction. No one can handle the truth, nor monopolize it. This is why we have a 79-vote quota that is constitutionally justified. What good is the constitution if every underlying principle within it is violated?

Politics can be very cruel. It feels great to be an Engineer.

Sports

“The FIBA cannot accept POC’s decision to remove one group in favor of another one. As a consequence of our position on this matter, it is impossible for FIBA to entertain your request for affiliation.”
- Patrick Baumann, FIBA Secretary-General

Man, that hit hard. As a longtime basketball fanatic, smoldering controversies such as this is absolutely unwarranted. After winning the Brunei cup last week, Chot Reyes literally begged the powers-that-be to settle their differences once and for all. However, his request seemed to fall on deaf ears. The Cojuangco-led POC maintained its hard line stance while Joey Lina and his miserable BAP continue insisting their inept mandate.

Traditional Politics has no place in sports. One of them must make the supreme sacrifice. Until that moment comes, we can only wait and cling on withered hope.

G i b é

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DJ ENFERNO in Manila!

2005-07-29T20:23:00.000+08:00

Guys, kung may time kayo this coming Wednesday, Aug 3, check it out! DJ ENFERNO of DMC (U.S Champion) will be doing his thing @ EMBASSY SUPER CLUB. Check it out! This DJ is astig! galing sobra! In Japan and in the US, he's well known, like DJ Q-Bert, oh yeah, he's FILIPINO too!

DJ ENFERNO in Manila
Kita kits nalang batchmates!

Ingatz!

OVERSCHEDULED KIDS UNDERCONNECTED FAMILIES THE RESEARCH EVIDENCE

2005-07-26T13:58:00.000+08:00

OVERSCHEDULED KIDS, UNDERCONNECTED FAMILIES: THE RESEARCH EVIDENCE

Prepared by William J. Doherty, Ph.D.
Family Social Science Department
University of Minnesota
bdoherty@che.umn.edu

Changes in Children's and Families' Time
1.     A major decline in the free time of children ages 3-12 between 1981 and 1997. (Findings from national time diary surveys conducted in 1981 and 1997 by the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan.¹    All findings reported below are from this study unless otherwise footnoted.)
o        Free time: 12 hours per week decline in overall free time for children
o        Play time: Decreased by three hours per week (a 25% drop from about 16 hours to about 13 hours for the whole groupless than 9 hours per week for older children).
o        Unstructured outdoor activities: Fell by 50% (includes activities such as walking, hiking or camping)
2.     Decline in family and religious participation time
o        Household conversations: dropped by 100%, which means that in 1997 the average American family spent no time per week when talking as a family was the primary activity. (The 1981 baseline was not high, however.) Overall, children in 1997 averaged about 45 minutes per week in conversation with anyone in the family, when the conversation was the primary activity.
o        Family meal time: declined by nearly an hour per week from 1981-1997, from about 9 hours per week to about 8 hours per week.
o        Family dinners: A 33% decrease over three decades in families who say they have dinner regularly. (This finding is from repeated annual surveys of American families.² ) In a 1995 national poll, only one-third of U.S. families said they "usually have their evening meal together on a daily basis."³
o        Vacations: A 28% decrease over two decades in number of families taking a vacation (from annual surveys of American families).²
o        Religious participation: a decline of 40% in hours per week in children's (ages 3-12) religious participation time from 1981-1997¹ ; and a decline of 24% of high school students with weekly religious attendance (from 40% in 1981 to 31% in 1997, based on annual surveys of high school students⁴ ).
3.     Major increases from 1981-1997 in children's time
o        Structured sports: doubled from 2 hours, 20 minutes per week to 5 hours, 17 minutes per week from 1981-1997. Boys and girls increased equally in structured sports time, but boys spent still spent twice as much time as girls in sports.
o        Passive, spectator leisure (not counting television or other forms of "screen time"): five fold increase from 30 minutes per week to over three hours per week.   This includes watching siblings play structured sports.
o        Studying: increased by almost 50% from 1981-1997.

The Value of Family Time for Children and Youth
o        Meal time: The University of Michigan study of children's time found that more meal time at home was the single strongest predictor of better achievement scores and fewer behavioral problems. Meal time was far more powerful than time spent in school, studying, church, playing sports, and art activities. Results were statistically controlled for age and gender of child, race and ethnicity, education and age of the head of the family, family structure and employment, income, and family size.¹
o        Regular family dinners and teen adjustment: The largest federally funded study of American teenagers found a strong association between regular family meals (five or more dinners per week with a parent) and academic success, psychological adjustment, and lower rates of alcohol use, drug use, early sexual behavior, and suicidal risk. (Results held for both one parent and two parent families and after controlling for social class factors).⁵
o        Regular family dinners and nutritional intake: A medical study of children ages 9-14 found that children who have more regular dinners with their families have more healthful dietary patterns, including more fruits and vegetables, less saturated and trans fat, fewer fried foods and sodas, and more vitamins and other micronutrients. (Findings were based on children's own reports of what they ate in the last 24 hours, and held up after statistical controls for household income, maternal employment, body mass index, physical activity, and other factors.)⁶
o        Teens' concerns: In a 2000 national YMCA poll of a representative sample of American teens, 21% of teens rated "not having enough time together with parents" as their top concern. This tied with educational worries as their chief concern.⁷

STUDY REFERENCES FOR OVERSCHEDULED KIDS, UNDERCONNECTED FAMILIES

1.     Sandra L. Hofferth, "Changes in American Children's Time, 1981-1997." University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, Center Survey, January, 1999. National probability samples of American families with children ages 3-12, using time diary data from 1981 and 1997. Findings on how time use is associated with children's well-being are reported in Hofferth, S. L. (2001). How American Children Spend Their Time. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 63, 295-308.
2.     Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2000.   Putnam reports on the decline in dinners and vacations, using national probability samples of married couple households.
3.     RGA Communications, The 1995 Kentucky Fried Chicken Family Dinner Survey. A national pool that that found that 32.8% of parents say they have dinner together "on a regular basis," 41.3% say they have dinner together "several times a week," 13.6% have it "once a week" and 10.3% several times a month. About 58% have the TV on during dinner.
4.     U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth, 1999." Washington, DC: U.S. Department of HHS. Compilation of national surveys of teens.
5.     Council of Economic Advisers to the President. "Teens and Their Parents in the 21^st Century: An Examination of Trends in Teen Behavior and the Role of Parental Involvement." Report released May, 2000.   Analysis of the Adolescent Health Study, using a national probability sample of adolescents and parents.
6.     Gillman, M.W., Rifas-Shiman, S.L., Frazier, A.L., Rockette, H.R.H., Camargo, C.A., Field, A.E., Berkey, C.S., & Colditz, G.A. (2000). Family dinners and diet quality among older children and adolescents. Archives of Family Medicine, 9,235-240.   A questionnaire using (24 hour recall) that was mailed to children of participants in the ongoing Nurses Health Study II.
7.     Global Strategy Group, Inc., "Talking With Teens: The YMCA Parent and Teen Survey." Final Report, April, 2000. National probability sample of teens who were asked to list their chief concerns. Teens of all ages listed not enough time with their parents as the top concern.

Additional notes:

1. Bonnie Blair is a five time Olympic gold medal champion in Speed Skating and now a Mom and inspirational speaker. She says that dinner isn't just a feeding opportunity, it is the MAIN EVENT!

Bonnie tells us that If she can do only ONE thing for her children, it will be to have a family meal at least five times a week.

2. Research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University consistently finds that the more often children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use illegal drugs.

3. Furthermore a new survey of nearly 5,000 Minnesota teens found that those who shared meals with their families were mentally and emotionally healthier and engaged less often in risky behavior.

4. Of course there are some minor problems: Hectic work schedules, after-school activities and time with school friends often interfere with dinnertime. Or some are hungry at different times, or not everyone is at home at the same time.

If a spouse can't wait for the other to come home, serve them merienda or appetizer.

A mother says, "Sometimes we'd eat without Dad, but save the fruit so we would have something to eat while we were all at the dinner table together. The objective is to provide nutritious meals and take the time to eat together."

Side Trip Tayo!

2005-07-21T13:13:00.000+08:00

The breathtaking Batulao Hills

I simply love this view which is seen from the top of the Caleruega Church in Nasugbu, Batangas. No wonder why Caleruega and Don Bosco are famous for its weddings - Batulao gives the perfect backdrop to a romantic hill-top exchange of vows.

When I'm in deep stress from all the work & anxiety of the big city, Batulao is the getaway I crave for. Sitting on the bench while looking over this majestic rolling hills relieve me of all worries & fears - maybe it's the crosswinds blowing, or just the tranquil effect of its lush greens and the mystic appeal of Batulao's twin peaks.

The name Batulao was derived from an annual phenomenon observed by the locals. From the town of Balayan, also in Batangas, one can see twin mountains to the east that appear quite distant from each other. But the same scene viewed from Batulao is curiously different. The same mountains seem to move closer. More fascinating is the fact that some time between December 22 and 28 every year, when the sun nestles right in between the two peaks. It creates a scene described by natives as "ilaw sa dalawang bato" (light in between two rocks) or "bato sa ilaw" (light in a rock), from which derived the term Batulao.

Going to Batulao can be done any time of the year. From Manila, travel by car or take a bus going to Nasugbu, Batangas. After passing by Tagaytay City and Alfonso in Cavite, some minutes later you will be passing beneath the "Welcome to Nasugbu" marker. A few meters more, make a left turn on the junction entering through the Evercrest golf course. Notice arrow markers pointing to "Caleruega" and "Don Bosco" as the Batulao Hills are best viewed on top of Caleruega, a Dominican community, or inside Don Bosco Spiritual Center, which is a retreat house run by the Salesians.

Hopefully I would catch a glimpse of "bato sa ilaw" the next time I return to Caleruega.

Batchmates, share your travel and side trip stories here at our blogspot!
This article was modified from its original posting at http://ryangillego.blogspot.com/

Political Brouhaha

2005-07-13T14:36:00.000+08:00

Alas… here we go again. Everything seems to be soooo “constitutional” nowadays.

Protest raliies have become a fad lately, and the opposition claims that today’s staging is the loudest and the largest ever assembled… the big daddy of em all, the mother of all rallies, blah blah blah…

But if I may ask: do we really need these? I mean, if a transfer of power does happen: a good tomato with rotten tomatoes will eventually become a rotten tomato right? A basket of fresh apples with a spoiled apple will undoubtedly be spoiled right? Our favorite hangouts will still be there anyway so whats the use? Go to recto, get your plagiarized docs. Go to Quiapo, get your pirated stuff. Go to LTO, get your fixed license. Heck, go to Cubao and get snatched. Such is the state of of our country right now. Corruption is rooted way down into the system that whoever takes the cudgels now and later it would still be hopeless. A change for the worse is the only change sensible given the present circumstances.

If we advocate change– genuine change, let us start with ourselves. Not with rallies, not with protests, but with ourselves.

Only then can we witness a steady recovery, because no amount of government effort is tantamount to a citizen pledging dedication to his country.

Capisce?

Posted by: Gibe

Celebrity Greeter of the Week

2005-07-11T04:46:00.000+08:00

"Ding, ayoko ng bato! Gusto ko itlog ng mga taga-Kumbento!"

- Angel Locsin

Celebrity Greeters of the Week

2005-07-06T10:20:00.000+08:00

"Watch us while we touch, kiss, and lick each other."

- Elisha Cuthbert and Mila Kunis

Traffic and Political Bullcr@p

2005-07-01T17:11:00.000+08:00

I went to a bank in Makati on a lunch break. The usual less than 1 hour ride took me almost 2 hours, no thanks to the traffic jam created by the militants in their street protests against the government.

People are clamoring for change, because they are poor and believe that the government is doing them injustice by not addressing poverty.

Let me get this straight, people go to the streets because they are poor. They did not go to work because they had to go to the streets. Because they did not go to work, they don't earn. Because they don't earn, they become poor. And so the cycle continues.

Let me look at it in another perspective. People go to the streets because they are poor. The peso is in bad shape because of the instability of the government brought by protests. The government/justice system is put into question because the people want to take everything in their own hands, much like in the previous revolts, never mind the due process. Investors shy away from the country because of the poor image of the government. Because there are no investments, people become poor. And so the cycle continues.

C'mon people, let's stop this culture of revolt. We elected representatives to do everything for us, congressmen and senators, so that we can mind our own work, our own businesses. They are all pro-administration you say, and they won't do anything good? Who elected them in the first place but us?

What do you think?

-Allan

Nagbabantang Panganib...?

2005-06-29T23:43:00.000+08:00

Roces to Arroyo: 'You stole the presidency'
June 29, 2005
By Joel Francis Guinto
INQ7.net

FERNANDO Poe Jr.'s widow has accused President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of allegedly stealing the presidency, as she joined calls for Arroyo's resignation and rejected a public apology from the President who has admitted that it was her voice on the wiretapped tapes on alleged election fraud.

At the same time, Susan Roces said she would join mass actions that would press for the ouster of Arroyo whom she accused of allegedly stealing the presidency.
Roces however debunked calls for her to lead the opposition saying she did not want to engage in politicking.

She also disclosed that there were plans to pressure Arroyo but refused to elaborate.

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"The gravest thing you have done is that you stole the presidency, not once but twice," said Roces, referring to the second popular revolt in 2001 that catapulted Arroyo to power and the alleged cheating in the 2004 polls that was said to have prevented Poe from becoming president.

“The most honorable thing for her to do is to resign,” said Roces. “She has done enough damage to this country.”

Speaking in a forceful and angry tone, Roces called Arroyo “arrogant” and “insensitive" ("manhid").

Roces' tirades were in sharp contrast to her earlier calls for sobriety and calm when the wiretapping scandal first broke.

“Mrs. Arroyo, while I watched you apologize, I saw it in your eyes. It did not come from your heart,” said Roces.

“I cannot accept your 'sorry'... You destroyed the trust of your people,” she said.
“You are using the law to serve your interest. Ang sinungaling ay kapatid ng magnanakaw [The liar is the thief's brother],” she said.

When asked if she would join the barrage of anti-government protests on the streets, Roces said: “Kung may magyayaya, depende kung kailan, handa ako [If there is an invitation, it depends when. I'm ready].”

“There are plans, different plans, that I can't reveal right now,” Roces said when asked how Arroyo would be forced to step down.

Roces however rejected proposals for a snap election. “We saw how dirty the last election was.”
She was also lukewarm to another "people power" uprising, saying the last three had failed to solve the country's woes. “It's her countrymen that will decide her fate.”

Roces also rejected the idea of Vice President Noli De Castro taking over should Arroyo step down.

“Sa mga nakikita ko, kahit mali kinakampihan, ano masasagot mo? [From what I see, he continues to defend the President even if she was wrong. What can you say],” said Roces in response to a newsman's question.

Roces refused to comment on First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo's decision to go abroad. “I don't know the history of their romance.”

Roces said the discovery of the alleged wiretapped tapes was an “answered prayer.”

“Heaven has spoken. We have the right to know the truth,” she said.

“The right to vote is sacred. It was handed down to us by our forefathers who paid for it with their own blood,” Roces said.

Arroyo apologized to the nation on Monday over what she said was a "lapse in judgement" in speaking to an elections official during the canvassing for the May 2004 election. She said however that she did not attempt to influence the outcome of the election during the conversation. Reports have identified the man she spoke with as Elections Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano who went into hiding after denying that it was his voice on the tape.

Various groups have called on the President to resign despite her admission.
In the same televised speech on Monday, Arroyo said she would not resign, as she vowed to continue implementing her reforms.

Then vice president Arroyo assumed the presidency in January 2001 after a popular revolt ousted predecessor Joseph Estrada over allegations of massive corruption. She sought a fresh six-year mandate in 2004 but was challenged by Poe, a popular actor whose "underdog" image on films has endeared him to the masses. Moreover, Poe was the best friend of Estrada, himself a former actor before entering politics.

Allegations of cheating in the election have hounded Arroyo since assuming the presidency but the accusations were revived after disclosure of the wiretapped tapes by Arroyo's spokesman Ignacio Bunye.

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Wizard's Seventh Rule

2005-06-24T12:36:00.000+08:00

Life is the future, not the past.

Terry Goodkind puts it, “..The past can teach us, through experience, how to accomplish things in the future, comfort us with cherished memories, and provide the foundation of what has already been accomplished. But only the future holds life. To live in the past is to embrace what is dead. To live life to its fullest, each day must be created anew. As rational, thinking beings, we must use our intellect, not a blind devotion to what has come before, to make rational choices.”

On the NBA Finals

The Spurs won and the Pistons lost the NBA Finals; it has already past so there’s no need to sulk. Learn through experience (a 2 out of 13 three point shooting percentage won’t cut it in the Finals), comfort yourself with cherished memories (hey, they’ve came a long way from a 0-2 standing), and provide the foundation of what has already been accomplished (need more three point shooting practice).

On Jueteng

..”To live in the past is to embrace what is dead.” We, as a nation, have been haunted by the destablizing effects of jueteng, from the time of Cory to the current Arroyo presidency. C’mon people, jueteng is an old issue. As Tulfo puts it, “Why would Arroyo put her hand into the jueteng pie that caused the downfall of the Erap presidency? She’s either too stupid or too arrogant!” We cannot move as a nation if we continue to haunt ourselves with recycled issues such as jueteng.

Let’s pick up the pieces from our past failures, and move on. Anak ng jueteng naman oh!

Posted by: Allan Caluste

DESIDERATA

2005-06-07T17:11:00.000+08:00

nadaanan ko lang... bka kaya nyo pang bigkasin ng ukol sa tinuro
sa 'tin...

DESIDERATA

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

===========
c/o marco pao

Car of the Week: McLaren F1

2005-04-24T09:01:00.000+08:00

The McLaren F1 is probably the most exotic of the exotics, and definitely one of the best looking. Contrary to popular belief, it does not have the top speed of the street legal production cars, sinc the Vector Avtech takes that honor at 249 MPH. However, with an incredible 0-60 time of just 3.4 seconds, it's definitely one of the fastest off the line. There are only a handful of these made each year, which is just as well, since with a price tag of $1,000,000 only a few people in the world can afford it. Currently there are only 7 in the U.S., and Ralph Lauren owns two of them, one of which he is selling. Anyone buyers? Another one is owned by a visitor name Justin and his father, who is an avid collector of exotics and classics, who I would love to becomes friends with! Can I have a ride? :) The most incredible stat about the McLaren F1 is that it accelerates from 0-150 mph in 12.8 seconds, or just slightly longer than the 911 takes to reach 100 mph! The F1 LM, or the Le Mans version, is the racing version of this fine automobile. According to a visitor name Chris, only 5 of these beauties were ever built, and all of them have already been bought, even with a price tag of well over $1M! The year F1 debuted it won every race it entered except for one. The car is made of all carbon fibers and the door swing up and out, similar to the Lamborghini Countach. Definitely the crown jewel of any collection.

Make and Model: McLaren F1
Engine: 6064cc BMW V-12
Compression Ratio: 11:1
Ignition system: Transistorised with 12 individual coils
Induction system: 12 single throttle valves, carbon composite airbox
Valve train: Chain driven double overhead camshafts with continuously variable inlet valve timing
Power (bhp): 627 @7400rpm
Performance (0-60mph): 3.2sec
Top Speed (mph): 231 (maybe faster)
Price Tag: $1,000,000

Causes of Low Sperm Count

2005-04-14T20:39:00.000+08:00

The leading cause of male infertility is low sperm count. Others may be low sperm motility, bad quality sperms, lack of semen. In general, most cases of male infertility are due to low sperm count. There are many biologic and environmental factors that can lead to low sperm count. Here is a list if conditions that may cause low sperm count in men.

Age

The effect of aging on male fertility is not clear, however, evidence is growing that it may be a factor. Fertilization rates are usually over 60% for men under 39 but for those over that age, the rates fell to slightly over half.

Temporary and Lifestyle Causes of Low Sperm Count

Nearly any major physical or mental stress can temporarily reduce sperm count. Some common conditions that lower sperm count, temporarily in nearly all cases, include the following:

Emotional Stress. Stress may interfere with the hormone GnRH and reduce sperm counts.

Sexual Issues. In less than 1% of males with infertility problems, a problem with sexual intercourse or technique will affect fertility.

Impotence, premature ejaculation, or psychologic or relationship problems can contribute to infertility, although these conditions are usually very treatable.

Lubricants used with condoms, including spermicides, oils, and Vaseline, can affect fertility. If you need a sperm friendly lubricant, the choice of many couples trying to get pregnant is Pre-Seed.

Testicular Exposure to Overheating.

Overheating (such as from high fever, saunas, and hot tubs) may temporarily lower sperm count. Work exposure to overheating may even impair fertility.

Substance Abuse

Cocaine or heavy marijuana use appears to temporarily reduce the number and quality of sperm by as much as 50%. Sperm actually have receptors for certain compounds in marijuana that resemble natural substances and which may impair the sperm's ability to swim and may also inhibit their ability to penetrate the egg.

Smoking.

Smoking impairs sperm count, sperm motility, reduces sperm lifespan, and may cause genetic changes that affect the offspring. Additionally, a 1999 study found that men who smoke have lower sex drives and less frequent sex.

Malnutrition and Nutrient Deficiencies.

Deficiencies in certain nutrients, such as vitamin C, selenium, zinc, and folate, may be particular risk factors for low sperm count in such cases.

Obesity.

Some studies, but not all, have found an association between obesity in men and low sperm count.

Bicycling.

The simple reason why bicycling is associated to infertility is because blood cells are said to be damaged due to continues contact of the scrotum and the seat. Especially mountain biking is associated with constant bumps due to rugged terrain. This affects the area from the scrotum to the anus. This sport can affect the cells and the nerves that help erection.

Bicycling has been linked to impotence in men and also may affect the sperm count. Pressure from the bike seat may damage blood vessels and nerves that are responsible for erections. Mountain biking, which involves riding on off-road terrain, exposes the perineum (the region between the scrotum and the anus) to more extreme shocks and vibrations and increases the risk for injuries to the scrotum.

Genetic Factors

Genetic factors are proving to be important contributors to male infertility. Such genetic conditions may be inherited or caused by environmental assaults. Inherited disorders can genetically impair fertility.

Examples include the following:

Cystic fibrosis patients often have missing or obstructed vas deferens (the tubes that carry sperm) and hence a low sperm count.

Klinefelter syndrome patients carry two X and one Y chromosomes (the norm is one X and one Y), which leads to the destruction of the lining of the seminiferous tubules in the testicles during puberty, although most other male physical attributes are unimpaired.

Kartagener syndrome, a rare disorder that is associated with a reversed position of the major organs, also includes immotile cilia (hair-like cells in lungs and sinuses that have a structure similar to the tails of sperm). Germ cells may also be affected by this condition.

Environmental Assaults

Over exposure to environmental assaults (toxins, chemicals, infections) can reduce sperm count either by direct effects on testicular function or on the hormone systems, although the extent of the effect and specific environmental assaults involved are often controversial. Some chemicals that affect sperm production men are : Oxygen-Free Radicals, Estrogen emulation pesticidal chemicals (DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, PCPs, dioxins, and furans ), plastic softening chemicals like Phthalates, hydrocarbons (ethylbenzene, benzene, toluene, and xylene)

When one is exposed to toxins, softening chemicals, DDT it can directly affect the functions of the testicles or the hormone system.

Exposure to Heavy Metals.

Chronic exposure to heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, or arsenic may affect sperm production and most often cause a reduced production in otherwise healthy males. Trace amounts of these metals in semen seem to inhibit the function of enzymes contained in the acrosome, the membrane that covers the head of the sperm.

Also metals like cadmium, arsenic or lead can reduce sperm production in healthy males too. Radiation and x-rays exposure affect cells that rapidly divide. Sperms are very sensitive to these and thus reduce in number. It can take up to 2 years to resume to normal production but sometimes the effect can be so damaging that normalcy is never attainted.

Radiation Treatment.

Radiation treatments and x-rays affect any rapidly dividing cell, so cells that produce sperm are quite sensitive to radiation damage. Cells exposed to significant levels of radiation may take up to two years to resume normal sperm production, and, in severe circumstances, may never recover.

Low Semen Levels

A reduced amount of ejaculated semen (less than 0.5 milliliters per sample) may be caused by a structural abnormality in the tubes transporting the sperm.

Varicocele

A varicocele is a varicose vein in the cord that connects to the testicle. (A varicose vein is one that is abnormally enlarged and twisted.) Varicoceles are found in 15% to 20% of all men and in 25% to 40% of infertile men. It is not clear how they affect fertility, or even if they do at all.

Nevertheless you can always improve sperm count .......................................

Temporary sperm count can reduce by excessive cycling, exposure to heat, insomnia, stress – physical & emotional and ill-fitting briefs. However these temporary reasons have a remedy:

Exercise
Regular exercise helps reduce stress and also gains overall healthiness. But excessive exercise can cause harm. Preferably relaxation exercises wards off all kinds of stress. As estrogen and testosterone levels are related to weight exercise helps you keep the right weight.

Body temperature

Excessive exposures to heat like sauna, hot bath channels to low sperm count. Hence, keep away from heaty articles and also from heavy metals.
Medical aid to improve sperm count

Men with low sperm count are asked to give in a sample of the first drops of ejaculation for artificial insemination. As the first drops are said to contain most of the sperm.

Washing

The IVF/GIFT uses this procedure. The procedure includes the separation of the sperm and the semen. This process isolates the sperm of its proteins and enzymes thus enabling it to enter the fallopian tube in full capacity

Above given were some reasons of low sperm count and ways to overcome it. However, one should keep in mind that a man’s fertility ebbs once he crosses the age of thirty. Hence this should be kept in mind before having children.

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Lifestyle Changes to improve low sperm count

Get regular exercise: While you should avoid vigorous training programs, regular and moderate exercise helps you maintain a healthy body weight, helps control stress, and gives you a healthier overall body.

Perform relaxation exercises: Since infertility and life in general can be stressful, learn to relax. Stress is sometimes responsible for certain infertility problems such as hormonal problems.

Maintain a healthy weight: Not too under or overweight since weight influences estrogen and testosterone levels.

Watch your body temperature: Avoid vigorous exercise, hot tubs, and saunas since they raise the body temperature and may cause changes in ovulation and reduced sperm count.

Check for exposure to heavy metals: Heavy metal toxins may affect ovulation. A hair analysis can determine exposure.

Take age into consideration: A man's fertility begins to decrease after he is thirty so take this into consideration when deciding when to have children.
Medical Help to improve low sperm count

When there is more semen than sperm, getting past the cervix is clearly a problem, since most sperm is in the first few drops of ejaculate. Men with poor sperm volume or viscosity are encouraged to withdraw from the vagina just after ejaculation starts. Or they may withdraw prior to ejaculation, collect their semen, and drop it off to a lab for the artificial insemination procedure.

Filtering - Spun-glass fibers are put into a syringe with the sperm, where the sperm are required to pass through the fibers. In theory, the dead sperm should stick to the filter and not make it through. This is a highly experimental procedure with unconfirmed success rates thus far.

Washing- Washing is a now a standard procedure in any IVF/GIFT-like procedure. The sperm are separated from the semen by being spun in what is called a centrifuge. This removes the proteins and enzymes that protect the sperm's head, enabling it to enter the petri dish or fallopian tube fully capacitated.

Dictionary Words 3

2005-04-14T17:21:00.000+08:00

masa-lamas (v) - nilalamas habang nagpapasalamat

EX.
jorge: pre sabay mo na yung DSL ko ah
ryan: ok pre ako bahala
jorge: masa-lamas pre!
ryan: paguwi ko nalang pre, nasa office pako eh...

mangayri (p) - eto ang mga bagay na pwedeng mangyari kapag ndi sigurado ang mga plano

Bubu (n) - auto correction ng word sa filipino terms

EX.
gibe: Bubu tong word, ino-auto correct yung type ko
edgar: wag kang magalala, type din naman kita eh at hinde kayang i-correct yon.

HAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAA HJAAAAAAAAAAA (v) - bagong style ng pagtawa na ginagamit kapag sang-ayon ka sa naunang tumawa

EX.
emil: hahhahahahahhahahahaVhhahahahaha
noel: HAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAA HJAAAAAAAAAAA

Fuard (n) - (pu-ward) visayan term ng 'forward'

EX.
Jorge: dandy, paki "fuard" naman ng pics ni Arnold lindo, lojaks lang ako
Dandy: cge fuard ko na, yung nakatuwad ba?
Jorge: kahit yung nka tumbling pa. pakizip...

GEORGE (n) – dyordz
JORGE (n) – hor-he

Gibe (n) - ang tawag sa isang taong bloated ang katawan pero maliit ang etits. Dahil maliit ang etits nya, puro kanstaw ang inaabot nya sa pinas.. kaya tuloy nag-aaply sya as immigrant sa canada.

EX.
gay 1: Pare, ayoko na maging Gibe
gay 2: Bakit naman?
gay 1: Ndi ako makakuha ng Papa!!
gay 2: Pakamatay ka na lang
gay 1: (sabay laslas ng pulso) UGGGGHHHHHH...

SPAN fuard (n) - mas malupit na pang filter ng mail sa LTP na ginamit laban kay emil.

EX.
emil: syet!! naka SPAN fuard dito kaya wala ako mail
jorge: dibale magkasama naman tayo sa office eh
emil: oo nga, hinde na natin kailangan pa mag mail kung pwede naman mahimas ng harapan
jorge: sa parking tayo mamaya, sakas ako sa koche mo
emil: sige, basta ako muna chupa sayo!

Sesason (n) - part 3 avi files na di makumpleto ni ian dahil konti
lan sources sa P2P.

jeeney (n) - sinasakyan ni jorge pero hinde nya alam
kung magkano ang ibabayad.

EX.
jorge: Manong sa tabi lang po.
jeeney driver: inamo ka!! bababa ka hinde kapa nagbabayad
jorge: hinde ko kase alam kung magkano bayad sa jeeney nyo kaya 1-2-3 nalang ako. kung gusto nyo chupa nalang?
jeeney driver: yoko! malaki ilong mo eh.

Embed (v) - ikama

Span - (n) Tawag sa mails na nafilter ng LTP, usually galing sa yahoo groups.

waf files - (n) sound files na mahina ang volume pag ginamit sa Win2K

gumagama (v) - kapag may sira ang webcam dahil hinihimas ang etits

EX.
1. Di na gumagama yung camera after ko makipag cybersex, syet!
2. Kausap ko online si Dexter M. kagabi, tapos ngayon hindi na gumagama ang webcam!

cencia (n) = ang hinihingi pag hindi nakadalo sa isang batch gathering

EX.
"Ubos na ang cencia ko dyan kay Jorge."

"poyde mo isole" (adj) - warranty ng gulong kapag taga-bundok yung driver

EX.
Jeric, bumili ako ng gulong pero ikaw na lang driver ko para poyde mo isole pagkatapos kahit gamit na.

Contintal (n) - tawag sa gulong pag over 50,000kms na

EX.
Ayos, Yokohama pala ang gulong mo!" (sabay tingin sa gauge...) "5 kilometers na lang pala, Contintal na yang gulong mo.

istura (n) - kalbong gulong

EX.
Sagwa ng istura ng gulong mo, parang bumbunan ni Cacdac!

japa (n) - lugar kung saan nag-originate ang kompanya ni randy rep

EX.
randy: pre japa yung kompany namin
edgar: ahhh
randy: pero may sideline ako sa mga arabo
edgar: sama ako sa sideline

transpot show (n) Show ng mga paso at iba't ibang lalagyan ng halaman. Meron din grounding kits at hi-tension wires na mura.

ACTUAL BRAIN BENCH TEST RESULTS

2005-04-14T10:46:00.000+08:00

si dandy, 99% sa "basic and advanced sex education" and "how to pickup chicks.... with dicks"
si allan, 98% sa "necrophilia for dummies"
si gibe, 74% sa "basic dietary education"
si edgar 97% sa "how to be an idiot"
si epox, 97% sa "basic and advanced college girls harassment course"
si jorge, 99.9% sa "nose enlargement therapy" & 98% sa "masterbation in the cockpit course"
si nap, 90% sa "how to fail and(then) pass your female students with 'pleasure'"
si vic2x, 40% sa "how to take and send pep squad pictures"
si jeric, 99.9% Sa "jungle survival with clean living"
si ian, 100% sa "how to survive fainting"
si emil, 85% sa "sex while driving.........with a man"
si bunag, 35% sa "how to send UNO MAG pictures"
si bert, 97% sa "How to Kiss a Gay Celebrity (Modular Course on How to Control Pre-Cum on Men)"
si marco, 95% sa "How to photograph beautiful, light & dark-skinned, blonde or black-haired, long-legged, sexy.............men"
si melvin and auther, 100% sa "How to wait patiently for FULL-Length porn" & "How to do advanced mail filtering for Porn"
si randy repuyan, 105% sa "How to be a Caped Crusader (Basic Curriculum on "Being Batman" cousre)

Multiplicity (na ginaya kay Dandy)

2005-04-14T07:52:00.000+08:00

Celebrity Greeters of the Week

2005-04-12T13:11:00.000+08:00

"Kayanin nyo kaya kami? Sa aming apat lang ay mapapagod na kayo, paano pa kaya kung kumpleto na kami? Tara na't simulan na nating ilabas ang mga pawis ng ating mga katawan."

- Sex Bomb Girls

Pope John Paul II (1920 - 2005)

2005-04-03T14:22:00.000+08:00

[Pope John Paul II kneels in prayer at the Basilica of the Annunciation where Christians say the Angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary she would bear Jesus Christ. Photo from Al-Ahram]

Karol Jozef Wojtyla is the only pope I know. He was elected pope the year I was born, 1978. I will forever cherish the moment I saw him and listened to his World Youth Day papal mass in Manila, Philippines last January 10 - 15, 1995. Although I am no longer a Catholic, I still truly love the Pope and consider his life one the greatest examples in history of a life lived for Christ.

In 1986, Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit a Jewish synagogue, a fulfillment of an old Jewish proverb that "the persecution will end when the pope enters a synogogue." He publicly condemned the persecution afflicted on Jews in the past. In May 6, 2001, respectfully removing his shoes, Pope John Paul II became the first pope to enter an Islamic mosque (Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria) when he urged joint forgiveness of the Christians and Muslims. In March 12, 2000, at St. Peter's Basilica, Pope John Paul II made another history by asking the forgiveness of God for the sins committed by leaders and members of the Catholic church throughout the ages including the wrong inflicted on Jews, the women, and the minorities.

I wrote a short poem dedicated to our beloved Pope John Paul II.

"Wadowice Krakow Poland gave thee to the world
Holocaust thou hast witnessed and survived
zilch was thy fear to uphold Christ's teachings
thy life never ceased to show worth and meaning
a leader yet thou served
a vicar yet thou listened
a holy man yet thou kissed the soiled
an authority yet thou followed
good yet thou begged for pardon
righteous yet thou asked for mercy
a pope yet loved the Jews and the Muslims
thy life and legacy liveth in this world
thy soul eternal now lives with the Lord"
- Dandy Abesamis

The US, The Philippines, and Tourism

2005-04-01T15:42:00.000+08:00

US declares: "Americans or any foreigner should NOT travel to the Philippines."

Imagine, if you will, a group of Americans disgruntled with the system, banding together and committing acts which can only be described as pure terrorism. They are paramilitary force that wants to make a statement so they plant a bomb in a government building, killing scores of innocent civilians. They may even cite a distorted sort of religion as justification for their acts.

Impossible scenario? Of course not! It has happened before, on American soil, and it could undoubtedly happen again. My point is this: if a very small group of individuals can kill innocent civilians in the US, similar groups can cause similar carnage anywhere else in the world--in Spain, Japan, Indonesia, or Philippines.

Why then has the US singled out the Philippines, again, as a dangerous place to visit?

The US State Department issued an advisory warning Americans against visiting the Philippines, not just one small part of it like Palawan or Cotabato, but all of it, including places that have never experienced anything remotely resembling a terrorist attack. The mountains of Sagada, the beaches of Batangas, the dive spots of Bohol and Cebu, the beautiful cities of Rizal, Tagaytay, Bacolod, and can I say Boracay, Dakak and El Nido? We could go on and on enumerating all the wonderful places a tourist can visit in the Philippines, and with the hot summer months come the endless fiestas where strangers are treated like family in every barrio or big city where they are held.

It is no secret that the struggling Philippines economy is greatly counting on tourism to save our beloved country. With its decades of friendly ties with the US, the country had been expecting the American tourists to boost the numbers. Instead, what the Philippines got was an advisory for all Americans to stay away because of the possibility of a terrorist attack. How a handful of Abu Sayyaf can endanger an entire country is beyond us. Deep down in our hearts, we know that the Philippines is just as safe as any other Asian tourist destination, and that's without mentioning the world-famous Filipino hospitality.

We could also put a check mark on the Canadians and Australians who issued similar advisories, but they at least limited the "no go" places to Mindanao. Then again, the Mindanao is such a huge island and the Abu Sayyaf hold sway only in one small province at its outer edges. So the Canadian and Australian governments did a great disservice only to generally peaceful Mindanao and its peoples.

Thankfully, the Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and other Asian tourists and their European counterparts are still making their way to the Pearl of the Orient.

Last time I checked, the US and the Philippines were still the strongest of allies. What happened? Is this still an aftermath of Angelo dela Cruz? Kawawa naman ang bansang pinakamamahal ko.

Posted by: Abesamis™

Bakit Mahilig Ang Lalaki Tumingin Sa Boobs At Pwet

2005-03-30T20:21:00.000+08:00

MRT. Bus. Jeep. Mall. Classroom. Office. Bar. Kahit saan ka yata pumunta, makakakita ka ng isa o grupo ng mga lalake na matitigilan at mamamangha sa presence ng isang babae (minsan ex-lalake) na may malaking boobs o magandang hugis ng pwet. May mambabastos, may mapapangiti, may mapapatitig, at ang karamihan ay gagamit ng kanilang "pornographic memory" para magamit pag-uwi sa bahay.
May isa akong nakilalang babae na malaki yung boobs, 36C. Naiinis siya kasi lahat ng kausap niyang lalaki hindi maka-maintain ng eye-to-eye contact. Isa na ako dun sa mga lalaking yon. Dati naman kasama ko yung girlfriend ko. Nag-away kami dahil hindi ko namalayan na nasundan ko pala ng tingin yung isang babaeng mala-Jennifer Lopez ang likod. At nang minsang nakasakay ako sa bus at walang maupuan, hindi ko mapigil lingunin nang lingunin ang cleavage nung isang nakaupo.

Dito ako napatigil at napaisip. Manyak ba ako?

Ano nga ba ang dahilan kung bakit mahilig tumingin ang lalaki sa boobs at pwet ng babae? Tsaka bakit halos lahat ng lalaki, hindi lang ako? Bakit madaming nagpapalaki ng boobs para mapansin lang? Bakit prerequisite ang hugis ng katawan para masabi mong maganda talaga ang isang babae?

Sa paghahanap ng mga kasagutan sa mga tanong na ito, sinubukan kong mag-search sa Google. Maniwala kayo sa akin, mahirap maghanap ng kasagutan sa tanong na "Why men love looking at big breasts" sa internet. Hindi kasagutan ang ibibigay sa yo kundi mga links sa porn sites. Buti na lang may kakilala ako na nagsabi sa kin na tumingin sa "evolutionary psychology". Evolution as in Darwin, Psychology as in Freud.

Ayon sa mga sites at forums na nagdi-discuss ng evolutionary psychology, iisa lang ang direction ng evolution. Ito ay ang pag-maximize ng chances sa survival. Ang lalaki ay pipili ng babae na makakapag-ensure ng survival ng kanyang offspring, at ang babae naman ay pipili ng lalake na makakapagbigay ng magandang genes.

Hindi na ako nagtataka kung bakit ang mga babae ngayon ay tumitingin agad sa CAR-acter at sa PESO-nality ng lalaki. Ito ay rooted sa mga ninuno natin na ang pinakamagaling na lalaki sa isang tribe ay ang pinakamaraming maiuuwing game mula sa hunting nila. Natural na sa babae ang maghanap ng isang "provider".

Gayun din na ang fixation ng lalaki sa malalaking boobs ay rooted daw sa idea na ang mga ito ay makakapagbigay ng "nourishment and sustenance". Kapag malaki ang boobs, mas malaki ang chances ng survival ng offspring. Ang pagtingin naman sa pwet ay natatagpuan din sa ating mga kapatid na primates, specifically ang mga chimpanzees, na kung saan pag "available for sex" ang isang babaeng chimp, inilalapit nya ang kanyang pwet sa head monkey para lamas-lamasin, kurut-kurutin, at amuy-amuyin. Pag nagustuhan ito ng alpha male monkey, doon sila magse-sex. Nakakatawa kung iisipin, pero ang pagtingin ko pala sa boobs at pwet ay bahagi lang ng aking nature as a male. Ika nga ng tatay ni Jim sa American Pie, "it's a perfectly natural thing". Kung totoo ito, bakit masama ang tumingin? Tingin lang naman e. Walang hawak, walang hipo. Tingin lang.

Siguro nga, kultura lang ang nagpabago ng perspective natin sa natural urge na ito. Dahil sa relihiyon, ang pagtingin sa katawan ng babae ay nilagyan ng label na "pagnanasa". Dahil sa media, ang mga artistang babae na maganda ang boobs at pwet ay tinatakan na "sex symbol" o "pantasya ng bayan". At dahil sa marketing, ang liposuction, breast enhancement, at kung anu-ano pang retoke sa katawan ay ginagawa "to enhance the self confidence of a woman". Ang mga revealing na bra, ang mga push-up bra, ang mga binebenta sa TV na breast creams, yung cycling shorts na nage-enhance ng butt cheeks, ay tinatatakan na "personality enhancement apparel/tools". At shempre, ang mga lalaking katulad ko na tumitingin lang ay tinatatakan na "manyak".

Just my 0.02

Celebrity Greeter of the Week

2005-03-28T15:17:00.000+08:00

"What are you staring at?!? Come over here and undress me!"

- Ashlee Simpson
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Feature Car of the Week: "Ferarri Enzo"

2005-03-27T12:44:00.000+08:00

Our feature car of the week is definitely need no introduction. It is also one of the most expensive sports car in the market. A car so exclusive you have to be invited by Ferarri just to have the privilage of buying one. 400 units sold out of the factory for 600,000 USD, now this car has a market value of 2 million USD. Not bad for an investment right? But you must previously owned 3 limited Ferarri models before any one can be invited.

This car is a formula-1 car built for the road. It was designed the same way a formula-1 is, except that it last longer.

Engine: F140 65º V 12
Engine Location: Mid , longitudinally mounted
Configuration: alloy block and head
Displacement: 5.998 liter / 366 cu in
Bore / Stroke: 92.0 mm (3.6 in) / 75.2 mm (3 in)
Compression ratio: 11.2:1
Valvetrain: 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed: Bosch Motronic ME7 Fuel injection
Aspiration: Naturally Aspirated

Drivetrain
Chassis/body: carbon fibre body on carbon fibre monocoque
Front suspension: double wishbones, pushrod dampers
Rear suspension: double wishbones, pushrod dampers
Steering: rack-and-pinion, power assisted
Brakes: ceramic / carbon discs, all-round
Gearbox: Paddle operated 6 speed Sequential
Drive: Rear wheel drive

Performance figures
Power: 660 bhp / 492 KW @ 7800 rpm
Torque: 657 Nm / 485 ft lbs @ 5500 rpm
BHP/Liter: 110 bhp / liter
Power to weight ratio: 0.48 bhp / kg
Top Speed: 350 km/h / 217 mph
0-60 mph Acceleration: 3.3 sec

pacquiao

2005-03-20T15:46:00.000+08:00

My hero, my idol, my country's pride lost to Morales by unanimous decision after 12 rounds of boxing and after losing a lot of blood that came out of his cut above the right eye. But Manny Pacquiao's boxing career is far from over. I know that he will fight again, a rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez is inevitable, a rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera has been long awaited, and a rematch with Erik Morales is very possible to happen. It's a huge loss indeed, but I am confident that Manny will return and prove to the world that you can't always win, but you can come back even bigger!

Feature Car of the Week: "Aston Martin Volante"

2005-03-20T15:42:00.000+08:00

When introduced, the DB7 Vantage Volante was probably the fastest open top Aston Martin ever made. Launched simultaneously with the coupe version at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show, the Volante shares the body, chassis and engine modifications of the closed version. Maximum speed with both the 6 speed manual or 5 speed auto transmissions is limited to 165 mph; the sprint from 60 mph takes just 5.1 seconds.

Original Retail Price (MSRP)$151,800

Engines & Power Volante
Engine 5.9L 420 hp V12
Horsepower 420 @ 6000 RPM
Torque (lb-ft) 400 @ 5000 RPM

Transmissions Volante
5-Speed Automatic Overdrive Opt.
6-Speed Manual OverdriveS td.

Fuel Economy Volante
City (mpg)11
Highway (mpg)18

Comfort & Convenience Volante
Air Conditioning Std.
Power Windows Std.
Power Door Locks Std.
Leather Seats Std.
Power Seats Std.
Max. Seating 4

Entertainment Volante
Cassette Player Std.
CD Player Std.
Nav. System Opt.

Safety Volante
Airbags Driver/Passenger
ABS Brakes Std.
Traction Control Std.
Stability Control

My Review on "Khaos Super Turbo Charger"

2005-03-17T15:24:00.000+08:00

"Khaos Super Turbo Charger" - A Filipino invention that claims that your Gasoline powered car will save from 20~50% on fuel, increase power, and 0% emission when installed.
Retail price for the unit is PHP6,500.00 and distributors are all around the metropolis.

Being an automotive junkie, I just had to find out all about this "revolutionary" product.
Fist of all, KSTC works by bleeding air into the intake manifold whenever the IM vacuum reaches a certain level. This vacuum is the force which sucks fuel from the idle fuel jet of the carburetor. By bleeding air in, the IM vacuum decreases, as well as the fuel flow in the jet. Thus fuel savings, better combustion and more power.

Well, the ideal stoichiometric air fuel ratio for gasoline is 14.7:1 by weight. If the fuel and air is properly mixed and the ratio is 14.7:1, 100% combustion is achieved thus maximum power is harnessed and harmful emission is minimized. In a carburetor engine, the air and fuel mixture is governed by a venturi meter. This uses the Bernouli's principle to achieve a correct air-fuel ratio at any speed. The problem is during idling and low engine speeds, there is not enough air flow to produce a good mixture so the remedy is the Idle jet that will supply extra fuel to compensate. This is driven by the intake manifold vacuum, like I have said before. This produces a very rich air fuel ratio and is not very ideal. KSTC bleeds air to correct the A:F ratio for better combustion.

Effective?

I believe the principle can be applicable ONLY to carburetor equipped engines and early EFI engines with "open loop" system (No Oxygen sensor type). Closed loop fuel management system has an oxygen sensor mounted at the exhaust manifold. When this sensor detects oxygen at the exhaust, the computer thinks that the air fuel mixture is lean and will order the fuel injectors to inject more fuel. This system makes KSTC ineffective.

For carbureted engines, introducing more air into the combustion chamber creates a lean A:F mixture and a lean A:F mixture produces more NOx Gas due which is also harmful to the environment, though carbon monoxide is minimized.

Why do I think this is crap?
The name itself is deceiving. A "Turbo Charger" works by harnessing the energy from the exhaust gas by installing a turbine so as the exhaust gas exits, it will rotate a turbine which is then coupled to an air compressor to compress the air moving into the intake of the engine. This system, instead of normal atmospheric pressure pushing air into the engine, more air can enter the engine so more fuel can be burned so more power is produced. KSTC simply bleeds air in, the generic name for this device is "Air Bleeder". I found a similar product which works the same principle http://turbomizer.com/_wsn/page2.html .
Another claim that makes my criticism hormones jump is when they said "Zero Emissions". Technically this is impossible. What goes in must come out.
One more thing, almost all EFi engines are equipped with an oxygen sensor so this makes KSTC useless to most cars.

Would I recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend this product to old cars. Since old cars are carbureted and have a very fucked up A:F ratio, installing this will greately improve fuel consumption and over-all performance of the car. But it would still be nothing compared to new cars.

This is only my opinion, based on facts that I have gathered regarding this product.
Pero kung ako may 6,500 papa tune up ko nalang sa casa auto ko, then may sukli pa pang bile ng goodies pang pa pogi ng car...

Tonsillectomy and Food Choices

2005-03-14T00:31:00.000+08:00

It's only the second day after my tonsillectomy and it still feels weird not having my tonsils. The procedure was simple and fast; they put me in a very narrow operating table with my head on a donut-shaped pillow, attached some monitors from my head to my ankle and slipped a gas mask on my face. After two deep breaths, I passed out. The next thing I knew, I was already in the recovery room, with other patients, similarly disabled and had undergone an operation, and also in pain. The anaesthesia was about to wear out and the pain is slowly creeping in.

I felt blood in my throat, and I deliberated on swallowing it, or spitting it out. Well, the first option was hard with my throat still numb and sore, so I opted for the second option. I was back in my room after several hours and refused to eat for a day. My throat was still sore and I found it hard to swallow. The day after, I began to eat, starting with ice cream and ending with a chocolate mousse.

Now, this is worth it. Ten days of eating nothing but ice cream, soft cakes, and soup. I delighted on the thought. However, the delight ended when my wife came with a pint of ice cream for me, and a big, juicy hamburger for herself. Suddenly, this didn't turn out right. I realized I cannot eat sinigang, beef steak or pasta for the next 10 days.

Well, eating ice cream is delightful. Eating just it for 10 days is scary. I needed a change in my menu. So here are my choices:

1. Ice cream (plain)
2. Cold soup (cream of mushroom, noodles, but it has to be cold)
3. Soft, cold cakes
4. Really soft lugaw.
5. Vienna sausage (this should be the hardest food that I am allowed to eat)

Any other ideas for food choices anyone?

-Allan

supernatural

2005-03-13T13:23:00.000+08:00

Please take time to read and deeply think about these for these may change the way you live.

Because motion is defined as the proportion of space to time, these concepts are prior to motion, just as the concept of motion itself is prior to force. In other words, the properties of space and time determine the nature of motion and the properties of motion, in turn, determine the nature of force.

The universe consists of time, space, and matter. Several laws of physics prove that the universe is finite in size, and there is an 'end' of it all. Is there an 'edge' at the 'end'? No! At the 'edge' of this universe is the complete non-existence: not void, not vacuum, not space, not nothing; it is the absolute definition of non-existence. We only called it 'vacuum' because this is space that is entirely devoid of matter. There would never be 'space' if 'matter' did not appear. We cannot call it 'nothing' if there was never 'something'. But all of these concepts would never have existed if matter never appeared. There had to be the 'consciousness' that is supernatural to make all these exist. This supernatural is not bound by any of the charts -- vacuum's chart, space's chart, matter's chart -- it has to be more powerful and superior than all the given charts. I'm not even sure if we can grasp this idea.

This supernatural is God, not bound by time, nor space, nor matter, unfathomable, cannot be grasped, all-powerful, and the almighty Creator of the universe!
[send your questions and violent reactions to my email] - Dandy Abesamis
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Feature Car of the Week: TVR Sagaris

2005-03-11T19:35:00.000+08:00

This British sports car is the newest member of the TVR family. Some of you may remember the movie "Swordfish", the TVR Tuscan driven by John Travolta. Well, this is the latest model... Introducing the TVR Sagaris!

Specification:

Engine: 6-cylinder inline alloy engine with 4 valves per cylinder and dry sump lubrication
Capacity: 3996 cc
Max Power: 400 bhp @ 7000 rpm
Max torque: 310 ft.lbs @ 5250 rpm
0 to 60 mph: 3.7 secs
0 to 100 mph: 8.1 secs
Maximum Speed: 195 mph

Suspension: All round Independent - double wishbones and coil over gas dampers assisted by anti-roll bars.

Braking:
Front: 304mm ventilated disc brakes with 4 piston alloy callipers
Rear: 282 mm ventilated disc brakes with single piston sliding callipers

Steering: Power assisted rack and pinion

Wheels and Tyres: 18 inch aluminium alloy wheels

Body Construction: Fiberglass

Gross Vehicular Weight: 1,100 KGs

The significance of PCCians_95 Yahoo Group

2005-03-10T21:49:00.000+08:00

Laugh your way out of a heart attack

LAUGHTER is good for the heart because it prolongs life while depression increases the risk of an early death, according to two new studies.

A good bout of laughter every day provides similar cardiovascular benefits as excercise because it stimulates the bloodflow, said Michael Miller, who headed one research team at the University of Maryland.

On the other hand, depression - or the lack of laughter - is often linked to unhealthy habits such as smoking and drug addiction and increases the risk of death by 44 per cent, said Wein Jiang, who led a study of 1000 heart patients for the University of North Carolina.

Mr Miller said laughter produced a "magnitude of change ... in the endothelium ... similar to the benefit we might see with aerobic activity, but without the aches, pains and muscle tension associated with exercise".

While laughter should not replace excercise, he said, "we do recommend that you try to laugh on a regular basis. Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week, and 15 minutes of laughter on a daily basis is probably good for the vascular system".

Mr Miller told the American College of Cardiology annual conference that he showed excerpts of funny and stressful films to 20 non-smoking, healthy volunteers, equally divided between men and women, whose average age was 33.

Researchers measured changes in blood vessel reactivity as the volunteers watched the movies and noted striking contrasts.

Artery flow in the arms was reduced in 14 of the 20 volunteers following the movie clips that caused mental stress.

In contrast, beneficial blood vessel relaxation increased in 19 of the 20 volunteers after they watched the movie segments that generated laughter.

Overall, average blood flow increased 22 per cent during laughter, and decreased 35 per cent during mental stress.

"The endothelium is the first line in the development of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, so, given the results of our study, it is conceivable that laughing may be important to maintain a healthy endothelium, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease," Mr Miller said.

However, the researcher was unable to explain the physiology of laughter's benefits.

"Does it come from the movement of the diaphragm muscles as you chuckle or guffaw, or does it come from a chemical release triggered by laughter, such as endorphins?

"Perhaps mental stress leads to a breakdown in nitric oxide or inhibits a stimulus to produce nitric oxide that results in vasoconstriction," he said.

On presenting the results of his research, Ms Jiang said the "adverse association of depression and increased long-term mortality was independent of other factors, including age, marriage, cardiac function and the root cause of the heart failure".

"Approximately half of all patients with heart failure will die within five years of diagnosis, and we believe that our study appears to identify a group of these patients who are at a higher risk (44 per cent) for dying," she said.

Ms Jiang was also unable to explain the results of her research theorising instead that "depressed patients tend to make unhealthy lifestyle choices in such areas as diet and smoking".

Both studies, however, appear to show that emotional states can lead to real physiological changes.

In February, US researchers released details of a study which indicated emotional shocks such as the end of a relationship or a surprise party can kill otherwise healthy people. They called it a "broken heart syndrome".

Dictionary Words 2

2005-03-08T17:42:00.000+08:00

kahu - (n) photo na ndi tinanggap sa mirrorproject.com

malao - (n) an island on the coast of indonesia

EX.
Malao mo matuloy. (baka matuloy ka sa indonesia)

nakaliutan - (v) basta bastos; ginagamit kung may naiwanan ka sa loob ng .... pagkatapos mong .......

EX.
Ay footah! nakaliutan ko yung condom!

sumakas - (v) ang pagsakay ng mga taong ndi sanay sumakay sa koche, sa SUV lang
at
koche - (n) sasakyan ng pinapaganda ni emil
EX.
MAN1: pare, ang ganda ng SUV mo ha..
MAN2: oo pre, matagal na to sa aking, 10 yrs na, pero mukhang bago pa rin.
MAN1: sumakas ka namin dito sa koche ko
MAN2: ayoko pre, ndi na ako sanay sumakas sa koche. isa pa, baka chupain mo lang ako sa loob eh.

relasyo = (n) 'relasyong hindi buo, dahil hindi natuloy, o hindi buo
ang pagkalalake'

EX.
Nakipag-relasyo si gibe kay .......

alalang - (v) gamit itong word na ito kung foul na ang message

EX.
hoy hoy hoy... walang ganyanan ng mga ex's. alalang lang sa mga remarks..

hahahaVhahaha = (v.) 'sa sobrang tawa, biglang napautot'

itinulon = (v) tutulungan lulunin ang bahay

EX.
Excuse me for the term... pero tang ina talaga! Kung itinulon na lang nila yun pagpagawa ng mga bahay.

Aging Problems?

2005-03-07T13:08:00.000+08:00

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids?

If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that
you think in fractions.

"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!"

You're never thirty-six and a half.
You're four and a half, going on five!

That's the key.

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back.
You jump to the next number ... or even a few ahead.

"How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!"
You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16!

And then the greatest day of your life. you become 21.
Even the words sound like a ceremony . . YOU BECOME 21.
YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30.
Oooohh .What happened there?
Makes you sound like bad milk.
He TURNED; we had to throw him out.

There's no fun now.
You're just a sour-dumpling.
What's wrong?
What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40.

Whoa!
Put on the brakes .. it's all slipping away.
Before you know it, you REACH 50 . And your dreams are gone.

But wait!!!
You MAKE IT to 60.
You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE IT to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70!
After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle;
you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime.

And it doesn't end there
Into the 90s, you start going backwards ...
"I Was JUST 92."

Then a strange thing happens.
If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again.
"I'm 100 and a half!"

May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Throw out nonessential numbers.
This includes age, weight and height.
Let the doctors worry about them.
That is why you pay "them!"

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning.
Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.
Never let the brain idle.
"An idle mind is the devil's workshop."
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often ... long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen.
Endure, grieve, and move on.
The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves.
Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love ..
whether it's ... family, pets, keepsakes,
music, plants, hobbies, whatever.
Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health.
If it is good, preserve it.
If it is unstable, improve it.
If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips.
Take a trip to the mall .. even to the next county .
to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.
And if you don't send this to at least 8 people .. Who Cares!
But do share this with someone.
We all need to live life to its fullest each day.

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Posted by Emil Ang
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Spending My Last Night with It

2005-03-05T00:36:00.000+08:00

Tonight is the night that I will spend my last with my tonsils. I’ve been planning to part with it since last year.

It’s sad to lose a part of you that you’ve been with since you were born. We’ve been through a lot of things- from every sore throat to every cough, from a multitude of ice cream flavors to gallons of hot coffee. It was there when I uttered my first word; it was there when I said “I do” at the altar.

But I have to let it go. For the past 26 years, it has been fighting a losing battle against bacterias; in the first 12 years of its existence, it has been effective in combating bacterias entering the mouth. Battered and beaten, my tonsils cannot anymore handle the stressful job of meeting every bacterium that comes its way. It fell to tonsillitis many times over; my heart now worried of the dangerous side-effects that its combat loss to bacteria may bring.

Tonight, we’ll sleep together; my enlarged tonsils causing the regular snores, as usual. Tomorrow, when I wake up from the operating room, after the procedure, we may see each other again; me looking at it, inside a small jar.

And from then on, my wife would probably appreciate sleep better, with my enlarged tonsils out, and the silence of the night, in.

Posted by: Allan

Featured Car of the Week

2005-02-28T12:02:00.000+08:00

2005 Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG

Specifications:
MSRP: US$182,820
Engine: AMG-built twin-turbocharged 5,980-cc SOHC 36-valve V-12
Net power: 604 hp @ 5500 rpm
Net torque: 738 lb-ft @ 2,000 - 4,000 rpm
Compression ratio 9.0:1
Fuel and Ignition System: ME 2.8 engine management. Integrated sequential multipoint fuel injection and phased twin-spark ignition includes individual cylinder control of fuel spray, spark timing and phase, and antiknock. Electronic throttle. Two high-energy ignition coils and two spark plugs per cylinder.
Intake System: Twin-turbocharged intercooled
Transmission: AMG enhanced driver-adaptive electronic 5-speed automatic [or 6-speed manual]
* Electronic Stability Program
* Active Body Control
* Smart Key [thief-proof]
* Parktronic [sensors to assist driver in parking]
* Hand-free Surround-sound Centralized Phone System
* Keyless Go [car senses driver with Smart Key and automatically unlocks when driver touches the door, hood, or compartment]
* Distronic Adaptive Cruise Control [senses vehicles ahead]
* Tele Aid [24-hour Assistance Nationwide]
* SIRIUS Satellite Radio [commercial-free, with hundreds of CD-quality stations to choose from]

Celebrity Greeter of the Week

2005-02-28T11:56:00.000+08:00

"Soy tan córneo esta noche. ¿Tu tiene gusto de ser mi esclavo?"

- Eva Mendes

[translation: "I am so horny tonight. Would you like to be my slave?"]

Climax Manila Presents... (Super Embassy Club!)

2005-02-26T05:27:00.000+08:00

This new club is bangin! That's right, EMBASSY Club is HOT 2 def! Now Vbar will have a strong "competition" and most probably it's goin to be a tight one. Embassy Super Club Manila opened it's doors to Manila's "IT" crowd last February 8, 2005 @ The Fort where y'all used to hit when there was still a club that we all call "FAT WILLY's". I guess this one is the second coming of those days, and no doubt The Fort is back on the gimmick map of Manila's finest, loveliest and craziest crowds, add to that, pretty faces too! Finally, a place where everyone can chill, relax, mack (hehe!) and, well, do whatever (positivley ofcourse!). From ballers to models, celebrity hot shots to young proffesionals, car addicts and Hip-Hop heads, this place is the SHIZNIT. I don't have to elaborate more on what this club is all about, but if you wanna know the real deal on this, I guess you know what to do homie! =)

Birthday Tragedy

2005-02-25T11:27:00.000+08:00

Something strange happened on my 26^th Birthday. It was as if the cast of the full moon on my party the night before foretold of something that was about to happen.

Early this morning, February 25^th, my wife received a phone call about the death of one of our employees. Binangungot daw. It was the second time that this happened to the same guy; only, on the first occasion, he was revived and was eventually granted a second chance at life. This time, however, death took him while he was sleeping. It was kind of odd, that we, who sold the casket used by Rico Yan when he died of Bangungot, will find the same in one of our employees.

As if it was enough, a second phone call came as an aftershock. Another one of our employees was hit by a raging car, with a half-asleep driver, along C5. The car hit him with full force that it dragged him several meters from where he was standing ( he was waiting for jeepney at the side of the highway ), and slammed into an acasia tree. He immediately died in the Taguig-Pateros hospital.

Two phone calls, two dead employees. I never thought I’d see this much death since it is something of a commodity where I work: a mortuary-crematory-memorial park.

It is as if one’s birthday is a gentle reminder that we were born to die. Carpe diem.

Posted by: Allan

PCC Homecoming 2005

2005-02-22T15:39:00.000+08:00

Posted by: Marco Paolo

Jeric Valle's Bohol Pics

2005-02-22T15:05:00.000+08:00

- Jeric

How to do clubbin' the right way...

2005-02-22T12:07:00.000+08:00

[taken at Rain, in Las Vegas]

kung meron kang poging "ride", ayos na ayos yan. kahit pa sing-panget ka ni Tado, pag nakita na ng bebot yung ride mo, gu-gwapo bigla ang mukha mo sa mga mata nila. i speak from experience, maniwala kayo. sa payatot kong ito, pag may nakausap ako sa club at niyaya kong lumabas sandali para magpahangin o kung anuman at itinuro ko na ang Lexus IS300 ko, all of a sudden ay very interested na ang mga fotah.
suggestion ko sa attire: dark-colored long sleeves polo, slacks or khaki pants, sports suit (amerikana pero informal), gwapong leather shoes na hindi masyadong makintab. hehehe.
laging tandaan, "karamihan" ng mga babae, lalo na yung mga club-goers ay attracted sa money, fame, and power. kaya sa conversation nyo, isabak mo agad ang matinding trabaho mo. karamihan naman sa inyo ay mga bigatin ang trabaho, pero pabigatin nyo pa. "i'm an engineer in avionics." (naks, totoo yan ha, diba Jorge?) o kaya ay, "i'm a doctor." o kaya ay "i'm a VP in Insurance Brokerage." NAKS! kundi ba naman tumulo ang laway ng mga bitches na yan!
wag na wag kang kakabahan. be confident, feel important, speak intelligently.
wag kang magpa-intimidate. kahit pa top model ang kausap mo, tandaan, tao rin sya at sigurado ako, di hamak na mas matalino, mas maabilidad, at mas masikap ka sa kung sinumang bitch yung kausap mo. syet, kumbento boy ka yata and last time i checked, world class ang batch natin!
kung narinig nyo na dun sa lumang post ko sa blog ko, yung audioblog, tungkol sa "bank receipt". hehehe. ulitin ko lang, dahil garantisado yon, subok na yon! ganito yon eh: kung malaki ang bank account mo, punta ka sa ATM at mag-print ng maraming receipts with your account balance. (we're talking hundreds of thousands of pesoses dito) kung hindi naman ganito kalaki ang account mo, punta ka sa ATM, at magkalkal ka sa basura! hehehe, seryoso to pre...maghanap ka ng resibong may malaking balance! kumuha ka ng at least limang resibo...the more, the better, dahil kakailangan mo ito sa club. itago ang mga resibo sa iyong wallet. pag nasa club ka na, at may nakausap ka nang bebot, pag dumating ang oras na magbibigayan na kayo ng cellphone number, WAG mo basta ibigay lang sa kanya ang number mo para i-input sa cellphonebook nya. gamitin mo ang resibong itinago mo sa wallet mo! isulat mo ang phone number mo sa HARAP ng resibo, kung saan nakasulat ang higanteng bank account balance! kahit wag mo nang kunin ang number nung babae. 80% chance, tatawagan ka ng babaeng ito, that night or the next day...GUARANTEED! =)
sa bar ang perfect place to start conversations, at hindi sa dance floor o sa couches. start out simple like "do you come here often?" o kaya "are you having fun tonight?" o kaya "you look hott, you know that?"
kung trip mong magsayaw o isayaw ang isang natitipuhan mong babae, there's only one rule for that: GO FOR IT! the club scene is hott, everybody's in such a good mood (except for some bitchy supladas, of course) and most are down for fun. bakit ba pumupunta ang mga tao sa club? generally speaking, para sa mga lalake: to meet girls, hoping to "score" with them there or afterwards. para sa mga babae: to have fun. marami ring mga babae ang pumupunta sa club para maka-meet ng lalake, pero generally, they go there to have some fun, that's it. kaya kung fun ka, eh this is your night, dude! you will once in a while experience rejections from some bitch, BUT WHO F*CKIN' CARES, ask another one! wag mong yayayaing magsayaw ang isang babaeng nakaupo lang tapos bigla mong lalapitan at yayayain agad. RED FLAG 'to! natural lang, weird ang magiging reaction nung bebot sa ganon no, para ka namang gago non. yayain mo yung kung sinuman ang nakakausap mo sa bar. kung wala man, pasok ka dance floor mag-isa, the dance floor is full of chicks dancing by themselves...MAGMANMAN KA LANG, makikita mo yon. be a keen observer, at pag na-bullseye mo ang isang bebot na medyo iniwan nung kaibigan nyang bebot din dahil may kasayaw na ito, no need to ask, ibigay mo agad ang kamay mo na parang hinihingi ang kamay nya, habang sumasayaw. again, you will always face rejections, lalo na kung kamukha mo si Sir Dormiendo with the manyak look, pero don't stop there. ang umaayaw ay hindi nagwawagi, at ang nagwawagi ay hindi umaayaw.
sa pagtatanong ng number, ganito ang banat, "you don't mind if i take your number, do you?" sa construction pa lang ng question na to, parang malilito na agad ang bebot na hindi sigurado kung "yes" o "no" ang dapat na isagot nya. hehehe. ito ang maling pagtatanong, "can i get your number?" o kaya "can i call you tomorrow?" MALI, WRONG, HINDI POGI!

enigma

2005-02-22T07:57:00.000+08:00

What am I?

Celebrity Greeter of the Week

2005-02-21T12:48:00.000+08:00

"¡Hola hombres hermosos! Quisiera lamerle uno por uno."

- Sofia Vergara

(translation: "Hello handsome men! I'd like to lick all of you, one by one.")

Featured Car of the Week

2005-02-21T12:25:00.000+08:00

2005 Dodge Viper SRT-10

Specifications:

Engine: 8.3L V10, 20-Valve, OHV, SEFI Engine (fotah...ayus!!!)
Net Power: 500hp @5600rpm
Net Torque: 525lb-ft @4200
Transmission: 6-speed manual, 1 to 4 skip shift and short straw
Miles per gallon (city/hwy): 12/20 MPG
0-60 miles per hour: 3.7 seconds
Axle: Hydra-Lok™ torque-sensing, anti-spin differential
Convertible Top, Manual bi-fold ‘clam shell,’ single centre-latching
Wheels- Front: 18x10-inch polished forged aluminum
Wheels-Rear: 19x13-inch polished forged aluminum
Exhaust: Dual stainless steel with side sill exit
Pedals: Power adjustable
Remote Keyless Entry
Push-Button Starter
Run Flat Tires
**Audible Warnings Include For Key-In-Ignition, Seatbelt Unfastened, Fuel, Oil Temperature, Oil Pressure, Charging System, Coolant Temperature, Headlights On, Interior Lights On, and Check Gauges
**Warning Lights Include Oil Temperature, Coolant Temperature, Charging System, Passenger Airbag Off, Door Ajar, Door Unlocked, Low Tires, Seatbelts Unfastened, Brake System, Decklid Ajar, Turn Signal, High Beam, Foglights, ABS and Check Engine
MSRP: US$81,495

The Maike Experience

2005-02-21T07:58:00.000+08:00

Maike Evers is one of the girl models of Smart's AMP (Addict Mobile Prepaid). She, with Nicole Hernandez, was also featured in UNO Magazine (Feb-Mar 2005 Issue).

Wala lang. Just wanted to share that I had a chance to see her up-close and personal in SM Megamall, Cybercenter, 4th Floor, at the SMART Wireless Center booth.

She was stunning in personal. She wore a printed baby t-shirt and maong cargo pants. But I like her more in the white two-piece bathing suit she wore in UNO mag, that never fails to give me the hard-on.

Boxing Loss

2005-02-19T21:39:00.000+08:00

I just watched a replay of the Dela Hoya-Sturm middleweight championship match via Solar Sports. Sturm played a very scientific boxing; his guard always up and accurate jabs almost landing everytime. Honestly, at the end of the 12th round I thought he won (I have never read about the result of this bout prior to this replay). However, he was no match to Dela Hoya's deadly combination and aggressiveness.

It's also unfortunate that two Filipino boxers suffered the same fate albeit worse. Former world champion Luisito Espinosa, fighting to feed his family, suffered a third round knockout to a younger Cristobal Cruz. At 37, he ought to retire; his former collegues thought so too.

Sharing the same fate is Manny's younger brother Bobby Pacquiao. The same Thai boxer, who Manny floored in the first round during one of his title defenses, took revenge on the younger Pacquiao and stopped the fight in the ninth round with solid body punches. It didn't help that Manny called his brother the day before the bout and gave instructions on his younger brother. Well, it's probably the boxer's conditioning; if he only had his brother's dedication to training, together with the lightning reflexes and punching power, he might as well be the next Pacquiao superstar. Well, probably next time. Last I've read, the Thai boxer is seeking to have a rematch with the older Pacquiao, the reigning Ring Magazine People's Champion. Too bad for him though, he needs to fall in line behind Barrera, JMM, and most probably Morales after the March 19 bout.

-Allan

[NBA] Trade Tracker

2005-02-19T10:05:00.000+08:00

With the Feb. 24 NBA trade deadline fast approaching, it's time to analyze
the dozen players most likely to be packing their bags for the season's
stretch run.

Antoine Walker
Possible suitors: Sixers, Celtics, Pacers
Contract status: final year, $14.6 million
He's a big-time scorer who might help push a team over the top, and he's in
the last year of his contract. The Hawks say they're not necessarily looking
to trade him, but they're going nowhere this season and might decide to make
a move now if they get the right combination of young players and draft
picks. And would they really mind losing a few more games if it improves
their draft standing?

Latrell Sprewell
Possible suitors: Heat, Sixers
Contract status: final year, $14.6 million
The 34-year-old swingman hasn't played all that poorly, but his grumbling
over his contract has been a season-long headache and the T'wolves need to
do something to shake up the team's chemistry. In the last year of his
contract, he could be a tempting short-term piece for a team seeking a
scorer/defender with Finals experience.

Glenn Robinson
Possible suitors: T'wolves, Hawks, Bucks
Contract status: final year, $12.1 million
He hasn't played all season, ostensibly because of ankle problems, but a
team might take him just to clear his salary off the books at the end of the
season. His name has been mentioned in deals with the Hawks (for Walker),
T'wolves (for Sprewell) and Bucks (for Keith Van Horn), but Philadelphia
seems unwilling to give up any of its young players as part of the deal.

Michael Redd
Possible suitors: Nuggets, Cavs
Contract status: final year, $3.0 million
He can opt out of his contract after this season and become a free agent,
and there is speculation the Ohio native has his eyes on the Cavs. If
Milwaukee feels Redd already has made up his mind, it might decide to trade
him now rather than risk losing him for nothing. One reported deal had the
Nuggets offering Nenê in a package for Redd.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Possible suitors: T'wolves, Raptors, Sixers
Contract status: final year, $14.6 million
He's currently out after having undergone elbow surgery, but should be back
soon. At age 28, he is entering his prime. He could help a team seeking to
get over the top this season or be part of a sign-and-trade this summer. The
Blazers love his character, but they already have invested in Zach Randolph
and Darius Miles.

Gary Payton
Possible Suitors: Mavs, T'wolves, Kings, Nuggets
Contract status: final year, $5.4 million
After originally not wanting to play in Boston, he changed his mind and has
become a key contributor for Doc Rivers. Still, the Celtics are in a youth
movement and need to get more playing time for Marcus Banks. Payton wouldn't
mind going to a Western Conference contender, and his contract makes him a
relatively low-risk venture.

Donyell Marshall
Possible suitors: Knicks, Heat, Spurs, Pacers
Contract status: final year, $5.0 million
In some ways he's the hottest commodity on the market, since he's a
versatile big man who can defend inside and shoot from downtown. Meanwhile,
his contract is palatable to just about any team. But the Raptors reportedly
want Jalen Rose included as part of a package deal, and that is a
deal-breaker for many teams.

Jalen Rose
Possible suitors: Heat, T'wolves, Knicks, Pacers
Contract status: two more years (2007), $32.6 million
Despite being benched for stretches this season, he has emerged again of
late as a key weapon for the Raptors. Like Walker, he's a proven scorer who
could help a team get over the top if he were in the right frame of mind.
Unfortunately, his whopper contract makes him too big a risk.

Eddie Jones
Possible suitors: T'wolves, Raptors
Contract status: two more years (2007), $30.6 million
The veteran swingman has been searching for his shot all season, and he and
Shaq reportedly have had differences since their Lakers days. The Heat would
probably trade him for a better shooter, but Jones' contract runs two more
years. One rumor had him going to the Raptors for Marshall and Rose, but it
would require several other players to match up salaries, and Miami
reportedly is unwilling to give up Dorell Wright.

Damon Stoudamire
Possible suitors: Hawks, Raptors
Contract status: final year, $12.5 million
The little lefty has been on fire the past month or so, but the Blazers
could decide to go in rebuilding mode and clear more playing time for
Sebastian Telfair. However, Stoudamire's size makes him a poor fit for many
teams (like the Sixers) so it's difficult to imagine Portland getting equal
value for him right now.

Ron Artest
Possible suitors: Hawks, Kings
Contract status: four years (2009), $29.1 million
The Pacers say they're not looking to trade him, but he can't help them this
season unless NBA Commissioner David Stern lifts his postseason ban. If they
could get a Peja Stojakovic or Walker, as some have speculated, they would
have to consider it. But would any team take a chance that Artest will get
his head straight and be ready to go next season?

Dale Davis
Possible suitors: Hawks, Raptors, Celtics, Sixers
Contract status: final year, $10.1 million
After being stuck on the bench most of the season, the 35-year-old has
played fairly well in spot minutes of late. He could help a team seeking a
rugged interior veteran presence off the bench, and he's low risk since his
contract comes off the books at the end of the year.

Tale of the A380

2005-02-19T09:32:00.000+08:00

Outlined below are some of the features of the new Airbus A380 airplane:

- offers 15-20% lower seat-mile cost
- 10% more range
- new generation engines
- advanced wing ang under carraige design
- engines are quieter than any other aircraft
- generate half noise level at take-off
- 13% lower fuel burn
- starts with a capacity of 555 passenger (commercial planes)

Early operators

Singapore Airlines will be the first A380 operator. It will take delivery of the first four production aircraft in 2006, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofans. London and Sidney will be the first destinations; the aircraft will be equipped "with less than 500 seats in three-class configuration." In 2007, Air France will become the mega-transport's first European operator, in a 538-seat configuration. New York, Montreal, Tokyo and Beijing will be the French carrier's initial destinations. Air France's aircraft will be powered by Engine Alliance GP7200s.

HONDA VTEC INFO

2005-02-18T17:38:00.000+08:00

KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE HONDA ENGINE

VTEC - Variable valve Timing and lift Electronic Control. At low RPM, a VTEC engine uses a normal cam profile to retain a smooth idle, good fuel economy, and good low-end power delivery. The VTEC mechanism engages a high-lift, long-duration "race" cam profile at a set RPM value (i.e., ~5500RPM on the B16A) to increase high-end power delivery.

VTEC-E - Variable valve Timing and lift Electronic Control for Efficiency. This system isn't really VTEC as we know it. At low RPM, the VTEC-E mechanism effectively forces the engine to operate as a 12-valve engine - one of the intake valves does not open fully, thus decreasing fuel consumption. At a set RPM value (i.e., ~2500RPM in the D16Y5), the VTEC-E mechanism engages the 2nd intake valve, effectively resuming operation as a normal 16-valve engine. Note: in a VTEC-E engine, there are no high-RPM performance cam profiles; this engine is supposed to be tuned for fuel economy, right?

VTEC-3 - This is a combination of VTEC and VTEC-E AKA 3-Stage VTEC. From 0 to 2500 RPM, the car runs 12-valve mode allowing a lean burn, decreasing fuel consumption This is the 1st stage. From 2,600 RPM the first vtec solenoid engage so engine now runs 16-valve mode. This is the 2nd stage. Now when you reach 4,600 RPM, the 2nd solenoid enggages and the wild cam (race cam) profile takes effect and this 3rd stage increases the top end power delivery.

VTC - Variable Timing Control. This is a mechanism attached to the end of the intake camshaft only which acts as a continuously variable cam gear - it automatically adjusts the overlap between the intake and exhaust cams, effectively allowing the engine to have the most ideal amount of valve overlap in all RPM ranges. VTC is active at all RPMs.

i-VTEC - intelligent Variable valve Timing and lift Electronic Control. This is a combination of both the VTEC and the VTC technologies - in other words, i-VTEC = VTEC + VTC. Currently, the only engines that use the i-VTEC system are the DOHC K-series engines.

Here are the list of Philippine Domestic Market that have the VTEC technology:

VTEC:
1996-2000 Civic VTI
1999-2000 Civic SIR
1996-2005 Accord Vti / Vti-L / Vti-S
1999-2003 City Type Z Vti

VTEC-3:
2001-2005 Civic Vti / Vti-S

i-VTEC:
2001- up CRV
2005 Civic DOHC 2.0 L

*IMHO:
The civic Vtec-3 has an oustanding fuel efficiency among all other competitors in its class. It has the best of both worlds, the fuel consumption of a small engine car like the corolla XL/XE / Lancer EL/GL / Kia Pride, and also has the power and acceleration of high end 1.6L / 1.8L models like the Corolla Altis / Lancer GLXi Etc. The VTEC-3 technology gives the Civic the 10 to 12 KMs/L city driving and upto 20KMs/L at the highway fuel consumption. And it is also extremely FAST! Vtec allows the engine to breathe better at high speeds extending the power curve approaching the red line.

Foot note
*IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
*Spelling check OK, Pak U Ian!

Posted by: Emil Ang
Pccians_95 Blogger

PCCIANS95 Dictionary

2005-02-18T16:25:00.000+08:00

traffice - pinagsamang word na "trapik" at "office"

- ginagamit pag natrapik ka papsok sa office (e.g. Sir, sorry na-late ako na-traffice ako e.)

trahay - pinagsamang word na "trapik" at "bahay"

- ginagamit pag natrapik ka papa-uwi ng bahay (e.g. Honey, paghanda mo na ako ng hapunan. Napagod ako e. Na-trahay ako sa may bg. ilog.)

ATA - kapag nagmamadali sa paghingi ng mga erotic stories, porn, full-lengths at software.
- tandaan na ito ay CASE-SENSITIVE, iba na ang iyong ipinapahiwatig kung ito ay maliliit na titik
- (e.g. Hoy edgar kababasa mo lang ng part 9 hinihingi mo na agad ang part 10, masyadong kang ATA! )

SOTHBORDER - bagong banda na ang manager ay si Edgar(hinde lang namin alam kung sa korea o taiwan).
- ito ngapala ay tutugtog bago ang homecumming sa PCC

[REVIEW] You Subscribe:RSS

2005-02-17T12:42:00.000+08:00

Just recently, I found a nifty application: the You Subscribe:RSS. Basically, it’s a news aggregator, a software that allows you to read blogs (or webpages that supports syndication) using well-known syndication technologies such as RSS and ATOM.

Imagine this: you have a set of boomarked URLs of your friend’s blog or news sites. In order to read the blog entries, or news articles, you have to visit each site. Lot of work, isn’t it?

With syndication technologies, these sites can share information to other sites, or other applications, without you having to visit the site. This information that they share are called feeds. An application that collects feeds and presents them in an aggregated manner is called a news aggregator.

I used to have a separate news aggregator application. I have tried BottomFeeder and RSS Reader. Both are free and easy to use. However, there is something about the You Subscribe:RSS news aggregator that sets it apart from the rest. It’s the capability to integrate well into Outlook.

The set-up is very straight-forward. You just have to follow the wizard and in a few minutes, you’re all set. Re-start your MS-Outlook and a new toolbar menu appears on top. Click the You subscribe button to begin the configuration.

If you don’t have a feed yet, it boasts of 400 pre-loaded feeds. You can add your own feed by clicking on the add button and entering the feed’s url. For example, to add the PCCians 95 Kumbento Boys blog feed, just enter http://pccians95.blogspot.com/atom.xml and it will automatically update your feeds list.

If you’re a heavy MS Outlook user, you will definitely like this application. It supports all RSS and ATOM feed formats, even gzip compressed feeds! You can even organize the feeds into any Outlook folder of your choice. However, there are several important features that are missing. Most prominent is the inability to support HTTPS. In Google Mail (gmail), using secure http (https), you can add as a feed your Gmail Inbox.

You Subscribe: RSS is definitely a great application, and it’s free! The download version is still in beta (public preview) and there are promising features that’s in store with the official release. One is the ability to search into your Outlook folder for feeds from the most popular search engines and the capability to post to your blog from within Outlook.

Overall, the You Subscribe:RSS news aggregator is an excellent choice for heavy Outlook users. It’s free and intuitive and offers a great deal of promise come official release.

-Allan

Teaching Unselfishness to Your Children

2005-02-16T16:35:00.000+08:00

Family First

Teaching Unselfishness to Your Children

What does it mean to be unselfish and sensitive? In their book, Teaching Your Children Values, by Linda and Richard Eyre, they describe it as, "Becoming more extra-centered and less self-centered. Learning to feel with and for others. Empathy, tolerance, brotherhood. Sensitivity to needs in people and situations."

The authors give the following guidelines in developing these traits and character values in your children:

1. Praise

If you notice your child doing something unselfish, heap praise on them to reward them. Let them know that what they are doing is a good thing.

2. Give Responsibility

A Harvard study showed a correlation between the amount of responsibility children have and their tendency to think of others. The Eyre's caution that a child with no responsibility may become spoiled and begin to lose their sense of caring and concern.

3. Teach by Example and Active Listening

Show children this attitude of empathy in your own actions, by modeling the same behavior and values you want to instill in them. Actively listen to your children by hearing what they have to say, then paraphrasing it back to them so they know you understood it and are concerned with their thoughts and feelings.

4. Say, "I'm Sorry"

If you have made a mistake or were insensitive to your child, let your child know you are sorry for this.

5. Make an Effort to Tell Your Children How the Things They Do Make You Feel

If your children say or do something that hurts your feelings, let them know. And if your children do something good and helpful, let them know that too.

6. Remember that Unselfishness Does Not Come Naturally

According to the authors, becoming unselfish is a process that "takes thinking and practicing and a certain amount of maturity to develop." Do not expect your children to naturally always think of others first or know how to be empathetic to those who are suffering. It is a character virtue that you as a parent must help them learn.

This article is based on the book, Teaching Your Children Values, by Linda and Richard Eyre.

Posted by - Emil Ang Pccian_95 Blogger

1999 COROLLA

2005-02-16T04:37:00.000+08:00

1999 COROLLA

XL -basic model, walang power features 1.3 12 valve. Maganda to bihisan dahil basic model at magaang. pag sinalpakan to ng 4AGE 20 valve engine, lufet na nito. Pero kung stock, pwede na rin kahit mejo underpowered matipid naman sa gas. Low maintenance pa.

XE -parang XL nadagdagan lang ng powersteering at tachometer.

GLi -High end ng mga corolla, all power DOHC 16 vale 1.6L 110 HP pero ang torque mahigit doble ng Civic SIR. Malakas lang sa gas ito lalu na yung automatic.

Overall impression sa corolla, practical. Balance lang ang performance/cost of ownership/price. Di ito high performace car pero dito satin sa pinas ok ito dahil mura at available kahit saan ang OEM parts, conventional pa ang system kaya kahit di mo dalahin sa casa, ok lang dahil madami mekaniko nakaka alam. simple ang suspension kaya magaang at less parts (less parts=less chances of braking down). Mataas din ang resale value kaya magandang investment. Kita mo naman yung XL at XE ginagawang taxi dahil matibay at low maintenance.

Yun nga lang, eversince mahina ang mga seals ng toyota kaya after 5 years, usually kung normal use nasisira na ang valve seals kaya nagiging puti ang usok, nasisira ang nga oil seals kaya dudumi ang garahe mo kaya matakaw sa oil. pero minor lang ang mga yan at kaya gawin ng kahit saang talyer.

Posted by: Emil Ang

In Heart and Soul

2005-02-15T09:31:00.000+08:00

You are invited! Free to mga tol; after the Alumni homecoming sa Feb 19, kung wala pa kayong gimik, suggest you bring a date. Malawak ang damuhan sa Heritage Park, at pwede kayo magpa-gulong-gulong dun, hehehe :) -Allan

Celebrity Greeter of the Week

2005-02-14T17:04:00.000+08:00

"Don't just stare at me and do nothing. C'mon, grab my tits...they're all yours!"

- Jessica Biel

Featured Ride of the Week

2005-02-14T16:17:00.000+08:00

2005 Cadillac Escalade

Specs:
Engine(s): 5.3L or 6.0L V8
Drivetrains: All Wheel Drive; Rear Wheel Drive
Power: 220 kW , 295 HP SAE @ 5,200 rpm; 330 ft lb , 446 Nm @ 4,000 rpm
* 5,328 cc 5.3 liters V 8 front engine with 96 mm bore, 92 mm stroke, 9.5 compression ratio, overhead valve and two valves per cylinder LM7
* 26 gallon main unleaded fuel tank
* 4-wheel ABS
* Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management
* Immobilizer
* Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and torsion springs , beam rear suspension rigid with stabilizer bar and coil springs
* Automatic rear suspension levelling
* Driver power heated partial-painted door mirrors with automatic and automatic operation indicator lights , passenger power heated partial-painted door mirrors with automatic indicator lights
* Electric foldable mirrors
* Trailer towing preparation includes tow hook
* Bose RDS audio system with satellite, CD player, cassette, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer
* Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption, instantaneous fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel
* Internet connection
* Low tire pressure indicator
* Parking distance sensors rear and radar
* Online GPS system
* Voice activating system includes phone and includes internet/e-mail
* much much more!
* Prices:
2005 Base RWD = $52,000
2005 Base AWD = $55,000
2005 ESV AWD = $58,000

Independent Study

2005-02-13T21:59:00.000+08:00

New artists you need to know...

Trip mo ba ang alternative music? Eh ang rock? How about Indie music? Kung dig mo ang ganitong klaseng tunog pre, check out "Independent Study", a weekly column in the Entertainment section of MSNBC.com. It features new and upcoming independent artist in the US as well as features on your favorite and most requested alternative groups. I hope one of these days, a filipino Indie group would be featured in this site, lalo na dahil Filipino ang isa sa mga regular feature writers of Independent Study, my cousin, Mr. Gregory Prerez, which is also MSNBC's website art director :)

This week's feature is THE COMAS - a group which features "a lo-fi approach to breakup songs with a sci-fi twist".

I-ckeck mo na! >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6948503/

Maglakbay

2005-02-07T14:55:00.000+08:00

putang ina! araw-araw na lang bang ganito? paulit-ulit ang lahat... ang

ginagawa mo at ang mga taong nakikita mo! nakakapraning na!
oo..mahal mo ang trabaho mo, oo..kailangan mo ng pera...pero 'tang

ina! bakit hindi mo sabihin sa sarili mo na "trabaho na naman!...pera

lang 'yan!...kailangan ko namang maglimaliw!" Madalas mong maisip

yan pero naglalaon at ok ka na naman sa mga ginagawa mo at

nakakalimutan mo na kailangan mo ng "timeout". Tapos darating na

naman ang mga araw na napakarami ng trabaho mo, hindi ka pa

nakakatapos ng isa ay mayroon nang kasunod. Natapos mo na ay

papaulit pa sa'yo. Ikaw naman ay tamad na tamad at kahit gusto mong

may matapos ay wala kang ginagawa. Ito ay dahil nakalimutan mong

mag-refresh (F5), di sana'y fresh ka sa ganitong mga pagkakataon at

di mo iintindihin ang sangkatutak na problema mo. Kung itinawag mo

lang yung timeout, sana'y hindi ka ganito ka-bored. At ngayon balik na

naman sa isipan mo "ayoko na talaga... kailangan ko ng pahinga!

kailangan ko munang magpakasaya!" ngunit dapat sa pagkakataong ito

ay gawin mo na.

Pa'no kapag di ako pumasok...wala akong sahod! (pera lang 'yan,

aanhin mo yan kung di ka naman masaya) May leave ako, bakit di ko

gamitin? (oo nga..kung di ka ba naman tanga!) Hindi ako papayagang

mag-absent (tang-ina mag-hudas ka sa kumpanya, eh kung hindi ka

pumasok susunduin ka ba sa inyo) Hindi ako papayagan ni Misis/GF

(isama mo pero mas ok talaga kung hindi) Maiiwan si baby (isama mo

rin)

Sarap nito! mga ilang araw na bakasyon...kahit ano pa man ang trip

mo. Pero ang payo ko sa'yo ay MAGLAKBAY ka! magpunta ka sa

magagandang lugar na hindi mo pa nararating. sigurado kapag nandon

ka na parang napunta ka sa ibang mundo at makakalimot ka sa

anumang gumugulo sa isip mo.

Dahil desidido ka na, problema mo na lang ay ang destinasyon.

Simple! alalahanin mo ang mga kwento ng mga kaibigan mo at

kasamahan...siguradong may nabanggit sila na magandang puntahan

na gusto mo ring marating at kung pwede'y samahan ka pa rito. O di

kaya'y magbasa ka ng diyaryo, magazine at maghanap sa internet.

Maraming kwento tungkol sa mga magagandang lugar at kung gaano

kadali ang pumunta dito ang nagkalat sa mga BLOG na tulad nito.

Ngunit para di ka mahirapan... ilan lang ito sa maari mong

pagparausan:

Mountain Climbing (Outdoor, Hiking, Camping etc.) - hindi ito kasing hirap ng inaakala ng marami. ang totoo ay nag-aalok pa ito ng mga di mapapantayang mga karanasan at kaligayahan na mahirap ipaliwanag unless ma-experience mo (parang sex). bukod rito ay maraming actibidades na maari mo ring ma-enjoy tulad ng swimming (sa beach, falls, ilog, bukal at kung ano pa), rock climbing, boating, snorkeling, hunting, recollecting, picture taking at marami pang iba not to mention ang pagpapalakas ng iyong resistensya, paghubog sa iyong hita at binti kasama na ang puwit at ang pagbawas sa iyong timbang. Idagdag mo pa rito ang madidiskubre mong makapigil hiningang kagandahan ng kalikasan at tiyak na mababago ang pagtingin mo sa Pilipinas at sa nature mismo. Lahat ng benepisyong ito ay mapapasa-iyo sa ilandaang piso at kaunting tagas ng pawis. Nag-camping naman siguro kayo kaya alam nyo more or less ang saya lalo na ang bonding sa ganitong pagkakataon. Kung sakali naman na hindi nyo talaga ito trip o hindi na kaya ng katawan nyo huwag nyo ring pilitin...marami pa namang options.

Swimming Beach (ingat lang sa tsunami) - kung mayroon mang makakapagpaginhawa ng iyong kalooban, ito na marahil ang simoy ng karagatan. hindi lang pang-summer ang beach, mas maganda nga kung kokonti ang mga tao ('wag naman rainy season)...mas ma-aapreciate mo ang ganda ng white sand, ang sarap ng simoy ng hangin, ang sunset at ang kagandahan ng iyong kapares.

Fiesta hopping - kung may nagyaya sa'yo na mamiesta lalo na sa probinsiya sumama ka agad. sigurado ko mag-eenjoy ka! mabwisit ka man tiyak kong pagtatawanan mo na lang iyon pagdating ng panahon kapag naaalala mo. dahil sa piyesta makikita mo ang ibat-ibang klase ng tao tapos matitikman mo pa ang ibat-ibang klase ng puta este putahe pala. sa bawat piyesta o kahit man lang probinsiya na narating mo makikita mo ang asal ng mga tao doon(negative man o positive) at dapat ay may matutunan ka rito. siguraduhin mo lang na hindi mga aswang yung nagpapakain sa'yo kundi yari ka.

Kung napili mong maglakbay sa iyong timeout sa trabaho ay iyan ang mga payo kong gawin mo. Ohh! Ano pang hinihintay mo? Tara na! Biyahe tayo!

Reminder: Kalimutan mo na ang ibang bagay...'Wag lang ang CAMERA!

A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent (which i cannot deny myself to be without being impious) will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place...

- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term'

PC Games

2005-01-30T15:21:00.000+08:00

"These are the PC games that drive me nuts nowadays. One should wonder do I still have time for sex? Hehehe. More time than my parents would know." - Dandy

1. Half-Life 2

(watch the trailer)

Defining a new benchmark in gaming with startling realism and responsiveness, HL2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him.

"The best game ever made." - PC Gamer
"Nothing will ever be the same." - Game Informer

2. The Battle for Middle-Earth

(watch the extended preview, with movie & commentary)

Join the unforgettable heroes and creatures from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy in the epic struggle for Middle-Earth. Choose your side and re-imagine the epic battles and greatest moments from all three films. From Ents to Trolls, Gondor to Mordor, the fate of the living, breathing Middle-Earth is in your hands.

Control legendary heroes from the film trilogy and earn experience and rank for them on the battlefield. Challenge fellow rulers online in multiplayer battles.

"A glorious cinematic RTS game that matches the epic scale of the movies." - PC Gamer

3. Aliens vs Predator 2

(watch the trailer)

Become one of the three deadly species: the vicious Alien, stealthy Predator, or combat-hardened Marine. Wage epic multiplayer battles via LAN or the internet across 10 unique game types including Deathmatch, Hunt, and Evac. Raise your heart rate with 30 intense single-player missions, each woven together to make one frightening story.

2001's "Best Action Game of the Year." and "Best Multiplayer Game of the Year." - Computer Gaming World

Celebrity Greeter of the Week

2005-01-30T14:55:00.000+08:00

"Alam kong may pagnanasa kayo sa akin. Halika, damhin ang aking basang katawan. Don't be shy, I don't bite. Well, actually.....I do bite sometimes."

- Cindy Kurleto

Featured Car of the Week

2005-01-30T14:13:00.000+08:00

2004 Honda S2000

Specifications:
Engine Type: VTEC 4 Cyl
Displacement: 2.2L / 2200 cc
Horsepower: 240 bhp @ 7800 rpm
Torque: 162 lb-ft @ 6500 rpm
Redline: 8200 rpm
Weight: 2535 lbs
Acceleration 0-62 mph: 6 seconds
Top Speed: 150 mph
Base Price: US$32,500 (last update 12/30/2004)

TULA NG GINEBRA...PARA SA SMB..

2005-01-29T13:51:00.000+08:00

"KUYA.." kuya..pasensiya na..naisahan kita..
malaki na ako e..matigas na ang mga buto..
hindi katulad noon na kinakaya-kaya mo lang ako..
dahil hilaw pa ako..at takot sa'yo..

hindi lamang 'yon kuya..
pakiramdam ko noon..ikaw ang paborito ni inay..
ako na nga ang mas bata..ako pa ang nagbibigay..
inisip ko noon..kung hanggang kailan ito tatagal..

nandito na ako kuya..tinatapos ko muna..
ang iyong pamamayagpag.. kuya, ako muna..
tutal..dalawang beses kang binigo..ng aking makakaharap..
sa pagsusumikap ko..igaganti na rin kita..

kasabay ng aking sariling pagpupunyagi..
dadamhin ko uli..maging isang hari..
salamat sa mga pasakit na ibinigay mo kuya..
na sa aki'y nagpalakas, nagpatalino, at nagpatapang.
kaya magmula ngayon kuya...
ikaw na lang ang laging AASA

Tips for Shooting Better Videos

2005-01-27T11:23:00.000+08:00

The Panasonic MiniDV PV-DV203 was my first camcorder. This unit works well for starters, but I don’t recommend buying one. I had problems with the tape head and now, my camcorder is intermittent. Anyway, days had passed and I learned how to interface my camcorder with my PC (using Adobe Premiere 6.5).

But before I took my passion in video capturing and editing into the next level, I made it a point that I learn the basics first.

Just want to share some tips I found in the Internet for shooting better videos. Hope these helps.

1. Use the Rule of Thirds for Well-Composed Shots
To get a better picture every time, use the Rule of Thirds. Mentally divide up your viewfinder's image like a tic-tac-toe board. Divide the picture into 3 equal parts vertically and horizontally. The most significant part of the picture should be where the lines intersect - you have four choices - top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right. See the far right picture, I chose a top-left framing.

(this tip comes with a picture to further explain it, kaso ndi ako marunong mag-upload. Hingin nyo na lang sa akin kung gusto nyo)

2. Look Out for the Light
Shoot away from windows and other forms of intense background light. If the background light is minimal, use your camera's backlight feature. The backlight feature allows your camera to compensate for overly bright light - it does not add in background light as many people may think.

3. Use Zoom-in and Zoom-out Features Sparingly
Fast zoom-in and zoom-outs are rarely used on network TV. The next time you shoot, try not to use the zoom feature once and see how much better the footage is.

4. Keep it Steady
Another mark of a bad videographer is shaky video images. Correct this by using a tripod whenever you can. If no tripod is available, look for fixed objects that you can lean on (or lean the camera on), that add stability to the camera's movements.

5. Make the Beginning the End
When you are shooting a video, make it fun and make it a story whenever you can. Often times in movies, we see a setting shot that is repeated at the end of the movie as a cap-off. This often works well in any video. Picture a baseball game. Setting Shot - Red Sox Logo, Picture of the Red Sox mascot running around like a madman, the game, shots of the mascot, Red Sox logo, the end. It sounds simplistic, but can be integrated into any video whether it is a home movie, wedding video, or other event.

6. Keep It Short
When you're trying to capture the attention of an audience, it's often easier to give them a lot of short video clips instead of attempt to appeal to their artsy side with long, drawn out shots of over 2 minutes long apiece. Shots of 5–10 seconds duration often work very well.

7. Mix It Up
When shooting video, get plenty of A-roll (the main event) and B-roll footage (other shots). If it were a child's football game, you might get the action (the A-roll footage) and also get some B-roll shots of the cheerleaders, the crowd, the coaching staff, and the child before and after the game.

8. Tell Us Where You Are
If this is a travel video, take some "establishing shots," which is are wide shots of a sign, natural monument, historical reference, or any indication showing where you are in the video. A shot of the Eiffel Tower says to the audience, "we're not in Kansas anymore."

9. Use Many Angles
Shoot your subjects from all angles — move around the subject, shoot from below and from the top. When you shoot from below it makes the subject seem larger than life (try this with a small child). When you shoot from above, it shows the person or subject as inferior.

10. Try Visual Surprises
Try shooting into mirrors or from a high viewpoint or put movement into your material by shooting from glass elevators or from moving escalators. This can make for a very fun and exciting video.

Happy shooting!!

Windows 2000 and Hyperthreading

2005-01-27T10:44:00.000+08:00

I just bought two computer units for use with the latest software from Autodesk: P4 3.0 Ghz with hyperthreading, 512MB RAM, 2x80GB HDD and 19” monitors. On the day of delivery, I got too excited to try on the latest machines, and promptly installed my favorite network OS: Windows 2000 with SP4 slipstreamed. Unfortunately, I only went as far as the setup screen. Maybe, I thought, the first PC was defective so I’ll just try and install Windows 2000 in the second PC and have the other one returned the next day. So I went with the installation and lo and behold, the same problem occurred.

Windows 2000 and Hyperthreading

The problem lies in the way Windows 2000 handles the effects of Hyperthreading (HT). With Intel’s hyperthreading, one (1) P4 processor will be reported as two (2) logical processors. This way, multi-threaded applications can execute in parallel with two logical processors, thus cutting the processing time time significantly. Windows 2000 does not differentiate between logical and physical processors. And while Windows 2000 supports multiple processors, it cannot handle effectively the logical processor as a result of hyperthreading. In Windows 2000 Server, the additional logical processor eats up CPU license. On a Windows 2000 server that is capable of using four (4) processors, only two (2) HT processors can be used (2 physical CPU = 4 logical CPUs). Thus, to be able to fully utilize four (4) HT processors, you need to install Windows 2000 Advanced Server which can handle 8 CPUs!

According to Intel, only Microsoft XP (Pro and Home) and and subsequent MS Operating Systems can fully utilize the HT technology. Computers running Windows 2000 (all versions), Windows NT 4.0, ME, 98 (SE) must disable the hyperthreading feature in the System bios.

Well, that s*cked because almost all of my workstations are running Windows 2000 Pro (SP4). The only Windows XP installations that I have in the network are from our boss’s laptops which came with the pre-installed OS. Second, I expected more from Microsoft. With their almost unlimited supply of cash, not to mention nerd employees, they were not able to anticipate the next generation of processors. In comparison, there are four (4) Linux OS’ that are eligible to carry the HT logo. These are the Red Hat 9, SuSE 8.2, Red Flag 4 and COSIX 4. Great work for Open Source J

Posted by: Allan

Mirror sites (Wisdom of the Jabberwocky)

http://spaces.msn.com/members/itguy

http://itguy.blogspot.com

Staggering Numbers!!!

2005-01-26T14:18:00.000+08:00

US$7,620,452,905,081.11 - U.S. National Debt as of this moment (that is US$2.05 billion per day)
approximately 1 out of 2 marriages end in divorce or separation
more than 3,000,000 - deaths from the world's deadliest known natural disaster in history -- the massive flooding in Yangtze River in China in 1931 -- due to flooding and starvation
more than US$900,000,000 - total paid by the Catholic Church in settlements for sexual abuse, harassments, and similar lawsuits
550,000,000 - number of users of the World Wide Web
1:10^120 (or 1 followed by 120 zeros) - the maximum deviation from the cogent values that would either stop the universe from existing now for not having matter or be inapt for any form of life to exist. The value of the Cosmological Constant exactly makes up for the lack of matter in the universe. Big Bang is false.....otherwise, prove that this can happen by chance
62,000,000 - worst genocide of all-time, in USSR, under Lenin, Stalin, and their successors
2,300,000 - Egypt's Great Pyramid's number of stone blocks weighing from 2 to 30 tons each and some weighing as much as 70 tons
4,000 chemicals and 200 known poisons - in a single tobacco/cigarette stick
US$27,000,000 - Shaquille O'Neal's current salary, the highest-paid NBA player
US$46,600,000,000 - Microsoft's William Gates III (better known as Bill Gates)'s net worth, the wealthiest man in the world
646 - number of men in the world record gangbang in one day, by Klaudia Figura
101 - number of men in the world record "anal" gangbang in one day, by Victoria Givens
3,500,000 - number of people who attended the largest concert ever (free) at the Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on New Year December 31, 1994. Who performed? You may have never guessed it: Rod Stewart.
US$1,700,000,000 - the most expensive divorce settlement in history. Rupert Murdoch, one of the richest in the world with his worldwide media empire, let his then ex-wife Anna to leave with this enormous amount of his assets. This is why marriage is not so great, unless a man is definitely sure that the marriage will last for a lifetime. A friendly reminder: absolutely NO ONE can be definitely sure.
94.3% - percentage of the worldwide terrorist organizations/groups who are Islamic or Muslim. Why? Read the Qur'an and study Muhammad's life.
US$17,000,000,000 - how much Americans and Europeans spend on pet food each year. That's not including medical, care, accessories, etc. Just unbelievable! We Pinoys and some other Asians? Yeah, we eat them!
39,400,000 - estimated number of people in the world who are infected with HIV/AIDS as of December 2004
70% - percentage of people in Somalia making Php27.02 a day
16 years old - age of Dandy when he lost his virginity
more than Php100,000 - potential fund of PCCians '95 in one year (hindi ko babanggitin kung saan manggagaling, alam nyo na yon)

Featured Car of the Week

2005-01-24T03:23:00.000+08:00

2005 Ford Mustang GT

Specifications:
Engine Type: V8
Displacement cu in (cc): 281 (4606)
Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 300(221) / 5750
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 320(434) / 4500
Redline at RPM: 6250
Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/vented disc
Tires F-R: 235/55 ZR17
Weight lb (kg): 3483 (1582)
Acceleration 0-62 mph: 5.2 seconds
Top Speed mph (km/h): 149 (240)
Base price: $26,330 (last update: 1/3/2004)

Celebrity Greeter of the Week

2005-01-22T15:32:00.000+08:00

"Hello boys! Aragorn and Legolas cannot satisfy me, so I ask any of you to please come to me and give it a try. Yeah baby...come to me."

- Liv Tyler

CLOSE RELATIVES (chapter 1)

2005-01-20T09:21:00.000+08:00

Chapter 1

Naka ngiti sya sa akin, na para bang ng aasar. Pinagpapawisan ako ng malamig gayong mainit naman ang aking pakiramdam. "Sige Ate Anna! salsalin mo, malapit nakong labasan!". Unti- unting bumilis ang pag himas nya saking sandata, sumasabay na rin ang aking katawan sa bawat galaw ng kanyang kamay. Tumingin sya sa aking ibaba, sa matigas na bagay na kanyang hawak. "Gusto mo ba ang ginagawa ko" ang malambing na sabi ni Ate Anna, "Oo Ate Anna, sige pa bilisan mo pa, malapit na akong labasss.."sabay taas ng pwet ko, hinahabol ang kanyang kamay. Carlo! carlo!, bangon na at mahuhuli ka na naman!. Gulat akong napadilat, at unti-unti naaninag ang tumatawag sa aking pangalan, "Mommy ano ba..". "Mag se-seven na, male-late ka naman sa school" ang inis na sabi ni Mommy. "Mommy naman bakit bigla-bigla kang pumapasok sa room ko, di ka man lang kumakatok" ang pamaktol kong sabi, "Kanina pa kaya ako kumakatok, di ka naman bumabangon, sige na tayo na at mag shower ka na, nakahanda na ang almusal" sabay talikod ni Mommy at lumabas ng kwarto, ayoko pa sang tumayo pero alam kong babalik si Mommy kung di pako babangon, padabog akong dumeretso sa sarili kong banyo, at nag shower, doon ko narin tatapusin ang nabitin kong panaginip. Ilang araw ko ng napapanaginipan iyon, marahil dahil na rin sa kapapanood namin ng x-rated vhs ng aking mga kaklase. Si Ate Anna, ang tagpong iyon ang ngyari nun grade 3 or grade 4 palamang ako, diko na masyadong matandaan. Ang natatandaan ko lang, si Ate Anna ay high skul na non, 2nd or 3rd year, maputi at cute ang pagkaka-aalaala ko, di ko alam kung sexy sya o hindi, di pa naman kse ako ganon ka conscious sa katawan ng mga babae, nakatira sila sa tabing apartment na pinuupahan ni Mommy, minsan niyaya nya akong maglaro sa bahay nila, dinala nya akong sa kanyang kwarto, di ko masyadong matandaan ang detalye, basta namamalayan ko lang nasa kama nya kami, habang tinatakip ang kumot, binababa nya ang short ko ang hinihimas nya ang aking ari, habang tinititigan nya ako. Di ko maintindihan non ang kanyang ginagawa, at wala akong masabi at wala rin siyang sinasabi di tulad nag napapanaginipan ko, pero nasasarapan ako, at pag nagsawa sya, tatayo sya at sasabihin nyang "Sige na magbihis kana at baba na tyo". Ganon lang ang ngyayari, naiiwan akong parang bitin at masakit ang pusod na parang naiihi. Mga ilang beses pang ngyari yon at minsan pag uwi ko galing school ay nakita ko na lamang na naghahakot sila ng gamit at lilipat nasa bahay na nabili nila sa bandang Las Piñas daw. Medyo nalungkot ako. Mga ilang buwan pa ang lumipas at natuto narin akong paligayahin ang aking sarili sa pamamagitan ng pag sasalsal. Doon ko naiintindihan kung bakit parang bitin at naiihi ako tuwing tumitigil si Ate Anna. Kung ngayon ko lang kasama at kapitbahay si Ate Anna, siguro ako na ang madalas mag yaya na maglaro kami, medyo may alam narin naman ako dahil nga sa mga vhs na napapanood ko. Sayang. Kaya siguro ganon na lamang ang aking panaginip, nag re-reflect yun mga gustong kong gawin at sabihin na diko nagawa. "Carlo! bilisan mo na nga dyan, late ka na!" narinig kong sigaw ni mommy, na nagmumula sa ibaba. Dagli dagli akong nag concentrate at nagsalsal habang iniisip si Ate Anna, mas grabe ngayon ang iniimagine kong ginagawa namin, ng labasan ay mabilis na nagshower at nagbihis ng uniform.Pagbaba ko mabilis akong nag almusal at umalis. Sa sampaloc kami nakatira, apat na apartment na magkakasunod ang pagaari nila Mommy na puro may dalawang palapag, ang isa ay tinitirhan namin, at ang tatlo ay pinapaupahan. Dalawa ang kwarto sa itaas na parehas may sarilang banyo, may isa pang banyo sa iba at isang pang kwarto tinutulugan ni Manang Inday, kasama namin sa bahay. Si Daddy ay nasa US, umuuwi sya dito tatlo hanggang limang beses sa loob ng isang taon, nagtatagal sya dito sa ng mga ilang linggo hanggang isang buwan at babalik na ulit sa states. May business sya don na hindi ko alam kung ano. Malapit sa bahay namin ang isang sikat na catholic school na pinapasukan ko, nilalakad ko lamang. Nasa second year high school na ako noon. Ewan ko ba kung bakit kailangan pumasok pa kami gayong malapit na ang summer vacation, wala na naman kaming ginagawa at panay ang half day ng school kse graduation practice ng mga fourth year student. Ayos lang naman kse pag half day ang klase may oras kami ng mga klasmate ko na manood ng x-rated vhs, madalas sa bahay nila Robert na palaging may sponsor ng tape na pag aari ng kanyang kuya.Sa edad na 14, average height, kayumanggi at matangos na ilong na namana ko sa aking Daddy. Magandang mata na mahaba ang kilay, biloy sa magkabilang pisngi at pantay na ngipin na nakuha ko sa aking Mommy. Di naman masasabing gwapo, cute lang siguro. Ako yun tipo na pag pinagmasdan mo ang mukha ay walang kamuwang muwang at walang gagawing masama, di lang ni alam, sa loob ng isipan ko nagsisimula ng sumibol ang libog na tulad na dinadaan ng mga teenager na lalaki. Madalas akong batiin ng aking mga kaklaseng babae, nakadalasan ay may kasamang kurot sa pisngi, madalas din akong tuksuhin ng mga barkada ko dahil sa madalas kong pagtanggap ng mga letters at small things na gift at kung ano-ano pa sa mga klasmeyt naming babae. Kaya naman naging kainis inis sakin ang mga yon. Kaya siguro naging kimi ako at medyo mahiyain ako. Ayaw ko kse na maging sentro ng tuksuhan. Madalas tuloy napapag kamalan akong isnabero. Half day na naman ang klase, diretso kami sa bahay nila Robert. Anim kaming magka-kaklase na madalas na magkasama. At doon sa bahay nila Rorbert manonood kami ng bold movies.Pag uwi sa bahay, nadatnan ko si Manang Inday, "Andyan ka na pala, may handa na akong meryenda andyan sa kusina. "Mamaya na lang ako kakain Manang" ang sabi ko habang nasa pangalawang hagdan na ako ng bahay at madaling dumeretso sa aking kwarto. Wala pa si Mommy, Doctor siya sa isang public hospital mamayang gabi pa ang kanyang uwi. Pagpasok ko, hubad na agad ako ng uniform, kuniha ko ang bold magazine sa aking cabinet at habang tinitigan ang mga babaing amerikana na hubut hubad ay nagsasalsal ako, iniisip ko rin ang mga napanood namin kanina. Gaya ng dati mag aalas nuwebe na dumating si Mommy, sinabayan ko sya sa pagkain, konting kwentuhan tungkol sa hospital at sa eskwela, nood ng tv, at tapos na ang gabi. Aakyat na kami sa kanya kanyang kwarto para matulog, syempre mag sasalsal muna ako bago matulog."Carlo! Carlo!, kanina pako kumakatok, gising na at ihanda mo na ang gamit mo...". "Mommy naman, diba sabi ko kagabi wala na kaming pasok ngayon bakit ang aga mo naman mang gising" sabay takip ng kumot sa aking ulo. "Alam ko, kaya nga pinahahanda ko na ang gamit mo, bakasyon mo na. Kaya nga nag off muna ako sa hospital para maihatid na kita sa Bulacan". Bilisan mo para di tyo matrapik" tumalikod na si Mommy at bumaba. Oo nga pala. Summer vacation na at gaya ng dati, hahatid ako ni Mommy sa Bulacan, para dun mag bakasyon. Ilang beses na akong nakipag talo kay Mommy sa pagbabakasyon ko sa Bulacan. Di naman sa ayoko kong magbakasyon dun, pero marami kse akong ma mimiss dito sa manila, tulad na lang ng mga tapes ni Robert. Pero si Mommy parin ang mananaig, sasabihin nya na "Maganda parin ang mga values ng mga tao sa probinsya na matututunan mo, at para narin hindi kayo maging estranghero ng Tita Malou mo at mga pinsan, mabuti na close kayo, sila na lang ang kamag-anak natin, at sinabi ko na rin sa Tita mo na simulan ka ng turuan kung papano tumatakbo ang rice mill natin, kayo lang magpipinsan ang maaasahan namin, lalo ka na ikaw, ikaw lang ang lalaki, kayo rin naman makikinabang non." Ngayong byahe namin sa probinsya di na ko nagtanong pa, alam ko na naman ang sagot. Nag-enjoy na lang ako sa tanawin na nakikita ko sa daan, sa taon-taon na nagdaan, nasaksihan ko ang paunti unting pagbago ng kapaligiran. Friday ngayon, medyo matrapik sa Hi-way marami na rin kseng umuuwi sa probinsya dahil summer. Nakatulog ako.Nagising ako sa pagbukas ng malaking gate sa harap ng kotse, dahan dahan kaming pumasok habang binubuksan ni Mommy ang bintana ng kotse, "Magandang umaga Ka Pido, kamusta po kayo?" ang bati ni Mommy". "Mabuti naman" ngumit si Mang Pido na mga tantya ko ay nasa early fifty na. Malaki ang lote ng ancestral house nila Mommy. Bago ka makarating sa bahay madadaan mo ang maraming halaman at puno. Dalawa ang bahay na naroon, isa ang bahay na malaki na dalawang palapag na gawa sa bato, lima ang kwarto sa itaas at dalawa sa baba, may swimming pool sa likod, na dating tinitirahan ng aking Lolo at Lola, namatay sila sa isang ambush ng tumatakbo si Lolo bilang re- electionist sa isa sa mataas na posisyonng lokal sa probinsya . Sa malaking bahay nakatira sila Tita Malou at aking mga pinsan. Ang isang bahay na yari sa kahoy ay tinutuluyan ng mga tagasilbi nila kasama na si Mang Pido at ang kanyang pamilya. Maraming tagasilbi sila sa Bulacan dahil nga pag aari nila ang pinakamalaking rice mill sa probinsya. "Hello Kuya Carlo" ang bati sakin ni Nette, short for Marinette. Eleven years old si Minette bunsong anak ni Tita Malou. "Napasarap ang tulog ko, andito na pala kami", tumingin ako sa relo ko at 11:30 na pala. Binuksan na ni Nette ang pinto ng sasakyan, habang si Kuya Ramon na anak ni Mang Pido ay abala sa pagkuha ng bag sa likod. Pagbaba ko humalik sya sa pisngi sabay hawak sa aking kamay at ginabay ako papuntang bahay. Nasalubong namin si Tita Malou, "Hi, Tita Malou" sabay yuko at mano, "Hmmm.., magkasing laki na tayo ngayon ah, at gumagwapo ka" humalik sa pisngi ko si Tita at mabilis na umalis para salubungin si Mommy. Naiwan ang mabangong amoy ni Tita Malou. Nakaramdam ako ng bahagyang init sa ginawa ni Tita, tumayo ang mga balahibo ko sa katawan at nagsimulang tumibok ang aking alaga. Ang nakababatang kapatid ni Mommy, sa ganda ng mukha at hubog ng katawan, hindi mo pagkakamalang 38 na ito. Mas maganda sya kay Mommy dahil siguro mas bata sya, 41 na kse si Mommy. Nauuna siyang nag asawa kay Mommy sa edad na 21. Si Tito Lito ang napangasawa ni Tita Malou, anak ng trabahador nila Lolo sa rice mill. Ang sabi ng Mommy galit na galit si Lolo noon ngunit naging maasyos din naman ng makitang napakasipag ni Tito Lito. Namatay si Tito Lito mga sampung taon na siguro ang nakaraan, naaksidente ito sa hi-way ng pabalik siya sa bulacan galing ng nueva ecija para mag canvass ng palay, nabangga ng malaking trak ang kanyang sasakyan. Sampung taon sa isip isip ko bakit kaya di nag asawa ulit si Tita Maluo, pano kaya ang sex life nya.... Natakot ako sa naramdaman ko, di naman ako dating ganito, di naman dating iniisip ang pagiging byuda ni tita, palagi naman nya akong hinahalikan sa pisngi bakit parang iba ata ang nasa isip ko ngayon. Pinilit kong alisin ang bastos na pumapasok sa isip ko. Nawala lang ito ng binati ako ni Vic, short for Marivick "Carlo" humalik sa pisngi ko si Vic, "Kamusta na ang pinaka gwapo kong pinsan?" sabay kurot sa pisngi, "Pinaka gwapo, eh ako lang naman ang pinsan mo ah!" sabay nguso na parang naiinis. Hindi ako tinatawag ni Vic na kuya dahil nga halos mag kasing edad lang kami. Magkahawig si Nette at Vic, maputi at makinis, namumula ang mga pisngi, sopisticada ang kanilang itsura nakuha nila ito sa kanilang mommy. Lumabas naman mula sa kusina si Ate Cel, short for Maricel. Di ko alam ngunit parang nakaramdam ako ng pagkailang "Hello Ate Cel." ang bati ko sa kanya, ngumiti ito "Ang laki mo na ah, malapit mo na akong abutan". Huminto sya sa harapan ko, inilapit ko ang aking pisngi sa akalang hahalikan nya ako, ngunit kinamayan nya lang ako sabay niyakap ng bahagya. Si Ate Maricel 17 years old, mas nakuha nya ang features ni Kuya Lito, bagamat maputi rin sya at makinis di sya kasing sopisticada ng itsura na tulad ng dalawa nyang kapatid, maamo ang kanyang mukha, mas malaki sa akin ng bahagya. Napinsin ko rin iba na ang katawan ni Ate Cel, may hubog narin ito, at kapansin pansin narin ang laki ng kanyang dibdib. Nag-aaral sya sa isang sikat na exclusive school sa Manila, samantalang ang dalawa ay dito sa Bulacan. Gusto sanang pumasok sa kumbento ni Ate Cel para mag madre na tinutulan ni tita, ang gusto nya ay kumuha siya ng Business Management, nag kasundo sila sa pagkuha nalang ng kurong Nursing. Uwian siyang nag cocommute mula eskwela hanggang bahay . Bagay na kinaiinis ni Mommy non, narinig ko ng minsang pinagsasabihan nya si Tita. Bakit daw hindi na lang sa bahay tumira at umuwi na lang sa Bulacan tuwing weekends o bakit di nalang sya mag bored malapit sa eskwela o kaya namay turuan mag maneho kaya naman nilang bilan sya ng sariling sasakyan. At bakit ba nagsisiksikan ang mga anak mo sa iisang kwarto ang dami daming kwarto dito. "Kahit na nakaka luwag kami ayoko namang masanay ang mga anak ko sa luho, gusto kong dito umuuwi si Maricel para naman hindi kami malayo sa isat-isa, kapag nag bored yan baka maliwagan pa at maging sagabal sa pag-aaral nya. Darating din naman ang araw na maghihiwalay sila ng kwarto pero tingin ko di pa sa ngayon, gustong maging close sila sa isat isa." marami pang makatwirang dahilan si Tita Malou kaya naman sumsangayon na lang si Mommy. Binati nila si Mommy at sabay sabay na kaming kumain sa nakahandang akala moy piyesta dahil sa dami, ganito naman parati tuwing dumarating kami.Nag swimming kami pagtapos kumain, doon nagkwentuhan sila Mommy at Tita Malou. Habang kami naman ay naglalaro ng habulan sa tubig. Di ako gaanong makapag concentrate, dahil lahat ng sila ay naka bathing suit. Madalas akong tumingin sa gawi ni Tita Malou na naka two piece na puti, humuhubog sa ganda at kinis ng kanyang katawan, bumabakat ang maliliit nitong utong, na nagpapakaba ng aking dibdib at napapatigas ng aking ari. Mga ilang sandali pa ay umahon na sila tita at mommy, nag paaalam sila sa amin na magbibihis na at sasaglit sa rice mill. Bago pa sila nakalayo, lumingon muna ako kay tita na nakatalikod na, napaka kinis ng likod nya, bumabakat ang hiwa ng kanyang magandang pwet sa basa nitong swimsuit, lalong tumigas ang aking ari. "Taya!" sabay hampas sa aking ni Vic, tumama ang kamay nya sa aking matigas na ari, di ko alam kung sinasadya nya pero kanina pa binabangga ni Vic ang maselang parteng iyon sa aking katawan, tumakbo si Vic na para pang ng aasar. Hinabol ko sya. Mga ilang oras pa kaming naglalaro, andyang sumakay sa aking si Vic, habang binibasa ako ng tubig sa mukha ni Ate Cel at Nette. Ramdam ko ang pasibol na suso ni Vic sa aking likuran pati narin ang kanyang basang pekpek. Ngunit di ko ganong pansin iyon ang nasa isip ko parati ay si Tita Malou. Ng mapagod, nag meryenda kami na dala ni Nanay Linda, asawa ni Mang Pido. Pagkatapos nag uunahang umakyat sa kwarto upang mag banlaw. Naunang naligo si Ate Cel, samantalang si Nette ay sa ibaba na pinaliliguan ni Nanay Linda. "Ako ang susunod ah!, don ka na lang sa CR ni Mommy maligo" sabay ngiti ni Vic. Sa limang silid sa itaas ng bahay, dalawa lamang ang may sariling CR, ang kwarto na tinutulugan ng aking mga pinsan at ang kwarto ni Tita Malou. May dalawang CR din naman sa ibaba pero nakakatamad namang bumaba pa. Magkasunod ang kwarto nila, kaya dagli na lamang akong lumabas at pumunta sa silid ni tita. Maayos ang silid ni tita maaliwalas mas maliit ito kesa sa silid ng aking mga pinsan. Dumeretso ako ng CR, sumalubong sa akin ang mabangong amoy. Pag pasok mo sa CR, sa gawing kanan makikita mo ang malaking salamin at sa ibaba ay may lababo na sari saring pabango, lotion at kung ano ano pang gamit. Sa kaliwa ay inodoro na parang hindi ginagamit sa kalinisan. Hinawi ko ang see-thru na kurtina na tumatakip sa bathtub, pumasok ako at binuksan ang shower, pumasok sa isip ko kung ano kaya nag itsura ni Tita Malou kaninang naliligo sya dito. Tinigasan ako. Pinilit kong alisin sa aking isipan yon. Mabilis akong nagsabon at nagbanlaw. Lumabas akong matigas parin ang aking ari, tumapat ako sa salamin habang pinupunasan ang basa kong katawan, naamoy ko ang mababangong gamit sa tapat, at pagtingin ko sa ibaba nakita ko ang pamilyar na puting satin na damit. Ang bathing suit na suot kanina ni Tita Malou, kasama ng ibang maruruming damit na nakalagay sa basket. Kinuha ko bathing suit, isang pang itaas at isang pang ibaba. Minasdan ko ang bra, dito nakatago ang suso ni tita kanina inamoy ko. Minasdan ko rin ang panty, inamoy kung san nakatapat ang pekpek nya kapag suot nya ito. Napakabango...hmmm. Tumigas lalo ang aking ari. Binalot ko sa aking ari ang satin na panty at nasimulang magsalsal habang ang bra naman ay patuloy kong inaamoy. Mabilis akong nilabasan sa panty ni tita. Bahagya akong nataranta at natakot, hinugasan ko sinabon ang bathing suit panty. Ng masigurong walang naiwang bakas ibinalik ko ito sa basket. Alas 10 na ng gabi, ng matapos ang pinapanood naming tape na cartoons. Sabay sabay kaming mag pipinsang naghaharutan pang umakyat, nakita namin si Mommy at Tita sa balkonahe. Umiinom sila ng red wine. Malakas ang tawanan nilang dalawa kaya naakit kaming lumapit. Naka suot ng puting robe si Mommy, samantalang si tita ay kaakit-akit na naka satin na nighties na puti. Lumingon sila sa amin, "napakaganda ng mga batang ito, manang mana sa atin" bati ni Mommy at nagtawanan silang dalawa, sumabay naman sa tawanan ang tatlo kong pinsan. Napatingin ako kay tita, sa suot nitong nighties bahagyang tanaw ko ang cleavage ng kanyang suso, bakat na bakat ang kanyang bra. Naka dekwatro sya na pang babae na marahang nangunguyakoy. Nakalitaw ng kanyang makikinis at hita. Mapula na ang pisngi ni tita alam kong medyo may tama na sila ni mommy. Nahihirapan akong tumigin sa kanyang ibaba dahil halos kita mo na hangganan ng kanyang panty sa pwet. Unti-unti ng tumitigas ang aking ari, buti na lamang at maluwag ang pajama na suot ko. "Napakagwapo na aking pamangkin" ang sabi ni tita. "Wala pang bang girlfriend ito Ate" tanong nya kay mommy. "Ewan ko ba dyan, napaka isnabero. Madalas ngang may tumatawag na babaeng klasmeyt nya daw sa bahay, pero tumatanggi daw parati kausapin sabi ni Manang", pagbubuko ni mommy sakin. Tumingin si tita sa akin "Totoo ba yon Carlo?", "Halika nga dito", kinalas ni tita ang kanyang pagkakaupo, bago pako nakalapit nasulyapan ko ang pagsilip ng umbok na panty na tumtakip sa kanyang kaselanan, puting satin ang suot nitong panty. "Kumadong ka sakin" ang utos ni tita, sumunod ako, "Wag kang masyadong isnabero dapat marunong kang humarap kahit kanino di ba Ate" habang hinihimas pa ni tita ang aking likod, ramdam ko na pagpula ng aking mukha ang nginig ng aking hita. Natapos ang gabi sa pag-salsal ko CR. Paglabas ko ng banyo, bumakas ang ilaw sa buong silid. Tatlong kama ang nasa malaking kwarto yon, isang single bed kung san natutulog si Nette, sa gitna ay single bed din kay Vic at isang king size bed na malapit sa CR ang kay Ate Cel, duon din ako matutulog katabi ni Ate Cel. Mula ng bata pa ako, si Ate Cel na ang katabi kong matulog kapag nasa Bulacan ako, madalas syang nagkekwento tungkol sa kahit ano hanggang kami ay makatulog. Ngayon ay medyo pagod kami kaya siguro nakatulog na sya, dahan dahan akong humiga at natulog narin."Gud morning kids!, paalis na ko" bati ni Mommy, isa isa kaming bumangon para humalik kay Mommy, "Ingat tita." ang antok pang sabi ng aking mga pinsan. "Ingat ka My" sabay halik ko sa pisngi ni Mommy. "Ok. papakabait ka dito Carlo, pupunta punta ako dito pag di busy sa hospital" ang malambing na sabi ni mommy. Pagalis ni Mommy, bumalik ulit kami sa pagkakahiga, masyado pa kseng maaga.Nagising ako sa pagaaway ni Nette at Vic, "Ako ang una, mas matanda ako syo. Dun ka na lang sa baba maligo." ang sabi ni Vic, "Kakainis naman o, palagi na lang sya ang nasusunod, hmp!" tumalikod si Nette at lumabas ng kwarto, dala dala ang kanyang tuwalya. Nakaupo na si Ate Cel sa harap ng salamin, sinusuklay nya ang diretso at hanggang balikat nyang buhok. Nakabihis sya ng pangaalis. "Carlo, maligo kana kung hinde iiwan ka namin" ang sabi ni Ate Cel. Napagka sunduan nga pala namin kagabi na mamimili kami sa mall at manonood ng sine ngayon. "Oooops, ako muna ang mauuna..." sabay pasok sa CR, "Don ka na lang maligo sa CR ni Mommy" si Ate Cel. Marahan akong lumakad papunta sa kwarto ni Tita, siguradong wala na ito at nasa rice mill na, malapit lang ang rice mill sa bahay, pwede itong lakarin, pero si tita dinadala nya ang kanyang kotse, may mga pinupuntahang pa kse siyang kliyente sa ibang lugar. Diretso ako ng CR, naamoy ko na naman ang pamilyar na bangong iyon, unti-unti na namang tumigas ang aking alaga, pagtapos maligo humarap ulit ako sa salamin, tinignan ko ang basket sa ibaba, wala na doon ang swim suit, ngunit nandon ang nighties na suot ni tita kagabi. Dinampot ko ang kapirasong damit, biglang may nalaglag. Ang puting panty ni tita kagabi. Bumilis ang tibok ng aking dibdib kasabay ng pag tigas pa ng aking ari. Dinampot ko ang panty at inamoy ko ito "Hmmmm.." hinanap ko pakay, ang parte ng panty ni tita na tumatakip sa kanyang pekpek. Naulol sa tigas ng aking ari ng makita kong may natira pang bulbol sa parte ng pantyng yon. Dagli dagli kong binalot sa aking ari ang panty at nagsimulang magsalsal, nakakailang hagod palang ako ay dama ko na malapit na akong labasan. Biglang may kumatok "Sino nandyan?" boses ni tita. Sandali akong natigilan ngunit ayoko kong mabitin, "A-a-ako po tita.." sabay hagod parin sa aking ari, "Bilisan mo dyan Carlo! naiihi ako..". Lalong tumigas ang aking ari sa boses ni tita, paulit-ulit kong naririnig ang boses ni tita... Bilisan mo Carlo!....."Ahhhhhh" pinigil ko ang aking daing. Nilabasan akong muli sa panty ni tita, mabilis ko itong binalot ulit ng kanyang nighties at binalik sa basket. Nagbalot ng robe, at lumabas nabangga ko si tita na nakatayo pala sa tapat ng pinto, tumama ang matigas ko pang ari sa kanyang balakang, tumingin sya sa ibaba ko na parang nagtataka kung anong matigas na bagay ang bumangga sa kanya. "Sorry tita, busy yun CR sa kabila", parang natauhan na tumingin sa mukha ko si tita, "Ok lang bihis kana at kaya ako umuwi para personal ko kayong maihatid sa mall." ang naiilang ring nasabi ni tita. Pagsarado ni tita ng pinto ng CR, muntik na akong mapamura sa naalala ko, hindi ko pala na punasan ang tamod na tumalsik sa sahig ng CR at di ko nahugasan ang nadumihan kong panty ni tita. "Shit" pano kaya yan, narinig ko ang pag flush ni tita, mabilis akong lumabas. Bihis na kami at iaantay na lang si tita, matagal bago lumabas sya ng kwarto, paglabas bagong ligo na ito at pinalitan ang suot nya kanina.Dumating kami ng bago maghapunan sa bahay. Sinalubong kami ni Nanay Linda "Nakahanda na ang pagkain, kumain na raw kyo at late na raw makakauwi ang mommy ninyo may aberya daw sa rice mill. Dumeretso na agad ako sa taas at palihim na pumasok sa kwarto ni tita, diretso agad sa CR at kinuha ang basket na pinaglalagyan ng maruruming damit. Hinanap ko ang panty na nadumihan ko ngunit, andon ang nighties ni tita pero wala don ang panty, hinukay ko hanggang ilalim ngunit di ko makita. Kinabahan ako. Hinawi ko ang kurtina sa bathtub, nakita ko na may dalawang panty parehong basa sa may gilid, isang kulay pink at isang puti. Dinampot ko ang puti pinagmasdan ko, iyon na nga ang pantyng hinahanap ko dahil bakas parin don ang tamod na lumabas sakin kanina, mabilis ko itong hinugasan at inaalis ang marka ng aking libog. Pag baba ko, naisip ko yun pink na panty ay nun naligo kanina si tita para ihatid kami sa mall pero bakit nandun ang puting panty samantalang binalik ko iyon sa basket. Patay ako. Alas onse na at dinig ko ang mahinang hinga ni Ate Cel na himbing sa pagtulog, nakatalikod sya sa akin. Di ako makatulog. Kinakabahan parin ako sa pangyayari sa panty ni tita. Binuksan ko ang maliit na tv sa silid. Umupo ako sa sa dulo ng kama. Hininaan ko ang sound para hindi makaistorbo. Gumalaw si Ate Cel, mula sa pagkakatagilid ay hiniga nya ang kanyang likod, natanggal ang kumot na bumabalot sa hita nya. Naka parang nigties din si Ate Cel kung matulog, ang kaibahan nga lang ay may manggas ang kanya, di tulad nag kay tita parang sando. Sa pagkakalipat di Ate Cel tumambad sakin ang makinis nyang legs. Sa liwanag na nagmumula sa tv, naaninag ko ang kabuuan ni nya. Sexy din naman si Ate Cel. Kumilos ulit si Ate Cel, kinamot ang kanyang hita, tumaas tuloy ang kanyang suot at sumilip ng bahagya ang tambok ng kanyang pekpek. "Shit" sa isip isip ko, nagsisimula ng tumigas ang aking alaga ng may marinig akong papaakyat sa hagdan. Siguradong si tita na iyon, mabilis kong tinakpan ng kumot ang katawan ni Ate Cel, nakiramdam ako sa hakbang ng mga paa. Huminto ito sa tapat ng aming kwarto, pano ko kaya babatiin si tita pag sumilip dito, siguradong nakita nya ang tamod ko kanina sa panty nya, kinabahan na naman ako kayat umatras sa pagkakatigas ang aking alaga. Nagpatuloy sa paglalakad ang mga paa. Nakahinga ako ng maluwag. Ngunit bigla itong bumalik at huli na para patayin ko pa ang tv, sumilip na sa kwarto si tita. "Good Evening." habang hawak ni tita ang door knob ng pinto, pilit na ngumiti, halata sa kanya ang antok at pagod. Hindi na nya binuksan ng maiigi ang pinto "Tulog na lahat sila, bakit gising ka pa?" ang mahinang sabi ni tita, itinaas nya ang kanyang kamay, dahan dahan akong lumapit at nagmano, "T-t-tinapos ko lang po ang palabas..". "OK, mayamaya pumunta ka sa kwarto ha, at may i-d-discuss lang ako syo". Patay kang bata ka ang sabi ko sa sarili ko.Mga fifteen minutes ang lumipas, pinatay ko na ang tv. Mabigat ang loob ko na lumakad papunta sa kwarto ni tita, marami akong iniisip, siguradong lagot ako. Nasa tapat na ako ng pinton ng kwarto, di ko alam kung pano ko mag e-explain, gusto kong bumalik na sa kwarto at kunin ang mga damit ko at lumuwas na lang sa manila ng walang paalam, pero alam kong malalagot ako lalo pag ginawa ko iyon. Bahala na. Bahagya akong kumatok, ngunit bukas pala ang pinto, pumasok ako, naamoy ko ang pamilyar na halimuyak, pero hindi tumigas ang aking ari, nanaig sa akin ang kaba, nakita ko ang maliking kama ni tita, tumingin ako sa paligid, nakita ko na may isang boteng red wine na naka pasok sa ice bucket sa side table, sa tabi nito ang isang wine glass na kaunti na lang ang laman. Hindi ko sya nakita, lumapit ako sa CR, bukas ng bahagya ang pintuan. Nanlaki ang mata ko, dahil mula sa maliit na bukas ng pinto nakita ko ang kahubaran ni tita. Nagpupunas sya ng buhok, bahagyang gumagalaw ang bilog nitong suso, maliit at pinkish ang utong, napakalambot at maliit na baywang, itim at manipis na bulbol ng kanyang pekpek, tumigas ang aking ari. Mga ilang sandali pa akong nakatingin sa hubad nyang katawan ng matauhan akong hindi ko dapat makita iyon, dahan dahan akong tumalikod, bagamat carpetted ang sahig ng silid, naka tiptoe parin akong naglakad, hawak ko na ang door knob ng pinto palabas ng... "Carlo, andyan ka na ba?" bahagyang sigaw ni tita. "Shit" bulong ko sa sarili, nagkunayari akong galing sa labas, "Opo, tita..." sabay sarado ng pinto. "Upo ka muna dyan, sandali lang". Nakayuko ako paglabas ni tita "Nabanggit sakin kse ni Mommy mo na dapat daw simulan ko na ang page-explain kung paano tumatakbo ang negosyo natin sa rice mill, sumangayon naman ako, diko naman id-disscuss syo lahat ngayon, paunti-unti lang, kaya sana konting sacrifice lang di naman gabi gabi ay pupuyatin kita, para sa inyo naman ito, alam nyo namang kayo lang magpipinsan ang inaasahan namin na magpapatuloy nito, ok lang ba syo kung simulan ko ngayon?". Inianggat ko ang aking mukha, nawala ang kaba sa aking dibdib, eto pala ang gustong i-discussed sakin di tita, "Ok lang po." sabay ngiti. Naka nighties ulit si tita tulad ng suot nya kagabi, ngunit ang kulay nito ngayon ay baby pink. Bakat na bakat ang puting bra at bikini panty ni Tita Malou. Napakislot ang aking alaga. Kinuha ang red wine at nagsalin sa baso, umupo sa kama na dala ang baso, halika sa tabi ko. Mahusay at dahan dahan na inexplain sakin ni Tita Malou ang negosyo sa rice mill. Tumitigil lang ito kapag lumalagok ng red wine sa baso, pagkakataon ko naman para tignan ang kanyna cleavage at mapuputing hita. Mga 45 mins siguro siyang nag e-explain at binaba nya ang ubos na baso sa lamesa, humawak sa sa kanyang batok. Inikot ikot nya ang kanyang leeg. Matama naman akong nagmamasid sa kagandahan nya, para bang nahihipnotized ako sa bawat galaw nya. "Marunong ka bang magmasahe?" mahinang tugon ni tita, "H-Hindi po tita" utal kong napasabi. "Madali lang naman, sige tumalikod ka, ganito lang..." dahan dahang hinimas nya ang aking batok. Nakaramdam ako ng kuryente ng dumampi ang kamay ni tita sa aking batok, malamig ang aircon sa loob ngunit umiinit ang pakiramdam ko. "Ganito naman pagsalikod" hinimas nya paikot ng kangyang mga daliri ang aking likod, tumayo ang balahibo sa aking mga katawan kasabay na pagtayo rin ng aking ari. "Ok, marunong ka na siguro nyan." tinanggal ni tita ang kanyang kamay at dumapa sa kama. "Masahihin mo na ako." utos nya. Humarap ako sa nakadapang katawan ni tita, nakaupo ako sa kaliwang gilid nya, aninag ko ang puti nyang bra at bikini panty na humapit sa hiwa ng kangyan pwet. Nakatagilid ang mukha ni tita paharap sa gawi ko, kita ko ang matangos nitong ilong, ang mapulang nitong labi at pisngi, nakapikit ito. Itinuro nya ang kanyang batok ng walang sinabi at hindi na dumilat. Sinumulan ko ng idampi ang mga daliri ko sa kanyang batok. "Medyo diinan mo pa" malambing na utos ni tita. Diniinan ka pa ang paghimas sa kanyang batok, sa pagkakataong iyon pinagmamasadan ko ang alindog ng kabuuan ni tita. "Hmmm..." marahan na bumuka ang bibig ni tita. Pinagpatuloy ko pa ang paghimas. "Hmmmm...Lito..." mahinang halos bulong nya, "Ano po iyon tita?" kunyari hindi ko narinig, "Wala" ang malumanay nitong sabi, "ituloy mo lang sa likod naman". Binaba ko ang kamay ko sa kanyang likod sa balikat, hinimas ko ng paikot ang malambot nyang balat, kamukabog ang aking dibdib, nanginginig ang aking katawan, nanagagalit na ang aking ari ramdam ko na may lumakabas ng kaunting tamod. Sumasasabit sa damit ni tita ang aking kamay, naramdaman nya siguro iyon. "Kunin mo yun lotion dyan sa tokador" utos nya, lumingon ako sa likod, madami akong boteng nakita di ko alam kung ano don, ramdam nya na di ako tumatayo "Yun kulay pink.." sabi ni tita, bumaba ako at sa kaba, libog at nginig, tumiklop ang aking tuhod, dumapa ako sa carpet. Mabilis akong tumayo, "Anong ngyari syo? iniangat lang ni tita ang kanyang ulo para tignan ako. Humarap ako sa kanya na sanay hindi ko na ginawa, dahil sa pagkakaharap ko, sa posisyon ni tita, nakita ko ang panty nya sa kanyang pwetan, lalong tumindi ang libog sa aking katawan. Tumingin ako sa mukha ni tita, nakatingin sya sa aking ibaba, tumigngin ako sa tinitignan nya, bagamat naka pajama ako at brief kita kita ang tigas ng aking titi, napahiya ako. "Yung lotion nayon o." sabay turo ni tita. Bumalik sya sa pagkaka pwesto ng kanyang mukha, kinuha ko ang lotion at bumalik sa pagupo sa gilid ni tita. Binuksan ko ang lotion at naglagay sa kamay, ipinunas ko sa kanyang balikat at sabay himas.

UNO Magazine - HOT TO DEF!!!

2005-01-20T04:48:00.000+08:00

4 "SUPER!" reasons to cop that UNO MAG ish....here it is fellas!

FHM? what the hell is that?!?!? Hehehehe, seriously though, this kick-ass muchacho makes FHM Philippines and it's featured gurlies look so GAY! Y'all do the math here compadres! =) UNO Magazine is the ENZO FERRARI of all men's mags here...holla at your boy! Whoop-Whoop! Later...

Celebrity Greeter of the Week

2005-01-19T17:12:00.000+08:00

"I just want to be the first girl to greet you on your batch blog.
Hello boys! I'm hungry for some PCCians. Mmmm!"

-Kristin Kreuk

Small Business? Sure!

2005-01-19T15:18:00.000+08:00

(This is one of my early writings, please bear with me. Nagdagdag na lang ako ng Tagalog sidekicks)

Are you one of those people who are trying to start a small business? Heck, I think we all have this common dream, don't we? Or are you struggling to keep your small business survive in a slowing economy? Get a paper and pen ready. (o pindutin mo yung "Print", hangal!) These tips are priceless.

1. Stay up to date. I suggest you join an association from a certain industry that is related to the service you provide or the product you offer. Persistently research schemes and information about your industry. The "www" is just one click away. (hindi yung puro "Francine Prieto" at "Diana Zubiri" na lang yang kini-click mo...meron ka?!? Penge!) Subscribe to numerous magazines (hindi Hustler, libog mo talaga) that cover your business, and if I may tell you: they're tax deductible. Shhh! Most people don't know that. (pero hindi ko alam ang tax terms sa Pinas) After you get your subscription, it's a very good idea to read them too.

2. Create a strong financial plan.If you have an indistinct overall perspective on where you stand financially and have no short- or long-term financial goals, then you're like picking up a huge rock and determined to hit your own head with it (Tanga! ka Jorge). Don't let fate edict your outcome! If the business is a fairly big one, a very knowledgeable accountant is inevitably seen in your first circle of 'friends'. Plan to hire one geeky accountant. (preferably a PCCian)

3. Run cash forecasts. An ant who has prepared for the storm is more likely to survive than a relaxed rabbit eating a single carrot in the field. Take a close look at your future months' projected income or revenue, then definitely consider all of the future expenses you need to keep the business running. This is a must to avoid destructive surprises. Most businesses go bankrupt because the cash flow drained dry. (pag wala na talaga, utang ka na lang kay Bert Bukalan)

4. Get an honest and clever adviser(s) or a mentor(s). Even a small operation needs this...you can ask Bill Gates, he started with a mentor too! (si Lord Allan yata) Ask your family members or a few trusted friends to be your board of directors. These people should regularly review your business goals, plans and results. Having someone to give you (a B.J...hehehe) an objective opinion is critical. You may think that you're a lot smarter than they are, but pride will pull you down.

5. Balance work, play, and family. This is extremely essential for long-term success. Marriages fail because spouses spend too much time in the office, (tsaka mahuhuli ka ni Misis pag ganyan. wag mo sa opis tirahin, kaw talaga) parents get a little livid when their children don't visit for several months, and yes...businesses fall because of poor balancing in between the above mentioned.

6. Build a network. In a small business, it is quite easy to see yourself isolated. Find ways to meet people who can provide useful business support. (business support ha, hindi f*cking partners) Gather new ideas from new people. Encourage others to join your network, in exchange for a few orgies...no, no, that was a typo!

7. Be motivated and disciplined. Believe it or not, having discipline and motivation every single day is the hardest thing to do if you're running a business. It's very easy to get distracted (by big boobs and chunky butts) and start setting aside the essential tasks . Keep your workplace and hours separate from the rest of your responsibilities. Develop a to-do list every day, (gaya ng "dog style", "helicopter style", "traditional", etc.) setting goals for the week. Review how you're measuring up.

8. Force change. Look for things to do more efficiently or how to improve your service or product. (gaya ng mas matagal na "paglabas", mas matigas na ari, at mas maraming "rounds") Constantly evaluate your competitors, and benchmark yourself against them.

9. Do something you love. One of my favorite quotes is "Find a work that you love to do, and you'll never have to work a single day." If you're in a business you hate, then you'll surely won't be successful. (likewise, kung nagpakasal ka sa babaeng hindi mo mahal, magpakamatay ka na lang) Identify your true talents and skills, (gaya ng pagtitikol, paglalaba ng uniform ng asawa mo, at pagsagot sa lahat ng yahoogroup email) and get into a business that makes the most of them.

In closing, remember these: Success is more attitude than aptitude, and failure can be an opportunity to begin again more intelligently.

Fockers!

Did you know that...

2005-01-18T13:03:00.000+08:00

Most of us would think that BADMINTON is not a dangerous sport. But badminton injuries are on the rise nowadays, because there are more people playing now compared to a few years ago, and the majority of people getting into badminton are those who have not exercised in a while.

Many people want to play badminton to lose weight. Unfortunately, being overweight escalates the risk of getting injured since the extra weight increases the load on unfit muscles, joints, tendons, and ligaments.

Here is an overview of general strategies to avoid getting sidelined with a badminton injury.

According to sports medicine research, most badminton injuries are due to overuse, incorrect playing form, poor strength and flexibility, inadequate or absent warm-ups, and the wrong equipment.

Avoid overuse injuries

A study on elite Swedish badminton players by Martin Fahlstrom and Ronny Lorentzon that was published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine said, there are three common errors that lead to overuse injuries. For novice players, it's a case of "too much, too soon." For more experienced players, the scenario is one of "too much all the time." Finally, for all players, it's continuing to train and play in spite of feeling symptoms already.

Learn proper form

Here are some words of wisdom from Edgar Eufemio, sports medicine doctor and head of the Philippine General Hospital Sports Clinic, on why a good badminton trainer can save you a lot of grief.

"The objective of the game is not to actually send the shuttlecock back lightly so your playmate has an easy time retrieving it. When you play, you have two things in mind--to get in shape and to win! It's no fun congratulating your opponents time and again and always having to pay for lunch, dinner or the court because it's "losers' pay." So you hit harder than you're used to. You run and jump harder. You play harder. And if you never learned the proper basics, your body breaks down. Your form is wrong, your footwork is wrong and your willingness to practice more often using the improper form and footwork compounds the problem. Worst of all, you still
lose."

Eufemio is not convinced that friends make good teachers (and he observes that relatives are probably the worst) because "a good player does not always translate into a good trainer." So he recommends that you ask around and do background checks to find the professional trainer you need to teach you correct form.

Get fit and stay fit

In an ideal world, an out-of-shape person wanting to make badminton his or her main form of exercise should undergo at least six weeks of a basic conditioning program composed of aerobic exercise (walking and jogging are good examples), strength training (with free weights, machines or rubber bands) and stretching exercises.

At the end of the six weeks, he or she can start taking badminton lessons to learn proper playing form. The fitness program should not be stopped but should continue to be the foundation or backdrop against which the game is played.

Eventually, the playing sessions can replace the aerobic exercise component of the fitness program, but the strength and flexibility exercises should continue. As the player becomes fitter, anaerobic SAQ or speed, agility and quickness drills can be added to enhance performance.

As good as strength training is for your game, Dr. James Bragman, sports medicine doctor for the CNN Radio Network, has a word of caution about lifting weights and racquet sports.

"Don't lift weights and then go out and play," he says. "You temporarily lose some fine motor control when you lift weights, and you also tire out muscles. Lift on the days you don't play, or lift after you have played"

In terms of injury prevention, it's true that "you don't play a sport to get fit; you get fit to play a sport." Now, this doesn't mean that a sport will not improve your fitness level. It will, but you can only do it safely if you are already somewhat fit.

Here's what badminton can do for you, according to Don Paup, director of the exercise program at George Washington University and committee chair for sports medicine and science for the USA Badminton team. Paup evaluated badminton based on the components of fitness using a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best.

Muscle strength: 6. You gain strength in the legs, but not as much in the arms.

Muscle endurance: 8. Muscles are constantly moving for 30-60 minutes, more in competitive tournaments.

Cardiovascular conditioning: 9. Badminton involves a lot of running and sprinting, constantly engaging the heart and lungs.

Speed, agility, quickness: 10. The shuttlecock is hit every .8 to .9 seconds, so you have to be fast.

Hand-eye coordination: 10. Anticipating and hitting the shuttlecock with the racket involves quick coordination.

Flexibility: 7. You're not as flexible as a gymnast because you need some tightening of the muscles to move quickly, but you do a lot of bending and reaching.

Body composition: 8. You lose fat and gain some lean muscle mass.

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH.....IT PAYS TO BE FIT THE RIGHT WAY!!!

Posted by: Emil Ang

For the Kumbento Crew....(hehehe!)

2005-01-18T11:05:00.000+08:00

Im out for now classmates...but before i bounce, let me leave you with something to make them eyes smile! hehehe...(sa Vbar din yan!)

Posed by: Bunag aka Rbjslimmizle

Reasons for hitting V-Bar on a "Saturday Night" (Hehehehe!)

2005-01-18T01:20:00.000+08:00

Girls, Girls, Girls, Girls! Girls! I do ADORE! panalo noh? well, teaser lang yan...appetizer, lot's of that when you hit V-Bar, and to make it more exciting, 10:1 ratio of girls like that to guys...if you got "skills" with MBA and some extra skillzzz, you'll definitely go home smiling and a cellphone full of numeros that's worth saving for....Hehehehe...

Btw, more foine-looking mamasitas right there, and madd skirts getting shorter and shorter and shorter! yeah baybee!!! y'all do the math classmates...hehehe! 300 Php entrance? not bad...not bad at all....

Posted by: Bunag aka Rbjslimmizle

Fix your own printer

2005-01-17T21:51:00.000+08:00

I revisited a site that I came across three years ago. The site is called fixyourprinter.com and as the URL suggests, this site tells you how to fix your own old printer. Rather than spend Php 800 and above for labor, you can troubleshoot and actually fix your own printer by just following the step by step instructions in the site.

The site boasts of a huge collection of user and service manuals ranging from old HP printer models to newer Textronix Phaser printers. It also has collection of FAQs and quick troubleshooting guides for common printer problems.

If you don’t have the necessary tools to do the job, you can order repair kits from them and they will ship to you the manual, the tools and the video instruction on how to fix your printer.

[The same article can be read at the following mirror blogs:]

Wisdom of the Jabberwocky

Mirror 1: http://spaces.msn.com/members/itguy

Mirror 2: http://itguy.blogspot.com/

Kumbento Boys 1995

http://pccians95.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Ronald Allan

Email to Blog

2005-01-15T09:04:00.000+08:00

Ito ay isang halimbawa ng “Email-to-Blog” feature ng Blogger. (Pinost ito gamit ang isang email client).

Papaano ito gamitin?

1. Magsend lang ng email sa pccians95.[secret name]@blogger.com. Kung hindi nyo alam ang [secret name] eh maaari lamang ipagtanong sa mailing list ng grupo.

2. Maglagay ng Subject sa email. Ito rin ang magiging heading ng blog article nyo.

3. I-compose ang article at i-send.

Mga Paunawa:

1. Merong significant delay mula sa pagpapadala ng email hanggang sa pagpublish o actual na pagpopost dito sa Blogger. Ito marahil ang isa sa kahinaan ng blogger, ngunit gayunpaman ay gumagana ito.

2. Hindi kayo maaaring maglagay ng attachments sa mga i-popost nyo via email. Kasama na dito ang mga pictures. Kung gusto nyo magpost ng pictures sa blog articles nyo, nararapat lang na gawin nyo ito gamit ang inyong web browsers.

(Kung dahil sa lupit ng tadhana at hindi kayo napagkalooban ng web access, maaari nyo pa ring i-post ang articles ninyo via email. Tapos i-send lamang ang mga pictures na gusto ninyong isama dun sa articles sa mailing list at kami na may web access ang bahalang mag-edit ng posts ninyo para isama ang mga pictures. Tandaan lamang na pag JPEG ang format ng pictures, ilagay ito sa isang ZIP file para hindi maantala ang access ng mga kasama natin sa LTP)

3. Kung meron kayong article na accidenteng na-ipost, maaari nyong ipagbigay alam sa grupo para ma-edit natin o matanggal sa pamamagitan ng web access sa blogger.com.

Lugod ko kayong hinihingkayat na magpadala ng articles at subukan ang Email-to-Blog feature ng Blogger.com.

Eto ang ilang specific na halimbawa:

1. Forward nyo sa email ang SPAM tally of the day ni Gibe.

2. Forward nyo sa email ang latest chismax.

3. Forward nyo sa email ang schedules ng laro (badminton or basketball)

4. At marami pang iba.

posted by: Ronald Allan

PCCians '95 X-mas Party All The Way!

2005-01-14T03:21:00.000+08:00

PCCians '95 X-mas Party 2004
Originally uploaded by RyanG.

Mga pre, bukod sa Pasko, alam n'yo naman kung bakit "X"-mas party at "all the way" ang pamagat ng blog na ito...

Sa mga hindi naka-punta sa party - alam kong alam n'yo na ang na-miss ninyo... Sa mga nakadalo, eto ang sikat na souvenir shot natin courtesy of our friend Emerson Perez.

Mabuhay kayong lahat! Hanggang sa muli nating pagsasama-sama!!!

Kinder SAGING

2005-01-13T13:32:00.000+08:00

Isa kang Kumbento Boy kung.....

2005-01-13T03:27:00.000+08:00

dumudungaw ka sa bintana at kumakaway sa mga babaeng nakikita mo sa kabilang building
mahilig kang tumambay sa ilalim ng puno, sa hagdanan, sa sulok ng mga building, at sa basement
nanghihiram ka ng rubber shoes para pang-basketball mo
nanghihiram ka ng Bible, pero hindi mo naman babasahin
nagbabaon ka ng kanin lang at bumibili ka ng ulam na hahatiin mo pa with your co-worker
sumasabit ka sa jeep kahit hindi naman ito puno
nagsasalsal ka kapag may sexyng speaker
sanay ka nang makakita ng babaeng maraming balahibo sa binti at hita
sanay ka nang makakita ng mga matatandang-dalaga, kahit pa magkakapatid sila
uma-absent ka sa trabaho para hintaying magbukas ang mall
naka-"tuck in" ang iyong polo pag nasa loob ka ng trabaho, pero ina-"untuck" mo ito pag uwian nyo
nagpa-panic ka pag nakakarinig ka ng "Punyeta!"
minsan ay nagsasabi ka ng "I'm sorry I'm late, may I come in?" sa iyong boss
nagmamadali kang luminya sa mga pila at ipinapatong mo ang iyong kanang kamay sa kanang balikat ng nasa harap mo
nagtatago ka ng mga libro sa loob ng kabinet, sa ilalim ng lababo, o sa mga lugar na walang ibang nakakaalam
gawain mong silipan ang mga naka-skirt
palagi kang may dalang 1/4 paper...para sigurado
alam mo ang lasa ng chalk
may mga kaibigan kang bakla
nakakatulog ka kapag History ang inyong topic
minsan ay nata-type mo nang hindi sinasadya ang "autoexec.bat" pag nag-e-email ka
lahat ng magagaspang na kahoy ay ini-is-is mo
mahilig kang kumain ng babana-Q with gulaman
kabisado mo ang amoy ng bangkay
magaling kang mag-almirol, magburda, manahi, at magdikit ng mga seashells
alam mong gumawa ng parol na gamit lang ay mga basura
minsan ay natatakot kang lumampas ang "bangs" ng buhok mo sa iyong kilay
.....at higit sa lahat.....isa kang Kumbento Boy kung isa ka sa mga pinakamahuhusay sa inyong kumpanya!

posted by: Dandy

This is us...

2005-01-12T16:16:00.000+08:00

PCCian ka ba?

2005-01-12T08:02:00.000+08:00

Kung ikaw ay isang alumni ng PCC ng taong 1995, mula't sapol pa ay madaldal ka na, maraming nasisilipan (at napipicturan), o kaya eh dating miyembro ng Crusader, eh maaari kang mag-contribute ng kahit anong artikulo dito sa ating munting blog.

Kung mahilig ka sa sports, pwede kang magbigay ng inyong opinion tungkol sa basketball, boxing, wrestling, mixed martial arts, badminton, at kung anu-ano pang sports.

Kung manyak ka, pwede kang magcontribute ng iyong experiences. Malay mo at mabasa dito ng editors ng Abante ang inyong mga contribution at pwede kang ipalit kay Xerex pag ito ay nagretiro na.

Kung ikaw ay gimikero o adventurer, pwede kang mag-post dito ng mga larawan ng mga lugar na iyo ng napuntahan. Pwede kang magbigay ng mga suggestions sa mga batchmates natin kung saan maganda pumunta, anong magandang gimikan at saan mura ang beer.

Kung may talent ka sa pagdrawing o sa paggamit ng camera. maaari mo ring i-share dito ang inyong talento. Scan nyo lang yung mga artworks at pictures nyo para naman ma-appreciate namin dito.

Kung ikaw naman ay isang geek o mahilig sa gadget, maaari mo namang ishare dito ang inyong nalalaman, mga tip sa paggamit ng computer o kung ano ang bago at magandang mp3 player.

Kung mahilig kang gumawa ng tula, may naiisip na kanta o kaya eh talentado lang sa mga salita, pwede mo rin yang i-post dito.

Kung ikaw ay may matinding saloobin, dinadamdam, nabubugnot o kaya eh sobrang nasisiyahan, pwede mo rin ibuhos lahat ng inyong emotion dito. Syempre mababasa naming lahat yan, pero at least luluwag ang inyong mga dibdib at maaari ka pang makatanggap ng mga payo buhat sa ibang miyembro.

Kung wala ka lang magawa at gusto mo maghasik ng kabalbalan, pwede rin yan dito, pero wag naman masyadong garapal. Maaaring i-edit ng mga moderators ang mga post na nandito.

Kung ikaw ay isang alumni ng PCC sa taong 1995 at nabibilang ka sa mga nabanggit, ngunit hindi mo alam kung paano sumali, at wala kang idea tungkol sa yahoogroups, pumunta ka lang sa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pccians_95/. Magpakilala ka doon at isasali ka namin sa mailing list at dito mo malalaman ang paraan ng pagsali dito sa blog na ito.

test.. pix posting

2005-01-12T05:52:00.000+08:00

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post kyo ng magagandang chick d2...

---ryan®

rdasuncion@pldt.com.ph