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Inquirer report on Ruffa Gutierrez’s tummy tuck: News or infomercial?

May 10, 2011 benign0 No Comments

Jinkee Pacquiao gaining her husband Manny’s “loyalty” and Ruffa Gutierrez’s sob story about the lawlaw (loose) skin on her tummy following her pregnancy. It’s a news report written by a certain Alex Y. Vergara for the “Wellness” section of the Inquirer.net that comes across like a mashup of celebrity endorsements for a cosmetic surgery product…

Glitz and Glamour

Return of the Commodore 64 computer!

May 10, 2011 benign0 1 Comment

The iconic Commodore 64 (C64) is back, the 1980’s hit home personal computer that holds the Guinnes Book of World Records for the single PC model with the most units sold! Though I cut my teeth as a programmer on the Commodore VIC-20 back in the 1980’s, I’ve always had my eyes on the Commodore…

Tech Talk

In development terms Philippines is no Manny Pacquiao

May 10, 2011 benign0 9 Comments

In his latest article “Divergent paths“, Inquirer.net columnist Cielito Habito shared some interesting statistics that provide breathtaking insight into the divergence of the fortunes of what were once the “virtual identical twins” that the Philippines and Thailand were back in 1970, that made the two countries the “estranged twins” that they are today. The divergence…

Development, Economy, Money Talks

“Ampaw”

May 9, 2011March 19, 2014 Ms. Mike Portes 8 Comments

Mother’s day 2011 started out as a breezy summer morning that turned out to be a rainy afternoon by 1500H but that didn’t deter me from trooping to the nearest mall which was SM Sucat. I just went out yesterday to buy ice cream at SM Sucat @ 1600H but hey, guess what? I went…

Running a business: 3 key management imperatives

May 9, 2011May 9, 2011 benign0 No Comments

Business operations is the running of a business. The whole point of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets owned by a business. Assets can be either physical or intangible. An example of value derived from a physical asset like a building is rent. An example of value derived from an intangible asset…

Money Talks

Noynoy Aquino does not work hard for the money

May 8, 2011February 12, 2022 Ilda 18 Comments

I read somewhere that people with high I.Q.’s tend to stay up late and get up later in the mornings. That article explained why: “…intelligent people are infamous for burning the midnight oil to cram for tests, write papers, touch up those earnings reports, etc.” and “…it’s primarily the smarties who prefer to habitually stay…

Development, Government, Lifestyle

Manny Pacquiao: a champion in yellow colors or just simply a champ?

May 8, 2011 benign0 2 Comments

Congratulations to Manny Pacquiao who emerged victorious over Shane Mosley after a 12-round match. There was a bit of disappointment over Pacquiao’s failure to win the match by knockout, something which many Filipino fans considered to be an anti-climactic outcome. Nevertheless, Pacquiao’s victory plus perhaps his wearing yellow gloves during the match to “symbolize the…

Glitz and Glamour

Nearing his 12th month: But where is the VISION of Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III?

May 6, 2011 benign0 12 Comments

In a previous article, I noted how Manuel Buencamino, a noted apologist of the administration of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III attempted to debunk a remark made by Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri that highlighted Aquino’s lack of any sort of vision (the type that refers to the future) for the Philippines. Zubiri said that Noynoy…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics