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Put a “sock” in it

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Posted by jem on 04 Mar 10 - 0 Comments

They never seem to get tired of it. A few days ago, some bishops of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the official organization of the church in the country, expressed outrage at the new Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Esperanza Cabral and agitated to have her sacked when she promoted the use [...]

Cut the Irony!!!!

Archived in the category: Internet, Me, Tech, people, random stuff
Posted by jem on 16 Jan 10 - 0 Comments

As some of you who have been following me on twitter or are friends with me on Facebook may know, my Internet went down last Wednesday when my modem’s power adapter died. Fortunately, I have my 3G modem with me, but it charges me by the hour and it isn’t exactly what you would call [...]

My Top-10 Christmas Wishlist

Archived in the category: Audio, Holidays, Internet, Me, Tech, music, people, random stuff
Posted by jem on 29 Nov 09 - 0 Comments

I’m not really a fan of having a Christmas wish-list (heck I never even wrote to Santa Claus when I was a kid and I hate to break it to you boys and girls, but he ain’t real!!!), but since everyone seems to be doing it, I should join the bandwagon and make one myself.
But [...]

The 4 am traffic light

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Posted by jem on 21 Sep 09 - 0 Comments

You know the light I’m talking about. At four in the morning, you’re driving down a flat desolate highway. You can see forever in every direction and are entirely sure that you are completely alone. Out of nowhere, and for no good reason, appears a red light. You stop and wait for it to turn [...]

Car Alarms

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Posted by jem on 20 Sep 09 - 0 Comments

Before you buy yourself a car alarm, take note of this. If your alarm goes off, I’m 800% more likely to smash your windshield or key your door than I am to try to prevent whatever theft may or may not be occurring. Have you ever seen a car alarm interrupt a robbery? I’ve seen [...]

Something happens when you detatch yourself from your planet. You lose something. You lose your connection to the land of living.  You’re not dead exactly but your not thriving either. You have chopped yourself off from your community and it is through that community, what you give it and what it gives you, that you [...]

Feature: Living the Normal Life of a PWD

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Posted by jem on 29 Jul 09 - 0 Comments

During our three-day journalism workshop, we were asked to write a feature story about a special guest. Unfortunately, mine didn’t make the deadline. So instead of having this go to waste, I’ve decided to post it here for everyone to read. I’ve omitted some info for privacy purposes.

Twitter spam; will it ever end?

Archived in the category: Internet, Tech, people
Posted by jem on 03 Jun 09 - 0 Comments

Ever since twitter gained popularity in 2006, it has attracted a significant amount of spammers each with their own promoting interests. From government grants, debt reduction services, to the usual weight reduction and penile enhancement pills.
Most spammers do this by setting up automated accounts, follow spamming legit users which is an act of following as [...]

Everything is Amazing, Nobody is Happy

Archived in the category: Tech, people
Posted by jem on 01 Jun 09 - 0 Comments

We complain when things go horribly wrong, –and I’ve done my fair share of complaining– when they don’t work the way we want them to. We blame it on design flaws, bad programming, or sometimes we just make an entity out of nowhere so that we can have someone/something to blame.
From the looks if it, [...]