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Inspirational Blog of Karl Moore 2007-08-26 01:52:00 Tired of too much repetitive content on the web? Do you feel depressed and need some inspiration? Visit Karl Moore's website and blog at http://www.karlblog.com/. This blog reveals the inner side of the author on the different perspectives in life and how to cope and deal with it. He also has cool lists to ponder on what to do things on how to feel good, and have to positive outlook in life. Such of his post is how to feed someone's imagination. His blog recommends how do you enhance your creative thinking. As he suggests, one is to visit an art gallery, and funny as it is, even getting lost is on his list. Day to day encounters of Karl are also posted such as his personal encounters with people who give him inspiration and make him feel better. His suggestions on how to be inspired are awesome. Even the reason why every individual needs to laugh sometimes is posted. These information are uplifting and would give readers a sense of direction in life. Some of his blogs contain picture ...

Hide My IP Address 2007-08-26 00:02:00 Finally, here is a new software solution that will hide your IP address. Its at Hide-My-IP-Address.com. So what is really an IP Address? An IP Address in layman's term is your unique ID in a form of 4, dot-separated numbers, assigned to each device accessing the world wide web. It's like your DNA fingerprint. When you are surfing the Internet, you would not know if your connection is secure. Some chat rooms on some servers may be able to see your IP address and in this case, they may send anonymous request to your IP address enabling it to slow down. Thus, your connection has been already attacked or being spammed. Also, some sophisticated viruses and worms may be able to steal some of your identities with your IP Address. One way to combat this is to have a virus and worm free files and with the added help from Hide-My-IP-Address, it will actually reroute your network traffic to a secured site so that your IP address will be masked and you will be protected. This software is a brow ...

Reposting an Old Article About Some Misconceptions of Davao City 2007-08-25 16:16:00 Below was one of my original list of the things that a former female colleague of mine in the previous company and my former landlady here in Makati, thought and perceive about the different adjectives that they could imagine and misconceptions they knew about my hometown, Davao City. Below the items are the comments of my good friend, Rex Villa. I hope these information will give change the perception of those who don't know much about Davao, and Mindanao.> 1.) They thought that Kinilaw is also the kilawin that they know. The goat meat rather than the fish.>> 2.) They would ask, "Dabawenyo ba ang salita doon?". They don't know it's still Bisaya.Well, bisaya got a lot of variants... Obviously they ask if it is Dabawenyo 'coz they don't know... nothing wrong about it, is there?> 3.) They would ask, "Saan ba sa inyo sa province?" They don't know Davao City is already a city.Well, anything that is not part of the Metro M is province to them. :D> 4.) They would ask, "May streaming ra ...

Furniture from Home 2007-08-25 15:49:00 Looking for some very beautiful and elegant furnitures? Here is the coolest website you can find on the Internet selling furnitures for your home and office with the widest array of items available. From Living Room sets, Bedroom sets, dining room sets, home and office sets to leather furnitures, they have it. Each of the main items come with a sub menu for easier categorizing of furnitures. The image along with the item description is carefully matched with the room in the picture in order to give the customers a look on how will it match with your own room. Each item displayed will give buyers an option on its different designs to choose from. Each model displays the price and the actual discounted price. The tool used in this website it easy. Just click on the ADD ITEM and it will automatically add it to your shopping cart. The site is also very organized as you can view the furnitures either by room, by style and by color of your preference. Thus it also has the show all item optio ...

Nihongo Encounter No. 7 2007-08-24 10:20:00 A KTV near Ortigas CBD shows this sign ?? (maru), which pertains to "circle" or literally zero. The No Room Charges sign equally means they do not charge it, denoting the hiragana maru. ...

Language/Dialect Differences Between Tagalogs and the Bisayans 2007-08-24 01:32:00 1.) "Bisayans" do not observe the "po" and "opo" of the Tagalogs. It's just that we have not embedded it in our daily lives especially in communication.2.) We do not usually use the titles "kuya" or "ate" when addressing people who are not our direct and close relatives. When being called "kuya" or "ate" the connotation is that you are that old and gives a negative impression. We only use it to elder relatives. We use the generic term "bay or bai" or "pare or pre". Other dialects may have other variations such as "parts" or "pare koy" and etc..3.) When we usually get off the jeepney, we rarely only do and say "para". We sometimes accompany it with a knock on the ceiling of the jeepney or whistle or even hitting the arm bar with a coin. The Davao dialect uses the term "lugar lang", which means to put the vehicle on a proper disembarking area.4.) Verb conjugation is quite difficult for me as using an English term and conjugating it like "process", "collect", "text" and "kain". In Tagalo ...

Kanji of the Week No. 16 2007-08-23 19:40:00 Reading: NEN, ??Meaning: YearUsage:??????????????????????????????????????????Kotoshi, tabun uchi no kuni e kaerimasu. This year, I will probably go home to my country. ...

Mint Credit Cards 2007-08-23 11:12:00 A triple ZERO percent (0%) treat from Mint credit cards. They offer three great deals this season. 0% interest on balance transfers until October 1, 2008 next year, 0% on purchases until March 28, 2008 and a whopping 0% bonus offer until June 1, 2009 on balances transferred during December 2008! Mint is offering a maximum credit limit up to £7,500 and definitely no annual fee. An additional extension card is also available when you subscribe to Mint. With Mint Credit Card, purchasing abroad is no hastle because it is acceptable worldwide at over 24 million locations and merchants as long as you see the Mastercard sign. Mint also available to customers round the clock with its 24-hour MINT customer service hotline. Also tracking for your MINT credit card is so easy using their online web portal for safe and smooth real 24-hour banking transactions. That's banking and credit management right at the comfort of your home, office or when mobile anywhere on the world. So what are you waiti ...

Makati City Flood 2007-08-17 11:03:00 A view from our balcony here in Makati City as heavy rains resulted in this ankle-leveled flood. ...

Coins from Japan 2007-08-17 10:56:00 These Japanese coins are given to me by my officemates, Janet, Vivian and Nakamurasan. Denominations are from L-R 500, 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1 yen coins. Hontou ni arigatou gozaimashita. ??????????????? ...

Manga Titles in English 2007-08-17 10:36:00 These Manga Titles in English titles are for sale in National Bookstore in The Rockwell, in Makati. For manga fanatics who can't read the captions in Nihongo, you should buy this.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ...

The Makati Stock Exchange, Manila Philippines 2007-08-17 10:22:00 The Makati Stock Exchange Building along Ayala Avenue in Makati City is Makati and perhaps the country's symbol of financial strength and stability. This has been also the site of the recent TV advertisement of Globe Telecom and a favorite ad location of most ad agencies. ... Philippines

Shopping for Ukay Ukay in Manila 2007-08-17 09:54:00 Two days ago, we were in Bambang to scou? the outskirts of Manila for some good old Ukay-ukays (2nd hand clothes). There, a few blocks from the confusing 168 Shopping Mall clusters ABCD and Tutuban Center Mall, we found a huge warehouse, which was a public market turned into a 2nd-hand bazaar shop of clothes, bags, accessories and anything branded or second hand you may think. Thus, when we got out, the whole surrounding buildings nearby was indeed a haven for ukay-ukay fanatics. It was even more amazing to see Louis Vuitton bags at the price of just 1k to 1,5k, Florsheim and Gucci shoes at the price of 1,5k to 2k. Original Addidas shorts and exercise apparels at the price of P50 to 100. Two-piece suits (coat and pants) at the bargain price of P300, with various American labels to choose from. Branded jeans at 100 to 200 each and a whole lot more. From bags, to shoes, anything to wear, even panties and bras are there. You name it, they got it. The bad thing about going there is forge ...

Kanji of the Week No. 15 2007-08-17 09:34:00 1. ?? or ??? or hanasu means "to talk" or "to speak"Usage: ???????????????????????????????????????????????Otoko no hito to onna no hito ha hanashite imasu.?????A man and woman are talking. 2. ?? or ??? or kaiwa means conversation.Usage: ????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Ato de kaisha ni uchi no shain to kaiwa ga arimasu. In the company, I am going to have a conversation with my co-employees later. ????? ...

1-800-NODRUGS 2007-08-15 19:57:00 Are you worried over your friend or relative over drug related problems? America is suffering from this almost incurable social crisis. Call 1-800-NO-DRUGS to help a friend, relative or anyone recover from this misery. Take into consideration that family ties are broken and shattered by these problems.The institute assists and helps the patients recover from these drug-related problems such as all kinds of drug induced addiction problems like cocaine, club drugs, crack/cocaine, ecstacy, heroin, ketamine, marijuana and even alcoholism. The website also contains general information about addiction to which helps the potential patients realize that treatment and confinement is necessary. Such of this information are categories of substance abuse like use, abuse and dependence concepts. Before confining yourself to rehabilitation, there is even an online assessment tool which simply asks the name of the drug dependent to be inputted and some little information the substance he uses for dep ...