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<title>Fritz&#x27;s Top Ten list of Emerging Influential Blogs for 2008</title>
<description>These are the nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize, er, LOL, my nominations for the &#x3C;a title=&#x22;project by Janette Toral&#x22; href=&#x22;http://www.influentialblogger.net/2008/04/top-10-emerging-influential-blogs-in.html&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;2008 Emerging Influential Blogs&#x3C;/a&#x3E;.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com/?p=123&#x22;&#x3E;Read the rest of this post at fritzified.com &#x26;gt;&#x26;gt;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:31:59 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Parokya ni Edgar and Bamboo (band) photos FTMFW!</title>
<description>&#x3C;img class=&#x22;alignright&#x22; src=&#x22;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2600228124_4c0a795572.jpg&#x22; border=&#x22;0&#x22;&#x3E;Taking photos of stage performers can be very disappointing for point and shoot photographers. They were for me, at least. Take Bamboo for instance. I position the camera, wait for the auto-focus to work its magic, and off he darts to go elsewhere. The guy can&#x27;t stay put for five seconds in one spot! LOL, like he would.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;The corporate party I dreaded attending turned out to be great. Phenomenal, even! More than the buffet dinner, the roasted calf, gellato ice cream, flowing beer and coolers, soda, and Starbucks coffee was over the top! To cap the night with grander festivity, two bands performed for the crowd: &#x3C;strong&#x3E;&#x3C;a title=&#x22;Parokya ni Edgar&#x26;#x27;s official website&#x22; href=&#x22;http://www.parokyaband.com/main.php&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Parokya ni Edgar&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E; and &#x3C;strong&#x3E;&#x3C;a title=&#x22;Bamboo&#x26;#x27;s official website&#x22; href=&#x22;http://www.bamboo.com.ph/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Bamboo&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;During Parokya&#x27;s performance I went backstage where the restrooms were. I saw Bamboo&#x27;s Nathan go in as I was going out. To go back to where I was seated, I took the other way via the other end of the stage, hoping to bump into other Bamboo band members. True enough, Vic Mercado (Bamboo&#x27;s super talented and multi-award winning drummer) was right there and...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:39:38 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Clubbers Guide before the Storm</title>
<description>Ang mga batang to, tsk, gimik ng gimik! Ayan, binagyo at muntik ma-stranded. Venue&#x27;s at Clubber&#x27;s Guide in Nakpil Street, Malate. Not in pictures are Benj, Angel, Juned, and me. Camera shy eh. Coy wasn&#x27;t able to join. He&#x27;s been sleep deprived the entire week. As I heard it, these kids were out to celebrate Irvin&#x27;s birthday. Wala kang kasalanan, Irvin, adik lang talaga sila</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:21:30 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Events: Avenue Q, Coffee Bean &#x26; Tea Leaf, and Coke Zero all this June!</title>
<description>        &#x3C;h4&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Theater: &#x3C;a title=&#x22;About the Avenue Q Farewell Run from thebachelorgirl&#x22; href=&#x22;http://www.thebachelorgirl.com/2008/952/avenue-q-manila-the-farewell-run-on-june-2008/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Avenue Q The Farewell Run&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/h4&#x3E;&#x3C;h4&#x3E;&#x3C;/h4&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;h4&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://drmkng.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFoODAoKCoYAAGw2CNg1&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;img class=&#x22;alignmiddleb&#x22; src=&#x22;http://images.drmkng.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFoODAoKCoYAAGw2CNg1/Avenue%2BQ.jpg?et=sYA3%2C%2BFTCD%2CELBLC6LTmBA&#x26;#x26;nmid=0&#x22; border=&#x22;0&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/h4&#x3E; Yes, The &#x3C;strong&#x3E;Avenue Q&#x3C;/strong&#x3E; cast will be off for the Singapore leg of their performance but before that, those who still haven&#x27;t seen the play can watch it from June 13-22, 2008 at the the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza (in Ayala, Makati). Experience first-hand what the F it&#x27;s all about (where &#x22;F&#x22; stands for &#x22;fuzz,&#x22; catchy ain&#x27;t it?!).&#x3C;p style=&#x22;padding-left: 30px; &#x22;&#x3E;Tickets are priced as follows: &#x3C;strong&#x3E;Orchestra Center&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;: P1,300, &#x3C;strong&#x3E;Orchestra Side&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;: P1,100, &#x3C;strong&#x3E;Loge&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;: P1,000, &#x3C;strong&#x3E;Balcony&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;: P500&#x3C;/p&#x3E;Get your tickets from TicketWorld through &#x3C;a title=&#x22;Avenue Q tix, you can haz them&#x22; href=&#x22;http://www.ticketworld.com.ph/events/default.asp?event_name=Avenue%20Q%20%20%28The%20Farewell%20Run%29&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;here&#x3C;/a&#x3E;. Visit Lorna&#x27;s site, aka &#x3C;a title=&#x22;Lorna Lopez&#x26;#x27;s blog&#x22; href=&#x22;http://thebachelorgirl.com&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;thebachelorgirl&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, for more of the buzz, er, fuzz.&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;.&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;h4&#x3E;Learn: &#x3C;a title=&#x22;Visit Juned&#x26;#x27;s site to sign up for this event&#x22; href=&#x22;http://baratillo.net/?p=975&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Coffee Bean &#x26;amp; Tea Leaf sponsors Talk&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/h4&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;The &#x3C;a title=&#x22;CBTL Philippines&#x26;#x27; official website&#x22; href=&#x22;http://www.coffeebean.com.ph/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Coffee Bean &#x26;amp; Tea Leaf&#x3C;/a&#x3E; is hosting a talk that will cover three interesting topics: Photography, Creative Writing, Videography.&#x3C;p style=&#x22;padding-left: 30px; &#x22;&#x3E;When: &#x3C;strong&#x3E;7:00 pm 24 June 2007, Tuesday&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;Where: &#x3C;strong&#x3E;The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Bonifacio High Street&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;, Glogal City, Taguig&#x3C;/p&#x3E;Only 60 slots are available so head over to &#x3C;a title=&#x22;sign up via this link at Juned&#x26;#x27;s site&#x22; href=&#x22;http://baratillo.net/?p=975&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;baratillo.net&#x3C;/a&#x3E; to sign up for free!&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;.&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;h4&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Party: &#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;a title=&#x22;Buksan mo dahil partay na to!&#x22; href=&#x22;http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2008/06/buhay-coke-ng-bloggers-with-sm.html&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Buhay Coke ...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:52:50 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Bleach CosPlayers from the 2008 ToyCon</title>
<description>          &#x3C;img class=&#x22;alignmiddleb&#x22; src=&#x22;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2587231829_bc65a46521.jpg&#x22; border=&#x22;0&#x22;&#x3E;Like &#x3C;a title=&#x22;Bim Barbieto blogs here&#x22; href=&#x22;http://comicology.i.ph&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Bim&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, I felt apprehensive to approach CosPlayers during the recently concluded &#x3C;a title=&#x22;ToyCon&#x26;#x27;s official website&#x22; href=&#x22;http://toyconph.com&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;2008 ToyCon&#x3C;/a&#x3E; primarily because I won&#x27;t be using a DSLR camera. If it was me wearing a costume and some random stranger wants to take my photo with a camphone, I&#x27;d feel paranoid, too. But being the hoe that I am, I&#x27;d probably be paranoid for only about 2 seconds tops.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;font style=&#x22;color: rgb(0, 0, 102); &#x22; size=&#x22;3&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;a style=&#x22;font-weight: bold; &#x22; href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com/?p=120&#x22;&#x3E;Click here for the rest of this post + photos &#x26;gt;&#x26;gt;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/font&#x3E;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:56:13 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Photos from the 2008 Philippine ToyCon</title>
<description>&#x3C;img class=&#x22;alignright&#x22; src=&#x22;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/2577476645_04a9df1f15.jpg&#x22; border=&#x22;0&#x22;&#x3E;Today&#x27;s the last day for the &#x3C;a title=&#x22;ToyCon&#x26;#x27;s official website&#x22; href=&#x22;http://toyconph.com&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;7th Philippine Toys, Hobbies, and Collectibles Convention&#x3C;/a&#x3E; (aka ToyCon 2008). Tonight, June 15, 2008 (Sunday), &#x3C;a title=&#x22;Ade&#x26;#x27;s blog&#x22; href=&#x22;http://blog.ademagnaye.com&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Ade&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x27;s band, &#x3C;a title=&#x22;Lose Your Beer Belly&#x26;#x27;s website&#x22; href=&#x22;http://loseyurbeerbelly.i.ph&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Lose Your Beer Belly&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, will perform from 7pm to 9pm.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;To get inside Megatrade Hall (the venue: SM Megamall, 5th Level), you will have to pay a minimal amount of P80 (boo!). My friendly tip for hobbyists and enthusiasts: do not bring more than P1,000 with you because you will &#x3C;em&#x3E;surely&#x3C;/em&#x3E; spend &#x3C;em&#x3E;everything&#x3C;/em&#x3E; once you are inside. Happened to me. Wiped out the contents of my wallet. Good thing I only brought P1,000. Talk about foresight! I only spent P800 on rare comicbooks, no more than that. Right now, I wish I had bought more stuff, though. Oh, well. Today&#x27;s another day.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;Below are photos I took from the event. No photos of cute CosPlaying wimmins, though, but there are plenty of them all around (from all walks of &#x22;beauty,&#x22; LOL). I actually went because of &#x3C;a title=&#x22;SamJuan&#x26;#x27;s blog about Kukoman&#x22; href=&#x22;http://samjuan.com/2008/06/dont-fear-kukoman-is-here/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;SamJuan&#x27;s blog&#x3C;/a&#x3E; on &#x3C;a title=&#x22;Kukoman&#x26;#x27;sofficial website plus trailers&#x22; href=&#x22;http://www.kukoman.com/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Kukoman&#x3C;/a&#x3E; but I didn&#x27;t get to see them. I was there at 3pm and they were nowhere...</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:20:05 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>The CSR that Gives Street Children the Gift of Music</title>
<description>      &#x3C;a style=&#x22;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); &#x22; href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com/?p=117&#x22;&#x3E;Cross-posted from fritzified.com &#x26;gt;&#x26;gt; Click on the link for photos.&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;When &#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://www.nokia.com.ph/&#x22;&#x3E;Nokia Philippines&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, sent us an invite for Nokia ACTS (Artists Coming Together to Serve), I just had to come despite its Sunday afternoon schedule. Nokia ACTS is a collaboration between Nokia Philippines and the talented minds behind &#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://www.rockedphilippines.org/&#x22;&#x3E;Rock Ed Philippines&#x3C;/a&#x3E;. It has built on the latter&#x27;s Project VIA (Volunteers Initiative for the Arts) whose primary goal is to teach underprivileged children how to either play musical instruments or train for voice via music camps. &#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;blockquote&#x3E;&#x22;Through this program, we hope to make an impact in the lives of the children by giving them a chance to excel in something and a chance at a future profession,&#x22; says William Hamilton-Whyte, General Manager, Nokia Philippines.&#x26;nbsp; &#x22;We are glad to have partnered with Rock Ed Philippines who are very passionate in their belief that we should &#x2018;educate to end poverty&#x27;.&#x22;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;For their part, Rock Ed&#x27;s Founder and Executive Director Gang Badoy offers that &#x22;the c...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:20:30 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Plurk is the &#x22;New&#x22; Twitter</title>
<description>&#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://drmkng.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEj0jgoKCoYAAFbjcNg1&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;img class=&#x22;alignleft&#x22; src=&#x22;http://images.drmkng.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEj0jgoKCoYAAFbjcNg1/Picture2.png?et=%2BbIVsRopzVbVYWFd3D4goA&#x26;#x26;nmid=0&#x22; border=&#x22;0&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;Or maybe not.&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;Some have left &#x3C;a style=&#x22;font-weight: bold; &#x22; href=&#x22;http://twitter.com&#x22;&#x3E;Twitter&#x3C;/a&#x3E; for an indefinite time until it gets its act together for Plurk. So, what is Plurk? Darn, what is Twitter?! I can almost see the 0_o on my non-internet friends&#x27; faces. It&#x27;ll have less traffic if you don&#x27;t sign up so don&#x27;t. But if you do decide to be cool, add me up and let&#x27;s be in each other&#x27;s timelines.&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;Still not clear? Don&#x27;t worry.&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;Experience it yourself and add me up while you&#x27;re at in. Sign up through &#x3C;a style=&#x22;font-weight: bold; &#x22; href=&#x22;http://snurl.com/2e8qv&#x22;&#x3E;here&#x3C;/a&#x3E;.&#x3C;br&#x3E;</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:36:24 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Extra Challenge: Saving 2 Megapixel Portraits with Photoshop</title>
<description>Before the Nokia N82 (five megapixels), even before the Samsung U700 (three megapixels), I used to carry around the then schmexy Motorola V3X, 2 megapixel snapper of a clamshell-type mobile phone. At times when I would get the urge to just point and shoot at people, the camphone is instrumental in curing the creative itch. The down side is, although the composition would almost always be impeccable (wink wink), the image output leaves much to be desired in terms of colors, depth, and contrast to name a few. Hell, it&#x27;s the general problem that plague users of &#x3C;em&#x3E;mere&#x3C;/em&#x3E; point and shoot cameras.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;Two years after I took Rochelle&#x27;s (my good friend&#x27;s) portrait, two years after I&#x27;ve tried editing the photo firsthand by only adjusting contrast and hues, would my newfound Photoshop killer skillz do more with an otherwise great photo? Another challenge is would said skillz work with an image taken using a two megapixel camphone? The result may make or break Scott Kelby&#x27;s reputation, author of the book ...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 05:44:22 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Giving Back through Corporate Social Responsibility</title>
<description>  For two years and running in the company I currently work for, we are required to allot four hours of company time (half of a workday) and four hours of our personal time (either we sacrifice part of a weekend or file a half-day vacation leave during a workweek) to extend help&#x26;nbsp; to the underprivileged. Last year, 99% of our total company headcount (of about 800) went in groups to various &#x3C;a title=&#x22;GK&#x26;#x27;s website&#x22; href=&#x22;http://www.gawadkalinga.org/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Gawad Kalinga&#x3C;/a&#x3E; communities around the country to teach children in their makeshift schools. This year, for want to explore other areas where our help may be equally needed, it&#x27;s going to be either &#x3C;a title=&#x22;CRIBS Philippines, Inc.&#x26;#x27;s website&#x22; href=&#x22;www.cribsphilippines.org/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;CRIBS Philippines&#x3C;/a&#x3E; or &#x3C;a title=&#x22;Kythe Incorporated&#x26;#x27;s website&#x22; href=&#x22;http://www.kythe.org/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Kythe Foundation&#x3C;/a&#x3E;.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;It is one thing to be willing to help and another to have the heart to want to deliver the &#x22;service&#x22; well. I have long realized that I&#x27;m not cut as a teacher because I have very little patience around kids in that I easily get annoyed when they randomly move about, cry for no apparent reason, and, most especially, they take on a particular smell after being active al...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 03:01:24 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>UP@100: Capturing 100 UP Moments</title>
<description>  Along with a group of UP bloggers, we have come up with a special project for the UP Centennial Month this coming June. It&#x27;s called &#x3C;strong&#x3E;&#x22;UP@100: &#x3C;em&#x3E;Capturing 100 UP Moments&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x22;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E; - It is a Music Video Project which will compile 100 photos and videos from participants consisting UP alumni and students. It aims to capture 100 unique UP moments from 100 different points of view in the past 100 years of the University&#x27;s existence.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;We are inviting &#x3C;strong&#x3E;YOU&#x3C;/strong&#x3E; to join us in this endeavor.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;img class=&#x22;aligncenter&#x22; src=&#x22;http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i268/pepz_c/UP100POSTER.jpg&#x22; alt=&#x22;UP@100: Capturing 100 UP Moments&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Mechanics: How to submit an entry&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;I. Who can participate:&#x3C;ol&#x3E;&#x3C;li&#x3E;Any University of the Philippines Alumni.&#x3C;/li&#x3E;&#x3C;li&#x3E;Any University of the Philippines student.&#x3C;/li&#x3E;&#x3C;/ol&#x3E;II. How to submit your photo or video:&#x3C;ol&#x3E;&#x3C;li&#x3E;A participant can submit at most two pictures of himself/herself (alone or otherwise) taken in UP or during a UP event OR a 15-sec video of the participant taken in UP or during a UP event.&#x3C;/li&#x3E;&#x3C;li&#x3E;Each entry should have the the following information:&#x3C;ul&#x3E;&#x3C;li&#x3E;Name&#x3C;/li&#x3E;&#x3C;li&#x3E;Student Number&#x3C;/li&#x3E;&#x3C;li&#x3E;Degree and Course&#x3C;/li&#x3E;&#x3C;li&#x3E;Two to five words describing the event (include the year the photo/video was t...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 02:04:38 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Low Down: American Idol Season 7 Finals</title>
<description>I did one American Idol 7 performance &#x3C;a title=&#x22;The Low Down: Andrew Lloyd Webber week on American Idol (Season 7)&#x22; href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com/?p=96&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;review&#x3C;/a&#x3E; this season and it would be pointless to not put a close on something I started, albeit regrettably. So it goes down to the Davids this year. Cook vs Archuleta. Rock vs Pop. Manly vs Boyish. And that last versus was so totally lame but, yeah, you got the picture. Two contestants with a unique niche, fanbase, and vocal style. Both very talented. How would they both fare? Here you are, Idol Fans, a blow-by-blow account of how the David&#x27;s did in the Season 7 finale aired today. &#x3C;strong&#x3E;Continue reading at your own risk (spoiler alert!).&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;David Cook started the ball rolling with &#x3C;strong&#x3E;U2&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x27;s &#x22;&#x3C;em&#x3E;I Still Haven&#x27;t Found What I&#x27;m Looking For&#x3C;/em&#x3E;.&#x22; The Great Bono is legendary. To take on a song that big and effortlessly manage to engage the audience to go wild during the chorus could either mean that Cook nailed the living shit out of the track with his vocals and stage presence or the people in the front rows are his groupies (even my delusional sister, Zhan, had gone Cook-...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 06:06:35 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Post-Processing Photos via Photoshop is the Shiznit!</title>
<description>   For the longest time, I had been fighting the urge to get for myself a DSLR camera with following arguments in mind: better control of image depth, higher quality resolution with RAW, wider angle, and powerful optical zoom. Those and I&#x27;d look cool lugging around a DSLR (come on, who wouldn&#x27;t?!). But then, it&#x27;s very convenient to just carry around a point and shoot camera. We fish the cam from our pocket and shoot away whenever there&#x27;s a need, a habit that became more convenient with the advent of high-megapixeled mobile phones (mine has 5Mpix).&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;Over the weekend, I&#x27;ve immersed myself to learning how to better post-process photos with the use of Adobe Photoshop 7. Yes, they already have CS2 and CS3 but this is the version I currently have. Later in this post, you&#x27;ll see that although outdated, Photoshop 7 still does wonders.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;My objective for this post is not to show off how I can majestically compose subjects in photos nor would I want to bitch-slap readers with my new-fangled Photoshop...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 07:06:05 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>When a Worldclass International Airport Matters</title>
<description>&#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com/?p=105&#x22;&#x3E;[Cross-Posted from http://fritzified.com]&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;One other thing I that got me excited to set foot in Bangkok again was to see for myself their much hyped and new international airport. If anything, I was floored and wowed. It&#x27;s architecture is amazingly modern and yet it has touches of the rich Thai culture in key places. Its construction had been beset with challenges here and there, I&#x27;ve learned,&#x26;nbsp; but the airport finally came through and I&#x27;d dare say the benefits must be worth the wait for the Thai nationals and its government.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;There is more to having a world class international airport than the obvious comfort it gives to travelers to and from a country. Carefully planning its location, accessibility, construction, and architecture can boost a nation&#x27;s economy, rake in jobs, and gain trust of more foreign investors. I remember a senior HR person from another company asking their company&#x27;s regional head why they had to resource training services elsewhere when their Philippine counterpa...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 06:56:49 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>What sort of &#x22;Little Loser&#x22; can a Rockstar be?</title>
<description>  If I had my way, I&#x27;d be in t-shirts, shorts, and sneakers the entire summer season. &#x22;WTF, but we&#x27;ve never seen you in shorts EVAR!&#x22; Exactly! Come on gais, give the corporate rockstar slash almost-model a break! I don&#x27;t have much of a choice since I&#x27;m practically &#x3C;em&#x3E;coerced&#x3C;/em&#x3E; by my day job to be in corporate drab on weekdays and man, those things can be annoyingly uncomfortable even when it&#x27;s raining out. Good news is, owing to the &#x3C;a title=&#x22;ITCZ defined from wikipedia&#x22; href=&#x22;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertropical_Convergence_Zone&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Intertropical Convergence Zone&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, we&#x27;re in for a shorter summer season this year as heard from the radio this morning (says PAGASA). Whether that&#x27;s a good or bad thing, blame it all on the ITCZ. Heck, we can even blame ITCZ for the hike in power prices since no one has balls big enough to own the boo boo!&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;On the subject of t-shirts (thank &#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shirt&#x22;&#x3E;Jockey&#x3C;/a&#x3E; for supposedly inventing the tee in its current form way back in 1913 per the infallible wikipedia), I had for the longest time been wanting to get myself some &#x3C;a title=&#x22;David &#x26;amp; Goliath&#x27;s official website&#x22; href=&#x22;http://www.davidandgoliathtees.com/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;David &#x26;amp; Goliath&#x3C;/a&#x3E; goodies. A few months back, I was walking i...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 05:58:23 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Colorful Rice from Thailand</title>
<description>I had only recently found out that in the 1980s, the Thailand government purportedly sent a few of their agricultural people to the Philippines to leverage on our advancement in rice production. The Thais then studied under the able tutelage of the International Rice Research Institute based in the country. Decades later, the &#x22;teacher&#x22; who in the past boasted of being a predominantly agricultural nation had lost its mojo in this very aspect while the &#x22;students&#x22; had taken what science they learned to advanced heights. To reinforce our country&#x27;s plummet to rice-farming Loserville, the Philippines is now one of the world&#x27;s top &#x3C;em&#x3E;importer&#x3C;/em&#x3E; of rice. What happened to us and our rice themed glory days? &#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com/?p=102&#x22;&#x3E;Read more here &#x26;gt;&#x26;gt;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 02:50:20 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Authentic Thai Food in photos</title>
<description>Thai food will assault your senses with a well calibrated interplay of taste mixed with smell, texture, and visual appeal. Enough said. Below are photos of what we had for dinner just a few hours ago. I could have these all my life and never tire of them. Wait, lightbulb moment: I&#x27;ll go buy some spice here so I can try replicating these sumptuous dishes at home in Manila! iGenius!&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;Enough with the talk. The photos, let me show you them. (TIP: you may drag the photos to see parts of the width covered by the margin. Try it! It was WOW for me first time I did it. Kthnx)&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com/?p=101&#x22;&#x3E;Continue reading here &#x26;gt;&#x26;gt;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 02:46:21 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Man-Blog&#x27;s Banana Gangbang Rock Festival photos</title>
<description>May 3, 2008, Bela Bar, Greenhills
Post with slideshow: &#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com/?p=99&#x22;&#x3E;http://fritzified.com/?p=99&#x3C;/a&#x3E;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 02:19:25 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Verdict: Andrew Lloyd Webber week on AI7 tonight!</title>
<description>It&#x27;s &#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Andrew Lloyd Weber&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E; week for your Top 6 on American Idol 7. To enhance your viewing experience, I suggest that the gentlemen don their best top hat/tuxedo and ladies, please spray anti-dust mite before wearing those awful feather boas (I mean, when did chicken and bird stink become fashionable on humans anyway?) and tasseled, itchy, and lacy &#x3C;s&#x3E;dresses&#x3C;/s&#x3E; abominations (stay away from me while you&#x27;re in those because the smell reminds me of my great grandma, post-humus, srsly). Sit back, restrain yourself, and listen to the excruciating renditions brought to you by your finalists as they take on songs that may bore non-theater fans and the non-musically-inclined to non-existence. &#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;Let&#x27;s begin.&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;font style=&#x22;font-weight: bold;&#x22; size=&#x22;3&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com/?p=96&#x22;&#x3E;Continue Reading here &#x26;gt;&#x26;gt;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/font&#x3E;</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:33:17 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lights Off at fritzified.com for Earth Day</title>
<description>&#x3C;a href=&#x22;/photos/hi-res/upload/SAxjwgoKCoYAABlFQVM1&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;img class=&#x22;alignmiddleb&#x22; src=&#x22;http://images.drmkng.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SAxjwgoKCoYAABlFQVM1/header.gif?et=L9E%2BPzhsIFXEI%2C2Lk5B77Q&#x26;amp;nmid=&#x22; border=&#x22;0&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;Whether it is true or not that a predominantly black colored website saves energy when displayed on CRT monitors, &#x3C;a style=&#x22;font-weight: bold;&#x22; href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com&#x22;&#x3E;http://fritzified.com&#x3C;/a&#x3E; is turning off the lights for Earth Day. I&#x2019;ll be reverting to the old theme on April 23.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:52:56 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Photo from 1888: Eiffel Tower Under Construction</title>
<description> &#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://drmkng.multiply.com/photos/album/26/Pics_for_posts#3&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;img src=&#x22;http://images.drmkng.multiply.com/image/2/photos/26/500x500/3/Image748E.jpg?et=xgkLvEX8Ts4bPsPaHXNMeg&#x26;amp;nmid=90115195&#x22; border=&#x22;0&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E; &#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E; Is this tight or what?! These, my dear friends, were &#x3C;em&#x3E;actually&#x3C;/em&#x3E; taken on June 1888, October 14, 1888, and January 20, 1889 showing the Eiffel Tower in three different stages during its construction. If this ain&#x27;t the shiz, I dunno what is! &#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E; &#x3C;a style=&#x22;font-weight: bold;&#x22; href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com/?p=91&#x22;&#x3E;Read the rest of this post here &#x26;gt;&#x26;gt;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:16:09 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Man-Blog Gig: The Banana Gangbang Rock Festival</title>
<description>&#x3C;img class=&#x22;aligncenter&#x22; src=&#x22;http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4036/rockfestivalct1.jpg&#x22; alt=&#x22;Rock on, Man-Blog style!&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;To the truckloads of fans of &#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://www.man-blog.com&#x22; title=&#x22;The Man-Blog website, ho!&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;The Man-Blog&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E; (TMB), here&#x27;s your chance to see this awesometastic blog&#x27;s denizens do something other than entertain you with finely written dickery. TMB will be having a gig dubbed &#x3C;strong&#x3E;&#x22;The Banana Gangbang Rock Festival&#x22;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E; happening on May 3, 2007 at &#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1980/belabarmapja6.jpg&#x22; title=&#x22;click here for the map&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Bela Bar&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E; in Greenhills, San Juan. &#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;a style=&#x22;font-weight: bold;&#x22; href=&#x22;http://fritzified.com/?p=86&#x22;&#x3E;Read more here &#x26;gt;&#x26;gt;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:26:48 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pics for posts</title>
<description>Repository for photos I will use in my blog. Dun mind</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2008 00:20:13 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>BlogBank Launch Event</title>
<description>March 13, 2008, Red Box Karaoke, Greenbelt</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:03:04 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Happy Birthday, Jen Juan aka Jen Mordo!</title>
<description>Jen has turned 19! Here are &#x3C;b&#x3E;some&#x3C;/b&#x3E; of the pics. Will upload more soon. Again, all shots taken using the Nokia N82. Awesome filters and adjustments from my sheer awesomeness plus PS7. Also, I&#x27;m not in any one of these. XD
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:33:30 -0000</pubDate>
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<title>Welcome back, Steel! Nice Meeting you, Sha!</title>
<description>Cable Car, Pasay Road, Febryary 9, 2007
All photos taken from the Nokia N82. Whatta nifty gadget that phone!
Not in picture: Jayvee, Phoebe, Anne, Ondrej (Sha&#x27;s friend), Sanjay, and Me</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:11:24 -0000</pubDate>
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