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Archive for August 2007

August 28th, 2007

Jumong Episode 74

Jumong fans, we’re at Episode 74 of this popular Koreanovela :
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15 years later. Somewhere in the middle of the night, Yuri gives the okay for his group to deal with the opposing group, after the two groups confirm each other’s identity. The opposing group asks to see the merchandise first, and Yuri’s man opens the […]

By Maricar -- 0 comments

August 27th, 2007

Pinoytunes.net: Downloadable original Pilipino music

There’s a new way to get our CDs of OPMs - original pilipino music - without buying legits from stores, or smuggling pirated copies.
PinoyTunes.net!

It’s an online retailer of OPMs with over 3,000 songs on every music genre from top Philippine record labels. It’s a membership-based digital music service that allow consumers to buy songs in […]

By Grace -- 8 comments

August 27th, 2007

Jumong Episode 73

Jumong fans, this is Episode 73 of this popular Koreanovela :
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In Gyeru, Ju Mong states before Soseono, Sayong, and Mari, Jaesa that since they have won their war and rescued the migrants, it is time for them to proclaim their new nation, and gives Sayong, Jaesa and Mari the task of preparing their new nation’s […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

August 27th, 2007

Pinoy unlocks iPhone for local Philippine networks?

Here is another example of Filipino ingenuity… or is it craftiness?
A certain Filipino codenamed “Dubeditions” apparently has unlocked the iPhone, thus making it work on local Philippine networks like Globe Telecom.
According to an Inquirer article, Dubeditions posted on the Philippine Macintosh Users Group (PhilMUG)’s forum that he had cloned the iPhone’s subscriber identity module (SIM).
Another […]

By Grace -- 3 comments

August 26th, 2007

Results out for 2007 Philippine nursing board exams

The June 2007 nursing licensure exam results are out!
Here is the list of successful examinees (via Inquirer) Congratulations!
Inquirer interviewed chairperson Leonor Rosero-Tripon of the Professional Regulation Commission who said that the results bring closure to the leakage scandal of the June 2006 nursing board exams.
Last year’s exam results were controversial because of leakage of exam […]

By Grace -- 8 comments

August 26th, 2007

“Maricel Soriano is the sweetest Regal baby”- Mother Lily

Back in my teenager days ;-) the stars of that we went ga-ga over were the original Regal babies -
Gabby Concepcion, Dina Bonnevie, Maricel [Soriano], Snooky, Albert Martinez, Alfie Anido, Jimi Melendez and William Martinez.
Dubbed the Taray Queen, Maricel Soriano was actually the sweetest of them all, now confesses Regal Films matriarch mother Lily […]

By Grace -- 3 comments

August 26th, 2007

Kadayawan festival in Davao

“”Dayaw!”
It’s a warm and friendly greeting from a Dabawenyo (native of Davao) that means good, valuable, superior or beautiful. From this word began a festival called “Kadayawan” which is a celebration of life and a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature.
Kadayawan sa Dabaw a week-long festival held every third week of August in Davao City. […]

By Grace -- 4 comments

August 26th, 2007

Jumong Episode 72

Jumong fans, we’re at Episode 72 of this popular Koreanovela :
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In Hyeonto, the poeple shout out cheers as Ju Mong and the armies return having won. Ju Mong tells his general they have endured through and Jaesa shouts out they have succeeded at last. Ju Mong tells the crowd it was everyone’s contribution and that […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

August 25th, 2007

WikiPilipinas - emerging web-based Philippine encyclopedia

WikiPilipinas just might become the world’s largest repository of Filipino culture.
Just 5 months after its launch, WikiPhilippines has published more than 34,000 articles on Philippine history, culture, sports, politics and other areas. Within 24 hours of its introduction to the press, the website passed the 100,000 visitor-mark. Now that’s just phenomenal!

The power behind it, headed […]

By Grace -- 2 comments

August 25th, 2007

What exactly was the crime of Malu Fernandez?

I’ve been hearing this buzz among bloggers lately of how much hated a certain Malu Fernandez is. I really haven’t paid attention until I read that she resigned for fear of threats against her life, purportedly by other bloggers.
So what exactly has she done to create such furor?
Malu Fernandez is/was a writer for […]

By Grace -- 5 comments