September 2009
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I have made the move!
I’m saying goodbye to Tumblr and hello to Blogger. New platform, new look! My address will still be www.glennong.com
Visit me and leave your comments.
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Big Outlet Sale 2009 on October 16-18
The Big Outlet Sale 2009 is back! It happens on October 16-18, 2009 from 10am-9pm at The MegaTent, Meralco Ave., Ortigas.
Brands include: Rustans, Max Factor, Esprit De Corps, Giordano, Giordano Ladies, CK Prada and Rayban Eyewear, Philips,YSL, Celine Dion, Lacoste, Guerlain, Big & SMall, Orange Juice, Kanebo, No Curfew Watch Store, Victorinox, Parker, Ideal Vision, Tourstage, SubStance...
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Circles Makati Shang Buffet 50% Off
August 2009
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Nokia N900 about to be released
Nokia N900 is one of newest additions to the internet tablet family by the Finnish company. It runs with the new Maemo 5 and is said to be available in selected markets this October at an estimated price of about €500 or P35,000 in the Philippine local currency.
Nokia N900 Specifications and Features:
-> 3.5-inch 800x480 pixel (resistive) touchscreen -> Sliding QWERTY, 32GB of on-board...
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Nokia entering PC industry with First Netbook
Nokia has finally joined the bandwagon as it enters the PC industry with its very first netbook running Microsoft’s Windows operating system. This move by Nokia is said to be crossing the border between converging industries in the opposite direction as with Apple, which entered the phone industry in 2007 with iPhone.
The video above says all about its features. In addition, Reuters...
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UAAP 72 Men's Basketball 2nd Round Schedule
After the end of the First Round of eliminations last Sunday with the DLSU vs. ADMU game, it’s now time to brace ourselves for the Second Round! Starting this Thursday, it will be an extreme effort for all the teams to give their best to either retain their rankings on top, or make it to the top (at least to the top 4).
The 2nd round schedule is based on a formula that UAAP follows: like 1...
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Good Buy Rainy Days on August 14-16
Shop ‘till you can’t stop on August 14, 15 & 16 from 10AM–9PM at The Mega Tent, 30 Meralco Avenue, Ortigas, Pasig City. Present your BPI Card - ATM/Credit Card - and valid ID for Free Entrance. Get an additional 5% off (on selected merchants) and a chance to win raffle items when you use your BPI Edge and Petron-BPI MasterCard to pay.
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Philippine Holidays 2010
It’s time to plan your holidays for the year 2010.
Philippine Holidays 2010
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Arroyo instead of Aquino. Hmmm.
I don’t how if I should feel funny or not about having read the name of Arroyo instead of Aquino in an article pertaining to Corazon Aquino’s death.
July 2009
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Microsoft Office 2010: The Movie
Remember the Microsoft Office 2010 I was talking about months back? Well, Microsoft has released a “movie trailer” as a type of advertisement. Check it out below.
I wonder how many people actually believed there’s a movie coming out? How about you?
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Chris Daughtry Sings 'Poker Face'
Isn’t it amazing to see and hear a guy sing a popular song that has very high notes? Nice one, Chris Daughtry! Kudos to you! Moreeeee!
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iPhone 3GS in Manila this July 31
So who among you are excited to have this new (but very expensive) phone? It’s coming to our town very soon! If you’ve got the money, then rush off to the nearest Globe Business Center or call 730-1000 to reserve your very own iPhone 3GS starting this July 15, 2009. You can also get to know more about the iPhone offers and deals that Globe has prepared for you via...
June 2009
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Post-It Stop Motion
I am so impressed by this video by a senior student named Bang-Yao Liu, who came from Savannah College of Art and Design. Imagine having multiple stop-play-stop captures with tons of post-it notes on the wall! This is incredibly amazing!
It took 3 months of planning, 4 days of shooting, and 6000+ post it notes to complete this video. View the making of the video in Youtube.
Thanks to Abe...
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Nokia announces 5530 XpressMusic, E72, 3710 Fold
The pictures you see above are the newly revealed handsets by Nokia. Those are (from left to right) Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, Nokia E72, and Nokia 3710 Fold.
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is the third S60 5th edition and full-touch phone of the Finnish company, following the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Nokia N97. Jayvee Fernandez has reported that this new phone will only retail for 200 Euros or...
“Falling in love is like falling upstairs. It is possible — I’ve seen...”
– God.com, by James Alexander Langteaux
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Microwarehouse Mid-Year Sale 2009
Microwarehouse Inc. will be holding its Mid-Year Sale on June 14 and 15 (Sunday & Monday) at Silver City, corner Frontera Drive and Julia Vargas Ave, Frontera Verde, Pasig City. Registration will open at 10AM on Sunday. The sale will be open to the public from 12PM to 8PM on Sunday, and 10AM to 8PM on Monday. There will be no more queuing to enter the selling area once you are registered.
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Google, Cebu Pacific celebrates 111th Philippine...
Happy 111th year of Philippine Independence to all Filipinos and to Filipinos-at-heart!
Google has been actively promoting renowned events of the world via their site’s logo. I’m happy to see the resemblance of my country’s logo today, June 12, as seen below.
Meanwhile, Cebu Pacific’s way of celebrating this important day is by giving their consumers a chance to fly...
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Judge if Palm Pre is the real iPhone killer
Of all the many phones that claimed they are the iPhone killer, I bet this is the closest in terms of functionalities and capabilities. Palm Pre announced last January 8, 2009 has received good media reviews in the US. It is set to be available in the States starting the first week of June, to be exclusively distributed by Sprint until the end of 2009.
Pre’s introduction surely brought...
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Philippines: Pre-Order your Nokia 97 this June...
To people who chose not to purchase the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to give way to the Nokia N97, your long wait is over.
Yet another touchscreen phone, pre-order your very own Nokia N97 this June 16-18 and get a chance to win 1 of the 500 free Linksys Wireless-G Router worth Php 2,995!.
Retail price of the said handset is again missing from Nokia’s website, but looking at the other phones...
May 2009
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A simple yet addicting game in Facebook
I don’t know how many of you have actually seen and played this Facebook game called Click Challenge V.2. I have to admit that it’s just a simple game of getting the highest possible number of clicks in 30 seconds, but I’m getting addicted to it. It’s an endless contentment of beating other people, as well as getting a higher score than your previous one.
As of this...
Kris Allen is Season 8's 'Idol'
(Photo courtesy of MTV.)
…And another season is over for the renowned singing competition American Idol Season 8. It was a head-to-head battle between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, who both had equal chances in becoming the season’s champ!
America has voted, with over 100 million votes in four hours. The early favorite and judges’ bet Adam placed second next to the new hailed...
Microsoft Office 2010: At a Glance
Although many are still not yet using the Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft is about to introduce an improved version of the former with touches similar to Windows 7, and calling it Microsoft Office 2010.
Mango Chico wasn’t able to wait any longer for the Technical Preview of Microsoft Office 2010, so he went with the flow and joined the bandwagon in being a “pirate” by...
Windows Vista 'Switcher'
My officemate recently discovered a tool for Windows Vista users that was able to copy a similar function of Mac.
The Switcher created by Bao Nguyen enables you to display all your windows by just pointing your mouse to a specific region of your screen or by pressing some keyboard shortcuts. What’s cool about this tool is that it’s widely customizable - colors, views, etc. It even...
QS Asian University Rankings 2009 - Philippines in...
Known for its THE-QS World University Ranking, QS came out with the QS Asian University Rankings this time around. The difference of the World and Asian Rankings are written here.
Just a background of what QS is:
Q stands for Quacquarelli and S stands for Symonds.
QS was founded in 1990 by Wharton MBA, Nunzio Quacquarelli with offices in London and the US. Fellow director Matt Symonds and the...
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Taking Shower After Workout
I have been working out in the gym for quite some time now. Although I still don’t have that sexy body everybody wants, that is not the main point of this blog entry.
Some say that taking shower right after workout is not a good practice, while a number of people also say it is a good habit. I am always reminded by my mom that I should not take a shower right after workout, because my...
April 2009
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Kumon Philippines' Education & Parenting Seminar...
This seminar is especially catered for parents who would want to maximize the potential of having a good parent-children relationship in all aspects. A parenting seminar is a good way of getting to know tips and tricks on how you should deal with the children as they grow old each day. Be equipped with the right knowledge on how to properly take care of your children!
Prepare Your Children for...
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Smart Communications' Web Portal
How many of you are Smart users? I just recently purchased a Smart mobile number just for the hang of using another network. Besides, my mom, dad, driver, maid, manager, etc. are Smart users, so it would be a good thing for me to actually use a network the same as theirs.
Browsing through their website, I suddenly saw a link to the Web Portal. This portal allows prepaid users to actually see a...
How I Spent My Holy Week 2009
While myriads of people are enjoying their morning sleep, out-of-town/out-of-the-country trips or vacation and relaxation, here I am sitting in front of the computer, coming to office to man ticket queues, e-mail, and hotline. Yes, you heard it right, I have been coming to the office the whole week from 8am-5pm while everybody is having fun.
I don’t blame myself for being here because this...
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FREE 10 Tickets to The Big Outlet Sale 2009!
The biggest brands at its lowest prices are back with this year’s The Big Outlet Sale 2009 brought to you by Malibu Enterprise and BPI!
The sale will be on April 17-19, 2009 from 9AM to 8PM at the Mega Tent located at 30 Meralco Avenue, Ortigas, Pasig City. Entrance for BPI cardholders will be absolutely free! Just simply present any of your BPI cards and get in for free!
Non-BPI...
March 2009
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Seair Anniversary Promo is Extended until May...
Planning to fly to Boracay, Batanes, Clark, Busuanga, Daet or Puerto Princesa?
South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) recently celebrated its 14th anniversary with a seat sale that ended last March 28. But wait! Because of public insistent demand, they’re bringing it back and extending it until the end of May. So hurry and book your tickets now!
Just use the promo code iflyseair14 when you...
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Shanghai Trip 2009
My 3 days (06-March to 09-March) trip to Shanghai, China was tiring yet fun. We were only two in the trip since we were not able to look for other people who wanted to join us. Nevertheless, it was just okay.
We arrived Shanghai 11:45 in the evening, and as expected, it was super cold. Upon exiting the airplane, we immediately felt the coldness that we’ve been wanting to experience...
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Bistro Frequent Foodie (Discount Card for Bistro...
The Bistro Privilege Card is back with the Bistro Frequent Foodie (BFF)! Become a card carrying BFF for P1,500 and avail of 20% discount on food and beverage purchase at your favorite Bistro Restaurants - TGIFriday’s, Italianni’s, Fish & Co., and Flap Jacks.
By registering, BFFs will receive a free P1,000 Gift Certificate upon membership. You will also get an instant card...
February 2009
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American Idol Season 8: Round 2 Top 3
Picture courtesy of www.americanidol.com
The second week’s results show featured a performance by season 7’s Brooke White, where she sang a slow ballad at the piano.
This week’s performances were better than last week’s, I must say. The competition gets tougher as the weeks go by. It is only in the hands of America that these American-Idol-hopefuls’ fates lie. By...
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DLSU Students Bag Globe Innovation Awards 2008
Even if this happened a long time ago, I know my friends who won the the said award deserve a spot in my blog. Congratulations again to Stacey, Abigail, Christine, and Michelle! I am so proud of you. Your hard word paid off after all. Keep it up!
(from L-R) Abigail Teo, Michelle Tan, Stacey Yu, Christine Tavera
Mr. Sherwin Ona, Adviser and Faculty member of DLSU wrote:
“Students from...
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HP CEO Mark Hurd Announces Pay Cuts
Unlike other companies who had to reduce the number of their employees, Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd chose not to. Instead, they have decided to just cut the pay of employees across the board.
The whole memo can be found at All Things Digital. Meanwhile, the portion that announces the pay cut says the following:
“We have decided to further variablize our cost structure by reducing base...
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Two New Super Lotto Multi-Millionaires Arise Today
Two lucky Filipinos are splitting the 6/49 lottery pot money of P347,836,903.20 after the Sunday, 22-Feb-09, draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).
The winning numbers were 6, 34, 20, 26, 12 and 33.
Thousands of Filipinos have been trying their luck to win the pot money since it has not been won last year 2008. In fact, this year’s pot money has exceeded last...
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American Idol Season 8: First Top 3
Picture courtesy of www.americanidol.com
This season’s American Idol had some changes in its competition proper. The top 36 will be divided into three groups, 12 each group. For 3 weeks, there will be one performance night and one results night for each of the three groups. Each week’s results night will reveal the Top 3 of the group. Those who will not make it will still have a...
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Site Visits: Lovely Charts, DomainTyper, Animoto
I chanced upon the posts of a guy who came from the same high school as I was. Sharing it to all of you who might find it useful and interesting as well.
1. Lovely Charts
A free online diagramming application that lets you come up with flowcharts, sitemaps, wireframes, org. charts, and network diagrams through its extremely simple drag’n drop drawing mechanism. All you need is an internet...
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Baguio City in less than 24 Hours
Nearby Good Shepherd / At Lion’s Head / Dinner at Glenn 50’s Diner
My friends decided to visit Baguio for a short trip last January 30 to February 1, 2009. I really wanted to join them, but I had a problem. The problem was not because I have work on the Friday they left Manila. My problem was I had to attend my voice-acting workshop, which is in the morning of Saturday.
Not wanting...
January 2009
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39 Tips for Better Life - 2009
After receiving 185 comments from my last year’s post, here is a rehashed batch of tips for a better life this 2009.
Health: 1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and...
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Windows Internet Explorer 8
Windows Internet Explorer 8 or IE8 is another web browser from Microsoft, which provides innovative new features that make browsing faster, easier, and safer than ever. It succeeds Windows Internet Explorer 7 that was released October of 2007.
The Beta 1 of this new browser was released March 2008, followed by Beta 2 on August 2008. After 4 months, it now (January 26, 2009 to be exact) has a...
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Happy Chinese New Year: 2009 is Year of the Ox
Photo above shows our basket full of circle-shaped fruits.
The Chinese method of identifying every year with an animal has greatly influenced a lot of people, Chinese and non-Chinese alike.
The 12 animals representing the Chinese calendar years, in no particular order are the following: Rat, Rabbit, Tiger, Dragon, Ox, Pig, Monkey, Horse, Snake, Dog, Goat, and Rooster. The Chinese Year 2009 is...
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Eraserheads' Reunion Concert - Round 2: March 7,...
Photo courtesy of Zaiblog
Oh yes! Eraserheads composed of Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Abdor, and Raimund Marasigan - the Philippines’ and ’90s local rock act will be back to set the stage on fire!
After the abrupt cutting of their most-awaited reunion concert last August 30, 2008 at Taguig, they’re back to close the unfinished business and bring you their round two...
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Holidays in the Philippines for 2009
I have been looking for these holidays since January 1, 2009. Luckily, I saw it today at Technogra.ph and was able to verify it via RP’s Website!
Malacanang announced today the working and non-working holidays for 2009, which was stated in Proclamation 1699, signed by President GMA last December 24, 2008.
1. Regular Holidays
· Maundy Thursday - April 9
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