Playing online games is one of my favorite past time, especially when I am bored with the stuffs I am doing or I have nothing much to do for the day. Speaking of online gaming, my latest find is a miniclip game called Crazy Kart and its beta version will be soon available in the Philippines mostly earlier this June.
Crazy Kart is the first the Philippines’ first online casual racing game. The game is free to play, only requires minimum system requirements, individual or team-based race battles, easy to learn, easy to control, lots of cars to choose from, and much more.
I heard they are giving away free iPod Nano to those who will pre-register for the closed beta. So join and play now!!!
Crazy Kart Philippines - Play Now!!!
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APT Celebrity Poker Challenge 2008
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The Asian Poker Tour or APT will be holding a celebrity charity invitational poker tournament starting later today, May 27 until June 1. It will be held at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Makati.
A total of 400,000 Pesos will be given to charities that were chosen by the top winners. The players or participants in the Ray-Ban APT Celebrity Poker Challenge are:
- Mo Twister (TV and radio personality)
- Rajo Laurel (Fashion designer)
- Jinno Rufino (Sports show host)
- Asi Taulava (PBA player)
- Brad Turvey (Commercial model)
- Angelu de Leon (Actress)
- Mark Bumgarner (Racing sensation)
- Erik Mana (Street magician)
- and more.
How to Remove Navbar in Blogspot Blog?
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How to Remove or Hide the Navbar in a Blogger/Blogspot blog? The Navbar is the a navigation bar and a search bar which can be seen on top of Blogger blogs. This feature can be useful to some bloggers while others find it annoying and useless especially the 'next blog' feature.
The Navbar comes to many colors but it doesn't blend well with other non-default templates. Removing or hiding the NavBar is not officially against Blogger TOS, but many probloggers discourage others from removing it because they think it’s a great feature with more improvements to come. If you feel you should hide the Navbar, do the instructions below at your own risk ;0
Before you do this simple trick, be sure to back-up your template first. To do this,
1. Go to your Dashboard
2. Click Lay-out
3. Go to 'Edit HTML'
4. Find this code:
]]>]]>
Press Ctrl F then place the above code on the search box and press Enter.
5. Put the codes below above the code above.
#navbar-iframe {height:0px;visibility:hidden;display:none}
6. Press Preview.
7. If everything worked fine, then Save it.
8. If the Navbar is still there, repeat from step 1.
9. If your layout got screwed up, just upload the backup of your template.
Brain Damaging Habits You Should Avoid
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Are you aware that there are things you should not do habitually as they may cause damage to your brain? Check out the top 10 habits you might be doing that can damage your brain. Admittedly, some of the things listed below are my habits ;( I hope I can avoid them in the future days.
1. No Breakfast - People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level.
This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.
2. Overeating - It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.
3. Smoking - It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.
4. High Sugar consumption - Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.
5. Air Pollution - The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.
6. Sleep Deprivation - Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
7. Head covered while sleeping - Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.
8. Working your brain during illness - Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.
9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts - Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.
10. Talking Rarely - Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain
New 7 Wonders of the World
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I can't believe the seven wonders of the ancient world was revised last year through popularity poll organized by New 7 Wonders Foundation. After casting over 100 million votes through the Internet and telephone, the winners were announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal.
I was a bit disappointed after knowing The Banaue Rice Terraces is already a forgotten wonder, so with the Statue of Liberty and The Suez Canal. Why? Just thinking. By the way, here's the list of the new 7 wonders of the world in alphabetical order:
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
1. Colossus of Rhodes
2. Great Pyramid of Giza
3. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
4. Lighthouse of Alexandria
5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
6. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
7. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Seven Wonders of the Medieval World
1. Colosseum
2. Great Wall of China
3. Hagia Sophia
4. Leaning Tower of Pisa
5. Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
6. Stonehenge
7. Taj Mahal
Seven Wonders of the Modern World
1. Channel Tunnel of Strait of Dover between UKand France
2. CN Tower of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. Delta Works of Netherlands
4. Empire State Building of New York, NY, U.S.
5. Golden Gate Bridge of Golden Gate Strait, north of San Francisco, California, U.S.
6. Itaipu Dam of Paraná River, between Brazil and Paraguay
7. Panama Canal of Isthmus, Panama
New Open World Corporation New Seven Wonders of the World
1. Chichen Itza
2. Christ the Redeemer (statue)
3. Colosseum
4. Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)
5. Great Wall of China
6. Machu Picchu
7. Petra
USA Today's New Seven Wonders
1. Potala Palace
2. Old City of Jerusalem
3. Polar ice caps
4. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
5. Internet
6. Mayan ruins
7. Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai Mara
8. Grand Canyon (viewer-chosen eighth wonder)
Seven Natural Wonders of the World
1. Grand Canyon
2. Great Barrier Reef
3. Harbour of Rio de Janeiro
4. Mount Everest
5. Aurora
6. Parícutin volcano
7. Victoria Falls
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
1. SS Great Eastern
2. Bell Rock Lighthouse
3. Brooklyn Bridge
4. London sewerage system
5. First Transcontinental Railroad
6. Panama Canal
7. Hoover Dam
Seven Wonders of the Underwater World
1. Palau
2. Belize Barrier Reef
3. Great Barrier Reef
4. Deep-Sea Vents
5. Galápagos Islands
6. Lake Baikal
7. Northern Red Sea
Man-made Travel Wonders
1. Giza pyramid complex
2. Great Wall of China
3. Taj Mahal
4. Machu Picchu
5. Bali
6. Angkor Wat
7. Forbidden City
8. Bagan Temples & Pagodas
9. Karnak Temple
10. Teotihuacán
Natural Travel Wonders
1. Serengeti Migration
2. Galápagos Islands
3. Grand Canyon
4. Iguazu Falls
5. Amazon Rainforest
6. Ngorongoro Crater
7. Great Barrier Reef
8. Victoria Falls
9. Bora Bora
10. Cappadocia
Preakness Stakes 2008 Results - Big Brown Wins
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Big Brown is the big winner by a landslide victory on the recently concluded 133rd Preakness Stakes 2008 held at Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, May 17 2008. I can't believe it. He just recently won the Kentucky Derby last May 3.
Big Brown came from the 7th gate and won the second leg of the Triple Crown by 5 1⁄4 lengths over Macho Again, becoming the fourth horse to win both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness while remaining undefeated. Big Brown was the 1-5 favorite entering the race. The final time of the race was 1:54.80.
Preakness 2008 Results Youtube Video Clip
Cebu Pacific Zero Fare Promo
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From May 15 to 18, Cebu Pacific is offering more than 500,000 FREE domestic and international seats. The promo is extended until the until the allocated 500,000 seats are sold out. You pay zero - as in P0.00 - fare but it is exclusive of applicable fees, taxes, and surcharges, which are non-refundable.
For more information about the Cebu Pacific Zero Fare Promo or to book now, visit www.cebupacificair.com. Hurry!!! This is such a great offer you can't resist, especially if you plan to travel via Cebu Pacific. Reservations are good for travel from June 9 to December 31 this year.
According to Cebu Pacific, the promo was offered following the delivery of their new airplane which is the 18th brand-new Airbus aircraft. It also has two turbo-prop ATR 72 aircraft that it uses for short-haul travel to routes including the Manila-Caticlan segment.
Reserve now before it's too late!!!
Travel tip: Book on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for best availability of low fares.
Update: PS3 Version 2.35 Free Download
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Good news to all Playstation 3 fanatics out there as the official update for the PS3 can be found on the Sony Playstation official website which was officially released yesterday, May 15. However, note that before you can download the PS3 system software version 2.35, you will need a minimum 130Mb of free space on either the PS3 Hard Disk Drive (System Update) or on removable storage media (PC Update).
One feature included in PS3 system software update 2.35 is that the system stability during use of some PlayStation 3 format software has been improved.
For more info regarding the update, click here.
For the PS3 version 2.35 free download, click here.
Disclaimer: You are being redirected to Play Station official download website. Note that the author of this blog is not affiliated with the said site. Thus, download the software at your own risk and discretion.
Charice Pempengco on Oprah YouTube Video Clip
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Our very own international singing sensation Charice Pempengco recently guested Oprah Winfrey's show where she sung I have Nothing by Whitney Houston. She was featured as one of the World's Smartest Kids. Honestly, after watching the clip, I was speechless! She is incredibly amazing. Her voice range and power are awesome. She is absolutely a born star ;0
Watch Charice Pempengco on Live Oprah YouTube video clip below:
iPhone 3G Philippines Via Globe Telecoms
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You heard it right. Apple iPhone will soon available in the Philippines made possible by Globe Telecom - the official network carrier of the said cellular phone. As stated on a short two-paragraph article on their website dated May 12, 2008, Globe, SingTel, Bharti Airtel and Optus announced that they have signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to the Philippines, Singapore, India, and Australia later this year.
More information will be released at a later date.
Truth is, I can't wait for iPhone's official release here in my country. It is my dream phone and I am looking forward having my own set. Last year, I heard it will be available here earlier in 2008 but it seems that there was some sort of delay. Whatever the reason may be, what matters most is that it will be finally available in the Philippine market sooner. Now, I don't have to keep asking myself "When will iPhone available in the Philippines".
According to Inquirer's news report, a source from Globe said the iPhone may be launched locally starting September this year. Yippeee!!! I have to start saving money now. Only months to wait and I will officially have my own iPhone. Maybe I will postpone buying the Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 Digital Camera for now. That can wait.
PAL Express Promo - May 2008
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Philippine Airlines launched a new promotional fare for PAL Express flights mainly for domestic island points throughout the Philippines. Check out their promos below which are just right for the hot summer:
*** From Manila to Boracay and vice versa for as low as P588.00
***As low as P88.00 (exlusive of insurance, fuel surcharge and taxes)
- From Manila to Busuanga and vice versa
- From Cebu to Bacolod and vice versa
- From Cebu to Boracay and vice versa
- From Cebu to Butuan and vice versa
- From Cebu to General Santos and vice versa
- From Cebu to Tacloban and vice versa
- From Cebu to Davao and vice versa
- From Cebu to Iloilo and vice versa
- From Cebu to Puerto Princesa and vice versa
Book by visiting www.palexpressair.com or calling PAL Reservations in Manila: (02) 855-8888, Cebu: (032) 340-0191, Davao:(082) 222-0366 or your travel agent. Selling Period runs until May 25, 2008 and Travel Period starts May 19 until August 15, 2008.
Promo applies to PAL Express flights only.
Dancing Prisoners - I need a Hero Video Clip
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Want something new? Check this Youtube video clip of the Cebu's inmates dancing I Need A Hero, as a tribute to all peace Heroes! I think you'll gonna love it especially if you are a certified fanatic of the dancing prisoners of Cebu Philippines. Have a fun watching and have a great weekend ahead ;0
Dancing Prisoners - I need a Hero Video Clip
World's Most Expensive Restaurant - 2007
Tags Top 10 CountdownCheck out the ten most expensive restaurants in the world for the year 2007 as tallied by Forbes Magazine.
10. Boeucc in Milan, Italy - Dinner for one: $62 for Saffron Risotto.
9. Whampoa Club in Shanghai, China - Dinner for one: $63 drunken chicken and crispy beef strips with sun-dried orange peel.
8. El Amparo in Madrid, Spain - Dinner for one: $70 cold salmon with tomato sorbet and chocolate soufflé after main course.
7. Queue de Cheval Steak House in Montreal, Canada: Dinner for one: $85 for 24-ounce porterhouse,with a bottle of Californian or Australian wine from the well-stocked cellar and corned beef.
6. Sushi Kaji in Toronto, Canada - Dinner for one: $109 strawberry and watermelon soup, barbecued eel and pickled cucumber and fried fluke with spicy tomato sauce.
5. Alberto Ciarla in Rome, Italy - Dinner for one: $113 linguine with tuna fish and six kind of bread.
4. Acquarello in Munich, Italy - Dinner for one: $125 salmon with leeks and caviar.
3. Gordon Ramsay in London, England - Dinner for one: $183 pigeon with foie gras and Cornish lamb.
2. Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée in Paris, France - Dinner for one: $231 specially raised boneless chicken.
1. Aragawa in Tokyo, Japan - Dinner for one: $368 for just for a steak.
Download Free Nintendo DS Lite Games (NDS Lite ROMs)
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Want to download Nintendo DS Lite games for free? Almost everything can now be downloaded in the Internet - from movies, MP3s, pdf files, games, and more. No wonder Nintendo DS Lite games addict are also looking for resources where they can download free downloadable Nintendo DS Lite Games (NDS Roms).
Truth is, there are numerous websites offering free download game ROMs but only few are reputable and free from viruses or hacks. I know someone who downloaded some games online but her computer was hacked afterwards. Thus, it is a safety measure knowing where to download and where not to.
I am currently googling reputable websites that offers free downloads of Nintendo DS Lite games ROMs. In case you can share some tested websites, please leave a message below.
Lance Feliciano - Racewars Philippines 2008
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Lance Feliciano, a Filipino-American the youngest and first ever licensed professional Drifting Race Champ, participated in the 1st Philippine Race Wars held at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga last April 26, 2008.
Lance Feliciano made history in October 2006 by being the only Fil-Am licensed professional Drifting racing champ among 38 licensed U.S. professionals from across America.
Currently, Lance is also the youngest professional racer in the world of Drifting.
In a press release by Drift & RWD sports magazine, he was named as "one of the next superstars to watch in 2007." Lance is fast becoming an icon in the Drifting arena.
There are only 38 professional drifting racers and no one can join under the professionals division this year (2007).
Eight Belles Injured After Kentucky Derby - May 3, 2008
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Eight Belles injured her two front ankles after the 134th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
She finished second to Big Brown in the 2008 Kentucky Derby, a race won by only three fillies in the past. She collapsed during her cool-down after the race. She suffered compound fractures of both front ankles and was euthanized immediately following the race because of the nature of the injury.
Eight Belles is a gray Thoroughbred and the only female racehorse to join the derby today, owned by Fox Hill Farms.
ASUS Eee PC 900 in the Philippines
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The ASUS Eee PC 900 is an update to ASUS’ low-cost Eee PC laptop line. It will be formally launched here in the Philippines on May 12, 2008 with the suggested retail price of 25,000 pesos or maybe lower.
The ASUS EeePC 900 features a larger 8.9-inch screen with 1024x600 resolution, more storage (12GB to 20GB), more memory (1GB), a multi-touch touchpad (Finger Glide) and an improved webcam (1.3M pixels). Other than these, and a larger touchpad, it looks almost the same as the original.
Below is the complete specs of the ASUS EeePC 900:
* 900MHz Celeron processor
* 1GB DDR2 RAM
* 12GB/20GB SSD
* 8.9 inch 1024 x600 pixel display
* 802.11b/g WiFi
* 1.3MB webcam
* 4 cell 2.8 hour battery or 6 cell 3.5 hour battery
* 3 USB 2.0 ports
* Ethernet
* Headphone, Microphone jacks
* 1 VGA output
* 12V power supply
Manny Pacquiao Vs David Diaz on June 28 2008
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Watch out for the Pacquiao versus Diaz on June 28 2008 and bet who will win on the match!!! Manny Pacquiao, dubbed as Pambansang Kamao, has formally started training in General Santos City. He has less than two months of training before his fight against the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion David Diaz.
Several conditioning exercises that Pacquiao performs include shadow boxing, speedball and sit ups to get his body back into fighting form. As he mentioned on some news report, 7 weeks of full-blast preparation would be enough for him to reach peak form. On May 10, Pacquiao will leave for Los Angeles for intense training at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Gym.
Meanwhile, his opponent Diaz is already on his second week of training at the JABB Gym in Chicago.
Personally, I am not actually a big fan of Pacquiao and to boxing sports per se, but knowing he brought pride and honor to our country, I am much pleasured to post a topic about Manny Pacquiao and his upcoming fight on this blog ;0
Go go Manny!!!
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