The Misadventures of Penoi

Hiya!!! It will be my last blog post for the year 2009. Year 2010, here we come!!!! Happy New year Everyone!!!

I had an avi file that was not supported by Samsung LCD TV series 6 builtin media player.  Dont get me wrong as the media player can play mkv, avi, mp3 etc. Maybe its the new encoding that was used in ripping files. Good thing after months of waiting, Samsung released Firmware patch last Nov that fixed my avi issues. You can say im pretty much satisfied to the functionality that Samsung integrates to their new product line of LCD and LED TVs. You don't have to buy external media player to enjoy your downloaded media files.

Contract renewed for my hosting and domain.  i dont know if people visit or read my blogs, but who cares right. As long we blog.. we rock..

And by the way.. this site pays for this...

Pacquiao wins over Cotto and it feels good!!! Ito ay isa sa mga pagkakataon na magiging proud kang maging Pinoy. Isa sa mga pagkakataon na lahat ng banyaga ay titingala sa Bandila ng Pinas.. Isa sa mga pagkakataon na nagkakaroon ng respeto ang mga taga ibang bansa sa atin... Isa sa mga pagkakataon na magkaisa ang mga Pinoy, magkakakilala man o hindi..  Isa sa mga pagkakataon na tumigil ang mundo ng mga Pinoy at nanalangin na sana manalo ang pambato ng Pinas na si Manny Pacquiao... Mabuhay ka Manny!!!!

Singapore Starhub will air Pacquiao vs Cotto Firepower.. Mali nga lang yung ispeling ng name ni Pacman sa site nila :)

Pinoys all over the world are excited for the boxing match between Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto.  Everybody wants to watch it live and not by delayed telecast. Though we always search the net for a Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto Live Online free Streaming Video, Singapore Starhub will air the fight thru their Video on Demand (VOD) subscription for only SGD8(?). Beers not included.

Home alone na ulit kami ni misis sa bahay. Umuwi na kasi si pinsan at ang gf niya sa Pinas. Sana kung babalik man sila dito sa SG eh suwertihin sila. Mahirap na nasanay na may kasama sa bahay. Kasama sa pagluluto, pagkain at panonood ng TFC.. at syempre mga download movies.. hehehehe...

Hanap pa din kami ni misis ng bagong malilipatan. End of contract na kasi ang bahay namin sa end ng november. Try din maghanap na makakashare sa rent.  Sana magkalinaw na this week ang lahat ng mga tiningnan naming room  last saturday.. Syempre, natawad kami sa rent.

Ellaganda.com made a serious buzz in the net today. She blogs about relief goods in DSWD not being distributed to  typhoon victims. Hay naku, ganyan naman tayo. Kapag may nakapuna na, saka hindi magkaintindihan umaksyon.  Ang masama dun, inililihis ang tunay na usapin sa paggamit ng salitang "nabubulok" . Nakakalungkot isipin.

Nabasa ko din about "donor's tax" kung hindi sa DSWD dadaan ang cash donation. Meron palang ganung buwis. Pero teka, tulong na nga yun pero bakit kelangan pang buwisan.

But moving forward, since nabulabog na ang mga taga-DSWD, kelangan magtulungan na lang tayo para maipamahagi ang mga relief goods at matulungan ang mga nangangailangan.

It so frustrating and stressful in finding a new place to stay. Our lease will expire on the first week of december and still no luck with our current room viewing.

Mr Big Reunion Concert tonight!!!

Greenday will rock Singapore on Jan 14 2010!!!!

Mama, can we go please :)

I dont know about you, new Pinoy Big Brother is boring.  Or maybe Kuya's Bahay recently opened and the housemates are still adjusting inside the house.  Masyado pang mahiyain ang mga housemates...

Pero isa lang ang masasabi ko.. Minsan nakakabingi si Mariel.. Katok sa TFC, please bring back Precious Hearts Romance... :)

Many thanks to my wife as she allowed me to watch Mr Big Reunion Tour Singapore on Oct 18. I can't wait to see them live. They toured the Philippines when i was in 4th year high school but not lucky enough to watch them. Hopefully it will be a blast!!!! Bad thing we missed No Doubt last week :(

JBoys will release their Journey Live in Manila DVD this Oct 2. It will be exclusively available in Walmart Stores.



Track Listing:
DISC ONE
1. NEVER WALK AWAY
2. ONLY THE YOUNG
3. ASK THE LONELY
4. STONE IN LOVE
5. KEEP ON RUNNING
6. AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
7. CHANGE FOR THE BETTER
8. WHEEL IN THE SKY
9. LIGHTS/ STILL THEY RIDE
10. OPEN ARMS
11. MOTHER FATHER
12. WILDEST DREAMS
13. WHEN YOU LOVE A WOMAN
14. SEPARATE WAYS
15. WHAT I NEEDED

DISC TWO
16. EDGE OF THE BLADE
17. WHERE DID I LOSE YOUR LOVE
18. ESCAPE
19. FAITHFULLY
20. DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'
21. ANYWAY YOU WANT IT
22. LOVIN' TOUCHIN'
23. TURN DOWN THE WORLD
24. BE GOOD TO YOURSELF

After typhoon Ondoy cause unbelievable flood in the Philippines, a 7.9 earthquake in Sumatra Indonesia and tremors reached Singapore and Malaysia.  Everyone is asking, what's next? Hopefully thru our faith in our Lord we can surpass this tragedy. Hindi tayo pababayaan ni Bro.

We bought cheap phone for Pinoy Jokes and Funny filipino SMS Text TXT Messages blog. It is a Nokia 1661 decent enough to receive txt messages contributions from my blog visitors.  My old Sony Ericsson k770i fucked up when we fly from Manila to Singapore.  Maybe the "static electricity" thing killed the phone. But im pretty sure that i turn my phone off. So as a precaution, better to remove your phone's battery before boarding the plane.

Patrick Swayze dies due to pancreatic cancer. Rest in Peace!!!!

We h00ted in Singapore’s COMEX 2009 a point and shoot compact camera. Olympus Tough-8000, a shockproof and waterproof digital camera.  Personal choice of my wife coz she likes to take underwater pictures. There goes my XBOX hehehe.

Olympus Tough-8000 digital camera Benefits

SHOCKPROOF (6.6ft.)
Life can be tough, this camera is tougher. Rugged metal body and revolutionary shock-absorbing construction are designed to withstand a 6.6-foot drop, bump or other mishap.
WATERPROOF (33ft.)
A revolutionary system of waterproof seals and gaskets keeps water out so you can take pictures as deep as 33 feet underwater.
FREEZEPROOF (14°F/-10°C)
Boldly enter that winter wonderland without worrying about your camera. This camera is winterized to perform at below-freezing temperatures.
CRUSHPROOF (220lbf.)
With a rugged body and reinforced LCD, the STYLUS TOUGH-8000 withstands up to 220 pounds of pressure so your camera and images are protected.
DUAL IMAGE STABILIZATION
Forget about blurry shots with this 2-in-1 anti-blur solution. Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization compensates for camera shake to keep your shots steady while Digital Image Stabilization captures crisp, clear images in any situation.

In US, a baby born at 9:09 on 9/9/09 weighing 9lb, 9ounce. Paglaki siguro nito, magaling suwerte siya sa Lucky 9 :) more info at gmanews.tv

Have you tried Microsoft’s Windows Live Writer 2009? It is a blog editor that supports blogger and wordpress. Now you can layout your blog posting the easy way.  Supports Technorati, LiveJournal, Flickr etc tagging, picture, photo album, table, map and video. You can add also  plugins from its Windows Live Writer Extensions

Full Feature List
In addition to the highlights of this release, here’s the list of all the major new features added since Windows Live Writer 2008:

• New border treatments (including Instant Photo)


• Crop and tilt photos


• Insert multiple photos


• Toolbar alignment commands enabled for images


• Insert and upload Windows Live photo albums


• Insert and publish video to YouTube


• Additional spell checking languages: Arabic, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, English (Australia), Estonian, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Turkish, and Ukrainian


• Server-side tagging (for supported blogs)


• Type-down filtering in the Open dialog


• Twitter, Digg and Flickr Plug-ins


• Improved blog account setup


• Lightbox and Windows Live Spaces inline preview support


• Improved category control: adding categories, type-down filtering


• Tabbed view switching


• AutoLink glossary


• Smart quotes/typographic characters


• Word count


• Support for bidirectional languages (like Hebrew and Arabic)


• Tabs for view switching


• Updated look and feel

It is still in active development so beware of some bugs that might come in your way.

Windows Live Writer 2009 Download

Next year is our National Election, but for now, go register and cast your vote to NU Rock Awards 2009

Here's my pick for this year's Rock awards

1. Artist of the Year
Sugarfree
2. Album of the Year
Villains

3. Vocalist of the Year
Ebe Dancel

4. Guitarist of the Year
Manuel Legarda

5. Bassist of the Year
Buddy Zabala

6. Drummer of the Year
JB Leonor

7. Song of the Year
Hay Buhay

8. Best New Artist
Abstain

9. Best Album Packaging
Mornings and Airports(Sugarfree)

10. Best Music Video
Ibrahim (Wolfgang)

11. Producer of the Year
Manuel Legarda

12. Smart / URock
College Band of the Year
Abstain

domain renewal? not yet as my hosting's exchange rate is still Php45 = $1

Support Eddie Gil for President Movement!!!

Condolence to Iglesia ni Cristo. more info at gmanews

Who says that you can only receive spam messages thru email. Well here a concrete example of old school spammer. Everyday we recieved tons of flyers from our mailbox where spam filtering will not work.

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Holiday na naman sa Pinas. At isa yan sa mga namimiss ko sa Pinas.  Long weekends at Christmas Vacation. Working overseas demands much of your time. Kung baga eh kain lang at tulog ang pahinga. Hindi na din magtama ang schedule namin ni Misis. Paano kami magkakaroon ng munting Penoi nito. :(

Tagalog muna tayo!!!! Night shift :( nakakahilo at nakakapagod sa katawan. Pero ang maganda dito, pagdating ng madaling araw eh wala na halos ginagawa. Hintay hintay lang ng mga alerts. Binisita ko ang dati kong blog na penoycentral.blogdrive.com Kuwela nga pla dati ang mga entry ko sa blog na kung saan eh wiling wili sa pagbabasa ang asawa ko ngayon.

Kasayang balik balikan ang mga entry ko noon. Hindi ko akalain na nakakapag-blog ako ng ganun. Siguro hindi masyadong busy at nabibigyan ng time ang blogging. Siguro magandang ibalik ko ang dating penoycentral. Hay bahala na...

Sony announced its new PS3 Slim!!! Good news for gamers and sad news for Linux geeks though as this new console doesnt have an install other OS option.

Sony stated in the press materials. Apparently Linux just isn't entertaining enough to make the cut. 

I had my first Chuck Taylor when i was in my high school years. Shoes immortalized by Eraserheads in their Ultraelectromagneticpop album. Red in color bought using profit from selling sweet beans to my classmates.

Yesterday, my wife gave me Converse Chuck Taylor Metallica and Justice for All Edition as gift for our monthsary. Thanks Mama!!!

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After the comment of Freddie Aguilar to Arnel Pineda and Charice Pempengco, many Filipino's throw their angst to Ka Freddie. One of this is vandalizing Freddie Aguilar's Wikipedia entry

Freddie Aguilar , better known as Aguilar The Talangka , is a mukhang unggoy folk musician from the Philippines. He is best known for the hit Anak ng Talangka, which became the anthem for the opposition to the Marcos regime during the 1986 People Power Revolution.[1] He is heavily associated with Pinoy rock.[2]

He is not well known internationally, and within the Philippines and Asia-Pacific region, claiming fame as the best imitator, fake song writer and singer of the Philippines.

-- Taken from wikipedia.org

Condolence to Aquino Family and to million Filipinos. Corazon Aquino, may she Rest in Peace.

It was year 2007, so many things happened to my life... loosing my job...financial problems...new job after 4 months hiatus... my rants about Wolfgang Reunion concert in Music Museum... and now, after years of waiting, Wolfgang and Razorback released their Alive 2007 CD. Thanks to modern era, i was able to order here in Singapore thru priss of wolfgang mailing list.

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Tracks:

Center of the sun

Giyang

voodo who do

Temple

as oceans

rp deathsquad

what grows in your garden

manna

sanctified

tabi ng bulkan

war pigs

CD includes Wolfgang and Razorback stickers, amob.com card, promo code for free in-games in levelup, not much of inlay cards, BEERS not included.

Yesterday i upgraded my Samsung LCD TV LA40B6450T1M's firmware. At first im quite nervous. Oh come on, i dont want our very own 40 inches tv to become a brick. Downloaded firmware at www.samsung.com.sg/support page, unzipped software at my thumbdrive, load the firmware using the update utility of the TV.. and that's it. Proud owner of one of the latest LCD tv in the world with updated firmware.

Shocking news!!! King of Pop Michael jackson dies in a Los Angeles hospital. Cause of death still unknown.  More info at GMAnews

My native home town in San Pascual Batangas was hit by a tornado with hailstorm.  I could not imagine, not even in this lifetime that our town will experience snow(as the local folks believe in) Is this the effect of global warming? Where places that do not experience tornado has now tornado, places that do not experience typhoons, now experience typhoons, etc. So much for Knowing-like movies for me.

More stories at Abs-cbn News

While looking for an alternative to VLC, i stumbled upon Kantaris a new media player.  Kantaris is a media player based from the source code of Videolan Client VLC and Bass audio library. It has cool 3d menu, last.fm, cool movie trailer and 3d video library. Also, kantaris support mp3, dvd and cd audio playing(search amazon and last.fm for cd covers and info).



Video Library for your locally saved movies. It searches IMDB database for movie covers and information





3D Movie Trailers



3D Menu

Kantaris media player is still on the early stage and have bugs but i can't wait for the final release.

We are contemplating to replace our borrowed TV. At first we are puzzled if we go for PLASMA TV or a LCD TV.  For some obvious reasons like power consumption, good gaming experience, price, etc. we opted for LCD TV. But now here's the deal, we are confused if we will go for Samsung LCD TV Series 5(around SGD1,900 for 40inches), or pay an extra bucks for Samsung LCD TV Series 6(around SGD2,700 40inches). Both have free DVD Home Theater system or a 21inches Flat TV.

I researched for the pros and con and found some interesting reviews from ProductWiki. Although im convinced(financially) on Series 5, my wife wants Series6 because of the Crystal Clear capability of that product line of LCD TV. Oh well, let see what happens.

The A(H1N1) Swine flu Kho Scandal

Philippines got the first A(H1N1) swine flu case yesterday.
Hopefully gumaling yung 10 yr old na may sakit at wag sanang kumalat ang sakit
Ang pinas talaga ayaw magpahuli sa uso.

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I used to envy Doktor Hayden Kho. Good looks, good profession, great body and surrounded by beautiful old and young womens.
But after Kho's scandal circulate the internet and blue ray dvds in bangketa sells like hot cake, i realized that simple life is a blessing.
Hindi na ngayon ako ingit kasi tahimik ang buhay ko, hindi ako ginugulo ng PRESS people at wala akong hayden(hidden) camera

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Kudoz to Kris Allen for winning American Idol Season 8. An upset for judge favorite Adam Lambert. Jam naman tayo sa isang araw!!!

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Candy Pangilinan is on hot seat because of her joke about Igorot. If my mind serves me right, same thing happened to Lucy Torres
years way back on her comedy show "Richard loves Lucy"

Respect Man!!!

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Today is my first day to jog without my wife. May work kasi siya ngayong umaga. Sana makasama siya sa susunod at magtuloy tuloy na ito kahit isang beses sa isang linggo. Kailangan ko na talaga ng exercise, at konting takbo lang eh pagod na ako. Tumatanda na talaga.

Marami namang nagjo-jogging sa Bedok Reservoir dito sa Singapore. 5 minutes bus ride lang from our flat. Kanya kanyang get-up ang mga tao. Merong akala mo ay kung saan lang pupunta, may mga lalaking malalaki ang katawan na nakahubad, at first time ko din makakita ng taong nagjo-jogging ng naka-apak. :) Next week ulit. Magpapagising ako ng maaga kay misis



Bedok Reservoir Singapore Photo taken from wikipedia.org

India post their first A(H1N1) swine flu case. So how can we protect ourselves from the flu. Be healthy, clean and put a lot of prayers.  Tomorrow is San Pascual Baylon's fiesta, im sure our town will be infected by WINE flu :)

Hay... after 3 weeks of vacation... we are back in singapore... and have to face reality in life..  ganun talaga noh... kahit galing ka na sa bakasyon eh pagod pa din ang katawan mo.. and masama pa nito.. night shift ako for one week.. nag-eedit pa kami ng wedding pictures at honeymoon.. so stay tuned for that..

Congrats nga pala sa Pambansang Kamao ng Pinas na si Manny Pacman Pacquiao.. Galing talaga niya!!!!

Ah after months of non-stop preparations, finally, its about time to reach the peak. Rachel getting Married, errr not the movie.. But Rachel and i will finally take our vows before our Lord. Life is so fun!!! We accept cash as wedding gifts, hehehehe... will post wedding pictures soon!!!! Stay tuned!!!

Beware of entrusting your child to other people.  This video is disturbing....

Ah, my post for this event is so late. Happened last March 1 at the Marquee Singapore. Show starts at around 11:30 pm featuring the hottest band in the Philippines!!! 6Cyclemind, Afterimage, Bamboo, Imago, Razorback, Sandwich, Siakol and the Dawn. Sad thing Kamikazee, Parokya ni Edgar, Moonstar 88, and The Youth did not make it. The ticket lady said that they were already in Singapore but Singapore Immigration holds them(??).  But there were buzz that because of the low turnout of ticket sales other bands appearance was canceled.

As Jet Pangan quote before playing "Iisang Bangka".... "Tayong lahat dito ay kasya sa isang maliit na bangka!!!!" and Raimund Marasigan's "Sa susunod na punta dito ng Sandwich, kaya naming punuin ito!!!"

Sad but true. Maybe wrong advertisement and marketing or just an effect of recession. Btw, this concert was the farewell gig for After Image, disbanding for the 2nd time. Wency Cornejo was so emotional while singing "Mangarap Ka" :(

Rachel and i are super busy for the preparation of our wedding. Editing pictures, avp, invitation cards, venue, dress, food, etc. Hopefully everything will be fine as planned. Special thanks to our friends that are always there to help us.

Also thanks to Henry for this anime portrait of ours as inspired by Naruto

This is one of the scariest news that i dont want to read every time i open www.gmanews.tv but it already happens.. After a long battle with leukemia, Vic Sotto confirmed on Eat Bulaga that Francis Magalona passed away. Almost a day before the Eraserheads reunion concert. Irony for Ely Buendia, first his Mom, then his good buddy FrancisM.

Condolence to Francis Magalona's Family. May the Master Rapper's music lives on forever!!!!

more news at http://www.gmanews.tv/story/151644/Francis-Magalona-succombs-to-cancer-he-was-44

Check out Journey's Asian Tour with their new vocalist Arnel Pineda:

March 09, 2009 - Tokyo, Japan - International Forum ----- 7:00 pm
March 10, 2009 - Nagoya, Japan - Shimim Kaikan ----- 7:00 pm
March 11, 2009 - Osaka , Japan - Koseinenkin Kaikan ----- 7:00 pm
March 14, 2009 - Manila, Philippines - Mall of Asia Field ----- 9:00 pm
March 20, 2009 - Macau, China - Venetian Resort Casino -- 9:00 pm
March 24, 2009 - Maui, Hawaii - Maui Arts Cultural Cntr --- 9:00 pm
March 26, 2009 - Honolulu, Hawaii - Blaisdel Arena ----- 9:00 pm

And btw, dont forget to check  out journeymusic.com new website. It rocks!!!