The Misadventures of Penoi

Bakit kaya pumapalpak ang SMARTMATIC PCOS machines pagdating sa barangay tally. There's no room for erros lalo na sa time na ito na kung saan, ilang araw na lang ay eleksyon na. Programmer at technical nightmares pag nagkataon.  In a worst case scenario, baka mag-manual count pagdating sa barangay pero na-defeat ang purpose ng kaunaunahang Philippine election automation. Nagbayad pa naman limpak na salapi na kinuha sa ating mga buwis.

Im not against with automation, since nasa IT field ako. but with thorough planning at testing sana. Hindi yung ganitong bara-bara. Reactive sila sa mga technical problems with poor alibi. Basa ang papel, umurong ang papel, dahil ng moist, eh kasi manipis ang papel. Hindi na ako magtataka na pati ang alignment ng buwan at araw ay gawin na ding alibi :)

Will there be a 2 to 3 hour rotating brownout during the much awaited fight of Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey?  Hopefully not. As per National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), the Luzon power grid was set to "red alert" which means that it has no power reserves from Feb16-March11 only. So technically, there's no rotating brownout on March 14, the fight night of Pacquiao and Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.

NGCP better make sure that we have the enough power reserves on March 14, or else, they will taste the power punch of the Filipino people.

source : http://www.gmanews.tv/story/183732/rotating-brownout-looms-in-luzon

Philvocs warned that a possible tsunami will hit the eastern part of Philippines generated by the massive earthquake on Chile. Hopefully the warning is not true and regard it as one of those hoax news.

source http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/02/27/10/philippines-issues-tsunami-alert

Taglish as option for language

Manila Bulletin posted on their website a good breakdown of Philippine holidays and long weekend schedule for 2010

January 1 (Fri) - New Year's Day (five-day long weekend from December 30 to January 3)
February 23 (Mon) - EDSA Revolution Anniversary (holiday for schools only, three-day long weekend from February 21 to 23)
April 1 (Thu) - Holy Thursday
April 2 (Fri) - Good Friday (four-day long weekend from April 1 to 4)
April 9 (Fri) - Araw ng Kagitingan (three-day long weekend from April 9 to 11)
May 1 (Sat) - Labor Day
June 14 (Mon) - Independence Day (three-day long weekend from June 12 to 14)
August 23 (Mon) - Ninoy Aquino Day (three-day long weekend from August 21 to 23)
August 30 (Mon) - National Heroes Day (three-day long weekend from August 28 to 30)
September - Eid'l Fitr (to be announced, calculated September 10, possible three-day long weekend from September 10 to 12)
November 1 (Mon) - All Saints Day (three-day long weekend from October 30 to November 1)
November - Eid 'l Adha (to be announced, calculated November 16)
November 29 (Mon) - Bonifacio Day (three-day long weekend from November 27 to 29)
December 24 (Fri) - Non-Working Holiday
December 25 (Sat) - Christmas
December 27 (Mon) - Rizal Day (four-day long weekend from December 24 to 27)
December 31 (Fri) - Non-Working Holiday
January 1 - (Sat) New Year's Day (three-day long weekend from December 31 to January 2)

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.

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.

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.

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