Monthly Archives: February 2009

The Simple Story About the Credit Crisis

A quick video walkthrough of how the credit crisis happened: The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

Obeertime: New Look, Old Price

Our favorite Friday hangout appears to have undergone a major overhaul in terms of look: The name “Obeertime” is a play on the words “Overtime” and “Beer Time”, which could translate to “after office beer hangout”.

Adobong Manok: Deuts’ Style

I figured out, I need to cook my own food, especially during these tough times. Here goes Deuts’ style of adobong manok:

Velbon Sherpa Pro Pod 1 Monopod for Sale

I’m selling my monopod. It’s a carbon fiber Velbon Sherpa Pro Pod 1. Asking price is at P4,500, negotiable. Bought this in Qatar in 2007. I don’t use it too often that’s why I decided to dispose of it. A monopod adds—

Bullet Points: Island Reef Job, White Whining, Email Encryption, Youtube and PS3, Air Travel Tip

The Best Job In The World An Australian state is offering internationally what it calls “the best job in the world” — earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months. The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars—

Wesley So Wins Corus Chess 2009 Group C

Philippines’ pride GM Wesley So emerged as the sole winner in the the Group C category of Corus Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee in Netherlands. Nothing grand upset, though. He was the top seed in that category to start with. But—

Looking Back to the Year That Was – 2008

Continuing with the tradition, what better way to describe the year that was (2008) than through pictures:

Even Photoworld Asia 2009 is Hit by the Recession

Well, at least, that’s the impression that struck me. Last year, there were numerous models available for shoot at the same time, this year-so far-only the Canon booth have one. Nevertheless, here are some photos I took: