General – Page 25

Forty Richest Pinoys

Forbes magazine, in its latest Asian edition, released a list of top 40 Richest Filipinos.

Of course, it’s not surprising at all to note that at the top of the list are the Filipino-Chinese businessmen. The richest Pinoys with the corresponding net worth are as follows:

1. Henry Sy – $4.0 billion
2. Lucio Tan – $2.3 billion
3. Jaime Zobel de Ayala – $2.0 billion
4. Eduardo Cojuangco – $840 million
5. George Ty – $830 million
6. John Gokongwei – $700 million
7. Tony Tan Caktiong – $575 million
8. Andrew Tan – $480 million
9. Emilio Yap – $350 million
10. Oscar Lopez – $315 million
11. Enrique Razon Jr. – $285 million
12. Andrew Gotianun – $280 million
13. Enrique Aboitiz – $275 million
14. Alfonso Yuchengco – $225 million
15. Menardo Jimenez – $210 million
15. Gilberto Duavit Jr. – $210 million
17. Ramon del Rosario – $205 million
18. Felipe Gozon – $180 million
19. Beatrice Campos – $160 million
20. Luis J. L. Virata – $150 million
21. David M. Consunji – $145 million
22. Bienvenido Tantoco Sr. $140 million
23. Betty Ang – $115 million
24. Manuel Villar – $110 million
25. Mariano Tan – $100 million
26. Rolando and Rosalinda Hortaleza – $90 million
27. Oscar Hilado – $85 million
28. Vivian Que Azcona – $80 million
29. Manuel Zamora – $75 million
30. Magdaleno Albarracin – $73 million
31. Jesus Tambunting – $70 million
32. Frederick Dy – $65 million
33. Tomas Alcantara – $60 million
34. Lourdes Montinola – $50 million
35. Salvador Zamorra – $45 million
36. Antonio Roxas – $40 million
37. Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Sr. – $38 million
38. Philip T. Ang – $35 million
39. Marixi Prieto – $30 million
40. Manuel Pangilinan – $25 million

See the inquirer.net report.

The NBA Live 2007 is Gaining Speed

It can be noticed that my entry on NBA Live 2007 – The Final Straw is gaining speed in my Most Popular Posts. It is now third on that list.

I was even surprised to have an unknown commentator trying to voice out his disappointment with the game. Unknown in the sense that I don’t know him personally. But of course, everyone is most welcome (except spammers) to comment here!

This wonder led me to investigate more how did he find out about my site. Then, I found out that:

If you google search for a keyword “NBA Live 2007 bugs”, you’ll find my site third in the google search results page.
If you google search for a keyword “NBA Live 2007 glitches”, you’ll find my site seventh in the google search results page (fifth, if you exclude the indented lists).

So, how does this make sense? Is my site really that popular? (Hehe) Well, I can offer a reason for this though. Maybe I was just the only blogger to touch on the topic of the glitches and bugs of NBA Live 2007, plus some makulit commentators and die-hard NBA (Live) Fans like Lou Franz and Percival who are leaving those comments, adding to the popularity of the post.

Anyway, thank you to all who have left comments! And Happy 2007!

The Christmas in Doha

Celebrating Christmas with fellow Filipinos in Doha. Well, after all, the spirit was present with some “exchange gifts”, foods, friends, pusoy, videoke, and of course, some beers and cheers!

Yeah, there is San Miguel Beer in Doha:

We Ain’t Ask For Too Much

All we are up to is a DSL internet connection to pass the time away. But Qtel refused to install the telephone connection (in the first place) simply because of this sign outside the house/villa.

Gulf India Trading

It’s the Gulf India Trading Co. WLL!

Happy Holidays!

Just wanna say a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to each and everyone who is able to read this! Please extend my greetings also to those who are not able to read this and to those who can’t read.

Doha Office

For the Doha Filipino people, this is going to be a bit different Christmas.

Merry Christmas

Though, we hope to enjoy celebrate it with some bottles of beer!

Offtopic: Please welcome our new contributor in the house, Cliff! Share the memories of the Asian Games!

Some Business News

Here are some interesting finds in digg as regards business and finance news, from the legality of SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) to the girls of Hooters.

Is SOX unconstitutional?

Sarbanes-Oxley is totally unconstitutional says prosecutor Kenneth Starr. Starr, who led the charge on Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky, is now heading up the constitutional challenge to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board which will be heard by the courts this week. (Read more)

Despite Controversy, Hooters Prospers

Having a brand image focused on staffers wearing less has meant more for the privately held company, which started in 1983. It’s blossomed into a chain that brings in $900 million in yearly sales and is expected to cross the $1 billion mark for the first time next year. (Read more)

Doha 2006 Closing Ceremony

Pictures taken during the closing ceremonies of the 2006 Doha Asian Games:

The busy road going to Khalifa Sports City:

The view of the Khalifa Stadium at night:

The beautiful Khalifa Tower:

The long line of gate signs along the hallways of the Khalifa Stadium:

Lea Salonga, a pride for all Filipinos, was one of the performers:

The Qatari Flags waving throughout the ceremony:

The lamp, but not Aladdin’s:

This picture reminds me of Battle Realms we used to play:

Sindbad, the explorer:

The show:

And of course, the company:

By the way, China won over Qatar in the Men’s Basketball Finals.

Doha 2006 Basketball

In the Finals, it’s Team Qatar versus the powerhouse China, in the Men’s Basketball in the Doha 2006 Asian Games.

qatar-vs-korea

We were able to witness the games during the preliminary rounds between China and Japan, and Qatar and South Korea. These are the pictures I’ve taken.

china-vs-japan

A funny thing happened during the match between China and Japan last Friday (December 8, 2006). Japan was rallying in the first few minutes after the start of the second half–and cut China’s lead to only 6 from as high as 16 points (I think!) in the first half. The crowd, mostly Filipinos, were excited, and chanting—“GINEBRA! GINEBRA! GINEBRA!”

You can just feel the frustration of Filipinos here that there were no representatives for the Philippine Team in the Men’s Basketball.

China won that game. Wang Zhizhi was the highest pointer with 30 points.

On the other hand, in the game between Qatar and Korea, the latter won in overtime. It was the first overtime in the 2006 Asian Games.

One Dies in Asian Games 2006

Who would have thought that a friendly game like the Asian Games can bring casualty? Here’s the news…

Equestrian athlete Kim Hyung Chil of Korea has died after falling from his horse during the individual cross country competition this morning, Thursday 7 December.

~~Read the news~~.

Update: Nevermind, you’d better grab the latest newspaper than reading that link in the official website of the Doha 2006 Asian Games. It’s just returning a 404!

What I Should be Missing

It’s already 2nd of December, and the spirit of Christmas is nil from this place. It surely is cold here. The spirit of the Doha Asian Games 2006 is here, but not the December holiday seasons.

candle Back home, it must be very busy by now for Christmas shopping. At the Ayala Center. stores must have already extended business hours to accomodate the growing number of shoppers. Christmas decorations must already be all over the place, from commercial buildings, to offices, to houses, to the streets selling lanterns, lights, and Christmas trees.

And of course, the food. Do I need to elaborate that we have no ham here?

wreath The Simbang Gabi, I’m not sure whether I can attend one here in Doha. But I missed dragging myself up in the wee hours of the cold morning just to attend those early morning masses, singing along the jubilant songs, and the early hot bibingka.

I am thinking about employing a Christmas theme on my homepage just to feel the spirit of the coming holidays. What about adding a countdown at the side bar? What do you think?