Personal rumblings on tech and stuff
You just can’t imagine the wittiness of Bitoy as he and the gang did another classic (spoof!).
From the original song, “Alapaap”, by Eraserheads, comes “Hala Pack-Up” by Eraseyourheads. This spoof song retells the story of an E-heads fan who was somehow disappointed by the recent Eraserheads reunion concert cut short due to the frontman, Ely Buendia, was rushed to the hospital.
One major factor why I prefer gmail over other email services (especially Yahoo! Mail) is how it fights spam.
Time Magazine has come up with the top 10 Viral Videos of 2007. Coming fifth is Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” dance by 1,500 inmates in Cebu. Continue reading
Christine of Happyslip.com endorses Xoom, an online-to-offline international money transfer service.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tSWg7xZqN8]
Rubik’s Cube (commonly misspelled rubix, rubick’s or rubics cube) is a mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by the Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the “Magic Cube” by its inventor, this puzzle was renamed “Rubik’s Cube” by Ideal Toys in 1980 and also won the 1980 German “Game of the Year” (Spiel des Jahres) special award for Best Puzzle. It is said to be the world’s best-selling toy, with some 300,000,000 Rubik’s Cubes and imitations sold worldwide. – Wikipedia.
The Rubik’s Cube world championship was held in Budapest, Hungary last October 5 to 7, 2007. The overall winner was a 16-year old who averaged 12.46 seconds to solve the cube in five tries. Read the news.
Here is the Desperate Housewives episode that made controversial headlines especially in the Philippines:
Desperate Housewives – Philippine Med Schools
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb4thLBKkm4]
This is an issue of racial descrimination. But what’s my take on this issue?
There are a very few movies or tv series (if there is any, indeed) related to accounting or the lives of professional accountants, very rare is the opportunity to demonstrate the descrimination against Filipino CPA’s or accounting professionals in movies or tv series.
What do you think? hehe
In an effort to inform the public on how members of syndicates, street criminals and just plain hustlers ply their trade and how not to become victims of crimes, the Philippine National Police has found a good use of youtube.
These are really informative videos. I just wish, though, that these videos find their way broadcasted in mainstream media or more specifically major TV stations, as the latter will find more audience that will most likely fall victims to crimes demonstrated in the videos.
The videos were hosted by P/Supt. Gilbert Cruz and production done in Tagalog or Filipino. Here are some of them:
Criminal Modus Operandi – ATM Scam
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyArqeLSyBA]
Criminal Modus Operandi – Kotong (The Money Shortchange)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohUPnQBqzZQ]
Criminal Modus Operandi – Street Actor’s Syndicate
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFEZ17lxjXw]
Criminal Modus Operandi – Fake Plate, Sticker and License
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_tNR1tupUw]
The complete set of videos can be watched from here.
This video has really got me laughing out loud. You need to be an Ilonggo, though, to understand the context and the video.
From the movie, “300”, Hiligaynon Version, entitled Benjo Kag Ang Batalyon Pitbull:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF1vZR6aX8M]
Deloitte Tax Level 4
DNN (Deloitte News Network) patterned to that of CNN. I like best the weather report.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozuNdfsOxRQ]
Sarbane’s Oxley Film Trailer
What happens when you mix a little corporate misconduct with a lot of misconduct of your own? …Mistresses, Mergers & Mayhem! According to IMDb:
Sarbane’s Oxley is set against the backdrop of today’s top business headlines and highlights the lives affected by the acquisition of a Wall Street technology startup. Robert, a young attorney new to the Wall Street scene, must grapple with his inner conscious and the invisible forces of corruption surrounding him while dealing with the equally challenging and deceptive forces taking hold in his sordid love life
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4opn7E0pPo]
Funny Accountant – Rufus Payne
Accountants One’s 2006 Search for Atlanta’s Funniest Accountant. Rufus Payne, is the comedian/accountant in this clip
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QdL1K48K2s]
And finally, my favorite:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuGBEhGj6DM]
A short film by a Filipino director from Cebu which became his entry in On the Lot, a reality show for aspiring Hollywood directors co-produced by Steven Spielberg.
Well, the film and the director, Paolo Dy, didn’t make it to the top 50. It was too late for us to support the film and vote for it in the On the Lot website. Nevertheless, I recommend that you watch the film and witness the brilliance by Filipinos behind the film. A proof at how a Pinoy can be great in filmmaking stage.
Here’s the youtube video:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuTTXFzHrtQ]
I actually found the video in the On the Lot faster to load, just in case you want to try: Link here.
The film was also featured in ABS-CBN’s show, Bandila:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO6x6Q64u08]