How's Your Car?

After what had happened to the Philippines with the fury of Typhoon Ondoy, how’s everyone coping with trying to get everything back to normal? I have seen numerous properties that had been damaged. It is fearful to see how the hot and expensive vehicles seem to be like toy cars with the rage of flood. I can’t imagine if those would still be useful. How about you? How's your car?

Photo Credits: anitokid of PhotoBucket

Well then, while everybody’s vehicle is in the shop for repairs, let me suggest an online store where you can purchase your need for diesel parts for those who prefer to do the labor on their own. This online store, the Diesel Parts Pros offers a great deal with their turbochargers, diesel fuel pump, glow plugs, and other products related to diesel parts. Aside from the lowest priced products, they also come with customer-friendly and technical know-how people to assist you. In addition, you are rest assured that their products were genuine.

After Ondoy - New Lyrics of the Old Folk Song "Bahay Kubo"

Received this e-mail from a colleague, and I believe this is worth sharing. Well, this is how Filipinos are known for, being happy and cheerful regardless of the situation. That is how we were able to surpass each and every trial that we had faced for the past years.

TODAY’S JOKE: Let’s be cheerful, for a change, after all that gloom and doom. A friend forwarded me new lyrics for the old folk song “Bahay Kubo” that many children are now singing.

Bahay ko po
Dami putik,
Ang pumasok doon
Ay sari-sari.
Nilamas na karton,
Sirang medyas at damit,
Silya, basurang mapanghe.
“Ondoy” parusa, binura Marikina,
At saka meron pa: lubog ang Edsa,
Montalban at Pasig, Taytay at Cainta,
Sa paligid-ligid ay puno ng baha.

Please Shut Down Your Computer

Photo Credits: Computerht.com

That's what system administrators would always remind every employee.

A year ago, our company implemented electricity saving measures. It is mandated that we should log off our PC’s before going home so as to save up that extra cents from the company’s electricity bill. If you failed to comply, you will get a memo the following day.

As for me, it has always been my practice even though that measure is not yet implemented nor broadcasted. But, of course there will always be stubborn people who would leave their computers on. To resolve this problem, system administrators could make use of auto log off application. This application helps the administrators to define the maximum idle time or the time window when to log off a certain computer from the network. This useful application is very flexible; almost everything is set in its configuration. You can control a workstation from the network and have it automatically logout, restart, shutdown, or power down.

Activity to Save Mother Earth

As promised, here are my pictures from the 24th International Coastal Clean-Up Day.

Caring for Mother Earth: The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP)

Opening Ceremony: Sec. Lito Atienza and Ms. Earth 2009 Beauties

Path going to the coastal area

Our team, the white group

Picking up the garbage

Pasig River Control

With just a matter of 4 hours or so, this is the amount of garbage that our group alone collected.

Photo Op with Ms. Earth 2009 Beauties

I Bought a Samsung LCD Monitor P2250

I haven’t been traveling for quite sometime now. I’ve been busy with office works lately. So, I scarcely share anything here. I just wanted to share that I had bought a new Samsung LCD Monitor P2250 yesterday at SM North EDSA Annex.

It is my practice to do some information gathering before purchasing a gadget or product. I do this by searching for the best sellers, the popular, and the best quality. After which, I am now ready to do some price canvassing around the mall. For your benefit, I have here the prices that I had known in my activity yesterday. I saved you so much leg work there. Ü

Store/Shop		2343 (23”)	933 (19")	2050 (21”)	2250 (21.5”)	2370 (23”)	2233
PC Chain		PhP 11,500	PhP 8,000
Think PC				PhP 8,700			PhP 10,650
IT Madness				PhP 9,100
Micro Station					PhP 10,999
GLCC			PhP 7,500		PhP 10,900 / PhP 11,500
Electroworld				PhP 9,950	PhP 12,295
NT CompMart			PhP 7,150		PhP 10,990 (display)
Asianic				PhP 10,000 (display)
CompLink					PhP 11,590 / PhP 10,800	PhP 13,690 / PhP 13,000
Silicon Valley				PhP 9,295 / PhP 8,300	PhP 11,795 / PhP 10,550
Villman					PhP 11,490

We (me and my girl) do not really ask all these models. I am really after P2250. Those with 2 prices are for cash and card payment. The higher price is for card payment. Actually, I am not yet supposed to purchase one. But I am encouraged by the “Buy Now, Pay Next Year” promo of the BDO and participating stores. At the same time, there’s an event at SM Annex that will give me a free umbrella (worth PhP230) if I’ll participate.

Samsung LCD Monitor P2250

With price comparisons, I chose to buy my Samsung LCD Monitor P2250 from CompLink, and availed the BDO promo. Another thing, Samsung has the Incredibly Stylish, Unbelievably Dealicious Promo that gives away a free Samsung E1080 mobile phone for every purchase of any qualified Samsung LCD Monitor at participating Samsung dealers.

So there, in case you wanted to purchase an LCD monitor, I’ve done a part of your canvassing work. Good Luck!

Black Ferrari Perfume

I am really not into perfume, until my girl introduced Ferrari Perfume. Well, actually, we just happen to pass by the perfume section of the mall that time. We took a stop and plunge into the scent of each and every perfume. Until we find the Ferrari Perfume likeable than any of the rest. Not too strong. Also, the scent seems to leave a lasting impression. So, we decided to swipe my credit card and purchase it.

It comes in two variant, the red and the black. I let my girl chose the best one for me. And so, she preferred the black one. And that’s what I’m wearing daily. It feels good inside and out.

If you would want to know the popular, the new, and the best seller perfumes, I suggest you try searching at online perfume stores first. It will save you time and that leg work.

A Bamboo Shelter in a Garbage Dump City

I do believe that we Filipinos are at par with our neighboring countries when in comes to talent. And sometimes, we even go beyond their expectations. It has come to my knowledge that a Filipino architect named Gonzalo 'Jun' Raymundo, Jr. was selected as one of the top ten finalists in the prestigious Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition. Here is his entry:



Allow me to post the press release of the Philippine Embassy regarding the said competition.

FILIPINO ARCHITECT SELECTED AS FINALIST IN GUGGENHEIM ART SHELTER COMPETITION

18 SEPTEMBER 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Filipino architect Gonzalo “Jun” Raymundo, Jr. who is based in Quezon City, Philippines was selected as one of the top ten finalists in the prestigious Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition.

The Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition is an exhibition contest sponsored by the Guggenheim Museum and Google SketchUp. It is open to both amateur and professional designers who are challenged to come up with various 3D designs inspired from different shelters in any part of the world using Google SketchUp and Google Earth. Submissions were received from nearly 600 contestants in 68 countries around the world. Ten finalists were then drawn from this pool of contestants for the People's Prize Award, which will be chosen through an online public voting. Currently, Mr. Raymundo is leading the voting polls.

In a statement, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Willy C. Gaa said, “Mr. Raymundo has exhibited exceptional skill in design and architecture. Truly, his work best reflects ingenuity, workmanship and culture that the Filipino people can be proud of. I encourage members of the Filipino community to extend their support to Mr. Raymundo by casting their votes for his meritorious piece of art.”

Mr.Raymundo’s work entitled, “A Bamboo Shelter in a Garbage Dump City,” is a bamboo design shelter built on a concrete base situated at a garbage dump in the Philippines. The bamboo wall represents a strong sense camaraderie or “bayanihan” to signify that “where there is unity there is strength.” His work collectively symbolizes “sustainability and hope.”

The voting period will run until 10 October 2009. A link to the voting page can be accessed at: http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/education/sackler-center/design-it-shelter/vote-for-shelters/

Please do find time to vote for him, it will only take you a matter of 3 seconds. You need not to register or anything. Let us support our fellow Filipino who is trying to make our country known to the whole world.