I Kissed Adsense Goodbye

My constant effort to personalize my blog has reached to a higher level. I don’t know what will happen next but I believe there’s still evolution to come. Yesterday was just a regular Blogging day for me, the sun was beaming with inspiration and the wind blows every possible stressful aura there is. I prepare my laptop, compose my mind and check my blog. Wew, another inevitable has yet to come, the changing of my blog. Laughs! How many times will I apply Darwin’s theory of Evolution to it? I think it’s becoming a law already.

After series of insightful debate happening in my mind I finally decided to kiss my adsense goodbye. And before you smack me with your violent reaction let me explain first. I know most of us are mass/volume adsense follower in fact I’m still using adsense in my other blog and desperately milking it to the most of my capacity. But putting ads in a blog that screams naive to mature political opinion, personal views and random thought is the last thing that I would do. But I will still do it, haha. Anyway I still have adsense momentum waiting to happen in my other blog. I just leave this blog a private residence of my personal idiosyncrasies about life without the adsense.

I signed up for PayPerPost

Blogging seems to be one of my positive diversions after I quit my job. So, I think of every possible ways in monetizing it. My friend suggested PayPerPost after she proves it herself and since there’s no harm in trying, why not? I check my blog if it’s worthy of PayPerPost, I change the layout, added some stuff and voila! I submit it. After two days I receive an email from them saying my blog was disapproved. Huh? They must have a very stiff quality evaluation. Laughs! I doubted my blog but I did not lose hope. I follow what they advise me to do and after my second attempt I just got in. But after two hours, yes, in just two hours I realized I don’t need “pay-per-post” for a personal blog like this. Yes I get paid but I probably lose my credibility (as if I have one,haha) I’m not against PPP or anything similar to it I would love to do it probably on a separate blog but not in here, I value my credibility so much than my need for it.

Attention Dave Matthews' Band Fan

BUY A TICKET AND GET A FREE LIVE ALBUM

Tickets for Dave Matthews Bands’ North American tour go on sale this Saturday, March 29th, and fans who purchase theirs through Ticketmaster.com will receive a special bonus: an exclusive, free digital album comprised of highlights from the 40-city tour. Each ticket purchased through Ticketmaster.com will receive a unique code in mid-September that can be redeemed for the digital album on the iTunes Store – a month before it goes on sale to the general public. Offer is valid only for venues ticketed by Ticketmaster.

Dave Matthews Band fan association members who have already purchased tickets through the Warehouse pre-sale will also receive a unique code in mid-September that will enable them to receive a free copy of the digital album via iTunes.


Dave Matthews Band

something for the yosiholic!

how wud you like your smoking lounge ceiling look this way? I didnt notice the photo, until i took a close up look at it-'twas somethin lyk your inside a coffin while puffing your cigar butt out, laughs! i hope you finish one stick while watching on that ceiling mural-showing your love ones staring at you six feet down under,haha..!

Losers and Winners

Jason Castro is "TMTH"

Yes, you heard it right, the soft-spoken Jason Castro is "too much to handle" now. Just when he's starting to bore me then he's becoming a lil' intresting. From the shirtless pics to clean-cut hair photo and on ditching orphans for "what is that organization again?" Today's American Idol elimination episode was even more "TMTH" when he's obviously freaking out. Another reason to watch Jason I guess.

Which is which?


Why making a big deal out of his being shirtless, tsk tsk..



photo courtesy of the hollywood gossip
and the bosh

Earth Hour 2008

Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

About Earth Hour On March 31 2007, for one hour, Sydney made a powerful statement about the greatest contributor to global warming – coal-fired electricity – by turning off its lights. Over 2.2 million Sydney residents and over 2,100 businesses switched off, leading to a 10.2% energy reduction across the city. What began as one city taking a stand against global warming caught the attention of the world.

In 2008, 24 global cities will participate in Earth Hour at 8pm on March 29. Earth Hour is the highlight of a major campaign to encourage businesses, communities and individuals to take the simple steps needed to cut their emissions on an ongoing basis. It is about simple changes that will collectively make a difference – from businesses turning off their lights when their offices are empty, to households turning off appliances rather than leaving them on standby.

from earthhour.org

Incubus at Araneta

Again another late entry, sorry! Just can’t help posting about Brandon's intelligent songwriting demonstrated last March 9 at Araneta. Anyway I do not like Incubus before simply because of their name “incubus” which means demon. But the name itself is too wicked for an artistic band that translates life’s personal experience into rhythm of passionate musicality. Call them demon or whatever you call for that matter but their sagacity is simply irresistible.
I fail to watch it for three personal reasons which I don’t intend to explain here but my friends successive annoying text messages in the wee hours of the morning about the event is enough to put it this way, they’re making some noise literally. Even a respectable office supervisor can’t help shouting “more skin more skin” when Brandon remove his shirt. And my fanatical friend told me she was in a place between reality and fantasy that Araneta made even more magical.

In an interview by By Juana Manahan of PDI

How would you like your music to influence others?

BB: What a lovely question—a really good question! It’s difficult to truly dictate the influence any form of art has on people especially when it’s taken out of context in diff parts of the world. I think the first emotion is gratitude—like wow we are being listened to in the other side of the planet.

But if we were asked for the most basic reaction or influence it would be that it opened somebody’s experience to something new—something they hadn’t heard before certain emotions.

Have your musical influences changed? What are you listening to now?

JOSE: Older music-early 90s classic rock, 80’s Prince, Paul Simon all these records that are timeless—to get ideas and inspiration from the constant growing of that—being influenced by older music—newer music

What’s the best thing about making music?

JOSE: Making and playing music. We started as a hobby and a way to be productive even though we weren’t conscious of that. Get to travel with friends that we love—music moves all us and we just hope to be able to continue to do that.

Entrecard Entry

This is a bit late but that’s ok. I’m not a huge fan of Entrecard or other blog networking website so writing about it would be the last thing I would do. But some of my friend constantly asked me “how to start one?” or “how does it work?” So here it is. Signing up with EntreCard is so easy but getting the most out of it is not a walk in the park.

You should have an existing blog/website in the first place of course. Register your site for free at Entrecard select a category of your site and make a 125 x 125 image that best describe your site. Then select the widget you want to appear in your site and copy-paste the html code.

You’re almost done on your way to Entrecard stardom. But before anything else you need to earn credits first since advertising here is done thru ec(Entrecard credits) and not thru your plastic visa. You can earn credits by dropping other member’s card found somewhere in their blog/site and vise versa. You can also earn ec when someone advertises in your blog.

Lastly, promote your site. The cheapest advertising price is 2ec. Consider checking the site as well before you advertise. Does it have enough traffic and regular reader? Is it related to your blog/site? Those are just few things you need to consider to make the most of Entrecard.

For more info visit Entrecard

Thanks for reading, hope you learn something.

Amanda Overmyer No More

Amanda's rendition of "Back in the U.S.S.R" has prompted the audience to send her home. It was not bad but it was not good at all. Honestly I am constantly annoyed every time she performs. And it's good to know I'm not the only one.

Overmyer a consistent vote-for-the-worst favorite pick has finally kissed her pitchiness goodbye. It seems southern rock flair is working no more. But in an interview she said "No. 11 out of all them people is more than I could expect."

Lindsay Lohan Hollywood’s Most Dumb

Lindsay Lohan’s poor movie choices, delinquent behavior and bad taste in men land her in the list of the most dumb according to Daily News. But the newspaper point out that “dumb doesn’t necessarily correspond to low IQ. There are poor life choices, style slipups and mishaps under the influence to take into account.” I wonder why Jennifer Love Hewitt’s in the list and why Britney didn’t made it in the top spot. Is Paris Hilton dead? Coz she's not in the list. Duh, hell I care.




complete list here: Colored Gossip

How judges scored Pacquiao-Marquez fight?

The Pacquiao victory had cast doubt among both side's followers. A draw could have been a better option but I thought Pacquiao nailed it when he got Marquez down in the third round. So how did they conclude it? Here's the official NSAC master scoresheet:


source: Fightnews.com

Pacman: “This business is over”

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao made history!

Manny Pacquiao is the first Filipino and the first Asian to win three-division championship when he beats Marquez by split-decision for WBC super featherweight title on saturday. Pacquiao is a WBC flyweight champion and IBF Super Bantamweight champion. That means he could be lined-up to Bob Fitzsimmons (160, 175, Heavyweight) Tony Canzoneri (126, 135, 140) Barney Ross (135, 140, 147) Henry Armstrong (126, 135, 147) Emile Griffith (147, 154, 160) Ray Leonard (147, 154, 160) Oscar De La Hoya (140, 147, 154) Floyd Mayweather 130, 135, 147) who all have three-division championship titles. Great feat for a Pinoy, kudos to Manny Pacquiao!

Pacquiao beats Marquez by split-decision.

Pacquiao snatched Marquez’s WBC super featherweight last Saturday night at Mandalay in a breathtaking battle that left both fighters bleeding. Marquez aggressiveness landed more punches at Pacquiao but Pacquiao’s vicious left hook thump him down. Albeit I’m into Pacquiao’s side but I was convinced Marquez fought a good fight. But the judges says it all; it was a split-decision, Manny Pacquiao won!

Judge Duane Ford 115-112 favored Pacquiao
Jerry Roth 115-112 for Marquez
Tom Miller gave a 114-113 to Pacquiao

Marquez in denial?

“I don’t like the decision,” Marquez said. “I still feel I am the champion. It was a bad decision. That first knockdown, he got me cold, but then I adjusted my game plan and I thought from then on, I dictated the whole fight. … The people are the best judge, and the people are booing him. I won.” - AP

click here for photos..

What Went Wrong?

In my futile attempt to write a sensible and child-friendly article I end up not writing anything at all, for three days already. Not that there’s nothing news-worthy to write for a kid. It just that the world is going crazy even children nowadays are getting sick of thinking what is right from wrong. Al Gore in an interview with the British paper the Sun, said; "The Planet is in Destress and all of the attention is on Paris Hilton. We have to ask ourselves what is going on here"

It seems that entertainment is a necessity that we don’t give a damn on what’s more important. Violence are everywhere even at the comfort of our home. Some parents allow their kids to watch brutal scene on a PG tv or take part in a role-playing game that promotes nothing but hostility. I’m talking according to surveys, news articles and personal experience here. Nobody can blame anybody; as the world around us evolve we human goes as well. Inevitable? Duh, just plain personal irresponsibility associated with social enigma of adjustment.

Yesterday, the sun vividly shone inside my room that it woke me up turning my PC and go online. I took a sip of my freshly brewed coffee igniting my day for a new start when I saw the headline “kid accidentally pulls the trigger killing some kid”. I don’t want to spend the entire entry ranting about what went wrong. Rather I want to emphasize that we have to do something and ask ourselves what is going on.

10 Birkin bags, 80 classrooms and 4,800 students!

New LA resident Victoria with her custom-made birkin bag in Pink ostrich matching her dress, Lindsay Lohan's blue birkin that was reportedly stolen at Heathrow airport and the paparazzi-allergic Kate Moss hurrying with her green birkin. All are fashionable in their own ways, but hey, it’s not about whose fashionable or not. But who’s sensible enough to think it over.

According to Forbes’s magazine, Hermes custom-made Birkin Bags cost to about $20,000-$40,000. In fact it's the most expensive bag in the list. Are they sure? And an average of 10 Hollywood celebs own at least one of these bags. So that’s about $370,000 or P15, 540,000. Wow, that’s smashing!

Do you know that 1 classroom building here in the Philippines cost P325,000 – P375,000, and can accommodate 60 students (COA), if you do the math, 10 Birkin bags simply equals to 80 classrooms and 4,800 students. Come to think of it.

And not to mention several of those helpless animals they need to slaughter to come up with these bags. But that’s another story. Laughs!

American Idol Top 12: Ramiel's on the top 12!

I'm so hooked to AI that I cant help myself but imagine the whole day who got eliminated. Yesterday was one hell of a performance although I wasn't quite impress with Ramiel's rendition of "against all odds" but at least she nailed it compare to other American Idol hopefuls. Paula even said, "you deserves to be in the top 12". And she really did. But I was shocked when Asia'h Epperson got eliminated, I thought her version of "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" was fantastic. Kady Malloy, Luke Menard and Danny Noriega also didn't made it.

According to host Ryan Seacrest, more than 36 million votes were cast. And for the first time in American Idol history contestant can now sing Beatles's song.

Here's the complete list of AI's top 12:
Chikezie Eze, Amanda Overmyer, David Hernandez, Kristy Lee Cook, Brook White, Carly Smithson, David Archuleta, Ramiel Malubay, David Cook, Jason Castro, Michael Johns, Syesha Mercado

Pacman vs Marquez: The Unfinished Business!

The most anticipated rematch between Manny Pacman Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Dinamita Marquez for the WBC super featherweight title is just 11 days away which will be aired on March 15*, 2008 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

referee: Kenny Bayless judge: Duane Ford judge: Jerry Roth judge: Dick Flaherty

Marquez:

sex:male
birth date: 1973-08-23
age : 34
division: super featherweight
rating: 2 / 977
nationality : Mexico
alias: Dinamita
residence: Anaheim, California, United States
birth place: Mexico City, DF, Mexico
birth name: Juan Manuel Marquez Mendez
stance: orthodox
height: 5′ 7″ reach: 67“
won 48 (KO 35) + lost 3 (KO 0) + drawn 1 = 52

Pacquiao:

sex: male

birth date: 1978-12-17
age : 29
division: super featherweight
rating: 1 / 977
nationality: Filipino
alias: Pac Man
birth place: Bukidnon, Philippines
birth name: Emmanuel D. Pacquiao
stance: southpaw
height: 5′ 6½″ reach: 67“
won 45 (KO 35) + lost 3 (KO 2) + drawn 2 = 50

here's what manny pacquiao said in his column in philboxing.com:

"Umabot na po ako sa pinakamahirap na yugto ng aking training at gusto ko lang na ipaalam sa lahat na nalampasan ko na ang mga matitinding pagsubok na nasa harapan ko," said Pacquiao."Masaya po ang aking coaching staff na binubuo ni Freddie Roach, Buboy Fernandez at Nonoy Neri at ang conditioning coach ko na si Eric Brown sa ipinakita kong lakas, bilis at stamina. Konti pa, matatamo ko na ang isang perfect condition," the boxing icon added. more..

*pls check your local listing, it's available in the Philippines on March 16, 2008 which will be aired by Solar and GMA.

How to make money online? Part 1

Hey, i dont know why Im posting about this topic even I was amazed by the many ways you can make the most out of your free time online. I had the habit of deleting forwarded emails in my inbox without bothering myself where it came from. But one email gets my attention my friend sent me that says "take the online survey in just 5-10 minute for $6" without bothering myself the $6 interest me (let's not be hypocrite guys we all need money) and so I take the survey, and it's true! In fact right now I already accumulated $27 just by taking those non-sense surveys,hehehe.. here's the link..

http://www.AWSurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=jiro81

My days are numbered!

It has been a month now since I first nursed this feeling of uncertainties with in me. I have been very unhappy and unsatisfied since then. I’ve been experiencing last-day-of-your-life syndrome usually acquired by cancer patients. Scary eh? I don’t have cancer but my days are numbered. As of this writing I only have ten days left to complete my thirty-day notice before I gracefully terminate my contract with the company I am working right now. It’s difficult but I believe I made the right decision.

Every waking day was like a bitter pill I need to swallow and everything just kind of took place behind my consciousness. It all started when I went home last Christmas and realized I need my sanity back from the stressful corporate jungle. I had my schedule squeezed to the point of regularly calling in for almost a week. And after few considerations I finally decided to resign from the job. I don’t know what in store for me but I just can’t resist bumming days. Laughs!