Season Greetings!
Monday, December 15, 2008 | 0 comments  
Happy holidays!!!

This blogger is going on vacation...

See you in a few weeks...
A Father's Love
Saturday, December 6, 2008 | 0 comments  
From my inbox... Read and then watch the video... it's a lovely story...

A son asked his father, 'Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?'

The father who, despite having a heart condition, says 'Yes'. They went on to complete the marathon together.

Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying 'Yes' to his son's request of going through the race together.

One day, the son asked his father, 'Dad, let's join the Ironman together.' To which, his father said 'Yes' to.

For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever. The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometer) ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer) bike ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along the coast of the Big Island Father and son went on to complete the race together.

Now, please take time to watch this video with music!
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Airfare prices falling
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | 0 comments  
My friend bought a ticket for C$1650 each last June for their family travel this December... now, same flight can be bought at C$1300... and there's 6 of them! Imagine the savings have they waited to purchased their tickets. But then, there may be limited seats with this cheaper fare.
"Airlines have been hit hard by the economic slump and that has resulted in a drop in passengers over thanksgiving. Recent airfare price drops may be too little too late Christmas traveler.

Air fare prices are down about 25 percent from what they were just a few months ago. Which might encourage some people to alter plans to book last minute air travel.

The day before Thanksgiving is supposed to be one of the busiest air travel days of the year, But that's not the case this year..." -- SOURCE

Airfare falls as oil price drops
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School system in Canada
Sunday, November 30, 2008 | 0 comments  
Here are the different types of school in Canada.
  • Public [accounts for the most number of enrollments]
  • Public - French immersion
  • Public - Catholic [one of the denominational school also known as separate schools] *
  • Public - Catholic - French immersion
  • Private schools [roughly 6% of the population]
* There are also other denominational school of other religious sect.

Likewise, there are also a small percentage of home schooled children.

Canada is a multi-cultural country and different languages are being offered in each community. Statistics here.

More information on French immersion can be found here. Information in searching for a school in your district can be found here.
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Does Robin kill Batman?
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 | 0 comments  
Batman to be killed after 70 years???
'Batman RIP' will see "the end of Bruce Wayne as Batman", according to Grant Morrison.

There are rumours that Batman will suffer a gruesome end when his sidekick Robin goes over to "the dark side" and destroys him in a terrible betrayal.

Batman, alter ego of Bruce Wayne a wealthy industrialist, operates in the American Gotham City.

Others speculate that Wayne may either retire from his duties or be killed by a mystery villain known as the Black Glove.

Read the rest of the story here.
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eBay opens data to taxman
Monday, November 17, 2008 | 0 comments  
My wife has been making money through her blogging. And she is quite happy with her so-called "income" from pro-blogging and has been thinking that they are tax-free. Well, not for long. Canada Revenue Agency [CRA] has been asking for information from eBay and soon Paypal to find out the other sources of income from its taxpayer and hopefully be able to tax them for this "unreported" income.

"As more Canadians buy and sell online, retailer eBay Canada says it expects to disclose information on its so-called "power sellers" to Canada Revenue Agency this week.

The release of data is in response to a ruling by the Federal Court of Appeal last April.

The court ordered eBay to turn over to the tax agency the names and gross sales figures of Canadians who earn at least $1,000 a month from online sales for three straight months.

In a recent letter to affected customers, eBay said it strenuously objects to the federal requests, but it must comply.

In 2006, Revenue Canada started looking into whether power sellers had reported all their eBay earnings on their 2004 and 2005 income taxes.

It's estimated about 32,000 Canadians make all or part of their income selling on eBay.

Meantime, many more Canadians are shopping online, with 2007 sales rising to $12.8 billion, Statistics Canada says." -- SOURCE
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World's Scariest Runways
Friday, November 14, 2008 | 1 comments  
My family and I love to travel... we'd rather have the basics around the house and save up for a family trip. But I would definitely think twice about flying to these cities.

Here's 5 of the 10 World's Scariest Runways...

Paro Airport, Bhutan

Why It’s Harrowing: Tucked into a tightly cropped valley and surrounded by 16,000-foot-high serrated Himalayan peaks, this is arguably the world’s most forbidding airport to fly into. It requires specially trained pilots to maneuver into this stomach-dropping aerie by employing visual flying rules and then approaching and landing through a narrow channel of vertiginous tree-covered hillsides.


Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten

Why It’s Harrowing: The length of the runway—just 7,152 feet—is perfectly fine for small or medium-size jets, but as the second-busiest airport in the Eastern Caribbean, it regularly welcomes so-called heavies—long-haul wide-body jetliners like Boeing 747’s and Airbus A340’s—from Europe, which fly in improbably low over Maho Beach and skim just over the perimeter fence.


Matekane Air Strip, Lesotho

Why It’s Harrowing: Because of the diminutive 1,312-foot-long runway perched at the edge of a couloir at 7,550 feet, becoming airborne at the end of the tarmac is virtually impossible. Instead, you drop down the face of a 2,000-foot cliff until you start flying. Says bush pilot Tom Claytor, "The rule in the mountains is that it is better to take off downwind and downhill than into wind and uphill, because in Lesotho, the hills will usually out-climb you. It's a little bit hard to do the first time."


Madeira Airport, Funchal

Why It’s Harrowing: Wedged in by mountains and the Atlantic, Madeira Airport requires a clockwise approach for which pilots are specially trained. Despite a unique elevated extension that was completed back in 2000 and now expands the runway length to what should be a comfortable 9,000 feet, the approach to Runway 05 remains a hair-raising affair that pilots absolutely dread. They must first point their aircraft at the mountains and, at the last minute, bank right to align with the fast-approaching runway.


Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba, Netherlands Antilles

Why It’s Harrowing: Perched on a precipitous gale-battered peninsula on the island’s northeastern corner, the airport requires pilots to tackle blustery trade winds, occasional spindrift, and their own uneasy constitutions as they maneuver in for a perfect landing (there’s no margin for error) on a runway that’s just 1,300 feet long. "Shorting this means ending up in the cliffs," says one pilot matter-of-factly, "while overshooting it means an uncomfortable go-around. Either way, you’ll want to bring the Dramamine."

All images are from http://www.travelandleisure.com.
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53 Places to go in 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | 0 comments  
What’s on your travel itinerary in the new year? From a new luxury hotel in Laos (where you can take in the view of ancient temples from a chaise lounge by the infinity pool) to the waterfront night clubs of Hvar (the St. Tropez of Croatia) to Death Valley (where recent heavy rains have some flower bloggers speculating on a dazzling spring bloom next year), the travel choices for global nomads have never been more varied.

Here's the list of 53 places to go in 2008! - Compiled by Denny Lee
So many places to see... but from this list, I've only seen 5 places! I need to start saving up so I can see more of the world.
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@ Home with CMHC
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 | 0 comments  
Are you dreaming of owning your own home? you might want to explore @ Home with CMHC's website. [Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation]
For over 60 years, CMHC has helped millions of Canadians meet their housing needs. CMHC provides mortgage loan insurance that enables you to buy a home sooner with as little as 5% down payment. And CMHC is there with you every step of the way — with information before, during and after your home purchase.
You've got questions? They have all the answers!
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Xbox causes death
Monday, November 10, 2008 | 1 comments  
A Canadian boy who ran away from home after his father took away his Xbox game console has been found dead in a cornfield, local media said.
Read the rest of the story.

This is truly a sad story... but as a parent myself, I do restrict the time my kids spent on computer, Wii and Nintendo DS. They only get to play on weekends and after all the school works are done. My kids don't like the rules, but I just don't want them to get addicted to these electronic games.

Rest in peace Brandon.
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5 things I would never do
Saturday, November 8, 2008 | 0 comments  
  • Cheat on my wife.
  • Stop going to church.
  • Forget the power of LOVE.
  • Enter politics.
  • Skiing or snow boarding.
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Meme: Two Things
Thursday, November 6, 2008 | 0 comments  
  • Two things I am wearing right now: T-Shirt and shorts
  • Two things I want (or have) in a relationship: Love and Trust
  • Two things I like to do: sleeping and reading
  • Two things I want very badly in this moment: Sleep and a body massage!
  • Two things I did last night: watch movie with my wife and play with my kids.
  • Two things I ate today: mixed veggies and pork with black bean sauce
  • Two persons I last spoke to: my 2 kids
  • Two things I am doing tomorrow: drop off kids at bus stop and go to work.
  • Two favorite days of the week: Saturday and Sunday
  • Two favorite holidays: Christmas and New Year
  • Two favorite beverages: Coffee and OJ
  • Two jobs that I have had in my life: Engineering and IT Consultant
  • Two movies I would watch over and over: My cousin Vinny and Independence Day
  • Two places I have lived: Philippines and Canada
  • Two of my favorite food: Filipino and Chinese
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Meme: Three Things
Monday, November 3, 2008 | 0 comments  
  • Three Things I Love: my family, my laptop, my freedom
  • Three Things I hate: politics, telemarketers, loud noise
  • Three favorite food: Sinigang, Adobo, Pochero
  • Three places that I visited: France, USA, Hong Kong
  • Three things in my wallet: Money, Debit and credit cards and a picture of my kids
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Job Titles
Saturday, November 1, 2008 | 0 comments  
MGA JOB TITLES NA DAPAT NANG PALITAN:

PRESIDENT- pasimuno.
VICE PRESIDENT- kunsitidor.
SECRETARY- palsipikador.
TREASURER- kubrador.
AUDITOR- kasabwat.
PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER- tsismoso.
REPRESENTATIVES- pahamak.
SPOKESMAN- bolero.
SGT-AT-ARMS- tirador.
ADVISER- taga sulsol.
(mas tama di bah?)
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Meme: My firsts
Thursday, October 30, 2008 | 0 comments  
  • First real job: Oil company
  • First screen name: None
  • First funeral: Grandparents
  • First pet: Dog name piggy.
  • First piercing: None.
  • First tattoo: None and no plans!
  • First credit card: Mastercard
  • First child: A boy.
  • First kiss: Age 16.
  • First enemy: I can't remember.
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Random things about me
Friday, October 24, 2008 | 0 comments  
  • I am a father of 2.
  • I am in IT.
  • I was born in the Philippines...
  • But currently living in Canada.
  • This is my first blog.
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5 things that makes me happy!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 | 0 comments  
  1. My wife and 2 kids.
  2. My job/paycheck.
  3. My home.
  4. My laptop.
  5. Being surrounded by family and friends.
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Joke: 10 Conyo-mandments
Monday, October 6, 2008 | 0 comments  
  1. Thou shall make gamit "make+pandiwa" .
    ex. "Let's make pasok na to our class!"
    "Wait lang! I'm making kain pa!"
    "Come on na, we can't make hintay anymore! It's in Andrew pa, you know?"

  2. Thou shall make kalat "noh", "diba" and "eh" in your pangungusap.
    ex. "I don't like to make lakad in the baha nga, no? Eh diba it's like, so eew, diba?"
    "What ba: stop nga being maarte noh?"
    "Eh as if you want naman also, diba?"

  3. When making describe a whatever, always say "It's SO pang-uri!"
    ex. "It's so malaki, you know, and so mainit!"
    "I know right? So sarap nga, eh!"
    "You're making me inggit naman.. I'll make bili nga my own burger."

  4. When you are lalaki, make parang punctuation "dude", 'tsong" or "pare"
    ex. "Dude, ENGANAL is so hirap, pare."
    "I know, tsong, I got bagsak nga in quiz one, eh"

  5. Thou shall know you know? I know right!
    ex. "My bag is so bigat today, you know"
    "I know, right! We have to make dala pa kasi the jumbo Physics book eh!"

  6. Make gawa the plural of pangngalans like in English or Spanish.
    ex. "I have so many tigyawats, oh!"

  7. Like, when you can make kaya, always use like. Like, I know right?
    ex. "Like, it's so init naman!"
    "Yah! The aircon, it's, like sira!"

  8. Make yourself feel so galing by translating the last word of your sentence, you know, your pangungusap?
    ex. "Kakainis naman in the LRT! How plenty tao, you know, people?"
    "It's so tight nga there, eh, you know, masikip?"

  9. Make gamit of plenty abbreviations, you know, daglat?"
    ex. "Like, OMG! It's like traffic sa LRT"
    "I know right? It's so kaka!"
    "Kaka?"
    "Kakaasar!"

  10. Make gamit the pinakamaarte voice and pronunciation you have para full effect!
    ex. "I'm, like, making aral at the Arrhneo!"
    "Me naman, I'm from Lazzahl!"

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Meme: My favorites
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  1. Chicken sa McDo, Jollibee, or KFC? Jollibee!
  2. Pepsi, Coke, or rootbeer? Canada Dry.
  3. Greenwich, Pizza Hut, or Yellow Cab? Yellow Cab
  4. Adobo, sinigang, or nilaga? ALL.
  5. Beef, pork, or chicken? Chicken
  6. Starbucks, Coffee bean and tea leaf, or Gloria Jean’s? Tim Horton's
  7. Cornflakes, Honey Stars, or Milo cereal? Cornflakes.
  8. Goldilocks or Red Ribbon? Red Ribbon.
  9. Tokyo Tokyo, Teriyaki Boy or Rai Rai Ken? Tokyo Tokyo and Sumo Grill.
  10. Take Out or Dine In? Take out.
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IF you are 30 or older
Sunday, July 27, 2008 | 0 comments  
you will think this is hilarious!!!!

When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were when they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning ... Uphill BOTH ways . Yadda, yadda, yadda.

And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it!

But now that...

I'm over the ripe old age of thirty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so easy!

I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a damn Utopia! And I hate to say it but you kids today you don't know how good you've got it!

I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have The Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the damn library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!

There was no email! We had to actually write somebody a letter. With a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox and it would take like a week to get there!

There were no MP3's or Napsters! You wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the damn record store and shoplift it yourself! Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and the DJ'd usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up!

And talk of about hardship? You couldn't just download porn! You had to steal it from your brother or bribe some homeless dude to buy you a copy of "Hustler" at the 7-11! Those were your options!

We didn't have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you were on the phone and somebody else called they got a busy signal, that's it!

And we didn't have fancy Caller ID Boxes either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, your mom, your boss, your bookie, your drug dealer, a collections agent, you just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!

We didn't have any fancy Sony Playstation video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like "Space Invaders" and "asteroids" and the graphics sucked a$$! Your guy was a little square! You actually had to use your imagination! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen forever!

And you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died!... Just like LIFE!

When you went to the movie theater there no such thing as stadium seating! All the seats were the same height! If a tall guy or some old broad with a hat sat in front of you and you couldn't see, you were just screwed!

Sure, we had cable television, but back then that was only like 15 channels and there was no onscreen menu and no remote control! You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on!

You were screwed when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your ass and walk over to the TV to change the channel and there was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on Saturday Morning. Do you hear what I'm saying!?! We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little rat-bastards!

And we didn't have microwaves, if we wanted to heat something up, we had to use the stove or go build a frigging fire... Imagine that! If we wanted popcorn, we had to use that stupid JiffyPop thing and shake it over the stove forever like an idiot.

That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids today have got it too easy. You're spoiled.

You guys wouldn't have lasted five minutes back in the 80s!

Regards,
The 30+ Something crowd!
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Hello Blogworld!
Sunday, June 1, 2008 | 0 comments  
This is just a random musings about the blogworld, the worldwideweb and anything and everything under the sun...
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