Archive for October, 2006

24 Oct 2006 is a Holiday!

Based on Proclamation No. 1155, Tuesday, 24 October 2006 is a Holiday all throughout the Philippines in observance of Eid Ul Fitre (last day of Ramadan).

Palm Announces Treo 680 Smartphone

Good news to Treo users (like me). Palm (the company formerly known as Palm Computing, and formerly known as PalmOne, and now known as simply Palm) has just announced their latest smartphone: Treo 680. Palm OS® 5.4.9 64MB non-volatile flash memory available for user storage Intel® PXA270 312 MHz processor 320 x 320 pixel TFT [...]

Martial Rules Strikes Again

Early this morning, Makati City Mayor Jejomar C. Binay and all of the city’s councilors were suspended by the DILG due to existence of ghost employees in the city government. Scary, not because there are “ghosts” in the cityhall, but it seems that Martial Law is just around the corner. First, it was Pasay City, [...]

On Selling Bobreyes.com

Received a reply from Roberto Armando Reyes (NYU) this morning. He’s a budding musician. His offer now: US$500.00, I told him that I will not go below US$1,000.00

Too Many BobReyes in the World!

This week, while cleaning up the messages in my GuestBook, I stumbled upon a weird message, telling me how rude I am. Apparently, this Roberto Reyes from New York University made a Certified Offer for bobreyes.com (initial amount of US$100). I had read that email sometime last month, but did not paid attention, as I [...]

PayPal Opens Door to RP

Yes! You had heard it right, PayPal.com re-opens its door to the Philippines. Pinoys can now sign-up for an account with PayPal, but is restricted to sending only (just signed-up 2 minutes ago, and I have a Sending Limit of US$100.00; Monthly Withdrawal Limit of US$0.00, though). Guess, paypalnow.com.ph is almost a success.