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Monthly Archives: October 2007

P7.50 minimum fare for jeepneys reinstated starting Nov. 2

Taken from http://www.gmanews.tv/story/66584/P750-minimum-fare-for-jeepneys-reinstated-starting-Nov-2

Commuters will have to cope with a higher minimum fare for passenger jeepneys when they return from their All Saints’ weekend vacation, after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reinstated the P7.50 minimum fare for jeepneys from the existing P7 minimum fare.

In an interview on dzRH radio, Thompson Lantion, LTFRB chairman, on Wednesday said the agency partially granted jeepney operators’ fare hike petition amid rising fuel prices.

Lantion said the fare hike will cover Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Southern Luzon.

“Ang P7.50 binabalik na natin ang minimum fare, November 2 na (Starting November 2, we are restoring the minimum fare for jeeps to P7.50),” Lantion said.

This is lower than the increase petitioned by jeepney operators, who wanted to hike jeepney fares to P8.50 – an increase by P1.50 – to cope with the rising fuel prices.

LTFRB earlier this month said the fare hike was “a done deal,” saying it is just waiting for the National Economic Development Authority’s (NEDA) approval of the reinstatement of the old minimum fare for jeepneys.

To recall, LTFRB granted earlier this year the reinstatement of the P7.50 minimum fare for jeepneys in Metro Manila and Regions III and IV and set the date for its implementation for July 2.

But before the hike could be implemented last July, Malacañang issued Memorandum Order 132 signed by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, deferring the implementation of the P7.50 fare, pending a closer study by the NEDA.

In the intervier, Lantion noted that there is no fare increase due yet for passenger buses.

On October 16, Metro Manila bus operators asked for a P2.50 hike in the minimum bus fare, to increase the minimum fare to P10.50 for ordinary buses, from the existing minimum fare of P8 for the first five kilometers.

Bus operators similarly cited the rising fuel prices as the justification for the proposed fare increase. - GMANews.TV

Getting Started with IMAP for Gmail

Yes, Google’s GMail now supports IMAP!
From https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?ctx=%67mail&hl=en&answer=75725

What is IMAP?

IMAP, or Internet Message Access Protocol, lets you download messages from Gmail’s servers onto your computer so you can access your mail with a program like Microsoft Outlook Express or Apple Mail, even when you aren’t connected to the Internet.

IMAP creates a constant connection between mail clients (desktop and/or mobile) and Gmail.

What’s the difference between IMAP and POP?

Unlike POP, IMAP offers two-way communication between your web Gmail and your email client(s). This means when you log in to Gmail using a web browser, actions you perform on email clients and mobile devices (ex: putting mail in a ‘work’ folder) will instantly and automatically appear in Gmail (ex: it will already have a ‘work’ label on that email).

In addition, IMAP provides a better method to access your mail from multiple devices. If you check your email at work, on your mobile phone, and again at home, IMAP ensures that new mail is accessible from any device at any given time.

Finally, IMAP offers a more stable experience overall. Whereas POP is prone to losing messages or downloading the same messages multiple times, IMAP avoids this through its two-way syncing capabilities between your mail clients and your web Gmail.

If you’re trying to decide between using POP and using IMAP with your Gmail account, we recommend IMAP.

How much does IMAP cost?

IMAP for Gmail is free.

Great! How do I get started?

First, you’ll need to enable IMAP in your Gmail account. Once IMAP is enabled, follow the configuration instructions for your client of choice. Currently, only the clients listed are supported for IMAP. If you’d like to download your Gmail messages with a different client, please check to see if it’s on our list of supported POP clients.

When you’ve enabled IMAP and set up your client, sign in to Gmail through the client and watch your messages arrive. You’ll notice that all of your custom Gmail labels will appear in your client as folders, with copies of the messages to which you’ve applied those labels. While we’d like to make your IMAP experience match the Gmail web interface as much as possible, some Gmail-specific features and terms, such as conversation threading and stars, won’t appear in your client. Don’t worry; you can still perform all the usual Gmail functions, just in a slightly different way. The IMAP behavior chart shows you how to perform common functions on your IMAP client.

Please note that every client handles IMAP in a slightly different way. If you’re curious about the specific use of your client, please contact the client’s support team.

Experiencing Net Slowdown?

I was within the vicinity of AIM earlier, and checked my email at a nearby internet cafe (bConnected). I thought their internet connection sucks, took me around 5 minutes after I had pressed the send button in GMail. When I came home, I thought my ISP is broken, it’s sluggish. Then, Jim Ayson sent an email through our mailing list asking if we are experiencing a net slowdown. Could it be another slammer virus attacking the net? One poster even replied to blame PGMA for the slowdown. Hehehe ..

How’s your internet connection now?

Birthday Calculator

Taken from http://www.paulsadowski.org/BirthData.asp

28 October 1979

Your date of conception was on or about 4 February 1979 which was a Sunday.

You were born on a Sunday
under the astrological sign Scorpio.
Your Life path number is 1.

Your fortune cookie reads:
The days you work are the best days.

Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 3 & 9.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path number 8.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 6, 11 & 22.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2444174.5.
The golden number for 1979 is 4.
The epact number for 1979 is 2.
The year 1979 was not a leap year.

Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/28/1979 and ending 2/15/1980.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Goat.

Your Native American Zodiac sign is Snake; your plant is Thistle.

You were born in the Egyptian month of Tyby, the first month of the season of Poret (Emergence – Fertile soil).

Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 7 Heshvan 5740.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 8 Heshvan 5740.

The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.6.6.10 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 6 tun 6 uinal 10 kin

The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Sunday, 6 Dhi’l-Hijjih 1399 (1399-12-6).

The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 15 April 1979.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 22 April 1979.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 28 February 1979.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 3 June 1979.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 10 June 1979.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Saturday, 22 September 1979.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Thursday, 12 April 1979.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 27 February 1979.

As of 10/22/2007 5:56:58 AM EDT
You are 27 years old.
You are 336 months old.
You are 1,460 weeks old.
You are 10,221 days old.
You are 245,309 hours old.
You are 14,718,596 minutes old.
You are 883,115,818 seconds old.

Celebrities who share your birthday:

Joaquin Phoenix (1974) Julia Roberts (1967) Daphne Zuniga (1962)
Bill Gates (1955) Bruce Jenner (1949) Dennis Franz (1944)
Charlie Daniels (1936) Cleo Laine (1927) Jonas Salk (1914)

Top songs of 1979

My Sharona by The Knack Bad Girls by Donna Summer
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? by Rod Stewart Reunited by Peaches & Herb
Hot Stuff by Donna Summer I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes Ring My Bell by Anita Ward
Babe by Styx Too Much Heaven by Bee Gees

Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 4.00039138943249 years old. (Life’s just a big chewy bone for you!)

Your lucky day is Tuesday.
Your lucky number is 9 & 11.
Your ruling planet(s) is Mars & Pluto.
Your lucky dates are 1st, 10th, 19th, 28th.
Your opposition sign is Taurus.
Your opposition number(s) is 6.

Today is not one of your lucky days!

There are 6 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 28 candles.

Those 28 candles produce 28 BTUs,
or 7,056 calories of heat (that’s only 7.0560 food Calories!) .
You can boil 3.20 US ounces of water with that many candles.  

In 1979 there were approximately 3.1 million births in the US.
In 1979 the US population was approximately 203,302,031 people, 57.4 persons per square mile.
In 1979 in the US there were approximately 2,152,662 marriages (10.1%) and 1,036,000 divorces (4.9%)
In 1979 in the US there were approximately 1,921,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

In 1979 the population of Australia was approximately 14,602,481.
In 1979 there were approximately 223,129 births in Australia.
In 1979 in Australia there were approximately 104,396 marriages and 37,854 divorces.
In 1979 in Australia there were approximately 106,568 deaths.

Your birthstone is Tourmaline

What Your Name Means

Thank to Andy for the link! (http://www.paulsadowski.com/Numbers.asp)

You entered: ROBERT DELA CRUZ REYESThere are 19 letters in your name.
Those 19 letters total to 96
There are 7 vowels and 12 consonants in your name.

What your first name means:

Teutonic Male Bright fame.
Shakespearean Male ‘King Henry IV, Part 2′ Robert Shallow, a country justice. ‘King John’ Robert Faulconbridge, and his father, Sir Robert Faulconbridge. ‘King Richard III’ Sir Robert Brakenbury, Lieutenant of the Tower.
Scottish Male Famed; bright; shining. 14th-century King Robert the Bruce. Robert Burns the poet.
German Male Famed, bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys’ name since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers: Scottish national hero Robert the Bruce and novelist Robert Ludlum.
French Male Famed; bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys name since the Middle Ages.
English Male Famed; bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys name since the Middle Ages.

Your number is: 6

The characteristics of #6 are: Responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

The expression or destiny for #6:
The number 6 Expression provides you a truly outstanding sense of responsibility, love, and balance. The 6 is helpful and ever conscientious, making you quite capable of rectifying and balancing any sort of inharmonious situation. You are a person very much inclined to give help and comfort to those in need. You have a natural penchant for working with the old, the young, the sick, or the underprivileged. Although you may have considerable creative and artistic talents, the chances are that you will devote yourself to an occupation that shows concern for the betterment of the community.

The positive side of the number 6 suggests that you are very loving, friendly, and appreciative of others. You have a depth of understanding that produces much sympathetic, kindness, and generosity. The qualities of the 6 make the finest and most concerned parent and one often deeply involved in domestic activities. Openness and honesty is apparent in your approach to all relationships.

If there is an excess of the number 6 in your makeup, you may exhibit some of the negative traits associated with this number. There may be a tendency for you to be too exacting and demanding of yourself. In this regard, you may at times sacrifice yourself (or your loved ones) for the welfare of others. In some cases, the over zealous 6 has difficulty distinguishing helping from interfering. You may have difficulty expressing your own individuality, because of involvement with responsibilities and causes. Like all with the Expression of the number 6, it’s quite likely that you worry much too much.

Your Soul Urge number is: 3

A Soul Urge number of 3 means:
With the Soul Urge number 3 your desire in life is personal expression, and generally enjoying life to its fullest. You want to participate in an active social life and enjoy a large circle of friends. You want to be in the limelight, expressing your artistic or intellectual talents. Word skills may be your thing; speaking, writing, acting, singing. In a positive sense, the 3 energy is friendly, outgoing and always very social.

You have a decidedly upbeat attitude that is rarely discouraged; a good mental and emotional balance.

The 3 Soul Urge gives intuitive insight, thus, very high creative and inspirational tendencies. The truly outstanding trait shown by the 3 Soul Urge is that of self-expression, regardless of the field of endeavor.

On the negative side, you may at times become too easygoing and too optimistic, tending to scatter forces and accomplish very little. Often, the excessive 3 energy produces non-stop talkers. Everyone has faults, but the 3 soul urge doesn’t appreciate having these pointed out.

Your Inner Dream number is: 3

An Inner Dream number of 3 means:
You dream of artistic expression; writing, painting, music. You would seek to more freely express your inner feeling and obtain more enjoyment from life. You also dream of being more popular, likable, and appreciated.

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Team Sinag to Compete at the World Solar Challenge 2007



DLSU’s Team Sinag (the Philippines’ entry to the Panasonic World Solar Challenge — 2007 in Australia) is already testing the country’s first ever solar-powered car in the tracks of Darwin. Dubbed as car entry number 88, I do hope that the number brings good luck to our team (one of Team Sinag’s adviser is my friend Noriel Mallari — DLSU Engineering Professor).

Go Philippines! Go Team Sinag!

“Stupidity” of BDO: Smart Money Transactions

I asked a friend of mine to buy me something at Gilmore yesterday. She had already delivered the item to our place yesterday. This morning, my friend asked me to send the payment thru her Smart Money account. So I immediately went to BDO to make the deposit. I inquired the teller on what form shall I use to make a Smart Money deposit. The teller replied that I should use the Orange form (Bills Payment). After filling-up the form with my friend’s Name and Smart Money Card Number (BTW, the amount is just Php500.00), I fell in the queue line.

Minutes later, it was my turn for service. I handed over the Bills Payment form and money to the teller, and she asked if I have with me the Smart Money card. Of course, I will NOT have the card! She refused to accept my “deposit/payment”, as it is in their policy that the Smart Money card must be physically present when doing a deposit to it. What?! Are you kidding me?!

I asked for the branch manager, whom I know since I maintain my BDO account there. She explained to me that if ever there is an error in the encoding of the Smart Money card in the Bills Payment slip, there is NO way for them to reverse the transaction and to credit the amount to the correct Smart Money card account. I told them that I am very much sure of the Smart Money card number, as it was sent to me by my friend. So she instructed her teller to accept my transaction.

I think it is (sorry for the term) STUPIDITY on the part of BDO to require persons loading, topping-up, depositing, or whatever term you wish to call it, their Smart Money accounts to present their cards when doing such transactions. Some people opted to get a Smart Money card for purposes of Money Transfers and Remittance.

How in the world will it be possible for someone who is sending money (hear and abroad) to someone to get hold of the receipient’s Smart Money card? Does it mean that they are limiting the transaction to the Smart Money card holder themselves only?

Kaya di lumalaganap eCommerce sa Pilipinas e! Better use Globe GCash.

Long Weekends Ahead

The Barangay Elections will be held on the 29th of October (Monday), thus making that day a holiday (Proclamation No. 1403). And as early as today, the Palace had already declared 02 November 2007 (Friday) also a holiday as part of the country’s commemoration of All Saint’s Day (01 November 2007) via Proclamation No. 1211.

Let us enjoy our weekends!