In four hours or so, Steve Jobs would be opening the Apple WWDC ‘08 with a keynote address. Its about everything OSX and iPhone.
Read here:
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/06/whats-steve-jobs-got-up-his-sleeve/
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/05/wwdc.08.early.photos/
I hope there would be a Macbook and Macbook Pro facelift.. better yet, OsX for non-mac rigs..
Updates would be posted here.. 
Live play by play coverage here.
I think i just saw an irresponsible officiating yesterday. Not in the NBA Finals, but in the UFC 85 Bedlam when Werdum and Vera fought. It was just 20 seconds before the round is over when the referee stopped the fight. When i was watching it, i just can’t believe my eyes what i just saw. Werdum hit vera with a flurry of pound and punches but i think i saw less than 5 punches hit Vera.
Of course i can’t help my self blaming the referee about the loss because Vera is a fellow Filipino. He is a talented fighter and i know he prepared for this fight big time. I also heard in the news that Werdum declined the rematch that Vera is asking. Such a shame Vera has to lose that way without blood and bruises in his face. Dang it.
I got an iHome iH8 last week and I am pretty impressed by it. Nice sounding little speakers with a little bass that is okay for a room. I got it not because gadget is my weakness, it is much a necessity for me. Being a couch potato, i really have a hard time waking up with just a cellphone as my alarm clock.
It’s a great accessory for my iPod and it has radio!
I just hope it would help me waking up when classes begin next week. I’d like to start my day early actually.
Today marks a historic moment of the creation of the greatest, at least for me, political tandem in history. They, Barrack Obama and Hillary R. Clinton, have made history in their own right. Obama being the first African-American person to be nominated by a prestigious political party in America, and Clinton for being the first woman to be able to compete with the presidential nomination of the party.
The exit speech of Clinton is quite uplifting for her supporters and believers with an opening line, “this is not the party that I planned, but I sure like the company..” All throughout the speech, we can find an obvious statement, an all out support for making Barrack Obama their president. All praises are for him, unlike the speech that Clinton told her supporter during the aftermath of the last two primaries. They will surely be a great duo, Obama for president and Clinton for vice-president. Too good to be true indeed. Obama being a brilliant politician and Clinton being a veteran in the public life, they would surely beat anyone on their way.
One thing’s for sure, whoever wins, the whole world would be spectating what would be the next step towards Iraq war, Climate Change and North Korea, if i may include.
HIS words are sharp like knives, very radical that can sway millions of minds and i hope it would be done properly and orderly– if given the chance of being the President of the ‘greatest nation on earth’. Obama won the Democratic presidential nomination over Hillary R. Clinton, a historic battle that broke barriers that lurks on race and gender in America. Perhaps, a momentous point in our time that race and gender is not a factor in politics.
American politics is very interesting, much this time. Black man head to head with a white old guy, who would win?
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This is a free flowing composition of my orgasmic mind.
I heard the song that i could classify as a historical account of rock music in the Philippines, or music for that matter. Although it was not that specific, it has given me this entertaining sensation that made me dig out the music of the past, OPM in particular. What is this song by the way? It is Betamax by Sandwich. I can say that it has a good lyrics, though it has no consistency. Articulating how music making and music listening in that particular time in history, it catches my attention because of the interesting names and circumstances that i actually experienced.
The music is already catchy, also is the video. It’s like a nostalgic moment for me. Reminiscing the games that i used to play when I was a kid like Patintero, Habulan, Tumbang Preso and the likes. A brilliant idea that ultimately embodies the song. This song is cool, I should say.
Going back to the song, i would like to do a dissection that would show how i became nostalgic about it.
Okay, first: the chorus
Wala pa nung myx wala pa nung MTV
Wala pa nung internet
Wala pa nung ipod at mp3
Wala pa nung cable
Wala pa nung cellphone
Wala pa ring cd or dvd
Meron lang betamax
Absolutely true. I think it was early or mid ninety’s that i learned about betamax and no other things existed in my world that was said in the chorus, though i already watched MTV at that time. The chorus pertains to the 70’s i am sure.
Mula sa himig ni Pepe Smith =Yeah himig natin.
Mag blues si Wally Gonzales= I don’t know him, hehe
Lumaki sa layaw ni Mike Hanopol = of course, he was with Pepe Smith
Bumalik ang kwago ni Bosyo= This is an antique (Meaning, i don’t know)
Kamusta mula sa Maria Cafra= haven’t heard
Umistambay si Heber = haven’t heard also
Sa bahay ni Gary Granada = Activism!
Nagbago ang lumad ni Joey Ayala= The cultural musician
Nagreklamo si Chikoy Pura= another 70’s rock personality
Sa balita ng Asin= this is really salt hard
Ang anak ni ka Freddie= of course who haven’t heard of him
Kinontra ni Edu Abraham= haven’t heard
Dumibidoo ang Apo Hiking= oh yeah, another best trio
Mga kababayan ni Francis M= who doesn’t know?
Beh buti nga sa Hotdog= Disco baby!
Nosibalasi Sampaguita= Femme Fatale!
Baby baby Rico J= Here we go, vanity and hopeless romanticism
Musikahan ni Ryan Ryan= composition, composition
Umiskul bukol kay Tito Vic and Joey= Of course the most hilarious
Sumayaw sa VST= Ipagpatawad mo
Humataw kay Gary V= Yes, ballad time
Bumilad sa ballad ni Martin Nievera= okay, no comment
Request sa dj ni Sharon Cuneta= no comment also
Nangako sayo si Rey Valera= best movie soundtrack artist
Salamat sa the Dawn= Okay, they’re still alive
Ang tatay ko, si Jack Sikat= haven’t heard
Disyembre ni Binky Lampano=haven’t heard
Nangarap ang Identity crisis=haven’t heard
Wag kalimutan ang Wuds= heard a bit..
Namatay sa ingay ng Dead Ends=haven’t heard
Never meant to be Betrayed=haven’t heard
Sa XB, NU at Club Dredd= of course, NU is the most solid FM station, Club Dredd, home of underground rock acts prior to Mayric’s
Sa jingle magazine
Natutong mag gitara
Sinifra ang mga kanta
Sa cassettte at plaka
Jingle magazine is my mentor, of course my brother taught me basic chords. I remember that i used to play Beatles song with a chord chart beside me. It was a collectors item Beatles songbook by Jingle. It was my tablature, my google and my only source of guitar education. Jingle rocks. I can proudly say that i was one of many people who learned to play guitar with Jingle, and it was Beatles tunes! Can you imagine a 5th grader playing Obladi-Oblada? A song that is a favorite of my Father and Grandfather, oh man, nostalgia.
Yes, i can relate to that kick ass song. I have been there. Every time i hear that, I’m giggling, Swear.
Armed with drums, large bass drum, bit of guitar, bit of bass guitar, arsenal of loop machines and synths, this Brit indie pop duo will certainly blow your minds. Funk-pop music has its new face today. I can’t imagine that a duo would kick it off to the charts and would eventually be heard on an iTunes TV ad. The last time I heard a band using technology to create music is Trent Reznor, the sole proprietor of the “band” Nine Inch Nails. I’m not really sure about other bands who make it with one or two members only.
Their music is not much of a poetic masterpiece but i can guarantee that with their melodies and tones, definitely anything can sound good. Katie White (a blonde actually) and Jules De Martino make up the band along with the equipment that i said above. White provides a distinct voice that matches the groovy beats of Jules’ drums. (I definitely love Katie)
The Ting Tings has a debut album out in the market which is called “We started Nothing” under Sony BMG. You should hear everything especially their tracks “The Great DJ” and “Shut up and let me go” that features cool drum beats and melodies.
That’s it. Buy their CD. Kaaching!
JUNE 29, 2008, Manila time. A phenomenal fight between two of the most exciting boxers in their weight class as well as the whole planet will be underway. Both equipped with deadly punches in their arsenal, both fighters are so determined to win by knock out or even exhaust all 12 rounds for the decision. Pacman, on one hand, definitely has speed that he can make use throughout the fight and the power punch that can rock anyone that will be its target. Although, Pacman did not have a very convincing win on his last fight against Marquez that later on made him the WBC Super Featherweight champion. On the other hand, Diaz has the “punch” that he is working on in his long training for the fight but he definitely lags behind Pacman when it comes to speed. Both fighters will surely give us an entertaining and explosive match that would definitely be unforgettable.
In their press conference, both seem to be happy and excited about their fight. No intimidation and ego boosters or whatsoever is going on between them and they are probably thinking that it is not needed to promote a good fight. Both fighter has something to prove here and it is to be the best, Pacman eyeing for his 4th title in his 4th weight class and Diaz is aiming for his name to be recognized for beating Pacman.
A lot of theories are going on forums whether Hatton or campbell would be Pacman’s next target. A Unification title fight perhaps? Or supremacy in 5 weight classes he went through. One thing is for sure, Pacman is bagging some sacks of money.
ACCORDING to Foxnews.com and inteldaily.com, China has been building and now operating asubmerged nuclear facility that is home for some 094-class nuclear submarine that can carry 12 nuclear missles each. The said naval base is located in the Hainan Island in the South China Sea. According to the news, it is clearly a threat for the US naval power if China would have a control over that part of the world. Furthermore, China has not been responding to the invitations by the media.
China has been dubbed as the “Sleeping Giant” and they truly are. They have been very secretive about this initiative to build a nuclear naval base and in that case, the neighboring states should be somehow alarmed about the intentions and aspirations of China. The strategic location of the base is overseeing the whole of the Southeast Asia and thus, showing its strength to the states in the geographical position that would come their way in the future. I’m talking about Vietnam, Indonesia, The Philippines and of course, Taiwan. It is very possible that China is preparing something for Taiwan and the Spratly Islands that is contested by many states. An absorption and complete realization of the One China Policy? or even a complete control over the South East Asian Region. We can predict it that way but there are so many factors to consider. Economic ties, especially when China’s economy is boosting and probably it is where they get their military funding for building this kind of weaponry.
If we are going to consult George Modelski, is this probably a factor for the next global war? A next world power? Perhaps it is, but who knows. Its a probability as social science scholars say. If this would happen, so help us God.
