April 10th, 2010
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I am the kind of reader who does not stick to just one type of book. I may be a fiction lover, but I also have a collection of self-help, inspirational, and religious books. “The Vertical Self” by Mark Sayers that I just finished reading, will stay on top of the pile for 1.) making me discover a new way of living the faith and 2.) having a nice study guide at the end of the book.
Will you wallow in your own worldly desires or step into a journey of God-filled life? This is what “The Vertical Self” tries to tell the readers. There is a horizontal self that people usually give importance to. This is the selfish side of man. And there is a vertical self too, the holy side that people often neglect.
April 6th, 2010
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Adam Carolla
Damage has been done Adam Carolla! Whatever you say today or tomorrow, however you say your apology, you will forever be known as racist. Filipinos will always label you as the one who is demeaning and an “ignorant fool.” If you don’t know anything about the country, then shut up your mouth.
Saying that Manny Pacquiao is a “f***ing idiot” really crossed the line. I believe you fell short of your dream of becoming a boxer before, then prove it now. Fight Pacquiao in the ring and let us see whose knees would bend. I mean, really bend and twist!
April 5th, 2010
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I have been following the Facebook blog and loving the new series of videos about Facebook etiquettes. First in line is the Tagging Etiquette. When will you tag someone in your photo?
Watch the video after the jump.
March 27th, 2010
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I was informed via email that I got a perfect score for the essay portion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam when I took it more than 3 years ago. Even before the start of the exam, I was confident that I’d do good and expected a high score. But I never imagined getting it perfect.
My overall TOEFL rating reached 277 — a rating more than enough for admission to Harvard, which only admits international students with scores from 260 to 300.
March 16th, 2010
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Should international students fill out the US Census 2010?
My housemate and I just received the form for the 2010 US Census. Our first reaction was to throw it directly to the recycle bin, just like what we do to every spam mail we got from Capital One. We both thought the 2010 US Census form is only for Americans, you know for citizens. Census we thought is a count of the citizens, a periodic count of the country’s population (in this case the United States), all for purposes of taxation. So why will the U.S. mind both of us, international students, who may not be staying in the country for good?
The 2010 US Census stayed in the brown box bin for two days until my sister, who will soon become a U.S. citizen, called and asked me about the survey. That was when I thought that maybe my housemate and I were wrong.
March 16th, 2010
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Below is the approved two-page joint statement on the U.S. first national broadband plan issued by the Federal Communications Commission, FCC, on Tuesday:
Adopted: March 16, 2010
Released: March 16, 2010
By the Commission:
1. High-speed broadband is beginning to reshape every sector of our economy and many aspects of American life. Broadband service can be an indispensable engine for unleashing innovation and investment, spurring job creation and economic growth, and ensuring our country’s global competitiveness. Working to make sure that America has world-leading high-speed broadband networks—both wired and wireless—lies at the very core of the FCC’s mission in the 21st Century.
March 5th, 2010
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I almost marked the email below a spam. Coming from a tobacco media and sent to my work email address is not something common to see in my inbox. Regular emails that flood my office account usually come from research collaborators and professors whose email addresses end with dot edu. Had it not been for the subject line that had the words “Invitation to participate…”, I would have not opened nor read the contents.
March 2nd, 2010
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There goes the stupidity of CNN’s Rick Sanchez again! I really dislike the foolish, dumb-acting stunts of Rick Sanchez on his show. Are Sanchez’s viewers kindergartens, that he had to ask questions like, what a 9-meter drop is? Or was his intention to embarrass his guests on live TV?
