Brain Contour

Proposed multipurpose SM MOA Arena

The Araneta Coliseum is old. It was constructed in 1960. The last biggest arena built in the country was in 1993, the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City, which has a capacity of 10,000. It is, indeed, high time to construct a new one and, surely, the SM Arena will put the Philippines back in the world map. We need world-class arenas to attract big international acts to come to the country, don’t we?

Thinking of home.

I have been in and out of the Philippines many times. Most of those times, the travels were short — like those few days in China and a week in Singapore. My more than two years of residency in the Netherlands had brought good memories worthy of treasuring, and a whole lot of curious town folks who could not help praising how my look had changed while abroad. Although there was nothing that I changed in myself, except for cutting my hair short, I was told by many that my living abroad made me looked “fairer” (whatever that means…).

The Glider

The easiest way to touch the clouds, literally, is to go gliding. Gliding is less scary than skydiving. While the latter may seem to harness the power of adrenaline due to a quick drop, the former is better in providing a worthwhile flying experience in a much longer time. The first time you try gliding, there will be heart-thumping. It is the same feeling when you ride the roller coaster the very first time, that same sensation when the coaster begins to drop down a steep slope. At times after take-off, you may feel your heartbeat skip, especially during the first few minutes. The “skipping feel” is usually normal, as the glider experiences few sporadic bumps caused by a small powered tow plane connected to it by a rope.

Most Number of Facebook Users

I was tempted to produce a map showing Facebook users in the United States by States after seeing someone posted a map of the world in terms of Twitter users. Here are my results based on the Facebook Usage Statistics for August 31, 2010.

Dragon's Call on Friendster

Shocked? No. I expected Friendster to evolve. But I never thought it could become a game site. Friendster.com, the social networking site that used to be so popular in the Philippines, failed to catch up with the popularity of Facebook and eventually saw its defeat.

FB Interface

I finally figured how to add or integrate Facebook comments on my blog. I have seen so many popular sites doing this, but I thought there was no reason of putting a Facebook conversations app since there already exists a comment interface on my blog. But the blog moguls have convinced me.

Mayor Sara Duterte

Is this the right thing to settle an argument? According to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, it is. She (you read it right, a lady) boxed Davao Regional Trial Court sheriff, Abe Andres, in the face for not heeding to her request!