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On November 14, 2010, at the comfort of our own home, I join every Filipino in support for the Pambansang Kamao, Manny Pacquiao as he takes all the risks and “risks” (eyes on you, Margarito!) to get his 8th world title on different divisions – only a true pound-for-pound boxer can do. And only Watchpad, the country’s first broadband entertainment portal, can serve us a free live streaming of this much-anticipated event without commercial breaks.

More details after the jump.

I already reserved a free viewing slot from Watchpad via http://www.pldtwatchpad.com/PacmanMargaritoFight.html by simply providing the account information in the reservation form.

And good thing that I’m subscribed to PLDT 2MBPs-connection speed because a connection speed of 768 kbps or higher is needed for optimized viewing of the fight. So for other Watchpad users under plan 990 subscribers, you still need to upgrade at least to plan 1299.

But if you still don’t have Watchpad installed on your laptop or PC, there’s nothing heavyweight to worry because you can still sign up for this good service here: http://www.pldtwatchpad.com/SignUp.html

To know more about PLDT Watchpad, like the service on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/watchpad or follow the crew on Twitter http://twitter.com/watchpad.

You can still reserve your slot on or before November 8, 2010!

Witness the history as it unfolds from no less than Manny Pacquiao, the only boxer ever elected on a congressional post!

There is a trend in shifting from client-server architecture to cloud computing. Thus, delivering business solutions into the cloud computing infrastructure is becoming relevant and significant. In Philippines, a new enterprise technology is being introduced as NetSuite launches the first cloud ERP suite for the local market – the NetSuite OneWorld PH.

Taking the advantages of the cloud, NetSuite OneWorld PH offers a first of its kind on-demand system that delivers real-time global business management and financial consolidation to mid-sized companies with multinational and multi-subsidiary operations. As a fully localized version of the NetSuite OneWorld, the enterprise application has been fully localized for the accounting rules, usage conventions, statutory and regulatory requirements of the Philippine market. It simplifies the complex tax reporting requirements mandated by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

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I’ve been a subscriber of PLDT myDSL for more than a year now and I am very satisfied and contented. Choosing the most powerful subscription package that time (that is, I am subscribed to Plan 2500) is one of the best decisions I made. No regrets at all. My almost filled 500GB external hard drive can attest to that.

Now, I am informed that PLDT myDSL is now offering a bundle deal for a super fast connection by a modem and WiFi. Then, I recommend you to seize the opportunity of maximizing the enjoyment of your own social life by subscribing to PLDT myDSL + WiFi!

The quickest installation you could possibly get is the same plug-and-play feature of the modem. PLDT literally extended your network since it covers a greater area of connectivity to the internet with WiFi connection.

My younger sister watches YouTube and livestream channels a lot more than TV while I download, socialize and spread love online. And WiFi connection makes no sibling troubles. That would mean a lot for bigger families or barkadas living under one roof right?

And speaking of network, I can hardly wait to watch The Social Network that features one of my idols for life, Mark Zuckerberg and his brainchild, Facebook. Well, what can you expect from a geek fan? No less than creating a parody of Facebook – my own masterpiece, Facebuko!

The Social Network is to Facebook, as PLDT myDSL modem+wifi is for more virtual sharing of creative juice from our favorite, Facebuko!

I couldn’t think of any way of sharing the juiciest Facebuko but the PLDT myDSL way. Now with WiFi!

So meet Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (and Facebuko creator Jonas Roque) on October 19, 2010 (Tuesday) at Greenbelt 3 Cinema 1 as Nuffnang and PLDT myDSL hold a special screening of The Social Network!

Nuffnang & PLDT myDSL Special Screening: The Social Network

We are all suffering from cancer. We tend to become indifferent, apathetic and blind of our social responsibilities. Due to fast-paced lifestyle nowadays and its high demands, we are unaware that we’re slowly eaten by social carcinogens.

I came across Ms. Janette Toral’s cause. She, and other bloggers as well, is supporting the Real Love Campaign, spearheaded by Unilever Foodsolutions in partnership with Team Manila for the benefit of Kythe Foundation.

Hey, that’s a good cure to social cancer! Let you and I spread the campaign. Your small time and some few clicks would mean a lot to the beneficiaries of Kythe Foundation – kids with cancer.

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The overflowing love started when Facebuko got in to the list of Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2010. It was overwhelming because I didn’t campaign for it unlike what I did last year at Mashable’s Open Web Awards where I landed among the top contenders as Best Brand Use of Facebook. Furthermore, I was humbled since the harder-to-please blogosphere helped me to be on the spot.

I used to be indifferent in the blogosphere by choice. I am quite afraid that fans of Marian Rivera or Uma Khouny would pick on me to avenge of their idols. Fortunately, the bloggers and I are on the same boat. My acceptance of that recognition was my first appearance as Facebuko.

It’s overwhelming when people approach you, tell that they’re avid readers of my brainchild and take pictures with me. If there’s one benefit I like most about blogging, it is popularity. Hahaha. This PBB audition reject finally discovered his real home.

(Thanks, Erica May Naranjo for the picture.)

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I’m happy to share a new means of transportation I discovered at Trinoma mall. Operated by MetroAsia, a queue of brand new Innova cars is located at the taxi stand near BreadTalk along Mindanao Avenue replacing what is used to be dominated by LPG-fueled taxis.

A concierge welcomes you and asks your destination. You will then pay the fee to the concierge and shall receive a receipt.

I was charged P120 and P170 going to UP Diliman and Katipunan respectively and approximately P50 on top of the usual taxi fare. I assume the difference would widen as the distance takes longer. It is implied that the customer is also paying the round trip because these Innova taxis are not picking up new passengers as they go back to the camp.

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Engineering Week is the most anticipated celebration of the college. And since it is the centennial year of the college and recently concluded series of college-wide events had already set the bar of prestige and success, it is expected that we shall experience extravagance from Eng’g Week to a higher level one could imagine.

A single idea from the human mind can engineer events. An idea can transform the college and rewrite all the rules. Which is why I have to plant it. If I were part of the dream team to orchestrate the grand plan, hopefully this idea would “kick” off this December.

More than just the inception, which the blockbuster film of the same title had offered, the unifying theme revolves around dreams and aspirations. We can produce more ideas and play around later as we “go deeper”. After all, the College of Engineering is a concrete jungle where dreams are made and engineered.

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When supposedly I should only be proving my graduate thesis during my remaining semesters at UP Diliman, I found myself devoting my time in serving the Engineering students big time. When the main reason of taking masters is to move ahead as I step back in the corporate world, I found myself working with a great team of public service. Masters. Servants. One of the ironies of life that I like.

We came from different Engineering courses, idealogies, walks of life and you bet, age! I just crossed the quarter-life crisis while some of them are still teenagers. But you wouldn’t notice it when you see us. We’re close with and open to each other. Close. Open. Yeah. Like.

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This application the brings the Jejemon out of me. It’s called Facade. It is a little application from Facebook that allows you to add emoji or icons to update your Facebook statuses.

After you authorized the application to use your profile, you can post update with cute emojis. Hit the toggle button for a sumptuous serving of emoticons.

I’m officially a Jejemon. On the other hand, Facade is a giant step for all Jejemons to Friendsterize and Myspacize Facebook.

In celebration of the jejemons’ victory after the word has been chosen as the Filipino word of 2010, I enumerated some pet peeves online that I consider 13 of the worst FFFFUUUUU- annoyance and which jejemons normally do at Facebook, Plurk and their haven, Tumblr. Their manner of writing and “tnx po kuah” are trivial here.

13. Liking Own Status

I’m not really sure of the orgasm one gets after liking own Facebook status.

Kawawa ka naman. ‘Nuff said.

12. Bed Shots As Profile Pictures

Jejemons add more colorful text in Comic Sans over their profile pictures of themselves with an Asian pose. But taking a low resolution and blurred picture of oneself lying on bed hurts my eyes more!

11. Autoplay of music

Sometimes I got intrigued of my followers so I visit their profiles. Unfortunately, few of them have embedded music players that autoplay their favorite song list. Worse, if you can’t locate the stop button. And to combo it, just right after the music has been streamed, the background of the HTML will finally load and cannot be unseen.

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