I Write Like...

Here's a neat online tool to find out with whom you write like the most. apparently my writing style for prose is most like Stephen King's, though I've never read a single book of his yet.

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Stephen King

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Win a Free Boracay Vacation Package by WOW Philippines Travel Agency

Win a Free Boracay Vacation Package by WOW Philippines Travel Agency

WOW Philippines Travel Agency, Inc. is celebrating it's 5th year in business during July of 2010, and we would like you to have a chance to celebrate with us, so we have decided to give-away a FREE Boracay Package complete with 5 Star accommodations at the luxurious Le Soleil de Boracay Hotel on Boracay Island. The lucky winner will win the following Boracay vacation package. 

Vacation Package Inclusions:
- 5 Days / 4 Nights Luxury 5 Star Accommodations at the Le Soleil de Boracay  Hotel
- Flights to Boracay from Manila to Caticlan Airport on Philippine Airlines
- Island Transfers - Door-to-Door from Manila to the resort and back to Manila
- Three (3) Meals each day, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Boracay Activities - Horseback Riding, Island Hopping, Glass Bottom Boat
- PLUS - 5,000 peso Spending Cash

Read More Information: http://www.boracay-packages.com 

"Proof" that 1 + 1 = 1

Let a = 1 and b = 1

Therefore a = b, by substitution.

If two numbers are equal, then their squares are equal, too:

a^2 = b^2

Now subtract b^2 from both sides (if an equation is true, then if you subtract the same thing from both sides, the result is also a true equation) so

a^2 - b^2 = 0

Now the left-hand side of the equation is a form known as "the difference of two squares" and can be factored into (a-b)*(a+b). If you don't believe me, then try multiplying it out carefully, and you will see that it's correct. So:

(a-b)*(a+b) = 0

Now if you have an equation, you can divide both sides by the same thing, right? Let's divide by (a-b), so we get:

(a-b)*(a+b) / (a-b) = 0/(a-b)

On the left-hand side, the (a-b)/(a-b) simplifies to 1, right? and the right-hand side simplifies to 0, right? So we get:

1*(a+b) = 0

and since 1* anything = that same anything, then we have:

(a+b) = 0

But a = 1 and b = 1, so:

1 + 1 = 0, or 2 = 0

Now let's divide both sides by 2, and we get:

1 = 0

Then we add 1 to both sides, and we get:

1 + 1 = 1

Can you figure it out?

Philippine Holidays and Long Weekends for 2010

Taken from the Manila Bulletin website.

• January 1 (Fri) - New Year's Day (five-day long weekend from December 30 to January 3)
• February 22 (Mon) - EDSA Revolution Anniversary
• April 1 (Thu) - Holy Thursday
• April 2 (Fri) - Good Friday (four-day long weekend from April 1 to 4)
• April 9 (Fri) - Araw ng Kagitingan (three-day long weekend from April 9 to 11)
• May 1 (Sat) - Labor Day
• June 14 (Mon) - Independence Day (three-day long weekend from June 12 to 14)
• August 23 (Mon) - Ninoy Aquino Day (three-day long weekend from August 21 to 23)
• August 30 (Mon) - National Heroes Day (three-day long weekend from August 28 to 30)
• September - Eid'l Fitr (to be announced, calculated September 10, possible three-day long weekend from September 10 to 12)
• November 1 (Mon) - All Saints Day (three-day long weekend from October 30 to November 1)
• November - Eid 'l Adha (to be announced, calculated November 16)
• November 29 (Mon) - Bonifacio Day (three-day long weekend from November 27 to 29)
• December 24 (Fri) - Non-Working Holiday
• December 25 (Sat) - Christmas
• December 27 (Mon) - Rizal Day (four-day long weekend from December 24 to 27)
• December 31 (Fri) - Non-Working Holiday
• January 1 - (Sat) New Year's Day (three-day long weekend from December 31 to January 2)

Demonoid's Back!

Time to round up the crew and start sharing, Demonoid's back up!

Shameless 2: Jamby Madrigal Returns

I guess this:

Explains this:

While Noynoy Aquino's popularity was arguably sparked by the recent passing of his mother, Cory Aquino, he did not take advantage of it during the wake. Unlike the Jamby bracelet that reportedly circulated then.

Truly shameless.

Service Fail: Wendy's Delivery

I had a very disappointing experience just recently with Wendy's delivery service. We ordered a few items for delivery on December 25th, at around eight in the evening. As expected, we were informed that delivery will arrive in 45 minutes to an hour.

At around past nine, more than an hour after the call, we decided to follow up on the order just to know the status. It is, after all, Christmas Day. The operator relayed a message from the branch assigned to cater to our order (Dapitan branch), that the delivery has already left 10 to 15 minutes ago. OK, we figured, the Dapitan branch is barely 10 minutes away by motorcycle, and they probably had other people's orders on board, as well.

Past ten in the evening, still no word, so we followed up again. I knew something was wrong when the operator informed me that the branch manager would give us a call, and would not divulge to me the status of the order. We waited, waited, for the branch manager to call, but it never came. We basically wasted two hours waiting for nothing to arrive.

Contrast that to Greenwich's delivery service, whom we called up earlier in the afternoon. They had the sense to actually call back within 10 minutes that they are unable to service our area (due to the branch assigned to us was closed for the holidays, and other nearby branches reportedly unable to serve for some reason).

For the prices they charge, no matter how good their products are, they sure have bad coordination and services that day. To this day, I have no idea what happened to our Wendy's order.

YugaTech's Great Gadget Giveaway

Yugatech is holding a holiday gadget giveaway event. It shouldn't be difficult to enter in the raffle, especially if you're very active in the online social networking sites. For this week, Twitter users and bloggers just have to re-post about the contest and you're in!

Here are the Twitter rules:

1. Follow @abeolandres and @talk2globe on Twitter.
2. Post a tweet "Just entered to win a Modu Phone. Quick! Go follow @abeolandres and @talk2globe and retweet: http://bit.ly/6e2q7O #thanks2yugatech"

If you don't have Twitter but you blog, or if you do neither, check Yugatech's post, as you'll need to go there anyway.

Good luck to us all!

Confucius Talks About: Wealth and Governance

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

- Confucius