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NBA Superstar Dwayne Wade gave his mother one of the most unique gift anyone has given on Mother’s Day – her own church. Yes. You read it clear. Dwayne Wade gave his mom her own church (building).

Story goes that Dwayne’s mom, Jolina Wade, had a past on drugs and substance abuse. During her stay in prison, she got born-again and devoted her life to prison ministry and spreading God’s word. Now, she is co-pastor to the Temple of Praise on the South Side. Dwayne bought the building for her mom so she can do more for God and the community.

That’s a unique gift. Not everyone will agree to the gift nor would find it cool (as I’ve read in some posts on the net). But if it’s something that will help the passion of his mom further (especially if its something positive and life-saving), why not.

Now, my birthday is coming up soon. I wonder if someone will give me a church too?

Read the article here.

What do you think about this news? Let me know.

The students of McKinney High School in Texas got the biggest surprise of their high school life when they received the altered yearbooks done by an employee of Lifetouch National School Studios Inc. These alterations range from switched heads and faces, stretched necks and even decapitated arms.

The whole story can be found on this link (YAHOO!). Personally, I am very offended with this gesture. This is a prank that should not be tolerated and left unpunished. This is just like vandalism. I hope the people of Lifetouch can do something about it. From what I read, I don’t think they did any reprimand.

One statement that caught my attention was this: “an unfortunate lapse in judgment by an employee but didn’t believe it was malicious.” Didn’t believe it was malicious? Oh cmon! Not Malicious? Give me a break!

And besides, how did the final print even got passed the editor-in-chief. Unless, of course, there was a switch-a-roo. I’m happy the publishers took full responsibility (as they should) to this whole mess.

A whole year of work out the drain thanks to thought it was not malicious to make the yearbook a book of horrors.

What do you think about this? Let me know.

I’m sure you’ve heard the news somewhere. The next generation iPhone will be announced in a few weeks and it will be handled by Globe Telecoms here in the Philippines. I’m sure all the Globe subscribers are jumping for joy because they don’t need to switch. As for other networks (such as SMART), it was an uppercut out of nowhere.

As I’ve read online, the reason why GLOBE got the deal was not because they negotiated with APPLE. It was SingTel (Singapore Telecoms) who closed the deal and distributed it to its partners. Since Globe is its partner, they got the iPhone deal.

How will this turn out in the local scene? Will people switch to Globe from Smart just because of the iPhone? It’s a wait-and-see time because we don’t really know what kind of promo will Globe come out. Though there are some things that must be considered.

• Will the iPhone be given a good promo that it won’t be too heavy on the pocket?
• Will Globe require that you have a postpaid account and not a pre-paid line?
• Will the iPhone be more expensive than the Nokia N series promos?
• Will Globe have the facilities to support the capabilities of the new iPhone?
• Will SMART take this sitting down?

Let us see what happens after the iPhone announcement in June 2008.

I just got home from the movie theater. My family and I caught the last full show of SPEED RACER – a movie depicted from the old anime/cartoon series about a family who goes on fighting the evil elements through racing. I was excited to watch it because it does look cool. But after about 10 minutes, I got sleepy. Not just me but my wife and son.

There were some high points. The effects were very cool. The color and contrasts of the movie were pumped up to look like it came out of a comic book/cartoon. It was fun to see the cartoon characters in real life (especially Pops and Trixie). Unfortunately, the movie’s pacing was like a traffic jam – slow and steady.

Yes. I admit. The races were pretty exciting. Cars jumping from one part of the tract to another. But the spinning cars can get quite boring after a few scene. It looked repetitive. Yes. The Mach 5 was awesome and much better looking than the cartoon version. Plus, it was cooler when they put some modifications on it.

However, the in-between racing scene were draggy. I was boring. Somehow, I felt they were starting to talk “blah.blah.blah.” I was drowning in the dialogue. If they only spruced up these scenes, the movie would have been fine. My wife felt that we wasted 2 hours and 15 minutes of our lives which would have been better spent at home.

I hate to burst your bubble but it’s not one of those movies I’d go and see again (unlike Iron Man). Unlike IRON MAN that got me to the edge of my seat, this movie made me want to go home already. It’s unlikely I would buy a DVD of this movie either.

Speed Racer was so slow that it made me feel sleepy. If you’re a fan, go watch it. You’ll get a kick out of seeing the cartoon in reel/real life. If not, go watch something else.

So that’s my take with Speed Racer. If you watched it already, let me know what you think about it. If you believe my comments here are true, then back me up. If not, let me know. There’s always something to talk about.

Can’t wait to hear from ya.

Upon pushing that POWER BUTTON, firing up that laptop or macbook and hooking up to the world wide web, what are the sites that you first visit at the beginning of your cyber day? Each person has a mix and match of websites that cater to their interests. I’ve seen people visit one website first and go to the next. As for me (and with the use of tabbed browsing courtesy of Firefox), I have the pleasure of opening 10 tabs with the sites I visit.

What are these websites? Here’s my list and not necessarily in order.

• Yahoo! Mail (Have to keep up with my peeps!)
  
• iwannatalkabout.com (Blogger of course)
• INQUIRER (This is where I get my local news.)
• CNN.com (This is where I get my international news.)
• friendster.com (Gotta know my testimonies.)
• macrumors.com (I’m a mac user.)
• CNETt.com (I’m a techy)
• PEP.ph (My fix on the latest showbiz news)
• WWE.COM and TNAWRESTLING.COM (I’m a wrestling fan.)
  
• Wrestlingepicenter (The latest rumors on wrestling.)

So far, that’s all I remember visiting.

How about you? What are the sites you visit first thing everyday? Tell me about it.

Why don’t you post your comments here.

Hello folks! I know I haven’t been posting lately. I’m a little bit busy with a project I’m doing for an acquaintance of mine. Hopefully, I’ll be able to show it to you early next week. Let’s just say it’s something I’m very proud to do.

All I can say is that you need to have your creative juices flowing. As for the site, I will be posting more tomorrow. Also, there will be some changes in our TV SHOW. I’ll let you know what it is. For now, I need to rest. Early day tomorrow. My wife, Aida, will be preaching/sharing tomorrow. Please pray for her.

Happy Mother’s day!

This was the news that came out of nowhere. Microsoft publicly withdraws it’s desire to acquire the number 2 search engine on the set – YAHOO! After all the weeks of speculation and the very public debate of whether YAHOO! should sell itself to Microsoft, it is now official that we won’t see a YAHOO!soft of MicroHoo! Or is this just another business tactic?

It’s no secret that Microsoft wants Yahoo! MSN tries to shred the competition but it seems that they can’t do it. So the best thing to do is eat the competition. Simply because Yahoo! is number 2, it won’t be too hard for Bill Gates and company to make YAHOO! reach number one.

This is the typical movement of large companies to eat the competition. Here in the Philippines, I remember that there was a 24-hour type of store that was bought by 7-11 and was converted as their branch. So now, there’s just two competing for the 24-hour store race.

Now, there are other search engines out there like altavista and ask.com. But really, the battle is between Yahoo! and Google. Google has become the search engine of choice for most of us including myself. Google has even become part of the dictionary as a verb (google it meaning search it online). That’s when you know that you’ve made it big time. Now, Microsoft wants part of the internet pie.

Isn’t it interesting that Google is helping Yahoo! in being just Yahoo! ? I think the Google execs see the monster that this potential merger will be. Or is it because the don’t want YAHOO! to overtake them? I’d like to think that Google is genuinely concerned about Yahoo! Microsoft has dominated these past years (decades) with its clout on the IT industry and it has become somewhat a dictator as other IT companies say. Is Google preventing a future driven by Bill Gates and company?

With Mac OSX Leopard eating the chunk of Vista users, Microsoft is trying to find more ways to increase its clout on the tech world. The next battlefield is the search-tosphere. But Google and Yahoo! won’t just budge without a bloody fight.

As for YAHOO! CEO Jerry Yang, he has a lot more pressure on his shoulders because of this withdrawal. He has to prove that the company he started 14 years ago can regain its popularity and its stock value despite the Microsoft “about face.” I understand Mr. Yang. It’s not easy to just give up something you started from scratch. But this can be a good and bad thing. Good because Yang and Yahoo! can prove that they are worth more than $47.5 billion that Microsoft is willing to pay. Bad because the stockholders can turn the tide and force the sale.

Have we seen the last of this? I don’t think so. We will see more of this in the next weeks and months. It’s not over till the fat Microsoft yodels …YAHOOOOOO!!!

When I was a kid, I remembered they showed re-runs of the old Marvel super hero cartoons: Captain America. Hulk. Thor. And, of course, IRON MAN. Now, this was before CGI and all the great cartoon technology. So it was quite low tech compared to today’s standards. But the nostalgia of it helps me remember a bit of my childhood. I was checking YouTube and saw this old clip of the cartoon with the really swinging theme.

Check out the video clip and reminisce with me.

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After all the delays, traffic and other circumstances, I was able to watch the IRON MAN movie with my family. It was also a good thing that it was a reserved-seat movie house and I got good seats. I was very excited because it was something I’ve waited for since I saw the trailer online. And believe me, it was all worth the wait.

I will not tell you about the story nor any scenes that can give away the movie. But I will tell you that watching the movie will give you a sense of adventure and excitement. When I sat down, I felt like a kid again (as if I didn’t feel like one everyday). Was the trailer just a come on or does the movie really rock. Well, the movie rocks 100%. From the opening scene till the last, I was at the edge of my seat. I didn’t even notice that two (2) hours already passed by. I was so enveloped with the drama and suspense.

Not only that, it felt like the comics I read as a kid jumped into the screen. It’s not anymore a drawing or a cartoon. It was a “real-life” figure. It was IRON MAN. Martin Downey Jr. is Tony Stark. He breathe life into the character. He was Tony Stark. I just love how he made the character his own.

The movie will not disappoint the avid comic fans of IRON MAN. It did stick to the original plot of the story. If you have not read a single comic book about the hero, the movie will tell you how he started and more. Leaving the theater will make you an orientation on IRON MAN.

And that’s what is good about the movie makers. They do know that IRON MAN has a loyal fan base. If they do something dastardly, then the internet will be flocked with “DON’T WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!” posts. So far, I haven’t read them yet.

IRON MAN has a lot of lessons to learn: the importance of a second chance, the value of power, what to do when given the power to change the world..etc. I’m sure you will be able to get some lessons to learn in the film.

I’m sure you will agree with me on this. Now is the best time to really make this film. If it were done years ago, it will not give any justice. The movie will flop big time. But with the advances of CGI technology, IRON MAN truly is a work on art on film. They made him do stuff that we could not do years ago. Kudos to the film makers and the nameless and faceless people who tirelessly made the CGI work wonders. Good job guys!!!

Personally, we have not seen the last of IRON MAN. Just like Spider-man and Fantastic Four, we will see a franchise on this character. I can’t wait to see the other characters on film.

Have you watched the film already? Tell me what you think. Post your COMMENTS here. Let me know what you think. I want to hear from you!!!

Enjoy the movie, folks! FIVE STARS.