I am a coward. I admit that wholeheartedly. When I get into a confrontation, it is either I flee, or I fold. But there is something brewing in the Philippines that I can not run away from: The New Cybercrime Prevention Act. At face value, it seems like a good idea. The thing is, this law makes cyber libel a crime punishable by six years and one day to twelve years. The punishment is a gross exaggeration from the … Read the rest
Last month, Leejay and I had our anniversary. It wasn’t our wedding anniversary, but the anniversary of the day we first met each other. The first time he spoke to me and said, “So, you’re into [anime]…”, all smooth like. Heheh. It has been a hell of a 13-year roller coaster ride. We dated, we kissed, we loved, we fought. We broke up, we cried, we got depressed and got back together. Then we got babies. Lol. It’s not a … Read the rest
Bigfoot. UFOs. Reptoids. Ancient astronauts. Conspiracy theories abound in the internet. You can search around in the vast expanse of cyberspace and stumble upon thousands of information, most of them conflicting, about these myths. But in May 27, 2012, a documentary fiction made by Animal Planet took the cake – Mermaids: The Body Found.
I found the show interesting, and pretty much thought provoking. Though, it’s pretty much ridiculous how much debate this mockumentary has generated. Conjectures about US … Read the rest
Today, I saw a shared post on my Facebook wall. Leejay shared a screenshot of Nicole Kelley, this year’s Miss Earth USA, posting some not-so-nice things about Manila. Well, predictably, Filipinos went ballistic. The screenshot is racking up comments which number up to 750 and counting as of this posting.
It is interesting how we Pinoys love to make underhanded jokes about people from other nationalities, but when comments like those of Miss Nicole Kelley, or even those of Claire … Read the rest
Yesterday, one of the pioneers for today’s gadget technologies have passed away. Personally, I have barely any idea about who Steve Jobs was, other than he’s a big shot over at Apple. But seeing how many Facebook shares, tweets, blog posts and even news articles and video clips about him gave me the notion that he might be a little bit more than just a big shot in Apple.
I have seen some posts and skimmed some blogs that likened … Read the rest
