Shining Star by Get Far
Just can’t get enough of this song right now. Seeing the video however, brought the excitement level down a notch. 
This other version, though sung by a mainstream local artist, is a pretty good effort IMO.
How reliable are Smart’s International Services?
I’m probably one of those people who text more than they call. Thanks to Yahoo Messenger, the expenses are somehow lessened. However, there are a lot of times when I’d use my Smart line to text instead (After all, I can’t pull out my computer and get an Internet connection anytime I want to).
The messages are always received by the girlfriend on time. What puzzles me are the late arrivals of most (if not, all), of her text messages. We’re not talking about a few hours here — some of the text messages I receive arrive after a day! Imagine what would happen if I had to make a bank account deposit, and the message arrives on a Saturday. Geez.
Mariel uses a Cingular Wireless prepaid line in New York, so I don’t know and I’m not sure if the problem is coming from her end. Before I got my Smart line, I was using a Globe prepaid sim. Back then, I did not encounter any problems.
Does anyone have any answers? Calling the Technographist! Help me spread the word! 
(I’ll be writing an email to Smart right after this. Here’s hoping they answer)
Ford Motors: Powered by You
Ford has always been one of the most reliable vehicle brands in the US. In one way or another, the brand is already a part of American culture. “Built to Last” has been their tagline for the longest time, and one cannot agree more that that’s exactly how their vehicles are made.
It’s what you do with it that makes it yours. It also helps if it already feels like yours,
the first time you get behind the wheel.
How does that happen? Listening. To you.
Everywhere you go, everything you do, you are the inspiration.
Because a car is just a car, until it’s powered by you.
In my opinion, this trumps even Honda’s amazing “Cog” campaign.
Playboy Philippines nearing Launch
As April draws near, details are finally starting to clear up regarding Playboy Philippines’ launch.
Playboy Magazine Philippine Edition is scheduled to be launched April 2 at Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City.
Dolor boasts of his contributors. “I have five or six Palanca Awardees as contributors,” he says, without divulging his prize-winning contributors or the articles in the first issue next month.
In the Philippines, “being daring doesn’t dictate the success of men’s magazines in the Philippines,” notes adverting and marketing specialist Ed Estrada of Image Dimensions.
If there’s one thing I learned about marketing magazines, it’s that determining your target market counts for around 10% of your success. Reaching them counts for the other 90%. Convincing your advertisers that such a market exists? Well, you’ll need the help of time at the newsstands, third party surveys, and audit results for that.
Judging by the initial statements of the people behind Playboy Philippines, I can see a rough year ahead for the title.
Mambaaaa… Oooohuhu…
Thanks to Marc for sending this link. This is probably the funniest Laker vid I’ve ever seen. Props to the vocals specifically. A for effort on everything. Kuhang kuha eh. 
Updated Yahoo Messenger for Mac
When I get home from work, the first thing I usually do is log on to my PC (Yeah, you read that right). I do this because I use Yahoo Messenger to send text messages to the girlfriend. Imagine my surprise when I turned on my Macbook today — a new update for Yahoo Messenger!
Voice, Check.
SMS — Check!
I don’t care what else they added. All that matters to me are the two new features above.
Hmmm… does this mean I won’t be using my desktop PC anymore? Don’t get me wrong, I still love my PC (and my games). Yahoo just made my life a lot simpler
