A Pinoy Blog About Nothing

My reading stack for the next few weeks: top to bottom: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini, The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss, Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing by Phil Town, Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi, PMP Exam Prep, Fifth Edition: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam ...

Scene from Lucas' new movie: 'Star Wars: 3 Ninjas in Space'. More pics at my Flickr page. Had a 3-day pass but only went there for 2. Too many people on Saturday. Plus a storm didn't make the commute any easier. I think it's best to be inside by morning to avoid the crowd which swells in the afternoon.

Update: What a dry Oscars show! I know they had to scramble (I think they just had 7 days to prepare) but it was a low-key show for an audience of 1 billion. I think Jon Stewart did a great job at hosting this year although I think he couldn't help himself putting in those jokes about politics. Highlights: Marion Cotillard winning Best Actress and Tilda Swinton for ...

By The Beatles of course. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone who observes it. (There's also Quirky Alone Day for those happily single.) I still think you shouldn't wait one day in a year to celebrate the people you love.

I've been testing the cross-posting workaround I found for about a week. The idea is, you compose just one post and you can replicate it on any number of your other blogging accounts. These days, people would have multiple social networking accounts (Facebook, MySpace, Multiply, Friendster etc.) and frankly it's a pain to logging in and out of different accounts with essentially the same people on your ...

HadToSay.com - Send anonymous messages via the Web. Gee how long before this gets abused? First Look: ?Punisher: War Zone? Stills - Ray Stevenson (Rome, King Arthur) is the new Punisher. Sperm cells created from female embryo - Just one more step into making men obsolete? That is if you want a world populated just by women. Spin The Black Circle - One of those addictive Flash games. It's the Hitch in ...

Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra bring the curtains down on the adventures Yorick and his monkey Ampersand in a world where all the men died and women were left to carry on. The last issue is certainly didn't deviate too much from the general tone of the series: rife with pop-culture references, a great balance of humor and pathos, and an ending which flew in the ...