My friend in the U.S. sent me an email today. His email recounted his craziest and coolest spring break ever. Attached, also, were photos taken during his wonderful Florida experience. Now, I don’t know if I should be ecstatic about this or a little peeve. Why? Okay, flashback to a month before his wacky vacation.

A few months ago, my friend told me he was going to spend his spring break here in the Philippines. We haven’t seen each other since high school so naturally I was hipped. I made plans already. Knowing he is such beach bud, I organized a reunion down there in Boracay. I was so sure he is going to enjoy the sunset, white sand, seafood, and the girls……. (not sure about the girls appreciating him though… hehe). All was set. However, A few days before his supposed arrival date, he phoned me telling me that he had canceled his trip and was heading to Florida instead. Arrgghh!!!! “The nerve of this worm” I thought. I tried to talk him out of it by appealing to his conscience. Too bad he had none. I also pointed out the improbability of booking any Florida spring break hotels since it was peak season. “All the hotels are sold out and you’d probably end up sleeping beside the sharks” I said. Even this was to no avail for he had already made reservations. How is that possible? Simply, he booked through www.crshotels.com, where great deals on hotel reservation abound.

This worm told me that he, like me, initially thought that all hotels down there in Florida were sold out until he checked CRSHotels.com. “It was easy, I just filled in the specifics and all the information popped out” he said. “Provide the check in and check out date, the destination, number of rooms, and number of guests and viola the screen will show you lists of hotel rooms to choose from” he added. “What I like about the site is that they provide description of the hotel and the room” he said and furthered “it gives you a feel of what the room is like and tells you what amenities are provided. You know what you are getting into. And the coolest thing is that at CRSHotels.com, you pay when you stay. Unlike many other online hotel reservation sites, CRSHotels.com does not require prepayment. You pay the hotel directly, according to the individual hotel’s policy. Check their site for more information.” Grrr… this worm sure won this battle and I rest my case.

Anyway, our high school reunion pushed through and we had such a blast. It was my friend’s lost, I should say, we had so much fun. I have yet to send him our photos and let us see who is going to end up crying.

UPDATE: The official Bank Code list of Major Banks in the Philippines are now available below.

If you’re here looking for the list of Bank Codes for withdrawing Paypal funds from your Philippine Bank Accounts, then, you’ve come to the wrong place! Because I don’t have the list of Bank Codes in my blog, but I have a copy of the list of bank codes, sadly, I didn’t post it here. Just check Pinoymoneytalk’s post regarding the Philippine Bank Codes for withdrawing Paypal funds.

They are the first to post about this, that’s why they should be credited for informing us about this awesome Paypal News! Thanks James for the heads up! (Thanks also to Marhgil for twitting about Paypal Bank Code Philippines, yiheee!)

Here’s the screenshot of the “Add a Bank Account Page” inside your Paypal Account.

After adding your bank account, you can instantly go to the Withdraw page, and enter the amount that you wish to withdraw. Wait for 5 to 7 days, and charan!!! yun na! (Hmmm.. how much will I withdraw?)

UPDATE: The official Bank Code list of Major Banks in the Philippines are now available:

Source: http://pages.ebay.ph/bankwithdrawal/bank_codes_ph.html

Can you do me a favor? Can you leave a comment and tell me if my header sucks or rocks? Can you tell me honestly if you like it or not? Thanks

Many told me that it sucks, and many told me that it’s cool. I don’t no if they are honest or not. For those who tagged my header as “UGLY” I also don’t know if they are telling the truth or just jealous of my header. Because for me, it’s cool, it looks so good, it’s very appealing to my eyes. I’m so proud of my header, and I love my header so much!

So, for you, does it suck? or rock? Please be honest. Positive and negative comments are greatly appreciated. ^_^

“See Christine in the flesh as she interacts with 100 lucky fans on February 7, 2008 at Mag:net Café, Bonifacio High Street, from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Christine will answer questions, sign autographs, and pose for photos with guests. If you want to be one of the lucky hundred fans to be there when that happens, sign up now. Who knows? You just might spot yourself in Christine’s future vlogs! Internet fame, here we come!” - Yehey!


Whooattt??? Only 100 slots are available? huhuhu… I’m so late, I haven’t read this February 7, 2007 Meet and Greet Happy Slip website by Yehey! I e-mailed them just now, and sent my registration details. I hope I can be one of the 100 lucky bloggers to meet and greet this Filipina Youtube Sensation “Christine Gambito”. Hehehe..

So, if you’re one of the of me, yes, one of me, me: “late sa balita“. And, you haven’t registered yet for this MMHS (Meet and Greet Happy Slip), then REGISTER NOW! by sending an e-mail to happyslip@yehey.com with your Full Name, Blog Name, Blog URL, E-mail Address, and Mobile Number. That’s all for now Yehaaaaaa! Hehehe…

“Some of your photos were not copied because they cannot be displayed on your iPod”. If you have encountered this kind of error, and you’re here looking for help, or a solution of how to fix it, thank Google, you’re in the right place.

I encountered this error while synchronizing some of my JPEG images from my laptop to my iPod. After iTunes optimized the images to my iPod Nano 3rd Gen, a sudden error prompted from iTunes, and it states that “Some of your photos, including the photo ___.jpg, were not copied to the iPod ____, because they cannot be displayed on your iPod. I tried to re-sync it again, but still encountered the same error. I googled about this error, hoping that there’s a fix, or someone out there encountered the same error as I did. Luckily, I found lots of forum threads regarding this Photo Sync error. I read the thread posts, and found out that there are JPEG images that are not compatible with iPod.

iTunes do not like a JPEG image with an embedded color profile, that’s what I found in one of the threads of Apple Support Forums. One of the users suggested to use Adobe Lightroom in exporting images, because it’s iTunes-compatible. I also found out that JPEG images saved from Photoshop are not compatible with iTunes, only some, but not all (Weird eh?). Try saving JPEG images from Photoshop, other images will not be synchronized properly. I also tried saving and resizing images on Microsoft Picture Manager, but still, I have no luck.

Finally, I tried opening JPEG images using Paintbrush, renamed it, and save it as JPEG. Opened iTunes, and tried to synchronize my photos again. Guess what? It was properly synchronized into my iPod! Hehehe… That’s how I fixed this Photo Sync error. If you encountered this error, and you have a much better way of how to fix it, kindly leave me a comment on this post. Thanks!

P.S.: For those who are looking for Nursing Board Exam Results update, you can check my post here! If you’re looking for a perfect Valentine Gift, check out this new Pink iPod Nano!

That’s all for now

Due to persistent public demand, Apple finally released their 3rd Generation iPod Nano in pretty Pink. You heard me right! it’s pink, and it’s soooOOO cute specially for Pink lovers. It’s a perfect gift for your love ones this Valentines Day! So hurry, buy the newest Pink iPod Nano now! Only available at www.apple.com a few minutes ago. Hehehe…

Isn’t it gorgeous!

It’s no secret that I’ve been thinking about my blog header lately. You all know that. In fact, I’ve asked for your opinions and comments. Some think it needs a minor revision, others deem it a masterpiece . Whatever position you took, I thank you all for the wonderful comments and suggestion. Cheers!

Now, some of you might ask “why bother with this little detail”. Let me tell you, it’s no minor detail. Blog headers are like company and product labels. It gives readers/ consumers a taste of what you have to offer. Blog headers, like labels, are important since it may act as a gateway or bridge that links the consumers to the world of the supplier. That’s right, impression are formed at the very first glance. So now you know the rationale, ask yourself this “What if Blog headers become product labels?” Cool right?! And that’s what I’ve been contemplating on right now.

So, if you guys are on the same level of frequency and serious about making your blog a label, I suggest you check out www.frontierlabel.com . Frontier Label is the true online leader of digital custom label and custom sticker printing. They make sleek labels and stickers awesome enough to flash it around. The formula and technology they use was carefully researched. Frontier Label investigated many methods of printing labels and stickers and found that most printing industry make use of offset printing equipment that proved costly. Thus small to medium clients, like me, cannot afford to buy attractive and top quality labels and stickers. At Frontier label, this is never a problem, as they are on 100% digital printer, offering the most advanced and greatest advantages to customers. They really want to help people discover the power of digital printing. Frontier labels’ prints are used in hundreds of different applications and their clients include companies from Fortune 100 to small entrepreneurs launching a new product.

The ability to shop for labels and stickers online is really great and I am impressed that Frontier labels can even provide instant quotation. Just fill in the specifics for your label and stickers and they give you instant quotation. They even guarantee that the price you see online is the real deal, no hidden fees or whatsoever. Oh, and the best part is, www.frontierlabel.com donates 10% of its profits to ministries whose goal is to make a difference in the lives of people in our community. Now that’s really cool!

Ok, I know that ReviewMe is a genuine company. Giving great opportunity to bloggers to review products and services at a high price. I also earned a lot from ReviewMe, but, unfortunately, they scammed me today.<

One of my review offers was about “Hannah Montana Tickets”. I reviewed it on my other blog, then I waited for 2 days to see if it was approved or rejected. But sadly, it was rejected! Why it was rejected? Because they scammed me and let me write a wrong review about that product, they said, that the review should be about “Jonas Brother Tickets” NOT “Hannah Montana Tickets”. But at first, they posted Hannah Montana Tickets, then changed it in stealth to Jonas Brothers Tickets. It’s so unethical, right? who will not be annoyed about it? For instance, they will ask you to review about MAC, then suddenly, they changed it to PC before deciding to approve or reject your review. The day after you accepted and reviewed their offer, you are so excited to check your ReviewMe account. You login, and see if your review was approved or not, then you’ll just realize that it was rejected because, it’s all about PC, not about MAC!!! Sino bang di maiinis?? SINNOOOO???? Tapos sasabihan ka pang dapat PC ang nireview mo, hindi MAC! bullshit!

They didn’t even inform me why they changed it. It was “Hannah Montana Tickets” for two weeks in my campaigns tab, before I accepted the offer. I was even skeptical to accept it, because it was only $20.00. Why should I waste my time to review such a crap worth $20.00. But, I have no choice that day, but the accept that offer, because the rest of the review offers suck. It’s all about the cas___ thing that can be one of the reasons for my site to get penalized by Big G. Kainis talaga! Grrrrrrrr… Hannah Montana, tapos naging Jonas Brothers bago nila ni reject??? Sinabi pa nila na: ” This has nothing to do with Hannah Montana! This is supposed to be about the Jonas Brothers.” O c’mon.. ang kapal niyo! Kahapon lang Hannah Montana yan, ngayon Jonas Brothers na? Maglokohan nalang tayo ReviewMe! Sue you! Damn!!! (Pero mag rereview parin ako.. nainis lang ako kasi di ko sila dinadaya, tapos ganito ginawa nila sa akin.. grrrrrr…)

SCREENSHOTS:

ReviewMe Offer Accepted:

ReviewMe Review Rejected, because it should not be Hannah Montana? Pwede pala yun palitan????

Who is Renaldo Lapuz, or Reynaldo Lapuz? If you know him, kindly comment on this post… Because I don’t know who the hell he is.

UPDATE: Reynaldo Lapuz is a global sensation who gained fame in early 2008 as a result of his off-key audition performance of his originally composed “We’re Brothers Forever” which he dedicated to Simon Cowell on the seventh season of the television series American Idol.

Now I know who is Reynaldo or Renaldo Lapuz. Thanks to everyone!

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The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 28,924 out of 67,728 passed the Nurse (First Timers, Repeaters, Removals and Voluntary Retakers of all subjects) Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last December 2007. Ten (10) out of the 14 Retakers as per C.A. Decision passed and 729 out of the 1,132 Special Certification Retakers for C.G.F.N.S. passed the examination.

Browse the NLE December 2007 Passers Alphabetically using the navigation below:

A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z|


The Top 10 Passers:

1. Zandra Mae Zabaza Bongco Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila - 88.40
2. Robneil Dylan Sanchez Dellosa University Of Perpetual Help Rizal-Calamba Campus - 87.00
3. Joanna Kaye Binoya Remolar San Pedro College-Davao City - 86.80
4. Denise Claudia Dimatulac Mangiliman University Of Makati - 86.40
Neil Niño Sugitarios Navarra San Pedro College-Davao City - 86.40
Pedro Jr Posadas Tabernero Saint Dominic Savio College - 86.40
5. Joann Aguilar Candado West Negros College - 86.20
Betty Chua Chung University Of Makati - 86.20
Leslie Yap Coo Central Philippine University - 86.20
6. Katrina Victoria Luceño Akut Xavier University - 86.00
John Edward Vergil Villaflor Belardo Trinity University Of Asia (Trinity-Qc) - 86.00
Richard Baguio Saavedra Ateneo De Davao University - 86.00
7. Rosemarie Lu Go Western Mindanao State University - 85.80
January Ivy Bacali Haspela Central Philippine University - 85.80
Cristine Valen Mendez Davao Doctors College, Inc. - 85.80
Julius Atalip Riazonda Saint Paul University-Tuguegarao - 85.80
8. Joreena Perida Alvaran Remedios T. Romualdez Medical Foundation - 85.60
Emlyn Limbo Escobar University Of La Sallete-Santiago - 85.60
Hernessa Torralba Hernandez Xavier University - 85.60
9. Gerrie Mae Lozada Angostura University Of Iloilo - 85.40
Sheryl Gaye Uy Cu De Los Santos College (Delos Santos School Of Nursing) - 85.40
Ayn Portia De Luna Galamgam San Pedro College-Davao City - 85.40
Germaine Lou Tabita Sanchez University Of San Agustin - 85.40
Marie Kathleen Cavida Santos Perpetual Help College Of Manila - 85.40
Mary Lenin Pepito Talisic San Pedro College-Davao City - 85.40
Jay Pong Yap Capitol University (Cagayan Capitol Coll.) - 85.40
Vivian Esparaz Yu De Los Santos College (Delos Santos School Of Nursing) - 85.40
10. Katrina Socorro Lapuz Cembrano University Of San Agustin - 85.20
Diana Jean Bernardo Mendoza Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College-Q. C. - 85.20
Jeggar Chris Envoltorio Sorianosos West Visayas State University-La Paz - 85.20
Aura Ydda Alyne Santiago Toreja Our Lady Of Fatima University-Valenzuela - 85.20

FYI, it’s not yet available in the Philippines. If you’re looking for a MacBook Air in the Philippines, then you’ve found it! Too bad, it’s only a JPEG image. Let’s just wait when will Apple ship this amazing super thin macbook worldwide, so that we can experience it’s superb power all in a thin, paper-like gadget.

For the technical specs, here it is:
• .16 to .75-inch thickness on top
• 12.8 x 8.94 inches
• 3 pounds
• 5 hours of battery life with everything running

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor at 1.6 or 1.8GHz, motherboard the length of a pencil.
• 800MHz frontside bus.
• 2GB RAM 667MHz DDR2 standard.

• 13.3-inch screen, LED backlit.
• 1,280 x 800 pixels
• Micro-DVI adapter (for DVI, VGA, composite and S-Video output)
• Intel GMA X3100 Graphics processor with 144MB RAM shared

• 1.8-inch 80GB HD or 64GB Solid State Drive
• Multitouch trackpad with gestures. Pans, zooms, rotates, etc.
• 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1.
• Optional external HD for $99, USB-bus powered.
• Full backlit keyboard.
• One USB 2.0, one audio port, one Micro-DVI