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Entries from August 2008

Did you know….

August 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

•    Did you know that dark chocolate is better for the body compared to milk or white chocolate?
•    Did you know that milk chocolate is not really chocolate but purely milk that is just processed and hardened into bars?
•    Did you know that butter is made up of milk fat?
•    Did you know that cheese [...]

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Tags: Food and Drink

50 Cent’s Multi-Million House — On Fire

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s multi-million dollar home was destroyed in a fire in Long Island last May. The house was occupied by his ex-girlfriend (Shaniqua Tompkins) and their 10-year old son. Mr. Jackson was not in the residence when the incident happened.
Reports said that authorities were suspicious as to what caused the fire as earlier, [...]

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Tags: Actors

Rice is Life

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

The present Philippine government has faced quite a number of issues already. To top it all off, the problem on rice shortage has already severely affected most of my countrymen. The market price of rice has increased tremendously to the point that some of them are seriously starting to worry about their food budget. Truth [...]

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Tags: Issues and Causes · People · Society

Legal Holidays in the Philippines now Have Confusing Dates

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

One of the things that the president of my country, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, will be most remembered for is her propensity for changing dates of legal holidays.
For example, we were supposed to commemorate the Philippine Independence on June 12 two months ago but instead the non-working holiday was moved to June 9 as June 12 fell [...]

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Tags: Issues and Causes · Society

Old Style Hack & Slash Turn-Based Game

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been playing a bit on the PS2 — which is on the brink of obsolescence — these past few days, enjoying “Soul Nomad and The World Eaters,” a game I recently bought.
At first look, you’d think that this just a kiddy game not fit for adults to play, because of its cartoony graphics and [...]

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Tags: Games · Recreation

Aqua Timez

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Aqua Timez is one of my favorite Japanese pop rock bands. They have a unique music style and most of their songs are power ballads. The vocalist’s singing style is notable for its uniqueness because he is like rapping and singing at the same time. They also happen to have a talented female pianist who [...]

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Tags: Entertainment · Music · People