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Got my first ever "new" 20-peso bill

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Philippine bills design have been revamped a few weeks ago. I got my first piece last 1.16.2011. Tantararaaaannn... Front design : New Philippine 20-peso Bill  President Manuel Quezon looks really fresh here. The Malacanan Palace is now on the front design as compared to the older 20-peso bill. It bears the signature of the current president at the time of this bill's production - Benigno S. Aquino III. Back design: New Philippine 20-peso bill At the back is a UNESCO World Heritage site - the Banawe Rice Terraces and the Palm Civet. Also on that day, I have been quite lucky to win a collector's item - a  "10-peso-commemorative-coin". 10-peso commemorative coin This is in commemoration of the People Power Revolution. The coin is made of pure nickel and 36-mm in diameter. 10-peso commemorative coin cover I just felt like being a numismatist on that day. Got two collector's item in a row. I'm happy and am looking forward to the other new Phil

On winning that Blackberry Curve 3G in time for my 25th Birthday...

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While I've been receiving quite a number of blessings lately, I never actually thought I'm yet to receive another BIG-TIME BLESSING, on my Silver Year... and it's a Blackberry Curve 3G! I got it by winning from a blog contest at TechPinas . It all started with me being really addicted to Tech Blogs, been really syndicating lots of feeds all in my GoogleReader account. TechPinas is one of my local favorites. I like it because they do give the selling price of the gadgets they are featuring so I won't fly around looking for the price and converting some foreign currency to Philippine Peso. Plus I love the reviews and the way he really responds to reader's comments, that way I know I'm not talking to a BOT or something... hahahhaha... So when I've discovered they're giving away a free phone, I said, "Why not? I'll go give it a try. Anyway it's free... and who doesn't want a Blackberry Curve 3G by the way..." so again, I'm one o

20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web

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20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web Good graphics and illustration, easy explanation much like my headstart books. A basic introduction to Internet surfing... and choosing the right Browser. http://www.20thingsilearned.com/  The 20 things: 1. What is the internet? - - or, “You say tomato, i say tCP/iP 2. Cloud computing - - or, why it’s ok for a truck to crush your laptop 3. Web Apps - or, “life, liberty and the Pursuit of appiness” 4. HTML, JavasCriPt, Css and more - or, this is not your mom’s aJax 5. HTML5 - or, in the beginning there was no <\video\> 6. 3d in the browser - or, browsing with more deptH 7. A browser madrigal - or, old vs. modern browser 8. Plug-ins - or, pepperoni for your cheese pizza 9. Browser extensions - or, superpowers for your browser 10. Synchronizing the browser -or, why it’s ok for a truck to crush your laptop, part II 11. Browser Cookies - or, thanks for the memories 12. Browsers an

Thumbs ups and downs of our AndroidPad

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We bought an APad a few weeks ago and here are my thumbs ups and downs of the unit that I got. Thumbs Up: 1. Wi-fi  - connects excellently to the available connections. Doesn't support proxy configurations. 2. Facebook - uses facebook mobile so the interface is quite different from the usual desktop app. For first time facebook log-in, status "<Your name> installed Android application on his/her phone." And on posts using the app, it will indicate that you updated status via Mobile Web. 3. App market -has a pre-installed app market which is APad compatible. If you try fishing for apps using the default browser, some apps can't be installed in the unit, maybe because of the difference in the screen resolution. I got a few apps installed using the this appmarket. 5. DocumentsToGo - very nice and decent app that allows me to view my pdf , doc and ppt files on the go. Quite slow though but pretty useful app. Docx and pptx formats are not supported. 4. Googlem

Android apps for the fitness buff or for just about anyone who wants to loose some pounds after the holiday eating splurge

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The Christmas holiday is over. The dilemma on late Christmas shopping, what-gifts-to-buy, and party hopping is finally over. And now for the first quarter of the year, fitness centers are on a boom! I sure bet that many swore again to loose the extra pounds they've acquired due to excessive partying, reunions and not to mention the abundant Noche Buena (Christmas eve dinner) and Media Noche (New Year's eve meal). Diet and exercise is again on top of the list of our ever famous New Year's Resolution. Well, since we've recently acquired a cool phone that allows us to download lots of free stuff over the net, I'd better start trying out this cool fitness android apps. Here are some of them (in no particular order since I haven't tried anyone of these just yet...) For exercise, weight training and just about any fitness routine: 1.   JEFIT   - Workout Planner with hundreds of workout exercise. Smart workout logs. Sync your progress with PC. Charts for track