http://www.kumainn.com/
Opened by top chef of Thai and Filipino descent, expect familiar Pinoy food with a twist!
Monday, June 18, 2007
Singapore Underwater Hockey
http://www.suhcers.org/
The other half of Asian UW Hockey. Of course Philippines (http://puhc.com.ph) is the other one!
The other half of Asian UW Hockey. Of course Philippines (http://puhc.com.ph) is the other one!
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Playboy Bunny Celebrates Big 25!
| Start: | Jun 16, '07 10:00a |
| Location: | The Usual Hangout, Makati |
Boys in Bathrobes
Honeys as Bunnies.
Prizes for the Hottest Heffner, Babe-a-licious, Biggest Cuban, Centerfold, Most Creative and the Boobie Prize!
Friday, June 15, 2007
Canada's Icewines
http://www.winesofcanada.com/icewine.html
My favorite dessert wine! Aside from Bordeaux, Moet & Chandon, Chianti, Icewines are one of my wine favorites!
My favorite dessert wine! Aside from Bordeaux, Moet & Chandon, Chianti, Icewines are one of my wine favorites!
Philippine Stock Exchange
http://www.pse.ph/html/STG/index.html
Link connects you to a Stock Trading Game.
As I post this, the Phisix hit the roof with an 80-year high. Yes the highest in 80 years.
Stocks shoot through the roof
By Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson
Inquirer
Last updated 03:36am (Mla time) 06/15/2007
MANILA, Philippines -- The stock market again hit its highest level in 80 years, boosted by Wall Street’s overnight jump as investors there cheered lower bond yields.
“This is just a knee jerk reaction, more like a sigh of relief to Wall Street’s overnight jump” said Francisco Liboro, president of PCCI Securities Corp. “It also helps that overall outlook remains positive over the long term.”
The Philippine Stock Exchange composite index surged 84.8 points, or 2.39 percent, to 3,628.62, raising the likelihood that the index could hit 3,700 points.
During the day’s trading, the market also posted a new high of 3,633.65. The index’s previous high was recorded on June 4 at 3,622.94.
The broader all-share index gained 43.08 points to 2,304.21.
So far this year, the stock market has gained 646.08 points, or 21.66 percent.
Value turnover was P6.08 billion, with a total of 6.099 billion shares changing hands. Gainers pounded losers, 96 to 32.
“Local bulls were awakened by the overseas market,” said Astro del Castillo, managing director at First Grade Holdings Inc. “Almost all markets were on a run. The market’s all-time high validates our belief that prospects are indeed better. The bulls are trekking uncharted territory. We think the next level is 3,700.”
Analysts earlier expressed concern that rising bond yields in the United States would trigger a possible rate hike by the US Federal Reserve.
“Lower bond yields in the US translate to lower borrowing costs for Philippine corporates that will expand profit margins and boost earnings growth, which is good for stock markets,” said Paul Joseph Garcia, chief investment officer at ING Investment Management. “This is true for Philippine companies who have US debts.”
Del Castillo said that, at home, investors were watching out for developments in the fiscal reforms front after disappointing first quarter figures. “The only thing that will turn away the bulls is poor fiscal collection of government for another quarter,” he said.
In the first quarter of the year, the Bureau of Internal Revenue collected P143 billion in taxes, falling short of the P155 billion set as target by the government for the three-month period.
This resulted in a budget deficit of P52 billion, exceeding the target limit of P45.8 billion.
The international credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service said Philippine economic policy had yet to translate its initial successes in fiscal consolidation to improved underlying performance in the economy.
“Effective tax administration and prudent expenditure policies are needed for the ... stability of the country’s finances,” it said.
In its annual report, Moody’s said the “B1” foreign- and local-currency government bond ratings on the country reflect its relatively high sovereign debt burden, leaving government finances and external accounts vulnerable to shocks.
However, Moody’s said progress in revenue reform and fiscal consolidation support a stable ratings outlook, and that the balance of payments is supported by a flexible exchange rate policy, stable export production base, sizable remittance inflows from overseas workers, and increasing foreign direct investment. With Agence France-Presse, and INQUIRER.net
Copyright 2007 Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Link connects you to a Stock Trading Game.
As I post this, the Phisix hit the roof with an 80-year high. Yes the highest in 80 years.
Stocks shoot through the roof
By Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson
Inquirer
Last updated 03:36am (Mla time) 06/15/2007
MANILA, Philippines -- The stock market again hit its highest level in 80 years, boosted by Wall Street’s overnight jump as investors there cheered lower bond yields.
“This is just a knee jerk reaction, more like a sigh of relief to Wall Street’s overnight jump” said Francisco Liboro, president of PCCI Securities Corp. “It also helps that overall outlook remains positive over the long term.”
The Philippine Stock Exchange composite index surged 84.8 points, or 2.39 percent, to 3,628.62, raising the likelihood that the index could hit 3,700 points.
During the day’s trading, the market also posted a new high of 3,633.65. The index’s previous high was recorded on June 4 at 3,622.94.
The broader all-share index gained 43.08 points to 2,304.21.
So far this year, the stock market has gained 646.08 points, or 21.66 percent.
Value turnover was P6.08 billion, with a total of 6.099 billion shares changing hands. Gainers pounded losers, 96 to 32.
“Local bulls were awakened by the overseas market,” said Astro del Castillo, managing director at First Grade Holdings Inc. “Almost all markets were on a run. The market’s all-time high validates our belief that prospects are indeed better. The bulls are trekking uncharted territory. We think the next level is 3,700.”
Analysts earlier expressed concern that rising bond yields in the United States would trigger a possible rate hike by the US Federal Reserve.
“Lower bond yields in the US translate to lower borrowing costs for Philippine corporates that will expand profit margins and boost earnings growth, which is good for stock markets,” said Paul Joseph Garcia, chief investment officer at ING Investment Management. “This is true for Philippine companies who have US debts.”
Del Castillo said that, at home, investors were watching out for developments in the fiscal reforms front after disappointing first quarter figures. “The only thing that will turn away the bulls is poor fiscal collection of government for another quarter,” he said.
In the first quarter of the year, the Bureau of Internal Revenue collected P143 billion in taxes, falling short of the P155 billion set as target by the government for the three-month period.
This resulted in a budget deficit of P52 billion, exceeding the target limit of P45.8 billion.
The international credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service said Philippine economic policy had yet to translate its initial successes in fiscal consolidation to improved underlying performance in the economy.
“Effective tax administration and prudent expenditure policies are needed for the ... stability of the country’s finances,” it said.
In its annual report, Moody’s said the “B1” foreign- and local-currency government bond ratings on the country reflect its relatively high sovereign debt burden, leaving government finances and external accounts vulnerable to shocks.
However, Moody’s said progress in revenue reform and fiscal consolidation support a stable ratings outlook, and that the balance of payments is supported by a flexible exchange rate policy, stable export production base, sizable remittance inflows from overseas workers, and increasing foreign direct investment. With Agence France-Presse, and INQUIRER.net
Copyright 2007 Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
How the Worst Logo in Olympic History Can Be A Health and Cultural Hazard.
The world gave a collective gasp when the London Olympics 2012 official logo was finally unveiled last 4th of June 2007. The pink logo (which also comes in shades or orange, green, blue) provoked such a negative reaction worldwide that almost 50,000 people has signed an online petition survey at http://gopetition.com/petitions/change-the-london-2012-logo-extended-campaign.htmlto have the logo changed. The 450,000GBP worth of graffiti-styled 2012 caused massive migraines and epileptic attacks (for photosensitive cases) and the logo has been described by some like a girl giving a blowjob (or worse, a blogger described it as "Lisa Simpson sucking off an elephant") .
The logo was created by Wolff Olins, an international design agency.
According to the Sun, "Olympics bosses were left squirming with embarrassment after an epilepsy group reported 12 cases of people collapsing through looking at it.
Epilepsy Action warned that 23,000 mainly young people in the UK were at risk from the TV and internet version.
They suffer from the photosensitive form of epilepsy and flickering images can trigger fits.
It is estimated there are 2.5million people worldwide with the condition — which could have left the Olympic Organising Committee facing massive injury lawsuits.
Epilepsy Action spokeswoman Ingrid Burns said: “The logo was not safe for people with photosensitive epilepsy.
“Within hours of it being launched we received 12 reports of people suffering seizures.
“This is extremely serious. Young people up to the age of about 19 are most at risk — and they are the logo’s main target group.” Leading epilepsy expert Professor Graham Harding said: “I can’t imagine how this slipped through.
“Thousands of people could have been affected. It’s serious and has to be corrected.”
The aesthetic values of the logo for sure leaves much to be desired, it felt haphazard, unimaginative, and a little stilted. It almost reminds me of the dreaded neons of the '80s, the kind of London kitsch fashion that everyone who has lived through that era of enormous hairsprayed hairs, studded belts, and neon faux leather jackets shudders of reliving again. I think the Olympics symbolize more than that childish piece of non-art, the logo should embody the true spirit of the host nation, the host city, its international uniqueness amidst the diversity of the Games.
London Olympics 1948
Moscow 1980. The year I was born. United States boycotted the Games.
Los Angeles Games. In retaliation, Russia and the its Sattelite states also boycotted the Games.
The Olympics return to Asia after 24 Years. Japan has hosted the quadriennial event in 1964. Japan would have hosted the 1940 Olympics but Tokyo renounced the organization of he Games due to the prevailing war with China, and thus it was reassigned to Helsinki.
The Catalan City of Barcelona hosts one of the most memorable torch lighting ceremony
with an archer shooting an arrow into the Olympic Cauldron.
The Olympics goes back to the US again for the 4th time. Olympic Village gets bomb
ed.Sydney hosts one of the most spectacular Opening Ceremonies ever. Australia hosts the Olympics for the 2nd Time since Melbourne in 1956.
The Olympics return to the land of its birth. Athinai hosts the event for the second time since its inception in 1896.
China will be the third Asian country to ever host the Olympics. But the Games is being hounded by China's human rights records and support of the Sudanese dictatorship of Omar Bashir and the ongoing genocide in Darfur.
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