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Philippine holidays and long vacation for 2010

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:40:24 +0000

Here is the schedule of Philippine holidays and long-weekends for 2010 based on RA 9492 and Proclamation 1841:

January 1 (Fri) – New Year’s Day (five-day long weekend from December 30 to January 3)
February 22 (Mon) – EDSA Revolution Anniversary
April 1 (Thu) – Holy Thursday
April 2 (Fri) – Good Friday (four-day long weekend from April 1 to 4)
April 9 (Fri) – Araw ng Kagitingan (three-day long weekend from April 9 to 11)
May 1 (Sat) – Labor Day
June 14 (Mon) – Independence Day (three-day long weekend from June 12 to 14)
August 23 (Mon) – Ninoy Aquino Day (three-day long weekend from August 21 to 23)
August 30 (Mon) – National Heroes Day (three-day long weekend from August 28 to 30)
September – Eid’l Fitr (to be announced, calculated September 10, possible three-day long weekend from September 10 to 12)
November 1 (Mon) – All Saints Day (three-day long weekend from October 30 to November 1)
November – Eid ‘l Adha (to be announced, calculated November 16)
November 29 (Mon) – Bonifacio Day (three-day long weekend from November 27 to 29)
December 24 (Fri) – Non-Working Holiday
December 25 (Sat) – Christmas
December 27 (Mon) – Rizal Day (four-day long weekend from December 24 to 27)
December 31 (Fri) – Non-Working Holiday
January 1 – (Sat) New Year’s Day (three-day long weekend from December 31 to January 2)

The Lost Symbol Finally Out :)

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:03:19 +0000

After a few years of waiting, finally the Sequel of the controversial book of Dan Brown “The Da Vinci Code” is out! This book has been expected to come out since 2006 and the planned title was The Solomon Key. But the date was pushed back multiple times until today.

According to the ever reliable Wikipedia. The story takes place over a period of 12 hours in Washington, D.C., with a focus on Freemasonry. Robert Langdon is summoned to Washington by his mentor, a Mason named Peter Solomon. When Solomon goes missing and a ghastly clue is left, Langdon is sent on a rapid chase through the concealed passages of the city. He joins forces with Solomon’s daughter, Noetic scientist Dr. Katherine Solomon, while matching wits with a tattooed and brilliant villain who is in search of an ancient source of power.

Philippine Long Vacations

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:07:42 +0000

Thanks to Pinoydad.Com by providing us a good list of long holidays. Feel free to choose any date and start filling out those leave forms.

April 4-6 (3 days, Saturday to Monday) : Araw ng Kagitingan
April 9-12 (4 days, Thursday to Sunday) : Holy Week/Easter holidays
May 1-3 (3 days, Friday to Sunday) : Labor Day
June 12-14 (3 days, Friday to Sunday) : Independence Day
August 21-23 (3 days, Friday to Sunday) : Ninoy Aquino Day
August 29-31 (3 days, Saturday to Monday) : National Heroes
October 31-Nov 2 (3 days, Saturday to Monday) : All Saints/Souls
November 28-30 (3 days, Saturday to Monday) : Bonifacio Day
December 24-27 (4 days, Thursday to Sunday) : Christmas season
December 30/31-January 3, 2010 (5 days, Wednesday to Sunday) : New Year holidays/Rizal Day

My 2k9 Horoscope – Pisces

admin — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:58:11 +0000

Overview : Pisces horoscope 2009 seems to be very lucky for all those born in this water sign. You are likely to get good news from all fronts and there would be joy all around. Enjoy the year ahead and see your long-time wishes come true.

Career : Career will be on a high for most time of the year. Pisces horoscope 2009 suggests that those employed in jobs or running their own business will get some real good news. Even the unemployed are likely to find a suitable job in the coming year. Overall, 2009 would be the time to enjoy success and huge gains in matters of career and finance. In fact, you will be in a position to pay off all old debts. Success could also come through a dear friend or someone close to you, so be on the lookout. 2009 will also bring immense respect in the society. Business will prosper and you could also have higher sources of income than before.

Love : 2009 horoscope for Pisces is also very lucky in all matters of heart. Your search for that perfect dream mate may finally end in the coming year. There are chances that you would meet your partner soon. You may also plan an outing with friends, probably a picnic or a grand party. Love horoscope for Pisces 2009 brings some real good news for you. However, you need to be really cautious while making friends as well as enemies, as you do not know who could pose a problem for you this year. Marriage is also very much on the cards, states the Pisces forecast 2009.

Lucky Color : Magenta
Lucky Month : July

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From:http://www.webtravels.in/horoscope/pisces.html

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This year’s welcome for me is not that good, maybe because of the struggle in the last part of my 2008, but as days passed by, good things started to happen. Something big will happen for me this year, I already knew a part of it but the other part still leaves as a surprise.

On the other hand, I’m really having a hard time thinking about what should I do on my work. It’s not that I’m struggling, coz I do love my work and I enjoy my profession and I’m pretty sure that I’m doing my job. It’s just that the the one I’m working with right now is having some problems which may lead me to find a new one. Well as the horoscope said about the career, I hope I’ll find a suitable job if ever I decide to look for a new one. I kinda made a mistake for leaving my previous company/family but I have to move on and maybe God has other plans for me. As much as possible, I’d love to stay as long as it takes, I just hope my next one will be the last.

About my love horoscope this 2009, I think it says it all. Even though horoscopes are just for fun, there are times that they are somehow correct. The horoscope is correct about the last part of the paragraph.

And July is indeed a lucky month for us…

My Comment on Digitel Connection

admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:35:26 +0000

I’ve read so many bad feedbacks about this company and I think most of them are right. First of all the only good thing that this company had done is the fast installation of the Internet. It just took 3 days after the application for it to happen.

Then I noticed the problem, the connection is slow. I availed Plan 999 and the speed is 512kbps but when I tested it, the DL speed is only around 250kbps and the Upload Speed is around 150kbps. At first I thought the connection was just adjusting but I’ve been observing it for almost a week now and there are almost same results. There are times when the speed increases but after a few minutes it goes down again.

I haven’t contacted the Support yet and after reading the feedbacks of other people I think I don’t have to. Its just a waste of time contacting them. I just hope this 2009, they’ll fix this problem so that I won’t be forced to change ISP.

Happy New Year to all!!! God Bless Us.

Real Estate and Internet Marketing

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:37:03 +0000

Since Internet Marketing is getting popular these days, some Real Estate Companies are switching to these newest marketing trend. Forget the Billboards and Television Commercials even though their bit helpful, Internet Marketing and Search Engines are logically the best choice to invest your ads with as of today. Why? Because people will be the ones looking for you.

Unlike on televisions were in you blast your commercial ads to tons of people who are not really looking for your product or they are really not focused on commercials because they’re watching their favorite shows. Unlike the Billboards were in drivers pass by and see your huge ads but they’re really not driving just to see your ads. With Search Engines, people will search you not vice versa. And this means that the ones that visits your site are more likely targeted ones.

I’m not against those traditional way of marketing because they have done their part, I’m just trying to say that there’s a cheaper yet effective way to show your product and potentially give you more leads. Optimizing your Real Estate Site will help you get more visibility on the net.

Yet Another SEO Tips

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:58:49 +0000

Yes, as you’ve expected. This is just a review of some of the most basic yet effective strategies I have been using ever since I started SEO.

One of the oldest yet effective way (for me) of link building a site is still the Directory Submissions and Forum Postings. Well, I tested it on one of my site and it ranked fairly on the SE’s. Of course you won’t do that forever, what I did was I slowly added other things like Blogs, Articles, Social Book Marks and more. I also tried blog commenting (some say its spamming) it boosted my back links and also helped a lot on my rankings.

Titles and descriptions are very helpful on your campaign but don’t overdo it. Long exhaustive keywords just won’t do you any good. And if you think that making the title longer means you can add more keywords, wrong the longer the title is, the lesser the relevance of the words inside it. Limit it to 65 characters, while on the description, make it 150 chars.

Keyword Research is really important so be careful on choosing keywords, look for those keywords that are related,highly searched yet have less competition, one of the best tools out there are Adwords and Keyword Discovery so use them wisely.

Targeting long tailed and specific keyword is a must although sometimes it just ranks even if you do nothing. Long tailed and specific keywords are easy to target and they have higher chances of conversions. So you should take a look on that. Also Geo Targeted keywords are a must. This keywords may have very little traffic, but once a user types in those keywords, then most likely that person is really interested to buy.

PR is still a factor but not that much of a factor but still a factor. lol I noticed that if your site has a High PR, lets say PR 5, then most likely It’ll rank faster of course it also depends on how you work it.

Patience is a virtue. If you want to be a good SEO, then you should have patience. Sometimes, no matter how you work your ass off onto a site, It just won’t rank, if you give up easily then nothing will really happen. Its also a life lesson for me as one of my Superiors told me that. Just don’t give up.

You should also have Plan B, Plan C, Plan D so in case you failed on your first strategy, you must have a backup plan or something. SEO is a trial and error thing, sometimes your strategies just don’t work on other sites so you have to think of something. Never forget to ask, SEO’s are easy to approach in my experience

Well those are my 2 cents. I know the SEO Masters know this already and some may even have violent reactions. lol But those things are what I experienced and for me they are helpful. I’m still on a learning process, I still have a long way I just hope I’ll learn more.

I’m also thankful that I’m introduced to this field. Thanks to Sir Mark Tobias for teaching me the basics and introducing me to this field, a great trainer. He has produced a lot of great SEO’s too.

Elsie’s Crystal Beads Jewelry Shop

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:50:39 +0000

Elsie’s Crystal Beads Jewelry Shop is a maker of handmade, handcrafted customized jewelries made from fine swarovski crystal beads; which contains approximately 32% lead to maximize refraction. Their crystal beads jewelry shop has many elegant handmade jewelries to choose from: earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets, and bangles.

This Shop is an easy and hassle-free, one-stop jewelry store. They are accepting individual or bulk orders. You can avail 15-25% discounts by referring a friend to order or by purchasing any of their jewelry sets or any combinations of 3 items. Payment and Delivery have never been this simple as they deliver your order by one of the leading door-to-door service company and choose from any of the convenient and accessible payment options – G-cash, Smart Money or thru BDO Cash Card bank deposit.

Elsie’s Crystal Beads Jewelry Shop produces customized jewelries made from fine swarovski crystal beads like Garnet Maroon, Amethyst Dark Violet, Aqua Marine, White Crystal, Emerald Dark Green, Light Violet, Ruby Red, Apple Green, Light Sapphire Blue, Pink Opal, Topaz, and Turquoise Light Blue. These are also made from 10k 14/20 Gold-filled.

Gold-filled is a United States layered gold product that is also popular in the Americas, Asia and Europe. It is a quality material that is common in all types of jewelry. The product is easy to care for and will usually maintain its golden shine for a lifetime.

These Crystal Beads Jewelries complete this season’s sophisticated look for any occasion. When you imagine yourself in that perfect outfit, what Swarovski earrings do you see completing your unique look? From demur to modern, sophisticated to glam, they have crystal beads earrings to fall in love with.

If you are holding a dinner party or attending a special event, these Crystal Beads Swarovski Necklaces from dazzling choker to simplistic necklaces will make you shine above the rest.

From modern bangles to unique designs, their accessories range is the ultimate detail, the finishing touch. Many Crystal Beads Swarovski Bracelets and Bangles styles are created to mix and match other crystal beads swarovski necklaces, rings and earrings. Elegance and style to adorn your wrists.

Look so fab with their Crystal Beads Swarovski Jewelries!

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For more information about their store, you can visit their website at
Crystal Beads Jewelry Shop

Prison Break Season 4

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:01:54 +0000

For those few people who haven’t knew yet, but of course everybody knows it, Prison Break Season 4 have started a few weeks ago and its episode 5 now. The guys are now being forced to accomplish a dangerous task that involves the Company in exchange for their freedom. There are alot of twists and turns, many vital characters in Season 3 lost their lives in this season and some characters from the previous series are now back including Dr. Sarah Tancredi. The great T-Bag is still there and will be playing a vital role again, because he has the Bird Book.

This Prison Break mania has the likes of some old movies like Escape from Alcatraz and Shawshank Redemption. Those are nice prison movies and of course the main characters escaped. lol

I just love how those characters planned they’re way out. Like the one on the ShawShank Redemption, I didn’t know that he was planning to escape until he actually escaped. You got to watch that movie if you’re a big fan of PB.

My Grandma’s Portrait

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:00:00 +0000

I just got the Charcoaled Portrait of my Grandma that will serve as a gift from my uncle. One thing I could say is the guy who did this is great. Every details including the dress was virtually restored (the photo was older than me if I’m not mistaken). And it is relatively cheaper than the other Portrait Guys in the Mall. I highly recommend this painter.

His stall is located at the 2nd floor of St. Francis Mall in Ortigas, the Lady (Ms. Zen) is very friendly and accommodating. You can also get discounts if you ask of course. You can contact her with this #: 09172726626

Here’s the work.

Original Photo

Sorry the light reflected when I took the photo