I’m watching a replay of Manolo Quezon’s The Explainer Dialogues on ANC about Poll Automation.

His guests are Leah Navarro, James Jimenez and Dean Jorge Bocobo.

My observation? Dean Jorge Bocobo needs his own show. Nobody can talk when he’s your guest. He bullies everyone and gives no room for opinions opposite of his. He’s obviously a smart man but extremely boorish and arrogant. James Jimenez was basically reduced to furniture. Even when Manolo was asking the rest of the panel the question Dean Jorge Bocobo would answer the question and when interrupted would say, “Can I finish?”

Anak ng kamote!!

Listen…..Listen to others…….Don’t liste to your own voice.

This sneaked its way into the forum today.
Vespa Attack 5 Baby!
Woohoo!

—Updated—-8-25-09

Look what crawled into my inbox today. Could this be part of the prizes? Hmmmmm.
Or could it be mine?

Got this from Modern Vespa.

http://www.modernvespa.com/forum/topic51492

Apparently Piaggio has come out with a 14″ rear wheeled 250cc MP3. This is an improvement over the 12″ it now has (sharing the same specs as the GT, GTS, GTV). The 12″ on the 250 MP3 caused a lot of problems for users because of the rapid tire wear caused by the very heavy load being pushed by the bike due to the extra weight of the front suspension. It’s been reported that rear tires last around 3,000 miles on the 250 as compared to around 6,000 miles on the 400 and the 500.

The question now remains, will the new tires retrofit to the old 250′s sold here in the Philippines.

Time to ask 2211 or MotoItalia for the answers.

Discuss the article here.

The uncrowning of the ‘Komiks King’ – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos.

“National Artist” means being known nationwide, says Caparas’ wife Donna Villa. It is a ridiculous presumption, and would exclude even the artists Caparas defends. It is not as if Muslim teenagers have occasion to admire Moreno’s evening gowns, and I would hesitate to ask the man on the street if he knows what Alvarez’s Peta means. And yet the award is not the white tower that Caparas styles himself as the challenger. The works of Nick Joaquin, Lino Brocka and many others have proved themselves both nationally significant and nationally recognized during their time. And yet to use the standards of Caparas is to protest that Willie Revillame and the Viva Hot Babes have not yet been considered National Artists.

We said goodbye to our beloved Corazon “Tita Cory” Aquino yesterday.
She was the 11th President of the Republic and the mother of our democracy. Joined my hundreds of thousands of our countrymen Tita Cory would have been proud of us as we all braved the wind, the rain and the chaos just for the chance to say goodbye.

Thank you and paalam Tita Cory!

Photo by Green Wasp.

More photos and stories of the ride here.

His show shouldn’t have been shown at all. He should have given way to the coverage of the funeral cortege of President Aquino.

What a dork!

President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, “Tita Cory” to many passed away this morning, August 1, 2009.

This is the official statement given by the President’s son, Sen. Noynoy Aquino.

“Our mother peacefully passed away at 3:18 a.m., August 1, 2009, of cardio-respiratory arrest.

“She would have wanted to thank each and every one of you for all the prayers and your continued love and support. It was her wish for all of us to pray for one another and for our country.

“Hinihiling po ng aming pamilya ang kaunting panahon para makasama namin ang aming mahal na ina.

“Later today, we will be announcing further details of her wake para sa lahat ng ating mga minamahal na kababayan na nais magbigay ng respeto sa aming ina.

“Maraming salamat po.”

Rest in peace Madame President.http://i30.tinypic.com/a3cyo8.jpg