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From the movie "Once" and sang by Crystal and Lee, two of the top 4 American Idol Contestants this year. I just loved their duet rendition of the song. Besides, the two had outstanding chemistry.. brings some kilig factor, so to speak.. And in fact I want to learn how to play this on the guitar. Jigs.. Once I was Falling Slowly   I don’t know you But I want you All the more for that Words fall through me And always fool me And I can’t react And games that never amount To more than they’re meant Will play themselves out Take this sinking boat and point it home We’ve still got time Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice You’ll make it now From the movie Once Falling slowly, eyes that know me And I can’t go back Moods that take me and erase me And I’m painted black You have suffered enough And warred with yourself It’s time that you won Take this sinking boat and point it home We’ve still got time Raise your hopeful

Startingup early on PCOS related  problems of 2010 elections Three hours into election 2010, problems aired over the airwaves consists of: 1. PCOS machine batteries running out only after 2 hours. Were we not assured that the batteries will last up to 16 hours? And were we not assured by Meralco that there will be no brown out today? 2. PCOS machine shutting down as in the case of Noynoy Aquino, Presidential candidate. As it was his turn to cast his vote, the PCOS  machine suddenly stops.. only when it came to his turn.. Let's see how these progresses. I am on my way to vote.

How technology seems to be failing the 2010 Philippine elections Being a neophyte in automated elections, the Philippines is  now witnessing the erosion of  public confidence in COMELEC's promise of honest, orderly, and clean elections. Glitch after glitch, the PCOS machine is proving many skeptics of SMARTMATIC's reliability as a an election hardware/software vendor. After all, they have been given ample time, or were they? Thanks or no thanks,  COMELEC seems to be bungling,  as many people predicted.. What is wrong? Was this election designed to fail? What kind of planning strategies did COMELEC prepare? Or is there any plan at all? We have to brace ourselves..  this  country is at the apex of  this very important political exercise. How we behave as a people will spell our doom or our exaltation. Good luck and may God bless all of us! Thanks to this site for the PCOS photo. More comprehensive info on the PCOS machine here .

 Eight Days Away from Philippines 2010 Elections: Voting  Do's and Dont's Yes its just a week away from the 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections. Surrounding this critical  political exercise, worries  remain in the hearts and minds of the voting public. There's a lot of talk  about worst case election scenarios. Take the case of NoEl or "no elections".  Some feel that the elections seems to have been designed to fail. And what about the reliability issue of the PCOS machines; the highly sensitive nature of the ballots and other possible mishaps that could happen during election day at the precint level not to mention  digital or manual transport of the precint level results. It appears that some quarters, to this day,  do not trust COMELEC given its track record of booboos like Garci and Co. We have to remind ourselves that another issue that may have been overlooked even by the candidates themselves is the assurance that votes cast by  their captured vote