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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

One More Reason To Be Vigilant Come May 2010 Elections Phone jammers.

My daughter's friend Faye is running her own Pre-School within the Mandaluyong- Ortigas Center area. Prior to working abroad, my daughter used to run it with her. It wasn't easy in the beginning and remains more so now. Competition is tough. Large companies, setting up their own day care with pre-schooling facilities are becoming a trend. Not to mention that pre-schools are sprouting all over the place, one in every corner. And if you're one who is concerned with that right now, the best thing to do is research. Due diligence will allow you to evaluate which is what  and where is who. If not for your child, perhaps for a grandchild, a nephew or a niece or even for a friend's child, school must always be "right". Since "right" is a relative word here are some tips on what to look for; and match it with what you want and what you need. 1. How many teachers to number of students? 2. What is its reputation? Too expensive, uncaring staff, etc. 3

 If you need help in converting waste to energy try N-Viro I wouldn't wish what happened to us even to my worst enemy. Parts of our country was devastated with Typhoon Ondoy flooding in September of 2009. Most of Metro Manila, including the city where I live, Marikina,  was almost totally submerged in muddy flood waters. It was rumored that the flooding was not really caused by the rains from the typhoon. Some say that the untimely release of water from the dams, located in Northern Luzon,  all four of them,  caused the overflow down spiraling to Central Luzon, and then on to the National Capital Region;. What was not said by the authorities? The water was accompanied mostly by waste from the overflowing  landfills situated in the Eastern portion of Metro Manila. I saw with my own eyes, the mind-boggling  amount of garbage that wreaked havoc into the homes located in Provident Village, where our home was.. stinky and dirty muddy flood waters. Could it have been possible that