Ichigo’s hollow form in this video is soooooo epic. Can’t wait to see the entire thing!

Boyce Avenue
First up we have Boyce Avenue. According to the emcees, they have over 160,000,000 hits on Youtube and there’s a good reason why they have those views. These guys are really good singers and they were able to connect with the crowd quite well. When they sang their popular covers like Bleeding Love, they had everyone jumping up and down and screaming like giddy teenagers. However, for people who don’t really follow them it was kinda boring. Personally I found them entertaining but only during their cover songs. I literally zoned out when they were doing originals.

Jabbawockeez
Next up is what I consider to be the best act for the evening. The Jabbawockeez brought the house down with their funny, entertaining, dramatic, and flawless routines. They are literally poetry in motion and I never imagined in my life that I would enjoy a dance concert so much, haha! There’s a reason why these guys won ABCD and now I know why. They just have insane skills! I loved their “Apologize” and “Transformers” routines and I hope they visit Manila more often. I’ll definitely make it a point to watch them as long as they change up their routines every now and then. It will probably get boring if they keep doing the same thing over and over.

There was also one part in the act where they brought up a girl from the crowd and they danced for her using the Little Mermaid OST “Kiss the Girl”. That was just hilarious! Another favorite would definitely when they did the tribute for Michael Jackson. A major plus factor for them was that several members of the crew were actually Filipinos. This definitely got the crowd more rowdy especially when the guys finally took their masks off. Two thumbs of to Jabbawockeez! You guys definitely rock!

Kris Allen
And of course we have American Idol Season 8 winner Kris Allen. He’s an awesome singer but I think he still needs to improve on his performance and his song list. Most of his songs that are well-known are mostly from his numbers on American Idol.

He started pretty strong with Heartless but he then went on to do songs that I’ve never heard of before. This was kinda a let down since people were really excited to watch him perform his major hits from Idol. After 2-3 of originals though he’d do one AI number. Personally the highlight for me and Mich was his performance of Fallin’ Slowly. To those who don’t know, I proposed to Mich with this song, hahaha. For more of that you can check our engagement blog.

Kris Allen singing Fallin’ Slowly at Music Fest 2010, Philippines

It’s a good thing that Kris finished strong though. His last two songs were “Live like we’re dying” and “Ain’t No Sunshine”. Both these songs got the crowd really excited and I had to cover my ears every now and then because of the insane mob of girls screaming all over the place, hahaha.

Over-all we liked the concert but it could definitely have been done much better. Jabbawockeez were the saving grace for the night and if they weren’t there I would feel really bad for spending P3160 for my silver tickets. It’s a good thing I decided not to get the Gold/VIP tickets. =_=

In a last attempt to kill everyone with him, Danzo uses some sort of a self destruct technique which is really bloody. Apparently it’s a vacuum-based skill which sucked all opponents near to him which would force them to die together with him. Weird skill. Here’s a screenshot of the aftermath:

Fortunately though Sasuke and Madara were able to escape it. Now they plan to move on to attack Konoha.

In the other part of the issue, Sakura tries to leave her team and go after Sasuke herself. She tries to use a bomb of sorts to escape but Sai stops her and the groups tries to reason with her that they should go as a team. This girl is really weird and is in for a brutal death. I mean, Sasuke killed Karin. He can easily take down Sakura if he wanted to as well.

Personally this issue is a major milestone because it shows two things about Sasuke:

1. He is insanely powerful to the point that he can kill Danzo with his multiple Izanagis.
2. He is insanely evil because he does not hesitate to kill his friends and allies.

Can’t wait to see how Naruto will deal with his former best friend.

Can’t wait to watch this on the big screen! July 2, 2010. Rawr!

Waukster Weight Loss System
1. Look yourself in the mirror and find a reason why you need to lose weight. The best reason ever though is that you’ll die young if you don’t start getting fit. Other than that, there’s the insecurity aspect which will literally stop you from having a social life. Personally my reason was that I wanted to live a bit longer and I wanted to look good for my wedding (which is in a few months).

2. After finding your reason, you need to come up with what weight loss system you’re going to use. Here’s my problem with crash diets and meal replacements – they are short lived programs that won’t work in the long term. I tried using meal replacements and it worked for a time but eventually you will really look for solid food, haha. Come up with something that you can do in the long term.

3. In terms of food intake, here’s what I’m currently doing now. I do calorie counting, eat tons of veggies, and try to avoid carbs as much as possible, especially during dinner. I eat small portions in between. Yes, granola bars and apples are now my best friends, hehe. The math is pretty simple: if you burn more calories than what you get then you lose weight.

4. Now that you’ve toned down on eating and you’re conscious of what you eat because you’re counting calories, you’re on to the next step which is the dreaded “E” word. Exercise. You can’t escape it. You have to do it because this is probably a long term thing which you can do. There are a lot of exercise weight loss programs but just make sure that it’s cardio and you have fun doing it. I tried light jogging and walking on treadmills but eventually got bored so I moved on to badminton (which was fun). Now I’m thinking of going back to playing Judo.

If you have a good reason to lose weight and you have a long term strategy for it, then it’s only a matter of time before you get into shape. I’m still far away from my ideal goal but I’m very happy with the progress. I’ll be exerting more effort to lose weight in the coming months and hopefully I can trim down another 50 lbs. before my wedding this coming August.

Wish me luck guys!

wi-tribe uses 4G because it is the future of broadband technology the entire world is moving towards.

4G (Fourth Generation) is the class of technologies that delivers hi-speed broadband and multimedia services and applications.

In contrast, 3G is voice technology that is being used for some internet applications like small screen applications and casual surfing.

Facts about 4G in a broadband application:

4G is broadband that delivers true wired speeds without wires.
4G is faster because it has more bandwidth.
4G is completely portable so you can enjoy it in your office, so you can bring it to your favorite coffee-shop, or your hang out.
4G is 3 times faster than 3G technology.
4G is the preferred broadband technology that will give you the richer, pleasurable internet experience you truly deserve.

I was able to find a wi-tribe promotional booth in Greenhills Theater Mall and I was able to use one of their demo units. I was under the impression that they’d be selling USB dongles like SMART Bro or Globe Tattoo. Much to my dismay though they were only offering a plug-and-play wireless modem which was kinda big and bulky. The good thing about this though is that you can use the modem anywhere in the Metro. Just plug the cable to your PC and power adaptor and then you can log-in and go online. Their starter package costs 900+ monthly for a 1MBPS connection. Note though that there is a 2 year lock-in period.

I decided against buying one since I already have a pretty stable PLDT connection at home. I was considering trying their service if they offered mobile USB modems but apparently it will take them a few more months before they can roll those kind of products out.

If anyone here owns a Wi-Tribe account, please do share your experience so far below in the comments section.

Anyway, here’s the trailer. It’s a bit short but it pretty much gives you an idea of what you’re facing. It’s a big kick ass spiritual dragon that breathes lightning.

Thoughts?

To fund the project, Gordon lays out several options and back-up plans available:

He also mapped out a plan to fund a $1.7 billion (or P85 billion) project to give 17 million students a Kindle
To fund the Kindle project, Gordon said plans to cut down on corruption, which amounts to about 300 billion pesos.

If this does not work, he plans to improve mining, an industry reportedly worth $1-trillion, to give additional funding for the free e-book reader project.

If both do not work, Gordon said the quickest way to raise funds is through a “text for education” campaign, where P0.50 from every 2 billion text messages will be used to fund teacher’s salaries and the Kindle project.

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Gordon strikes me as a politician who really has a strong will and is the type that will get things done. I know he is tactless and gets angry fast but the programs he’s presenting are actually quite fascinating. I mean come on… I never imagined a candidate would actually present the idea of giving away free Kindles. Hahaha!

The only problem with this program is that due to the poverty, the Kindles will probably get sold or stolen. Hopefully there’s a contingency for this.

Again, let me just say that I’m not voting for Gordon just yet. It’s just that he really got a lot of pogi points for his performance during the debate.

Author’s Note: This is re-posted from New Media Philippines

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“It’s 0.5-inches thin, weighs just 1.5 pounds. Thinner and lighter than any netbook. 9.7-inch IPS display.” – Steve Jobs

Man, can’t wait to find out when this will be sold in the Philippines and how much it will be sold for.

UPDATE: iPad will be sold for $499. Roughly 24,000 pesos. Whoa. Expect it in the Philippines by June.

Interesting that she kicked Chun-Li’s and Guile’s ass. Hahaha! Definitely interested to try using her when Super Street Fighter IV is available for the PS3.