Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony

The 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony was really fantastic to watch. I could not take my eyes off the online live video streaming as I watched the great performance of the Chinese community. Here's a replay of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony just in case you missed it or you want to watch it again. I got this video from YouTube:

Lighting of the Olympic Torch during the opening ceremony


Opening ceremony performance and fireworks


P.S.
Olympic Medal Tally updates available here

Cheap Sunglasses and Designer Frames

I think I need new eyeglasses. Do you know where I can get cheap sunglasses and designer frames? I've been looking online and found some great sources.

I just want something simple but elegant. Maybe rimless eyeglasses just like my father's bifocal eyeglasses. And then I'll buy one of those big framed lightly tinted sunglasses. Those are the hip thing I see around. Sunglasses are generally cheap during this time because summer is basically over.

What about you? Any recommendations where I can buy prescription eyeglasses, cheap sunglasses and designer frames?

PCSO Lotto Schedule of Draws

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) lottery games schedule of draws. Please be guided that this schedule is correct during the time it was posted. If there has been any changes in the lotto draws, please leave a comment to inform me so I can correct it. Thank you.

SCHEDULE BY DAY

Sunday
SuperLotto 6/49

Monday
MegaLotto 6/45
4-Digit Lotto

Tuesday
SuperLotto 6/49
Lotto 6/42
6-Digit Lotto

Wednesday
MegaLotto 6/45
4-Digit Lotto

Thursday
SuperLotto 6/49
6-Digit Lotto

Friday
MegaLotto 6/45
4-Digit Lotto

Saturday
Powerlotto
Lotto 6/42
6-Digit Lotto

Everyday
3-Digit Suertres game
EZ2 Lotto

SCHEDULE BY GAMES

PowerLotto
- draws every Saturday at 9:00 p.m.

SuperLotto 6/49
- draws every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 p.m.

MegaLotto 6/45
- draws every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:00 p.m.

Lotto 6/42
- draws every Tuesday and Saturday at 9:00 p.m.

6-Digit Lotto
- draws every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 9:00 p.m.

4-Digit Lotto
- draws every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:00 p.m.

3-Digit Suertres game
- draws daily, Sunday to Monday, at 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. (mid-day and afternoon) in Visayas and Mindanao and at 9:00 p.m. (evening) in Luzon

EZ2 Lotto
- draws daily, Sunday to Monday at 9:00 p.m.

That's it. Please remember that you can play all of the games anytime. You don't have to wait for the draw day to play it. For example, Philippine 6/42 is played only on Tuesdays and Saturdays, but you can go to your favorite lotto outlet and bet on 6/42 even if it's a Monday or Friday or any day! Good luck!

Where To Stay In Las Vegas

I'm now looking for hotels in las vegas because I'm going there for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. I'm so excited that's why I'm trying to look for a place to stay there this early.

I don't want to stay with my uncle because I know his place is just enough for himself. Good thing that I found this website that offer the finest Las Vegas Hotels at excellent rates. I've read that as many as 25,000 unique visitors go to this site, i4vegas.com to review detailed hotel information, see photographs, compare rates, check availability and finally book their choice of hotels. Yes you can do all of that there - very convenient!

Go check it out.

The Best Y8 Games Ever

Do you like playing flash games at Y8? Have you ever wondered what are the best Y8 games to play? Then here is the answer. I compiled all the best Y8 games from a survey of well, a lot of people.

Listed below are the best Y8 games of all time based on the number of times they were played.

1. Bike Mania On Ice
2. Sponge Bob Square Pants: Dutchmans Dash
3. Conquer Antartica
4. Battlefield General
5. Territory War
6. Mario World
7. Bartender: The Right Mix
8. Heatwave Racing
9. Swords and Sandals 2
10. Ray Part 1
11. Onslaught 2
12. Crazy Flasher 3
13. Dress-up 5
14. Stick Figure Penalty : Chamber 2
15. Dancing Girl Dress Up
16. Avatar Fortress Fight 2
17. Nanny Mania
18. Street Sesh
19. Whack Your Boss
20. Metal Slug Rampage 4
21. Penalty Fever
22. Sewer Run
23. Street Ball Showdown
24. Ultimate Flash Sonic
25. Clear Vision 2
26. Braap Braap
27. Rise of Atlantis
28. Political Duel
29. Real 3D Pool
30. Nail Art Salon
31. Maggie's Bakery: Kitchen Queen
32. Street Sesh 2 - Downhill Jam
33. Lovely Fashion 14
34. Bratz Babyz Fish Tanks
35. Bike Mania
36. Funky Dress-up
37. 4 Wheel Madness
38. Swords and Sandals - Gladiator
39. The Last Stand
40. King of Fighters Death Match

All these games are available at Y8.com

Barack Obama Who?

"The media is blatantly supporting Barack Obama's presidential bid"

I am opposed to this idea. Obama is simply feeding the media with stories while John McCain is just being quiet. Obama is charming everyone with big words and propaganda while McCain is simply boring the media to death - nothing juicy to write about.

However, when it comes to real issues, I think media is giving both men equal time. It's just that Obama is close to being a celebrity with his antics that's why the media writes about him so much, but this does not necessarily mean they are blatantly showing support.

More insights about this topic at UberSpat.

Cabal Online Secret Tricks and Tips

Cabal Online is an MMORPG game. It set in a 3rd person view perspective. Like most games, it includes a PvP system, skill and class system and a guild system. There is also a combo system within its game play. The Combo system allows Cabal Online players to have more effective attacks based on timing. The main aspect of leveling in Cabal Online is quests. Most quests involve moving from one place to another, interacting with NPCs, dungeon quests and kill quests.

The Mythical world of Cabal Online known as Nevareth, has been decimated by an evil entity known as CABAL. Survivors of the destruction were scattered across the landscape. Seven masters rose up, each possessing the ancient art of the Force Power. The masters taught the people of the Nevareth and rebuilt the world. After one year CABAL is planning a return by rearing a child to be the new king of the Nevareth.Cabal Online players take up the role of heroes to battle the CABAL.

Cabal Online's skill system allows players alter their skills completely by paying in-game currency. At every 10th level players must quest to earn special skills: an astral weapon, aura mode, battle mode, combo start or they can choose to upgrade these skills instead of obtaining a new one. The PvP system rewards players with one honor point for besting their opponent but there is a 3 minute limit in which this must be accomplished. The defeated player is automatically sent to the nearest town with no penalties for death.

Here are some very neat tricks and tips for Cabal Online. Please enjoy them. Thank you.

CabalSEA Combo Video Guide


CabalSEA - Fadestep in Combo


CabalSEA - Dash in Combo

The Super Bowl of Rodeo

My uncle in Las Vegas called me up today. He is asking me if I'd want to watch the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (aka NFR) on December with him. He's planning to buy WNFR Tickets soon so he'd want to know if I could join him.

If you don't know what this is all about, well it's actually a premier championship rodeo event. Something like the super bowl of rodeo. Wrangler Jeans is the title sponsor of this 10-day event is organized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. It happens in the first full week of December at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

So what do you think? Isn't this an exiting thing to watch? It isn't common that we get invitations to watch such an awesome event so of course, I said yes to my uncle. I'm really excited to go there for the finals. It will be my first time to attend this one.

I'm looking forward to see some rodeo action in bareback riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping and bull riding. There are also other events to watch during the event. It's gonna be full of adrenalin and I'm planning to make the most out of this experience.

UAAP 71 Second Round Schedule

UAAP SEASON 71 MEN'S BASKETBALL SECOND ELIMINATION ROUND SCHEDULE

9 Aug, Saturday, Ultra
2 pm: ADU vs UST
4 pm: FEU vs ADMU

10 Aug, Sunday, Ultra
2 pm: UP vs DLSU
4 pm: UE vs NU

14 Aug, Thursday, Ultra
2 pm: FEU vs ADU
4 pm: UST vs ADMU

16 Aug, Saturday, Ultra
2 pm: DLSU vs NU
4 pm: UE vs UP

17 Aug, Sunday, Ultra
2 pm: ADU vs ADMU
4 pm: UST vs FEU

21 Aug, Thursday, Ultra
2 pm: UP vs ADU
4 pm: ADMU vs UE

23 Aug, Saturday, Ultra
2 pm: NU vs UST
4 pm: FEU vs DLSU

24 Aug, Sunday, Araneta
2 pm: ADMU vs UP
4 pm: ADU vs UE

28 Aug, Thursday, Araneta
2 pm: UST vs DLSU
4 pm: NU vs FEU

30 Aug, Saturday, Ultra
2 pm: DLSU vs ADU
4 pm: ADMU vs NU

31 Aug, Sunday, Ultra
2 pm: UP vs FEU
4 pm: UE vs UST

4 Sept, Thursday, Araneta
2 pm: ADU vs NU
4 pm: FEU vs UE

6 Sept, Saturday, Araneta
2 pm: UP vs UST
4 pm: ADMU vs DLSU

August 5 Philippine Lotto Results

Lotto 6/42
2 - 7 - 14 - 19 - 24 - 34
Jackpot Prize: 8,377,518.60
There was one lucky winner

Prediction for next draw:
3 - 4 - 14 - 32 - 35 - 39

Other results:
6Digit
2 - 7 - 7 - 1 - 6 - 2

Swertres 2PM
611

Swertres 5PM
092

Swertres 9PM
482

EZ2 Lotto
26 - 10

PowerLotto
52 - 31 - 14 - 24 - 06 - 07

The Story of Hidilyn Diaz

Hidilyn Diaz came from a poor family. Before she started lifting weights, she was carting five-gallon jugs of water to and from her village home. Now, she is one of the Filipino athletes who will be competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and many are hoping that she will bring home the country's first ever gold medal.

In an interview, the 17-year-old athlete says that she will do her best in the competition. Hidilyn Diaz hails from a poor coastal village in Zamboanga. She is the daughter of a tricycle driver has six siblings. She narrates that her "water training" came as a necessity because her home had no running tap water. That was her morning ritual - hauling two five-gallon containers of water for her family's needs.

At age 11, she discovered the colorful barbell discs at a weightlifting gym in Zamboanga that was run by one of her male cousins, which incidentally, was a former national champion.

She narrates, "I got curious so I began lifting." And so that started her career as a weightlifter and achieved a top-three finish at the last Southeast Asian Games.

Ever since, she's been busy training and improving her strength, stamina and endurance. She is expected to compete with Yue Hongmei, a double world champion. Although the favors are on China's bet, the Philippine Olympic delegation head, Mr. Monico Puentavella, says that he is excited because she is the country's first lifter in 20 years and expects her to do better through the years and reach her full potential come 2012 London Olympics.

Let's all pray for her and the rest of the Philippine Olympic delegation. May they all do their best and make their country proud. Mabuhay kay Hidilyn Diaz!

Waking Up From My Credit Card Nightmare

When I started working, the very first thing on my mind was to get myself a credit card and enjoy buying the things I want. It was such an exhilarating experience to have the power to purchase items that my heart desires. When I got approved, I immediately bought a new mobile phone, a personal digital assistant and a lot of other electronic gadgets.

I was working hard so I could buy more stuff and then after a few months, pre-approved credit cards began arriving in my mail. I was surprised and excited. It was an answer to my dreams. Dreams that would later turn into a nightmare.

I was blind and dishonest about my finances and slowly, I sunk into Credit card debt. My income could no longer support my lifestyle and I came very close to Bankruptcy.

I realized that I needed Debt help and I must stop living my extravagant lifestyle. I began to care about my future and more importantly, my reputation to my colleagues, family and friends. I did not want them to know that I'm financially in trouble and don't want their pity.

That's when I tried seeking help online. I studied about Debt consolidation and learned ways on how I can get some Debt relief. In time, I was able to raise my Bills IQ and put myself out of financial and emotional misery.



It took a lot of discipline - controlling my expenses, sticking to a budget and finding freelance jobs. Slowly but surely, I was able to pay my credit card debts in full and live a financially stable life. You too can do it. All it takes is courage, focus and the willingness to learn from your mistakes.

August 8, 2008 Is Lucky For Marriage

Many Chinese couples are keen to tie the knot on the auspicious date of Aug 8, 2008 because eight is considered a lucky number, which brings good fortune and happiness. In addition, the Beijing Olympics will begin on Aug 8.

Marriage registration departments in several districts of Beijing have taken measures to handle an expected increase in registrations on that date.

Beijing couples who wish to have the date 08-08-08 printed on their marriage certificate can file for early registration beginning today, the Beijing municipal bureau of civil affairs said Wednesday. Early applications will also be accepted online between July 7 and Aug 5.

Registration departments will print these marriage certificates in advance.

On August 8, couples can still register in person to receive their marriage certificates.

"Any couple for the registration on the day can fulfill their wishes as long as they successfully make reservations in advance," Li Ziwei, director of the marriage registration department of the bureau, said.

"With the appointments, much time will be saved to handle each registration, from the usual average of 10 minutes to one or two minutes," Li said.

The registration department will also open early on August 8. Couples can walk in beginning at 6 am.

Source: By Xie Chuanjiao | chinadaily.com.cn

A Helpful Mortgage Insurance Calculator

I was browsing the internet yesterday and I was enjoying the various articles about personal finance that I've found. One interesting website that I discovered is this one that features assurance vie hypotheque. They have a great tool in there that can automatically calculate mortgage insurance premiums. It's really handy!

What is mortgage insurance anyway?

Well, for your information, mortgage insurance is often required by the lender to protect it against a loan default by the borrower who makes a low down payment (less than 20% of the sale price for example). If the borrower defaults, the mortgage insurer pays the lender its money and then seeks to recover from the borrower or forecloses on the property. The premium can be paid monthly or in one large payment. (As a corollary, make sure that your lender will cancel the insurance and/or refund unearned premiums if your home equity goes up or you sell the property.) Mortgage life insurance pays off the balance of your mortgage when you die.

Moreover, did you know that a lot of people are not aware that they are allowed to change mortgage insurance without going through the need to modify their current loan? I advise you to spare a few seconds of your time visit this website and compare the insurance rates available on the market.

By entering some values and checking your existing rates, I'm sure you'll be surprised how much money you can save by doing this.

Harry Potter 6 Movie Trailer

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be showing in cinemas soon. Here's now the official movie trailer of HP6. Enjoy!



I'm so excited for this one!

Cheap Digital Photo Frames

Are you looking for cheap a digital photo frame? Then I recommend shopping at Buy.com

They have the lowest prices and the best quality products for everyone. Their specialty store showcases different digital photo frames. They have small sizes from 5.6" and under. They have the normal sizes and they have larger sizes from 9" and up. They also have different frames in various colors and design.

Save some space on your desk or shelves. Use a digital photo frame to show hundreds of pictures. No need to browse through the dusty photo albums anymore. Simple watch your memories flash before your very eyes. Visit their store and buy your digital photo frame now.

Touzoku Board

Are you searching for Touzoku Board? I got curious when I read that in a gaming forum and everyone seems to be looking for it. I don't know what it is but I think it has something to do with a game for Nintendo DS Lite.

Also I searched the Google images for Touzoku Boards and here's one of the relevant pictures that came up. Don't you think it's appropriate?

It's an anime picture. The guy must be the one they call Touzoku. I don't know. Do you know? Please enlighten me. Thanks.

Milk Causes Acne?

In February 2005, the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology sparked a controversy when they released a research study that shows milk contributes to the occurrence of acne.

In a population of 47,000 women, they found that those who drink three or more cups of milk a day are more likely to get acne breakouts. This has become quite a controversy because it has long been believed that food intake does not directly affect acne development. Up to now, this study is still under debate.

In my opinion, whether this is true or not, proper skin hygiene is still necessary to prevent acne. Use products like Zeno and other proven and reliable preventive measures is all it takes to have a clear and smooth skin.

UAAP 71 Overall Basketball Standings

Here is the overall Men's Basketball standings for the UAAP 71. This page will be regularly updated so come back here often. Thanks.

Click here for the Updated Basketball Standings as of August 10

Ateneo Blue Eagles
6 - 1

FEU Tamaraws
5 - 2

La Salle Green Archers
5 - 2

UE Red Warriors
4 - 3

UST Growling Tigers
3 - 4

UP Fighting Maroons
2 - 5

Adamson Soaring Falcons
2 - 5

NU Bulldogs
1 - 6

Last updated:
August 6, 2008

Click here for the Updated Basketball Standings as of August 10

Philippine Lotto 6/42 Results For August 2

The winning numbers for the Philippine Lotto 6 42 are:
13 - 15 - 20 - 28 - 33 - 42

The jackpot prize was 4,137,804.00

There were no winners for this draw.

I'm feeling a bit sick today. Maybe it's because of all the raining and the traffic. I'll be drinking a lot of water and take some fruits so I can get my necessary C's. I hope this doesn't go into a full blown case of fever, colds and coughs. How have you been feeling lately?

Results Stats:
Sum: 151
Odd-Even: 3/3
Low-High: 3/3
Hit Frequency ANP: 1/1/4

Prediction For Next Draw:
4 - 10 - 19 - 25 - 38 - 39

Other lotto results for the day:

6 Digit
0 - 8 - 6 - 0 - 1 - 4

Swertres 2PM
204

Swertres 5PM
695

Swertres 9PM
661

EZ2 Lotto
23 - 13

Suertres Tip For The First Week Of August 2008

Five more months and it's going to be Christmas! Better save up so you'll have lots of money this coming holidays. By the way, here's this week's suertres caricature tip. Another funny strip with secret hints for the lottery draws. Can you see it? Good luck!

Rick Astley and Roderick Paulate Live In Manila

Rick Astley recently held a concert here in Manila and when he was about to sing Never Gonna Give You Up, Roderick Paulate suddenly comes out! This excited everyone for Pinoys know "Dick" as the Rick Astley of the Philippines.

What happened next is got to be one of recent local music history's best moments. Here's a video of what happened that night during the Rick Astley concert here in Manila. Enjoy!