Manny Pacquiao and the HP TouchPad with WebOS
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 28th, 2011“HAHA!! Millions of hits!”
Let’s give away a Samsung Corby II
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 27th, 2011Yay! Big raffle time. We’re giving away a Samsung Corby II smartphone. It isn’t a Samsung Galaxy S II, but it’s still a damn good phone.
Contest Rules:
1. Leave a comment to enter the raffle. The comment should be an answer to this: Complete the following: “True love is ___________.”
2. You can leave as many answers as you like.
2. Please leave a valid email address so that I can get back to you if you win.
3. This contest is open till Friday, July 1 2011 11:59 PM.
4. This contest is open nationwide. If you live outside Metro Manila and win, you will need to pick up the prize / have someone get it for you with proper authorization.
5. We’re using a web randomizer to choose.
6. If you already won a Samsung Corby II in a previous blog contest being run at this time, you can’t win anymore =)
7. If for some reason there are contentions / issues with the contest, I reserve the right to take appropriate actions. All decisions are final.
HTC ChaCha: The Facebook phone you’ve been waiting for! (Part II)
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 27th, 2011
This is the second part of a two part series. Part I can be found here.
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Kick Ass Department of Tourism Ad
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 23rd, 2011
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Apparently this is not a fake campaign. It’s blooming with awesomeness and controversy, I wasn’t too sure if it was indeed material from the DOT. But it is. This is a part of a series launched by the DOT and SMART and will be all over the place soon. To fully appreciate this ad, you need to see the fine print at the bottom:
** This value driven campaign promotes the Philippines to its own people, many of whom opt to travel abroad unaware of their country’s beauty. “Tara na” means let’s go.
As to whether I only need to pay PHP 4,050.00 for a round trip ticket, that I am not sure. But I guess that’s not the point, is it?
I also highly doubt its meant to belittle Thailand. For generations, Thailand has fast become a major backpacking route for Europeans as it is part of the banana pancake trail. This trail is a rite of passage for Europeans. How can we possibly compete with a backpacking tradition?
Maybe it’s time to start new traditions.
What a brazen ad. What a HUGE improvement from the previous failed campaigns. This one doesn’t speak softly. And it may even carry a big stick.
Net of it all, it’s brilliant. It’s viral. It’s controversial. I love it.
Samsung Galaxy S II: Best smartphone for 2011?
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 21st, 2011
N.B. You can pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S II by following these instructions. Retail price is PHP 29,990. Discounted price is PHP 26,990.
For the past three weeks I’ve been playing with both the prototype and the actual unit of Samsung’s lastest Android gem, the Galaxy S II. I first got to hold the device back in Mobile World Congress ’11 in Barcelona and it is, without doubt, the most highly anticipated smartphone in the Android universe because it’s simply mind blowing.
This phone deserves to be reviewed from two perspectives: (1) as the successor to the first Samsung Galaxy S which was also highly popular and (2) from the perspective of an Android device and how it compares to the competition.
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Samsung Galaxy S II Preorder Discount Details (Discounted Price P26,990 )
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 19th, 2011
Thank you to everyone who joined the previous contest. So, exactly how much is the Samsung Galaxy S II? The phone will retail in Manila with an SRP of P29,990. Congratulations to the following winners:
1. Nina
2. PauLorenzo
3. Desrei P. Balla
Thanks for leaving a valid email address. The PR agency of Samsung will give send you details on how to claim your prize.
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PREORDER MECHANICS
Father’s Day + Nintendo + Legend of Zelda for 3DS + Robin Williams
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 18th, 2011This odd combination actually works. Happy Father’s Day =)
My Dive Gear
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 16th, 2011So Lilliane started this so I decided to follow with my own list of dive gear. I’ve divided the list into skin diving gear, SCUBA gear and underwater camera gear.
Skin Diving Gear
Black SCUBAPRO Spectra Mask
The current mask I’m using now. I like the black skirts instead of transparent ones because it gives less distractions when taking photos. This mask was a gift to me by Chie!
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A Hunt for the Rhinopias
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 13th, 2011Over the weekend I took part in an event loosely coined as the ‘Hunt for the Rhinopias.’ As a diver and a photographer, it’s the latter that urges me on to keep diving because of the sheer challenge of underwater photography as a hobby. Before taking photos underwater, I’d scoot through a dive site in 45 minutes. When I started photography, our dives turned to a slow crawl as we explored every square inch of the reef to find shrimps, crabs, slugs and other critters.
Our gear on display for the Rhinopias photo hunt.
There was word circulating among the divers that a yellow Rhinopias frondosa, more commonly known as the Weedy Scorpionfish or the Popeye Scorpion has been spotted in a dive site called Red Rocks in Anilao, Batangas. The Rhinopias is extremely rare and there happened to be one in Anilao sitting on the reef at 30 ft deep. At that depth, we spent two dives of 80 minutes each, taking turns to photograph this rare scorpionfish that is camouflaged to look like a yellow patch of sea kelp.
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Animal Cruelty. You don’t do this to your pet.
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 13th, 2011
UPDATE IV: PAWS posted their case filed against Jerzon on their FB wall
UPDATE III: Jerzon is not an employee of said car company. He was a student on OJT. He has already finished his OJT with the company. Confirmed through sources within company.
UPDATE II: He will be sued by PAWS.
UPDATE: He said sorry.
A million pardons. I don’t usually write about things like this but it really sickens me to see pet owners mistreat their pets. A guy named Jerzon Senador has posted rather disturbing photos of his puppy clipped to the sampayan to dry after a bath. The photos are on Facebook.
I’m a dog lover myself — we have one Hondo Vicente (um, please like his fan page!), and he’s spoiled to death at home. If you can’t take care of a dog, don’t bother getting one!
The kid obviously has no idea of the gravity of this act, along other people who have left comments. There’s nothing “cute” about it. To date, a number of online pet lovers have already covered this and sent in reports to animal welfare groups such as PAWS.
As the guy seemingly works for a leading motor company where I have friends, I’ll have a word with some of the bosses. Actually, forget this. If you do a Google search for his name …
To those wondering, what he just did is punishable by Republic Act No. 8485 (The Animal Welfare Act of 1998). It is “unlawful for any person to torture any animal.” The fine is 6 months to 2 years imprisonment / fine ranging fromm ₱1,000 to ₱5,000.
There is already a hate page on Facebook. Bloggers and people on the FB wall have posted professional info such as his Work Detail which is why I found it prudent to already send a message to his employers before shit hit the fan. It’s not to save his face. It’s to ensure that the company is aware that they have a situation involving their employee and whether they act on it or not is completely up to them.
LG Optimus Black at PHP 19,990.00
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 10th, 2011
LG has been in the habit of churning out decent Android devices the past couple of months. The new Optimus Black P970 is no exception. Running on Android OS 2.2 (upgradable to 2.3) the Optimus Black can be defined as a decent looking smartphone that gets the job done. It’s main selling point is the NOVA display technology making this smartphone shine the brightest while saving power. LG claims that this NOVA tech is more efficient than AMOLED / LED screens which is an obvious stab at Samsung’s Galaxy line.
