We found OIL in the Philippines!

Oil facilities off the coast of Palawan, Malampaya (above) which produces natural gas and Galoc oil field which just refined Palawan Light Crude today. (below)

I was watching DZMM Teleradyo a while ago... I was laughing with the antics of Ogie Diaz and Ahwell Paz's radio show "Talakan". Things suddenly stopped for a breaking news and then a live footage from Malacañang, Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced in behalf of the President the discovery of millions of gallons of oil on Galoc oilfield in Palawan, on the Southern tip of Luzon Philippines. This is one great step in alleviating our country's dependence on other OPEC member states for our daily consumption.

See those golden parts on the map? They're said to be rich with you know what! ^_^

“The President is optimistic that this new development will positively impact on the administration's efforts to reduce the country's annual oil importation of US $6 billion, and in turn will also contain the increasing cost of food and other commodities" said Ermita. This is very good news for you and me, those who lived their whole life in this country... at least we have a place to start. They even mentioned that there are unchartered parts in the same area that may produce more as expected. This is going to be called "PALAWAN LIGHT CRUDE" where its first extraction was made at 10:45 a.m. Thursday and was put on transit at 11:20 a.m. to be brought to local oil refineries.

This in turn will increase output of Gasoline which we once thought was not available in our part of the world. Now we can tell em cartels to wait and see if we discover more! Weee!

Rihanna and Chris Brown Live in Manila!

One thing's for sure! I'll be watching this show of course! I'm so ecstatic these world class artists are dropping by the BIG DOME. There are not much details yet but just to see it on ticketworld's website is a confirmation that this is the thing to watch out for. Can't get enough of Rihanna... and can't get enough of Chris Brown... They're probably the best thing since sliced bread! Hahah...

If I would not be able to watch this... I just would not forgive myself ^_^ See yah there ladies!

The Obama - McCain Presidential Debate

Buddies Obama and McCain =) Lolz!

Obama's and McCains... who do you think won this debate? =)
(Photos by AP and Reuters)

I and about millions of people around the world watched the debate of Senator Obama from Illinois and Senator McCain from Florida. I was at the gym (Fitness First), lifting weights and running around as usual... apart from trying to keep my tummy smaller, I watched how these two punch themselves with issues at hand. Everybody wanted to hear their plans about the economy. The analysts from CNN did not leave them alone one bit, while everybody else had their own opinion on the matter and how McCain should deal with this face off... as they say, he's the one who would want to gain from this.

Did he succeed? According to the polls there, he didn't! and in my books he did not gain anything from doing that debate. You know the feeling of having a traditional politician telling you his plans? (it sounded like a tape recorder) and like when he tried to approach that ol' guy in the stands it was not really sincere as I've seen it... (he asked about what they would do to retired people to keep their homes while facing the economic crisis) it was even like "scripted" for him... maybe choosing his own words was dangerous for him as it became insincere. I bet yah he didn't do well in the ratings... I saw those squiggly lines off the debate and it ranged higher when Obama spoke to the public. He on the other hand was calm and collected, I guess confidence was his key.

By more than a 2-1 margin, 65 percent to 28 percent, more people said they found Obama more likable than McCain during the debate. The discussion of an energy bill McCain offered up a two-word phrase that drew a quick reaction from the Obama camp: "You know who voted for it? You might never know. That one," McCain said, pointing to the Senator from Illinois. I think that part was uncalled for and somewhat a little bit personally offensive.

Who do you think won it? Keep em comments coming!

Gadget Advisor : CUTTING THROUGH THE CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES

KUMAGCOW Website Reviews: Gadget Advisor

You sometimes come to a point in your life when you know ZERO about a certain technically advanced device (computer hardware, software, gadgets, tech news) and you have to ask someone who knows about it. This is where Gadget Advisor comes in.

The best of the best products are reviewed, tested and openly available for comments on the site. Handpicked by the site's administrator, you can't go wrong if you plan to purchase devices that are recommended. I read some of the featured gadgets they have on the site.

Do you remember losing your precious TV and entertainment system's remote control and you can't find a replacement for it because it's either unavailable or not manufactured anymore? A fine brand in computer peripherals Logitech launched their own universal remote control. Now we can use this device to most branded DVR's, VCR's, TV's and audio peripherals. Even with the range of media players in the market, Gadget Advisor recommends DViCo TViX M-6500A network media player. This is the best one reviewed. It supports WMV9, WMV-HD, DIVX, XVid, HDV, MKV, H.264, VOB (DVD layouts), ISO, MP3, WMA, FLAC, WavPack, PCM, DTS so you would not get tired of playing anything the whole year round. This is one perfect gift for your tech savvy husband this yuletide season. I better get one myself! Haha!

The site also has some pretty interesting reviews for online backup services. The recommendation for Mozy Pro as the premier one is nice because they never held back in telling readers what pro's and con's the other services had. This brand was better in terms of data transfer speed, software features and service capabilities. Who wouldn't want to make jobs easier anyway right? So if you plan to get to know what to look for the next time you visit electronic shops and purchase the best one for your home, make sure you pass by Gadget Advisor. You'll never go wrong!