March 2008
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03.29.08War of the Day: Mandapat vs. Fongwan
Cartoon source: Hindu BusinessOnline
Word war. Word war. We love us some word war between top government officials in the region hehe. The issue appears to be whether public utility vans (FX?) should be banned in Kennon Road. Mandapat has banned them. Fongwan objected to the ban.
We honestly don’t know who is right here. But shouldn’t the ban be based on how heavy or how big/bulky a vehicle is? Not whether it is public or private?
If we remember correctly, and we may be wrong, trucks and public buses were first banned in Kennon mainly because they’re either too big or too heavy and their size/weight will affect the “safeness” of Kennon Road.
Now, if public utility vehicles are really just like private vans in terms of size and weight, then what’s the rationale for banning them that doesn’t apply to private vehicles? But as we said, we haven’t really delved into this issue to know who got it right in this debate. Maybe some of you can enlighten us.
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03.28.08On the Go!
If you are like me, you would have moved like fifty times already. Yup, I’m almost like a nomad because I just kept on moving from one housing accommodation to another or from one place to another. Kind of silly, really, but that’s me.
Now, if you got to move to another place, a challenge for you would be getting people to help you move. After all you cannot, by yourself, move your couch, your refrigerator, the three bulky desks you inherited from your mom, the heavy four-in-one exercise machine you bought after watching those silly informercials, as well as your countless other worldly possessions.
So what do you do? Well, shop around for a moving company of course. If you are in California, you might want to check out MovingOrbit.com particularly its section on California movers. You can reserve online and get a 10% discount. You can get free quotes too which should help you compare your different options.
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03.28.08Department of Shameless Self-Promotion
Crossposted at From the Boondocks:
Ay kakabsat ken kakailiyan, hehe, i-promote ko man daytoy barbaro nga blog ko. I felt guilty and silly writing sponsored posts in this blog and in our other blog so I decided to come up with a new blog where I can do sponsored posts shamelessly. Eh dahil malapit na din ang Olympics and one of my first ever writing assignment years ago is to do an Olympic story so I decided to come up with The Olympian Blog.
I need your feedback on how to improve it further. It is still a work in progress so all suggestions, criticisms, etc. are welcome. Can I also shamelessly beg for a love link from your blogs? I will link back of course hehe.
Visit our newest blog here and fire away. Thanks, friends.
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03.28.08Finance Genius
Are you looking for a web site where you can find various finance-related information such as Auto, Mortgage, Credit, Insurance, Student Loan, and Budgeting? Then you might want to check out FinanceGenius, an online resource that helps provide you with information that should help you make well informed decisions. If you are wondering about what Gap Insurance means for instance, then you can check out this section which would tell you more about it. Nice, eh?
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03.27.08Visiting Budapest?
Are anyone of you visiting Budapest, the capital city of Hungary? I’m sure you already know that Budapest is the city where the Danube River flows (take note that Hungarians call it Duna) and where health and thermal spas are abundant.
Anyways, if you are visiting Budapest, instead of staying in a hotel which you usually do when you travel, why not check out the Budapest holiday rental being offered by Apartments in Budapest?
Check out their amenities section here which tells us that they have wireless internet. This means, of course, that you can continue to visit this blog even if you are in Budapest enjoying the spas and the Danube River cruise.
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03.26.08State of Affairs
Image credit: Imagezoo.comThe above cartoon illustrates the state of affairs in Mt. Province where political forces are fighting to determine who should temporarily fill up the congressional position of the departed Rep. Victor Dominguez.
We have already said the things we have to say on this matter here and here. But here’s the latest developments according to a report by Dexter See. Let’s take the claims of both sides with a grain of salt.
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03.26.08I’m Kinda Confused
Medyo hindi ko maintindihan kung ano ang relasyon ng noodle factory sa gulay. What ingredients do they exactly use to make noodles? Isn’t it mostly starchy products like cassava, rice, etc. Maybe they can use potatoes and carrots to make noodles? What about cabbages, green pepper, sayote, etc?
Anyways, just asking because I don’t really know. Maybe some of you know how noodles are manufactured from highland vegetables.
Noodle factory seen to further improve vegetable industry of Benguet
BAGUIO CITY, March 25 (PNA) — An official of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) on Monday said the proposed P10-million noodle factory to be built in Benguet Province will further boost the vegetable industry in the area which became a very viable export since five years ago.NEDA assistant regional director Leon Dacanay said the factory will help the industry in terms of more stabilized prices of vegetables, generation of local jobs and assurance of ready market for farmers’ bumper harvests.
Records show that it was Dacanay in 2005 which made the assessment that a factory which makes use of the great volume of vegetables grown yearly in Benguet will further fortify the excellent agriculture sector in the locality.
In that year, the NEDA official likened the establishment of a tomato paste factory in Ilocos Norte in the late 1970’s when farmers were able to sell their produce even during the peak vegetable season.
Records show that tomato is so adopted to the soil and climate of that province that during summer, tomato farmers sell their hundreds of tons of tomatoes at bargain prices because of the oversupply.
Dacanay said the factories which serve as processing plants for the bumper harvests of the farmers normally stabilize prizes throughout the year even the “off-season” of the products like some vegetables which would not be grown during rainy season except in greenhouses. (PNA)
UPDATE: Hehe. I’m no longer confused. Apparently, Benguet State University has come up with a method to produce “veggie noodles”. Read more about it here.
