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Affilliation
Cool Commercials: Thai “Bank Robbery” Commercial
This one had me ROTFL!
Thank you, Top Charoen Optical! 
Cool Commercials: Burger King Transformers
I actually saw this commercial in LA during my California vacation. Given that me and my friends from the Philippines just watched the movie right before I got to LA, I immediately shared this with them.
For the other pinoys, check out this commercial we missed out on.
Cool Commercials: Halo 3 Mountain Dew
Product advertising has made vast strides in “watchability” since I was a kid, particularly in the Philippines. The problem is, unless it’s on cable (which is mostly localized), we don’t get to see the fun foreign commercials.
If I run into any, I’ll give you guys a heads-up. For now, I’ll start with the one on Halo 3 and Mountain Dew.
Philippine Guild Wars: Eye of the North Launch Party
The Philippines will join the worldwide release of Guild Wars: Eye of the North by having a launch party. The GW:EN Launch “Parteh” will be held at on 2007.08/31, 19:00 (7pm) at EGG Glorietta 4.
The game will be sold on site for PhP2000 (as well as some promo bundles if you want to buy GW:EN with Prophecies/Factions). Some Guild Wars merch (merchandise) will be available either as prizes or for sale.
I’ll most probably get my GW:EN copy on the launch “parteh”, particularly after getting a taste of Gwen from the GW:EN sneak peek weekend.
See ya there.
Tags: Guild WarsInquest Gamer Magazine Discontinued
I just started to play Magic: The Gathering (online) this year. In order to get to a point where I actually started to appreciate the intricacies of the game (hence, have fun), Inquest Gamer Magazine had to be there to prod me along offine. Although it was focused on collectibles, it did give me an idea of how diverse the collectible gaming spectrum is. The budget decks also encouraged me to play and learn how how the different Magic cards can work together, even without a truckload of cash.
To make things worse, it just started getting cheaper. The prices of imported gaming magazines are typically a little prohibitive, and Inquest just began to make the mag really accessible to anyone. Now, of all times, Inquest will be discontinued.
The last issue will be the September 2007 issue. To many collectible gaming fans, this Inquest Gamer Magazine will surely be missed.
Tags: MtGWhat Color are You in Magic: The Gathering?
Take the Magic: The Gathering ‘What Color Are You?’ Quiz.
I’m a bit surprised I turned out to be White ‘coz I normally play using Green/Black.
Perhaps I should rethink my colors…
The Explainer (ANC)
It’s a show from ANC. At first, it seems like a letdown since the title feels so uninspired. Seeing the host try to position himself correctly on the screen and the display behind him doesn’t help. But if you hold on to your patience just long enough for him to start presenting the issue at hand, you’ll quickly find out how well the show’s title describes the essence of the show.
“The Explainer” discusses various issues involving the Philippines, commonly political or economic issues that commonly is the “hot topic of the month”. As a TV host, Manolo Quezon (”The Explainer” himself) appears somewhat ill-at-ease with the camera recording his every word. It’s visually quite awkward. The things coming out of his mouth, however, at top notch. Skipping the visual aspects, you’ll notice that the issues are typically very relevant to the times, the facts are well presented, and as many sides and complexities of the issue is explored. If ever there are guests, the guests (the ones I’ve seen, at least) are highly knowledgeable with the issue and are typically willing to present all sides as they are, regardless of their personal position on the topic. This, plus the fact that Manolo knows how to keep things in track and to ask proper questions to dig deeper or clarify the discussion, makes for a very intelligent show.
Yesterday, the topic was about the “strengthening” of the Philippine peso. Most Filipinos know that currently, we’re experiencing an economic boom, stocks are at a record high, and the peso hasn’t performed this well against the US dollar in years. How does this affect exports, OCW remittances, and alleviating poverty? Is a good Philippine peso versus the US dollar a straightforward indicator of progress as many Filipinos believe (or are made to believe)? The show manages to give a good introduction on this, looks beyond the Philippines and how we fare compared to other countries in the region (is the phonomenon unique to the Philippines? how does our growth compare to the others?), and the guest is very careful with her answers (she even qualifies which of what she says are opinions). Manolo also manages to bring up typical questions the layman may want answered , which makes the whole discussion actually quite accessible to laymen (assuming a certain level of English proficiency).
The show’s title feels uninspired. The host gets occasionally gets awkward, particularly when beside the blue screen. But, by god, it’s a helluvan informative show. Anybody who actually cares or wants to know the different sides, aspects, and complexities of various issues the Philippines is going through would greatly benefit from watching The Explainer do what he does best… explaining.
The Explainer is aired every Tuesday, 18:00 (6pm GMT +8) at ANC (Philippines) with replays on Tuesdays, 23:00 and Saturdays, 10:00.
No tags for this post.Lag! Arrghh!!!
Got 4 losses at Warcraft III this afternoon, 1 of them fair-n-square. 3 of them due to LAG!!!
What’s more annoying is, the lag somehow comes in either when we manage to win a critical skirmish or whenever we have an upper-hand!
Why, network gods?! WHY?!!!!
Tags: Warcraft
