NBA Live 07: What game?

Shifting to some tech discussion, pardon for the shift in focus. I have always been a fan of sports games in the PC. And ever since I got hooked in them, I always bought EA Sports titles. Over the years, EA Sports games had their ups and downs whether they be on...
The otaku commune and niche marketing

The otaku commune and niche marketing

I have been contributing in our company’s marketing efforts (as associate and occasionally acting brand man) for almost a year now and I would have to say that the experience has broadened my perspective somehow. And it was quite an experience being under one of...
Call center con-text

Call center con-text

Thanks to J. Angelo for his insight regarding my previous post. It is quite true that one of the problems that Philippine-based call centers face is the crop of young graduates who are really capable of communicating with customers. As M.A.K. Halliday has proposed in...

Quit frontin’ wid dat call center voice

I do not quite know how to take a position on the quality of English language speakers here in the Philippines. One of my professors have always posed that question during and after classes. He has this observation that Filipino English speakers nowadays have better...

Buzzard: “Emo” is a misspelled bird

Emo. I have noticed in a few blogs (college students from UP, Christ, the humanity!) the use of emo to describe the state of angst. Emo, as a word (disputed as clipped form of “emotional” or “emotionally-driven hardcore punk”), came from its...