Opinions and Writings
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
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 the...
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 original use as the name...
Critical discourse analysis and blogging
Hmm... Why have I not thought about it? Okay. I have graduate with a BA in English Studies: Language from UP focusing on Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as an attempt to specialization. A few professors thought (I hope they still think) that my undergraduate thesis...
Yahoo! is still bringing it on with Mail Beta
I seldom use my Yahoo! Mail due to my Gmail advocacy. Two days after typhoon Milenyo ravaged the Metro and a day after power got restored, I finally got to boot my PC and use some Net time. Lo and behold when I check my Yahoo Mail! They have got Beta. Seems like they...
Lasers and silicone chips
Just came in from INQ7.net. Intel has recently developed a breakthrough chip that would use lasers instead of wires to transfer data. According to Intel, this would enable them to produce cheap but powerful processors in the future. Wow. I have been observing the...
Stepover nutmeg
When I was still active playing football, I really loved using stepover nutmegs to get past defender. That and rocastles. In any case, nutmegs usually provide the most effective results. Either I succeed in fake them or they miss tackles and clip me instead. Free...