Ms. Janina San Miguel – Bb. Pilipinas winner

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Well, many are condemning her because of her wrong grammar/ wrong english but the question is – is correct grammar / good english a must for a beauty pageant? She joined a beauty pageant not a grammar contest. Although, in beauty contest you need brains but it doesn’t equate that if you have poor grammar you are already “bobo” .

I posted this topic in the social issue because this is a social problem. We look at people who could speak fluently in english so high and mighty! Guest, what! It is a possibility that it is the only area that person is good at. It show how colonial mentality we are.

Personally, i cannot connect her answer to the question but maybe the judges have seen the true beauty and intelligence of Ms. Janina San Miguel.


Naruto Shippuuden Video

Naruto Shippuuden is the continuation of the TV series Naruto.The story is 2 1/2-3 years after the last Naruto TV series. They are older and slightly more mature now. But still the main goal of Naruto is the same, to save Sasuke / Saske from Orochimaru. The story also focuses on the Akatsuki, a group of ninja who want to use the power of the Kyuubi (tailed demon). Naruto is a Jinchuurki (person that have a kyuubi sealed in their body) because of this the Akatsuki is after him.

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NARUTO SHIPPUUDEN 1-2 VIDEO.

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Merck to pay $650 Million Dollar as settlement.

Merck will pay the US government the sum of $650 million dollar as a settlement for allegedly failing to pay proper rebates for Medicaid and giving medical providers illegal remuneration to promote their product.

Gee, i hope this is applicable here in the Philippines. Although there is a generic law and also there is a proposed cheaper medical bill, this bill does not have enough teeth to outlaw the practice of Pharmaceutical company to give incentives to medical practitioner’s who promotes their product not base on the effectiveness but on the rebates he/she earns. I’m not saying that they are all like this but there are some who do this.

HD-DVD is Dead

The long battle has ended. Blu ray wins the format wars. After Warner Warner Brothers announces that it will stop supporting HD-DVD and will only release in Blu-ray, the down fall of HD-DVD was eminent. Netflix has also supported blu ray by phasing out support to HD-DVD. Best Buy recommends Blu ray disc in it’s store. And the final nail in the coffin is the announcement of Wal-Mart to only support Blu-ray by June 2008.

So, what’s into it for the Philippines? Don’t be surprise if you find muc cheaper HD-DVD player in the market and cheap HD-DVD disc. Don’t bother to buy them it is not worth it anymore.

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