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[19 Feb 2009 | One Comment | ]

The results are in 39,455 or 44.51% out of 88,649 examinees have passed the Philippine Nursing Board Exam. Xavier University is the top school this time. Be back for the list of successful test takers in a few hours.
Update1:Jovie Ann Alawas Decoyna of Baguio Central University topped the board with 89%
Update 2: Here is the list!!NursingCrib.com November 2008 Nursing Board Exam Result
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[19 Feb 2009 | One Comment | ]
And They Let Us Buy Alcohol Only When We Are 18

Glen gave me a heads up of this yesterday. Just when you thought that kids will always be kids you’ll get hit by surprises like this. Alfie Patten is just 13 years old barely in his pubescence but have conceived a child with 15 year old Chantelle Steadman. This has caused an uproar worldwide especially the question of whether little Alfie is indeed the father of Maisie Roxanne.
Sister Talks
According to Alfie’s step sister: “If it wasn’t for him, Alfie wouldn’t be in this situation. When Dad left it tore …

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[11 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

Image from XKCDXKCD is a webcomic that features geeky references to math, science and the stuff that makes the geek inside of us tick. I found this strip that relates to the upcoming Valentine’s Day this Saturday.

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[10 Feb 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
I Was In The Newspaper Last Monday

I was reading the newspaper and saw a picture of an inauguration of one of the streets in our village a few weeks back. I was surprised that I was there. One can barely see my face but I know it was me because I was one of the bystanders at that occasion. In the front was our neighbor, artist Mauro Malang Santos who was with Mayor Sonny Belmonte most of the time while the Mayor just gave me a reluctant handshake. What’s funny is that they forgot to …

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[8 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]
Thinking Aloud: The Stimulus Programs Pinoy Style

Whats the big deal about the economic stimulus program that GMA and her minions are pushing? We are amidst a financial crisis and the people are weary that the stimulus plans (or what people are fond of calling it now “stealmulus”) have a hidden motive.
Filipinos have a culture of mistrust against government officials and that a plan to procure funds from GSIS and SSS is not a funny joke. The working class toil and break their backs to hopefully retire with enough money to last until their death. Again …

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[6 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

Want to make your handwriting your own personalized font? Then try using Your Fonts. The steps are easy as 1,2,3. Download and print the template, then fill up the forms and finally scan it back and upload it to the Your Fonts website. You can try and make crazy fonts and wingdings out of this. Enjoy!
Cross Posted Via Geekothon

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[3 Feb 2009 | 3 Comments | ]

Listen to a pissed-off Christian Bale on the set of Terminator IV or Terminator:Salvation. Here he gives a lengthy litany of bad words to Shane Hurlbut, director for photography for the film. Why? He walked in one of the scenes they were filming and distracted Bale. This sparked Bale’s anger and Hurlbut got the tirade of his life.
Christian Bale got a lot of negative reactions towards this incident. Heck he was even branded as a workplace bully but we must understand that Bale is paid a gazillion for doing …