Archive for July, 2008

Christian Bale’s Last Name Should Be Changed to Bail

This is just a quick post which reflects some of my silly thoughts as a person.  Yeah I can be silly at times. Christian Bale (Batman, The Dark Knight) was arrested on charges of assault before the premiere night of The Dark Knight in London, England.  I have blogged about this last night in my [...]

Oversupply of Nurses in the Philippines Largely Contributes to the Philippine Unemployment Rate

My wife and I were discussing Nursing trends and issues last night and one of the topics we dealt with was the oversupply of nurses in the Philippines. The discussion was prompted by her batchmates in college comlaining about the difficulty of finding job opportunities for nurses or nursing graduates. This was no longer a [...]

Custom Shirts as Giveaways

I was actually thinking of giving away custom t-shirts this Christmas to friends in the blogosphere as part of my celebration of the Holiday Season. As I’ve written before, this is one of the small businesses I own and operate here in Ilocos Norte – custom t-shirt printing.  I admit though that this year is [...]

Fixing Image Alignment Problems and Errors in WordPress 2.6

After discussing in brief what to expect in WordPress 2.6 in the article “WordPress 2.6 Stable Release: Will you Upgrade?” and some of the immediate problems encountered just after upgrading to WordPress 2.6 in relation to image alignment, here comes a possible fix to this error in WordPress programming.  Yes, the developers of WordPress should [...]

Common Diseases and Health Conditions During the Rainy Season

Knowing that the Philippines is frequently visited by typhoons (or cyclones), it is advisable to know the common diseases and health conditions that can be acquired or developed during rainy days. The rainy season in the Philippines is one period where many Filipinos get sick. Usually, these illnesses are water-borne.

Tags: common diseases and [...]

Can You Afford a Lawsuit?

Personally, I hate the judiciary system of the Philippines. I’ve seen (and had some experiences) legal cases in different levels and was not happy about the results. Some could say money talks big time in the court rooms. Sorry to lawyers and judges who might be reading this article but I hate [...]

Typhoon Helen Hits Ilocos Norte and My Bloglife is Doomed

After the wrath of Typhoon Frank, which ravaged the Visayas regions last month, Typhoon Helen hit my home province, Ilocos Norte. Typhoon Helen was not as strong as Typhoon Frank but it still affected everybody’s lives. Too bad, the Philippines is situated in a typhoon belt so Filipinos like this blogger should expect [...]

WordPress 2.6 Stable Release: Will You Upgrade?

After testing the WordPress 2.6 Beta 3 release, which caused problems with my TinyMCE, here comes WordPress 2.6 stable release ready for download. If you are still using either one of the Beta releases of WordPress 2.6 (Beta 1, Beta 2 or Beta 3), read these test results.

Tags: personal, Technology, WordPress, WordPress 2.6 Upgrade, WordPress [...]

Excessive Cell Phone Use Could Cause Brain Tumor/Cancer

If you are a heavy cell phone (or cellphone) user, you might want to curb your addiction to cell phones especially if you’re using it mainly for calling and texting is only secondary.  Cell phone use is inevitable in modern societies, I admit.  We use them everyday to call the office, our loved ones, our [...]

Miss Universe 2008 Winners

if you are looking for the Ms. Universe 2008 winners and results, here is the link. My internet connection was down the whole day and I failed to update my sites as soon as possible -> Ms. Universe 2008 winners (including some pictures)

Tags: beauty contest, beauty pageant, Society

Research Shows That Gay Men Have Brains Similar to Women

Here is a good topic for Nursing research. This is just a recommendation and the study does not apply to everyone and may not be conducted everywhere due to some constraints.
One of the Nursing researches I have handled in Ilocos Norte is on homosexuality. A group of undergraduate students asked me for a good [...]

All Life is a Stage

Back in high school and college, one my most beloved talents was writing scripts for stageplays, be it drama or comedy. For whatever reason, I took up mathematics as my major then focused on programming and research later. Even at this point in life, I don’t know my real role. All the [...]