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Attack of the Computer Geeks.

carlo balicas — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:14:58 +0000

Do you have any idea what a geek is? Of course you do. Geeks are those type of people that are somewhat “obsessed” with something any other people wouldn’t bother about in the first place. Geeks are one of the stereotypes of our society, and unfortunately, they are considered somewhat at the “end” of the food-chain.

And to add to that, Geeks are those type of people that are prone to “predators” – the jocks, varsity player, and the rock star guy.

But this time around, geeks are on the top – they may even be the ones who created/ manufactured your computer you’re currently working on right now.

So what is a Geek anyway? According to wikipedia;

“The word geek is a slang term, noting individuals as “One who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things including those of intellectuality, electronics, etc.”

It may be considered that being a labeled as a geek is a “loser” thing. But recently, a lot of people have been embracing” geekiness” (is there such a word?) and converting it to “coolness” (here I go again ).

Consider Steph of Stephthegeek.com. Well, she is a alright, but you have to admit that she takes away the “loser look” of a geek in her own stylish way.

And of course, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are geeks way back during their childhood – and yet, they are considered as the “cool guys”. C’mon, creating two remarkable computer companies/ OS that is used virtually by everyone around the world? That is cool alright.

How about you? Do you think geeks are cool or not?

How to make a Spam Musubi.

carlo balicas — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:09:14 +0000

Do you know what a Spam Musubi is?

Well, if you have any idea of what a sushi is (or what it looks like for that matter) as well as what a Spam is (nope, not the Spam e-mails you have in your inbox, I’m referring to the food), then you will have an idea of what a Spam Musubi is.

Right from the name itself, Spam Musubi is a kind of food similar to a sushi but with a twist; its main ingredient is, well, you guessed it, Spam!

What is interesting with Spam Musubi is that, its actually a popular snack food/ lunch food in Hawaii. The Spam Musubi is composed of a block of rice and grilled spam wrapped in a piece of Nori. It looks cool actually, and i bet it tastes good too!

Anyone can make their own Spam Musubi in their kitchen. Do you want to know how to make your very own Spam Musubi? Check out the video below. Surprise your friends about your newly discovered food; Spam Musubi!

Whale jumping over a boat! (No Joke!)

carlo balicas — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:38:01 +0000

When I saw the headline regarding this story, I wasn’t shocked at all. But upon reading again the headline, I quickly realized that a “whale” is a big mammal that can really give a huge impact on a boat, literally.

So I checked out the article and what I found something that is shocking; a video of a whale actually jumping over a boat, and its for real!

The “whale jump” happened off the coast of Africa, and apparently, the whale jumped over the boat because it felt “attracted” to it. Talk about “love at first sight…err.. jump”.

As the whale jumped over the boat, neighboring sailors managed to snap a few pictures. Fortunately for the boat as well as the boat owner, Ralph Mothes, no one was hurt. The boat obviously got damaged like snapped matchsticks but fortunately, the boat managed to keep floating.

Check out the report by CBS about this whale jumping over a boat video.

The moral of the story? If you intend to watch whales in their natural habitat, be sure that you ARE NOT ON THEIR WAY.

Toy Story 3 – A happy movie for everybody!

carlo balicas — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:13:35 +0000

Everybody has been waiting for this. Yes, a lot of people have been expecting Toy Story 3 to go at par with the original Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Frankly speaking, I just saw the original Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in DVD last year, and was quite confused why there haven’t been a “Toy Story 3” at that time, considering that Toy Story 2 ended years ago.

And yes, a lot of people thought that Toy Story 3 was way overdue. But that’s ok, because Toy Story 3 is here, and boy, it’s one beautiful and funny movie!

The whole premise of Toy Story 3 revolves around the adventures of Woody, Buzz and the rest of the gang. , their human owner, is now a grown-up kid and is now going to college. Of course, part of that “transition” is disposing the old things he doesn’t need in college – including his old toys. The toys knew this was coming. Although Andy kept his old toys for safekeeping in their house attic, his mother mistakenly took his toys out and threw it all in the garbage. At that point, the whole toy gang thought that Andy didn’t need them anymore. But of course, Woody told them the opposite.

And the adventure of the toys began at that point.

Check out the video below of Toy Story 3. This movie is good “de-stresser”, if there is such a word. Highly recommended!

Theater Thrill with Twilight Saga: Eclipse!

carlo balicas — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:02:59 +0000

Twilight fans, it’s that time again to rejoice! (Well, except for me, I am not a Twilight fan, but I love to watch new movie releases ).

Twilight Saga: Eclipse premieres today on all movie theaters nationwide (Philippines). Fans will get to see again Bella and her two hunks of werewolf and vampire, Jacob and Edward.

So what should the Twilight fans expect from this new Twilight: Eclipse movie?

First of all, as expected, Twilight: Eclipse would be full of gorgeous special effects. The action scenes will be superb. And of course, the casts will be great.

A lot of people are saying that the Twilight Eclipse is the best among the 3 books. I may have to agree; A vampire, a cute girl, a werewolf plus action packed sequences rolled in a love-triangle theme? Sounds like ingredients for a great movie!

Check out a quick sneak-peak of Twilight Saga: Eclipse below!

Facebook Movie in theaters this October 2010.

carlo balicas — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:55:56 +0000

This I did not expect.

Facebook is actually having a movie this year, specifically this October. And of course, the premise of the whole movie itself is, yes, you guessed it right, Facebook.

Now, Friendster didn’t have a movie, as well as MySpace and Multiply. So what’s with Facebook that made itself worthy of having its own movie? Seriously?

As of now, the only hint that we can get about this movie is this short trailer of the

If you like Justin Timberlake then you are in luck – he is also in the movie, although his role is not the Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg.

Are you curious about this movie yourself? Will you watch it come October 2010?

Personally, I will have to see this movie to find out if the plot is anything worthy. But as of now, I think I will have to settle with Karate Kid and Toy Story 3 (which I haven’t watch yet, arg!).

Apple IPhone 4 Recall?

carlo balicas — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:33:50 +0000

The Apple IPhone 4 is now here. The much awaited new Apple IPhone model finally came out last June 24 and everybody is literally all over it. As expected, the Apple IPhone 4’s release in Japan, Great Britain, France, Germany and the United States were a great success.

But what’s this story looming around the internet regarding the recalling of IPhone 4 units by Apple? Is this true?

According to one article by Britain’s Daily Mail (www.dailymail.co.uk), a tweet from Steve Jobs stated the following;

“We may have to recall the new IPhone. This, I did not expect”

But fortunately, this story of IPhone recall is false. Apparently, the Twitter account was not Steve Job’s. Moreover, the Daily Mail have already taken out the article regarding the fake Iphone 4 recall.

Well at least this story didn’t get the hype unlike the IPhone 4 leakage that happened because of a Apple employee who accidentally left it in a public place.

So IPhone 4 users/ owners out there, you have nothing to worry about.

Spaghettios products recalled because of undercooked meat.

carlo balicas — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:22:05 +0000

Anyone who has been in the market looking for canned products have seen Spaghettios lined up in one shelf one way or the other. These famous Campbell products are easy to prepare of most of all, are very delicious.

But what’s this? Campbell Soup Co. is recently recalling their Spagettios products? If you have Spaghettios products in your kitchen right now, better read this one.

Campbell Soup Co. is recalling their Spaghettios products because it is alleged that some of it contained undercooked meatballs, due to a cooker malfunction in a Texas plant.

They are recalling Spaghettios products as far as those produced in 2008 just to be sure for they didn’t know when the cooker malfunction started.

The following are the Spaghettios products that are to be recalled:

SpaghettiOs with Meatballs, SpaghettiOs A to Z with Meatballs, and SpaghettiOs Fun Shapes with Meatballs (Cars).

These Spaghettios products have “EST 4K” and a “Use date between June 2010 December 2011″ printed on the bottom of the can.

Do you have Spaghettios products in your grocery? Better check yours just to be safe!

L.A. Lakers wins NBA 2010 Season Championship title.

carlo balicas — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:23:20 +0000

Everybody was expecting it to be long and grueling battle between the Green and the Purple-Yellow. The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers battled out in the court to find out who is the rightful owner for the NBA 2010 Champion trophy. The NBA 2010 Finals ended with Game 7 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles having the Los Angeles Lakers winning the game, 83-79 in favor of the Los Angeles based team.

The first part of the game however did not reflect the fact that L.A. would win Game 7. Right off the first half, the Boston Celtics were leading at 40-34 score. This was good news for the Celtics – giving ground to the fact that the Celtics have not lost to a Game 7 in its franchise’s history.

However, at the second half of the game, things turned around for the Celtics.

The Lakers came alive with Pau Gasol and Ron Artest filling up the gaps. According to Artest in his interview after the Game;

“I had 20 points, and I still think we did this as a team,” Artest said. “We fought together. This was one of the best games in, I don’t even know, man. I don’t want to be in a game like this, where the game can go either way. … I’m just like, OK, what did I get myself into?” (Yahoo.com)

After the game, The Celtics team were all in tears in their locker room. And who wouldn’t be? This could be one of the most grueling season they ever have gone through. And to play the championship game in your enemy’s home court? That is too much pressure.

According to Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers;

“There’s a lot of crying in that locker room,” Rivers said. “A lot of people who care. I don’t think there was a dry eye. A lot of hugs, a lot of people feeling awful. That’s a good thing. Showed a lot of people cared.”

The Celtics had never lost a seventh game in the finals. Despite nursing a lead through most of the night while holding the Lakers to ridiculously low shooting percentages until the final minutes, Boston couldn’t close it out on the coast, becoming just the seventh team to blow a 3-2 finals lead after winning Game 5.

For all L.A. Lakers fans out there, well this is the time to celebrate.

Congratulations Los Angeles Lakers for winning the NBA 2010 Season Championship!

Check out the video below for a quick highlight of the game.

What happened to WWE’s The Undertaker?

carlo balicas — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:02:51 +0000

Everybody knows what WWE stands for. WWE or the World Wrestling Entertainment is the world renowned wrestling federation that fans love to watch (and to some, “imitate”… well as far as children I think. But of course, doing these stunts are definitely NOT recommended for kids and amateurs alike ).

And of course, everybody knows the Undertaker.

There’s a buzz online that a lot of people are wondering what happened to the “deadman” Undertaker. I for myself are pretty curios too. And most of them also thinks that the Undertaker is already dead. Whoa!

So what happened to WWE’s Undertaker? Where is he now?

Well, according to Yahoo.com (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100604173135AAk8SXZ), the Undertaker is definitely NOT dead. He recently got injured in his match against Rey Myterio and will be off a couple of months.

Aaah. So that explains it.

Now it seems like the online buzz about the Undertaker was kind of “over board”.

Besides, you can’t easily “kill” someone’s who is called the “Dead Man”. haha!

Before we end this post up, Check out this cool video of the Undertaker rising from his coffin, literally!