My first Sony experience is with my Sony Betamax.

It was an experience marked by brief periods of disappointment and punctuated with feelings of ecstasy and triumph. It was a communal experience. It was an experience when boyish innocence was lost, only to be replaced by deeply-rooted bonds of brotherhood.

My first Sony Experience was also the first time I watched an R-Rated movie. With my hot-blooded cousins.


Our first Sony Betamax was massive, heavy enough to sink a small boat. The elephantine video cassette player sat squarely inside a wooden rack inside my parent’s bedroom. The player stayed immobile for years testing the structural integrity of a wooden rack custom-built using discarded parts of an old bed. The rack creaked, sighing from strain, every time we pushed the eject button. We had to buy a cheap, plastic Sonly rewinder because rewinding using the machine would cause mini vibrations enough to disintegrate the poor old rack.

Because it was practically bolted inside my parent’s bedroom, we could only watch pre-approved movies in the company of our parents. I remember watching Teen Wolf and Scott Baio’s Zap, especially the scene when everyone inside the campus magically lost their clothing. But I pretended to cover my eyes when that happened.

Because it was that heavy, I couldn’t smuggle the machine out of my parent’s bedroom.

And then my cousin’s spent a summer in our house. And that’s when we hatched our insidious plan. Our house, during summer afternoons becomes unguarded. It becomes a place without adults.

Because my cousins were sick and tired of a slam-dunking werewolf, they wanted to maximize that chance to see something a bit more risqué. For them, it was a rare chance when there was equipment available. Because when that time came when they had to go back to the province, they would have to settle watching a B&W TV set powered by their jeepney’s battery.

On that afternoon when boys became prurient boys, together with two of my cousins, we smuggled a Sony Betamax an R-Rated tape with Barbara Carrera and installed it in my bedroom with a 14” TV.

It was a splendid time and it was over in less than 5 minutes.

The Sony Betamax definitely gave significance in my life just like the Sony’s World’s First Smallest, Lightest and Slimmest Full HD Camcorder: TG1 Handycam, which my cousins and I can use to record our most memorable moments.

Google Pagsasalin

Can't wait to make a post bot this new tool of Google. It's called Google Pagsasalin. Its really good to know that google is making full efforts to reach Filipino market.Initially translation of english word to Filipino sounds very funny. But for sure it'll be better quite soon.

Here's an example, i tried translaying the word "friend" result is of course "kaibigan", but when i typed "friend of mine" google gave me the result "kaibigan ng minahan"


I almost disturb all my co-workers here due to terrible laughs.

But then, I still admire Google!

Try this new feature by visiting this Google Pagsasalin Link.
Have a great afternoon laugh guys!

The Cheapest Iphone 3G Ever!

The iPhone 3G is finally here in the Philippines and you got this everyone's wanna have by joining Auction.ph.

Auction.ph, the foremost online shopping mall in the Philippines, has an ongoing online promotion entitled iHoopla - The Cheapest iPhone 3G Ever! The online event gives Auction.ph members a chance to name their desired price for the most desired gadget of 2008. Participants in the promo can guess a price anywhere between Php1.00 and Php5,000.00 in Php0.50 increments (Php1.00, Php1.50, Php2.00, ...). Essentially, the maximum price tag a winning participant will pay for is Php5,000.00. The actual selling price of the iPhone 3G (8GB) is Php25,000.00 - Php40,000.00.

To join, Auction.ph members simply have to log in and visit the iHoopla event page. The member automatically gets one chance to guess a price for the iPhone 3G. You may want to see full details by visiting Auction.ph official blog here

Your chance to buy the cheapest iPhone 3G ever is here

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Online marketplace revamps website

Manila, June 2008. Auction.ph, the foremost online shopping mall in the Philippines, revamps its website with a cleaner, more streamlined interface for easier user navigation. Cutting down the loading time for the homepage was also one of the major objectives in the redesign. Loading time was significantly cut down after the revamp by almost 80% from 15 – 20 seconds to 3 – 5 seconds.

“For the homepage, we decided to do away with excesses, like flash animation, and just concentrate on what the website is all about. It’s all about exciting merchandise and unique online events and promos,” says Ms. Jenny Kim, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Auction.ph.

Page loading time is crucial in regulating the bounce rate of the website. “Internet users can get very impatient and you can expect them to switch to another site if loading time takes too long,” adds Ms. Kim. “In relation to keeping our users glued to the site, we launched a new corner called the Fun Place. Visitors can check out the corner and enjoy the irresistible online games we have available.” The Fun Place has new online games like Match The Faces, Sudoku, and Mastermind.

Check out the new look and the new features by visiting www.auction.ph.

An Irrelevant Post for Today..

A good friend from SingTel emailed me this and never in my life have I read such a story. And here it is.

This is a story from University of the Philippines (Diliman) about a young
college girl who passed away last month.
Her name was Summera. She was hit by a dumper truck. She had a boy friend
named Arif. Both of them were true lovers. They always hung on the phone.
You could never see her without her cell phone. In fact she also changed
her phone from Smart to Globe, so both of them can be on the same network,
and save on the cost and get good network coverage. She spent half of the
day talking with Arif. Summera's family knew about their relationship.
Arif was very close with Summera's family. (Just imagine their love).
Before she passed away she always told her friends "If I pass away please
bury me with my hand phone" she also said the same thing to her parents.
After her death, people couldn't carry her coffin, I was there. A lot of
them tried to do so but still couldn't, everybody including me, had
tried to carry the coffin, the result is still the same. Eventually, they
called a Feng Shui Master. He took a stick and started speaking to himself
slowly.
After a few minutes, he said "this girl misses something here". Then her
friends told the Master about her intentions to bury her with her phone.
He then opened the coffin and places her phone and SIM card inside the
casket. After that they tried to carry the coffin. It could be moved and
they carried it into the van easily. All of us were shocked. Summera's
parents did not inform Arif that Summera had passed away. After 2 weeks
Arif called Summera,s mom. Arif:"I'm coming home today. Cook something nice
for me.
Dont tell Summera that I'm coming home today, I wanna surprise her." Her
mother replied..... "You come home first, I wanna tell you something very
important." after he came, they told him the truth about Summera.
Arif thought that they were playing a fool. He was laughing and said
"don't try to fool me - tell Summera to come out, i have a gift for her
Please stop this nonsense". Then they showed him her grave. He said...
"It's not true. We spoke yesterday. She still calls me.
Arif was shaking. Suddenly, his phone rang. "See this is from Summera,
see this..." he showed the phone to Summera,s family. All of them told him
to answer. He talked using the loudspeaker mode. All of them heard his
conversation. Loud and clear, no cross lines, no humming. It was the actual
voice of Summera & there was no way others could use her SIM card since it
was nailed inside the coffin. They were so shocked and asked for the Feng
Shuie Master's help again. The Master brought his co-masters to solve this
matter. He & his co-masters worked for 5 hours. Then they discovered one
thing...

Globe has the best coverage. Where ever you go, their network follows
(hehehehehehehe)!!!
...Wasted 10 minutes coz of this...It's your turn now ;-)

Congratulations Shalee!

To prove the authenticity of the My Lucky Pick Promo, im presenting valid ID of the winner.

The 12,000 e-money prize will be credited to her account anyday nextweek. By the way, e-money is the currency being used inside Auction.ph website for purchasing items. It can be acquired from RCBC and Unionbank by exchanging cash to e-money; or if you are a winner of an Auction.ph contest.

I'm not sure if its safe to disclose this one but many people don't believe that Auction.ph is really giving away prizes. And to prove them wrong here are the short list of winners in different contest and promos: McBilly , Wiredlinks, Asdix

What is your stand about this? Are you the one belong to the non-believers? or are you one of our satisfied winners?

First "My Lucky Pick" Winner Announced

It give us great honor to congratulate the First winner of My Lucky Pick Event. A local from Tagum, Davao del Norte with a username of shalee_dream is the first winner. Officially announced in Auction.ph site yesterday afternoon. The winner will receive Php 12,000 worth of e-money that be can be used to purchase any item in the site and be delivered right in front of her doorstep.

And to give our readers an idea of what items can be bought with 12,000 e-money here they are: 11 pairs of authentic havaianas, Brand new Sony Cybershot DSC-W55 7.2MP Digital Camera,3rd Generation Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black or Vacation package to Hong Kong for 3 days & 2 nights. And to see other good deals check the site Auction.ph.

Keep on joining My Lucky Pick event and who knows...? You might be the second satisfied winner.

To have a free entry all you have to do is register and pick two numbers from 1 to 35. To have more entries just refer this event to your friends via email. Once your friend register for the promo you will automatically granted another free entry.

To know more about this exciting free event log on to www.auction.ph.

Its now or never!

While im checking my mail yesterday, one message from my inbox got my attention.Its a newsletter by HMR Auction Services, Inc. In contains all the items to be auctioned on a particular date.

This marketing strategy of HMR is really good to target a certain niche.
Isn't it a sign that even Live auctioning company is already starting to have a share of the online market? This is something to be watch for in the near future. And it will surely add a huge contribution to the e-commerce industry.

Needless to say, maybe few seasons from now all provincial bidders of HMR find themselves casting their bids using just their wifi-powered laptops. No one knows, the power of technology is really unpredictable.

I was able to write a pinch of information about HMR Auction Services, Inc. few weeks back. You can see it here

Calling all Auctioneers out there, expand your business by indulging into online Auctions. Well in fact its just an additional avenue for your potential customers to reach you. Better doing it now or else its too late.