I’ve been thinking so hard on which to buy. Both are such magnificent cameras and they both have their shortcomings too, which are, coincidentally, sufficed by each other. So I’m so confused on which to buy. Gaaaaaahhh!

I just recently bought my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic for $300 (Php15,000) but it looks like Nokia has got something new already. In a recent unveiling, Nokia presented it’s newest touch screen phone, the Nokia 5530, which basically has similar features to the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic except for some features that have been removed, probably to make the phone slimmer and cheaper.

One advantage of the Nokia 5530 over 5800 is it’s ability to display up to 20 contacts on the homescreen compared to only 4 contacts on the Nokia 5800. Another is that you can display both the contacts bar and the shortcuts bar on the homescreen at the same time, while you can only choose to display either on the Nokia 5800. The Music Player on the 5530 homescreen also looks much better but takes up a little more space. Other software features basically stay the same.

On the hardware side is where the 5530 falls a bit short but makes up for what has been taken out.  It doesn’t have GPS and 3G support, hence costs much less compared to 5800. The phone supports USB charging (at last). Other hardware features were retained, with the addition of approximately 70 MB more on the phone’s disk space. The screen on the 5530 is also smaller (2.9″) compared to 5800 (3.2″).

Here are the lis of features on the new Nokia 5530 XpressMusic:

• WiFi (b/g) and EDGE connectivity
• 3.2 Megapixels Camera
• Symbian S60v5 touch OS
• 150MB internal storage memory
• standard 3.5 mm audio jack

The phone package will include:

• 4GB microSD memory card
• USB charger
• charger
• headset
• USB cable
• user guide CD
• NO extra stylus
• NO plectrum
• NO carrying case

Here’s a video demonstration of the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic.

I’ve been a little tired of trying to find news to put on my blog. This blog is actually supposed to be a personal blog, so in the coming months to come, I might be putting this blog to rest and create a new, more personal blog, that would contain my thoughts and feelings, instead of some news that don’t even have anything to do with me.

I started feeling that this blog is being ridiculous when I found it a bit stressing to be surfing the net for news and ratings updates to post on my blog, when in fact, I should just be sitting in front of this blog interface and writing my heart out.

I am a very private person, but sometimes, I just need a way of unloading emotions, and the fact that people read this blog for news makes me uncomfortable to say what I want.

Before the end of this year, this blog will start to look and feel more like ME. I would still post news – news that concern me and affect me.

Just to clear it out folks, I posted the news about Dell Pasay on this site, not because it’s hot news, but because I have hundreds of friends there, who suffered loss of a job or the dilemma of chosing to stay or go, and I myself have worked there and I have had precious memories while working there. I do not understand why people who ARE NOT even Dell employees would criticize me for writing about updates on this issue to the point of mentioning things that too personal and are not even related to the issue. The issue affected me and concerned me so the hell do I care what other people think about the things I’m posting on this blog.

I thank you for your support and I will see you guys on my next blog! Thank you for keeping me in the top 100!

70 of the 1000+ employees of Dell Pasay, who were forced to resign as part of the company’s transition to Teleperformance, headed to the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) to file a lawsuit against Dell International Services Philippines, Incorporated yesterday.

The 70 former employees claim that the immediate dismissal of the employees is against their employment contracts.

According to Labor Secretary Marianito Roque, the termination of the said employees was not mass retrenchment and has nothing to do with the prevailing global financial crisis.

Dell Philippines is yet to give out a statement regarding the issue as they have not received a copy of the compaints against them yet, says Dell corporate communications head Hector Jimenez.

I just got an email from one of the people who stumbled upon my blog by random searching.

Here’s what he said:

I had a chance to click on your site while searching for an article
about Philippines and I read a bit of the blogs on your site and I
think it is good. I got particularly interested about the Dell issue.
As I read on I realized that there are very strong emotions that came
out from different people. I was not able to understand all the
Filipino words but I think it is good that people has a way of
expressing their emotions regarding the matter.

Working in the US I would say this, I’m lucky…. I work in NYC for a
brokerage company in Wall Street as a systems analyst. I have been
away for over 2 decades and I was able to visit Manila last year but
before I left I only had a psychology degree from La Salle and when I
got a job here I started working on computers and then learned more
about it as I move the ranks.

On my first visit to the Philippines in over 2 decades and talked to
my cousin who works for a call center for over a year, I asked her…
what job is available after working for a call center? She had this
blank stare on her face. Then I knew all along what I had that I had
taken for granted, …. Opportunity…..I have been living here in NYC
for so long that I too took that for granted… I asked her if working
in a call center is a sought after job and she said yeah…. and guess
what… she has a masters degree in education. I asked her why she
wanted to work for a call center and she said because it pays the most
money. And so I continued asking and asked why she studied for her
Masters and she said because it would be more competitive for her to
have that on her resume.

I often take it for granted that if I quit my job now and move on to
the other field, I can do that with little hesitation because  in my
mind I’m the master of my own destiny but I guess my cousin does not
have that luxury and I feel for her.

I do not know what happened since I left but I hope Filipinos realize
that we are having brain drain and other nations benefiting from it. I
would like to be able to encourage Filipinos to go beyond just what is
offered and do what their hearts desire, because that is the only way
one can have fulfillment.

In my humble opinion, it will get tougher as days and months comes by
for call centers. Dell lately has been offering American consumers
options of adding $10.00 into their new purchase they can talk to an
American representative and guess what in a few yrs. those call center
jobs will be limited again because Americans would rather pay a few
bucks to talk to another American. Their is a movement here for
“Protectionism” now that Obama is in the White House and with 8.5 %
unemployment, they would rather train another American than give the
job to somebody else. I should know because I’m in the field. I do not
know where that leaves the Filipino’s !!! I hope the Filipino
government has contingency plans once recession hits the nation and it
will… it is just a matter of time. I hope they realize people will
leave once opportunity gone.

I think as a nation we are smart but we have to find a way to get the
breaks not just grab what is offered on the table. I should know…. I
was once a Filipino too.

Thank you and good luck……

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Hi Anthony,

Just recently, GMA Network, Inc introduced its newest singing competition, “Are You the Next Big Star?,” to replace Pinoy Idol. Obviously, the Idol franchise rights will go back to ABC 5 (now known as TV5). “Are You The Next Big Star?” is set to conduct a series of auditions in the coming months before it starts airing on May.

Requirements:

• 16-24 years old
• male or female
• NSO birth certificate
• Close up and whole body picture (3R size)

Audition Dates:

• April 2-3 – SM Baliwag
• April 18 – SM Batangas
• April 24-25 – SM Marikina

Auditions start at 10AM.

Here’s the official website of Are You The Next Big Star:  http://www.igma.tv/areyouthenextbigstar

Here’s a video I found on YouTube about the preview of “Are You The Next Big Star?”:

ABS-CBN remains to own the Primetime Philippine TV Ratings; on the other hand, GMA starts dominating the Daytime Philippine TV Ratings.

Daisy Siete continues to own Parekoy the same way that Paano Ba Ang Mangarap and Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin step on Pieta and La Traicion.

During Primetime hours, All GMA shows are losers except All About Eve, which consistently overpowers its timeslot competition.

Here are the daytime and primetime Philippine TV ratings based on Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS)  nationwide TV ratings survey for March 24-26, 2009.

Click Here to see the Comparative TV Ratings for March 24-26, 2009

I created a post about the recent Boyet Fajardo Scandal. I optimized the page for Google search engines and I did it the correct and legal way. However, after getting about 200+ views, all of a sudden, my post was lost from Google!

I don’t know what happened but it just really disappeared. Hmmmm…

It’s been in the news, and he’ll be facing charges from Duty Free. Boyet Fajardo – the self-absorbed RTW owner fashion designer. How dare he say “Ako si Boyet Fajardo!” SO?? I don’t even know you!

Being accomplished does not give you any right to berate and demoralize any person! I just can’t contain Boyet Fajardo’s arrogance that I had to blog about it!

Duty Free announced that they are considering a lawsuit against Boyet Fajardo for maltreating their employees.

What happened was Boyet Fajardo used a credit card to pay for his bill, however he was not able to present any signed valid ID, which is really required when you use credit cards for purchase. Didn’t he know that? Then he started yelling and cursing while pointing fingers at the Duty Free staff. He did not spare the supervisormanager. He said he would like the male cashier to kneel down and apologize. Just so that the emotional torture and embarrassment would finally end, the poor guy knelt down in front of Boyet Fajardo and apologized in tears. Here’s the CCTV tape of the Boyet Fajardo Scandal at Duty Free:

Please do not patronize Boyet Fajardo’s products!! He is a shame!

A video scandal about Bayani Agbayani has been spreading throughout the internet. The video was taken by a man who witnessed how inappropriately Bayani Agbayani acted one night. From what I can see on the video footage, I think the incident happened somewhere in Fort Bonifacio, if I’m not mistaken.

Here the entire footage of the Bayani Agbayani video scandal:

Here’s another blog entry about the Bayani Agbayani scandal video from my friend.