CyJen - Odds and Ends

August 30, 2008, an estimate of 60,000 fans, all for the love of the Eraserheads, waited for hours at the The Fort Bonifacio Open Field just to be able to watch the bands reunion concert.

If you were not able to watch the concert live on last Aug. 30, you might as well not miss the Eraserheads Reunion Concert The Movie .  Smart Buddy and Sony BMG, will be presenting a 35 millimeter full length movie of the said concert.  The movie will be shown simultaneously in theaters in Metro Manila and Cebu starting Wednesday, November 26.

The movie captures the highlights of the biggest concert ever, state of the art sounds and lights, magnificent fireworks display, Eraserheads hits performed on stage and the different faces and emotions of fans that were at the concert.  It was not just a reunion concert, the event healed the rift among the four members of the band.  Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro.

Source:
The Philippine Star - Funfare by Ricardo F. Lo
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The City of Angeles in Pampanga is currently celebrating a event, "Twin Fiesta 2008 - A Month Long Celebration", organized by Angeles City Tourism Office (ACTO) sanctioned by the City Government of Angeles.

The Twin Fiesta 2008 is a primary event, the biggest one celebrated in North Luzon this time of the year because the La Naval Fiesta and the Fiestang Apu are by long-standing tradition both celebrated in the month of October by Angeleños.  People from all over Pampanga, Tarlac, Olongapo, Bulacan and other nearby provinces are known to visit their friends and loved ones, being delighted with culinary treats and tours of city spots.

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Sony released the third series of their PlayStation Portable (PSP), the PSP-3000, dubbed as "PSP Slim and Brite ".  The hand held device is now available in the United States and across North America starting October 14 and in Europe starting October 15, there’s also a scheduled release in Australia and Japan on October 16.  There will be bundle packs and core packs coming out for the PSP-3000 series.

In comparison to the PSP-2000 Slim and Lite, the PSP-3000 has an improved Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen with an increased colour range, five times the contrast ratio, half the pixel response time to reduce ghosting and blurring effects, and anti-reflective technology to improve outdoor playability.  It has an integrated microphone, the goal of which is to establish the PSP as "a viable communication device".  PSP games will now be playable on interlaced (non-progressive scan) televisions via composite video cables.  The Start and Select buttons have changed from semi-circles to ovals, with the home button being replaced by a "PS Button" similar to the PlayStation 3’s DualShock 3.

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Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) announced last week that more than 50 milk products will be tested for the presence of melamine .  BFAD and DOH on Friday said that two of the 30 milk brands so far tested were found positive for melamine .

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III identified Green Food Yili Pure Milk and Mengniu Original Drink Milk from China have both tested positive for melamine contamination.  The said products have already been found to be contaminated in tests in China.

Sec. Duque said they will release a complete list of melamine-tainted products by Tuesday, next week. 28 milk and chocolate products- like M&M, Nido, Bear Brand and Snickers- were found negative for melamine content.
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Thanks to everyone who voted for us on the Filipino Blog of the Week contest.  talksmart started this contest last April 2006 and has been able to give Filipino bloggers the opportunity to be given attention in the blogosphere and also helps in promoting the nominated blogs.

With this, we hope we can bring a lot of more blog entries that will not just be for us but for our readers and visitors.  We are still in the run for another week in the contest, hopefully all those who voted will still support us.

Again we thank everyone who voted and supported us.  See you on the next contest week!

Jen and I just got home from attending the Wedding Expo Philippines , as soon as finishing dinner and watching Celebrity Duets Season 2 and the Eraserheads part/interview on Jessica Soho on GMA 7 , I turned on the laptop so I could start to write an entry about our trip to the Wedding Expo and our side trip to Francis M ’s shop in Great Mall of China.

After our homepage finished loading, I noticed a message on our shoutbox from talksmart informing us that our blog was nominated on the Filipino Blog of the Week Contest , voting will run for one week.  Jen was shocked when I mentioned the nomination to her, and we were both asking each other who nominated us.  Whoever he/she is, may it be by random choice from talksmart, we are very thankful for the nomination.  Considering that our blog is turning seven months old this second week of September.

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For an update on our ticket hunting for the upcoming San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest Siento Bente kick-off coming this 5th of September.  We’ve successfully found information on ticket sales but first here’s a round down of what is expected to happen on the event day before giving you the details on ticket prices.

• Parade of floats, dancers and musician to open the event at 2pm
• Grand fireworks display to kick off the night activities at 9pm
• Beat the Champs game in boxing, billiards and basketball
• Jam with your favorite local Filipino bands (all 20 of them!)
• Watch THIRD EYE BLIND Live in concert
• Be part of the team to beat the Guinness World Record
• Be the first to taste the San Miguel Oktoberfest Brew in the Special Oktoberfest Marquee

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