Nishreen's Golden Kata

When she told me barely a month ago that she wanted to continue her karate lessons that she had started in the summer, I thought it was only a childish passing fancy. Several weeks later, she came home with her first Gold medal; oops…one of many since she has been collecting medals from the tender age of five when she first entered school. 

I was curious…what a “Mini PC” is

I was scanning an online store page of Souq.com that I received in my email when I came upon an unusual product (to me, at least) called a “Mini PC.” I said, “What?” Technology has reduced the size of my PCs (desktop/laptop/tablet) to the size of my palm. I was so curious that in a few clicks, I have ordered 2 products since I registered with the company days earlier. I got an email the following day that the products are on the way. I realized later that I should have checked YouTube for a demo, which I just did. It’s actually an Android TV stick that converts your TV into a smart TV. Imagine your Android 3’ phone or your 7’ Android tablet suddenly growing up to a 32-inch monster (if your TV is 32 inches or bigger) and the price is generously cheap; 199 Saudi Riyals (54 US$). A few weeks ago, Google announced a product they will sell for 30 dollars, the size of a USB memory stick called “Chromecast” that will likewise convert your TV into a monitor for your smartphone, tablet, and laptop with your gadgets acting like a remote. For the Android Mini PC, you need to buy a wireless mouse and a wireless keyboard, gadgets that most people already have. It is predicted that future laptops will sell cheaply without Microsoft’s expensive Windows OS, but they will run on Google’s free Android OS.

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: The Upper and Lower House of PIGS

Senator Lacson in 2003 not 2013: “We now must move to abolish the pork barrel system. We must see its end during our watch without need to mourn its loss. It is a virus of corruption that must die.”

“There is nothing in the pork barrel system that gives us pride. There is only everything that makes us hide in shame.”

Reporter's Notebook - 20 August 2013

Bible Isaiah 42: Muhammad's biography in a Nutshell (3)

Isaiah 42: In his law, the Islands will put their hope…Let the desert and its towns raise their voices; Let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Selah sing for joy. Let them shout from the mountaintops and give glory to the Lord and proclaim his praise in the Islands. The Lord will march out like a mighty man, like a warrior who will stir up his zeal, with a shout, he will raise the battle cry and triumph over his enemies.”

Isaiah 42: the Prophet's Biography in a Nutshell (2)

Isaiah 42:1 “Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one whom I delight; I will put my spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nation.

He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the street. A bruised reed he will not break and smoldering wick he will not snuff out.

In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on Earth.

Isaiah 42: The Prophet's Biography in the Bible

In the same vein as discovering Beast 666 (U.N. Resolution 666/1990) and the New Jerusalem (Mecca/1994), reading Isaiah 42 likewise gave me Goosebumps. It is a very concise prophecy of the life biography of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.). It matters not if you are a Muslim or a Christian watching this…Be the Judge!

Sorry World; Philippine is a Singing Nation

The Philippine conquest of the “World Championship of the Performing Arts” is complete as in they took it all. Sorry world; the Philippines is a singing nation.