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Wow! what a fight! This one I enjoyed very much.
The last time I saw him fight I wasn’t impressed cuz’ he seems to be moving slow and out of focus. I thought this fight will be a loss to him but he turned out to be a great sportsman. The way he handled his opponent and the respect he showed. Great boxer this guy Pacquiao!
We usually watch his fight at my house but this time we got invited at a friend’s house and turned out to be a small crowd. Diaz has been a sport too and on his comments after the fight we started dropping those 4-letter words with combinations of some “-ing” too!

zeenanoko :: Jun.29.2008 :: Family, General, In the news, Personal :: No Comments »

This is it! American Airlines just jumped in the bandwagon of airlines that charges for the checked bags.  They will also cut some of their flights.

Here’s the whole story..

American Airlines will start charging $15 for the first checked bag, cut domestic flights and lay off possibly thousands of workers as it grapples with record-high fuel prices.

American plans to cut domestic flight capacity by 11 percent to 12 percent in the fourth quarter, after the peak summer season is over. That’s more than double American’s previous plans to cut flying by 4.6 percent in late 2008.

In a further sign of the problems facing the industry, Southwest Airlines Co., the most consistently profitable U.S. carrier, won’t earn as much the rest of this year as it did in the same period of 2007, Chief Executive Gary Kelly said.

American, the nation’s largest carrier, said Wednesday the fee for the first checked bag starts June 15 and that it would raise other fees for services ranging from reservation help to oversized bags. The other fees will mostly range from $5 to $50 per service, the airline said.

Last month American announced it would join other carriers in charging $25 for second bags checked for some passengers, but it wasn’t immediately clear how Wednesday’s announcement would affect that.

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zeenanoko :: May.21.2008 :: General, In the news :: No Comments »

They said it’s competitive pricing..I say it’s sucking us dry!

The At&t price change of $5 will affect the 13-state traditional region (Arkansas, Cincinatti, California, Conneticut, Nevada,  Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Texas). The change will not occur in the 9 Southeast states and it’s gear to be in effect by March 2008

The current pricing:
– Basic (768 Kbps): $14.99 (will change to $19.95)
– Express (1.5 Mbps) : $19.99 (will change to $25)
– Pro (3 Mbps) services.: $24.99 (will change to $30)

I guess I will have to downgrade to the express level to retain the same pricing scheme.

zeenanoko :: Feb.06.2008 :: In the news, Technology :: No Comments »

Lapit na! dalawang araw na lang! Pero teka..hindi naman ako manonood ng game.  Yung mga commercial lang naman ang pinapanood ko.  Kasi nga sa media industry ang trabaho ko kaya intrigue lang akong makita ang mga millions of dollars na mga commercials like Budweiser at Pepsi.

Yun lang!

zeenanoko :: Feb.01.2008 :: General, In the news :: No Comments »

Ipinagbawal na ni Mayor Lim ng Manila ang paglaro ng computer games sa mga internet cafe or computer shops sa paligid ng mga iskwelahan sa mga oras ng klase (school hours) which is from 7am to 6pm.

Siguradong pababantayan ni Mayor Lim ang mga internet cafe na ito para makasiguro na tutupad ang mga ito sa bagong regulasyon.  Syempre maraming nahihinayang na mga shop dahil malaking inihina ng kanilang kita dahil nga nabawasan ang kanilang kliyente.

Sa tingin ko nga naman importante rin itong ginawa na Mayor Lim para sa mga estudyante. Malaking ginhawa naman sa mga magulang dahil mababawasan ang pag-aalala nila na nauubos ang oras ng kanilang mga anak sa computer games.  Tigas na kasi ng mga ulo ng mga kabataan ngayon o mahina na rin siguro ang pagpalo o paninindak ng isang magulang sa anak kaya’t hindi na makuha sa paliwanag.  Ewan ko..basta ang alam ko yung mga junakis ko nandoon sa itaas at nag-lalaro ng World of Warcraft ba yun? 

zeenanoko :: Jul.20.2007 :: Family, General, In the news, Technology :: No Comments »

Effective today May 14, 2007 the United States Postal Service increases their postage rate from .39 cents to .41 cents.

So if you still have a few .39 cents stamps laying around you need to go visit your local post office to get those

 .01 cents or .02 cents stamps because the postal service won’t deliver your mail if it doesn’t have the correct postage!

zeenanoko :: May.15.2007 :: General, In the news :: No Comments »

Had to do some errands today from Plano to Garland and at around noon it feels that the winds has been picking up speed. Here’s the weather forecast for today.

A HIGH WIND WARNING is in effect with winds expected to be gusting over 50 mph across North Texas during the day today as a cold front and dry line sweep through the area. Blowing dust is likely. Temps top out in the low to mid 70s and then fall into the low to mid 60s by late this afternoon. Relatively quiet weather returns for the next several days.

It had made quite some damages on my backyard. 2 sections of my cedar picket fence had came down which borders my property line and my neighbor. The other side is currently being work on by this high winds and should come down too. That will be about 3 sections. Sooooo..I guess I’ll be buzy tomorrow to fix those damn fences!

zeenanoko :: Feb.24.2007 :: Extra Curricular, General, In the news :: No Comments »

It actually started yesterday but the ice didn’t form fast enough on the road to spread some sand. Today most of the counties in Texas have icy roads.  My wife went to walmart yesterday to do some grocieries and she said a lot of people are panic buying due to the news announcement that there might be some power outages and slippery road. Compared to the northeast where they usually get snow, down here at texas we get ice and everytime there’s ice most of the people tend to stay indoor and only drive when necessary.
The bad part of driving with this icy weather is that you don’t have traction on the tires. But the worst part if the stupid drivers that speeds up on bridges where ice are more likely to form and ends up hitting the slow moving cautious drivers. The thing is some people don’t know how to drive in this kind of weather condition. They are so impatient following the slow moving vehicles and they try to go around them and then hit thier stupid brakes which results to skidding. tsk..tsk..

zeenanoko :: Jan.14.2007 :: In the news :: No Comments »

Ok na salubong sa Monday morning para sa mga taga-New York City!

Nag-amoy utot daw sa NYC at hindi pa rin nila malaman kung saan nanggagaling yun..

 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070108/ap_on_re_us/nyc_gas_odor

Ang haka-haka ng mga tao galing daw siguro ang amoy sa isang chemical called mercaptan na foul-smelling substance na hinahalo sa natural gas para malaman kung may gas leak. If I remember correctly ito rin ang chemical na ginagamit sa mga stink bomb na nabibili sa funshops sa may Quad noong high school pa ako.

zeenanoko :: Jan.08.2007 :: In the news :: No Comments »

Darating na bukas yung matagal ng hinihintay ng mga texan! Temperature drop from 74F today to 33F tomorrow! Mosty daw sa north texas.  Yung ibang tao ngang kilala ko nagbabalak mag-stay home na lang dahil takot sa ice on the road. Tindi rin naman kasi dito pag nag drop ang temperature. Nag-iice ang kalsada! Ok sana kung snow at least may konti traction.

Here’s an excerpt from the weather.com

/O.CON.KFWD.WS.A.0002.061130T1200Z- 061201T0000Z/ GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR- DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-PALO PINTO- PARKER-EASTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SHERMAN…DENISON… BONHAM…PARIS… DENTON… LEWISVILLE…FLOWER MOUND…THE COLONY…PLANO… GREENVILLE… COMMERCE…COOPER…SULPHUR SPRINGS… MINERAL WELLS…WEATHERFORD…BRIAR… CISCO…EASTLAND…RANGER… GORMAN 445 AM CST WED NOV 29 2006

…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON…

A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY FALL TO OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE ONGOING AS RAIN…BUT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED SURFACES…INCLUDING BRIDGES AND OVER PASSES. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY AND THE FREEZING RAIN MAY BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SLEET OR LIGHT SNOW. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE RED RIVER COUNTIES OF NORTH TEXAS. ICE… SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD ADVERSELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. THE WINTER PRECIPITATION SHOULD END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW… SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. RESIDENTS OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES OR WINTER STORM WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.

zeenanoko :: Nov.29.2006 :: In the news :: No Comments »