My Dilemma - Adding Emoticons and Smileys on Blog Posts and Comments Section

I've been googling for hours and seems can't find a good way to add emoticons and smileys on my new posts. 

Yes, I can hear you saying that there are tons of tutorials available on the internet but, sorry, these tricks and tweaks did not worked for me.  I've tried installing and running some scripts using Greasemonkey (a Firefox add-on that allows to run scripts) but it didn't worked, too.  I also tried downgrading my FF from 3.6 to 3.5 to no avail because I read in one tutorial that it is guaranteed to work in version 3.5.  Nothing worked.

I gave up.   

Really?  You think so? 

You bet I won't give up!  Now that you've seen these cute yahoo messenger emoticons in this post means that I've tried another method.  That is -- the drag and drop method.    It means that I simply insert these emoticons as images. 

It seems that those tutorials are not working anymore.  Most of these are already 2 years old.  Maybe their tricks and scripts are not working or compatible with the new Firefox. 

I'll just wait 'til someone teaches or give me a link that will work (for me).  

 

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UPDATE:

I finally solved my case.

I logged to my other blogger account (under a different email) and was surprised that the scripts and Greasemonkey is actually working! So, what's the matter?

It seems that the Google adsense is blocking or preventing the scripts to run. Okay, fine, whatever!  No more emoticons under the Comments Section, and I just have to be contented on inserting the emoticons. 

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Masculine Wash? Whoa! That was Our Product in Marketing Management!

Look what I've found!   A masculine wash!

Hehehe, I am not over-reacting (OA), I am just surprised that there's now a masculine wash brand in the Philippines.  Way back our MBA days (last year), my group in Marketing Management (MarkMa) "launched" a product -- masculine wash branded as Intimus.  It is not a popular idea but because we are a bunch of wackos (LOL!), we thought of a unique product that is not yet available in the market then.

Our MarkMa Professor even encouraged us to go seriously into it but we brushed off the idea. We are contented on what we have and where we are, besides, we're just after the grades and the degree.

Here's the presentation / marketing study, we've presented:

Intimus Masculine Wash - Amazing videos are here


See? *grin*

Lesson learned:  The wackos are not all after a good laugh but can come up with good ideas too.  Ideas that can be transformed financially.

 Now, if anyone wants to consult with us.  We are available 24/7. LOLz


 

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Cebu Inmates' Tribute to Michael Jackson

While surfing and looking for official videos of Michael Jackson's songs, I can't help not to put these two video side by side.  It's MJ's They Don't Care About Us.

How I wish MJ was still alive, dancing with the real inmates.





Btw, the Cebu inmates was cited yesterday at National Post, a Canadian English language national newspaper. You can read the article here.

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My Favorite Michael Jackson's Songs

Last Saturday,  "This is IT" started to play in HBO in remembrance of the King of Pop - Michael Jackson.  I realized how he was adored and loved by his fans.  Truly, no one can replace his shoes.  

I am lucky because I live in a generation when he was still alive.  And, I admit that most of his songs have become a part of my life.  Bringing in some memories every time I hear one. 

Here's my  favorite MJ's songs:

When I am in my emo mode, here are the songs that make my day...
1.  She's out of my life - I love the a capella version of 98 degrees also.  A very soulful song.
2.  One Day in Your Life
3.  You are not alone
4.  I Just Can't Stop Loving You
5.  The Girl is Mine - I love the version with Paul Mccartney better.  I can't find an official video for this song.

But when I feel like dancing I go for these songs and start mimicking the MJ moves... Awww!
6.    Remember The Time
7.    Black or White - who could ever forget the face morphing video?
8.    Beat It
9.    Smooth Criminal
10.  Thriller - the dancing zombies!!


Two of his songs that speak about peace and justice...

Man in The Mirror 

They Don't Care About Us

What's yours?  Can you do the moonwalk?

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Affordable Ways to Celebrate Father's Day

Today is the best day to show and express how grateful you are to have one.  Hug him and say, "I love you 'tay!" (or Pa, Dad).

You do not have to shell out thousand of pesos on expensive gifts (though, it is very much welcome hehehe!) to show how much you love the man of the house.  Here are some of the things I've thought of on how to celebrate Father's Day, the affordable way.

1.  Print a card or make him a scrapbook of your family (there are hundred of sites that offer free designs).
2.  If he is an OFW then don't forget to send him an email and call him.  For me, snail mail is still the best.  Nothing beats that personalized touch but you have to do this ahead of time.
3.  If you are not living with your father and he is a one cool dad with a Facebook account, you may greet him on his Facebook account's wall.
4.  Cook for him or order his favorite food.
5.  Sunday is also family day.  Go to the nearest mall and eat out together.  You may want to challenge him with the Max's promo but be sure that he has no hypertension.  Remember, you do not want to compromise his health. 
6.  Buy him a shirt (you can get a decent shirt less than P1,000, such as Pilipinas shirt).
7.  Watch a movie together.  When was the last time you dated your father?
8.  Stroll at Luneta or any national parks and have a small talk. 
9.  Buy him a DVD copy of his all-time-favorite movie or all-time favorite music.
10.  Watch together his favorite sport. 

If you have the budget and the means, you can give him the latest gadgets (Iphone, laptop, camera, etc), power tools and sports equipment.

I would like to share the following poem (I don't know who is the author, sorry!).

4 years: My Daddy can do anything!
7 years: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot.
8 years: My father does not know quite everything.
12 years: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either.
14 years: Oh, Father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned.
21 years: Oh, that man-he is out of date!
25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.
30 years: I must find out what Dad thinks about it.
35 years: Before we decide, we will get Dad's idea first.
50 years: What would Dad have thought about that?
60 years: My Dad knew literally everything!

65 years: I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more.

Happy Father's Day!

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Love Chicken? Time to Fill Up at Max's Chicken-All-You-Can Promo!

As a way of celebrating and thanking their loyal patrons, Max's is giving us a Chicken-All-You-Can for only P165.00.  What a grand way to celebrate their 65th anniversary!

Max's has become a part of our life.  Never a month passes by without dining here.  We simply love the food!

So, off we (my family) went to the nearest Max's and eat our heart out.  I consumed two quarters (hey!  that's half of a chicken!) and I realized what a glutton am I, LOL.  Truly, sarap to the bones!

By the way, the terms and conditions of the promo are as follows:

1. Chicken will be served in quarter pieces, and parts will be based on availability.
2. Add P39.00 for bottomless Pepsi Softdrink.
3. Promo period is from June 17 - July 17, 2010 and from 6 PM to 10 PM only.
4. Promo valid for dine in only.  Not available for take-out, delivery and bulk orders.
5. Cannot be combined with other offers. No sharing. No Leftover. Chicken will be served after each piece has been consumed.

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It's Official! It's Non-Working Holiday on 30 June 2010

Malacañang finally declared that 30 June 2010 is a non-working holiday.  This is to give way to inauguration of the newly elected President of the Philippines - Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, and Vice President Jejomar Binay.  It will be held at the Quirino Granstand in Rizal Park (or Luneta).  

President Noynoy Aquino is the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines and tagged as the People's President.

There will be a street party after the said event at Quezon City Memorial Circle.

(On a side note, Filipino workers will have the chance to watch and witness the inauguration via TV.  For those who still have to work on this day they will be working on a premium.  

Good for them.  This is just an ordinary working day for us in the office.  *sigh*)

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Gusto Lunch at Healthy Shabu-Shabu (Podium)

A birthday celebration of a colleague means a get-together lunch of our unit!  We usually eat our lunch together at any restaurant in Megamall but chose a different one this time.  The choice was Healthy Shabu-Shabu at Podium!

Each one of us had Seafood (yes, we are a bunch of healthy living humans LOL).  Though we were hesitant what will be the outcome and taste of our cooking, hunger pushed us to tumble everything in the pot -- noodles, prawns, squids, crabsticks, pechay, corn, sea urchin, oysters, fish fillet (don't know what variant), squid balls, kikiam, garlic, peppers, sauce and egg!  After a few minutes, the soup started to boil telling us that it is time to eat.  Yummy!!! 
 

We also had free facial courtesy of the mist from the boiling soup! See for youself...

Still love to eat here though kinda pricey.  A modest meal costs around P500.00.  Also, it's not the typical eat-all-you-can shabu-shabu because it is served ala carte.  The waiting time is a li'l turn-off.  We had to wait for 20 minutes before they have served the ingredients.

So, if you are really hungry and had no intention to test your iron chef skills, better try to eat at other restaurant or you might end up with a scalded tongue.  LOL.

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Bag Organizer for My Bag, Bra Organizer for My Bra!

Are you the type of girl who wants to bring her knick-knacks but tired of bringing her bag?  Good news!  There's something for you.  The Bra Organizer or the Cleavage Caddy!

Just like your bag organizer, it is a bra that has several pockets where you can put your important stuff such as lipstick, credit and ATM cards, and cellphone.

This reminds me of my Lola (grandmother) who keeps monies inside her bra.

(I don't think I'll be using this --  I don't have the cleavage and I can't keep all my stuff in there (my 2 cellphones, PSP, chargers, digicam, cards, cologne, etc. ).  I might look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame, only that my hunch is in front.  LOL!)  

This may sound awkward to me but can be useful for others.  Now, get this one for yourself.  The next time you pay at the bus or jeepney, expect the driver ogling at your cleavage.

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It's 2010 Microwarehouse Midyear Sale!

Mark your calendars

as
Microwarehouse invites you

to its

2010 Mid-Year Sale!
Get great deals on brands like Apple, Belkin, Lacie and more!
A 2 day affair you sure can't miss!

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Here Comes The Bride is a One Hilarious Pinoy Movie

I am supposed to watch One More Chance  (because of the cute and mushy animation that I previously posted) but I happened to watch "Here Comes the Bride" instead.

The story is about soul-swapping of 5 characters who are supposed to attend a wedding (wedding of Stefanie/Angelica Panganiban) but altogether met an accident at Magnetic Hills during a solar eclipse.

Starring in the movie are:

• Angelica Panganiban (Stefanie)- the gorgeous, innocent-looking , soft-spoken bride to be of Tom (Harold Rodriguez).

• Eugene Domingo (Precy) - the "Ninang" (ninang sa kasal) of Stefanie.  A middle-aged impeccable lawyer who longs for romance.  She reminds me of her Kimmy Dong-Hae character in Kimmy Dora movie.

•  Tuesday Vargas (Medelyn) - the Ilongga yaya of a spoiled brat kid.  Her life is a typical poor probinsiyana who came to Manila to work, in order to send money back in the province.

•  Jaime Fabregas (Bien) - the DOM Spanish-speaking rich "lolo" of  Tom.

• John Lapus (Toffee) - the gay make-up artist image stylist of the bride-to-be who is nursing a broken heart when his boyfriend left him for a girl.

Now, this what happened:

• Stefanie's soul went into Ninang Precy's body.

• Ninang Precy's soul went into Yaya Medelyn's body.

• Yaya Medelyn's soul went into Lolo Bien's body.

• Lolo Bien's soul went into Toffee's body.

• Toffee's soul went into Stefanie's body.

Just imagine how each one would react, take advantage, and suffer from each one's situation. It's hilarious!

I find the following scenes funny:  when John Lapus is acting like a real man ("Ngayon, babae, sinong bakla?"), the yaya Tuesday who tongue-lashed the parent's mother while reciting the rights of a kasambahay (yaya and househelpers), lolo Jaime Fabregas who ate like he had never eaten before and the look on his face when he was handed by a P1.5M check,  the soft-spoken Eugene Domingo being kissed by Tom, their bed scene, and who keeps on calling Cherry Pie Picache "ma", and, who would ever forgot the babaeng baklang Angelica who struts her way in front of the boys and how she flirts with Tom.

I love the beetles (Volkswagen) cars being used in the movie.  It's cute and say, durable to be used as a bumpcar!

There are still some flaws and questionable parts in the story like they stayed for 2 years in the old mansion of Lolo Bien, while waiting for the next eclipse, but what happened to their "outside life" (Ninang Precy's career, etc. save for the marriage of Tom and Stefanie who lived together in the old mansion)?  Anyway, I watched the movie to be entertained not to criticize it.

Overall, it is a good de-stressing and worth-watching comedy (4/5).  It is hilarious and funny. No slapsticks and gasgas jokes. "Bonggang bongga na bougainvillae talaga!"

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One More Chance: The Animated Version

I find this video cute! Not because I have already watched the movie but because I like the animation. Bravo and kudos to the talents! *applause*

Now, this made me look for online streaming of this movie. Need to watch Basha and Popoy.

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Farmville: Named by Time Magazine as One of the Top 50's Worst Invention

 I was surfing the whole morning (what a way to kill time! *grins*), chatting with fellow kadiskartes, refreshing my Facebook profile for the nth time when I stumbled Time's webpage.

Uh-oh! I hope my FB friends won't be mad at this.  Farmville is listed by Time Magazine as one of the 50's Worst Invention.  tsk tsk tsk!

Farmville is a simulation game developed by Zynga that can be played in Facebook. It is a game that offers virtual farming.  It has become one of the popular games in Facebook, and had surpassed what it had cloned - Farmtown.

I used to play Farmville (or commonly referred as FV) when it was still on its launching phase, but, I love Farmtown better.  I like the latter's ability to interact with other virtual farmers, though, I admit, FV has kewl variety of plants and buildings.

Here's what Time Magazine has to say:

Sorry folks,and dear farmers.  That's their list!

Okay, back to farming... continue clicking those plots!.. and please don't forget to send me gifts.  LOL

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Birthday Bash for Banker!

This is a super late post.  'twas last week when we, kadiskartes, celebrated Banker's birthday at Mcdo Pasong Tamo. It was an event to remember!

"Banker" (Atty. Rene Uy in real life)  is the author of Diskarte blog which has shed light and hope to thousands of credit card defaulters suffering from paranoia, depression and hopelessness. 

More power to you Banker!

We love you! - from your Diskarte family (and thousand anonymous readers who have learned their lessons the hard way.

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