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Yawn! Annoyed! These fake game ads need to stop . These deceptive ads should be deemed illegal. The most recent super annoying ad that I've been saying lately is Gossip Harbor . If it's too good to be true, don't believe it! The ad promised that it was free, with no ads, and that those who downloaded it would receive a free gift of USD 100.00. Doesn't that sound too good to be true? I decided not to download it, since I was fearful that Gossip Harbor may contain some dangerous malware . The ad, featuring a Caucasian man saying the stuff I just mentioned earlier, was too good to be true .  What might be driving companies to make these super annoying fake game ads?  Yes, they get super annoying . Come on, it's just plain common sense . Why are these game ads always showing someone playing a basic game, and screwing up ? When you download, you get something completely different . The Udonis blog gives this possible reason behind the fake ads: Frustration Bait (a.k.a. ...

We often hear we need to work hard. It reminds me of what I heard back when I was in late elementary, when I hated high school with a passion, and when I actually ended up telling people, "Do you ever wonder why the Philippines doesn't improve?" Of course, if hard work were all there was to it , why are some people stuck in financial difficulty?  Teaching people how not to be too busy to accept improvements I wrote an article that one should never  be too "busy" to accept improvements . We can see that one can work hard without working smart. The two people are introduced to the better round wheel. However, the two aren't thinking that if they had the round wheel , their hard work would pay off better . Changing the wheels from the square tire to the round tire would allow more hard work to be done. How much hard work (that is, delivering rocks) can be accomplished at a faster, more effective rate if they went for the round wheel? Sadly, some people think th...

A few years and some months back, I wrote something about how the Filipino First Policy may have influenced Filipino Time . However, after having a strange dream last night, a part of my high school memory was triggered. I haven't seen either Filipino subject teacher for some time. I was thinking about two books which I wished I still had-- Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo . It reminds me that people tell me that I should follow Jose Rizal's example over Andres Bonifacio, that if Rizal wanted war, he would've made Simoun's deadly plan succeed in El Filibusterismo .  This time, I'm going to talk about the "Filipino Time" double standard. Let me remind you, I believe in Philippine time . I don't want to call tardiness "Filipino Time", call it simply being inconsiderate, rude, dishonest, no word of honor, etc. It's because when you don't show up on time, you're a liar! Calling it Filipino Time may encourage the practice of being...

Cebu Digital News As a non-professional driver, I simply hate driving around South Road Properties, Cebu. Last time, I almost crashed into a car where the driver was texting . Bobby S. Avila of The Freeman (although the article was reshared at the Philippine Star ) gave an opinion piece last 2017. An opinion is a differing view but it must be backed up by facts . It's a view or judgment or what someone thiniks. However, it's not an opinion that so many Filipinos don't deserve a motorist's license. That's why I dare to say that they don't have the right to complain about increasing gas prices, because many of them don't deserve how to drive. I decided to write this article because yesterday, I was driving by Escario, and another motorcycle incident happened. I talked with someone today, and an incident last May 2025 was brought up. I confess that because I'm squeamish about blood, I dropped by dreams to become a medical doctor. Just thinking about one ro...

Here's a quote I found on Facebook. As I look at the Philippine academic calendar plans to resume back to June (but some private schools aren't following it), I think about why I hated school before. A few years ago, I could recall writing about the Boomer Generation's sleep-deprived stressful education  and how the Philippine education system may be automating students . This reminds me that a few years back, my high school classmate who plays the concerned citizen, actually still plays it. Again, to respect his privacy, I'm not going to put out the screenshot. The post talked about the problem of grades over learning education (read my essay  here ). As I look back, I may be wrong to blame the teacher . Instead, teachers may have been required to give homework over the weekends (read here ). Teachers are required to follow rules, putting more of the blame on the education system . It's no wonder that some teachers quit teaching . It's because when students get...

Still relying on past success, Adobe? I remember getting introduced to Adobe Photoshop in college. I enjoyed the program and said, "Hey, it's much better than Microsoft Paint!" The use of layers and several effects allowed me to make art better than what Microsoft Paint allowed. The moment I bought a PC to replace my PC last 2014 (and it's been 10 years), I realized that I was under a rock. I was using an old version of Adobe Photoshop. Adobe had this ridiculous subscription fee, which will pay much more than a Netflix, Spotify, or YouTube premium subscription! It's like downright ridiculous. I discovered Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and Affinity Publisher--all replacements for nostalgia glasses (read here )! I ditched Adobe because the subscription fees are downright ridiculous . Why should people pay exorbitant fees for childhood nostalgia or college nostalgia ? Now, I'm seeing a lot of ads on Facebook, Instagram, etc.--all bragging about what you can ...

Touristang Pobre I didn't know what to write here (for now) until I recalled my bad experience at Malatapay Seaport. I could name some bad experiences such as having to pay PHP 10.00 for a very dirty "comfort" room. Another was with my experience with the pumpboat (often called bangka) towards Apo Island.  I went to Apo Island (with a group) hoping to see the turtles. We were told to be back at 11:00 A.M. However, moving from the sea back to the boat takes time . What the people did was unthinkable. The group (including myself) left our stuff in the boat, because of the high tide. We went back at 11:05 and the boat left us, without even telling us. I fell into panic as some important things I had, were in the boat. Like what? The group leader didn't hesistate to scold the people in charge of the port, for their gross negligence . There were people's things inside. We could've paid for the overtime fee. Instead, they left because of another group. We weren'...

I found this meme on Facebook. Fortunately, there's already an attribution on the picture. In my case, I prefer to say, "Continuous improvement is better than expecting sudden perfection." It's because perfectionism is lethal, and we're all but human beings. As the midterm elections come in, there are still people who may either be (1) reminiscing that "perfect leader" (ex. Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, etc.) or (2) still expecting the perfect leader.  It's sad some people still believe in the old lie repeated all over again, "It's not the system that's the problem. It's the people that's the problem." They still wait for this "grand glorious leader". That's why I often joke on Facebook saying, "Why don't you create this perfect leader so I too may follow him to victory!" Of course, there's no perfect leader, and trying to genetically engineer that...

Tech Republic As Christmas is almost near (and I hate the Christmas season in the Philippines but not Christmas itself), I think of why working on papers and shopping from September up to December is a hassle . I hear the song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" at all. However, it's ironic that Christmas starts early but Christmas shopping is delayed until the last minute (read here ). One of the biggest problems that cause shopping (or any transaction for that matter) to become a hassle is AIDS. No, I'm not talking about the AIDS virus but an Internet slang called As If Doing Something. I learned the term during my MBA days. Part of me is wondering, "Was it worth it to get an MBA in the Philippines?" It's because I never learned how to invest in an index fund in school  but through reading Warren Edward Buffett! I remember some of the worst things in my college days. Some people say, "I'm busy!" in the Cebuano dialect. I update...

Last 2022, I wrote two articles on the means of production. One article I wrote refutes the idea that workers, not the business owners, own the means of production . Another article discussed whether or not anti-capitalists have no choice because capitalists own the means of production . The other day, I wrote a dare where I want people who insist on #SahodItaasPresyoIbaba economics (higher salaries, lower prices) to open stores that operate on that mindset . I'm afraid that what I wrote was merely the tip of the iceberg . With that in mind, I'd like to ask people who say that the workers own the means of production to open a business, where the workers own the means of production. What's their reasoning behind the logic that the workers own the means of production? The common logic is that because the workers did all the hard work they own the production. They say that the businessman can die but not the workers. It's because according to these smart alecks--it's b...