I received this morning an advance copy (October issue) of Reader's Digest sent by the Editor-in-Chief himself, sir Jim Plouffe (who is now based in Singapore). On page 28 is my article entitled "Killing Time Online", which tackles the current issue of online games addiction.
The article has several voices - including that of a self-confessed games addict, psychologists, and games experts. It's a must read, i should say (speaking of the adage 'Love your own' hehehehe). I can't really tell you everything about the article because it is copyrighted.
The magazine will be out in the first week of October. Please grab a copy and tell me here what you can say about the article (that's fishing hahahaha).
Regards everyone!
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Monday, September 11, 2006
Cebu Explosion Kills 2, hurts 11
MANDAUE CITY – At least two persons were killed and 11 others, including three young children, where injured in an explosion in barangay Basak, this city, creating a stir among residents and police officials this morning, the anniversary of the 9/11 US attack.
But police investigators were quick to downplay the possibility of a bomb attack, saying the loud explosion was caused by a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-powered laundry dryer that was left open since Sunday night.
Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 Intelligence Chief Augusto Marquez said the explosion was triggered when the gas from a leaking lpg pipe, left unattended since Sunday night, was accumulated inside the Gene’s Laundy Shop located along the national road in barangay Basak.
“The shop became a time bomb because gases already accumulated in the area. Even the simple opening of the dryer immediately triggered the explosion,” said Marquez in a press conference at the Provincial Capitol.
Shop attendant Lorna Mercy Rubin said she opened one of the dryers inside the shop to begin her work past 8 a.m. yesterday when suddenly flame engulfed the dryer and the explosion pushed her to the corner of the shop.
“It was very quick. When I opened the dryer I saw flame and then there was an explosion,” Said Rubin, who luckily survived with burns in her face and chest.
Rubin said she crawled her way out of the damaged shop and then lost consciousness. Two other shops located on each side of the laundry shop were also destroyed. The second floor of the building was still unoccupied.
The explosion immediately killed a still unidentified female bypasser, who was thrown several meters away from the shop. Her body was filled with debris from the ground floor of the two-storey building, owned by former Mandaue City Vice Mayor Demetrio Cortez Jr.
Another fatality was identified as Felipe Hermoso, 57, who died inside the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center. Hospital staff claimed Hermoso’s body and face bore several lacerations and wounds, causing his death.
Eleven others, including Carmela Labago, 42, and her two children, Maria Lucia, 1; Rosemarie, 5; and niece, Marjorie Tiglao, 11. The four sustained wounds and lacerations in the body due to the explosion.
Carmela said she was across the shop on the other side of the road attending to her food store when the loud explosion occurred. Her two children and niece were playing outside the store she said. All of them, however, were declared safe at a local hospital.
Several motorcycles were also destroyed and their drivers injured due to the explosion. Luckily enough, there was no passenger jeepney or bus in front of the shop when the explosion took place.
Mandaue City Police Office Director Eduardo Catabas said the investigators have already ruled out the possibility of a bomb. He said investigators did not find any traces of explosives at the area. The laundry shop used two units of 38.8 kgs. Shellane LPG to power their dryers.
“The explosion was caused by a leaking LPG tank. There is a big tendency for LPG tanks to explode especially when it gets warm,” said Catabas, who supervised the operation in the area.
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia described the incident as a freak accident and instructed her social workers to immediately provide assistance, in all forms, to all the victims of the explosion. #
But police investigators were quick to downplay the possibility of a bomb attack, saying the loud explosion was caused by a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-powered laundry dryer that was left open since Sunday night.
Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 Intelligence Chief Augusto Marquez said the explosion was triggered when the gas from a leaking lpg pipe, left unattended since Sunday night, was accumulated inside the Gene’s Laundy Shop located along the national road in barangay Basak.
“The shop became a time bomb because gases already accumulated in the area. Even the simple opening of the dryer immediately triggered the explosion,” said Marquez in a press conference at the Provincial Capitol.
Shop attendant Lorna Mercy Rubin said she opened one of the dryers inside the shop to begin her work past 8 a.m. yesterday when suddenly flame engulfed the dryer and the explosion pushed her to the corner of the shop.
“It was very quick. When I opened the dryer I saw flame and then there was an explosion,” Said Rubin, who luckily survived with burns in her face and chest.
Rubin said she crawled her way out of the damaged shop and then lost consciousness. Two other shops located on each side of the laundry shop were also destroyed. The second floor of the building was still unoccupied.
The explosion immediately killed a still unidentified female bypasser, who was thrown several meters away from the shop. Her body was filled with debris from the ground floor of the two-storey building, owned by former Mandaue City Vice Mayor Demetrio Cortez Jr.
Another fatality was identified as Felipe Hermoso, 57, who died inside the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center. Hospital staff claimed Hermoso’s body and face bore several lacerations and wounds, causing his death.
Eleven others, including Carmela Labago, 42, and her two children, Maria Lucia, 1; Rosemarie, 5; and niece, Marjorie Tiglao, 11. The four sustained wounds and lacerations in the body due to the explosion.
Carmela said she was across the shop on the other side of the road attending to her food store when the loud explosion occurred. Her two children and niece were playing outside the store she said. All of them, however, were declared safe at a local hospital.
Several motorcycles were also destroyed and their drivers injured due to the explosion. Luckily enough, there was no passenger jeepney or bus in front of the shop when the explosion took place.
Mandaue City Police Office Director Eduardo Catabas said the investigators have already ruled out the possibility of a bomb. He said investigators did not find any traces of explosives at the area. The laundry shop used two units of 38.8 kgs. Shellane LPG to power their dryers.
“The explosion was caused by a leaking LPG tank. There is a big tendency for LPG tanks to explode especially when it gets warm,” said Catabas, who supervised the operation in the area.
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia described the incident as a freak accident and instructed her social workers to immediately provide assistance, in all forms, to all the victims of the explosion. #
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