February 2008 marks the death of yet another Internet success-story that went kaput. The ever popular netscape navigator will be buried by its master AOL for reasons only the people behind AOL know. Probably, Netscape just can't compete with Internet Explorer and the now getting popular and safer browser Mozzila Firefox.
What's next? Yahoo? Maybe a bit far yet but I guess we're just counting few years.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
The Blue Lady and the Angry Ghost (Hair-raising stories)
It’s halloween and I would like to share to you some ghosts and other unhuman beings stories that I have gathered as a journalist. Most of the stories were a product of my investigative reporting for my college paper (hmmm, not really long ago).
The Blue Lady
This was the most popular ghost story that happened in my college campus. The Blue Lady (a clear distinction from the White Lady) was called so because she had been seen several times wearing a blue dress.
The story goes like this: While the whole class was pausing for the 6 o’clock Angelus, the Accounting teacher suddenly noticed a lady wearing an old blue dress entering the class. Since everyone was praying the Angelus, the teacher ignored the girl although she was at first a bit furious because the lady did not even look at her or greeted her as she entered the class room.
The teacher said the blue lady sat on chair on the corner of the room and was facing the wall. After the Angelus, the blue lady stood up and faced the door. The teacher was so shocked when she saw the girl leaving the room with her feet not touching the ground. She was floating, the teacher told me.
The teacher immediately informed the class about what she witnessed and almost a dozen students said they also noticed the girl.
The Angry Spirit
Another story in my campus was about the spirit of a female student who’s been scaring security guards at night, resulting to at least six security guards resigning from the school due to the incident with the angry spirit.
Based on my investigation and interview with one of the security guards who resigned, the spirit usually comes out at night at the sixth floor of the school. The sixth floor housed the engineering classes.
According to the security guard, it was already past 10 at night when he and his companion conducted their routine check on the classrooms to determine if the lights had been put off or if no students are left in the rooms.
On their way to the sixth floor, the guard said they noticed a lady wearing a white gown with long black hair that covered her face (sort of like the Sadako figure). Thinking that the lady was a student, the guard tried to approach her to ask why she was still in the campus.
“As I was almost near her, the lady suddenly raised her head and looked at me with extended hands. Her eyes were red and looked so angry. As she went near me, I noticed that her feet was not on the ground,” the guard told me during my interview.
The two guards screamed like young boys and ran down the stairs as quickly as they could. After a few days, the two security guards handed their resignation.
After researching and interviewing old teachers in my school, I learned that sometime in the late 70s, a bloody incident took place on the sixth floor of my school. According to my sources, it was already past 7 p.m. when a male engineering student had a heated argument with her girlfriend in one of the rooms located on the said floor.
The girl reportedly told her boyfriend that they could not go on with their relationship because her parents had already found out about it. The guy went furious. He loved the girl so much he said. The girl sobbed but told the guy that she had to follow what her parents told her. She wanted to end their relationship.
Without further saying a word, the girl turned her back on the guy and headed to the stairs. But the guy suddenly pulled out a knife from his bag and stabbed the girl several times. Seeing his lifeless girlfriend already in a pool of blood on the floor, the guy went to the stairs and jumped to his death.
Happy Hallooween Everyone!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
PAL plane overshoots Butuan runway: Sleepy pilot?
A Philippine Airline (PAL) plane with 148 passengers on board overshot the airport runway as it made its landing in Butuan City in Mindanao early this morning (Friday), but no one was reported injured in the incident.
PAL spokesman Rolando Estabillo said the PAL A-320 Airbus flight PR-475 may have sustained damage in the minor accident, but assured families of its passengers that no one was hurt.
"Malamang ma-delay ang pabalik sa Manila. Titingnan natin kung kailangang ma-cancel (The flight will be delayed in its return flight to Manila. We're still assessing if we should cancel the return flight to Manila)," Estabillo said in an interview.
He said the accident occurred at about 6:07 a.m., as the plane from Manila landed at the Butuan City airport. The plane, which left Manila at 5:05 a.m., overshot the airport's Runway 30.
PAL spokesman Rolando Estabillo said the PAL A-320 Airbus flight PR-475 may have sustained damage in the minor accident, but assured families of its passengers that no one was hurt.
"Malamang ma-delay ang pabalik sa Manila. Titingnan natin kung kailangang ma-cancel (The flight will be delayed in its return flight to Manila. We're still assessing if we should cancel the return flight to Manila)," Estabillo said in an interview.
He said the accident occurred at about 6:07 a.m., as the plane from Manila landed at the Butuan City airport. The plane, which left Manila at 5:05 a.m., overshot the airport's Runway 30.
My New Blog
Yes, finally. I now have my own domain name with my new blog.
If you are interested please visit my new blog at:
www.marsmosqueda.com
:)
If you are interested please visit my new blog at:
www.marsmosqueda.com
:)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Barangay Elections Tidbits
As the synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections nears, allow me to share some tidbits that you might find funny or whatever. :)
- In Cebu City, a barangay captain seeking reelection was already several days on his campaign when he found out that he could not run for barangay captain because the certificate of candidacy (COC) he filed at the Comelec Office was for barangay Kagawad.
- Still in Cebu, several SK councilors also got the lesson of their lives when they found out that the COC they filed was for barangay councilor. A Comelec official said that should these candidates vying for SK council win, they still cannot sit as barangay councilors because they are still under age.
- In one barangay in Bohol, a candidate said he is ready to spend P50,000 for his campaign as barangay Councilor. With only P1,200 monthly honorarium that he will get if he wins in the election, he can only get P43,200 in 3 years. I wonder how he will recover his expenses in such a short term. :)
- It is also very common to see similar family names in one line up. A father is running for barangay chairman. His two sons are seeking council seats. His youngest daughter runs for SK chairman. His wife? He promised her she will get a barangay position when he becomes chairman.
- In Cebu City, a barangay captain seeking reelection was already several days on his campaign when he found out that he could not run for barangay captain because the certificate of candidacy (COC) he filed at the Comelec Office was for barangay Kagawad.
- Still in Cebu, several SK councilors also got the lesson of their lives when they found out that the COC they filed was for barangay councilor. A Comelec official said that should these candidates vying for SK council win, they still cannot sit as barangay councilors because they are still under age.
- In one barangay in Bohol, a candidate said he is ready to spend P50,000 for his campaign as barangay Councilor. With only P1,200 monthly honorarium that he will get if he wins in the election, he can only get P43,200 in 3 years. I wonder how he will recover his expenses in such a short term. :)
- It is also very common to see similar family names in one line up. A father is running for barangay chairman. His two sons are seeking council seats. His youngest daughter runs for SK chairman. His wife? He promised her she will get a barangay position when he becomes chairman.
Explosion that killed 11, hurt 70 only "accidental"
And the tide suddenly changed.
Just minutes after an explosion rocked Glorietta 2 Mall last Friday, PNP Chief Avelino Razon hinted that the blast could be caused by an explosive or a bomb based on the intensity of the damage. He downplayed earlier theory that the explosion was triggered by a leaking LPG tank.
Around the same day, police experts also said they found traces of C-4, an explosive device issued only to military agencies. Razon's statement plus the claim of police investigators prompted Sen. Trillanes to conclude that the explosion was 'man-made' and masterminded by some government officials.
Everybody thought it was a bomb really.
Until last Tuesday when senior government officials Tuesday expressed “a high level of certainty” that the Friday explosion at the Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City was an accident, although they clarified that a bomb attack had not been totally ruled out.
Razon said he briefed the National Security Council on an “accidental gas explosion” based on “facts at the scene.”
“But we’re not discounting the bomb blast theory,” he said.
Ano ba talaga kuya?
Here's hoping that US investigators could release their findings on the incident. And here's hoping in addition that the US findings will not contradict the findings of our investigators.
Just minutes after an explosion rocked Glorietta 2 Mall last Friday, PNP Chief Avelino Razon hinted that the blast could be caused by an explosive or a bomb based on the intensity of the damage. He downplayed earlier theory that the explosion was triggered by a leaking LPG tank.
Around the same day, police experts also said they found traces of C-4, an explosive device issued only to military agencies. Razon's statement plus the claim of police investigators prompted Sen. Trillanes to conclude that the explosion was 'man-made' and masterminded by some government officials.
Everybody thought it was a bomb really.
Until last Tuesday when senior government officials Tuesday expressed “a high level of certainty” that the Friday explosion at the Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City was an accident, although they clarified that a bomb attack had not been totally ruled out.
Razon said he briefed the National Security Council on an “accidental gas explosion” based on “facts at the scene.”
“But we’re not discounting the bomb blast theory,” he said.
Ano ba talaga kuya?
Here's hoping that US investigators could release their findings on the incident. And here's hoping in addition that the US findings will not contradict the findings of our investigators.
Friday, October 19, 2007
PNP Chief confirms explosion caused by bomb
Philippine National Police Chief Avelino Razon has confirmed that the explosion in Glorietta Mall 2 in Makati City was triggered by a bomb and not an LPG tank.
The other police offices in the country have also raised a red alert status following the announcement of Razon that it was a bomb explosion that ripped off Glorietta Mall, killing at least 6 and injuring 70 others.
The other police offices in the country have also raised a red alert status following the announcement of Razon that it was a bomb explosion that ripped off Glorietta Mall, killing at least 6 and injuring 70 others.
Metro Manila in red alert after explosion kills 6, hurts 70
Six persons have already been confirmed dead as of 3:45 p.m. Friday following an explosion at the Glorietta Mall in the busy business district of Makati. At least 70 persons have also been rushed to the hospital for various injuries following the explosion that could have been triggered by an LPG tank leak, although police have not confirmed any cause of the blast yet.
The areas around Glorietta 2 have already been closed off to traffic by the police for fear of secondary explosion that could hurt curious onlookers. The police have also cordoned the area for security purposes.
Bomb squad personnel and bomb sniffing dogs have also been fielded at the Gloritta Mall 2 to scour for possible traces of bomb as the National Capital Region Police Office has already declared a red alert in the entire Manila even as the cause of the explosion was yet to be confirmed.
I am just hoping that the explosion is triggered by an LPG tank and nothing else, because otherwise, it will be a big slap again to the economy of the Philippines considerint that the explosion took place in the country's financial capital.
I was at Glorietta 2 a couple of weeks ago with my wife and my son en route to Subic. It was crowded and very much alive. I am just hoping that the death toll will not increase even as reports show more bodies inside the establishment.
The areas around Glorietta 2 have already been closed off to traffic by the police for fear of secondary explosion that could hurt curious onlookers. The police have also cordoned the area for security purposes.
Bomb squad personnel and bomb sniffing dogs have also been fielded at the Gloritta Mall 2 to scour for possible traces of bomb as the National Capital Region Police Office has already declared a red alert in the entire Manila even as the cause of the explosion was yet to be confirmed.
I am just hoping that the explosion is triggered by an LPG tank and nothing else, because otherwise, it will be a big slap again to the economy of the Philippines considerint that the explosion took place in the country's financial capital.
I was at Glorietta 2 a couple of weeks ago with my wife and my son en route to Subic. It was crowded and very much alive. I am just hoping that the death toll will not increase even as reports show more bodies inside the establishment.
Friday, June 22, 2007
In Search For the Hidden Treasure
Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral Rector Msgr. Cayetano Gelbolingo (middle, background) claims he didn't know that the workers tasked to renovate the adoration chapel of the church was already digging at the altar floor to search for buried treasures. (Mars W. Mosqueda Jr.)
Updating Blogs
With the kind of work that I have, I must admit that updating this blog is not an easy task. I need enough time and extra ounce of brains (most of it are used in writing news and feature stories) exclusively for this task.
It has been a while since I logged on to my blogger account and update this blog. There was just no inspiration. When my Adsense Account was disabled late last year, I thought there was no more reason for me to update this blog. I was thinking of the income that I could get from Adsense then.
It was a wrong reaction.
In the first place, I created this blog to write about my thoughts and views on issues and incidents that I have covered as a journalist but I could not include in my news items. Kung baga, inside stories of a certain news. naaks!
When people started emailing me about this blog, I realized that I need to get back to blogging and update this blog regularly. There's just a lot of things to say. As a journalist, I bump into a lot of people and see a lot of things everyday. And i believe those are worth blogging.
For those who have been following this blog since its inception, thank you for your patience and trust. Starting today, I will update this blog and give you the latest happenings behind every news that I write.
It has been a while since I logged on to my blogger account and update this blog. There was just no inspiration. When my Adsense Account was disabled late last year, I thought there was no more reason for me to update this blog. I was thinking of the income that I could get from Adsense then.
It was a wrong reaction.
In the first place, I created this blog to write about my thoughts and views on issues and incidents that I have covered as a journalist but I could not include in my news items. Kung baga, inside stories of a certain news. naaks!
When people started emailing me about this blog, I realized that I need to get back to blogging and update this blog regularly. There's just a lot of things to say. As a journalist, I bump into a lot of people and see a lot of things everyday. And i believe those are worth blogging.
For those who have been following this blog since its inception, thank you for your patience and trust. Starting today, I will update this blog and give you the latest happenings behind every news that I write.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
BREAKING NEWS!!!! Fire Hits Mandaue City
At least 500 houses, mostly made up of light materials, were already eaten up by the fire that hit barangay Mantuyong in Mandaue City. Fire was still up as of 5 p.m. (March 7, 2007).
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
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AGLOCO’s story is simple:
Do you realize how valuable you are? Advertisers, search providers and online retailers are paying billions to reach you while you surf. How much of that money are you making? NONE!
AGLOCO thinks you deserve a piece of the action.
AGLOCO collects money from those companies on behalf of its members. (For example, Google currently pays AOL 10 cents for every Google search by an AOL user. And Google still has enough profit to pay $1.6 billion dollars for YouTube, an 18-month old site full of content that YouTube’s users did not get paid for!
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AGLOCO is building a new form of online community that they call an Economic Network. They are not only paying Members their fair share, but they’re building a community that will generate the kind of fortune that YouTube made. But instead of that wealth making only a few people rich, the entire community will get its share.
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Mindanao Bombings not linked to ASEAN Summit
As expected, most of the questions asked by the press this morning pertained to the series of bombings that rocked Mindanao last night. At the press conference inside the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) 12th ASEAN Summit Secretary General Marciano Paynor said the bombings in Mindanao do not affect the holding of the summit here in Cebu, stressing that the summit venues are safe and secured.
Paynor said the terrorists are just trying to make a statement by attacking soft targets especially now that the international media is focused in the Philippines as the 10 leaders of ASEAN and six dialogue partner countries are expected to begin their talks tomorrow.
"I symphatized with the families of the victims of the bombings, but rest assured Cebu is safe and secured and there is no change in the schedule of the summit," Lecaros said.
Another round of press conference is scheduled to take place at noon time yesterday.
Paynor said the terrorists are just trying to make a statement by attacking soft targets especially now that the international media is focused in the Philippines as the 10 leaders of ASEAN and six dialogue partner countries are expected to begin their talks tomorrow.
"I symphatized with the families of the victims of the bombings, but rest assured Cebu is safe and secured and there is no change in the schedule of the summit," Lecaros said.
Another round of press conference is scheduled to take place at noon time yesterday.
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