the colbert report
May 28, 2008 miscellaneous, television
I finally got a chance to catch The Colbert Report (with Stephen Colbert) on tv tonight. Like his fellow comic news anchor Jon Stewart, Colbert parodies and pokes fun at current affairs and newsmakers in the US. While his show may not be as hilarious as the Comedy Central production of Stewart, the segments produced are still funny enough to garner a few chuckles.
And while I continue to be deprived of Jack TV, at least I now have a couple of shows to look forward to in Maxx.
Tags: colbert report, daily show, jon stewart, stephen colbert, TV
picks of the litter
May 28, 2008 lomo | holga, photography
So I had another roll developed from my Lomo. Here are a few picks of the litter:
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Yes, the second photo is a bit OOF (out of focus), but I love the expression on Sean’s face.
Tags: film, lomo, lomography, photography
inattentive saleslady
May 28, 2008 miscellaneous
Over the past few weeks, I have spend thousands of my hard earned pesos at Kodak Podium. I have had my film developed, digital images printed and I have even bought a few rolls of film. Generally, I didn’t really encounter any problems, until today.
First, it started with one of the other clerks. I had him print some of my images last week. I had, in passing, asked him if they had a frequent visitor or discount card. Sadly, he replied, they ran out of application forms, but he would remember my face… and give me a discount the next time I visited. Of course, today, he suddenly got amnesia.
Okay, fine. Not a big deal. I didn’t have too many photos printed, so it would only amount to a nominal amount anyway.
When I returned to pick up my photos, I was surprised to find that the white borders (which I specifically indicated to put) were not on the photos. By this point, I was already kind of irritated. But what got me really irked when I inquired about the oversight, the saleslady replied “Eh di niyo naman sinabi sir na lagyan ng white border.”
I don’t mean to nitpick, but first of all, I don’t pay good money to be told that I was at fault. And second, I clearly stated that I wanted white borders. The problem lay in the fact that when she inquired what size prints I wanted (and I replied 3R with white borders), she flitted off to a nearby computer and started tinkering with it. At least she got the size right.
So next time, I may just be heading to FUJI. They may be a bit farther, but at least they’re cheaper… and still have a clean slate.
Tags: bad experience, Kodak Podium
fearless cooking challenge
May 27, 2008 Yehey, events, food, photography
words to follow…
more photos here
arpee’s experience
phoebe’s photos
Tags: events, fearless food challenge, food, ogilvy, photography, unilever, Yehey
Yehey… stealing?!
May 23, 2008 Yehey, miscellaneous
While I was driving from one of my favorite eateries, I received a strange text from one of my colleagues from work. One of the articles published in Yehey had seemed to create a stir… with one blogger in particular.
The owner of the blog Twoisequaltozero accused Yehey.com of stealing his article and publishing his work without his consent. A reply was quickly placed by Biz-Dev Officer Iggy Javellana aka tarugoman, in an effort to adress the situation.
Let me, however, put this issue to rest with an official statement from the Channels Department of Yehey.
- 1. The article in question was given to Yehey by its partner MCA Universal as a routine press release / article for publication
2. The said article had no instructions to credit any source or backlink any blog
We are not in the habit of stealing content or plagiarizing any work. Nor will we ever get into that habit. I don’t want to point any fingers or place the blame on anybody, at this point, until al issues have been resolved. As of this post being published, we have removed the “offending” article, until all parties have come to a general understanding of the process of publishing any material on the web.
I have been with Yehey for 6 years, myself, and have had my work reworded and republished. Of course, I did this PR work, so understandably, my work was passed on as general info to be used and abused.
Mr. Twoisequaltozero, thank you for taking time out to clarify the situation and rectify your original post. We don’t know where the connection got lost, but we hope to avoid any similar situations in the future.
Tags: plagiarism, stealing, Yehey
the tides boracay
May 23, 2008 Yehey, food, photography, travel
One week after our trip to Boracay for our coverage of The Tides, here are a few articles and specials that we churned up for the hotel.
- 1. A Food Review courtesy of yours truly
2. A hotel review by Karla Henson
3. A recant of a Boracay first timer by Karla Henson
4. A photo special of The Tides — both food and hotel
If you are an establishment that wishes to be featured, similar to what we did, simply contact me via email or email our department and we’ll get back to you.
Tags: articles, boracay, feature, food, photography, photos, The Tides, Yehey
May 22, 2008 miscellaneous
Okay, so I finally had to give in and create a Facebook account. Mind you, it wasn’t because of the constant pestering, the numerous invitations, or even the snide “what, you don’t have a Facebook account?!” remarks.
Over the past few out of town trips, my companions have insisted on putting their photo albums in Facebook… and I can’t view ‘em, without an account.
So, here it goes… I’m off to create another Social Network account…
Tags: facebook, Social network
