25.1.09

Dinagyang 2009 Fireworks - "Luces in The sky" 2nd Day

If you were fascinated by the Fireworks from Iloilo Dinagyang 2009 Fireworks Competition's first night. Then you should watch this video of the contestants on the 2nd night of Iloilo Dinagyang 2009 "Luces in The sky". The fireworks competition gave the spectators of almost an hour of neck-breaking show of fireworks.

I have posted here the videos of what i see are the top 5 contestant for the night.



Dinagyang 09 2nd night - 1st Contestant From Bulacan







Dinagyang 09 2nd night - 2nd Contestant From Mindanao







Dinagyang 09 2nd night - 5th Contestant From Iloilo







Dinagyang 09 2nd night - 6th Contestant From Cebu








Dinagyang 09 2nd night - 9th Contestant From Dumaguete
Also the last years Champion

24.1.09

Pacquiao vs Hatton Update

Contraty from the previously reported news. The Fight Betwen Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will most likely come true. As Manny Agreed to fight with the condition to split the purse by 52-48.







"MANILA, Philippines -- A day after promoters declared the fight has been called off after an impasse over the prize money, Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao has agreed to accept the offer to fight British superstar Ricky Hatton on May 2, a report on philboxing.com said.

The report quoting Pacquiao's close friend and confidante Rex "Wakee" Salud said the Filipino idol was convinced when told that he would receive a $12 million guarantee and 52 percent of the pay-per-view shares.

Eric Pineda, Pacquiao's business manager, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that the "other camp has reached out to salvage the fight."

Pineda, however, stopped short of confirming that the fight was back on track.

"All I can say right now is that there are developments in the negotiations," he said in a telephone interview.

Pacquiao had been insisting on a 60-40 deal, even though his promoter, Bob Arum, and Hatton's camp had agreed to an equal split.

This did not sit well with Pacquiao, who did not sign the contract before the Wednesday deadline, prompting Arum and Golden Boy Promotions chief Richard Schaefer to announce that the super-fight between the world's top pound-for-pound fighter and the king of the 140-pound division had been called off.".



source: inquirer.net

23.1.09

Dinagyang 2009 Fireworks

Beautiful Comets aren't they?...
On the night of January 23, 2008, the roads leading to SM city Manduriao is experiancing heavy traffic as people are driving to the mall to witness the first part of Dinagyang 2009 PyroOlympics - Luces in the sky.

I have posted here some of the videos i got during the event. I'll still be adding the videos for the 2nd night of the Contest

7th Contestant Dinagyang Pyro Olympics - From Laguna




8th Contestant Dinagyang Pyro Olympics- From Negros Oriental

22.1.09

Paqcuiao Hatton Fight, called off

The supposedly fight between Philippine champ Manny Pacquiao and British sensation Ricky Hatton on May 2 has been called off after both sides could not agree on splitting the purse.

"Richard Schaefer, chief executive for Hatton backers Golden Boy Promotions, told ESPN and the Los Angeles Times that the bout was called off by Hatton after Pacquiao would not sign a deal by a Wednesday deadline.

"The fight is off," Schaefer told ESPN. "We're pursuing our other options. That's it. The Hattons called me and asked again if we had a signed deal from Pacquiao and when I said we didn't, they said they won't sit around anymore."

Bob Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, said the Filipino hero wanted more money and a bigger split of the profits from the 50-50 deal for what would have been a Las Vegas spectacle.

"Manny decided not to sign. He was unhappy with the terms," Arum told ESPN. "The fight is off. The suits can posture but it's the fighters who have to go in the ring and fight. But I am not thrilled right now."

Fighters were set to tour starting next week to promote the fight. Now Hatton is scrambling to find another opponent to face on May 2.

Hatton, 45-1 with 32 knockouts, hopes to fight Oscar de la Hoya, the winner of next month's fight between Juan Diaz and Juan Manuel Marquez or retired star Floyd Mayweather. Such a bout might even be staged at London's Wembley Stadium.

A Mayweather-Hatton fight would be a rematch of the 2007 bout in which Mayweather stopped the Englishman in the 10th round at Las Vegas. Mayweather has not fought in the 13 months since and declared himself retired.

Pacquiao, 48-3 with two drawn and 36 knockouts, could still step in and save the fight by agreeing to the deal before another rival was signed, but that wasn't seen as a likely possibility given him missing the deadline.

Arum said Pacquiao's next possible foes include Humberto Soto, but the payday would be far less than the $10 million to $12 million he would been assured out of even a 50-50 split with Hatton for their fight."

Source: inquirer.net

19.1.09

LONGEST FOOTBALL GAME

Philippines, specifically Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo was aiming to set a world record for Playing a straight 35hrs 20minutes of playing football.

A town 30kms northeast of the city of iloilo. was aiming a new Guinness record for playing the longest Football Game equivalent to 35hrs 20 minutes with a total of 9 games and a score of 136 - 133 from the two teams representing Iloilo State College of Fisheries (ISCOF) team and Barotac Nuevo Comprehensive High School (BNCHS) team with their score respectively presented. The game has been played starting last January 16, 2009 at 8:35 am until 8:15p.m. the next day on the Football field at the public plaza of Barotac Nuevo.

“We believed we have set a new world record and the players are happy despite the fatigue,” Duffie Botavara, general secretary of the Barotac Nuevo Football Club and the Iloilo Football Association, said in a telephone interview.

Botavara said the previous record for the longest football game played was 31 hours in Australia. Aside from aiming for the record of the longest game played, Botavara said they also wanted to set the record for the most number of games played continuously.

Cheered by their town-mates, the two teams composed of 18 persons each played nine 90-minute games. Each game has two 45-minute halves with a 10-minute break between halves.

Nine referees working in three shifts officiated the game.

Botavara said because of the duration of the game, they slightly modified the rules and a “floating substitution” format was adopted. This allowed the unlimited substitution of players who returned to the game even after they have been substituted.

Football regulations allow only two substitutions per game and players who have been replaced cannot return to the game.

“We ensured that at any given time, nine to 10 players from each team were on the field while the others rested,” said Botavara.

The players did not sleep and only rested at the players’ quarters where they also ate, said Botavara.

The BNCNHS was composed of players 17 years old and below while the ISCOF players belonged to the collegiate division. Each team had a member of the national team.

“Many wanted to join the game but we had to turn them down because of the limited number of players allowed,” said Botavara.
The organizers of the event will send a video of the game to the Guinness World Records to authenticate and make the new record official.

source: inquirer.net

15.1.09

Robots and Robo Suits

I have stumbled on a photo of a person wearing a robo suit while searching for some images to use for a litte practice editing. And after that i find myself search for the details of this suit and here pops alot more search results that i have come to like. Well yeah this robo suit articles were already 2 yrs but it might be worth posting it.


First comes the robo suits as the image from the left shows HAL5. HAL or Hybrid Assistive Limb which are capable of increasing their users strength of up to 5 times. This robo suit sync with the user movement by detecting muscel movements from the user skin.

With this it can help the old people from moving with out bothering their care taker.












Next is the land walker a one-man, two-legged supposed walker transport, 3.40 metres in height. The vehicle's design features a cockpit, two legs, and two air cannons (each firing large rubber balls). The legs end in feet containing wheels that help push the walker forward.










Hiroshi Ishiguro is a busy man. Between his two jobs, countless meetings and presentations, his demanding schedule was eating up all his time. So he built an android version of himself to pick up the slack.

can you figure out which one is the android? and which one is the real human?






There ae still alot other robots and robo suits out there like the one made by sarcos or a robot like asimo of honda

13.1.09

CES Gadgets

Here are some of the Gadgets feature on the latest 2009 CES Show.

For guys who needs to pimp their ride or just want to have a good entertainment inside their car.

Check this In-Vehicle Video






High Quality Universal and Networkable Touchscreen Infotainment System for Automotive Headrest applications.








n-Dash Single-DIN DVD/CD/USB Receiver with Superwide Low-Reflection TFT Screen, Proximity Sensor, Touch Panel, Motorized Faceplate, Built-In Bluetooth, USB 2.0 Port for iPod, Satellite Radio/HD Radio Capability and MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV Playback




Need to capture the view you have just seen or create a personal video?

The Sony HDR-TG1 High Definition Memory Stick Handycam Camcorder might be the right one you need. with its slim profile and lightweight its easy for you to bring this along while travelling.












The HMX-H104 is an ultra-stylish, full HD digital camcorder. It features 16GB of internal flash memory and combines high-performance digital imaging technologies with industry leading design at a competitive price.












Also featured on CES was the D-Link wireless router for an environment friendly home network solution.