Broadband gaining popularity in RP

Bayantel is offering DSL for PHP 899/mo -- that is around $16/mo -- for a 192 kbps plan. This is kinda slow compared to DSL speeds here in the states which is around 336 kbps (upload) and 1800 kbps (download).

PLDT also offers a 386 kbps plan for PHP 1,995/mo ($36/mo).

10th planet!

Astronomers are saying that we have another planet (10th) in our solar system. I have read about this in 2001 -- they are calling it planet X then -- but they are not sure whether or not it can be categorized as a planet since their initial estimate of its size was less than that of pluto. Their recent estimate however indicates that the size of the planet could be close to the size of mars.

Story is here.

bowing out in yellow

Lance Armstrong clinched his 7th consecutive Tour de France cup! He was 4 minutes and 40 seconds ahead of Ivan Basso of Italy. Jan Ullrich was 3rd.

Full story here.

blues of eagles

After four games, the Ateneo blue eagles are 2-2 (tied at 4th place with DLSU archers and Adamson Falcons). They were beaten by De la Salle archers and FEU tamaraws. The only teams that the eagles have beaten are UST tigers and NU bulldogs. Both teams are currently winless.

The eagles will face UP maroons on 30 July, UE warriors on 4 August, and Adamson Falcons on 7 August.

TEAM STANDINGS
- - - - - - - - - - -
Team............W - L
- - - - - - - - - - -
FEU Tamaraws....4 - 0
UE Warriors.....3 - 1
UP Maroons......3 - 1
DLSU Archers....2 - 2
ADU Falcons.....2 - 2
ADMU Eagles.....2 - 2
UST Tigers......0 - 4
NU Bulldogs.....0 - 4

Goodbye Scotty

James Doohan played Montgomery Scott in the original Star Trek TV series. He died last wednesday. He was 85.

Wonka and Potter

I enjoyed children's stories this week.

Charlie and the chocolate factory is good. I thought it I might be disappointed -- however, the wumpa-lumpas are crazy and Wonka is -- oh well -- weird! Imagine having lots of wumpa-lumpas in your backyard.

Got my HPHBP last sunday. I thought of reading 5 chapters a day -- but what the heck, I finished reading it last night. I liked the book. It is a good read and I look forward to the last installment of JKR. According to rumors, the 7th book would probably be published in 2007-2009.

Break

Spending this weekend at NOVA...

UPDATE: Pictures are here.