Monday, June 29, 2009

Manila in the 1930s

still pointed this way by FB pal Rye Buaron, another video shows a progressive Manila in the 1930s before the Japanese devastated the city during World War II.

It was great then, let us all do our share to make it great again!

The Philippines - one of the next emerging N-11 economies. (Goldman Sachs)


The Grandeur of Old Manila (circa 1938)

pointed to this direction by FB buddy Rye Buaron, this amazing video of Old Manila shows us all the veritable Grandeur of Old Manila, before the Japanese devastated the city in World War II.

it was great then and if we all work hand in hand and do our share, it WILL be great again. No place of pessimists in a world of infinite possibilities.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Text/SMS your friends in the Philippines, USA, the UK, Spain, India for Free using your Googletalk/ Gmail Chat -Absolutely Free!

Text/SMS your friends in the Philippines, USA, the UK, Spain, India for Free using your Googletalk/ Gmail Chat -Absolutely Free!



how to:

for example - texting a US mobile Number:

steps

--> add the phone number buddy into your gmail account this way

(country code) (area or mobile network code) (phone number) @chikkatalk.com

so if you're adding friend in the US with phone number 1(941)2717985 add:

19412717985@chikkatalk.com

as a regular googletalk buddy , then proceed to text. they will be able to receive the text in their phones, and they will reply to your googletalk/ or gmail chat as a regular chat dialogue. (premium sms charges will apply)

example 2: adding a UK mobile number with phone no. +447518816855

add 447518816855@chikkatalk.com and voila - text away.


YET ANOTHER SHAMELESS PLUG, NOTHING IN IT FOR ME, BUT IT'S A GREAT SERVICE, USE IT TO KEEP IT ALIVE AND FREE!

other countries you can sms to for free are:

* Guam
* Hong Kong (Smart 1528 only)
* India
* Indonesia (XLcom only)
* Philippines
* Saipan
* Spain
* United States
* United Kingdom

* charges apply to replies from your friends' mobile phones.


Thursday, June 11, 2009

Is this for real? salvaged photos of last moments in the doomed Air France A330 Flight

One feels sad for all the passengers including the extraordinary photographer, who kept his cool even in his last moments of life and took this photo. Hats off to him!!!

Yesterday the world saw the disappearance of an A330 Air Frane during a trans Atlantic flight between Rio to Paris

Two shots taken inside the plane before it crashed. Unbelievable! Photos taken inside the GOL B 737 aircraft that was involved in a mid air collision and crashed.....

A B737 had a mid air collision with the Embraer Legacy while cruising at 35,000 feet over South America . The Embraer Legacy, though seriously damaged with the winglet ripped off, managed to make a landing at a nearby airstrip in the midst of the Amazon jungle. The crew and passengers of the Embraer Legacy had no idea what they had hit. The B737
however crashed, killing all crew and passengers on board.

The two photos attached were apparently taken by one of the passengers in the B737, just after the collision and before the aircraft crashed. The photos were retrieved from the camera's memory stick. You will never get to see photos like this. In the first photo, there is a gaping hole in the fuselage through which you can see the tailplane and vertical fin of the aircraft. In the second photo, one of the passengers is being sucked out of the gaping hole.


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These photos were found in a digital Casio Z750, amidst the remains in Serra do Cachimbo. Although the camera was destroyed, the Memory Stick was recovered. Investigating the serial number of the camera, the owner was identified as Paulo G. Muller, an actor of a theatre for children known in the outskirts of Porto Alegre . It can be imagined that he was standing during the impact with the Embraer Legacy and during the turbulence, he managed to take these photos, just seconds after the tail loss the aircraft plunged. So the camera was found near the cockpit. The structural stress probably ripped the engines away, diminishing the falling speed, protecting the electronic equipment but not unfortunately the victims. Paulo Muller leaves behind two daughters, Bruna and Beatriz. Photobucket================mid-air collission? didn't the plane crash on the sea? how'd they manage to find the camera, let alone salvage the memory card?