Mobile Phone Radiation Guide

US agency publishes radiation ranking for top brands including Motorola, Blackberry and Apple iPhone
A US environmental group has published a guide to radiation levels from mobile phones.
Motorola, T-Mobile and Blackberry handsets were ranked among the ten worst phones in terms of radiation exposure.
Although all the phones were below current international limits, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) said that until more is known about cell phone radiation, consumers should try to buy phones with the lowest levels of emissions.

Philippine Major Fault Line

Below is the List Of Major Fault Lines Of the Philippines.

1. Marikina Valley Fault (Montalban-San Mateo-Marikina-Pasig-Taguig-Muntinlupa-S… Pedro-Binan-Carmona-Santa Rosa-Calamba-Tagaytay-Oriental Mindoro)
2. Western Philippine Fault (Luzon Sea-Mindoro Strait-Panay Gulf-Sulu Sea)
3. Eastern Philippine Fault (Philippine Sea)
4. Southern of Mindanao Fault (Moro Gulf-Celebes Sea)
5. Central Philippine Fault (Entire Ilocos Norte-Aurora-Quezon-Masbate-Eastern Leyte-Southern Leyte-Agusan Del Norte-Agusan Del Sur-Davao del Norte)

*The earthquake that destroyed Guinsaugon is the Central Philippine Fault
*The 1990 earthquake that destroyed Central Luzon and Baguio is also the Central Philippine Fault.

Marikina Fault Line

Of these, the MARIKINA VALLEY FAULT poses the greatest danger because it cuts through all the modern and progressive portions of Manila such as Eastwood, Rockwell, Ortigas Center, Bonifacio Global City, Ayala Center, and Alabang. Also, the PhiVolcs people have warned that this fault line can move anytime because it is already “11 years late” for its movement.

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Wow, I used to work in Eastwood...

Problem Solving Sheet: Effective Way of Solving Problems

This is proven effective way of solving problem and getting rid of all the worries in your head..

I'm not the owner of the picture. Credits to whoever he/she is.

Pac-Man Trivia

As per Scott Pilgrim:

Did you know that the original name for Pac-Man was Puck-Man? You'd think it was because he looks like a hockey puck but it actually comes from the Japanese phrase 'Paku-Paku,' which means to flap one's mouth open and closed. They changed it because they thought Puck-Man would be too easy to vandalize, you know, like people could just scratch off the P and turn it into an F or whatever.

As per Yahoo News:

That theme continued with the game's name. In Japanese, "puck puck" is akin to the U.S. saying "munch munch". So the original name - Puck-Man - translated as "Munch man". (A savvy Midway Games official changed it to Pac-Man when the game hit the U.S. to discourage vandals from shaving off part of the "P," thereby creating an obscene word.)

Well here's the funny thing, the ghosts has names, wow! I just know this rigth now.
Here are the names of the unfriendly ghosts:

Blinky =  red ghost
Pinky =  pink ghost (obviously)
Inky = blue ghost
Clyde = orange ghost

(from left to right) Clyde, Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Pac-Man

Voluntary Resignation: The Philippine Law

Voluntary Resignation

Resignation is defined as the voluntary act of an employee who finds himself in a situation where he believes that personal reasons cannot be sacrificed in favor of the exigency of the service and he has no other choice but to disassociate himself from his employment. (Virgen Shipping Corp. vs. Barraquio, G.R. No. 178127, April 16, 2009 citing Valdez vs. NLRC.)

The key is that resignation must be a “voluntary act”, and that the employee must have knowingly and voluntarily dissociate himself from his employment for his own personal reasons. It does not cover cases where the employee is forced to resign with the use of threats, intimidation, coercion or manipulation, or where resignation is imposed as a penalty for an offense.

The common practice of allowing an employee to resign, instead of terminating him for just cause so as not to smear his employment record, also fall under the category of voluntary resignation. (See J Marketing Corp. vs. Taran, G.R. No. 163924, June 28, 2009).

Resignation Notice

The Labor Code requires the employee to give an advance notice to the employer of his intention to resign. The notice of resignation must be in writing and must be served to the employer at least one month prior to the effective date of his resignation.

Resignation notice usually takes the form of a letter (commonly called “resignation letter”) addressed to the employer, expressing the employee’s intention to terminate his employment. It must state the date when resignation is to take effect because of the 30-day notice requirement under the law. It may also contain the reason or justification of the employee for filing his resignation, although legally, this is not important. The employee may resign for whatever reason, or even for no reason at all. Thus, in legal parlance, voluntary resignation is also called “termination by employee without just cause.”

Resignation letter normally contains explicit words expressing employee’s intention to terminate his employment. However, lack of explicit words stating the employees intention to resign is deemed not crucial, as long as the employees intention to resign can be deduced from letter itself. In one case, the Supreme Court held that a memorandum written by the employee containing his deep resentment towards his superior juridically constituted a letter of resignation. Even if the employee did not expressly indicate his intention to resign (neither of the words “resign” or “resignation” was mentioned), the resentful and sarcastic tone of the memorandum was held to be sufficiently indicative of such intention.

Effect of Failure to Tender Resignation Notice

If the employee fails to give the employer one month advance notice of his intention to resign, he may be held liable for damages.

Instances when Notice of Resignation is Not Required

The employee may resign even without serving any notice on the employer for any of the following reasons:

1. Serious insult by the employer or his representative on the honor and person of the employee;
2. Inhuman and unbearable treatment accorded the employee by the employer or his representative;
3. Commission of a crime or offense by the employer or his representative against the person of the employee or any of the immediate members of his family; and
4. Other causes analogous to any of the foregoing.

Resignation under any of the instance enumerated above is also called “termination by employee with justcause.”

You may want read the whole article here and you might learn a lot from the Q&A part of the website. 

Fail: Google translate's "pekpek"

Try this:
1. Go to translate.google.com
2. Set it to Filipino to English
3. Type pekpek and hit translate

Epic Fail

I hope Google will seek some help in getting some good translations. Excuse me girls, but pekpek should be the female reproduction organ -- vagina. I hope this blog might caught their attention.

Anyway, thanks to Google, we had a great laugh this morning... we called every expats in the office as pekpek.

She's Not Into You

I came around with this article when I'm trying to find a certain film/movie with the same title. I read alot of these types of articles and this is the only article I found more let say, sensible. This article is written by a woman so we might say that this is somehow true or almost true. Funny but I found this guide really nice.



9 Signs She's Not Into You
by Andrea Madison


You've been chasing that certain woman for weeks, maybe even months. She rarely calls you, she flirts with other guys, but you continue to hope that one day she'll come around. How do you know when to finally throw in the towel?

Goin' Bananas 2: Why Bananas Are Good for You?

Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

Providing energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Goin' Bananas: Facts About Bananas

3 medium size bananas weigh approximately 1 pound.

A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are known as fingers.

As bananas ripen, the starch in the fruit turns to sugar. Therefore, the riper the banana the sweeter it will taste.

Banana plants are the largest plants on earth without a woody stem. They are actually giant herbs of the same family as lilies, orchids and palms.

Fact You Need to Know: Good Girls and Good Looking Girls Funny Fact

Here's a funny fact, I guess, for good looking girls and good girls. So girls, ummm are they true?


1.Good girls are NOT good looking.
2.Good looking girls are NOT good girls.
3.Good looking and good girls are NOT single.
4.Good looking, good girls, and single girls have strong Brothers.
5.Good looking, good girls, single without brothers will treat you as her brother. (FTW) 


Source: www.twitter.com/wotthefact

Fact You -- need to know

The first letter of every continent's name is the same as the last: AmericA, AntarcticA, EuropE, AsiA, AustraliA, AfricA.



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Fact You -- need to know

You can use the inside of a banana peel to polish leather shoes and silverware and stop mosquito bites from itching.


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Fact You -- need to know

The term "Mayday" comes from the French term "M'aidez" which is pronounced "MayDay" and means, "Help Me."

source: www.twitter.com/simplyfact