Here are the lyrics for Pak Yow, the first Prison Dancer single

Pak Yow Prison Dancer First Single

Earlier this month Prison Dancer: The Interactive Web Musical was announced. The 12-episode web series starring online celebrity Mikey Bustos is scheduled for a March release, but that hasn’t stopped the production from releasing sneak peeks like Pak Yow.

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Asides, Featured

Posted on January 25th, 2012 Written by Rico

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New happyplus NFC debit card debuts through Jollibee Foods Co.

happyplus card features

The dominant local fast food corporation tries a new cashless payment system in its Metro Manila branches, but some armchair commentators wonder if there’s a point to all this.

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Posted on January 25th, 2012 Written by Rico

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Real-life recreation of Slam Dunk intro on YouTube

Slam Dunk Real World Recreation

Many Filipinos love basketball, so it’s natural that Japanese anime Slam Dunk was a hit over here. What follows is a close real-world copy of the show’s famous opening, straight from YouTube.

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Posted on January 20th, 2012 Written by Rico

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Microsoft adds achievements to Visual Studio, turns programming into a game

Visual Studio Achievements Screenshots

Every gamer knows about achievements, those virtual badges designed to provide a sense of accomplishment for actions successfully completed in a video game. Now Microsoft has extended the concept to the actual process of developing the games themselves.

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Featured, Gaming, News

Posted on January 20th, 2012 Written by Rico

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SOPA backers call blackout day dangerous, irresponsible

Wikipedia SOPA blackout

Yesterday, major websites like Wikipedia protested the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) by “blacking out” their websites. It was a demonstration of how the US bill could affect the internet, but the action was seen by a SOPA backer as a “gimmick” that “punishes users”.

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Posted on January 19th, 2012 Written by Rico

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Pacquiao gets the Magic treatment, and our wacky Senate

Manny Pacquiao Magic The Gathering Card

Here’s a couple of images that capture the Pinoy Zeitgeist (a fancy word I suddenly decided to start using) online. They’re what you get when you mix The National Fist with the original collectible card game, and our esteemed senators with the latest DOT tagline.

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Asides

Posted on January 18th, 2012 Written by Rico

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The proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the US: potentially disastrous for the internet in general

SOPA Infographic

We at Technograph focus more on tech stories as they’re relevant to Filipinos, avoiding the bandwagons set by mainstream sites like Engadget and Gizmodo. But when a US bill threatens to affect the internet in general, we have no choice but to join the naysayers.

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Editorial, Featured

Posted on January 18th, 2012 Written by Rico

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Review: Westone UM1

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The Westone UM1 is a pair of in-ear monitor (IEM) earphones with a single balanced-armature driver in each bud, retailing for ₱4,790. It uses a tangle-free, coiled three-wire cable in a Y configuration and angled 3.5mm jack.

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Reviews

Posted on January 16th, 2012 Written by Kiven

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Pay Phones Reincarnated as Cellphones

Mini Stop Pay Cellphone Station (1)

Local convenience store Mini Stop has started installing pay phones in some of its stores. Like those traditional units from PLDT, these are wall-mounted and coin-operated. The key differences: the new Mini Stop machines are built around on cellphones, and offer affordable voice calls at ₱5 for 5 minutes.

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Posted on January 16th, 2012 Written by Rico

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Avoid Bourne Legacy shoot traffic, inconvenience

The Bourne Legacy Movie Poster

Locals were wowed by news that parts of The Bourne Legacy would be filmed in Manila. Yet people have realized closing down streets for a car chase scene means even heavier traffic within the old city. Here are some online resources to help you avoid the projected congestion over the next few weeks.

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Posted on January 13th, 2012 Written by Rico

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