It's a Season of Splitsville: Katy Perry and Beau McCoy

I'm a big fan of Katy Perry. From the start of the L word season I've been trying to find out who sang that pop song they have while everyone's being tearjerky in the tube. A few MTV's later I found out about Katy Perry. I love her songs and the antics on her videos was great. Got them all even on my Playstation Portable Slim... and enjoying her vids every time I workout in the gym and walk myself home.

In not so good news, she and her real life boyfriend Beau just broke up and she apparently couldn't move on. Now all her songs kept real with her and showed how hurt she is until now. She admits that she did not move on yet with that horrible break up. Unlike other singers, performers and movie stars... she admits this case. Beau McCoy, the lead singer of Gym Class Heroes just called it quits just before New Year's Day after dating her for about a year. It's a good thing though because it looks like she's making way better songs now as I looked at it. I'll try to get you her videos here. Probably I kissed a girl and her Hot and Cold single. I'm sure to watch her shows here if she plans to put up a world tour! ^_^

Here it is enjoy!

Halloween Costumes Now!

You’re not mistakenly reading this on my website because the rumors are true, Halloween this year just got early!

Nah... I wouldn't like to spoil the kid's celebration of course. There are only a few times that we can see them dressing up for the occasion. What if we need them on some costume parties or for role playing? I think we need places that would be able to provide these services more now.

Do you still dream of that Superhero you love so much when you were a kid? This is the time to be like them because at http://www.incostume.com they have one for kids and adults. Be as strong as the Man of Steel, blast lasers off your hands with Iron Man, punch enemies to the ground like Hell Boy and stay indestructible as the mean green machine Hulk. You can't stop because the limits are endless! You can be whoever you want to be because these Halloween Costumes are not just available in October or November; it's available the whole year!

I personally like this one because I remember Heath Ledger who won Best Supporting Actor just a while ago. His performance was applauded by Hollywood so this one is certainly going to make raves the next time we celebrate. I know I'd enjoy these happy times with friends, so why don't you check out their site and get one for your self. The world needs more superheroes, why not be one of them right?!

Obama's Bailout Package

The President Elect is working already! ^_^

While I was running my usual kilometers in the treadmill, I heard over CNN that Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee; hopes to schedule a vote for the stimulus package which would coincide with the week of the US President Elect’s inauguration in about two weeks. This is a nice way of putting public perception and publicity together in one package. It’s definitely a nice way to start the year with this historic President. The President elect will be talking some more over the resistance he is getting from his own Democrats in the senate because he surprisingly is getting “the treatment” from his own senators.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that a bigger planned stimulus package is being sought by President-elect Barack Obama and it could give the economy the much-needed lift, but other steps must be taken to strenghen the shaky financial system and for any recovery to be seen. I just hope they do this the soonest possible time.

We all know that he also plans to put tax cuts for workers but in these tough times people don't respond all that well to little changes because a $500 to $1000 dollars in the middle class is still too low. I wonder how it would really be of benefit to those who are still in debt. A lot of them can’t pay their house mortgages and have probably moved to a lesser expensive home. Some of them becoming homeless because aside from the higher rates they received, they lose their jobs. Banks that were supposed to bail them out in the first place caused all these problems. I don’t even know if the $3,000 tax credit for companies to hire or retrain workers is going to help that much because of the US’ lack of purchasing power these days. Sales have significantly also dropped last December which further strains their plans to recover soon.

Be the next XML Superstar!

The bloodiest most turbulent digital age is far from over as competition gets fierce in this year’s search for the XML Superstar!

This programming contest has been continuously finding talents around the world and this time it’s the ASEAN XML Superstar they are looking for. XML is Extensible Markup Language and this is nothing complicated for software and web developers like me. If you plan to start and educate yourself in this particular field, this is your time to shine.

With DB2 and its powerful methodology, you can participate in various contests that their site http://www.xmlchallenge.com offers. Sign up now in their Video Contest that only requires your ingenious skills XML, XQUERY or DB2. Grab a camcorder and start filming yourself while doing it! They also have Gadget contests that you can join by making useful and original widgets using DB2. You may try other ones like the Query contest that makes use of XQUERY to find 5 answers. The best one will get to win fabulous prizes! Don’t forget the Ported Application and XML2 Contests too that makes use of DB2 which you can join individually or grab your friends to form a team.

Remember there are 5 contests to choose from and the opportunities to be the best one in the region is here. All you’ve got to do now is press those buttons to fill up a form, answer a short quiz that requires no preceding XML or database know-how to complete. This contest was made for students, faculty members as well as professional developers to increase awareness and familiarity with XQUERY, XML and DB2. It's just that easy! I already have plans of my own to join! So why be left behind!?