These days, it's not enough to be good looking. Heck! There's a new way of getting the attention of the opposite gender. I am surprised to know that I can also be like them.

Suplado is the new sexy. This catchphrase is inscribed on the Suplado Watch, Stanley Chi’s exclusive timepiece from UniSilver Time. No, it’s not just some silly slogan. Or maybe it is – and therein lies its appeal.

Suplado Tips, Stanley Chi’s most recent book, has sold thousands of copies in less than three months. As the book continued to exceed expectations, corporate giant UniSilver Time knew better than to shrug it off as a mere fad. UniSilver Time came out with a watch that just might become as iconic as the book that inspired it: the Suplado Watch by Stanley Chi.

The Suplado Watch is a digital timepiece available in black and white, with the tagline “Suplado is the new sexy” stamped on the strap.

To match the brazen humor of the timepiece, the ad poster shows local celebrity Iya Villania chasing after Stanley Chi, apparently made irresistible by his Suplado Watch.

Kart Racing for the first time??? Look no further, CityKart Racing is in Park Square 1 right in the heart of Makati City.

Last October 15, a few selected individuals were invited to Bloggers Blaze Fun Cup 2011.  Almost everyone was nervous since it was our first time behind the wheel of a go-kart.  Being a car fanatic and hungry for speed, I daydreamed of kart racing and race with my buddies.



Before the race started, bloggers signed up for a race license and logged in their Facebook accounts so that records will be published on the social networking site. Right on the dot.  How cool is that?





VJ Monica from Myx hosted the event. We were also given a crash course so we'll know what to do in the track.    Finally, I understood what those checkered flags meant!   Uhmmm but I think forgot about it after the race.  I picked the name of the famous Enzo Ferrari to be my nick while I persuaded my friend Louie to be Bugatti Veyron.  I crossed my fingers  hoping not to tarnish their polished, reputable names.




City Kart Racing boasts of its state-of-the-art application that records your performance and posts it in your Facebook page right after you cross the finish line.  We can't get enough of Facebook, can we?







So there we were, trying to memorize the rules and the tips provided and we're ready to rumble.  We put on our helmets and once I got seated and started revving the engine, my nervousness subsided.  I went slow at first and when I got the hang of it, all I wanted was to go faster and faster and tell my competitors to eat my dust.




Wooooohooooo! It felt totally amazing. In the words of Ramon Bautista...I can't help but say.."It's a lot fun!"And you know what? I was fast.  In fact, I was so freakin' fast that I ended up 2nd to the last among the racers!!! So much for representing Enzo Ferrari.  I think I'll never use his name ever again or until I improve my game.



Forgetful that I was, I didn't remember that we were up for another race and this time it's a longer time on the track as we compete as a team.  Jumping Jupiters! (whatever that means) I can finally make up for my failure.  I was teamed up with 2 of the fastest racers for the day, Don and Oui Oui.  Lucky me.




We were treated to a Yellow cab lunch, which we all devoured since the race was surely tiring! To think that we only spent a total of 32 minutes --racing our brains out.  Trophies and special awards were given and my new found buddy, Alice, got the "most coveted" Flat Tire award.  I didn't care much about getting any awards or the trophy for 1st place for that matter.  Yes, I'm telling the truth . You can even put me on a on a sour graping detector.

Flat tire award (in the form of a go-kart wheel)

How I wish I could go kart racing again and this time with my pals Steve and Richard.

Below are more photos from Blogger's Blaze Fun Cup 2011

Piston Cup

Grand entrance

Cool Art

Classic

1st 2nd and 3rd placers

Piston Cup awardee

Racing Suits

Steve Jobs, the person responsible for iPad, iPhone, iMac, iTunes, and iPod, has died, Apple announced.

Visit Apple's home page and you'll see the image of Steve Jobs with the line Steve Jobs 1955-2011.  When you click on his picture, it will show you additional lines which will not fail to induce you to tears.

Steve Jobs co-founded the Apple Computer in the year 1976 along with Steve Wozniak, his friend, produced the Apple II -- considered the world's 1st PC.

He fought pancreatic cancer in 2004, and by 2009, Jobs was forced to have a transplant.  After years of bad health, he announced his resignation as the chief executive of Apple on the 24th of August, 2011.

He remained private regarding his life, refusing private interviews and taking his wife and children away from the public. Industry analyst said "He's granted interviews in the context of product launches, when it benefits Apple, but you never see him talk about himself."

Jobs' career path is well-known: he was a College dropout prodigy in Oregon and by the age of 21, started the famous company--Apple with his childhood friend Wozniak back in the garage of his parents.  By the age of 25, he became a multimillionaire, appeared as the cover of the famous Time magazine at 26 years old, and was booted out of Apple by the age of 30, in the year 1984.



After a few years, he founded NeXT computers.  In 1986, Jobs bought a part of Lucasfilm, Ltd., that later became the popular --  Pixar Animation.

Some described him as a demanding and sometimes intimidating leader, orders and rejects several versions of products until the last version was just perfect.  He said the aesthetics and design of a certain device was important as the software and hardware inside.

Apple took him back by purchasing NeXt in the year 1996.  Later in 1997, he rose to become CEO and put apple on an upward path.

It became unecessary for a lot of peole to buy CDs because of digital recordings which were freely copied and shared over the internet back in 2001.

He created the iPod, a pocketable PC hard drive with simple controls plus a pair of earbuds so that hours of mp3s can be enjoyed once saved into its memory.  iTunes was set up and he convinced recording companies to sell 99 cents per song.  The need for buying CD's is no longer existent.

The launch of the iPhone posed a threat to phone manufacturers like Nokia , Motorola, and BlackBerry.  The iPhone was a pocketable PC, mp3 player, digital wallet, messaging device, and -- apparently -- a phone.

The iPad became a competitor of Apple's original business, which is the personal computer.  It was a very sleek tablet PC with touch screen.  This gizmo can be used for a wide variety of programs that software engineers could think of, from viewing movies to reading ebooks to taking photos.

Steve Jobs spoke little about his health.  But then, he was forced to announced about his pancreatic cancer back in 2004.  Later, sources say he had gone to a hospital in Memphis for a transplant (liver).

Members of the board of directors from Apple persuaded him to reveal more about his failing health as a "fudiciary issue" back in 2009.

Steve Jobs was listed as 109th of the billionaires of the world in Forbes list.  He became the main shareholder and a board member of Disney, after Pixar animation was sold to The Walt Disney Company back in 2006.

Apple did well even without Steve Jobs, but partly because of his availability for major decisions and also partly because of Tim Cook (his chief lieutenant) was there even when Jobs was around.

Apple is known to have a history of recuperating.  After announcing his 2nd leave, stocks of Apple dropped to 78.20 USD per share. It recovered quickly and became 1 of Wall Street's stocks which was most succesful.  Last summer, Apple passed ExxonMobil as most valuable company in the world.

Most of us could not imagine living a day without the internet. Back then, telegraph, snail mail, and telephones were the means of communication. If we want to meet new friends, we'll have to see them in person. Dating was kind of primitive since we're limited to persons whom we meet only or thru refferals.  Buying something would mean physically going to a store to see the products to purchase.  Moreover, the services or items that we want to buy doesn't have available reviews for us to read.  In order to access information, one has to have a dictionary and a set of encyclopedia or one has to go to the public library. Transacting with banks also would be literally handing over your cash to the teller. And last and but not the least, most people were living in a world of commuting to and from work and were hassled by traffic jams. Definitely, it was a nightmare.

It was the 90's when the internet or the world wide web became known. Communication by email replaced snail mail and telegraph. Also, chat and video calling was possible.  Business transactions became way easier: Online shopping served the crave of shopaholics worldwide, one can purchase almost anything as long as they have credit cards;  selling has become a delight to entrepreneurs. it is so much convenient for anyone to do a garage sale (thanks Ebay). Students' way of doing homework became easier.  Encyclopedias and dictionaries became a thing of the past since information is available to everyone by way of search engines. What's surprising is, nerds suddenly became cool and rich (think Bill Gates).  Probably, one of the greatest things that the world wide web has promoted is employment.  A person from one side of the Earth can hire somebody at the other end thus, the need for face-to-face interviews is becoming obsolete.  Also, some jobs doesn't require an employee to go to an office:  this must be the most interesting part of having an online work.   The use of vehicles for going to work has seriously gone down.  Jobs were available to everyone who has internet  connection and what's more is new kinds of work sprouted.  In addtion to that, some careers does not even need a college degree.



Different online jobs are now available and The On Demand Global Workforce - oDesk is one of the most popular companies that comes to mind when thinking about jobs. It is a global marketplace and their categories include: web development, software development, networking and information, writing and translation, administrative support, design and multimedia, customer service, sales and marketing, and business services. There's plenty for everybody! Many tired and underpaid people switch to online careers, and as a result, their lives turn 180 and finally give theirselves the break that they were hoping for.  Writers and bloggers for instance has plenty of time not just for theirselves but also for their families. Time is of the essence and before it's too late, some of us might need to rethink about their present job status.

Good luck with your job hunt!