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Graf back on crest of Asian surfing
by Cornelius Mondoy - August 6, 2003 - 12:00am
Filipina windsurfer Nanette Aguirre-Graf left her female rivals struggling in her wake as she ripped through choppy waters and 12- to 23-knot winds to win in the recent second Jeju Funboard Cup in Jeju, South Korea....
Boggled Over Blogs
by Cornelius Mondoy - July 18, 2003 - 12:00am
Who wrote the phrase "No man is an island"? 1. John Donne 2. John Milton 3. John F. Kennedy 4. Jon Bon Jovi I never thought Jon Bon Jovi could write something like that. But I’ve remained skeptical...
Einstein manuscripts now accessible online
by Cornelius Mondoy - May 30, 2003 - 12:00am
Albert Einstein formulated the theory of relativity and divined the speed of light on an armchair in a darkly lit patent office room. The year was 1905. The man who described himself as having no "imagination...
And the Nobel goes to…
by Cornelius Mondoy - May 16, 2003 - 12:00am
What do you dream about when the hours seem to get longer than usual? For one who has nothing to crow about in his 27 years of miserable existence, everything: being the negotiator who finally brings peace between...
Thumbs up for speed texters
by Cornelius Mondoy - December 16, 2002 - 12:00am
It was probably one of those Sundays for Vanina Htun: uneventful, languid, static. Her trip to the Shangri-La Edsa mall would have been an ordinary sojourn, too, but upon going through The Shang’s revolving...
Want a piece of the moon?
by Cornelius Mondoy - June 30, 2002 - 12:00am
Twenty years ago, entrepreneur Dennis Hope saw a loophole in the 1967 United Nations Outer Space Treaty which declared, among other things, that governments could own extraterrestial property. The outer space, the...
Want a piece of the moon?
by Cornelius Mondoy - June 28, 2002 - 12:00am
Twenty years ago, entrepreneur Dennis Hope saw a loophole in the 1967 United Nations Outer Space Treaty which declared, among other things, that governments could own extraterrestial property. The outer space, the...
Baguio Redux
by Cornelius Mondoy - June 9, 2002 - 12:00am
Almost everyone has been to Baguio. Before Boracay became the preferred playground of the beaten and the beatific denizens of blistering Manila, she ruled our summers with her crown of clouds, cool morning mist,...
Tuning in to the audio Internet
by Cornelius Mondoy - June 7, 2002 - 12:00am
Clothing company Abercrombie and Fitch has introduced a new line of thong underwear for seven-year-old girls with "Eye Candy" and "Wink, wink" sewn on the front. Meanwhile, in the NBA Eastern...
A cell phone concerto, anyone?
by Cornelius Mondoy - December 17, 2001 - 12:00am
An impromptu concert sometimes happen at The Philippine STAR’s marketing department. During dry days, when little – or no – work is to be done, the people at the Supplement Section slip out their mobile...
Have Lakbay, will travel
by Cornelius Mondoy - December 7, 2001 - 12:00am
Word has it that the late ABS-CBN chairman Eugenio Lopez Jr. wanted to help his friends – some of whom he hadn’t seen in a long time – to book a stay in Boracay. He called Eddie Nuque, a friend and...
Probing the Shroud
by Cornelius Mondoy - November 30, 2001 - 12:00am
The opening page of www.pixelworks.com.ph/shroud reads like a mystery thriller. Is this Stigmata Part 2? Or a B-side movie of The Body? A click on the enter arrow, however, reveals that this is a serious work with...
Wan2knw d l8st txt msgs?
by Cornelius Mondoy - November 19, 2001 - 12:00am
Here’s a challenge for avid texters: in two minutes or less, decode IMOSMS+LYGR8. Give up? If you couldn’t crack that piece of text message, which is composed of abbreviations commonly used in SMS jargon,...
The unXplained
by Cornelius Mondoy - November 2, 2001 - 12:00am
UFOs, aliens and alleged abductions have become part of the usual horrorbilia when Halloween comes around. The mere thought of discs of light hovering somewhere or aliens in human skin living among us is probably...
Water front Insular Hotel Davao
by Cornelius Mondoy - October 14, 2001 - 12:00am
The timing must be right to let yourself loose like the waves. The hour must be orange dusk, the breeze warm and calm. The murmur of the trees should be only your music, and thoughtlessness your wings. Lie down on...
View things from the consumers’ perspective, expert urges telcos
by Cornelius Mondoy - August 11, 2001 - 12:00am
Combining technology and business today is like, as musician Edie Brickel put it, "walking on slippery rocks." Technology has become a huge enterprise that so-called innovations can be easily hyped and...
View things from the consumers’ perspective, expert urges telcos
by Cornelius Mondoy - August 11, 2001 - 12:00am
Combining technology and business today is like, as musician Edie Brickel put it, "walking on slippery rocks." Technology has become a huge enterprise that so-called innovations can be easily hyped and...
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