You might be hearing a lot of talk about ghost months lately and have been curious to know what's it about and why it matters to you as a trader. This years Ghost month starts on August 13 and ends September 10 year 2007 The Ghost Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday, which is celebrated... (more...)

This graph can be applied to currencies, equity markets, and even housing markets.  The cycle of market emotions: optimism, excitement, thrill, euphoria (maximum financial risk), anxiety, denial, fear, desperation, capitulation, despondency, depression, hope, relief, optimism Retail Investors chase... (more...)

MANILA, Philippines — La Salle had officially placed under protest the Archers’ recent loss to fierce rival Ateneo Blue Eagles in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball competition. League officials vowed on Saturday to issue a “quick... (more...)

Norman Black gets his first ever victory over Franz Pumaren and La Salle. Kirk Long is finally unveiled and the kid does not disappoint.  All out hustle, all business, extremely reliable.  Lots of potential. Shot 2 airballs in the first qtr but was clutch in the end. Best banner:  SUSPENDED! ... (more...)

Something to think about… According to Yahoo News/Reuters, Oprah earns an estimate of around $260million per year.  If we use a 365 day/ year computation, that's earning around $700,000 per day.  However, if we compute based on a five-day workweek, 52 weeks/yr x 5 days/wk = 260 days/year…... (more...)

In an interview with Boy Abunda of The Buzz, Mr. Angel Colmenares (Angel Locsin's father) and Ms. Becky Aguila (her manager) confirmed that Angel will not be renewing her contract with GMA 7.   Her contract expired last March 31.  Angel has been with GMA 7 for five years, during which... (more...)

 I am now 7 months into using this white MSi 262 Core 2 Duo Laptop, and it's time for a review. Way back, Sony was written  to have aped MAC's Design with this model:  Well, Sony came up with this model   And eventually, the mix of those two designs bred the MSI S262... (more...)

As early as 7 a.m. today (July 21,2007 Manila/Philippine Time), bookstores like National Bookstore and Fully Booked opened their doors to allow Harry Potter fans to buy the latest and last(?) book of J.K. Rowling's phenomenal series.    Fully Booked even called me up last night to tell... (more...)