Life Hacks for Polymaths

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Welcome polymaths !

Ever get the feeling that you seem to don't know what to do with your life because there are just so many things that you want to do ? I know, I've been there, so welcome to the club.

My name is Zigfred Diaz and I am a polymath. After more than 6 years of bloging about almost anything under the sun and having sort of a "blogging identity crisis." I've finally embraced who I am and decided to turn my main blog into some sort of guide for people with so much interest. Feel free to poke around.

Hillary Clinton angry ! Lost in translation perhaps ?

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U.S Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton is angry! That would be putting it mildly, probably the term would be mad or perhaps the best way to describe it is outraged? Who is Hilary Clinton angry at? Well she’s angry at people asking her what does her husband, former President Bill Clinton think about this, or about that. Perhaps she is insecure of the long shadow that her husband has cast upon her political career. (Maybe she is just tired from all the long trips that she took, we should give her the benefit of the doubt) See the youtube video below to see Hilary Clinton angry: Do you think this will happen to the Philippines', First Gentleman Mike Arroyo when in the near future he will perhaps become a cabinet Secretary ? What do you think ? (We should install more video surveillance equipment in Malacanang to find out hehehehe) … [Read more...]

The good and bad news about the Chevy Volt

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I’ve got both good news and bad news about the Chevy Volt.  Let’s start with the good news first. THE GOOD NEWS General Motor’s has come with a car that lets you save a lot on gasoline ! The car is so efficient that you get 230 miles per gallon out of it on ordinary city driving. Introducing the new Chevy Volt 230 miles per gallon ? You got to be kidding me ! That’s about 368 Kilometers per 3.4 liters or roughly 108 kilometers for every liter of gasoline! But that’s what the new Chevy Volt, General Motor’s (GM) new electric car promises to deliver to customers. In Kilowatt hour, the Chevy volt will use 25 kilowatt hours per every 100 miles driven. Powered by a lithium-ion battery, you can drive the Chevy volt up to around 40 miles after which you can plug it in an ordinary outlet to recharge. For longer driving the Chevy Volt uses a small gas-powered engine. The Chevy Volt is perhaps GM’s renewed effort to catch up with the market. The Chevy Volt could indeed deliver a … [Read more...]

15 things that I learned from the 2009 mid-year economic briefing on the Philippine economy

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Last July 30, 2009, I announced in my blog that the University of Asia and the Pacific will be holding a mid-year a economic briefing in Cebu on July 31, 2009. I attended the said half day event and was quite happy that I attended said briefing. I learned a lot of things and corrected certain misconceptions that I had. I was also able to gain more knowledge about the Philippine economy. The first lecturer was Dr. Emilio Antonio who was the former dean of the University of Asia and the Pacific school of Economics. He was followed by Dr. Victor Abola a Professor at said University and head of the Strategic Business Economics Program. I’m sure I learned a lot of things and there are lots of things that can be said. However I will just be discussing the top ten very interesting things that I learned in the mid-year economic briefing on the Philippine economy. 1.) Contrary to what the critics say, it is not true that we have not grown as a nation for the past 20 years. The cold … [Read more...]

Want to win a $1000 ? Follow Ellen DeGeneres twitter

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Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is giving away $1,000 randomly to somebody who is following the Ellen DeGeneres twitter account. Believe or not the Ellen DeGeneres twitter account has over 2 million followers. How does she got this number of followers? Well first of all she is a celebrity and her show is popular. Secondly, she gives away a lot of freebies. I wonder if she gives outdoor furniture as freebies. Ellen DeGeneres is an Emmy Award winning American comedienne, actress and host of the popular Ellen DeGeneres Show. The show’s format has no central and each episode revolves around several topics. I am really not a fan of Ellen DeGeneres. I don’t like her show at all. It’s too chaotic; it seems that the show has no direction or focus. But I am really surprised that people love it. Well, people love chaos. Hehehehe. If this is a guerilla blog then the Ellen DeGeneres show is a guerilla show hehehehe.:-) I am not alone in this assessment Film director Andrew Stanton chose … [Read more...]

News update about the Mercy Me bus crash

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Popular Christian band Mercy Me, had to cancel their show in St. Louis after their tour bus crash and collided with a car in Indiana. The accident killed two passengers in the car and the pregnant driver’s unborn baby. Reports reveal that the car made an abrupt left turn in front of the tour bus. Nobody in the band was injured except for some minor bumps and bruises. Due to the Bus crash, Mercy Me has moved their show at Six Flags, St. Louis to September 5, 2009. It's good that Mercy Me rode a bus, otherwise they would need a good San Jose motorcycle accident attorney. I've read some comments asking where was God in all this ? Why didn't God intervene and stop the accident.  If there is really a God why did the Mercy Me bus crash happen ? Well the Bible has this to say about this issues. First of all at some point in time, all of us will surely die. Secondly, whatever happens to us, God always has a plan and purpose. In fact for those who truly love God, no matter what happens … [Read more...]