Category: Pop Culture

Ending A Business Emotionally – Who Misses NU107?

Immense sadness engulfed the Pinoy rock crowd along Garnet and Emerald Streets in Ortigas when NU107 played the Eraserheads’ “Ang Huling El Bimbo” as its final song on air and signed off for the last time a little past midnight on November 8, 2010.  Rock musicians and enthusiasts were orphaned and left without any alternative rock station to listen to and to fill in the void.

Close to 3 years since the station’s demise, the same old rockers and fans still long for the pleasurable noise and rhythm of NU107. Some Facebook group members even speculate a big comeback in November this year. (Rumor-mongering/publicity is sometimes good for a business’ health. :P)

All of us 90’s buffs will never forget the institutional programs of In The Raw, Crossroads, Against The Flow, The Midnight Countdown, Not Radio, Jake/Zach & Joey in the Morning, and the rest of the other successful shows including Rock Ed Radio, University Rock, unTV‘s Strangebrew that ran almost all throughout the whole new millennium. Continue reading Ending A Business Emotionally – Who Misses NU107?

Mentoring and Learning at TutorHub – A Personal Review

Tutoring without the proper and tested tools is not easy. As a student, finding the right tutor from just any site isn’t even cool.

There are a lot of students and even ordinary people who want to get credible responses or answers for their school assignments from expert tutors. And they are willing to pay the most reasonable amount to someone who can help them out easily.

TutorHub is an online community site where Tutors and Students meet to help each other on courseworks, homeworks, and exams. Students ask questions and finds their own tutors that they believe will give them the best answers. Likewise, tutors can create their own profiles to advertise themselves and their services to students. What’s great with Tutorhub is that they provide the necessary tools and technology to make the mentoring more comfortable and effective for both tutors and students. Continue reading Mentoring and Learning at TutorHub – A Personal Review

How To Convince Your Valentine Date To Invest

So you are still single. And you are a part of the less than 2% of the investing Filipino population, and a staunch advocate at that.

But you are aware that your Valentine date tomorrow is a spender and knows nothing about investing. You are hoping that the ash marked as cross on your forehead this morning will give you discernment and wisdom to finally convince the apple of your eye to learn and decide to invest. (For Christians who attended the Mass or worship services today, Ash Wednesday: Did you just go to the church to be marked with the ash on your forehead?)

You believe it’s your mission to spread the good news of investing. Hallelujah! But how are you going to do that to tomorrow? Continue reading How To Convince Your Valentine Date To Invest