Crumpler Gypsy Moth pouch review

I’ve written before about the Crumpler Gypsy Moth bag and now, I was certainly glad to find its little twin sister: the Crumpler Gypsy Moth pouch.

Crumpler gypsy moth pouch

I figure that this little thing is what you put inside the bag to cater to people who want to match their things. But I was happy to use the pouch on its own especially for little errands when you don’t really need a big bag. I’ll tell you later the variety of things it holds.

But first, the materials. Expect this to be sturdy like any Crumpler product. Three-fourths of the pouch is composed of a grayish waxed canvas outer while the bottom is made of patent vinyl which is completely waterproof and washable.

Did I tell you that this pouch is a good thing in such a small package? I was certainly elated to find that most of my little things fit in here, especially those ones that need organizing so that they can be arranged neatly in my bag.

Crumpler Gypsy Moth pouch

Being a woman, the first use of the pouch is for my make-up stash. I just transferred everything from the mesh cosmetic bag am presently using to the Crumpler and they all fit. Including but not limited to my brushes, a couple of lipsticks, lip balm, a mini bottle of perfume, eyeliner etc. It helps that I have miniature versions of make up I need from day to day so that I don’t need to bring the whole train case or palette :)

Crumpler Gypsy Moth

Next, I tested the pouch for my computer accessories and gadgets. The white thing you see in the photo is the Apple Magic Mouse I am using right now. I was most impressed with the fact that the pouch can also accommodate the big white Macbook charger as well as a couple more of my cellphones.

Of course, this versatile pouch can also fit a variety of other things. In fact, you can transfer the whole contents of your wallet here. That’s what am planning to do next ;)

Get the Crumpler Gypsy Moth pouch for only P1,290 at : Beyond the Box, Crumpler Stores, Digital Hub, Digital Walker, Focus Lab, Global Magic Wand, Royal Pictures, iGig, iStudio, Macy’s Photoshop, iPower Hub, PRG Photoshop, Toby’s Arena, Urban Athletics, Technoholics, Rustan’s.

PPP- Partnership para sa Pepe

Photo from Dr. Gerry Wain presentation

Iba and kahulugan ng PPP sa pangalawang pagtitipon tungkol Human papillomavirus (HPV) na isinagawa sa Sofitel Hotel kamakailan.

Kung sa pamahalaan ang PPP ay Public-Private Partnership, naisip ng mga dumalo sa miting na tawagin ang kanilang pagtutulungan na Partnership para sa Pepe.

Mukhang hindi masyadong natuwa si Health Assistant Secretary Enrique Tayag.

Ang HPV ang sanhi ng cervical cancer. Sa Pilipinas walong babae ang namamatay ng cervical cancer araw-araw. Isipin mo na lang kung ilang pamilya ang nawawalan ng nanay, asawa,anak at kapatid dahil sa cervical cancer. Ang HPV ay kadalasan naililipat sa tao sa pamamagitan gn pakipagtalik.

Sabi ni Dr.Esther S. Bitanga, deputy director for Health Operations sa UP-Philippine General Hospital, karamihan sa mga kaso ng cervical cancer sa Pilipinas ay nadapdiagnose kung malala na. Kaya tuloy, halos 56 percent sa mga yun ay namamatay sa loob ng limang taon.

Ang PGH Cancer Insitute Foundation, sa pangunguna ni Dr. Cecilia Llave ay may programa na Single Visit Approach o SVA na nagti-test kung may cervical ang isang babae o wala. Mas simple pa ito kaysa Pap Smear.
Kakalungkot kasi may mga paraan na iwasan ang cervical cancer.

Isa lang sa dalawang klaseng cancer ang natukoy na ang dahilan ay ang HPV virus. Kapag ganoon ang isang panlaban ay magkakaroon ng vaccineor bakuna laban sa HPV virus. Katulad ng vaccine laban sa polio, sa flu at iba pa.

Dalawang klaseng vaccine ang masa merkado laban sa HPV virus. Ang isa ay Gardasil ng gawa ng Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) na siyang nag-sponsor ng miting at ang isa ay Cervatrix na gawa naman ng GlaxoSmithKline.

Sinabi ng isang speaker, si Dr. Gerry Wain ng Westmead Hospital Sydney,hindi lang cervical cancer ang kagagawan ng HPV virus. Napag-alaman sa research na sanhi rin ang HPV ng iba’t-ibang cancer, kasama na doon ang vulval, vaginal,penile, anal,oropharyngeal, larynx,aerodigestive.

Sanhi din ang ng mga kulugo sa pepe kahit na hindi cancer.

Maraming sakit at kamatayan ang maiwasan kung magkaroon ng vaccine na dapat ay binibigay sa mga bata sa edad ng siyam hanggang 11 na taong gulang. Kaya lang medyo may kamahalan ang vaccine.

Tatlong beses kasi ang injection ng HPV vaccine, na dapat mabuo sa loob ng anim na buwan. Bawat injection ay P3,500 kaya aabuting ng P10,500. Mabigat yan sa mga mahihirap.

Sa mga may kaya naman, medyo may problema pa ang pagtanggap kasi para bang kapag nagpa-injection ang mga bata ay parang pinapayagan mong maki-pag sex sa ganung edad. Na hindi naman dapat ganun ang pag-iisip dahil vaccine pag-iiwas lang sa sakit.

Sa dami ng dapat asikasuhin ng pamahalaan, mukhang malabong kung isama sa budget ang HPV vaccine. Baka pwede kung maipasa ang pagtaas ng buwis sa sigarilyo at alak.

May programa ang Cervical Cancer Prevention Network Program sa pamumuno ni Dr. Llave, ang Mother-Daughter Initiative na ang layunin ay mabakunahan ang 4,000 na mga babae 9 hanggang 13 taong gulang sa taong ito. Ang kanilang pilot sites ay Manila, Los Baños,Pagbilao sa Quezon at Minglanilla sa Cebu.

Sabi ni Dr. Llave, 88 porsiyento na sila sa kanilang target. Umabot na sa 7,310 na mga nanay ang na-eksamin.Gusto pa nilang palawakin ang programa. Mas malakas pa na pakikipagtulungan sa mga barangay at bayan sa pamamagitan ng local government units.

Pwede sigurong mga pribado na kumpanya ang tumulong, hindi lamang sa halaga ng HPV vaccine, kungdi sa pagpa-alam ng kahalagahan ng HPV na bakuna.

Yun nga, partnership para sa pepe.

BNS adds 6th Mirror Site to WebMirroring Service

Bnshosting added another mirror site to complement their WebMirroring Service. This is a web accelerator service that significantly decreases website download times, and increases the web service capacity of your existing webserver. There is no need to buy expensive equipment like F5 Big IP for this. Our service requires minimal setup for the website owner to start enjoying the benefits.

Measuring tool for web mirroring was courtesy of www.hyperspin.com. The measuring tool can be found on this url http://www.hyperspin.com/en/quicktest.php.

Case Study 1: Palarong Pambansa 2012

Last May 2012, the website palarongpambansa2012.com became inaccesible from huge volume of the peak traffic. Due to large number of viewers on the site, the existing server capacity was not sufficient to support the traffic demands.Bitstop Network Services Inc. offered its web mirroring service to mirror the content and serve content from multiple locations worldwide using GEO aware load balancing. This accelerated the loading of the said website and users were served from the nearest mirror site.

After web mirroring by Bitstop, the Palaro site became accessible faster and was able to support thousands of viewers without any more incidents.

Case Study 2: Performance result of Unmirrored site and the Mirrored Site.

eradioportal.com is one of Philippines’ premier online radio stations site. This site is hosted at Bitstop. With the rapid growth of traffic from millions of Overseas Filipino Workers, eRadioportal decided to use BNS Web Mirroring service. WebMirroring enabled worldwide users to be served from the nearest mirror server using BNS GEO Aware load balancing system.

This means that users in France and Germany, for example, were served from our Amsterdam server, while users in Singapore were served from our Singapore Mirror. Independent measurement confirms the value of WebMirroring. Two URLs that point to the same origin server (www.eradioportal.com and web.eradioportal.com) were measured using hyperspin’s multiple measurement points.

The results below show that the Mirrored URL (www.eradioportal.com) had faster response times compared to the non mirrored URL (web.eradioportal.com)

1. Graph 1 Mirrored Site eradioportal.com

eradioportal.com was mirrored and it has a shorter traceroute in all countries with an average of 788ms Performance Result.

 

Graph 2: Unmirrored Site web.eradioportal.com

web.eradioportal.com is a site with the same content on eradioportal.com since it was not mirrored it has a longer traceroute and 985ms average Performance Result on different countries compared to the mirrored site eradioportal.com with 788ms.

 

Jeepney Arts Festival: A Drive to the Glory Days of a Philippine Icon

The jeepney won’t be the country’s most popular mode of transportation for no reason. For a stash of coins or a couple of small bills, this iconic Philippine vehicle can take you to every twist and turn capturing the essence of the country’s cities.

But why do today’s jeepneys remind us of reckless moments on the road instead of thrilling trips?

jeepney arts festival 3rd place

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Department of Tourism and PATA commit to advance Philippine tourism

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2012 was officially opened Wednesday at the SMX Convention Center with close to a thousand international and local participants composed of buyers, sellers, media representatives, and members of National Tourism Organizations from 52 countries.

At the opening media briefing, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. presented the National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP), the country’s roadmap for tourism development, which aims to position the Philippines as a must-experience destination in Asia. The NTDP seeks to achieve 10 million international visitor arrivals, employ 6.8 million workers in the tourism sector, and generate 1.9 trillion pesos in tourism receipts by 2016. Tourism development will be propelled through the convergence among government agencies, local government units, legislators, private companies, and nonprofit organizations.

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