This is great news for Bangkok residents since the Thai government decided to give away free Internet access to the city's residents to allow them to communicate more and drive less in an apparent move to change the driving habits of Bangkok people and thus lessen energy requirements
Project is targeting 500000 people with 15,000 free wi-fi hotspots and to last for 1 year and require use of access card to use the facility.
Just hope that the network is secure and not open to eavesdropping
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
NLEX Over-speeding Ticket LTO
A few months ago when my friends and I went to Clark Field in Angeles City for the Clark Hot Air Balloon Fiesta and Pampanga Food Trip, Y drove my car since I don't want to drive on NLEX, I'm more of a passenger than a driver. On the return trip, he stepped on the gas too hard and snaked his way on NLEX hitting as fast as 123 kilometers per hour (kph). As we got near NLEX toll gate in Balintawak, we were stopped by uniformed traffic police and informed us of the violation. It seems they only have the doppler radar to detect over-speeding on the southbound lane and apprehends only those going beyond 120 kph even if the speed limit is 100 kph and minimum speed of 80 kph. The policemen were courteous and handed a ticket to Y who informed him to get his license the following Friday at the LTO Office in Quezon City.
When I asked J, Y's girlfriend about the ticket recently, I was informed Y arrived at the Land Transportation Office at 9:30am and finished at 3pm due to lunch and afternoon breaks and too many people queue. There also was a seminar that you can "pay" should you not pass it. He paid a total of P577.63 with P500 fine for reckless driving, P67.63 for computer fee, and P10 for legal research fund.
UPDATE:
it's now PhP1277.00 fine for overspeeding on NLEX where you need to claim your drivers license at LTO East Avenue, Quezon City. You also need to attend a two-hour seminar with any of these schedules: 8am-10am, 10am-12nn, 1pm-3pm, 3pm-5pm
There you go, folks! Next time you're on NLEX, just stay within the 80-100 kph limits to avoid a ticket. Same goes for Skyway and probably soon on SCTEx, SLEX and StarToll. But the general rule is to always drive at a manageable speed. Over-speeding kills not only the driver but also other people who happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
When I asked J, Y's girlfriend about the ticket recently, I was informed Y arrived at the Land Transportation Office at 9:30am and finished at 3pm due to lunch and afternoon breaks and too many people queue. There also was a seminar that you can "pay" should you not pass it. He paid a total of P577.63 with P500 fine for reckless driving, P67.63 for computer fee, and P10 for legal research fund.
UPDATE:
it's now PhP1277.00 fine for overspeeding on NLEX where you need to claim your drivers license at LTO East Avenue, Quezon City. You also need to attend a two-hour seminar with any of these schedules: 8am-10am, 10am-12nn, 1pm-3pm, 3pm-5pm
There you go, folks! Next time you're on NLEX, just stay within the 80-100 kph limits to avoid a ticket. Same goes for Skyway and probably soon on SCTEx, SLEX and StarToll. But the general rule is to always drive at a manageable speed. Over-speeding kills not only the driver but also other people who happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
CURE ümobile! Acquired by Smart Communications
I used to work at Eastern Telecom (ETPI) and so anything that happens there is of particular interest to me. One of the news I got wind of last year was Cure's acquisition of ETPI by CURE (Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprise, Inc.) from the former Australian owners was a big one.
I've known of CURE for quite a while already being a customer of ETPI Internet services from years ago but the latest news about the company, according to my informant whose an insider, CURE was recently acquired by Smart Communications.
That makes the possible list of 3G providers into three since only four licenses were issued by the NTC (Smart, Globe, Sun and CURE) with CURE's ümobile! controlled by Smart.
I prefer CURE to be independent to increase competition but at this latest turn of events, it'll be back to 3 operators slugging it out with Sun 3G, solidly on third place :P
I've known of CURE for quite a while already being a customer of ETPI Internet services from years ago but the latest news about the company, according to my informant whose an insider, CURE was recently acquired by Smart Communications.
That makes the possible list of 3G providers into three since only four licenses were issued by the NTC (Smart, Globe, Sun and CURE) with CURE's ümobile! controlled by Smart.
I prefer CURE to be independent to increase competition but at this latest turn of events, it'll be back to 3 operators slugging it out with Sun 3G, solidly on third place :P
How to Win PowerLotto: PCSO's Version of the US's PowerBall
Patterned after the popular Powerball in the United States, “555+1 PowerLotto,” the newest and biggest lotto game of the state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has a minimum winning jackpot of P50M.
At P50 per play, bettors will generate their number combination from two sets of numbers.
How to play the PowerLotto:
Choose five numbers from 1 to 55.
Pick an extra number, called the “power number,” from 1 to 10.
In order to win, bettors need to pick the right number combination in any order from the first set and the exact power number from the second to win the jackpot.
Although the minimum bet costs five times that of the 6/42 lotto, the new game offers a bigger jackpot prize
PowerLotto prizes:
jackpot minimum of P50M ,
consolation prizes:
P700,000 : five number combination from the first set
P50,000 : four of the winning number combination and the power number
P4,000 : has three of the winning numbers and the power number
P400 : two numbers and the power number
P100 : one of the five-number winning combination and the power number
How to win the PowerLotto(PowerBall)?
Similar to my earlier post on How to Win the Lotto, you need to know how many possible tickets you need to buy in order to know the odds and the investment:
Using mathematical probability, it's a combination of C(55,5) x 10 which is equal to: 3478761 x 10 = 34787610.
In comparison, the SuperLotto has a total combination of 13983816 about 2.5 times less odds than that.
With a total of 34787610 possible combinations at P50 each, total investment needed to be 100% sure of winning the jackpot prize is P1,739,380,500.
Do you have P1.8B to bankroll the risky game? Even if the jackpot prize reached P2B, there is also the risk that more than one person will win :P
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At P50 per play, bettors will generate their number combination from two sets of numbers.
How to play the PowerLotto:
Choose five numbers from 1 to 55.
Pick an extra number, called the “power number,” from 1 to 10.
In order to win, bettors need to pick the right number combination in any order from the first set and the exact power number from the second to win the jackpot.
Although the minimum bet costs five times that of the 6/42 lotto, the new game offers a bigger jackpot prize
PowerLotto prizes:
jackpot minimum of P50M ,
consolation prizes:
P700,000 : five number combination from the first set
P50,000 : four of the winning number combination and the power number
P4,000 : has three of the winning numbers and the power number
P400 : two numbers and the power number
P100 : one of the five-number winning combination and the power number
How to win the PowerLotto(PowerBall)?
Similar to my earlier post on How to Win the Lotto, you need to know how many possible tickets you need to buy in order to know the odds and the investment:
Using mathematical probability, it's a combination of C(55,5) x 10 which is equal to: 3478761 x 10 = 34787610.
In comparison, the SuperLotto has a total combination of 13983816 about 2.5 times less odds than that.
With a total of 34787610 possible combinations at P50 each, total investment needed to be 100% sure of winning the jackpot prize is P1,739,380,500.
Do you have P1.8B to bankroll the risky game? Even if the jackpot prize reached P2B, there is also the risk that more than one person will win :P
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How to Win PCSO Lotto
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