Being away from my country makes me miss the things I have grown up with. There are times I would read over and over the one and only Philippine newspaper/publication I got from the Asian shop.

Then I came across Freeview that lets you watch tv programs in your PC. Well, I wasn't really convinced. I searched for a better gadget and I stumbled upon SatteliteSoft. It's a software that you can install in your PC and then you can watch more than 2000 worldwide channels live. I was very excited. But it wasn't free so I didn't bite it.

Then again I stumbled into another site PCTV4Me. This one is smarter than SatteliteSoft because it lets you download the software except that you can't watch the channels unless you pay. But at least it gives you an overall picture of what you're going to find inside like which channels from your country are available. Also it's cheaper than SatelliteSoft. Perhaps it is not as comprehensive as the former.

HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej (prounouced as Pomipon Adunyadet) of Thailand has an estimated fortune of 35 Billion dollars according to Frobes. It is such a big surprise to me that the humble kingdom of Thailand is actually ruled by the wealthiest monarch in the world.

As if that was not enough to shock me, the news added that the "oil-rich Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi is far back at No. 2, Forbes magazine reported Thursday."

No wonder they can afford all those cloud seeding all throughout the year when it's needed.

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According to reports, Yahoo is the most visited site on the net. I got a message that Yahoo Buzz has finally launched and is now ready to be used to your sites or blogs.

I have never figured out how to put the digg button in my articles but yahoo buzz gave me no problem. Except that you have to put the article url yourself everytime you use the buzz.

Actualy, I have just tried it and now it's up here.