The Best of Pinoy Web (week ending 12/25/09)

Every day, I scour the Pinoy web to find the most interesting Philippine-related articles, tweets, pictures and videos of the week. Then every Sunday, I will share my best finds here. If you think I missed something really cool during the past week, please write about it in the comments. ^_^

News-worthy

Help evacuees from restive Mayon volcano
http://asiancorrespondent.com/tonyo-cruz-blog/help_mayon_evacuees

UP Lantern Parade 2009 (Flickr Photo Set)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdelamerced/sets/72157623028108958/

Entertainment: Music, Movies and TV

Avatar grosses P57 million during its opening weekend in the Philippines
http://www.pep.ph/guide/5285/Avatar-grosses-P57-million-during-its-opening-weekend-in-the-Philippines

DASAL by Santino (Globe Commercial Full Song WITH LYRICS)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VySlreKl2cI

Star ng Pasko (ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID for 2009) (Version 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Caz7xJxsnw

For Pinoy Web Geeks

Play and Win a Motherboard from ASUS Philippines
http://www.gameops.net/2009/12/play-and-win-motherboard-from-asus.html

Waiting for 2010 before getting a netbook
http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/waiting-for-2010-before-getting-a-netbook

Notable Tweets

“If you’re a telco, how do you convince a farmer to spend his money on prepaid load over food?” — Globe CEO Ernest Cu http://ow.ly/OrmK
~ tonyocruz

So that Star Cinema can further decimate IQ points? No thanks, Sen. Revilla. rt @smeieralbano Revilla: “We should show only 1 Hollywood/mo.”
~ heyessa

“The world is full of obstacles and problems that come your way. Learn to bury them and they will stay away.” Xmas wishes from the Ampatuans
~ scribblerjack

1990s I saw a TV ad: guy took out “X” from “Xmas” & changd it 2 “Christ”. I’ll never 4get it, meant a lot 2 me. Celebrate THE REASON folks!
~ tjmanotoc

Life

After the Christmas frenzy, what’s next? (Christmas day homily)
by Fr. Jboy

It’s ok NOT to buy people stuff this Christmas
by Arnold Gamboa

A Very Filipino Christmas (illustration)
by dan matutina