pRO’s Episode 27.2: Malangdo Island

Philippine Ragnarok Online (pRO), the country’s first MMORPG, recently released it’s latest patch: Episode 27.2 Malangdo Island (a.k.a. Meow-Meow Island).

Some of the unique features of this latest patch for Ragnarok Online are:

• New Enchantment NPC [Archangel Wing]

• Malangdo Coin System
• Card Removal System

Like the previous patches of pRO, there are new quests, items, monsters and dungeons as well. Check out the following YouTube video for Malangdo Island.

Here’s another island to explore! Malangdo Island here we go!

Here are some of my screenshots of the island:

Cat paws.

Cats, cats and more cat NPCs.

Here are some of the monsters you’ll find at the Malangdo Island Dungeon.

Malangdo Island offers the Card Removal System.

You can visit Malangdo Island by talking to this cat on the Port of Alberta.

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Firefox Is Losing The Browser Wars

That statement is true at least in the Philippines. Hopefully, Firefox fared better in other parts of the globe.

Photo courtesy of ducquoc.wordpress.com

During my college years before Millennium 2000, there are only 2 browsers that I know: Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. I was using Netscape Navigator back then.

Today, there are at least 5 major browsers in the market: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera. I can say that I’m a proud (and happy) Firefox user. I’ve been using Firefox since version 3.6 (around January 2010). I’ve heard about Firefox from a blog site like this one.

I believe Firefox would one day be the dominate browser in the world --- a title that I believe is currently held by Internet Explorer. Firefox has the backing of Google back then and I thought they’ll be partners for life. Until Google decided to create its own browser called Chrome in December 2008. The market share of Firefox eventually diminished.

I checked the status of the browser wars in the Philippines based on the statistics generated on my 4 blogs. I tallied the results and found out that indeed, Google Chrome is the dominant browser in the Philippines (based on my blogs) and has a market share of about 27.25%. It’s followed by Mozilla Firefox at 19.75% and Internet Explorer at 9.75%.

I certainly hope that Firefox usage in the Philippines would bounce back. I still believe that it would be the #1 browser at least in this part of the world.

These data were the latest I got from my 4 blogs.

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Chinese New Year 2013 at Binondo

Along with the Pateros Town Fiesta 2013 post, here’s another late post – the Chinese New Year 2013 at Binondo! My photography friends and I were at Binondo last February 9, 2013 and I was able to capture the following pictures.

The streets in Binondo were crowded with people and vendors alike selling all sorts of things. It seems that everything is a lucky charm! As you probably know by now, 2013 is the Year of the Water Snake and there were a lot of items that featured this animal of the Chinese Zodiac.

There were also a lot of fruits being sold along the streets. The iconic shop Eng Bee Tin is filled with people buying the Chinese delicacy called Tikoy. There were a lot of Lion Dancers performing in stores within China Town. This was my first time to be in Binondo during the Chinese New Year celebration and it was chaotic but fun.

Lucky Dalandans

“Gong Xi Fa Cai” – is this Mandarin Chinese or Fukien Chinese? I’m used to the “Kung Hei Fat Choi”.

More Snake figurines

Oranges and Ponkans!

Quail chicks

Is this Dragon Fruit?

What fruit is this?

Fresh sugarcane.

2013 is the Year of the Water Snake.

Members of the Philippine National Police making sure that the celebration will be peaceful.

Lucky Pineapples and Lucky Dalandan.

What fruit (or root crop) is this?

Melon. Best serve as a palamig (thirst-quencher or drink).

These rabbits are so lovable!

The Binondo Church (also known as Minor Basilica of St. Lorenzo Ruiz).

Red is the color of the day and that district of Binondo.

Tourists enjoying their lunch at the Carriedo Fountain. I think I saw Tinapa (smoked fish).

We passed by Sta. Cruz Church on our way home and I was surprised that it’s under renovation – again! Why can’t the parish priest maintain the old design of churches?

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Pateros Town Fiesta 2013

My apologies for the very late post of these pictures from the Pateros Town Fiesta 2013 held last February 10, 2013.

I was able to take the following pictures of this historic day, which were held mostly at the San Roque Parish Church. The Pateros Town Fiesta 2013 honors St. Martha, the town’s Patron Saint.

Better late than never.

San Roque Parish Church, Pateros.

Santa Marta (St. Martha) is the sister of Lazarus and Mary.

Entrance of the San Roque Parish Church

This girl is on fire!

Suman – a popular rice cake.

San Roque Church Bell Tower adored with banderitas (colorful flags).

Sampaquita vendor. Sampaguita is the National Flower of the Philippines.

Potteries for the kids.

Miniature models of the old pugon (stove).

It’s tradition during the Pateros Town Fiesta that the organizes gives out candies, snacks and other items to the crowd.

The façade of the San Roque Church, Pateros, Metro Manila.

Cosplayers err, religious people dressed up as Biblical characters.

Interior of the Pateros Church a.k.a. San Roque Parish Church.

Several Saints inside the church.

Delicious! This is another rice product.

Street dancing

Kids lined up and waits for the owner of the house to throw candies and other goods.

Devotees of St. Martha doing a religious street dance.

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