Category Archives: Technology

Filipino Catholic Priest Goes High-tech On A Hoverboard (Video)

imageSAN PABLO, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Filipinos are known to be musically-talented. A karaoke machine is more common in households than a television set. But they are also known to love tech gadgets, including the hoverboard.

On Christmas eve, as he concluded the celebration of a traditional midnight mass, a priest in a Catholic church in the city of Biñan, Laguna, just a few miles from Manila, sang an inspirational song, ‘May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You,’ while riding a hoverboard. It was his way of greeting the parishioners and showcasing both his musical talent and tech expertise.

The congregation was very amused and showed appreciation to their pastor with applause. But the Catholic Diocese of San Pablo to which the priest belonged wasn’t. He was suspended.

An investigation is now being conducted to determine whether the funds to purchase the hoverboard came from the church’s Sunday collections.

It’s more fun to be Catholic in the Philippines!

MISS PHILIPPINES TO FANS AND NETIZENS: DON’T THINK, JUST CLICK!

Wurtzbach
Wurtzbach

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – When Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach won the  Miss Philippines-Universe title earlier this year, her answer to the final question on her views about Internet censorship was “Always think before you click!”

Now, just hours before she steps on stage for the finals of the Miss Universe pageant currently being held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Wurtzbach is telling fans and netizens the opposite: “Don’t think, just click!”

She was obviously referring to the online voting where television viewers and Internet users can vote for their favorite Miss Universe contestant in real time.  In the past, viewers and netizens could vote but only for Miss Photogenic, Best in National Costume and 16th finalist spot.

The voting results will be added to the scores from the celebrity judges to determine who wins the crown. Tonight’s celebrity judges include Emmy Award-nominated actress Niecy Nash, celebrity entertainment mogul Perez Hilton, 2012 Miss Universe Olivia Culpo and football legend Emmitt Smith.

So, if you’re planning to vote for Miss Philippines, don’t bother to think.  Just click.  Vote.

 

DOCTORS: POPE FRANCIS NOW SELFITIS-FREE

imageTHE VATICAN, Italy (The Adobo Chronicles) – Soon after Pope Francis’ first-ever selfie was posted on The Vatican’s Instagram account, a team of Italian doctors comfirmed that the leader of the Roman Catholic Church indeed caught the selfitis bug.

The medical team immediately prescribed a high dosage of antibiotics to the Pontiff, and enrolled him in a Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) class in Rome.

Today, the doctors announced that the medication and therapy worked very well. Pope Francis is now selfitis-free.

Learn more about selfitis, a mental disorder,  as defined by the American Psychiatric Association.