I just go the first issue of the SXC Newsletter. Real nice. First, they introduced thesaint, a web designer from South Africa. I have downloaded some of his photos and they are really good.

Here is what they said about him: thesaint (a.k.a Matthew Bowden) is a web designer from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa who loves snapping pictures of just about anything with his Canon EOS 20D. His images on sxc.hu receive more downloads and comments than just about any other members’. Best of all, his images have no restictions, so help yourself!

The newsletter also includes:

the latest news from SXC

a couple of very handy tips & tricks for photography

Using Flash: When you use the flash, results are usually ugly. Here are some quick and handy tips to improve your flash photography.

Controlling Depth of Field with Lens Blur in Photoshop: his article provides a realistic way to simulate depth-of-field after a picture is taken.

How to correct exposures quickly,

and preventing data corruption in flash memory cards

Did you know that we have a new and simple blog engine on SXC which is perfect for writing tutorials and such? Just go to My account / Blog and try it out! The best posts will get featured on the site and in the newsletter as well and the author of the very best one wins a 1GB iPod Shuffle!

And a couple of SXC Favorites.

If you haven’t signed up for an account in SXC, then do not hesitate to sign-up now!

Here is a website that teaches you how to tie knots.

Tieknot.com has multi-language options and illustrations. Their knots include:

• Four-in-hand: This basic knot is the most well known. It is easy to tie and to untie. It is perfect for most ties and almost all types of collar
• Double-simple: The double-simple is similar to the Four-in-hand ; what differentiates them is a “second pass” or wrap-around
• Windsor knot: The Full Windsor, which owes its name to the Duke of Windsor, is a knot full of English class

and many more…

Okay, a couple minutes later after jogging in Cempark, my leg muscles started to ache. Lactic acid! That means if wala na ang pama-ol, i have more muscles… hehehe!

Then i’ll end up looking the Arnold!!!

Haha! the internet is gay pr0n! I used google with safesearch off for male muscles (so that i can use the image here for this post) and i got pr0n images instead… i was like omfg and then changed the keyword to “arnold schwarzenegger“

The young and trendy have another reason to celebrate: San Mig Strong Ice, the new, ice-filtered, high-alcohol beer. It contains 6.3% alcohol and has a smooth, cooling effect that gives drinkers a good buzz. Available in eye catching 330ml sleek, long neck bottles with metallic blue paper labels, it is a true classic in the making!

To view all San Miguel products, click here.

Strong Ice website, click here.