According to the QS World University Rankings 2011, University of The Philippines is the the 332nd best University in the world. Another university from the Philippines also made it to the list. Ateneo de Manila University is on the 360th spot.

Here’s the Top 20 Universities:

1. University of Cambridge – United Kingdom

2. Harvard University – United States

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – United States

4. Yale University United States – United States

5. University of Oxford – United Kingdom

6. Imperial College London –  United Kingdom

7. UCL (University College London) – United Kingdom

8. University of Chicago – United States

9. University of Pennsylvania – United States

10. Columbia University – United States

11. Stanford University – United States

12. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)  - United States

13. Princeton University  - United States

14. University of Michigan – United States

15. Cornell University – United States

16. Johns Hopkins University  - United States

17. McGill University – Canada

18. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) – Switzerland

19. Duke University – United States

20. University of Edinburgh – United Kingdom

They say that ‘the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.’ If this is true, I think I would find it difficult to keep a man because of my cooking skills. But then again, there’s a work around to that while I am working on my cooking skills. I’d give him sweet food to surprise him. I think that treats like berries.com gift for him will keep him satisfied. I am sure that this is a nice little surprise that any man would love. I can’t blame them, berries coated in dark chocolate look and taste delicious.

I promised myself that I will try to make as many people as I can happy this Christmas. Instead of giving generic gifts to my family and friends, I would love to give them something really special and well-thought of. I am going to make a list of Sweetest Day 2011 gift for my loved ones. I’d probably give a personalized baby scrubs to my favorite niece Tyra, some customized ornaments for my mother, a plush Santa bear for Dwight and the list goes on. It would be really nice to see the smile on their faces when they open their presents.

Here’s the result of a  recent study by Akamai:

Top 10 Average Connection Speeds (World)
1. Tokai, Japan
2. Shimotsuma, Japan
3. Kanagawa, Japan
4. Seocho, South Korea
5. Asahi, Japan
6. Yokohama, Japan
7. Urawa, Japan
8. Ilsan, South Korea
9. Nagano, Japan
10. Hiroshima, Japan

Top 10 Average Connection Speeds (United States)

1. Riverside, Calif.
2. Staten Island, N.Y.
3. San Jose, Calif.
4. Fremont, Calif.
5. Boston, Mass.
6. Jersey City, N.J.
7. Marietta, Ga.
8. Anaheim, Calif.
9. Traverse City, Mich.
10. Hollywood, Fla.

I envy these countries because my internet speed is not that satisfactory. I checked my download/upload speed on speedtest.net and here’s the result: