LOST IN WANDERLAND

Quote

2011-08-31T18:43:00.000-07:00

the mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness.

September 1, 2011

2011-08-31T18:29:00.000-07:00

Ber months are here again. And though they are not here to stay, they will be here for a while reminding us that time really flies fast. Yet sometimes we are not moving to the right direction. I mean me. Sometimes i just want to stay put and see things clearly. I cannot avoid times when i am losing my track. And i love procrastination. Holding back. Yeah there are times like that. But maybe i need to have these times to reflect if i am really going to the right track or not. Need to slow down. Its not everyday that we are active and happy and challenged so and so.

Anyways Christmas time is coming to town. My relatives from different parts of the globe will be coming to the flips for a short vacation to experience again i think Philippine Christmas. hahaha. so funny. I mean yeah. tradition etc. And maybe, just maybe they missed us here in the flipland.

So much to rant about the government, politics, environment but for now i need to point a dagger in my self for not a good citizen and a selfish human being that i am. God knows me better than i am so there.

My room

2011-08-15T16:45:00.000-07:00

I have nothing to post so i am posting right now some shots i took of my newly renovated room. Very self-indulgent ha ha ha. This is my private space in my ancestral house in the province and its not yet completed. And forgive the blue-painted wall. that will be replaced by a bisazza tile or a mactan stone once i have the budget. Need to save more for some monkey-business first.

Something weird

2011-08-06T16:37:00.000-07:00

It doesn't make sense that i was in love, got in-love to a movie star. What am i doing. arrggghh. At this age? Come on...

Zzzzz

2011-08-05T16:29:00.000-07:00

There are things better kept to yourself than letting the whole world know about them. Sometimes a little bit of mystery makes you more interesting than being an open-book. Makes them guess what you think, what's your next move. Its not like you are having a secret. Its just a matter of being private and being personal in your own personal dealings.

On sidney sheldon

2011-08-02T17:31:00.000-07:00

Then i fell in love with the books of Sidney Sheldon. He was introduced to me by me schoolmate when i was in college. before sheldon i was completing the novels of agatha christie and arthur conan doyle. and sarah paretsky. and v.c. andrews series too. see i was a sucker for novel books. what makes sheldon the greatest novelist for me is the way he creates his plot. when you read the story its like you are watching a good movie. you are moved. aroused. enchanted. when the victim revenges you feel how the protagonist feels. when she hides you feel like hiding too. that is how he writes. and i can honestly say i cannot put the book down until i finished the whole novel. am i crazy? yeah. i am. but i would rather read good novel books than read something else that teach you how to skillfully kill another human being without being caught or how to stash away millions of dollars to some far away island banks without being detected. you know. how to cheat with your girlfriends, wives, etc. and i am veering away from the topic (again, sigh).

if tomorrow comes is the best i have read so far. well i just downloaded ebook and read "the homecoming" by dan walsh. feel good book. makes you smile. and cry. its like watching a nicholas sparks novel turned into movie. that's all.

My First Ink

2011-07-31T16:11:00.000-07:00

The finished product of my artist.

Shot from my mobile. not that clear but you will still see the details. and it is still swelling since its just after 5 mins of completion.

And the fats showed too.

Half-way

Outline. First hour of excruciating pain. I am not exagerrating. Its like a thousand needles pricking you at the same time. Like a blade cutting your skin. I have withstood it coz i need it to be done for the sake of having it.

It took me like two years to have this. I have waited that long. Why? Sometimes i do have apprehensions. Thinking twice if im gonna do it, sometimes i have spent already the money i am supposed to pay for this. But yesterday was a sort of epiphany. Something whispered in my ears and say "just do it, no fear" hahaha. Nike+No Fear played the part. It was worth it. I mean the waiting, the pain and the penny. Well spent really. Now i should have to learn to have this for the rest of my entire life. I cannot erase the 5 hours of pain and labor anymore. Well maybe i could add more in the future but for now, i have something that i was longing for a long time and i just did it. Next, trip to Europe. Woohooo.

On reading and education

2011-06-13T16:49:00.000-07:00

i love reading. i thank my parents for providing us good education. i say good not best because saying best means to everyone being sent to the most expensive and known school/university. so what does education and this love for reading is all about?

when i was young i was really not into reading. as a kid i grew up as a normal crazy naughty hyper kid. well my parents tolerated that to some extent. then one day, my dad brought home some English novel books. the covers were really interesting then. the only books i knew in those times were my elementary textbooks. i was curios i guess. i already forgot but as i poured pages into pages of those books i started reading them. i can really and actually read words then but understanding the story is not yet getting into me. remember i was young. and then pages over pages i turned them. just blabbering every words. i haven't thought of myself reading silently then. so i finished a chapter after an hour or so. i was happy then. i have forgotten how it goes at that time since only fragments of my memories are just coming back but the first 50 english novel books i read, the unabridged thick webster english dictionary is by my side when i encountered some words not familiar at that time. my grammar was improving and so was my vocabulary. i have completed reading the 10 volumes of The Bible Stories and went on to read it to my youngest sibling to her delight.

i realized that when it comes to something like reading, they only teach you the basic in school. its up to you if you will crave to learn more and expand your horizon. reading opens up a pandora box for me. the knowledge. and yearning to learn and know more. it opens up your mind. you get to know the ideas and views of others. the philosophical and theoretical and scientific explanations are there to some of your questions if you only know how to read (and do some research). and at that time internet was just a baby.

i do not know my motivation(s) why i really loved reading. it just transported me to a different level. it makes me happy. and one thing for sure my communication skills were improved.

education. i valued my education a lot. i was sent to a catholic/exclusive/expensive school where i met some talented persons (instructors, classmates, school workers etc). the application of knowledge is best applied through human interactions and experiences. otherwise i could have just stayed in a cave. and really, good education provides better future in life. the reality is that most companies nowadays checks first how good one's education is before giving them a chance to work with them. its crazy but its true. true enough that not all good schools produce bright people. there are unknown school where education system is fantastic. but it all boils down to one. the person. the person who learns and want good education. one who has motivation and good ambition in life. because for that person if a good school is not possible and financial problem is at hand he will find a way. he knows that there are other ways. he knows because he might have read it somewhere, learn it from someone or it just dawned on him.

this is really a complicated matter to discuss but i am just saying my opinion. this may need a lot of pages to write really but i always like simplicity in everything. and this topic just came out of my mind from nowhere. by the way the book cover i posted is the first book i read. which made me like courtroom drama eventually making me fall in love with mr. grisham's work.

My new Samsung Galaxy Tab

2011-04-24T15:18:00.000-07:00

First off i love Apple. I really do. I like the iPad and iPad2. But liking alone is not enough. i need to want want it. And that was what i felt when i saw the ads for the Galaxy Tab. I need to have it. But financially wise the first few months it came out was not so inviting. But anyway to cut the story short after a few months of waiting, we met. And we hit it off the first time. It was like a love at first sight. Hahahaha. Just kidding. I am like a kid having a new toy. Its just me don't worry. I am just happy that i got this and that's it.

Apps are great. And free mind you. Games and some apps i really need coz i like to plan a lot and write some notes and stuff. and movies. i like err, love reading so i downloaded tons of ebooks via kobo and kindle. And videos from Youtube is easy to download and save.

Note: no animals nor another human life were affected positively or negatively in any ways when i got this. even my credit card were untouched thank you.

i'm a happy camper.. and shallow.

50th Law

2011-04-22T17:51:00.000-07:00

I recently purchased this book out of curiosity actually. The cover is black and the title is really intriguing. I thought its another law type book, you know the one being read by law student (stupidity crept in me). Anyway without peeking inside nor reading the summary at the back i went to the cashier and paid the book. Little did i know that this is the kind of book i was looking for. Trying hard to be fearless for some good reasons. This book has a lot of ideas which made me realize as a person that i can throw away all my fears and the only one that i should fear about is my own self not realizing my dreams, potential and become successful in life. Death should not be feared. I want to add more but one should buy and read this book instead to know what i am blabbering about.

Amazing

2011-04-10T16:07:00.000-07:00

Its just amazing. I just got out of my "full of turmoil" world. I now realized that the fears that i had was just in my head really. As Buddha saying goes:

"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy that lures him to evil ways."

Need i say more? I was so chickened out about one thing and up until now i have not decided on going about it because of the consequences i may have in the future but i am about to get there. I will post in the future when i have successfully did it. Surprise. Smiles. The chuckles..

New Gift

2011-04-10T15:41:00.000-07:00

Being the conceited and selfish called myself, i gifted me something i was craving for months now. A reward for being a bully (someone said), shit head, and stubborn this is what i deserve. Now its just a peek. I will post the unboxing on the next post. For the meantime i will enjoy this new baby to my heart's delight. Now don't start me with finding a love interest as personal information is not part of my conceited blogging world. its just there okay? As i have mentioned in the past, what i write and share in my blog is just 5% of my life. Secrets? No i do not have any secrets thank you. I share only what i want to share. That's all.

Cool Dog

2011-03-23T18:03:00.000-07:00

After Greenhills i went straight to SM Megamall for another round of mall hopping and found this really really cute and handsome dog dressed in a Ferrari driver suit with shades. Ha ha ha. All passersby really stopped for a moment to stare and took photos. Including me! Really made my day. Amazing when you go outside your cave and see some amazing things happening out there. Just loved it.

I thought it was a fake. Like a stuff toy placed on top of the bikes seat but when it moved its head i know it has a life. Ha ha ha, yeah it was a living dog dressed to make you and your pet envious.

Great Finds at Greenhills

2011-03-23T17:53:00.000-07:00

I went to Greenhills yesterday for a short time only to buy some shirts and shorts to be used for a long vacation(maybe, crossing my fingers). And i found these nice sala sets made in rattan. My shots are not that great as i am a point and shoot type not really with the eye of a photographer you know. Anyway i am just as always fascinated by good crafts though the prices are really staggering to the sound of like 135 0000 pesos! What the? Okay okay. Since i know they were really really good. But i just don't have that amount of money to spend for these so i just feasted my eyes on them and moved on. Some day. Yeah some day.

Ducks and crane anyone?

Cozy. I am not really into leather.

I heart this more than you!!

Lovely and pricey...

Healthy Who?

2011-03-18T00:57:00.000-07:00

In the spirit of trying hard to be healthy, this is what i had this morning till lunch. And now i am hungry as a lion lost in the wilderness. I am craving for meat and rice and everything food not healthy. Ha ha. How long will i last? God knows. I have to finish all the veggies i bought from the supermarket before knocking down the canned goods and noodles.

Tabemashou!!

Japan 2011

2011-03-16T14:52:00.000-07:00

Almost all the news today are related to the events that recently happened in Japan. The magnitude 8.9 quake that brought about the massive tsunami resulting to the devastation of some residential and businesses (manufacturing etc) located near the coastal areas. If its just the quake then the damage might not be that great but having that high magnitude quake plus the resulting tsunami equates to even greater wreckage. Now the fear of nuclear radiation just magnified the fears of a lot of residents.

I am not a Japanese nor i am living in Japan right now. I am not directly affected by the situation but my concern to my fellow earthlings is there. In this times i do not see myself as a citizen of this so and so country but another human being fortunately residing on a safer side of the world. Case in point, i need to do something to help. We all do. And what i am about to do is not post-worthy anymore. If you plan to help just help. Financially, or whatever aid you can give. Help comes in various forms and sizes.

On another side of this short story, i think the government's efforts are not enough to provide assistance to all those Filipinos out there whether they are in Japan, Libya, Bahrain, or some places i have not mentioned having political unrest or suffering natural disaster. It must be a concerted effort by all of us. We cannot depend solely on OWWA, the DFA, the ambassadors, consuls, or even the President. Think, they are all humans like anyone of us who just happen to have a position in the government. Though they may have political powers, connections to another government that is just the big picture. One way or another, you and me can do something about the situation too. Let's talk about it.

I may need to gather more info, watch TV, read the papers. Being informed is one thing. Doing something for the welfare of everyone not just myself is another.

photo source: www.cnn.com

Top 5 Movies

2011-03-15T15:46:00.001-07:00

We all have favorite movies. And we do have movies that we keep on watching even though we already know what will happen next. We have memorized all the lines, the accents, the facial expressions, even the actions. Now cut to the chase i, like some of the movie fanatics across the globe has a list of movies that i love. Movies that touched my soul (whatever). And now to present

~~the Oscar movie of the Year nominees (kidding)~~ my all time favorite movies.

Tied at number 5, SO CLOSE, starring Shu Qi (so beautiful), Zhao Wei (sexy) and Karen Mok. Action-packed movie. Breath taking stunts and gorgeous ladies as protagonists who will not like this movie.

Still at number 5 is NAKED WEAPON. The Charlie's Angels of Asia. I think they are more fierce. And the movie has a soft side. Showing what love and friendship are all about amidst killing people (the bad ones). If you want someone to get killed, they are for hire. Regarding their availability and price, that I don't know. Text Madam M for inquiries. Just kidding.

I love racing. I love sexy actress(es). I love sound effects. And this movie at number 4 in my list has it all. And i learned about trust.

At number 3 is MAID IN MANHATTAN. I love travelling so i have lived in many hotels. And what i like about hotels are the well-made rooms, clean bathrooms, state of the art designs and furniture etc. No i didn't had any personal butler. Back to the movie, i like the plot. Simple. I like the location, New York (who doesn't). I like Jennifer. The movie is feel good.

At number 2 is the Korean movie THE CLASSIC. This is a tear-jerker movie. I cried. Not a lot but i was touched. The twist and turn of this movie. The cinematography is great. The story itself, the actors specially the funny guy. The evolution of the story, the ending. Superb. I like the catching of fireflies part. And the moment the lead actor breaking up with the girl while pretending to be seeing her though he was already blind (now why did i give this clue?). And the ending. The boy and the girl who ended up being together. Anyone who is in love should watch this.

Of course my all time favorite is THE GOONIES. I have watch this when i was in my elementary grade. This is really not a critic-worth movie but i do not care. This film just cannot simply get out of my head. I cannot forget the kiss. Reminds me of someone hahaha. And the boy with the oil coming out of his shoes. So naughty and geeky. It was adventure of a kind to me back then. And until now i feel like the same when thinking of this movie so there.

I am really not that kind of person who is a movie critic noting every lines actors throw, the technicality of the movie, genre, the effects etc. The list above are my favorite because one way or another they have touched me personally for some reasons, even shallow reason but who cares anyway. We live by our own opinion great or not. So justification is not needed. I am a shallow and simple guy anyway. Cheers and peace.

FILA

2011-03-10T22:05:00.000-08:00

I am in need of a new running shoes as my past time when i am depressed (what???) is running/jogging. Anyway to cut the story short i bought my self a new one. Here it is. Dyaraaaan..

Unboxing

on my quilted bedsheet

ready for running next week

the soles are so red hahaha

Atlantis by Bench

2011-03-10T21:57:00.000-08:00

I remember the times when the most smelling perfume i was aware of was the Bench Atlantis. I guess i was in the first year of my college year, circa 90s (late 90s naman). CK1 is not yet introduced to me nor Tommy Hilfiger Athletics (which is my most favorite of all time aside from Carolina Herrera for Men). I just missed this spray so much that is why when i passed by the Bench store awhile ago i got this for my self. Tsk. No promotion done here. Just reminiscing back the olden times. FYI a scent is a good enhancer of the memory. And that is another story to tell my friend which needs scientific tests.

HK

2011-03-09T23:02:00.001-08:00

i still love Hong Kong for some reasons. the sights, sounds, the Chinese. everything. i feel i was a Chinese in my previous life.

Chinatown

2011-03-09T22:01:00.000-08:00

i love Chinatown. In Manila there is this place called Binondo and the Chinese foods are great!!!.

Wang Tong

2011-03-09T21:17:00.000-08:00

i want to visit Wang Tong someday. Where is Wang Tong? Ask Mr. Google.

image source: http://toiletbar.blogspot.com

Poketo

2011-03-09T21:11:00.001-08:00

i love Poketo designs. they are so inspiring. nope i haven't bought any Poketo products yet but soon i promise. Please whoever gets to read this and haven't heard the word Poketo you should drop by their site @ http://poketo.com.

image source: http://poketo.com

lost for a long time

2011-03-09T21:04:00.001-08:00

a short poem

i want to capture the beautiful sunrise
i want to keep the smell of the morning dew
i want to see the bloom of the new spring
but i just simply wanna be with you..

praning ka din?

2010-11-30T08:20:00.000-08:00

kelan mo huling naranasang mapraning? naaalala mo pa ba nuong pinalipad mo ang isang pamilyang plato dahil sa bwisit sa ulam na inihain sa iyo ng nanay mo? nung muntik-muntikan mo nang sunugin ang buong kabahayan dahil lang sa nawawala ang paborito mong unan na amoy panis na laway at alimuom. come on. mga simpleng bagay na walang katuturan ngunit nagpainit ng iyong ulo at wala kang patumanggang nagmura kesehodang me house blessing sa kabilang pinto ng inuupahan niong apartment.

sometimes

2010-11-30T08:13:00.000-08:00

it is harder to think though its really not. maybe i was just afraid. afraid of something that won't really happen. its all in the mind. the good, the bad. i have them stored and played over and over again. it was like i was in heaven dancing with the clouds, prancing with the horses and yet i was in my bed. are you confused already? twisted mind. i was. and you were. then we were not.

its burning my skin. it hurts, a bit then wider. then i saw the whole thing slowly coming out. like a blossoming flower. creating a new life. a new wonder. then it dies. its done. all that was left was the traces. and there was you. etched in me forever.

its Christmas time!

2010-11-30T07:33:00.001-08:00

i know. i know..for some its the joyous season to be jolly tralala la la la lalala.. since time immemorial i guess. i remember when i was a kid i used to enjoy this season coz i gotta have new pairs of shoes, new sets of shirts and pants, the gifts, money, foods and toys. as i get older (yeah i know its inevitable but its just numbers right?) i do not feel anymore the excitement. the innocence was lost (not pertains to the virginity thing though hehe, that's another matter to discuss).

maybe when you get older and experienced a lot of things in life, there are just some stuff that we forget. we take for granted. and then we lost them. the magical feeling. the sensation. the excitement. the smiles. everything is overshadowed by the need to get work and have money. to live independently. to show the world that you can be like this and that. be there and everywhere.

i want to go back to the time when my thinking was simple. so simple that all i could think of was how to sneak out of the house on a 5pm Saturday to watch Shaider with my playmates. the likes... when things are really not complicated to think about and decide upon.

see now its Christmas time and i could honestly say i miss the times when i get to visit my godfather/godmother for their presents. now its my turn to be the godfather to many godchildren. i am no peter pan for sure to not grow old and be a child forever. its just another Christmas season but i plan to celebrate it differently, enjoy and just have fun.. i guess.. who cares.

long time

2010-11-30T07:30:00.000-08:00

its been a long time since i posted something about anything here in this small part of my world called blogging. i've been busy with a lot of things lately. i have some updates (pics in my other site see upper right portion of this site).

so i welcome my self back...

pictionary

2010-04-02T01:21:00.000-07:00

let's play some pictionary about my boring life here. we have different life to live and definitely mine is greatly different than yours. my interest and the things that make me happy. and that does not include saving the world. i leave that to some who really cares. for now this is just me and my boxed-up life. but don't give any judgment based only on what you see and what i post here. its just merely 5 % of me (mind you). heh.

Vegie Food Store and resto, Mandaluyong City

2010-01-24T19:34:00.000-08:00

Banana bread.. cheap but nutricious

1L of Soya Milk =Ph47.. in 7-11 25mL is Ph29.00

Gluten caldereta.. no meat at all..

tabemashou!!

metro flooded

2009-09-28T05:15:00.000-07:00

while i was in the middle of enjoying my vacation i received a text message from my brother. he said "baha pa ba jan sa mandaluyong?" i replied without much thinking of the situation "i don't know. im here in hk". we continued our stroll in the city. while we are having our dinner that night a news flash was shown on the tv set showing bf and gma helping those affected by the flood. i never realized it was this catastrophic until i got here. from the airport i did not go straight home. we opted to stay in a hotel. unfortunately for us all the hotels we went to for a short stay were already full. imagine the horror. it was 2am already. luckily we tried the new hotel near sm west and got a suite for a not so expensive price.

anyway i will post some of the pics soon when i have time again. emo mode muna para kay #$%^&.

One down 3 more to go

2009-09-11T23:54:00.000-07:00

Yes. i am glad to share that i passed my first out of four exams in CCNP. Yipee. I am not so stupid after all. BSCI really shook my brain. I will be taking ONT and ISCW next and BCMSN next. I am not sure if i got the names of the exams correctly. See that's what i am talking about. Getting CISCO certification is not a walk in the park. I might need them anyway in the future.

On the lighter side of the news, i joined the franchising business. Well its not that big yet but a hundred thousand is still a hundred thousand cold cash coming out of my pocket. So i am hoping the business will be good. Its a good/tested/well-known brandname actually so there is nothing to worry. And its partnership. So i am going to hunt "you" down if the business failed hehehe. ROI might be longer but months easily pass by. And i am helping the economy by employing other people. :)

Need to keep my feet on the ground.

rainy days

2009-09-11T23:46:00.000-07:00

its been raining for the past week. i am not so sure if there's a storm coming. i cannot go out to the mall and i am stuck in front of my laptop.

anyway i am glad i stayed here in my room today. i was able to clean my cave which i could say is already becoming a spider's colony with its web intertwined above my bed. and did i forgot to mention my floor needs vacuuming? the collection of dust i had accumulated in the past months he he he. i have some excuses in working out but right now with these, exercise is an understatement. no pictures allowed hehehe. really messy

Procrastination takes its toll

2009-09-11T23:33:00.000-07:00

Procrastination takes its toll on me. If only i have booked early we won't be like this. Gee. i hate myself right now. I had planned on staying in TsimTsaTsui now we are staying in Mongkok. Anyway its really not a great deal.

Its my 3rd time so hopefully i won't get lost. He he he.

Travelling is sometimes stressful. If you are not well-prepared and there are no plans or itineraries you won't be able to do as much things as you like. Unless of course somebody has to do that for you.

I like to travel a lot but everytime i go places someone fixes everything for me. Booking of planes, hotels etc were taken cared of and i am just ready to pay my share on the bill. Typically me.

I am not complaining at all. just sharing my thoughts. :)

Farm Town

2009-06-29T04:30:00.000-07:00

I am not really into any kind of online games even when i signed up for my facebook account. i always managed to ignore those requests for the games apps like the famous mafia wars and poker.

recently almost all of my coworkers are into this planting game which really caught my attention. for some reason i was kind of tempted to have one of these game apps. i let a day or two passed and i still see them planting and even saw some fields having some barns, ponds, livestocks, and crops of different variety neatly landscaped on their farmland.

it only took me a few prodding before i began my very own mini-farm. before i knew it i am one of those farmers begging in the marketplace to hire me for additional earnings. above as you can see in my screen-shot are newly planted seeds, some are 60% grown, and some are ready for harvest.

my ccnp studies is surely affected but this one particular game makes my time worthwhile instead of engaging in some illegal activities like taking drugs or drinking and getting into trouble. i have mentioned before that i am not into saving this world. there are those people who were born for that calling and i am just one of the small fishes in this big pond called earth who manages to live by day after day after day. if you have a problem with that i don't care. mind your own life.

time is gold

2009-06-19T17:31:00.000-07:00

so many things to do yet so little time i have. wait. we are all given 24 hours a day. i think what i need to do is to budget my time. what do you think?

most important:
study ccnp
need to go to the bank
need to buy some books
clean my room
do the laundry

least important:
facebook
friendster
multiply

not a priority:
save the world (or at least for now)

lazy saturday afternoon

2009-05-30T01:54:00.000-07:00

another rainy saturday afternoon here in the third world. i had a blast last night and went home around 3am. we went to eastwood with my vzb friends to have a late dinner then met also former co-workers who were still working with my previous company. videoke till 2am in corinthian ktv. got a message that my shift for this coming month is still the same. meaning 9am to 6pm. yey.

i already started my np review so hopefully i would be able to take the exam before my certification expires.

no plans yet for the rest of the day. im still tired.

tomorrow will go to ccf near megamall to attend whatever they are doing there. no idea really. sorry.

can't think straight right now. all i know is i need to sleep again after eating heavy meal.

ciao.

travel blog: next destination ni gagolero

2009-05-16T03:50:00.000-07:00

i just booked a flight going to this place. my only prob is the place to stay. hopefully i could get a good deal. i'm not into 5-star. same comforts can be found in lower rated hotels. who wants to stay in the hotel for the whole day anyway?

to do's: make the itineraries so that we could maximize our time and enjoy every places we visit.

top thing to do: do the bungee jump and overcome my fear of height.

instinct lang yan

2009-05-15T16:26:00.001-07:00

i was wondering how i could connect my ipod to the amplifier. nothing in there says audio input and all the input ports were already used/connected to the dvd player. the only input ports available were mic 1 and mic 2 for microphones. anyways i checked again the back of the amps and there was this ac3 L and R but i don't know what this one is for. this line needs two cable lines for output and one line only for input(mp3 output). good thing my digicam has this type of cable. i checked first the input line which is a regular rj jack 3.55 mm. i tried to insert it to my ipod. fits very well. next are the two ends. they fit well also to the amp. presto, i got a good output. i thought its gonna fry my ipod. hahahaha. its playing good right now.

i am desperately looking a for a good speaker awhile ago but now i am satisfied. no more ipod accessories. no more docking stations and hamburger speakers. just a happy camper here.

time to review for my CCNP. ciao

my new gift

2009-05-10T00:00:00.000-07:00

well?

i've got a surprise

2009-05-05T05:02:00.000-07:00

last weekend i bought myself a gift for surpassing a month's agony of training.. well i will post the pics of the purchase next time. i have to enjoy it first. sometimes luxury doesn't come cheap and free. you have to work for it. work hard and you will get the reward.

crocs is not a crocodile

2009-05-05T04:32:00.000-07:00

at last i already bought my first crocs. hehehe. here in the third world it costed only US$50. Not bad.
fits well. need to clean my toenails. yikes!

testing it on the sands in morong beach in bataan. doesn't feel any different actually ha ha ha. silly me.

rainy day

2009-04-27T05:41:00.000-07:00

thank you for not leaving me in the middle of the rain. saying those words means a lot.

i'm happy today

2009-04-22T04:29:00.000-07:00

pay day is like 8 days from now. i don't have money left for everyday expenses (oh who am i kidding) but i can say i am surviving and i am happy. not that "happy" happy but enough to keep me moving and continue to live. there are days that are really hard to get by but at the end of the day i have myself to thank that i got through with them.

this is the 4th week of my trainings. i really need to do a lot of catching up to my lessons. the training program will soon end and i will have to face the real world with all the stuff that i learned. pretty scary but i think i'll get by as well. friends and help are just around the corner.

i have no big plans for this year because i have just started my new job but hopefully i could visit places again once i am settled.

i know i have to study hard and really get to the lesson to be able to do my job properly and i am gonna start now.

ciao..

ps. i am not missing some fun. i am doing great.

lost in network cloud

2009-04-16T05:17:00.000-07:00

just a glimpse of what i do for a living. this networking stuff sometimes gives me a headache but what can i do? i cannot just abandon my job just because its stressful. besides the pay is.. well better than the average if you will ask me. go figure.

its a date

2009-04-08T04:13:00.000-07:00

it was a date. not that date but sort of. yeah.

my coffee

2009-04-07T06:02:00.000-07:00

You are my coffee in my most sleepy moments. You always wake me up and bring me beside you. thanks...

north korea launched rocket

2009-04-05T19:24:00.000-07:00

This satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows a missile on the launchpad at Musudan-ni, North Korea formally know as Taepo-dong missle launch facility. The image was collected Sunday March 29, 2009. CNN has said North Korea has begun fueling a long-range rocket for an impending launch Thursday April 2, 2009 as President Barack Obama warned the liftoff would be a "provocative act" that would generate a U.N. Security Council response. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe) **

I am really not into international relations (peace and the likes) but doesn't nokor have the right to launch their own rocket? who owns the space then? if they want to send missile to neighboring countries these neighboring countries can retaliate immediately anyway. but then again who wants another war? and i am not an expert on this matter so i leave it to the authorities on this subject.

it seems the attention is shifted to north korea rather than fixing the economy or the global warming. or its just being taken cared of while healing the world economy and the rest of the world's problems.

well maybe i should do my part. and act now.

ciao

sadder

2009-03-24T01:41:00.000-07:00

one last drama

i won't show again my face in my blog. hahahaha

sad

2009-03-16T09:41:00.000-07:00

this is the part i hated most. leaving with a heavy heart. i was excited to leave like 2 weeks ago but now that i only got 3 days it seems so sad to leave. not that i don't want to leave. of course i do. i just don't know how to call this syndrome. maybe its just me. the very me that has the history having the longest time to let go and move on. anyway that is another story.

i would honestly say that l2s has been a family to me for almost 7 fucking awesome gruesome wonderful adventurous lovely not so lovely stressful fun and heartbreaking years. i might have earned 2 % of maturity here, good real friendships and @#$%^. yun na yun. mahirap sabihin. basta yun! don't ask.

i will miss everything. watching movie(s) on the shift. bowling with shift-mates. eating out. two years of doing nothing and getting paid. and of course i will miss you. you know who you are. oo ikaw un. dahil lagi akong naiinis sa iyo. bwahahaha. assumptions assumptions. hehehe

this blog is really not about the soft side of me but i have to give some space since it would be the last chapter of my episode here in l2s.

time to say thanks na din sa mga peeps na nakilala ko who were with me these times: tonya and the rest of batch 13, my Linksysone team, my team captains, and the recently considered friends hahaha. sa mga nasaktan ko forgive me. sa mga sasaktan ko pa lang ihanda na din ang forgiveness in the future at sa mga nanakit sa akin (meron ba?) eh ok lang sige peace na tayo kahit mabigat sa kalooban ko. hehehe. marami pa akong gustong sabihin pero masyado ng madrama. hindi bagay. next time na lang ulet.

yipeeee!!!

2009-02-27T03:11:00.000-08:00

the title says it all. my career plan is going smoothly. i don't want to be emotional right now. i am through with these softy words which really prevented me from moving on years ago. i should have been somewhere else already but i can only blame myself. no more holding back. this is it. its like getting into the next round in american idol really. the application, the waiting game and finally, finally the call i was waiting for. this is it. a new chapter in my life. i couldn't say this is a turning point but just a new chapter. i prepared for this.

on the lighter side, i am planning again for a short vacation. i don't know yet if i'm going outside the country or just within the countryside. depends on the schedule i could get. just to get a breather.

i haven't bought anything for myself this week. no major purchases yet but last week i got two shoes and an adapter for my mac which cost around $95.00. it was silly of me but the impulsive buying thing in me had overtaken my normal self. no regrets though.

i just need to complete my requirements/papers and i am good to go.

this is it

2009-02-04T07:31:00.000-08:00

eto na yun. hindi pa naman sure pero i'm crossing my fingers (and toes). kung hindi naman para sa akin eh ok lang. bahala na si God at si Batman sa akin.

rafa wins australian open 2009

2009-02-01T07:22:00.000-08:00

yey... rafa wins again over federer. it was one of the greatest battle between number 1 and 2 and right now rafa proves (and deserves) to be number 1. maybe he can hold on to that position for months or weeks but as we all know there are lots of younger players out there who are ready to take over his position anytime soon but not for now. it took him awhile anyway to takeover federer in that spot. well what can i say? he's the best at the moment and i really like him even before specially when he was always the underdog in the past tournaments.

photo source: www.australianopen.com/gettyimages

gadget: Samsung F480

2009-01-28T20:25:00.000-08:00

my eyes are lusting right now over this samsung f480. i'm checking every info i could get from gsmarena to youtube to see if i would give in to this touchscreen mobile. so far the reviews are good but not yet enough to convince me to purchase right away. my wants is always far from what i need. i know i know. in times of crisis i need to save more and spend less. no buts no ifs.

well i think i should just continue lusting over this thing and see the result after 5 hours. who knows. my future always lies in my pocket. :)

Travel blog: Laiya, Batangas

2009-01-22T18:59:00.000-08:00

i haven't posted any blogs lately because of some happenings but here are some pics i had last week when me and my former office-mates spent an overnight (that was really a short one) vacation in Laiya. Man it was great! Seeing all the old friends and staying away from the city noise, traffic and smog.

this is life noh?

trying an eye for macrophotography

view from the top (guess the topic of the conversation)

not so busy week

2009-01-05T07:29:00.000-08:00

i discarded other things to do. i hate hate stress and i just want to start the year with less things to worry. have to unload some burden. throw some craps and try to generate only positive vibes. :)

i am not really a busy person. my daily routine doesn't include saving the world or other's lives. its not that i don't care at all. i think about it actually but at this point i have to be selfish and just think of myself. i have to survive. no need to explain.

adieu fats

2009-01-03T06:10:00.000-08:00

i will be starting (again) with my weekly jogging tomorrow morning. i know jogging is one of the best exercise to lose fats. hopefully i could do this on a regular basis, meaning weekly. i need to have a stronger body to be able to physically face my everyday challenges and my upcoming trips. i see my planes and my hotel rooms again. and my savings going empty. hah!

2009

2009-01-01T06:54:00.000-08:00

This year is the Year of the Ox for Chinese. For a common folk like me this is just a new day of the year where i could start again a new life. Not that i had a bad one last year but to make some improvement. i know i had saved a lot but i need to double it this year. Last year i made a lot of trips and this year maybe i could travel Asia again and my country of course. I need as well to continue my studies and my off and on healthy diet should always be on the top of my priorities.

I have to thank my friends who helped me face the challenges of 2008. I know that they are still here with me this year. You know who you are guys and i always include you in my prayers. I need to thank as well my family who are still in good health and though we seldom see each other the love and respect are still there. and of course you.

My laundry list is not yet ready as i am scouring my cabinet and exploring the net for possible great buys.

hopefully this year will be a prosperous one for those who strives hard. and i am wishing that the economy in all parts of the world will be back to its feet so that those who lost their jobs will be able to work again.

xmas 08

2008-12-22T09:05:00.000-08:00

i will be celebrating holidays with my family in the province. amidst global crisis and personal turmoil i will enjoy this christmas together with my family and my old friends. i will be seeing less of them this time since some of them will move to a different country and so am i (crossing my fingers). hopefully we won't forget each other wherever we are. i don't want to be sentimental. just preparing myself to what the future may bring.

this year i must say is one heck of a roller coaster ride. i've been to lots of places locally and outside the country. i've got new friends and lost some. earned some money and spend most. moved on and now trying to move on again (whatever that means). i might not have completed my goals according to plan but hey there is another year to come. i am not losing hope yet. there's plenty of time to plan again for a new set of goals. hopefully this time, its for real.

to all of you out there happy holidays.

all i want for christmas is..

2008-12-16T07:43:00.000-08:00

my grown-up christmas list includes: dyaraaaaan

and i learned all the details here. yes i know in times of crisis like this i need to save save and save. and then what? bring all the money i saved to my grave? just kidding. i don't know yet if i'm getting this one but one day (when i'm depressed and everything seems to be shitty) yes i'm gonna get this one without hesitation. but for now i will just lust about it.

but of course its just a thing. all i really want for christmas is.... YOU

have a very merry christmas everyone :)

awakening

2008-12-10T09:18:00.000-08:00

i was surfing the net just this moment when something struck me. for the last months i am trying to change my lifestyle and trying to be thrifty as possible so that i could save more money. i am planning on working abroad. i actually have no concrete plan (as usual) but hopefully this coming year i would be able to push it through (cross my fingers). as i was saying, i was trying to have some change in me but i have not set any definite goals. i have no priorities set yet. i just want to become like this or that. so right now while typing this entry i am checking as well other sites that have some good advices on setting your priorities and achieving your goals (without suffering hehehe). okay this should be a serious one really as i am not getting any younger. i just hope that i could give more time to them instead to the temptations coming from all directions distracting me every now and then.

music: boyce avenue

2008-12-07T17:07:00.000-08:00

tired of listening to your favorite artists? seldom i hear a new flavor of sound. okay i might not have the best ear for a good music but when i heard this group/band called boyce avenue , it was like, hey they are awesome. who are these guys? then i checked their vids in youtube. and you should as well and see for yourself what i'm talking about. i like their version of realize(colbie caillat) and 4 minutes(madonna). i have yet to listen to the whole album.

i wish i could watch them perform live but 3rd world is far from the land of honey and milk. maybe if they go on world tour and find a time to schedule a concert here in the phillies. and i wanna watch them for free. :)

RAM upgrade Part 3

2008-12-04T22:10:00.000-08:00

Okay so i am done inserting the module into its exact slot. i boot up the mac, sign the cross and cross my fingers.

well the boot up was fine but my time and date settings went back as far as 1969. that's easy to change. i tried my internet but no i have no connection. the wifi signal icon on the top panel was missing so definitely the airport card was not seated correctly. i opened again the mac and fitted the card until it snug perfectly. powered on and there it is. checking my current memory now shows 1.25 GB. thanks god. i am not that stupid as i thought. :)

well i have to test the loading time of each application and see if upgrading my RAM is the solution. will blog again soon. i have to go buy some foods now.

RAM upgrade Part 2

2008-12-04T22:07:00.000-08:00

so here's the memory module i bought from softbox. it was delivered to me although the delivery boy kind of got lost. i bought a set of screwdrivers as well.

strontium brand ddr333 pc2700 RAM. this is a singaporean brand based on the manual

this is a 49.50Php screwdrivers set from Handyman store

i was inserting the module to the slot. according to the instruction it had to be 30 degrees slanted. well i tried any angles until i finally managed to get the module in.

RAM upgrade Part 1

2008-12-04T20:54:00.000-08:00

i needed to upgrade my RAM. most of the time when i am running multiple applications everything seems to slow down and the waiting time is really frustrating. checking my current version, it shows 256MB. I am not that techie type but i can go around and check what i need. based on apple's site my ram is ddr333 pc2700 sodimm. ok whatever that means. checking the philmug site, some sellers' price for 1G is 3500Php. Holy cow! Anyway i tried to look in tipidpc and saw that pcgilmore store has one. so i went to the store in gilmore st only to find out that it was already out of stock. i was fooled. i called the day before just to be sure but what the heck.

i tried tipidpc again hoping i could find a seller. there was one but he seems not too eager to sell his merchandise for some reason. i let the day pass. last night before i went to sleep i checked again tipidpc and saw a new ad. i texted the contact but heared no reply this morning. i called them and they said the item is available and ready for delivery but they did not get my text last night. i closed the deal and now i have the module. yey... let's see if i can pull this off.

movie: Bolt

2008-12-03T09:05:00.000-08:00

Toni and I watch Bolt last sunda in eastwood cinema. compared to madagascar 2 i like bolt better. maybe there was a bolt in me. i used to think that i am strong and everything will fall into place in a snap of my finger but the real world isn't like what i've thought. i need to integrate my make-believe world to the real world and find myself in the middle of these and see if i would meet "my person".

there's a lot of "mittens" out there who are hungry to eat you alive while showing your weakness but suddenly becomes meek when you show them your stronger and caught them off-guard. taking advantage of the situation for your own good is better than being taken advantage of leaving you a prey and a loser. but becoming friends with them and living in harmony is the best option. i guess.

project: my picturebook

2008-12-01T18:12:00.000-08:00

its been 9 months since i have planned on starting/creating my own picture book for my travels but for some reasons i have not started a single page of it yet. its the only reason i bought my mac and procrastination eaten me up since then that until now i have nothing except my mac (and some postings in multiply, on this blog and friendster).

ok i lied. i actually created one but i am not satisfied since the creative part in me is/was missing. i could only show the cover of the album for the mean time which might be replaced in the future once i get myself back from the dark side.

i need to buy a good printer and a glossy magazine type paper in the bookstore plus i need to upgrade my ram. don't ask why.

book: child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

2008-11-25T16:15:00.000-08:00

this is Tom Rob Smith's first novel and it was a sure hit in the bookstores. his style of writing is really fresh and fast-paced.

the story revolves around the serial killing of children in russia during stalin era. here the protagonist, Leo, finds out the killing is related to each other and started to chase the killer even after being demoted from his high-ranking post in the government. deceptions, truths and lies, breath-taking chase, merciless killings and tortures filled the book. you can't put the book down until the last page i assure you. i really enjoyed reading this book and i could say this one is worthy of your money.

this book will be made into movie soon and will be directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Black Hawk Down) to be shown in 2010.

travel blog: Camiguin Part 2

2008-11-04T07:30:00.000-08:00

Camiguin is an island in the south that boasts some nature's wonders. People are warm and they live a simple life. I guess crime rate is low in that province. Foods were great. And my favorite Pastel was even made there. I don't know this fact. I thought it was made in CdO.

Mantigue Island, Katibawasan Falls, Sunken Cemetery

Hot Spring, by the Bay

some local foods in Camiguin

Pastel by VjAndep

You may buy Pastel for pasalubong in their retail outlet which is by far cheaper than those sold in the pier or in CdO. However they have an outlet in CdO which sells the same price in Camiguin.

Like Palawan, Camiguin is a good place to visit. Far from the pollution and noise of the city. Here you can enjoy the simple and quiet life you long for after a month of stressful work. And by travelling locally we are helping our countrymen earn some money. We pay for their services and buy their (local) products how cheap or expensive they may be.

travel blog: Camiguin Part 1 Lanzones Festival

2008-11-04T06:42:00.000-08:00

People in Camiguin were celebrating their Lanzones Festival when we went there. I actually do not know that there was a feast at that time so i guess our visit there was some sort of a timing. I took some snap shots of the dancers who competed for the street dancing competition. it was a colorful event. but after watching 8 or so groups my interest gone weary and we proceeded to Mantigue island for some snorkling. The irony of the festival is that there was a scarcity of lanzones in the island and that we were able to buy the fruit in Misamis.

freeze me

2008-10-28T09:57:00.000-07:00

i wish i could ask my brain to stop from thinking even for a minute.

i will stop dreaming for a while. i'd stop feeling happy, bored, angry. just nothing. i feel like i am exhausted. its like i want to shutdown just right now. even big computers stop processing while in the middle of system maintenance right? i hope i could too. no don't try to imitate me. try to think of your own trip in life bro.

access forbidden

2008-10-28T09:56:00.000-07:00

pang-ilan na ba to sa mga ginawa kong blog. hindi ko na mabilang. pano lagi na lang naba-block ng mis ang mga blog sites. ha ha ha. ang galing nila no. no offense. trabaho lang. for sure ilang days o week lang block na to. pero bago mangyari yun magbablog muna ako kahit saglit lang. kahit ngayon lang. kahit ngayong week lang.

travel: my next destination is.....

2008-10-23T03:39:00.000-07:00

just barely 2 days and gagolero will be flying coach again. i made a poem for this island. i know my writing skills suck and i write like a 5 grader but what can i do? so here it goes.

out of fire i was born
my beauty then was known
all the people wants to see me
travelling by land by air and by sea

i am an island in the south
my beauty was passed on by word of mouth
with springs and white beaches and waterfalls
city life will surely be forgettable

come and visit me for a short stay
and i will make your worries away

gagolero/oct 21 2008/7:00pm

PS

i have yet to experience the horror stories of those who went flying with Cebu Pacific via Terminal 3.

pictionary

2008-10-19T09:54:00.000-07:00

i tried to play with my ixus800is but since i can't find a subject i decided to shoot some things in my room.

before you enter the hellzone here's what is gonna greet you: restricted area. for no reason is the room restricted. but anyone can come inside anyway.

the patient's bed. why patient? i don't know. everything is white. from the bedcovers to the pillowcase. only some stripes of purple on the blanket but who cares?

small cabinet holds some boxes. you don't wanna know other stuff in it.

i pretend sometimes that i know how to play it. let's start rockin.

naruto in the middle of the buddha face and a "piggy bank".

coins sometimes called money. he he he he

kon, mr. bean, dreamcatcher and donaldduck keyring. on the wall of fame.

lights anyone? planning to start lung cancer? be my guest.

baguio silver.

shoes?

wanna smell nice?

mp3 player? yes and no.

where i save my hidden files. yes. i don't have pc nor laptop. poor me.

let's plan ahead.

minsan

2008-10-18T09:49:00.000-07:00

minsan kelangang mag-isip ng mga bagay na pwedeng gawin kahit hindi ganun kaimportante para lang may magawa. para lang may konting direksiyon. something to look forward to. kahit hindi ganun kalaki ang impak sa ekonomiya o sa kabuhayan ng iba. kahit hindi makatulong na makaahon sa kahirapan ng buhay ng ibang tao. basta makakabuti para sa iyong sarili. basta hindi makakasama sa iyong sariling katawan at pagkatao, sa kapaligiran, sa buhay ng ibang tao.

minsan ito ang katwiran ko sa buhay. minsan okay ito. pero hindi naman aplikabol palagi lalo na sa mature na mga sitwasyon. pero okay lang, okay na ako sa ganitong sitwasyon. ayoko rin naman ng masyadong kumplikadong buhay.

ikaw gusto mo?

i love my guitar

2008-10-17T09:45:00.000-07:00

this is my two year old guitar which i play only whenever i feel like playing. maybe that is why until now i am not good at it. hmmm

my gifts just arrived

2008-10-16T10:33:00.000-07:00

i remember i posted some of my material wish list months ago. i just received my RL Silver today delivered by kuya bong. thanks to him. i also got my Samsung YP S2 months back but its just now i got the chance to share it with you guys. actually i can't think of particular topic today so might as well blog about it. here's some pics to share.

here's the cousins of my RL:

and the extended families:

note (this was taken before my room was painted bloody f--ckin red) :)

i am not into scents really. but who wants to smell bad?

PS: i am sicked today. i already took one bioflu, tuseran forte, solmux and salbutamol. see pic below.

i got fever, runny nose and cough. i woke up this morning with a dry throat and i can't hardly eat but a glutton like me can devour any food regardless of my body condition so there. i have a party to attend tomorrow. my office-mates who resigned are throwing a party. so i hope my condition will be better when the beers are served and the mic is passed. videoke time!!!!

pissed on politics

2008-10-16T09:32:00.000-07:00

saw some news on TV this morning. in this third world country 3 fugitives who escaped their prison cell was shot to death. i don't know what they were thinking. what they would do if in case they escaped scathe-free. well they died. so they can't do anything now. good riddance? nabawasan ang masasamang tao/elementong gumagala sa lipunan pero ang masasamang tao na nagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan, nananamantala sa kanilang estado at posisyon ay buhay pa rin. sweet life.

actually i do not care about them. but i can't help it. one way or another i might be affected by these acts. may mga tao sigurong ayaw lang magbago. na mas masarap sa pakiramdam nila kapag may kapangyarihan silang magpasunod sa mga maliliit na tao. mga taong walang kalaban-laban. mga taong nawalan na rin ng pag-asa sa buhay. nabubuhay na lang sa karampot na kinikita. parang mga hayop na naghahalukay ng makakain sa mga tambak ng basura. ironic kase may opinyon ako tungkol dito pero wala akong ginagawa para makatulong. naiinis ako sa mga pulitiko na magaling manloko ng mga taong mahihina. madaling mapagsamantalahan. ano ba ang gagawin nila sa napakaraming kayamanan na iipunin nila sa mundong ito? hindi naman nila kayang i-enjoy lahat ng milyones na nakukurakot nila di ba? madami naman sigurong bagay na pwedeng mapuntahan ang mga kayamanan nilang gustong angkinin. pwede namang itulong sa mga taong maysakit, i-improve ang mga ospital, mga pangunahing lansangan, magbukas ng bagong trabaho, etc etc. subalit hindi nila naiisip yun.

ewan ko ba. ganito naman ata kahit sa ibang bansa. kung ayaw niyong magbago bahala kayo. tatamaan din kayo ng ligaw na bala. o kaya ipapapatay din naman kayo ng mga kaaway niyo. kita kita na lang tayo sa impyerno.

naiinis lang ako kaya ako ganito ngayon pero ayokong mapunta sa impyerno. sila na lang.

travel blog: hongkong revisited

2008-10-14T09:38:00.000-07:00

day one

i woke up early. about 2:00 am since i need to fetch toni from her place. err. i mean i need to be at her place so that her dad could give us a ride to NAIA. i arrived at her place in cainta about 3am and waited for about 15 minutes since she just got out of shower.

we arrived at the airport about 4:30am. we got our boarding passs about 5am already.

the plane left at exactly 7am and arrived at hongkong international airport by 9am. we got out of the airport at around 11am due to a long queue at the immigration counter. we took the airport express and rode the bus to marco polo prince. we did some unpacking and some rest. i got my own bed with 4 pillows. god i love to sleep already but i don't want to waste the time sleeping.

around 1pm we roamed the hotel ground until we found crystal jade resto. we need to wait since we are seven in the group. lunch was quite good though i only had some chinese soup and i forgot what they call it dimsum.

we took some walk in the afternoon and look for money changer. the current rate is US$1 = HK$7.01 but luckily we found one that is much better. he gave us $7.7. that was a catch. i shelled out US$200 for the day. we took the MTR to go to mongkok to do some shopping. i am not familiar with the train system in hk but if you know how to read you'll get by. we purchased the octupus card for $150 which is good until it has value left (i guess $100) an you can refund the remaining amount including $50. we took the tsuen wan line from tsim sha tsui to yau me tei then change train on kwunteng line from yau me tei to mongkok. so basically the lines going back is just the same.

in mongkok there's a lot of shops to choose from. if you are looking for gadgets like mobile phones of any brands and models, digital cameras, high-end tv, portable video players, watches, shirts, pants, shorts, cosmetics, antiques etc. you name it they have it.. that is if you know where to find what you are looking for.there are lots of sasa stores in every corners and turns as well as watsons, bonjour and i don't know the others. my feet are already aching what the hell. its gonna be years again before i could visit the place so i just ignored the pain and keep on walking, window shopping and did some buying. i got myself a hummer edt for $210. its quite cheaper compared to the price in the phils. i also bought some cream for my eyebag and mini edt for pasalubong. i think this mini edts are freebies for the perfs that you are gonna buy but since i cannot buy all my friends perfs the same size that i got for myself i just bought some for them. i was not lucky enough to find a shirt for myself coz its hard to choose specially if there is to choose from so i decided to just look around. we went back to the hotel around 7pm and had our dinner at xxx. food there was cheap and not that good really. we were planning to have the cruise but unfortunately it was raining that night so we just stayed in the hotel. toni wants to go outside to do some late shopping so we strolled kowloon god knows what street was that but i remember that street coz we went there in '04 when we first went there. anyway bossini and giordano had a sale that day/night so i was able to buy myself a shirt and a walking shorts. we got like 10% discount. went back to bed around 11pm.

day two

woke up early.our IT for the day is hk island. we took mtr to get to admiralty. we are supposed to explore the island but we have no solid plans so we took a cab instead and went to a temple in hollywood rd. toni's cuz tried a fortune teller for a $100 i guess to know the future. whatever. bought some ref magnet then we went to the tram for a peak ride. the ticket we got covered the tram ride and the visit to m. taussaud wax museum. we had our lunch there as well and in the afternoon when everyone is so tired of walking we planned on going back to the hotel since it was raining already. instead we went to times square and sogo for further shopping. and for some reason it did not end there. we went back to mongkok to buy mobile phones. they bough like 5 or 6 units. cellphones is cheaper there buy 1500-2000 pesos.. really. since it was still raining hard that day we decided to have our dinner there. looking for a place to eat was hard since it was also raining hard and its already dark though the place was full of lights. we saw one familiar place- kfc. afterwards we went to walk of the stars in kowloon. it was there we learned that the cruise is operating even when its raining. how stupid were we. anyway, we just watched the symphony of lights and headed back to the hotel.

day 3

we checked-out early in marco polo and took a cab to hollywood disney hotel. after checking-in and having our breakfast in the hotel we went to disneyland. it was raining that morning so its sort of difficult and uncomfortable to roam around and explore the whole theme park. the first location that will greet you is the main street. like the old american street. walking further will lead you to tomorrowland, fantasyland and pirateland. i love the golden mickeys show and the festival of lion king. i like as well the jungle cruise and many adventures of winnie the pooh. i hate the space mountain ride though. i am not a fan of this kind of ride for some reason. i don't like speed and the feeling of being dragged and that feeling in your stomach when the ride is going down at a speed. i hate that. stitch encounter is quite fun though coz raymond was the prisoner number ?? i forgot the number. i bought some merchandise mostly pasalubong for my family in main street. all the stores i noticed sell the same stuff. we had our dinner at main street corner cafe. the waitress there was so accomodating and even warned us that the fireworks was to begin in 5 minutes so we need to hurry finish our fod and pay. the spectacle of lights was a sight to behold.i never saw one in enchanted kingdom so i cannot make any comparison. we went to disney hotel quite satisfied and tired at the same time. as if the night is not over, toni decided to do some night walk around the hotel. there is really nothing to see since its about 10pm.

day 4

that day we went to ngong ping 360, had a cable car ride and walked god knows how many steps was that to the giant buddha. it was raining that day again but that did not drench our spirit. it was our last day anyway. the cable ride was 30 mins long passing the sea and mountains in lantau. the ticket we got was good for the cable car ride, walk with buddha, and monkey's tale. tian tan buddha or the giant buddha was a sight to behold from afar as you can see from my pics in my previous entry.

overall this experience was really amazing. one place with lots of sights, delicious food, disciplined citizens, and shopping stores. i did not enjoy this much the first time i came here. maybe i learned or experienced something new. next stop... i don't know yet. need to save again for the next adventure.

realization

2008-10-14T09:33:00.000-07:00

why would you pursue if in the first place it won't work? why would you go to the first step when you know there is no second step to take. maybe there is a better route to take. what dya think?

i don't need to explain or expound or whatever this idea is all about. if you don't get the picture then you simply don't..

travel blog: beijing

2008-10-13T08:48:00.000-07:00

its been a year since me and my friends went to beijing. the construction of the bird's nest back then was undergoing. big trees were really planted while the temperature outside was below zero. winter was fast approaching and it was really chilling to the bones. we managed though to visit some tourist sites despite the odds.

beijing is a big city. with lots of really big hotels and buildings. you won't get lost though as the transport system is quite better compared to other cities i've been to. foods were great if you know what you like to try. not all in the menu will taste good to your tongue. shopping malls are everywhere. at night vendors sprawl the streets and you can find cheap items there which of course can be found as well in the famous divisoria.

visiting the great wall was quite an experience. walking the long and steep wall was quite exhausting, really. it was really cold at that time so i guess that helped a little compared to walking there if it was summertime which i think i might have been drenched in my own sweat.

the hotel we stayed was good too. we were upgraded to a suite since the triple bedroom was not available anymore.

another good thing was that in front of our hotel crossing the street is a catholic church so were also able to attend a sunday mass. and we saw some filipinos from other cities attending the mass as well.

i want to write more but all these are just memories and i am sleepy already. i'll write about the trip in shanghai next time.

armani exchange

2008-10-12T08:24:00.000-07:00

a friend went to the united states so i need him to buy me some shirts. i am not into specific brand/label really but i want a/x rosetta t-shirt and a/x foil logo t-shirt. these really are not luxury coz they are not priced over a hundred bucks. maybe just the logo but what the heck.

we all work to earn a living. and i always spend my money unwisely. but i am happy. everyone should be happy even for a minute or two.

: a/x rosetta t-shirt

: a/x foil t-shirt

movie: the kite runner

2008-10-12T08:01:00.000-07:00

two thumbs up for this movie. great storyline, storytelling. i have not read the book but i guess it must be great. i commend the author for his story.

i like the twist in the story. i almost cried in tears but of course since my friends are around i have to hold them.

it was really moving. the story of friendship created out of political/war era, the truth behind the lies, acceptance and redemption.

best lines i liked from the movie:

do you want me to run that kite for you? for you a thousand times over

my dreams my ambition

2008-10-10T09:14:00.000-07:00

i always wanted to be a writer. a book author. or perhaps a newspaper columnist. but it seems writing doesn't like me. i have a hard time putting coherence to my thoughts. thousands of ideas shoot like stray bullets going nowhere.

i also dreamt of becoming a singer. but i was only allowed to do so like most others to sing in the bathroom where my voice syncs with the flow of the faucet water and drowns into the drain together with the soap bubbles. i have to give exception of course to the nights of drinking spree where singing in the karaoke is the only way i could share my failure in music.

i can't be an actor cause i don't have the looks. no i don't want to be typecast into comedies. my looks alone is a joke.

after sometime i gave up wanting to be somebody. i didn't turn into someone important but i realized what i am capable of doing. and that makes me feel better. and when i feel better i do better. most of the time.

photo:bawal ihi.. putol titi

2008-10-06T09:19:00.000-07:00

seen in malaysia: Please don't pee in public places (i guess)

what d'ya think?

on dying

2008-10-05T09:22:00.000-07:00

i just got a text message from my friend that his mom already died. i guess he and his family was already expecting it. she had a cancer in the stomach (as i recall). it was already a year since they admitted her to the hospital. they have no enough money to pay the bills and the meds so they sought assistance from pcso. i will be visiting the wake soonest since i still have work until wednesday.

the last member that passed away in my family was my lolo. my uncle died first. that's on my father's part. on my mom's part was my aunt. we have a big family but i don't know when is my time. what a morbid statement.

when someone close to you dies, you feel sad. if its a family member its sadder. you can only sympathize to someone's lost but when it is happening to you its different.

at this point i still can't see the essence of dying. i mean the deeper meaning of it. what i know is that they stop being with you. you won't see them anymore when they are buried or cremated. people come and go in my life. those living and the dead so i sometimes don't know the difference anymore. i can't force myself to simply cry when it happens. i am much moved to tears by a movie than this situation.

all i think right now is what will happen to me when i die. will i cease to exist? will i still be me, a bodiless mind suspended in the air? i don't know. for the mean time i will pray for their soul.

got to sleep now. if i die before i wake i pray the lord my soul to take..

travel: my lakbayan grade is C

2008-10-04T15:37:00.000-07:00

well i have yet to conquer the philippines.. and the rest of the world. let me show you part of my travels in the country. don't judge the poor traveler like me. i don't have wings to simply fly. i pay airfare, take the bus and sometimes fastcraft/fastferry to go from island to island... and its not often. like i have to rest too. and save again. i am leaving again (soon). my itinerary is done. my ticket is ready. i am seeing terminal 3 in the distance. he he he. My Lakbayan grade is C! How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan! Created by Eugene Villar.

shoes:puma ducati

2008-10-03T09:24:00.000-07:00

i was looking for a puma shoes 2 months ago. i was not lucky in finding one. when looking or shopping for a shoes sometimes it doesn't need to be the latest one. personally i am looking for a connection. like this particular shoes will look good on me and i will definitely comfortable wearing it. i am not particular with the price though as long as it is not ridiculously priced. so here's what i got awhile ago:

behold. this box contains the puma ducati.

dyaran

left view with the puma logo

right side. i think it would be better if this side has the puma logo/design

look how cool the sole is. yeah yeah. this will kiss the ground, muddy streets of metro but whatever.

my original plan was to buy an alternate shoes for my white reebok tennis shoes since it is ~~still~~ rainy season. i was thinking of a black or a brown one. but i found this. it really defeated the purpose of getting a rainy day shoes but then again what can i say. so that's the ~~irrelevant~~ story of my puma ducati shoes.

travel: trip to chinatown

2008-10-02T20:09:00.000-07:00

this afternoon my officemate and i went to quiapo/hildalgo to check some dslr cameras which are far cheaper than mall price. imagine the price difference of about Php18 ,000. That is around US$400. anyway we proceeded to chinatown/ongpin/binondo for some heavy chinese. its quite like going back to shanghai. really. i mean the old shanghai.

quote

2008-10-02T18:00:00.000-07:00

sometimes, even in the darkness we don’t need a light to see. we just need to move in one direction instead of wandering. its like walking with closed eyes and just following your heart where it leads. you may land somewhere but you really get there anyway. even if its dark

tee24 10/2/08

i love...

2008-10-01T09:28:00.000-07:00

to travel

new shoes

my family

buddhas

sleeping

nadal vs federer

my guitar

procrastination

the beach

sydney sheldon books

you.... ( u know who u are)

travel: cdo and camiguin

2008-09-29T15:27:00.000-07:00

i am planning to go to cdo and camiguin this coming month so hopefully the plan will go smoothly. i'm crossing my fingers and toes.

UPDATES: Yey.. i already have the ticket. i booked this morning. So CdO and Camiguin welcome the footloose in your neighborhood. i am really excited to visit the southern part of the country. its nice to travel whether its just within the country or outside. of course its cheaper to travel locally. but if you have the money to travel the world then why not. but lets start with our own backyard.

cheat, gets cheated on or get even with

2008-09-29T08:55:00.000-07:00

in life its either you cheat, you gets cheated on, or get even with.

now choose which one are you? i might be a combination of the three. you just don't always cheat. someone in the past, present or you're future might have cheated/be cheating/will cheat on you. but don't worry. you can always get even. and when you cheat he/she might get even with you as well. so that's life. its not perfect. because if it is then there is nothing to worry anymore. there's no more fun. of hurting and being hurt.

well its just me and my dumb thinking.

travel: cdo and camiguin

2008-09-29T08:14:00.000-07:00

i am planning to go to cdo and camiguin this coming month so hopefully the plan will go smoothly. i'm crossing my fingers and toes.

UPDATES:

Yey.. i already have the ticket. i booked this morning. So CdO and Camiguin welcome the footloose in your neighborhood. i am really excited to visit the southern part of the country. its nice to travel whether its just within the country or outside. of course its cheaper to travel locally. but if you have the money to travel the world then why not. but lets start with our own backyard.

made in china

2008-09-23T08:32:00.000-07:00

Yet another scare coming from china. overshadowing their great feats in the recently concluded olympics is the melamine-tainted milk scandal.

To spare you the details on melamine, it is used combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin, a very durable thermosetting plastic, and melamine foam, apolymeric cleaning product. The end products include countertops, dry erase boards, fabrics, glues, housewares and flame retardants. Melamine is one of the major components in Pigment Yellow 150, a colorant in inks and plastics.

Melamine is also used to make fertilizers. (wikipedia), ~~and recently found in infant formula.~~

According to reports there were 53, 000 infants affected and 4 were killed.

Reports say Philippine Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) has imposed a temporary ban on the sale and distribution of all Chinese milk products as a result of the melamine contamination crisis. WHO likewise warned neighboring countries against illegal entry of melamine-contaminated milk products from China.

I remember there was this ban in toys containing lead paint coming from china as well. i came across this one particular blog which listed china's products and the horrors they brought to the consumers.

China is known for mass producing and selling cheap products. it is good to know that those companies manufacturing low quality products or no quality at all which are detrimental to the consumers are getting caught. everyone should really be cautious nowadays but for those who are not informed about these anomalies might continue to patronize these cheap products.

i am not saying all "made in china" products are cheap or something like that but that is the notion. i think aside from getting really big profits these chinese companies should consider the lives of the consumers.

photosource: www.made-in-china.com

143

2008-09-21T08:35:00.000-07:00

i said i love you and you said yes

quote: a return to love by marianne williamson

2008-09-18T08:37:00.000-07:00

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

philippines at its finest

2008-09-18T08:36:00.000-07:00

as much as i wanted to distant myself from writing my views about the present situation of my country i just can't. i cannot hold back anymore.

i am going to start with the present govt which includes the opposition and the fuckers. you know politician in the philippines (generally, that is 98 % in my opinion) are selfish, corrupt and full of themselves. they feel that they are the gods . they do not realize that its the people they have fooled during the election who put them in their pedestal except of course those cheaters. they just don't know the true meaning of public service. instead they are really good in math. they know how much they could get during their 3 year or 6 year term. and they are really good in splurging the money .

prices of commodities, goods, services etc whatever you want to call it soar up high. wages are low. the govt keeps the taxes we paid for and spend it for their whims.

infrastractures are substandard. this is where you can see roads being concreted and after a year it gets destroyed by the same contractor to build a new one. imagine the heavy traffic it causes. why can't they build a good one that will last for centuries or decades to say the least. the reason is of course to earn millions for their own pockets. imagine the contracts and the percentage they will get from it. i heard the same story about this in one of the provinces i visited. the mayor insisted that the korean contractor will build the road and not the local contractors. the result of course is the best one they could have and the local contractors of course who are expecting to earn from the project were dismayed. i commend the mayor of course. but not all mayors especially congressmen are like him.

in my own province, there was this project which the congressman built and it was just half-finished. the other half would be in his next term. the project was supposed to be completed since he ask for the budget and it was properly appropriated. but no one dares to check if the project was completed anyway so he gets away with it. and so with all his other projects.

is this the way you would be proud of with your govt.? the one we call "leaders" are the ones who suck the blood of the country. filipinos are not proud of the leaders they have. starting from the barangay captain to the highest position in the land. filipinos are proud when they hear a kababayan won this or that in a contest abroad but that doesn't change the situation here. that only clouds the bad situation for the moment. it doesn't feed the hungry. it doesn't lower the price of oil, goods etc.

the quality of education is not good anymore. the govt cannot allocate enough funds for education. no classrooms, lack of books, lack of competent teachers. (i can't even say i got proper education but that is a diff story).

jobs. lots of filipinos doesn't have a decent jobs. they find it abroad.

poverty. the govt does nothing about it. totally. some private sectors do. but its not enough.

crime rate. the best we ever have. murder due to petty reasons to heavy ones, carnapping, kidnapping, robbery, extortion. want more? drunk driving is not considered a violation here. drunked drivers either get killed, get someone killed or live but the vehicle totally damaged.

we cannot simply put someone behind bars. no budget for prisoner's food. so might as well let the prisoner stay overnight and allow them to escape or lower the bail.

if you are rich its the poor's crime and they are to be convicted.

cheap sex. you can find it here. the country promotes sex tourism. but not advertised. sorry. you have to have a good connection. white slavery welcome.

drugs. its easier to build a simple drug lab here. beware of the officers who will raid you. they will resell your goods.

welcome to my country. where the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer. there's hope they say. yeah right. this is my opinion. i will not do anything either to do some good things for my country. what for?

study: Cisco Networking

2008-09-15T08:48:00.000-07:00

i know this is a boring subject for some people out there but this is part of my job. and i need to make this a part of my life since this is the source of my money. studying cisco is quite easy if you have the basic knowledge of networking. and it is easier if you really put your heart into it. its like being a medical doctor and understanding how the human body works and i think biology is far harder than networking. anyway to cut the crap, i think its fun to study cisco (convince me more please). i'm not a geek or something pretending to be someone who knows about complicated stuff to impress anyone. we just need to know the things that matter to us and for me this matters because as i have mentioned earlier this is my income generator (whatever that means).

i would be renewing my license for cisco soon. i don't know if i would upgrade but i have to focus first on the basics. i have some reviewers here from testking and pass4sure but nothing beats the real thing, and that is reading the latest sybex edition 4 times and running some simulators. i don't have available routers and switches so i'll just deal with what i have. ciao.

trip to manila ocean park

2008-09-13T08:40:00.000-07:00

today as planned ~~last night~~ we went to ocean park. same guys minus ping plus rj. the theme park is not completely finished. the collection of marine life is just okay. i still find hongkong ocean park far better than what we have here in manila. well its just my opinion. if you happen to see what they have in hk you will understand what i mean. i am not good in giving details. i left my canon ixus800 so i just settled with my phone. at least my colleagues brought their own digicams so i could just join the group pics which unfortunately will not be posted here but only in our multiply account. anyway here are some pics taken on my nokia 6300.

ang batang makulit..rj

then we went to moa after the marine life sight-seeing.

maybe seeing the fishes was not enough for the day so i had sizzling bangus for dinner too.

what a day to spend while on sick leave.