the real test

the real test of faith, hope, and love is time. time can test even the strongest of faiths. it can crush hopes and dreams. it can fade away love. but it is also through time that these things become more and more manifested. and my test is just starting...

I never felt this down in my life. It's like during the time when my Daddy died. I may know where I want to go, I may have plans unlike then but I'm confused more than ever. The sadness I feel reaches beyond my nerves, beyond the depths of my soul. I have a couple of choices, yet, there seems to be only one probable choice. I want time to run very, very fast so that I may be in the future instead of being here today, at this very moment. Every strength, every inspiration, every single drop of enthusiasm is being consumed by this heavy feeling each day as I wake up and sleep. I know what I want, I believe it can be done, and it will be done, but, this pain just wouldn't fade away.

and my birthday is just around the corner. how many birthdays will I celebrate before this pain will stop? God knows.

us and myles

first groove@hp performance

first groove@hp performance

it's not my multiply page but my fellow groover's at groove@hp. i'll try to upload the same video at my own multiply page. enjoy!

baby; programming; interests/hobbies

i'm so excited to see my baby again next week... ^_^ i'll be flying to davao on Oct. 30 and i'll be staying in kidapawan until nov. 4. i'll be back here in luzon on nov. 5. i can't wait for the great time i'll spend with my fiance and son that awaits me.

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i have always loved programming. but i began to think in what other areas of IT i am also capable and good at and which i can take as a career option in the future.. never had a chance in project management since i started working last year. and the last time i led a group for completing a project was way back in college. hehe. i wonder...

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computer programming, manga(naruto, eyeshield 21, prince of tennis, bleach, samurai deeper kyo, bowling king, captain tsubasa, trigun), biking, basketball, badminton, volleyball, detective novels/pocketbooks, sidney sheldon's works, playing the drums, reading tech news, reading national news, reading paulo coelho's works, dancing, jpop/jrock/anime songs, love songs, pop, slow rock, dance music, techno, reading manuals of new gadgets, learning different stuffs, reflecting, discerning, playing the bamboo flute, jumping high, cracking jokes, migrate to Canada and have a stable job there that i love, making people happy, praying, going to church, give advices, surpass my limits, singing in the shower, helping other people, teaching about different things to other people, give surprises to my loved ones (especially to my fiance), etc.

that's a list of what i love to do. some of them are not yet fulfilled and some needs to be improved. someday, i'll make them come true, at least the ones that i've dreamed of back in childhood.

*sighhhhhh

i just can't find the right words to describe what i feel now, so i'll just say siggggghhhhhhhhhhhh...

the new Ipod Nano or the new Creative Zen

Creative Zen
- 2.5-inch display
- plays MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV files
- plays videos (MPG, Divx 3&4, Xvid)
- FM Radio
- expandable memory slot (SD)
- available in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB

Ipod Nano
- 2-inch display
- plays MP3, AAC, WAV files
- plays videos (H.264,Mp4)
- available in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB

So many to learn, so little time, and a struggling body.

I love learning new things. I love studying. My only gripe is that my body is starting to struggle keeping up with so many things to learn. And not only that, I don't have much time of doing these things unlike before during my college years. I really need to find time for these things because these are so important for my growth. And I'll do what it takes for my body to keep up. Well, that shouldn't be too hard. I can be as active as I can be just like the old days. I'm still young, I can definitely do it.

87 days to go

87 days to go to before the big day... ^_^

sick

I'm sick for two days but at least today there's no more fever. I went in the office yesterday by 7am only to go back home by 8:45am. My fever lasted for around 2 hours. My whole body cried in pain, my eyes can't focus, my head felt like a smashed pumpkin. It was really awful. Good thing my body responded to the Decolgen I took (thanks to my Aunt Heling). I got home by around 9:50 and went to sleep after taking the medicine. I woke up with no more body pain. I just felt so dizzy and weak.

It's been a while since I got a fever. Twice for the past two years. My college years were the most amazing, no fever for four years. Just a couple of cough and colds in a year. hehe.

typing speed

It's my dream to reach 100WPM(words per minute) in my lifetime. I started practicing to type fast back in high school when we had our typing class (using the typewriter). When I reached college, I then knew that my speed was 41WPM. During my junior and senior year, I was able to reach 70+WPM and 86WPM. And now all my efforts are finally paying off. I was able to reach a net speed of 96WPM and a gross speed of 99WPM a while ago. Though I didn't reach 100, still I knew that I can reach it more realistically now compared 3 or 2 years ago.

Here are the test results of your TypingTest.com typing test.

Test taken on:	Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:25:30 AM
Duration:	1 minute(s)
Net Speed:	96 WPM (words/minute)
Accuracy:	96%
Gross Speed:	99 WPM (words/minute)

strength and weakness

I realized that I have a strength that turns out to be a weakness also. I hope that someday I'll be able to overcome this weakness. A weakness that sprouted from my strength...

feeling a whole lot better

I feel a whole lot better now. It is surely good to have a balanced mind and heart, but it's pretty hard to do it constantly. I for myself made my own rule on this, "don't let your emotion reach your head and don't let your mind eat up your heart." However, it was my first time yesterday that my emotion conquered everything in me. My mind was fighting back, but it was in vain. It was one of the so-few times that I lose my calmness (and coolness). I won't say that it's the end of it, that would be saying I'm perfect.

right now, everything is fine. my fiance finally got the job that she wants and she's already on her 2nd day. my baby is well and healthy in Kidapawan. everything really is fine, except for one thing. it's raining outside. i just hope a flood won't happen again along our street in Meycauayan.

see y'all! ^_^

Lala

This is my favorite local chocolate, "Lala," made from Guiguinto, Bulacan (I'm living in Meycauayan, Bulacan by the way). It's been my favorite ever since grade 1. I love its sweetness, one that won't get you satiated yet will make you ask for more. And it's cheap! It only costs P5 (before it was selling at around P3.45).

We were still in Pasay City when I first tried this one. When we moved in Digos City, Davao del Sur, I never got the chance to eat one until we moved in Davao City. I was surprised to find this chocolate at the supermarket of NCCC mall and I was so happy to enjoy its natural sweetness once again. Now being in Meycauayan really helps a lot. My cousin would buy me twenty of this chocolate whenever they go to the market.

Try this one. I'm sure gonna love it. ^_^

on this day

on this day is my mother's birthday. happy birthday Ma!

and on this day marks the 3rd day of my headache which got even worse at noon.

on this day marks the first day of another series of rainy days in Manila.

and this is also a rainy day inside me.

connected

My cousin and I applied for a SmartBro connection last Sunday and whoah! We got connected the next day, Monday afternoon. That sure was fast. I'm glad the connection is stable because I hear and read a lot of bad feedbacks of their service. Downloading averages 45+kbps.

I was a little upset thought that Globelines(offering a wired, data only 1.5mbps connection for P995) and even PLDT's DSL is not available in our area in Bulacan.

I hope next year those two big ISPs can provide services in our area. Just in time for the lock-in period to expire. ^_^

Emptiness; Training.

It's been a while since i last posted here. From then on I had so much emptiness inside me. I miss my fiance and my son so much that I just can't bear it. No matter how busy I can be at home or at work, I find myself to be empty again.


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This day also marks the beginning of a new training for me. This will last for 3 days and hopefully it would be fun.

Death Note Character

Got this test from my fiance's blog. A "what character are you" test of death note.
Your Score: ISFJ
You scored 60% introversion, 50% intuition, 35% thinking, and 64% juadging!

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ABOUT THE TEST

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This personality test is heavily based on the Kiersey Sorter. In essence, it measures your personality across four variables: Introversion-Extraversion, Intuition-Sensing, Thinking-Feeling and Judging-Percieving. There are both positive and negative attributes to each of the traits.

Introversion-Extraversion: Generally, people who score high on "introversion" are reserved, quiet people who keep to themselves whereas people who score low on "introversion" are outgoing, friendly people who are extraverts.
Intuition-Sensing: People who score high on "intuition" are guided by gut instinct, they go on intuition as opposed to people who score low on this trait, who prefer to rely on established fact and their senses, rather than their own belief.
Thinking-Feeling: People with high scores on "thinking" rely more on their head to make decisions, whereas people who score low on "thinking" rely more on their heart to guide them. (Note: this has no bearing on a person's intelligence level; it merely refers to the way in which they make desicions.)
Judging-Percieving: People who score high "judging" are firm, decisisive people, whereas people who score low on this trait are flexible, accomodating people.

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YOUR RESULTS

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Stats: Approximately 8% of population.
DN characters with this type: Naomi Misora.
In a nutshell: "A high sense of duty."


Desciption: Quiet, kind, and conscientious. Can be depended on to follow through. Usually puts the needs of others above their own needs. Stable and practical, they value security and traditions. Well-developed sense of space and function. Rich inner world of observations about people. Extremely perceptive of other's feelings. Interested in serving others.

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Excited

I'm so excited to see my fiance and my son. i'll be flying to Cebu this thursday and our trip to Davao is on friday. weeeeeee! ^_^

on a side note, I hope we can perform very well on our new hires presentation and Groove@hp streetdance during our coffee talk this coming Aug. 24. the practices made me tired and i'll be so upset if I can miss one step. hehe.

OT:
I can't wait for the rematch of Boom2x Bautista and Ponce de Leon where Boom2x we'll be a lot of stronger than Ponce.

Virgin America's In-Flight Ethernet, USB, 110v Power and Doom

From Gizmo:

Artur Bergman of Six Apart and O'Reilly got a tour of the new Virgin America planes and found some some amazing geek amenities. Every seat includes 110 volt AC current, ethernet, USB ports for charging iPods and phones, but will also accept a QWERTY for the linux-based, thin client, in flight entertainment system. And, it has Doom. But I'm not sure if it has Internet.

For more info, click here.

Happy New Month! ^_^

Happy New Month everyone! ^_^

its my baby's birthday today ^_^

Happy Birthday Baby! ^_^

Saying the wrong words

I used to say things that hurt other people without the intention of doing so. My intention is to make the person smile but its effect is the opposite. Oftentimes I forget to consider the situation of the person whom I am talking to and in return it turns out that the words I used are not appropriate to say to him/her. Until now I still have that habit no matter how I carefully think about words to say... *sigh

Going Home

This is the poem I wrote way back on May 2005 dedicated to my fiance, Melay

Going Home

here we are in our way to your dorm
i couldn't help but to hold your delicate form
i just want to cherish your overwhelming presence
'coz in a while my heart will
be saddened again by your absence.

we're here at your dorm now at last
a deep sigh within me that don't last
which fills my heart that is so hard to mend
i say my "5 minutes!" to have a seat and to have a chat which i hope will never end.

"5 minutes" then became twenty then thirty
time really flies by when i'm with you baby
you'll say, "uy, lampas ka na ng five minutes, uwi ka na."
"hinahanap ka na sa inyo. marami ka pang gagawin di ba?"

you stand up while i remain seated
you pull me up and i stand up yet hesitated
"cge na, uwi ka na baka tumawag na naman papa mo."
so i'll get up and fix my bag, how i want to stay though.

"bye, ingat," you say with your lovely smile
my heart is so happy and it doesn't want to say goodbye
well, i move closer to give you a hug and a kiss
you gently push me back and say "uhmmmmmmm, hindi ka pa aalis?"

i smile though my heart gives a silent sigh
"ok fine, sa kamay na lang, tsup. tulog ka ng maaga ha. buh-bye."
"tan-awon lang. daghan pa man gud ko ug buhaton. tan-aw sad ko ug tv"
"cge lang... ako man sad basta ayaw lang kaayo pa-gabii."

i turn my back and move on my way
while walking i reach for a sampaguita flower
a flower which has so much to say
of the things about you baby, my lover.

as i touch the petals of this national symbol
i imagine your hands holding mine, making my heart rumble
as i smell it's sweet fragrance i couldn't imagine more
the sweet scent i smell from you that makes me love you even more.

its white color truly describes who you are
from head to toe, definitely you're a white lady from afar.
but what makes you white is not just your skin
your goodness and kindness makes you ivory deep within.

as i travel on my way home holding this sampaguita
i kept on thanking God and saying, "buti na lang nakilala kita."
'coz i don't have to spend my life picking flowers to hold
and to have something special more precious than gold.

Pain

It is really painful to be away from the ones you love. I never had good mornings again since I've been away from them: my fiance and son. I always have this heavy feeling. It's like a piece of me is missing. A piece that keeps me complete, makes my day bright, makes all the rainy days go away.

I finally got what I deserve for all my actions before. Yet, this won't make me go down. I never like the feeling of giving up. I hate losing, but I detest giving up. I'd rather lose while giving all I got and getting hurt in return than acquiring no bruises because of turning back. I just don't like this feeling of incompleteness.

Someday, this will end... Someday.

wonderful smiles

is there a resemblance? ^_^

me at 1 year old

jamiel myles at less than 2 months old

a happy weekend

I went to Cebu last Friday night and it was really frustrating because of my delayed flight (from 9:10 to 9:50pm). Add to it my unfortunate arrival because of no taxis available geez. But the frustrations ended there. Upon seeing my gloomy face turned to a smiley face like this one =) hehehe.

It was really a happy weekend. I bought my fiance a pair of eyeglasses because it was my fault that hers got broken before (clumsiness). we ate at our favorite resto in cebu, AA's BBQ, yum yum on Saturday night after watching harry potter at SM City Cebu. On Sunday, we played at timezone like used to. Collected some tickets, as usual, and played a lot more.

Now I'm looking forward to seeing her again on August. By then, we'll be having our trip to Davao (she's going back home in Kidapawan) and have ourselves register for our marriage on December.

*sigh... How I wish I can live with her and our child. My goal for now is to make that dream come true within 2-3 years. Gosh, I wonder if I can survive the emotional pain that long.

My Fiance - Melanie and Our Son - Jamiel Myles

The lovely mother of Jamiel and my bride-to-be.






























He was born on April 11, 2007.

flying to cebu

I'm gonna visit my girlfriend in Cebu this coming July 13, Friday. weeeeeeee!! i miss her so much. I'll be back here in Manila on Monday.

I can't wait to see her. ^_^

nokia phones can be hacked

S60 phones can be hacked.

yes. even nokia admitted it. but it is really, really hard to do so. just follow the link to read the news.

Three Strings

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#7184 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Three Strings
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On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage
to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New
York City. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know
that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was
stricken with polio as a child, and so he has braces on both
legs and walks with the aid of two crutches. To see him walk
across the stage one step at a time, painfully and slowly, is an
awesome sight.

He walks painfully, yet majestically, until he reaches his
chair. Then he sits down, slowly, puts his crutches on the
floor, undoes the clasps on his legs, tucks one foot back and
extends the other foot forward. Then he bends down and picks up
the violin, puts it under his chin, nods to the conductor and
proceeds to play.

By now, the audience is used to this ritual. They sit quietly
while he makes his way across the stage to his chair. They
remain reverently silent while he undoes the clasps on his legs.
They wait until he is ready to play.

But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the
first few bars, one of the strings on his violin broke. You
could hear it snap - it went off like gunfire across the room.
There was no mistaking what that sound meant. There was no
mistaking what he had to do. We figured that he would have to
get up, put on the clasps again, pick up the crutches and limp
his way off stage - to either find another violin or else find
another string for this one. But he didn't. Instead, he waited
a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to
begin again.

The orchestra began, and he played from where he had left off.
And he played with such passion and such power and such purity
as they had never heard before.

Of course, anyone knows that it is impossible to play a
symphonic work with just three strings. I know that, and you
know that, but that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that.

You could see him modulating, changing, re-composing the piece
in his head. At one point, it sounded like he was de-tuning the
strings to get new sounds from them that they had never made
before.

When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room. And
then people rose and cheered. There was an extraordinary
outburst of applause from every corner of the auditorium. We
were all on our feet, screaming and cheering, doing everything
we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done.

He smiled, wiped the sweat from this brow, raised his bow to
quiet us, and then he said - not boastfully, but in a quiet,
pensive, reverent tone - "You know, sometimes it is the artist's
task to find out how much music you can still make with what you
have left."

What a powerful line that is. It has stayed in my mind ever
since I heard it. And who knows? Perhaps that is the
definition of life - not just for artists but for all of us.

Here is a man who has prepared all his life to make music on a
violin of four strings, who, all of a sudden, in the middle of a
concert, finds himself with only three strings; so he makes
music with three strings, and the music he made that night with
just three strings was more beautiful, more sacred, more
memorable, than any that he had ever made before, when he had
four strings.

So, perhaps our task in this shaky, fast-changing, bewildering
world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that
we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make
music with what we have left.

~Author Unknown~

This is so true. Being able to do something with what we have left and even surpassing those times when we have much is quite a fulfillment. It's a manifestation of a true and deep understanding of a discipline, no need for the usual things but only our passion for it.

one of those days

today's my unluckiest day for the past two months... *sigh

a barely gadget addict

i got addicted into so many things (not drugs nor alcoholic drinks) since i was a kid. but i never really got so much addiction like some guys out there. i was hooked into dragon ball z, ghost fighter and G.I. Joe playing cards but i eventually stop in a short time. i was also into collecting and playing marbles with my classmates but i never filled tens of jars of it. when counterstrike came, i was only able to play on Saturdays and not even as consistently as my classmates do.

now as a young adult, i am addicted to gadgets, but just barely. barely because i like to have the latest gadget (as long as it is useful and has added features compared to what i already have) but i'm not actually buying any of it. if i have money, I'd still be hesitant just like all those years when i got addicted to various things. because i always think of other important things that i can buy with the money and i feel that it is unreasonable at all. if it's really reasonable and very useful for me and something that would help me become efficient, then i would definitely buy it... but for now, I'm a gadget addict who doesn't want to buy but eager to know the latest gadgets, its features and technologies that are new and just wishfully thinking that i can have one.

someday, when i have enough money i will buy myself one of those gadgets that i crave so much.

when will i ever learn

i still have a bad trait that i still wasn't able to get rid of... *sigh... when will i ever learn... this affects much of my relationship to my fiance. i don't mean on doing it but it happens naturally... how i hate myself for it... *sigh...

this is really an awful week, which is made even worse by my unending cough... T_T

annoying cough

i still have cough. it has reached the stage which is really annoying, dry and irritating cough. this kind of cough always make me have sleepless nights more often when i was kid.

i hope this will be gone in a few days. *sigh..

sick

headache, colds, cough... T_T

happy; missing

i'm so happy that my fiancee was able to watch the pirates of the carribbean: at world's end movie. we'll be watching it again during our trip (cebu-davao) on august. i miss watching movies with her *sigh... i miss her very, very much that i want to fly over to cebu in an instant just to see her *sigghhhhh...

i really miss you baby...

USB Ass Cooler Edition

A USB ass cooler edition. hehe..

from: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/go-go-gadget-japan/usb-ass-cooler-2007-edition-268258.php

cramming...

cramming again... wish us luck...

letting someone down

*sighhhhhh... that's all i can say for letting someone down... i'm not at all helping her ease what she feels... d**n... i hate myself...

sorry for the words..

unlucky day

i had one of the most unluckiest days of my life yesterday. i was about to go to SM City Marilao through my cousin's motorcycle to save fare, but unfortunately he had it fixed in the shop. Then i got the chance to use my cousin's (other cousin) bike. after biking a few meters and switching the gear (it's a mountain bike), the gears at the rear wheel jammed with the chain. and that ends my fare-free trip to SM. haha! so i resorted to commute which costs even higher than a trip to Monumento (P35 to SM; P22 to Monumento).

when i got to SM, i went directly to a metrobank ATM to withdraw and alas it can't dispense cash and so i had to withdraw to other bank's ATM which will cost P10.

well, yesterday was not that terrible actually if you come to think of it. but i never thought i can get so many unlucky events consecutively...

see 'ya around. ^_^

what it means to be happy...

It's not like me to post ideas from my heart like this. hehe. anyway, just keep on reading....

people have a lot of sources for their happiness. for most people, their happiness come from having their dreams and wishes come true (who doesn't? right?). for students, when they're able to get good grades in their subjects. for working people, when they're promoted and given a raise. for parents, when their children are healthy and have a healthy family relationship. you see, there are a lot of things that can make a person happy. each reason is part of their heart's desires.

as for me, to be happy means to have God always by my side and be able to talk to Him about anything that i want to. when God is with me, i know that there are lot of things that can make me happy(about family, friends, work, etc.). and there's nothing more that i could ask for. it all seems like a one big package right? hehe.. that's why each day let's not just pray about how to handle our financial problems, how to get our jobs done, etc. but, we should rather pray first that God be with us throughout the day for without Him it would be a really, really tough day...

^_^

when one doesn't believe you

it's so sad when no one believes what you're saying. but the saddest part of all is when the one who doesn't believe what you speak is the only one you can freely talk to with anything under the sun with no pretentions. you'd rather have only him/her believe what you say than have all the others believe you while he/she doesn't... *sigh

it makes you wonder how you'll get him/her to believe what you say...

it's been a long time; fiancee

hi! it's been a long time since i last blog. It'll be a month this coming saturday since i start working at HP (SMPC site). and after a month, i miss my girlfriend so much.. let me correct that part, i miss my fiancee so much.. yep, you read it right. she's now my fiancee. we'll be getting married this December at her hometown, Kidapawan City. hopefully we can take care of things (esp. financial matters) in due time.

it's our offsite tomorrow at Grande Island, Subic Bay. though it would be fun, i know it wouldn't make me happy completely because of how much i miss my fiancee... *sigh... it's so hard to be away from someone who completes your day, who restores your mind and heart during hard times and who loves you unconditionally...

that's all for now folks..

the first day at SMPC

It was really a fun day during our first day at SMPC. We, the new hires in our batch, had our onboarding (again) for the Application Services peeps. It was great to hear the welcome messages of the managers, which inspired us to work very hard for being part of the world's #1 IT company.

However, the afternoon was really a downer. We had nothing to do because our laptops have not yet arrived and we have no place to take a seat, literally. Hehe. Hopefully, the two additional floors for HP at SMPC will be available by June.

SAP training starts on monday. Weeeee!!! see 'ya!

Missing someone

I'm now in my aunt's place in Bulacan. I've been here since April 24, 2007. I'll be starting at HP on May 2, 2007. Bulacan is quite far from Manila and the good thing is that I enjoy the travel a lot. Hopefully, things will turn out fine with my first week at HP.

It is really tough to be away from the one you love. It is even tougher when you're used to being together for almost all the time, even at work. *sigh... I really, really miss my girlfriend. I wanna be with her everyday, but it's not possible. We'll just wait patiently for the time that we'll live together under the same roof and be officially called husband and wife ^_^.

that's all for now... I hope I'll be able to apply for an internet connection at my aunt's house. I'm blogging and surfing at an internet cafe right now. see 'ya! ^_^

last 3 days

Tomorrow will mark my last 3 days at NCR Cebu Development Center, Inc. It's so sad to leave because I have grown to enjoy and love the people here and my work as well.

I'll be moving in Bulacan (at my auntie's house) next week and will start working at my new job at





Still need to work on the pre-employment requirements though, I hope there won't be problems processing them. I really didn't expect that I'll have the chance working at HP. I never tried submitting a resume online at their job site. I had my eyes at other companies and HP was one of them, it's just that it is one of the difficult companies that I can join into. I just got lucky. Really, lucky.

This move will make a lot of adjustment in my part the no. 1 I will have a quarterly visit (and on special occasions also) to my girlfriend here in cebu and the tedious travel to work from way back in bulacan. well, I love long travels and all I have in mind now is, this will be a lot of fun... ^_^

Seeing a plane while on a plane

It was my first time to see a plane flying through the clouds last saturday while I was on my flight back to Cebu from Manila. The plane was really fast compared of course when you see a plane while on the ground.

I'm expecting to receive a letter for the next few weeks for something that will change a part of my career. I hope I can receive it soon.

Manga #1: Touch

Synopsis from Baka-Updates Manga:

Touch is a shounen story about two twin brothers, a pretty girl next door, and that good old pastime of baseball. The manga was written by one of the most well known manga-ka out there, Adachi Mitsuru in the early 80's (1981-1986). He's a wonderful writer who tends to write stories that are related to baseball and Koshien, the stadium where the All High School Baseball Tournament is held.

This is one of the best sports mangas that I'm reading because of the subtle comedies that really makes me laugh. The story is quite realistic compared to some sports manga like Prince of Tennis (which I will feature next time). This is also one sports manga that has brought me to tears because of one event that happened in the story.

I also like the love triangle story that evolves between the twins and their childhood girl friend. It is filled with thrilling moments that will excite every romantic reader ^_^. I highly recommend this to all manga readers who like baseball, high school baseball in particular, and love stories.

This manga is 26 volumes long. It is scanlated by Adachi-Manga group currently at vol. 22 chap. 215. Chap. 216 is expected to be released this week (hopefully ^_^).

Next manga: Prince of Tennis

Lessons of the Heart

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#7068 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Lessons of The Heart
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Love is not the latest ballad on the radio It is the song of a lifetime
Love is not the rock on the finger of the girl you plan to marry It is the size of the boulder you move to repair the marriage
Love is not the fairy tale that ends with happy ever after It is the hand that wipes away the tears
Love is not in the spotlight
It is waiting in the shadows
Love is not winning the argument
It is listening with an open heart
Love is not flowers or candy
It is truth and honesty
Love is not the ease of the quest
It is the commitment to the relationship
Love is not expensive restaurants
It is the sacrifice made to feed a child
Love is not the dream come true
It is chasing nightmares away
Love is not the success of money
It is the failure to find fault
Love is not sweet nothings whispered in the ear It is accepting the thoughts of others
Love is not the perfect picture
It is the flaw that makes us who we are.

a nerve-wracking internet connection

our internet connection here in the office is really awful for this past one and a half week. i hope the connection will get better for the rest of the week.

anyway, I'll posting reviews of the mangas I've been reading and have completely read. if you're a manga/anime fan, be sure to check it out.

about TOCA Race Driver 3, I still can't make a decent review up to this point because i wanted to unlock most if not all the championships/cups in the game. a racing wheel is a recommended controller for this game, but a gamepad (which is what I'm using) will do just fine for most of the cars, but will give you a lot of trouble for handling other cars.

that's all for now.. ^_^

TOCA Race Driver 3

I finally got a copy of TOCA Race Driver 3. This racing game is actually in the line between a racing simulator and an arcade game, though the subtitle says it's a racing simulator.

It has a lot of racing types: rally, kart, street, GT, name it TOCA has it. I'll be playing this game for a few days and post a review here after.

But I better get myself at least a gamepad to advance through the levels of this game. Keyboard is not a fitting controller for playing racing simulator games.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to you all! ^_^

buying online products is quite fun. receiving your product at your doorstep surely makes your day complete after days or weeks of waiting. this day however marked a day that i made a fool out of myself for purchasing online... hehehe..

i purchased a bouquet of flowers to my girlfriend for today's occasion a few weeks ago. i informed the seller to deliver at 1pm today. when my girlfriend and i went out for lunch, i was surprised that the front desk personnel called melay to receive her package, the bouquet. after our lunch, we opened the box. and as we are opening it, another box arrived. another bouquet.. and it was all sent by me.. hahahaha! i never thought i have ordered twice and from different shops too! hehe. this is my first time to giver her flowers on a valentine's day and it surely make up for the past few years.. hehehehe..

i hope all of you had a great valentine's day... 'till next time... ^_^

Moving on

By May of this year i'll be moving to Meycuayan, Bulacan (a relative's place). Hopefully I can land a new job in Makati. Quite far from home isn't it? But i'll endure the tiresome travel...

This move makes me sad and excited at the same time. *sigh...

basketball

gonna be playing basketball tonight with my officemates... weeee!!! it's been a while since we last played.. hehehe..

Test Drive Unlimited

Next month is the release of another exciting racing game in pc, the Test Drive Unlimited. I hope I'll be able to play this one. Actually, there are a lot of racing games that I want to play yet I can't because I don't have a racing wheel controller to be able to enjoy playing these simulation racing games like GTR 2, Race - The WTCC Game, GT Legends, etc. TOCA Race Driver 3 is playable with just a keyboard. Hmmm.. I think I'll try that one too this year. ^_^

I will definitely buy a racing wheel from CD-R King by June or later months. Theirs only cost P880 compared to logitech's MOMO racing wheel which is about P4850. Geez...

Why Dogs Dont Live As Long As People

I just wanna share this story from MountainWings. It is really nice.


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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#7016 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Why Dogs Don't Live As Long As People
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Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year- old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very much attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle.

I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family there were no miracles left for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good the four-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.

The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on.
Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.

Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."
Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation. He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?" The four-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

~Author Unknown~

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davao after 6 days in cebu 0_o

yep, i'm flying to davao again today. hehehe. my relatives of my father's side will be having a reunion today and a meeting, which i am required to attend. i'm now surfing through globequest wiz. how i wish i have an internet as fast as this at home here in cebu. hehe..

i'll fly back again here tomorrow at 6:30am. i bathe at 2am and the water was very, very cold. and davao's water is cooler than here T_T.

catch you later guys! ^_^

Happy New Year! ^_^ NFS Carbon

Happy New Year Everyone! ^_^

Now for NFS Carbon Review:

Need for Speed: Carbon has the same graphics look with its predecessor, NFS Most Wanted. However, the similarity ends there. Carbon lost a lot of things that made Most Wanted a success namely: difficulty and game stability.

Most Wanted's blacklist style proved to be the center of difficulty in the game. To face a blacklist racer, requirements must be accomplished first. These requirements(e.g. number of races to be won, bounty) that each blacklist racer requires from the player will take some time to accomplish. Carbon on the other hand requires the player to conquer all the zones in the boss's territory before they can be given the chance to race with the latter. 15 bosses(Most wanted) compared to 4 bosses(Carbon). 4 bosses could have been fairly good enough if the bounty is also requirement for boss races. Furthermore, adding the Canyon races did not help increase the level of difficulty of the game. I just hope that for the next installment of need for speed they'll consider adding this again (i.e. if their theme is still underground racing).

Moving on, one thing that I really hate with Carbon, which in fact made me really frustrated, was the game's instability. I have experienced a lot of crashes during races and while on the menu screen. It's all due to the graphics engine I believe and a lot of players are also whining on this problem. I haven't experienced these type of crashes on my Most Wanted playing days. I hope the EA people can do the better job on the next NFS.

Well, that's all I have to say about NFS Carbon. Happy New Year once again and may we all have a blessed and fruitful year on 2007. ^_^