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.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
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
Friday, March 09, 2007
Lessons of the Heart
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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#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.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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.. ^_^
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.. ^_^
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
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... ^_^
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... ^_^
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
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...
This move makes me sad and excited at the same time. *sigh...
Friday, January 26, 2007
basketball
gonna be playing basketball tonight with my officemates... weeee!!! it's been a while since we last played.. hehehe..
Monday, January 22, 2007
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...
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
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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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~
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
iPhone
iPhone's not a smartphone, has no 3G, no expandable memory, no removable battery, and no iTunes Store download. Geez...
Check out for more at Engadget's iPhone articles.
Check out for more at Engadget's iPhone articles.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
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! ^_^
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! ^_^
Monday, January 01, 2007
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. ^_^
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. ^_^
Thursday, December 28, 2006
videoke night with college classmates
me and my CS '06 batchmates had a great time singing in the videoke. we sang to our heart's content. and three of us guys were almost drunk, i think two of them are actually drunk. i was able to score a series of 99s and one 100. mind you though that i don't have a great voice, my voice is just too loud that i was able to get high scores. hehe.. i miss my girlfriend so much last night that i wanted to hug any girl in our group. *sigh...
haven't started my self-training for web development and my flight to cebu is next week. yikes! *cramming mode again ^_^
see y'all! ^_^
haven't started my self-training for web development and my flight to cebu is next week. yikes! *cramming mode again ^_^
see y'all! ^_^
Monday, December 25, 2006
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
kids and nieces
kids are a total menace at home. but i love kids. i love to play with them. i like the way they laugh when i tickle them. i haven't experienced much fun being with kids than here in my auntie's home in bulacan. as i'm blogging now, my nephew is going its way out of our room. wheeewww.. good thing he's out because i'm afraid that he might accidentally step on my laptop (i'm on a cushion on the floor by the way). my 7-year old niece meanwhile is busy fixing her stuffs and shoe. she talks a lot, yeah she really does. she can never run out of stories or things to tell. she's quite pretty too.
not a kid anymore but my 12-year old niece is someone i like to talk with about a lot of things. an intelligent and beautiful lass, we have so many things in common like playing computer games, striving for excellence in studies, being in a school drum & bugle corps. and etc. i hope that she'll have great achievements in her studies.
my other two nieces, both 14 years old, the first one is a bit chubby but still pretty and the second one is the most beautiful of them all . the latter wants to become a flight stewardess. i haven't talked to her that much but i believe she's a smart girl. the former is also a computer game addict. i just hope they'll prioritize their studies among other things.
well, that's all about my nephew and nieces here. sad to say thought that my father and i will be leaving on saturday evening to catch our flight to Davao on 4:20am of sunday. i'm looking forward to coming back here. for me, they have become my siblings... quite an annoying thing to say for someone who has been used for having no siblings. hehe..
5 days to go before xmas ^_^
not a kid anymore but my 12-year old niece is someone i like to talk with about a lot of things. an intelligent and beautiful lass, we have so many things in common like playing computer games, striving for excellence in studies, being in a school drum & bugle corps. and etc. i hope that she'll have great achievements in her studies.
my other two nieces, both 14 years old, the first one is a bit chubby but still pretty and the second one is the most beautiful of them all . the latter wants to become a flight stewardess. i haven't talked to her that much but i believe she's a smart girl. the former is also a computer game addict. i just hope they'll prioritize their studies among other things.
well, that's all about my nephew and nieces here. sad to say thought that my father and i will be leaving on saturday evening to catch our flight to Davao on 4:20am of sunday. i'm looking forward to coming back here. for me, they have become my siblings... quite an annoying thing to say for someone who has been used for having no siblings. hehe..
5 days to go before xmas ^_^
Thursday, December 14, 2006
start of vacation
tomorrow is the start of my vacation. my approved vacation actually starts next week but i will file a personal leave tomorrow 'coz my father requested me to be in bulacan tomorrow.
at last vacation. i'd still be doing a lot of self-learning endeavours this christmas vacation. i would be studying asp.net 2.0, css, javascript, and .net 3.0 particularly WCF. it's all for work. i hope i can gain enough knowledge for me to work smoothly on our upcoming projects. i'm gonna miss making stand-alone applications. i'll still be involved with some windows apps but it's just for bug-fixing and RFCs.
i hope i can finish nfs carbon during this vacation also. no random crashes hopefully. i want to try trackmania united too. i hunger for more racing games but there's nothing new in the market since nfs carbon.
advance merry christmas and a happy new year to everyone... ^_^
at last vacation. i'd still be doing a lot of self-learning endeavours this christmas vacation. i would be studying asp.net 2.0, css, javascript, and .net 3.0 particularly WCF. it's all for work. i hope i can gain enough knowledge for me to work smoothly on our upcoming projects. i'm gonna miss making stand-alone applications. i'll still be involved with some windows apps but it's just for bug-fixing and RFCs.
i hope i can finish nfs carbon during this vacation also. no random crashes hopefully. i want to try trackmania united too. i hunger for more racing games but there's nothing new in the market since nfs carbon.
advance merry christmas and a happy new year to everyone... ^_^
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
nfs carbon sucks; nba live 07 fever
@punzki and bele - thanks for the greetings! ^_^
nfs carbon sucks because of its frequent crashing during the gameplay. at one point in a race, in a particular location of the track the game suddenly crashes. in addition, the career mode is less challenging than the usual NFS game there was. In fact, one can finish the game (if there are no crashes) in less than 12 hours. i'm stucked at conquering two other territories in career mode because of the crashes. i hope EA can make up for the next installment of NFS next year, they better should.
in the meantime, i'm playing nba live 07 in dynasty mode for most of my free time now. my standing is 12-1. if only i didn't rely on the simulation versus utah jazz it could have been a no-loss record hehehe.. that's all for now. i'm eyeing to play FPS games like splinter cell or call of duty. i hope i can buy one soon..
catch you later guys... ^_^
nfs carbon sucks because of its frequent crashing during the gameplay. at one point in a race, in a particular location of the track the game suddenly crashes. in addition, the career mode is less challenging than the usual NFS game there was. In fact, one can finish the game (if there are no crashes) in less than 12 hours. i'm stucked at conquering two other territories in career mode because of the crashes. i hope EA can make up for the next installment of NFS next year, they better should.
in the meantime, i'm playing nba live 07 in dynasty mode for most of my free time now. my standing is 12-1. if only i didn't rely on the simulation versus utah jazz it could have been a no-loss record hehehe.. that's all for now. i'm eyeing to play FPS games like splinter cell or call of duty. i hope i can buy one soon..
catch you later guys... ^_^
Friday, December 08, 2006
Friday, December 01, 2006
the party; gift check
@exander yeah quite early.. hehe..
the party was fun. one band performance by our officemates (not part of the band contest proper) was really hilarious because of their songs and the vocalist's voice. his voice suits their songs and we the audience would go wild laughing. our group named Davy Learns to Rock, which I proudly suggested to be our groups name, won the 2nd place with an average score of 93%. the first place got an average of 93.33% so I was quite to hear that considering that they're actually band performers while our group is composed of dancers and choir members haha! my right hand ached after our performance. It was my first time to play the drums after 8 years wheeeww. And after our dance number I was gasping terribly for air because I have a cough. Man! It sure is tough to dance with a cough.
I received an NBA Live 07 pc version game and a NFS underground 2 game. weeeeeeeee!!! another game in queue to be finished. we were also given SM gift cheques worth 1000. we'll be going to SM after i finish this blog. hehehe.. I'm planning to buy a pair of long pants for an office wear. Now what other things to buy... hmmmm...
the party was fun. one band performance by our officemates (not part of the band contest proper) was really hilarious because of their songs and the vocalist's voice. his voice suits their songs and we the audience would go wild laughing. our group named Davy Learns to Rock, which I proudly suggested to be our groups name, won the 2nd place with an average score of 93%. the first place got an average of 93.33% so I was quite to hear that considering that they're actually band performers while our group is composed of dancers and choir members haha! my right hand ached after our performance. It was my first time to play the drums after 8 years wheeeww. And after our dance number I was gasping terribly for air because I have a cough. Man! It sure is tough to dance with a cough.
I received an NBA Live 07 pc version game and a NFS underground 2 game. weeeeeeeee!!! another game in queue to be finished. we were also given SM gift cheques worth 1000. we'll be going to SM after i finish this blog. hehehe.. I'm planning to buy a pair of long pants for an office wear. Now what other things to buy... hmmmm...
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