Sagittarian Employee Profile

Sagittarius Employee Profile (november 22 - december 21) The Sagittarian employee is head strong, cheerful, and willing to help. They exude self-confidence and take on tasks like there's no tomorrow. They are willing to tackle even the toughest of projects as long as it is challenging and gets them out of the routine. Lucky for them, their shining personalities and honest enthusiasm seem like a bright spot in the office- otherwise co-workers might begin to build animosity towards someone so arrogant and extravagant. Their tendency to exaggerate and take on more then they can handle usually results in missed deadlines and dropping the ball-not because they are lazy of procrastinate, but because their enthusiasm just gets the better of them sometimes. Don't let their nonchalance fool you-they really do care about what they are doing. They just have an easy-going attitude that allows them to keep on smiling even when they just messed up big time. Just because they are flexible and easy-going doesn't mean they won't tell you exactly how they feel-what is working for them and what isn't. And they won't just blindly take orders - they need to understand the
method and reason behind the process. If you are trying to motivate your Sagittarian employee, be sure to feed them plenty of challenging new projects and hint that some business trips might be on the horizon once deadlines are met. And whatever you do, try not to question their intentions - it is the quickest way to make them
upset. They aren't capable of deceit.

Are you Masculine or Feminine?

You Are 47% Feminine, 53% Masculine

You are in touch with both your feminine and masculine sides. You're sensitive at the right times, but you don't let your emotions overwhelm you. You're not a eunuch, just the best of both genders.

Are You Masculine or Feminine?

Those moments

At Octagon Computer Store in Megamall a few months ago...

Customer(Foreigner): Where are your power supplies here?
Me: I'm sorry, I'm not working here.
Customer: (smiles) Oh sorry. (Leaves)

At Columbia Computer Center in City Triangle, Davao City a few years ago... with Jared

Customer: Naa pa mo laing model ani nga CD-RW drive? (Do you have any other models of this CD-RW drive?)
Jared: (smiles) Dili man mi empleyado diri (We're not employees here)
Me: Hawa na ta oi basig managhan pa atong customer. hehe (Let's leave now we might have more customers to come)

That's why sometimes I do this...

At National Bookstore.

Customer: May stock pa ba kayo nung...
Me: (moves to the farthest shelf without saying a word)

Quite rude huh? I just feel embarrassed so I'd rather not say a word sometimes.. hehehe

SE into Windows Mobile arena

Sony Ericsson recently announced their first ever Windows Mobile phone, the Xperia X1. I bet Nokia will definitely join SE before the year ends to spice up the competition. This phone is famed to be an iphone-killer with its touch-screen interface and full qwerty keyboard, and tons of other features the iphone doesn't have.

Specs:

Camera

• Auto focus
• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Photo light
• Video recording

Music

• Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
• Media player
• Music tones
• PlayNow™
• Windows Media Player Mobile
• 3D games
• FM radio
• Java
• Video streaming
• Video viewing

Internet

• Internet Explorer® Mobile
• RSS feeds

Communication and Messaging

• Polyphonic ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Vibrating alert
• Video calling
• Email
• Picture messaging (MMS)
• Predictive text input
• Text messaging (SMS)

Design

• XPERIA™ panels
• Optical joystick navigation
• Navigation key
• Picture wallpaper
• Touch navigation

Organiser

• Alarm clock
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Document editors
• Document readers
• Flight mode
• Handwriting recognition
• Notes
• Phone book
• Tasks
• Touchscreen

Connectivity

• aGPS
• Bluetooth™ technology
• Modem
• Synchronization
• USB support
• WLAN

Windows® Mobile® Operating System

• Microsoft® Outlook Mobile: email, contacts, calendar, tasks
• Microsoft® Office Mobile: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Internet Explorer® Mobile
• Windows Media™ Player Mobile
• Windows Live™
• Exchange ActiveSync®
• Voice control
• Utility Applications: file explorer, calculator, pictures & video, notes

Facts and Figures

• Size: 110 x 53 x 16.7 mm
• Weight: 145 grams

Available colours

• Black
• Silver
• Main screen: 65,536 color TFT
• Resolution: 800 X 480 pixels
• Size: 3 inches

Memory

• Phone memory: up to 400 MB
• microSD™ memory card support
• Availability and versions

Networks

• GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
• UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 850/1700/1900/2100 MHz

Source: Engadget's post of Xperia X1

LAN Cable

It was our team's quarterly coffee talk yesterday. We were asked to bring a meaningful object that should tell an interesting story about us, our past, present, or future. Some showed mushy stuffs that really touched our hearts, while others presented simple yet very deep(philosophical actually) insights about themselves.

For myself, I presented a LAN cable. At first glance, it might seem to be one of those simple-yet-deep ones (I realized this when I was already standing to present it, haha!), however it's not under that category. The LAN cable reminds me of the Cisco Networking Challenge 2005 that my wife (my gf back then) and I competed into. For the hands-on round(final round), we were given a complicated network to setup. My wife did the crimping part of the LAN cables while I did the connection between the switches and routers using the LAN cable she made. She also took the task of subnetting the networks, finding out the range of IP addresses for each subnet, etc. while I took the computer seat to configure the workstations, switches and routers. With great effort and hard work, we were able to win it.

Well, the LAN cable primarily reminds me of my wife in so many ways. The way she twists and arranges the wires, the way she crimps with much force, and how delicate she cuts the rubber coat protecting the wires reminds me of how much she consistently and delicately ensures her work to have a perfect touch. I really admire her for this and how I wish I can be as consistent as her.

Darn, now I'm missing her more and more *sigh...

some prenup shots

Here are some of our prenup shots. We would like to thank Maitong for this very wonderful and memorable gift. More at my friendster page.

Thanks Speed Magazine!

This duffle bag is the prize i won from Speed Magazine. I believe it's for submitting a survey a few months ago. The bag has a good quality and quite big too. This is my first time to win a prize from commercial contests like this.

Bacus Look-alike Meter

MyHeritage: Family trees - Genealogy - Celebrities - Collage - Morph

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! ^_^