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For Sale: Nikon D60 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens

2010-04-06T09:13:00.002-07:00

$550 (negotiable)

I am selling my 8month old D60 cause I already upgraded. Bought the camera July of last year for my birthday but I barely used it (maybe 3 to 5 times). The 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens is NEW and never used (Nikon replaced a new lens cause the original lens that comes with D60 body got dropped and broken and lucky enough to have the warranty).

Comes with Nikon strap, battery, charger (all original). I am missing the software CD though and to boot, I don't have the manual and the box (purchased it from here in the USA and it was shipped to me to the Philippines and when I flew back here, I didn't bring the manual and the box with me).

If interested, you can contact me at

email: julieann@engineer.com / info@julieannsevilla.com
fax/voice: 206-339-7863

Little Brother's Keeper Learning Centre Moving Up Day!

2010-03-21T12:30:00.011-07:00

Little Brother's Keeper Learning Centre will hold its 1st Commencement ceremony this coming March 27, 2010.

When I woke up this afternoon, I have 2 emails on Facebook and one was from one of special people in my life (Teacher, Ate Angie). She informed me about the graduation day and opening of the new school :) Ain't that awesome?

Funny how fast time flies and how memories drag you back. Last May of 2009, they were just talking about building a learning centre for business and they were "joking" me if I want to invest. Without being shilly-shally, without having second thoughts and with full confidence with these people, I said "Yes".. It's not even a year and we've been witnessing how God gushes His overwhelming favor and blessing to the school and every piece of it. It was and is not an easy journey for everyone who've been part of the school. Especially for the teachers and to boot, our Pastor :)

Now, I am down in the mouth cause I won't be able to witness the first graduation ceremony. I wont be there to take part of the joy. I will miss those smiles of the students while receiving theirs diplomas. Nonetheless, I am happy and I'm on my high horse to be part of this family.. Thank you, God. All the glory and honor to You!

Shutter Island Review

2010-03-15T09:05:00.008-07:00

I haven't been doing a good job updating my blog this past few months. Shame on me! To boot, I retard on writing movie reviews which I doped out since I started doing it. Anyhow, I'd try to start inditing again as much as I could on my free time.

Okay, the first review: Shutter Island. I am not a fan of Mr. DiCaprio and in as much as, I'd start a critique.

Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a federal marshal who, with his fellow Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) , makes their way to Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital to delve the escape of a notorious murderess of her own three children. Almost everyone at Boston harbor institution other than the patients seems a little off center, not to mention Teddy, who brings some of his psychic weight to the job.

While the cinematography is befittingly claustrophobic, the story-line's nimble twists are haphazardly telegraphed while Teddy's reoccurring imagery of his late wife are too many. Regardless of the fact that Teddy is the focus of the flick, Scorsese polishes too many frames off on scourged close-ups, as though he was making sure of DiCaprio's Oscar nomination :)

The concluding jiffies of Shutter Island is a whopping letdown. But I am not to judge so I won't go into details. On a positive note, Shutter Island is undoubtedly not a garden-variety flick. Shutter Island was unexpected in toto.

Random Thoughts

2009-05-23T03:32:00.000-07:00

This is random, don't mind it. Just drafting some thoughts before I hopefully manage to turn it into an article or something. LOL. As if!

Anyways, the biggest thing I don't understand about relationships is how people can fight and argue and what have you when they claim that they have such strong feelings for each other. Personally speaking, if I have feelings for someone, I could never feel things like anger towards them from something so small as an argument or the subject thereof. I don't understand how so many arguments of the type can occur.. If you're doing something right, you're going to look past all of the small things that aren't worth the time you spend pouring over them, looking for a reason why your relationship isn't supposed to work. This particularly holds true to things that are said or actions that are performed where the intentions are innocent but are perceived by the other person in the relationship to be hostile, simply because the person is actively looking for a reason to justify their fear that things aren't going to work. They turn anything they can into evidence that would help them say "see, my fears are right". What the hell, though...

That's not why you're in a relationship, to question it.. And if you are, you should probably start rethinking it. You should be in the relationship in an interest to strengthen your bond with the other person to the greatest degree possible, (of biblical proportion if possible) usually in hopes that things will move to a more serious level someday. You should be doing anything in your power to make things be 110%, and this includes recognizing the imperfections or oversights of your significant other and excusing them when they're harmless as opposed to sticking a red flag on them and dragging everything back over something so harmless..

I'm not saying that anyone should let their guard down completely in regards to the other person's actions that would, of course, leave considerable potential for abuse with the right person. I'm saying the small arguments and petty things that escalate into the bigger things they shouldn't have become should be avoided or excused when they're observed. It's stupid to put the time and effort and doubt into it just to see it do your relationship harm when your goal in the relationship should be doing anything to strengthen that relationship that you possibly can. Otherwise, you're wasting your time, really!

As fun as that was to write, I need to go to bed again. I wasn't referring to anyone in particular in writing this, it's just a general behavior of people that I have never understood.

I Drove 7 Miles -- Yheeyy!

2008-02-24T11:17:00.008-07:00

Yesterday, BF was home from the field for 24hours. We had to do some errands at Fort Carson and asked him if I can drive down there. At first, he was shilly-shally to say "YES", maybe he was imagining me going on the rampage and running loads of people over and that thought scared him. But I was really persistent and he had no choice but to just give what I want.

This is one of those days that I am not scared to drive so I took the chance. But there were times that even I am not nervous to drive, I still made lots of mess and we, (jowa and I) will just end up pissed with each other (all because he yelled at me while driving and I really really hate it!) That's what I told him, to not to run his mouth while I'm driving
because that makes me out of focus. HALLER!?! Is he expecting me to drive good with the fact that I do not know anything about driving? He always seems impatient everytime he teaches me how to and swear, he already made me cry because of this driving issue. It just made me laugh every time I remember my mistakes and how he yells.

Anyways, driving from our home to Ft. Carson is like 15-20minutes drive and 7miles away. Jowa gave lots of reminder after he said yes.. It was pretty good folks - I WAS GOOD Just need to control my anger on the road now and try not to hurt or blame pedestrians for my mistakes. Heehe. Also, this is the first time my partner compliment my driving, especially my "U-turning" . The only problem he said I made was I'm little scared of gas. Hehe. I run 40mph wherein speed limit is 55mph.. One car behind us blown his horn because I was driving too slow.. Hehe. Need more practice too parking the car with another car parked besides. Tout ensemble, I did good. I was happy yesterday and so is he.. Way to go! We'll try to drive from Colorado Springs to Denver next week. Good luck on the highway! Heheh..

You & I -- Another Melancholic Blog

2008-02-21T13:27:00.003-07:00

I was watching this one Philippines' soap opera called "Maging Sino Ka Man"; and they played a song that's really catchy and thought to blog about the song. I, sometimes, thought why is it that I'm so affected by music. Hee! Being in-love is easy, but staying there is hard.. You know what I mean, love doesn't always make us happy; sometimes, love prevents us from being happy. Like when God just gives something inevitable and you left no choice but to let it go.. But to let go is to let God. YOU AND I You and I We're gonna fly across the sky Higher than high Just You and I You and I We're gonna sail across the sea Free as the breeze Just You and me You and I Floatin' our boat Leavin' a smoke Slowin' our boat Just lettin' it soak You and I think Song that I sing Ringin' a bell Livin' like heaven... heaven You and I We're gonna groove, make our move Let it lay back Stayin' our track You and I Livin' this life Crying our cry And saying goodbye With tears in our eyes You and I Floatin' our boat Leavin' a smoke Slowin' our boat Just ready to soak You and I think Song that I sing Ringin' our bell Living like heaven... heaven You and I We're gonna fly across the sky Higher than high... Just You and I

I Want To Be A Jumper!

2008-02-17T23:02:00.007-07:00

Jowa and I just saw the movie Jumper. It's about teleportation and based on a teen-aimed science phantasm emprise novel about a boy who learns that he can teleport and in his adult years discovered that his jumping from place to place to place has no gone unnoticed. Hayden Christensen plays David Rice, jumper who was an awkward as a kid, lonely as an adult and now being hunted by a mysterious white haired agent named Roland played by Samuel L. Jackson. Along the way, David tries to rekindle a childhood romance with his crush Millie played by Rachel Bilson and meets up with Jamie Bell's Griffin to team up and try to kill Roland and his agents that are after them. Why are they after them? According to Roland because only God should have the power to be all places at once. It's 88 minutes that has a lot of well designed action sequences (especially near the end -- I love the car scene), lots of CGI and very little palpable substance. A bigger character problem I noticed is Rachel Bilson. She cannot act. Plain and simple. She acts like a car speaking her lines in a single melodic line while in fierce moments or emotional ones. Christensen seems pretty slack and a little too zany most of the time. Sam Jackson, Diana Lane and Jamie Bell strikes one as too good for this flick. Jumper doesn't bore or draw itself out but it doesn't try much either. It is a throw away picture that could have been tighter and more appealing and absorbing. I can say that 'Jumper' is better than it's ads, but it's an empty film. I've seen much worst adventure flicks latterly that's why I will not give this a low rating. :)

Beauty Tips

2008-02-14T08:05:00.001-07:00

Below is a wonderful poem Audrey Hepburn wrote when asked to share her BEAUTY TIPS.. I was browsing earlier when I passed by to this and would like to it to be on my entry. :)

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anybody.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, The figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes. Because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, And the beauty of a woman with passing years-only grows!

UNTRACEABLE Quick Review

2008-01-30T20:52:00.000-07:00

Intriguing concept where someone is hosting a website with live video of a person being slowly killed by something. The more hits the website gets, the faster the person dies. Of course, their is a media frenzy and no one can find the untraceable killer, but essentially all Americans are accomplices to murder for visiting the site.

Cloverfield -- My rant with this movie!

2008-01-27T19:22:00.002-07:00

Warning: Do Not Sit Close.. Make sure you are sitting back far enough so the shaky camera doesn't make you dizzy. This is not a movie review, but a rant about a piece of garbage called Cloverfield -- a "movie" that's making millions of dollars for retelling a trite story on a shaky camera. Like a multi-layered splash of diarrhea, I've seen before thats kinda related to this one have kernels of truth, nuggets of terror and a shit load of cheap gore. Cloverfield, on the other hand, is nothing but a stream of offensivley vile bile. The first half of the movie feels like a direct-to-DVD home video version of a bad Dawson's Creek episode. The second half is a re-imagining of 9/11 with a morbidly obese lizard playing terrorist. The latter portion is more enjoyable, only because some of the incredibly annoying characters die. Nevertheless, I recommend that you watch the movie. A lot of people like it, and I am not one to judge. So go out and see it. Just remember to buy a large bucket of popcorn in case you have to vomit. What makes me more sick is that these Cloverfield filmmakers are able to afford fine dining while other struggling filmmakers with original concepts have to live on Dave Thomas' dollar-meal burgers. Movies often bring out our darkest fears, but the problem with Cloverfield is that 9/11 already happened and we've seen plenty of home-video footage documenting the actual attack. If we need to be reminded of terror and destruction, at least put a more original spin on it as opposed to throwing in a Good Year Gecko. I don't mean to offend you if you had anything to do with the making of Cloverfield. But then, my $5.50 is worth the CGI of the monster..

Lost Season 4 Premiere Sneak Peek

2008-01-22T23:33:00.000-07:00

For those that are interested, here is the Season 4 Episode 1 sneak preview: The title of the episode will be "The Beginning of the End".. The premiere is on January 31st and begins at 8pm with a recap then season 4 following. I'm sooo excited...

Dear My Love,

2008-01-21T22:57:00.004-07:00

First, I love you sooo much with my whole being babe. Thank you. For taking the time to know me, learn my every detail. I thank you for staying when every day was a chance to leave. I thank you for treating me as an equal and a friend and not an obligation. Thank you so much for your courage. Giving me the chance to destroy you, knowing I never would. For being patient enough to stay around long enough to understand that my love is STRONG and not let it overwhelm you. Thank you baby for not running when I gave you my love, for accepting and ultimately taking care of it. Thank you for being you when the world wanted you to be somebody else. Thank you for being my bestfriend. I love you and I will never stop.. I MISS YOU..

Lachrymose Reality of Being a Military Partner

2008-01-12T18:05:00.018-07:00

I miss my jowa.. Badly!
My bf has been gone since thursday.. And this video destroyed me. He will be gone for 7days. Wottt?! Just 7days and Julie you're acting as if he'll be gone for years!, someone told me.. I just shrugged.. Wish I can make those people fathom who are giving the same remark how hard for me (/us, military partners) to let go of him so that he could go fight for people that he didn't know, people that sometimes do not appreciate or understand what they are fighting for! A lot of people misunderstand the military partners.. Saying that we knew what we were getting ourselves into. But when you're in love, when you truly love someone, you're willing to make sacrifices, and military partners know this better than ANY civilian partners. Its not that we think we're better than civilian gfs (or wives), its just, well its hard to explain, and much harder to understand if you aren't in our shoes..

A month ago, today my entire life changed forever. It was September 12, which is a significant day to us for so many other reasons but it just so happened to be the day that I was driving away from everything I had ever known and everything that was comfortable to me.

Jumping ahead to now. Our alarm clock goes off every morning by 5 (at the latest.) My dear gets up and get dressed. He is not in a suit and tie. He is not in jeans and a casual shirt. He puts on his cammies, rolls his sleeves and blouses his pants into his boots. He is not wearing cowboy boots or work boots. He laces his combat boots. He does this everyday. We dont know when his lunch break is everyday, and we definitely dont know if he'll be home by supper time.

I have to watch him spread piles and piles of green and brown gear all over our house while packing it for training that is taking him away every month for at least 2 weeks at a time. This will go on from now until April..

This is not a game. We are not playing war here. We are in a war. Our relationship, which we are just starting to build, is already separated, torn apart, run through the mill and put in danger in more ways than one because of the war that this country is fighting. We are emotionally, spiritually and physically challenged as a couple during this time and so many others. I am not writing this to bring glory to him, or our relationship. I am writing this because the reality is, I have a pride for the strength that we have gained during this time. I am proud to look at him and know that he is sacrificing so much, not only for his country but for God who has called him for this specific season to do His will. Anthony is a United States Army to win souls to the Lord and that is exactly what he has done with his time in the military. But by doing that, he has also had to stand and act as an Army above everything else. He is a great partner, an amazing friend and a fine, fine Army.

Sometimes it doesn't feel real, even with gear that still smells like other countries hanging in our closets, "tank crossing" signs on the streets that we travel on, and piles upon piles of dirty boots in our front closet. Even with a million chevrons laying around this house, certificates of promotion hanging on our walls buried in camouflage. Even with all of that, I forget that I am part of his military career now.

It is hard. It is hard to stay at home alone for 24 hours while he serves duty. It is hard to stay at home alone for weeks or months at a time while he leaves for training. It is hard to hear his voice on the other end of the phone during that training and know that soon he wont be coming home after a few weeks. Soon, it will be months, and soon there will be a 3 second delay over the phone lines when we are trying to hold a conversation. It is hard hugging him for the last time, watching him try to be strong for ME while I cry when really he's dying inside. It's even harder watching him walk away, knowing that when he turns his back to me his tears are also falling and yet I can't run after him. It has to be "see you later" for that time. And yet its even harder knowing that "see you later" becomes forever. We have learned to never say goodbye. Its too real. Its too difficult.

However, as hard as all of that is...sadly, we have gotten very good at it. It never gets easier, don't get me wrong. In fact, I feel it is harder and more stressful now because we know the feelings and emotions we are going to feel and yet we cant avoid them. In essence, we try to prepare for them, only being shot down by feelings that have no preparation.

I write this today to remind myself of why we are doing what we are doing. Him, who at that time was just on his early 20's, wanted to become an Army and fight for this country. I am in love with him and therefore I will stand beside him through this journey. Sometimes I tell him that "I did not want to sign 'the dotted line'." However, in a way, I truly did. He wanted this, I wanted him and so we have traveled this road together. It has been a good journey. I am proud of this man. I am proud of Soldiers, Marines, Airmen and Sailors. I am proud of this country even if this is not my home.

I am left behind but I truly feel like I am doing my part to win this war as well. I am standing by him and supporting him while he leaves to do what has to be done. I will hold down the fort, raise up my hands, and bow to my knees. I will do these things so that men like my him can continue to fight for what we believe in and stand against the evil that the rest of the world is bringing into our homes. I can sleep peacefully at night knowing that we are standing firm for what we believe and we are accomplishing more than we know. I am honored to lay next to a man who can humbly say that he has done his part. I will forever be grateful to him for those things and although I dont tell him enough, I am blessed to have experienced this journey with him. It has been a long, hard, emotional road, but in the end I truly hope that we can say it was worth it.

God bless our troops. He is my hero along with so many more. We should all daily pray for the safety of these brave men and women who give so much. In fact, many dont realize just how much they give and what exactly they leave behind. They leave women like me (and children) to better this country. They do it for you! They do it so that your partner and children dont have to. They do it because God uses them and they do it because it has to be done.

Dumb questions..

2008-01-12T11:32:00.000-07:00

Just posting some of dumb questions I know.. 1. Why do you press harder on a remote control when you know the battery is dead? 2. Why is it, that when you transport something by car, its called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, its called cargo? 3. Why does the rooster's crow spelled as cocka-doodle-doo? 4. When they first invented the clock how did they know what time it wasWhen they first invented the clock how did they know what time it was? 5. Who do you call when the fire station catches on fire? 6. Why does a mirror reflect your image? 7. hat hair color do they put on the driver's license of a bald man? 8. Why do you always have to end a question with a question mark? 9. Do you wake up or open your eyes first? 10. Why is it that when driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

National Treasure Book of Secrets Review

2008-01-08T14:23:00.003-07:00

I went to the movie house with my jowa on Saturday to see the movie "National Treasure Book of Secrets", starring Nicholas Cage and John Voight... (both men are great actors to me).

When I saw the first National Treasure, it kinda reminded me of Indiana Jones, but in the suburbs! (by the way I enjoyed the Indiana Jones trilogy, Steven Spielberg is an awesome Director!).. I love action packed movies, especially adventure but I dont care for horror and gore though.

Nicholas Cage plays a treasure hunter as he did in the first National treasure but this time he has some additional business aside from treasure hunting, he has to clear his granddaddy's name because he was accused of being a conspirator in the assasination of Ole' Abraham Lincoln, wooooo! It has a slight spin to it now because it is a dose of conspiracy theory + History + Greed, a typical American movie, Oh yes and treasures too!!

I enjoyed the movie until Nicholas Cage came up with some outlandish plot to kidnap the President of the United States because he needed to get some secret info that the Prez had (Book of US Presidents). I thought it was so silly yet funny when Nicholas Cage was so arrogant as to dive in the water, swim ashore at a party the Prez was attending, and just pop-up and have a conversation with the Prez, who by the way never questioned Cage about how he got inside of the party National Treasure: Book of Secrets, did'nt make the cut this time to me.

What I love about this movie is the fact that it reveals some hidden truths about the country. I believe there are secret societies that really exist and they control the government. Another thing I like is, it is kid-friendly, and violence-free flick!

If you like lots of adventure, conspiracy, and treasure hunting, I guess you can overlook some of the flaws in this movie. . On a scale from 1-10, I would give it a 8... Oh yeah, if you never saw the first National Treasure I would suggest watching it. The first one is much better than the sequel!

Jesus Shocker!!

2008-01-07T09:54:00.000-07:00

"At the Emmy awards, Kathy Griffin's acceptance speech said, 'A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus.' She went on to say, 'Suck it, Jesus. This is my God now!' referring to the Emmy.

As a Christian, I am offended by her hate speech. What do you think might have happened if she had made the hate speech against Muhammad????

Kathy Griffin has the right as an American to say what she thinks. As a Christian, so do I. Today I will refuse to watch any show that she may be on or purchase tickets to any event at which she would perform. What will you do?

Be Famous, Even in One Day!

2008-01-06T19:53:00.002-07:00

Earlier today, I was reading food and travel blogs and came across The Famous, The Steak House.. The pictures of the food in from their website, looked really yummy and I made a mental note to visit the place since it's is very near where we live. My plan was like in the next two weeks or so.. But I was really hungry this afternoon and came across the article again while checking out what's showing in the theaters. Plus my laziness hit me again. I was talking with my jowa and I ended up describing the food stuff served in The Famous. It didn't help curb out my hunger pangs. Anyway, the next thing I realized, I kept telling my BF about visiting the place after we're done cleaning the house. He's my only chow buddies (meaning food trippers like me) and won't back out on something like this. The Famous is located at N. Tejon in Downtown Colorado Springs. Well, when you get a bite of that Famous, you will come back. So this serves as a reminder for road ragers with sweet tooth. We ordered Prime New York Strip. For dessert, we had New York Cheesecake with Fresh Fruit. We had iced teas for drinks plus semi-sweet red wine for him.... we devoured all of it with gusto. THE FOOD IS DELICIOUS!!! Dessert is sinfully good. I commented that eating the New York Cheesecake with Fresh Fruit tasted like his car. His car has this California Scents Coronado Cherry. And I meant that in a good way. The cheesecake is excellent. It's perfect. But my favorite is the fudge cake. The taste reminded me of the "molten" chocolate cake of Chili's. It's good food with reasonable prices. It's quality stuff without boring holes in your pockets. One more thing, they have this live piano every night (starts at 7pm) which we did not witness since we went there like 5pm.. There's always next time..

Back Row Acapella - An Award Winning Group

2007-11-28T00:31:00.000-07:00

They remind me of my old days.. Hehe.. When I was an avid fan of Philippines Local AKAPella Group.. I really am a music lover.. About the group: Back Row honored for second straight year; "Sexyback" one of 18 songs selected out of nearly 1,500 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - November 21, 2007 - For the second time in two years, Back Row, Colorado College's all-male a cappella group, has been selected to appear on the national compilation CD series Best of College A Cappella. The BOCA award is an annual recognition of the best songs in college a cappella music in the United States. Every fall, collegiate a cappella groups from around the country submit their albums in hopes of being selected for inclusion on the prestigious CD. This year nearly 1,500 songs were submitted, vying for one of only 18 spots, one of which went to the Back Row. "Sexyback," a song from the group's second album, "After This I'll Show You My Rock Collection," will be Track 4 on BOCA 2008. Back Row is one of only two a cappella groups appearing on BOCA in back-to-back years with songs from different albums, a feat rarely accomplished in college a cappella music. Source

College Girl or Call Girl -- Who Has More Value?

2007-11-24T00:09:00.000-07:00

This YouTube video was a French documentary about the Las Vegas sex industry,"The Right To Know" filmed on location with Annie Lobert of Hookers For Jesus. She candidly shares what happened to her as a result of becoming an escort in Las Vegas. It is called "Le Droit De Savoir" about the Las Vegas sex industry pros and cons. It is in French, but if you listen real close, you can hear what is being said. Check it out! I feel drawn to those that society has deemed "on the fringe", or even outright rejected, so I feel what Annie was saying about relative worth.. I don't even know what to say to that except that Jesus seemed to go out of His way to minister to the same people on the "edge of society" - so should we.

Thanksgiving's Fun Fact

2007-11-22T18:39:00.000-07:00

In 1621, the Thanksgiving Menu consisted of Der, Wild Turkey, White Fish, Corn, Beans, Squash, Corn Soup, Corn Bread and Berries.

Potatoes were not served. People believed that they were poisonous because they grew in the ground..

Hehhehe..

Designing is Good

2007-11-21T15:52:00.000-07:00

I got this "talent" of web designing way back when I was in my first college days. I was taking my Computer Secretarial (2000) course then and was really into computer stuffs.. But since my course was limited of computer use, I never really had a chance to enhance my "talent"... Not until I took my Electronics and Communication Eng'r course and went to one of the biggest university in the Philippines. We had unlimited use of internet and computer. And sister bought our own pc at the same time. So I took advantage of it and tried to learn about HTML, CSS and Java stuffs as much as I can.. My knowledge is wayyy tooo basic.. I am proud to say that I USED FrontPage. Hehe.. First program that I used to practice HTML codes was Microsoft FrontPage. This program helps you create and manage the exact website you want. The fonts, size, color, tables, etc.. As a newbie, I had fun when I was using it because I got what I wanted: WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). But, it is not a perfect tool for web page designing (at least for those who do it professionally).. BUT it could be of big help to combined with minor HTML knowledge can take you a long way.. The downside of it? FrontPage does not provide the design and coding flexibility that Dreamweaver currently does. And that's what I am on right now, self-tutoring again for Dreamweaver.. =)

PLEASE VOTE Citrus Production

2007-11-20T21:08:00.000-07:00

One of my friend's website product is one of the finalists for the Philippine Web Awards.. Once again, I am asking for your support to vote for this website. Just log on to Citrus Production website and click on the 10 Web Finalist icon on the left side of the main page and it will direct you to Philippine Web Awards website. Just wait until words "Your vote has been counted" pop-out and thats it! We badly need your support. Some of their biggest adversaries are: Coffee Beans, GMA News, Smart Telecom., and among other big names in the industry.. So please, cast your vote now for Citrus Production.. And we'll appreciate it!

American Gangster

2007-11-18T19:02:00.002-07:00

Ratings: 4 of 5. Based on real life story..

BF and I took almost 4 weeks before we finally decided to see American Gangster.. And we even have to made deal before watching this. Hehe.. We saw the movie's trailler when we watched the Elizabeth movie. First thing came up to me is the recent movie Scorsese’s The Departed, a mobster vs. cop movie.. Being a big fan of Denzel Washington, I never had a second thought of watching this but twas my lovelife who kept saying that we should not watch this one coz this movie is too violent and brutal.. He doesn't want me to see movies like this cause that might make me violent too.. LOLS..

Washington played the role of Frank Lucas; an verturesome and very allegiant to Harlem’s top bigwig. His gangdom counselor thought him lessons, and that's what he uses when his mob boss died to take over the mammot narcotic trade in New York.. And using the military plane, they ship drugs from Thailand and put it inside the soldiers' coffin.. Russel Crowe played the role of Richie Roberts, a Jersey cop. He's in a job environment full of corrupt policeman; Robert's a sullenly upright detective and drug enforcement officer...

You know the irony of their characters? Frank lives by a rigorous moral code of family and honesty BUT does deceitful things for a living. Richie's private life is full of lies and failed family relationship BUT an honest cop. This two different persona resulted into something absorbing. But the spoiler on this movie is that they do not really interact with each other until the end of the movie so you'll not get a strong emotion for either persona. And not much violence or crime as I was expecting it.

It is something like you see great looking food in menu, you crave for it and buy it. But after you finish eating it, you would just say, "not bad".. Hehehe.. My jowa and I were entertained and I did not even try to sleep (as I used to everytime he picks what movie to watch. LOL).. As what he said, Denzel and Crowe, or the movie itself, will be one of the biggest Oscar's rival..

Pirates Caribbean - At World's End

2007-11-17T02:13:00.000-07:00

Captain Jack was definitely back! Well I could really count off fiction persona's I like.. :) Uhm, Frodo, of course, tops my list, a fairly archetypal wizard Gandalf, an elf but a darling (hehe) - Legolas, Eowyn - lover of Aragon, Constantine, Trinity and amongst other.. But then, who can be compared with Captain Jack Sparrow? I wont forget my anticipated times when I was waiting for this Pirates Caribbean - At World's End. Wuhooo! I absolutely hated what Elizabeth did to the pirate in Dead Man's Chest. But then methinks, there should be climacteric where the third (and final?) instalment can kick off.. I've seen movie stills, and it looks really good. With addition of Chow Yun Fat (who looks like a soldier of Gengkis Khan) and the long-awaited (at least for me..hehe) comeback of Capt. Barbosa. And Keith Richards who plays as Jack's dad is said in the movie too..Reasons what makes Jack Sparrow holding the attention.. First, he is a pirate. How fab would it be to fill up a bio-date, slambook (hehe), etc and put pirate as a profession.. Hihi. Right? Second, (Robert Smith must be proud because) he wears mascara better than the ladies. Third, he is a grog-stupefied peacock (which makes the movie comic). Fourth, he can talk himself out of anything (exclude from crony pirates). And lastly, he is actually a good pirate (uhmmm.. If there is a such).

Spider Man 3 (The Musical)

2007-11-17T02:04:00.000-07:00

I watched this movie on DVD out of boredom.. (I feel sooo infertile! I need my job back.. Heehe).. I wasn't really interested to see this one and definitely am not and never been a big Spider-man fan. I thought twas okay (because it looks good in synopsis and all) but I would rather see Mr. Bean's unlacking amusement movies than seeing Mr. McGuire swinging on wires. Heehee. This film was soooopeeer cut-and-dried and a bit irksome. Methinks, it could be Spider-man - The Musical.. Too many dancing and singing.. Though, Spider-man 3 was reported to be the most expensive american film ever! (Would you believe?)