Eikon, an image of the things

Multiply and Friendster are so 2000 and late

2010-01-07T10:29:00.001+08:00

2010 na hellur... An update would be that hard wouldn't it?

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Presidential Candidate invades... GOOGLE ADS!!

2010-01-07T09:41:00.001+08:00

while composing an email from my gmail account i notice this rather out of place advertisement... it says Get to Know... so I was curious as to who it is... It was... alam mo na! I wouldn't write his name here because it will generate him traffic hahah Kung hindi ka ba naman nagsasawa sa TV advertisement nya na lumalabas sa every 10 minutes makikita mo pa rin siya sa GOOGLE ADS!! Some advertisements are cool. Some propaganda are cool. But man when it is time for Philippine election my home country is the last place I wanna be at. O.o It's not that I don't wanna do something about the country. It's just that I don't wanna see them do what they do to my country!!

The Google Nexus One phone

2010-01-06T07:37:00.001+08:00

All the hype has been going on about Google creating its own branded phone since 2006. And now it's definitely here. The Google Nexus Phone. Currently being offered in the US for $529 (Php 25,000) contract-free, or $179 (Php 8,500) with 2 year contract with T-mobile. (only one plan is available - $79.99 (Php 4,000) per month rate, which includes unlimited texting/MMS, web data and 500 talk minutes with unlimited nights and weekends) ^ Technical Specifications: Size and weight Height: 119mm Width: 59.8mm Depth: 11.5mm Weight: 130 grams w/ battery, 100g w/o battery Display 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen 800 x 480 pixels 1ms typical response rate Power and battery Removable 1400 mAH battery Charges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied charger Talk time: Up to 10 hours on 2G, Up to 7 hours on 3G Standby time: Up to 290 hours on 2G, Up to 250 hours on 3G Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G, Up to 6.5 hours on Wi-Fi Video playback: Up to 7 hours Audio playback: Up to 20 hours Processor Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz Camera & Flash 5 megapixels Autofocus from 6cm to infinity 2X digital zoom LED flash User can include location of photos from phone's AGPS receiver Video captured at 720x480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions Operating system Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair) Capacity 512MB Flash 512MB RAM bundled 4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB) Wireless Connectivity UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900) HSDPA 7.2Mbps HSUPA 2Mbps GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR A2DP stereo Bluetooth Location Service Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning Digital compass Accelerometer The screen size is definitely a plus. And it's AMOLED! Another pluses here are digital compass, 802.11n, bundled 4GB, Android 2.1, and the 1GHz processor. (This processor is faster than my netbook lol) Take note though that this doesn't have a front-facing camera (like the iPhone) unlike other smartphones. Although who uses them anyway? I have had 3G phones with front facing camera since 2007 (k800i, k600i, w980i, Omnia II) and just used it once (k600i) back in 2007. And the OS is really fast and responsive. Have a look at these first videos: I had contacted Globe about this but they haven't replied to me. But come to think of it they are offering the iPhone so its competitor maybe out of the picture. Smart? Probably. This could be the iPhone killer some of us had been waiting for. Or maybe not. My reason why the iPhone could not have a real competitor is the responsiveness of the OS. I own an iPod touch and have used the iPhone. And currently owning an Omnia II. Even though the Omnia II has a faster processor and a bigger ram than my iPod touch, it's sluggish. Takes me 2-3 seconds to open the 3-page home page. Than the 1-2 seconds 4-pager iPod touch. And it's not just the home page, just about everywhere you are to open an app. Currently the Nexus One is not available in the Philippines but I hope it would be anytime sooner. I'll definitely buy one (or two) of these. And ditch my Omnia II. I should have waited for this! But back then when I bought my Omnia II (a month ago!) this was just a rumor. I really do hope this becomes available here in the Philippines before my birthday! (Mar 22) hahaha Btw, I could seem to make work the GPS function of my Omnia II for geo tagging (without the using assistance of cell towers and connectivity via 2g/3g).

I will be a Hero this 2010

2010-01-05T23:27:00.001+08:00

2010 marks the beginning of a new decade. Though every years is a start of something new, 2010 comes only once so we must make history. This will be my post for Be a Hero in 2010 Contest. It's my new year's resolution for the country. 1. I will not depend my life on the government. I will cultivate the society on my own. Ako mismo ba. 2. I will be an advocate to people who helps other before themselves. 3. I will vote wisely. ---- I'm tired of hearing those people who always blames the government for their mishaps. Please! Grow-up! Kung gusto nyong magkatrabaho magsikap kayong matanggap! Hindi na lang sinisisi ang gobyerno kung bakit wala silang trabaho. Try to be qualified for the work, for God's sake! TESDA has been promoting their work for scholarship program! They also give livelihood trainings, for FREE! You won't lose from gaining something. Help other help others. Tulungan ang mga taong tumutulong. Vote those candidates not for their cheesy TV ads but for their track records. Most of those candidates have had ample time to make their "visions" to reality while sitting at their positions, chairmans, senators, and all.

Test 2

2009-12-18T03:31:00.001+08:00

ZXCFG

TEST

2009-12-09T04:09:00.001+08:00

test lang walang pakialamanan....

Grand Chase Slurpee Special Event

2009-09-23T10:40:00.000+08:00

see: http://grandchase.levelupgames.ph/news.php?id=309

So yun nga... since what I'm after are the miniposter to be collected and the in-game item (20 gems) [i don't need the others].

The first event was First Day Reward
Be ready to go to your nearest 7 - Eleven store starting 6:30 AM on September 23, as the first 50 Grand Chasers who purchase a Grand Chase Slurpee Collectible Card will be rewarded with a 7 - Eleven Power Wing!

Prizes:
For the First day reward:
7-11 Power Wing (11 days)
For the card:
Slurpee Brain Freeze Title!! (3 Days)
Slurpee Reinforcement Booster 10% (1)
Slurpee Treasure Chest (1)
Aging Core (20)
Gem (20)

So ok luckly meron 7-11 sa area kung saan ako natratrabaho.. and there are three (3) of them in a span of 300m actually....

The red mark indicates the three 7-11's and the blue mark indicates the two Mini stops...

7am and end ng shift ko.. so in time para sa event..

I clocked out at 7:50am and was in the 7-11 store indicated on the upper side of the map at 8:00am.

I looked around and saw the poster, which wasn't there last Saturday.
There is also I think this big poster ng event dun sa sulok...
I saw Arme and Ronan at the slurpee bin but there was no GC cups.. baka naubusn na ako...

I asked the clerk.

ME: Sir abot pa ba ako sa Grand Chase event?
CA: (CAshier) Ah yung slurpee cups and card?
ME: Ye...
CA: Opo abot pa........? (it seemed di nya alam what i was talking about)
ME: sige.. isa nga...
CA: Teka lang sir ah...

Well.. he went into the storage and brought out the GC slurpee cups... ... ... ..

Nung nasa counter na siya ang ikukuha na ako ng cup.. sabi ko dalawa na...

At that time the supervisor of the store was kinda aligaga on what to do.. brings out this registration sheet from beneath the slurpee bin and told the clerk that I need to register...

Lo and behold... ako ang una... LOL

Kung di lang ako pa uwi lima bibilin ko eh... wahahahahahahahaha

After registration he handed me these cups and I filled it with those oozing sugar concoctions...

One was green... the other red (pink).... I didn't bother to read the labels because I was excited holding the cups.. They aren't regular cups.. they are laminated. And the color were bold and stands out.

Binayaran ko na.. The supervisor read again the mechanics of the event then binigay na rin sa akin yung cards.. di na ako pinapili since it was the first time... anything will do.. ginawa na lang nya is yung magkasunod na lang..

I don't know which one is which: Supernova and High voltage.

It has two side which features Jin (Fighter[1st job]) {9th character} [not yet released] on fighting pose and fighting stance. And Ronan(Abyss Knight[4th job]), Ryan(Viken[3rd job]), and Lass(Striper[4th job])...

I kept the green one in my backpack since I did not bother to fill it to the brim. Baka matunaw at magkalat pa sa loob ng bag ko..

And carry ko lang yung red on my way home. Pinaplastic ko separately yung dalawa.. And after a few steps outside tinanggal ko na rin yung plastic nung dala ko para makita ng lahat kung ano dala dala ko... wahahahaha

Ayun effective naman... nagsisitinginan sa akin mga tao kasi kung ano dala ko...

As you can see the left has the pink tint and the right one has a green tint.

The red one tastes like berries, grapes, raspberries, strawberries or something.. (I can't make out the taste of artificial flavoring)

The green one? OMG! It feels like Shrek's vomit. Joke! It's not that disgusting. It tastes... different... And I can't make it out. I know that taste but I can't remember what it is.. It's sweet (obviously) and it leaves and after taste.

When I got home I research on what the green stuff was... Turns out the red one is the Supernova while the green one... I still don't know.. but I think it's the ginseng added to the concoction that made that after taste... Upon reading it's either the slurpee in Shrek's days or that Mountain Dew BMX thingy...

Anyway, the cups were awsome.. that was a surprise because what I'm really after for this event are the 20 gems (in-game item) and the mini poster...

Well... 2 down 7 more to go... ahahahaha

I'm gonna find out what that green thing is tomorrow~! Hehe'

Sky Cable customer service LOL

2009-09-23T05:39:00.000+08:00

Hahahaha eto na naman ako~ :-p

Kasi mistakenly napanggatong ng katulong namin yung statement of account ng sky cable namin...

So ok, it will be less convenient to pay kasi using that statement of account madali lang kasi mag bayad sa 7-11..

Anyway... i did what i like to do... call customer support.. nyahahaha

[DIAL]
(you know the drill)
And instead of pressing 3.. I pressed 1 for Postpaid subscriber...
Then sabi Press 1 for billing ek and other concerns.. So press 1 ako..
Rang 3 times..
Ayan na siya...
CA: Hello this is *****, how may I help you? (Di ko naintindihan name nya) [pasalamat siya hindi siya na special mention]
ME: Saan/pwede ko bang madownload yung billing statement ko kasi nawala yung nawala yung statement of account ko eh... (same things different names)
CA: Can I have the name and account number, po sir?
ME: (binigay ko yung name)... di ko memorize yung account number eh...
CA: Address na lang po..
ME: (bigay address)...
CA: Sir, ang outstanding balance nyo po ay P1,2**.71 (may butal LOL)
ME: Ah ok... So, saan pwede ma download yung billing statement?
CA: Kung nawawala po yung bill nyo pwede naman po kayong magbayad sa accredited banks...
ME: Ok sana kung madownload ko yung para sa i-clip out (yung statement) at magbayad sa 7-11. It's inconvenient kasi for me to pay sa bank kung katabi ko lang naman yung 7-11 di ba? (kumuha na ng gunting at naggugupit na sa hangin...)
CA: Kung gusto nyo sir i-cross check ko po kayo para maibigay ko sa inyo yung account number nyo at makapag bayad kayo sa banks.
ME: So hindi ko nga madodownload yung billing statement ko?
CA: Hindi po.
ME: Sige salamat.. ba-bay... (sa salamat pa lang binababa ko na yung phone)

AMP naman hindi ba pwedeng isang tanong isang sagot na lang? Sayang sa oras eh... Makakarami pa siya ng calls... tataas pa ratings nya.... 8-}

Reasons to not want Sky Broadband

2009-09-20T10:48:00.000+08:00

Coming from PLDT Business line for 4 years.. I got what we want from PLDT. Download anything and everything... Continuous connection.. etc.. but all that has its caveats... And I'll just talk about it some other time.

This is about Sky Broadband service...

We were excited about the new ISP (Internet Service Provider) because it promises to be fast. And it is.. but it has its down falls.. and they are good reasons to not subscribe.

Epic reason: You cannot download from Rapidshare, Mega upload, etc.. (those file sharing service that tracks your IP address) ~~and other sites like 4chan~~. It will always tell you that you have exceeded their download limit.. please wait for # minutes to download again... etc.. even if it's your first time visiting the site.
Connection cuts off sporadically.. but not always... [bad if you're downloading a big file without the use of download managers]
If the connection is slow.. its REALLY slow...
It's not "user friendly" to share [you have to be technically inclined to tweak advanced settings]
Customer service.

I think you've read about me blabbing about concerns 1 - 4 on my comments on my brother's multiply. But now I'm really pissed at that customer rep that I just talked a while ago.

I usually get what I want when talking to a call center agent. Like the first time I inquired as to why I cannot download from Rapid Share. The agent told me what to do, what needs to be done. And it worked..

ME: di ako makagamit ng rapidshare. [simpleng impormasyon di ba?]
CA: sir regarding sa rapidshare kailangan nyo pong gumamit ng proxy dyan. bigay ko po sa inyo yung IP... [edi binigay nya]
ME: ok sige thanks.

So I did what he told me and boom.. It worked.. So I'm happy.

And now... Di na gumagana yung sinabi nung CA na iyon kasi matagal na yun at nag "upgrade" na ng system yung Sky...

So I had to ask for another proxy setting. Kasi mag dodownload kami ng bagong map ng DoTA.

[in fairness mabilis silang sumagot ngayon ah.. 4 na ring lang]

(DIAL sky cs number)
AM: (answering machine) if you're a postpaid cable subscriber press one...
ME: (antay)
AM: if you're a prepaid cable subscriber press two..
ME: ...
AM: if you're a sky broadband subscriber press three...
ME: (pindot three)
AM: (ring... ring... ring... ring...)
CA: Thank you for calling Sky Broadband this is Jon-jon speaking how may I help you? (Oo, maliwanag ang pagkakasabi nya ng intro nya to the point na naaalala ko pa ito.. [Hindi ko kasi inaalala pangalan nila eh])
ME: May bago ba kayong proxy? Kasi hindi ako makapag download sa rapidshare.. (straight to the point di ba)
CA: Sir, hindi po kami gumagamit ng proxy eh... Wala pong available na proxy... [ano daw? hindi gumagamit pero walang available/ O.o]
ME: So, hindi ako makakapag download sa rapidshare ngayon? [mainit na ulo ko]
CA: Opo.
ME: (baba agad ng telepono) [hindi ko na pinakinggan iba pa nyang sasabihin kasi straight na naman sagot nya eh]

Ay oo nga... wala ngang proxy.. kaya pala may proxy06.skybroadband.com.ph

Oo, wala talaga akong patawad sa mga call center agent.. sila na nga lang mahihingan mo ng tulong sila pa yung kung anu-ano sinasabi...

Talagang pagkatapos nitong lock-down period babalik PLDT DSL na ako.. or maybe bayan dsl..

876 1/2

2009-08-31T15:37:00.000+08:00

Gagawa ka na nga lang ng address hati pa...

Kung ito ay 876 1/2 Narra st, Miramonte Village, Calamba City, Laguna...

Ano naman naman ang address ng other half nun?

Malamang 876 1/2 Narra st, Miramonte Village, Calamba City, Laguna din...

LOL~!

P300 tickets for MYMP concert on Aug 14

2009-08-11T11:28:00.000+08:00

Normally priced at P500 I'm selling tickets for MYMP concert at Metro Bar, QC. on August 14, 2009(Fri) for only P300
The concert starts at 10pm.

A friend of mine is hosting the event so I'm helping out

To everyone interested please contact me at once...
You may text me at 0926 699 0921 or call the event organizer at 893 0377 for more info.

3 days na lang Aug 14 na!

Mura na to para sa concert ng mymp!

If you ask nicely I can still ask for discounts... hehe'

Very uncalled for...!

2009-08-07T08:04:00.000+08:00

http://www.petitiononline.com/badwilly/

please sign the petition...

it's a very rude comment.. sana tiniis na lang nya muna...

di na natuto... tsk!

http://www.kazefuri-megami.ph

2008-01-16T11:40:00.000+08:00

I'd like to let every one know that Kazefuri-Megami Productions now has it's own domain that is truly from the Philippines

Feel free to visit us anytime... though as of today, the site is still under construction...

test post for video embedding. do not mind.

2007-10-02T14:42:00.000+08:00

gunther has a bun, i mean gun...

just trying to embed.

Top 3 Ragnarok Moments

2007-09-18T23:36:00.001+08:00

Waukster Online, a blog that gives you an inside scoop in Ragnarok Online 2, is giving away rare Ragnarok merchandise like Goblin Figurines and Merchant Saving Boxes! To enter, you just have to write your top 3 Ragnarok moments and this is my entry.

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It's been a while since I last posted anything here in my blog... How I miss blogging, though I have already compiled my pictures just awaiting to be uploaded and blogged here, I still don't have the time to do so... I'm gonna be having my internship this coming days... Ragnarok projects (leveling characters). Sleep. And such crap... Anyway...

Here's my TOP 3 Ragnarok Moments

3rd -- Siege

Not much going on here just some suspense of casting Extrimity Fist on everyone hoping that they'll die... Damn, I hate those devi cards + gr cards!!

My first siege was December last year with Zero Gravity under Charles the Professor.
It was fun since I am usually the last High Wizard standing.
The salary was 1M back them but it was good considering the economy and the size of the guild.
There was a time when we occupied 3 agits in Payon at the same time.
It was because of the effort of everyone.

Then I stopped "sieging" because I ran out of money to load my account with.
And when I was back online I was kicked out of the guild (T_T)

Then around July 2007 my brother out of boredom joined the siege of GH League.
My brother said, "Kuye Jex pasali naman, makiki gulo lang!" He used the Stalker with Plagiarized SG and wreaked havoc and conquered and agit.

Come next siege my brother invited me, and I used my champion protecting Emperium from breakers.
"Sarap EF nung mga Kalabaw! /heh"

2nd -- Funny moments

Funny how pixels can entertain an individual... Compiled some Funny Moments that livens up a boring Saturday afternoon

After being stoned by a Dark Frame.

It's not funny though but this will hurt...

Spell holdaper... G./\.G.0. holdaper...

EB Babes... just before the server merge.. bye Chaos~!

-FUN WITH ORCS!!!

-a VERY revealing shot hahah

--NEW RACHEL Headgears.. gotta love this mask!!

1st - My Most Memorable Ragnarok Moment

Winning Wauk's RO2 Wallpaper Contest

It's not actually a in game moment but hey it's memorable..

A week before the contest I was staring at the login screen and said to myself, "It's been years since Level-Up changed this login screen..."
And they were all girls... ...aimed for the male gamer...
How about the female gamer?
So I compiled male RO transcendent characters and new jobs and edited it and made a collage out of it just like the login screen today where there is a central character (girl WS) and surrounded by other girl characters making a sentai formation (Power Ranger formation) Placed them according to their face direction and symmetry. That is why the Gunslinger is in the middle even though it is a little bit weak character.

Then that Friday afternoon while out professor was out of the class I started making it.
I also used my stock photo of a cloudscape sunset as background and inverted it because I couldn't find the right solid color or gradient color background for it.

Then I occurred to me that that day was the deadline for Wauk's RO2 wallpaper contest so I added the RO2 logo and the tag line "We are ready for the Gate of the World" even though it's out of the original tag line of "The Gate of the World will open soon..."

So that's it... submitted it around 10 in the evening.
And the following morning I was eaggerly anticipating the announcement. There was none.
Come afternoon... Still there was none...
Come evening... before going to bed, I usually check my email and Wauk's blog for RO updates..
Then there it was the announcement of the winner of the Wallpaper Contest. Opened it.
Then I saw the 2nd placer and looked closely to his submission and said to my self... "Buti pa siya may ganyan... T_T"
And I scrolled down (skipping 1st place)... And I was awestruck!
"Putcha akin yan ah!!"
Then...
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
"Nanalo ako!!"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
I really shouted even though it's passed 11pm. And I think the neighbors too heard me! Wahaha!!
All my sleepiness dissipated.
I called my brother to let him see. (So that I may also wake from the nightmare if it was unreal) And he said, "Akalain mo yung nanalo ka pa! Hahaa! Asteg!"

Then come the week later, after Wauks emailed me to get the prize, I went to Level Up Games to pick it up.

I even asked Wauks to sign an autograph together with GM Cassiel.
On a funny note, I recalled GM Cassiel saying something like:
"Baka mamaya ibenta ni Francis tong box kc may autograph ko!" hehe'
I guess I would have said the same thing if a complete stranger came up to me and ask for my autograph. Hahaha

Well, that's it... It's been 4 years of unforgettable Ragnarok Online memories for me since the day my friend handed me an installer of the game.

Can't wait for Ragnarok Online 2 to come...

ciao~!

19 days to 20 years, poured my soul to a bowl yuck

2007-03-03T22:46:00.000+08:00

***word of caution before reading... a disgusting story will follow...
if you don't wanna be disgusted, don't read :D***

     Last night my stomach was really aching. It really churns so much that it made me sa weak. I tried to sleep it through the night but it got ahead of me. I woke up 1:30 in the morning, rushed of to the comfort room and the most grusome thing happened to me. All of my intestine's content blew out of my behind. (I can't think of any word to describe what happened without being too disgusting...) And that isn't enough, What is left of in my stomach blew out of my mouth and NOSE! It's really disgusting, sorry. I wanted to take a picture of it but I can't.. :-(

     I went back to bed and woke up again in 9am, and yeah, I still had to go to the CR.. :-(

     Went back to bed, so tired of all that blowing and bursting of internal garbage. Woke up again at 2 in the afternoon... :-(

     I had to go to St. Francis Square behind SM MegaMall to buy pellet guns. But I can't even walk out of the house without "pooping".

     After eathing breakfast/lunch I still wanted to buy the pellet gun so I asked my mom if she could accompany my to the Mall. So we did, we were accompanied by my tita because she needed to buy something. At the mall, I was so sick that I can't stand upright long, but I can walk. We couldn't find the gun at St. Francis.. well, we didn't walk around that much because tita wanted to go back at once to watch Pinoy Big Brother Season 2. She told me that she also had pellet guns used when the had a play and it was at her school. We went to MegaMall for the things she wanted to buy. And went back home... :-(

I ate, watched Heroes with my bro at the Living room and slept.

so sick.

ciao~

20 days to 20 years, the count down begins

2007-03-02T00:13:00.000+08:00

Born in 1987 19 years and 15 days ago (including leap year) the countdown to 20 begins...

Born in a hospital in Sta. Ana, Manila, the Trinity Hospital, a now abandoned building, I was pulled out, feet first, off my mother through her abdomen, C-section. I am named Francis Luigi, from St. Francis of Assisi and a child of an actress... My dad wanted me to be a Hospicio Junior but my mom insisted on my name. And now I am in this world borne from love, raised with love... wrecking havoc.. bwuahahah!

ciao~

In sickness

2006-11-24T11:59:00.000+08:00

No, I'm not the one who is sick. My aunt was, my other aunt.

     The day after unproductive overnight at Lou's place, I was the one assigned to stay be with my aunt at the hospital -- The Medical City. My dad picked my up from school and brought me home and I just packed my bags for what I should wear for the stay. After packing up, my family went there, talked until it was getting late. They left me at around 10pm and I was already sleepy but the TV is on and I kinda liked the show. I watched until 12 and slept.

     I woke up at around 7am. So that I can pick-up my grandma downstairs. She was brought there by my dad. While waiting for the elevator I had the chance to take this.

Looks very modern, for in fact it is modern inside... heh'

     Too early for early birds I entered the elevator and no one's inside but my so I got another chance to take my picture.. Lolx

Fisherman's cap? I like that cap. Even Nico wanted it because he doesn't have one. I still haven't changed my clothes though, nor washed my face... No one will know the difference.. heh'

     As I was waiting at the lobby, I saw this fountain and I can't resist to take a shot.

     They arrived and I brought them to the room. I took a bath after eating my breakfast.

     I dressed up and took these picture before I left. My dad's piccking me up any minute now.

     I went to the lobby again to wait for my dad. And as always I took a picture of myself.. wahahah

I wore that Shirt that my aunt bought me in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Sadly that shades of my was lost somewhere...

     This was als othe day of her operation that went successful. An operation to remove cysts in her uterus.

ciao~

2006-nov24 set

Peepz

2006-11-22T11:57:00.000+08:00

Just another normal day at school.

     I went to the project lab and Chichay approach me and asked me if I could take a picture of the Logistics Department of the school, we went there and took some.

     Me and my friends had a picture trip in the project labs of our school.

That's me and abi again ^^,

Clockwise from the left: Sammy, Sarah, Cathy, and Abi

Cherri came in and joined us.

     The bell rang and I gotta go to me next class at the Computer Lab.

     Grace saw my phone and took pictures of herself for friendster.

She looked chinese... hehe'

     The class ended and me and my groupmate from another subject went to our leader's house for an overnight to get a project done.

     My friend Nico Paulo Innocencio Mendoza (full name pa talaga eh...) bought his N73 in Malaysia for a fraction of th cost when you buy it here. He showed it to me. He didn't know that I have a new phone. I intentionally put out my phone. He was surprised and said, "I didn't know you had that" "Good for you". I replied "My tita bought it for me a week ago before you went to Malaysia". He replied back "SO how was it?" The I told him the features and all. And showed the pictures I took like the one with the clouds that looked like an angel and he was astonished... He took a picture of me using his N73. And showed it to me. And sent it to me via BlueTooth. And he took another picture of me to show how useful the his flash was.

Replaced the "old" image with a "more accurate one." Though it had those ISO settings it still did not work well because of the dark room...

I took this pic of myself to show how the flash of the k800i looks...
The Xenon Flash really did its work.

     Then when the battery was draining, I asked LOU, our leader if he has a charger liked mine because his sister had this Z-series phone. But there was no space anymore for the socket. We were all charging our phones. I just said that, "Well, I just have to charge it to my laptop." Nico was like, "I didn't know you could you do that?!" I said, "Ofcourse I can. Can't you?" He just said that.. "Oh.. Okay, good..." I pulled out the cable that came with my phone and started to charge my phone.

     After a while, we all went to sleep. We stopped at around 3am and finished nothing other than installing MS Visual Basic.NET

     I really hate these overnights because 70% of the time, you don't do anything other than wasting it.

The 2006-nov22 set

ciao~

On the Court

2006-11-21T22:44:00.000+08:00

The first day of the week.

     This day was the openning of the intramurals of the school and there's no better way to begin it than with a cheer dance competition!

     Before the competition began, me and my friends placed ourselves on the corner of the court, knowing that it won't be filled anyway. We were wrong, the court was jam packed. Too bad the stage was far away that I can't take a snapshot of it.

*from the left: BJ, Migz, JP, Gracie, me.

     The competition was fun, there were boring competitors as well, unique, and funny, even daring ones.

   1st runner up -- ABMA, because of their creativity and props
   2nd runner up -- EM, yata coz of their funky moves
   3rd runner up -- CNE, because others are not good. :(

     I was part of the cheer dance, I am the sound editor...

     Funny, though, we were cheering for SSE, and SSE's cheering for us. Walang iwanan, manalo, matalo...

hehe'

     Don't have anything more to say... I'm smiling already, remembering it.

-want some box of chocolate from Malaysia?

ciao~

Today's SET: 2006-nov21

Peace out Man

2006-11-19T22:11:00.000+08:00

It was a Sunday. We always go out on Sundays for the Mass and malling.

     As I was talkin a picture of myself, as usual, to check what my hair looks like coz I did not bring my mirror at that time, my sister did the peace sign ay my back and it look cool...
     We were at the new Mitsubishi Adventure that my dad liked... We still haven't bought it though, we just borrowed it. ^^,

     After the mass, we ate at Shakey's. I took these pictures while we were waiting for our orders.

I used the angel frame for my sister and I still have to practice to center it.

Funny.

     And when we got home, I just can't resist to show the world my messy room... lolXz...

ciao~

2006-nov19 set

Human as Subject

2006-11-16T23:12:00.000+08:00

     The 4th day of my enjoyment with my new toy. I didn't have time to take pictures at the 3rd day. :( Anyway,

     It was a break after my BUSINLA class. ABI saw my phone and says cool, new phone. Let's try it out! Before trying it out CATHY came in, "Uy! Picture! Picture!" So, the three of us posed for a pic:

And, I am in the middle!

     Cathy walked away and Abi and I took more pictures.

Then Abi was called by a friend so she went away. Then Cathy came back.

And wanted a solo shot as well for her friendster account that was never opened. LOlxz!

     They both went away. Haha too bad, I've got more memory to spare.
     I took a shot at my laptop, slightly opened, with the Metering Mode function.

     The Metering Mode functions as when you pick a spot, it'll automatically balance the lighting. If the spot is dark, it will intensify the lighting, on the other hand, if the spot is well lit, it'll darken the lighting regardless of other light source. Since the laptop cast a shadow on the keyboard, it thought that it was really a shadow, it intensified the lighting, that's why I got this shot.

     After that class, I opened the window once more to take more pictures of the sunset. This is what I got:


Too cloudy...

     After class I straight home, and got food from the kitchen and brought it up.
     At my room, at 10:40pm my mom came in and took a look atmy phone and took this picture of mine with the added watermark of the date and time.

     That all for this day. Such a BUM.

ciao~

The 2006-nov16 SET

btw, don't be afraid to comment, i won't stupidly sue you... lolxz

Out on the Field

2006-11-14T23:58:00.000+08:00

     It was the 2nd day of classes for the week, I got my new phone that I wanted to hide/show to everyone.

     My first class is 1:30 in the afternoon. My dad picks me up at around 12:30. It's only 7km from home to school, going through EDSA(Epipanio delos Santos Avenue). I got to school at around 1pm, I was pretty early for my 1st class. I decided to play around with my new toy... And what do you know, I got spectacular shots outside the window of my classroom (rm605 of Asia Pacific College).

This tree was a reminder of devastation that Typhoon Milenio brought to the Philippines. No, it wasn't cut in half by lightning, the wind just destroyed the base of the center branch, that's why it look like it was split. And the structure behind it wasn't devastated as well. It was demolished because they'll probably put up a new house there.

This was unintentional. I've always wanted to picture cloudscapes but this was better than what I intended to see. For me it's really spectacular. I even used this as my wallpaper(the full resolution one).

This is the city at early afternoon. You can actually see NAIA(Ninoy Aquino International Airport) terminal 3 at the horizon.

     My teachers and my classmates came in afterwards.

And we had our first class... boring class.. BUSINLA(Business Law) with a boring but fun teacher... ironic. He's fun in giving out examples but he's boring in teaching.. hehe' The class ended at 3:15pm and I stayed in the room because I still have class there afterwards..

     Boring myself to death, I took this panoramic picture of the classroom:

Just wanted to try the panorama feature and here it is.
It wasn't that good, heh`. I need some practice.

     My classmates came in afterwards so I didn't have anymore chance to take anymore pictures.

At 3:30pm Professor Argio Barrios, our Philisophy of Man instructor came in and started teaching and all. He's good. So talkative and informative at the same time. He's a little sucker in authority, but he doesn't mean it.

     I remember my first day with him. He entered the classroom, chin up, and walking like an emperor. His first words were: "I am the King and you are my subordinates, you are expected to follow by my rules. I am the authority!" Or something like that.. He continued with his introductory lesson and so on. At the end of the class (4:45pm) he asked us: "Class, anymore questions?" and I answer quickly: "Bakit?!" a common word in the Philipines asking "WHY?!" but I used it not to ask why but just to ask a question. Everyone in the room laughed and looked at me, I was seating at the back. Even the prof smiled. And there, everyone left with a smile in their faces and me defying the authority once again!

     I stayed in the classroom and once again took pictures of things. I turned of the lights and lowered the blinds. The room was dark now. Here's what I got:


The Xenon flash did its work in illuminating the room. It wasn't really intended to capture distant objects, though.

     It was a habit for mine to look at the sunset and relaxing myself. I rolled up the blinds once again and here's what I saw.


Breath taking. And if you'll look closely at the 1st image, you'll notice that there is a heart shape image formed from the glare of the sun. Lovely. It was unintentional of my to do that, I didn't notice it in the phone until I uploaded it in my PC.

     I still have class following that, 5pm class, up to 7:15pm. Funny, our last class professor always dismiss us early, he's lazy too.

     My dad picked me up at 7:30 and at home, I ate dinner and went to my room at once to test my phone again.

Got the funny pix:

My electric fan is very dirty.. ew... lolxz

     I also tried the macro mode.

cool.

     Well, that's my day. Hope you enjoyed my pix...

Some not featured can be found here

ciao~

The First Encounter

2006-11-12T23:42:00.000+08:00

It was the 12th day of November, year 2006, when I first stumbled upon this stall in Robinson's Galleria. The Sony Ericson Showroom. It's newly opened. Me and my mom always look at these cellphones. Upon entering we were greeted by these two lovely ladies. We did not mind them... hehe' We were walking around and I saw the k800i on display. My mom asked me what its features were, so I said them. The sales lady, who was maning that station, also added to my statements. As we were conversing, I learn something at the very least, that the BestPic™ when taking its 9 pictures captures it at FULL 3Mpx. At first I thought it was just at VGA resolution. So ok, I didn't know that, now I do. Back then the price was high, totalling Php 26,000 (including the credit card charges) and I think at Php 24,000 or Php 21,000 on cash basis. My mom got impressed and wanted to buy me that but its so expensive... So, she made a deal... Half would be paid by her and the other half would be paid by my tita. And I will pay any accessory that goes with it, Memory Stick Micro M2 for at least Php 1,000 only since I have the discount coupon... Sneaky eh.. They even demonstrated to us the real thing... My mom liked it also...

     We were not accompanied by my tita, we went to look for her in the groceries since she said she would be there. My mom talked to her for a while and she said no.. :(

     That evening my mom talked to me and asked if i really liked that and obviously I said yes. She talked once again to my tita. And finally she agreed! My mom informed about their decision. That that would be there Christmas gift to me.. So i said ok...! The following day, after school, they when I got home, they informed that they we would go to that stall. I was so happy inside that I wanted to shout and smile so big. On they way there, I was still in my school dress code. Long sleeved polo with necktie for Mondays and Tuesdays. Short polo with or without necktie for Wednesdays and Thursdays. And casual during Fridays. Well, I took of my necktie and my ID, I could be mistaken for a salesman with that outfit.

     In the stall, we were entertained again at the deal was final. They bought me the phone! I was happy. And that the woman behind us also got curious and wanted to buy the phone too... After that we went to Jack's Loft, just behind the stall, to eat dinner and try out the phone. I took a few shots... Just to try out the camera. And the remarkable xenon flash.

That's me & my mom ^.^

     After dinner we went home, and I still took a few shot while waiting for a taxi(cab).

I tried the zoom:

     As you can see, it didn't resize the picture like others cellphones models/brands do.

     When we arrived at home, all I did, for the rest of the night, was to install the software & utilize the cable that came with it. And to read the manual, as I usually with all of my gadgets... Never ever forget to read the manual. Well, if you're lazy enough, have others to read it for you and tell you the summary... lolz

C ya~!

hmm... come to think of it, it wasn't my first encounter with the k800i. I've already seen it on web review sites and in the Sony Ericsson. Well, that could be the time where I first touched the real thing THAT BECAME MINE the following day.

~Click Me~ to see more of my pictures for that day.

The Tool

2006-11-12T22:57:00.000+08:00

Sony Ericsson K800i CyberSHOT phone
A picture paints a thousand words
So why not make it the best picture every time, with auto focus, built-in Xenon flash, image and video stabiliser function and BestPic™?

The CYBERShot
     The 3.2 MEGA pixel camera captures astonishing images in clarity. Of course they should be in well lit situation, but when in comes to pitch darkness, the XENON flash take over. XENON flash is the flash used in still cameras digital or film. Aside from the auto mode, the CYRBETShot also come in with other modes such as the BestPic where it takes a few snapshots before the actual click, during, and releasing. Twilight Landscape and Portrait for dim situation, without the flash turning on. The CYBERShot also comes with preset of frames where you could play with your shot, and some other effects such as Panorama (where it interlaces 3 shots to get an almost 180 degree view), Black and White to enhance photographic effects, Sepia for antique look, and Solarize for that scary flared effect or something. Add to that some other settings like metering mode where it enhances shadows at the spot pointed at. WHite balance to set the light balance in a super lit situation like a sunny beach or snowy mountain. And one GREAT thing I personally love about this phone is that it can zoom in 8x without resizing the image. The image taken at 3Mpx(megapixel) is the same size as the zoomed pic taken at 3Mpx. Unlike the 6280 it, resizes it/CROPS it! Though it's not a forward competitor, my mom owns one and she envies me because i can zoom and not resize the pic... hehe'
     The 3.2 MEGA pixel camera is not just a camera, it can also take videos! The length of the video taken with the camera is limited to the size of your memory (the high quality ones). And 10 secs if you want to send it as MMS(Multimedia Message). It records at QCIF format/176x132 size or something like that. Co'z obviously it's not a video camera, its sole purpose is for still. And it does a great job on being a still camera.. Well, great images too for the videos..

The Phone
     The phone features pretty awesome, great fun games, friendly user interface, very clean too. Unlike RAZR's or Nokia's. Some users dislike the User Interface for being slow... it is because it add motion effects to the highlighter unlike others where it just pops out the menu... XD. This phone is visual! wOot!
     Messaging, you just have to get use to the keypad. Well, from a 3530 user/6280/RAZR user, its keypad is quite shrunk, unlike the others where the buttons are far appart, the K800i's keys are small, but hey, at least my screen is bigger than my keys. hehe' Here's a little secret, the phone can store up to whopping 988 messages in it's shared message memory.. don't ask how i counted it because traditionally you can't. I'll tell you anyway. I got this UNLIMITXT promo from Globe (a Telecom Network in the Philippines) [send UNLIMITXT to 2870] where i can literally unlimited to any globe user in locally. (15 pesos for 24-hour unlimited, 25-pesos for 2-day unlimitxt, and 50 pesos for 5-days unlimited texting). I got this friend of mine since High School and we've been txting alot lately, he's got a globe too. I went overboard and txt'd him every now and then, even just to reply "k", "hehe", "g'nyt", "ahahhaha", "ah...", so short.. hehe' I saved all incoming messages, as well as my sent items (automatically saved when you successfully send a message). Then I got to the point where it alerts me to erase my message because it got to the point of 95%, i didn't. Little by little, i got the margin smaller until it really alert me that my mailbox is full, the figures magically appeared in a list, totalling 988 messages. i think it's 654 inbox and 334 sent items, i deleted some though...
     3G -- i successfully established a video call with my mom, once and it was good. Still can't utilize the full 3g network here in the Philippines co'z no body is using it quite often and the networks "ARE BIASED ABOUT NOKIA's!!!!!" disregarding others "BETTER" handsets like Sony Ericsson and Motorola.
     Going around is that simple, just use common sense and logic. Can't find the radio? Does the radio entartain? Then it's in the entertainment section. hehe' They moved the radio from the 1st level menu to Entertainment to make way for the Media Player. Here's a feature that you may wanna visit quite often if you're board and wanna be excited(if you're a text addict) or dismayed(if not a txt addict). Go to Menu -> Settings -> Calls tab -> Time & Cost -> Message Counter. It counts your total sent messages! As for this day jan 7, 2007, i sent 2182 messages!! since Nov. 11, 2006!
     THE Media Player! Are like the media player in Walkman Phones, without the MegaBass. which means, you get a phone, a camera, and a walkman/mp3/media player... COOL, asteg! And when your not contented with it's big 64MB internal memory, you can also buy 1GB Memory Stick Micro M2 cards! A whole lotta music and a whole lotta pictures to take at your hearts desire!
     Calls menu gives you the last 10 callers, called, and miss called, and a summary of all.
     The File Manager, organizes you file, from the images taken with the camera album or any media received, pictures, music, recorded sounds, and other documents.
     Games are so fun for kids and kids at heart. The Golf and The Tennis teaches you to focus and improve your reaction abilities, while the Fishing game helps you be patient.. and catch the fish!
     Still Bored? How about making your own ringtone? With the MusicDJ, you can make you own funky ringtone for messages, calls, are even just jamming with friends and sharing to others! Still bored? How about your own MTV or karaoke? With the Video DJ, you can record a video, slice them, add captions, insert music, and voila! you have your own MTV!
     Still not high tech enough? How about the Presenter, MediaPlayer controller, and the Desktop contoller. You can control you Windows Media Player or WinAmp using your phone! or better yet your mouse cursor! Coupled with a bluetooth adaptor, you can control your computer!! For the tech savvy, your phone is now a Human Interface Device... hehe' You can access these services through Entertainment -> Remote Control. Yeah, they're in entertainment.. hehe'
     Can't wake up? Why not use your fave MP3 or radio staion to wake you up? It's in the Alarms under Organizer. and also, you could make 5 recurrent alarms for your, obviously, recurring alarms such as take a bath, brush teeth, watch TV, or something feed the dog even...
     Notes - your digital grocery list! save your notes in the notes and you can shop with a digital grocery list.
     Contacts - can save almost everything, including vital statistics (in the info section) you can also add a Picture of the contact and it will appear when he/she calls you or even txtS you! cool, and another thing VIDEO RINGTONES. yes, you can use you fave Videos as ringtones and contact tone! sweet~

I got nothing more to say, I'm just excited about this phone. Can't stop using it...

     You can buy it from my friends there at at the Sony Ericsson shop located at 1st Floor Food court Robinson's Galleria Ortigas Center Pasig City. at the Tech Zone of the mall, left wing facing the department store, in front of Yellow Cab, Siemens, beside Nokia N-gallery/shop.
     Tell the saleslady there that Francis/Luigi sent you there, they know me, and they'll gladly entertain you.
     It's around Php 21,000 when my mom and my tita(auntie) bought it for me ^^, (Nov 11, 2006), and they even gave me a leather SE lace, P2,000 discount on Memory Stick Micro M2, a P5,000 discount for a SE Photo Printer! They're so nice, aren't they?!

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So, much for introductions...
Sorry for the boring topic, can't get my presentations done nicely, the Philippines international communications are crap because of the earthquake in Taiwan breaking subsea communication cables at late last month (Dec 29?) still crappy up to now (Jan 7) I am praying that they could fix it at once, it's hell for me! and for others as well!
I really wanted to share pictures at once but i can't seem to upload them easily in my flickr account... or in any account other than imageshack which is quite easy to use and at least faster...

Special Thanks to:
www.mobile-review.com (for the review) [one of the factor that made my want the k800i more]
www.sonyericsson.com (for some pictures and verviews)
www.gsmarena.com (for some other pictures)
www.imageshack.us (for some of the thumbnails starting now)
www.flickr.com (for image hosting starting now)
www.blogger.com (for this blog ^^, started last Jan. )
www.globe.com.ph (for the unlimitxt)[send UNLIMITXT to 2870, for globe users only]