Whatever thoughts

(True Balls)shooting

2005-10-27T22:34:00.000+08:00

do you know what it feels when the company's communication and network depends on you??.., That's what I do. For the past 2 months I've been in the help and planning desk. I feel the job of supporting users sometimes is detrimental to planning the system in a sense that time is spent more on troubleshooting. The reward that I get is when the user smiles or expresses their gratitude when their problem is solved. Although I dont get to solve their problems all the time.
This job serves as a refresher for me and sometimes a system check, a warning of upcoming bigger problem. and Occasionally I do get the best of both worlds; planning and troubleshooting.
Everything must be done . To comfort the user that everything is goin to be ok. Venturing into the unknown when there is no ready solution. Creating a win-win solution when the user's first wish isn't feasible. Crossing my fingers before hitting the "Enter" button. Doesnt include words I mumble with a R-18 rating when I dont get the desired results.
All these things require guts. Kaya ko to'.. :)

just passin by..

2005-04-12T20:03:00.000+08:00

Oops! i almost forgot, i still do have my blog, heheh :). Very well, i'll post something very soon. I feel weak right now ergo cant put things into writing yet.

Gmail 4 U!

2005-02-08T09:08:00.000+08:00

For droppin' by my blog u could avail for a Gmail account. That's free 1000 MB email (250MB only for free Yahoo and Hotmail) and mail forwarding and POP3 access(other popular mails charge for this service). Just send me your current email address through this blog or through YM. :).I will not share email content or personal information with third parties.

New to RSS?

2005-02-07T15:46:00.001+08:00

what if you could read all your news, blogs, stocks updates etc and other relevant information on a single location instead of visiting each site for a particular info? Yes you can!, by RSS. For starters, you can sign up at My Yahoo!., you can even get a peek at your Yahoo Mail inbox. Go ahead and start choosing your contents promoted by Yahoo. Other than that you must provide the RSS URL of the site for it to integrate in My Yahoo. More RSS in My Yahoo can be found here. For just RSS click here.
For example if you're an avid fan of froz80's blog :D or you want to express you're hatred towards this author :( , the little white-in-orange "XML" button ()at the left side indicates that my blog supports RSS. It usually points to the site's RSS file. If you click the button, don't worry about the text in your browser -- all you need is the URL in the browser's web address bar (in my case its "http://feeds.feedburner.com/froz80").
To add the RSS feed to My Yahoo!, simply right click on the orange XML button to "Copy Shortcut." Go to My Yahoo!'s RSS edit page and paste ("Ctrl V") it into the "Add URL" box. or paste "http://feeds.feedburner.com/froz80".
Now you can view my beloved blog even if you forgot the blog's site url. :D

Superstar Magic

2005-02-05T11:02:00.000+08:00

Donning the uniform of Orlando Magic., #33 guard/forward Grant Hill will start at 2005 NBA ALL-Star Game in Denver on Feb.20. Together with Vince Carter, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson and LeBron James for the Eastern Conference. It's very exciting to see Grant Hill play again. Hill is doing well since coming back from a career threatening injury. Hill was suppose to start the 2001 All-Star but sat it out because of a season ending injury. Since then has played for only 47 games in 4 years (btw there are 82 games per basketball year/season).
In college, Hill(as a Duke Blue Devil) beat Michigan Wolverines and their Fab Five freshmen players(including my fave player Chris Webber.. :(.. ) to capture the 1992 NCAA Men's Basketball Title.
Hill also inspired me to basketball card collecting. In 1994 I knew Grant Hill was going to be a superstar. And I had a chance to get my hands on his rookie card, convincing my buddy for a trade in exchange for Karl Malone (w/c is also an icon but far less value in the market). I have to give credit to TJ for a great trade. A month after he would mumble for giving up Grant Hill for it's value, you had to see the look on his face (hehe, sorry bai walang bawian :) ). At that time it's worth $15. He also had no clue to how good Grant Hill is. My first good value card.
And for those of you who didn't know Grant Hill is the proud hubbie of Tamia, yep the singer, songwriter and actress whos singles include "Officially Missing You" and "So Into You".

Grant Hill+Tamia=Lovely Couple

Grant Hill is a guy we all feel for. Not only was he likeable on the court, but he was likeable off the court as well. You still have that fear that he will get injured yet again. But so far, so good. It's nice to know that nice guys can finish first in the NBA. Hill is doing well, perhaps he will be able to go back to doing Sprite commercials.

2005-01-29T08:58:00.000+08:00

I was born Kings fan

Gaining Mass

2005-01-28T09:33:00.000+08:00

This is for all fitness buffs who are trying to gain muscle mass. and since i advocate a drug-free weight training especially hardgainers. Hardgainers are defined as persons having difficulty in gaining mass with high volume training (more than 3 times/wk training, more than 2x training of body part per wk). If your not genetically gifted to respond high volume training or don't do steroids then you are a hardgainer. Dont worry, you belong to a large group (60-90%). For hardgainers who value every bit of muscle mass here goes...

1.)Weight Train - focus on compound exercises squat, deadlift, bench press, overhead press, rows involve the most muscle in each exercise. Forget isolation exercise. If you want to get big then recruit more muscles in each exercise. Train in heavy, low repetitions. Heavy means that your capable of lifting the load in 6-12 reps. If you can lift it more than 12 the load is light, additional weight is necessary.

2.)Observe perfect form - exercises train target muscles only in perfect form. This is also necessary to avoid injury

3.)Train no more than thrice weekly- hardgainers need more rest than training days.

4.)Sleep - at least 8 hrs. Muscle grows while you REST(i.e sleep) NOT IN THE GYM.

5.)Progressive Poundage- to put the muscle in a state of shock it must be subjected to consistent stress to stimulate growth. Either increasing weights or reps enables the muscle to adjust. Muscle growth is necessary for the body to cope up with increasing weight. Our body has the abilty to adapt to "stressors" and maintaining the same workout will not encourage growth.

6.)Eat more often - small but frequent meals sustains the body nourishment all day. The body can also assimilate a certain number calories each meal. To grow the body must acquire more calories than it can burn. Quality food consisting of complex carbs and protein in greater percentage (than fat) to avoid excess fat in growing as much as possible. Protein ( in grams) intake must be equivalent to pounds of your lean body weight each day for muscle growth and repair.

That's it. Train Hard and Smart and be BIG!!.

You can check out this Hardgainer's FAQ

(safe)Sex in the gym

2005-01-27T17:33:00.000+08:00

I chanced upon a Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) regarding testosterone levels on weight training MFW Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list: "MFW-FAQ Section IX "

In #3 the answer was: "Neither masturbation or sexual intercourse is likely to worsen your athletic performance and recovery or lower testosterone levels. Engaging is sex or masturbation *during* a lift could potentially be dangerous and, in any case, you should always observe good gym etiquette and clean up any equipment afterwards. If you do have sex in the gym, be aware that other gym members may complain if you haven't brought enough to share with them too."

Funny though. Why sould one be having sex or masturbation during a lift in the first place? Are some gym buffs really that horny? These people should reserve their "acts" to themselves,. On the other hand I appreciate the author though for such explanation on cleanliness and open-mindedness on tackling "rare" instances. I'm not surprised if the author shared it from experience.

Wishful Thinker (pt. 2)

2005-01-19T14:05:00.000+08:00

The yuletide season is over and we all have to wait for another 11 months or more if you dont want the Xmas season to come until you have that special someone. Still the hopeless romantic who's sick n' tired of listening to AM radio and its resident DJ giving all those silly love advice on a slow, gentle voice. Or sending desperate love letters to Joe d' Mango's "Love Notes" ...->hmmm, funny where did i get all those ideas?..., anyway i got to tell you, yes YOU d avid reader (since your the only one reading my blog), what happen last Christmas break.

Got excited since my manila buddies are coming home, well except for TJ and Lester
who didnt come over. We hung around a couple of times to share all those foolishness
and more joke cracking. I would also think twice on my beer consumption, most of the time I took calamansi juice. Some of my friends would laugh at me but their body is a lot funnier (hihihi :D).There was one time that we booze the whole night at jed's place, topping it off with red wine. GP said that red wine and cheese is a great combo. He demonstrated how it should be taken plus the heavenly expression. Mike and I would laugh at his deeply felt expression which we think is exaggerated since we believe there is no complementary flavor but purely psychological.

I also went with some of my girl batchmates in high school. I think i got to talk more to with them this time than the whole highschool time combined.

We played Warcraft too, its been awhile since i saw Manej, the ever silent bubby(buddy, i mean). I noticed he's staying away from the group since he's been the target of our wild jokes.. I paired up with kwok against Manej and Elmer., we didnt win a lot of games though but it was fun. It seems my partner is having problems
with TEAM play (Kwok!! make some improvements). I had my share of shortcomings too but hey, it was fun anyway. :)

Out of the 10 wishes that i listed before (Wishful Thinker pt.1) i got 5 of them. Yep pretty high. Among them the 20lbs additonal plates for weight lifting,. thanks mike for helping me on this one. He insisted on hand carrying those plates to the parking area but would grumble out later that the plates are really heavy. hehehe.

For Christmas my lola cooked pancit molo for the whole clan. The best!!!!..

This year Joar would help me obtain my Optimum Nutrition 100% whey protein from Manila. Thanks Jo!, bottoms up next time.

And oh!, will i ever fail to mention that Sophia gave me her awe-inspiring Y.E.S.!!. Heavens way for this writer. Now that sophie's my girl I have one more avid reader of this blog ( that'll be a total of two, including you [yes YOU!] whoDOESNThaveANYTHINGelse2DO reader). And as if these blessing ain't enough she gave me a Skeletor(He-Man's nemesis) action figure which is way cool. Due to sensitive issues (dont worry it's just corny) i will not publish how did i say thanks to sophia.

:)

Does this taste good with cheese??

12_09_04 snippets

2004-12-09T11:47:00.000+08:00

Saw this bumper sticker:

INSURED BY THE MAFIA. IF YOU HIT ME, WE HIT YOU BACK.

bit by a Beatle

2004-12-09T10:38:00.000+08:00

YESTERDAY was so cloudy. There's this gut feeling that IT WONT BE LONG that its going to RAIN. As early 6am thick clouds mob over our neighborhood ready to pour. Its a fact that the clouds showed its greatest form while i was commuting towards the office, Im a NOWHERE MAN helpless should it RAIN. Clouds keep on chanting GET BACK(ROOFTOP). I have second thoughts to whether i should bring along my heavy jacket. Its so heavy and bulky that i could get another workout by just bringing this. But alas, HERE COMES THE SUN. Although not in full crowning glory but still SOMETHING that could sustain STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER.

By night time I transferred 31 Beatles music videos to my pc. For ALL MY LOVING i have 31 classic videos of the most successful band the music industry has ever known. Upon playing the first video my father took over the PC,. Meanwhile i just grabbed the daily. My dad still in aghast over the music he lived by during his more youthful "DAY TRIPPER" times.

It's quite odd that while reading i chance upon an article about John Lennon. I was not aware that it is the 24th death anniversary(December 8) of John Lennon. He was shot, bringin down an icon. The first beatle to pass away ( George Harrison died from cancer on 2001). A picture showed him and wife Yoko Ono clasping each others hands. IMAGINE if Lennon could live a little longer there is a possibility of a Beatles reunion and work their way on top of the charts one more time. SOMETHING fans would anticipate.

Some of the Beatles songs are scattered here in this blog entry..

Better to be on top, SOMETHING fans would always remember. If the Beatles should disband and die one by one forfeiting the possibility of a reunion then LET IT BE..

Stand By Me

Wishful Thinker

2004-12-08T09:51:00.000+08:00

Since the yuletide season is here. These are top things that come to my mind.
Some things here I could not buy, some things are not that expensive but always slip off my mind. But the best thing here is intangible and even money could not buy. Except for my last wish maybe it's better that these would remain on the wish list.
1)basketball- this will be a part of my cardiovascular exercise and a great way to practice my hoop skills (ha, if there's any).
2)PDA- battery life that would last for at least 2 days in between charging, I think this is the least that i need here. cool but still impractical.
3)additional weights- 50lbs total plate weight for my adjustable dumbell. Lets pump more iron. Ummphh..
4)a new chassis for my N6250- the current one has worn out its rubber protector at bottom. Semicon sells this at a tough price. For the its price others would prefer to buy another unit but i would stick with this one for its durability. Extra fact: Other units could not withstand the abuse my mobile has undergone. N6250 is the best and most practical mobile I know and can last for a generation( if the mobile transmission technology would still allow it)
5)Optimum Nutrition's 100% whey protein- saw this in various health shops. best known
source of quality protein.
6)my lola's pancit molo(the best in town) and batchoy- like I've said IT's the BEST.
7)any action figure - preferably scary ones. something i could place at my room
8)Mach3 razor from Gillette- this may look like a silly wish but its essential
9)Chris Webber, Dwayne Wade rookie or insert card- I know basketball cards are a thing of the past here in the Philippines but hey, I love em

last but certainly not the least,..

10) sana sagutin ako ng nililigawan ko. :)

..and perhaps I don't have to sit on Santa's lap but she could sit on mine

2004-12-03T17:14:00.000+08:00

yep, I'm listening 4 more comments..

Gizmodon

2004-12-01T17:08:00.000+08:00

recently i bought the March issue of T3 magazine.... What made me buy such mag
are: 1)cover girls- featuring 2 channel [V] vjs Cindy Burbridge & Sarah Tan who were both babes,, 2) content- shows head 2 head comparisons of top 2 vendors per gadget, and d usual reviews 3)price tag of 40 pesos.

Im pretty much concerned of the comparisons between Palm and Pocket Pc's, although its somewhat a short article it goes in conjuction with the individual reviews of various handheld devices. Im into PDA's these days although i dont own one. Its fun to look into certain specs of each device. At the same time wondering when i could acquire one (It seems impractical for me as of the moment and I cant afford the handheld I want,hehe). Every spec will solicit an ohh.. or an ahhh. I always prefer a road warrior gadget, which means each function will be usefull at most situations and something you could rely on at desperate situations and it has to be durable. It has to withstand extremities. I love it when it can be dropped anywhere without losing its functionalty or you can throw it at the bully that snatches your meal back in grade school, well not that I'm clumsy but I always want it to live more than its desired use. In additon, I also have an eye for rugged stuffs.

One feature that is important is battery life, especially for "mobiles"., Battery life is VERY IMPORTANT!! The gadget's feature is only as good as its battery life could allow it. So lets say you have to activate Wi-Fi for data transfer but the gadget will shut itself off when the file is 99% completed (dont you hate it when that happens) just because battery has drained out. And to think that you already spent significant amount of time for file transfer.

It is a always a big challenge for gadget manufacturers to add more features to the thing without consuming large amounts of power while using the "feature". Its all about power efficiency. Thats why Im not impressed at the latest models that boasts of great features but lasts for a minute amount of time. Can they have a separate model that has the latest battery technology but has the basic features,
like a meal course without dessert. Well at least I'm full.

caught in rain

2004-11-12T18:09:00.000+08:00

i was about to leave d office when suddenly it rained. what the..,.well i guess im stuck here. instead of sitting down inside the server room (w/c is way too cold) i stayed at the hallway. For almost a month now Brokenshire college has been my office.
It doesnt hurt when there are pretty ladies in sight. Its sad that these pretty nurses will someday wipe some foreign ass as nurses, caregivers etc. which leaves us a handful left.

So much for nurses...

sometimes, when you ask for something(rain) it takes forever to come or worst doesnt come. Sometimes it comes when it is unnecessary, but you ask for it in the past. or it comes when you least expect it. And this time that thing that commeth to me is what Im happy about these days. there are some that comes but this one is for me

....when it rains it really pours

11_11_04 snippets

2004-11-11T17:27:00.000+08:00

-what is it with the PBA?, Im not anymore excited bout the games to be played nor my team's standing (Alaska). haay, d best days are over.

-badminton is a good game but i think some people are in it for the hype and trend. basketball is still a knockout.. m also looking into kickboxing

-more and more kids are into online RPG and not much into reading. Although Im into gaming b4 but i never lose my reading habits..

- girls who are into fitness and/or martial arts turn me on.

- a woman's mind is sexier than her body

-lutong bahay is still better than fast foods,. Eat like a westerner?..then look like em (most of them are fat) hehe.

-i like Eminem's video spoofing on Michael Jackson. What is it with some people who like children in other ways.., its disgusting to think about it

-why are gossip/intrigue shows like the d Buzz, S Files etc. flood on TV? People really are interested on snooping/messing on other people's life. o hell. tsktsk

-.... speaking of which both GMA and ABSCBN have almost same shows, especially on primetime. Im sick and tired of soap operas and their variants. Same reality shows, "artista" search, fantaserye at the same time.

Search Engine war

2004-11-11T11:43:00.000+08:00

It seems Microsoft is at it again., now setting its eyes on the search engine industry.As early as this week, it will release its own search engine rivaling Google. That would be good news for net users. But as long as Microsoft is in the picture, expect it to unfairly muscle in the competition. Some time ago Netscape Navigator was the leading choicefor internet browser, now Microsoft comes in with Windows bundled with Internet Explorer.
Consumers will benefit with fair competition not brute compettion leading to monopoly.It would be great if Microsoft would release IE (internet Explorer) stand alone, that would create a healthy competition from both companies, and would encourage others as well. I wish it would not be deja vu for Google.

This author uses Firefox for browsing and (WILL/STILL) be using Google for search queries. :)

baseball & d Big Unit

2004-10-29T04:31:00.000+08:00

just Recently d red sox just won d world series in 4 against d cardinals. Baseball for me is fun to watch. It is d only sport for me where DEFENSE is more important and in the same degree,
more exciting than offense. Hats off to Randy Johnson the Big Unit, my fave player in d majors. The fiercest fastball of d game (95mph), Thanks to his height (6-10, tallest n d majors) n arms. I wonder who can hit the ball with that speed. A player with that height has d advantage of ball's release point, giving an impression of pitching much closer than d mound. The best part here is counting how many strikeouts he inflicts on batters . Hitters are at his mercy. K, K, K, K, K, K..... For those new to baseball K is the symbol for strikeout. You could have seen the face of the batter after a strikeout. hehe. A face of vulnerabilty and weakness at the hands of the Unit. vwahaha

Wish that baseball could also flourish here n d Philippines. The problem with baseball is it requires a large playing area. Much larger than basketball. I think Pinoys have a better shot on the international scene with baseball than basketball. Y? unlike basketball, baseball dont require tall and strong players which the Pinoys are not genetically gifted. In fact there are a lot of Asians in the Major League, especially japs and koreans. Chan Ho Park, Ichiro Suzuki, Hideo Nomo, Hideki Matsui all have created a storm in their respective clubs.

Better bring on the bat......

Top 10 plus 1 Pet Peeve List

2004-10-28T20:04:00.000+08:00

there are really some things that irritate me, in no order of irritation. here goes:

1) People who walk slowly in groups that block your pathway

2) Kung sumakay ka ng jeep, may pasahero na pumara ng 10 meters away pagkatapos lng bumaba ng isang pasahero. d Worst thing?: babayad ng hindi kambyo (say above 100 na bill) bago bumaba, expecting the exact change back.

3) Katabi mo na may B.O., confident pa!

4) Jeepneys with loud heart thumping sound system. Driver cant hear you when you call out to them. Worse?!: Baduy ang songs.

5) Peeps who interrupt what you are critically doing to talk share their stories in full volume and no substance.

6) Corny jokers,.. they're wastin my time. But kudos to a batchmate who you cant help but die laughing cuz he is born with the "Corny" disease.

7) Airheads who brag at something they dont have. Worse?!: They dont know who they're talking to: i can do better or do it best, hehe. But i dont brag back. Silent ako jan. :)

8}Someone who steps in your old shoe, with no apologies.. i love my shoes (old or new).

9)Perverts who talk about girls with no known assets. Like give 'em a female dog they'll talk about 'em too.

10)Persons who offers you a favor and immediately demands something in exchange. (For example: a smart ass invites you a lift home, after you get home safely he demands money for fuel. Worse?!: the loss of fuel on the trip really doesn't hurt him. Plus!! the ass offers chicks a free ride home anytime, anywhere.).. you must wonder if that person is doing you a favor or just taking advantage.

and finally...

11)Persons who think they are God's gift to the opposite sex. In other words: "Pamati".., what's worse?!: there is no way of telling which is their butt or face. (there are variants or strains of this type of person, I'll comment more on this on future postings)

.. more pet peeves in the future, that's all for now.

braindead

2004-10-27T16:00:00.000+08:00

I used to sleep as early as 9pm when i was a kid. But at this age (although still a kid, hehe) I get to sleep 12midnight. yes, I do want my 8 hours of sleep every day but hell how can i achieve that without sacrificing something. What keeps me awake these days varies from finishing a PC job at home, talking to friend on the phone, or hangin out with friends. It is not necesarry that when Im with one of those moments that i am alive, or i have a 100% attention to say the least. I may be talking but my mind slowly shutting itself down. "Hey big boy! i better slow things down" says my mind but my body will not necessary follow. The result is i think slower, i can play basketball but my reflexes is not at its best. An exception to this rule is when I get to talk to someone over the phone whom i care a lot. My mind switches on (that's 100% at work) automatically when i talk to her. She might not be a cure to insomnia but an effective remedy to an empty thought.
When im deprived of sleep it shows the next day. I do catnaps to feed my brain. Those are some of the times that i regret doing something the night before. It pisses me off when im forced to get out of bed, like hey gimme a break!!.
-yawn- That's all for now.. zzzzz

nba

2004-10-27T07:36:00.000+08:00

With just one week before the nba season starts Im excited to see all those teams with major player acquisitions. Take for instance the Miami Heat, they really got one helluva player in Shaq. What really intrest me is the duo of Dwayne Wade & Shaq. 'Love those guard-center combos. It was since Penny-Shaq, Payton-Kemp that the NBA hasnt got an exciting duo.

And why the guard-center combo?. Strictly speaking it is a guard-high flyer combo that is exciting. The reason: alley-oop plays,. those lob - catch- slam bam - thankya ma'am that separates the league from the sissies.

Its a good thing that Shaq is now with Miami. The East will now get a huge lift from from the powerful West. The East got size now aside from those quick guards. Shaq is still the most dominant center in the NBA...