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Sunday, May 11, 2008

feast of mp3s!

Yes, mp3 downloads are affordable and legal (at least under Russian laws) in mp3fiesta.com! They have a huge selection of mp3s to download, and includes the latest releases too. One mp3 track costs $0.10 the least, and $0.99 for an album! I came across this website while looking for a hard-to-find album of Goo Goo Dolls (yep, can't find it in all cd shops here). Since iTunes is not yet available in most countries, this is the best alternative i can find in purchasing legal music online. You just might want to check if your country supports this kind of merchandise, better be safe than sorry. So, if you're ready to check it out, start by searching for your favorite mp3 below.

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Maroon 5 live in Singapore - video 1

Singing "Makes Me Wonder" after their blasting live rendition of "Harder to Breathe" as opening song, Maroon5 indeed made Singapore crazily wild in their frustatingly 1 1/2 hour concert last 25th of March 2008 in the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Why you know why the youngsters flocked and followed the band's van on their way back to the Ritz Carlton! Overall though, Maroon5 definitely rocks!!! :)

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Maundy Thursday

I wonder what maundy means...
checking wikipedia...
The word Maundy is derived through Middle English, and Old French mandé, from the Latin mandatum, the first word of the phrase "Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos" ("A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you"), the statement by Jesus in the Gospel of John (13:34) by which Jesus explained to the Apostles the significance of his action of washing their feet.

Oh that's why we commemmorate the "washing of the feet" every Holy Thursday (or Maundy Thursday for English Catholics). I feel weird today... I suddenly missed the Holy Week events in the Philippines. Here in Singapore, Holy Week seems non-existent. Aside from the usual Sunday and everyday masses, I have no idea what else they do to relive the Holy Week. I wonder if they have the reenactment of the washing of the feet in the mass this evening. Geesh, I miss the Pabasa. I miss the Visita Iglesia and the sweat and huge crowd that come with it. I miss the parades, the men carrying the cross and hitting themselves with whip as their blood splashes to the children following them. I miss the long, long walks with candles while praying and singing church songs. I terribly miss all of these, and I never thought I will miss them! I've been doing them my whole life, they seem so "robotic" for me, but then now that i'm not doing them, I feel so incomplete... and bad. I even missed the Palm Sunday mass. I feel terrible. I know I am missing something. But how, when, where? In this country where Catholics are not as devout as in the Philippines, Holy Week is different. But this shouldnt stop me from remembering Him during Holy Week. Hay, Maundy Thursday...

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

i missed the gala premiere!

i am the type of person who likes to join all sorts of contests and promotions. But i never had the luck to win any....

last dec 18, i missed a call from an unknown number. thinking it will call again, i didnt mind calling back. 5 days later, i noticed an email from Golden village cinema. It was a notification that I won a pair of gala premiere tickets of I am Legend!!! waaaah!!! and of course i missed it already!! the missed call was from GV cinema! :-'(

i cant get over the fact that i missed that gala!!!! I've been wanting to watch I am legend for over a month already! Nani and I kept on watching the trailer online. S-I-G-H! so now, i'm online, going to buy tickets (which should have been free!! and special!!). I'm one of the 20 winners and i just lost it :-'(

aaaaaahhh!!! moral of the story, check your email, call back missed calls.

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Maroon5 in Singapore

Mark it on your calendar, folks!
MAROON 5 will be in Singapore!!
When: March 25, 2008 (tuesday)
Time: 8 pm
Where: Singapore Indoor Stadium
Ticket info: www.sistic.com.sg

See you there!!! :-p

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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Bintan Vacation

3-day super vacation. Bintan, i love you! :-)

The 3-days we spent in Bintan was truly memorable. It was THE vacation we were looking for indeed. Never mind the seasickness i encountered along the way, as well as the dizzy roadtrip to the other beach, all in all, our Bintan Vacation was splendid!

Just a fast recap of the events:
Thursday, 11am - Ferry trip to Bintan
arrived @ 11am, Indonesian Time.
Checked in @ Nirwana Beach Club @ almost 12pm
Had late lunch @ Poolside Resto
Took a dip @ the infinity pool
Dinner @ Kelong Resto
Drinks @ Calypso Bar

Friday, 9am - Buffet American Breakfast
10 am - Road trip to Trikora Beach
around 11am - Aroma River Spa
12pm- Fisherman's lunch @ Mutiara
1 pm - Ketupat making
130-3pm - Trikora Beach
3pm- back to resort
4pm- Jetski Ride! :-)
Dinner @ Thai Restaurant

Saturday, 830 am - American Breakfast Buffet
Swam all day til our return trip to immigration
:-)
around 530pm- left Bintan

This vacation was all worth it! The accommodation and food in the restaurants were very affordable and superb! We stayed in a rustic looking room, simple but spacious, and just right in all aspects. Though i had some bed bites afterwards :-(. I like the surroundings and feel of the beach club. It was very natural and calm with the trees they used and a pond as the center of attraction. At first I was not impressed but i eventually loved it to the point that i didn't want to leave the resort anymore. I recommend it for those who prefer cheap but comfy accommodation.

All the restos we went to never failed us. We always leave with a full stomach and big smiles on our faces. I recommend Kelong Restaurant and Calypso bar for average spending, yet they have the most incredible place and view in Nirwana! The thai restaurant has the best pineapple rice i've ever tasted in my entire life! It's a must to try! I also love the yellow curry. Yummy!

If you have spare time, take the day tour to Trikora Beach, with a spa package at Aroma River spa, coz it's really all worth it! The relaxing river spa massage is something you'll never find in the city, so it's truly recommended! The mangrove tour was short but romantic! The fisherman's lunch was unique and unbelievably tasty! Take time to learn how to do a simple malaysian basket called Ketupat. It's really interesting. And lastly, enjoy the white virgin sands of Trikora beach with the lots of live starfishes and small crabs! Not recommended for swimming though... just feel the sand on your feet, and for picture-taking. :-)

The Beach Club has a lot of sea sports activities to offer, so dont forget to at least try one! it's really cheap and fun! We tried the jetski, it was my first time, and i was so crazily screaming the whole time haha!! I'll definitely try that ride again :-)

I truly enjoyed our vacation, I guess 3 days is just enough to roam around and have fun. No rush whatsoever, just happy walking and strolling the whole time. :-)

I'm going back there for sure! Nirwana again, no doubt! :-)

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

awkward

awk·ward /ˈɔkwərd/ [awk-werd]
–adjective 1.
lacking skill or dexterity; clumsy.
2. lacking grace or ease in movement: an
awkward gesture; an awkward dancer.
3. lacking social graces or manners: a
simple, awkward frontiersman.
4. not well planned or designed for easy or
effective use: an awkward instrument; an awkward method.
5. requiring
caution; somewhat hazardous; dangerous: an awkward turn in the road.
6. hard
to deal with; difficult; requiring skill, tact, or the like: an awkward
situation; an awkward customer.
7. embarrassing or inconvenient; caused by
lack of social grace: an awkward moment
8. Obsolete. untoward;
perverse.


Those awkward moments. Countless. Most are pure embarassment, yet some, define mystery. Have you been in that millisecond of time when your eyes were locked up with another's? There's this rush in the veins and a big sphere of undefined isolation surrounded the two of you in that unexpected time? You must have tried to get answers by looking deep in the eyes of the other. Searching, as if answering a questionnaire without questions. Puzzling, isn't it? And awkward. Especially when the big sphere poofs into thin air, and voila, back to reality. That millisecond, seemed to be forever. But, it is forever. Because you will never forget that moment. That awkward moment. Forever.

I have a few of those times i searched for answers but still left me puzzled until now. There's this part in my brain that seems to be connected to my heart, like a mini-vault of awkward memories of love --- memories finding answers. They say that what you don't know will not hurt you. So, I just let things be the way they are, even though there's a big question mark that ends it.

But what if that awkward moment happens again? Like a second chance to find answers to questions left behind years ago. Though a lot of things have changed, and the answers you wanted to know may not be the answers you were expecting a few years back, for some weird reason, it just feels good to be in that awkward moment once again, right? And you know, this time, it will end with a period.

I just wish for that second chance to come.

for the man that i almost fell in love with.

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Sunday, August 05, 2007

the house goodbye

a month ago, i moved to another office.
and just recently, i needed to move to another house.

after 18 months of rearranging furniture, upgrading the interiors and decors, eventually building an unconscious emotional attachment to our house now, there goes the news from the owner that we need to leave the house in a month's time. it's not that easy.

i mean, the house's look is not the type that can easily attract renters like us, but the everyday comfy led us to eventually like it, and love it. (we had no choice that time we were finding a unit/house for us, we had a small budget and it was the first-to-grab offer)
there were times that we hoped for upgrades, like wall coverings or plastered walls, a comfy new sofa set, tiled kitchen walls and modular furniture, authentic wooden doors, and the list just goes on. but though we never had our wishes, we still continued to fix the house in a likeable way. so the news that we had to leave it, just made me more emotionally attached to it.
sigh....
though we found a new place where we can transfer in a week's time perhaps, i will always remember the first shelter we had here in Singapore. The witness in our first 18months in this strange, distant land. If only walls could speak, I do hope they'll miss us too.


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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

time goes on

i just realized that i have more time for myself and my infinite whims since the day i moved. but it seems that i don't have much, proven by my puffy dark circles and 24-hr yawn breaks. am i just lazy or what? i have tons of chores to do, but i wear myself in front of this boxed pixelated device, creating diaries of love, passion, and just plain curiosity. everyday, i seem to lose my purpose in this world. i run after my lost dreams, literally and poetically speaking, ending up still unsure of the real happiness. and bliss. i wish for that great morning when the sun rays touches my face, and I finally feel the completeness in my life. And the chasing has ended. Just living my life in my own time, and loving every moment of it.

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Thursday, July 26, 2007

crazily waiting!



i'm so excited and i just can't hide it!
Weee!!! Papunta na syang Sing from Australia!!!

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

dell inspiron 1520 (a lappie talk)

When i love something, i really spend the time gazing at it. And so, while it's not yet here, meaning, it's still intangible, i'm gonna stare at her picture.

image from dell.com


So there she is, my new lappy baby. Still have to wait for 2-3 weeks to get to hold her. Here's what she can offer.

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7100 (1.8GHz, 2MB Cache, 800 MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Aero Experience
15.4" Widescreen WXGA 1280x800 Display with True Life
2 GB 667Mhz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (max. up to 4GB)
120 GB SATA hard drive
Internal 8x DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer write capability
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB GDDR2 dedicated graphic memory
Spring Green Color (lcd top) with Microsatin Finish and 2MP Camera
Wifi, Bluetooth, 8-in-1 Card Reader, 4 USB ports, S-video, internal 56K modem
Travel Remote, Ear Plugs
6-cell 53Whr lithium ion primary battery
90W AC Adapter
Microsoft Works 8.5
Norton Security 30 days trial
McAfee Security 15 months OEM
2 yrs limited warranty+phone support
Targus Pulse II Nylon Backpack
Targus USB Wireless Mouse
all for S$ 1,780 (1,160 USD)--- super sulit!

I really have to convince Nani that i should buy it already and we need not wait for better offers (especially that Dell gives out incredible offers all-year round), with that price and all that we're going to get, I really feel that it's all worth it. Just look at the processor and graphic card, that's what was really important after all. The Intel T7 Series or the Santarosa Series, as they call it, is the newest processor in town. And Geforce 8600M GT, is rated as Performance Class 2 for graphic cards nowadays. It is really important when buying a techie item to purchase the latest and the most powerful specs at that time, since this will indicate the value of your item as time passes by. I've learned my lesson, I bought the midstream one before, and after a year, its value is not even 50% of the purchase price anymore. Though my new lappie is not the strongest in its league (there's still Intel T300 and T7500 processors, more powerful than what im getting), overall-wise, it can still run the race. IT today upgrade like 3-6 months. So, the devaluation of IT items rise fast too. Remember that like cars, IT stuff are collaterals not investments. Make sure to use them at least 2 years to get the worth of your money before selling them to 2nd hand exporters. You might think that if IT items are collaterals then why buy the "strongest item" which will surely cost more than buy the midstream one, use for a shorter time, then sell? Yeah, it's because of devaluation. Midstream means more faster to devaluate. So for a few more bucks, you get a really good item, then when you need to sell, you're assured that it's still has more value than others. That was based from my experience. You dont have to really take my advice if you feel otherwise.

image from cnet
Anyway, I was supposed to buy Dell Inspiron 1420 instead of 1520. But, after comparing their specs and price, they came out even. However, 1520's graphic card has more options, and the bigger screen (so it's a bit heavier) will really not hurt me, coz it will just sit the whole day on my table. The thing is, i like 1420's interior look. So....thinky thinky! It was a tough decision, but I just have to get the better specs. After all, that's what i really needed, the better graphic card. So, 2 weeks! In two weeks i'll get to see my new lappie baby!

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Sunday, July 22, 2007

Josh Verdes




A filipino-american from Virginia USA takes acoustic in a whole new level. Listen to his songs, and buy them at www.myspace.com/joshverdes

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