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Dead Apples Day

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A few minutes of rainwater leaking from my room's ceiling was all it took to put down the drain around 90k worth of gadgets. On a lazy Sunday afternoon, when I decided I needed to shower while heavy rain was pouring down, my MacBook also decided to take a bath. For good measure, he even took with him my iPod touch to keep him company. As we all know, water + electronics don't go well together. Not even my supposed "investment" in an AppleCare Protection Plan could save me (financially) from my MacBook's eventual demise.


Of all the unfortunate events that ever happened in my life, this has to be at the top 5. After handing over my Mac to the peeps at Digital Hub service center, I was wandering around V-Mall thinking of the options that I have, and the consequences of those options:
  • Buy a new MacBook + iPod touch. around 63.5k or 5.3k per month (12 months)
  • Buy a MacBook Pro. forget the ipod. around 62k or 5,165 per month (12 months)
  • Buy a Mac Mini + 32" LCD TV + X-Box 360. 78k (more or less)
I'm leaning toward buying the Mac Mini + LCD TV + X-Box 360 because of the ability to do more with a mini and a console, despite the lack of portability. But then again, all those options involve the word "Buy", which I hope I could avoid until after our wedding.

Today is Dead Apples Day #1. I hope after day #7, when I return to V-Mall, my MacBook would have been resurrected so I won't have to buy a new one...




Monday, July 26, 2010 | 0 Comments

POLL: Best RKO Ever?

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WWE Superstar Randy Orton is currently topping the Twitter Trending Topics. Why don't we celebrate this milestone by having a poll? What do you think was his best RKO ever?

A. Carlito


B. Rey Mysterio


C. Evan Bourne


For me, I think it's letter C. Drop some comments below and let me know what do you think is Randy Orton's best RKO ever.



Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | 0 Comments

Three Is Better Than One

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Don't you love it when things you don't expect to work hand in hand seem to get the job done perfectly? Well, this was what I experienced a few days ago with the major Telcos. As you can see in the picture below, I was using Globe Tattoo's Mobile Partner app on my MacBook. Try to look closely and you'll realize that I was actually connecting to Smart 3G. Look down a little bit and you'll see that the modem I'm using is from Sun Broadband. Ain't it nice to see them working together?





Monday, July 19, 2010 | 1 Comments

Personal Goals 2010 Updates

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I wrote these personal goals (in my Mac's Stickies app) back in January. Every time a goal is accomplished, I would cross them out. I finally got the time to publish them so here's how they look 6 months later:

  • Join a table tennis tournament. Making it to the top 8 would be a bonus. I was able to play for my project's table tennis team. And we ended up 5th place. Not bad. Until you learn how many teams competed in the tournament. 
  • Run in a charity event (SuperBods). Jersy and I finished the 3K run in less than 30 minutes. Not bad for first timers.. I'm gonna try the 5K run next time.
  • Travel more often (once or twice a year is a definite improvement over zero trips). Visited Cagayan de Oro for the holy week. Took another hellacious bus ride to Cagayan Valley for my bro's wedding. Cebu-bound in November.
  • Swipe less often - No more monthly installments. Yey!
  • Cook more often than eat out [CANCELLED] Since I'm using an electric stove at home, and Meralco's rate hike, this is not as feasible as I thought
  • Create my own iPod touch app [NOT STARTED] Still don't have the creative juice to do this.

Since most of the goals above were already crossed out, I'm adding a few more goals to accomplish before the end of the year:
  • Score at least 10 points in one of our remaining ABL games. [side note: The last time I scored in double figures in an ABL game was way back in 2006]
  • Resist my gadget lust (iPhone 4, Mac mini, etc.)
  • Decide the final date of the wedding
  • Make sure our Cebu vacation doesn't end up like the one we had in Baguio 2 years ago
Will have another update soon... In the meantime, I have to catch up with some techie posts. =)




Sunday, July 18, 2010 | 0 Comments

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