11.24P i skipped posting last thursday and friday and spared you from wasting your time reading two days worth of crappy posts..hehe..i guarantee that today will still be a crappy post but i don't want to shock my avid readers (i mean no readers, mostly it's for me..i dont wanna shock me!) for not posting for more than a day..and also im trying to stop my obsession (ryt word?) with going online everyday..so far i've only seen negative effects from my obsession..here's what happened that triggered such action..if you read my posts before, you'll know that the fall quarter started last monday at my school..i have a habit of sitting on the very first row in all my classes (less distraction this way) usually the seat closest to the door (easy access to an exit for whatever reason i may need to leave a class ;) )..in all of my classes this week, i couldn't read what's on the board or read the transparencies on the projector..='(..it's a good thing that all my seatmates were kind enough to let me look over their shoulders and copy words i can't see..at other times i just guess the words or skip copying notes all together..y do i blame going online for my failing vision?because..when i go online, i stare and look at the computer screen for hours at a time..and have you ever experienced that after staring at a computer screen (or anything for that matter) at close range for a long time, when you look at things a little bit far away its blurry?and then its supposed to become clear..well, that's my problem..it never became clear..

9.15P If you were me, would you choose to go to school twice a week for 8 straight hours or everyday for 3hours each day? Never mind the one hour difference between the choices, its irrelevant. I chose the twice a week 8hour path. I’m not yet sure if it’s the right choice, we’ll see. The problem with it is that my 8-hour day starts at 12.30P so it ends at 8.30P.Way to late especially that winter is fast approaching and the sun will set at 5! Hay..i just got home and i'm ready to collapse on my bed..btw, the first few sentences have proper punctuations and all that jazz coz i typed it in word..haha..i was at the library in between my classes and decided to start my entry for today using my laptop (brought my laptop to skul) but didn't post it coz there's no wi-fi at skul (sob) ..i didn't like the red lines and stuff so i let word correct it..

11.20P Now that we moved, it takes me two hours to get to school if I commute (via a light rail and a bus ride), and thirty minutes to drive (via a freeway).
I'm ok with commuting, i even enjoy it, but it just takes too long to get to school. For me to arrive for my 12.30P class, i have to catch the 10.36A light rail, get off at Santa Clara and 2nd street and transfer to a bus and eventually arrive at skul at around 12.18P...almost 2 hours..im dead if i miss the sked for light rail or bus!
so y not drive?i dont have a car.=(.
i have to stay positive about this...at least it's just once a week!my dad drives me to and from school on mondays..im on my own going to skul on wednesday but he fetches me again after skul..

where should i begin?hmm..by now, u pro'ly know that today is my first day of skul..im warning huever will be reading my blog (probly only efren..hehe) that it's possible i wont update everyday..
1.04A i read my mini diary(mini coz it's small and thin)...the events i wrote in the mini diary(the mini is important!) happened approximately 2 years ago while i was a freshie in upv..the first entry was about the cheering victory party where a lot of secrets were revealed and many firsts happened..=D..i wont elaborate, except to say that i got two things out of this experience: new friends and an unexplained source of an allergy..later i found the source of the allergy and wrote about it in the mini (short for mini diary)..haha..of all the things to be allergic to, i'm allergic to beer..i dont know if it's because of the barley (found in most beers) or the alcohol..
10.30P the first day of school was not as bad as i thought it would be..there was a funny incident that happened today while i was at the bookstore..i was at the cashier to pay for a drink and a gum..yup, our bookstore sells food and drinks..anyhoo, when the cashier scanned my drink the price came up to be 3000 bucks..wut?i knew i was in a hurry but was i that careless that i grabbed a vintage wine or a bottle of rare rainwater from the sahara desert??the cashier was equally surprised..she scanned it again and it was the same thing..she ended up manually typing the price and my real total was 2 bucks..btw, if you're wondering, the gum was 99cents..

7.05P copied 4cds of backup files to my laptop(8 more to go?)..now i have pics and music (whee!)
i made a new slide (the baby pics on top of the page)..to tau(especially alfredo, ed, carina, ruby): kulang ang pics!send me your baby pics..=)..or huever may ara sang kulang nga pics
9.27P whew!done with copying the backup files..used up 50% of my hard drive..
9.44P the fall quarter officially starts tomorrow at my school..=(..remind me to sleep early
10.15P nasa's world wind..its so big and so slow to download..
11.09P uninstalled the world wind..the file is too big and not so user friendly..the graphics was amazing ,but alas, the problem with technology today: the better the image quality the more memory and ram it eats up..it slowed down my laptop big time..

"I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image." -stephen hawking

7.59P the best things in life are free..=)
since my laptop was reformatted yesterday, i lost all my programs in it..but thanks to the internet and all the free stuff in it, i now have

• firefox 1.5,
• yahoo! messenger with voice (8.0),
• itunes 7,
• adobe flash player,
• google earth v3,
• picasa,
• ad-aware se personal,
• quick time,
• real player,
• adobe reader 7

and a lot of updates for windows xp (57 updates! not including windows xp service pack 2!)..
i downloaded most of the programs through google pack
right now, i only have 2 jpeg files, 3 txt files, 3 mp3s, 2 folders
1022P downloaded google sketchup

9.47P painting the garage..
10.04P im using my laptop..=)..kay-o na xa...im so happy..its super fast..i did a full recovery and lost all my data but i have backups..haha..yup, i copied more than 5gb worth of music, a bunch of files and a couple movies on about 18cds(no dvd writer on my laptop) before my laptop decided it doesn't want to open any programs and stop working..=)..i lost all my programs though =(..goodbye autocad, ym(but i downloaded it again), firefox(downloaded it again too), flash mx(huhu), adobe photoshop(huhu), utorrent(wink), and windows xp (its a good thing we have a cd)
gotta transfer my files back to my laptop tomorrow

9.00P one word: csi
i dont get the ending..or the beginning..or the middle..especially the ending..
hehe..
10.34P argh..cant access the online orientation for one of my classes..
10.46P im headed to cbs's website to watch the full episodeof csi again..and it's free!cant believe it too..gotta try it and hope it works..hope it doesn't take too long to stream..

tomorrow at 9pm, i know where i'll be..i'll be in front of the tv watching the 7th season premiere of csi!!cant wait..

8.00P 2-hour season premiere of america's next top model..can you believe its their cycle 7 ?
9.22P got a surprise in the mail..my very thoughtful and generous ninang (godmother) sent me a $100 check for my birthday..a very belated birthday..haha..hmmm....when's christmas again?

these are my brother's videos and art works..check them out..and rate 'em..=)..


ms paint tutorial
view in youtube


gallery

view in youtube

12.22P i've been watching "part2" movies for the last three days..haha..today i saw Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous on dvd..part 1 was better..

8.07P watching cheaper by the dozen 2..the dvd extra feature is really disappointing..wla pulos..but the movie was fine..funny xa..and i didn't know that ashton kutcher is not on this film..he was the boyfriend of the eldest daughter in part 1..loved the dvd of part1(saw it a long time ago)..lots of behind the scenes and interviews..i expected the same in the part2 dvd..oh well.as i always say, that's life

10.00P watching kill bill vol.2..i have the weirdest movie-watching pattern..i saw the end first (just like fight club)..haha..it turns out that channel37 has a "kill bill weekend"..sorta like-a marathon of kill bill vol2 (vol1 was yesterday..didnt watch it yesterday but saw it a long time ago)..so after watching the end of vol.2, it starts all over again..ok, gtg..i'll watch the beginning..

12.07P added more pics on the slide (the scrolling thing on the right side of the page)..
3.46P almost had a hair cut today..yup, almost..i decided against it at the last minute..i took pics na lng while i waited for my mom to finish

an "insiders" view

what's amazing with this pic? you cant rilly see it but its hermes, a filipino restaurant, (ang may namit nga lechon kawali) across the street..and more amazing is it's a different town from where i was standing taking this pic and where hermes is..you can think of the road as a border between milpitas (where i was standing) and san jose (where hermes is)..

5.15P i got a coupon from borders.. i couldn't resist..i took it as a sign..i bought ok go's album oh no, a beatles cd, and two dvds.. wait, lemme correct myself..i got a free ok go album!!wohoo..

i kept my promise (see aug 20 post or click here)

and...more pics...here are the pics of our furnitures delivered yesterday

dining table(wla pa iya chairs) and shelves

couch and coffee table and c mama..

11.17A our couch, coffee table, dining table and book shelf was delivered today..remind me to post pics..
7.28P chatting with barb, fredo and trish at the same time..kisa lng ni gakatabo nga damo ga online..i miss tau..reunion na ta!!
11.44P discovered this: "Y"..haha..experimented with fonts..webdings "Y" is " Y "...and its just a mouse click (or two) away..no need to edit the html thanks to the compose tab..

i Y ____....gotta think of a word..may smiley sa webdings?tani may ara

9.00P new special 2 hour episode of mythbusters..this episode features hollywood stunts and testing them if its possible in real life..stunts like cutting a sword in half, destroying a lock with a handgun and rifle, and testing automobile ejector seats..i give this episode five stars (out of five)!


click here for a wiki link on this episode and a full list of myths tested

11.25P did nothing productive today..it's a sleep-eat-watch tv day

10.00P watching fight club on tv..i missed the first hour of the movie again...=(..i saw this film before but i never got to see the beginning..

fight club's emergency exit pamphlet

i never noticed this before but edward norton's character never mentions his name..they simply refer to him as the narrator in the cast list..this reminds me of the movie my sassy girl-imdb link/ wiki link,where they never mentioned the name of Ji-hyun Jun's character in the whole film..another interesting info 'bout my sassy girl is that hollywood plans to remake this film..it'll start production next month..i don't know if i should feel excited or pissed..my sassy girl(the original) is a classic! they better do a good job..

speaking of remakes, The Lake House (2006) starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock was also a remake of a korean film Siworae(korean title)-imdb link/ Il Mare (international title)-wiki link..i haven't seen the lake house (hopefully soon) but i saw il mare..ji-hyun jun from my sassy girl is also in this movie..

2.48P antiriddle..got stuck at the first riddle..haha..not so good at this..
4.06P oooh..i love how the slide came out..check it out on the right side of my page..need more pics..
5.37P dinner at my aunt's house and celebrated the anniversary of my cousin's grandparents (not my grandparents..gets?)..dungan sa 911 aniv..weird coincidence

i enrolled for fall..see my sked below (click it to enlarge..)hehe..



i love my sked coz its only mondays and wednesdays but i hate it too coz i have a three hour gap between my classes..and ye, you're seeing it ryt..skul ends at 8.10P for me.. =(..no choice e..thats the only time slots for acctng 51a and 51b..my third class is an online thingy...not too excited bout that.. another good thing is that 51a and b use the same book...=).. no heavy backpacks for me this sem..


it's byang's bday today..hapi bday bok


11.17P i dont want to write profanity under a hapi bday pic but beta blogger makes me want to do just that!my date and times are messed up for the nth tym!..arghh...aaaah...f*ck

11.23P really
ok..i just figured out how to fix it..whew..i edited my old posts with wrong dates..i regret switching to beta..huhuhu

what a romantic day..i watched three movies today (i didn't plan to)..and all were smoochy love stories...haha..
wat were d movies?
11.00A jersey girl..'twas ok
1.05P breakfast at tiffany's...loved it!
6.00P america's sweethearts..ok too but better than jersy girl..i always wanted to see this movie coz of the big stars in it
btw, i watched breakfast at tiffany's on dvd and the rest on cable..

p.s no pics yet coz i forgot agen..forgetful me..i'll do it na lng sa monday para solo ko ang comp..remind me!!!

1.44A i signed up for www.slide.com/..im so excited to use it but i dont hav pics in this comp..=(..i think this is an easier way of sharing pics than frndstr or multiply..gotta try it soon..
2.03P watched a movie titled the game..
4.37P finished watching the movie and its dvd features..its ok..very intruiging when you're watching it..but after watching it, you start to realize its just a movie, it cant be real..but intruiging..haha..basta suspense..
5.58P grr..i forgot to bring the pics downstairs, where the pc is, to scan it for www.slide.com/ ..i'll do it later..
6.27P my bro just bought a graphing calculator!haha..it reminds me of math in high skul..hay,memories..anyhoo, his calcul8r has a 15bucks rebate..cool..but still expensive..


p.s. beta blogger sucks!!!!!!!!its friday sept8 (i asked evryone here and my comp says it too) but it keeps posting sept7..i checked my settings and timezone..i even tried deleting the entry and making a new post...it wont work!..and it wont let me post pics for "previous posts"..that's why i deleted it..i dont need it anyways..

nothing major happened today..well, not to me..it's my brothers first day of school at MHS..monday was a holiday so they only missed a days worth of education..why does school take too long?im pro-learning but not so much with classroom learning..know wat i min?watever..wudn't it be nice to have internships on jobs you like, want or see working in the future?hands-on learning people!haha..enough with this ranting...
9.30P watched a new episode of mythbusters..rather half of an episode coz it starts at 9pm!huhu..this is why i love reruns..
11.03P reading other pip's blogs..

see?toldya!nothing major happened

p.s. i switched to blogger beta and this post was deleted!arggh..now it says thursday.. and i cant use images for my previous posts..=( huhu

2.17A gawd!im sleepy..there's nothing more annoying than to start your day waiting for the washer and dryer to finish..why didn't i think it was a bad idea to start the laundry at 11pm?crazy me..oh well..lesson learned..
2.21A laundry's not done yet..but i just have to post this..i found this great ice cream place while at the mall 3 days ago..i just remembered it while browsing the photos in my cellphone
i never thought i'd find an orange flavor ice cream!!!gotta try it next tym..haha..
2.26A done with the laundry..wohooo!

1.14P tried the salmon recipe my cousin taught us..i rarely eat fish but i can eat this everyday!..this is one of the easiest things i cooked and you only need three ingredients..the salmon - fillet, mayo, and onion recipe and dip mix (pictured below)

1. put the salmon in a baking pan
2. cover the salmon with a very thin layer of mayo
3. sprinkle the onion recipe and dip mix
4. it should look like the picture below..

5. bake..i dont know for how long or at what temperature..haha..but it didnt take too long
6. eat!









11.00P just finished watching the gods must be crazy part1..and it was crazy!and funny at the same time...although i thought it was a bit racist and unfair..they portrayed africans as stupid and ignorant..anything for a good laugh..and more money for the film makers..
the special features from the dvd was a real treat..about ten years after the film was made, they went back to africa and looked for "N!xau", the main character. yup, that's his name..i have no idea how to pronounce that or how they came up with that spelling..isn't it cool? to have a "!" in your name?..anyways, they found him and he was so poor..i cant help but think that the film makers took advantage of him..another ten years later and after more films (he starred in parts 2-5!, he was doing quite well..but he had tuberculosis and died after a few years..well, that's life..you don't get to say "and they lived happily ever after"

i wanted to post this last friday pa but i didn't have an internet connection..
wut happened on friday? the vmas!

here's ok go doing their treadmill dance on the vmas..
link to youtube


this is the original video..my bro tried playing both videos together..it's so cool..play this video first and on the 7th second play the vma video..
link to youtube


it works better in youtube (and put your windows side by side)

may internet na!yey..and i have pics to post..pero later na..this is all for now..

edit: haha i know my bdays over..but here are more pics thnks to ate melanie

friends and relatives

a better pic of ate melissa's ice cream cake

my cake..=)

make a wish ate melissa

moi!

the birthday gals