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Been A Long Time

Mar 1, 2007 Daily Blurbs, Stuff

Oh my, oh my… it�s been more than a week since I last blogged. Having no internet connection at home really sucks. According to PLDT, our DSL connection is still being processed. A lot has happened in the past week. Yesterday, I successfully upgraded to Wordpress 2.1.1 without experiencing any errors. Thank heavens!

[EDIT]I’ve upgraded to WP 2.1.2[/EDIT]

Last Friday, my classmates and I went to a seminar that talked about being an IT student. I thought that it would be for our school, but apparently, it was actually hosted by our college for high school students across our province. We listened to two good speakers. The first one imparted knowledge about being an effective student, while the other gave us ideas about some softwares that we can use for digital imaging, and animation. Of course, I already have the skills in using Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Flash, but it was really cool when I found out about Acid 2.0, a software that can do music mixes; plus Morphing. There was a concert after the seminar but we decided to skip it and just eat. Ryan came to see me and he ate with us, girls, at Tokyo Tokyo. The guys went some place else to eat. I bought a new mic for my computer, too.

On Saturday night, my whole family attended my aunt’s birthday at Seafood Island, a restaurant at Market Market. The food was delicious! I just love seafood. I was stuffed after eating. Good thing it’s seafood, so I don’t have to worry about gaining weight. Yep, I’ve lost 13.2lbs since January; 7 more pounds to go and I’m back to my old figure. I’ve actually been putting off getting back in shape. Mind you, it’s hard to lose weight than gain. Ryan’s been very supportive and tries to eat the food I eat. Haha!

Sunday, I bought lots of DVDs. I got the seasons 1&2 of Lost, season 1 of Ugly Betty, and some random movies. I’ve finished watching Ugly Betty, and I actually liked it. I can’t wait to get my hands on the new season DVD. Ryan and I started watching season 1 of Lost 2 days ago. We’re on the 13th episode and I can tell you that it is also addicting. I mean, I can’t even predict what’s going to happen next. I told Ryan to go watch the rest at his house, and I’ll continue watching in mine. His uncle’s got the DVDs of Lost, too.

Anyway, my school is being really weird and annoying. Yesterday, I purposely didn’t go to school early. Then I received a text from my classmate, informing me that we have no classes. It’s the same thing for today. They arrived at school and found that the lights are off and the rooms are locked. They should’ve informed us of this seminar and not let us waste our time and money traveling to school. So basically, this school week has been a waste, including the first two days where no professor showed up. How fun is that? Argh!

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Tags: Daily Blurbs, Music

Cut. Suture. ??

Feb 19, 2007 Daily Blurbs, Stuff

I don’t have any internet connection at home. I am only on dial-up and it sucks that scumbags stole the PLDT cables from our subdivision. So our phone is basically dead. Why would people do these kind of things? I know that it must cost something to sell those cables, but, why wouldn’t they just use their lazy asses and do something legally productive? Argh!

Warning: Movie Spoilers

Anyway, I’ve seen a bunch of movies in the past week. I saw Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith and his kid. It’s about a man named, Chris Gardner, who never stopped moving forward and striving hard to support his son. Life wasn’t easy for him, for he had to sacrifice months without salary as an intern for a company so he could land a job as a stock broker. He was so broke that him and his kid once slept at a train station’s restroom. After months of hardwork, he was rewarded the coveted spot in the company. They accept 20 interns and only one gets the job. In the year 2006, he was able to build a multi-million empire in the Stock business. It was a very inspiring movie. It made me cry in the end. Waah!

Blood Diamond. The film was set in Africa, were diamond trade in some parts are illegal. Basically, the movie revolved around Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) trying to find the diamond that’s as big as a quail’s egg. One liner: “In the US, it’s bling bling. Here (Africa), it’s bling BANG!” Archer died in the end. Boohoo!

Ghost Rider. Honestly, I don’t prefer Nicolas Cage playing Johnny Blaze (Ghost Rider). For me, he doesn’t fit the part. Anyway, the film was almost 2hours short. Yes, it seems so short! I wasn’t really wowed, because it’s like the story was hurried. Plus, the way Blackheart was killed by the Ghost Rider was so, I don’t know, easy? “Look into my eyes!

Rocky Balboa. I watched it with Ryan yesterday. It was an OK movie. Nothing great about it. It seems that the movie was so short. I’ve seen all the Rocky films, and this last one lacks much action, and Sly Stallone cried! Pfft. In fairness to the film, the boxing scene was good. It’s like watching the Pacquiao-Morales match. Pretty exciting at some point, but it didn’t leave me glued to the tube.

As Fast As I Wish

I finally convinced my dad to have us subcribe for a broadband connection. I submitted the application today for PLDTmyDSL. I was supposed to try Globelines, but they don’t offer their service in our area. It would’ve been a better option, since they offer the Php995/mo for both the dsl connection and the phone line. I wish the people from PLDT contacts me soon to have DSL connection installed. I am quite excited. Yay to faster connection! (Up to 512mbps)

Cosy In The Rocket

I’ve finished watching Grey’s Anatomy seasons 1 and 2. I started watching the season 3, but I was disappointed when the DVD only has 10 episodes. Gah. I don’t know if I’d be able to get the next episodes. I am addicted to this series like I am with Smallville. Maybe when my broadband is up and running, I’d be able to download the next episodes. I can’t wait! (Cosy In The Rocket is by Psapp, Grey’s Anatomy’s theme).

Scorched

Summer here in the Philippines is just around the corner, and I can totally feel it! I am not so excited because it means that it would be too hot for me to bear! The weather now is too weird due to the effects of global warming. Last year’s heat was inevitable for me. I wonder what this year would be… I am currently suffering from wind burn. You know? That prickly sensation on your face? Like, it’s being burned or something. I hate it. Even if I wash my face the whole day, it just goes back. It started last Saturday. It’s so irritating. I wish I can tear off the skin on my face! I mean, I just applied a few acne treatments on my face. Aaarrghh!

MEREDITH: [narrating]
“Like I said, disappearances happen. Pains go phantom. Blood stops running and people, people fade away. There’s more I have to say, so much more, but… I disappeared.”

Tags: Argh, Daily Blurbs, Movies

Because My Mind is Blank…

Feb 7, 2007 Buzz, Stuff

I was supposed to blog about something that disappointed me the other night but… I don’t know where to start or if I should start… so, I decided to answer these random questions. Enjoy!

50 Random Questions:

Have you shot both a gun and a rifle?:
Nope.

How often do you use Wikipedia?:
Most of the time.

What is or was your favorite subject at school?:
Digital Graphics and Photo Manipulation.

Do you have a Facebook?:
Nope.

Whats your girlfriends/crushes name?:
I don�t have a crush.

Have you seen the movie �Gladiator�?:
Yes.

Who�s your favorite actor/actress?:
Johnny Depp.

How would your perfect first kiss look like?:
Innocent.

What�s your favorite number?:
21.

Bath or Shower?:
Bath.

Have you read �pride and prejudice�?:
Nope.