Month: July 2010
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Unboxing and Installing Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Today is the global launch of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. If you pre-ordered, you’re assured a copy today. I got my hands on the standard edition for South East Asia. Interesting that the box does label the regional distribution as this has implications to the server. Also got my dog tag and Starcraft II…
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Midterm review: Samsung Galaxy S
It’s a damn good phone. Samsung has been hit or miss with their phones that run third party operating systems in the past few years. But after seeing their proprietary Bada OS and now, the Galaxy S running on Android, I can barely talk as my foot is in my mouth. I squeezed a lot…
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I’m worth PHP 2,500.00
This was written several months ago in March ’10. It still is very timely. And a quote from the blind item blog: Who is this nobody ( I don’t even what to call him/her) who is charging companies money in exchange for people to attend their events? This nobody is claiming that he/she is very…
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This yoghurt thing
Apparently Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is now serving frozen yoghurt. It’s pretty good. But despite the menu of flavors they have, I still prefer the ONE flavor that they don’t advertise: the plain yoghurt with a honey stick. Or you can be a total douche and run to Starbucks and grab two small sachets…
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Hey cool, Angry Birds is also out on the N900
I really couldn’t believe it: Angry Birds is out for the N900. This is what I’m talking about — it’s not about the phone these days. It’s really about the apps and the developer community. Developed by Rovio Mobile, Angry Birds is a catapult simulator that differs from traditional releases such as Worms and Scorched…
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The Panty Shield for Underwater Cameras: Leak Insure
One of the horrors of bringing a camera into the water is the fear of having your housing leak. Sure, you’ve greased your O rings and meticulously cleaned the crevices of your case from sand particles and dust. But there is that nagging feeling that something beyond your control can happen and you won’t have…
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Malacanang listens to blogger’s advice
[Click to enlarge] Although in real life, the Philippines has a new president, it didn’t reflect as such on the Internet. After President Benigno S. Aquino III was sworn in, Malacanang’s website, http://www.op.gov.ph/ still had former president GMA’s face on their home page. Blogger Rico Mossesgeld noticed this and went the extra mile to “suggest”…
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(Not so) simple joys
A month ago, my MacBook’s backlight gave way. No, the screen wasn’t broken — but I’d have to shine a strong LED light into the screen to see anything. RIght now, my crippled portable is confined as a glorified desktop computer with the external display hooked to a 22-inch monitor. Computer-less in my travels I…
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The Sardine Run in Pescador Island, Moalboal, Cebu
Three months ago, there were reports of millions of sardines mysteriously appearing along the reef of Pescador Island in Moalboal, Cebu. There were mixed reports — some had said the sardines had been there for years while others say that this is a “now” phenomenon. Net of it all: recently, divers from all over the…
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A blow by blow account of the most exciting 3 minutes of my life
Welcome to Pescador Island. Having dove the area the previous day we already were very much acquainted with the mysterious sardine run that appeared around the island. Locals discovered the sudden influx of millions of sardines. Two months prior, word got out to the dive community. Along with the sardines came predatory thresher sharks that…
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