Author: Jayvee Fernandez
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Jewelmer: A Short Primer on the South Sea Golden Pearl
On the geeky side: I’m using the new Samson Go Mic to record the voice over for this short amateur documentary. It’s an amazing device for PHP 2,300.00. It’s small, lighr and super affordable and can very well replace your professional USB studio mic if you aren’t too meticulous. Transcript and photos follow.
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DIVE AND SHOOT: Tourism! Underwater Photo Contests! Growing SCUBA Community!
I found this Moray Eel peeping from the hard coral while shooting for an underwater segment of Born to be Wild | Dive 7000 Resort, Anilao | January 2011. Dammit! I live in such a beautiful country! 🙂 Anna Oposa would agree. Last week our underwater photography dive group (check us out at NUDI.PH and…
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Geek Orgasm Trifecta: Sandy Bridge. Portal 2. Sixense Motion Sticks
Sandy Bridge. Portal 2. Sixense motion controllers. Several months ago, a friend showed me some benchmark tests for the new Sandy Bridge video cards. You see, about two years ago, desktops — and even laptops would be equipped with what I would call “poor excuses” for video cards. They sucked. And this would always require…
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When gaming respected you: a pseudo-rant
I finished Dead Space 2 on the PC a few weeks ago. I would have finished it sooner, but I was playing this in tandem with The Witcher, which is now easily in my “Games You Should Play Before You Die” list. Other games in this list include Final Fantasy VII (or III if you…
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Going paperless with press releases
This March 26, the world celebrates Earth Hour. At its worst, it is a commercialized gimmick to make us feel like we’re really doing something for the environment. At its best, it can be a means for a society to achieve greater things and effect real change. This 2011, Earth Hour’s theme is all about…
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Date a girl who blogs
UPDATE: Date a girl who blogs is now part of a NY-based theater performance by Lively Productions Date a girl who blogs. Date a girl who finds solace in sharing her most private letters to the noises of the world. She has a rhythm to the writing, as the sounds — the tap-tap-tapping — are…
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Saving Secret Bay
Baby cuttlefish (1 inch in total length) shot in Secret Bay, Anilao November 15 2010 3.34pm Lembeh Strait in Indonesia is famed for being the best — if not one of the best sites for muck diving globally. No corals, no reef fish, no plants. Instead divers are rewarded with the most bizarre creatures in…
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Ok let’s talk about my finger.
OK so not a lot of you know this but my left pinky has been getting the pins and needles since August 2010. I’ve consulted a doctor about this condition and it seems to be linked to well … posture on the computer specifically while playing first person shooters and excessive typing (hence the need…
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Beyond Earth Hour: Coffee Conversations
———– (My friend Joanne made the flyer above and I’m kinda red from her description of me. Anyway .. 🙂 ) Hello! 🙂 As some of you may know I volunteer some of my time with WWF Philippines. Although mostly involved with projects relating to coral triangle efforts (I donate my dive videos to the…
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