tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74536822024-03-13T08:27:42.185+08:00PLANET ZEROFree Minds Without GravityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-91973335887292659992013-01-01T23:29:00.000+08:002013-01-01T23:29:35.104+08:002013 and what happened to 2012?It has been more than a year since I last posted. I have been busy looking for new work. For those who just joined us, I have moved from a lucrative IT career to media. It isn't easy and living on residual income is not exactly the best of times for someone who just joined the media circus.<br />
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Watching your account empty paying bills and living off credit cards is painful for someone who tries to eke out a living with no contacts and no source of income. I was almost down to my last month and living off of credit and people who owe me money. I just kept on passing on resumes and tried to expand my horizons by learning more of what I am getting myself in to.<br />
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Eventually, a small but (alleged) major player in the PR industry hired me as a writer. I like the work but the culture is shockingly inadequate for me. The lack of creativity and the complacent office ambiance is unnerving and somewhat draining. These people are smart, I am sure of it. They just lack the motivation to enjoy their work. I am still looking for a proper ad agency and I still continue on passing my resumes and slowly build a portfolio. I was told that normally copywriters switch to PR writing. I do not know why but PR writing is boring, or maybe it is because I am unable to use the words I often use. I feel like I have to dumb myself down and learn to appreciate the shallow entertainment that local media produces.<br />
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I still continue to look at ads and increase my awareness on the subtleties of making an impact in consumer spending. I don't think I can find any support from where I stand right now but at least I am getting paid to write. I am thankful for that but I want to do more.<br />
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Here's hoping that this year I can break in further into the small and misunderstood advertising industry.<br />
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Cheers!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-16197094554763574582011-02-19T08:07:00.000+08:002011-03-16T08:13:06.239+08:00One Of These Days...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will peel myself off the bed and start joining an amateur marathon</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This costume should intimidate the hell out of my competitors and make myself a bigger ego!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-64363384376387678382011-02-14T00:00:00.004+08:002011-02-14T00:55:41.643+08:00A Valentine Truth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.imgur.com/4QJe3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i.imgur.com/4QJe3.png" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I, for one, am in for meaningful overnight relationships and just like in any fairy tale, you won't fall in love with me until the last page. Ha ha</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy Valentines! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-83420819867144845242011-02-01T06:17:00.000+08:002011-02-01T06:17:41.180+08:00Psychology Is Witchery!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Pros of Being a Psych Major</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hear that this is how you train lions in the circus!</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was never really a big fan of touchscreen type phones as I find them cumbersome to use but I welcome their additional functionality in providing easy access to applications without navigating through a lot of options via the QWERTY keyboard. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a newbie coming from the Palm line of smartphones, I have found new life on the screens of these new phones along with the impressive UI found in Android devices. I feel like I have a lot of extra desktop space on the phone since it enables desktop switching via finger swipe gestures to move on to different home screens. If you are familiar with Linux you can switch to several desktop screens unlike Windows where you only have one desktop and switch to different windows which will clutter up your task bar.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to point out though that the only issue I have on the way the Desire Z has been designed is the location of the audio jack at the top of the phone. I find it a bit difficult to use the hardware slide keyboard while my headphones are on. I don't like using bluetooth headphones since it eats up more battery and I would like to avoid looking like a douche having a rectangular piece in my ear.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So far, I have been jumping on different ROMs ever since I rooted it and have tried <a href="http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/content.php?225-ROM-29-11-10-VillainROMZ-for-the-G2-Z-(Sense-UI-with-VR-Tweaks)">Villain Z 1.0.0</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1078688803">Q'n'D-</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=871344">MIUI ROM</a>, and <a href="http://www.cyanogenmod.com/">Cyanogenmod 6.1.1</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been trying to learn how to properly make my own ROM using <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246">Dsixda's Android Kitchen</a> for HTC phones in order to add/remove some of the applications.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right now, am currently using Villain Z 1.0.0 and I like the way Sense integrates social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter but it seems a bit sluggish for me so I think I'll start ROM jumping again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, I do like the way my first Android phone is built and the option to truly customize it is addictive and a truly awesome experience!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-30046157549585372122010-12-31T02:02:00.001+08:002010-12-31T16:33:35.697+08:00PLANET ZERO Goes Down Before The Year Ends<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">With the year nearing its end, I am suddenly slapped in the face a few times by a stroke of bad luck with computers, specifically my desktop.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">There's a reason why I still stick with Windows and keep Linux on the netbook. I still like playing games from time to time and am still not overly proficient with the nuances of Ubuntu. After more than a year running the desktop for 24 hours and I guess 4 or 5 reinstalls due to software issues, my primary drive decides to go down. I have never owned a Western Digital drive in my life but since they were cheaper I opted to get a 1.5TB for storage purposes and rarely access it except for downloading new stuff. Thankfully it hasn't gone down yet but it is currently going through a file consistency check which appears to take more than </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><s>a few hours</s> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the maximum wait time to finish.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My main issue is the 320GB Western Digital which still has an IDE interface. My 40GB seagate still works but I had to format that as well due to software issues which caused my torrent files and a few files becoming unreadable. It sucks that I have to redo everything but I hope that the 1.5TB data is still intact.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I may need to build a new box dedicated to storage and P2P soon and start a RAID system to avoid this situation from happening again. I am thinking if I can do this on Ubuntu or FreeNAS but the latter is using ZFS which is used mostly by Solaris or FreeBSD, I may need to do more research on that.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In my opinion, Western Digital sucks and I am sticking to Seagate on my next system.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Anyone want to buy all my Western Digital HDDs?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-22134734547814693312010-12-26T20:19:00.000+08:002011-01-11T13:22:00.349+08:00Useless Anecdote<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.imgur.com/6HBNJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="http://i.imgur.com/6HBNJ.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, There is nothing interesting today and I am bored.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-18725007543604290202010-12-24T15:00:00.000+08:002010-12-24T15:00:06.395+08:00Holiday Greetings!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<pre style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">Politically Correct Santa by Harvey Ehrlich
'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...
How to live in a world that's politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to "Elves",
"Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.
And labor conditions at the north pole
Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul.
Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety,
Released to the wilds by the Humane Society.
And equal employment had made it quite clear
That Santa had better not use just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,
Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!
The runners had been removed from his sleigh;
The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A.
And people had started to call for the cops
When they heard sled noises on their roof-tops.
Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened.
His fur trimmed red suit was called "Unenlightened."
And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows,
Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose
And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation,
Demanding millions in over-due compensation.
So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife,
Who suddenly said she'd enough of this life,
Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz,
Demanding from now on her title was Ms.
And as for the gifts, why, he'd ne'er had a notion
That making a choice could cause so much commotion.
Nothing of leather, nothing of fur,
Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.
Nothing that might be construed to pollute.
Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot.
Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise.
Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys.
Nothing that claimed to be gender specific.
Nothing that's warlike or non-pacific.
No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth.
Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth.
And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden,
Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden.
For they raised the hackles of those psychological
Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.
No baseball, no football...someone could get hurt;
Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt.
Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passe;
And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.
So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed;
He just could not figure out what to do next.
He tried to be merry, tried to be gay,
But you've got to be careful with that word today.
His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground;
Nothing fully acceptable was to be found.
Something special was needed, a gift that he might
Give to all without angering the left or the right.
A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision,
Each group of people, every religion;
Every ethnicity, every hue,
Everyone, everywhere...even you.
So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth...
"May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on earth."
Notice: This poem is copyright 1992 by Harvey Ehrlich. It is free to
distribute, without changes, as long as this notice remains intact.
All follow-ups, requests, comments, questions, distribution rights, etc
should be made to mduhan@husc.harvard.edu .</pre>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-44974603704843282832010-12-24T00:00:00.005+08:002010-12-24T00:00:02.517+08:00'Twas The Night Before Christmas (The Dieter's Christmas)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just at the right time when I think the world is getting fat, I found this excellent parody of the poem The Night Before Christmas penned in 1823 allegedly by<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0645ad;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Clarke_Moore">Clement Clarke Moore</a> or </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Livingston,_Jr.">Henry Livingston, Jr</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">(<i>depending on who you trust</i>)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">I hope you get to read this before you take the first bite of your Christmas dinner.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Enjoy!</span></span><br />
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Were Fannie May candies that sneaked past my lips.<br />
Fudge brownies were stored in the freezer with care<br />
In hopes that my thighs would forget they were there.</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While Mama in her girdle and I in chin straps<br />
Had just settled down to sugar-borne naps.<br />
When out in the pantry there arose such a clatter<br />
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Away to the kitchen I flew like a flash,<br />
Tore open the icebox then threw up the sash.<br />
The marshmallow look of the new-fallen snow<br />
Sent thoughts of a binge to my body below.</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When what to my wandering eyes should appear<br />
A marzipan Santa with eight chocolate reindeer!<br />
That huge chunk of candy so luscious and slick<br />
I knew in a second that I’d wind up sick.</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sweet-coated santa, those sugared reindeer<br />
I closed my eyes tightly but still I could hear;<br />
On Pritzker, on Stillman, on weak one, on TOPS<br />
A Weight Watcher dropout from sugar detox.</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the top of the scales to the top of the hall<br />
Now dash away pounds now dash away all.<br />
Dressed up in Lane Bryant from my head to nightdress<br />
My clothes were all bulging from too much excess.</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My droll little mouth and my round little belly,<br />
They shook when I laughed like a bowl full of jelly.<br />
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Ate all of the candy then turned with a jerk.</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And laying a finger beside my heartburn<br />
Gave a quick nod toward the bedroom I turned.<br />
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If temptation’s removed I’ll get thin by and by.</span></div><div style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I mumbled again as I turned for the night<br />
In the morning I’ll starve… ’til I take that first bite!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-6228125530083392422010-12-20T11:13:00.000+08:002010-12-20T11:13:44.362+08:00Ladybug Plays With Sprinkles!<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gkr0VYcZ-eY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gkr0VYcZ-eY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-32432913913341335212010-12-14T12:54:00.003+08:002010-12-14T12:55:16.612+08:00Fun With Google Translate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.imgur.com/7pi0l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="http://i.imgur.com/7pi0l.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-91343625307039878042010-12-14T12:00:00.000+08:002010-12-13T23:05:03.773+08:00Boredom And Its Chilling Effects<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Doing nothing and just randomly search the hivemind for something interesting I found this but do not know what to make of it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ah well, enjoy!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I am peeved by the fact that I am in this frustrated state and I need the above so that I can be doing this.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am still searching for my creative muse...</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-17858124020145223542010-12-10T21:39:00.001+08:002010-12-10T21:40:02.817+08:00Writer's Block & The Importance Of Grammar, Punctuation And CapitalizationWhilst I try to fight off writer's block I opted to bring back some little nuggets of knowledge fun via twitterverse.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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<blockquote><blockquote>"From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put." - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_churchill">Winston Churchill</a></blockquote></blockquote><br />
<blockquote><blockquote>"You can be a little ungrammatical if you come from the right part of the country." - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frost">Robert Frost</a></blockquote></blockquote><br />
<blockquote><blockquote>"Punctuation is important. For instance, commas save lives: Let's eat grandpa. Lets eat, grandpa" - Unknown</blockquote></blockquote><br />
<blockquote><blockquote>"Capitalization is important. Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your Uncle jack off a horse." - Unknown </blockquote></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-82665232095296056622010-11-14T10:39:00.001+08:002010-11-14T21:41:51.196+08:00Working Under MoonlightsIt has been approximately 2-3 months since I got a paycheck.<br />
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Although, it does not bother me that much right now I have to preempt possible inflation and emergency situations that may hamper my economic development.<i> I find it funny that I sometimes consider my existence as a recognized entity by the UN</i><br />
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I was contacted by one of the local recruiters to join a startup seeking to grow as a pioneer in Recruitment. It sounded a good idea at that time and the proponents of this organization also founded the now rebranded <a href="http://www.stream.com/">Stream Global Services</a>. I would still like to focus on writing but everyone still has to eat.<br />
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I accepted a lower paying job with lighter responsibilities and thin benefits. At that time, I thought to myself "why not?" It is a startup so they may not be able to pay much and perhaps now is the time to at least weaken the barriers a bit and see how it works out. Compensation-wise, according to some people that work on the local recruitment scene, it is above-average and since I came from a specialized industry they estimate that it does sound interesting and something new indeed.<br />
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I was not promised the moon and the stars during my job offer but I think they missed to mention that there are limits to how high the sky will be. Something I only learned during my first week.<br />
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Very disappointing in my opinion. They talk about the usual corporate values, mission and vision, blah blah blah. Potentially, I can compare this to another Dilbert world.<br />
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I have a week to decide and I guess I need to concentrate more on observing what I should anticipate from this organization.<br />
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I remember reading or hearing something regarding something that most likely would be apt for this conundrum "It is my lime & I will squeeze it when I want to".Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-80857053931073506652010-11-08T21:52:00.001+08:002010-11-13T20:13:17.052+08:00Archos 43I tried crowdsourcing for an answer in the quest for my new PMP from a previous <a href="http://planet-zero.blogspot.com/2010/11/alternative-pmps-day-my-ipod-died.html">post</a>.<br />
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A kind soul answered my query and pointed me to the Archos line. I probably chose Creative at first due to it being a brand name and of course, they were the pioneer of sound back in the mid-90s.<br />
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After my first day at work, I thought I'd pop in to one of the shops and ask around. I found out that the specific model I was looking for is relatively new but I saw a glimpse of the Archos 5. A soon to be discontinued model that basically looks like the iPod touch.<br />
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I checked the unsealed box and it seems a better choice than the Creative Zen X-Fi2 that alternative PMP users have been hearing about. The Archos seems to match almost everything that I am looking for in the PMP. If it was readily available and a few hundred off the current prices I would have probably made an impulsive decision just like when I purchased my ASUS 1000HE netbook which I still hold dear.<br />
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I am going to email the distributor right now and see if it is available. I hope I get to touch before making the purchase!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-84465137171605278232010-11-07T22:56:00.004+08:002010-11-08T00:00:44.205+08:00Alternative PMPs - The Day My iPod DiedI just found out that my 4th Generation iPod Nano died.<br />
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While I felt a tinge of sadness but I think now is the time to find an underdog when it comes to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_media_player">Portable Music Players (PMP)</a>.<br />
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Here are some brands that I found out as an alternative to the Apple iPod as being the best in its class.<br />
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<a href="http://www.archos.com/">Archos</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.creative.com/">Creative</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.iriver.com/">iRiver</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.samsung.com/">Samsung</a><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SanDisk">SanDisk</a><br />
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I am thinking the following features should be available in search of that PMP:<br />
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<ul><li>Full video, picture, audio support on both proprietary and open alternative formats</li>
<li> MTP support on most sync software found in both Windows and Linux,</li>
<li>24 hours battery life when in continuous playing mode</li>
<li>USB and WiFi support for synching data and installation of apps (latter could be waived)</li>
<li>Small and thin form factor</li>
<li>Digital recording function </li>
<li>Support for <span>3.5 mm connectors</span></li>
</ul>So far, Creative is on top of my list. I have yet to explore which models are fit for my needs. I'll have to research a bit more and get some ideas. It looks like I'll be thinking more during trips than just let wind vibrations distract and capture the attention of my brain!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-61580160090288550662010-11-06T13:16:00.000+08:002010-11-06T13:16:00.748+08:00Happy Days - An Evolution Of A Generation<a href="http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20101020-298697/Happy-Days-actor-who-played-Mr-Cunningham-dies"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Happy Days' actor who played Mr. Cunningham dies - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos</span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I first heard this I have always wondered what it would have been like to be there witnessing a generation change the world through free-thinking ideas. The Happy Days series was one of those shows you tend to keep close to your heart as it changes the way you view things.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember watching the show on an old colored TV with bad RF reception as Richie Cunningham and his gang going through the motions of American puberty growing up in the 50s. I must say that the 50s was a decade of innocence. Nearing the end of the decade, this generation started to question the necessity of conforming and realized individualism and innovation as the new "cool".</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my personal opinion, some time between the 50s and the 60s was where the term "being cool" became popular as the urge for individualism and being different in a socially acceptable level rose to be what defined their generation.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It would have been nice to be there and be part of the grassroots movement of coining the term cool in a global scale. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to Wikipedia there is a timeline of cool:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For what it's worth, Thanks to the Happy Days gang for allowing us to remember how it was like to be innocent and documenting what it was like to be part of a generation that has freed us from the shackles of conformity and promoting individualism.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I certainly hope that future generations will take the better characteristics of individualism and conformity and unite them to form a better society than we have now.</span><br />
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If you do, let yourself be heard!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-5954587119968552162010-10-22T14:57:00.000+08:002010-10-22T14:57:38.155+08:00Media Consumption - It Can Eat You Alive<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Internet is just piles of stacks of information bunched up together, read or viewed by persons who have interest in a particular subject. Personally, I call it a media glut.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Strangely enough, people just like to consume information. We have become or soon to be a media-consuming society. If anyone remembers the movie <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E" title="WALL-E">WALL-E</a></i>, the little robot saves humankind from lethargy and the heavy loss of physical human social interaction which has lost its appeal due to the addicting lure of media consumption. The humans in this animated movie have subjugated themselves to a comfortable chair and the basic needs have been rendered so common that they take it for granted.<br />
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The majority of developed countries have these conveniences easily accessible that they are considered fat. I mean no offense to those who are horizontally challenged but I would bet that a part of that group is plopped down on a comfy chair, consuming media. I know it must be hard to pry off yourself from the chair but if you think about it, this will lead you to consume large amounts of visually appealing forms of entertainment and render your body physically unfulfilled with huge amounts of energy being stored in unappealing areas. Let me ask you, why would you want to be glued to the tube and feel bad about it?<br />
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If you don't feel anything at all then you may be as worse as the crack addict on the street. We start becoming dependent on media and forget the other niceties that life has to offer. Social relationships for one comes to mind. When was the last time you had an intellectual conversation over a non-intoxicating drink with a friend? When was the last time you grind yourself against another warm body in the dance floor? Better yet, when was the last time you felt you have reached a higher form of physical exhilaration because you made your body go through an adrenalin-induced exercise?<br />
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Recently, someone posted this story in a forum. You would not want to be the subject of this story.<br />
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On a chemical level, you need endorphins. I remember being so bored once I watched Legally Blonde. There was this scene where the heroine got an internship in a law firm and had this bright idea to prove why the defendant could not have allegedly murdered the victim. As it turns out, the defendant excercised a lot and to quote the heroine directly "I just don't think that Brooke could've done this. Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands, they just don't" </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I for one, am still thankful that in the real world we still try to cope up with the conveniences that technology offers but there are certain people I know who have been enslaved by these lures of convenience. When was the last time you really went out? </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I encourage you to spend some time outside. Once in a while, try working that physical body of yours and try a mental exercise to get the rust off of those underutilized parts. You don't buy a car that you never use, right? It is a waste of money and resources if you don't use that car once in a while. The same goes for your meat bag, how about using it by helping those who lack the physical faculties to do simple things.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maybe you should stop reading this and start contributing by making yourself useful!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453682.post-84343203758121371962010-10-10T00:34:00.005+08:002010-10-10T14:25:56.132+08:00Dog Dating<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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