Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Laptop Repair
Just this morning, Rain and I went to Tricom (Toshiba's Service Center) in Jupiter, Makati to have our laptop fix. Two weeks ago, we already called and told them the problem. Due to our busy schedule, hindi namin napupuntahan. No major sira naman. The only problem is there's a crack in the LCD Bezel. Siguro kaka-open and close. Too bad because 1year lang ang warranty sa parts but the service is good for 3 years. Buti nalang cover pa ng service warranty. They have the available parts so we don't have to wait for 2-3months because they have to order it from Singapore (ang tagal ha?). Pero ang mahal ng parts! Close to $100. Nyaks! Parang ayaw ko na gamitin tuloy! hehehe!

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Sunday, April 13, 2008
Basic Gadgets
During our [photo] training, our instructor, Jun Miranda did gave us some advise in getting the basic gadgets that we should have in our camera. My gosh. Ang dami ha? Sabi nga nya. Nde naman daw masyado magastos tong hobby na to. (being sarcastic) hehehe!

He first suggested to us to buy a blower, brush for cleaning purposes. We should clean our camera every after use. Mahirap na daw ang mapasukan ang dirt. He also suggested us to buy a container where we can keep store our camera against fungus. Dami noh?

I'm also planning to buy a camera bag where I can put also my tripod. Nahirapan kase ako the last time we had our photoshoot. Parang tanga lang ako hawak ko lang ang tripod ko. Tapos iwan ko lang sa tabi everytime I shoot. Jologs! hahaha! Gastos nga... =p
Lens? Naku... I'm still thinking of what type of lens I should get. though he gave us a list of lens we should have na nde ung palit ng palit kami. Something like All-in-one. Budget? Bahala na si batman. I have to save!save!save!



blower and brush to clean the lens

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Camera Gadget
Yesterday, Easter, Rain & I went to Glorietta together with my nephew (joshua), mom and the yayas. We went to our usual tambay place ~ Timezone. Of course we play Rain's favorite "Deal or No Deal". He won't quit I'd tell you hanggang hindi siya nakakakuha ng mataas na points in which pati ako na-addict na rin. hehehe!

Anyways, we had fun. Joshua had fun! Parang meron kaming instant "baby" ni Rain. My mom wa saying, "pag nagka-baby na kami naku baka nde na namin mapansin si Joshua. Kaya lubus-lubusin na daw hahaha!"

Then, before we went home I ask Rain if we could check out "Camera Haus". Wala lang tingin lang ako. Then, I just inquired about the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II Lens, kaya lang out of stock. Kaya eto nalang nauwi ko, Canon EOS 58mm Filter! hehe! Gastos grabe! =p





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Monday, March 03, 2008
New Monitor
I've been convincing Rain to buy a new monitor for our pc. I'm eyeing on this. Love the wide screen. Our old monitor is also Samsung but it has glitches na hindi ko maintindihan. It's kinda old and parang nakakalabo ng mata. Kaya halos laspag na laspag ang laptop sken. I told him ayaw ko na kase laging gamitin ang laptop because it has only 80G HD, kulang halos sken lalo na sa mga shots ko. Nahihirapan tuloy ako sa kakalipat-lipat ng files here and there.

Siguro konteng kulit ko pa... =p I'm keeping my fingers-crossed!




Key Specifications:

Screen Size : 20"
Resolution : 1680 x 1050
Brightness : 300 cd/m²
Contrast Ratio : DC 3000:1 (1000:1)

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Tripod
Just this morning, we went to Megamall and bought a portable tripod. We stopped by at a CANON store and check if the tripod we saw last 2 weeks ago were still available. Too bad they have only 1 stock. Rain told me to buy it na para naman nde na ako mahirapan. It's very cheap promise! We bought a SLIK "Light Weight Compact Series" TRIPOD (Use any available ledge,table,or the ground to set up your minipod.Lets you set your camera's self-timer to get into your own picture for perfect memories.Also ideal for table top,for low angle and close-up photography.You can even reverse the center column for copy set-ups or low angle shots.)

Kaya eto na muna... gastos talaga ng hobby na eto! hehehe! =p

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Friday, February 29, 2008
Lost!
Last week right before we left for Baguio, Rain lost his celphone from the taxi. Darn! He didn't realize it until such time na meron na siyang tatawagan and that's after an hour na. Nyak! His phone was not that really "top of the line" phone most of the people we know. He's not particular kase sa gadget basta nakaka-text and call. Though we got the phone for FREE from Sun (cellular) tapos kaka-renew palang nya ng contract after 2 years, hindi masyado mabigat. What's his after was the phonebook from the sim.
We called for a couple of times and ayun ring pa rin ng ring. Baka hindi pa nare-realize ng driver na someone left a celphone from his taxi. We tried calling like 5 times muna then called sun to temporarily disconnect the line baka kung sino-sino pa ang tawagan nun. Mahirap na! Kaya when we arrived at Baguio, during our 2nd day, we went to Sun (SM) to get another sim. Pero wala pa ring phone. =(



{his lost phone =( }

Then, monday morning, we went to Makati to buy his phone. Actually, nandun palang kami sa Baguio, he's eyeing to something very affordable and super-low-tech. Ayaw na daw nya ng mamahalin para hindi mabigat sa bulsa pag nawala. Rain commutes everyday from work. Ayaw nya magdala because of the high parking rate in Makati. Saka ung pede lang daw nya maiwan sa table nya na walang magkaka-interest. hehehe!
I was convincing him to buy the Samsung (slide-black - na hindi ko matandaan ang model) which is so nipis ang sobrang gaan! Oo daw maganda un, pero kung ganon daw palit kami nalang ng phone. I'll give my other phone (ericsson K750i) which is originally his phone, at ako na daw ang gumamit kung ano ang gusto ko. E ayaw ko naman because luma na masyado. Pero after a long persuassion, bumagsak kami dito pa din. Siya pa rin nanalo hehehe!


{his new super high-tech phone} nyahaha =p

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Compact Flash
Yesterday, Rain & I went to greenhills and bought a 4G compact flash card for my cam. I was torn between 2G or 4G. Since, I have 1G only, na halos nauubos ko sa isang trip. I decided to buy the 4G instead for our baguio trip this coming friday. Rain was saying ang gastos daw ang hobby ko hehehe. I was thinking of buying a tripod as well, sabi ko isa-isa muna. hehehe! Gastos masyado! Next month nalang. I saw this flexible tripod I wanted when I saw this on the web. But Rain told me na mas ok ung nakita namin when we went to Canon in Megamall, mas expensive but looks sturdy and more professional rather than this one. Parang laruan daw. hehehe! =p Buti nalang daw at meron akong hubby na supportive sa "hobby" ko. hahaha! Masyado daw magastos! =p Ganon?!



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Sunday, February 17, 2008
Laptop
My sister is requesting me to order her a laptop over the web. She prefers DELL. So, she gave me Dell's website to check the specs on what's the best deal. Since, I'm very clueless about it, I told Rain to choose the laptop suitable for her. Although she prefers, Dell Inspiron and wants blue one. I will be ordering it online and have it delivered to their office. She's afraid to order it through her credit card daw! Kaya ako nalang daw besides she don't know what specs should have in a laptop. =p
I'll be ordering it by tomorrow as soon as Rain already decided for the specs suitable for my sister. I wonder if I can order for myself? nyahaha! =p Gagalit si Rain!

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Sunday, October 28, 2007
New Gadget Again!
Rain I may say was a gadget lover. Game to be exact. He has playstation, psp, dreamcast, etc… name it! Just this week, we already received our monthly credit card statement. When he opened it. He was shocked! I was driving that time on our way to Shopwise for our grocery. Then, he hand me over a brochure regarding toys. Meron 0% daw! As usual ang gusto na naman nya is another gadget. Though it was on a very minimal amount, I was so leary about it. Ang dami na nyang gadget. Hindi na nga nya halos nagagamit lahat un noh He kept on insisting that it was 0% naman and it’s just for 6months max. Tahimik lang ako… and don’t want to argue with him about getting new gadget — by the way, it’s Gameboy Advance SP! Sabi ko sa isip ko… mas high-tech pa nga ung psp at playstation nya… bat gusto nya pa un?!

On our way home, he then checked the directory. Akala ko kung ano na un. Un pala e he wants to call the store if the gameboy is still available. Whew! Grabe na ito! Ayun, meron pa daw. He was eager to tell me that it’s still available. I really felt his excitement. Christmas gift daw nya sa sarili nya un. Well, para wala ng away cge na. E last week, nag-shopping ako hahaha! :)) at wala siyang nasabi nun ha, though it was a sale naman! Best buy na talaga halos nabili ko bec it was 50% O diba? Here’s my shopping spree in details:


  • Lacoste rubber shoes - original price 5K! I bought it only at 2,500.
  • 4 polo shirts from F&H - original price 575 each! I bought it only at 250 each.
  • 1 mini skirt from F&H - original price 800! I bought it only at 399.
  • 1 pants from mossimo - original price 1,900! I bought it only at 750.
  • 1 Nine West Shoes - original price 3,000! I bought it only at 999.

Grabe ba? Ok lang naman diba? Imagine kung original price ang bili ko… hahaha! Nagpsalamat pa nga siya that time at buti daw nde sale ang Mango. Naku siguro pag-sale. I’m sure nde na naman ako mapakali. hahaha! :)

Going back to Rain’s gadget. After work, he fetch me at the office and we had our breakfast over Jollibee…then right after before the mall opens nandun na kami. We went to Toys R Us in Robinson’s Galeria. Ayun. Sobrang excited. Mababaw lang daw ang kaligayahan nya! I’m so happy na rin. Because he’s happy!


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Monday, October 22, 2007
Happy Bday Mother Dearest!
What a tiring day! We just celebrated my mom's 55th birthday over dinner at Burgoo, Promenade. Nakakatawa pa nga since I have my free "Tomato Basil Spaghetti" as a treat for my birthday from HSBC credit card na hindi ko naman nagamit because late nang dumating ung letter. So, we planned it ahead na sa birthday nalang ni Mama namin gamitin. Then, we went to Powerplant (the nearest Burgoo from our place) right after lunch around 3pm. Wala lang ikot ikot lang since my mom was full pa that time, so parang merienda nalang. Then come 4:30pm we went upstairs and found out that Burgoo is under renovation. Waaaahhhh! Asar diba? Buti nalang at we didn't stay that long enough for us to be hungry. Kaya we went to Greenhills Promenade's Burgoo. Buti nalang at medyo walang traffic (though we're not that in a hurry naman). Then come the waitstaff, I presented the certificate and take our order. I didn't realize that meron pa palang additional na freebie of "Seafood Jambalaya" if I ordered more than 500Php. Buti nalang at binanggit saken. So, we had to pay only few bucks because we had 2 free dishes. Galing-galing! My mom was so happy that day... we celebrate it w/ the family as simple yet memorable. We gave her a bag as a present.
Happy Birthday Mother! We love you...
taken from my new phone P990i
(na-lowbat na ung camera namin dala) Bad trip!
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Speaking of new phone, finally after how many years of depriving myself of buying new phone. Hehe! Lagi kaseng si Rain ang nag-uupgrade and ako ang nagmamana ng celphone nya... The last celphone I bought was Nokia 7650 and that was year 2002. O diba? Kaluma-lumaan talaga! After that, never na ako bumili lagi nalang bigay ni Rain. From Nokia 7650 to Ericsson T610 to K700 to K750i. I've been eyeing for this for a long time. Very cheap compared to other celphones who has complicated features. Actually, para sken medyo complicated ... halos nde ko pa nga tapos basahin manual. But what I like about this is PDA, camera and celphone all-in-one.
Now I'm still on the process of exploring its features. Kakaloka.... ;)


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