poor guy, rich guy

a guy approached me yesterday asking for 3SGD because, accdg to him, he left his wallet.

1st guy he approached was playing with his iPad. The guy said no.

2nd guy he aporoached was playing with his iPhone. The guy said no.

The last guy he approached was me.  Big guy, neatly dressed.  He might be toying me with but I didnt hesitae to give though. I took 4SGD for my wallet and gave it to him.  He said thanks.

btw, this happened at Paya Lebar while I was waiting for the bus.
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goodbye Mini, hello…

goodbye ..

i have to say goodbye to my mini pro. not that it’s broken or something but sometimes you gotta let go of the good stuff.

hello…

..iphone? the thought of having one is great but i really don’t see myself having one.

..android? definitely. so, imagine the possibilities.

…and so it begins

..one month journey to a different country to explore possible job opportunity

arrived at around 1am in Singapore.  They should have officers that are friendly and not wo instill panic whenever one arrives at the I/O officer.

day 2, nothing happened much.  applied online and did a little grocery shopping in the afternoon.

day 3, fought with the princess.  who’s fault is it? i’m not sure. we were supposed to my my friend somewhere in Orchard but i guess decided not to proceed with the plan because the princess and i got into an argument.  she doesn’t want me walking and tiring myself but hey, we’re in SG.  who doesn’t walk right?

in the first place, if she didn’t want to meet with them, she could have said so in the first place.  all i ever wanted was to see them, that’s it.  she has lots of friend and i only have a few which is why regardless if i do those little things to reach out to them and sometimes end up as me being ignored, it doesn’t matter.  atleast i tried.  even if they’re like that they’re still one of those that i really consider as my friends that i treasure.  sucks to be me coz the princess doesn’t see things that way i see them.  even if i try to explain, she wouldn’t understand.  she may say she do understand, but in reality, she doesn’t.

nobody really does understand except me.

life’s really a bitch.

and so i prayed which i don’t normally do.  i cried and i prayed that everything will turn out ok.

Asus EeePC 1215T review

After a year and a half of using my Asus K40IN, I decided to sell and and purchased an Asus EeePC 1215T.  From Intel’s Core 2 Duo to AMD’s V105 (single core), it takes a while go used to the performance downgrade.

Here’s the specs of the Asus EeePC 1215T:

Processor: AMD V105 1.2Ghz

Memory: 2GB DDR3

Videocard: 256MB Hypermemory

Display: 12.1″ LED Backlight WXGA (1366×768)

Harddrive: 320GB

Others: HDMI & VGA port, 3 USB port 2.0, Hi-Def audio, card reader, 0.3 webcam

Connection: LAN port, WiFi b/g/n, bluetooth 3.0

1. Phyiscal aspect
- i find the chiclet style keyboard very nice. it is evenly spaced
- matte-finish is great.  glossy finish = smudge/fingerprint magnet
- great shortcut button on the upper left side (no need to press the FN key for the wireless/bt switch and profile setting)
- i don’t see the point of having a sliding cover for the webcam unless you don’t want to get caught doing something private. *lol*
- the button for the trackpad is abit hard to press (maybe because its brand new?)
- the display is great though i find it hard to look for dead pixels which is one of my main concerns when buying a laptop/netbook
- i would have loved if the HDMI/VGA port is located on the right side

2. Specs/Performace
- i don’t see the reason why they had to downgrade this to 1.2Ghz. they say that this is the latest and luma na daw yung 1.7Ghz version nila. but both are single-core naman so nde kaya parang lugi ka with the 1.2Ghz version?
- shared or dedicated videocard? the salesperson mentioned that it has a 256MB dedicated videocard but when i check the system settings, out of the 2GB memory that the netbook has, only 1.75 is usable. what gives? is there an on/off switch so that i can use the whole 2GB memory instead of the 1.75Gb?
- performance of the laptop is ok but i’m a bit bothered because they said that “enjoy full hd 1080p movie playback”. using the hdmi cable as an extended display is great. display output is crisp and medyo masyadong makulay. if the color can be adjusted, that’d be great.
- as a follow up on what i’ve mentioned on the movie playback, playing AVI/Divx/Xvid video doesn’t seem to lag but when you play MKV files that are 720p and 1080p, it lags. audio/video is out of sync. video tends to freeze at some point. maybe there’s a seting that i can change? or maybe i’ve installed the wrong codec? i’ve installed Klite and VLC. drastic lag with VLC for MKV files. With Klite’s Media Classic player, a little improvement with the MKVs but still lags. which codec should i use so as to avoid the lag when playing MKVs? or is this what is really expected on this netbook

3. Software Installation

- no Windows OS installed but was amazed with the Asus Cloud OS installed. a temporary OS is ok to test/check out the unit but don’t expect much the Cloud OS.
- no ODD (optical disc drive) so the only way to install drivers is by copying the contents of the disc and transfer it to your flashdrive or external harddrive
- Windows7 once installed doesn’t install drivers for the lan/wireless card so the method above works unless you have your own external ODD

- installing Ubuntu is quite easy on this netbook.  the only problem that I have is that if you install the driver from AMD’s website or install the proprietary driver, it causes lag on the netbook.  Regardless if you use v10.04LTS, v10.10 Netbook Remix or v11.04, the problem with the graphics driver is the same.  lag, lag, lag.

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Update:
Playing videos:
- Core AVC codec doesn’t help reduces the lag when playing videos
- KLite fixes the lag issue but you have to select the ‘Enable H.264 Decoding…”
- the best player for this netbook is Media Player Classic (MPCP). Using VLC and WIndows Media Player causes lag on some of the video, usually MKVs with 720p or 1080p resolution but MPC solves that issue.

HDMI / VGA Port
- when playing video and you’ve extended the display to a monitor, the video lags big time. you have to stop and the video and play it again which resolves the issue with the lag.

Battery Life
- lasts for 3-4 hours max

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btw, if you’re wondering about the heat, exhaust is located on the right side.  you can barely notice the heat on the palm rest area but since, it’s summer you can imagine the heat from the surrounding and thenetbook itself, you can fell the warmth it causes heat but it’s tolerable and can be ignored.

inconsiderate..

*sigh* some people are so inconsiderate.  they know that i’m sleeping and they’ll still wake me up for a friggin’ call on a survey that i made last night.

grrr…

sleep goes away and i now have to suffer the heat. tsk.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Wifi (GT-P1010)

less than a month, i purchased a Tablet.  It’s the Samsung Galaxy Tab Wifi (GT-P1010) which is the little brother of the GT-P1000.  No call/text feature on this unit.

the original plan was to buy a laptop but thinking that this Tablet can sync with a BT keyboard, i said, why not.  Being the spontaneous buyer that I am (which is what i hate most about myself), I and Maj agreed to get one.

1st week, i said, cool and since it’s an android phone, i said to myself, “great, i can tinker with this unit” but the happy face turned into frown since i can’t do anything on the unit.  most of the people as using the GT-P1000 which has all the features including the BT keyboard/mouse functionality.

the next few weeks, i got bored with it.  i really do want to see the unit’s full potential but no, there’s no hope for that, for now.  the unit is still new though.  i’ve visited several messageboard and only a handful has this unit.  no chance of tinkering with this one.

so now, i’m not happy with it.  limited games, limited apps. grr.

my choice now, the full GT-P1000 or probably an iPad, both of which has the capability to use a BT keyboard (and perhaps a mouse?).

wait .. why the GT-P1000? you can tinker with it, install custom roms which i love do to on my mini pro.  that’s a big advantage for me. not to mention, having a front/back camera.

why the iPad? simply because of the availability of apps, ie. games, reader.

or maybe end up buying a netbook instead?

*sigh* *sigh* sometimes i really have to think twice before buying stuffs.

to give .. be happy

my gf’s brother was jokingly asking if he can have her iPod Touch.  of course she said no but i said that he can have mine instead.  i never hesitated nor had second thoughs.

i was once happy with it and it’s time to share with somebody else.

i never saw his face when i said yes, but i think i got an idea when my gf said “you should have seen the look on his face” (in a positive way, that is).

thoughts

work:

promotion? maybe, maybe not. same work, same sh*t. probably given that new position to lessen the work of the supposed leader an d transfer some of her load to her newly appointed subordinates. maybe it’s just me, but i never really saw him/her do some sh*t unless things have changed.

trip:

a month and a few weeks left.  going on an adventure which could change my life or would not change my life. but i’m hoping that things will be ok.  a change of everything.

kids these days ..

i slept the whole afternoon and noticed that the door in my room was wide open.  well, yeah, i can only think of one person who’d go into my room while i’m sleeping, Mykel.

I was busy doing my work, closed the door.  I then noticed that there was this creeking noise.  I looked back, door was slightly open.  I checked it out, no one was there.  I locked the door again, door was slightly open again, and saw the silhouette of my nephew “running” (or atleast trying not to get caught) towards the other room.

it kinda pissed me off but i just shrugged it off.

done with my work and i was playing CoD: Black Ops.  My nephew knocked, sat at the bed, watching me play.  I was still irked by what he did so i talked to him.  I asked him kung bakit sya silip ng silip sa room ko.  I asked him, “ano yung sinabi ko pag silip ka ng silip?”.  ”nde makakapasok sa kwarto”, he replied.  i then told him. “eh asan ka ngayon?”.

i had to admit it pero yeah, my heart melt nung nakita ko yung sad face nya.  he almost cried on the spot.  so, naawa naman ako pero nakakairita kasi ginawa nya.

i know he doesn’t have a a father to look up to and all, and should i be the one guiding him?  be a good example, yeah, probably pero hay ewan.

kids these days .. tsk tsk

a day in the life

What’s up?

Pacquiao’s tweets:

I vote NO! and I can give my explanation thanks12:08 AM Mar 22 via Twitter for BlackBerry®Emmanuel D. Pacquiao
CongMP

I’m watching impeachment trial very interesting topic good night everyone thanks11:14 PM Mar 21 via Twitter for BlackBerry®Emmanuel D. Pacquiao
CongMP

Some of the people who replied to his tweet:

@nerveending to hell with @congmp. Why the f*** did you run for congress when you know you’d barely be present? @momblogger11:24 PM Mar 21 via Twitter for iPhoneReason & Rationality

RAndRat

wondering too RT @RAndRat: @nerveending to hell with @congmp. Why the f*** did you run for congress when you know you’d barely be present11:26 PM Mar 21 via TweetDeckNoemi L. Dado
momblogger

@CongMP, the Twitter username which Pacquiao said he owns, said: “e Di magreklamo ka Sa Lolo mo” to @momblogger, and followed it up with “e Di magreklamo ka Sa Lolo mong panot hahaha” to @RAndRant.

To which, MP replied:

@momblogger e di mag reklamo ka doon sa lolo mo hahahaha thanks11:35 PM Mar 21 via Twitter for BlackBerry®Emmanuel D. Pacquiao
CongMP

@RAndRat e di mag reklamo ka sa lolo mong panot hahahaha11:37 PM Mar 21 via Twitter for BlackBerry®Emmanuel D. Pacquiao
CongMP

and of course, the “righteous would reply:

ANONG KLASENG SAGOT TO? CONGRESSMAN KA! RT @RAndRat e di mag reklamo ka sa lolo mong panot hahahahaless than a minute ago via webEmViSi

emvisi

Hmm. Di ko alam kung nakakatawa ‘to. Okay, remember: Congressman. RT @CongMP: @RAndRat e di mag reklamo ka sa lolo mong panot hahahahaless than a minute ago via webKaye Tuliao
kayetuliao

my reaction:

in Cyberspace, everyone’s entitled to say what he/she feels like saying. it kinda sucks for those who hold a position in the government BUT should that stop that person from being himself?  nobody likes hypocrite.

 

if you don’t like what he posted, fine.  don’t hate the player, hate the game.  Social network sites are there for a reason.  You say what you want to say.  People will hate it, people will like it.  It’s how you handle that certain situation.  If you’re going to be an ass with your post or your comment, go ahead.  In the end, don’t let it ruin your day.

MP, you make me laugh. hahaha.  keep it up though sad that you had to delete your twitter account.