tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550564574252739162012-02-16T18:23:07.182+08:00idle banter. digital memories. Just keeping it real!Carlos B. Velezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12669722315605004892noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655056457425273916.post-57651195602547218922008-09-21T05:30:00.000+08:002008-09-21T09:30:08.705+08:00

Through an act of supreme sabaw-ness, uber stupidity, and sheer laziness I went into cellphone silence (something like radio silence..) since Wednesday night, Sep-17 til this morning, Sep-21.I sorta left my phone in my brother's car thinking I can get it the next morning, but low and behold my brother left with his car early next morning for an out of town business trip bringing with him my

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I've just gone through 30 days of drinking nothing but water, no soda, no juice, no alcohol, just plain and simple H2O. After reading a post in the simple dollar about how Trent decided to go through a year not buying a book, I was thinking if I could do something similar. And after finishing a bottle of stella artois I decided to give up alcohol for 30 days (well I didn't think I'd

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JULY 2008 Recap Wow! Its been 7 months since my shakedown and I'm still standing and sane (or should i say, inXane!) and I don't know if I'll be happy that I haven't done anything stupid yet (at least I think so!) but what I do know is that its been a struggle. Everyone has their own battle and this is my battle and I'm not going to give up just yet. Just like Po (from Kung Fu Panda), Doug

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Am I a productivity freak or just a lazy bum? Lets figure this out below.. I answered this question a few months ago while I was setting up the office printer. When I started this job a couple of months ago, I noticed that our division uses a networked heavy duty laser printer that has 2 paper trays. And before that other day, the whole division would just use tray 1, we would walk to the

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Kim and Anna's Wedding It was nice to see old friends, to reminisce on good times, and to celebrate a beginning of something great. Kim and Anna committed to live the rest of their lives together on June 7 in Tagaytay. We are of that age already, some are dealing with quarter life crisis, some are getting hitched, some are making plans for the future, and some are going after what they

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- especially gift wrapped for me - cool lens - wide angle! can't wait to see how the pictures will come out! - i bestow upon you the name of "vivi'' time to go shooting!bye for now!!i bought my camera from jenniecastillo.multiply.com

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My brother for most of our lives has always been bigger and heavier than me. and now he is lighter by 5lbs! and the sad part of this is that my pride cant take it!! *sob* now he has the license to brag that he is lighter than me. I can imagine him now using his bragging rights to tell his friends that he is now lighter than me in one of his casual conversations with his friends. I must do

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Well May's been tough, but its June 2 now and I'm still alive. I can only hope for better things in store for me in the coming months, because when your down the only way to go is up!! What to look forward toBeing a planner I've cooked up somethings to keep me busy in the coming months, I followed the advice of Trent over at The Simple Dollar to dabble into a bit of everything to find out what

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Stress pak! January has really taken its toll on me. Physical stress and emotional stress and other kinds of stress have occupied most my days, from work and from personal reasons. I don't react well to stress, usually I turn to food to comfort me. But as I learned in college and 60lbs later, that junk food ain't the best comfort food. Now I am over-overweight (obese 2, I think is the

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image from here I feel disconnected from the world around me.. In my old job I could read my RSS feeds when I need to take a breather from work. In my old job I can converse with my friends using web mail or even IMs at times. In my old job I could blog about whatever pops into my head at that moment. In my old job I could search and research about things that interest me or at times about

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My 2007 didn't really end well and my January 2008 went flipside on me (to think January hasn't ended!). And while I was nursing my wounds, the wheel of time continues to turn..I need to bounce back!Looking for the treasure chest in this shipwreck named January, I found myself with more time and more funds in my hands (indefinitely i suppose) and I figured that I need to be ready for the

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This is in response to the post of angelbagel on her wishlist :)Can't think of what to give me this Christmas? scroll down! hehe! :)NEEDSBed frame for a double sized mattress - my current bad frame is penchant for collecting dust and is really hard for me to clean plus its pink! haha! (used to be my sister's)Lock n lock 800ml container - to "brown bag" my lunch inClothes rack (2 bars) - to take

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I think I got too excited.We are now just in the last half of the -ber months and I'm practically done with Christmas shopping (the other gifts are still a work in progress).. Truth to tell I'm done with the wrapping of these presents too.. and I saved a few pesos while I was at it!Here are some tips to get your shopping done early and save a little money :)Keep your old gift list handy (upload

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photo by Brixr When we boot up our workstations, we automatically open a good number of applications to get us through the day and here's a list of the top 10 software/ applications that I can't live without and why: (warning, the list below mixes productivity with pleasure :o) hehe!)Portable Firefox - my favorite web browser! I currently use firefox with the Tab Mix plus and the PDF download

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To get on-track with my weight loss plan, first I have to set realistic goals that i can monitor my progress against, in terms of weight loss and exercise.Weight loss goal: to lose 60lbs by the end of April - thats roughly 8.5lbs per month or 2.1lbs per week!! I plan on keeping the weight loss per week down so wont have to stress my body too much =)Exercise goals for October: do aerobics every

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I've been overweight since i was a kid, currently my weight catergory has placed me in the medical condition named obese 2! (there's overweight, obese 1 then obese 2!!)I've experienced being the butt of every joke on the table, being denied insurance coverage because I am a potential health risk (huwaattt!!) and being stared at in disbelief because my physical appearance belies the weighing

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Its 5.30am. I just woke up. Its still dark out and I am the only one awake.I shut of my phone's alarm. I check my phone for any messages. I play computer, watch a dvd or do my homework (when i was back in college) I clean my car. I prepare for work. I leave for work.I enjoy the morning's quiet time. I don't have to try to kick out my brother from the computer so i can use it. I don't have to

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In this day and age that cellphones are equipped with a camera as a standard, we find more ways to use the camera-phone. Aside from the obvious call and text utility of the camera-phone, I use the phone's camera to take pictures of my dog (before he died), my nephew, my girlfriend and myself! haha!Well, thats until I came across this article from lifehacker.com a few days ago that outlines how

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Day 3 time to go home and time to go shopping for pasalubong (gifts to bring home) so after checking out we headed over to Amira's Buco Tart Haus to buy some tarts and then have lunch at Green ATS before getting to Bag of Beans to buy some bread and choco rolls (yummy!!) to bring home!My Grandfather wanted to have Bulalo for our last lunch for our Tagaytay vacation and so I suggested we try Green

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Day 2 in Tagaytay. After a hearty breakfast of poached egg, pandesal and assorted cold cuts, we left Sunrise Holiday Mansions to go visit the chapel at Pink Sisters and the chapel at Angel's Camp. For lunch we decided to go to the Greek Restaurant near the Tagaytay rotunda going towards the road to Sta. Rosa. Mano's Greek Taverna is not hard to miss with its light blue and white sign. As you

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After checking in at Sunrise Holiday Mansion my Grandparents and I decided to have late lunch at Piccolo Mondo, an Italian Restaurant away from the conglomeration of restos along the ridge of Taal. We were served with an appetizer of pita bread with olive- oil- balsamic- vinegar- with- parmesan- cheese dip on the house. My Grandfather ordered the Spaghetti Alla Carbonara (150php), my

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On the road going to Sunrise Holiday Mansions, my grandparents and I decided to cruise along the highway to spot a resto where we could eat lunch after checking in the hotel. Along the way we spotted Amira's Buco Tart Haus' pink banners and were instantly curious on what this place had to offer - my grandfather being a Buko-lover, so we decided to give the place a visit after lunch. After

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Framing Check out this (ALBUM) to see more landscape and food photos. thanks!

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Contrast in the sunrise

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10 restaurants i have yet to dine in with AngelAmici in Don Bosco - I feel like such a loser for not having eaten here yet..Red Kimono - for their order all you can specialApartment 1B - for their special comfort foodCookbook Kitchen - a new discovery thats just a 5 minute drive from my placeGalileo Enoteca-Deli - another hidden resto near my place that serves Spanish foodCafe Mary Grace - their

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"Go clean your room!"Overwhelmed by the amount of mess in my room, i end up procrastinating about fixing my room and let myself succumb to laziness.. Then i came across this article from unclutterer, on establishing routines. The bottomline of the article, as i understood it, is that i could assign different chores/ areas of my house/ room to a particular day or week so i won't feel overwhelmed

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Thats not important like my hair... to show to someone who means a lot to me that she is important. For the longest time my "long" hair was an issue in the different circles in my life; with my mom, with my other relatives, with my friends, and of course with my girlfriend. Frankly i'd rather lose my "long" hair than lose her :)

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Flowers on top

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Mix of textures

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click HERE for source

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I've been surfing the net for interesting stuff when i have down time at work and i can say that i have come across some really interesting stuff, and i have poked my head into the empire named google.Hearing that google has been making alot of acquisitions like YouTube and Writely to name a few, i decided to check out what google has added to its plethora of services. After seeing the long list

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Did you know that May 28 was National Flag day for the Philippines?Did you know that we are highly encouraged to display our Nation's Flag from May 28 to June 12, Independence day?Well I didn't... All i know is that we should display our flag during independence day...Its saddening that we don't know much of these traditions/ practices that pertain to showcasing our identity as Filipinos.Well i

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In the age of smart cellphones, pda's, notebooks and laptops, technology provides us a new solution for mobility for work: Portable Applications. As defined in wikipedia, "a portable application, or portable app for short, is a software program that does not require any kind of formal installation onto a computer's permanent storage device to be executed, and can be stored on a removable storage

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... a Dream that comesTRUE is NOT a Dream ...

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... not everyone who gives youshit is your enemy&not everyone who gets you out ofshit is your friend ...

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i didnt know there was a lot of things involved in transferring office..you have to:1. turnover hardcopies of your files - almost done2. turnover softcopies of your files - partially done3. bring home some personal effects - partially done4. return personal effects of friends that are lying around my cubicle - wont do it hehehe5. deal with last minute work! - almost done6. deal with new work! -

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