5 Days Before Christmas

Five days to go and it's Christmas, and though it may be the most wonderful time of the year, the commercialism of this season has left me to wonder if the true meaning of Christmas is truly understood by all, if  not then at least by most.

When I was a little kid, my parents always told me that Christmas was the time when the Son of God was born, that is of course our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As i was growing up, the thought that once a year we celebrate the birth, albeit not the actual birth, of Jesus always made me joyful.

Over the years though, we have been so influenced by Western culture that some of us have already forgotten what the true message of Christmas is all about. I once asked a friend's little sister if she knew who the star of Christmas is and she answered, "Di ba si Santa?" or "Isn't it Santa?". The young generation of today have been so exposed to commercialism and different marketing strategies of the Western countries, and it has come to a point where they have no idea what or who the true meaning of Christmas is (kaya nga may CHRIST sa Christmas diba?).

Christmas Gift Requirements for my Inaanaks

TO ALL MY INAANAKS:

Please secure all of the requirements on or before Christmas

1.) Original Copy of Baptismal Certificate.
2.) Original Copy of Birth Certificate. NSO Copy.
3.) Baptismal Pictures. With me present of course.
4.) Exact time and date of your baptism.
5.) You should know my complete name and address.
6.) NBI Clearance of parents.
7.) 2 pieces 1x1 ID pictures

Failure to comply with the requirements will mean NO GIFT for Christmas. ^_^

Back to Dancing

It's our company Christmas party this coming Saturday and much to my better dismay, I was tasked to join a dance number for our team. I hope I still have the moves (like jagger?) so I can pull this off. =(

Another (Boring) Day at the Office

I usually arrive here at around 8:30, way earlier than the other people in my department. They arrive at around 10 or something and now I'm stuck here trying to figure out what to do because I don't have any tasks. I'm just passing the time surfing through the web and browsing through some random stuff.

I Need A Camera

I've seen so many things worth capturing but I don't have any equipment to capture them with.

NOTE TO SELF: BUY A DECENT CAMERA!

That's How Bad Guys Do It

A little comedy to lighten the mood as I face another day in the office. 

A Passion for Fairy Tail

I've been reading a lot of manga since I was in High School, and I've watched a fair share of anime. From Death Note to Naruto, I've been avidly following the anime world.

One particular manga/anime has gotten me into a state of addiction ever since I started reading/watching it last year. It's a combination of action, adventure, comedy, drama and all sorts of different genres that add spice to its already unique setting. This manga/anime of course is Fairy Tail.

For almost one year I've been reading the manga and watching the anime of this insanely addictive series created by the author of Rave, Hiro Mashima.

The story itself is quite catchy, as well as the many characters in the story. Each character has a back story all his own which is uniquely connected and spun together to make up one of my most favorite mangas/animes by far.

Well, enough babbling about how great a story it is. In order for you guys to experience how great it is, you should try reading the manga or watching the anime for yourselves.

Here are the links:

• Fairy Tail Manga
• Fairy Tail Anime

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Mga friends! Sali naman kayo sa ph.churpchurp.com! The more the merrier! Kikita ka pa! #phchurpchurp

Cashing-in on Facebook Games

I've gotten across this new tutorial that teaches how to cash-in on Facebook games and others like CityVille, FarmVille, Mafia Wars and more. The guy behind this tutorial earned over $1.2 Million in one year from FarmVille alone. His methods can be used by anyone and you’ll learn techniques that could also help you profit from the launch of PayBox and our upcoming affiliate program.

If you would like to learn more, please take a few minutes to check it out.

WordPress Remix 3.0

Most of the Internet community know that WordPress is one of the world's most popular blogging tool, but as a CMS, most web developers don't give it much consideration. That is why I want to share to you a tool that is WordPress powered but can also give you the best CMS solution you'll ever find in the market: WPRemix!

WPRemix allows you to create a website easily. It is powered by WordPress but is not limited to just a blogging platform, but also as a very powerful CMS.

Check out their website here.

World of Warcraft Complete Guide

If you're an avid gamer like me, you'd want to be guided on how to achieve a high level or earn lots of in-game cash easily.

For one of the world's most popular online game, World of Warcraft, a number of guides and howtos have been created, but none of them ever boast of being so detailed and being highly in demand.

But now I want to introduce to you a complete WOW Guide that will surely improve your chances in the game.

Check out the site here.

Dinner at KRI

Last night I ate a Valentine's Dinner at one of the newest restaurants here in Dumaguete. The place was named KRI (for more details, visit My Purple Spoon). I was with my girlfriend of course, and we just wanted to try out this new place everyone was buzzing about.

We were there at around 8 pm, but there were still a lot of guests eating so we were made to wait for about 15 minutes before having a table. Once we were settled in our seats, the first thing I noticed was that a lot of people were rather enjoying eating there. I looked around and found that the place was not that big, not more than 20 tables I guess, but it was rather neat and the colors inside were bright and the lighting was quite cool (not too bright, not too dark either). I had been expecting that the food would taste great, because of rather fine ambiance that the restaurant was emanating. 

We placed our orders for their Chicken of the Week special, expecting that the food would be served as quickly as possible, but like some of the other restaurants here in Dumaguete, it took quite a while for our food to be served. Upon tasting it, all I can say is that the wait was worth it. The food had so much flavors in it and it was quite a rush just tasting so many flavors after each mouthful. Though my girlfriend wasn't quite satisfied (she dislikes food with not so usual tastes), I'm sure she did quite enjoy herself, at least I'm hoping she did.

Here are some pictures of our escapade:

Too bad we weren't able to take pictures of the food. Sigh...

It's Been A While

It's been ages since I last posted on this blog, and I've been really missing blogging. Schoolwork and other stuff have been preventing me from being able to post, not to mention I've been having a hard time thinking of anything sensible to post.

Now that most of the schoolwork is done, I'm gonna try my best to update this blog every once in a while, so I can still practice my already diminished writing skills. 

Kudos to me!

Pay Per Post

I just created an account at Pay Per Post, and as a requirement I have to include a randomly generated sentence as part of this blog entry. So here's the sentence:

One size fits all rabbit costume

I just hope they approve my blog. Here's to hoping.

Girlfriend 5.0 vs. Wife 1.0

I was browsing through funny Internet and programming puns when I stumbled across this really funny forum thread. I just felt like sharing it because I'm sure most tech-savvy peeps would be able to get it.

NOTE: This is not my original work. The original source can be found here.

Girlfriend 5.0 to Wife 1.0

_______________________________________

Dear Tech Support Team:

Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 5.0 to Wife 1.0.

I soon noticed that the new program began unexpected child-processes that
took up a lot of space and valuable resources.

In addition, Wife 1.0 installed itself into all other programs and now
monitors all other system activities.

Applications such as BachelorNights 10.3, Cricket 5.0, BeerWithBuddies
7.5, and Outings 3.6 no longer runs, crashing the system whenever
selected. I can't seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background while attempting
to run my favorite applications.

I'm thinking about going back to Girlfriend 5.0, but the 'uninstall'
doesn't work on Wife 1.0.

Please help!

Thanks,
"A Troubled User"
-----------------------------------------


REPLY:

Dear Troubled User:

This is a very common problem that people complain about.

Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 5.0 to Wife 1.0, thinking that it is
just a Utilities and Entertainment program.

Wife 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its Creator to run
EVERYTHING!!!

It is also impossible to delete Wife 1.0 and to return to Girlfriend 5.0.

It is impossible to uninstall, or purge the program files from the system
once installed.

You cannot go back to Girlfriend 5.0 because Wife 1.0 is designed not to
allow this. (Look in your Wife 1.0 Manual under Warnings-Alimony-Child
Support).

I recommend that you keep Wife1.0 and work on improving the environment.

I suggest installing the background application "Yes Dear" to alleviate
software augmentation.

The best course of action is to enter the command C:APOLOGIZE because
ultimately you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the system
will return to normal anyway.

Wife 1.0 is a great program, but it tends to be very high maintenance.
Wife 1.0 comes with several support programs, such as Clean 2.5, Sweep
3.0, Cook 1.5 and DoLaundry 4.2. However, be very careful how you use
these programs. Improper use will cause the system to launch the program
NagNag 9.5. Once this happens, the only way to improve the performance of
Wife 1.0 is to purchase additional software. I recommend Sarees 2.1 and
Jewellery 5.0

STATUTORY WARNING : DO NOT, under any circumstances, install
SecretaryWithShortSkirt 3.3. This application is not supported by Wife 1.0
and will cause irreversible damage to the operating system.

Hope this helps.
Tech Support Team

Useless

Have you ever felt that some time in your lives? When it comes to the point that you ask yourself, "Why can't I be worth something to someone?". Well that's what I'm feeling as of the moment, useless, worthless, and a complete failure as a boyfriend.

My girlfriend and I have been together for almost 15 months now, and we've had our fair share of trials and hardships as a couple. Throughout those 15 months, we've developed a loving and wonderful relationship, but what I don't get is why she never reveals her thoughts, her feelings, her apprehensions on our relationship.

I'm not really an expert on relationships, but isn't it supposed to be founded upon love, trust, and open communication? That's where I feel I'm such a failure, because for almost 15 months, she still doesn't quite trust me enough to bare her thoughts and feelings. Every time I ask her what is wrong, she just says that it is nothing when in fact there is something. She has these ideas and thoughts about me that I know nothing about, and I can't help but feel utterly useless and pathetic, because all this time she still doesn't quite believe the things I say to her.

This post is going to come out on my Facebook wall within a few hours, and I don't know if she's gonna be able to read it. I do hope she does though, so that she'll realize how hurt I am and how pathetic I feel because she still doesn't quite have it in her to trust me completely.

Because GLOBELINES sucks!

That's why I'm stuck in an Internet cafe trying to do some research work and other stuff. I was supposed to be inside my room comfortably surfing and getting my job done when all of a sudden my ISP decided to be such a D*CK. This is really a hassle because I can't really get a lot of work done because of the limited time I have for logging in (Internet cafe rates are a killer, trust me).

New Layout

I decided to change the layout of my blog. It's still under modifications and I'm trying to come up with a much better theme. I hope I can have the time (not to mention the energy) to spend working on it. Well, best of luck to me.

And A Good Morning To You!

So we were informed that we can get the results of our project proposal this morning, and after that we proceed to making the project requirements, or go back to the planning table and come up with a new proposal. It's really striking up at my nerves, having to wait if we get to proceed and all. I wish they'd just tell us directly and get on with it rather than having to have to wait.

13 Months

A few hours ago marked the 13th month of our relationship with my girlfriend. It's been a great 13 months and I've really grown to love her more and more. What's just bothering is the fact that she never even texted as much as a single greeting, which is far from the usual because we normally always greet each other at the stroke of 12 midnight. I really don't understand what's going on or what she is feeling right now, and I can't ask her because she's at work and probably busy but what's bothering me is she was able to access her Facebook and post something there about being unhappy and disturbed about something, but I can't figure out what it is and I'm guessing she won't be able to tell me until maybe when she gets off work. I just can't take the fact that she has time for Facebook but didn't even have time to at least send a text message.

I know I'm probably just being paranoid here, but I just can't stand it when something is bothering her, I just want to protect her all the time and keep her happy and safe. I wish she would tell me what was going on, or what happened that disturbed her a lot. It's a little frustrating especially when I don't know if it has something to do with us or whatever.

LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SLEEP TODAY!