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Fee got an iPhone a while ago :3 I got to touch it second! It was a white iPhone although he wanted a black one. There weren’t any available anymore and he couldn’t wait any longer so he just got it. It was kinda hard to text though. I guess you have to get used to it. I’m just annoyed about the useless bluetooth and the no forwarding of text messages. As well as the 3G but no video call thing.

I guess I’ll wait until a better and cheaper version comes out. :)

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Nikon’s going to have a dSLR with video! The D90! This was one of the reasons I didn’t want to get an dSLR. I wanted a camera that could do video. But now that Nikon will release one… well… This would be one of my target cameras if I had the money. It’s 12MP and at around 60k. 60k is a lot of money… but for what you’re getting… It’s definitely worth it. :D

http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/digitalcamera/slr/d90/index.htm

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I want an alarm clock. One that is hard to turn off the alarm bec I really don’t get up in the morning. I found quite a few I’m interested in.

1. Puzzle Clock

When the alarm goes off, it ejects the puzzle pieces on top and you have to find them and place them back on the alarm clock before the alarm stops. This is my last choice bec I think the pieces would not fly off too far and it would not take much time to put the pieces back on the clock.

2. Sfera

This is my target alarm clock bec I’m located on the top bunk of a double decker bed. It seems a bit scary if I had a normal alarm clock. I might kick it off and break it so this seems like the right alarm clock for me. It also works as a radio and as a dim light bulb. You lightly shake it to set the alarm and the music will fade as you sleep. When it alarms, you have to tap it to make it go into snooze mode. BUT! It would retract higher until you can’t reach it anymore and you’d have to get up and pull it down to shut the alarm off. The radio mode works by twisting the sphere.

3. Flying Alarm Clock

This is my third choice. As the name suggests, when the alarm goes off, the sphere on top flies around the room while making sounds. You have to catch it and put it back in its base to turn off the alarm. This scares me a bit. What if the propellers hit someone in the room? I share a room with all 3 of my siblings. It would be bad if the thing lands on someone or something.

4. Clocky

This is my second choice because it sounds safer than the flying alarm clock but basically works under the same principle. When the alam goes off, the clock will roll off the stand and ‘find a spot’ for it to hide in. You’d then have to find it and turn off the alarm. It supposedly finds a different spot everyday.

I’ve been seeing this around and although I think I tried it out already before… I forgot the results…

[x] I know how to make a cup of coffee.
[x] I keep track of dates using a calendar.
[ ] I own more than one credit card.
[ ] I know how to change the oil in my car/bike.
[ ] I do my own laundry.
[ ] I vote every election.
[x] I can cook for myself.
[ ] I think politics is exciting.
[ ] I balance my checkbook.
[ ] My parents have better things to say than my friends.

total:3
[ ] I show up for school/college/work everyday early.
[ ] I always carry a pen in my pocket/purse.
[x] I’ve never gotten a detention.
[x] I have never smoked a cigarette.
[x] I have never gotten completely trashed.
[x] I have forgotten my own birthday at least once.
[x] I like to take walks by myself.
[x] I’ve watched talk shows.
[x] I know what ‘credibility’ means without looking it up.
[ ] I drink coffee at least once a week.

total: 7

[x] I know how to do the dishes.
[x] I can count 1 to 10 in another language.
[ ] When I say I’m going to do something I do it.
[x] My parents trust me.
[ ] I can mow the lawn.
[x] I can make adults laugh without being stupid.
[ ] I remember to water the plants.
[x] I study when I have to.
[x] I pay attention at school/college.
[ ] I remember to feed my pets.

total: 6
[x] I can spell ‘experience’ without looking it up.
[ ] I work out on a regular basis.
[x] I clean up my own mess.
[ ] The people at Gloria Jeans know me by name.
[ ] My favorite kind of food is takeout.
[x] I have gained weight since middle/high school.
[ ] The first thing I do when I wake up is get caffeine.
[x] I cant go out of the store without getting something I don’t need.
[ ] I understand political jokes the first time they are said.
[x] I can type quickly.

total: 5

[x] I have realized that the weather forecast changes every hour.
[ ] My only friends are from my place of employment.
[ ] I have been to a Tupperware party.
[ ] I have realized that no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job.
[ ] I have more bills that I can pay.
[x] Most of my friends are older than I am.
[x] I can say no to staying out all night.
[x] I use the internet every day.
[x] My wardrobe hasn’t changed for a while.
[x] I can read a book and actually finish it.

total: 6

3 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 6

Add up all the numbers and repost
this as: MY MARRYING AGE IS…
27

Late by a year. I want to get married at 26, have my first child (who is a boy) at 28, and have my second child (who is a girl) at 35. Alternatively… I would want fraternal twins (girl and boy) at the age of 28 or 29.

My mom had won herself a slot for this Burger King blogger event. Yesterday, we went to Robinson’s Galleria for our free meal for at Burger King. There were 5 of us, even if the event stated that it was for a blogger plus at most 3 more people. My mom brought me, and my two brothers, and I brought Fee along as well. Mom just paid for whatever extra orders we had. The ‘Galle’ BK, gave us free drinks (good for 4), free sundaes, free fries and onion rings, and free Junior Whoppers. It wasn’t a big event or anything. We just ate our meal peacefully. Burger King has always had good food and that time wasn’t any more special. (Aside from the fact that it was free :p) The manager was really nice though. She took our orders patiently, and even attended to our needs. (Such as me asking for the password for the day which was this really long password. Their net was fast! <3 ) The staff was nice too. Since my mom has braces and has a hard time biting her food, or opening her mouth too wide, she asked the staff if they would be so kind as to slice her burger for her. And they did! That was really nice of them to do. I’d think they’d just give you a knife if you asked. :)

Afterward, we went to Dairy Queen so I could satisfy my craving for a blizzard. Then Fee and I wandered to Humor Post, just to look around, then we went to Bestsellers Bookstore to look at their graphic design books. We found this really great book which has a very nice selection of calling cards. I’m thinking of designing my mom a new calling card. I don’t like her current one. I feel insulted. (even if I myself, aren’t a good designer yet) But it couldn’t be helped since I had no time to make one for her, and she wanted it ASAP so she could give them out during events. I also found this cute book of adorable dogs. It was something like… 101 adorable dogs. Most of the dogs had pictures of them with puppy dog eyes. <3 Then it was time to go home. It made me sad since I love bookstores and I really liked that one. Plus, I wasn’t finished wandering around yet. :(

I’m not really a book critic, but I really love books. I thought I’d share my opinion of some of the books I’ve read. Hopefully, someone would find this useful when they hop along to some Book Heaven like FullyBooked or PowerBooks or even National Bookstore.

The first book I’d like to start on is The Manual of the Warrior of the Light by Paulo Coelho but before that a bit about Coelho and his wonderful books.

Now Coelho is simple an amazing writer. Teens like me may or may not be fond of the Bible, or those books about finding God, and things like that because it’s supposed to be corny. However, Paulo Coelho, a fiction writer, does a great job of making a somewhat spiritual book into this inspiring novel that I’m sure many many many people can relate to. His books don’t portray a life of some ‘perfect’ person which we should copy. It doesn’t tell us what is right or what is wrong. His books are open to self-interpretation, and to some effect, they don’t really have endings. His books are like journeys where you have to find out which way you want to go after reading the book. They talk about humans with very imperfect lives, wherein they, the characters, would struggle. Just like everyone who is human. We aren’t perfect, and neither are the characters. Most of the time, we struggle to the find the path which is least painful to us – the right path. The characters are the same, sometimes they too go astray, but there is hope, hope that they too will find their way back to the path where they belong.

If you’re the type of person who likes Chocolate for a Teen’s Soul, or books like that, I would recommend Paulo Coelho’s book. His books require some deep thinking so I would recommend it to teens… and everyone who’d still like to believe they’re teens. :D In short, teens and above… and way above. Haha! Kidding :)

The Warrior of the Light: A Manual, is actually a companion book to the Alchemist. Now The Alchemist, is one of the best, if not the best, selling book Coelho has. Most people I have met have read it and liked it. Now, I’ll save the review of the Alchemist for some other time if you want me to talk about it, but I’m assuming you’ve read it already since it really is famous. The Warrior of Light is literally in a manual format. It first starts off with a short story about a boy who sat in front of the ocean, hoping to hear the bells a mysterious woman talked about. Next, is the manual part. We could also describe it as a manual of wisdom. There are many quotable words of wisdom in this part which could be applied to one’s life if one wished to live a good life with no regrets. It’s like the 10 commandments, if you will. It isn’t God’s words, and it isn’t God’s law, but it’s common sense of what is right, except just a bit deeper than the obvious. Many of these words of wisdom contradict each other but that is life. Life is filled with contradictions, however, we as humans have the capacity to make choices. (Apply what I learned it Theo. OMGoodness. :o ) Freedom is having the capacity to choose. God gave us freedom, but this freedom is free yet morally obliging. (According to Theo class) Humans are free to do what they want, but we’re all bent to do what is morally correct – to do what is good. God gave us freedom, but He also gave us Wisdom. Wisdom is different from Intellect, and according to my handy dandy Mac Oxford Dictionary, Wisdom is “the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.”

So as you can see, I’m really a Paulo Coelho fan because for me he writes really really well. And as for my opinion on the book, I’d give it a 10/10… but if I really want to be critic-y. I’d give it a 7/10. I’d recommend spending the money on some other Paulo Coelho books such as The Alchemist. The Warrior of the Light: A Manual is not really a story so one might feel bored after reading a few quotes, but then if you think you won’t be bored and are one of your inspirational moods, I think you’d really like this book.

According to one of my current favourite sites:

FullyBookedOnline

http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=1383

Price P249.00

I recently got into watching a TV series called, “The Big Bang Theory”, recommended by Philip Cheang, resident High Priest of the Cult of Mac in AdMU. (just kidding!) I guess one wouldn’t really understand the hilarity of it unless one was a nerd/geek. (Or hoping to be labeled as one as in my case). Although to be completely honest, I do not understand a lot of the things mentioned in the series, although I understand the concept behind it such as jokes about MMORPGS (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games – such as World of Warcraft a.k.a. WOW)

It features two super genius theoretical (and stereotypical) physicists named Leonard and Sheldon, and their new next door blonde (stereotyped) neighbor named Penny. There isn’t really any plot to this TV series aside from the fact that Leonard is constantly trying to get the attention of Penny in hopes of a *cough*sexual*cough* relationship.

Here’s a quote I foud online! :)

Leonard: We need to widen our circle.
Sheldon: I have a very wide circle. I have 212 friends on MySpace.
Leonard: Yes, and you’ve never met one of them.
Sheldon: That’s the beauty of it.

From: http://www.tv.com/the-big-bang-theory/pilot/episode/939386/trivia.html#quotes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory_(TV_series)