It's Getting Hot In Here!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 | Labels: , | 0 comments |

Our office's air-conditioning system, again, has broken down so we are sweating heavily since the start of our shift. I can't understand why one of the air-conditioning units kept breaking down. I think there are only two tower-type air con units that are currently working, both servicing the 100 people on our floor.

How I wish that they put up some electric fans for the meantime. It's so hard to work when your face kept sweating.

This ain't right!

Thursday, August 21, 2008 | | 1 comments |

This was taken from http://notalwaysright.com/. It made me laugh.


What Is This Culturally Monolithic Country Coming To

Video Rental Store | Savannah, GA, USA

Me: “Good evening sir, how may I help you?”

Customer: “I want a good movie.”

Me: “Of course. I recommend Pan’s Labyrinth… it was excellent.”

Coworker: “You are aware that this movie has subtitles.”

Customer: “What the s*** is that?”

Coworker: “The words at the bottom you have to read. It’s in Spanish.”

Customer: “What the f*** is that? We’re in America, we don’t speak Spanish! I want it in American!”

(He storms off and promptly returns with Apocalypto.)

Me: “Sir, you do know this movie has subtitles, too?”

Customer: “What the f***? What is this country coming to? When did we become another country?! I want a g**d*** American movie! Where are the American movies?”

Me: “The store is full of movies made in America.”

(He walks back up about 10 minutes later with Letters From Iwo Jima in his hand.)

Customer: “This is the movie by Clint Eastwood, right?”

Coworker: “Yes, it is.”

Me: “And it’s really good, too.”

Customer: “Clint Eastwood is a real American. He knows what I like!”

(I give a look to my coworker who doesn’t say anything this time, and we rent him the movie. Too bad Letters From Iwo Jima is all in Japanese with English subtitles.)

Funny Product Description

Monday, August 11, 2008 | Labels: | 0 comments |

Here's a funny but seriously-sounding product description. Read it through and I'm sure you'll be amazed at the cleverness of its copywriter.



Proporta Keyring with SIM Card Holder and Anti-Loss System


Description

Lovingly handmade, the Proporta Keyring with SIM Holder and Anti-Loss System is a must have for anyone who regularly suffers from ‘I swear I left them on the kitchen side’ syndrome.

 Featuring the latest in state-of-the-art anti-loss technology, this handy keyring can also house your SIM Card – especially useful if you’re no stranger to the ever increasing ‘I hear it, but can’t see it’ disorder; regularly mislaying your mobile device and need a backup. This multi-purpose product also sports a secure magnetic closure to keep everything safe and sound.

Instructions:
1) Select a wall* in which to position the Hook Anti-Loss Device.
2) Using a hammer (not supplied), affix the Anti-Loss Device to your preferred wall.
3) Attach your keys to the Proporta Keyring with SIM Holder and hook on to the Anti-Loss Device.

*To prevent further loss and frustration, it's advisable to make a note of which wall you have selected and keep it somewhere safe.



Be Kind to Tourists: Let Them Steal Your Taxi Cab

Sunday, August 10, 2008 | Labels: , , | 1 comments |

Nhil and I attended the recent Coca-Cola Bloggers Party at Taste Asia at the Mall of Asia (too many Asias!). We didn't finish the event because we have to go someplace else so we queued at the taxi lane. The line of passengers was considerably long and after quite a bit of waiting, we finally got our turn at the front. Then a foreigner, I think he's Greek or someone from that region, approached me.

Greek Guy: "Excuse me, how can I get to the airport?"

Me: "Just take a taxi."

Greek Guy: "Ok. Thank you."

Then just that, he opened the door of the taxi I was about to board. He went inside the car and the taxi sped off. I was left dumbfounded. When I turned around all the people behind me had the same look on their faces.

They couldn't believe the Greek guy cheated all of us!

I couldn't believe he stole my cab!

Funny thing was, although I should have felt angry, the truth is that I wasn't. I smiled at the people behind me and said out loud, "Well, let's just be kind to tourists."

They smiled back.

Koala Family

Friday, August 08, 2008 | Labels: , | 0 comments |

I posed and took a snapshot of this family of koala during a very, very boring moment in the office.

Boredom really does weird things to everybody.



Oatmeal and Milo

Thursday, August 07, 2008 | Labels: , , | 0 comments |

I have a new fave snack here in the office.

Oatmeal + Milo


My officemate asked why I don't just buy a chocolate-flavored oatmeal. Well, he maybe right but I prefer to mix the chocolate and the oatmeal myself. Plus I really love the taste of Milo especially if it's not properly dissolved, with bits and chunks floating on the oatmeal.

That's a definite yum-yum!





:)

How to Make Your PC Perform Faster

Wednesday, August 06, 2008 | Labels: , | 0 comments |

The Lady Programmer posted 6 easy to follow tips on how to make your PC perform faster. I used to try everything she mentioned there but the one thing on her list that totally crippled my computer were viruses.

I did every precaution I could think of back then. I installed two anti-virus softwares, scanned every flash drive, diskette or cd before I opened them, I stayed away from websites I'm not familiar with and may contain spyware, etc. And I downloaded files only from respected sites. But still, I got attacked by viruses.

So now I'm using Linux in my laptop and so far everything's working great! I still perform virus scan every now and then but it always yielded nothing.

Free WIFI All Around Davao City

Tuesday, August 05, 2008 | Labels: , , , | 0 comments |

I frequent Robinsons Galleria for its free WiFi connection at its uppermost level. What I usually do is I'd order a meal at Burger King or Chef d' Angelo's and stay for at least 2 hours so I can make the most of the free WiFi.

It's the only convenient place for me that has this type of internet access and I prefer Galleria because it's free. I tried looking around in the Ortigas area but most similar spots are coffee shops. I don't drink coffee and... I don't know, I'm just not used to staying in a coffee shop.

How I wish there are other free WiFi access here.



I've never been to Davao and I was surprised to learn from Call Center Gal that there are a lot of free WiFi spots in that city. I surmised from her First WiFi Experience in Davao blog entry that Bo's Coffee Club is a good place if you want a free connection while drinking your favorite cup of coffee. Well, should I be lucky to visit Davao, I'm pretty sure any coffee shop there would also serve hot chocolate.

I'm a sucker for hot choco... and free WiFi.

:)

This Blog's Ain't Spam!

Monday, August 04, 2008 | Labels: | 1 comments |

I opened my blog the other day and was surprised to be greeted with a message from Blogger saying that this blog may be a spam.

Well, I'm not a spammer and this blog is honest-to-goodness ain't a spam!

So I asked them to review my site and now, my blog's back! Kudos to the Blogger guys for the quick review and for giving me access to my blog again.

For the record, I like Spam. The edible kind.

My Top 3 Greatest Actors

Saturday, August 02, 2008 | Labels: , , | 2 comments |

Here are my top 3 greatest actors. In no particular order:


AL PACINO



In my opinion, his greatest performance is as Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather 2'.




TOM HANKS

'Forrest Gump' was memorable and he really made us believe he was a retarded.



ROBERT DE NIRO


'Travis Bickle' can get into your nerves when he wanted to, but he can also make you laugh in 'Analyze This' and 'Meet the Fockers'.

From Wordpress to Blogger

Friday, August 01, 2008 | | 3 comments |

I've decided to migrate to Blogger from my Wordpress blog Papa Ces. What's the reason for the change? I don't have a sane answer to that, other than I wanted to try blogging using Blogspot.

So this first post is nothing more than an icebreaker. There'll be more to come in the next days!

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