I Need A New Xbox 360!!!

The newest version of the xbox 360, the Xbox Slim, was recently released. This made the Xbox 360 Arcade cheaper by 50 US dollars, making it a steal at $149.99 at Best Buy (more or less 7,300 Philippine Pesos).

My current Xbox is under repair for the third time. Being a first release, it has 3rl'd at least 3 times already and I believe this is the perfect time to buy a jasper unit.

I got my original for more or less $450 dollars with my first game being Oblivion Collectors edition. I am in the middle of playing Dragon Age: Origins. With tomorrow being a holiday because of the inauguration of our new President, I was hoping to play some tonight, but sadly, my 360 is still with the repair man (who is repairing it for free with delivery).

Hopefully I can just save myself some cash and buy a new unit. I have a spare hard drive anyway.

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Will It Blend? - iPhone 4

The iPhone 4 surprisingly lasted a lot longer than the iPhones before it. Testament to it's better build now, although I'll save my opinion on the quality of the material when I get to hold one.

Why E-Mail May Be Hurting Off-Line Relationships

Why E-Mail May Be Hurting Off-Line Relationships

A good article by Time Magazine on why, in the end, people still have to be right in front of each other to build a good relationship.

People seek company and body language makes all the difference. Touch, sight, sound everything, can influence how you perceive and am perceived.

Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss

Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990)

• You have brains in your head.
  You have feet in your shoes.
  You can steer yourself
  any direction you choose.
  You're on your own.
  And you know what you know.
  And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go.

• You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed.
  You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead.
  Wherever you fly, you’ll be the best of the best.
  Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

• I'm sorry to say so
  But, sadly it's true
  That bang-ups and hang-ups
  Can happen to you.

• On and on you will hike, And I know you’ll hike far
  and face up to your problems whatever they are.
  You’ll get mixed up of course, as you already know.
  You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go.
  So be sure when you step.
  Step with care and great tact
  And remember that Life’s a great balancing act.
  Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
  And never mix up your right foot with your left.
  

• Will you succeed?
  Yes you will indeed!
  (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

Gorilla Glass! iphone 4

Being a tech geek I was excited to find out that the iPhone 4 screen is now made of gorilla glass. What is gorilla glass? It's really strong glass that doesn't scratch or break easily. Check the video out to see why it's so cool.

Huge banana 06/22/2010

Huge banana 06/22/2010, originally uploaded by Vic Rosales.

This is a huge banana. As long as the height of a regular plastic envelope. :D

I want Hainanese Chicken!

I'm super craving for Hainanese Chicken rice. Time to save 1 thousand pesos. Bel-Air 3 so this should be near school. Can't wait to order mine for personal consumption of 1! (ok maybe 2 with Miggie).

Miggie Drives!

Miggie driving my car while I take her picture. Aww. :D

miggie and I movie

06/19/2010, originally uploaded by Vic Rosales.

Miggie and I movie till the wee hours of the night. Go diane krueger!

Jolliant! A jolibee well wish

06/15/2010, originally uploaded by Vic Rosales.

The funny ingenuity of the filipino. We already have jolibee, which is our fast food giant against macdonalds. Jolibee actually beats macdonalds here and is number one. the Jolliant seems to be using the same colours of Jolibee. Stuff on the road found in ortigas.

Mt. Pulag Peak

Of course, the Peak of Mt. Pulag! 2,933 meters above sea level.

Mt. Pulag

One of the coolest things I've ever done was climb Mt. Pulag, one of the tallest mountains in the Philippines. Weather up there was freezing but worth it. Worth the six hour trek.

It may have looked hot, but under all that gear it was pretty cold on top. On the way up it was merely bearable.

And this is the number one reason I climbed. ;)

Library Busted

06/16/2010, originally uploaded by Vic Rosales.

Someone should really fix this. Either that or tint the glass cause it gets really hot in the library.

Clarity of Thought

I'm back in the game and nothing would help me better than some clairty of mind. Which got me thinking about crystals for sale I recently saw on TV. The news clip said there are intelligence beads. Well, there are also clarity crystals that are energized to keep your mind clear and free from vexation. Wouldn't that be nice for law school?

If ever anyone does want one, found one here. I believe they call it a citrine crystal.

Golden Spoon

If I could, I'd have this everynight as my dinner meal replacement

Too bad its a bit overprice for the amount they give. Jeez! Try not to scrimp so much on the cream guys! This fad may go away but you'll end up like any other yogurt store if you keep prices like this!

School Supplies

It's that time of the year again and Vic has started school supply hoarding!

I first got some supplies from National Bookstore. I grabbed the usual highlighters I most often use. I finished the whole shelf where they were placed.

Luckily I noticed that on the bottom shelf, well hidden, were the same highlighters but then packed with free ballpens! Sneaky, sneaky National Bookstore Rockwell!

Of course, I replaced the individual highlighters for those with free ballpens.

I then got my usual folders, brown envelopes and plastic envelopes for organizing my subjects. Here we go Taxation 2, Labor Law, Succession and Banking! (There's already a prayer in for the rest: Insurance, Torts and Damages etc.)

Got some school pants and shoes like some kid starting a new day. yay!

Ms. F

Just one of the few things I see in Manila. Guess why I posted this?

Migorange Juice

Can anyone see this? It's orange juice and an eye. Too bad picaso only works well when online. Would've been nicer if it made a better offline typing tool.

Picaso

If this works then I've found the best picture poster for blogger when I'm online; Picaso. If not, oh well.

Midnight Appointments

So the outgoing President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is being given heat for her last minute appointments. According to the transition team of the incumbent, GMA appointed about 1,000 people right before the appointment ban happened last March 10, 2010. Noynoy's transition team however says that the number is understated and counts almost 5,000 appointments.

Which got me thinking, for the many better qualified appointees, time will be wasted while they wait for the GMA appointees to finish their term.

However, for the political appointees, which include the under qualified (competence-wise, not legally), it might mean less money for them while they wait for their turn for the political spoils.

So who is to win? I'm sure the under qualified political appointees-in-waiting will be using their more competent appointees-in-waiting as basis to bash the GMA administration.

While GMA has done many good things for our government, Noynoy has won, and, even if he may want a clean government, his avid supporters are already salivating in the shadows to divide the spoils. I can only hope that the incoming administration fulfills its promise to eradicate corruption. Para walang mahirap.

Leaded or Unleaded?

Always made me laugh when people asked the gas attendant for unleaded. There has not been leaded gas in the Philippines for quite some time.

Time Magazine calls it one of the worst inventions ever.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1991915_1991909_1991817,00.html