Macbook Air 001 Laptop

Last year Apple had a phenomenal release of my phone, i mean iphone, now Steve Jobs and his team has Macbook Air laptop. Another additional gadget for tech junkies. Bulky and heavy laptop will become a thing of the past cuz Macbook Air is so thin (thinnest laptop yet) it can fit a manila folder even slide under a door or chop someone in half...engadget review.

If you want an eye catching and sexy gadget Macbook Air is a top choice but for power users who want horse power speed this is not for you (follow this link from gizmodo for the technical specs). Well not yet! Knowing Apple and Steve Jobs team they'll find a away to make Macbook Air another standard for upcoming laptops.

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Tomorrow was Yesterday - High School LIfe

Reminiscing the first time we did anything on our own is a memory to cherish. For those like me high school life cuff unforgettably. Who would forget his/her first time independency. Free from our parents protective gasp. The first step of molding the youth's, good or bad, personality and attitude to equips us for life ahead.

Still fresh from my mind the first commute i took with a jeepney, my mother had to accompany to the main road and tell the driver where exactly to drop me. The first ride to the yellow Marikina bus (i don't know if they are still around). Funny that i had to balance myself (the bus was in motion) to get to the driver and give my fare only to be told that i had to pay the fare to the conductor. Amusing to recall this first simple experience but meaningful to recap as we mature.

This is the time we unknowingly experiment our feelings with our first "barkada" (dabarkads), first crush, first kiss, first "ligaw", first heartbreak (di pa applicable sa akin totoy pa ako nun eh) or to take the first "bawal" like first beer drink, first cigarette or first rumble. Good or bad this is the first to most of youngsters.

What's more unforgettable was the good life back then, no pressure from life's hardship (though many like me have financial difficulties). Life was as simple as kids growing up. "Nakakamiss'!

After almost two decades what happened? Where are the classmates we first trust and confide. I don't know about you but for me after bumping to a page in friendster (Roosevelt College Lamuan). I located some and are still back home in Marikina while other are OFW's or immigrants like me. Nice to see you again guys!

For those coming from the same alma mater batch of 92 please leave a comment and i'll be happy to link you to the friendster page specially for 4Mboni students.

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On My Wandering Months

Like a sea turtle freshly hatched from it's egg, i wander the big ocean, unknown where have i'll go not knowing where i will end, distant from the world of blogging, disconnected from the rest of the world (charing lang).

True for the three months i've wandered finding what else can i do to maximize my blogging, testing the blog's ranking, page view, etc.. Unlike the sea turtle that grew and find itself...i got more lost like my rank dropping half and statistics plunging more than ever. Still the experience is worth the risk. Good that i tried and tested thus never again will i stop to what i've started. The only thing i learn is that "it is easier to increase statistic with continued posting/blogging than dropping half with in three months.


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Poor Car - Rich Car

The release of Tata Nano of Tata Motors (India), poor car list gets another new addition. Poor car because it is intended for average person plus the price is very cheap. The car has a three-cylinder 800-cc petrol engine with 33 bhp (power). A 30-litre fuel tank and four-speed manual gearshift. The Executive edition will come with air-condition but all have "pawis" steering (no power steering folks). A price estimate for USD-2,500.00. That is 100k flat in Philippine peso (@ Php-40/$ 1). Wow!

Compare to top cats (big motor brands) creation like the mini cooper of BMW and the smart car of Mercedes Benz taking the big price off would mean taking off it's features. Features like safety, power and prestige of owning a car.

For Pinoy owning a car is for necessity like this multi-cab. Pinoy necessity plus Pinoy creativity and ingenuity a scrap suzuki carry mini cab will become a passenger jeep or a mini multicab all purpose utility pick-up (haba ng description anoh :-) I've seen first hand what his scrap vehicle looks like. In cavite there are many shops specializing on refurbishing and customizing this vehicle. As they say other peoples junk is other peoples treasure. Junk as it may seen but it have many purpose for many Pilipino lives.

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Optimistic Thinking Challenge

Opposite attract just like the negative and positive magnetic pole, but for psychology experts like the secret modulators positive thinking bring positive outcome. The law in the universe..the power of your mind. Positive thinking relieve stress..less stress makes you a better person in all aspect, but what if your routine is feed up with all kinds of problems...can you still be optimistic. This is the way optimistic think.

• "puyat" or lack of sleep due to work and early wake-up - bare in mind "mas mabuti na walang tulog kesa walang gising" ("dami na actors ganito ang fate" :-)
  
• underpaid yet overworked - be happy for you have a job...Philippine have a big unemployment rate and "kelangan at pinagkakatiwaan ka pa ng company mo may pinatatrabaho ka pa sa'yo"
• low salary - good that you only have to spend less...keep in mind that those earning more than you spends more and have huge "utangs" to credit card (wala ka nito) and loan provider (di ka ma-approve dito kahit mag try ka pa)
• underweight due to overwork fatigue and long travel to work place - "swerte mo" others spend thousands of pesos to reduce...you don't
• smokers on public places or inside PUV/PUB (jeepney) - smile at them it may be his last cigarette
• boss with habit of always shouting to employee - think that it is the side effect of vasectomy "kapon na iyan eh" if the boss is a female - the side of effect of husband "na kapon" :D
• gf/bf cheating - now you have a reason to replace him/her (for married couples this is not applicable but if you choose to...apply at your own risk)
• pissed to a co-employee - remember he/she is also pissed on you...why would he think that way :-)

I can't think of any more, but how about you how optimistic thinker you are? Leave your thought by commenting and i'll be happy to publish them out! :-)

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Kabayan Funny Girl a YouTube Celebrity

A popular YouTube star, not from the adult page, cuz she is a wholesome person, a self made internet superstar, not Ate Guy nor Manilenya, is visiting her mother country, Philippine. She is youtube popular star and funny girl Happy Slip or Christine "HappySlip" Gambito. She was nominated for best comedy video and won second on YouTube.

Watching her video is like watching the female version of Bitoy. A versatile Pilipina, she can sing, play piano, she write her spoof, direct and acts all in one. Her video's tackle the funny side of being Pilipino. She play different characters on her videos like:

• Christine, Gambito as herself.
• Claire, soap opera style drama queen and twin sister of Audrey. More of the evil twin. Repeatedly tries to steal her sisters's man. Likes popcorn flavored Jelly Beans. Uses fake British accent.
• Audrey, soap opera style drama queen and twin sister of Claire. More of the good twin. Doesn't like crunchy peanut butter. Uses fake British accent.
• Teenie, a sterotypical teenager... self-centered, text happy, loud and full of attitude. Teenie is a friend of Christine's who among other things has pet parakeets named Penelope and Precious.
• Mom, Gambito's sweet, but hapless mother. Has many quirkly personality traits and habits like brushing her teeth in the kitchen.
• Dad, Gambito's ever-snacking father. His catchphrase is "Dis-as-ter!" His favorite snack is pork rinds, but he has also snacked on nuts and chips.
• Auntie Babie Cruz, Gambito's aunt and Minnie's mother. Auntie constantly boasts about her daughter. Has small feet.
• Minnie, Gambito's shy cousin. Minnie is an accomplished piano player. Has online boyfiend, but her mother won't allow her to meet him in person.
• Lola, Gambito's grandmother. Lola is the Tagalog term for Grandmother.
• Sheila Smoot, one-half of the homeshoping show "Plop & Shop" hosting duo.
• Sally Smoot, one-half of the homeshoping show "Plop & Shop" hosting duo.

Characters not played by Gambito

• Kevin, Minnie's online boyfiend. Played by Kevin Wu (kevjumba)
• Fred, Minnie's presumptious and bad dancing suitor.

Her first video is Instant Vlogging and the rest follows instantly due to the positive acceptance of YouTube community. Her other Happy Slip spoof and video are listed in wikipedia.

Watch her Mixed Nuts video that i link from YouTube.



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Beauty in My Eyes

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, that is what my high school professor insisting when she defend her story of how much she is adored by her husband. What a funny cheerful old lady she was back then. But her claims are all true for Pinoys it's a stereotype perception to be beautiful one must have a caucasian features. Like white skin tone, pointed nose, colored hair and taller than the usual Pinoy. But where did we come up with this kind of thinking. Not that television and magazine has to do with it...but because we were colonized by two caucasian race, the Spaniards and the Americans (excluding the sakang race :-) This is why their offspring became the standard of beauty. But what if the perfect beauty is engulf by imperfections like this picture i got from worth1000.com (picture created by graphic experts)

She has caucasian feature but she is overweight. But if you look closer she is also the one on the bottom picture. Amaze about their resemblance....one thing is sure that a perfect beauty is a beauty skin depth. That's what beauty in my eyes..what is yours?

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Access Your Files Anywhere with Web Bases Desktop

What makes email and online chatting so popular is it's accessible. Getting connected to friends and families messages, photos and jokes is as easy as counting 1 to 3. Connections are available at home, school, office, internet cafe and even malls. As long as you have a wifi feature on your gadget like laptop, palm or PDA mobile devices (yes! also cellphones, but that is a different story).

What more can internet give! But would it still excite you if accessing not only your friends and families but also your personal files of school projects, blog thoughts or office reports straight from your own desktop. But first you have to make an account at fanbox.com

Screen shot of fanbox.com desktop for you

What features will fanbox desktop provide is a free 2 Gb free storage (wow thats a thousand songs and hundred pictures or video clip capacity). They also provide automatic import of files, photo and music sharing, instant messenger and web based word processor. You can also make money if others notice and adds applications from your profile. Cool ba Kabayan! Please subscribe in as a reader for future post of Kabayan Junction.

Enhance Your Desktop for Free

A man said that a computer has a feminine in clasification because once you dedicated yourself to one you'll spend a lot for it's accessories. This is true for those who are willing and able to pay. But for Pinoy...mas masarap paglibre.

Remember the free photo editing software i mention last year, this one is also free. A software for screensaver and wallpaper. They have a huge collection of photos for wallpaper image and flash screensaver. Images from wonderful scenery of forest, lakes, mountains, snows, valleys, plains, pets, dogs and cats, places and even ocean underwater life. The images is also in high resolution, you can enjoy your new video card installed :D. What's more interesting is it's customization feature. Yes! you can upload and use your own photos for your desktop wallpaper and flash screensaver. Cool db!

Here is a screen shot of their home page. Just click the image to visit and download the free software.

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Kabayan Junction: 49 Years Old In Human Year

After following Edward of Health and Wealth Topic personal post about the mark he got from Blog Quizzes. I tried my luck...what Kabayan Junction will rate. And would you believe it, Kabayan Junction is not a family friendly site, but rated as:

Structured Settlement

Yes, after posting what goes to my mind...this blog is ranked as an adult oriented blog (Parental guidance is recommended for person browsing below 30 years old). wuahh! Is it good or bad!

Good because after trying another Blog Quizzes, Kabayan Junction is 49 years old equivalent to a human age, that only mean i'm posting according to the blog age or to my age :-) Bad because i missed my puberty and the parties...this is why i notice Kabayan Junction belly so bulky and the forehead has extended upwards. (Pinoy talaga taas noo kahit kanino).
http://kabayan-junction.blogspot.com

was created on

07/31/2000

or 2731 days ago!

This domain is

7 Years(s) 5 Month(s) and 26 Day(s) Old!

In human years

this domain is about

49 Years Old!Domain Age Calculator
The last description is only for Kabayan Junction physical appearance as a human at 49 but not to Akino, I'm only *%&$# years old secret, kalabaw lng tumatanda di ba :-)

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Kabayan Blogger Tat on Carmen Electra's Butt

I saw her just this afternoon and she begged to have my name so she can have it tattooed on her butt...yeah right just another guys alter ego tall tales.

It's true that's my name tat on Carmen Electra's butt. If you don't believe me click this link to watch the full clip of how she brag about that tat.

LOL!

Have you seen the clip?

Do you want you name on her butt instead! If you want to amaze your friends. Then visit this link. Type in your name (12 characters only) and upload your most admired photo...then copy the url and e-mail the links to your friends and be part of Carmen Electra's promotion of her new movie Spartans - a comic version of the 300.

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Winter Wonderland

It's a cold winter in the middle east..some parts even rain snow. But not here where i stay, the lowest recorded is zero degree, that is the freezing point but with no snow, yet. Never the less the winter season for new comers like me is a new experience...unlike in the Philippines. It's a beautiful breeze in the morning of cold winter air. Sarap! But what's more wonderful is Kabayan Junction's feed jumping from 20 subscriber to 4,321 for only two days. Wow! Really wow! What have i done to deserve this! (reality check, please!)

Ok, back to reality, i know this won't happen in just a span of two days (plus the fact that i'm a lousy blogger :0 oo naman cya oh!) Anyway, after buzzing lestat of ofwlayf my suspicion came to a halt, it's true there is a hoax. Well not really but a glitch with feedblitz transition of reports to feedburners.

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Bush in saudi Arabia

Bush visited Saudi Arabia for a two day visit strengthening its alliance with the largest producer of oil and offering the latest in military technology for a staggering deal of $123 million...read the full story in nydailynews

Watch the highlights of US Presidents visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia



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"Bastos Daw"

BASTOS IS IN! This is the niche many sites including PinoyAmbisyoso monitize, why because of boybastos.com's popularity and the fact that sex sells. I'm not a supporter of porno sites nor against them. What i dislike is the moral impact of such sites, specially to minors (you know my side now).

Though porn is a lucrative business, job, niche and specially internet sites. The damage it bring to those expose at a young age is irreversible if unguided properly. Philippine government law makers are creating stricter law for violators but what can they do if the site if hosted on countries that allow porn sites. What Philippine law maker should do is to regulation and give guidelines for porn site owners. Since this is lucrative business huge taxes can be generated out of site owner earnings. This fund can be use to fight those that violate the law such as child exploitation and human trafficking.

We can't deny the fact that porn sites exist and the more our government stricken them, browsing and internet surfing for porn gets more and more challenging :-) Don't give that naughty look!

One example is Saudi Arabia! Porn site are filter out centralize, blocking porn sites, even url addresses that have double meaning or meaning related to porn, sex or even to the bastos word and even popular men magazine such as FHM, where is the excitement now!. Yet, many of their female citizen complains about their husband accessing and getting addicted to such sites. If the can still access it even with a centralize filter program what more can our government do since we don't have this kind of orderliness. Where do our government start the campaign to fight online pornography? Do we just leave the campaign by calling the attention of internet cafe owner to provide filtering software or the parents to monitor their children online activity? While many of our politicians brag about fighting this bastos sites (boybastos.com) or porn sites they are not making a sincere intention, they just making publicity out of it!

Now, where to we stand? Bastos ba...oi Bastos daw!

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Find Work Abroad the Conventional Way

Have you read the previous post "how to start a new" and "don't be left behind" to find work abroad! Here is another way to find work abroad the conventional way.

While i prefer the comfort of internet searching still the most effective and successful way is to walk in to recruitment agencies for employment abroad.

Where to find the recruitment agency? It's better to first make a list of job prospect, browse the sunday issues of Inquirer and Manila Bulletin (they have a huge list every sunday) Once you have the list of your prospective jobs. Locate the recruitment office, the ads of this recruitment agency have their address, but first make sure the recruitment agency is accredited by POEA. Yes! its time to visit the office POEA to make sure that the agency is authorized and have not pending suspension cases with POEA. Just fill-up the form for details of the recruitment agency and get the result in just a few minutes. To get the complete details of your agency check out this directory from OFW Guide. This is just a list the official accreditation will come from the result of your inquiry at POEA.

The main purpose while scouting for employment abroad is to not fall victim to illegal recruitment, don't believe word of month or brochures circulating offering high salary, bear in mind that these company importing expat worker want to reduce their work force salary, thus will give less pay for expats. How to avoid this illegal recruiters...read POEA's tip.

One example are our nurses, the principal countries citizens receives four times the salary of our most experience nurses. Can you believe that! (This is not a general statement as others received salary as the countries national born citizen, but the catch is this, that the country giving equally pay empose high taxes). Where will you go! The best is to work....save....become an entrepreneur to our own country. Return the favor to our mother land!...(period :-)

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A less 1 (A-1) Pinoy

Been an OFW for almost two years now and i have meet many of our kabayan, that i will never meet back home, why? Because they're working abroad half their lives.

While many still possess the traits of Pinoys to be proud like our cheerfulness, kindness, hospitability and humbleness. Yet there are also many Pinoy contradicting this good character. Worst is they amplified this bad trait. Like crab mentality, gossipy, arrogant and territorial approach to new comers. The "pakikisama" is overrated, it's hard to penetrate in to the barkada if you won't agree to all, disagree to one and the rest will close out on you. Most horrible is that they keep track of what you do and tell every one they knew about it! Shame!

The best thing to do is to influence those who still possess the true trait of a proud Pinoy and inspire others Pinoys to remember why we're special and above from the rest of the world.

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Future Cars - Driverless

Movie plots and effects are reality of the future. Like the first movie about the man on the moon...after a few century it became a reality. Now for another century the cars that drive itself like the ones on I-Robot and Demolition Man will be a reality soon. General Motors, GM, is now envisioning a driverless cars that would revolutionize car traveling in the future..AP.org tells the full story. With these cars are release the street accident will be reduce dramatically, handicap will be independent to travel, no more special gadgets, traveling will be a pleasure, party goers won't worry about DUI violation, fathers can send their toddler to school while watching the basketball finals and the best thing is for women, they can know their favorite hubby's hangout by browsing the cars memory :-) This makes wait for the car release more exciting.

I have one suggestion for the developers...Hope GM will feature driving mode for the cars...like Schumacher mode if your in hurry (for adrenaline drivers), Sunday driver mode if you want to annoy the car behind you or Low rider mode (for hip-hop drivers)...LOL!




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Letter from USA (funny)

This is some of the old file i found from old CDs i burned some two years ago (i have no idea of blogging back then). I'm sharing it now!

This story shows how witty and funny we are, read along and smile. (** who ever forwarded this to me two years ago..thankz)

SULAT GALING AMERIKA

Anak,

Medyo mabagal akong magsulat ngayon dahil alam kong mabagal ka ring magbasa. Nandito na kami sa Estados Unidos para bantayan ang bagong biling bahay ng kapatid mo.

Pero hindi ko maibigay sa iyo ang address dahil dinala ng dating nakatira ang address para daw hindi na sila magpalit ng address.

Maganda ang lugar na ito at malayo sa Manila. Dalawang beses lang umulan sa linggong ito, tatlong araw noong una at apat na araw noong pangalawa.

Nakakainis lang ang mga paninda dito katulad nun nabili ko na shampoo dahil ayaw bumula. Nakasulat kasi "FOR DRY HAIR" kaya hindi ko binabasa ang buhok ko pag ginagamit ko. Mamaya ay ibabalik ko sa Walmart at magrereklamo ako.

Noong isang araw naman ay hindi ako makapasok sa bahay dahil ayaw bumukas ng padlock. Nakasulat kasi ay "YALE", eh aba namalat na ako sa kasisigaw ay hindi pa din bumubukas. Magrereklamo din ako sa nagbenta ng bahay, akala nila hindi ko alam na SIGAW ang tagalog ng "YALE", wise yata ito!

Mayroon nga pala akong nabili na magandang jacket at tiyak na magugustuhan mo. Ipinadala ko na sa iyo sa "Federal Express" medyo mahal daw dahil mabigat ang mga butones kaya ang ginawa ko ay tinanggal ko na lang ang mga butones at inilagay ko na lang sa bulsa ng jacket. Ikabit mo na lang pag dating diyan.

Nagpadala rin ako ng tseke para sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo, hindi ko na pinirmahan dahil gusto ko na maging anonymous donor. Nakakahiya naman kung ipagkakalat ko pa.

Ang kapatid mo palang si Jhun ay may trabaho na dito, mayroon siyang 500 na tao sa ilalim niya. Nag-gugupit siya ngayon ng damo sa memorial park, okey naman ang kita above minimum ang sahod.

Nakapanganak na rin pala ang ate baby mo, hindi ko pa alam kung babae o lalake kaya hindi ko pa masasabi na kung ikaw ay bagong uncle or auntie. Wala na akong masyadong balita. Sumulat ka na lang ng madalas.

Love,

Mama

p.s. Maglalagay sana ako ng pera, kaya lang ay naisara ko na ang envelope. Next time na lang ha.


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Doomsday! Death of Superman

All things has a beginning and an end, even for superheroes!

The well known and loved superhero of all time created by Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster released by Detective Comics, Inc, now DC comics, on it's first issue of Action Comics on June 1938 (70 years ago).

"The Man of Steel" is dead! Superman Doomsday an animation movie from Warner brothers released in American, September 2007 by IMBD.

The comic book was Death of Superman, released in 1993, where Doomsday fights all justice league heroes with one hand behind his back and just minutes later all heroes were defeated. Very powerful...plus everytime Doomsday is hit he grew ever more stronger, larger and armors bones comes out of his body...but in the end Superman stopped him but after exerting all his strength Superman dies in the arms of Lois Lane. It was a sad ending comic i read way back in 1994, while i was still on college. but it made me more excited to have the following issue after Doomsday titled "The Man of Steel" (i'll give the detail next time). For now here is an image i made for superman's death. (photos from flickr, i just masked out and combined :-)
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