Thank you, Manny, for a traffic-free Sunday

I have a lot of things to do tomorrow, and these involve a lot of travelling/commuting... in Manila. Yeah, you got it right. Manila. I don't really mind commuting, but if it is in Manila, I always hope that I can do my things during a Pacquiao's fight. :-)

You see, Manila streets and highways have only two types of traffic conditions: the first one is the normal, day-to-day hell that we experience, and the other one is during a Pacquiao fight.  When Pacquiao is in the ring with an opponent, miracle happens:

• Zero-crime rate (yup, nothing bad happens in Metro Manila during his fights!)
• Ceasefire between government forces and the NPA (or any other separatist groups).
• Filipinos become united...

You won't even be afraid of seeing a Baby Jogger City Versa stroller running or rolling on the road without a guardian!

Yakimix

Just five words: I will definitely eat again at Yakimix because it is the best and most affordable eat-all-you-can restaurant in Manila. :-)

I will be writing about this topic something more "appetizing" in the future, but for now, let me just mention that if you are craving for sushi, sashimi, or some Korean cuisine, you should try Yakimix. I was there a few days ago with my friend and her family and up to now, I can still remember the taste of the salmon sashimi. And honestly, if only I can, I will go there right now. But that's not possible, so, maybe next week?

Visit Yakimix, guys. If you are not near any Yakimix branch (Greenbelt, Trinoma, MOA, and I think somewhere in Timog?), well, take a cab and go there. I tell you, it's worth it! If you are a busy person who has got to be on the phone always, buy a Chatterbox X1 (it's a bluetooth headset/earpiece) and eat while you are on the phone. Hehehe.

Switching sides

More than a year ago, I made a post on another blog about iPad 2. Check this post below:

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The idea of having an iPad 2 is something that has been bugging my mind for quite some time already. I know it's not something that I can justify as a necessity, but hey, iPod (shuffle, at least) is not a necessity but I still bought one anyway (in spite of the fact that I have two MP3 players already). While iPad 2 is not a necessity (more like a piece of miracle), having one is probably one of the greatest thing that could ever happen to me! OK that was an exaggeration, but seriously, an iPad is an iPad.

In addition to the fact that there probably are no available units for now, I guess I'll have to re-think this again and again. While the iPad can do so many things, it also can't do really specific things that I need as an independent consultant. I frequently need to test software and applications that are intended for desktop PCs. And I just can't find the apps in iPad that can run these.

But again, I still want one.

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Did I just sound like an Apple fanboi? Hehehe. Funny how sometimes we switch side as if we never even considered the other one. It's like one minute you are shopping for affordable ph meters at affordablephmeters.com, and just a minute after, you are on your way to another website.

I am buying a Samsung Galaxy Tab instead. :-)

Free SMS from Google's Gmail

Do you know that you can call any number (landline or cellfone) in US or Canada using Gmail for free? I'm not sure but I think they started to offer this a couple of years ago. They have extended the same offer now. Isn't that cool?

I don't know if you have tried it already but they are also free text messages or SMS to cellphones here in the Philippines. It is limited for now to 50 messages, and they have a standing offer with telcos to open up their network to Google. Also, while they only offer 50 free messages initially, they said it can be replineshed once anyone you texted replies to you.

That's just so cool.

I still haven't heard of Apple giving away ihome ipod speakers for free... and until then, for me, Google is the best!

Gmail gives 10 GB free storage!

I made the post below in another blog of mine, but I wanted to share it here -- not because I want to have new posts (*wink*) but because I want to share an update. Well, the post first, then, the update after this.

Google is the best company in the world... Gmail is the best e-mail provider. :-) I remember the time when having a Gmail was a privilege only to some people who were invited by people who have Gmail account. You still remember that year?

Gmail started with 2 GB of free storage. That was a WOW then! I think Yahoo! Mail only offers 500 MB before. Now, Gmail offers 7 GB of free e-mail storage plus some more in their Docs and Picasa Web Album. IAnd I told myself, who would be needing 7 GB of e-mail storage? Hehehe. I guess I made that statement very prematurely. Because as of now I am actually a proud owner of 27 GB storage of e-mail/Docs/Picasa storage.

So, if you are still using other e-mail clients, I suggest you switch now. You can't just find a better deal than Gmail. And if you are worried about the old mails and contacts that you have, fear no more as Google has introduced more email providers from where you can seamlessly import those information towards your new Gmail.

Well, I just wanted to share that Gmail now offers 10 effin Gigabits of email storage! Whoa! How lucky can you get! It's like having term life insurance no medical exam needed at all! So, what can I say, shift now!

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Judge, a good friend and cousin of mine, visited me a few days ago and asked me if I have any plans of having a family soon. I only smiled at him and said I have no plans, but it doesn't mean I don't want to. It's just that I don't think this is something I can "afford" right now, and hence, I am not planning anything about that.

He jokingly told me that our favorite high school teacher's son looks like me.* She happens to be one of my first crushes in high school, that's why he made that joke. :-)

After that visit, I had a dream, two nights in a row, about me having a child, and I am teaching him philosophy and mathematics and a bit of IT at an early age of 3 years old. Holly effin' dream.

I told my cousin not to visit me again in the future, Hehehe.

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He even asked me to consider at home paternity test kits/procedures . Hahaha. My cousin is weird (runs in the blood!). 

Dark Knight Rises

After The Avengers, I guess this will be my next big screen movie:

I'm thinking of watching Prometheus as well, but I'm not so sure about that. For Dark Knight Rises, I will definitely make time for it. We'll see if Nolan can really make us give him a standing ovation -- this will be his prestige, so to speak.

Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Yeah!

You have to admit it. Dark Knight's motor cycle is awesome at its highest level! Anyone who wishes to go head-on with this bike will seriously need some medication carts immediately.