Christopher Lao and Bar Exam Result

Remember Christopher Lao? Well, he is now a lawyer. See the result of the bar exam here.

Sabi siguro ni Lao, "KANINO ANG HULING HALAKHAK?"

Komiks 02282012

Ever wonder how powerful we people could be?

Android vs Life: Round 1

Ever done something in your phone and then later on realized it would be one of the most stupid things you'd ever do in your life? (Sending your crush in Evanston flowers for her birthday is not a stupid thing to do... so, no, not that one.) Well, I'm guilty of that and I want to share with you my story. And how I was able to solve it. ;-)

A few days ago, I made some modification in my Android phone. This modification is supposed to make my phone a lot better. (Or so I thought.) But after the procedure, my phone acted differently. It stopped responding to the most basic commands. The HOME button -- a very, very crucial part of the phone -- ceased to do what it is supposed to do. Other applications either hang up or take a veeeery long time to respond. After a while, the only thing I could do with my phone is turn it ON, then OFF.

I thought of having it reformatted but I cannot make a backup of all the pictures and music I have in it. And I don't want to lose them just like that. My phone was almost... useless. I loved this phone -- and everything in it -- so much. For a few days, that phone became just a paper weight. I searched the net for possible solutions, and whola! I saw a procedure where I can hard reset the phone without deleting the stored media in it.

And this is how I did it:

1. Turn the power off. If your Samsung Galaxy S is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
2. Hold the Volume Down button
3. Press and release the Power button
4. You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock
5. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
6. Press and release the Power button
7. Now simply confirm your decision: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO

If you selected YES, all data including third-party applications will be deleted from the Samsung Galaxy S. Once the wipe is complete, the phone will reboot to its factory fresh state.

And there! After that, my phone is back to normal. The media files (pictures as well as my favorite songs) are still there. The phone's system is fresh as "new". Everything is now back to normal. :-)

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Android - 1
Life - 0

Now or never

By now, I mean, this year. :-) Before 2012 ends, I will be able to ride the waves and have a picture similar to this one.

The odds that I can do this is clearly against me. Exhibit A.

Wanna bet?

[Somewhere in] Quiapo

So, this is how it feels like to be in a place you haven't been to before. You wish you did not take that road in the first place. You are so disoriented you are afraid to ask for directions... so lost you are even so scared to ask where you are.
You don't want to be in this place ever.

To make things worse, I did not check Wikimapia before leaving my place. And now, I'm stuck here in..

"Manong, anong lugar nga ba ito?"

PS: To those who are asking me why I was lost, no, I am not looking for womens lingerie... I was looking for pajamas for my lola.

Waiting

Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course... it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige".

Patiently waiting for Nolan's "prestige".

Impeachment trial tidbits

According to Noynoy, it would be a huge blow to his campaign against corruption if CJ Renato C. Corona will be proven innocent in the impeachment trial.

He also announced that what Corona did was a violation of the law. It is not even a question if it is an impeachable offense or not.

Then, he urged the senator-judges to be fair.

Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III.

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Maybe he should just hide beneath a hot tub cover and let each institution work on what they are supposed to do.