The calendar says it's January 1, 2010. Nothing feels different...

Kumpleto ba ating mga daliri kaibigan?

Guess who was dead asleep when [GMT +8] was welcoming the New Year with open arms? (LOL)

manigong bagong taon mga bata...tandaan sa labas po magpaputok para hndi mka-disgrasya...

giggidy...

uwian na... uwian na... ♪♫

make a little love in the moonlight ♪♫♪♫

dalawang tulog na lang... new year na naman. ♪♫

First time in an internet cafe after so long... well, time's up. Byebye.

waiting for pay to appear on my atm balance... praying na sana di malaki ang tax. bro, tulong.

Gun ban it is. Time to hide my imaginary m16.

Scratch that... SM MoA is still showing AVATAR on IMAX. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~

MMFF totally invaded moviehouses. ALL OF THEM. So much for wanting to watch AVATAR again, this time on IMAX.

PONG!!!! (lol)

Ping mobile up test.

"Pacquiao's Christmas gift to Mayweather - a lawsuit " - http://tinyurl.com/yjyk23s

is free on new year.

People, if you're still reeling from a party last night, don't call your ISP.

And thus ends the two days christmas vacation. Back to work at 11.45pm tonight. *grumble*

No rest for the penniless!!! (gym)

So i tweeted about installing yahoo games on uncle's computer.. then Yahoo!Games follows me on twitter. wth.

"Blood feud kills Pacquiao-Mayweather fight " - http://tinyurl.com/yegvhrw

Merry Christmas morning to you gaiz in the East!

imagine that... a flood of christmas greets on ym i just read. (kai wasn't in front of a computer from 10pm to time of post.) merry xmas!!

Friendster account successfully canceled.

Ang pasko ay sumapit, tayo'y mag shot at magsi-awit!!

there's a big guy here singing out to bad romance. creepy.

what's this band that dresses like the crow but sings like yellowcab?

you'd think me rude but i would just stand and stare...

This page is full of ouch. Be warned. http://ping.fm/wJ20X

LOL!!!!! follow this guy's tweets >> @newlywedsontjob

It's been 10 days but BDO hasn't re-credited the amount that was debited from me. Boo. Will call them up later... I need the money, bitses.

Will Mt. Mayon go boom? I really hope not.

I'm hungry.

On bluetooth tethering. Watching the minutes carefully.

Avatar vs Delga ... http://ping.fm/nAPns

AW. GLOBE disabled Super 150 already. I knew I should have registered when I had the chance.

tacky shark movie on star movies.

it's been a year of dead celebreties... rip brittany murphy.

baby it's c0ld outside...

And this ends my battery's charge. Till next time!

needs a laptop upgrade. like, one of those newer ones that last 7 hours on one charge.

Point to ponder. http://ping.fm/lNNAL

I'll have a blue christmas without you... ♪♫

chestnuts roasting on an open fire.

ain't nothing but a h0und d0g... r0ckin' all the time.

wants to watch AVATAR all over again!

is at las pinas for lunch.

is still reeling from the visual orgasm that is AVATAR. (I want one for christmas. LOL.)

... and i get offs on new year, too! (woot)

banchetto day! omn0m!

My nose is killing meeeeeeeeeee~~~

Finally, the phone's camera is producing better colors now! =D

at least i d0nt have work on xmas eve...

Convicted Maguindanao massacre suspects to plead in an insanity case? Now THAT'S insanity.

messed up work schedule... pfft.

tapa king with eggy. breakfast!

the morning rush... with me heading BACK HOME.

Ang disyembre ko ay malungkot / pagkat miss kita // anomang pilit kong magsaya // miss kita kung christmas... ♪♫

lunch over. back to work kai.

good morning sa mga misa de gallo attendees.

good god... some people can be so stubborn.

is it just me or is anyone else having problems texting here in metro manila? globe

quick!!! 15 mins online using globe... what to do?! lol.

not 1 week has passed and this class a memstick is starting to quit.

2 more days to rest day.

my sleeping schedule is a total mess. sigh.

lunch over... back to slavery. lol.

That's all folks! Spending 20/hr on internet is ridiculous considering I was on 24/7 broadband before for 799.

Mobile phone pairing!! (woot)

Just a thought. If anyone comes or came across a Creative Zen wrapped in an invisibleSHIELD with a Transcend 4gb SD, let me know. >:(

Aino... Naite... Satio. *sigh*

I bought my laptop one year before the long-life ones started coming out. Next project, new laptop.

Just tried a videocall with Jade. =D Not bad at all!!!!

Are melting icebergs the reason why it's cold these days here in south east asia?

And the laptop is dead in 6mins... Ta-ta!

Oh Saito, oh Aino... bakit ang mahal ninyo?

ok that's all for now...

i guess wishing for free internet on the phone really is not for me. =c

Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep ♪♫

Sabi mo lahat ng problema kayang lampasan ♪♫

2 hours left... loooooooooooooooooong night.

Through the trees/I will find you.. ♪♫

Why hello, 13th month pay! (woot)

I concur that the further up you are from street level, the less wireless broadband signal you get. Confirmed at the 30th floor with zilch.

and the battery dies. next time ulit. i need to find a place here with broadband signal AND a socket i can plug into...

... and there goes my battery life. SIGH.

Somebody know a place to buy a 12-cell battery for this Acer Extensa 4420-5239?

IT'S YOUR EFFING PASSWORD!!!! It's fine if you forget about it.... but , IT'S YOUR EFFING SECURITY QUESTION!!!!!! bunch of losers. >:[

"I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters." - Frank Lloyd Wright

Arroyo's running for congress. I wonder who DIDN'T see that coming? *sigh*

Hello, Iron Man 2!!! http://ping.fm/Cn6Bp

oh, yeah, i have work tonight...

With a yo-ho-ho, and a tripa-la-ti-do, Somalian pirates we! ♪♫ [These guys are relentless!!! =( ]

Not having 24/7 internet isn't so bad at all. =D

It feels like dial-up again... huhuhuhu.

Wireless Broadband. The closer to the clouds you are, the less signal you get.

Next time, check first if your broadband connection's signal reaches the room you're moving in, ok Kai?

Two work days followed by two rest days then six work days. Following trends, I should be on rest days the eves of Christmas and New Year.

"Prosecutors OK murder charges vs Ampatuan: Other Ampatuans now considered suspects -- DOJ" - http://tinyurl.com/ykfu5ps

I've come to think that ever since I entered the customer service industry, my standard on it has increased a lot. Good/Bad/Lobster?

Engaging in an online chat with a Bank of America agent. I always wonder if these guys are for real. xD

Dropping in to say... I don't have the internetz. One more week and I'll be back on the mainstream. Until then, take care. =)

Yahoo! still doesn't have free POP services? Utter fail.

Tonight we floss in hell!! http://ping.fm/4Mvyj

I really think weight gain should be as much as an issue as weight loss. It's costs more, too.

It's so hard to gain weight.

I decided to step on a weighing scale while waiting for my turn at the clinic. Thought I gained enough to tip 130 but the scale said 122.FML

Day 3 complete.

Congratulations Dadi Orvil and Mami Joan!!! Welcome to the world, Kasandra =)

I don't know what to make of this... http://ping.fm/usP29

Last... http://ping.fm/Oltrs

But before that... http://ping.fm/EWAdp

Off to the clinic. Blasted nasal passages!

I can now see what Google is trying to accomplish with ChromeOS. George Orwell might be on to something when he wrote 1984. Late, but yeah.

SAY WHAT?!?!!?!?! "Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit" - http://tinyurl.com/y8jkvsy

Kai wants: "Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary" - http://tinyurl.com/ylyukbo

I really SHOULD hit the sack. G'nyt folks. Day 2 of 6 will commence in a few hours.

"They said the captain goes down with the ship. So when the world ends will God go down with it? ♪♫" - FOB : What A Catch, Donnie

I'm stumped. O_o http://ping.fm/QeWIR

"Fate is against me in health and virtue, driven on and weighted down, always enslaved." - O Fortuna

"Sors salutis et virtutis michi nunc contraria, est affectus et defectus semper in angaria. " - O Fortuna

I've known Tekken all these years only to find out that we have a representative: Mokujin/Tetsujin.

Addicting > http://www.sporcle.com/

Poor ghosties and zombies, for all you know they're moaning for help. What do they get? Exorcisms and shotguns to the head.

I am zero on cash at hand, and BDO won't transact properly [their ATM or others.] FML.

I can't believe it. I'm actually deleting my Vista folders. xD

I. AM. HUNGRY.

Blugh. (sick)

Isn't it sad when you have a cold? All your senses start to quit functioning properly. Will retire for the meantime. Zzzngk.

Stuffy nose. Can't sleep again. =(

Dear Mythbusters, it pains me to see working cars being blown up. Can you at least pass me one? The sports Corvette was pretty.

Good morning zombies!! xD

Again, the only way to appreciate a meteor shower is if you're away from the city lights. Like, really far away.

Anyone else who finds this piece of news sad? http://ping.fm/thsOp

Tonsilitis, dripping nose... oh hellz. (sick)

Maximize your load! Buy P40 Register 2xImmortalcall. You'll get 10mins+100txt to G/TM+20 free txt to other networks. Magsawa ka!

Meteor showers are best viewed in places away from city lights. Good luck if you're in the middle of one.

The new Beyonce/Gaga MV is an epileptic seizure waiting to happen.

Tonsilitis. Blugh. (sick)

NOSTALGIA UPDATE!!!! http://ping.fm/FY5XB

"8 Online Fads You Didn't Know Were Invented Decades Ago" - http://tinyurl.com/ylmbcva

No, this is not the era that invented IM'ing... http://ping.fm/zqrZR

Shawarma breath. It's ok if it's Jacob's Turkish Shawarma. Lol.

One more shift. Just... one more.

Here comes "The Matrix" http://ping.fm/Qo8lX

This past week felt incredibly slow--like it's been a month.

I've got troubled thoughts with the self-esteem to match... this ain't a scene it's a goddamn arms race... where is your boy tonight? -FOB

I can think of a million other ways for the ladies to look prettier... but this bites the cake. http://ping.fm/CBc2H

It's too early to be sleepy... but here goes. zzzngk!

Off to work...

10.30 already? Sigh. Shower, hit.

Quick! One word that rhymes with ORANGE!! Winner gets virtual cookie. =)

I'm never gonna give you up http://ping.fm/Xt48y

Search your feelings... http://ping.fm/71Ptp

Thinking of You http://ping.fm/JEaNe

Ouch. http://ping.fm/xchdL

Teaching kids to fear anyone strange or different from themselves manifests itself later as a fear of pretty much the entire outside world.

Clowns are running for political positions now. How sad.

At starbucks waiting for Mich so she can complete her stickers...

Di porke sa Mindanao nangyari, MILF na agad may kasalanan... http://ping.fm/Ye5J4

Samtayms wen we tats... http://ping.fm/2a6RN

Can I get this on a shirt? http://ping.fm/EcRiB

Eto na pala si El Niño... http://ping.fm/m2y7i

New virus uses your hard disk for child porn storage. http://ping.fm/KVLN0

Libreng bigas na may bokbok. Way to go, DepEd/NFA. http://ping.fm/7TkRo

MTV Emerge, vote for Spasm, too. =) http://ping.fm/Jr8YE

WHAT?! PAGSURE, KOYA!! http://ping.fm/X2pCL

In this discussion about the differences of Win and OSX. This guy just can't understand that I'm saying "it's all about the money... dumdum"

So I gots me a preview invite of GoogleWave, and I have news for us in the Philippines. OUR AVERAGE SPEEDS CAN'T HANDLE IT.

A majority of this world worships in front of the image of a bloody, beaten demigod that was left to die on an ancient torture device...

LSS: The Nearness of You. This coffeeshop's been playing versions of it for the past hour...

I'll probably watch This Is It if only for Orianthi. =D

You know what this means? Madden: Pet Society Edition http://ping.fm/LKrbf

Ulzzang, or "You're Only Pretty When Smothered With Makeup." http://ping.fm/7Vq6O

Not a lot of people know this, but my #1 pet peeve is seeing txt-style words outside the realms of my cellphone's inbox (and twitter).

"40. Giving someone your undivided attention during a social interaction
Status: Showing signs of illness" - http://tinyurl.com/nx53bp

"29. Using proper grammar and punctuation
Status: On life support" - http://tinyurl.com/nx53bp

Remember when an 80MB drive was the pinnacle of luxury? I do. http://bit.ly/38eLoC

Anti-virus softwares are just a layer of protection. It won't help you if you keep clicking everything.

Ok, maybe not President.... congressman?

Manny Pacquiao for President?

The only reason why iPhones are such a hit in America is because they are so strict on China-phone imports... xD

Results of yesterday's theory: Hot drink on a hot day is better.

I bought a hot drink to test the theory: "It's better to drink hot than cold on a hot day." Results later.

Hi-ho, hi-ho... It's off to work I go. ♪♫

GMA to run as VP or congressperson? Sigh.

No, seriously. Why is it all LADIES LADIES LADIES. So gender discriminative. >:( Us guys need a roof over our heads too, y'know.

Looking for a new pad. Why is it that it's cheaper for the ladies, huh? I smell some gender discrimination here.

Logging out. Kbai. G'night cybergs.

About to hit the showers... workweek starts tonight.

Lunch = Happy Tummy <3

I'm reminded by the empty echo in my stomach that I haven't had lunch yet.

Eye(s) just can't keep awake. Sleep tight cybergs.

It's fun browsing through online photos using Cooliris =)

These ImprovEverywhere guys are AWESOME!!!

Guys on Win7, have you figured out a way to use the webcam on YM? Mine doesn't seem to detect it exists.

SUN is all screwed-up again. Is it because it's Friday? Hmm....

Imagine the surprise when I found out good agents [like me] were given a bonus. :3 thanks for the tip, @michfernando!

Out with some AdDU peeps last night. Had a blast! Still can't remember the Morning Offering prayer, though. Sayang nung 500. x33

What Happens in Shipwrecks

A cruise on the Pacific goes all wrong, the ship sinks, and there are only 3 Survivors; Jim, Tom and Susie.


They manage to swim to a small island and they live there for a couple of years doing what's natural for men and women to do.


After several years of casual sex, all the time, Susie felt absolutely horrible about what she was doing.


She felt having sex with both Jim and Tom was so immoral and bad that she killed herself.


It was tragic, but Jim and Tom managed to get through it. After a while, Jim and Tom's resistance to nature's urgings waned, and the inevitable happened.


Well, a couple more years went by and Jim and Tom began to feel absolutely horrible about what they were doing.


So, they buried Susie.

A merry Guy Fawkes day to all. =)

Remember, remember, the 5th of November...

THIS IS IT is breaking boxoffice sales? Gits are cashing in on Jacko's death. Tsk.

Is it too early for Christmas songs? Or are my next door neighbor's speakers just too loud? I'm annoyed. Can they shut it? >:(

Off to work. Hello America!

My work now involves thinking outside the box while sitting in it. All you can do is think, not step out of the confines of policy.

LSS: Low Shoulder - Through The Trees [OST Jennifer's Body]

Lunch, anyone? =)

I'm saying goodbye to Norton360 [or at least this version that's not running properly on Win7]. Lol.

I'm sick right now, but I'm also invited to a birthday bash right now. Dilemma.

Good morning world. Still not feeling well today. =(

Someone link me to a fast torrent of LuckyStar. Please. Lawl!

Oh yeah. I got a haircut, too. All I need now are a new pair of shoes and socks and my New Month set would be complete. lol.

CHAMP. Gone in 4 mins. Maybe less. Next target, Spaghetti. Jabiday!!! =D

@tt@pl selective pinging test...

Good morning Manila. Lamig ng panahon! Sana tumagal buong araw. =)

Ok. Lights out.

I'm still digging the song/dance routine in 500 Days of Summer. LAWL!

"Through the trees I will find you; I will heal the ruins left inside you." : Low Shoulder - Through The Trees

O hai, slim cut jeans. =D Kasya ka pala!

Basta di lang bumaha, ok na. Die, Santi!

This new storm is an effing tease! Should be renamed to YAMOT! grr.

Why hello, SANTI. Please, DON'T MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME. >:(

There goes the wireless broadband. Blame it on SANTI. Boo.

I can hear the rain pouring on the tin roof, through the holes, on the ceiling, and splashing ON MY FLOOR!! demmit.

PENIS!!!! lol @500daysofsummer =D

Off to see if my hard work PAID OFF. :3

Food pornography -- The visual presentation of food that drives the looker to believe it's goddamn delicious.

I can still remember my first snow. I skipped class and bought an extra large pizza. :3

Good morning netizens and night creatures! Payday today!

Turning in for the night.. este, morning. See you in a few hours creatures of the night!

The truth behind 'The Secret'? It's a load of bull. The real secret is to get off your butt and do something about it.

"The Secret" in a nutshell: Just THINK about it REAL HARD. That'll get you everything you want.

"The problem with the Americans is that they are overpaid, oversexed, and over here.” - Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Giliw, wag mo sanang limutin ang mga araw na hindi sana naglaho mga anak at bahay nating pinaplano... ♪♫

So you think you're watching a reality show? At least half of that is fabricated. =)

After using Win7 for a week, I can say I'm sticking with it. Now to trash Vista for the upcoming GoogleOS. :3

It's like my 26th hour awake. Time to grab some much wanted shuteye. Zzzz. (-_-)

Good morning, Inglourius Basterds!

Sleep tight netizens [if you're sleeping]. See you in the morning! I have work tonight.

Relief goods acquired. Secured until friday, 11am. Yosh!

Shower, then will leave to pick up relief goods after. :3

I've come to accept the changes in Facebook. Looking back to when they first introduced the News Feed, people didn't like that, either.

I might think of investing in a new laptop if only for battery life. I feel so shortlived on 1.5hrs. Lol.

Just cleared facebook of all non-friends, celebrities, and people i've never brushed shoulders with, ever. Feels nice!

One week on Windows7. Still happy about it. =)

Catching some shuteye... g'night netizens!

I've never thought of how complex the Marvel multiverse is until I started reading MarvelZombies. Dayumn!

Marvel Zombies. Cool. =)

Guns don't kill people. Most of the time it's the bullets that do.

Happy to report SUN broadband has been up for 64+ hours. =)

I want a desktop app that can do what ping.fm and Tweetdeck does all at the same time...

I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly... ♪♫

Ok. Time to go to clean up and go to work. Sigh. Give me back my Sundays and Mondays!

Is it just me or is facebook down for the count?

... And browsing online slows down to a crawl.

@nolijane: yes, boo, indeed. >:(

It's official. A lot of people detest the new Facebook update.

I should be sleeping now. It's so hard to realign sleeping hours. FML.

I'm still waiting for the new facebook "Live Feed" to act like it's living. I need to prod it to show updates.

Window Live Photo Gallery: Nice. :3 Now if only Picasa did uploads to FB and Multi, I'll drop the former.

RP watching US response to H1N1 flu in winter - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos ( http://ping.fm/RP0uS )

I want a goddamn powermat for christmas.

Can rain clouds form and blot out the sun? PLEASE?!

Lunch, demmit! Om nom nom.

I like facebook lite!

The lifestream is quiet. Maybe because it's Sunday?

Facebook changed its functions. Again. Boo.

Let's face it, multimedia pirates have existed since the time of LP platters. The digital age just made the process easier and faster.

Whoa! Sarap ng tulog ko.

Had fun celebrating 1 year in CVG with just two wavemates and a VERY tenured agent. Boo to those who weren't able to join us.

FINALLY.

Last hour... finally. Damned insert day.

*whistle*

Ok, Kai. Pry your eyes and fingers away from the laptop. NOW!

One shift. Just one shift. You can do this, Kai. GO!

And my vacation glow goes kaput. Just like that.

By golly it works! :3

Testing Ping.fm's IM bot...

... and I'm back.

Out to grab a bite to eat.

Before the advent of Facebook's click-to-play-with-numbers role playing games, there was Dominion. Can anyone remember playing this? :3

It's that time of day where the Internet slows to almost a complete stop.

Boo. Schedule manager HAD to squeeze in one work day today in what's supposed to be a week's leave. Hello Avaya.

The Black Sheep / Much needed rest.

Link

So I'm working on my alter-ego's life while I'm not at work...

If you're wondering why you have a bazillion junk mail in your email, think back to all the websites you've plugged your email address in...

Every minute I'm loving Win7 more. I think the time will come when I'll erase Vista altogether.

To those who know/care: How hard/easy is it to re-register as a voter if I originally got my ID in a different region?

Ok, someone please tell me what changed in Adobe Photoshop CS4?

Good morning netizens! =)

Halite is the new uTorrent. Get with the program.

I'll Be More Prepared Next Time, Cebu.

So I spent 5 days in Cebu. Nothing much to show and tell because Jade and I hardly went anywhere. We would have visited Bohol if only we had the dough. But since funds were limited, it was malls and foodtrip for us. Stated below are the highlights...

Day one was Lemon Grass. Spicy Beef Soup and an order of Roasted Pork. The Bagoong Rice wasn't bad, too. When you're there, also try their Spring Rolls.

Day two, Gerry's Grill. Met up with my grandma, she picked the place. Ordered Beef Karekare, Sizzling Squid, Sinigang na Hipon, and Bicol Express [which my lola thought was ok for a Bicol Express not in Bicol]. Before that, breakfast at Chicken Butterfly [eat-with-your-hands-style, serving fried chicken and ngohiong].

Day three, it was raining. Had dangsilog for breakfast before heading to BTC to buy groceries and deciding to stay home and watch movies.

Day four, breakfast buffet at I.T. Park's Tara's Cafe for a measly Php170. Goddamn, more dinuguan and puto PLEASE! Also worth mentioning is the Jollibee in the same area. I'd highly recommend eating there if and only if Bubbles is your cashier. He's a friendly cashier who gives a nice spin to the otherwise mundane process of ordering your fastfood meals. Here's how ours went:

B: HELLO! And WELCOME to JOLLIBEE! Can I take your order?
Us: One Extra Large Fries, please. And extra mayo.
B: That's it?
Us: Uh, yeah...
B: WHY?!
Us: Uh.
B: Ok, your total is 75 pesos.
[we reach for the money and hand it over]
B: Aaa~nd I received money from your lucky wallet!

Yeah. Worth the fries. Lol.

Day five, slept in. Had a quick lunch at Shakey's [because we haven't had Shakey's in ages], and waited out the hours at Seattle's Best [for free wifi].

Then, I had to go. =( Next time I'm staying at Cebu for a week, I'd better have money. Demmit, we missed going to the beach, for crying out loud!

//kai

I would like to commend Microsoft for Win7. Driver installation problems aside, it's way faster than running Vista on this machine. <3

Finally got this damned SUN broadband modem to work. Had little help from their TSR, though... but they didn't offer the fix I discovered.

Bye Cebu. Bye Jade. See you when I see you. Being indefinite sucks so bad... =(

I want Manuel Abrera's "12" graphic novel. Tangkilikin ang sariling atin. =)

I wish hugs and kisses could be bottled. I don't care if I go over the check-in limit.

5 more hours and I'll be off to reality again. It's sad when you think about it, actually...

I would like to apologize to all netizens using the internet in this cafe... I'm downloading hell. xD

So far, only my version of Alcohol120% doesn't run on Win7... everything else is peachy. =) Bye, Vista!

I'm loving Win7 :-D

Ang init talaga sa Cebu. =) But I'm smiling because I'm here with Jade. =)

Checking in from sunny Cebu. =D

Checkin in fr0m the airp0rt. No sun yet. >:(

Sun still hasn't restored internet. Ang bilis putulin, kay tagal ibalik. Hays.

Sun still hasn't restored internet. Ang bilis putulin, kay tagal ibalik. Hays.

SUN cut my broadband. I think. I'll drop by a store later to cough up money.

Goodnight netizens. Sleep now, straight to work, won't see you until the morning.

B.E.P.'s lyric-repetitive song is playing. It's catchy, but after the 100th repeat of "good night" it gets tiring.

Hm. It seems like the cooling fan on my laptop's not spinning. I can't hear it, I can't feel the exhaust blowing. Uh-oh.

Checking in from Krispy Kreme, Robinson's Galleria, Ortigas. Anyone in the area? Lol.

Will take a shower and move to the business district... de-netting now.

TSR agents work the same way as doctors. Don't lie to us, or we won't get your problem fixed.

Blackout... damn. Now I have to leave earlier.

Boxers are sold in the underwear section because they're underwear. Make sure you wear them UNDER what you're supposed to wear.

Who thinks wearing scarves on Philippines' streets is stupid?

The only use my Firefox installation is for DownThemAll... Chrome can handle the rest. So, what can't your browser do?

2012 might be a bit too early. Ma Nature is at it again.

On ALt-CaPs, shrthnd, and omgwtfbbq!!!!11one...

I need to brush off the dust on my writing skills. I've been microblogging for so long, I think I forgot how to write a decent blog. Gomen.

---

Admittedly, there was a time when I tried using alt-caps in almost everything I type down on the web [and text messages]. I thought it was cute. I thought of jumping on the bandwagon and rolling down the path of looking adorable to the reader. I tried it on for size and lasted for maybe a week [or two]. My MySpace was the only reminder of that failed era, and I had the mind to alter the profile page to "normal" when I thought of logging in after some years.

I stopped because I felt ridiculous. I stopped because my pinkies were getting tired of hitting the shift key alternately with every keystroke. I stopped because it didn't look cute to me anymore. I stopped because I didn't want future web archive researchers to pull up my pages and see some unholy method of sending a message across. I stopped because back then I was also using the shorthand messaging system [SMS]. hW wUd U LyK 2 b RidiNg tHs s0rT f tXt w3n 8s aN unG0dLy tYm F d DaY? [reading, not riding]

I stopped the alternating caps, but still I continued with the shorthand system, nonstandard as it was. There was a very good reason why me and a lot of Filipinos used that: messaging was limited to 160 chars/peso. You'd want to cram as much information in one block as not to waste the precious peso. I stopped when UNLITxt was born. Sure, my thumbs were doing twice the normal amount of keypressing in a message but at least my words were not truncated to the point of misunderstanding. I can't count the number of times someone got mad at me because they misread my message.

The problem there was I was so used to that method. One sleepy night, I was jolted awake while proofreading an essay I wrote. Gods only know why a huge bulk of the essay was written using shorthand. I could understand it because it was my shorthand style, but going through the whole thing I could see where major miscommunication would have happened. And, clearly, a failing mark on that particular paper. I swore off shorthand then and there. LOL.

Speaking of LOL, nowadays, acronyms are booming. I was a mere child when I typed my first "lol" on mIRC. Fast forward to today, there seems to be an acronym for every emotion people have. OMG, LOL, ROFL, WTF, FTW, BBQ, FML, MLIA, TTYL, IDK, BFF, GTFO!, the list goes on forever. At least these letters are standardized by groups that collate every acronym typed on the Internet. And every now and then, a new acronym pops up and I'd have to search it on google to see the expanded form. It's not bad, but it's prone to abuse. So don't abuse the acronyms kplsthx.

What really pisses me off though, are these two niches on Filipino/Filipina social networking site users that first emerged from the bowels of Friendster. That niche crept slowly into SMS and eventually found their way into other booming social networking sites. I joined Facebook to escape the idiocy that crept into relatively clean Multiply, but alas... they're already here. These two niches are best explained by the following:

Friendster x Facebook

and this little example of the "unholy method of sending a message across" I mentioned earlier

I tried opening that girl's FB account but it was private. I don't want to imagine how her wall looks like.

Please, for the love of all things grammatically, spelling-ly, punctuational-ly, and CAPtuational-ly correct; DON'T BE LIKE THESE GUYS. [Yeah, there are no words for most of them.] And while you're trying not to be like them, what do you think about them?

I smell fried luncheon meat wafting from the neighbor's kitchen. I'm hungry.

Bagyo, bagyo, go away. I have to visit Cebu on Sunday.

I'm back! With a bowl of macaroni. Nyuk.

Out to grab a bite. Haven't had a real breakfast during breakfast time in quite a while now.

Why, good morning GMT+8!!!

I am, for some odd reason, craving at this very moment for hot rice, pork and beans, and boiled quail eggs. My childhood comfort food.

It's REGARDLESS; not IRREGARDLESS. Nail that into every recess of your brain so the next time you try to say it to sound smart, you don't.

Win7 secured. Yosh!

Mar Roxas x Korina Sanchez nuptials? I must have missed the news flash.

I've got troubled thoughts with a self esteem to match... ♪♫

Money is important. Screw the person who says it isn't.

: Ok, that's it. I'm going to try to sleep now. I'm such a loser, yaya.

Just deleted my unused Ubuntu partition. I realized you need a faster and much more stable internet connection to utilize it properly.

Here's what you're paying for when you buy that Apple product >> http://ping.fm/XoXJr

There has to be a way to forward ports on USB broadband modems. There HAS to be.

It's a few days more to the public release of Windows7. And I'm patiently waiting.

Def Leppard and Taylor Swift! <3 http://ping.fm/poWak