Our Dog Nala

 Hello, 

It's been a while. I just would like to share photos of our dog Nala: 

This is her when she is bored in the house. 

Sometimes when she sleeps, this is how she looks like. 

This is her waiting for treats.

That's her enjoying the fresh air on her car ride.

We love this new dog of ours. She has brought happiness and joy to our house for almost a year now. 

It's like having a new baby in the house. She is so pampered and spoiled coz she is practically our baby.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Happy 6th Anniversary Sox Bloggers

Today marks a milestone in the blogging world of Gensan. Today is the 6th anniversary of the founding of the Socsargen Bloggers.

Being part of the group, I would like to say: Happy 6th Anniversary Sox Bloggers. More power and more blogs for all of us.

Sox Bloggers celebrating the 6th Anniversary at Grab A Crab Restaurant. Thanks to the city mayor's office for sponsoring the dinner.

 

 Happy New Year 2014! Cheers!

Changing Hard Drive on My Macbook Pro

A few days ago, I replaced the hard drive of my trusty Mac Book Pro. It had been failing and warning me that I should replace the HDD asap. I wanted to have the technicians replace it, but the authorised service center is in Davao (Ifix). I could not wait any longer and did it myself. You tube was a great help. I bought a new screw driver set, the one that has torx screwdriver. Then I did it. I wanted to restore it form Time Machine but decided to have a fresh install instead. I had all my important files back anyway. So now, I am running on Mountain Lion on my MBP. I am happy with what I have done and my laptop is much faster than it was before. 

Already?

I saw a tweet by a friend today.  It reminded us that today is the last day of the month.  Oh my,  how time really flies.  It seems like it was just yesterday that we celebrated Christmas.  Tomorrow it will be February already.  A few months after that my eldest child will have finished high school and after two months she will be moving out to go to college.  I feel so old.  Bummer. 

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Be Thankful

I chanced upon this saying on the internet. The sign says it all. This should be flashed on the minds of those people who are down or troubled. This sign should be posted on every lowly corner, every sad place, every place where you think that life is hopeless. Let us all be thankful for those small things that are a blessing to us. Happy New Year 2012!.

Swiss Miss at 3 in the morning

I slept early. It was around just past 9 pm last night that I went to sleep. I was out with blogger friends and had 2 bottles of SanMig Lights. I was glad that for almost a week now, I was sleeping and waking up early. Unfortunately today, I woke up earlier than usual. I woke up at exactly 1 am. This happend after a deep sleep and I was dreaming. It was a very restful sleep though. Now after 2 hours of officially being awake, im having Swiss Miss hot choco. My pomeranian beside me and a hot choco. . Ahhh. . love it.

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Still can't get over Steve Jobs death.

He was an Icon. A Maverick. A Rebel. A Visionary. A Tech Guru. An Innovator.

Here is one of his famous and very inspiring speech during the 2005 commencement exercise at Stanford.

Although I have heard this speech before. I kept on listening to this 15 minute speech now and it is truly inspiring.

Steve Jobs Dies at 56

It is a sad day for the tech world.

Steve Jobs dies at the age of 56.

Apple's founder will be remembered thru the tech that he created.

I always admire Steve for his charismatic personality and his visionary thinking.

My Ipad, Ipod, and Macbook Pro will forever remind me of him.

Thank you for everything Steve! You will be missed.

Today is teachers day. In my family there are a lot of teachers. My wife was a teacher for several years. My older brother is a teacher in the bible school. His wife is also a teacher in a public school. My paternal aunts and uncles were teachers. Even my aunt and younger brother were teachers (Clinical Instructors) in nursing schools.

Well, today I wish you all the best and may you be more inspired to teach others.

Happy teachers day to all of you.

I want to Run!

I wanted to run, to jog or simply walk. Not just for fun but also for my health. I have been a couch potato for so long. I used to go to the gym. I used to go biking. I used to walk for hours. Now, I just see them all in my TV. My biggest exercise is a right click and a left click. Bummer. :) Well, I hope to go back to my active lifestyle again. . . soon.

If I die Young

I love this song.

It's a very powerful song.

The chorus goes:

"If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song"

Hmmm. . What would be my chorus?

I Scream for Ice Cream

I love ice cream.

I just had a cup of Selecta Hershey's Chocolate with Almonds.

I almost never run out of ice cream in my freezer.

I don't care if its cold outside, I just want to eat ice cream.

In every place I go, I always try out their ice cream.

I don't care what brand it is or what flavor it is...as long as it is ice cream, I'll gobble it up like it was my time to eat one. :P

I just love ice cream!

Oh Uh!

My Goodness, its been more than a month already since my last Random Thought. My Bad.

Well, lately I have been inspired by my friends to go into blogging. I didn't realized that there are actually friends who read my blogs.

I wish I could go back to the mode of blogging at least one Random Thought per day. Wish me luck.

I need a haircut, again

I need a haircut again.

Ever since I decided to grow my hair, I now go to the barber shop every two weeks.

I used to have a "skinhead" for the past 15 years or more. That is why my visit to the barbershop then was like once a month.

I don't want to style my hair.

I never had a comb. I never had a gel or anything to put on my hair except shampoo.

I want to wake up not caring what my hair looks like.

Those are the reasons why I love my skinhead.

But, its almost a year now since I let my hair grow.

I don't know how long I can hold on. Hahaha.

Tomorrow, I will let the barber decide what kind of haircut I am going to get.

I just hope he does his job well.

LSS: BREAKEVEN - The Script

It's more than a month now since this song became my favorite.

Have you read the lyrics of this song?

It's a sad song. :(

Ah, but its the best tune for all the heartbroken people out there. (Ipod repeat mode on)

The tune is catchy specially the "I'm falling to pieces" part.

This song is now the most played song in my Ipod.

The Script is actually coming to Manila for a concert on April 16, 2011.

I would love to go to their concert but we are scheduled to go to Camiguin for a wedding on that day.

I will just have to be contented with You Tube and my Ipod for now.

Rain

I love the rain.

It's raining outside now.

It makes me want to go out and take a shower in the rain.

When I was younger, I love to bathe in the rain.

I remember my brother and I would stand under the downspout and enjoy the cold rain rushing down too cool our bodies.

We would splash, run, jump, and have fun under the rain. We really had a great time when we were kids.

I remember our hair would be as soft as silk after each shower and that our fingers would crinkle while we dress up and drink hot Milo.

I would want to go out and do the things I did back then. But now, when it rains, I would just sit inside my room and look out the window while listening to my favorite music in my Ipod.

I still love the rain. I do, and one of these days, I would go out to splash, run, jump and have fun in the shower of the rain.

Wish: A new Cellphone

I'm planning to buy a new cellphone.

By next month, my current primary phone will be one year old.

I don't usually change cellphones that often but I have been irritated with my current phone, a Samsung Omnia Pro.

It has Windows Mobile 6.5, a great camera,wifi,qwerty keyboards,big screen and everything about it is almost perfect.

The problem is that, it freezes(hangs) on my daily use. Sometimes it hangs up to 4 times a day. This is really annoying me.

I think the problem is that Samsung decided to install their own UI to "enhance" WM6.5. This resulted in slowing down and the freezing of the device. Worst of all is that there is no way of disabling it unless you flash the rom with a new one.

I am a Windows Mobile user ever since it came out. I like the windows interface in my phone.

I had an Iphone, A Palm and a Symbian before but I keep coming back to a WM phone.

This time around I want to try an Android phone.

I am choosing between the HTC Wildfire and the SE Xperia X10 Mini Pro

I like the HTC because of its big screen and its UI. But I want a keyboard on my phone. Not a virtual one but an actually qwerty that I can feel with my thumb.

I like the Xperia because it is small and has the keyboard that I wanted. But I think it is pricey.

Hmmm. . choices choices. .

I can't decide now but I'm bent on changing my phone before the end of the week.

I'll keep you posted.

I Wonder: Why my Internet Connection is so slow!

I don't know if it is just my connection or is the internet really slow since the earthquake in Japan happened?

I saw some Plurks about it.

I also Plurked about it.

Ria told me that it was due to the earthquake and that some cables where cut.

I don't know what happened but it surely is annoying.

I could not even connect to speedtest.net to verify the speed of my connection.

This reminds me of the pre DSL connections. . .when I was still in dial up to connect to the internet.

Oh well, I guess this is better than nothing.

Am I thankful by the way that this slowing of my internet connection is the only consequence that I have to deal with after the Japan earthquake.

Still very thankful that the tsunami did not hit our country.

Thoughts and prayers are still for the Japanese who lost a lot in the tsunami.