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I applaud the recently finished bgy.elections in our area. Apart from being peaceful, it didn't create any noise whatsoever.  I do appreciate this kind of election activities. I guess, may the best candidate, truly-selected by the people to win. I vote for people who I believe deserve to be there, based on platform and public service. There are some who obviously tends to make the barangay post as a career, in the absence of platforms. As long as the dedication to this chosen career works, and dedication to public service is what is really the intent, then, I am truly for these candidates.

I had just wanted to have seafoods dinner with the family, and my baby wants to have tempura, so we decided to have a dinner in seaside macapagal. This is also for my kid and my post-birthday celebration dinner. First of all, I was the one who selected this among tons of restos there. It was just a recall from past recommendations regarding this resto, so we gave it a shot. To sum this all up. Food Service was bad since it took us almost 1 hour to wait for our food to be served. The children were hungry. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant and would just opt to take the other ones that are empty instead. We had experienced Trinity before, so I think this is far better in terms of service, instead.

Just recently, I upgraded my postpaid plan to avail of the new iphone 4. I know that this is some kind of old, but old doesn't necessarily mean that it's sub par - and I got it for free. Kudos to my second kuz who works there in the wireless center for facilitating my request. It helps that you know somebody from the inside too. I have availed of this for my retention, but every time it is unsuccessful because of un-availability of units to provide. All-in-all, I am so happy with this new unit. I must admit that I prefer apple over android due to it's simplicity and basic features. It's like if you want ease of use without the unnecessary extras, then, the iphone is simply for you.

When may comes every year, our town/parish celebrates the fiesta. However, of all the celebrations that comes every year, this one is the most un-appealing to me. We have stopped inviting over guests to our house for lunch/dinner during this day, ever-since ages ago. And the event is somewhat boring and as what I said earlier, routinary. In fairness also, when I was younger I enjoyed this celebration. I can see that a lot of the younger ones would enjoy this event. There are a lot of programmes, pre-day activities as well as on the day activities that the younger ones would surely appreciate. One thing I do look forward to though is my mom's kare-kare, and of course with the bagoong and nothing else.

"The government you elect, is the government you deserve" I just happen to have coined this from a post in facebook and I am not really sure from who or where it was quoted from. But it's somewhat powerful, direct, and straight-to-the-point right. I just happen to have practiced my right as a citizen of this country/municipality recently by voting. I have to admit, I never really took the the time to prepare my list months/weeks before the election. Never took it seriously: the campaigns, the debates it never piqued my interest. I also find one senatoriable's TV ad quite catchy but corny, but at least it's catcy and unfortunately, it never got that candidate enough votes to earn him a spot in the senate. I just prepared my list on the election day itself (at least I did prepare). One thing I would like to pat my back on is that I tried my darnedest best to review each candidates profile. to know their platforms, their stand on certain issues. Based on my revie

At last, I have already purchased and selected a new phone and what's great about it is that it wasn't in the list I have provided earlier this week. But, it's still an android phone nonetheless. It's the Huawei Y300 phone which is actually a new released model from the Chinese mobile giant. What's good about it is that it's very cheap for the features it have. Already dual-core processor with 512 MB internal RAM. The RAM is the only-downside, but nevertheless if you are just after the phone for making calls, SMS, a little multi-media, web surfing, and a little gaming just like me then this phone is definitely for you. One good thing though is that skype videocalling and google hangouts work on this unit too which is a good factor. And the design and size fits like an iphone to me.

I need to have an idea of what I need to have as a replacement for my two year old huawei phone. Since the phone I am using right now is a little obsolete already, It all boils down to the following choices (excluding iphone 5, of course). Since I am looking into android jelly bean, here are my top choices: Cherry Mobile Omega HD - budget-wise this fits but am having reservations with the quality since Cherry Mobile is just a re-brand of a chinese mobile brand. But what isn't made in China anymore? Cherry Mobile Flame 2.0 - budget-wise also fits and this also is already a quad-core device. Slightly lower in price as compared to the one above, this is also a new line of android phone from cherry mobile. Nexus 4 - (only when it's available via installment) Reviews have been great for this device. However the price is what makes it quite unrealistic for me. This phone sets the bar high. HTC Butterfly - the most expensive of the four, I might say. But this is being offered i

I have written here in my blog a few weeks back about my intention to have an iphone 5 through this local mobile phone provider. I will be witholding the name of this provider but some of you may know who this local carrier is. Anyhow, here is what happened when I was about to renew my contract with this mobile service provider a week ago (my plan is already up for renewal "retention" since I was able to finish the 24 months lock-in period). Went to the sales office to apply for phone renewal and at the same time, to upgrade my plan to plan 999 which is the bundled plan for the iphone 5. Frontliner: Sir, ano po yung concern nyo? Me: Retention ko at the same time gusto ko yung iphone 5 plan. Frontliner: (handed me a leaflet which has all details of the iphone 5 plan). Me: Pwede ba sa plan 500 ko? how much is the cash out? Frontliner: sir, kapag ni-renew nyo po yung plan 500 nyo wala na po yun automatically enrolled na po sa Plan 600. (was thinking, ano na naman ito at h

I long for the day when going in & around metro manila, and even outside the neighboring provinces will be supported by inter-linked MRT's / Trains. I dread our mass transportation here in the metro. Apart from being not time-efficient, it is sooo congested and crowded especially during the peak-hours. PNR  is good but the facilities it uses need a major overhaul. The stations are ugly (and sometimes dirty) and dark at night-time. The trains are hand-me-downs from Japan with even signs and markings in japanese visible within the trains. I keep on wondering why our neighboring countries in Asia have good mass transportation systems which my own 'pinas  doesn't have. With the amount of taxes i am paying and the VAT that is being charged on my receipts and bills aren't enough to at least provide me with an efficient and comfortable means of mass-transport that we tax-payers duly deserve? Manila is now known as a mega city in South East Asia, does the mass transport

There's something cool about newly-renovated houses. It's like a totally-different house if your house is renovated. I really, really like the zen-inspired modern houses. I've been to old houses and renovated to 'zen-inspired' themes with minimalist designs and I've totally liked it. However, the cost of renovating a house is not cheap. It's comparable to having a newly-built house except that the land is yours and already fixed. But it takes a lot of budget also, as well as a lot of patience involved in renovating a house. You really have to have a working budget, deal with the contractors, try to learn to delve into the details and as much as possible, have a hands-on and 100% involvement at least in the inspection of the renovation project as well. Someday, I dream of a renovation of our ancestral-house as well. But the 'budget' is what should dictate when it should actually-happen.

I am so happy with this quite-pricey purchase of mine back in SG~the bluetooth keyboard for the ipad2. I find this device quite handy especially for me who likes to utilize the ipad for other things than gaming. It comes in very handy especially when composing emails and doing blog posts using the ipad. Connectivity and range of the bluetooth is very,very superior. Plus, this also doubles as a magnetic cover for the ipad when not in use. Got this device at around S$125 nett of discounts and GST. This also doubles as a casing for the ipad when not in use, and portable and handy that you can bring it anywhere you'd like to carry your ipad. I am pretty-sure that this will also work with other bluetooth-enabled devices like mobile phones and tablets. However, the casing and slot to hold only works for the ipad and hopefully, the iphone 5. When I saw this device over an electronics shop in SG, I never had second-thoughts of purchasing this. Thanks to the mastercard, the purchase was

Since my mobile contract will end by March 9, I am planning on renewing my contract with my eyes set on the iphone 5. I am really an apple-product user with my ipod and ipad - I pretty much really liked my ipad, and now for a change, I am looking-forward to have the device thru Smart's LTE(?) data plan. What really attracted me to this swanky device is the design - with the two-tone accent, the slim size and the retina display and 8 MP camera. One pitfall though of the iphone is the inability to support various movie and video-playback codecs which the android OS supports, however, in terms of the various applications available, I can say that iOS apps are the killer. I also did like the 4D maps which is the integrated maps in the Iphone 5 app. However, getting this gadget has its corresponding price since it's really quite pricey. However, if you can afford then go for it. This is definitely a must have gadget. For me, iphone 5 tramples the competition and seals the deal.

the taxi driver we hailed in makati going home earlier was a nice catch. apart from being so nice without asking for extra payment before boarding, he engaged us to a conversation all-throughout our trip which is approximately 19 kms away from where he picked us up. I never had a dull moment with that guy. And he is a driver where you could actually trust to be safe while aboard his cab. He even told us how much he loves his family and moreso his wife even if they're far away from each other (because his wife and son are in samar) while he works here in metro manila and just goes home every two months for a couple of weeks. That the basic foundation of a strong marriage is trust, and that he fears God even if he knows that temptation is just around the corner with his situation. Kudos to these kind of drivers. We never hesitated to give this driver a generous tip upon alighting his cab. He even asks us if his direction is ok for us before actually going the route for a shortcut.

it has been my fourth time going to singapore, and with each time I went the place never fails to amaze me. It is very clean, mass transport very efficient, comfortable and reliable (when I say reliable it's always on-time with no glitches whatsoever). To me the place is really a haven for shopping (if you have enough dough or you plastic money has the credit limit, then go for it). I really enjoyed the mass rail system they have which will bring you to a lot of places without any hassles. And singapore is also a safe place where you can stay up to 12 MN outdoors without the fear of getting mugged or harassed. One thing that I do not like though is that it can be quite expensive for tourists with just enough budget. Though food is quite affordable with different flavors since the country is quite multi-cultural. I really liked the malaysian food since the taste is much more nearer to the filipino palate. My two favorites are the nasi gombak and nasi lemak. Despite being a littl

Right-now, I am re-living my like for 90's industrial-techno-scmitz rock courtesy of Orgy. I was actually looking for the 'Vapor Transmission' album over local record bars, but unfortunately, there's no more copy for me to have. Thankfully for online purchases, I was able to buy an mp3 album of the same over the web. It was actually a record that I did not consider purchasing when it went out but lately i was able to have sample heard in itunes and I loved it. It's like a throw-back to the alterno-grunge days of the 90's. In all, this is a good industrial-rock album. If you're into the sound of distorted guitars, synth and drum-tracks this album is definitely for you.

Have you ever experienced a sense of joy when you feel like you have accomplished something? It doesn't necessarily have to be a 'big' or somewhat -of an added feather to the cap kind of accomplishment. The good thing is, today, I did!

I am not much of a book nerd but if I find time, I read books. I really like the sci-fi, suspense themed books. I have actually read Harry Potter, Southern Vampire Mysteries, and currently reading the Hunger games trilogy. I actually read books from my 1 year old kindle I purchased from the US of A through Amazon. This is a nice gadget since it is compact and can store as many books as it can through its internal memory. The paperback quality of the ebooks displayed by the reader is actually not painful to the eyes. What's more is that the kindle is quite cheap at around P2K if converted to Peso as compared to buying books say at P100/book if on-sale at National Book Store. Download of ebooks is not a hassle. There are a lots of friends who have e copies of books you can copy, or downlaod some free in amazon as long as you register your kindle there.