people

there will always be people whom you'll never get comfortable with right? no matter what you do. no matter how much you try, your personalities will always clash albeit indirect and impersonal, and you'll be spending an eternity together in that shared animosity, secretly hating each other to the guts. it's not even because of a misunderstanding, but because you see through each other's characters and see yourself! your proud, domineering, competitive and possessive self.

but that's just half of it. looking on the other side of it you see both of your good natures, ready to work together in a secret compromise. offering friendly smiles and lending genuine helpful hands. you both know you have to work together to accomplish things, but you also couldn't deny a truth that one has to be better than the other.

therefore, i concede. it's useless fighting against myself.

Oz the Great and Powerful: a special screening for Nuffnangers!

i always get extremely stoked when i get freebies or win something. kahit ano pa yan. libreng pamaypay sa mrt, libreng sakay, free taste ng noodles/gatas/chips sa supermarket, libreng ballpen sa jobfair, basta libre sige! haha which is why i was so happy when i became an active member of the nuffnang blogging community... andaming perks! i ain't like those bloggers who monetize their pages with all traffic and seriousness (cos at one point i'd like to keep this personal parin) but with what stuff i write, i'm happy that somehow i'm getting rewarded! haha

i joined one of their promos and won 4 tickets to a special screening of Oz the Great and Powerful and a raffle entry for a chance to win a Lumia 620 or 820 (didn't win tho). 

so what about the movie? it's actually a prequel of the well known Oz with Dorothy as the main cast. it talks about how the great wizard of Oz came to be after being swept by a tornado to the magical land of Oz. what i really really liked about the film is the stunning visual effects and animation. sobrang hats off talaga. eto yung movie na hindi 3D pero mapapakapit ka sa upuan mo! >XD for some reason Oz's character (played by James Franco) kindof reminded me of Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp).

anyway, here are some photos from the event! again, many thanks to Nuffnang Philippines for making this happen and of course to Nokia and Abenson Appliance for making this happener (ok. sorina haha)!

registration area for the winners! >XD

my +3: mark, dan and terai!

free popcorn + drinks!

freebies from Nokia after the film! shirt, 2gigs USB, sortalikea ref magnet and a pillow! >XD

congrats mommy! >:D

yeyyy! congrats mommy! the insurance and investment sales industry is a tough business, but every year you prove us wrong and make us proud. here's to your being a lifetime MDRT (million dollar round table) qualifier! thank you for introducing us to the world of financial planning (chauce!), i know one day our policies will pay off and we'll reap hundreds of k's with it (realistic yan, kasi maliit pa lang policy ko haha). i also hope that one day people will have a good understanding on why it's always best to plan ahead and invest for their futures. and of course, have someone trustworthy to help manage their wealth. oha. so anong plano mo? usap tayo! (read: implied salestalk)

but seriously, the reasons why i always look forward to this annual recognition thing are theeeeese:

1) fee hotel accommodation for 1 day! >XD this year philam life brought their awardees to makati shang last march 5! >XD

 2) foooooood! complimentary breakfast buffet omnomnomnomnomnom

say hello to my breakfast kahapon haha (na hindi ko naubos)

3) and of course!

yeyyyy! ang masaklap lang eh ambilis lang... hahaha after swimming, back to work na agad. haggard pa para mahabol ung 10:30am sched. haha >XD then again, enjoy! >:D parang panaginip lang haha

yeyy! i won free tickets to Oz!

yeheyyy! i won 4 tickets to a special movie screening of Oz the Great and Powerful! plus a bonus raffle entry to win a Lumia phone! nah, not counting on it! i really just joined for the tickets! >XD uhm, no actually i joined because i'm a promo freak. but none of those contests with criterias like most creative, most pretentious, most comments and most something blah haha. just those i can manage... like first something. hahaha

anyhow. looking forward to this! superthanks to these great people for making this possible! 

Nuffnang Philippines for the great opportunity!

and of course, Nokia and Abensons for sponsoring this great event! cheeers! >XD i'm so happy because.. i dunno. haha there's really no reason not to. >XD

Live Your Style with adidas NEO

if we're talking about personality expression through fashion, you're in the wrong site! if anything, i'm on the far end of the world when it comes to dressing up. i'd say i'm less of the show off and more of the functional dresser. less blings, more pockets. backpacks over totes. jeans over dresses. and definitely rubber shoes over flats or slippers. that's my daily casual choice unless forced otherwise! haha

but among the casual stuff i gear myself with, i'm most particular with the footwear. i can sweep the tiangges with everything from top to bottom but not the bottom most! haha i can be an extreme budgetarian on everything but not my shoes. it has to be strong and durable, ready to withstand my daily walk-apades. it has to be stylish too, which in my sense means it has to effortlessly match anything i wear. you see, i'm not wardrobe savvy, but it doesn't mean i don't care. at the very least, i can say i have no intention to look like a daily fashion joke.

which is why i find it necessary to invest on the right footwear. if anything, it's what keeps me most confident when i walk out in broad daylight wearing chop chop finds from the tiangges. haha and with my job title (read: programmer), i never have to worry pretending to be the corporate chic that i'm not cos we're not required to dress up like so. in the office it's always casual on the go ho ho!

so if footwear is the game, adidas is THE name!

Embrace fun, spontaneity and the unexpected twists in fashion when the adidas NEO Label Spring 2013 collection hits stores in January to March.

Living a carefree journey that lets teens make their own style, NEO will capture attention with unique and innovative fashion and design twists on Spring merchandise. Products have multiple purposes or added value.

NEO will release a fresh product offering each month, spotlighting a fashion trend interpreted in a different way. In March patterns are the highlight, featuring vibrant waves of colour, with subtle patterns that appear to be one thing but on close inspection reveal another. These will include camouflage prints and edgy takes on adidas NEO slogans with a focus on windbreakers and shirts. Sporty, street and lifestyle footwear silhouettes with strong colour and graphic links create the look.

NEO footwear is available in SM and select Robinson’s Department Stores nationwide.

tutor power!

if you are concerned about your child's academic performance getting a bit haywire because of a lot of distractions like video games, internet and TV, you might want to consider hiring a tutor to help your precious one cope. A lot of kids nowadays couldn't stay focused on one thing specially after school is over. this causes them to forget about homework and other acad stuff due the following days. when this happens and stuff gets piled up, eventually the child loses interest in learning because he comes to class empty handed and doesn't understand what's happening on the board anymore. if you could imagine how awful this will progress, you'll realize that it's all brought about by one simple thing: forgetting to do homework because of a lot of distractions.

hiring a tutor will definitely help children enjoy their academics better and PASS THEIR HOME WORKS on time. i couldn't stress out enough how vital accomplishing home works are. if anything, it's an opportunity to score a perfect hundred! why? because once you go out of school, you have the right to use every resources out there to accomplish your job perfectly. and when it comes to resources, instead of burying your nose on a book, you could look for a tutor to help you PERSONALLY with your acad problems.

private tutoring gives that very personalized environment which is perfect for children to grow their minds without being trampled by classroom disturbances. with a tutor, the student will feel more comfortable making mistakes because tutors usually and almost always provide indiscriminate feedback to wrong answers. they help you learn from your mistakes instead of shoving you off on the sides which is embarrassing (it's the classmates who are usually responsible for this, albeit unknowingly).

any how, to get you started, the web nowadays offer a lot of avenues for you to find the tutor that best fits your children's needs. say you're looking for a tutor nearby, you can google up your location and find qualified tutors around (more information here). The good thing about looking online is that you can readily read their resumes and qualifications, and evaluate asap. Plus if it's online, chances are the person is really taking his tutoring career at a professional level, and not just out of a hobby.

there you go! tutor power to help your children better! :)

Nokia Lumia 620, 820 and 920 in the flesh

And so you've probably heard, Nokia outs three brand new Lumia installments and yesterday i got the chance to finally see them right in the flesh!



Thanks to Abenson (Glorietta) for putting the actual phones out on display for curious customers like me. So right under the cut, you'll be seeing and reading my unadulterated first impressions of the Lumia 620, 820 and 920...

See what rocks and sucks about these crazy lumias below!

Lumia 620

Nokia Lumia 620

Rocks:

- Windows Phone 8 

- good screen resolution at 480x800 on a 3.8" TFT capacitive touchscreen featuring Nokia's trademark ClearBlack display

- 5mp autofocus camera with LED flash

- 1GHZ Krait dual-core running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4. consider those heavy apps served!

- double shot of colors! the shell features two colors each, one at the outer layer and a different color for the inside layer. :) and you can change them btw, you just have to buy different shells. >:D

Sucks:

- running over the specs i'd say the only let down of this phone is the battery capacity, which is a lo Li-ion 1300 mAH block. 

Price:

Abenson Mobile offers the Lumia 620 for a very affordable price of Php 12,695.00 apiece. On credit, you can pay it for only Php 1,057.90 / month with 0% interested. how awesome is that?

Lumia 820

Rocks:

- 4.3" AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with an estimated 217ppi pxel density. Pretty good display i must say for those who are not very keen on graphics quality. Also features ClearBlack display! 

- features a camera using Carl Zeiss optics with an 8mp autofocus rear cam with dual-LED flash. expect picture quality to be crisp and sharp.

- runs on Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon with dual-core 1.5GHz Krait CPU. beat thaaaat!

- WIRELESS CHARGING. this is probably one of its coolest features because it's new and innovative.. though it's not exactly my favorite cos i'd rather see myself tucking in wires than carrying a charging plate... hmm... and for the record... the wireless charging stuff doesn't come with the package, you have to buy it separately. :)

Sucks:

- same thing! for a phone with this specs, i wonder how they won't expect users to be extremely hands-on an abusive with it. 1650mAH are you kidding me? >:'(

Price:

Abenson Mobile offers the Lumia 820 for Php 20,990.00

And for credit buyers out there, you can get your hands on with this wonder for only Php 1,749,16/mo. at 0% interest. Crazy huh?

Lumia 920

Rocks:

- great color diplay! IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen. 4.5" screen size with 768x1280 pixels resolution (~332 ppi).

- PureMotion HD+ and ClearBlack display

- 8mp autofocus Carl Zeiss optics powered lens with dual-LED flash! same same, expect great shoots!

- and of course, HD recording. 1080p @ 30fps, folks!

- Dolby headphone and sound enhancement for the music buffs!

- Smooth flowing OS, overall. thanks to Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon and 1.5ghz krait dual-core CPU.

Sucks:

- Large and pretty bulky

- For something this big, i don't think 2000mAH will suffice. Add to the fact that it's non-removeable, this might be something consumers will take into big consideration.

Price:

- No SRP released yet for the Philippines as the unit won't be out until April, then again that's just a few days away from now so who cares about the wait? I'm judging this will be around 30k. Heavy, ayt? But I'm pretty sure our good friends from Abenson will come up with a really tempting deal to make that price weight less on our pockets.

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So what are you waiting for guys? Head on to Abenson to experience this brand new phones asap! They offer really competitive prizes both for cash and credit buyers and I'm sure you're not going to regret it cos everyone there seems to be really friendly and accommodating even if you're just on a stroll (seriously!). With Abenson, you get the tech upgrade you deserve! Check out these amazing facts about Nokia and Abenson as well...

So there you go, i'm a certified fandroid but it wouldn't hurt to surf out of my comfort zone, if you ask me, i'd take the Lumia 620 for starters. >:)