Hachi is my hero.

The real stuffed body of Hachiko.

The preserved body of Hachikō — Japan’s most famous dog — is on display on the second floor of the museum’s Japan Gallery wing. An Akita dog born in 1923, Hachikō is remembered for his deep loyalty to his owner. While his owner was alive, Hachikō would greet him at the end of each day at Shibuya station when he returned home from work. The man died in 1925, but Hachikō kept his daily routine, faithfully waiting for his owner every evening at the station for 10 years until he died in 1935. Hachikō’s permanent presence at Shibuya station attracted widespread attention, and his legendary faithfulness became a national symbol of loyalty.

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Ngayon lang ulit ako naiyak sa panonood ko ng movie. Hindi ko alam, dahil siguro dog lover ako. Dito talaga mapapatunayan ang kasabihan na "Dog is a man's  bestfriend". Iwanan mo man sila, pagmalupitan, o wag pansinin, mananatili parin ang loyalty nila sa inyo. Dahil para sa kanila, ikaw pa rin ang kanilang tanging "Master"...

Google TV

Video source: Google YouTube Channel
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Very cool! Gusto ko nito. I hope available na rin ito sa RP.

Photoshop Day Cream

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This is so funny. Funny but true.
For all 'photoshop doctors' out there.

Comedy Genius: Bitoy

Another briliant idea from the comedy master. Idol!

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Source: absleichannel (YouTube)

Firefox 4

Clean and elegant looking is the new version ng Mozilla Firefox. This version 4.0 release is tentatively scheduled on November 2010, which promise a faster user interface. Aside from the new look, it also added features and modifications such as, application tabs, improved HTML5 and CSS3 support, redesigned extension manager, and a new JavaScript engine.

Manual vs. Automated

Hindi ako makapagbibigay ng konkunsyon tungkol sa kung ano nga ba ang mas mainam na paraan ng botohan: Manual o Automated? Iba-iba ang pananaw ng mga tao kung dapat bang ipagpatuloy ang automated o sapat na ba ang manual na proseso ng pagboto nalang. Sa aking obserbasyon, ang lumalabas na mga pangunahing isyu ay:

Manual Voting Process: 

Like

• Mas mabilis na daloy ng mga botante sa presinto.
• Walang tsansang masayang ang boto kung sakaling magkamali man o madumihan ang balota ay mayroon pang reserbang mga balota.

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• Matagal na bilangan.
• Laganap na dayaan.

Automated Voting Process:

Like

• Mas mabilis na paraan ng pagboto.
• Big leap sa ating electoral system (Mas naaayon sa makabagong panahon)

Dislike

• Limitado at mabagal na daloy ng botante sa presinto.
• Pagkasayang ng boto at pagkaliban ng bilangan dahil sa problema ng PCOS machines o mga nagkamaling mga pre-made ballots.
• Makabago o mas high tech na paraan ng dayaan.

Ilan lamang ang mga nabanggit sa maraming pagkukumpara sa dalawang paraan ng botohan.

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Minsan narin naming iminugkahi ang makabagong paraan ng pagboto para sa paaralan. Ito ang aming Thesis na pinamagatang "A Network Voting System for Baliuag University Student Organization Elections". Kung saan ay nakita rin namin ang mga epekto nito sa school elections - positbo at negatibo.  

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Mahaba pa ang lalakarin ng usapang ito. Ngunit dalawa lamang ang maaring maging katanungan:

Itutuloy pa kaya ang automated election process sa mga susunod na eleksyon? O babalik  nalang tayo sa manual na sistema?

Ang dapat lamang na tandaan ay maiba man ang sistema sa botohan, ang mahalaga lamang ay ipaglaban ang iyong karapatan na bumoto, dahil malaki ang magagawa ng ating 1SANG BOTO!

Songs for Mother

I listed ten of the best songs that I dedicate to my mother. I picked the lines that can best describe your love to you mother or vice versa.

10. Greatest love of all

The best phrase that suits a mother's love. 

9. Queen of my heart

Of course my mother is the first and the best woman of my life.

8. One in a million

Every mothers are different. Cherish yours because she's one in a million.

7. Because you loved me

The line "I'm everything I am because you loved me" tells it all.

6. There you'll be

"Well you showed me how it feels
To feel the sky within my reach
And I always will remember all
The strength you gave to me
Your love made me make it through
Oh, I owe so much to you
You were right there for me"

5. Your love

"But i couldnt as for more
cuz your love is the greatest gift of all"
 

4. On the side of me

"Everyone needs a friend to hold
When it's cold outside
And there's no place to go
Everyone needs a friend to hold
All alone I cried
There was no place to go
I remember when nobody cared
But you

I'm not the easiest person to love
But you, you've opened your heart to show me what I'm worth

'Cause you choose to be
On the side of me
On the side of me
What a mystery
You're on the side of me
On the side of me"

3. To you

A singer's song for their mothers.

"It's started with a dream
That one day
This day would come
You made me sing the melodies
And feel the words of every song
You're the one good reason
I have come this far
So tonight I like to shine for you
And be a brightest star

To you I give my all
My life my heart my soul
To you I sing
The song in my dreams for the love that you have given me
I will give
Give back my all

There were times when I was feeling so alone
And you, you were the only one
Who made me strong
So for each and every time you bring me back again
Tonight I'll sing that song and nothing can go wrong"

2. You've got a way

This song by Shania Twain is really not intended for mothers, but American idol 9 contestant Aaron Kelly changed  few words, which made the song dedicated to her mom. Well, here's his version:

"You've got a way it seems
You gave me faith to find my dreams
You'll never know just what that means
Can't you see... you got a way with me 

It's in the way you *know me
It's in the way you hold me
The way you show me just what love's made of
It's in the way **you show your love     

You've got a way with words
You get me smiling even when it hurts
There's no way to measure what your love is worth
I can't believe the way you get through to me

Oh, how I adore you
Like no one before you
I love you just the way you are

It's just the way you are..."

Original words:

*want

**we make

1. The Perfect Fan

The best song anyone could ever dedicate for their mothers.

 

"It takes a lot to know what is love
It's not the big things, but the little things
That can mean enough
A lot of prayers to get me through
And there is never a day that passes by
I don't think of you
You were always there for me
Pushing me and guiding me
Always to succeed

Chorus:
You showed me
When I was young just how to grow
You showed me
Everything that I should know
You showed me
Just how to walk without your hands
'Cause mom you always were
The perfect fan

God has been so good
Blessing me with a family
Who did all they could
And I've had many years of grace
And it flatters me when I see the smile on your face
I wanna thank you for what you've done
In hopes I can give back to you
And be the perfect son

Bridge:
You showed me how to love

You showed me how to care

And you showed me that you would
Always be there
I wanna thank you for that time
And I'm proud to say you're mine

'Cause mom you always were
The perfect fan

I love you mom!"

Mommy, Happy Mother's day. I love you so much.

And to all, love our mothers, coz they're the greatest gift God has given.

Pinoy Tees Online

My first purchase online! Two Pepetee shirts.
     

                

First: Red Tee "Have a bite" 

Second: Purple Tee "Wanna bet? Kiss my pwet!"

Thanks to Mr. Mark Calulo for the smooth transaction. Sa uulitin.

New blog header

Fancy and colorful is the header layout for the month of May. Still following the color code of my blog which is hot pink and yellow. Still thinking of changing it with more summery mood (maybe if the time permits).

Anyway, enjoy reading and more gadgets and personal updates to come! Stay connected. 

1amfirst Collection as of May 2010

Silver pendant / Cellphone Chain 

Recent addition to the 1amfirst Collection.

Silver Sticker 

Supposed to be for my notebook (Undecided yet)

Router Tag 

Sticker for my wireless router.

iPod Tag

1amfirst Jersey

For the Team Abdallah 

White Shirt

Just an experimental shirt print (Haha) 

Black Polo Shirt

An embroidered 1amfirst logo for my polo shirt.

Orange Tee

My first entry for my collection (Notice 'i' instead of 1)

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More to come!

One great day

April 30, 2010

Isang masayang araw, mula pagising hanggang pagtulog.

Isa ito sa mga araw na hindi ako nahirapan gumising. Kung hindi ninyo kasi naitatanong, ang isa sa mga motto ko sa buhay ay "Hindi baleng puyatin mo ako, huwang mo lang akong gisingin ng maaga". Tama ang nabasa ninyo, hate na hate ko ang gumising ng maaga, kahit almost a year na akong nagtatrabaho. Pangalawa, Maayos din ang paggayak ko nung araw na ito, hindi ako pumasok na parang tumakbo dahil hindi ako gaanong pinawisan at ang ang pinakamahalaga ay hindi ako late sa opisina. Pangatlo, nagkaroon din kami ng moment ng aking 'kaibigan' kung saan nakapagusap kami at nagkasama ng kami lang sa loob ng mahabang panahon, na kami lang (blush). Gumala din kami ng aking ka-opisina upang kunin ang aking pinagawang silver piece, na nasatisfy naman ako sa kinalabasan.

Pagkatapos naman ng trabaho, pumunta kami sa bahay ng isa ko pang kaibigan upang i-celebrate ang birthday nito. Isang umaatikabong kainan ang nangyari, kasama na sa mga putahe ang paborito kong puto (Aling Citang) na special request ko pa sa kanya. Ang sarap kasi ng handa nya, hindi ko lang alam kung masarap ba talaga o sadyang gutom lang ako. Isa rin ito sa mga okasyon ng barkada kung saan kumpleto kaming lahat. Masaya ang gabing ito, hindi na nga namin namalayan na inabot na kami ng alas-nwebe, dahil sa pagkukwentuhan ng kung anu-ano (pasensya na sa abala, kulang lang talaga yung oras).

At kahit sa punto na ng uwian ay masaya pa rin kasi umuulan noon, masarap kumain sa bahay at masarap matulog! (LOL)

Ang to top it all, it's Friday. Start of my long vacation! Sana lagi nalang ganito.

Cool Stuffs Part II

Robotic Mic Stand - Very cool and will surely hit the market.

Golf Ball Flash - Actual sized golf ball with USB plug inside. My question is, how will it look after the smaller ball cap was inserted? (Did I hear snowman? Haha.)

Projected key surface - A laser projector that turns any flat surface into a WVGA touch enabled screen.

According to the article: The projector auto focuses and adjusts the image through its laser based pico engine. Dubbed HLP (holographic laser projection), the system runs Adobe Flash Lite 3.1, and includes both Bluetooth and Wifi capabilities. Add 2GB of onboard storage and a battery capable of around 2-3 hours of running time and you’ve got a rockstar of a gadget.

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Source: Examiner.com and Gizmodiva