Category Archives: Gadgetry

That’s Why I Love RPGs!

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Because besides the gameplay, I LOVE the stories. And wow, Crisis Core has got to have one of the best stories, ever. And the ending felt very much like it was from a movie, complete with theme song, ending credits, etc.

You just gotta love Final Fantasy VII.

Zack. :(

I demand an FFVII remake! Ang pangit ng graphics eh. Hahaha. And I can’t find our old cds. :p

Up next in the geekiness: rewatching Advent Children. HAHAHA

Materialism

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I am now a proud owner of a PowerBook! HAHAHA. All of you, bow down to me!

Well, if you’re wondering where I got all the money for a PowerBook, I didn’t.

All I got was this hand-me-down PowerBook G3 (aka Pismo) for around 1/10th the price of the latest PowerBook. Wheeee.

This is my second hand-me-down laptop. I hope this one doesn’t die on me.

Near, Far, Wherever You Are

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My Creative Writing teacher once said that technology somehow brings us farther apart. The convenience of just sending a person text messages or electronic mails widens the gap between the concerned people. Rather than seeing and meeting each other physically for updates on each other’s lives, one could just twiddle with a few buttons, click send, and voila! You’re connected. The problem, I guess, with these technological innovations is that they take away the luxury of physical and intimate contact.

But what about if there’s no other way? What if the person is out of the country? Surely you can’t just take a plane just to see how he or she is.

Niel, a dear friend of mine, celebrated her birthday yesterday. Problem is, she’s in Australia. So how the heck could we celebrate her 18th birthday with her?

Through the Internet, of course!

Yesterday, her group of friends organized a surprise potluck webcam party so we could celebrate her birthday “with” her. They set a laptop on a table, attached a webcam beside it and pointed it to the dining area. Though there were some technical problems (storm in Australia and late guests and we had to wait for a few more hours til uptime was possible), it was sure an exciting idea.

The party was awkward and exciting at the same time. It felt weird seeing the birthday girl on the laptop screen as we all were seated in the tables, eating. But it just felt good that we can see her and she can see us.

Belated happy birthday Niel! May you bring home the joys and happiness of kangaroos and koala bears. :)

Nocturne in E Stwood

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Our internet connection shut down at around 1am this morning. BayanDSL was down in our neighborhood. It would’ve been a much much welcomed break, since this means I could sleep earlier (no more distractions for me that would drag my sleeping time to 4am). But no, Mom desperately needed connection, as there were Virtual clients waiting for her online.

So off to an adventure we went. I drover her to Mcdo Matalino, thinking the coffee shop beside was online. But alas, their routers were shut down, and we had to find other hotspots.

We were sitting in Mcdo, thinking of other options, when I crazily suggested we go to Eastwood. Yep, Eastwood, 1:30am, weekday. Mom readily agreed and off we went to Eastwood City.

Eastwood was heaven-sent, as they had 24-hour wifi access throughout the city. Thank God for unlimited Airborne Access, and Mom was able to do what she needed to do. Though Starbucks kicked us out (because they had to close at 3am), Eastwood was very accommodating as they had wifi all throughout. As Mom typed (and talked) away on her Macbook, I on the other hand was fiddling with my PSP, playing games through the wee hours of the morning.

Driving home at 5am was exciting and scary at the same time. Hahaha. It was dark, and there were no other cars in sight.

I’m glad that’s over. But I’m willing to go on another adventure like that. Next time I wish Something Fishy was open when we go (P80 breakfast buffet, baby!).

It was one of the times I’m so glad that I owned a PSP, as it kept me busy, entertained, and awake. Hahaha.

My Week is Ruined

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I lost a pair of perfectly good earphones.

What makes it worse is it disappeared in the comforts of my own home.

Worser still is that those earphones cost me P1799.

Tss.

I’ve been trying to save up some money to buy me a new PSP memory stick. Original 2GB ones retailed at P5000. The Sandisk sticks cost P3480 while class A sticks cost P1350. And hell no I’m not going class A (I own a class A stick, and it sucks, corrupting the files I have almost every week).

Aaaaand. My bank account contains…. a whopping P300 below the lower account limit. If I don’t get it up again ASAP that’s goodbye to P200 a month.

In an attempt to save a few pesos, I ate lunch at home. And I doubt I would still be eating lunch the next few days because lab-work would be occupying my lunch-times.

Well, the only luxuries I have now are my iPod and my PSP. And now both are useless because of the said missing accessories. Tsk. Another luxury I supposedly own is a hand-me-down laptop, but that too is rendered useless due to the carelessness of a few housemates (the lcd connector thingy snapped-off, BIOS battery not working properly, screen always flickering and blacking out, go figure). Our desktop computer also gave up on us (Windows stopped recognizing the oh-so important drivers after a BSOD).

ARGH

Text, text, text!

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Although I still enroll Globe’s Unlimitxt service (P80 at that!), I’m not much of an enthusiastic texter anymore (oo, sa lagay na yan tamad na ako). I do send occasional hello-how-are-yous because I sincerely would want to know how that person actually is. But other than that, I usually leave my phone on my bed, under the pillows, or in my pockets, or elsewhere. (The Unlimitxt is for the people who actually miss me too, hehehe)

When I started driving, I tried to train myself not to look at my cellphone, unless the vehicle has totally stopped. When someone is in the passenger seat, I ask him/her to read my texts or to answer my calls for me. When I’m alone though, I’m always tempted to shut my phone off, so as to avoid actually using it. But I can’t, since I’m always “on-call.” (one car, big family. hahaha).

And sometimes that temptation to turn off the phone is brought to the house. Hahaha. When I’m reading, watching TV, or using the computer, I’d rather have my attention undivided (although when I study, I keep the phone on so that the little distraction can keep me awake). So yeah, the little red button attracts me.

But, rather than turning off the little gadget, I turn off its sounds and stuff it either in my back pocket, or under my pillow. I just check it every now and then.

So that explains the unanswered calls and unreplied text messages.

But yeah, for me, it’s actually if some of the texts I send are unanswered. It’s not that the person is required to respond (lest the text message relays an important message/idea/thought.)

(And minsan, hindi na ako masiyadong mahilig gumamit ng smiley. Msiyadong maek-ek eh)

I’m Aliiiiiiiiiiiive!

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Well, not quite. :p

Still need to get my life (and sleeping habits!) back on track. Been sleeping at most around 5 hours a night the past week. It’s a good thing that I was able to sleep for around 14 hours last night. Hahaha. Oh well.

Research confirmed that my PSP’s 2GB memory stick is a dud. Sure, it can play games. But, after a week or so, other saved games get corrupted, and eventually, the game itself. I then would have to reformat the whole stick. So, goodbye PSX RPGs, as the save game function is oh-so important.

I asked around, and fake memory sticks retail at around P1350 ($27), while original ones can reach P3500 ($70).

Problem is, I don’t have that kind of money. :p

Anyone know where I can buy, cheap, original memory sticks? :p (wow, cheap and original seems like an oxymoron).