BITS and pieces of IT. :)

I spent a whole day full of fun and surprises as EZWare brings us Year 2 of the "Battle of IT Schools" or BITS, for short. It's an event where all schools and universities which offer IT programs gather and compete in the Thesis competitions and the Computer Quiz Bowl. Other events include: various intermission numbers, RAFFLE DRAW, and speakers that talked to us about current trends in the field of IT.


In regards to the quiz bowl, I think the winners deserved to win, but the quiz bowl wasn't designed to test who really is the best out there. Since it turned out that way, we just had a lot of fun ESPECIALLY when my classmate went up the stage for the Chinese-speaking thing. It was AMUSING! =))

Besides all the events, current trends were actually used even when we entered the venue! The chip you see there is the actual chip used to go in and out of the venue after you have registered. This got me FREE unlimited hot chocolate throughout the whole day! AMAZING! :D


I was actually amazed at what IT can still do to our society. Hopefully, more and more things can be done to make our lives easier.


This is IT!

Free ALL THE Apps! :D

Well, maybe not ALL the apps. That's just crazy. Anyway, the title has a relation to what I'm about to show you. This may deviate from the usual happenings around me but that's because I've been busy lately.

Here we go. The thing I wanna talk about is Free My Apps by Fiksu. It is a service that claims to "NEVER Pay For Apps Again". This is definitely true!


It has a credit system that lets you earn credits everytime you download their sponsor apps and run them for 30 seconds each, which are ALL free. 


After saving enough credits, you can download gift apps. All of them are paid apps, and you can get them for FREE. (YES, FREE!)








This is currently for iOS users only. Hopefully, they can put out a version of this for you Android people.




Personally, I LOVE this service but the number of sponsor apps are few and it seems hard to get the cool apps.






Link to Free My Apps: CLICK HERE

Expectations for 2012...

The first day of 2012 is nearly over, but this year's just getting started. Here's what I expect from this year:

• WORLD IS NOT GOING TO END - Seriously, people! You really believe those? Sheeesh, next thing you know that guy (Harold Camping) predicts some random date to be the "Judgment Day".
• PROGRESS IN THE PHILIPPINES - It's about time that the President should do something that will radically affect the lives of the Filipinos.
• BE MORE OPEN-MINDED - Usually, I get biased as to what I use. I don't try to use other things for it opposes my ideals. For this year, I want to try things that can make me more open with other things.

For now, that's all I expect from you, 2012. ^^ Hope you'll be nice to everyone. :D

The Sudden Turn of Events..

"Some things either happen because you wanted to or it's for a reason."

This month taught me a lot in life. This maybe one of those times where you feel helpless and learn that people have been there for you all this time. It may feel like it's too late to realize but it never isn't, right? So, I'll be telling the story of my year-end experience before thanking people of the memories of this year.


It all started when I had this problem with my right ear. It was really painful because I couldn't hear anything, and there was this annoying high-pitched screech with it. It really hurts. I didn't know what to do. We went to the doctor and got medication but after a week, it seemed a bit hopeless because of this feeling of uselessness. I didn't know if I could make it through that time. I prayed to God that I wanted to get well, that I wanted to hear the voices of happiness from family and friends. Then, a lot of things happened that opened my eyes even further...

First, I had a chance to be with a good friend in high school for a day, going wherever she was going. Next, we had a great time during the Christmas party of our family. After that, we had a good time roaming around the city for Christmas Day. It was amazing how different the views of the city are between day and night. December 26th, my cousins and I went to the mall for some unforgettable fun.

The events just keep happening after that. On the 29th, I went with 4th year high school classmates. We had a great time by singing with the karaoke and eating in KFC while talking about the good ol' times. Then just yesterday, I was with a very good friend of mine in college with another friend and just had a good time bonding.






It made me realize that no matter how hopeless you can get, God will find ways to lead you back to Him. I saw that through my family and friends. I am forever grateful to God for what He has done, and I thank Him so much for all that has happened. I just hope and pray that my mom would get better.

SO WILL 2012. ^_^


THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS! LOVE Y'ALL! :D

A Nice Christmas Eve So Far..

It's been a loooooooong while since I've posted. Oh well..

The feeling that you're with your family is AMAZING! :D


Oh, gotta go now... We still gotta sing here ^^ 'til later guys! :)

Fire And Ice :)

This event really meant a lot to the people behind it. :) I can't believe after all the hardwork we've been through, we've heard positive feedback from teachers. I'm so happy for all of us.. I really appreciate the work that we did to reach the success we now harness.


Despite the problems we faced on the journey to this event, we all pulled through. ^^ Without our president's iron fist, maybe this would have been worse.

Job well done guys ^_^

Moody.

No one has denied me of my state right now.

I really don't like what I'm feeling at this very moment. It's like this thorn on my side that would never go away and until now, I could never figure out why. I really don't like being this way.

Being moody does have its perks though. It helps me think about certain things that I usually don't think about due to stress that I can't prevent while in school. I'm really starting to hate this. Oh well.

I really hate ranting like this. Maybe it's because of my feelings? Or the fact that my plans are ruined for next week due to some uncalled-for activities where most of them won't matter to a person whose interests are computers. I'd rather stay at home and do more productive stuff for an upcoming event because it's really getting closer.

And wait, crap. I don't like having feelings for someone that I view as something else. I don't want something bad to happen. I just want them to stay as they are. Being TOO moody sucks.

I don't know why random rants are popping out of my head, but one thing's for sure, and it's that I'm feeling moody right now.

That's all. BOW.

Countdown UPDATE!

Sorry for the delay guys! I was busy yesterday trying to figure out what to give away..

Until it hit me... Why not invite that person over for a treat? Like in KFC?

Are you okay with that?

Type YES if you do, NO if you don't in the comments below.

ONLY TODAY'S VOTES COUNT. GO!

Guess the Countdown :)

Sorry if it's been a while since I blogged. I've been VERY busy lately due to strenuous activities in school.

So, I've decided to leave you a countdown:




What is it, you may ask? Well, it's for you to find out! Comment below to guess what it's for and you may just  get a chance to win something! Prize will be revealed as soon as that countdown reaches 7 days before it's over. ^^

READY, SET, GUESS! ^_^

Angry Birds! :)

Just wanted to plug for my friends over at my school who sell these AWESOME shirts! :D

Angry Birds shirts FOR SALE! Each shirt costs P180, but they only require P70 downpayment and you can pay the rest when you claim your shirt!

Check this page for info and a good look on the designs :)
Mashin' Shop

Buy one NOW! :D

The Amazement of Controller-Free Gaming

I was surprised as I walked around SM today, and saw this setup of an Xbox 360 with Kinect (of course, with a TV). Their event was called "Dad Has I.T.!" and the reaction of the people passing by was great! There were people who actually made an effort to dance their heart out since with the Kinect, you can play games with only human gestures, which is the reason why people are amazed by what's happening there.

Hopefully after this event, people will come to know the power of this wonderful technology that is one of those that transcends technology itself. ^^

Kudos to Microsoft. :D

This guy's cooooool.

Seriously, he's really coooooooool.

Year Three, Week One...

Wow, another year. I couldn't believe it, but YES I'm already in my third year as a CS major. The feeling that I'm so close to real life is really really awkward. I didn't know that I would already come to this point in my life. The differences between last year and now is I'm carrying a lot of responsibilities now. Studies, the organization, and the future: these are a lot to think about these days.

I don't know if I'm ready to face the future, but I know that with my friends, I have the confidence to do it.

I just hope I get some time to relax a bit because I don't want the stress to get to me. Life shouldn't be that mean, you know.

'Nuff said.

Summer's Last Breaths...

I can't believe summer's going to end... again. But right now, it just seems that this may be my last summer because the real world's starting to pull me in. Great. I don't regret the good things that I did, but I regret the things I couldn't do because of real-world situations. It's so sad that some of the things I wanted to do didn't go as planned. I still want to do them though, but time is already eating me up like a giant monster.

I'm still happy that I went through a lot of things this summer, especially because I've never known so many people in a span of two months! It was really surprising to know that there are people out there I have yet to meet. There are also those people in which I already knew, but failed to really know them more. I would really like a chance to get close to people I really care. I miss them so much that because of certain circumstances, I couldn't be with them. Hopefully summer's last breaths would give me that chance.

Boredom is the least of my worries now, because it's all too common...

It's Been "ALMOST" Two Years...

Despite the on-and-off time here, I can't believe I made this blog last for ALMOST two years. I didn't realize that I have the time to do random blog posts that may or may not please people.

Now I ask you guys: What do you want to see in this blog?

Comment below for your suggestions. :)

Can't wait for them. ^_^

Good Leader, Good Follower.

In unity, we build a better organization. LOL.

In the past, I always thought that life is just one straight path that leads to a certain end, but as I went on with life, I realized that a lot of twists and turns happen in life and all we should do is live with it since that's what it's for. Meeting other people who have the same cause, despite having differences, helped me ease the burden since I'm not alone in having this stress.

Beloved Team Seven ^_^

Nalingaw jud ko ani nga day because of the people you see here. We helped each other in realizing what is vital in an organization, which according to us, is UNITY. (LOL) I love these people for who they are and I hope that we could get together even after this :)

HUNGAAAAW! :D

Anime In Focus: Ano Hana ^_^

It's been a while since I've tried watching other anime besides the ones I constantly follow. I've been looking at Taka Fansubs lately and I saw their new project, named Ano Hana, short for Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day). The genre's interesting, since I don't really watch a lot of drama-themed anime. It's about six friends in which they try to find their friendship after being separated due to a tragedy in their past.

I gave it a chance, and it really is an interesting anime because there are things in which I didn't expect despite it being an ongoing anime. I actually thought that the girl with white hair, nicknamed Menma, already died because she seemed like a normal girl whose presence isn't actually cared by the other characters. I won't be able to tell more about it though until I've watched it all.

Read Taka's news post HERE.
Hope you will enjoy this as much as I did. ^^

Later guys...

Holy Week ^_^

This week made me realize things, despite my constant use of Facebook all throughout the solemnity.

I realized that even though I may feel down and out at times and I feel like I wanna give up, God's always there to bring me back up and help me in my path back to His Kingdom. ^_^ On Good Friday, our family, along with some relatives, went to church to do the Stations of the Cross. It's a yearly tradition in our family to do this in observance of the Holy Week. We also observe abstinence and fasting during the whole Lenten season. 

It's nice to be with family. ^_^

I sincerely hope that the Holy Week enlightens us to do good things to ourselves, other people, and most importantly, God.

Hope you had a very enlightening Holy Week guys. ^_^

Working in Summer...

I've been busy these past weeks primarily because I was...

AT WORK. 

Yes, I was working. You may see me around Facebook as usual as I can be but I'm working during all those times I'm online, well maybe except weekends. I think of this as an alternate version of HOME, since all I do is stare at my laptop and do random stuff. The only difference is I get to do other stuff like answer the phone, and issue invoices and receipts. It's kind of easy, but I feel discouraged because I get stressed due to the staring at the laptop. Oh well, as long as I get money, I guess. I also feel the idea of work is good so that I may apply it in the future. 

Hopefully you're enjoying your summer vacation guys. ^^

Yellow Cab is ♥.

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It's good to be with people, not because they're good, but because they see the good and bad in you. :)

I really enjoyed the day when we hung out after that stressful 1st set of distribution of papers. It's so nice to relax after that VERY VERY stressful semester full of assignments and TESTS! I never expected I would still be me though. If it weren't for the teamwork in our block, we couldn't have gone past this nightmare of a semester. After all that jazz, some of us went to Yellow Cab in Banilad Town Center last Friday in order to celebrate. Smiles were emanating from that place when we were there. We laughed about random things. I just loved him. Hopefully those moments in the computer playing Counter-Strike after that food trip was fun. ^^

I ♥ BSCSMA. ^_^

Summer has begun...

...and I can't believe it already arrived. All those pressures I had during that semester seemed like yesterday. Oh wait, it was UNTIL last Friday. ^^

Here are things I wanna do this summer and hopefully I can accomplish ALL of them:
- Learn how to drive
- Learn PHP and mySQL in preparation for next sem.
- TRY to retain all I've learned in programming for the past 2 years.
- Create videos that would certainly take my time off social networking.
- Go to more places than I would normally go.
- Save for something useful (like a nice set of headphones)

Summer has never been this relaxing. ^_^
Contests coming soon as summer progresses... Go go go!