In less than a month's time, Zac Efron (thanks to my student Denise Santos for the info) and I will be celebrating the day when we were born.
The past year leading to the 26th of my life here on earth has been a little harsh on me, save for some blessings and an olive-eyed bespectacled photography enthusiast that kept me afloat and alive.
This emo-mode is surely making the day's mood redundant so let me get to the heart of this post: the wishlist. Last year I created a list and several people granted me some of my wishes - and for that I am eternally grateful. Anyhow, here is the list, arranged in no particular order (this can also serve as the Xmas wishlist):
1. successful cardiac operation next year (hopeful that the operation will be done after the school year ends)
2. Mushishi manga, any volume as I have yet to own one (thanks to my student Lexee Carlota for introducing me to this amazing read)
3. New clothes to fit my new size (for reference, Small in Maldita Man and size 30 jeans)
4. Nike, Adidas, PRP, F&H, or Topman hoodie
5. Marks and Spencer Dark Chocolate Digestive Cookies (it's only 89 calories a biscuit so I get to satiate y my dark chocolate craving without feeling guilty)
6. a box of Coke Light (again, another guilt-free satisfying drink)
7. Deathly Hallows necklace or HP's/Prof. Snape's wand
8. The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
9. socks from Topman or Aldo (just want groovy long socks)
10. bonnet
11. Dong-A Hexaplus pens
12. peace of mind
13. Devil's Food Cake (will eat a slice a day which will serve as my lunch/dinner
14. iPad 2/iPhone 4
15. Havaianas size 41/42 (someone stole my Ipanema slippers)
16. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
17. Superman lunch box (sorry na kung feeling teenager pa rin)
18. to be a ramp/commercial model
19. Loreal for Men Vita Lift/Hydra Energetic Facial Wash
20. a day where I can sleep for more than 10 hours continuously
21. to see the Stonehenge in person
22. start my master's degree after the operation
23. new digital camera (thanks to my sisters who destroyed my camera)
24. Nivea Whitening Lotion for Men
25. Snickers (another lunch/dinner replacement), and
26. a stress-free day
There. This year's wishlist is tough to fill. Hehe. Good luck with wish number 26.
So in 20 days, the new life year begins.
9.17.2011
poem: at large
(please comment)
at large
into the wilderness i screamed the whispers of my soul.
lying, i waited for an echo.
birds have chirped.
lions have roared.
leaves have rustled.
but the whispers have yet to resound from afar.
still i listened and lied.
waited.
until alas the echo whispered.
but my ears were too numb to recognize.
At Large by Tim Decano is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
at large
into the wilderness i screamed the whispers of my soul.
lying, i waited for an echo.
birds have chirped.
lions have roared.
leaves have rustled.
but the whispers have yet to resound from afar.
still i listened and lied.
waited.
until alas the echo whispered.
but my ears were too numb to recognize.
At Large by Tim Decano is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
9.01.2011
iPhone 5 to be released in September
I won't be buying an iPhone 4. Because I will be waiting for the iPhone 5!!!
8-megapixel camera
Camera control buttons
Thinner, sleeker design
This is the smartphone all Apple-onians have been waiting for.
Anyhow, here are some of the latest rumors about the iPhone 5 (All lifted from Yahoo! Philippines News) (some parts of the articles were deleted; follow links below to read full stories)
NEWS 1
Report: Apple building cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4; iPhone 5 due late-September
Digital TrendsBy Andrew Couts | Digital Trends – Tue, Aug 23, 2011
Apple is building a cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4, according to two unnamed sources who spoke with Reuters. The new version of the iPhone 4 is currently in production at a Korean manufacturer, the sources say.
“Apple may want to push into the emerging market segment where customers want to switch to low- to mid-end smartphones from high-end feature phones, which usually cost $150-200,” said Bonnie Chang, a Yuanta Securities analyst, who spoke with Reuters. “But I think for an 8GB iPhone 4 the price is hard to go below $200, so Apple will still need a completely new phone with low specifications for the emerging markets.”
In addition to spilling the beans on the 8GB iPhone 4, Reuters’ sources also say the iPhone 5 will arrive in late-September — something we’ve heard repeatedly in the past, and which is only slightly off from the early-October release that’s become popular in the past couple of weeks.
Reuters’ sources also backed up claims that the iPhone 5 will have a larger screen, 8-megapixel camera and a better antenna. It’s also possible that the next iPhone will have 4G LTE connectability, as well as dual-mode GSM/CDMA radios.
NEWS 2
The iPhone 5 might be thinner than the iPhone 4, and have it's volume buttons moved
Digital TrendsBy Mike Dunn | Digital Trends – Wed, Aug 31, 2011
Tis the season for iPhone rumors and leaks, and today’s rumor is coming all the way from Greece. The website Greek-iPhone has what it believes to be the iPhone 5’s camera sensor. The new sensor flirts with a few of our preexisting rumors so even though it seems odd that Apple would lose a camera from a phone the story seems to check out.
We heard just yesterday that the iPhone 5, or whatever it might be called, might have a 3.7inch screen and a metal back. Today we can add a few more physical features to the latest idevice. The leaked camera is thinner than the iPhone 4’s sensor which leads us to believe that the next device will also be thinner seeing as the camera is typically one of the thicker components in a phone. With the iPad 2 being 30 percent thinner than the original iPad it has been a pretty safe bet that the iPhone 5 will be thinner than the iPhone 4.
Another interesting thing about the part in question is that it has the volume buttons on the other side of the phone. While this might seem like an odd change seeing how all four of the previous iPhones had the volume buttons on the left side of the screen. One of the new iOS 5 features is the ability to take pictures with the camera buttons. Having the volume buttons on the right side of the screen should made taking pictures easier when holding the phone in a landscape orientation.
It also looks as though the lingering rumor about the next iPhone having an 8megapixal camera would be confirmed if this part is in fact real. The information that we are able to gain from isn’t groundbreaking, but it helps us piece together a final device. The question here is how believable is it that a Greek tech site got its hands on a new iPhone part when the phone is made in China?
News 1: Apple building cheaper iPhone 4
News 2: Changes in the New iPhone 5
8-megapixel camera
Camera control buttons
Thinner, sleeker design
This is the smartphone all Apple-onians have been waiting for.
Anyhow, here are some of the latest rumors about the iPhone 5 (All lifted from Yahoo! Philippines News) (some parts of the articles were deleted; follow links below to read full stories)
NEWS 1
Report: Apple building cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4; iPhone 5 due late-September
Digital TrendsBy Andrew Couts | Digital Trends – Tue, Aug 23, 2011
Apple is building a cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4, according to two unnamed sources who spoke with Reuters. The new version of the iPhone 4 is currently in production at a Korean manufacturer, the sources say.
“Apple may want to push into the emerging market segment where customers want to switch to low- to mid-end smartphones from high-end feature phones, which usually cost $150-200,” said Bonnie Chang, a Yuanta Securities analyst, who spoke with Reuters. “But I think for an 8GB iPhone 4 the price is hard to go below $200, so Apple will still need a completely new phone with low specifications for the emerging markets.”
In addition to spilling the beans on the 8GB iPhone 4, Reuters’ sources also say the iPhone 5 will arrive in late-September — something we’ve heard repeatedly in the past, and which is only slightly off from the early-October release that’s become popular in the past couple of weeks.
Reuters’ sources also backed up claims that the iPhone 5 will have a larger screen, 8-megapixel camera and a better antenna. It’s also possible that the next iPhone will have 4G LTE connectability, as well as dual-mode GSM/CDMA radios.
NEWS 2
The iPhone 5 might be thinner than the iPhone 4, and have it's volume buttons moved
Digital TrendsBy Mike Dunn | Digital Trends – Wed, Aug 31, 2011
Tis the season for iPhone rumors and leaks, and today’s rumor is coming all the way from Greece. The website Greek-iPhone has what it believes to be the iPhone 5’s camera sensor. The new sensor flirts with a few of our preexisting rumors so even though it seems odd that Apple would lose a camera from a phone the story seems to check out.
We heard just yesterday that the iPhone 5, or whatever it might be called, might have a 3.7inch screen and a metal back. Today we can add a few more physical features to the latest idevice. The leaked camera is thinner than the iPhone 4’s sensor which leads us to believe that the next device will also be thinner seeing as the camera is typically one of the thicker components in a phone. With the iPad 2 being 30 percent thinner than the original iPad it has been a pretty safe bet that the iPhone 5 will be thinner than the iPhone 4.
Another interesting thing about the part in question is that it has the volume buttons on the other side of the phone. While this might seem like an odd change seeing how all four of the previous iPhones had the volume buttons on the left side of the screen. One of the new iOS 5 features is the ability to take pictures with the camera buttons. Having the volume buttons on the right side of the screen should made taking pictures easier when holding the phone in a landscape orientation.
It also looks as though the lingering rumor about the next iPhone having an 8megapixal camera would be confirmed if this part is in fact real. The information that we are able to gain from isn’t groundbreaking, but it helps us piece together a final device. The question here is how believable is it that a Greek tech site got its hands on a new iPhone part when the phone is made in China?
News 1: Apple building cheaper iPhone 4
News 2: Changes in the New iPhone 5
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