A Special Note to Tatang

Saying "thank you" is not enough
for all the countless sacrifices and incalculable hardship.
In our own little way, may we express
our gratitude and love for everything you have done for us.
What we are today is all because of YOU!
We love you Tatang and we are proud of YOU!
HAPPY TATANG'S DAY!

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To all the
Daddy-O, Dad,
Papa, Papi, Papang,
Father, Itay, Tatay,
Tatang, Tang, Ama,
Pader...

Happy Father's Day! :)

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Angels and Demons : The Saga Conspiracy Inside the Catholic Church Continues

A good friend lends me the second book of Dan Brown's “Angels and Demons” but can't find time to read it. Instead, I watched the movie and I find it more interesting than the "Da Vinci Code".

The saga conspiracy inside the Catholic Church continues in Ron Howard's new film, Angels and Demons. The movie got a lot of bad reviews from America's movie critics as most of them says that there is a little flatness in the plot, (I would agree with them) but for me it is still a good and entertaining movie to watch. It is far better than its predecessor and it is loaded with a little more intensity and excitement.

Aside from the good performance of Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor, there are some scenes in the movie that will definitely grip your attention. Just to warn you guys, you'll be amazed with beautifully detailed sets and ravishing location in every scene.

I am satisfied with the twist and revealing clues in the film, but I am just wondering how the villain could set up all the crap and what is the main reason behind leaving these clues in scheming their revenge. Oh well, I can’t give you enough details guys, I don't want to be a spoiler so better watch the movie. Enjoy! :)

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Troubleshooting MAC

According to a recent Internet survey, 72.8% of computer-users are using Windows, 21.7 are using Macintosh and the rest are using different Operating System. Most of us are using Windows Operating System since the first time we learned about computers and probably up until now. So if you are going to use a MAC computer, then you would be a totally different computer environment.

On a specific software we support at work (yup! I work in a call center as a technical support specialist), about 90% of us are supporting Windows users and only 10% for MAC users. Had a not-so-good news this week ‘coz this coming month we have a 2 weeks scheduled training for MAC. Oh boy! We’re going to support both Operating Systems. Whew! How would you troubleshoot something you are not familiar with? Well I think it’s a matter of positive attitude, resourcefulness and not to mention luck! Hehehe

I have found some articles in the net and one good website that I can recommend is the Macintosh repair site from Powerbook Medic. Good thing about the site is their FREE repair guides which help you understand basic troubleshooting and forums to provide you more information about Macintosh computer. Powerbook Medic is simply the best place to find replacement parts for your Mac laptop as well as full service repairs.

Good luck to me this coming week! Less worries for me 'coz I read a lot from Powerbook Medic!

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Domain - Blogspot = ZERO PageRank

a simple math when switching from blogspot to a domain name:
Domain - Blogspot = ZERO PageRank

What will you do if the item you purchased is not working the way it should and almost wrecked your home? Common answer of course, you get back to the merchant and ask for a replacement. But how would you feel if you found out that there is no way for you to get back on them? Ahhh! It’s a total devastation.

This is just the same analogy of what happened to my blog. A friend, who is also a blogger, convinced me to purchase my own domain after easily getting her own through GoDaddy. I thought the process would be as easy as purchasing a product in the net, but I was surprise that it almost wrecked my blog completely. I never realized that purchasing a domain through eNom (Google's partner) would be a big headache.

What had happened was, after settling the payment I immediately received an email that my domain will be available within the next 3 days. I got so excited but unanticipated things happened. Guess what?! After 3 days I can’t even access my blog either I go with www.picturesnmore.com or www.picturesnmore.BLOGSPOT.com. I tried contacting Google and I am just being directed to their forums with frustrated members having the same issue. I sent an email query to eNom and received a response but it didn’t fix the issue.

I read a lot of online forums and luckily landed in a computer geek blogsite where I found some helpful information that fixed my domain problem. One issue that I am still trying to fix right now is my Google PageRank. After switching from blogspot to a new domain, my PageRank drastically dropped from PR 3 to ZERO. Sad!

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Black and Blue Mood

"Your shot is the reflection of your mood. True!"

Had not-so-good days last week not only because of typhoon "emong" that lead me to cancel some appointments but due to some unexpected minor events. Am sure not everyone is interested to read my litany (so do I) so to cut the long story short, the following shots will tell you more…

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I Want My TV!

Which do you think is more reliable when it comes to connection, is it Cable TV or Direct Satellite TV? For me, I think it's the latter. Because the way our cable provider gives us service is just so frustrating. For almost a week now, we are getting intermittent bad signals and sometimes can't even watch any single television channel. It's like paying a service for something we don't get. :(

I tried calling their technical support (can't even remember how many times) and all representative keeps on is saying one spill "I am sorry for the inconvenience Sir, there's just a system upgrade happening on your area. I am going to file a report on your behalf regarding this...yada yada yada." And of course I can't do anything about it, their system is not as advanced as Direct TV in the US.

I completely understand that they are just doing their job and following what is instructed coz I also work in the same field. So these guys are required to say those spills even if it doesn't help at all. (Now I understand how customers feel, so I'll be good the next time I take calls at work hehehe).

From what is happening right now, it leaves us no choice aside from building a pre historic antenna or wishing that there is a Satellite Directv in our area (cross fingers). Am hoping these guys will fix the problem as soon as possible 'coz I really feel like am a little kid banned watching my favorite cartoon series.

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What a Bug Day!

Have you experienced waking up in the middle of the night and freaking out because you feel something is trotting through your bed? Well that was what happened to me last couple of nights because of these aggravating bed bugs. I had an extremely tiring day at work but then I couldn’t imagine that a good night sleep became next to impossible.

I know mom is cleaning my room but can't imagine how these bed bugs get into my bed. Am I in a Bugs Life movie? Wink! The cut the story short, the next day I asked mom to help me clean up my bed and try to spray some Lysol but I am certain that is not enough.

So I searched the web to find some information on how to get rid of bed bugs or how did I get them. Luckily I landed on Bed Bugs Guide site and to my surprise; I found out that if your neighbor has a bed bug infestation, there is a big possibility that you'll get infested as well. Hmmm.. I remember my neighbor whining about bed bugs the other day! So my primary suspect: Neighbor! Hehehe..

But instead of looking for the source, why not look for solutions (trying to be positive). I got allot of helpful information from the site on how to remove infestation. I sealed up all the areas with cracks and holes around the walls, vacuumed every corner of the house and scrubbed the entire surface even undersides and interior of furniture, drawers and cabinets.

Whew! It's actually another tiring day but doing all the Bed Bugs Guide and of course with mom's help, nightmare has gone.

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