Tips.

If you want to be the best in this business, stick with the master and not the student.

I learned that the hard way. Since I'm a newbie I didn't know who to go with at first. I kept listening to one person thinking that she knows a lot. Turns out she was the student. =_=

Although she is friendly, I don't like her work ethics. She doesn't submit her work on-time and advises me to do the same (and I hate submitting work after the deadline). She doesn't have the proper timing when asking questions. There's so much work to do but she's just there and playing Plants vs Zombies. She keeps on babysitting me when I really don't need that, I just want her to tell me what to do and help me along the way when I'm having a hard time figuring it out. And she goes home even if there is a lot to do. Even a newbie like me has to stay after work just to finish it but she doesn't.

It is infuriating. >_<

Thankfully I know better now.

I'm sticking with the REAL master.

But the master is leaving soon. I only had a few days with her this week. Its not enough because there's so much to learn. Best advice she could give me? Practice and READ A LOT. She studied on her own, so she advises me to do the same.

I'm scared and excited at the same time. Scared because they have high expectations for me. Excited because its such a challenge to meet those expectations.

I'm going to miss my guru. She's inspirational.

I want to surpass my guru, to be the best in this business.

So please pray for my success. :)

OTL

I experienced my first OTY in this new job. They did warn me that its not paid and I could go home but I really wanted to learn how they did the implementation so I stayed.

I wasn't tired from learning last night, but I was really tired because of the trip home. There was no MRT so I had to take a bus ride from Makati to QC.

Something happened on the trip home, the girl in front of me was almost tricked by snatchers! They looked drunk and were waiting for the girl to stand up (they wanted the girl to stand up) but the driver got irritated (because he was right in front of the girl) so the driver stopped the bus in the middle of EDSA. @_@

With all that commotion, the snatchers quickly went out of the bus and thankfully there was nothing stolen. Still, it was scary because it happened right in front of me. T_T

After that I got so paranoid. I clutched my bag tighter and walked faster when I got off the bus. Actually I walked so fast that you could consider it running. ^^;

Thank God I arrived safely. ^_^

Full time... at last?

I got a job. Hehehehe.

I accepted the offer today. Yay! :)

Will be busier than usual.. I guess. I'll be studying a LOT. @_@

I don't want the IT to find me on the intarwebs so details when you see me. (Or on ym. XD)

Bookworm.

These past few days I had a roll on reading lots of books. It started when I got Narnia books 1 and 7 on sale at National Bookstore. I finished those in a few hours, and ended up screaming at the last book because it was the end. :((

I didn't want it to end. I wanted more and more Narnia books. ;A;

And then I read Percy Jackson and the Olympians books 1-5. So for two days, I slept at 5am just to finish the books. This morning, I finished book 5. Yay! Go me! :)

Now I'm looking for more books. Hehehehe.

I just love reading fiction. XD

Hmm.. maybe I should write reviews about the books.

I guess I'll do that if my laziness doesn't get to me. HOHOHO. :P

I want to read Book 2 of Narnia but I can't find it ANYWHERE. NBS said that they won't have anymore stocks because they're just trying to sell the remaining ones they have. NOOOOOOO! *cries*

Boo. T_T

And on an unrelated note, a picture of me and Mavik from Timezone taken last March 17. We look so cute here~ *hearts and sparkles flying everywhere*

Here's round 2 of the contests at Yugatech!

YugaTech Great Gadget Giveway — Gimme your best shot!

If you want to join, here are the mechanics.

This is your chance to get that MSI Wind U123H, the 10-inch netbook with built-in 3G powered by Globe Tattoo.

So what do you need to do? Simple.

Go to the most crowded place and have your picture taken holding the sign “Follow @abeolandres and @talk2globe on Twitter! “.

I’m looking for the best shot — the most creative, most difficult, most crowded that will draw the biggest impact.

Upload your submission on Flickr, PixLink, Picasa, Facebook, or any of your favorite photo-sharing site. I suggest to name your photos as “yugatechcontest.jpg” before uploading and/or include a tag “yugatech contest” when applicable. You can even put it on your blog and write about the ordeal of getting that difficult shot.

You can download this PDF document and print it out to use as props. You can make your own sign too — print it, paint it, put it on a tarp, cartolina, or manila paper — be creative, sky’s the limit. (Hint: We might give special prizes to the most creative ones.)

Once you’re done, leave a comment here with the link to your entry/page.

What we’re giving away?

MSI Wind U123H — for the most difficult, most creative that draws the biggest crowd attention or impact. I’ll pick 5 finalists and ask a panel of judges (TBA) to win the top prize. The runners-up get a Globe Tattoo.

If you posted your entry on Facebook and get as many people to “Like” the photo, you win 5 Globe Tattoo and five Php500 Globe Load. That’s top 10 with the most “Likes”.

If you posted your entry on PixLink, we’ll randomly pick 5 entries to win a Globe Tattoo each.

If you blogged about your entry and linked back to this contest page, we’ll also pick 10 entries randomly to win five Globe Tattoo and five Php500 Globe call card.

I’ll be running a Google Image Search and pick 5 random images on the front page of the search results and give them a prize as well (Php500 Globe call card each). That’s the reason why I mentioned using the file name and/or tag above.

That’s 34 minor prizes and 1 grand prize so far. But wait, there’s more!

If you tweet about this contest, we’ll pick 10 winners to get 5 Globe Tattoo and five Php500 Globe call card. Just copy and paste this tweet message:

Win an MSI Wind 3G netbook! Follow @abeolandres & @talk2globe. Join the YugaTech Giveaway: http://bit.ly/cWBn3M #thanks2globe

If you’re not on Twitter but have a blog, just post a blog entry about this photo contest. Make sure to have a live link to this page and use the first picture above (this one).

I’ll pick another set of 10 winners to get 5 Globe Tattoo and five Php500 Globe call card.

Okay, that should be enough, whew! We have fifty-four (54) consolation prizes and one (1) major prize — an MSI Wind U123H 3G netbook that comes with a Globe Tattoo SIM card.

Some things to remember!

You can join in any or all of the giveaways above but you can only win once. If you plan to submit multiple entries, you need to submit different photos/scenarios for it to be counted. That’s it! The fewer the rules, the better.

Contest starts today, February 3, and ends February 26. Three (3) weeks should be enough for you to think of that awesome photo entry. Good luck to all!

Late Valentines Day post.

I went to Trinoma last Valentines Day (and incidentally Chinese New Year too) because I wanted to join the Round 2 of the "Yugatech Great Gadget Giveway - Gimme your best shot" contest. Where else can I find a crowd that could compete, right? So off I went to Trinoma. When I got to the mall there were hundreds of people EVERYWHERE. So all I had to do was pose and shoot. Hehehe...

Here's my official entry for the contest:


(Just click the picture to enlarge it.)

I actually took a ton of pictures that time, but since its the same location, it wouldn't be counted. We'll its here if anyone wants to see how crowded the mall was. :D

Another view of the activity center:



At the cinemas:



At the gardens:



And that's it.

I'll make a blog post about the contest later. I still need to tweet it. GAH! LAPTOPPPP! XD

Haloscan FAIL! *doh*

I got an email from Haloscan the other day.

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So yeah, goodbye previous comments. I exported the previous comments in Haloscan but I don't want to put them back (because its tedious). I just need a comment system for this blog so I asked Nikki for help. I tried to let the default blogspot comments show but... I don't see them.

Boohoo. T_T

Cute and pink.

Last Saturday, I met Chrissa, Ivy, Tin and Albert at Megamall. Its been so long since I last went there because its too far away. Hehe... XD

Anyway, I was super duper curious about the recently opened "Etude House" and so I asked them to search it with me. We ended up searching the 2nd floor of Megamall A only to find out (through Tin's I-Touch) that it was located in the first floor. *smacks face*

Anyway, the store is super cute! Its so pink and girly. Haha. :D

Pros:

- Affordable kikay stuff. Hohohoho... Kikayness in me rejoices! 8D
- Good quality of the stuff I bought. I already tested them, haha... XD

Cons:

- I wish they had quick info about their products because the salesladies aren't very helpful.
- They don't have any stock of what I want. *cries*
- They don't have a phone number so I can ask if there are new arrivals. D:


I wish they'd open a store here in Trinoma or SM North. I can't go to Megamall everyday just to check out their stocks. ;_;

After that we went to the watch repair shop, passed by the job fair, and ate at Saisaki. My diet just went down the drain because I just had to have desserts, tempura, and pasta. When we finished dinner (after 2 hours XD) we went to Timezone and tried to burn off some calories. Then we went to Tin's house, played Wii and thought that we were going to sleep there but Albert wanted to go home. Chrissa will drop Albert at the taxi station outside and head home which leaves Ivy and me. So we all went home at 2am, but we took Ivy home first. On the way, we almost crashed on a speeding motorcycle! He went to the leftmost side but afterward, he went to the right at the intersection. WHAT THE?!! >_< I wanted to smack the head of that motorcycle driver.

I got home around 3am. Random happenings that day... IT WAS AWESOME! :D

Hello from poupee world!

I remember that we used to play with paper dolls when we were kids. Now its poupee! XD

Its super addicting. I cannot get enough of the uber cute clothes. It also makes me want to learn Nihonggo because sometimes I stumble upon untranslated parts. Google translates it but.. the engrish.. Homaygolay. ^^;

In other notes, I've been sick twice this month. During the first week and just this Thursday. I think work stresses me out. Work and playing stuff really late at night/morning. Gaahhh... Immune system please go UPPPPPP! @_@