Fashion & Style / Style Sundays: 14 June 2009

Events / Philippine Independence Day 2009

Independence Day greetings from The Happy Lab! and...

Google! and...

...Bhong and Katarina! ;-)

Magazines / Academy for Men 3 Cover

Academy for Men 3 is just around the curb. While we wait for the release of the new ish, let’s look at the cover preview of AFM’s Australian Issue:

 

Cover Credits
Photography - Terence Chin
Styling -Katrina Shieles
Model - Ben W - Vivien's Models
Academyformen.com.au

Random Thoughts / Nikon D5000

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Dear D60,

Forgive me for I have been looking at other cameras as of late. I know it’s not even a year since we’ve been together…but I’m only human and I can’t help but take notice of this new beauty. It has everything you don’t have: live view…

large swivel-LCD screen, bigger built, and my favorite of all—video recording. HD, I think. Almost like D60+D90=D5000. Oh well. But worry not because I love you just the same. It’s a good thing that in cameraland, there’s no such thing as adultery, hehehe.  We’ll still be together, anyway. It’s not like I can just put you back in your box and get myself a new shiny D5000 anytime soon—unless I recover some sort of genie-in-a-bottle in our recycle bin, we’ll be together for quite a long time.

Cheers,
E

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Images via DPreview

Random Thoughts / Blogging via Windows Writer

The internet has been super slow and evil it’s driving me crazy already. Anyway, patience is a virtue I’m trying to acquire and practice and somehow it has paid off. While (patiently) looking for something online, I stumbled upon this amazing piece of application: Windows Writer. I’m not exactly one to write software reviews so don’t expect some expert pros-cons kind of writing here. I just blogged this cause i wanted to share.

This is basically a third-party blog-writing application. Whatever you call it. Kind of like Wordpress? I love how you can blog and see exactly how the entry would look like. It’s slower compared to just using your browser but I find this one neat, organized and, well, useful. Well at least for OC people like me who love organization, workflow, etc. From what I’m seeing, the interface will be the same with whatever blogging service you are using. You can also edit previous blog posts and save posts/drafts locally or online.

Preview your posts before publishing? iLove.

You can even add multiple accounts if you have other blogs/accounts. It supports a long list of blogging platforms/services so compatibility shouldn’t be an issue. The first time you open your application, it will ask for your blog URL, username and password. It all starts from there. Quite easy, cause I was able to make this work, haha. You will still probably use your web browser especially if you host your photos somewhere else, but basic tasks can be done in the application itself.

Learn more about it here and here. Or go download it straight here. Obvs, it’s PC only.

Magazines / Mag Rack: June 2009 / Mega, Preview, Garage, Enrich

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As usual, I got all my regular mags already except for Rogue. You think if I subscribed I'd get Rogue on time, if not early? ● June-July Garage has this special supplement again (part of a series of lookbooks I think); this time they featured the Gap. Nice back to school issue. ● So I got Enrich again—that magazine from Mercury Drug. I just can't help but love the graphic masthead and the paper—the paper is so nice! ● Mega June has a 30-page Paris portfolio. Very nice. But the cover ed is not as inspiring. ● Marian Rivera again on Preview; this one's def better than the first one though. This issue includes a special bridal/wedding supplement. It is usually just a special in-mag feature but this time they presented it as a supplement. Super nice! It's also supersized (by Preview "supplements so far" standards). Plus the masthead—it's foil-blocked! Love.

Fashion & Style / Style Sundays: 07 June 2009

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I'm moving today's day. I officially declare that today is 28th June 2009 instead of 28th May 2009. Today's a blank day. kthxbye.

Random Thoughts / Swiped

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Today on the eve of my anniversary (hint, hint), dad's still at the hospital (might as well give him your ten seconds and say a little prayer..) and my phone got swiped. Fmylife, no?. I tried to call it—it still rings. No answer, just ringing. Eleven rings.

09266714183

I'll give a little something to whoever can help me get my phone back. Can you smell my new scent, eau de desperacion?

I have two month's worth of my life stored there. Photos, videos, etc. I just want my files back. I hate ifs esp. now but well, if I only had it backed up.

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Image via Funlineanimation

Fashion & Style / Style Sundays: 24 May 2009

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I think iLike.

Random Thoughts / Little things that make me happy

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I hate ants. That's a fact. I try to be nice to them. They tried to make a castle out of my things. Edrick and ants don't go well together so I had to eradicate the poor homeless ants—the humane way: I let them go away on their own. I checked it today and guess what—they were still there. Inside that bee from Bee Movie. Wth? Quickly, I headed towards the sink, washed them off with cool running water, soaked everything in a small tub, waited for a few minutes, rinsed and left it there to dry. Ants, don't you ever go near my things again. Ever.

Moving Pictures / "Inlingua: War made of Words"

O, something to take your minds off this week's super sensationalised piece of chika.
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I'm not one to get excited over things with war themes (movies, games, etc) but team it up with type? Where do I sign up?

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Via MyModernMet

Random Thoughts / My Intereffingnet...

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...is crappy. Is this mercury retrograde at its full force? :-(

Magazines / Mag Rack: May 09 / Rogue May, Finally!

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Finally! I wonder what took it so long.

Quick Thoughts / I bit the bullet...with my now "tweeting" beak

I now tweet. It's here (the place for my quick must-read updates posts!! hehe). And oh yeah, I fezbook now too. I know, right?

xx

Fashion & Style / Style Sundays: 10 Mai 2009

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Magazines / Mag Rack: May 09

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First batch. Still waiting for one more (Rogue). I want to get every title at the stands but we all know that's not quite possible. haha! / I have been meaning to buy Adobo for ages (I only have two plus this one so three); finally I got one again. I especially like Adobo's printing and paper. / Enrich is Mercury Drug's (gasp!) mag—very nice cover, no? Previews later. / And oh, yes, I got Mega—I almost wanted to skip this one until I had a quick peek inside the issue and saw a bit of one really nice ed. Very nice ed. So little or no regrets. / And then there's Preview—worth the long(ish) wait! Great issue! Except for the cover which I didn't super like. Why? One, I'm not a fan of face only covers (except for i-D); two, look at the cover that didn't make it—it's 100x better!



What do you think?

Art & Design / Super Front Page

Me: Wow! Super Front Page! Pinakyaw ni Pacquiao!



Me: OK, Ad. An extra extra extra supersized ad.

Moving Pictures / Ad: "Flora by Gucci"

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Ok, so all other bloggers and their dogs posted this already. Just in case you haven't seen this one yet. Makes me forget about Lara Who? for like 10 seconds love Abbey Lee even more. See outtakes here (sans audio though).