Driving and keeping your patience is like water and oil. I can't mix the two together. Recently though, I tried to set my mind to keep my patience before I step out and drive. I'd say it's a little effective as I keep myself aware that those drivers are out there just to try and break me. You can try it yourself. It's a lot better than getting angry early in the morning on someone you don't even know, or whose face you haven't even seen.
Have a great day! :)
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
artistic shot... ;)
my DSLR camera - Canon EOS 400D
My wife gave me a digital SLR camera recently for my birthday. It's a Canon EOS 400D.
Its been a while since I've been looking at and researching on digital SLR cameras. She probably got tired of me looking at the same thing over and over which is probably why she decided to buy me one. :)
The pictures from my SLR cameras are a lot better than that of our Sony point and shoot compact cam. Their price don't differ much though. But then again, they have their own pros and cons. For one, the compact cam can be stowed away easily, though the pictures are not that fine. The SLR camera produces crisp and clear pics, but it's bulky and heavy. Another thing is that SLR cameras have a lot of things that you need to learn/understand, the point and shoot cam is as easy to understand as it can get.
I've been having fun using my new SLR camera. I need to do a lot of reading though in order to be maximize it's potential. Otherwise, it will just be a heavy and bulky point and shoot cam.
I'm also planning on buying accessories for my SLR cam. But most of them are pricey though. Hopefully I can buy one soon. Or perhaps I can just look at the accessories over and over, and probably wait on my next birthday. ;)
Its been a while since I've been looking at and researching on digital SLR cameras. She probably got tired of me looking at the same thing over and over which is probably why she decided to buy me one. :)
The pictures from my SLR cameras are a lot better than that of our Sony point and shoot compact cam. Their price don't differ much though. But then again, they have their own pros and cons. For one, the compact cam can be stowed away easily, though the pictures are not that fine. The SLR camera produces crisp and clear pics, but it's bulky and heavy. Another thing is that SLR cameras have a lot of things that you need to learn/understand, the point and shoot cam is as easy to understand as it can get.
I've been having fun using my new SLR camera. I need to do a lot of reading though in order to be maximize it's potential. Otherwise, it will just be a heavy and bulky point and shoot cam.
I'm also planning on buying accessories for my SLR cam. But most of them are pricey though. Hopefully I can buy one soon. Or perhaps I can just look at the accessories over and over, and probably wait on my next birthday. ;)
blogtime again!
Finally, I get to blog again after a while. Just got a DSL connection in our house recently. I couldn't blog the past few weeks since we haven't gotten our connection yet. Now the gates are open and I'm ready to go. :)
Monday, November 12, 2007
Glitter Tatoo
On my baby's first birthday, she was crying when we had her face painted. But recently, we attended her cousin Justin's first birthday, and she obliged to have one! :) She had the glitter tattoo and she was very well behaved while the glitter tattoo was being applied.
That night when we already went home and her yaya was about to gave her a bath to clean up, I can hear her say to her yaya not to wash her arm (with the tattoo). ;)
The party was last Saturday and until now, the tattoo is still on her arm. ;)
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Shakey's 45 min or it's free - a fluke!
Yesterday I ordered pizza for my team in the office as a simple appreciation of their hard work. I ordered at Shakey's and used the PLDT Home Rewards card. If you order a Manager's Choice pizza with your PLDT card, you can get a free Hawaiian pizza of the same size.I used their 77777 number to order. And after my order, the Shakey's person told me the time (2:58pm) and informed me to sync my watch, and after 45 minutes, if the pizza is not there yet, it's free.
And so I monitored the time, after 45 mins, the pizza still hasn't arrived, I decided to extend the wait by 5 mins. And so after 50 mins, I decided to call the 77777 number again to inform them that the pizza hasn't arrived yet, and asked them if that meant the pizza would be free. They said they would call the branch (to whom the order was placed, which I think it's the Rada branch) and the branch will call me for feedback. Unfortunately, I didn't get the call.
And so after a few minutes, the delivery guy arrived with the pizza and I told him that the pizza is late and asked if that meant the pizza is free. He gave me a couple of excuses, yari-yara, and bottomline, I told him it's past 45 mins and that should only mean the pizza is free. He still won't agree with me and told him maybe we can call his branch and talk to his manager about it. Unfortunately (not sure if it is intentionally), the line is busy. We can't connect after a few tries.
And then we discussed again, and he gave me the reason that the order came to them 3:23 (or something like that) and he said he was surprised when I told him that he's late. I asked him if they don't sync their time with their call center (the 77777 number) because the 77777 center clearly gave me their time and specifically told me to sync it.
Anywho, to cut the now-getting-long argument with him, I told him that he should let his manager know about it and maybe discuss it with their call center. He agreed and even told me that I would get a call from them when he gets back to the branch. Unfortunately again, I didn't get that call.
I'm not sure if it's only in the Philippines, or only in Shakey's, wherein they give this 45 minute or it's free slogan, and yet they don't follow it. In the US, when they say if it's late it's free, they really give it for free, no questions asked, and no excuses. It's unfortunate that they use this slogan as well, knowing they don't easily give it. Maybe if I tried really hard, or maybe if I spent a lot of time arguing, I might have gotten the pizza for free. But then again, the stress it would cause will not be worth it.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Priceless
Time flies by so fast. It was not too long ago when Caitlyn was too afraid to ride stationary cars that you see in video arcades. But now she rides on cars at theme parks. And she rides on her own!
We went to Star City yesterday to bring my wife’s nephew, Neekee, who is visiting from Zambales. My wife got ride-all-you-can passes for herself, Neekee and Caitlyn. It costs PhP 250. I thought it was a bit pricey considering that there isn’t much to see at Star City anyway. My yaya, my brother, and I just got the entrance-only ticket, at PhP 60.
Caitlyn had her first ride
at the carousel. She’s used to riding carousel at the Mall of Asia so we were already expecting that she’ll get on one. But I was surprised when we went to the Snow White train ride. Caitlyn did not hesitate to ride the train and even seated on the front seat with her Kuya Neekee. There was an adjacent Little Mermaid boat ride beside that and we attempted to bring here there but she hesitated. I thought maybe because her Kuya Neekee was not with them.
When we got to the Rodeo car/truck ride, Caitlyn insisted that she wants to ride on one. We were a little hesitant because her Mom couldn’t join her there because the ride is for little kids only. But eventually we found a truck which is a bit enclosed and we had her ride that one. She’s riding by herself. She didn’t get scared and was having fun the whole time. Even though the ride climbs up, it was okay with him. She sure had fun with that ride. J (As evidence, she even rode it again when we passed by it the second time).
Next ride she got on was the plane ride with her Mom. She was seated in front and her Mom was on the back. She also had fun with that ride and didn’t get scared.
After all the rides and the fun my baby had, I realized that the ride-all-you-can my wife got for Caitlyn was very much worth it. Caitlyn wasn’t able to ride all the big and complicated rides yet, but it was very much worth it seeing her enjoy the experience for the first time. :)
We went to Star City yesterday to bring my wife’s nephew, Neekee, who is visiting from Zambales. My wife got ride-all-you-can passes for herself, Neekee and Caitlyn. It costs PhP 250. I thought it was a bit pricey considering that there isn’t much to see at Star City anyway. My yaya, my brother, and I just got the entrance-only ticket, at PhP 60.
Caitlyn had her first ride
at the carousel. She’s used to riding carousel at the Mall of Asia so we were already expecting that she’ll get on one. But I was surprised when we went to the Snow White train ride. Caitlyn did not hesitate to ride the train and even seated on the front seat with her Kuya Neekee. There was an adjacent Little Mermaid boat ride beside that and we attempted to bring here there but she hesitated. I thought maybe because her Kuya Neekee was not with them.
When we got to the Rodeo car/truck ride, Caitlyn insisted that she wants to ride on one. We were a little hesitant because her Mom couldn’t join her there because the ride is for little kids only. But eventually we found a truck which is a bit enclosed and we had her ride that one. She’s riding by herself. She didn’t get scared and was having fun the whole time. Even though the ride climbs up, it was okay with him. She sure had fun with that ride. J (As evidence, she even rode it again when we passed by it the second time).Next ride she got on was the plane ride with her Mom. She was seated in front and her Mom was on the back. She also had fun with that ride and didn’t get scared.
After all the rides and the fun my baby had, I realized that the ride-all-you-can my wife got for Caitlyn was very much worth it. Caitlyn wasn’t able to ride all the big and complicated rides yet, but it was very much worth it seeing her enjoy the experience for the first time. :)
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