I've recently taken a challenge by Anna, and picked a topic off a website called The Daily Meme to blog on. After struggling quite a bit, I finally did it but it was too much of an effort. Anyway, the result of this attempt can be seen here.

Anyway, as I was browsing through the topics,something else caught my attention. It was a quiz for bloggers, but it applies to anyone for sure! I took the quiz on a whim and the results were so darn accurate, it was eerie. I was sure it was going to tell me where to get my next date lol!

I'm not even giving a clue on the quiz itself, it's best you take it.  There are 16 possible profiles analyzed.. According to the quiz, I was INTJ or:


Excerpts from my profile:

...many INTJs do not readily grasp the social rituals; for instance, they tend to have little patience and less understanding of such things as small talk and flirtation (which most types consider half the fun of a relationship). To complicate matters, INTJs are usually extremely private people, and can often be naturally impassive as well, which makes them easy to misread and misunderstand. Perhaps the most fundamental problem, however, is that INTJs really want people to make sense. :-)

The bold font and smiley was actually in the report, can you imagine!? My friends and family will probably be saying, "I knew it! I knew it!"

INTJs are idea people. Anything is possible; everything is negotiable. Whatever the outer circumstances, INTJs are ever perceiving inner pattern-forms and using real-world materials to operationalize them. Others may see what is and wonder why; INTJs see what might be and say "Why not?!"

Bold font, theirs again.  I say "Why not?" all the time.  Now I know it's part of my nature. 

Share my experience and begin taking the quiz by clicking on the link below. Tell me how it goes!

I'm ecstatic! Less than three months since I started my other blog, it got linked to a Philippine Blogs Awardee!


It started last night on my friend Soleil's blog. I saw a link to the Philippines Best of Blogs. (Yikes! Did I just use the word "blog" 4 times in 3 sentences... make it 5!) I clicked on the link and started blog-hopping.



In the list of blogs under tourism, I saw Negros Island Online.  Curious, I clicked. Though the site and content were on a different level, this was something I wanted to do.  I also saw  pictures and articles to use.  Of course, I wasn't going to do that without the administrator's permission, so I sent an email.

Surprise, surprise!  I got a reply within a few hours.

Hello ***,

Thanks for dropping by, and you also have a good site. Anyway I already added your link on my links page under blogs category, hope you'll also do the same.

******

I'm so kilig that a total stranger linked to my blog!  Do you know how Mike Wazowski was on cloud nine even if cut off the frame?  Well I'm feeling it.  As in, "feeling kasali:)"

Thanks Sasieboy, for the thumbs-up!
Source


I'm not needing validation but I don't even have web analytics!  This means I don't even know if anyone drops by.  It was getting so frustrating that I actually Googled myself (LOL!) and came up with 7 search results.  It was good enough for me, better than:  No Results Found.
 
On that happy note, I wish y'all Good Morning!

Don't you ever wonder if you should click on those "Add/Embed A Widget" buttons? If you're as close to information overload as I am, beware the self-combustion. If you want to know anyway, read on:

Noun  1.  widget - something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick
stuff - miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"

2.  widget - a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Source: thefreedictionary.com          

As we can see from the definition above, the inventor of the widget just ran out of names. It's funny that something so handy is actually a no-name. Maybe because the potential function of this virtual tool was endless, he was justly overwhelmed:)

Widgets, in fact perform independent, particular functions which run on a small application (applet). Widgets are highly-evolved, stylized icons. They are in fact slowly replacing icons on Desktops. They can do anything: from linking you to a favorite site, showing the time, or just messing around.


Most bloggers embed them in their sites like a badge.


Some sites have these to show how many times a program has been downloaded. It makes you feel safer that if your computer crashed, 57 million others would have the same problem:p


Other widgets, aside from being embedded in your blog, may be put in your browser taskbar. It makes it easier to tag your favorite sites, blogs, videos, etc. in social bookmarking networks like digg, del.icio.us, stumble upon and reddit. If a site you like has the misfortune of not having a widget (yet), at least you can still mark it.



Some really pesky boogers stay on your desktop and won't go away. I downloaded the Yahoo! Widget (formerly Konfabulator) because it promised that it would notify me real-time if I got any new mail. However, Yahoo! threw in a dock to put my widgets in, 3 more widgets + a 5-page long End User Software License Agreement (EULA). Omigod, I got more than what I bargained for!  Or, I may have clicked  on "Yes" without reading (again)!   After 4 hrs (and no new mail), I tried deleting it because it was so distracting. It took me a while to delete the 4 widgets but I still can't find a way to delete the dock.  Now it mocks me from the toolbar right beside the time.



Do not download this program if you are still unsure of the applications or an idiot like me:) Try others first. Get used to widgets one at a time, as needed.


I suggest searching for one that you can actually use. The applications are mind-boggling. There are sites dedicated to suggesting, making and sharing your own widget.  There's a dictionary widget I'm going to get for my desktop. I've also been looking at RSS reader widgets. I'll probably get one of those, but not yet. I'm not one to have information in my face. There's something about clicking windows open that appeals to me. I read about a widget that looks for wi-fi signals, that can come in handy. Here's an article I read about really useless widgets. Yes, they exist!

There's an excellent article on to help bloggers get started. If you don't want your experiments public, try getting your first desktop widget here for Mac and here for Windows.

Have fun!

I saw this fabulous Gucci backpack for sale on eBay.ph two weeks ago. The bid began at Php1,000.00 or about US$21. Bidding would end in about 7 days. I'm no label-whore but just look at this bag! The form, the color, the functionality & versatility, THE PRICE... It was perfect even through the high-resolution image.

I decided to keep my head low and not bid until the last minute. 10:00am Sunday was early enough for me. I had both breakfast AND lunch ready for everyone. I had my mind on the goal. The bid remained the same.

With 22 minutes until the bid ended, I had a lot of time left. By then the bid had gone up to a little over Php2,000.00. Someone else was out there but I was ready for the kill. I planned to put in my maximum bid in the last 5 minutes. It was mine!

To stop myself from hyperventilating, I calmed myself with a game of solitaire in a small window. On the background was the eBay page, a bloodsport waiting to begin.

When I checked next, the bid was unchanged. It was eerie until the realization hit!! The bid was over, the bag of my dreams sold at about Php3,100.00, less than I was willing to pay.

Moral of the story: Hit the Reload button. Or better yet, opt for the Auto-Reload in the Explorer browser so you don't miss a thing. And it would be wise to turn your alarm on.

I've been preoccupied recently with the Wowowee brouhaha. Hahah!! Add Joey de Leon into the mix and you've got one very HOT issue involving the top 2 noontime shows ( I make up this statistic, but it's probably true).

Being a voracious reader, it's not enough of a fix for me to read all the articles/blogs. I just have to read all the comments. This blog is about my comment on the comments regarding the issue. What the heck, this is MY blog and can get as opinionated as I want.

From The Journal Online:

From: RIGOR GERUNDIO	August 30, 2007 10:18am
Email: T20GOGS@YAHOO	Philippines

your write up tend to discredit one particular person and boost another. its seem illogical to admit any wrong doing or honest mistake if ever transpired, if this will brush off against the noble intension of the program which is to help the less privilege.human are imperfect. i opined that you have to inculcate the truth to your readers by publishing an honest to goodness commentaries that will somehow reflect the real objective of your publication. it is my desire to give both concern parties the benefit of doubt since both are good entertainers. i hope the next time i turn the pages of your magazine i will find topics of great interest written in a highly educated manner by which you earn the respect of your patron. teasing, by the way is not harmful if done in tasteful manner.

Mistake: Heavy Thesaurus usage. Puro "Replace" with the longest word. Forget the wrong spelling and grammar. Ever seen a pirated DVD movie with subtitles from a country where English is not even a second language? I rest my case.

From: DANIELLA	August 30, 2007 01:44am
Email: DTERAN@GMAIL.COM	United States

NAPAKASAMA TALAGA NG UGALI NI JOEY. PALIBHASA KASI LAHAT NA LANG GINAYA SA WOWOWEE. YUNG STAGE NILA GINAYA SA WWW, YUNG DJ GINAYA NILA, YUNG PAGBATI NG SUPPOSEDLY "BALIKBAYAN" NILA, YUNG PAGKANTA NG EAT BULAGA TEAM SONG NA DATI NAMAN DI NILA GAGAWA GINAGAWA NA NILA. NAPA OA PA NG PINK PANTERS. MASYADO SILANG DESPERADO MAGPATAWA NA KAILANGAN PA NILANG MAG BASA NG AUDIENCE...I HATE JOEY DE LEON. EH ALAM NAMAN LAHAT NG TAO KUNG ANO ANG KASO NI JOEY NOON...DIBA NG RAPE SYA!!! PEPSI PALOMA OH WAG NYONG SABIHING HINDI TOTOO...

Mistake: All caps. We all have strong opinions about this two shows. Well, y'all do. I take naps. If it's not enough that you get you piece in, don't hit the [CAPS LOCK] key. Post in multiple forums instead or typeface in bold or italic nalang. Any idiot (me in particular!) would get a serious migraine reading this, as if the content weren't bad enough.


From Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP):

1. Written by LordGrim on August 30, 2007 at 17:23 PM Well just wanna comment "i DON'T LIKE WILLIE" plastic sya...dahil i used to work in ABS and ang dami galit sa kanya dun... dahil ung pinapakita nya sa TV lahat un kaplastikan lang sa totoo nyang ugali na magaspang... SAPUL sya sa sinabi ni Joey na "kaibigan sana matuto kang umiyak ng may luha"....nyahaha
   
   
   
2. Written by LordGrim on August 30, 2007 at 17:25 PM

   Well just wanna comment "i DON'T LIKE WILLIE" plastic sya...dahil i used to work in ABS and ang dami galit sa kanya dun... dahil ung pinapakita nya sa TV lahat un kaplastikan lang sa totoo nyang ugali na magaspang... SAPUL sya sa sinabi ni Joey na "kaibigan sana matuto kang umiyak ng may luha"....nyahaha

Mistake: Double post. Sometimes people do it unintentionally and apologize. But if you do it to make a point, it doesn't work! Nakakainis kaya.

Written by xyzeat000 on August 30, 2007 at 18:28 PM

tama ka dyan "janerdelle "
go wiLLie!!
ONE COUNTRY!!
ONE STATION!!
ONE FAMILY!!
d2 KAME HAPPY!!

Mistake: It's just wrong on so many levels, I don't know where to begin!

From: Pinoyechange.com



Mistake: Aside from ranting? I suggest sticking to the issue.

Quote:

wooohooo! willie sucks, joey rocks!!
ang OA ni willie plastik! prang same din ung nag emote sya dun sa
wowowee stampede ah! curse you willie(korni mu)!
ma stampede ksna sa face!
tama nmn c joey eh! eh obvious n obvious nmn ung dyaan eh!
***** lng nd mkk kta nun! sbgy ung mga people n sobrang idol c
willie(nyahahaha korni idol c willie) & wowowee
eh hindi mkkta un!

Mistake: Using SMS-type text. Puhleeez...

Ayan na, I feel a headache coming on! I would add more if not for this.
Thanks to the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Readers Advocate and Yes! Magazine's Showbiz Lengua for the inspiration. I'm a long way off, but who cares?

Since I started browsing in earnest, trying to get ideas for my blogs, I've been noticing a lot more of the RSS logos.  I was getting curious. I felt so epal. Most of the blogs and sites I read provide RSS feed and I was wondering if I should do the same. But first, I had to do my research.
The search for "RSS for Dummies" posted the usual extraordinary [What's wrong with this phrase!?] amount of articles.  At the end of two days of superhuman exertion and speed reading, I was no closer to understanding it than when I began.

I'm by no means a double-digit IQ person. I can sight-read music, have edited a graduate paper, ghost-written a few speeches and a book preface (which is published!), among other things of worth. And if I'm not mistaken, I've also come up with that popular election slogan based on my Mom's brand of cigarettes. All that with a mere high school diploma. Take THAT! Malu Fernandez:)

Maybe there were just to many new, technical words. Or information overload. I don't know. I figured that the best way to learn was to jump right in.  I looked for the XML/RSS logo on The Purse Blog, one of my favorite sites, then clicked on the one with the Google logo. A few windows popped up in succession.  I had to sign in/sign up for Google  Reader.  It's a good thing Google makes it easy for anyone to access all their Google accounts with just ONE password, which I'm loving!!

I think there were templates or the more popular feeds available from Google.  Of course I had to hit the default entertainment news, what else?  I just had to learn this...  Talk about information overload!  There it was, all the entertainment news I didn't need from all those sites I've never heard of, condensed into a single web page.  Itemized by author, title and time posted.  There was no relevance, but of course!  I didn't choose the content of my Reader page.

Right now I've been revisiting the sites I like and looking for those RSS buttons.  I'm organizing my Reader to contain more of the content I want, like adding The Purse Blog and the Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP), naturally!  Most times I forget and still view full pages.  But now on the days I get bumped off the computer chair, I know I wouldn't have missed a thing.  And I'm less epal now.

What follows is an entry in my other blog.  Though I've promised myself that the blogs were of two separate identities, I just have to rant in two venues at least!! Sobrang asar ko lang...

I may promise till my face turns blue, but honestly...  I will make both blogs as different as possible.  New content here within the next 24 hours:)

WHAT I COULDN'T STAND WITHOLDING:

As I mentioned in a previous post, I do so love to feed other people. When I have to nourish myself, I usually end up buying instant noodles or street food. While driving, I head for the nearest drive-thru. I don't discriminate, I just pick the closest one. This is when I'm in Manila and these places abound, some of them open 24/7.




I've been in Dumaguete since last month however, and there is only one drive-thru in the whole city! Burgers and fries from this place were coming out of my ears. The girl manning the window knows me and switches to English or Tagalog when taking my order. (They speak Cebuano here). It was becoming obvious that I needed just one decent meal from somewhere else. Then I could revert back to my old ways.

A few days later, I found myself downtown with a few hours to spare. It was way past lunch and I was starving! I remembered eating in a quaint Italian restaurant earlier in the year and wanted to go back. This Italian place was called, can you believe, Boston Market!? I've never been to Boston, much less their markets. Yet it's hard to imagine how this establishment could bear a semblance to its namesake.

I called my sister up and asked her to join me. The waitress took our orders then served my drink. I decided on calamari to start then a pasta (I forget which). The service took too long, but then that's another story.

Near the end of my meal, I noticed something in my dish. It was silver, stiff and a few millimeters long. I just knew it was a staple wire which could have done some serious damage to my gums!! (This was in hindsight though). Funny, but the thing running through my mind at the moment was that the kitchen didn't make anything from scratch. I imagined them opening stapled packets of spice or something to add to their sauces.

I showed it to my sister who, true to form, freaked out. It's not that I don't complain, but I just can't complain in Cebuano. She called the waitress and asked, in Tagalog but of course, what that thing was and what it was doing in my dish. The waitress inspected the specimen then said it must have been a sliver from a CAN! Again I was thinking, they use canned tomatoes??


Not satisfied with her explanation, my sister demanded that it be shown to the manager and that said manager be summoned. How it came to be is beyond me, but the waitress ended up showing the "nasty thing" to the kitchen staff!! She returned with a smug smile on her face when she returned. No, she declared, "it" was neither a staple wire or a piece of can. It was STEEL WOOL! I could have fainted, seriously.


This is a picture of steel wool uploaded from istockphoto.com. Can you imagine used particles of this in your food!? Well okay, it was a single particle. But one is just too much.


Anyway, as the waitress ceremoniously handed "it" back to us, I had an idea. I asked my sister to take pictures with her camera phone.

This was Dumaguete after all, the City of Gentle People. I didn't want to stir things up and be the bitch from Manila. I did, however, expect an apology from management or from the waitress at least. (It didn't happen). Was that asking too much? It would have been pushing it to expect free dessert or a discount. It just doesn't happen here.

Retaliation is not on my mind, though I would never eat there again. I just wanted to rant in the appropriate forum read: my blog.

Here is one more picture for posterity. Do you see it?


There! I got it off my chest. Finally.

Again, username after username was rejected as being already in use.  Two hours later, I was no closer to claiming an account as when I started.  What was so wrong with me that I couldn't think of a login name that's never been used before!?  I had a severe case of dumdums.

It's never been a problem for me to open accounts.  Believe me, I have a lot!  But this past couple of days have been really trying.  First, this very livejournal account, then the attempt on YouTube.

I tried searching for the SNL transcript of the sketch, but there was none in it's entirety.  Though I think it's hilarious, I doubt I'd be smiling if I tried to transcribe it.  Besides, it would be a totally different experience to watch it.

And just because I didn't want this entry to go for naught(!), you can still watch it here.

I created a livejournal account today.  Though I've also recently started another blog, I'd always wanted to comment on chuvaness.'  I didn't think I'd actually have to post here.  After all, I just wanted a voice!

But when username after username got rejected, I became desperate.  I needed to be able to remember what to use to log in.  I typed in "lola_ni_gab" after about 15 unsuccessful attempts.  Ganun ako ka-wala sa mood.  As soon as I hit the [ENTER] button, I immediately regretted it.

Rosanna Roces and Lani Mercado, for that matter, are lolas to a little boy named Gab.  I just knew I had to write a disclaimer before stuff started pouring in i.e., hate mail lol!  Di naman ako ilusyunada but I remember when I was ops at Undernet (nung panahon na sosyal pa ang mIRC), people mistook me for someone else and I was swamped with private windows!  It was not pretty.  By the way, I heard that Rosanna Roces was on Undernet too at about the same time.


Now I'll go on to what Ms. Osang and I have in common. That is aside from the fact that we adore our grandsons.  We're both single parents, both of us have daughters who got pregnant in their teens amidst a lot of controversy.  I think that's about it.  Nothing else matches however hard I look.  All in all, lamang pa rin naman ako sa kanya (naks)!  But maybe that's just how I look at things.

If this is the first and last post I ever put here, that would be enough.  Ayoko lang ng kontrobersya...NOT!

Bring it!