iPad 5 rumors

What do we have here? The back panel on the left looks like the next iPad. To those with keen eyes, this new look is smaller than the previous iPads. However, we're not sure if this new smaller body will replace the 2nd generation iPad (which are still sold in Apple Store) or the 4th generation iPad. I do hope that this new body will replace both the 2nd and 4th gen iPads.

My Singing Monsters

I heard my friend's phone making odd musical sounds and I became curious, he said it's My Singing Monsters. I looked at the game and I could immediately see that this was something me and my wife would enjoy playing. So I told my wife about it and I was surprised to get home from work at 1:30AM to find my wife still awake because she was playing the game. I downloaded the game on my iPad shortly and I can understand why my wife couldn't sleep.

iRig HD

Surfing the net, I stumbled upon iRig HD: a second iteration of iRig. iRig HD is the great little adapter for guitarists to record their music on their Mac or iOS devices.

View from the 7th - #1

My office has a great view. Tonight, some people (like my sister) will say that we are extremely lucky because tonight we are seeing the ongoing rehearsal of various k-pop groups for the Dream K-pop concert that will be held tomorrow.

Together again

That's grandpa and grandma, the wonderful people who brought my mom to this world. I have a few treasured memories of my grandparents. They are few because they migrated to the US when I was very young. All the memories I have of them was from the one trip to the US when I was about 7-9 years old and those times when they visited us folks here in the Philippines.

Start playing the stock market

Investing in the stock market is something that I do casually to make a little more money. I have no degree in finance or economics, but despite this the stock market is working out for me. Here are the top 5 things I've learned that could also help you get started:

Water resist your phone!

Surfing around the net, I found Liquipel. Liquipel is a company that offers a service that makes your mobile device water resistant. The video above came from the Liquipel website and it sums up what Liquipel is. But how water resistant will it be? Well, a video at engadget showed an iPhone 5 dropped into a tank with roughly 2ft deep water. It stayed under for a good amount of time, which was more than enough to pickup and save the phone. Towards the end of the video, the phone was retrieved casually and it was still working like nothing happened. Check out the video:

Upcoming Statues

 

I have a small collection of PVC statues and here are 3 statues I am looking forward to. From left to right...

Why is the iPad a big deal?

It's funny to think how tablets were more or less unsuccessful before the iPad tablet was released. Today, the impact of the iPad changed the landscape of the computer industry to the point where personal desktop computers are slowly losing market share.

So why is the iPad such a big deal for me?

Top 5 reasons to own a full frame camera

It's been a many years since I owned my first DSLR. I have a Nikon D90 and I love it. But despite the great capabilities of my trusty D90, I've always aspired to have a full frame DSLR.

At the time when the D90 was released, the cheapest full frame DSLR was very expensive at 120k. A few years later, Nikon releases the D600 – an entry level full frame DSLR currently priced around 80k. And with that price range, owning a full frame DSLR does not seem so far away.

So what makes a full frame DSLR desirable? Here are my top 5 reasons:

LPG 101

A few days ago, we ran out of LPG while cooking our lunch and we had to get a new tank fast. This was the first time I was going to personally purchase a tank of LPG so I called a trusted supplier.

The supplier asked me some questions to facilitate the delivery, the LPG brand, and type of LPG tank that we preferred. I said the brand that I wanted but wasn't immediately sure what to reply to his question: "de roskas ba?" Holding the phone on one hand, I promptly checked the tank we had and answered "yes" to the man on the phone.

Condo association dues taxed

Me and my wife currently reside in a condo and just a few weeks before the 2013 we found out that our association dues will be increased by 12%.

My immediate reaction was "Oh crap."

My understanding is that association dues are collected for the purpose of maintaining the building and paying the bills for common areas. So, why the tax?

The first of many

Starting the year by starting a blog. Sounds like a plan.

So what's this blog gonna be all about? Well, basically my thoughts and opinions about photography, gadgetry, scale figures, food, current events, my life experiences, and other things that catch my interest. All that from the eyes of a Manilenyo.

Aside from putting my thoughts out there, I also would like you to use this blog as an outlet to voice out your opinions. And maybe after a few years, we can have a community where people actively share and respect everyone's opinions.

With that I hope that I can follow through with many more entries. Happy new year!