Archive for February, 2008

My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend

Posted by Mikko at 24 February 2008

Category: Random

My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend

A while ago, I asked my parents if we could watch a movie after attending mass. They agreed and asked me what movie to watch. I told them that I’d like to watch My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend by GMA Films.

At first, they thought it was cheap but they eventually liked it. I defended that Tagalog movies are better. Honestly, I still prefer Tagalog movies rather than watching a foreign movie. Tagalog or shall we generalize it to Pinoy movies are easier to understand mainly because of the culture and tongue we share.

Now, for a movie review. My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend is a must-see movie (well, if you can still catch it up on cinemas). It is a story of a spoiled rich man (Evo, Richard Gutierrez) who fell in love with his bestfriend ’s (Mark, JC de Venecia) girlfriend (Grace, Marian Rivera) who happens to be a member of society’s lower class. As much as I like to share about the movie, I prefer not to for the sake of others who are still to watch it.

Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera had a good chemistry in the movie. Some scenes made me laugh hilariously, promise. It is not like your typical love story that makes you cry.

Marian Rivera danced her signature Marimar dance several instances in the movie. Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera had crying scenes which made me laugh rather than sympathize. The movie ended up with everyone happy with their lives.

The filmography was at par to my expectations. The popular focus-effects were used superbly in the film.

Overall, GMA Films made a great job. They had a lot of sponsors such as Bench, Dunkin Donuts, Zagu, Hershey’s Kissables and other companies I failed to mention.

Pinoy Love movies are NOT cheap. They are worth watching! They are better than Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. :D

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Brewing my own Sony PSP

Posted by Mikko at 23 February 2008

Category: Gadgets, Programming

Hi.

I’m now half-finished in brewing up my very own Sony PlayStation Portable. I used a PIC16F873 microcontroller courtesy of the super-kind and generous kuya Butch Tabios.

I’m not done yet programming my very own handheld device yet but I have tried putting a sample program in it. And yeah, it worked. The single green LED blinked at a constant interval.

The blinking of the LED alone made me uber-happy, but I guess its still a long way to go before I get a game work.

:D

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0218 Recollections

Posted by Mikko at 20 February 2008

Category: Personal

As you can see on one of my previous posts, I had an unproductive trip to the metro yesterday. It was a really stupid trip. Read that post and understand why.

It was stupid but I still had the guts to look at its positive side. It opened my eyes to the real world, the REAL ones.

In Pisay (I don’t know if this applies to all campuses but I’m sure it does; here in Pisay Davao), we have a so-called world. It’s not that I’m bragging, to tell you its not positive. We are given a perfect world where circumstances are controlled. Everything seems to be perfect. Everything seems to be fine and calm despite the stresses. When a person starts to get low grades, the teacher always comes to rescue. Continue reading “0218 Recollections” »

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Pinoy Money Talk

Posted by Mikko at 19 February 2008

Category: Random

Pinoy Money Talk is a late-night TV show hosted by no other than Kuya James of Pinoy Money Talk. It is aired on his own network, Pinoy Money Talk TV, which has recently been granted by the National Telecommunications Commission a permission to air microwaves of TV-range frequency. The said show talks mainly on Offline Business and Internet Marketing.

Based on recent ratings released by a controversial media research group, the show had the highest rating among its other nichemates. Since the show was aired to public, the two long-fighting networks’ Business shows’ ratings drastically went down, therefore forcing them to suspect Pinoy Money Talk of cheating the ratings. The two other networks filed a civil case against Pinoy Money Talk. Due investigation was done, and it ended up that the case hit back the two networks like a boomerang. Then poof, it became Coco Crunch.

Oooops, sorry for that. It really feels bad when you try to force your imagination to imagine! Pinoy Money Talk is actually a blog by Kuya James. I am making this post as an entry to his $75.00 SEO contest. Who knows, I may win this contest!

:D Enough of those poorly-structured sentences.

The text above is purely fiction. :D

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My Supposed-to-be-Productive Trip

Posted by Mikko at 19 February 2008

Category: Personal

Hi.

I am writing these post in an Internet cafe near University of Mindanao Bolton. I’m in this place, a place far far away from school, cause I’m supposed to fix things up. Here are some of them:

  • Withdraw funds from my DBP account.
  • Deposit a part of the withdrawn cash to my UnionBank account.
  • Go to a nearby Internet cafe to download the parts we need for research.
  • Buy electronic components at Davao Times Trading Hardware.
  • Go to National Bookstore to buy stuff for my English and Math project.
  • Buy soap and shampoo at SM Supermaket.

After the jump is a narration of what happened on my wonderful trip. Continue reading “My Supposed-to-be-Productive Trip” »

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Blogosphere Week Recap 0217

Posted by Mikko at 17 February 2008

Category: Blogging

Hi. I feel like writing a weekend recap now. I hate to put a long intro so be it.

Hope it helps.

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Weekend Soundtrip Playlist 0216

Posted by Mikko at 16 February 2008

Category: Personal

Right after a strenuous complete PC reformat, I decided to try out the latest version of WinAmp.

Here are some songs I liked on my All Songs Shuffle playlist:

  1. Torete – Moonstar88
  2. I Wanna Go Home – Micheal Buble
  3. Inuman Na – Parokya ni Edgar (new discovery :D )
  4. Follow Me – Uncle Kracker (not sure.. first lines: you don’t know how you met me you…)
  5. Wala Na – Silent Sanctuary
  6. Stan (feat Dido) – Eminem
  7. Out of My League – Stephen Speaks
  8. Toy Soldiers – Markita
  9. Only Reminds Me Of You – Christian Bautista (his intro is annoying, promise!)
  10. Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang – Vina Morales and Ogie Alcasid
  11. Beautiful Soul – Jesse McCartney (not sure of Jesse’s spelling)
  12. Save the Last Dance for Me – Micheal Buble
  13. Kabit (feat Kyla) – Gagong Rapper
  14. Ulan – Cueshe
  15. Bakit? – Gloc9
  16. I’ll Never Go – Erik Santos
  17. Bakit Ba – Siakol
  18. Sundo – Imago
  19. Halik – Aegis
  20. Here Without You – 3 Doors Down
  21. The Way You Look At Me – Christian Bautista
  22. Desiderata – Max Ahramm
  23. Vincent – Don Mclean
  24. Magasin – APO Hiking Society
  25. Get Here If You Can – Justin Guarini

I was surprised when I heard the song Ang Ganda Ko by Sandara Park. I wonder how the song made it to our PC. :D

For those who are patient enough to study my music preference, please help me update my Media Library by suggesting similar songs. Thanks in advance.

Yeah, I admit that I have a weird music preference. I prefer Original Pinoy Music (OPM) rather than any other genre. :D

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41st Ateneo Junior Summer Seminar (AJSS) Accepted Applicants

Posted by Mikko at 16 February 2008

Category: Random

Due to high load of request to post the results, I’m releasing a copy of 41st Ateneo Junior Summer Seminar (AJSS).

Here are the list of passers: Continue reading “41st Ateneo Junior Summer Seminar (AJSS) Accepted Applicants” »

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Incoming Freshmen: How to Confirm Slot in the University of the Philippines?

Posted by Mikko at 16 February 2008

Category: How-To

Hi.Just a while ago, I’ve confirmed my slot in the University of the Philippines. Confirming a slot is important because as we all know admission to the said University is stiff.

Now, what you’ll need is an internet connection and your UP Notice of Admission (it looks like the one below). Take note of your student number and your PIN (both fields are highlighted above). Keep your PIN as confidential as possible, someone might access your account thru that number. Continue reading “Incoming Freshmen: How to Confirm Slot in the University of the Philippines?” »

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Dinner at Avenida

Posted by Mikko at 16 February 2008

Category: Food Trip

Last week was very bad week for me. I had to eat fastfood meals for a number of consecutive days. I was already feeling weak, maybe because I’m not just used to eating lots of it.

But I chose to give the week a happy ending.

Last Saturday dinner, I joined the group of bloggers who ate at Avenida as part of Davao Food Trip. The group was led by Kuya Blogie Robillo, the event organizer, with Ate Ria, Kuya Andrew, Kuya Winston, Ate Tiara, Ate Pearl, Ate Andie, Ate Issa, Kuya Norbs and me. Avenida is a restaurant located at the ground floor of Lispher Inn in Juna Subdivision in Matina, Davao City. It is conveniently located at the heart of the city, sandwiched by two malls, NCCC Mall of Davao and SM City Davao.

Beef Misono by Avenida
Beef Misono (photo by Ms. Maria Jose)

The first dish served to us was the Beef Misono. I don’t have an idea how a Beef Misono should taste but based on their servings, a Beef Misono should be really that good. I’m not a fan of restaurant food but I loved the dish, couple it with the tasty sauce in Aladdin’s magic lamp. I mean, tasty sauce served in a Aladdin’s magic lamp-like container. :D The steamed rice served was also yummy. My tongue comprehends the rice buttered (ooops, is it the right term), but I’m not really sure if it really contained butter. :D (serving for two for PhP 110.00)

Aladdin’s Magic Lamp
Aladdin’s Magic Lamp (photo by Ms. Maria Jose)

Bangus Belly by Avenida
Bangus Belly (photo by Ms. Maria Jose)

The next dish was Bangus Belly, a favorite dish of mine. Their Bangus Belly was more than at par of what my tongue was expecting. It was served with one of my favorite leafy vegetables, Kangkong. Just like the previous dish, it was yummy and tasty. It had a unique soothing mild sour taste, maybe because of the onion and tomatoes. Just like any Bangus Belly served on establishments, it contained to fish bones. Yehey! :D (PhP 90.00)

Sizzling Squid by Avenida
Sizzling Squid (photo by Ms. Maria Jose)

Then, the last dish, the Sizzling Squid! I admit that I was not able to try it out cause I was already full, blame my favorite Bangus Belly. :( It looked really amazing, and again another Aladdin’s magic lamp but now with butter. It’s looks says that it’s promisingly good, but I stopped myself to the best of my self-control. (PhP 120.00)

And yeah, before I forget, there was this Iced Tea. Their Iced Tea tasted and looked like Iced Tea. That’s it, I don’t know how to describe it anyway. The only adjective I can attach to their Iced Tea is good. Yeah, it was good. :D (PhP 30.00)

Avenida saved my fastfood-full week. Yehey! I recommend Avenida for people who are tired of eating fastfood food. They serve very good food at cheap rates. They make it a point that you get the best value of your cash without compromising satisfaction. :D Plus, the place is a Wi-Fi hotspot (a big PLUS even though I don’t own a Wi-Fi capable device)! :D

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