Happy New Year everyone!

Bonne année à tous!
Godt Nytår
Gutes Neues Jahr
Gelukkig nieuwjaar
Maligayang Bagong Taon
Buon Capo d'Anno

Ok... that was annoying...

Didn't notice that my Christmas post didn't publish correctly on some browsers. My apologies to those that didn't understand my Holiday greeting...

Republished blog to correct European characters...

Hope everyone had a great Holiday season!

I just LOVE the traffic (or lack of it) during the holiday season AFTER Christmas!!!

Happy Holidays everyone!

Joyeux Noël
Fröhliche Weihnachten
Maligayang Pasko
God jul
Hyvää joulua
Buon Natale
Felices Fiestas

...SLEEP...

Had a great weekend... really fun Friday/Saturday night out, and a great Sunday in Tagaytay... now I'm so sleepy... ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

Handsfree (Wikipedia)

Handsfree is an adjective describing equipment that can be used without the use of hands (for example via voice commands) or, in a wider sense, equipment which needs only limited use of hands, or for which the controls are positioned so that the hands are able to occupy themselves with another task (such as driving) without needing to hunt far afield for the controls.

So why in God's name do some (bleep) hold their mobile phone in one hand, the mic of the handsfree with the other, and have the earpiece in their ear?!?!?! Congratulations... you've turned a handsfree kit, into a "needs both hands to operate" kit.

Another funny sight are those people that use the speakerphone fuction on their mobiles on really low tables, and then stoop down really low to be heard (About an inch from the phone)... it's funnier when they stoop down while standing cuz now they look like their bowing to the table.

I'm on a mission to take good shots of these people...


"Carlos knows... Carlos knows..."

Back from Subic

The 3 days in Subic for Ad Congress was fun! Although it could've been organized better, it was still nice. Wish I could've brought Annette to Subic, but thankful that I didn't since parking around the exhibit area was a bitch and all muddy.

Are we alone?

The question has been asked by mankind ever since. Are we alone. In a surprise announcement, 14 high ranking gov't and military officials from 7 different countries will be holding an event at The National Press Club regarding UFO phenomenon.

I wonder if this is where Tom Cruise will peel his face of and instead of Ethan Hunt, we find ET...

Story on CNN

STARBUCKS! STARBUCKS! STARBUCKS!

Here we go again... that time of year... and Starbucks has their 2008 Planner up for grabs.

Hehehehehe... one sticker down.

Midlife Transformation

I got this in an email and I just thought it was a nice read.

Midlife Transformation

Trick or Treat!

Grrr... didn't have enough time to make my Halloween costume this year. Looks like I'll be reusing one of my old ones. It's ok, the costume I had in mind will still be killer next year... it will actually make more sense then, I was just eager to finish it this year.

Oh well. Trick or treat! And Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Enjoy! Cat Bowling

Q4

4th quarter of the year... work gets really hectic this time of year. Wedding season. Everyone gets married this time of year... last year when I first started my business, I had at least 4 weddings a month. And I'm pretty sure the more established audio rental companies had more. I got so sick of hearing wedding music, I actually was so happy I had my iPod so I could listen to my own music. Hahahahaha.

Busy Saturday...

Whew... had 2 back-to-back events today. Had one in Mag:net at Bonifacio Highstreet, then had to rush to Polo Club for the BMWCCP's anniversary party. Still here in Polo club just relaxing with the guys and having a few drinks.

Q4 is really the busiest... hopefully I can expand enough to take on all the upcoming projects. :) Shopping time for more audio gear... hehehehe...

Retarded...

Just saw a Samsung TVC for their mobile phones that starts off, "Imagine a phone that reminds you what country you're in... Imagine a phone that tells you when night turns into day..." ... uhm, I think you've got bigger mental problems if you need a phone to remind you what country you're in, and to tell you if it's night or day... sheesh... Hahahahahaha...

Brrrr months...

Wow... the year is almost over. Halloween is just a few weeks away! And Christmas is just around the corner!

YAHOO!!!

The parts I ordered from Germany arrived today!!! Annette is going in on Sunday to have the new parts put in.

...be my friend...

Friendster, MySpace, Multiply, and now Facebook... don't we have enough networking sites? Facebook is the new "in" thing now... although stepping back, I still prefer Multiply. Facebook comes second. Facebook requires less maintenance, and I think that's why people seem to like it. You don't really need to type or enter anything... just keep clicking and sending people things. But after a while, it gets kinda boring...hurray... I'm now a Vampire... sheesh...

...on Tradition...

BMW's Mobile Tradition Program allows ALL BMW owners to order any part (or so they say) from any dealer anywhere in the world for every model they've ever made. Placed an order for a few small parts that Annette needs and are difficult to find. BMW Phil claims parts will arrive in 2 weeks... not bad! Let's see how things turn out in 2 weeks if they really can fulfill my order!

Home Sweet Home!

Got back from the Bacolod/Dumaguete Tour of the Manila Symphony Orchestra w/ Helen Quach and pianist Cristine Coyiuto last Sunday. Very tired. Tour went really well. All shows were sold out!

Doppler Audio is making a name in the classical music community. We now have a reputation with some of the more influential people in the business.

DOPPLER AUDIO in Dumaguete

Will be going with the Manila Symphony Orchestra to Bacolod (Lacson territory) and Dumaguete to supervise the audio requirements of the MSO-Helen Quach tour. I hope there's WiFi there or something...

Keep Walking...

Hehehehe... added a small "W" link to SonyEricsson's Walkman site. Thankfully, their corp color is also orange! Hahahaha!

The Saraza Brothers & The Manila Symphony Orchestra

Doppler Audio recorded the performance of the Saraza Brothers & The Manila Symphony Orchestra at St. Cecilia's Hall in St. Scholastica's College.

System check...

Sorry. Been cleaning up some of the code on my site and I'm just checking if things still work right and refresh properly...

Updates

Ok, it's been over a year since I got my site up (It's been a VERY hectic year) ... my portfolio page is less than half done... I still need to upload hi-res files of all my work. At least this blog serves as some sign that this site is still being updated... hahahaha.

Test cache...

HTML cache test... testing... cache purging...

...on Pluto...

A text has been going around that the planet Pluto will be visible this month of July... it will be 34.65 million miles from Earth... blah blah blah.

Anyway, just to put an end to all this... I'm sorry to say, Pluto won't be close to Earth at all. It will be about 2.8 billion miles from Earth, and not visible to the naked eye.

Mars, however, will be close to our moon on Aug 27, 2007. Not sure if this will be visible to the naked eye or not though. Will confirm as soon as I can get concrete info on this.

And will also confirm info on an upcoming meteor shower this August.

For those that still want to see Pluto, please visit your nearest Disney Theme Park. Hehehehe

Angry...

You have every right to be...

the glass wall

as if separated by a glass wall...

i see you...

you see me...

no words are heard...

no touch is felt...

hand against it...

as if to touch... to feel...

when one touch will ease the pain...

when one hug will dry the tears...

when all that's between is a thin glass wall...

... i want to smile again...

I miss making you laugh...
I miss making you smile...
I miss making you the happiest you've ever been...
I miss laughing...
I miss smiling...
I miss being the happiest I've ever been...
I miss being me...
I miss you...

...secret...

I don't know why I'm bothering to post... no one reads this blog... I guess it's just the need to get something out... even if the person it's intended for will never read it.

You may never know how much you hurt me. You may think the pain you feel is great... not as great as the pain you inflicted. I've never felt pain this great... I've never felt for anyone this much... to be given the happiest 2 months of my life... only to have it taken away in the most painful way imaginable.

Loss is never easy... specially when you know that it's the person's choice to want to leave, or at least want you out of their lives. The pain is worse than death, for at least death usually comes against the will of the people involved.

I should feel better now... I SHOULD. But I don't. It's been over a week, and all the things I do help me forget my pain for the moment, but only for the moment. I grieve, but it doesn't seem to help. What am I doing wrong? Why aren't things getting better?

...on happiness...

"I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness..."- Dalai Lama

...on choices...

And once you lose yourself, you have two choices. Find the person you used to be or lose that person completely. Because sometimes you have to step outside of the person you've been and remember the person you were meant to be. The person you wanted to be. The person you are.