not annoyed...

Ok... guestbook is working again... no longer annoyed... hehehe

annoyed...

Ok, I'm really annoyed... for some f***ing reason... my guestbook is gone... grrrr....

on being OC...

There are a lot of times when we need to produce copies of important documents... birth certificate, driver's license, financial documents, etc... I've been making copies of all my documents... but then I decided to make things easier... I scanned all my important documents... and made one single 'print ready' PDF which I can now print anytime, anywhere... and I keep a copy of it on my phone just in case!

I'm a Good-natured Realist

Good-natured Realists are warm-hearted, helpful personalities. They do their work conscientiously and have a pronounced organising talent. They often feel they are committed to traditional values. The family in particular is extremely important to Good-natured Realists. Their greatest pleasure is making themselves useful and taking care of other people. But they do not like pushing themselves to the fore; they prefer to fulfil their tasks out of the limelight. Click the circle to read more about the Good-natured Realist and to take your own free personality test.

When censorship goes bad...

Sometimes... *bleeping* and *blurring* things out, gives the wrong impression...

why... so... serious?

You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

Either way... for those that lived long enough past the horrible 8.1 earthquake on July 18, 2008 ... go see this movie... THX certified cinemas only...or IMAX if you can.

...it may not be German...

I'm still hoping BMW comes up with something soon...
This is a UK built American car (ok, a bit confusing)
It's essentially a Lotus Elise...with a twist.

...time...

Ok, I may not always be punctual, but I really hate it when I'm late. I can't understand how some people REALLY don't seem to have a concept of time. I mean, it's ok if it's just "hanging out time" in a friend's house where there really is no plan other than to just hang out. But if it's to meet up somewhere to do something, like watch a movie... or have dinner... I really get annoyed when people are late simply because they don't keep track of time. I know it sounds a bit anal... but time is something you can't buy back. Money is easy... you can always make more money... find a better job that pays more money. But time... once wasted, is gone forever.

And I can't imagine how some people can just continue to waste their time. Even worse is when their inefficiency wastes MINE... if you wanna drive like a friggin' snail... then MOVE THE F*** OUT OF MY WAY!!! Don't waste MY time if you can't figure out which gear you're supposed to be on!!! You'd think these people owned gas stations with how slow they drive!

...yawn...

this weather is just sooooo conducive to curling up in bed...

the next best thing to flying...

If you ever wanted to fly... diving is the next best thing! We left Manila at 5am, and we were back by 3pm. 2 dives. Visibility was great! Water was clear... no strong currents... lots of fish!

The Car Maintenance Bibles

The Car Maintenance Bibles

For all gearheads, petrolheads... or anyone that's just curious about cars. This is a very informative (albeit technical) site about every single system you find in your car.

Whether it's for performance upgrades, general maintenance... or just sheer curiosity on how cars (and their subsystems) work. This is a great site for all that information!

Enjoy!


***photo is of the new BMW M3 S65 V8 engine glowing a lovely orange (my fav color!)***

...on Wanderlust...

...where to go...
...where to go...

...ever have that feeling that you just need to go somewhere?

...I've got a strange feeling of excitement of going somewhere...
...like the feeling you get when you're about to go on a vacation...
...except I have no idea where I wanna go yet...

...let's see what the future has in store!

AFTERSHOCK!!!!

Wow, I didn't even feel a single aftershock! There were 106 recorded aftershocks yesterday, and another one today (which I didn't feel again) I hope everyone is ok!

Metro rocked by 106 aftershocks: Phil Star

...whew...

Just got back from a long day at UP Los Baños to do a documentary on IRRI (Int'l Rice Research Institute)... learned a lot about rice... pretty neat seeing so many great minds working towards a common goal with no desire to profit from it. All research materials are free, and in the public domain. They even give away free seeds to farmers to help them grow better rice! I LOVED their cold storage room!!!! -20C!!!!! Hehehehe!

...yesterday...

Ran off to Anilao yesterday for a day dive trip... really fun, really quiet & peaceful when the weekend Manila "tourists" aren't there. Beats a day in the city w/ all the traffic! This was my 2nd dive using my camera... I'm pretty happy with the pics, considering I didn't color correct them yet. I really need to get a color card to white balance underwater...

BMW Lifestyle...

Klassik BMW, over at Araneta Ave, gave a tech talk on the new BMW Navigation System...as well as a sale on BMW Lifestyle items (caps, shoes, etc.)

Although, they didn't have it in stock, I saw this in their product catalog and I thought it was pretty cool... hehehehe

reposting...

It was brought to my attention that the Top Gear episode I posted was taken offline, so I edited my previous post to include an updated link of the video.

car nut...

Just a few videos (and a personal article on hybrid technology)

BMW M3 vs. Merc C63 AMG

BMW M3 vs Toyota Prius for fuel economy

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