December 29, 2008

The Way to Go

Monday, December 29, 2008 Posted by Mary No comments
One of the reasons I chose my cellphone (Sony Ericsson P1i) over a number of other different models about a year ago was because of it's WiFi capability. At that time, WiFi wasn't so popular yet. I only knew of very few hotspots. I just figured WiFi might be useful to me in the future. We all know...

Tardy traffic controllers delay planes

Monday, December 29, 2008 Posted by Mary , No comments
I'm fascinated by airplanes, but I know things can go real bad, real quick. That's why this really has me outraged: Tardy traffic controllers delay planes From Inquirer.net By Julie Alipala Mindanao Bureau First Posted 04:18:00 12/27/2008 ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Philippine Air Lines flight and a...

December 24, 2008

My Christmas

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Posted by Mary No comments
In a few minutes, clocks will strike midnight where I am and it will officially be Christmas. As always during Christmas Eve, I tend to ponder about things going on in my life. It's basically a time for me to go emo. I have to say, for the first time in my life, I am quite contented with the things...

December 19, 2008

The Power of YouTube

Friday, December 19, 2008 Posted by Mary , , , No comments
It looks like I've been hiding under a rock for the past few months, and pardon me for that, but I only found out about Arnel Pineda today. I was watching Eat Bulaga (Philippine lunchtime tv show) with my mom when they asked who the lead singer was of the band who sang "Open Arms" on one of their segments....

December 13, 2008

Parol

Saturday, December 13, 2008 Posted by Mary , No comments
Parols are ornamental star-like Christmas lanterns from the Philippines. They are traditionally made out of bamboo and paper and comes in various sizes, shapes and designs, however its star-shape façade and basic design remains dominant. Its shape is said to be inspired by the star on the Nativity...

December 12, 2008

Yay for CS

Friday, December 12, 2008 Posted by Mary No comments
So I did join CouchSurfing! So far, I've found 2 people from school who are also on the network. I'm actually quite excited about the people I will get to meet through this. You can see my CS profile he...

December 10, 2008

Couch surfing, anyone?

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Posted by Mary , No comments
As I was browsing through some travel blogs, I kept reading about "Couch Surfing", so I went on to check the website CouchSurfing.com to find out what this was all about. I found out that CouchSurfing, also known as The Couch Surfing Project, is a worldwide network of people who like to travel....

Not For Cooking

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Posted by Mary No comments
I never realized that having pet fishes would entertain me so much; but entertained I am! I got my fishes just a little over a month ago, and although my aquarium is not that big, I enjoy looking at the fishes, feeding them, and adding plants to the tank. I'm not a fish connoisseur yet--if there...

December 9, 2008

My Wishlist

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Posted by Mary , 1 comment
If there's one thing I know I believe in, it's that material things can never truly make a person happy. But despite that, it's still fun to think about things you want to have. So I thought I'd make a wishlist to keep track of the things I supposedly want, and update it once in a while, just to...

December 6, 2008

Oh, Well

Saturday, December 06, 2008 Posted by Mary No comments
It looks like I'm blogging again. I am embarrassed by my inconsistency, but what can I do? Life and blogging have ways to be funny. If you're doing so many things, you can't blog because you're too busy. If you're not doing much, you can't blog because you have nothing to blog about. It's strange,...