Laid-back Doer (LD)

Laid-back Doers are friendly, happy persons. They enjoy being together with other people. Smart, eloquent, witty and charming, they like to be the centre of attraction. They do not like to be alone. Their zest for life ensures that others feel well in their company and that they quickly get to know people. Laid-back Doers get the best out of every moment - many people of this type have a gift for making their whole life one big party. Boredom is unknown in their presence because they are very good at carrying others away with their enthusiasm, their good mood and their optimism.

Abstract thinking and profound philosophising about the meaning of life appeal less to Laid-back Doers. They are pragmatic, realistic and live completely in the here and now. At work too, they prefer it when it’s all go and they can act out their purposeful manner to the full. They have no problem handling several tasks at once and they blossom out in crisis situations! A varied field of activity with a lot of social contacts is just the right thing for them. One will also seldom find them inactive in their spare time; due to their open, curious nature, they mostly have many hobbies and interests. They are not afraid of the unknown: as they are flexible and creative, they quickly adjust to new situations and make the best of them. They sometimes come into conflict with strict rules or hierarchies by which they quickly feel constrained and against which they rebel.

As friends, Laid-back Doers are generous, helpful persons who attach great importance to harmonious relationships and a good atmosphere. Their sociable manner means that they have a large circle of friends and they love having the house full of many different types of guests. They are happy to give in to their spontaneous moods and fancies in the just one or two important things. This makes them appear somewhat unpredictable to those with a quieter nature. When it really matters, you can rely on them one hundred percent. As partners, they are creative, impetuous and imaginative - as long as their partner knows how to fascinate them. They can hardly stand boredom or routine in a relationship. They do not like conflicts at all; if a relationship becomes too strenuous or involves too much effort, they tend to withdraw from the partnership and start to look for a new partner. However, if one manages to keep their curiosity alive in the long term and surprise them again and again, one has a loyal and loving partner.

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Adjectives which describe your type

extroverted, practical, emotional, spontaneous, enthusiastic, friendly, playful, lively, talkative, nonchalant, tolerant, happy, pleasant, generous, flexible, wily, attractive, relationship-oriented, generous, adventurous, fun-loving, creative, helpful, action-loving, casual, sociable, open, sensitive, touchy, erratic, curious, noncommittal, action-loving

These subjects could interest you

going out, dancing, parties, cinema, eating out, sport and travel (club holidays), music, trekking, camping, hiking, cooking, handicrafts, nature

Got this from: the factory

To Eat

Our taste for different things varies from one person to another.  The way we react on something and our preferences are unique. There are things that we do voluntarily. There are things that we just can’t manage to do or accept. This blog will try to give you a glimpse of a few topics that I haven’t discussed in my former posts. I hope that this post would be informative and fun to read. This blog will be dealing with a spectrum of things that would probably play in your mind the moment you read the title.

Let me start with food. “Maselan” is one of the words that my friends and family members usually tell me whenever they discover the variety of food that I do eat and don’t. I grew up eating Filipino food cooked at home. Both my parents cook superbly! Sinigang, Nilaga, Menudo,Kare-kare, Pinakbet, Tocho, Mechado, Caldereta, Torta, Paksiw, Pancit, Dinuguan,  and Adobo are just a few of the best dishes they can cook which rivals the best Filipino restaurants in the metro. This is one of the reasons why I don’t usually eat these dishes in other household. My sisters and I tend to compare the distinct flavor of our home cooked meal and those of restaurants.

Growing up in Malabon gives us an almost unlimited access to taste an array of different sea foods delicacies. My dad was a former fisherman and my mom was a former “taong-gilid/naghahayuma”. My sisters and I developed different preferences on the food that we eat. Ging who is the second child after me only eats fish and noodles (fish that we know), no vegetables, chicken beef or pork. Our youngest, Caryl eats most everything but meals with red sauces (Mechado, Kaldereta…). She prefers soups and pork (Bulalo, Nilaga, Sinigang…). My mom and I are the only member of the family that eats pastas, sausages and pizzas. Now I will give you a glimpse of my food preferences; what I eat and what I don’t:

a.       I love eating pizza and pasta (spaghetti, lasagna, baked macaroni, parmigiana, baked ziti, carbonara, tuna casserole, macaroni salad…) except those in marinara sauce and seafoods.

b.      I like “Kakanin” (rice cakes, puto, bibingka, sapin-sapin, maja, biko, pudding, cuchinta…)

c.       I can’t resist the delectable smell and taste of tuyo (the only food that I dip in vinegar), sardines and tinapang bangus/smoked boneless milkfish. These are food that I didn’t use to eat before. My titas introduced me to different food when I was still a kiddo and I tend to like most of it.

d.      I like eating warm Taho with sugar syrup and sago, Yakult, banana-que, sweetened camote fries, fish balls(squid balls, chicken balls, kikiam dipped in a sweet and sour sauce), tokneneng/kwek-kwek (hard boiled chicken/quail eggs coated with orange batter)

e.      I don’t eat bagoong, achara, balot, penoy, okoy, shell fish (tahong, talaba, paros…),

f.        I eat only a few kinds of vegetables like upo, sayote, raddish, turnip, tomatoes, legumes, carrots, onions, potatoes, squash

g.       I like eating Nissin cup noodles sea foods (the Japanese variety), Lucky me supreme (La Paz batchoy)

h.      I like cheese flavored dirty ice cream, cold fruit yogurt, halu-halo, maíz con hielo, fruit salad and double dutch ice cream

i.         I like Tortang giniling (Omelet with grounded pork and potatoes), shanghai, sweet and sour pork

j.        I like fish but I only eat fish that I know (dilis, bangus, hasa-hasa, talakitok, matang-baka, tuna, tanigue, bisugo…). I love squid and I also eat prawns and shrimps.

k.       I don’t drink alcoholic beverages but if there is such thing as a waterholic/iced-teaholic, I am guilty.

l.         I like burgers and clubhouse sandwiches.

m.    I like fruits (tangerines, duhat, santol, chicco, atis, grapes, apples, watermelon, melon, peaches, prunes, green and ripe mangoes, bananas, oranges…)

n.      I like nuts (peanuts, cashew, pili, almonds, macadamia, pistachio…)

o.      I like cakes (chocolate, chocolate mousse, mango bravo, fudge cake, black forest, rocky road…)

p.      I like leche flan, halayang ube and gelatin

q.      I love milk and fruit juices

I might have forgotten a few more but the list goes on. I still try to eat new things and try new stuff. Maybe I’m not just as daring when it comes to the food I eat. Now let me move to the second half of this blog.

To Spit or To Swallow

Just recently the media has made an effort to inform people of the danger of spitting in public. My stand on the issue is similar to my stand in urinating in public spaces, it’s a big no! It is annoying to see people spit unimaginable things out of their mouths into thin air. I just hope people would understand the danger of spitting. Aside from hitting an unknown target it also spreads diseases that are usually airborne. I just hope the public will refrain from doing these things for health and sanitary reasons.

About the other issue you might have been thinkin… I just can’t imagine swallowing… I’d probably just spit… always. Chao!

Hi everyone! I won't be able to check my multiply site for a while. Yep! The internet settings and firefoxfilter in my office was a bit strict recently and it also blocks firefox from downloading site contents from some sites (multiply, youtube, some other blogs and music sites...). I will surely miss being online hahha (though meebo.com, friendster, e-mails can still be used and access - I don't want to take chances). For now I leave you with this blog... A simple song from lilo and stitch...

Aloha `Oe Sung by Tia Carrere as Nani

Aloha `oe, aloha `oe Farewell (to) Thee, farewell (to) Thee E ke onaona noho i ka lipo Sweet fragrance dwelling in the dark forest "One fond embrace", a ho`i a`e au One fond embrace, before I now leave

"Until we meet again."

http://www.geocities.com/~olelo/hmd/liloandstitch.htm

One glimpse of my hometown. Ang Atlantis ng Metro Manila... Malabon City (yey). It's rare to see Malabon on the news when its dry... usually it's only shown when rainy season comes. I don't know why(?) hehehe. Heres a view that is not seen by everyone. Malabon is more than the famous pansit Malabon.There are many places beside the Malabon Zoo. And we don't ride a boat everyday lols.

Here's my introduction for my paper in UP about our place:

Malabon’s Architecture: A flowing signifier of power and change

Rare are the situations that people think of great food such as pancit Malabon, fresh seafoods, “sapin-sapin” and grand old houses when Malabon comes to mind. Gone are the days that former residents go back to their distinguished ancestral houses for family reunions or plain weekend sorties. They fear treading the Malabon flood waters born out of rain and high tide. From famous to infamous, that is Malabon now, living the moniker “flood capital of Metro Manila”. This essay will try to discuss some things that were not as talked about as the infamous “Pancit Malabon”. This paper would be discussing how Malabon’s architecture has been a signifier of power and change. Man is a product of his environment. The way he thinks, acts, and feels is largely influenced by his physical environment, family, school, community and church. Architecture is like a keeper of history and time. With walls that serve as the records to historical events and limitless stories, every corner of a building can offer a wide amount of interesting information.

"Philippine architecture is an elusive thing, because while it makes full use of modern technology, it is a residue of the different overlays of foreign influences left in the Philippines over the centuries … What resulted may have been a hybrid, a totally new configuration of Philippine architecture."
- Leandro Locsin, National Artist for Architecture

The said residue is prominent in the architecture of my hometown. Something that has made me astounded since I was a kid. The first part of the paper will be giving an overview on the City of Malabon and how we became a town. “Malabon, despite its uniqueness as a place and as a city, has to reclaim its place in Philippine history. Compared to its neighbors such as Manila, Caloocan, Cavite or Bulacan which are famous for historical events such as promulgating Philippine independence, hometowns of heroes and great artists, or a place rich with culture and traditions, little has been written about Malabon. But the 407-year-old town, enjoying its fourth year as a city, is continually sharing with the people its rich and colorful heritage in silence. In fact the only noise it has been creating for years is the fact that it’s a place that usually gets flooded when high tide sets in.” (Valencia, 2005)

The town of Malabon is basically a coastal town situated in the northern part of Metro Manila. Malabon, together with Navotas, Valenzuela, Pateros, Taguig, Pasig, and Muntinlupa, form the Metro Manila outer ring of towns, with the city of Manila as the center. The city is bounded on the north and northeast by Valenzuela City, on the west and southwest by Navotas and the east and southeast by Caloocan City. East portions of Malabon lie on the Guadalupe Plateau Zone. It occupies a total land area of 23.4 square kilometers.
Malabon was a swampy mass of land, tributaries flowing across adjoining villages, fishponds teeming with a variety of aquatic species. Now the marshland is no more, the river still runs, the ponds still feed. Host now to a number of factories, business establishments and recreational facilities, the land continues to provide for its people. Exposed to different culture on its every single boundary it has acquired a number of cultural and artistic similarities that is prominent in the nearby towns.

The geographical position of Malabon has allowed it to be the meeting point of different culture, customs and traditions. How the town became a town is traced more than 400 years ago….

More pictures can be seen here: Malabon, Isang sulyap sa aking bayan

I was a bit nervous because the weather here in Manila was acting like crazy for the past few days. Pat and I were the only ones that enlisted in that tour from our group of friends. We tried informing a number of people but most of them also have other appointments for the same day. Oh well, so the search for the meeting place was the next task pat and ian had to accomplish.

I was already awake several  minutes before my mobile phone rang. I think i have this biological alarm clock embedded inside me. Whenever I need to wake-up for a certain time I just tell it to my self several times before I sleep and voila! I was in the MRT North Edsa Station earlier than expected a little before 6am. pat arrived a bit late than expected at around 6:25am. We arrived in Ayala Station almost 7am. Good thing Miss Elvie (of the Museum Foundation) was just pushing us to hasten our pace in going to the parking lot of the San Antonio Church in Makati.

The bus left and after everyone settled Ms. Tina Decal gave us an overview of what to expect for the tour. The way she explains and narrates stories was enjoyable and very informative. At that moment pat and I was chatting also of several things under the sun.

Yep! After the more than five hour journey (Our driver must have been extra careful we arrived in Tayabas, Quezon at past 12 in the afternoon... Instead of proceeding with the walking tour of Tayabas our tour guide Mr. Ryan Palad from Tayabas suggested we eat our lunch first then proceed with the itinerary afterwards (We're late though)...

Mi Casa en Tayabas is a 3-storey house that has preserved much of its old world charm. This bed and breakfast serves as an ideal weekend retreat from bustling city life. Fee free to roam around the compound and to visit their charming rooms

What's on the Menu: Pinais, Delino, Pansit habhab, hipon gata with pako, Mi Casa seafood version kare kare, rice, buko juice, and santol gelatin.

(I didn't enjoy the exotic food too much- knowing that I have developed a taste for Filipino food that are usually home cooked by either my mom and dad -who are by the way the best in our town. The food tasted exquisitely Filipino. The flavors are new and it is delectably pleasurable according to the other people I'm with. I loved the deserts though and the fresh buko juice!)

Right after we proceeded with the tour in this manner: (pls click to see the albums with the corresponding photos)

Mr. Ryan (our tour guide in Tayabas) started walking and we did these stuff:

:: A visit to Mallari Distillery of export-quality Lambanog.
:: Visit Casa de Comunidad
:: A walk along the Historical Malagonlong Bridge

The places reminded me of Ilocos in a way.

We visited the local church...

:: Pray at the Basilica de San Miguel Archangel and take a climb up the bell tower
:: Browse through the Diocesan Museum

And of course I made my wishes there... hehehe. We boarded the bus right after the quick walking tour with Mr. Ryan. We proceeded to Sariaya right after. It's about 20-25minutes ride from the stone bridge in Tayabas.

Sariaya Church and Convent: It's my first time in the church and I never forget to make my three wishes after thankin God for everything... I loved this church! The retablo and ambiance of the place is truly calming and worth more than a thousand words...

The next part of the tour was visiting three ancestral houses and witnessing a welcoming ritual of people from Quezon in one of the said house. And my most awaited merienda and shopping of course. We went to these ancestral houses:

We are privilege to see and take some pictures of Ancestral houses in Sariaya Quezon. In this album would be: Marquez Mansion y Petra Obispo Ancestral House. The former had a magnificent facade and an impressive art deco ceiling with colored glass accent. My favorite part on the later house was the painted walls and ceilings that reminds you of houses in abroad. The sweet buko juice that was also served was truly delicious. We arrived at the highlight of the ancestral houses tour.The Carmen Rodriguez Arguelles Ancestral House designed by Juan Nakpil was truly a work of art on it's own. The colors schemes on every room and the well-maintained pieces of furniture were a feast for the eyes. After roaming around for several minutes and taking pictures of the last spot for the tour Ms. Decal guided us out of the house and straight to the restaurant in the back of the house. The food was very tasty. I loved the pancit (I just can't remember if it was Machi) and the delectable taste of their cassava cake... A long day has passed and I arrived home at around 11:15pm. Where would I go next?

PS: I was in the Pahiyas Festival last year with family too.

Dapat maaga ako sa opis ngayon pero something happened...I was so careless and what was I thinkin of turning my back and not forseeing what will happen next... It just hurts so bad

I was about to plug the charger of my mobile phone when I noticed "princess" at the living room:

ian: priiiiiincesss!

(I almost forgot she loves to bite our feet and ankles...I miscalculated my moves and from my back there she was... while I had myself off-balanced and fell in my back I think I stepped on her also- my bad...)

princess: (making a terrible sound of pain that almost pierced my heart)

Funny thing is that both me and my dad was actually concerned if princess was ok... sigh! I hope I didn't hurt her... or my sister will kill me plus I won;t forgive myself- she was the newest baby in our family... I was like telling sorry for the longest time while caressing her this morning... I hope she understands that I did not mean it...

I don't know if I hurt myself or something because I already woke up with pain in many parts of my body because of the upgrade in the training I'm having in the gym...

I rest my case... I need a massage or something

Just last week you could probably recall a certain news about a fire in Concepcion, Malabon. I live in the next barangay after. The fire devoured lives and properties far beyond expected...

I have many relatives in both my mom and dad's side that I truly don't know (by name, face or even by feelings). I have a complicated set of family (some tends to have 10-12 children on different spouses... or they tried to have many sons and daughters that are raised in a far away province). Me and my sisters are not even close to our cousins in my father side...

In the ruins of the devastation made by the fire that week a certain sight just made me think...

"Seen in a house in the middle of two other houses burned to ashes was the corpses of two elderly... a man and his wife... that seems to embrace each other while accepting the fate of death... this certain couple was my mom's grandmother's sibling and spouse... in short my great grandafather and great grandmother..."

It was said that because of a their age they couldn't afford to leave the place and just accepted the fate of being together 'til death...

It felt different for me for I truly don't know these people... I must have seen them when I was still a kid but couldn't recall or remember... for what it's worth, my mom and dad and other family members would go to the one night only wake for their bodies were almost charcoal that time. The son's and daughters of my greatgranddad and mom decided to just cremate the remains and have the wake for a day...


The incident just made me think that love truly goes a long way... and sometimes disastrous events can truly have a bittersweet hint to it...

"My great grandfather could actually get out of the house but he decided to save my great grand mom instead... too bad a burning post already trapped them in the burning edifice..."

May their souls rest in peace - forever loving in paradise...

1. This game starts with 6 weird things about you.
2. People who got tagged need to write a blog entry of their own 6 weird things.
3. They should as well state this rule clearly.
4. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names.
5. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says you are tagged in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

I'm too lazy-- pls check nalang my recent tags wahahahaha

Another 10 things you might not know about me

Tagged again hahahah, this time by ms. sheryl

The rules:

1. Each blogger starts with 10 random facts/habits about themselves
2. Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their 10 things and post these rules
3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 10 people to get tagged and list their names
(Note: Don't forget to leave them a comment telling they're tagged, and to read your blog)

Walo:Eight:Ocho:VIII

Again as requested hahahaha... bakit palaging nadadamay ako sa ganito (kunsabagay nag-eenjoy naman ako)...

In 8 facts about yourself, you share 8 things that your readers don’t know about you. Then at the end you tag at least 8 other bloggers to keep the fun going. Here are the rules:

RULES: * Each blogger must post these rules first.* Each blogger starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.* Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.* At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.* Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Tayabas-Sariaya Heritage Tour Join our Heritage Tour and savor local flavor, immerse in culture and bask in old world charm as it all comes to life in this Quezon tour. Our guest lecturers for the day are: Ms. Tina Decal from Sariaya and the popular Viaje del Sol tours and Mr. Ryan Palad from Tayabas and the Museum Director at the GSIS Museum. Tayabas-Sariaya Heritage Tour May 17, 2008 Saturday 6:30 - 6:55 am    Recommended assembly time in Makati. We encourage everyone to have breakfast before the trip although light pastries and water will be served on-board. 7:00 - 9:00 am    Travel time to Pagsanjan. 9:00 – 9:15 am    Stop for bathroom break at Jollibee 9:15 – 10:30am    Continue the trip to Tayabas 11:00 - 12:30nn    Arrive at Tayabas Walk along the Historical Malagonlong Bridge (20 mins) Pray at the Basilica de San Miguel Archangel and take an optional climb up the bell tower. (20 mins) Browse through the Diocesan Museum (20 mins) Visit Casa de Comunidad (20 mins) Mallari Distillery of export-quality Lambanog. (20 mins) 12:30 - 1:30pm    Lunch at Mi Casa en Tayabas for 2 hrs of relaxed dining Mi Casa en Tayabas is a 3-storey house that has preserved much of its old world charm. This bed and breakfast serves as an ideal weekend retreat from bustling city life. Fee free to roam around the compound and to visit their charming rooms What's on the Menu: Pinais, Delino, Pansit habhab, hipon gata with pako, Mi Casa seafood version kare kare, rice, buko juice, and santol gelatin. 2:00 - 4:00 pm    Visit Ancestral Houses (not always accessible to the general public Visit the Carmen Rodriguez Arguelles Ancestral House designed by Juan Nakpil (30 mins) Walk through the 1922 Petra Obispo Ancestral House (30 mins) First time at the Sariaya Church? Don't forget to make your three wishes! (30 mins) 4:00-5:30 pm    Pasalubong shopping in Sariaya 5:30 pm    Return to Makati. ETA 8:30 pm (depending on the traffic) For more information, please call Ms. Elvie Magapayo or Ms. Patricia Limon at 404-2685 or visit www.museumfoundatio nph.org Fee: P2,300 for Museum Foundation members; P2,500 for non-members (Fee is inclusive of lunch, merienda, airconditioned bus, entrance fees and tour guide fees) You can download the reservation forms as pdf or zipped pdf files. The Tayabas-Sariyaya tour flier is also available as pdf or zipped pdf. For more Museum Foundation events and activities please visit our website at http://museumfounda tionph.org/ news/

Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc.
G/F National Museum of the Filipino People
Valencia Circle, Rizal Park, Manila 1004 Philippines
Telefax: (63-2) 404-2685
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For added information and clarifications... I came across these terms on my first job at Imagesetters Inc. (Probably something they forgot to tell us in college hahaha)

Vector graphics

Vector graphics (also called geometric modeling or object-oriented graphics) is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and polygons, which are all based upon mathematical equations to represent images in computer graphics.

Vector graphics is an alternative to raster graphics, which is the representation of images as an array of pixels, as it is typically used for the represe

ntation of photographic images.^[1]

Advantages to this style of drawing over raster graphics:

• This minimal amount of information translates to a much smaller file size compared to large raster images (the size of representation doesn't depend on the dimensions of the object), though a vector graphic with a small file size is often said to lack detail compared with a real world photo.
• Correspondingly, one can indefinitely zoom in on e.g. a circle arc, and it remains smooth. On the other hand, a polygon representing a curve will reveal being not really curved.
• On zooming in, lines and curves need not get wider proportionally. Often the width is either not increased or less than proportional. On the other hand, irregular curves represented by simple geometric shapes may be made proportionally wider when zooming in, to keep them looking smooth and not like these geometric shapes.
• The parameters of objects are stored and can be later modified. This means that moving, scaling, rotating, filling etc. doesn't degrade the quality of a drawing. Moreover, it is usual to specify the dimensions in device-independent units, which results in the best possible rasterization on raster devices.
• From a 3-D perspective, rendering shadows is also much more realistic with vector graphics, as shadows can be abstracted into the rays of light which form them. This allows for photo realistic images and renderings.

Printing

Vector art is key for printing. Since the art is made from a series of mathematical curves it will print very crisp even when resized. For instance one can take the same vector logo and print it on a business card, and then enlarge it to billboard size and keep the same crisp quality. A low-resolution raster graphic would blur incredibly if it were enlarged from business card size to billboard size.

Raster graphics

computer graphics, a raster graphics image or bitmap, is a data structure representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or points of color, viewable via a monitor, paper, or other display medium. Raster images are stored in image files with varying formats (see Comparison of graphics file formats).

A bitmap corresponds bit-for-bit with an image

displayed on a screen, generally in the same format used for storage in the display's video memory, or maybe as a device-independent bitmap. Bitmap is technically characterized by the width and height of the image in pixels and by the number of bits per pixel (a color depth, which determines the number of colors it can represent).

The printing and prepress industries know raster graphics as contones (from "continuous tones") and refer to vector graphics as "line work".

The word "raster" has its origins in Latin rastrum (a rake) and Latin radere (to scrape), and recalls metaphorically the systematic sampling of a grid-pattern of individual pixel-spaces with a view to representing an overall image.

Colors

Each pixel has an individually defined color; images in the RGB color space, for instance, often consist of colored pixels defined by three bytes — one byte each for red, green and blue. Less colorful images require less information per pixel; for example, an image with only black and white pixels requires only a single bit for each pixel. One can distinguish raster graphics from vector graphics in that vector graphics represent an image through the use of geometric objects such as curves and polygons.

A colored raster image (or pixmap) will usually have pixels with between one and eight bits for each of the red, green, and blue components, though other color-encodings also occur, such as four- or eight-bit indexed representations that use vector quantization on the (R, G, B) vectors. The green component sometimes has more bits than the other two to allow for the human eye's greater discrimination of this component.

Encoding

The total number of pixels (resolution), and the amount of information in each pixel (often called color depth) determine the quality of a raster image. For example, an image that stores 24 bits of color-information per pixel (the standard for displays since around 1995) can represent smoother degrees of shading than one that only stores 16 bits per pixel, but not as smooth as one that stores 48 bits. Likewise, an image sampled at 640 x 480 pixels (and therefore containing 307,200 pixels) will look rough and blocky compared to one sampled at 1280 x 1024 (1,310,720 pixels). Because it takes a large amount of data to store a high-quality image, computer software often uses data compression techniques to reduce this size for images stored on disk. Some techniques sacrifice information, and therefore image quality, in order to achieve a smaller file-size. Computer scientists refer to compression techniques that lose information as lossy compression.

Resolution

Raster graphics are resolution dependent. They cannot scale to an arbitrary resolution without loss of apparent quality. This deficiency contrasts with the capabilities of vector graphics, which easily scale to the quality of the device rendering them. Raster graphics deal more practically than vector graphics with photographs and photo-realistic images, while vector graphics often serve better for typesetting or for graphic design. Modern computer-monitors typically display about 72 to 130 pixels per inch (PPI), and some modern consumer printers can resolve 2400 dots per inch (DPI) or more; determining the most appropriate image resolution for a given printer-resolution can pose difficulties, since printed output may have a greater level of detail than a viewer can discern on a monitor. Typically, a resolution of 150 to 300 pixel per inch works well for 4-color process (CMYK) printing.

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics

REMEMBER THAT BOTH TYPES HAVE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES BEST THING TO DO IS TO USE BOTH IN PROJECTS/WORKS WHERE THE TYPES ARE MOST SUITABLE...

Again as requested hahahaha... bakit palaging nadadamay ako sa ganito (kunsabagay nag-eenjoy naman ako)...

In 8 facts about yourself, you share 8 things that your readers don’t know about you. Then at the end you tag at least 8 other bloggers to keep the fun going. Here are the rules:

RULES: * Each blogger must post these rules first.* Each blogger starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.* Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.* At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.* Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

one: One of the best things someone told me last week was: " you're perfect the way you are..."

two: Two of my most cherished individuals are my sisters

three: Three of my most favorite female celebrities are Thalia, Jennifer Garner and Michelle Pfeiffer

four: Four of my most favorite malls are Trinoma, SM North Edsa, Shangri-La Plaza, and Divisoria malls (168/Cluster bldg)

Five: Five things that makes me sooo happy (food): spaghetti(pasta), pizza, fishballs(squidballs,quekiam...), Sinigang, iced tea

Six: Six new things I want to buy at the moment: new pc, new phone, big bag, nice pair of pants or two, new pair of rubber shoes, memory card/storage device

Seven:  Seven places in the Philippines I would love to visit soon: Cebu, Palawan, Ilo-Ilo, Batanes, Bohol, Zamboanga, Camiguin

Eight:  Eight countries I always wanted to visit are: Italy, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Korea, France, Egypt and China

-I'll be tagging the first eight people that view this...
1. joseph (aka mr. pouty)
2. sheena
3. thirdy
4. noti
5. yatot
6. nyel
7. annie
8. charls

My morning was just ordinary  until I saw a familiar face in the jeepney I was in... It was Mrs. Mangali (Formerly Miss Mary Jane Bianzon) who is my teacher in highschool (Subject: Research and she also accompanied me in some science related activities and contests). She was with her seven years old daughter sitting in front of me. She got married the same year we graduated -1999. It's a bit funny I am one of those students that are just remembered through my face and not by my name (Unlike the Valedictorians....). A simple hi and hello chit-chats... stories about me and her life... I just gave her my bussiness card so that she will remember at least... hahaha. i just added her friendster account this morning and I hope to see her before she migrate to Canada...

I just missed school, teachers, classmates, activities and everything about it...

I just missed myself in that platform... giving lectures... writing in the board... sharing stories and helping/guiding my students to the world of art...

Too bad most of the movies I watched about teachers like myself ends up with goodbye....

"Para sa iyo... aking alma mater... sa palagay ko ay ibinigay ko ang higit sa kayang ibigay ng isang nagmamahal... masaya ako at sa dalawang taon ng buhay ko ay napagsilbihan kita... Masaya ako at ipinakita mo sa akin ang tunay na anyo ng buhay... hindi kita malilimutan ngunit kailangan na kitang iwanan sa ngayon. Hanggang sa pagkakataong magkasama tayong muli, kung ang lahat ay ayon na sa mga pagkakataon... (more)"

One of my favorite movies was this... the monalisa smile...

rules: tag 10 people, then put 10 things that make you happy

1. I love watching anime! Lotsa lotsa anime (More fun if I watch it with my sisters/friends/someone)

2. Doing art (Drawing, sketching, painting, computer graphics, taking-pictures, photo manipulation...)

3. Pasta and Pizza

4. Traveling

5. Surfing the net, chatting, e-mails, multiply...

6. Talking to someone (wherever - in person, sms, webcalls, webcam, phone)

7. Walking... (in the malls, market place, church yards, schools, classrooms)

8. Studying and teaching

9. being appreciated and accepted for who I am with no revisons just plain me

10. being remembered in a good way


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I'm tagging

1. ekey
2. rudi
3. ric
4. iya
5. jaydee
6. sara
7. dom
8. pat
9. randel
10. thirdy

One of my most favorite songs... (sadly I don't have an mp3 file of this -sigh- pls feel free to send me if ever you have!




John Denver - For You

Just to look in your eyes again
Just to lay in your arms
Just to be the first one always there for you
Just to live in your laughter
Just to sing in your heart
Just to be everyone of your dreams come true
Just to sit by your windows
Just to touch in the night
Just to offer a prayer each day for you
Just to long for your kisses
Just to dream of your sighs
Just to know that I'd give my life for you.

For you all the rest of my life
For you all the best of my life
For you alone, only for you.

Just to wake up each morning
Just to you by my side
Just to know that you're never really far away
Just a reason for living
Just to say I adore
Just to know that you're here in my heart to stay.

For you all the rest of my life
For you all the best of my life
For you alone, only for you.

Just the words of a love song
Just the beat of my heart
Just the pledge of my life, my love for you.

Pour que tu m'aimes encore

-This is one of the best songs that promised more than everything for the sake of love... so sweet

J'ai compris tous les mots, j'ai bien compris, merci
Raisonnable et nouveau, c'est ainsi par ici
Que les choses ont changé, que les fleurs ont fané
Que le temps d'avant, c'était le temps d'avant
Que si tout zappe et lasse, les amours aussi passent

I understood all the words, I well understood, thanks
Reasonable and new, that's the way here
Things have changed, that flowers get fade
That the time before, was the time before

If all zap and tire, loves also go by
Il faut que tu saches

You must know

J'irai chercher ton coeur si tu l'emportes ailleurs
Même si dans tes danses d'autres dansent tes heures
J'irai chercher ton âme dans les froids dans les flammes
Je te jetterai des sorts pour que tu m'aimes encore

I'll go get your heart if you take it somewhere else
Even if in your dances others dance your hours
I'll go get your soul in the colds in the flammes
I'll cast a spell on you for you to still love me

Fallait pas commencer m'attirer me toucher
Fallait pas tant donner moi je sais pas jouer
On me dit qu'aujourd'hui, on me dit que les autres font ainsi
Je ne suis pas les autres
Avant que l'on s'attache, avant que l'on se gâche

Shouldn't begin tease me touch me
Shouldn't give so much I don't know how to play
They say that today, they say others do so
I'm not the others
Before we attach to the other, before we spoil each other

Je veux que tu saches

I want you to know

J'irai chercher ton coeur si tu l'emportes ailleurs
Même si dans tes danses d'autres dansent tes heures
J'irai chercher ton âme dans les froids dans les flammes
Je te jetterai des sorts pour que tu m'aimes encore

I'll go get your heart if you take it somewhere else
Even if in your dances others dance your hours
I'll go get your soul in the colds in the flames
I'll cast a spell on you for you to to still love me

Je trouverai des langages pour chanter tes louanges
Je ferai nos bagages pour d'infinies vendanges
Les formules magiques des marabouts d'Afrique
J'les dirai sans remords pour que tu m'aimes encore

I'll find languages to sing your praises
I'll make my luggages for infinite vintages
Magic spells from African priests
I'll say them without remorse for you to still love me

Je m'inventerai reine pour que tu me retiennes
Je me ferai nouvelle pour que le feu reprenne
Je deviendrai ces autres qui te donnent du plaisir
Vos jeux seront les nôtres si tel est ton désir
Plus brillante plus belle pour une autre étincelle
Je me changerai en or pour que tu m'aimes encore

I'll name myself queen for you to hold me
I'll make myself new to let the fire restart
I'll become these others who give you pleasure
Your games will be ours if that's your wish
More brilliant more beautiful for another spark
I'll change myself into gold for you to still love me

There is also the English version of the song. This is the first version I fell inlove with... also Celine Dion

"If That's What It Takes"

You're the bravest of hearts, you're the strongest of souls
You're my light in the dark, you're the place I call home
You can say it's all right, but I know that you're breaking up inside
I see it in your eyes
Even you face the night afraid and alone
That's why I'll be there

When the storm rises up, when the shadows descend
Ev'ry beat of my heart, ev'ry day without end
Ev'ry second I live, that's the promise I make
Baby, that's what I'll give, if that's what it takes
If that's what it takes

You can sleep in my arms, you don't have to explain
When your heart's crying out, baby, whisper my name
'Cause I've reached out for you when the thunder is crashing up above
You've given me your love
When your smile like the sun that shines through the pain
That's why I'll be there

When the storm rises up, when the shadows descend
Ev'ry beat of my heart, ev'ry day without end
I will stand like a rock, I will bend till I break
Till there's no more to give, if that's what it takes
I will risk everything, I will fight, I will bleed
I will lay down my life, if that's what you need
Ev'ry second I live, that's the promise I make
Baby, that's what I'll give, if that's what it takes

Through the wind and the rain, through the smoke and the fire
When the fear rises up, when the wave's ever higher
I will lay down my heart, my body, my soul
I will hold on all night and never let go
Ev'ry second I live, that's the promise I make
Baby, that's what I'll give, if that's what it takes

If that's what it takes
Every day
If that's what it takes
Every day

"You shall NEVER assume that somebody loves you by only seeing their sweetnes. Sometimes, we should believe in the fact that some people are just really sweet"

>> I learned this the hard way

"Forgiveness is a promise, not a feeling." When you forgive other people you are making a promise not to use their past sin against them...

>> Very interesting thought to think about...

Each human being has his or her own sexual identity and should be able to exercine that identity without guilt as long as they do not force that sexual identity on others.

>> I think we should be fair with each other... it makes sense right... respect and acceptance...


Three of the most memorable sms messages I got this month

My Lakbayan grade is C-!

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Created by Eugene Villar.

Again, magkaminsan ay nakakasawa na ang mag-ahit... una hindi naman talaga nagiging makinis ang salat/hipo (smooth touch) ang balat matapos gawin ito. Hindi ko naman talaga ninais na tubuan ng mga balahibo sa iba't ibang parte ng aking katawan ng ganitong kabilis. Nag-aahit ako tuwing makalawa. napansin kong mabilis tumubo ang aking mga balbas, bigote at iba pang mga balahibo sa pisngi at ilalim ng baba at panga. nakakainis dahil minsan palagay ko ay mukha akong takas na bilanggo. Isa pa ay ayokong mas maisakatuparan at mapatotohanan ng aking ama na kami talaga ang magkamukha at hindi kaming mag-ina (lols).

" Shaving is the removal of body hair (depilation), using a sharp blade known as a razor or with any other kind of bladed implement, to slice it down to the level of the skin. Shaving is most commonly used by men to remove their facial hair and women to remove their leg and underarm hair. A man is called clean-shaven if he has had his beard totally removed.^[1]

Both men and women sometimes shave their facial hair, undercheek hair, chest hair, abdominal hair, leg hair, underarm hair, pubic hair or any other bodily hair.^[2] Head shaving is much more common among men. It is often associated with religious practice, the armed forces and some competitive sports such as swimming and extreme sports. It has become common for men with partial baldness. Head shaving has also been used to humiliate, punish and show submission to an authority.^[3]

In most societies there is a social stigma around the presence of perceptible beard growth on a woman and strong pressure to remove it." (wikipedia)

Mabalahibo rin ang aking binti, hita tiyan at paakyat na ito sa parteng dibdib at paligid ng areola... nakakainis minsan dahil hindi magandang tingnan lalo na pag nakaharap ka sa salamin.Kadalasan pa ay nararapat na magtrim ng unwanted hairs para magmukhang malinis. Napansin ko ding humahaba na ang mga cilia sa aking ilong na tuwirang pinuna ni randel (lols). Inaahit ko rin ang kilay na tumutubo sa gitna ng aking mga pangunahing kilang upang maiwasang magkadikit silang dalawa. Nahihiwagaan lang ako kung bakit sa dami ng buhok sa katawan ko ay mapapansing hindi balbon ang aking mga bisig at braso...  marahil ay ang kadahilanan nito ay ang genes ng aking lolo sa tuhod na isang purong bumbay... hays. Ayun, nakakainis lang lalo na pag di sinasadyang nagkakasugat ka dahil sa pag-aahit.

*Natry ko na ang iba't ibang pang-ahit at shaving cream at lotion ngunit hindi ko parin makuha ang nais kong makinis na pakiramdam. Kahit na ipaahit ko sa isang barbero ang aking mga balbas at bigote gamit ang matalim na labaha ay ganoon parin ang resulta haaay... ewan ko ba.

Whew! Sinamahan ko ngaun ang kaibigan kong si pat para mag-apply ng passport. Nakakbigla dahil sobrang dami ng tao kahit na wala pang alas otso (8 am). Maaga kaming nagkita ni pat para di abutan ng pilang sobrang haba.... pero ayun... binigyan lang siya ng appointment at babalik pa siya sa Sabado para sa mga susunod na steps. May tanong na tumambad sa aming isipan...

"Mapapansing napakaraming tao palagi ang nasa DFA, ibig sabihin ba nito ay napakarami ng nais mag-abroad? o nangangailangang mag-abroad?"

Mabuti na lamang ay nung December 2006 ako kumuha ng pasaporte kasama si mike (klasmeyt nung highschool at kaibigan) at nakuha namin after a week din yung passport. Wala pang 2 oras na proseso ang pinagdaanan namin noon dahil hapon na kami nakarating sa DFA. Kinuha pa namin ang NBI that same day. kakaiba talaga ang pakiramdam dahil sobrang dali kong nakakuha ng NBI at passport dati... another question...

"Mapapansing napakaraming tao ang palaging nasa NBI, ibig sabihin nito ay napakarami din ang nagnanais magkaroon ng trabaho? o nirerequire na kumuha ng NBI Clearance para sa trabaho... hmmm?"

Nakakainis pa dahil ang unang beses na kumuha ako ng NBI clearance ay pinakuha pa ako ng Clearance sa DOST sa Taguig.  (Nakapasa kasi ako sa DOST Scholarship exam ngunit di ko ito inavail dahil nag Fine Arts ako) kailangan pa pala nito sa NBI at naka hold din pala ako sa  Department of Foreign Affairs lols...

Isang bagay na napansin ko (personal na opinyon lang po) sa palagay ko ay dapat siguro na dapat ay bukas ang mga public office ng Sabado at Linggo sa halip na Lunes-Biyernes. Hindi ba't nakakainis na para lamang maiproseso ang mga publikong dokumento mo ay magleleave o liliban ka pa sa klase o trabaho?

Yun lang po....