Don't Lose Your Marbles

This is my first blog post on my Asus Transformer TF300 tablet using Wordpress for Android which is free from the Google Play store.

I've been to Mall of Asia 3 times in the past few days to meet up with friends and cousins even if I live nowhere near the area. Met up with a friend today and had dinner at Sbarro and when we were parting ways at the shuttle terminal, I saw the J.Co sign right across the terminal. So I went back, curious to try some doughnuts. They're still at their soft opening since May 11 and the store clerk said their grand opening will be on May 25. The store looks cheery with a bright orange interior with the enticing array of doughnuts greeting you as you walk through the doors. Bought Green Tease and Al Capone to try and I liked it. Not too sweet and cloying.  Looks like I'll have another reason to visit MOA (aside from Sebastian's).  :D

Yay!  After 7 years, I finally got my hands on a pack of Gouda's Gilde Stroopwafel (Dutch syrup waffles) again! First got a taste of it when my uncle from Germany gave us a small box.  You put it over your cup of coffee or tea to soften the caramel for a few minutes before eating.  It's the best I've ever tasted and since then I tried searching for it here in Manila but to no avail.  Until the package I ordered arrived today.  :D   I've tasted some from Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and those sold at 7-11 and the supermarket but it doesn't compare to the taste of the ones from Gouda's Gilde.  Seriously. I'm saving some for the rainy days ahead where a hot cup of milk tea and some stroopwafelen is enough to put a smile on my face on an otherwise gloomy rainy day. Update: Recently found someone selling it at Shopee . A bit pricy though.

Finally, got my new computer up and running. Bought a new Intel G620 with Asrock U3S3 LGA1155 motherboard and 2 sticks of 2GB memory. Got stumped for almost 2 days after installing Windows 7 Home Premium and the motherboard's onboard video drivers. The screen blacks out but still with a mouse cursor showing and the hard drive light actively blinking. Searched on the net and found out that you need to switch to VGA first and lo and behold the Windows desktop showed! tsk tsk. I plugged in both VGA and DVI in my Samsung EX2020 LED monitor and apparently the Windows desktop with the onboard video used the VGA output. I'll have to switch it to DVI later though. Specifications: Intel G620 2.6 Ghz processor Asrock U3S3 motherboard (LGA 1155 with USB 3.0, SATA III) Kingston 2GBx2 DDR3 memory plus my old Seagate 1TB SATA 2 drive, LG combo drive Next project: 64GB SSD drive  :D

I've had numerous frustrating visits to the UnionBank branch near me and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels the same way.   Imagine waiting 90 minutes for you to be able to transact with the teller at the counter on 3 separate occasions!  Had I not needed to add funds to my Eon account which is linked to my Paypal account, I wouldn't go through all the trouble.  I was used to depositing through the ATM machine near my workplace which was convenient at the time. The two bank tellers work slowly.  Why are there only two?!! On the occasions that I went to the branch, it was not even their peak hours and days.   I've never waited that long in any other bank even on peak times . And on one occasion that I had to turn in my card because of a false alarm on an online charge, they questioned my signature even if I showed them a valid ID!  And this employee was asking her superior what to do as if I wasn't there.   It's rude. I'm sitting right in fron...

I started a blog a few years back but it wasn't a personal one and was mainly for my 1st nephew Tristan.  I decided to create a personal one now to share my thoughts and experiences in writing.  People close to me know that I'm a very private person so finally deciding on starting blogging is quite a challenge in itself.  I'm a little bit overwhelmed with the array of options, widgets, and formats used to create a blog and as I start to explore the world I hope to learn more about how to use them to make this blog useful. Most of the information we find are online using Google, Wikipedia, and community forums, etc.  But some of the more personal and more in-depth info can be found in personal blogs most of the time.  People blog about their opinions and experiences like traveling, eating or hanging out with friends, using gadgets, and availing of products and services.  It is this information that are sometimes more helpful than a location or company's website alone bec...