A year after I got Nintendo DS, I faced a big big problem... all of a sudden, my DS' touchscreen became totally unresponsive.... not even one dot... neither will it let me calibrate.
What did I do before that happened?
I left it in my sisters' care for one week. They've been addicted to Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness. That game uses too much of the touchscreen and they're kids. Not that I didn't taught them how to properly use and care for it. But of course, I'll never know whatnots happened.
And because they tend to put more pressure on the screen, the protector became coarse and i had to clean and changed the plastic protector.
i then charged it.
and then *blink* *blink* shoot... nothing is happening.
i checked all games and all buttons work, nothing seems altered with LCD and screen colors, sounds are fine. I waited a while to let it sit, maybe just a bug, it happens.
but oh dear, nothing worked.... i became so worried.. i was already thinking of where to get fixed. sigh.
all i could do was sigh... and because i haven't surfed for the longest time, i didn't thought about it immediately. i tried researching online for tips or topics about responsiveness of the touchscreen.
viola! found a connection. someone said sometimes the plastic pushes on the screen and as a result the bottom screen becomes unresponsive. and i did recently changed the protector.
took it off.. solved! whew...
i couldn't make a thank you note to the guy who shared that. so instead i'm making this post in case someone encounters the same issue.
touche!
- Mood:
relieved
but i have to settle for something else. i just have to go out of my very convenient comfort space. i just turned 25 and heck i stayed at the same boarding house since i was 2nd year in college.... whenever old friends in UP meet me, they will always ask.... "Kay Kuya Marvin ka pa rin?" and i'd say yeah, he's very considerate, the house is clean, there's water and electricity 24hrs, everything else around here is 24hrs, there's tricycle, jeep, taxi everywhere, etc etc... i feel that there's no better spot in Metro Manila as good as #1 Salvador St. Krus na Ligas Diliman. sigh... but i can't stay here forever. and unfortunately, flat rent here is abusive. my would be amortization actually costs less!
by an "unfortunate" stroke of fate, my bestfriend got pregnant with his boyfriend. "fortunately" for me, my friend wanted me to share a house they found in Tandang Sora. the location is less convenient for me but the price for the space i'll have is awesome. i wouldn't have problems living with them and their soon to be child (which i expect, would also be my soon to be godchild). i've known both of them for 15 years. not that they were together since we were in grade four... but anyway we were all in the same group since we were kids. digressing!!!!
yesterday, we visited the house (they were painting it like the rooms in Heart Center -____-;;) i got to know the owner who lives next door. everything looks secure and i got excited :)
my friends are ready to move in next month with everything ready -- appliances and even the smallest things like the jars to keep the ants out from the sugar. i felt ashamed of myself because i never gave thought about these little things. they almost have everything except for the TV and refrigerator (gosh, they already have a washing machine!!) so i said that maybe i'll invest in the refrigerator. i can sleep in the sleeping bag for the meantime.
and so we went to the appliance center to get an idea. and frankly i didn't know what to look for. they suggested something but when i opened the door, it almost fell on me ;___; geez, i never thought that it was so hard to pick out home investments. and i really didn't understand why we had to buy a set of dinnerware with six pieces per item (and most of the other feng shui stuff).
in September, i'll be packing my stuff in big plastic boxes. i'll be sleeping in my cozy sleeping bag for now. because i think i need a ref to keep my food snug. yey~ no more chocolate thievery.
- Mood:
excited
been on a birthday splurge since last week.
the weekend was the most fun.
Jason took me to Infanta, Quezon to see the blue Pacific Ocean.
long winding roads, but the sky and trees made it fun all the way long
vacation and sleep is the best way to treat yourself on your birthday :)
P.S.
i just got a new number, please please please text me so i can update my phonebook.
(0915)785-6614
- Mood:
happie
It takes me days to respond to a text message, expect weeks now since I just lost my phone + number *sniff*
shoot me an email if there's anything I can do for you
ciao!
gladeis~
- Mood:
blah
We're crazy
We're ugly
We're smelly
We're corny
everyone hates us.
but we don't care about anything except win what we deserve
- Mood:
loved
I've uploaded some crazy photos and a video in my online accounts. Find me in multiply, friendster or in youtube. My name is gladeis. Been busy and lazy, so this was kinda late. I enjoyed these stuff, so hope you like it as well.
Wish I ordered more chocolates 'coz everyone abused me that day xDDD
ciao!
Currently:
Playing: The World Ends With You. Beat Chapter, Day One.
Addicted to: Kenny Roger's Roasted Chicken and Grilled Sausage
Listening to: Yusuke's songs
and right now i need to...
because i need help..
BAD.
i dug my own grave... but i like staying inside it.
:(
- Mood:
indescribable
i accidentally read an old page in one of the threads at the PPF online forum. the rule of the thread is: the poster should answer the what-if question above his/her post and then post his/her own what-if question.
one particular question started a crazy conversation between my PPF friends - ericvids and habble. di ko alam bakit mabenta sa akin mga public discussions nila. sensya na, hectic na sa work demands kaya napasaya ako nito ng sobra. ^__^V
the following posts can be found at www.pinoypercussionfreaks.com in one of the many threads that i ignore:
QUESTION: what if nakapulot ka ng P1000 bill?
HABBLE: Isosoli ko. Baka asin lang kinakain niya araw-araw eh.
What if nawalan ka ng P1000 bill?
ERICVIDS: E di asin na lang kakainin ko araw-araw.
What if nagpasweldo ka ng P1000 bill tapos winala ng swinelduhan mo?
HABBLE: Ewan ko, ako 'yung nagpasweldo tapos ako rin pala makakapulot, kaya ayun, naisoli ko rin sa kanya =))
What if nagkaroon ng dalawang libong papel na pera?
ERICVIDS: O di mauulit yung scenario sa taas nang 2000 times.
What if nakapulot ka ng P1000 bill? >:)
POSTER: Ipandagdag nalang sa mga bills na babayaran di ba >.<
What if luck was on your side?
HABBLE: OT: C-c-c-c-c-combo breaker! =))
San man patungo yang usapan na yan, di pa rin ako nakapulot, nawalan o nagpasweldo ng P1000 bill pero nakakain na ako ng asin.
- Location:office on my day-off
- Mood:
sleepy
I got tons of boxes and parcels now ^^ and i love how cheap i can get them ^^
there was this rainy night and i remember i had to pass by the church to light a candle..
before i could take the steps, i noticed that there were no other candles that were lit up.
i stepped back.
i always lighted my candles by getting fire from other candles that were lighted up before i arrived.
until now, i am wondering... how does one light a candle if you're the first to light one?
- Mood:
thoughtful
yahoo, yahoo, i can't wait for the jump pics~
Thursday - Feb 8 - Panic Preparations
- got my plane ticket ILO-MLA. naka-kick back tatay ko sa akin more than the price of the ticket he purchased for me.
- with only two hours sleep in the van, i had to pack my bags and then i arrived at the bus station too early!!
Friday - Feb 9 - the RORO trip
- bus ride to Batangas
- ferry boat to Caticlan - this was the largest and longest boat ride i have been (4 hours)
- scary van ride to Roxas(?) (3 hours)
- another big ferry ride to Panay - now the largest boat i have been
- the EXPENSIVE pump boat ride to the island (250php for a 15min ride!!! ay grabe na, buti wala akong nakitang plastic sa tubig kundi babawiin ko ang environmental fee ko!)
- ice cream galore
the seven of us (Baby, Ian, Jowie, Eloi, her twin brother and her ate) arrived in our lodge at around 2pm. gah, too tired to appreciate everything, so at dinnertime, instead of sitting down to eat, Jowie and I decided to walk the whole beach front.
omg, i felt like i wasn't anywhere in the Philippines. where are the Filipinos?! all i see are Koreans and Caucasians all over ;___; i slept eraly to wake up early
Saturday - Feb 10 - Caves and Islands
- snorkeling (and the epic 10min swim with only a 5meter distance)
- Crystal Cave
- eat all you can seafood!
- henna tattooing
- ice cream galore
Sunday - Feb 11 - Walkathon + Volleyball with the locals, Koreans and one American(?)
- walk/swim from Station 2 - Station 1 and the thwarted plan to Pucca Beach
- Grotto area Jumping Pics Contest (hahahaha! i won hahahahaha!)
- ice cream galore
- the one-time attempt at skimboarding
Monday - Feb12 - Bye Bye Bye
- added one more henna tattoo to match
- ice cream galore
- wala ng no choice van ride to Iloilo (first time i felt sick on a trip)
there were a lot of things i missed that some of us encountered, specially the night scenes. but i wouldn't exchange the peaceful sleep i had at night just for some kicks and hilarious scenes at the sandy dance floor. but darn, darn, darn... why couldn't i stay there forever?
sand, water, sun, wind.... gyarh.. i will definitely go back and i'll make sure i'll go up in the air with parasailing.. too expensive waaah! but it's gonna be worth the experience :D
- Mood:
cheerful
I still can't get enough of the TLoZ story. I spent all afternoon reading through the stories behind the game. Currently, I am using my DS for playing GameBoy Zeldas: the Oracle of Ages and Seasons. I haven't figured out yet how to save games in the SNES/NES emulators, so that will have to wait...
I found this funny pic from a DeviantArt account:
=)) I like Linebeck's attitude actually because his attitude is the total opposite of me. But the sadist in me enjoyed the little green dress on Link >:) I've been browsing through a lot of pictures, especially the paper cut-out artworks. I would love to have them somewhere, like on my notebook. I browsed through some music as well and found a very nice one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta7MrGrh8
and during my browsing time, I was able to cut out an icon for the hourglass. That's a fine piece of digital cut out for a photoshop dummie like me :D (see current userpic)
- Mood:
giggly - Music:The Legend of Zelda theme
hooray! for 2008!
today's the first triple 8 that i've seen on my clock (8:10am 1/08/08) and so far this month, everything's gr8!
though i've been sick with colds since the last couple of days last December, i've had a few surprises already. and there's a lot more to look forward to!
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i've been lovesick for several days over Zelda. i started playing the game two weeks ago when i borrowed eric's copy, but i felt i wouldn't enjoy the ending unless i was playing it on my own copy. so i really had to get my own asap. luckily, habble knew someone who was selling it for a very catchy price. i grabbed it immed8ly. and whoa! i was even more surprised with the delivery boy than with the goods he delivered =)) hahahahaha
i ended up doubly happie~~ :D he was so adorable :x i still blush when i think of our 8 minutes meeting =))
i feel like i'm gonna be one (love)sick stalker now HAHAHAHAHA
anyway, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is one of the g8test games for DS. i totally love the story, the gameplay, the dialogues, the music, sound effects and the artworks!
it's actually the very first Zelda game i played. i wasn't familiar with any of the earlier games. so, i am really looking forward to new Zelda games in DS and i will try to play GB/NES roms for the earlier ones.
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work also showered me with excellent results. and right now, i can manage more and more efficiently (read: i can browse&chat&do reports at the same time).
my workmates also have big plans for this year for our extracurricular activities. they outlined lots of big plans that i feel some can't be reached, but anyway, for my part, i will be coordinating the book drive.
here's ann&gladeis' two-hour effort in making a poster:
http://bp3.blogger.com/_wwtWbBgazEw/R4IU
- Mood: lovesick
i always always always welcome weekend breaks, even if it means another week is just waiting around in a few hours after you get good sleep.
whew! anyway, i don't mind it really. i work best under pressure anyway and it helps me get more focused on things that are important.
i haven't been online anywhere this week except to check the daily emails for work-related updates and news. and the job is not lessening no matter how much work i am able to accomplish at the end of every shift.
so, i expect nothing else is gonna come up; and anyway, i wouldn't even be able to do much festivities with family or friends. one, i have a shift both on christmas eve and new year's eve. both days fall on weekdays so, i'm not sure myself if i'll have the energy to go home to spend the christmas/new year day at home and then come back to work when the moon rises again.
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this year's christmas or rather, this year is already considered done for me. as early as today, i'd like to congratulate myself for being able to shoot a lot of goals that i wanted to accomplish this year. i did miss on some things but there were also a lot of things that i am proud i was able to do without them being on my original goal listing.
2007 can be summarized as the year i volunteered the most. i went to two hospitals for children, one orphanage and a rehab center for juvenile offenders. it was fun, exciting, hard, and yet very fulfilling. my spirit was born for this job and i thank all people who offered a space for me to offer the small things that i can share with other people.
because i met so many people who needed more help than we can offer, i was also able to light candles for prayers, which amazingly gave me a sense of peace as soon as the wick catches fire.
i'm also grateful to all friends who made me smile. to those who made an apology. to those who remain open and friendly. to those who tried to understand me and welcomed me. i am also glad that i was also able to overcome a lot of mistakes and obstacles.
this year has been great. it gave enlightenment and revealed new perspectives.
i welcome the challenges the next year will bring. and i'll make sure it's gonna be great again ^__^
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www.handsonmanila.org
hope you'll find a space where you can share! :)
- Location:floorwalking
- Mood:
accomplished - Music:hold music
White Cross Christmas
year-end holidays are really for kids. school breaks, gifts, plus being able to spend time at their own leisure is certainly the bestest way to have Christmas. but there would always be others who could only dream of school or gifts.
i am very grateful to my colleagues, especially Honorable Ann Pablo, who gave me a chance to spend a few hours at White Cross in San Juan. because of that event i was able to do and experience:
> play with toddlers in red, tiny basketball uniforms! -- there were a total of 80 kids aged eight and below. it was both a pain and a joy to see and get to play with them. some were crying and others were goofing off~
> pump balloons -- haha! it was so hard at first, but eventually i figured out how to exert less effort. balloons popping can't be helped especially when a dozen kids zoom in on you and grabs everything you're holding xD i enjoyed it so much that i'm seriously considering an enrolment in how to make fun animal shapes out of balloons.
> listen to their song -- i can't say i'm faint hearted but i felt i melted a little when i heard them start off with --- "Pasko na sinta ko, hanap-hanap kita.. Bakit nagkaganito? nilisan ako..." these kids were "deposited" by their mothers. and they said that for some, no one ever came back for them..
i'm really grateful for the chance and the time. i do hope that next year i'll be able to do something more than pump balloons haha
no pics yet ;__; i had one with a very very cute baby where we had our tongues sticked out :P :P
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"There is no try. Do or do not." - wrong answer
i was too clumsy with stylus controls before, so i sticked with playing button games like Pokemon, Rune Factory and Phoenix Wright. i thought i could also get away with button controls with Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, but i ended up too frustrated along with other stylus games.
when i ran out of interesting games to play, i started focusing on playing Ouendan. in short, my stylus skills improved :D and so when i heard from a friend that Zelda's puzzles in DS are interesting (there were also a lot of great reviews), i thought i would give it another shot.
now, i like it so much that i am holding off the story until i can get my hands on the real one :D yay! har! har! yeah, i can finally kill monsters without hurting myself first!
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i need memory enhancers.
my schedules are all mixed up and i've been saying yes and yes to here there and everywhere without at least checking out first if i have the time or not.
gyarh~ am getting old -___- huhu
actually, i'm just making an excuse for disappointing some people. sorry! i think i can't help it. my bad.
- Mood:
content
waaaaaahhhhh!
ang di maubos na trabaho *sigh*
okay, so medyo tinatamad na talaga ako sa mga ginagawa ko. everyday the same; every week reset; back to square one; game over, start again.
sure, challenging ang team ko (read very low scores) pero after seeing how they work, halos wala naman akong problema... so what's the problem?! gyarh, naluluha ako pag nakakakita ako ng kasuwa-suwail na mga numero. at kinakabahan ako tuwing titingin ng mga reports...
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last weekend sa dami ng punta dito, punta dun ay nag-pocahontas medley na lang ako. umuwi ako sa bahay bitbit ang mga nabiling dvds na halos ikamatay pa ni carding sa st. francis =)) nagkagulo ng kaunti at ginawa ko lang naman siyang shield nung may lumilipad na kamao at kutsilyo hehehe.. peace tayo ^__^V
pero masaya ako sa munting bakasyon... kase i heart Oguri Shun!!! <3 <3 <3 nahulog ako nung nakita ko siyang may suot na.. MO-E! <3 <3 <3 sa Hana Kimi. kung hindi dahil sa suot na yun, isa lang siya sa mga ordinaryong aktor para sa akin. <3 <3 <3
at sa darating na weekend parang gusto ko ulit mang-indian :)) :)) hahahaha
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weeeeee~~~ dumadami ang impluwensiya ng Nintendo DS. kahapon naglaro kami ni Ruthie ng Cooking Mama 2 XD at may nakasabay ako sa pantry na naglalaro ng isang RPG na hindi ko pa nalalaro. score! sa isang cute LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
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ngayong pasko, nag-re-recycle naman ako kahit paano.
yung mga resibo nakukuha ko sa mga napamili ko sa grocery atbp eh ginagawa kong TO DO list. nahawa ako sa dati kong TL na si Pecci. laging may paalala gamit ang mga punit punit na scratch papers. so far, wala pa naman nagrereklamo na bakit hindi scented yung mga punit-punit na resibo pinamimigay ko xDDD
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isa lang ang gusto kong regalo:
VL na kung saan pagbalik ko ay walang natambak na trabaho.
how i terribly wish... :(
- Mood:
awake
- Mood:
horrible
wow, i finally ran out of things to do. i've extended my worktime during the first two days of this week and i am now lazily finishing some reports for the next week. i feel sleepy to do some floorwalking and chat with people (talking with agents and listening to their questions and rants with their customers is part of my job :/ it drains my energy gyarh~)
i feel sleepy because i wasn't able to shut my eyes early yesterday. i kept thinking about the guy that was forced to give up his job because he wasn't able to meet the metrics. it could be my fault that he didn't make it... i was the one assigned to monitor his activities and progress. *sigh* i feel guilty ;_____________;
and so i can't help but eat and eat and eat...
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i recently purchased new pairs of contact lenses and it came with a free pair of blue ones with the same grade. i tried them out and yikes, it looked so scary on me hahaha. i wore them to work for fun haha. hell, i got a burning headache afterwards because i can see the shadows of the colored lenses. it made me so dizzy @__@
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last Saturday, I enjoyed the food binge. and i am still dreaming of the Fried Sushi at Ebisu in Eastwood. that was the first time i ate there with PPF. geeez, i can't stop thinking of food today! i just suddenly remembered the okonomiyaki at Little Tokyo ;_____; i totally miss it :((
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I am excited for December. a lot of things has already piled up and i can't wait to get them done \:D/
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Currently addicted to: coffee!
Currently playing: Luminous Arc (interesting story and characters, lame game haha!) i'm playing it for the story :)
i'm just new, but the responsibility expected of me is a lot. i can't even do and check my own emails huhu :'(
i asked for this right? but not so much as these... i am actually doing research out of my work time.
gyarh. it's practice i know, for meself, for others, for the future. but i'm crawling with lack of proper experience. i can say i'm not prepared meself. huhu.
i'm a coach. my job is to see through other people's behaviors and find ways on how they can improve. it's not hocus pocus i tell your fortune thingy, heck i can do that with online horoscopes anytime in five seconds. but but but to actually focus on a dozen of people in a day and and and two teams in a week huhuhuhuhuhu this is nosebleed. lots of nosebleed.... i will die with fluid running through my nose...
how am i doing with my progress? i dunt know huhuhu i'm on the process of buying the trust of people in my roster. so far, i have several people coming up to me for questions and help. i guess the more they come, the more trust i gained???
- Location:i are lost
- Mood:
stressed
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