today i am inspired… but inspiration has an expiration date… in a few weeks time, we tend to go back to our old self  forgetting the focus on our dream…

While I’m still full of inspiration, I have to list my dreams here. This would be a constant reminder for me to what I really want in life…

Here are my dreams:

1. I want a family.. and become a mother of 2 to 4 kids. Cook breakfast/lunch and dinner, go malling, visiting school plays, decorate the house…

2. I want to travel, go anywhere! visit different places, try different things, and eat different delicacies

example: Disney world, bungee jumping, safari, ride an elephant, NBA game

3. I would like to live in a  house similar to those seen in subdivisions….and a garden would be nice…

4. I want to be a registered engineer with a job focusing on instrumentation and control. I like to collaborate with different engineers and do field tests on our design… i would like to have my dream team..

5. continuing #4, I like to have our project considered a breakthrough in R&D… a technology that could contribute to the community…

6. I still want to teach.. do volunteer work in nursery schools…

7. I also want to be a pioneer of something good! I want to help make a change and inspire..

8. I still want to venture a hobby of being a cartoonist .. though I’m really not skilled, I still want to try..

that’s it.. i’m smiling just thinking about it… to make these possible,  I should go to Grad school.. maybe not immediately after I graduate but in time I will go back…

stop and stretch…

think on this: know your priorities, be responsible for it and just enjoy doing all of it…

i repeat: enjoy!!!

i’m having a great 2 weeks ^_^

thanks for the gift irc…

ms1 exam tomorrow

redbox + swimming on wed..

alvin’s birthday on sunday..

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I’ve been busy playing Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 2 (I downloaded it today and may finish it tomorrow )… I’ve put our CoE115 Machine Problem on hold since I think were ahead of many.. we’re done on the alphanumeric stage of the keypad.. numlock and capslock to go… IRC work is piling up which includes finishing our long overdue turbimeter and some Core work which involves testing the GPS module while travelling… Our first trial for the GPS test was a waste since we made a mistake in creating a new file.. aww shucks.. 1 hour of walking and testing gone gone gone.. haha.. I haven’t gone to the Jobfair because of lack of time and company… Hopefully tomorrow I can go for a visit… ece 151 exam on Jan26 which happens to be the submission of Coe115 mp2….1st week of February would be the coe115 exam… also, the ece117 project proposal(which can be equated to half a thesis in terms of load) is due last week of january… there… more strength to me and to my eee-mates! let’s go eee!

Hurray for this game!!! This comic-based rpg game is worth the christmas break! I’ve always wanted a game like this one… It was very entertaining story with amusing characters and villains! I don’t know much about Penny Arcade but this game really caught my attention… The graphics are okei and the gameplay is very time-based… so timing and fast decisions are very important keys to the game. The enemies also have their weaknesses and strenghts that  must be understood to put their attributes to our advantage. It was a fast game but I am not sure what time I finished it.. It was also easy.. I could defeat the boss countless times! sadly I didn’t complete the upgrade case since I am 100parts short for Gabe’s Level 3 Knuckles… Yey! I’m so happy I finished another game!

The Picture Higher than this one above me is my character which I will pretty much continue using for the next episode..

Next is a screenshot during my battle with the final boss…

Last is a trailer for the next episode which is already available… I am very excited to play again, but… I have academic work again… *control myself*

Juts few hours away before Christmas so might as well make my wishlist!

in no particular order…

1. iPOD Touch

2. Wacom Tablet (even Bamboo Fun edition is good enough for me!)

3. Nintendo DS

4. Big Big Toad (from Super Mario) Stuff Toy

5. A new printer (black ink doesn’t work on mine anymore!!!)

6.Sketchbook

7. Durable Headphones (I have three headphones broken)

8. Shakugan no Shana/Clannad Figurine

9. IC extractor (seriously…)

10. A decent toolbox

11. Upgrade my laptop’s memory to 2 Gigs

12. Happy time with my little sister

13. 2009 Planner

14. New Shoes… ^__^ one that I will choose!!!

15. UP  jacket

Merry Christmas Everybody!!!!

it’s been a long while since I last posted here(almost one month! *gasp*)… It seems I had no time to even think of blogging.. Yes, this semester has been busy. Busy because of the bondacious combination of IRC  and academic work!  Mid-November, Me, Jet and Xinia decided to become apprentices  under the Core Group (Monitoring the Environment of Coral Reefs)… The apprenticeship had more work than expected. The group needed to deploy 3 systems (one for each type of waterproof casing). One system composes of the surface logger(includes GSM module) and underwater Temperature anf Light Sensors (2 slaves and 1 master). We had 2 overnights in the lab to prepare the systems on time. Thankfully,  the deployment was a success. Yey! The training was very fulfilling since this was my first time to program the slimboard (of course, thanks to kuya gino for the sample code.. hehe.. ) .

As for the academic work, CoE115 Machine Problem was the main problem. We needed to make the hardware for the uC+debugger  and after which interface a 16×2 LCD. Fortunately, Alvin was my partner which made everything easier fo both of us. Apparently, we work very well together…

The working hardware video will soon be uploaded…

The Engineering Week happenings deserve another post next time.. I’m still waiting for the videos to arrive…

*it’s freezing cold here*

So sapphire (my acer aspire 4730z) has been well. But I noticed some missing softwares from acer that should come with it… or so i thought… half of the user guide mentioned about the ‘Acer empowering technology suite’ and it happens that my model (4730z) do not accompany it… I checked the CD but there was no installer.  I am deeply dissappointed.. the ‘e’ button at the side of the speakers only runs the launch manager which is another shortcut button to any application you choose. And as I studied it further, the only ‘technology’ that is present in sapphire is the crystalbrite and the signalUP. I haven’t tested the wifi access but it should work…   As my brother pointed out, my notebook looked generic because of  the few acer programs put to it.. wah! Downloading is a possibility but would the compatibility be an issue? as of now no drivers are available for the 4730z model in the acer website… *sigh*

Setting this fact aside,  I’m still enjoying my new notebook… I have a new cooler and sleeve.. yippee..

My whole academic life I have lost a lot of ballpens, and I mean a lot… I can only count the pens that lasted with me until it had no more ink… back it highschool, I also had problems of cheap pens spilling ink in the pocket of my skirt… but now, that doesn’t seem to be the case. This college I have switched to Standard pen seldom available at Shopping Center. The Standard pen got loads of nice feedbacks from the users which it truly deserve. So the only problem lies is misplacing them… It gets me frustrated since the rate of me losing a pen would be 5/month…  well, come to think of it, losing an umbrella is more frustrating.. But the fact lies that I am wasting money because of my carelessness and unresponsiveness to these simple things… So.. Now..  I’ve decided to make this certain major objective.. and posting this in my blog makes it a big deal. I have bought a g-tec pilot pen that is worth 5 times more than the ordinary Standard pen. My theory is, the more expensive your pen, the more you would take care of it.. the more you are determined to not lose it.. And an additional psychologic way is that I am mentioning it to everybody that this pen will stay with me until it’s last drop of ink. So the challenge is will I be able to prove to be better in this? or will I prove that I am a loser for life? 

My New pen had it’s first day through…:D We’ll just see..

I have more to talk about like Molave Week and the Projects I am currently doing in the lab and in my subjetcs, but I have to first ensure that I would pass my subjects this sem.. hence.. back to acad mode..

Wish me Luck!

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