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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Mike Wagan — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:01:54 +0000

I just want to shout out an early Merry Christmas greeting to everyone! Thanks Bro for giving me and my family lots and lots of blessings! Happy birthday to you, Bro! Also an advanced Happy New Year to everyone! Related posts:My Christmas 2009 Wishlist Christmas is just around the corner. Everyone’s saving up for that [...] Related posts:

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Mike Wagan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:05:27 +0000

I just learned the news that Friendster recently had a facelift. It is actually refreshing to see a hippier, more attractive Friendster Layout and Design. When Facebook was out, I wasn’t totally hooked to it instantly and still checked my Friendster profile once in a while. But when Restaurant City arrived, I forgot all about my Friendster account.

It actually took me quite a while to remember the email and password I used for my Friendster profile. After thirty minutes, I was successfully logged in. Here is the new profile page of Friendster:

It is clear that they are aiming at a Facebook-ey feel. Its not really bad actually. I like color green – feels more breezy. I haven’t roamed around my Friendster friends list yet, its been like 2 years or so, but my wife was checking my account once in a while.

So, what do you think? I think it still has its share of market in the vast internet. I had my Friendster profile since I was highschool, and I think Friendster’s new look is not bad. After all, its where all my social networking life started. :)

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My Christmas 2009 Wishlist

Mike Wagan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:57:46 +0000

Christmas is just around the corner. Everyone’s saving up for that special gift to their loved ones. And its just natural for people to think of the gifts they would like to receive for Christmas. After all, its the time of giving! With that , let me share with your my wishlist for this year’s Christmas (mostly geeky stuff).

computer upgrades – I’m not yet aiming for a new box. My computer has 1 gig of memory, and about 80 gigs of hard drive storage. But for production use, it can’t keep up anymore. So I wish I had more storage and memory in my work / play / media PC. But more importantly, more RAM will certainly equate to increased productivity. Also, a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium wouldn’t hurt! ;)
more screen real estate – I love my work as a web designer & developer. But one thing that I feel is hindering my professional growth is a 17-inch monitor. Its like you want to draw a map of the world but all you have are five sheets of Post-it notes. It is very limited. I really wanted to go for 20-22 inch monitors if I had more moolah. I want to see a more in-your-face Photoshop workspace and less scrolling down when working with code. I can’t afford yet so I’m putting it in my wishlist.
a decent office chair – I spend the whole night sitting in front of my computer, I just don’t want to be a hunchback guy in 5-6 years. More back support and comfy cushions under your butt are nice home office upgrades. :)

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WASP 17 – A New Planet Discovered?

Mike Wagan — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:24:09 +0000

I’m not talking about a wasp in the outer space. Sources around the net have been discussing about the newly discovered planet named Wasp 17. This new planet in the Solar System is determined to orbit the wrong way – backward compared to the host star.

It was said that Wasp 17 is 1000 lightyears from earth and its size is double that of Jupiter’s. Whoah, that’s a huge planet right there! If the planet Wasp 17 would be officially included in the Solar System diagram, it would be the largest known planet in our system.

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Blog Awards Thingy

Mike Wagan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:32:00 +0000

My wifey requested me before that I put her blog award here. I was really busy back then withwork so I wasn’t able to grant her wish. But I’m posting it now because she gave me some new awards again, passed on from other bloggers. So here they are:

I Love This Blog Award – This one is really cute and “pinky”… haha!

Elite Blog Artist Award – originally from Gee and passed to me by my wife.

The Best Follower Award – mommy, I would certainly receive this award even if I don’t blog because I am really your best follower. :D. Again, originally from Gee.

Thanks for these blog awards, mommy! Really appreciated it!

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Mike Wagan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:54:00 +0000

Achmed the Dead Terrorist

Although this video has been around at least one year, my wife just told me about it yesterday and described how funny it was. So I searched for it on Youtube and I thought of sharing it to everyone who haven’t watched it yet. Its really hilarious, the guy is a master of his craft.

“I kill you!” – Achmed the Dead Terrorist

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Mike Wagan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:18:00 +0000

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My Shopaholic Confession

Mike Wagan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:21:00 +0000

Hi my name is Mike and I’m a Shopaholic!

Wait, wait, wait! Mike, you’re a shopaholic?! Well, I think the most appropriate intro line would be “Hi my name is Mike and MY WIFE is a SHOPAHOLIC!” Well, that’s sound more realistic now, eh?

We have been going steady on a bf-gf relationship for almost 4 years before we got married. She’s so loving and thoughtful. I can take her to a fine dine party or to a turo-turo karinderya and have some halo-halo too. When we go to the mall, I’d buy her some stuff that she wasn’t asking for. Or maybe she’d point out like a cute bracelet and a matching pair of earrings and says “I like those, but don’t buy them, I just like them.” Of course, I wanna win her heart big time so I’d buy to her hearts content. Then she gives me a sweet peck on the cheek, and in my mind my smile stretches to the whole circumference of my head.

We got closer to each other and decided we should get married. And so we did. That’s when the shopaholic button was turned on…

I love her, and I know she loves me too. But another thing she loves is shopping. She’s not really the type that goes for the branded ones, she’s the one who goes to the “SALE” pile and dig up the most stylish item, or scan through the lower-priced items when in search for a good buy. She’d also buy some doll shoes or slippers that are really fashionable, and she purchases them 2-3 times in a row. I’m even her consultant when picking the right clothes for her. She really loves to shop, but I don’t complain. Why? I’ll tell you the story.

One time I told her to go to an all-out shopping spree; I’d give her my money and she can spend it on whatever she wants! I gave her everything in my wallet and told her to spend it all because the next paycheck is coming the next day. So she did.

When she came home, she showed me all the stuff she bought. First was a cute pair of earrings, not the fancy type – an elegant looking gem-studded pair of silver earrings. She also bought a simple but stunning necklace in silver also. Then she bought a white stylish watch from a famous brand name. The others are: a pair of denim jeans, some white trousers, a really cool baby tee, a box of undies, short shorts, and a new make-up kit. I forgot to mention she also bought a pair of sneaky flip-flops because summer is just around the corner. That’s not all! She also bought me a nice vintage tee, and cute sandals and PJs for our baby.

The total price: 1,200 pesos!

Just imagine having 1,200 pesos go that far? That’s why I love her so much! She’s a stylish lady with a great mind for budgeting! I’m no match to her when it comes to money spending. I don’t worry if my wife is a shopaholic; she plans ahead where the money will be put to use. For me 1,200 pesos would just go to one pair of branded pants, but she explains that branded clothes aren’t always the best. You can grab an ukay-ukay shirt and still look good on it! So from that day on I let my wife do all the shopping! :)

And that’s my shopaholic experience! (I love you Mommy!)

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Six Music, Six Videos, Six Pictures… FOR FREE

Mike Wagan — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:05:00 +0000

So what’s with the title? The number six is a lucky number for me today, and I think I’ll blog about it. Well, my adsense earnings are near to six dollars already, and six cool videos (or even millions, actually) are available at utube.com (sorry, that’s youtube). And if you notice, the title “six music, six videos, six pictures…” contain six words, and also six letter i’s. Not seven, not five, but exactly six.

Some hardcore six videos are available everywhere. Search them at utube (ahem, youtube!), or metacafe, or googel about it. If you’re talking about music, I’d love to hear some, six funny pictures maybe?

What’s the sense talking about six all day? Do you still want six? Still searching for six videos or six pictures? Or gasping for some six music? Go ahead an search google, I’m sure you’ll find some. :)

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Free Smart and Globe Internet on Mobile Phone

Mike Wagan — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:49:00 +0000

I recently found this thread on a mobile phone forum about having free internet access on any smart or globe phone and I decided to share it to you guys because it actually works (I tried it with Globe)! Kahit 5 pesos lang ang load ko, the internet can still be accessed. I assume this is applicable to most GPRS-capable phones, because I have a Samsung J700 (not so common basic phone) and I suppose it can work with other brands.

Here are the instructions that I’ve copy-pasted from the thread:

*update: here are the download links to the files you might need in case the download links below do not work anymore:
Opera Mini for Globe | Opera Mini for Smart | JAD file maker

* Here are the step-by-step procedures on how to access the Internet on your phones for free on Smart and Globe using Opera Mini 4.2 modded and unmodded versions.

For Smart Users using Opera Mini 4.2 unmodded or original version:

1. Set the Internet profile and Java setting on your phone to Smart Internet. Change the proxy on the settings to 221.2.174.164 as the proxy address and 8081 as port. You can also use the Smart GPRS Internet profile if you don’t have Smart Internet.

2. Download the Opera Mini 4.2 Final Version from http://www.operamini.com or from http://www.mediafire.com/?1toynwnyntc.

Note: Free downloading and uploading also works. Just make sure that you are using a working proxy like the one that I posted above. Below is a list of other working proxies:

60.216.45.10:8088
60.216.45.11:8088
85.105.232.175:8088

202.44.4.85:8081
77.242.169.70:8081
62.165.49.98:8081

125.162.175.117:8888
66.98.212.79:8888
64.246.18.25:8888
210.245.80.10:8888
210.245.80.11:8888
210.245.80.12:8888
210.245.80.13:8888
210.245.80.14:8888
222.255.29.85:8888
222.255.29.86:8888
130.89.160.87:8888

203.252.226.215:8001
70.86.138.210:8131
70.86.138.210:8126
81.31.157.38:6654
81.31.157.42:6654

These proxies are subject to update because there is a possibility that it will be blocked by Smart.

Modded Opera Mini 4.2 for Smart

- Download Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?ym5wzgzymyy
- Pre-configured for Smart only
- Works on both HTTP and Socket connection
- Internet Profile and Java Setting: Use Smart Internet or Smart GPRS
- Use a proxy for free downloading
- The default proxy of Smart 10.102.61.46:8080 only works for browsing
- No need to change any settings on Opera Mini and on your phone

Modded Opera Mini 4.2 for Globe

- Download Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?qm2ttny5atl
- Pre-configured for Globe only
- Works on HTTP connection only
- Internet Profile and Java Setting: Use myGlobe CONNECT or myGlobe INET
- No need to change any settings on Opera Mini and on your phone

[ This Message was edited by: dennevhyn_31 on 2009-01-21 14:37 ]

For samsung phones, you need the JADMaker to make the JAD file from the OperaMini JAR that is applicable to you, then place the two files in your phone and install.

All the credits should go to dennevhyn_31 and here is the link to the original thread: http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=178003

The best things in life are free, right? :D

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