Art

September 29, 2006

For the sake of art lovers i got these photos thru my office mailbox just want to share it with you..

The photos was great but if you want to print it. Sony Picture Station is everywhere near Singapore MRT save yourself for the hussle of one hour photo developing.

Bumped

September 24, 2006

Last Sunday, my day started with a basketball game with my filipino friends versus Singaporean veterans we started at around 9:00 am and finished at 12:30 pm.

When I was on my way home crossing the street this cab just beat the red light and almost hit me good thing i manage to move my body side ways though its side mirror caught my arm and gave me a bruise.

Though you cant see it clearly "maitim kasi ako" but it hurts when it catches cold. So i decided to see a doctor.

Doctor finds it no fracture but gave me some pain killers and cream. But noticed that it was so plenty and in different variety. Anyway i just attached some pictures here so when it happens to you just buy the medicine and save the consultation fee.

Cream - Just like our local Omega with no funny smell.

Ponstan - Painkiller

SUNPEPCIN - To avoid stomach upsets

NORGESIC- Muscle relaxant

Im still lucky to escape the accident though i forgot to get the cab's plate number because of the shock i received and the bastard just run away.

Lesson learn not to cross until the car has fully stop.

My first Project in Singapore

September 21,2006

My first project here in Infineon is PCM (Parameter Control Maintenance) quite technical wirebond program but if your work on Semicon Industry its like your every day Chicken Rice.. with chili sauce of course.

It will take years to master the concept good thing our team has Master Siong Boon "Your the Man" able to share his ideas and experience to us, While Dong Hua from China for the server side and me from our mother land of course "Pinas" for the Client Side able to put thru this project .

My Challenges :
1) Learn Java 1.5 using Eclipse im beginner level for this development tool actually my first time to use it.hehe But thru my passion for programming still i manage to finish it in time.
2) Use Hibernate class, Hashmap, Tupple - tech stuff....
3) Meet deadlines while supporting other CIM task.

Enough of the good news the bad news is how to clean up the mess i made while creating this program I think i need a personal cleaner..

My PC, quite dusty, monitor has a lot of finger prints..hehehe

Eliminate unused boxes,
arrange the manuals and try to eat my breakfast before going to office.

Fix my hair im a man with no Hair style.

At least my mouse is clean..hehe.

Thursday!!!

September 7, 2006

I left at 5:30 pm at the office to fetch my wife im still so early so i manage to take pics of their building just for a souvenier..hehe

We usually get out to have dinner during weekend but we tend to go on relax this thursday so after our tons of work at the office. I picked Marina Square to have a great view of the city while dining.

Eventhough its already getting late we still manage to take a walk on the Suntec's lobby to get a glimpse of its newly renovated place. The place is so elegant and presentable. Too bad we cant take pictures until the IMF is done except this one.

Better luck next time!!!

Sony Digital Workshop

September 12, 2006

I just avail my photography training at Sony Digital Workshop here at Wisma Astria "Sony Gallery at Orchard Road". Before i enter the mall trees caught my attention its so colurful so i got a clear shot. I think they did this for the coming "IMF/World bank" meeting one way to attract the tourist.

Anyway the training was good I had chance to learn more about photography, gets some tips and tricks from the Pros.

Classmates

teacher

I was so excited to try the lessons i learn at home and of course the only model i have is my wife but too bad she is so sleepy anyway i still manage to get some shots try to look at it below.

Dang: Stop it lets go to sleep.
Joel : Just for a moment make some adjustments.

Joel : Not yet enough..Ahhh. "Make adjustment again."

Now I got it but eventually i cant show it to her because she is now dreaming. Ahh what a day..

RUN!!!

September 11,2006

RUN RUN RUN -

Im looking for a sporty activity I tried to joined a basketall league here eventually i was over-qualified because of the height advantage you can see it on the picture below..hehehe (Just kidding its the other way around they are taller than me)..

Now im decided to join this coming Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2006 to be held this coming December 3, 2006. Race Categories :
Individual Marathon - 42.195km
Half Marathon - 21.1km
10km (Men) - 10km
10km (Women) - 10km
Wheelchair - 10km
Kids Dash - 750m (Below 13 yrs)

As a beginner I will join the Half marathon category and it will start at 6:30 am hope i can reach the finished line. But first i have to start training i will send documentaries for this part..hehe. So to all friends and my fans club Singapore Chapter prepare your banners and flags and give your full support. Victory party will come soon if i won...hehe

Cranium

September 2, 2006

It was Sue's surprise birthday party after the fun celebration we ended up playing a board game "Cranium" the game was cool where everyone will participate and everyone did enjoy it.
With a time pressure and teamwork you would expect you know it all.

Mechanics:
The game has four category represendted by the cue cards blue (creative cat) , red (fact toy) , green (star performer) and yellow (spell bound).

Creative Cat - this gives the players to show their creativity thru molding and sketches with eyes closed. Well this is some of the arts we took out of creativity.
"Stretch nimo (car)"
"Head over heels""Biceps?"

Star performer - Like charades you need a representative who will perform and let his/her teamates guess what it is was through humming, acting and star factor of course. You can see smiles from their faces after each category..(team's favorite choice).

"face of the day"

Spellbound - Now this will test your might how good you are in spelling the words in forward and backward and fill in the blanks . This is an individual task that will test your skills with a lot of pressure involved when all of your teamates is counting on you. And what a shame if you cant answer it specially on the easy ones.

"Spell bound"

Fact toy - This is the difficult part where you have to answer questions in TRUE or FALSE, multiple choices and defining meanings of the words. Well you can see from their faces how serious it was.

"Serious"

Again, Thank you to our host we had a great time and celebrant of course!!!

Comex 2006 - IT Show

Everyone here in Singapore is waiting for this event where you can buy cool and new gadgets with lots of freebies.

For my case i went on the first day together with my officemate Boo Yang im looking for a Cybershot while his on his journey for a LCD TV the funny things is we are wearing same Infineon Shirt and jeans we look like one of the dealers..

So I got this new Sony DSC-T10 quite cool new features lots of color to choose from the good thing is my wife is still at the office so i got the black color the "bold" model instead of the cutie cutie pink..hehe About freebies yes they do give one so I got the following.

1) 512 MB Memory stick Duo and Leather Memory stick holder

2) Slim Soft cybershot Case

3) Free Sony Digital work shop Digital photography Course.

To apple: I got all of them. Thanks for the comment.

Things you think your celphone could do.

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.
Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for
survival. Check out the things that you can do with it.

EMERGENCY
The Emergency Number worldwide for mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

LOCKED CAR
Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remote keys? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone. If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. It saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away and if you can reach
someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

LOW BATTERY
Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important call
and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# and your cell phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.

How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
So you can check your mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone *#06#. A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

Please spread this useful information around.

Photography lessons

Lesson 1: Make sure you can find your most comfortable position to take a shot. This is how some Asians take this advise seriously...hehe

One handed shot

Both hands

Shy type photographer.

7th angle

Ready for combat

And my favorite.. Fade-away Shot!!!

Birthday

August 17, 2006 Birthday!!!

Today is my wife's birthday since it fall on a weekday Thursday we try to move the celebration by Saturday August 19. Ronald Mc donald suppose to be our host but too bad he cant made it because their are rumors that he was involve in a murder case and they manage to get a solid evidence..hehe

So i just invited some of our new found friends to our house for a get together and party and we will be the host..hehe

Daily routine

This is my normal routine during weekdays. Ordinaryong day today..huh

05:45 am - 06:45 am Wake up and morning habits
06:50 am - 07:30 am Travel to office
07:30 am - 08:00 am Coffee break - Read my mails
08:00 am - 11:30 am Work Mode
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Lunch
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm Coffee break - Read my mails
01:30 pm - 03:15 pm Work Mode
03:15 pm - 03:30 pm Coffee break - Read my mails
03:30 pm - 05:30 pm GO HOME (At last)
05:30 pm - 06:30 pm Travel time to go Back home

Now my houseband role begins...
06:20 pm - 06:30 pm Waterring of plants. Just like us they need food too...
06:30 pm - 07:45 pm At this kitchen cook dinner while watching various TV shows like (Cartoons, Entertainment Tonight, Fear Factor, Monday Night movies, Smallville, Charmed and News Tonight).

If finished early before 07:45 pm deadline clean the house or do laundry.

Recreation Time before Dinner..
07:45 pm - 9:o0 pm MONDAY - WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY (Swimming time) The swimming pool not big enough but it is always clean and has good ambiance.

TUESDAY- THURSDAY Recreation time (Internet, Work-out , jogging at the park, read magazines or take a buble bath "relax at the tub").

Dinner Time..
09:00 pm - Onwards My wife is home now we can enjoy dinner.
10:00 pm - Onwards Watch tv, Read magazines, plan my agenda, spend time with my wife (discussion, report or get assignments)..hehe
11:30 pm - Back to Start SLEEP....

Slamdunk...

Every Sunday

Eventhough i had a tight schedule i still find ways to play basketball every sunday with my Filipino basketball teamates at Eunos Community Club somewhere in BEDOK Resovouir againts with Chinese, Malay and local Singaporeans at all ages.. hehe

Hopefully oneday i can do this.. (see the video)...

720 degrees Slamdunk...

Sky Walker ...

And of course your HIGHNEST top 10 dunks...

huh!!! Joel wake up go back to work!!!!!

Facts or Fiction?

Mars

This month and next, Earth will catch up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history.

Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and disturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the Last 5,000 years. But it may be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again.

The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth.It will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification.

The next time Mars may come this close again is year 2287 so lets watch out.

Nano

August 2, 2006 Nano

Just bought an Ipod Nano (black) for my wife to let her enjoy music before going to work. Bad thing is need a PC to charged it so i also bought the a fast charger to save time and effort.

Meanwhile, during weekends im planning to use this gadget nikeplus for my Cardio activities but first I need to find this on the market to monitor how many miles that i run, fats that i have burned and of course track my training program. And autoplay a power song to boost energy.