Me Sans My Treo

It's been more than four months since my trusty Treo 600 bit the dust. Funny how I went through the 5 Stages of Grief over something that's not even alive. After the charger fried the unit's motherboard (says several "technicians"), I tried to resuscitate it by using another charger. Even as I felt the back of the phone/pda heat up while it's plugged in, I kept on telling myself that it's probably just a busted charger or something minor... nothing a little tinkering won't solve. The Denial stage was short lived as I found myself hurling invectives at the previously treasured Treo. Anger of course turned into a haggling exercise as I bargained with the inanimate object, promising to never ever charge it without a voltage regulator and to get it a new screen protector. As you might have imagined, that didn't do me any good. There I was, a man deprived of the comfort and convenience that he previously took for granted. Depression started with "What in the world am I going to do now? No more instant info whether be it academic, social or trivial. Maybe I should just forget about everything. That's it, I'm done for." Accepting the fact that life goes on without the gadget wasn't a pleasant experience as I had to get a dictionary and several books to function as information banks, a job the Treo carried out so beautifully before its untimely demise.

Hohum.

C'est la Vie.

Not having a mobile phone isn't such a big deal, it's the PDA that I'm so bent out of shape about. I'm a bit harder to reach these days but at the risk of sounding full of myself, I always believe that if you're important enough, people will look for ways to get in touch with you. To be sure, I've missed sms messages here and there, some important and some not so important.

Life became a bit less hectic. The calm that not having a beeping thingamajig on me had a very soothing effect. It took some time before people I know realized that I REALLY didn't have a mobile phone and tha I wasn't just "faking" it. In a country where almost everyone from all walks of life has a mobile phone, friends and acquaintances started to accuse me of being too stingy to get a cheap phone.

Truth is, I love the peace and quiet.

Did Microsoft rip-off Apple Mac OS X in Windows Vista?

I just love the sarcasm in this video. OSX rules, baby!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR ! ! !

Cool New Graphics - MySpace/Friendster

busy, busy, busy

I've been very busy lately. Between school, studying and looking for a job...it's been really hectic. I have to say that whoever planned or integrated hospital duty during the final semester should be fired. I barely knew January and here comes February ready to go into mid swing. Talk about fast paced.
Now, I have my priorities straight and the only thing to do is follow-through on my plans. I'm afraid my batting average regarding "follow-through's" is as bad as my forehand follow-through's. This reminds me, I haven't been to a tennis court in ages. After ALL OF THIS is over or when I get the time and the resources, the first thing I'd do is visit my sanctuary and beat the heck out of a ball. I can't wait.

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Maslow is a verb: Maslow it!

I've been reading Kaplan's NCLEX-RN Exam Review (as per my brother's advice) for the better part of yesterday and today. It's a really good book. The test-taking skills discussed are particularly helpful and aside from the test questions in the book and accompanying CD, they also threw in, for a limited time, access to their online qbank (only 20 questions though). Hey, the more test questions I answer the better. Just like what the book says, in order to know which strategies to use come exam time, one needs to practice, practice and practice. I have yet to answer the questions on the CD but if I understand correctly, the software is suppose to churn out results regarding the test taker's area of weakness. Of course I don't need some software to tell me which area I need to improve on but the validation would certainly help. One of the ten strategies taught in the book is to "Maslow it". This method entails prioritizing physiological needs over psychosocial needs. Very simple yet effective. I like it. I like it soooo much, in fact, that I can't stop saying Maslow It! inside my head for quite some time now. It's starting to irritate me.

More on this after I'm done with the book. One more thing...style and strategies are great but if you don't know your stuff then you'll be in trouble. This is why I'm working on the content as well.

Label Cloud

I've envied blogs that has word, tag and label clouds for some time now so I've decided to put one in mine. I just googled "label clouds for blogger" and came across phydeaux3 blog (btw, I thank you!). I simply followed the instructions there and voila, I have my lovely cloud! Just look at the lower left side of the page. Now, put one in yours!

I've Learned that...

I've learned that knowledge is no match for wisdom. I've learned that the words "tengo familia" is true. I've learned that both good times and bad times WILL pass. I've learned that permanence of the state of things in this life is almost impossible. I've learned that one should have a plan b, c, d in life. I've learned that those plans should include God, family and friends. I've learned that no matter how hard I try to change, I am who I am. I've learned that being a yes-man is detrimental to my well-being. I've learned that people see you for what you do and not for who you are. I've learned that as humans, it's inevitable that we'll let people down and people will let us down. I've learned that there's much to life than what I see in front of me. I learned that luck does exist, it goes along with extremely hard work. I've learned that I can still recoup my losses in the past by doing well today and the days ahead of me. I've learned that there is still a lot to be learned.

ACQUAINTANCES

Cameron: I don't own House's cases. You had just as much right as I did to write it up. You should have told me, but, I should have handled it better too.

Cameron: If we want this not to get in the way of our friendship, I think we both have to apologize and put it behind us.

Foreman: I like you. Really. We have a good time working together. But ten years from now, we're not going to be hanging out and having dinners. Maybe we'll exchange Christmas cards, say hi, give a hug if we're at the same convention. We're not friends. We're colleagues. And I don't have anything to apologize for.

Excerpt from HOUSE, Season 2 Episode 18: SLEEPING DOGS LIE


I am not much of a people person. I tried several times being all nice and friendly but it’s something that just doesn’t agree with me. I just don’t have the charm chi in my genes. Maybe I’m shy, maybe it’s a self-esteem thing, maybe I’m lazy having to sound and look interested, maybe I feel so small in the midst of over-achievers, maybe I don’t want to mingle with dim-witted people, maybe I’m just preoccupied with my own life. That’s a lot of maybes. I’m really not sure. Perhaps I’m just wired to be this bumbling, inarticulate and stuttering fool among acquaintances but this almost eloquent, lucid and expressive person when among friends. I don’t know what that says about me but the bottom line is that comfort and function should always win over aesthetics. Huh??? Read it again, it’ll make sense :-)

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