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The Dark Knight, Pacquiao Fight

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Before i talk about the Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao fight, i'm just going to tell you about a couple things first, including my amazing day. So, it started off going to bed last night at about 3:15 or so, since i was helping my girlfriend study for her Biology Exam today. So, i woke up at about 7:15, and got to school about 20 minutes late, sat in my religion until that class finally ended. Next period was Advanced Functions, and we had a quiz that i didn't even know about, but it's okay, because it wasn't too difficult. But, when i got my updated mark today, i was upset. My mark dropped 3% after increasing 2% from the previous test. I hate Trig identities, and the test i wrote was terrible. I am now sitting at an 84% =(. Anyways, moving along to lunch, where i talked to Sarah, my religion buddy, for about 10 minutes before finally heading off to the library. I told myself that i'd do my math homework, but unfortunately i forgot my math book in my locker, and was too lazy to get it. Anyways, Jibril wanted to go to the gas station so i offered to go with him. We ran out in the cold, then when we got to the gas station, he realized that he forgot his wallet back at the library... Ehh, so we get back, and since i brought my laptop to school that day, i just went on it until my next class started. Organic Chemistry, the next unit we're doing in Chemistry class. I found the review quite easy, and before i knew it the bell rang. I stayed after school with my cousin, Cathleen, and helped her out with some Grade 10 Math homework, wasn't too difficult. Finally, my girlfriend calls me.

So, i met up with her by her house, and after chilling at her house for a bit, we left to go to the nearest mall, Square One. We go to eat first and of course we see the 'loafters' of the mall, mallrats. We ended up walking around a bit, and then went to go watch a movie. Australia. I had low expectations for this movie, and going into the movie i knew nothing about it, except that it's runtime was 2 hours and 44 minutes. I actually never heard about it, until my girlfriend told me to check what movies are out now, since i don't watch tv anymore. This movie was definitely not something i was looking forward to, but i mean, it's time with my girlfriend. If that's what she wanted to watch, then of course, i'll watch it with her. We were celebrating our early 5 month anniversary today because i have a dentist appointment on the 9th. Anyways, we watched Australia, and i must say, it had an amazing storyline. It was very impressive, but it wasn't my type of movie. Don't get me wrong, the movie was great, and i'd probably rate it a 4/5 stars, but it won't be listed on my top movies. Since i have an amazing girlfriend, we went to Starbucks and we shared a White Chocolate Mocha, and she even got my mom a Hot Chocolate. I must say that the White Chocolate Mocha was delicious. Anyways, that was pretty much the end of my day, so let's move along. By the way, I love you Nikki! =D. Happy early 5 months, lol.


Some Dark Knight news. Although, i already knew about The Dark Knight being re-released again, i didn't know there was an official date, until now. Looks like the re-release is scheduled for January 23, 2009, and it will be released in IMAX theatres. I just told my girlfriend this and her jaw dropped, and implied that we're going to watch it again, this time at IMAX. I'm hoping that this re-release will push The Dark Knight past Titanic on the all-time box office's highest gross, thinga-ma-bobber. It most likely will, but i don't really see that as fair, since it is being released for the second time. Unless, Titanic was released for a second time, which i'm unsure of. But anyways, i'm looking forward to seeing it again, and maybe this time i won't forget to put in my contacts. This re-release will push The Dark Knight to a total gross of over 1 billion, congratulations!
So, today (Saturday) is a big day. The long-awaited Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar De La Hoya fight, boy am i excited. First of all, thanks to the internet for Sopcast, or else i would not be able to watch it. I'm not willing to spend $59.99 for PPV HD to watch a boxing match that could end in the first round, which i hope will not happen. Since i am of Filipino descent, i am rooting for Pacquiao to win. Judging from ESPN's article about the fight, both fighters had to meet at a certain weight, 147 pounds was the agreement. De La Hoya, had to lose about 7 pounds for the fight, while Pacquiao had to gain 12 pounds, that's 2 weight classes. I might be wrong about the different weights they had to gain or lose, and if i'm wrong, sorry about that. I'm just really hoping that, with all the weight that Pacquiao had to gain, he still has those quick hands. I feel that if Pacquiao can keep De La Hoya off balance with his speed, then he will surely take the fight.
Of course, the links.
Official site for the movie, Australia: http://www.australiamovie.com/
This pic was taken off of digg.com, thank you to MrBabyMan.

Friday, December 05, 2008 | 0 Comments



Google Reader, Opera 10, Nokia N97

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I had no school today. Usually i have to wake up at about 6:30 a.m. so that i can get to school on time. But, last night after the blog about my love, i ended up sleeping at about 4:15 a.m. and i woke up at 7:30 because my girlfriend texted me. I looked at the time and said, ehh, might as well not go to school today. I probably never missed much anyways, Religion is just ehh. Advanced Functions we're doing logarithms, nothing too difficult about that, and for Chemistry it's the first lesson of the unit, so i'm sure it won't be anything too ground breaking.


Since my girlfriend reads these blogs, i gotta somehow keep her interested, so maybe she'd like to know how my day went. So, i woke up at 7:30 because she texted me, but then i went right back to sleep and ended up waking up when she called me. She had her chemistry exam this morning and she called me when it finished. She stopped by her [and my] best friend's place, since it was her birthday. I made myself an omelette when i got out of bed, and stuff. So when she got home, and started studying for her next exam. She's still studying for her Biology exam, and i'm proud that she's working really hard. She told me her Chemistry exam went pretty well, besides 3 questions but, i definitely support her 100% of the way. We got into a small fight last night, but we really cleared it up, :D. I really just love the way she shows how much she cares for me, i've never had a girlfriend like that, and she should already know that. It's actually my ex-girlfriend's birthday tomorrow, but more importantly my 5 month anniversary with my girlfriend in 5 days. I'm excited and am very glad that we've lasted this long, she's definitely a keeper. Although, you're not a tech geek like me, i love that you still support me, i love ya babe.

On to the techy news. A new Google reader interface!! And, i love it. As soon as i saw it, i quickly told my girlfriend in excitement. I don't know of the new features and stuff, but i do know the design is great. On Google's official Google Reader Blog, the title is "Square is the New Round" and usually i love the round designs and stuff but, i can make an exception. A few weeks ago, they changed the iGoogle layout and, personally, i liked it, but it received a LOT of complaints. Generally, i don't complain about thinks, except for Windows Vista, but that receives enough complaints from everyone so i won't get in depth about that. Anyways, the new Google Reader, i definitely love looking at it, and am glad they relocated the "Add a Subscription" bar to the top left. It makes it more visible and more easy to access for it's users. If you want to read more then you can always go to the links i post down below, but i doubt anyone goes on them, besides me.
Today, Opera 10 alpha 1 was released and it is fast. But, faster and more customizable than Firefox? As of right now, it would be a no, although extensions are rumoured to be on the way for the beta. Since it's only an alpha, the Opera browser is pretty much just your bare bones Internet broser, focused on speed. ZDNet.com did some tests comparing the good ol' Firefox and the new and improved Opera 10 alpha 1. Firefox reportedly beat out Opera in 2 tests, the SunSpider JavaScript and Google V8. But, Opera scored a perfect 100/100 on the ACID 3 test, and Firefox was just a small margin behind at 97/100. Some thoughts of mine are that Opera is really not a well-known browser and it is hard for them to get people to try out their browsers. The author of the blog on ZDNet says that "The problem that I see Opera facing is significance. Internet Explorer get its relevance from being shipped with every Windows-based PC, while Firefox has an extensive array of add-ons. What makes Opera special? Sure, I love Opera Mobile and Mini but the desktop version leaved me cold." This statement is very true because the only reason why everyone is using Internet Explorer is because the average user of the Internet just uses whatever browser is installed on their system. Since Windows is dominating the OS war, about 70% of everyone using the Internet is using Internet Explorer. Personally, i am using Google's new browser, Google Chrome, but it is in beta, and for some reason, there is some error that keeps occuring on my laptop, so i'm temporarily using Firefox. Firefox was my number 1 browser until Google Chrome come out. I heard some news about Google Chrome possibly shipping pre-installed on some systems which is actually great news. Anyways, back onto the Opera topic. I tested it out for myself and i must say it has changed since the last time i used it, but it just doesn't seem like the browser to me, since i'm such a Google fanboy and i believe that Google will one day take over the Internet.
I think i mentioned a couple days ago, or yesterday that the Nokia N97 was announced. Apparently, it is going to compete with the iPhone of course, but in all reality, there are so many iPhone competitors and none of them have really been a major competitor. What happened to the Blackberry Storm? (Epic Fail, though the design is very exquisite). Although, I, the Google fanboy, am hoping that the next phone by Google (not the Kogan Agora), the G1 successor, will get the publicity it deserves. Anyways, the Nokia N97 is a slide-phone, but slides sideways (see above picture). I like the design, although, it is kind of plain. Instead of comparing it to the iPhone i'd compare it to my love, the HTC Touch HD, :). So, the new N97, that is scheduled for a Q2 2009 release has a 5 megapixel camera, and listen to this, has 32 GB of internal memory PLUS a 16 GB microSD card. What the hell? 48 GB of memory that, my friend, is insane, to say the least. The N97 has a slightly smaller display than the HTC Touch HD, it has a 3.5 incher (TWSS!). The screen is also a touch screen, i might add. This phone is going for about $700 US, which is much cheaper than the HTC Touch HD, but more expensive than an iPhone. Reading these phone's specs one more time is making me want to cheat on the Touch HD, for this phone but, the design of the HTC Touch HD is want i really fall for. I'm very superficial and i think it might be lust. I forgot to mention that sliding the phone sideways reveals a QWERTY keyboard which is also useful. All in all, a superb phone, but an iPhone competitor? I highly doubt it, but i could be wrong. It, of course, comes with the built-in accelerometer, Wi-fi and 3G support.
I couldn't do this blog without these sites, and of course the new Google Reader keeping me up to date!! By the way, sorry if this is plagirism, please contact me if it is, i don't mean to use your news in a negative way. Special thanks to these sites.

Thursday, December 04, 2008 | 0 Comments

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