Smart Phone Wars

When I saw the hugest screen on a cellular phone on TV in 2007, it uses touch screen technology and it was called the iPhone, I became a believer of love at first sight...
I used up part of my savings and even loaned some money from my father when it became available in the Philippines. I could have just waited till I get my Visa and have my husband-to-be buy me one, but I just couldn't wait! I didn't even wait to get home before I opened the box. But to my dismay, it lacked a lot of features that time. It has improved over the years though, and I'm still a happy owner of the latest version, 3G S.
Early November, I saw this advertisement on TV and I was taken aback. This is taking the smart phone wars to the next level. The iPhone has been been battling the Blackberry, Palm Pre, MyTouch 3G and now, Droid!

Droid parallels the iPhone's storage capacity, price and usage plans, wifi and GPS capabilities. It brags a camera with higher resolution (5 mega pixels), video recording (but no video editing, bleh!) and a flash maybe since it's a Motorola phone. It also promises longer talk time (but shorter standby time) and multi-tasking. But still its 10,000 applications is no match against iPhone's 93,200.
That ad was sure catchy but I remain unmoved. First love never dies. ;p

BFF

Best friends are two bodies sharing one soul...

Dang, I miss my friends... Most of them are in the Philippines while I'm here to join my husband. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining and neither do I have regrets, my husband can be a great "girlfriend" occasionally but there's still no comfort equal to what I get when I'm around my friends. People who know what I'm thinking even before they see the look on my face or hear what I have to say. Friends who know me too well that they can order food for me in a restaurant or complete my sentences. People I never need to explain myself to, because they understand. Friends I've shared a million precious memories with.

Whatever brought this about? I know; maybe it's because I missed to talk to my friend who just flew to Singapore to spend a few weeks with her BF. That one trusted me to understand college student loans just because I took up a business course in college. And one of my oldest friends is getting married this December and only God knows how much I want to be there to see her walk down the aisle. *sigh* I miss my girls...

dream vacay

My SIL is going to celebrate her 21st birthday in Las Vegas with some family and friends. Unfortunately, hubby and I will not be able to join them because his schedules at work and school won't allow.

I caught him playing with stuff in the internet, pretending he is booking a trip to China. The Great Wall of China is one of his dream destinations. As for me, I have always wanted to go to Playa del Carmen. But I saw that there are very affordable accommodations at ixtapa mexico too.

Someday, when he is a little less busy, we can go on vacation too... Maybe our long-overdue honeymoon will finally push through...

Tessa Prieto-Valdes caught my eye while I was watching Niccolo Cosme's final performance on Celebrity Duets (GMA Pinoy TV) last Saturday. I'm guessing this fashion designer, columnist & socialite-philanthropist is at least in her late 30's but her skin seems so youthful. I couldn't see any fine lines on her face even when she's smiling! Yeah, she's definitely wearing makeup but that can only do so much if the skin is not beautiful to begin with.

This is her Facebook photo. It could've been shot for an advertisement. What's her secret? Could she be using the best wrinkle cream ? Is it just the product of her lavish lifestyle? The work of a really good doctor? Healthy habits? Or high-quality genes?

Notes:

(1) Niccolo Cosme was my schoolmate in high school. I think I even was in a school club with him. He was a member of the choir. And I think he's is the only one among this season's contenders who can actually sing; but one of the judges always criticized him and that may have affected the decision of text voters, so he didn't make it to the finals. :(

(2) some information on Tessa came from WikiPilipinas - thanks!

Thanks to the weather, I might not be able to finish reading New Moon before we watch it. It's showing on the twentieth and I still have some time, but curling up on the sofa with the book and with this weather only makes me drowsy.

Just the best micro-fleece blankets give me enough comfort to put me to sleep, what more if we had one of those heated mattress pads (but I guess those are meant for cooler climates), I may not be able to leave the bed at all!

Last night, due to my addiction to some game on Facebook, I wasn't able to prepare dinner and just asked my husband if we could just eat out. He wanted to see a movie too but we could not agree on which one to watch so after dinner, we ended up giving WalMart another visit (though we didn't really need to buy anything and we were just there a couple of days ago).

I didn't need to buy anything but I bought something that I thought I needed. I'm trying another variant of Blistex; deep renewal, anti-aging treatment. Maybe my lips need wrinkle treatment after all, nothing seems to work on it anymore. What with the weather and my forgetfulness, my lips are taking the toll. Let's see how this one performs, I'm loving the new packaging, looks kind of like the Nivea lip balm that I have been using for the longest time.

Most Priced Possessions

Hubby and I were watching Wife Swap the other day and the featured families were (1) business-oriented and (2) artists.

There was this disturbing scene when the artist wife was changing the rules. She asked the business-oriented family's kids to give up their most priced possession to spend time with their dad. The dad, with extreme confidence, asked his son what he would give up and the son replied, "Nothing." The dad was obviously broken. His daughter was also having a dilemma, she didn't want to let go of any of her things in exchange for her dad's time. This is because, the kids are paid for doing the chores and they were probably buying their things with hard-earned money, so they didn't want to give up anything just like that.

The episode ended well, though. They all learned their lesson. Hubby asked me what I would give up to spend time with him. I said, "Nothing," too because I think I spend enough time with him. But he forced me to tell him what my priced possessions are and I said that they are the iPhone & my HP mini; but that's just based on price. ;p

shop early

I'm already hearing the phrase black Friday a little too often: from networking sites, on TV, from friends. Plus I'm getting so many invitations to shop on my email! Temptation, temptation!!!

So I gave in and went "online window shopping" and found cute Kohls Bedding at SHOP.COM. I can buy more than one set too because prices have been dropped already! So I can buy a set for the holidays (hey, this is also a nice gift idea), and another set for next season without worrying about blowing the budget. Maybe I can also buy one for my mother, she'll surely love it! I'm going to continue browsing through the entire shop in the mean time; to find great deals and determine how much money I still ought to make. Toodles!