iPhone Case Want

I really wish that I can buy one of these cute and elegant Cathy Kisdton iPhone cases. I love the designs and I love the colors of all their iPhone cases. I was searching the internet for online sellers but all of the can only ship 2 weeks from now. I want it right away! Haha!

Tamang-tama my birthday is fast approaching na. Sana someone will give me this gift! Parinig!

Smurf Village Addiction

I'm really a fan of the social games from the iTunes Store. My latest addiction is Smurf Village.

The whole concept of this game is to help the Smurfs rebuild their village after the villain Gargamel scatters them across the forest. Who wouldn't stop and admire the cuteness of the Smurfs?

Aside from having cute characters and a nice setting, not to mention the chirping birds background, Smurf Village offers users the a combination of all the other social games available.

It has mini games for the users and you can grow crops for money and to increase your level.

I'm just starting up with this game so my village looks empty.







I'd love to continue this game and hopefully I can have the patience to do so. Progress in this game is kinda slow, which is one of its flaws. But other than that, Smurf Village offers a wide range of entertainment and fun.

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Camera Art FX iPhone App

Aside from downloading games in my iPhone, I also download camera or photo apps. One app that I truly like (kina-aaliwan) is the Camera Art FX.


Camera Art FX is a free app that I downloaded in the iTunes Store. This app provides users with different camera presets for more effect or drama.

I took a picture of Doms while playing using the Vintage FX:


Very dramatic! The next picture used the Pencil Sketch FX. It does look like it was drawn using a pencil!



While waiting for the CrimsonLogic bus, I took a picture of my colleagues in the bus stop using the Cartoon FX.



The picture below was taken using the Ink Sketch FX.


The Poster FX reminded me of the famous campaign poster of Obama when he was running for president.



I don't like this Watercolor FX that much because it only has the green color.



BW Comic FX is just like the Pencil Effect but with think outer sketching.



The Colored Comic FX really looks like the bus came from a comic book.



All in all, I like this iPhone App because this app will allow me to play around with the pictures that I've taken. It will give a unique style to the picture that will stand out. I hope I can have more time to take some "relevant
 pictures using this iPhone App.

Enjoy!
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Funshion Free Streaming

I love watching movies! I can't seem to get enough of movies or even TV shows and TV series that I watch. Half of my time watching movies or series are made or done online. That is why I was so happy when Efren, my colleague, told me about Funshion.

Funshion is a FREE online application that hosts movies, TV shows and programs. It hosts English, Korean, Taiwanese and Chinese movies. I believe there are other languages in the application also.

I'm sharing here the process of hos you can get Funshion and it as much as I do.

1. Go to Google and type in Funshion in the search field.

 2. The first result that will come out will be the Funshion.com China page. There is also an Funshion English page but comparing the variety of movies between the 2, the China page has more movies and selection to choose from.
3. Click the funshion China page.

4. You need to download the application. Since the page is Chinese, just click the download image as seen above to continue. Once downloaded, a Funshion icon will be saved in your desktop.

5. Double click on the Funshion icon to launch the application. The icon is the shortcut to Funshion and you need to use this icon always.

6. When Funshion loads, use the search function on top of the page to search movies and shows. There is an indication beside the movie title that says whether the movie copy is HD or not. I always choose the one with HD so the video is good quality. There is also a rating at the side from other users who watched it.

8. Click the Play button to watch the movie. You can have either a full choose from full screen or mini screen.

I must say I really like the performance of Funshion. It has a wide range of movies and shows that gives me a lot of choices. Funshion also has a buffer time that gives allowance to the show that I am watching. It doesn't hang or stop in the middle of the movie to buffer.

Enjoy!

Enjoying my Apple iPad 2

Last Friday was the launch of Apple's iPad 2 here in Singapore. Naturally, I wanted to have one right away. I gave my previous iPad to my dad last time we were in Manila because he wanted it so much. So, I really need to have a new iPad (to reimbursed, of course).

I am so lucky that Doms was willing to go out of his way and go to Challenger Novena just to check if there are still stocks and miraculously, he got one for me!

He took a picture of it already. More pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/domsvalentin/

I so love my iPad! It's lighter and it's faster. I thank my husband for buying me this.

Apple Store Preps

I got this message when I clicked on the Apple Store site:

They are getting ready with the online sale of iPAD2 already. The iPad 2 can be purchased from select Apple Authorised Resellers, and online through the Apple Store (www.apple.com/sg) starting from 1am Singapore time.

The iPad 2 will have a suggested retail price of $668 for the 16GB model, $798 for the 32GB model and $928 for the 64GB model while the iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G will be going for $848 for the 16GB model, $978 for the 32GB model and $1,108 for the 64GB model.

I'm so excited already! I want to get a hold of it now!

Meet My Digital Pork-aloid Camera

 

Doms finally bought me my dream Polaroid Pogo 2 Camera. I've been wanting this camera for the longest time! I dreamed about it many times already and I am so happy I got it now!

Thanks to my sweet husband for buying this to me! We can use this on our next adventure in _ _ _ _ _ _!

Not in Manila: Fairprice Singapore Scan, Pack, Pay System

When I was a kid, I used to go with my mom in Cherry Foodarama for grocery shopping. When she's in queue to pay the stuff we bought, I will go to the side of the cashier and watch her punch the numbers or prices in the cashier register. I used to think, "How can she memorize all these prices?!?".

When there was an empty stall or booth, I'd happily sit on the adjustable chair and punch the cashier registry as if I'm a cashier too.

Time passed and I outgrew my cashier registry dream phase. The actual registry even changed and got updated to the scan type and the only "punching" that cashiers do is to enter their ID number. But my longing to try and scan the grocery items still lingers in me even until now.

So, I was so surprised to see the Scan-Pack-Pay system of Fairprice Finest in Clementi Mall.

Trying our the machines

Scan, Pack, Pay Stall in Fairprice finest @ Clementi

 The setup looks like the image above. Each stall comes with a scanner, a small monitor for instructions, the NETS payment machine and the grocery bags that are on top of a weight sensitive machine.

The system goes like this. The customer approaches one of the self-service machines and places his/her grocery bag on top of the white surface on top. Then, a set pf instructions will appear on the screen.

I really think this process is very cool! It doesn't need much manpower because the customers themselves do it. But this process requires a lot of honesty from the customers. Imagine, they will be the one who will declare the stuff that they bought??!?!

That's why I think this process will not be possible in the Philippines. Too bad.

Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta

Firefox prompted me to update to the latest version. After the update, I saw a small  window that was so inviting. It was about Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta.

So, naturally, I tried downloading it and I really liked it.

The new Mozilla is like a breath of fresh air. It has more space and it looks clean! The tabs are located on top of the screen which was quite confusing but it was OK. The menus are now located in a Firefox dropdown which I think looks great because it's very minimalist instead of it being expanded through the web page.

I really hope Mozilla launches Firefox 4 already.

Lomo iPhone Apps

Ever since I learned about Lomography, I wanted to try and buy a lomo camera. I like the texture and the way the picture turns out using a lomo camera.



Half way through my "want" path to buy a lomo cam, I found out that there are free iPhone apps that I can download that will give the same output that I want in a real lomo cam.

I downloaded a bunch of lomo apps but only 2 apps became my favorite: Instagram and Lomo Lomo.

Instagram is a free photo sharing application for iPhone or iPod. It allows you to capture pictures and lets you choose the output texture and style from a series of choices. It also allows you to link your social networking accounts like Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Flicker etc and upload the picture that you took in those mentioned platforms. Instagram also lets you add friends who installed the same app so you can share pictures with them easily. Here are some of my sample pictures using Instagram:

LomoLomo in the other hand, is an iPhone app that truly gives a feel a lomo camera feel. This lomo app did a great job in capturing effects but additional effects will cost you. Well, I don;t really care. I love the 2 free effects currently in my app so no harm done. I could buy the other effects but not in the near future. Here are some of my shots using this app:

So with the mentioned apps, my super "want" mode in buying a lomo camera lessened. I know, lomo camera users will tell me that these apps are not the real things, but for me, it's OK already.