haxxx

I was planning on jail-breaking my PS3 but I wasn’t able to muster enough courage to do so. It was a good thing that I didn’t as a firmware update was recently released to address hacking. Curious about what the new firmware does, I googled it and found out that ‘hacked’ systems should still work but some people are getting banned from playing online games.

I know this sounds wrong but I’m rooting for Sony this time. I envy the people who are able to play ‘illegal’ games so I’m going to be a crab and pull these people down to where I am. Hehe… Honestly, I like playing legit games. I get to complete and master the games that I paid for (since I don’t have any other games to play.)

I think I want to buy this game:

mobile internet frustrations

I now have five friends working abroad. Because of this, I’m trying to be ‘OFW-friendly’ by keeping my Yahoo! Messenger signed in at all times on my mobile phone. In order for me to do that, I need a cheap data plan that has an upkeep that I can sustain. I am already paying for a wired DSL connection at home so anything that is within the DSL’s price range is already out of the question.

I’m currently trying the Nokia Messaging data plan with my Nokia C3 through Smart. With this service, I get unlimited IM, email, Facebook and Twitter access for a cheap price. It sounded too good to be true so I really wasn’t surprised once I encountered issues with it, My problem with the service is this… there are times when the connection gets really bad. There were times when IM messages would never actually reach me. If it does reach me, I get the messages after 5-10 minute delays. This is intermittent though. I can attest that when it works, it works fast. But when it doesn’t, well, good luck to you and your phone. If my phone wasn’t new, I would have thrown it at the wall out of frustration.

If worse comes to worst, if I can’t find any good yet cheap messaging service, I will pay for an unreliable wireless broadband service that will cost just as much as my reliable DSL connection. Or I’ll just almost always stay at home.

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BTW, I almost bought an iPad. I wonder if I made the wrong decision. Well, anyway, I really can’t pay for it now with all my debts. Let’s consider this again 3 month from now.Yeah, and maybe I’ll get the Playbook instead.

expensively cheap toys

Halfway through 2010, I said to myself that I will no longer buy anything expensive for the rest of the year after purchasing an expensive watch. Of course, that didn’t happen. I bought a 32” LCD TV and a PS3 before the year ended.

I started 2011 with yet another purchase. I replaced my old phone, the ever reliable Nokia E63, with the cheaper Nokia C3. I downgraded because I really needed C3’s Nokia Messaging services. Surprisingly, among all the phone models that supports this service, only the C3 is capable of displaying alerts for new IM messages (I think). When I tried it on my E63, you only get notified with a high-pitched tone that you can easily miss.

Anyway, I will try my best to control my spending impulses this year.

When we lit up the prosperity candles that were given to us last new year’s eve, the candle that represented financial wealth burned the least. Oh, well…

january

This has been the longest, yet fastest month ever. It’s only halfway through and a lot has happened already. I’m already wishing for it to never end. Yes, I know, I’ve been stressed a lot of times. I got tired, grumpy, and even emotional. But despite all that, these could have been the happiest days of my life. All the troubles and all the drama are really worth it.

This year started out real good for me. I can’t wait for the other blessings that will come my way.

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In all these confusion, I finally gave in to social networking. Ha. What’s next?

optimism

The end is where we usually begin. I’ve always thought that this phrase has a negative meaning. We usually relate this to ‘moving on’ after ending something good.

Today, however, I will give this a new meaning. We will end our hardships, our problems, our fears and our loneliness as we begin a new chapter in our lives.

For the next few days, several good friends will be leaving for good. I’m sensing that others may follow soon. So instead of being lonely, we will choose to think differently. 2011 will be a year of change for us. 2011 WILL give us something better.

I’ve jump-started my new year’s resolutions and ‘maintaining a positive outlook in life’ is way up on my list. There shouldn’t be any room left for moping.

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Bon voyage, everyone. You guys owe me security blankets. Hehe…