Anyway, I was dying to buy myself a new power PC that I can use heavily for photo editing and video editing and alas, I have decided to buy a Macbook Pro.  I chose Valentines day to buy this because I love myself and I am my own Valentina 🙂  Seriously, I think this is an investment for me as a blogger, a budding photographer (naks) and a videographer (at least online).   I am planning to make more videos just to express my artistic self.

I was happy with my ASUS EeePC seashell that I have been using for a year.  What I loved about it is the long battery life.  I usually use it for 7 hours when I do heavy on photo editing (Picasa) and net browsing.  But sometimes, it can last me up to 10 hours, if I dim the brightness settings which I only do if it’s dark.  Also, I love how I can just bring it anywhere without hurting my back.  And it fits in almost any bag of mine because it’s small.  Plus, I didn’t have to bring a plug because it can last me a whole day without plugging it! <3

But then, photo editing and video editing definitely requires tons of RAM and you know, all that more techie specs.  So, I was very excited to move on to Mac.  But before that…

Lunch at Papa John’s <3

I was happy that my boyfriend can still accompany me in buying my new MacBook Pro despite his busy schedule.  We had a yummy lunch at our pizza place – Papa John’s at Greenhills.  The staff were so sweet, they gave me a balloon for keeps 😛

What I love about Papa John’s is the tasty crust, and the crunchy edges that aren’t black from being overcooked 🙂 It was perfect!  I love the garlic and butter sauce that’s unique to them.  I think that’s their trademark ^_^

Another tip from my boyfie who’s from San Diego (where there are lots of Papa John’s) is to ask for some ranch dressing.  Dip your Papa John’s pizza into some ranch dressing and *magic* <3

Buying a new MacBook Pro in Greenhills

I didn’t want to roam around with much cash and walk around Greenhills by myself holding a brand new, boxed MacBook Pro.  I was so scared of being alone there because my Blackberry was snatched in Greenhills too.

I found a MacBook Pro sold the cheapest in Greenhill’s Digital hub in VMall a few weeks back.  I saw it was around 54k if you pay in cash (as compared to P61,999 if card).  I was like, hmm… “I just cashed out my Nuffnang earnings of about a 54k amount” – SAKTO!

Hence, on Valentines day, i decided to buy it!  Unfortunately, MacBook Pro 13″ was OUT-OF-STOCK! NOOOO!!!!!  I went to their sister store Digital Walker in Theater mall above the small foodcourt there and still, nothing >.< I also went to iStudio in Vmall but no luck 🙁  There’s not much MacBook Pros left oh no!  I heard that there’s gonna be a new MacBook pro to be launched around April and this would include higher storage space but no disc drive.  Anyway, that’s just chi-chi for now.  But maybe, that’s the reason why MacBook pros are getting out of stock in the Philippines.

I was about to give up when I passed by the cellphone section.  I just randomly asked one store there with some MacBooks displayed on their window if they still have a MacBook Pro 13″ and to my surprise, they had one!!! YAYE!  and they had the cheapest cash price of P52,000 for a brand new MacBook Pro ^_^ I didn’t ask how much they would self if sold in credit because I didn’t think about it at that time because we were running late for a meeting and I was so desperate to buy one already since I know that stocks are already out 🙁

Awesome! I’m a MacBook girl now and I love it 🙂

Thank you to Nuffnang PH for the timely cash-outs!  I bought this MacBook Pro solely from my Nuffnang earnings ^_^

Don’t have a Nuffnang account yet? sign up now 🙂

http://nuffnang.com.ph

Anyway, the unboxing of my new MacBook pro will be uploaded soon and I will talk about how my transition from PC to MacBook pro went.  Anyway, some of you might have known what I think of the new MBP from time to time on my twitter and facebook so do follow meh ^_^

Valentine’s Day

yes, I spent the rest of Valentines day tinkering on my new MacBook pro and migrating files and organizing them.  It’s about time I spring clean my digital documents 🙂

How about you? How did you spend your Valentine’s day?

Gift cards are a good gift idea when you don’t know exactly what to get someone. They’ve become a standard gift when you have to get something but are not sure. Most stores now offer gift cards for purchase, so if you know your friend’s favorite store a gift card may be the best choice.

Even for the friends that are really hard to shop for everyone could use a day of relaxation. Surprise your friend or family with a spa treatment for a day of pampering. There are a lot of great coupons and deals that you can get that make an affordable gift.

You can go the practical route and get your friend something they can use at work. There are a lot of creative ideas like a personalized calendar that allow you to add photos or a message. You can also get them office breakroom supplies or some great coffee to drink at the office instead of the traditional sludge you find resting in the coffee pots of most break rooms.

If you want to give the gift of elegant dining with affordable prices get your friend a Groupon certificate. They can choose from a list of restaurants and get special deals on dining at some really amazing restaurants around the country. It’s affordable and you can get a lot of bang for your buck.

These are just a few ideas to start with, but do some researcht if you’re looking to do something special for a friend or family member. Show them how important they are to you, because it really is the thought that counts.

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Today is just the perfect day for a colorful adventure!  It’s Valentine’s day and Chinese New Year at the same time!  To add up to the flavour,  The last day of the 15th Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival 2010 happens today!

Vince and I packed our gears at around 2am.  We have to thank Sony for lending us a very powerful video camera – the Sony Handycam HDR-XR520, and Marquee Mall /Ayala Malls for the Passes!

I drove from the house to Clark while the monkey sleeps… (‘coz I know it’s harder to drive on our way back home kekeke)… It took us only about an hour and a half (including Restroom breaks and snacks).  No traffic at this time!  We arrived at the grounds at 4:30.  We got hungry again so we ate at the kiosks around… The sun wasn’t still up and the whole area is still covered with a black blanket at some glittery stars.

Then, we heard the song “?!?!?” — I forgot what… but I liked the song and it kinda signaled that the balloons are being prepared for flight!  Off we went and take pictures!  I don’t know how to estimate as to how many people were there but It filled the area!

There was a complete list of activities for the day… but I think, our lack of sleep yesterday made it hard for us to keep going.  I would have wanted to see the fireworks as well at night… but we figured… we really were getting restless and tired so we decided to go home instead.  I slept for a few minutes… then I heard the monki slapping himself (lol) He was way to SLEEPY!  We needed to pitstop at a gas station at got our coffees from Gloria Jeans.

Anyway, here are my pictures of the Hot Air Balloon Festival… ^_^

They are starting to get ready!  See the burning flame at my back

The Candy is trying to get a nice angle… There were so many people!

Ahhh… a very colorful balloon… I wish I could ride one…

I love taking pictures of this balloon!

Up! Up! and AWAY!!!

Sun is shining… the weather is sweet!

I love this picture! I look so tall!

I’m getting slimmer ^_^ This shot was taken with flash… Click on the pictures and get directed to my flickr pro page to view the settings of my camera 😀

I see turtle!!!

I was telling Vince to “tilt” the camera some more… I guess it worked pretty nice 🙂 with the Flash firing as well 😀

LOOK! It’s a toirtle! and There’s a Farmville balloon too! lol

Who wanna mess wifff Candy? yarrrr!!!

10 kilo bazooka … heavy… but I can haz muscles to carry it 😀

LOL FTW!!! You gotta love our ARMY

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