When You're 25 (Superficial Version)

When I was 17, I yearned my 24th year to be something extra extra special. Well a few days ago it ended and yeah there wasn't anything extraordinary about it. Except perhaps for the transition phase I’ve been going through which by the way I have written about during New Year this year. Transition phase, from-the-kiddo-to-ya-know kind of thing, I do not intend to elaborate it further here but whatever. Besides, this is, as mentioned, just a superficial version of a blog or composition or however you’d call it.

25 gives a sense of empowerment that you are in control of things within your sphere and everything that’s outlier, “I don’t know and I don’t care” (from Benjamin Graham, Buffett’s professor/mentor). Last year when I turned 24, I dubbed it as “24 is a smexi age that smells power and independence.” A year later, which is today, I don’t find the statement sounding mature. It sounds to me like a fun, flirty, clueless young woman in her 20s. Why, yes it is. My ex-boss, ex-supervisor and my brother got married in their 25. And hohoho, I am not. And I am just so glad I am not… yet. I wonder how they ever managed. We’re actually talking about people’s choices and priorities. So I would assume that there is nothing disputable or argumentative about what I've just typed. I’m only thinking, different people, different personalities, different preferences.

It just happened that as for me, I’m just starting to discover that there is actually something more beyond that astonishing horizon my eyes have seen and are seeing. It feels liberating that I’ve got freedom, the power to allocate my time and do the things I can because I can and I have time. Plain and simple, no complexities whatsoever.

And I am hinting, in 3 years or so, I’ll be changing priorities again. But definitely, I have to start to work my way up ahead now. Oh I did start already. Not too sure how it would turn out but the goal is there, clearly specified. Plan B is always there as a safety net anyways. Just in case.

MidLife

There's only one lifetime. So go ahead

travel
learn
save
conceptualize your corporation
take what you need
reward yourself
make your parents happy
hug your siblings
marry once and keep your vow forever
play with your kids
play like a kid
pray and reflect daily
eat
laugh out loud
cry your heart out
dress up!
get sunkissed
look forward to something great
take good care of your health, no one will do it for u :)
savor nice memories
befriend children
befriend peers
befriend old folks
cuddle cats and dogs
help
say thank you and i love you sincerely
hold on tighter
let go
just do it
don't hurt

Aaaand. Soak yourself in the heavily pouring rain.:D

Lovestory-Telling-A-Lie Time

In one of my teenage years, my sister once told me about her most outstanding student's parents' love story. They met at a party or some occasion, ditched each other's then-current long-time girlfriend and boyfriend and got engaged (or married) after a week. The dumping part was mean (definitely!), but the story was a story of fate, well A TANDEM OF CHANCE AND CHOICE, that is. It’s one of the real love stories that have always overwhelmed me. Sometimes I can be so naïve to actually imagine or yearn mine to be something like that. And if in the end I still do, to please blame my sister. Haha l love you Atseng.

I assume the boy’s parents are still together. I really hope and pray they do last forever together!

So, tell me. What's your love story? :)

A Made-Up Tragic Love Story

Yesterday.

"I'll ask you questions. I need you to answer me with ALL LIES.
1. Do you think you love me?
2. Do you think you could grow old with me?
3. Do you want to grow old with me?
4. Do you think you will be happy with me?
5. Do you think you can endure the difficulty being with me?
6. Do you want to be with me?
7. Do you want to make that happen?"

He never said a word. I left.

Today, I just got engaged.

You HAD all your chance to talk.

iPhone Clinic

Previously, I had a lot of worry, trouble and inconveniences for about 5 days without a functional phone. Well, at least it wasn't lost or stolen so there was still hope to have it revived. You need not be in pain if customer service, apple support, or technical support do not come to your aid. You can do the fixing yourself.

Twice had my phone been sick. The first one, voiding its warranty, was when I dropped it in a basin of water fully drowning it there.

Cure #1: Reviving a Submerged iPhone
It's normal to have a first impulse of trying to switch it on while you see it slowly fading from white light to gray to pitch black and there, it's dead. Doing that is not really a good idea. Yeah, that part is painful but the best thing is to just let it die like that. The more you try to switch it on with its water-drenched internals will most probably just cause short circuit on the interconnects. Trust me, you wouldn't want that. So here's the simple fix.
1. Do not panic.
2. Dry cloth the unit. Do not shake it in attempt to remove the water.
3. Get a bowl of uncooked rice and bury the phone. (Uncooked rice is a natural dessicant and its water-absorbing power is really effective!)You may wrap it in a tissue paper to protect it from the hard grains but that would be unnecessary. Let it sit alone. Try to keep yourself from being tempted to switch it on until 5 days.

Now, try switching it on, you see the apple logo in gray. Be patient. Gradually, it'll wake up. You may encounter some dysfunctionality with the home button and such but that's temporary. You may also see water stains on the screen. That's fine. Put it back buried in the uncooked rice to fully dry it. In no time, your phone's back baby. Again all you have to basically do is just be patient with the drying part.

Cure #2: Hope For Error 29: iRecovery
Few weeks ago, it was sick again. Nope not because of some stupid carelessness like that one above. I believe it had something to do with software development releases lacking stability as claimed by other apple product owners. I was supposed to upload some pics from my laptop to my iPhone photo gallery which required an image uploader application. So I tried downloading the app. This prompted me to upgrade my OS from 3.1.2 to 3.1.3. Since I piously follow instructions, I clicked the upgrade button from the iTunes. Error prompt showed I-didn't-notice-what until all I saw was a graphics intstruction telling me to connect the phone to iTunes. This is the so-called Recovery Mode. From then on, my phone sat like that perpetually. I tried to upgrade, install back the .psw for 3.1.2 version, etc. It did attempt some initial checks but in the end it tells me the phone was not elligible for the upgrade and this error 29 kept on popping out.

The fix for this requires a bit of technical junkie in you. Simplified instructions based on the reference link* are as follows.
1. Download iRecovery for Windows and LibUsb-Win32. Either ask for Google's help or check the reference link* for the download link.
2. Install libusb from the pack if you are a Windows user. Mac users may skip this step.
3. Open Terminal/Console. Here's how. Click Start button > Click Run > Type cmd.
4. On the Terminal, type iRecovery -s
There are cases when the terminal cannot recognize your device. This happened to me. If this happens, open the libusb. Re-try step 4.
5. Execute the following commands.
      setenv auto-boot true
      saveenv
      /exit
6. Reboot your iPhone by holding home + sleep for 10 seconds.

That should do it. There. My phone's back baby! I love google and those geeks!!!

reference link*
    irecovery-iphone-recovery-mode-loop-restart
other references
    forums searched from www.google.com