Dying to Get

Speaking of hobbies..I don't have much. The only thing that really occupies my time is photography and making videos. But I don't have much leisure to do my readings and experiments. So right now I just let my camera stayed in it's bag and the progress is too very slow.

Somehow one day, when I can finally able to grasp everything it will be an achievement in my part. Don't have to brag about it but it's one of those things not all people has the time and passion to do it.

Because of this passion, I am thinking about things I would need more to complete it. It's not easy money though because these stuff are expensive. I will take one day at a time. I would buy when there's extra money.

In my lists:

1. Light meter - need this very badly. My photos aren't too great with exposure. I had so much time editing to Photoshop. Maybe this can be at hand this year. Who knows if Santa Clause would read this. LOL!

2. Sony hi-definition handycam - great for travel and any important occasion. I already have an old sony handycam which can really take good videos but it's not high definition. There's some issues on the noise and grains. Definitely hi-def is a way to go. I would want to get one, if the price would go down that I can comfortably afford.

3. Strobe lighting - this can be so good when I can finally able to get the light stand, umbrella and of course another Speed light flash which is way not too necessary right now. But it can be so nice when I dreamed about having my own studio. Just a dream.

4. Computer - would be good for extra use in editing projects. My laptop's memory is not capable on some of the software I bought. I need to get more space and storage.

5. Lens - a couple of them I would really want to have. Maybe now the TOKINA ultra wide angle. Just like I've mentioned, it's expensive so that's why I am holding it.

I may be not buying so many stuff like most of the girls are. Getting something like luxury branded shoes and purses. But my passion are way far beyond what majority of the girls wants. I just know how when to get it and needed it the most. For now, everything is on hold. It can wait.

Unexpected Gift

It was the day on his birthday. He came home in the afternoon, I greeted him with a hug and kiss and showed him the cake, and his another gift together with a card. He was delighted.

Later on, he told me that I have a gift. So I closed my eyes as he got it. He requested me to close it until I have it in front of me. I saw the small white gift bag. He asked me again to close my eyes and just feel what's inside. So I slid my right hand grabbed the paper and I touched a smooth case. He told me to guess what it was. I said "Ipod or light meter", he said you are "social". Well, that's just what I can sense. To my surprise, there it is the 32gb Ipod touch. He asked me to looked at the back. I saw my name engraved with a Happy fourth anniversary greeting. So touched with his thoughtfulness.

Gift for myself

What can I say I just bought my all time favorite DSLR from Nikon. With the use of money from blogging and some hard earned savings, finally I was able to buy what I want. It's not the latest but it's my favorite. I am not a professional photographer. I just love taking pictures a lot. With this powerful gadget and photoshop software, my photos can be so great especially that I am planning to get my business running in the near future. I am thankful that hubby is so understanding about my hobby and the plan of buying it. Soon you will see some captured moments of my camera. I am still waiting for it at this time.

Dream Camera

I love taking pictures. Every occasion and events I always love to take that special moments with me through photograps. In my entire life I owned 4 cameras. Two is from Minolta and 2 from Canon. The two Minolta's where given from my mom but I don't have it anymore. It's those film camera used back then. The first camera I bought was Canon Sureshot WP-1. I was so happy to buy this camera back then. Though it was quite bulky, the features of this one made me happy that time. You can't imagine how many photos I took with this one. Also the compilation of Albums I had which somehow was destroyed when I checked back the last time I visit home in the PI.
The second canon I have is the one I got as a wedding present. It's a Canon SD400 5mp. This time not a film but digital. No worries on film just to worry on the batteries life and the number of shots per SD. I remembered the moment I grabbed it in my hand. I was in the kitchen with my dad-in-law looking at the beautiful bouquet I have where I got no pictures of it. We were talking that time to have them keep it or preserved it for me I should say. Then hubby all of a sudden gave me a bag of box. He surprised me with this gift. I was so happy and I took pictures of the bouquet that I left that day in my in-laws house.


This 3rd picture is not a Canon but one of the products from Nikon. I have heard so many good reviews with this. It's a Nikon D80. Many amateur and starting photographers are using this. My wedding photographer in Cebu used this camera and the quality of pictures he took it at the occasion was so beautiful. That is the time where I am loving to get this. Maybe someday, have to save first or if lucky can get this for a gift. LOL!

3rd Year Wedding Anniversary

I am all smile today. It's our 3rd year anniversary. I can't imagine how days run. It seems it's getting fast. I treasure all the memories that me and my husband did spend with our starting years and our upcoming years. We had traveled places, explore cuisines and getting more time to each other.

My day started with a bouquet of white roses where I received it from my job. It was coming from my hubby. I called him when I knew that it was from him. I said thank you for his thoughtfulness. I didn't expect he will going to send it to my job. My co-workers and even my boss were happy for me too. My boss told me to go home 20 minutes before my regular hours. He seemed very lenient on me. I am thankful to that. I called the restaurant for reservation and head home. I rushed cleaning the coffee table clearing up the clutter and put my beautiful bouquet. Hubby text me a several minutes after so I picked him up.

We reserved a seat at Wine Cellar in Los Gatos. Nice place and cozy. The menu is pricey but it's worthwhile to spend for our anniversary. Both of us had pasta. I didn't finish mine and so my hubby. We still got some room for dessert and we ordered 2 creme brulee. It was good. With the white wine running in my veins I felt so sleepy so we went home before 9pm.At this time we just finished opening our gifts and now relaxing. I received card, victoria secrets sleeping attire, diamond earrings and my early present coach purse. For my husband I give him card, Ipod, wallet, and accessories.

Wireless Mouse

I crack myself smiling from using the little wireless mouse I have. I’ve been using the laptop for 6 months. I never bother to use the mouse but one time I went to Fry’s electronics with hubby. I saw this tiny little thing I wanted to have it and so we bought it. I tried it once. I didn’t use it again for I don't feel like the hang of it. Now that I am using so much of my time learning to edit pictures using Photoshop, the keys are too painful it kills my time and precision. So today I am using the wireless mouse and it is so funny because I keep on forgetting that I have the mouse plugged in. I would still use my keys that I get a hard time finishing what I am trying to work on. I noticed how big the difference is by not using the mouse over using the keys. Working to edit pictures is much faster.

GPS Insight

Relocating here in the US takes a lot of courage. You must deal with the people, environment, and the way people live. It is a fast phase I should say compare to my country where I was born that is too pretty laid back. My life change here in some ways and I learned to be more independent. You have to be on your own to where you wanted to be. Part of the change involve learning to drive. It was a struggle at first for I was taught by my protective husband. It is too different when you will be in a driving school or someone not related to you will teach you how to drive. It could have been more appealing to push you to get interested but the teachings of a husband is far way beyond what an instructor in a school is. But, I had survived and passed the test.

Now, next thing to know is how far can you drive and how will you be able to manage to read the map. This is a difficult situation for me. I have poor geography skills. Missing a turn or by passing an exit can ruin my itinerary. Despite I am no expert of reading the map I learned it eventually. But still having a map doesn’t give me confidence. Before I was driving on my own I already had bought GPS. Without it, I won’t be taking any adventures on the road.

If you have a company that deals more with services using your truck and getting into your clients location, GPS Insight vehicle tracking system is the way to go. The cost per vehicle is $1.50 - 2 per day. It is very cheap and why this is so absolutely necessary? It is because you can save a lot of money from this. You can have more fuel savings, your mileage can get better and it will effectively increase your routing efficiencies. We don’t want to spend so much on gas and waste our time getting lost to pay extra, aren’t we? No more labor paid when people aren’t really working. With more information on how useful it is, you can read blogs from already testified users at Blogs for GPS vehicle tracking. For customer support, it is guaranteed to be reliable. Concerns or problems are much taken care of competently at GPS Insight support wiki for customers. You don't need to get worried so much for this company is so great it will give you more confident. Investing for this is worth paying for.

A Store For Convenience

The internet makes the world of shopping so easy. You can mostly find something you want. In comparison with department stores and electronic store, the prices from this new site I just recently viewed differentiate big time. I come across with DIGXA. The store features products you can find at your local stores. With just a click away and a website that is too friendly, shopping can save you gas and time. Why would you waste an effort to drive, look for a parking spot, wait in line and misuse the time to pay out where as if you do an online store such as DIGXA, you will be shopping in great time at your own time and buying so easy to transact with just a matter of clicking your keys. The shopping comparison of the products and their prices are a very nice tool to check with other leading stores to give you more informations which one could suit your budget.

The website categorizes into Home & Garden, computers, clothes, kids & toys, electronics, jewelry and a lot more. There are so many to choose from. I love the computers section where it got a lot of categories from components, accessories, memory, hardware, input devices, modems, networking, PDAs, portable hardware, software, storage and media. It is very direct and mostly any parts you see at some stores can be found here. The prices are very reasonable. To shop around with DIGXA is convenient. I would recommend you all to take a look at this site.

New thing

New gadget, new technology and more inventions. I haven't come across this tiny little thing ever or I may fall behind with all the newest thing there is in the market. It's not all that is important anyway and so why go for the bandwagon if it's not very necessary.

This is MP3 WMA wireless Fm Modulator. You will just turn your car stereo on and tune the frequency the same as your Car MP3 player. Press the play bottom of the car MP3 player to enjoy music. Isn't that cool? I know you can use Ipod but can you imagine the gigantic difference of this one. It only cost less than $30 with the USB already. I don't know how much you can upload music by the 1G USB but I surely know it play more.

I only knew this when my brothers at home where using this. My younger brother gave this to my hubby so he can play it with his car. Eventually this will be mine. I haven't tested it yet to my car nor hubby but sooner when I can download the songs to the USB definitely I will be the one to test it first.

My new Gadget

Right after thanksgiving day last year, my hubby bought my very first laptop. Its a Sony Vaio. Not the very current or newly updated version but it has a some bigger capacity to use for what I love doing such as editing photos and creating movies. It took him time to search on what could be accessible for me and easy to use. He asked me on what certain functions I would need, and mind to tell you I am no computer savvy so it will just be fine. All I need is a little of bit power and more memory I could use the thing just fine.

When I traveled to Hongkong recently, at Causeway bay while looking for something. I was hitched by a shop and looked around for cellphones. I am too far behind on what's the latest on phones. The US market on phones are not very much on my taste. There is only one that I like and that's the Apple Iphone and for me I don't want to spend much on that alone. I tried not to liking to buy it and never did.

So I came across to see this small very light phone Nokia 5310. It's just like mp3. I begun to like it. I didn't buy it when I saw it because I was in between looking for another type until on the last day at the airport before I left going to Cebu. I stopped at a shop there and bought the phone.

Right now, I just opened it up and still looking into it's function. This will be my phone for years eheheh. I am not a gadget freak but once in a while it's good to have the latest thing.