Cocoa Match

Today I discovered the difference between:

1. 44c/gram Ricoa breakfast cocoa and
2. 10c/gram Allan M repacked cocoa.

the latter isn't "instant" hot drink friendly :P

Maundy Flower Power

For years now, I've been meaning to go to UP Diliman and take pictures of the summer Sunflowers.
Somehow I end up being too busy or forgetting to go, until its already too late :( But this year, thanks to a lot of lucky coincidences converging, I was finally able to.

I met my cousin Kat there and we ended up doing a full photowalk. We had fun and I think I lost a couple of pounds in the process too :D

Album can be found here.

15 years ago today

I stood among friends, went up the stage and received a piece of paper.

Thus ended some of the best times of my life.

Happy 15 years, Pisay Class of 1996!

Pancit and Lumpia

Yup, I'm still playing Cafe World. They just added a new Filipino recipe "Pancit and Lumpia". Not usually bunched together, but a staple for fiestas and traditional parties.

Power Thirst?

In my previous post, I wrote about my UPS dying on me and having to buy a discounted one.

This time, thanks to my sister's faulty car battery, I was able to revive my Emerson UPS :D
So far it can power a 130Watt CRT for 30mins. Not too impressive, but a few charge-drain cycles might improve the capacity :D

Maybe I'll call it IPS, for Intimidating Power Supply :P

CDRKing 600VA UPS Sale

Bought one of these some time ago for around 700 php (a bit more than 50% orig cost). They can test it for you but they don't offer a warranty for it.

It works ok, but I opened it today, and surprise...

They replaced the big 12V 10Ah-ish battery with a half-sized 12V 5Ah.
So that's why it was cheap :P

Not sure about my math, but that falls around 300VA instead of 600VA.

Apparently, it can still be 600VA, just half the "uninterrupted" duration :P

Google Maps, Revisited

Following some random Facebook link, I ended up browsing google maps and viewing some places I recently visited.

I found some amazing details in Pandan Island, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. The beach is well defined and even some of the huts were distinguishable :D
The Hanging Bridge and the public market are recognizable too
How about you? Have you explored your world recently?

Numerous Crossover Appearances

Beauty and the Beast's beauty as Chuck's Mom
Desperate Housewives' Susan appears in Smallville as Lois' Mom
Ally McBeal's John as a new Attending in Grey's Anatomy
Smallville's Jonathan Kent as DH's Bree's lover's Dad
Desperate Housewive's Orson Hodge/Dune 1984's Paul as HIMYM's "The Captain"