Learning Java

Want to learn Java programming? Go this dude's Youtube site. You will be amazed by his skills.

LoveShadows

The sun was blazingly hot it casted dark shadows on anything it touched on.

Long before the watch was invented, our forefathers used the casted shadows of objects to tell the time of the day. If the shadow is right under you it is 12 noon. Early dawn and twilight make the longest shadows of the day.

Shadows are as lifelike and lifesize when the sun just hit objects at the right time of the day.

Playing Volleyball at 36 Celsius

Will you be willing to bask in a 36 degrees celsius under the sun to play a game of volleyball? Of course if the sea looks so tempting to swim in, well, the heat just doesn't bother you anymore.

Facebook Addict

Do you have Facebook addiction? Answer yes or no the following questions:
1) Do you spend more than an hour a day in Facebook?
2) Do you feel a lot of stress and anxiety if you try going a day without Facebook?
3) Do you do Facebooking while at work?
4) Do you have the urge to find old friends, classmates, co-workers, neighbors in Facebook and adding them as friends?
5) Do you log in to Facebook first more often than reading your mail?

If you answer yes to any one of the questions then you probably is addicted to it. And you should also see a therapist.

Papa Let's Go Home

As darkness fills the landscape, the urge to go home to safety overwhelms the body and mind. I have to cling to dear Papa's reassuring hands for protection and comfort knowing that he will always be there for me.

The breeze of the sea underneath the shadow of the setting sun cause shivers to my whole body. The wet sand and whispering wind makes the journey back home all the more frightening for me,  but Papa is always ready for anything that may come our way.

Virgin Island

Shades of Blue, originally uploaded by nalivio.

The water on this island is crystal clear. It is not yet as polluted as other beaches in the Philippines hence the name Virgin Island. You can actually feed the fishes just within meters off the beach.

People just go there in the morning and take off in the afternoon as there are no lodges to stay on.

This island is located west of Bantayan Island where most of the resorts are located.

Fastest to 1 Billion $ in Sales

Yes that's the headline. The Ipad will become the fastest consumer product to reach 1 billion dollars in sales. This thing is selling like hotcakes. This type of devices has been available for years even decades but was never a hit. Only at this time and only after the magic touch of Steve Jobs did the slate type computers are flying of the shelves.

The Ipad is hitting the market at the right time. Let me explain why.

1) Faster internet connection available to many people. With this consuming content like movies, games, videos is just a zinch. Five or ten years ago this bandwidth speed was not widely available.

2) Faster chips, better hardware, cheaper devices. Five years ago this kind of devices would have cost much more that a full size laptop. Now they can be available much less.

3) Mobility. People want to have resources and content available anytime anywhere. With the Iphone introduced in 2007, people now realized that they need something that can easily and quickly access and connect to their content in the cloud. Yes laptops would do it but not as quickly and not as easily as the Ipad. Yes smartphones would do it but not gorgeously and beautifully on a bigger screen.

4) Apple magic. And yes only Apple could make and deliver this kind of magic. And you know what this started when the first Ipod was introduced in 2001.

So there you have it. The Ipad will not only be the fastest to a billion bucks but it will kill the netbook but not the notebook, except if that notebook cost the same as the Ipad.

Perspective And Symmetry

I love it when everything is balanced and equal. But it tends to be boring and lifeless. However which way is it, there will be some use of a photo that is taken to portray harmony and regularity.

How I Intend to Use an Ipad 3G

The Ipad 3G is here:

If ever I have one I definitely will use it on the following:

1) Casual mobile internet browsing - It means I can browse the internet anywhere anytime. I will use it while in bed, while in the bathroom, while taking coffee, during mealtime, during breaktime while watching TV, while on the mall, while on classes, with friends...I guess almost anywhere while I have the time to surf.

2) As a Book - I have two monitors in my main computer. One of the monitor is for an E-book while I do stuff stuff on the other one that the e-book is teaching me. But I find this setup an eyestrain. Now with the Ipad I could basically study and learn the old fashion way: a book and a computer. And just like surfing I can read my e-books anywhere anytime. Ain't that cool.

3) Communication Tool - Yes, yes, yes...via email, social networking, chat rooms. Again anywhere anytime on a lovely gorgeous big screen.

4) Watching videos - TV shows I like, movies, video clips...but I will watch them casually as I still prefer watching videos in a big big wide screen.

5) More, more more Apps - The Ipad 3G will have gazillion of applications that will do task we have not thought of before. I for one would like to make one.

But the Ipad does not replace my notebook. It though will complement it.

I Wanna Swim

Oh my God the weather is killing me. Today is another hot hot day. Not even a cloud to cover the rays of the sun that feels like arrows hitting you from heaven.

I wish I am now on the this pool again on one of the resorts here in Cebu Philippines.

This is one of my HDR shots using the AEB function of the camera. Processing was done using Photomatix and Photoshop. I hope you will like it.

Cannon on the Pool

Though I don't pretty much like the composition of this shot I still feel satisfied on how the colors turned out. It makes you like going to the pool.