My Lakbayan result

It looks like I only go to the western side of every island. Odd.

My Lakbayan grade is C.

More updates to the petition, praises for MIAA

I have server access!!! I guess I should close up the petition, the battle is won. It was a good fight.

I'm at NAIA Centennial Terminal (NAIA-2) waiting for my flight to board. I'm headed over to Cebu to visit my family. I haven't been to NAIA-3 yet but it safe to say that for now, this is my favorite terminal in Manila (well, NAIA-1 isn't an option and Manila Domestic Terminal is not an terminal). From what I can remember, only airborne access used to operate this business but I was quite surprised that AirPort picked up the MIAAT2FreeWIFIsw network. I'm quite happy waiting for my flight to board. Good job!

Updates to the Petition

I have printer access! The administration is slowly hearing the cries of the oppressed and the printer-less. There are still connection interruptions but it looks like its on the up and up.

But sadly, I am the only one in our office network. I can't SEE anyone. This could be due to the fact that I am running on Windows Vista and my colleagues are well, aren't. Vista is magical because it disconnects you from the rest of the world. What I mean is that Vista doesn't recognize other lesser beings in the network and XP and lower OSs don't recognize the top dog of the Windows OSs. Anyway, it is an odd odd thing but I will keep on trying to experiment and hopefully not lose my job (right away).

Lovin' It!

I'm at McDonald's Pearl Drive waiting for Gino to finish at the studio so I wander off and head here where not only is there free wi-fi, but power outlets as well. Also for my caffeine fix, they have a McCafe at this branch and I enjoyed my mochacchino but not so much the chocolate chip cookie.

Most McDonald's now have the free wi-fi service but in the 2 branches I've been to in the last week - Katipunan and El Pueblo - it's only been Pearl Drive that encourages squatting customers (and by that I mean customers who stay for long periods of time even after finishing their beverage).

It's 54 mbps, the Top Chef season four episode I'm loading on Tudou.com isn't going as fast as I'd like but I'm able to fezbook and load Yahoo's webmessenger. I'm seated beside two gay guys and I really don't want to listen in on their conversation so I've up-ed the volume on my audio.

The weekend is looking like it's going to be a slow one.

Learning patience

I'm learning how to be patient with Windows Vista. My urge to click randomly all over the screen, open all the windows I can and run multiple programs has been curbed. With this operating system, you learn to wait. Wait for it to process what you're doing, for the system to catch up.

Now I open 2-3 windows, I run 3-5 tabs on IE7 and I don't open MS Outlook unless I want the laptop to revert to medieval times. That's about the extent of my daily computing activities.

Shutting down is the same thing. You learn to plan ahead. If I want to leave the office by 7:00 p.m., I have to shutdown by 6:45 p.m. And knowing this, I am able to schedule my exit with precision and lessen the chance of meeting irate boyfriends and family members when I show up late.

I'm excited to see what other virtues or positive traits I'll pick up with this operating system. Perhaps wby the time Vista SP2 or Windows 7 comes along, I'll be a saint.

Wifey

Wife-y. Is how I'm going to start calling Wi-Fi. I don't think it'll catch on though.

And so... we've moved into another office.

And we're all supposed to be free and happy with wireless Internet. And I am. Of course I am. It's great and all. But our server files are missing... and I'm not connected to any printer and its all so blah. I miss my LAN cable.

In this regard, we have decided to form a petition. The "Bring Back the LAN Cable Petition to the Workplace Petition (yes I want to say petition twice because it makes it more serious). There is no stealing here in the 5th floor tower (codename: office). We are on a secure network, which is great. But there are too many inconveniences, too many loose ends.

So I haven't really made up my mind yet if I'm happy about this situation. Anyway, here's to hoping that things shape up soon.

Something Amazing

I'm in Starbucks Pearl Drive waiting for Gino, who's over at Escriva with the Elroy boys and I discover something amazing. I had thought I would be able to access an unsecured wireless network while I sipped my coffee and enjoyed my danish but networks were pretty tight around these parts. So the page opens to the default Globe WIZ login page. And I'm browsing through the site, looking for possible options (cheap options). And I click into the WIZ ON option.

If you're a Globe Handyphone postpaid subscriber, you can use sign up for WIZ by sending a text message: WIZ ON to 2333. It's P2.00 per minute, a bit pricey (P120 for an hour!) but if your bored or cash-less this is a pretty good option. In a couple of seconds, Globe sends you your username and password. The password expires after 24 hours, so you'll have to activate WIZ again. After some certificate glitches, was able to login (Restart your PC if it doesn't go through, worked for me). To logout, i typed in http://logout.globequest.com.ph on the web browser and texted WIZ OFF to 2333.

My dad will receive the bill on June 12th, so we'll see how long I was actually online.

I've been trying to set up the new time browsing scheme by Globe, but have yet to connect successfully. I think my SE K750i settings have gone wack since I switched from KB browsing to time browsing... will write about that soon.

Also on a happy note, sales guy in the Sony Ericsson shop in Greenbelt 1 said SE X1 will be coming in in the last week of August 2008. Ye-hes!