Hello MacBook Pro!

by John Carl on 28. Aug, 2010 in Brainbuster, Money Wash, Reviews

The outside noise woke me up grunting this morning. My body twitched as it still wanted to lay down, but I realized that I had something to do – something that will feed my techie apetite. I’m going to buy a MacBook Pro today!

The MacBook Pro unibody is my dream device. Every time I pass by authorized Apple resellers and distros, I always try the demo unit showcased with the iMac and Mac Pro.

No, I wasn’t envy or jealous of other people who own a Mac. I fell in love with it because of its outstanding industrial design, simplicity, security, and rarity. Also, aside from the hardware feel, I considered its ability to boot Windows with BootCamp. Yes, still I can’t let go Windows because of the nature of my work, centered in Engineering. As for the OS X Snow Leopard, no one can’t deny how hot it looks.


Simply put: Gorgeous



MacBook Pro Box


I want to thank Sir Charlie of Digital Hub/Walker/Life for giving me a discount, as any (more…)

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How I got an iPad, my Padme

by John Carl on 22. Aug, 2010 in Brainbuster, Reviews

“It’s the iPad.” This is a powerful statement from Jesus – I mean Steve Jobs – during his keynote last January. It is said to be magical and revolutionary. But how is this?

When the Apple tablet was launched, I had a lot of first impressions. In my previous post, I thought, Woah, is this going to dominate the market of slate PCs?

Three weeks hence, the market itself pronounced a big yes.

More than two million iPads were sold that time. Reports say that, now, the demand grew up to 327%. With that stat, the question that underlies is will you buy one?


Her name is Padme

Yes, I bought an iPad (and I’m taking back my previous words, ha ha), but the said market growth alone did not suffice towards my decision to purchase. Rather than I, seeking for rationale, the exact opposite happened. It was in July when tons of books were asked to be read to supplement our lecture slides. As many of my classmates would do, I downloaded eBooks and viewed them on my desktop, but I found that job very inflexible. That time, I was just looking for a mere eBook reader. I considered the Amazon Kindle, ExoPC, and the dead HP Slate as front runners to my need. The iPad wasn’t really part of the coin toss.

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Lying on the Same Bed

by John Carl on 07. Aug, 2010 in Experience

Let the feeling of graduating sink in to me.

It seems that things that a graduating student enjoy are gradually happening to me. Last week, I had my graduation photoshoot. From the toga, formal, sablay to creative shots, I mustered energy to bring out the best in me in the pictures. Only my family has seen them. I don’t have yet any plan to post the complete set on Facebook.

Just recently, I invited my friends to have a barkada shot with me. It’s included in my selected studio package anyway. I am sharing the photos with everyone. It was fun thinking of improvements other than the usual deceptive nude shot.

In this photo (clockwise): Me, Aci, Jamie, Nikko, Lori, Cyhsi,Jaybie, Heja, and Kat

I was crazy to edit another shot and add humor. Ha ha!
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Defense Mechanism

by John Carl on 05. Aug, 2010 in Personal

As the title goes, this is a defense mechanism. After this post, I’ll be bubbly again.

You might think I am evasive of the seeming discourse you are hiding. Sorry, but I am not. You could cook all unlikable assumptions because of my mere silence. Yet, I’m guessing that you’d do so even if I spill all the matters I’ve long kept just to be humble to let your fine-tuned words that resemble a double-edged sword pass. (more…)

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Schooling Updates

by John Carl on 01. Jul, 2010 in Personal

My fifth and final (crossed-fingers) year has come, and all I can say, for one month, I have enjoyed it a lot better than any other year of my collegiate life. It’s great to look back at what I have been to and see myself in a different scenario. Now, I can fully decide for my wants and endeavors. I’m able to work with some of the university’s great minds. Lastly, I can feel the pressure of a senior-plus-one bachelor.

While my excitement for graduation is getting high, I’m starting to feel anxious week after week because of academic requirements - I have to meet a slew of these. For the benefit of the doubt, I am a shiftee from UPD National Institute of Physics. Only when I became a sophomore did I apply for the BS-ECE program in UPD EEE Institute. In a way, I was delayed for one year, and I had to drastically catch up with the new curriculum. With that situation, my fifth year is going to be like a Brothers’ Double Burger – two years squeezed in one!

Even so, I help my haggard self enjoy life. So far, here are the things I’ve been busy with.

1. I’m starting to do our group’s thesis. I am with Cyhsi and Francis, and we’re about to do a less stereotypical ECE project – something that’s about RFID and microwaves. When I worked in San Miguel and PLDT, I was fully enticed to pursue communications in the industry and to be with the WCEL group. That went on deciding what my thesis should be. (more…)

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