I’m still on vacation mode

Browsing the net for package holidays, choosing between travel destinations and airlines, drooling over some beautiful landscapes…yup, I am on vacation mode these days. I know there are many sites offering bargain holidays just like holidayhypermarket, where their holiday search engine is helpful in finding great holiday packages with flights to Mexico, Portugal, Turkey, Greece and many other great destinations. Who knows I might find some surprisingly great deals to my dream vacation? Online booking takes few minutes only. A ‘Search for Holidays’ section is provided where site visitors can input their destination, travel date and duration, hotel accommodation and budget and get results immediately. More information on holiday packages such as Costa Rica holiday deals, Maldives package holidays, Greece and Cyprus holidays and other packages can be browsed at holidayhypermarket.

Kiddie drawings (Part 2)

We were at the Vietnamese Restaurant just few meters walk from the AIT Center arcade, waiting for the food that we ordered and making some doodles of Pikachu, that little yellow toy you see in the pic below.

Anzel said Pikachu is a Pokemon, and she informed me that Pokemon means “pocket monster”. HUH! “So Pikachu is a bad guy, monsters are bad guys!” “Noooo…” she said. I tried to sketch Pikachu and that’s what you see in the drawing.

Online auction site

Here’s a great auction site, eBid Online Auctions, where you can join the eBid community for free with no fees for listing items to be auctioned. It is currently offering its Platinum Lifetime subscription, which is normally $99, for free. This coincides with the closure of Yahoo Auctions in the US and Canada, with this offer limited only until the 30th of June when Yahoo Auction closes. Visit their website and browse through the auctions on a lot of categories — books, clothing, electronics, vehicles and other goods and products.

With the imminent closure of the US and Canadian Yahoo auction sites, US and Canadian users of Yahoo Auctions can import their feedback for free to eBid.net. Included in this special offer eBid.net will also allow all US and Canadian citizens to upgrade to a lifetime Platinum account membership worth $99.99 for absolutely nothing giving them zero listing and zero final value fees for life.
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A new lappy!

Finally, my new laptop is here! My techie bro and I went to IT City in Rangsit yesterday afternoon. Thank God, it's a good buy, the dealer gave us a discount with free HP all-in-one printer/scanner/copier. My lappy is an HP Pavilion, but not the model I blogged about previously (dv2315), this one is a dv2518 which still belongs to the HP Pavilion Entertainment PC series.

Here are the specs of the HP Pavilion dv2518:   
    Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
    Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7100
    (1.8GHz, 2MB L2, FSB 800MHz FSB)
    Microsoft Windows Vista Premium
    120GB Hard Drive 5400rpm (Serial ATA)
    1024MB DDR2 667  (more…)

A great way to manage your company’s assets

Keeping track of facilities and assets is so important especially for companies driven to increased productivity and results. Just imagine if all these stuff are not being tracked or audited, there is great tendency that these will be misplaced, or even lost, and to think that these are valuable investments. This is where an Enterprise Asset Management Software from Netsimplicity comes in handy. It helps you to efficiently manage your assets across the whole organization — ownership, leases, depreciation, maintenance and value. The user interface is customizable and reports can be adjusted to meet your actual requirements.

Here's a screen shot of Netsimplicity's Visual Asset Manager Enterprise software:

You can watch a quick tour from their site or click here to try the software for free.

Kiddie drawings

I was watching a replay of SpiderMan 3 at my big sis' house when she handed over a white sheet of paper. I was curious as I took it, she told me it was a drawing by my little niece Anzel who wanted to send it to us via mail. How sweet. I asked Anzel about the drawing, she pointed to the dog saying, "that's Scrappy."  "And who's this?" I asked her, pointing at one of the figures. "I don't know," was her reply, but I suspect that was her Grandpa she was sketching.

Here's how her drawing looks like:

I asked her to draw another one tomorrow. I love looking at kids' drawings. They're a delight for the eyes and the soul.

Publish your own book

As a blogger, I sometimes entertain the thought of having my own book and self publish my ideas in print. I often wonder how it is to see my name printed on the cover of some book. Well, at least my blogs are giving me the fun of getting my ideas published, though online and not in print, they still got to be read and acknowledged by others.

It's great to know though, that there's a self-publishing company like AuthorHouse that has helped others reach their dreams of getting published in print, be it novels, fiction, mystery and other book genres. Through AuthorHouse, the writers can decide with regards to creativity in the layout and design, marketing and distribution, and other important matters. You can request for their free publishing guide, which would definitely be a big help, whether it's your first book or your tenth.

Just dancin’

Woke up quite late today…slept late after having a great night at the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok…there was a live band that got us dancing, from great groovy oldies like 'Ain't no mountain high enough' to Beyonce's latest to Guns N' Roses' classic 'Sweet child o' mine', the audience just got wilder and wilder! If only it wasn't Monday the next day, we could have stayed 'til midnight but we had to go. 

The crowd at the grounds of the Philippine Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand and below, the live band in concert which kept us up on our feet.

This evening, we went dancing again… no, not on a night out though. We practiced for a dance number for a presentation on Sunday. Hmmm… I'm still trying to memorize the steps…let's see if I'd do better next practice on Wednesday. 

The Pianoman

I wish I know how to play the piano, with my fingers gliding effortlessly on the keys, playing music that soothes the listener into a calm and relaxed mood. But I think it’s too late considering my busy schedule, I don’t think I could ever have the time. But wait… here’s a guy saying something about piano lessons for busy adults? Duanne “Pianoman” Shinne says it’s very much possible!

Duanne teaches in a quick and fun easy-to-understand lessons and steps using “piano chord families.” Just choose the piano lessons from his online catalog to get started. He publishes free 101 issues of Chords & Progressions Piano Tips in an email newsletter sent regularly. You can also browse for more info on his DVD and CD on “piano lessons for busy adults” and see some really interesting courses like “How To Play “Chord Piano” In 10 Days!” or “Funny Stuff You Can Do On The Piano” and many more. Interested? Duanne says to beware though, you would realize and see for yourself how easy the lessons are and might get hooked!

A laptopy day

  Today’s been a busy day. We went to IT City to search for THE laptop for me… yup, finally I will have my own lappy! Well, after going through all the shops, it was a choice between Acer and HP…. and finally I decided on the HP Pavilion dv2315TX of its Entertainment Notebook PC series. I love it! I haven’t bought it yet….I have to wait until next week when my fairy godmother finally waves her magic wand.

Here are the specs for the HP Pavilion dv2315TX Entertainment Notebook:
Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
• Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200
• 2.0 GHz , Level 2 cache 4 MB, 667 MHz FSB
• 802.11 b/g WLAN
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
1024 MB RAM
120 GB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Disk Drive
Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support  (more…)