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Old School Favorite: Pacman

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:15:49 +0800

Pacman is one of my personal favorite arcade game. Even today, I can still imagine myself playing some old school games, and i must admit i still miss them. Pacman, one of the games that does not seem to end. Difficulty increases while moving up a level. Relying on your perception and your keyboard typing skills can sometimes become frustrating. I still hear myself saying "Damn, this keyboard is defective." even though its not, just another alibi for not passing a level. Some other arcade games that i like were Digdug, Arkanoid, and Invaders.

These programs runs on my 80286 personal pc with that 180KB single sided - single density floppy diskette. You will be surprise how much technology has envolved since then. Today my Flash disk is able to hold 16GB of data that is almost 100% times more than the capacity of the early storage devices. Anyway, what am i talking about, im supposed to be talking pacman. here is a playable version here, got it somewhere on the net, i don't know where. You may download this swf copy if you want to play pacman offline; you will need an offline flash player to play pacman.

Play Monopoly Express Online

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:25:50 +0800

This is an online version of the Monopoly Express game a derivative of the popular Monopoly board game. The original is at http://host.exemplum.com/hasbro/monopoly_express/monopoly_express.html. You will have ten dice, three of them are policeman. Any policeman you roll will placed immediately at the board until you will have three of them. At this point, your turn ends and your score will be set to zero for that round. You choose to End the round and record your score or you may keep on rolling until you get three policeman. Your aim is to beat the AI and reach $15000 first.

Go - immediately add $200 to your current score.

Policeman - Every policeman you roll will be added to the board until you collect three. Collecting three policeman ends your turn and your score is set to zero.

Property - Every property is worth the amount indicated, collecting all the colors allows you to build houses, hotels or bonuses for utilities. The change die allows you to get a random property.

Palit 7300GT Sonic is my new video card

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:43:10 +0800

Its been months since I had my PC with a video card. I got my old GeForce 7300 GT removed and placed on a PC without a video card. I tried to tweak the PC and ended up messing its video capabilities. So, since my PC works without a card, I did a generous donation and give away my only graphics card. Now, imagine me with my PC without a video card. Finally, after 6 months, I was able to buy the Palit GeForce 7300 GT Sonic video card. It's actually an old card considering I was once using 7300 GT but I'm out of budget and I really need a video card. GeForce 7300 GT Sonic still is using Direct X 9c shader, so no Windows Vista games for me since Windows Vista is using the new Direct X 10, but I don't like Windows Vista yet so i guess its ok for now. Maybe next year I'll upgrade my OS then I'll upgrade my video card. Anyway, GeForce 7300 GT Sonic is the overclocked version of the GeForce 7300 GT Card its a bit faster with a core speed up to 500MHz and memory speed up to 1000MHz at 256MB. The GeForce 7300 GT Sonic comes equipped with DDR3 instead of the DDR2 from the 7300 GT version. All the speed I need to max out the graphics quality of the games I play right now. Not really bad for a $50 video card, I wish I had some more and I could have bought the GeForce 8 series video card.

I reinstalled the game Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars and started playing it the whole day. I wasn't able to finish playing the game before because of the video card experiment I did. So, this time I'm going to finish the game with maximum graphics quality. I'm now playing the Normal mode but after i finish this I'll start again with the hard mode. I just love the Mammoth Tank with its Rail Gun Upgrade its almost unstoppable in the battle field. With this tank, you only need about 3 or 4 to finish a mission. Its very powerful and its huge, just don't get hit by an EMP or they just be sitting ducks. I also like the dig skill for the Rifflemen but it costs 300 credits and the Shadow soldiers could easily kill them in one shot even if their rank is already star.

Every time I get to the mission briefing, I have noticed that GDI Lt. Kirce James is so familar to me. I tried replaying the mission briefing just to recall her. Then i realized she was Jennifer Morrison or Doctor Allison Cameron from the TV series House. Why didn't I noticed her before, I was really surprised to see her doing the mission briefing. Well, she didn't have that military look but I like her being a doctor.

Davao meetup with Freestyle's Jinky Vidal

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:50:55 +0800

I'm not really a fan but i hear her songs very often. She sang the song So Slow, didn't know the lyrics but I'm placing them in the extended link. She's got a lovely voice, and i like it. She sang three beautiful songs and was accompanied by her husband with a nice guitar. She's known as Jinky Vidal but my friend told me her name was Jennifer Vidal and now its Jennifer Suzara from her husbands surname Tat Suzara. I heard Jinky went Solo from her group Freestyle and released a couple of solo albums. I'm writing like i'm in showbiz now, anyway, here are some pictures for you to get envy.

Saying Merry Christmas in Different Languages

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:10:55 +0800

Philippines has so many dialects, more than 170 of them. Below is a compiled list local dialects of the Philippines saying "Merry Christmas and a happy new year". got it from flw.com

Aklanon - Malipayon nga Paskwa ag Mahigugmaon nga Bag-ong Dag-on
Atá - Maroyan na Pasko woy kaopia-an ng Bag-ong Tuig kaniyo't langon mga sulod
Bicolano - Maugmang Capascuhan asin Masaganang Ba-gong Taon!
Blaan - Pye duh di kaut Kristo klu munt ug Felemi Fali!
Bol anon - Malipajong Pasko
Cebuano - Malipayong Pasko ug Bulahang Bag-ong Tuig!
Chavacano - Felices Pascua y Prospero Año Nuevo
Dibabawon - Marayaw na Pasko aw Bag-ong Tui g kaniyo tibo na mga soon
Gaddang - Mangamgam Bawa a dawun sikua diaw amin
Hiligaynon - Malipayon nga paskua & Malipayon Nga Bag-ong tuig
Hungduan - Maphon au nitungawan. Apo Dios Kituwen baron di toon
Ilocano - Naimbag a Pascua ken Naragsac nga Baro nga Tawen!
Ilonggo - Malipayong Paskwa kag Masinadyahong Bag-ong Tuig
Mandobo - Mepiya Pagasaulog sa pagka-otawni Jesus aw maontong kaling Omay!
Mangyan - Mayad paq Pasko kag
Mansaka - Madyaw na Pasko aw malipayong Bag-ong Tuig kamayo, mga lumon
Pompangan - Malugud Pascu at saca Masayang Bayung Banua!
Pangasinan - Maabig ya pasko & Maliket ya balon taon
Sambal - Maligayang Pasko at Masayang Ba-yon Taon!
Subanen - Piak Pasko Pu Piag Bago Tawn
Surigaonon - Malipayon na pasko sanan bag-on tuig!
Tagalog - Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon
Tala Andig - Maayad ha pasko daw bag-ong tuig
Waray-Waray - Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tuig!
Visaya - Malipayong Pasko ug Bulahang Bag-ong Tuig!

If you knew other local dialects we could add them here. ill even credit you name for it.

Mobile Phone Tracking System

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:44:35 +0800

GPS - Know Your Exact Position Anywhere In The World
By: Sharon Albright
GPS [global positioning system] is a worldwide radio-navigation system formed from the constellation of 24 satellites and their ground stations. It is a system mainly used to locate the user's position at a time. Although GPS was originally intended for military applications, but now it is mainly used in marine, location-based services and terrestrial navigation. GPS can work for 24 hours in any type of weather condition, irrespective of sun and rain. Working of GPS system GPS works in a wonderful way. The GPS satellite circles the earth twice a day in a precise orbit and transmits signal information to earth. GPS receivers take into this information and use "triangulation method" to calculate the user's exact location. The meaning of "triangulation" is receiving radio signals from a distance. Along with knowing the distance, you also need to know exactly the position of the satellites in space. This is done with the help of high orbits and carefully monitoring the instruments for locating the satellites. Finally you also need to correct any type of delays that the signal can experience as it has to travel for a long distance through the atmosphere.

Visit the site to know your exact position now by clicking here.

Which file extension are you

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:10:49 +0800

Got this one from a post from lordtasyo's blog. you can visit this link and find out which file extension are you?

What color is an octopus?

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:10:12 +0800

What color is an octopus? I really do not know the right answer to this question. The octopus skin contains chromatophore cells which allows them to mimic almost anything in the coral reef. There skin contains the color black, brown, red, orange and yellow, combining these hues gives an infinite pattern to match just any object under the sea.

So, what color is an octopus again?

No more cosmetic surgery

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:44:05 +0800

So says Jamie Lee Curtis, according to this celebrity plastic surgery Blog, Jamie's no longer doing any changes whatsoever on her body. She's comfy as she is.

I go with Jamie, she's beautiful without plastic surgery. Besides, anybody who overdoes it might end up looking like Michael J.

Cars that make you say wow

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:38:08 +0800

Just couldn't help sharing this. I'm a fan of exotic cars and dropping by this site: http://www.ssip.net/ just hits my sweet spot. I suggest you go to the convertibles section, the pictures are simply amazing.

Questions

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:30:09 +0800

I got this from a mail, although most of them are stupid questions, i had a great time reading them all.

Are you telling the truth when you lie in bed?
Can a blind person feel blue?
Can fat people go skinny-dipping?
Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?
Despite the cost of living, why does it remain so popular?
Do tea makers have coffee breaks?
Do you find it unnerving that what doctors do is called 'practice'?
Do you need a silencer when you shoot a mime?
Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected?
How can a house burn up when it burns down?
How can batteries die?
How do you know when a Smurf suffocates?
How does skating on thin ice get you into hot water?
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
If a guy walks up to you and tells you every thing he tells you is a lie... is he telling the truth or is he lying?
If a turtle doesn't have a shell is it homeless or naked?
If a word in a dictionary is misspelled, how would you know?
If Barbie is so popular, why do you need to buy her friends?
If it's zero degrees tonight, and tomorrow it's meant to be twice as cold, how cold would it be?
If nothing sticks to Teflon, (the stuff that's on non- stick pans) then how do they get the Teflon to stick to the pan?
If physics can predict lottery numbers, why are they still working?
If pizza is round, why is the box square?
If the #2 pencils the most popular, why is it still #2?
If the homosapiens are indeed homos', is that the reason why they became extinct?
If there's Life after Death, what's the point in living?
If vegetable oil is made of vegetables, what's baby oil made of?
If work is so terrific how come they have to pay you to do it?
If you run backwards will you gain weight?
If you spin an oriental man around does he become disoriented?
If you try to fail and succeed, what have you done?
If your vacuum cleaner really sucks, is it a bad thing?
In Chinese why are the words for crisis and opportunity the same?
Is it possible to have a civil-war?
Should crematoriums give discounts for those who died in fires?
What happens when you get scared half-to-death twice?
What's the speed of dark?
When cheese gets its picture taken what does it say?
Whose cruel idea was it to put a 'S' in 'lisp'?
Why are a wise-man and a wise-guy opposites?
Why are buildings called buildings when there finished? Shouldn't they be called builds?
Why are they called non-stick pans? Is there a law saying you're not allowed to put sticks in them?
Why are they called stands when there made for sitting?
Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Why do doctors sterilize a lethal injection?
Why do they announce power shortages on TV?
Why do they call things you send by ship "cargo" and things you send by cars "shipments"?
Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections?
Why do we drive on parkways and park in driveways?
Why do you press harder on the remote-control when you know the battery is dead?
Why is abbreviated such a long word?
Why is it called a "Drive through" when you are going around the building?
Why is it that when you tell a man there are 400 billion stars he will believe you, but when you tell him there's wet paint he has to touch it?
Why is the alphabet in that order?
Why is the time when the traffic is slowest called rush-hour?
Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

Answer to arithmetrick

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 17:47:10 +0800

If anyone of you tried the arithmetrick problem you'd be surprised to know that both add up to the same - 1,038,676,269.

Arithmetrick

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:56:07 +0800

Give your answer quickly - and without using pen or pencil. Which sum is the greater, that of the figures on the left, or on the right?

987654321      123456789
 87654321      12345678
  7654321      1234567
   654321      123456
    54321      12345
     4321      1234
      321      123
       21      12
        1      1
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Michael Jackson's life journey with plastic surgery

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:42:47 +0800

I believe that everyone who was exposed to television and music know the king of pop, Michael Jackson. In this featured article, Jackson's is chronologically traced from his humble beginnings to his current disturbing appearance.

His metamorphosis is mainly attributed to plastic surgery. If you wish to learn more about plastic surgery, check out this plastic surgery blog. Sad as it may seem, Michael's appearance is simply a reflection of how he lived his life, weird and disturbing.

How Normal Are You?

Sat, 02 Apr 2005 18:00:25 +0800

You Are 0% Normal
(As Weird as They Come)

Are you from outer space? Because you're hardly human.
Where people go right, you go left.
And you have little in common with anyone...
Except other freaks of natures :-)

How Normal Are You?

What a question. Seriously, i think those who made this quiz are 100% normal hehehehe. I scored 60% at first i thought it was a bad score, then i wonder whats the correct answer. then i found out that having 100% as the answer is a bad thing. Well, want to get 100% normal here are the answers:

1. Can you roll your tongue?
No
Yes

2. You change your towels...
Daily
When they seem like they need changing

3. How do you button your shirt?
From bottom up
From top down

4. What's closer to the amount of cash you carry around
$100
$40

5. You are more likely to stop wearing something because
It's gone out of style
It doesn't fit anymore

6. You would rather...
Be on time and not look your best
Be a bit late and look perfect

7. Have you ever given someone a fake name or phone number?
Yes
No

8. Have you ever smoked pot?
No
Yes

9. Living together before marriage is...
Not a good idea
Fine

10. Spanking kids on the butt...
Is okay
Is not okay

11. You prefer
Apples
Bananas

12. You would rather:
Gain 150 lbs
Get run over by a truck

13. Having someone in the room while you go to the bathroom
Is okay
Is not okay

14. Do you speak a second language?
Yes
No

15. What color do you prefer?
Blue
Red

16. You would rather have
A window seat
An aisle seat

17. You are:
A morning person
A night person

18. You find it harder to control:
How much money you spend
Your weight

19. How many times have you fallen in love?
A half dozen times
A few times

20. Which is closer to the idea amount of sex for you?
A half dozen times a month
Every other day

If I give you the answers, does that make me normal?