Feel Good (and smell good) Tip for the day: "Zinc"

"Make sure you are getting the USDA recommended daily allowance (RDA) of zinc. Yup, that's right, a zinc deficiency can lead to foot odor, as well as general body odor AND bad breath! So, make sure zinc is included in your multi vitamin, or get a seperate zinc supplement."

Me and my technology

Admittedly, I can proclaim myself as a technology slave. Is there something bad about it? Perhaps, yes. But with the different breakthroughs nowadays, one can never have too many gadgets or devices to make their lives easier. But as much as I heavily depend on technology, there are still little things that I prefer to do the ‘manual’ way:

(1) I don’t use dishwasher. In our apartment, we have this big dishwasher that I never use. I even don’t allow my husband to use it. Why? Because after my husband used it one time, I still could see the food leftovers on the floor of the washer, even how small they are. I figured afterwards that the washer needs to be cleaned right after using it to avoid the bad smell of the leftovers. My argument: What’s the point of using the washer for cleaning dishes when afterwards; I also need to clean the washer? I suppose, cleaning the dishes is very much easier than cleaning a stinky dishwasher.

(2) I prefer “tangible” books than e-books. When I read books, I want to hold the book and not strain my eye with too much light from the celphone or computer screen. Plus, I can manually write/comment on the good phrases in the book.

(3) I would choose “fan (pamaypay)” over electric fan/airconditioning machine. I easily get cold. And I would prefer natural air rather than the air produced from these machines.

(4) Even though my celphone has this capability to record our grocery needs, I still use my white board/black marker on our fridge door to note down the things we need to buy for our next grocery.

(5) I still use diaries to record my meetings. I just love my handwriting, I guess, hahaha... :)

And I do believe that no matter how ‘high tech’ we become, we should somehow still know how to survive in cases of technology breakdowns (but don’t ever ask me to drive manually, because I can’t and I don’t plan to learn about it).

Related to this, for the past weeks, I’ve been experiencing some trouble with my celphone. While browsing, it would sometimes just freeze and would not respond to any key strokes. There was even a time that I think my phone just experienced a blackout. The whole screen was completely black. I tried calling my number from the landline and my phone was ringing (and vibrating) but I couldn’t see the screen.

After I was able to retrieve my screen back, what I did was I checked the number of my apps in my screen (by counting the number of non-default icons), and I realized that I already have 30 add-ons!!! Wow! I didn’t imagine that I have this much…and I don’t use most of these apps. Well, I better start deleting some of these apps to somehow disburden my phone.

As I plan to do this, I received an email from Apple announcing the software update to 2.1. Well, I hope this, too would help in reducing my technology breakdowns! Added features for this software update is indicated in this flyer:

What I like most:

..the added option of wiping out data in the phone after 10 unsuccessful passcode attempts.

Apple alert

Yesterday, as I was comfortably lying in my bed while watching TV, my phone suddenly rang for a text message. Well, it was a text message from Apple saying that they just announced an exchange program for the ultracompact USB power adapter that came with my iPhone 3G.

Apparently, they just discovered a defect in the metal prongs of the chargers of iPhone 3G sold in US, Japan, Mexico, and other Latin America countries.

If you are an owner of an iPhone 3G that was sold in countries mentioned above, visit this link to know how to get yours replaced: http://www.apple.com/support/usbadapter/exchangeprogram/

I don’t actually use this charger because I find the iPhone 2G charger more compact and stylish, so I’m still using my old charger...while, the husband (who got the hand-me-down iPhone 2G) is just using the USB cord and dock to connect his iPhone to his computer (which does charge the battery of the phone). Nevertheless, I will still get my charger replaced come October 10.

I don’t want to be bitchy but at least Apple voluntarily announced the replacement program just like what they always do. Anyway, you still get the best customer service whatever the problem is in your apple product. And that’s one of the many things you’re paying for.

Enjoy your technology (by Cali Lewis)!!!

I'm Platinum!

I received this email message few days back --

Yes! I'm now "Platinum"! That means, I get double points and elite status in all my stays. Last night was my first night of stay as a Platinum member in Holiday Inn. So, I had a cup of coffee and newspaper delivered to my room -- awww...soo nice! Plus -- it's so heart-warming to see your name posted in the front lobby under the "Platinum" category.

If only Ramada has a ladder system of membership, I should have Triple Platinum by now. As a flashback, I stayed in Ramada for several months (which is the main reason why I was able to buy PS3 in Feb -- by using my hotel points to get a gift card from Circuit City). But because of this very bad experience with them (they just lost my very important package from Dubai -- where I had to call the hotel manager from his home!!!), I decided to transfer to Holiday Inn last July.

I became a Gold member after just 1 week (I think)...which didn't excite me at all. But this one, oh definitely!

I'm excited for my double (sometimes triple) points! Woohoo!!!

Well, I'm thinking of using my points for a free stay in Hotel Intercon with my family when I get home to Philippines... in shallah!

Heroes vs. Prison Break

September 22, 2008 - the long wait is over!

Everyone is now counting down -- for the comeback of "Heroes" (Villains). This is one of the many TV series that I've been following and watching since it started.

And now that it has come back for the next season, I can't express the excitement.... until I saw the timings and schedules of NBC.

Again, Heroes and Prison break are showing at the same timing!!! Darn! That means I need to choose between the two (unless, NBC and FOX are considerate enough to have alternating commercial breaks).

I think I'd choose Prison break for now... anyway, torrent is just always there... forgive me, Peter Petrelli... (mas matimbang sa puso ko si Scofield, haha!).

Enjoy the new seasons of our beloved TV series!!!

(P.S. Since everyone is raving about Gossip Girl, I forced myself to watch the first few episodes of GG yesterday. Note: I actually tried liking this series for several times, but I don't know why the story flow doesn't excite my curiosity. Let's see if I could finish another set of episodes of GG.)

Can't wait for the next season of Desperate Housewives this Fall, too!