Another thing that made me happy today -- I was able to embed an online radio playing Love Songs (for the drama queen that I am).

I am posting it here, but the radio is also available at the side bar to your right.  Indeed, happy-happy! Joy-joy!
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Finally I got to watch Avatar in 3D.  It wasn't really the first time I've seen a video in 3D, first time was way way back in grade school (or was it high school?) when 3D glasses then were actually made up of cut-out cardboard paper with red and blue cellophanes as the 'glasses'.  I forgot what movie was this, perhaps because the 3D effects then were not that impressive.  But now in Avatar, boy oh boy.  Ok, first, the glasses.  They're now hard plastic... very much like the shades we use, so I wasn't that distracted and uncomfortoble while watching the movie.  Then the effects -  I was really awed!  Really awed that in the first minutes of the movie, I could not focus on the story itself as I was internalizing and getting myself really impressed by the true to life images I see on the movie.  Now for the story -  Avatar is more like the Pocahontas / Dances with Wolves story and where the viewers will appreciate the environment better.  But beyond the story, the effects is what really made this a fascinating movie to watch. 

Now I will have to reserve a DVD copy from Sadikh.
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So I have downloaded a demo version of this software which can recover files from my Sony memory stick.  The downside of the demo version is that I can only recover 1 file per day.  Argh. 

Which means I have to edit this post everyday until the photos are complete.  Again.. argh!
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I was supposed to post an entry about hubby's birthday dinner last night at Conti's in Nuvali.  Of course it would not be complete without any pictures so I immediately downloaded our photos from my camera.  When all of a sudden, lo and behold - the pictures miraculously got lost.  Not deleted, because I couldn't find the files in my recycle bin!  I frantically searched the hard drives but they were nowhere to be found.  It's my fault really, because I was again multi-tasking, downloading files and at the same time deleting and organizing Pauline's numerous (I really mean numerous!) pictures scattered all over my hard disks (She's into photography and is crazy over Photoshop these days).  Anyway, I just downloaded a trial recovery program, i'll see if I could recover the files from my camera's memory stick. 

Marion left this afternoon for Davao after a 3 day stay.  Thanks sis for lending a shoulder to cry on.  It's like a huge load was taken off my chest.  I think we're kinda bff now. haha.

Oh!  I almost forgot that the topic should be about the birthday dinner.  Well, food was great.  The air outside Conti's in Nuvali was crisp and cold.  Hmm, will post photos soon.

The movie Avatar (as if you've never heard about it) is already on its third or fourth? week of showing and I haven't seen it!  I was planning to just wait for it to come out in DVD, courtesy of my friend 'Sadikh' but now I'm changing my mind.  I will definitely watch it in widescreen theater, 3D even... that is, if it's still showing next week.  It's a pretty long movie, more than 2 hours, it's a sci-fi movie (which I am not quite a fan of), so I hope I will be kept awake.  But watching a 3D movie may be a different experience, and that's what I'm actually looking forward to.

Check out the trailer below, which is in HD.. so... good enough.
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But no, I am not trying this at home, believe me.