Facebook is the fastest growing and largest social networking site in the world. From its infancy in the dorm room at Harvard created by Mark Zuckerberg and his roommates to its present state of more than 500 million registered users, this phenomenal novel, “The Facebook Effect” tells a remarkable story about the founding and... Continue Reading →
On my Mac Mini, which I have been using for a year and a half now, I also installed Windows 7 Ultimate edition and used it via bootcamp on a number of occasions. Throughout the Mac Mini's use as an Apple computer and a Windows PC, I find one jarring factor that caused me to... Continue Reading →
If one were to ask me to name the most used app in my iphone other than Facebook, it would be the Kindle E-reader from Amazon for the iphone. I am an avid reader and I make an effort to read on a regular basis. I even surf and shop around Amazon from time to... Continue Reading →
That was the result of this semester's grades. How do I feel?On paper it looks really ok. It is in line with expectations. Although the A- were the modules that were the most difficult. They were physiology and microbiology. I thought I was a goner for that module, but apparently, for some reason, I managed... Continue Reading →
Principles I, Jasrie would adhere to these principles that would guide me through life in 2011: 1. Accept yourself 2. Take in interest in the outside world. 3. No fear, no surprise, no hesitation, no doubt. 4. Change what you can change, let go of the rest. 5. Aim to be the very best at... Continue Reading →
After much thought and the events that happened to me today, I feel that I should rewrite my New Year Resolutions, and create a new set of principles in life to guide me through 2011 and beyond. Two events happened today that forced me to rethink and rediscover what I truly want for 2011. The... Continue Reading →
Yeap, my parents bought a new TeeVee, the new LG 37LE5500, a 37 inch LED backlit LCD TV. My parents wanted to redo part of the livin room. So they have been going to IKEA for a number of times within the past 2 weeks. It should look pretty cool once its all done and... Continue Reading →
Academic - Maintain a 4 point GPA average. - Attain at least a B in biophysics - Attain at least a B+ in the rest of the modules - Be consistent in your revisions - Attain a learning attitude, and keep an open mind Relationships - Make new friends - Maintain and strengthen old friendships... Continue Reading →
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers The average container ship can carry about 4,500 containers. This blog was viewed about 23,000 times in 2010. If each view were a shipping... Continue Reading →
The exams are over, yet looking back at my performance, I think it happened again; losing steam toward the end of the exam periodI really dunno how to tackle this problem. I always lose steam toward the end of the examination, unwilling to put my 100% in the final hours and of the last paper... Continue Reading →
I have this tendency to give my best in everything I do, but that is just saying and no action. Towards the end of everything, I always fall short of giving my best. The potential to do better is always there, and largely untapped. This time, im gonna make the necessary sacrifices that I usually... Continue Reading →
The exam fever has once again arrived. Only 3 weeks left before the start of the exams and finally I can breathe easier now, the deadlines to all the major assignments are all past due. Now what's left are just the exams. 3 weeks and the exams will start. That is a very short time... Continue Reading →
I cant believe that another year has passed by in a flash. I have been so busy in the second half the year that everything seems a blur. I feel like its only yesterday that I just ended my last semester, going on a vacation to Turkey, going through FOC and then starting a new... Continue Reading →
I have decided to merge two blogs into one. I decided that paying another 150 bucks to sustain a blog on an external server is just isnt worth it. While i didnt say that the past year of hosting the blog to an external server was a waste of money, I did learn a lot... Continue Reading →
A funny thing happened to me days before I acquire my new phone. Firstly, I never knew or was not made aware of that I was able to recontract on August. I always thought that I had another year to go through before my current contract expires. So when I actually made the effort to... Continue Reading →
I have been finding a statement that best summarizes what my stand is on friendships. I think this epitomizes the meaning that I was trying to hard to express. A brother is a friend God chose for you. A friend is a brother your heart chose for you
But when do you know if trying hard is too hard?Friends and friendships in general means a lot to me. But sometimes its difficult to realize that the actions you do, might affect your relationship with your friends down the road. And as such, im contantly conscious about how I treat them. The thought of... Continue Reading →
I think I should make this a habit. From now on, whenever im feeling down, stressed up about something, or emotional about something or over someone, I will do up my grateful wall and remind myself that things arent as bad as it seems. There is always a silver lining in everything, and that it... Continue Reading →
Enslaved is the latest game to be developed and released by Ninja Theory, after their last major production Heavenly Sword. Released on October 2010, this action adventure, storyline driven game takes place 150 years in Earth's future, where much of humanity and their cities are lost and decayed due to a ravaging global war that... Continue Reading →
Several big ticket items were bought in the month of October and more coming in the days ahead. Oh im so broke.I finally decided to extend my mac mini applecare coverage for an additional 2 years. Cost: 145 bucks. It's actually far cheaper than the one offered by the official apple website, because I got... Continue Reading →
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