billyallardo

Okay, I AM REVITALIZING THIS BLOG. I feel awkward for not being able to maintain this, despite being in the writing business and study.

So where do I begin, to tell a story of how great love can be? Perhaps, but not this time though.

It is just drizzling outside and I think it is best to hit the road now before hell breaks open later.

Ciao peeps.

It is strange. Despite finishing college with a degree in Journalism, writing for the school paper, taking Creative Writing as a graduate course, and working full-time as a writer for a magazine, I cannot update this blog on a regular basis. It is obvious that I need to get rid of myself of something – my seeming lack of focus.

It made me miss a number of opportunities in college, things that I still regret. I still have to write a number of papers I needed to complete a subject in graduate school, which includes a translation project and a collection of poems. Perhaps the most unfortunate thing is that I missed a slew of deadlines.

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I was surprised when I received a package a couple of days ago. I immediately panicked after I read who sent it. It was from an electronics company who specializes in everything that has something to do with computer memory, the ones who I was just asking if they have a local distributor here in the Philippines.

I quickly sent an email to acknowledge that the package had arrived and I was unaware about it. At the same time, I confessed that I would have a hard time shipping these back to them, since the cost from here is somewhat expensive. I was already researching how much I need to shell out to ship the modules to their nearest distributor – in Hong Kong.

Yesterday, I received a reply from Amy, the one who I was talking to from the start. She said that I do not need to return the modules back to them. Instead, she asked me if I could send her a write up about the modules so they could post it in their Website. I immediately heaved a sigh of relief.

Hey, the modules she sent are so cool. Blue designer heatsinks cover both their sides, with the brand name emblazoned in large silvery capital letters. Each has 2GB worth of dual-channel 800MHz 6400 memory, when combined would give the PC a whooping 4GB memory.

Whew.

I’m currently cramped inside the closet of my hotel room, with a notebook PC on my lap. This is the only place inside this cozy room where I can hook up to the Internet. At least, they have wireless connectivity here.

It’s terribly cold here in Tagaytay, good thing I brought my good old dark green jacket along. My coming here was in short notice. They gave me the invite just last Friday. And yes, this is not just a pleasure trip. I came here to learn a thing or two about the new Microsoft Vista operating system.

The new operating system is a sure dandy one - cool features, great add-ons, and nice security. Yet you need to have a pretty darn good PC setup to run all of these.

Will be back later, will eat dinner first.