| last.fm, Increased Limits, Feedback Request, and India Travels |
[09 Oct 2008|04:00pm] |
Last.fm in Journal Entries
Are you a last.fm user? The updated Music field on the Post an Entry page can now automatically fill in what you're listening to when you write the post. To enable this feature, fill in your last.fm username in the field under Contact Info on the Edit Profile page. This also adds a link to your last.fm profile on your LiveJournal Profile page. Then download the scrobbler client from last.fm. When it's installed, just click the Detect button by the Music field on the Post an Entry page and the scrobbler automatically pulls through the track information of what you're listening to on your music player or music program.
You can also use the feature without downloading the scrobbler client. If you're logged in and listening to last.fm over the Internet, click Detect to pull through the artist and title of the track playing. If the song changes while you're writing your entry, just click Detect again to update the Music field.
And for more musical accompaniment, last.fm also has a widget you can embed in your profile or a journal entry that displays what you're listening to in real time.
Increased Limits for Poll Results and Comments
Back in August we promised an increase in limits for poll results and comments. And now they're here. You can now view more than 2000 votes in the detailed view of poll results, and the limit for comments allowed for a post has been raised to 10,000, up from 5000. After the first 5000 comments, every comment will require a CAPTCHA.
Feedback Request on New Find Your Friends Feature
We're working on an optional feature that will make it easier for you to find out if existing friends in your web-based email contacts are LJ users. Once you find them, you'll be able to quickly add their journals to your Friends page. We know your privacy is very important to you, so we're interested in getting your feedback about this new feature. A full description, including the proposed privacy settings, is available in feedback. Let us know what you think.
India Travels Community
Have you explored the subcontinent? From the heights of the Himalayas to the beaches of Kerala, India is so vast and varied that you'll discover something new wherever you go, no matter how many people have been there before. We've partnered with travel writer Ajay Jain of Kunzum to create a community where you can share your stories, anecdotes, and tips about traveling in India. What was the most amazing thing you saw? Where did you go that can't be found with a Google search? Where do you want to go next? Selected entries will be considered for publication (with full credit, and only if you give permission) in travel books about India. So whether you've been to India, want to go to India, or aspire to write about India, you should take a trip over to ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/partnercomm.gif) india_travels.
And More
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| Blog life: false hopes |
[09 Oct 2008|09:12am] |
Crying over a nerve wrecking, heart thumping news which didn't turn up the way as planned or hoping; Thank God for the end of its Calvary, cooking some burgasm ( coined by Lily, HIMYM) for dinner, friends having to cheer me on - although I couldn't help but still feel bad, crushed and heartbroken..
How I met Your Mother saved me, at least, for the moment, for now.
I really don't know what to do in my life right now but I have to get into something before I hail myself bankruptcy and zero quotient ego.
So called life; I'd rather work for some place which will sustain me until I get to be a caterpillar who'd be taken out of my cocoon; emerge to be a ambitious butterfly. ( Hah! Go Robin! )
Here's another day for Job Hunting!
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| Blog Life: Money is Like Calories |
[08 Oct 2008|02:36pm] |
Stop spending what you can’t afford
Money is like calories – you need to monitor them to feel more in control. Just as people who balance their checkbook do better managing their money than people who don’t, people who track their daily food intake do better losing weight than people who don’t. This is not the time to stop tracking your daily intake. Instead, as you become more aware of what you are eating, you may also gain awareness about ways to cut calories in addition to saving money (like cutting out your pricey morning/afternoon iced latte drink).
Hmm..
Discipline yourself towards your expenditures.
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| Blog Life: Pieces |
[08 Oct 2008|01:38pm] |
" I need you to pretend that I can do this even if you don't believe..
because if you abandon me now
, I will never make it and I will never get my happy ending."
- Meredith Grey
I've got to pile all these scattered pieces together soon before I get left behind on opportunities. I've had too much pause already that this reality should set itself up front priority. Surpass baby steps and head straight to the target.
Judgment day comes after tomorrow. If things won't work out the way as it was, I'm heading back to the corporate ladder, enough about starting fresh and just keep on going. If money isn't a factor to all things possible, I wouldn't even bother but these materialism is the only way for me to get through places, pointers and what I should be.
I've got more than 2 hands, more than just a person breathing with me and the importance of having them on board, on my side holding on to my hopes up will keep me floating to the right direction. For that, I'm grateful.
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| the battle between pizza hut and pasta hut |
[08 Oct 2008|09:52am] |
 So Pizza Hut's apparently changing their name to Pasta Hut for a healthier image. This re-brand is a part of an £100million program to 'refurbish and revamp' the restaurant chain - image, brand, locations, etc. It's still on a trial basis but I think it's a bad move, to be honest. Pizza Hut is such a classic brand - it's homey, it's hearty and it's familiar - and that's why people love it. Health freaks go to Whole Foods. Or eat overpriced edamame beans in a hotel bar. If they want to push a healthier image, why not focus on launching salads and pasta on the menu? They can trademark those, so that they can still say they've got healthy options whilst remaining the good ol' pizzeria everyone goes to for comfort food. And pizza's just as calorie-fic wherever you go anyways! Show me a proper 10" pizza (a medium-sized one) that's less than 150 kcals and I'll... I'll tell you to get away from here - you've got to be kidding. What's it made of, paper-thin wheat base? Besides, when people fancy a pig-out night where else would they go? McDonald's is too evil and KFC (yum)... well... KFC's good but they don't have pizza, do they? Seriously though. Pizza Hut execs: a name-change is not necessary. But that's just me. |
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[08 Oct 2008|08:27am] |
2. If a pt is on INH and rifampin and spikes a fever that is first treated with motrin without a good drop in temp, is it ok to give oen dose of tylenol? i know tylenol can be hard on the liver, but thsi particular patient has a 103.4 temp! (after motrin dose, dropped to 102.7) Doc on call then ordered tylenol, but I'm not questioning if that was good given the other meds the pt was on. Still, that's a high temp that must be treated.
Thoughts?
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| Book Wish! |
[07 Oct 2008|04:15am] |
 J mentioned him on his facebook notes. Suddenly, I have had the urge to look for this living legend's book on how he became a extraordinaire restaurateur. Unfortunately this book isn't available on Powerbooks.
Whoever has this, PAHIRAM!! :)
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| Fighting the Blues |
[07 Oct 2008|02:52pm] |
Now that the girlfriend is the States and I’m left on my own for a few weeks, I’ve been feeling a little down and depressed. It’s not that I miss her (although I certainly do), it’s just that without someone else to fuss over, listen to and take care of…I’m left with a lot of time to do a lot of thinking and that isn’t always good in my case.
So I try to keep myself busy. The demands of my day job and the store take up most of my time. If I find free hours, I usually just use it to stay at home, catch up on sleep or watch some DVDs. Andy tries to show that she hasn’t neglected me by showing up once in a while but I really want her to focus on her thing right now, so I try to give her some space.
I did play at the Filipino Poker Tour where I played safe poker. Unfortunately for me, some guy called my push with a measly K-9 (had it dominated with my K-J) and he ended up hitting a full house when a K hit the flop and two 9s showed up at the turn and river. I also sat down in the featured table where I basically folded every hand that was dealt to me. Definitely not good TV.
Another thing I’ve been doing is learning how to cook seafood. Some time ago, I believed I was allergic to any form of seafood, nuts and chicken. Lucky for me, that turned out to be psychosomatic (which is a fancy word that basically tells everyone I’m a little crazy), so I’m now whipping out garlic-butter prawns and toaster-oven fish fillets in my small kitchen.
That’s it for now. Just a small update to let everyone know I’m still alive. A little beaten and worse for wear but I’m still here. Give me a few days and I’ll be as good as new.
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| Few more bucks |
[07 Oct 2008|02:55am] |
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- I've got few more days to hold on to before judgment day
- I've got until the end of the month for me to indulge and splurge on my fitness gym since starting next month it'll be held frozen until I get to have enough funds to pay for my membership.
- Since I wouldn't be able to surf for sometime not until I get to replenish my funds, I'd have to get up back on my running. Back to my beginners routine plan.
- Switch back to the favorite past time, Photography just so I won't drown to the rage of my debited poverty.
Hence I've got days to start on the 3 books that I've yet to read and finish. Have to save few bucks left on my bank for my start up on my upcoming job. Few pause and sacrifices won't hurt.
I've had my fair share of delight. No regrets. I've got to snap back to reality, have the business rolling and up until then I'd be able to tap my white stilettos for more happy glory shopping and out of town trips happening.
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Dear God,
I've been a good girl at home and I've been very obedient. May I be blessed by you as I hope I'll be able to get the part.
Love,
Kassy
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| If life were a TV show |
[06 Oct 2008|06:19am] |
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Also: School's been...fun? (but it's the back to back typhoons and myDSL's reliable frailty that's been keeping me away from the old post to online journal thing) It's always been a bit tricky getting new people accustomed to and embrace (it's inevitable, dontchaknow?) the jelly that I have so school started out a bit rocky in an oh craps I am a social pariah kind of way. While I am very apt at playing social pariah, I've always found it a very limiting role and that I'd rather be the social social pariah: a social pariah that socializes. The head writer (i.e, God/Yahweh/Jehova if you're a witness, can I get you?/Allah/The Universe etc) seems to approve of this. The latest Nielsen ratings indicate that The Audience (IDK if they're aliens or the host of angels either) does, too. One of the producers, Mr. Metatron says I just might be brought in for a repeat guest performance. I am CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's Lady Heather. Alternate ending: Mr. Metatron says we just might get picked up for a full season. And they're not changing pilot actors! I'm kind of glad I didn't get to take entrepreneurship with my proper batchmates because now I get to meet even more interesting people. People are like TV. They're like books but not boring. Also, The Man (otherwise known as The Chef) is playing a more limited role in this season. This is a good call. Let us give more time (and space) for other characters to develop. And the moral of the story is (wheel of morality, turn turn turn, show us the lesson that we must learn) you are not (always) powerless and things (usually) happen for a reason. My life. It has moral stories. It is destined to be an otherwise obscure (as implied?) cult hit.
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| Yesterday's Tweet Feeds |
[06 Oct 2008|12:08am] |
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| Sunday Secrets |
[04 Oct 2008|11:19am] |
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http://postsecret.blogspot.com/2008/10/sunday-secrets.html
PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people
mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.
-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 4:23 PM
Subject: Twin brother
This is my worst fear, that my husband will sleep with my twin sister if we were to ever divorce. This fear alone will ensure we never divorce.
-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 6:43 AM
Subject: beating heart
Someone can see now through my mum's eyes. I wish, instead, that she could still be looking at me with them.
-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: beating heart
his heart must have been beautiful and strong.
i wish my brother's life had been the one he saved.
-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 3:16 PM
Subject: Secret Code
I figured it out. Turns out I was deciphering my own secret. I'm going to get over my fear, I'm going to go for it.
-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 9:56 AM
Subject: Secret Code
A PostSecret Community teen recently shared in a forum she couldn't share her secrets as her Mom read her diary and knew her id on PSC. This reminded me how my mother read my diary and reminded me of a secret I had.
Since I had no outlet for expressing my anger, I would write my thoughts in acronyms. I knew exactly what I was saying, but no one else ever would. It was my secret way to let the anger out.
The interesting aspect of this is I would often go back to the writings and what I previously said would now be a mystery even to me. It was my secret yet I couldn't decipher it.
---Email Message----
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 2:11 AM
Subject: Russian secret
Я обожаю видеть русские секреты, тогда я чуствую что я не одна.
-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 5:06 PM
Subject: from student from Syracuse University
I'll be sure to be extra nice the next time I visit.
-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: Copy Centers secret
I KNEW IT!
This year a UK and Korean edition of the PostSecret book came out and there are official versions of the website in French, German, Spanish and Korean. This week on Frank's PostSecret Blog on MySpace I interview Brian Cotlove who runs PostSecretFrance.
Hi Brian, can you explain how you started PostSecretFrance?
Being a longtime fan of PostSecret, I always found the foreign language secrets to be the most interesting and appealing to me. I think it's incredible how secrets can cross cultural and language barriers with ease. So I combined my love of the French language and culture with my love of PostSecret, made this video in French and PostSecretFrance was born.
Can you share a postcard with us that has a personal meaning for you and explain why it is special to you?
My favorite secret that I have gotten so far is the simplest one. It's scrawled on a Post-It note and says, "I'm mailing this card because I have the feeling that I'm going to meet the person who will change my life on the way to the post office."
I'm actually kind of jealous of this person because they seem so unfailingly positive and confident. Yet at the same time this secret constantly reminds me how I am able to do just what this person did. I'm amazed every time I read it at how just a little Post-It note can make me feel.
What is a secret about yourself you have never shared before?
(Read the rest of this interview at Frank's PostSecret Blog on MySpace.)
The Today Show will be filming the Tuesday PostSecret Event at the University of Virginia (sold-out). Another PostSecret Event this week will be held at Vanderbilt University (sold-out).
(The Full 2008 Schedule)
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| yes, dei. you win. |
[03 Oct 2008|03:02pm] |
I'm pretty indecisive and it struck me once again. I keep trying but I can't give up my Blogspot. It just feels better writing there.
Mu ha ha ha! If bets were placed each time I moved blogs, the lucky winner would've been very very rich.
Back to http://psychedelicgail.blogspot.com, folks! Or at least to those who care to take a peek at the gibberish I call "writing".
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| must grow up |
[03 Oct 2008|09:00pm] |
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Every each time I head to the beach I see to it I have something to throw out in the ocean or every each time we practice our paddling and surfing stance at the wave pool on the top of my head I've got few things to let go of but during the recent LU trip; for the first time I didn't have anything to get my head away from.
Slowly I'm learning to go through the flow, enjoying the ride; just like life regardless and irregardless of all these nerve wrecking situations.
Sure, I was boggled by my Mom's endless ranting and scolding but I was away from the city, I just want to have a normal life that doesn't have complications. All that I wanted to do was to focus on conquering and riding waves. I wanted to guard myself, get myself better and ultimately get selfish from the world - no complaining but just pure bliss of surfing.
I've got to hit back to reality. Bills are starting to pile up and so does the clock from ticking away from opportunities. I'm crossing my fingers tight which needs to be well prepared to the employment world.
I'm nervous, excited and scared. Hopefully I'd stil be able to surf once a week, get to the beach once a month at least and still get to go to dinner gatherings.
Must Commit. Must Generate Funds. Must Grow up.
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| job update? |
[03 Oct 2008|11:37am] |
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So, I was told.." Wait up until Next week Friday, we're still screening other applicants "
I know they're in need for 4 more. I hope they won't change their mind about me.
MUST.COMMIT
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| Nutritional Science? |
[02 Oct 2008|02:10pm] |
I'm getting ready to sign up for Spring classes for next semester and I was wondering, how hard do you guys think taking Nutritional Science? I'll be taking it with Lifespan Psychology and Anatomy/Physiology 2.
(I'm regretting taking Chemistry, AP1, and Statistics all at the same time right now!)
thanks!
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| idle time makes room for too much thinking |
[02 Oct 2008|11:28am] |
I believe in the power of compensation. Better to bend than to break, yes? So when people cannot compensate because they're too stubborn to bend to other people for the sake of compromising so that both sides win, I think it's just sad. It's sad to let pride get in the way, it's sad to be too proud to even try to see how it is at the other side of the fence. Close minded people will never get their points through the other party because they don't try to compromise, they just want their way ALL THE TIME. They don't even TRY.
Sadly, it's a pattern. This closemindedness and lack of the ability to compromise becomes a bad habit to break. It has a ripple effect. Again, PRIDE is the culprit. This type of people, in my opinion, will not be able to work well in a group or as a team because a stubborn leader is hard to follow when all he acknowledges is himself. All he listens to is himself. A true leader is one who picks up ideas from brainstrorming of the ENTIRE team. PRIDE is like rust that eats away the outside until the core gets eaten too.
Bend a little, try it, it's easier to manage.
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| my best life |
[01 Oct 2008|03:06pm] |
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Ever had anyone ask you, "Which part of your life do you like best?". I've been asked that question for several times and every time they ask me, I couldn't give them a definite answer. I remember myself saying that my childhood was the best part because I traveled a lot and then I think about high school and say, "Oh yeah, I had the best time here too" and then come college, I find myself saying "This part too! I love my college years sans trying so hard to get through my horrible math struggles." And then I realize that EVERY SINGLE PART OF MY LIFE WAS THE BEST. Therefore, I feel like this life is my best life assuming that I had other lives before this.
Sometimes I think I'm am ridiculously optimistic about everything and that someday something or someone might rain on my parade and the sunshine is gone. But I'm optimistic and even if I'm sometimes scared I'm too optimistic that it's annoying already, I think this is what makes me happy-- being enthusiastic about what I have now, what I've lost, will lose, and what I will gain in the future. Shit happens, I know that. That's why whenever I stub my toes I just try to get back and continue trudging the rocky road.
It's not perfect but it's unfolding the way I prayed it would be. And I really really hope that one day when this life is over I'd still be able to look back and smile because I lived my best life well. |
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| negativity within reach |
[01 Oct 2008|01:34pm] |
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I hate negative People and those who keep on pulling your leg down. It's annoying enough too that I no longer want to go home nor the fact of staying at home the entire day if I've got my own mom who scolds at the top of her lungs to me every freaking second.
I understand where she's coming from or maybe I don't but waking up angry and blaming it to everyone is something else. I can't stand it any longer. It's giving me heavy burden, getting blamed over things that I did not do and much worse it's as if I'm the one at fault why all these are happening to her.
It's sad enough that I had to come back home from the states, don't rub it in. The only people who are keeping me sanely happy are my friends but every each time I go home, I am being reminded Why am I here in Manila.
Enough. I don't know up until when I can stand this.
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