Always Connected To WWW

I have always been an online freak ever since I discovered the internet a few years back. I researched about my projects and assignments over the internet, got fond of emails for connecting with friends, got hooked with online chatting, got dependent in finding our wedding suppliers online for our wedding, developed great interest in digital scrapbooking, the digital kits of which are all downloaded from the internet. And now, I’m so into blogging lately and it has actually been my bread and butter for more than two years now.

Way back, I used to scrimp and depend on very frustratingly slow dial-up connections. I can still recall that I downloaded mp3s for hours and with sites that take about a minute or more before it is fully downloaded. That is why I was so delighted when my Dad subscribed to a broadband internet. Finally, I was able to download a 5 MB song in less than 3 minutes and with web pages loading in just a blink of an eye. Actually, there are a lot of internet providers out there like Qwest high speed Internet offering ultra fast speeds of 1.5, 7, 12 and even 20Mbps - up to 125 times the speed of a 56Kbps dial-up modem. What's even remarkable about them is that they offer quality Qwest phone service apart from the commendable internet service. With these speeds, surfing the net has never been this fast and exciting. The latest big thing that was introduced is the wi-fi (wireless fidelity) technology. Wireless broadband has only been available in hotspots coffee shops, wi-fi cafes and offices before. But now it has also become available for home use at a reasonable price.

As I've mentioned, I never let a day pass without accessing the web and checking my emails. With all of these online activities that I do, I can’t afford to have a very slow or intermittent connection. Luckily, our local DSL provider here in the Philippines very seldom fails me and they are at par with the speed that Qwest provides.

Just a Few Thoughts

If you've been frequenting my home and living blog, you might have noticed that I haven't shared any big improvement or progress about our so-called Mansion project. Well, it is because we haven't completed yet the necessary requirements for the housing loan but the little steps are still on going nevertheless. The husband and I are already discussing a few of the nitty gritty details of the interiors:

- carpet or tile flooring for the living room
- round or square dining table
- zen or rustic type
- blue and brown or blue and green motif for the CR

Honestly, our thoughts may not that be organized yet but it is because we're still taking things and steps at a time. We're not rushing and definitely, we still have lots of time to brainstorm anyway.

Devastated.

We just live near Quezon Avenue where most of the renowned car service centers are located. Every time we pass by along that road, we are often reminded by the wrath of Typhoon Ondoy as we see wrecked and mudded cars queued for repair service. It's heartbreaking to see the damages and I just can feel how the owners of these cars are so devastated with the repair expenses. I just hope that the service centers don't charge much on the car and truck accessories replacement costs. The car owners will greatly appreciate and will be of great help to them as they still try to recover from the tragic effects of the destructive typhoon.

Hong Kong.

Christmas is near and the peak travel month is fastly approaching, too. I have several friends who are flying to Hong Kong with their families on December and January and have started finalizing their trips making sure that their bookings are all set even the non-intrinsic travel details such as the international travel insurance. They say, they have to be protected in case unexpected and unfortunate events happen like sickness or injury, travel delay, baggage loss, or worse.

Their currently finalizing their itineraries and of course, the common denominator in their travel plans? A whole day visit at Hong Kong Disneyland. I'd also want to go their with my family some day. We've been planning to travel there for the longest time however, we have so much priorities to work on first. Perhaps, in a year or two, we'll find ourselves boarding a plane bound to Hong Kong.

A Wedding and MBA News.

Finally I was able to talk to a college friend of mine whom I haven't talked to for ages now. She called to invite me on her wedding which will take place next month. Our phone conversation lasted for more than an hour because we filled up each other with what's happening on us lately. Aside from her wedding, she also told me about their migration plans in the US next year and hopefully, to attend as well school mba while working. I quite didn't get the school name but I think I heard her mentioning Capella. She's perhaps pertaining to the one based in MN. I've read so much about Capella University on the web which is an accredited, fully online university and the leading online graduate school for working adults. Certainly, I can feel her excitement with all these changes because ever since, these have been her goals in life.

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