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Andy and Khae’s Wedding

By Jay Lagare on Thursday, October 20, 2011

Michelle, and I went to Clark to attend Andy and Khae’s wedding. We were planning to go there early but we ended up leaving late and then having to pick up my coat from James. We then proceeded to pick up Brianne who was riding along. As it was already time for breakfast, we grabbed a quick one before continuing.

We got to Clark around 10 so we proceeded to the salon for Michelle’s hair and makeup. It was almost 1 when Michelle was done. We then went to the hotel for the photo shoot with the bride. Meanwhile, Brianne and I had lunch.

After lunch, we went over to the church. As we were putting our coats on, I commented that the church better have air conditioning. And it did! And then the rain started, cooling things down even further. That was refreshing, literally.

After the wedding, we went to the reception. Everything went smoothly: from the entry, to the photo booth, program, to the buffet dinner, and then back to the program. Good planning and coordination. A local(?) reggae band called Chocolate Factory played during dinner. They’re pretty good, playing their reggae variations of oldies and new wave songs.

We left as soon as the program was done as it was still a long drive ahead. Still, it wasn’t so bad. NLEX was smooth sailing. After the usual slowdown through traffic at EDSA near Cubao (I don’t like the circuitous way to C-5 from NLEX), it was smooth sailing again and in no time we were home.

Congratulations Andy and Khae!

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WTF: Batangas Sign On Taal

By Jay Lagare on Thursday, October 20, 2011

It seems the provincial government of Batangas has approved putting up a huge sign a la Hollywood on Taal. Apparently they’re unhappy the scenic volcano being mistaken as part of Tagaytay (which is in the province of Cavite) since that’s where people usually go to view it. While at it they should tattoo “Batangas” on their foreheads so nobody will mistake them to be from anywhere else!

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Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich

By Jay Lagare on Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Watched the YouTube live stream of the launching of the Samsung/Google Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich. The Galaxy Nexus has nice specs (1280×720 display!) though I’m not too hot on the form factor. I’ve never liked banana-shaped phones (Nokia 7110/8110 anyone?) nor humongous screens (which unfortunately is the trend). But Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) stole the limelight. Slick new UI, powerful new features (Face Unlock, Beam, folders, screenshots, etc.). Both the phone and ICS seem to have patent-issue avoidance in mind, e.g. the phone cannot be mistaken for any iDevice, the new folders don’t have the content-view of iOS.

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Haircut

By Jay Lagare on Saturday, October 15, 2011

My hair was getting rather long and people are starting to wonder if I’m going for a Justin Bieber look (NO!). Today, I finally had the opportunity to get a haircut. And I had it cut the way I like my hair (short). After I was done, Jeanne saw me, she started crying! But she got used to it after a while and afterwards we walked around the mall and visited the toy store.

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Speck ToughShell

By Jay Lagare on Saturday, October 15, 2011

I mentioned before that putting the gorgeous iPhone 4 inside a case generally fuglifies it. So I prefer the iPhone naked or wearing a Sena Ultraslim Pouch. And for the times when I do need a measure protection I use a Speck PixelSkin.

But if the going gets tougher, the only answer, at least previously, is a heavy-duty case like the Otterbox Defender. Unfortunately, it costs a lot, P2,500 the last time I checked, and it has an ugly circular cutout to show off the Apple logo (why?!?). So I searched and found the Speck ToughShell.