home theater system

I love movies. When I'm stressed or dealing with a lot of problems, I just go and watch a movie and I immediately forget about my worries. It's a Filipino past-time. I'm just not a fan of movie adaptations of novels because I only get disappointed when I see novel-based movies. Movies don't capture what the text in the novel really says. But other than movie adaptations of novels like Twilight and Harry Potter etc., I love movies.

Another one of my wildest dreams is owning a home theater system. I've seen some home theater system's in MTV Cribs. Mariah Carey owns one and so does Snoop Dogg and Lil Bow Wow. I guess home theater systems serve as a form of recreation to busy people like them. Even right now, as a college student I am always busy and stressed. A home theater system can be helpful in reducing stress and for recreation. It's not a necessity but I want it. It's just cool to own one in the comfort of your own home. You can choose what movies to watch and what time to watch them. In the public movie theater, the movies you can watch are selected and can only be screened during pre-determined time schedules. In a public movie theater, you have to deal with noisy people, couples making out and people kicking your seat. It's just annoying. In a home theater system, you're in control. 

private jet is love <3

Owning a private jet is one of my wildest dreams. =) There's nothing wrong with dreaming, right? Of course, owning a private jet in a third world country is out of this world. I don'treally expect that my dream will come true. But I know some politicians who own them and I can even name some of them. I was able to ride a private jet owned by a former politician on the way to my province, Ilocos. The ride was sweeeeeet.

A private jet costs whopping billions. It makes me wonder how this certain former politician was able to afford it when we all know that a politician's salary is just meager. If ever I'll buy a private jet, I'll make sure that the money I will be spending on it is a product of my hard work. I love travelling and it would be nice to own a private jet where you can chill and relax without having to worry about the meager space in an economy class seat. A private jet is also a determinant of status. It screams success. I want to reach a point in my life where I can confidently say that I am successful. Part of success for me is owning a private jet. 

Manansala condo unit at Rockwell

After graduating from college and graduate school, I want my own pad. I want to experience living independently. Wouldn't it be nice to have your own space where you can relax, fend for yourself and decide for yourself on what you want to do inside your home? I want to decide for the color scheme of my condo unit and choose what furniture to put inside.

The Manansala Tower at Rockwell is one of my dream condominiums. You can rent it for 60 thousand a month. It's kind of steep but it's all worth it because of the tight security and commendable services that comes with it. Some of the facilities of the Manansala Tower are the infinity pool, gym, sauna, steam room and more.  The Rockwell mall and Ateneo graduate school are accessible. There's this fully-furnished unit that I've been eyeing on and I posted its pictures here. Unit 1409 of the Manansala is for rent. I saw the pictures of that unit online and I fell in love. I love minimalist and elegant designs. It's interior fits the description. I hope I'll be able to buy a condo that looks like this. I have to work hard to earn enough money to buy myself a nice pad.

Iphone 3GS is on top of my wishlist :P

Techonology really does wonders. I'm a fan of Apple products. Thanks to Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs and other people behind the Apple corporation because I'm enjoying products like Macbook, Ipod and Apple Airport Express. There's one product that I've been eyeing on for the past few weeks. I have to say that it's on top of my wish list right now. It's the Apple Iphone 3GS. 

I read about its features and it has a camera, video camera, compass etc. You can use the internet with it. It's touch screen. It's fast. You can load applications without having to wait for a long time. There are a lot of applications to choose from. I heard that there's this cool application called pocket guitar and then I've tried the digital zippo lighter. It's fun. Some applications are not really a necessity. It's also pricey. The 32GB Iphone 3GS that I want costs 299 dollars. When I told my parents I wanted the Iphone 3GS, they laughed and said, "Why? Are you already working?" They said that I can only have one if I start earning money and work to buy the things that I want. 

I love you Miata MX-5!!!

While I was passing by Mazda Ortigas branch, I saw my dream car. It's the 2009 Mazda MX-5. It was on display. Wow! Everything about it is just perfect except the price tag. Hahaha! it costs around 2 million PHP.

I've always dreamed of having my own sports car. I love watching people drift and I want to learn how to drift. Have you ever seen someone drift? If you haven't watch any Too Fast Too Furious movie and you'll be amazed. I just love the screeching sound that you hear when you drift. Even though I haven't test drove this Miata, I know it's the perfect car for me because it comes in this stunning shade of yellow, it's small and light. It's a convertible. It's keyless. It's got speed. You can start the car even without inserting a key and having to twist that key. The only problem that I have with Miata is that it's a two-seater vehicle. I want to be able to take my friends on a joy ride. With the Miata, I can only invite 1 friend. I learned from a review, that the seats are cozy and comfortable. That's good. I'm also planning on buying Recaro seats if ever I'll get my own sports car. As for the moment, I really want a Miata MX-5. Santa Claus, please give me one for Christmas. I've been good lately. Hahaha! LOL.

Bombings in Cotabato, Iligan and Jolo

Everybody knows about the bombings that happened in Cotabato, Iligan and Jolo. What affected me most is the Cotabato bombing, the deadly bombing near a cathedral. Almost 10 people died and 100 people were wounded. What disturbed me really was knowing that the people behind the bombing obviously strategically planned to bomb a place of worship where people are gathered to pray. I believe that we should respect the religions of other people and not try to disrupt it's religious practices in any way.

We don't know who the people behind the bombing were but we know the victims. The victims are poor people from the Mindanao region. While bombings continue to happen in the Mindanao area, it's hard to believe that the government is allotting millions or even billions of pesos for national security. What are organizations like AFP and PNP doing about this? They must do everything in their power to stop the bombings because it's their responsibility to protect the Filipino people. PGMA even cancelled her plans of going to Cotabato. If she wants good publicity(Im sure she wants it because of the pictures of her all over MRTs and LRTs), going to Cotabato will surely give her that. The victims of the bombing need rescue and support.

 

The good news of the day - 1.50php cutoff on Shell's gasoline

I read the newspapers everyday and you know what's common among all of them? Most of the articles in the newspapers are about the negative things that happen to our country. There's the bombing in Cotabato city, water crisis, Visayas oil spill and many more. However, when I read the newspapers this morning, there's one heading that made my day. =) It was the one about shell cutting off gasoline prices by 1.50 php.

Food, gas and clothes are the things that I spend my allowance on. The prices of these commodities continue to rise as the years pass by. Gasoline is a big bulk of my expenses. From QC, I have to drive to Taft and go home to QC. It's kind of far because it takes two hours to go back and forth from QC to Taft and from Taft to QC. It requires a lot of gas. When I learned about the cutoff this morning, I told myself, "what a relief!". Finally, there's a good news that will brighten up my day. I got so excited that I drove to the nearest gasoline station and asked the gasoline boy to fill up my car's tank with gasoline.