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Synthesizing Happiness

What do you call the process of looking a the brighter side of things – when you see the glass as half-full instead of the other way around? Positive thinking? Sure, we can call it that.

But what if it’s something you clearly had not wanted, but just convinced yourself eventually that it was all for the best? Here are the two top examples which illustrate such a scenario:

  1. Any person (most of the time, it’s the woman) who has settled for less than what they had really wanted in a partner.
  2. Any parent who thinks their child is perfect – bonus points if the child has an actual mental or physical handicap.

It’s those people which these two words are perfect for: Synthesized Happiness.

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You get what you pay for: Sunglasses

I try to look for a bargain when I can, but from my experience, there are things that are just worth the extra bucks. Welcome to one of my “You get what you pay for” posts. And for this entry, I’ll be talking about sunglasses.

Given how many cheap sunglasses can be bought out there, many of which are of decent build and design, it’s not surprising why a lot of people would prefer to just get your Php 100-800 glasses over expensive brand-named ones.

The sentiment is certainly commendable; that one can work on a budget and still manage to look stylish.

However, spending a bit more for your eyes might just be the prudent thing to do. And here’s why…

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Choir Workshop

Just because I have nothing else better to do, so I posted some crap-cam 1 Crap-cam = Apple iPhone shots from BP‘s Valenzuela Choir workshop.


Click on the Palanator for more [useless] pictures

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⇡1 Crap-cam = Apple iPhone
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3G iPhone demystified

Ok so there’s a lot of hullaballoo about the new iPhones being dirt cheap. 200USD is cheap assuming you can get a unit at that price with no strings attached.

Unfortunately, that’s not how it goes.

Before we begin, it would be wise to not think in terms of US market value, because we know once VAT, shipping, whatever taxes start hitting those phones on our shores, they’ll find a way to recoup through the contracts.

All the information here isn’t final, and may change depending on how the local market responds come July, but all things being equal here’s the lowdown.

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