Oblivion Part 2

I'm back soon, as vowed by me.

So a while after that BlueVoice blog, I was planning to post about the brief change in our group's independent practicum project and about Manny Pacquiao's win (again!) and how much I hated him even more. But it seemed I did not find the timing, or right mood, to blog about it. Perhaps I was too worried of academic concerns and school duties.

Oh by the way, I was "appointed" the president of our sub-department. Appointed, huh? A president should be elected. Then the elected president 'appoints' people to be members of his cabinet. Whatever... I don't even have a cabinet. Just the rest of the officers. It's a good thing that I get along with them easily. Just last Monday, we had a meeting and discussed the annual acquaintance party, which will be held after all. At first, I planned not to have one because it really doesn't serve its purpose and is expensive. But then I realized from the other officers that many (probably most) of the AICG students are looking forward to an acquaintance party so they can get to meet, and perhaps welcome, the first years. I hope this hospitality is genuine.

So I should be moving on to the two things I should've blogged about ages ago.

First about our project. After contemplating on BlueVoice, we decided to look for another proposal. Honestly, I forgot our reasons for dropping BlueVoice. Maybe because it was risky and expensive. So anyway, we were debating on Game of the Generals with higher AI, or Source Code Similarity Detection. I was more inclined to the latter, but the other two were more interested with the game. Even though there was a majority, we still decided to seek for the moderator's recommendation. And she preferred the Source Code Similarity Detection. Victory for me! But it was useless victory shortly afterwards. When we had a consultation for our supposed-to-be-adviser for the source code thingy, he revealed to us that a better existing system, called MOSS (Measure of Software Similarity), is free after all. We thought it was charging. So we had to drop it. No significance, no approval, no project.

We looked into the BlueVoice idea again. We were able to discuss it with a faculty member, who then suggested that it can be worth a project. So we built on that idea, prepared the first draft, and slightly changed its name, to BlueTalk. The moderator said that it can be promising. Only a few things were required to be revised in our drafts. Now, we are working on the final draft of our proposal. Hopefully, it's on its way to full approval.

I'm not in the mood to lambaste Pacman right now. Besides, it would take a lot of words that I can separate them to another post. And that's what I'll do...

Oblivion

Wow. The start of my (hopefully) final year in AdZU was a humongous pain in the ASS that kept me from wasting time on blogging. Well, actually, my layouting "duties" in the college magazine was the royal burden, which cut majorly into my academic and family life. The poky office PC and late articles just made everything worse. At least just last Wednesday, I finally got rid of the printout dummy and CD contaning the Corel file and all the fonts we have in the Beacon PC and sent them to the printing press miles away from here. No major layouting for the next few months...

My problem now is catching up with my studies. So far, I still haven't opened and tested any of the GL files I have ALREADY downloaded ages ago. The same thing with the assembly codes for another class. But I'm more interested with the former. Assembly... is... no words can contain my frustration with it. This primitive computer language is so far the hardest to learn. It has the weirdest syntax and function words, like MOV, INT (w/c usually is a data type in other languages), ah, al, ax, bl, dx, LEA (who the hell is she anyway?!), and other blah blah blah.

I have to pause here. Firefox said that it needs to restart the PC for updating, my Dad is asking me to cook breakfast, and I can't wait to savor another cup of coffee. I'll post soon... ^_^

BlueVoice It Is

The three paths seeking a final project have finally met at an intersection. And at the crossroads was BlueVoice, as coined by one of the group mempers. This project that the three of us will attempt to successfully develop is a mobile application that, if installed on both cellphones, would enable the two users to talk with each other through bluetooth - for free! But the distance is limited however. I've heard that the latest bluetooth technology can wirelessly connect phones that are up to 100 meters away from each other. That's not bad. But it is definitely expensive.

We can test it, however, with the available cellphones that have a bluetooth range of 10 meters. If, a big IF, it works, it may also work with the 100-meter bluetooth range.

When it was first suggested to me, I was skeptic. But when my co-members assured that it is possible, I conceded. An engineering teacher even suggested some ideas on voice transmission via bluetooth, which convinced me even more that we can do this.

I'm a little nervous about this. But I feel excitement too. I just hope that this excitement wouldn't be squashed when, just in case, we would realize at the worst possible time (like on the next semester) that the project is implausible. We, especially the skeptic I, would just have to stick with optimism and determination to fuel BlueVoice's successful development.

We still haven't written a formal project proposal, which is due soon. So right now I cannot really say that BlueVoice is it. But I do hope that we will be taking this one.

First Day High! Kinda...

The countdown clock to graduation day has finally started to tick last Tuesday. I just really hope that the clock would end on time and would not delay. But our group still hasn't settled on a final project! At least we did narrow down our options.

No Automated Lumber Species Recognition. Image processing is a field too risky for us to experiement. We feel that a school year is not enough research time for such project. Actually, it would only take less than five months (which comprise the second sem) to program the software; the five months before that, which is this semester, are reserved for proposal and intensive research. Our grades are at stake here!

No Gunbound-like mobile game with networking capabilities. Well, at least for me. I don't want to venture into mobile application development. It's like everyone wants to take a mobile software project because cellphones, especially those MMS-capable, seem to be perpetually the "in-thing." Whatever...

No Sudoku puzzle mobile game version. It might be rejected by the moderator for being simple and not-so-challenging for a group of three. But we may toughen up the rules so that we would be forced to develop another algorithm to solve the puzzle.

But right now, we're poking the Automated Tournament Matching suggested by a Computer Center staff. I still don't know the details so I have to meet and discuss about it with this guy. I heard that the manual tournament matching is tedious, so automating it would be a delight to the slothful modern people. What can we do? The computers are invented to do our bidding and they are here to stay - and keep on upgrading to keep us sedentary.

I can feel school again! And it's not a good feeling. The first two school days has burned a lot of money for photocopying requirements. Ahhhh... the smell of photocopies fresh out of the xerox machine. I miss it. But I loathe it even more.

Blogthings Test

www.blogthings.com

Hey! This site is nice. I discovered this while I was really bored, surfing in Friendster. It's the Fourth Year enrollment day. I have to wait until afternoon for my freakin' scholarship form. Got nothin' else to do but wait. And I'm not patient!

So I tried to entertain myself by taking a few tests in this website. Some results were shocking and exagerrated. But some were kinda true. It's a good thing that the site generates an automatic code of each test result so I can post it here...

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WHAT'S YOUR RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY?

You are an Atheist

When it comes to religion, you're a non-believer (simple as that). You prefer to think about what's known and proven. You don't need religion to solve life's problems. Instead, you tend to work things out with logic and philosophy.

What's Your Religious Philosophy?

The Truth: Wow! That's too much! I'm not an atheist. But I'm not religious nor even spiritual. Somewhere between. But I'm more inclined in believing in God because health studies show that believers, especially devotees, have longer life-span . The reason for this is perhaps not the existence of a higher being that rewards them with such, but more on the optimism that faith brings.

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WHAT'S YOUR MONSTER NAME?

Your Monster Profile

Creepy Professor You Feast On: M&Ms You Lurk Around In: Movie Theaters You Especially Like to Torment: Vegans

What's Your Monster Name?

The Truth: Creepy Professor? Why? I don't even have plans to be a teacher. I like M&M's. But I rarely go to the movies. We buy/rent pirated DVDs. The hell with anti-piracy morons! And I don't harrass vegetarians! I haven't even met one. I'm even considering to be one. In the far future. Hehe...

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WHAT'S YOUR JAPANESE NAME

Your Japanese Name Is...

Shigekazu Nanba

What's your Japanese Name?

Reaction: Whatever...

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PENIS NAME GENERATOR

Your Penis Name Is...

Elvis

Penis Name Generator

Reaction: Huh?! Why?..

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HOW SCARY ARE YOU?

You Are Not Scary

Everyone loves you. Isn't that sweet?

How Scary Are You?

The Truth: HAHAHA! Of course I'm not scary. I'm a good boy. When you're nice, I'm nice. When you're a bitch, especially with annoyingly THICK lips, I'm a demon!

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HOW OPEN-MINDED ARE YOU?

You Are 72% Open Minded

You are a very open minded person, but you're also well grounded. Tolerant and flexible, you appreciate most lifestyles and viewpoints. But you also know where you stand firm, and you can draw that line. You're open to considering every possibility - but in the end, you stand true to yourself.

How Open Minded Are You?

The Truth: 72% is not bad. I cannot be too liberated with some topics, like drug abuse, abortion and war. But at least I know and am proud for being open-minded, not like others I know. I noticed too that all of the narrow/close-minded people I've met (some of them are actually my "friends(?)") are really stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid! DIE, stupid!

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HOW SINFUL ARE YOU?

Your Deadly Sins

Wrath: 60%

Lust: 40%

Sloth: 40%

Envy: 20%

Greed: 20%

Gluttony: 0%

Pride: 0%

Chance You'll Go to Hell: 26%

You will die, after conquering the world as an evil dictator.

How Sinful Are You?

The Truth: Wow. The statistics are kinda true. Anger/Hatred is my most intense sin. I throw it at lot of people. But I can easily forgive. But there are those who are unforgivable. And I wish them death...

Preserving Text Jokes

What a surprise. Just when I thought I'd have to sing or dance for being late, the morning session was cancelled. Thank God! I didn't care that I had to run to the canteen in the middle of the campus to buy a burger so I can have change for tricycle fare just to discover that the vehicle had already left when I returned to the gate. Maybe he misunderstood me by thinking that I was suggesting not to pay him at all because for him I seemed to be rushing because I was late. Whatever...

So finally I am taking advantage of the surprise free time for blogging the text jokes that I just cannot delete from the very limited digital storage and, eventually, from my mind. Thanks to the senders.

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3 mayayabang na daga:

DAGA1: Kakain ako ng keso sa mouse trap!

DAGA2: Kakain ako ng kesong may rat killer!

DAGA3: Manood kayo...

Mangre-rape ako ng PUSA!

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Sender: Grace
15-May-2006

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BABOY: Hirap ng buhay natin, nuh?

MANOK: OO nga! Lagi tayong nalelechon.
Buti pa 'tong unggoy,
pabasa-basa lang ng TXT!
Tumawa pa!!

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Sender: Grace
16-May-2006

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JOKE OF D DAY

LOLA: Alam mo honey, 'pag katabi kita at
nag-aalmusal tayo, nag-iinit pa rin ako

LOLO: Paanong di ka mag-iinit eh nakalaylay
'yang SUSO mo sa kape!

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Sender: Grace
16-May-2006

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I care for you so much
that if there was only 1 slice of
chocolate cake left in the world..

I'd save you from the fats &
calories & just eat it all by myself..

Sweet ko noh?!..:)

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Sender: Grace
24-Mar-2006

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Minsan 'pag may problema ka, walang nakikialam
pag masaya, walang pumapansin
pag malungkot, walang nakakakita

Pero try mo umutot,
Lahat titingin sa iyo
TITITIGAN KA PA!

*******
Sender: Grace
5-May-2006

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Musta dyan? Dito bad news kasi may nakitang
putol ma kamay, lapit lang sa house namin,
hindi pa makuha hanggang ngayon,
wala kasing makalapit-lapit dahil


nananampal!...

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Sender: Grace
30-Mar-2006

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TEACHER: Give me colors that begin w/ letter M

PUPIL: Maroon!

TEACHER: Anybody else?

NGONGO: Mlue, Mlawn, Mlak, Mink, Maiolet!

TEACHER: Wow! Mely good!

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Sender: Grace
3-Apr-2006

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Kung ikaw ang nasa
sitwasyon na ito..
kanino ka mas higit
na hahanga?

Sa taong iniwan ang lahat
para sa minamahal niya..

o..


sa asong lumilipad?:)

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Sender: Grace
9-May-2006

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Farmer ordered a MILKING MACHINE. Tried it
on his penis & had a wonderful orgasm but
can't remove it. He read the manual and
fainted. "AUTO-RELEASE AFTER 10 Liters" :O

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Sender: Grace
19-Apr-2006

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LAWYER: Please describe the rapist

GIRL: Pandak, negro, bungi, balbon,
manada kebak, jutay pututuy..

SUSPECT: OO ya, guilty ya yo! Ta tenta
pa gayod bos! Peste!

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Sender: Grace
24-Apr-2006

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Newly Born Chinese Names

Born Secretly: TINA GO
Born Swindled: LINO CO
Born w/out Light: ANDY LIM
Born Fat: BOB UY
Born Different: EVA YAN
Born Monkey: EDDIE YU!:)

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Sender: Grace
8-May-2006

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Doctor: You look terribly weak and exhausted!
Are you having your meals 3X a day as I advised?

Lady: My gosshh! Doc, I thought you said 3 males a day!!


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Sender: Grace
8-May-2006

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In our life there will come a time
and where we will hate it 'coz of
the things that hurt us but we should
never give the blame to our lives 'coz whatever
Leche hirap mag-english ah!
G'night na nga lang!:)

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Sender: Bernie
11-Dec-2005

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If you see your BF/GF flirting with someone
Lapitan mo siya
Hilain at pagpagin mo damit niya
Sabay sabi: "Ano ba naman
Malaki ka na naglalaro ka pa rin ng basura?
You know na nga na DIRTY yan!"

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Sender: Bernie
14-Jan-2006

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Ang KAIBIGAN karamay mo kahit saan
katagay mo sa inuman
katulong mo sa problema
higit sa lahat
kahati mo sa pagkain

Kya pag may 1 na lang natitirang DONUT
sa mundo

HATING KAIBIGAN

iyo GITNA, gilid sa 'kin.

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Sender: Joval
25-Oct-2005

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A fat farmer was in the CR trying to flush his dump
when suddenly the toilet bowl broke and burst,
the dump flooded into the wheat fields

then 'POOF!'

It became KOKO KRUNCH! eww..!:)

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Sender: Joval
30-Dec-2005

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Matagal ko nang iniisip ito.. Help naman.. Pakisagot nga..

1. Does Jennifer Love Hewitt?
2. Where did Vincent Van Gogh?
3. Is Marvin Gaye?
4. Why is Norman Black?
5. Where did Sandara Park?
6. Is Chow Yun Fat?
7. What did Henry Sy?
8. Why is Alonzo Mourning?
9. Is Lucio Tan?
10. When will Orlando Bloom?

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Sender: Kayeh
24-Nov-2005

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Please pray for me because I just received my medical results.
Ang sakit ko habang tumatanda gumaganda ako,
but don't worry hindi naman 'to nakakahawa pero 'di na 'ko
GAGALING...

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Sender: Kayeh
5-Feb-2006

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In biology exam, the teacher asks the class to draw a female
reproductive organ. One girl feels shy and looks down...
then a boy shouts:
"Maam! She's CHEATINGGG!"

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Sender: Jame
15-Sept-2005

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Each of us is like a butterfly with one wing

The only way we can fly is to hold
each other and share wings.

So if you have no wings at all,


caterpillar ka pa lang..:)

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Sender: Sheng R.
7-Dec-2005

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JUDGE: Hinawakan mo ba ang boobs ng babaeng ito?

JUAN (Ngongo): Hini po, hini po your honor.

JUDGE: Tarantado, hinawakan o hinipo pareho lang iyon! GUILTY!

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I stole this message from my Dad's phone.

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Chaka Niya

At last! I have acquired the full lyrics of my favorite gag song by watching and listening thoughout its music video I've found in YouTube. Where did they get this video? I'd love to have one of my own but videos cannot be downloaded from the website. But at least I can watch it.

The lyrics are more hilarious than I thought. Before, I only knew the chorus. Now I know the rest, and they're funnier.




Chaka Niya
by Ghurang Guneta

Nagulat ako nung unang makita ka
Kakatakot ka, gurang
At ngayo'y napipilas pa
Ang balat sa pisngi
Na binubuni, o ako'y nangati

Kailangan bang sabihin
Lumayo ka na sa akin
Dahil pag sinaksak kita
Magdurugo ka rin

Chaka niyang bading, kakainis
Mukha'y nanggagalit
Chaka niyang bading, kakahiya
Ulong naging nguso
Kung buhay man ang mga papa
Wala ring magtatagal
Ang nagmamahal tumatalon sa tulay dahil
Chaka niya

At sa hatinggabi ay nangingisay na lang
Pag minamasdan ang larawan mo
Pag siya'y humalik sa laki ng nguso niya
Hihikain ka sa buong magdamag

At ang laging sasabihin
Lumayo ka nga sa akin
Pag hataw ko ng tubong ito
Mangingisay ka rin

Chaka niyang bading, kakainis
Mukha'y nanggagalit
Chaka niyang bading, kakahiya
Ulong naging nguso
Kung buhay man ang mga papa
Wala ring magtatagal
Ang nagmamahal tumatalon sa tulay dahil
Chaka niya

(Ha ha ha ha a a...)

Chaka niyang bading, kakainis
Mukha'y nanggagalit
Chaka niyang bading, kakahiya
Ulong naging nguso
Kung buhay man ang mga papa
Wala ring magtatagal
Ang nagmamahal tumatalon sa tulay dahil
Ang nagmamahal tumatalon sa tulay dahil
Chaka niya

Sa Likod ng mga Tala ni Darna

Ooops I did it again. Been dead for a while again. I just cannot think of anything worth posting these past few days. I just had to wait for the first week of Summer IT training to finish so I can talk about something. And here it goes...

At last, after being stagnant from practical programming for three years, my mind was enriched with MySQL integrated in PHP. Finally! Something worth including in the resume. I now know how forums work. We were actually tasked to make our own forums as exercises. It was daunting, but satisfying at the end. There are a few bugs and other imperfections, but we'll learn.

Next week, it's going to be Java. And I really think we shouldn't miss it. However, just a while ago, five of us discovered that we might miss it. We, the five, were chosen to be exposed to the local but real IT industry - the only IT industry in ZC, which is OMED. Our "training" was scheduled up to the two weeks when Jave training will also take place. Are they kidding us?! We can't sacrifice the chance of quenching our thirst for Java for this "training" - a "training" where we will be "trained" to TEST a system that we didn't even create!! What an insult! The school sent the top five CS 312 students to the company just to do the menial job of FUNCTIONAL TESTING?! I... don't want to say anything about this. I confessed this to the moderator just a minute ago and she said it's fine. At least we get the chance to experience the real thing and say, "Ah! Ganito pala ang nangyayari dito..." Maybe I'm prejudging too much. We'll have to see tomorrow.

In the meantime, OMED is trying to fix the schedule so it will not conflict with the Java training. Well they should!

So here is something that is actually related to the post title.



Narda by Kamikazee... When this first came out, I really didn't care about this. But my younger brother always sang it. So I noticed it. It became more interesting when I received this text message joke one night from a friend:

Napakahalay naman ng mga awitin sa kasalukuyang panahon.. Tulad ng Narda ng Kamikazee: "s likd ng mga tala kht sulyap lng darna"

e db may star sa bra ni Darna?

I did not realize that until that night. I thought that the "tala" in the song refers to real stars. But it may mean they wanted to see what is, or rather ARE, behind Darna's stars. Napakahalay nga!

Hmmmm... What if may tala rin sa panty niya...