bury me in this dress

I want a computer desk/vanity for my room. I’m just using a lap desk and it’s ruining my posture which is bad to begin with. I saw a really cool glass desk at Crossings Department Store but it’s huge and VERY expensive. It’s around 9,000 pesos. I’ll check out other malls but in the meantime, I’ve been browsing the next for design inspiration.

from Target

I wonder if I can hand-carry this from Singapore.

from IKEA

from Amazon

from Amazon

This one I really like!

from Amazon

This too!

from Amazon

This is gorgeous!

from Amazon

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I was playing around at Poupeegirl this morning and in order to download a mobile wallpaper I made, I needed to point my phone to QR code. My phone doesn’t have a barcode reader so I googled and it led me to this site. I chose UpCode since it’s compatible with my SE P1i. After installing it and all, I still couldn’t download the damn wallpaper. Frustrated, I just screencapped it.

So I wasted a lot of time but I became interested in QR-codes. I know they’re popular in Japan and I want to make codes for my blogs. The one on the left is for this blog. I created them at Kaywa which offers code generation for free. Then I read Emily Chang’s entry about QR-code and found out about Blotcode.

Blotcodes are more aesthetically pleasing. Unfortunately, it currently can be read using an iPhone app. I hope the develops will come up with applications for other phones. Still, I made one for this blog.

There’s also dandelion which was created by the same guys who did blotcode.

Lastly, there’s shortcode.

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For now I will use the QR-code for this blog but when blotcode develops readers for other mobiles, I’ll make the switch.

I want a new theme for BMITD and Mukhang Pera but I can’t afford a customized one. The one I’m using is gorgeous and was designed by my friend Joiz but I’ve been using it for a year already. I’m still searching for the perfect theme for my blogs but in the meantime, I found some nice dark/gothic themes. Here are some of them.

Witcher Mind

Cloudy Night

Lavinya Black

Damasking

Strange Little Town

Dark News

Gone are the good old days of Phplurk and Phtwitter, free services which let us update our micro-blogs using our local carriers. We thought we won’t see a similar service again but I just found out that there are two services which do the same.

GladyCast

GladyCast allows users to update their Twitter and/or Plurk status. They initially offered their services to Singapore and Malaysia residents but they just recently added Philippines to their list. Right now, we can only use their Smart gateway but maybe they will have Sun and Globe in the near future.

In order to use GladyCast, you have to register first by connecting your Twitter and/or Plurk to Gladycast. You will then be asked to SMS a message to a Smart number.

Tweetitow

Tweetitow is a progressive service. Users can update their Twitter status AND receive replies. Now they are trying to integrate MMS,  ping.fm and posterous updates. Tweetitow has gateways for Smart, Globe and Sun so users with unlimited SMS services can take advantage of this. New users will be given 30 free credits for signing up and those credits are consumed when you receive replies on your phone. Sending updates will have no effect on the credits.

To register, text REG username password to your gateway number (globe: 0927-338-9183, smart: 0928-102-0579, sun: 0923-986-0673).

If you know of another service similar to GladyCast and Tweetitow, please let me know.

Did you guys catch the premiere of the music video for Noynoy Aquino? I waited patiently for it and I was grinning the entire time I was watching it. I find it very classy, subtle, and well produced. For now, the music video will only be shown once a day due to budget constraints. If you missed it, here is the video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmOvCJklgvA[/youtube]

I really like the iphone application called Ballerina Hologram. It doesn’t really do much. It’s not a utility nor a game. According to its write-up in iTunes store, it’s an art installation. Here are some screencaps.

Isn’t it so pretty?!

Guess who has an iPhone. Me! Best of all, I got it for free courtesy of Beni! I received it several weeks ago and I’m enjoying it a lot. I’m using my Sun Broadband SIM because I hardly get any signal on it with Smart. I didn’t expect that he’d actually send it to me when I teased him about the phone. So thank you very much for this gadget, Beni! I really don’t mind the crack.

Nash edited this hilarious photo from last year’s Plurklakbayan.

I absolutely love bread and a lot of my money gets spent on it. Now I’m thinking if I should learn how to make bread myself. The oven here isn’t really good for baking because the temperature isn’t consistent. Maybe I should invest on a bread machine. It makes baking so much easier. I’m thinking of getting Breadman Ultimate TR-2200C. It’s only around $100 so it’s affordable. The Zojirushi BBCC X-20 looks damn good though. It also has more options. The cheapest online is $174.

Oh yeah, I need a mixer too cos I don’t have one. I’m pining for Kitchen Aid stand mixer because of the colors. I want the red one. It looks so bad-ass.

drool

Unfortunately, it’s more expensive than the breadmakers!!! Around $300. Thank goodness for shopwiki cos I get to compare prices from different websites and know where to get the cheapest. There’s a cheaper one. Same brand and same type but of a different color (Gloss Cinnamon) but cheaper at $268.99. Hmmm

Sadie Living Dead Doll sharpener

I learned about this wicked cool sharpener from my plurk friend ninbroken52 but I thought it’s a one-of-a-kind thing that only Matthew James Taylor made. I did a quick google search and found out that it’s sold in online stores for around $7 AND also comes in other characters besides Sadie. Unfortunately, they’re all sold out because of attention from popular blogs. Calling my friends in the US, can you help me buy one? I want the Sadie sharpener