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HP Pavillion G4 vs Macbook Pro

Sander — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:38:38 +0000

It’s been more than a month since I bought my HP Pavillion G4 and I have to say that I am satisfied with it’s performance. Although severely overshadowed by the quality of my wife’s MacBook Pro, my HP Pavillion G4 has better specs and compatibility.

Here are the specs of my HP Pavillion G4 vs my Wife’s MacBook Pro:

If you look at the specifications, my HP has the upper hand. I have very quick boot up and shutdown time, I can play 3D games, I can instantly connect to Projectors and LCD/LED TVs without the need for adapters and I can use basic headsets with mic. These are things I won’t be able to do with the MacBook Pro – well not without shelling out dough for adapters.

However my wife’s Macbook Pro dominates in real world matters. The Macboook Pro has a very sturdy design, while my HP feels “plasticky” and fragile. The LCD display looks better on the Macbook Pro than on my HP. The keyboard of the Macbook Pro looks and feels better than my HP, it also has a keyboard backlight feature that’s not found on my laptop. The touch pad of the Macbook Pro is glass, very smooth and inviting to use, while on my HP, although it’s not as bad as the ASUS 1215b touch pad, it simply pales in comparison to the glass touch pad of the Macbook Pro.

Last and most important of all, the Macbook Pro beats my HP in terms of style and brand. There’s just something about Apple that gives it a high quality look.

Even with all that, I am still a happy camper. Since I am a gamer, I can never imagine myself having an expensive laptop that I can’t play games on. I might cross over and bite the Apple in the future but for now, I am very much happy with my HP Pavillion G4, even my son approves

Fun time with Kuya

Sander — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:48:44 +0000

While mom attended a seminar last weekend, I made sure to take that time for a Father and Son moment with my first born. And so went to the mall and went to wherever my son would want to go. First we went to check out the toy cars – which has been his passion since he learned to play – and then we went to the nearest arcade. We enjoyed a few games and Kuya Z was laughing all through out. His new favorite is a Truck driving simulator, complete with a big steering wheel and awesome sound effects. I know that to my son, he is driving a real truck! It was definitely worth missing sleep to make sure that my son enjoyed himself. After playing, we then went straight to the seminar venue, just a few minutes earlier than expected. Hope to have more fun time with Kuya and ofcourse with bunso.

Baby Clothes

Sander — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:49:05 +0000

Shopping for baby clothes is one that we rarely do, but we do enjoy looking at the various cute designs available. The sad thing about baby clothes is the fact that it will probably be only worn less than five times, specially for babies like ours – which outgrows clothes really fast. Earlier though – even though we know it will be mostly for waste – we got a few cute shirts for our baby. Since I might consider payday advance loans, I wasn’t worried much, but was excited to see how our baby will look like with his new clothes. Talk about impulsive buying…

Birthday Plans

Sander — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:41:00 +0000

As early as July, we are already thinking about our birthday plans for all the members of our family this coming December, January and April of next year. Usually we go out swimming, but we are thinking of doing something different and special this year. We are thinking of going nature hiking, visiting a popular ocean theme park or going to an out of town beach resort. I know whatever the plans are, everything will be great as long as I don’t forget her birthday – that is my wife – which has to be the most special of all birthdays. If you have suggestions for birthday celebrations – do hit the comments.

Household Chores for Children

Sander — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:56:31 +0000

While there are no rules on the amount of time a parent can expect his child to do homework, there are general guidelines about what household chores, a child’s age and maturity, and how long each chore should be accepted based control.

However, well-meaning parents still find that they are frustrated when their child takes too much time to do relatively simple tasks. There could be any number of reasons why the child could take so much time to complete his tasks but the main reason maybe simply his inability to manage his chores without some guidance from the parents.

For parents who struggle with their children to complete tasks in a time frame consider the following strategies:

- Give clear deadlines for completing homework. The rule should be for the children to complete the task over the weekend – from Friday to Sunday. This method allows them to have time management skills in planning their tasks together with other plans that may develop over the weekend.

- Measure the time a particular chore takes your child. A young child may take more time to complete a chore than adults. Measure how long it takes your child to complete a chore in three different events then get the average – that is the time the child can realistically complete a certain chore.

- Set up an alarm. The advantage of using a clock with an alarm is that the parents can remind their children that it is time to do a certain activity, task, or homework. Watches are especially helpful in the implementation of time-critical tasks or those which tend easily slip the minds of children.

As parents we should offer many opportunities to be successful, while helping our children learn and master life skills. By providing clear expectations, giving them adequate training, and then monitoring their work you will be able to give your child a solid foundation to learn and master a chore and learn some important life skills in the process.

Naruto – Rasengan Happy Meal

Sander — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:57:02 +0000

My son and myself are big fans of Naruto. We watch the English subbed anime every week, and I always read the weekly manga. So when I heard that there was a Naruto happy meal toy being sold at McDonald food chain, we hurriedly got one without any hesitation. I wanted a funny Chouji, the one who used the best weight loss pill that gave him powers, just to tease Z. But of course my son picked the Rasengan toy. Look how happy he was when he got it:

Naruto Shippuden Movie – “Inheritors of the Will of Fire”

Sander — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:43:25 +0000

Naruto Shippuden Movie – “Inheritors of the Will of Fire” is the 3rd movie that was released for the Naruto Franchise. I just finished watching it with Z and I have to say it was really good. I was not able to enjoy it fully because my son wants me to translate each line to him so I end up reading the subtitles and simultaneously explaining to him the lines and whatever is happening. We also have to pause whenever a “jutsu” is performed, because Z wants me to teach him the “hand seals”. He was excited all the time, because there were a lot of actions in the movie. Another plus is that almost all of Naruto’s contemporaries are there. The downside I should say is that the enemies are too weak, and took only a few minutes for the different teams to finish off. Anyway the story is pretty straightforward, some old guy wants to assimilate 5 bloodline limit skills and the 5th one happens to be Kakashi. Without giving out too many spoilers, let me just say that the Moral of the story was really good. Bottom line is that the true way of success is not by doing it on your own – but by “bonding” with others – quite deep for a cartoon huh? No need to take out your box cutter to scavenge for the video online, you can watch it here.

OGenki – Japanese Restaurant

Sander — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:35:44 +0000

I am a fan of Japanese food. During my teens, we used to ran a Japanese Restaurant business of our own and I helped prepare and serve food for our customers. The plus side is I get to taste/eat everything, while the downside is I always lack sleep! Our specialty was the Okonomiyaki or what we fondly called the Japanese Pancake/Pizza – which I dearly miss. It’s just a bunch of vegies with some seafood meat bound together by flour and spices and cooked like a pizza – but the taste was WOW. The cooking on our restaurant was first class – mostly because our cook, which is also the owner and my step father – is a genuine Japanese. Japanese are not only known for their cooking, they are also known for their orderliness and cleanliness. With great tasting food combined with awesome presentation and nice looking ambiance, we were able to gather “Big Time” loyal customers. Just to name a few: Our Town’s Mayor and Congressman, along with their entire security detail and friends were a common site on our restaurant. We also have bosses, engineers of Japanese / Korean companies like Sanyo and other companies within Taguig. We also have rich Japanese nationals that are currently living in the Philippines. We also deliver to factories that are run by Japanese within the area. So if you look at it, the business was doing good. However it was not making enough to match what my stepfather would make if he was running his restaurant in Japan. One notable error in judgment that most agreed on is that we should have established the restaurant in a better location (i.e. within a mall or near a class A village). So after more than a year of running, we sadly closed down the restaurant. And my stepfather left for Japan for good. If it was still open, I’d be sure to bring Z and my wife J as often as possible. That is one thing I wish they were able to experience.

I’m on RX 93.1

Sander — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:14:21 +0000

Well not quite what you would imagine, but at least my video is currently featured on their website. You can check it out here It’s an old video of me playing Bold as Love with Z almost messing it up. Looks like the opposite happened, this video is turning out to be my most popular video. Thanks to RX 93.1 for the feature, hope they feature my original music in the future. I have attached a screenshot of their page so that when they change the featured video – I still have my evidence… (“,)