1/1 Scale Mobile Suit Gundam RX 78-2 completed

Any mecha fan recognizes the name Gundam. What more to celebrate the 30 years success of the franchise? Build a 1/1 scale (life size) of the Mobile Suit Gundam RX 78-2. The behemoth stands 18m and they plan to unveil it on July 11. Visit the official site for more info (that is if you can read Japanese). More photos after the jump.

Apple's answer to Palm Pre

We all know Palm intentionally launched their Palm Pre 2 days before Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and it shook Apple alright. Now heir counterattack? A $99 iPhone 3G and a brand new model of iPhone named iPhone 3 GS. Same iPhone but with faster ARM processor and double the RAM. Also it will be equipped with the new iPhone OS 3.0 that finally let the user record videos. There will be a voice recognition integrated with the apps and the battery is beefed-up once more making 12 hours of talk time from the previous 10. The camera was upgraded to 3.0 megapixels with autofocus. The 16GB version of the phone will now sell for $199 with a two-year contract with AT&T. The previous generation iPhone 3G sold for $199 in an 8GB configuration or $299 in a 16GB configuration. Looks like someone is going to make his father buy an ithe 16GB version of the phone will now sell for $199 with a two-year contract with AT&T. The previous generation iPhone 3G sold for $199 in an 8GB configuration or $299 in a 16GB configuration.Looks like someone will make his father once again buy him a new iPhone when it hits our shore hehehe.

Palm Pre out in the market

As a Palm owner I am pleased to see yet another Palm product out in the market, this time, a smartphone that was dubbed by techies as the "iPhone killer". Ladies and gentlemen, Palm Pre is here! Now, the world consists of two people, the iPhone fanboys and the rest of the world. I'm not against those iPhone owners (except those who own one but it wasn't them who paid for it. spoiled brats!) but will the iPhone hype finally end here? Will the Palm Pre reign supreme with its new WebOS and Touchstone technology bundled with its app store? The answer is in the hands of the consumer (me and you duh!). Palm Pre specs and the amazing start-up video of the phone after the jump

Operating system	Palm® webOS™
Network specs1	3G EVDO Rev A
Display	3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320x480 resolution HVGA display
Keyboard	Physical QWERTY keyboard
Email2	Microsoft Exchange email with Microsoft® Direct Push Technology POP3/IMAP (Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, etc).
Messaging	Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS
GPS3	Built-in GPS
Digital camera	3 megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field
Sensors	Ambient light, accelerometer, and proximity
Media formats supported	Audio Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 Image Formats: GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP
Wireless connectivity4	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
Memory	8GB (~7GB user available)5 USB mass storage support
Connector	MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Headphone jack	3.5mm stereo
Palm Touchstone™ Charging Dock6	Compatible
Dimensions	Width: 59.5mm (2.3 inches) Height: 100.5mm (3.9 inches) Thickness: 16.95mm (0.67 inches)
Weight	135 grams (4.76 ounces)

Is Bing better than Google?

Microsoft recently launched their new search engine named Bing to take down Google. But can Bing defeat the search engine that's already a verb?

Bing has a feature wherein it will automatically play a video you just searched. Talk about instant porn! But what matters most is it's search feature "duh".

So how did it performed when I key in the word siopaomaster? Well my domain wasn't on the damn first page! Unlike in Google where it is on top of the list. (see pic below). Don't know about you guys but Bing needs some tweaking.

Paano ba magmahal ang siopao?

Siguro maraming nagtataka kung bakit madalas ako mag post ng mga "cheesy" na lines tulad ng "Ikaw ha naglakwatsa ka na naman, pati sa panaginip ko nakakarating ka" at pati yung banat na "Aanhin mo pa ang bahay niyo kung nakatira ka na sa puso ko?" Ang korny di ba? hehehe pero hindi natin maiiwasan maging korny kapag in-love ka...Pero kanino ba? Maraming nagtatanong sa Facebook at plurk kung para kanino yang mga banat na yan, hindi ko sila masisisi kasi noon ang lagi nila nababasa sa akin eh puro kadramahan, "emo king" nga tawag ni Odang (acad head ng info) sakin eh, pero mabalik tayo, para kanino nga ba yang mga hayup na pick-up lines na yan? Sino ba nakakapag pasaya sa akin at nagagawa ko yang kahindik hindik at karumaldumal na bagay na yan? Pero bago ko sabihin yan (syempre bibitinin muna kita) ilan na nga ba minahal kong babae? Yung seryoso ha..kung alam mo ang sagot i-text lang sa SIOPAO(space)ANSWER and send it to 2233, ang mapipiling home partner ay magwawagi ng isang kutos at tadyak. Sirit na?

Tatlo lang...kasama na yung ngayon..sa mga nakakakilala sakin alam ko mag rereact kayo, pero yung tatlo lang naman talaga eh..Bakit hindi kasama si ganito o si ganyan? Well..yung una, siya yung hindi ko pinili dahil ang pinili ko si Girl # 1, oops yung iba diyan na gets na pero wag mag rereact ha. Yung isa, estudyante ko yun eh..tsaka kaya lang kami umabot sa ganun eh pareho kaming sawi sa pag-ibig..binasted ako ni Girl # 2 nun at siya naman ay kaka break lang sa bf niya..alam na! Next three ay mga best friend ko. Yung isa kasal na kelan lang, yung isa ikakasal sa August at yung huli helloo..may dalawang anak at may asawa na yun..tsaka best friend nga eh, kapag babae ka at tinuring kitang best friend, wag kang umasa na papatulan kita (hahaha kapal ng peys ko no?). Sa wakas..ang tatlong Maria sa buhay ko..bakit silang tatlo lang? Well kasi sa kanilang tatlo ko lang naranasan ang tunay na kahulugan ng "pag-ibig" Si Girl # 1 ay yung instik (pure mehn), siya yung kaunaunahang babaeng naging close ko, kasi nga nung highschool ang bano bano ko sa babae eh, kaya nung college ko lang naranasan ang mabarkada sa babae. Siya ang nagturo sa akin na masarap ang mga babae este masarap sumama sa mga babae (hahaha).Ano ba nangyari samin ni Girl #1? Ayun, ok kami sana eh kaso may nakialam, ayoko sisihin yung pakilamero pero (insert favorite foul word here) siya talaga eh, kasi siya rin ang dahilan kung bakit hindi kami naging in good terms ni Girl # 2. Anyway, matagal na yun at nakapag move on na ako, pero tuwing nakikita ko ang pagmumukha nung kupal na pakilamero eh hindi ko maiwasan ang mag flashback ala Chuck. Nasaan na ba si Girl # 1 ngayon? Ayun nasa ibang bansa na siya...may iba ng mahal.. Next si Girl # 2 ang babaeng nakapag patibok ng puso ko nung una akong nagtrabaho, Yung mga estudyante ko sa AMA alam na hehehe...Si Girl # 2 naman ang nagturo sakin na dapat pinaglalaban mo ang pag ibig mo. Bakit ko nasabi yun? Kasi hindi ko siya napaglaban eh...Tinanong ako ng close friend niya kung nanliligaw ba ako, ako naman aanga anga sinabi ko hinde kasi sabi ko hindi considered pa yun as panliligaw. Ayun, simula nun badshot na ako sa kanya, sinamahan pa ng kakupalan nung pakilamero kaya lalo ng naging magulo ang lahat. Ano na kami ngayon? WALA! As in nagpalit na siya ng number, tinanggal niya connection namin sa Friendster, naka invisible siya sakin sa YM at ang malupet, tingin na nya sa akin eh isang manyak na stalker...saklap nun no? Simula nun ayaw ko na..sabi ko sa sarili ko ganun at ganun ang mangyayari sa akin..eh nakilala ko si Girl # 3..nag iba ang perception ko sa babae..ewan ko ba..ungas yun eh..sa totoo lang basted na ako sa kanya..kasi ayaw niya sa akin...hindi pa siya handa umibig ulit..pero bakit masaya ako? Kasi sa kanilang tatlo, siya lang ang ka close ko parin hanggang sa ngayon, wala lang sa kanya kung bumabanat ko paminsan minsan ng kung ano ano, saya no? Tsaka ako lang daw sa ngayon ang nakakapag pasaya sa kanya. Pero hanggang kelan kaya kami ganito? Darating ang panahon at makakhanap na siya ng taong mamahalin niya, ang taong magpapa ibig ulit sa kanya...at ano mangyayari sa akin? Siyempre bye bye na...pero balik tayo sa tanong..bakit masaya parin ako? Kasi...masaya ako kapag nandyan siya, masaya ako kapag kausap ko siya...dumating man ang araw na matapos na ang lahat, at least, naging masaya ako kasama siya..at bawat nalalabing araw eh papahalagahan ko...pag-ibig nga naman....