The PEN

December 14-16, 2010 Holiday Madness BAZAAR

2010-12-06T18:10:00.000-08:00

Participants

2010-12-06T17:33:00.003-08:00

"When you grow up, what will you become?"

2010-11-25T23:03:00.000-08:00

"When you grow up, what will you become?"

A lot of kids back then and even now usually had to face this questions on different stages of their lives.

No one did knew the correct answer, but there were a lot of suggestions. Suggestions from parents, family members, friends and peers. And because of this question, lives were changed and shaped based on a lot of variable lifetime criteria. And one of the basic criteria is called "Dreams".

This is not the one that happens when you sleep at night but is the one that fuels us to achieve our goals in life.
When a kid sees a new toy on Toy Kingdom, the one that makes his eyes sparkle, he automatically creates a main goal. That goal would be, "he got to have one of those". Now because he is still just a kid and does not have its own money, because he don't have a money-earning-job for he is underage and you know the rest. He will look for the person who could acquire this toy for him. So the first sub-goal would be to look for mom and dad. After he finds mom and dad, he had two options.

One,: to come clean and ask to buy him the toy politely
Two: throw a huge tantrum to shame his parents and force them to buy it for him.

In most cases, the two options happens simultaneously. And when he completes his goals. The cycle repeats again. There are a lot of toys you know.

Now, other scenarios are based on the parent-child relationship. If they would create an agreement like if the kid had been a good boy(good grades, does chores and etc), the boy will receive the toy as a reward. Or sometimes a gift if the financial status do says otherwise. Based on this example we could see that goals are not only set by one party but all of the persons involve.

The parents want their child to be happy and contented of their life. Same with the children wanting their parents to be proud and contented of them.

Dreams escalates from simple to complex. Still based of the goals set by each person on himself and others. Some expects too much of themselves and others. While others are already contented of themselves but expects more from others. There will never be a contentment of selves and of others. This is because the world is ever changing and we are flowing along with it. Like a river, it never runs in circles, if it does, it's a lake. And the world is as vast as the ocean and oblivious like our galaxies.

Just like a dream, it can be as big and unreachable as you want it to. No one knew what we could become when we grow up. We might even grow old without knowing it at all. Sometimes, we see our dreams through other people. Our role models. And because of that we don't just achieve our dreams, we also become the person whom we saw achieved it first. Is it genes that shaped us or influence? Maybe both.

We choose who we become. There are just issues in between that affect our growth. In the end, people will blame you more than themselves of becoming who you are. It's not because of their influence that made you what you end up becoming, but because of your choices. You choose whom they want you to be and when they don't want the man they want you to be, who would want you now?

Let it be you to decide and want who'll you become and not others who does not know who they like to become themselves.

"I am a man that changes my plans and mind on everything in a fraction of minutes, for I easily gets bored of ideas." - creafilgo

Transcend JetFlash Online Recovery Tool

2010-06-09T06:32:00.001-07:00

Transcend JetFlash Online Recovery Tool is an advanced new software tool specifically developed for Transcend JetFlash USB flash drives. If your flash drive is not working properly, in most cases it can be repaired instantly by using the recovery tool's simple user-friendly interface. The JetFlash Online Recovery Tool is conveniently located on the Internet, so no matter where you go, you can service your flash drive 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

I've tested this tool of transcend and it really works on most cases when the usb gets corrupted and becomes unreadable.

First case I've handle is when a friend mine accidentally pulls out his transcend 8GB jetflash usb flashdrive on a portable player with usb read function. It became unreadable and it's properties corrupted. He tried everything but nothing did works. Only this. He wasn't able to recovery any files because the damage to the data was great. But luckily the usb flashdrive was saved and was working properly now. After using this tool, the usb wasn't writable so I reformatted it. Tested file saving and transfer function, it was fixed.

Second case was of a friend of his, which also got this problem with a similar usb from transcend but escalated after a technician advise him to hot air the connection of the usb board. Instead of tightening possible contact issues of the usb flashdrive it causes more problem when the usb contact connecting the board and usb port loosens and that the usb needs to be bent so that a steady contact be made so that it can be detected by a computer. It took us a long time to be able to get the usb detected and keep it detected as we fix the usb using this tool and retrieve the important files. But then, God was on our side and everything went well.

For those of you with this type of problem please visit
http://www.transcendusa.com/Products/online_recovery_2.asp?dw=1

God Bless and have a great day to all!

Antivirus that is right for you.

2010-06-01T18:10:00.001-07:00

Antivirus that is right for you.
Let's begin.

As a technician, we always experience different cases of virus attack or infection. Some fixable and others, pc revival/renewal. I've been using and testing different antivirus and other pc protection starting from Symantec Norton, Trend Micro Piccilin, McAffe, AVG, Kaspersky, Avast, Eset Nod32, F-secure, Bit Defender, Norman, Sophos, G-Data, Avira Antivir and etc. Usually shifting to different antivirus saves lives and businesses.

The truth is... there's no perfect protection.

At some point it fails. PC Pest gets smarter and at times dormant just waiting for it's grand performance.

So what should we consumer use to protect our pc?

Well by experience, when searching for a right antivirus or pc protection for your daily extreme pc use, here are few helpful guidelines.
1. Know your pc's performance and capacity
Verify processor, memory, videocard & harddisk speed.
- normally for new pc's today, most antivirus runs smoothly and protects your pc with ease. But I have encountered computer that runs in 128mb/256mb ddr memory. So what antivirus will both work properly without dragging the system resources and has very efficient scanning/removal capability? I choose AVAST.
2. Read reviews and verify antivirus system requirements
Verify antivirus performance by reading trusted review sites. Try http://www.av-comparatives.org, to know which antivirus outperforms in different Microsoft operating systems. Has more features and award-winning protection. This is an effectiveness-based benchmarking test site. Performance outweighs price. Another is http://www.virusbtn.com/index. You need to register an account to access their wide range of top antivirus competency tests. It is similar to AV-Comparative in a more simplified and generalised performance test ranking manner. It's your choice to be informed, so make a choice.
3. Who says proactive defense doesn't fail?
Proactive/on-access defense scanning is very important for an antivirus, and also for it to be able to protect itself from being corrupted. Few antivirus program I've used had this folder write-protect feature.(avast, Kaspersky, antivir and etc.) We know that Microsoft Windows Vista and 7 had the folder locking capability speacially on programfiles and windows folders. But how about windows xp, 98, me and etc? So it's best to verify and confirm if your antivirus had these features before putting it in your system.
4. You have selected the best antivirus for your system and what's next? Virus Database Upgrading and monitoring.
This is a common security hole for most users. Failing to update your antivirus regularly will cost you dearly. This is usually the case for most off-line users. Most antivirus company provides off-line updates. We need to be aware and be vigilant to keep our pc on top shape and virus free.
5. Always scan. By schedule or on-demand.
Sometimes I notice this to most pc users. They really were very dependent on their antivirus to do everything. Yes. Antivirus have pro-active defense and on-access scanning. But always do an on-demand scan on your free-time or after Internet Browsing or any pc activity that involves file transfers. Leaving yourself off-guard would be devastating. Yes it takes time for virus scanning to finish and if your in a hurry make a schedule and stick on it.
6. USB Monsters.
Autorun.inf and all its creatures. Make it a habit to scan the external storage devices first before opening it. This the reason why Pro-active defense and on-access scanning was created. This is your first line of defense from these type of threats. May it be online or offline attack. At times recently Autorun.inf could not be removed but just being block and Antivirus Pop-up information keeps blocking your screen for the hidden autorun.inf file can't be removed. What works? Linux Live Distro.. Removing it manually using a Ubuntu Live CD along with its nuisance folders will do the job. A small tip, buy a usb flash drive with a write protection features. Not the software type write protection for it sometimes gets corrupted.
7. If your on an extreme environment that an infection couldn't be avoided. Try Shadow Defender.
Here's my previous article and brief on this software I'm currently benchmarking and using on my windows 7. http://roxascitytechhelps.forummotion.com/third-party-software-problems-solutions-f10/deepfreeze-alternative-shadow-defender-t9.htm#9
This software is similar to Deep freeze. If your familiar with Deepfreeze use and features, so it has that and more. This is great for Internet Cafe's and free-for-all pc.
8. Share your ideas to the world on how you maintained a virus free pc life.

What I'm using right now on my Windows 7 are: Avira Antivir Free Edition, Como Firewall Free Edition, Shadow Defender(under test), Recuva, & CCleaner.

God Bless and have a great day to all!

What I'm into right now?

2010-04-25T19:02:00.001-07:00

I always like to explore on my creativity and want to expand it. I wanted to create my very own animation & movies. I love to conceptualize stories in different genres. Problem is I could tell a lot of stories spontaneously to my wife, niece and brother-in-laws in one seating, but I always got stuck up when I try to write it. I usually get lost and bored thinking of all the details and the words I need to clearly describe each scenes in the story.

My wife always tells me to write it first on my own local language then translate it later into English. Well she's right but I think my problem is I usually quit doing it or putting it aside for too long until I remember doing it again & that is when adrenalin and momentum kicks in because I was re-inspired to continue writing or rewriting it.

Anyway for now, what I'm going to share with you are the tools I've been learning to use for the different things that I love doing or going to do.

Let's begin with

Cartooning or Animation

Tools: Toon Boom Studio 4.5, Gimp

This tool is a 2D animation software ideal for students and hobbyists looking for an easy-to-use, multi-technique animation program.

Discover all these techniques: stop-motion animation, traditional digital animation, traditional paper animation, cut-out animation and rotoscoping

Draw digitally, scan-in hand-drawn animation, capture live images or import existing artwork… then enhance images using the various paint and camera tools

Add audio tracks and lip-sync your animation

Publish your animation projects for print, TV, HDTV, the Web, Facebook, YouTube and iPod

The story I was conceptualizing that ignited me to research, download and try this software was entitled "Karnabal". A story about a group of carnival characters that had used they unique abilities to saved creatures that were like them but were denied of respect, love and dignity of humankind.

This tool is really great for beginners that would like to create a professional looking animation, cartoons or movies. Love watching Anime Characters, Walt-Disney Movies and Cartoon Network Television Shows? Ever wanted to share and express your own ideas through 2D Cartooning? This tool is for you! You are your own limitations. So let your creativity out and explore the world of Toon Boom Studio.

Graphic Designs

Tool: Gimp

GIMP is a multi-platform photo manipulation tool. GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. The GIMP is suitable for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo retouching, image composition, and image construction.

GIMP has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.

GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.

One of The GIMP's strengths is its free availability from many sources for many operating systems. Most GNU/Linux distributions include The GIMP as a standard application. The GIMP is also available for other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows™ or Apple's Mac OS X™ (Darwin). The GIMP is a Free Software application covered by the General Public License [GPL]. The GPL provides users with the freedom to access and alter the source code that makes up computer programs.

I've been using this program for few graphic tweaks and for now I've been searching for written and video tutorials to explore its powerful features. Few of my works I've posted at the end of this page. Check it out

I'm using Gimp to create my graphics, buttons, backgrounds and all other things on a website I'm developing. Hopefully I could pull myself through to finish it. This site will also feature the animation and movies I'm going to create and stories I'd like to share.

Web Development & Design

If you think and design visually, Expression Studio is a perfect tool to enable you to create compelling, impactful and expressive designs for the desktop and the web. The visually rich technologies in Silverlight and .NET offer amazing possibilities to bring your creative ideas to life using a range of design tools purposely built for the task.

I'm studying this Microsoft Tool to easily build robust & flexible Designs and Websites. Along with SYN.

Syn is a (Open Source) text and code editor with syntax highlight for over 30 languages including HTML, Java, Javascript, Perl, PHP and many others. The program offers a clean, uncluttered interface with custom toolbar and user tools launch options, debugging features, customizable syntax colors and much more. In addition, Syn supports projects, several import/export features as well as FTP upload and download.

I'm also learning Web development using FLEX. It is a challenging and mind-bugling experience. And I am reading a lot of learning materials. Practicing my codes and concocting my very own designs.

Flex Overview:

Flex is the way to make rich Internet applications (RIAs) quickly and easily. At its basic level, it’s a framework for creating RIAs based on Flash Player. Along with being a framework, Flex is also a new language. At its heart is MXML, a markup language based on Extensible Markup Language (XML) that makes it really easy and efficient to create applications. Unlike developing for some desktop platforms requiring a proprietary binary file format, MXML is just text, so it’s easy to read and modify using just a text editor. Therefore, sharing code is as easy as sharing a simple text file.

Flex Is a Modern, Hybrid Language
This XML-based system of creating applications will be familiar to traditional web programmers, because it uses a markup language and a JavaScript-like scripting language. For web developers and designers who are used to Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and JavaScript, Flex will feel pretty natural. While quite different architecturally, the similarities at the surface makes it easy to get started. It was created using the best parts of desktop programming languages combined with the modern standards and practices of the web.

3D House Designer/Modeler: Sweet Home 3D

is a free interior design application
that helps you place your furniture on a house 2D plan,with a 3D preview.

Here are 2 of my amateur renovation design proposal for my mother's home in Tabucan, Mandurriao Iloilo City.

Juele Family House 1st Floor

Juele Family House 2nd Floor

I've uploaded it in youtube so that my mom could see it at home. I'm living with my wife in Roxas City, a 3 hour away drive.

Also here's Floor Plans & 3D views posted on my facebook account.

Facebook House Renovation Photos links

Sweet Home 3D is a great tool for House Design Beginners such as my self. It's straight-forward, user-friendly and customizable. you can create your own objects or furnitures with a little patience and creativity. Try it fun or work. Have a great day to all!

Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is HERE

2010-04-25T08:07:00.000-07:00

I've updated my ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04 last Wednesday May 5, 2010. Glad to say that the live upgrade went well and was a success. I had to fix my firefox flash plug-in installation after the upgrade. My current Shockwave Flash is version 10.0 r45. I was able to run my flex based site (http://cfgo.dyndns.org/welcome/) after that. My website will be a collection of the designs and projects I had in mind like comics, animations and etc. I had establish my own hosted web servers both on windows 7 and ubuntu 10.04 using Xampp, DynDns Client(for windows) & inadyn(for GNU/Linux) software to maintain Domain Name & Public IP settings(dynamic public ip), router configuration and adobe flex builder & flex SDK. Ubuntu changed my outlook and improved my total creativity and productivity at work and entertainment. It may not have all the softwares I used on my other preferred operating system but all-in-all it gave me the flexibility I need to cope with what it can offer. Being able to use varieties of software opened my perspective on how to deal with the daily requirement of different activities. I'm really into software testing. As a computer technician, a feasible, tested and proven software gives me the advantage to guide & help people that were daily facing computer stress related problems. And ubuntu is one of the reliable operating system, troubleshooting & file retrieving software I used. I may not know all of the best softwares around the world but what's important is to know how to use the softwares I have today and information is just one click away.

Try ubuntu 10.04 now to enjoy a stable, reliable, feature-rich environment. At work and play.

CreoScythe Website powered by webs.com

2010-04-25T06:43:00.000-07:00

I invite everyone to check on my site http://2techcomputerservices.webs.com/ powered by webs.com

This is a free website which I setup almost a year ago which hopes to help a lot of people on any pc trouble hardware or software. Your free to post any of your tech problem and we'll try to help you solve your problem in the best possible way we can. Some of our local area services were also listed on this site. Thanks again for those who read and supported my Folder Lock post. You guys were the best and I pray for you and your families blessings and safety. Again Thank You and see you soon in my site. :D

Till death do us part

2010-04-25T05:34:00.000-07:00

*A classmate of mine (Maricel Durana) posted this on facebook and I also wanted to share this to the world*

To those who are married, .. Not married .. and
soon to be married, I hope you will be touched with this story...

MARRIAGE

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce.. I raised the topic calmly.

She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory
answer; she had lost my heart to Dew. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.

She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Dew so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Dew.

When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce.

She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.

She requested that everyday for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning.. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Dew about my wife's divorce conditions.. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully..

My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mummy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time.. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.

On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Dew about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mum out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.

I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind...I walked upstairs. Dew opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Dew, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead.. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Dew, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other any more. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.

Dew seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.

At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

If you don't share this, nothing will happen to you.

If you do, you just might save a marriage.

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

By: Joey Gabinete Acebron

Digmaan

2010-02-16T14:49:00.000-08:00

Alas otso ng gabi.

Pebrero 17, 2010 ang petsang nilagay ni Dr. Kristof Avescus sa sinusulatang papel. Ito ay kanyang itinupi ng matapos . Binuksan niya ang drawer ng mesa. Tiningnan ang nasa loob at kinuha ito.

Samantala, sa mga oras na yon ay nasa sala ang matalik na kaibigang doktor na si Dra. Lea Seque, na naghahanda ng alak na maiinom para ipagdiwang nila ang napipintong pagtatapos ng pitong taung pinaghihirapang proyekto.

"Kris, punta ka na dito sa sala, iinum at mag-enjoy tayo ngayong gabi", tawag ni Dra. Lea.

Hindi sumagot si Dr. Aviscus kaya pinuntahan niya ito sa laboratoryo. Hawak-hawak pa niya ang dalawang basong inumin. Pagdating niya sa pintuan ay nagulat siya sa kanyang nadatnan at di namalayang nabitawan ang mga hinahawakang alak. Nakatingin sa kanya ang kaibigan habang nakatutok sa sariling ulo ang baril. Tumutulo pa ang luha nito at bahagyang mgumiti sabay kalabit ng gatilyo. Habang kumakalat ang dugo nito sa puting dingding ay gayun din ang pag-alingawngaw ng sigaw ni Dr. Lea. Dahan-dahang natumba ang wala ng buhay na katawan ni Dr. Avescus at kasabay nun ang paglapag ng kanyang suicide note sa sahig. Tulala si Dra. Lea at hindi sya makapaniwala sa nasaksihan.

Sampung taun ang lumipas.

Nakatayo sa labas ng isang silid ang isang babaeng hanggang balikat ang tuwid na buhok. Kulay light-brown ang mata, matangos ang ilong, malinis at artistahin ang mukha. Katamtaman ang taas at balingkinitan ang katawan. Sa likod ng damit niya ay nakaimprinta ang mga salitang "MAJ. E. Randell". Hawak niya sa kaliwang kamay ang pinamiling grocery at prutas. Huminga siya ng malalim, ipinasok ang susi sa doorknob at dahan-dahang pinaikot ito.

Hyatt Millard Hotel, isa sa pinakasikat at malapalasyong gusali sa lungsod ng Maynila. 200 ang palapag nito at mahahalintulad ito sa isang luxury ship. Bukod sa may iba't ibang laki at sari-saring desinyo ang mga paupahang kuwarto, ay meron itong tanyag na casino na katulad ng nasa Las Vegas. Parang resort din ang swimming pool nito na me ibat-ibang hugis, lalim at kulay para sa mga bata, matatanda, me asawa o wala. Karamihan sa mga pumupunta at nangungupahan dito ay mga mayayaman, sikat at mga kilalang tao. Katulad na lamang ni Dr. Allen Thomas. Isang magaling na nanotechnologist ng bansa. Siya ang nagdesinyo at nag-imbento ng security system ng hotel. Bukod sa napakaraming highly-trained hotel guard, ang security system nito ay walang katulad. Ni isang krimen ay wala pang nangyari nito.

Maliban ngayon.

"Pare, kanina pa sa rest room yung isa natin kasama ah? Siguro nasira na naman ang tiyan, ang siba kasi sa libreng pagkain" mungkahe ng isang bantay, sabay tawa naman ng tatlo.

Nagbabantay sila sa labas ng silid kung saan nakaukit sa pintuan nito ang pangalang "Dr. A. Thomas". Maya't-maya pa ay dumating na ang kanina pa nilang kinukutyang kasama. Agad itong pumuwesto sa gitna nila. Sa palapag na yon ay maraming nakatagong surveillance camera, isa sa kanila ay nakatutok mismo sa pintuan ng silid na binabantayan ng lima. Bantayadong masyado ang buong hotel, lalo na ang sikat na doktor.

Sa loob naman ng silid ay tahimik na nag-iisip habang umiinom ng burgundy red wine si Dr. Thomas.

"Malamang ako ang isusunod nila" bulong sa sarili. "Pero di nila kayang pasukin ang gusaling ito. Perpekto ang pagkagawa ko sa AISS¹ at malaki ang tiwala ko sa NTSA². Ni minsan ay di nila ako pinabayaan."

¹AISS - Artificial Intelligence Security System

²NTSA - National Technological Security Agency

Habang kinakalma niya ang sarili ay napansin niyang kumislap ang lamp shade sa mesa. Kasunod nun ay puting usok na unti-unting namuo sa ibabaw nito. Biglang me lumabas na animo'y latigo na pumulupot sa kanya at bigla siyang kinuryente.

Sunog at patay na ang doktor nang bitawan siya ng maskaradong salarin, na ngayon ay nakatungtong sa mesa. Dahan-dahang sumingaw hanggang mawala na ng tuluyan ang usok. Lumalatay sa buong katawan ng salarin ang kuryente. Tiningnan niya ang paligid na animo'y me hinahanap. Tumatagos ang kanyang paningin sa mga dingding ng silid. Nakita pa niya ang limang walang kamuwang-muwang na bantay sa labas. Nang napagtantong wala dito ang kailangan ay bigla itong naglaho katulad ng kanyang pagdating.

"Pare umiilaw ng dilaw ang relos mo. Ang gara ah" puna ng isang bantay sa kasama na nakapwesto sa gitna.

Ngumiti ang sinabihang kasama sabay biglang lumabas ang mahahaba at matutulis nitong galamay. Tinusok ang bawat bantay sa ulo. Sa isang atake lang patay agad ang apat. Nilingon niya ang pinakamalapit na surveillance camera at tila'y nag-anyaya pa na habulin siya ng ibang bantay na nasa likod ng monitor. Kalmado siyang tumungo sa comfort room. Na-alarma ang security ng hotel at nagmadaling pinuntahan ang silid ng doktor. Yung iba ay hinabol ang bantay na salarin. Nakapwesto na ang mga armadong bantay sa labas ng comfort room. Huminga ng malalim ang bantay na malapit sa pinto, nagbigay ito ng hudyat at unti-unting pinaikot ang doorknob para sila'y makapasok.

Pagkapasok ni MAJ Eileen Randell sa silid ay tinungo agad ang repridyeretor. Inayus niya ang mga pinamili. Medyo madilim pa sa loob kaya lumapit siya sa bintana at binuksan ang kurtina nito. Unti-unting pumasok ang sikat ng araw. Sa kanyang paglingon ay naaninag niya ang dahan-dahang paglatay ng liwanag sa katawan ng kanyang ina, na kasalukuyang nakaupo sa may gilid ng kanyang higaan. Ang dating aktibo, malusug at masayahing Dra. Lea Seque ay isa na ngayun pasyente sa isang tanyag na Psychiatric Hospital. Hanggang ngayon ay tulala pa rin at di makapagsalita. Kinausap ni Eileen ang ina.

"Ma, kamusta ka na ngayun? Meron akong dalang mga masasarap na prutas. Alam mo Ma, na-promote na naman ako, isa na namang medalya at karangalan ang aking natanggap mula sa Presidente ng Pilipinas. Hangang-Hangga sila sa katapangan ko't galing. Hindi nila alam kung paano ko pinapatatag ang aking sarili. At sa bawat bala na mailagan ko o tumama sa akin ay palagi kong pinapanalangin na bigyan pa ako ng isa pang pagkakataun na makita ka at ma-i-kwento sa iyo ang araw-araw kung buhay at karanasan. Ma, patatagin niyo pa ang sarili niyo upang madali kayong gumaling. Huwag po kayong mawalan ng pag-asa at tandaan niyo pong nandito ako palagi, lumalaban at naghihintay sa muli mong pagbabalik. "

Pinahiran ni MAJ Randell ang kanyang luha at sinagot ang kanina pang nagri-ring niyang military mobile communicator.

"Ma, aalis muna ako. Mahal na mahal kita Ma." Hinalikan niya ang nuo ng ina, mahigpit na hinagkan at umalis na.

Isang intelligence report ang natanggap ng Philippine Army. Isa na namang sikat na Scientist ang pinatay sa kanyang silid sa isang malaking Hotel. Patay din ang limang bodyguard nito. Ito'y ika-apat nang insidente ng pamamaslang o assasinasyon sa loob lamang ng isang taun. At ito ngayon ang pupuntahan at i-imbestigahan ni MAJ Randell.

Dumating si MAJ Randell sa labas ng Hotel kung saan namatay ang scientist banda alas otso nga umaga. Lulan siya ng kanyang XGR Suit. Sa taong ito ay advance na ang teknolohiya ng militar. Di na kailangan ang luma't mabagal na sasakyan dahil mas mabilis na ang transportasyon. Mas ginagamit na ngayon ang ere sa paglalakbay kaysa sa lupa. Ang machine Suit ay isa sa mga denisenyo at ginawa ng WARTECH, Inc., ang nangungunang Weapons and Advanced Technology manufacturer ng bansa. Gamit ang XGR(Extreme Gravity Repeller) Suit ay kaya nang lumipad ng isang tao kasing bilis ng unmanned X-43 plane. Kaya rin niyang magteleport sa malapitang distansya o lokasyon halimbawa sa loob o palapag ng isang building.

Sa labas pa lang ng building ay calculated na ng XGR suit ni MAJ Randell kung saang floor at gaano kalayo sa kasalukuyang posisyon niya ang pinangyarihan ng krimen. Sa tatlong segundo lamang ay nasa 105 na palapag na sya, sa labas ng silid ng namatay na scientist. Binati at sinaludohan siya ng mga kasamahan.

"MAJ mabuti naman at agad kang nakapunta dito." pagbati ni Mayor Uno. "Halika't ipapakilala kita sa mga tauhan ko. Ito si Senior Supt. Mike Lauren & Lead Investigator Joseph Ong. Sila ang makakasama mong hahawak sa kaso."

"Ikinagalak ko kayong makatrabaho. At asahan niyo ang aking buong kooperasyon upang madaling maresolba ang kasong ito" sabi ni MAJ Randell sa dalawang kasama.

"Gayun din sa kami, MAJ" nakangiting sagot ni Supt. Lauren.

"Matagal na kami sa kasong ito, MAJ. At sana sa pagdating mo ay di na madagdagan pa ang bilang ng mga patay na doktor" mungkahe ni Lead Investigator Ong.

"Kung gayun puro doktor ang nauna nang tatlong namatay?" tanong ni MAJ Randell.

"Puro sikat na doktor ang target ng di pa nakikilala at tila palos na mga salarin" banggit ni Mayor Uno.

Tiningnan ni MAJ Randell ang mga abalang sundalo, pulis at hotel guards.

"Kamusta ang nakuhang video ng hotel? Meron na bang lead kung sino o ano ang pumatay sa doktor at mga bodyguard nito?" tanong ni MAJ Randell kay Supt. Lauren.

"Ang nakita naming pumatay sa apat na bantay ay ang isa sa kasama nila. Pero alam naming iyon ay paglilinlang lamang at isa lamang siya sa mga biktima. Ang mga bantay ay pinatay gamit ang mahahaba't matutulis na animo'y galamay. Ito'y gawa sa di pa kumpirmadong klase ng metal. Mabilis ang pag-atake ng salarin at lahat ng tama ay nasa ulo. Ang salarin ay me kakayahang kopyahin ang sino man. Napag-alaman din naming me kasama siya at iyon ang tumira sa doktor. Iba kasi ang estilo ng pagpatay sa doktor. At bago pinatay ang mga bantay, ay nakatanggap ng hudyat ang pekeng bantay, na patay na ang doktor sa loob, at yun ang pag-ilaw ng dilaw ng relos niya." paliwanag ni Supt. Lauren.

Pumasok silang tatlo sa silid ni Dr. Thomas habang si Mayor Uno naman ay nakatanggap ng tawag mula sa kanyang opisina at nagdesisyong umalis sa hotel. Nag-ikot si MAJ Randell at napansin na walang ni isang surveillance camera sa loob ng silid.

"Napakaprebado naman pala ng kuwartong ito." bulong niya sa sarili. "Lahat ba ng kuwarto sa hotel na ito ay walang bantay na kamera?" tanong ni MAJ Randell sa pinakamalapit na bantay.

"Lahat po meron maliban dito," sagot ng bantay.

"Kailangan nating puntahan at kunsultahin ang NTSA tungkol dito. Malamang may makukuha tayong impormasyon bago namatay si Dr. Thomas at mga bodyguard nito. Magkita na lang tayo sa lobby ng hotel," mungkahe ni MAJ Randell kay Lead Investigator Ong.

"A.. e .. Cge mabilis naman ang elevator dito," gulat na sagot ni Lead Investigator Ong.

Ang mga sundalo lamang ang nakasuot na XGR suit. Sila lamang ang bukod-tanging lisensyadong makakagamit nito.

"Ako na ang bahala dito at kokontakin ko kayo kaagad pag meron pang importanteng lead akong makuha," sabi ni Supt. Lauren sa dalawa.

At bago pa makapagsalita muli si Lead Invigator Ong ay nawala na si MAJ. Randell.

"Sige alis na ko tsep. Ayaw ko naman pahintayin ng matagal si MAJ. Randell," sabay sipol at pasok sa elevator.

"Saan po ang destinasyon ninyo?" tanong ng computerized-elevator kay Lead Investigator Ong.

"Main lobby," ang sagot nya.

Sabay ng pagsara ng pintuan ng elevator ay gayundin ang pagbukas ng bintana ng isang lumang Simbahan limang daan milya mula sa Hyatt hotel. Tumambad ang napakaganda at mala-asul na malawak na dagat. Mahalimuyak at malamig ang hangin nitong dala. Sa isang iglap ang poot na nadarama'y mawawalang bigla at napapalitan ng kalmadong puso't isipan. Ito ang parating ginagawa ni Isaac pagkatapos ng kanyang madugong trabaho. Trabahong parang buong buhay na niyang ginagawa.

Malalim ang kanyang iniisip. Kasing lalim ng dagat na kanyang tinatanaw.
Nakangiti sya habang hawak-hawak ang nakuhang dokumento sa Hyatt Hotel International Safety Bank. Sa isip nya'y isa parti lamang ito sa napakaraming palaisipan ng kanyang misyon. Malayo pa kakahantungan ng mapanganib na trabaho niya. At sa huli malalaman niya rin ang katotohanan sa likod pagkamatay ng kanyang ama.

"Narating nyo na po ang main lobby, pwede na po kayong lumabas. Maraming salamat at magandang hapon po sa iyo", sabi ng electronic voice kay Lead Investigator Ong.

Sampung segundo lamang inabot mula 105^th floor papuntang main lobby gamit ang elevator. Sa loob ng sampung segundo ding yun ay aakalain mong wala mapagtanungang importanteng tao ng hotel si MAJ. Randell. Swerte na lang at nariyan lang sa tabi-tabi ang Manager ng Hyatt Internation Safety Bank.

Kausap niya ang Manager ng lumapit sa kanila si Lead Investigator Ong.

"Marami na ba akong nakaligtagtaang impormasyon?", nakangiti nitong mungkahe kay MAJ. Randell.

"Merong nakuhang video footage ang security system ng bangko na merong nanloob sa napakaprotektadong pinagtataguan ng importanteng bagay na pag-aari ng biktimang doktor sa itaas. At sa palagay ko'y kasama ito ng salarin. Ang bagay na ito na ang doktor lamang ang nakakaalam." paglalahad ni MAJ. Randell kay Lead Investigator Ong.

.....itutuloy

HOW TO's: Remove "FOLDER LOCK" without a password

2008-03-08T04:00:00.000-08:00

Well, I'm one of those people out there who accidentally forgot my Folder Lock password b'coz I haven't used the software I installed for quite a month. It's sort of my short memory loss syndrome. I was struggling for 5 days trying to remember that brilliant password I created that was somewhat stuck on whichever part of my miniature size brain.

Just an info: The registration key that was given to a user after registering the program legally could be used to override the password that you had previously set. So instead of wasting your time remembering your forgotten password, you could simply replace it by your registration key.

If all else fails try this one. Meaning, another loss reg key is involved.

Anyway, here's what I did to solve this dilemma.

Just download any full version copy of folder lock with similar version of the one your using, example Folder lock v5.7.5 or something like that. Then just Install it. Then let it run automatically after the installation. You will be prompt to login using a new folder lock user id and folder lock registration key. You can use this

FolderLock User ID: NewSoft15805

FolderLock Registration Key: 221281703

After you have entered the information above, follow the programs procedures until registration is finish. Start folder lock and when the program ask for the password, use the folder Registration Key stated above.

Now that you have successfully entered the program, you can reconfigure it based on your preferences. Now if you want to uninstall the program which I did, click "options" and select uninstall. The system will require you to reboot your computer after it was uninstalled to remove unwanted folder lock backup files.

This worked for me but I can't guarantee if it will work for all versions. just give it a try if you want to, okay.

TORN PAGES

2008-02-23T07:19:00.000-08:00

What a nice sky isn't it? Another day I woke up to. To face the world which seems to have given me more unpleasant memories and keeps getting worst as that days progresses. Is this the LIFE I was meant to deal with? Is this why I was born.... COMPLETELY DIFFERENT?

A strange fate, this is what I have. I pour out my heart to remarkable imaginations to survive the realities of LIFE. I can never be a great artist, guitarist, dancer or even a writer. I only have few parts of these skills. Never mastered any. For I hinder myself to do so. To live a great life, you must embrace and give everything to achieve it. But in doing so, you'll lose everything.

Chasing dreams is where I'm not very good at. For dreams can't take me where I want to go or what I'll be in the future. It's because I don't know my future or how to achieve it.

In this world, everything changes for a reason. I go with the changes that is happening everyday. Plans in most cases were unreliable. For plans usually turns out differently as to what I expect of it. But of course, it is always good to have one. To experience both outcomes. May it be good or bad. For in the end, I'll have something to laugh at and learn with.

In the beginning of my life, I'm experiencing the worst of it. Well, hopefully in nearly the end of it, I'll feel the happiest part of it.

What makes me truly happy?

That's a difficult question. Why? Because MAN doesn't have one nor satisfy to one. It's HUMAN NATURE! It's one of the changes that frequently happens to me.

How about LOVE?

I once told a young woman that I dearly love in college that I classify girls based on my views of them.

First, the GIRL-FRIENDS. The girls on my high school days, friendly & charming. These are the ones that are good to be with. No dull moments nor sincere ones either. Only complete clean fun.

Second, the FLINGS. The ones that are good to fling with. No serious relationships either but the fun of discovering what a girl is really like. I'm talking about their personality, moods, likes, dislikes and etc. It's like filling up an autograph books. A girl or boy only tells about the goodness in them for both doesn't want that relationship they're having would be spoiled by each others brat acts. I have one too of course.

Third, the BEST FRIEND. A point in my college life that I felt an child-adult character. I choose to have both side of sexes to be best friend with. This is where I explored all of my emotions. Well, I think most of IT anyway. I was transparent! This is where I proved that when I was sincere of something I treasured most.

Fourth, the FLIRTs. I only met a few and of courses build my walls between me and them. They're actually misunderstood people. They hide their true self beneath those pretentious acts. But deep within the sadness succumbs them.

Fifth, the GIRLFRIEND or LOVER. Well, I felt crippled in my early years trying to be what I'm not. I can't express myself very well to the one I dearly love, that was in my college days. I was trap to another relationship because I thought in order to love someone deeply and true, I must endure all and accept all. I did but what I did not expect was... My partner never did. Our love did last long but never forever.

"To the other one I loved dearly, I'm sorry if on those moments that you have waited for me to have given my all to a relationship worth dying for, I wasn't there. I feared I'll just ruin your life. I accepted defeat by not trying, for at that time I thought it was for our own good. As I see you now. I hope i'm right! Goodbye and Hello!"

The sixth, well I didn't have the chance to tell you. The WIFE. This is the sum of all five girls I mentioned. She's the one you can call a GIRL-FRIEND for there will never be a dull moment with her. A FLING, for you give your best and all to her to make her happy each day and every moment your with her. A BEST FRIEND, for confining all your greatest success and failures in life. And understands and trust you in whatever decisions you're making. A FLIRT. She knows where he wants her man to be more passionate, gentle and loving at the same time. She's the stress reliever and pain killer of all time. A GIRLFRIEND. A woman that I see as the PART of me that I love the most! She's the one that I would give my heart to. To love, understand and trust. The one I give my mind to. That I may be part of every good and lasting memory that she have. For I know I cannot live will a memory of her everyday. She's the one I could give my breathe and life to. For I know I can live life everyday without her, but why choose not when I can! And this is the point of my life that I realized that I could live and sacrifice everything to have the one I dearly love! To know what you want is different from having what you want! Now, what makes me happy is loving my WIFE every moment of her LIFE.

Tomorrow, I'll wake up again and forget all unpleasant memories that LIFE had given me. I'll see the sky differently. For my life had only just began, my GLENDA torn the dark pages of my life and burn them with her never ending love. Now, I have a new blank pages of my LIFE that is waiting to be written.

My PEN is ready to begin...... - creafilgo