Temple Run's PermaWings

New Temple Run game updates were recently installed to our phones.  My kids really were excited to try the new stuffs in the game.  Especially the new utility added, a special resurrection wings called "PermaWings". 

PermaWings are characterized by an orange colored wings, to differentiate it from the white resurrection wings.  Although its purpose is still the same, that is to give your character another life after being doomed to death, PermaWings can only be used once in the whole duration of a game.  It must be used at the very start of the game or you can no longer use it.  It will appear at the upper center of the screen, then blink 8 times, which after it'll disappear when not clicked or used.  But don't worry, it will appear in every start of the game until it's used.  Also, unlike the white wings which only last for 30 seconds, it is active until your character dies in the game.

The update also include additional objectives to achieve.  Giving the gamer more challenges to conquer and reason to keep on playing the game.

Until the next update, guys.  Yahweh bless.

The Cool Breeze Of Baguio

Reminiscing the times when I was still studying in Baguio City, I can't help but remember how cold it was there.  It was really a struggle to take a bath with an ice cold water especially during breaking dawn, the only time we're allowed to take a bath, being still in first year at a military school.  But the good thing was, the weather was very conducive for sleeping.  It's just like having a centralized air conditioning turned on the whole day 24/7.

Coming from a not so cold part of the country, it was such an experience for me to wear woolen clothes and thick jackets, to see the warmth of your breath like smoke as it meets the cold air, and to sit in front of a fireplace as you look at the thick fog covering the city from a glass window.  These were things I just usually see in the movies before.

So, when I bumped to this website, I remembered what was it like back then when I used to spend some of my vacation leaves at my foster parents' home.  They had this elegant looking fireplace in their living room, where we spent time sharing some thoughts over a cup of hot beverage.  Then, ever since, it had become something I kept on looking forward to.

It was such an experience worth remembering.  Since as a child, I kept dreaming of how cool it was to have a fireplace where in it's chimney Santa could easily get in to give me a lot of gifts.  But then my parents helped me realize that it was impractical and unfit for our place.  So you can just imagine how happy I was to experience it firsthand in Baguio.  

And now being back to our city, whenever I see a fireplace, I can't help myself missing it.  There's no question if I want to visit my foster parents again, but as to when and how, only Yahweh knows.

Goodbye Birdie

I bought a Martinez (Crested Myna) bird for a pet just a couple of days ago and now it's gone.  I bought a cage for it which had sliding door and windows and it just took one mistake, by forgetting to clip the wire we made to secure one of the openings, for it to easily raise the unsecured window and fly away.  So it flew, flew away with whatever it cost me.

I was really dismayed when I was about to feed it and saw that the cage was empty this morning, for it's only been there for 3 days.  Now, I'm again left with an empty cage and as soon as my little boy finds out that the bird is gone, with a cellophane bag on his hand, he'll again ask me to catch birds with him... ha ha ha, now I find a need to buy a replacement just to fill up that empty cage and avoid being nagged about it, tsk 10x.  I just left the cage open for the meantime, maybe the bird will get hungry and be back for food... another wishful thinking... haha.

When I went to work, I  jokingly asked the one who sold the bird to me for refund, for giving me a bird trained to escape and go back to his previous owner.  We just laughed.  The down part was asking him again if I can buy another one.  I just hope he'll give me a discount for being an avid customer.

What lesson did I learn?  Never forget to secure the lock or be sure to buy a damn bird that would not try to escape if there is such... LOL.  Oh well, with what had happened, now I have something to write about and share, at least I have this as a consolation...

That was what I thought until I got home to clean the cage.  Sadly, I found the bird lifeless in the floor.  It was very active last night when I fed it, so I was really surprised.  I didn't notice it since the floor was a blind spot from where I'm looking at.  Maybe the bird got stressed from its travel and had not recovered.  Honestly, I would rather like to think that it escaped at least it's already free wherever it is... than finding out  that it's dead leaving me clueless of the cause. Yahweh bless.

Kindle Fire Giveaway

Are you longing for a Kindle Fire tablet but just don’t have the budget yet?  You are in for a treat... Bitrix24 is holding a contest and they’re giving away Kindle Fire tablet by just following these 3 simple procedures:

1. Register at Bitrix24.com

2. Send the following information to did@bitrix24.com:

    - your Bitrix24 ID

    - the feature you liked (used) the most

    - what you found difficult/disliked the most (could be the existing problem or something lacking). If you liked everything, don't feel forced to come up with the problem.

3. Use 'Bitrix24 Kindle Fire Giveway' as your subject line.

Moreover, if you are one of those people who’ve used their Bitrix24 account in the most unorthodox way, you’ll get a chance to win a special second prize - Kindle Touch giveaway.

Also, are you a startup and like to use one of Bitrix24's paid plans for free? You might just get it by sending an e-mail to the same address with 'Bitrix24 Startup Initiative' as the subject line.  Then, include information about your startup and how you plan to use Bitrix24 for your business.

The contest ends on September 1, 2012.  Thanks.  Yahweh bless.

Bless His Artistic Hands

My son has always been an avid viewer of fictional, computer games and cartoon characters like Barney, Ben 10 Alien Force, dragons, Plants vs Zombies and Angry Birds.  He would constantly request me to draw him some of it whenever I'm home after work.  But there are just busy times that I couldn't do it for him.  So during those days, he would settle with watching videos or playing computer games instead.

Until, they had watercolor in school.  He would show us his paintings (out of his imagination) and he's good at it.  Now, he's no longer asking me to draw, he just asks us to cut his drawings.  His work is really promising.  He has good brush strokes and the images he made were clear and recognizable.  He definitely has a talent with it, with just a little support and harnessing, I'm sure he will make wonderful drawings or paintings someday.

While doing his masterpieces...

A known painter, architect, or maybe a cartoonist in Pixar or Walt Disney?  Too soon to tell... but for now, we are just enjoying these simple things that make us proud as his parents.  May Yahweh continue to bless and guide him with his talents.