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May the spirit of giving and happiness reign in your lives not only on this day but for always.

I got this cartoon image of myself as a present from my group at work. Kinda looks just like the real me, no?

I lost my phone — yet again. I was going home from work two days ago and I had a lot to carry with me that I never noticed that I dropped the phone in the taxi as I left. I only found out about it a few hours afterwards, as I took my family shopping and thought that I left my phone at home.

Last night I went out looking for a replacement. I can’t spend on something expensive right now — we have to tighten our pockets for something we’re planning for starting a few months ago. So I went out looking for a really cheap one. I did find one as I roam the shops at SM San Lazaro. Much to my amusement, the features outweigh the price by a large margin.

I got the E801 for Php2990 at Wellcom. It’s got dedicated music buttons like those ones from Nokia, and it supports MicroSD memory cards. It doesn’t have a camera though, but I would prefer it that way as I have our trusty digicam already. The phone can be used as a flash drive when a memory card is present, as it can be connected to a computer through a USB port.

The screen is a bit smallish at 128×128 pixels (64K CSTN), but the text is legible enough. Ringtones are loud, and can use MP3s and MIDI files (though I don’t see why I can’t use the music in the MicroSD card as my ringtone). The keypad will take me some time to get used to as the keys are flat (which makes it easier to make mistakes when composing SMS).

The phone actually comes in black and white colors. I would have chosen the white one to match my Macbook, but the unit given to me looks like the white parts would turn yellowish in a short span of time, so I resorted to getting the black model.

Honestly, this reminds me of Motorola phones. The fonts used in the screen looks the same, and the connectors use the USB standard.

I hope this phone would last long with me.

This afternoon I added another title to my collection, one that I have wanted for so long since I had bought my PSP.

Before posting this entry I tried one full game, playing the San Antonio Spurs against the Cleveland Cavaliers. So far I’m satisfied with what I see, not like the previous version which made me hold on to my money and wait for the next version because of the choppy graphics.

Now I have one more reason to stay up late at night.

Some people say that when it rains, it pours. It seems that the blessings do pour for me this past few weeks.

Yesterday we had a company meeting where the new employees were introduced and the promotion papers were handed to several employees as well. I was surprised to find out that I was one of those who got promoted!

Funny though, since during that meeting I was clowning around and having some ice cream (the managers gave a group-wide treat, and it was just a few minutes after break-time). I was still holding that cup of ice cream (I was so shocked I forgot to put it on a table as I went in front) as the promotion paper was handed to me by my manager, prompting my team members to chant “ice cream, ice cream…” while returning to my place.

From Junior Engineering Supervisor, I’m now Engineering Supervisor. New challenges await, and new expectations arise.