Western Digital TV

How can I play my movie files on a TV without burning them on a disc? I have been asking myself this question for quite some time now. I tried buying a SAMSUNG DVD player with a USB slot but this did not work. It can read my DivX files!

So I searched and searched and then found this:

Western Digital's take on a multimedia player. It does not have networking though, unlike popcorn hour, but I don't really need that. I just need to play the stuff I have on my external USB disk on my TV set. It's really easy to use! Just connect it to a TV via RCA or HDMI then connect your disk to the device. It plays tons of codecs too! The best part is that you can select the subtitle track, no need to embed it to the video before watching. This is really a plus point to me since I like watching Asian dramas and movies. Another plus point is that it is so small. It's really portable! I can bring it whenever I travel. The best part about the WD TV is its price. It's the cheapest branded multimedia player that I have seen in the market. It's really a great buy!

If you are the type of person who has a lot of video files in your HDD and you want to watch it on TV just like me then I would really recommend getting the WD TV.

To see the specs, click here.

photo from: http://www.wdc.com

Ako Mismo

I went to the Ako Mismo Dog Tag day last June 12. I was there with my officemates. There were a lot of people from all walks of life. A lot of people = long lines everywhere!

We had fun going around the field. There were different activity booths set up by different organizations. We all had the simple 40peso dog tags. I was not able to spot the booth that was selling the 400peso dog tag (the one with the leather string).

There were also commitment walls wherein people could write what they themselves could to to make a change in the country. The wall was the real counterpart of the digital commitment wall found in the website. There were some people who did not take the wall seriously though. I saw crazy posts such as: ako mismo ang bumili ng dog tag ko, ako mismo ang magtitinda ng balut sa inyo, ako mismo cute. I didn't really find them amusing.

Our last stop was the photo booth by fotoloco. It was sponsored by jobs db. We had our souvenir photos taken before we left the place. We did not wait for the main concert to start coz we were all starving! We had dinner in Bellissimo in Tomas Morato. Well... that's another story.

CIAO!

Reich's Birthday

The "roadtrippers" went to Tagaytay to celebrate Reich's birthday. We had dinner in Taj of Tagaytay then coffee in Starbucks (as always).

TAJ serves Indian food. Love the ambiance. Their playlist matches the mood of the place.

Food was ok. Their servings were not that big and it was also a bit pricey. We still enjoyed trying out what they had to offer. I love their Yogurt shakes! We tried the strawberry yogurt and the rose yogurt.

(We ordered Biryani Rice, Chicken Marsala, Curry Dishes, and Yogurt drinks.)

Chocolate Banana

I love eating chocolates! When I heard that Royce has opened a store in Rockwell, I already wanted to try it ASAP. After a couple of months, I was finally able to taste it! (HAHA... yeah... MONTHS!)

I got a box of NAMA. I heard (and read) that it was one of their specialties. I decided to get the seasonal flavor. It was Banana for the month of May (I think).

YUMMY! I love the rich banana taste. I also love its very smooth texture. I also love the fact that even if it's straight out of the freezer, it's still easy to cut using the plastic thingamajig that came with it.

I now love their chocolates. I want to try the other nama variants. Next in line is the Green Tea Nama.

Love love love Royce!

Pepper Lunch

After going to the MYOH event, we went to Pepper Lunch to eat... lunch! we were all famished coz it was already 3pm. Everyone had Beef Pepper Rice except for me. I had the Curry Beef Pepper Rice coz I love Japanese curry.

I like eating in Pepper Lunch coz I feel like I'm cooking my own concoction. It's served in a sizzling plate. You'd have to turn the beef so that both sides would cook. After that, you have to mix everything coz there's a sauce in the middle of the rice that gives flavor to everything (I think.. haha). Then you could add some sweet sauce or garlic sauce (or a combination of the two) to add more flavor to your meal. It's really yummy!

The bad side of eating in Pepper Lunch is carbo overloading... I finished all the rice!!! It's too good to leave half of it untouched.