iPad 2 is Here!

iPad 2 is Here! iPad 2 is Here! 

After a much awaited launch of the new iPad, it's finally out. And it's probably worth the wait, hoopla  and anticipation.  The iPad 2 is thinner, lighter and faster and more...

According to the Apple website, the iPad 2  is 33 percent thinner and up to 15 percent lighter than the 1st iPad. This makes one enjoy the experience with comfort- literally technology in your fingertips. I'm changing the lyrics of Laurie London's song to "You got the whole world (wide web) in your hands fingertips." 

With the Dual-core A5 chip, the iPad 2 just became twice faster. The graphics is also super fast (up to 9x faster). Multi-taskers and gamers would surely drool! I can't wait to try and play my favorite online game Shaiya using the iPad 2!

iPad 2 has two cameras (front and back). You know what that means? FaceTime! This is one feature that I enjoy in my iPhone 4. And it's now in an iPad 2! Woohoo!

Then there's this thingy called iPad Smart Cover. It's not just for aesthetics but also for protection and function. iPad 2 + iPad Samrt Cover = MFEO!

Tech Specs? Click here. For more iPad 2 features, click here. 

Mark your calendar. Apple iPad 2 is out in the market on March 11. Price starts at $499!

Love at Porsche Sight

So much have been said about a man's love for a car- an expensive super car! It's love at Porsche sight! Who should I choose? Si Portia, si Betty, si Mercy, si Lexie o si Fe?

Read on and enjoy the article: 

Toys for the big boys: love at Porsche sight

Wednesday, 02 March 2011 03:53 PM Simon Francis Blaise R. Vistro

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Si Portia, si Betty, si Mercy, si Lexie o si Fe?

Naku hindi ito mga pangalan ng mga babaeng nasa “Black Book ko” o listahan ng mga ex-girlfriends. Eto ay mga pangalan ng mga kotseng inaasam-asam ko. Oo ganyan talaga. Karamihan ng mga lalake ay binibigyan ng pangalan ang mga kotse at inaalagaan na parang babaeng sinisinta. Ngunit yung mga binanggit ko ay hindi lang kotse kundi mga dream cars! Woot, woot!

It’s love at Porsche sight! Si Portia para sa akin ay isang Porsche Carrera GT. Hindi ito yung kay PNoy ha. Puting 2007 Type 997 Porsche 911 yung sa kanya. Hay, buti pa siya meron ng siyang kapiling na Portia. Ayaw nga lang sabihin kung kanino binili ng makaiscore din sana ako (hindi masama ang mangarap). Kung ako siguro ang bibili walang babatikos at makikialam. Sabi ni Angelli Sabillo, marami nang mapupuntahan yung pinambili nya ng Porsche – 12 taon pambuhay ng isang pamilya (tipid pa yun ha), sahod ng pangkaraniwang mangagawa sa loob ng 35 years o pambili ng 200 kompyuter para sa mga estudyante ng pampublikong paaralan. Baka yung matuwid na daan na sinasabi niya, dun dadaan ang Porsche nya. Wow! Sarap nung sa rekta mo patakbuhin yung tsikot ng 200 mph! Nakakainggit, Jake!

Anyway highway, mapunta naman tayo kay Betty Boo. Isa siya Chevrolet Corvette convertible. Pangalan pa lang seksing-seksi. Kasing tunog ng ‘curve’. Mura na to sa price tag na $70,000 kumpara sa Porsche na “3^rd hand” na nga 4.5 milyon pa. Si Mercy naman pang front page ng magasin. Hindi yung iniimpeach na Mercy ang sinasabi ko. Ang tinutukoy ko ay si Mercy na mas kilala sa palayaw na Chedeng. Yung type ko ay isang Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Roadster. $ 495,000 lang naman siya. Pero pag may ganito ako dapat may isang battalion akong bodyguards at sangkatutak na anjong pambayad sa BIR. Si Lexie naman ay isang Lexus LS 460. Bagay yung pangalan kasi L is for luxury and lifestyle. Technology queen itong Lexus. Ang dami nyang features and gadgets like radar cruise control that automatically keeps a set distance from the car in front, push-button starting, and even a self-parking feature. Sosyal ito. May extended-wheelbase model with optional reclining rear seats (complete with electric massage) and dual-screen video system siya.

Pinakasikat sa lahat si Fe. Fe as in Ferrari. Controversial din siya parang si Portia. Napagusapan din si Willie Revillame dahil dito nung 2008. Hindi lang pala si Shalani ang common denominator ni Willie at PNoy, pati mamahaling kotse pala. Para sa akin there is no other color for Fe but red. Sarap tuloy kantahin yung kanta ni Chris De Burgh:

The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek,

There's nobody here, it's just you and me,

It's where I want to be,

But I hardly know this beauty by my side,

I'll never forget the way you look tonight

Read the full article here.

Read my other articles at Philippine Online Chronicles here.

Apple iPad 2 out on March 2

2011 is indeed the Year of the Tablet! It can now be said that the Apple iPad 2 will be out on March 2 based on the invitation to selected members of the press:

Please join us for an invitation-only event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco on March 2 at 10:00 a.m. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. Please arrive early. RSVP to rsvp_media@apple.com.

This has been reported by Mashable and CNN. 

I can't wait to have an Apple iPad 2! I'm also open for a review/demo test.

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My Customized Toy in Art in the Park 2011

Remember the customized toy that I created in the Toymaking Workshop with the Pilipinas Street Plan at the Lopez Museum last Ferbruary 12?

"How Film Lost its Innocence" by SiRVis 

It was on display in the Lopez Museum's booth in the Art in the Park at the Jaime C. Velsaquez park in Salcedo Village last February 19! The Art in the Park is an annual project of the Museum Foundation of the Philippines. It is an affordable art fair for paintings, prints, photos, and sculpture at P20,000.00 and below

Proceeds of the customized toys that we made will go to Knowledge Channel Foundation’s programs for Filipino schoolchildren. 

I wonder how much did my toy sell?

Thanks to Mark Cerbo for taking a photograph of my artwork. Read Mark's article Sights & Images of Art In The Park for more pictures and full story. Revisit my article on the Toymaking Workshop with Pilipinas Street Plan.