Monthly Archives: January 2010

a new vaio

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last month before going for days off, i sold my 18 month old sony vaio cr series notebook to one of my co-workers for i wanted to get myself a new one for christmas.  i checked online some hewlett packard “pavillion” models because i was looking for a multimedia notebook on which hp is well known, but still i decided to stick with a sony vaio brand.  i never really had any technical problems with my old cr series except the operating system was windows vista.

“designed for comfortable daily use, vaio nw series puts you and your family at ease with its “naturhythm” texture, two-tone finish, 15.5-inch lcd with small footprint, and supremely user-friendly operation.  sony vaio nw series is a slim notebook with calm black finish delivers 15.5 inches of vibrant clarity while taking up minimal space. its user-friendly features include one-touch quick web access and music playback with the display off button”.

i purchased a sony vaio nw series notebook that has a unique “waved body design” that comes in black color.  It has an intergrated blu-ray drive, 2gb main memory, 320gb hdd, a glossy display and a sound that is crisp as i watched videos and listened to music.  the nw series also comes with intelcore 2 duo processor and the new genuine windows 7 home premium pack – because vista sucks!  lol!

so if you’re looking for an all around entertainment notebook, the nw series is in fact a good choice.

in the philippines, the latest sony nw series retails for about P65,000.00 (as of december, 2009).

not the same person

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i have read of a story of a filipino ofw (overseas foreign worker) in qatar who was deported back to the philippines because his name is “almost” the same with that of a murder suspect on the run.  the thing is, the scenario was a complete fuck up by the authorities for he is not the same person they were hunting!  although they say that he still had to be deported for further confirmation of his identity, the traumatized man already lost his job.

almost a year ago, i blogged about my name being included in the hold departure order list at the manila airport immigration because a number of filipinos have the same name as me (see related post, hold departure order).  i was named after my father,  a name that seems too common.  there are at least six criminals who even have the same name.

i then applied for a clearance in the national bureau of investigation and a “not the same person” certificate in the main immigration office.  i downloaded a form thru the philippine bureau of immigration website to apply for this document and personally visited their office to acquire one which took me a few hours.  it  seems like a common thing on government offices in manila for one to encounter some snobbish and not so helpful employees (i say, not all) so i tried my best to be courteous and patient with them.  i’m telling you some of these people can really treat you like shit.