Month: July 2007

Cooped Up in Fantasy

Wikipedia image of Ganondorf, the last boss in Ocarina of Time, 1998

I must admit that the partial reason why I bought a Wii was to play The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. It has been almost ten years since I last played a Zelda game, and if you got the time line right, 1998 was the year when The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time was released for the Nintendo 64. I didn’t own the popular 64-bit console at that time so a friend gladly lent me his just so that I could finish this installment of Zelda.

A bit on the video game history — The Ocarina of Time has been declared as one of the best video games ever made thus far:

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Timbuk2 Blogger Bag Isn’t Just for Bloggers

Post author By Jayvee Fernandez
Post date July 27, 2007
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I had come from a small blogger event for the launch of the “Blogger,” a bag model that belongs to the Timbuk2 line of bags. Timbuk2’s “core competence” has to do with making very durable messenger bags as the company was built and grown by people who were into the “delivery by bike” (a.k.a. “messengers”) business. There are several reviews of the Timbuk2 Blogger in these popular gadget websites:

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Be a Mobius Game Tester Today!

Post author By Jayvee Fernandez
Post date July 25, 2007
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Though I’m not as active as before, I’m still registered as a beta tester for Astraware, the small company in London that publishes and licenses games for the Palm OS and Windows Mobile. These games include Bejeweled, Seven Seas, Broken Sword, Tradewinds and many more fun titles. The experience is rewarding as new games for testing are announced in my email every so often.

So I was gladdened when I heard about Mobius opening up a game testing center at Market! Market! at The Bonifacio Global City across Serendra. (I’m not a Mobius game tester but I sure would recommend trying it out for the experience … and who knows, even a potential career!)

If you would like to become an active member of the local gaming industry, here is your chance! Mobius is now hiring GAME TESTERS. The position seems to be a part time gig, allowing you to test out the new stuff that Mobius is coming out with. According to Riane Garfin, head of corporate communications, this can even lead to a career in the booming gaming industry.

Game testing happens at the Mob, the Internet Cafe located at Market! Market! in Taguig. You need to be between 12 to 25 years old and have a passion for playing games.

MOBIUS TESTING APPLICATION here. Happy Gaming!

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Holga Shots using Fuji Superia 100 Film

Post author By Jayvee Fernandez
Post date July 25, 2007
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After what seemed like an eternity, Jed finally got to print and scan the roll I took using her Holga. I was using Fuji Superia 100 film for this set. Here are some shots that caught my fancy. I especially like the double exposure experiment done in the second picture as it looks eerie.

Not Red Light

Stair Haunting

Hondo Gets on Holga

I hope shots like these will Foz “Interestingness” Castro proud.

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Thoughts on SMART myTV

SMART finally launches their mobile TV service in partnership with MediaQuest. The time between now and my Boracay trip last April dictates the several weeks of preparation of the guys from SMART to go live with the service.

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