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Flipping Frustrated

Deux Flips, originally uploaded by nikipaniki.

Can you tell I look so happy when this arrived in the mail?  Well, not so fast.

The Flip Mino HD won’t charge. [expletives deleted]

I don’t know what to do since I obviously don’t have warranty for this.  I’m very disappointed, not only because I waited a month for this to arrive, but also because I won it from Cisco.  If you’re not sure about where I’m going at with this let’s just say that Cisco bought Pure Digital Technologies and they, in turn, own and manufacture The Flip Camcorders.  Can you see it now?

I won’t even go into details at the stupidity that went into packing it but basically, the Flip box was housed in a bigger box. It’d have been alright if there was bubble wrap—wait, actually there was bubble wrap, only they didn’t really wrap it with it.  I don’t know about you guys but this makes me want to shoot myself in the head.  Common sense is all I ask—bubble “wrap”—how hard can it be?

So maybe those videos will have to wait.

Awww…this sucks balls.

UPDATE: Of course, I had to contact support for this and they’ve been very kind to reply to my ticket in a few hours’ time.  I found out that the Flip Mino HD actually charges for about 30-45 minutes then the screen starts to flash “It’s really hot; charging stopped” on the screen.  I now let it sit out for awhile before trying again and, sure enough, it starts charging–must be the hot Singapore weather too.  So I’m going to try and charge it in the office where it’s freezing cold, maybe that will do the trick.  But really, thanks for the support team over at Flip for the fast turnaround.  Great customer support almost always appeases the customer.

Flippin Out

In a good way, of course.

Honestly, I thought my luck ran out especially after my recent wins and—you know what—I wasn’t even pooped on since then. Whatever it is, I’m not complaining.

Can you imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning and saw this?

Cisco FTW!

Now all I need to do is sit and wait for my Flip Mino HD Camcorder to arrive in the mail.  Excited to start shooting especially since I’ll be using it a lot more for when Xhatch launches (but more about that on a later post).

The Flip Mino HD

The Flip Mino HD

If you want one too, it’s never too late to join Cisco’s promotion.

Halo-Halo Espesyal

Photo by Matthew Marco via Flickr

Like the Filipino dessert called halo-halo (pictured above), this post is going to be a mix of everything that I’ve been wanting to share in the past few weeks. As some of you may know, I’m neck-deep with work and I hardly have time to update.

First stop.  I’m really lusting over some domestic items, particularly the cleaning sort.  I don’t know why but I’m always drawn to household items and house wares and house everything.  The only thing I really need now is a house.  Oh wait, money first, then house.  Anyhow, despite my lack of a real living space to call home, I’m still a stickler for cleanliness and have always found ways to make sure my room is spotless (sometimes) and orderly (always).

I know this is like more than a year late but it goes to show that I wasn’t just salivating over it during our introduction to one another.  You can say the romance is still there even after the honeymoon period is over. Hee. And to be really honest, this piece of appliance is sexy and perhaps only one of the few items in pink that I actually like.

Everyone, meet Electrolux’s Ergorapido, a 2-in-1 cordless vacuum.  Isn’t it lovely?

Photo by DMSBox via Flickr

I haven’t had a chance to purchase it yet but I might give myself the gift of vacuuming delight come Christmas. Unless I decide to use the money for some other stuff like going on a trip to the US on my birthday. But if you’re nice…

On a different note, I’ve been feeling guilty for having skipped my workouts for about a month now.  I know I’ve been doing Pilates here and there but overall, I’ve been very slack about exercising.  Ever since I’ve been down with the fever more than a good few weeks ago, I have been out of the whole let’s-get-in-shape mindset.  But never fear, I’m finally getting my momentum back.

My problem areas would have to be my arms, love handles (oh the horror!) and have I already mentioned my arms?  I’m just obsessed about my arms.  I do know that they are too weak ’cause I’m not able to do even a proper push-up.  Yes, a proper push-up, meaning one.

I kind of blame it on my weak wrists but to be frank, I think I’m just wimpy like that.  Haha.

arm obsessed

As for the love handles, it’s genetic. I mean, my lower spine is more curved causing the flesh to be more pronounced. (See: lumbar hyperdosis)  Still, I think excuses are for the weak so I’m not going to let that stop me from getting rid of it.  So I guess…a slimmer me, here I come!

Holga Pinhole

I finally brought out my cameras again today.  I’ve been trying to get my groove back when it comes to film photography.  God knows my previous roll with the pinhole camera almost broke my heart because I didn’t get one decent frame out of it.  I do know, however, that that shouldn’t really stop me from shooting again.  I’m hoping to get a better grasp of pinhole photography in the weeks to come and hopefully get better exposures next time.

If you’re free during the first week of September, you may want to check this out.  It’s a series of photography workshops with one on pinhole paper cameras.  I’m not sure if I want to enroll in it because I could probably learn about everything online.  But if you’re more of the hands-on kind, this would definitely help.

Click to reserve slots

Oh wow, the weekend’s almost over.