Sunday, October 29, 2006

About me

I've been having a hard time talking about myself lately, that's why I haven't been able to post anything new in my blog. I mean, there are some stuff going on with me but I oftentimes think they're nothing really important or interesting anyway so there's no sense in talking or writing about them.

But today, I do feel like venting so here's a bit of random thoughts from yours truly:

* I don't care if certain people read my fucking blog. After all, that's precisely the reason why I blog. I sometimes feel I have something to say that are worth sharing to the rest of the world... well, at least the world wide web -- so it doesn't bother me if people find out how happy, unhappy, stressed, or messed up I am. Seriously, what's the big deal?! Will it be so bad to find out that I am actually a breathing human being capable of feeling all sorts of emotions?! "Oh my God! She's actually alive! And all along, I thought it was just a robot writing all those blog entries!"

* Some sad facts of life I recently learned -- Jelaineism #45: Expect incompetence from people so they may surprise you. Expecting excellence is tantamount to setting yourself up for disappointment. I experienced it first-hand, my partner had her share of the experience as well... so just keep your fingers crossed and wish hard that it doesn't happen to you.

* I've been thinking... where do I go from here? What exactly do I want to do in life or with my life? What the fuck am I waiting for? I feel like I'm always waiting for something, but what it is exactly, I seriously don't have a clue. I oftentimes find myself being a spectator in other people's lives... like I just watch as things happen to them and it comes as such a huge surprise if something actually happens in my life. And even weirder is that I can't seem to snap out of it in spite of being aware of it! I mean, what's that about?! Normal people would you know, realize something's wrong and actually do something about it or at least try. But in my case, it's like -- "Oh, so that's how I am..." and that's it! Seriously, I think I need some sort of professional help with this issue...

* I've recently discovered that contrary to what most people think of me, I actually have some insecurity issues... I sometimes feel unworthy of the amazing things that come my way, I don't handle rejection very well and believe it or not, there are some situations wherein I'm surprisingly shy! I know, that's really weird... but I don't know, must be the universe's way of providing some sort of balance in my life! Hehehe!

* On a positive note, I recently realized that no matter how bad a change may seem, change is always refreshing in some way. I recently decided to finally disconnect with someone important in my life. I'm not sure if this disconnection is for good this time (well, I hope not) but I'm a bit surprised that I'm actually fine. And that I seem to have grown in welcoming this change. Like, I've become a better friend -- even to myself and I've become more tolerant of other people's choices. Of course, I still don't agree but I've come to accept that this is how it's going to be from now on. It's weird... it's one hell of a roller coaster ride, but it's nice...

Sunday, October 22, 2006

WARNING TO ALL USERS OF NOKIA 60 SERIES AND OTHER HIGH-END MODELS

TO ALL USERS OF NOKIA 60 SERIES AND OTHER HIGH-END MODELS LIKE THE N SERIES:

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE VIRUS CALLED COMMWARRIOR, WHICH YOU MAY UNKNOWINGLY GET INTO YOUR PHONE VIA BLUETOOTH. ONCE IN YOUR PHONE SYSTEM, IT WOULD RANDOMLY SEND OUT SPAM MMS MESSAGES TO YOUR PHONEBOOK ENTRIES EVERY MINUTE, THUS SENDING OUT THE VIRUS TO YOUR FRIENDS.

MY FATHER WAS VICTIMIZED BY THIS VIRUS, CAUSING HIS PHONE BILL TO SKYROCKET TO A WHOPPING Php6,6000 IN LESS THAN A MONTH! BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE, HERE ARE A FEW MANIFESTATIOS OF THE VIRUS:

* PHONE RANDOMLY CALLS NUMBERS FROM HIS PHONEBOOK WITHOUT PRESSING ANYTHING OR WITHOUT USING ANY SORT OF VOICE COMMAND.
* SPAM MESSAGES ON HIS SENT FOLDER -- NOTE, SENT FOLDER NOT INBOX.
* BLUETOOTH ACTIVITY EVEN WHEN THE BLUETOOTH FUNCTION IS OFF OR HIDDEN. FRIENDS MAY ASK YOU WHY YOU'RE "CONNECTING" TO THEIR PHONE.

FORTUNATELY, SMART COMMUNICATIONS GAVE US INFORMATION ON THIS VIRUS INCLUDING HOW TO GET RID OF IT. THE REST, MY PARTNER JUST LOOKED UP ONLINE. TO SAVE YOUR PHONE, MAKE SURE TO BACK UP ALL DATA ON YOUR PHONE MEMORY AND REFORMAT IT BY PRESSING *#7370#

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMMWARRIOR VIRUS, INCLUDING TECHNICAL DETAILS AND MORE REMOVAL INFORMATION CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE OR COPY/PASTE THIS LINK:
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2005-030809-4208-99&tabid=1

PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM IT. THANKS!