the boredom of ramfree17

The perfect drive

Erin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:17:59 +0000

Not much vehicles during the early morning drive back to Manila, and its foggy to boot! :)

Musings from the kitchen counter

Erin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:45:49 +0000

Some things that I realized today: - boil a liter of water with some lemongrass stalks, steep 1-2 tea bags. Strain and cool. Doesn’t taste much but smells wonderful. Remember to sweeten it with honey or brown sugar. - Sliced lemon adds flair to the iced tea but dont leave it in the pitcher. It [...]

[TipJar] Enabling Aero window service from the command line

Erin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:33:33 +0000

Aero is a default theme in Windows Vista and Windows 7 Home Premium or better but is not enabled by default. Aero adds some nifty features like Peek (showing thumbnail previews when hovering on the open programs), Shake (shaking the window minimizes all other windows), Snap (dragging the window to the edges snaps it, useful [...]

Using SMART BRO Plug-it in Linux

Erin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:14:22 +0000

This guide is created to show how to use the SmartBro USB Internet dongle in Ubuntu Linux. The dongle comes with the Windows installer that enables the SmartBro application to be installed in most computers. From within that application the user is able to send and reeive SMS, and connect/disconnect their Internet subscription. It allows [...]

A world of free text books and the money-making academe

Erin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:11:48 +0000

Chin Wong has a blog post about a site offering and campaigning for free text books. The idea is really a novel one (pun intended ;P ) wherein it spouts a utopian scenario that teachers and knowledgeable scribes contribute in evolving the textbook contents. I am however skeptical if it would be applicable here in [...]

[TipJar] Before you flick me off… (Windows 7 edition)

Erin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:02:50 +0000

This is a spin-off of the original article found here. For the rationale on the benefits and gotchas for hibernation then refer to the original post. This post is dedicated on how to enable hibernation in Windows 7 as the instruction has changed. Enabling the hibernation feature requires that the process be done using an [...]

Moving clocks

Erin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:17:14 +0000

We dont have DST but during college I adjust my wristwatch to advance by 45 minutes. It is for those who look at my watch without asking for permission. Then I try not to giggle when I see their expression change drastically when they doubt if they are still on time with their appointments.

Reality check please

Erin — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:47:25 +0000

This post has been making the rounds again in the social networking sites: Girl: don’t drive so fast, im getting scared. Guy : can you hug me tight? Girl : sure, Guy :do you love me? Can you hug me and tell me you love me? Girl : I love you so much… Guy :I [...]

I don’t need this right now

Erin — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:49:14 +0000

The universe really wants to flaunt the universal truth in front of my face. Two clichés come to mind this afternoon: Accidents happen anytime, anywhere. Accidents are most likely to occur near at home. At around 1:30PM today, a metal bar came flying at us from a roadside demolition job that didnt have any barricades [...]

Good for the Heart Sisig Recipe

Erin — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:07:19 +0000

Posting for Macy. Caveat Lector: I dubbed my cooking style as “Tantyamba” or “Tantyahang+Tsambahan” (Guesstimate+Luck-of-the-draw). I usually look at a recipe and then just follow the general procedures. You can do the same. Be adventurous, you only live once. My cooking satisfies that criteria, depending on how you look at it. Good for the Heart [...]