Travel, Places, and Food!

If ever I won the lottery, I'll definitely travel across the globe. And I'll absolutely start in the Philippines. And yes, I'll definitely bring someone, or maybe a group of friends. It would be really fun to go to such places together with such people.

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I'll start from the northern tip of the Philippines, Batanes. These small islands holds a very beautiful paradise. The scenery, based from the pictures, videos, and descriptions I've seen, read and heard, is pretty awesome. Plus the local heritage, those stone houses, is one of a kind. 

Stone Houses, I'd love to see these with my own eyes. =D

Also, I've read here that there's a ton of seafood in this paradise. I'm simply a food lover, and I'd really love to try a huge lobster.

I'm craving for these! :'3

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Next, I'll go a little south of Batanes, but still in the northern part of the Philippines, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Ilocos Norte, just like Batanes, holds several hidden paradise. White sand beaches. Crystal clear waters. Peaceful shores. Definitely a paradise in the north.

A magnificent view.
Hidden somewhere in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. =D

Going down to Ilocos Sur, I surely won't miss to visit the Hispanic town of Vigan. The place is pretty amazing since it's one of the few Hispanic towns left in the Philippines. I'd surely take photos and buy a lot of souvenirs. But first, I must buy a quality camera that I'll use to take pictures of the wonderful place.

The Hispanic town of Vigan.
I'll definitely go around riding a kalesa. =D

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I'll also love to stop by other places in the north like Sagada, Benget and Banaue. So many places that I don't have much time to look for wonderful photos to add to this post.

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After traveling across the northern part of the country, I'll go island hopping. First, I'll visit the Queen City of the South, Cebu City. Visit the famous Magellan's Cross.

A tourist trap they say, but I don't mind. =D

The food here is also amazing, that's what they say. I would really love to try it personally. There's this zubochon's lechon dubbed to be "the best pig in the world", by non other than Anthony Bourdain, a well-known American chef. Food trippin' would always be in my list if I'll be travelling to different places. I'd really love to try local delicacies. =D

I'd really love to taste this. Maybe I'd be selfish for a while if it's infront of me. =D

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Next island would be Palawan. The beaches, again from what I've heard and seen from others, are really amazing. Simply world class. Coron, El Nido, and Puerto  Princesa,   Palawan would be on top of my list here.

Coron Palawan. Pretty good view. I'll take a picture there someday. =D

White sand beaches of El Nido. I wanna see it with my own eyes! O.O 

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. Would be quite an adventure.

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Next island would be way down south, Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte. 

Definitely one good adventure!

Siargao Island was named as the Surfing Capital of the Philippines. I'm not sure if that's up to date, but the place definitely has good and strong waves, based from what I've read. I would really love to try surfing, but there would be a small problem. It's no that big. I JUST REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM! I CAN'T SWIM, AND I ALMOST DROWNED MYSELF ON A 6 FEET DEEP POOL! THAT'S VERY LAME! HAHAHA =D

This surely is extreme! I'll definitely drown.
But still, I want to do this in the near future! =D

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There are a lot of places that I wanted to visit. A lot more, like Camarines Sur, Surigao, Davao, and many more here in the Philippines. But I guess, those listed here would be my top priority if ever I won the lottery! I'll definitely do many thing. A lot of adventurous stuffs!

However, this would be really far from my reality. I'm not that wealthy to do all these. That's why I'd be hoping that a miracle would happen. Hahaha. But I guess, I don't deserve such thing.

So I'll be working hard, save money, and have fun with at least someone and go to at least a place in my list. Hahaha. That would be close to possible I guess. Hahaha =D

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Oh, by the way, those pictures are not mine.

Credit goes to the owner. 

I just found those across the net. 

Thanks to them. =D

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These are the places from the Philippines. Next would be from around the world, if ever I'll have time. Hehe. Thanks for passing by. =D

Allizzwell, Hurdles, Project, and Pizza

It's been raining a lot the past few weeks. Luckily, I live in somewhat a higher place so I didn't experience flood rushing inside our house, or crossing flooded streets. Well, I believe that Filipinos would overcome another crisis like this. With the hope and prayers of everyone, all of us can say, "Allizzwell"

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So well, though it's raining hard, it didn't stop me to do things. 'Coz luckily, there hadn't been any brownouts nor blackouts. So I've really made some progress on my proposed fun project for myself.

A screenshot of my crappy game.

What I've created is something less than a beta. You can call it an alpha. Or maybe a prototype. Well, I guess nobody would be interested in such games. Not even my classmates and friends. Haha. I'm not expecting or anything though.

I've only finished the animation part for the stickman. But it still lack a lot. Still got no rules. Only counts the numbers of successful jumps over the hurdles. Still, nothing happens when he tips, or crashes the hurdles. And those things I call hurdles, looks more more like a stick-stuck-straight against the ground.  Still needs a lot of improvements. Can you say, as a beginner, did I really made a progress?

A sprite sheet I used here.

Well, I dunno if I'm wasting my time doing this project. I've still got a thesis to make. I only managed to  finish Chapter 1 of our study. It's also about Android game development though. But I really suck at such things. I get too unmotivated, in short lazy, to do it. I've got to pass the next chapter this coming week. 

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Although I've got lots of pending stuffs to make, another urgent work came up yesterday. I was told to make a C program. It's been years since I last coded in C. And the task seems fishy to me. It was passed down to me by a friend, saying it was given to me by our dean, but I doubted. But seeing the problem, it looked like it was a final project, of whoever the hell he is, from a different school, to be submitted on Monday, August 13, 2012.

I was at rage of course. First of all, it was just handed down by a friend, with very few details. I would appreciate it if he/she approached me personally. Second, why the hell would I do that. There would be no benefit for me. Besides, it's a project for a programming subject. How would he/she learn to do things if he/she lets anonymous people like me do their work? And based on the deadline stated at the paper, they were given a month to do the thing.

Well, I supposed at that time that I've got no choice, so I blindly accepted the job, without knowing the true purpose of it. So I started coding late this morning. Doing breaks once in a while. And at around 11pm, I've finished the topic. Didn't know if it fits the requirements their instructor required, but I suppose I got all the specifications of the problem. Well, if it lacks something, that's not my problem.

WTF! Didn't expect that one to be that long.

So I asked my friend, the one who passed this shit to me, of whom I shall forward the source. He told me it's  our lovely professor. Well, told her that I've finished it. What surprised me was that the one, who ever the hell asked her this was willing to pay. Didn't expect that. I guess my rage and stubbornness blinded me to the fact that the university indicated in the paper is a well known university, and in my opinion, a university of the rich. It was really an opportunity to earn a little, but well, I don't think my work would be that much. 

Oh well, I decided to remove the screenshot. 

I learned the name of my unknown client.

I just received a call from someone connected to her, 

at around 4pm today, August 11.

Well, just to know who it is, searched her name on the web.

Found the name and there it is, a very similar

screenshot posted on a social networking site.

Well, they were really planning to pay so I decided to

remove my own screenshot as a respect for them.

Although, I wasn't really expecting that she'd really post

a damn screenshot. Hahaha. That was

epic!

P.S. I learned that her family has a lot of connection.

And I guess, not only connection,

but also money.

They also plan to meet me to be able to teach her

about the damn program.

To be honest, the program is a mess. I wasn't expecting it

to be that serious. So I don't know if I could

explain it. Haha.

Being a student, I dunno if I've got the right to say this but, for those who rely on others to do their work,  you suck, good luck if you've ever graduated. But who am I to tell this. And its also no use for those people who got plenty of  money. Well, my client is still a girl. I don't wanna offend her. As if someone would read this part. Haha.

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Well, if ever there really is a payment for that, I would go buy a pizza for me and my friends. I would buy happiness, the happiness of eating together with my friends. Yes! I really do believe that money can buy happiness, but to a certain degree. Well, that's maybe why I'm always down, 'coz most of the time, I've got no money. 

Haha. Sorry for the rantings. Hope no one's offended. Haha. Allizzwell. Thanks! =D