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Just an update on our pet dog Wilson.

Wooof

Its all on patience! Took me 10+ shots just to have him pose for the camera.

Well, I had a different All Saints Day experience. Instead of visiting the departed ones in the cementery, made a different turn and ended up in SM MOA.

You can catch SM MOA fireworks every Friday and Saturday @ 7:00 PM. Dont forget to bring your camera to capture the wonder moment

No, this is not about summer that is fast approaching, where you can think of basking under the summer sun. Crystal clear water, white beaches or even company outings.

This one is a serious problem facing all household today! It happened during the early days when we move to our new apartment.

In case of fire and worse, when a building is totally reduced to ashes, the flourescent ballast may not be listed among the primary suspects for electrical triggers. 

The picture above clearly illustrates the incident which prompted me to replace all defective electrical lighting components in our apartment that may start a fire .

So you too, should ask yourselves, when was the last time you fixed or replaced any electrical systems in your place? If you haven’t, its time to check and do something about it to avoid any possible fire tragedies.    

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kilowatt-hour, took me some time to ponder how to remove the hour in the equation. If not for Tina, I woudnt get the formula to solve my problem.

To understand better, lets examine how our Meralco compute for our electric bill. A typical example would be a Flat iron that has 700watts rating. So the formula is:

[Power * hour ] / 1000 = kilowatt-hour

so, the only variable is the hour, if we use our flat iron for a duration of 4hours, thus the usage will be.

[(700 * 4) = 2800 / 1000] = 2.8 Kilowatt-hour!

Ding, that rings the bell… so to calculate for my AMP!!! all I need to do is to reverse the order.

(Power * Hour) / 1000 = Kilowatt-hour
Power * Hour = Kilowatt-hour * 1000
Power = (Kilowatt-hour * 1000) / Hour

Therefore:

AMP = Power / Voltage (220)

Problem solved ! ! ! !

Actually… this problem wouldnt be a big one if only I had look for the right resource.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt-hour its all in the wikipedia /heh

Go ahead, try to compute your Meralco bill using your refrigerator as a basis and check how much it consumes per month.

For more than 7 years of handling Internet Data Center (IDC) operations, who would ever thought that I’ll be ask about ampere? AMP!? thats easy, just follow the formula P = V x I, to get the Current (I) = P/V! Voila, problem is solved!!! or is it? But what if you are only given the Kilowatt-hour? Thats when my problem started.

Faced with a dilemma of computing for the AMP with only the kilowatt-hour reading from the power distrubution, I began scouring the Internet and came up empty. An hour passed and by this time, my boss is already knocking on my ass  demanding for the information!

The deadline is upon me looming like a dark cloud ready to strike with a murderous lightning!   Seach engines, which should be the magical force in this computer age for all sorts of remedy, failed to deliver the right solution!  

Then, something clicked…  the Ozph connection! I suddenly remembered that a fellow Electrical Engr. is a loyal Oz player, Tina. I asked her if she still remembers how to compute for the AMP with only the kilowatt-hour in hand, after few minutes of silence, she gave the explanation that nobody else could provide.  Hurrah for the Oz Player!

Problem solved… Yahhh.. antok na.. @.@ bukas na ulit… para may suspense paano ko na compute /gg

Move over Ronald Mc Donald, here comes the VADA PAV!
Ano daw !?
VADA PAV (Wada Paw) a.k.a. the famous Indian Burger.

It’s the taste sensation of the Indian Nation !!!

It caters to all un-suspecting taste buds. You want spicy? Add more chili. Can’t handle the heat? You can have it sweet. And most of all, it cost very cheap! 8rupees  at any leading burger store.

Pag sosyal eto ang package mo.              In original package!
  

We encountered this extraordinary delicacy when we went out for a break on one exhausting afternoon at the IDC. It is sold in food corners like a normal sari-sari store in our place.  Its the fastest hunger reliever…. its just around every corner.

Last saturday we took a stroll in the old city of Mumbai, formerly know as Bombay. The city bears reminiscence of the British influence in building contructions, still plenty of old building around despite its progress. Below are the pictures I took during my visit.

Church Gate Train Station - built by the British, one of the famous tourist spots here.
  

The famous Gateway of India structure. Tourists from all walks of life visit the picturesque structure and take momentos that they can later brag to their friends and families. One can also take a boatride to the famous Elephanta Cave or just stroll around the bay and bask at the captivating scenery.
  

Officemate Models - Toby and Moiz, Gateway in the background…
  

Still have plenty photos taken, I’ll post them once I’m done processing the files.. Till then..

Trip na Trip installment sa India…

You heard it right…. este read it right. It seems that people in here don’t mind if they got horned at. Kung sa Pinas to… nabaril ka na.. hehehehe… Kahit san ka pumunta.. busina.. busina.. busina at busina ang maririnig mo sa daan. At makikita mo pa sa likod ng truck talaga nila naka sulat.

Napansin ko rin dito…. halos lahat ng sasakyan may yupi… kita mo sa harap bagong bago, pero sa likod wasak ang trunk, or ang gilid may yupi rin..  kalalabas lang ng casa, sira na ang pinto… bilib ako sa mga driver dito.. mapa auto rickshaw, coche at taxi, ayaw mag bigay sa daan… pag hindi ka sanay sa driving style nila… aatakekin ka sa puso.. hehehehe

Sa baba.. mga larawan at tanawin… /gg

I was lucky, I got permission to take some pics of Indian food preparation, where it is otherwise forbidden by the locals, its not often that they would agree on having a snap of their place taken by a stranger…. Inside the Mall, Government buildings, shrines are a big NO NO to take pictures, I dont quite understand why, but they are sensitive about this.

Vamos a Comer….

Tandoori Oven.      How they cooked it.  Finished Product!
 

More to come… >>>>

Back in India for the 3rd time. Alot has changed since I first visited here last 2004. Shopping Malls are every where, traffic is twice as heavy, cars…. lots of them… most of them are compact cars, suzuki, hyundai, Tata. These cars are smaller than Honda Jazz, but still the king of the Indian road, Auto Rickshaw, parang jeepney kung sa atin. 

It’s their 60th Indepence celebration today, since nasa bahay lang ako, ginawa ko nalang tong blog ko. Wala masyadong ma pasyalan dito sa lugar ko dahil malayo sa Colaba area. Our office is located West of Mumbai, not much to see expect Infity mall right accross our apartment and perennial traffic that separate us from it hehehehe….

Below are some pics taken with my digital camera, it pays to have a ultra wide angle lens, EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM comes very handy and serves as my multi purpose lens.

Added some pictures from Changi Singapore Airport, stop over flight to India.

More to come… still have alot of pictures with me, have to process them first before posting it here.

Last August 4 2007, LevelUp launched its latest MMOG Perfect World game.

With my new Canon 400D dSLR + 17-40mm f/4 L USM lens, went to SM Mega Mall to check the event and most of all, test my new dSLR camera….

Below, Tony G during her album signing and pictorial.

It pays to have a good lens, with all 10+ paparazzi’s taking pictures of her, she looked at me and posed. /gg

Fans gathered to have an up close and personal pics of her.

Ineng.. san ba nanay mo at naglalaro ka dyan?

Ayaw pa awat ni Lolo sa uso ng online games…

Beauty and D Beast.. /heh Allan joke lang..