On Saturday the 14th at 4AM UTC/GMT we will be upgrading the operating system of our network load balancers to a newer version, one that will allow us to use both CPUs! Nifty, because multiprocessing is nice.

Since we have 2 load balancers, the plan is to upgrade 1 at a time, and there really should be very little impact to our website. Hopefully you won't notice a thing and I'll get to go back to the hotel and watch some wonderful late night infomercials.

We've got a lot of exciting projects coming up for 2010 and we're hoping that we'll be able to deliver them all to you, that you will find it useful/cool/lovely and then you will use the site even more. Behind-the-scenes work like this will give us the capacity to handle the anticipated traffic, so expect a few more maintenance windows especially in the beginning of next year as we've got some neat ideas to improve performance around here! We had the recent 30-45 minute outage yesterday due to one of our logging databases filling up disk space -- not so great design coupled with my human error in handling the initial problem -- and it looks like we're going to finally have some resources to eliminate stuff like that. I can't wait!

As usual, I will be updating status.livejournal.org before and after, just in case you are not able to reach our main website during the work.

Brand new:
Finding Neverland - 50
A Mighty Heart - 80
Moonlight Mile - 80
Closer - 80
Marie Antoinette - 100
Pay It Forward - 100
The Skeleton Key - 100
Cruel Intentions - 100
Death To Smoochy - 100
Big Fish - 100
Lost In Translation (imported) - 120
Gone Baby Gone - 120
The Shining (2dvd) - 150
Atonement - 150
The Departed (2dvd) - 150
Wicker Park (imported) - 150

Like new:
Dirty Dancing Havana Nights - 70
Mr. Bean 3 - 70
The Crime Of Padre Amaro - 80
The Covenant - 80
In The Land Of Women - 80
Juno - 80
Sunshine - 100
Ang Pagdadalaga Ni Maximo Oliveros - 100
A Little Princess - 100
The Prestige - 100
Rear Window (imported) - 100
The Shawshank Redemption - 100
Bram Stoker's Dracula - 100
Hellboy (2dvd) - 120
The Da Vinci Code (2dvd imported) - 120

Let's meet up at school during school hours only. Please give me your contact number. It will not be shown here. Thank you.

While staying here in Durham and after visiting New Castle, I've ultimately realized that a lot of things were deprived from us by the Spanish and American Colonization as well as by the Japanese occupation.. We were robbed of our history, our destiny, and our identity.

Tomorrow (or rather later) is the first day of school for my 10th term in UP, and I don't have a notebook yet. I think this will be an interesting semester though, and I would be doing much more than just focusing on academics. I plan to do the following things:

1. Lose weight: I'm at 170 pounds right now, and it's the heaviest I've ever been. I've said yes to two bets already concerning my weight because I need that motivation.

2. Study another language: a drunken day in Davao gave me the ability to speak Bisaya. I can speak and probably carry a conversation but I'm far from fluent.

3. Make jogging a habit: Part of my plan to lose weight. Also, I plan to use jogging as a release for my frustrations. Better than binge-eating.

So there. A few of my plans. And finally, a note to myself before the start of the sem: pagtarong. HAHA.

Good luck to everyone! Hope the sem will be good! :D

sixwordstories
Whether you're in the mood for a creative challenge or you're short on time or attention span, this semi-addictive community is perfect for those who find flash fiction way long. Once you get the hang of it, you won't be able to stop. The prince turned into a frog. The girl ran home to mother. Tough to write. Easy to read. It's a double threesome of fun.

Tags: flash fiction, sixwordstories

dailyfoodie
Delicious, ambitious, and occasionally nutritious dishes make for an eclectic, all-you-can-eat feast. Whether you're searching for recipes for your next dinner party or you're jonesing for a late-night brownie fix, your cravings are sure to be well sated. A warm and inclusive community that welcomes all orientations, from carnivores to vegans, from gourmands to junk-food junkies. Guaranteed bias-free, food-positive, and pan-epicurian.

Tags: dailyfoodie, food, photography

Rico: 'Nay, some of my friends said you're like my girlfriend.
*Nny looks at me with a puzzled expression*
Rico: They said that when I told them that I bring you to work and pick you up afterwards 'cause my OJT is near your work.
*Nny laughs*
Nny: I though it was because of how I look!
Rico: Ah, well, that works too!

In the duration of my OJT, I go to work via car but I go with Nny. I bring her to work 'cause it's on the way. And in going home, I text her to say I'm on my way to pick her up. Then I do pick her up and we go home together.

I liked those times because I got to talk to her. We'd usually talk about work things - new developments in her "headaches" and new realizations and discoveries from my workplace.

Tags: cross-rifles, epsilon-nu, phi
Current Location: Self-Imprisonment
Current Music: Alberto Gonzales (Bomb Jack) - [GBS: Track 1/5]

...you plan to make a research paper with your former thesismate even if the two of you aren't professors or researchers of a company - and you're seriously considering it and are excited about it.

Hmmm... I'm thinking we're supposed to be "qualified" to perform research or be published in academic journals via some academic attainment of sorts. A Master's degree, perhaps?

Tags: cross-rifles, universal
Current Location: Self-Imprisonment
Current Music: Alberto Gonzales (Bomb Jack) - [GBS: Track 1/5]

Some subjects on CRS are marked "for X majors only, COI for non-X". I was under the impression that COI meant "certification of instructor", so I asked the instructor handling the elective I wanted if I could get enlisted into it. I wasn't expecting a reply, but she did and I was allowed to get on the class list after I showed the enlistment staff her certification. I finished my 5a, moved on to my 5, and successfully paid for my second semester, including that particular subject. I thought everything was fine.

That was last Wednesday, November 4, though.

When I checked my CRS records last night, I found out that the department had cancelled my slot in that subject last Thursday, November 5. I really don't understand why they did that when:
1. I already had clearance (aka certification) from the professor (aka instructor) in question
2. I've already taken the necessary prerequisite for that subject
and
3. I already confirmed and paid for my slot without any violent reactions from either the department or my home college on the day prior to cancellation.

The only explanation I can think of for this is that COI means something else, but that doesn't seem to make much sense.

Does anybody know why this happened?

Dr. Bliss: (to Helga) So... nobody's ever noticed you.
*Helga looks away from Dr. Bliss*
Helga: (faintly) There was someone...

Marie sent me the episode Helga On The Couch where Helga had a session with a child psychologist. I know I've seen the episode before, but that was one of the most striking ones.

Just now, that reminded me of Miss Rani and my sessions with her. I miss her warmth. In one of our sessions she... I couldn't describe what she did. She rubbed my upper arm, and although I was still crying, what she did was very comforting. I never forgot that, and I do my best to pass that on to anyone I comfort. Everybody loved her. Even outside guidance councilor grounds she was still really sweet and seemed happy-go-lucky.

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Speaking of Marie, I was in school today, and although I had other plans, and although we spend relatively ample time in IM we spent the entire afternoon talking. We've not seen each other for eons, and she also has some disturbances and needed to talk to someone. And we both needed our Hug Therapy.

I gain another reason why I shouldn't die.

Tags: assault, cross-rifles, four, mirror, occupation, ro, ro-sub2
Current Location: Self-Imprisonment
Current Music: Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenogears) - Faraway Promise

Does anyone know where FB1 is? That's my classroom for Film 10.

Thanks in advance!

university Student life is really different here in the Uk. Imagine, the Durham Union has its own building and Dormitory. They also have their own business (a student-ran pub) in order to make sure that the organization will be self-sufficient. This is awesome. They really treat their students as adults who can manage everything. They trust that their students can run businesses and dormitories. This is super unlike the Philippines were an illiberal education dictates that students must be monitored as much as possible especially in restrictive Catholic Universities. It has its own perks I guess, but I think Filipino students both from Private and Public Institutions, must be given more autonomy. They shouldn't be treated with much suspicion and must be treated more like adults. :-)

To be an Econometrician. However, this requires intensive... skills in mathematics and statistics. Among my blockmates, it would seem to me that only the Goddess of Beauty and Wisdom can pull it off if she desires to.

Tags: cross-rifles, mirror, universal
Current Location: Self-Imprisonment
Current Music: Alberto Gonzales (Bomb Jack) - [GSF: Track 1/5]

( I have a friend. She is the Angel of Love and Insanity. )

Tags: cross-rifles, four
Current Location: Self-Imprisonment
Current Music: Alberto Gonzales (Bomb Jack) - [GSF: Track 1/5]

Exclusively for enrolled UP students.

Orientation Schedule:
November 13, 2009
6:00 pm
Balay Kalinaw (Ikeda Hall), UP Diliman




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Email us at join@upmountaineers.org.ph
Or contact this number: 09164554417

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The empire strikes back

In recent weeks, we've taken huge steps towards blocking spam accounts on LiveJournal. In fact, we've suspended as many as 30,000 accounts in a single day! We've implemented several pre-emptive measures to prevent the creation of spam accounts, and we've honed our detection of suspicious content. Spam bots are a crafty lot, so we'll continue to refine our tactics and keep up the good fight to keep you safe from spam attacks on LiveJournal.

RSS feeds again

If you're addicted to xkcd_rss, icanhaschzbrgr, or other syndicated feeds, we're pleased to report that we've resolved the update error that was mucking up your RSS feeds. While content was being pulled correctly, it wasn't being posted to the feeds themselves. Late last week, we finally nailed down what we hope was the root problem, so content should post properly. We thank you for your patience.

Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests!

c_s_i

If you're a gamer who loves CSI, have Wii got news for you! c_s_i is sponsoring killer contests. Simply post a question to a member of the CSI crew. The winner will get a free copy of CSI: Deadly Intent for Nintendo Wii (with a retail value of $39.99) and get their question answered by a member of the CSI writing team! There's also a fantastic monthly contest. To enter, join c_s_i, play the online version of CSI: Deadly Intent, and respond to a two-part query for a chance to win a Wii! Entries will be judged on composition and originality. Sorry, but you must be a U.S. resident and over 18 years old to participate. Check out the rules here.

Enveloped in postcards

Last week, we asked you to send in postcards to help us decorate our drab concrete walls. Here's a photo of the results so far! Thank you so much and please keep them coming! You can mail them to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be giving ten random users paid account credits.

Photos of the week

If you haven't visited our new LiveJournal photo community, you're in for an amazing visual trip. LiveJournal users from around the world will take you on a scenic journey to everywhere. Post your own pictures or kick back and enjoy at lj_photophile. You can view some of this week's awesome photos after the jump. Please start tagging with geographic location, since we'd like to track all the places around the world represented in this community. Keep on commenting too!
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Tags: csi, photos of the week, postcards, rss, spam, writer's block

Feedbacks on:

MS102 - Dr. Alino
Chem 31 - Prof. Irene Villasenor
Psych 118 - Maam Bolante

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THANKS A BUNCH!!!  :D

 

In the train on the way to Durham from London.

 

Woah. Everything’s connected by train here in the United Kingdom. At may wifi in the train! And their low cost airport looks even better than our NAIA 3. Super efficient ng transportation system here.

 

Dino’s jealous and wonders when the Philippines will have these amenities.

 

We’ve wasted so much time and opportunities to develop because of poor leadership. I’m hoping that the next great leader will emerge this coming 2010 presidential election.

11:35 AM

October 3, 2009

 

On my way to Kuala Lumpur

 

That was fast. The world is moving so fast and we cannot afford to be left behind. Gone were the days when we can just dillydally around. Right now, you have to always be quick in order to beat as much people as possible in this never-ending race.

 

Later.

Sa sabado na 'to! :)

World Trade Center
November 7-8, 2009

Performances by:
Kamikazee, Astrojuan, Gorgoro and I-ray


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