Online Books

Ever since we had our iPad, my entire family loved reading electronic books. We get children’s books, Bible related books and other story telling books. Now if you ask me – what is the best ereader? My answer would be the iPad, but its just because its the only tablet that I have tried. I feel sorry for traditional books – electronic books are years ahead specially with its multimedia capabilities, having the capability to have interactive games, music, videos and anything else you could think of.

Nice Jam

Enjoyed a number of awesome jams this month. The latest was with the band called Ten to Midnight, which in my humble opinion, have some of the most memorable and well written original music in the indie circuit. Since I usually play solo gigs, its nice to be gigging with a band from time to time.

Good thing we have a schooled drummer because my ears can’t take hard hitting on cymbals. Some drummers tend to have uncontrolled use of cymbals which eats up too much of the available frequencies that are supposed to be for other instruments. You can easily tell if a drummer is good by the way he hits his cymbals.

All in all it was a nice gig, and we are scheduled for some more this month.

Kurt Cobain Jaguar

Nirvana was a very strong cultural phenomenon back in my younger years so everyone my age was either influenced by their songs directly or indirectly.

Now Fender is giving fans a chance to try the guitar that Kurt Cobain was using. Even with it’s above average price, I have a feeling that a lot of young people will still get this guitar for simply being a replica of what Kurt Cobain used. Read more about this tribute guitar at Guitarsite.com

Truck driving with Z

Z has just discovered a new favorite game at a local video games arcade. And yes it is a racing game, the only difference is that you are driving a huge truck which carries different types of loads. The graphics are nice and the game takes you through the US – with very nice cinematics. The best part and Z’s favorite is the huge steering wheel! You can really feel it shake as you turn and drive, and with the help of nice audio and a map system like the best trucker gps, it really feels like driving the real thing. We real1ly enjoyed the game, and hopefully in the future we can try driving a real truck! I’m sure Z will be so excited!

Manny Pacquiao’s Home in LA

Check out Manny Pacquiao’s cool home in L.A.  Watch the video and take a tour with Manny Pacquiao, himself, as the guide.

Game of Chance

People like to try their luck. That is why playing games in the Casino and even buying lotto tickets is so popular.  Today, I was surprised when my husband handed me a lotto ticket.  He’s heard that the jackpot has reached to 300 million and of course, he wanted to try his luck.  I chuckled when I saw the ticket but when he asked me what I wanted to do with the money if we win, I gamely told him my wishes.

It’s not bad to dream of winning in the lottery or in the casino as long as you are aware that this is purely a game of chance and there are more chances of you losing than actually winning.

Indoor Antennas

Last year, we have been getting a problem with our TV reception. We didn’t subscribe to any cable company that’s why we were relying on an antenna to get our TV signal. My wife originally wanted the outdoor antenna but I insisted on an indoor one. She had the misconception that outdoor antenna can outperform the indoor antenna. Good thing we realized that there are indoor antennas that can receive even better signals. The trick is just finding the one with good quality. Some even have HDTV reception with UHF and VHF capability.  A couple of months ago, we traded our old TV to a new HDTV.  We’re glad to find out that we can still use our antenna with our new TV.  Antennas indeed have come a long way.