Sometime this week  

I might be getting a new laptop: Acer Emachines D640.

Spec Sheet:
AMD Athlon II dual-core processor P320 (1MB L2 cache, 2.10GHz,1066 MHz FSB, 25/35 W)
AMD M880G Chipset
2GB DD3
250GB
8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
Multi-in-1 card reader
14" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit), LED-backlit TFT LCD with glare panel
ATI Radeon HD4250 Graphics with 256 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD2), OpenGL 2.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft Direct X 10.1
WPAN; Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
LAN: Giagbit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
WLAN:802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
2.2 kg (4.85 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack
342 (W) x 245 (D) x 25.5/31.9 (H) mm (13.5 x 9.6 x 1.00/1.26 inches)
48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
3.7 hours
Video conferencing solution, featuring webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution/ Microphone
Multi-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
Three USB 2.0 ports
HDMI port with HDCP support
External display (VGA) port
Headphone/speker/ line-out jack
Microphone-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter

After scouring the market for a laptop, I stumbled onto Open Source computer sales in Divisoria where the salesman convinced me that I was paying for too much with my first choice of laptop - ASUS k42JK. He told me of a cheaper laptop that's got the same performance with the ASUS and after reading Acer Emachines D640 reviews on Tipidpc.com, I am now convinced to buy the model. 

Take note there's a big price difference: Emachines D640 costs only 23k php while the ASUS K42jk costs a whopping 34k.

Hmmmmmm...

I feel the need to watch these two movies sometime within this month. Despicable Me should've been shown like last July on our theaters but for some unknown reason, they never did.

Also looking forward to the Testosterone-filled movie The Expendables starring Sylvester Stallone this month. 

By the way, help me choose which laptop I should buy:

Lenovo G460

Intel Core i3 2.26Ghz

2gb RAM
320GB HD

Nvidia Geforce 310M - 512mb

or 

Asus K42JK

Intel Core i3 - 2.26GHZ

2GB RAM

320GB HD

ATI Radeon HD5145 - 1gb 

As I write down my yearly memoir, I’ve decided to retrace further back at the start of 2000. 2009 marks the end of the first decade of the new millennium, with the start of the second decade in merely less than 12 hours.

All I can say is the first decade has been a rollercoaster ride of life; ups, downs, loops, twists and sudden stops.

Despite the multitudes of events which happened on the first decade of 2000, I still look back during those days and say “Whoopee!” for the happy moments, “Well, shit happens!” for the sad moments and “Oh crap! What the hell?” for the rather confusing moments.

People come, people go, things happen for a reason and things are not the way they’re supposed to be; this is what life is all about. To expect the unexpected, and to live for the moment; it’s a beautiful synergy. To make choices and to take risks; the spices of life.

I know I’ll always make both the right and wrong decisions in life, we all will. But what matters is the conviction behind the decisions we’ll make. I have never lived a life of regret, nor have I let regret linger. It’s a festering wound which eats right through our soul, our being.

When 2010 comes in a few hours, it’s a start of a new chapter in our lives. The first chapter of the new millennium will slowly close it pages and find its way to our archives. When the clock strikes 12:00AM, we start with a fresh page, a fresh book and a brand new pen to write the coming changes in our lives.

What’s in store for all of us in the coming decades? What challenges await us? What surprises and misfortunes are lurking? The only answer is “BRING IT ON!”

Take challenges head on; never back down without a fight. Accept surprises, even the little ones and never wallow in misfortune for too long.

Let 2009 and the other years in your life serve as a reminder of what you did and who you are. We must take a step backward to take two steps forward.

To my loved ones, friends, workmates, and to every other person who’s affected my life one way or the other, I wish you all a prosperous New Year for 2010.