I Want: Places To Go / Things To Do

Every year, I would like to save money to go somewhere and do something exciting. Next year would be to go to Malaysia to go shopping and visit an amusement park to do at least one exciting ride e.g. roller coaster! Weee!

Other things I would like to go/do include: 

1. Go on a cruise 

2. Walk part of the Great Wall of China

3. Climb Mount Kinabalu [Malaysia] 

4. Backpack across Europe 

What are the places or things that you would consider going/doing in the near future?

Leave a comment! 

Have a great week! 

I Want: Wacom Bamboo Capture

On my Christmas wishlist this year (or the next) would definitely be the 

Wacom Bamboo Capture! 

It's super awesome [from what I read from the reviews] plus I think it would satisfy all my artistic needs. 

I have always loved drawing and creating digital art; but sadly, never had the right tools. A couple of years ago, when I participated in a mascot competition [to be submitted in digital form], I combined traditional and digital methods. 

What did I mean by that? 

1. I sketched my idea on paper and outlined rigorously. 

2. I took a picture of the mascot using my Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro 5MP camera. 

3. I transferred the digital form into my laptop. 

4. Using Paint and Adobe® Photoshop®, I re-outlined and filled in the colours, tactfully adding shading; all these using just a mouse. 

Using a mouse [to draw and manipulate an image] took time and patience. It was harder to control compared to a pen or a pencil due to its flatter design to fit your palm. 

So, when I discovered Wacom products, I was over the moon. After going through the Wacom website and reading about its products, I decided to go for the Wacom Bamboo Capture. The reason I didn't go for the Cintiq or Intuos line was because I am not an advanced user, yet. I am only looking for something to meet my basic need for sketching/drawing and creating logos, etc. 

According to the website, the Bamboo Capture is a great choice for anyone working on digital images and having fun with photos.  It is also one of the most popular models in the Bamboo line compared to the Bamboo Splash and the Bamboo Create due to perhaps price and specs. I didn't choose the Bamboo Splash because of the software included while the Bamboo Create is only more expensive, I think, because of its larger size.

The basic price of the Bamboo Capture would be USD 99, which include two softwares in the box: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements and Autodesk® Sketchbook® Express. Cool! 

If I were to buy this product in Sri Lanka, ABC Computers (Pvt) Ltd would probably be my first stop. I read [online] that ABC Computers (Pvt) Ltd has partnered with Wacom, making it the Island's first Wacom concept store. It is located at Ward Place, Colombo 7. I'm not sure of the pricing because its website did not specify but I think it should come to around LKR 20, 000 max. 

L-R: Asoka Jayewardene, Director of Marketing and Operations at ABC Computers (Pvt) Ltd; and KC Leong, Sales Manager of Wacom Singapore Pte Ltd [Courtesy of UTE]

Inside ABC Computers (Pvt) Ltd [Courtesy of UTE]

TGIF!

Project: Organize Online Accounts

I was previously using "Pristine Jae" in most of my emails and as usernames (from when I used to long for a better sounding name). However, I believe that it would be better if I use an email that better represents me; I now prefer to use my name in my email. 

So this project will see me creating a new Gmail account that will be used for all my social networking accouts like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

As for my old email accounts (pristine_jae@hotmail.com; pristine_jae@rocketmail.com; pshe1989@gmail.com), I will be going through each accounts to sync all created external accounts such as gaming sites with my new email Gmail account. 

Project Deadline: 31 July 2013

By the aforementioned date, all online accounts will be using jaimindaniels.perishe@gmail.com. 

To an organized online life!

You Can Change Your Facebook U R L

If you're like me and thought that choosing you're Facebook URL is a one-time thing, you're wrong! You can do it ONE more time!

Ages ago, when Facebook asked me to choose a unique username that will appear in my Facebook URL, I didn't give it much thought. I just went with my current email address. 

However, due to a recent decision to make my online presence more professional - which involved ditching usernames and email addresses that did not use my name - I wanted to also change my Facebook URL. 

So, here's the step-by-step to changing your Facebook URL: 

1. Log in to Facebook. 

2. Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner, which can be found on any Facebook page, and select Account Settings. 

3. Click the Edit link in the same line as Username. 

4. Enter your new URL/username in the text box provided. You will then be required to enter your current password to make the change. 

DONE. 

Please note: 

* Your URL/username can only be changed ONCE and should be something you will be happy with in the long term. It should also preferably include your real name. 

* Your Facebook URL/username is unique to you; you cannot change it to one that is already in use. 

* Your old URL/username will no longer work; so remember to make the necessary changes to links that you have incorporated your old Facebook URL. For instance, if you have a blog with a Facebook icon that links to your profile. 

Blogilates: Week 1 Day 3 - Fail!

Sigh. 

But to my defense, I did wake up and do 10 roll ups. Just didn't have the time.

Missed you, Cassey!

Better luck tomorrow!

Blogilates: Week 1 Day 2

Awesome! Actually passed the one-day mark! (Normally, my venture into anything exercise-related only last one day. LOL.)

Anyways, it was a little tough, but super fun; especially the ABC Abs routine. 

Day 3, here I come! 

Blogilates: Week 1 Day 1

Loved it! 

Cassey just looks so faultless and graceful doing the moves. Me, on the other hand, looked like a whale out of water. LOL. For instance, I was all over the mat while she looks anchored to hers; how does she do it? I still haven't mastered the breathing technique either; my breathes were also all over the place. LOL. 

But like I said, loved it! 

Anyways, can't wait for tomorrow!