Welcome Home

My niece Kim and her younger brother Jon will arrive at the NAIA airport at 11:00pm tonight on board Northwest. Will fetch them from there and transport them with their bagages to Centennial Airport for their 5:00am flight to Iloilo early next day. It's been over three years that they left the country with their mom who got a nice job as registered nurse in the University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. They left as highschool kids and will be returning as nursing students, joining their two cousins from my eldest sister and my brother as the next wave of nurses in the family tree. I only wish their lolo who sent them off crying is still alive to welcome them back.

Wi-Fi Galore

I bought many months ago this unlabeled silver Blue Argon laptop nearly size of a notebook in its 12" width. It made my PC at home almost extinct because aside from it being inconvenient to use with all the switches and cables, this laptop is far more faster and handy. But there's more to it than the advantage of being small. I made sure this laptop comes with a Wi-Fi and multiple USB ports for the mouse, the flashdisk and my phone's data cable (DKU 2) making my online life even more convenient, wherever.

A little secret to reveal. When I was in one Starbucks place in Makati, my laptop intercepted a free wi-fi, apparently from one of the offices nearby. Next day I tried connecting again, lo and behold it was still there, and free! One Sunday, after buying my toiletries, I tried dropping by again same place and found that the wi-fi is 7 days a week, almost 24-7 operational! I'm quite sure only a few Starbucks visitors with wi-fi-enabled laptops had noticed this that they still buy the wi-fi card. As for me, the effect is, I buy coffee as my passport to use the unlimited wi-fi, the electric outlet and the homey ambiance.

Three more peppermint mochas and I'm going to get my Starbucks organizer!