Update as of 10:36 am - Added a new div tag to see if the footer will display properly. Still waiting for screenshot results from BrowserShots. Cross your fingers.

Update as of 11:37 am - Sadly, the new div tag didn’t do anything. The layout is still a mess when viewed using older versions of Firefox (any OS) and all versions of Safari (any OS). This is beginning to frustrate me. I need to take a break.

Update as of 10:53 pm - I resumed work on the layout. I retained the new div tag I added this morning, and moved some div tags around. I am currently waiting for BrowserShots to allow me to submit another request, since I have already reached the maximum for the day. If this still doesn’t work, I don’t know anymore.

Update as of 2:06 am April 1st - Fixed it, finally! No more cross browser issues! I still have to fix the other pages within the site, but I am already tired and I still want to watch Heroes before I pass out.

A winner is me!

It’s like this, I’m sitting here at home admiring my website, while someone, somewhere, is on their computer, viewing this website, thinking, “What is this sh*t?!” I’m having cross browser issues, people, and I didn’t even realize this until I saw the screenshot of my website from someone else’s web browser. I mean, the layout is a mess. It’s terrible.

Apparently, my website looks like crap when viewed on Safari and other older web browser versions. However, if you’re using current versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer, everything should be fine. If you want to know what I’m talking about, check out the screenshots below.

Firefox 2.0.0.19 on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)

Safari 3.2.1 on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

Safari 4.0 on Windows XP

What a horrible thing, don’t you think?

So if you happen to read this post and things are a bit wonky, as if a tornado has hit it and everything’s ugly, please bear with me. I’m working on the issues. I would also appreciate it if you could tell me if you’re viewing the site just fine or not. If not, tell me which web browser you’re using and the version. Kthxbai.

This is what really happened.

Some time last year (I would say March), Freewebs, my former blog host, began running these stupid scripts within their users’ free websites. I tried my very best to defy their lameness, but failed. The scripts they forced upon me were messing up the scripts I had installed within my blog. It just got to the point where Freewebs was just too annoying to deal with.

At the same time, I started working on my final paper for my Master’s degree, which required a lot of time and effort. I had to focus on it in order to finish the degree. (And I did, by the way.) I ended up neglecting my VillagePhotos free accounts (which I regret to date) as well. Because I wasn’t able to log on for sixty days, VillagePhotos terminated all of my accounts and deleted all of my images. This explains why all the images in my former blog are gone. All of this eventually led to my blogging hiatus.

Then came January of this year. While surfing the web, Felix stumbled upon an article from Lifehacker about this awesome web domain and hosting offer for a really cheap (and I emphasize CHEAP) price. We couldn’t resist signing up for it, so we did! Finally, I said good bye to Freewebs, and hello to my new cyber crib.

End.

I have been wanting to create a necklace with black and red beads. I thought nothing could be more perfect for this project than the combination of fiery red carnelian and onyx.

For this necklace, I used eighteen (18) 8mm round faceted onyx, nine (9) 12mm round fiery red carnelians, eight (8) tubular-shaped black agates, thirty five (35) eye pins, thirty six (36) jump rings, and a lobster claw clasp. I simply attached each bead unit to a jump ring alternately until I formed a 27 inch long necklace. Note that the eye pins, jump rings and lobster claw clasp are all gun metal plated, giving this necklace its dramatic look.





I am also including here this charm bracelet that I recently made. If you like antique looking stuff, you will definitely like this one. All components and findings I used for this bracelet have the look of brass.





Notice how there are assorted beads on this bracelet? I think variety is beauty when it comes to charm bracelets, and it’s also a brilliant way to make use of left-over beads! I used five (5) assorted charms, two (2) 6mm faceted chalcedony rondelles, a 12mm faux pearl, a nugget of citrine, a 12 mm round unakite, three (3) bead caps, two (2) 4mm flat spacers, and seventeen (17) jump rings. The chain is approximately seven (7) inches long. The charms, bead units and toggle clasp were all attached to the chain links using jump rings.

Last week, I drove my mom to Manila Doctors and then to Makati Medical Center.
On our way home, while we were in the middle of the Skyway, the car overheated. Suh-weet!

At first I thought something was just stuck under the car, because it was making this weird, tin-can-like clangy noise. Then I noticed the air conditioner was emitting this gross, burning smell and when I glanced at the temperature gauge, it was showing the engine was overheating. Calmly, I told my clueless mom that the car will explode and that we had to pull over.

There we were, standing on the side of the Skyway, trying to figure out what to do. Of course I had no idea what I was going to do. LOL! I heard somewhere before, that if the car overheats, turn the car off, pop the hood, let the engine cool down, and then pour water in the radiator. I thought to myself, “Okay, first things first. Pop the trunk and get the early warning device set up.” However, I had no idea how to set up the EWD! The whole time while I was standing there fumbling with the EWD, I kept imagining myself getting crushed by an out of control, speeding SUV. Morbid, but possible. I’ve seen it happen on TV! I just kept thinking, “Oh, dear Lord, please let help arrive.” Sadly, there were no good Samaritans traversing the Skyway that day.

Next thing was to pop the hood. I have popped the car’s hood a lot of times, but the problem is, I have never lifted it. I’ve seen Felix do it effortlessly, so I thought it was going to be easy. I mean, how was I supposed to know there’s a latch under the hood that I had to pull in order to lift the stupid heavy piece of metal?! The good news is, I was eventually able to lift the hood. The bad news is, I had no idea which cap to open. I was staring at the engine, thinking, “NOW WHAT?!” LOL!

About fifteen minutes later, the Skyway patrol officers arrived to provide us assistance. Apparently, my radiator hose cracked, thus, causing water to leak. I was told it was a good thing I caught the car overheating before it stalled. They tried to fill up my radiator with water, but the crack on the hose was so big that water just kept leaking out before they could even fill it up.

After a couple of gallons of water dumped in the radiator and some UVA & UVB exposure, the car’s temperature finally went down. We monitored it some more, just to see if it was going to rise up again. Since it didn’t, we were told to go and be on our way. The patrol officers were very efficient, they even assisted us all the way until we made it to our toll exit. Thank you, Skyway patrol officers!

At least now I can reason out why the PNCC charges so much for toll fees.