new inspiration to blog?

i've been eyeing this lappy for a while. and it's even one of my wishlist for my birthday.

taraaan!!!!

got my, err, our new baby

our very own Sony Vaio SR

got smitten by the glossy pink color!

[good thing that hubby was not "that" particular with my gurly craving]

although at the last minute, he got into serious thinking about the color.

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hubby: bite, bakit nga ba pink?

bite: eh hubby yung black naman super dull ang color. i won't be happy using a black lappy. [pacute smile]

hubby: how about a bigger and wider screen? good for watching movies. [eyeing that black boring Toshiba with 15" screen]

bite: hubby naman, how can i bring a sturdy heavy lappy when i'm so skinny na nga. besides, it's not even pink. [eyes rolling]

hubby: *sigh* [i guess he was thinking if the lappy is really for "us" or just for "me"]

carlo the pinoy salesman: sir ayos na tong Sony Vaio basta masaya si ma'am.

hubby: happy ka ba dito bite?

bite: [smiling triumphantly] tara kaskas na natin!

a boon or a bane?

while searching for nice lappy (a.k.a. laptop) reviews at CNET UK, i got curious with their Crave tab. it says it's "the gadget blog from CNET UK", which features the latest cravings-slash-happenings-slash-gadgets in the techie-world.

lots of interesting things in here.

anyhows, this caught my attention after browsing a few pages: the Google Street View.

Crave [CNET UK] intro excerpt:

"Clear the streets: Google Street View is here! Yes, from today, if you live in one of 25 cities, including London, Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh, you'll be able to navigate 360 degrees through photographs of your town from the comfort of your browser.

"To use Street View, zoom into the closest magnification in Google Maps or Google Earth and click on the Street View link. You can then use the arrows to scoot up and down streets, click and swipe your mouse to look around, or drag the little flying orange dude -- Pegman, he's called -- to new locations. Endless fun.

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i had it a try.

just go to Google Maps UK, then click "Street View in UK"

you can have different views of the street you have selected and will also provide you an approximate address. this is the west side of the address given [12 Knockbreda Gardens, Belfast, Northern Ireland].

this is the frontal view of the same address

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i had fun doing this. it can be a great help for those lost in the streets of UK or for those looking for an available parking space.

the creepy part is that you can't hide anything from the world now. anyone can have a look at your home/street (in UK).

whatever happened to privacy?

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if this ever becomes available in the Philippines, how will Google Maps manage to provide an "approximate address" to the slum areas of Metro Manila? and how about the thousands of islands scattered in our archipelago?

*just a thought*

*lol*