I'm Getting Married

My sister and I happened to pass by a thrift shop located on the 2^nd floor of a shopping mall yesterday. They sell a lot of items in the store but what we did not expect to find there is a: WEDDING DRESS.

 It's an A-line dress resembling an A and flows fluidly from bust to hem.

It has a cathedral train which is commonly used in formal weddings.

The sleeves cover the arms from the shoulder to the wrists and are made of lace.

It has a scoop neckline which arcs down from one shoulder to the other in a “U” shape.

(The neckline can't be seen clearly because I'm still wearing a shirt underneath.)

The dress is still in good condition. The laces are not torn although the sleeves on the wrists look a bit flaxen.

The dress costs Php 850 only!

My sister wanted to buy it, asking me to wear it on my wedding. But I refused vehemently. Usually, wedding dresses are kept by their owners because they serve as reminders of their wedding, which is a very special event for every woman.

I can't stop wondering how it got there in the 1^st place. Knowing that it's already used, I might end up in a “Shake, Rattle & Roll” movie.

(While taking these photos, everyone in the store were staring at us. Gawd!)

Captcha and Etc.

I know we're all familiar with this:

We usually encounter this when we're making an account or a request on a specific website.
We call it CAPTCHA.
CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing (Test to Tell) Computers and Humans Apart. It's a computer-generated security measure to determine whether the request comes from a computer program or a genuine human being by distorting TEXT (see picture above). Basically, it's a visual-perception task.
Normally, humans don't have problems with this simple task. It only becomes a challenge when you have visual impairments.




 
Recently, I discovered this feature on Gmail. I was about to send an e-mail (for the longest time) when something like this showed up:

It was 2:00 in the morning and I could barely read so maybe I could do Math! (I don't know what do they call it. geesh!) It'll give you time to solve these simple problems in a minute (60 seconds!)

There's actually no problem with these measures created by websites. But I sometimes find myself in trouble from time to time because of some scenarios. (And I end up smiling at myself for making mistakes. hehe)

Worst case scenario #1
You haven''t slept yet because you're trying to meet a deadline. You send an e-mail to your client or you send (whatever you're working on) online and then MATH! (Cram!)

Worst case scenario #2
You are in a hurry to send an e-mail and this comes out. You're on the last item then suddenly your screen shuts off. (Power shortage)

Worst case scenario #3
You're sending an e-mail and this showed up. Someone's peering at your computer screen (may be your nasty brother/sister or your high school enemy), and you try to solve the problems uncomfortably making sure you won't make any mistakes. (Gotcha!)

The next time you find yourselves facing this problem on your screen, what do you do?
a.) Look for your eyeglasses or corrective lenses
b.) Grab a calculator
c.) Count with your fingers
d.) Mumble some numbers
e.) Cover your screen
f.) Curse a mouthful


If you can think of other worst case scenarios, please leave it on the comment box. Thanks! ;D

Happy New Year

I've been pretty busy for a while and I was not able to post anything new here on my blog. (gawd) I know it's awful leaving my blog like this. So this 2012, I'll do all my best to post something new. (I'll keep my fingers crossed). Have fun reading ;D