Why-Fie

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How do you pronounce “Wi-Fi?” I’ve been saying “wee-fee,” but the guys at work just told me that it should be “why-fie.” No wonder I get odd looks from other techies. Doesn’t anyone else say “wee-fee?”

(And should question marks punctuating sentences which end in quotes be placed outside or inside the ending quote marks?)

I’m not normally a bars-and-clubs type of person, but since I’m bored and lonely tonight, I’m taking up a classmate’s invitation to a Cultureflux event at 18th Street Lounge. Let’s see how it turns out.

Teeny Flirting on the Subway

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This morning on the subway: cute girl separates from her giggling gaggle, and plops down on the chair beside me. She is quite pretty: young, black, mid to late teens. She smiles and says, “Hi!” — almost as though greeting a five-year old.

I grin back. “Hi,” I say with mock shyness.

“So how old are you?” she asks, still smiling. This is beyond flirting!

My grin is even wider. “I’m twenty-six.”

Her eyes as big as dinner plates. “Oo-okay, you too old!”

“I sure am!” And I laugh heartily.

As I get off at my stop, she has rejoined the giggling gaggle. She waves at me through the closing doors. “Bye, boyfriend!”

I’m tempted to respond, “Bye, pootie-pie!” But I just give my most winning smile and head for school, only one thought running through my head: Yaks, malandi!

Haberdi `Tol!

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Happy 19th birthday to my little- er, younger brother Raymond, who also seems to be the 34th ranking “Candy Cutie.” Naks naman, `tol.

Why don’t you Pinoy texters out there give his CandyMag rating a boost by SMS’ing CANDY QT VOTE Raymond Ordoveza to 2333 (Globe) or 211 (Smart)? Let’s see if the Pinoy blogosphere has enough power to make a celebrity out of him for his birthhday. O diba?

Labs na labs

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Thanks to everyone who emailed, texted, or commented birthday greetings! This is probably the loneliest, least birthday-ish birthday I’ve ever had, but you all made it a bit brighter with every inbox ping and cellphone message beep.

After a quick jaunt home to nap, I’m back here in the lab. I’ve finished the Soylent Green typography project, and am watching Dr. Strangelove on DVD while the thing renders. Funny movie; Peter Sellers is a top-notch comedian, mein Führer!

Ungodly Hours

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It’s 3.40 in the morning, and I’m sitting here in the Digital lab by the glow of my Mac monitor, having worked all night on a Typography project, with only a beer and a jelly krumpet sitting in my stomach as dinner. To ease the monotony, I take occasional jaunts into Habbo Hotel.

This is sooo surreal. And I haven’t even finished the project yet.

Happy Birthday Wendy!

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Also be sure to greet Wendy W, with whom I share a birthday. She and Brandon are currently roaming the happy, happy, slanted streets of San Francisco.

Iraq and the Spanish-American War

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In response to a deadly — but unverified — military threat, and to free a nation burdened under a cruel, oppressive government, the United States, cheered on by a jingoistic media, launches a preemptive strike against the forces of…

Iraq? No, Spain in the 1890’s. There are a few interesting parallels between today’s situation and the events leading up to the Spanish-American war — which, by the way, ended with the US inadvertently colonizing the Philippines, after routing the Spanish fleet with surprising ease.

New T-Mobile Phone

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Can you believe it? If you don’t pass T-Mobile’s credit check (I don’t have any credit yet), they lock you into one of only three possible subscription plans: Get More ($39.99/month), Get More Plus($59.99/month), or Sidekick ($39.99/month). Tempting though the Sidekick sounded, it would have meant an investment of over $800 for a year (unit included); far, far more than I am able to afford.

So I got another prepaid Nokia 3390. Not Gold, this time, but it has AIM anyway. T-Mobile customer service was kind enough to deactivate the old phone and transfer all my features and credits to this new one, but they couldn’t change my phone number. Still, I’m happy.

The Treo can wait. My current Palm has much life left in it yet.