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Ok, let me start by saying that I am at a loss here.
Old cars are not within my expertise – especially old limousines. Old limousines spell old money to me, and I still couldn't find even "young money."
Old cars? It’s Fobzy’s turf and I am posting this for him.
This thing here according to a friend is a 1967 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron Stageway Limousine. He said it is not yet old enough to be a collector’s item. But what do I know?
1967 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron Stageway Limo
Only thing I'm sure of, this one has four (4) wheels and doesn't run on pure, unadulterated pedal power.
Only six (6) of these old limos were said to have gone into production and all the other five are no longer existing or serviceable.
I saw this one just sitting in a large parking area.
Gathering dust.
I thought it looked different, so I checked it.
There are a few more earlier pictures of that very same Limo right here: Really Long Link Check out the plates.
Present owner swears it still runs (please don't try drifting with it).
I'll say it needs a bit of caring - maybe from someone who has deeper pockets.
In case it is named differently in your country, E51 is a 3G Nokia intelligent phone. Well, it is supposed to be intelligent.
Nokia - E51
Its features include the capabilities to carry and read your word, excel and other office files. It supports voice commands. It can help you navigate with its GPS features. You can download maps, pinpoint hotels and restaurants, etc. And if you happen to know next to nothing about where you turned out the following day, it can tell you exactly where you are at any given time.
Uh, not really the exact location, but it can give you a general idea where you are – exactly… Get it? No? Whatever.
Anyway, like any other mobile phone that, to us mortals, causes a big dent on savings the E51 comes with a camera (this one only has 2 Mega-pixels). It has the usual calendar. It plays your favorite songs provided you download them from somewhere for a fee. It has expandable memory, an FM radio and a bluetooth that connects to both my headset and laptop with ease.
It has its own PC-Suite software that in my opinion is far superior than that of Samsung - U800 (at least, it shows me where my messages are coming from) which allows me to connect to the internet using the E51 as a modem and still continue to send text messages while connected to the internet (it’s quite fast too as a modem).
Now, that’s something that you cannot do with the U800. With the U800 you have to choose which one you want to do first, send text messages or connect to the internet using the phone as the modem. You can’t do both at the same time.
And if you love using magnifying glasses to read miniature web pages, you can even use the E51 phone itself to surf the net! Or you can take, send or watch your photos and videos using the same unit. It’s really cool!
But of course, you would remember the title of this post.
So, what is it that I hate about the E51 when most of what I’ve done so far is sing praises for it?
Well, you see… this phone has a feature called “Voice Aid.” This feature enables its user to navigate the phone without looking at it. If you use this feature the phone will tell (and I mean TELL) you which part of the phone features you are navigating at any given moment by just pressing a button! It can even READ your text messages for you - if you want to.
Hey, a phone that can read text messages for you! Isn’t that great?
I’d say it is. And that feature alone could be reason enough to buy the phone. Especially if you are like me who are always driving to some distant places… But then…
Can E51 really read text messages for your? Well, yeah… it can. Except, you have to learn how to decipher the spoken languages of some still unknown aliens from outer space because that seems to be what the E51 is doing to my received messages – translate them into some incomprehensible chatter!
And that’s what I hate about this phone. It’s nearly perfect, if you ask me. Just don’t let it read those messages for you if you are driving and you are say, a Chinese or a Filipino or of any other nationality (other than where the phone originally came from) or if you are among those who use and receive abbreviated text messages!
I guarantee you, you’d wish you’d just parked your car and read the messages yourself!
I mean, Nokia has all these resources that they can use to make life a little easier for its hordes and hordes of customers the world over right? In this country (Philippines), it’s like everybody has a Nokia phone. So, why not even bother to come up with a “voice aid” that can be understood by Filipinos, or any other nationality?
Okay, let's be fair. If you ask the phone to read straight english words with the right spelling, it will do that and if you are used to hearing some funny accents, you won't have a problem.
But most texters I know, like to abbreviate words in their messages so they can fit as many thoughts as possible within the 160 characters limit per message. Now, try having Nokia E51 read those messages - and see if you don’t go nuts listening to them!
Here is the man. His name is Many Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao pic source: Wikipedia
He is considered the world’s best pound for pound boxer. And he has just proven himself once again when he became the first boxer in the world to win the world championship in seven (7) weight divisions!
He is a Filipino, and in case you are not into boxing, he just sent his latest opponent, Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto (Nov.14 at MGM Grand Arena), into the canvass twice (2x) to win his 7th title (this time as Welterweight Champion).
Before his foray in the Welterweight Division, he was among the only 5 or 6 boxers to ever hold 6 titles in six boxing divisions.
The guy is good, really good. He punches like nobody else does (he packs power punches in both arms) and he has proven himself many times over in the world-boxing arena. For that I am proud of him being a Filipino myself.
Watch him fight in person or in television and you won’t find it hard to idolize the guy.
But I can’t. I mean, I can’t bow to him despite the fact that I’ve watched him fight and win most of those titles in those seven weight divisions.
Reason?
Politics. Plain and simple politics.
The guy ran for a political position in Southern Philippines during the last election and lost - to a woman.
Actually, it wouldn’t have mattered whether he won or lost to a man or a woman in that election. The thing is, he ran for an elective position. And for that, he can no longer be an idol – to me.
I am nobody. I don’t count. So, it’s not like he is losing anything for not having me as an avid fan.
Except, I am not the only one who thinks Pacquiao shouldn’t go into politics. Many think that the reason he lost to a woman when he tried politics the first time around was because the voters wanted to save him from it.
There’s a telling joke in this country that goes: “If you are angry with somebody, tell that person to go (not to hell) into politics!” It is because politics in this country is considered dirty. No, VERY dirty!
AS a boxing Icon, Manny Pacquiao deserves to be put on a pedestal - many times over. I can’t understand why he still wants to go into politics. I’m almost certain it is not for the money. He makes his millions in US dollars, and he makes them in much less time than anyone ever does.
He doesn’t need fame. He is already very popular. He is not doing it for women, either. If reports are true, he is already in trouble because of too many of them in his life.
So, is he doing it for power?
If so, then it is the kind of power that corrupts. As a 7x world boxing champion in 7 categories, he is already rich, famous and powerful. If all he wants to do is to help the needy, he can do so by just being what he is. Why take the dirty path and sully his own name?
Maybe that is why I can’t get myself to bow to the guy.
Hold on fellas! Before you bat those eyelashes or raise those eyebrows, give me some room here, ok? And please, let’s try to lower our expectations… I may be exaggerating a bit, but then again, maybe I am not
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First off, I would like to emphasize that I do not intend to malign techno products, gadgets or brands in my babbling, now or ever.
I like tinkering with these stuffs, though. So, I buy them with certain kind of expectations. I, on the other hand, like many marginal consumers, do not have great resources. Thus, when I check out the gadgets that I so darn believe I cannot live without I am ready to part ways with what, to my mind, is a great deal of money
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An expression of gratitude, especially when heartfelt, should not be qualified. It is either you are thankful - or you are not. I am thankful for all the outpouring of support from other countries for the victims of Typhoons Ketsana and Parma here in the Philippines, but...
Well, let me put it this way: I have just been recalled by my office to do another one of those telco promotions that I always talk about in this blog. So, off I went to Nueva Vizcaya in Northern Luzon
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September 28th 2009 09:10
If you are a Filipino, you have probably heard about it by now. Typhoon Ondoy (International codename: Ketsana) has flooded most of Metro Manila over the weekend (Sept. 25, 26, 27) and it wasnt “picky”. It affected all strata of society whether they live in plush subdivisions, slum areas or anywhere in between.
In fact, many of those who live in two storey houses in expensive real states with two or more cars in their garages found themselves perched on top of their roofs just like their poorer brothers and sisters
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Sen. Benigno Noynoy Aquino, jr. pic source: Wikipedia
His father was the senator who was assassinated by people believed to be associated with then Philippine strongman Ferdinand E. Marcos. His father's assassination resulted to the world's first bloodless People's Power Revolution. The revolt that brought down the 20 year rule of Marcos dictatorship.
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Ok, so I am involved in the promotion of this telco business here in the Philippines. To promote the business of the company, we are holding events almost practically everywhere in this country. To draw large crowds we are bringing popular bands, actors, actresses, etc. We bring them to radio stations for interviews, we air mech plugs, we parade (motorcade) them around. The works!
I was so involved in this thing lately that every time I post something here at Orble, I was either going to or coming from one of these events
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Nope, sorry. I'm not talking about Hawaii and neither am I referring to the froth in your beer mugs. I'm talking about miniature bubbles as opposed to the gigantic housing bubble (otherwise known as the subprime mess) that brought about current world economic crisis.
And, yes, I am addressing my fellow newbies again
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And oh, that car I mentioned a while back? The one I was told was the only one of that model left in the world? Have taken the snapshots already. Should see print soon enough.