NEVER Upload Private Photos on Friendster

I just learned of a hack on the social site Friendster with regards to its private photos feature. Now with this website, dibatam.com, anyone can look and go through someones private photos on Friendster (even if that profile is also private!).

So how does this trick works?
Follow this link ---> dibatam.com
A page will load with a large typing area that's for UID.
UID is a profile's unique ID in Friendster. It can be found on the URL of a page (e.g. on http://profiles.friendster.com/333, then 333 is its user's UID).
But in some cases, a user may replaced this UID on URL with a preferred one. In this case, click on it's primary photo (e.g. on http://www.friendster.com/photos/###/1/601189699, then ### is its UID.
Just copy and paste the UID on the box provided and you can see the whole photo gallery of a Friendster account.

Be cautious on uploading private and personal photos...

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The Philippine Jeepney~ A Closer Look

Jeepneys, which origins can be dated back from World War II, are taking their position as the most popular means of transportation in the Philippines. These public vehicles also took some physical and structural transformations from its first looks to its third generation types. And now, there's the so called "E-jeepney". Let's take a closer look at Philippine jeepneys.

Filipinos may not notice, but these public vehicles are taking a part of their daily living. Take mine as an example. Every morning, as I walk down the streets, I can't help but notice a man or two on the jeepney terminal, casually-dressed, and shouting their heart for possible passengers to ride the jeepney. Their eager voices filled the area and I wonder why did they have to do those things. I mean, if a person wants a ride, he/she will go to a public vehicle voluntarily without anyone calling. Right? But then, due to the growing number of public vehicles, maybe its competition to blame. And BTW, its their preferred job.


I think most jeepney drivers are very strict when it comes to their vehicle's seating capacity. If it's for 18 people, it's for 18. They usually don't start the trip if the number of passengers doesn't meet the jeepney's capacity. But what if there's a man who wants a ride, they have 17 seated passengers, one of them is a fat lady, and what remains vacant is a couple of inches? ''Uh-Oh!'' and ''Good Luck!'' for that man.

Another is the jeepney's unique look and style which drivers and owners want to improve all the time. Here are some special(?) parts:

• The windshield is typically decorated with a signboard, stickers, hanging toys, rosary, air freshener, etc. which becomes exaggeratedly-designed and passengers from behind cannot see where the jeepney is going. Good thing there are
• side windows which let passengers see the side of the road. But some jeepney's windows are very narrow and low that only your neck can take a better look outside. In these cases, the passenger's last hope is the
• rear entrance which is widely open. But, if the jeepney goes fast, you may be 5 meters away from your stop after you tell the driver to stop.
• The upper part on the front has a large banner with writings on it about anything that its owner wants. Some jeepneys even have radio antennas on both side which are not connected to their radios. Say what?
• Both sides of the jeepney serves as mural walls. (Try to see a jeepney and you'll know what I mean.)
• Some also provide a trash can behind the driver's seat which is only accessible for those near it.

Another not-so-great feature of a jeepney is that it accepts both passengers and cargoes (fish drums, grocery boxes, merchandise items, and almost everything) which makes it a good choice of transportation. But why did I say ''not-so-great''? Because passengers and cargoes are both stuffed inside the jeepney (passengers seating on sides and cargoes on the center). And making it worse is how a passenger will make an exit through this obstacle-like scenario.

Vehicles have a thing which we can call a sound signature. Its how a vehicle will leave an impression for those who heard its sound. Its like when you hear ''Vrooooom!'', then its a great car that passed by. But if its an unrecognizable and unexplainable noise that's only great for New Year's Day, then its no other than a jeepney.

Feel free to drop some comments!

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Recently Played~Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP)

I've been busy playing the newly released PSP game~Dissidia: Final Fantasy. It's an action RPG/fighting game following the story of other related Final Fantasy games. I was hooked with its arcade demo version with five playable characters (all characters are playable on full game arcade). The game is a bit different from the past FF titles and it took a break from the cute chubby characters. They are now on full 3D, just like those on the movies. Most parts of the game are on one-on-one fighting style and less RPG style. Character can also undergo customizations on skills, equipments, summons, etc.

Other information: Wikipedia, Square Enix

The game is also full of movie clips and cut scenes which made playing it like following a story on a movie. Dissidia seems to be a reunion of FF characters from episodes I-XI with its set of protagonists and antagonists. At first the player takes the role of the Warrior of Light, then plays the other protagonists' stories. The story of the game revolves on the conflict between Cosmos and Chaos.

My reviews~
Storyline: As I said, accomplishing some parts of the game will give movie-like scenes about the story which is a bit exciting specially for those FF fanatics.
Game-play: Playing this FF version is like having Tekken with a hint of RPG style, strategies, and easy-to-follow fighting styles. Though moves are somehow limited.
Sounds: The set background musics fits the game. Sound effects are also remarkable except the repetitive dialogues of the characters during fight scenes.
Graphics: The graphics on cut scenes are more like those of the FF movies which seem to be realistic 3D animations, while graphics on other parts of the game are just similar from other 3D PSP games.
Overall: This is a great PSP game for FF's 20th anniversary. Though a little different from its predecessors, fans will more likely to be hooked on this game. And since it has a hint of being a strategy game, this game requires patience specially as the story goes farther.

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