http://www.iamoutandabout.com beauty, nature, river trekking, and more travel mindanao adventure Mon, 11 May 2009 02:36:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The last time I went snorkeling at Duka Bay, I didn't have a chance to pose with Nemo and friends. I am happy that Powershot D10 is out in the Philippine market. This new Canon Powershot D10 will surely bring great underwater photos. I am waiting to get my hands ... http://www.iamoutandabout.com/2009/05/10/everything-proof-digital-camera/ The Panasonic Lumix GH1 Micro Four Thirds camera, introduced at the start of March, has finally received a tentative US price through electronics retailer J&R's website. The new model is set at $1,500 for its standard kit version, which carries Vario HD 14-140mm, f/4.0-5.8 lens, which features four aspherical pieces ... http://www.iamoutandabout.com/2009/05/06/panasonic-lumix-gh1/ [caption id="attachment_245" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Duka Bay Resort"][/caption] Last weekend I got the chance to visit Duka Bay Resort in Medina, Misamis Oriental. We rode a jeepney from Cagayan de Oro City to Medina, Misamis Oriental for at least 2 hour trip. You can have two options in getting there. You can take ... http://www.iamoutandabout.com/2009/05/05/snorkel-and-scuba-at-duka-bay/ Acer's recently introduced 11.6-inch Aspire One netbook has received a full spec sheet thanks the model's appearance on the company's German web page. Called the Acer Aspire One 751, it now appears powered by Intel's 1.33GHz Atom Z520 CPU along with a maximum of 2GB of RAM rather than the ... http://www.iamoutandabout.com/2009/05/05/acer-116-inch-aspire-ones-specs/ Yes! I'm back to where I also should be doing, blogging. =) I have been out and about in Northern Luzon, particularly in Subic, Olongapo, Bataan and Zambales. Places that I never dreamt of going to and situations where I've never thought I would be into while I was in ... http://www.iamoutandabout.com/2009/04/30/around-northern-luzon/ Frankly, we're beginning to wonder just how many iterations of the Wind U100 MSI can dish out before it's forced by riots and a bombardment of Molotov cocktails to come forward with a completely revamped Wind netbook. At any rate, today the company has just unveiled its U100 PLUS, a ... http://www.iamoutandabout.com/2009/04/22/new-msi-u100-plus/ Apparently some shady hackers and cyber-criminals have recently started offering upwards of $30,000 for the Nokia 1100 which were manufactured at a specific plant in Bochum, Germany. You may ask yourself, "why?" Well, beyond the obvious answer (style), certain makes of the super-popular handset can apparently be reprogrammed to use ... http://www.iamoutandabout.com/2009/04/22/dont-throw-away-your-nokia1100/ Lenovo's 14-inch IdeaPad Y450 is now on sale from the company's online store -- about a month later than originally intended, but better late than never, right? Prices start at $679 for a 2.16GHz Intel Dual Core T3400 and go all the way up to $829 for a 2GHz Intel ... http://www.iamoutandabout.com/2009/04/22/lenovo-ideapad-y450/ I went off to Camiguin Island last weekend and oh boy, everything went by like a swift breeze!  Camiguin is such a beautiful island yet I spent less than 48 hours on it!  I went there the old fashioned way by bus from Cagayan de Oro to Balingoan then rode ... http://www.iamoutandabout.com/2009/04/20/camiguin-in-less-than-48-hours/ [caption id="attachment_209" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Early morning sun in Opol"][/caption] One early morning I went off for a ride to the beaches of Opol located just a few minutes outside CDO.  I knew it was going to be a wonderful day as the sun was rising.  I took a few shots of ... http://www.iamoutandabout.com/2009/04/14/here-comes-the-sun/