Wallpapers for Samsung Corby

I was looking for new wallpapers for my Samsung Corby Wifi the other day and I came across Withss.com's  huge collection. Thought I'd share it here. The wallpapers are great and varied enough that you'll fancy at least one from the collection. Graphics are crisp and very colorful. Celebrities, cars, landscapes, pets, abstracts and many others are all there. Try it. Click the link below.

Wallpapers for Samsung Corby and samsung corby pro

How to unlock a Samsung Corby Wifi

My loving wife gave me a Samsung Corby Wifi the other day. It was network locked to Sun Cellular but I want to use it with my Globe account. So, I googled for information on how to unlock it so that it will accept any sim card.

It was not easy finding information about unlocking the Corby. Most of the search results point to paid unlocking services and I'm not willing to shell out my hard earned cash for this simple information. So I pressed on and it took several more result pages before I finally hit the jackpot.  I found what I was looking for from this forum post in Symbianize. I tried it on my Corby and it worked.

Here are the codes for unlocking your Samsung Corby Wifi to accept any sim card:

To check the phone sim lock status 

*#7465625#

To permanently unlock (sim unlock) the phone

#7465625*638*00000000#

Just enter these codes in your phone dialer. It's so simple that I wonder why some people are asking money for this.

Updates on Ashitaba page

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone bountiful blessings this coming 2011. Anyway, I just finished updating the Ashitaba page. I added it's history, indications and methods of preparation. 

May your ailments be gone and be disease-free this coming year.

Excellent review of Windows Phone 7

I've been reading a lot of reviews of the new Windows Phone 7 and this one by Anandtech is by far the best and most excellent review I have read. It's very detailed and sprinkled with a lot of screenshots of the OS  which helped me visualize what was being discussed. I am excited about this new mobile OS and now I'm thinking of buying one when it becomes available.

The Windows Phone 7 Review

Dancing in the Rain

This one is another gem I got from my email. It's from the Chicken Soup of the Soul newsletter and I'm posting it because the message is very inspirational. Hope you'll like it too.

From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive 

Dancing in the Rain by Jeannie Lancaster

Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain. ~Author Unknown

My husband and I had just finished having dinner at a local restaurant and were enjoying strolling through the stores in an adjacent shopping center. We went into a shop that sold handcrafted items in hopes of finding a few last-minute Christmas gifts. The scent of handmade soaps and potpourri teased our noses as we walked through the door.

There was a lot to see. Every shelf and wall was loaded with different crafters' handiwork. As I walked through the store, I noticed a wooden plaque hanging unceremoniously on a wall. I turned to take a second look and remember shaking my head "yes" at the message printed on the plaque. Moving on, I enjoyed looking at other items in the store, but found myself being drawn back to the plaque.

Standing in front of the plaque, I felt a little like a child who, when digging through the sandbox, finds some unexpected treasure — a shiny quarter or a lost toy. Here among the other handmade items, I found a very simple, yet profound treasure hidden in a message. A message I needed.

The best gift of all

This is another article from the Chicken Soup for the Soul weekly bulletin that I got from my email. It talks  about the best gift that a father can give his child which, unfortunately, many parents these days could not give their children. This gift is something you cannot buy but is the most treasured of all gifts when given to children. Hope you all like this as much as I liked it. This is something we all should think about.

From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad

The Best Gift of All by Mary Jo Marcellus Wyse

Kids spell love T-I-M-E. ~John Crudele

"Look! There's Dave Righetti!" My dad pointed at the taller of the two men leaving Cleveland Municipal Stadium. It was dusk and shadows had started to creep up the pavement, leaving us in cool summer shade.

"Really?" I stared at the Yankees pitcher. We'd been waiting for a half hour for the players to shower, change and head out so that I could nab some autographs.

"Go!" my dad said, but I was already scooting towards Rags, my ball and pen in hand. When I returned to my dad, triumphantly holding the signed baseball in the air, my dad leaned down and said, "Did you know that was Steve Sax with him?"

The second baseman? I gasped, spinning around, but the Yankees had already disappeared. "Darn." My dad laughed and clapped a hand on my shoulder. Maybe next time.

The birds and the bees

The other day, my inquisitive five-year old daughter and I were walking outside our building after buying her favorite Judge and V-fresh bubble gums. We stayed outside talking while I was carrying her and she was asking me a lot of questions. I don't know what prompted her but she suddenly asked me how she came into being. How she became human and who made her. I paused for a few seconds and thought of how best to answer her so that her five-year old mind can digest and understand it.

I told her that she was in her mother's stomach when she was made and that she only came out after nine months. "Who made me?" she asked in Tagalog. I said I put her in her mother's stomach. She seemed satisfied with my answers and I was hoping she would not ask for more details. When she moved on to another topic, I was relieved.

That night, I told my wife about the incident. I told her that our daughter was asking about the birds and the bees. She laughed and asked me how I answered. And I told her.