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Shorties: Don't Judge a Headband by It's Cover

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Last week my face was so itchy all over. It's so frustrating not knowing what's the culprit, be it my bb cream, or the vitamins I take, even my shampoo. So what I did was I searched for a large cloth band that can pull my hair all the way back (fringe and all) without that constant push of plastic near my ears. It was pretty successful ( I love my look, I look so urban) so I kept on wearing it for a few days until my face stopped being itchy and scaly.  One time, I was on a queue waiting for my turn to pay and order for a sandwich at the office cafeteria. The foreigner before me was saying something and since i'm half deaf, it took a while before I realized what he was saying: "Do you like reggae music?' So I answered him as honest as I can saying it's all for convenience. He looked disappointed though. Maybe he has a followup question. I imagined to have said yes but it would put me in a much more embarassing situation when the only reggae singer I kno...

Paper (FREE Ipad)

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There are so many sketch apps out there and this is one of the good ones. Since it's free, you might save a few dollars if all you want to do is sketch a few drawings here and there. The animation also looks cool, it's as if you actually open and close a journal while flipping over pages and moving across journals. I haven't experienced any bugs yet and it's tempting to buy a stylus just to really get into this doodling business. Verdict: good enough to do to what it's supposed to do.

TIB: Carless Boyfriend Anyone?

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I don't usually listen to radio stations but whenever I feel sleepy during OT I try to listen to whatever. Tonight's topic at magic was for me superficial at it's best: will you date a guy with no car? What's even more surprising is how some girls REALLY said it matters. I was rolling my eyes all,the time the 'boys' laid out the,topic and I was wondering how could this be a topic in the first place? Why am I listening to this?! First caller said yes. I was almost certain I'd be violent when I'm anywhere near her physically. How can a car be a gauge to dating anyone? To show off to friends? The hell, I bet those boys won't even have cars if it weren't from their parents! Hello? You are just a college student dang it. You can't even afford it without your daddykins. Like, well, uh, you know? Tell me more how you found the love of your life because of his car. Ah wait, His car His dad bought him. Tell me more about how responsible ...

Pictify (FREE Ipad)

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With even the most basic knowledge in Photoshop, you can simply create your own collage. Heck you can even pile it up in Picasa and you're done. What Pictify differs in the collage department is that you work with one picture and add frames in the process. It does look cool especially if you want to create a certain shape that you want and the collage would always be symmetrical with the rest. You don't need to worry much about the size of your frames since it is automaticaly made for you. All you need now is a bit of imagination on the layout of how you want the frames to look like. Here's another example: You can also manipulate the orientation of the frames according to your fancy. Sharing is also available so you can simply save it up for printing or via sns. Verdict: The fact that this is free makes it a tiny bit appealing.

KanaHD (FREE Limited) Ipad

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I am currently studying Japanese and one of the things I have on both my phone and tablet are Japanese learning tools. I can't find the one I've been using in my Android so I looked for an alternative. Strokes are really important to learn so you might have to review how it is done. KanaHD offers a simple easy to follow stroke animations per character that will aid you in learning Kana the correct way. They have also included a space for you to practice. It is semi-free so without any purchase you can only have access to the lerning part but not the quizzes, which is extremely important. You will eventually have to test yourself so you will end up buying if you want to stay on learning through this app. There are so many ways to customize the exam so you can master it on no time. Verdict: Graphics are well made and everything you need is already present. It may not be better than the one I have on my Android, but this is better than most Kana apps out there.

CraftStudio (FREE Limited) Ipad

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So i was pushing my luck on AppStore the other day and found out about this nifty app that made me almost drool. One of my hobbies is scrapbooking and I miss it so bad. I don't have much time lately so this app is a sort of release of my frustrations. For a free (limited time so I am absolutely lucky) app, this is not cheaply made. I've tried s few free apps out there but man, this is leagues ahead compared to them. All tools are on the left, where the basics, are already laid out. Stickers, stamps, text, paper and different cuts. There are 4 themes free to use which is already a good start if you are being scrimpy. With that alone, you can mix and match different styles across themes it is impossible not to be hooked. What's more, all cuts are perfectly made and no sticky glitters on fingers! More themes are available for purchase which is way cheaper than getting all the stuff there in real life. It does, however feel like cheating in a way since a...

ChinaTaxi FREE (Ipad)

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A simple game where the objective is to navigate two men carrying a Chinese carriage. You collect coins and a minimum number of passengers per level while avoiding pits, bulls and bricks. Pretty straightforward and receptive at the same time. I totally suck at these type of games but since I was able to achieve 3 levels in less than 5 minutes means it is totally easy for the coordinated folk. Cute graphics too. I also love how the characters grow bloody when hitting bricks teehee Verdict: Good enough while waiting for your food to come.

DraftCraft (FREE) Ipad

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The lack of a free official Blogger app in the Ipad platform is saddening so stumbling on the free version of DraftCraft is a relief to me. There are just a few of them out there but I sticked on to this one because of it's simplicity. The three most popular blogs are available to link so you can switch on multiple sites at a time. Not only that, once you connect your account it will automatically capture all the blogs affiliated to that account. It is though, not 100% free since some features will be locked once you achieve 10 posts. This incudes picture resizing and removal of DraftCraft footer, etc. It only costs $0.99 so I may eventually end up buying it (just for the image resizing), unless of course you can fix that up on the actual blogger site. Verdict: simple, does what it has to do, and free from pesky ads. Love it!