SJcam SJ4000 Wifi

If you like to go on outdoor activities, take pictures and/or videos and also happens to be a budge savvy. Fret no more! We now have an alternative for GoPro. 

Introducing the SJcam SJ4000!

At first glance, it almost looks the same as GoPro 3+, people may thought of this, especially those who are not familiar with the details of the looks of GoPro. 

Every year, me with my best friends, we go to places we haven't been before. Or at least we try to take the time out on these busy manila streets. So this year we decided to go to Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan. We usually bring our cameras, tripod, and some lenses with us and yes they are quite a baggage, just them alone. So now we decided to get an action camera. Of course our first and only option back then was GoPro since it was the only handy sports camera I knew and it's the most leading brand everywhere. But considering I don't usually go outdoors like mountain hiking/trekking, hell I even hate the deep sea waters(but yes, I like the beach shores), I did a research on other sports camera brands and found out that there are several brands that can stand beside GoPro. 

Xbase SJ4000 and SJcam SJ4000

Yes. They have the same model. I read from some forums that they have rebrandings on different countries. 

The experience

Before I get into the goods, I'd like point out first the issues I encountered for your checklist. 

-When I change the settings thru my iphone app, it doesn't save.

Problem figured out:

There were delays on wifi transfers.

-I had some power issues. Probably because of a defective battery. The time when the store staff was showing me a demo for my newly bought device, they were charging it. -It was charging while while were testing it- So I thought and asked them, shouldn't the device have at least a factory charge. And I totally forgot what they answered. And so, when I got home and charged it then used it the next day. I noticed that the battery indicator is still in "charging" mode while it was unplugged already. After a while we noticed that the "charging" mode is gone but the battery is halfway through or only one bar was left. Another power issue was, the device keeps turning off even though the Auto Shut Down and Screensaver options are OFF. 

Problem resolved: I went back to the shop (bad experience when I explained the issues all over again to 3 different people because some of them doesn't know the What's and How's of SJ4000 since GoPro's the popular one that they know of, unprofessional) however, after all the hassle they replaced my battery, and so far that solved the issues.

What I like:

It also has a wifi feature so you can pair you android/ios device with sj4000. You just need to download the app, you can find the QR code for the app's link on the side of the box. You can use this as remote, preview, and configurations.

Wide lens. most sports cameras have wide lens, but there are also some that don't. I almost bought a GoPro 3 White edition since it's the cheapest of GoPro 3 variety. But comparing the lens, I'd totally go for sj4000.

LCD. Yes! built in LCD, although at first it kinda looked cheap because it's very tiny. But it's really helpful.

Accessories. There are lots of mounts that came with the package, actually week after I bought the camera I still don't know how to use the other mounts. Plus there's also a spare back cover for the underwater case.

Sample shot (low light)

More pictures will be posted on my photography "Eyes Cream" section soon.

Sharmila, Dampa Experience

I decided to make a review for Shamila after our 2nd try there since I also happen to find blog reviews before going there.

Sharmila is located in Dampa, Macapagal, Pasay City. The restaurant is almost at the back of the line near the parking lot.
As usual, food is great, the ambiance is good for eating. They have tables outside, airconditioned rooms on 1st and 2nd floors and they also have karaoke.

What I like about them (compared to other restaurant I tried in Dampa) is they also ask you for shrimp size, mussel size, and they suggest if you are not sure what to order.

Princess Ronabeth's 18th

What: Princess Ronabeth's 18th birthday
Where: The Gatherings Villa, Malabon
When: December 20, 2013

Photos are taken by: FUMO Photography - Journey Jett

Other great photos are coming your way soon by kuya Joseph and kuya Dan.

How to import DB Files from old XAMPP folder to new

I was updating my XAMPP htdocs folder on my 3rd computer at my office (I had to change because of defects and upgrades), when I realized that my old works was not in my current htdocs folder. I decided to copy the old files into my new folder and when I checked it on a browser I forgot that the DB files are not yet imported. I searched for automatic and manual methods, but then I found nothing(Or at least I thought, I usually eye the first 3-5 results on Google). And so, what I did was, I browsed every folder on XAMPP that would give me hints what to do.

Until I reached the 'mysql' (In terms of common sense you would go first with 'phpmyadmin' and 'mysql') then I found folders inside /xampp/mysql/data that are named as what my old DB's were.

I copied these specific folders pasted them into the same folder on the current xampp folder, then Voilà! You can now check your phpMyAdmin and see your old DBs listed on the left sidebar.

Matured me visiting Osaka, Japan

Why did I mentioned ‘matured’ to describe a guest from an underdeveloped (I was about to use ‘third world’ to describe my country. But after I researched, I found out that there are people considering Philippines as not a third world, maybe a level higher than that. But I will not discuss about that here) country to one of the most established country in Asia? 

I first landed my feet in Japan way back 2004; I was still in High School. My mom used to do this surprise trips for herself when she was younger, well actually it was me and my dad who were being surprised at that time. We got there through Philippine Airlines, it was my first time to ride a plane and so I did funny things like pressing a lot of buttons I see there. It was a very memorable moment, first time I’ve been to Disney Land (though I was having a bad day because of migraine), first time I went to Ochanomizu, Tokyo; I almost drooled literally because of the music shops around. The food and people were great. If there’s one thing I don’t like about Japan that would be the scary feeling that all this Asian mostly Japanese horror films are almost real because I was right there living in a house same with the movies. Haha. And so, I really hoped that I would go back there someday, until my current company gave incentives to the whole office and planned an international trip. The original plan was to go to China but then during the planning there was flu spreading or at least there was news that there is indeed flu in China so my company decided to change it to Singapore. But most of my office mates had already gone there and so Japan became the theme and everyone was so excited! I am shocked because when it was still China I decided not to come, and yes, Japan is my deal breaker that time.

I literally had no sleep before our 7am flight. The only time I get to rest my eyes was during our fly. 4 hours is travel time, but I had to stretch and stretch my legs so I napped for roughly 2 hours. 

Itinerary:

Day 1:    Arrival at Kansas Airport,

              Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

              Osaka Castle

              Lunch and Dinner at Dotonbori

Day 2:    Universal Studios

              Lunch at Universal

  Shinsaibashi shopping

              Dinner around New Otani Hotel

Day 3:    Kiyomizudera, Kyoto

  Tōdai-ji, Nara

  Lunch at The Buffet Style Sara, Kyoto

  Dinner at Ramen house in Dotonbori

  Free time-shopping

Day 4:    Free time- bike around

              Departure

We stayed at New Otani Hotel

I thought I will not enjoy this trip as much as I enjoyed going to Tokyo 9 years ago. I actually felt like not going back, it’s some place you can feel more than home (without your loved ones). I feel safe, comfortable, even if I’m just reminiscing I still feel like dashing through clouds while sipping cold drinks.

If ever given the chance, I would live there.

Wordpress: How to Manually Add Users in wp_user

What you need:
-phpMyAdmin access
-Wordpress Database Name
-Wordpress Database Username
-Wordpress Database Password

If you don't know your wordpress website's DB info, you can locate them in your wp-config.php file (located at the root folder). Although from what I experienced, I did not use the DB login details but still, if ever there will be cases you'll be needing it, it's safer you already know where to find them.

There are 2 tables to edit. First would be wp_users, we will ad a new user profile in this table. Then wp_usermeta, where we will put permissions and privileges.

Adding a user on wp_user:

Click on the wp_user table and then click Insert tab.
Table fields:

ID	By default, this is incremental so leave this blank
user_login	This will be your username for Wordpress access
user_pass	This will be your password for Wordpress access (note: use the function, MD5 - this will make your password encyrpted)
user_nicename	This will be you name displayed on front end pages. This is different with username
user_email	This is your own email address for reference and future password retrieval
user_url	This is your own URL. this is not required
user_registered	Date when you registered
user_activation_key	leave this blank
user_status	leave this set to 0 (zero)
display_name	Same as nicename

If you entered all the necessary details needed, click Go at the bottom of the page.
If there are no errors with the SQL commands then you can proceed to the wp_usermeta table.
(If there are errors, please repeat the insertion of details and double check every word)

Adding user permission on the wp_usermeta:

After adding a user on the wp_user table, we will set administrative permissions to that user by adding wp_capabiilties and wp_user_level on the wp_usermeta table. Before inserting any data here, you must first check and get the ID  that was auto-generated to the ID field from the wp_user table.
Click on the wp_usermeta table, click Insert tab.
Table fields:

Insert data for wp_capabilities

umeta_id	This is Incremental so leave this blank
user_id	Enter the User ID that was auto-generated a while ago from the recent wp_user addition
meta_key	Enter here wp_capabilities
meta_value	Enter here a:1:{s:13:"administrator";b:1;}

Insert new data for wp_user_level

umeta_id	This is Incremental so leave this blank
user_id	Enter the User ID that was auto-generated a while ago from the recent wp_user addition
meta_key	Enter here wp_user_level
meta_value	Enter here 10

Double check everything and then click Go to insert the rows.

After you follow these steps you would now be able to login using your new user account details. You can update you profile information once you enter the admin page.

Perspective: How people see every photo

Any picture can be viewed differently depending on how the taker wants the subject to look like.

We can add drama to a simple cup.

A close-up shot matched with a notebook. People might think you're a deep person with lots of thoughts inside you.

Or someone who wants others to know what you're up to, that most of that 'others' really don't care about.

Or maybe, make use of everything around you and just capture the great yet simple place you're at.