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Nov
27

State of the Nina address

 

 

 

 

You can stop blinking now, this really *is* JustWandering.org pp_wink

I got bored with my previous theme and wasn’t really happy with it anymore, so here’s a fresh new one to match my mood. Today’s my last day as a 26 year old, so I guess it’s fitting to make the necessary upgrades today, no?

Just Wandering’s latest theme is based on ShinRa House’s Breaking News, modified to fit my advertisement blogging needs. I wanted lighter colors this time, hence the blue and green. I like to think that it shows the color of the sky, the sea and the earth. My friend however, said it reminded her of Boracay’s shores with its green seaweeds and blue sea pp_depressed

A month after Wordpress 2.3.1 was released, I finally upgraded. I was hoping that by now, the plugins I used to have that weren’t compatible with the latest version would be upgraded as well. So far, so good, except for the SEO Title Tags plugin that keeps on giving me database error messages pp_eek

This layout has been tested on Opera and Firefox, my two main browsers. It also works fine with Internet Explorer 7, but it’s being uncooperative and doesn’t align images and text properly.

Before I forget, I’ve installed a new plugin, WP-Polls. My first poll: Do you already have travel plans for 2008? I know I do pp_wink If not, maybe this will help: Cebu Pacific is having another Piso promo, starting November 28 (tomorrow) until December 2, for travel in January - March 2008. You know where I’ll be first thing tomorrow pp_wink

Popularity: 25% [?]

  1. Khursten Said,

    Nina! Question~ On the Cebu Pacific flights… are the flights to Singapore piso as well? *w* Or is this local only?

  2. Anna Said,

    Voted!

    Your layout looks great, Nina. =P

    Geez, it’s so frustrating that I can’t trust myself to buy plane tickets way in advance. uuurrgghh. Maybe short-term travel planning is for me. pp_depressed

  3. nina Said,

    Khursten: Sadly, it’s only for local flight pp_frown

    Anna: Nyahahahaha, buy! Buy! Cebu Pac don’t want to take my credit card pp_cry Damnit, I think I have to call HSBC

  4. dyanie Said,

    hi Nina! happy happy birthday! pp_smile enjoy! pp_smile

    well, tama ka, nung nag visit ako sa site mo, kala ko mali yung pagkakatype ko kasi iba yung banner hehe.. love the new look!pp_wink

    btw, bakit sabi dito 8 comments pero 3 lang nakikita ko? hehehe

    once again, Happy Birthday! pp_smile

  5. nina Said,

    Haha, onga eh, wala pang 24 hours nasira ko na blog ko pp_largegrin But I think umaayos naman na siya.

    Again, thanks for the greetings! pp_smallgrin Btw, do you have plans for February 2008? A contact and I are looking for people to join our Donsol whale watching trip pp_smallgrin

  6. davidd (aka puuikibeach) Said,

    I like the new layout, the “readability” is enhanced considerably.

    But… I totally loved the old “rotating” header with the changing photos. Is there any way to work that into this layout?

    I have several “blogging” questions I might email you with at some point, if you don’t mind.

    Happy B-day again, one year closer to crotchety old age, pp_yay for you! And yeah, I voted in the poll, and it almost broke my heart to face reality as I did so!

  7. davidd (aka puuikibeach) Said,

    P.S. — I appreciate you thinning out the “pings.”

  8. nina Said,

    David: Thanks for the greetings! The spammy pingbacks were starting to get annoying so I just removed all of them. It was fine at first (when there were only 1 or 2) but it was getting out of hand lately.

    The “rotating” banner is replaced by the flickr bar on the right sidebar. Not as dynamic or dramatic as the previous one, I must admit. But when I don’t need Google money anymore, maybe I’ll put the big ones back pp_wink

    Re: blogging questions
    Fire away! You know my email addy, right?

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Nina Fuentes | Lovin' ManilaNina, going through quarterlife crisis, decided to stop talking about traveling and actually start traveling. Starting with a solo weekend trip to Cebu to a backpacking trip in Thailand and Singapore, she finally made it out of Asia and into Australia. After spending close to six months down under, she's happily settled in Manila (for now), intent to explore the best things the Philippines has to offer.

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