The Ragnarok Mobile Game Is Out

The Ragnarok Mobile Game is out. It launched yesterday and so far, my first impression is that it is similar to Ragnarok M Eternal Love except for the graphics -- it retained the original graphics of the PC version of Ragnarok Online launched in 2003.

It works on my iPhone 14, POCO M6 Pro and even the Redmi A3 that I have. It also has an emulator for PC via the Google Play Beta, so I can also play it on my Acer Aspire Lite 15 laptop.

This one is more nostalgic that the Ragnarok M version because of the graphics. You really have to see it. The server is South East Asia (SEA) and the publisher is a Thai company. It's an official server.

A Tale of 3 Printers

 

I started a printshop over a year ago, and my first printer was the Brother DCP-T420W. It’s a wireless printer with A4 scanner and can handle Letter, Legal (8”x13”) and A4 size papers. Ink usage is very efficient. Quality of print is better than my next printer, Epson L5290.

However, this printer has difficulty printing 3R, 4R and 5R size photo paper since it’s using the paper feeder at the back. It’s a hit and miss process. Once, there were ants that setup a colony inside the printer, and you could see it underneath the glass scanner bed. It also vanished after a few days. Since then, scanning / photocopy seems a bit hard because after a few documents, there would be a error that says “Can’t scan AF”

Brother DCP-T420W also prints slower than the Epson L5290.

The Epson L5290 was purchased a few months after the Brother. There’s no issue printing 3R, 4R and 5R on this. I usually use this for the rush ID requirements. It has an ADF for Long 8”x13” documents that needs to be scan or photocopy but it’s a hit and miss process. The Epson L5290 is also wireless capable.

It’s also susceptible for paper jam and I once bought it to the service center for this issue. After a year, it started having issues grabbing the paper (I always use 80 gsm paper) so I have to return it to the service center a 2^nd time. The repairman said the rollers needs to be replaced. Unfortunately, it might take a month for it to be replaced since the parts needs to be ordered.

So I bought a 3^rd printer – a Canon G2010. The design is similar to the Brother – it’s sturdy. No issues printing 4R and 5R. There was a known issue though – there’s no option for Folio or 8”x13” paper size in the dropdown menu if you right-click a file (JPG or PNG) and select Print. Already talked to a Canon technical support guy as well as install the latest driver, but the issue remains.

The solution I found is to convert the JPG and PNG file into a PDF. Then I customized an 8”x13” size in the Print Server Properties in Printers & Scanners. Then the Long size now appears on Word and whenever the PDF file is printed. Still, it’s a hassle and I hope Canon would find a driver to fix this.

The Canon G2010 also prints as fast as the Epson L5290. The price of Canon’s dye ink (I always use Original) is higher than that of Brother and Epson. The Canon G2010 however is not wireless capable. The one that is wireless capable is the higher model, G3010 but that would cost an additional P1,000. Since I already have 2 wireless capable printers, it won’t hurt if this 3^rd printer is USB connection.

What are your current models of printer and what is your favorite?

Hanggang Saan Aabot Ang P20 Mo?

School year 2024-2025 will start on July 29, 2024 and I’m excited for it. This is the 2nd school year that our small printshop, Larkspur Photocopy Services a.k.a. Larkspur Pasig / Larkspur Printshop, will cater to. I can’t believe it’s almost a year since I opened this shop. I believe I’m more prepared now. I have more equipment (like the ID size cutters) that will help me deliver a faster and more quality products.

My prices is still the same as last year and you’ll be surprise how affordable our prices is. Check out this infographics! Are you also excited for the upcoming opening of classes?

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Portfolio

I’m still working on my portfolio but I’m posting here some of the works I did for Mayon Camera Club and for my printshop Larkspur Photocopy Services.

I use Canva to make the infographics for our monthly photo contest.

 

This is the cover of the book that we’re working on.

 

I am the social media manager as well of our HS photography club, the Mayon Camera Club.

 

I love doing this infographics and post it daily on the Facebook Page for Nagpayong Elementary and High School

 

I am the COO and Social Media Manager of my own print shop that I started last August 2023.

 

Now I have more than 500 lay out on Canva.

 

 

I mostly use Canva for the layout of posters for my print shot – Larkspur Photocopy Services.

 

 

A mock up campaign poster I did for the recent Barangay and SK Elections 2023.

 

Congratulations to me! Thank you Randy for modeling for me.

 

I still send printed Christmas cards using my pictures and I do the layout on Canva. 

 

I also make invitations for our annual yearend party with high school classmates.

 

I am the organizer of our monthly photo contest. So I make the certificates.

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For blogs, here are some of the personal blogs I made:

www.elmerlovescanon.blogspot.com

www.isapangrice.blogspot.com

www.elmerdomingo.wordpress.com

www.eltorobumingo.blogspot.com

    

www.nayonphotographers.blogspot.com

 

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Trying my luck at a VA Post

I've been reading a lot about Virtual Assistants (VA) from Reddit the past few weeks and it really sounded interesting. Imagine, being an Alfred to Batman or being Pepper Potts to Ironman -- that kind and level of being a personal assistant.

A certificate for Mayon Camera Club that I made in Canva

So I read some of the posts on how VAs market themselves to potential clients and it consists of a short intro about themselves, their skills and qualifications, the services they do and the software / applications they're familiar with. Some even add the benefits of having them as their VAs.

I created one for myself and followed the same format then posted it on Reddit. A few hours later, I got my first query. He's the telecoms CEO of a small VOIP company near Montreal, Canada. He's a great guy to chat with.

After the introduction, he asked me if I have a portfolio. I said I haven't created one yet but I did gave him my socials and blog URLs. He also asked me to create a mock up of a phone unit that he's selling. So here's the one I created for him as a tryout. I hope I pass.

I'm also including on this post, some of the things I created on Canva, PhotoScape and Lightroom. Some sort of portfolio posts. I'll also be listing down the blog sites I created and probably Wikipedia articles as well. Just about anything to showcase the things I can do for a client as a VA.

I really want to try this type of job and I believe with my experience working in the BPO, I can also work at home as a VA. I had experience working at home during the pandemic and I realized that there are really jobs that can be done at the comfort of one's home.

I could list down a couple of benefits of working at home but the main one would probably be avoiding travel and heavy traffic here in Metro Manila. I am currently spending 4-5 hours of travel time back and forth to our office near Trinoma. That time can better be used doing virtual jobs at home.

Wish me luck guys! I hope I could land a VA job.

Here are some of the certificates I made on Canva.

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New Cover Photo

How often do you change your Facebook cover photo and profile pic?

I initially planned to change it once a month to showcase my favorite pictures I’ve taken recently. However, I’m officially not a DSLR user right now. My Pentax K-S1 suddenly stopped working. It’s no longer turning on. It’s out-of-warranty and I am debating whether to have it fix or not.

Good thing is, I’m an iPhone 14 user now. My older iPhone 12 was replaced with this one by the ISP that I represent as a a coordinator on Reddit. Yup, I work part-time as a go-to person for people who post their internet issues on Reddit.

Other than that, nothing much is new with me. I started a printing shop business a few months ago and right now, I’m still trying my best to capture a decent amount of loyal customers. I am hoping to have at least 1% of the total population of Nagpayong Elementary School, Nagpayong Daycare Center and Nagpayong High School. I’m hoping to achieve it by year end.

If you haven’t Like or follow my printing business – called Larkspur Photocopy Services – you may go to www.larkspurpasig.wordpress.com Yeah I know, I’m a bit old-school by using blogs but I am trying my best to post regularly on my TikTok account. Hope you guys could promote that as well.

Other than that, I’m pretty much the same person. A corporate slave who works 8 hours a day, 5 days a week at a local in-house, financial company in Vertis North. Our client is based in the UK and is also catering to payment solutions in Ireland. So my schedule’s pretty much a mid shift.

I am also a “lolo” now, through my niece Trisha. She’s now a mom of a lovely baby girl named Violet. So I’m pretty much integrating the color to the design and color scheme of Larkspur Photocopy Services. Violet and Larkspur almost share the same birth month.

We’re almost done with 2023 and it’s a great opportunity to start over, rethink our goals and strategies, plan and move forward to new adventures. For the nth time, I am promising to be more active on this blog and my other social media channels. I’ve been active on Twitter aka X and on YouTube recently due to the Israel-Hamas war. I am really hoping that Israel would wipe out Hamas. I’m also hoping that Ukraine would be given the go signal to go all-out-war on Russie to stop Putin’s madness.

That’s all for now and hope to see you in the next post.

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Macro Shots at Larkspur Photocopy Services Store

It’s over a year since I purchased my Pentax macro lens for my Pentax K-S1 DSLR and I am still having difficulties using it. I tried to take some shots yesterday and here are some of it.

I initially bought the macro lens so that I could take photos here at home, no need to travel. At that time, I haven’t thought about opening my own print shop here at home. So the past few weeks has ben… a learning experience.

Now that I have a physical store called Larkspur Photocopy Services, I hope to take more macro shots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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