A trip down memory lane

28th Jul 2010 by Chris

Sa totoo lang, wala kang dapat ipagmayabang dahil wala ka pa sa kalingkingan ng pagiging ina ng nanay ko sa amin!

That’s me, imagining the worst line I wanna deliver to the biggest b*tch of them all.. and I’m daydreaming.

I’ve been too tired, and it felt like I’m punishing myself at work.  I needed to attend to some personal matters that really matter.  Today, I thought of throwing stuff away.  Yeah, I like to throw stuff away.  Its a new habit that I have suddenly formed out of the Ondoy experience.  The whole tragic experience brought me to an understanding how life can be short and that there are far too many things that should be experienced.

I lost a lot of things that were very important to me that time.  I’m quite a sentimental person, but in the end, when Ondoy washed them away, I learned something important.  VERY IMPORTANT.  Its that life isn’t about the material things that you think matter to you, but the memories that you have for each event, each page of your life.

Some of the most painful things I had to throw away were books.  Imagine how loudly I screamed when I saw my whole cart of books swimming inside the house!  And it even included my precious yearbook (wherein, I dearly hate the editor for editing my eight-worded self description–as if she ever understood about individuality! Gaaahh, I’m so not talking about it here and now.. hmph!!!).  It had a whole collection of best seller books I haven’t even touched in years, yet I kept promising myself I ever will complete reading them all.   more…

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Change is imminent

25th Jul 2010 by Chris

I open my serious post with a very light and easy title.  But I cannot stress it more that its far more serious than this.

Let me begin by saying, look around you.  Have you not noticed any change in the surroundings, or were you too busy to realize anything that has been changing?  Philippines has always been a disaster prone country.  And honestly, I’m happy that we haven’t been stricken by the worst.  If you aren’t aware, let me enumerate some for you. more…

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Nexus Love

24th Jul 2010 by Chris

Its been a month now since I last laid my hands on Nexus One.  I’ve been planing to get a new phone since early June.  I always loved Sony Ericsson, so it was quite heartbreaking for me when I first saw Aino, then Satio, then Xperia X10.  This must have been the reason why I can’t bring myself to buy any of these Ericsson phones earlier during the year.

I never thought I’d fall in love with Nexus one.  But then the first week of June, I came across a post about Nexus one and decided to google it.  To my surprise, it captivated me and never let me go until I actually had it! I spent days researching more about it (since there is no physical store locally that sells it–none yet at least).  I had to be absolutely sure that all the feedback were positive and carefully pinpoint what its strong points where and how it could fit my life.

At first, I was skeptic about owning a full touch screen phone.  My W960i was half physical board, and half touch screen, but one where you would uncomfortably live without a stylus.  It was a leap of faith. It took me only a day to get familiar with a full touch screen mobile life. To those who are eyeing on it, it is very unfortunate that Google online store is no longer selling Nexus One.  I think its going to take awhile before it hits local market. :( more…

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Dreams

24th Jul 2010 by Chris

Its important for me to dream.  Without it, I’m good as dead.

This blog has been frequently infused with lots of posts from my dreams, or things inspired by my dreams.  I pay good attention to them, for I believe everyone is equipped with a subconscious mind that is prepared to be your guide and your defense to daily life.

I watched the movie Inception last night.  I was quite surprised it didn’t get me dizzy, nor confused.  I’ve heard a lot of comments about it, including those that say, “You’d understand the movie better after the second time”.  Nope, not for me, and I’m not alone.  For people who pay attention to their dreams, and practice lucid dreaming, this is far from confusing.  Its the closest to bringing their experience to a wide audience.  A perfect demonstration of its possibilities.  Every night, each of us would dream about 5-6 dreams.  The technique is to remember them all in full detail and full color.

They say a dream connects us all in different ways.  Dreams are messengers and a portal to another dimension.  Since we only use a tenth of our minds, dreaming opens us to a whole new world that could benefit us or harm us in many ways. more…

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Tell me its still worth it

8th Jul 2010 by Chris
Things I’ve been missing out on because of work:
  1. sleep, no need for explanation.
  2. rest. yes, sleep and rest are two different things. working for straight 3 weeks is more than enough. rest is needed to bring back your life and interest in work and vice versa
  3. church. i USED to pass by the church everyday to give thanks and pray. can’t even attend mass because of again, work on a sunday
  4. friends. i USED to unwind by going out with friends, my highschool batchmates and newly met friends. they provide me with laughs to ease out my work-induced migraine and stress
  5. family time. i plan out a monthly gimmick for the family to provide them with a stress-free bonding day and to learn and experience something new everyday. guess what, now i can’t even promise my weekend to be with them. no more quick out of town trips!
  6. cat playtime. i USED to go home early and play with my cat, then have a good, undisturbed night sleep together–my cat sleeping beside my pillow.
  7. good dreams. i value my dreams, and the quality of my sleep. now, i have work dreams. :( and some are dreams of expressing desire to be happy and taken cared of

  8. quiet time to commemorate important life events

    - my grandfather died, and instead of mourning, i had to work! even on the day of my grandpa’s cremation! the very next day, was the birthday of my late fiance, and i had to work! i wasn’t even able to visit his crypt

  9. new coding knowledge and practice of it – now that i’m senior, and lead tech, who gets to mentor me? what’s new and exciting for me?
  10. blogging – i USED to release negativity and exhaustion by blogging
  11. reading – i can’t even finish my RD! i USED to read 4 books in a month!
  12. yoga and other hobbies – i allot time for these and happily attend to them.  now, i don’t jog and i feel guilty that i had to attend to them because work requires me to be around
  13. shopping – i haven’t done my own retail therapy in a long time. and having done so just yesterday makes me feel different.
  14. health – since i have been very stressed from the passing away of my late fiance, and work, i have been spending so much for medicines and checkups
  15. HOME – i just want to leave work at the office and leave it there. i want my home to be sacred. is it too much to ask?

is work still reallly worth it, for me?

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Of old and new friends

17th Jun 2010 by Chris

For Independence day celebration, I got the chance to get in touch with an old friend and visit a new friend.  :)

My old friend and I met at Starbucks Gateway to hang out and chat about his thesis topic.  We talked about HR systems, about 37signals, project management, freelancing, etc.  I felt really great about trying to explain to him the latest trends in programming and my IT career.  He’s been completing his bachelor degree so, though he’s only a year younger than me, he’s still in school right now.  He stopped for quite sometime then went back to schooling.

He’s more into Java right now, but since his thesis might probably end up in a web development, he’s more open to coding in PHP.  I suggested he use Cake for a framework since its a bit closer to Rails style development.  It’ll probably set a familiarity and edge for quick shifting to Rails.  Ruby is not a hard language to learn, so I strongly believe he’ll be able to jump in right away.

After meeting up with him, I visited a fairly new friend and watched Karate Kid (which should really be “Kung Fu kid”) then had a quick dinner.

I’m really glad getting in touch with them after some time has passed.  Glad they still treat me as a good friend, though I’ve been missing in action for quite a long time. :D

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Goodbye shell, hello world

10th Jun 2010 by Chris

It took the death of a loved one for me to understand that I have been slacking with the terms of living my life.  All my life, my work, my efforts and energy were put mainly for the benefit of others.  Now, I have the rest of my days to live my life.

I’m taking baby steps to reach my goals and I’m happy to announce I’m slowly getting there.  I’ve increased my reading appetite and I’m now a more rounded being.  I do my work well and I see friends more often.  I’m into exercising by doing Yoga.  I plan to do more by joining volunteer work (on demand) and joining fun runs.

I’ve opened myself to a whole new perspective where life is enjoyable and not tied to a single person.  This is why living a single life is now more fun for me.

Last week, I came to see my highschool batchmates and it was a blast.  I was really happy that I took the time to be with them even for a short while.  I managed to share my happiness with them and get in touch with their lives again.  Goodbye shell, hello world.

SMS Batch '97 get together

SMS Batch '97 get together

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Poison us no more

9th Jun 2010 by Chris
No more poison

No more poison

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Nexus One, I’ll get you

8th Jun 2010 by Chris

Whatever it takes, I’ll get you.  Mark my word.

If I wanted something, I’ll always be sure to plot some plan and get it.  After having purchased my well loved Nook (which I still owe some review post–soon), this is my next target.

Though I don’t really think that I play nicely with touch screen phones, its about time to expose myself to such experience.  Both my mom and my younger sister are using full touch screen phones and its a surprise that they’re not having so much difficulty anymore.  So what’s to be afraid then?

Nexus One

Nexus One

I was quite hesitant at first when I was slowly falling in love with this beauty.  This would be the first time I’m going to buy a non-Sony Ericsson phone!  What becomes of my walkman phone love?  I feel like I’m still attached to the phone I’ve had for three years, serving me well with its features but teaching me to be patient nonetheless since its a bit sluggish interface is not one that could win against Nokia’s quick responsiveness.  W960i is a fully functional high end phone of Sony Ericsson 3 years ago.  Quad band, A2DP supporting phone that allows me to work on documents, notes, while providing some native productivity tools like the calendar, alarms, stopwatch, note, tasks, etc.  I am able to freely browse the net when I have the budget and its camera is fine for my needs; boasting 3.2MP was fine since I have my Canon IXUS camera to provide me with photo-taking expertise.

I haven’t had any complaints with W960i so far since it syncs well with my Mac and I’m able to maintain all SMS messages using BluePhoneElite.  It was worth the investment.  And now it is time for change.

The reason why I bought the Nook over its competitors was that there was an ease of transfer of ebooks from the online store to my nook.  It supports wifi and is now open for short term internet browsing.  But the real reason was because it was running on Android.  I wanted to be excited about Android development which I’m trying to squeeze into my time every now and then.  The only impediment I have is picking the right IDE for me since I don’t really like Eclipse or Netbeans.

And now, Nexus one has caught my eye.  And again, like the Nook, its not open to the Philippine Market yet.  Though I saw a store in MOA selling the Nook for an absurd price, still its more exciting to buy them online.  Sometimes, if you are smart to note the exchange rate, you might even get the product for a cheaper amount (plus shipping and handling and tax) than those sold in physical stores here in PH.   more…

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