Hi all. In about a week's time, I'm (sort of) closing this blog down ('m just going to put a password on it). I'm still going to blog with posterous though. I've started Project 365 like I did last year, but this time, I'm going to be doing it here: Project 365 for 2010.
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Map Update Form (places that still need rescuing, etc)
Ondoy Victim Directory
MacHeist has released its much awaited bundle sometime March. The bundle contains top apps like Little Snapper, Acorn, SousChef, Kinemac and WireTap Studio for the bargain price of $39. Considering that Kinemac alone costs $299, the price MacHeist is offering all of these apps is well worth it.
Plus, for every purchase of the Bundle, a percentage goes to charity. For every certain amount reached for charity, another app is unlocked. The last app to be opened is Espresso. So go get your Bundle. Not only will you be doing good, but you'll be getting a bargain for your Mac as well. Everyone is happy.
Vic Sotto, host of the wildly popular and long running noontime show
Eat Bulaga, announced today that his friend and co-host, rapper
Francis Magalona, has passed away. Magalona, or Francis M. as he's
more famously known, succumbed to his illness this noon.
Francis M.'s battle with leukemia was made public last year, also on
Eat Bulaga. He is credited to be the first Filipino rapper to
successfully crossover to the mainstream and is one of the most
popular and influential singer-songwriters in the country.
He is survived by his wife, Pia and their eight children.
My condelences to the Magalonas. Rest in peace, Francis M.
A few years ago, I started doing a weekly "Thank You" list. Every end of the week, I list down the top five to ten things that I was thankful for.
I did that for a few months, then I stopped. Mostly out of laziness, and the fact that I lost interest in blogging around that time. Back then, it was no big deal.
Recently my cousin started a blog that listed in detail the things she was thankful for. It was, by all means, an account of her everyday but she wrote it in a way that was nothing but positivity and praise and thankfulness. Every little thing about that day that made her realize what a great life she had, she wrote down, and every sentence began with a "salamat."
In most Filipino languages, "salamat" translates to "thank you," and you pretty much use it the same way as you would in English or in any other language. I find that using it instead of thanks, thank you or even ty feels so much more genuine and heartfelt.
Reading my cousin's blog makes me realize again that there are so many things in our life that we take for granted. Things we wouldn't normally notice until it's been taken from us, and usually in a very abrupt manner. It makes you think that the problems we encounter are so few as opposed to the blessings we receive. It's just a matter of how we look at it and how we react to it.
I am going to try to be more attentive to these things, and start doing my own thank you entries. I know I can't start on it full blast at once, but I'm going to take it slow. I have been inspired and humbled by my cousin (who seemed to have inherited our grandfather's serene disposition), and I hope that I'll never forget the things in this world that I am thankful for.
Thank you for the good night's rest. Thank you for being able to check my email and other online stuff early in the morning. Thank you for the safe trip from home to the LRT station via tricycle. Thank you for the walk that serves as my daily exercise. Thank you for letting me get my favorite spot on the train and for the music that kept me entertained the whole trip. Thank you for getting me to the office and not be late. Thank you for letting my computer restart fast after it unexpectedly shut down. Thank you for the breakfast of siomai and coffee. Thank you for letting me finish me work quickly and noticing the mistakes that I was able to correct ASAP.
Thank you for the good lunch and Ate Tess' looking out for us. Thank you for the occasional entertainment in between work. Thank you for the help in making the team's work faster. Thank you for my teammates especially Marc and Maya for being so diligent. Thank you for merienda. Thank you for being able to finish my tasks. Thank you for the walk with Winston and the safe trip home. Thank you for the seat on the LRT and the little reminder that technology, albeit convenient, is far from perfect. Thank you for the entertaining shows on TV. Thank you for the ates at the eatery downstairs and for the family who owns the store below. Thank you for letting Nuks get to Candelaria safe & Miks home safely. Thank you for the chat with my friends online and relieving me of any doubts that I had. Thank you for the books I read. Thank you for today.
Booking Through Thursday
- Hardcover? Or paperback?
- Illustrations? Or just text?
- First editions? Or you don’t care?
- Signed by the author? Or not?
Admittedly, I'm 50-50 on most of these. I know the value of books that are hardcover, illustrated, first editions or signed, and occasionaly, I give in to the temptation of having them. I have two copies of some of my books: one for keeping, and one for reading. Though given the cost of the first choices (again, hardcover, illustrated, first editions or signed), I often fall back to the latter ones: paperback, just text, subsequent editions and unsigned.
Frankly, I'm more for the joy of the story than the prestige of the collection, and I'm going to be re-reading a book, I know it gets worn down over time. So what's the point in owning something that's a collectible but I can only look at it?
Though amongst my pride & joy is a paperback copy of Neil Gaiman's Stardust that is signed by him and has a drawing of a shooting star.
He was rather tired by the time he signed this, though I was among the first ten people whose books he signed that day
Been seeing this sticker art for a while now, but people were always crowded around it. Located on an electric box of sorts along San Beda College, Mendiola, Manila. I have no idea who made it.
So I'm now a Mac user. I haven't fully converted to it as I still use Windows at work, but I haven't touched the PC at home except to transfer my files and use Dreamweaver. I still can't bring myself to using an opensource alternative for that because I'm so at home at DW. Thankfully, I've got Photoshop and Illustrator so I can work with that.
Loving my MacBook. Looking forward to using it more.
Fridays are usually the days of the week when most people throw themselves at their work. The next day, no one has to get up and go to work or school, hence the enthusiasm. Of course, that's my personal opinion; and then there's those who do work the weekends because of their schedules (like tech support people), or because of their job (sales people in malls or department stores).
I had long ago escaped that shifting schedule thing. I'm now working with regular work hours, though on occasion, I'd be at the office on odd hours on the weekends. Still, that beats getting up at 2 AM to go to work at 4 AM on a Sunday. Feeling a bit under the weather. Probably a normal occurence given the weather changes and all. Still, it sucks to have your sinus hurt everytime you talk, or having you throat feel like someone ran it through a grater. A friends recommended some home remedies to make me feel better. It's just odd that a few of them are bound to make my throat feel worse. Warm orange juice? The vitamins are good for you yeah, but the feeling of it is not something I like. Oh well. It's a long weekend anyway. I should have enough time to rest and get my health back up. Happy weekend!
I am unapologetically brash at times, am rather opinionated but sometimes, I rarely get to say it. I don't like confrontations, but if I feel very strongly about it, I'll fight for it.
I believe in equality, in loyalty, honesty and fidelity. I am a staunch believer of my rights and value common sense. I believe in being thankful for each day that is given, for each is a blessing.
I don't like butchering any language, and anyone who replies to my posts in text speak either gets ignored or my wrath. Love your words. Spell them out. Respect proper grammar, punctuation and usage. Love and peace.
I write. I draw. I take photos. I dream. I live.
