March 2008
Web Dev Project Update: Elektra Productions
I’m meeting my contact with the modelling agency tomorrow for the contract signing and the exchange of the pictures. We’ll also be discussing the site flow and what they want to see. Again, I got a call after 2 months of the initial consultation. It was worth the wait coz I’m getting paid. Yey!
Web Dev Project Update: Pampanga United Methodist...
My contact just sent me the pictures I need to develop the site after 1.5 months of the contract signing. The write up (history etc.) will follow. I’m picking out the WordPress theme next, tweaking it and then testing it out to see how it looks. Hope to finish the project in 2 weeks.
7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making you Miserable →
Everyone who has an active online life should read this. NOW.
Impress Acquaintances and Get Free Drinks: Do Bar... →
Revenge of the 'MySpace Angles' Pics! →
Beware the Dreaded 'MySpace Angles' Pics →
How many cops does it take to bust a ring of... →
My AM with FutureProof and our possible future...
I went to FutureProof Asia to get my company info sheet. I did that and…. signed everything I needed including both Memorandum of Agreements (DLSU’s and FPA’s). However, all wasn’t final yet because a DLSU rep also had to sign as well as to have it notarized. I’ll do that some other time. I also brought up the topic of a 50% increase in allowance. From 200 pesos to...
DIY: How to kill mosquitoes and have loads of fun...
Step 1: Get a grill lighter. Those lighters with the long tip. Step 2: Grab your favorite aerosol spray. It could be Raid/Baygon/Lysol/Bayfresh/WD40. WD40 works best coz it’s highly flammable. Step 3: Look for mosquitoes. They are easy targets because they’re slow. Step 4: When you have your target in sight, light the lighter and spray through the flame aiming the mosquito/es keeping...
Feminism and Masculinism
Female Student: Sir, if there is feminism, why aren't we discussing masculinism?
Male Professor: My dear, we've already perfected that.
The List Universe →
Very, very addicting. And yeah, it’s addicting.
“We therefore say once more a strong mind is not one that is merely susceptible...”
– Carl von Clausewitz
DIY: How to make sour but yellow mangoes taste...
Slice mangoes and put a few drops of soy sauce on top of the mangoes before eating them. Add a few more drops if necessary. Taste and enjoy!
“Pinapakain ko mga kaaway ko… (laughs)”
– Chavit Singson, jokingly answers the question “What do you feed your pet tigers?”
What else I learned during holy week...
Why are the house help called “Lumen” ? Because they have “lu” (low) “mentality” Hehe… get it? Got it? Good.
“Jinky = Ugly Girls”
– Tita Carl and Tita Orly, using Jinky Pacquiao as referring to ugly women in general
My Holy Week
A quick wrap up for those who want to know where I went and what happened: Wed: Left for La Union. Arrived 12 midnight. Thursday: Chillax at Tina’s place the whole day and waited for the rest of the gang to arrive. Friday: Chillaxing was getting boring. Cooked Salmon Cream pasta for dinner. Italian dinner on good friday. w00t Saturday: Vigan and Baluarte. Vigan is boring. If you’ve...
“Bagnet = Lechon Kawali”
– peeps in Ilocus Sur Bagnet is what the people in Ilocos Sur call lechon kawali. I suggest we all keep calling it lechon kawali.
True confessions of the world's busiest websites →
One of the confessions: “One of the things I don’t like about Web 2.0 is you as users want your data to be available, to stay up forever. As an engineer I hate that.” - Joe Stump, Digg architect.
“If the US had any balls they’d be at war with China instead of Iraq.”
– kmb1794, in response to the call to boycott the 2008 Olympics because of Chinese government’s crackdown on Tibet protests
You know your country's martial arts sucks when...
It’s named: - Egyptian Stick Fencing (Egypt) - German school of fencing (Germany) - Italian school of swordsanship (Italy) - Combatives (USA) - Catch Wrestling (UK) Taken from Wikipedia’s List of martial arts.
Funniest thing I've read today
Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines General Esperon Jr. told the press that they (referring to the military) were “ready to go to war any time” to defend the Spratlys despite the limited firepower they have and that the troops were ready to use “hand-to-hand” combat with the enemy. Chinese Shaolin Kung-fu vs. Filipino Indigenous Pekiti-Tirsia Kali vs. Vietnamese...
“There is no human affair which stands so consistently and so generally in close...”
– Carl von Clausewitz, military tactician and philosopher
I never thought my resume was that impressive...
I got a call this afternoon from Nancy of FutureProof Asia. She told me that their boss (their Swedish President and CEO who was the one who interviewed me) handed my resume to her and said that my resume and interview were impressive. Probably not much people with analytical background in the Philippines. *snickers* Anyway, they’re calling me in to negotiate my allowance but the standard is...
“Levitation > Flying Kick > Jump”
– Me, in response to Ken Ngo’s post “Now I want to keep all my jumpshots :(“
Correlation of Lakers Losing and Not Making Sense
Me: same difference.... difference that's the same
Me: LOL
Ken Ngo: i haven't been making sense
Kevin: after your sun call?
Ken Ngo: no since i woke up and learned that lakers lost
Kevin: LOL
Ken Ngo: it's personal
Ken Ngo: me and lakers and like twins
Ken Ngo: one loses, the other is sad
Ken Ngo: oh, one way twin, i lose, lakers dont know :(
Movie Scenes Made of Legos →
Someone has too much time on their hands.
My Summer Destination: Cuyo
The Cuyo group of islands (part of Palawan) is home to the luxury beach resort, Amanpulo, located on Pamalican island. I’ve been wanting to go to Cuyo since last year and my dad just contacted me about it. Seems he found a first hand experience at the Thorn Tree Travel Forum. I contacted another member in the forum for some additional information and help. I might be going there with the...
Procrastination Flowchart FTW! →
“What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche, my response to Ryan Yam’s post “I fell in love with a female assassin”
O'Reilly Radar Roundup on User Interfaces →
Roundup of the latest breakthrough user interfaces.
“It’s far better to have an ever-increasing stream of earnings with virtually no...”
– Warren Buffet, On his recent letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders (via The Register)
Breathtaking Photo Tour of Kyoto, Japan →
Take an amazing virtual tour of Kyoto, Japan in this lengthy photo report.
Addicted to FlickrBabes
Me: so hot: http://flickrbabes.com/2008/03/14/hot-10/
Ken: i just viewed that 20 seconds ago!
Ken: LOL
Me: LOL
Me: great minds think alike
Ken: you can put it that way
Ken: or we're just addicted to FB
DIY Laptop Wrist Covers
Want to protect the wrist areas of your laptop on the cheap? Buy some window frosting stickers from your local hardware store. It’s suitable because they are ready to apply and they last long. Slice ‘em and stick ‘em now.
y^2
Ryan: naisip ko y^2
Me: ??
Ryan: why squared lol
Me: ewan ko lol
Ryan: y squared
Ryan: yapjoco yam
Me: onga noh
“Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t, so...”
– A student in Warren G. Tracy’s class, Entrepreneur
Springfield Spring Summer 2008 →
My favorite shop for apparel just updated their website. When viewing their collections, you’ll notice the theme of the pictures change as the time of day changes. Nice graphics and music to boot!
“Bad Food + Chinese Slimming Tea = Feeling Shitty”
– Me 