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- 2010“I have other projects to work on. I hope to still have time to update my blog.”
- Sep05Catnap“Define Catnap. (noun) A brief, light sleep, i.e., To take a catnap; (verb)To kidnap a ...”
- Aug18Mobile Me!“ I am loving the freedom that mobility is allowing me. Ever since we moved our offices ...”17When to use i.e. and e.g.“For most people this may sound like kid's stuff. But mind you I have seen ...”16"If you are so smart, why can't you solve your own problems?"“Have you heard somebody telling you this? Or maybe it was you telling it to ...”15Would you name your children after villainous characters? Why not?“ Have you heard about a couple in the US who allegedly lost custody of their children ...”10Longest Living Animals“The oldest recorded and verified age of a person at the time of death is ...”09My theory of relativity“ I just read this interesting article in HowStuffWorks, which led me to my own musings about ...”How storms get their names“ Being in a crossroad of major weather systems the Philippines is visited by several weather ...”05Our body's MVP“The human body functions as a unit so it makes perfect sense to keep every ...”Be Friendly, Be Healthy“I knew it! Having lotsa friends is not only good for the soul, it is ...”04Cera didn’t exist? You must be kidding me?“Tell that to my kids! And to their mom! And to the millions of Land ...”Gmail Feature (or is it a Bug?) with Potential Practical Value“ When I started my Information Technology career as a software programmer in IBM I was ...”03Go ahead, it’s OK to cheat… but only when using Google“It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Google. I have already blogged ...”
- Jul30"The Honorables" - The greatest entertainment show in the Philippines“ As the Fifteenth Congress of the Philippines officially opened on July 27, I couldn't help but ...”23Reconnecting with long-lost friends, courtesy of FaceBook“How time flies! My High School graduating class -- AAIC Batch 1987 -- will be ...”20A birthday celebration fit for a Princess“ Our little princess, Marielle, turned seven on July 8. We celebrated it on July 11 ...”
- Jun25"Graduation Hill"“ "Graduation Hill" is a place. But it is not a specific place. It varies from ...”22Extreme Trail Ride“ What better way to commemorate Independence day than to enjoy the liberating feeling of communing ...”05My first 21K Run. At long last!“ I was so ecstatic when I crossed the Finish Line of the Nature Valley RUN ...”
- May26An unfinished book“ I've been reading "An Unfinished Life" by Robert Dallek for at least a month now. ...”25The problem with kindergarten“When Robert Fulghum wrote his tiny little book, "All I Really Needed To Know I ...”24Lara Marielle: Kindergarten Graduate, Keynote Speaker, Best in Computer“ You have to allow me this moment to brag. I am, after all, just a ...”23A new language to learn“ This DVD and booklet set was one of my "lucky finds" in the book fair ...”22A heartbreaking book“ What's with me lately that I seem to be drawn into reading depressing books? Within ...”217 hours 30 minutes“ "The things Filipinos endure for their politicians!" Yes I know that is a very cynical way ...”20A Disturbing Book“ Of course it's the book's subject matter that I find disturbing and not the book ...”18"Have it your way"“ I am not a big Burger King fan (although I love their Whopper, Double Whopper, ...”13Bora“ This blog post is 2 months late. I was in Boracay with my ex-girlfriend and our ...”07Lost: My Voice“ If you happen to stumble upon my voice, please convince it to return to me ...”04Trip down memory lane: CBA "handshake" with AAP Employees Union“ I have been scanning old photos over the past weekend as part of my self-imposed ...”
- Apr04Getting reacquainted with the Little Prince“I read the book, The Little Prince, when I was in college. Or so I ...”
- Mar30One Green Tea Latte with Soy Milk, please. Hot, Venti.“I haven't blogged for almost two months! Wow, that's incredible! It's a story of both ...”
- Feb09Emergency Car Kit Checklist. Seriously.“I thought I am just being OC (obsessive-compulsive) because I have the compulsion to stock ...”
- Jan24My new blogging haven“ I spent the whole afternoon and early evening of January 16 (last Saturday) working on ...”23Correct Timing for Drinking Water“I don't believe every tip and pointer I receive in my e-mail inbox. †But I ...”20Warren Buffett Wisdom - 2nd of 2 parts“ This now completes my commitment -- to readers of A Wonderful Blog as well as ...”16My latest iPhone apps ó 2nd of 2 parts“Iíve never been too much of a Game person ñ until the iPhone that is.† ...”13The First Nine Years of My Life Sentence | Terrace at the Fifth“My Life Sentence December 8, 2000 is probably the most important date in my life.† It ...”10Mother and Child“My ex-girlfriend is deeply moved whenever she sees a mother and child portrait or painting. ...”07The Wisdom of Warren Buffett, first of 2 parts“I finished reading, ìThe Tao of Warren Buffett,î shortly before Christmas.† I loved it.† I ...”
- 2009“I felt like a pro. But truth is I was groping aimlessly.”
- Dec28Everybody loves Mario“HE WAS the ugliest dog I've ever laid my eyes on. †A cross between a ...”27More Witty Pinoy Signages“ The following are names of Philippine business establishments. †Oh yes, they are all real. The ...”24Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!“ Click Here for a translation of "Merry Christmas and ...”21Pinoy Sign Language“ We, Filipinos, are well known for our sense of humor. †We can find -- and ...”19You Tube is the future of Karaoke/Videoke“It's happening. †More and more songs are now available in You Tube, complete with lyrics. Incidentally, ...”17Another amazing, and moving, sand drawing“ This amazing artist's name is Kseniya Simonova and the world apparently discovered her through the ...”15My latest iPhone apps -- 1st of 2 parts“ DESTROYER is only my 6th iPhone game after DuckShoot, iSniper, Twistism (FREE version), Super Word ...”13An authentic Thai resto in Davao City“I WAS in Davao City for 3 days last week on official business and I ...”11Special Invitation for Floyd Mayweather“ THIS is so freakin' funny. †Whoever made this photo collage must be a big fan ...”09Warren Buffet's Aphorisms | The Veterinarian | 'Wondering' begets Wisdom“ I just received "The Tao of Warren Buffet" book as a gift from my ex-girlfriend. ...”
- Nov27Idle thoughts of a "wonderful" mind“Have you ever wondered? I can't help but wonder about lots of things, whether important or ...”24Apple Ad | Golf Humor | A Pissing Contest“ I saw this old Apple Ad from a featured slideshow presentation in CIO.com. †Now just ...”23Answer Key to Riddles on 11/17/2009 blog post“I am sure posting the answers to the Riddles in my 10/12/2009 blog post is ...”22Online Fatigue | Book Marathon“"The greatest truths are the simplest. †And so are the greatest men." ~ Julius Charles ...”21Grimace | Balot sa Dahon“"A man's own self is his friend. †A man's own self is his foe." ~ ...”20I voted for Earth“%CODE1% As we love to say among our dabakards, "let's all 'pitch in' to this." †I ...”17Take a break with some Riddles“ These are the kind of stuff that Mensa folks love so much. †But there's no ...”13Basic Japanese Table Etiquette courtesy of Karate Kid“ Copied this from a poster in a wall of a Karate Kid restaurant somewhere in ...”11Weekend movie marathon: Jacky Chan's The Myth and The Mummy 1 & 2“Last week's Halloween long weekend afforded me some free time which I promptly wasted on ...”09Web Browser, 15yo | How to ward off Swine Flu | Russian Proverb“A mighty lot of people spend a lot of their waking hours with this guy, ...”07Super Sweet Kids | Sting Ad | Chinese Proverb“They are the sweetest! †And they adore each other. It has long been settled that both ...”05A David Blaine trick, or something like it“ This Math Test crafted by a world-class magician is said to be able to predict ...”04Win7 vs. Snow Leopard | Treatment for Leptospirosis | Deadly Cockroach |“ I found a very interesting article comparing the newly announced Windows 7 with Mac's OSX ...”0369 | Globe (In)Visibility | Tsoko.Nut @ TEE | Da Vinci said“SIXTY NINE: What a number!† But before imaginations get any dirtier, thatís the number of ...”01Pepper Rice“ If you happen to visit PowerPlant Mall in Rockwell and you get hungry I recommend ...”
- Oct30Booked again“When I was just starting with my blogging I used to write a lot about ...”28Voter Registration | The Last of the Mohicans | Oprah said“In the news the other night were stories about thousands of people trooping to Comelec ...”19Good, Better, Best“ "Good, better, best" used to have an entirely different meaning to us a decade ago. ...”17Tips from an Experienced Flood Victim“ Everyone is still in shock from the havoc wreaked by Ondoy and Pepeng. †And yet ...”16Some pretty good -- and tasty -- ideas“ I found a copy of the article, "50 Ways to Never Waste Food Again, " ...”10Bloggers beware, Regulations are now upon us“I got very curious when I saw this item in my regular newsletter subscription from ...”09Running again“That's my sweetheart donning my Milo Marathon jersey in the photo. †I am all set ...”08Praying the "Oratio Imperata" for Deliverance from Calamities“ I am not a particularly prayerful person. †But I believe in the power of prayer ...”05A gourmand on gourmet food and a villain's restaurant“ I was quite surprised -- and a bit amused -- when some friends asked me ...”
- Sep29Surreal yet so real“After spending almost 7-hours in the relative safety of my car in a luckily still-flood-free ...”28The day typhoon Ondoy wreaked havoc in Metro Manila“ Typhoon "Ondoy" is now touted to have caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila in ...”15How an Industrial Engineer would sing "Total Eclipse of the Heart"“I almost fell from my seat from laughing out loud when I finally realized what ...”11Smoking Lounge“ I found this from a forwarded e-mail in my inbox this morning. †It is a ...”09Smokey Mountain, then and now“Have you seen Smokey Mountain lately? †The same Smokey Mountain that has brought so much ...”06Another dead tree in Metro courtesy of MMDA“"Trees removed from Metro Manila thoroughfares are properly 'balled' and replanted in parks." That's the official ...”
- Aug28Update on my "new office"“ Last July 15 I featured my soon-to-rise "container" office in Harbor Center. †It hardly looked ...”26Motorcycle-riding policemen -- without helmets!“I was cruising northbound along Roxas Boulevard near Intramuros the other day when four motorcycles ...”20Cory, from TIME to TIME“ In January 1987, less than a year since she was sworn in as President of ...”17Cory's Funeral Photos“ TOGETHER with my ex-girlfriend, I attended Cory's funeral on August 5. †It is not something ...”14Pleasant palate memory: Fazoli's Chicken with Flavored Rice“ I ACCOMPANIED my ex-girlfriend in Eastwood CityWalk the other night to scout for a place ...”09A twit of fate“UNTIL recently I have always been lukewarm about the utilitarian value of Twitter . †Although ...”06Holy Cow!“ EVERY once in a seldom while we do find some gems in that despicable place ...”03"The Filipino is worth LIVING for!"“Almost three decades ago Former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino was quoted saying this now famous ...”
- Jul31A yellow ribbon tied from our words of love“THE outpouring of support for Pres. Corazon Aquino is heartwarming. †Albeit impersonal, the yellow ribbons ...”"Sister's Day" on August 2; No Kidding“BELIEVE IT. †There is such a thing as "Sister's Day" and it just around the ...”30Amazing Sand Painting“ Image grabbed from You Tube This is awesome! †I have not seen anything like ...”29Is the Rubik's Cube a geek's toy or a nerd's toy?“ Contrary to what most people believe, nerds are not necessarily geeks, and vice ...”28A gadget to die for: The world's first 3D digital camera“ I found this article from a Twit post, and since the article may be reposted ...”27Auto Quiz: Which is America's All-Time Best Selling Car?“HERE'S a trivia question for the car-crazed like me: †Which is America's (and probably the ...”22The latest from Juana Change: Election Rhapsody“ WARNING:††CONTENT MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO CERTAIN SECTORS. †EXTREMELY ENTERTAINING TO MOST OTHERS, HOWEVER. DISCLAIMER: †The views ...”21I'll sleep on it“YOU WILL hear this more often from me from now on. †And if you see ...”Outrageously Funny TVCs“ I HAVE not been in blogging mood for several days now. †My mind is still ...”15My New Office“ IT DOESN'T look like an office at all, does it? †But I am quite excited ...”14Electrifying Guitar Music“ON JULY 1 I featured the blissful classical-pop violin and cello rendition of "Victory" by ...”13Blue Ribbon“ MY MENTOR, good friend, and former boss, Muriel Macabuag, sent this to the Yahoogroup of ...”10Move over 'West Side Story'; Here comes 'Web Site Story'“ † HAVE YOU seen West Side Story? †Yes of course I am referring to the musical. ...”08Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!“ MY BABY TURNED SIX TODAY.††And she's getting prettier and lovelier every minute. She still let's me ...”07Mark July 22 on your calendar“IF YOU haven't yet, do mark July 22 on your calendar and set your mobile ...”06But it's not Google!“I FIND it†surprising that there wasn't enough noise about the birth of Bing. †Or maybe ...”02Keyboard Innovation“I FOUND this very interesting article on Business Opportunities Weblog Network. A British inventor named David ...”01Blissful BONDage“I MADE several small personal victories in the past couple of days so I am ...”
- Jun30Things are getting better in Mobile.PH“Sun Cellular did what was largely thought to be impossible when it offered unlimited Sun-to-Sun ...”29Regarding Netbooks“I GOT an e-mail from a regular visitor of aWonderfulBlog.com about a week ago. †She ...”28What did you say?“ "MAKING PASAY CITY A HEALTHIER PLACE TO LIVE" (ANO DAW?) IF YOU'VE been anywhere in Pasay ...”26Wired!“SUBMARINE CABLES have been in existence for perhaps half a century already but not until ...”24Patriotic Fashion“ I SNAPPED this photo of a T-shirt with a nationalistic design from a mannequin on ...”23Some Brain Exercisers“TO the Mensa†folks out there, here're some brain exercisers for you. †Those who are really ...”22The money cycle“I GOT this in my e-mail inbox just now. †I am sure you will find ...”21Father's Day messages“ TODAY is Father's Day (that's right, today and not last Sunday as many people ...”19At long last, copy-cut-paste on the iPhone“FINALLY, the long wait is over. †The much anticipated OS upgrade of iPhone (iPhone 3.0) ...”15Photoblog: Stop Gloria's ConAss“I ATTENDED the multi-sectoral mass protest at Ayala Avenue in Makati City last Wednesday to ...”14Father's Day: A confused holiday“ I WOKE UP late this morning from loud incessant banging on our bedroom door. †I ...”11FOR RENT: 1BR Condo Unit @ The Eastwood Excelsior (TEE)“UNIT DETAILS: †Unit 11B, Tower 1 of The Eastwood Excelsior; †Floor Area: 50 square meters;†One ...”10Another great Web find: Urban Dictionary“†image grabbed from www.urbandictionary.com DICTIONARIES are necessarily utilitarian by nature, some more so than others. †So ...”09Mickey's ill-fated cousins“QUITE a number of mice made it really big, didn't they? †There's Mickey†of course, who, ...”Shame List: 'like thieves in the night'“† † † LOVE 'em, or hate 'em. †Here they are. †The 172 CONGRESSMEN WHO APPROVED THE CON-ASS, ...”08Drink Wine, Not Water“ THIS has been circulating around in the highest echelons of society †(i.e., business leaders, heads ...”A boring news“† THIS IS such a non-event I am not sure why I am even posting it ...”05Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Fact Sheet“ † WITH†already 30 confirmed cases in the Philippines as of this morning, June 5, this should ...”04How much is a name worth?“ OUR GREAT grandparents would contend that a family's name is priceless. †Once the family's name ...”0110 simple principles for effective meetings“ I COPIED this right out of a wall inside the Philips Electronics and Lighting office ...”Be my guest“† † † A 'Wonderful' Blog is a personal blog and will continue to be such.† I believe, ...”Time for another change of clothes“ I HAVE been blogging for about a year and a half now.† I have not ...”
- May27How life turned out this way“† SOMEBODY posted this on BLUE GENES, the yahoogroup of former employees of IBM in the ...”25Thank Goodness I Don't Have a Blackberry“† † † I FOUND this very intriguing and mega provocative article on CIO.com entitled, "You gotta choose: ...”22Of beer and hormones“HERE'S TO share a forwarded e-mail message that really made me laugh. _________________________ Why I don't drink ...”20No to BNPP, Yes to Resorts and Tourism for Bataan Peninsula“LET ME ADD my voice to this urgent call. † I happen to have passed by the ...”12Share your athlete's foot“ † I SAW THIS on my JUNK e-mail folder. †Actually it was a forwarded message from ...”10My sweetheart's mother“ I AM NOT REFERRING to my mother-in-law, although I also adore her and consider her ...”08Giving cooking a new spin“ † I WILL HARDLY pass for a Chef. †I do cook and I am quite good ...”06A world record that I can truly be proud of“ † THERE IS a new cult in the Philippines. †I call it the "cult of the ...”04Google, circa 1960“ † THIS IMAGE caught my attention†when browsing through one of my more recent e-mail newsletters from ...”02I helped Apple achieve 1 billion downloads in 9 months“ † IT HAPPENED†late in April. †One billion (that's 1 followed by 9 zeroes)†downloads†in less than a ...”
- Apr30Friendly (and a bit older) faces from a not-so-distant past“ † THERE IS something terribly wrong with this photo. †I am not on it!!! † The photo was ...”29Nuts about knots“ † I AM A CERTIFIED NUT CASE when it comes to knots. I am not ...”27Reading Jose Rizal“ I REMEMBER having read some chapters of Noli me Tangere†and just the very first chapter ...”23The Seat“ † I'VE HEARD that one of the things that really shock foreigners, especially Westerners, visiting China ...”21I love Steve Martin!“STEVE MARTIN is timeless. †This "magic" trick he performed at an episode of the Johnny ...”14A Weekend Market in Salcedo Village“ † THERE ARE†several of these weekend markets in or near the plosh villages in Metro Manila ...”A 'time capsule' in Tacloban“ † IF YOU EVER have a chance to visit the history-rich city of Tacloban, chances are ...”08So funny and so true!“ † I WAS SO ENTERTAINED †by this poem forwarded to me by my ex-girlfriend just this ...”07Images from home“ † I HAVEN'T BEEN†to my childhood home in†Alicia, Isabela†for quite a long time. †Prior to March ...”06An 'out of this world' Roller Coaster ride“ROLLER COASTERS†and other 'scare rides' give me a certain 'high.' †No I don't consider myself ...”05China's 1st ever McDo“DURING OUR Shenzhen City Tour in late February, I was told by our Tour Guide ...”04Yours truly, Mr. Quickie“I DIDN'T dream of becoming a shoe doctor 'when I grow up' :-D but I ...”03My Windiest Summit“I WAS NEITHER kidding nor exaggerating when I said in an earlier blog post that ...”02On why mistakes and failures are necessary (from Stanford to Harvard)“STEVE JOBS delivered a memorable and greater-than-himself speech at Stanford. †The Harvard ilk will not ...”01Bong's April Fool's Day Wisdom“'TIS STILL graduation season so I have a couple of important things to say to ...”On connecting the dots, love, loss, death, staying hungry, and staying foolish“THESE ARE †the subject matters of†Steve Jobs'†commencement speech that he delivered at†Stanford way back in ...”
- Mar30Where's the pot of gold?“IF there is truth in the saying that "at the end of the rainbow is ...”2826Tax my consumption, not my income“ † WHAT A COOL IDEA! † I overheard this from a radio interview this morning. †Apparently, renowned economist, ...”22Hongkong-Shenzhen Weekend Family Holiday“What? Weekend holiday, with family and some friends. † † Where? Hongkong,†with sidetrip to ShenZhen, China. † When? February 19-22, 2009. † † Who? There were seven ...”21China speaks out!“I WAS at the night market in ShenZhen, China in late February when this caught ...”20Unforgettable graduation speech from a remarkable young lady“ I GOT reminded that Graduation Season is again upon us when I started seeing tarpaulins ...”18My European Quickie“ † SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU but this is not one of those naughty blog posts of ...”17iPhone Photography and a last look at Mt. Malipunyo“MT. MALIPUNYO must now be the most exploited topic in my blog to date. ...”13Catching the breeze atop Mt. Sembrano“ - MT. SEMBRANO (745+ MASL) in Pililia, Rizal looks deceivingly easy to climb when viewed from ...”11Dine like a President“I'VE NEVER BEEN good at remembering names of people. †I hardly forget a face (especially ...”09SMS Wisdom: The laws of lifetime personal growth“ THIS ONE was sent to me through SMS. †A forwarded message that I find to ...”08'Fined' Dining“I'VE ALWAYS wondered why 'Fine Dining' is called as such (have you?).† What I couldn't ...”07Most Admired“I AM PLEASED to see two of the global companies that I admire most -- ...”06PHOTOBLOG: A not-so-ordinary day in Mt. Makiling“IN a recent blog post I narrated how some members of the Delbros AB Normal ...”05iPhone-mania“ 120 MILLION PESO IPHONE EVER WONDERED what sort of gadgets do the rich and the famous ...”
- Feb28The day Mt. Makiling taught me a lesson on Humility“AFTER SUCCESSFULLY climbing about half a dozen mountains, with the most recent one just the ...”Women are smarter than men. Case closed.“THIS IS DEDICATED to all my lady friends and all the lady visitors of this ...”27The sorry state of PH education“IN a†professional/consultant capacity I am currently†involved in an NGO-led project that aims to uplift the ...”One more look at Mt. Malipunyo (Malarayat Mountain Range)“WHEN WE†climbed Mt. Malipunyo of the Malarayat Mountain Range in Batangas last month, we had ...”Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: NATURE'S BOUNTY“ † PERHAPS the most amazing as well as most inspiring lesson man can learn from forests ...”26Gigapixel-resolution photography, anyone?“ † MY FRIEND MITZ†recently signed up for the Global Connection Project and was chosen as one ...”DAFT-finitions“ I WAS greatly entertained by these daft definitions a friend forwarded to me through e-mail. † ADULT: A ...”25Creepy Creatures Reunite on a Blue Full Moon“† † A BLUE MOON is special because it happens very rarely.† I have come to use ...”Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: WAYSIDE BEAUTIES“THIS IS MY†sixth posting for my†ëHidden Beauties Up Thereí†series. † † These photos were taken using an†Olympus†Mju 1030SW†10.1 ...”24The 'Australians'“HAVEN'T I mentioned in an earlier blog post that rappelling is a lesson in letting ...”23Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: CO-EXISTENSE“† † † SYMBIOSIS is a truly beautiful concept I learned from my science text books many years ...”15Call Center Humor“ THIS IS JUST FOR LAUGHS. †No offense meant to my Chinese friends. :-> † A scene (or ...”14Message from the heart...“?†?†?†?†?†?†?†?†?†?†?†? † ?†?†?†?†?†?†?†?†?†?†?†? :-x †”Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: TINY BEAUTIFUL“THIS IS MY†fourth†posting for my†ëHidden Beauties Up Thereí†series. † † In the vastness of mountains and forests it ...”13Generation Gap?“ THIS WAS forwarded to me by e-mail a few days ago. †It made me laugh ...”Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: INVASION“THIS IS MY†third posting for my†ëHidden Beauties Up Thereí†series. † I find both pain and beauty on ...”11My Ex-Girlfriend“† † TODAY IS †A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR ME.††It is my ex-girlfriend's birthday.† I would not ...”10PH is still world's SMS capital“ † HERE ARE SOME mind-boggling statistics on SMS/text messaging in the Philippines: † 2.37 billion text messages were ...”09Portraits“MITZ PICARDAL, my long-time friend and now a renowned expert in the field of digital ...”06So-so lunch @ Seafood Island - Eastwood“I†HAD AN unplanned lunch date with my ex-girlfriend in Eastwood City last week (Thursday, Jan ...”05Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: MYSTERIOUS“THIS IS MY second posting for my 'Hidden Beauties Up There' series. † † † † I was very much ...”04Internet in lieu of sex? Whoa, that's baloney. Or is it?“† I CONSIDER the topic of my blog post on January 30 as the most disturbing ...”Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: VIVID!“HERE'S THE FIRST of my†ëHidden Beauties Up Thereí†series. † †† † These photos were taken using an Olympus†Mju 1030SW ...”02Online Mock Election: Who will you vote for as the next President of the Philippines“ASSUMING the 2010 Presidential Election is already ongoing at this very moment, who will you ...”Hidden Beauties Up There“"It is the journey, not the destination, that matters."† † † † WHOEVER said that must have climbed many ...”01How geeks name their pets - part 3“ † SO FAR†we have unearthed the secrets on how some of the coolest gadgets and how ...”
- Jan31Senseless apprehensions by the Yellow Boys of Makati (MAPSA)“ † I WONDER IF it is the policy of the city of Makati but to me ...”30PH Bloggers Beware! 'Martial Law' looming in Blogosphere.ph“ ALL PH-BASED BLOGGERS and Web content developers should already be pressing the Panic Button by ...”28How geeks name their pets - Part 2“ ON JANUARY 19 I sampled a few gadgets and proceeded to find out how their ...”Traffic Advisory: Ayala Center Traffic Re-Routing“THIS IS a public service announcement. †This rerouting affects the general vicinity between Landmark and ...”27'Our Enemy' by Alexander L. Lacson“ THIS ONE is definitely worth sharing... † OUR ENEMY by: †Alexander L. Lacson Philippine Daily Inquirer (First Posted 00:37:00 ...”26Delbros AB Normal Club is back in action! Summitted the highest peak in the Malarayat Mountain Range“ † THE YEAR 2008 was a relatively active year for the Delbros AB Normal Club.† They ...”High-Adrenaline Chase Scene“I'VE LONG OUTGROWN my addiction to martial arts flicks with the exception, of course, of ...”232008 was the year I devoured the Apple“ I LOVE ANYTHING APPLE! †Apple Juice, Apple Pie, Apple-flavored candy, Green Apple, Red Apple, California ...”22Full Moons“ THERE WERE TWO FULL MOONS†instead of the usual Blue Moon for The Boys and Girls ...”Maxi, the Boy Scouts' wonder dog“DID YOU KNOW†that dogs are naturally acrophobic? † † Apparently, Scout Maxi is an exception. † This young ...”21BFAD Advisory on Peanut Butter from the US“ † A COLLEAGUE sent this advisory to everyone in our office this morning. †I believe this ...”Adding mine to the book of 150 million faces.“ † ON DECEMBER 14, 2008 I decided to join FaceBook.† By end of 2008, FaceBook reached ...”19How geeks name their pets - Part 1“††† THESE MAY JUST be pets to the geeks who invented them but to the rest ...”16DIY 'Japanese' for the non-Japanese“† I WAS TOLD that many of these words will allow you to carry on a ...”14I owe Citibank negative five centavos. How do I pay it?“ THIS IS MY unusual, and so overly annoying problem for more than a year now. ...”13Third Hand Smoke“† I KNOW what 'first hand smoke' is and I can clearly distinguish 'second hand smoke' ...”12Really Cool Muscle Bike“ THIS BIKE is so cool I really just have to post it here in my ...”After Milk, Honey from China is World's next Food Safety Nightmare“† THIS WAS RECENTLY POSTED in BlueGenes by an ex-IBMer who is based in the US.† ...”11Sent from my iPhone“† ONE OF MY FAVORITE iPhone applications is E-mail.† Ever since I started using the iPhone ...”10The Philippines IN the Internet“ I†CAME ACROSS this news article published by TeamAsia featuring Top Searched Terms of 2008 in ...”The Philippines AND the Internet“† †† HERE'S A HODGE-PODGE of figures and statistics from various research and survey groups†about the Internet's ...”09One more time...'New Year, New Hopes, New Philippines?' (the complete article)“LAST JANUARY 7 I mentioned in my blog post the article written by Harvey S. ...”Bibliophiles' Havens“† SOMEBODY E-MAILED to me a list of URLs of Websites where online books may be ...”082009 Hooters Calendar“THIS IS for the boys. †And girls, too. Click on the image above or the link ...”My Favorite Geeky Intrigues in 2008“WHO SAYS geeks are boring? If 2008 is any indication it is clear that techno-geeks ...”07Wolves in sheeps' clothings?“ The Pangandaman Brothers † NOW LOOK at that photo? †Don't they look angelic? Innocent? †Aren't they the ...”New Year, new hopes, new Philippines?“THAT'S THE TITLE of Harvey S. Keh's Filofax column in Manila Bulletin last Sunday and ...”06Start 2009 by donating to a cause; I am donating to Wikipedia“I FEEL SO BLESSED in 2008, so much so that I felt compelled to somehow ...”Somewhere in India“YOU MUST have seen †this already from e-mail forwards. †Even so, I am sure you ...”05'You Tube' Diva“THIS GIRL is wonderful! †She has a very sexy voice and really sexy eyes. †I ...”04Thanks for your SMS greetings!“† I DELIBERATELY RESISTED the urge to send SMS greetings last Christmas and New Year. It does ...”'Gelukkig Nieuwjaar'“THAT'S 'Happy New Year' in Dutch! I have no particular reason for choosing the Dutch translation ...”'Happy New Year' from my naughty friends“I RECEIVED about a dozen naughty 'Happy New Year' greetings via SMS from some of ...”03Conversations of a bunch of 50-year-olds at Starbucks“AS I WAS WRITING THIS BLOG POST†(which is like just a few minutes ago) I ...”02Great Driving Exhibition“THIS IS AWESOME! Click here to launch the video clip.”
- 2008“My first year blogging. I had so much fun.”
- Dec31Special Project: 2009 Calendar“ I'VE BEEN getting these weekly e-mailers from Digital World for several months already. †I am ...”30(Belated) Christmas Message from Juana Change“Caution: †Contains sensitive and highly graphic materials. †Parental Guidance is advised. ”27I wanna go to "where the winds blow": Batanes“THERE IS A VERY NICE and comprehensive article about Batanes in the Philippine Star last ...”26My first real foray into blogging: Marielle's and Johan's Blogs“Marielle's Blog: †www.laramarielle.wordpress.com Johan's Blog: †www.josephhaniel.wordpress.com A PROUD DAD, I certainly am. †About two years ago, while ...”25A 'Wonderful Blog' greets one and all 'A Perfect Christmas'“IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY and all I want to do is wish that everybody is having ...”The Christmas Alphabet“ I FIRST SAW this being circulated through e-mail forwards last Christmas (2007).† I just got ...”24'Oh Holy Night' Divine Renditions“WHAT DO Regine Velasquez, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Avril Lavigne, Jessica Simpson, Whitney Houston, and ...”23Bye-bye Sony CyberShot; Hello Olympus“ YESTERDAY I blogged about the untimely demise of our old but reliable first generation Sony ...”22Sony CyberShot is 'Dead On The Water'“FOR SEVERAL WEEKS we mourned the 'death' of our first generation Sony CyberShot. †Note that ...”21Analyze this: my blogís top search keywords“ MY SITE STATS got my attention while I was performing some housekeeping and maintenance works ...”20I bit the apple“ I†KNEW IT is bound to happen sooner or later. †At long last... finally... I gave ...”19Tech Trivia: The First Cellular Phone“ IMAGINE what would life be without the now ubiquitous cellular phone (now more commonly known ...”18Learning to lose“ THE IDEA of defeat seems to be very difficult for kids to comprehend. †I guess ...”When the earth wouldn't stand still, go for Thai food on a twilight“DECEMBER 9, a day after my ex-girlfriend and I commemorated the day she became my ...”17Pink!“FOR CATHOLICS, last Sunday (December 14) was the Third Sunday of Advent. Among the Catholic visitors ...”16The Chair Wrecker's Theory on why the biggest crooks are pushing for Chacha“ THIS MAKES for a very interesting, albeit a little heady, read. †The article below was ...”My first Christmas post: Winter Wonderland courtesy of Kenny G“IT'S DECEMBER 16, the start of Misa de Gallo (dawn mass). †Let me greet one ...”15It is still a beautiful world“ THIS POST IS DEDICATED to Raquel Atienza and Jojo De Jesus of Delbros. †It is ...”13Got time to waste? Check this out“ I†CANNOT and DO NOT attest to the accuracy of the following. †After all, these were ...”12Becoming a more socially-involved blogger“ YESTERDAY I POSTED a material that was recently forwarded to me by e-mail by a ...”11Message from jail“ THE FOLLOWING is a message supposedly written by Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim and sent out ...”Hairspray Movie-Musical is entertainment galore“ WE SELDOM†watch movies on HBO†anymore but we had a lucky break two Sundays ago (Nov ...”10Great parking innovation at SM Mall of Asia“ I FIRST saw the red and green lights in the covered parking of SM Mall ...”07POWERPOINTers“ HERE ARE SOME important keyboard shortcuts to know while your PowerPoint presentation is running in ...”06The Mighty Engine (of the Near Future)“ EVERYTHING appears to be right†about this†engine invented†by Raphial Morgado. †I hope it becomes available in ...”05'Blue Moon' and waiting blues with John and Yoko“ JOHN AND YOKO, the ever full, ìplease wait to be seatedî Cosmopolitan-Japanese resto at the ...”04Midweek Comic Relief: A snippet from the 'Harry Estipona' Collection“MY FRIEND, Harry Estipona of the UP-MBA Housemates, loves to collect this kind of jokes.† ...”03Grilla-Pioneer hosts another 'Blue Moon' get-together“THERE WAS excitement in the air and the remnants of the Boys and Girls of ...”02Special Announcement: Aileen's Birthday Today“THIS BLOG POST goes online at exactly 12:01 AM of December 2, 2008 (GMT+8). Please bear ...”01The Blog Book“ONE OF THE TIPPING POINTS that led me to embrace blogging with passion is this ...”Book Summary: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie“HERE IS AN 8-SLIDE summary I prepared of Dale Carnegie's second best selling book. †Click ...”
- Nov30Love is blind... until it sees“A SAD STORY, this is. This was forwarded to the Blue Genes Yahoo Group with the ...”29Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" Parts 8-13“SOME DEMANDING friends are complaining about my weekly "piecemeal" postings of Sun Tzu's "The Art ...”28Final PHILIPS Bodega Sale for 2008“MARK YOUR CALENDARS. The date is DECEMBER 6, 2008. Venue is the A. ...”Whoa! Is that a truck or what?“ I THOUGHT I'VE already seen the most overloaded public commuter's transports in the world. †In ...”27Geeks on a weekend adventure (Part 2: Challenge Valley)“THE Philippine Scouting Center for Asia Pacific Region, located 65 kilometers southeast of Metro Manila ...”26Step aside Obama“ JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS ago while the whole wide world was eagerly anticipating the ...”25'Loving our neighbor is at the heart of rebuilding our nation'“THIS IS THE TITLE of an article recently written by my good friend Boogie Boydon. ...”24My first 50 days with the iPhone 3G“OK, I NOW CONFESS. †I am an iPhone 3G user. My boss, Jose Eduardo C. Delgado ...”23Geeks on a weekend adventure (Part 1: Geek Fear Factor)“WHAT DO GEEKS do on a weekend outing? Solve Mensa puzzles? †Join a Rubik's Cube competition? ...”22Fire Sale and Condo Unit for Rent“MY GOOD PAL, college buddy, and former P. Campa co-inhabitant, Mitz Picardal, is finally migrating ...”21Weird keyboard“ THIS KEYBOARD BLEW me away! †When I first saw the photo I thought it may ...”20Rare Gem of a Poem“I AM PLEASANTLY SURPRISED to learn that my good ole friend Dominic Cimafranca, with whom ...”19A very graphic reminder to drive defensively; So think before you drive“THIS IS gruesome! †But this can happen to anyone even, or perhaps especially, in the ...”18The turtles, the frogs, and the pretty lady“Technorati Profile DONíT BOTHER ATTEMPTING to find the connection between the turtles, the frogs, and the ...”17Crazy Pilot“THIS IS TOO unbelievable to be faked so it must be for real!!! I've seen some ...”16Another free and fun online photo tool“LAST WEEK I featured a cool and free online tool to make your photos funky.† ...”14O Kitchen of Solace“† WE WENT to see Quantum of Solace, my ex-girlfriend and I, on its first day ...”11The indefatigable Mr. Sprocket“I HAVE TALKED ABOUT QUITE a number of people in my blog. †Most of them ...”10Pinoys Got Talent“THAT PINOY GOT talent is old news. †But these ones are the first of many ...”08Sun Tzu's "The Art of War," Part 7: Maneuvering“† WE ARE HALFWAY THERE! †Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" manuscript has 13 parts and ...”07Back to P. Campa (a saga)“TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO an unexpected e-mail message from a long-lost friend triggered ...”06Letting Go“IT'S NOT THE TITLE of my new movie. :-D It is the first and most important ...”05MBA Reviewer: Accounting & Control“I MADE THIS REVIEWER when I was preparing for my MBA Comprehensive Exam in UP-Diliman ...”04Funky Photos: DIY, FREE“HERE IS ANOTHER cool tool you can use absolutely FREE courtesy of the World Wide ...”03Unbelievable (but seemingly real) Tongue Tricks“NOT WHAT YOU have in mind, dirty old men! †But I won't stop you if ...”01Sun Tzu's "The Art of War," Part 6: Weak Points and Strong“HERE IS PART 6 of the Sun Tzu manuscript. †Just seven more parts to go! ...”
- Oct31What do you fear?“aWonderfulBlog greets you "Happy Halloween!" And here's a video clip borrowed from Scary Movie for your ...”30The boys and girls of P. Campa“IT SEEMS LIKE IT was just a couple of years ago.† Fact is, it was ...”29Comedy in Tragedy“† FOR ABOUT TWO weeks now I have been getting lots of e-mail forwards containing jokes, ...”28The Legend of Google“† I AM A GOOGLE FANATIC.† Youíll find this quite obvious in the many blog posts ...”27Amazing Ballet performances“I AM NOT PARTICULARLY fond of ballet. †But these two video clips I chanced upon ...”26Book Summary: How to Win Friends and Influence People“THERE ARE TWO things I love best with Dale Carnegie's books: † They are timeless; and They are ...”25Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Part 5: Energy“ † IN THE PAST FOUR WEEKS I have posted the manuscript of the first four parts ...”24Mergers and Consolidations to watch out for“† EVERYBODY IS TALKING about the great global financial meltdown that started from the US a ...”2311 things students did not and will not learn in school, according to Bill Gates“I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE whether Bill Gates really said this or not.† It may ...”21(Not) only in the Philippines“ I TAKE EXCEPTION to the front page banner story in the September 28 ñ October ...”20Another PHILIPS Bodega Sale!“MISSED THE PHILIPS BODEGA SALE last month?† Hereís your chance to avail of the coolest ...”19Dale Carnegie Course - Class 880“WHILE ORGANIZING my e-photo album over the previous weekend I came across a set of ...”18Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Part 4: Tactical Dispositions“FOR THE FOURTH WEEKEND NOW I have been posting the manuscript of Sun Tzu's The ...”16A neat solution to printing Web pages“ ALTHOUGH DOWNLOADING WEB PAGES and saving them to a storage device is obviously the more ...”14The Ultimate Country-Specific News Portal“ FOR THE LONGEST time I have relied on inquirer.net or inq7.net as my primary source ...”12Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Part 3: Attack by Stratagem“† THIS IS MY THIRD†installment of Sun Tzu's The Art of War manuscript. The first two parts ...”11The kid who made it possible for me to enter Blogosphere“ IT IS WORDPRESS that got me into blogging so it is with much regret that ...”09FREE Online Training, no kidding“WWW.ALISON.COM†-->†thatís the site.† Go check it out. I checked it out myself and it really offers ...”07Being nice is not always good...“...OR SO SOME experts think, based on an intriguing article I found in CIO.com,†which I ...”05Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Part 2: Waging War“ HERE IS THE second installment of Sun Tzu's The Art of War. †I am aiming ...”04"Kaya Natin" -- Among Ed's message to Fil-Am Organizations and Individuals“HERE IS ANOTHER one from Gov. Ed Panlilio, courtesy of the US-based members of Blue ...”03ìMust LOVE Treesî“ THERE ARE THOUSANDS (maybe even millions) of armchair environmentalists in the Philippines (I am one ...”02Golf Humor: Fore!“† FORE! As a golf newbie this is one of the latest additions to my growing ...”
- Sep30Who is 'Generation Y'?“WE OFTEN HEAR and read about ìGeneration Yî or ìGen Y.î †But who actually belong ...”28Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Part I: Laying Plans“† IíVE†ALWAYS BEEN intrigued and impressed by Sun Tzuís famous work thatís why when I found ...”27In support of Gov. Ed Panlilio“I HAVE MANAGED to avoid the subject of politics in my blog until now. †When ...”25Golf Trivia: Where did the term "Caddie" come from?“Q: In golf, where did the term "Caddie" come from? A: When Mary, later Queen of ...”23The multi-faceted Mr. Evaristo“ ANOTHER MEMBER of the UPMBA Housemates celebrated his birthday in September.† Mr. Alex Evaristo, MBA, ...”22Why Nokia dominates the local cellphone market“IT'S REALLY very plain and simple.† Ease of Texting. With the Philippines sending out 600 million ...”19Andok-flavored ice-cold drinks, anyone?“I HAD A MEETING in Ortigas Center†on August 27 and I took the opportunity to ...”17A Compressed World“I CHANCED UPON this very interesting material in a local magazine while waiting my turn ...”14Another aWonderfulBlog Milestone: 10,000 hits“ON AUGUST 21st I REPORTED the first major milestone of aWonderfulBlog:† First 1,000 daily unique ...”12Chrome here, Chrome there, Chrome everywhere“CHROME IS ALL OVER the place since last week. All the tech Websites, online forums ...”11Am I a text addict?“ IN MY BLOG ENTRY the other day I wondered about how many text messages are ...”10Intel Atom is what Netbooks are waiting for“† AND IT'S HERE, thank goodness. I've already written so much about Netbooks (or sub-notebooks, or mini-laptops, ...”09A Day in the Text Capital of the World“600 MILLION!† That's the average number of text messages sent in the Philippines every day, ...”08Kat's Day“ON SEPTEMBER 4, Sachi Kat of the UPMBA Housemates celebrated her ?? birthday! Shobe Aileen is ...”07PHILIPS Bodega Sale on SEPT 13!!!“† FOR THE FIRST TIME the much anticipated Philips Bodega Sale will be held not in ...”06Life and How to Survive It, according to an "unusual Singaporean"“"MOST UNUSUAL FOR A SINGAPOREAN."††This is how Kathy, my good cyber-friend from Malaysia, describes†Mr. Adrian ...”04Who moved my cheese? A book review“A CERTAIN MS. JHOANNA V. submitted the following book review for posting in the e-zine ...”03Punta De Uian: Overrated“ † WE HAD A FAMILY outing in Punta De Uian in San Antonio, Zambales over the ...”01Special Announcement: August 31 is Kiko Ricamoraís Birthday“ ATTENTION!† Calling all past and present officemates, clients, colleagues, former classmates, former teachers/professors, former girlfriends, ...”
- Aug29Runner 291“AFTER ALMOST A YEAR in hiatus I started running again.† I was runner number 291 ...”28More 'Funny and Amazing Math'“† MY YESTERDAYíS BLOG post inspired me enough to google the Web to find more funny ...”27Funny and amazing Math“A MEMBER OF BLUE GENES (the Yahoo Group of ex-IBMers in the Philippines) posted this ...”26My career in Marketing“PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME only in my present job find it somewhat difficult to believe ...”23"dividi dividi" (a Movie Marathon)“ 'BEEN DOING SOME CATCHING UP on our growing pile of DVDs at home in the ...”22Being Direct“WHEN IT COMES TO being direct, top of mind is of course Michael Dell of ...”21aWonderfulBlog's Milestone: 1,000th daily unique hits“IT SNEAKED ON ME, this milestone in my young blog.† It was last Monday, August ...”20GPS and GSM Convergence“GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) technology has been around for quite some time now but in ...”19Helping the Boy Scouts go online“MY BLOGGING ACTIVITIES took the back seat in the past week. I've been devoting a ...”14Mum about The Mummy“ JUDE, NOW A REGULAR visitor of my blog, e-mailed me the other day asking why ...”13Chinese Language Lessons“CHINESE†IS INGRAINED in the Filipino psyche. The Chinese have been our trading partners for ...”08Beijing Olympics Schedule“† † 08.08.08.† The Olympic games begin today.† Those who can afford it are probably in Beijing ...”07Works by William Shakespeare“SOME TIME EARLY this year I made a major departure from my usual menu of ...”04Free Online Jukebox - Check this out!“ DUDES AND DUDETTES, check this out!!! Kathy, my online friend from Malaysia, sent this to ...”03Confession of a Love Radio Fanatic“I CONFESS. I listen to Love Radio 90.7 FM. But who doesn't? Common, ...”02Special Announcement: Dr. Mike Sabas Opens Clinic in The Medical City“† ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST and most skilled Cardiologists in the Philippines, Dr. Mike Sabas, recently ...”01English Movies You Should Never Translate Into Tagalog“† MY FRIEND MERLE ANTONIO sent to our Google Group the following forwarded e-mail message last ...”
- Jul31The case of my shrinking computer“† AS THE AMERICANS were celebrating their 232nd Independence Day on July 4, 2008 I took ...”30THE DONKEY ATTITUDE“HERE'S ANOTHER NICE STORY with an important lesson, shared by Mr. Rico Gonzales, CEO of ...”29The You Tube Phenomenon“† MIND BOGGLING! THAT's how I would describe the You Tube statistics I stumbled upon recently. ...”28The Dark Knight rocks; Gotham City is finally getting brighter“ † I WATCHED THE DARK KNIGHT last Wednesday (July 23) with my ex-girlfriend.† It was awesome!† ...”26Six Most Important Features for Cellphone Buyers“ I CHANCED UPON A RECENT†survey conducted by research firm Amplitude Research for AccessSystems Americas which ...”25Lunch Date @ Zao Viatnamese Cafe (Eastwood City)“ MY EX-GIRLFRIEND AND I went to Eastwood City two Saturdays ago to bring some documents ...”24Hitching a Ride on a Round-The-World Balloon Adventure“ WHEREAS ABOUT THREE MONTHS ago I explored the mountains of Turkey and Iran with Bob ...”23Marielle's 5th Birthday“MARIELLE TURNED FIVE on July 8. <Click this link to play Marielle's favorite dance tune:† makulay-ang-buhay> We ...”22AB Normal“ I'VE BEEN BLOGGING about our exploits in the Delbros AB Normal Club without really explaining ...”19Mitzy Photography“† I KNEW THAT my friend, Mitz Picardal, is really serious with his new-found hobby when ...”18Lot for Sale @ Pacific Park Place, Governor Drive, DasmariÒas, Cavite“ Main Entrace to Pacific Park Place † Lot Details: Location: Block 48, Lot 6 Neighborhood Area: ...”17Where are my blog posts?“AS HAS BEEN†MY ROUTINE†for several months now, I started my day†in the office today by ...”14100 percent fun in 100 Islands“ WHEN IT COMES TO TOURIST destinations and vacation getaways we tend to look far and ...”12Number Riddle“ MY FRIEND, KAT UMALI, of the UPMBA Housemates sent this riddle to our googlegroup earlier ...”11Starteacher.ph“THIS WEEK I have launched StarTeacher.ph.† StarTeacher.ph is the online version of Star Teacher Magazine, ...”09"My Digital Life, Anywhere"“My search for portable software applications is getting more and more interesting (at least to ...”07Tools of a blog addict“A REGULAR READER of my blog asked me this question: How do you manage to ...”04The Mann“ HE WAS, HE IS, AND HE will always be The Mann. And he has arrived in ...”01Mang Jimmy's“WE PIGGED OUT. We were at Mang Jimmy's so what do you expect? June 21. ...”
- Jun30Pitong Bagay na natutunan ko sa UP (Seven lessons I learned in UP) by Prof. Ryan Cayabyab“ † † (Lifted from excerpts of commencement speech given by musician-educator Ryan Cayabyab to the graduating class ...”28Volunteer Work @ GK Philips“ TWO SATURDAYS AGO (June 14 ) I joined my ex-girlfriend and her officemates in doing ...”27ForAdultsAlso.com“ SOME TIME LATE LAST YEAR together with a few friends I launched an e-zine (online ...”25Blue Moon“ † LIKE A BLUE MOON IT HAPPENS VERY†very rarely so when all of a sudden an ...”24Celebrating UP“ EARLY THIS WEEK I FOUND THE ARTICLE†below posted in Blue Genes, the Yahoo Group of ...”21JK Rowling's Harvard Speech“ † I AM NOT A BIG fan of Harry Potter and, by extension, J. K. Rowling.† ...”20A new spin on advertising: Erasure instead of Recall“ † † ALBEIT MY PRESENT JOB may give the impression that I am a geek (which I ...”19Johan's First Day in School“ WE'VE ALL PREPARED FOR THIS DAY. I, his mom, his yaya, and our whole household ...”18Books, more books (help!)“ NOW I AM REALLY getting ìbook-stressed.î † On June 10, Philips sent my ex-girlfriend to the John ...”13Hey Dudes, Read My Lips: 'DONíT HAVE KIDS!'“ FOR THIS COMING FATHER'S DAY (June 15), I have an unsolicited advice to those planning ...”11A Provocative Study: Sad Children Learn Better?“ † BY MERE CHANCE I came across this very interesting and provocative article on Philippine Daily ...”10PHOTOBLOG: Thailand's Floating Market“ ONE WEEKEND IN May we were doing a general house cleaning when I came across ...”09LEADERSHIP according to NYC Ex-Mayor Giuliani“ † Thanks to Sen. Mar Roxas and his Holiday Economics, I finally finished reading Leadership by ...”08VIDEOBLOG: ëGo Green, Go for the Real Thing!퓆 I am a proud Boy Scout. †And I am even prouder that I am given ...”07A Book on Simplicity“ † Here's another book review and summary I originally wrote for the e-zine, ForAdultsAlso.com (http://www.foradultsalso.com/wc.php?id=102).† As ...”06The Famous 'Kindergarten' Book“ † I wrote and posted the following†book review and summary on the e-zine, ForAdultsAlso.com (http://www.foradultsalso.com/wc.php?id=74), late ...”05Book Summary: 'Good To Great'“ † Others may say I am obsessive-compulsive if they learn that I have this urge to ...”04A motley techno-blog: My SD Drive as my portable computer; The Palm Centro; My Verdict on Astone Netbook.“On this fourth day of June I am trying something different with my blog entry. ...”03Ducks Among Eagles“I got the following from a forwarded e-mail which originated from the CEO of Philips ...”02Indy movie“ My ex-girlfriend and I watched Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on ...”
- May31SEO (Search Engine Optimization)“ One of the primary reasons I got myself actively blogging is this concept of Search ...”This crazy little thing called BLOG“ I am now a certified Blog addict. I eat, drink, walk, run, drive, sweat, sleep ...”30My First Scored Golf Game“ I was invited by my boss to play Golf with three other senior managers of ...”29Transformations“† To those who read my blog: † Please bear with the many changes that you will notice, ...”28Photoblog: AB Normal Tames Pico De Loro (March 29, 2008)“ WARNING! This post is photo-heavy. There are 26 featured photos, excluding the banner image. It ...”27In Search of a Portable E-Mail“ Some time late last year I was tasked by my CEO, Jose Eduardo C. Delgado, ...”26Little Aileen and the Science Question“ I read this from Boo Chanco's column in the Philippine Star today. I find it ...”25Golf 101.2 ñ The Basic Rules of Playing Golf“My admin assistant, Nerie (Jimenez), found the following Basic Golf Rules for me through the ...”19Philippine Pali ñ Highest Point in the Philippine Highway System“ A minor but interesting ìside showî feature of our recently completed trip to Mt. Timbak ...”16The Mummies of Mt. Timbak“ BAGUIO CITY; MAY 17, 2008. Early this morning we set out to summit the ninth ...”Mt. Timbak Climb“ About a month and a half ago we, the Delbros AB Normal Club headed by ...”15m-Charity: Compassion and Philanthropy Found the Ultimate Fund Raising Machine“† Donate to a cause through texting. I believe it is the best mass-based fund raising ...”14I love Google!“† A few months back, my boss forwarded to me an e-mail containing really cool Google ...”13WordPress.org“† I got introduced to WordPress about three weeks ago. It was Paolo Gillego, Web Designer ...”12Boy Scout National Office now a Wi-Fi Hot Spot; The Meraki advantage“ Last week my tech support hit squad in Delbros activated eight of the nine Meraki ...”11SCT Expressway“ I had my first opportunity to try the newly opened Subic-Clark-Tarlac (SCT) Expressway yesterday, May ...”Mother's Day“ This is day is doubly important to me. It is mother's day. At the same ...”1008Password Rules, Guidelines and Tips“ I found and†copied these password rules and guidelines on the Web.† I am posting it ...”07The Faith Argument: A very interesting story“† The Faith Argument: A very interesting story † The foregoing was sent by Ms. Merle Antonio, a ...”06Support Greenpeace“ In keeping with the many ecology-related events and activities that are an offshoot of the ...”04Warren Buffett's Advice“ I got the following e-mail forward from my good friend Meann Cruz from our Google ...”03My Nanay's 57th Birthday Today“ (Photo:† Nanay & her first Apo, Marielle) My Nanay, Paz Ulep-Saculles, is celebrating her 57th birthday ...”02My Current Book Line Up and the Six New Books in my Shopping List“ I can't buy a new book yet. Not for the next six months perhaps, and ...”01"MELANISM"“ I found this in Blue Genes a few days ago (Blue Genes is the yahoogroup ...”
- Apr29Switching to a new mini-laptop“ Bye-bye ASUS Eee, Hello ASTONE † Since January and until yesterday I had been using the ASUS ...”27Mind Boggling!“ THIS MORNING I was reading this trivia book my ex-girlfriend and I serendipitously found at†Toys ...”26Triathlon 101.1“ As a tiny step forward in my goal of joining and completing a triathlon on ...”25Golf 101.1“ † It has been approximately a month since I got initiated into Golf. I have since ...”24Verdict on ASUS Eee Mini Laptop“ IN ABOUT September 2007, there appeared a feature article on the Infotech section of a ...”23Lunch Date at Travel Cafe Philippines ñ GB5“ I HAD LUNCH DATE with my ex-girlfriend yesterday. It was not a planned date ñ ...”20Triathlon“I am still quite obsessed with the idea of joining, and completing, a Triathlon someday ...”19Badjao Seafront, Puerto Princesa“ IF YOU EVER visit Puerto Princesa in Palawan make sure to try Badjao Seafront. It ...”18Tamiloc (Mangrove Worm)“I HAVE A VERY SIMPLE RULE when it comes to exotic food, or for any ...”16Photoblog: A subterranean Experience“ On April 13, 2008, I had the rare opportunity to visit one of the best ...”12Reader's Digest Take Aways (From Feb 2008 Issue)“ I found a back issue of Reader's Digest this morning. It is the February 2008 ...”01My Second Mountain: Pico De Loro“ The thrill of conquering my first mountain is still† very much fresh in my mind.† ...”
- Mar24100 Percent Fun and Adventure at 100 Islands“ When it comes to tourist destinations and vacation getaways we tend to look far and ...”20Golf, finally“† I PLAYED MY very first Golf game in the fairway today. This is something really ...”18Reading Steve Jobs“ † ”16Rainbow Church on Passion Sunday“WE WENT TO WHAT MY KIDS call The Rainbow Church today. It is a the ...”14SWAMPED!“† THAT'S THE BANNER STORY of the March 2008 edition of Readerís Digest. And it perfectly ...”07Delbros/Delwater AB Normal Club Conquers Mt. Batulao“ This article, which I wrote a week after we went to Mt. Batulao, is also ...”03Wi-Fi Enabling the Boy Scouts“ The BSP Wi-Fi Project Just a few months ago it was nothing more than a lofty ...”01New SLEX Exit to Tagaytay (to bypass Sta. Rosa traffic)“† I came to know of this route on March 1 (Friday). I needed to advise ...”
- Feb24My 'Krispy Kreme Tale' has gone full circle“When I opened my gmail account last night I was pleasantly surprised -- and quite ...”
- Jan31Lots of Hot Air“ I HAVE BEEN INITIATED to the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta three years ago by my ...”08Krispy Kreme Tale“THE FOLLOWING TALE was originally written as an e-mail message with the same subject sent ...”
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