Category Archives: People

The Bataan Extreme Trail Expedition Video Slideshow

Posted on December 20, 2010 by bong

Finally managed to put this together.  It is my Experiment No. 3 using Picasa.  I already figured out — thank goodness! — how to add an audio clip to a slideshow video presentation.

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A wedding in Cana (a photo blog)

Posted on December 9, 2010 by bong

It was December 8, 2000 when I lost my mind… I mean my singlehood. To those who have always wondered, that was also the day my girlfriend became my ex-girlfriend. On November 12, 2010, less than a month before our … Continue reading →

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Life after MBA

Posted on December 6, 2010 by bong

Bobby Bernardez, a former classmate of mine in the MBA program of UP Diliman (Evening) Class 2006* dropped me a direct message in FaceBook last November.  ”How’s life after MBA?” he asked. It was a pleasant surprise for me.  Bobby … Continue reading →

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Prof. Sunil Choopra’s reflections on Technology, Supply Chains, and Income Distribution

Posted on December 6, 2010 by bong

Here’s a very insightful analysis of current business trends by noted professor and author, Sunil Choopra. Reflections on Technology, Supply Chains and Income Distribution | CIO – Blogs and Discussion.

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“The Honorables” – The greatest entertainment show in the Philippines

Posted on July 30, 2010 by bong

As the Fifteenth Congress of the Philippines officially opened on July 27, I couldn’t help but be awed at what may well be the most colorful and most interesting assembly of “honorables” to grace the country’s most august body, particularly in … Continue reading →

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Reconnecting with long-lost friends, courtesy of FaceBook

Posted on July 23, 2010 by bong

How time flies!  My High School graduating class — AAIC Batch 1987 — will be marking its 25th year anniversary in 2012.  I made this realization 2 years ago and, as the Class President of our class, I felt it … Continue reading →

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Trip down memory lane: CBA “handshake” with AAP Employees Union

Posted on May 4, 2010 by bong

I have been scanning old photos over the past weekend as part of my self-imposed task to preserve those remaining remnants of our pre-digicam lives.  Frankly I got more than what I bargained for, realizing only now that we have … Continue reading →

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Another amazing, and moving, sand drawing

Posted on December 17, 2009 by bong

This amazing artist’s name is Kseniya Simonova and the world apparently discovered her through the Ukraine Got Talent show. †She has since taken YouTube by a sandstorm (pun intended). I’ve seen a lot of Ms. Simonova’s “live” renditions in You … Continue reading →

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Special Invitation for Floyd Mayweather

Posted on December 11, 2009 by bong

THIS is so freakin’ funny. †Whoever made this photo collage must be a big fan of the PacMan. †And has plenty of time to waste. The only thing that worries me is that there seems to be no more room … Continue reading →

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Warren Buffet’s Aphorisms | The Veterinarian | ‘Wondering’ begets Wisdom

Posted on December 9, 2009 by bong

I just received “The Tao of Warren Buffet” book as a gift from my ex-girlfriend. †It is a collection of profound aphorisms from investment guru and mega-philanthropist, Warren Buffet. †I just started with it but I am already immensely loving … Continue reading →

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Good, Better, Best

Posted on October 19, 2009 by bong

“Good, better, best” used to have an entirely different meaning to us a decade ago. †Burt, Dyk, JB, Poms and myself coined “good, better, best” as our not-so-secret code to describe our once-in-a-bluemoon escapades. †After weeks of hard-core, geeky work … Continue reading →

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Cory, from TIME to TIME

Posted on August 20, 2009 by bong

In January 1987, less than a year since she was sworn in as President of the Philippines, Cory Aquino graced the front cover of TIME Magazine as its Woman of the Year. In August 2009, a week after her death, … Continue reading →

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