Category Archives: Ramblings

Jan1

Things that I Learned in 2011

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Things that I Learned in 2011

2011 was one of the more challenging year for me. From my responsibilities as the eldest kid of the family, to me starting living independently, getting into some affairs, struggling with my office workload and etc., 2011 has made me more mature while also giving me a good deal of headaches and depressions.

I don’t want to ramble more and more and more, so for year 2011, I learned :

  • Its possible to earn money more than your age even when you’re not brilliant
  • Its hard to speak english everyday
  • Life is more than just money and things
  • I can gain weight and its not just a myth for me
  • I can consume two doubledown in a row
  • I’m in love with Taylor Swift.
  • I can be more patient than what I thought I could be
  • how to do laundry
  • how to cook myself
  • how to map the floor
  • how to do your own groceries
  • how to do your own budget and more importantly follow strictly to it.
  • how to clean your own bathroom
  • how to dispose your garbage properly
  • That riding cabs is not as harmful as what your parents tell you
  • That jeepneys really suck although its a nice test for your patience.
  • That I can stay really late outside home and its not that harmful really.
  • That eating in fastfood can really increase your weight
  • Jollibee’s breakfast steak is delicious
  • That I love KFC doubledown more than I love some people
  • I’m still one of the lowest paid employees in our company.
  • That I’m still good in playing NBA 2006 in PC
  • Derek is an awesome man since he achieved everything he wanted.
  • That my colleagues are cooler than what I thought of them last year.
  • That our company forces employees to resign rather than fire them
  • That San Mig light is really really delicious
  • That I can drink a 350 ml bottle of Gran Matador in one sitting
  • That my blog still gets lots of search engine traffic despite not giving any effort.
  • That I look better when I’m above 120 lbs. ;-)
  • That my colleague Erwin is the fattest person in our office
  • That you can get 40,000 for not having any sick leave for one year
  • That I have allergic rhinitis and I’m goin to have it forever
  • That Shilah is a wonderful woman
  • That Krish is just a dream woman that will never ever be mine
  • That I have better patience than most people
  • That I’m very very professional that people would not even notice I’m mad or pissed off.
  • That my highschool friends are the best.
  • That my college friends are the most approachable ones
  • That college friends are the most humorous ones.
  • That highschool friends can be your friends forever
  • That my neighbor sucks
  • That Ely Cruz just like any human, gets offended as well.
  • That for me to enjoy food consistently, I need to learn more about cooking
  • That KFC chicken while delicious and addicting, is still “nakakasawa”.
  • That EDSA is the most absurd place ever.
  • That earphones, just like cars, need some burn in.
  • That I look good with slim-fit clothes.
  • That I look good sporting the shirt and shorts attire
  • That I’m smarter than the average person
  • That some people stink because they’re destined to stink
  • That I suck at communicating to other people
  • That I do better with written English rather than speaking English
  • That I love my family MORE THAN ANYONE
  • That I miss my family every week
  • That I care a lot for them
  • That it takes more than what I currently have to be a role model to them.
  • That novaliches bayan is still one of the shittiest place ever
  • That the word ‘maby’ is just normal for some people and not just my boss.
  • That work from province is possible if you’re a ‘province man’.
  • That the NY Knicks actually care about winning and not just having the hgihest payroll.
  • That I can write an absurd personal blog post like this.

Sooo that’s it. Cheers! :D

 

Oct13

I saw a real bad blog about you, you seen this?

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I saw a real bad blog about you, you seen this?

If someone you are following on Twitter sent you a DM like this: “I saw a real bad blog about you, you seen this? {link}”, then never ever click the link.  That is yet another Twitter phishing attempt by those bad guys that will then steal your information and then use it to spam other people using your account and do other more scary things.

So how this thing works is that someone you know already will DM you the statement “I saw a real bad blog about you, you seen this? {link}”. If you click the link, you’ll be taken to a fake twitter page asking for your username and password. If you are stupid enough to get persuaded that it came from Twitter, then your account is hacked.  Workaround? Change your password, look at your settings and see if its still the same.

So if I sent you ‘I saw a real bad blog about you, you seen this?”, will it be interesting enough for you to click it?

Sep25

Facebook Going to Charge Money?

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Facebook Going to Charge Money?

facebook charging moneyI woke up and read from several Facebook status that Facebook is going to start charging money for all the enhancements that it has done. The rumor is that you have to pay a monthly recurring for you to be able to use Facebook.

Of course this is not true and is a fucking lie. I feel poor for my friends and contacts who have raised this issue and nearly believed it. As expected there’s no major site that confirmed this thing other than hoax sites that are unreliable.

Its interesting though to see what will happen if Facebook starts charging. Obviously this would benefit Google+ but I wonder if there would be much people who will pay monthly to maintain their accounts. Who knows?

Again, facebook charging money is bullshit and is a fake news

Jun23

Exactly My First Year Working For WorldPartner

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Exactly My First Year Working For WorldPartner

So yesterday (June 22 2011) was exactly my first year working for a company called WorldPartner (or SplitmediaLabs if you will). Its just fascinating how its so quick. It just seems like my first day was like a week ago and here I am now, on my first year.

I’d say I’m enjoying the ride so far for the most part. A lot has changed since I came in. I started out under the tutelage of John Tan w/c I believe has done a good job on me as far as being a good listener/follower/whatever. I worked initially under Mr.Cheerstrup and Mrs.Zhpr and they were both fantastic people.

Then I transferred to the XSplit room and met more awesome people and made new friends. Then I started working more directly under Mr.Maby and it was tough at first but then I got used to it. I also got a couple of raises for my compensation although it isnt really big at all, nothing significant.

A lot of people have resigned and/or fired since I came in and it makes me wonder, when’s my time? ;-)

Jun11

Some Improvements Won’t Harm, I Guess

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Some Improvements Won’t Harm, I Guess

Part of growing up is finding the flawed area of your personality (or character if you will) and improving them. I haven’t really done any sort of blog post about this ever but I’m on constant look on things to improve or that I should improve. Doesn’t necessarily mean I’m about to work on those though. ;-)

So here’s the list:

  • Cutting down on beers/alcoholic stuff – my story of drinking is kind of like unique. I was never alcoholic and i started drinking when I was like in 3rd year college and it was like twice or thrice a year. Long story short, I graduated, eventually got bored and that is where my obsession with drinking beer. Now not that I really have to NOT drink anymore or stop my every saturday session with myself but I guess its more about a).cutting down on the quantity (I’m fine with 2 bottles, now I want 4 or more) and b).stop trying to drink too fast to be sober. This is something that I’m not in control lately. I need to be sane enough to still be the same classy guy that could still do things correctly and not do weird things.  Well to sum it up, its about being a responsible drinker yet with lesser quantities if possible.
  • Not thinking too much of sad things – I’m not sad at all but I’m not a  natural happy-go lucky type of person I weigh more on things that depress me rather than ponder on the happy moments. Its a problem that’s common for introverted type of persons but its something that I have to  at least minimize.
  • Saving money, cutting down on expenses - This should be a top priority. Uhm, lately I have been spending money more than I usually do and the last month that I was able to save money was April. Now thats very very uncommon of me since I’m very frugal and do usually spend nothing on stuffs that I don’t need. A big part of it is due to my credit card, responsibilities as the eldest son and of course some small raise given in my job. As of this writing, my entire salary for the month of May has already been wiped out and July should be a fresh month to start with.
  • Better decision-making - I am very horrible with making decisions and usually I end up facing the negative consequences of those decisions. My decisions are mostly based 70% emotionally and only 30% intellectual so thats why. Obviously I have my own sets of weaknesses regarding this matter and those weaknesses expose my poor ability to make decisions.
  • Minimize laziness - I stopped doing consulting/client work last April and that has allowed me to maximize my rest and watch television and stuff. Now that has brought some bad effects in which I have become lazy a bit. There’s too many to explain but that should be another critical improvement.

So I’lll try to revisit those things someday and hopefully I could be able to work on these things and then make progress.

May31

ETBilu – The Twitter User You’re Unknowingly Following

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ETBilu – The Twitter User You’re Unknowingly Following

I don’t know but there’s a pretty good chance by now that you are following ETBilu on Twitter without you’re knowledge. I know, after I woke up I noticed that all of a sudden I’m following this guy that I don’t even know. I unfollowed him but shortly after arriving in office I noticed that I am following him again! wtf?

ETBilu twitter

105,000+ followers for this guy? seriously? What’s more surprising is the trend/growth that ETBilu is receiving. Look:

That’s about 25,000+% increase in growth!  I don’t know how it happens and its not really a big issue. However it could be a cause of concern too because the guy just seems to be legit (based on my own analysis of his profile) yet he’s getting that tremendous growth that even him might not be aware of.

I don’t know. Its up for Twitter to figure out but one thing I know that I did before getting this guy is use Tweetdeck on my desktop. So maybe Tweetdeck is the culprit of all of this? Hmmm.

P.S. This guy has a scary twitter profile (background, avatar) by the way!  #EtBilu #Et Bilu