Traipsing Around Bohol

Like I mentioned here, HP and Intel Philippines flew me and a bunch of IT reporters over to Panglao, Bohol for their annual Synergy event. A couple of days prior to the flight, we were advised to be at the airport at around 6:00am for the 8:00am flight.

Naturally, since I live considerably far, I left the house at around 3:00am, to give myself three hours to get there which I calculated to include the time wasted walking out of our subdivision, waiting for a tricycle to get to the highway, flagging a jeepney to get to Crossing, getting on a cab for the airport and the hurrendous traffic I was sure I’d encounter. (more…)

Cyberpress Elects New Officers

BATANGAS CITY, Philippines – CyberPress, the country’s only organization of IT writers, also known as IT Journalists Association of the Philippines (ITJAP), has elected on Saturday its new set of officers for 2008 to 2009.

The election was held at the Taal Vista Heights resort in this city, right after the press club conducted a Writers Workshop on: “Legal Issues Affecting Online Reporting and Blogging” with Atty. JJ Disini as resource speaker. He is an MA graduate of the Harvard Law School. (more…)

Filler: Quiz Time!

I took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! “Seeks the determination and elasticity of will nec…” Click here to read the rest of the results.

On Hold…

In the middle of the mind-numbing work schedule I imposed on my self (that mostly included going to the office two or three hours before office hours and being the last one to leave my cube), I stopped everything I was doing to start packing my bags and troop to the airport for a three-day press junket. This time I head for Panglao, Bohol. 

So naturally, my Manila life is put on hold while I run around the rural streets of Bohol and practically get drunk every night. An officematetold me I should enjoy the whole trip because I “deserve it.” I’m quoting him, in case you get the feeling that I’m pulling my own leg. Problem is, I can’t sincerely feel that I do. Maybe the fact that I have lots of unfinished things at the office bolsters the idea, aside from being a newbie in the company.

I’m writing this on my last night here, on a borrowed laptop at the resort’s dining area. Photos will be posted here as soon as I get home and some time.

Photoshop Disasters

Naturally, I come across a multitude of Photoshop byproducts on a daily basis, especially since I work in the print industry. But having been a user myself since high school, I also have this affliction of being able to immediately notice those horribly rendered works by some clueless graphic artist, perhaps e misspelling or two or maybe even pitiful attempts to enhance a photo to make the model look better or the shot appear awesome. These would often leave me laughing me lungs out until my sides hurt. The Photoshop Disaster blog shares these same sentiments, collecting horrid attempts at utilizing Photoshop and throws in a knee-slapping comment or two under each entry.

Here are a few samples. See if you can spot the obvious Photoshop fuck ups. (more…)

WTF? Feline Endurance

So here’s the scene.

A couple of months ago.

Me, sitting by the front porch, reading an old college magazine. My cat runs past, followed by my dad running at his top speed with a rock in hand. Dad catches up and along the sidewalk outside. Dad, with all the force he could muster, throws the rock at my cat. I look out. My cat is lying on the sidewalk not moving except for the heavy breathing. Mortified, pissed off and afraid I’d see my loving cat die, I march directly to my room. I slam the door. Mom says the cat stole one of the uncooked fishes being prepared for lunch.

I shower and head for the mall to keep my mind off everything that just happened. I do my best not to look at my cat on my way out.

A few weeks later.

Me, sitting by the front porch, earbud plugged to my ears, listening to a podcast. My cat casually walks by and purringly rubs itself on my leg.

Me: “What the fuck!? BUHAY KA PA PALA!?”

Local Bands in the New Video Game

I know someone who knows someone working in some recording studio. This friend of a friend told me a few months ago that he was working on a soundtrack for a very popular video game company. He was producing the soundtrack to their latest games and that it would feature two Filipino rock bands. Before I even started to fish foranswers (or at least clues), our common friend handed me a thumb drive containing the five tracks from those bands which I immediately plugged into my PC and transferred to my iPod.

The vocal work on the first four tracks was unmistakable. It was from a band (which I will not name to protect that friend of a friend) that I really liked and inconsistently followed during the late, late 90s. Despite the familiarity of the vocals, it was great to note that the vocalist didn’t do any of the vocal acrobatics and growls (there’s a hint for ya, a band from the hupaw days). Though accompanying music came with rocking fast tempo to match the game’s hypersped theme, it sounded lite with nary a riff of drop tuned goodness from their signature sound. And I was really digging them.

Unfortunately, I can’t really say the same for the last track done by the other local band which brought on their ho-hum-strained sound. To be honest I still can’t believe that this band even survived the 90s and the early 2000s. And I can see that they still haven’t learned how to write proper lyrics. The track sounded so fucked up I was cringing in my seat, my hand independently reaching for the STOP button. It was like watching some 50s slapstick comedy; painful, pitiful and annoying.

Meme: EW’s New Classics: Movies

So apparently Entertainment Weekly recently (and by ‘recently‘ I meant last July) came out with a list of the 100 New Movie Classics from tha last 25 years. Which ones have you seen?

I’ve seen 35 (bold) of them, which is pretty bad. Oh well, at least now I have a list of movies to catch.

 
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44 Seconds?

I could survive for 44 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor

WTF: Praying Mantis vs Humming Bird

A praying mantis with his catch of the day … a humming bird! WTF!?

Uncovered Animated GIFs

I recently discovered a CD containing some of my old files from our old dead PC. Most of the files were corrupted, but I did recover four articles and three animated GIFs. Their accompanying SWF and EXE files were among those corrupted so I guess I’d have to start from scratch if I want to recreate/edit them. 

Gagong LOLcat

My E-mail on Buzz Out Loud

They read my e-mail on Buzz Out Loud!. Nyahaha!

Am I Back Yet?

I’ve been very busy lately with work that I feel bad neglecting this blog. And I’m also feeling a tad bit guilty because I’ve been doing some microblogging with both Twitter and Plurk. So sorry, blog. I’ve been trying to cook up some audio thing too para maiba nman. So to make for it, I’ll be posting some photos.

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Sorry, been busy. Quiz muna. :D

You Act Like You Are 24 Years Old

You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel like an adult, and you’re optimistic about life. You feel excited about what’s to come… love, work, and new experiences. You’re still figuring out your place in the world and how you want your life to shape up. The world is full of possibilities, and you can’t wait to explore many of them.

What Age Do You Act?