Category: Digressions
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You can now apply for a NBI Clearance online!
Is this the end of long lines for a piece of paper? Well, maybe for one piece of government document it may be. Those of you who are dreading lining up for a NBI Clearance because of your new job — it might be time to rejoice. You can now do this online. Starting January…
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Radiolab’s Apocalyptical
Got two hours to spare? Watch this video. It’s a 2 hour live special of NPR’s Radiolab done a little prior to last year’s holidays. It’s an amazing work of sound and visuals. Don’t have time today? They’ve broken down the videos to bite-sized pieces. Still don’t have time? Download it (please do in 1080p!)…
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To my son
[12.22.2013] Dear son, One day you will wonder At the state of affairs of this world — In wonder as to how it was when you first saw the light of this earth. It is suffice to say that You were born at an exciting time. “What kind of time?” you asked me. And I…
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The Geisha — PHP 700 for coffee. Why not?
Two Geishas. The G Flight, if I may. Two distinct profiles. On the left is a layered cake. If there was such as thing as nursing a chocolate cake, this would be the same thing, in liquid form. There is a distinct bitterness, one that I am normally not fond of, that is mitigated by…
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New Template is Live!
Hey geeks! Finally, the new template is up! The last major overhaul for my template was roughly 3-4 years ago before responsive design went mainstream and before HTML5 goodies were widely implemented. This is a fresh, new take for the blog.
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Free-flowing Third Wave Coffee Goodness in Exchange for your Generosity this Sunday, November 17 2013
My favorite third wave community coffee shop in BF Homes is holding a creative fund raiser this Sunday for the benefit of those who were affected by the Yolanda super typhoon. This is what Jonathan posted on his Facebook wall: As some of you may know, it was my birthday yesterday. I originally intended to…
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Of Lists, underwater selfies and BonChon Chicken
I made a quick trip to Cebu last week for the 3rd Student Marketing Congress in Cebu. More than 3,000 students (and my biggest crowd yet) can get a tad overwhelming. I was there to talk about effective websites but repurposed my talk to discuss blogging and content because well, it was really more fitting…
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Date a girl who blogs
UPDATE: Date a girl who blogs is now part of a NY-based theater performance by Lively Productions Date a girl who blogs. Date a girl who finds solace in sharing her most private letters to the noises of the world. She has a rhythm to the writing, as the sounds — the tap-tap-tapping — are…
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Getting to know Ala Paredes
UPDATE: I chanced upon the actual spread and text from the interview in my email archives so I have decided to publish the full interview. Oh to be young again! 2006 was definitely the carefree days. We took a trip today to shoot Ala Paredes, daughter of the legendary Jim Paredes of the APO Hiking…
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