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After Twelve Years, I'm Blogging Again

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I know it’s been more than a decade since I last posted here, and it’s kind of a good thing that Blogspot is free. I can simply park my blog and come back after twelve years without paying anything. Social media got my attention—that was the reason I stopped updating this blog. There was microblogging on Twitter, now called X, and photo sharing on Instagram. Everyone was on Facebook, so I thought it would be better to just post there. It was a happy experience. Was. Then everyone became a critic. Some became “feeling journalists.” You could no longer post about just anything without being judged, misunderstood, or bullied one way or another. And then came AI. Suddenly, everyone was writing polished essays about everything. Everyone became a poet, a storyteller, and an expert capable of explaining life in perfectly constructed paragraphs. I’m not totally against AI. I use it, too. It can help organize thoughts, correct grammar, and give you a little push when the right words...
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Dementia

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Been watching Tagalog movies as of late. Started with Talk Back And You're Dead last month with my sister and her kids, who all got kinda mad at me because the kids thought it was horror while my sister thought it was a foreign movie. And then here comes Dementia with all its good reviews, not to mention it's a Nora Aunor-starrer. I'm also a fan of Jun Lana and because he produced the film and it's the first directorial job of his partner, Perci Intalan, who also got rave reviews, I knew I should really watch it. Nora was superb as Mara, an old woman suffering from dementia, who started seeing a ghost when she was brought back to her ancestreal home in the province. I've never been a diehard fan of the superstar but I am aware of how she always gets commended for her expressive eyes. True enough, those eyes conveyed a lot of emotions in Dementia, especially that she had very few speaking lines in the movie. In one scene that showed a very tight shot of just...
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Pet resto opens in San Juan

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Good news to pet owners, a restaurant that caters to pets and their humans now exists in San Juan. I'm fond of bringing Princess along with me whenever I can, but dining out more often than not proves to be a problem. Most restos don't allow pets inside their establishment which means I have to find one with al fresco dining and endure the heat outside. And then there's also the problem of Princess barking or looking at me with that "paawa" look while I eat. But then those living in San Juan near Whole Pet Kitchen are so lucky because the newly-opened resto serves both pets and humans! According to GMA News , "the restaurant serves foods made with human-grade ingredients, which are both edible for humans and their pets." This is something every commercial area needs, no? So we can bond with our pets more often. Accordingto their Facebook page , "Whole Pet Kitchen: Pet Deli & Bark-ery is the 1st natural pet bakery and dog cafe in ...
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Let's Ride

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I decided to buy myself a bike last April so I can use it to commute to and from my office. I didn't know the little folding bike will give me a new hobby that will not only suffice my crave for adrenaline, but will also be beneficial to my health. I originally wanted to buy a Dahon SUV because it is the cheapest from the brand, but the last piece R.O.X. in Bonifacio High Street had when we got there that day was already being tuned for another customer.
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One-handed teen plays for UE Lady Warriors

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Marie Fe Sampaga was born with just one hand, but it didn't stop her from dreaming big. She now plays for the University of the East's women's basketball team, the UE Lady Warriors. video: YouTube (ABS-CBN News)
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PLDT MyDSL fails… again

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PLDT MyDSL has failed me in the past, but nothing as long a time as the last one which started a day or two before New Year’s Eve. Webpages would fail to load, or stop while trying to reach googleapis.com. Publishing blog posts through Windows Live Writer was next to impossible; not even through the Blogger-droid app on my Android phone. After a few days of that, I found a way around to somehow get to the websites I was trying to visit. Once the status bar of my browser takes at least 5 seconds saying it’s connecting to googleapis.com, google fonts, or anything that says google, I would press the escape key or click the stop icon. The page would then skip that google thing and continue loading the website. I initially thought it was my router because one night (after several days of turmoil), I decided to do a stand-alone connection. I disconnected the modem from the router and connected it directly to my netbook. The connection went smoothly so I immediately scouted for a new ro...
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List of National Holidays for 2014

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For those of you who plan your vacay early, here's the list of National Holidays for 2014: Regular Holiday: January 1 - New Year's Day April 9 - Araw Ng Kagitingan April 17 - Maundy Thursday April 18 - Good Friday May 1 - Labor Day June 12 - Independence Day August 25 - National Heroes Day November 30 - Bonifacio Day December 25 - Christmas Day December 30 - Rizal Day Special (Non-Working) Days: January 31 - Chinese New Year April 19 - Black Saturday August 21 - Ninoy Aquino Day November 1 - All Saint's Day December 24 - Additonal Special (Non-Working) Day December 26 - Additonal Special (Non-Working) Day December 31 - Last Day of the Year Special Holiday for All Schools : February 25 - EDSA Revolution Anniversary
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