on anything and everything.
02 october 2011the 35th National Milo Marathon 2011 is just the 2nd race I have officially joined, the 1st being the Cebu Marathon 2011 earlier this January. Not that I have illusions of winning 🙂 it was really about pushing myself to try new things. instead of the 5k though, nolan and i opted to… Continue reading my first 10k run
having gone through 4 passport renewals and having travelled to a number of countries including those that require visa for entry, i was pretty confident i can prove my Philippine identity. it did came as a shock when i learned i was not in the NSO (aka National Statistics Office) database. what gives? i was born in… Continue reading identity crisis
Whenever faced with beating deadlines, most are wont to think that adding more people to do the remaining work will help increase the chances of actually nailing that delivery. More hands, More brains, more work, no? Unfortunately, this is not always the case. More so with software project development. There is a very good read on… Continue reading mythical man-month
i used to have legible handwriting. it was not always this bad, promise 🙂 back in primary education, i remember the writing exercises, making circles and pointed arches, endlessly. then came writing the alphabets and numbers. all the while, you need to be hitting the guide lines. the said exercises i would say paved the way for… Continue reading handwriting
july 2, 2011when i first heard that cirque du soleil was coming to the PH, i knew i had to make an effort to watch them again. my first cirque experience was their show in tokyo sometime in 2001ish and "hidam" made me realize the circus can be a place of art. :)understandably, we could… Continue reading my varekai weekend
after picking up badminton as a sport, i have grown fascinated with China's Lin Dan. he with the pure athleticism coupled with the ability to make smart moves and his fair share of trick shots as well. not to mention his powerful jump smashes. i just knew i had to see him play in person.i ticked… Continue reading lin dan in action
my yoda master once reiterated, we need to work smarter, not harder.  or, play smarter, not harder. :)when we get caught up in the frenzy of things we are doing - getting that product out of the door, playing  a game of badminton or even just getting to the office to beat the clock, this… Continue reading smarter not harder
28 May 2011finally got to try the coriander by sheldon at crossroads and i would have to say i enjoyed the dining experience 🙂  i have wanted to check it out for sometime now ever since a friend told me they have been going back to the said resto on a regular basis. so regular… Continue reading the coriander by sheldon
23 May 2011i am proud to say i don't have a thankless job :)i earn pretty much enough to get by and have a few left for leisure and for savings.i learn a lot with the projects and from the team i work with.and long after the project team has moved on to work on… Continue reading thank you notes
tonight was not badminton night - for me.definitely feeling under the weather ( translated: on and off fever, throbbing headache, generally weakened state), i still decided to see what i was missing. after around 2 hours of being in the sidelights, these were the things i noted with a "keen" eye.50% of players were women.2… Continue reading people watching: from the badminton courtside
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