Cureless

Kumusta?

夜 [よる] — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:14:13 +0000

Just got from Baguio this weekend. I guess it was my first time to spend All Souls Day holiday “vacationing” somewhere else other than my hometown. My sisters and I “freeloaded” with my uncle’s family, while they went to see my cousin, who’s a yearling at PMA.

Day 1 (Friday) - We watched the pre-recognition rites of plebes (4th classmen)

Day 2 (Saturday) - This time, we saw the formal recognition rites. I had a great time taking photos of the plebes and yearlings at the infamous Borromeo Field.

Day 3 (Sunday) - We raided the barracks because it was open house for the visitors.

After that, we witnessed the silent drill. My cousin is one of the drillers in black. They danced (so gracefully) to the tune of “Nobody” by Wonder Girls at the end of the routine. LOL.

Day 4 (Monday) - We went home at noontime, one day after our expected departure time.

The last time I went to the City of Pines was back in 2004, with college friends.

Boss told me to make sure I enjoy the vacation. I pretty sure did!

Hello, I’m back

夜 [よる] — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:41:44 +0000

Not a very happy comeback however as I know around the world, a lot of people are suffering. For the past months, we’ve been hounded by news on petty intrigues and political squabbles (see previous entry). I would have preferred that instead of hearing about real stories about people’s struggles.

Anyway, I’m glad my family and F’s are safe. Our only ‘casualty’ from the disastrous rain brought by Typhoon Ondoy was our 200 peso worth LAN connector that got fried because of dripping ceiling. The SmartBro modem and cables were salvaged, thank goodness.

And so with that, I was able to monitor the status of my network of friends through Facebook. That was really helpful. So was Google Maps and Google Docs, where volunteers posted notes on critical areas in Metro Manila. No news is good news and it gave a bit of relief when I didn’t see any comments about missing people from our village.

Today, I haven’t gone to my parent’s home in San Mateo yet. Last time I heard, roads are already passable despite the mud. That one sturdy little bridge joining San Mateo and Marikina survived, allowing one vehicle to pass at a time.The condo in Marikina where my sisters are staying has limited water supply and doesn’t have functioning elevators (they live in the 9th floor). No big deal compared to what others are have gone through.

Trying times, indeed but I know my folks can keep up. I’m also happy to know that most of my friends and acquaintances who live in the flooded areas are okay now, despite losing material possessions. We are a resilient bunch of people and we could all keep up.

P.S.
It’s not too late to give to Red Cross (Yes, you can donate through your PayPal).

This blog is not dead

夜 [よる] — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:36:07 +0000

…Just barely breathing.

I’m sick therefore I blog

“… At least Hayden Kho can always say he believes in transparency”

夜 [よる] — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:47:44 +0000

From Naked Truths, Conrado de Quiros’ latest column on Inquirer.net:

Just as well, at least Hayden Kho can always say he believes in transparency and parading the naked truth. Not so the prominent people who screw us by pocketing our taxes and hide the evidence by screwing the whistleblowers some more. Not so the prominent people who get caught in tapes, even if they do not make those tapes themselves, plotting to screw the voters and who apologize later but not for the crime, only for being caught. Not so the prominent people, the emperors and empresses, who like to believe they are wearing the finest clothes in the world when they are in fact running around stark raving naked. And Revilla calls Hayden Kho the sickest man alive?

Scandals and Plurk trends

Scandals and Plurk trends

夜 [よる] — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:16:58 +0000

Lately, talks about scandalous videos on Philippine celebrities Dr. Hayden Kho and Katrina Halili, and the involvement of actor-turned-politician Bong Revilla on the issue have been frequenting Plurk, among the many micro-blogging platforms in the web.

And this graph tells it tall.

Plurk trends: katrina halili, hayden kho, scandal, bong revilla

Notice the steady steep mark from around May 16 to 19. How interesting!

Better SPAM protection

夜 [よる] — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:55:22 +0000

Those Russian spam comments don’t touch my moderation list anymore.

Not just broke… I am bankrupt!

夜 [よる] — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:59:04 +0000

It was my biggest purchase in 2008 and yet, still will be the biggest in 2009. My housing loan got approved last month and it was only today when F & I were able to sign the bank documents (being co-borrowers and co-mortgagors).

Just when I thought I could finally start paying the loan on July, it turned out only 80% got approved. This means I still have to pay 10% of *that whole amount* to the land co. And only after that will the bank release my loan. *facepalm*

I was quite expecting the loan deficit. But 10% of *that* distributed into a 5-month payment scheme would tender me not just broke but bankrupt.

If I wouldn’t borrow from anyone else, I would have to say goodbye to my “life savings”, which I thought I have wittingly invested in the military cooperative.

Now, if you think you’re sooo blessed and will be willing to share your blessings to a poor soul, I would gladly accept your PayPal donations: jiyoru@gmail.com

Surprisingly though, dealing with the real estate agent this afternoon, considering I took 2 hours off work, wasn’t as bad as before. Perhaps because I seen some gestures of support from F. (And the lighter mood was perhaps because we found amusement in the bank officer who didn’t notice the snot on his left nose. Hurhur!)