Globe Telecom is releasing the iPhone 3G in the Philippines this Friday, which means only one thing: me wants. Yes, I know gas prices are skyrocketing. Yes, I know that the “standard” cup of rice at the local eatery has shrunk.
But mewants the iPhone 3G.
Why, you say? Why lust after the iPhone 3G when my [...]

When Paul Stamatiou first blogged about Aviary a few days ago, my curiosity was piqued. We’re hearing about all these Internet-based applications popping up all the time and how they are on the road to becoming viable alternatives to the software sitting in our hard drives, and Aviary may very well be one of them.
Aviary [...]

Today’s a slow news day. I hate slow news days, but then again I hate the sight of a blog that hasn’t been posted to in ages just as much. Thankfully, my good friend RJ Marmol shared this interesting website via Plurk that tells you all kinds of stuff about your birthday. I browsed around [...]

Stuff God Hates is not your average blog. Whereas most weblogs write about technology, blogging, and kitty captions, this blog holds an auspicious status no other blogger can attain—it is written by God.
Well, not really, but hearing that last sentence does catch people’s attention. Stuff God Hates is actually a hilariously (if blasphemously) satirical corner [...]

Today, July 27, marks the 94th anniversary of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), one of the biggest Christian denominations in the country and arguably an incredible (some would say impossible) success story. The INC was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 1914, the same day World War One broke [...]

As of today I have been relieved of my editor-in-chief position in our school’s official English publication. Seniority issues were raised and the school paper’s adviser finally decided to install a Senior writer in the top post to avoid further conflicts/misunderstandings.
I fully respect the decision and believe that it will ultimately lead to a stronger [...]

I am, as always, confined to the four corners of my painfully yellow room, again feeling the need to write. It could be the boredom of summer afternoons like this, or perhaps instinct — whatever it is, it’s telling me to write.
I write for many reasons — to while away the hours, to keep my [...]

Let’s face it—personal blogging is a profitable niche no more. It’s a sad fact, seeing as how the original purpose of blogging was to serve as a sort of online journal. People’s tastes have changed, and blogging isn’t the obscure medium it used to be. Now, no one can wade through the Interwebs without hearing [...]

[Editor's note: This post was first published on April 3, 2008 in QWERTY Confessions by me. Enjoy.]
I live in a small city in Southern Mindanao, Philippines. Small is the operative word there, rather than city. We have a small, sub-par mall. Small communities. Narrow roads. Only one or two social watering holes.
And, a small airport.
Maybe [...]

Off the coast of Sibuyan Island in the Philippines, the underside of the sunken M/V Princess of the Stars rises above the waters in an ominous fashion. Still inside the vessel, bodies lay lifelessly, waiting to be excavated from their watery grave. Above ground, other bodies washed ashore in neighboring islands are being retrieved and [...]

Apparently, Section One isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
When Section One and I parted ways in Sophomore high school year, I missed it. I missed the fact that I was part of the top brass of the Special Science Curriculum, of the entire school in fact. Being in Section Three was an uneasy feeling. [...]

Twitter’s been down in the dumps for a long time now. Downed servers, features being disabled (as of this writing, IM still hasn’t been restored). Twitter blog posts are never about new features, but instead about what has gone wrong with their system (and about how they’re “working to fix it”). Nobody knows why our [...]

Hi, all. Let me bitch for a while about how freaking crazy school has been.
So, today’s the 30th of June. It’s only been a month since Junior year started, yet we’re already swamped with incomprehensible equations and ridiculous scientific terms. Like, WTF’s sin and cos and tan and tan-1? My calculator is increasingly becoming my [...]

Finally, with some help from Small Potato, I’ve completed my very minimalist theme and have applied it to this blog. Ever since I got hold of this hosting account, I’ve been very keen on design and have always been on the lookout for simple, clean layouts. So far, I haven’t found exactly what I was [...]

[Editor's note: this was first published in Thoughts from Dean on April 25, 2008.]

High school, they say, is the most enjoyable part of the education process. Well, if acne, armpit odor, newfound pubic hair, and insecurity appeal to you. Of course, we’ve all encountered this precarious stage. For me to be able to blog about [...]