Opinions and Writings
Word through the gripevine
I hate this economic crunch. All prices are sky-high thanks to inflation. My hundred peso bill seems like the ten pesos of old. It barely even buys you a decent meal at McDonalds any more. A trip to anywhere costs a fortune whether I take public transport or my car....
‘Wanted’ on dealing with bosses
There's probably not a day that goes by when someone I know complains about having a horrible boss. I mean, lucky is the person who have not had a stupid/power-tripping/arrogant boss. And since most of the people I know are smart people who graduated from UP, there's...
Trip management
Premium gasoline is at Php 60+ and it's a killer. Dealing with it does entail a lot of planning and trip management. That's why I'm splitting my time between being a pedestrian and a motorist. I only use the car about thrice a week whenever I have to go to UP and...
2008 in sports… so far
I am a sports nut and I've been paying attention to a lot of sporting events this year. (Except for tennis, though. Pretty Russian players aside, never liked the sport.) I have teams that I root for and teams that I hate. Unfortunately for me, most of them fell on...
Professional Regulation Commission website is malicious?
My old buddy from college were discussing a few things when the subject of getting a teaching license came up. Since these license exams are administered by one single office (the PRC) in the office, I tried getting some more information from their website. But lo and...
Avenue Q is not Quezon Avenue
One of the trade offs of working everyday and studying on the side is you miss out on a bit of culture. I'd have to admit that I haven't listened to the radio in a long time (both AM and FM) so I know diddly-squat about who's who in music industry. Sure I watch movies...
Is there a better payment service for Pinoy Web workers?
A lot of my friends are doing rakets here and there to augment almost barely-scraping-by salaries by consulting for clients abroad. Receiving payments has been one heck of a problem with the lack of a reliable payment service. Western Union has always been the most...
Not my scene anymore
I went to the ToyCon last Saturday and had an epiphany - it was not my scene anymore. That meant a lot given that I was co-conspirator of the UP Anime Manga Enthusiasts anime fair and yes, I was president of that org too. I mean, I still maintain an interest for some...
The prices of gas (and a crappy car) and weekend dates
I just can believe how expensive everything is nowadays. I was cleaning my desk a couple of days ago and stumbled upon an old Shell receipt with the price per liter of their then flagship fuel Velocity was Php 16 per liter. Php 16!!! Those were the times when me and...