Time passes by in technology
I spent 5 minutes explaining a scripting issue with a junior member of my team when he asked what the CR and LF characters in the comments section was. I briefly explained that it stands for Carriage...
View ArticleGloom
That feeling of waking up after a short afternoon nap, alone and with the light of the room slowly being rescinded as day turns to night.
View ArticleMy reasons why I use a credit card
Hailing from a rural area, my family never had a credit card. In fact hearing all the horror stories with its abuse, our view of its use borders in calling it as the spawn of the devil. After I...
View ArticleA kid’s dream
I hail from a middle-class family but I was able to play in the houses and offices of our more well-off relatives. During those times I always associated the “table” as a symbol of power and success....
View ArticleSomething is not “right” with this house
Since we moved to Pasig to cut down our daily commute time we have decided to offer our house in Binangonan for rent. Most if not all who inquires keeps on asking if we want to sell it instead. My wife...
View ArticleOnward to a problematic new year
The pragmatic in me kicked in and I realized again that problems are what defines our existence. Only the dead are free of them. With that said I wish your problems will be sur mount able, your...
View ArticleValentines 2014 and beyond
Yesterday, February 14th, my wife and I ate dinner at home which subsisted of grilled rib-eye steaks, a bowl of marble potatoes in honey mustard dressing, and we actually finished a bottle of White...
View ArticleIts confirmed…
I am definitely entering the cycle where I am burned out. This is actually surprising as it came a couple of months earlier. I am too mentally tired to be excited in trying a couple of tech that i...
View ArticleSerenity
Stuck in a normal Manila morning to traffic A slight drizzle hitting the windshield Steely gray skies providing a backdrop to the Guadalupe bridge Trees showing off freshly washed leaves swaying to a...
View ArticleExperience vs Expertise
It is common to see in the IT industry people trumpet how many years of experience they have for certain technology or skills. The practice is one of the cheapest form of self-advertisement. The...
View ArticleTruthiness
Holding a ball in one hand in front of you illustrates the common fact that two or more sides of the truth can exist without negating other truths. This boils down to perception; and managing the...
View ArticleOf ponds, seas, hills and mountains
Why settle for mediocrity when you always have the potential to be great? Finding yourself being the big fish in a small pond is a great feeling. However the intent on staying there is a disservice to...
View ArticleSMH
I saw this phrase in a social media comment : “idealistic and gullible” Two words that are dangerous when put together. These words are what mobs are made of. The gullible aspect will feed the...
View ArticleOn Memories
Personal memories are biased. They are, whether consciously or otherwise, what we have chosen to preserve in our mind for later recall. There is a kind of satisfaction when traipsing down memory lane...
View ArticleOrchestrator vs. Leader
I came across a leadership podcast a few weeks back wherein there was a description of leadership that seems to fit the type of leadership that a ScrumMaster or agile advcocate needs to exude. I lost...
View ArticleWe welcome our new overlords
I heard in a Technology training that “It is hard to comprehend that there will come a time that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will get smarter than us humans but it may still be about 50 more years.” I...
View ArticleSouth East Asian Babel
Philippines is the prime example of a modern day Babel. Calls for unity is a running and expensive gag. Political opinions are like assholes, 99.99% of the people have one; most of them different in...
View ArticleImagine This
Imagine an environment where standards are strictly enforced. Where security is of paramount importance. Now imagine that at the expense of productivity or rational reasoning. Where compliance is...
View ArticleMy father’s son
I saw my father today In fleeting moment he was dancing in our living room. I was not hallucinating nor dreaming But it took me a while to recognize him. See, I got my pointer finger squeezed between...
View ArticleHi Dad!
I am not a handy man as I never inherited that skill from Daddy. I am very of wary of powertools even if I am fascinated by them. I always treat the tools with respect whenever I use them. Much like...
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