February 2012
1 post
Rickrolling. It's More Fun in the Philippines →
January 2012
2 posts
October 2011
1 post
Advent Joy: A Franciscan Benediction
During his acceptance speech at the Smile Gala 2011 where he was honored with the John Connor Humanitarian Award for raising funds and awareness for Operation Smile, Zachary Levi ended with his beautiful benediction.
ADVENT JOY - A FRANCISCAN BENEDICTION
May God bless you with discomfort
At easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships
So that you may life deep within your...
September 2011
1 post
Pros of Cons
I’ve always acknowledged that Glen is the original and true nerd in the family. He was the one who brought me into the geeky world of sci-fi and all its fantastical trappings. He is my guide in the mystical land that is the sci-fi convention. But as our annual (5 years running) pilgrimage to DragonCon came to a close last night with a Battlestar Galactica panel, I must say that...
August 2011
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Dream. Vacation. →
June 2011
2 posts
A morning in the life of ADD Me.
I wake up at 630am today. In bed, I plan to fold laundry while watching True Grit. I get up to look for the Blu-ray when I spot the Call of Duty Black Ops game. I tell myself: it’s only 630am, you can play until about 7am. So I go play a couple of rounds until I get upset at some rude online players. So sometime around 730am, I go upstairs to begin folding laundry. Along the way, I say...
Disability Rights in the Philippines - Seeking...
The following was forwarded to me by a trusted friend, and I have since connected with Mr. Cabaltera on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/cabaltera). His message is found below.
I’ve only done a cursory search on this incident and it looks like the local news media in Manila has not picked up on this story yet. While I’m interested to find out what Opus has to say about this, there...
May 2011
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April 2011
4 posts
The Gardener
A seemingly obscure, if not odd part of what is one of the most important verses in the Bible:
John 20:15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”
What’s with the gardener bit? Today at Gwinnett Church, Jeff Henderson...
Go-To list - Atlanta part 1
After living in metro Atlanta for 8 years, I have a list of my Go-To places and businesses that have consistently provided good service/results/products and that make me truly feel like a local.
1. Ming’s BBQ - HK-style Peking Duck, comfort food roast pork that is close enough to Lechon Kawali given the right amount of Mang Tomas’ sauce; yummy congee, decent soy sauced chicken....
happy thoughtlessness: Someone killed my father... →
patdes:
I am crying, out of grief, but also for justice. Please pray for my father. He was a good man, excellent in all aspects. He said his prayers every day, upon waking and before going to bed.
I just arrived from the scene of the crime, writing out my feelings in an attempt to rationalize them. I…
March 2011
4 posts
Prayers for Japan
A blogger had commented that the Japanese people may not need our prayers.
While the Japanese people may have done due diligence in preparation for a calamity such as this, the call for prayer is not merely about supplication for specific help or assistance (although there is nothing wrong with that either). It is a prayer in empathy for the hardship that they are going through, to sustain them...
Sabotaging the Philippines
As I work on research and info-gathering for the logistics on the foundation, I have received the same message from different people: the Philippine Bureau of Customs is just plain bad news. Stories of corruption, medical equipment and supplies being held for years at a time due to exorbitant duty and taxes charged, being asked for the ever-present “lagay” and...
February 2011
8 posts
Looking for contacts for logistics, customs for...
We are in the process of forming Able Health Initiative, a non profit US-based charitable organization that aims to provide used, functional durable medical/rehab equipment (standers, walkers, wheelchairs) and other therapy supplies/equipment (orthotics, splints, aug comm devices, etc.) to indigent patients in the Philippines. We have already received 1 Kid Kart/special needs stroller, with more...
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Spring/Summer Concerts in Atlanta 2011
Looks like I have to get a fourth job to feed this musical frenzy.
Janet Jackson - March 20, Fox Theater - ?
The Daylights - March 24, Emory University - Need to find tickets
Lady Gaga - April 18, Arena at Gwinnett - Getting tickets
Pete Yorn - April 22, Center Stage = Want to go! Anyone want to come with?
Bruno Mars - May 10, Fox Theater = Hopefully.
Katy Perry - June 7, Arena at...
Excited ako na ...
1) Humaba ang buhok ko (literally, hindi figuratively as in: ang haba ng buhok ni KC nung inamin ni Piolo na sila na).
2) Pumayat/magkasya ulit ang mga damit ko.
3) Maging magaling sa aerial silks. (Have you seen the Glee cast’s Chevy ad? Did you see the performers hanging up in the air? Yeah, ganun … di ka pa kaya yun.)
Well, at least 1 out of 3 is a sure thing … so...
January 2011
2 posts
ATL-NRT-MNL
Some random thoughts that I jotted down while en route to Manila. Twitter/FB withdrawal since I had no access to my Droid phone. I was either extremely bored or just thought that the world should not be deprived of my brilliant comments. Or both.
Dec. 25 - flying from Atlanta to Manila
1. Itinerary changed; skipping LAX layover. Thoroughly convinced I missed the chance to run into @Zachary...
December 2010
2 posts
In honor of the moon ...
Star
I fell in love with a star
Unreachable and oh so far
I followed it mile after mile
It’s every twinkle made my heart smile
I fell in love with a star
And made every wish for it to care
But while I sent out my boon
He, my star, fell in love with the moon.
-MTM, circa 1990-1992
"You are worth Christmas"
Awesome message today by Andy Stanley live on North Point Online. I can’t wait for them to post it later on Northpoint.org.
Quite possibly the most meaningful Christmas message that I’ve heard.
November 2010
1 post
The Manila List ver. 2010/2011
Thanksgiving week. It’s going to be madness from here on out. Let me start my list of places to go, food to eat, things to buy, people to see, etc.
FOOD
1. Saturday/Sunday markets
2. Bonchon Chicken
3. Wee Nam Kee
4. Cafe Juanita
5. Lolo Dad’s
6. Spiral
7. People’s Palace
8. Angus Beef Tapa c/o Michelle Navarro Cu-unjieng
9. Ninyo
10. Sisig - primarily...
October 2010
4 posts
Reframe, Refrain
Andy Stanley of Northpoint Church was at First Baptist Atlanta yesterday. He spoke about a passage in Genesis that many of us who have attempted or have been attempting to read the entire Bible from cover to cover may have encountered, mostly because it is in this earlier part of this first book, where the story has been moving quickly from the point of Creation. I’ve always wondered...
Note to self: Book list
For whenever I come around to it:
1. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
2. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
3. Ulysses by James Joyce
4. Re-read Noli Me Tangere
5. Re-read El Filibusterismo
Wanderlust List on 10/10/10
1. Italy
2. Switzerland
3. Japan
4. Cambodia
5. Thailand
6. Prince Edward Island
7. Utah
8. Grand Canyon
9. Southern California
10. San Francisco
Moving forward
I received a response back from my first batch of email related to the foundation. Yay!
It is October 3. Wow!
Last night, G and I talked about one of my favorite hypothetical questions: if you had 6 months (downgraded from 12 months) to do whatever it is that you want to do … hmmm….
September 2010
9 posts
I must ...
start on the foundation project this week.
To Do:
1. Contact existing foundations, organizations for research.
2. Draw up preliminary plans.
Today, I shall fly. →
Aerial Silks Intro class.
I want ...
more art and design in my life.
August 2010
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A whole new world.
My new Toshiba Satellite T215 arrived today. After going with IBM and HP for years, I enter a new territory with Toshiba. The decision was mainly influenced by my Ukrainian computer guy Yuri, who said that Japanese-made laptops typically last longer. So after a futile search for a cheap motherboard for my HP tablet PC (which I loved dearly), I went with a new laptop. Slightly bigger, more...
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