Cemetery Market

Every year, my family go to Cavite cemetery to observe our national holiday- All Saints Day on Nov.1. But today, it seems that only us three (mom, dad, and I) are left to visit once a year to this occasion. Even while I'm writing this, I can almost feel and see what the scene would look like: traffic, peddlers, fly-by night eateries in tents, stores, for sale candles, 5 peso comfort rooms plus VAT (which causes lines straight to heaven), beauties, machos, nachos, gigglers, pusoy dos, bets, etc. and etc (usually, those things we see in malls and red districts). As if they turned the whole thing into some sort of a flea market, without the flea (I may be mistaken).

Now, I'm confused! Is it All Saints Day or Halloween? Here we celebrate both if one day isn't enough. Thankfully, in be-half of the people here in Manila, classes were suspended because of the typhoon (which I never felt), and gave our students another day to spend the week and the holiday another summer break. OHIT-PHI!

Hey! look at the Blogger logo. He he!

Under The Sea!

Why do we try to reach the end of the universe where we haven't even searched the wholeness of our seas? There are animals we haven't seen or heard of; we have the abyss that hasn't been recorded. There are things in this world that we haven't explored or even have fathomed even up to the ends of the Earth. Millions of lives have been affected because of our ignorance of our planet we live in; there are natural disasters, tsunamis, volcano eruptions, all these people have been affected, even died tragically. Why not study our planet? Or, in this case our sea.

Project Neptune is something we should have done years ago, well, now that we have the technology, I think and maybe all walks of life will benefit from this. Check it out (don't forget to click the thumbnail): Project Neptune

Under the sea (under the sea), under the sea (under the sea),” Yup, it does remind me of that popular cartoon movie “Little Mermaid.”

Something Different

Maybe you're thinking, “Well, is there anything good in this God-forsaken world?” And, I always say something like whining about all the evil that men do. I guess, there is something better, to make our world a little brighter, cheerful, and livelier. Although you might have guessed that I love the Scriptures and share the Word like a Christian friend, I am also fond of technology. Technology has always been my amazement and wonder. I tune in to some news from the wires, and eagerly waits for something different, something that man can do to make this world a better place.

Nowadays, there are new technology being developed for the sole purpose of making it “greener,” safer source of energy. Like that fantasy movie Spiderman wherein Doc Ock is trying to achieve a fusion reaction like a perpetual sun providing cheap source of electricity for the whole of mankind. It may be something from a sci-fi movie, but to my astonishment, scientists, engineers, even sports enthusiasts are finding ways to develop a system, or a fancy contraption that will provide renewable, and safe electricity besides from digging up some oil that will run out in the near future (And who knows what effects of it may bring to our lonely planet).

Some are taking the energy from the light of the sun and reflect it as for indoor lighting ; some harness the light directly from the sun and convert it to electricity solar; some from the wind taking the concept of kites.

Who We Really Are

As the Scriptures say: “There is no one who is righteous, no one who is wise or who worships God. All have turned away from God; they have all gone wrong; no one does what is right, not even one. Their words are full of deadly deceit; wicked lies roll off their tongues, and dangerous threats, like snake's poison, from their lips; their speech is filled with bitter curses. They are quick to hurt and kill; they leave ruin and destruction wherever they go. They have not known the path of peace, nor they learned reverence for God.”
Romans 3:10-18.

Ubuntu Live CD

I'm not really a linux kinda guy, actually I'm a fan of Bill Gates because he is rich AND generous AND giving his wife a helping hand in his Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation AND even in their own way helping out our country and poor Filipinos like the Cebu bridge and the anti-human traficking initiatives. Ok, now why am I supporting Linux because simply it's free. Be honest people, do you have a genuine Windows XP installed? Yeah right. I do not hate you for it, it's just that it's not helping our economy, and worse it's getting harder to find an I.T. job nowadays. Piracy is also stealing! (like the start of a VCD movie clip, remember?) AND you are not helping Microsoft in any way! Maybe that's why they are selling Windows Vista in different flavors. Technically speaking, security in XP isn't that bad, it's SOP to install anti-virus software even in Mac or Linux and it's rather safe. Ok, I got hit by a virus once in XP and had to re-install, but with a good security software, there is no problem.

Ubuntu (the orig),Xubuntu (for low-end machines),Edubuntu (for education), Kubuntu (using KDE desktop). Linux is free, and after tweaking it, it really, really feels like XP. The installer is a snap (you just know what software to install), graphics is clear even the fonts, customizable, boots fast, even a hibernate feature (although XP does it better), AND it's F.R.E.E.

Now, the best part is you can distribute it freely without strings attached. Give, share, without breaking the law. Try it without installing it on your hard drive, it won't cost you a penny.

A Picture a Day

I came across an article about advising people to take a picture everyday for a whole year. They call it Project 365. Very interesting! I'll try it myself. Here is the link: Project 365 (article from Lifehacker)

Best in Us

I remember the time when I pondered on all the scoldings of my mother to me and how I wished it never happened. Even when saying sorry wasn't enough, I paid the faults I made dearly. After last week's typhoon, it made me realize that it wasn't punishment brought by God just because of anger for our sins, but like a mother who spanks her small children in order for them to grow and walk to the right path, and for a future that only God knows. Like gold, it needs to undergo fiery blazes to melt the impure metals and refine it to pure gold. It is not just material things; it's also deep within us that gold will be purified. A heart that God already owns and giving his part to us. It is His gift.

Today, I believe that these are just painful lessons that must be taught for our sake, for in everything there is a purpose, a love that was lost waiting to be found.