the simbang gabi

i have always wanted to particpate in the simbang gabi and hopefully score a perfect attendance. but for some years now, the only thing i have made perfect is not attending the mass at all. it's not really seeing the worship chairs inside, or the bibingka after the mass that i miss... it's more of being part of a tradition. call me old school but sometimes, i really  feel like being part of a tradition, whether you strictly believe in the tradition or not, is what makes us... human. 

oh well. minsan lang naman yung ganung drama. :-)

a day in the life of mr. go-to guy

a former colleague of mine is asking my help to look for a diamond ring engagement which he plans to give to his girlfriend and soon-to-be fiancee, hopefully. a quick search on the net will tell you that diamond rings are not really that affordable -- i saw a site with prices ranging from 200K to 5M pesos (converted already from USD). i think locally, it will still be costly.

i am trying to convince him he should not spend much on the engagement ring... after all, they'll have a wedding ring eventually. i told him to look for a simple ring and just make his proposal something her girlfriend will never, ever forget... not even in a thousand years.

he agreed. but now, i have to help him how to make that proposal memorable. well, memorable, but simple. any thoughts? :-)

surprise me with a gift?

a few weeks back, i was at coffee bean & tea leaf. i saw this guy editing a video or an MTV and i can't help but notice how awesome his gadgets are. he's sporting a macbook pro, an ipad on the side, a really beautiful headset, and a device that he is using to mix audio files (and video i think). i really have no idea what it is. i did a quick search online and i think it is the best numark idj3 device. it looks like this:

so, guys, if you are planning to surprise me with a christmas gift, this is a good candidate. ;-)

smoking kills... and can make you poorer

so, last night, i and some friends went to one of our favorite inuman to celebrate mordsith's birthday. you'll notice a lot of people finding a way to get to smoke cigar despite the smoking ban in the area. they'll go outside the establishment and puff their smoke.

with the sin tax law coming into implementation, you would think that people might actually think twice before they buy cigarette. i'm not particularly against it -- i am an occasional smoker myself. the government has to do what it has to do. i think prices will increase by more than 50%. (imagine how much it would cost a Rocky Patel Decade cigar which costs 223 USD per box of 20. whoa!) 

oh well... people will find a way to pay for their vices -- either increase their economic productivity or something else. 

thank you for playing, humankind

the say 12/21/12 is going to be the end of the world. whether it is true or not, whether you believe it or not, is not really what this post is all about. for now, i realy don't care if i only have ~ 6 days to live. let's worry one day at a time. :-D

maligayang kaarawan sa pinaka-best ko na kaibigan, mordsith!

happy!

breakfast meals at jollibee are the best!

n-seven

tomorrow is my brother's birthday. it took me a while to decide what to give him. you see, there are special circumstances why i want to give him something special. one, he really doesn't want to buy things for himself. while he is a techie (and a software engineer at that), he doesn't really spend on gadgets. he has a Nokia 8 (which we got from a contest a couple of years back) and an android phone (which i got from my postpaid plan). he also has a PSP, which i and my sister bought for him a couple of years ago. (he does own a laser barcode scanner -- really -- but he just got it from his office. and i don't know why he even wanted one.)

two, he really is of big help to me. whenever i need anything (be it financial or anything at all), he will definitely offer a helping hand. always.

so, my gift to him? something like this. :-)