Archive for Personal

LSS: Greenday’s 21 Guns

I didn’t realize what this songs means until I saw the lyrics while watching the Grammy’s last week.
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Am I a Facebook Addict?

I think I’m beginning to be a Facebook addict. That is, if I will look at the symptoms this American psychologist identified.
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I’m kuripot this holiday season

Except for grocery items, I decided not to purchase anything where I would be the main beneficiary this holiday season. I am a Grinch this Christmas.
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I miss drinking

This one from Strange Fruit: “Give strong drink to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish. Let them drink & remember their misery no more. (Proverbs 31:6-7)”
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Newspaper won't die in the Philippines

Unless it’s given for free or there’s really a topic that interests me, I never buy a newspaper. Gone are the days where I would wake up early in the morning to buy an issue of the Inquirer. If an article appeals to me, I cut it out and keep it for future reference.
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Welcome 2009

People lit up the firecrackers. Most buy rounded fruits. Some wear polka-dots. But I have only one tradition whenever I welcome the New Year. That is, to put coins around my room, specially in the windows.

Notice this picture. Some dusts are already forming in the five-peso coin that I placed in the screens of my room windows. I’m thankful that I was blessed financially this year with so projects, some I don’t even have time to accomplish.

Looking forward to a prosperous 2009. Happy New Year to all!

Reformatting Barasrizal.com

For three days now, I have been copying and pasting entries from my back-up files of Barasrizal.com. I am in the process of reformatting my baby with a new look, new content, and new vision. Read the rest of this entry »

Proud to be from Informatics?

Had your son graduated in UP, wouldn’t you be prouder, and not only “excited”? This is an advertisement I saw in People’s Tonight today. Read the rest of this entry »

20 Questions ni Juan Ekis

I know this is old, and most probably you have read this story before through spam mail. I am just amazed with this person whose relationship is the one that I would want to have. No attachments, no commitments, but sheer exclusivity. A person whose willing to wait, yet it seemed that both of you are waiting for each other. Read the rest of this entry »

Avoid Ortigas Avenue on April 30

If you happen to live or work within the Ortigas Avenue, there are two dates that you should take note off, specially if you do not have a car of your own. These are Holy Thursday, Good Friday, April 30 and Labor Day. Read the rest of this entry »