Balay ni Bambit

This is probably the most interesting rendition of the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Although the poem, in the words of the author himself, “had been printed as cards to hang up in offices and bedrooms; illuminated text-wise and anthologised to weariness,” I think it’s the best advice that can be given in these violent [...]

Good News First - Unionbank!

Paypal and my local bank Unionbank seem to have shaken hands quite well, especially after Unionbank’s last round of upgrades. It used to take 5 banking days before a withdrawal from my Paypal accounts reflected in my EON savings account, but now it’s down to 4! I made the withdrawal request [...]

No this is not some aging rockstar that they’re bringing back because it’s the “in” thing. This is not a has-been-Carole-King-wannabe coming out of hibernation to sing with James Taylor at a reunion concert. This is not someone trying to be hip trying to be Carly Simon trying to be cute while trying to figure [...]

Just when you think we have the franchise on downturned smiles we give you a snap like this
This is Kuya Maui and me at our joint birthday lunch. Kuya’s birthday was on the 12th of July, mine will be on the 23rd. Maui had just turned 16, and I’m hitting the big 45. [...]

When I was a computer hardware noob I used to think that any memory module would fit into any motherboard. This was the time when a 2gb memory Upgrade was unheard of. Servers had 512 MB of RAM and things would be running smoothly. Back then I had been totally unschooled in matters of computer [...]

Real freakish weather we’ve been having here in Manila these days. You get really hot mornings and torrid mid-afternoons and then late in the afternoon comes a sudden downpour. That’s a real recipe for instant headache or fever or it can even be an excuse for crankiness which may lead to one working from home.
And [...]

If you happen to :

be at least 39 years old at the time you are reading this
have gone to school in the Philippines, whether in public or private school
have worn white Spartan canvass rubber shoes when you were a kid

I would like you to play the video and then close your eyes. You don’t need [...]

Gifts of fresh fruit in a basket make wonderful surprises for a hostess, overworked friend or sick neighbor. Here’s how you can create your own fruit baskets and have quite a bit of fun doing so.
Find a pretty wicker basket, small wooden crate or wire container with plenty of surface room for displaying your fruit. [...]