old stuff from May, 2008

wander

Saturday, 3 May 2008 7:50 pm by noel
posted in nothing

it was too hot in the house — 37 degrees centigrade on the mercury and 39 on the digital clock. nifty little thing. and since ironman hit the big screens yesterday i invited my wife and son to watch it. it was a good excuse to go to the mall and pay my overdue phone [...]

breaking the habit

Saturday, 3 May 2008 9:49 am by noel
posted in nothing

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DCg3EgMXmqs
linkin park - breaking the habit
its been 19 days…

detecting bogus e-mails

Friday, 2 May 2008 6:12 pm by noel
posted in tech

every once in a while it happens. i get an e-mail that looks legit but on closer inspection it turns out that its not. here’s one of the ways i find out if an e-mail is bogus or not.
this first e-mail (shown below) appear to be from rapidshare.com — a webhosting provider. the e-mail provides [...]

therapy

Thursday, 1 May 2008 7:51 pm by noel
posted in mine

i am now taking out-patient physical therapy after my confinement in the hospital. each new session is harder than the previous one but i think i am making good progress. often times i feel that i am too slow to recover but the doctor told me that it is not true and she cut the [...]