stuff on mine

she’s not here

Sunday, 23 March 2008 5:37 pm by noel
posted in cycling, mine

its the holy week. people are out of the city. there’s very little traffic on the streets.
and she’s not here.
its tiring walking alone. bordering on boring. the pace gets unbearably slow.
because she’s not here.
it feels like i’m stranded. others pass me by. but i tread on.
even if she’s not here.
i look forward to the day [...]

trying, tiring and crazy fun

Saturday, 22 March 2008 7:37 am by noel
posted in mine

it has been a trying day. it’s what we call “visita iglesia” where you would visit seven churches from maundy thursday (evening) to good friday (3pm). we decided to start our visita iglesia on the morning of good friday. around 930 and it was getting hot already.
we start with 1. quiapo church. it took a [...]

trust

Monday, 17 March 2008 12:05 am by noel
posted in mine

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iXNBF6yPkas
this has been hanging there since the first time i heard it. posted for a friend.
the cure - trust (live)

regionalizing youtube

Saturday, 15 March 2008 3:31 pm by noel
posted in mine, tech

i was going through the music videos that sonybmg posted over at youtube and i found an interesting one that i decided to view. upon clicking, i got the screenshot you see here saying, “this video is not available in your country.”
what the… ?
is this like a dvd region thing? that idea was stupid to [...]

gpgp key update

Tuesday, 11 March 2008 9:30 am by noel
posted in mine, tech

i have recreated and updated my gpg public key. you can download it from here.

march.29 earth hour

Friday, 7 March 2008 11:19 pm by noel
posted in mine

i am asking everyone for a little help.
i am asking you to turn off your lights on march 29, 2008 from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm — earth hour.
that’s it. just turn your lights off for 60 minutes and see the difference you can make.
for more details on the event please visit the earth hour [...]

come undone

Tuesday, 19 February 2008 9:03 am by noel
posted in mine, nothing

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SFbDhbl3QPY
earworm — music or song that repeats and repeats in my head. it stays until it gets replaced by another. i don’t get to decide which song or music my head chooses to play. it just comes. it usually lasts anywhere from a few days to several weeks.
come undone - duran duran

a good month

Thursday, 31 January 2008 9:52 pm by noel
posted in cycling, mine, nothing, tech

january 2008 is ending and i think its been a good month. granted that there has been glitches here and there and i’m late on some of my workload (with good reason) but no one under my care has been hacked and work-related stuff are moving forward although at a slower pace than i [...]

a silent zone

Thursday, 24 January 2008 10:40 pm by noel
posted in mine, nothing, people

a friend of mine once asked me, “you’re not comfortable with silence, are you?”
i was babbling on and on about something inconsequential i think. the question was more of a statement than a real question and it gave me pause.
“no. i’m not.”, came my reply. she just nodded.
that one question got me started on how [...]

people are leaving

Wednesday, 23 January 2008 7:11 pm by noel
posted in mine, people

i recently found out that a “lost” friend of mine has migrated to canada. she left last year.
half of my old friends have either left, will be leaving or are planning to leave for some other country.
i’m not angry. or mad. it just makes me sad. somehow i understand the reasons behind them packing up [...]