Buraimaku: Brymac

September 09, 2008

Quoted!

Read the full article here.

Bryan Macabales, an information and technology consultant and chief operating officer of an outsourcing company, noted that for people who work at home, electricity and the Internet are almost like air. "It is something that you would rather use then pay for later," he said.

Thanks Ava!

30 Things: Rushing Towards My 30th

A friend challenged me to do 30 things I've never done before I turn 30. I'm not sure if I can manage to reach that number, but I'd be happy to give it a try. I'm not much for planning things out and chasing after them, so I'd rather list the 30 things as I go.

I've Speed Dated!
I've Sprained myself! :(
I've been Quoted! :D
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Any suggestions? :)

August 17, 2008

Sprain, Sprain Go Away

I would have liked to report a positive first, but I said I'll take these things as they come. I don't remember if I've ever gotten a sprain before, so this will count as a first.

It's not even the regular ankle sprain that you get when one twists their ankle. The bruising and pain are similar, but I attribute this one to setting a heavy weight on my foot (not my weight, as Shirney humorously pointed out). *Sigh*, to think I had to miss the Dumagat Med Mission for this. T_T.

The doctor also asked me to get 'Blood Chemistry' testing. He wants to check if I am diabetic, as bruising like this might be a symptom. I've been putting off getting a blood chem before this, too lazy and unwilling to fast for 12 hours :P. So I'd have to get one, once I've drank all my meds.

Before the meds that the doctor prescribed, I was drinking biogesic, then alaxan. I knew that they were wearing off when the pain, feverish heat and headaches start to turn up again. So aside from the sprain, I also had fever. Just great...

If you're feeling a bit of Schadenfreude, be my guest.

July 28, 2008

PhD in Horribleness

Horribleness is actually a noun :))

A recommendation from Aidz led me to watch "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog".

If you're a fan of musicals, comedy, HIMYM, and/or Neil Patrick Harris, you've got to watch this one.

Oh, I've also awarded myself a PhD in Horribleness. Why not get yourself one too? :P

July 26, 2008

Haste Makes Dates?

I kinda knew what Speed Dates are from Hitch and similar movies/series. So when Pisay98 planned one as a fund raiser, I want interested in trying it.

Geek Mode!

Let X=number of pairs. You'll have X number of dates of around 3minutes each.
Let Y be your assigned number.

You have to compete with the voices of 2X-2 to be able to have an audible conversation with your current date.

In the end you are allowed to write up to X/2 - 2 assigned numbers of the opposite sex. If any of those ladies are interested in meeting up with you again, you'll be 1:(X/2-2) that she chose out of X possible men.

So, I'm happy to report that I did ok :) I had 2 matches :P

July 24, 2008

Yehey! Shame on you...

Live Page

If you didn't catch it, ask me :P

Thanks to Bug for the heads-up

June 30, 2008

Working Through Pain

This is one of six titles in the Anime-inspired story collection 'Batman Gotham Knight'. The whole movie show glimpses of Bruce Wayne/Batman through different eyes and directing styles.

Some of the directors have worked in projects such as the Animatrix, Tsubasa Chronicles, Meine Liebe, Mind Game, etc. Production houses include Madhouse, Production IG, Studio 4 C, Studio Deen.

Watch it if you get the chance, and see how Japanese animate this masochistic bat-fetishist hero :P

June 23, 2008

Stormy Day Adventure

The Tropical Storm "Frank" raged last night and left problems like flooding, brownouts and stranded passengers. So rather than getting work done, I decided to sleep over at the office as the rain /winds were strong and power/internet was probably down everywhere.

Around lunch today I decided to force my way home. I rode a cab, but he dropped me off a couple of blocks away, saying that my destination was severely flooded. I was a bit pissed so I changed my mind and commuted. It was fine until we stopped around St. Luke's, unable to go forward due to a couple of blocks waist deep in flood.

Not sure what my train of thought was, but I ended up taking the most tedious solution: I walked.

Without familiarity of the area nor landmarks to guide me, I soldiered on and just kept walking. I backtracked a couple of times, blocked by subdivisions or more floods. The map below shows the path I took, St. Luke's to Capitol Medical.

It was kinda fun knowing where you are, where you want to go, but not knowing how to get there.