exodus February 26, 2007

At the start of this month, I found this post of my fellow Blogparteehista: Growth means going abroad?
Appropriate. In the Java community, it seems a lot of folks are moving to Singapore. I heard it’s because the Indians are going home? Our little group had a get-together to send people off. One of my [...]

My Hobby Programming February 20, 2007

I went to a Book Sale branch in Cubao yesterday, and I bought Effective C#.
Why this, when I use Java for work? It’s confusing to work with both Java and C# at the same time since they are too similar.
There were Java books at that branch, mostly from APress. But they were about specific technologies, [...]

Learning my Blog Conviction February 18, 2007

Jayvee “A Bugged Life” made me think here. You Define Your Blog Conviction.
Or: Why We Blog?
I can’t figure mine out so easily.
I have been blogging for many different reasons. I can’t reduce my blogging here to a simple mission/vision/objectives/values. (And that would be so corporate!)
For now, I just want to blog here to practice writing [...]

Band Days February 16, 2007

I’m almost apathetic about music nowadays. Mostly because it makes my ears hurt. But this pic made me reminisce.
How? No, Chiz Escudero has nothing with my personal history. And I will probably never write about Philippine politics in this blog.
It’s because Mrs. Escudero – Christine Flores, was a bandmate of mine back in high school. [...]

My Writing Story February 15, 2007

I haven’t been writing here lately. I haven’t even been reading much blogs. My attention has been on work happenings. So, I’ve been writing plenty of emails and documents.
I don’t write much fiction, perhaps because I don’t read it. I really can’t conceive stories. The last story I was in 1991 or 1992 for Max [...]

Go Team Barcelona! February 11, 2007

Go Team Barcelona! No, not a sporting match. The 3GSM World Congress 2007. Our boss and my colleagues should be there by now – or in a few hours. One of the big things is the Mobile Innovation Forum – William writes about it.
Eat some authentic Catalan Food for us, guys! Seriously… more projects [...]

My Reading Habits February 9, 2007

There have been a bunch of reading-related events lately: the Read or Die convention, Powerbooks Sale, the visit of the MV Doulus…
But I don’t actually read much in print. I switched my reading habits to online articles, and now, blogs. I took account of my how much time I’ve spent reading blogs in the past [...]

The SCJP Review Process February 5, 2007

I’m reviewing for the Sun Certified Java Programmer exam, version 5.0.
In my IT career, I have never taken any certifications. I was never asked for them when applying for a job.
I’m now taking it because for my current job, our outsourcing customers might look for certified people to handle their projects. We have plans to [...]

Refine Me! February 3, 2007

Bad bad blogger people. Tina is not mentioned in the Blog Parteeh site. The post-event posts did not mention her.
So here I am, saying… stop reading my blog!

Read refineme.org instead!

The Cuckoo’s Egg: Old School Hacking February 3, 2007

I found a copy of the Cuckoo’s Egg at the Chapters and Pages overrun bookstore. PhP 150 only. That’s $3 for a pristine copy of the book – thanks to old school printing and binding.

The events transpired in 1986-1987, and the book was released in 1990. Still, it’s fascinating. It reminds me of my [...]