I couldn’t deliver a promise to myself that I would write each day of the weekdays. I was too busy at work that I lost so many blogging hours. I am writing this entry aboard a Continental Airline flight. So what thoughts have accumulated this past week?
Firstly, my attempt to move my router failed. I’ll figure it out when I return.
The first Gala Night of Pinoy Idol was held this weekend and I was fortunate to watch the performances. The show has put a limit on the number of text votes per SIM; the maximum is 200 text votes per SIM. My guess was correct because I guessed an average of 100 per SIM.
Eat Bulaga’s first E-Banda Eskuwelahan came into existence this weekend also. Out of four bands, I enjoyed two. It was a good contest.
At work, I ordered tons of computers. I realized that I’m too slow setting them up. When I say setup, it means uninstalling pre-installed software and installing my own software. One PC per hour is quite slow. Alongside that, I was also multi-tasking — programming and other operational work. Joking around has to be there also to take away all the pressure.
June 22nd, 2008
I want to follow the Pinoy Idol season. I won’t be following the TV schedule, so I will be relying on Pinoy Idol Blog for supplement. I don’t have any bet yet because they’re just starting. It should be fun.
June 2nd, 2008
Okay I have been wondering about these in the past few weeks (or months maybe):
- How come new bloggers still use Blogspot.com over Wordpress.com?
- Why is there a need to create multiple blogsites? (most of the time are not updated)
Results of my ponders:
- I still have no idea, but I strongly suggest new bloggers to use wordpress.com… Much nicer… and with class.
- (a) In order to increase PageRank. (Get your friends to hyperlink you, damnit!)
(b) Increase income. (Annoying and you are a disgrace to blogworld.)
(c) People, what’s the use of CATEGORIES if you’ll be making a different site for each category you can think of?
Confessions & Defense:
I have four (4) domains, two of which are publicly active. One is private. One is under construction for more than a year. I also have one (1) Tumblr site. This domain of course is personal web site (contains blogs). The other domain is for my town (a web site) so it makes sense that I have to separate that. Not so much traffic in that either because only the “townspeople” can understand that site. The internet radio which I may shutdown later on is for my own amusement - and select others. I can’t put that in here because it’s static based - old skool! The under construction site is not worth talking about. My Tumblr site is more like a dumpsite of media bookmarks. Media streams that I don’t want to mess this site’s layout. Visit that site ’cause it has fun stuff.
Any thoughts?
May 28th, 2008
If something strikes a nerve in my head I usually blog or linger a thought about it. However, due to some uncontrolled circumstances, I lost my inspiration over the weekend. So here I am again, trying to remember the moment which confirmed and disappointed my way of living. I may have seen a movie that could push “Mallrats” or “Good Will Hunting” down a notch. I’ve only seen “Into The Wild” once, so I don’t know the effect if I watch it over and over again.
“Into The Wild” confirmed my ideals and that it had been lived once. It’s a story of a man (Christopher Johnson McCandless played by Emile Hirsh) who detached himself from society because he hated it so much. He embraced the peaceful and adventurous Nature. He disregarded the material things because he believed it caused. It’s really a very powerful equation because I never thought of it that way. I’ve always thought of it’s result specifically. I’ve always deduced it to suffering. To say that it causes struck a domain with a wider range. Wealth and power causes suffering. His definition precedes mine. It’s a discovery of greater value for me. Wealth and power causes ______. Anything could be filled in the blank and that’s what I meant by a wider range.
I’d really would like to write more about MCandless’ thoughts but I won’t. I would go straight to the disappointment he brought me before he died. His last testament was the confession that “happiness only real when shared.” This is where I still define myself from him. Happiness, as I always believe, is for oneself. Having it shared with someone else does not make happiness eternal. A man’s journey should lead him to eternal bliss and all of us shall perish not achieving it. We are all slaves of love and care. We submit to love. I witness that because I for one have been forced into submission by the feeling of imperceptible care for someone. The selfless and voluntary devotion to someone. The reality of happiness is unattainable because we are not completely detached from society. From the movie, he made friends with others which brought his own demise. He lingered the thought of going back to society to share his experience with others. He was not always true to himself because he always hinted the return to society. His transformation wasn’t complete.
I am fully aware that I cannot come close to what McCandless have gone to, but I strongly believe that my realization is enough for me to live that life inside my head. I shall die not a hypocrite for I am living the things I believe inside me. My shell matters to me not.
April 28th, 2008
In recent weeks, I’ve been hit with spam comments. I didn’t think my site would be famous that quickly since I only posted a comment on one blog. So I checked my stats and I found out it was the name nonoh that’s famous. Here is an article that directly linked to my site.
September 20th, 2007
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