Pi Approximation Day on Wikipedia

Hehehe, Ilang tulog na lang!

• Jeff asks, “What does it really mean to obey God?”.
• A good read about Code Formatting standards – and why they matter (programmers can be so anal about these things).
• According to a survey last year (Yahoo-Nielsen Net Index 2008) 3 out of 10 Filipinos in urban areas surf the net. That’s not much. Which means, there is still much more room for market growth.
• What a strange mix! This is what happens if Taylor Hanson of Hanson (vocals), James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins (guitars), Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne (bass) and Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick (drums) form a band: Tinted Windows. Their music is so…. ’90s, hahaha. (Not necessarily a bad thing!)

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Ahhhh… sunny days ^_^ my spirit is at its highest every time the sun comes out. no more snow, no more slipping and sliding, no more thermal pants and 3layers of undergarments over 2 layers of jackets and your winter coat.
i still get to wear boots though ^_^
and i’m looking forward to spring fashion! ^_^
cool and sunny, reminds me so much of baguio weather (smiles ^_^)

we spent easter at the house of our fellow ESF-er
(English Speakers Fellowship)

Ho and Laura Jane with their baby son Joseph

we were able to worship and pray for Japan and the World.

Amidst trials in life, we are victorious because God is Risen! Jesus Lives!

we tend to take that for granted, unaware that this is one of the most important things Jesus did for us.

He died for our sins AND rose again from the dead.

ESF was so much fun, its amazing to see people from different countries,

with different cultures and background coming together as one family. ^_^

Thank You Lord!

^_~

- Guy Kawasaki

Edit: Birds eat often and a lot (50% of their body weight). Elephants, well, no need for explanation! hahaha! This means, keep on learning, and don’t just keep it in – poop (share) what you learn!

MANILA, Philippines—A group composed mostly of information and communications technology (ICT) professionals challenged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to explain to the public why it has to spend P11.2 billion in automating the 2010 elections when it can implement an open election system (OES).

“The Comelec must explain to the public why they have to pay P7.3 billion more for an inferior system using precinct count optical scan (PCOS) when they could adopt OES which is more transparent and costs only P4 billion?” asked TransparentElections.org.ph head Gus Lagman.

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“We presented the software to the Comelec Advisory Council and even offered to five (sic) it to them for free but we did not get any response from them,” said Lagman.

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When asked if there is time to adopt the OES, Lagman said: “I am hoping our government officials will change their minds and adopt OES. It is never too late to do the right thing.”

via ‘Why pay P11.2B for poll automation?’ – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos.

Okay, you guys ready?

Nationwide Outrage in 3… 2… 1… GO!

RAWR!!!

Winter is nice with the snow and the thick coats and all that. I definitely look forward to it, especially around August when it gets realllly hot and humid in Japan. But winter gets tiring after the first few months. And during the last part of winter, the snow is just icky and slimey, and really slippery. Well, it’s no fun (it snow fun?).

And the short days can get tough after a while. It messes up the body clock a bit. At the peak of winter, it can be pitch black as early as 4pm!

So was pretty stoked when I left the dungeon* the office and I saw this:

It’s like the whole city is covered in a blanket of blue! ^_^

Man, my walk to the subway just got a lot better – a little light, a nice cool breeze, a delicious meal (and my beautiful wife) waiting for me at home – who can ask for more?

It’s easy to not see the blessings that we have. Problems and worries are just easier to see. But sometimes we need to look around us and realize that hey, there are a lot of things we should be thankful for!

So yeah, thanks Dad! Your grace just amazes me!

oh and also, Thank God It’s Friday!

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*dungeon, in the sense that i’m disconnected from the outside world. and that i don’t see sun until i leave the building. not like, im being tortured or anything. and no, there are no dragons. you know, just to make things clear : )

Marco and Nicole’s Bottom 3:

Anoop, Scott and Lil

• Bahay Tsinoy: The Chinese of Old Manila – Jerome details his journey to Bahay Tsinoy, “a square, palatial three-storey beige architecture which, true to its name, houses a historical and cultural collection of all things Chinese-Filipino,” and discovers some interesting things about his heritage and about himself.
• My Life In A Cube – April 7, 2009 – Do you know someone like this in the office? Gah, annoying! But wait, guess who I am among the two characters! (Hint: Gah, I’m annoying!)
• Senseware – Mikko used to say that the reason to everything ultra high tech is “Nanotechnology!”. Well bro here you go – a bunch of stuff that people are creating using… say it with me… NANO TECHNOLOGY!
• Who told you that? – ” I wonder how many times God has the same objection when He hears the lies we believe: Who told you that? “
• Difficult Email Addresses – Email addresses it would be really annoying to give out over the phone.

I had a *slight* quarter-life crisis / identity crisis last night. Although I was able to talk it over with my lovely wife (who patiently endured my emo moment) and we were able to come up with practical and realistic answers, I didn’t have complete peace.

Until my Quiet Time.

A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.

Proverbs 12:11 (NLT)

O_O

I quickly asked Nicole for her NIV Bible

He who works his land will have abundant food,
but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.

Proverbs 12:11 (NIV)

Wow.

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Here’s Proverbs 12:11 in other versions:

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. (KJV)

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,  But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense. (NASB)