A Review on Casiopea's "Smile Again"

I made an entry about Casiopea's "Take Me" a long time ago. Well, here's another one from the Japanese Jazz Fusion band. "Smile Again" for me is a complimentary song for "Take Me." If the latter is a tearjerker, "Smile..." makes you smile again (like the title says) and bring back sanity to you.

This is not your ordinary happy song, with happy melodic lines, major chords here and there, and musically anything that can be attributed to happiness. Actually, the song has a persuasive tone, a haunting melody, but when played after "Take Me," will make you smile.

It's not only because Smile Again is a happy song. If you play these two side by side, you can see that there's a striking similarity. They seem to have a single theme. Take Me, like what I've said in the previous entry, is about pleading someone to love him but failed. Smile Again, on the other hand, is just like saying, "hey, it's alright. life goes on."

And by the way, I might forget to mention that they both ended with a question mark.

Smile Again is included in the album, "Cross Point" released in 1981, with Issei Noro on guitars, Minoru Mukaiya on keyboards, Tetsuo Sakurai on bass, and Akira Jimbo on drums.

Diary Entry of 27102008 and 29102008 (Edited Version)

Well, I said before that I will be posting on Filipino because my intention at that time is to put my whole diary entry for October 27 and 29, which is on Filipino. However, I think I have mentioned too many names. That's why I'll be posting a heavily edited version.

It's all about this, what happened last Sunday. I'm a church keyboardist and I was asked to teach a Psalm for 6 pm mass to a soloist, which I and the music ministry head is tasked to find. Our choir's soloists were not available. We tried to ask for the soloist of another choir, but to no avail. Then to my surprise, the music ministry head called me and said that the soloist will be no less than... my long time crush.

We set our practice at 3:30 in the afternoon. However, she didn't come on time because, apparently, she didn't know about this. She came back from Indonesia just last night. She arrived at 5:00 pm. Enough time to practice eh. But it's worth the wait.

Oh boy, she's beautiful. Well, not in par with my other crushes but... maybe just right. She doesn't really look different, except that she got thinner and her hair is now curled. But anyway... And I forgot to tell you she's taller than me (I don't know, maybe it's just her high heels 'cause I believe that we have the same height...).

But what I liked the most is that she didn't changed. She's the same kind person I know before she left: jolly, kind, humble. And her vocal quality, still the same. I don't know what kind of songs she sings to their guests (she's a lounge singer in a hotel) but the quality hasn't waned a bit.

The psalm I taught her is the one from the misalette. Unlike last Friday night, which I composed the whole psalm, I don't have the luxury of time to compose. And one more thing, I taught her without the aid of a keyboard, proving that she has a great sense of tune. Come 6pm mass, the rendition, according to reliable sources, is good.

-end of the first part-

This is now the second part. I saw her in SM with her mom Wednesday afternoon. She's leaving for Seoul the next day and will not be here for Christmas (awwwwtttsss...).

Actually, it's not about that. She's available, and me, obviously. We both serve the Church. She sings, I play the keyboard. What a perfect match! Kidding aside, it's a matter of proper timing, and I believe this is not the right time. She's very successful with her gigs outside the country, and me, still a struggling student. And even musically, I'm not that successful yet.

Now, what I'm trying to do these past few days is to change myself in order to achieve my goals. I made a timetable of what to achieve for the remaining days of this year and for 2009 and 2010. I want to be a success before I go up and ask her.

When I get inspired, I usually get the best tune out of my mind. I've composed two songs for this event.

"Homecoming" is a song about the return of your loved one to your mother country, and the inevitable fact that she's leaving again. This is in A scale.

"Araw-araw" is about courting someone, the hesitation and the motivation of courting someone. This is in G scale with a transposition in A. Anyway, this is still the tentative title because I can't find a suitable title for this song.

I had already a plan when I ask her. One of my choirmates (preferably *****) will bring her to the open lot in the nearby Sports Center, where me and my other choirmates are set up. Then, we will sing "Everyday" by James Taylor. 1st stanza would be for ***, 2nd for *******, 3rd for ******, and the fourth for ******. The first three singers will give a flower each, then the fourth one will be switching his bouquet to me. Then I will sing the remaining parts. Afterwhich, I will be singing "Araw-araw." What a battleplan.

Whew, enough of this for now. I'll be keeping this battleplan for now. I better prepare and brace myself for this battle.

Ang Kauna-unahang Post ko sa Wikang Filipino

(Note: This is my first-ever post in Filipino. Sorry but I can't resist posting in my language... And this is very personal that I can't say in English)

Wala lang, naisipan ko lang mag-post sa Filipino. Sa totoo lang, masaya ako ngayong linggong ito... Derechuhin na natin, pakiramdam ko kumpleto na ang buong taon ko... Haaaay...


Hintayin n'yo na lang ang susunod kong post... sa Filipino ulit :D

Milk na May Lamang Melamine

I'm an avid fan of Jojo Alejar's late night show, "The Good Night Show with Jojo A." And with the advent of the milk with Melamine issue, he has conceived a tongue twister:

"Milk na may laman na melamine"


Repeat after me:

Milk na may laman na melamine
Milk na may laman na melamine
Milk na may laman na melamine
Milk na may laman na melamine
Milk na may laman na melamine
Milk na may laman na melamine!!! Enjoy!

Of Forums and Resuming Posting

Whew, it has been a while since my last post...

I became too busy with studies, still with no success. Same old me, lacking inspiration, lacking motivation, laging walang focus... (very opposite in terms of music: inspired, motivated, focused, and plays with passion.)

What's my post all about? Oh, yes... It's about creating a forum site, the focus of which is music. I have some technical background on maintaining the technical aspects of the site, I have musical background (of course), and I have friends to help me set up the site. My problem is having a host.

Of course, I want a free hosting since I still have no job. However, I cannot advertise on them, unlike those hosts with payment... Ahhhh... What shall I do?

What would you do? Wait.

The User-friendly Post

You really find your true friends when you're in trouble.

True friends will never abandon you no matter what. True friends will do their best, or at the very least try to help you cope up with your difficulties. True friends will never cease to believe in you.

Take my case. Actually our case. We were six in a group in our Systems Development class, one is on his last sem because if he fails this subject, he can never go back to the university. We have 3 subsystems to develop, two persons for each. Me and my college best bud was assigned to the web-enabled system, and this system is the first to be accessed.

However, due to our lack of knowledge about web programming, we are on the verge of failing the subject. While we and the one on his last semester are trying to do something about the system, the three remaining connived in going to our adviser/professor in SD. The professor told them to either continue or drop our system and develop a desktop replacement. Well the good thing is that they still let us decide. But the manner, on how they told this situation to us is some kind of a crap! They just dumped us and left us with only one option: to withdraw the subject. That's what we've done, we've dropped the subject in order for the one to pass.

I wish that they would pass 'cause I don't want to deal with them anymore.

My Haul at the 2008 Manila International Book Fair

One of my many hobbies is reading, that is why I didn't miss the chance of going to the 2008 Manila International Book Fair, held at September 12-16 at the SMX Convention Center. One of my churchmates gave me passes for the event, though entrance fee is only PhP10.00 for adults and PhP8.00 for students, librarians, senior citizens (maybe) and children.

Here's what I've got:

(1) Mga Kuko ng Liwanag - Edgardo Reyes

(2) Desaparecidos - Luwalhati Bautista

(3) FHM May 2008 (covergirl: Precious Adona)

(4) Some free magazines in the NCCA Booth

(5) An essay about music from the CCP Booth

(6) Pupung 0 by Tonton Young

(7) Scent of Apples (A collection of Bienvenido Santos' short stories)

I would also like to buy the hardbound Anne Frank book. But I can't since it costs PhP1000.00. Awww... But hey, I've read the book and learned that Anne Frank's whole name is: Annelies Marie Sara Frank...

And I learned a whole lot more through that event. I'll come on the next book fair.

"Bayani" - My First-Ever Songwriting Entry

It is not my first time to write a song, but this one is special for me, since this would be my first time to enter a song writing contest.

The theme is "Youth: Heroes of Today." And again, this is my first time to write a song about us, youth. (Yes, I still belong to the youth sector) My lyrics is in Filipino, the structure of the song is simpler than my other compositions, and it's not jazzy (read: I didn't play with chords that much). I will submit this composition tomorrow afternoon, and hopefully win the songwriting title on Friday. And oh, I'll be performing this on the same day.

I'll be posting the lyrics after the competition. May my song win.

Lord Erni's Sayings (Part II)

Hey guys, this is the last part of Lord Erni's sayings... I wasn't able to post it last week since it was the "Ginebra" week...

ON LIFE

“Be yourself, as an example of trust, kindness, and patience. Suffering is always with us. Pray to God always.”

“The family is the centers of heart and the heart is the commander of love.”

“Experiences makes man witty, poets and wise, and or sometimes timid.”

“Love all, trust a few”

“Don’t let loose the dogs of war…”

“Beauty is like a flower,
but the flower that dies when first it begins to bud,
is like a faithful love that died within an hour.”

“My cares today are seldom cares of tomorrow.”

“Once care entered into your heart, the whole possession ere.”

“Sweets are the uses of adversity.”

“The worst men often give the best advice.”

“The good are better made by ill, as odors crushed are sweeter still.”

“Run, if you like, but try to keep your breath.”

“Work like a man, but don’t be worked to death.”

“Sometimes adversity can give best advice.”

“Communication is the transference and understanding of meaning from one person to another.”

“Your actions will not lead us to our common goal.”

“Judgment should be based on the ability to acquire and process inputs, channel out the outputs, and maintain stability and balance.”

“Put equal weight on the means and the ends.”

“Prevent anticipated problems.”

“All the water flow into the sea and yet until now the sea is not fuel.”

“Accept your destiny, as you do your duty. Be satisfied with your position and obey whatever the decision.”

“He who reads history knows the affairs of the ancient.”

“To have done a thing oneself is better than watching others do it;
To have done many mistakes in doing it is better than simply doing it once.”

Game 7 Mini-Recap (Ginebra versus Air21, PBA Fiesta Conference Finals)

After a grueling series, Barangay Ginebra Kings won the championship against a worthy opponent in Air21 Express in the Game 7 of the PBA Fiesta Conference Finals. With key players not playing or playing injured, the Ginkings put a lot of heart to finally pull it off.

At the start of the game, Ginebra blasted off the Express, 6-0, until the opponents had solved the mini-scoring drought. The Ginkings also lived on second chance opportunities with Chris Alexander and Alex Crisano scoring on putbacks.

Second quarter came, and the Express found a solution to have the game within reach. However, they gave up a lot of fouls, including two flagrant fouls from Homer Se and Wynne Arboleda. Fortunately for them, the Ginkings' freethrow shooting was sour, especially when Paul Artadi and Chris Alexander were on the line.

During the first half, the key players for the Ginkings were the guards; Junthy Valenzuela, Ronald Tubid, and Artadi doing a lot of scoring and energizing the whole team. Commendable performance also from Alexander and Crisano for those rebounds. The score is 46-49 in favor of Ginebra.

Third quarter was the "Eric Menk Show." Major Pain was a monster; his playing reminiscent of his MVP performance. The Express put different looks on him to no avail. Menk was rested for sometime, and Ginebra didn't score (even with Mark Caguioa is on the floor). Then it was Thomas' turn with his three-point plays. Then Valenzuela was injured while committing a turnover, never to play again. Alexander suffered from cramps but managed to return. Menk had 8 points and 5 rebounds in that quarter alone.

Finally, the fourth quarter. Ginebra committed a lot of turnovers, which the Express translated into turnover points. Also, Air21 managed to set up their offense better than the Ginkings, thanks to guys like Arwind Santos and Egay Billiones. To add up Ginebra's woes, Alexander committed his fifth personal foul off Thomas. A Gary David drive grabbed the lead for the Express, and an Arwind Santos dunk put an emphasis on it.

Then it was a seesaw battle for the two teams.

However, Chris Alexander increased Ginebra's lead to three, and never turned back. Aside from scoring crucial points, Alexander's defensive prowess intimidated Air21 offense. Air21 forced their shots and never grabbed any offensive rebound unlike in the early goings of the quarter. It was a freethrow shooting practice for Ginebra as Air21 resorted to fouling players, and they made almost all of it.

At the end of the series, Eric Menk and Ronald Tubid were proclaimed co-Finals MVP, and Menk was the Best Player of the game.

Lord Erni's Sayings (Part I)

As I do typing jobs for Lord Erni’s book, I stumbled upon some of his quotations and sayings… (Some of these were with sources unknown, but most of these came from him) He might not be Confucius or Mahatma Gandhi, but I find these useful. Let me share some to you.


LORD ERNI

ON LEADERS AND STAFFS

“The ‘path’ has to be laid by the leaders; and the staff has to be assisted in searching the ‘goal’.”

“No orientation to develop a sense of pride and loyalty on the parts of the new staff.”


ON OFFICE PROCEDURES

“Improve your abilities as way of preparing for bigger responsibilities in the future. Would you? Why should you say no?”

“No orientation to avoid future misunderstanding about the office policies, rules, procedures and the like.”

“Description should be from the top to down, rather than the reverse.”

“Programs and specific tasks must carried out effectively and efficiently.”


ON LAW AND GOVERNANCE

“Go to friends for advice; to woman for pity; to strangers for charity; to relatives for nothing.”

“The good needs fear no law.”

“The laws can discover sin, but not remove.”

“Corrupt government is like beer; it tastes good if it’s for free;
An innocent employee is like bread; sometimes expired, but it tastes good.”


ON GOOD BOOKS

“A good book is a precious treasure on purpose to live beyond life.”

“Good books are like men who speak aloud for future times to hear.”


(P.S. I'm going to post his sayings on an installment basis, since this might be too long and tedious to read.)

Chocnut Delight

Today, as I prepare for the Midterm Departmental Exams tomorrow, I bought a whole pack of Chocnut. You know, I always eat this as I review to keep myself awake.



Aside from being a review companion and perennial favorite, I ate Chocnut whenever I feel depressed. Or maybe for whatever reason. Yes, it's delicious, because of the combination of chocolate and peanut. And a piece costs me only PhP1.50 at most. (A whole pack of 24 pieces costs PhP28.25)

And it keeps you awake, since both chocolate and peanut (or any nut in that concern) releases stimulants.

There are many chocolates in the world. But for me, nothing beats the Filipino's Chocnut.

A Gentle Jazz Afternoon with Olivia

Last Saturday, I was in SM Southmall to follow-up my OJT documents. After I got all these documents, I was like, I don't want to go back there because of my traumatic OJT experience.

I was roaming the mall, presumably for the last time, then I saw Gentle Jazz by Olivia album tour on the Events Center. I was hesitant to wait. First because the album tour was scheduled at 5 pm and it was 5:30 already. Second, and the most probable reason, because I thought that no one can enter the seating area without buying the album. Then a woman was calling everybody to come in, so I went in.

Though the album itself only has one original song (composed by Olivia herself) out of fifteen songs, the first thing that popped on my mind is that I have this chance to hear jazz live for free!

After waiting for another 15-20 minutes, Olivia finally arrived, and the show began with her rendition of "Sway". It was marred by feedbacks, and I find her very stiff and having difficulty in breathing (maybe because she was fresh from travel; Las Piñas is where traffic jam never ends). But as the program progressed, she became comfortable already.

Olivia's such a joy to watch. She has tremendous energy on the stage. And I believe that she might jump on and off the stage had she not wearing a short dress. (Kung nagtatatalon siya, makikita ng sambayanang Pilipino ang hindi dapat makita... bwahahahahaha!). What I can't understand is that the audience is not appreciative enough. Maybe because they don't listen to Jazz that often, and they don't have the chance to listen to Jazz (compared to music from Cueshe, Spongecola, and all of these rock and pogi rock bands, anyway it's another story) The show started with all seats occupied, the show ended half-full. But at least people watching from 2nd and 3rd floors, and from the sidelines are still there. (baka nahiyang pumasok)

Another thing, she loves to interact with the audience. She even come off the stage and gave the mic to some audience to sing with her. However, she kept on going to her right side. I was seating on her left side, kaya parang nag-tampo ako...

All in all, she sang 16 songs. I cannot recall the titles of all of these, especially the foreign titled ones (because she sang French, Portuguese, and Chinese songs that night). She has also sang Portuguese (?) versions of I Will Survive and Unbreak My Heart. But the songs that really stuck to my mind are Sweet Baby and Oh Lori.

Her version of Sweet Baby is nice. Although the arrangement still sounds like the original, her rendition was nice, very sweet indeed, and I feel joy in that song. Anyway, it is a happy love song and it's a good thing that she gave justice to the song.

Oh Lori, oh Lori... I never imagined Oh Lori to be that funky, and she (and her band) made it oh so funky and oh so groovy.

After the show, I approached her PR to ask for her pictures. She gave Olivia's Friendster and Multiply accounts (sorry guys, these are not her personal accounts) and told me that they will upload it there. She even introduced me to Olivia. Bwahahahahaha! Olivia gave me a whole pizza and signed it. What can I say, she's nice!

Evidences?

Me, Olivia, and her staff

Me and Olivia

Perfect Day

How unlucky this day was.

First, I only brought PhP140.00 instead of the usual PhP200.00 allowance. Stupid me, I was able to save at least PhP60.00, but gave me headaches on how to make ends meet with that measly amount.

Second, my partner in software development wasn't able to come in our meeting. That's why we weren't able to present our subsystem in the consultation. And we weren't able to do something.

Third, all my transportation woes happened. All that I shared to are people that I don't want to: a fat guy, a beggar, a matron. Luckily, none of them were snatchers or holdupers. I've experienced another headache with a bus conductor because he didn't have change.

And as I get off the bus on the way home, wow, it's like passing on an obstacle course. First, I have to get off the fat guy seatmate, then sweethearts that don't want to be separated with each other. And they were standing at the middle of the passage. I thought after passing on that f*cking sweethearts, I was safe. But I'm not. I almost slipped on the way out as I stepped on a vomited substance.

And finally, I am still outside our house but my mother is already shouting at me. Damn, I know I'm still lucky to come home completely but this day is... I am hopeful this will not be the same tomorrow.

Passion

I read an article on Philippine Star (actually, the 22nd anniversary issue) about their columnists and their hobbies. Well, of course their first priority is their job, but they have their diversions.

For example, Ana Marie Pamintuan. Who'd ever thought that this hard-hitting columnist and executive editor of the Star has a passion for cooking and baking? How she'd find to do all of these I don't know, but certainly she's serving her passions very well.

But how can I have IT as a profession if my passion lies in music? Can somebody help me 'cause I'm really puzzled.

Beautiful U-Belt Girls

I didn't went home the usual EDSA way. I went home after school via Lawton. And because I came from PUP, this is the chance for me to see beautiful collegiate girls from U-Belt. Kolehiyalas from CEU, UE, FEU... oh my!

For PUPians, especially the activists, Mendiola used to be a battleground where they state their sentiments to the government. Not now. Because it's "peacetime," Mendiola is a haven of beautiful girls... hahahaha!

Finger

My finger got sprained (in Filipino terms, na-finger) during a basketball game, and the thing is, the game wasn't finished. Now, I am having a hard time moving it, although it feels much better now. I just hope that this would heal before Saturday since I'll be playing the organ for the Integrated Choir.

Afternoon Sunrise

I was on the way home Monday afternoon, after a day of grueling activities in the school. Everything was normal; the routine Crossing-Parkhomes route, the air conditioned bus, and the sky was cloudy. There's no traffic jam yet, as I left the school as early as 4 pm.

Yes, everything was normal, except when I saw this particular portion of the South Luzon Expressway, just right after the Filinvest Exit. The sky was just like sunrise in a province setting (since I was looking at trees at the shoulder lane), and it was past 5 in the afternoon!

Oh, I am having a hard time describing this, since I didn't have a camera to take pictures of it. And the whole afternoon, from that time up to 6pm, it was just like that. And by looking at it, especially from my seat in the bus, I was like, oh, I'm going to have my vacation in Batangas, together with someone... hahaha... Anyway, that scene gave me a good break from all the troubles and stress I'm having from my studies.

Reflection on Casiopea's Take Me

You might think that this is a review of Casiopea's Take Me, or some sort. I just feel for the song. Here's the video for reference:



The first movement is a short piano introduction. The flow of the tunes is melancholic, and if you have a video of this, you can feel the melancholy by just looking at the face of Minoru Mukaiya... just kidding.

Enter the second movement. Enter Tetsuo Sakurai, Issei Noro and Akira Jimbo. The band comes to play with Mukaiya. Mukaiya still holds the melody here. The tune is now asking, seems like someone is saying, please listen to me, please answer my question.

Next is the third movement. The melody gives the impression of persuasion, although a little heavy and a hint of force can be sensed. Given this, my impression was the answer to the second movement's question seems to be negative. Then there's the repeatition of the second movement.

The fourth movement is just a rehash of the second movement. This time, Mukaiya takes the backseat and Issei Noro gives a guitar interpretation of what the piano was saying. The third movement is played with a tweak at the end to serve as transition and in preparation for the fifth movement.

The fifth movement has the heaviest part of the song. Aside from persuasion, you can feel the desperation of this part since the someone still answered negatively. There's force, the melancholy is at highest, complementing the transitive third movement. But right after the movement, the second movement is repeated with piano adlibs. Akira Jimbo and Tetsuo Sakurai play their parts lightly but still persuasive.

The final movement is another variation of the second movement. This sounds exactly like the second movement, giving the song a question mark as ending. Just like saying, "What now?"

Video from Youtube.com

Zoom - Fat Larry's Band

Let me dedicate a song to someone special. Zoom by Fat Larry's Band. I want this one to be sung by Monchit, our male soloist, during my wedding... hahahaha!

Zoom
Just one look and then my heart went boom
Suddenly and we were on the moon
Flying high in a neon sky, oh...

Bang
Just one touch and all the church bells rang
Heaven called and all the angels sang
Sunrise shine in the midnight sky, oh

Zoom
You chase the day away
High noon
The moon and stars came out to play
Then my whole wide world went zoom

Moonbeams dancing in the afternoon
Shadows blowing as the roses bloom
Looking down on a wonderland, oh

Smack
Just one kiss and I was outta whack
All at once there was no turning back
Oh so far above the brightest star, oh

Zoom
You chase the day away
High noon
The moon and stars came out to play

Zoom you chase the day away
High noon
The moon and stars came out to play
Then my whole wide world went zoom

I passed a rainbow as we went flying by
Faster and faster, we were higher than high
For once in my lifetime
I was finally free
And you came back to me

Oh, zoom
You chase the day away
High noon
The moon and stars came out to play
Oh, zoom
You chase the day away
High noon
The moon and stars came out to play
Oh, zoom
You chase the day away
High noon
The moon and stars came out to play...

The State of My Mind

I don't feel any pressure, even though there's a series of deadline running after me. My group mates in SSD might call me a motherfucker if they read this post, but who cares. I am just happy to feel this way.

Being happy and contented without any reasons at all is stupid, but this is much better than to be stressed out with all these problems. Oh yeah, it's not without any reasons. Maybe because I have found a little source of inspiration these past few days.

Sun Tech Days 2008

I've attended the Sun Tech Days last June 18 and 19 at the Makati Shangri-La. This event is organized by Sun Microsystems, and is held in 15 other cities worldwide, with this event being the last for this year.

You know, this event is very memorable to me. It's my first time to step on a hotel, my first developers event I attended, and of course I have fun. Aside from the things I've learned, I have these bonding moments with my classmates and other friends from the other sections and other schools.

First thing first. There are a lot of topics discussed during this two-day event. Actually, it's a three day event, but I wasn't able to attend the June 17 University World Tour because we have a mock defense in our SSD subject. Anyway, the main tracks are Web Development using programming tools made by Sun Microsystems, Desktop Applications, and OpenSolaris, the operating system made by Sun.

Aside from this tracks, I was enlightened about open source. Before, I only appreciate software made by Microsoft, which is not open source. With open source, I can get the things I need for my computer (such as operating system like OpenSolaris), without paying for its license. How do these open source companies earn profit? When customers want additional tools, they have to pay for it. And aside from this, these open source companies are more community-oriented, unlike their counterparts that are profit-oriented.

During the first day, I attended the Web development track and the last part of the OpenSolaris track. And if you are a java programmer, Netbeans is the ultimate development tool. Aside from java, Netbeans has also plugins for Rails on Ruby (RoR), Grails, Java ME (mobile edition, this one enables you to create programs for your mobile phone. Wonderful!), and even C. Except for the OpenSolaris track, I was with my classmates all the time. The food on the first day was not suitable for my pang-kanto tastebuds and I came to realize that I cannot stand the food on any hotel because of that.

During the second day, I attended all interesting tracks. But my favorite tracks are the Developing Java using Mac and the MySQL track. I need to be on the MySQL track because we are going to use MySQL for our backend in our system. And actually, the best speaker was in that track: articulate, not boring, straight to the point, although I find him boastful. Now Mr. Gaffar Mua, what you've said is true; Indian developers are boastful.

The other speakers are mostly Singaporeans and Chinese developers. The speaker in the Mac track is a Filipino, a UP professor. I find him good, but maybe because of Mac's (and Apple's) disadvantages in Java programming, I wasn't impressed that much. I also like the Singaporean Sang Shin, a Java Evangelist.

And food is better at the second day. WOW. Although we were not able to seat this time, maybe it's worth it. It is also during the second day that I met other students from other schools, namely, Informatics Northgate and Arellano U.

And it's not because of those tech stuff I met the Arellano guys, it's because of my piano playing. But the head erminguard stopped me and said, "Gusto mo magbayad ng PhP2,000.00?" Put*** ***, if I will become a successful musician and I will be playing at the same venue, I will bring my own piano. I don't care if it's only a bright or even a stage piano, I won't use their PhP2,000 per play hell-sent piano.

Me and my classmates also took pictures during the event. I'll just wait for them to upload them and post it here.

Introduction

First of all, I would like to welcome you to my new blog.

I just want to thank everybody who visited my blog. I'll keep this blog updated for you. And I will try to post everything that I can muster... nah... But there are things that are too personal, I'll just keep them on my paper diary... Yes, I still write on a paper diary.

That's all for today. Sorry guys, because I still have to wake up early tomorrow to attend the second part of the Sun Tech Days. See you tomorrow.