Have you ever found yourself trying to work on something for hours and still ended up with nothing at all? Sometimes, the best way to actually get work done is to just walk away from it and have a change of scenery. Let’s admit it, there will always be times when you’d want to just [...]

Several months ago, after years of whining, I finally consulted a doctor and was finally diagnosed with Plantar Fasciitis on my left foot. For those who don’t know, Plantar Fasciitis is a very painful condition of the heel which is aggravated by extensive standing, walking, running, and weight-bearing (including my own) activities. It has been [...]

As you’ve noticed this blog has been pretty much boring as far as the (non) frequency of the posts is concerned. I will try to correct that in the next few weeks. You will also notice familiar (old) posts coming up as I re-post some photos previously seen in my Flickr site, interspersed with some [...]

This month, in particular, is a special month I’ve always been interested in. This month, thousands (or millions?) of students graduate and look for jobs. And as an employer who’s always on the lookout for people to hire, it can be a bit frustrating most of the time, to know that a lot of the [...]

For years, since the late 1990s, I’ve always had Linux on my desktop and laptops. It was both a choice and a necessity for me because I found it more apt for what I did for a living, i.e., development and systems administration. My whole life revolved around Linux because it allowed me to have [...]

December will always be a special month for me, not because it’s Christmas, but because this is the month when I get to see more of the friends I haven’t been spending much time with. It’s reunion month after all. Friends from all over the world will almost always make sure that they are home [...]