Archive for July, 2008
Rain checks
penny July 22nd, 2008
I have several stuff to blog about, but didn’t get to!! Two weeks ago I was in Newcastle, and last week was World Youth Day. Last week I got my iPhone (finally), which allows me to update my Facebook status and Twitter more often. This week I’m swamped with work in uni, and Ajay is arriving this coming weekend. So perhaps.. I should just post now with a rain check for all these things I want to blog about (but didn’t get to). So for now, TTYL!
My own remote alarm clock
AJ Jorge July 18th, 2008
Sometimes I would tell Pen to ring me at around 6am to wake me up. She would ring my yahoo messenger, send me an sms and ring my phone insistently.
This morning, I was awaken by my phone ringing at 4am! She rang 6am Sydney time and not Singapore time. My eyes were half open scrounging where I left my cellphone last night. Then I saw her number registered in my phone. I sent an sms (half awake and a bit grumpy) telling her to wake me my 6am time and not hers. Then snoozed off to sleep again.
It was the first time that my personal alarm clock failed. 
Nevertheless, I would still ask Pen to wake me up next time. Nothing beats seeing your loved one call you first thing in the morning.
Twittering
AJ Jorge July 18th, 2008
Pen and I are twitter addicts!
We’ve been actively twittering for the past 3 weeks or so. I suggest you create an account and follow us. I am at http://twitter.com/ajayjorge while Pen is at http://twitter.com/penreyes. The beauty of twitter is that you can receive our twits in your cellphones!
Just activate your mobile numbers by sending the verification code to a US number and your off to go.
Happy twittering!
VIIIXXXMMVIII
On Meetings
AJ Jorge July 9th, 2008
I used to like having office meetings.
For me then, it was time to just catch up with what your colleagues are up to. Updates of business requirements, some code reviews, announcements, some foods if somebody brought something for himself that ends up being shared with the whole team.
But now, meetings are just eating up precious time. Even at home! We even sometimes get meeting invites as late as 11pm and we have to dial-in into the office network to attend the virtual meeting.
Meetings used to be fun and energetic and alive. I sorta look forward to meetings in my previous work because it was a time to get away in front of the desktop and talk with colleagues. We hang around in the conference room for half the time the supposed meeting and just talk. But we still manage to get something out of it.
Have to wrap this up. Another round of meeting in half an hour.
I know it’s not Christmas… yet.
penny July 9th, 2008
If it was, then there’ll be 2 days before our wedding in the Philippines =) But well… that was a tangent. Let me get back to what I wanted to post about.
I was on an emo trip last night after spending 3 hours on the train from Newcastle, listening to music. I had a bunch of stuff to read with me, and even games to play to keep me busy on the trip. But, I still ended up just listening to songs. In my device I had songs like Kanlungan, Noypi, Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo, even Biyahe Tayo. Whilst staring out at the superb sunset in the Central Coast, I was tearful at powerful lyrics, I didn’t care to cry then coz there wasn’t much people in the train anyway hehe. When I got home I was yearning to hear some other songs that struck a chord in me, years ago. I ended up digging through youtube for other All-star recordings like Voices that Care, We are the World and Do they know it’s Christmas.
Voices that Care was released in 1991 during the Persian Gulf crisis. We are the World, by United Artists for Africa in 1985, and also Do they know its Christmas in 1984 (which came out before We are the world) by distinct British/Irish artists during the famine in Ethiopia.
It was enjoyable to watch the videos. There are quite a number of “the making” videos that were also fun to watch. “The making” videos:
We are the world
Voices that Care (Part 1)
The best of them in my opinion is Do they know it’s Christmas. The lyrics were much more fresh, and much less dated. Though yes, it’s a Christmas song aimed towards a specific cause. [warning --- this turns out to be a very groupie-like schoolgirl tone] And may I say, the most that I got a kick out of was seeing those British acts looking really young and dashing! Continue Reading »
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Mystery novels
penny July 6th, 2008
I was telling Ajay this morning, this could very well have been me posting a blog: (taken from Cecilia’s blog in phdcomics.com–Jorge Cham)
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