Before I list what I want to accomplish this November, I’ll rate myself first based on how bad I did with my goals last month.

1. learn Ruby on Rails - PASS (I’m now just learning the framework. It’s cool.)
2. start reading a fiction book again every night - FAIL (Sadly, this is no longer a priority.)
3. review Linux / Unix commands - FAIL (This should have been a piece of cake!)
4. install Ubuntu on my desktop - FAIL (Files are not yet backed up.)
5. meet up with a TPC seller to have my earphones fixed - FAIL (He did not answer my SMS.)
6. get a new bank account and deposit a check - FAIL (It’s not as simple as it seems.)
7. start ironing my own clothes - FAIL (Sorry Mom!)
8. eat out less often to save money for Christmas - FAIL (McDonald’s sundaes are so yummy!)
9. plurk less - PASS (My declining karma is a solid proof of this!)
10. do more good - PASS?

What a report card! I didn’t just fail. I failed miserably! It’s like I didn’t even try, at all. So what’s the point of making another list when I couldn’t even carry out half of what I planned to do last month? Well all I can say is that - I believe there’s always a first time for everything. Failing has helped me realize the things which prevented me in achieving these goals. So this month, I am more determined to do better.

I want to …
… continue learning Ruby on Rails …
… review Linux / Unix commands (for real!) …
… get my TIN card …
… really start ironing my own clothes …
… save money for Christmas by eating less at McDonalds (now that’s more specific) …
… get a nice gift for Mom’s birthday …
… and do even more good …
… this November.

I’m trying to be more realistic this month by not having too many goals. I might even accomplish more than I initially planned to by having it this way. I might even be able to squeeze in there: write a review for the Twilight film… just kidding!

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Summit Live! has organized Consumer Electronics Live! (CEL) Manila 2008 - an exhibit for technology enthusiasts. Several top brands in the industry including Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Canon, Nikon, HP, Bose and Apple will be showcasing their latest products.

The 3-day long event will be held in SMX Convention Center, Pasay City from October 24 to 26, 2008.

You can win free passes to Consumer Electronics Live! from YugaTech.com.

Official Site: www.celmanila.com

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We just had a very bad experience in the Greenhills branch of “Little Asia” last night. The food was good alright so I won’t complain about that. I’ve had my share of bad service experiences but theirs is the WORST I’ve had so far.

We waited about half an hour for the food. That would have been okay if we didn’t see other customers getting served before us and we came there BEFORE them. Their excuse was that our chicken was delayed because it takes a longer time to cook. Well I say BS to that. It wasn’t even a whole-size chicken and the other customers ordered more elaborate dishes. Bottom line is, we were discriminated. I still can’t believe that some restaurants do this.

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I want to …
… learn Ruby on Rails …
… start reading a fiction book again every night …
… review Linux / Unix commands …
… install Ubuntu on my desktop …
… meet up with a TPC seller to have my earphones fixed …
… get a new bank account and deposit a check …
… start ironing my own clothes …
… eat out less often to save money for Christmas …
… plurk less … (haha!)
… do more good … 
… this month.

It’s been a long time since I’ve touched this thing. I didn’t expect it would be this difficult to be back in IT. But anyway, I’ve decided to start a new series of posts here. Well, I know I still have the monthly music report to do and the Davao thing isn’t even done yet. But this is far more important than those two. Trust me.

“I want to ____ this month.” will be a monthly post here on my journal (obviously). Basically, it’s a list of the things I want to accomplish before the current month ends. Of course, I cannot possibly list all the things I want to do. Only those with huge importance will be included. It will also serve as a reminder to me not to waste my time on trivial stuff. 

I got this idea from a comment in Lifehacker, one of my favorite blogs. I figured that making a list like this could really help me better manage my time. At first, I was thinking of keeping it in private posts but then where’s the fun in that? 

At the end of the month, I will evaluate myself on how I worked towards achieving these goals. Cool, huh?  Well, it’s the 6th day of the month already so I’d better start working.

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Is there anything new on my top songs list? Here’s my extremely late monthly report on music.

Notes:
Songs in bold have been placed on "repeat track" mode either on my Zen or my foobar player.
Songs in bold and with an asterisk * were once played non-stop the entire day.

July introduced me again to the wonderful pop group… the Vengaboys!

• Vengaboys - We Like To Party (BCM Remix)
• Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! (XXL Version)
• Vengaboys - Kiss (When The Sun Don’t Shine) (Hitradio XXL)
• Vengaboys - The Vengabeat
• Vengaboys - Superfly Slick Dick *
• Vengaboys - Megamix (Long Maxi Edit)

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Don’t think I forgot about this… I saw Mt. Apo for the first time on this day. It was mesmerizing! I stood there just staring at it for what felt like an eternity.The visit to the crocodile park on the other hand wasn’t that great. The place reeked of animal poo which made enjoying the park almost unimaginable.

I thought this was going to be the last part of the series but I was wrong. The last part will be a compilation of the last photos I took while we were there in Davao and that’s part #9.

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For those who don’t know yet, I made lots of CCS music videos back then and this was one of them. It’s really an old one but finally I’m releasing this now to the public. Yay!

The original file said it was created back in December 28, 2004. That was almost 4 years ago! But looking back, it feels like I made this back in the late 90’s.

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