Election in the Philippines

It's election once again. And I have become a good citicen and voted once again.
There were times that I really don't want to. Because of the frustrations that I feel for our government.

Politics here in the Philippines is dirty. Both figurative and literally. I will sarcastically say to my wife "Ooops, election nanaman. May brown out nanaman". And who is going to clean all of these election parapernalias around metro manila? Probably our poor metro aid. They should raise the salaries of these people. That's were should our taxes go.

In fairness, the precinct were I voted were surprisingly clean. There were very few paper laying around the streets. Compared to the last election. Last election was like the whole street were a big trash can. The jeepney drivers could not see the pot holes on the streets anymore.

Well..... until next election again.

Happy Mothers Day

My boss once said that it is ok to celebrate your birthday.

But on that day then you were born. Instead of celebrating your self, instead of having the center of attraction to your self. You should go to you moms house, give her a big hug and thank her. Because on that day, one of her foot is already on the grave because of you.

When I thought of it. Gessshh, he's right.

Happy Mothers day Ma.

Kalayaan #1 on display

Nope, this is not comic odyssey.
This is just my computer table.
Im just mimicing the actual look of the display in comic odyssey when I went there yesterday.

Nakakahiya kasing kuhaan ng picture duon sa loob. Ganoon pala ang feeling ng makita mong naka display na ang gawa mong komiks for sale na sa store. Ibang klase.
Maybe because this is my first time. I really felt proud and happy. Para nga akong security guard duon. I was spying to the people that were looking around at the indie section. Natutuwa ako kapag merong tumitingin . Kahit hindi sila bumili ok lang din. (Kayong mga veteran ganito rin ba kayo dati noong nagsisimula pa kayo?)
Lumabas pa nga ako para hindi masyadong halata. hehehe.
Kunyari nag titingin ng mga figurin duon sa labas.

Actually sa totoo nyan..Nahihiya nga ako..Because I really feel that my art in Issue #1 isnt really that good. Kinapalan ko lang talaga ang mukha ko. Hayyy, nasabi ko rin iyon sa wakas. I've been wanting to said that for the longest time.

I have made and learn some mistakes in that issue such as paper size, material to be use,character position and many more. I am still learning how to draw. Pero, in issue #2, I can say mas nag improve naman ako ng konti. I have already finished the pencils, ink and scanning of #2. Dialog na lang. I am also currently drawing #3.

I have noticed that the more I draw sequential pages, the more faster I become. Noong nag start kasi ako sa few pages of #1. Ang tagal. Isang page lang, it took me months. Nyek. Pero practice makes you better nga. Now I can finish a page a day. Whole day that is, without any interuption. Kapag may pasok ako sa office, it takes me longer(syempre). Sa gabi ko lang nagagawa. Around 10 - 1am. Tyagaan lang talaga to. There's no turning back now.

Thanks nga pala sa mga taga Comic Odyssey. Special to Sandy Sansolis for making the locally made komiks very visible on their store. Pag pasok mo palang..Boom..kitang kita.

Yung iba kasi ang hirap mag consign sa kanila, daming requirements. Samantalang sa Comic Odyssey, isang salita lang Go kaagad.

At kung matangap man duon sa iba, nasa isang sulok na tagong tago naman ilalagay. Kapag tatanungin mo pa ang sales lady at bibili ka. Sasabihin sa iyo. 'Anong title yun? Hmmmmm wala kami noon'. Pero meron naman. In short, they dont care. Paano kaya mabebenta iyon? Wawa naman ang indi komiks. :-(

Kalayaan #1 on Comic Odyssey

I have just delivered a few copies of Kalayaan #1 at Comic Odyssey Galleria today. It is a little bit earlier than my june schedule, but ... what the heck. I already created a handful, I couldn't just let it lieying around our house. Specially with my kids playing around.

I really want to thank Sandy Sansolis of Comic Odyssey for making this possible. And being a big supporter of the local komiks industry.
He said that he is also going to distribute it to their other branches.

Their branches are in
ORTIGAS/QUEZON CITY
Level III, Expansion Mall
Robinson's Galleria
Edsa, corner Ortigas
Quezon City
Philippines
(632) 914-0040

MANILA
Space 068 Level III
Pedro Gil Wing
Robinson's Place Manila
M. Adriatico Street,
Ermita, Manila
Philippines
(632) 536-8070

QUEZON CITY
SKYBUCKS
2nd Level - SM FAIRVIEW

Friends far and away

A few weeks ago. I just received an invite from my friendster account which I rarely check. To my surprise it was from my old classmate from collage. And from there, I got in touch to other of my old classmate and another and another. Well..., you know how this things works. You go the idea.

To my surprise. Most of them are already living abroad and happily married. America, Canada, Europe, etc. Thats where they are now.

I was kinda crazy talking to my self one day. "Anlang hiya... nangongopya lang tong mga to sa akin dati ah. Tapos ngayon naanduon na. Hehehehe."

All in all, I was very happy to get in touch to my old friends and classmate. Even thoe they are in the other side of the globe. This is one thing that I realy love about the internet. Being a tech guy my self. I never get tired of appreciating this technology. But getting in touch with many of my old friends/classmate, just got me appreciate it more.

Bili na po kayo ng Komiks

Here are the copies of Kalayaan first issue that I just created. I would be very busy this May, going to stores to give proposal and sample copies to the store owners. I will now have a first hand trying to distribute this copies.

What's your name?

This video was taken 3 years ago, April 2004.
At an early age of 2 . Joyce Nicole was already talking straight.
And she has not stop talking since then.

In all of my kids, she was the fastest one to learn how to talk.

Pero sometimes pakiramdam ko, parang somobra yata ang pagka talkative nya. :-)
Hindi ko nga alam kung kanino nagmana ng kadal dalan itong batang ito.

My kids first video blog

I'm just testing to put youtube video here.

This is a typical day with me and my kids. Just goofing around at the rooftop of our condo unit. Dito nyo makikita kung gaano ka kulit ang mga kids ko. :-)

Other People

Being a freelance programmer. You will meet many different kinds of people. They could be Short, tall, rich, poor, average earner, millionaires, gay, tom boy ,crazy people, serious people, quiet people, talkative, fun to be with, always debating, easy to anger, has a long patient, can tolerate irritation, smart, very smart, not so smart and many others types.

But people that I really don't like are the ones who are nobody, but acts as they are like somebody. They are the people that are just like flies on top of a carabaw but thinks that they are bigger, high or mightier that the carabaw.

Today I received a call from an old client, a newspaper company that would like to modify their credit and collection program that I made a few years ago. As always I always replied to a client with courtesy. Saying "PO" and "OPO" every end of my sentence. But this guy at the other end of the line acts as if he already knows me (which is not, he is a new guy) and by tone of his voice, bossing me around. I said to my self, this guy is a bossy type of people. But as always, customer is always right. And I just kept my cool. I will be going to them next week to add some modifications. And I better bring along lot and lots of patience and a cool head.

That is what I like about my boss here at ortigas, he treats me more like a son and not as an employee. And not only to me, but to all of his employees. He treat them as part of a family and part of a big team. Even thoe his net worth is beyond my imagination, hundreds and hundreds of branch employees. He keeps his feet on the ground and always humble when he talks to other people weather he is rich or poor. I am very lucky to share the bosses room with him, even if I only go here 3x a week. Other people would not like to share a room with their boss, coz they hate their bosses or un-easy with them, and some would say "my boss is always breathing behind my neck". Although that is true (I also had that kind of experience on my other client), but in my case here, it is not. And I’m saying this not because he is a few feet away from me. It’s because it is true. Some times, if the program that he gave me is too much complex to make, he would find someway to make it simple and easier for me. That also goes to other people here. He always finds way to make our work much easier and faster for us.

Anyway with that said, I will pray that I would not get into a fight with the other guy when I get there next week :-)

Transformer Movie

Cool pics from upcoming Transformers movie.

Bonecrusher vs Optimus Prime

Lightsaber for cops

Softer flashlights for LA cops

LOS ANGELES police have unveiled their latest tool in the fight against crime - a flashlight powerful enough to stun suspects but too lightweight to beat them with.

The new flashlight, developed specifically for the Los Angeles Police Department and expected to be acquired by police forces around the world, replaces the heavy 13-inch (33-cm) metal flashlights controversially used by city officers to strike a car theft suspect three years ago.

At 8.6 inches (22 cm) long and weighing 10.4 ounces (295 grams), the new 7060 LED flashlight is more than 50 percent lighter than the old model, has a rugged polymer casing and produces a blindingly bright light.

Scotty’s Off To Space

Scotty’s Off To Space — To Become Space Dust

Scotty’s Off To Space - Science News - Playfuls.com - Science & Technology — Geez, talk about taking a role seriously.

It seems that actor James Doohan, Star Trek’s Scotty, indeed has a legacy to reach the final frontier as his ashes will reach space aboard a private rocket.

Along with James Doohan’s cremated remains will also travel the ashes of one of NASA’s first space travelers, Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper, aboard a privately-built rocket set to launch from New Mexico this month.

The launch of a SpaceLoft XL rocket built by the private firm UP Aerospace is scheduled for April 28. SL-2, as it has been dubbed, will lift off from Spaceport America, a state-funded launch site near Upham, New Mexico and about 45 miles 72 kilometers north of the city of Las Cruces.

As you were probably wondering from the very beginning what the meaning of this could be, here is the answer. This is part of a special spaceflight that is a tribute – some 200 families have paid 495 U.S. dollars to have a few grams of their loved ones ashes placed on the rocket.

WinXP v.s. Vista

High Speed

I've always been fascinated by High Speed Photography. Here are some that I recently got.