My 2011

I just finished a good year.

A lot of things happened this year.  I got to travel abroad again.  I lost my job and had two applications denied.  I became active in Ka-entrep.  I tried my hand at really being an entrepreneur.  I gave several lectures on entrepreneurship.  I made websites.  I went back to counseling.

This year will remain special for me not for the things that happened above but for what happened towards the end of the year.  It has always been my dream to earn my keep by writing.  I imagined my name below the titles.  My works would see print at last.

This year, the dream has began to come true.  I pray that it will continue to grow in 2012.

Pikon!

It's really interesting how the justices reacted to criticisms levied against them.  Are they being bullied? I don't see it that way.  I see a Filipino citizen albeit the country's top executive airing his disgust over the conduct of justice.  He has every right to do so according to our Constitution which in case the justices forgot includes a clause on freedom of expression.


Was P-Noynoy on the right track with his barangues?  Actually, it does not matter.  Evidence should always win over mere rhetoric.  But why did the "illustrious" justices react so strongly as to declare a court holiday.  What they did they think was to express their disgust over President Aquino's so-called attacks on their "good" office.  What they actually did was to delay further the implementation of justice for the affected cases.

It is sad that the reaction of our esteemed Supreme Court justices had much less aplomb than their office deserved.  Their recent actions indicate a tendency towards self-righteousness, something very dangerous for such a position.  They seem to exhibit the idea that "if we do it we are exercising justice but if you do it you are being tyrannic".

I like the editorial of .  It gives a very good background on the current situation.

Crazy Crazy Weather

So I step out of the house this morning for an appointment.  It looked like a lovely morning.  The sun was shining in the sky.  There were some clouds floating about.  I can feel the heat on my face as I walked.

And then it began to drizzle.  At first there were isolated drops.  then the drops came down a little faster.  Before I could get to the stop, they were hitting my almost dry hair quickly but the drops were just trickles.

And the sun continued to shine.

When I got to my colleague's house, the drizzle had stopped and I had to stay under a tree across from their gate because it was getting hot.  Finally, I got in and we went about our business.

When I was ready to leave, we realized that it was actually raining.  Well, I had no umbrella so my host lent me one.  When I alighted from the jeep at my own stop, the rain had completely gone.  I walked home, had lunch and washed the dishes before I went out again for my afternoon meeting.

It was just past noon so the sun was coming down hard on my head as I stepped out of the train station.  The meeting took almost three hours.  When I came out of the building, I realized that it had rained really hard while we were inside.  But then, as I walked back to the station, the sky was really clear.

Wonder when it will rain again.

Gadgets Galore

It's my wash day so I get the wash ready, separate the white from the colored, get the soap and bleach, etc.  I use a machine so I also have a little free time while waiting to finish a cycle so I also set up something to do for that.

After I get the washing machine going for the first cycle, I go back to my room upstairs to get my work.  I come back down with my arms full of gadgets.  I have a notebook PC (using it right now)), and of course my phone which stays close by.  Then I also grabbed the PSP because we have a game currently on it that I am trying my darndest to win over my nephew.

And I didn't bring the cords with me so it's all wi-fi.

Then the phone rings and our tech guy tells me he has a new project in my email that I have to make a proposal for.

Time to go to the office.

But the washing machine just buzzed.