Author: Gabriel

Aug – Sep are the most beautiful times of the year. Barops. How Terrorists and the government can help one another, and other troubling thoughts.

I just turned off the TV after watching people like former National Security Adviser Roilo Golez, the head of the PNP group in charge of Aviation safety, and some Airport chief person lambast a recent event where a security expert boarded a Davao plane and easily put together a bomb. According to them, the reported… Continue reading Aug – Sep are the most beautiful times of the year. Barops. How Terrorists and the government can help one another, and other troubling thoughts.

Capping Off The Week

That guy is a great basketball player. Although I’ve heard the one on the right isn’t that bad either. 🙂

Bulletpoints du Jour

I’ve got two appointments today, a presscon in the afternoon, a meeting before that, the press launch of a new Nokia phone in the evening, two articles to write start and one to re-edit (yes ‘re-edit’ since i’ve already edited it and now i’ve to do it again). Yet here I am blogging away using… Continue reading Bulletpoints du Jour

Ready Normal People!?!

dont have much to post, so here’s an oldie but a goodie! there’s a Gary in there hehehe. Technorati Tags: the internet is for porn, world of warcraft powered by performancing firefox

Of DSL, PLDT bills, A Job, Overwhelmed with Writing Assignments & 2 Other Random Thoughts

Today our phone bill exploded in my face and the phone got cut (but not DSL. Hooray for PLDT’s internal communications!). Apparently, the bill was a whopping 12k+ since last our last recorded payment April 4, a fact my sister wants to dispute since she pays the bill herself while I fork over my agreed… Continue reading Of DSL, PLDT bills, A Job, Overwhelmed with Writing Assignments & 2 Other Random Thoughts

American Dreamz

Low on budget but high on star quality, low on eye candy but high on story, low on effects but great on entertainment value. This is what I think of American Dreamz, and when you’ve watched it, you’ll hopefully agree that it’s the type that’s best appreciated the way it is. It’s been awhile since… Continue reading American Dreamz

(cough)losers(/cough)

From here: An iPod and two mobile phones are the latest must-have accessories for status-conscious British office workers,… according to a survey released on Wednesday. (The people who surveyed) branded the people in the survey as GOSSIPS (Gadget Obsessed Status Symbol Infatuated Professionals), a contemporary version of yuppies–the acquisitive young urban professionals of the 1980s.… Continue reading (cough)losers(/cough)

How To Update Drupal 4.7.2 to 4.7.3 (aka a Drupal HowTo for the rest of us)

I figured it was time to make one of my howtos. The Drupal UPGRADE.TXT file is fairly straightforward: Backup your database and Drupal directory – especially your configuration file in ‘sites/default/settings.php’. Log on as the user with user ID 1. Remove all the old Drupal files then unpack the new Drupal files into the directory… Continue reading How To Update Drupal 4.7.2 to 4.7.3 (aka a Drupal HowTo for the rest of us)