Sunday, May 18, 2008
My Ibanez Acoustic
Finally got a nice acoustic for my amateur playing. My standard for the best sounding acoustic was the one of my college roommate Wowie Aguilar. The AW28 is a well made instrument with a full sound.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Lake Caliraya
We just came back from a trip to Lake Caliraya, a man made lake that has a couple of resorts around it. This is Camarin, a resort owned by Napocor, the government power company. We were there for a birthday celebration of Sharon's family.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Food in Taiwan Night Market
Took a shot of a food vendor's offerings in Taipei's Rao He night market. You eat and shop at night markets. This is a popular activity for both Taiwanese and visitors. I think the night market at Shi Ling is far better than this one.
Running in Ateneo Bellarmine field
Caitlin during weekends tells us, "I want to go to Dad's school." Her image of dad's school is running in the Bellarmine field. My memories of Bellarmine field is that of long Saturday afternoons of standing under the blistering sun in my 2 years of Citizen's Military Training (CMT).
Saturday, March 15, 2008
First Honor
We just got the surprise of our lives when Caitlin was announced First Honor for the Nursery class! It was a class of 6 children and she got best in reading, language, chinese and computer. She was also awarded most behaved, which she probably got from her dad! I'm so proud of her.
It was a surprise because I wasn't able to teach her much except for the first 2 months of school. I guess it was her love of reading that drove her learning. She's now turning 4 by the end of May and we'll have to look for a big school when she turns 5.
It was a surprise because I wasn't able to teach her much except for the first 2 months of school. I guess it was her love of reading that drove her learning. She's now turning 4 by the end of May and we'll have to look for a big school when she turns 5.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Taking an MBA
I've decided to take an MBA after years of postponements. I took the entrance exam 3 weeks ago and realized that it was more than 10 years since I graduated from college. The exam was a nice way to wake up the brain cells that lay dormant through the years.
The schedule of classes in the Ateneo-Regis MBA program allow me to keep my day job. Classes start in 2 days. So far I've read 5 chapters of accounting. I need to write 2 papers for my first day in class. Meanwhile, I've posted bookmarks to suggested readings: http://del.icio.us/jgngo/manacc and http://del.icio.us/jgngo/ateneo
I enrolled in 2 subjects - Management Accounting and Management Dynamics this term. Classes are held once a week for 4 hours at a time. At a rate of 2 subjects a term, I should be able to finish the program in 14 months. Each term is only 8 weeks.
The schedule of classes in the Ateneo-Regis MBA program allow me to keep my day job. Classes start in 2 days. So far I've read 5 chapters of accounting. I need to write 2 papers for my first day in class. Meanwhile, I've posted bookmarks to suggested readings: http://del.icio.us/jgngo/manacc and http://del.icio.us/jgngo/ateneo
I enrolled in 2 subjects - Management Accounting and Management Dynamics this term. Classes are held once a week for 4 hours at a time. At a rate of 2 subjects a term, I should be able to finish the program in 14 months. Each term is only 8 weeks.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Side by Side
Caitlin is now 3 and a half, Gavin 1 and a half and Kendrick just about 1 month. It was quite difficult to have Gavin lie still without touching his brother.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Kendrick, baby number three
Dec 1, 2007 - Sharon gave birth to our 8.1 pound baby boy Kendrick. On the photo holding Kendrick is Dr. Toral, our OB who also delivered Caitlin and Gavin.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Blowing a Cake
Gavin is serious about learning to blow a candle. Thing is, he blows air upwards to his hair and not to the candle. He still has 6 months to practice before his 2nd birthday.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
First Impressions of Safari for Windows
I immediately downloaded and installed Safari 3 public beta for windows after reading the article at News.com. The first thing that struck me was the increased screen space available for browsing. I like the way it reduced the typical browser elements. The first thing I wanted to change was the proxy server settings. It was disabled in this version. I wanted to disable the font smoothing as it was giving me a headache. Sadly, the you can only select Light, Medium or Strong. What happened to Off? I tried out all 3 but could not find an acceptable option. I'm going back to Firefox after this post because my head is aching. Hopefully the next version of Safari corrects these options and I can continue trying out Safari.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
First Furniture
Our first piece of furniture was delivered and installed today! We bought the mirror and the matching console at Excellasia at Megamall. Our dining table from Klapp Stuhl will be arriving in 4 weeks. All we need now is to furnish the living room. We'll go to Kalookan furniture street to scout for the home.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Crawling and Taste Tests
Gavin is the little explorer in the house, crawling into every nook and cranny. His exploration also includes tasting everything he touches.
Monday, November 27, 2006
First Solid Food
"I can't wait to have my first bite! How do I open this thing? Does solid food really taste like this?"
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Kitchen ready for cabinets!
One more week to go! The renovation is on its final stretch. The painting and installation of fixtures is more satisfying work. Knocking down masonry and replacing rotten wood is a thankless job.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Floors Finally!
The granite tiles on the living room are finally being laid out. It's been 4 weeks since we started doing the house renovation. The past weeks were spent preparing the floors and replacing rotten ceilings and gutters. More electrical outlets are being placed. We should be moving in by Nov 28!
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Growth Spurt
It just struck me as I was browsing my blog that Gavin grew so much. I remembered I recently took a picture of Caitlin and Gavin again side by side so I decided to place them side by side for comparison.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Picasaweb
Took some pictures of Gavin right after his morning bath. He loves baths ever since he was born. He has never cried during a bath. I've posted a couple of pictures via picasaweb, a beta version of Google's photo manager. Attached is the link to an album.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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