le voyage (manille)

met some of j's friends. revisiting the sites of pasay road, greenbelt, and glorietta. nothing has changed, except for a few more or less establishments over the years. powerbooks and racks has stopped doing business. this was the first trip we have done together. i loved the books for less shop in front of pancake house. i saw some of the best collection of books in a shop in years. there were computer books too.

i love pandas. this panda bear, the main attraction to the city zoo (ATL), came all the way from mainland china along with a few others. sometimes i envy these creatures who seem to not worry about anything.

j'ai visité ma soeur ce week-end. c'etait son anniversaire. i was happy to see everyone. including tristan, my newest nephew. his face has cleared up from the last time i saw him (son baptême). tristans face is so round it looks like a very large siopao. il est trois moins. he is showing recognition to faces and movement.

reformat the machine. i lost all my files (friends,sitc,porn,projects). because papa wouldnt use precaution in using his diskettes. most of those files were three years old. i was able to save but one. the data file for my genealogie project. this wouldnt have happened if i brought it with me to cebu. i also know, i wouldnt be doing my brother a favor, if i did that.

le jour de la soeur

Voici est mon neveu. le garcon de ma grand souer. i got it thru email and i thought it was a great shot of tristan. my sister has been very occupied juggling her time between managing her kids, her career (and probably her husband too), and still helps out our parents and family whenever she can. shes a superwoman. i think all career women who have familys are.

i read its going to be fathers day soon (je ne sais pas exactement quand?). and i wonder .. how come we never set aside a day for just sisters (or for brothers). or career women. i guess SITC took care of that. theres something to celebrate about.

au travaille. it was unfortunate that those people who needed to attend CMMi were absent. it would have aided my peers into accepting the changes we proposed during the internal post mortem meeting. after, i thought we could have done better. though i dont see any other way around the fact that our lead doesnt see any problems, except for what did happen - blunt confrontation. i could not have been so bold into emphasizing the issues where it not for the other's similar sentiments - that if we want change, we want something done. to simplify things we made a list which (in general) would fall under common sense. but as some people have gracefully put it. common sense might not be so common. at the end of the day, i have to tell myself that its JUST work.

starsky and hutch. i thought snoop doggy was hilarious. "i know more about grass .. ".

les congrès

j'ai vu le film (le jour après demain). i was afraid this was going to be anti-climactic which will leave me hanging at the end. i am glad i was wrong. it was very political. for instance. the gutenberg bible. an amusing irony. not only of what it stood for and also that of who was contemplating keeping it (for future generations) - an atheist. the sheep mentality and the clueless mass. including their leaders elect, who had a false sense of security until it was too late. the quick (360) turn of events of americans desperately crossing the borders over to mexico. i had a good laugh after the tv reporter announced all debts incurred by mexico were waived. after the movie, i was playing scenarios in my head in the event that if it did happen (1) the country is in a favorable position to have all debts waived (2) it wouldn't be strange for me to invite people to come over (quelque amis du premiere monde) (3) also considering what brought the 1st world in that position isnt just about the money, but also its persisting national policies (especially in civil liberties) would be found lacking - nothing's perfect.

this picture was taken from the front lawn a very large mansion/museum facing the atlantic. i thought the open window was an auspicious happenstance behind the facade that describes great contraint of high society l'amerique.

les gouvernement. the legislative is locked in a debate on how to proceed with the canvassing (of votes). the opposition is in denial over the inevitable. the fact that GMA has won, on the exit polls and namfrels quick count, is an indication. i have seen some of the opposition footages (FPJ supporters) and it doesnt seem to be about whats good for the country anymore but rather protecting their bruised egos at having (indicatively) lost the elections. i was glad Roco, who was my alternate favorite in the elections conceded early. it only emphasizes his sentiments about national unity. i believe he lost because he failed to provide a better alternative to GMA in terms of his platforms.

from the standing head of opposition (senator pimentel), he claims they are not delaying anything. even though they are overwhelmingly outvoted in the decision. now it appears to be just a pissing game. the clips show everyone desperately trying to get airtime (its pathetic). since the question lies in the constitutionality of the process, the debates has turned bicameral.

the circle is quiet about politics. maybe extra special these days that one of them is related to a political dynasty who lost the recent elections from what appears to be a classic underdog. the powers that be claim she was a terrorist and she won because the extreme left supported her, which i believe is short of sounding weak, self incriminating, and self deprecating (not in a good way), over the single fact that they have been people who held position(s) of power in the region for over three decades.

deutsch

this is a great shot of young kids crossing the street in a line. it was good because the colors of the trees (which were green) were complimented by their uniforms (which were yellow). representative of the season it was taken. spring morning.

peut-être il est temps pour moi à étudier une autre langue - deutsch. (je crois) mais bien sûr, j'aime à continuer à étudier le français. i have noticed an unquantified improvement over it, based on my reading comprehension (le journal et le télévision). i still have a long wayto go (of course) but i think i have gotten comfortable with the basic formulas. all i need to do now is practice and learn more words. here is an introduction to german. obviously .. german is related to english is related to french.

1. Guten Tag = Salut
2. Guten Morgen = Bonjour (Good morning)
3. Guten Abend = Bonsoir (Good evening)
4. Gute Nacht = Bonne nuit (Good night)
5. Wie ghet es ihnen = Comment allez vous?
6. Nicht so gut = Pas bien (Not so good)
7. Auf Wiedersehen = Au revoir
8. Danke schon = Merci (Thank you)
9. Vielen Dank = Merci beaucoup (Many thanks)
10. Bitte schon = Je vous en prie (Youre welcome)

VB

posted the key VB lessons in my alternate site. compared to most of the tech programming sites out there. mine is admittedly a little retarded and even obsolete.

i have decided to move passed GDI and into DirectX(7?). the animation i was doing simply doesnt work. the sprite appeared to flicker and the delay slows down the app too much to get a decent sprite in motion. it could be my algorithm - who knows. anyway, why delay the inevitable. revisiting DirectX. woohoo. (and no i am never going to use VB for my games)

the center of learning on the planet. i took this picture feeling jealous of the students who gets to study its books. its a library (hvd).

having taken several trips to the bathroom to counter the oppressing heat, i am still not able to sleep. just seconds out of the shower, the heat takes over. i used to get refuge when its early morning (around 3ish), but i find less and less of that lately. c'est toujour été ici (putain!). nous avons achetais un refrigirateur (well ian did but im paying). hopefully, this will solve two things. one, the drinking cold water problem. and two the f*ckin' heat. ^_^ now that i have exhausted my wallet on the fridge, i have to contend with not having A/C for the rest of the year.

i saw mathers (a pinay lawyer) on beltrans tv show. she was enchanting. articulate direct. she further caught my attention when she was precise on two observations (1) how primitive things are - and no, this isnt about superiority and yes it has everything to do with her off shore experiences (2) how people act at work, professionalism, women being patronized for being women, punctuality, and communication. listening to her is a nice get away from the dreadful majority (of having little depth).

another painful movie to watch was (my best friends wedding). there arent any good bookstores in the city. we have national which sells ambeth ocampos published works. i was tempted to buy one thinking it has unique insights on philippine history. i bought a french verb dictionary instead to further sharpen my verb conjugations skills.

siopao (le pain chinois?)

i woke up to a dream. i was surprised to see shirley wearing school clothes across the street. i asked her what she was doing back here. she is suppose to be helping my parents run the house back in laguna. then i was on the plane with mother and ronnie. the plane is just about to take off. and it was wobbling on the way up. i knew there was something wrong. i had siopao(mon ordinateur) with me. from the small window, i could the see the pier below and coming at us - FAST. the plane crashed on the water. i heard many people shout for their lives. the lights blinked until there was none. the only light was from outside. it could be early morning but something told me it was late afternoon (by the color of the sun). i was worried for mama and ronnie. the water was shallow. i think they got to safety. i was also worried for siopao. i dont know how i will carry it back to shore without it getting wet. then i thought its just a thing. it is replacable. i will miss it. then i woke up. still thinking what i should have done to prevent it from happening. one. i shouldnt have brought it with me on the plane. two. maybe i should ask mother and ronnie to postpone their visit. (i think there is an earthquake - the room is shaking)

these were my favorite plants until i have to leave them behind. they were very special to me for more reasons than i care to say.

je suis très épuisée. with the late classes and long presentations. i hardly had time for myself. it doesnt help that some people have the habit of draining you (youll recognize them when you never hear them ask how youre doing - ever) or those who would put you down (from habit, envy or sheer boredom from their own lives). its all shit. i gotta stay away from those. donc hier, j'etait heureuse avec mon copine. il est quelque fois gentil. tired from the busy week we might finally go to the planned and well deserved vacation to the karaokee. ^_^

we are halfway on our VB classes. ill be posting the lessons in my alter site - programming hygiene. i originally planned to write only about c++ and c and related languages, but maybe VB isnt such a bad idea. j asked if i can give a an overview. later, i touched base with some friends back in the states. they are all doing okey. no big news. i also heard about UPs open university. im considering taking distance learning from UP as oppose to regular classes at saint charles.

the capability maturity model (CMM) seminar (par pauline wade) is going to end today. im thinking of taking off since i feel ive learned what i needed to learn at my level. it was disappointing to see the people who needed to attend (cowboys/girls and ranch owners), werent there. au debut, the difference of ISO and CMM is minute. ISO is a europeanne initiative while CMM is a US (department of defense DoD - to be more accurate) initiative. CMM doesnt require companies to get certification tous les ans. finalement, i really detest cowboy management and im glad to see some people are starting the moves towards CMM certification. i also thought the government could use a CMM or ISO like model to improve on its services.

conan

i had seven zeros in my transcript. they came to haunt me (like the apocalypse) during the interview with the dean. hereusement, i did fairly okey in the test (from ENGLONE, mrs montagnano would be so proud). i was given probation. besides needing to recalibrate the grading system imposed on me from college, i have to maintain a gpa of 1.7. if i take 2 subjects, i get a point drop from that. its trimestral - must be some kind of trend. enrollment starts on may 31 at the main campus.

this is a photo i took from a port. i thought the floor looked like greco-roman art.

j'ai vu le film (cinema paradiso) avec salvatore cascio. it was painful to watch what they both went thru. what they all went thru. especially the part when they met after a long time of absence, learned about what really happened, and the acceptance that came after. its the raw emotions which made it bitter sweet. emotional and very human. it didnt end with a happy ending. that was what i liked about it. c'etait et c'est la vérité - juste comme ma vie et les plusieurs amours dans ma vie. l'amour.

you think you know people and then you read remarkable things about them just like the other day when i was talking to a friend about talk show hosts. the subject of conan and his ilk (leno carson letterman) popular for their antics on politics. he thought of them as trash tv (the word used was rubbish) as opposed to oprah known for her makeovers and serendipity trips to sprituality. i wonder what he thinks of jerry springer - a religious channel? haha. c'est stupéfier. JE SAIS! je ne peux pas croire quoi j'etait lisant.

l'illiad

elves are beings which hold a mytic above most. be it their appearance, their untold riches, or their noble blood. a characteristic that is both their strength and their weakness.

j'ai vu le film (troy). je l'aime les costumes et les noblesse (as usual) ^_^ . the treatment didnt directly involve any of the grecian gods. in fact, the important decisions the trojans and greeks made in part of what the gods wanted, resulted into more trouble. this is still relevant 3000 years later (thats today) where people would still rely on god(s) to make important decisions in their lives. i never fully paid attention to the story of troy back in school so i had to reread it from wikipedia, it appears to be laced with more than just heroes and villains with exagerrated egos but more importantly, the follies of mankind. later, i would like to pick and point (reconcile) the individual heroes of the illiad from those in the movie.

from the bronze to the middle ages and as far as today, it is imperative for a highly effective army to compose of infantry, cavalry, and artillery (bows, slings, and catapults). bowmen are legitimate members of an army, so that i am surprised to hear people (at this day and age) say paris (played by legolas) was "soo good" at playing "soo gay" characters. i have often thought that as a society we have gone passed the macho all muscle and brawn stereotype that typifies manhood. i guess like in many things. i am wrong.

in vanhelsien. my favorite was frankensteins monster because for someone who is not human, he was most humane. (self sacrifice, self preservation, survival).

in hellboi. the story was so so. it followed its own physics which was good. sometimes fantasy stories get carried away and the whole thing just falls apart. the effects were amazing. the script, lacking. i wasnt happy with the actor who played hellboi. he didnt look young enough to be the girls boyfriend. i like the story behind the fishguy. two things. hes indigenous to ancient earth or he's an alien. i would be more interesting for me if he was a terran native. n'est ce pas?

everyone is going to the cemetery today to bury tita ines. wierd that the family only gets together at funerals. everyone (except me) is going.

les élections 2

the first book i read ever was tolkiens prelude: the hobbit. the part where frodo got hold of the ring and gained respect from the unruly dwarves. i loved them dwarves because of their down to earth nature.

The primary opposition have prematurely clamored in media of massive cheating in the recent elections because of the NAMFREL quick count (in progress), the exit polls (where they lost), and several isolated incidents at the local level (no incident at the national level that would impact the big picture). i wish the underlying message of unity that the opposition fervently campaigned about will realize itself. sadly some people are sore losers. the exit polls was done by SWS (an indepedent organization). i was glad m. manahas (a cousin to the FPJ) was calm and concise when he was answering his detractors during a forum. they were griping over the trending of the exit polls. je suis heureux il est fini. je crois.

research. electoral college vs the popular vote. in the US version, an electoral college is a group of electors (voted by the citizenry). each state has a number of electors equal but separate to the number of house members (lower and upper). usually the electors vote for whoever won by popular vote in their state, but there an instances where the electors decide to vote contrary, which is perfectly legal. the electoral college exists only for one purpose that is to shield the republic from a reckless win by popular vote. an ingenius way, in my opinion, to curb the dangers of being a democracy. the idea is that the electors represent the the informed, educated, and qualified electorate. i think we need this kind of system back here too. the least we need is another mob rule.

in britain. the subjects vote for the members for the house of commons (or parliament) whose sole function is to propose laws (just like congress). the house of lords (who are btw not elected?) double check the legislations passed by the house of commons. the monarch appoints the prime minister to the party leader belonging to which ever party has the most seats in parliament.

i saw the decapitation of the american video. it was short and terrifying to watch. all for the glory of allah (of god). it makes perfect sense - religion god murder. if a xtian tries to tell me how god is good loving and everything is okey one more time .. putain merde ..

tita ines

took entrance exam at saint charles. i aced the english and essay test. i missed several questions in logic and abstract reasoning. i panicked 10 minutes before the time limit.

in VB class. je commence à l'aimer. we had a test. it was fairly simple. but as i explained to j, it was similar to a tagalog trying to learn bisaya (or an italian trying to learn french). the principles, grammar rules, and semantics are fundamentally the same.

dark elves aka drows live below the ground worshipping malevolent dieties. opposite their cousins. the sun elves who live above the ground.

j'ai vu le film (je survivrai). je l'aime. c'etait amusant et une peu sexy. en plus, j'ai vu le film (fleuve mystique). the acting was commendable. l'histoire est comme ci comme ca. i expected the twist right at the end. finalement, j'ai vu le film (amadeus). wolfgang amadeus mozart. c'est un film ancien. j'aime les costumes et la noblesse. i felt like the court composer, the self titled patron saint of mediocrity. jealous not just of mozart's talent, his undeniable passion for his craft, but also of his gifted existence. i was glad things balanced out towards the end when these same things also contributed to his undoing. a young miranda of sex in the city, was also there. she played the spying chambermaid.

tita ines passed away this morning during sleep. i will miss her for a long time. she was the most bitter person i knew of and this bitterness often comes out as humor. she was funny. she used to make palabok for us. she made one for me when i got back. because she knew it was my favorite. and i helped her on a few occasions. when she was younger, she took trips to my parents house in laguna. she was the last person i can associate lola sefa with. the last time i saw her she was in a huge argument with her husband. she cried in front of us (as if fishing for sympathy). a common trait amongst seniors. i believe she was just miserable. i understood misery very well. her passing maybe the best thing to happen for her.

les élections

hier était les élections. i didnt vote. wasnt registered. walked around la ville. visited some friends. slept the whole afternoon (je l'aimé parce que j'etait fatiguée). en télé, there were several quickcounts happening (FPJs and Lacsons). i thought what a waste of resources. a clear point of contention if they come up with disparate results. comelec and namfrel counts should be enough. no surprise, FPJ and GMA as of this morning, are both on the top two. j'espère qu'elle devient le président.

cebu politics egroups .. talk about government and religion. my theory is secularism is common to developed nations (meaning religion plays less or no role in state governance). we can see this in europe and in the states (at least new england and other developed states), i suspect .. protentantism may have been responsible (exacting changes to tradition) for paving the way and followed by secularism to progress. lets take the example of the united states. we all know that the south east is known to be the bible thumpers country, run by officials who are openly members of fundamentalist xtians sects (extremist protestants). this means policies are heavily influenced by religion. we also know that the poorest states are found there. this article i found explains why .. inspite of this, the united states remains a progressive country. Why is Western Europe so secular? Q&A If you have lived abroad, it is obvious that the United States is very religious for a wealthy country ... [snip] on the other hand, theres the middle east.

a bastard race of beings formed by a union of a human and an elf. like all bastards they either gloat on getting the better half of the bargain or eternally yearn for acceptance from their 'purer' peers. having to constantly prove themselves from all sides.

je vais vu le film (master and commander> avec crowe. england and france are at war. the "surprise" captained by crowe is tasked to stop the acheron from making it into the south seas. they were east of the south american continent. it was clever to not put a face on the french crew. with all the anti frenchism going on these days. we dont need another movie telling me the french are evil. (because they are as evil as anybody). i have very little experience with ships except for that one time when we went deep sea fishing with a tug boat. my favorite part was when the doctor was excited over new species of animals in the galapagos. i can imagine the same wonder is felt by the crew of the enterprise everytime they head out.

VB prejudice

nous allons vu le film (vanhelsien) avec wolverine, faramir, et la femme de underworld. je l'aime. notre dame de paris et la vatican de rome -- were featured. the romanian accents further stirred the old euro aka medieval flavor to it. je le vais vu avec j et ses neveux. apres le film, nous avons joie quelque arcades. i got to start researching for the moves for that game. hellboy was bland. vanhelsien etait comme ci comme ca.

i had VB classes in the afternoon (i had to skip the entrance exam back at the university because of it). i hated the class. it felt like trying to learn neanderthal. in class everyone was poking fun at MFC. when it was clear to me MFC and C++ are both superior. i continued to keep my opinions to myself. i didnt want to unnecessarily complicate the budding relations with the class. i have always been prejudiced against VB and i can see why. i could be threatened by the fact that anybody can learn to use VB in two months and then call themselves programmers. another problem that i had with the class was the teach spoke in bisaya. i dont remember much of the time back in grade/highschool if the teachers taught in tagalog. i think they did ..

LA PRÉSENTATION

mes jours seront occupées parce que de deux chose. VB classes. c'est début ce soir et chaque mardis et jeudis de six à neuf en le soir après ça. c'est un école petit. et ce samedi, je vais au l'université de saint charles pour l'exam. je ne croire pas c'est ici finalement.

i am (we all were) given a week to come up with la présentation. i am going to present the install part. and also things are going to be different.

nous allon vu le film (hellboi). some things are funnier in print than in motion pictures. i had the distinct impression that i was reading a comic book while watching it. j'aime les characters et le histoire. i found the dialogues lacking. j'aime l'homme de poisson. en plus, je vais vu lu film au sujet du (david blaine). le magi. i first saw him in cable doing street magic years ago. i didnt pay him mind. then he was featured in southpark competing against jesus on who comes up with the most amazing trick. and then some people are following david like he was some jesus. jesus was worried because hes loosing his flock to david. it was funny. pointing out that at this day and age jesus' miracles are obsolete. i can see why in this movie where david turns cold coffee into a cup filled with quarters right before the camera. he would levitate. and then he would resurrect a fly or a bird. interesting tricks.

i got a passing grade to a do you know your bible quiz. i found the answers to the questions troubling. just how many people read the bible and see it for what it is. i also heard that christians fare very bad in the quiz compared to atheists.

played WC3 and won all games. the people at work were amateurs.

separate

je lis une article au sujet de religion et politique. separation of church and state. religious organizations have started endorsing candidates. some even exert enough political influence to act like the pope of the classic age laying the papal blessing to a person vying for the throne - a kind of credence to his/her mandate. i dont like the prospect of a government being puppeted by a group of people with very dangerous agendas (think shiite moslems). i am after a secular government, one that looks out to protect all citizens, regardless of religion. this is whats weird for me. why cant people distuingish being patriotic from being religious. and from that distinction, keep both sentiments separate.

you are dungeon master, the guide. a very powerful wizard, you have lots of knowledge but can only give away bits of it at a time. which dnd cartoon character are you? brought to you by quizilla

this was a forward from my former DM. i was really going for the clumsy magician in the series with the pointy hat. he was my favorite. getting the DM isnt a surprise though. i usually do think of myself as a benevolent and powerful being ((having dark secrets) -- just here to help out. i used to wonder about him having a yodah to emperor, obiwan to darth vader connection to venger. i also like his disappearing act when nobody is looking.

i have outgrown playing rpg(s). there is no longer an oppurtunity to play. i remember being high for a very long time from playing. the really fun part of creating characters and their backgrounds. esp when i get to draw them. i even skipped classes just to play. until one day when things got too complicated and serious. playing just wasnt as fun anymore. looking back, it was something necessary (something i needed at that time). im glad le cirque de huit still play. it gives me something to remember that care free time by. now i am fittingly called a grump.

SSS

what a day. the check from social services arrived et donc, ce soir vingt cinq pour cent de ma treizième salaire de mois. i will be able to send mother a hefty sum, pay the credit, the rent and utilities. i forgot about the silly check laws here when i deposited the check to my account. now i have to wait a week before it gets credited. putain merde! this is absurd. one. its a check from the government (shouldnt it at least have some credibility). two. the penalty alone should stop anyone from maliciously misusing checks. maybe our courts are lame. people think they can get away. i remember it was legal for my landlord (when i was in pasong tamo) used some post dated checks. long after i left. i was forced to terminate the account. i lost 3 months worth of rent and she got away scot-free. beeotch!!

the sta ana project will be complete on october. a huge burden to mon pére et ma famille. they have been arguing on what to do with it since the beginning. as a result la famille suffered - financially and emotionally. i can see another crisis looming. mon pére is planning to pursue his plans of putting up his business. i refuse to be caught in the middle. how i wish i am the kind of person who can turn his back on family, without remorse. not.

at work. im happy to see the redesign went so well. the code implemented as OOP and entirely in c++. im confident that it is easier to maintain (and study). compared to the crudely built program (i call it shanty programming aka install win9x) which used installshield. people responsible for installshield should be burned at the stake for the misery they have caused programmers around the world. the redesign was a big improvment. i just wish we were a part of it (the development).

les uber nerds

i was never attracted to africans until i came to atlanta. some were really really hot. one who was practically naked walked passed me. a guy was with her and he was like showing her off. i wonder if he was a pimp.

a friend posted a question. WHY DO I CODE? simple. because it is power. from the start i found myself drawn to the mystic of these special group of intellectual elites who identified themselves as programmers. j'aime les mots -- les uber nerds :o). i was excited over nintendo arcade games and the recently released kings quest3. there was no escape, i wanted to be part of it (a commune of programmers working together -- for the greater good). i have traded these childhood impressions realizing its not going to happen (ever), having to work side by side with fake programmers aka corporate lackeys -- people who lack passion and are in it solely for the money, to coding by myself (the lone rider) after hours. i am man enough to say my people skills are deficient, having to spend more time in front of a machine was perfect (and is still is). it only requires one to think constantly. not much of an effort for any human being. programming is the gateway drug of science. from a potential standpoint, it can (destructive or creative) lead to something really big, thinking of the infinite possibilities beneath those fingertips. something great without ever having to leave the bedroom.

not much to do on a sunday. and waiting for lunch. i decided to do some light research. socialism vs communism. karl marx has been the accepted point of reference in these subjects. communism is the classless state of a society. where in - there is no longer a need for a government. where everyone works for the common good rather than the personal. socialism is the state in progress between capitalism and communism. which is where the soviet union and china was. hmm. no wonder the republicans hate the socialist democrats so much ..

i dont have a clue who is representing me in congress. c'est une peu bizarre? n'est ce pas? the media (or the comelec) should consolidate the resumes of all the candidates on a website. apart from their platforms. if i were a company i would only hire the best. think of it as one big credit history of the government. -- example: a senator wanting to buy a new house would have to go thru intimate scrutiny (an informed electoral process) before he could get new credit (reelection). en plus, a convenient medium for an ordinary person access to their respective representative. this to me is a better and wiser alternative to wasting my tax money on putting up basktball courts in every corner of the district.

LE PLAN

exactement un an après je suis venu à la planète étrangère (le 3ème monde). je suis venu à cebu de 5 mai de l'année dernière. maintenant, il est déjà 2004.

itanium. the next buzzword after the metrosexual. the techie wannabees would be talking (bragging) about it for years. i cant imagine a processor running at the giga range (1.3GHz to 1.5GHz) and not have some tradeoff. esp when i am in the tropics (when temps goes as high as 95). im imagining the size/amount of fan needed to cool it down. i remember a time when i was all excited over the prospect of getting a 386 -- and i thought i can die right then when i got it -- i thought it was everything i needed, now i am not as excited. it just doesnt stop does it? (sigh).

do people normally take care of the laundry on fridays? when someone cancels a date and dishes out some lame excuse about doing the laundry, i was pissed. i didnt sleep very well because of it. that and the heat both. i felt better the next morning knowing some actually do. :o)

stalin wasnt helping. hes got the whole apartment stinking. i dont know what ian was thinking bringing that dog over. the lights went out last night. i woke up from stalins howling. i feel sorry for him i do. j'adore le chien. vraiment. guess hes afraid of the dark too .. comme moi. en plus, if only the stink would respect the perimeter around ma chambre.

i (the whole team) had another gruelling meeting with pao. i dont know exactly what it is but management has put the team on the "list". an ultimatum was given of six months or else. i openly joked about it. "or else what?" you mean layoffs? haha. i think everyone got it. there is a history of prejudice against the team. and i think its unfair that i or anyone new on the team should suffer it. i sympathize with hearti. he is taking the blunt of the accusations. we had an post coffee meeting on the porch upstairs and talked about the master plan. also some conspiracy theories were mentioned. the lexington team not really commited on helping the cebu team, because theyre afraid of loosing their jobs to cheap labor.

its labor day. everyones asking for more pay. considering it could inadvertently cause prices to go up too, i dont think its a good idea. and it could also scare potential investors.

speaking of the master plan. ive written down the list of things i needed to do next for the game im doing.
1. game cycle running -- thread
2. simple collision detection -- contracted bounding rectangles
3. sprite manager -- vector m_sprites.