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Glee – Stop in the Name of Love Free Your Mind

inno0587 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:33:41 +0000

Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart

I wear tight clothing, high heeled shoes
It doesn’t mean that I’m a prostitute, no no
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn’t mean that I’m out sellin’ dope no no no

Before you can read me you gotta
Learn how to see me, I said

Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Think it over Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be color blind, don’t be so shallow
Think it over Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be color blind, don’t be so shallow

I’ve known of your
Your secluded nights
I’ve even seen her
Maybe once or twice
But is her sweet expression
Worth more than my love and affection ?

Before you can read me you gotta
Learn how to see me, I said

Stop! Stop! In the name of love
Free Your Mind Stop!
Free Your Mind Stop!
Free Your Mind

Before you can read me you gotta
Learn how to see me, I said

Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Free your Mind In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Free Your Mind In the name of love
Before you break my heart

Baby, think it over
Free Your Mind
and the rest will stop!

PhilNITS is fast approaching…

inno0587 — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:11:57 +0000

Alright, the PhilNITS exam for the first half of this year will be on March 27, 2011. Before, I was not really the type who wants to join trainings but with the influence of sir Loy and passing the PhilNITS exam, my outlook changed about the subject. I actually still want to believe that at the end of March, all of ACTION Batch 16 Cebu (my Batch! ^_^) will all be PhilNITS FE certified. And I would actually give my all to explain and share my ideas about the topics I know.

How can you actually help people when the schedule is actually not possible? We are actually doing so many things, with so little time. With these, we actually have to alot time if we are serious about something, right? Doing past exams, etc., we do a lot of practice exams, but honestly, I think this does not help that much. This is because majority of exam (practice) questions that are given in trainings actually repeat themselves. This may be because people might know how to solve them after numerous encounters. But with the small time we were given during reviews, I think what most people do is to actually just memorize the answers to these questions. Many times, I asked people (people in general and in trainings that I joined) how they got the answers, but one common reply that I receive was that it was the answer of the previous exam question or that was what the answer key gave us.

These kind of reasoning actually makes me sad. PhilNITS is actually covering a very broad scope. If you want people to learn and improve their chances of passing, I think the trainer should always be the one to set the example. Make people understand the benefits of the exam. I always look up to Mr Aloysius Torres for really being one of the best people to make these things happen. We actually don’t know everything, but sometimes, showing everybody how to actually solve a problem or apply techniques of elimination on exams, can be very helpful. I am actually not the type who can understand everything in the book, but for me, it is very helpful when a friend or someone you know show you how to solve it. I don’t actually know everything so I cannot explain everything. But I want to share to them my way of thinking. Because most exam questions actually have 4 choices. Most of the time, one or two of these four choices are REALLY WAY OFF the question so that gives you 50-75% of chance of getting the correct answer. Next, with your knowledge, (you may not know all the terms in the choices, but you know some of them), and instead of finding the correct answer, you can actually cross out the wrong answers. And eventually this process will lead you to the correct one. This is the concept of elimination.

Taking exams also comes with confidence. Sometimes, we do self evaluation by marking topics and problems that we are confident about or those we are not confident about. But that shouldn’t stop there, during preparation, you should take note of the topics that you have problems solving. These topics become the focus of your preparation. PhilNITS is actually very difficult and the topics are too broad, so take this chance to focus on the parts that you don’t have knowledge about. And in turn, after knowing a part of these topics, your confidence regarding these topics will eventually increase.

For you who might be preparing for the exam. TO get yourself familiar with the style and type of questions that comes out during the FE exam, there’s no better place to get review materials than the actual website of PhilNITS itself. You can download modules in this link. And recent exams can be found here.

For all of you guys taking the exam this March, God bless. Take this exam not only because it will help you give yourself a certification. But also, to increase the passing rate for your city, and of the Philippines as a whole. We actually don’t know that PhilNITS (JITSE) passing rate is actually a benchmark that other countries look at in order to give themselves an idea of the skills of IT engineers for a specific country.
God bless and Good luck!

Train – Hey, Soul Sister

inno0587 — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:45:19 +0000

The song Hey, Soul Sister by train was performed by the Warblers in Glee Season 2, Episode 9. The song was stuck in my mind for about a week and so I thought I might share the lyrics with you. I feel like posting it since I think, listening to music, again, in general, has helped me cope up with stress lately.

So, here it is, the lyrics for Hey, Soul Sister.

Hey, hey, hey, hey (2x)

Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brain
I knew I wouldn’t forget you, and so I went and let you blow my mind
Your sweet moon beam, the smell of you in every single dream I dream
I knew when we collided, you’re the one I have decided who’s one of my kind

Hey soul sister, ain’t that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo,
the way you move ain’t fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don’t want to miss a single thing you do…tonight
Hey, hey,hey

Just in time, I’m so glad you have a one-track mind like me
You gave my life direction, a game show love connection we can’t deny
I’m so obsessed, my heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest
I believe in you, like a virgin, you’re Madonna, and I’m always gonna wanna blow your mind

Hey soul sister, ain’t that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo,
the way you move ain’t fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don’t want to miss a single thing you do…tonight

The way you can cut a rug, watching you’s the only drug I need
You’re so gangsta, I’m so thug, you’re the only one I’m dreaming of
You see, I can be myself now finally, in fact there’s nothing I can’t be
I want the world to see you be with me

Hey soul sister, ain’t that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo,
the way you move ain’t fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don’t want to miss a single thing you do tonight,
Hey soul sister, I don’t want to miss a single thing you do…tonight
Hey, hey,hey

Tonight

Hey, hey,hey

Tonight

^_^

Some things that I miss..

inno0587 — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:39:43 +0000

I got some time off and browsed the internet for a few minutes. The I dropped by a friend’s site (or sites because she had many websites) and read Liz’s blogs. I was actually struck by one of her posts , namely the one about the RH Bill. Woah! I mean, to hear that instead of a homily?

Anyway, this post is actually not about the RH Bill. Nor the Church’s stand on the bill. Nor the reactions of people about the bill. After reading her post, I smiled. No, I actually laughed at myself. I guess I was so busy the last few months that I don’t even have time to watch the news. I didn’t event have the time to listen to recent music/songs.

Liz, was the one who actually made me get back into blogging and I eventually really enjoying blogging. Eversince I came to Cebu, my life was different and I eventually didn’t have time to blog anymore. I recalled how happy I was before to write things about my life. Maybe now I can get back on doing these things that I missed.

Yes, I actually missed blogging. I miss the part of me who blogs feelings and life and not just mere information about something. Maybe that’s why I feel so stressed nowadays because I haven’t actually recognized blogging as one of the outlets of my stress.

I miss a lot of things. I miss everything. Two more months to go… ^_^

12/20/10

inno0587 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:00:50 +0000

I am really tired. 7 working days to go and I will be going home to Davao.. Even though it will only be 2 weeks, I can really use the rest and definitely want to do the things I miss doing…

I’m going home ^_^

inno0587 — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:59:48 +0000

A few days more to go and I’m finally going home. I miss my friends and my family. I will definitely make my visit worthwhile. ^_^

Completing a big project

inno0587 — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:01:48 +0000

Phase 2 of the project has already been completed and I want to congratulate my workmates for the job well done. This is a big project and a big milestone for the company. How this project became successful did not result from an overnight work but a series of difficult endeavors and tons of effort from everybody.

Completing a big project requires many things. First on the list for me is a supportive and trust-giving Administration, a big project often takes a long time to complete and the Administration side takes care of the resources of the company and manages it so that there would still be enough resources during the projected finish of the big project.

2nd is HR (human Resource). Of course you’ve got to take care of your programmers, testers, quality assurance and all other employees involved in the project. It’s not easy managing people working overtime everyday. These are people and you’ve got to communicate with them regularly so that their concerns are voiced out, rather than kept to themselves that would later on cause dissatisfaction.

3rd is an excellent Manager (including Advisers and Seniors – special mention to sir Ryerod). Special mention to sir Dave, who, I think, is a great great manager. He doesn’t lose his poise even though the schedule is very tight and hectic. Never have I seen him get angry once or lift his voice up to anyone. He set the example of leading through example and not through fear and constantly reprimanding your employees. A good manager should motivate his employees and at the same time not make your employees lose their focus on the goal of completing the project.

Last, but definitely not the least. In order for a project to be successful, you’ve got to have the best and motivated programmers. Without motivation, even though you have great programmers, they are still human beings and when the going gets tough, motivation and reward rejuvenates your employees. Programmers ave very important since they are the only ones who have a direct contact with the goods/service that your company offers. Seeing this relationship makes you take care of your employees and in turn, unconsciously or consciously, they improve their output.

In the end, It’s what you want that matters.

inno0587 — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:48:15 +0000

I became so busy the last few weeks that I was going home at around 12 midnight to 2 am in the morning. Slowly I became tired. Not tired of my work because I cannot do it anymore, but just physically tired and mentally drained. My work became my life that I wake up around 6:00 am and go to the office and leave by 12 midnight again, some time to travel to the dormitory and sleep. Next day, it was the same. And even though I would like to watch Resident Evil: Afterlife so bad, I couldn’t because I want to rest on my weekend IF I will not be going to the office for overtime.

These cycle changed when my parents, brother, tita and my favorite pinsan visited me here in Cebu. They only stayed for 3 days, but it was definitely the 3 days that I needed to get back on track in everything. Their presence made me feel happy since I have been missing them for about 3 months now. We visited old churches, the Magellan’s Cross, walked and strolled to the older and busier streets of Cebu and it was just sheer happiness. And I was really happy that my cousin brought some of my decks for magic: the gathering. One legacy deck: Affinity; and 2 standard decks: Red deck wins and Grixis Control. Man, I almost forgot about my favorite past time!

Going back to magic, I found an old player in the office and we sometimes play during dinner break. And I was really happy again to play the game. I don’t know but feeling good about myself again about magic really influenced the other aspects of my life. I now became inspired again to learn Nihongo. I became inspired again to surpass expectations in my work place. I became inspired again to be better in basketball. I became inspired. Now, I go to the office, still tired because of overtime, but with hopes and excitement of finishing everything (the day’s tasks) at the end of the day.

We will be releasing our system soon and we need to do our best. We need all the inspiration that we can get. And deep inside, I know that in the end, as long as you are enjoying what you do and you have what you want in life, life will be successful.

P.S. I placed an M11 Plains Card and Island Card on my CPU. ^_^ to give me the inspiration that I will be playing White-Blue when Scars of Mirrodin comes to town.

9 o’clock

inno0587 — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:56:11 +0000

Tick tack. Tick tack.

It’s 9 o’clock already. I just took some time out and posted this blog to keep myself from sleeping. I am very tired already and I am stilla t the office. Got a few friends left from today’s overtime and as usual all the Nihonjins (Japanese) are still at the office. They actually stay up to 12 midnight everyday. Anyway, I am finished with the updating of the Detailed design, coding and making the unit test plan. And I just finished preparing the test data for all my database tables. I am sorry if this post gets a bit technical with the terms, but I am just happy. But that’s actually just about 75% of it. I need to finish the unit test by today, because I will have an integration test task by tomorrow.

It’s already 9 o’clock. Is it possible for me to finish everything by today?.. oh well.. I better get started. The earliest time that I will get home by this rate is around 11 pm. That’s when there will be no bugs upon testing (100% bug-free? impossible in our field).

がんばって!!!

Just a quick update

inno0587 — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:13:45 +0000

Hi!.. hmm I’m at work. Overtime for some unfinished work and hopefully finish this before the week ends. I will be leaving the office at around 2 pm whether I finish or not to rest and give time to myself. I will try to experience my favorite hobby again hehe at least for just a few hours. And I will be meeting with some friends at around 6 PM. Whether some people don’t feel good about each other, I don’t care, because we will be meeting because we are all friends and personal matters should not be something to consider tonight. ^_^