Tag Archives: Rambling

Saturday Spent Lounging Around!

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Gabriel Mercado

The big issue about my consulting gig continues to be the terrible commute. At times, and due to the fact it's Christmas, I spend up to 3 hours or more going just one direction, and it is very tiring. There … Continue reading →

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Joe

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Gabriel Mercado

For some odd reason I had an inescapable urge to go to the gym today, and so I did, resulting in an adventure of forging my 20+ year old car through a waist deep flood (as to how I could … Continue reading →

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What I Learned From My Bosses (and other sources) Part 1

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Gabriel Mercado

When you run your own biz, you hang on to the core reasons why you decided to go off on your own as well as remember every little thing you learned from your superiors. I dunno if I'll get it … Continue reading →

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Puppet, Pauper, Pirate, Poet, a Pawn and a King

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Gabriel Mercado

Been feeling less than stellar lately. But nothing ol' Frank can't fix.

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What I Learned From My Talk

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Gabriel Mercado

The talk went well. I thought there were only a few attendees at the start but 5 minutes into my talk it was SRO. I learned a few things about myself plus a few observations. Lemme break it down so … Continue reading →

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Got Super Sick But Now I’m Ok Again

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Gabriel Mercado

I decided to wash my bedsheets a few days ago, substituting an old ratty one for the night. BIG mistake. My allergies flared up which quickly worsened into whatever horrible sinus related ailment and before I knew it, everything ached, … Continue reading →

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Getting My Programming Ducks In A Row

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Gabriel Mercado

I know my previous post has probably revealed more about me than I'm usually comfortable writing about, but I took the time to let it sink in and have decided its gonna stay as is. I've always thought the way … Continue reading →

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Yna

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Gabriel Mercado

I hadn't had a vacation until, let's see it was the end of the UAAP season then, so was it Aug 2007? Anyway it was at Boracay, but for some odd reason it wasn't as fulfilling a holiday as I'd … Continue reading →

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I want a new PC

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Gabriel Mercado

So according to the PCX's handy downloadable pricelist, I can buy these: Athlon 64 X2 4400 Dual core Box (P3,120) Transcend 2GB 667 (1,560) and the ECS 6100SM-M/M2 nForce/V-pcie/S/L (P1,980), which as far as I can make out is otherwise … Continue reading →

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Saturday PM Panic

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Gabriel Mercado

I was dead tired from the gym and was nodding off to sleep around 130pm last Sat when I heard a neighbour frantically banging on another neighbour's door. It was enough to tear my aching lazy ass from bed to … Continue reading →

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