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It's been a reaaaaaaally long while since I've been here, but I thought I'd stop by to just throw this one post in.

I've stopped blogging over here on LiveJournal for quite some time now (obviously). I hope you shimmy on over to my personal portfolio -slash- blog on Tech + Life + Music instead.

Ciao. :D

and nonchalantly,
you decide for actions to speak your words
one day at a time.

when i read this entry by moondottir's, i immediately remembered the webcomics ericvids would post from before, and also A Softer World, one of my more favorite sites out there for inspiration and a regular poetry/photography kick. there's a regular influx of a few lines of poetry, accented by nice digital photography.

one of my more favorite entries (and one of the earliest ones too), is called "While You Count Clouds" (at least according to the archives; the filenames of the pictures tend to be different as well). and i just felt like sharing this one.



A Softer World is Emily Horne on photography, and Joey Corneau on words.

i was just pondering a moment ago, and realized that mmm the Philippines is a bit quiet these days no? i mean, aside from the gas prices (which are also pretty sublime right now), i don't hear about anything else much. and i wonder if that's just because i'm being apathetic these days? or maybe not.

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one song has been replaying itself on my mind for the past three weeks. and it's not even Japanese.

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kitchen counter.

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i'm still stuck on reading The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks). i still have Life of Pi (Yann Martel) queued after it. and yes, i'm still stuck on "The Scene". these days, it's pretty hard to pick up the book and just read through it and finish it for good. i mean, the story's great, no qualms about it, except for a few quirks i have regarding the narration, but all in all, its good.

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i haven't done Photoshop for a while na rin. leechunsa and jangneri will probably eat me alive on that platform by now. as if they couldn't pa naman before before before pa. :p

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past few months were definitely a rollercoaster ride with no straps. consequently, i've made the worst decisions i have ever made in my life, but at the same time, i'm hoping that i've made the best decisions up my repertoire as well. i've hurt so many people, some of which i prolly don't even know i did, and i apologize for that. for those who don't know about it, she can tell you for me. i know she'll tell the same story i would tell, and i trust that i won't have anything to add din naman after she's done.

here's to hoping that we can still call each other friends. for most of you, i know you're just waiting for me to come up and make an appearance, pero let me gather myself up muna, ayt?

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and ericvids, i still owe you, literally and figuratively. do tell me when we can meet alright? :)

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when's Figaro? wednesday, i have a starbucks date with an old friend over at Eastwood; thursday, i prolly have a jam session.

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she's away right now.

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and i leave you with a poem by one of my most favorite poets.

i noticed that i've somewhat neglected my blog for quite some time now. and i guess it's also time to pick this up again.

i remember starting this way back in college, as something that i could look back into when time comes that i actually want to look back into the things i and the others around me have done. and i guess it should stay that way.

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i miss playing live. actually, i miss performing live, in a general sense.

i almost even went so far as to actually audition for Unang Baboy sa Langit (the next Ateneo ENTABLADO production; i hear they needed Baboys in the cast hahahaha), but critical stuff arose on the day of the auditions, and i had to attend to them. just so everything around me escapes crumbling completely.

lately i've resorted to picking up my acoustic more often.

1. pagkain
2. pamasahe
3. gasolina
4. bigas
5. tuition
6. kuryente
7. tubig
8. buwis
9. customs
10. pork b

bakit ba sa lahat ng bagay na puwedeng babaan ang presyo, e TEXT MESSAGING pa????

wala akong pakialam kung iron lady ka or what.
minsan talaga hindi ka lang masyadong nag-iisip.

hey guys. :)
i've been wanting to watch this play for so long, and i'm especially excited to know that its going to be performed in the Philippines. :)

give the details a quick read; you might want to watch it too.

snipped from the West Side Story event page on Facebook:




West Side Story Opening Night Show-For-A-Cause
September 5, 8pm, Meralco Theater
Starring Christian Bautista and Joanna Ampil
Tickets at P1200, 1000, 700, 500

Touted to be the best musical of all time with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and original choreography by Jerome Robbins, this exciting production will be headed by Christian Bautista who will be playing the role of Tony and Joanna Ampil of Ms. Saigon fame as Maria. She will be alternating with Karylle for this role.

Part of the proceeds will be donated to Kythe, a foundation whose primary cause is children with cancer. (visit http://www.kythe.org for details!)

Contact Minnie at 0917-8676332 or minnie.fong@gmail.com for inquiries and reservations! :)

I'm competing in this year's worldwide Google Code Jam competition. Programmers and problem-solvers from around the world reserve themselves to solve problems that the Google gurus will pose. :p

The qualification round starts tomorrow at 8:00am Japan time ( it starts simultaneously all around the world ), and will last for 24 hours. If I get to solve at least one (of the probably four problems they'll pose), I'll qualify to move forward to Round 1 (which will be significantly harder). There will be a total of three rounds (aside from qualification) prior to the finals, and eliminations take place at each one. If I get to at least the Top 500 (qualifiers for Round 3), prizes and free travel are already assured.

We can solve the problems in whatever programming language OR manner we choose ( if we wanted to solve them by hand, we could ). I'm going to commit myself to use Visual C# for the contest as much as possible. Primarily for training and whatnot, but I find that it's also easier and faster to program in C# than in C++ (which I regularly use at work).

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8:00am in Japan means that I'll be in office. Partida na lang, boys. Malamang overtime pa ako. haha.

Please wish me the best of luck guys. :) Hopefully, I get at least a GCJ2008 t-shirt. wahahahaha :p

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for interested individuals, the contest is still open for registration.

visit the official Google Code Jam 2008 website for more details.

Apparently, Ueto Aya ( Aya Ueto in western-style ) is the new commercial model for Fujitsu Ten's ECLIPSE line of products ( car navigation systems, and audio systems for both automobiles, professionals and home ).

so we went on ahead on made souvenirs.


haha, hindi lang namin napigilang mawalan ng hiya sa gitna ng Fujitsu Ten ECLIPSE group office.

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anyway, blogging about it, 'cause I was quite surprised. I've known her from way before primarily for her songs, but I was quite taken aback to know that she was just recently crowned the #1 Commercial Model here in Japan ( second time around, according to Wikipedia ). Partly because, well, I didn't know she modeled, and secondly, Fujitsu Ten has all that money to squander. hahahaha XD no wonder.

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ANYWAY. for my friends, I have only about one month left here in Japan ( will be coming back on August 9 ), so I'm a-gonna double up on the things that you guys have been prodding me to find. :) so, I'd like to refresh my list of stuff to look out for. what I'd like you guys to do is send me a private message telling me what it was you wanted me to find ( or if you changed your mind in any way ) for you. If I do find it, I'll reply with cost and other details. wokai?

you can send me a private email here at richardilagan AT gmail DOT com.

if you guys know any others who you know have items pending for me to find too, please do tell them i'm running this refresh favor. thanks!