Steve Wozniak and his book iWoz
A review of the book iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon Wozniak wrote this book like it is. He talked lengthily about stuff that mattered to him — from electronics, to pranks, about Apple I and II, and his seeming…
Galileo Valiente
Shifting Paradigms
Galileo Valiente
Shifting Paradigms
BIR’s Alphalist Program Submission of 1601EQ Bug – Detail Excess Column and How to Fix It
BIR has a program used by taxpayers or their accountants to submit information tax withheld (among other data). This post is not about describing the Alphalist and if you want to read BIR’s manual on how to use it, here…
A Review of Lalamove’s Delivery Service in Metro Manila for Corporate Accounts
Our business involves delivering perishable goods to customers and I entered into an agreement with Lalamove through their corporate client program. They say there are perks for being a corporate client like rebates, and an assigned staff to assist us…
The Only Road to Peace is Compassion and Dialog, Not War.
The news has been distressing for the last few weeks since October 7, 2023 when Hamas attacked Israelis killing many of them and taking some as hostages. The Israeli government in turn attacked the Palestinians in what they call their…
The Kankana-ey Indigenous People Understood Their Obligations to the Future Generation Long Before Someone Named It ‘Climate Change’
In a recent TED Talk in New York, Attorney Jing Corpuz, a member of the Kankana-ey people of the Cordilleras in the Philippines said “reciprocity, spirituality, not taking more than you need, obligation to future generations and collective decision making,…
Tree Planting at Uyugan, Batanes
Tree Planting at Uyugan, Batanes Growing up in Batanes, I learned to love the bounties of nature. Fruit-bearing trees surround our Lolo’s house — a guava tree that regularly bears fruit, a mabolo tree, an orange tree, pomelo, tropical…
Silver Linings: The Continuing Saga of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution
Silver Linings: The Continuing Saga of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution book is very engaging because it impacts our lives directly and indirectly. Without the bravery of these men and women who stood up to a dictator, we might…
eBIRForms: A Burden to Filipino Taxpayers
Tax collection – the Dept of Finance (DOF) is one of the most important units in the government because this is the unit that collects taxes which is then used to fund government projects and operations. Yet DOF has two…
Where to Get Reliable News on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 11, 2020 – the World Health Organization declares COVID19 a pandemic. With the thousands of news flooding the world, it is hard to differentiate factual news from the misinformation coming both from social media and sensationalized news coming from…
The Growth Mindset
How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential In the 2015 SEA Games, Agatha Wong competed in Wushu. She finished second from the last place. I’m sure she was dissapointed with that. However, in an interview recently, she said “That…