Horrible Dota 2 Weekend

- I lost almost 300 MMR points
- Forcing Spectre in the current pub meta is really hard unless armed with good supports
- I'm trying to play properly now by last picking and choosing appropriately - this is hard
- I have wasted A LOT OF HOURS to get into 4.5K and I just lost it back to 4.3k
- Would have to taper myself down and take it easy
- Focus on basketball, beach body and certification


Want to have a good start this week!
- wake up @ 530 and workout til 8AM gogogo!

How I spend my Friday and Saturday nights for the past decade

Fri & Sat night life:
2000-2002: tambay, inuman, clubbing, telebabad, starcraft
2002-2005: projects, thesis, inuman
2005-2007: work work work and konting inuman
2007-2010 (singapore): work work work and konting inuman
2010-2012: business, dota and work
2013: work work work and konting dota

hmmm.. need to add something better on this list...

Teradata Indexes

I'm frustrated right now that Teradata Indexes still confuses me..

Tonight this has to end.. I gotta fully understand Teradata Indexes tonight! Grrr...

Teradata Indexes

I'm frustrated right now that Teradata Indexes still confuses me..

Tonight this has to end.. I gotta fully understand Teradata Indexes tonight! Grrr...

Teradata 12 Physical Database Certification Exam

I studied below concepts last night:
1) Referential Integrity
2) Queue Tables

I have a lot of pending understanding on:
1) AJI, PPI/MLPPI and JI

I need to get this exam done this month.
This afternoon I played one DotA game with my brother but I had the conviction to stop the game and go here to my study place. I need to be able to do this on a daily basis until I pass the exam.

Describe Singapore - my cousin's homework :)

Yesterday, my cousin sent me a message about his homework on social studies - a 150 word essay describing Singapore.

I'm too busy right now, preoccupied with things such as managing my Internet Cafe, studying Teradata architecture, and playing Starcraft II. But thinking that I was the best option that my cousin has in that assignment - I told him okay, I'll send him the essay by today.

And here I am in my blog space to write just about that.

Singapore is a very small country. It's one of the only 3 countries considered to be a sovereign city-state, others being the Vatican and Monaco. Popular for it's ban on chewing gums, Singapore is widely known for its very strict laws and policies concerning lifestyle, thus, making an impression that living in this country would make you feel very restricted. But such is life, you win some you lose some. If you look more deeply into Singapore's lifestyle and culture, there's more to it than the fines and restrictions. Singapore is a haven for people who want to live a peaceful life. Its crime rate is considered one of the lowest in the world. Sitting as the primary financial hub in South East Asia, Singapore has also been considered as one of the top places that expatriates would love to work in. Aside from a very competitive salary, an employee would also enjoy the day-to-day travel  - well timed trains, accessible bus stops, numerous taxi cabs, and big expressways, one can exactly plan and schedule his travel time around the city-state. Working on to also be the primary IT hub in South East Asia, Singapore is also greatly focused on technology. Its mobile networks are world-class and wi-fi hot spots can almost be seen anywhere. You can basically stay connected all the time, anywhere and everywhere. There's so much more to this country other than feeling restricted and a simple essay won't do justice to cover them all. But if you want peace, convenience, money and technology - Singapore has to be your top destination.

catch-up no more

I arrived back here in the Philippines last August 4 on a gloomy Wednesday afternoon. My mom picked me up in the airport and she probably waited about 1.5 hrs because I came out around 3:30PM already. Reasons are: 
1) delayed flight
2) I was seated at the back of the plane
3) I had 42KG check-in luggage + 3 heavy plastic bags + 1 laptop bag with me. 


I missed my mom and it was really nice seeing her again.


Since I only dozed for 2 hours the night before, she dropped me off for a massage near to our place while waiting for my siblings to arrive from school. The massage was okay but the place was not comfortable and a bit itchy. But I was able to get 1 hour of rest and a peaceful 30-minute nap - exactly what I needed to go through 6 hours before hitting the bed.


I was excited to see my siblings because this time it won't just be a visit... I'll see them not to catch-up but to connect and live life together with them again. I can honestly say that I wasn't really involved in their lives for the past 3 years. And it wasn't because of distance; YM, Facebook and Skype can practically connect you to someone in an instant. It was more because of the focus that I had when I was back in Singapore. Young and excited, all I wanted to do was for myself. Working, getting fit, enjoying the lifestyle, playing games, having a girlfriend, partying, etc? I can pretty much say that I have lived and enjoyed myself during those 3 years. And this time it will be a bit different.


I really missed my family and I'm hoping I can manage my time between them, career, business, gaming and basketball. Aw.. doesn't it seem to much? tsk tsk... Love you guys!