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Let's Give It Up For the New Year

As the countdown begins to mark the end of the year, it's time to finally wrap things up. Time to move on to the next year and leave behind the things that kept us back this year. It's time to finally take one step forward towards the beginning year and somehow hope in it's premise that there is always a new beginning in life. A point where we could just start over, start a new list of things to do, and finally finish the things that we have to let go of.

Merry Christmas!

Hope everyone's Christmas was fun and blessed! At the end of the day, we should take at least 5 minutes to reflect on what Christmas really means.

The Last Chance for a Push

December. The last month of the year. Time to look back at the past 11 months to reflect on the things we have done and the things we still need to do. To look back at the path we decided to pursue and remember the people who have been part of that journey. The ones who helped us through the tough times, and the ones who we've decided to part ways with. There's still time left though for the year. Time to strap up and prepare for that last push. To accomplish all we have to before the year ends. It's time to clean up our stuff and move forward, leaving behind those that need to be left. Time to prepare for the upcoming year and whatever we have to go through then. So I'm taking one last chance to look back on the people that I will miss. Those that I really can't take with me moving forward, and just think about how they helped me get to where I am now.

Hello December. It's time.

The Man Who Changed the World

It's been a few days now since the passing of Steve Jobs and I still haven't gotten over it. Going over the tribute of others still produces the pang of sadness over the fact that the world has lost a great, great man. I've learned of the news when I got to work that day and along with the rest of the world I was shocked by the news. It never dawned on me that the time was near. That the passing of the torch to Tim Cook was a sign that Steve needed to rest since he couldn't handle the daily activities at apple anymore. We always think that the people we look up to are invincible and invulnerable. We expect them to stumble at times but we never expect them to just be gone one day. Even with his sickness I never expected that he would be gone so soon.

I remember the first time I ever wanted an Apple product. It was around the time that the iMac was introduced. It was the version with the different color schemes. That was the time I really wasn't technical yet, the product just looked so good I knew I wanted it. Ever since then I've always wanted an Apple product. But since Apple always puts a premium on it's product, it has always been out of reach because of being expensive.

Growing up it has always been a dream to have an Apple product, as I was always fascinated with the design put into the products. Of course with the advent of the iPod, the products came into my reach and since then, I was never yet disappointed by Apple led by Steve.

I can't put into words how much I respect Steve Jobs and all that he has done. But all I know is that he was taken to soon. The world would have benefitted from a few more years from him, but all I know was that in the time when he was alive, he didn't waste any time. So let his life serve as an inspiration for all of us. So that we may live our own to the fullest. And so that we create our own future, instead of waiting for someone else to create it for us.

Tis' Not The Season to be Picking Berries and Apples

After the sad announcement of the iPhone 4S, it really isn't time to be getting a new phone. I was waiting for the iPhone 5 but alas it didn't arrive. It really was disappointing that I took time to write this post. So far both RIM and Apple have decided to come out with disappointing products.

RIM with it's OS 7 which was nothing more that a supposed to be an incremental update to OS 6. Nothing except the new bold 9900 should be worth noting. The Playbook is a failure on the other end. Though it's mostly a hit or miss when you ask certain people.

Nothing will still beat Apple's ecosystem. iTunes is still as strong as ever and this will probably keep Apple going until they finally release the next generation of the iPhone. When it comes to the hardware though, this time around it feels like Apple is instead playing the catch up game instead of leading it like they did before. HTC and Samsung are slowly catching up, with the only hindrance being that the Android OS can still be considered in infancy.

Still this holiday season though, it's best to skip buying a new phone from Apple or RIM. Get the next gen Galaxy from Samsung for the meantime. There's the S2, the 7.7 and the tab plus. Let's wait for the next iPhone or the QNX phone from RIM.

A Better Medium

Finally found a better medium. Annnnd, finally back online. Blogging will be easier now. Amidst all the storms coming in and out everything has just been a mess. Time to get back up and get back to writing.

Location:Cruzada St,Makati City,Philippines

The Difference 30 Minutes Makes

Usually 30 minutes is just time that flies by fast. During lunch, it's usually the amount of time that passes when you just get to place your order. Most of the time it just zooms by. When you're with a friend it's usually hours that you count and not the minutes. But lately, I've been noticing the difference that 30 minutes makes in my daily routine. 

For example, if I decide to snooze in the morning for 30 minutes more, I usually end up forcing my way through a packed train. No snoozing and I usually get a seat in the train. Same goes for lunch, we leave 30 minutes early and we get to choose where and what we want to eat. Leave a little late and we're stuck with the place that has seats left.

Usually that difference in being early is the thing that determines if we get what we want or if we settle for what's left.

Time For A Change of Pace

As always, it's been a while since my last post. Time to change things up for a bit. It's gonna be a nice challenge to find something to write about at least 5 times per week. But if I manage to pull it off then good for me. As old shows get revamped to indicate the upcoming major changes, I've decided to change up the looks of the site. Since typepad limits most customization options for free users, it's the best theme I can choose from the list provided. And with the change of theme comes a change in title.

 I've decided to change the title of the whole blog to coincide with the new layout. It's there to signify the changes that are about to happen. I really aim to post regularly, so forgive me if some of my posts would be a little forced. I'll try not to do that. The title, ”A Look Through My Playbook", is straight forward. The reason for the title is becaue, from now on, all my posts would come from my new playbook. I love this little device, so I keep finding reasons to keep this device and find more uses for it. This is now too much talk for a second "first" post, so i'll end here. Here is an idea of what I'm working with.(until the second generation of playbooks come out.)

Because a memory is just a chance that we chose to take

never ever take anything for granted. what's there now might not be there tomorrow.

never ever pass up on an opportunity, take it when it's there, because when you look for it again, you may not find it.

make your own chances. because there's only so many things that you can leave up to fate.

We can’t stop the world, but there’s so much more that we can do

Goodbyes, nobody ever really likes getting or giving goodbyes, but like everything else, it’s something that has to be done. The hardest goodbyes are those which aren’t said. Those are the type of goodbyes that mean the most and are usually final. Saying your goodbyes is the easy part, but having the meaning of it sink in is a whole different story.

Since the beginning of the year, it felt like the year of change. Yes of course this is what we say to ourselves at the beginning of each year, with our resolutions, goals, and promises that we have the strongest desire to keep, but end up not doing within the following months. But this year felt different. The changes felt long overdue. Like it was time to grow up. Time to finally move on and take on the responsibilities of life, being mature, and forgetting those that don’t matter. I visited school last month. The ole alma mater. Just a year ago, visiting the place felt entirely different from visiting it just last month. A friend and I thought it would have been a good idea to just go to school and visit like the old times. But when we got there, everything was different. It didn’t feel like our school anymore. It was like being lost in a place that I should have been familiar with. I didn’t know anyone anymore, our old professors have gone, and I just felt old. Like I wasn’t supposed to be there. It was then I realized that I didn’t miss school anymore. What I missed were the people I knew and the memories with them. This was a chapter of my life that had ended and it was time to move on.

Ooh, endings. Something that has been on my mind for quite a bit but I never really took the time to really just think about it. I “said” goodbye to friend recently. Said being in quotes since I really didn’t say anything, but only just decided to let the friend go. Why? Cause it felt like they didn't care anymore. This made me think of my relationships with people. There are those that weren’t meant to last and those that I strive to keep. Like your driver’s license, you have to spend time renewing the friendships you value. Say hi to people you care about once in a while. Argh, I feel like I’m rambling. I can’t compose my thoughts anymore so I’ll stop here.

To my friends, I miss you all. If only there was a way to have a day when we all didn’t have responsibilities, I’d wish for it and just spend a day with all of you. But I know we all have grown up, and we all have some more growing up to do. Just remember to say hi once in a while. And to all the people I used to care about. Have a great life. Wish we all could just start over. No, I don’t. Well just thank you, because of you all, I’ve learned to value those that I have left. For those that I would stop the world for, just so they’d know that I care.