May 12
Its been a long time since a new peso bill design has been released. But recently, a new 5 peso bill was released from the printers of the BSP. Here it is:
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May 12
Surprise! I was able to successfully update from Wordpress 2.3 to Wordpress 2.5. It’s been almost an hour since the update was completed and everything seems to be a-okay. Still crossing my fingers though ^_^
About the change in layout, this is just temporary. I’ll be changing this from time to time until I’m done with the page layout I am creating. Anyway, ’till next post ^_^
May 10
The picture that you see is my bokken. To the unfamiliar, a bokken is a wooden stick shaped like a katana though it can also take other forms like a tanto or a wakizashi. This is used for kenjutsu training. Instead of using real swords that poses a lot of dangers, a bokken is used instead.
Why do I have a bokken? Well you see, ever since I was a little kid, I always have had this fascination for swords. As I was growing up, this fascination never left me. So I tried to seek for schools here in Davao that taught this art. Unfortunately, I did not find any.
However, when I was given the chance to study at the University of San Carlos in Cebu, I gave my search another whirl in this uncharted territory. I explored Cebu City for many days. I found training places for judo, aikido, karate but not for kenjutsu. But there was one aikido practitioner in one of the dojos I visited who told me that there was somebody in Cebu who teaches kenjutsu. And then he said that the guy is a teacher in the University of San Carlos. "WTF?! I exhaustingly roamed around Cebu City and the one I have been looking for was right under my nose!" The next day I searched for this teacher and I finally caught up to him late in the afternoon. Gathering all the courage I had I approached him and inquired about kenjutsu. He told me that he had no proper dojo although the university lets him use the judo practice area. I then asked him if I could train with him. I can sense that he was hesitant at first but then he blurted, "adto sa judo gym ugma 5 pm. naa ba ky gi?" and since I didn’t have one he told me, "pagdala na lng ug white shirt and jogging pants"
May 08
“Sampung mga daliri, patay ang isa…” This has been my theme song for the last two weeks. You see, two weeks ago, something unfortunate happened - my left middle finger “died” so to speak.
It was one fine afternoon. We, Didai, Mishel and yours truly, decided to go to DMC to inquire about their training. As we were loading our stuff inside Mishel’s pick-up truck. Didai sat in the backseat then WHAM! she closes the door. For a second there my mind shut down. Then pain from my left middle finger surged through my brain. As an instinctive reaction I tried shaking my left hand and there it was, blood splattering all over the place - the window, the floor, my shirt. I went directly to the faucet and tried to wash the blood off and there I saw that the the flesh underneath my nail came out. The blood just won’t stop from oozing out so I had to apply pressure on it.
We went directly to the clinic of my uncle just a few minutes away from where we were. Unfortunately when we arrived there was no doctor on duty that day. So I decided to take care of meddy (the name of the middle finger. yes! we gave it a name after the incident) myself. Using a knife (blade + scalpel) and nail cutter, I removed parts of my nail to expose the wound and the protruding flesh. After an hour or so, “the operation” was successful with the help of my scrub nurse Didai and videographer/ photographer Mishel.
A day after the accident I had to make some adjustments. As a web content writer, I needed all of my fingers to be functional. It took me quite some time to get used to typing without using my left middle finger. As of now, the finger’s healing fine… I guess… in a week or two, I might be able to use it again normally.
You can view some of the pictures Mishel took after the jump. It’s kinda graphic so for those who faint at the slightest sight of blood don’t click the link.
Apr 27
To update, or not to update: that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
This notification has been bothering me in the administration panel of my blog for the past few weeks. Being new to this blogging thing, I haven’t tried doing it before and I fear that if I do, I might mess things up. I’m still trying to weigh things out and hopefully I’d come up with a decision in the next few days. So if ever you won’t see my site in the next few days, it only means that I tried to update to Wordpress 2.5 and failed… *crossing my fingers* ^_^
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