Pursuit of Joy
Thursday, July 26th, 2007Sometimes, pursuing joy can be as simple as this:
Archive for July, 2007
Haikus About the Rain and Toddlers
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
I was supposed to go to the bank a couple of minutes ago, but then it was raining. The good thing about it is that I was able to make some haikus.
It’s raining harshly,
And I’m out of the building,
Without umbrella.
Then in the elevator on my way up.
The elevator
Full of little cute toddlers
We want lollipop!
Check how haikus are made.
The Best Sentence of the Day
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007A colleague of mine, J.K., was delivering a speech when he mentioned:
"If you want to have a feasible business, offer what Google cannot provide."
To which I muttered softly, "Yeah, something like a banana cue or a camote cue business." Here is another post on the banana cue.
Seriously though, I’m quite excited to see the cool things that Google hasn’t provided yet online.
Blogging About the Afternoon
Friday, July 13th, 2007Here is a spiel of an LRT operator:
"Mag-ingat lang po tayo sa mga mandurukot."
Which is followed by a purported spiel addendum.
"Sa mga mandurukot, mag-ingat kayo sa amin."
It’s either the operator must have only forgotten to turn off the mic or you’re hearing it from an imaginative story-teller.
Check another MRT experience.
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Richard threw a cigarette butt in a trash can from a distance of a meter.
The American guy beside him remarked, "Good throw! Can you do it twice?"
Richard shrugged.
It got me thinking though of the myriad ways he could have replied. "I’m lucky when it’s Friday the 13th." Or "Let’s have a wager. A hundred bucks if I do it again." Or "I’m a basketball player." Or "I’m a volleyball player." Etc.
But then, I’m just a blogger.
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The Anitokid, Boolby, Fat Guy and Broken Bow were chatting one afternoon about theFortuner SUV. We were debunking the myth that the vehicle’s front tires are different from its back tires in terms of size.
One concluded, "That can’t be possible since it is just so impractical to have two spare tires!"
Of course! There can only be one spare tire. Which reminds me of impractical things like this one I found from the Foximus - the electronic version of Paper, Rock and Scissors.
A Google Story
Friday, July 6th, 2007It was almost midnight when I got a text from a friend asking if I had a landline. I thought there must be some kind of emergency that he had to announce so I gave him my number.
When we got connected, I asked, “Hey Les! Anong meron?” I was then preparing myself for any unpleasant news when he exclaimed, “Pare, banned ata ako sa Google gaya ni John Chow!”
I had a laugh. Though I must say it was a serious matter as well not finding yourself in Google. It’s like being wiped out of the face of the earth.
I assured him that he’s still in Google.
Apple Evolution
Thursday, July 5th, 2007Guy Kawasaki points us to a cool illustration of the evolution of the Apple product design. It’s pretty interesting to see how the world has changed. Things have become sleeker and smaller and we see less of the bulky aspects. We thought that we have run out of ideas but they just keep on coming. It’s like hearing the songs of Stevie Wonder for the first time and we thought we’d never hear better songs again. We were wrong however because everything has kept on getting better, not undermining of course the distinctive uniqueness of Stevie Wonder’s tunes.
And we wonder what else could be next?