Category — Miscellaneous

Another killer typhoon has recently hit the Philippines. Typhoon Sendong (international name Washi) attacked Northern Philippines specifically Cagayan de Oro City last Saturday claiming hundreds of lives and destroying several millions worth of properties. Today, thousands of families in that place are suffering from the aftermath of the typhoon (i.e. continuous flood, food and water shortage, physical losses, emotional pain, etc.).

I feel for my fellow countrymen at this turbulent time in their lives. It’s sad that Christmas is just around the corner and yet, they can no longer celebrate as much as they want because of the tragedy that befell them. I can only hope and pray that the much-needed help from the national government and all those charitable organizations reach them fast. I am certain, though, that God will provide for all their needs. All they need to do is to call on Him and keep their faith as strong as ever.

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That is the question hanging in my head at present. You see, Christmas is fast approaching and yet I’m still undecided on what Christmas presents to give my parents and three siblings. As much as possible, I want to give them something useful.

These are the things I’m thinking of wrapping up for them just in time for Jesus’s birthday: a gold necklace for my mom (she loves everything that’s shining-shimmering-splendid!), a new pair of shoes for my dad (I think he needs a leather pair for formal occasions), a new backpack for my teacher brother (the one he’s using right now is worn-out already!), and for my two sisters: cute undergarments (just because they’re girls and love fancy stuff, haha).

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Last Sunday, we were finally able to get a new desktop for our home. We sourced everything from Gilmore, a popular IT hub here in Manila. We got the package for P20,880. The PC was assembled right before our eyes, carrying the following specifications: Asus motherboard, Core I3 2G processor, 320 GB hard disk, 2GB memory, output device with dvd/cd writer, 18.5″ LED TV monitor, speaker set, black keyboard, mouse and AVR.

the fiancee installing OS and MS Office to our new desktop

Specs wise, I think we got a great deal. We were actually accompanied by the fiancee (an IT expert) as we went from one store to another checking out and comparing prices. In the end, we settled for the one from PC City because they had all that we wanted for our desktop.

my brother after assembling the computer table

the computer table that yours truly bought

the fiancee’s sister tinkering with our new PC

My teacher brother is paying for the new PC thru credit card installment and I can’t be more grateful to him for his generosity. I also admire him for his willingness to take the big responsibility of paying for the device. After all, it is never easy to allot a big part of your salary for debt-servicing. I’m glad to have sent to college a responsible brother like him. Now, all we need is internet subscription to make things more complete. Well see in the coming days…