The Superb Problems

My sister just can't help feeling ecstatic and worried at the same time.

Their 4-year old son, Yno, started building with his lego blocks when he was three, of edifice structures, boats and cars, and draws them, especially churches, schools and nature views, and colors them in complimentaries.

Their 2-year old son, Deen, can already read words like "puzzle", "dinosaur", "father", "mother", "suddenly" without attending any pre-school.

My sister, when I called her, was all problematic and jubilation. "My hands are full raising two kids, and now I have two geniuses! How does one raise them?"

She and Kuya Dino bought Yno fingerpaints and coloring books, then. But he had outgrown the paints and the crayons and went back into drawing much more complicated ones for his age (said his summer arts teacher). Now, Yno has just finished his 3x a week swimming lessons.

Deen is now the youngest in a free play school which is just three floors below their unit at Residencia.

I haven't visited them lately. But I'm itching to. The last time I got in touch was five days ago. I spoke with Yno and Deen over the phone and they were trying to update me on what they were watching on TV and what they had been doing.


"I go swimming, Tita Jaja", said Yno when I asked him how he is. "Mommy and Daddy in the office", said Deen when I asked where they are.

Goodie, miss them so. The kids, I mean. Haha!

To give or not to give

"Pinahiram" ko kay Dada 'yung black/orange ko na Illustrazio padded backpack. Sabi ko, gamitin nya muna tutal may ginagamit naman akong Echolac na regalo naman sa kin ng kompanya noong Pasko. Pag nagustuhan niya, saka nya na lang ako bayaran.

Pero considering na si Dada 'yun, baka ireregalo ko na lang.

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The Bank and the Buried

It’s been two weeks now that I’d been getting help from melatonin to induce myself to sleep. And now I know why.

No, not why melatonin induces me to sleep but why I can’t seem to fall asleep even when I’m all spent mentally and physically.

Quite hard to believe the reason maybe, but now that I have at least an iota why would make me even more sleepless. But at least, I won’t be nursing “kaba” and “kutob” as if someone’s preying on me.

I come from a town that few people know and fewer still have been to. Long years ago, it had been “famous” for a spring resort and bowling lanes but something close to mismanagement had send it to finally stop operations. Now, the place is one big jungle of weeds and wild-others.

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Anong ginawa ko noong Linggo?

Nakakatuwa. Fully rejuvenated ako paggising ko ng Sunday. Haha! Buti na lang, nasabihan ko agad si Mumsy pagdating ko ng bahay noong Sabado na hindi pa ko natutulog (maliban dun sa idlip ko ng bus from Cubao to Bulacan since Friday). Kaya ayun, pagkakain ng hapunan, straight to bed ang byuti ko kaya Sunday dinner na ko ginising ni Mumsy.

Basahin ang kabuuan

Using my GSM phone as my GPRS modem via Bluetooth

At long last, I can connect to the internet using my mobile phone via bluetooth!

I’ve been tinkering for the solution for the past few weeks and finally, I got it working. Of course with the much needed help and guidance from the OS community.

Here are the links that were of much help:

Archived post by togume in Ubuntu forum
Tom’s attempts to get GPRS working over bluetooth with his laptop
Bayan ni Juan

To read more on how I did it, here are the steps I took from activating my GPRS, checking my Bluetooth to finally using WvDial to establish connection.

I can also now connect using Gnome PPP but I have to save the story for the next post. Actually, the reason why I tried Gnome PPP was I failed to connect using WvDial the first time only to find out that I missed a digit in my Init3 string. Anyway, for those who can’t wait, you can go visit Bayan ni Juan for some helpful tips if you’re gonna use a data cable instead of Bluetooth.

Gooey, I’m way past my bedtime!

Until next post… Ciao!

Regrets

The sure-winner answer to a pageant’s question of “If there’s one thing you’d like to change in your life, what would it be?” is None.

Well, of course, “None” needs to be qualified adding that mistakes had been made but they were learning experiences… blah blah.

If I were to be asked that, I would definitely say, an awful lot! (Ahm, as long as it’s not a pageant! Haha!)

The truth is there are things in the past that when I am reminded of it makes me regretful. The big question for me is “if I have the chance to go back in time and change those that I’ve regretted doing or NOT doing, would I take it?”

Now, that’s more like it. The last question takes out the hypocrisy.

And my answer would be a gargantuan YES.

Now, if only someone would ask me. Harharhar!