Mandiriwa 2017

Issa and I flew from Cebu to Manila to watch Joey Ayala’s concert Mandiriwa. This checks a lot firsts. Our first concert together. Our first Joey Ayala concert together. Our first intimate concert, intimate in a sense that it’s on a smaller venue and we’re closer to the artists.

32 Life Learnings at 32

I turned 32 years old today. 32. What a stranger number. 2⁵. How would the 2-year old me look at me? He might just end up asking for food? Will he even play with me?

Random Photos #3: Sinulog

Sinulog is Cebu's biggest festival. It's a weekend of heavy traffic, crazy street parties and, of course, the grand Sinulog parade. The parade draws tens of thousands of attendees and the streets of Cebu get filled with a slow-moving ocean of people.

Random Photos #2: Siargao

Issa and I went to Siargao to experience some of the things that the island offers. It was a short visit of two days but enough to experience some of the island's top destinations.

Google Pixel Phone: Specs, price & availability in the Philippines

I've been using a Nexus 4 for more than 2 years now. It has proven to be one solid piece of hardware and waiting for it to die has become frustrating. :) Google announcing the Pixel marks the end of my trusty old Nexus 4.

Blackberry DTEK50: Specs, price & availability in the Philippines

Blackberry's new Android Marshmallow smartphone — the DTEK50 — is cheap and secure. Does it have what it takes to compete in the crowded smartphone market?

HTTPS Works On Chrome But Not Firefox

Firefox receives the request, server responds with a 301 to the https domain, then SSL fails to validate. The end result is a blank screen.