Recording

I was contacted again by Raul to record (last saturday) 2 tracks for MRM: “Numb” by Linkin Park and “We weren’t born to follow” by Bon Jovi. I thank God for another opportunity to learn more about the recording process and at the same time earn some cash (for buying supplements since I’ll be going back to the gym and for the coming valentines day).


Recording “Numb” by Linkin Park

I had lots of fun recording, asking Raul about sound engineering stuff, how to use Sonar etc. It was a nice experience and kept me occupied since Mawie is in HK with her mother and sister.

The recording studio

Raul double checking his notes

Raul double checking his notes

Raul showing the good stuff

Taking pictures of myself

After the recording

I’m glad I’m given an opportunity to practice my recording skills and get paid for it as well.

Thanks to the Lord, all Honor and Glory to His name!

2010
02/08
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DevCon

DevCon Luzon

February 9, 4-9pm,
Function Room 1,
SMX Convention Center

For more info go to : http://www.devcon.ph/

See you there!

2010
02/06
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BAI Culture: BS Sessions

8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—9not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.  - Ephesians 2:8-10

Sir Chris, Sir Meynard, AD and Me had recently had lunch together every Friday for the past 2 weeks discussing how we were to bring back the Bible Study group BlastAsia had back then but this time focus on making the sessions less formal/boring/heavy; to be able to easily share the Word of God to everyone who wishes to attend. It was agreed that I was the first to give my testimony to the attendees.

Today we had our first session and I was surprised that 6 other people aside from the core group joined us: Aya, Sir Bryan, Eli, Ringo, Rose & Wilson. It felt such an honor to be able to be able to share my life, my story and how God gently came into my life and rescued me. It felt such an honor to be able to give back all the honor to The Savior, to be able to show others that its never too late… God is just waiting for the right time for us to open our hearts to Him. After telling my story we played the very song that lead to me searching for salvation: Who am I by Casting Crowns (of course I told them the story of how France was the one who God’s  instrument).

After that, Sir Chris took over  to his presentation. One of his slides flashed John 3:16 but he used Ephesians 2:8-10 to explain a short explanation about salvation. After that he taught everyone how to pray the prayer of acceptance. I hope that someone in that room prayed that prayer with all of their h

It was a very blessing and moving experience to be able to be part of something that I myself was in 1 year ago but this time as one of the facilitators.

May we be able to spread your word more. Thank you Lord.

2010
02/01
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All I can say is “Wow”

BC Rich Perfect 10 Bich (Dragon’s Blood color scheme)

2010
01/25
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The “things I want to have” list

I was supposed to write a reaaaaally great article tonight but instead (as usual) my body wants to unwind and release all the stress: the things that “inspiration” called me to write about of went out of the window and sadly nothing came in to replace them. So just for kicks, I made a list of the things that I want to have. This is not complete yet, just something I did in a hurry. Since I use MindManager to organize my thoughts at work (I am a visual person)  then I can also use it to organize the things that I want to have. Here’s a snapshot of the list:

Now this got me thinking: can we use productivity tools in some other aspects of our life? How about using MS Visio to make a chart on how you are going to do your laundry. =)) I’ll discuss this with Bot, Keith and Marco and maybe we can agree on something new and fun to do.

Sigh. My back hurts and I want to lie down but I’m not that sleepy but I am still going to go to bed after this.

Anyways, good night guys. Have a great weekend! God bless!

2010
01/22
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Bai Culture: The Latest

It’s been a while since I last wrote in my blog. I’ve been busy and easily tired lately plus my tummy is still adjusting to solid food. That being said, I just want to share what are the latest things we do at the office.

People are having fun with static

You will see people (the usual suspects: Keith, Bot, Fesh, Marco, JP and Roy) accumulating static electricity by brushing their under-soles against our carpeted floor; then gently/covertly creep up on a targeted individual and release the charge (with the associated pain) by slightly touching a selected body part. If you visit our office you’ll hear mini-sparks and cries of surprise and/or pain followed by people laughing. Just a friendly, fun and healthy yet painful way to keep a developer’s sanity.

Gundam Painting

Another method of keeping your sanity is to procure a Gundam Model Kit (in our case, the cheapest one we could find: Php 200), paint it in unorthodox/weird paint scheme then do some battle damage on it. You’ll see devs giggling on their tables arguing about what part goes to where? Why are there some left over parts? Are they really left overs? What color should we paint it with? Can we use pink? Or maybe MAN-PINK?

Conversing with Pacman english

Now this is a no brainer. Who english me? I english you? Did you know my mama learn me how? Teo is the man to talk to regarding this subject. There’s just no way anyone can’t have fun while talking about DragonForce, Gundams, Heroes of might and magic, Neverwinter Nights, etc. sounding like Pacman. Brightens up my day anyday ok? =))

Stumble Upon

I always get curious at the stuff I see at Bot’s monitor. From weird to funny to icky stuff; random stuff that can either brighten or ruin your day,

Thats it for now. Back to work Basti!

God bless!

2010
01/22
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Sennheiser MX-360

I got a Sennheiser MX-360 as a prize for an in-house contest that I entered. Now these are in the low end of the Sennheiser product line (At about Php 720.00)  but man can they sing. I love the sheer power and range of frequencies of it; something that other earphones don’t have at the same price range. Very very nice. Fits the type of music I listen to: I can hear all the symphonic sounds I wanna hear  without getting destroyed by the guitar crunches and double bass beats. Very loud, even at around 75% of my phone’s max volume! Not bad for normal day-to-day use.

Sennheiser MX-360

Thanks to the office for the wonderful prize. Looking forward to the next contest… maybe I can win studio quality monitors (ear muffs) or maybe a flexible cash prize. Lol.

2010
01/21
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The end of fasting

At the 6th day of my fasting, I went to the hospital due to stomach and chest pains/spasms at around 2am. Iwas trying to ease the pain by drinking warm milk, Milo and Oresol but to no avail. At one point I tried to read the bible and the Lord guided me to Ecclesiastes 8; it was a colelction King Solomon’s deductions/wisdom about the world and I was surprised me while I was reading it. I was delirous so I could only remember parts of it. I walked to the hospital with Jamben (Goring’s cousin) because nobody else was up and it was the nearest hospital in the area. By the time I was admitted the pain spread through my whole Torso and pleaded with the doctor to check on me (there was an impossibly long line and I was at the back) but he advised me to sit down. A few seconds after sitting down the pain spread to almost my whole body, I was bombarded with a series of spasms until I regurgitated in the most painful way possible on the hospital floor. My body went numb (from my nose down) and I found it hard to speak coherently because of it, that was the time they put an IV on me that gently restored me. I was informed that I had an electrolyte imbalance: meaning I had dangerously low levels of Potassium and Sodium though my blood sugar was fine; so even though I’ve been drinking water and filling myself with sugars with Milk and Milo, I had no Potassium and Sodium which caused the pain I experienced. France and her mom took care of me after that and I slept for almost whole day after.

The next day I went to the office and was made fun of; well that’s a given since it’s my fault for not taking proper care of myself but I will not wish that it did not happen to me. Even though I only completed 6 1/2 days of my fasting, even though I failed I feel that it has been spiritually successful for me. Yes I was in pain, yeah maybe I almost died again but the fact that the said event brought me closer to God at a crucial part of my life would make me be thankful that I experienced the whole ordeal. Yes there was foolishness in my actions but resulted into opening new doors for me to gain wisdom through the Lord. It was all worth it. I will be more prepared in the next year’s fasting.

It’s been a year since I’ve become a born again Christian and I must say that its been so good: God has always been by my side and I am very thankful for all the things He’s done for me.

Thanks to Jamben for accompanying me, Hazel for visiting me, France and Tita Flor for visiting me at the hospital and taking care of me. And to my friends who prayed for me (Irene, Kris, Panda, Gary, Ian, Kuya Daniel, everyone!)

I must say food never tasted this great! I’m now on my way to eat Breaded Pork Lauriat at Chowking and maybe go to Saisaki later on.

All Honor and Glory to the Lord!

2010
01/16
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The future, Prayer and Fasting

O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. -Paslm 63:1

This is a very late New Year post.

2009 was a great year, I thank God for all the good things that happened to me, my love, my family, my friends and my co-workers. I am also thankful for all the tests and hardships that was thrown my way (and even being thrown at me at the present) for I know that these are character building things that God has allowed me to experience: I know that He has plans for me.

Now that 2010 is here, at the start of the year, the feeling that is creeping up on me is Fear. I am 26, I have nothing as far as the world is concerned and I am still a kid when it comes to faith. I am a late bloomer in life: I was late when I was stupidly enjoying my life and as a consequence the late graduation and late preparation for settling down in life. As I mentioned, I am 26, got no money in the bank, still honing up my skills, still no time for some of the stuff that I would like to be doing besides work. All of those things add up to the pressure of my daily life.

Still, it got me thinking that God has got something in store for me and He just wants me to grow in my faith and believe in what He can do and not at what I can do. He has proven to me time and again that even though I do not deserve anything He still blesses me way beyond of what I imagine that I deserve. Maybe He’s telling me to mind my own business, go to work diligently and glorify His Name while doing so. As a person, surrendering is a really hard thing to do. We HAVE TO HAVE a certain level of control (or atleast thats what most of us feels) when in reality all can control is ourselves: can you control the economy? Can you control what your boss thinks about the way you do your job? Those things are out of our control. Only He has the power to change whatever is coming our way. So this is me telling myself not to worry, no matter how hard I try, I can only take my self as far as these 2 feet can go and beyond that God will take over!

At our church (VCF) we are having our yearly Seven-Day Prayer and Fasting. This marks my 1st year anniversary attending there.

Thank you Lord for a great 2009! Please help us to prepare for this year and grow more in faith. We lift it up to You, King of All Kings!

God bless everyone!

2010
01/10
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Avatar: 2009’s best movie

The film begins in 2148 and focuses on an epic conflict on Pandora, an inhabited Earth-sized moon of Polyphemus, one of three fictional gas giants orbiting Alpha Centauri A. On Pandora, human colonists and the sapient humanoid indigenous inhabitants of Pandora, the Na’vi, engage in a war over the planet’s resources and the latter’s continued existence. The film’s title refers to the remotely controlled, genetically engineered human-Na’vi bodies used by the film’s human characters to interact with the natives. -Wikipedia.org

My rating: 11/10 (explanation below)

IT LITERALLY BLEW MY MIND AWAY. Pure genius. The movie alone scored 10/10 in my book but then again me and France watched it on IMAX hence 11/10 stars!

If you are a fantasy fan you are going to love this. It’s like War Hammer/Mech Warrior meets Dungeons and Dragons from another planet: How cool is seeing a human wearing exoskeleton battling against a giant elf like creature with arrows dipped in neuro-toxins.Personally I see a lot of similarities between the Elves and the Na’vi, mainly both of them being tree huggers, the way they call their race The People and them being one with nature. Also, I think the Na’vi are in a way the exact opposite of how we are living today. Their planet behaves more like a greener version our hi-tech world here on earth: no they don’t have Starbucks but they have these cool organic USB like receptacles they can plug-in to whatever living thing on their planet and connect to them. The planet is connected with some sort of organic WAN with Eywha in its cener (their Deity, scientifically explained as the collection of energies of the planet collected in a big tree), from plants to trees to wyverns to the Na’vi, all is one with nature.

Great story telling, great cinematography and the ultimate 3D experience (I’ve had so far, it liretally had me on the edge of my seat wishing I was riding my very own Toruk), this movie is a must see and in an IMAX threater near you no less.

Good day and God bless!

2009
12/21
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