EJ Padero dot Com: Volume 2

Bawal Umihi Dito

E.J. — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:33:07 +0000

“Bawal Umihi Dito” – Isang kasabihang hindi mawawala at kung saan-saan makikita sa buong Pilipinas.

Halina’t ipakita ang iba’t ibang dako ng ating bansa kung saan nakapaskil ang hindi makakalimutang, “Bawal Umihi Dito!“

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My Dad’s “Presidential Quality Matrix”

E.J. — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:23:42 +0000

Don’t you just love spreadsheets? Charts? Tables? Process maps? Etcetera, etcetera. I do (when I’m not procrastinating about them). As you can see below, so does my dad. He has quantified his presidential bet down to a tee.

Presidential Quality Matrix. Click thumbnail for full size.

As a colleague, Fred Lopez, says;

We should stop looking at presidentiables as heroes who will save us. They are asking us to trust them with our family’s future. So we better give the job to the most capable candidate and his team. Study your choice well.

All political candidates are basically job applicants. Vote wisely on May 10, 2010.

Mabuhay ang Pilipino! Pero hindi lahat. Mabuhi ang Pilipino! Pero dili tanan. – Gerry Kaimo

‘Nuff said.

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E.J. — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:37:20 +0000

Toys For Boys: Epic Win!

E.J. — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:55:16 +0000

I was browsing around a department store with my family the other week. While in the toys section, a thought (re)occurred to me. Aren’t toys for boys just awesome?

Toys for Boys: Epic Win! Click for full size.

The difference between men and boys is the size (and price!) of their toys.

Toys for Boys: Epic Win! Click for full size.

‘Nuff said.

C++ Should Have Been Called “B”

E.J. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:17:30 +0000

I haven’t done any C++ programming in ages. Yet, here I am on the ‘puter in the wee hours of the night. I work on it. I also unwind on it (usually). Sometimes I itch for my next fix to sit at it to do something, anything. Other times I just want to break free from it and not have to touch its peripherals again.

In reference to my mother’s elder cousins’ old (text)books of Dick and Jane I used to find on our bookshelves while growing up,

See Spot run!
Run Spot run!
Why is Spot running?
Did he spot something?

In the computing/information age, the above may translate (transpose?) to something similar to the following;

C program run! C program crash! C programmer (Q)uit!
C program run. C program crash. C programmer quit.
C program run. C program crash. C programmer swear! C programmer quit!
C program run. C program crash. C programmer cry?
C program run. C program crash. C programmer throw up.
C program run… Run, program, run… PLEASE…

All of which, can be graphically summed up below:

One does not have to be programming in C language to appreciate the animation.

“Have a carrot,” said the mother bunny.

I Ate Mocha!

E.J. — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:23:17 +0000

I ate Mocha, with choco chips! Click thumbnail to enlarge.

Go and get your own at the Ice Cream Store sa Sikatuna, Anonas Street Extension corner Madasalin Street, Sikatuna Village, Diliman, Quezon City.

Unfortunately for Mocha Girls fans, they do not have any fancy Hershey’s chocolate-flavored ice cream (nor any Grace, Bez, & Heart for that matter).

Oh “Mikey”, you’re so fine…

E.J. — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:14:59 +0000

…you’re so fine you blow my mind, hey Mikey! Hey Mikey!

At Rustan's Supermarket on Katipunan Avenue

I cannot say for sure if the above left photo really is Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s son, Congressman Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo, allegedly browsing the booze / hard liquor section of Rustan’s Supermarket on Katipunan Avenue, as Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana raged on (which submerged Metro Manila in 410mm rainfall – a month’s worth in just 12 hours!). The image is blurry and inconclusive. Mikey has publicly denied it is him (see Mikey’s statement on Tumblr).

However, on the right, we are definite that that’s me and my son earlier tonight (photo taken by my lovely wife). We were shopping for Marie (TM) soft biscuits for him to munch on. He is teething – like any 8-month-old baby should be.

Note that there is a difference in camera angle between the two photos.

Snack: Steamed Broccoli and Iced Sweet Tea

E.J. — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:11:13 +0000

Got greens? Steamed. Plain and simple. Add an EJ Padero Signature Iced Tea to attain that sugar rush.

Steamed broccoli and iced sweet tea

Got Lysol?

E.J. — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:51:35 +0000

Viruses, bacteria, mold & mildew beware! Here comes a whopping 14-inch (35 cm) Lysol disinfectant mega death spray. All 586.5 grams (net weight) of it is in a refreshing Spring Waterfall scent.

Got Lysol?

Baby High Chair: Graco Classic Wood Highchair Unboxing and Assembly

E.J. — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:34:44 +0000

As a follow up to “Baby High Chair: Safety 1st or Graco?“, here are photos of the unboxing and assembly of the Graco Classic Wood Highchair bought from Toy Town at Eastwood Mall, Libis.

Click on the thumbnails to enlarge: