On Your Mark

Katatapos ko lang nito mapanood kanina at nako, sinasabi ko sa'yo, tumambay pa talaga ako sa sine nang matagal kanina para lang magpunas ng luha kasi grabe ang iyak ko rito. Jusko. Kung tutuusin, mas marami pa ang iniyak ko rito kaysa sa Your Name. Promise. But enough of that. Let's get to my review, shall we? The very first time I heard that Makoto Shinkai (Your Name's film director) would be creating a new animated film, of course, I was excited. Your Name tugged at my heartstrings and I actually memorized every scene it had by watching it a lot of times. Pero noong narinig ko ang title nito, Weathering with You? Duda ako. It wasn't catchy for me and it even sounded weird. Kahit ang synopsis nito? What's appealing ba with the main character's special ability? Nagpapatigil ng ulan? Oh, tapos? Now I just wanna slap myself for thinking that. It's a visual eye-candy. Kahit pa ang setting nito'y sa isang gloomy and rainy-version of Tokyo, the glu...

Writing is not just for writers, bloggers, or journalists. If you haven't yet realized, good writing skills should be everyone's concern, kahit pa sabihin mong hindi iyon ang everyday job mo, the fact remains: you'll never escape it. If you're a student, may times na kapag wala nang maituro si teacher at may 30 minutes pang time sa inyong klase, bigla-bigla siyang magpapa-essay (may sa-demonyo eh no?). When you're applying for work, madalas tini-test ng company ang iyong written skills and english proficiency sa pagpapasagot sa iyo ng mga questions na ise-send nila via email. When you want to brag on social media and needed a great caption, you are already writing, and of course, you wouldn't want to embarrass yourself by posting shitty writing. Syempre, kailangan mo ring ipakita na may alam ka rito. One way to make yourself stand out is by knowing how to write eloquently. Still not convinced? Writing is one way of showing who you are. If you're dr...

Programming belongs to the most hated subjects of IT students. And I don't need to conduct a survey for proof. Sa loob ng two years kong pagiging IT instructor, pagsinghal pa lang ng mga studyante ko sa oras ng lab activities namin, alam ko na. Well. Worry not! Dahil likas akong mabait, bibigyan ko kayo ng mga tips para imbes na kamuhian ninyo ang programming, ay baka ma-in love pa kayo rito in the long run. 1. Master the basics. There's a reason why your teachers keep on repeating the if-else and for loops topics in every subjects na meron kayo, kasi, fun fact: kakailanganin niyo talaga iyon sa software development. A lot of times, actually. Your subjects are structured step-by-step. Usually, C++ basics lang muna, then Object-oriented programming concepts, Data Structures, and so on. Wala namang tangang magtuturo ng advance agad. Malamang by leveling process iyan. Kaya para makatagal ka sa college, kailangang basics pa lang ng programming, master mo na; dahil ...

I mostly refer to myself here. Pero kung unemployed ka rin, aba'y welcome to the club! Tayo ang bumubuo ng kasalukuyang 5.1% unemployment rate ng Pinas! Charot. I know, I know, it's nothing to be proud of. But hey, let me tell you this: It's not the end of the world! Kanina lang, sinimulan ko nang kumilos para sa next career ko. Pumunta ako ng Alabang upang i-scout ang mga kumpanyang target kong applyan. Balak ko kasing mag-change career na. I plan on pursuing the appropriate job for the course I graduated in. Magja-java programmer na ako. ( Yay!) Almost two months na rin akong tambay. I allotted one month to finish writing the first draft of my novel ( writing, by the way, is my real passion ), two weeks on self-editing it, and another two weeks refreshing my programming skills. Ilang taon na rin kasi mula nang huli akong nakagawa ng system. Noong fourth year college ko pa. E simula nang maging teacher ako, na-limitado lang ang pag-poprogram ko sa kung ano lang ang...

"Huwag na Diggie! Wala na, talo na. Bawas stars na naman." I've been using Diggie as my main hero now in MLBB at iyon ang madalas kong naririnig na complaints. Sure, Diggie may look cartoonish, pambata, hindi nakakatakot — but guess what, madalas akong nakaka-MVP sa hero na ito. Hindi lang talaga marunong mag-appreciate ang karamihan. Ang tingin nila, fighter, marksman, at mage lang ang laging dapat piliin. Well, I think it's time to fight that stigma and let the support heroes shine, especially this underrated character. Diggie is that one support hero that can manage on his own. Solo top ako lagi (early game) kapag gamit ko ito at may tyansa pa ngang nakaka-first blood ako kapag nataong malambot na hero ang nakatapat ko. I mostly finish the game with more than twenty assists. And believe it or not, naka-Legendary pa ako gamit nito! Savage na lang ang kulang (which is impossible, pero umaasa pa rin ako, charot!) Below are my five reasons why you should not ...