Category: Events

OMG! Still the first 3 months of 2020 and the world moves almost to a halt. The Corona Virus stretched it legs and caused many inconveniences during the later part of 2019 and now going to the first quarter of 2020 causing a pandemic which affected the world. I lived in the Philippines and most provinces is in a state of calamity and community quarantine. In Cebu (where I live) we are requested just to stay at home to avoid spreading the virus. School was stopped and suddenly my kid have a lot of time and nothing to do. Her plan is just o binge watch on Netflix for the whole duration of the quarantine. I really don't like that plan and decided on something to have her occupied. Analysis,…

My last post was dated November/2019, almost 2 months ago. There were so many things that took place since my last post and so many excuses. My plan to write down each time something comes to mind and review it later is really not working. I have a lot of drafts but have not yet finished the review. The cycle of starting something and not finishing it is well starting again. December was plainly so sad and so happy. So let me do better this year.

Cebu Steam Cup is a yearly competition between schools to show skill in computer programming. This is a 3 day event and final day was held last November 10, 2019 in Robinson's Galleria Cebu. My wife was requested to be a judge in one of the categories. Alliance Software where she is currently employed is one of the sponsors. Naturally me and my daughter tag along. We arrive just a little bit past 10 am. The location was packed. Most of the contestants are still preparing and finalizing their contest entry. The contest was all about technology and how they affect our lives. There are various categories that each contestant (or group of) can join. Contestants also range from preschool to college students. Contest piece for each category could be…