282 – On A 2021 First Quarter Update (Part 2: The Blog)

Here's the second part of my first quarter update, this time with a focus on the blog itself. As usual, the Philippines is still under lockdown – for more than a year and counting. Fortunately, the Philippine government has downgraded it to the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until the end of April. We've had …

281 – On A 2021 First Quarter Update (Part 1: The Blogger)

We're well into the first quarter of 2021, and Manila is currently under a more stringent enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) – despite ongoing vaccinations. The Philippines is using Sinovac Biotech and AstraZeneca jabs on health workers and other high-risk sectors in the populace. But at this moment, I am now three-fourths convinced that this is …

263 – On A Midyear Pandemic Update

It has been more than two weeks since I last published an entry, back when Manila was put under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from August 4 to 18. The downgrading to a more stringent quarantine came after calls from medical frontliners who feared that the country’s medical capacity would be overwhelmed by the …

234 – On An Update And Catching Up In 2020

It’s been a while since I wrote an update post. The recent community quarantine brought about by the spread of Covid-19 prompted a lot of companies to enact work-from-home setups, which included the one I’m currently working for. Thus, I managed to sneak in some time to draft a new post while I’m working on …

225 – On A November Update And Turning 29

Let me start this update entry with a rather heavy confession. I once posted on Facebook some years ago that I'm good once I reach the big 3-0. By this, I meant that I was ready to die anytime after my 30th birthday. What's the use of trying to carry on when nothing awaits you …