It was John Lasseter, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg's biography that first inspired and told me that computer programming was an empowering and cool skill. When I tried coding - I found this tutorial in the web - when I was 14 I immediately realized that this was my thing. Using math, computer, and art. These were my favorite subjects and that probably explains why I got hooked to it.
It astonishes me seeing myself being able to create and move shapes –I was animating! Later I learned to create simple character by my self then I started storytelling with them. I titled it "banana in space". It was simple, black background with white dots as stars and a banana with dialogues that rotates and moves around. It was an amazing feeling. Feeling that you can imagine whatever you want while telling the computer what to do.
"The programmers of tomorrow are the wizards of the future. You'll look like you have superpowers compared to anybody else". Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve, states. We believe that computer programmers are the next gen magicians. Blowing our minds with their creativity.
Especially that technology is as awesome as ever! Computer graphics has never been as real as now. The graphics, the art, the way Optimus Prime transforms. I always catch myself thinking "whoa!" or " how did they made it look so real!".
John Lasseter, chief creative officer at Pixar and Disney, voiced that "The art challenges technology, and the technology inspires the art". Technology is getting better everyday and more talented programmers are being produced. That means media, graphics, software, games, cellphone are getting better than last year, better than last month, better than yesterday! All I am left to say is I can't wait for the future, and how computer programming will change the world.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Sinigang na baboy (pork sinigang)
Ingredients:
Preparations:
Heat the pot and add cooking oil. As it's heating chop and saute the onion until the layers separate. Add the pork belly or (buto-buto in Filipino) and cook until outer parts turn light brown. Pour the water and bring to a boil.
I just got home from school when I saw my dad already cooking. Its aroma lingering the whole house. This was the moment I hated the most. You know why? I have to bare the torment of waiting. It takes a long time for it to cook. It releases its mouth watering aroma which makes my stomach growls. I hated when its angry. It has to cook for a while to make the pork soft and tender.
My grandmother thought of a way to soften the meat faster though. Putting forks on the meat while its cooking in boiling water. The forks becomes a conductor of heat and because the fork is inside it it cooks faster. But my mom refuses to do it. She refuses because she was afraid the fork might melt and mix in with the meat and I disagree. Its not gonna have enough heat to melt it. I told her but she wants to play it safe so I can't argue about it when it comes to safety.
I helped my father afterwards (I took over actually) after I fixed myself up and changed my clothes. I added the taro and tomatoes and let it sit for 40 minutes. I waited, done my homework, then waited, then I put the sinigang mix and chili then the string beans which I hated but my mother forces me to put them. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes.
My brother started to prepare the plates, the spoons and forks. Getting ready for supper or hapunan. And while he's doing all that, I was putting the spinach but I prefer kang-kong -which does not grow in the US. Spinach wasn't the same as kang-kong. Turn off the heat and cover the pot and let the spinach cook using the remaining heat. Then I started doing the mixture that I prefer that makes Sinigang better. Put fish-sauce on a small bowl then squeeze and add lime or lemon but I prefer kalamansi which again does not grow in America and still not the same. This makes the dish a little sour and the more sour Sinigang is the better because it compliments the rice which you can use as a side dish.
Then my brother started serving it after it was done. At last! We started calling out everyone, my dad and mother, my brother and sister. We started sitting, talking on the the dining table. And then we started praying, thanking God for this gift. It wasn't a typical day, It was a special day. We ate, we laughed, and we enjoyed the meal. It was my favorite dish. And it didn't matter where, but whenever I ate Sinigang, I always feel the warmth of home.
- 2 lbs pork belly (or buto-buto)
- 1 bunch spinach (or kangkong)
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 bunch string beans (sitaw), cut in 2 inch length
- 2 pieces medium sized tomato, quartered
- 3 pieces chili (or banana pepper)
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 liters water 1 large onion, sliced
- 2 pieces taro (gabi), quartered
- 1 pack sinigang mix (good for 2 liters water)
- *you may also add okra and eggplant if desired
Preparations:
Heat the pot and add cooking oil. As it's heating chop and saute the onion until the layers separate. Add the pork belly or (buto-buto in Filipino) and cook until outer parts turn light brown. Pour the water and bring to a boil.
I just got home from school when I saw my dad already cooking. Its aroma lingering the whole house. This was the moment I hated the most. You know why? I have to bare the torment of waiting. It takes a long time for it to cook. It releases its mouth watering aroma which makes my stomach growls. I hated when its angry. It has to cook for a while to make the pork soft and tender.
My grandmother thought of a way to soften the meat faster though. Putting forks on the meat while its cooking in boiling water. The forks becomes a conductor of heat and because the fork is inside it it cooks faster. But my mom refuses to do it. She refuses because she was afraid the fork might melt and mix in with the meat and I disagree. Its not gonna have enough heat to melt it. I told her but she wants to play it safe so I can't argue about it when it comes to safety.
I helped my father afterwards (I took over actually) after I fixed myself up and changed my clothes. I added the taro and tomatoes and let it sit for 40 minutes. I waited, done my homework, then waited, then I put the sinigang mix and chili then the string beans which I hated but my mother forces me to put them. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes.
My brother started to prepare the plates, the spoons and forks. Getting ready for supper or hapunan. And while he's doing all that, I was putting the spinach but I prefer kang-kong -which does not grow in the US. Spinach wasn't the same as kang-kong. Turn off the heat and cover the pot and let the spinach cook using the remaining heat. Then I started doing the mixture that I prefer that makes Sinigang better. Put fish-sauce on a small bowl then squeeze and add lime or lemon but I prefer kalamansi which again does not grow in America and still not the same. This makes the dish a little sour and the more sour Sinigang is the better because it compliments the rice which you can use as a side dish.
Then my brother started serving it after it was done. At last! We started calling out everyone, my dad and mother, my brother and sister. We started sitting, talking on the the dining table. And then we started praying, thanking God for this gift. It wasn't a typical day, It was a special day. We ate, we laughed, and we enjoyed the meal. It was my favorite dish. And it didn't matter where, but whenever I ate Sinigang, I always feel the warmth of home.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Microsoft plus Nokia
How will Microsoft keep up with other tech giants like Samsung and Apple? That is a question I want to ask people, and myself. In this article, it states that Microsoft purchased Nokia's Devices and Services business. With the increasing success and growth of Nokia's Lumia smartphones, Microsoft aims to accelerate the growth of its share and profit in mobile devices through faster innovation, increased synergies, and unified branding and marketing.
"In addition to their innovation and strength in phones at all price points, Nokia brings proven capability and talent in critical areas such as hardware design and engineering, supply chain and manufacturing management, and hardware sales, marketing and distribution." sad Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. It's a bold move on my opinion. This will change Microsoft forever. This will improve Nokia's software and Microsoft's hardware! Win win for the bot of them. This is a new chapter for Microsoft. How will Android and Iphones respond? Well, we'll look forward for that answer in the future.
Article link: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2013/sep13/09-02AnnouncementPR.aspx
"In addition to their innovation and strength in phones at all price points, Nokia brings proven capability and talent in critical areas such as hardware design and engineering, supply chain and manufacturing management, and hardware sales, marketing and distribution." sad Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. It's a bold move on my opinion. This will change Microsoft forever. This will improve Nokia's software and Microsoft's hardware! Win win for the bot of them. This is a new chapter for Microsoft. How will Android and Iphones respond? Well, we'll look forward for that answer in the future.
Article link: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2013/sep13/09-02AnnouncementPR.aspx
The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World
The story "The Handsomest drowned Man in the World", a tale by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, tells a story on how a beautiful man changed a village by making the villagers, inspiring the villagers, that they can change the village for the better realizing that the drowned man was so perfect that they have compared him to the village. They realized that making it like Esteban, suitable for Esteban, they can make their village a better village.
Furthermore, it also makes me want to think, how could the villagers, not including the males at first, trust and make assumptions that this dead body, this drowned body, has much more use than their husbands, makes his wife the happiest woman and would put so much authority. Did they know him? Or did just judged the book by it's cover. It is said in the story, "Not only was he the tallest, strongest, most virile, and best built man they had ever seen". Well, I agree would agree that he does look like a strong and powerful man but i will disagree that he is one. It is true that sometimes size matters but not at this case.
Lastly, judging the book in t's cover sometimes is not bad. The villager took Esteban's handsomeness and his qualities to their own good thus making the village better
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Link to Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/101542243@N08/9709990468/in/photostream/
Furthermore, it also makes me want to think, how could the villagers, not including the males at first, trust and make assumptions that this dead body, this drowned body, has much more use than their husbands, makes his wife the happiest woman and would put so much authority. Did they know him? Or did just judged the book by it's cover. It is said in the story, "Not only was he the tallest, strongest, most virile, and best built man they had ever seen". Well, I agree would agree that he does look like a strong and powerful man but i will disagree that he is one. It is true that sometimes size matters but not at this case.
Lastly, judging the book in t's cover sometimes is not bad. The villager took Esteban's handsomeness and his qualities to their own good thus making the village better
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Link to Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/101542243@N08/9709990468/in/photostream/
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