What to Do When You're Working for.... (INTRO)

Notice that I didn't phrase it "What to Do When Your Boss Is..."

That's just because I've never really had one. (At least the way it's defined by Philippine labor codes.) And if you're pretty sharp, you would deduce from that statement that I was never employed.

But that is NOT to say that I've never worked for anyone.

To the contrary, compared to most professionals my age, I've probably worked for more people than the average Juan.

Which leads me to believe that as far superiors go, I think I've seen a pretty wide gamut of them and will continue to see more so long as my company continues to exist.

I'm working on the first bit and it should come out around the weekend.

I'm not even sure writing an intro for this thing's such a smart move. I might be setting some expectations which I'll fall short of.

But then again, it won't be the first time I fell flat on my face.

So what the hose.

Till Sunday night!






Or early Monday morning...


....maybe in the afternoon.


I dunno....

around that time,


I think....

yah...


definitely....

Beep if this is familiar...

...'coz he signs your freakin' paycheck/contract.

PFFT.

I'm not feeling up to it right now, but some time soon I'm gonna write something more substantial on this.

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What's Web 2.0?

It won't tell you what it is exactly.

But it does explain how it has changed the way we learn, discover, communicate and share.

I suggest letting the video stream completely before you start playing so you get the complete message without interruptions.

Just another affirmation that nerds DO rule the world.

The Photosynth demo should speak for itself.

But just in case the point eludes you, this technology basically grabs any photo on the Internet (any webpage or on image hosting sites like Flickr & Photobucket) of a particular subject and links them together to create a virtually seamless image of the subject.

Another neat part about it is that it is resolution-irrelevant; whether the image is taken with a DSLR or a low-res camera, you'll still be able to see the ant that crawls on the wall of the Notre Dame cathedral.

Yet another example of how technology and the Internet lends new meaning to the phrase collective knowledge.

Exciting times indeed.

The One Million Peso Dessert

This, my friends, is the 'Frrozen Haute Chocolate’ and it costs a one million eighty-seven thousand four hundred sixty-two pesos and fifty centavos


or to put it more simply: $25,000.

I know what you're thinking.

#1: Where is this made?
At the Serendipity-3 Restaurant in the Upper East side of Manhattan.

#2: What's it made of?
"It's a fine blend of 28 cocoas, including 14 of the most expensive and exotic from all around the world.... complemented by a small box of Knipschildt chocolate truffles which sell for £1,300 (115,804.77 PHP) per lb."

The dessert is adorned with 5 grams of edible 23-karat gold and is dished up in a goblet lined with edible gold. The base of the goblet is an 18-karat gold bracelet with 1 carat of white diamonds. (Not edible) The dessert is eaten with a gold spoon decorated with white and chocolate-colored diamonds, which can also be taken home. (Also not edible)

Interestingly enough, this is the uber-souped-up-value-added-upgraded-pimped-out version of the 'Frrozen Hot Chocolate' which sells for a WHOPPING $8.50 (PhP 369.75).

#3: So why make it?
In not so many words: Because they can.
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But wait, HERE'S THE BEST PART:

Almost a week after the unveiling of the decadent treat, this comes up.

As the great Morpheus once said: "Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony."