Stream of Ry

I’ll make sure we get to accomplish both our dreams.
At least we have something to hold on to..
and not just live everyday without direction.

We have a dream, do you have one too?

I’m a hard worker, especially when I love what I do.
I have been working hard, these past few weeks on something I absolutely want to see in the market and as far as I can see, compared to where I was before I started, I’ve made considerable progress and the pace I’ve been learning all these things has been extraordinary.

When somebody comes in and say “you’re working at turtles’ pace, without progress”, it was a bit difficult to take in. Defense mechanisms took over but I had to restrain my own thoughts. Deep inside, I know that they are right.

But what more can I do to quicken up my pace?
I’ve decided to stop with Plurk for a while. I only blog for documentation purposes anyway. I’ll ban Youtube on my browser. I’ll stop myself clicking on interesting ads / links. Maybe sleep for only 6 hours instead of my usual 8? More importantly, I have to have absolute focus on what I’m doing and keep all of my other plans in the backseat for the meantime.

What more to do?

It is only right to put the benefit of others before our own,
But is it right to be expected to betray our hearts so others can be happy?

Everyone has something their hearts truly wish for, truly believe in..
But if even *you* don’t try to fight for your own beliefs,

Who will?

(From Blackbird)

A delayed post because my web host was down back then.
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Sat 22 May 2010 02:27:33 PHT

It was 11 pm on a friday night and we’re heading home.. from the office.
If you don’t see the tragic irony of the previous statement, then I think we’ll get along.
Hailed a cab and had a rather interesting conversation with the taxi driver on my way home.

*It was a friday night and we’re working.* I amusingly pointed out.
*Well, it’s better having a job than none at all.* He commented. — I was thinking that he may have missed my point.
*Earning a living but blowing it all off until the next paycheck isn’t any better either.* — turns out I was wrong.

Then a tale ensues.
*That’s the one thing that I regret not having done: keeping my money safe while I had a decent income. Well, I did manage to pay for the education of both of my brother-in-laws but still, I shouldn’t be just like this.*

*More than 5 years ago, I was earning something to the tune of 25k per month as a truck driver for Petron. Then again, I’ll usually blow it off with my __barkada__, staying out until the wee hours in the morning going wherever we wanted, having fun, staying merry.*

*But when I look back, I wish I saved some of those money I spent for drinks. Then I wouldn’t be in this state that I’m in.*

Airplanes
Bridge:
and it seems like yesterday it was just a dream
but those days are gone (gone gone) and just memories
(oh oh)

< Actually, I just got the song stuck on my head. >

This is a response to Jeun’s blog post. I thought this is too personal of a statement to leave in someone else’s blog.

We can only rely on our professors so much.
The rest, we have to run the extra 2 miles ourselves.

So, given that your average computer science student (if we have the same criterion for average) would not really be suitable for such work right off the bat.

The thing with most undergraduates is that they choose *not* to focus on what their careers would be like until they are on their senior levels. A lot of people choose to avoid the difficult questions in life that will really make a difference thinking that they’ll have the time to think about it later on.

The truth is, you won’t have the time unless you make the time.

I may step on some toes unintentionally, but I think this is too important a message to avoid everyone’s toes.

What I want to achieve in the department before I graduate is to encourage the other students to see how big the IT industry really is and that there is just so much to learn that you can’t afford to just sit around and wait to be spoon fed. I want UP CS Students to be a different kind of UP graduate. One that does not wait for opportunities but make opportunities themselves.

Computer Science is not just about algorithms, web applications, programming or whatnot.

It’s about solving problems.
It’s about making lives easier.
It’s about helping people.

And I think a lot of us look at CS too closely that we lose sight of the big picture. And this is what I want to leave among my peers.

And I’ll do it one person at a time.