O'Ini Taste of Kapampangan , Kid's Venue and Ryu Ramen and Curry

Well, the title says it all I guess. February 22, 2014, +maria cessna galecio and I, went up to Antipolo to visit Thirdy. He's been staying at his grandparents' house for the last two weeks. His yaya, Rona, wanted to go home to Samar and stay there indefinitely. We tried having Tita Fe take...

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Of bedtimes and lullabies

Thirdy loves music. I think that's the reason why he loves watching commercials. Especially the ones with the catchy tunes. Just one perky note, and he goes off with his crazy little dance moves. So it's no wonder, that it takes music to calm him down. Whenever I need to put him to sleep, all I have...

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The Spectacular Vocabulary of Thirdy

I don't think I get to blog too much about my son, Azriel Manuel Galecio aka Thirdy. I guess it's because most guys my age are too invested in the now. We live it, instead of writing about it. So when I spend time with my son, it's really about spending it with him. And when I'm not, there are other...

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Return to Gilmore (A journey of two laptops)

For those of you who live within Metro Manila, I'm sure you're familiar with places here that are hubs for one thing or another. If you're a gear head, then it's Banawe Ave in QC or Evangelista Street in Makati for you. If it's textiles, it's Divisoria. Flowers? Dangwa. And if you're into computers,...

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The Long Search for a Sound bar - Part IV (JBL wins)

For the past several months (heck, years even), I've been looking for a sound bar for my htpc (Home theather PC, which is basically a personal computer attached to a television). My old htpc / fileserver used an HDMI cable to output video to my tv. It was able to pass through audio using the same cable...

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