Author: Kupitero
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The G5 iMac
Exactly two weeks ago, we went to the new Apple Store in Pleasanton, CA to take a glimpse of the remarkable G5 iMac which Apple released in mid-September. The new store – opened Sept 18 – was inside the Stoneridge Shopping Mall which, in turn, was conveniently situated at the junction of Interstates 580 and…
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Rehabilitation
I apologize for not being able to update the site as frequently as possible for the past few weeks. I have an excuse: I was busy rehabilitating my right knee, which underwent arthroscopic surgery on July 7. The rehab was not grueling, but it was enough to remove my usual daily activities. The first two…
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Arthroscopic Surgery and the PICC
The symptom was innocuous: a sudden fever after I ate a bad piece of ‘bao‘ – “siopao” as we call it back in Manila. My body reacted by trying to eliminate it from my system when I took a brief shower. I was sure that I didn’t get rid of all of it. The fever…
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A Piece of Paper
He never complains and talks even lesser. He’s industrious to a T and is quite well off in life by ordinary people’s standards. Yet, he’s not the type to wallow in the extemporaneous showmanship of one’s material accomplishments. Forever humble, he goes on through the motions in life as if he is on a divine…
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I Remember June (And the Glorious Years of the PNB)
After the May festivities, it’s time to put things into their proper perspectives once more. The summer parties are over for the students, and time to troop into the classrooms again. For the fresh grads, it’s time to push those resumes into the fax machines or attach them to e-mails and hope for the best. …