Starting today, Dien Goes Nerdy takes an indefinite hiatus. As the second half of the senior year draws close, I have decided to reduce my social media activities to focus on my ultimate goal as a student—to graduate in 2012. With so many things going on in the university, it will be impossible for me… [Read more…]
October 11, 2011
We have all been part of gossips and rumors. It’s either you’re the subject or you contribute to the dissemination of these yet-to-be verified information. This is especially true now that practically everybody is into social networking. When the grapevine extended online, word was spread faster and more people contributed to every narrative. Despite the… [Read more…]
October 7, 2011
I went to Chicken Charlie with my good friend Aaron for the first time yesterday. We ordered basic choices just to test the waters—a basket of potato wedges and a six-piece drumsticks and wings combo with rice. In the end, it left me wanting for more chicken. Korean fried chicken tastes amazing! Tweets and Facebook… [Read more…]
October 6, 2011
uTorrent changed my TV habit. It allowed me to watch episodes of international series in advance and see shows that local networks don’t air. I am still a couch potato though; I still watch TV at least four hours a day. It’s just that downloading episodes enables me to shelf them until I become less… [Read more…]
October 4, 2011
Many have benefited from Photoshop. Aside from the fact that it can transform the horizontally challenged into a Coke bottle beauty, the high definition photo editing feature of Photoshop addressed the limitations of Microsoft Paint. It offers better image quality as well as more meticulous editing options. Sadly, I am a Photoshop doofus. I don’t… [Read more…]
September 22, 2011
Earlier this month, two teams from UP Organizational Communication participated in the Public Relations Society of the Philippines Student Grand Prix. This year’s Prix put the spotlight on the youth with special focus on the Sangguniang Kabataan. In launching the theme “May Say Ako! Ito Ang Gagawin Ko”, PRSP sought to highlight how it is… [Read more…]
August 16, 2011
I have a mock situation for you. Let’s say you are fresh out of college and a headhunter approaches you with a job offer. He says that greenhorns like you would definitely be interested in being a hyperspecialist. Such a highfalutin word, you thought, but you agreed to discuss the job particulars with him over… [Read more…]
July 19, 2011
In high school, I remember being one of the few who listened to emocore. Imagine my surprise when a few months after I borrowed a classmate’s Fall Out Boy CD, the genre suddenly picked up a following among my schoolmates and eventually the Philippines at large. It became so popular that several Filipino teenagers embraced it… [Read more…]
June 27, 2011
There is so much that you can do on the Internet. There is so much that the Internet can do to you too. It would make you wonder if the Internet is a global conspiracy against humankind but then you realize you are just over-analyzing things. The Internet is not a conspiracy in itself; misusing… [Read more…]
June 21, 2011
Have you seen “Strangers, again“? This video went viral about two months ago and reached over six million views on YouTube. It features Wesley Chan, Ted Fu, and Philip Wang‘s idea of how a relationship between two individuals go through seven stages. Before you lose track, this entry isn’t about the video—although, I shall draw… [Read more…]
October 12, 2011
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