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John-Nicko Manaloto
When Carol told us that Jicko is running for the Search for Young Ambassador, our immediate reaction is – why not! Jicko is a boy who spends his time studying piano, trumpet, drums, guitar, violin, singing, dancing and takes AMEB exams for piano and trumpet. He would rather hang-out at the Jun Javier Music School… Read More ›
Nielsen
After 14 years, 7 months and 14 days (what a number) – I finally signed another document with Nielsen ending my official ties with the company. After the 31st of December 2007, I would now become an ex-Nielsen employee. I took a job in Nielsen as an Analyst Programmer in 1993 leaving behind a Project… Read More ›
Goodbye Yahoo
I’m a Premium Yahoo user. I subscribe to Yahoo Mail Plus and Yahoo Domains. At some stage I also subscribe to Yahoo Personal Mails and Yahoo Hostings. My favourite groups are still the Yahoo Group and swear by Flickr. However, what gets me is the Yahoo Toolbar. I tried to live with the Yahoo Toolbar… Read More ›
Ask me why I’m still awake at 1am
Natalia Can’t go to sleep now … Natalia, a Russian pianist, a friend of Celine mi daughter – is sleeping over at our place tonite and she’s been playing beautiful piano – even agreed to accompany my sax playing. So I brought out my alto which I have not touch for over 2 months and… Read More ›
Gallery2
The https://www.rommelpascual.com/gallery2/ is almost complete. This is a hosted version of the https://artipax.rommelpascual.com. The main difference of the 2 sites is that one is in a web hosting company in Germany and the other is in my computer room here in Sydney. The interface between the WordPress and Gallery2 a.k.a WPG2 plugin is still broken…. Read More ›
My Story of Mona
It must have been 5 years ago when I first volunteered for the annual ACNielsen Community Day. I have chosen a local community care group for the elderly. My assignment was Mona Heard. She lives alone in a house in Iris Street, North Ryde. My task was to help her clean up her cup board…. Read More ›
Miss Saigon 2007
Miss Saigon is a play that has always been close to our family’s heart. Celine auditioned for the role of Kim in this Australian Tour. As you would well imagine, this is a very sought after role and the competition is fierce and intense. Nevertheless, we booked our tickets months in advance when this show… Read More ›
Farewell Friday
Today 7th of July 2006 – FRIDAY, our golden Labrador, passed away in his sleep. He had served us for almost 8 years. He will be dearly missed. He will be cremated tomorrow and his ashes will be treasured, for he was a member of our family. Added on 5 Jan 2008 Friday was born… Read More ›
One Fine Day
It’s winter in Sydney 2006. I was called to attend a meeting in the CBD at 3:00pm yesterday. The traffic will be really bad by the time the meeting is over – so I caught a lift from a work mate into the city. After the meeting, it was dark and I didn’t feel like… Read More ›
My Three Marias
Today’s blog should have read Sydney Spring Cycle 2005. Jeanne (my first Maria) and I have just completed a 50km journey across Sydney to the Olympic Park on a bike. This is my fourth year in this event and Jeanne’s second. For us who are not terribly fit, this is no ordinary feat and I’m… Read More ›
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