Running OS X Yosemite on a late 2009 Macbook White Unibody
After waiting on the fence since its release last October 17th (UTC+8), I’ve finally given in to upgrading my MacBook to Apple’s latest operating system – the OS X Yosemite. First off, before you proceed in reading this post, kindly note that this ain’t an in-depth review of the OS. There’s already too many of […]
How to politely say ‘No thanks, I’m not having any of your shit today’ and totally feel good about it
A really annoying thing about the term ‘freelancer’ that never fails to astonish me is that, even at this technologically advanced age where digital nomads are already common components in a corporate ecosystem (even for non-tech industries), there’s still a disturbingly high number of people who have the notion that freelancing rates (doesn’t matter if you’re producing agency-level work) should […]
On death and losing people you love…
I’ve been having a recurring dream, no—more like a dull and numb nightmare. That I was to bury the rest of my kin: my mom, my brothers and my sister. That’ll I’ll be the last one here and I’ll have to endure seeing each one of them die. Being the youngest in the family, I’ve […]
A Skanky Message from an Old Flame
Hi! How are you na? How long has it been? It feels like several lifetimes ago since we last saw each other. I know how this might freak you out, specially since I bailed out on you a few years back, but hear me out… I just want to say I’m sorry and was wondering […]
Breathing new life into my ageing MacBook
The last quarter of 2013 was a truly exciting period for us Apple fanboys. With the launch of the new iMac, MacPro, iPhone and iPad – I was utterly white-knuckled from the sheer anticipation of seeing the line-up for the new MacBooks. But much to my dismay, none of the new MacBooks (either from the […]