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Thursday Dec 25, 2008
I’ve been trying to compose a Christmas message for this blog but I just couldn’t find the right words. While I continue to try, I’ll post my first video on the keyboard playing part of Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
Please be kind. I don’t know how to play the piano/keyboard correctly so I just memorized the keys to press using muscle memory. Someday I’ll learn to play it right.
May this short piece of music convey the TRUE and ONLY essence of CHRISTmas.
Posted by Rex | Under Uncategorized
Wednesday Dec 17, 2008
I just so love Google Map Maker! This cool web application is some sort of Wiki Map that allows internet users to define administrative areas, natural features, buildings, roads, and business listings on top of satellite imagery in select countries. To ensure accurate and up-to-date data, users moderate each others edits before they get published. Google says the data generated from Map Maker might eventually make their way into the already popular Google Maps.
Map data over at Google Maps is still very coarse in most countries. With Map Maker internet users are empowered to easily create detailed maps of their communities. All you need is a high-res satellite image and good memory. No need for GPS.
I needed to trace the edges of Taal Volcano since, surprisingly, it doesn't show up on the map layer
Last night, after watching a CBF Christmas musicale, I met someone I haven’t seen for 10 years. I was about to ask him if he remembers me from his Sunday school class, but to my great surprise, he greeted me with my name as if we only met yesterday. To my greater surprise, he even knew what I’ve been up to in the past few months! So I found out from him that he’s been reading my blog and browsing my photos at the Iloilo Photoblog. Wow. I never thought people are actually following my photos and blog posts. The musicale was wonderfully moving, and meeting my former Sunday school teacher was truly rewarding. Now I also have more motivation to update this blog more often.
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