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We know we haven't blogged in a while. I have decided to bring back my old domain and start blogging there - blog.sherwinm.com. All tech related posts will be...

I have been trying to figure out how to implement SSL with websites hosted on Amazon S3 for a few weeks now. Finally, I think I figured it out. Well the first...

I’ve been using Youtube to post various video content for several years now. Although I enjoy doing it, I just can’t find enough time to produce content. In...

I am currently migrating posts over to a new platform and testing out how to integrate it with existing content. One of the difficult tasks, aside from copying...

Sorry for the many changes of the theme. I just can’t seem to find one I’m happy with. Pretty soon I may just make my own. Stay tuned… These comments were left...

Last week Target had a great deal with the trade-in programming involving iPads. The value of iPads were increased to $200, even the 1st gen iPad. This was...

After weeks of researching and test driving, here is my notes and observations. Please keep in mind that the features and options I mention are not the full...

I just transferred this domain today and it’s in progress. Hopefully all will go well and no downtime. The last time I transferred domains out of Godaddy, it...

The NBA finally re-released John Starks’s jersey but it is the away color. I picked it up anyway since I’ve been waiting for it for a while now. He’s one of my...

I’m still bummed out about the Chicago Bulls’ 2012 postseason. Summer is here and plenty of barbeque weather. I decided to pick up the tailgate set from...

I’ve been wanting to change the random header images that came with the theme I’m using, but never found the time until a few days ago. I was surprised at how...

I went back to Hostmonster.com for hosting. Abby wanted to start an ecommerce site and I found a need for additional features that my Godaddy account couldn’t...

I recently bought a jersey from eBay. Based on the description, it wasn’t fake. The title said “Joakim Noah Jersey – New White – Sewn lettering- Adidas”. I was...

I decided that I have to make a post since a lot of people has been asking regarding the embassy interview to be able to go here to seat in for the test. I did...

We have completed our host switching. Everything seems to be functioning. Please let us know of any errors you encounter. So far it’s looking good and seems...

After a few years being hosted with Hostmonster, we will be switching hosts. It has been great but we’re trying to cut cost plus many of the features we’re...

Thanks everyone for following my journey in being a licensed pharmacist here in CA.It is a great pleasure to have this blog wherein everybody shares their...

My cousin Ronald and I had a bet on the 2010 NBA Finals. The loser buys the winner a swingman jersey, wear it while making a video and read off a speech...

Hi everyone, it has been a while since I last blogged. It’s just a month to go then I will be completing my internship hours. I know that after passing the...

Another maintenance schedule for my 2004 TL. This time it’s the coolant replacement, front brakes and rotors and the usual oil change. As usual they set me up...

I’ve been trying to change the theme for a while but can’t seem to find one I like. This one seems to be a good one. Maybe one day I’ll spend time and make one...

Aedyn turned 2 months old today. He got his first shots this morning too. He’s growing fast. Here are some pictures I took today. Sucks they don’t have any my...

I found out this morning that Francis Magalona has passed away. He’s been battling leukemia for a couple of months now. You can normally see him as one of the...

We are planning on baptizing Aedyn in a few weeks. I was so excited to have him baptized at my old Catholic school, St. Catherine’s. I also had a list of...

Abby went home Friday after staying at the hospital for a couple of days. Aedyn is still in NICU but he’s doing better. He is no longer in an incubator and his...

Abby woke me up this morning around 3:30am – her water broke. So I grabbed our bags and headed off to the hospital. So far everything looks normal according to...

12 hours after Abby’s water broke, we are blessed with a new son – born at 3:28pm and 4.8 lbs. I thought I knew how it would feel to be in this situation based...

We have been researching for a stroller and infant car seat for a couple of weeks now. We first looked at theGraco. It’s the most common one that we see. But...

Christmas has come and gone and I am a year older. Unlike the Christmas I’ve celebrated in the past, it’s been 2 years in a row that I wasn’t in the...

My Mom threw Abby a baby shower last Saturday. Despite the weather we had a lot of fun. We got lots of gifts for the baby, so thank you very much for...

My friend Robert texted me last night to look up in the sky and find the moon. There was an alignment happening between the Moon, Jupiter and Venus. I looked...

Like many, I voted yesterday. I have been voting ever since I turned 18. I feel I’m obligated to take part of this being a citizen. But what was different...

Last Wednesday we went in for a check up with our fetal geniticist and had another another ultrasound. The technician didn’t seem as friendly as the last. She...

WordPress has released version 2.3 and there are some plugins and themes that we are using on this site that are currently incompatible with the new release.

My TL is at the dealer getting its A14 service maintenance. It’s the major service since my car has over 109K miles on it. This time the dealer gave me a 2007...

It’s week 16 and we have another ultrasound. We’re having a baby boy! \[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOUGbYAqQXE\]...

Part 1 \[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2L5tcVznMg\] Part 2 \[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4vir4dhUVA\] first video blog - new iMac...

After receiving some bad news, we decided to figure out a way to just relax and mourn. We went to a local bakery and picked up some pandesal and other...

Yesterday morning we had an earthquake. It was measured around 5.6. I was at work when it happened. At first I ignored it. I’m used to earthquakes since I...

I just got my first bill with our iPhone 3G and was surprised to find $260 for a week’s worth of use. So I called AT&T up so I can get an explanation of the...

Last week I left my TL at the dealer to do some recall work. They lent me a 2007 Acura RDX. I’ve been curious about this vehicle ever since they announced the...

It started out Sunday evening, I am feeling something different without telling my husband first of my suspicion I took the pregnancy test. After a year from...

I finally got our Flickr account set up. At first I was having trouble with how to configure it. We both have Yahoo! accounts but if one of us will have the...

We are currently using Phanfare as our online photo gallery. They have been great for the 1+ years we’ve been with them. They have unlimited storage, allow...

It was Jeff’s b-day last May 3 so my husband decided to go with Jeff as he plan to celebrate his bday in Vegas. We arrive there on a friday afternoon so what...

After weeks of arranging and uploading, I’ve finally finished all the pictures taken by our photographer during our wedding last month. Ariel Javelosa was the...

My car’s 4th birthday. On top of that, I reached 100,000 miles too. So far I’ve had a handful of B2 services and a bunch of A1 services. I’m on my 4th set of...

After taking Philippine Airlines many times and the many times I’ve been disappointed with them, I finally tried a different airline. We recently took a trip...

Its been more than 3 weeks spent in the Philippines and here we are again in America. We had a nice, busy first week, fun 2nd week and a holy third week. The...

As I was surfing the net and while watching a psychic episode of monk, i got interested and searched about tarot reading. I came across newagestore.com. Here...

Yesterday, my co-workers threw Abby and I a wedding shower. It was lots of fun. We had paninis, salad, chips, and a cake. We received many wonderful gifts too.

After 7 weeks wait, my Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination(FPGEE) result was received yesterday and I am still in awe. I was waiting for it the...

This week started off rough. Right before I leave for work on Monday, we find out that one of Abby’s follow up check up isn’t going to be covered by our...

Ya, my birthday is the day after Christmas. I usually get only 1 present for both events but it’s okay. Here stuff I bought for myself and stuff people got me.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I hope everyone got what they wanted. I’ve been busy the past month or so trying to meet a deadline for a project at work.

I just uploaded our pics from our Northern California trip. We went to San Jose for Abby’s NABP test and to San Francisco to go sight...

It’s been a while since I post a blog. I have been busy studying for the foreign pharmacy equivalency exam. At last I’m done studying for now, and on to the...

Last week my Dad bought me the Family Guy Volume 5 exclusive DVD from Target. This week I noticed that disc 2 was scratched and unplayable on my DVD players.

I’ve been taking the Metrolink to work for about a month now instead of driving. I’m tired of being stuck in traffic. So I decided to give it a try. Although...

For the past 2 weeks or so we kept getting phone calls from a Mr. Shapiro. At first we thought it was a legit call from someone but he kept saying things like,...

I haven’t been to my local library in many years, in fact I think the last time I went to one was back in high school. They have embraced technology and is now...

I read this somewhere, hopefully somebody else will benefit from reading this. Hope this may give some info in getting pregnant… Many couples decide to have a...

On the way to work there was a black IS behind me. At first I thought it was either the 250 or 350 but the front grill looked different. So I let it pass me to...

Abby and I had a chance to check out 2 hybrids yesterday – the Toyota Prius and the Honda Civic Hybrid. The first place we went to was the Honda dealer. Aside...

It’s our first wedding anniversary. I can’t believe it’s already been a year yesterday. We went to Redondo Beach with my cousins and had some seafood. It’s my...

Abby experienced her first 2 earthquakes this past Wednesday night. We were watching Grey’s Anatomy on Tivo while it happened. Being that I’ve lived in...

Wow! Ever since I showed Abby how to blog, she has out-blogged me. Now it’s my turn. As Abby mentioned we arrived last Wednesday. Finally! After spending...

My husband and I are finally here in California after the long wait. We left Manila last May 9 supposedly at 8.30 but you know PAL(plane always late) we left...

Anyone up for bazaar???…lots of quality slippers and shoes at very very affordable prices you will enjoy shopping at our home town in Liliw,Laguna. The latest...

It was Holy week last week and our family decided to go to Our Lady of Manaoag in Pangasinan. It was Holy Wednesday, we left Makati at 1am in the morning and...

Since we got our visa, we are now relaxing and spending time with my family and going to places we havent been to. Thursday last week, we went out with my...

After exactly three weeks our wait is over, we were suppose to go to Laguna today our province but I am not feeling well so we stayed home. Sherwin tried...

Finally after the embassy has requested from the NSO in the last week of February, they received whatever the USE requested to validate our marriage. My...

Sherwin and I checked-in last Sunday at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino for 3 days and two nights. The hotel is near Robinsons mall, a couple of blocks away from...

Its been exactly two weeks since our interview, my husband called the embassy again and was told that the reason why we are under review is because the...

So my husband made a call to the US embassy in manila(thanks for the people at visa journey, we were able to find a number that will not cost us anything), he...

Our interview was done last March 2, unfortunately we were put on AR. My husband was there all throughout the process. He was allowed to be there while I was...

I’m just about to leave for LAX and fly to Manila. I’m very excited to see my wife. This whole process has been very hard. Imagine being married and not be...

Peoples Reform Initiative for social Mobilization Foundation(PRISM), this is a non-government agency that provides counselling for Filipinos going abroad. It...

I was gathering more things to bring for the interview. One of the things is the text messages on my phone. I’m on my third phone this year (Sidekick2, Nokia...

and I will flying to manila to see my baby. Then we have our interview on March 2. I’ve been gathering things to bring evidence like receipts, emails, text...

It’s valentines day and we are apart but our everyday communication keeps us stronger. Its hard but we are almost at the end of our journey being apart. God...

I finally found time to update our blog to version 2.1. If any problems occur please let us know :) Also, we’re planning on moving our photo gallery to...

I’ve been so busy this past month. I’ve been working on multiple interfaces using Ajax and am trying to finish projects before I leave again. Oh, we received...

Abby just got her interview date set. It’s on March 2, 2007. I’ll be flying to Manila a week before the interview and if all goes well, no more airport good...

I-130 Timeline with USCIS: I-130 Sent: 05/30/06 I-130 NOA-1 (Notice Date): 06/07/06 I-130 NOA-1 Received by Mail: 06/13/06 I-130 Check Clears Bank: 06/13/2006...

It’s been 8 months since Win has submitted our petition. And he has gone back twice (July and december) since May, although others may find this a short wait,...

Hi everyone, Merry Christmas. I’m still here in PI. Hope everyone is having a happy holidays. Be safe,...

Yup, heading back home again. I’m taking a flight tonight and spend Christmas with Abby. Still waiting on that interview date. I hope we here something next...

As mentioned before, here are the pics from this year’s Halloween fiasco. Go here and check out the albumhttp://www.sherwinm.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=71...

I’ve recently updated my blog software to the most current version. Please let me know if there are any bugs or problems,...

I dressed up as one of the 3 blind mice. photo-10.jpg I’ll be posting more pics later. Everyone be safe, make sure it’s candy that you’re eating, and stay off...

First off, Mozilla has released Firefox 2. Haven’t really read the release notes but I upgraded anyway. My G5 at home didn’t like the new update but my MBP...

Thanks E for reminding me about this CD. I’ve been waiting a minute for a new album by My Chemical Romance. Hip hop is dead (as Skillz would talk about in his...

6 new pics added to the gallery from the wedding http://abbyandwin.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6...

I just upgraded my Coppermine gallery to the latest version. Please let me know if you run into any problems while viewing...

Took a day off today to get some ultrasound done. For some reason my doctor advised me to get one. Hope they don’t find anything bad. Anyways, after the Kaiser...

After almost 2 months since my last haircut, I finally decided to cut my hair on Saturday before Steve and Aenoi’s baby shower. I took some pics while I was...

The notice of approval finally came last Thursday. I was surprised it came earlier than expected and glad that it did. Now we’re waiting for the NVC to receive...

I’m glad The Simpsons, American Dad, and Family Guy all have season premeires tonight. I was worried I had nothing to watch with Entourage season finale last...

Look what wifey hooked me up with… ildefonso01.jpg ildefonso03.jpg Danny Ildefonso from San Miguel Beermen jersey. I can’t believe she found a size to fit me...

There was a bug with the Anime theme in our gallery where it wouldn’t allow you to click on the images. All you get was a theme error. Well, it’s now fixed.

People born in the year of the dragon are full of vitality and strength. To them, life is a colorful leaping flame. Though assuming airs of self-importance,...

It was initially a 2 week vacation that ended up with a marriage ceremony. No regrets, very happy; just moving onto the next level in life Here’s some pics.

I’m gone for 2 weeks. Hope I can get some rest and relaxation. I’ll have internet connection but doubt I’ll use it. See you all in 2...