Henry Lubong’s Journal

If you were following the election coverage on CNN yesterday, you probably saw a bunch of hologram tricks that they showed off. I like the projecting White House over the table but the most amazing was projecting a reporter in Chicago to their studio room, which has never been done on TV before. Wow, is […]

If you haven’t casted your ballot, please go out there and make your vote count. Show your patriotism and love for the country by voting.
Vote for the prosperity of the country.
Vote for the welfare of your community.
Most specially, vote for the future of our children.

Today is the last day to register to vote in California. This is my first time to register to vote. Really, what prompted me to register is not the presidential race but the different propositions in California.

My UPS ground package was supposed to arrive yesterday but didn’t make it. I checked the status on ups.com and it says “TRAIN DERAILMENT” in San Pablo, CA. I was like, NO, not another train wreck accident. I Googled it and apparently this kind of tragic accident happens frequently with UPS, duh. It seems like […]

I guess when you get busy, which is a good time to blog a lot of things, that’s when you procrastinate writing about it. I gotta play catch up again. Hmmmm, let’s see, the last time I blog was July 31, that’s two months ago. If you are reading this and noticed that there are […]

Ok, is it that time of the month again for CHPs? Did they miss a quota or something? I saw about 3 motocops this morning along the stretch of 101 between Santa Clara and Mountain View. All of them are pointing speed radars to the motorists. I thought radars on busy highways are not legal […]

Keep the spirit but please be safe and leave the fireworks to the pros.

I am mad not because the Teknic Violator suit is small but because I’m big for the suit, if that makes any sense. Damn it, that’s my size, huhu. I really like this suit. I know leathers need some breaking in but it’s really small. I am glad my wife was home when I tried […]

Look at the pictures above. That’s how the clouds were like this afternoon of friday the 13th. The smoke emanating from the wildfire in Campbell blanketed the sky of south bay area. Looks like a scene in the movie where a space ship is about to reveal from the clouds or an asteroid […]

Today, June 12, 2008 marks the 110th year anniversary since the independence was declared in the Philippines from the colonial rule of Spain. I may not be presently living in my country but I am still a Filipino and very proud to be one!

Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit Cavite, where the first independence was declared

MALACAÑANG
RESIDENCE […]

I know this is an old news… exactly my point. I wonder if they will get a big fat check after they win the war (if they will win the war). My wife says unlikely So so sad after all that hard work.

My Etymotic ER-20 ear plugs that I’ve been riding with for 2 years are gone before we even started to ride today. I never ride without it. It is as important as my helmet. I must have left it in Starbucks’ table. Of course anything you leave in the table goes to the garbage afterwards. […]

After much thought, I pulled the trigger on the HP Pavilion dv9700t.

Screen Size - I spend more time coding than actually playing games so screen real state is more important for me.
Graphics Card - 8600M GS is fine for casual gaming and should be more than enough for Photoshop and video editing.
Weight - 7.7lbs is […]

I’ve had enough. I used to like American Idol so much but they ruined it. The judges on the show are a bunch of fakes! Everything is scripted and contestants are being skewed to display poor performances. The whole show is rigged. I don’t know why the judges like David Archuleta so much when in […]

I have to admit, I made a wrong decision when I build my self a Shuttle-like PC last year. I had a monstrous desktop so I thought I’d put together a micro ATX form factor PC for a change. I don’t travel much and never really had any use for a laptop. I have an […]

To all the mothers, specially my mom and my wife, thank you for your precious and priceless love. Happy Mother’s day!

Here are some popular quotes about mothers:
A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan
Hundreds of […]

Today, we, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ), are commemorating the 122nd birthday of Brother Felix Ysagun Manalo, the Last Messenger of God. Here’s an excerpt of his mini biography from Wikipedia:
Félix Ysagun was born in the Philippines to Mariano Ysagun and Bonifacia Manalo, but later had his last name changed to Manalo after […]

I was digging through some old pictures today and I stumbled upon this one:

With the gas price currently at above $4.00 per gallon, it’s hard to stomach every time I look at this picture. This was taken on January 11, 2003 after I attended an auto show in San Jose.

The anticipated deal between Microsoft and Yahoo is now off. The news is all over the internet today and the rumor is Yahoo stayed firm with $37/share while Microsoft would only want to go as high as $33/share. Steve Ballmer withdrew the offer today putting an end to a three-month buyout saga. Microsoft will not […]

I just learned about this new data plan from Verizon. I currently pay $44.99/month for their unlimited data plan for my HTC XV6800. I only use it for checking emails and sports news and sometimes watching tv through my mobile sling player. With the $29.99 a month plan, you lose access to corporate email, over-the-air […]