Starting your Starbucks Card Collection [Yoda Style Jedi Training] (December 31, 2017)

During the latter part of 2017, I noticed that I’ve slowly amassed a stack of Philippine issued Starbucks Cards.  It was never my intention to collect them–it just happened.  But I am getting ahead of myself; for you guys to understand the genesis of this collection, we need to go back to the beginning. 2013Continue reading “Starting your Starbucks Card Collection [Yoda Style Jedi Training] (December 31, 2017)”

Not a popular opinion: My take on Star Wars: The Last Jedi (December 13, 2017)

Disclaimer: If you haven’t watched Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, don’t read any further. Are you sure you want to know what I think? Well, you have been warned. The Internal Debate Before I begin, I just wanted to say that this was probably one of the most difficult posts that I’veContinue reading “Not a popular opinion: My take on Star Wars: The Last Jedi (December 13, 2017)”

First day as a Ph.D.’er

  Reflecting on the past Below are some of my thoughts during the day of my final defense–June 19, 2009. First day as a Ph.D.’er June 19, 2009 Woke up early today to put the finishing touches on my PowerPoint presentation that was due a month ago.  In total, I was staring at 56 slidesContinue reading “First day as a Ph.D.’er”