Six Days of Cycling

Today I rode the bike for two hours. I must have pedaled for about 12 kilometers. I started doing this last March 10, 2014. It is almost one week now.

There are still no changes to my body. I still carry a lot of fats around. Anyway, it has just been a week. But I notice that I'm feel more energetic now which is strange, because when I go cycling, my goal is always to to perspire and get tired.

But if you read health journals you will find that this effect is normal if you exercise. You expend energy and yet you will get back more energy.

Now I am asking myself why I haven't done it a couple of years ago.

How I Started Cycling

I tried jogging for health reasons. But whenever I am jogging, I look around at the people I'm passing by and I don't feel comfortable. In my mind I thought they are probably thinking, “lol at the fat guy trying to lose weight and struggling with every stride”.

But when I am on a bike, I don't feel that way. Because it looks like I am doing something. I am riding a bike. And as I pass by I think the people around would just give me a short glance and say, “Oh, it is just a fat guy riding a bike”.

I think my ego can handle that. And that is when I decided that cycling would be my form of exercise.

March 2014

Just like that, we are now at the last month of the first quarter of 2014.  It seems just yesterday when I wrote this New Year's post.

So where am I now?

Uhm. Time moves so fast.  I think I need to run faster.

CDR King: 3G Broadband USB Modem

Very early in the morning of January 8, 2014 my Globe WiMAX modem rebooted. After it restarted I found that I could no longer connect to any cellsite.  I called the Customer Service and asked for support. The lady at the other end said that their technicians are all tied up at the moment. They would only be able to check my modem after three days.

These days it is unimaginable for anyone to have no internet access for three days. More so if you are an online worker.

So I borrowed my sister's old Smart 3G USB stick. I also bought a CDR King WR-NET-032-CC (WU260) 3G Broadband USB Modem. My sister's 3G USB was very old. I think it was the first model that came out when smart started offering 3G internet.  I thought that CDR King's 3G USB might perform better because it is a newer model.

Here are my findings:


CDR King 3G USB Advantages
1. Open line. You can use Smart, Globe, or Sun Cellular SIM.
2. Burst Speed 7.2 Mbps. I've seen it burst to 3 Mbps

Disadvantages
1. Weak Signal Reception.  I've tested it many times at different locations in the house and the old
Smart USB stick's reception always comes out better.
2. Average Bandwidth is Slower. Weaker signal results to slower internet speed.
3. Can't register to UNLISURF.  For some reason my unit would not allow me to subscribe to Unlisurf.
If anyone experienced a different result with regards to this issue, please feel free to leave a comment.

In conclusion, I could not recommend buying it because of weaker performance compared to even a very old Smart Starter Plug It.

Early 2014

The second day of January 2014 is about to end. Every late in the year people await December 31, the last day of the year. Everyone is full of hope because everyone gets a sense of renewal. If we made a mess during the previous months of the year, we can all start again, everything resets during midnight of the last day of the year.

But now it is January 2. Tomorrow is January 3. The days will pass quickly and then we will find ourselves staring at another new year. The question at the end of the year is, what change happened to us? Did we progress? Did we regress? The hope is, we come out a better person every time. Whatever your definition of a better person is: whether achieving goals you've set out for yourselves, or becoming kinder, more compassionate, being able to do something that benefits many, or gaining a better understanding of ourselves which can help in a lot of areas in our lives.

It is January 2. The rest of the year is like a blank canvas. What image will you paint? Will you paint something happy? Will you paint something sad unaware? Will you paint your year neutral? Will you paint something vibrant? What ever you do during the coming days will determine the outcome of your personal painting.

Here is to working and hoping that we end up with our personal masterpiece.

Christmas 2013 is Just Around the Corner

The other night I went out and I was surprised to see so many Christmas lanterns on the streets.

Inspite a big earthquake and a category five typhoon, Christmas is still going to arrive in the Philippines afterall.

For many, this season will be a lot bleaker. Many lost their relatives, their home, and even livelihood. A lot has changed. And it will take years before anyone can recover and towns rebuilt. But that is life. Time moves and it waits for no one.

The Bad Side of Social Media

There is a lot of noise on the Internet nowadays.  When you log on to check what is happening you immediately see some people embarrassing themselves by doing something stupid. You browse further and you see a lot of people complaining about the most ridiculous things. And then you have some people currently emoting about how miserable lives are even though they seem to be luckier than most people. If your routine is to check the Internet during the morning, then you will find out that you've just ruined the rest of your day.

There is too much noise, too much nonsense.  Ahhh. There is a need to turn it all off.