This text won the German Short Literary Award

 Saw this post on facebook. I thought it was very meaningful I have to save it here for future reference. 

This text won the German Short Literary Award 

A man

was dying;

when he realized

he was dying,

he saw God

holding a box in His hand.

God said:

“It’s time to go.”

The man said:

“So soon?

I had so many plans.”

God said:

“Sorry, but

it’s time to go!”

The man asked God:

“What’s in your box?”

God replied:

“Your belongings.”

The man asked:

“My belongings?

You mean:

all my things?

My clothes,

my money, and so on?”

God said:

“Those are no longer yours!

They belong to the earth.”

The man said:

“What about my memories?”

God replied:

“They belong to time.”

The man asked:

“My family

and friends?”

God said:

“No,

they were temporary!”

The man asked:

“What about my wife

and children?”

God replied:

“They belong to your heart.”

The man asked again:

“So surely the contents of the box

are my body parts, right?”

God said:

“No;

they belong to dust!”

The man said:

“Then surely it’s my soul?”

God replied:

“Wrong!

Your soul belongs to Me.”

The man,

with tearful eyes

and great fear,

took the box from God

and opened it,

only to find it empty.

The man,

with a broken heart, said:

“I never had anything?”

God replied:

“That’s right,

you owned nothing.

The man asked:

“So, what did I have?”

God replied:

“The moments of life

were yours.

Every moment

that you lived

was yours.

Life is

just moments;

treasure

the moments

and love

the moments.

What has passed,

became the past!

Sadly, it passed

without attention,

but it passed!

And when we

wanted to reflect

on ‘just a couple of days,’

the sign on the door said:

⇦ Passed Away ⇨

Let us treasure each other

and the good moments we share.

This text won the German Short Literary Award.

Dedicated to all noble and wise individuals.

Let us value the moments of life.

Yes , you and I had one , cherish it. !

Visita Iglesia 2026 (SJDM version)

Sabi nga nila ang buhay ay parang gulong umiikot-ikot lang. 30 years ago nakagawian na namin ng mga kaibigan ko na mag punta ng Grotto tuwing mahal na Araw. Ito yung panahon na nahilig kami sa BMX at yung tinatawag nila na "easy rider" na bisikleta. Nagbisikleta kami papunta at pauwi galing Grotto. Mga 5 taon din namin nagawa yun bago nagkawatak watak dahil na rin sa sari saring dahilan (eskwela, lipat ng bahay, trabaho, etc.). 

At ito na nga sino bang mag aakala na matitira ako dito sa San Jose Del Monte. After 30 years yung panata namin parang naisabuhay ko uli. Nag bisita iglesia kami ni Mrs. Hindi nga lang namin kinumpleto yung bilang ng simbahan, Bale kung ano lang yung accessible yun lang ang mga pinuntahan namin. 

Ito yung mga simbahan / religous site na pinuntahan namin:

1. Padre Pio Mountain of Healing (Paradise 3, SJDM)

2.  Our Lady of La Salette Quasi-Parish (Muzon, SJDM)

3. St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church (Near Old City Hall of JDM)

4. San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish Church ( Pleasant Hills Subdivision, SJDM)

5. Capilla de Sta. Rita de Cascia (Inside Colegio De San Agustin SJDM Campus)

Ubuntu 24.04.4 server no gui | Display Issue on Display with less than 1980X720 resolution

While installing ubuntu server 24.04 yung setup screen is may issue sa monitor ko. Luma na kasi yung gamit kong monitor at mababa yung resolution parang 1366X768 lang. Ang issue is yung display ng Ubuntu Server while nag setup eh hindi madisplay ng buo sa screen naka setup sya ng 1980x720 while yung monitor resolution ay 1366X768 lang. Since yes/no continue lang naman at naka ilang ulit na din akong nag setup ng ubuntu server nakapa ko naman yung mga kailangan iselect at pindutin kaya nairaos ko yung setup. 

Once natapos yung setup nag google ako ng mga paraan paano sya maayos at ito yung gumana para sa akin.  

Eto yung spec nung "CPU" na ginamit ko.

bossing@nucboxg8
----------------
OS: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS x86_64
Host: NucBox G3
Kernel: 6.8.0-101-generic
Uptime: 25 mins
Packages: 807 (dpkg)
Shell: bash 5.2.21
Resolution: 1366x768
Terminal: /dev/pts/1
CPU: Intel N100 (4) @ 3.400GHz
GPU: Intel Alder Lake-N [UHD Graphics]
Memory: 390MiB / 15736MiB

`Yung last 2 lines naman ang dinagnag ko sa /etc/default/grub na file

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden
GRUB_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`( . /etc/os-release; echo ${NAME:-Ubuntu} ) 2>/dev/null || echo Ubuntu`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

Once na edit na yung file save lang then execute lang itong command na ito tapos reboot

update-grub

Drivers License Renewal | LTO Satellite Office SM Tungko SJDM | 2026

After five years need na ulit mag renew ng lisensya. Madami ulit nabago sa sistema. Isa-isahin natin yung mga ginawa ko. 

1. Kailangan meron kang working account sa LTO Portal, na-access mo at may access ka rin sa email address na ginamit mo sa pag create ng account sa LTO Portal.

2. Yung LTO Portal access ay kailangan para maka pag take ka ng "Comprehensive Driver’s Education" requirement na ito ngayon.

3. Magamit mo din yung access mo para makapag review ka or makapag take ng practice exam.

https://ltoportalph.com/cde-online-validating-exam-reviewer-english/

Yung practice exam mag take ka lang kahit mga limang beses malaki na ang tsansa mo na maipasa yung exam.

4. Requirements : 

   

     a. Pumunta muna ako sa clinic na accredited nila meron naman dun katabi lang ng opisina nila. Nagbayad ako ng P600, Eye test lang naman ginawa and kuha ng weight, height, etc. Once makuha medical result diretso na sa LTO Office.

    

    b.  Sabi sa mga nabasa ko at pati na din sa guide ng LTO online need na magtake ng exam tapos print yung results. Pero nung andun nako sa LTO Office pinag-login pa din ako sa Portal sa phone ko at pinag take ng test, tapos sa last question (#25) select mo lang yung sagot pero yung taga LTO ang mag press  ng SEND once pasado fill up ng form then biometrics (Picture, Thumbmarks), tapos wait lang na ma print yung ID.

Ang total gastos ko ay P600 sa medical, tapos P685 sa LTO (license + change address). Mga 1.5 hours din inabot. 

Flex ko nalang din, wala akong violations kaya 10 year valid yung bago kong lisensya. Malaking bagay din.

Exercise Journal - 20260302

Walking @ Altaraza SJDM.

Maraming salamat po uli Ama sa panibagong Araw.

 

My First Job Interview after being laid off

Quick post. 

After ma layoff gusto ko sana munang magpahinga ng at least siguro mga isang taon bago maghanap ulit ng trabaho. Magpahinga, mag-aral ng mga bagong technology (mostly AI related), also doing some project based work. Then several days ago may nag message sakin sa linkedin for a job opening. Out of curiosity nag reply ako and told her that I am interested. So tumawag for initial interview background check etc. then dumating na pinakamahalagang point ng interview "expected salary". So sinabi ko yung expected salary ko na base sa aking previous base salary plus computed na din yung mga additional bonuses. I am not expecting na magulat sya but she told me na mataas daw yun for the position. 

I've been with my previous company for 8+years and every year may salary increase ako base sa performance evaluation, not sure if that salary increase is the cause for her to say na mataas yung expected salary ko or mababa lang talaga yung offer nila. 

Anyways para hindi nalang masayang yung oras namin, sinabi ko nalang na if lower than my expectation might as well give the other applicants the chance, and I also thank her for considering me and for the interview.

What is it for me, at least may idea ako sa salary range ng skills set ko, siguro I'll try accept other offers and go to several interviews just to get a better feel of the current salary situation. 

    

Exercise Journal - 20260218 - Walking at Altaraza SJDM

 Maraming salamat po uli Ama sa panibagong Araw.