Music: Are You Still Downloading?

I am sure you have been downloading music for your iPod for later use. But where do you download mp3’s and other stuff?

I haven’t been downloading or leeching for a very long time now. Besides having a terrible and slow internet connection, I haven’t been interested in music, may it be buying or simply leeching.

Before, I used Kazaa and limewire to look for music and videos. With an increasing amount of software being created everyday, it’s no surprise that music torrents have been around for the past few years. Torrents are becoming popular because of ease of use and more reliable system if you know how to use it.

I have used torrents to download PDF’s, ebook, tutorials, some softwares that are full of spywares and malwares, and some other stuff that I no longer use. However, music does not pique my interest anymore, for unknown reason.

Maybe because YouTube has offered more flexibility and availability. You can basically find anything there, without having to download files that will eventually clog your hard drive.

That said, let me dedicate a song from one of my favorite bands: The Beatles. Don’t tell me you don’t know this, as this music is quite popular.

Pandacan Fiesta 2010

One more week to go and my hometown (Pandacan, Manila) will celebrate its 298th birthday. It's the feast of Sto. Nino de Pandacan, the most celebrated event in our district.

During this time, residents prepare by decorating the streets with banners and miniature flags (bandiritas). Local government and organizations also hold talent contests and shows for their respective zones.



A more elaborate pre-fiesta celebration is the dance festival more popularly known as the "Buling-Buling". It is participated by local teachers, students, various organizations, and residents in honor of the patron Santo Nino.

I hope to be able to participate in these events in the near future, as I've been away for nearly a decade now. Hopefully, I make it to Pandacan's 300th year in 2012.

Viva Sto. Niño!

Dreaming of a Pedestrian-Friendly City

I live in a city where a report said that two of the country roads are dangerous to pedestrians: JC, NJ. Several incidents have been recorded on the busy and long road of JFK Boulevard, and a few ended up in the statistical category “deaths” just in 2007.

I’d love to walk around the city, just to stroll and observe people. JC is an interesting place – just a river away from the beautiful lights of New York. We have a mixture of culture here, and hopefully the government transforms this place into a more pedestrian-friendly city. I am not dreaming of joining the list of Top 5 Walking Cities, but just a safer place where you can walk by and socialize with others.

Peds-friendly streets, I believe, would create a more community-like environment. The more you walk, the more people you’ll see regularly and eventually you’ll familiarize with them and vice-versa. Oh, and did I mention that walking is good for the heart, too?

Unfortunately, it looks like it would take JC more years to be that place I am dreaming of. Just here in Journal Square, the spot where demolished building where previously erected remains untouched when the government said actions will be taken in the last quarter of 2009.