That one time I was on TV

Back in the 90s and early 2000s, student quiz shows on TV were a thing, the most famous ones being Battle of the Brains and The Digital LG Quiz. For some reason our school never gunned for these two shows. Instead, we joined a lesser known quiz show called TechnoWars. I love watching quiz shows and I have never heard of this one.

The quest for reliable internet in the time of COVID-19

It's as though Globe and Smart conspired to make my life miserable.

Memos from my employer have indicated that I might have to work at home for the foreseeable future, possibly until remainder of the year. With this expectation set, I knew I have to get my own wifi at home. Before pandemic happened, I was mostly reliant on office wifi for my internet connection. For the first few weeks in quarantine, I used my phone’s data connection, which is costly. A single Zoom meeting can use up my entire data allocation.

Getting food during a pandemic

A hung a food basket by the window for contact free deliveries.

Before Manila went on a lockdown, I would have all of my meals ordered from outside, not because I don’t cook, but I because my lease doesn’t allow me to. When the lockdown happened, my landlord was gracious enough to allow me to cook. He even lent me his rice cooker, pots and an electric stove. Problem is I don’t have a fridge, and without one the only foods I can cook would be those that came out of a can. Ordering through Grab and Food Panda was a hit or miss. Having not much much options, I signed for a meal delivery service until Grab's supply of driver stabilized.

What's up with Netflix's Neon Genesis Evangelion?

While browsing for things to watch on Netflix, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it has been carrying Neon Genesis Evangelion (NGE) for a while now. I've been watching anime on Netflix but mostly just works by Studio Ghibli that the app's recommendation algorithm probably didn't think I would enjoy a gory, psycho thriller. ABS-CBN aired a censored version back in the late 90s and it has been one of my favorite anime since. I would later get a copy of the complete English version and find out all the stuff ABS-CBN left out. I've seen this version through and through numerous times that as soon as I watched the Netflix version, I immediately noticed that a few things were off.