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Day 14 - Reflect November 29, 2020. It's been 2 weeks since I left the company, and started to dedicate my time on this platform not just to earn money, but also to express my own opinion, and to show the other side of mainstream media that doesn't include on their news. On this day, I remember we beat Malaysia during the 30th SEA Games last year. Same venue, same results, but the spirit lives on 29 years ago. You can visit my article by clicking or tapping here to read…
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Day 15 - Hope Never Dies November 30, 2020. On this day, we commemorate the 157th Birthday of one of our national heroes, Andrés Bonifacio - the bravest revolutionary who fought against the Spaniards, the Father of the Filipino Revolution, the Supreme Leader of the Sovereign Tagalog Nation and founder of Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (translates to Supreme and Venerable Society of the Children of the Nation). Will publish an article about him…
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Day 16 - Hello, December! It's the most wonderful time of the year! And still, we're in the middle of the pandemic. Well, people are now starting to go out even if there are new reports of cases, of which, only a few hundred people are getting infected. Most of them are asymptomatic or could lead to critical conditions. It's the last month of 2020, and what are the things you get hyped on this Christmas? New clothes, accessories, toys, games, food and songs about the holiday…
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My first experience on Cryptocurrency More and more people are now joining in the cryptocurrency revolution. And I recently joined this movement that will change the future of money. Before anything else, let's elaborate and define these two words according to Merriam-Webster. ***Crypto*** came from the Greek word *kryptos*, which translates to hidden. A person who adheres to a party, sect, or another group. https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/currency ***Currency***…
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Day 17 - My routine got changed I noticed something last Monday, and I usually wake up around 6 am. Now, I wake up at 8:45 am or 9 am to be exact. I don't know if something changed in my body clock or my mind tells me to wake up from that exact time. Moving on, as I previously mentioned, I am planning to do my next visit around the capital region and already down with 2 cities: Makati and Pasay City. As I only have 15 days left to stay here at my home in General Trias,…
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Days 18 & 19 - New Game Plan I have this notebook for years now, it was never been used back then since I got this from a convention years ago. Now, I've been using it and this is where I write my plans every quarter. As I was looking back to my written notes, I guess it is time for a new game plan before the year ends. Now that I left the company I served for a year, here are the following things I need to do: It is time for me to be my own boss. Aside from doing my full…
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On This Day: The Miracle of Hanoi December 5, 2010. Our national team (the ***Azkals*** - translates to stray dogs) made the biggest upset in the group stage of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010. It's been 10 years after the Miracle of Hanoi and is marked as the resurgence of Filipino Football. Let's take a look back at what happened on that night at Vietnam's home ground, the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi. Before the national team's popularity from the masses, we were the weakest…
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The Miracle of Hanoi: 10 years later (Part 1) I discussed the historic night of the Azkals against the Golden Dragons. Let me continue from my previous article (click or tap here to read more) if there will be another meeting from both teams and the aftermath of their milestones throughout the decade. Let's dig in. https://read.cash/@rapsantos/on-this-day-the-miracle-of-hanoi-c5dfecb7 **The Rise of Filipino Football** With their victory at Hanoi, Vietnam marked the…
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The Miracle of Hanoi: 10 years later (Part 2) From my previous article (click or tap here to read more), I discussed the previous meetings of the Golden Dragons and the Azkals. Also their achievements from the last decade. Now, let's talk about the current state of the sport. Let's proceed. https://read.cash/@rapsantos/the-miracle-of-hanoi-10-years-later-part-1-3b17253f There were debates on what is the more popular and better sport for Filipinos? Football or Basketball? It…
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Asan na sila? The Men behind the "Miracle of Hanoi" From my previous article (click or tap here to read more), we tackled the current state of Football here in the Philippines. To our local leagues, the fans, the Ultras Movement, people who were involved to promote the sport and is now getting popular to the masses. The big question about the Azkals 2010 roster is, *asan na sila?* (Translates to *Where are they now?*)…
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Day 20 - 8 hours later... December 5, 2020. I went for a whole day of writing one of the most important milestones of the Philippines national football team, we football fans call it the Miracle of Hanoi. Started to write after taking my lunch around 12:30 pm, and started to search for all available sources from images, videos, and articles written from our local media (both from the press and freelance writers). Including photos of me and the rest of my brothers of the…
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Day 21 - I fell in love with a transgender December 6, 2020. After I've posted my final article of the 4 part series about the Miracle of Hanoi, I had a chat with my ex-girlfriend and remembered today our anniversary back then. We're good friends now, although our break-up didn't end nicely. Another twist is, she is a transgender. Yes! I fell in love with a transgender. To define what this word means, a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond…
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Day 22 - The most viewed article that I've published... Time flies so fast. It's another manic Monday! But, wait, I'm no longer working for the company I served for a year. I think I'm still getting used to every Monday it is time to prepare for the whole night of work, then rest throughout the morning. 2 days after publishing the following articles: **On This Day: The Miracle of Hanoi** https://read.cash/@rapsantos/day-19-8-hours-later-8167759f#bad-link **The Miracle of…
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December 7th 1941. A date which will live in infamy. Before anything else, I offer a minute of silence of all the men & women who served and answered the call to protect and preserve our way of life during World War II. "December 7, 1941. A date which will live in infamy. The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK8gYGg0dkE This was the exact opening statement of U.S.…
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Day 23 - Happy Birthday, Ma! https://web.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=382888408715920&set=a.389781874693240 December 8, 2020. Today is a very special day and my mom just turned 61. Aside from my mom's birthday, and I was looking back from the events that I took from my lens back in 2017, 2018, and for this year 10 months later, I only covered one event before the pandemic, but it was the most memorable one that I'll never forget this year. Click or tap here to read more.…
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Day 24 - Christmas Party! December 9, 2020. With the current situation, mass gatherings are not allowed as of the moment. The number of cases will probably increase, and for everyone's safety still follow the precautions given by the local authorities. As I was looking back from my photos. Here was the first Christmas party I attended 5 years ago. I decided to join the Camera Club 3 years ago. I remember my first event covered for the company and I only use my GoPro at that…
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Day 25 - 9 years later... December 10, 2020. I remember 9 years ago, the first time I watched our local football league live at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. That was the United Football League Cup 2011 Battle for 3rd between Kaya FC - Cignal versus Global FC. This was the moment I turned on my passion for football. It became my stress reliever just to escape the real world for once. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Football_League_(Philippines) For the past 9 years I…
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Where to purchase and redeem your Microsoft 365 or Office 2019? https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/find-windows-10-product-key-3632749/ Remember back then, when we purchase software (it can be a video game, productivity tools, operating systems, anti-virus, etc.) it is bundled with a physical disc and a product key to activate their software. As technology evolves, it can now be purchased directly from the website, can be associated with their registered email…
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How to DIA (Download, Install, and Activate) Microsoft 365 or Office 2019 Now that you've purchased and/or redeemed your Microsoft Office, it's time to Download, Install, and Activate (abbreviated as DIA) your software to your computer. To check for the system requirements, click/tap here to read more. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources **How can I download, install, and activate my software?** 1. Visit…
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Day 26 - We are moving out! December 11, 2020. I grab a hot cup of coffee and pack everything in my room because we are moving out by Sunday. Just logged in and the last article I published was upvoted multiple times by the bot, and other articles I've posted for the last 3 weeks. As I have said before, I will continue to write more and create good quality articles. I started to gather my belongings, the rest is needed to be covered since they're displayed on an improvised…
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Day 27 - Final Preparations One day to go, and we'll be leaving this place. The reason why we're leaving this house is there are a few defects around and it was not constructed properly. It's been a year that we stayed here, but we cannot stay here any longer. Whoever is going to be the next family to live here, I would say, good luck. The following defects around this house are, when it rains there's water coming over from these walls from my workstation pictured below. In…
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Troubleshooting problems for Microsoft 365 / Office 2019 (Basics) Previously, I shared with you my knowledge and expertise where you can purchase and/or redeem the software, and how to DIA (Download, Install, and Activate) your Microsoft 365 or Office 2019. In this article, let's breakdown the common questions and concerns I usually get with my experience of taking phone calls for a year with Microsoft Office under Teleperformance.…
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Day 28 - Adios, Tierra Solana! December 13, 2020. Around 9:00 am, I woke up and grabbed a hot coffee for me to stay awake for the whole day since we'll be moving out of our old residence at General Trias. My sister and brother-in-law came in to help us out. We started to load everything at the mini-truck, that was the 1st round trip. Then we came back for the 2nd and final trip to gather other equipment. Throughout the day, I haven't eaten lunch. Luckily, I have a…
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Day 29 - New Beginning December 14, 2020. Woke up around 7:00 am, then started the usual breakfast. After taking my breakfast, I started to make arrangements with my new room but there's a change of plan. My nephew doesn't want to move out yet since the original plan is we'll both be in this room, but he'll change his mind eventually since he is also helping his father's family business. Let's take a tour of our new home. Here's the front yard, which a fence is already…
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Troubleshooting problems for Microsoft 365 / Office 2019 (Advanced) Part 1 Previously, I discussed the basic troubleshooting and concerns I would get during phone time at Microsoft Office. Now, for this one, I'll have to separate the advanced concerns into a few parts and this will be the first one. I noticed while creating this article it will take 9 minutes so I don't want to waste your reading time and scrolling for answers. So, let's get to it.…
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Troubleshooting problems for Microsoft 365 / Office 2019 (Advanced) Part 2 Here is the continuation of the troubleshooting concerns for Microsoft 365 and Office 2019. Click/tap here for my previous article. https://read.cash/@rapsantos/troubleshooting-problems-for-microsoft-365-office-2019-advanced-part-1-bb08add5 **It's saying that I need to renew my subscription and I already renewed it?** Visit account.microsoft.com/services again to check your subscription. If it is…
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Day 30 - It's not Christmas without... December 15, 2020. 10 days to go and it's Christmas! I was browsing my Instagram page and bumped into one of my previous posts. Originally, I posted this 2 years ago from my page, but I will add a few things with the current situation right now. For my previous post on Instagram, click/tap the image below to read more. https://www.instagram.com/p/Br7tNnIg9jC/ It's not Christmas without celebrating it the Filipino Way! And here are a few…
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Day 31 - Star Wars December 16, 2020. As I was looking back from my memories on Facebook. 5 years ago when Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released in theaters. It's been 10 years after the release of The Revenge of the Sith, fans are waiting for the next trilogy and throughout that period from 2005 to 2015, TV Series were released like The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels of which I only watched a few episodes about it, new characters were introduced and gained popularity…
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Days 32 & 33 - Final Plan for Life after lockdown December 17 - 18, 2020. I cannot sleep last night because I transferred my earnings to my bank account. Luckily, around midnight, it was successful. I was able to check my earnings and made a deposit with another account (for emergency purposes) and for my investment on GCash. As I have mentioned before, the next city I'm going to visit is the City of Manila. This is where I grew up from my pre-teens to pre-adulthood, and…
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Is this the Renaissance of 70's & 80's Music? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHY7J1ZfGzU WatchMojo released their Top 10 Best Songs of 2020, and most hit singles featured were Disco, Funk, and New Wave. They even mentioned it is the renaissance of Disco for this year. Well, it became a nostalgia during the 90s to 2010s. Then, it resurrected this present day. In this article, I'm going to discuss how these genres became popular again, and how we got hooked on this kind of…
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Day 34 - Home Alone! December 19, 2020. "I made my family disappear!" I know you remember this movie line. I didn't wish them to disappear, it's just that my mom went back to Manila to deliver her client's dress, but she'll be back after her business with her client. While one of her associates went back to her province at Santa Rosa, Laguna, and will come back here to celebrate Christmas. Only 2 days left and I'll be back in Manila to show you the current situation there. I…
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The Trial of the Decade On this day (**December 19, 2019**). As the whole nation tunes in after 11 years of trial that spanned over 3 presidents and 8 justice secretaries. **The primary suspects?** the Ampatuan Clan and their collaborators. **The victims?** Members of the press, families, relatives, and supporters of Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu who were supposed to file Toto's candidacy which their lives ended brutally by the ruling clan of Maguindanao, and their conspirators.…
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Troubleshooting problems for Microsoft 365 / Office 2019 (Advanced) Part 3 This is going to be the final part of my troubleshooting series for Microsoft Office. You can visit my previous articles down below and let's get on to it. Basics https://read.cash/@rapsantos/troubleshooting-problems-for-microsoft-365-office-2019-basics-4f8e660b Advanced part 1 https://read.cash/@rapsantos/troubleshooting-problems-for-microsoft-365-office-2019-advanced-part-1-bb08add5 Advanced part 2…
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Alfredo Lim: The Dirty Harry of the Philippines On this day (December 21), the most feared police officer of his time turned politician celebrates his 91st Birthday. Until his soul was taken during the pandemic. Let's take a look at some of the achievements and the legacy he left for his fellow Manileños. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQgb1xCbdzU Born in 1929 to Rosario Siojo and Alfredo Lim Sr. Fred (his given nickname) had a rough time with his childhood. Lim Sr. went…
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Day 35 - 1 month later... December 20, 2020. Tomorrow, I'll head back to Manila to continue my Life after lockdown series. It's been a month that I stayed at home, it was quite challenging because there were moments I would run out of ideas on what am I going to share. And most of the articles I've published, well, quite got a shock because the majority of my articles were upvoted by the bot and a few users around the platform. As I mentioned previously, I figured out how…
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Day 36 - Onward to Manila! December 21, 2020. At 3:30 pm, I took a shower and prepare my gear as I head back to Manila for my Life after lockdown series. By 4:00 pm, I left my home, withdrew a few bucks, then head onward to the highway. I waited for a few minutes to catch a bus to the Terminal. At around 4:30 pm I left the town of Imus, and reached the Terminal at 5:45 pm. Comparing this from my daily trip before the pandemic and while I was working with Teleperformance,…
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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Aside from the Investor announcement of Disney+'s new projects from Marvel to the Star Wars universe. One announcement made by Disney is a new movie about Buzz Lightyear before he'll become the galaxy's greatest hero, a new storyline will be set focused on Buzz, and Tim Allen will no longer reprise the role of everyone's beloved Space Ranger. Chris Evans was selected to give the voice of Lightyear.…
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Day 37 - Life after lockdown: City of Manila December 22, 2020, 6:30 am. I checked out of the hotel and took a train ride from Buendia, Pasay City to Carriedo, Manila. It's been a year that I haven't ridden the LRT-1 since I'm getting used to living in the province. Manila, the city I grew up in. Named after a flower called Maynila. The main capital of the Motherland. It was dubbed as "Paris of East Asia". Conquered by the British for a short period until the Spaniards came…
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Jims Pares: From Rags to Riches Beef Mami/Pares, a common street food that you can find on every block, and every corner in the streets of Metro Manila served with chunks of beef, noodles, or without noodles garnished with spring onions. You can add toasted garlic, hot sauce, and soy sauce once it is served. A few weeks ago, this is showing around my newsfeed about this small eatery that is becoming viral on social media. And this is now been featured on Rapsa, The Chui…
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Day 38 - Life after lockdown: Bonifacio Global City (BGC) December 23, 2020. 9:30 am. I reached my destination, the Bonifacio Global City, located in Taguig City. One of the cities that I would rarely visit. 15 years ago, this was just plain land and Market! Market! was the only mall standing at that time. As the years go by, this city has become like the Central Business District of Makati. Market! Market! is no longer the only mall standing around BGC, they now have Uptown…
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The True Meaning of Christmas Time flies so fast, and here we are celebrating this occasion once a year. With the pandemic still around, mass gatherings are not allowed but we have other ways to get in touch with our loved ones. As for this article, one thing that comes to our mind why do we celebrate this special day? You can post your comments down below why and what Christmas means to you. When we were kids, we are used to what we'll get from toys, clothes, accessories,…
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The Christmas Truce of 1914 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KHoVBK2EVE The commercial above is inspired by true events of what happened in December of 1914. On Christmas Eve, both German & Allied troops are fighting during The Great War. The Germans sang Silent Night in their native tongue, then the Allies responded. As both lines are singing in celebration of Christmas Eve. The following day, at first light, the Germans climbed out from the trenches and greeted their…
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I'll be back on Monday to publish more articles so stay tuned! May the spirit of Christmas be always in our hearts! Stay safe! Stay Healthy! and Merry Christmas!
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2020: The Great Disruptor 2020 will go down in history as the greatest disruptor of all. Shutting all forms from our daily jobs, modes of transportation, leisure activities, our plans for this year, and most of all, billions of lives perished. Our cities, towns, and provinces turned into ghost towns, checkpoints were placed for those who'll enter or exit on the premises, patrols were roaming around to implement curfew hours, and our medical frontliners working around the…
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One Last Visit at Harrison Plaza Along with the corners of F.B. Harrison Ave. and Pablo Ocampo Street, this mall stood between the borders of Pasay & Manila for 43 years, and the chosen shopping destination between the 2 cities. Until it closed down a year ago as one of the oldest shopping malls and will be replaced to a world-class mall with a residential area. Harrison Plaza was built in a former cemetery (Ermita Cemetery) and a fort (Fort San Antonio Abad) which was…
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Day 39 - Christmas Eve December 24, 2020. I left the hotel at 11:30 am. Took a bus ride to EDSA-Rotonda, then another ride to the Terminal at Parañaque City. The moment I reached the Terminal, there's this long line where passengers need to get a ticket just to get home and celebrate the holidays. Luckily, I was able to get a ticket back home. Without noticing, it is now lunchtime. Once I get back home I'll take my lunch. Around 1:00 pm, I got home, took my lunch, and my…
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20 years later... Terror on Rizal Day https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/06/27/jose-rizal-in-the-last-great-pandemic-of-19th-century/ December 30, 2000. It was a national day of mourning as we Filipinos celebrate the 104th year of Dr. Jose Rizal's execution at Luneta Park, as series of explosions simultaneously spread around Metro Manila. People are in fear because of this attack at that time, but it changed the country's security after 2 decades. **What happened?** Bombs…
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The new variant of the Coronavirus Lockdown has been declared on United Kingdom, and many citizens may not be able to celebrate the holidays because of this new variant. As scientists are working round the clock about this new variant of the coronavirus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBIIVsNLxkk As sources tells us it is natural for a virus to mutate, it can be more transmissible than its original, and it could be prone to children or even young adults. Aside from the…
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The Execution of Dr. Jose Rizal https://globalvoices.org/2012/01/01/philippines-happy-rizal-day-twitter-trend-draws-criticism/ Many were mistaken especially for the Filipino youth why December 30 is considered a holiday, and they would post birthday greetings for Rizal on social media. If Rizal is still alive, well, he would be disappointed with the younglings today. That is why we are here to educate, teach them, and we commemorate his death 124 years later of one of the…
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I shall return on the 4th of January to post new articles. Wishing everyone in advance, a prosperous and for a better 2021! Happy New Year!