Ranthologia: Rants on the Big Web 2.0

I go by different job descriptions, which is a bit of an inconvenience on my part. I used to be embarrassed about telling people what I do for a living (I wasn’t proud of it ), but little by little I have learned to embrace that comfortable virtue called “acceptance”.

PHP Programmer / Web Developer

I am currently working as a PHP programmer in an outsourcing outfit based locally, being assigned to clients and implementing web applications of varying degrees of difficulty, mostly those with advanced and complex requirements. My weapon of choice for web programming is PHP, paired with MySQL. I also dabble in a little AJAX and Javascript when the need arises.

Musician

It was back in high school that I discovered that I had a talent for singing and acting. I joined the glee club and the theater guild just for the heck of it, ending up on the high school production of “Miss Saigon” as part of the chorus line and supporting cast.

I used to be a member of the university choir (which was very big back then), winning competitions left and right. Reading and interpreting music is a discipline in itself, and requires a lot of it too. I also play the guitar, and I “try” to study on my classical guitar on my leisure time. I have also developed a liking towards acting.

Interests

• Graphic design
• Music (alternative, contemporary, pop-rock, 90’s, 80’s)
• Video games (Playstation and PC games)
• Travelling (going to places on my free time)