Life Hacks for Polymaths

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Welcome polymaths !

Ever get the feeling that you seem to don't know what to do with your life because there are just so many things that you want to do ? I know, I've been there, so welcome to the club.

My name is Zigfred Diaz and I am a polymath. After more than 6 years of bloging about almost anything under the sun and having sort of a "blogging identity crisis." I've finally embraced who I am and decided to turn my main blog into some sort of guide for people with so much interest. Feel free to poke around.

The Ramon Magsaysay Credo

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“He who has less in life should have more in law”  This one of the most popular phrase that the great president, Ramon Magsaysay, the champion of the masses is best remembered for. Law students are quite familiar with the statement as this has often been used in law school most especially in the subjects of Political law and Labor law. More often the phrase is used in Labor law especially in decided cases wherein the Supreme Court favors the argument of laborers. I have decided to write about this because one of my readers dropped me a comment and asked exactly in what speech did “Ramy” as what he called him, used that phrase. He was asking this question in connection to the post I wrote entitled “Giving more of the law to those who have less in life.” Well, the phrase “ . .. He who has less in life should have more in law” is taken from what we know as the “Ramon Magsaysay Credo.” The Ramon Masaysay Credo is a ten point credo that the great President tried to live by when he … [Read more...]

How to solve the “KDE unable to start is out of diskspace” problem in the Asus eepc

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Last year I bought an Asus eepc 4G. I was so impressed with the little thing that I wrote a blog post about it entitled “My Asus EeePC experience.” I only use the Asus Eepc when I am out of town. When I am within the Cebu City, my wife is the one that usually uses it as she brings it to work. The other day she reported to me that she could no longer get into the desktop. I asked her what the problem was and she said it has something to do with it being “out of disk space.” I expected the “out of disk space” problem with the Asus eepc 4G, considering that it has only 4 GB of disk space. But I did not expect that this would cause a problem in getting into the desktop. Curious, I got the computer and checked the problem out. Upon entering the desktop the screen shows the following error: “'The following installation problem was detected while trying to start KDE: $HOME directory (/home/user) is out of disk space. KDE is unable to start. [OK]' Clicking [OK] brings up a further … [Read more...]

Want to loose weight? Sleep well

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Traditional weight loss theories tell us that we either do something positive or negative in order to loose weight. To do something positive could probably mean exercising, having a more active lifestyle, drinking some kind of weight loose pill or getting surgery. Doing something negative may involve calorie counting, limiting food intake, going into a diet etc. etc. But what about doing something that is neither positive nor negative? What about doing nothing at all? Enter a new paradigm in weight loss, loosing weight by sleeping well. Study shows that sleep deprived individuals are more likely to be obese. I am neither a medical doctor nor a scientist, and it is best to first consult your doctor about this. However doing some online research, I found that such new thinking has a scientific basis. In order to understand this more simply let me introduce to you two hormones in our bodies known as Leptin and Ghrelin. Leptin regulates the appetite, metabolism and calorie … [Read more...]

Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton youtube video and live streaming

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Finally, the most anticipated fight of the year is here! Our very own Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao battles Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton in the historic pound for pound boxing match dubbed as “Battle of the East and West” that will take place on May 3, 2009 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, U.S.A Manny Pacquiao is undoubtedly the Philippines’ most watched and most prized fighter. His fame is known all over the world, I’m pretty sure the entire country will literally stand still in time this coming Saturday (Sunday in the Philippines) as people stay at home, flock to the movies or anywhere where Pay per view or even a delayed telecast is available. Others will utilize technology and search for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton youtube video and live streaming. Of course I am hoping that Manny Pacquiao will win. Pacquiao has a sterling 48-3-2 record with 36 knockouts. Pacquiao used to be simultaneous holder of several world titles. (Unfortunately some boxing councils asked him to give … [Read more...]

Another suggestion on Mandatory Legal Services (MLAS) otherwise known as Bar matter 2012

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Five days ago, I posted the article which I submitted to the IBP Cebu City chapter entitled "A better alternative to Bar Matter 2012."  This concerns the Mandatory Legal Service imposed upon lawyers by the Philippine  Supreme Court.  I honestly don't know what the position of the other lawyers are on this since I was not able to attend the IBP forum regarding this matter. Today, when I opened  my email, I read a forwarded message from one of my lawyer friends.  The article is also about the Mandatory Legal service (MLAS).  I agree with the author's position on MLAS, that is why I offered to help circulate this article by posting it in my blog. I am so glad to know what other lawyers think about Bar matter 2012. So without further adieu here is the opinion of another lawyer with regards to the MLAS or commonly known as Bar Matter 2012. WHY I AM AGAINST MLAS And What I Propose in Its Place By: Atty. May S. Aguilar WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. I am in trial practice not for the … [Read more...]