All Chapters of Encounters with the Pen: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

 20 December 2013 The shortest distance between two points is the minimum fare. It is a variable that ranges between eight to forty pesos (₱ 8.00 – ₱ 40.00). Unlike the points previously mentioned, it is a quantity that is directly proportional to the increase either in distance or time. Aside from that, it is usually dependent on the kind of wheel-based mechanism utilized for covering the said distance wherein the crudest is the foot-powered one while the costlier ones are driven by high-octane fuel. However, there is a rate of discount employed based on the chronological age after biological birth of the client. Triangle is theoretically the most stable of the polygons. But the same polygonal shape is just the tip of an arrow that directly indicates whether a particular stock has made a drastic plunge, a sudden rise or remained dormant over a period of time. Whether the arrow points north or south is a cause of concern for both traders and investors for it ha

 24 January 2014 Excel, in the parlance of a QWERTY keyboard running on Windows, is basically a spreadsheet with every individual cell as powerful and equally capable as the rest. Every single and unoccupied cell can contain concatenation of strings or numeric values even complex syntaxes or formula, commonly preceded by an equal sign, so that the desired result could be achieved. In some cases, error values occur to prompt us to rectify our inputs or check the agreement of the syntaxes of nested formula among others. The dynamics of human life is mirrored in the practicality, simplicity and complexity of the application MS Excel. Let us then try to establish the truthfulness of these assertions even if there is actually none in existence. Scrolling to the rightmost and until the bottom part of the spreadsheet should bring you to cell XFD1048576 when using Office 2007. Even at this depth of the screen, the same cell is still capable of handling the res

 04 April 2014 This narrative is an attempt to recount the circumstances that took place almost a year ago during the author’s hiatus from gainful employment and momentary acquaintance with the uncertainty of joblessness. It was also during that same time that he entertained suitors, in the form of game requests, thus justifying the title explicitly stated above. The other reason is that, whenever he is in the game, he finds solace in the haven of candies that offers a palliative relief to the pains that are yet to come. The object of the game is to form a straight line having, at least, three similar items. Swaps are done by swiping the images on the screen. Jellies, on the other hand, would require a couple of explosions before it is completely removed and obliterated. A striped candy appears whenever a line of four, horizontal or vertical, is formed. Whenever a group of five is formed other than a straight line, a wrapped candy appears while a line of five s

 11 February 2015 The ensuing averments were not directed at alleviating whatever pain one is experiencing at the moment. This neither has a palliative effect to the numbness of an already calloused heart nor a sedative result to induce sleep and eventually drown the misgivings of this life in the realm of our dreams. It cannot be quantified though that one’s pains or sufferings are greater than someone else simply on the basis of the streams of tears they shed or the ones they elicited from the others in sympathy and solidarity to their plight. This is not an assertion that the difficulty right now would prevent further or future hardships from happening for this existence is fundamentally a series of hurdles and obstacles meticulously placed in a labyrinth that only the maze creator could vanquish swiftly.  If change is an essential constituent of this cosmic conspiracy, our optimism hinges on the possibility of the greater good that it brings consid

 25 July 2015 Oh Lord, unmask us of our unworthiness that prevents us from experiencing your love in its entirety. Make our intentions congruent with your plans and our viewpoints your perspective. Make us always aware that our plan is merely a subset of your greater plan. Help us realize that influence is the seed that bears the fruits of goodness and change. May the goodness we do bring forth the change we ought to see. Protect our workplace, Oh Lord, for it is our means of dignifying and monetizing our toils. Let every denomination earned bridge our eventual future with our present realities. Protect our families and our loved ones, Oh Lord, for it is mostly for them that we are continually driven. Lead us always to the right path despite the uncertainties of our journey. Protect our wholeness, Oh Lord, for we are better than our broken, partial and individual parts. May our indivisible resolve to follow you enliven among us an even greater