About

Hi! I am Derek. I’m a half-consultant, half-blogger, living somewhere in Metro Manila. I have super powers. No, I’m just kidding. I have been a self-confessed geek/nerd for quite sometime now, though I am really not sure what the difference between a geek and a nerd is.

I am one of the translators in Global Voices Online on Filipino.

The Site
This is my personal blog. It’s a work in progress, and the only time it would be completed is when I am dead. Most of my posts here are in Filipino, so as long as you’re knowledgeable with the language, you are most certainly welcome here.

The Name
Apendiks is a Tagalized form of the word appendix. We all know that “appendix” is a part of a book, which contains supplementary material. It’s “an addition” to the book. As Wikipedia says it, “It may correct errors, explain inconsistencies or otherwise detail or update the information found in the main work, especially if any such problems were detected too late to correct the main work”. Since blogging is an extension of an individual’s personality or work, I wanted this blog to be my life’s appendix or addendum. In real life, I could never turn back time (as much as I wanted) and undo the mistakes that I have done. All I can do is retell my stories here, state the facts why things have gone wrong, and let people know so that they wouldn’t do the same mistakes too. Maybe this thing would help me too in the future, just in case I am stupid enough to commit the same mistake again.

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Important Disclaimer
This blog is for me to express my views, opinions and experiences to you, the reader. All views and opinions are solely my own and do not reflect the views or opinions of my employer. Nothing I state here should be taken as legal advice.