Ready, set, blog.

Welcome to my blog.

grep, grep, grep
You may be wondering, "grep? What's that?"

Grep (sounds like "step") is a unix command used for searching. This blog is my outlet for the things I come across on the web. I grepped and even found a hermit crab named "grep".



background info.
Grew up in the Philippines, and now live on the West Coast. My interests are personal finance, photography, travel, tech, good food, and healthy living.

I enjoy taking photos, and I have been shooting since my dad let me use his SLR when I was young. I moved to digital photography when I bought an Olympus 3030 cam (3 megapixel) . Soon after I upgraded to a Canon 10d SLR (6MP). I also use a compact Canon SD400 for its portability.

I like to travel. So far I have made it to Italy, and France, as well as trips back to Manila. I enjoy history and I enjoy listening to books on tape while I drive to and from work.

My interest in computers started when my eldest brother began tinkering with early personal computers in the 80's. I remember spending hours on the early Apple ][ clone (Taiwanese cloned labeled as banana pc) and then on the early Mac, and then to IBM PC XT/AT clones.

Currently I am employed in the computer industry as a software tester. My work involves probing software and reporting the issues I encounter. I now spend my time writing Java apps to automate tests. I currently use Linux and Windows daily.

Read more about the interesting tools I find on the web. If you have some favorite sites and interesting news, I'd love to hear your comments as well.

Thanks for dropping by, and please bookmark this site, grepthisblog.blogspot.com, and come back soon.