New hobby: locating, finding, and discovering cell towers.

The things that are a waste of time may be pointless, but that is exactly what makes them worth doing.

“It’s almost like writing my thoughts helps iron the wrinkles in my mind that come up during the day.” https://minimal.bearblog.dev/i-write-to-think-and-understand/

Prey was the first anthem we wrote for the album. The whole song was written about the idea of worshiping unhealthiness. Everything about celebrity is so fucking toxic these days. We’re attracted to toxicity. But it’s also seen as the thing to strive for, because apparently if you reach that status, that’s success, and it’s crazy. And to get there you’re being told that you’re not enough. That simply being a human is not enough. And it’s fucking savage! But that’s what advertising is. Make someone feel like they’re missing a part of themselves and then sell them that part of themselves.

— Winston McCall on Kerrang!

Pros of using a 2GB RAM smartphone in 2025: you can’t multitask as most apps use more memory now, which makes you focus on what you’re really doing with the device.

This is the truth
The only time you’ll here it
I write it down because it seems so hard to say it

These are my thoughts written down on paper
It’s my only savior
From not saying what I want to say
There are my thoughts that are on my mind
Moments that haven’t yet been defined
And I don’t know if you could ever understand
These are the things I can’t say when we’re alone

— Truth Of My Youth by New Found Glory

Challenge: only using low network frequency bands.

Giving up root access on Android just to make certain apps work is a path I’m still not willing to take.

Being sociable on heavy music events

I like going to concerts. The atmosphere, the fans, and the music we share together creates an invisible bond which makes the few hours of the event a different world.

I’ve had a fair share of genres, but I observed that, I’ve been very sociable on heavy music concerts and festivals. I am usually going alone on these events, and I do feel very comfortable with approaching and being approached by other people. The fans also are very different on opposite genres. I interacted on four different people at the last concert I attended and I even went to the event location with another fan who recognizes my shirt which is from a heavy music festival, and wondered whether I am also going to this specific show myself.

Although other genres have this comparable feeling of catharsis, for me, it is much bigger on this type of music. I think that this feeling extends even before the start of show and affects my overall attitude. I also believe that since this type of music is not that mainstream, the types of people are somewhat similar to myself.

This video is maybe telling something for this.

Globe Telecom (PH) Access Point Name (APN) fix

Using custom ROMs, I’ve always encountered mobile data connection issues with Globe Telecom. The mobile data won’t connect and establish proper connection to access the internet. The problem lies generally on the access point name (APN) configuration.

The Fix

APN: www

APN type: default, supl

APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6

APN roaming protocol: IPv4/IPv6

The mobile data should connect to the internet now. No need to modify IMS and MMS APNs.

There are problems still with this telco, for myself, as of writing this. First is that VoLTE/VoWIFI is still not activated by default, unlike the other local telcos. Another one is the stupidly huge price for promos, be it calls, texts, and mobile data.