Design Patter Tutorial 1

It has been two sprints now that I started to re-kindle the fire of enhancing my programming skills.

Kudos to my friend, Anton Van, who shared me this link: http://www.newthinktank.com/videos/design-patterns-tutorial/

What did I learned?
1. Strategy Pattern
- Define a family of algorithm, encapsulate each one and make them interchangeable. The Strategy Pattern lets the algorithm vary independently from clients that use it.

Fig 1.0 Family of Algorithm

Fig 2.0 Algorithm vary independently

Fig 3.0 Base Class

I promise to keep updating you with my good finds. So keep visiting my blog.

Cheers!

Another Answered Prayer

It was really amazing how God works in a man's life.

How he let you and I know that He really cares and He really mean it.
Whether or not it's something that is easy to believe in or grasp or stand into
specially when times seems so tough and things doesn't come the way we want or expected them too.

Last 38 minutes ago, I received a message that my niece-in-law, Carla, had passed the recent Nursing Board Exam. To my greatest excitement and joy, I got the snapshot of this website to capture her name, and look here it is:

My heart rejoices with this one of great endeavours she have accomplished. I know the real feeling because there's a lot of time that Carla felt so down and depressed, with just a few drops of hope that she will also be able to make it but I kept on telling her, "Nothing is impossible with God." and so it was. I even included her in my prayer list.

Truly, God makes everything beautiful in His time.

To God be the glory.

Does God Exist?

I stumbled upon this link over the Internet that discusses the existence of God.

http://www.everystudent.com/features/isthere.html?gclid=CNb-sYy_sLUCFUYhpQodfhYAPw
- this article is written by Marilyn Adamson, who was a former atheist, but have come to a compelling truth that God does exist.

http://www.everystudent.com/features/faith.html  - by Paul E. Little

We may all have our own opinions on all things. But for me I believe that God exist. I may not be eloquent enough to defend of what I believe in, but I will still believe that there is God.

50% Off at French Baker = Great Foodies!

Yeah, today I had the chance to line-up for the 50% off offer at French Baker here at Eastwood. It happens every night according to the cashier starting from 9pm. The queue could be long as early as 8:30pm but today I was lucky enough to be 5th on the line.

I was wondering what to buy because it's my first time. I was even calculating how much will it all worth at the back of my head while standing and waiting for the line to move. It was a bit feeling of excitement and somehow felt nervous hoping that I could still get the bread that I want. Preferably, I'd like to have the plain bread since I'd like to match it with my experimented spreads which were seating on the fridge few days ago.

But to my surprise and I thank God I've made it. I had the "Oven baked bread" (which were not able to be sliced since the baker said that "no slicing during 50% off" rule is being implemented), freshly baked raisins bread, butter croissants and vulvet. Everything costs me P148 box and I can say it's worth the money because of the big discounts I've had.

Thank you French Baker for this awesome treat. It's better to give it half the price than to be seen thrown or wasted. And now, I'll start tasting them but I'll keep some pieces for daddy's baon tomorrow.

Dadi and Mami's Farm House

http://www.adventure-journal.com/2012/04/weekend-cabin-san-juan-island-washington/

Fake it

My boss shared me this link a while ago:
http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html

It's all about "fake it till you become it". Configure your brain to get the best out of the situation.

Spending Time with the Lord

Today, I choose to be late at the office. I choose to stay a little longer at our house to spend time singing and worshiping Jesus. My heart is hurt again because I was laughed at when I am explaining my side to my team mates. I felt that I am not important, though it was their fault why I reacted so bad, but still they were not able to realized it.

Yesterday, I did not get any tasks from our sprint backlog. I let them realize how I've felt when they acted like they don't care if we can't burn stories for the day. So what I did I hold the grudge in my heart against them - the whole day. I don't talk a lot and mind them. I remained to be on a state of 'uncaring, unlovable, unforgiving'. But it wasn't good. It was me who is much greatly affected.

So, today I woke up late. I prepared myself for work neglecting to read my Bible and just uttered a little prayer for the sake of doing it regularly. But without my heart. Without my real desire to come to God and lay down my crowns, my failures, fears, struggles and even my grudges.

Good thing that Patrick is late. So I decided that we'll just take a cab going to the office. Though it will be expensive but I would rather spend time with God than to be miserable the whole day, again? After all, it was just money which God can provide.

This song that I played over the internet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6_T29ZaxyE) carries the encouragement that I needed for such a time as this. I was reminded that God loves me, God takes care of me. He won't let me go for He hold my world in His hands. I love to know and be reminded once in a while how great, how vast is His love for you and me.

I sang the song a couple of times with my arms raising towards heaven. Uttered a prayer and shouted to God  the insides of my heart. I love this moment and I missed it for quite long time ago. Truly, there is healing and strength in the presence of God. I love to hear that God loves me and that God will never never never abandoned me and leave me. He won't turned His back from me; He's always there. He remained faithful.

"Lord, salamat sa sobra sobrang pagmamahal mo na kahit nagkaganito ako, nagkulang sa Iyo, nagkamali, nag malaki, nde naging mapagpatawad, nde nagpakita ng pagmamahal ngunit salamat dahil andun pa rin ang pagmamahal mo. As the song goes, 'I confess You are my righteousness...' yes I cannot change myself, only God can. Thank you for changing me and molding me on the way you want me to be. I cannot love, I cannot forgive with my own strength so help me God...I love You Lord."