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About Aleks

Engr. Aleksandre Pates (a.k.a. Aleks or André) is an I.T. Professional and Electronics Engineer by profession, but it didn’t hinder him to enrich his skills and broaden his experience in theater and literary. He is also a College Instructor/Professor, Playwright, Artistic/Creative Director, Singer, Songwriter/Composer, Resource Speaker/Lecturer of Campus Journalism, Editorial Writing, Creative Writing and Leadership Empowerment for Youth. He is a Palanca Awardee, and he was the Editor-In-Chief of The Philippine Artisan (official student publication of TUP-Manila) from 2003-2007. He is a Certified Oracle Partner Expert since 2010, a Certified Harvard Connected Manager, and a member of the prolific playwright organizations in the Philippines, The WritersBloc. He also holds numerous positions in socio-civic and professional organizations like Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP – Manila Chapter), FEU Institute of Technology, and De La Salle Araneta University Alumni Association, Inc.

Specs and Price are what matters to the new Nokia Lumia smart phones

If you think that brand name is more important for wise men, well in this era of modern technologies, you are definitely wrong! Because if you will ask a techy person regarding a gadget that he or she prefers, their … Continue reading

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A Walk to Remember

Actually, I haven’t watched yet this film of Mandy Moore but according to my sister, it was a great film about love. Setting aside the film, have you experienced a very long distance of walking in your life? When I … Continue reading

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My Nightmare Experience with the Worst Local Bank

I am a credit card user for more or less five years from now but never in my entire life that I had felt underdog until one of my ex-trusted credit card company treated me one. Now is the best … Continue reading

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Ring: A Symbolical Memento

When I was a kid, I used to think why jewelry is important to a person. Somehow, I realized that the importance really depends on the person or the one who wears it. I’m pertaining to all kinds of jewelries … Continue reading

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Manic Monday in McDonald’s? I don’t think so!

Every Monday, McDonald’s will make you say “Hooray for Mondays” by giving customers a free cup of McCafe Premium Roast Coffee at ALL McDonald’s breakfast stores nationwide! All you have to do is visit any McDonald’s store nationwide every Friday … Continue reading

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How much is your IC (Identical CD)

The Electronics Engineer’s layman term for IC is Integrated Circuit. For some, they refer it to Identity Crisis but for the duplicate copy of any CD, I personally call it, Identical CD. When I was in college I was afraid … Continue reading

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Not too late for a New Year’s Resolution

Time flies so fast but it shouldn’t be our reason not to make our New Year’s Resolution for 2013. Two week’s ago, I sent a proposal to our internal department about an activity for this January. I suggested that everyone … Continue reading

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Equestrian: A not so ordinary sports for ladies

A gentleman who is riding a horse may not look interesting to us because it’s natural for the image of a man. How about Vice Ganda riding a horse? It seems to be redundant, right? Just kidding! Well, not to … Continue reading

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IECEP Manila Chapter to hold the 10th student summit

The Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP) Manila Chapter will hold the 10th ECE Students Summit to be held at Philamlife Theatre, January 30. The theme focuses on job opportunities of the current EcE graduating students to aid … Continue reading

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Sentimental Strings

You certainly cannot blame a person for collecting things that interests him or her. It’s like judging someone from his passion and not giving importance on that person’s definition of sentimental. Filipinos are normally sentimental because we always keep something … Continue reading

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