t's blog

25 Jul

An experiment in email blogging. I’m an Internet Entrepreneur.

I’m super busy so please check out my interests before emailing me – terencepua at gmail (serious inquires only). I’m either in SV or in Manila.

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My niece’s photos (I call her Peanut).

product screenshots 27 Nov

1. xacktunes menubar @mac os 10.4
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2. xacktunes webapp (using rails)
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3. xacktunes showing what I’m backing up (new)
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4. More screenshots from Jopes, founding engineer, xacktunes

my life timeline 27 Nov

in Philippines…
- aug 1972: born (Marcos declares martial law one month later)

- 1978: burned my paternal grandparent’s home by pretending to cook (didn’t discover I did it until a teenager)

- 1979: my 1st fist fight

- 1980: dropped our bags and flew to the states (story as to why is still a mystery—something political)

in United States…
- 81 to 91: growing up in east coast (Philly & NJ)

- 1983: my 2nd fist fight (6th grade bully) got him eventually :) – also started food fight @school cafeteria (that was fun, while it lasted)

- 91 to 95: UPenn, BS in Electrical Engineering (minors in Mathematics and Economics)

- 95 to 96: Texas Instruments (Telecom Business Unit)

- 96 to 98: started my 1st company in crazy Philly neighborhood + continued to my parent’s house in NJ

- 98 to 03: in Silicon Valley, 3 startups (2 sold, 1 failed)

- nov 03: decided to go to Philippines

back to PH…
- 03 to present: working on cool projects above with smart + passionate Filipinos

life goals

Jump out of an airplane
Learn to sail
Trash
Swimming freestyle properly

projects (since nov 2003)

neverfuget | iCal + web calendars, holding hands
Blackbuk | girlfriend widget
Eskwela (means “school” in Tagalog) | Filipino students & alumni
Xacktunes (in private alpha) | iTunes backup alternative (+ social music backup)
Xackmail | secure email backup
Trash
pusit | friendster philippines | http://pusit.com/

crazy shit

Trying to stop smoking (sober for 3 weeks :))