This is a probably the toughest page to write. This is where I should answer when someone asks questions like "Who are you?" or "Who the heck do you think you are!?" ;)

I really don't know where to begin. So, let me just tell you the usual stuff about where I live, what I like, what I do for living and so on.

I'm 38 (since April 18, 2007) ... I was born in the Philippines, and spent most of my life there. I now live in Columbia, Maryland. I came to the US April 2002 as Filipino-US Immigrant (Yeah,…and got my US Citizenship too).

I grew up in Cebu, Philppines. Very lucky to have grown up in place surrounded by beautiful island beaches with pristine white sands, and beautiful Filipina women that are second to none. I graduated from Sacred Heart School for Boys where I was an academic scholar my entire elementary and high school years. Again a very lucky guy to have had Jesuit education from the best boys school in the region, and not have had to pay for it. Got my Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering at the Cebu Institute of Technology.

I'm the technical kind of guy... Kinda addicted to solving problems, constantly screaming "GIVE ME SOMETHING TO TROUBLESHOOT!" It's a craving that desperately needs satisfaction. The bad thing about computers is that they are addictive - My wife thinks I spend too much time in front of a computer (computer_time / wife_time is a large positive intiger and ought to be a fraction… so she says). I'm planning to get another PC, but my wife keeps saying that having four computers around the house is enough… I DON'T THINK SO. I got one in the basement that's used as a Linux server (webserver, FTP server, SAMBA, mail sever), one desktop PC in the home office, one used for a VoIP PBX Server project I am just starting on, a laptop so can work around the house, and I forgot I also have an IPAQ that is also wirelessly connected to my home network. I still have more plans like getting a new PC that will function as a media center (record TV shows like Tivo, and play my library of MP3s - legally obtained MP3s) and hook it up to my home theater system. I also would like to get another unit to serve as my music production station… interface my 6-string guitar and bass, and record my own songs to burn into CDs. A boy has got to have his toys.

Speaking of music, I prefer to listen to jazz and the retro classics of the 70's and 80's. I used the play the bass guitars in a band during my college years. Wrote a few songs too. Here are the links if you want to check some of them out (crudely recorded on video).
- Afternoons Together
- Come Into My Life

My current job is in the Healthcare Industry as a Senior Systems Analyst (at the University of Maryland Medical System), mainly doing systems support and programming work. Desk jobs like the one I have tend to make you a little round in the middle. That's why I debate with myself a lot whether to go to the gym or hit the couch.

After work, you'll find me hanging out with my family or with friends… having a couple of drinks and cooking.

Okay, I've already said too much, I'll stop while I'm ahead. Drop me any kind of feedback or comments at gerard_cabunoc@yahoo.com. Thanks.