I cannot remember how long has it been since I wrote a personal entry. Between music, movies and life, I kinda neglected that side of my blog, though I did it on purpose. I started exercising at the end of 2010 towards a fitter me and managed to lose 6kg by May before pushing my fitness up a...
My Dad’s 25th Year Death Anniversary
posted by Gallivanter
I cannot believe how time has flown by. It’s just like yesterday when I receive the news that my old man died, after I returned home from school, age 8 going on 9. My mom was only a housewife when dad left us, me and my younger brother who was 6 going on 7. I must admit it was a...
Will I Keep My Goatee if it Goes All White? An Aging Conundrum
posted by Gallivanter
I always wondered if my goatee hair goes all white, how will I look and will I keep it? My wife tells me that I look like a small girl when I clean shave, perhaps something for me to fall back on when I hit 50? Haha! I do have a couple of white hair around the goatee, probably 10 to 15 –...
I Conquered Mount Kinabalu!
posted by Gallivanter
Yes, it’s a long overdue post and it’s been a while since I talked about personal matters. We returned to Sabah on 3rd June for 11 days after a year hiatus. Our last trip was in May 2010, a memorable one where we got married at Sacred Heart Cathedral. I purchased our flight...
Deleting Friends off Facebook
posted by Gallivanter
I used to have over 1400 friends of Facebook, a mixture of friends and “friends”. Whenever people request friendship, I approve in a heartbeat, with this website in mind, I thought, more friends = more traffic for danielfranklingomez.com. And that was the basis of my thinking as I...
Kota Kinabalu Gallivanting Hiatus 3rd to 14th June 2011
posted by Gallivanter
For the next 2 weeks almost, there will not be any updates on my website as I am taking a break from it all to head back to Kota Kinabalu for 11 days. During the 11 days, I plan to meet fellow bloggers tomorrow evening, Saturday 4th June 2011 9:30pm at D’Junction. On the 6th, I will be...
I Met Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and Michael Thomas in Person!
posted by Gallivanter
Yes, that I did! The perks of being attached to City Golf at Bangsar Shopping Centre, I can to meet with sports celebrities. I remember in my first month, I had a good chat with Shebby Singh and Steve McMahon, plus the crew of ESPN when they organized a press conference at City Golf. Fast...
I’m Now an Online DJ, so Call Me DJ Gallivanter!
posted by Gallivanter
Yes! I finally get to tick one of my dreams as reality. It was by luck that one of my readers left a comment on in our of my myriad new music reviews about using the track for an online radio. I got a little curious and asked for more details. I found out that there was an opening with an...
I’m off on a Honeymoon Hiatus!
posted by Gallivanter
Yes, I never thought I’d say this, and I’ve been blogging for 4 years now and it’s very rarely that I don’t blog, at least not more than 3 days gap between posts, simply because there’s so much music to share. This blog has evolved into a music website as I always...
What is Your Earliest Childhood Memory?
posted by Gallivanter
Can you remember? I was trying to recall but somehow could not grasp the timeline. I remember going to school for the first time in 1984 when my late dad sent me. But that can’t be the earlier childhood memory, can it? I also have spurts of other memories but because I’m unsure of...
My Reflection of 2010 : Looking Back
posted by Gallivanter
The biggest highlight of 2010? My marriage to Mel of course! Here’s a look back at some of my posts as well as personal events that made 2010 a memorable year of gigantic proportions! My Pre-Wedding My Pre-Wedding Shoot “Rejected” Photos Our First Pre-Wedding Photoshoot in...
I’m Leaving My Job For a New Challenge
posted by Gallivanter
I’m now in my 11th year of working. My first official job began on 2nd January 2000 and ended in October 2007, almost 8 years later. It was a sportsbook and casino company, where I started out as a Operations Officer and left almost 8 years later as a Web Content Manager, with a team of...
