{"pageContext":{"isCreatedByStatefulCreatePages":false,"url":"/projects/tilde/","relativePath":"projects/tilde.md","relativeDir":"projects","base":"tilde.md","name":"tilde","frontmatter":{"title":"Tilde ~","template":"project","subtitle":"","date":"2020-08-21T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/9007d1db5b1edbc0dc07c01ec9f6160f.png","content_img_path":"/images/9007d1db5b1edbc0dc07c01ec9f6160f.png"},"html":"<p><a href=\"https://tilde.glideapp.io/\" title=\"https://tilde.glideapp.io/\">https://tilde.glideapp.io/</a></p>\n<h1>Why?</h1>\n<p>Of all the app ideas out there, why make an app that just copy and paste the letters (wait... I need to open this app to get them) ñ or Ñ?</p>\n<p>Because I need it.</p>\n<p>My last name is Taleño and I have lived the pain of not having this letter in the keyboard all my life!</p>\n<h1>That is why...</h1>\n<p>And suddenly, out of the blue, I opened Glide and hack away.</p>\n<p>After maybe 15 or 20 minutes, it's out in the world! 🚀</p>","pages":[{"url":"/about/","relativePath":"about.md","relativeDir":"","base":"about.md","name":"about","frontmatter":{"title":"About","subtitle":"","img_path":"","menus":{"main":{"title":"About","weight":4}},"template":"page"},"html":"<blockquote>\n<p>But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 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It's been 10 years. And I cannot count the times I tried to start a software company. It's one of my desires that up until now, still unfulfilled. But if I look at it on a different perspective, this is not actually bad after all. Because God's not done with me yet.","template":"post","subtitle":"Daily Devotion Version 0.0"},"html":"<blockquote>\n<p><em>Whether the cloud stayed above the Tabernacle for two days, a month, or a year, the people of Israel stayed in camp and did not move on. But as soon as it lifted, they broke camp and moved on. So they camped or traveled at the LORD’s command, and they did whatever the LORD told them through Moses.</em></p>\n<p><strong>Numbers 9:22-23</strong></p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>The Journey Begins (Again 10x)</h2>\n<p>Yes. It's been 10 years. And I cannot count the times I tried to start a software company. It's one of my desires that up until now, still unfulfilled. But if I look at it on a different perspective, this is not actually bad after all. Because God's not done with me yet.</p>\n<h3>In the Beginning</h3>\n<p>Way back years ago, I had kept a Word of God during my daily devotion.</p>\n<p>It was from <a href=\"https://dailydevotion.app/tabs/tab1/ENGESVO2ET/Num/ENGESVO2ET/Num/9\">Numbers 9:15-23</a>.</p>\n<p>The story is telling me not to move unless God moves as well. I thought, yeah, that was a great idea and I decided to call my first solo attempt side project as <a href=\"https://sites.google.com/view/thefierycloud/home\">The Fiery Cloud</a>. Which is the title of the story in New Living Translation.</p>\n<p>And it didn't move. ⛈ #NothingHappen</p>\n<h3>Another New Beginning</h3>\n<p>Fast forward, 5 years since, here I am again.</p>\n<p>Trying to make another new beginning.</p>\n<p>But this time, it's different.</p>\n<h3>Another Word from God</h3>\n<p>I received another Word from God that speaks right into my heart.</p>\n<p>It's from <a href=\"https://dailydevotion.app/tabs/tab1/ENGESVN2ET/Matt/ENGESVN2ET/Matt/6\">Matthew 6:33</a>.</p>\n<p><img src=\"/images/matt633.png\"></p>\n<p>It tells me not to seek what could be the next big idea that will hit.</p>\n<p>But instead, God tells me, to seek Him first and His righteousness. Then this desire deep down in my heart, to have my own software related company, will be added to my life. And many other desires.</p>\n<h3>Ending</h3>\n<p>And that's how I got the name of <a href=\"https://seekfirst.netlify.com/\">my future company</a>.</p>"},{"url":"/posts/bible-app-journey/","relativePath":"posts/bible-app-journey.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"bible-app-journey.md","name":"bible-app-journey","frontmatter":{"title":"Bible App Journey 🚶‍♂️","template":"post","subtitle":"The story of how I ended up having bibleapp.pro","date":"2020-04-23T10:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/bibleapp_journey.png","content_img_path":"/images/bibleapp_journey.png","excerpt":"As you know from my previous blogs and \"product\" posts in this site, I am obviously hustling in the #NoCodeConnectsUs Challenge by Adalo."},"html":"<blockquote>\n<p>\"All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.\"</p>\n<p><strong>2 Timothy 3:16 NLT</strong></p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>What happened?</h2>\n<p>As you know from my previous blogs and \"product\" posts in this site, I am obviously hustling in the <a href=\"https://www.nucode.co/challenge/the-nocodeconnectsus-challenge-1585655164419x599472269787660300\"><strong>#NoCodeConnectsUs</strong></a> Challenge by <a href=\"https://www.adalo.com/\"><strong>Adalo</strong></a>.</p>\n<p>During my first week, I was able to submit <a href=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/portfolio/\"><strong>4 entries</strong></a> for the contest which I'm surprised. Of course they are not that amazing to you, but they are wonderful web apps to me.</p>\n<p>I've never build as fast as that in my life ever. Truly Adalo gave us a super power!</p>\n<h3>Then what?</h3>\n<p>Then on the 2nd week, I got super busy at work that I can't find time to work on new web apps. But thankfully, I was still able to pull <a href=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/portfolio/\"><strong>2 apps</strong></a> during that weekend.</p>\n<p>And on the third week, I don't know what to build anymore.</p>\n<h3>My last entry...</h3>\n<p>My eyes are on the prize. I am focused. I really want the lifetime access to Adalo so bad. And I only have 1 idea left.</p>\n<p>A <a href=\"www.bibleapp.pro\"><strong>Bible</strong></a> app.</p>\n<p>Something that I am really passionate about because it is supernatural.</p>\n<p>And I really believe that God's Word is the greatest weapon that we have to fight the effects of this pandemic in our lives.</p>\n<p>And so I build my last entry and submitted it to <a href=\"https://www.nucode.co/\"><strong>Nucode</strong></a>.</p>\n<p>Only God knows what will happen from there.</p>\n<p>There are lots of amazing entries that even though it seems like I have lots of entries, the other apps are just brilliant.</p>"},{"url":"/posts/bible-app-launched-🚀/","relativePath":"posts/bible-app-launched-🚀.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"bible-app-launched-🚀.md","name":"bible-app-launched-🚀","frontmatter":{"title":"Bible App Launched 🚀","template":"post","subtitle":"The unexpected launch of Bible app on Product Hunt.","date":"2020-04-28T04:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/2020-04-28_1156.png","content_img_path":"/images/2020-04-28_1156.png","excerpt":"I was just researching on how to launch in Product Hunt yesterday and then suddenly, poof! unexpectedly we launched our first ever product called Bible app!"},"html":"<h2>What happened yesterday?!</h2>\n<p>So yes.</p>\n<p>I was just researching on how to <a href=\"https://www.producthunt.com/posts/bible\"><strong>launch in Product Hunt</strong></a> yesterday and then suddenly, poof! unexpectedly we launched our first ever product called <a href=\"www.bibleapp.pro\"><strong>Bible app</strong></a>!</p>\n<h3>What's next?</h3>\n<p>So it's out there now.</p>\n<p>And it's not doing really good as of this post.</p>\n<p>But by faith, we can only give our five loaves and two fishes.</p>\n<p>And let God feed the five thousand. ♥</p>"},{"url":"/posts/adalo-the-nocodeconnectsus-challenge/","relativePath":"posts/adalo-the-nocodeconnectsus-challenge.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"adalo-the-nocodeconnectsus-challenge.md","name":"adalo-the-nocodeconnectsus-challenge","frontmatter":{"title":"Adalo & The #NoCodeConnectsUs Challenge 💪","template":"post","subtitle":"A no-code challenge hosted in Nucode sponsored by Adalo","date":"2020-04-03T08:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/nucode_adalo_challenge.png","content_img_path":"/images/nucode_adalo_challenge.png","excerpt":"Yes. That's somewhat the gist of Adalo's email few days ago. I got hooked by the subject so I kept on reading. And there, I've discovered that they have a new challenge called \"The #NoCodeConnectsUs Challenge\"."},"html":"<p>Image Source: <a href=\"https://www.nucode.co/challenge/the-nocodeconnectsus-challenge-1585655164419x599472269787660300\">nucode.com</a></p>\n<h2>Adalo gave me super powers?!</h2>\n<p>Yes. That's somewhat the gist of <a href=\"https://www.adalo.com/\"><strong>Adalo</strong></a>'s email few days ago. I got hooked by the subject so I kept on reading. And there, I've discovered that they have a new challenge called \"The <a href=\"https://www.nucode.co/challenge/the-nocodeconnectsus-challenge-1585655164419x599472269787660300\"><strong>#NoCodeConnectsUs</strong></a> Challenge\".</p>\n<h3>What's the challenge?</h3>\n<p>Basically, we need to make apps using the amazing no-code platform of <a href=\"https://www.adalo.com/our-story\"><strong>Adalo</strong></a> and submit the project to a no-code community called <a href=\"https://www.nucode.co/\"><strong>Nucode</strong></a>.</p>\n<p>However, it is again a challenge.</p>\n<p>The challenge is to make something that can help people connect due to the social distancing effect of the COVID-19 virus.</p>\n<p>Read further details here -> <a href=\"https://www.nucode.co/challenge/the-nocodeconnectsus-challenge-1585655164419x599472269787660300\"><strong>#NoCodeConnectsUs</strong></a></p>\n<h3>What's in it for us?</h3>\n<p>We could have a chance to win a lifetime access to <a href=\"https://www.adalo.com/pricing\"><strong>Adalo Pro</strong></a>!</p>\n<p>Sounds good eh?!</p>\n<p><strong>What are you waiting for?</strong> <a href=\"https://www.nucode.co/challenge/the-nocodeconnectsus-challenge-1585655164419x599472269787660300\"><strong>Join now!</strong></a></p>"},{"url":"/posts/daily-devotion-v1/","relativePath":"posts/daily-devotion-v1.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"daily-devotion-v1.md","name":"daily-devotion-v1","frontmatter":{"title":"Daily Devotion 1.0","template":"post","subtitle":"Daily Devotion Version 1.0","date":"2020-03-24T13:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/2020-03-24_2101.png","content_img_path":"/images/2020-03-24_2101.png","excerpt":"I was actually been following Ionic Framework since it's version 1. I even subscribed to Ionic Creator because I'm really not a hardcore programmer. Then it went on to v2, v3, v4 and I still can't make it work."},"html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.</p>\n<p><strong>Ecclesiastes 7:8 ESV</strong></p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Start</h2>\n<p>I was actually been following Ionic Framework since it's version 1. I even subscribed to Ionic Creator because I'm really not a hardcore programmer. Then it went on to v2, v3, v4 and I still can't make it work.</p>\n<p>Then suddenly, <a href=\"https://anvil.works/\">Anvil</a> came into the picture with a very bold declaration, \"Built nothing but Python\". I'm reminded. I have a little bit of Python skills in me from over a year of building Airflow DAGs. So I jumped in and built the very first version of the <a href=\"https://daily-devotion.anvil.app/\">Daily Devotion app</a>.</p>\n<h2>In Between</h2>\n<p>I was actually happy because this was the first time that I made a working web app. And it's built nothing but Python. Compared to other web frameworks I tried and built nothing.</p>\n<p>I really love using my app. I actually have my daily devotions saved there. Until such time that I'm not using it anymore. And I'm not updating the app anymore. All because of the user interface. I really don't like how I can't make the look and feel the way I want it to be.</p>\n<h2>End</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://anvil.works/\">Anvil</a> is really a wonderful framework for building web apps, specially if Python is your favorite language. So it's not Anvil's fault, it's me and my buggy attitude. I want to build something beautiful with less effort on me because I'm not a designer.</p>\n<p>I give <a href=\"https://ionicframework.com/\">Ionic Framework</a> another shot and this time it's already in v5. I rebuild my <a href=\"https://dailydevotion.app\">Daily Devotion app</a> and true enough, it's pretty. Specially, when used on an Apple device. 🍎</p>"},{"url":"/posts/giving-is-love/","relativePath":"posts/giving-is-love.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"giving-is-love.md","name":"giving-is-love","frontmatter":{"title":"Giving Is Love 🤲","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-06T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190217_093623.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190217_093623.jpg","excerpt":"Jesus traveled, teach, preach & heals."},"html":"<p>📸 by Joey Taleño, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>'Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. ' Matthew 4:23 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h1>Where Is The Love?</h1>\n<p>Jesus traveled, teach, preach &#x26; heals.</p>\n<p>For me, it was all an act of giving.</p>\n<p>Jesus didn't ask for anything back.</p>\n<p>This shows that our God is a giver.</p>\n<p>Through this, I realized that giving without asking for anything in return is a way of loving.</p>\n<p>Where there is love, we draw closer to it.</p>\n<p>And crowds followed Jesus since then.</p>"},{"url":"/posts/evolution-of-daily-devotion/","relativePath":"posts/evolution-of-daily-devotion.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"evolution-of-daily-devotion.md","name":"evolution-of-daily-devotion","frontmatter":{"title":"Evolution of Daily Devotion","template":"post","subtitle":"Daily Devotion has 3 versions already","date":"2020-04-03T01:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/daily_devotion_3.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/daily_devotion_3.jpg","excerpt":"Based from my experience, this is so true. It's very easy to start something. And it's very hard to finish it. But the Bible says, finishing is better than starting. So let's not be deceived if we think \"Wow! I've already started this thing and that business!\". The main question is, \"Is it finished?\"."},"html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.</p>\n<p>Ecclesiastes 7:8 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Based from my experience, this is so true. It's very easy to start something. And it's very hard to finish it. But the Bible says, finishing is better than starting. So let's not be deceived if we think \"Wow! I've already started this thing and that business!\". The main question is, \"Is it finished?\".</p>\n<h2>2018</h2>\n<p>It was around September 2018 when an unexpected storm came. Me and my colleagues got offered to leave the company. Business decision they say. But then I'm grateful because I know God is with us always.</p>\n<p>While looking for another job, I taught myself to build a web app. I stumbled upon Flask, a micro service web framework built in Python. With the help of a Udemy Course, I was able to build the very first version of Daily Devotion hosted on a free Heroku platform.</p>\n<p>Was this finished? No.</p>\n<p><img src=\"/images/daily-devotion-v0.png\" alt=\"Not updated anymore.\" title=\"Daily Devotion\"></p>\n<h2>2019</h2>\n<p>God blessed me with a new job. A promotion from my previous one. With a relocation package. God's been good! However, I really want to build something but I'm not a web developer. I just keep on searching until I stumbled upon Anvil, another platform that allows non-hardcore web developers to build web apps with nothing but Python.</p>\n<p>They have a free tier of their platform with the privilege to use pretty much most of the functionality needed to build a decent web app. The only requirement is a knowledge in Python and we can crack on. Fast forward, I was able to build a better version of Daily Devotion. However, I was able to use it for just a few months. I lost the joy in using it.</p>\n<p>Was it finished? Semi.</p>\n<p><img src=\"/images/2020-03-24_2101.png\"></p>\n<h2>2020</h2>\n<p>I still have the same job by the grace of God. And I've learned loyalty during my tenure. Our team are blessed to have a limited access to LinkedIn Learning. The very first thing that I've searched was an Ionic Framework training. I stumbled upon this Ionic 4.0 Essential Training by Sani Yusuf.</p>\n<p>I've been actually following Ionic Framework's journey since the beginning but due to my limited web development skills, I wasn't able to make even one decent working app. However, through Sani's course, I was able to follow and build the newest version of Daily Devotion, now a progressive web app built in Ionic 5.</p>\n<p><img src=\"/images/dailydevotion_web-1.png\"></p>\n<p>Is this finished? Not yet. But I'm using it for my Daily Devotion.</p>\n<p>God willing, I hope to finish it. Will keep you posted!</p>"},{"url":"/posts/in-the-beginning/","relativePath":"posts/in-the-beginning.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"in-the-beginning.md","name":"in-the-beginning","frontmatter":{"title":"In the beginning...","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"Reality & Expectations","date":"2020-08-30T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/mika-baumeister-y_lgxwqex2c-unsplash.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/mika-baumeister-y_lgxwqex2c-unsplash.jpg","excerpt":"I’m at a point in my life where there’s not much progress going on."},"html":"<p>Photo by <a href=\"https://unsplash.com/@mbaumi?utm_source=unsplash&#x26;utm_medium=referral&#x26;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Mika Baumeister</a> on <a href=\"https://unsplash.com/s/photos/reality-vs-expectation?utm_source=unsplash&#x26;utm_medium=referral&#x26;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash</a></p>\n<h2>Reality</h2>\n<p>I’m at a point in my life where there’s not much progress going on.</p>\n<p>Which is something that I am not proud of.</p>\n<p>But I have hope.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>'For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord . “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. ' Jeremiah 29:11 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I have hope in God who holds our future.</p>\n<p>For now, I will pause. Meditate. And be devotional.</p>\n<p>I will write down my reality (work-life integration) in this newsletter.</p>\n<h2>Expectations</h2>\n<p>I expect that through this new methodology, I’ll be able to develop my way of thinking and writing skills.</p>\n<p>To those who will subscribe, expect a mix of topics in the area of my professional work, my spiritual journey as a Christian and my attempts in making a company of my own.</p>"},{"url":"/posts/love-and-lust/","relativePath":"posts/love-and-lust.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"love-and-lust.md","name":"love-and-lust","frontmatter":{"title":"Love and Lust 🤔","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-11T17:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/img_1146.JPG","content_img_path":"/images/img_1146.JPG","excerpt":"Sorry but truth is, there is no love in sin.  In this example, Jesus raises the bar higher when it comes to committing adultery."},"html":"<p>📸 Leonardo Hotel Jerusalem, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>27 “You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:27-28 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Where is the love?</h2>\n<p>Sorry but truth is, there is no love in sin.</p>\n<p>In this example, Jesus raises the bar higher when it comes to committing adultery.</p>\n<p>Jesus said, just by looking at a person with lust, we are already committing adultery in our hearts.</p>\n<p>And that's where I found how Jesus loves us so much.</p>\n<p>Jesus really cares about the condition of our hearts.</p>\n<p>Based from my personal experience, I find it really hard to give and show genuine love when my heart is full of lust.</p>\n<p>A person who loves will raise the bar higher just to keep us from harm.</p>\n<p>A person who does not love does otherwise.</p>\n<p>Thank you, Jesus, for teaching us how to keep our hearts safe from harm. 💖</p>"},{"url":"/posts/jesus-love/","relativePath":"posts/jesus-love.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"jesus-love.md","name":"jesus-love","frontmatter":{"title":"Jesus Love 💖","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-08-31T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190218_153327.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190218_153327.jpg","excerpt":"Over the past few weeks, I've been reflecting about my way of living as a Christian."},"html":"<p>📸 by Joey Taleño, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<h1>Let The Journey Begin</h1>\n<p>Over the past few weeks, I've been reflecting about my way of living as a Christian.</p>\n<p>It's been more than 6 years now since I made the best decision of my life.</p>\n<p>To be born again spiritually.</p>\n<p>However, over the course of this journey, I may have been running for the sake of running the race.</p>\n<p>I think I needed to slow down and go back to my first love.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! Revelations 2:4 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h1>Back To My First Love</h1>\n<p>Jesus Christ is was and is my first love.</p>\n<p>Starting today, I'll be going back to reading the gospels where I can read the very words of my Lord and personal Savior.</p>\n<p>As I meditate on every Words He says, I will try to seek out how Jesus displays His love.</p>\n<p>And I will try to write about it if not everyday at least 90% of the week.</p>\n<p>I have never been as excited as I am now.</p>\n<p>Not when I was trying to do things on my own way. (Making apps)</p>"},{"url":"/posts/love-anger-3-3/","relativePath":"posts/love-anger-3-3.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"love-anger-3-3.md","name":"love-anger-3-3","frontmatter":{"title":"Love & Anger 😘 3/3","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-11T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190214_113634.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190214_113634.jpg","excerpt":"Anger is dangerous.  It could overpower mercy and love for a moment."},"html":"<p>📸 Caesarea, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>25 “When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison. 26 And if that happens, you surely won’t be free again until you have paid the last penny. Matthew 5:25-26 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Where is the love?</h2>\n<p>Anger is dangerous.</p>\n<p>It could overpower mercy and love for a moment.</p>\n<p>That's why an angry person can suddenly do unimaginable thing subconsciously realizing later that it's all because of the great anger inside.</p>\n<p>And Jesus knew everything about man.</p>\n<p>If we knew we have enemies, don't feed the anger by delaying because what we feed grows.</p>\n<p>So to prevent this from happening, Jesus wants us to settle our differences quickly with our enemy to conquer sudden anger and unnecessary actions with great love.</p>"},{"url":"/posts/love-anger-2-3/","relativePath":"posts/love-anger-2-3.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"love-anger-2-3.md","name":"love-anger-2-3","frontmatter":{"title":"Love & Anger 😘 2/3","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-10T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190214_170116.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190214_170116.jpg","excerpt":"One of the many reasons why we need to be planted in a local church is for us to have a place where we can express our worship to God by giving Him back what belongs to Him."},"html":"<p>📸 Wedding at Cana, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>23 “So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, 24 leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God. Matthew 5:23-34 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Where is the love?</h2>\n<p>One of the many reasons why we need to be planted in a local church is for us to have a place where we can express our worship to God by giving Him back what belongs to Him.</p>\n<p>These could be in a form of tithes, vows, offerings or in this passage, it's called sacrifice.</p>\n<p>However because we are used in doing this religiously, we tend to overlook what really matters before the eyes of God.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams. 1 Samuel 15:22 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>God wants our hearts to be free from any kinds of bondage first more than any offerings and sacrifices.</p>\n<p>So if we suddenly remember someone that we are not in good terms with, God wants us to love first by reconciling to that person immediately.</p>\n<p>Once done, we can now go back and continue our givings to God.</p>\n<p>God don't need our money. Besides, everything we have comes from Him anyways.</p>\n<p>God wants our loving hearts more than anything. 💖</p>"},{"url":"/posts/love-in-anger/","relativePath":"posts/love-in-anger.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"love-in-anger.md","name":"love-in-anger","frontmatter":{"title":"Love & Anger 😘 1/3","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-09T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190214_124215.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190214_124215.jpg","excerpt":"Committing murder is beyond extreme.  But getting angry at someone, like saying bad things and even curses about and to the person seems a typical moment in our life."},"html":"<blockquote>\n<p>21 “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ 22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell. Matthew 5:21-22 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Where Is The Love?</h2>\n<p>Committing murder is beyond extreme.</p>\n<p>But getting angry at someone, like saying bad things and even curses about and to the person seems a typical moment in our life.</p>\n<p>However, for Jesus, both are equal even the first one seems more extreme than the latter.</p>\n<p>Both are subject to judgment and are in danger of the fires of hell.</p>\n<p>To be clear, we can be angry. </p>\n<p>But I think this kind of anger is towards a person that we have heaviness and bitterness in our hearts.</p>\n<p>Hence, curses come out because out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, Ephesians 4:26 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>We are humans and are emotional beings.</p>\n<p>We can become angry.</p>\n<p>But in anger, don't sin by letting our hearts be controlled by hate and bitterness.</p>\n<p>Instead, be angry at sin and love the person. 💖</p>"},{"url":"/posts/love-in-humility/","relativePath":"posts/love-in-humility.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"love-in-humility.md","name":"love-in-humility","frontmatter":{"title":"Love In Humility 🌊","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-01T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190216_142725.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190216_142725.jpg","excerpt":"I'm pretty sure that there is love in this passage but I just cannot find the right terminology."},"html":"<p>📸 by Joey Taleño, Jordan River, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>'But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.' Matthew 3:15 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h1>Where Is The Love?</h1>\n<p>I'm pretty sure that there is love in this passage but I just cannot find the right terminology.</p>\n<p>Isn't it hard to do something or to do something for someone that we don't love?</p>\n<p>Or sometimes we still do the things we do but not in loving way anymore.</p>\n<p>In this passage, I see the love when Jesus said \"It should be done...\".</p>\n<p>Yes, God getting water baptized.</p>\n<p>For me, Jesus has all the more reason to not do water baptism because He is God Himself.</p>\n<p>He designed and created water baptism for us to do, His children.</p>\n<p>But regardless of His identity and position, Jesus chose to show love through humility.</p>\n<p>There is no pride in God.</p>\n<p>It blows my mind to realize how much great things we can do if we will not allow pride to get in the way.</p>\n<h1>What Would Have Been?</h1>\n<p>As a Christian, it would be hard for me to do the Great Commission if I think highly of myself than other people.</p>\n<p>As a Husband, it would be hard for me to help my wife do the house chores if I think that I am the provider in the family and I don't deserve to do lowly tasks.</p>\n<p>As soon to be Father, it would be hard for me to say to our kids how much I love them if I will think that they should be the one telling me that they love me.</p>\n<p>As a Data Architect (at the moment of this writing), it would be hard for me to do documentations, helping other colleagues do things that seems easy for me but hard for them if I think of myself in much higher position than they are.</p>\n<p>As the President of Wired Professionals Fellowship in our church, it would be very hard for me to call and pray for people if I think of myself that it's not my job to this these things.</p>\n<h1>I Have Found Love</h1>\n<p>I think my mission to found Jesus' Love in this passage is accomplished.</p>\n<p>I need to love myself by being humble by not thinking about my place and position in life and by not giving pride a chance to enter my heart.</p>\n<p>Through Jesus' example and by the grace of God, we can do greater things in humility and love!</p>"},{"url":"/posts/love-in-the-midst-of-persecution/","relativePath":"posts/love-in-the-midst-of-persecution.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"love-in-the-midst-of-persecution.md","name":"love-in-the-midst-of-persecution","frontmatter":{"title":"Love In The Midst Of Persecution ⛅","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-07T17:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190217_161015.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190217_161015.jpg","excerpt":"Jesus knew that following Him is not a walk in the park."},"html":"<p>📸 by Joey Taleño, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>'“God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.' Matthew 5:11-12 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Where Is The Love?</h2>\n<p>Jesus knew that following Him is not a walk in the park.</p>\n<p>Believers and followers of Christ will experience mocking and persecution from people.</p>\n<p>I can't feel any love in that.</p>\n<p>However, Jesus see it differently.</p>\n<p>Jesus says, we should be happy and be very glad about it!</p>\n<p>Wait... what? How?</p>\n<p>When we are fully convinced that we will have a great reward that is waiting for us in heaven.</p>\n<p>When we remember that even the ancient prophets were also persecuted in the same way.</p>\n<p>And I realized that there is love in the midst of persecution.</p>\n<p>God is there for us and gives us assurance of a blessed life in heaven.</p>"},{"url":"/posts/love-is-bold/","relativePath":"posts/love-is-bold.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"love-is-bold.md","name":"love-is-bold","frontmatter":{"title":"Love Is Bold 💝","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-05T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190218_082038.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190218_082038.jpg","excerpt":"Before I got saved, I know I have sins."},"html":"<p>📸 Joey &#x26; Nikki, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>'From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”' Matthew 4:17</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h1>Where Is The Love?</h1>\n<p>Before I got saved, I know I have sins.</p>\n<p>But I am just taking it lightly.</p>\n<p>Because no one dared to confront me about my sins.</p>\n<p>Until my time has come.</p>\n<p>When God moved and linked me to His children.</p>\n<p>Someone has to be bold enough to share God's love for me and my need to deal with my sins.</p>\n<p>Yes it was offensive.</p>\n<p>That's why we are afraid and don't bother sharing it.</p>\n<p>But Jesus is different.</p>\n<p>He began to preach a message that will offend people, to repent of their sins and turn to God.</p>\n<p>But in the end, the real message is love.</p>\n<h1>Principle To Learn</h1>\n<p>The truth is, not telling people to repent from sins and turn to God is actually not loving them.</p>\n<p>We really love when we follow and do Jesus' way.</p>\n<h1>Application</h1>\n<p>I know it's not easy.</p>\n<p>But if Jesus did it this way, it means that this approach is very important.</p>\n<p>We can do this if we will just allow our hearts to be filled with Jesus Love.</p>"},{"url":"/posts/love-is-like-salt-light/","relativePath":"posts/love-is-like-salt-light.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"love-is-like-salt-light.md","name":"love-is-like-salt-light","frontmatter":{"title":"Love Is Like Salt & Light 🧂","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-07T18:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190217_115454.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190217_115454.jpg","excerpt":"Jesus loves teaching through analogy."},"html":"<p>📸 by Joey Taleño, Dead Sea, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>'“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.' Matthew 5:13-16 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Where Is The Love?</h2>\n<p>Jesus loves teaching through analogy.</p>\n<p>He used salt to let us know that we should strive and work hard in maintaining our Christianity. Otherwise, it will be hard to impossible to get it back again.</p>\n<p>He used light for us to understand that we are meant to shine and not to hide the brightness. Otherwise, it will be useless.</p>\n<p>I think it is the same with love.</p>\n<p>If we say we love but we are not using and showing it, then there's no point in loving.</p>\n<h2>Application</h2>\n<p>We should love like salt &#x26; light.</p>\n<p>We need to ask God to help us keep love in our hearts and to be loving in this world.</p>"},{"url":"/posts/love-is-one-1/","relativePath":"posts/love-is-one-1.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"love-is-one-1.md","name":"love-is-one-1","frontmatter":{"title":"Love Is One 1️⃣","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-12T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190219_095650.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190219_095650.jpg","excerpt":"I'm having a hard time expressing my thoughts here.  Why? Is it because this is about divorce?"},"html":"<p>📸 Jerusalem, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>31 “You have heard the law that says, ‘A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.’ 32 But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.</p>\n<p>Matthew 5:31-32 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Where is the love?</h2>\n<p>I'm having a hard time expressing my thoughts here.</p>\n<p>Why? Is it because this is about divorce?</p>\n<p>Somewhat yes.</p>\n<p>So I think I'll just focus around understanding more on what Jesus says.</p>\n<p>For me, I think the reason why Jesus raised the bar higher when it comes to divorce is because it is not good for us and He really cares for our hearts.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” Matthew 19:6 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The reason why people decided to get married is because of love.</p>\n<p>And I think God is very happy and loves it so much that He even made two different people to be one forever.</p>\n<p>Which is the total opposite of divorce.</p>\n<p>Jesus says, if it's due to unfaithfulness so be it but otherwise don't.</p>\n<p>And don't marry someone who got divorced.</p>\n<p>It's like trying to deconstruct a house.</p>\n<p>It can be done but all the pieces can be damaged or even be broken, almost good for nothing.</p>\n<p>Yes some parts may be reused for another house but it is not as strong as brand new. It could tear apart and won't last that long.</p>\n<p>So no matter how delicate the issue may be, stand up for what is right.</p>\n<p>And that's where I found real love in Jesus. 💖</p>"},{"url":"/posts/love-the-law/","relativePath":"posts/love-the-law.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"love-the-law.md","name":"love-the-law","frontmatter":{"title":"Love & The Law ⚖️","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-08T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190218_120341.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190218_120341.jpg","excerpt":"It took me a while to write again because I suddenly find it hard to deal with the Law of Moses since I've started to dig deeper on how Jesus love."},"html":"<p>📸 by Joey Taleño, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>17 “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. Matthew 5:17 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Where Is The Love?</h2>\n<p>It took me a while to write again because I suddenly find it hard to deal with the Law of Moses since I've started to dig deeper on how Jesus love.</p>\n<p>Stoning to death anyone? Doesn't seem loving to me anymore.</p>\n<p>Maybe during Moses' time this is acceptable because they seem to be living in Barbaric era.</p>\n<p>However several years gone by and this was still being practiced religiously.</p>\n<p>And then Jesus came not to abolish the law but to accomplish their purpose.</p>\n<p>I honestly still don't understand and grasp the breadth of this thought but maybe having an example would help.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>4 “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” John 8:4-5 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>7 They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” John 8:7 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>In this example, did Jesus abolished the law of stoning to death?</p>\n<p>I don't think so because He says, let the one who don't have sinned be the first to throw a stone.</p>\n<p>So how did Jesus accomplished the purpose of this law?</p>\n<p>I still don't know. I think it's love.</p>\n<p>I think Jesus accomplished the purpose of this law by going to the  heart of people without them knowing it.</p>\n<p>I think Jesus knew that there is love in every hearts of people.</p>\n<p>It's just that being religious to the law chained the love that hinders people from loving one another.</p>\n<p>And that's where I found Jesus love. 💖</p>"},{"url":"/posts/my-thoughts-on-adalo-✨/","relativePath":"posts/my-thoughts-on-adalo-✨.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"my-thoughts-on-adalo-✨.md","name":"my-thoughts-on-adalo-✨","frontmatter":{"title":"My Thoughts on Adalo ✨","template":"post","subtitle":"Random thoughts after making my 5th Adalo Project","date":"2020-04-09T08:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/2020-04-09_1601.png","content_img_path":"/images/2020-04-09_1601.png","excerpt":"I just finished my 5th Adalo project in which I've only started using just a week ago. And I think it's pretty impressive."},"html":"<p>Images are screenshots from <a href=\"https://www.adalo.com/\"><strong>Adalo's website</strong></a>.</p>\n<h2>What's on my mind?</h2>\n<p>I just finished my 5th Adalo project in which I've only started using just a week ago. And I think it's pretty impressive.</p>\n<p>It goes to show that Adalo has something in it that can help a non hard core programmer like me to ship faster.</p>\n<h3>What makes Adalo special?</h3>\n<p>Based from my approximately 2 weeks of continuous building with Adalo, I say that it's their amazing editor.</p>\n<p><img src=\"/images/2020-04-09_1612.png\"></p>\n<p>It's not perfect yet but it can deliver nonetheless.</p>\n<h3>However...</h3>\n<p>However, after building my 5th project, I feel like I'm just repeating myself over and over again.</p>\n<p>There are features that aren't there yet as of this writing but I'm sure that they are working very hard to make Adalo better than ever.</p>\n<p>Refer to their <a href=\"https://ideas.adalo.com/\"><strong>roadmap</strong></a>.</p>\n<h3>Conclusion</h3>\n<p>Personally, I'm 100% in support with <a href=\"https://www.adalo.com/\"><strong>Adalo</strong></a>!</p>\n<p>You have a wonderful product, Adalo Team! May God bless you and give you more wisdom and success! 🙏</p>\n<p>I think I'm just tired of hustling with their <a href=\"https://www.nucode.co/challenge/the-nocodeconnectsus-challenge-1585655164419x599472269787660300\"><strong>#NoCodeConnectsUs Challenge</strong></a>. </p>\n<p><img src=\"/images/2020-04-09_1726.png\"></p>\n<p>This comes from my 4th Adalo Project called <a href=\"https://seekfirst.adalo.com/third-day\"><strong>Third Day 👌</strong></a>.</p>\n<p>An app to help me achieve my goals, Jesus way!</p>\n<p>Hoping to win the grand prize!</p>"},{"url":"/posts/radical-love/","relativePath":"posts/radical-love.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"radical-love.md","name":"radical-love","frontmatter":{"title":"Radical Love ⚡","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-11T18:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190214_120032.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190214_120032.jpg","excerpt":"It seem unloving to take my eye and throw it away just because I look lustfully at someone.  It also seem unloving to cut off my hand and throw it away either when it caused me to sin."},"html":"<p>📸 Caesarea, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>29 So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your hand—even your stronger hand—causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.</p>\n<p>Matthew 5:29-30 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Where is the love?</h2>\n<p>It seem unloving to take my eye and throw it away just because I look lustfully at someone.</p>\n<p>It also seem unloving to cut off my hand and throw it away either when it caused me to sin.</p>\n<p>But when Jesus said these radical things to me, that's where I found His great love for me the most.</p>\n<p>Jesus knew that keeping a life living in sin is the one way ticket to hell.</p>\n<p>And Jesus won't let that happen to those He love.</p>\n<p>That's why even if it seems extreme and radical and would cause me to hurt my feelings, He taught these hard truths anyway.</p>\n<p>I think that's what real love is all about.</p>\n<p>Even if it would hurt our loved one's feelings, let's choose to share Jesus no matter how hard it may be for us.</p>\n<p>If heaven is real, so is hell. ⚡</p>"},{"url":"/posts/respond-in-love/","relativePath":"posts/respond-in-love.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"respond-in-love.md","name":"respond-in-love","frontmatter":{"title":"Respond In Love 📖","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-04T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20180209_153947.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20180209_153947.jpg","excerpt":"As we live in this world, there will always be temptations."},"html":"<p>📸 by Joey Taleno, Bible Museum 2018</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>'During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”' Matthew 4:3-4</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h1>Where Is The Love?</h1>\n<p>As we live in this world, there will always be temptations.</p>\n<p>And as I meditate on this passage, I realized that temptations give us an opportunity to show love.</p>\n<p>Looking at how Jesus face temptation, He took this opportunity to show whom He really love by responding with the Word of God.</p>\n<p>It sure is not loving to the devil but it is lovely to God.</p>\n<h1>Principle To Learn</h1>\n<p>In times of temptations, we respond in love by echoing every word that comes from the mouth of God.</p>\n<h1>Application</h1>\n<p>We cannot give what we don't have.</p>\n<p>We cannot respond in love if we don't have the Word of God in our hearts.</p>\n<p>Hence, we do not live by taking care of our physical bodies alone.</p>\n<p>We also need to live by feeding our soul and Spirit by reading the Bible everyday.</p>"},{"url":"/posts/teaching-is-loving/","relativePath":"posts/teaching-is-loving.md","relativeDir":"posts","base":"teaching-is-loving.md","name":"teaching-is-loving","frontmatter":{"title":"Teaching Is Loving 👩‍🏫","template":"post","tag":["Life"],"author":"name","subtitle":"","date":"2020-09-07T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/20190216_111331.jpg","content_img_path":"/images/20190216_111331.jpg","excerpt":"Education is part of our system for a very long time."},"html":"<p>📸 by Joey Taleño, COP Israel Young Pros Tour 2019</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>'One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, and he began to teach them.' Matthew 5:1-2 NLT</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h1>Where Is The Love?</h1>\n<p>Education is part of our system for a very long time.</p>\n<p>Hence, I normally just see teaching as another kind of profession.</p>\n<p>However, I realized from this passage that teaching is not just.</p>\n<p>It is a privilege.</p>\n<p>It is a way of loving people.</p>\n<p>Jesus is a teacher and He loves people by teaching.</p>"},{"url":"/projects/bible-app/","relativePath":"projects/bible-app.md","relativeDir":"projects","base":"bible-app.md","name":"bible-app","frontmatter":{"title":"Bible App","template":"project","subtitle":"Everyday source of everything.","date":"2020-04-01T03:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/bible_screenshot_2.png","content_img_path":"/images/bible_screenshot_2.png"},"html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.</p>\n<p><strong>Psalm 119:105</strong></p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>What makes this another Bible app special?</h2>\n<p>To be honest, nothing.</p>\n<p>There are lots of amazing Bible apps out there.</p>\n<p>However, for us this is special.</p>\n<p>We can never be here today without God and His Word.</p>\n<p>We owe everything to Jesus!</p>\n<p>This is our five loaves and two fishes and let God feed the five thousand. ♥</p>\n<h2>What can you do with it?</h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"www.bibleapp.pro\"><strong>Bible App</strong></a> has 2 major features:</p>\n<h3>Read</h3>\n<p><img src=\"/images/bible_demo_1.gif\"></p>\n<p>Currently, we can read the English Standard Version (ESV) only. God willing we can be able to make it more dynamic and extend it to other Bible translations.</p>\n<p>However, the best part is, we can read the Bible for FREE!</p>\n<h3>Write</h3>\n<p><img src=\"/images/bible_demo_2.gif\"></p>\n<p>We believe that there are lovers of the Word out there that also loves to write. They are even writing directly in their Bibles for we never know when a great revelation will come.</p>\n<p>With the <a href=\"www.bibleapp.pro\"><strong>Bible App</strong></a>, it allows people to not just to write their thoughts on the go but also to upload a photo that best describes the idea.</p>\n<p>Plus, we allow people to just keep things in private if they want. But we also give them the opportunity to publish their thoughts in <a href=\"devotions.bibleapp.pro\"><strong>Devotions</strong></a>. And let other people be blessed by their devotionals.</p>\n<h2>You want to try?</h2>\n<p>We are now sharing with you our first ever product.</p>\n<h3>Try 👉 <a href=\"\"><strong>bibleapp.pro</strong></a> now! ✨</h3>\n<p>All glory to God!</p>"},{"url":"/projects/buyers-list/","relativePath":"projects/buyers-list.md","relativeDir":"projects","base":"buyers-list.md","name":"buyers-list","frontmatter":{"title":"Buyers (List)","template":"project","subtitle":"","date":"2020-08-22T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/9a20cb287f4299f7d303fd36f5097e9b.png","content_img_path":"/images/9a20cb287f4299f7d303fd36f5097e9b.png"},"html":"<p><a href=\"https://buyers.glideapp.io/\" title=\"https://buyers.glideapp.io/\">https://buyers.glideapp.io/</a></p>\n<h1>The Gist</h1>\n<p>For the first time in my life, I have shared the gist of this app in this twitter thread 👉<a href=\"https://buyers.glideapp.io/\" title=\"https://buyers.glideapp.io/\">https://twitter.com/goseekfirst/status/1296849793499582465</a>.</p>\n<h1>In a Nutshell</h1>\n<p>I am really looking for a lot to buy here in Davao City, Philippines.</p>\n<p>And basically, the usual process is to open and search in Facebook Marketplace.</p>\n<p>That's where I found this house that we are renting at the moment.</p>\n<h1>However...</h1>\n<p>I noticed and asked, why is this the usual process?</p>\n<p>Can this be done the other way around?</p>\n<p>Like the seller will find the buyer.</p>\n<h1>Tada!</h1>\n<p>Immediately, I started drafting the Value Proposition Canvas followed by the Business Model Canvas.</p>\n<p>In my head, if I can be able to write this idea down on paper then there's a chance!</p>\n<p>True enough, I was able to finish both canvases and started working in Glide right away.</p>\n<h1>Challenge...</h1>\n<p>However, I don't have that much practice.</p>\n<p>The latest Glide App that I did before this was an app the can copy and paste a letter that is not in the keyboard (<a href=\"https://buyers.glideapp.io/\" title=\"https://buyers.glideapp.io/\">http://tilde.glideapp.io/</a>) !</p>\n<p>Read full post 👉 <a href=\"https://buyers.glideapp.io/\" title=\"https://buyers.glideapp.io/\">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/p/101060</a></p>\n<h1>Buy Me A Coffee ☕</h1>\n<p>After several iterations, finding a way on how the seller could contact the buyer.</p>\n<p>I ended up with this brilliant idea that if the seller badly needed to contact a certain buyer, why not buy the buyer a coffee. Boom!</p>\n<p>But seriously, I just really don't know how to go about it and that's my best shot!</p>"},{"url":"/projects/place/","relativePath":"projects/place.md","relativeDir":"projects","base":"place.md","name":"place","frontmatter":{"title":"Place","template":"project","subtitle":"","date":"2020-08-23T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/60d72318b1398daf1ddc4912bcb5f54e.png","content_img_path":"/images/60d72318b1398daf1ddc4912bcb5f54e.png"},"html":"<p><a href=\"https://place.glideapp.io/\" title=\"https://place.glideapp.io/\">https://place.glideapp.io/</a></p>\n<h1>What's in a Place?</h1>\n<p>If you have noticed, I'm just trying to get the very basic word that I is available in Glide sub-domains.</p>\n<p>And \"place\" is available so I grabbed it!</p>\n<h1>Too much hassle &#x26; risk!</h1>\n<p>During this lockdown, I had a terrible experience with our internet provider.</p>\n<p>It's been a month of intermittent connections.</p>\n<p>And worst, no connection at all.</p>\n<p>It affects my productivity.</p>\n<p>It put me and my wife at risk because we don't have a choice but to go to a coffee shop just for us to get to work.</p>\n<p>And there are times that I needed to do a long drive just to work in the office.</p>\n<h1>What's the Idea?</h1>\n<p>I'm not sure if Airbnb has this already because why not?! They already have the platform.</p>\n<p>But this is pretty much like Airbnb but only for a limited time and space.</p>\n<p>The key is the internet. This is part of what the guest will pay for.</p>\n<h1>The problem?</h1>\n<p>Internet and Productivity.</p>\n<p>No internet connection at home.</p>\n<p>And not being productive at home anymore.</p>\n<h1>The solution!</h1>\n<p>For the guest, a nice place or space with internet connection where we can be productive.</p>\n<p>For the host, a nice way to earn extra during this pandemic.</p>\n<h1>Requirements?</h1>\n<p>The host must have an internet connection.</p>\n<p>The host can offer other services or add-on as competitive advantage.</p>\n<p>The host can only offer an hourly rate because this is intended only during working/studying period.</p>\n<h1>How does it work?</h1>\n<p>2 simple steps!</p>\n<ol>\n<li>The guest searches a place.</li>\n<li>If OK, contact the host. Else, continue searching.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>That's it!</p>\n<p>No reservation management yet.</p>\n<p>So its up to the host for now.</p>"},{"url":"/projects/daily-devotion-📖-1/","relativePath":"projects/daily-devotion-📖-1.md","relativeDir":"projects","base":"daily-devotion-📖-1.md","name":"daily-devotion-📖-1","frontmatter":{"title":"Daily Devotion","template":"project","subtitle":"Write down your thoughts as you read the Bible everyday.","date":"2020-03-05T14:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/product_display_screenshot.png","content_img_path":"/images/product_display_screenshot.png"},"html":"<blockquote>\n<p><em>Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.</em></p>\n<p><strong>Joshua 1:8 NLT</strong></p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Why make another Bible app?</h2>\n<p>In our time today, most people don't have the desire or interest in studying and reading the Word of God. I say this because out of my ~15 co-workers that I've invited to join my Bible Study, no one even bother. Zero.</p>\n<p>So why still make another Bible App?</p>\n<p>Because the Bible says, there are remnants. In this messy yet beautiful earth, I am not the only one who loves reading the Bible. There will always be people that God calls and will adopt to be part of His Kingdom.</p>\n<p>So yeah, I have hope.</p>\n<p>Now, let's dig down deeper and see if this idea is worth pursuing in 3 Ps.</p>\n<h3>Problem</h3>\n<p>Our brain's memory is limited. Thus, we tend to forget. Sometimes even the most important thing in our life.</p>\n<p>Also, we don't know when will God speak to us as we read His Word. To give us divine revelation or instruction on what decision and action we need to make in our life.</p>\n<p>Hence, how can we be able to be ready and prepared when that moment comes?</p>\n<h3>Proposed Solution</h3>\n<p>Why not make a way to be able to write down our thoughts as we do our quiet time or daily devotions?</p>\n<p>Does it make sense?</p>\n<p>Let's add a deeper sense of purpose.</p>\n<h3>Purpose</h3>\n<p><a href=\"https://dailydevotion.app/\"><strong>Daily Devotion</strong></a> is a tool that aims to help Christians during their quiet time or daily devotion to write down their thoughts immediately as they read the Bible and meditate on the Word of God.</p>\n<p><img src=\"/images/dailydevotion_ios.png\"></p>\n<h2>How does it work?</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://dailydevotion.app/\"><strong>Daily Devotion</strong></a> is a (PWA) progressive web app. Wait, what is that? It is just basically a website but with super powers. How is that? When you open it on your mobile browser, it will look and feel like as if it is an app! Amazing, isn't it?</p>\n<p>So that's my lame take on trying to explain a progressive web app.</p>\n<p>But here's an in depth article from <a href=\"https://ionicframework.com/\">Ionic</a> to learn more about <a href=\"https://ionicframework.com/docs/intro/what-are-progressive-web-apps\">PWA</a>.</p>\n<h3>Try it now!</h3>\n<p><strong>Click here 👉</strong> <a href=\"https://dailydevotion.app/\" title=\"https://dailydevotion.app/\"><strong>https://dailydevotion.app/</strong></a></p>"},{"url":"/projects/plans/","relativePath":"projects/plans.md","relativeDir":"projects","base":"plans.md","name":"plans","frontmatter":{"title":"Plans","template":"project","subtitle":"","date":"2020-08-12T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/447e70f18ddb3f0095ba7adfc1d815ac.png","content_img_path":"/images/447e70f18ddb3f0095ba7adfc1d815ac.png"},"html":"<blockquote>\n<p>Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. - <strong>Proverbs 21:5 NLT</strong></p>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Looking back...</h2>\n<p>It's been a while since I made another no-code app.</p>\n<p>I've totally lost the desire and motivation even though the no-code ecosystem has been very generous to help non-coders to create.</p>\n<p>But one day, I stumbled upon <a href=\"https://www.glideapps.com/\">Glideapps</a> again and I'm amazed at how it grew it's functionalities in one year.</p>\n<h2>What happened?</h2>\n<p>I played around and took the time to learn <a href=\"https://www.glideapps.com/learn-to-glide\">Glideapps</a>.</p>\n<p>I also discovered their <a href=\"https://www.glideapps.com/templates\">Templates</a> kind of like a marketplace.</p>\n<p>Then I tried building a church template app.</p>\n<p>However, it's not yet finished until now but I had the feel of what it's like in building a Glide app.</p>\n<h2>What's next?</h2>\n<p>The next thing I did was a simple to do list app.</p>\n<p>It went through several cycles and name change until finally, <a href=\"https://plans.glideapp.io/\">Plans</a> was born.</p>\n<p>I've submitted it as a template in Glide and is now approved!</p>\n<p>It's a FREE planning template app to help us keep track of our tasks.</p>\n<p>Plus, it has insights that can help us understand more about our progress.</p>\n<p>And last but not the least, we can rate individual task of how much we love what we do. 💙</p>"},{"url":"/projects/tilde/","relativePath":"projects/tilde.md","relativeDir":"projects","base":"tilde.md","name":"tilde","frontmatter":{"title":"Tilde ~","template":"project","subtitle":"","date":"2020-08-21T16:00:00.000Z","thumb_img_path":"/images/9007d1db5b1edbc0dc07c01ec9f6160f.png","content_img_path":"/images/9007d1db5b1edbc0dc07c01ec9f6160f.png"},"html":"<p><a href=\"https://tilde.glideapp.io/\" title=\"https://tilde.glideapp.io/\">https://tilde.glideapp.io/</a></p>\n<h1>Why?</h1>\n<p>Of all the app ideas out there, why make an app that just copy and paste the letters (wait... I need to open this app to get them) ñ or Ñ?</p>\n<p>Because I need it.</p>\n<p>My last name is Taleño and I have lived the pain of not having this letter in the keyboard all my life!</p>\n<h1>That is why...</h1>\n<p>And suddenly, out of the blue, I opened Glide and hack away.</p>\n<p>After maybe 15 or 20 minutes, it's out in the world! 🚀</p>"},{"url":"/privacy-policy/","relativePath":"privacy-policy.md","relativeDir":"","base":"privacy-policy.md","name":"privacy-policy","frontmatter":{"title":"Privacy Policy","template":"page","subtitle":"","img_path":""},"html":"<p>Effective date: 04/25/2020</p>\n<p><strong>1. Introduction</strong></p>\n<p>Welcome to <strong>SeekFirst, Ltd.</strong></p>\n<p>SeekFirst, Ltd. (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates <a href=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd\" title=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd\">https://www.seekfirst.ltd</a> (hereinafter referred to as “<strong>Service</strong>”).</p>\n<p>Our Privacy Policy governs your visit to <a href=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd,\" title=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd,\">https://www.seekfirst.ltd,</a> and explains how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of our Service.</p>\n<p>We use your data to provide and improve Service. By using Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.</p>\n<p>Our Terms and Conditions (“<strong>Terms</strong>”) govern all use of our Service and together with the Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement with us (“<strong>agreement</strong>”).</p>\n<p><strong>2. Definitions</strong></p>\n<p><strong>SERVICE</strong> means the <a href=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd\" title=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd\">https://www.seekfirst.ltd</a> website operated by SeekFirst, Ltd.</p>\n<p><strong>PERSONAL DATA</strong> means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).</p>\n<p><strong>USAGE DATA</strong> is data collected automatically either generated by the use of Service or from Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).</p>\n<p><strong>COOKIES</strong> are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).</p>\n<p><strong>DATA CONTROLLER</strong> means a natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.</p>\n<p><strong>DATA PROCESSORS (OR SERVICE PROVIDERS)</strong> means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.</p>\n<p><strong>DATA SUBJECT</strong> is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.</p>\n<p><strong>THE USER</strong> is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.</p>\n<p><strong>3. Information Collection and Use</strong></p>\n<p>We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.</p>\n<p><strong>4. Types of Data Collected</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Personal Data</strong></p>\n<p>While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“<strong>Personal Data</strong>”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:</p>\n<p>(a) Email address</p>\n<p>(b) First name and last name</p>\n<p>(c) Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City</p>\n<p>We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link.</p>\n<p><strong>Usage Data</strong></p>\n<p>We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access Service by or through a mobile device (“<strong>Usage Data</strong>”).</p>\n<p>This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.</p>\n<p>When you access Service with a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.</p>\n<p><strong>Tracking Cookies Data</strong></p>\n<p>We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold certain information.</p>\n<p>Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.</p>\n<p>You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.</p>\n<p>Examples of Cookies we use:</p>\n<p>(a) <strong>Session Cookies:</strong> We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.</p>\n<p>(b) <strong>Preference Cookies:</strong> We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.</p>\n<p>(c) <strong>Security Cookies:</strong> We use Security Cookies for security purposes.</p>\n<p>(d) <strong>Advertising Cookies:</strong> Advertising Cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests.</p>\n<p><strong>5. Use of Data</strong></p>\n<p>SeekFirst, Ltd. uses the collected data for various purposes:</p>\n<p>(a) to provide and maintain our Service;</p>\n<p>(b) to notify you about changes to our Service;</p>\n<p>(c) to allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so;</p>\n<p>(d) to provide customer support;</p>\n<p>(e) to gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service;</p>\n<p>(f) to monitor the usage of our Service;</p>\n<p>(g) to detect, prevent and address technical issues;</p>\n<p>(h) to fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;</p>\n<p>(i) to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection;</p>\n<p>(j) to provide you with notices about your account and/or subscription, including expiration and renewal notices, email-instructions, etc.;</p>\n<p>(k) to provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or inquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information;</p>\n<p>(l) in any other way we may describe when you provide the information;</p>\n<p>(m) for any other purpose with your consent.</p>\n<p><strong>6. Retention of Data</strong></p>\n<p>We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.</p>\n<p>We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.</p>\n<p><strong>7. Transfer of Data</strong></p>\n<p>Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.</p>\n<p>If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there.</p>\n<p>Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.</p>\n<p>SeekFirst, Ltd. will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.</p>\n<p><strong>8. Disclosure of Data</strong></p>\n<p>We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:</p>\n<p>(a) <strong>Disclosure for Law Enforcement.</strong></p>\n<p>Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.</p>\n<p>(b) <strong>Business Transaction.</strong></p>\n<p>If we or our subsidiaries are involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred.</p>\n<p>(c) <strong>Other cases. We may disclose your information also:</strong></p>\n<p>(i) to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;</p>\n<p>(ii) for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;</p>\n<p>(iii) with your consent in any other cases;</p>\n<p>(iv) if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.</p>\n<p><strong>9. Security of Data</strong></p>\n<p>The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.</p>\n<p><strong>10. Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)</strong></p>\n<p>If you are a resident of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights, covered by GDPR. – See more at <a href=\"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj\" title=\"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj\">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj</a></p>\n<p>We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.</p>\n<p>If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please email us at josemari.taleno@gmail.com.</p>\n<p>In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:</p>\n<p>(a) the right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you;</p>\n<p>(b) the right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete;</p>\n<p>(c) the right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data;</p>\n<p>(d) the right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information;</p>\n<p>(e) the right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format;</p>\n<p>(f) the right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal information;</p>\n<p>Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. Please note, we may not able to provide Service without some necessary data.</p>\n<p>You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).</p>\n<p><strong>11. Your Data Protection Rights under the California Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)</strong></p>\n<p>CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivable the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. – See more at: <a href=\"https://consumercal.org/about-cfc/cfc-education-foundation/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa-3/\" title=\"https://consumercal.org/about-cfc/cfc-education-foundation/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa-3/\">https://consumercal.org/about-cfc/cfc-education-foundation/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa-3/</a></p>\n<p>According to CalOPPA we agree to the following:</p>\n<p>(a) users can visit our site anonymously;</p>\n<p>(b) our Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy”, and can easily be found on the page specified above on the home page of our website;</p>\n<p>(c) users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page;</p>\n<p>(d) users are able to change their personal information by emailing us at josemari.taleno@gmail.com.</p>\n<p>Our Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals:</p>\n<p>We honor Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track browser mechanism is in place. Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.</p>\n<p>You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.</p>\n<p><strong>12. Service Providers</strong></p>\n<p>We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“<strong>Service Providers</strong>”), provide Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analysing how our Service is used.</p>\n<p>These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.</p>\n<p><strong>13. Analytics</strong></p>\n<p>We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.</p>\n<p>Google Analytics</p>\n<p>Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.</p>\n<p>For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: <a href=\"https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en\" title=\"https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en\">https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en</a></p>\n<p>We also encourage you to review the Google's policy for safeguarding your data: <a href=\"https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.\" title=\"https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.\">https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.</a></p>\n<p>Mixpanel</p>\n<p>Mixpanel is provided by Mixpanel Inc.</p>\n<p>You can prevent Mixpanel from using your information for analytics purposes by opting-out. To opt-out of Mixpanel service, please visit this page: <a href=\"https://mixpanel.com/optout/\" title=\"https://mixpanel.com/optout/\">https://mixpanel.com/optout/</a></p>\n<p>For more information on what type of information Mixpanel collects, please visit the Terms of Use page of Mixpanel: <a href=\"https://mixpanel.com/terms/\" title=\"https://mixpanel.com/terms/\">https://mixpanel.com/terms/</a></p>\n<p><strong>14. Links to Other Sites</strong></p>\n<p>Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.</p>\n<p>We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.</p>\n<p><strong>15. Children's Privacy</strong></p>\n<p>Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (“<strong>Children</strong>”).</p>\n<p>We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children under 13. If you become aware that a Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.</p>\n<p><strong>16. Changes to This Privacy Policy</strong></p>\n<p>We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.</p>\n<p>We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.</p>\n<p>You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.</p>\n<p><strong>17. Contact Us</strong></p>\n<p>If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:</p>\n<p>By email: josemari.taleno@gmail.com.</p>\n<p>By visiting this page on our website: <a href=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/contact/.\" title=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/contact/.\">https://www.seekfirst.ltd/contact/.</a></p>"},{"url":"/terms-of-service/","relativePath":"terms-of-service.md","relativeDir":"","base":"terms-of-service.md","name":"terms-of-service","frontmatter":{"title":"Terms of Service","template":"page","subtitle":"","img_path":""},"html":"<p>Last updated: 04/25/2020</p>\n<p><strong>1. Introduction</strong></p>\n<p>Welcome to <strong>SeekFirst, Ltd.</strong> (“<strong>Company</strong>”, “<strong>we</strong>”, “<strong>our</strong>”, “<strong>us</strong>”)! As you have just clicked our Terms of Service, please pause, grab a cup of coffee and carefully read the following pages. It will take you approximately 20 minutes.</p>\n<p>These Terms of Service (“<strong>Terms</strong>”, “<strong>Terms of Service</strong>”) govern your use of our web pages located at <a href=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/\" title=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/\">https://www.seekfirst.ltd/</a> operated by SeekFirst, Ltd.</p>\n<p>Our Privacy Policy also governs your use of our Service and explains how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of our web pages. Please read it here <a href=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/privacy-policy/.\" title=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/privacy-policy/.\">https://www.seekfirst.ltd/privacy-policy/.</a></p>\n<p>Your agreement with us includes these Terms and our Privacy Policy (“<strong>Agreements</strong>”). You acknowledge that you have read and understood Agreements, and agree to be bound of them.</p>\n<p>If you do not agree with (or cannot comply with) Agreements, then you may not use the Service, but please let us know by emailing at josemari.taleno@gmail.com so we can try to find a solution. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who wish to access or use Service.</p>\n<p>Thank you for being responsible.</p>\n<p><strong>2. Communications</strong></p>\n<p>By creating an Account on our Service, you agree to subscribe to newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information we may send. However, you may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or by emailing at.</p>\n<p><strong>3. Fee Changes</strong></p>\n<p>SeekFirst, Ltd., in its sole discretion and at any time, may modify Subscription fees for the Subscriptions. Any Subscription fee change will become effective at the end of the then-current Billing Cycle.</p>\n<p>SeekFirst, Ltd. will provide you with a reasonable prior notice of any change in Subscription fees to give you an opportunity to terminate your Subscription before such change becomes effective.</p>\n<p>Your continued use of Service after Subscription fee change comes into effect constitutes your agreement to pay the modified Subscription fee amount.</p>\n<p><strong>4. Refunds</strong></p>\n<p>We issue refunds for Contracts within thirty (30) days of the original purchase of the Contract.</p>\n<p><strong>5. Content</strong></p>\n<p>Content found on or through this Service are the property of SeekFirst, Ltd. or used with permission. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, download, repost, copy, or use said Content, whether in whole or in part, for commercial purposes or for personal gain, without express advance written permission from us.</p>\n<p><strong>6. Analytics</strong></p>\n<p>We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.</p>\n<p><strong>Google Analytics</strong></p>\n<p>Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.</p>\n<p>For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: <a href=\"https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en\" title=\"https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en\">https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en</a></p>\n<p>We also encourage you to review the Google's policy for safeguarding your data: <a href=\"https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245\" title=\"https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245\">https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>Mixpanel</strong></p>\n<p>Mixpanel is provided by Mixpanel Inc.</p>\n<p>You can prevent Mixpanel from using your information for analytics purposes by opting-out. To opt-out of Mixpanel service, please visit this page: <a href=\"https://mixpanel.com/optout/\" title=\"https://mixpanel.com/optout/\">https://mixpanel.com/optout/</a></p>\n<p>For more information on what type of information Mixpanel collects, please visit the Terms of Use page of Mixpanel: <a href=\"https://mixpanel.com/terms/\" title=\"https://mixpanel.com/terms/\">https://mixpanel.com/terms/</a></p>\n<p><strong>7. No Use By Minors</strong></p>\n<p>Service is intended only for access and use by individuals at least eighteen (18) years old. By accessing or using any of Company, you warrant and represent that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and with the full authority, right, and capacity to enter into this agreement and abide by all of the terms and conditions of Terms. If you are not at least eighteen (18) years old, you are prohibited from both the access and usage of Service.</p>\n<p><strong>8. Accounts</strong></p>\n<p>When you create an account with us, you guarantee that you are above the age of 18, and that the information you provide us is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Inaccurate, incomplete, or obsolete information may result in the immediate termination of your account on Service.</p>\n<p>You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, including but not limited to the restriction of access to your computer and/or account. You agree to accept responsibility for any and all activities or actions that occur under your account and/or password, whether your password is with our Service or a third-party service. You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.</p>\n<p>You may not use as a username the name of another person or entity or that is not lawfully available for use, a name or trademark that is subject to any rights of another person or entity other than you, without appropriate authorization. You may not use as a username any name that is offensive, vulgar or obscene.</p>\n<p>We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in our sole discretion.</p>\n<p><strong>9. Intellectual Property</strong></p>\n<p>Service and its original content (excluding Content provided by users), features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of SeekFirst, Ltd. and its licensors. Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of SeekFirst, Ltd..</p>\n<p><strong>10. Error Reporting and Feedback</strong></p>\n<p>You may provide us directly at josemari.taleno@gmail.com with information and feedback concerning errors, suggestions for improvements, ideas, problems, complaints, and other matters related to our Service (“<strong>Feedback</strong>”). You acknowledge and agree that: (i) you shall not retain, acquire or assert any intellectual property right or other right, title or interest in or to the Feedback; (ii) Company may have development ideas similar to the Feedback; (iii) Feedback does not contain confidential information or proprietary information from you or any third party; and (iv) Company is not under any obligation of confidentiality with respect to the Feedback. In the event the transfer of the ownership to the Feedback is not possible due to applicable mandatory laws, you grant Company and its affiliates an exclusive, transferable, irrevocable, free-of-charge, sub-licensable, unlimited and perpetual right to use (including copy, modify, create derivative works, publish, distribute and commercialize) Feedback in any manner and for any purpose.</p>\n<p><strong>11. Links To Other Web Sites</strong></p>\n<p>Our Service may contain links to third party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by SeekFirst, Ltd.</p>\n<p>SeekFirst, Ltd. has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. We do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities/individuals or their websites.</p>\n<p>YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT SeekFirst, Ltd. SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED BY OR IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF OR RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH CONTENT, GOODS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY WEB SITES OR SERVICES.</p>\n<p>WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO READ THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICIES OF ANY THIRD PARTY WEB SITES OR SERVICES THAT YOU VISIT.</p>\n<p><strong>12. Disclaimer Of Warranty</strong></p>\n<p>THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY COMPANY ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THEIR SERVICES, OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT OR MATERIALS INCLUDED THEREIN. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THESE SERVICES, THEIR CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED FROM US IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.</p>\n<p>NEITHER COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE SERVICES, THEIR CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE SERVICES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE SERVICES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.</p>\n<p>COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.</p>\n<p>THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.</p>\n<p><strong>13. Limitation Of Liability</strong></p>\n<p>EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, YOU WILL HOLD US AND OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS HARMLESS FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER IT ARISES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES AND ALL RELATED COSTS AND EXPENSES OF LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION, OR AT TRIAL OR ON APPEAL, IF ANY, WHETHER OR NOT LITIGATION OR ARBITRATION IS INSTITUTED), WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, OR ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY CLAIM FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY VIOLATION BY YOU OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS, STATUTES, RULES, OR REGULATIONS, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, IF THERE IS LIABILITY FOUND ON THE PART OF COMPANY, IT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES, AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THERE BE CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE PRIOR LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.</p>\n<p><strong>14. Termination</strong></p>\n<p>We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of Terms.</p>\n<p>If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using Service.</p>\n<p>All provisions of Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.</p>\n<p><strong>15. Governing Law</strong></p>\n<p>These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Philippines without regard to its conflict of law provisions.</p>\n<p>Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding Service.</p>\n<p><strong>16. Changes To Service</strong></p>\n<p>We reserve the right to withdraw or amend our Service, and any service or material we provide via Service, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of Service is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of Service, or the entire Service, to users, including registered users.</p>\n<p><strong>17. Amendments To Terms</strong></p>\n<p>We may amend Terms at any time by posting the amended terms on this site. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically.</p>\n<p>Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.</p>\n<p>By continuing to access or use our Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorized to use Service.</p>\n<p><strong>18. Waiver And Severability</strong></p>\n<p>No waiver by Company of any term or condition set forth in Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Company to assert a right or provision under Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.</p>\n<p>If any provision of Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of Terms will continue in full force and effect.</p>\n<p><strong>19. Acknowledgement</strong></p>\n<p>BY USING SERVICE OR OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY US, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.</p>\n<p><strong>20. Contact Us</strong></p>\n<p>Please send your feedback, comments, requests for technical support:</p>\n<p>By email: josemari.taleno@gmail.com.</p>\n<p>By visiting this page on our website: <a href=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/contact/.\" title=\"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/contact/.\">https://www.seekfirst.ltd/contact/</a></p>"}],"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"SeekFirst, Ltd.","color_scheme":"light","accent_color":"green","header":{"title":"SeekFirst, Ltd.","has_nav":true,"logo_img":"/images/seekfirst-logo.png"},"footer":{"content":"SeekFirst &copy; 2020","links":[{"text":"Privacy Policy","url":"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/privacy-policy/","new_window":true},{"text":"Terms","url":"https://www.seekfirst.ltd/terms-of-service/","new_window":true},{"text":" Made with Stackbit","url":"https://www.stackbit.com","new_window":true}],"has_social":true}},"pathPrefix":"","data":{"author":{"name":"Joey Taleño","email":"josemari.taleno@gmail.com","avatar":"/images/joeyology.png"},"menus":{},"social":{"links":[{"type":"twitter","title":"Twitter","icon":"fa-twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/goseekfirst"},{"type":"instagram","title":"Instagram","icon":"fa-instagram","url":"https://www.instagram.com/goseekfirst/"},{"title":"LinkedIn","icon":"fa-linkedin","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmtaleno/"}]}}},"menus":{"main":[{"page___NODE":"329f6eb8-ca30-5c02-8921-19623541f94e","id":"menu-main-index","identifier":"main-index","title":"Home","weight":1,"url":"/","items":[]},{"page___NODE":"a9cd4dd2-f29c-561e-b136-df1720881d29","id":"menu-main-portfolio-index","identifier":"main-portfolio-index","title":"Portfolio","weight":2,"url":"/portfolio/","items":[]},{"page___NODE":"e6b00388-52c1-5a6d-9420-a03c6ae38219","id":"menu-main-blog-index","identifier":"main-blog-index","title":"Blog","weight":3,"url":"/blog/","items":[]},{"page___NODE":"fa117f50-bfef-5bac-b5fe-1188e35b8e3f","id":"menu-main-about","identifier":"main-about","title":"About","weight":4,"url":"/about/","items":[]},{"page___NODE":"6a1592c9-45bc-5f0c-ad40-e8815734f2b6","id":"menu-main-contact","identifier":"main-contact","title":"Contact","weight":5,"url":"/contact/","items":[]}]}}}