The iPhone 5 is here. Here’s the unboxing/review video we promised on this blog, RJMarmol.com iPhone App News and Reviews. Comparison video review of the iPhone 5 vs. the iPhone 4S (whether it’s worth the upgrade for a current 4S owner or if you should wait for the 5S/6) will follow in the coming days. This is an unbox/ first-look video so don’t expect technical assessments. I’ll publish a more in-depth review once I get to play with the iPhone 5 for a week or so. Come back soon for that review! :)
RJ and Io Marmol iPhone 5 Unboxing Video
“Little boy Io and Mama RJ unbox the iPhone 5, officially released in the Philippines December 14, 2012 and shipped starting January 2, 2013. We got ours the day after, January3. The iPhone 5 wasn’t announced at Apple WWDC 2012 last summer but instead made its debut last September 2012 and shipped towards the end of the same month. It didn’t (officially) reach the Philippines until 3 months after, about the same waiting time as the 4S which was released October 2011 in the US and got here December 2011. In this video, we take a first look, first impression review of the iPhone 5.”
thanks for sharing this sis you have a cute little buddy there… maybe guys want to see the price of iphone 5 in the market here in the Philippines you can check here http://www.save22.com.ph/p/smart-phones-apple-iphone-5-32gb-2012-11-13-094355079004/
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I’m RJ Marmol — writer, musician, and independent creator based in Manila.
I write songs, essays, and books about the messy overlap between money, overwhelm, creativity, identity, and rebuilding. Much of my work circles around what happens when life stops feeling manageable — and how we try to think clearly, make decisions, and keep moving anyway.
On the music side, I release work as HeyRJ. On the writing side, this site is where I gather my books, essays, notes, and whatever I’m building next.
Music
HeyRJ is my sonic soul project. I create raw, minimalist-style and deeply personal music interpretations that feel like a late-night conversation with your truest self.
By blending lo-fi acoustic textures with poetic honesty, my work explores love, loss, grief, healing, and the quiet in-betweens of life. Each song is a letter — a journal entry — a gentle companion for when the world feels too loud or too quiet.
While my catalogue began with intimate cover renditions, my work is increasingly being shaped by original writing, drawing from years of poems, lived questions, and emotional survival.
“Stuck Home Syndrome”released on March 20, 2026 is my first original 20-track album written during a period when time felt compressed and days began to blur into each other. The songs came from sitting with thoughts that had nowhere else to go — unfiltered, repetitive, and sometimes uncomfortable. It’s a concept album that isn’t built around singles or polish. It’s closer to a continuous inner monologue, recorded with minimal production and very little ornamentation and meant to be listened to as one cohesive body of work. The goal wasn’t to resolve anything, only to document how it felt while it was happening.
On May 29, 2026 I released new original singles – “Rapturous”, “Uh Huh”, “Look At You”, “All That” and “Blew Print”. I continue to release both original and cover songs and intend to so for as long as I can so check back every once in a while — you might. just find something you’ll like.
For business inquiries relating to music, email me at: heyrjmusic[at]gmail[dot]com or my personal email at: rjmarmol[at]gmail[dot]com.
A nonfiction book about what debt does to the mind — and how to begin functioning again when financial stress has made everything feel blurred, urgent, and overwhelming.
Rather than treating debt only as a financial math problem, the book explores the emotional and cognitive realities of financial distress: shame, decision fatigue, avoidance, panic, relationship strain, and the difficulty of making sound decisions while mentally depleted.
Published under Steady Hand Press. It’s available worldwide in ebook and paperback formats on Amazon. Bookstores and libraries can also be order it wholesale via Ingram.
Contact
For book-related inquiries, media requests, bookstore questions, or discussion-group invitations, you can reach me through the contact page on this site or send me an email to rjmarmol[at]gmail[dot]com or hello[at]steadyhandpress.com
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