BitterSweet.

My Dogs Know Me Too Well

2012-01-24T19:45:00.003+08:00

It was past 11pm when I arrived home the other day. I forgot to bring my key with me. The doorbell was unplugged due to annoying practice of regularly buzzing it for no reason by the street children. There was no housemaid to open the doors for me while the rest of the family members were already in their bedrooms with their TVs on. My phone's run out of battery while my other phone didn't have credit. To interchange the sim cards would be the last option, because that time, I was hoping that our dogs would help me call the attention of the people inside our house to open the doors for me. I hoped that they would bark in chorus when I tried knocking on the gate, but they didn't. They know me too well even when I only stay in the house 5 to 8 times a year. Aww. :)

This Kind Of Humor

2011-12-19T19:10:00.004+08:00

There are different kinds of humor in this world. And like love, humor needs to have a certain chemistry with the audience.

Well, there's this certain kind of humor in Bob Ong's novels. For your better appreciation or understanding, his humor is like the Hangover movie. Or, the Horrible Bosses. Something not very sensical, but something that knows your funny bone. Bob Ong's like that. For me, at least.

I'm not really a fan, but I do appreciate some of his writings. To name some of his books that got me smiling and laughing are Abnkkbsnplako? and Stainless Longganisa. They are both light, funny and sensical. And with the cover of his newly released book, Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin, you'll know there's another humor instored for us.

Honestly, I haven't read the book yet nor have I seen it first hand. I haven't really dropped by a bookstore recently for the reason that I'm a bit tight financially and buying a book is not really an option. But seeing the cover really intrigued me. If only I knew this earlier, I could've wished this one for our exchange gift. I'm curious. And mostly I'm longing to experience another Bob Ong humor. That Bob Ong humor to be specific. I wish I could get the same funny feeling that I got with the two novels aforementioned. I missed that experience, which was not present in all of his books.

For more info, you may check this site. http://visprintpub.blogspot.com/2011/12/bob-ongs-lumayo-ka-nga-sa-akin.html

Note: This isn't a paid advertisement. How I wish this could reward me, but it doesn't. Really.

What makes a good clothing brand?

2011-12-08T19:56:00.002+08:00

Kapag hindi na maluwang sa akin ang Extra-Small!

Paging Bayo, please make your extra-small smaller. :)

Let's talk about temptations

2011-12-04T20:32:00.002+08:00

Temptations are everywhere. And they make my heart melt (and break).

1. Mamma Mia on January
2. Varekai (I read it somewhere that they'll be back soon)
3. Katy Perry concert on January, too!
4. Sports watch that you can use under the sea
5. Classic boyish steel watch for ladies (Ironic noh? Basta something like this http://www.authenticwatches.com/tagheuerclas.html?productid=tagheuerclas&channelid=PGRABhttp://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?movadobaby+H8SNTh+index.html+ but built for ladies)

Donations are welcome.

Meet my new cooking buddy, Cayenne!

2011-11-11T20:41:00.004+08:00

It was from Pinoy Biggest Loser where my sister and I were introduced to Cayenne Pepper. It was, according to that particular episode, a herb good for people losing weight. It has this some sort of power or ability that makes someone lose weight. It's not that I need to lose some weight, because I am well aware that I only got my skin and bones to lose, but I want to somehow help my sister to put a tiny effort into her diet. Given this introduction, I never have expected Cayenne Pepper to have spicy effect. Yes, it has that spicy kick, which made me fall in love at first taste. I like food with hint of chili and Cayenne Pepper is truly the perfect partner in my cooking! Before, I had the black pepper as one of the spices I like to season in whatever dish I cook. Now, I think Cayenne Pepper will play that role. :)

Sweet Charity Photos

2011-08-30T09:43:00.002+08:00

Here are some photos of Sweet Charity.

This one's a favorite act. Hehe.

Enjoy!

Hey, Big Spender!

2011-08-27T11:35:00.004+08:00

A couple of friends and I went to watch Sweet Charity at RCBC Tower in Makati yesterday! Yes, that exclamation point just indicated my... wait for it, extreme happiness! :)

Of course, for musicals like this that cost 10 times your movie ticket, I expected it to be BIG. And I was not disappointed.

Sweet Charity was, as I expected it to be, fun, light and entertaining. The show also managed to make a surprise through its stage design and lighting. I didn't expect it to have a lots of extra actors and actresses, too. Actors in plays usually portray double roles and sometimes back up minor or unnecessary roles. But in Sweet Charity, there were unnecessary silent characters that made the show more festive. (Sounds like big budget for me. Hehe)

Speaking of characters, the casting was great! Charity Hope Valentine's character fit Nikki Gil very well--so cute and fun. It's my first time to witness Nikki Gil's acting onstage. Though I was not able to watch her debut in Legally Blonde a couple of years ago, I read a few reviews about it that said that Nikki's performance lacked mastery. In Sweet Charity, I think Nikki Gil's act was clean and good. Her energy was very consistent. As for Kris Lawrence, the exagerrated acting was hilarious, but his voice made it even better. His soft and cool singing clearly portayed Oscar Lindguist's sweet and innocent personality. All other actors in the play greatly contributed to this materpiece. To name some, OJ Mariano, Ciara Sotto, Sheree and Shiela Valderrama-Martinez were amusingly great to do hilarious Mary-Jane-inspired Rhythym of Life act and Greek accents.

Today's the last day of showing of Sweet Charity. You still got time to catch Sweet Charity and experience the same fun as I did. :)

PS. The programme was for free, by the way. :)

Fingers Crossed

2011-08-24T20:34:00.005+08:00

Isn't Twitter made for stalking? Even if it's not really made for that goal, it works that way.

When I checked on my twitter a while ago, Atom Araullo tweeted this:

And my reaction... "Is he going to Sweet Charity this week???" Oh my. I really hope he does. And I hope he goes to the play on the same day as my friends and I are going. Really. I am. Hoping.

*u*

No Hidden Agenda. Just Blogging.

2011-08-24T20:25:00.003+08:00

Bloggers, like me, often put up blogs to... uhm... share some bits of information or some bits of their lives and... wait it for it... earn money! Yes, I think one of the major reasons I have this blog is to earn money. That is why I have ads bubbling around the corner of this blogs. And that was what I aimed. Now that I could not really focus on blogging, it has just become a blabbing area for me.

When I was introduced to Gus Cosio's blog in line with my new "engagement in life" (that is, investing in stock market), I was amazed at how clean and organize the page is. It is very reader-friendly! And, if you notice, there are no ads! How cool is that?

Baon from Spiral

2011-08-13T19:56:00.006+08:00

Went food tripping at Spiral last night with officemates. Darn, lugi ako. Admittedly, I wasn't able to fully maximize the opportunity. It's not even half of what I ate during the eat-all-you-can I experienced in Hyatt last year. Sheesh. Uncooperative appetite!

Anyhow, I'm still experiencing the love of Spiral. Was able to take home some cookies from Spiral. It's not until this morning when I tried to eat one. I was preparing for my brunch that time and I was already really hungry. I should say that it was not because I was hungry. The cookies were really delicious! It got the rich taste of chocolate! It had the right amount of sweetness that doesn't call for tonsilitis. A love! :)

The Sunday Plan B

2011-07-24T08:22:00.002+08:00

As a person, I am a bit of a planner. If you know me well enough, you'd know that I don't like surprises.

For today, I have charted out a plan for my goal to be productive. The plan? Attend yoga by 7am. Attend 9am mass at Greenbelt afterwards. Then, claim my P500-worth Cheesecake, Etc. cheesecake at Glorietta. Go back home after the morning Makati trip to watch some TV, do some laundry, and whatsoever.

Unfortunately, I accidentally set a 5:35PM alarm which made me miss my 7am Yoga class. And like a domino effect, all morning madness that I planned is gone. As a wise person and still a good and creative planner, I came up with a contigency plan. And that plan B is to have a DIY yoga session, attend a mass nearby, go to market to buy some food for the week, watch some TV, do some laundry and so on.

At this moment, I was able to do the DIY yoga at home. One point for me! :) But I should admit... It was not as good as it should have been when I attended the real class at Makati. Hehe. Really, it's better to have an instructor to think of the poses and guide us as we stretch out our legs and tighten our muscles than to surf the net to check out possible yoga poses for a DIY session. (Stop complaining now.) I think I was able to find good sites online that helped with my plan B. At first, I stumbled upon yogajournal.com which showed pictures of the poses. It was good, I reckon. Not that I thought yogajournal's poses are too easy for me, but I tried searching for more poses and found out about abc-of-yoga.com. What's nice on this site was the animation inclusion on each pose. People like me would understand a triangle pose better with this animation. It is easier to load as well than having videos. :) Maybe you should try this at home, too. Let me know how it goes. :)

Now, it's time to proceed with the rest of my plan B. Happy Sunday, everyone!

Learning and Eating Live

2011-07-24T08:13:00.002+08:00

Just after posting about Idol Sa Kusina a few weeks ago, I followed the show on twitter. If you read my first blog about the show, you'd know that I wished to be part of the audience. Well, I haven't been part of the live audience yet. But the show tweeted that we'd just need to send our intent to be part of the live audience by sending information and request to idolsakusina@gmanetwork.com or idolsakusina@yahoo.com. This sounds like a plan to me. :)

Blogging Resumed

2011-07-10T21:09:00.000+08:00

After I have published my first post on this blog for this month, I noticed that the last time I wrote something was last January. Wow. Was I that occupied for the past months? Haha.

A New Fave Cooking Show

2011-07-10T19:55:00.001+08:00

I just discovered a new cooking show which easily caught my attention and interest. I'll be honest--it has taken over Quick Fire as my favorite cooking show.

The host of Idol Sa Kusina, the new favorite cooking show of mine on GMA News TV (Sunday Nights), tries a funny act while teaching and demonstrating cooking. But that doesn't really entertain me. What really catches me is the fact that I get to learn something from the show. On the first episode that I was able to watch, which was last week, I learned the process of blanching and the use of baking soda or sodium bicarbonate (Yes, even the scientific name stuck in my mind. See how effective?) to tenderize the meat. What's more, you get the hype that you want to try to cook the gourmet dishes the chef teaches on the show (and eat them afterwards!).

It's really fun you know. You learn. Then every after a dish is cooked, you drool and wish you were part of the audience who gets to taste the dishes taught on every episode.

Someone Heard Me

2011-01-31T22:29:00.002+08:00

I posted a blog on how I missed Rent last December. Now, someone posted something about Rent this February in one of the college yahoo groups. I was surprised. I never thought a re-run would be this quick. Haha.

Now, all I gotta do is look for a broadway buddy to see the show with me. Awesome.

Visit http://rentmusical2011.blogspot.com/ to get more details.

All blood

2011-01-22T22:46:00.005+08:00

Just finished watching Dexter season 4 last night, the only season I have watched. Now, I think I want to try True Blood after seeing such a beautiful posters. They make me miss advertising and marketing and I am so disheartened now. Sigh, when could I ever land on my marketing dream? The real marketing thing ha!

Delayed Reaction

2011-01-12T20:40:00.002+08:00

Yes, I am so late for finding out about philippines.broadwayworld.com. Sad.

I was going through the site to look for upcoming musicals to watch when I stumbled upon Rent. I don't much about this since I believe Rent wasn't my panahon. But the description of the broadway seems really interesting. Sadly, it has been shown last December. :( I should have found out about this site earlier!!

Broadway!

2011-01-12T20:32:00.002+08:00

After Hairspray and Xanadu, I have been fascinated with broadway and have checking sites on how I could get in touch with this industry. Though pricey, I feel very entertained watching a musical LIVE. This is just like my movie habit taken into the next level. And with this, I found a clickthecity-like site for broadway. Click here.

Haha posted it already so that I could have something to go back to in case I forgot the name of the site. =) Haha

Macau Memory

2011-01-09T17:38:00.003+08:00

Macau Memory! Sulit.com.ph and Trajet Tours and Travel promote tourism in the Philippines and abroad. Find great travel deals at Sulit.com.ph, the leading online classified ads website in the Philippines.

Trivia: This picture doesn't show that we got lost in Macau, but we really did and we just managed to stumble into a view of the Macau Tower. It just tells that every tiny speck in Macau, even if you're lost, is worth-remembering.

My 2011 Kapalaran

2010-12-31T15:23:00.002+08:00

It scares me to leave 2010 and say hello to another year, especially when 2010 has been a really good year to me. But who says I chickened out? *v*
Ika nga ng horoscope ko for 2011, I'm shifting into the higher gear. May God bless me. Amen.

Plead to Globe Telecoms

2010-12-16T20:01:00.002+08:00

Dear Globe,

I have been loyal to you, because most of my friends are on Globe too. However, I heard a rumor that Super150 won't be around anymore. You'd want to confirm it or not, please provide a budget-wise and -friendly offer for a young professional like me. Just a suggestion, you might bring back Immortal, which I was very fond of using. And if you'd want to reward us, kindly offer something like this as well. Rest assured we'll highly appreciate your grant on these requests.

Happy Christmas.

Thank you.

Globe Subscriber

Christmas Family Portraits

2010-12-16T19:56:00.001+08:00

The Kardashian's was... awesome. It was very Hollywood.
I'd want to have a family portrait like the Kadashian's as well.

I'll try to be more sympathetic

2010-12-13T19:40:00.002+08:00

Just in time for new year, this would be a great idea for a new year's resolution. I just do hope I could live up to it.

I was able to view a friend's post on depression. Very helpful--either you have depression or you don't. The post talks about helping people in depression. It won't bore you with scientific stuff, but with just practical ways that even a 5-year old kid can do.

When I was reading the "what to say" and "what not to say," I felt like a jerk. The "what not to say" lines are so like my usual "hirit" to everyone. I've always wondered how to be more sympathetic. Believe me, I am well aware of myself and have wondered how can't I be a person who can "console" or "advise" when someone is down. With these simple "what to say" and "what not to say" lines, I am hopeful I could be a better friend.

Now, who is down? Come to mama. I know exactly what to say and not say. =)

Justice Now on FB

2010-11-30T20:46:00.002+08:00

Please like and follow this link:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Justice-for-Hubert-Webb/104580776275565

This FB page also contains Che-Che Lazaro's episode on Vizconde Massacre as mentioned in my blog post here.

Theme Song

2010-11-30T20:14:00.003+08:00

I just want to share a song that actually described a point in my life. Though a love song, it totally didn't describe my love life (like I have or had one). It just happened to describe my life as a whole.

The song is Gotta Go My Own Way by Vanessa Hudgens. And without any biases, I'd say I like the song regardless of who sung it. :) The entire song characterized my life, but I would'nt bore you with the entire lyrics and just stick with this excerpt.

Don't wanna leave it all behind

But I get my hopes up

And I watch them fall every time

Another color turns to gray

And it's just to hard

To watch it all slowly fade away

I'm leaving today

'Cause I gotta do what's best for me

You'll be okay

Sometimes, there are things we need to leave behind to make way for our real destiny. Sometimes, we need to make the move and don't just leave things to destiny. Sometimes, we need to look for destiny and don't just sadly wait for it to come to us.

Christmas Windows

2010-11-27T10:06:00.007+08:00

Christmas is indeed in the air. I don't know if you're facing same problem as mine, but I'm really having a hard time with invitations. There are indeed lots of dinners nowadays.

Anyhow, that defines my Christmas. But in the malls, Christmas mood is seen right from each boutique's window. Sharing with you what I saw in Robinsons Manila and Glorietta last weekend (Powerbooks, Rustan's and Gap).

Rustan's had a carnival theme while Gap had an actual "doodling" session last Saturday. Powerbooks' my favorite. Very simple, but surely created with much thought and artistry.

Finding Justice

2010-10-20T20:31:00.000+08:00

Since I couldn't sleep very well, I was able to watch "Cheche Lazaro Presents" last Sunday night. It aired a documentary on Vizconde Massacre. Looking closely to both sides of the story,the epdisode was entitled, "Dalawang Mukha ng Hustisya" (something like that! Haha I can't remember the title very well.).
I have heard about this incident when it broke out to the public years ago, but I was too young to know, to care and to understand. So the recent episode from ABS-CBN reminded and refreshed us with the story--this time, without so much judgment and opinions from the media and other public figures, but straight from the parties involved in this case.
I wouldn't want to re-tell the documentary in this blog. But I'd say the episode was really worth-watching. You might want to check out youtube or try Sky or Bayan's "I Want TV" to watch the episode and see why I'd stand for the Webb family.
I do hope they could find justice soon as they have been waiting and fighting long enough.

Songs from Taylor

2010-10-20T20:24:00.000+08:00

Taylor Swift is again to release an album. And yet again, Taylor literally sings what her heart tells her for ex-boyfriends John Mayer and Taylor Lautner, and crush Cory Monteith were present in her songs.

Check this site for the list and description of her third albums's songs.

I may not like the album cover, but I am excited for the release of it! I have been a fan of her music, but this time, I am crazed with the gossips implied on her lyrics.

Rushed to Caltex with HSBC

2010-10-11T19:44:00.004+08:00

Did you hear about HSBC's 10-10-10 celebration with P10 per liter fuel from Caltex? Well, I did hear about it. And fortunately, I was able to avail it! Yahooo!

Yes, I really tuned in to radio yesterday just to catch the announcement on which branches to avail this promo. Good that I was able to listen on the right time and good that I switched stations from time to time. I heard the news at around 9:50am on Magic 89.9 and we were driving around Monumento that time.

We went straight to North EDSA, which was the nearest branch to our location that time, and arrived at around 10:10am. There were, as expected, cars already lining up and starting to cause traffic.

During the two hours of waiting time, my adrenaline was just OVERFLOWING! I felt so impressed with the team who started this idea. I wanted to be part of this kind of team. I want to do this kind of things! I know... I am so aware that my work right know is so not the marketing I am longing for. I thought there's a reason why I am in trade marketing and why I always stumble into trade marketing. I thought I have the skills for it even if I don't aim for it. I thought. But I am well aware that all this time, all I've been seeing is my flaws and that I could not really stand as a good trade marketer. Oh well, enough with the drama. There will be a time for my brand marketing career. U just wait. :) For now, let's just celebrate that my family was able to save 712.50 pesos for a 30-liter diesel!

Title

2010-10-09T19:05:00.004+08:00

I think I need a new title for my blog.

So far, my life isn't bitter nor sweet and. as you may notice, my entries are not bitter anymore! Hurrah! I am thinking... "Steady lang," because that seems to describe my life today.

Hmm.

Also, I need a new "About Me," too! :)

Andalucia... Sana.

2010-10-09T18:43:00.004+08:00

Haha

Tried to go and see Andalucia this morning. I was early naman. I got there in the port area around 10am when the Andalucia, according to this post, opens by 9am. But I wasn't expecting a people-lining-up-like-they-are-going-to-the-province-on-a-holiday kind of thing! I got turned off and went to Intramuros to take pictures instead. But it wasn't a success either. I got really tired walking to Intramuros that my hands were shaky and my feet were so damn complaining already.

Haha

What a day.

An Awesome Live Show

2010-09-23T22:02:00.003+08:00

I went to watch the musical, Xanadu, in RCBC theatre last weekend. It was a great show. Clap clap to the cast!

It was Felix Rivera, the lead actor who played Sonny Malone, who really got the crowd engrossed. He was really good! and was incomparable to other actors who played the same role in other countries. You can check this video clip of an excerpt of Xanadu (this is actually the best and most famous scene in the musical). If you think the lead actor there is good, then brace yourself for Felix Rivera. He is just so good that I can't think of anything else to say. I don't go to musicals that much. In fact, I only went to Hairspray and Xanadu in my entire life so I know very little in this industry. But according to articles I have read after watching the musical, Felix also played roles in Avenue Q and Legally Blonde, which are both by Atlantis Productions--says a lot of his credentials. :)

Clap clap clap!

PS. I do hope Rachel Alejandro was able to dance even with her roller skates on. That would've been better. ;)

Hugs,
Jean Dempsey

Got wish?

2010-09-20T20:49:00.004+08:00

Just found something to wish for for this Christmas!
Grabe, I superduper fell in love with this. The idea is just so cool!It was because of this contest that I got introduced to Canon and Nikon Lens coffee tumbler! Whatcha say? Cool, right? Of course, the first instinct to make yourself closer to owning these lens is to join the said contest. Of course, I'd want to do that. It's just that i don't have the patience to promote my entry and ask for votes. So I will just pray that someone would hear me out and have this as a present for me this Christmas! :) Oh by the way, I like the all-black Canon lens. :D

Long Weekend Cooking

2010-08-30T19:11:00.004+08:00

I spent the long weekend, basically, doing housechores--managed my laundry and did some cooking.

I made a coffee jelly last night. I was scared that it would not turn into jelly even if I added another spoon of gelatin powder to compensate with the additional half cup I poured into the mixture. Thank God, my coffee jelly became a jelly when I checked on it this morning.

I experimented the recipe I got from the internet. As mentioned, I put more water and jelly powder than what the recipe instructed. Other than that, I also used 3 in 1 coffee instead of instant coffee and added Swiss Miss and lessened the sugar. I got no regrets doing this, because my coffee jelly is still a coffee jelly. The only disappointment I feel is that it didn't look appealing. Don't know if this is because of the cheap gelatin I used or simply because I didn't follow the instructions. Hehe Don't worry I will try to make another coffee jelly on Christmas maybe. And by then, I will follow exactly what instructions says (but I'm not promising). :) Hehehe

Next cooking was just minutes earlier. I made carbonara for dinner. It sucked. Yeah. How I wish I got a dog here to eat the leftovers. Oh well, I just need to deal with it and have it for breakfast tomorrow. Besides, I'm on tipid mode until the weekend.

If you have followed this blog two year ago, I bet you would ask what happened with the carbonara recipe I had before. Since I am lazy lately and I am like living in a matchbox and that there's a ready-made carbonara sauce, I had the carbonara in an instant manner. I tried Del Monte's new carbonara sauce. And I got so disappointed with the result. Not yummy at all. I wish they could make the carbonara sauce as delicious as the recipe in their kitchenomics website.

PS. Sorry, no pictures to post although I did take some. My lousy internet just could not afford to upload pics!

Quicker8.com

2010-08-23T20:47:00.002+08:00

There's a new contest that I'd like to share to you guys. Quicker8.com is giving away Fossil watch (1st price), orange Kate Spade pouch (2nd price) and Floral Kate Spade pouch (3rd price). I like the watch most, of course! It's become my "luho" or craving. But of course, any Kate Spade item would feed any kind of craving that I have. :)

Joining this contest is simple.

Simply subscribe to her blog via email. This will give you entry for the raffle which will be drawn via random.org. You can also earn more points after subscribing to her site through blogging about this contest and posting comments on her posts until September 8, 2010.

Deadline of this contest is Sept. 8, 2010.

Who wants a new cellphone?

2010-07-17T20:11:00.005+08:00

I want one! And I bet you want one, too!

Well, Gadgets and Tech gives us a chance to get a new Samsung GT-E1175T cellphone with its “Gadgets And Tech’s 1st Annual Phone Raffle Contest!” And the prize doesn't end there. Gadgets and Tech is also giving away P2000-worth of GC from Power Mac Center! And there are only 7 easy steps for you to join the contest.

Hurry, this raffle runs until July 31, 2010 only.

Cellphone + GC from Power Mac. This is just SUPER! :)

Elianto Colors

2010-05-26T14:55:00.000+08:00

Dear artistic person,

I stumbled upon this site and found out that Elianto is giving us a chance to win an Elianto eyeshadow palette worth P1500! I know, like me, you like to expand your creativity. Now is our chance to shift from coloring books, scratch papers, photoshop canvas to life's most natural and exquisite piece--a woman's face. Practicing this gift with quality materials like Elianto would be a really great experience. Who else would deserve this palette?

xoxo,
artistic person

Something E

2010-05-20T19:38:00.001+08:00

Hello eLife (Okay, I just made that out)! It was my first time to finish an eBook (on my first attempt!). Apparently, technological advancements and involvements have made my ebook experience easy and convenient than I had imagined. I even secured a copy of the ebook in my phone to make sure I could read when I'm afk. Hehe And thanks for the long weekends which allowed me to rot and finish Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (and can I just say that it is so like harry potter, for me?) as quick as possible.

Right now, I'm having my second debut of ebook experience and I'm having Jodi Picoult's House Rules. I encountered some quotable quotes on this book which made me miss a real hard copy book. Habitually, I highlight or mark the quotes, lines or explanations that attract me. I do this on books that I own, of course. So I'll just think that eBooks are borrowed books that I could not mark or write on. Oh well, there post-its that I could write the quotes on. Then post them on notebooks maybe.

Jenny

2010-05-20T19:33:00.002+08:00

The most common name in my phonebook used to be Joanne/Joanna. Not until recently, Jenny has overtaken the throne. I got three (3) Jenny's in my phonebook. Not much, I know, but it still gets me--they still get me. When creating an SMS to a particular Jenny, I had to poke my brain first to make sure that I am sending the message to the right Jenny. And because I have been bumming around a little here in my new office for almost four weeks already, I have so much time to stare at the name and think about Click Five's song with the name as the title. A bridge in Pasig was named after someone called Jenny, too! And I got a cousin named Jenny. And. And. And if you introduce me to someone named Jay, I bet we'll have to kick Jenny out of the throne. End.

Pussy Go Biggie

2010-05-12T20:48:00.002+08:00

Oooh, stumbled upon a pussy having a siesta on my way down the stairs of my dorm. What a pampered pussy! =)

You voting?

2010-05-09T21:07:00.001+08:00

An irresponsible citizen is blogging.

That would be me.

Yes, I believe a lot would hate me for not registering for the election. Anyhow, if I were to be asked who to vote… I can only say one candidate that I’d vote with conviction. It would be Binay for Vice-President. Even before Chiz Escudero’s advertisement for him or his “Ganito Kami Sa Makati” TVC, I have been stunned under the spell of Makati. I dream of working there. Apparently, I have not gotten any job offer from any company in Makati. And all these years, I was called for an interview in Makati once. Just once. For some reason, I just heart Makati. And this aspiration somehow equates to Vice-Presidential candidate, Jejomar Binay.

I am aware that with the resources Makati has, it would be easy for any official to maintain and develop the city. But, how can you explain the loyalty Makati’s people have showed to Binay? That just makes it more alluring.

Maybe when Binay wins for the position, he might want to consider making registering easier and more convenient and make my vote be counted. He has to think about this, especially when he plans to run again for a position in the next election.

Ceasefire on Jobhunting

2010-04-24T01:19:00.002+08:00

I know I have mentioned that I got a new job, but you might wonder why "ceasefire" when I should be actually surrendering on the jobhunt program I set for myself at the start of the year.

I got a job for a multi-national company here in the Philippines. In a way, it touches a part of my dream job. At least, I could now be working for a multi-national company despite the fact that I am under an agency. Nonetheless, I could not really convince myself to give up on looking for a job, because, to be honest, I don't know if I would knock myself with the job. It's hardly marketing. It's just related to marketing. That's why I could not really see myself enjoying. Of course, it's too early to say such judgments. Let's just wait and see. I'll be starting on Monday and as early as now, I could already feel the my physiological response to adjustment period. I have lost some appetite. And I feel okay even when I didn't eat much. I had that on my first week of my first job. And I can still remember how I have let those meatballs remained on my plate almost untouched.

Asensadong Pilipinas

2010-04-23T19:12:00.001+08:00

Would you believe it? Well, not in all aspect that the Philippines is progressing, but I should say that I enjoyed applying for an NBI clearance this morning.

It's not my first time to apply for an NBI clearance that's why I could come up with such post to compare my experiences. The first time I went for an NBI clearance was February last year. I was still unemployed by that time and was eager to work so I tried to prep up even before I could land on a job. It took almost a whole day for me to finish processing the application. Three to four hours of it were spent waiting. And sweating. I applied, by the way, in our province. Needless to say, it was not a comfortable place to be in for almost one whole day.

This time, even when I spent few days in our province, I didn't bother to apply for a new NBI for my new job (I got a new job, btw.. After more than a week of resigning, I was able to land on a job right away. I am so thankful that the risk I took was all worth-it!). I thought to apply in Victory Mall in Caloocan instead. Its' new. And it's airconditioned! And it turned out to be a really nice experience. No long waits. And I just spent less than an hour to finish my application! And what's more, they enumerated detailed instructions on how to apply for a clearance, which was totally not visible in the office in our province.

Loveeet!

Top Saver

2010-03-17T15:11:00.003+08:00

Being on the verge of becoming a bum makes me a bit sensitive of my money. And despite my motto of go-treat-and-pamper-yourself-because-your-work-is-too-much-hell, I always make sure that there will be enough money to sustain me in my idle period. When I checked my passbook lately, I saw that I actually earned a monthly interest! Cool, huh? I didn't expect that since most banks give quarterly interest. I know I should have known that before opening the account. But I just wanted a low-maintaining passbook account and therefore I was given the Top Saver account in Allied Bank and never asked anything at all. According to my sister who has the same kind of account, the Top Saver account limits you to two withdrawal per month, too. This is really a nice program for people who want to save money. Monthly interest. Limited Withdrawal. Nice. Really nice.

Farewell Letter

2010-03-09T22:39:00.002+08:00

Okay, I am indeed excited for my resignation. I have been eagerly working on the things to turnover. I am looking forward to meet my replacement. What else? I dream of April 15. I dream of having the last day in work. It may sound like I am disgusted with the company I am working for or that I hate the people I work with, but I am not. I do hate the work chores. I might not like the company, but I am not that bitter.

That is why I find it funny to have stumbled upon a sample farewell letter in the internet. Haha Definitely, my farewell letter won't be like that. Haha I am actually looking for a letter that would squeeze out all the tears of my future ex-officemate. Haha Yeah, gusto kong iyakan nila ako. Hahaha They have to shed a tear. Haha

Poke Your Face

2010-02-24T21:34:00.002+08:00

I just remembered this particular wowowee scene I have watched the past few days where the contestant answered "Poke Your Face" instead of Poker Face. I find it funny and decided to have the title of my post for this blog. Haha (It's not related to Wowowee though...)

Anyway, it's my third absence in work this week. (I need to mention this... Thanks for the medical certificate, Bets! Hehe.) Tomorrow is supposed to be the fourth one in a row for I got a text late this afternoon inviting me to an exam and interview. I got so excited that I texted some friends about it. I was so prepared to have another absence in work when I got a reply that the company that just invited me for the interview is said to have a bad record as an employer. So the fun stopped there. I wanted to poke my face.

Going back to my life... I dropped by Canon in Pasong Tamo early this afternoon before heading to Summit Media for my second interview only to find out that my lens' flex is broken and I have to spend Php1400 for its part and repair. Toinks. Poke my face again. I need donations. In cash or in kind (only accepts new Canon lens for 1000D).

Poke your face. Po-po-po-po-poke your face.

My 2010 so far...

2010-02-24T11:14:00.004+08:00

So far, I feel very glad and lucky that opportunities are here for my 2010 bucket list. I feel that I need to update this.. add some more goals, especially now that my stars are aligned. I will really really think what more to aim this year. For the meantime, here's the update with my bucket list. :) Expect to have different looks of my list everytime I update. Hehe. Click the pic to enlarge.

Wow Mali?

2010-02-23T16:38:00.002+08:00

I don't know if these experiences were part of the show Wow Mali. Or sadya lang na may mga batang gago?

I took the public bus coming back to Manila after the New Year's and was dropped off along EDSA-Cubao. It was already dark. Few people were walking along the streets. Indeed, the ambience was like may-estrangherong-snatcher-sa-kanto-at-may-manggagahasa-sa-dulo. But I was not scared. All I was thinking was to go home, watch TV and be consistent that riding a public bus to and from Pangasinan is long and tiring. Then, a kid suddenly came out from a sack lying on the middle of the bangketa saying something like "bulaga." Shet. What the hell?

The next one was just half an hour ago. Still hot and fresh from the oven.

I didn't go to work today, because I am "sick." So while walking along Taft Avenue this afternoon, two to three dirty kids suddenly went out from hiding from the bushes of McDonald's! Goodness gracious!

>.<

Please let me know if you've seen me in TV. I might not be aware that I am already famous.

Halik Sa Lupa

2010-02-21T21:21:00.004+08:00

Woot. Woot. I just came from a free 3D2N trip to Punta Fuego courtesy of my employer. Sarap! Syempre, una, kasi libre. Secondly, it was really really nice. Very relaxing. Beautiful. A love.

The experience was really a halik-sa-lupa. As what I mentioned in my "To Dos's" blog, I am aiming to experience beach and be able to go out of Region 1. So far, fate has been very kind to give such opportunity for me.

Savoring the beach was halik-sa-lupa, because I am not much of a beach-lover. Syempre, kung Bonuan at San Fabian beaches lang naman ang nararanas mo, hindi talaga maghahangad ang isang pessimistic ng beach. This time, parang naisip ko, gusto kong parang luho ang beach. Dati, wa ako care kung hindi man ako makarating ng Boracay. Iba na ako ngayon.

PS. BTW, the beach experience could have been a photography experience for me as well. But my Dslr suddenly stopped focusing. At first, it was only having a hard time looking for a focus. Then after a shot, it gave up. And until now, it still doesn't work. Sad.

Work-In Progress

2010-02-15T23:50:00.011+08:00

I am working on it! Yes, I am indeed working on it. Last week, I went photoshoot-ing with some officemates who are into photography. It was actually my idea to ask them to shoot with me. Or to have a shoot that I could join in. Haha Either way, I just want to try shooting and you know... be able to practice shooting.

So there, we went to Intramuros last Feb. 6. Early in the morning. Very early in the morning that the sun was yet to rise. And to cut the long story short... these are some of the very few pictures that I was to able to take nicely. To be honest, these went nicely after being edited with Adobe Lightroom, a software newly introduced to me by one of my officemate/photoshoot-mate. Enjoy the pictures that remind of history books! I hope I could do better and more next time.

Solomon Guest House

2010-02-07T10:05:00.004+08:00

My sister and I went to Solomon Guest House for lunch yesterday. Though it's my second time around, it felt like it was the first time.

I could not remember much on my first experience in Solomon other than the oh-so-delightful Tiramisu. So other than the fact that CSB students are the ones who cook your food, it's just the Tiramisu that's stuck in my head. Even the menu layout and content yesterday were new to me. That's when I started to get a hunch that the restaurant depends on whichever batch or group of students to do the business.

Yes, CSB students serving you from ordering up to the billing was something new to me. As what my sister described, she's like in a Jolly Kiddie land. Students running and manning the restaurant. Cool. To have an OJT or a course like that, it's really cool.

I don't really know much on how the HRIM course runs in College of St. Benilde. But I assume the cooks are Culinary students and the waitresses and waiters are Hospitality students.

About the experience yesterday... I am sorry to say that I was disappointed. And for a first-timer like my sister who expected a lot because of my Tiramisu testimonial, it was totally not a love. Sorry, but I have to say this... The Tiramisu we ordered yesterday was totally not like the Tiramisu I ordered the first time I went there.

Nevertheless, it could be a fun practice for Simon Cowell-like people to visit Solomon once in a while and judge every group assigned on that particular period.

Inspire me, my Airbed.

2010-01-31T14:50:00.004+08:00

When my dad came in Manila sometime last year, I urged him to buy an airbed that costs around two thousand pesos. Since the room we are renting is very small, we can't afford to buy space-consuming mattress for visitors like my Dad. That's why.

My Dad used it that same night. And it was just the other night that I was able to experience the airbed when some relatives stayed with us for an overnight. I lab it. I enjoy it. I actually wish to just spend a couple of days lying on it, dreaming of a job interview or reading a good book, and has cheese-flavored Pringles on the side. I miss that kind of life. Now, aside from looking for a new job to replace this hell life, I am also literally searching for a reason to use for my resignation that would not look very bullshit.

To Do's

2010-01-28T09:11:00.004+08:00

This is like a business plan for myself this year 2010. And like any other business plans,this aims to give definition on what I want and the direction I'll be taking to accomplish them.

The list I came up with is short, but I enjoyed doing it. It really helped me in defining "myself." If year 2009 was a bit of a headache for me because of work, I plan to have a fun and, yet, stable life this year 2010. The things I plotted down are inclined more to achieve personal fulfillment and happiness. Like...

photography and photoshop. Let's put my dslr into full use. I admit I wasn't able to find time to practice or learn photography. Now, I really want to work on it. Maybe find friends who will teach you or, at least, help you discover a talent in me... :) And of course, I want to gain more skills on photoshop too.

beach. I am not really into beaches. But I like the sight (and the scene maybe?).

pilipinas. I really like to travel. Go sight-seeing and take pictures. But seems like I'll be poor for a month or so and I have been outside the country three times already.. So I would just like to have the traveling within the country (but outside Luzon please!). Besides, there is still a place to go here in the Philippines that is worth-seeing.

career. This is actually a preparation for the coming years. Of course, I want to save more money so I could plot more bonggacious "to do's" next years like traveling outside the country or buying new camera accessories or new laptop or whatever better that I could achieve. But other than that, I want to have a happy stable career this year.
Work affects my life like hell. It's consuming 90% of my life. So it better be good.
I want to start a job that I would work on with for yearssss. I don't want it to be temporary or just have it for the sake of being paid. I want to literally have a wallpaper that says "I heart my job" and mean it. I want an employer who would value you and reward you with what you deserve and who doesn't step on other people to do these things.

I aim to update this list from time to time... to assess my achievements and plot new things to achieve. May God help me on this.. :) Aja!

The Bright Side

2010-01-16T08:38:00.004+08:00

Di ko naman sinasadya at hindi ako nagising ni Ice today. Siguro para lang hindi na ako sumakit ang ulo ko kakaisip kung papasok ako o hindi, hidni na lang ako ginising ng maaga. It's a sign. Pero sa totoo lang, hindi ko kasi sinet yung alarm. Akala ko kasi automatic nang gigisingin ako para pumasok... Hindi ko pala nasabi sa kanya na may punyetang pasok ako pag Sabado.

Anyhow, ang daming signs ni God para sa akin. Minsan nakakalungkot. As in heart-breaking. Kaya nga I've been wearing that galit-ako-sa-mundo face for two days already. Pero kumakabig na din naman somehow. Kasi ang daming magagandang opening na jobs ngayon. Magandang companies. And nabubuhayan ako. The heart-breaking sign na pagkaudlot ng resignation ko has something to do with this recent heart-pounding sign. Kaya siguro hindi natuloy yung offer sa akin to move to a new company dahil meron pang mas magandang plan na pwede kong kunin. Positive ang lola mo ngayon kaya walang kokontra please.

Brighter Side, Where Art Thou?

2010-01-15T22:10:00.003+08:00

It's the pessimism talking, again. That's why I might as well tell this to myself and remind me of the enthusiastic and positive motto I plotted for year 2010.

"No one has ever injured his eyesight by
looking on the bright side of things."

Now, I am looking at the brighter side. There is such thing as resignation. Di ba? Di ba?

Hopeful Heart. Welcome 2010.

2010-01-02T09:41:00.006+08:00

It's my first time to get hold of a new cellphone since 2005. Remember last year? I was wishing for an E66. It didn't materialize. And all of a sudden, this year, I was able to buy myself an E71, something I should thank my employer for, I suppose. It was really sudden. I didn't plan it. Really. Big thanks for my salary, my 13th month pay, my OT pay and to my relatively huge tax refund I received at the end of 2009, and to my N3660 that went black out for two days and has not been working properly to date.

Getting hold of my new phone is nothing but love. I was about to put notes and to-do's on the 2010 planner one of my bosses gave me for Christmas when I stumbled unto the warm welcome of Ice, a name I gave to my E71 (because its color is white)which I will eventually forget (I did name my DSLR "Noami," but I don't really use the name). It accommodates me with my OC and media and, not to forget, my MS Office needs (I actually wrote this blog with Ice). But I'm not saying bye bye to my planner. I'm thinking of having it as a diary... maybe put some of thoughts and things I did for a certain day on it... And maybe take note of the status I posted on FB. And maybe... I might as well post here what I posted on FB... Just to let you feel the conviction I have with what I wrote on the 'about me' section beside my photo. Here it goes: "Recognize that some things in life are just not fair. Sometimes we have to accept that injustice is a part of life, but I'm not tolerating. Let's start the year with a hopeful heart."

Yeah, for a change, let's embrace life positively.

Santa, are u coming to town?

2009-10-22T23:03:00.006+08:00

My parents are off to an out-of-country trip in a couple of months and I'm preparing a list of what pasalubong they should buy for me and my sister... Which reminds me... that during this month, this "ber" month, people, myself included, are starting to set out their shopping list for Christmas. And since humankind is naturally born selfish, the Christmas shopping list goes hand in hand with a list of the things people want to receive for the holiday. This year, I don't feel like making that list. I don't know. I just didn't see it coming. I don't feel it coming. This year, it's like Christmas means bonus, which further means I could quit my job immediately after receiving it.

:-/

There should be a Christmas spirit around here. I'll find you. Just wait.

Uber.

2009-10-08T22:01:00.002+08:00

Prologue. (Ang sosyal noh? May ganitong chorva pa akong nalalaman.) Tagal na din pala since my previous entry. Evidently, it's been quite a while since the last time I felt this way. Ika nga ng ever supportive kong friend, resigning mode na naman ako. Haha. Ok rin palang may ganito akong entries. At least I could monitor kung kailan ako naghihimutok sa galit dahil sa work. And according to my blog, more than a month din naman akong naging medyo masaya sa buhay dahil Aug. pa noong huli akong masiraan ng bait.

Uber sa bad trip today. Uber ang pressure sa office. Uber ang bwisit sa suppliers. Uber din sa init noong mga time na walang kuryente dahil windang ang generator ng office. Kaya ayun, nagpagupit ang lola mo. Stress reliever lang, you know. And guess what, it was effective. Maganda naman kasi yung gupit. Hindi tulad noong gupit ko last April na uber disaster that I had to cut my hair myself after I had it cut in the salon. Haha. This time it's nice. I just hope na ganito pa din itsura niya bukas after I take a bath. At sana hindi siya maging uber effort sa maintenance. At least, with this new haircut, nabaling ang galit ko. I felt lighter. Not so brighter. Just lighter. And then sa isang fastfood chain kanina, may nakita akong guy na nakasuot ng isang cute na shirt. Sabi ng shirt sa front, "Pangit Noon." Sabi naman sa likod, "Maglaway ka ngayon." Natuwa ako. Hindi kasi predictable yung print sa likod. At in fairness, cute din naman yung nakasuot. Hindi lang katangkaran, pero at least napanindigan niya yung sinasabi ng t-shirt niya. Haha. Makasuot nga din ng ganung shirt.

I am a Fountain

2009-08-22T21:29:00.006+08:00

"Be like the fountain that overflows, not like the cistern that merely contains... It was dangerous to overflow, because we might end up flooding areas occupied by our loved ones and drowning them with our love and enthusiasm." --Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides To Die.

But being a cistern is not healthy. Thus, I am a fountain.

Life, with or without a job, is hard.
If you're unemployed, you don''t have money. If you're employed, you run out of money, because you need a lot of things for work. You need shoes. With heels. You need make-up. You need cellphone loads, because your company doesn't subsidize and your bosses ask a lot through texts. And lastly, I need a lot of chocolates to somehow cover the misery in my life that I got out of stress and pressure. I need a lot of serotonin or endorphins from these chocolates that would uplift the status of emotions. I repeat, I need a lot. I know some of my friends are tired of hearing out my unending outcry about hell work and my plan of resigning which I can't push through because of my pathetic excuses. I just need chocolates. And I need a job that doesn't have much people to interfere on your tasks.

Jeepneys

2009-08-21T19:20:00.002+08:00

Who said only people have personalities? have stereotypes?
Well, well, well. For four months that I have been paying seven pesos for a jeepney ride to and from work, I have observed that jeepneys have different personalities. Since I've been living in Manila area, the jeepneys I usually take in Manila are different from the jeepneys I take to and from work. I find the Manila jeeps to be tamer. And the jeepneys in Pasig are louder. And are modern and hippies. Why? They have the "pull string to stop" thingy. And they are literally loud. They play hard hiphop and r 'n b music each and every day that they drive down those streets. Whoa. Haha.

TV5 Trade Show

2009-07-19T20:19:00.002+08:00

This blog has been stagnant for... hmm.. months? How long has it been?

Anyway, I'm back. Well, at least for now, I have time and will to blab about something. Haha

Last Thursday, my colleague and I had the privilege to be invited to a trade show of a TV network. And so, we attended despite the fact that it was after office work (and we were in office attire) and it ate a part of my time for myself. It was actually good to declair an OT for something like this. Something exciting. Something different from what I do for three whole months.

The event was by TV5. It was like a presentation with what had happened for the past few months and what will happen for the rest of the year. The event basically aimed to attract sponsors for their shows. What's exciting with the event? Of course, the goodies, the food, the drinks and the struck-attack moments! Haha Some actors and actresses present in the event were Ryan Agoncillo, Lucy Torres, Richard Gomez, Victor Basa, Alex Gonzaga, Long Mejia, Jenny Miller, IC Mendoza, Oyo Boy Sotto, Desiree del Valle, Jon Avila and more.

Here is what I can say with our struck-attack moments...
When I saw Lucy Torres, I just felt like I was back in HK Disneyland again. She looked like a Disney princess... just more natural. But she was really pretty and tall, so fit to be a princess.

I'm a free rider

2009-06-12T22:47:00.005+08:00

Tila bumabawi ang independence day sa akin. Kasi may free ride sa MRT kanina dahil nga independence day. And what's nice is that I was able to avail it! Woohoo. Medyo nagmukha lang akong tanga kanina sa MRT. Kasi pilit kong sinusuksok yung card ko para makapasok, pero ayaw talagang kainin yung card ko. Habang nagmumukha akong tanga, 'yong ibang tao dire-diretso lang na pumapasok without cards. So ginaya ko na lang sila. Saka ko na lang narinig na may parang free ride nga daw. Haha. Tapos nung nasa platform na ako, waiting for the train, nag-announce over the speaker na tapos na nga daw ang free ride. Ayown, may free ride nga. At napakinabangan ko siya nang hindi ko nalalaman.

Ngayon naman, buti at nakakapanuod ako ng SNN. Bihira lang kasi ang ganitong pagkakataon na hindi pa ako inaantok at carry kong ma-late gumising kinabukasan. Shalamat sa'yo, holiday.

I Hate Holidays

2009-06-12T10:08:00.002+08:00

Mainly because nabibitin lagi ang work! Consequently, I have to bring home the work, worry about work and use my own resources for work.

Wala ka na ngang social life, wala ka pang pay. Can somebody shoot me in the head?

Kalyo

2009-05-21T21:36:00.004+08:00

They say callus is a sign of hardwork. I say, it's just a matter of choosing the right shoes. Gawd, my pinky toes don't just hurt, they are bruised. So now, I hafta change my facebook's status from "____'s pinky toes hurt" to... "____'s pinky toes are bruised."

Sayang

2009-05-02T20:16:00.003+08:00

I am currently watching "Dare Duo" on QTV. The dare in this episode for Rovilson and Marc is to be 'captains' of the ferry sailing to Corregidor. I suddenly got jealous with the passengers of the ferry that the duo are handling. One of those passengers could've been me! And I could've seen the Amazing Race duo upclose... I was in that ferry, on that route... just a year ago.

Contests!

2009-05-02T17:39:00.003+08:00

Dahil ang boring ng life, heto ako naghahanap ng mga pakulo online. Hindi ko dapat ishshare sa inyo ito dahil kung sumali kayo, edi mas liliit ang chance kong manalo. Pero since mabait ako, heto ishshare ko na sa inyo mga sinalihan kong contests:

1. Kung gusto mo ng washing machine, hindi kita bibigyan ng Dowell. Haha humingi ka na lang sa electrolux.
2. Kung gusto niyo naman ng iPhone tulad ko, punta ka dito.
3. Kung trip mo ng giant Havaianas, edi dito ka naman pumunta.
4. Ginawa ko na rin habit yung magdrop by sa clickthecity.com para sa mga contests nila. Kanina lang, nagjoin ako sa wolverine contests nila. :) haha
5. Napadpad din ako sa smcinema kung saan nalaman ko at nanghinayang ako sa wolverine contest nila! Kakapanuod ko lang kahapon ng wolverine at wala na ang ticket ko. Hindi man lang sinabi ng tao sa ticket about the contest. rawr :( Kaya sa angels and demons contest na lang ako jumoin.
6. Kung gutom ka, log in ka nalang dito for GCs ng mga restos or dito para sa free coupon ng Krispy Kreme.

Actually, kaya ko lang ito shinishare sa inyo, para ma-take note ko lang naman kung ano mga sinalihan ko at aabangan ko kung nanalo ba ako. :) hahaha

Pay day

2009-05-01T08:42:00.002+08:00

Sumweldo na malamang yung mga kasamahan ko sa opis at nakikigulo na sila sa mall sa mga oras na ito habang ako'y naghihintay pa din hanggang a-kinse dahil tapos na yung cut-off noong nagstart ako sa work.

:(

Pero makikigulo pa din ako sa mall mamaya kahit walang pera. Haha.

Chores of a Mktg Assistant

2009-04-30T20:35:00.002+08:00

Ang bilis ng araw at tapos na ang second week ko sa trabaho! :D

Ano nga ba ang nangyari sa akin sa mga nagdaang linggo?
Madali lang yan ibreakdown... (in order)

Tumulala
Tumulala
Tumulala
Tumulala
Naglibot ng iba't ibang branches ng appliance centers (parang trip to jerusalem lang yan)
Umuwi ng maaga (dahil hindi na kailangang bumalik sa office kapag may trip to jerusalem ka)
Naging audience sa mga meetings
Nanigas sa lamig ng conference room kapag may meeting
Nagstay ng mahigit dalawang oras sa meeting nang walang kausap at naninigas ang utak
Nag-lunch out with the bosses
Naglunch ng 2pm (pero ok lang kasi libre naman yung lunch)
Tumulala
Nagtype ng konti
Nagcompute at nagbalance ng sales report
Nagcomplete ng forms
Nagbasa ng files and folders nila
Tumulala
Tumanggap ng mga memo para sa department namin
Tumulala
At tumulala

Pero next week naman mababawasan na for sure yung pagtulala na routine ko. :)

Back in Ciao.com

2009-04-30T20:28:00.002+08:00

I was able to enter ciao's site once again! :) Click me for the technique that I used.

And if you're interested to join ciao, you can always help me out and join under me! Refer to my previous post on how to join ciao.com. :)

Fruits of my Labor

2009-04-22T21:29:00.004+08:00

I am not talking about the first paycheck of my first job. I am talking about ciao.com!

I just received the money I earned from my ciao account. This is actually unexpected since ciao.com has been blocking their site in Asian countries for the past few weeks and there are rumors that some accounts are being deleted by the admin. That's why I thought the very first money that I requested will just be gone. But when I checked my email a few minutes ago, I received an alert from paypal about the money sent by ciao.com. Haha What I need to do now is to withdraw the money and send it to my bank account. I just need to figure out how I would do this since this is going to be my first time to use paypal's service. And I actually created a paypal account just for my ciao.com career. Haha

I haven't checked my ciao account. I even lost hope that I could still try to earn some money from it because of the issue/problem I mentioned earlier. But after receiving the money I requested last month, I suddenly got a little piece of hope and would try to log in to ciao's site and continue this career! Haha Well, according to fellow Filipinos who are also into ciao, there's an internet browser that has a European IP address which enables people to enter ciao's site. I'm gonna try that next time! :)

Naligaw ng Landas

2009-04-21T19:29:00.004+08:00

Marketing assistant ako sa isang appliance distributor company. At kahapon ang unang araw ko sa trabaho.

Sinabi sa akin na pumasok ng mas maaga sa office hours para daw ma-orient ako. Hindi naman excited ang lola mo, pero 7:30 pa lang nasa office na ako. At 8:30 ang pasukan. Na-overestimate ko lang yata yung travel time kaya ganun.

Hindi ako na-orient ng alas otso gaya ng sabi ng HR. Noong umaga, naghintay ako hanggang sa pumasok ang mga tao sa office. Tapos nagkataon na meron silang parang bible study noong araw na iyon. So naki-bible chorva ako until 11am. Tapos I did a little more waiting hanggang sa maglunch time na. Sana nalaman ko na agad na pinapasok lang ako ng maaga para maghintay sa lunch. Naihanda ko sana ang sarili ko.

Pagkatapos ng lunch, siguro mga alas dos na ako na-orient. Pagkatapos, dinala na ako sa temporary table ko dahil hindi pa yata nababakante yung table sa department ko. Kaya napadpad ako sa R&D na nagkataong may bakanteng table. Ito yung bagong lungga ko na paghihintayan.

At around 5pm, mukhang hindi lang ako ang naaawa sa sarili ko. Kaya pinatawag ako ng sales head ng department namin. Sabi niya wala pa yung immediate boss ko dahil onleave pa siya at yung head ng department ko ay nasa isang provincial visit, kaya pwede akong jumoin sa sales team for the meantime para na rin maging familiar ako sa industry ng business.

Today naman, sumabit ako sa ahente ng company. We visited 5 Abenson branches. Observe observe. At commute commute. Nakakapagod. Buti nalang wala pang 3pm tapos na kami. Haha Dumeretso na kaming umuwi... Woops. Haha 6pm kasi yun dapat matapos. Di ko alam sa kasama ko kung bakit natapos kami ng maaga. Haha. But no one's complaining. :)

Did u know?

2009-04-17T17:59:00.003+08:00

Hindi ito galing sa show ni Kuya Kim na Matanglawin. (Okay, the show's song suddenly played in my head.) Pero when I was in MRT a couple of weeks ago on my way to which I call the "far far away land," sinabi lang ang fact na ito sa MRT radio nila. Sabi lang na, at bigla akong nalito haha, ang whale (or shake ata yun), ay ang nag-iisang hayop sa mundo na hindi nagkaka-cancer. Alam ko na dati na nagkaka-cancer nga ang mga hayop. At first, dahil sa CSI ko nalaman iyon, akala joke lang siya. Kasi nga, TV show lang naman iyon di ba? Anyway, baka napanuod niyo rin yung episode na yun. Iyong pinakatay ng bata yung aso niyang may cancer dahil ayaw niyang maghirap ito at pati ang pamilya niya? Kasi pag hindi daw niya pinatay, syempre dahil love niya yung aso, papadoktor pa niya ito, eh naghihikahos na nga ang pamilya niya financially. Just to prevent any additional financial burden, the boy killed the dog. Ayown.

Back to the whale or shark thing, sabi sa MRT radio, nagrereseacrh daw ang mga scientists kung anong meron sila na wala tayo. Para syempre, ma-improve na ang cure for cancer. I bet everybody wants that. Sana malaman na nila kung ano ang meron sa big animal na ito... :)

In need of barangay hall... and officials

2009-04-14T12:15:00.003+08:00

One of the requirements for my first job is the Barangay Clearance. I asked the HR personnel if I could submit a barangay clearance from our barangay in our province. It was a stupid question, I guess, since I really don't know what the clearance is for. Anyway, the HR personnel told me that I should submit a clearance from the barangay of the place where I am staying here in Manila since the clearance's purpose is to prove that the address I wrote on the forms I have filled up and submitted to their company is valid.

So this morning, I asked the caretaker of the dorm about the barangay which the dorm belongs to. She told me to ask the vendor outside the dorm since he happens to be a barangay tanod. The baranagay tanod/vendor then told me that there's no barangay hall in the barangay I happen to belong to. But he told where to get a barangay clearance. At sa bahay mismo ng barangay captain.

When I went to the barangay captain's house, wala naman si barangay captain. And someone from his house/barangay hall told me he'll be back by 5 in the afternoon pa. And this is his routine--leaves at 10 in the morning and comes back at 5 in the afternoon--everyday.

Correct me if I am wrong since I don't have much idea on politics, but don't barangay captains have to be physically present in barangay halls (or kung saan mang opisina nila)? Well, at least in our province it works that way. And if the captain is not available, some other tanods or assistants are there to serve. I just find it really weird. And ridiculous.

Mukhang Pera

2009-04-06T21:19:00.003+08:00

I am currently reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I've read until chapter two. And while reading the book, I actually thought that I was the one being described when the author was telling in the book about the poor. Mejo swak kasi sa akin yung descriptions, and I feel guilty and, at the same time, sad about my pathetic personality and life. But alas, meron din namang tumugma sa akin na description ng rich. Sabi nga sa book, "it's not how much you make, it's how much you keep." That's so me. At least, being kuripot is not that bad after all. Oha, I am a step closer to being rich. Haha.

I usually highlight the lines from the book that I find significant or just nice. But since I just borrowed the book, I just took note of some of the quotes, which I know I could lose in time. That's why, I am sharing it you guys and maybe remind me of these lines one day.

"My dad used to say, 'if you want something, work for it.' We wanted things, but there was not much work available for 9-year old boys."

"Opportunities come and go. Being able to know when to make quick decisions is an important skill." (This I really have to learn. Being with a very conservative father, in terms of tradition, values and in business, I have grown to be a very decisive person.)

"Most people want to change everyone else but themselves. Let me tell you, it's easier to change yourself than everyone else."

"Assets put money in your pocket."

"If you find that you have dug yourself into a hole, stop digging."

Nga pala, how much money do I really keep now? The answer... barya na lang ang natira. Hehe. Nagastos ko na kasi yung perang inipon ko all my college life para sa dSLR which I consider to be an investment. Asset, ika nga ni Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I, at least, think of it as one. Sana lang, it would really turn out to be an asset someday.

Earth Hour 2009

2009-03-29T16:57:00.003+08:00

It was my first time to participate in Earth Hour. Di kami nanuod ng TV sa bahay for one hour kagabi. Nagkulong din kami sa kwarto for 1 hour para magshare sa nag-iisang ilaw na nakaswitch at sa aircon. Aba, mahirap yatang magpaypay for one hour noh. Hehe.

Masaya naman siya. Well, natuwa ako sa fact na somehow we're doing something for mother nature. Gusto ko pa nga, as in matagal ko na siyang naisip, na sana kahit two or three hours na bawal magkotse at bike, skateboards, and the like lang ang pwede sa kalsada. But I doubt that that will be possible kasi hindi naman lahat may bike and marunong magbike. Atsaka ang init dito sa Pinas. Hindi carry ng mga tao ang lumarga without cars.

Nga pala, I wonder kung may stars sa Manila last night. Well, stars are rare in the sky in Manila dahil sa pollution. Air pollution. And light pollution. Yes, light pollution, iyan ang sinabi ni Christopher Boone ng Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Ganun din daw sa France--di uso ang stars sa langit, dahil sa napakadaming ilaw. Kaya I am wondering kung during the hour na nagpatay ng ilaw ang karamihan sa Pinas, especially sa Manila, ay lumitaw ang mga bituin sa langit. Eh wala ako sa Manila kahapon. And if ever I were there, I couldn't see the sky clearly since isa lang bintana sa dorm and may buildings pa na nakaharang sa view. :)

Ulitin natin ang Earth Hour. By that time, I'll make sure may magandang view ako ng langit para makita ko how the stars will shine on me. Haha.

Jamie, belated happy birthday.

New Supplier

2009-03-26T09:37:00.001+08:00

Ayan nakahanap na ako ng bagong supplier ng online contests. Kasi naman si PinoyContests.Blogspot.com mukhang nilipad na ng recession. Haha. Kaya heto ang aking new found friend from Malaysia... Haha

emenang.com

My entry to the photo contest

2009-03-25T20:48:00.000+08:00

Photo Contest

2009-03-25T20:32:00.007+08:00

PinoyContests.Blogspot.com, where art thou?

Haha. My supplier of online contests has been in silence for months. So I put more effort now and tried to find contests that I could join in. And here's what I found out.

To join ciao.com

2009-03-25T18:39:00.004+08:00

Please click this link to join ciao.com. :)

I am not so sure kung makakadagdag ng pera yung pag refer ng tao sa ciao.com. Pero click niyo na lang iyang link. And if you want to do the same, tuturuan ko din kayo. :)

Give and Take

2009-03-24T19:24:00.003+08:00

Ito na yung other pinagkakaabalahan ko na pwedeng pagkakitaan. It's called ciao.com.

What is ciao.com? Well, in my own words, para siyang eBay. An online shop, in other words. Pano tayo kikita dito? U have to create an account here in ciao. Tapos me have to make reviews of so many things. Pwedeng gawan ng review hindi lang products... pwede din ang movies. Ang wala lang, I guess, are books. Basta you have to search first the product you want to make a review sa search engine nila. Kung hindi available sa kanila, hindi mo sila magagawan ng review.

Ang nabasa ko sa mga forums kung saan ko nadiscover about ciao.com is each review will pay you $2. Tapos kapag ikaw ang first na nakagawa ng review sa isang product, the pay is doubled daw. Pero hindi naman talaga ganun ang nangyayari. The reviews have to be rated by other members of ciao.com. The pay is based from the rates you get. I think may effect din kapag ikaw ang unang nakagawa ng review sa isang product. Hindi ko alam kung paano icompute. Basta ganun siya. Haha. So in order to have your reviews rated, kailangan mo ding mag-add ng friends at i-rate ang reviews nila. Para i-rate din nila ang reviews mo.

Pag nakaipon ka na ng at least $5, pwede ka na magrequest ng payment. It will be sent through paypal. So you have to create an account in paypal also. Hindi ko pa nasusubukan ito since wala pa sa $5 ang pera ka sa ciao.com. $4.97 pa lang ang pera ko. Haha. And it's been... almost two months already. Huhu.

Anyway, help me earn more. Add me in ciao.com. My username is kantomboy. Add me and rate ALL my reviews. Marami na akong nagawang reviews. Sana EXCEPTIONAL ang i-rate niyo sa reviews ko, ok? Rate my reviews and I'll rate yours too. Please. Please.

New Wishes

2009-03-24T11:00:00.002+08:00

Pasensya na, wala na akong magawa kung hindi humiling at umasa. >.< Anyway, about my new wishes... I want a baking oven! Yes. The baking oven tops the list. And I want it more than a job. Haha. Pero hindi naman in order yang list. Nagkataon lang na lagi ko talagang unang naiisip yung oven. And I became very determined about it when I was eating Lemon Square chessecakes yesterday. Haha. Atsaka para magamit ko na rin naman yung napanalunan kong spatulas di ba? di ba?

Sirit na

2009-03-09T17:00:00.004+08:00

Technically, I went to China. But, I was actually in Hong Kong then crossed to Macau. Hahaha So Phaelun, here's your cyber power hug! >--(",)--< Hahaha

Win Something

2009-03-08T21:40:00.002+08:00

I was away for like four days. I went out of the country. Now, you have to guess which country/cities I have gone to in order to win a cyber power hug from me! Hahaha

Hint: Ang bansa/siyudad na ito ay maraming bata ang mukhang sinampal ng cheek tint sa magkabilang pisngi.

FGD-y Friday

2009-02-25T20:32:00.003+08:00

Yes, there will be an FGD this Friday afternoon in Makati. It's just sad that I could not attend since I'm not in Manila until next week.

Who wants to try and earn? Just let me know. This is your chance!!!

Bliss

2009-02-24T14:30:00.000+08:00

I already bought my DSLR! Wee! >.<

Bath Time

2009-02-21T18:28:00.005+08:00

I bathed a dog this morning. Since she has brown spots over her white fur, she was named Polka. I actually gave the name. Haha. So I guess I was trying to give a unique name instead of naming her Spot. Musmos pa ako noon. Kaya medyo jologs pa ang thinking ko. Haha.

Here is a photo of Polka taken last January. This picture was edited.

In real life, her fur is much grayer than in the picture, so I decided to be an angel sent from above and give her a bath.

Polka is a really nice dog. I didn't have a hard time dragging her to the faucet like I had with some other dogs. I didn't drag her at all. I just called her and grabbed her collar and she eagerly walked with me to the faucet. After the bath, she shook her body, ran around as if she's in a race, rolled over the floor and got dirty again.

It's ok. My efforts were not wasted, because I know at least I have washed the oil/grease stains on her fur that she got from the leak of the car and she's still much dirtier without a bath.

But that's not all, after the bath, she doesn't want to go near me anymore. And when I call her, she runs away from me and to her cage where she'll be safe and no one could drag her out. Besides, she's a fat ass dog.

My Motivation

2009-02-20T21:14:00.004+08:00

Remember when I said na parang ayoko na magwork? I meant that. Pero ngayon, now that summer has started, parang kailangan ko nang magwork. Yes, the motivation is more like a chore. Majo napipilitan lang ako. Haha.

Summer na, mga tsong. Ang init! At dahil mainit, I think it's better for me to stay in Manila and have a work. Tingin ko lang kasi, sa Manila I have to wake up early and leave for work early habang hindi pa masyadong mataas ang araw at mainit. Tapos I will be staying whole day in the office at magpapalamig sa aircon. Tapos pag uwian na, most likely wala nang araw so hindi na mainit masyado. Hahaha. Pag dito kasi sa probinsya namin, hindi ko kailangang gumising ng maaga. I could not stay at home whole day din naman. Of course, I have to help out in our business. Hindi naman kasi pwedeng maging 100% bummer... mga 85% lang siguro. Haha. Going back to my explanation, lousy explanation, mga lunch time na ako lulmalabas ng bahay papunta store. Tanghaling tapat ba naman. Edi nasunog na talaga ang beauty ko. Tapos sa store namin, ang munting sari-sari store namin, ay hindi airconditioned. Malamang! So there, I'd spent the whole afternoon sweating and feeling icky. Parang ayoko ng ganun.

So Summer, thank you?

Lotto Tips

2009-02-20T21:00:00.003+08:00

Nako, hindi pa rin ako nananalo sa lotto. Hahaha. Ayoko na sana tumaya kasi nasasayangan na ako sa pera ko. Atsaka namamahalan ako sa twenty pesos! Hahaha. Kung ten pesos pa rin siya, siguro mejo gaganahan pa ako ng konti. Pero mukhang tataya pa rin ako. Promise ko lang sa sarili ko na hindi na ako tataya after this month. Hehe.

Anyway, nag-try ako ng site na bibigyan ka ng numbers para pang-lotto. I got it from an ad here in my site. You can check the ads at the bottom or top or right side of my blog. In that site, you have to put in your name and birthday in order to generate numbers for lotto. I did bet last Thursday the numbers I got from that site. Only one number from my combination was drawn. Haha.

Maybe I just lacked prayers or other aspect of luck. Or maybe my stars were not aligned yesterday. Or whatever. Hahaha. Try the site!

Still poor

2009-02-17T21:37:00.004+08:00

Okay, hindi pa ako millionaire. Siguro after a couple of draws pa ako magiging millionaire. Hahaha. The spirit, oha.

Anyway, kanina sa lotto-han, medyo mahaba naman ang pila pero hindi pa iyong to the highest level gaya nang ipinakita kanina sa news--which was in a lotto outlet in Kamuning. Syempre, hindi lang ang mga kompanya ang gumagamit ng financial crisis na dahilan para magtanggal ng tao. Ginagamit din ng mga taong nandoon sa lotto-han at baliw na baliw na pumipila na tulad ko ang global financial crisis bilang dahilan sa pagtaya sa lotto, kahit na sa totoong buhay, hindi naman talaga namin naintindihan ang nasabing krisis. Oh well, sino ba sa ordinaryong mamamayan ang mag-aabalang intindihin pa ang krisis kung pwede namang kareerin ang lotto?

Hindi ko kinakareer ang lotto kahit wala akong trabaho, mind you. Meron lang kasi akong nakitang mama kanina sa lotto-han. Career kung career. Meron siyang dalang kodigo na may eleven sets of number combination! Hindi pa nakontento ang lolo mo at talagang pinag-iisipan pa niyang mabuti ang pagtaya kahit nasa harap na niya ang kodigo. I don't how long it took him to finally leave the table and line up for the cashier, dahil pumila na ako't nagbayad, hindi pa rin siya tapos.

I'm the next millionaire

2009-02-17T20:59:00.003+08:00

Isa pa ito sa mga raket ko. Hehe.

It's my third time to bet for the hundreds of million-peso jackpot of 6/49 lotto today. On the first time, I got three of my numbers which entitled me to a "balik-taya" or a free bet. Iyon ang second time. Ngayon naman, on my home, napadaan ako sa isang lotto outlet which reminded me that today's a Tuesday, which meant it's another 6/49 lotto day. Ginatungan din naman ako ng tatay at sabi niya ilabas ko daw yung claim stub na binigay sa akin ng DTI kanina at doon ko daw kunin ang mga numbers na itataya ko. Kaya ayon. Iyon ang third time.

Ayan, magdrdraw na. I'll say goodbye for now. Hinihintay na ako ng milyones ko. :)

Juan Tamad

2009-02-16T16:33:00.003+08:00

Shet. Tinatamad na ako. Hahaha. Yup, tinatamad na akong magtrabaho. Parang gusto ko na lang mag-bum all my life. I think this waiting is too long kaya siguro ako naging ganito. I was very eager to work and embrace the corporate world, but then, it's been two months at wala pa rin akong trabaho. Ayun, nawili tuloy ako sa bum life.

Tinatamad na nga din akong magblospot minsan eh. Nag-open lang ako ngayon kasi baka may bagong pa-contest si pinoycontests.blogspot.com. Pero mukhang pati siya tinamad din maghagilap ng contest. Hahaha.

Anyway, may pinagkakaabalahan naman ako. Bagong raket. Secret ko muna ito. I'll spill it out 'pag guaranteed na siya.

Instant girl/boyfriend

2009-02-11T10:10:00.003+08:00

Minsan hindi mo alam na may jowa ka pa lang naghihintay ng text / tawag mo. Ganito na lang bigla ang text nila sayo:

from +639155272923:

"Hon d2 ka mag reply load mo ako 150pesos"

at ang sagot ko:

"Sori hon. Bakit naman kita loloadan ng 150?"

Pag nakakarecieve ako ng mga ganayng kalokohan, nirereplyan ko talaga sila kahit hindi ako naka-unli or kahit paubos na ang load ko. Ang weird ko noh? Pero minsan kasi nakakaasar silang mga manggagancho. Buti nga't ang sweet pa ng pagkareply ko kagabi jan sa unknown jowa ko eh. Kasi usually ang sinasabi ko, "Tae ka. Load mo mukha mo."

Meron pa nga dati, halos magkasunod na araw yun, ang sabi sa akin sa text nanalo daw ako ng something. Eh normal cell number yung lumabas, hindi yung tipong three o four-digit cell number. Meron pa ngang nakalagay na name kung sino kokontakin at take note, lawyer pa daw siya kasi may "Atty." eh. I actually saved it for months in my phone. Pero ngayon wala na ata sa phone ko eh. May balak kasi akong ireport siya. Yun nga lang, wala akong masyadong will. Haha. Kaya naging wala-lang siya.

Wishlist Update

2009-02-11T09:31:00.005+08:00

Dogs are faithful and they do not lie because they cannot talk.

-The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon.

~~~

Alam ko hindi na Christmas... Hahaha but it's never too late. Kaya kung may balak kang tuparin ang hiling ng isang tulad ko (*beautiful eyes*), go lang! Hindi kita pipigilan (*beautiful eyes ulit*). Heto ang mga hiniling ko nung pasko hindi ba? Ngayon, mejo kumonti na lang siya dahil sa mga may mabubuting puso at tumupad sa aking munting kahilingan.

Before

After:

1. DSLR
2. Wrist Watch
~~3. Eheads Concert CD~~ (courtesy of Gale, salamat sa pagpapahiram)
4. Planner
5. Rich Dad, Poor Dad (hindi ko pa nahihiram from a friend hehe)
~~6. Curious Incident of the dog in the night time~~ (courtesy of Gale also, salamat sa pagpapahiram)
7. iPod Nano, 3rd Gen
8. Cellphone (Nokia E66)
9. Purple Sandals from Artwork (baka maphase out na ito. Pero ok lang. haha pwed)e namang palitan ng iba eh
~~10. Clean & Clear oil control film~~ (xmas gift from Cots. Salamat!)
11. Water-Resistant 4gb USB (actually, nasabi ko ito dahil sa online contest. Pero since amazing naman talaga siya, nagustuhan ko na rin)

Raket Alert!

2009-02-10T16:53:00.003+08:00

What am I up to recently?

Ganito lang naman ang buhay ko... uma-attend ng FGD. Yes. Kagagaling ko lang sa isang Focus Group Discussion kung saan kumita ako ng P900-worth ng GCs ng Rustan's. First FGD ko ito sa labas ng school. Kaya nakakatuwa talaga. Hahaha.

Natutuwa pa rin ako until now. Since sa Ortigas area yung office ng pinag-FGD namin, napadaan na din kami--I was with a friend--sa Shang para gastusin yung GC. I only spent the P200 of the GC. At ang literal na fruits of my labor ay lanzones, ferrero, eaji chips and half kilo penne pasta. Ayoko kasi gastusin lahat. Hahaha. I'm thinking na kakareerin ko yang pag-attend sa mga FGD tapos iipunin ko yung GC until magamit ko siya sa isang matinong gamit... I mean, yung mahal na gamit talaga. Hahaha.

Gusto mo rin bang sumama? Hayaan mo, pag may FGD ulit, I'll post it here! Tapos you can leave your contact number na ibibigay ko doon sa agent at reyna ng mga FGDs. Since the comments you'll leave need to be moderated first, hindi ko na lang ipupublish yung comments niyo with your contact numbers para hindi dumami ang txtm8s niyo. Hahaha. Hayaan niyo, wala rin akong balak maging txtm8 ka. Hindi ako adik magtxt. So, I'm totally not interested, okay? Hahaha.

Share your blessings, ika nga nila.

Short Time Lang

2009-02-09T11:19:00.004+08:00

Galing lang ako sa interview ko sa Yellow Cab. Mabilis lang ang mga pangyayari--less than an hour lang. I went there and filled up the form they gave me. Tapos diretso na sa interview with Alex.

Amongst the interviews that I had, ito na siguro yung pinakagusto ko so far. Ang bait ni Alex. Although other interviewers were also as nice as her, iba ang dating noong si Alex ang kaharap ko. And although she said that my qualifications are more inclined to the position of Local Store Specialist than any marketing position and that the former is not yet vacant, itong interview pa rin ang best so far. Siguro kasi hindi ako pumiyok. Haha. Hindi naman nagconcert ang lola mo, pero ganun talaga aketch eh--naiiyak ang feeling sa nerbyos lalo't may kaharap na ibang tao. This time, napigilan ko! Hurray!

Gusto ko rin palang sabihing hindi ako nagsisisi at napunta ako sa account department nung nag-OJT ako kahit na naasar ako sa desludging assignment namin at kahit na nakakaasar din yung immediate boss namin. Kasi yung mga work routines namin yung pwede kong ipagmalaki sa interviews. And actually, nabibilib din mga interviewers kahit papaano. Nabibilib sila in a way na nakikitaan nila ako ng connection sa mga positions na inaapplyan ko... yung tipong naiisip nila na may silbi ako kahit papaano sa kompanya nila. Haha.

Pegasus

2009-02-08T21:23:00.006+08:00

Sabi ng friend ko, "If you want a cat, ask for a horse." (Ganito lang yan: Kung gusto mo ng good, you ask or aim for the best. Para at the end of the day at hindi mo man makuha yung best, at least meron kang better.)

Yan ang motto niya sa buhay. Syempre, nakuha niya lang yan sa isang magazine, hindi siya ang nag-imbento niyang quote.

Sabi niya, effective daw yan. Sabi ko, i-try ko din i-apply. At sabi nga nila, kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa? Kaya ia-apply ko yan sa panahong ito kung kailan naghahagilap ako ng kompanyang maloloko at kukunin ako.

Noong first week ng Feb... may job expo sa school kung saan naubos ang mahigit 20 copies ng resume ko. Pero sa rami ng inapplyan ko, hindi ko pa rin lubos na-apply ang napakagandang quote na itinuro sa akin ng friend ko. Naduwag kasi ang lola mo at hindi na nag-apply sa P&G, ang kompanyang sinasabi ng karamihan na may magandang future na matatamo.

As we all know, it's really a big company. At syempre, feeling ko naman wala akong K na makapasok sa kanila. At feeling ko na galon-galong dugo ang kakailanganin ko mula sa Red Cross para ma-survive ang exams and interviews ng nasabing kompanya. Gusto ko mang magpilosopo at sabihin, "It's ok. I don't want a cat, so I won't need a horse," alam kong hindi nakakatawa. :(

Ganito na lang kaya, gawin kong pegasus yung horse para pwede niya akong ilipad papuntang ibang bansa. =D

Aja to me!

The March

2009-02-08T21:09:00.005+08:00

Of course, I used hairpins to solve my issue with my graduation cap. Hahaha.

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The graduation, according to the blue paper I got from the accounting office after paying the application to graduate fee, was set to start at nine o'clock in the morning yesterday. I left my dorm in Taft Avenue before 8am thinking that it'll be traffic going to PICC. In the middle of the drive, I remembered something I should've remembered earlier. I left my sash, or that thing you put over the toga gown. Hahaha. So there, I asked the driver to drive back to dorm. I was still cool. But when I received the text from a friend who said that the march is going to start when it's still eight in the morning, I begun to panic and thought that I didn't read clearly the instructions.

While in the car, I tried to think that there's nothing left to do, but just to miss the march and go straight to my seat once I arrive. But honestly, part of me was still hoping I could still catch the march somehow. When I entered PICC, my eyes were desperately looking for someone, anyone in toga. There were few people in the lobby, but alas, there's at least one person in toga. I was not alone. Even if we're really late, at least I was not alone. Hahaha.

The good thing was... I didn't miss the march. Yeah! And I wasn't wrong that the graduation was really set to start at nine.

The graduation wasn't as boring as I expected. It wasn't as long as it should be. It ended an hour and a half earlier than the estimated end time of one o'clock in the afternoon. And people were able to feed their growling tummies an hour and a half earlier!

Take a bow

2009-02-06T21:51:00.003+08:00

Hola, I am finally marching tomorrow at PICC!

Oh well, I don't have any award actually to give to my parents. And believe it or not, I somehow feel sad about it. To some extent, I regret it, 'cause I know that I didn't even try to give my best. :[ But I hope that the fact that they will no longer pay for any tuition would at least lift their spirits up. Hahaha.

Anyway, I need to practice my bow for tomorrow. The bow I had this afternoon for our college's recognition rites in school was... no comment. I just have some issues with my cap. Actually the issue is more on my head. I'm a cone head. As in there's a peak at the top part of my head. And the cap's a bit loose. And the solution that I am thinking is... drum roll please... hairpin! A lot of them, maybe.

Or glue. Yes, it might work even better.

Capture Moments

2009-02-05T11:24:00.003+08:00

This is totally unexpected. You see, I was given a graduation gift by a friend. It's just something I don't really anticipate. It's so not in my vocabulary, that's why. Haha. But hey, no one's complaining!

Anyway, I got a DSLR! Yes. It's a DSLR--just a smaller one... even smaller than a digicam. Haha. Well, my very first friend in La Salle gave me a

miniature DLSR bling-bling. As you can see in the picture, it doesn't really bling or shine or sparkle, but it works just the same. Hahaha. I love it. And just for a couple of weeks maybe, I will be losing all the savings I had my entire college life to get this baby a mother.

*I apologize for the out-of-focused picture. The camera phone I used for this picture is just hard to manage. Haha

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

2009-01-29T19:22:00.010+08:00

When I left for Manila last Monday, my prize from ChristianPF.com was delivered! It was a three-piece spatula/scraper set from Pampered Chef.

Now, all I need is an oven.