FGD-y Friday

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

I already bought my DSLR! Wee! >.<

Bath Time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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!

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

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

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

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

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

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