Wreck SONA

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Sorry guys, I won't talk about the current SONA, the heck! Who needs past achievements if we need future plans. I just want to create a funny title out of it for my blog... hehehe!

Anyway, a long weekend seems monotonous especially I haven't reckoned of something different to engaged with other than the usual mall jaunts and silver screens.

I just miss traveling every weekend. Haayyy wish I could escape the urban life and set off to some space where I can relax and do something I have never experienced before... or perhaps just spoil my cravings.


At this time I'm desperate to go to Aman Pulo, Palawan though I don't have enough affluence to expense for. And if in any chance, I would also want to try Cebu Pacific's new Airbus A320... hahaha miss ko na rin kasing sumakay ng plane eh.

Vicky Morales, hope you're listening and favor my ardent desires.


On the lighter-real world, after a long month of Love-Ko-Bench 'work' and being FTL(feeling Team Lead) of the Benchmark team, I finally got my next project assignment... this is it! -- An Australian-based company. And if chance knocks again for onshores, i would probably just lay it off for a while... I want to enjoy staying here with my friends and fam (although literally staying and living here totally sucks!).

May the heavens bless me a wonderful experience on my next project.

posted by Ludwcik @ 8:45 AM 2 comments

Walang Binay-aran

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Nagkaroon ng leveling ang company namin sa badminton. Sumali kasi ako sa badminton club namin kasi naging adik na ko sa kakalaro dahil sa mga BI (BADminton/BUD Influence) kong friends.

Naganap ang leveling sa The Zone, ang favorite kong court sa Makati kasi ang ganda ng washroom nila -- ang linis kasi, saka first-class ang interior at de-aircon pa. Love ko din yung court sarap maglaro dahil sa taraflex mat ang ganda pa ng lightings kaya gaganahan ka talagang maglaro.

Going back, after kong magregister eh nagwarm-up game na ko with my colleagues... ai sus mio ang gagaling nila pano ba naman kasi, eh araw-araw silang naglalaro sa The Zone/Blu Rakets. Libre kasi eh... wala kang babayaran kasi ni-rent ng company yung courts for the whole month.

Dapat singles ang laban eh since madami ang sumali sa leveling naging doubles na. Nung pinasok na ko hindi ko kilala yung naging kakampi ko kaya ayun get together for 60 secs at sinabi ko sa kanya na hindi ako magaling.

Ayun sa sobrang kaba ko, eh palpak ang iba kong service shots. At grabe ang galing ng kalaban namin buti na lang eh magaling sumalo ang kakampi ko at sakabutihang palad eh lamang naman kami ng 2 puntos nung pinahinto yung laro namin (hindi na tinapos yung game kasi ang dami pang magpapalevel)

After nung leveling ko eh umupo muna ako sa bench. Habang nagpapahinga eh pinagmasdan ko ang naglalaro sa kabilang court. At namukhaan ko ang isa sa kanila, haaay ang mayor ng Makati (ang mastermind ng mga ka-squatteran na rally sa kalye ng Makati), kalaro ang kanyang mga psychic politicians. Napagisip ako, how come na nandito sya sa area ng court na toh eh exclusive lang to sa company namin. Saka ko napagtanto na isa nga pala syang mayor at kontrolado nya ang kanyang nasasakupan. Ang liit nya sa personal samantalang ang mga psychic nya eh ang tatangkad tapos mukha pang kagalang-galang samantalang sya eh parang yagit na naglalaro ng pico sa kalye. Kaya nagtataka ako kung pano sya naging mayor eh mas mukha pang mayor yung isa nyang kalaro tapos ang laki-laki pa ng tummy, tinalo pa ang kotong-cop sa Cubao.

may referee pa ang mga mokong habang naglalaro at naka-uniporme pa ah. May tagabigay pa ng tubig after nyang maglaro tapos yung mga guardia nya eh nakabantay sa sulok ng court para tiyakin na wala padaan-daan sa gilid, baka daw madistract yung laro nila (leche!). Well sorry na lang sila marami kaming bratinella na palakad-lakad sa gilid ng court. Pantay lang kami ng height so wag syang maginarte, para sa akin isa lang syang public 'servant', in tagalog pampublikong utusan kaya mas mataas pa rin ang level ko sa kanya. Binabayaran ko lang sya ng tax ko kaya wala syang karapatang maginarte sa harap ko. (bwahahaha!). Grabe ang sarap hampasin ng raketa ang pagmumukha nya tapos palamunin ng isang tube ng shuttlecocks

Haayy as usual nabitin ako sa laro namin kasi ang dami ding naglalaro. Mga 10 o'clock na rin ako nakauwi hindi na ako nagdinner sa Wendy's para tipid. Nag-Lot's-A-Pizza na lang ako sa bahay tapos natulog na.

posted by Ludwcik @ 11:45 PM 1 comments

Initial D

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took this shot at the front entrance of the hotel in HK (wishing it was mine)

Attended German class till 3.

Donna and went to Glorietta to meet the gang and see Jojo for the last time.


boring... boring... boring...

Play at the Timezone... touch base... boring mode pa rin...

Bought some ice cream... still boring... went back to Timezone and play to the max.

Donna bought her first Timezone card because of me and Topeng bought his first Timezone card because of Donna.

Donna introduced us(me and Tops) to Initial D (card-generated, point-system racing game)... we played till 9.

Drove home to LP via Skyway-Alabang Exit...

The exciting part... while driving at 80-100 km/h along the rightmost lane of expressway a bus suddenly overtook us and instantly swerve in front of us without any warning or signal (imagine from right we're inches away from the roadside railings and from the left are inches away from the bus rear wheels)... Thank God, i immediately veer off to the right, preventing to hit the bus and veer straight back preventing to hit the roadside rails... Speechless for a while... Lots of what-if situations came into my mind

The funny part is good thing I played Initial D before driving kung 'di eh baka Initial D na rin ang nangyari sa amin, as in "Initial Disgrasya"

Dropped off Topeng and Dave at Alabang and Donna at Casimiro. And drove myself home with no single scratch.

Sigh... sigh and a neverending sigh. One of my near-death experience.

posted by Ludwcik @ 11:45 PM 5 comments

Smash Hits

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A Dutch open silver medalist, Boesen is no match against Athen's gold medalist, Hidayat of Indo. Truly he lives by his title.

Astig sa attack-and-defend technique! What amazed me the most are his leaping smashes and clever drop shots. Para syang nagvo-volleyball. Ang cool nya pa maglaro, parang walang ka-effort-effort habang pinapasayaw nya sa court si Boesen (hehehe kakatuwa)

Hope to meet him someday to become my personal trainer (dream on!)

posted by Ludwcik @ 10:45 PM 0 comments

Fear Factor

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We had a little fun with our expat today. My colleagues bought a 'balot' to let him have a taste test.
And to give him a little motivation some of my colleagues also ate balot together with him.

Grabe tawa lang ako ng tawa sa reaction nya . Infairness he ate everything from the soft yellow-part yolk all the way to the semi-formed 'chick' and the white hard part. Hindi nga lang masyado yung sabaw kasi ang akala nya eh wala lang. And his verdict, "not bad!"... hahaha

This will be the experience he won't forget during his stay here in Manila.

Ano pa kaya pwedeng pagawa dito kay beloved expat?! hehehe... baka mamaya mag-uwian lahat ng mga expat namin.

posted by Ludwcik @ 9:45 PM 4 comments