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The Kenssai

2007-11-17T23:45:00.000-08:00

After reading a lot of critics and reviews, I've finally come to a decision to get a Nikon D40 over Canon 400D. And so without any further ado, I would like you to meet, Kenssai. :)

I'm still test driving her... snapshots from her will be posted in my Multiply.

Tennis the Menace

2007-11-10T23:45:00.000-08:00

At long last nakapasok na rin ako sa tennis clinic. I've been craving to learn this new sport of me for ages...

Its my first day high tomorrow and I can't wait to hit that tennis ball. I'll be having my clinic for the next four Saturdays starting tomorrow. Kinda bitin for me, but what the heck... I'm a fast learner... hehehe

Watch out, Federer! nyahaha

Happy B-day!!!

2007-11-07T23:33:00.000-08:00

Only two words can describe from The Beyonce Experience concert... BEYONCE ROCKS!

Obra Maestra

2007-09-30T20:45:00.000-07:00

With more than 4,000 entries from different delivery centres across the globe, the photo above entitled, "Classics Meets Contemporary", got the third place in the recently held You-Know-What-Company Worldwide Photo Competition under Diversity category. Apir!

This was my second attempt since last year to submit an entry. Luckily, one of my entries won this year. yey!

Currently, I'm having a hard time what to buy with my half a gran (US$500) prize money. wink wink!

Under Diagnosis

2007-09-25T21:45:00.000-07:00

My phone, w810, is currently undergoing a diagnosis in the Sony Ericsson service centre. Hopefully, she'll recover. Get well soon...

As of the moment, I'm using my suster's measly phone... err!

Games of Life

2007-06-24T04:05:00.000-07:00

Tourneys, Opens, Cups, Leagues and so on... whatever you call it, it's a game of winning. And in every event, there will always be a loser and one can only be held victorious.

I've been to a lot of sports tournaments. And what I hated most is to lose in a game, that is why I always give my best shot. However no matter how hard I try, sometimes there are others that are better than me.

Volley '07: It's been a great team this year. From last year's close-to-semis attempt against CAT, this year we made it to the semis with a twice to beat against TELCO. We won from Game 1 but unfortunately we were defeated at Game 2. It was a close-to-final attempt though.

Badminton All-Men's: With my partner, we sweep across the elimination round with no lose. From that moment, we are confident enough that we can bring home the bacon. But apparently, we were beaten at the semis.

Even though its hard to accept that you lose a game, I'm still happy and proud with myself, with my partner and with my team. Because even though I lose, I never see myself or my team as a loser but a good player. A player who gave his bestest best to win. A player that even though he lose he will still do his best at the next game. And one thing I realized is that, from the game that I joined, I win friends and camaraderie was formed, and that I think is a priceless possession better than gold medal.

I still remember the quote that is posted in our college gym, "It's not if you win or lose, it's about how you play the game". And that's the game plan! :)

All In!

2007-02-24T10:37:00.000-08:00

This was my first time to play the talk-of-the-town, poker game.I thought it was just a normal card game, but it wasn't at all. It's complete insane!!!

I'm trying to make my own version of a poker face, it seems it didn't work at all. I got kick-off 3rd out of five of us playing (not bad for a beginner, huh?). The cool thing is, there's this adrenalin rush in every turn. Ang galing!

At dahil dun nahooked-up na ko.

The Vow

2006-09-01T06:45:00.000-07:00

It all started with CP's ten-peso fare having an irony of tax greater than its fare. errr! A totally unplanned decision from the six of us to booked ourselves on a flight to Davao.

Xcons: Bratz OnBoard!
Dona, Bel and I were booked on the first flight that day and Shen, Cora and Pro were on the second flight (sounds amazing race, isn't...). And since our flight is at 4.20, Bel and I decided not to go home the day before and spent the whole twilight zone in Greenbelt watching LFS of Devil Wears Prada and chilling-out at Starbucks. We came to the airport at four (we're late, i know), we can't even spot the flight-to-davao counter anymore. Leaving Donna alone on-board, we tried to convince the CP personnels if we could still catch-up the flight to Davao but we failed. We went to the c.s. counter to re-booked us on the next flight. There's this one guard though tried to helped us. Moment after, manong guard succeeded in letting us board. We were the last bratinellas to board the craft!

The three of us arrived in Davao at around 6 and headed our way to the city to have some breakfast and looked for a hotel. Two hours later... the next team has arrived... and now we're up to explore Davao.

Xtrail: Flora and Fauna
Having no idea were to go on our first day high, we rented a locale cab and toured the whole day in Davao. First stop, lunch at Malagos Garder Resort. Nothing's interesting about the place, just a garden with lots of trees. Off we go to our next destin' -- Phil Eagle Center... again, nothing's quite interesting, we had a little fun looking at different eagles though. The next drive is quite far and high, we took roughly around two-hour to reached Eden Nature Park. Almost closing its gates to us, we still managed to take a look and have some little fun in the park. Its a little frustrating though, of not having explored the inner side of the place :(. Off to our last stop, Jack' Ridge, the perfect spot to cozy dining at night while viewing Davao's skyline.

Before we totally dropped to bed, we tried the famous stingy fruit of Davao, the durian which apparently didn't turned out to be good in my taste... uckkkd!

Xplore: The Samal Adventure
Even though we haven't had enough good nightrest, that didn't stop us on our next trip -- island hopping in Samal. This time we have our "contacts" to circuit within the island.

Wayne's Hideout
I haven't been to a batcave before, so I was thinking that this would be an awesome experience to have a close encounter with Bruce's family wekeke. On the contrary, Bel and I are having difficulties in getting inside the cave because of the super-panghi smell that was ventilating out in the entrance hole. Kaya nga thumbs-up ako on the girls coz they made it on the center of the cave at nagphotoshoot pa. Eventually Bel and I managed to get in though I didn't dare to get at the center because the bats were started to flee (nabothered ata sila bcoz of us). I even vomitted inside the cave coz I really can't take the smell. Langya! ang baho talaga. In the end, the girls have their own souvenirs from the bats-- lots of shits and wiwi on their outfits. Shen's got the most of it (crowd's fave... hehe), luckily I haven't got any :P

Pearl Farm... sa gilid!
After the sticky-ickie bat experince we're off to Pearl Farm, well not really!... just beside the resort coz we were waiting for our bangka to come to take us a quick tour around Samal. Even though we haven't experienced the real Pearl Farm, we enjoyed the island hopping. By lunch we can't help but to indulged ourselves in a scrumptious native delicacies in Samal.

When Same Poles Rapel...
The moment we've all been looking forward to do that day, rapelling! We have a brief 101 session with our guides... then a short hands-on practice... then off we go to descend in a 180-foot cliff (definitely not your ordinary wall, aguy!). And as always, a team's strong motivation was put into test to push acrophobic Donna to rapel. Sinabayan ko na sya pababa... kasi sayang ang libreng Starbucks.... hehehe. I thought rapelling would be the the hardest thing to do, but apparently climbing back up was the hardest part (damn!), having no strings to hold on, just "baging" from the trees plus you have to deal with pesteng wild langgam bites and a slippery terrain... err!
Life's a Beach
After the extreme-games-like adventure, we headed towards our way in a simple, uncommercialized beach somewhere (forgot the name). Swim, swim, swim... while enjoying the sunset! At sundown we went back from our place took some nice ihaw-haw dinner and slept!

Xtreme: White Water Rapids
Final day, probably the most anticipated event of our vacation -- white water rafting! woohoo! Afraid at first, but the heck... this is a once in a lifetime experience!
At the middle of the voyage we were aiming to cupsize, this is were your raft flips upside down then everybody goes into the water... but we failed to do it and so we did our way by jumping off the raft before the current and let ourselves go with the flow... and as told by our guides, "just keep your body straight with your feet apart", grabe ang hirap especially if there's a big rocks ahead. After more than 4 hours of rowing and struggling with the rapids, and donating my shades into the river, it was all worthy!

Lacoste
We took a last stop at the Crocodile Farm. We were just in time when caretakers started to feed the crocs. I wonder how many genuine Lacoste shoes can it produced in one matured croc? hehehe. I also had a closed encounter with an eagle which I haven't experienced in Eagle Park kasi yung mga ibon nakakulong. It was also my first time to touched a python while crawling in the grass. Though it wasn't cold as it was used to be. Perhaps, because a lot of warm people's hand already touched the snake, so nawalan na ng lamig. Sayang wala syang nasakmal na bata that time, just kiddin'! Tapos nakahawak din ako ng baby croc, gusto ko syang iuwi kahit ang tigas ng katawan nya... ehehe!

Xtend: Adios Davao!
Sad to say, but we have to say goodbye! We have fun though in our stay in Davao. Definitely a worthwhie experience we will never forget! If from our flight to Davao, we were late... now, our flightback to Manila was delayed, not just one but two hours...err! We arrived in Manila past twelve na, not enough sleep for tomorrow's first-day-of-the-week work.

more pixcies here...

The Birth of the Black Pearl

2006-08-19T19:45:00.000-07:00

The long wait is over! After all the review readings and research, I've finally got the successor of my T61o. And for more than two months of no signal, i'm finally back on air.

Meet w81o, non-3G but the coolest phone I've ever seen (... who needs 3G anyway!). And ironically, despite of having an ipod I can't help myself but to go for a camera-walkman phone, particularly w81o because of its packed awesome features.

The best part is, I just bought the unit from a new found friend for only 16K-- the lowest price that I found for a brand new unit.

I'm still exploring my new gadge, my personal reviews is up next...

Gym Keri

2006-08-08T23:45:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you really have to do it the hard way... in order to get what you desire... in order to live a better life...

I actually have no motivation to go to gym, but since my colleagues keep on pushing me to go to, so I gave it a shot... nothing to lose naman since its free and definite there's a lot more to gain, and that's my weight.

I got Angel as my instructor, she's cool but hell she's kinda bit a sadist... err! She told me to do this difficult bone-wracking machine exercises at first then eventually some d-bells lifting (as in those damn-bells!). The first hour of exercise was a real torture! It's like climbing by cartwheel on a muddy, rocky-terrain mountain for 5 hours. I was thinking to quit until I started to crack jokes with my instructor. After doing the former exercise she told me to do some shoulder press exercise and since I have no idea what shoulder press exercise was, I took it literally by massaging my shoulders with my hands... wekeke! Good thing she haven't told me to do the chest press coz I might took it literally with feelings... lolz!

After two hours of nonstop fraternity-initiation-like workout, it was finally over. But the fun didn't stop there. There was a hip-hop session right after my workout. And even though I'm completely wearied, I still got my booty, shaking hell, in the dance floor. All in all, my day ended up with two hours of nonstop workout and an hour of body jamming.

Fitless First

2006-07-09T09:12:00.000-07:00

I can't think of a reason why I should go to the gym, but I can think of a lot of reasons why I should go to fitness first, gosh! i got hooked up with the body jam program - its a fitness exercise slash temple bar thingy-- its absolutely awesome with beyonce and mariah as background tunes... love it!

I'm having seconds thoughts though because practically speaking its way to expensive considering that we have our own gym at the company minus the cool body jam and minus the cuties and gym buff yummies as well as minus the other cool amenities. think... think... think...

I got this cool phrase saying, "Motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going." haha la lang

Till then...

2006-05-29T12:45:00.000-07:00

Its been almost thirty months...

since we first met...

since we have our first hour-long conversation...

since we had our first unforgettable memories taken, treasured for almost two and a half years...

since i fell you from my bedside table... sorry bout that

since you covered me from my stupidity...

since i got lost and you where there to find my way back...

but then again, i failed you to keep...

sorry... and thank you for being part of my world

till then, my tisixten

p.s. i hope you're in a right hand

Rockies Road Exped

2006-04-30T21:45:00.000-07:00

Its been a long time since I made something for the first time. And now the time has come to do something that is quite challenging for the first time.

I've never been in a "real" mountain climbing before kaya this would be one hell of an exciting trip.

Me, Donna, Pro and Cora with his bro and his friend as our guides a-k-a Team Buktoo, headed the way to Batangas.

We jumped off at Cuenca around noon and took our lunch at a local canteen. After filling up our tummies, the trek is on to the rugged terrain of Mt Makulot.

At first, I thought this is just gonna be a piece of cake since its a beginner's mountain, but it's way to different and tough. Not to mention, dragging an acrophobic brat along the trek (peace Donna, wehehehe).

After a long five-minute times infinity walk (equivalent to almost two hours), we finally reached the camp site at the summit of Mt. Makulot, 835 meters (approx 2,740 feet) above sea level. At last we made it. yahooo!

We thought reaching the summit is the hardest part of the trail but apparently there's still something that's in store for us that will take our breathe away.

After setting-up our tent and Kuya Tolits' tent which is really just a piece of cake for us, we had a cool halo-halo, yup you heard that right, halo-halo on top of the mountain. Then we followed Kuya Wing and Kuya Tolits to the other side of the summit to see the sunset. And boom! we saw this sheer, rocky mountain called the "Rockies" just across the other side of the mountain. I thought our guides were just joking but Kuya Wing said that we need to climb it to visibly and clearly see the sunset and a good vantage-point for viewing the sceneric Taal Lake.

The acrophobic Donna was scared at first, but after giving her the full support and you-can-do-it motivation she needed we assaulted the Rockies.

After the rocky experience, we made it and this time-- we screamed the real "yahooo!" The view was awesome, we're just in time to view Taal lake at sunset. Cool talaga!

I screamed everything from my thought regarding "Cyrus", and it was a total relief. hahaha!

Certainly, this is one of the experiences I won't forget.

I would like to thank our guides, Kuya Tolits and Kuya Wing for leading our way to the top. Till our next awesome trekking, todo na toh sa Mt Everest na, wekekeke.

at the summit of Rockies.

Cliffhangers

Team Buktoo

more fotos here.

thousand miles away

2006-04-17T07:36:00.000-07:00

sunset at 32,000 feet. a thousand and a half miles trip... soon

Goal-den Moment

2006-03-19T06:20:00.000-08:00

Futsal Fiesta today at Club 650, Libis. I was excited just like last week's clinic at the same time scared on the injuries that it might cause to me.

Noon, I got to meet my teammates, may isang cutie pero he has a gf in the bench uhhh :( Anyway, team A kami so we're the one who got to play first against the B. Unfortunately we got beaten at game one... huhuhu. The bollocks part pa is i was the forward goalee so i was in-charge of getting the ball into goal. I made a lot of attempts but no goal made. errr...

Three more games came, got two minor shin injuries but still no goal... insecurities and pressure started to rise. Finals, last set to goal and after a few seconds of mindset and determination, I made the much-awaited perfect goal! whew! at long last after gazillion goal attemps, I made it. The pain from my shins went out instantly, prooly because of the bliss I felt after my successful goal. hehehe

Now I'm starting to love the game. Though I'm still not into the dragging physical contact idea... ouch! now i can feel the pain

La-Z-Boys

2006-03-15T18:45:00.000-08:00

The team didnt expected that the system will be down for a day. In effect, no work therefore go home. hahaha.

I gave a ring to donna to summon her to watch V for Vendetta instead. And donna didnt failed me, we met halfway and took the "gateway". We went to this shala cinema called the Globe Platinum cinema where moviegoers treated like a prince and princess with exclusive La-Z-Boys recliner seats and unlimited popcorn and drinks.

The movie was great and it was all a worthwhile escape-from-the-office experience. hahaha. Thanks donna for the company.

De Salao

2006-03-11T22:42:00.000-08:00

After two weeks of no-play in the volley league, i'm back in the game. Apparently, the team was not yet ready to be back in track from last week's failure to defeat the Avanade coz we didn't win again against the TechNet. Having now three loses, we can't take to lose again for the last three games to enter the semis.

No regrets, we have fun playing the game though. After the game, i headed my way to Univ of Asia and Pacific gym to attend the futsal de salao clinic aka indoor soccer. Im truly overwhelmed with the trainers, aba Futsal Nat'l Team ba naman ang magturo... oh diba taray!

After teaching us the basics and lots of footworks and tricks eh we tried to play with the national team. Apparently, we didnt get a goal even once against the national team, but nevertheless it was a nice esperience to play with them... grabe galing nila considering na all boys akami at all girls sila... wekeke

After the game, eh I got the chance to jam with them... to ria and fran, it was an honor to meet a great players...

Til we meet next week, jamming ulit tayo... hehehe

Cocktales

2006-03-04T19:45:00.000-08:00

I took a bartending classes today. And it was one hell of a cool class! First, because the bartender was hot, sexy ang cool. Second, the drinks that we drunk were awesome, but not all were cool though (auckkk!). Third, everyone in the class were kalog and literally tanggeros.

At eto pa, I attended the class without any food in my stomach. Late nanaman kasi ako so i need to hurry kaya hindi na ako kumain, straight to the class agad. So technically ang unang pumasok sa stomach ko eh puro alak!

And here's my personal verdict at some of the drinks that i've tried.

Sweet and Dry Martini - na-ah
Margarita - the best pa rin. Tested ever since.
Sidecar - nice, not bad...
Manhattan - ang tapang... aukkk
Daiquiri - newly found fave... sarap!
Sex on the Beach - ayus!
Blowjob - the best! sarap ulit-ulitin... humahagod!
Sunrise Tequila - oks din to...

After the class eh medyo hilo na ko but that doesn't stop me to watch Memoirs of Geisha and chill out at UCC and Starbucks with my buds till two in the morning...

Level Up

2006-03-01T00:45:00.000-08:00

It's been fifteen glorious months since a so-called crazyjerk took his first step at this so-so firm. Reluctant at first to step on the real world, crazyjerk noticed that some of his colleagues started to take their step, he dont want to be left behind, and so he followed. On his way, he noticed this one path, a different one. Without a concrete thinking, he decided to take the other path, the way he called the-anywhere-goes path. Alone and unprepared, though full of determination and faith, he decided to take the path.

The trail was quite dark and foggy at first, everything is unpredictable. March came and after three months of walking in the vague unwinding road, an unexpected break came and he saw a border of oppurtunity. Uncertain of what will happen, he crossed the border and tried to push the envelop. He saw the big picture of what he knew as the real world, he learned new stuffs of what he knew as the know-hows, he encountered the life of what he knew as the experience-of-a-lifetime, and he also even felt the pain and pressure of what he knew as the climax. As he went back from where he started, he gained new learnings, new experience, and most of all he gained within as an individual... as a real person embracing the real world.

March has come again, crazyjerk sat for a while at the foot of one tall tree and wondered under the sun. Hoping but not expecting, he received a surprising news from above. He finally got promoted and progressed to the next level. yey! However, he didnt felt the bliss at all. He reckoned he proved something for the firm but deep inside he havent proven something yet for himself... hay. He just hope he really deserve the new position that was given to him. Besides with higher position now comes more responsibilities.

Frankly speaking he hate to work ever since and he still even does up to now, but the thing is, hating he's work doesn't mean at all. Its all about loving what he's doing. And he guess that makes him differ from the other.

As crazyjerk continue his journey to the next level, he will now take his way up to the path called the uncertain mountains. And as time goes, the trail going up will be getting rockier, steeper, and sometimes even slippery, but then again he will strive to go to the top and plant his flag at the top of the mountain as a sign of his real life's achievements.

GamePlan

2006-02-22T19:45:00.000-08:00

Sabi nila if you work hard, you should also play hard. And that's what i'm doing sa sobrang dami ng sinalihan kong extra-corricular activities and orgs sa you-know-what-company na pinapasukan ko. Im not sure na nga if i still get enough sleep and rest for myself. Ironic part pa is kung kelan hindi na ako nagaaral eh saka pa ako sumasali sa mga extra-curricular activities... ang odd ng feeling but no regrets kasi natutuwa ako... :) And here's the list of all the stuffs and org na pinagkakaabalahan ko currently.

Volley [status: on-going till april]
Frustrated akong maging school varsity since 6th grade and i don't have the guts to be part of the team. Hindi ako naglakas-loob na sumali kasi wala naman talaga akong ibubuga that time sa sobrang liit at skinny ko. Pero recently, nagkaroon ng Volleyball League ang company and without any hesitation this time sumali ako. At im proud to say na naging part ako ng isang magaling na team called Oracle Snakes. So far our team is doing great with a standing of 7 wins and one lose. Cool!

de Salao [status: waiting for confirmation]

I wanted to try football ever since to test my endurance and strength when it comes to tough physical-contact games. Pero on second thought mukhang hindi ko kakayanin ang init ng araw at laki ng field na tatakbuhan mo so hindi na ako nagbalak. Buti na lang at nagkaroon ng Futsal clinic [from the phrase futbol de salao meaning indoor soccer]ang company and again without any second thoughts eh nagsign up na ko kaagad. So spikey shoes here i come...

Smash and Cocks [status: plays every monday]

Nung bata ako eh palo-palo lang with my bro and sis pero ngayon eh sineryoso ko na kasi nakakarelieve ng stress after work. Besides libre, sayang naman so tinodo ko na. Pero sayang hindi ako nakapasok sa company vasity team namin, eh may libre pa man ding training yun with coach from the natl team... err. Pero in fairness, nung nagkaroon ng project league eh nanalo pa kami ng partner ko... first time ko magka-gold medal hahaha

Point-and-Shoot [status: inactive]

Actually ngayon ko lang nadiscover na may talent pala ako sa photography kaso nga lang ang tamad kong umattend ng mga photography classes. Eh kasi namn kung hindi conflict sa game sched eh tinatamad talaga ako kasi boring minsan. At wala pa talaga akong matinong prof cam kaya hindi rin ako makapagparticipate ng mabuti. Nevertheless, im still eager to learn the art.

Bartending 101 [status: confirmed]
Dahil sa incidenteng nangyari last Valentines day, na one of my friend tried an alcoholic drink na hindi pa natitikman ng lahat, named "Bloody Mary", at sa sama ng lasa eh hindi kinaya kaya't niluwa nya lahat ng kanyang kinain. Well kasalanan ko din kasi sabi ko masarap yun kahit hindi ko pa talaga natikman wekeke. So to my friend, i take this course para naman may idea na tayo sa iinumin natin kapag may inuman session ulit ang tropa.

Breakdancing [status: having second thoughts]
Hinahatak ako ng mga colleagues ko na itry ang streetdancing sa gym namin every thursday kahit na parehong kaliwa ang paa ko. Bahala na nga, basta im still not into dancing. Kung booty shaking classes na lang, eh di nakapag-practice pa ko para sa bar gigs. wekeke

Out! [status: newly established]
You're not gonna believe this, pero of all the activities and orgs na sinalihan ko eh ito ang pinaka-interesting sa lahat. It started when a friend of my manager which is also a manager of other project team approached me after nung game last saturday. Sabi nya kung puede daw akong sumali sa bubuuin nilang bagong org sacompany. Ako naman si gaga hindi nagtanong ng details regarding sa bagong org basta ang sabi nya is it's an all-about-us org tapos attend daw ako sa first meeitng nila. And as always eh late nanaman ako ng 30 mins sa meeting. Nagulat na lang ako na yung org na bubuuin is about Gays and Lesbian Community within the company. Shocked at first pero eventually eh na-absorb ko din. Kaya pala ang sabi ni manager eh its all-about-us org ako naman slow kala ko wala lang [gay din kasi yung friend ng manager ko]. At ang happy part pa eh kasali ako sa committee na mag-eestablish ng org na ito kaya Im really looking forward to work for this organization. At ang logo--> rainbow colors, syempre yun ang trademark ng other diversity groups eh. Haay, at last meron na rin akong matatawag na organization... alam mo yun yung tipong you can express everything without uuncertainties and fear [perfect!]

That's all for now... soon to come. wahaha

Warriors Whipped Out Snakes

2006-02-11T18:45:00.000-08:00

Tough and intense game this week, i should say. With both teams having a standing of no-lose, truly each team is a team-to-beat.

First set, close fight between Oracle Snakes and AmEx Warriors. first-six players of both team fought in the first match. Spikes and blocks were the highlight of the first set. But in the end Warriors got the first victory having a close score of 23-25.

Even though Snakes felt anxiously from the first set, that doesnt stop them to fight back. Confidently enough though, they took their win in set two having a far-off score of 25-16.

Tense rose up in the deciding game as both team gave their very best to beat their opponent and to retain the no-lose standing. But in the end Warriors battled their way up to victory as the game ended with another close score of 21-25.

Sigh. Depressing kasi nasira na yung record namin having straight six consecutive wins tapos natalo kami . Although happy pa rin ako kasi close fight ang nagyari between the competing team. Tipong hindi kami tambak despite na malakas yung spiker nila [no doubt... saludo ako sa spiker nila, ang galing!]. hahaha

After the game, sa sobrang depressed ko eh dinaan ko na lang sa regular cut, medium rare prime rib with 2 1/2 rice from Hotracks and a jar of brownie point sundae [nakaka-addict yung brownie point]. Ngayon lang ako kumain ng madami, kasi nga depress ako . Siguro it would have been a good meal kung nanalo kami, hehehe. Anyway, looking forward for the next game. I just hope for the next remaining games eh ma-sweep ang mga wins namin para makapasok kami sa semis then hopefully sa finals. Especially ngayon some of our first-six players eh ma-oonshore na. [wrong timing... huhuhu]

Nice game, AmEx! See you at semis [assuming... wekeke]

Night with Mr. A-Z

2006-01-20T23:45:00.000-08:00

backstreet boys or jason mraz concert?

sorry bsb, nothing could be more exciting than seeing my favorite singer, Mr A-Z!

with my best bud(na mas addict pa keysa sa akin), we rushed to rockwell tent to watch Jason again. Yes folks you heard it right, for the second time nanood nanaman kami (ganon kami ka-avid kay jayson). Last year was amazing, kaso nga lang hindi ako natuwa masyado kasi kaming malayo sa stage, tapos na-confiscate pa yung camera namin kasi daw bawal. err.

But his recent concert was different. The venue was great, rockwell tent (shala!). And no more confiscation of camera (thank God nakapagdala ako). And im proud to say na VIP yung nakuha naming seat (again, ganun kami ka-addict kay jason). we're at the second row, roughly around 16-20 meters lang ang layo namin sa stage. And since rockwell ang vanue hindi namin maiwasan na may conio at nagpapaconiong umaaligid sa paligid. Yung nasa likod namin conio ng conio kainis! sarap hiritan ng, "You know what you stop talking paconio, kasi its not bagay to you na be conio coz you dont even look like rich, duh!". Haay buti na lang rockwell ang venue kasi kung sa ibang place yun hihiritan ko talga sya. We also saw a couple of celeb like rica p., drew a. with iya and other celeb's kid.

One thing i love about jason is that every performance is unique, and once again he proved that to us. Other songs that he sang last year eh kinanta nya ulit in a different beat and rhythm. And another thing i like on his song is yung personal touch whe he sings it, nandun yung originality ang creativity. Grabe galing talaga (hail! hail!)

And frankly speaking, i like him singing his songs on live performance rather than listening him on CD.

After the concert, nagdinner na kami kasi naman yung friend ko kept on insisting na later na lang ang dinner baka hindi namin maabutan yung concert (excited?!).

To jason, keep on creating astounding music, and keep on rocking on!

murmur

2006-01-01T15:45:00.000-08:00

Its been a while since my last input. Not that I'm busy though, as other would say, its just that im not in the mood to update my blog.

Hmmm, christmas went-by without feeling the essense of it, i dont know why?. prooly less 'the-usual' parties attended or no unusual gift received. Then new year came, but still same old brand new year, nothing has changed, i guess nothing will change either.

What else... hmmm... nothing more to say...

to the special girl of my life...

2005-11-23T21:45:00.000-08:00

happy happy birthday... mom!

long-live and good health for you i wish... muah muah muah

Lapses

2005-11-19T18:45:00.000-08:00

Strike 1: Beating the red light in the coastal intersection, caught by a kotong cop... err. First time violated a road rule, hihihi. Hindi ko alam kung maiinis ako kasi nakotongan ako ng P650 ng isang balahurang mmda or matutuwa ako kasi hindi kinuha yung license ko, so no hassle caused. Pero bottom line is isang malaking err... Eh kasi naman may tournament ng badminton yung project team namin eh ako yung isa sa mga players for first game and as usual late nanaman ako...

Strike 2: At dahil sa 20-min late ko eh nadefault kami ng partner ko nung game 1 (err... ulit!). So super apologize ako sa partner ko. hehehe. But despite of my momentary failure to attend the first game eh nakabawi naman kami dun sa 2nd and last game. so ang standing namin is 2-1. Nakakahinayang nga lang kasi we should have got a straight win kung pumasok lang ako ng maaga. err

Strike 3: After the game, I've decided the go home. But apparently, hindi ko mastart yung auto. kahit na anong pilit ko hindi ko ma-ignite yung makina. So medyo nagpapanic na ko kasi nagmumukha na akong carnapper sa parking lot. So I've decided to call my tita na magaling magtroubleshoot ng auto. So eventually nalaman ko na lang na naka-lock kasi yung manibela kaya ang hirap daw talagang i-start yun and i need to insert the key and push harder then rotate to start the ignition. Teren! nagstart na rin sa wakas at nakauwi na ako ng bahay...

nanosecond...

2005-10-29T17:45:00.000-07:00

At long last, after almost 2 months of waiting, i finally got my 2G black ipod nano! :)

Busy, test driving...

Roma

2005-10-27T23:45:00.000-07:00

Pagkain ulit ang kukuento ko. Dumating ang dalawang partners sa office namin kasi there's a new major project na darating. Sabi ng manager namin, may dinner daw sa Tony Roma's with the partners. So natuwa ako kasi pagkain nanaman.

Nung kinagabihan we went there and had a good time, ang masaya eh sabay kami ni cutie sa car nya na pumunta dun sa resto (wekeke).

We were 18 (3 subprojects) and the bill cost 18+ gran, gosh! lumalabas na 1 gran each ang halaga ng kinain namin... oh well since partner sila eh barya lang sa kanila yun.

Sana tumaba na talaga ako.

BrasiL

2005-10-25T22:45:00.000-07:00

Food talk nanaman ang kwekwento ko. You-know-what-company had this counseling thing, sort of university guidance counseling pero corporate level ito. Ganto kasi, meron kaming one-on-one dinner kanina to discuss regarding my current career status and some stuffs regarding my future plans. Funny thing is, nung high school at college ko never akong nag-guidance counseling at nung elem ko eh na-guidance ako not to counsel but because of incident report tapos nung nasa corporate na ko yung mismong guidance ang lumalapit, cool diba?!

Ayun nga... he phoned me after work to meet him sa Power Plant, and as usual late nanaman ako (asa pa kong lagi akong on-time!). Dahil late ako nag-text na lang sya na magkita na lang kami sa resto na pagkakainan namin. Guess what kung saan yung resto... sa Brazil-Brazil. Flashback: My buds where planning to eat there before eh kaso lang may kamahalan so hindi pa sya natutuloy. Going back: At long last nakakain na rin ako... hehehe.

The buffet was great. I had a great time eating and eating. And the style of dining is so cool kasi may yoyo on your table which will decide your orders, sounds complicated? Ah basta ganun na yun. So while eating ayun we're discussing about my past project blah blah blah and expectations. I remember one question na tinanong nya, "Am I expecting to promote this year?". Ang sagot ko, "Not really". Nagulat sya kasi of all the counselees na na-interview nya, ako lang daw ang humindi sa tanong na yun. wekeke, eh sa i'm not yet ready eh!

Ayun natapos ang interview na puno nanaman ang aking tummy... Looking forward nga pala to dine at Crustasia at Power Plant, recommended by my counselor.

Wish ko lang tumaba na ko.

Zip

2005-10-22T23:45:00.000-07:00

. . .

Who says i can only see this in commercial?... If i can do this literally... wahahaha

After watching two consecutive silverscreen movies at Filinvest and indulging our cravings at Don Hen, we ended our usual mall getos by zipping iced cold fraps at Starbucks. With a twist though, kasi upon ordering my frap i told the barista to add up some names on the cup, just like in the commercial. I told her the names of my friends and she also added her's. Pero sinabi ko na wag na lang banggit all the names written kasi ang maraming customer baka mawindang. Hehehe.

Wala lang trip lang...

Unlicensed Fist

2005-10-05T07:45:00.000-07:00

Last night late na kong umuwi so I've decided to left my wallet in the office para safe. Later this morning, since Wendesday at traffic naisipan kong gamitin na lang ang auto para hindi hassle but the major prob is yung driver's license ko eh nasa wallet, therefore nasa office... damn!

So while preparing nagiisip na ko kung dadalhin ko ba yung auto o hindi, kasi one way or another hassle sya - hassle dahil sa traffic paghindi ko dala ang auto at hassle pagnahuli ako kung dadalhin ko yung auto without license - so the only question is what risk will I take? Eh since nagawa ko nang magdrive na expired ang license ko, why not driving without a license at all! ...ayun sa bandang huli nanaig ang pagiging bratinella ko and so I go...

... on the road, nakapa-vigilant ko sa lahat ng bagay, as in super alert and maingat... maingat baka may malabag na road rules at mahuli pa ako. At nagiisip din ako na in case na mahuli ako, what will I say to the enforcer at ano ang kahihinatnan ko pagnahuli ako.

haay, thank God at nakarating ako sa office na walang uncertain road cases pero may hassle feeling pa rin ako kasi hindi ako mapalagay habang nagda-drive, pero mamaya paguwi ko wala nang kaba kasi dadalhin ko n ulit yung wallet ko...

bwahaha... another bratinella act from a bratinella bud. Don't worry hindi ko sya uulitin not unless maiwanan ko nanaman yung wallet ko sa office... wekekeke

... at eto pa sa sobrang pagmamadali ko kanina at sa sobrang dami ng iniisip ko eh naiwanan ko yung cellphone ko... err!

De Villa

2005-09-24T23:45:00.000-07:00

. . .

At long last, our first out-of-town team buliding... sa Villa Escudero. Kahit 6:30 ang call time eh nagising pa rin ako para lang makasama.

Marami kaming ginawa sa Villa Escudero but I won't tell the full details baka kasi mabored lang kau sa kakabasa but overall we had fun! And the funniest thing is walla akong dala but myself kasi tinamad akong magdala. And nung swimming time na my colleagues keep on insisting na mag-swimming na rin ako... so ano pa nga bang magagawa ko eh di bumili ako ng undie and small tower at pinahiram ako ng shorts and whalaa instant ayos para sa swimming!

After ng Villa Escudero experience nagdinner kami sa Max at nag-karaoke kami sa bar. Tapos on the way home eh nagtatalo pa rin kami kung sino si Max?

A. Ang may-ari ng the House that fried chicken built
B. Ang unang nag-prito ever ng sarap to the bone chicken
C. Ang manok

Half of the team answered A and half of it answered B and one only answered C. I cant wait for the raffle draw kasi pag-C ang tamang sagot eh baka sya pa yung manalo ng 1M. hahaha

Paguwi ko ayun tulog agad...

The Boy Who Lived

2005-09-03T11:45:00.000-07:00

cute noh!

Found this pic when I was browsing my files, just want to share it with you guys. As far as I can remember, I took this when I was strolling at Snoopy Park, HK.

missing those days when i was a child...

Sweet Victory

2005-08-31T22:45:00.000-07:00

A week ago Mr. PM gave the team a sweet unusual deal. He showed us an article entitled "The 10 Best Desserts in Manila". The dare is to finish all the 70+ defects before the end of the month then we'll have our choice of two of those spoiled desserts... not bad motivation for the team, huh? The catch though is that we still have 50 more defects to fix and only five days left to finish... damn, pressure ito! And if we didn't finish it on time we'll have a chewing gum as a consolation, duh! And so the race began as cravings set in.

Today is the deadline and apparently we didn't make it to the deadline, coz... we wrapped up all the defects the day prior to the deadline, woohoo! The pressure and hard work paid off, a sweet victory indeed! And our choice of desserts -- Mango Torte and Chocolate Oblivion, yummy! (sayang yung isa kong gusto -- strawberry shortcake, hehehe)

And as we enter a new fiscal year we will also start the development for the next release. Development as in from the scratch, exciting yet scary!... so this is where the real pressure comes in, yikes! Looking forward to have a good experience :-)

Point and Shoot

2005-08-10T16:45:00.000-07:00

Got the result from the recently held Badminton Club Leveling courtesy of the company, and guess what-- I was graded as 5 which apparently is the lowest level... hehehe. No questions asked noh, honestly speaking I'm still novice from that sport plus the fact that I'm using my measly basic racquet so the hell do you expect?! On a brighter side, since the purpose of leveling is to know who are the weakest and strongest -- hence let the strongest compete and let the weakest be trained. So eventually (and hopefully) weakest will be given a proper training to level up their shuttler skills... looking forward to that...

I also got a GA invitation from the newly established Photography club that will be held on Saturday. This would be the first GA so I need to make a career out of it... hehehe.

German class is already over, even if I'm not really into speaking Deutsch tongues. I had a little fun though especially when it comes to money and numbers (damn! reading huge numbers and money challenged me a lot). But the one language that I really wanted and desperately to learn is Nihongo... again looking forward to that...

Crib: Chill-out Room

2005-08-06T01:45:00.000-07:00

I've been longing to post this before but I haven't got the time to sort out my copious pics and so without any further ado may I now present my humble abode... entering

First stop -- my chill-out room, commonly called as the living room.

rubix cube, the unsolved puzzled... hehehe

top view

at night time...

three lampshades lightens up the room at night

Crib: Chef's Place

2005-08-06T00:45:00.000-07:00

Next stop -- the Chef's Place. I myself is not a chef but during my spare time i usually cook different dishes depending on my mood... mostly experiments hehehe

my stoves... no fire, just heat

kitchen sink... full of dirty dishes

kitchen cabinet... full of noodles and canned goods

my ref and micro

inside my ref are mostly yacult(with lactobacillus), milk, fruits and veggies, egg and of course lots of h2o's

freezer... just ice, frozen foods and chocolates hehehe

Crib: Round Table

2005-08-05T23:45:00.000-07:00

the place where I indulge all my cravings

top view

dine by the window

spreads and ice tea

Crib: Master's

2005-08-05T22:45:00.000-07:00

My fave room of 'em all!

Crib: Workstation

2005-08-05T21:45:00.000-07:00

Place where I bring home some of my office works

Crib: Shower Spot

2005-08-05T20:45:00.000-07:00

Last stop -- shower room...

my bathroom sink...

shower room...

my throne...

Wreck SONA

2005-07-26T08:45:00.000-07:00

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.

Walang Binay-aran

2005-07-18T23:45:00.000-07:00

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.

Initial D

2005-07-16T23:45:00.000-07:00

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.

Smash Hits

2005-07-12T22:45:00.000-07:00

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!)

Fear Factor

2005-07-04T21:45:00.000-07:00

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.

Guts and Glory

2005-06-27T23:45:00.000-07:00

The president has spoken.

Frankly speaking, i was not fully convinced on her speech. Despite... one thing i admired her the most is her bravery. Her courage to speak the truth in front of the 'Filipinos' and apologize with no uncertainties.

For me, what she did is an example of a perfect social suicide, but the fact that she faced it and regret her mistake to the whole nation... mind you, that was the most fearless move i saw so far in my bitchy life.

I voted her. And even though my trust to her is not as strong as before, i still believe her.

"my nationalism remains intact... but my faith in my homeland is starting to fade"

Past and the Future

2005-06-22T20:45:00.000-07:00

when classical design converged with contemporary design!

I took this shot when I was in Hong Kong. The facade of St. John Cathedral and the skyscrapers at the back.

Spare Me

2005-06-19T21:45:00.000-07:00

Belmond and i went to the mall today to have my haircut and have his hair hot oil (but eventually he didnt, pasaway!).

After my haircut, we went to search a badminton racket. Apparently, we failed to found a good one. Sa sobrang pagka-frustrate nya, we went to play bowling and had some little bets. Luckily in the end, I won... good thing coz i need this for our team building next week. hehehe

I also had a bet later this evening with my younger sister that if she got a higher grade (floor grade of 85) I'll gonna buy her a new mobile phone (just a little motivation).

Let's just wait who will gonna win this bet bwahahaha

my mom, my aunt and... my car!

2005-06-16T20:45:00.000-07:00

meh and auntie sabi ko naman sa inyo open na lang natin yung roof tapos kukuhanan ko kayo habang nakasakay, eh ayaw nyo naman. (dream on, icko!... dream on...)

sensya ala kong magawa pero promise someday i'll gonna own a real sports car... yung pink!

Daig Ang Malansang Isda

2005-06-12T15:45:00.000-07:00

took this shot at NAIA terminal on my way to Hong Kong

Minsan dumarating sa buhay ng isang tao na kinahihiya na nya ang kanyang tinubuang lupa dahil sa mga hindi kanais-nais na pangyayari at pati na rin sa kalunos-lunos na kalagayan na nararanasan ng kanyang kinagisnang bayan.

Hindi ko kinahihiyang ako'y isang Pilipino subalit sa puntong ito ay aking kinahihiya na ako'y nabubuhay sa isang nayon na kahit kailangan ay hindi ko man lang naramdaman na umuunlad. Simula nong ako'y lumisan sa aking bayan at pumalaot sa ibang kabihasnan, masakit mang sabihin ngunit mahirap ipagkumpara ang aking nayon sa nayong aking tinutuntungan ngayon dahil sa laki ng pagkaka-iba.

Nabalitaan ko mula dito na may kaguluhang nanaman na nagaganap sa aking nayon at tulad nanaman ng dati-- pulitika. Pilit nanamang pinapapaba sa puesto ang kasalukuyang punong namumuno dahil lamang sa kapirasong audio tape... shutangnamek! Wala na bang ibang magawa ang mga "pilipino" kung hindi manira ng kapwa. Kung ako ang tatanungin mas masahol pa ang aking tinubuang lupa kaysa sa Iraq. Kung ang Iraq ang kalaban ay ang ibang bansa; ang "pilipinas", kapwa "pilipino" ang magkakalaban!

Minsan aking napagtanto na napakapalad ng bansang aking tinutuntungan ngayon. Hindi man sila isang malaking bansa, pero sila'y nagkakaisa sa pagtataguyod ng kanilang kaunlaran.

Marahil sa pagbasa ng aking literatura ako'y kisinusuklaman na ninyo subalit nais ko lamang iparating sa aking nayong kinagisnan ang aking opinyon (at hindi hinanakit) tungkol sa lumalalang kalagayan ng aking bansa. Masakit mang pakinggan, pero gusto ko lang iparating na nagiging "basura" na ang tingin ko aking nayon.

Ngayong araw ng kalayaan, hindi ko alam kung dapat ko ba itong ipagdiriwang kahit na nakikita ko at alam kong hindi pa tayo lubusang malaya.

"ako ay Pilipino, ang dugo'y maharlika... ako ay Pilipino isang bansa't 'sang diwa ang minimithi ko, sa bayan ko't bandila ~~laan buhay ko't diwa~~" -- sa ngayon hindi ko alam kung karapat-dapat bang ilaan ang aking buhay at diwa kung alam ko na walang saysay kung ilalaan. At ngayon nahihirapang akong bigkasin ang mga katagang "proud to be pinoy!". Nawa'y dumating ang araw na maaaring ko nang ilaan ang buong buhay ko't diwa sa aking tinubunang lupa at maipagmalaki sa ibang nayon na ako'y isang Pilipino. yun lang

"lupang hinirang duyan ka nang magiting, sa manlulupig 'di ka pasisiliil..."

Wireless Connection

2005-06-09T12:45:00.000-07:00

My mom just phoned me in my office, just to confirmed if im ok. Kasi daw napanaginipan nya daw ako last night. According to her dream, gusto ko na daw umuwi kasi daw nilalagnat ako. Grabe lakas ng sense nya ha, umaabot overseas! Her dream was partly true on the fact that I really wanted to go home na pero hindi sa sakit kundi dahil I miss my family and friends. Boring naman kasi dito eh, masyadong serious wala kong ka-jamming especially during weekend at kapag wala akong ginagawa. I also missed the gigs with my friends every weekend saka yung luto ni mudra.

The sense of mother and child connection, truly a remarkable phenomenon. I feel like there's an imaginary umbilical cord still attached, connected from my mother (hehehe... parang commercial ng Globe). I wonder if she already sensed that im... ?! hahaha. Kayo na ang bahalang dumugtong.

Kapuso

2005-06-05T21:45:00.000-07:00

I went back to Stanley yesterday to buy the bag that ive been dying to have. This place is like a little UK town where all english people hang out (this is also where i first tried a real american style juicy hamburger) and also a place where most of the elites live, where all ferrari, porsche, benz, bmw, and other luxies cars park. I saw one house with five luxies cars - convertible porsche, 2 benz, land trooper, and a benz, damn if only i could ask for one, hehehe.

Then i went to this bakery to buy some pastries and i dropped by at the cheese corner...yummy. Little did i know that the vendor is a Filipino, and she knew that im a filipino too... dooo i look like a pure mudblood? Anyway she asked me what do i want and said she'll give me a discount. Whoow, i said mozzarella and i bought it half the prize plus she gave me a bonus of a pound of english sweet ham for free (ehehe)... thanks Arlene, you rock!

kapuso makulay ang buhay...

3G

2005-06-05T00:45:00.000-07:00

nop! its not the new apple notebook niether a portable dvd... its the new playstation III, cool! i was actually planning to buy PSP, but on second thought i'd rather pick this cool mach, not that handy though, yet i think its more powerful than portable. So now i have to adjust my savings to get this in my possession as soon as possible hehehe

Ergo

2005-05-29T23:45:00.000-07:00

What the fcuk!... ala akong magawa! I'm not in the mood of going out because of the unconditional weather outside (amber rainstorm sucks!). And not quite on-the-go anymore since I've been almost to all the great spots here in HK.

Anyway, I don't wanna get bum so I did some interior make-over in my living room. And the result is fabulous. I made the room more cozy and spacious. haha... i didn't know na may talent pala ako sa interior designing which made me think to probably change career in the future.

BEFORE <-> AFTER

link: phlog.galry
Mid-afternoon, I went to the gym to pamper myself. And I spotted this gorgeous-looking guy (6+ footer guy with medium-built body- sexy!, nice hair - in other words, yummy! beyond the typical chinito guy... almost perfect! He's face looks familiar though... kinda celebrity. Anyway, I've been staring (stalking also) at him while doing he's lifts and push-ups(damn he's so hot and sexy!). After my 4-km run-walk at the treadmill (kakahingal!), I went to the other unfamiliar-to-me exercise machine which is apparently I don't know how to use, I sitted there for a moment doing nothing just staring at him pampering...hehehe. Then moment later he walked towards me. I thought he was gonna use the machine so stepped out but he insisted me to go and adjusted the machine for me. Hahaha he might thought na hindi ko alam gamitin yung machine so he gave me a hand. Shock ako, don't know what to say or think (well at that time I thought he was hitting on me?... wish!).

Anyway after pampering myself... by stalking to a guy, I went to the pool to swim for about 10 minutes and had a hot bath after. A long day full of bum... fun and stalking. Hehehe surely I'll be going back to the gym tomorrow, hoping to see him again and probably get to know him better (you wish!)

Saga

2005-05-23T23:45:00.000-07:00

The Dark Side 4.21

Truly is the force is in me this weekend, I may say. Absolutely everything is about Star Wars!

I woke up at 9 in the morning to watch a 3-hour marathon of Star Wars: Clone Wars the animated series on Cartoon Network. FYI: friend G.L. did the animated series after he made the last prequel of Star Wars which ironically isnt the last installment.

After watching, I did some laundry and went off to the office to do some little work. But apparently the database was temporarily unavailable without any notice so I cant connect... obviously I have nothing to worked on. So I decided to pamper myself, after all its weekend. I drove myself off to the mall just a station away from my workplace. And then I went to this boutique that sells Star Wars shirts... well I cant help myself but to buy one... I mean two (hehe).

And since I havent watched The Revenge of the Sith since its world premiere last Thursday, I decided to watch it now, so I headed towards the movie house to buy ticket (first time to watch a movie in a foreign land). The movie house is fine... nothing unusual. just like Greenbelt 3, where you can choose your own seat blah blah blah... I think the only unusual to 'me' is the price, quite a bit expensive - 45 bucks (P315). And this is the stupidity part, after I got my ticket I rushed to the snack house to buy a medium butter popcorn and a lemon coke and headed straight to the movie house but the ticket girl didnt let me in coz... Im too early for the 6:20 showing (I remember hindi nga pala ito SM, oops... wrong move!). Anyway the movie started at around half past six and ended at 9. It was a memorable experience watching the last Star Wars movie in foreign land!

Phantom Menace 4.22

If yesterday the force is in me, today the force is up to me. By force I mean police and security force... hahaha. Just another stupid act, I forgot to deactivate the security alarm before I enter the office, and the result is complete chaos! I called two of my managers to back me up and two colleagues called me back to know my pathetic condition. Hehehe scary but nevertheless challenging - answering their too-much-interrogative questions and convincing the guards and police that Im not breaking in and Im a bona fide worker of that company and keep telling them over and over again that I just forgot to turn off the fcuking damn alarm (err!). Eventually they got off with me, whew!

Anyway... there's this channel that features the five episodes of Star Wars every Sunday. So far Ive seen the first three episodes I, II (last two Sundays) and III (yesterday). And today Ive watched the forth one, A New Hope, which Ive never seen before, actually. And I have to give Lucas a credit on his first masterpiece, visual effects -- not bad considering that it was created in 1977. I anticipate finishing the complete saga before I rolled off from the project.

with you may the force be... everwhat!

Water-based

2005-05-19T22:45:00.000-07:00

It never crossed into my mind nor having thoughts that Oracle Inc., the leading database technology provider in the world (i think), can come up to an idea of producing their own natural spring water... how's that?!

I went to our pantry to get something drink then I saw this strange-looking H2O bottle near the sink. I looked closer and to my surprise, it's labeled as ORACLE.

I wonder what's the connection of a spring mineral water to their major product which is database? hahaha

Hmmmm... just curious if they also have an ORACLE cookies (har har)

Kick-Ass Job

2005-05-18T23:45:00.000-07:00

Hate your job? well, not until you hear this and probably do it ... nyahahaha Drew just made my day! despite of my nerve wracking work I had today. I read his blog and it's really a stress reliever especially when you're going to do it... hehehe. So for those who hate their current job too, read it on...

I hate my Job!
When you have an "I Hate My Job" day, try this. On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the thermometer section and purchase a rectal thermometer made by Johnson and Johnson. Be very sure you get this brand.

When you get home, lock your doors, draw the curtains, disconnect the phone and silent your mobile so you will not be disturbed.Change into very comfortable clothing and sit in your favorite chair, open the package and remove the thermometer.

Now, carefully place it on a table or a surface so that it will not become chipped or broken. Now the fun part begins - Take out the literature and read it carefully.

You will notice that in small print there is a statement,
"Every rectal thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson is personally tested".

Now, close your eyes and repeat out loud five times, "I am so glad I do not work for quality control at Johnson and Johnson.

"HAVE A NICE DAY AND REMEMBER, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE WITH A JOB THAT IS WORSE THAN YOURS."

Lucky Me

2005-05-13T23:45:00.000-07:00

others believe, others do not. nevertheless, its still friday the 13th and it's truly a bad and unlucky day for me. But who cares, everything for me are just a coincidences or its just happens for a reason.

anyway, this are the things that happened today. you decide if it really a badluck day for me.

alas:i was supposed to wake up early this morning but it didn't happened
luckily: i got extra hours of sleep and rest

alas:i was supposed to present report regarding the current program that im working with but apparently i wasn't able to finished it,
luckily: they've given me an extension to finish it during weekend. hehehe

alas:i only had a hundred bucks in my pocket, the team went out for a lunch today and we ate at a resto where all food are spicy (whew!) and spent a whopping 60 bucks (ouch!).
luckily:the food is worthy enough

see, its not unlucky day after all. good and bad things always compromise. and face the facts that whenever it maybe, bad things always happen you just have to face it and be prepared.

btw: i wonder where did the so-called 'friday the 13th' originated? and what's with the number 13? (hehe don't usually listens to freaky stories)

Amber

2005-05-09T20:45:00.000-07:00

This day is totally a hell day. First, i was supposed to wake up at five in the morning to start my whole week right but apparently my alarm didn't ring or probably i just didn't hear it. Anyway my fault, i slept at around 2:30AM so i woke up late, really really late and so i came to the office late!

Today im starting my work without a manager again (he left last friday for another project in China). So I'm all alone working with the project (err!).

Lunchtime (the climax), it w's slightly raining but I still went outside to get something to eat. When i was to go back... damn it! it's now an amber rainstorm (don't ask me what's an amber rainstorm coz i also have no idea what it is, i just heard it from the news yesterday). At ang nakakaasar sa lahat when I was walking on the way sa office, natalsikan ako ng tubig ulan dahil sa rumaragasang taxi (what the fcuk!) buti na lang at tubig ulan lang dahil kung putik yun... shit! magmumukha akong dalmatian kasi nakaputi ako ngayon. Hindi lang yun sunod-sunod pa yung mga thunder and lightnings (err!).

Bottomline - I can't work properly because of the annoying weather and I'M WET! (err...).

Lattitude

2005-04-28T12:45:00.000-07:00

If you don't love what you are doing at work or hate the place or even the people you're working with, what should you do? The answer - NOTHING! You can't do anything about it... not unless you HELP YOURSELF. I've been thinking of this 'issue' ever since I got a job. I mean honestly this isn't actually what I like to do, but as other people say 'grab it, it's an oppurtunity' (yah right!). As I was saying, I don't love doing machine progs because simply I'm not good at it. But do I have a choice? Of course I do have a choice... its just that I have already started it and its kinda late and hard for me to change another course. But the thing is, even though I'm not relatively happy on what I'm doing right now I'm thinking that why not take it as a challenge, to see if I can get through with it, who knows I can improve my techie skills someday. This is what I mean of helping yourself out, if you don't love it then just take it as I challenge to yourself (you against the world). And for me that what makes life more cool. As an example, I'm attempting now to write a sensible article, which I'm not good at and I don't know if I'm making a good and rational article in a journalist's perspective or even if I'm getting the attention of you as a reader. hehehe

Anyway talking about opportunities, what exactly is the real sense of it? From a general perspective, it is a possibility of different favorable circumstances. But in my personal standpoint, opportunity for me is the choices we make for every circumstance. It is the result of our decisions that create opportunities (did I make sense?). I remember what my Partner said during a team dinner, 'you should shake the tree in order for the fruit to fall down'. In my personal opinion, opportunities are created not to be waited. But you can't just shake the tree unless the fruit is nearly ripe coz it won't fall down anyway since it's still firmly attached to the branch (not unless sinungkit mo, malamang malalaglag talaga yun). In another words, opportunities should also be in a right time and as well as in a right place.

Another story to tell (bear with me, I love telling stories), I just found out right now while writing this article that one of my close colleagues that works more than a year at it-should-not-be-named-company will be promoted from junior software engineer to team lead (that's from entry level to the 4th level) which means she accelerated 2 positions (galing noh!). But apparently she told that she didn't accept the offer (tsk tsk tsk). Technically for me it is not an opportunity at all that she missed, instead just a prospect offer. Opportunity comes when she accepted the offer because it should not be associated with hesitation then later regrets, right? So I talked to her and tell her that she should accept it coz I believe in her and she had what it takes to lead a team. Eventually, natauhan naman sya and she accepted the 'opportunity'. I usually called her coach coz she's my mentor but since she will be promoted, TL na tawag ko sa kanya. Congratz coach este TL na pala, you deserved it! (so where are we going to celebrate?). I think handling opportunity is not that hard as it seemed. I know it is associated with lots of responsibilities blah blah blah but all you should have is a proper positive attitude and that's all you need to stay in the right track.

To wrap this all up, we are the one who makes our opportunities; it is not by fate or luck or whatsoever you may called or neither anyone else. So stop thinking that you don't love what you're doing right now or you can't do it, instead think out something that will make you stand out above the rest (but always stay your feet on the ground) and MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Rest assured you're gonna love it eventually. I hope I made a sensible article, if not then get the hell out of here (hehehe). Ayus ba?

PeakTour Perfect

2005-04-23T22:45:00.000-07:00

Today is nature trippin' to the extreme. The weather is perfectly fine (sun is up!). My colleague, Michelle and I went to the Botanical and Zoological Garden in HK Central and The Peak (as in tuktok ng bundok ng HK) overviewing the Hong Kong central business district, Kowloon and the Victoria Harbour.

Central Stop: Botanical and Zoological Garden
This place is awesome! Why? kasi open garden sya, meaning open to all kasi walang entrance fee, you can go without paying a single cent (pwera na lang pagnagutom ka, syempre gagastos ka na). The place is so clean, well maintained, guarded saka higit sa lahat hindi amoy Manila Zoo (im not being mean, just being true) Anyway, we went their at around early noon. The trees are big and great, and well-preserved. I couldn't imagine on how did they preserve such tall, rich, and abundant trees and plans in the middle of congested urban. Imagine, it is located in the heart of the city with tall skyscrapers, lots of vehicles and people, but still they managed to preserve such tropical, wild haven. It's like a rainforest surrounded by buildings (cool!). Some of the hotspots that we went are the jaguar cage (na malungkot dahil alang partner), reptile house (na turtle at python lang ang laman), orchidarium, bird's place and many more. It's past two and we haven't took our lunch yet so we decided to go up up in a way towards the Peak.

Top Stop: The Peak
We took a tram going up to the Peak and the trip is a little bit of a nerve wracking experience, traveling up in a perfect forty-five degree angle (cool!). Pagdating sa taas we took a little glimpse of HK's business central from the peak and took some pictures and then, as I said we're hungry so we decided to look for a dim sum resto since we haven't tasted yet since we came here. But unfortunately we can't find one and the only place that we know is none other than McDonalds (err!). After we took our anticipated lunch, its time to rock on. We roam around the Peak. We saw this path from the other side of the park and we decided to go there and see what's in there. And you don't wanna know how long that path is. Grabe it's a path going around the side of the mountain. So imagining mo na lang yung gilid ang bundok nilibot naming at ang layo. Sumakit ang mga paa ko sa kakalakad. I thought we will never find the end of the road sa sobrang haba tapos forest talaga sya. I had fun though yun nga lang sumakit talaga yung mga paa ko. It was late afternoon when we came back to the 'point of origin'. Then we decided to take a seat, relax our aching feet and just feel the mountain afternoon mist. Five before eight, it's nearly time; we went to the terrace and waited for the pyrotechnic lights of the buildings - a showcase of skyscrapers' kinetic lights (cool!). And for fifteen mins we had a great time staring at the Central from the top.

Baby's Day Out

2005-04-09T23:45:00.000-07:00

We (I, my mom, my two aunts and an officemate friend) went to Ocean Park today. And it was so freaking fun!

At around nine, all packed and good to go, we're heading our way to Ocean Park. And after an hour, whaala Ocean Park na. Ang pretty ng place, it is located in both sides of the mountain with a full view of the ocean (kaya nga ocean park eh, heller!). Tapos if you want to cross at the other side of the park you need to ride a cable car that starts from one side of the mountain then passes up towards the peak and down from the other side (sarap ng feeling). The first ride that we rode is the Mine Train a.k.a EK's Space Shuttle with no loops pero ang lalim ng mga babagsakan mo, kaya sumakit ang aking tyan after that. My mom and my aunts didn't try it coz they're scared daw hehehe... kaya kami n lang ng friend ko, and we took it as a dare. After that, we walked and went higher until we reached the third level of the park. From there, we've decided to split into two groups and meet at lunch break na lang, so kaming dalawa ng friend ko tapos my mom and two aunts.

So our first adventure ng friend ko was to go at the Ocean Park Tower para maview namin ang buong theme park pero boring, hindi kami natuwa. Next stop, sa cable car. Tinawid namin yung kabilang side ng bundok para makita namin yung other side ng Ocean Park and it took about 10-15 mins to get at the other side. Kaso nga lang we went back after we reached the other end kasi lunch time na, time to meet the other group. I saw my mom on the way, sabi nya naglunch na daw sila tagal daw kasi namin dumating (err!). So my friend and I went to get lunch and I told my mom to meet again after. Eh kaso hindi namin sila mahagilap after our lunch so we've decided to roam around sa aquarium na lang and meet them later at the dolphin show.

After ng aquarium, nagrides ulit kami. We tried the EK version of Space Shuttle with three loops and lots of sideway-turns. After that, feeling ko para akong binugbok ang sakit ng mukha ko hehehe. At hindi pa nagtatapos ang aming adventure ng friend ko. Sumakay kami agad sa Anchors Away at sa dulo pa kami nakaupo kaya ayun nanghihina na ang tuhod namin pagbaba sa ride. Ops ops ops... hindi pa dyan nagtatapos ang kalokohan namin. Sumakay kami ng Elevator, eto yung tipo ng rides na sasakay ka with feet hanging tapos aakyat kayo sa tuktok in a 90 degree straight angle (siguro kasing taas sya ng 15-storey building). Tapos pagnasa taas na kayo bigla kang ilalaglag at high speed for 3 rounds. Pucha ang sakit sa tyan parang naiwan yung kaluluwa ko sa taas nung paglaglag. After riding three consecutive excruciating rides, tumigil na kami kasi bangag na kami, we went to the ocean theatre to meet the other group and watch the dolphin show. Grabe nahilo talaga ako dun.

The dolphin show was totally cool, astig yung mga dolphins at sea lions, wala akong masabi... kaso lang parang bitin ang bilis kasing natapos. On the way out, the people were crowded ang dami kasing nanood, parang ngang Avril Live in Manila yung scene sa sobrang dami ng lumalabas. After the fantastic show, time to let them try the 'cable car' experience, kaya nagcable car ulit kami ng friend ko with my family na. One of my aunt is scared of heights, kaya nung nasa loob kami ng cable car takot na takot sya but eventually na-overcome nya rin kasi no choice sya, hehehe. At the other side we were supposed to go to a Panda show but due to unlimited time bumalik kami ulit kaagad sa pinanggalingan namin (hanggang 6 lang kasi ang Ocean Park)... yah I know bitin talaga, err! It was 20 minutes before closing we rushed down the hill to try one last ride, the Raging Water (version of EK's Jungle Log Jam). Pina-upo ko yung friend ko sa harap para pagslide down sya yung mababasa hindi ako kaso baliktad ata, ako yung mas nabasa hindi ko alam kung bakit, err! Tapos nabasag yung eyeglass nung isa kong aunt kasi nasa likod sya tapos pagslide down nadaganan sya nung isa kong aunt na nasa harap nya, hehehe ganun talaga... ang ginawa ko kinuha ko na lang yung wand ko tapos sabi ko 'centrificus totalus' tapos ayus na, hehehe joke ano it Harry Potter?! Actually minighty bond ko sya nung paguwi namin.

My gulay, we're all tired and exhausted after pero hindi halata because we're still smiling kahit mukha na kaming bangag... we really enjoyed the hella-of-kind experience yun nga lang bitin, err! Paguwi ang katapat lang ay isang masarap na dinner with my loved ones. Surely, I won't forget this experience. Oh sya tapos na ang kwento ni Lola Basyang... tulog na!!!

Next stop - Disneyland HK!!! (kaso tagal pa eh, September pa). Pero ayus lang I can wait naman eh, wait ka lang Mickey and the gang makakapunta din ako dyan.

Over-come-Over

2005-04-08T19:45:00.000-07:00

My mom with my two aunts arrived here in HK to visit me(spoiled eh!) as well as to have vacation with me. We met at the train station near the hotel and escorted them at my room. Salamat naman at may kasama na ko. They're going to stay here 'till Tuesday morning (haayy wish i could extend their stay pero ok na rin atleast nandito sila). Im back to normal, I already overcome (i think) the weird feeling of being home sick . Susko nagulat ako sa mga dala nila, aside on their personal stuffs nagdala pa sila ng pagkadami-daming food para sa akin at feeling ko good for one month na ata yun. Sa tingin ko eh pinapataba nila ako dito sa HK.

Tomorrow we're planning to go to Ocean Park. At sa tingin ko dapat itong matuloy para sulit ang stay nila dito at para na rin may good memories na ko hindi lang work ng work. hehehe.

Boys Don't Cry

2005-04-04T20:45:00.000-07:00

My mom woke me up around 4:30 this morning but I stood up at my bed at around 5:20, even though I dont want to go, I have to. Haayyy, aalis nanaman ako, mamimiss ko nanaman family especially my mom saka yung luto nya and also my friends na hindi ko man lang nakita pagdating ko. I left home at around 6 together with my mom. We came to the airport an hour before my departure. Before I checked-in I hugged her firmly and said goodbye. Naiiyak na ko pagpasok sa airport pero pinipigilan ko para hindi makita ni mudra baka kasi umiyak din yun eh ayokong umiiyak yun. A different feeling like before, naging worst nga lang kasi wala pa nga ako sa HK naho-homesick na ko (asar!).

12 noon dumating na ko sa hotel room ko. Tahimik ang paligid, back to being lonely nanaman - nalolongkot at walang makausap. I ate my lunch which I bought it at the airport and after that i took a nap for a while. A woke up at around 5 and made myself busy, I unpacked my things and organized my stuffs... yet I noticed the room is still quiet and serene. Then all of a sudden, tears rushed down from my eyes (oh my gosh i'm crying). I felt the worst home sick ever, err! I sat at my bed crying like a lost child. I that moment I was thinking my mother... and at that moment too I wanted to go home na. I then realized kung gaano kalungkot mawalay sa isang mudra . Teka madrama na ba masyado? Sige na nga titigilan ko na, naiiyak na ulit ako eh. Wish ko lang I can overcome this annoying feeling. Wag kayo maingay ha secret lang natin toh.

P.acute

2005-04-02T16:45:00.000-08:00

Arrival, nakakaazar Pilipino na nga pero ang bagal pa rin ng usad sa immigration... pucha! naiirita na ko! Mabilis ko naman nakita si mudra sa Arrival area. Sinabi ko na nilalagnat ako, ayun hindi nanaman sya mapakali, so we headed to Perpetual para magpacheck-up nagaalala kasi sya baka kung anong malalang sakit na ito... hehehe baka daw bird flu. Pagdating sa Perps according sa findings ng doctor, acute bronco daw ang sakit ko (ayus!). At kailangan ko pang magpahinga ng 4 na araw, eh ang sabi ko naman pucha may deadlines pa ko kailangan ko bumalik sa HK by sunday.

Nag-email ako sa boss ko at sabi ko na sa Tuesday na lang ako papasok. Inurong ko na ang return flight at Monday morning. Pucha ano ba naman kasing sakit toh wrong timing (err!)

Touch Down

2005-04-01T23:45:00.000-08:00

I had a code presentation this morning with three of my bosses inside the conference room. Not bad, I think I got their attention (malamang tatatlo lang sila), just a little modification on the program that I did though hehehe

I took another hot tea after the presentation, nanghina kasi ulit yung katawan ko eh (but not as worst as yesterday). Unfortunately hindi pa rin tumalab at sumakit ulit ang aking tiyan (err!)
Lunch time, we had a team lunch in a Japanese resto, grabe sarap ng food nakakawala ng sakit ng katawan at lalo pa akong natuwa dahil wala akong binayaran (hehehe). Nandun lahat especially si senior project manager na habang hinihintay yung food eh walang tigil sa kasasalita ng kung ano ano sa project na hindi ko naman maitindihan. Gosh he's really sophisticated natulala na lang ako habang nagsasalita sya. Pinapakinggan ko na lang yung Brit accent nya (grabe galing!).

Late afternoon bumalik nanaman yung sakit ng katawan ko, this time masakit nanaman ulit yung ulo ko (err!). Binigyan na ko ng manager ko ng Advil before lunch (the no.1 headache reliever in the US... sabi sa commercial hehehe) pero bumalik ulit, azar!

Six o'five, 3 hours before departure, nagpaalam na ko sa manager kahit hindi ko pa tapos yung task ko dahil nilalagnat nanaman ako sinabi ko na lang na gagawin ko na lang sa Pinas. I rushed to my hotel room and got my packed things and then headed immediately to Kawloon rail station going to airport.

An hour and a half before departure, got off the train. After thirty mins, an hour before departure, nasa airport na ko... umandar nanaman ang pagka-bratinella ko hindi pa ako nagche-check-in.

I rushed into the departure area kahit masakit na masakit na ang katawan ko. And thirty mins before departure nasa waiting area na ko, nagpapahinga kasi umiinit na ang katawan ko... it's starting to get worst. After that I got off the plane and slept the whole trip.

Two hours later... I'm in my homeland na

Tea Tea!

2005-03-31T16:45:00.000-08:00

Asar magkakasakit ata ako ha. Bigla ko nakaramdam ng panghihina ng buong katawan kagabi sabay sumakit yung ulo tapos hindi na ako makatayo tapos nagka-ubo ako bigla tapos nawalan ako ng ganang kumain, err! Uminom na ko ng neozep wala pa ring epekto ganun pa rin yung nararamdaman ko hanggang ngayon, shutangnamek sana hindi bird flu ito.

San ko kaya ito nakuha?
A) Sa ka-officemate kong instik na panay ubo ng ubo kahapon tapos kumalat yung virus sa air nilipad banda sa cubicle ko tapos nalanghap ko, kaazar!; or
B) Dahil sa papalit-palit na panahon dito eh hindi nakapag-adopt yung katawan ko sa environment kaya ako nagkakaganito?; or
C) Hindi kaya dahil sa mga pinagkakain ko dito na puro fast food kung hindi naman eh microwavable foods (hindi kaya mataaas na yung radio-active level sa katawan ko), eh pano ba naman kasi noh hindi ako marunong magluto tapos minsan yung mga boss ko ang binibili pag-lunch eh tinapay, heller!, malamang hindi ako mabubusog dun noh (mataas na rin siguro yung potassium bromate, eh diba masama yun sa health?)

Kaninang umaga hindi ako makabangon nanghihina pa rin yung katawan ko. Late na nga me pumasok tapos may code presentation pa ko sa mga boss ko pero buti na lang naposponed kasi napansin ng boss ko na wala ako sa condicion mag-present (umandar na naman ang pagka-bratinella),wala pang pumapasok sa utak ko kasi ang sakit pa rin ng ulo ko tapos sumasakit pa lalo, azar! Naka-apat na baso na ko ng hot tea (take note hindi tasa, baso!) kaso hindi pa rin nawawala. Iba pa naman ang lasa ng tea nila dito (tea talaga!) ang pakla ng lasa... parang dahon ng bayabas na pinakuluan. Kasi inisip ko baka mawala sakit ng katawan ko at ulo ko kapag uminom ako parang medicinal drink kung baga kaso hindi effective eh, hindi pa rin nawawala... pucha anong gagawin ko?... magecstasy kaya ko para hindi ko maramdaman yung sakit, kaso baka magwala ako sa office... wag na lang. Eh kung ipahinga ko n lang kaya ito, kaso lang baka mamaya pa ko umuwi kasi ang dami ko pang dapat tapusin.

NEWS FLASH: Bukas na lang daw yung code presentation ko sabi ng boss ko, uwi na lang daw ako ng maaga kasi mukha daw kasing hindi ok ang lagay ko, pahinga na lang daw ako para bukas.

Going back to the show: Teka sumakit ata yung tyan ko sa kakainom ng tea, lecheng tea yan tea-tea-gbakin pa ako. Wish ko lang hindi ako magkasakit paguwi ko sa pinas bukas kasi siguradong magaalala si mudra baka sabihin eh pinapabayaan ko yung sarili ko dito, tapos baka tawagan pa yung boss ko sa Manila sabihin eh pinapabayaan ako. Nakowww, lagot na pagnangyari yun baka sabihin eh spoiled brat ako (ang sagwa! brat...inella pero hindi spoiled).

Simon says

2005-03-16T18:45:00.000-08:00

What is the correct pronunciation of per diem [noun]
- one of my American managers says "per-dee-yem"
- my Chinese manager says "per-dim"
- one of my colleagues says "per-djem"
- some Filipino says "fer-daym"
- other says "per-daym"
- and online dictio says "per-die-yem"

What the heck is the correct pronounciation of per...fer...di..da whatever... err!!!

Hong Kold

2005-03-13T12:45:00.000-08:00

I attended a catholic mass this morning. And as I went out of the hotel on my way to the church, damn shoot it is so cold. My mouth is smoking and my bones are freezing to death. ANG LAMIG!

Just to gave you an idea, aprrox the temp ranges from 9 deg or even below

ahrgrgrgrgrgrgrgr...

Home Sick Home

2005-03-12T12:45:00.000-08:00

Having a weird feeling, I don't know what exactly I am feeling right now... it's just that I missed suddenly home so much. This is my first time to travel alone... alone in the room... away from my family and friends... away from my homeland.

The first time I stepped in to my room a mixed feeling of excitement and loneliness. Then suddenly, para na 'kong naiiyak (whuhuhu). At that moment, parang gusto ko nang umuwi na hindi ko malaman... basta ang weird talaga ng feeling.

I just hope I can overcome this weird illness soon. whuhuhu... oh God I really miss home so much.

Extending Boundaries

2005-03-02T21:45:00.000-08:00

Whuhooo! I have no idea if it's a really a luck or im just in a right place at the right time or whatever you can call it, its a hella of kind experience.. why? -- I'll be in two places at once. How? My manager just talked me over IM, here's the conversation:

chi yung: Hello Ludwick.
me: hey
chi yung: since we cannot get a working visa at this moment (until 4 weeks most probably)...
chi yung: are you okay if, after 2 weeks, you do not return to Manila but have a trip to Macau (or China)? We can pay for the hotel expenses and the transportation cost.
me: sure
me: no problem with that
chi yung: Thanks

Another State-of-Shock experience. wahahaha... Pero on the other side I should still think that im in a work not for pleasure?(later na lang yun) I mean i have a lot or responsibilities and work to deal with. Sana lang talaga ma-enjoy ko yung training ko. And sana maging successfull yng overall trip ko. Wish me luck again

Parker

2005-02-28T22:45:00.000-08:00

I'm starting to believe in what Spiderman said, "With great power comes great responsibilities" but let me rephrase it, "With great opportunity comes great responsibilities".

I had a one-on-one talked with my project manager this afternoon. The talk was really, really damn so serious. FYI - we don't usually talk to our p.m. kasi she's kinda strict and serious and scary. On the first part of our talk, she clarified to me that she usually don't send people onsite unless that person worked at Accenture at least six months but because of the client's demand and the project is urgent kaya ako ipapadala onsite (sa loob-loob ko naman, kasalanan ko bang yung nangyari? eto kasing si Drew pahamak) On the next part of the talk she asked me if am I really sure about this matter, then a follow-up question, "Can you do it?" I replied, "Not sure, but I will do my best" (the typical and safest answer!). But she answered me back immediately and told me that she wants a clear and straight answer either with a yes or a no, nothing else. At that time bigla na akong kinabahan because I don't know what to answer and the talk became really damn so serious. At the back of my mind, a lot of questions popped up -- what if I say yes then I fail? What if I say no, will she get mad? What if I quit? What will going to happen to me now? Whaaaaaahhh... then seconds after, I said "yes, I can", hesistantly in a low tone. (eh sa wala akong confidence noh, besides I still dont have a clear idea kung ano yung pagagawa sa akin, baka mamaya mahirap yun) And then she gave me a scenario pa... before daw may pinadala sya on site it was a sort of a setup to check kung talagang kaya nya but apparently that person failed. So mas lalo akong kinabahan nung sinabi nya yun, then a question came back into my mind, "What if I fail?"… and at that moment parang I like to withdraw my yes. errr...

But on second thought, I think this is the challenge I've been waiting for. The test to prove if I'm really worthy to be one of the Accenture individuals. And besides wala na rin akong choice, I took up the initial training here then might as well continue it kahit na mahirap. Saka inisip ko rin wala namang madaling trabaho in my field, right? And will I waste this one of a kind opportunity? course not! (aba kasama sa things-to-do-before-I-die list ko ang magtravel outside the country, so better do it na!) At inisip ko rin, eh since mahilig naman akong magtake ng risk better take the risk and won't regret at the end. Besides I think there is a purpose kung bakit ako ipapadala dun I just need to discover it. (Teka puro na lang self-motivation ang ginagawa ko, baka mamaya mabaliw na ko). Basta bahala na si Superman sa akin. Kaya mo yan Icko! You can do it Icko! Good luck Icko! (isa talagang malaking gudluck sa akin!)

Kabarkada wish me goodluck. Sana makabalik pa ako ng buhay. wehehehe

State of Shocks

2005-02-24T23:45:00.000-08:00

Midnight Madness
I started my 24th of Feb at 1AM (working... working... and still working!). Because I had one-hour training session straight from Chicago but not physically present but virtually. It's a virtual classroom that I attended through internet that started at 11AM (literally in Chicago). But apparently, Philippines is fourteen hours ahead from Chicago so I've waited until it stroke an hour past midnight... Take note isang oras lang ang training at mas matagal pa ang inantay ko keysa sa training... errr! Now since I can't go home that late, I've decided to go with my office buds to stay overnight at the condo (c/o the company). Almost 3AM na rin kaming natulog coz we had chat-before-sleep thing. zzzzzzzz

The Awakening
I woke up around eight (with my eyes shut trying to open but only one can). So obviously I'm already late. At patay ako sa trainer ko sa data warehousing kasi sabi nya I need to be at the office early para sa one-on-one training. Unluckily, I arrived at ten so I nag-apologized muna ako before the training. Eh since bangag ako coz I haven't got the right rest and sleep so kinda not listening well from what my trainer was telling me.

At lunch, I had a nap to regain my conscious and energy. Afternoon is quite good coz I kinda understood na the topics discussed by my trainer.

Dim sum
After the training I went back to my workstation to make some status report. Suddenly, Andrew (British manager from HK) popped an instant message asking me if I like dim sum. Then I replied a yup with a smile and ask him why did he asked (I thought he will be giving me dim sum straight from HK and deliver it to my desk). I got shocked when he said that I will be going to Hong Kong for a training for two months. Gosh!!! I started to freak out thinking that I still don't have my passport yet. (waaaahhh... freak... freak... freak)

Art Attack

2005-02-24T12:45:00.000-08:00

For the continuation of the "Origami for Office-Bored Dummies" comes the animated step-by-step instruction on how to make a paper crane (of course when your starting to get bored on your workstation and want to entertain yourself). Goodluck na nga lang sa mga gagawa kasi ang bilis ng animation so this is good only for fast learner bored-dummies... wahahaha! :enjoy

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2005-02-23T13:45:00.000-08:00

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unFairwell

2005-02-22T22:45:00.000-08:00

This isn't actually my story but a story of my friend who didn't have the chance to say her last fareware to his beloved special friend who is now leaving for good in other country because of one "selfish biatch". The girl only wants to say her last goodbye personally to his beloved 'friend' who will leave the next day but apparently this bitchy girl (or i think it was the guy... not sure) told the girl that she can't anymore meet the guy and told her that never call or even text him. The gurl even asked for a little more time just to say goodbye, but that bitch still refused. The girl actually have no idea or in any reason why this bitch deprived her to see the guy for the last time. I mean why would someone be so selfish that she can't give a little amount of time for that girl to talk and say farewell to her beloved friend? Didn't that bitch realized how much that girl love the guy as a friend she knew for a long time, a friend that became part of her life, and a friend who became so special that she can't accept that he will soon leave and left her alone? Heyya bitch if you only knew how depressed that girl was because of what you did... ggrrr. And to the guy, make up your own mind... don't let other manipulate you, looser!!!

Now why did i tell the story of this sad girl?... because somehow i can also relate to what happened to her. I usually don't talk serious matters like *love* ever in my blog but for the sake na valentine season ngayon i think i will share a story which became part of my life and events that i wont forget. (errr nagiging baduy na ulit ako, kainis!) During my highschool days syempre teen - the time we experiment a lot of things and the time we learn how to fall in love. I actually dont know if its really a love or just an infatuation-close-to-love feeling but one thing for sure is that whenever i see this person I feel happy and alam mo yun... basta undefined yung feeling. Ive been with that person just for two years pero feeling ko kilalang-kilala ko na sya. Would you believe I know that person's full name (with middle initial), mother, father, sisters nya, birthday, zodiac sign, favorites, hobbies, address, pati friends nya alam ko at the unbelievable thing is even yung family tree nya ni-research ko at pati signiture nya gayang-gaya ko and before i sleep tinitignan ko pa yung picture nya and wishing na sana mapaniginipan ko sya (ganun ka lufet!). Hanggang ngayon nga hindi ko alam kung bakit ginawa ko yun eh? (stupid love!). But you know the saddest thing, that person never knew the things na ginawa ko para sa kanya or what I know about. May idea sya, pero ang alam nya crush lang but that person never knew or even had an idea kung gaano ko sya ka-love (fcuk ang baduy na talaga, ayoko na). Siguro dahil na rin im afraid of rejection... or ayoko lumayo sya kasi baka mailang paginamin ko. (sigh!) Hindi lang yun, nung graduation, I haven't had even a small single chance to say goodbye to that person kasi masakit magpaalam sa taong naging parte na ng buhay mo kahit sa maikling panahon. And that day also was the last time i saw that person personally. And its been four years, with no contact or even news about that person. After graduation pa nga I was hoping na someday there will be a time na magkakabanggaan ulit kami sa mall or somewhere else (sort of "serendipity") but it didn't happened in any chance or luck. Nung nauso nga yung friendster, sinearch ko pa sya, and luckily i found that person yun nga lang i didn't add that person on my list. Siguro dahil ayoko nang pahirapan pa ang sarili ko ulit sa kanya (at saka baka magfeeling pa yun). Malungkot isipin pero that's life, all you have to do is accept and move on, right?. Pero one thing i really learnt is that kahit na hindi happy ending yung story, at least may magagandang nangyari... na kahit hindi naging maayos yung farewell, feeling ko hindi sya nawalay, alam mo yun... nandun pa rin yung mga happiest memory mo together with that person which matters the most, tapos i consider our friendship as special kahit hindi naging kami at kahit hindi nya alam. Ewan ko nga ba... unique talaga yung feeling... haayyyy when will i encounter again the same feeling that i felt from that person which i considered as my "significant other". Ay naku tama na nga, the song "let the love begin" is starting to play on my mind (iiwwww!) baka mamaya eh maging box office hit pa itong blog ko whehehehe. And for those who will read this blog just keep it yours... let other discover it na lang ha, promise yan.

"Masakit magpaalam sa taong natutunan mo nang mahalin at naging parte na ng buhay mo, pero... mas masakit magpaalam sa taong hindi talaga para sa iyo pero binago takbo ng buhay mo" - sigh! -

Platform 9 ¾

2005-02-20T22:45:00.000-08:00

Nakita na naming sila Ana with her bf and Apple with her bf (arggg I wish I could also have one)... all are there and ready to go, Ana suggested that we should take the railway to Santolan. Then I asked her what train, then she replied the LRT Line 2. Then Belmond and I again replied instantly, "perfect!" Coz this gonna be our first time to ride the Line 2 (a.k.a the indigo line). We were astounded with the overall architectural design, it's like you were in a Japan or in London (astig talaga!). Tapos when we got inside the train, grabe super luwag as in pwede kang tumambling sa luwag and its like you were inside a limousine.

Perfect na sana, not until you see its running grabe dude ang bagal umandar, gosh mas mabilis pa ata kapag sumakay ka ng tricycle, at hinid lang yun humihinto pa sya. Eh what if people were rushing in the morning, so they can't be at their destination fast?... errr perfect na sana eh kaso lang nawala yung essence of riding a train (only in the Philippines and it sucks!). Anyway, buti na lang 2 stations lang ang pagitan ng destination location namin kundi magwawala talaga ako dun sa loob ng train sa sobrang slow

Star Luck, Star Bright!

2005-02-15T23:45:00.000-08:00

I just found out that we almost share the same luck and fate with ate Fely (sister ni Cossette). whahaha. Look at the coincidences:
- we have the same zodiac sign - Pisces
- we were never interviewed during our job hunting; and
- we are both pretty (nyahaha)
I just hope that I will also have the same future as her's.

Pimp My Ride

2005-01-22T19:45:00.000-08:00

Alas! to make the disastrous story short, I broke the rear left-side bumber of the car.

I'm on my way to park the car at the garage when suddenly I hear sound at the back of the car. When I looked at my side mirror, ayun sumabit yung bumber dun sa hook ng gate. I drove off the car out the driveway to see the damage. At nung nakita ko, halos matanggal na yung rear bumper. Aba syempre, my mother saw the incident, ayun feeling ko parang aatakihin sya nung nakita nya. Well, ano pa nga ba ang magagawa the damage has been done.

So obviously and unfortunately I did the damage kaya ako ang magpapa-ayos(meaning ako magbabayad at mababawasan ang aking savings, sigh). And I think that will be my last drive at the car, malamang! feeling ko hindi na ako pahahawakin ni mother dear ng car (uhuhuhu).

Alas talaga! until now I can't park perfectly (even once!!!). Everytime time na nagpapark ako, hindi ko masakto lagi sa center. Laging tabingi or kung hindi naman lagpas dun sa parking mark. Minsan naman straight na yung parking ko pero mas malaki yung space sa right keysa sa left. grrrr!

I really need more practice(on second thought, pano ako magpapractice eh hindi na nga yata papagamit sa akin yung car. duh!)

On the lighter side, since I will be the one to shoulder the expenses on repairing the damage, I will be force to save money then, so hindi muna ko gagastos (sacrifice the vanity and social life kasi mahaba-habang ipunan ito bago ko mabawi ang ginastos ko).

Xzibit of MTV... please pimp my ride!!!

Brat's Flash

2005-01-21T22:45:00.000-08:00

256MB Flash Drive:
The first thing that I bought to myself on my first paycheck. Need to backup my project files at the office, hirap na baka mag-crush down yung pc kaya mabuti na ang sigurado. I don't want to repeat the mistake I did before, scary na noh. Kaya tip lang mga dude "always backup your files for safety"

DSL:
Nagpakabit na si mother dear ng DSL, kasi she realized na mas mahal ang binabayad nya sa Vibe every month keysa sa DSL. Imagine she pays more than two gran which is almost the same as DSL considering na mas mabilis ang DSL than dial-up. Now since faster surfing, lesser time to finish all the school works of my bros and sis, ibig sabihin tipid na sa kuryente keysa sa dial-up na forty nine years ka pa mag-aantay sa downloading ng mga webpages.

Yun lang, share ko lang. heheh

We are now leaving in a fast phase changing world, so never let yourself left behind.

Origami for Office-Bored Dummies

2005-01-21T18:45:00.001-08:00

Still in the office, kinda bored so I've decided to read other blog - Donna May's. I found a web link about how to make a paper crane. Heheh, ano pa nga ba eh di kumuha ako ng scratch paper and made my own paper crane. Sakit sa ulo ang mga instructions at nakakduling ang mga drawing, tinalo pa programming pero eventually nagets ko naman. Tapos ko na!

So from now on, when i get dull at the office all i need is a paper and origami website and my hands will do the rest. wish ko lang hindi ako mahuli ng team lead ko.

No Signal!

2005-01-19T20:45:00.000-08:00

Im a person with no signal today! I forgot my phones at home, so obviously I can't read incoming messages and answer incoming calls. And later this evening I'm gonna read a bunch of messages(if there are) and look at my missed call list(if *somebody* tried to called me.)

Sitcom

2005-01-10T23:45:00.000-08:00

Bonded with my new discovered friend. We had a lunch date at LKG and after my work we went to Glorietta to meet Belmond. After our dinner we decided to go to Sitcom just to drink and have some fun.

Homme Improvement

2005-01-03T11:45:00.000-08:00

Im still wondering what will be my 'resolutions' for self-improvement and career advancement in the year of the 2005ter. Well, here is the partial list of one of the many things that I need to improve and achieve:

[1] Professionalism - no more childish and bratinella acts on and even off work. (huhuhu! i gonna miss being bratinella)

[2] Maturity - you are now turning 20 this year... meaning your not anymore teen so try to elevate your attitude and mind on higher ground.

[3] Punctuality - I promise that I wont be late in any meetings or in any timed-situations. And be more aware of the time and value every second of it. (note: the word promise in my voc means 'trying or to try to', hehehe).

[4] Hardworking - menos indolente!, work... work... work (that's the spirit)

[5] Thrifty - less expenditures and lots of savings (oh my gosh, I hope I can do this thing. parusa na toh hindi na toh resolution ha!)

[6] Practicality - thrifty always comes with practicality, so think before buying! (always consider the specs, functionality, quality, most especially the price and essentiality)

[7] Stay Humble

[8] Stay Simple

[9] Straight-forward - go straight to the point. Say what you really mean.

[10] Honesty - truth ludwic... just truth no more make-stories and lies and always be true to yourself and to others.

[11] Be informative - read more! always update yourself on current events, news and expecially on technology(forte mo yan kaya dapat updated ka!)

[12] Be charitable - reach out ludwick! be generous to share your gifts and blessings to others.

[] any more suggestions?...

'hope this isn't just words written but words take into actions'

Fall or False?

2004-12-29T15:45:00.000-08:00

Ang sarap ng feeling kapag in-love ka:

yung tipong pagkagising mo sya ang una mong makikita (kasi yung picture nya nsa bedside table mo)
yung boses nya ang una mong maririnig
sa celfone mo, sya ang unang message (plus pa yung 5 messages nya kagabi na di mo nabasa dahil nakatulog ka na)
napansin mo, may 12 missed calls sya sayo (halatang nag-aalala sya)
70% ng messages sa inbox mo galing sa kanya (ayaw mo burahin, kahit ultimong smiley ayaw mo)
sa dialled numbers pangalan lang nya yung nasa received, dialled at missed calls mo
bumili kayo ng SUN sim para pwede kayo mag-usap 24/7 ng hindi gumagastos ng malaki
nasa outbox mo yung mga messages na di mo nasend sa kanya (dahil mahirap ang signal pag SUN sa gabi)
natatawa ka mag-isa (pag na-iisip mo sya, tumawag na ang nanay mo ng ambulansya para magamot ka habang maaga)
pag nanood ka ng lovers in paris naiisip mo kayo yung bida (ikaw si vivian, sya si martin, at ex mo si carlo)
99% ng phone at cell memory mo galing sa kanya
wallpaper ng cell mo pic nya, wallpaper mo sa PC sya din, ringtone mo yung 'iloveyou' message na nirecord nya, housing mo fave color nya
ini-imagine mo yung kasal nyo kahit halos ilang taon pa ang tagal nun
na-iinip ka na at gusto mong tumapat na sa 5:30PM ang oras nyo sa opisina (susunduin ka na, at lalabas kayo at sabay na uuwi)
nag-iipon na kayo (namumulot ka na ng buhangin at graba baka sakaling gamitin nyo sa dream house nyo)
kilala na sya ng iba mong kaibigan, hindi nga lang ng family mo pero family nya kilala mo na
parang kasal na kayo dahil lagi kayong nagkikita
madalas kayo sa baywalk at sa WOW o kaya sa park ng greenbelt 3 (routine nyo yan) tapos kakain kayo sa tokyo tokyo (sumo meal para sweet)
anlaki ng eyebag mo (dahil 2AM na gising ka pa at nag-y-ym pa kayo, tapos di ka makatulog dahil iniisip mo sya)
password mo sa friendster account at yahoo, pangalan nya (and vice versa)
kabisado nya lahat sayo - date ng 1st date nyo, reason bakit kayo naghiwalay ng ex mo, kiliti mo sa katawan, mapa ng bahay nyo at family tree nyo mula 16th century
mahal na mahal nyo ang isat isa (kung pwede ka lang magpatattoo ng pangalan nya sa heart para sweet gagawin mo eh kaso baka pagalitan kayo ng parents nyo kaya wag na lang)
nagtatago ka ng mga souvenirs sa tuwing lalabas kayo (resibo sa pinagkainan nyo, chopstick ng tokyo tokyo, ticket sa bus na nasakyan nyo, buhangin galing sa wow, at kung ano-ano pa)
kelangan terno kayo ng suot (pag naka-'LOVEkoBench' tshirt ka dapat sya din, kahit magmukha na kayong jologs, ok lang)
naghoholding hands kayo palagi (kabisado mo na ang kalyo sa palad ng bawat isa)
alam nya ang cell number ng mga close friends mo (isa syang walking directory para kung sakali alam nya kung san ka hahanapin)
laging inaalam kung nasan ka at alam bawat lakad mo (kung pwede lang kabitan ka ng surveillance camera sa noo para sure)
activated and SMART locator nyo
walang laban ang nasa guiness sa tagal ng kissing scene nyo at daig nyo pa ang kamasutra (joke!)
may tuta kayo at ini-imagine nyo na anak nyo yun. At pagwala ka sa bahay papabilin mo pa sa yaya mo na alagaan at huwag pagugutumin at huwag ibibilad sa araw.
surname mo na ang surname nya kahit di pa kayo kasal, pati sa signature ganun na rin
napapansin mo na umiikot na pala ang mundo nyo sa isa't isa, kahit ano mangyari basta kasama mo sya ayos lang (come what may, ika nga)

Mahal ko na ba talaga yung tao or infatuation-close-to-love-feeling lang?!

"Love is like a pair of socks: you have to have two and they have to match."

"If it is meant to be, our hearts will find each other when we meet. And if our hearts melt together so will our bodies and souls. Then every word and every touch will fuel our passion flame. I will be yours, you will be mine, and we will be one."

I hope its you...

XP: The Gatherings

2004-12-25T23:45:00.000-08:00

SIX venues in FIVE days, all ONE ultimate PARTY this season!
[ The Gatherings: The Christmas Party Marathon 2004 ]

Dec.16
-- Accenture Project Team Christmas Party
@ The Courtyard, Makati
6.3P

Dec.18
-- Tropang A5 Christmas Party
@ Rainier's Place, Malabon
1.0P

Dec.19
-- Tropang Magiting Christmas Party
@ Indo's Strip, Baywalk R Blvd.
6.3P

Dec.20
-- Accenture Grand Christmas Party
@ World Trade Center, R Blvd.
6.0P

-- A Friend's Christmas Party
@ Vincent's Place, LP
11.0P

Dec.23
-- Group-with-no-name Christmas Party
@ Shen's Place, Abad Santos
8.0P

"never let yourself left behind!"

The Gathering 6: Anonymous

2004-12-23T23:45:00.000-08:00

Last stop: Shen's Place(Nagsama-sama lahat ng magkakaibang hindi man lang pinangalanan, would anyone please think for a better name for this group. heheh). Anyway, we had a Christmas party at Shen's place somewhere in Abad Santos.

The party started around eight. As always we took dinner first and after that exchange gift. Kinda weird, coz for the second time the gift that was returned back to me from the project team XP came back to me again for the second time (that gift wasn't really meant for me, was it?). So I told Shen to repeat the exchange gift, and at last I got the gift that was really meant for me (Starbucks coffee tumbler from Jojo... har har). Actually before we went to Shen, sinamahan ko pa si Jojo bumili nun and Im fortunate enough dahil napunta sa akin (kami pa naman ni Dona ang nag-cracrave dun sa tumbler na yun). Then after nung exchange gift, we had a little card games and we also watched DVD (comedy, korni pero masaya).

Midnight stroke, I went upstairs to sleep na (antok na kasi me eh saka I need beauty rest) and spent overnight at Shen's.

The next morning (Christmas Eve), Dona and I went to Robinsons' Place Manila para mag-shopping (walang liguan ito!) and on the way home, we dropped by at Red Ribbon to buy a cake for the Noche Buena.

And that was the end of my Christmas party marathon this year. All I can say is that I enjoyed every party that I attended. I had a great experience. So till next year and for more years to come. Merry Christmas guys!

The Gathering 5: Post-XP

2004-12-20T23:55:00.000-08:00

Fifth Stop: Vincent's Place in LP (my high school friend.) Since his home is just a blocks away from ours, so i decided just to drop by.

My friend and I had a little chat and a little eat since I already ate a lot from the party that I come from. I just stayed for an hour and I went home (pagod na kasi me, hindi ko na kaya!).

And again I went home with a smile on my face and a big tummy.

Friend, thanks for the invite. muah!

The Gathering 4: Accent

2004-12-20T23:45:00.000-08:00

Forth stop: Accenture Grand Christmas party held at the World Trade Center in Roxas Boulevard. Almost all of the Accenture employees are here. Damn swear, there are almost three thousand Accenture employees attended the big event (never in my life attended a big party like this, whew!)

We're supposed to ride a service bus from our office to World Trade but our names wasn't on the list so our friendly Tech Support gave us a ride going there. We arrived two hours earlier. My friends decided to fall in line near the front door just to make sure that we can get a good seat when we enter the hall. And at last, at sundown the doors were opened and we took a seat near the stage. At seven, we took our luscious dinner (damn the dessert is so good, that you can forget everything) and raffle (apparently, I didn't win atrip to US - the grand prize.) An hour later, the band started to sing. First was MYMP band and next was Freestyle. We can't resist just to sit in our seats watching, so eventually we got off our feet and went to the front stage jamming with other Accenture. After Freestyle performed I got a little remembrance from them by having a picture with Tots (male lead vocalist). hehehe

The party finished quite early. At ten, I asked my dad to fetch me. And on my way home I received a call from a friend inviting me to drop by at his place because his grandfather threw a Christmas party at their place. So without second thoughts, I went to party again. continuation... --> [ The Gathering 5: Post-XP ]

The Gathering 3: Baywalk

2004-12-19T23:45:00.000-08:00

Third Stop: The Magiting XP(FYI: IV-Magiting ang cream of the crab at ang pasaway na section noong 4th yr HS na hanggang sa ngayon ay wala pa ring kakupas-kupas). The party was held at Indo's Strip open bar located at the shoreline of Baywalk in Manila. Almost three-fourths came at the meeting place and moment later, sabay-sabay na kaming pumunta dun sa party place.

At first, nagkamustahan muna ang tropa about their current lives and status. Ang laki ng mga pinagbago ang iba sa amin. Some of us already graduated in college and currently working, some are still finishing their last term or semester until March of next year, Some olready had their first daughter at dala-dala pa nung party together with his wife (so sweet.) Some changed a lot physically, as in from nobody to yummy. And some opt to stay the same (same face, atittude, fasion statement, etc.) through the years.

We eat and drink and jam with the live band all throughout the cold night. Hay grabe, at that time, what I did is to capture every moments (in other words, picture lang ako ng picture). Its just like turning the hands of time during out high school days.

At the strike of midnight, we decided to depart our ways and go back to our own reality life. And we're going to wait for the the summer of next year to see each other again and talk again the new things and see again the new changes of each one of us.

Till then folks!

The Gathering 2: A5-XP

2004-12-18T23:45:00.000-08:00

Next stop: Tropang A5 XP(Ang barkadang nakasama ko simula ng pagtapak ko sa institucion de Mapua). The party was held at Rainier's Place, commonly known as Pugo, in Malabon. Almost all of the tropa was there, and only few wasn't able to come (I dont know why.) The party started an hour past noon and we started the party by taking lunch together (even though the majority of the food we brought is considered as a dessert).

After lunch, some chit-chat and videoke singing session. As usual, the never-ending pictorials... pictorials... and lots of pictorials. A hour later, we started to have a drink and drink and drink until we all got drunk. And as always, ayun tinamaan nanaman si Gesh (swear!readers, you don't want to know kung ano nanaman ang mga pinaggaga-gawa ni Gesh that time) and as for me, I probably not to say, its for the readers to find out.

At ten in the evening, some of us (including me) decided to go home. And again, I went home with a smile on my face and full of memories to be treasured.

To all A5, thanks for everything, I hope this will not be the last XP. See you on our next XP on 2005. Hope you have a cool Christmas this year. muah...

PS: Si Cha-cha nga pala, I think, got the best Christmas gift because for the first time she got a picture with Jomar (as in silang dalawa lang). Take note, si Jomar pa mismo ang umakbay sa kanya (naks!). Hope to see you both 'together' in the future.

The Gathering 1: Courtyard

2004-12-16T23:45:00.000-08:00

The first Christmas party I attended in a company as well as my first stop of the six Christmas parties this year. It was the Christmas party of our project team in Accenture. Held at The Courtyard, located just beside Manila Peninsula. [i wonder why such project team would waste money for their own party? anyway...]

The party started at sundown. Almost everyone came to the party, and enjoyed the rest of night with awesome food and great singing bands plus lots of surprises from th raffle that was given away. And luckily I won one of the prizes, but i quite don't appreciate gift certificate as a prize though.

A moment later, its exchange gift time. The story of exchange gift was quite depressing because I got the same gift that I bought 'for the exchange gift' (ggrrrr!). Nevertheless, I thought to recycle it for the next exchange gift at the next Christmas party (less expense... heheh).

The party lasted until ten and I went home with tummy full, a smile on my face and the same gift which supposed to be an 'exchange' gift but apparently it came back to my hands.

Fire and the Furious

2004-12-10T13:08:00.000-08:00

This is a photo taken from one of the floors of our office building last December 10, during our office lunch break an hour past noon. We dont know exactly the place and the building or establishment that was on fire that time but we are sure something is on fire because of the vast black smoke covering the sky at noon-strike. Fortunately the fire was eventually extinguished in about an hour (thank God!).

Gigster

2004-12-08T07:20:00.000-08:00

The High Five! - Tropang A5

Oracle Speaks Again

2004-12-06T14:00:00.000-08:00

This is my first day at GT Tower. The time that our team will be roll-in a project. It was half past eight when we went to the 26th floor of the building.

(Flashback). Last week our team were in a computer-based training at PSE and we were self-studying the annoying C and C++ prog. And according to our HR rep she told us that by monday we will be roll-in at the project. So we're expecting that by monday we're going to make a lot of aggrevate programs in C/C++ (grrrrrr).

(Going back). At last our trainer came in and with a stunning surprise she told us that for next few weeks we'll gonna have a training in relational database management system using Oracle, (to make the statement short, the topic is all about "database" - the stuff that im familiar with). Yippeeeeeeeee!

So im not anymore worried of thinking a lot of logical and 'object-oriented' programming. (Thank God!)

And oh by the way, I saw one of my org mate during college (Vanessa Camacho) who happens to be working also in accenture. Small world coz we're at the same roof!

When Sierra Striked Back

2004-12-03T22:30:00.000-08:00

Deep floods covered the majority of the rural areas. Enormous landslide from the mountains. Hundreds of people died. A lot of families were affected and lost their homes. And many are still missing. All of this happened in just one week. And it is all because of two storms... wait wait wait, is it really because of the storms? Do you really think? Sure?

As far as my opinions are concerned, it wasn’t the storm that caused the tragedies that happened during the week when two storm stroke the country, but instead its because of the delinquent people who harshly destroy the ecological habitats. As heard from the news, landslide rushed down from the mountains to lowlands with tree logs, rocks and weak soils with it. A clear proof of felonious deeds by careless individuals who cut trees and do illegal stuffs in the environment.

Remember the law, “For every actions there is an equal or initial reactions.” Well it shows, people took way too much from environment so nature also needs to take something from the people in return. Now environment also took something and apparently even ‘someone’ from the people as tragically the same as people did to the environment. (sigh)

Storm is part of the ecological cycle but destroying our environement is not part of making the ecosystem balance. Calamities are caused by men not by environment.

Logging Off!

2004-11-25T22:30:00.000-08:00

(from left) marc paul, jomar, me, jem, gesh

Earth revolves around the sun faster more than you could ever imagine. Its just like yesterday I enrolled myself in this institution then suddenly I'm now going to leave. What can i say we live in a fast pace environment. How odd things end, though for every finale there's this wonderful memories and experiences left that you will never forget. (this is actually madrama, so better symphatize with me ha).

Well so much for the toxology. Well, this day actually is the day where I gracefully departed my college alma mater (huhuhu). Held at the PICC, started at 3:00PM and lasted until 7:30PM. I was with my mom and aunt and with my bro. We arrived at around 2:15 and immediately entered the hall. I told my mom and aunt to go at the Parents Deck.

The first person that I saw was MJ near at the entrance gate (apparently she unconsciously called me "hey gurl!", with my mother just right beside me and I dont know if she heard it... grrrr). next, I saw Rue and then Jem together with Ryan and Jomar. Before we lined up we had this little pictorial session at the hall lobby.

Then a little later the marching to the plenary hall has started and the rest is history (of course, the usual commencement exercises with national anthem, guest of honor, marching to stage, receiving diploma, waiting the other course to finish... waiting... waiting for so LONG time then closing but no throwing of toga caps in the end).

After graduation i say goodbye to my colleages and headed way home but before that we took dinner at resto (near our place). And you will never believe who I saw, Apple with her parents just a few table from us and a little later Sammy together with his relatives. SMALL WORLD! (Three of us incidentally in one roof! hehehehe) After dinner, I said goodbye to Apple and Sammy and fly way to home. The day is tiring but I had a great time. Im going to miss my colleages. Haaayyyy (tama na muna pagod na ko at inaantok pagagandahin ko na lang to when i have time). To all my friends and to all the graduates congrats and Im going to miss yah all. muah

from Mapua Institute of Tech, this is Ludwick now gracefully logging off!

2004-11-23T07:55:00.000-08:00

The Peninsula

2004-11-23T07:39:00.000-08:00

OverVIEW!

Accent to the Future!

2004-11-22T22:30:00.000-08:00

This is my first day in accenture - my accent to the future.

I went to 6750 bldg thirty minutes before the call time (believe it or not, i didnt came late - hehehe takot ko lang!). At exactly 8 o'clock orientation started and the whole day we just talked all about accenture and all the expectations from us and other stuffs about accenture (history, statistics, policies and etiquettes, blah blah blah). In addition to, i met new friends came from different schools, specifically, a girl from la salle, a girl from plm and a 'cute' boy from ateneo (heheh, career!).

By the end of the day, (sigh) i went home exhausted because of the 9 and a half hours full of orientation. Swear, im not used to work for a long period of time.

I just hope that i may enjoy at least two years of my stay in accenture, and im looking forward for career advancement.