I had an interview with Chikka scheduled for 3pm. I arrived at 3:15 and waaaaaaaaaiiiittted for more than one hour for the "special instructions" from Stephen -- which turned out to be a surprise programming assignment. Anong ginawa ko habang naghihintay? Nanood sa mga nagkakagulong Chikka people na hindi magkaintindihan sa pag-order ng highly customizable reversible Chikka jackets. Kawawa si Manong, naoverwhelm with very meticulous customers na inusisa na ang lahat: collars, logos, colors, materials, pockets, etceeeeeeeeetera.
I hate sockets and thread safe applications.
But I love the idea of being able to go to work in flipflops and casual clothes.
Have to sleep! Ang lamig sa bus. (One-third na yata ng buhay ko, nasasayang lang sa pag-upo sa bus to and from Lipa.) Ang sakit sa ulo ng elevator sa Tektite. *says "Tektite!" like it's a bad word* Nakakapagooooood. Lalo na dahil gumising pa ko ng maaga para tapusin ang projects ni Maam Amarra.
It's my second time to go home to Lipa since Christmas break. The first one was last Sunday, but I had leave the next day for an exam for Chikka. I thought that this time my "vacation" would be a little longer (til graduation day) but I guess I'm not that lucky. I got a call from Canon at about 6pm today, to inform me that I have an interview tomorrow at 9am. Hello! Nasa gitna na ko ng Batangas at Quezon City! Ang buhay talaga oh. Ang hirap maghanap ng trabaho! :P
May ride ako pauwi sa Lipa kasi sinundo si Papa sa airport. (Welcome home!) Hindi na nga ako umattend ng sendoff thingy para imeet sila sa Magallanes. Nagmadali ako and all, tapos may Canon pala.
Masaya rin pala mag-FGD. Kahit nahostage ang mga toga namin para lang dun. Sana pala nagprepare ako ng mahabang speech about the CS experience in Ateneo. >:)
Google Image Search is my friend. Please help me get to Eastwood. :P
I was a blind bat slash lola last Sunday-Monday because I misplaced my contacts. Yung ginagamit ko at yung pangpalit ko for the month, lahat nawala! And as for the eyeglasses I used, I wasn't even sure they were mine. Buti na lang naisip ko na din kung san pwede hanapin, at nakita nga ni Patty dun. Pero lola pa rin ako in taking the Chikka exam (na 20 years naming hinintay dahil walang room) kasi nga yung contacts ko nasa apartment samantalang galing ako sa Lipa at wala na kong time magpabalik-balik pa. Ang sakit sa mata ng naka-salamin, naluluha ako at hindi ako makamulat ng ayos. Sobrang nasanay na sa contacts... :|
MRT = unforgettable kropeck experience
Pagod na kong magkwento... basta. Unforgettable talaga. :P
I never ask questions when they can be answered through plain observation, or some similar effort of what I call research and investigation. Sometimes I just wait for the answers to be freely given to me, without having me actually ask the questions. Weird huh?
I hate confrontations, that's why I don't do them.
Or maybe I like confrontations, I just don't want to be the one who initiates them.
You know when sometimes people play around with you, hoping that you finally get around to asking the questions they want to answer? You can do that to me. And you'll probably fail. You can try with all you've got to put the questions in my mouth, but I won't spit them back to you. Manigas ka! *evil laugh*
I am one sick, twisted person.
Why am I so afraid of asking questions? Takot ba ko sa maaring isagot sakin? Takot ba ko na baka bumalik sakin ang tanong? Takot ba kong magmukhang masyadong interesado? Baka. Ganoon na lang ba ang takot ko, na mas mabuti pang manatiling hindi alam ang mga kasagutan?
I brushed against the freckles that I hated so but life goes on and I heave a little sigh for you. It's heavy, the love that I would share with you, then it dissolves like it was just a sugar cube.
Now the little pain sittin' in my heart has shrunk in a bit, but it really doesn't hurt me now. Those silly horoscope signs, Guess I can't trust them after all,
If we could get farther away, (Oohh...oh...oohh...oh...oooh) I wonder what it would be like. Yay! I'd be so happy, inside my heart!
All the memories I have are beautiful in my mind, But they don't feed the hunger deep inside my soul. And tonight I thought I'd be just sitting in my sorrow, And now I must wonder why 'What did it really mean to you?' I just can't see it anymore I just can't see it anymore... Oh, oh oh ooh, oh oh, oooh!
My hands... napaso nang dahil sa instant lomi! And to make things worse, all of the lomi spilled right into the sink! :(( My burned fingers (the left pinky and ring finger, and my right pointer finger)... Binabad ko pa sa yelo kasi sobrang sakit! Kahit sa pagtulog ko, andun sa tabi ng kama yung lalagyan ng yelo, and my arm was dangling beside the bed the whole time just so my poor fingers would stay frozen and numb to the pain. Buti na lang paggising ko hindi na masakit, at hindi nagkalat ang natunaw na yelo! Hehe.
Lesson learned: Don't try to carry a bowl overflowing with hot, hot, hot lomi.
My interview with Azeus went well, I think. So many questions about myself, what motivates me, what angers me, my strengths and weaknesses, what I would do if I had lots of money, etc. I was 15 minutes late, but it was okay since I was still asked to wait for about 10 more minutes after I arrived.
On the way home, I bought my birthday gift for Patring since I was confident that I would get home before she did, with enough time to put away the gift somewhere secret. I also bought food because poor us, wala nang nagpapadala ng ulam samin, hehe. When I got out of the LRT station in Katipunan, it was raining! And of course, I didn't have an umbrella! :(
At angbilis ni Patty umuwi, andun pa sa sofa ang regalo ko sa kanya. Haynako. Binigay ko na agad tuloy, with plastic and price tag and all! Hindi pa maappreciate ng todo, e ang cute cute nga! Kung ayaw nya, akin na lang. :P
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Yes, I am that close (or not) to the magic number 3.5. And yes, it's very sad and frustrating at first, but in the end I'm still proud of what I got. After all, it's the product of what I've worked hard for in all of the past four years (even though I did get a lot of help from the powers of "chamba"). ;)
If you weigh less than this, you either have a fast metabolism or are about to gain weight. If you weigh more than this, you may be losing a few pounds soon!
Based on your responses, compared to most people, your thinking is highly flexible. When someone challenges your values or opinions, you're one of those rare types who are usually willing to sit back and listen. People like you tend to enjoy this kind of intellectual sparring and may even welcome the opportunity to examine and reexamine your views. Those around you probably appreciate this willingness to consider others' ideas, rather than always thinking your perspective is the right one and trying to convince everyone else of the same. Being open to fresh viewpoints is an admirable quality. -- Tickle: Inkblot Test Results
Your relationships are complex things. One important aspect affecting all of them is the role that you play when interacting with others. Do you typically take an active approach when dealing with the people around you, or do you tend to behave more passively? According to your test responses, you appear to have a balanced approach to interacting. You're not consistently the one who is active or passive. While flexibility is a good thing, if you behave solely according to what's going on around you, it can wear on your sense of self. -- Ibid.
You probably connect with friends because when it comes down to it, you just like to talk — even when you don't have a lot to say. -- Tickle: How do you connect?
"Don't fix your life so that you're left alone right as you come to the middle of it." "One shouldn't be too hard on oneself when the object of one's affection returns the favor with rather less enthusiasm than one might have hoped." -- The Object of My Affection
This means that your fears are strongest when it comes to change, success, or personal commitment. When you are afraid of moving forward, you are allowing yourself to stagnate in your comfort zone.
This fear may manifest in myriad ways, but at its center is the sense that you're either unwilling or unable to get to the next level in life. You may have grown up feeling that good is always followed by bad. Or perhaps you subscribe to the belief that what goes up must come down. Whatever the reason, when things are going well — or even just all right — you would probably prefer to maintain the status quo than to take a risk. You might fear that one false move could take away all the happiness and security that you've worked for. You may also simply be afraid of facing the unknown. When forces outside of you push you to change, your tendency can be to become overwhelmed or to stay in denial.
What are you doing to feed your fears?
Based on your responses, the unproductive behavior you're most likely to engage in is excessive worry. When you're feeling anxious or afraid, you may find yourself spending the majority of your time thinking about all the awful things that could happen. By focusing your energies this way, you keep yourself from doing things that would be more useful — namely, taking positive action to change your situation for the better.
When your tendency for excessive worry is combined with your primary fear of moving forward, you might find yourself obsessing about your unfulfilled dreams or dwelling on the possibility of making the wrong life choices. Although you may feel like this thought pattern is very necessary to prepare you for action, in actuality it isn't. If you're faced with an opportunity for growth, you will react to the best of your ability at the time. By increasing the faith in your ability to make appropriate choices as situations arise, you can find the freedom to stop excessive worry.
