Just got home from Jeffrey's birthday party. Ang masasabi ko lang, wow. Song-dance opening number, fireworks, blowing torches, VTR from "the industry", raffle tickets, AND hundreds of guests... What can I say? Anyway, it was fun seeing our high school classmates: Melai, Serge, Rica, Ianoid, Samson, Romichelle, Makaw, Sharlene, Mabelle, Aelle, Macon, Kastine, Jameel, July, and many others. Of course, I arrived and left with who else but Christine. ;) Too bad, Jet wasn't there, hehe.
Nag-walkout ako sa panaginip ko kagabi. Hahaha, I feel powerful! ;)
Sino ba ang nakaisip ng napakagandang ideya na bawal ngumiti na labas ang ngipin sa ID picture?? Ang hirap kaya nun! Hindi lahat ng tao kayang gawin yun. Actually pwede naman, pero syempre hindi laging kagandahan ang kalalabasan! Nakakainis. Hindi ako nagpakahirap ng ilang taon sa pagtitiis ng may braces para lang pagbawalang ilabas ang ngipin ko! Hahaha, loka.
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(Babala: isang kuwento na tanging tunay na Batangueño lang ang makakaintindi!)
Dine sa Tuklong ay may puno ng kape na arugang- aruga pa ng Mamay. Sadyang pinapugadan sa hantik na guyam at pinabantayan sa bilot. Isang araw, naaulutang ngatain ng Mamay ang bubot na parang sinturis. Pasal na pasal. Nang bigla na lang siyang napaumis, humirindat at tuluyan ng nabang-aw. Bigla na lang nagpatikar, lumiban ng karsada kahit umaambon, naglulupagi sa gabokan kaya puro libag, tubal na tubal, talipa ang sipit at gura. Napadpad ang Mamay sa masukal na balinghuyan at doon naulutang gamitin ang kawot para garutihin ang mga bangkalang. Pero liyo at parang barik na barik pa rin ang Mamay kaya naghamon pa ng panumbi. Wala namang kumana kaya pagerper na lang ang napagdiskitahan. Pagkatapos ng barokbokan, lungkuyin at hapong- hapo ang Mamay. Naging matalute ang usapan sa bayaran dahil mulay lang ang gustong ibayad ng Mamay. Nagkaribok na, nagwasang ang pagerper at tinangkab ang Mamay. Nagligalig ang Mamay dahil sa marami daw kato, amoy hawot at makati pa sa iladong tulingan. Dapat kitse lang daw ang bayad. Sa pagkabanas ay napaingles ang Mamay ? "I am entitled for senior citizen discount!! Wala kang galang sa matanda, dapat kang ipabarangay. Siguro hindi ka taga Batangas ano?" Naglabas na ng balisong ang Mamay.
On top of pages upon pages of insurance forms, bank forms, at lahat na yata ng forms sa mundo na sinagutan namin (at hindi uso ang carbon paper), we also signed a nondisclosure agreement with Canon yesterday. (Hmmm, am I even allowed to blog about this? W!) So I guess I can't and won't be blogging about any work-related stuff from now on. Hahaha, chismis na lang about officemates! ;)
Maraming advice at warning ang binigay sakin ni Tita Evelyn about "the corporate world" kanina. Bukod pa yan sa pag-assist sa paghahanap ng damit pangtrabaho. Hay, palapit na nang palapit ang May 2! Sana hindi ako ma-late!
Kumusta naman ang pag-aambisyon ko to take up a sport so I can be physically fit and still look my age even with all the stress that I think I'm supposed to face everyday at work. Takot kami ni Andree na mag-mukhang lola! :)) Stress tabs na 'to!
Ending na kanina ng Kim Sam Soon. Buti naman hindi ako namatayan ng TV. Napanood ko nga, pero bitin pa rin.
Finally, after more than a month, naka-frame na din ang grad pic ko.
My thumbs are stained with ink, since I spent the whole day going around the city (Lipa, that is) to accomplish the requirements for, uhm, employment. Of course, I had my assistant (si Mamwah, hehe) with me all the way. First stop: Sico Barangay Hall for my barangay clearance, which I needed for my police clearance. Next stop: Lipa City Police Headquarters. I didn't smile for the photo (since I just felt like one didn't smile for a police clearance photo op) and well, it had disastrous results. Luckily, that horrible picture would most probably be safely tucked away into a file cabinet somewhere. Forever. Next step: SSS Lipa City. Andaming tao. Bumalik kami nung hapon, kaya lang wala namang kuryente kaya hindi rin na-process. Grrrness. Have to come back tomorrow.
Last Saturday, we had a fun fun FUN surprise birthday party for Ken. :D I really wasn't able to help with anything since I had barely arrived myself when Ken and family came home for the surprise. >:) Oh well, hindi naman nila ko kailangan kasi pagdating ko, ayos na lahat. We had spaghetti, chicken, hotdogs and marshmallows, and a very nice cake. (Sige na nga, hindi ko na sasabihin kung sino ang sumira sa cake.) Then came D' Lucky Ones, daldalan with the cake back at Ken's, then uwian na. Ang birthday boy pa rin ang taga-hatid. Hehe, sorry ang layo ng parking naming lahat e! :P HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KEN!
Nakakainis ang TV dito, laging namamatay pag Kim Sam Soon na.
I have to go to Canon on Thursday to pose (haha) for my photo for the company ID. And to sign some papers. And to submit the requirements that I already accomplished. (Si Mamwah winala yung listahan ko ng requirements. Tsk tsk.)
Nauubos na ang mga araw ng bakasyon ko. Sadness.
Saturday is graduation day for UPLB peeps: some of which are Ate Princess, Richard and Mitch. It's also Jeffrey's 21st birthday celebration/luau party which would also be some kind of high school reunion for those who will be attending. :)
Your personality is hard to define - you're very unconventional. And even if your personality could be defined, it would be completely different next week! Outgoing and shy, sensitive and thoughtless, you tend to have a very split personality. This makes you unpredictable. You can be a total angel - and a total devil.
You're a pretty quirky person, but you're just normal enough to hide it. Congratulations - you've fooled other people into thinking you're just like them!
(Not So) Random Thoughts 020: And the Libra-ing ends...
After a looong agonizing process of choosing between Company X and Company Y, I finally chose Y (itago natin sa pangalang "Canon") for reasons I'm not entirely sure of. Company X seems to be a very tempting, exciting, and adventurous choice -- but I guess I don't have the courage yet for all of that. So I stuck with the easy to make (but boring) choice. Haha. Joke lang. Boring daw, baka mamaya mautas ako sa trabaho.
I just got home from the medical examination in Eastwood. It's not a very enjoyable experience. This much I can say: I lost blood, drank lots of water, and made friends with Eva. And, the 10- to 12-hour fasting before the exam is pure torture.
Calling up Company X and Company Z to tell them I already accepted Canon's offer is not a very good experience either. Company X accused me of "going for the money" while Company Z put down the phone even when I wasn't quite done talking yet. Hmph! Salbahe! Salbahe!
Now I have a list of requirements to be submitted on or before my first day of work, which would be 2 May 2006. (So near!) One of the requirements specified that my facial expression in the photos be "general expressions (not exaggerated)." Wth. :P
Sana madali lang kumuha ng NBI clearance. Sana wala akong kapangalan na may kaso.
I'll be working next next week?!
Hi Ken! Let's make Canon a happy place. :D Hahaha! And Philip, why don't you come and join the fun! Spending two years with us shouldn't be so bad. ;)
I hate the jeepneys that take forever to get to Eastwood. I hope I find a more convenient commuter's route. Unless gusto kong magmukhang dead everyday when I go to work.
Where to work? Indecision. What does Tickle have to say?
Your ideal company Your best fit would be large companies that are considered to be leaders in their field. These companies have been around for a long time and have worked out their kinks. For the most part, they run a tight ship and there is usually a hierarchy that makes it clear who is responsible for what types of decisions. This established structure provides a way to move up the ladder and places values on time spent within the company.
People who want to be in a top position right away would be frowned upon in this type of company. After all, how is someone supposed to know all the inner workings and details of an organization if they have not spent time in several lower positions?
In these companies, loyalty and hard work are more important than who you know. One benefit of working for a large and established corporation is that their identity is well defined and you would have a clear idea of what the company is all about and what it might look like in the future.
Which corporate cultures are right for you? Below are some companies that have the kinds of corporate environments in which you could thrive. Remember, these are just some of the offices that provide you the right kind of culture — regardless of the business and industries they are in.
AT&T Company
Colgate-Palmolive
Dow Chemical Company
IBM
Which corporate cultures are wrong for you? You would not be happy and reach your full potential at companies run by people who change their minds frequently and yet demand a relentless amount of work from their employees.
Too many things happened during the voltes team's stay in Subic, care of Ken and family :) and I can't possibly recount all of them here. Plus, I have no pictures to show. But I want to have some way of looking back to this great experience... and so the random words.
Warning: The following words are in random order, and don't really make much sense.
save the starfish! amoy-dagat nasusunog ang NLEX la salle greenhills bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S time-sharing let's bar here doon lang ni yao de ai macarena maybe it's you mangga mangga mangga saging eva-nescence ice crumble, ice scramble, whatever pagpag ng buhangin undin beerhouse chukolet erik santos and regine duet death grip lola kiwi big bone, fat, and the bacteria wave, whee! gloria and the bats muzta na poh? Ü pouch ni gil scolio scolio scolio scolio scolio buhok sa ilong rowena, the old friend takal maduoy 3AM 100-240 volts asawang oblong ang mukha sapa ilog lawa balat ng hipon one rice sour worms ibabaw ng kilikili
(More later...)
abu-ri-do kumot unan banana shake chocolate dip with pinipig stations of the cross bayan-bayan
Last night I was limping all around the house, my foot wrapped with bandage and a sibat serving as my saklay.
Why?
It was past 2 o'clock in the morning yesterday when I fell down the stairs at our new place. I had just removed my contacts, and was going to the bathroom before I retired for the night. So ayun, bulag ako, di pa sanay sa hagdan dito... kaya nagdagasa talaga ako. I missed the last step, kasi naman lahat nung previous steps kahoy, tapos yung last step, and the landing after that, parehong marmol.
So gets? As far as my blind eyes could see, WALA na yung last step. So I missed it. And fell hard on my butt. And hurt my left foot in the process. Oh and something cracked, but I'm not sure if it was my foot, or the floor. :P
Ayun, natigilan lang ako, holding my injured foot and moaning silently. Haha. Then I did my business in the bathroom, went up, opened the night lamp, closed the lights and lied down on my bed. Then I said to Patty, "Patty, nahulog ako sa hagdan..."
"Ha? Galing sa taas? Nagpagulong-gulong ka??"
"Sana hindi. E di dapat narinig mo!"
"Malay ko ba!"
Then the chills started. The room was cold, but I guess that wasn't the reason. I was just so scared of the possibility that I could have broken something. And that I had an appointment with Chikka the next day, meaning I'd have to use the UNENDING stairs at the MRT station in Ortigas. Deadness! Hahah. Anyway, sobrang walang kwenta naman ang Patty at sabi lang ng sabi, "Ate, nakakatakot ka! Ano ba? Umaarte ka lang yata e!"
Hay. She ended up texting Mamwah in Lipa about my fall and my "scary" chills, which Mamwah read at about 4 in the morning... she woke up Paolo and before 6am, both of them were already in a bus... to come to my rescue. Hahaha. I woke up at 9am to the sound of Mamwah's voice calling from the door. (They brought me breakfast, Jollibee!) Hehe.
Ayun. The rest, medyo nakwento na naman in detail ni Paolo.
Sa ngayon, nakakalakad na naman ako. But I think my fear of hagdans just got worse. :P
Little Manhattan | Josh Hutcherson and Charlie Ray
Since I was home injured last night, I spent the lazy hours watching this movie. It's nice and funny. ;)
Love isn't about ridiculous little words. Love is about grand gestures. Love is about airplanes pulling banners over stadiums, proposals on jumbotrons, giant words in skywriting. Love is about going that extra mile even if it hurts, letting it all hang out there. Love is finding courage deep inside you, that you didn't even know was there.
I Don't Know How to Love Him | Mary Magdalene (Jesus Christ Superstar)
/* This is my Happy Easter song. :P I had this in one of my cassette tapes a long, long time ago. But it's a nice song. :) */
I don't know how to love him, What to do, how to move him. I've been changed, yes, really changed. In these past few days when I've seen myself I seem like someone else.
I don't know how to take this I don't see why he moves me. He's a man, he's just a man. And I've had so many men before In very many ways: He's just one more
Should I bring him down? Should I scream and shout? Should I speak of love - let my feelings out? I never thought I'd come to this - what's it all about?
Don't you think it's rather funny I should be in this position? I'm the one who's always been So calm, so cool, no lover's fool Running every show He scares me so.
I never thought I'd come to this - what's it all about
Yet, if he said he loved me I'd be lost, I'd be frightened. I couldn't cope, just couldn't cope. I'd turn my head, I'd back away, I wouldn't want to know - He scares me so. I want him so. I love him so.
Wow! This is my 151st blog post! And let's hope for many more to come!
I'm working on a new template... but don't hold your breath, it might be some time before I actually finish it. But I'm excited! I want a non-gloomy, cheerful and bubbly look! Haha, I wonder if I can pull off such an ambitious project... :P
I have more stories to tell, but I'm too sleepy to post them now... Nytnyt!
Your Final Quiz Score: 32 right out of a possible 60 The Monkey's Final Score: 21 right out of 60
Well done, you have sent the monkey to his defeat. Your score is unquestionably higher, and thus the lowly monkey has been proven once again to be humankind's intellectual inferior. Good work, however your score does leave room for improvement. We should like to see the human dominate even more completely!
You scored in the 76th percentile. (76% of quiz takers scored worse than you)
Geography
Your score: 8 Monkey's score: 5 -- Not your finest performance.
History
Your score: 9 Monkey's score: 7 -- You might have done better.
Science/Technology
Your score: 10 Monkey's score: 4 -- Well done.
Random Trivia
Your score: 5 Monkey's score: 5 -- Not something to be proud of.
Life: Your life rating is a score of the sum total of your life, and accounts for how satisfied, successful, balanced, capable, valuable, and happy you are. The quiz attempts to put a number on the summation of all of these things, based on your answers. Your life score leaves room for improvement. You can make changes to improve your trouble areas, and this will bring you greater satisfaction. Focus on your weakest points and set about to change them. Do not delay your happiness and success. Mind: Your mind rating is a score of your mind's clarity, ability, and health. Higher scores indicate an advancement in knowledge, clear and capable thinking, high mental health, and pure thought free of interference. Your mind score is not bad, but could be improved upon. Your mental health is not weak, but you are not achieving full mental clarity and function. Learn how to unclutter your mind. Keep learning, keep improving, continue moving forward. Read advice from other quiz-takers on improving the mind.
Body: Your body rating measures your body's health, fitness, and general wellness. A healthy body contributes to a happy life, however many of us are lacking in this area. You have a rather good body score, which is an indication that you take care of yourself. There is room for improvement, however. Please keep doing what works. Eat right, exercise, reduce your stress, treat any illness. Doing these things will help ensure your body will be in good working order for a long time to come. Spirit: Your spirit rating seeks to capture in a number that elusive quality which is found in your faith, your attitude, and your philosophy on life. A higher score indicates a greater sense of inner peace and balance. Your spirit score leaves room for improvement. Consider making a concerted effort to redefine your attitudes and focus your beliefs. Boosting your spirit will lead to greater life satisfaction. Friends/Family: Your friends and family rating measures your relationships with those around you, and is based on how large, healthy, and dependable your social network is. Your friends and family score is not bad but can be improved. Maintain your current social net, while you try to expand it. Try new things and form new friendships. You will be rewarded greatly. Love: Your love rating is a measure of your current romantic situation. Sharing your heart with another person is one of life's most glorious, terrifying, rewarding experiences. Your love score is very low, indicating trouble. There is love out there for you. Seek the advice of wise people on how to go about finding it. Do not lose hope. Finance: Your finance rating is a score that rates your current financial health and stability. Your financial score indicates some trouble. Raise your score over time by making changes which will lead to greater prosperity in the future. Be sure to live within your means today.
Stuck in a deadlock of inactivity -- these are the moments in which I am unable to do those things I need to do, those things I really want to do.
Usually it is because I let the situation overwhelm me: I become its silent spectator, someone who is completely at the mercy of its circumstances.
But (!) there's always the possibility of resistance in any power relation. There's always the possibility of breaking the long silence. There's always the possibility of transgressing one's limits. There is always the possibility of doing that one thing that one really wants to do.
Too bad for me, I am stuck only with the possibilities.
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