it's not a clichè when it's happening to you

Ang Misteryosang Jesie M.

2011-09-26T15:47:00.001+08:00

I got another notification of alleged copyright violation from FB. Hindi naman buo yun kanta e. KJ KJ KJ! Ito naman kay Jesie. Daming nagre-resign lately. Pansin ko lang.

ate sienna

2011-09-12T18:28:00.001+08:00

Dahil copyright infringement daw according to facebook, dito na lang muna! Gudlak sa bagong work Sie!

photoshop fail

2011-06-11T09:09:00.000+08:00

wala lang, kelangan lang talagang maging bustier. kuha dito

check

2011-06-03T10:08:00.003+08:00

congrats, talo ako, asa

paalam makgars

2011-05-11T18:00:00.001+08:00

Nakatanggap ako ng masamang balita. My friend and former colleague died last night after being robbed and shot at. Not right. Gone to soon.

I pray that the bastards immediately get what they deserve. I pray that his soul find peace. I pray that his family recover from his loss.

In memory of Mark, here are the shots I got from his flickr account. Lingid sa kaalaman ng nakararami, he has an eye for beauty. At sa pagkurap ng kanyang lente, nahuli niya ang mga dahilan kung bakit masarap mabuhay sa mundo. Rest in peace kapatid.

adik ba ako part 2

2011-05-07T11:20:00.000+08:00

PC naman!

Scorched earth
Test drive
7th guest 1997 Did Not Finish because the PC wasn't mine
Age of Empires 1997
Age of Empires III 2005
Age of Mythology 2002
Assassin's Creed 2007 DNF
Baldur's Gate 1998
Borderlands 2009
Call of Duty 2005
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007
Call of Duty: World at War 2008
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood 2009
Chaos Legion 2003
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1996
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun 1999
Command & Conquer: Generals 2003
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998
Company of Heroes 2006
Counter-Strike 1999
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down 2003
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening 2005
Diablo 1996
Diable II 2000
Doom 1995 DNF
Doom 3 2004
Dragon Age: Origins 2009
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The 2006
Fable 2004 DNF
Fallout 1997
Fallout 2 1998
Fallout 3 2008
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel 2001
Fallout: New Vegas 2010
Freedom Fighters 2003
Freedom Force 2002
Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich 2005
Godfather: The Game 2006
Grand Theft Auto 1997
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002
Half-Life 2 2004
Heroes of Might and Magic 1995 DNF
Hitman: Codename 47 2000
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 2002
Hitman: Contracts 2004
Icewind Dale II 2002
Interstate '76 1997 - coolest PC game, I still remember some of the soundtrack
Jade Empire 2005
King's Bounty: The Legend 2008 DNF
Left 4 Dead 2008
Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II 2006 DNF and hirap nung defense of moira stage
Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth 2004
Mafia II 2010
Max Payne 2001 - this is where i got my blog subtitle
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault 2002
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault 2004
Myst V: End of Ages 2005
NBA Live 2003-2005
Need for Speed II 1997
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005
Neverwinter Nights 2 2006
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege 2004
Plants vs. Zombies 2009 DNF (I think it never ends)
Prince of Persia 2008 DNF puzzle so hard
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within 2004 DNF so hard
Quake III Arena 1999 DNF not sure
Ragnarok Online 2001 DNC
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat 2009
Septerra Core 1999
Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars 1999
SimCity 4 2003 DNF
Sims 2, The 2004 DNF
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix 2002
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords 2004
Star Wars: Republic Commando 2005
StarCraft Broodware 1998
Test Drive 4 1996
Thief: Deadly Shadows 2004
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2001
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield 2003
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 2002
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 2005
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1995
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 2002
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne 2003
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2004
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II 2009
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising 2010

the 26th

2011-04-28T21:30:00.000+08:00

the little things are the best

got skillz?

2011-04-28T11:05:00.002+08:00

mabuti na yung malinaw

ben10

2011-04-26T18:07:00.000+08:00

anak ni ruth at jay

adik ba ako?

2011-04-26T14:35:00.000+08:00

I am on my acceptance stage. Yes. Adik ako sa video games. Why? Ewan. I just go immerse myself completely in the game, kahit anong game. In fact, just to test my memory, I will list down all the games I remembered playing (with a little help of Wikipedia of course). Let's start with the smallest - PSP! (gameboy meron din sana but I didn't own one back then, nakikilaro lang)

7 Wonders of the Ancient World 2007 Did Not Finish
Armored Core: Formula Front 2004 DNF
Army of Two: The 40th Day 2010
Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines 2009 DNF
Bleach: Heat the Soul 2005 DNF
Bomberman 2006 DNF
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles 2007
Chili Con Carnage 2007 DNF
Class of Heroes 2008 DNF
Coded Arms 2005 DNF
Dante's Inferno 2010 DNF scary shit
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness 2006 DNF
Dissidia: Final Fantasy 2008
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai 2006
Dynasty Warriors 2004
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2009
Exit 2005 DNF
Fight Night Round 3 2006 my only original title
Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble 2009 best psp game for me
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep 2010 DNF
LocoRoco 2006 DNF
Lumines 2004 DNF
Luxor: Wrath of Set 2006
Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge 2007
Manhunt 2 2007
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects 2005
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2006
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops 2006
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 2010 DNF
Metal Slug Anthology 2007 DNF
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition DNF
Monster Hunter Freedom 2 2007 DNF
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2006 DNF
NBA 2K10 - 2K11
NBA Live 06-08
Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City 2006
Need for Speed: Undercover 2008
Patapon 2007 DNF
Pimp My Ride 2007 DNF
PoPoLoCrois 2005 DNF
PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient 2005 Too bobo to finish
Rengoku II: The Stairway to Heaven 2006 DNF
Resistance: Retribution 2009
Ridge Racer 2004 DNF
Rock Band Unplugged 2009
Rocky Balboa 2007
Silent Hill: Origins 2007
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2005
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2008
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max 2006
Surf's Up 2007 DNF
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror 2006
Tekken: Dark Resurrection 2006
Tekken 6 2009
Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade 2005
Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code 2006
Valhalla Knights 2006 DNF
Warriors Orochi 2008
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse 2005

That's 59. I may have forgotten the rest. Pero kung tig-isang oras yan, naka gugol na ko ng halos 3 days of worthless pleasure. Next entries sa ibang consoles naman!

ksp

2011-04-20T18:57:00.000+08:00

goodbye impacted

2011-04-19T20:21:00.071+08:00

Last Saturday, I had my left impacted tooth removed. Wanna see it? I took it home! It's so deadz. The operation was performed by Dr. Charlston Uy.

Atapang atao ako, di ako generally takot magpabunot. But after reading stories about impacted tooth extractions and the risk involved when the patient has mitral valve prolapse, medyo nagpa-palpitate ako. I'm kinda scared you know.

Buti na lang, through the efforts of kumander in reading forums, she encountered the name of Dr. Uy. Sabi daw, mahusay, mabait, mura maningil. Swak na ko sa mura maningil. Ayoko namang sumakit ang bulsa ni misis masyado (siya nagbayad, kapalit ata ng shopping bag na binili ko for her). Mahusay? Too subjective. Pero pwede, further googling showed that Dr Uy is a board topnotcher and is a graduate of a good school. Mabait? Subjective pa rin. Madami pang ibang positive feedback, all coming from women patients. Medyo duda ako sa legendary status nya sa woman's forum na yun. Baka pogi kasi.

True.

dr. charlston and tontoronton
before and after, close pa din

Anyway, so we went there in his Manila clinic. Maayos, malinis, malapad. Nagkalat ang citations nya at ng kanyang partner (forgot the name, starts with a C din. she was so jolly and amiable. lakas pa mang trip haha) When it was time for my turn, he greeted me cordially, gave me antibac drugs for free, and had me settled for a few minutes. After he led me to the chair, he sufficiently explained to me what is to be expected from the procedure - the specific actions he will take, and the specific reactions I will experience. He's excellent at expectations setting.

After a few minutes, my teeth are gone. The katabing boloks molar tooth was extracted for free. He gave me prescriptions to the meds, we paid, exchanged business card, etc etc, transaction over. Swabeng swabe.

I had a very good experience. Two thumbs up. If I had a third thumb, I would raise it too! So I highly recommend this dentist. I am thinking of becoming a regular patient kahit may dental coverage pa ako sa healthcard. Sa kanila na yun! Dito na ko sa sigurado!

Caveat: If you become his patient, I suggest you close your eyes during the procedure. Pag napadilat ka and your eyes meet his, baka mainlab ka. Buti ako hindi. Pre pakiss nga!

Contact Info:
Dr. Charlston E. Uy
Oral Surgery, Orthodontics and Esthetic Dentistry
Manila: Unit-B G/F Celestial Marie Bldg. 950 A.H. Lacson Ave Sampaloc Manila (halos tapat ng UST hospital emergency entrance)
(02)546-7841

Tuguegarao: G/F UDC Blg, Rizal St. Tuguegarao City
(078) 8441988
(he goes there every end of the month daw, call to confirm)

ceu108(at)yahoo(dot)com

tamad

2011-04-15T11:32:00.000+08:00

Nahuli ni Kat

informative

2011-04-13T17:42:00.000+08:00

Sayang, nakatulong sana ito.

DIY

2011-04-10T21:43:00.000+08:00

a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do

greenhouse effect

2011-04-07T13:21:00.000+08:00

AC Green in the house. Swerte

my way toda opis

2011-04-06T21:33:00.000+08:00

cheapest and fastest

oist

2011-04-05T16:22:00.000+08:00

another teambuilding event. sana successful.
(design by cocoy confiado)

merong may bday

2011-04-04T15:40:00.000+08:00

bday girl ate sienna! 47 years old na siya. di halata.

gusto ko dito

2011-04-03T23:48:00.001+08:00

Nung Miyerkules lang kami naglakas loob pumasok dito sa Kainan ni Augusto. Akala kasi namin noon, wala lang. Nabalitaan na namin na masa-version siya ng Cafe Juanita. Pero sa tinagal tagal namin nakatira within the area, nito lang namin siya talaga sinubok. Medyo parang haunted house lang nga sa dami ng mga makalumang abubot. Pero masarap nga dito sa karinderyang pinasosyal ng konti. Dagdag sa mood pa ang mga kundiman at iba pang napakalumang OPM playing in the background. Binalikan namin yun kaldereta kaninang tanghali. Yeah.

spiding

2011-04-02T19:51:00.000+08:00

photo taken around 2009, Lawson days. spider bading.

birthday fool

2011-04-01T23:25:00.001+08:00

today, april fools day, is the birthday of my motherly. yes itz true. happy 54th birthday! below is a picture of our dinner a few hours ago. ang nanay ko talaga, consistent.

@yakimix podium
mama was reluctant at first kasi baka daw may radiation ang pagkain

shadow boxing

2011-03-31T12:49:00.000+08:00

my wife's favorite subject - me.

consistency

2011-03-30T12:45:00.000+08:00

Ang hirap hulaan kung sino sa apat na magkakapatid ang nanay ko. Mygaz.

bookish ako

2011-03-29T20:37:00.000+08:00

My debut entry for 365 project - a book!

We just bought this in NB a couple of hours ago. It's a regular cookbook with straightforward cooking procedures (opkors! ang tunay na lalake, walang pasikot sikot!). What's special about this book is that it was authored by two military officers who were involved in a mutiny during the previous administration. At dahil dun, binili ko na. Yun lang yun. This will come in handy when Paggy's Point is completed.

Pulutan - Mula sa Kusina ng mga Sundalo

my bery own project 365

2011-03-29T20:11:00.000+08:00

In an effort to give this blog more content, I am hereby joining others in creating my own project 365. I'll bring my trusty new digicam (thanks to my wife) with me all the time and shoot whatever.

Good luck to me.

second rate trying hard copycat

2011-03-27T22:02:00.000+08:00

so who's more manly huh?

believe it

2011-01-12T13:29:00.000+08:00

all one

2011-01-11T13:48:00.000+08:00

1-11-11.

My first year anniv sa opis. Thanks sa surprise pa-meryenda misis! Nakatipid ako sa pakain haha!
Sana magtagal pa ako dito. Ayos naman.

the 2010 year end report

2010-12-31T21:28:00.000+08:00

Napakamatumal ng entries sa blog na ito. isa lang ang ibig sabihin nyan, my left brain hemisphere did lots of work this year. Ito na yata ang pinaka-motivated period ko sa trabaho. At ang daming beses kong nag-English. I hope it pays off.

Now that I have my alibi for not posting, ito na ang aking year-ender! Unahin muna natin ang bucket list. I did this during my birthday this year, pero review ko na rin para may malagay dito.

~~tapusin ang photobook namin nung kasal~~
simulan ang photo slideshow namin nung kasal
simulan ang wedding video namin nung kasal
gumawa ng photobook for every year namin
~~kunin ang libreng shoerack kay Katchengong (sana andun pa gudlak)~~
~~ibalik sa storage ang Christmas tree (dyosko pebrero na!)~~
magka anak
~~tapusin ang Dragon Age Origins at ang Witcher, at iba pang mga good video games of 2009~~
magbawas ng 40lbs
~~awayin ang smartbro~~
ayusin ang tontoronton.com domain
~~kulitin si angelofhearts~~
~~kamustahin si ms deang~~
mag-ipon ng limpak limpak na salapi
tumagal sa trabaho ng higit sa dalawang taon
balikan ang aking senti box at tingnan kung ano ang mga masasalba pa
linisin ang brown shoes para magamit naman
ayusin ang excel ng house construction budget
sumipot sa basketball games
~~magdagdag ng raket~~
matutong magmaneho
~~patuloy na mangarap na magkakakotse~~
~~tumaya sa lotto, este mag-donate sa charity~~ para manalo
humanap ng mauutangan
re-learn how to play my sax
gumawa ng art pieces para sa new home (na under construction pa rin)
tapusin and hitman reborn dvds
maging extra uli sa isang student film (i miss those days)
run a 5k (naked sana but I bet my balls cant handle it)
polish my magic tricks
~~masimulan ang dear tnt section sa couple blog namin~~

That's 10.5 out of 31, around 33%. Juiceme, hindi man lang nakakalahati! Lagot ako kay misis! Ang new year's resolution ko, paabutin ng 50% man lang! Yes, mataas ang standards ko.

Add my intention to post more blogs. Facebook is so distracting I'm telling you. It's its fault din kaya ako walang blog posts. But I think that's ok. Wala naman nagbabasa, mga search engine crawlers lang.

Well, there you go. Basta I am thanking the Big Boss for the blessing He gave us this year. I pray for more of them and less of the problems. Hugs and kisses to 2011! Eww so gay.

yeahmen

2010-10-20T17:21:00.002+08:00

Jay-Z Vs Hendrix - 99 Problems_Voodoo (Rock Mix) Dj Timg by Mixes and Mashups #8

what matters most

2010-10-04T14:29:00.002+08:00

Our general manager is always consistent in sending inspirational emails to motivate everyone in the office. Last week, he sent this:

Give each letter of the alphabet a number, a=1, b=2, etc. If you add up the letters of the alphabet in the word "Attitude", this is the result:

A=01
T=20
T=20
I=09
T=20
U=21
D=04
E=05

Attitude is 100%. Nice! But is attitude the only thing needed to excel in the workplace? Bet ko hindi.

I made an investigation (for lack of a better term for wasting time). Following the same methodology, I first tried "aptitude". Mahalaga din ang alam ang ginagawa di ba?

A=01
P=16
T=20
I=09
T=20
U=21
D=04
E=05

Aptitude is only 96%. Kulang! Maybe it's just a matter of rewording. Gawin kong 'competence':

C=03
O=15
M=13
P=16
E=05
T=20
E=05
N=14
C=03
E=05

Competence is 99%. Kulang pa din! Even if I reword to 'talent' or skill, I won't get a 100%. The battle is lost. I guess attitude is more important. But wait, check ko lang:

G=07
O=15
O=15
D=04
L=12
O=15
O=15
K=11
S=19

OMG, goodlooks is 113% Kaya pala! E pano naman kung:

A=01
S=19
S=19
K=11
I=09
S=19
S=19
E=05
R=18

It's 120%. Medyo hindi na ako nagulat. This is the secret.

So there, I have systematically proven what really matters in the office. Kaya siguro hindi pa ko napo-promote. Boo.

into tugz tugz

2010-09-22T10:59:00.003+08:00

Backseat muna ang pop, rock, jazz sa akin. I'm currently into house/club/trance/techno/digital music. Ang dami palang free resources online! Two sites were recently introduced to me.

One is DJ Judge Jules' site. I can download his tracks for free! Thank you DJJJ! Malalaki nga lang ang files, more than 100mb each. But that will give you more than an hour of play time for one mp3. Ayos na din. Ganito ata talaga ang uso ngayon.

Next is Soundcloud. Ito ang youtube for audio. Search for johnnyverse, a pinoy dj with wicked mashups. Pwede din idownload ang karamihan sa tracks.

SoundCloud: The Tour from SoundCloud on Vimeo.

Madami pa jan I'm sure. But these two will do. Pwede ko nang patugtugin to pag may party sa bahay. Sounds sosyal pa. Taob ang mga kapitbahay na malalakas magpatugtog ng pang patok na jeep naman ang quality mwahahaha!

my best manong speech

2010-09-01T09:06:00.000+08:00

Andrew, my friend since highschool, got married last Saturday. To date, he is the 4th AlphaQer (our barkada name) to get married at Nuestra Senora de Gracia. Big coincidence.

He made me the best man, a sound decision! In return, I made a nice video in lieu of the typical speech. Thanks to all the youtube uploaders.

alona and adam guestbook

2010-08-31T10:41:00.001+08:00

Alona Manaog and Adam Reyes will tie the knot on September 4, 2010.

They love food. Kaya ang theme ng guestbook ay iyan.

Cheers para sa habang buhay na kasaganahan at lafangan!

Photography by Cia Jorge

parang variety show

2010-06-30T11:17:00.000+08:00

Kasalukuyan akong nanood ng inauguration ceremonies via livestream sa opis. Talagang kelangan pa magkantahan e ano? Pinagsama ang Sang Linggo N'Apo Sila, ASAP at Party Pilipinas (the variety show formerly known as SOP)

Well, the most interesting part so far was Gloria leaving the vicinity. Yes. Mabuhay tayo!

i can't bilibit!

2010-06-03T17:10:00.000+08:00

naging parte na pala ng internet archive ang aking pangalan. nice naman. naungkat ko pa yung study na nadyaryo sa inquirer way back 2001. sabit kami dito ni deejay sa study ni prof sevilla on children's television. buti na lang may nagtyagang mag-scan. wala akong hardcopy nito so i guess this is the next best thing.

ang galing ko pala dati. bow.

OSRP basketball tournament

2010-05-24T16:23:00.001+08:00

I thought this was going to be my first and last time. But I couldn't resist the opportunity, so sumali uli ako! But this time, medyo lumevel-up na ako. From cheer captain to asst. coach hehe. Talo kami sa first by 1pt dahil sa isang game winning buzzer beater ng kalaban. Ok lang. Mahal pa naman ako ng misis ko e.

Mike and Pau Video

2010-05-18T08:57:00.001+08:00

after the may 10 experience

2010-05-11T16:43:00.002+08:00

Isa ako sa pumila ng halos apat na oras para makaboto ng dalawang minuto. OK lang, mahal ko ang Pilipinas, kaya pagkahaba-haba man ng prusisyon, sa balota din ang diretso.

Halo halong reaksyon ang aking nabasa. May mga natuwa, meron namang hindi. Yung mga hindi natuwa, nasa denial stage pa. Eventually they’ll realize that whether they like it or not, we have a new president. Kung hindi nila nire-recognize ang taong iyon, e di maging parte na lang sila ng nation building. Hindi yung react ng react online na akala mo kung sinong napaka-superior para bansagang stupid ang kapwa niya. Wala naman nagawang makabuluhan para sa bayan kundi magbayad ng tax o bumoto (kapal ng mukha kung neither of the two). Ako meron na ko nagawa. Nakapag-donate na ako ng considerable amount sa charity organization ng gobyerno, sa PCSO. O san kayo?

Happy birthday pala sa tatay ko.

panalangin

2010-05-07T16:39:00.000+08:00

Lord,

Ilang araw na lang po at eleksyon na. Ipinagdarasal po namin na:

makaboto kami
hindi magloko ang automated system
walang mananakit
walang masasaktan
walang mapipikon
walang mandaraya
tumigil ang mga taong nangangampanya sa pamamagitan ng pagpuna ng pagkakamali ng kalaban
manalo ang karapat-dapat sa inyong mata, (huwag na sa amin, kasi iba iba ang aming nakikita)
at dumami ang maniwala na ang tatahakin ng bansang ito ay hindi nakasalalay sa buwaya kundi sa bawat isa.

Amen.

Mike and Pau Guestbook

2010-04-27T10:26:00.003+08:00

I did LOTS of digital art projects for the past 10 years. I never had time to showcase them because I thought it was not my main line of work anyway. It all started as an interest. Thanks to Ryan Aguas who taught me the secrets of Photoshop. Projects eventually came once in a while. Madami dami na ring utang ang nabayaran thanks to them.

Now I decided to post my works, both professional and kalokohans para naman mai-share to the whole wide world.

This one was a guestbook design for my friend Mike (James) Quizon and his wife Pau. They had their church wedding last April 10, 2010. According to Mike, Pau was pretty ecstatic on seeing the actual print output. Ayaw pa ipasulat sa sobrang gara. Tuwa naman ako. Here's the set.

May booboo lang ako konti sa copy, may wrong spelling. Hanapin nyo hihihihi...

Now I need to finish OUR album. Kundi, patay ako kay kumander.

A java developer's farewell message

2010-04-23T15:52:00.003+08:00

One of my officemates is leaving the company. Nung napadaan ako sa cube nya kaninang umaga, humingi ng pabor. He requested that I help him compose a farewell message. Di daw siya magaling doon kasi developer daw siya at ako ang writer. Willing naman ako. So without losing his identity, we came up with this message:

i have no choice but i can swear

2010-04-14T09:12:00.001+08:00

wholesale electric spot market, meralco, energy regulatory commission, deparment of energy, at angelo reyes...

...im putting the peace sign up, with the index down.

hayup kayo. lahat.

the answer?

2010-04-12T10:25:00.000+08:00

After thinking about the best way to lose weight, ito ang naging sagot.

Dito muna at di pa ko ready magpapawis sa labas. Mixed reviews ang nabasa ko ukol sa effectivity nito. I guess it really depends on the user. For 5 days, I am glad to say na hindi naman ako nag gain significantly. But I'm still categorized under Obese and my Wii Fit age is 52. Nakakahiya. But it's a good motivation. And it's better than nothing.

emergency room #2

2010-03-24T15:43:00.003+08:00

WTF, my body is starting to give up huh. I got another visit at the Medical City ER last Monday.

Well, may sinat ako last Sunday and I still felt week Monday so I had to take a leave. Misis was supportive, she took a leave too. Medyo stable na ang pakiramdam ko almost the whole day when I started to have the chillz. Terrible I tell you. Ang init init nung lunes, pero I was shivering that afternoon. As in nginig sa lamig to the max. Para akong na-hypothermia. So weird. Nasa harap lang ako ng PC, bigla bigla na lang.

I laughed my ass off while I was shivering. And misis found that weird too. Natatawa ako kasi hindi ko makonek kung saan nanggaling yun e. Pero tuloy pa rin ang nginig. Fortunately my baklush brother nurse was there so he suspected it may lead to convulsion. Ako? Titirik ang mata at bubula ang bibig? No way! It's so unglamorous. So let's go to the hospital now na huh.

So we went there. Todo porma ako. Jacket, cap, and medyas. Parang magsisimbang gabi, at 330pm.

In the emergency room, the personnel promptly took care of me. Ano ito? Deja vu? In less than 20 days andito uli? Hindi naman pala. Instead of tagging me as an 'urgent' case like the last time, sa 'non-urgent' wing ako ng E.R.

I got my temperature and bp checked. It was 39 and 110/60 respectively. 1 celcius na lang and I could have exploded.

The attending physician was none other than Dr. Doctor. Akala ko may sakit lang ako kaya I didn't hear that right. But upon checking her signature over printed name, the printed name was Marie Therese Santos-Doctor, MD. Nye!

Binigyan ako ng ibuprofen. And they got some blood tests. Medyo nasasanay na ko sa mga turok huh. Those large needles looked like ants lang. Anyway, isa sa suspect ang malaria. Tests results will be available in two hours daw.

Lumafang muna kami ni misis. Buti na lang may gana pa din ako. And they let me laboy, so that means hindi naman nakakahawa ang sakit ko.

Eventually, the ibuprofen kicked in. The chills went away and everything was stable within those 2 hours.

The test results showed very high white blood cells, proof that there's some bacteria invading and tumatawag ng resbak ang mga wbc. Pero hindi pa rin conclusive ang result. Generic upper respiratory tract infection lang (i had sipon that wouldn't go away). Doc gave me an antibiotic prescription that's more expensive than my lunch budget. And the hospital gave us the bill. The cost can be the cause of high blood. Buti na lang may HMO.

Hay I got to get my life back. Humihina na ako.

gluttony...

2010-03-05T17:34:00.005+08:00

...is a sin.

After coming from a fabulous anniversary vacation, sumuko ang katawan ko and had a gastro enteritis, acute daw. Hindi! Severe sha sa sakit! Nasira tuloy ang clean slate ko at naospital ng di-oras. Since first time ma-ER, nagpa-picture ako.

historic loser - mar 2, 2010

ayun lang.

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2010-02-24T12:39:00.003+08:00

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Dali! Habang mura pa! Hehe

wow mali

2010-02-18T16:54:00.003+08:00

I was supposed to change my blog template. Pero yun tisoytangos pala ang napalitan ko. Toink! Nawala ang pinaghirapan. Anyway, ito muna ang aking new template. Mga 1 year ka lang boy!

PS
Happy 5th anniversary to my blog!

magiiba ng template

2010-02-10T11:22:00.001+08:00

hahanap muna ako ng magandang template pag may oras. in the meantime, ganito muna siya.

bow.

teacher's pet

2010-02-09T10:56:00.006+08:00

Kaming dalawa ni bespren Andong ay mga mahuhusay na estudyante nung high school. Kami yung tipong pinapadala sa mga interschool writing contests. Talo kami madalas. But to be sent out to join the fray of fellow academically active students was an honor (yan ang sinasabi ng mga talunan!). Ang exemption lang e pag math contest, siguradong hindi kami kasali.

Sa mga naipanalo kong writing contests, malaking factor dun ang training. Kumbaga, I wasn’t born a writer. I was made! Pasalamat ako talaga sa mga magagaling naming English teachers. Pinakamarami akong natutunan kay Ma’am Lucy Devilleres. Siya ang pinakamahusay para sa akin – parang mix ni Senador Miriam at ni Mareng Winnie sa talino at bagsik. She was a stereotypical terror teacher. May private joke nga dati na kaya daw ganon sha kasi Lucy na, devil pa. Namamato sha ng eraser, chalk, at kung ano ano pang bagay na pwedeng maging projectile. Minsan tinangka rin nyang ibato yun table pero mabigat pala.

Matindi ang mga techniques ni Ma’am para matuto kami maging critical writers. Pina-deconstruct nya sa min ang Sound of Silence. Pina-analyze nya sa min ang Cask of Amontillado, na nagbukas sa aming kaisipan pano gumanti ng swabe at walang huli. Pina-reconstruct nya sa amin ang itsura ng elaborate trap na ginawa nung bulag na si Boaz Negro sa Footfalls. Hindi pa uso ang CSI o SOCO noon. Sa FootFalls din namin nakuha ang unforgettable phrase na “unquenchable exuberance.” Madami pa kami natutunan, at marami din sa min ang nasabon. Buti na lang good boy ako.

Ngayon, pinagkakakitaan ko na ang aking pagsusulat. Maraming salamat sa kanya. Pasalamat din si Andong kasi ipinasa sha ni Ma’am kahit hindi siya nagsubmit ng term paper. Hindi alam ng parents nya yun! Pero dahil siguro sa mala-Honest Abe nyang pagkasabi kay Ma’am na hindi sha nakagawa ng term paper, e hindi na siya ibinagsak at natuloy din siya sa graduation hehehe…

After more than 10 years, nakita uli namin si Ma’am Lucy noong nakaraang sabado sa ika-50 taong selebrasyon ng aming eskwelahan. The legend lives! Pero pumayat, at parang nabawasan ang stress sa buhay. Bakas sa kanyang mukha na nakalimutan na nya ang mga pangalan naming. That’s understandable. Pero kami, di nakakalimot. Salamat sa lahat.

baket list

2010-02-04T21:03:00.008+08:00

Hay men, happy birthday to Facebook. And happy birthday to me! Trentay uno na ako! Yahoo! Tenkyu Lord!

Tuwing bday ko, I usually look back at my past year and see kung ano mga na-accomplish ko. My 30 had lots of highlights. andyan ang pag gradweyt ng bakla kong kapatid, andyan ang aking pagpapakasal kay Marge, andyan ang pagsimula ng house construction, andyan ang na-survive ang Ondoy OMG days, at marami pang blessings.

Pero ngayong 31 na ako, I am still haunted by my life backlogs. At ang dami nila. Kelangang tapusin!

1. tapusin ang photobook namin nung kasal
2. simulan ang photo slideshow namin nung kasal
3. simulan ang wedding video namin nung kasal
4. gumawa ng photobook for every year namin
5. kunin ang libreng shoerack kay Katchengong (sana andun pa gudlak)
6. ibalik sa storage ang Christmas tree (dyosko pebrero na!)
7. magka anak
8. tapusin ang Dragon Age Origins at ang Witcher, at iba pang mga good video games of 2009
9. magbawas ng 40lbs
10. awayin ang smartbro
11. ayusin ang tontoronton.com domain
12. kulitin si angelofhearts
13. kamustahin si ms deang
14. mag-ipon ng limpak limpak na salapi
15. tumagal sa trabaho ng higit sa dalawang taon
16. balikan ang aking senti box at tingnan kung ano ang mga masasalba pa
17. linisin ang brown shoes para magamit naman
18. ayusin ang excel ng house construction budget
19. sumipot sa basketball games
20. magdagdag ng raket
21. matutong magmaneho
22. patuloy na mangarap na magkakakotse
23. tumaya sa lotto, este mag-donate sa charity para manalo
24. humanap ng mauutangan
25. re-learn how to play my sax
26. gumawa ng art pieces para sa new home (na under construction pa rin)
27. tapusin and hitman reborn dvds
28. maging extra uli sa isang student film (i miss those days)
29. run a 5k (naked sana but I bet my balls cant handle it)
30. polish my magic tricks
31. masimulan ang dear tnt section sa couple blog namin

Dami pa. Shiet.

guniguni

2010-01-21T08:34:00.002+08:00

"The collapsed Sacre Coeur Catholic church in Turjeau, Port-au-Prince"

Nagising ang pagka-Katoliko ko rito. Amazing.

Got it here.

bago

2010-01-08T20:03:00.003+08:00

Happy new year muna sa lahat. New year, new hat uli. I transferred to another company. This is my 6th. Hay. Napapakamot na nanay ko sa ulo dahil sa kakalipat na ito. May bagong trunkline and local number na naman syang kakabisaduhin. Alam mo naman yun, pati tsismis na nasagap nya sa kapitbahay e kelangan pang itawag sa akin.

Bat nga ba ako palipat lipat? It's part of my grand plan. More companies, more people to meet, more votes. Balak ko kasi tumakbong congressman under a party list banner representing..ewan.

By the way, leaving Lawson was hard kahit papano. Marami na rin akong na-good time dun. At sanay na sila sa mental instability ko. I won't miss them. I have a good memory of every practical joke I did. Sa dami ng kasalanan ko, ito ang ganti nila sa akin. Mga hayup.

i won!

2009-12-21T18:04:00.007+08:00

My Lawson colleagues organized an unofficial NBA 2k10 psp tournament last November. The promotors are adik psp gamers. Adik kasi they always have a psp multiplaying session after lunch. Eventually nagka-tripan sila to have an organized tournament.

Sumali naman ako.

I'm not a pro gamer, though I wished I was one. Yun tipong nananalo at kumikita ng limpak limpak na salapi. Pero dito, sige sumubok lang ako. This was my first time to have a P2P game. Palagi kasing AI ng PC ang kalaban ko, at madalas sa palaging yun, I cheat.

We had 10 people registering for the tournament. Pili kami ng mga NBA teams namin plus 1 backup team kung sakaling may magkaparehong teams sa matchup.

They all had very good teams, Lakers (obvious!), Cavs, Magic, Nuggets, at Celtics. I remained loyal to the Rockets. Pwede na rin, kasi si Yao at Tmac ay hindi injured sa psp, so may laban naman.

Mejo na-motivate din kami kasi we had trophies ready for the champion and 1st runner up. Yun trophies, wood-carved replicas ng psp, very nice. (Wala lang ako maupload na pics, but hopefully soon!)

Knowing that most of my officemates have more gaming time than me at lamang sila sa experience at diskarte, sabi ko na lang sa sarili ko e wag lang ako mapunta sa bottom 2, masaya na ako. Pero nung sinabi ko kay Marge what's at stake, aba kelangan makauwi daw ako ng trophy. Gudlak sa akin.

During the eliminations, I had a one-game-at-a-time mindset. Ang sarap maglaro, parang totoo. Andun ang kaba at ang clutch, wala lang pawis at pagod.

After the elims, naging 7-2 ang standing ko, at 2nd place pa! It's also a surprise that according to some statistical crunching done by Pau, ako ang #1 defensive team among us dahil sa baba ng points allowed ko per game. Ok, good daw yun...e di yey!

Sa naging performance ko, I thought that I may have a chance at getting the trophy! So nagiba na ang goal ko. Makalusot lang sa quarter finals.

Sa quarter finals, naglaban ang top 8, with the top 4 having a twice-to-beat advantage. Swerte ko rin nalagpasan yun. Aba pasok ako sa semis! Change of goal, makalusot sa semis.

Sa semis, top 4 round robin match. Ranking will be based on number of wins and points from the lamang sa scores. My first kalaban was Migs, na 9-0 sa standing. Unbeaten ang halimaw. At laging nanambak (natambakan nya ata ako ng 10 pts). So sabi ko na lang sa sarili ko, o relaks lang, wag mataranta at wag na sabayan ang bilis ng kalaban.

The game was very close, up to the last quarter e sagutan lang kami ng points. Ang ganda panoorin ng contrasting styles namin - he was fast and aggressive, I was maingat and defensive. Kulang na lang talaga ay sports commentator to make it all look like an actual game.

Under a minute in the last quarter, we had many deadlocks. At nung 10 seconds na lang, the score was 64-64. Bola nya, bigay kay Kobe, tumira, di pumasok pero natawagan ako ng foul! 3.7 seconds left. 2 freethrows counted. 66-64 na. Malala na ang pasma sa kamay ko. Napapa shiet kami parehas.

I just realized that I have no timeouts left. So kelangan ko tawirin ang court. Sa 3.7 seconds na natitira, mejo challenge yun.

Inbound pass to Brooks. Takbo si Brooks. Pwesto sa right 3-point arc. Tumalon. Sinabayan ni Gasol. Release. Buzzer sounded. Pasok! 67-66!

I won, 1 point. Shiet. Ako lang ang nakatalo kay migs.

Ay ang saya saya ko! Parang finals talaga. Pero meron pa ko dalawang matches. Talo uli ako kay Pau, pero nanalo kay Daryl. 2nd place uli ako sa ranking. So sigurado na ang 1st runner up ko. May maiuuwi na ako.

E ano nangyari sa championship? I conceded. Tama na yun natalo ko si Migs, tama na yun may trophy ako. Goal met. Packup. Ang ending, Migs, ako, Pau at Daryl.

Ganito yun itsura ng plaka. Pinangitan ko ng konti kasi 1st runner up lang naman, baka magselos yun champion at mas maganda pa yun akin. Yun kabuuan ng trophy saka na, pag nakahanap ako ng oras mag upload.

It was a good holiday surprise. Tenkyu sa mga nagpatalo hehe!

Office Christmas Party Teaser

2009-11-18T12:06:00.000+08:00

Ang aking first post-Ondoy blog entry...walang kwenta.

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

si kanye at ako

2009-09-15T13:04:00.005+08:00

Haay Kuya Kanye what have you done? Teka, kamuka ko ba?

Anyway, Kanye created the latest meme for us to enjoy. The Internet responded so fast that within days, baon na siguro sa limot ang AYBABTU at lolcats. I browsed this site and was truly inspired. I created a local version. Madali lang naman e, I just used this template:

Yo [insert here], I'm really happy for you and I'mma let you finish...but [insert here] has the best [insert here] of all time! OF ALL TIME!

And here's my attempt at humor!

Bow.

dancing tonton

2009-09-07T22:37:00.002+08:00

Marge and I were supposed to watch the free Jabbawockeez show yesterday but I got ill. Umaasa na lang ako sa mga ipapalabas na youtube videos. Sayang, iniidolo ko pa naman yun. Minsan naiisip kong sana ganun din ako kagaling. But as I hit back to reality, Im contented with my deuce bigalow moves.

Speaking of dancing, I just discovered that in the three seasons of America's Best Dance Crew, all champion crews had Pinoy members. Saludo! Kung ma-stereotype ang mga Pinoy bilang malulupet na bboys, ayos na ayos lang sa kin.

Still connected to dancing, here's my katukayo band singing "Dancing." I did not understand the lyrics (I was googling but epic fail) but I enjoyed their music. Kapangalan ko e!

Cory Aquino - Super Proxy

2009-08-01T07:43:00.003+08:00

January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009
Took the yoke her husband left and carried it on her own shoulder,
making every Filipino proud of the legacy she left behind.

what my friends have been doing lately...

2009-07-25T22:19:00.010+08:00

I got no interesting story about me these past couple of months. I did some microblogging just so to have some stuff to post. I decided to promote my friends, who have more interesting stuff happening in their lives than I do.

Uncle Booky's leaving Manila.

Mr. Paul Bookhout is my former Big Boss in Emerson Network Power Shared Services. He did an absolutely amazing job of co-building a very professional Manila office. He did so great, that's why he'll be sent over to Costa Rica and do some groundwork. He's a pretty cool and nice guy.

Uncle B is the M.
Thanks to Dom Lambot for the pic.

Marge and I was part of the surprise farewell party for Paul a few hours ago. There's some singing, dancing, and lots of food and booze. We didn't bother to stay long, we just said hi to Paul, ate, took some photos, and disappeared quietly like ninjas. I wish he will take us with him to Costa Rica. Far shot. Anyway, hasta la vista Booky!

Ryan got some amazing photos

My friend and Jedi Design Master Ryan Aguas is currently working as a photographer for a cruise line. He had these wonderful shots during the recent total solar eclipse:

The story behind this was

As the official photographer of m/s Paul Gauguin, I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to capture this rare event as it unfolded in the Pacific ocean. I was tasked to photograph the ship with the solar eclipse in the background -- it was a very challenging mission because I have to take the photos riding a small rescue boat in the middle of the Pacific ocean big with swells and two big cameras around my neck. I just have to say I got lucky to get some great shots and just to be on the boat with the full view of the sea, the sun, and the moon before me. The experience was AMAZING.

Photos and notes taken here.

Charity is now a novelista

Charity Tahmaseb is my colleague in St. Paul. She has a very interesting job on the side. She's the co-author of The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading. It's a milestone for her because 1) it's her first book, 2) she did it while she's being a full-time mother (hardest job in the world) and a technical writer (2nd hardest job in the world).

Photo taken somewhere here.

She gave us colleagues here in Manila complimentary copies, yey! She even signed each of the books. I forgot to mention that she include Marge's name. By the time it got here, the dedication reads, "Tonton... Ready? OK! Enjoy!" It somehow reminded me of that deodorant commercial.

I'm letting wife read it first. By the time she's done, this will be my first time to read a "different" type of novel. But that's ok. I think I can relate, since I used to be a geek (not a girl!) back in high school. And it's really a rare opportunity to know someone (and that someone knows you back) that wrote a book marked with an ISBN!

Nats strip in color!

Nats Payag is also a technical writer. During free time (which rarely happens nowadays), he sketched callcenter boy. Before, the strips used to be... what else, not in color! Nats wanted to give it a fresh look, so there goes the color!

Strip stolen here.

I wish Nats would have more time creating strips. To hell with the job that takes most of his time and impedes his creativity. Good thing he tagged along Job Perez, another technical writer/friend, to put some content on the site. Job's a good choice, he has an unquenchable exuberance for writing. Speaking of Job, he also has one achievement....

Job and friends go professional

Job and friends founded The Professional Commuter Web site. I'm not pretty sure who Job's friends are, but the friend of my friend makes them my friend too. Simply put, it's a site for "Going around Metro Manila in (cheap) style!" They got lots of really good tips there, you'll commute like a pro in no time. The CommutEtiquette section is a highly recommended read for the ignorant minority. Fans are piling up. Be one of us!

Jan hits and misses

Critical man Jan Venturanza has his Marketing H.A.M.S blog site. He frankly speaks his thoughts about some advertising strategies (almost all of them got bad reviews from him). Just to be on the safe side, I won't talk to much for fear of being criticized by my friend. I'll just quote him about the site:

Marketing H.A.M. is a place where we, customers and even Marketing professionals, can discuss anything and everything about the field of Marketing in the Philippines and in other countries as well. In this blog, we’ll put the spotlight on companies, brands, products, ads, agencies, trends, strategies, etc. Absolutely anything and everything Marketing.

I'm just proud of of them. Now when do I get to be a porn star?

tatakbo muli?

2009-07-21T18:32:00.001+08:00

i got a bad feeling that Erap will really really really run for the presidency again. nanunumbalik na kasi ang Erap jokes. lagot tayong lahat.

ahinghing everywhere

2009-06-15T16:39:00.002+08:00

talagang walang takas ang mga utaw sa A(H1N1), o ahinghing sa Tagalog (imbento ko lang actually) virus na iyan. nananawagan akong umalis na ang virus sa Pilipinas at sa buong mundo. kahit saka na muna matupad yun wish kong world peace. dasal dasal.

maling akala

2009-06-12T23:25:00.002+08:00

Happy independence day to all Filipinos! Sana malaya nga tayo!

Kahapon pala, nanahimik ako ng biglang may nagtext sa kin, unregistered number:

sino ba naman ang papatol sa ganitong text di ba? naisip ko, baka mamya pag nagreply ako, isang malaking scam pala. neknek nya, hindi ko siya papatulan. ismart ata ako. pero hindi pa nakuntento, nagtext pa uli:

Deadma pa rin ako, sige mag-aksaya ka pa. Bahala ka sa buhay mo hayup ka. Pero maya maya lang, nagulat ako, alam ang pangalan ko!

aba'y tantadu pala to e, nangahas pang banggitin pangalan ko. gusto ata talagang patulan. o baka nakatsamba lang. ewan ko, pero mejo na-misteryohan na ko. maya maya lang nagtext uli:

Ayos. Nadale ako.

wakasan ang gutom

2009-06-07T13:43:00.003+08:00

Kaninang umaga lang, tumahak kami sa Manila Yacht Club sa Roxas Blvd para maki-isa sa END HUNGER WALK THE WORLD ISANG HAKBANG PILIPINAS WFP WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME. Hindi ko alam kung ano talaga ang official name, kinopya ko na lang lahat from my tshirt.

So ayun, lumahok nga kami. This was our first time to join a worthy cause. Sa mababang halaga, may tshirt at bandana ka na, maglalakad ka lang ng di-aabot sa kalahating kilometro. Di mo na kelangang pagpawisan at hingalin para lang sa kung sino sinong hindi mo naman kilala. Very easy, can't complain. Pero, matagal lang nga ang waiting time, mashadong maraming cheche bureche pang binabanggit ang magasawang host na sila Vince at Patricia Hizon. Ah the memories of Vince the Prince, naalala ko tuloy. Gusto ko nga tanungin; 'hey mehn, do you still remember how Jolas took you to school?'

Anyway, we just ignored the hosts and took some pictures, pangpatay lang ng oras.

start area ng sosyal version ng alay lakad

We also took advantage of the closed section of Roxas Blvd. Masarap maghabulan, ang luwag luwag. Ako humiga.

beautiful! photo by misis

Finally, nagsimula ng maglakad. Madaming tao, nakakatuwa. There are even some puppies walking with their masters, naka-uniform din sila ng END HUNGER WALK THE WORLD ISANG HAKBANG PILIPINAS WFP WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME. When we reached the meeting point, may stage at may glidecam crane. Ang galing nung glide cam, nagga-glide!!! Sabay kaway lahat ang madaanan, including us. Nakita ko na rin sa personal si Mayor Lim, mukang walang sakit at di nagda-dialysis, matikas pa rin at isang tunay na lalake. Hay men!

We were supposed to stay longer kaso badtrip, may isang di tunay na lalake ang umepal, si Sam Concepcion. Pakinshit, let's move!

ako: kuya dalian mo! kelangan di natin marinig si sam concepcion!
kuya: no problem, panoorin mo muna ito, o ha!
photo by misis, na tumatakbo din papalayo sa stage

kanta ko yun e

2009-05-19T09:19:00.006+08:00

Bad trip si Hayden Kho.

Inagaw nya ang aking ultimate videoke song na "Careless Whisper." Samahan pa ng recently released to the whole wide web na video scandal ng praktis nila ni Katrina Halili, he really owned the song mhen! Ayan tuloy, tuwing maririnig ng misis ko ang kantang yun, hindi na niya naa-associate sa kin. Hay, I'm never gonna dance again.

Walanghiya din tong si Hayden Kho.

As of this writing, kalat na daw and hardcore versions courtesy of his "hayden camera." Di ko pa napapanood. Malamang ideny nyang siyang nagkalat nun. Ewan ko lang kung may maniniwala (baka yun jowa niya lang). Though it's easy to pretend, you know we're not fools. Ang tukmol talaga, hindi na nakuntentong maka-iskor ng mga hot chicks, mang-iinggit pa! Pervert and full of packingshiet, di na nagtira ng respeto.

Bagsak na talaga siya sa criteria ng tunaynalalake dahil bukod sa violation sa manifesto 5 (may abs) at 6 (sumasayaw), e isa siyang kiss and tell type. Go pak urself on video Kho-pal!

mga walang kamatayang tanong

2009-03-22T15:05:00.004+08:00

sa talambuhay natin, may mga walang kamatayang tanong tayong matatanggap in major stages of our life. madalas ay maiinis ka na nga sa mga taong akala mo concerned pero wala naman talagang pakialam syo. Here's the list of the top cliche questions with one common answer - mind your own business pakers!

Around puberty... Tule ka na ba (sa boys)? Nagka-regla ka na ba (sa girls)?
Around your teen years...May boyfriend/girlfriend ka na?
In between... anong year mo na anak? kelan ka ga-gradweyt? ano nga ang course mo?
Pag alam na nilang gradweyt ka na...Ano ang trabaho mo at saan?
After your teen years...Kelan ka ikakasal?
At pag nabalitaan nilang kasal o ikakasal ka na...buntis ba?
Pagkatapos ng kasal... kelan kayo magkaka-anak?
At pag nagka-anak ka na...nabinyagan na ba? susundan nyo ba? may bakuna na ba yan? gusto mo ng educational plan?
Pag medyo natanda ka na...kinasal na ba anak mo? may apo ka na? buhay ka pa?!
At anytime in your life pag naglalakad ka lang sa mall... Ma'am/Sir, may credit card na ba kayo?

balita

2009-03-02T09:58:00.000+08:00

kinasal na ako kay Marge.

yun lang.

watdapak have i been doing lately

2008-12-31T21:03:00.003+08:00

the last quarter of the year has been a very busy one. ebidensya ang matumal kong pag post ng entry dito. Ok lang, bilang naman ng isang kamay ang audience ko e.

anyway, this post is my year-ender. trace back ko lang ang mga nangyari, at ang mga musings na kasama ng mga ito.

work: middle of the year, abandon ship at lumipat sa iba. within my 6-month probationary period, nagawa ko ang mga bagay na never kong nagawa sa mga naiwang kong kumpanya.

kumanta live - company christmas party at the SMX convention center, jayjay and tonton performs live. at sa buong buhay ko, ngayon lang talaga kumanta/tumula (spoken word style daw yun) sa harap ng mahigit sa 500 katao. We performed "business time" by flight of the conchords. Mga expats lang daw ang naka-appreciate ng kwento ng kanta. Di na ako nagulat. Hindi pa handa ang mga pinoy para sa ganung klaseng comedy. hehehe,
sumali sa liga ng basketball - napanagutan ang pagiging athletic ko. wala kaming naipanalo pero ayus lang. ang mahalaga are the camaraderie and the health benefits. yes, niloloko ko lang ang sarili ko.
nag-cheerdance - kasama sa pagsali ko sa liga ang aming spartan cheer. kuha namin ang audience. ang judges hindi.

Matapos ang isang taon, I'm here again thinking of where I am now in my career path. It's definitely not as fabulous as my contemporaries. Ok lang, ARTIST AKO! I'm thankful that I still have a job, considering maraming biktima ng retrenchment dito recently. Safe man, dumami naman ang work, madami rin kasi nagresign. Hindi na pwede ang magpanggap. I really need to manage my time. Sige gagawin ko, starting bukas. Pero balik tayo sa mga nagresign dito, ayun in 6 months of my stay, 8 fellow techwriters resigned - Job, Reina, Rach, Timi, Raymond, Teth, Noems, Allan, and Mark. Ay tanga, 9 pala! Sayang lang kasi nakilala ko sana sila ng husto at nagawang ng magandagandang video. Speaking of farewell videos, di ko pa napapanood ang mga messages ng mga hitad sa emerson. Di pa edited e. Korni nga naman kung ako mag-edit

relationships: On one hand, medyo nababawasan na ang aking social life. Ang aking relasyon with friends, either epekto ng memory gap o talagang busy lang palagi. I used to almost always remember all my friends' birthday and greet them almost always on the same day. Pero malala ang performance ko ngayon. Pagpasenshahan nyo na lang. Kung may one hand, may other hand! Family is doing ok and bonggang bongga naman ang kajowaan. In 2 months time, aasawahin ko na at maglalaro kami ng bahaybahayan forever, forever and ever...I don't wanna close my eyes...

Pero ayun, talagang napakalapit na ng araw ng pamamaalam sa aking single life. Not that I'm worried. Malamang isip bata pa rin ako, pag away ako ni marge, suntok ko siya weeee! Joke lang. Madami pang gagawing wedding-related stuff but hopefully they'll all fall in just in time before she pushes the panic button. anyway for more wedding-related stories, dun na lang kayo sa tisoytangos. After the wedding, jan ko na rin lalagay ang mga couple misadventures namin. This blog will stay shempre, ang ganda ganda nito e.

Gotta go, still have stuff to do. Happy new year na lang sa inyong lahat. Ang message ko, ganun pa rin - spread the love!

2008-11-18T01:27:00.001+08:00

here it is, our alternative to wedding monograms. i already abandoned the idea of the victoria court logo, wedding version. marami palang conservative sa audience, baka mahusgahan pa. kaya iyan, gawa ng patanyag pa lang na si nats payag, ang promotor ng callcenterboy.

makikita yang logo sa aming wedblog, sa invites na under construction, at all over the reception. swerte ang mabubunot sa raffle. yung hindi mabubunot...e di malas!

make room for the call center boy

2008-11-08T22:39:00.005+08:00

his name is eddie
and he is neat.
he loves Jollibee
and he likes to eat.

Watch this one fly folks.
www.callcenterboy.com

end game

2008-11-07T22:17:00.001+08:00

Yes sa wakas, naka-score din ako sa last game namin. We lost, as usual. Pero pang top ten best plays of the league yun akin. Pano kasi, 3rd qrtr yun, pinasok din ako ni coach. At inbound ng kalaban. I snatched the ball from the pg and went straight to the basket. Pero meron sumabay sa kin. Kinaliwa ko. Kasi kaliwete naman talaga ako. Ayun, pumasok.

The steal was scripted. The ball handler was a good friend of mine, napakiusapan. The drive, however, wasn't. Although kaibigan ko rin yun sumabay sa kin sa ere, hindi sha na-brief about the conspiracy. Kaya ayun, sabi ng mga nakanood, pang poster daw. Pero pasalamat talaga ako pumasok.

Sana next season hindi na ko isali.

suportahan

2008-11-05T11:59:00.006+08:00

Nagsimula ng magpa-trial make-up si Marge. Sali din ako!

Make-up by Marge

oktoberfest

2008-10-31T14:36:00.010+08:00

This had been a very busy month. Around half of the time spent was wedding-related. I had to block almost all my Saturdays off just to accept labadas, which were very helpful in significantly improving our savings. My social life was somehow affected. Di na ako naka-attend sa binyag ng anak ng kaibigan ko, sa kasal ni Dins at Albert, at sa birthday ng aking only brother-turned-sister-around-4 yrs-ago.

Sunday is exclusively for kumander-to-be Marge, where we either meet with suppliers or just make laboy and be baboys. Sobrang bawas na nga quality time namin. Naninibago talaga kami with this kind of schedule. But this is just a phase. Naghahanda lang talaga para sa panibagong buhay. Seryoso na talaga ito, kelangan bawasan ang petiks. After the sumpaans and the pirmahans, I'm confident that the level of spontaneity we had before will be back. Add the perk na pwede na ninya akong kalabitin everytime maalimpungatan. Magiging happy persons na kami soon!

My weekdays were just as busy as my weekends. Daming activities sa opisina. As usual, karamihan dito extra curricular. Self-fulfilling prophecy ata ang pagiging chief entertainment officer ko. Pero in fairness to me, bawas na ang kabibohan. Nakakapagod din minsan e. But so far, topak pa rin ako.

Take the case of our basketball league. Ako, na never sumali sa mga ganyan, napasali. I enlisted. Ok din, nagka-uniform ako for the first time. Ay, jersey pala ang tawag dito.

At forward, #4 !

We already played 5 games. At wala pa kaming panalo. Wala pa rin akong score. So far ang aking stats ay: FG 0/1, Reb-2, Turnover-1. We have 1 game left, sana dun maka-puntos na.

Bago pala maglaro ang lahat, we had our opening ceremonies in Philippine Army Gym. May kasama pang cheerleading contest. Some teams didn't participate. Others did, including the Red Team. Pero way before the opening nagkaron, nanganib pang wala kaming maipakitang cheer. The women in our team had other priorities in life. Mga walang pakisama, but I respect them hehe. Ay! Ako nga rin pala ang cheer captain ng red team.

Ayaw naman namin maging kj. Fortunately I convinced all my teammates to cheer for ourselves. Game naman ang mga boys. We know we wouldn't win in the games so baka may chance kami sa aming performance na siguradong kakaiba. Below is the evidence of our winning performance.

Talo kami. Pero masaya din. Kuha namin ang audience impact, 10% din yun. Ang masaya diyan e napasayaw ko ang 2 managers. Buti na lang talaga naka-maskara. Pasok sa budget.

As for my official work, I'm not complaining. I have time to do other stuff. Kaya lang, the attrition rate in our team cannot be ignored. Parang once a month meron umaalis. Madami-dami na akong nagawang farewell video dito in less than a year kumpara sa dati.

And I really can't stop comparing my past work environment from the present. Nami-miss ko ang mga camwhoring moments with the team. Wala kasing ala-Yummy dun. Naka-4 months na ako, wala pa rin akong maco-consider na team pic! Wala rin akong permanenteng set of friends, kung kani-kanino ako nakiki-chismax. Buti nlng I didn't have trouble blending in.

Minsan inaaliw ko na lang ang sarili ko. Buti na lang some things never change. I still have the knack for capturing moments.

Ilan lang yan sa mga nahuli ko. Meron akong shots ng managers at iba pa mula sa ibang teams. Saka ko nlng po-post. Dumadami ang materials ko for Intriga Magazine, Lawson edition.

It's nice to know rin na I'm gaining a following with my paparazzo antics. Meron ngang nagsubmit sa kin ng entry e. Kuha daw nya sa isang kaopisina. Pero di ko na po-post yun. Medyo psychosocially unstable daw yung mama.

top 5 'we're watching u' pauso

2008-09-10T19:41:00.006+08:00

karamihan ng mga kaibigan kong nagpapakaalipin sa mga multinational companies na pinapasukan nila, nagkukuwento ng mga hinaing sa kani-kanilang IT departments sa ginagawang pagpupulis. di ako exempted dyan. Katunayan, meron ngang tinatawag ditong martial law--- (iwas konti baka magoogle ng management!).

ako naman, dahil tinatamad magtrabaho, kinolekta ko ang mga sumbong kay tonio. sa mga nakalap kong pauso, ito ang asa tough five (actually pinilit ko talagang umabot ng lima yan).

05: Ipagbawal ang mga non-business related sites.

Classic. May punto kung talagang ipagbabawal, in terms of putting security filters in place. pero kung wala sa plano ng management ang ganun, at hanggang sabi sabi lang ang pagbabawal with matching huli ka balbon situations like an mmda trapik enforcer, that's purely power tripping. ibat ibang hayop tuloy ang tawag sa mga sumisita e, may baboy, barney's little sister dinosaur, elepante, atbp.

04: Ipagbawal ang instant messaging.

May isang authority ang nagsabi tungkol sa ym: "It's such a flexible tool but often abused and misused." Nasa konteksto yan ng planong pagmonitor ng ym sessions. but i'm sure isa rin lang yan sa mga cliche justifications na ginagamit. dagdag dyan, may epekto daw kasi sa productivity ang paggamit ng mga ganito. sige nga! ilabas ang ebidensya! para na rin sinabi na merong direct relationship between consumption of mass media at sex and violence, which is hanggang ngayon debated issue pa. At kung enforce nila ito, wala pa rin silang laban sa Article III bill of rights.

03: Iprint lahat ng message logs.

Yeah, go green kayo jan. waste the trees, print them all! para san? to show you're in control? ay feeling ko hindi. chismosa to the highest level lang.

02: Bawal ang thumbdrive/USB

"For me i don't see the reason why you'll be needing a thumbdrive." paliwanag ng isang respetableng senior security analyst habang nagpepresent sha ng IT policy sa aming mga newbies (lagpas 50 kami). Yung powerpoint file nya, coming from his USB.

01: Lagyan ng lockdown system ang PC

Ito ang pinakabagong pakulong narinig ko. Ang pc mo daw, operational lang based on the hours na dineclare mong papasok kaw. So kung declare mong 9-5 kang papasok for this week, you can just use your station within those hours. di ka pwedeng magkaron ng 'unplanned' obertym. di mo na sha mabubuksan uli pag 5:01pm na. lupet ano? dinaig pa ang piso internet system ni julio at ian.

feeling ko kasalanan ito ni daboy (rip repapips). tumatak sa isip ng mga pinoy (na eventually naging it managers) ang 'trabaho lang, walang personalan' mentality. maniwala kayong may fine line between the two. wala. guniguni lang natin yun.

basically, ang mga pakulong ito, quoting one of my opismates, "is so 1930s, so industrial age!" malamang sa alamang, ang definition nila ng 'productivity' e how many x can be produced in y mins/hrs/days chorva. weird ano. di naman tayo nasa assembly line in which maloloka ang business continuity pag may nangamusta lang sa nanay nya sandali. siguradong may aabuso, pero if you set a general authoritatian atmosphere, sirang sira na ang konsepto ng knoweldge-based open society na likas naman sa kultura ng IT. Gudlak mga tungaw!

mission accomplished uli

2008-09-08T02:28:00.002+08:00

masaya. naka-isa na rin! at higit sa lahat, naibigay ko na rin ang paruparo na pinagka-ingat ingatan kong itago. san ka nakakita ng ganun in the middle of all the wedding preparations? sa min lang! perpek na sana ang delivery pero wala mashadong props. wala rin witness, sana may paparazzi around para may ebidensya, parang yun kay armie at jay-em. I guess it'll just be another one good story in our books.

salamat kay janevin, sa nanay nya, at sa lolo nya sa pagmaterialize ng aking konsepto.

sana lang wag nya akong masampal on that side. daig pa ang iron butterfly kung sasalpok yun sa aking sensitive face.

maraming salamat kay marge for tolerating my jerkiness, my twisted spontaneity, and my whole abnormal self. sana hindi ako magbago.

may chupa ka na, may toy ka pa!

2008-09-06T18:07:00.001+08:00

commercial break:

Suck for Luck promo ng Chupa Chups Pilipinas.

www.chupachups.com.ph

why so serious?

2008-08-30T00:28:00.002+08:00

take it away mama!

mga naipon na kwento

2008-08-26T22:42:00.011+08:00

It's been a while. kaya babawi. lots of things happened nitong nakalipas na buwan. i forgot most of my blogworthy moments, kaya ito na lang ang mga natira sa memorya ko, from oldest to most recent:

Lipat Bahay, Bago Buhay at mga Gamit na Nahalukay...

Nabenta na rin ang property. Milyones ang halaga. Sana amin lang lahat yun. Pero milyones din ang utang ng palos kong lolo, na ipinamana nya, kasama nung property. the good news is, all the utangs are settled. bad news...well i dont want to look at that. basta kahit papano meron natira, yun pwedeng pang downpayment man lang kung bibili ng panibagong property.

We finally moved around 1st week of August. We, as in kami ng core family ko. May mga nag-klaro kung kami ni Marge yun. Nope. Not yet. hihihi. So ayun, lipat na kami. The short term plan was to rent an apartment. May nahanap naman and we retained our being Pasigueños. Mga 2 baranggays away from our former home. Sa aming paglilipat, maraming 'self-rediscoveries' ang nahalukay sa mga gamit na matagal ng nakabaon. (Pasok theme song ng MMK!)

This is my very first reseta:

Salamat doc, salamat Enfamil, salamat Polyvisol

Tinawag pa ko dyan na 'Boy Pagaduan.' That's most likely the hospital's generic naming convention. At malamang, yan din ang isa sa salarin (ang iba ay katamaran or just plain lack of creativity) kung bakit lahat ng pamilyang Pinoy ay may kamag-anak na "Boy".

Sa mga nagastos naman ng mga magulang ko sa aking paglabas sa tyan ni nanay (CS si mother, laki daw kasi ulo ko, di kasya sa kanyang p**p**) , ito ang ebidensya:

The cost of CS, year 1979

Mahal na ang 600petot during that time. Shempre. Ang minimum wage noon e... ay hindi ko alam. Basta mahal na yan. Wala ring cable TV noon so ang entertainment system sa kwarto ay electric radio, sa rental price of 4 petot. Hanap nyo nga ako ng non-electric radio.

Moving along, tumanda naman ako at hindi nyo naitatanong, mejo nahilig ako sa art. Here are evidences of my potential to be better than Whilce Portacio:

Roborat unleashes Dora Wave

Yang nasa taas ang version ko ng roborat. I can't remember if I did this before or after Joey de Leon's movie with the same characters. Pero naalala ko na inspired ang character na ito ng mga characters sa Funny Komiks. Ito sana yung po-propose ko sa scriptwriter na maging dagdag na alalay ni Combatron. Nalalakihan kasi ako kay Dobbernaut. At least ito, maibubulsa nya.

Robokat na ang special weapon sa kamay hindi ko maalala.

Ito naman si Robokat. Alalay sana ni Death Metal. Kasi naisip ko, kawawa naman siya. Si Combatron dalawa na alalay kung sakali. Sha wala. Alam kong malakas si Death Metal. Pero magandang magkagulo rin sa komiks ang aso pusa at daga para may variety.

Naalala ko tuloy yung ginawa kong comic strip na Charlie Black. That was my own spoof version of Charlie Brown na jologs ang dating. Marami na rin akong nagawang strips sa bond paper. Sayang hindi ko na sila na-preserve. Anyway, nakahalukay din ako ng old pics. Here's a classic pic of my mama:

nanay kong maagang lumandi

Hindi ko lang talaga maintindihan kung bakit tabingi yun furniture sa background.

Ayun lang naman ang ilan sa mga interesting things na nadiscover ko at na-scan. Others e natawa na lang ako at tinapon ng diretso. Tulad nung ipis na ginawang book marker. Sa tagal nakatago nung libro e napreserve ata ang pisat na katawan ni Mr. Cockroach. Buhay pa rin pala ang koleksyon ko ng mga mails and cards coming from da girls I loved before (most of them had no idea.)

Sa aking bagong neighborhood naman, masasabing I am experiencing a very Pinoy type of urban living. Thanks to my mama's soulmate daw, natulungan nya kami makahanap ng malilipatan.
Maayos ang apartment na nakuha namin. Mejo adventure lang ang papunta doon. Mga 100 meters of iskinita to the max ang ibabyahe mo para maabot ang pinto namin. At ang iskinita, may part na wala pang isang metro ang lapad, as in you won't be able to extend both arms sideways. Pag malakas ang ulan, salo mo rin ang lahat ng tubig sa bubong ng mga bahay na madadaanan mo. Hindi uso dun ang alulod at gutters. Maski ang payong di mo matodo ang bukas. Pero in fairness to the place, magandang pakinggan ang address namin - Dr. Pilapil Interior, Brgy San Miguel Pasig City.

Naka-dalawang hakot din kami. Buti na lang mabait yun isang kapitbahay naming Intsik. For a very reasonable price e pina-arkila nya ang kanyang truck at 3 pahinante. Sanay sa buhatan ang mga boys. Mga drum daw na may laman ang madalas buhatin. Yun nga lang, sa pagkasanay nilang magbuhat ng mga ganun, wala silang konseptong handling with care. Mga barubal pero mababait at walang reklamo. At the end of hakot, I treated them to a nearby carinderia. Type ata ako nung katulong, kasi napansin kong mas madami yun takal nya ng kanin sa akin kesa sa mga iba. Baka nagwapuhan talaga sa kin. O baka akala nya bigtime ako bilang bisor nung mga pahinante.

Trabaho at Labada

Scary and sad ang mga work-related news na natanggap ko. Maraming nagre-resign! Sa L nga lang, since pumasok ako, 4 na ang nag-resign. May kanya kanyang reason naman. At sa mga nasagap ko, hindi naman management ang problema. Sa E naman, iba. Most reasons are management related.

In one chat session, nakatanggap ako ng 4 pops halos simultaneously, at ang common theme nila ay ang pagkabadtrip sa martial law. I was most entertained by the news that came to me regarding SPO1's pulis patola moment. Isyu nanaman daw sa di paghugas ng mug. Hindi niya talaga alam ang pagkakaiba ng obligasyon sa oportunidad. Panis na ang isyung ito, nasabi ko lng. Bobo kasi. Bagay siyang maging bisor ng mga temporary employees ng esem dahil sa kanyang unfailing sumbong and sita manuevers. Bobo lang nga.

Sindakan festival

Ang isa pa, pati Internet usage issue. Mahigpit na raw sila. Ganon ata ang trend. Feeling ng mga hindi nakakaintindi, hindi nagtatrabaho ang mga tao. Pero gaya nga ng isa sa favorite motto ni Rowell Saturnino (yari ka pre! magu-google ka nanaman!), work smart not work hard. That should be one of the perspectives they should consider. Yan ang trend, di lang nila nakikita. Ang laki laki na nga ng natitipid sa Pinas, nagdadamot pa simple pleasures. Konting kapritso lang naman e. Sa kagustuhan nilang maghigpit, the bigger chance that people will seek underground measures; and consequently, the bigger chance din of compromising security. Gudlak! At gudlak din kung makapagtrabaho ng husto ang isang dismayadong empleyado.

On the lighter side of things, na-evaluate ako sa aking performance sa L. Ayos naman. Isyu pa rin ang commitment sa deadlines, hehehe. Mahilig daw ako magpa-adjust ng schedule. Pero ayos lang, kasi daw it shows that I have excellent negotiation skills. Yan ang constructive criticism!

Sa mga labada (raket), may grasya naman dumadating. Meron potential labadang maaring magbigay ng rockstar status sa amin. Mejo pinag-aaralan pa lang mabuti. Sana wag mainip ang dalawang inbentor ng produktong yun. As it is so far, may mga roadblocks pa. Sana malagpasan nila. I believe in their innovative product. Umepal ako dun kasi feeling ko kekelanganin pa nilang papogiin ng husto ang kanilang produkto. Our fingers are crossed.

The Road to the Big Show

Malapit na!!! Marami pang kelangan gawin. Nasa stage na kami ng pag-asikaso ng mga detalye. Mukang madali lang but usually we tend to absorb everything, hindi na tuloy nalalaman kung ano dapat unahin. Malaking bagay rin ang may online resource tulad ng WOW (di ako nagbabasa, binabalita lang ni Marge). May mga asungot lang dun na kwento ng kwento ng misadventures. Nakakadagdag lang ng mga iniisip, baka maging biktima pa kami ng cultivation theory.

Anyway, hindi pa naman umaatras si Marge, which is a good thing. Ang gwapo gwapo ko nga kanina, pinadalhan ako ng cake. First time ever sa buhay ko yun ah. In celebration of a private okasyon kasi. It's somehow sad that we weren't able to celebrate it with each other's presence. Pero babawi ako. Maganda ang pangbawi ko e. Surprise na lang.

she loves me, she loves me, notz.

wag maingay, me naglalaba!

2008-08-19T00:30:00.002+08:00

this too shall pass. hahaha! -- marge

my sentiments eksakto

2008-07-30T23:12:00.003+08:00

hoy mga fans,

naalala nyo yun final hirit ko sa previous post about mga taong walang pinong gumamit ng "reply to all?" aba, isang kasamahan sa pananampalataya ang nagreply to all rin. I like the way she said it.

Nakakatuwa naman kayo. But since di kami maka-relate at wala naman kaming ma-contribute sa mga experience ninyo, quite [sic] nalang kami. But I am glad you are doing well and seeing a bigger world.

Pagbutihan nyo. At least may titirhan kami pag namasyal kami sa mga lugar nyo. He,he.

Sabay segue sa mga items na balak nyang ipabili. Swabeng swabe. Hindi na mahahalata ng mga self-conceited utaws yun hahahaha! Don't get me wrong, labs ko yang mga yan kahit ganun sila.

bits lang para may maihirit

2008-07-19T21:21:00.008+08:00

...pinanood na namin ang Dark Knight. I'll waive my right to criticize the movie. Kumita na naman ang Warner Bros. sa amin. Ang malungkot lang is dapak na mahirap din talaga maging superhero. istorbo kasi ang mga chicks, di makapagtrabaho ng maayos. Anyway, naka-relate naman ako sa kabaliwan ni Joker. Hindi nga na-move si Marge sa character na iyon. Sanay na daw kasi sha sa akin...

...natapos na rin ang STC event na pinuntahan namin kanina. Malupet ako, may fanclub na bitbit. Much-awaited daw ang first ever STC local chapter event na ito. Natuloy rin. In Fairview, mukang we're off to a good start. Bibo ang mga tao sa kanilang mga inputs. Magtuloy tuloy lang ito at mukang may mangyayaring maganda para sa mga nakararaming technical writers. Congrats to Reina and the whole team for pulling it off. I also congratulate myself for pulling one off. Hindi sana nilang nahalata ang aking pagpapanggap...

...hindi lang namin talaga sigurado. pero sa loob ng The Ateneo campus ay may mga trapal na tulad ng nasa baba. If my small brain that is a product of a state university assumed it right, kinakarir ng mga taong ito ang pagpapapogi sa telebisyon. ang ganda ng kanilang prioridad sa buhay. Hindi ko pag-aaralin ang magiging anak ko rito. I can't afford it anyway...

...may mga utaw pa rin na walang pakundangang gumamit ng 'Reply to All.' I don't really care about their stories na labas na sa original thread. At malamang hindi ako nag-iisa. Ewan ko ba. Hindi naman mahirap gumawa ng panibagong thread. Bigyan naman sana nila ng choice ang mga hindi interesado. Hindi na lang kasi gumawa ng subgroup at dun magtsismisan, alam naman nila na sila sila lang din naman ang naghihiritan. Pare-parehas naman ang pinagkkwentuhan nila. To the tune of - all about themselves. Parang mga highschool brats na nagdadaigan ng kwentong wala namang kwenta...

changing hats

2008-07-14T00:56:00.006+08:00

After weeks of adjusting, pagpapanggap na nagte-training, pagkainis sa internet usage policies, makakapagblog na rin ako ng maayos. Tinangka kong magblog by writing my musings on a Word document. Pero epic failure. Blogger's block ata pag hindi blogspot ang ginamit ko. Heniwez, ngayong walang makakapigil sa akin, blog away!

Usapang bahay - papatalsikin na kami sa bahay namin, after 12 years. At yung minanang utang ng nanay ko sa lolo kong pabling, nabayaran na. Ayus na rin. Ang problema namin ngayon e kung san kami lilipat. Meron nlng kaming half a month to look for a bubong.

Usapang karir - I'm on my 5th company. Bale third technical writing stint ko na itech. Nagsimula ang karir sa isang antivirus company (na naba-virusan ang server), sumunod sa UPS manufacturer (na nawawalan pa rin ng kuryente), at ngayon, sa isang ERP software developer (na hindi ko pa nafi-figure out kapalpakan).

At first, I'm not completely happy with the change. Nawala na yun idea ko where a perfect place to work has the triple H factor - near your Home, Heart, and Hommies. Ala jan ni isa. So kamusta naman di ba?

After some time, I started comparing and contrasting L to my previous companies. Itong mga sumusunod ang Top 5 na kakaiba kay L:

May security cameras sa fire exit stairs. So walang makagagawa ng sex scandal. Sayang. Naalala ko nung nasa Eastwood pa ako, kung pano magkiss and tell ng kanilang fire exit escapades ang isang dalaga at ang kanyang bansot na boyfriend.
Ang pantry ni L, may cable TV. I'm sure ayaw ni Booky ng ganun.
Maraming blocked sites, pati itong blogger! Packingsheet! I'm sure gusto ni Booky ng ganun. Sayang wala kaming IT boss tulad ni Kiko, na ipinaglalaban ang kagustuhan ng karamihan.
Behaved ang mga tao. Ako na ata pinakamaingay. At walang sumisigaw ng "Roooooooooooooooodddddddd!" within earshot at higit sa lahat, walang epal sa vicinity.
Unlimited supply ang tisyu at handsoap sa CR ni L. At yun handsoap, mabango. When you use it, there'll be no traces of a recent engagement with nature.

As for my immediate colleagues, most of them are nice. Nicer pa sila kesa sa iba jan. Kasi ang first impression ng mga taga-L sa akin e i'm on drugs daw ata. Di tulad sa mga taga-E na may ADHD daw ako. Hehehe. (Pero I soon found out that the person who commented on my behavior really had a son with ADHD, so siguro sensitive sa kanya yung isyung iyon. At inperness, love nya ako. Ba't kaya?)

Andami naming techwriters dun, halos 20 sa team. And sa pag-profile ko, most of them are very good. Meron din namang nagpapanggap (isa na ko dun) pero I mean, lagpas sampung techwriter ang 'Teanue-class' sa pagka-proactive (professionally) at talent. Marami pa kong kaning kakainin. Mangungulelat siguro ako. Sana hindi.

Kaya ewan ko lang kung magtatagal ako dun. Wala nga kasi yun triple H. Challenge nanaman ito, shiet! Huwell, maganda naman so far. Tulad ng pagsali ko sa Society for Technical Communication - Philippines Chapter. Ang sosyal pakinggan di ba? Pano kasi, ang founding members and officers ay sila-sila ring mga taga-L. Mga walang magawa siguro. Sali na rin ako, umepal na habang maaga. And so I was given the task to be the webmaster ng STC Pinas (na ang nagagawa ko pa lang ay mag-upload ng picture). O ha, walang kaabog-abog! Ayus na rin, magandang i-add sa resume. Makapag-update na nga.

ang sikretong nakaraan ni bossing edsel

2008-06-25T20:35:00.007+08:00

habang nagpapanggap ako na nagbabasa ng mga training materials, nag-trip akong i-google ang aking mga kasama sa TSS. Shempre inuna ko ang aking dating boss. Well well well why do we have here...

minsan din pala lumawig ang mga pakpak ni bossing bilang isang miyembro ng underground 80's band. ito ang copy-pasted portion na nakuha ko doon...

In late 1985, Deans December was formed by members, Binky Lampano (Vocals), Richard Cabahuatan (Guitars), Jun Lazo (Bass), Mike Cerrada (Drums), Edsel La Rosa (Keyboards) and Gregson Castillo (Guitars) to join an audition for the Brave New Bands at Katrina's. By September of 1986 they would independently release one of the best New Wave / Alternative album from Manila's mid to late 80's local underground music scene. This cassette album was produced by Nitto Palacios (Integrated Circuit) and Engineered by Jim Sarthou (Urban Bandits). By 1987-1988, two of the original (recording) members would have left the group...giving the remaining 4 piece a chance to have a different and harder, edgier sound shifting more on guitars unlike in the album where it was a mixture of a lot of synth/keyboards woven intricately with the guitars/rhythm/bass and drums and Binky's words that were full of social message being preached in an entertaining medium.

itong naka-embed na kanta ay "It Doesn't Snow in Manila," perpek panama sa mga nag-iilusyon.

it doesnt snow in manila - DEANS DECEMBER

Sayang na-crop ata yun picture dun sa source blog at hindi naisama si Edsel. Gayunpaman, idol si bossing! Bigyan nyo ako ng 8% increase ehehehe.

uno, dos, palmas...

2008-06-23T23:05:00.003+08:00

...swerteng malas!

malamang ako lang ang may negatibong kwento sa dos palmas experience. mejo malas kasi inulan kami. malas kasi for the last time e nagamit ng husto ang akin talent, na binalewala rin nung kapitan ni zaido nung first night. tangina nya. basta ibigay lang ang bp ko, di na ko magco-comment. hindi tuloy ako nag-enjoy, as usual. pero babalik kami ni marge, babalik!

swerte kasi kahit papano, nakapagpakuha pa rin ako ng aking signature pose. ayun lang.

wala talaga akong mashadong maiku-kwento jan sa dos palmas na yan. ang nasa isip ko, at ng mga kaanak namin ngayon, ay ang pag-asang nasa mabuting kalagayan pa si Jaime "Pompe" Pacaña/Pacana, pang-apat na bumili ng tiket according sa manifest ng M/V Princess of the Stars.

Naging makabuluhan si Tito Lolo Pompe sa mga huling araw ng pinsan nyang si Dade. Unexpected, all the way from Cebu, e lumitaw sha at ang daming tulong ibinigay mula ospital hanggang sa cremation. Ipinagdarasal namin siya ngayon.

misyon akomplish uli

2008-06-05T00:57:00.003+08:00

happy birthday muna sa kumander kong si Margarita.

natapos din ang mahabang araw ng ninja movements. may mga pumalpak pero hindi naman ako nahalata hehehe, ayus na rin. naging successful naman ako sa aking misyon. salamat sa mga accomplice, may potential sila sa art of ninjutsu. anyway, nakakapagod siya in perview. umaga ako natulog, umaga rin nagising. tapos napaka physically challenging pa ng araw ko hyuk hyuk hyuk...

well, masaya naman ako sa mga nagawa kong surprises. mahilig ako dun e. kahit anong pilit ni margarita na i-spill ko ang beans ng aking plan for the day, wala siyang nakuha. ang galing galing ko talaga. sana pwede ko pagkakitaan ito noh? but no, exclusive service itetch.

wala na ko masabi, basta the day ended well at happy puso ang isa jan. happy birthday pala kay Margarita uli. word? word!

my passport is gone

2008-05-27T09:53:00.004+08:00

almost 160gb of pure entertainment (sans porn), gone!
malaking kawalan.
may warranty pa naman.
sana lang ma-recover.

my avatar in america

2008-05-23T10:52:00.006+08:00

Hindi man ako nakasama sa Ohio, pinadala ko naman ang aking funky monkey* proxy. Ito ang mga ebidensya:

Just hanging...

macho mitz may pagnanasa

Tehnical Documentation Team
Sa harap ng hotel, keep off the grass yan, mga maledukadong Pinoy, tsk tsk

That's my whiteboy boss na nag-ahit.
Kundi sha nag-ahit, magmumukang partner ni Chuck Norris sa Texas Ranger...

With misis ni boss at isa pang whiteboy na may dugong pinoy...

Tropical monkey inside the polar bear van...
Ang ganda ko sanang mascot.

Unggoy ginawang patuka sa ibon...

Lambitin in da green...

Akshuli, kay Aldo ang funky monkey, hiniram ko lang. Ayus rin.

Mejo sayang ang 10-years na visa, silver elite card, caucasian hooters, at kung ano ano pang perks. Mejo lang, dahil kahit papano ay nagawa ko na ang wish kong mapatatakan ang aking passport.

Bow.

unique SL/VL reasons

2008-05-14T09:42:00.004+08:00

1. "laxative in full effect" (medicine induced LBM)
2. "heavy morning headache" (malamang buntis)
3. "extended lenten season vacation" (nahirapan siguro magtanggal ng pako sa kamay)
4. "headache problems" (sakit ng ulo na nga, problema pa. kawawa naman)
5. "when to the hospital." (kelan?!)

nang mapuno ang salop dahil sa spam

2008-05-13T10:43:00.003+08:00

Around 3/4 of my email inbox is spam. ever since, i ignored them. pero this time, namilosopo na ako. Ito ang biktima:

Nireplyan ko yan. Sabi ko:

Sure! 1800-GO-FUCK-YOURSELF.

Sana magreply uli. I want to engage in a senseless conversation hehe.

triumvirate

2008-05-08T15:32:00.004+08:00

I had a very long day yesterday. Pagising sa umaga, nasa isip ko na ang mega production kalokohang dapat ko tapusin by 3pm. Todo karir ito dahil bukod sa malamang lamang huling video production ko na para sa jeperson, e si white boy pa ang bida. Baka sakaling maawa sha at pasamahin ako sa Palawan hehe. Natapos naman. At marami naman naaliw.

Paglubog ng araw, I met up with my 2 barako friends. Yung isa business-minded. Yun isa business-minded rin pero balak maging congressman. Isinabit nila ako sa kanilang business venture na talaga namang ambitious pero hindi naman imposible. Bilib sila sa akin, ewan kung bakit. So sabit na rin ako. Baka ito pa raw ang maging daan upang tawagin kaming Don Alberto, Don Antonio, at Don Rafael. Pwede!

Ito palang si Don Alberto ay may titong Jesuita. Isang celebrity priest sa Ateneo na maraming koneksyon. Pinuntahan namin si pader, chika chika konti. Maganda ang napagusapan, mainly on social awareness and how businesses can contribute to nation-building, mga trip kong topic.

The purpose of the meeting was more of a getting-to-know-you one. May nakahanda na palang endorsement letter para sa 'amin.' As in kasama daw talaga ako ha. Akala ko nung una kasi, knowing Don Alberto, e drawing lang. Aba in fairness, nakaramdam ako ng eksenang brushing elbows with a very influential person.

Yung endorsement letter na iyon ay para pala makausap namin (as in kasama talaga ako) si Joe Concepcion Jr. Ito kasing si Don Rafael, may bright idea in mind. Pag nagkataon daw, baka bilin kami ng Google. Anyway, if we get a shot at being allowed a meeting, masaya na kami. Pero kung patulan ni JoeCon ang aming proposal...woot woot! Kikita na kami, may silbi pa sa bayan!

Hay...sana lang.

SPO epal moments

2008-04-28T09:43:00.002+08:00

Ako'y badtrip.

PSP na lang nga, sisitahin pa. Sabi ko, aba e hindi naman ito company resource ah.

Sabi nya, maski na, responsibilidad ko pa rin daw yun at baka mawala.

Sabi nga ni yummy, non-sequitur.

Nagdilim ang paningin ko. Ibinato ko ang PSP. Mahina lang naman. Gusto ko pa maglaro noh.

Nagulat ang SPO1. Lumayo na lang ako at baka masabi ko pa na:

"Hoy hindi ka na nga mahusay magtrabaho sa official functions mo e eepal ka pang enforcer jan."

"Any attempts to please TSS will be in vain. Hindi ka namin type noon pa man. Period."

Mukang nangyayari ito tuwing tapos nako mag-LBM, pansin ko lang. At least naka-preno pa. May improvement, inpernes.

Ayan, hindi nako badtrip.

earth is bilog

2008-04-22T20:41:00.005+08:00

Napanood ko nung Linggo ng gabi ang Signos ng GMA Network. Usong-uso na talaga ngayon ang mga dokyung tumatalakay sa kalagayan ng mundo. Di naman malayo ang Signos sa temang tinutumbok ng mga climate change awareness programs. Ipinakita nito kung pano naapektuhan ang isang simpleng mamamayan. Nakakalungkot lang talaga that we are now in the period of consequences na malinaw na kasalanan nating mga utaw.

Naisip ko lang, history is a vicious cycle. Every civilization is bound to be destroyed almost often by the very citizens themselves. Ngayong halos napag-iisa ng information age ang buong mundo, mas malaki ang damage kumpara sa nangyari sa mga Egyptians, Incas, Romans atbp mga naunang sibilisasyon. Pwedeng pwedeng buong mundo na maglaho - scariest shit ever.

I'd like to be positive that we can do something about it. Ang daming simpleng kontribusyong magagawa para malutas ang problema. Ako may nagagawa naman in fairness to me. Oo promise! Eco-pulis ata ako nung elementary pa lang. But I wish I have the power to dump in 'non-biodegradable' labeled bags those people who protect their personal interests. Napakahirap ipaunawa sa mga iyon ang katotohanan lalo na pag ang kanilang kasakiman sa datung ay naka-salalay sa pagtangging unawain ang mga katotohanang ito. Ano daw?!

Happy Earth Day!

tanggap na ako!

2008-04-10T09:29:00.005+08:00

hoax victim

2008-04-08T10:35:00.007+08:00

Because I am on LBM mode, I spammed my credentials to different capitalists. One time, I unexpectedly received an email from SHELL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM. Wow! I did submit in their online database. This must be their response. This is a good opportunity, Shell ito - bigtime! Ito ang email:

Initially, na-weirduhan ako sa Oman Oil Field Project in United Kingdom. Baka naman talagang may oil field project sa Oman pero sa UK talaga ang Shell HQ, kaya ganun. I let it pass. I was excited and that email gained my trust because it came right on time.

I was about to reply and send the requirement but I noticed that the email address is not from Shell. I let it pass, again. I thought that maybe it's an authorized third-party shithole. They looked transparent enough because they even provided contact details if in case there are questions. Pero kebs na yan, tatawagan ko pa ba yan e ang mahal ng long distance sa UK. Pass na ng resume. Go!

After a week, I got a reply. Wow, my dream is slowly starting to become reality. I checked the email and this is what I got.

They thanked me for the prompt reply. And some Mr. George Samuel even gave his vote of confidence. Kilig naman ako, hihi. The next step was simple, just answer the following questions daw:

What is Safety?
What is first Aid?
What is the term "HAZARD"?
List five(5) Personnel Protective Equipments?

WTF are those questions? I thought they might be related to the job, it's engineering-related so occupational safety might be one of the topics I will work on. There's an instruction that says not to consult books or journals on the questions. Own words daw. Honest naman ako so sige walang books at journals. Google na lang hahahaha! Akala ko makakadugas na ko, when I noticed in my Bulk folder another similar email:

Putengina! Taga ChevronTexaco din si George Samuel. Gaguhan na ito. At nagago ako. Excellent social engineering technique ha. Around that time, clueless ako. Ako pa? E naging trabaho ko ang magsulat ng mga warnings about email hoax. Nabiktima pa rin ako. If I went through this shit again, their next scam would probably be asking for money as advanced fees.

It should be embarrassing, but I already lost my hiya when I lost my foreskin 15 years ago to a neurosurgeon. Anyway, yan, i-share ko na lang. Ingat ingat kayo. Ang daming gimik online.

hababerdee mader

2008-04-01T11:34:00.001+08:00

to my walang kasing baliw na mama, happy 51st birthday!

yun lang. as if nagbabasa ka ng blog.

uwian na

2008-03-31T23:08:00.005+08:00

this is so cool, i'm blogging at the airpot. libre internet. at ang promdi philippines me ay tuwang tuwa. woot woot!

anyway, sa loob ng 18 days, may mga nadiskubre pa ako, pwera dun sa earlier posts. mga lima lang naman.

1. sa mga senior citizen, bihira ang naka-salamin, bihira ang mukang may osteoporosis, at bihira ang tumatawid sa tamang lugar at oras
2. kaya pala may libreng candy sa pwesto ng mga immigration officer sa Singapore ay para first-aid sa airplane ear, o yun barotrauma. Sa Pilipinas, di na kelangan ng kendi. Sa takot mong mabara ng pinoy immigration officer, mapapalunok ka na ng ilang beses, para ka na rin nag-kendi.
3. isa lang ang nakita kong buntis.
4. hindi sila mahilig sa baboy. pero they're so crazy over chicken. more than half ng aking stay dun, chicken rice ang tinitira ko
5. mga bus dito, puro volvo. ang sosyal

sa mga matutunan ko, pwedeng pwede na akong umuwi. salamat sa mga major sponsors na sila:

Philippines branch
- marge (una sa puso, una sa listahan hehe)
- alvin
- jaycee
- mama ko
- mommy au
- opismeyts ispesyali bossing and lead bossing sa supot este sofort
- mga kamaganak

Singapore branch
- andong (my best man, sobrang bait)
- liz (pag hindi kita naging kamag-anak susungkitin ko mga ngipin mo)
- chris
- deejay
- manuelita

napakinabangan ko rin kayo hahahahaha! uwian na!

i did a britney

2008-03-27T22:52:00.002+08:00

marami palang pwedeng mangyari when you're all alone. sa akin, i was in jackass mode today. napag-tripan ko yun clipper ng kaibigan ko. at dahil matagal ko na rin gusto i-diy ang pagshave ng aking sariling hair, i finally did it.

pero parang mali. nung mga unang pasada ko, di nasheshave ng husto just like what my barbero does. numero uno na ang clip pero weird. wala pa rin. ayan mejo nababawasan na. after 1 hour, mejo nababawasan pa rin ang state. tsk tsk, this is not working. so i stopped using the electric clipper. i went old school - scissors. i was thinking, tutal semi-kalbo naman ang effect na gusto ko, if i use scissors, i surely wont go kalbo all the way. e di go. gupit lang ng gupit, with the assumption na pag wala ng magupit ang gunting, ibig sabihin nasa pantay na level na ang aking mga buhok. after 1 hr, packingsheet ang sagwa. hindi sila pantay pantay, para akong may sakit, o parang nakagamit ng dog shampoo.

someone has to witness this disaster. kelangan ng karamay. tamang tama, andun si landlord Mr. Chan. Sya'y na-shock. Napamura ata ng intsik. di ko naintindihan e. he recommended that I go to a barber immediately. kaya nga ako na rin ang naggupit sa sarili ko e kulang kulang 300petot ang pagupit sa lion city. pero narealize nya, na gayahin ko nlng daw sha. he shaves his head with gillette, the best a man can get. mas maganda raw yun. sabagay, kung sa kanya, mas maganda nga, di sha mahahalatang panot. anyway, he even give me 2 shavers, kukulangin daw ang isa. sabi ko ayus lang, may baon ako. so ayun, shinave ko nlng. i discovered how good gillette mach 3 is sa mga ganitong ahitan. mukang yayaman ang P&G sa kin nyan.

ayan maayos na sha ngayon, pantay pantay na. my hair grows back real fast, so i wouldnt be bald for too long. i haven't shaved my balbas n bigote, mukha tuloy akong goons. kaya habang andito pa ko, magiging listo na lang ako. pag nasa mrt ako at marinig ang paalala sa pa system na 'if you see any suspicious looking persons or articles, please report to the authorities', i will immediately flash a smile.

huli ka boy

2008-03-25T22:25:00.002+08:00

The sumbungero in me:

Thank you very much for your email and for informing us of this illegitimate site. We have informed our corporate lawyers in Europe for actions to be taken. Once again, thank you for your feedback and we look forward to your next visit to the IKEA store.

Pag may masamang nangyari sa kin, sila ang suspek hehehehe.

the Σίσυφος in us

2008-03-24T00:27:00.003+08:00

The Myth of Sisyphus is a philosophical essay by Albert Camus. It comprises about 120 pages and was published originally in 1942 in French as Le Mythe de Sisyphe; the English translation by Justin O'Brien followed in 1955.

In the essay, Camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd: man's futile search for meaning, unity and clarity in the face of an unintelligible world devoid of God and eternity. Does the realization of the absurd require suicide? Camus answers: "No. It requires revolt." He then outlines several approaches to the absurd life. The final chapter compares the absurdity of man's life with the situation of Sisyphus, a figure of Greek mythology who was condemned to repeat forever the same meaningless task of pushing a rock up a mountain, only to see it roll down again. The essay concludes, "The struggle itself is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."

Taas kamay ang nakaka-relate.

pito-pito

2008-03-20T17:43:00.009+08:00

after seven days of hunting in the lion city, I had seven amazing trivial discoveries:

kakaelibs ang taxi. para akong sumakay sa isang police car with all the mobile data terminals na nakakabit dun. kakaelibs din ang mga taxi drivers, pati kurapsyon ng mga arroyo, alam nung dalawang manong ('uncle' ang tawag ng mga utaw dito) na nasakyan ko.
ang mga singkit girls, karamihan pike, karamihan din very low waste ang mga pangibaba. so far, i've accidentally spotted 2 kuyukots. may naaalala tuloy ako hehe
ang "siomai" sa pinas, "siu mai" dito. di ako kumain. wala akong balak. kinakain ko lng yun with my xgftf.
may coke zero din dito wooohooo
nakakahilo nga pala talaga ang 'amoy' ng kung sino man sila sa loob ng public transport
too bad iwas ako sa maanghang ngayon. pero masarap ang chicken rice, sarap ng satay, ang laki ng hipon. at masarap ang giant hipon, pero di ko na-deepthroat e. pinagpawisan pa rin ako sa sarap. ahhhh.
at ang pangpito, wala pa rin akong nasesecure na trabaho. pakingshiet.