27th november 2009
i'm a coffee lover, a caffeine addict, a café aficionado, an evil brew connoisseur or whatever you want to call me. i love coffe. got a problem with that? didn't think so.
when i was unemployed, we didn't use our fridge because, as my mom reasons, i can't afford to pay the electricity. i guess, she was right but then again, i'm not used to drinking room temperature water or making instant juice without putting ice. i could see i had no
choice in the matter so i just pouted and turned the other cheek waiting for another slap (i was waiting for her to say that i can't watch any DVDs as well).
during those times, i didn't drink much water. i drank (you probably guessed it) buckets and buckets of coffee. if i can't drink cold water or juice, i'll drink hot coffee even if it's in the middle of the day with scorching hot summer sun hovering above me (i was
unemployed from september 2008 - july 2009). some people found it really weird to drink coffee in the middle of the day but during those times, it seemed normal to me. i drank like 30-40 cups a day (no joke). but i was using a small cup... hahaha when i switched to the huge cup (the starbucks one), it's like an average of 10-15 cups.
i'd start with at least 2 when i wake up, another after breakfast, 1 or 2 before lunch, another 2 after lunch, about 3 or 4 during the afternoon while watching DVDs and eating chichiria, 1 before dinner and about 3-5 after dinner before i slept. i was normally sleeping about 3-5 hours daily (a very bad side effect from working in a call center for 2 years and yes, it was probably also because of the coffee).
now don't get me wrong, i did not get hooked on coffee because the fridge was unplugged. i've been drinking coffee for as long as i can remember. i think my mom put coffee in my bottle when i was still an adorable child and i got hooked ever since. i can distinctly remember drinking coffee from my mom and my dad's cup when i was a cute little toddler running around the house and they didn't stop me. i carried the habit from my early years
of schooling (drinking coffee wasn't that popular with my classmates) to my "eventful" adolescence (when drinking coffee was slowly becoming popular) and up til now, my very early 20s, when drinking coffee is all the rage and a designer coffee from starbucks, seattle's best, gloria jean's, coffee bean or wherever is considered a status symbol.
not to boast but i had my first designer coffee way before most of the people i know did. and i'm proud of that. i was a small cute provinciano leading the high life in the metro with my high paying job (my first job; well, my salary was high for my first job) and a
designer coffee in my hand. i was happy. now, years later, after i had my first sip of that black drink, i'm still hooked on it. i still drink a lot of it but the volume had decreased noticeably.
speaking of coffee, i've actually never tried drinking "decaf". it makes no sense to me. it's nonsense (yes, i borrowed that line from will&grace hahaha) why people would drink coffee without the "stuff" is a puzzle to me.
health reasons? then drink tea instead.
don't like tea? drink water.
water's too plain? drink juice.
so why order "mocha frappuccino decaf with just half shot of the coffee"? i just can't understand.
personally, i'd rather chew those bitter sweet chocolate covered coffee beans than drink decaf. bite me.
Friday, November 27, 2009
anti-twilight (or new moon or kung ano pa man)
26th november 2009
as much as i hate to admit that i grew very fond of the harry potter series, i love to admit that i didn't like the twilight series. no offense to the die hard i-can't-wait-to-watch-it-again fans of the saga, including my good friend Zooka who thinks (and insists) that she is bella. last time i checked, she was despairing that her boyfriend's name isn't edward.
anyway, i do have a reason for not liking it very much (ok, i liked it. but the feeling passed quickly... like 5 minutes after i watched the movie). i find the story kind of familiar... hehehe hindi naman exactly familiar, pero parang same old same old lang. troubled girl, divorced parents, cute mysterious guy, forbidden love, the lovers trying to fight what they feel for each other... pakiramdam ko napanood ko na 'to. sobrang common na kasi yung storyline.
to tell you the truth, pinanood ko lang yun dahil kay robert pattinson (robert nga ba yun?). eversince i saw him in harry potter (goblet of fire) as cedric, i found
him cute. hahaha
medjo mababaw (para sakin) yung kwento. then again, i only saw the first movie. yung first movie kasi, feeling ko, tapos na. wala ng kasunod. complete na yung story.
hehehe nain-love sila sa isa't isa, at natanggap si bella nung family ni edward. parang pinahaba na lang. pinakilala si jacob and it was made clear from the start that he was "interested" in bella and that his family is the enemy of the vampires (kung hindi man clear sa mga tao yun, ibig sabihin common and predictable talaga yung kwento hahaha). si jacob ay pang love triangle dun sa dalawa at pang bonggang fight scene with edward. shempre kasama sa pag-aawayan nila si bella at malamang alamang, magfi-feeling referee si bella dun sa duwa.
atchaka di ba gusto ni bella maging vampire??? ang hindi ko maintindihan eh kung bakit ayaw ni edward na gawin siyang vampire. marami akong kakilala na willing maging
vampire para lang makasama ang kanilang "special someone" (myself included). so bakit ayaw niya?
according to the raves and review of my friends who saw the second movie, they said that it was very, very, very good but it was bitin... i also got a lot of very
"interesting" comments about jacob and his body... =p
but despite the urgings of my friends who wants to watch the movie again (mga fanatic), i've decided that i won't watch this movie. siguro yntayin ko na lang lumabas sa suking pirata para mejo tipid... hehehe hindi po ako kuripot. ayoko lang
talaga panoorin sa sine... hehehe
but of course, if i'll be asked by the right person (nababasa kaya niya ito?) to watch the movie, as in movie date, why not di ba??? gusto ko lang pong linawin... hindi ko po sinisiraan yung movie. hindi ko po aim na maansha ang buong populasyon ng edward-bella forever fans club. actually gusto ko nga malinawan kung bakit ang daming may gusto dun sa movie eh.
macompare ko lang sa HP series ha... yung HP, hindi ko rin yun gusto nung una... as in feeling ko super childish yung kwento para sakin... pero nung pinanood ko
yung first movie, naging interesado ako... excited ako malaman kung ano mangyayari kay harry, anong mangyayari kay he who must not be named, etc... tapos nung mapanood
ko yung second, nadagdagan ang interes ko sa series... kasi dumami yung mysteries nung kwento... hahaha
eh dito sa twilight saga, pagkatapos nung una, hindi man lang ako nabitin. naisip ko na agad kung anong magiging papel ni jacob at na-anticipate ko na yung mangyayaring
away... yun... parang napanood ko na yung buong series sa utak ko... mas maganda nga lang pihado yung effects sa sinehan...
ewan... hindi ko talaga maintindihan kung bakit ayaw ko siya panoorin... hehehe
again, no offense sa mga fanatics... personal opinion ko lang talaga 'to... peace tayo... =p
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on a completely separate topic, today would be the death anniversary of one of my fathers. yes, i have several fathers. hahaha i have a dad, i have my papa and i have
my tatay lito who died of ??? (i forgot why he died but he had a colostomy bag and me and my ninang would clean and change it every day). he died in 1995, when i was 9
years old.
he was a lawyer with a heart. from the stories i've heard and from personal experience, i can confidently say that he didn't stifle anybody. some of his clients
back then were financially challenged people (really challenged) and they would pay him in kind. he would receive veggies or chicken or whatever was available... you know, the typical provincia payments... when they do pay in cash, it would be very minimal... not enough even for a lawyer's retainer fee.
i practically grew up with their family because my mom and my dad were both working back then. if i wasn't with them, i was with my lola (before she died). i slept in
their house most of the time and when me and my mom had a big fight later on in life, when i was 15, and i left the house, i lived with them (their house is just one
house away from ours), until i was 19.
tatay lito was a good soul. he was kind, giving, loving and understanding. he was not so much with words of endearment but you can definitely feel his love. he
raised three beautiful people: kuya aurly (who died a week later, 2nd december), my ninang, and kuya ville. i would've been the 4th had he lived longer.
i can't believe that 14 years later, i can still remember how i felt when they told me that he passed away. i cried my eyes out. i tear my blankets to shreds. and then i cried some more. i cried for almost half of that day. i just couldn't believe back then why he had to die. he was so good to me.
i remember i had a dream about him and kuya aurly (after about a day or two after kuya aurly's burial). they met me in a hill and told me not to worry about them and to tell the others that they are now happy in heaven. i distinctly remember this dream because after i described it to my nanay auring (tatay lito's better half), she
cried. i cried, too, along with my ninang who also heard the story.
now that i'm older (and preferably wiser), i have learned to understand that he was taken away because he was done with whatever he had to do. his purpose here on earth have already been served and he did it wonderfully... shaping me with his words, actions, and teachings along the way.
we remember tatay lito, died 26th november 1995. may he forever rest in peace in the arms of the Great One.
text message!
26th november 2009
i received this text message a while back and i thought it was really hilarious (not in comparison to melanie marquez's "slips"). so i decided to share it with everyone.
hey, there's no copyright in so might as well get a few chuckles out of it, right?
enclosed in parentheses are my personal comments about them. it's just a short message so this is going to be a short entry... =p
*mga kamalditahang banat*
(oh di ba? title pa lang exciting na!)
"ako? i was born beautiful... ikaw? you were just born."
(ang saya nito. parang ang sarap gamitin pakikipagtarayan at wala ka ng maikuda sa kaaway mo... dapat pagkatapos mong sabihin 'to, bigla kang smile
ala-julia roberts para lalong pang-asar hehehe)
"when i saw a friend i haven't seen in a long time, she told me, 'grabe lalo kang tumaba...' so i told her 'ikaw din lalo kang pumangit'"
(so far naman wala pang nagsasabi sakin na lalo akong tumaba. on the contrary palagin "ang payat payat mo na" ang sinasabi sakin ng mga kakilala ko na mejo matagal
kong hindi nakita. pero siguro pwede rin sabihin 'to kahit payat ka)
"kapag sinigitan ako sa pila, nagpaparinig ako. i say 'ang pilang 'to according to beauty, mga pangit muna.'"
(ainaku... dito talaga nag-iinit ang ulo ko. sa mga taong mahilig sumingit sa pila, nakakaasar kayo. may mga tao kasi na nagpakahirap sa pila at mejo nagmamadali din
naman tapos bigla kayo pipila? ainaku. nag-aral ako sa PUP at sanay na sanay ako sa mga ganyan. pero narealize ko na hindi naman kelangan sumingit sa pila kasi kapag
pumila ka naman, magagawa mo rin ang dapat ming gawin... mejo matatagalan nga lang)
"maliban sa mukha mo ano pang problema mo?"
(masarap sabihin 'to sa mga taong epal at assuming. yung akala nila sila na ang pinakamagandang hayop sa balat ng lupa... eh ang totoo, sila ang lupa sa balat ng hayop... hahaha ui nakaword play hahaha)
"tuwing nakikita kita gusto kong mag-sorry sa eyes ko!"
(ang lupet ng linyang 'to... hehehe pero hindi ito ang favorite ko. magandang sabihin 'to sa mga taong nagpupumilit sa'yo... hehehe yung sinabihan mo nang ayaw
mo pero pilit pa rin ng pilit... yung hindi mo binigay yung number mo, hindi rin binigay ng mga kaibigan mo, pero nalaman niya ang number mo... uiii parinig...
hahaha alam ko namang hindi niya 'to mababsa hahaha eto na yung favorite ko...)
"a friend once told me 'ang ganda mo!' i answered 'sana ikaw din!'"
(no further questions, your honor.)
i received this text message a while back and i thought it was really hilarious (not in comparison to melanie marquez's "slips"). so i decided to share it with everyone.
hey, there's no copyright in so might as well get a few chuckles out of it, right?
enclosed in parentheses are my personal comments about them. it's just a short message so this is going to be a short entry... =p
*mga kamalditahang banat*
(oh di ba? title pa lang exciting na!)
"ako? i was born beautiful... ikaw? you were just born."
(ang saya nito. parang ang sarap gamitin pakikipagtarayan at wala ka ng maikuda sa kaaway mo... dapat pagkatapos mong sabihin 'to, bigla kang smile
ala-julia roberts para lalong pang-asar hehehe)
"when i saw a friend i haven't seen in a long time, she told me, 'grabe lalo kang tumaba...' so i told her 'ikaw din lalo kang pumangit'"
(so far naman wala pang nagsasabi sakin na lalo akong tumaba. on the contrary palagin "ang payat payat mo na" ang sinasabi sakin ng mga kakilala ko na mejo matagal
kong hindi nakita. pero siguro pwede rin sabihin 'to kahit payat ka)
"kapag sinigitan ako sa pila, nagpaparinig ako. i say 'ang pilang 'to according to beauty, mga pangit muna.'"
(ainaku... dito talaga nag-iinit ang ulo ko. sa mga taong mahilig sumingit sa pila, nakakaasar kayo. may mga tao kasi na nagpakahirap sa pila at mejo nagmamadali din
naman tapos bigla kayo pipila? ainaku. nag-aral ako sa PUP at sanay na sanay ako sa mga ganyan. pero narealize ko na hindi naman kelangan sumingit sa pila kasi kapag
pumila ka naman, magagawa mo rin ang dapat ming gawin... mejo matatagalan nga lang)
"maliban sa mukha mo ano pang problema mo?"
(masarap sabihin 'to sa mga taong epal at assuming. yung akala nila sila na ang pinakamagandang hayop sa balat ng lupa... eh ang totoo, sila ang lupa sa balat ng hayop... hahaha ui nakaword play hahaha)
"tuwing nakikita kita gusto kong mag-sorry sa eyes ko!"
(ang lupet ng linyang 'to... hehehe pero hindi ito ang favorite ko. magandang sabihin 'to sa mga taong nagpupumilit sa'yo... hehehe yung sinabihan mo nang ayaw
mo pero pilit pa rin ng pilit... yung hindi mo binigay yung number mo, hindi rin binigay ng mga kaibigan mo, pero nalaman niya ang number mo... uiii parinig...
hahaha alam ko namang hindi niya 'to mababsa hahaha eto na yung favorite ko...)
"a friend once told me 'ang ganda mo!' i answered 'sana ikaw din!'"
(no further questions, your honor.)
bits and pieces and snippets of my mind (about life)
25th november 2009
i've decided to share some things i've learned over the years that i know will benefit everyone. you may not agree with it, it may send your eyebrows into space but
that's alright with me. i want to share it eh... ano magagawa mo? =p
look your best all the time. at least try to.
i used to hate dressing up (especially when i landed my first job) because it takes a lot of effort. mahirap magplantsa sa umaga, mahirap magviaje ng hindi nagugusot
ang damit na pinaghirapan mo plantsahin at mahirap maglakad ng nakaleather shoes.
but what i learned is that when you look good, you feel good. and when you feel good, you produce wonderful results. you're more confident and more at ease to
socialize with everyone around you (who will like you more being the perky positive sunny side up person that you are hahaha)
sabi nga ng nanay ni lavinia, "mahirap na nga tayo, papabayaan pa ba natin na magmukha tayong mahirap?" may point naman di ba?
looking good takes a lot of effort.
nobody, i repeat, NOBODY looks so fabulous when they wake up (unless you're really gifted). with your hair in disarray, your clothes wrinkled, with pillow marks on
your face... maybe a little bit of drool (eewww)... how can you manage to look good?
everything from your clothes, to your shoes, to your hairstyle, to your accessories... everything takes effort.
i know quite a few guys who spend a lot of time in front of the mirror just to achieve the best aerodynamic effect for their hair. likewise, i also know a lot of women who spend almost all her available time just thinking of an outfit.
so go ahead, correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe it took a lot just to look the way you do right now.
"love your job and you won't have to work a single day in your life"
i read that while doing a research paper in a computer shop near our school back when i was still in college and i was already employed during that time with my
first company. ano daw?
anyway, i find this so true. it took me a while before i realized it. i've had 5 employers since 2005 and the fifth company gave me a job, which i loved, and 1 year 9
months passed by without even me knowing.
kasama na dito yung gusto mo yung mga katrabaho mo and your surroundings. kasama shempre yung gusto mo yung boss mo at yung ginagawa mong trabaho, parang wala lang
sa'yo pero nakakaperform ka naman.
kumbaga, subalit datapwa't, teka muna sandali, whole package dapat ito. i found out that you should never stay with a company just because:
1. they give good pay (but you hate the people you work with);
2. you love the people you're with (but hate the workload);or
3. you hate the workload (you may suck at it but you love everything else about it anyway).
i have learned that you should love everything about it--- the people your with (including you boss), the pay (even if you think the tax is too high), and the workload itself (you don't suck at the job but you perform everyday and even excel every now and then).
once you find this job, fight tooth and claw, blood and sweat, with every strand of your hair, with all the bones in your body, with just about everything else
(pimples, acne, ingrown and dead skin cells included),to keep it and never ever let it go because you will regret it for a very long time. i should know. i found
it and yet, i let it go (the reason for doing so is the topic of yet another story).
beer is not (and never will be) the answer to your woes.
tequila is. aight?
just kiddin'.
who ever said that we should drown our sorrows in beer (or any alcoholic beverage for that matter) is wrong.
dapat sabihin sa kanila na ang mga problema, marunong lumangoy. at pagkatapos ng isang buong gabi ng pag-inom, pag-ubos ng pera at pagharap sa kinabukasan kasama ang
hang over, anjan pa rin ang problema mo. paniguradong may dagdag pa yan. hahaha
pero ano nga namang malay mo, sa kakainom mo, baka mapagod ang problema mo, pulikatin at malunod.. eh di tapos lahat ng problema mo.. hahaha (hindi ko po pino-promote ang alcoholism. unless you're over 18 years old... hahaha)
but remember, drink moderately. don't barf everything you've eaten that day including the alcohol you just consumed. sayang ang pera. remember, like louie cano (a writer; brusko pink, king kong barbies and other queer files) said, "puke is bad. puke is evil." and of course, he means vomit.
eh pano kung ikaw ang mapagod, mapulikat at tamarin na lumangoy (yun eh assuming na marunong kang lumangoy)? sino ang sasagip sa'yo?
banking is not the only way to save money.
i've been working for almost three years now (kung ia-add natin lahat) and i am proud to say that my savings may be minimal but i bought a lot of stuff with my salary that i can enjoy employed or unemployed.
i'm not really a big fan of banking maybe because i didn't really grow up in a banking family but i'm aware of the benefits of it. i want to try banking for a
change and see for myself if i can save more money that way, even if it means not buying stuff for myself or my family or our house.
ways to save money? live within your means. buy when things go on sale, or better yet, buy only the things you need. and when you want something expensive, save
for it by doing the aforementioned.
regarding loans, you should always make sure that you have the capacity to pay it back. i take out a loan every once in a while from my mom's colleague who charges a very small interest. the last time i did it, i wanted to buy a new cellular phone. i took out 10,000 Php. i had savings but i didn't want to spend it all in one place so i took out the loan with a promise of paying 2,500 Php every payday for the next 2 months.
that way, my savings didn't go kaput, i was able to buy a new fone and i was even able to save a little more. got my logic?
i firmly believe that everybody knows how to save money but not everyone knows how to stick to it.
expose yourself to the ways of the rich. the filthy-don't-know-what-to-do-with-all-the-extra-cash-lying-around-and-there's-still-a-lot-more-coming-in rich.
this isn't about being pretentious. this isn't even about being a social climber. this is about knowledge and awareness.
say for example, what would you do if you sat down to a table setting with 16 pieces of silverware? which one do you use for your soup? or for your main dish? would you
happen to know what's included in a 5-course meal? what would you order when in a fancy restaurant (except fillet mignon, steak medium rare, crab and mushroom soup and tiramisu)? it pays to know stuff about this so you don't become one of those people who ask everybody else what they'll be having and then whisper to the person
next to you how something is pronounced. bottom line, it makes you seem "educated" and "cultured". a nice feeling, believe me.
i was once called "cultured" when someone heard me listening (and trying to sing) to songs from "miss saigon". i was shocked to hear those words, it was the first time. so i just smiled sweetly and nodded. then i continued with what i was doing.
smoking doesn't kill.
i'm a smoker and i firmly believe that smoking doesn't kill. it may shorten your life span but it won't kill you.
lung cancer kills, asthma kills, but not smoking. i haven't actually heard of someone dying by smoking.
unless you were stupid enough to light up while crossing the street and didn't notice the bus heading your way, or more precisely, coming towards you and then you died. then i can say that smoking killed you (although one can argue that it was the bus that killed you and not smoking).
i'm a smoker. i light my marlboro reds and blow my smoke towards you.
the stronger sex is neither the male nor the female.
the third sex (gays/lesbians) are actually the stronger sex. we are the sum total of the propagation of the hetero males and females. we are the result of having the wisdom of the male and the beauty of the female. we are strong like the men yet sensitive like the women. we are the combination of the two genders. and we continue to grow in numbers without the help or need of child birth. something to think about.
if you don't buy the above explanation, consider this:
men and women are on the top of the food chain because they can consume everything below them and they have the most advanced brain. am i right?
now consider this: gays/lesbians have the same advanced brain. but we do something the heteros can never do.
following the logic, homosexuals should be on top of the food chain. why? because we eat men (or women for the lezzies). beat that heteros. HAH.
i've decided to share some things i've learned over the years that i know will benefit everyone. you may not agree with it, it may send your eyebrows into space but
that's alright with me. i want to share it eh... ano magagawa mo? =p
look your best all the time. at least try to.
i used to hate dressing up (especially when i landed my first job) because it takes a lot of effort. mahirap magplantsa sa umaga, mahirap magviaje ng hindi nagugusot
ang damit na pinaghirapan mo plantsahin at mahirap maglakad ng nakaleather shoes.
but what i learned is that when you look good, you feel good. and when you feel good, you produce wonderful results. you're more confident and more at ease to
socialize with everyone around you (who will like you more being the perky positive sunny side up person that you are hahaha)
sabi nga ng nanay ni lavinia, "mahirap na nga tayo, papabayaan pa ba natin na magmukha tayong mahirap?" may point naman di ba?
looking good takes a lot of effort.
nobody, i repeat, NOBODY looks so fabulous when they wake up (unless you're really gifted). with your hair in disarray, your clothes wrinkled, with pillow marks on
your face... maybe a little bit of drool (eewww)... how can you manage to look good?
everything from your clothes, to your shoes, to your hairstyle, to your accessories... everything takes effort.
i know quite a few guys who spend a lot of time in front of the mirror just to achieve the best aerodynamic effect for their hair. likewise, i also know a lot of women who spend almost all her available time just thinking of an outfit.
so go ahead, correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe it took a lot just to look the way you do right now.
"love your job and you won't have to work a single day in your life"
i read that while doing a research paper in a computer shop near our school back when i was still in college and i was already employed during that time with my
first company. ano daw?
anyway, i find this so true. it took me a while before i realized it. i've had 5 employers since 2005 and the fifth company gave me a job, which i loved, and 1 year 9
months passed by without even me knowing.
kasama na dito yung gusto mo yung mga katrabaho mo and your surroundings. kasama shempre yung gusto mo yung boss mo at yung ginagawa mong trabaho, parang wala lang
sa'yo pero nakakaperform ka naman.
kumbaga, subalit datapwa't, teka muna sandali, whole package dapat ito. i found out that you should never stay with a company just because:
1. they give good pay (but you hate the people you work with);
2. you love the people you're with (but hate the workload);or
3. you hate the workload (you may suck at it but you love everything else about it anyway).
i have learned that you should love everything about it--- the people your with (including you boss), the pay (even if you think the tax is too high), and the workload itself (you don't suck at the job but you perform everyday and even excel every now and then).
once you find this job, fight tooth and claw, blood and sweat, with every strand of your hair, with all the bones in your body, with just about everything else
(pimples, acne, ingrown and dead skin cells included),to keep it and never ever let it go because you will regret it for a very long time. i should know. i found
it and yet, i let it go (the reason for doing so is the topic of yet another story).
beer is not (and never will be) the answer to your woes.
tequila is. aight?
just kiddin'.
who ever said that we should drown our sorrows in beer (or any alcoholic beverage for that matter) is wrong.
dapat sabihin sa kanila na ang mga problema, marunong lumangoy. at pagkatapos ng isang buong gabi ng pag-inom, pag-ubos ng pera at pagharap sa kinabukasan kasama ang
hang over, anjan pa rin ang problema mo. paniguradong may dagdag pa yan. hahaha
pero ano nga namang malay mo, sa kakainom mo, baka mapagod ang problema mo, pulikatin at malunod.. eh di tapos lahat ng problema mo.. hahaha (hindi ko po pino-promote ang alcoholism. unless you're over 18 years old... hahaha)
but remember, drink moderately. don't barf everything you've eaten that day including the alcohol you just consumed. sayang ang pera. remember, like louie cano (a writer; brusko pink, king kong barbies and other queer files) said, "puke is bad. puke is evil." and of course, he means vomit.
eh pano kung ikaw ang mapagod, mapulikat at tamarin na lumangoy (yun eh assuming na marunong kang lumangoy)? sino ang sasagip sa'yo?
banking is not the only way to save money.
i've been working for almost three years now (kung ia-add natin lahat) and i am proud to say that my savings may be minimal but i bought a lot of stuff with my salary that i can enjoy employed or unemployed.
i'm not really a big fan of banking maybe because i didn't really grow up in a banking family but i'm aware of the benefits of it. i want to try banking for a
change and see for myself if i can save more money that way, even if it means not buying stuff for myself or my family or our house.
ways to save money? live within your means. buy when things go on sale, or better yet, buy only the things you need. and when you want something expensive, save
for it by doing the aforementioned.
regarding loans, you should always make sure that you have the capacity to pay it back. i take out a loan every once in a while from my mom's colleague who charges a very small interest. the last time i did it, i wanted to buy a new cellular phone. i took out 10,000 Php. i had savings but i didn't want to spend it all in one place so i took out the loan with a promise of paying 2,500 Php every payday for the next 2 months.
that way, my savings didn't go kaput, i was able to buy a new fone and i was even able to save a little more. got my logic?
i firmly believe that everybody knows how to save money but not everyone knows how to stick to it.
expose yourself to the ways of the rich. the filthy-don't-know-what-to-do-with-all-the-extra-cash-lying-around-and-there's-still-a-lot-more-coming-in rich.
this isn't about being pretentious. this isn't even about being a social climber. this is about knowledge and awareness.
say for example, what would you do if you sat down to a table setting with 16 pieces of silverware? which one do you use for your soup? or for your main dish? would you
happen to know what's included in a 5-course meal? what would you order when in a fancy restaurant (except fillet mignon, steak medium rare, crab and mushroom soup and tiramisu)? it pays to know stuff about this so you don't become one of those people who ask everybody else what they'll be having and then whisper to the person
next to you how something is pronounced. bottom line, it makes you seem "educated" and "cultured". a nice feeling, believe me.
i was once called "cultured" when someone heard me listening (and trying to sing) to songs from "miss saigon". i was shocked to hear those words, it was the first time. so i just smiled sweetly and nodded. then i continued with what i was doing.
smoking doesn't kill.
i'm a smoker and i firmly believe that smoking doesn't kill. it may shorten your life span but it won't kill you.
lung cancer kills, asthma kills, but not smoking. i haven't actually heard of someone dying by smoking.
unless you were stupid enough to light up while crossing the street and didn't notice the bus heading your way, or more precisely, coming towards you and then you died. then i can say that smoking killed you (although one can argue that it was the bus that killed you and not smoking).
i'm a smoker. i light my marlboro reds and blow my smoke towards you.
the stronger sex is neither the male nor the female.
the third sex (gays/lesbians) are actually the stronger sex. we are the sum total of the propagation of the hetero males and females. we are the result of having the wisdom of the male and the beauty of the female. we are strong like the men yet sensitive like the women. we are the combination of the two genders. and we continue to grow in numbers without the help or need of child birth. something to think about.
if you don't buy the above explanation, consider this:
men and women are on the top of the food chain because they can consume everything below them and they have the most advanced brain. am i right?
now consider this: gays/lesbians have the same advanced brain. but we do something the heteros can never do.
following the logic, homosexuals should be on top of the food chain. why? because we eat men (or women for the lezzies). beat that heteros. HAH.
confusion 101
24th november 2009
i thought i've already decided. i was going to leave my current company and go search for a new one. pronto.
i have accepted the fact that i may be unemployed for sometime and that money would be hard to come by. that's the biggest challenge i would be facing especially this
coming holiday season.
i once read that "you'll know you've made the right decision when you picked the harder choice and your heart is at peace" (from youngblood 3, i forgot the
title of the essay and the writer... sowee...) and i believe it.
the last company i was with,i stayed for 2 years. it was one of the best (if not the best) company in the BPO (business process outsourcing --- "call center")industry. i left when i felt that i have already gotten everything that i can from the job. in tagalog, wala na. yun na yun. todo todo na. naabot ko na ang lahat ng
pwede kong maabot sa posisyon ko nung panahong yun.
add this to burn out (from doing the same thing over and over again for 2 years), fatigue, lack of sleep and health issues (i developed hypertension during those
times and it still haunts me to this day), my desire to go back to school (i'm an undergraduate), my options of going abroad (the future is bright, you know) and you
will get the sum total of why i left.
anyway, nung umalis ako dun, mabigat sa dibdib. mabigat talaga... as in.
after 2 years of working hard, trying to establish myself, making a name for myself, knowing the product/service by heart (i can still remember our service and how we present it to our customers) and dedicating two years of my life to it, hindi ako
makapaniwala na natapos ang lahat sa isang papael at isang pirma ko.
isa pa sa hindi ko mapaniwalaan ay kung gaano ako ka-"at peace" sa decision kong yun... mahirap, oo. alam ko na matatagalan bago ako magkapera ulit (45 business days
bago ko makuha yung last pay ko) at alam kong mejo kakailanganin kong magtipid. eh dun pa naman ako hirap na hirap... hahaha
walang feeling ng defeat. walang disappointment. walang feeling of inadequacy. pero ang nanay ko, malungkot. hahaha
i guess i was blessed in having a family and a circle of friends who, after saying "ba't ka nagresign? sayang naman", never judge me and respected my decision. so did
my team lead who, quite frankly, seemed to be happy to be rid of me... hahaha wala po akong AP (attitude problem), napadalas lang talaga ang absent ko
nung bandang huli dahil nga alam ko na pa-resign na 'ko... hehehe
i was unemployed for 8 months after that. my friend lavinia said that it might've been my karma for letting go of something i shouldn't have. i disagree. because
during that 8 months, i only went to job interviews like 3 or 4 times so i think i didn't miss out on that much.
during the 8 months that i was unemployed, i lost a lot of weight. i got my hypertension under control, i got caught up with my favorite tv series, i was able to
watch my DVDs (by then i had a lot that i haven't seen) and i was able to reconnect with my friends and family. i really made sure that i was relaxed and was enjoying
every minute of every day. i was in unemployment heaven.
so now when people ask me how to lose weight, i simply answer: "stop working". they laugh but i'm serious. no work = no money. no money = nothing to buy food with. no
food = losing weight. makes sense?
anyway, it took me eight months before i finally decided that i need to have a job. so i took what's left of my money, printed a fresh batch of resumes and went job hunting.
i was supposed to apply in a company in the same building as my previous company (i was employed in a company whose fortress hails in robinson's equitable tower, 24th floor. go figure) but during that time, the other company was looking for someone else. i didn't fit their needs during that time. i fit half of it, though... hahaha
so i went someplace else. i wanted to apply in a center located in raffles bldg (hint: this company recently changed its name. the previous name, as far as i know
was from a spice and they had the word "solutions" after the spice). so i went to raffles bldg. where the guard graciously told me that the HR department of the said
company is in Discovery suites (yet another clue!). i thanked the guard and made my way to discovery suites.
after crossing the street, i spotted a colleague from 2 years ago. i stopped and asked him where he's working at the moment and he just pointed to the building where we met and said "bumalik ako dito.". my only question was "hiring ba sila?" "ewan ko. try mo sa 8th flr." he answered.
it was then that all the memories of this place came back.
hanston building.
i was here 2 years ago. when i was here, i had a bf (ui... haha) and this is where i had my first taste of "outbound". i wondered if they'll take me back. i bravely marched to the elevator and pressed the up button. when i got to the 8th floor, i saw.......... no one. only a few people were applying. i guess nothing's changed... =p
in the lobby, i was waiting for my initial interview while listening to the other applicants talk about their former companies, their reasons of why they chose to
apply in this particular company and a few more topics i didn't care a bleep about.
i was in bella mode with my big dark glasses acting as a screen so i was spared the torture that is "small talk" with complete strangers. thing is, when i'm going through an interview, i tend to alienate everyone in the immediate vicinity (except for the interviewer). i run through my answers to common questions so i wouldn't
stutter or buckle during the interview itself. of course i do this in my mind, lest everyone thinks i'm crazy.
so after rehearsing my lines about 5 times in my head, i tried to entertain myself with the people around me, without them knowing. at least two of them were talking
(more like boasting) about a class/seminar that they have been attending (and paying for every session) for the past week or so. they were all newbies (call center
virgins, people who don't have any experience in the call center industry) and was actually talking a big game.
i wanted to see what they're worth (just to see if the freakin' seminar works) and fortunately, i was called with 3 of them for the initial panel interview. i was psyched. not to belittle anyone, but my confidence was very high that day. i was ready for a battle.
during the interview, i was called first. i was asked to introduce myself and say something about me. chicken feed. i can answer that question while doing an art project, one eye closed and sipping coffee. i recited my speech and smiled. the interviewer was obviously pleased with my answer and proceeded to ask me 2 or 3 more
questions about my resume. then the others were asked to introduce themselves and say something about them.
"i'm hard working" said one. wrong answer. for me at least. how can you prove you're hard working? his resume was empty. no work experience at all.
"i'm honest" said the other. alright, who isn't?
"i'm dependable" said the third. i need money, can i depend on you?
there were other answers straight out of my grade school good manners and right conduct textbook. things you can't prove (when asked to) or provide evidence that you
really are the things you claim to be. and accent and pronunciation are also not that good... even to me who hasn't been in the front line of the action for 8 months. i knew how proper pronunciation sounded like.
my answers were more practical. i said i was a smoker and if the interviewer asked me to prove it, i would have light up right in front of her. there are other ways to introduce yourself other than creating the illusion that you are a goody two shoes who won't do any harm to the company. what are you? a saint? last time i checked, they were all dead.
later on, in the lobby, while waiting for the interview results, the others started talking to me. and since i knew that exams were the next step, i was out of bella
mode.
"'eto ang galing nito eh" said guy number one. i was humbled. i smiled sweetly.
"oo nga. ang tahimik pero ang galing pala" said the girl.
"kabadong kabado ako tapos nung nagsalita na 'to lalo akong kinabahan" guy #2 said.
what can i do? i needed the job and in my opinion, i could have done a lot better.
i smiled at them and told them that it was all in the mind. and it takes a lot of practice to introduce yourself the way you want others to see you. and i've had a lot of practice. i told them to continue practicing and never lose hope (when the dreaded envelope finally came --- the one that confirmed they didn't pass).
i went on with the hiring process and was lucky enough to be hired and for a pioneering account none the less.
it was the icing on the cake. or so i thought. i was given the cherry after i signed the contract. my schedule wasn't going to be a graveyard shift (a shift that starts in an ungodly hour and ends when the sun is all ready to burn your skin). my shift was 4pm -1am. i like it.
so much for that. more stories of this adventure on my next posts. although, you can find some stories about this job in previous posts.
i apologize for not writing sooner... i'll be writing again soon.
i thought i've already decided. i was going to leave my current company and go search for a new one. pronto.
i have accepted the fact that i may be unemployed for sometime and that money would be hard to come by. that's the biggest challenge i would be facing especially this
coming holiday season.
i once read that "you'll know you've made the right decision when you picked the harder choice and your heart is at peace" (from youngblood 3, i forgot the
title of the essay and the writer... sowee...) and i believe it.
the last company i was with,i stayed for 2 years. it was one of the best (if not the best) company in the BPO (business process outsourcing --- "call center")industry. i left when i felt that i have already gotten everything that i can from the job. in tagalog, wala na. yun na yun. todo todo na. naabot ko na ang lahat ng
pwede kong maabot sa posisyon ko nung panahong yun.
add this to burn out (from doing the same thing over and over again for 2 years), fatigue, lack of sleep and health issues (i developed hypertension during those
times and it still haunts me to this day), my desire to go back to school (i'm an undergraduate), my options of going abroad (the future is bright, you know) and you
will get the sum total of why i left.
anyway, nung umalis ako dun, mabigat sa dibdib. mabigat talaga... as in.
after 2 years of working hard, trying to establish myself, making a name for myself, knowing the product/service by heart (i can still remember our service and how we present it to our customers) and dedicating two years of my life to it, hindi ako
makapaniwala na natapos ang lahat sa isang papael at isang pirma ko.
isa pa sa hindi ko mapaniwalaan ay kung gaano ako ka-"at peace" sa decision kong yun... mahirap, oo. alam ko na matatagalan bago ako magkapera ulit (45 business days
bago ko makuha yung last pay ko) at alam kong mejo kakailanganin kong magtipid. eh dun pa naman ako hirap na hirap... hahaha
walang feeling ng defeat. walang disappointment. walang feeling of inadequacy. pero ang nanay ko, malungkot. hahaha
i guess i was blessed in having a family and a circle of friends who, after saying "ba't ka nagresign? sayang naman", never judge me and respected my decision. so did
my team lead who, quite frankly, seemed to be happy to be rid of me... hahaha
nung bandang huli dahil nga alam ko na pa-resign na 'ko... hehehe
i was unemployed for 8 months after that. my friend lavinia said that it might've been my karma for letting go of something i shouldn't have. i disagree. because
during that 8 months, i only went to job interviews like 3 or 4 times so i think i didn't miss out on that much.
during the 8 months that i was unemployed, i lost a lot of weight. i got my hypertension under control, i got caught up with my favorite tv series, i was able to
watch my DVDs (by then i had a lot that i haven't seen) and i was able to reconnect with my friends and family. i really made sure that i was relaxed and was enjoying
every minute of every day. i was in unemployment heaven.
so now when people ask me how to lose weight, i simply answer: "stop working". they laugh but i'm serious. no work = no money. no money = nothing to buy food with. no
food = losing weight. makes sense?
anyway, it took me eight months before i finally decided that i need to have a job. so i took what's left of my money, printed a fresh batch of resumes and went job hunting.
i was supposed to apply in a company in the same building as my previous company (i was employed in a company whose fortress hails in robinson's equitable tower, 24th floor. go figure) but during that time, the other company was looking for someone else. i didn't fit their needs during that time. i fit half of it, though... hahaha
so i went someplace else. i wanted to apply in a center located in raffles bldg (hint: this company recently changed its name. the previous name, as far as i know
was from a spice and they had the word "solutions" after the spice). so i went to raffles bldg. where the guard graciously told me that the HR department of the said
company is in Discovery suites (yet another clue!). i thanked the guard and made my way to discovery suites.
after crossing the street, i spotted a colleague from 2 years ago. i stopped and asked him where he's working at the moment and he just pointed to the building where we met and said "bumalik ako dito.". my only question was "hiring ba sila?" "ewan ko. try mo sa 8th flr." he answered.
it was then that all the memories of this place came back.
hanston building.
i was here 2 years ago. when i was here, i had a bf (ui... haha) and this is where i had my first taste of "outbound". i wondered if they'll take me back. i bravely marched to the elevator and pressed the up button. when i got to the 8th floor, i saw.......... no one. only a few people were applying. i guess nothing's changed... =p
in the lobby, i was waiting for my initial interview while listening to the other applicants talk about their former companies, their reasons of why they chose to
apply in this particular company and a few more topics i didn't care a bleep about.
i was in bella mode with my big dark glasses acting as a screen so i was spared the torture that is "small talk" with complete strangers. thing is, when i'm going through an interview, i tend to alienate everyone in the immediate vicinity (except for the interviewer). i run through my answers to common questions so i wouldn't
stutter or buckle during the interview itself. of course i do this in my mind, lest everyone thinks i'm crazy.
so after rehearsing my lines about 5 times in my head, i tried to entertain myself with the people around me, without them knowing. at least two of them were talking
(more like boasting) about a class/seminar that they have been attending (and paying for every session) for the past week or so. they were all newbies (call center
virgins, people who don't have any experience in the call center industry) and was actually talking a big game.
i wanted to see what they're worth (just to see if the freakin' seminar works) and fortunately, i was called with 3 of them for the initial panel interview. i was psyched. not to belittle anyone, but my confidence was very high that day. i was ready for a battle.
during the interview, i was called first. i was asked to introduce myself and say something about me. chicken feed. i can answer that question while doing an art project, one eye closed and sipping coffee. i recited my speech and smiled. the interviewer was obviously pleased with my answer and proceeded to ask me 2 or 3 more
questions about my resume. then the others were asked to introduce themselves and say something about them.
"i'm hard working" said one. wrong answer. for me at least. how can you prove you're hard working? his resume was empty. no work experience at all.
"i'm honest" said the other. alright, who isn't?
"i'm dependable" said the third. i need money, can i depend on you?
there were other answers straight out of my grade school good manners and right conduct textbook. things you can't prove (when asked to) or provide evidence that you
really are the things you claim to be. and accent and pronunciation are also not that good... even to me who hasn't been in the front line of the action for 8 months. i knew how proper pronunciation sounded like.
my answers were more practical. i said i was a smoker and if the interviewer asked me to prove it, i would have light up right in front of her. there are other ways to introduce yourself other than creating the illusion that you are a goody two shoes who won't do any harm to the company. what are you? a saint? last time i checked, they were all dead.
later on, in the lobby, while waiting for the interview results, the others started talking to me. and since i knew that exams were the next step, i was out of bella
mode.
"'eto ang galing nito eh" said guy number one. i was humbled. i smiled sweetly.
"oo nga. ang tahimik pero ang galing pala" said the girl.
"kabadong kabado ako tapos nung nagsalita na 'to lalo akong kinabahan" guy #2 said.
what can i do? i needed the job and in my opinion, i could have done a lot better.
i smiled at them and told them that it was all in the mind. and it takes a lot of practice to introduce yourself the way you want others to see you. and i've had a lot of practice. i told them to continue practicing and never lose hope (when the dreaded envelope finally came --- the one that confirmed they didn't pass).
i went on with the hiring process and was lucky enough to be hired and for a pioneering account none the less.
it was the icing on the cake. or so i thought. i was given the cherry after i signed the contract. my schedule wasn't going to be a graveyard shift (a shift that starts in an ungodly hour and ends when the sun is all ready to burn your skin). my shift was 4pm -1am. i like it.
so much for that. more stories of this adventure on my next posts. although, you can find some stories about this job in previous posts.
i apologize for not writing sooner... i'll be writing again soon.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
on the way to work...
i usually allow 2 hours for my travel time from home to work. yes, 2 hours. i live in a small town east of the metro and no, i'm not from Antipolo... there are other towns in Rizal, you know.
as i was saying, i allow 2 hours of travel time. kapag kulang ang 2 hour allowance, panic na 'ko nun. nanginginig na ko nun. pwamis. kasi feeling ko late na ko.
another trivia about me: i don't like riding the jeepney. it's not because i'm maarte or something. i just prefer the fx. why? it's 40 Php from our place to our office if i take the jeepney and it's 50 Php for the fx... go figure.
today, however, was different. i woke up late and barely had enough time to put my face on. i got to the "loading station" about 2 hours before my shift at work. i told myself that i'll wait for 10 minutes for an fx.
10 minutes. no fx in sight.
15 minutes. getting antsy by the minute. a jeepney arrives and leaves.
20 minutes. starting to panic.
25 minutes. thinking of alternatives. another jeepney passes but not the one i need.
30 minutes. a new jeepney arrives.
i hopped in and hoped for the best. fortunately, it was night time and there isn't too many passengers so i wasn't cramped that much (exactly what i try to avoid).
it was a "cool" jeepney... in tagalog "patok" --- comfy seats, with sounds, flattering lights. i knew it was going to be a good right.
or so i thought.
the jeepney driver --- young, plain looking and wearing maong shorts and a blue polo shirt --- seems to me, have a very strong desire to see the Almighty. and he was in a hurry to meet the One. i literally closed my eyes and held on to something (the
backrest of the driver's seat) and waited for the crash.
i guess i'm still really lucky. because i'm writing this, you can all assume that no such crash happened and i got to the office without a single scrape on my body.
now i can confidently say that prayers work. ='p
as i was saying, i allow 2 hours of travel time. kapag kulang ang 2 hour allowance, panic na 'ko nun. nanginginig na ko nun. pwamis. kasi feeling ko late na ko.
another trivia about me: i don't like riding the jeepney. it's not because i'm maarte or something. i just prefer the fx. why? it's 40 Php from our place to our office if i take the jeepney and it's 50 Php for the fx... go figure.
today, however, was different. i woke up late and barely had enough time to put my face on. i got to the "loading station" about 2 hours before my shift at work. i told myself that i'll wait for 10 minutes for an fx.
10 minutes. no fx in sight.
15 minutes. getting antsy by the minute. a jeepney arrives and leaves.
20 minutes. starting to panic.
25 minutes. thinking of alternatives. another jeepney passes but not the one i need.
30 minutes. a new jeepney arrives.
i hopped in and hoped for the best. fortunately, it was night time and there isn't too many passengers so i wasn't cramped that much (exactly what i try to avoid).
it was a "cool" jeepney... in tagalog "patok" --- comfy seats, with sounds, flattering lights. i knew it was going to be a good right.
or so i thought.
the jeepney driver --- young, plain looking and wearing maong shorts and a blue polo shirt --- seems to me, have a very strong desire to see the Almighty. and he was in a hurry to meet the One. i literally closed my eyes and held on to something (the
backrest of the driver's seat) and waited for the crash.
i guess i'm still really lucky. because i'm writing this, you can all assume that no such crash happened and i got to the office without a single scrape on my body.
now i can confidently say that prayers work. ='p
Restaurant Adventures part 2
Battlefield: Mann Hahn, Megamall Bldg. A
Soldiers: Paris, Canada, moi and a new "it"
Japan - a 5 foot plus plus (about 5'8" or so), thin guy that looks like an anime (and kind of looks like my ex-files) complete with a
2 feet long tail of a hair.
Course of Action:
start with a long walk from the office to enhance our already famished appetites (and also to get a short sun bathing). we traveled from f. Ortigas Jr. Ave. (former Emerald Ave.) to megamall via St. Francis Square.
Our strategy was simple: get in, order, eat, drink tea, get out.
Chosen Delights:
Sweet and sour Spareribs
broccoli in oyster sauce
yang chow rice
jasmine rice (sponsored by Paris)
Hakaw (prawn dumplings care of Canada)
Siomai (from me)
Spicy Prawns (courtesy of Japan)
and a pot of hot (sweet) tea (free)
food --- 5/5
what can i say? i love food and i love eating. it was absolutely delicious! i ate a lot and i really loved the sweet tea.
place --- 3/5
it was quiet inside the restaurant but provided that it's a restaurant, it didn't have enough "coziness" init. the chairs didn't have any back rest which made it hard for me to fully relax when i got full. the furnitures were good but the walls needed a touch of color as they looked "blah" to me. i'm not an interior decorator but iknow when something looks good...
service --- 4/5
no "hi sir/ma'am welcome to mann hanh" and the tea came only when i asked for it. the water came immediately, though. and most importantly, only one member of the crew smiled at us. the others were like born snobs or they just weren't morning people.
overall, i give this a 6/10. due to the interiors and the crew service. this would've been a 4 if it wasn't for the food.
people, if you don't like what you're doing in your job, GET OUT OF IT. i put my headset on and i rest my case.
Soldiers: Paris, Canada, moi and a new "it"
Japan - a 5 foot plus plus (about 5'8" or so), thin guy that looks like an anime (and kind of looks like my ex-files) complete with a
2 feet long tail of a hair.
Course of Action:
start with a long walk from the office to enhance our already famished appetites (and also to get a short sun bathing). we traveled from f. Ortigas Jr. Ave. (former Emerald Ave.) to megamall via St. Francis Square.
Our strategy was simple: get in, order, eat, drink tea, get out.
Chosen Delights:
Sweet and sour Spareribs
broccoli in oyster sauce
yang chow rice
jasmine rice (sponsored by Paris)
Hakaw (prawn dumplings care of Canada)
Siomai (from me)
Spicy Prawns (courtesy of Japan)
and a pot of hot (sweet) tea (free)
food --- 5/5
what can i say? i love food and i love eating. it was absolutely delicious! i ate a lot and i really loved the sweet tea.
place --- 3/5
it was quiet inside the restaurant but provided that it's a restaurant, it didn't have enough "coziness" init. the chairs didn't have any back rest which made it hard for me to fully relax when i got full. the furnitures were good but the walls needed a touch of color as they looked "blah" to me. i'm not an interior decorator but iknow when something looks good...
service --- 4/5
no "hi sir/ma'am welcome to mann hanh" and the tea came only when i asked for it. the water came immediately, though. and most importantly, only one member of the crew smiled at us. the others were like born snobs or they just weren't morning people.
overall, i give this a 6/10. due to the interiors and the crew service. this would've been a 4 if it wasn't for the food.
people, if you don't like what you're doing in your job, GET OUT OF IT. i put my headset on and i rest my case.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
spending and office buddies
saturday, 10 October 2009.
my shift at work started at 1am and ended 10am.
since it was payday, my friends from work and i have decided to go on a little spending spree.
Contestants:
PARIS
about 5'6", fair skinned, with retainers, voluptuos body, and a knack for good food. a girl who never seems to have any load (mobile credit).
CANADA
va-voom bod, pleasing disposition, pretty face. about 5'4" in height but always wear heels.
and moi, all time tag - along, in tagalog, "kaladkarin" =p
MIA:
SHIELD
a questionable guy (hahaha), married with 2 kids, about 5'6", fair skinned, with gel on his hair.
TWEINTY
father of a 5 year old, about 5'5", dark skinned, skin head and a good sense of humor.
FIRST STOP: NORTHPARK (medical city, meralco avenue)
we arrived shortly after 10am and was greeted by the warm sun and ever present pollution. we quickly made our way to the restaurant, sat, and asked for soup and tea while we debated on what to order.
suddenly, Canada realized that her mobile is missing. we emptied her bag in search for it but it was no use. her mobile simply wasn't there.
it's a good thing we can still think clearly. Canada asked one of the members of the crew if she can use their phone to call our office. they allowed her to.
Canada was able to talk to one of the guards who was gracious enough to check our training room to see if she left the phone there. now Canada was thinking that she might have left it in her other bag in her locker.
having settled the issue for the time being, we turned our attention to the task at hand: food.
after a brief debate and few cups of tea, we settled for the following:
yang chow rice
lechon macau (yum!)
more soup
and more tea
we had a few words about brocolli but in the end, we ordered the broccoli with 3 kinds of mushroom in oyster sauce.
VERDICT
i give the crew 4/5
although they were really attentive, what's missing is (for me) is the "welcoming warmth" that you normally get. no "good morning sir/ma'am my name is blah and i will be blah blah. is there anything else you need?" (i think it's the company policy, but still, it's nice to be welcomed).
the food is excellent, 10/5
no further comments, other than "you just have to try it".
the place is 5/5.
it was very cozy, relaxed atmosphere, and not too crowded... i liked the asian-inspired interior.
i can't remember if there was any music playing while we were eating. it maybe because we were having such a great time or the people in the other table was just plain noisy.
OVERALL, i give this Northpark 9/10. Outstanding. =p
SECOND STOP: THE OFFICE (emerald ave., ortigas center, pasig)
just to check on Canada's mobile. it was in her other bag. very good.
THIRD STOP: ROBINSON'S GALLERIA
it's just a short walk from the office. Paris and Canada went there in search for the perfect massage. i tagged along just for fun.
when we got there, the search for the perfect massage was put on hold as we pass sale after sale after sale... we were easily distracted by the huge "50% discount" signs... we scoured the whole mall.
i left the two at excelsior spa (i was later informed that they had a really good, relaxing time). it was about 2 or 3 pm when we went our separate ways.
i went to Gloria Jeans (my favorite) at the front (near gold's gym) and had a regular "voltage" (espresso shot separated) and went celebrity hunting while smoking (i was wearing my dark aviator shades to avoid suspicion while staring at cuties hahaha).
on my way home, i unconsciously (promise!) spent Php 2,000 on 2 shorts from penshoppe (i love vic basa!), 2 books and 2 kilos of cat food (i have 7 cats and i love them all sooooo much!).
i was so tired, yet i was utterly satisfied. it was the first time i enjoyed my salary (since i switched jobs). and i think i deserved it.
i hope everyone had a great day... i know i did... =p
my shift at work started at 1am and ended 10am.
since it was payday, my friends from work and i have decided to go on a little spending spree.
Contestants:
PARIS
about 5'6", fair skinned, with retainers, voluptuos body, and a knack for good food. a girl who never seems to have any load (mobile credit).
CANADA
va-voom bod, pleasing disposition, pretty face. about 5'4" in height but always wear heels.
and moi, all time tag - along, in tagalog, "kaladkarin" =p
MIA:
SHIELD
a questionable guy (hahaha), married with 2 kids, about 5'6", fair skinned, with gel on his hair.
TWEINTY
father of a 5 year old, about 5'5", dark skinned, skin head and a good sense of humor.
FIRST STOP: NORTHPARK (medical city, meralco avenue)
we arrived shortly after 10am and was greeted by the warm sun and ever present pollution. we quickly made our way to the restaurant, sat, and asked for soup and tea while we debated on what to order.
suddenly, Canada realized that her mobile is missing. we emptied her bag in search for it but it was no use. her mobile simply wasn't there.
it's a good thing we can still think clearly. Canada asked one of the members of the crew if she can use their phone to call our office. they allowed her to.
Canada was able to talk to one of the guards who was gracious enough to check our training room to see if she left the phone there. now Canada was thinking that she might have left it in her other bag in her locker.
having settled the issue for the time being, we turned our attention to the task at hand: food.
after a brief debate and few cups of tea, we settled for the following:
yang chow rice
lechon macau (yum!)
more soup
and more tea
we had a few words about brocolli but in the end, we ordered the broccoli with 3 kinds of mushroom in oyster sauce.
VERDICT
i give the crew 4/5
although they were really attentive, what's missing is (for me) is the "welcoming warmth" that you normally get. no "good morning sir/ma'am my name is blah and i will be blah blah. is there anything else you need?" (i think it's the company policy, but still, it's nice to be welcomed).
the food is excellent, 10/5
no further comments, other than "you just have to try it".
the place is 5/5.
it was very cozy, relaxed atmosphere, and not too crowded... i liked the asian-inspired interior.
i can't remember if there was any music playing while we were eating. it maybe because we were having such a great time or the people in the other table was just plain noisy.
OVERALL, i give this Northpark 9/10. Outstanding. =p
SECOND STOP: THE OFFICE (emerald ave., ortigas center, pasig)
just to check on Canada's mobile. it was in her other bag. very good.
THIRD STOP: ROBINSON'S GALLERIA
it's just a short walk from the office. Paris and Canada went there in search for the perfect massage. i tagged along just for fun.
when we got there, the search for the perfect massage was put on hold as we pass sale after sale after sale... we were easily distracted by the huge "50% discount" signs... we scoured the whole mall.
i left the two at excelsior spa (i was later informed that they had a really good, relaxing time). it was about 2 or 3 pm when we went our separate ways.
i went to Gloria Jeans (my favorite) at the front (near gold's gym) and had a regular "voltage" (espresso shot separated) and went celebrity hunting while smoking (i was wearing my dark aviator shades to avoid suspicion while staring at cuties hahaha).
on my way home, i unconsciously (promise!) spent Php 2,000 on 2 shorts from penshoppe (i love vic basa!), 2 books and 2 kilos of cat food (i have 7 cats and i love them all sooooo much!).
i was so tired, yet i was utterly satisfied. it was the first time i enjoyed my salary (since i switched jobs). and i think i deserved it.
i hope everyone had a great day... i know i did... =p
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
intro to my (social) life
hi everyone... sorry for the long wait. i've been really busy at work --- been transferred to my fourth account in 3 months, had to undergo yet another training and learn a new product, which in this case, is insurance... methinks i can do it... (*_*)
a lot has happened since the last time i've updated... my friend, Canada has already resigned due to a bunch of reasons and i, personally, can't blame her. also, i just confirmed that my other friend, Paris, has also resigned today. i will introduce them at a later post.
right now, i want to introduce my other friends, my friends from home whom i've known since the beginning of time... hahaha i've known these guys my whole life and i'm very proud to be their friend.
i'll only describe them physically as the emotional level of things go beyond words (wow! sobrang cheesy!)
let's start the roll call... (try to distinguish the girls from the "gurls" hahaha) names have been changed for privacy purposes (i may not have changed them to confuse everyone hahaha)
LOTA
about 5'5" in height, fair skinned, good body and mole on her face. she used to have straight hair until she got tired of it (and got a bit crazy). now she has curly hair, hence the name, lota.
BUMBAH
i named her bumbah because her boyfriend's nickname is "bro" (so she's "sis". sis-bumbah hahaha). really thin, high pitched voice, fun loving, energetic, and about the same height as lota.
HELENA
i named this girl after helen of troy. a girl so gorgeous, you can't help but notice her. someone who can make you smile with her sweet smile. also about the same height as lota and bumbah, sexy body and lips so red, you'll wonder what shade of lipstick she's wearing.
ELLY
i actually debated what to name this girl, i had a choice. either "jessica" or "elly". obviosly, i chose the latter. elly is the shortest of the girls. she's voluptuos... hahaha fair skinned, hair up to her chin and a very good cook.
ZOOKA
zooka can make you laugh with her laugh. she can be described as the girl with the most contagious laugh. i named her zooka for reasons known to our small circle. about 5'7" in height, light complexion, sexy, and a face so pretty, a lot of guys fall for her.
YEMA
a sweet friend. super sweet. as in "pa-sweet". sweet songs, sweet outfits, sweet everything. she's about the same height as zooka, fair skinned and a sexy body. she's far away right now but we're all looking forward to spending some quality time together with her.
LUNA
for reasons known to everyone, inamed this girl luna. a model/flight attendant. she's also away from us because of work but she promised to be back as soon as possible.
BETTINA
one of my favorite people in the whole world. voluptuos, about 5'5", light complexion, and of course, very pretty (all my friends are pretty!). someone i could talk to all night. also out of coverage area to work but she plans on going back here soon.
GERTRUDE
a gem. about 5'6", fair complexion, he insist that he is just "chubby" but we all know he's gotten "healthy" (very healthy) over the years... hahaha he's working on it though. our official party organizer and part time doctor.
ERMINGARD
there are one liners that can make everyone laugh. and it usually came from ermingard. 5'8", fair skinned, a little on the healthy side with a good sense of humor. our devoted student. our perpetual artist.
LAVINIA
to say that lavinia shines is a very big understatement. lavinia shines anywhere. 5'8", fair skinned, model mody, fashionista, and very elegant. people think that she's a snob but once you get to know him, he really is... hahaha
that's it for my band of misfits, wherever we go, we can't help but be loud and noisy because we are always happy. there might be times when everyone's troubles seem to come all at once but we manage to get through it looking fabulous and with our heels clicking like nothing happened...
a lot has happened since the last time i've updated... my friend, Canada has already resigned due to a bunch of reasons and i, personally, can't blame her. also, i just confirmed that my other friend, Paris, has also resigned today. i will introduce them at a later post.
right now, i want to introduce my other friends, my friends from home whom i've known since the beginning of time... hahaha i've known these guys my whole life and i'm very proud to be their friend.
i'll only describe them physically as the emotional level of things go beyond words (wow! sobrang cheesy!)
let's start the roll call... (try to distinguish the girls from the "gurls" hahaha) names have been changed for privacy purposes (i may not have changed them to confuse everyone hahaha)
LOTA
about 5'5" in height, fair skinned, good body and mole on her face. she used to have straight hair until she got tired of it (and got a bit crazy). now she has curly hair, hence the name, lota.
BUMBAH
i named her bumbah because her boyfriend's nickname is "bro" (so she's "sis". sis-bumbah hahaha). really thin, high pitched voice, fun loving, energetic, and about the same height as lota.
HELENA
i named this girl after helen of troy. a girl so gorgeous, you can't help but notice her. someone who can make you smile with her sweet smile. also about the same height as lota and bumbah, sexy body and lips so red, you'll wonder what shade of lipstick she's wearing.
ELLY
i actually debated what to name this girl, i had a choice. either "jessica" or "elly". obviosly, i chose the latter. elly is the shortest of the girls. she's voluptuos... hahaha fair skinned, hair up to her chin and a very good cook.
ZOOKA
zooka can make you laugh with her laugh. she can be described as the girl with the most contagious laugh. i named her zooka for reasons known to our small circle. about 5'7" in height, light complexion, sexy, and a face so pretty, a lot of guys fall for her.
YEMA
a sweet friend. super sweet. as in "pa-sweet". sweet songs, sweet outfits, sweet everything. she's about the same height as zooka, fair skinned and a sexy body. she's far away right now but we're all looking forward to spending some quality time together with her.
LUNA
for reasons known to everyone, inamed this girl luna. a model/flight attendant. she's also away from us because of work but she promised to be back as soon as possible.
BETTINA
one of my favorite people in the whole world. voluptuos, about 5'5", light complexion, and of course, very pretty (all my friends are pretty!). someone i could talk to all night. also out of coverage area to work but she plans on going back here soon.
GERTRUDE
a gem. about 5'6", fair complexion, he insist that he is just "chubby" but we all know he's gotten "healthy" (very healthy) over the years... hahaha he's working on it though. our official party organizer and part time doctor.
ERMINGARD
there are one liners that can make everyone laugh. and it usually came from ermingard. 5'8", fair skinned, a little on the healthy side with a good sense of humor. our devoted student. our perpetual artist.
LAVINIA
to say that lavinia shines is a very big understatement. lavinia shines anywhere. 5'8", fair skinned, model mody, fashionista, and very elegant. people think that she's a snob but once you get to know him, he really is... hahaha
that's it for my band of misfits, wherever we go, we can't help but be loud and noisy because we are always happy. there might be times when everyone's troubles seem to come all at once but we manage to get through it looking fabulous and with our heels clicking like nothing happened...
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