December 29, 2004

Here

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I am in Baguio right now! Hehehe! It is cold here.
December 22, 2004

Ang Araw Na Ito

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Siempre, looking forward ako sa araw na ito. Bakit kamo? Paalis kasi si Mamung Hapon ngayong araw na ito. Nagpulong kami kanina pero wala namang kwenta. Dapat meron kasi tungkol yan sa sabit-sabit naming proyekto para sa darating na Enero. Akala ko kasi may maibibigay siyang mga detalye. Kaso wala din, mabuti pang hindi na lang kami nag-meeting.

Anyway, nagkunwari muna ako pero pag-alis niya inasikaso ko na linisin ang personal at corporate inbox ko. Matrabaho pero mas maganda kung matatapos ko. Chineck ko din ang
Friendster account ko at in-update ang Xanga site ko. Inaayos ko pa din ang mga documents na nasa pc ko dito sa office kasi balak ko ipa-reformat o re-install yung OS nito. Di ko kasi original na pc ito kaya di ko kasundo yung settings. Hindi naman din maayos ng aming computer maintenance (maintenance ng sira, actually). Hehehe.

Bukas, aayusin ko itong mga files ko during our last 5 projects kasi natatabunan na ako dito sa mesa. Hindi ko na nga makita ang salamin ng table ko eh. Tapos aasikasuhin ko na yung 3 sabay-sabay naming projects for January. ewan ko ba kung bakit ang hilig nila pagsabayin ang pag-implement ng mga yun? Dadalawa lang namin kami ni Mamu dito sa group na ito. Anyway, trabaho bukas at paminsan-minsang pagba-blog. Na-miss ko yata ito.

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Ewan ko kung bakit pero nang makita ko sa newspaper na available na ang DVD copy ng movie ni
Garfield, sabi ko sa sarili ko, gusto ko magkaroon ng copy nun. Naalala ko kasi nung pinanood ko iyon, ayaw ko pa nga kasi di ko gusto ugali ni Garfield talaga. Pero natawa ako sa kanya, promise.

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Grabe! Pagbalik namin mula sa akyat nung Linggo ng gabi, nangangati na lalamunan ko. Ngayon ubo-ubo pa. Ang ginaw din dito sa office. Sana nga lang wag ako dalawin ng sakit bago matapos ng taon, ang korny nun pag nagkataon.

Maya, kita kita kami ng mga dati kong officemate para mag-get together bago matapos ang taon. Aside from hindi maganda ang pakiramdam ko, parang hindi ko rin trip na sumama. Ewan ko ba kung bakit. Pero siempre, alam ko naman talaga kung bakit. Ang gulo ko noh? :)

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Anak ng pating! Sa sobrang busy ko, nakalimutan ko nang ipadala yung bibilhing books nila
Ryan at Kumi. Buti na lang si Ryan, nag-promise na right after the holidays, kukunin niya talaga yung mga books. Ewan ko lang si Kumi kung interested pa siya.

Binebenta ko na kasi yung ibang mga books na nasa possession ko. Wala na kasi akong space sa room eh. Iyung iba naman, idinonate ko na sa mga kaibigan ko at dun sa isang charity center. Iyung mga binebenta ko, yun yung mga books na mahirap pakawalan kasi pinaghirapan ko bilhin iyung mga yun mula pa nung nag-college ako. Di ako kain ng lunch basta may gusto ako libro. :)

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Ayusin ko pa pala itong mga gamit ko. Iuuwi ko na iyung iba. Hehehe! Ang dami kong gifts at may chocolate pa. Type ko din itong Benguet coffee na matagal ko nang inaawit dun sa kakilala ko. Pagpunta ko sa
Baguio, bibili ako kofi sa Benguet. :)

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Kawawa naman itong 2 staff namin, nape-pressure dahil sa isa pang staff. Mind you, walang kinalaman sa trabaho ang reason kung bakit. Pero siempre, hindi ko sasabihin. Isa lang advise ko sa kanila: diretchahin para hindi makulit (sabagay, kahit ayaw mo talaga, pipilitin ka pa din. Nagkataon lang na hindi ako madaling mabola. Hehehe).

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Finally, magkakaroon na kami ng sariling bandila dito sa office. Buti na lang at nai-suggest ko na magpagawa na lang kami para hindi naman nakakahiya sa
Chamber of Commerce na palagi na lang naming hinihiraman. Dyahe no na isang buwan na nasa amin yung flag nila. 250 pesos lang naman. Kung di sila bibili, ako ang bibili para sa kumpanya. Baka yun lang eh pagka-kuriputan pa nila.

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Tama ba namang sa akin hanapin yung bwisit na mga photos na iyon?! Obvious naman na wala, sa akin pa hinahanap. Siguro, gusto niya makipag-usap. Sowee na lang pero wala akong time magsayang ng laway, lalo na at mahirap magsalita. It was her fault, asking me that stupid question for how many times. For how many times, I replied like it was nothing dumb. But when I told her what she thinks must be done, judging that she already knew the problem, I bluntly told her to use common sense. Aba, ang bruha nagalit sa akin. Hello! Do you still have grey matter lodged in your head o nalusaw na yan?!
December 21, 2004

Some Thoughts

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P25.00 na ang flag-down rate ng taxi sa Baguio. At least, they still gave you back even the last remaining centavos of your change.

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I wonder if the not-so-new Secretary of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources is really fit to be in his position. Come on, dude. For once, prove yourself that you are worth to be in that seat. It is really annoying to have people like you who talks a lot and making pa-'cute'.

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Magulo iyung itinerary na ginamit namiin nung umakyat kami last weekend sa
Bundok Marami sa may Cavite. Pero ayos lang kahit sunog-sunog ako. Wala pa kasi ni isa sa amin ang nakapunta doon. Tapos tricky talaga lalo na iyung mga saliwaang trails. Mejo nakakapagod din dahil sa tindi ng init ng araw. Inabot din kami ng gabi dahil nga sa mga ilang beses na ligaw. Kaloka pa nga iyung paggapang mo paakyat at pag-rock climbing. Mild lang naman pero iba talaga pag may dala ka. Kinuha na nga ni Errol iyung dala kong bag para mapabilis ang akyat. Hanga din ako sa taong ito. Parang hindi napapagod. Actually, he was very much willing and aggressive to take on somebody’s load. Marunong ding magluto yan. Announcement pala, wala pang girlfriend si Errol kaya pumila na kayo. Hehehe.

Sa mga nakasama ko sa huling climb ko sa taong ito – sina
Rommel, Gay, Jeff, Mikes, Francis, Errol at Dex – maraming salamat sa inyo. Nag-enjoy ako at exciting iyung akyat. Pasensya na at nalalasing talaga ako sa sobrang init.

Sa muling pagkikita.

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I received a memo from Malacanan re proposed schedules for the next job fair.


2nd Call Center Jobs Fair
(to include other BPO and ICT jobs)
target dats: March 5 & 6, 2005 (Sat & Sun)


Nurses, Caregivers and Allied Services Jobs Fair
target dates: June 4 & 5, 2005 (Sat & Sun)

Tourism & Allied Services Jobs Fair
target dates: September 3 & 4, 2005 (Sat & Sun)

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Has he seen me checking my emails instead of finishing this evaluation report? Hehehe. Guilty.
December 14, 2004

Party

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On Friday, our office will be having its own Christmas Party. I am not really excited nor even have the plan to join since our only Filipina director will not be attending. I was taking a vacation leave on that day and claim my day of rest. Unfortunately, she assigned me and my successor (in my Research post) to be the one in-charge of the games and the gifts. So bad.

Just this late afternoon, I discussed with my partner what games shall be played and what will be the set-up. Well, she has bright ideas but a day will not be enough. Young as she is, she wants to join every game. I told her she could join some games but make sure somebody is willing enough to replace her as my partner in conducting the games.

I just hope the party will be enjoyable, enough not to bore me.
December 14, 2004

Terrorists On Loose

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Psychos are here again. Sometimes I wonder if they are craving for attention or just plain brain-damaged. Or maybe both. Are they terrorists? Another bombing had happened in a public market in GenSan wounding more than 30 and killing 14 people. What the hell do they really want to achieve in this world? If they think that their lives are rotten shit, they better stray away from people and do anything without involving anyone. The problem is: they do not think at all because they do not have any grey matters in their head anymore.
December 14, 2004

Rest In Peace

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I just heard from my mom that the King of Philippine Movies had passed away shortly after midnight. I could not believe he died. According to Mumsie, he suffered a stroke Saturday evening and was brought to St. Luke’s Hospital.

I was never a fan of FPJ and I even did not like the fact that he ran for the presidency. But for what it is worth, I admired the way he had unselfishly extended his generosity and compassion to the poor. I did not know this because people had declared his kind-heartedness in his remaining hours but because even before, a lot of people had already attested to his generosity.

May he rest in peace.
December 14, 2004

Long, Long Time

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Obviously, I missed blogging. Well, I have been so busy and my schedules were pretty erratic for the past 2 months. I was able to get back to my former post and the moment I sat my ass off my old, comfortable seat, I have to hurdle a number of projects (counting to 5 projects). Anyway, this week is such a welcome relief. I will be staying in the office till the holidays and will be busy for meetings and accomplishing preparations for next year's projects. By January 10, I will be away again from the office and toiling my butt off somewhere in the metro and hopefully, (*crossing my fingers*) to Cebu and Davao. Yipee!

Leaving Research is quite a breather. I attribute the fact that I do not like to be tied up in my seat and doing research anymore. I like the fast-paced momentum of accomplishing something in the Projects Dept. What I really do not find welcoming in this job are how slow my superior delivers his decisions and the way he prioritizes the trivial, mundane matters over important ones.

Sometimes, I was thinking if I was wrong in re-accepting this job again. A lot of things have changed and to tell the truth, they are not for the better. But of course, I cannot leave just like that. I must be practical or else, I will find myself in the dump.

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