It's 27 days and 21 hours before the uber forgettable year ends. At the same time it's 21 days and 20 hours and 58 minutes (typing and thinking delay) before me and C.'s first year of mutual affection co-existence. It's prolly too late to hope for a major development (like a new job would sound very nice), but just like last year, it ain't over til our neighbor's kuwitis find it's freedom, albeit death, way way above meralco power line level. May God bless us all.
It's been uninspiring lately, as evident in my posting frequency. Time's been spent rushing to reach the immaculate level 99 (pRO) and finally get that much desired aura around my avatar. Even if I finally reach that apex, it would be still shortlived as the search for the higher glory just begins by going back all the way to (high) novicehood and start all over again. Gravity™ must be filthy filthy filthy rich. All of this and more keeps me sane anyway.
It's quite nice that our work sched for the holidays will permit me to go back to the city of pines days before the new year. I just hope I can gather enough resources (pindot sa calculator) for this sortie. Gonna be back just in time for the AAC's annual post xmas, pre-new year hang-around together.
Wala bang balak i-rollback ang pamasahe???
Saturday, December 3
Sunday, November 6
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Monday, October 10
bigo
Text message from 2327 10/08/05 3:15 pm: ACNRECMGR3 Kindly check your email regarding the status of your application in (name of company). Thanks.
Checked my e-mail immediately (excited e). I did not really read first the seemingly long message. Putcha, parang automated message. It really is. "Regretfully, after careful consideration of our current requirements, we find that we are unable to offer you a position at this point in time." Then there's nothing but blank stare at the monitor.
Suddenly I felt hopeless for about five minutes. Then I'm good again. Hehe. Akala ko talaga OK na. Oh yes dear, stuck pa rin ako sa IMES. Pft.
Sa inis, nag-Ragnarok na lang ako. Buti pa dun naglelevel-up ako. /wah.
Checked my e-mail immediately (excited e). I did not really read first the seemingly long message. Putcha, parang automated message. It really is. "Regretfully, after careful consideration of our current requirements, we find that we are unable to offer you a position at this point in time." Then there's nothing but blank stare at the monitor.
Suddenly I felt hopeless for about five minutes. Then I'm good again. Hehe. Akala ko talaga OK na. Oh yes dear, stuck pa rin ako sa IMES. Pft.
Sa inis, nag-Ragnarok na lang ako. Buti pa dun naglelevel-up ako. /wah.
Friday, October 7
Conversations
Anu kaya kung makasalubong ko sa kanto namin si Obi Wan 'Ben' Kenobi..
L: Nice to meet you Sir Jedi Master Ben. Well.. may the Force be with you.
O: The Force will be with you, always.
L: What's with this Force anyway..
O: The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.
L: Wow. Can I be so lucky enough to utilize this Force, too?
O: In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.
L: (Amps. Antipatiko to a)
O: That's your uncle talking.
L: I'm sorry. (How the hell?) Anyway, I understand you had been well travelled all throughout the galaxy, do you have any favorite spot which you would like to visit again?
O: Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.
L: We? Wut.. I mean you don't wanna bring me there, do you? I know you're a great Jedi, but you're aging, how am I suppose to even get out of there alive?!
O: Use the Force, Luke!
L: Luke?! I'm Lon, I'm not Luke.. you gotta be mistaken, mister Jedi Master..
O: (Handing Lonix something)
L: What's this?
O: I have something here for you. Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damn fool idealistic crusade like your father did. It's your father's lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster, but an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.
L: Great. First you called me Luke. Then my father's a Jedi. Now you're giving me a.. flashlight? OK, wise one.. can the Force tell me where my father is, huh?!
O: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights. He betrayed and murdered your father.
L: Nampucha?! You're out of your mind old man, I'm outta here.. I've got work tomorrow and it's late. See, the moon's up already..
O: That's no moon. It's a space station.
Amfs. Wag na lang.
L: Nice to meet you Sir Jedi Master Ben. Well.. may the Force be with you.
O: The Force will be with you, always.
L: What's with this Force anyway..
O: The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.
L: Wow. Can I be so lucky enough to utilize this Force, too?
O: In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.
L: (Amps. Antipatiko to a)
O: That's your uncle talking.
L: I'm sorry. (How the hell?) Anyway, I understand you had been well travelled all throughout the galaxy, do you have any favorite spot which you would like to visit again?
O: Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.
L: We? Wut.. I mean you don't wanna bring me there, do you? I know you're a great Jedi, but you're aging, how am I suppose to even get out of there alive?!
O: Use the Force, Luke!
L: Luke?! I'm Lon, I'm not Luke.. you gotta be mistaken, mister Jedi Master..
O: (Handing Lonix something)
L: What's this?
O: I have something here for you. Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damn fool idealistic crusade like your father did. It's your father's lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster, but an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.
L: Great. First you called me Luke. Then my father's a Jedi. Now you're giving me a.. flashlight? OK, wise one.. can the Force tell me where my father is, huh?!
O: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights. He betrayed and murdered your father.
L: Nampucha?! You're out of your mind old man, I'm outta here.. I've got work tomorrow and it's late. See, the moon's up already..
O: That's no moon. It's a space station.
Amfs. Wag na lang.
Wednesday, October 5
gastosness
Amfness. Mukang sunod-sunod ang magiging gastos ko next week a.. una mag-aanak ako sa binyag ng nth child ni Jerico sa Oct 12. Tragis e wala naman sya sa dito sa pinas.. then kasal sa Oct. 15 naman ng tropa naming si Curlytops (Johnmel ang pangalan nya talaga; kulot kasi sya). Siyempre ambag-ambag ang tropa pambili ng kahit na anong appliance na made in Kuriya .. at ang pandiin ay natuklasan ko ngayun-ngayun lang (flash report!!) sa drawer ko dito sa office table.. 1st birthday ng anak ni pareng Kiko (colleague dito sa office) sa Oct. 15 din. Hectic di ba?
So kung susumahin, humigit-kumulang (calculating... ... 1011010110101111011010011010..) Php1600 ang kailangang ipagluwa ng gasgas na gasgas na atm card ko. Based yan sa Php55.770 = $1 (Disclaimer: These are based on Philippine Dealing System rates.Actual bank rates may vary.) Hay. Akala ko pa naman may budget surplus ako from last payday.. pero meron pa rin pala, mababawasan lang.. sana wag ako holdapin ng nanay ko until next week. hekhek.
eto pala yung picture ng message of doom. wokokokok.
So kung susumahin, humigit-kumulang (calculating... ... 1011010110101111011010011010..) Php1600 ang kailangang ipagluwa ng gasgas na gasgas na atm card ko. Based yan sa Php55.770 = $1 (Disclaimer: These are based on Philippine Dealing System rates.Actual bank rates may vary.) Hay. Akala ko pa naman may budget surplus ako from last payday.. pero meron pa rin pala, mababawasan lang.. sana wag ako holdapin ng nanay ko until next week. hekhek.
eto pala yung picture ng message of doom. wokokokok.
Monday, October 3
from the grave
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
~Michael Jordan
No sir/ma'am, this very inspirational piece from his Airness got nothing to do with this post. Nor it has something to explain about me taking a virtual.. gadz, I forgot the term.
Anyways.. Some might think a lot had happened while I was away from blogging. Unfortunately, things are all the same. There are some changes which I am working on.. but I won't disclose them for the meantime until results are evident. herherher. Pahiyang ba. Bottom line is, I don't want to end the year in status quo. Idleness is bad, it is where dengue comes from (think about stagnant water).
So what made me do this once more? I kinda miss it actually. Dito na nga lang ang medyo may talent ako, hindi ko pa gagawin, hehe. And to the fact that I can access the internet again while on graveyard shift, I decided to take advantage of it. I don't expect myself to be able to do this at home. For some reason, my PC workstation there is not conducive for thinking.. hmm.. I think I should buy a suitable office chair. Basta. From what I read somewhere, a blogger (actually I typed 'blooger') will always be a blogger. Talaga?
Me magbabasa kaya? No, and I really don't expect it (unless I bloghop for half a day). Since the time I built this page, there have been a limited number of people (at least the one I know) coming by. I guess they find me uninteresting (hahaha!), or they find my grammar very bad. I prefer the first one. It's not that important to me, I guess, but somehow it's nice to have an interaction sometimes. So if someone, by act of the heavens, accidentally pointed his/her browser here, please spread the word. I am back. As if I was missed.
~Michael Jordan
No sir/ma'am, this very inspirational piece from his Airness got nothing to do with this post. Nor it has something to explain about me taking a virtual.. gadz, I forgot the term.
Anyways.. Some might think a lot had happened while I was away from blogging. Unfortunately, things are all the same. There are some changes which I am working on.. but I won't disclose them for the meantime until results are evident. herherher. Pahiyang ba. Bottom line is, I don't want to end the year in status quo. Idleness is bad, it is where dengue comes from (think about stagnant water).
So what made me do this once more? I kinda miss it actually. Dito na nga lang ang medyo may talent ako, hindi ko pa gagawin, hehe. And to the fact that I can access the internet again while on graveyard shift, I decided to take advantage of it. I don't expect myself to be able to do this at home. For some reason, my PC workstation there is not conducive for thinking.. hmm.. I think I should buy a suitable office chair. Basta. From what I read somewhere, a blogger (actually I typed 'blooger') will always be a blogger. Talaga?
Me magbabasa kaya? No, and I really don't expect it (unless I bloghop for half a day). Since the time I built this page, there have been a limited number of people (at least the one I know) coming by. I guess they find me uninteresting (hahaha!), or they find my grammar very bad. I prefer the first one. It's not that important to me, I guess, but somehow it's nice to have an interaction sometimes. So if someone, by act of the heavens, accidentally pointed his/her browser here, please spread the word. I am back. As if I was missed.
Monday, July 4
from the NTT circle
i visited the NTT's (Name That Tune, my long time, and only one, Yahoo chat room) forum board on the website just a while ago and read this very amusing post from Santi..
bopol ako sa lyrics game! pag nag pa game ng lyrics si tomiiiiiii malamang ganito mangyari sa akin:
Greatest Love of All
"I decided long ago, never to walk in edu manzano..." (I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadow)
Cry by Mandy Moore
"A walk to remember... it was late afternoon!" (I'll always remember, it was late afternoon)
All My Life by K-ci and Jojo
"supposed to be you're like my mother,supposed to be you're like my sister" (close to me you're like my mother... close to me you're like my sister)
Where's the Love
"People killing, people flying, children hurt an living, crying..." (People killing, people dying; children hurt and you hear them crying)
Leaving on a jet plane
"so kiss me and SMAFFLE me... (so kiss me and smile for me...)
Usher & Alicia's My Boo
"It started when we were younger you were NINE.." (It started when we were younger you were mine)
If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys (Document link: John Clemente)
"some people want TAMBOURINES.." (diamond rings)
Britney's Baby One More Time
"My ONLY NEST is killing me... and I........(My loneliness....)
Thumbthumping (Chumbawumba)
"I get knocked down by an elephant, my mommas's gonna bring me down... " (I get knocked down, but I get up again...) (Grabe, elepante pa talaga!)
Crush by Jennifer Paige
"i-splash, a little crush.." (it's just.. a little crush..)
Red Hot's Californication -
"Viva Californication...." (Dream of Californication...)
No scrubs, TLC
"A scrub is a guy who thinks he's fine but is also known as a BUS STOP" (buster)
Waterfalls by TLC
"Don't go JASON waterfalls..." (Chasin')
John Mayer
"You're ALICE IN WONDERLAND... You're ALICE IN WONDERLAND I'll use my hands" (Body is a wonderland)
Baa Baa Black Sheep
"Baa baa black sheep, heavy on the road..."
With A Smile by Eraserheads
"lift urHAND.. baby dont be scared.. of the things that could go wrong along the way.. (HEAD!!!)
Wag Na Wag Mong Sasabihin by Kitchie Nadal
"maaaaaaaaaag... , magdamag mong sasabihin........"
two-trick pony by sandwich
"i have been waiting for you all night under the glow of INSECENT LIGHT" (...under the glow of YOUR SATELLITE)
On Bended Knees by Boyz II Men
"Oh God give me the reason, I'M DOWN... ABANDON ME..."(I'm down on bended knee)
Red Hot's Zephyr Song
"Fly away on my CELLPHONE...I feel it more than ever" (Fly away on my zephyr, I feel it more than ever)
Anima Christi
"Soul of Christ... sat beside me..." (sanctify me!)
And finally:
"Nothing's gonna change my love for you... you know NAMAN MY LOVE how much I love you..."
Bwahwahawhwahwaha!!!!
uy, this is a rare follow-up post within a week or so.. =)
bopol ako sa lyrics game! pag nag pa game ng lyrics si tomiiiiiii malamang ganito mangyari sa akin:
Greatest Love of All
"I decided long ago, never to walk in edu manzano..." (I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadow)
Cry by Mandy Moore
"A walk to remember... it was late afternoon!" (I'll always remember, it was late afternoon)
All My Life by K-ci and Jojo
"supposed to be you're like my mother,supposed to be you're like my sister" (close to me you're like my mother... close to me you're like my sister)
Where's the Love
"People killing, people flying, children hurt an living, crying..." (People killing, people dying; children hurt and you hear them crying)
Leaving on a jet plane
"so kiss me and SMAFFLE me... (so kiss me and smile for me...)
Usher & Alicia's My Boo
"It started when we were younger you were NINE.." (It started when we were younger you were mine)
If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys (Document link: John Clemente)
"some people want TAMBOURINES.." (diamond rings)
Britney's Baby One More Time
"My ONLY NEST is killing me... and I........(My loneliness....)
Thumbthumping (Chumbawumba)
"I get knocked down by an elephant, my mommas's gonna bring me down... " (I get knocked down, but I get up again...) (Grabe, elepante pa talaga!)
Crush by Jennifer Paige
"i-splash, a little crush.." (it's just.. a little crush..)
Red Hot's Californication -
"Viva Californication...." (Dream of Californication...)
No scrubs, TLC
"A scrub is a guy who thinks he's fine but is also known as a BUS STOP" (buster)
Waterfalls by TLC
"Don't go JASON waterfalls..." (Chasin')
John Mayer
"You're ALICE IN WONDERLAND... You're ALICE IN WONDERLAND I'll use my hands" (Body is a wonderland)
Baa Baa Black Sheep
"Baa baa black sheep, heavy on the road..."
With A Smile by Eraserheads
"lift urHAND.. baby dont be scared.. of the things that could go wrong along the way.. (HEAD!!!)
Wag Na Wag Mong Sasabihin by Kitchie Nadal
"maaaaaaaaaag... , magdamag mong sasabihin........"
two-trick pony by sandwich
"i have been waiting for you all night under the glow of INSECENT LIGHT" (...under the glow of YOUR SATELLITE)
On Bended Knees by Boyz II Men
"Oh God give me the reason, I'M DOWN... ABANDON ME..."(I'm down on bended knee)
Red Hot's Zephyr Song
"Fly away on my CELLPHONE...I feel it more than ever" (Fly away on my zephyr, I feel it more than ever)
Anima Christi
"Soul of Christ... sat beside me..." (sanctify me!)
And finally:
"Nothing's gonna change my love for you... you know NAMAN MY LOVE how much I love you..."
Bwahwahawhwahwaha!!!!
uy, this is a rare follow-up post within a week or so.. =)
Thursday, June 23
here's the score..
i
nba finals
it's all tied folks. do or die. winner takes all. my fearful premonition of detroit taking it all (albeit now in seven games) is still alive. ben's lush afro lock did the trick, methinks. hehe.
ii
commuting anecdotes:
isang dispatcher ang nagtatawag ng pasahero. siyaman ung jeep, mga walo pa yata yung kulang.
dispatcher: gate 1! gate 1! kalahati pa ang kulang!
lon: (naku mama di na ko kasya, isang buo ako e..)
isang pasahero sa may quiapo ang nagtanong sa dispatcher kung saang byahe ung sasakyan nya.
pasahero: mama, ano ho ito?
dispatcher: jeep.
isang pasahero ang pumara sa driver, bababa sya sa camella homes.
pasahero: mama, may camella ha..
driver: may camella naman talaga, di naman ho nawawala yan.
iii
a new (false) hope
i have foreseen it, i'll be woking in singapore before september comes. oh well..
iv
kakornihan ni janice:
hindi tao hindi hayop hindi bagay.
ano?
barong at rubber shoes.
v
gloriagate
with all these brouhaha in the political scene nowadays, i can only draw one conclusion. may dayaan. =)
vi
7.50
amp. 7.50 na ang siningil ng driver sa kin kanina. anu na ang mangyayari sa akin nito. tsk tsk tsk.
lastly, when do you think my next blog post will be? may libreng kendi ang makakahula.
nba finals
it's all tied folks. do or die. winner takes all. my fearful premonition of detroit taking it all (albeit now in seven games) is still alive. ben's lush afro lock did the trick, methinks. hehe.
ii
commuting anecdotes:
isang dispatcher ang nagtatawag ng pasahero. siyaman ung jeep, mga walo pa yata yung kulang.
dispatcher: gate 1! gate 1! kalahati pa ang kulang!
lon: (naku mama di na ko kasya, isang buo ako e..)
isang pasahero sa may quiapo ang nagtanong sa dispatcher kung saang byahe ung sasakyan nya.
pasahero: mama, ano ho ito?
dispatcher: jeep.
isang pasahero ang pumara sa driver, bababa sya sa camella homes.
pasahero: mama, may camella ha..
driver: may camella naman talaga, di naman ho nawawala yan.
iii
a new (false) hope
i have foreseen it, i'll be woking in singapore before september comes. oh well..
iv
kakornihan ni janice:
hindi tao hindi hayop hindi bagay.
ano?
barong at rubber shoes.
v
gloriagate
with all these brouhaha in the political scene nowadays, i can only draw one conclusion. may dayaan. =)
vi
7.50
amp. 7.50 na ang siningil ng driver sa kin kanina. anu na ang mangyayari sa akin nito. tsk tsk tsk.
lastly, when do you think my next blog post will be? may libreng kendi ang makakahula.
Friday, May 13
summer special
ang inet, sobrang inet.. panggabi pa naman ako, so pahirapan matulog nang deretso sa umaga. lagi tuloy akong kulang sa tulog. the hottest temperature recorded was on last sunday at 39.2 deg. celsius. gusto ko nang mag-boraaaaa..!! hehe. nabitin ako sa paniman (near puerto azul) last saturday e (department outing). the place is great, undermaintaned na nga lang ang mga facilities specially the shower rooms. kalain mong sa faucet ng lababo ako naligo at nagbanlaw. pero ok na rin. nawala nga lang ung sandals ko tsaka ni c. amp. muntik na kaming umuwing naka-paa.
last day.. er, night.. ko ngayon sa graveyard. actually my manager asked me through our com book to work overtime tomorrow night, but i won't oblige. i was thinking sayang ang O.T. pay, tas me night premium pa.. pero as roni put it in his own words (slightly modified), "di kayang bayaran ng pera ang ligayang mararamdaman sa hindi pagpasok sa trabaho". besides, isang linggo na akong ndi nakakapagpa-level up. you probably already know what i mean.
and so it came to pass, nag-resign na yung isang engineer dito sa amin. fresh grad, became a regular employee just a month ago or so. he landed a job with ROHM (apollo, i think) electronics somewhere in carmona, cavite. then yung isang engineer naman naka-sick leave, but rumors say that he is on the way out also. nagpa-medical na siguro kaya 'sick' leave. yung isa naman naka-sick leave then, but then again we long suspected that she's having LBM (looking for better management) since time immemorial. ideally, i think it's better to gain sufficient experience first from your first company before testing the waters. but then again, if your current company can not promise anything, either good training and/or perks, and then a good offer comes along, wag ka nang mag-isip.
so now what romano? ano sabi ni cesar? "tanga! gago!" i guess truth and bad decisions are latent pains. they hurt you most in the long run.
the nba playoffs have begun. the last teams standing are: (west) phoenix-dallas, san antonio-seattle, (east) miami-washington, detroit-indiana. my fearful forecast is the pistons will retain the title over the san antonio spurs. sinong kokontra? pustahan na lang. kwek-kwek.
last day.. er, night.. ko ngayon sa graveyard. actually my manager asked me through our com book to work overtime tomorrow night, but i won't oblige. i was thinking sayang ang O.T. pay, tas me night premium pa.. pero as roni put it in his own words (slightly modified), "di kayang bayaran ng pera ang ligayang mararamdaman sa hindi pagpasok sa trabaho". besides, isang linggo na akong ndi nakakapagpa-level up. you probably already know what i mean.
and so it came to pass, nag-resign na yung isang engineer dito sa amin. fresh grad, became a regular employee just a month ago or so. he landed a job with ROHM (apollo, i think) electronics somewhere in carmona, cavite. then yung isang engineer naman naka-sick leave, but rumors say that he is on the way out also. nagpa-medical na siguro kaya 'sick' leave. yung isa naman naka-sick leave then, but then again we long suspected that she's having LBM (looking for better management) since time immemorial. ideally, i think it's better to gain sufficient experience first from your first company before testing the waters. but then again, if your current company can not promise anything, either good training and/or perks, and then a good offer comes along, wag ka nang mag-isip.
so now what romano? ano sabi ni cesar? "tanga! gago!" i guess truth and bad decisions are latent pains. they hurt you most in the long run.
the nba playoffs have begun. the last teams standing are: (west) phoenix-dallas, san antonio-seattle, (east) miami-washington, detroit-indiana. my fearful forecast is the pistons will retain the title over the san antonio spurs. sinong kokontra? pustahan na lang. kwek-kwek.
Tuesday, April 26
deja vu
i've just observed the rate of my deja vu experience increased from twice every 4 months to every other 2 days. well of course the previous one's just a vague estimate, but the point is that ive been getting it a lot these days. i don't know any reason for it or any repercussion in my everyday pointless life, so if someone knows the answer, don't bother telling me 'cause i'm not asking anyway. harharhar.
teka. parang nangyari na 'to ah..?!
teka. parang nangyari na 'to ah..?!
Sunday, April 3
The Riddle of the Four Knights
got this from an old reader's digest.. credit goes to a certain susan zivich.. who out-tilted whom at Guinevere's Annual Fair?
1. Four Camelot knights were involved in a joust
2. At Queen Guinevere's Annual Fair,
3. And old legends tell us a number of things
4. About the four knights who fought there:
5. Sir Richard was known to his friends as "the Brave"
6. And one of the knights was "the Bold."
7. One of the men taking part in the joust
8. Was the knight with the shield of gold.
9. Sir Paul beat the man with the emerald shield,
10. But lost to "the Stouthearted" knight.
11. The knight that the others had nicknamed "the Loyal'
12. Was the one with the shield of white.
13. The only contender Sir Steven defeated
14. Was the one with the burgundy shield.
15. Sir John was one of the four famous knights
16. Who jousted in King Arthur's field.
17. No two men won the same number of tilts
18. That were jousted between the four knights.
19. If each of the men met the other just once,
20. Can you guess who won each of the fights?
i solved this twice, two or three years in between, i guess.. i managed to forgot the correct answers after some time, so i solved it again. now you may try solving this, i might throw in a little prize for the first one to solve.. ;)
1. Four Camelot knights were involved in a joust
2. At Queen Guinevere's Annual Fair,
3. And old legends tell us a number of things
4. About the four knights who fought there:
5. Sir Richard was known to his friends as "the Brave"
6. And one of the knights was "the Bold."
7. One of the men taking part in the joust
8. Was the knight with the shield of gold.
9. Sir Paul beat the man with the emerald shield,
10. But lost to "the Stouthearted" knight.
11. The knight that the others had nicknamed "the Loyal'
12. Was the one with the shield of white.
13. The only contender Sir Steven defeated
14. Was the one with the burgundy shield.
15. Sir John was one of the four famous knights
16. Who jousted in King Arthur's field.
17. No two men won the same number of tilts
18. That were jousted between the four knights.
19. If each of the men met the other just once,
20. Can you guess who won each of the fights?
i solved this twice, two or three years in between, i guess.. i managed to forgot the correct answers after some time, so i solved it again. now you may try solving this, i might throw in a little prize for the first one to solve.. ;)
Friday, March 25
better friday
i learned one thing yesterday which i should have learned a week ago when my discomfort began: a couple of shots of chivas can dramatically reduce that pesteng ahem. even better than dry-cough-robittusin.
the mafia was here last night. a sort of 'visitation of the sick' as bert uttered upon seeing me lying on the couch watching xXx dvd when she came inside the house.. so they cooked and ate some instant PC (pancit canton), gobbled down a liter and a half of coke (which is by the way, now cheaper than gasoline), and talked gibberish (well, not entirely) until memelito becomes bored (it's nature's perfect indication that it is time to call it a night). i actually missed those scums. tomorrow they'll be having a 'dental party' (go figure). looks like i'm gonna miss it though.
so manny pacquiao lost. to a much better fighter definitely. but i really believe things could have been different if he wore his favorite Cleto Reyes punching gloves, instead of the 'pillowish' Winning brand. it's unbelievable that those punches he threw lacked power. well, i guess he just have to punch harder next time. that is life.
it's good friday and i missed watching the night procession with a couple of my buddies. i think this is the first time i missed it after.. 16 years? i'm not sure, but it's close. naputol ang aming panata taun-taon na manood ng mga chiks, este, santo. hehe.
unquotable quote:
'damn it, it's short!'
~owen sayaman, good friday, 1996(?) upon seeing that statue of christ carrying an unproportionally-sized cross
the mafia was here last night. a sort of 'visitation of the sick' as bert uttered upon seeing me lying on the couch watching xXx dvd when she came inside the house.. so they cooked and ate some instant PC (pancit canton), gobbled down a liter and a half of coke (which is by the way, now cheaper than gasoline), and talked gibberish (well, not entirely) until memelito becomes bored (it's nature's perfect indication that it is time to call it a night). i actually missed those scums. tomorrow they'll be having a 'dental party' (go figure). looks like i'm gonna miss it though.
so manny pacquiao lost. to a much better fighter definitely. but i really believe things could have been different if he wore his favorite Cleto Reyes punching gloves, instead of the 'pillowish' Winning brand. it's unbelievable that those punches he threw lacked power. well, i guess he just have to punch harder next time. that is life.
it's good friday and i missed watching the night procession with a couple of my buddies. i think this is the first time i missed it after.. 16 years? i'm not sure, but it's close. naputol ang aming panata taun-taon na manood ng mga chiks, este, santo. hehe.
unquotable quote:
'damn it, it's short!'
~owen sayaman, good friday, 1996(?) upon seeing that statue of christ carrying an unproportionally-sized cross
Wednesday, February 23
somewhere in the middle
c and i had a quite serious exchange of text messages just this early evening. no, we haven't had our initial rounds of petty quarrels.. not just yet. this was concerning a certain predicament that i have, from the time i first had my fancy for her up to now.
as much as i wanted to avoid the topic, it manages somehow to pop up in the middle, without anyone of us actually mentioning it. i ask her often if we are thinking the same thing. she said she couldn't think of any other possible hitch between us. i couldn't think of another too, so i guess we're in the same frequency. it ended with this piece from her:
i just replied with a simple "ok po."
i guess we just had an agreement.
as much as i wanted to avoid the topic, it manages somehow to pop up in the middle, without anyone of us actually mentioning it. i ask her often if we are thinking the same thing. she said she couldn't think of any other possible hitch between us. i couldn't think of another too, so i guess we're in the same frequency. it ended with this piece from her:
"hndi nmn tlga problema un.. kc hndi nmn ako ung tipo ng tao na pplitin kong gwin nya kht alm kong ndi nya kyang gwin..closed n tong topic n2..ayko ng mbnngit mo 2.. kht klan."
i just replied with a simple "ok po."
i guess we just had an agreement.
Thursday, February 17
baket?
bakit ganun ang design ng molars (syadong dikit-dikit, mahirap tanggalan ng dumi)?
bakit hindi naging kasing-sikat ng pagtu-toothbrush ang pagfo-floss?
bakit uso ang mobile phone video scandal?
bakit hindi nila matanggap na hindi talaga pilipino si asi taulava?
bakit hindi maubos-ubos ang mga hinayupak na terorista sa mindanao?
bakit hindi pa ko makalipat ng bagong trabaho?
bakit babaguhin ang pangalan ng mapua?
bakit hindi ako tumataya sa lotto?
bakit wala akong kamag-anak sa canada (tsk)?
bakit hindi pa nagpapakasal si bert? ay.
bakit mali ang spelling nitong nasa label ng board marker na 'to?
bakit mo binabasa ito?
bakit hindi naging kasing-sikat ng pagtu-toothbrush ang pagfo-floss?
bakit uso ang mobile phone video scandal?
bakit hindi nila matanggap na hindi talaga pilipino si asi taulava?
bakit hindi maubos-ubos ang mga hinayupak na terorista sa mindanao?
bakit hindi pa ko makalipat ng bagong trabaho?
bakit babaguhin ang pangalan ng mapua?
bakit hindi ako tumataya sa lotto?
bakit wala akong kamag-anak sa canada (tsk)?
bakit hindi pa nagpapakasal si bert? ay.
bakit mali ang spelling nitong nasa label ng board marker na 'to?
bakit mo binabasa ito?
Saturday, February 12
setting sun
figure this out: it's early saturday evening, almost all the peeps in the office have gone home. it's lovapalooza pt. 2 tonight and the gang is planning to watch the side concerts. and i remain in my boss' desk, browsing the net while waiting for the nightshift engineers to brief them of the current operation status (lufet!). workaholic? not quite. i just made a 'mental-backdoor' compromise that crept in my boss' mind which resulted in a favorable scenario for me next week. i will be in graveyard for the rest of the week ahead, just in time for saddam's (please refer to ronnie's blog) third strike in three months. it was subtle yet uncalculated. i should be practicing this trick more often, nyehehe.
bonus: i'll be free tomorrow, sunday, plus since the two kids at night didn't come to the hastily called meeting by our boss this 5 PM, one of them should go to work tomorrow, sunday night. again, i am so evil.
bonus: i'll be free tomorrow, sunday, plus since the two kids at night didn't come to the hastily called meeting by our boss this 5 PM, one of them should go to work tomorrow, sunday night. again, i am so evil.
Wednesday, February 2
Friday, January 28
blog filler no. 1
Sana'y masabi sa awit kong ito
Lahat ng ninanais nitong puso ko
Sana saan man patungo sa buhay
May pag-ibig, may pag-asa, may saya at saysay
Sana sa bawat sandali matikman pa
Sarap ng pagsasama
At simpleng ligaya
Tara na, sakyan lang
Malay mo
Andyan lang, andyan lang
Ang hinahanap mo.
how true.. ;)
Lahat ng ninanais nitong puso ko
Sana saan man patungo sa buhay
May pag-ibig, may pag-asa, may saya at saysay
Sana sa bawat sandali matikman pa
Sarap ng pagsasama
At simpleng ligaya
Tara na, sakyan lang
Malay mo
Andyan lang, andyan lang
Ang hinahanap mo.
how true.. ;)
Monday, January 24
blech!
'twas my first day on dayshift after two straight weeks at graveyard. i felt a headache just two hours of being on it. apparently the overlords of the company are starting shift their attention (read: blame radar) on our group, since this product, which i am handling by the way, is having an unprecedented plunge in terms of production yield. in fact, all discussions regarding the matter is now being held separately in the afternoon, instead of just part of the information exchange every morning meeting..
so that was just the start. come meeting time, we presented our findings and investigations and after that the director found us 'lacking in imaginative approach' (or something to that effect), and we were just doing clerical work. thanks a lot, we'll keep that in mind. anything to make us better. but my day definitely went blech! after a jackrabbit start. just imagine me coming ahead of everyone and checking workstuff on the pc even before my precious, spam-laddened email. goodness.
shrugged everything off anyway, i think i need to sleep. tomorrow's a good day to die. again.
so that was just the start. come meeting time, we presented our findings and investigations and after that the director found us 'lacking in imaginative approach' (or something to that effect), and we were just doing clerical work. thanks a lot, we'll keep that in mind. anything to make us better. but my day definitely went blech! after a jackrabbit start. just imagine me coming ahead of everyone and checking workstuff on the pc even before my precious, spam-laddened email. goodness.
shrugged everything off anyway, i think i need to sleep. tomorrow's a good day to die. again.
Wednesday, January 19
haha..:-L
nung linggo ng umaga ito, thru SMS..
C: gisingin mo ko mamya ha? uy, ano ipapaalam ko?
L: sabihin mo nakapangako ka na sasamahan mu nanay mu somewhere.. basta.
C: as if namang maniniwala ung mga un.. sabihin ko na lang na umatend ako sa kasal ng aso ng kapitbahay namin.. =)
L: much better!
eto kaninang umaga habang pauwi..
C: kausap ko sya sa fone nung papasok ako mula sa sasakyan hanggang sa na-low batt na celfone ko.
L: ah kaya pala busy. tinatawagan kita nun e.. e bakit nakapagtext ka pa ulit agad?
C: eh kasi low-batt pa lang. pag na-drain, di na ko makakapagtext talaga.. =)
L: (groan)
amp. bago layout ko. amp.. ampanget. hehe.
C: gisingin mo ko mamya ha? uy, ano ipapaalam ko?
L: sabihin mo nakapangako ka na sasamahan mu nanay mu somewhere.. basta.
C: as if namang maniniwala ung mga un.. sabihin ko na lang na umatend ako sa kasal ng aso ng kapitbahay namin.. =)
L: much better!
eto kaninang umaga habang pauwi..
C: kausap ko sya sa fone nung papasok ako mula sa sasakyan hanggang sa na-low batt na celfone ko.
L: ah kaya pala busy. tinatawagan kita nun e.. e bakit nakapagtext ka pa ulit agad?
C: eh kasi low-batt pa lang. pag na-drain, di na ko makakapagtext talaga.. =)
L: (groan)
amp. bago layout ko. amp.. ampanget. hehe.
Monday, January 10
bagong taon, bagong kalendaryo..
bagong taon na naman.. wika nga nila, "bagong taon, bagong kalendaryo.." oo nga naman.. at ke-aga-aga ng taon e late ako sa pag-a-update netung hinayupak na blag ko.. anung petsa na? january 10 na a.. wika nga ni memeletu "o my gad!.." di kaya buong taon na kong late nito.. so what else is new.. wehehe..
at tulad ng mga nakaraang taon, dapat daw ay everything is a fresh start kapag new year.. so meaning dapat sariwa lahat ang binibili niyo sa palengke.. sariwang gulay, sariwang karne, sariwang prutas, sariwang isda, and so on and so forth.. tsk tsk.. kawawa naman ang nagbebenta ng mga preserved at processed na pagkain tulad ng daing, tinapa, burong talangka, burong mangga, burong itlog (itlog?), bagoong, and so on and so fifth. pero bakit mabenta ang ham kapag pasko at bagong taon, e preserved un? simple lang.. e di ba inihahanda ang ham kapag pasko, at kapag bisperas ng bagong taon? so technically, nde pa lumilipas ang taon nun.. at kung abutin man itong dalawang linggo na ginagawa nyong almusal, e okay lang kasi carried na ito from last year (nde na counted as purchase sa new year).. para mas maliwanag, kung baga sa basketball, maski tumunog na ang final buzzer o shotclock buzzer bago shumoot ang bola, okay lang ito as long as nai-release mo na ang bola bago tumunog ang buzzer.. o mas lalong lumabo?
kung itatanong nyo naman kung ano ang fresh sa aken.. hmm.. uh.. hmm.. wala e, carried over din.. ahihihi.. bagong trabaho sana.. hehe.. kagagaling ko lang mag-apply kanina sa me bandang paseo de.. uh.. basta sa me kanto ng makati avenue.. (quiet please, this is an octopus trap).
mabalik tayo sa topic.. so kapag fresh start, ibig sabihin yung mga nde magagandang bagay na nangyari nung nakaraang taon e dapat nang iwan at ibaon (ibaon?) sa limot.. halimbawa, kung me kagalit o kasamaan ng loob kayo, e patawarin nyo na at kalimutan ang nangyari.. BUT.. forget na nagkamali siya sa iyo, ngunit wag kalimutan ang inyong natutunan sa pangyayari.. kase, magagamit nyo ito upang maiwasan ang kahalintulad na sitwasyon at nde na sumama ang loob.. masama kasi kapag me kinikimkim na sama ng loob.. kapag lumabas, mabaho.. wahehe.. ako may mga sama ng loob din ako sa ilang taong malapit sa aken, pero wala na lahat sa akin yun.. alam ko namang nde nila sinasadya yun, at alam ko namang mebebeet silang tao.. (pero hayf ka roni, kapagtampo ka pa rin..betch!)
so there.. nawa'y nabigyan ko ng makabuluhang insight ang inyong bagong taon. ito'y hinde lamang about the bonus and 13th (at 14th or 15th) month pay.. kase ubos na.. kundi about having a fresh outlook in life. olrayt! astig!
shoutouts! hapi new year sa mga prends ko, sa tropang akoaycaviteno, kina yami at yayis na recent visitors namen (kelan balik? hehe..), sa tropang NTT na nameet namen ni mawmaw noong 23rd, ke mawmaw (pots, akinang bagong URL mo! :-L), sa tropang alimango, ke roni curtis, ke nanay at utol, at siempre, ke cinderella.. hehe.. at hello po sa mga taga-Global Sources na maliligaw dito.. i-hire nyo na po ako, sige na.. negotiable pa po ang expected salary ko, wehehe.. ayus.
at tulad ng mga nakaraang taon, dapat daw ay everything is a fresh start kapag new year.. so meaning dapat sariwa lahat ang binibili niyo sa palengke.. sariwang gulay, sariwang karne, sariwang prutas, sariwang isda, and so on and so forth.. tsk tsk.. kawawa naman ang nagbebenta ng mga preserved at processed na pagkain tulad ng daing, tinapa, burong talangka, burong mangga, burong itlog (itlog?), bagoong, and so on and so fifth. pero bakit mabenta ang ham kapag pasko at bagong taon, e preserved un? simple lang.. e di ba inihahanda ang ham kapag pasko, at kapag bisperas ng bagong taon? so technically, nde pa lumilipas ang taon nun.. at kung abutin man itong dalawang linggo na ginagawa nyong almusal, e okay lang kasi carried na ito from last year (nde na counted as purchase sa new year).. para mas maliwanag, kung baga sa basketball, maski tumunog na ang final buzzer o shotclock buzzer bago shumoot ang bola, okay lang ito as long as nai-release mo na ang bola bago tumunog ang buzzer.. o mas lalong lumabo?
kung itatanong nyo naman kung ano ang fresh sa aken.. hmm.. uh.. hmm.. wala e, carried over din.. ahihihi.. bagong trabaho sana.. hehe.. kagagaling ko lang mag-apply kanina sa me bandang paseo de.. uh.. basta sa me kanto ng makati avenue.. (quiet please, this is an octopus trap).
mabalik tayo sa topic.. so kapag fresh start, ibig sabihin yung mga nde magagandang bagay na nangyari nung nakaraang taon e dapat nang iwan at ibaon (ibaon?) sa limot.. halimbawa, kung me kagalit o kasamaan ng loob kayo, e patawarin nyo na at kalimutan ang nangyari.. BUT.. forget na nagkamali siya sa iyo, ngunit wag kalimutan ang inyong natutunan sa pangyayari.. kase, magagamit nyo ito upang maiwasan ang kahalintulad na sitwasyon at nde na sumama ang loob.. masama kasi kapag me kinikimkim na sama ng loob.. kapag lumabas, mabaho.. wahehe.. ako may mga sama ng loob din ako sa ilang taong malapit sa aken, pero wala na lahat sa akin yun.. alam ko namang nde nila sinasadya yun, at alam ko namang mebebeet silang tao.. (pero hayf ka roni, kapagtampo ka pa rin..betch!)
so there.. nawa'y nabigyan ko ng makabuluhang insight ang inyong bagong taon. ito'y hinde lamang about the bonus and 13th (at 14th or 15th) month pay.. kase ubos na.. kundi about having a fresh outlook in life. olrayt! astig!
shoutouts! hapi new year sa mga prends ko, sa tropang akoaycaviteno, kina yami at yayis na recent visitors namen (kelan balik? hehe..), sa tropang NTT na nameet namen ni mawmaw noong 23rd, ke mawmaw (pots, akinang bagong URL mo! :-L), sa tropang alimango, ke roni curtis, ke nanay at utol, at siempre, ke cinderella.. hehe.. at hello po sa mga taga-Global Sources na maliligaw dito.. i-hire nyo na po ako, sige na.. negotiable pa po ang expected salary ko, wehehe.. ayus.
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