Lon•ix•i•ty (lən•iks'•ə•tē) n.

Alive

2010-02-07T21:52:00.002+08:00

Yes, ladies and wimps, this is still as functional as a can opener. As they said, ya can't put a good blabber down just like that. Blabbers don't die, they just take certification exams.

Under the sun is still earth (with less gap in the ozone, or so they claim) if you'll ask me. Still the old underachieving basterd groping for words.

Things will look differently though. Hopefully.

kabute

2008-05-14T21:21:00.005+08:00

Yup, as the entry title implies, this page has been existing like one. Susulpot lang pag kumikidlat. Of course the genius in you will not find it so very difficult to understand that I do not mean it literally. But the horizon has been seen with lots of them the past days. Enough.

Notwithstanding the fact that I really need to cram for my certification exam in the not-so-later future, I still found time to cleanup my very durable (no bling-blingy theme whatsoever!!) Friendster profile, ridding it of unwanted comments which would give an IRC thread a run for it's money. I miss the old times wherein people would actually make an effort (at least it looks like it) to write a testimonial about what they see or think about their buddy. Before it was like TCP, now it's UDP on steroids. Enough again.

And of course as I browsed through the old old comments, this one never fails to amuse me for it's cleverness and wit. This is from Lynyrd and unless you didn't watch Starwars Episode IV: A New Hope three times (yes, you have to), you will not get the humor behind it. Behold. The part near the end got a bit corny though. Ahehe.

Lynyrd
04/14/2005 7:11 pm

at last we meet again obi wan...
this time i'll not gonna let you disappear
just like that without a good swordfight...
my good 'ol light saber is still kept inside
my self locking, power grabbing, eye
blinding, head balding, skin itching, foot
scatching closet called "tukador"... do't
you ever mess with me again, obi wan,
wag kang mag-aangas sa taong may
balbas, sila yung mga tipong di
umaatras....

in the end... it doesn't really matter.
u... suck.

pare....ayos.

New Year, Old Game

2008-01-14T08:19:00.000+08:00

It's amazing how technology can actually make our lives so much convenient. No wonder people are getting bigger and wider, and the average age of cardiovascular/hypertension casualties is becoming lower than you can imagine. But it's not my point. Watch 'Supersize Me' if you wanna dabble on that topic.

It's also great how technology could make us rediscover old interests. In my case, the internet has renewed my interest in chess, the sport (sport?) I played competitively during my high school years. There are lots of on-line chess sites right now that offer games whether active type (game within 30 minutes) or correspondence type wherein players are allowed days to make their move. I've checked out several sites, though most are similar to free-to-try softwares, you can play for a limited time and/or with limited features. Of course you can stay longer but you have to pay.

However this site where I'm actively playing right now offers complete game features (save probably for some fancy stuff which I wouldn't need probably), all you need to do is register. All games are rated (you may opt not to make a certain match not rated) using the ELO rating system. You can start games and wait for online people to join in, or join current games created by other members. You can also join tournaments and compete for the championship, or you can join teams and participate in team matches. And the great thing about this is it doesn't require you to sit the entire game, as moves can be set to have a deadline of one full day up to two whole weeks. Of course you can cheat your way by simulating your position on an actual chess set (kalkal), but where's the fun in it.

With my results so far, I think I am still above average despite without practice, but I think I now realize why I am not so successful during my active playing days. And honestly, I think I am better now. Sounds not logical? I assure you it is. That is chess for you.

Twisted Christmas

2007-12-19T06:22:00.000+08:00

If you like your ambient sound for the holidays wild and 'twisted', you might want to get your hands on this Christmas album from the US heavy metal group Twisted Sister.

'A Twisted Christmas' was released on October 2006, and it features classic Christmas songs performed in heavy metal versions. Well what can you expect. Although arrangements for all of the songs are typically, well, heavy, listeners would not help but appreciate the faithfulness of the vocal approach and melody to the original versions. All this peppered with TS's no-nonsense approach to metal created a whole new way to enjoy your favorite Holiday tunes.

Tracks included are the following Yuletide classics:

1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
2. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
3. White Christmas
4. I'll Be Home for Christmas
5. Silver Bells
6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
7. Let It Snow
8. Deck the Halls
9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
10. Heavy Metal Christmas (The Twelve Days of Christmas)
11. Bonus Track: We Wish You a Twisted Christmas (parody/remake of We Wish You a Merry Christmas)

Albeit all tracks are full of fun, I personally enjoyed the most tracks numbers 1, 2, 8, and 9 (actually my favorite Christmas song). This would be a great present for all your head-banging friends and loved ones out there.

Conversations (A Repost)

2007-12-14T08:22:00.000+08:00

I coined up and posted this one some two years back and I still find myself smiling silly when reading this. So in tribute to my idle mind, I am reposting this magnificent piece of rubbish with a hastily made illustration. In short, a cheap blog filler. Bwahahaha.

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 traveled 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.

One Down; Three To Go. Demmit.

2007-12-07T07:05:00.000+08:00

My oh my, never thought I'd fill this page up right before the year ends; so I guess there is an opportunity for everything no matter what. Sure gives me hope. Ahaha.

So what transpired to turn my attention here.. well, I have finished catching up with previous Naruto episodes (praise Thee for YouTube and MSN Groups), and also my academy training (1 of 4) has come to a conclusion. That gives me plenty of Internet spare time.

Now what should I blabber about?

Much has been said and written and blogged about recent events, so I don't want to throw in my take on them whatsoever. It might seem to look like letting out your rant would free your soul of burden, but to me blurting out without being able to do something about it is worse than a sleepless night's headache. That is called Pain.

As mentioned, I am through with the first part of my CCNA training, leaving three more courses to go. My time line for my ultimate goal of world domination (sori, kakabasa ng Naruto at kung anu ano pa..) hit a snag though, since it appears no reputable school is offering the second course this holiday season. I'll just consider it as 'sembreak' but there is really nothing better to do. Now suddenly time is gold for me, how about it as a sign of accumulating wisdom, ahaha.

Alright, alright, I have to admit I am not getting young and I'm beginning to be a quintessential underachiever, so I have to accomplish some things at a pace faster than that of a preening teener. But I'm not yet in a haste, no matter how those 'boot camps' sound really good with the promise of passing the cert exam by completing all four courses in five days time. It's not too late for me, I believe. As mentioned above, there is an opportunity for everything no matter what.

I believe Mr. A. Rose when he says 'all you need is just a little patience.' I guess I've just made my age obvious.

Happy holidays everyone!

X is not always equal to 2

2007-08-17T05:09:00.000+08:00

Going back to the days where I was just beginning to understand how life as it is now, I may say that I have not a few times made regrettable decisions. Of course it is always nasa huli ang pagisisisi. It is a fact. No matter how proactive (not the anti pimple crap) your approach in life is, we are just flesh and blood and soul. Life is not entirely made of numbers, so a calculated approach is just.. calculated. You can just create a hypothetical equation and hopefully the variables would have a value that would result in something that you want the equation to end up. In other words, be wise, think long term, and consider all possible values of your personal variables. Ayos di ba.

Starting next month I will take up Module 1 of the Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) course, most likely at the Mapua Information Technology Center (MITC) in Makati. I consider it as a personal "software" upgrade so that I can pursue a career with the telecoms industry or with the IT/telecoms hardware field. Singapore? Who knows.. If there is one thing that I like being in this current job, it has made me realize that things don't just fall into place for you; you should plan and think ahead and arrange every piece of the puzzle. Think brick game.

Advanced merry christmas to all.. =)

Bear it and grin..

2007-07-22T00:21:00.000+08:00

I was contemplating on doing three different things about half an hour ago after I watched The Matrix from a 12-in-1 DVD that I bought I think a month ago already. I ended up with this. If you're going to ask what was the other two.. well.. first, was to continue watching stuff from the disc (The Matrix: Reloaded.. my oh my, how did you guess); and the other one was to create C. her own Friendster account and pretend to be her by adding up her online friends (people whom I know also from her/my former workplace). I tend to be nonsensical at times so just bear it and grin (or was it 'grin and bear it?'). Whatever. Do not grin if you want to..

It's been a week and the event that I am waiting for (work related) is not happening yet despite the unexpected positive feedback from all over the place at the office (which kinda surprised me, for some reason I will just keep on my own). It's not something really big, but at least it'll free me from front line job which I'd like to happen NOW. Well, again, I will just keep my fingers crossed (as always) and will keep into mind Count Dooku's famous line from Star Wars Episode 2: "Patience, patience, she will die".

Before The Matrix, I also watched 'Curse of the Golden Flower'. It sucks big time, though one thing I noticed is that Gong Li is very effective playing as a flirt (she does also on Miami Vice seducing the character of Colin Farrel). Must be her face. I need to sleep, Li is waiting for me in my dreams. Haha!

Craving For Giniling

2007-06-13T09:46:00.000+08:00

As always during my day off from work, I spent my late afternoon yesterday inside the nearby mall to cool my heels (umulan nga, pero lalong uminit) and at the same time check out what's new on all my favorite window / rack shopping stores. Of course this includes the record bar (naghahanap ng titles na mada-download. haha). Along the way I noticed this brownish / grayish (can't exactly remember) CD packaging entitled Giniling Festival. I said "what the.." another one of those one-hit 'wanderers?' I didn't bother to check, as what I actually thought was that it looks like another Brownmanesque outfit, so no thanks; and then I walked back home (malapit na magsimula 24 Oras).

Earlier this morning while browsing through some files, what do you know, my sis got Giniling Festival MP3s in her file folder and so I checked it out of course. Well, not bad. They play loud and heavy, but the lyrics isn't. Think of Parokya Ni Edgar's 'The Order Taker' and Da Pulis' 'Mukhang Paa'. Kinda entertaining, specially the ditty (and I think their first single and video) 'Psycho Siya'. Now try singing the following lyrics to the tune of the opening song of the Japanese mecha TV show 'Bioman':

Psycho Siya (Giniling Festival)

Umuwi akong putok ang labi, umiiyak at may pasa
Ginulpi ako at binugbog ng aking syota
Sobra na, hayop sya
.
Naglalakad ako nang may nakitang babae
Nakatingin sa akin, nagbigay ng flying kiss
Sinalo ko at kumindat pabalik
Di ko alam nasa likod ko’ng gilfriend ko

[Chorus]
Sampal at dagok, flying kick at batok
Di pa tapos, dinagdagan pa nya uli
Kagat ng aso, sipang kabayo
Di ko na kaya, ayoko na, o ye
Mahal ko sya ngunit psycho sya
Mahal ko sya ngunit psycho sya

Laking gulo ang dulot sa akin
Di pa nga mag-asawa
Sakit sa bulsa, perwisyo ang aking syota
Sobra na, hayop sya

Nakasakay sa bus nang may pumarang babae
Sya ay nakasabit kaya di ko natiis
Pinaupo ko sa kanlungan ko
Kaya lang kasama ko pala ang girlfriend ko

[repeat Chorus]

Mahal ko sya kahit psycho sya
Mahal ko sya dahil psycho sya

Other tracks that I found here are 'Holdap', 'Hari ng Metal', 'Letter to Angelina Jolie' (which samples that naughty twisted lyrics of the French song 'Angelina'), 'Mabuhay Ang Lahat Ng Single', 'Siling Giniling', and 'Tsong'. For more info regarding the band and to see how they look like too, you can check the following links:

http://www.ternorecordings.com/html/giniling.htm

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife08_july01_2006

and they also have a music video for 'Psycho Siya', you can check it out on You Tube.

I know they have been around, but unfortunately for me, I'm not. Haha. I just hope they keep the way they sound for the coming years, it's their edge given the number of current bands afloat nowadays which sadly sound all the same to my ears.

Yo Ho

2007-06-04T01:26:00.000+08:00

Now this is something I can't quit for the rest of my life.. writing (rather typing) my thoughts which could I could never perfectly.. uhm.. elaborate? No, that's not the word.. someone please shoot me a message if you manage to see it from the tip of my tongue..

Anyway.. what catalyst brings me back here.. actually I was planning on resuming this endeavor (as you might have noticed whoever lost spirit you are that I was somehow gradually reinventing the looks of this page) but without a definite commitment from my brain which is daily being tortured by some people from the other side of the world. I wish I was Davey Jones who could turn them into a bunch of walking undead squids.

Speaking of Mr Jones (shalala lalala), I recently saw the third installment of Pirates of the Carribean (as everybody most probably did). It was okay, if I am to rate all the Pirates movies, the first one would be top on my list and the second is last; that is in terms of fun factor. Regarding 'At World's End,' what caught my attention is how it captured the grim.. uhm.. faith of Lord Beckett's prey of his pirates witch hunt. Pirates / pirates sympathizers falling in line waiting their turn to see the hangman; then suddenly a boy which is waiting for his turn on the rope, begin uttering the pirate song, then the man beside him started to sing as well, until all the rest of the prisoners on the line are chanting their last hurrah before facing death. The scene and the sober melody of the song projects a serious and dark theme.. in which the movie is not. Curiously I searched for the lyrics and I found it from this website, and I pasted below:

YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME)
Lyrics by Xavier Atencio and music by George Bruns

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, and loot,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We extort, we pilfer, we filch, and sack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Maraud and embezzle, and even high-jack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We kindle and char, inflame and ignite,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We burn up the city, we're really a fright,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.

We're rascals, scoundrels, villans, and knaves,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We're devils and black sheep, really bad eggs,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.

Aren't the words nice? Yo ho!

70 miLLion LittLe pigs

2006-10-02T11:32:00.000+08:00

And so Milenyo huffed and puffed and blowed all of us in back to stone age. It was bright and clear everywhere you look after the winds left, yet when you looked down, it was apparent that everything that was up there hit the ground.. leaves, trunks, galvanized roofs, heck even billboards kissed the pavements. And so once more, we were caught hog-footed by this strong (yet pales in comparison to previous typhoons that we had here in terms of top speed) natural calamity despite the early warning from PAGASA, hitting on our face before we could even yell "not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin!"

Yun lang. Ikli no.

Survey: May kuryente na ba sa inyo?

I Don't Like Tuesdays (may be different next week)

2006-08-29T16:35:00.000+08:00

I hate going to work on the first working day coming from a rest day. I'm so sluggish and sleepy (despite getting fairly enough sleep). If there's one thing different from this line of work is that I still get anxious everyday, anticipating another scores of people calling to express their dismay and disdain on our US Telco client's 'poor' service. They really have never been in the Philippines. Anyway, I'm generally OK after the first day, already doing a countdown on the coming rest day. Wakaka.

September is just around the corner. I wish it just stays around the corner for about a year. Wahaha. That can only mean one thing.. cash leak. Don't ask why, the only people who visit here know the reason. Feel free to ask me if you're a newbie here or an outsider of the 'dark circle'. That is why when I went out to the nearby mall to get some money from the ATM (payday), I fought with all my might the urge for the double cheeseburger meal con twister fries. Pinoy waffle is not that bad.

Unfortunately or fortunately, none of those companies which I applied for a position is giving a feeler (maybe they don't 'feel' me). Unfortunately because I am still lukewarm to the idea of staying long in a contact center, and fortunately it's giving me some time and I would be regularized come November time. I'm still not sure of any possible opportunities to move up at my current job (I still have to hurdle regularization metrics, which is not so difficult anyway), but for the mean time I have no choice but to stay put (being jobless at this point in time is out of the option; i like it though). Timing is very critical at this point and I hope come decision time I won't make a mistake. Tumatanda na ako ng walang asenso. Bwahahaha.

Finally, belated happy birthday to all who celebrated their birthdays, and advance happy birthday to those who will celebrate theirs. Labo no. Haha.

BACK IN BLACK

2006-07-20T18:43:00.000+08:00

Genius XScroll Optical Mouse - $9.50

Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2K5 - $104.20

Samsung SyncMaster LCD Screen on an IBM Pentium 4 w/HT, with all-day (and all night) Internet access while on official shift - PRICELESS!!

There are some things money can't buy.. specially when you're out of budget. Happy weekends to any wandering soul who might be here..

standing on the shoulder of giants

2006-07-11T23:53:00.000+08:00

two days ago i put up a whole paragraph for my supposed blog entry after over a month only to get damn sleepy, close the IE window and never saved the draft. that's HOW to waste time.

my officemate watched in astonishment a building maintenance staff rappel on the side of a 20+ story building on a sunday morning, doing his routine of cleaning the glass windows during the weekend. he is my batchmate here at work, one of my buddies here actually. to describe him, he's like a spoiled brat who never liked rules and all that, and treats work as some kind of a playground stuff.. but aside from that we get along just fine..

then he came back to his station across mine, told me about the scene, and said he realized how lucky he is doing a job without having to put his limb and life at risk.. albeit said in half-serious tone, and made a resolve made in half-jest to take his job seriously from then on.

moral lesson of the story (really?): aspirations and inspirations aren't the monopoly of the pacquiao's, of the garduce's, of the quigaman's, and whoever else made great by his/her achievement and by the power amplifier ability of media.. one has just to look around (and above) to change his life in a minute..

the next two days, he was absent from work. dunnow why.

by the way, i met and talked with B a little over a week ago (after a long while), grabbed coffee and caught up with each other briefly.. we also talked about work, and it seems like i can still pursue a career which could justify my ill-chosen profession (while B is contemplating on shifting to my line of work. ayus), and my current occupation would really help me do that.. and so my scheme is still on track after all..

Am I Sykes?

2006-05-19T21:19:00.000+08:00

First things first. I made a shameful mistake on a previous entry. Instead of the word 'taught', I used 'thought'. Nice.

I just finished my first week on my new job, though we aren't really on the job yet (paid nonetheless). Training (core skills and product) will last for about a month and a half, I think. Assesment examination (written and mock call) is on Friday next week. Good luck to me and my batchmates.

If things go well, then I'll be an agent. From manufacturing process engineer to a contact center technical support representative. Leap of faith? More like a leap of urgency to me a few weeks back. But the way I am seeing it right now, I think I can somehow draw up a sketch of a vision for my career. And most probably, it is not what you're thinking.

It's quite (I almost typed 'quiet') fortunate for me that my batchmates are a cool bunch, none of the 'kupaloid' types, if you know what I mean. Seven of us reside in Cavite, so that solves the problem of a boring trip back home at the end of the day. I wish at that after the training and endorsement to assigned teams, we would still have the same schedule on the same office site. Better yet, we get to be on the same team.

With that, let's play DoTA! Harharhar.

isang oras ko to ginawa?!

2006-04-24T22:55:00.002+08:00

It's ten fifty something in the evening (GMT+8), and I was contemplating whether to brush my teeth, fix my slimy self, or stay longer in front of the tireless woot factory (my PC, that is).. well.. I preferred to stay slimy a little bit longer.. besides, my appointment for tomorrow morning is quite late at 11:30 AM..

I never expected myself to go this far applying in this company which is considered a pioneer in its industry.. for the sake of anonimity and reasons of my security, I will just call it by the name 'Sykes.' I'm still not sure though if what I consider 'far' is really far.. I mean, I didn't get to see how other applicants fared, but considering my English communication skills, I think I fooled those HR dudes big time..

quote for the day: "taena, nakakatuyo ng labi makipagusap ng ingles.." so there.

In case things go out hand (meaning, I get hired by this company which let's just call by the name 'Sykes'), it would be a disastrous deviation from my plans to either try my luck in the city of Simba, or to penetrate the semicon industry.. and if ever that's the case, I can't complain really since the more time passes, the more my reserved resources deplete, the more my folks would start to take a second look at my pensionado demeanor at home.. ehehe..

C and I have just concluded another one of those skirmishes today, on our 16th month.. no, we are not in a love-hate loop, but definitely a seven year age difference can sometimes make us fall into the dent created by that gap.. it's something we can't take away, but something to live with.. someday we'll get to the point where both our feet will be big enough not to get caught in the dent.. besides, life is extremely fast nowadays, it'll be stupid not to wait for that to happen. cheers to us (google advertisement below: foot grower).

Holy Bum

2006-04-15T00:48:00.000+08:00

i knew it was on the browser.. Opera doesn't show the compose mode in the create post section of blogger. so?

Some people write well. some people write well fast. some people just write fast. me? heavens, hundred sentences have been typed, erased, and retyped before i come up with the final one that best represents my thought. and it is very evident on my keyboard, wherein the backspace key is permanently semi-buried to its slot.. di ba theyie.. call it anything, but i'm kinda picky with my choice of words.. and at the end of the day of abusing the poor backspace and delete keys, i would finally retort "ay, parang mali.." PS. thanks to manang and linus for saying that i'm good at this, i hope someday i could get rich doing my good stuff.. harhar.

About a good 12 years ago or so (not friggin' sure), television during the holy week was like the bible on stage.. from genesis to moses to samson and delilah to the nails of the cross.. while radio was spamming mary magdalene's famous piece 'i don't know how to love him' from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar.. nowadays? it's all like a pretty normal weekend.. just my observation.. but there's some interesting new stuff on TV like documentaries on the bible code (kinda old actually) and about the papal elections.. such topics where one could also relate to his faith and beliefs.. me? i watched Hamtaro and Doraemon..

Yes, people of the world, yours truly is still part of the statistics.. the unemployed, that is.. i do hope could find something where i could exploit my strengths (if there's any) and at the same time, at a certain extent, put into use what my degree taught me.. sayang e.. it's hard to be choosy nowadays, but i believe i do have a choice.. it's just a matter of finding it..

(click click.. jobsdB.. click click.. send application)

Weeeeee!!

2006-03-06T23:45:00.000+08:00

wala na ko trabaho
wala nang kabu-bwisitan
wala na ring sweldo
wala nang trapik araw araw
wala na ding late araw araw
wala nang pag-iisipan
wala nang hassle
wala na ring matututunan
e wala naman talaga

araw araw bakasyon
araw araw ragnarok
araw araw nood ng eat bulaga
araw araw nakahilata
araw araw nag-iisip
araw araw naghahanap
araw araw nagtetext
araw araw makakapag-blog na din
ng araw araw na routine

gising
kain
kinig sa NU
browse saglit
ragnarok
kain
nood eat bulaga
ragnarok
ligo
text si C.
ikot sa robinson's saglit
text si C.
uwi
text si C.
kain
text si C.
nood TV
text si C.
ragnarok
text si C.
browse saglit
(tulog na si C.)
laro PS2 saglit
tulog
(repeat chorus)

teka bakit walang edit text itong create post??

NOT DEAD YET.

2006-01-18T02:44:00.000+08:00

I posted just for the sake of keeping this out of the rut. For a while, at least.

I will not go through the customary 'the year that was' theme, it's simply too late. Heck, I heard someone counting down for the next christmas. Amfufu. Here's something.. some members of the (un)fortune telling industry are saying that one should carefully observe the first twelve days of the year, as this will be the overview of your entire year, according to them 'non-prophet' organization hotshots. Omigawd, I thought none could be worse than 2005. I was grumpy the first twelve days. /swt

Ah, our friends who turned even steven 28 treated us to a sumptuous (what's better than a freebie) meal of pizza, spag (with humongous meatballs), and 'lucky me pancit canton' at Yellow Cab in Las Pinas, and a caffeine perk shot at nearby Figaro's (dami tao sa istarbaks amps, ung isang chiks dun pa nag-aaral taena di ba sya marunong magtimpla ng kape sa bahay, tragis.. oh). That was last last saturday, the 7th, after waiting for them (tambay sa kanto) for almost an hour since they played badminton earlier. That justifies my 2nd slice of pizza (18" slice = huge).

2006.. I'm turning 29, dammit. Twenty nine, underachiever, and growing roots. Translate the last phrase in Tagalog. At least I got a (cheap) MP3 player as a finalist's prize in a technical paper symposium here at work. A speck of a gem in a rough rough year.

Sana ~~magkabroadband na ako~~ magmura ang broadband, mga PhP 699 na lang, pede na.

Hay naku.

IMUS, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

2005-12-03T02:52:00.000+08:00

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???

PATOL KA?!

2005-11-06T00:13:00.000+08:00

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bigo

2005-10-10T23:18:00.000+08:00

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.

Conversations

2005-10-07T23:58:00.000+08:00

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.

gastosness

2005-10-05T22:46:00.000+08:00

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.

from the grave

2005-10-03T21:08:00.000+08:00

"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.

from the NTT circle

2005-07-04T12:24:00.000+08:00

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.. =)

here's the score..

2005-06-23T11:07:00.000+08:00

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.

summer special

2005-05-13T23:29:00.000+08:00

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.

deja vu

2005-04-26T19:45:00.000+08:00

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..?!

The Riddle of the Four Knights

2005-04-03T00:06:00.000+08:00

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.. ;)

better friday

2005-03-25T20:38:00.000+08:00

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

somewhere in the middle

2005-02-23T01:14:00.000+08:00

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:

"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.

baket?

2005-02-17T01:32:00.000+08:00

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?

setting sun

2005-02-12T17:51:00.000+08:00

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.

!@#$%

2005-02-02T16:59:00.000+08:00

kayo, alam nyo ba kung ano ito ha? ha? ha? sagot!!

blog filler no. 1

2005-01-28T18:36:00.000+08:00

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.. ;)

blech!

2005-01-24T21:22:00.000+08:00

'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.

haha..:-L

2005-01-19T01:19:00.000+08:00

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.

bagong taon, bagong kalendaryo..

2005-01-10T22:58:00.000+08:00

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.

two thousand and four recrap

2004-12-18T04:44:00.000+08:00

dash-ing thru thes-now.. in a one-horse o-pens leigh..

it's almost xmas, but it doesnt feel like it.. you see, im in graveyard at least until next week.. plus a big possibility including christmas night.. this means almost no time for shopping.. the heck, i dont have anything to use for shopping anyway, na kay pareng visa at mastercard na, bwahahaha..

okay, so this is almost too early for an annual recap of all the crap and not-so-crap that i've been through the rest of the year.. but hey, what something big could happen in a span of two weeks or so with a work schedule like this?! i'll answer that on january 1.. :p

so.. career-wise it's been rated-crap. two straight C's (evaluation-rating) is not-so very me.. but i accept it, i very well deserve it. as Han Solo would say: "i get bored sometimes, Jabba.." nuff said.

career-hunting? i wouldn't say crap.. i might have gotten a lot of 'no's' this year (and the years before), but that would mean i'm getting nearer in getting a 'yes'. my time of redemption would come, i know it. (memel, use your powers, please?)

ah, matters of the crappy heart.. is a crap by itself, bwahaha.. i don't complain, really.. i had few dates (five to be exact) that i really enjoyed, and to tell you the truth, outcomes don't matter to me.. okay, maybe just a bit.. fine, it does matter. but they were really nice moments. period.

gimiks! woohoo, this must be my most outgoing year ever.. it's been nice to rediscover ourselves (tropang hayskul, akoaycaviteno mafia) together.. i can say nothing more.. simply great..

i miss my maw*pots.. we went out only once this year.. february pa yata.. still, the only girl of my life as of the moment, wehehe.. i wish for her to make it good in school, and things to be somewhat okay between her and rick.. she knows my stand over their issue, but i'll just be always here for her whatever happens..

and other cyberworld thingies that i got hooked on this year: alimasag, kings of chaos, blogging, ragnarok, etc. they are all but phases that passed and will pass me by; all worth the while.

happy new year to all of ya.. God bless us all.. :)

push

2004-12-09T19:34:00.000+08:00

push.. the catch phrase of the moment at work.. it is -actually a simple acronym in the tradition of 'italy' and 'japan' without the mush-mush bigelow.. it means 'Pray Until Something Happens.' that's how dire the situation of the business right now.. and me trying to jump out of the beleaguered ship at any given precious chance.. that's life. someone's got to play that role..

as a consequence, the word 'vacation' will be out of our vocabulary for the rest of the holiday season. tough. no more out-of-southern luzon sortie for me unlike last year. but come to think of it, it helps me save some moolah for all my debts and bills and on-line gaming career. i guess i is right.. isaac, that is, on his 3rd law of motion. on my personal metaphor, i can't still agree on i about that third rule..

still, i can't sense anyone giving me a holiday gift.. so officially this is a solicitation.. bwehehe.. in reality, it would be great, but i can do without it anyway.. i just cherish the thoughtfulness of someone giving me even a teenie-weenie token. though i seldom give gifts myself, just to those few people that i really really appreciate, except immediate family.. im so evil.

by the way, i got to watch 'troy' and 'alexander' this weekend.. i liked 'troy' better, though achilles is often referred to in the movie as alexander the great's descendant (there's even a huge portrait of the trojan war hero riding his chariot while dragging poor hector). i was a bit annoyed since there's a lot of storytelling and conversation scenes. i guess it was necessary for the audience to understand the story, unlike in 'troy' where the flow of the story is quite predictable: trojan steals spartan chick-spartan king whines to greek king brother-king brother went with the whole neighborhood to get back the chick-achilles fell in love in the process. simple, isn't it. i enjoyed both, though. hehe.

by the way, i'm back blogging. welcome to myself.

sampung utos ni San Miguel (atbp)

2004-10-29T21:06:00.000+08:00

1. Huwag matakaw sa pulutan.
2. Huwag makulit pag umiinom.
3. Huwag patagalin ang baso sa kamay at may kasunod pang tatagay.
4. Huwag inom ng inom, kailangang mag-painom ka din.
5. Uminom ng diretso sa tyan, huwag sa ulo.
6. Mag-paalam kung uuwi na, huwag bigla lang mawawala.
7. Mag -tira ng pan-lakad kahit hinlalaki man lang ng paa.
8. Huwag matulog habang nasa harap na inuman.
9. Kung uuwi ng lasing, siguruhin na sa bahay ang uwi.
10. Huwag manakit ng asawa kung hindi nag-sasabing "Hayop ka, maglasing ka na ulit!"

hwehehe.. there, i just needed something to kick me off into writing.. been quite busy at work lately.. sort of, since i don't really get to leave the office at the sound of the 5:30 chime.. it's just that items are raised up at the time that i'm already gearing up to get the hell out of the place.. that's timing for you..

remember that 'plan B'.. not sure if it's still appearing somewhere below.. nothing. just a thought.

level up.. yeah, that's what im gonna do after this.. ronnie's fault, he lured me into the ragnarok trap (which is quite difficult to get out from, hehe).. silly gullible me. but it's pretty cool, really.. anyways, sawa na ko sa buhay ko, so it's a refreshing change, at least for now..

it's almost november, and a career change is not yet in the horizon.. so might as well get that 60% of 13th month loot and the bonus. but if something transpires (pliiiisss??), well.. i'll cross the hanging bridge when i get there..

that's all about it, folks.. (teleport).

ayronik

2004-10-20T22:30:00.000+08:00

isn't this ironic.. don't you think? (it's like reeeeyyynn on ur weddiiiing deyy..)

this caught my philosophical intellect's attention.. i never saw what's this box's original content, probably some LAN stuff or maybe cable.. anyways, i think it's my nature to jumble unfamiliar words thinking that i might find its etymology. so i came up reading it in reverse: ASKUL ---> LUKSA. ('mourn' in english. for the benefit of my foreigner readers. amp. lol. ) then right below it written: 'happy office network service'. some wisecrack from this firm who conceptualized this must have been very proud of his stunt.

but of course, genius as he is, this is probably his defense if questioned: ASKUL is reverse of LUKSA (mourn), so 'happy' is just a fitting description.

tsk tsk.. the perils of an idle mind.

pasaway?! (wtf)

2004-10-14T19:58:00.000+08:00

i'm not fond of using this term, specially that it is now the title of the latest OPM crap by idunnowwho (he sounds like blakdyak. whatever), but i think i'm becoming one at work. i've read from somewhere, "love your work, but not your employer; because you don't know when your employer will stop loving you" (or something to that effect). me? i'm losing mi amor for both.

i still got my grip though. until i find a new career. balik na nga lang ako sa showbiz, hekhekhek.

overdrive

2004-09-30T04:12:00.000+08:00

monday afternoon was spent by making one of my biggest semi-impulsive decisions in life, and probably my last 'japresto-cum-designer-coffee-all-in-an-hour' act in the next three hundred and sixty five days. unless of course my latest life-enhancing scheme works. anyways, seth and dro were with me.. though i thought it was much deserved after a scorching-hot drive inside an airconditioning-less EL from imus to gma to silang, then a rain-drenched, empty-stomach descent from silang to sm-dasmarinas. i can see those OR's of glads and curly amounting to 500 bucks claiming fee each. herherher. lesson of the day: ask what's there is to ask, read signs, and use your instincts. no matter what's this all about, it will work anyway. it's generic.

i love blogging during unholy hours.

what if..

2004-09-20T20:17:00.000+08:00

..just when you thought you've got a potential major plan B, suddenly the thing that came crashing to your face on plan A resurfaced on plan B, and hit the bejesus out of you once more? create plan C?

i actually did. and it's working perfectly well. plan A is dead forever, but not before saving some of it for plan B to work which is good enough for some occasions.

another vague idea from lonix.

ala wenta..

2004-09-19T18:13:00.000+08:00

i wasn't really supposed to blog today, in fact i thought of not posting until november 1. just that. anyway, i went out for a while just half an hour ago to buy benzoyl peroxide (for me. crap.) on a mercury drug store inside the nearby robinson's mall. then i saw this man ahead of me urinating on the galvanized sheet-made makeshift wall of a sari-sari store. then after the 'downloading' process, he struggled to button his pants, it almost fell twice. in fact his underwear is already slightly showing up from behind. great, the dude is drunk. then he made a few steps, albeit struggling to walk straight, towards the facade of the store where his drinking buddy (the store owner) is waiting for him. then i thought of the time, it's 20 before six, and it ain't dark outside yet. and they already had it this early.

i noticed this sort of generation gap in terms of drinking before. at first i thought it's limited only to the provinces. last december when we went to sto. domingo, ilocos sur, roni and i were forced to drink as early as 4 o'clock in the afternoon. i was drunk silly by 8 o'clock (roni was just silly).. then i saw this man. cavite is a province, but hell, the place near the public market here in imus is worse than baclaran, mind you. so anyway, i just wondered why we, the generation so-called 'X' likes to start it late, while the generation of our parents and young uncles prefers to jumpstart while the sun is still proud. i guess they have this twisted version of a famous mantra: "early to drink, early to rise, makes an alcoholic healthy and wise". hehe..

when the dude returned to the store front, i overheard him speaking-in-drunk-tounges, apparently bidding goodbye to his drinking mate and to the little girl standing near them. see, i understood it.. at least we have a common language.

p.s. i already got the pictures from last week's bash.. but i'm still too lazy to post them here. since i'm on dial-up, i have to be really hyper to fix things, specially uploading stuff. so there. probably on november 1. hekhekhekk..

911

2004-09-12T18:27:00.000+08:00

i am dedicating this blog entry as an acknowledgment to all the people who made my birthday celebration (and of dok and rica) last night another indelible mark in the history of my pathetic existence (sob). amp. lol.

in order of appearance now.. on my point of vision.. i hope i remember this right..

curly
andro
dok (op kors)
ronnie
badette
rica (op kors din)
mimi (with her son migs)
asawa ni giselle
giselle
memelito
joh
glady
setay (tinangay ni andro yung uwi mo sa ken, ahuhuhu)
willy

if i forget someone.. uhm.. i have temporary-partial amnesia caused by alcohol.. anyways.. last night was great.. could have been greater, but you can't have 'em all.. to those who didn't come, well.. there's always next time.. pray that i'm still alive by next year.. however, gift is mandatory by then. hehe.

i'll post the fabulous shots (hayuf!) later. pag nadownload na ni dok at napadevelop na ni setay.. uhh.. the other way around.

BER

2004-09-03T22:35:00.000+08:00

hala.. septemBER na pala.. dahil diyan..

MERI KRISMAAAASSS!!!

da-shing-thru-the-snow.. in-a-one-horse-o-pen-sleigh..

karir

2004-09-02T20:54:00.000+08:00

the following conversation happened last monday, lunchtime.. it so happened that in our Business Unit (BU), all male managers are required to wear a tie every monday..

Mark (an engineer from my former BU): o sir, bakit hindi ka naka-kurbata?
LoN: baket? manager ba ko?
Mark: sige, ipagpe-pray kong maging manager ka rin..
LoN: hayuf ka..!

go figure.

- + -

suddenly i was thinking the other day.. and it sure makes me ponder to no end, that what i do right now is not the career that i wanted all along when i took up my degree in college.. did i take the wrong path in school, or did i make the wrong way after school? well of course it may have been a different story if i'm earning above my defined satisfactory income level.. then i asked myself again.. what if it is the case.. then i came into a conclusion.. this is not for me.. i want to shift direction.. if i just can quit right now, i'll do it.. but times are hard and we have no relation whatsoever to the Ayala's, Tan's, or Sy's.. there's no room for indecisiveness anymore.. had not for it, baka nasa Taiwan na din ako, taking a shot at the overseas-job thing.. i've some plans and schemes, i'll just wait and see.. as for now, i'm a day-to-day basis professional..

to andro: seryoso ako sa italian kitchen natin, hehe..

blogger's block's over, i think..

sneak preview daw

2004-08-31T20:58:00.000+08:00

diyan.. diyan kami sa beerday ko, wehehehe..

actually kina doki yan, bagong gawa lang yan.. actually di pa tapos, wala pang barnis.. tsaka yung customized drawer sa ilalim ng mga upuan, para maging 'throw-up bin', herherher.. pero malaki yan, kasya dalawampung lasheng.. dapat kasi sa island song, kaso mahirap ang buhay ngayon, so there.. aarkila na lang ng videoke machine, kung hindi, baka maaga magyaya umuwi si memelito, bwehehe..

nga pala, yang nag-eemote sa picture ay si andro, 26, single, magaling magluto ng spaghetti sauce na parang initsa lang yung kamatis at tatlong klase ng keso sa kaserola, tsaka sinabawan.. pero dangsarap, pramis.. actually, magdadala sya nun sa a-onse, hehe..

isa sa pinakawalang-kwentang entry ko, nyehehe.. pero dang-cool.

p.s. nampucha, si pareng skynyrd nasa taiwan na naman, hayuf sya iniwan ako, di man lang ako pinilit, ahuhuhu...

sPURRR ARF the moment..

2004-08-23T23:37:00.000+08:00

sa wakas..

2004-08-19T03:52:00.000+08:00

..ay nakapagpalit na rin ng iskin.. wehehe.. kelangan lang palang magpanggabi ako para maayos ko.. lintek.. di pa kumpleto 'to, me mga kulang pang chuvanels ek-ek..

gonna be at graveyard shift for the next three working days, including this one. buti na lang holiday sa sabado. makakalaboy sa gabi, plus to take care of the stuff for next week.. doki, tuloy tayo sa sabado.. ang galing nga at hindi ako inantok maski sandali lang tulog ko kaninang hapon.. salamat sa kolorum na internet connection.. pero medyo inaantok na ako.

i got a pretty cool wallpaper of elisha cutberth from a dedicated website.. she's too damn pretty for comfort, wehehe.. memelito's gonna drool when he sees it.. with the matching one liner from 'the girl next door'.

i watched 'love actually' last night on dvd.. bootleg copy, as usual. it's good, there are points where i almost got asleep, but things in the movie brought its twists just in time to prevent me from doing so, hehe.. i got drowned in heavy english accent, though.. specially from hugh grant and professor snape.. alan rickman, i mean. liam neeson was great, haven't seen him since he was cut into halves by darth maul..

hoping.. i can pull the stunt i've been planning (more like conceptualizing) the past few days.. actually, i couldn't care less about the outcome.. but of course, i'd like to see the 'good' turns to 'great'. and i need major help from friends.. (parinig.. pabasa pala) to those who don't understand - i'm not telling..

giniginaw na ko dito, brrrr..

nung isang gabi..

2004-08-15T20:46:00.000+08:00

this was last friday night.. nag-kape, nag-tsaa, nag-ensaymada, nag-sandwich, konting chismax, at picture-picture.. itetch ang kinalabasan..

nga pala.. sa tagaytay pala ito.. wehehe..

kuha ni fafa willy.. fog lang yan, nde dementors..

eto yung kumuha.. pang awards night ang lighting di ba.

the better-cowhalf of willy.. higop-higop habang project.. slurrrrpp..

"Lord, maraming salamat po sa kapeng ito.. "

ang aking kasalukuyang wallpaper.

extended ang tentacle ni dok ocK.

kala nyo malaki ang braso ko no..?!

ganito yan bertha e..

setay+willy+tentacle ni dok.

badette and moi, aka dice & K9.. it-su-mo, it-su-mo..

uwian na.. pasok pa ko bukas.

amp.

2004-08-10T20:43:00.000+08:00

it's been raining for like 3 days or so.. which makes me so dumb, i can't blog during the same period of time. anyways, expect lots of nonsense for the next minute. maybe less if you read faster.

been amused all sunday afternoon for the following reasons:

1. i was asleep the whole morning. of course i may have smiled while sleeping.
2. i finally made some progress on 007: everything or nothing. it's a video game, in case you might ask.
3. i got my rusty-shaded jacket back.
4. someone always makes me smile. ikaw, sa palagay mo ikaw yun?! me haloscan sa baba..
5. i found and bought a gem of a 2-part, OPM-alternative compilation album named 'The Tone Def Collection'.
6. watched the 'reformatted' mel and joey on channel 7. joey de leon made the show witty, intelligent and most importantly, watchable.
7. i can actually add data to an ordinary CD-R which already has data. i was enlightened.

see, i can be un-stoic sometimes. almost.

this isn't over. monday night i was nearly soaking wet from the rain, if not for the rusty-shaded jacket and the office jacket.

today i brought an umbrella. a small one. a foldable, black one. if there's a stealth umbrella, i'll buy one.

nyinyinyinyiii..

been smelling rugby somewhere inside the company building. reminds me of my childhood, ahuummmm (sabay singhot).. of course i'm just kidding.

nyinyinyinyiii..

contemplating on letting go of my ISP and then get a g-flex subscription instead..ahuummm..

nyinyinyinyiii..

me matatanggap kaya akong regalo sa beerday ko..?! ahuummm..

malapit na ko lumutang sa kaka-ahuummm..

mga saloobin..

2004-08-04T22:35:00.000+08:00

aking mga saloobin ngayung araw na ito..

1. ayoko na ng pizzaaa.. umph.. uumph.. (duwal)

2. sana ganito kasimple ang buhay.. hekhekhek..

3. antagal tumila ng ulan, gusto ko nang umuwi, grrr..

kanina ito.. tagal ko sa kanto.. kita nyo't napicture-an ko na ang caltex..

4. lapit na ko tumanda ulit.. yaiks..

and the week shall be over again.. but then again, it'll be monday once more.. advanced happy weekend, folks.. ;)

chronicles of lintek..

2004-07-31T10:27:00.000+08:00

lintek.. alas kwatro na ko nakauwi kanina.. galing kasi kami sa belated 'cocktail' birthday tipar ni t'yo bobet sa rojonet branch nila sa highway.. e lintek, ang plano dapat e mga bandang alas dose e sumibat na kami and go somewhere else to bitin-palabas (hang out ba).. nga pala, ang kasama ko ay si dok theyie, setay, rene..er, johnmel pala.. at si melito.. di kami nagsasawa sa isa't isa ano..?! hehe.. eniweys.. e balak na namin talagang lumarga.. e lintek, nag-inarte si ico.. siya ay hayskul tropa rin namin, nandun sya kasama wife nyang si jenny, isa ding common friend (more like kakilala)..nung paalis na yata kami e biglang bumanat ng 'di ako pumasok, tas aalis kayo..' or something like that.. basta.. mejo hilo na rin ako nung mga oras na yun.. e lintek, itong si dok e 'na-tipsy' na naman.. lintek, lumalakas na naman ang volume nya, so yayo na naman ako.. lintek, dapat sumingil na ko ng professional fee, wehehe.. tapos lintek, nawala pa yung bracelet ko..napigtal yata habang nisasayawan ako ng mga babae dun (o, pagbigyan nyo na ko, kunyari lasing pa ko hanggang ngaun).. gustong-gusto ko pa naman yung gold bracelet na bigay ni ex na yun kasi simple lang sya tsaka magaan suutin.. lintek, kailangan ko ng me magreregalo ulit sa kin nun, aaargh!!kaya ayun.. ang planong Libis o rakweL ay nauwi sa starmart sa kanto namin..lintek.. nagpahinga lang kami nang konti at nag-usap tungkol.. basta nag-usap-usap kami.. tas nun, nagpaalaman na kami, at naglakad na ko pauwi sa min.. lintek, me habol pang 'inartext' si dok.. reply naman ako ever..tas kani-kanina lang nagising ako kasi mainit, hangos ako sa pagtimpla ng milo kasi nalalasahan ko pa yung iba't-ibang uri ng alkohol na nasa dila ko.. tas lintek, hiningan pala ako ng nanay ko ng pera mga bandang alas-ewan.. binigyan ko sya ng 500.. tas tingin ako sa wallet ko kanina bago kumain.. kala ko napasobra bigay ko.. pagkakain ko lang naalala na naglabas pala ako ng pera kahapon, tas di pa pala ako nagwi-withdraw kaya kala ko nawalan ako ng pera..napaghahalatang bangag, lintek..

haba na pala ng ni-type ko.. lintek, makapagbasa ng diyaryo.. nauuhaw pa ko,tsk.. tas lintek, papasok pala ako bukas, aaaargh!!

gusto ko nang umuweeee..!!

2004-07-29T21:49:00.000+08:00

naknamputsa, nasa opisina pa ko.. look at the friggin' time.. hehe, medyo matagal-tagal na kaming hindi nag-eextend sa opisina nang ganito, kundi lang me 'tragis na follow-up audit bukas yung taga-Sharp.. ayos na sana e, na-prepare na lahat, e kaso me dumating na 'leakage' nung audit nila sa isa nilang supplier sa china.. in-email nung isang taga Pioneer (direct customer namin).. kebait nya, hayuf siya.. kaya ayun.. doktor dito, doktor doon.. ante-date dito, ante-date doon.. ayusss..

napakahusay ng dumating na bill ko ng AIG kahapon.. ni-rollover yung annual fee ko, pati yung mga VAT-retro at finance charges kasi hindi ko nipapansin yung bill nila, wehehe.. buti na lang nagmatigas ako.. e ayoko nang i-renew e.. me extra two-grand tuloy aku..

napansin lang kahapon ni romano nung nibuksan ko yung wallet ko habang naglalakad kami pauwi.. akalain mo't me limang daan pa ko sa wallet, considering it's the day before payday.. ganyan talaga kapag walang mga landi.. este, lakad..

sumusumpong na naman pala yung 'di-ko-alam-ang-gusto-kong-gawin-sa-buhay-syndrome.. alam nyo yun, meron ka nang mindset about something, tas bigla ka na lang mawawalan ng drive.. di ba, setay.. wahehehe.. asan si doki..?! trait ba ito ng vergu ha..?! eniweys.. saglit lang naman ito namamalagi sa katawan ko, at namamatay ito shortly pag na-expose sa body temperature.. hehehe..

me nigagawa akong bagung iskin.. kamag-anak nito in terms of kulay.. pero parang mas gusto ko pa rin ito.. hmm.. mga neks week mailagay muna.. alam kong utang-uta na mga tumitingin dito e, wehehe..

uwi na tayooo!!!! :(

:round and round:

2004-07-22T20:38:00.000+08:00

groundhog day!!

i could almost hear it everytime i wake up in the morning nowadays.. life's been looping around the humdrum cycle of waking up-eating breakfast-going to work-going home the same route day after day-eating dinner-succumbing to the net-sleeping.. i must get out..

ate my dinner at mcdonald's a while ago.. alone.. i didn't like the food awaiting for me here at the house, so i decided to feast on bigmac and the sidepaloozas.. besides, ang huli kong kain ay alas-dose pa ng tanghali.. buset na meeting..

'dinaanan ng bagyo'

i kinda observed some peeps while munching.. may mangilan-ngilan ding nag-iisang kumakain. probably having the same sentiments that i have regarding dinner, and probably more.. may mga estudyante ring magto-tropa.. dig this: nowadays, in a group of 15 to 18 year-old females, kapag may kasamang lalake sa lakad, malamang b.f. ito ng isa sa kanila, otherwise ito'y bading.. isang magandang modern sociological theory.. hehe..

come to think of it, medyo nagsasawa na ako sa aking bLag-iskin.. am gonna change it soon.. say, in the next three months.. nyahehehe.. you've gotta watch out for it.. it'll be worth the wait.. not!

Track 29..

2004-07-18T21:47:00.000+08:00

gone to work on a sunday.. what could be worse than that.. on the other hand, i've got some stuff to finish (it never ends, really) and i've got nothing to do at home.. finished it somehow, except for the photos that i need to attach.. someone took home that digicam again.. it will be fine tomorrow morning, i just hope i'll be outta here before the multitude of vehicles slows down the highway on a monday morning rush.. such an irony.. hehe.. i returned home just before 2:30 pm..

tried to sleep.. changed my mind.. if i keep this up, hatinggabi na ko aantukin nito.. so i turned my pc on.. turned on the radio too (our meralco meter's kinda econoclass, hehe).. hmm.. NU 107.. all-request weekend.. i got to listen to some of their old stuff (read: mid-90's), so i listed them down, and kazaa did the rest for me.. the catch of the day: '66' by Afghan Whigs, 'Never There' and 'Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps' by Cake, 'Female of the Species' by Space (i thought this was by Cake also), plus some not-so-old ones 'Bulimic' and 'Poetic Tragedy' by The Used, 'Have a Nice Day' by The Stereophonics, and 'Wash It Away' by Black Lab (di ko nadownload pa, nagdamot ang may-ari).. classics 'Hair of the Dog' by Nazareth and 'Ruby Tuesday' of the Rolling Stones completed the harvest.. cool.. nanganganib na ang free-space ng HD ko.. hehe..

lunes na naman bukas.. and the silicon chip inside my head will switch to overload again.. pede bang gawing tatlong araw ang weekend..?! haynakow.. i think i'm gonna play basketball this week, hope the weather will allow it.. it'll take off some stress.. and worries.. hehe.. have a productive week y'all..

week 28 haLf-time recap..

2004-07-14T21:07:00.000+08:00

crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrap.. nothing but crap.. been kinda fed-up too with problems at work, pretty much like the dude blogging on the other side of Blogger's domain.. but i'm fine.. specially when the 5:30 pm chime starts doing its thing.. music to my ears..

lynyrd refered to me yesterday through SMS a work opportunity at ROC.. being himself also seeking a return stint (he worked there for two years or so) to the breakaway china, i gave it a serious thought.. until now im still contemplating whether to go to the place of the agency or not.. bahala na..

watched kill bill last monday with dok, setay, buddy, andro, and melito.. blood-and-gore-wise, it paled in comparison with volume 1, but the story was great anyway.. still anime-ish to me.. tarantino amazed me again.. and the diverse soundtrack rocked once more.. specially liked shivaree's 'goodnight moon', which i ended up downloading an mp3 file right after i went home that night.. salamat sa kazaa..

negativity..

2004-07-05T21:21:00.000+08:00

i am a pessimist.. i bet not everyone in my (a perfect) circle knows that 'bout me.. no, i don't need a Keyence Ionizer (yet) to balace me out altogether.. it's just that i have this penchant for expecting for the worst in any event that i may anticipate to happen.. it's like everyone sees the blinding bright light ahead, and yet i say 'it's kinda dark still, moron..' and it saks 'cause sometimes it takes the best out of me, keeping me from doing what i must do, and in effect turning me into a virtual sitting duck.. an alone and easy target..

i had my shares of failures and frustrations way back my younger years, but i don't remember a single instance where i sulked.. i guess i was emotionless back then.. the one who puts everything in stride and go on with life as fast as a fingersnap.. and i think it's haunting me now.. you know, all those past vexations that i should have pondered over, are now having they're revenge and turning me into a stupid cynic.. oh well.. makanood na lang ng charmed nga..

hmm.. siguro.. i just don't want to be all too assuming.. a ewan.. saan na ba yung remote..?!

remembering Panoy and the United Center..

2004-07-01T22:01:00.000+08:00

its amazing how a song manages to trigger a memory recall.. in one way or another, it seems to be the best stimuli for the brain to dig deep into its archive and bring out a particular event related to it, no matter how insignificant it is.. take this music you're hearing right now as an example.. one of our backyard-hardcourt buddies, panoy, played this on guitar before, i think that was on lynyrd's place.. we were chilling out after a game, he was strumming some tunes, and then he played the intro of this song.. it was like cool, and we sang it and finished it (including the pseudo-rap portion).. kami lang ang kumanta tsaka si owen kasi kaming tatlo lang naka-loctite na ang tuner ng radyo sa NU noon.. lynyrd and jerry were doing something i forgot what..

that was also the time when everyone wants to be like Mike and every team is claiming to be the Chicago Bulls.. twas the third year, i think, of their last championship run.. and every backyard we played then is the United Center.. ah, those were the days... when worries and expenses are less.. and so is the money..

..sabado nights (and day)

2004-06-27T00:52:00.000+08:00

it was one seminar i enjoyed.. the new seven qc tools.. hmm.. i thought i would be asleep even for a slight moment, but danny and jay (lecture-providers) made sure i wouldn't.. hehe.. basically all these seven topics were all about non-quantitative data (words and ideas) organization.. i was particularly amused with the example they made to demonstrate the prioritization matrix.. dig this: the task was to select the best suitor, one is rich, looks like eddie gil, and arrogant; the other is dead poor, looks like aga muhlach, and was 'medyo bastos'; the last one is lower middle class, looks like bayani agbayani, and is a goody-goody dude.. then after some comparative matrix mumbo-jumbos which include computations of values less than one, the bayani-look-alike emerged the winner.. go figure how..

the gang was here just an hour ago.. doki, setay, andro, mel, and kuluts raided the 'dogi-pound', or so it seems.. they came away with some 'unclaimed' cd's.. we were supposed to finish off the long-overdue black label.. as i said manamis-namis na sya sa sobrang tagal.. but it seems this one's meant to last.. nagkatamaran uminom for some reasons.. maybe the pizza has something to do with it.. anyway, twas just a typical tambay session with some recycled stories, internet tripping with other people's friendster account (bad cow, bad octopus, u two shud be spanked, hehe), and 'burning' session, among others.. we had a good time.. mabababaw lang naman kami e, hehe..

some thoughts:

"You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back."
- Barbara DeAngelis

found this one on a stray notepad file on my desktop, which serves as my 'soft' scratch paper..

by this time, setay is also blogging.. hehe.. moo..!

maski title wala akong maisip..

2004-06-19T22:53:00.000+08:00

yesterday was quite eventful.. yet, i find it hard to make an entry out of it, the creative writing juices aren't flowing freely today, hehe.. just came across this Leonna Naess mp3 file.. it's a pretty neat song, i remember singing this one very often back then when it was tops on NU 107 chart.. and this is a girly song. aYos..

Charm Attack (Leona Naess)
from the album 'Comatised'

He's the kind of guy
Who's always passin' by
Who never has time to spend
And he'll take you for a spin
And won't look within
To find out who you are
And he numbs himself with weed
He's from the coldest breed
Who judge by what they see
And I thought he was
Smart enough to know
That the girl on his arm
Will never calm his storms
Watch out, he'll charm you

Chorus:
Smoother than the L.A. weather
That's how he holds himself together
He is colder than the winter
I wrap my coat around to bear the
Cataract of his charm attack
That leaves me hungry
Well, I'm no savior
But I tried to save you
With all my love
that rages high inside.

And he has his minions
With no real opinions
'Cause they all walk on glass
And your lies become the truth
And give me the proof that you really care
With your gorgeous grin
You have the world sucked in
Believin' in everything you say
Watch out, he'll charm you

Chorus(2x)

And he stamps on every emotion
And he dampens each and every explosion
(repeat)

gonna work tomorrow.. pambayad-utang..

chopsuey..

2004-06-16T12:46:00.000+08:00

i had my third process orientation yesterday to new operators in about a week, and it looks like i don't wanna do it again for the next 30 days or so.. it's good at the first time, the second is still alright, but on the third i already felt like a tv show rerun.. it's just now i realized that it takes passion for someone who does teaching as a living to sustain it for a long time.. my hats off to them..

and so it came to pass.. mike, chester, and the rest of linkin verb.. er, park, set foot to manila and performed live at the ccp open grounds last night.. i still don't have feedback yet from badette regarding the affair, but i'm pretty sure it was a blast.. i wasn't able to watch because.. just because. doki got to hear it via phone patch from badd (on the chorus part of 'in the end'), as stated in doki's text message which i failed to reply to because i was struggling to get past the washington wizards in the first game of the eastern conference finals (which i eventually lost), and i kinda forgot about it later on.. so there..

as i predicted, the detroit pistons won the NBA finals in five games over the pre-finals favorite LA lakers, 100-87.. big ben wallace contributed 18 points and 22 rebounds, and chauncey billups, the most consistent player on the pistons' side all through out the Finals, got the Finals MVP plum.. well deserved, i say.. i gotta watch the replay tonight (10pm, IBC 13), even though it was far from being a classic finals game.. the pistons lead all the way after surviving the lakers' jackrabbit start, which found themselves trailing behind by seven early in the first quarter.. and i said i'm gonna sleep early tonight.. ayos.. gotta start to think what good movie to watch, hmm..

yun lang. =)

isa pa sa Palace..!!

2004-06-14T12:39:00.000+08:00

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- The Detroit Pistons remain unrelenting. The Los Angeles Lakers are unraveling.

The Pistons moved within one win of the greatest upset in NBA Finals history, finishing with a rush in an 88-80 Game Four victory over the Lakers, who appear to be going down in a hailstorm of missed shots and unmet expectations.

An emotional Rasheed Wallace emerged from a personal prison of foul trouble to collect 26 points and 13 rebounds. He teamed with Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton to fuel a 32-point fourth quarter that brought The Palace of Auburn Hills to a fever pitch and pushed the Lakers to the brink.

Wallace took advantage of a hobbled Karl Malone and abused his smaller substitutes as he effectively worked his inside-outside game.

Detroit's defense survived an assault by Shaquille O'Neal, who had 36 points and 20 rebounds but was reduced to a one-man team. As they have throughout the series, the Pistons shut down most of his teammates and corraled Kobe Bryant, who made just 8-of-25 shots as he fired away at will.

For the fourth straight game, the Pistons were the more energetic, hungrier team. When the series started, many wondered how they were going to win one game. Now it's hard to imagine them losing one.

The Pistons hold a commanding 3-1 lead and can win their first NBA title in 14 years here Tuesday.

this stirring game 4 win by detroit got me free lunch this afternoon, and hopefully a movie ticket if the pistons will finish the series on their last home game of the season on wednesday morning.. it'll be a pretty enough consolation after an 'on me' pizza.. as i predicted, pistons in five, it will be..

ay sayang..

2004-06-10T09:25:00.000+08:00

Kobe Amazes Again, Lakers Knot Series

LOS ANGELES, June 8 (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant figured out the defense of the Detroit Pistons, just in time to save the Los Angeles Lakers' season.

Bryant buried a tying 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation, then took complete control of overtime as the Lakers scrambled for an emotional 99-91 victory over the Pistons that evened NBA Finals 2004 at one game
each.

Again showing his outstanding abilities in the clutch, Bryant scored 14 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as he pulled the Lakers from the brink of facing a 2-0 deficit. L.A. was scant seconds from dropping the first two games at home, something which no team has ever recovered to win the title.

(complete story)

i wasn't able to watch this one, but my imagination captured this moment on NBA courtside live, wherein a Flash window updates the happenings on the court via play-by-play transcription.. jimmy and i were staring at the last update.. it says LA team timeout, 10 seconds remaining; 89-86.. then the next update came.. bryant, jumpshot.. then the score was tied.. 3-points pa ang lintek.. 2 seconds remained, but detroit wasn't able to even take a shot.. then overtime.. then when LA cruised ahead by five in overtime, la na, natulog na lang ako.. hehe..

you gotta give it to Kobe though.. i admire his mental toughness all through out the season despite his on going rape case trial.. but still, Bebe's gonna kill him for that shot..

an ode to jimmy-a-a..

2004-06-03T21:33:00.000+08:00

eversince Mobile Backlight Engineering was formed, we expected jimmy to be our leader through thick and thin, though we had more thins than thicks.. and every single first impression on him would rule out that he'd be an advisory engineer.. it simply doesn't show.. he's never serious, cracks jokes from everything he hears, has a knack for creating song medleys you never thought possible (yet you say 'oo nga no!'), a self-proclaimed romnick sarmienta look-alike, and a proven 'bagets-killer'.. but i believed in him, and ronnie, i think, did too.. he proved himself nonetheless, and he's our 'evaluator' now (a term we prefer rather than manager)..

congratulations, i'm sorry.. you're an E50 now, but you will handle us two E40's and an ever moody E30.. that's a total of E110 and we got you outnumbered.. lol..

we were talking yesterday just before we got out of the office.. he saw me doing some last minute workstuff.. he said, "..nagbago ka na ah", i told him, "op kors, manager na kita e.. tsaka iniisip ko kasing walang silbi ang manager ko.. motivation ba" then he answered, "ay.. totoo yan!"

we both had a hearty laugh..

sea snake, jose cuervo, at iba pa.. rev. 1

2004-05-31T22:16:00.000+08:00

it's seldom that you experience something so great in life that you find you're vocabulary still lacking the proper words to describe it.. and since it's so rare, you simply don't want to forget everything that was in it.. as much as i would like to take everything into account in this blog.. okay, so i don't want to write something that long.. if i do, i'll sell it as my first book.. so i'll just jot down words that would always remind me of last saturday ('til sunday), our fabulous ii4onebatch94 reunion at balacbacan beach resort, laiya, san juan, batangas.. in chronological order now..

navigator.. gardu (yung navigator).. jestoni (tropa ni gardu).. floating log.. na sa akin lang lumutang.. bato sa sa ilalim ng dagat (na nalimutan iuwi sa kalasingan at hangover).. snorkeling.. swimming at 1 meter / minute.. snorkel na lumubog (tanga-tanga).. sea-snake.. andro swimming for his life.. videoke machine.. 8-hour marathon videoke.. wild boys (ipakanta ba daw sa akin).. memel, the u-never-learn singer.. barbeque ni jowjow, at.. isaaaaaaaaaawww!!!.. tilapia that i never got to eat.. jose c. (the life and death of the party).. andro, with his 500kmph na pagtatagay.. tekilang bitin (shud have bought four).. san miguel grande (the great extender).. midnight beach race.. stargazing drunk.. walang lumabas na meteor.. :( theyie, aka the bangenge runner-up.. setay, the night's bangenge queen, nagtatawag ng uwak sa toilet bowl (setay: uwaaakkk!! uwaaaakk!).. me, the babysitter of the year.. truth or truth.. and a thousand blind items from it.. tulog sa sahig.. andro's one big happy morning fart.. dingding lang ang pagitan.. mga kwentong bastos ni bobet (paktay na wak lang tigil!!!).. egg festival na breakfast.. movie 1: idol.. bibo films.. movie 2: nemfa.. kodakan to the max.. the long traffic-marred way home..

i hope didn't forget anything.. yami texted from las vegas, the next one's on them.. i'm gonna damn look forward to it.. and i'll make sure there's enough cuervo..

that was the time of my life.. such a fab weekend.. thanks to everyone who came, and to those who are here and abroad who gave their support even though they can't join the event.. wait til you see the pics and the video clips..

and here are some of the shots:

..on the way

..the laiya shoreline

..boat trip

..basa sa dagat

..bangenge nights

..fabulous

..uwian na.. more! more!

\m/

baLisong

2004-05-27T22:47:00.000+08:00

rico blanco at his best..

Your face lights up the sky on the highway.
Someday, you'll share your world with me someday.
You mesmerize me with diamond eyes;
I try to fool myself to think I'll be alright.
But I am losing all control -
My mind, my heart, my body and my soul

Never in my life have I been more sure,
So come on up to me and close the door.
Nobody's made me feel this way before;
You're everything I wanted and more.

To speak or not to; where to begin.
The way dilemmas I'm finding myself in.
For all I know you only see me as a friend.
I try to tell myself wake up fool; this fairy tale's got to end.

Never in my life have I been more sure,
So come on up to me and close the door.
Nobody's made me feel this way before;
You're everything I wanted (more)

You're everything I wanted..

oh well..

nga pala, dalawang tulog na lang.. wag kaya ako matulog ngayon para isa na lang.. hehe..

on my winamp: baLisong din..

\m/

Bang Bang..

2004-05-26T10:15:00.000+08:00

i watched kill bill volume 1 just last night.. i had just one comment at the end of the movie.. hayup, linteeeekk!!

that was.. bloody. the story's great.. uma thurman, it seems to me is a perfect quentin tarantino material (remember pulp fiction?).. and lucy liu and her crazy 88 bunch was just like taken from the rorouni kenshin animé series.. and i liked her crazy-pretty-seventeen-year-old-chick personal bodyguard Gogo.. hehehe.. and finally, the soundtrack is simply amazing.. it kept tarantino's reputation of assembling an eclectic line-up, yet effectively brings the movie to an awesome auditory level..

that was one hell of a plasma-squirting ride..

on my downloads folder: mp3 file of nancy sinatra's 'bang bang (my baby shot me down)', from the kill bill vol. 1 soundtrack..

\m/

para sa batch..

2004-05-23T18:04:00.000+08:00

it was one pretty cool night last night, as the organizers of the coming iifour-onebatch94 out-of town-reunion wined, dined, and sung their throat out.. well, after doing some organizing, of course..

andro picked me up at my place around 4 pm, then off we went to memel's place since doc was still on her way home.. watched sumo wrestling and harry potter for a while, then at around 5 pm, doc was finally home.. so we took off and we're finally in our first meeting place.. after a minute, setay arrived with the first thing that came into my mind when i saw her car coming.. the pizza.. it was.. hawaiian.. darn.. but it was good.. i had three of the eight slices.. and we were 5..

after the eating, we called up some former classmates, trying to confirm if they're IN or OUT for the event.. i think we were able to talk to only two people.. the first one was short of saying no, and the other one was trying to buy a package deal with two other people.. oh well.. and so glady came in late, fresh from EK, and then we proceeded to rojonet.. bobet was already there when we came.. then kambaliza, the class prez, followed suit..

from left: glads, doc theyie, setay, andro, memel, LoN, bobet..

from left: glads, doc theyie, setay, andro, memel, bobet, kambaliza..

it was dinner time, so we ordered our food first.. with some people singing on the side.. after we were full (i bet andro was the pinakabusog, hehehe), we went full throttle on the planning, finalizing the food and and the meeting place, gave our 500 bucks contribution (while waiting for the 'remittances' of classmates from abroad), and distributing each one's assignment.. i had the most intoxicating task, figuratively.. i'll buy two jose cuervos (for the 'shoot'.. it's on me and setay) and some lemons (for the 'suck' part).. me asin (lick) naman siguro sa beach.. and after that, kantahang umaatikabo na, hehe.. we even left the place long after the owner left us.. not so bad for a planning session.. great night.. too bad i missed a call that shouldn't be missed.. you can't really have it all in life, hehe..

it's 6 days to go and i just hope andro's deal with God (or so he says) not to let it rain on the 29th doesn't screw up.. amen.

on my television: lamang na ang indiana sa detroit, aaaargh..!!

til next blarbs.. peace..

\m/

intertropical convergence zone..

2004-05-20T22:56:00.000+08:00

here comes the rain again, falling on my head like a memory.. awraaaayt.. hinde pa man tapos ang bilangan, wala pa mang hunyo, wala pa man akong gelpren, e bumabagyo na sa pilipinas.. crap, i haven't changed my jacket in 3 years.. it's a gift, actually.. i gotta buy a new one.. it's called the rainy-days fashion.. it's also the time of the season where everyone around you is either sneezing or mimicking a doberman, so be extra careful.. when in doubt about the weather, bring at least a jacket, if you're not an umbrella-person.. don't be a suicidal like me, hehe.. like i did last monday, all winds and rain, yet in bare shirt and jeans though i know i'll be going home late that night.. stubborn is a word made for me.. and one more, take your vitamins.. it helps.. one thing's for sure, masarap matulog nang maaga the past few nights.. that reminds me.. time to hibernate.. til next blog..

p.s. doc, setay (mga masisipag dumalaw dito), please pray hard not to rain on the 29th and the 30th.. dat wud sak big taym..

peace..

\m/

in too deep..

2004-05-14T23:12:00.000+08:00

there are things to be done which can be done one way.. and there are things to be done several ways.. the rightful way to one may be the opposite way to another.. and doing that one way may hurt someone doing the other way.. fact of life is, being righteous knows no compromise.. and that could entail giving up everything that one holds dear.. we do have a choice, a free will.. but in the end, the choices that we make today will make us what we'll be tomorrow.. and regret is not an option.. it hurts big time..

i'll call it a day.. working saturday awaits.. until then..

\m/

this wedding sucks..

2004-05-09T00:52:00.000+08:00

it was no wedding of the year, if people attendance is to be the gauge.. blame it partially on the rain which almost ruined the occasion.. but anyway despite the relatively private affair wherein we saw only family members and several close friends of the couple, it was a pretty big event in our lives, specially us, the “ever-there” cohorts of the groom.. unfortunately (or fortunately) jerry and I weren't sitting side by side during the ceremony (he is the worst, er.. best man so he was somewhere nearer the couple) or the priest could have thrown us out of the imus cathedral.. we just cant imagine lynyrd getting married that much that we could have described silly to each other every little things that was happening during the wedding.. and that could be quite loud with lots of stupid giggles at the side.. so finally he got married.. and I uttered the words “this sucks” at least 30 times this day.. it was already yesterday actually..

so I was asked to light their way.. duh.. cant they light it before we come to save me and my partner the trouble.. hehehe.. along with me on the lighting trip was tintin, apparently doc ahyin’s (the bride) best buddy in college.. we saw each other again after several years.. she looks pretty same.. and shes also a dentist now..

I dont usually listen to catholic priests blarbs (goodness, I dont even go to church anymore) but somehow I managed to listen since I have no one to talk to anyway.. surprisingly, the priest talked with so much sense.. just like those forwarded articles on e-mail about relationships.. so logical and so biblical..

The reception was held in the clubhouse of centennial homes subdivision.. the food was nice and the tables were placed around the pool.. it took us sometimes before we got to eat because the friggin host was late.. and its part of the reception program to announce the arrival of the entourage.. while waiting, lynyrd was telling me “ pare sa dasma yata nakarating, naligaw na.. ” referring to dasmarinas town which is roughly 15 kilometers from our location.. and there and then I said “ this sucks ” for about the 26th time.. anyway, she finally came, we got to eat, saw some friends and former classmates (including the one which I forgot to ask for her number), doc tintin caught the bouquet, jerry got the garter, they did the “ higher! ” thing, and they even danced and jerry got to give her a buss on the cheek.. cool..

We finally left the place (we waited for quite a while for our ride home) at around 11 pm, carrying each a music cd souvenir containing the couples choice love songs.. I went straight home while jerry accompanied her girlfriend home.. it was.. well.. a day..

On my winamp: guns n roses, paradise city (aah.. highschool days..)
On my PS2: NBA live 2004 (50-19 na win-loss ko, yahoo)
On the dirty clothes bin: the stupid barong..

Until then.. vote wisely, people.. (read: ping for president)

\m/

sa luneks..er, lunes..

2004-05-05T20:32:00.000+08:00

it's 5 days to go and several million of us will cast our votes to oblivion.. hopefully not.. i won't make this long though, let us all just pray for an honest and clean, if not intelligent, election on May 10..

just came into my mind.. if this dude is still alive and running, i would definitely go for him.. and i owe no explanations to anyone.. well maybe just one.. we share the same birth date..

.

peace..!

\m/

more than meets the eye..

2004-05-01T16:20:00.000+08:00

who would have thought that i'd be thankful traffic policemen are non-existent during the wee hours.. definitely not me, but i did just this morning at around 1:30 am.. we were aboard our friend's car, he's driving us to baclaran for our ride home.. tinatahak namin yung kahabaan ng p. ocampo (formerly vito cruz.. who is he anyway?) galing kaming sta. ana.. so we crossed osmena hi-way, and we headed towards taft avenue.. then after a few seconds, a huge (yeah, sinlaki ni optimus prime) truck was casually on the collision path with us.. surprised as we were, it's just afterwards we realized that we headed on a one-way street.. goodness, Lino's (the driver) young driving career was almost tainted.. with violation ticket at the very least.. more if we didn't get off the truck's way early.. lesson of the event: stop, look, and look for something to read..

actually we just came from eloise's place, had a short choir practice, and then kainan na (my main objecive, hehe..) ng world famous sisig ni fionski.. plus the host served us spaghetti which ginawa naming kanin sa sisig.. then sabay salang ng videoke cd's.. it was nice to see them masag dudes and dudettes again, plus the newbie jeff (bombero), which i expect will be a permanent fixture on future EB gatherings.. we finally met aves who came with her guy, kim.. then sumabit din si jefferson (toink) who met the group for the first time.. he was just around pedro gil at that time so ronnie decided to bring him in.. and then there was eloise's jolly kuya gary which roams on masag also.. and also i got to see former classmate/seatmate ria again.. it was a great evening really, capping the event with the sta. ana gurls' (eloise, fiona, ivy, ria) version of "basang basa sa ulan.." pamatay-litid ang version nila, i'm telling you..

i was supposed to watch hellboy today with my future lawyer.. but she didn't call or even send me SMS yesterday, so i assumed that she can't go out today.. besides, i woke up late today anyway.. eventually, she called me to confirm everything.. another missed movie, i should say.. the perils of being single.. you miss the movies that you not-so-want to watch.. hehehe..

blogged so early..? well, i'll be out of the house this evening (most probably for the rest of Labor Day), gonna go to Lynyrd's house (the-inevitable-groom) and perform a ritual called "patayang-inuman.." yeah, the dude and his girlfriend tooth-doc arlene will be having their wedding next week, May 8.. no, i don't think we'll be having a stag party-type thing tonight.. most probably we'll just drink his last bachelor days away.. but if he has other plans, well i'm not complaining..

on my winamp 5.03 - the vines' version of "ms. jackson"
on my pS2 - 007 everything or nothing
on my hair - bench hairlastic flexible fiber na humalo na sa pawis.. makaligo na..

may the force be with you..

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feel.. don't think.. use your instincts.. duh..

2004-04-28T22:23:00.003+08:00

is there anyone of you guys (am i talking to someone here..?!) have tried KFC's crispy strips..? it's still chicken of course, but i kinda liked it's taste, somewhat different from the usual sensation that my taste buds get whenever i eat KFC's chicken.. and no bones.. the best part of it.. i was friggin hungry when we left the office today at around quarter to eight, and mother delivered a not-so-good news through the ever-reliable SMS about what's waiting for me in our dining table.. since i'll pass by the mall on my way.. lintek bakit ba nothing compares 2 u.. wait.. yan.. ok.. anyway, so i decided to drop by at SM, hanap-hanap ng makakainan.. my instinct, as always, brought me to mcdonald's first.. it was 8:30 pm already, the food rack's almost empty.. i was almost sure that a ready "i'm sorry sir wala na po" is coming my way once i ask for a big mac.. so i left and went to KFC.. up to the last second, i was undecided what to eat until the lady in the counter asked for my order.. i just blurted out the first thing that i saw on the lighted billboard.. and the rest was history.. one of the rare times that my intuition worked well..

it's quite a busy week for us at work, i can't wait for the weekend to come.. pero makikikain muna kami sa sta. ana ng sisig before having precious saturday and sunday.. it's a choir practice of the alimasag glee club kuno, hehehe.. it'll be a great chillout to cap a hectic week..

it's late.. must.. sleep.. it's silverchair on winamp.. "miss you love.." NBA Live 2004 on PS2.. KoC on my browser.. crap on my blog.. hehehe.. later..

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thursday thingies: part deux..

2004-04-22T21:58:00.000+08:00

Newton's 3rd law of apple.. er, motion states that for every action, there's an opposite and equal reaction.. no dudes, i didn't come across with an old Physics book, it's just that the kinda same thing happened at work today.. after being a full blown company liability yesterday, suddenly the bosses have requirements left and right.. plus throw in them useless japs overseas who bugs you by asking to count stuff which came from them anyway.. goodness, don't they keep track of things.. or maybe they thought the quantity will change once we count them in arabic numerals, hehehehe.. like ronnie, my colleague, said, "binawian ka lang.." how true..

While writing this, I'm watching the mod squad (claire danes, omar epps, giovanni ribisi) on studio 23.. i was about to turn off the televison set when i saw the opening scenes, and i found it interesting.. okay, i saw claire first so i found her interesting.. seriously, i think this movie is cool, it's about three convicted juveniles given another chance to live a useful life by serving as undercovers.. sounds shallow, but as the movie progresses, it starts to highlight the different characters and their emotions.. at inlove na naman ako kay claire danes, hehehe..

it's friggin' hot.. i want to dip in the pool.. now.. unfortunately my only scheduled summer getaway is still due next month.. damn, i hope the temperature wouldn't drop a bit by the time we finally get off or i wouldn't enjoy it much.. attention setay, can we schedule it earlier, who knows it might be winter already next week.. puhleease..?!

lastly, i did some rounds last night, visiting blogsites of some people for my C&D (copy and development, hehe).. i found aves and ivy's (alimasag dudettes) works outstanding.. of course, suplada's thing was great, but like in a math problem, it is already given.. what did i get from my visita-bloglesia..? wala.. hehehe.. just read them blarbs and stuff.. pampaantok..

on my winamp: battleflag, by lo fidelity all-stars..
on top of my inbox: from bebang..
on my PS2: simpsons hit and run..
on my ceiling: butiki

seeyah all 'round..

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blog upgrades..

2004-04-21T22:54:00.000+08:00

please bear with this..

poopy..

2004-04-17T23:25:00.000+08:00

poopy.. that's how to describe, for a lack of a better word, the entire day for me.. it's a jargon among us group of four poopy individuals.. it's a general term for anything that displeases us.. enough with that.. we joined the company outing this day, though it was almost enjoyable.. the place still sucks, food distribution sucked once more, and the weather was hell.. save for a place near the beach, but heck, i just can't stay there the whole day and sit still.. and the worst thing of it all.. i wasn't drunk.. so therefore nagpagod lang ako ngayung araw.. hindi na tuloy ako nakasama sa badminton game this evening.. there were some bright moments pala kanina.. yeah, the girls, hehe.. took my pictures with them.. some were willing, some were forced.. but some asked me to pose with them, nyahahaha..

it's a good thing na pinagpaliban ko muna ang pagpunta ko kanina sana sa greenhills, bibili sana ko ng PS2 titles.. dampoopy na kasi dito sa CD Square sa RP, walang mga bago.. meron somewhere inside Lotus Mall, pero anlaki ng patong nila, most likely 100% additional from the wholesale price.. wut the, mamatay na sana mga alaga nilang hayop.. i'm really looking forward to have Resident Evil: Outbreak.. i kinda miss that series.. i last played and completed Resident Evil 3, though before that, i already played RE: Code Veronica sa Sega Dreamcast.. that was my first videogame console.. believe me, i never had my own Nintendo Family Computer..

as with my previous post, here's the "what's on.." portion.. hehe..
on my mp3 player: still my alt-rak library.. now playing is collective soul's "forgiveness"..
on my cassette deck: led zeppelin remasters pa rin..
on my PS2: NBA Live 2004..
on top of my inbox: yung anonymous tekster pa rin.. gaganda ng nifoforward eh, hehehe..

that's all in a day's blog.. plus added some kikay on my page.. lanya.. hehehe.. later, dudes and dudettes..

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pansamantagal na skin..

2004-04-15T22:20:00.000+08:00

i'll settle with this one for the meantime.. besides, i don't think na isasama ko to as entry sa contest sa masag.. ilalampaso lang ito, hahahha.. it's quite late now, i guess i'll retire for the night.. not!! PS2 muna.. tomorrow.. never dies..

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thursday thingies..

2004-04-15T21:16:00.000+08:00

thursday.. another insignificantly insignificant day for me.. pero teka.. yeah, on my way home i saw on two different occassions a pair of fornicating mutts.. could someone interpret that for me please, i might be in for something big, nyahahaha.. daheck.. we have a new manager on board, she came from the same Business Unit (BU) where i came from more than a year ago.. what, me, adjust to her style..?! like i have a choice.. still on my tail is that anonymous texter, whom when i asked her identity for the last time, just gave a very casual reply of "a friend.. (plus the u with the umlaot)" when you've got a friend like this, who needs a mystery novel.. anyway, he/she doesn't affect me a bit.. mother just talked to a woman who called from Switzerland (ain't that cool..) inquiring about a case they filed against her husband for molesting (or raping, i dunnow exactly) their child since the age of eight.. i tell you man, it's her biological father who did it to her.. some demon he is.. the daughter is now 22 years old.. i told mother to ask the woman if she can find me a job there.. hehehe.. you can never tell.. the day's not over for me though, still have to fix this thing's layout.. and if i can save some time, i might have a game or two.. NBA Live 2004.. cool..

on my vcd/cd player: porn stuff.. hahaha.. i dunnow really..
on my mp3 player: my alt-rock collection; now playing --> travis (why does it always rain on me)
on my cassete deck: led zeppelin remasters album, tape 1..
top on my inbox: from ronnie..

later, brothers and sisters..

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Aragorn..?!

2004-04-14T21:46:00.000+08:00

this is cool.. and dark.. and very kingly.. lullzz.. yep, it's the King of Gondor..

searching..

2004-04-14T21:11:00.000+08:00

inaantok na ko lintek, keliliit ng font size ng descriptions ng mga font skins.. it's like i have 2000/4500 vision the way i struggle to read the microscopic inscriptions.. worse than deciphering hieroglyphics.. later..

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what, me, blag.. er, blog..?!!

2004-04-13T23:39:00.000+08:00

dunnow what really got into me.. suddenly i just plunged into the deep dark world of weblogging.. sakit ng ulo ito, pramis.. ayus na rin to.. something new.. oh well, it's unhealthy for me to stay up at this unholy hour, considering it's a friggin' Tuesday.. later dudes..

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paano ba 'to.. hmm..

2004-04-13T23:24:00.000+08:00

this sucks.. yeah..