chubadongs...here i come!

i was dreading this day...

for starters, i woke up late. i had to drag myself out of the bed. grumpy me! good thing my sisters were in a good mood which made my day much brighter!

i was the last one to leave the house. man, i am definitely going to be late. good thing the line for the shuttle service was moving faster than its usual snail's pace. i arrived at ayala ave at around 830am. i even saw my officemate walking towards our building. i told her to inform them that i was going to be late.

i headed towards the construction site to wait for a jeep going to the "munisipyo". the trip was not as long as i expected. it only took about 10 minutes to get there.

as i walked towards the massive structure, i couldn't help feeling a bit intimidated. what if i get lost? what if i feel a sudden urge to "download"? what if i get an anxiety attack because of claustrophobia?

waaah! i calmed myself down and entered the building. i asked where i should claim my license. the guard instructed me to go through the building and turn left when i get outside. alas! i found the Gusali ng Katarungan! i hope this building, rather the people inhabiting this building, gives justice to its name.

i entered and found two guards sitting at the opposite ends of the wooden table just past the entrance. i thought they were inspecting bags so i presented my bag for inspection. they looked at me in a weird way. i was puzzled. why is she hesitating? silly me! they are not your usual mall guards! it was actually the Information Desk! hahaha. to hide my embarrassment, i just asked where i should claim my license. they told me to go back outside and walk to the corner of the building and turn right, then walk straight up to the next corner.

i thanked the guards and left. just as i rounded the corner, 2 men came up to me and said, "ma'am matagal kayong pipila diyan..." to which i replied "ok lang. marami akong time." you know how it goes. (i absolutely hate people who ask other people for favors which they should be doing. cheaters! and these people should not make businesses out of the inefficiency of the system. but what can i do? people need money. oh well...)

when i reached the Claim Section, i was relieved. there were less than 20 people there. woohoo! i guess this wouldn't take too long. most of the people there were drivers. drivers as in professional drivers...driver ng jeep, taxi, bus, truck, etc. aside from me, there was only 1 woman in the crowd. gravy!

i asked for procedures to take to claim your license. you had to drop your OVR ticket at window 7 then wait for your name to be called. (i dont even know what OVR means and i find this procedure weird. why can't you just line up, wait and pay?)

it was quite weird to suddenly hear "manang, sago nga! ilagay nyo sa plastic kse hindi kasya sa bintana!" over the PA system. and suddenly manang appears from the carinderia across the street to deliver the goods. kakaiba! hahaha.

30 minutes went by, nobody has been called to the window. i wanted to scream! what the hell is wrong with these people?! there are only 20 people here and yet it is taking a lifetime for them to serve even just 1 person!

i couldn't even mind my own business since i have to protect myself from these maniacs who kept looking at my butt and sizing me up! please! wala na nga akong pwet eh. baka mabawasan pa kakatitig nyo. gravy! i had to position myself near the post to make sure that nobody is enjoying the "view" too much.

plus this pervert at window 1 kept looking at me from afar. i was praying that i be assigned to window 3 or 4 but no, i had to be assigned to window 2 and claim my license at window 1. just to keep me longer, the guy was purposely doing things slowly (as if i haven't noticed the change in his pace). and i hate it that he had the chance to look at my license (with all the important contact details) and the guts to ask me if it was my license. like duh! ayy hindi, sa ka-on ko yan! grabe! nakakainis!

i swear! never na akong papahuli ng buhay!

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people of the Philippines, especially makati peeps, never drive in the streets of Makati if you have not memorized the one ways streets and all traffic regulations! super hassle talaga!

btw, this is the first and last time i brought a car to work.

almost famous!

i don't know if my blog has reached a benchmark or something, but it's kind of weird getting these advertisements in the comments section.

i don't know if i should take this as a sign that my blog has reached new heights, therefore i should be happy. or there are just v. resourceful people out there who have found a new way of marketing their products/services.

anyhoo! i find it irritating because i look forward to reading people's comments, reactions and what-have-you's on my articles and all i find are these ads. does anybody know how to block them or something?

hay...the wonders and blunders of technology...

the tale of the missing kumot

in our house, we don't exactly have our own beds. you can sleep at any bed as long as you are the first to occupy it for the night. same goes for blankets. you get to use the blanket that accompanies the bed that you are occupying.

so it came as a surprise to me to find myself missing a blanket last Tuesday night. i've searched under the bed, the guest rooms, and any possible place that it might gone, but there was no sign of it. anywhere! i decided to just use the blanket on the other bed since i figured, tin doesn't have much use for blankets anyway.

come thursday, tin was asking me for her blanket. i asked her if she had seen mine, negative. where could it be? i asked con and kat too. con's bed cover is different so she couldn't have taken mine since our blankets match the bed cover. me and kat have identical blankets since our bed covers match. that narrow's it down. i asked her again. she told me that she was using her own.

hmm, i couldn't really tell if she was lying because i didn't see her take my blanket and she really might be using her own. plus, i don't want another drama episode. i've had enough for this month.

even though i was sick and feeling real cold, i didn't tell my mom about the missing blanket. this could start another petty fight. i couldn't get an extra blanket since the cabinet where we keep them is locked and only my mom has access to the key.

i wanted to use my jacket, but being the OC person that i am, i wanted to keep the bed and my pillow clean from germs and other stuff. so to be able to sleep, i just curled up like a baby and tried to cover myself with pillows. to keep myself from freezing, i also dressed in a very big t-shirt, enormous enough to fit the whole me (with legs inside). and somehow it worked! haha.

by Saturday, i woke up hearing my mom's shrieks. apparently somebody leaked the missing kumot issue. oh man, here we go again. kat told her all about it, but instead of saying that i had been missing my blanket, she told our mom that it was her kumot that was missing since monday.

my mom had 2 hunches...
...since we have a new member in the household, she was the automatic suspect. i mean, what would we do with the blanket? but, she doubts that ate marissa would take something like this.
...somebody (from our family) must have committed something so embarrassing that he/she hid the evidence.

both hunches were far-fetched. after much thinking, my mom asked kat what she normally does during the morning after waking up. kat replied that she arranges her bed and folds her blanket (with demonstration) and places it on top of her pillows. mom leaves our room. after a couple of minutes, we hear her screaming "Katrina! Katrina! Halika nga rito..."

Lo and behold! the missing kumot is under the pillow.

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what is the point of my story? sometimes i get too frustrated with my mom, for dwelling so much on petty issues. i didn't realize how blessed i am. i mean, somebody takes care of even the minutest things for me. i should be thankful i have her in my life.

thanks mom! i love you! Ü

the patient is in

things didn't look to good after my wednesday incident (see previous post) that i had no choice but not to go to work. i spent the whole Thursday sleeping ....and dreaming of the work that is piling up on my desk while i am at home.

i hate being sick! except of course, when there is some TLC involved. but with my current state, i'm not too confident about getting some love even in the near future.

add to the fact that since my "independence" i can no longer expect any attention from mommy dear, who has been giving me the cold shoulder since our love letter agreement. what a way to learn a lesson!

note to self: never do something that might speed up self-destruction or spontaneous combustion! always remember, keep away from fire! oh, and don't try to do too many things all at once. life is not that short!

strike two!

last wednesday, i had to bring the car to work since me and my sister (tin) were going to pick-up kat after school at around 8pm. i wasn't really feeling well the whole day but i decided to stay at work. i keep sneezing the whole day and had to take some time-off to take a nap because i couldn't work with all the "distractions".

at around 530pm, tin texted me that she would be staying until 730pm because she had stuff to finish and told me to just go ahead and pick-up kat. i told her, we could leave at 730pm and still reach kat by 8pm. she told me she wasn't sure if she would be finished by 730pm, so i should just go.

i went to LKG to get the car and drive to taft. it was drizzling by the time i drove off the building, my eyes started getting teary from the colds and from the aircon.

i don't know what happened but i found myself going against the traffic at Dela Rosa Street! within 5 seconds a man in yellow uniform was already signaling to me and walking towards my car. so much for a getaway with 4 cars blocking your way. i was hoping to use my "beautiful eyes" and "manong-im-so-helpless-im-lost" routine but decide against it. i was not prepared plus my runny nose was really bothering me and i kept squinting because of my colds.

so here i am again. without a license and with a ticket. good thing manong was kind enough not to charge me with counterflow. he only checked the "not following the signs" item. i don't have to attend any seminar. the only problem is that i have to go to the munisipyo and pay Php500 to claim my license.

money down the drain. and to think i was planning on shopping this weekend. maybe next sweldo day. . .

a date with oompa loompas

MGC with mike

waaaaaahhhhhhh!!! gusto ko rin makapunta din sa Chocolate Factory ni Willy Wonka!!!

nung tuesday, lumabas ang Makati Girls Club (MGC) kasama si mike. nanood kami ng Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! hahaha. nakakaaliw ang kwento, nakakatuwa yung mga kanta, cute ang costumes at maganda yung set. pero weird ang mga oompa loompa. mukha silang mga tambay sa kanto na manyakis...pint-sized version nga lang.

pero ang tanong na hindi nakapagpatulog sa akin ay...nung pinapili ni Willy Wonka si Charlie kung sasama siya tumira sa Chocolate Factory at iwanan ang pamilya niya. feeling ko, ako si charlie, na parang ako yung tatanungin. kaso hanggang ngayon hindi ako makapili kung chocolate or family...

masama ba ako?

nakalaya nako!

i think this is a good sign.
the turning-over-of-the-key ceremony.
that we have somehow resolved some of our issues.
although we haven't actually "talked" about it.

well, i really don't know if i made things clearer for you. or you just chose to accept things because you are too tired of arguing and going around in circles. because i know i am. but i am glad that i was able to share with you my side. even if i am not sure if you really understood me. because we are both stubborn. even if we don't want to admit it.

i think things are looking up for us. i hope so...

download time!

WARNING: Huwag basahin kung mahina ang sikmura!

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kakaiba talaga kapag may period. laging sumasakit ang tiyan.

nung thursday, bigla akong binisita ng scarlet fairy. gravy. buti na lang at girl scout ako. hehe. laging may sandwich na baon! (isipin mo na lang, ham yan!)

bandang after lunch, eto na. kinailangan kong mangasilyas. hehe. ayos 'to. malamang walang tao dahil busy sila sa trabaho.

pagpasok ko sa cubicle, may biglang pumasok. nahkoh. mukhang kailangan kong magpigil! naghintay ako. malamang magnu-number 1 lang siya. kaso mukhang may maitim din siyang binabalak. parang ako. tepok! naghihintayan kami!

napaisip tuloy ako. sino kayang unang bibigay? at nasagot naman agad ang tanong ko. hehe. buti na lang matibay ako. haha. ayos ang style nya. haha. nagpipigil nga ako dahil sobrang gusto ko ng tumawa ng malakas. eh ayokong magpahalat. hahaha.

maya-maya, may isa pang pumasok. magsusupilyo. nahkoh. nandun pa rin kaming dalawa. makalipas ang ilang minuto, naririnig kong naduduwal-duwal na yung nagsisipilyo. sus! kumuha ako ng makapal na tissue para takpan ang bibig ko para hindi marinig ang tawa ko. hehe. hindi ko kasi malaman kung natural lang sa kanya ang naduduwal habang nagsisipilyo o dahil hindi na nya makayanan ang fresh air sa loob ng banyo!

hahaha. paglabas ko, narejuvenate ako at ginanahan magtrabaho. energy booster talaga ang pagtawa! pero sana wala ng awkward moments na ganito. hehe.

can this be love?


favorite shape ko! hindi pwet ha. kundi heart! (c/o shakey's katipunan)

effffffffffffffff


makikita sa loob ng jeep na sinakyan ko sa QA. parang fisshhhh! haha. peace tayo noel. :p

alam nyo ba na napakamahal na ng pamasahe ngayon? malamang oo. hehe. wala lang. yung pamasahe kse sa fx galing cubao up to kanto namin php10. kapag nag-jeep ka ganun din. san ka pa? eh di fx na lang! aircon pa!

first time mo?

last saturday, nagplanong magmovie and bowling/billiards/skating out dahil request ni mike at les. kaso at the last minute, ang daming nagback-out. at ang natirang matibay ay ako, si miggy, si avadoods at si mike. haha. parang magkakasama lang din kami the night before ah.

si janina, fully-booked ang sked. naks! hehe. busy-busyhan! si sally kse pinagstay ng boss up to 7pm. si ic di na rin makakapunta. tampo-tampo pa tapos di ka rin pala pupunta! hmpf. si ate kams, dumating ang mommy at kapatid na si kyle. si adnan, magrereview para sa board. si chi, biglang nagkasakit. si les may pasok pala the whole day (kala ko halfday lang) at pinapauwi ng dad nya. si lou, hindi ko alam kung anong nangyari. si pitt, hindi sigurado. si guiller hindi sumasagot. si kuya mackie, may date with pinky na bestfriend nya.

usapan namin ni miggy na magmeet ng 12 sa powerbooks para puntahan si les sa office. sa kasamaang palad, 1pm na ako nakarating. pano ba naman, may dysmenorrhea ako tapos sobrang traffic pa sa e-rod. gravy! since late na rin, sabi hintayin na lang namin si ava para sama na rin siya papunta kay les. eh napasarap kami sa powerbooks (sale kasi) kaya di na namin napuntahan si les. eto namang si mike, kagigising lang! gravy. hindi pa marunong pumunta ng megamall. o ayan, may bagong learning ka na!

napatambay kami nila miggy at avadoods sa red ribbon dahil ang tagal ni mike. haha. nawawala pa sa labas. pagdating ni mike, hindi kami agad makapagdecide kung anong gagawin. hindi na kami pwede manood ng movie kasi mabibitin kami dahil may mga engagements na kami para sa gabi. so namimili kami between bowling, skating and billiards. gusto ko sana magskating kaso ayaw nilang tatlo. haha. mga duwag! ok lang naman kahit hindi tayo marunong ah?!

kaso pagdating namin sa bowling alley, akalain mo? may tournament! gravy. sabi ko skating na lang. kaso ang daming tao at ayaw talaga nila. nagsuggest si miggy na sa starmall na lang. mas mura pa. so nagtungo kami ng starmall. ok naman. puyat sports pala dun eh. haha. kaso, kung minamalas ka talaga...may tournament din! gravy. strike two! buti na lang may bilyaran. at wala masyadong naglalaro.

si miggy lang ang marunong sa aming apat! hahaha. there is always a first time. haha. yehey! marunong na ako magbilliards! woohoo! nagsplit kami into two teams by pompyang. hehe. girls against boys. nanalo ang boys, 2-1. pero close fight naman kaya ok lang. hehe.

next time, basketball naman! hehe. sporty na tayo! basta, maghahanap ako ng sasama sa akin magskating...

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new books ko: office zen (from php309 nabili ko ng php50!); barron's a pocket guide to correct punctuation (from php325 nabili ko ng php99) ...parehong magagamit ko sa aking new work. hehe.

ava and me

...mang jojo? hehe. uhuy, nagbibiolink! hahaha

nahkoh! ang gagaling nung sa kabila ah...

girls against...

...boys

stripes ba tayo o solid?

ang dakilang taga-ayos ng mga bola

ano ba dapat titirahin ko?

go mike!

Masarap ba?

last friday, nagdinner kami ng ilan sa makati peeps. di kasi sila natuloy sa planong movie out. hehe. mukhang yung may-ari pa ang nagse-serve sa amin. coolness!

anong isasagot kapag tinanong: did you enjoy your meal? excellent service! hahaha.

next time wag na tayong magkuripot. dun tayo sa mga safe choice. hehe. kahit mapamahal. hehe.

antok? ...miggy at ava

caught by surprise! ...ako at si chi

sneak peak

nagdala na ako ng camera sa office. hehe. actually dapat magpipictorial kami pero hindi na kasi gagamitin yung isa kong study kaya hindi ko na itinuloy. nagpicture na lang ako ng mga tao for blogging purposes. hindi lahat ng officemates ko nakunan ko ng picture. actually di ko pa sila kilala lahat. yung iba kasi, minsan ko lang nakikita at walang chance para makausap.

hindi ko alam kung bawal ito or kung unethical ang ginagawa ko. kse may cases na napatalsik yung employee dahil sa blog nya. sana hindi mangyari sa akin. huhuhu. masaya pa naman ako sa work ko ngayon.

nung isang araw pinag-attend ako ng meeting. ako ang nagrepresent sa company namin. katakot! hehe. mga boss yata yung ka-meeting ko. hehe. pero syempre feeling important naman ako. kaso hindi ko masyado maintindihan yung ibang terms. masyado kasing technical eh. haha. naisip ko, nakakahiya naman magtanong ng magtanong. baka mainis sa akin yung mga ka-meeting at maisip nila na hindi ako smart. kaya ginawa ko, nilista ko na lang lahat ng terms na naririnig ko na hindi ko alam ang meaning tapos pagdating ko ng office, tinanong ko sa mga officemates ko. hehe. in fairness, nakasunod naman ako sa meeting. nakukuha ko through context kasi may discussion naman ng mga cases. hehe. kailangan ko talaga mag-aral at magbasa para maging updated.

next time na magpunta ako ng meeting, magsha-share na rin ako! bibo dapat tayo palagi! hehehe.

ang workstation ko na kalahati ay nao-occupy ng higanteng printer...

ang view mula sa station ko kapag gabi

likod ni vic

sam

red is the color of the day...jolitz and jenny

likod ni jean

joan and lyn

gay and toni

mommy irms

Gabirthday!


galumni!

last August 6 naganap ang Gabay birthday party! masaya! hehe. syempre reunion na naman ng mga galumni. kakaiba! ang payat ni bokeeronee! haha. weird. hehe. si quilin maganda pa rin! hindi na nga lang siya long hair. ngayon ko lang ulit nakita si mike since bumalik sya from states! antaba mo! heehee. peace tayo mike. hehe. pero in fairness di na masyadong halata ang muscle mo sa kilay. si ryan, ganun pa rin, pati si francis at noemer. yung ibang galumni madalas ko namang nakikita kaya hindi nakakagulat. hehe. kaso sa badoodles, ako, si sally at si paul lang nag-attend. :(

ok din yung mga bagong gabayano. naks! lahat sila nagpaparticipate sa activity. at mga bibong bata! (parang ang tanda ko na ah)

after ng party, nagshakeys kami nila elmer, sally, kuya mackie, guiller, gema, ate kams at paul. astig! lahat kami nag-platter tapos nag-ice cream bar pa kami! wala lang. ang baboy. hehe.

kaso hindi ako masyadong masaya nun. wala namang koneksyon sa gabay. basta hindi ako masyadong masaya...

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salamat sa panyo pitt!

No Ordinary Morning

If there was nothing that i could say
turned your back and you just walked away
leaves me numb inside i think of you
together is all i ever knew

We moved too fast but i had no sign
i would try to turn the hands of time
i looked to you for a reason why
the love we had passed me by

And as the sun would set you would rise
fall from the sky into paradise
is there no light in your heart for me
you´ve closed your eyes you don´t longer see

There were no lies between me and you
you said nothing of what you knew
but there was still something in your eyes
left me helpless and paralysed

You could give a million reasons
change the world and change the tides
could not give me the secrets
of your heart and of your mind
in the darkness that surrounds me
now there is no peace of mind
your careless words undo me
leave the thought of us behind

- Chicane

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wala lang. gusto ko lang pinapakinggan. medyo techno ata ito. hindi ko alam magclassify ng mga kanta eh. basta kapag naririnig ko siya napapatango yung ulo ko. tapos sumusunod na rin yung balikat ko. hehe.

isang linggong pag-ibig

yes! naka isang linggo nako sa bago kong trabaho! ang saya-saya! ang aga ko pumasok at late ako umuwi. pero hindi ko nararamdaman na overworked ako! hehe. nag-eenjoy ako sa work so far. hehe.

ang cool ng mga officemates ko! makukulit silang lahat! hehe. tsaka madaling pakisamahan. sabay-sabay kaming kumakain sa pantry o kaya bumibili ng food sa jolly jeep o 7-11 sa kabilang building. nagsimba din kami sa RCBC last friday. hehe.

marami din akong new learning! marunong na ako gumamit ng photocopying machine! hehe. medyo natututunan ko na rin gamitin yung mga software na high tech! at gumagana na yung code ko sa pinto! hindi nako maghihintay ng matagal para may magbukas sa akin! hehehe.

yun muna for now. hehe. pagod nako eh. magpopost ako ng pictures kapag may time. hehe.

oh my mongol!

"When he was packing them in their boxes, the pencilmaker told the pencils five important lessons:
1. everything you do will always leave a mark,
2. you can always correct the mistakes you make,
3. what's important is what is inside you,
4. in life you will undergo painful sharpenings which will make you be a better pencil, and the most important is,
5. to be the best pencil you can be, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you."

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from Lizzie's friendster bulletin post

babae, kung wala kang lover...lapit sa driver!

first day pa lang pasaway na...

simulan sa bahay. medyo matagal maligo ang mga kapatid ko. eh nasa dulo ako ng pila so no choice. ayoko naman kumain bago maligo. i don't know pero iba talaga ang araw ko kapag inuna kong kumain bago maligo. ok pa ako. pasok pa sa time. medyo natagalan ako sa pagpili ng damit, yun pala dun din ako babagsak sa first choice ko. labo ko talaga kahit kelan.

pagkatapos, kumain ako. in fairness, hindi naman ako speedy bagal. tama lang. tapos syempre, kailangan maglaan ng ilang sandali upang magmuni-muni at maglabas nga mga sinasaloob. ehem ehem.

tapos tumakbo na ako papuntang quezon ave. para mag-abang. after mga 10 minutes ka kakahintay, nakasakay na rin ako. pagdating sa edsa, grabe! parang may pilgrimage! kala mo kung san papunta yung mga tao eh. sasakay lang pala ng mrt. buti na lang strategic kong inakyat ang hagdan at nakipagsiksikan sa mga tao. magmukha ng singit basta makasakay agad! napabili tuloy ako ng SV (stored value) card.

pagsakay ng train, di ko akalaing magpaparticipate ako sa isang orgy ng kaaga-aga. pwede pala yun? akalain mo? matinding body-bumping ang nadanas ko. feeling ko nga magkakamukha na ang mga pasahero eh. kamukha ni palito. hehehe. with limp hair and 2 dimensional bodies! buti naman at walang nag-attempt this time na pisil-pisilin at kurut-kurutin ang aking pwet. at mabango ang katabi kong si mr. clean. hehehe. pwede!

pagbaba ko ng buendia station at sumakay ng bus papuntang ayala, nagpakitang gilas naman tayo dahil nakataas ang ating mga kamay! buti na lang laging fresh ang kili-kili natin. hehehe.

kamalasan nga lang dahil na-late ako. pero konti lang naman eh. pasok pa rin sa grace period. pero siyempre. dyahe. first day na first day.

ok naman. nag-orientation ako about the company, office policies tapos nagtour at ipinakilala sa mga tao. tapos pinakita sa akin yung desk ko. (yehey! may view!) ang saya! may internet access although restricted nga lang. pero pwede may YM at MSN! cool! tpos meron na agad akong company email plus may sarili akong phone at local number. after ng orientation na specific sa trabaho ko, lunchbreak.

nagmeet kaming mga makati girls (sally, ava, chi) sa rcbc with ate kams and guiller. hehe. grabe. ubos pera natin. ang mahal! after a while, nagpaalam na ang mga tao.

pag-akyat ko, nagulat ako! 2pm na sa orasan namin! super advanced ang oras nila. sa akin wala pa ngang 1:30 eh. grabe. strike 2 nako agad. nakakahiya pa kasi hindi ako nakasama sa meeting ng team namin dahil nga late ako. oh well. buti na lang nacomfort ako ng isang officemate from the other division. hehe. at nadaan ko sa charms at kakulitan si boss kaya hindi naman nagalit.

nung hapon, sariling diskarte ito. hehe. nag-aral ako ng mga kung ano-ano lang. wala pa kse akong access sa servers kaya wala masyadong magawa. tapos nag-inventory din ako ng promo materials. siyempre, walang katapusang YM on the side ito. ang status natin ay AIDS (as if doing something...) hehehe. ok naman. almost 7 na ako nakaalis dahil ang lakas ng ulan.

halos isang oras ang travel time ko from buendia to glorietta. gravy! dahil lang kailangan kong magpapicture sa kodak! at walang silbi ang SV card ko dahil ang haba pa rin ng pila sa mrt. hay. almost 9 na ako nakauwi. ok lang naman kahit pagod. masaya pa rin ang araw ko.

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yung title galing sa jeep na sinakyan ko pauwi...