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2009-01-02T13:33:00.000+08:00

day 5 and 6..

2008-09-12T23:31:00.003+08:00

dennis went to the hospital yesterday, alone. :( i was still not allowed to go out because of the rain.

the dad saw his daughter awake for the first time! yey!

also, maxene is not undergoing phototherapy anymore.

i was allowed to go out today, so i finally saw her after 2 long days. she was asleep the whole time but it's okay.

i also went to my OB's clinic for a follow up check-up. she's always very easy to talk to, and also very informative. She assured me that maxene's skin turning yellow is not very serious, as it didn't happen 24 hours after birth.

it will be the 7th day tomorrow. i hope the cbc result will be positive. so i can finally take my baby home. :)

~oOo~

day 3 and 4..

2008-09-10T22:51:00.011+08:00

maxene has to stay at the nursery for 10 days. she gets injected with antibiotics 3 times a day to fight off an infection.

i was discharged from the hospital last september 8th. it was the second day of her treatment.

me and dennis went to the hospital to visit her yesterday. dennis went to the hospital alone today because i wasn't allowed to go out. damn rain! hehe.

we found out yesterday that maxene is now undergoing phototherapy. she stays under the blue light for a couple of minutes, three or four times a day. we asked her pedia why she needs it. she told us that maxene's skin is turning yellow, so she needed the light. but it's only until today.

but there's also some good news. the doctor will request for another blood count on her 7th day. if the white blood cells count lowers to normal, she can go home early. :)

here's a picture i took after i breastfed her:

sinong kamukha?

~oOo~

birth announcement..

2008-09-10T12:34:00.007+08:00

\max(e)-ne\is pronounced mak-SEEN. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "greatest".

\e-lly-ce\ is pronounced el-EECE. It is of English origin. A variant of the name Elijah, which means "the Lord is my God".

I wanted the name Alisa, which means "great happiness". Because this is what the baby means to us. Kahit redundant, kasi ang magiging meaning ng name nya e greatest great happiness. Too much happiness is not bad di ba? Wag ka lang mababaliw sa tuwa.

Pero di bagay yung Alisa sa Maxene. E mas gusto ko yung Maxene (ang arte!). So through browsing and clicking various name variants of Alisa, I found Ellyce. Ang cute. So yun na!

Naiba man yung meaning, yun pa din naman sya, our GREATEST HAPPINESS.

Bow.

~oOo~

for love, pain, tears and smiles..

2008-09-10T11:08:00.006+08:00

January 21, 2008 – Singapore
I found out I was pregnant.

February 2, 2008 – Manila
I had my first ultrasound scan. I was 7 weeks pregnant. My estimated date of delivery will be on September 22. I found out I wasn’t carrying twins. Sayang, uso pa naman. :)

April 7, 2008 – Singapore
I’m 16 weeks incubating. I had another scan, and found out we “might” be having a baby girl. “Might” kasi nung tinanong nung husband ko kung sure ba yung OB na girl, sabi nya hindi daw.

July 5, 2008 – Manila
29 weeks. Sure na! It’s a baby girl! Suhi!

July 8, 2008 – Singapore
I sprained my lower back and wasn’t able to walk. Sobra daw sa lakwatsa. I was in bed rest for 4 days.

July 27, 2008 – Singapore
32 weeks. Di na sya suhi!

August 12, 2008 – Singapore
34 weeks. Getting ready to go home to Manila for the delivery. Suhi ulit!

September 5, 2008 – Manila
37 weeks. Needed another ultrasound scan to see if she’s still in breech position. If breech, consider scheduled caesarian operation. Else, normal delivery.

During the scan, the doctor found out that the amniotic fluid level was below the norm.

I was immediately admitted to the hospital.

I had an emergency caesarian operation.

And at 3:46 pm, my angel was born.

When I found out I was pregnant, for one selfish moment I cried. I cried for what will be lost. My independence, my recklessness and thirst for adventure.

Afterwards, acceptance came in. And with it, the feeling of overflowing unconditional love to the human being slowly developing inside my tummy.

And I know I’m ready as I’ll ever be.

My pregnancy was a piece of cake. No morning sickness, food cravings and mood swings. Just occasional headaches here and there. Aside from the sprained back, everything went smoothly. Mas parang naglihi pa ang daddy kesa sakin.

And I thought that the delivery will go as smoothly as the pregnancy. But I was so wrong.

On my last checkup, during the ultrasound scan, the doctor found out that the amniotic fluid is leaking and the level was below normal. It was quickly decided that I give birth that day. They ushered (more like dragged) me to the delivery room for an emergency caesarean operation, leaving my mom who was with me, my mother-in-law at her work place, and my husband in Singapore in panic trying to somehow understand and fix everything that is needed.

In my mind I still can’t believe that I’m about to give birth. At CS pa! No! Di pa pwede! Nasa turkey pa yung doctor ko! Sa September 9 pa balik!

From the delivery room they wheeled me to the operating room. While waiting for my substitute OB to start the procedure, I managed to borrow a cell phone from an intern. I texted my husband to call me immediately. This is the last call I received before undergoing the operation. He assured me that everything will be alright, and they somehow managed to fix everything at the last minute. I felt slightly relieved talking to him before the procedure started.

I was awake during the whole time. Paranoid ako, naiisip ko paano kung di ako talaban ng anesthesia! Aray ko po!

But everything went fine. All I felt was the operating table moving. After a couple of minutes, I heard a loud cry. Ayan na sya! Hehe. Tears of joy started flowing. At last! One of doctors held her out for me to kiss her forehead. Sarap, maalat-alat!

Off to the recovery room. Then I tried my best to wiggle my feet, because you have to show the nurses that you can wiggle your feet before you can get out of the recovery room. Then they sent me to my own room to rest.

Then for reasons not known to mankind, I couldn’t sleep. And for additional cruelty, I’m not allowed to talk. Kakabagan daw ako. At masakit daw yun. The torture! Hehe.

The only resort was to count flatuses (thank you mythbusters!). I was informed that I need to fart first before the dextrose could be taken off then I can start eating the next day (I’m still trying to know why. If anyone knows why the farting is important please inform me.). I was really hungry. The last time I’ve eaten was 10 am and it’s past 8 pm when I was wheeled to my room. I stopped counting at 15. :-D

The dextrose was taken off and I was allowed to eat soft food the next day. I was so eager to see my baby, but I had to wait for my OB and the pedia to visit me.

The OB arrived early but the pedia went to see me around 2 pm. I was informed that the baby will not be allowed to be taken out of the nursery. They still have to do some checks for possible infection. I cried as I was so eager to see her. So I willed myself to get up and go to the nursery to have a peek.

My third day at the hospital. September 7th. The daddy arrived at 4 am. More bad news. The pedia said that the baby has an infection. Her white blood cells count is higher than normal. She has to stay at the hospital for 10 more days. They are giving her antibiotics thrice a day.

Again, tears came. And the thought that somehow everything is my fault. For not knowing that I was already leaking amniotic fluid, I’ve put my baby’s life in danger.

So with every opportunity until I was discharge, I get up to go see to her. I still can’t believe she’s sick, seeing her so full of life. Every time I hold her I wanted to go and run away and take her out of the nursery. Even if I know that in my current condition, a turtle could easily outrun me. But every time I hold her I feel no pain. No raw stitches, no swollen breasts. As long as she’s with me, everything’s fine.

They tell us she’s responding well to the medication. We’re hoping and praying everything will be okay. Extra bonus if she’ll be discharged earlier.

I went home from the hospital last September 8th. Maxene has to stay until the 16th.

I feel sorry for my husband who took a week off from work and flew here to Manila as soon as he can and he could not even touch her. All he can do is look at her from the nursery window.

I am writing here and I feel like my heart stopped beating.

I want the endless cries and the sleepless nights that comes with having a newborn baby.

And so I wait.

Then we’re off to see Daddy.

~oOo~

closing cycles by paulo coelho..

2008-03-14T16:12:00.006+08:00

One always has to know when a stage comes to an end.

If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters – whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.

Did you lose your job? Has a loving relationship come to an end? Did you leave your parents’ house? Gone to live abroad? Has a long-lasting friendship ended all of a sudden?

You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened. You can tell yourself you won’t take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that.

But such an attitude will be awfully stressing for everyone involved: your parents, your husband or wife, your friends, your children, your sister, everyone will be finishing chapters, turning over new leaves, getting on with life, and they will all feel bad seeing you at a standstill.

None of us can be in the present and the past at the same time, not even when we try to understand the things that happen to us. What has passed will not return: we cannot for ever be children, late adolescents, sons that feel guilt or rancor towards our parents, lovers who day and night relive an affair with someone who has gone away and has not the least intention of coming back.

Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away.

That is why it is so important (however painful it may be!) to destroy souvenirs, move, give lots of things away to orphanages, sell or donate the books you have at home. Everything in this visible world is a manifestation of the invisible world, of what is going on in our hearts – and getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place.

Let things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them. Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood. Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.

Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions that are always put off waiting for the “ideal moment.” Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person – nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need. This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important.

Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life. Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust.
Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.

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i haven't posted an original blog from quite sometime, i know..

but in time, a good read will be coming up..

right now, enjoy reading this one..

~oOo~

a little reminder..

2008-03-13T14:13:00.004+08:00

"Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get something: they're trying to find someone who's going to make them fell good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take."

~oOo~

bakit nga ba tayo ulit?

2007-12-17T14:41:00.000+08:00

eto na naman.. malapit na naman tayong magcelebrate ng anniversary natin.. parang ambilis, pero isang taon na naman pala ang nakalipas.. isang taong puno ng tawa, luha, pag-ibig at pangungulila..

habang iniintay natin ang ating "special day", na buti na lang na maicecelebrate nating magkasama, me nabasa ko sa pag-iikot ko sa internet.. isang quotation galing kay Kahlil Gibran, sabi nya:
"Everyone has experienced that truth: that love, like a running brook, is disregarded, taken for granted; but when the brook freezes over, then people begin to remember how it was when it ran, and they want it to run again.."

sakto diba?

ilang beses na din tayong naghiwalay.. ilang beses na ding nagpalit ng anniversary date.. ilang beses nang umiyak, nasaktan at nanumbat.. pero hanggang ngayon tayo pa din..

bakit nga ba?

bakit nga ba na sa kabila ng paulit ulit ko na pagsuko, andyan ka pa din? lagi mo pa ding sinasabi na di ka bibitaw??

bakit nga ba na sa kabila ng paulit ulit nang nasasaktan ang damdamin ko andito pa din ako? nakaalalay pa din ako sayo??

andami nang nangyari.. andami na nating pinagdaan..

at patuloy na pinagdadaanan.. pero eto pa din tayo, di nadadala..

oo.. magkahiwalay tayo ngayon, at ang tanging pinanghahawakan ay ang pangako natin sa isa't - isa.. na mahal mo ko at mahal din kita..

kahit gaano man kakomplikado ang sitwasyon natin ngayon, sapat na naman siguro yun diba??

sapat na siguro yun para sabihin natin na tayo na nga talaga.. :)

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i hope that we never let the brook freeze again, lest we freeze it to the core and never see it run again..

~oOo~

love is..

2007-11-19T23:48:00.000+08:00

you're casually looking into a photograph.. then your eyes went right straight to a familiar face, and you just suddenly, uncontrollably, held your breath.. for a moment you thought that your heart stopped beating.. after a couple of seconds, tears welled up in your eyes and the first thing that came into your mind is that you miss this person terribly.. and that you would give everything just to gaze right into those expressive eyes, smile lovingly back to that wonderful face and sit right next to this one person you knew you want to be with everyday, for the rest of your life..

~oOo~

pasensya..

2007-11-12T08:31:00.000+08:00

pasensya kung ang mga ginagawa ko nakakasira ng gabi mo..
pasensya kung ang mga sinasabi ko nakakabuwisit ng umaga mo..

sa akin kasi, ikaw ang nagpapangiti sa kin sa umaga..
ang kumukumpleto sa araw ko..
ang dahilan kung bakit panatag akong nakakatulog sa gabi..

at para sabihan akong buwisit ng taong halos ibigay ko na buong buhay ko..

masakit..

pero sige lang.. andito pa din ako para sayo..

sorry..

~oOo~

nuff said..

2007-11-09T16:41:00.000+08:00

~oOo~

.. nerdy funny ..

2007-10-03T16:46:00.000+08:00

found this one on our sharepoint site.. :D

nerd talaga! haha!

enjoy!

~oOo~

wala lang..

2007-08-12T06:16:00.000+08:00

hehe.. i didn't know a lot of people cared.. :p

if i remember right by the end of the month it was 142.. :)

tamad ako magblog e.. tapos nakalimutan ko magprint screen nung last day ng july.. haha!

~oOo~

flying like superman..

2007-08-12T00:39:00.000+08:00

my boss was an airforce pilot when he was younger.. now, he's a proud owner of a cessna skyhawk.. and still flies all the time..

since i'm about to leave pretty soon, he took me flying with him.. :D

i sat in the copilot seat.. hehe..

this is the controls and the oldskool gps system.. hehe..

it was a really nice, bright and sunshiny day.. we flew all over the town..

where we work..

walmart!!!

and my apartment!

(zooming in..)

it was so cool! he told me that it could be a bumpy ride because of all the hot air that was rising from the ground.. but aside from a couple of small bumps, it was nothing..

but the coolest part is, HE LET ME STEERED THE PLANE! for a couple of minutes anyway..

and that's one thing to brag about! hehe.. not very many people have gotten the chance to steer a real plane! and i did! hahaha!

it was not very hard.. he told me that he taught his kids how to fly a plane before they even knew how to drive.. so i can do it!

now.. who will lend me a plane? :)

~oOo~

ping!

2007-07-30T06:31:00.000+08:00

"I really like you, Midori. A lot."
"How much is a lot?"
"Like a spring bear," I said.
"A spring bear?" Midori looked up again. "What's that all about? A spring bear."
"You're walking through a field all by yourself one day in spring, and a sweet little bear cub with velvet fur and shiny little eyes comes walking along. And he says to you, 'Hi, there, little lady. Want to tumble with me?' So you and the bear cub spend the whole day in each other's arms, tumbling down this clover-covered hill. Nice, huh?"
"Yeah. Really nice."
"That's how much I like you."

-------- Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

~oOo~

nerd attack..

2007-06-25T21:29:00.000+08:00

pag walang magawa.. hehe..

Which OS are You?

Which File Extension are You?

Which Website are You?

Which Programming Language are You?

~oOo~

kamukha ko si jenny.. :D

2007-03-13T07:13:00.000+08:00

i've found this one from co-worker's friendster profile (hi katC!).. mukhang masaya e and since wala akong magawa i decided to give it a try..

(to see what i did look at the previous 2 posts..)

ang galing noh?? pano kaya nila najustify na magkahawig pala kami ni beyonce?? hehe..

ayon sa how stuff works:

Every face has numerous, distinguishable landmarks, the different peaks and valleys that make up facial features. FaceIt defines these landmarks as nodal points. Each human face has approximately 80 nodal points. Some of these measured by the software are:

Distance between the eyes
Width of the nose
Depth of the eye sockets
The shape of the cheekbones
The length of the jaw line

These nodal points are measured creating a numerical code, called a faceprint, representing the face in the database.

ano kaya sa mga nodal points na ito ang 70% na pinagkahawigan namin ni jessica alba??

buti na lang di ako masyadong mahilig sa pictures.. :P

try loading pictures na mukha kang mataba, then mukha kang anorexic.. there will ba some interesting results..

hindi ko pinakita sa result pero magkahawig din kami ni michael jordan..

well.. enjoy enjoy..

now, to find my own justin.. :)

~oOo~

My Celebrity Look-alikes Part Two

2007-03-13T06:49:00.001+08:00

My cool celebrity look-alike collage from MyHeritage.com. Get one for yourself.

~oOo~

My Celebrity Look-alikes

2007-03-13T06:37:00.001+08:00

My cool celebrity look-alike collage from MyHeritage.com. Get one for yourself.

~oOo~

batman..

2007-03-08T06:58:00.000+08:00

ayun..

dinalaw ako ni batman nung last friday night..

the day was uneventful really.. i didn't go to work.. after eating lunch at 2, i slept the whole afternoon off and woke up at 10 pm.. :D and because it was still bright and sunny when i fell asleep, the light was turned off..

so when i woke up, the room was really dark.. pagbukas ko ng ilaw, ayun sya lumilipad lipad.. syempre medyo groggy pa ko kala ko ipis.. pero ang laki para maging ipis.. nakatulong ata na magising ung huwisyo ko lalo nang lumipad sya papunta sa mukha ko.. aba! si batman pala..

thank goodness di sya nakatights.. hehe..

i don't live in an old rickety house.. and i'll be damned before i stay in a haunted house.. pagdating ko naman dun sa apartment wala sya.. so i have no idea kung paano sya nakapasok sa bahay at lalo na sa kwarto ko..

at mukhang wala ding idea ung paniki.. kasi lipad pa din sya ng lipad na parang gulat din kung pano sya napunta dun..

i tried opening the windows para makalabas sya, ngunit hindi ko mabuksan..

akala ko kulang lang ako sa vitamins kung bakit di ko sya mabuksan, pero pinaliwanag sakin nung apartment manager nung tinawagan ko sya na malamang frozen in place daw ung mga windows dahil sa snow..

so failure ako dun.. ung paniki naman mukhang napagod at nahilo na sa kakalipad paikot ikot sa kwarto ko e sumabit na lang dun sa isa sa mga smoke detectors na nasa kisame ng kwarto ko..

eto sya..

since hindi naman ako makakatulog sa kwarto ng nakasabit sya dun (yes, may balak pa kong matulog.. :D), dinutdut ko sya gamit ung plastic na walis na mahaba ung hawakan.. (pasensya wala akong picture nung walis!)

wala.. tinarayan lang ako.. witth matching eek!ekk!eek!..

before making dutdut..

after making dutdut..

ayun.. failure na naman..

kaya pinabayaan ko na lang sya dun sa kwarto ko.. sa living room ako natulog..

syanga pala.. habang ginagawa ko ang mga bagay na nasa itaas e nakatalukbong ako ng kumot.. :D

P.S.:

tinawagan ko nga yung apartment manager ko para paalisin nya yung paniki.. pero di daw nya alam yung gagawin kaya try daw nyang tawagan ung pest control kinabukasan.. successful naman at dumating yung pest control at tinanggal yung paniki sa kisame ko.. di ko nakita kung paano kasi closed door meeting.. nakita ko na lang sya na nasa loob ng 2 gallon na ice cream container.. hehe..

sabi nung mamang pest control e dahil daw malamig kaya nagpapasukan sa mga bahay ung mga paniki.. and since isa ung bahay ko siguro sa mga pinakamainit, napagdesisyunan nung paniki na magbakasyon sa bahay ko during winter season..

hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin nung mamang pest control dun sa paniki.. sana hindi nya inadobo.. :)

~oOo~

thankful..

2007-02-24T05:48:00.000+08:00

By,

I just wanna say that:

I miss seeing you everyday.
I miss how you always hold my hand, no matter if we're walking, watching a movie or just sitting down.
I miss how you pinch my nose.
I miss finding a good place to eat with you.
I miss kissing you.
I miss hugging you.
I miss you hugging me.
I miss laughing with you.
I miss arguing with you.
I miss crying with you.
I miss teasing you.
I miss shopping with you.
I miss sitting beside you.
I miss tickling you.

I could go on and on about the things that I miss about you.

But that will make it pretty hard for me being here and away from you.

I know it’s hard for you too.

But I hope we can get through this together. Still stuck together.

I know we’ve tried so many times to make things work. I know that even though we are both pretty stubborn, there will come a time that fate won’t allow us to go against it anymore.

Or maybe it’ll be so damn tired of separating us that it will just give it a rest and have us stay with each other.

I hope it will be the latter.

Coz I’ll be pretty disappointed if it’s not.

By, I love you.

I hope you darn know that.

I know you’re not that sweet.

I know you’re not that romantic.

But I’m pretty contented with what you are. Or I could pretty much tolerate it. :P

And I know you’re loving me with all that you’ve got.

And that makes me happy.

Pretty happy.

Happy 2nd monthsary by.

~oOo~

just try ;) ..

2006-10-10T09:04:00.000+08:00

Put your music player on shuffle.. Post the first 40 songs that come up.. You can repeat artists if you want.. If you have any repeats, skip to the next track..

Here's what to do:

SONGS:

1. Stonefree - Baka Naman
2. Alamid - Your Love
3. Gorillaz - 19-2000
4. Hale - Kung Wala Ka
5. Leigh Nash - Need To Be Next To You
6. Phantom Planet - Lonely Day
7. Sandwich - Two Trick Pony
8. Francis M. - Girl Be Mine
9. Bic Runga Feat. DanWilson - Good Morning Baby
10. Caedmon's Call -Love Alone

11. Coldplay - The Scientist

12. Eva Cassidy - Time After Time

13. Jason Mraz - The Remedy

14. Hale - Blue Sky

15. Mojofly - Another Day

16. The Fray - Over My Head(Cable Car)

17. Ashlee Simpson - Pieces Of Me

18. Evan And Jaron - Crazy for This Girl

19. U2 - Elevation

20. Eric Benet - The Last Time

21. Dishwalla - Somewhere In The Middle

22. Cultured Pearls - Not This Time

23. Imago - Otherwise

24. Kyla - Beautiful Days

25. Mojofly - Alright Without You

26. Caedmon's Call - Shifting Sand

27. Dashboard Confessional - Vindicated

28. Rocksteddy - Smile At Me

29. MYMP - Magical Feeling

30. Lifehouse - You And Me

31. Case - Missing You

32. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

33. Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You

34. Imago - Idlip

35. Musiq Soulchild - Don't Change

36. Goo Goo Dolls - Name

37. Lifehouse - Sick Cycle Carousel

38. Filter - Take A Picture

39. Tori Amos - Sleeps With Butterflies

40. Justin Timberlake - Sexyback

QUESTIONS:

1. Which song do you prefer, #1 or #40? #40, coz it wakes me up when i'm sleepy at work.. hehe..

2. Have you ever listened to #12 continuously on repeat? Yup..

3. What album is #26 from? Caedmon's Call's 40 Acres..

4. What do you think about the artist who did #15? I like the original line up more.. But they're still cool..

5. Is #19 one of your favorite songs? Not really..

6. Who does #38 remind you of? Haha.. The Girl Next Door?? :P

7. Does #20 have better lyrics or music? Music..

8. Do any of your friends like #3? Hmm.. Some of them do..

9. Is #33 from a movie soundtrack? Yep.. I forgot the title but I think Natalie Portman was in it..

10. Is #18 overplayed on the radio? I don't think so now..

11. What does #21 remind you of? A huge fight..

12. Which song do you prefer, #5 or #22? #22.. Love this song..

13. What album is #17 from? Ashlee Simpson's Autobiography..

14. When did you first hear #39? Around February this year..

15. When did you first hear #7? A long long time ago.. Hehe..

16. What genre is #8? Rap.. Old School.. :P

17. Do any of your friends like #14? Malamang.. :)

18. What color does #4 remind you of? Black dark sky..

19. Have you ever blasted #11 on your stereo? Hmm.. No.. I like it not too loud..

20. What genre is #37? Alternative..

21. Can you play #13 on any instrument? Hehe.. Mahirap un..

22. What is your favorite lyric from #30? Everything she does is beautiful.. Everything she does is right..

23. What is your favorite lyric from #23? We have an ear for envy.. Never a tongue for praise..

24. Would you recommend #24 to your friends? Uhuh..

25. Is #2 a good song to dance to? Nope.. Haha..

26. Do you ever hear #16 on the radio? Yep yep.. Quite Often..

27. Is #32 more of a “nighttime” or “daytime” song? Definitely night time..

28. Does #36 have any special meaning to you? Yeah..

29. Do any of your friends like #31? Yes..

30. Is #25 a fast or slow song? Fast..

31. Is #35 a happy or sad song? Happy sad.. :)

32. What is one of your favorite lyrics from #9? In the morning after staying up all night.. I want to wake you just to hear you tell me it's alright..

33. Is #34 better to listen to alone or with friends? Alone..

34. When did you first hear #27? Spiderman2 movie..

35. Name 3 other songs by the artist who did #29? A Little Bit, saka ano.. Ahh.. Puro covers eh.. Counted ba un?? :)

36. Do you know all the words to #6? Almost.. :p

37. Does #28 have better lyrics or music? Music..

38. What album is #10 from? Caedmon's Call's Long Line Of Leavers..

~oOo~

dreary..

2006-09-29T04:33:00.000+08:00

After awhile you learn the subtle difference
between holding a hand and chaining a soul
and you learn that love doesn't mean possession
and company doesn't mean security.

And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts
and presents aren't promises
and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up
and your eyes ahead
with the grace of an adult not the grief of a child.

And you learn to build your roads today
because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
and futures have ways of falling down in mid-flight.

After awhile you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much
so you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure
that you really are strong
and you really do have worth
and you learn and you learn...with every goodbye you learn.

--- Virginia Shopstall [ comes the dawn ]

~oOo~

matalino ako!

2006-09-13T18:21:00.000+08:00

hmmm..

ano nga ba ang sukatan ng talino??

dumadating din ang tao sa panahon na wala talaga syang magawa (madalas atang mangyari sa akin to ngayon) , at naiisipan nyang sumagot ng mga online IQ test..

at iyon nga ang ginawa ko..

medyo mahaba ang test.. 11 pages ito.. halo-halo.. me verbal reasoning, me abstract patterns at syempre mawawala ba naman ang math?!?

di nga ako makapagconcentrate nung nagsasagot ako.. pano ba naman?? dun sa left side nung site e me mga larawan ng mga babae na kita ang dibdib!! hehe.. baka mamaya e me makakita sa akin, sabihin nagsusurf ako ng mga porn sites.. hehe.. mawalan pa ko ng trabaho..

eto naman ang resulta:

uy! 135 daw ang IQ ko.. e ano naman ngayon?!? (oo, si bill gates ung nasa litrato!!)

nagsearch ako sa net kung anong ibig sabihin kapag ang isang tao ay may 135 na IQ..

ang sabi sa http://www.increasebrainpower.com/iq-scale.html ang tao daw na me IQ between 135 to 144 ay very gifted.. naks, gifted child pala ko.. asan na ang promil commercial ko??

sinabi din sa result na ako daw ay "facts curator".. wuhdahekisdat??

ayon na din sa aking pagsasaliksik, ang ibig sabihin daw nun ay eto:

"Like a meticulous collector, you've fed your brain a unique set of facts and figures over the years. Words, numbers, you've got it all. That's what makes you a Facts Curator. Whether or not you intend to absorb every piece of information that comes your way, your mind has certain steel-trap qualities to it. You are a knowledge sponge. You have almost enough words in your head to fill a dictionary, and you're equally adept when it comes to manipulating numbers. You can also detect important patterns in number sequences, and probably remember the mnemonic devices you were taught in grade school.

You may feel comfortable in classroom settings where absorbing details is critical. You're also able to learn from example and piece together all the little facts in life to get to the big picture. That's why you never stop accumulating information as you walk through life. Your strengths lie in both the verbal and math realms — placing you in the same arena as someone like Bill Gates. Gates has the ability to not only store and retrieve an especially large amount of specialized data, but to translate and present that information to the population at large. His entire empire is based on this unique talent. And to think — your brain works in this same way! When it comes right down to it, you and other Facts Curators can ride a wave of information to live a truly enriched life."

hmm.. not bad.. at me kadugtong pa..

Great Jobs For You

Because of the way you process information,

these are just some of the many careers in which you wcould excel:

􀁺 Tech writer

􀁺 Astronomer

􀁺 Computer engineer

􀁺 Algebra teacher

􀁺 Copy editor

􀁺 Doctor

Some of Your Greatest Talents

You've got tons of strengths.

It wouldn't surprise us if you:

􀁺 Can process information quickly

􀁺 Can articulate knowledge clearly

􀁺 Are a thorough researcher; almost detective-like

􀁺 Are the person friends want to call for their "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" lifeline

ayos.. kung magiging kasing-yaman din ako ni pareng bill gates e.. why not??

at least hindi naman nalalayo ung trabaho ko ngayon sa mga career na suited sa type of intelligence ko.. hehe..

at dahil doon ay naengganyo tuloy akong makita ang kabuuan ng analysis nila sa intelligence ko..

I WANT A FULL REPORT!!!

pag click ko sa button ay:

ay! 12.95 dollars.. hehe..

mukhang alam ko na kung para saan ang 135 IQ score ko.. hehe..

let's all go back to FREE results..

peace and love everyone.. :P

~oOo~

drag the smoke..

2006-09-11T20:43:00.000+08:00

ang hirap maipit sa sitwasyong di mo naman alam kung pano ka napunta dun, in the first place.. pwede ba yun?? haha.. di ba sabi nga nila, lahat naman ng mga nangyayari sa atin ngaun e bunga lang ng mga nangyari sa atin sa nakaraan.. repercussions lang kung baga..

ako kasi, happy go lucky talaga.. just go with the flow.. bahala na.. mali ata diskarte ko.. when i was younger, it was okay.. siguro ngaun hindi na.. hindi na pwede ung balewalain ko muna sa umpisa at intayin na ung problema ang mag-ayos sa sarili nya.. believe it or not, madalas mangyari to sa kin.. when i'm stuck in deep shit, me dadating at aayos nito para sa akin.. not this time.. tumatanda ka na, kat.. dapat once in while, isipin mo din ang magiging outcome ng mga actions mo..

and i hate not knowing what to do.. paano ko nga naman malalaman kung ano ang gagawin ko kung hindi ko talaga alam kung paano ako nasadlak sa gitna ng gulo?? kung pede lang maglaho kahit sandali.. kahit mga 3 years lang.. haha..

o kaya kausapin mo ko kung anong problema mo.. kung ako ba ang problema..

ayokong mangapa sa dilim..

just start right, kat.. just start right..

~oOo~

kasanayan..

2006-09-05T16:14:00.000+08:00

mahirap masanay sa dilim..
nangangapa nang nakapikit sa ligaw na pangarap
at damdamin..

mahirap masanay sa lungkot..
unti-unti kang hihilahin ng kawalan ng pag-asa't
pagkabagot..

mahirap masanay sa pag-iisa..
gumugunita ng mga di malilimutang masasakit
na ala-ala..

hindi naman dapat ganoon..
hindi naman dapat masanay
sa dilim,
sa lungkot,
sa pang-iisa..

ang dilim kakikitaan din ng pira-pirasong liwanag..
ang lungkot ay mapapawi din ng mumunting mga ngiti..
ang pag-iisa'y mahahanapan din ng katuwang..

hindi habang panahon
mangangapa,
mababagot,
mangungulila..

hindi habang panahon
pipikit,
masasaktan,
luluha..

lahat ng bagay me katapusan..
matatapos din
ang dilim,
ang lungkot,
ang pag-iisa..

lahat kailangan ng panimula..
magsisimula din
ang liwanag,
ang ligaya,
ang pagtutuwang..

kailangan lang
mamulat,
ngumiti,
makaunawa..

mamulat sa gitna ng dilim..
ngumiti sa kabila ng lungkot..
makaunawa habang nag-iisa..

~oOo~

giving up..

2006-08-22T20:50:00.000+08:00

yes.. i am giving up.. i am giving up the hope that everything will fall into place.. just like before.. no.. it won't happen.. for now, i can say that.. he's too absorbed in his own world to be able to notice my feelings and expectations.. i knew that, maybe earlier in my subconsciousness, but i have always known it.. and i am also to blame, i know.. i act as if i couldn't care less.. that's what i am showing him.. the toughie me.. i don't want to be like this, really, but i've sunk too deep into this shit that i will just go with the flow.. if this will lead me into being so badly beaten and bruised again then i don't mind.. i have been in that state before, i'll just get up and fight back again.. or maybe i won't..

-- taken from my livejournal account..

revisiting previous thoughts and feelings..

~oOo~

boredom..

2006-08-15T14:12:00.000+08:00

they sure do make it tough for us lefties..

do you say:

that is RIGHT
or
that is correct??

alRIGHTy then
or
ok??

RIGHT of way
or
i believe i get to go first??

bill of RIGHTs
or
equality document??

do the RIGHT thing
or
follow the rules??

RIGHT person
or
compatible counterpart??

RIGHT now
or
the present time??

you have no RIGHT
or
you have no business??

RIGHT away
or
quickly??

i'll be RIGHT with you
or
please wait a moment??

i have every RIGHT
or
i've got the upper hand??

i guess i'm LEFT with more questions than answers..

you see what happens when a lefty gets bored?!?

~oOo~

thoughts on a rainy tuesday..

2006-08-01T13:13:00.000+08:00

"i had mistaken his eyes for stars so i followed him where he went.. the sight of those stars made me dream and the dreams were beautiful but not more beautiful than the light of the stars i thought i saw in his eyes.. i chased the stars down to where they stopped and stayed still.. he saw me finally and he said, ever so gently, sorry, you've mistaken my eyes for stars and they're not.. and i said, oh, i see that now and maybe i should have been sad when he was looking at me.. they were not stars but they were just as bright, if not more so.. i know now that they are not stars, i told him, but i like them.. can i stay here to look at them?? i asked him and he smiled and said, yes, you can stay here and look at them.. so he let me stay and here i am and there i will be until he lets me go.."

~oOo~

this month's mantra

2006-07-28T16:08:00.000+08:00

blue sky - hale

when do stars fade their light?
does the moon and the sun make it right
for you the world maybe
like an endless storm chasing a mystery

is there hate in your heart?
does your body drop and tell you to stop
loving you or loving me
when it all falls down you just sing with me

coz there's a blue sky waiting tomorrow
waiting tomorrow shining and shimmering
a blue sky waiting tomorrow
waiting tomorrow
maybe it's all we need

oh don't you wash away that smile
you just look out the window and see the light
it's beautiful to be alive
it's wonderful to live a life

the sun is sure to shine
for you and me for everyone
so don't be sad it's just the start
of a new beginning in your life

there's a blue sky waiting tomorrow
waiting tomorrow shining and shimmering
a blue sky waiting tomorrow
waiting tomorrow
maybe it's all we need

rain will keep on pouring
some things you can't control
and while the sun seems far and hard to hold
it will ...unfold

there will always be a blue sky
a blue sky waiting tomorrow
full of..hope..yeah
full of hope yeah

coz there's a blue sky waiting tomorrow
waiting tomorrow
shining and shimmering
a blue sky waiting tomorrow

~oOo~

..haLer..

2006-07-28T14:26:00.000+08:00

i've always been a big fan of hale.. broken sonnet days pa.. long before the song "the day you said goodnight" became everybody's national anthem.. thanks to the people who love ripping music *heehee >:p* and uploading it in the World Wide Web, i have listened to the whole album and appreciated it before the whole nation was swept with the "hale bug"..

i am always a fan of good music.. and hale delivers such that.. they have intelligent lyrics and great melodies.. though theirs are mostly lonely, somber songs.. i would compare their music with coldplay.. sad melody, deep lyrics.. just the same.. even though champ voice's is utterly monotonous *heehee*, it's endearing..

maybe their only fault was the album sold really well.. especially for a rock band.. i was kinda surprised that the masses embraced their style.. the style were for the A and B crowd.. well, pinoys are suckers for love songs, and it seems that in whatever music genre they appear..

and its kinda sad that nababastos sila if ever they perform with other rock bands.. especially if the crowd is very rowdy.. i would love to enjoy hale alongside other bands i love like imago and sandwich.. at least they're original unlike some band i know.. posers.. ;p

i'll be posting the song "Blue Sky", a single released from their repackaged album and was also included in the first album.. i didn't like that they've released the repackaged album.. they're like squeezing the songs of all damn's worth.. bad..

i know i've heard it all before.. but it's playing everywhere now and i just can't keep this song outta my head.. and it is so suited with what i'm experiencing right now.. for once, a song with a good-feel vibe..

peace and love, everyone..

~oOo~

things to do before i die..

2006-07-04T18:02:00.003+08:00

shout until my lungs burst at the top of a mountain.

~~sing in the rain.~~

~~learn how to cook.~~

own a dog.

stay in a "paradise" for a week.

write a book.

~~live alone.~~

be a mom.

dance with someone special barefoot at a deserted beach under the moon and the stars.

own a closet full of books.

cook a special dinner for someone.

send a deserving child to school.

say sorry and i love you to all the people that touched my life.

go abroad just for leisure.

visit China to trace my roots.

study photography.

kiss a stranger. ^-^

learn how to play the piano.

learn a new language.

*things will be added and things will be marked done.. i just wish i could do even half.. ;)

~oOo~

my current ranting anthem..

2006-06-29T18:12:00.000+08:00

much has been said
said you never leave
why'd it have to be
harder than it had to be
don't you throw blame
you were part of this
wasn't suppose to end
with us just walking away

so many times we tried
holding on to the pain but in my baby's eyes
i see my shame
asking why you had to leave
wasn't i strong enough to make you see
that the biggest part of this it's not about you or me
but just be wrong if we held on

so maybe tomorrow we'll find
a taste for the old days hard lessons
we've left behind
this mirrors an open door
i can barely stand to see myself
i don't know what to do anymore
i'm crying out for help

ohh lord
ohh lord

much has been said
will i never learn
keeping my fingers crossed
praying for my luck to turn
but i can't complain
i'm living it easy
job's keeping me busy
going crazy

can't describe the way it felt
when you left said your goodbyes
it just seems crazy for me to think
that I'll find love a second time
but we all know how it all wraps up in the end

maybe tomorrow we'll find
a taste for the old days hard lessons
we've left behind
this mirrors an open door
i can barely stand to see myself
i don't know what to do anymore
i'm crying out for help

ohh lord
ohh lord

what am i leaving behind
sweet how we see the big picture when you're life's not on the line i

i know the way but do you see what i see
A tortured life always second guessing the bookie
money on the table thought that was all I had to do
never came home
never said a word to tell you
no one ever said it was going easy

easy

yeah

start over again
this time
this time
let's do it right

start over again
this time
this time
Lets keep the fires burning.

start over again
start over again
this time
this time
let's do it right sweet child

start over again
start over again
this time
this time
lets keep the fires burning

you say i only hear what i want to:
you say i talk so all the time
i talk so all the time

~oOo~

mga bagay na mamimiss ko sa pagtatrabaho sa bangko..

2006-06-22T18:20:00.000+08:00

in random order.. hehe..

1. ang paglulunch ng 11:30 - 1:30..
o di ba ang sarap??? 2 hours ang lunch break.. hehe.. if you're a fast eater, 30 minutes eating time and 1 hour and 30 minutes na sleeping time.. considerate ang mga tao dito.. lights out talaga during these hours.. ^-^

para naman sa mga di natutulog na tulad ko, ang 1 and a half hours ay sapat na para manood ng movie o kya'y downloaded episode ng naruto at bleach.. sapat na din ito para mahumaling sa mga online games na family feud at maghanap ng pagkakaiba sa mga larawan sa www.findherdifferences.com/lingerie-and-bikini-edition na hard mode.. ehem ehem.. (paunawa: ang laro sa nasabing site ay nakapagdudulot ng konting pagkatulala at pagtulo ng laway sa mga kalalakihan..)

disclaimer:
12:00 - 1:30 talaga ang lunch break.. kaya lang dahil ang mga taga IT ay ayaw ng mahahabang pila, maaga silang umaakyat sa canteen para makaiwas rito.. normal routine na po ito.. hehe.. ;p

2. ang masasarap na cake sa canteen..
masarap talaga ang cake dito promise.. hehe.. this coming from a dessert enthusiast as myself is enough a praise.. hehe.. dinadayo ang mga cakes na gawa ng catering service namin..

for inquiries please call... hmmm.. nakalimutan ko local nila.. next time na lang.. hehe..

3. internet banking..
mamimiss ko ung mga dialog na "uy! me piso ka?? patransfer naman sa account ko o.. 199 na lang pera ko e.. para mawithdraw ko.."

o kaya ung "claire!! di ako makalog-in sa connect.. host unavailable!!"

mamimiss ko ang mga ito dahil kapag hindi na payroll ang account ko required na akong magmaintain ng balance na hindi bababa sa 5K.. biruin mo un.. pero sabi ni jambi 2k na lang daw ang maintaining balance.. pag ganun nga, pwedeng hindi ko ito mamiss.. hehe.. ung pagsigaw na lang kay claire ang mamimiss ko.. di bale.. alam ko naman local nya e.. hehe.. :)

4. merienda time
oo na.. puro pagkain ang mamimiss ko.. hehe.. mamimiss ko ang merienda time tuwing alas 4.. hehe.. mahilig kasing kumain ang mga teammates ko.. naendoctrinate tuloy ako hehe.. sana sa lilipatan ko me ganito din.. *hay* mamimiss ko ang kamote fries at barbecue ni manang sa backdoor, ang dirty ice cream na pinalaman sa monay sa me pacific star, ang mini stop at 7-11, ang mga fastfood stores sa palibot namin, at ang mani, fishball, squidball, kikiam at sweetcorn sa me hsbc.. and last but not the least ang mga junk foods at pastries sa value shop (for more info, see no.5).

5. ang value shop..
ano ba ang value shop?? ang value shop ay parang maliit na grocery na matatagpuan sa basement 2 ng building namin.. dito mo mabibili ang mga kailangan mo para makasurvive ka sa iyong araw-araw na gawain sa opisina tulad ng tissue, alcohol, ensaymada, chicken nuggets, 1.5 liters na coke, marshmallows, pillows, mr. chips at ibang mga kapaki-pakinabang na bagay.. kahit wala kang pera sige lang, humayo ka't bumili sa value shop.. basta't alam mo ang employee number mo, mairaraos mo ang iyong pangangailangan.. idedebit na lang nila sa payroll mo.. hehe..

napakalaking tulong sa akin ng value shop.. hehe.. especially when i need my daily sugar fix.. hehe.. daming chocolates dito.. yum..

mas mahal lang sya ng piso or dos kesa sa mga grocecies.. pwede na..

6. ang interlink..
mamimiss ko ding magpadown-up ng mga servers.. mamiss kong magacquire ng mga terminal sa iba't ibang region na available para sa development.. at ang pinakamamimiss ko??? ang pagpindot ng paulit paulit sa enter key na matatagpuan sa numpad.. hehe.. :)

7. ang "itd good morning.. this is kat.."
hay.. alam nyo minsan hanggang sa bahay, lalo na pag bagong gising ako, nasasabi ko to.. tinatawanan ako ng mga barkada ko pag tumatawag sila sa office.. gustong gusto nila kong binusbuska tungkol dito.. wala akong magawa!! SOP kasi.. i report pa ko sa CRC..

mamimiss ko din ang pagsabi ni jhaz lagi ng "uy.. ang ganda talaga ng boses.." hehe..

8. ang aming bagong uniform..
mamiss ko sya di lang dahil sa 1 month ko lang sya naisuot, kundi dahil sa kulay pink sya.. hehe.. in fairness, mas maganda ung style ngaun kesa dun sa past uniform namin.. me burberry effect pa.. hehe..

oo.. sa isang taon na pagtatrabaho ko dito nakadalawang palit na ko ng uniform.. ^-^

9. ang aming biometrics machine..
me dalawang biometrics machine sa lobby namin.. at dito kami nagtitime-in at time-out.. at minsan pag sinuswerte ka sa umaga at late ka na, ung isang biometrics e late ng 30 minutes ang oras.. minsan naman 10 years na e di pa din nya nareread ung barcode sa id mo..

barcode?? tapos biometrics machine?? dati daw kasi fingerprint scan ang gamit dyan.. e meron ata mga empleyado dito na kasing bigat ng adobe ang thumb kaya nasisira.. nagsasawa na silang magpalit kaya barcode nalang.. parang grocery baga.. hehe..

minsan pa ang pangalan na nag-aapear sa yo e, "user does not exists".. normal na un.. pero ako naging pangalan ko na ang "reynaldo bitbit jr.".. sino kaya to??

10. syempre pa.. mga office mates ko..

@@ the team mates @@
si miss jill, ang aking mother chicken, ang aking project leader.. si sir vernon, ang aming stand-up comedian, the kuya.. si miss rhazzle, kachikahan ko tungkol sa gadgets, sa damit at sa kung anu ano pang kakikayan.. si sir joe, ang aking proxy server at taga download ng episodes ng bleach, naruto, FMA at tsubasa chronicles.. si claire, the musician, laging malas pag thursday, nagbabalak kaming itatag ang KUPAL'S PRODUCTION.. hehe.. si johnvi, ang kanyang honey ang supplier ng aming tumbler, ang galing nya sa find her differences parang di sya nakasalamin.. si lance, sabit lang to (hehe..), kasama sa panonood ng movies at ng gigs ng love kong si diego.. si miss raqs, kikay din ito.. at ang BIG BROTHER, si sir jim, ang aming project officer.. hehe.. co-alumnus ko ito!!

@mga hindi ko teammates@
si cindy, kasabay ko nag-start, sya na ang senior sa team nla(hanep!!).. si fred, ang payroll master, kasama ko ding manood ng movies, kasama din sa OT.. si cherry, na may maliit na boses at naadik sa mars.. si jhaz, singer ito, ang love ni james at ang kumokontra sa lahat ng kalokohan ko.. hehe..

madami pa sila.. kung iisa-isahin ko sila e aabutin tayo ng mahabang panahon.. hehe.. miss congeniality yata ito.. hehe..

yes, i'll be leaving all these things behind.. mamimiss ko talaga lahat ng mga ito.. lahat ng mga bagay at tao na naging bahagi ng buhay ko dito.. special to para sakin.. first job kasi e.. pero i need to let them all go.. so that i can search for the things that could complete me and satisfy me more.. so that i can also grow.. ^-^

it's like saying goodbye and hello at the same time..

~oOo~

for a promise to be kept..

2006-06-20T18:12:00.000+08:00

..to my favorite mistake..

you were

as always

like the moon for me

as i sit by the window

late at night

looking at the stars

you're so mesmerising

so bright

so out of reach

and i

forever plotting how to reach you

no matter how many times

i try

still

i am always crashing down to the sea

doomed forever to drown

helplessly

swimming and swimming

there was a time

when i thought i had reached you

i thought

i had finally grasped you

a globe of light within my hand

was it only a dream?

an illusion?

it felt so real

so right

and now

once more you appear

tempting me with your brilliant shine

beneath the dark sky

should i ride my rocketship

to try to reach you again?

should i burn it down

and forever not look at the sky?

what?

~oOo~

should you??

2006-06-15T13:15:00.000+08:00

hehe..

i hope this will help..

Your Job Dissatisfaction Level is 51%

Well, you don't have the worst job in the world, but it's not great.
And don't worry, you're not the problem - your company is.
Start looking around for another job, even if you're not totally fed up.
Because in time, you're going to be dying to quit!

Should You Quit Your Job?

~oOo~

the dragon reborn..

2006-06-15T12:24:00.000+08:00

WELCOME TO EMERSON!!

yep.. i'm in and i'm starting there this july 3..

hah.. finally.. akala ko wala na talaga.. i thought they will never call, but hey, they did..

and the call came with a hilarious story..

they did asked me to give 2 former supervisors as references.. well, anong magagawa ko first job ko to so walang former.. it is out of the running.. hehe.. so, i gave them infos about my senior project officer and my project leader, thinking "nah, they wouldn't call them.."

but they did..

ang taray, senior project officer ko pa ang tinawagan..

imagine my shock when i entered emerson's office (the call was for a final interview) and the hr officer handling my file said "katrina, sira ka talaga ba't mo binigay number ng boss mo?? tinawagan ko siya kagabi!!"

i know then that my current job is history and they needed to damn well hire me..

buti na lang, job offer na pala un.. hehe.. swerte..

ang problema na lang e ung pagpasok ko kinabukasan at kung paano ko makakalabas ng buhay sa office ng boss ko.. hehe..

thank goodness, my boss took it mildly and good-naturedly..

he was driving when emerson called.. naisip daw niya ang lakas naman daw ng loob ko at siya ung binigay kong reference.. :)

sinabi lang daw nya kung ano ung totoo.. at syempre makakaligtas ba ang... what else? syempre ung tardiness ko.. hehe..

so even before i started my job at emerson, i've been told that my attendance, rather my punctuality, will be well-monitored.. harhar..

well, so many changes are happening at my life right now.. and i'm looking forward to all of it..

just bring it on.. at least di boring ang buhay ko.. hehe..

'til next..

~oOo~

0% werk..

2006-05-15T18:48:00.000+08:00

what a monday..

the day started with a team meeting.. and as what our SPO emphasized so dearly, was the first team meeting of the year.. hehe..

well, as expected if you have teammates as goofy as mine, we were all making fun of each other and spent half the day laughing.. and eating MOCCA mamon.. yum!!! ^-^

and then came MERIENDA..

this was one of my teammates last day at the office.. so we decided to treat her with pizza.. some people (ehem, like us) just can't get enough pizza.. teehee.. and coke!!

and with such festive(??) spirit, who can work? ;p

some people can't even wait.. hehe..

tata!!

~oOo~

unleashing the dragon..

2006-05-13T19:59:00.000+08:00

it's been one hell of a summer for me..

and being offered a chance to go to the US of A is a good thing to cap things off..

it started by being called for an interview by a company where i have passed my resume almost 3 months ago..

the interview did moderately well but i didn't get my hopes up because they needed people with 2 years or more experience(ding!).. and they only needed 2.. by the way, TEN people were interviewed that day(dingdong!!)..

after 2 days, i received a text message from them asking my email address for instructions for further exams..

WHAT!!! exams??!! ano ba ito?!! kailangan ko bang dumaan sa butas ng karayom dito??!! nevertheless, i gave them my email address.. malay mo makapasa..

the email consists of instructions asking me for dates so they can schedule my psychological and IELTS exam.. and they are asking me for 5 character references (2 of which should be my FORMER supervisors)..

hey hey hey.. the psychological exam shouldn't be that hard.. i am very sure (though some friends thought otherwise) that i am not psycho-delusional.. i am sane, HONEST!!!

IELTS?!! hah! it should be easy for a bookworm like me.. by the way, i am hoarding IELTS review tapes and materials.. if you happen to have one, please lend it to me or ELSE!! i am also looking for films with the characters speaking with a british accent.. feel free to text me if you have one.. I'M DESPERATE!!

as for the character references, i have done it with a little help from friends.. i gave them infos about 2 friends, 1 former college professor and yes, my 2 immediate supervisor.. i haven't RESIGNED yet and this is my first job.. so where in the world will i get FORMER supervisors?? i am crossing my fingers that i am not anywhere near the area when my supervisors are being asked about my work performance by the HR of another company!! hehe..

there!! i just have to wait for a week to know my exam results (i'll be taking the psychological exam this friday and the IELTS exam the next day).. i hope i'll be posting good news by then..

by the way, an angel of a friend who is working in the said company told me i'm already in.. but until i am actually holding the employment contract with my hands, my ears are shut, my eyes are closed and my lips are murmuring prayers..

ciao!!

~oOo~

my hates..

2006-05-13T19:48:00.000+08:00

1. shopping for jeans.. hay.. it has been my problem since my mom stopped picking all my clothes for me.. it would make the world such a better place if they would just make jeans a little bit longer here in the philippines.. hehe.. well, for me it would.. ;p

2. spicy foods.. considering that my mom is a bicolana but i just can't tolerate spicy food.. even with just a teeny weeny bit, i'll be screaming for WATER!!!

3. eating alone :< .. nuff said..

4. ants.. yeah.. we are taught to admire them.. how industrious and thrifty creatures they are.. yadda yadda yadda.. but they do BITE you know and it is so ITCHY!! and the worst thing is being bitten in a public place in a body part that you know and you wouldn't dream of scratching in front of everyone.. get my drift?? ;p i also LOOOOOOOOOOvvEEE sweets.. so you ants just f@#&*$$ GET OFF IT!!

5. mixed juices. i am talking about those mixed powder juices like orange-mango and stuff like that.. para sa akin kasi, pag ORANGE ORANGE lang.. pag PINEAPPLE PINEAPPLE lang.. damn! don't make my world a complicated place!! ;p just don't like the taste.. period..

~oOo~