I have a yucky smell!

I smell like YOSI smoke. YAAAAAAAK!!!!

Di ko kaya mag-aircon sa kotse with my smell! Ulk! Magsasayang na naman ako ng shampoo nito mamaya to wash the smell off my hair... haaaay!!!

At siyempre dapat nagtratrabaho ako ngayon... pero bakasyon mode na talaga ako...

Anyway, I came back to work earlier than I planned because our PM told me that he'd have something for me to work on before I leave... eh kaso pagkabalik ko sabi niya, OK na daw... BUTI NA LANG!

Kaya ngayon... petiks mode...

Ok work mode ulit.

Reminder to Self

GALAW GALAW KUNG AYAW MONG MASTROKE!

Taena! Kelangan ko na talaga mag-damoves kung gustong kung umakyat ng Kinabalu at bumabang di wasak... at kahit sabi nila di daw ganun kahirap...

at my fitness level... homaygeds... I'm deds!

Tama na excuses! Potaena! Bakit kasi ang galing kung gumawa ng rason.

Sabi nga ni Sir Hillary... it is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves... but why am I super strong?!?!? Super strong sa katamaran! PAKDATSHET!

Even if I don't believe in resolutions... at kahit di gumagana sa akin ang pangungutya ng iba... ganito na lang...

FUCK YOU ALL PAPAYAT AKO AT MAGIGING SUPER DUPER EXTRA FIT!

Yes... kelangan mag-mura para feel na feel na feel!

Bohol Countdown: 239 Days to Go!!!

239 DAYS TO GO!!!

Shet! Need seatsale now na!

Need to: Confirm Accomodations sa Bohol with Kavie, Des, n Kai para mafinalize ang mga plano sa buhay!

Mwahehehe! Sino ang bored sa trabaho... AKO!

Kota Countdown: 284 Days to Go!!!!

Excited pa rin ako!!!

284 DAYS TO GO!!!

I need to design my IT now na!

List of things to do besides mag-ikot ikot sa KK City mismo:
1) Mt Kinabalu
2) Poring Hot Springs
3) ewan ko pa!!!

need to research more!

Dahil ako ay super duper magaling na tao...

I wasted 40+ kilometers worth of deisel.

Shet! Shet! Shet! SUPER SHET!

Pagkarating sa 4/F ng McKinley Parking... bababa na ako dapat. And as always, check muna ng gamit kasi nakakatamad bumalik sa parking para lang sa kung ano mang makakalimutan ko sa kotse.

Lo and behold!!!! POTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

I forgot my ID and token... somewhere sa bahay!

Actually... pwede naman siguro ako pumasok even without my ID... kelangan lang ako sundan sundan ng guard or ng kahit sinong katrabaho para makapasok-labas sa mga pupuntahan kong rooms. Ang super hassle lang... kelangan ko yung token ko to login my remote desktop para makatrabaho!

So after 2 minutes sa parking area, I drove out para umuwi.... ng nasa may Piazza na ako... saka ko narealize na di ako nakapagbayad ng parking.... nor did I slow down para makapagbayad ako dun sa parking lady. HAhahahahahahhaha! TAenang yan! Naka-autopilot ako palabas ng parking area! Nasa isip ko lang... POTAENA KELANGAN KONG UMUWI!

Hahahahah! iniisip ko tuloy... hinabol kaya ako ng guard ng di ako pumara dun sa may palabas ng parking area? Hahahhaahaha!

AKO NA! AKO NA ANG BANGAG!

Thanks Man on the Motorcycle in Katipunan on Noche Buena Time

On the way to Eastwood, to meet Des and Axis, I realized that it was already 12 midnight. By this time, if I was with family we'd be hugging and kissing each other and greeting Daddy a Happy Birthday. I suddenly had tears in my eyes because I was starting to feel sorry for myself because I was in my car ALONE... when I should have been with family...

And then I saw a lone man on a motorcycle in Katipunan.

My tears just dried right up.

Thanks Des and Axis! Love you!

This is the first Christmas day that I spent alone.

I'm usually with my family at home.... Samar, Davao, HK, Subic... it didn't matter which home... I was always with my family come Christmas morning.

Christmas have always been a big deal to most people. It is especially a big deal for our family because, at the same time, it's Daddy's (my maternal grandfather) birthday. We're not always with Daddy on his day. But I've always been with family whenever we had to call and greet him Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday. I may not have been with my parents one Christmas years ago... but I was with family... my titos, titas, cousins, neighbors, etc...

Christmas, more than anything else, is a family tradition. When we were kids, it was the time of year when my cousins and I would wait for our parents to wake us up at midnight because Santa just came and delivered our presents and put them in our socks labeled with our names (we got apples, toys, and candies). It was the time of year when we would wait for Tito Wences and his family to arrive because they usually bring the ham.

It is on Christmas when we get our "longed-for" gifts. It was on Christmas when I got my first Brickgame (I got the one which had a really cool-looking interface [it was bulky and heavy and I could have killed my sister if I threw it on her head]; not to mention its 13 games-in-1 feature which, at that time, was super-duper high-tech and cool). It was on Christmas when I got my Scrabble boardgame (not the cheap kind by the way, I got the expensive one... the one which you can't fold because it had an ala- Lazy Susan feature).  It was on Christmas when I got my very own Word Factory. Ok, I just realized I had nerdy gifts. ANYWAY...

When Mommy (maternal grandmother) died, I guess we spent less effort on how we spent our Christmases as a family. Nevertheless, whatever kind of effort that went into the preparations... it was always with family.

Last midnight, Papa's been trying to call me. I did not answer his calls because I was so pissed that they didn't tell me earlier that they were going home to Samar and I had to spend Christmas on my own. (We'll I could actually have spent it with my Tita Iday, Mama's cousin). But I didn't really want to. It'll just remind me that I was not with my first cousins and my Titas and Titos (Mama's brothers and sisters) and Daddy, and Aubrey and Papa and Mama. I really wanted to go home and spend it with them and then maybe visit Mommy and Lola's grave in the morning.

I've been denying that I felt bad that I had to spend Christmas alone but I really wanted to wallow in self-pity today. But I'm glad I didn't.

Des have been haranguing me since I-can't-remember-which-time-of-the-week-this-week (ever since I ranted that Papa, Mama, and Aubrey left for Samar and left me for dead) that I should join her and Axis somewhere... I didn't really want to intrude because they might have their own family traditions. In short ayaw kong sumawsaw no!

Anyway, Des and Axis called yesterday  to check what my plans were. Since I didn't have any besides my spa reservations, I agreed to meet with them as soon as they're done with their family dinner (with Des' family) and I was done with, I didn't realize it then, my most-painful-spa-experience (SO FAR! ayoko magsalita ng tapos).

I met with them at Eastwood tapos nagpakabundat sa Seafood Islands kung saan naloko kami ni Axis ng Shrimp and Mushroom Sisig nila. WE DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD TOFU!!! What the !@#$%^&?!

We ate and laughed till 3AM. And then I had to shoo them away kasi turn naman ng pamilya ni Axis by Christmas Lunch and they still had to travel to Cavite.

Initially, I thought they usually spent their time after Noche Buena with friends and I was surprised to find out that it was also their first time to spend Noche Buena outside the house.

I guess... when family's not around... your other "family" catches you in time... before you fall splat on your face.

Love you Tess!

Anakng....

Just when I was about to leave, I receive a panic-stricken mail from one of the US PMs that we're working with. I could have ignored the mail since I'm supposed to be on Christmas vacation... kaso I can just imagine how he's panicking while he was writing the email.

Hahahaha! Parang ako lang! Ayun tuloy! extended ako dito ng 30 minutes! shet!

Heniweis, MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL!!!

CHRISTMAS VACATION HERE I COME!!!

Bohol Countdown: 243 days to go!!!

Siyempre meron din dapat ang Bohol!

243 DAYS to go!!!

Kota Countdown: 288 days to go!!!

At siyempre dahil wala akong net na mabilis until Tuesday... I will post again bago ako lumayas dito!

288 DAYS to go!!!

Bohol Countdown: 244 days to go!!!

Hahaha! Since meron na akong Kota Countdown... gagawa na rin ako ng Bohol Countdown!

August 24, 2011 naman yun! And first time ko sa Bohol if ever!

Sorry naman! Excited Ako eh! Bakit ba!?!

244 DAYS to go!!!

Ok... Bohol, scheduled na.
Palawan, Batanes, at Ilocos na lang!

Sinong excited!?!?!

AKO!!!!!

 p.s. Don't forget to book the flight back.... Hehehe... cahmown! Seat sale come to me!

Kota Countdown: 289 Days to go!!!

WAHOW WAHOW! Nakabook na ako!!!

October 8, 2011 - ang alis ko dito.
October 15, 2011 - ang alis ko doon.

Kailangan ko na lang mag-design ng matinong IT for me. :D

Haylaveeeeeeeet!!!

289 DAYS to go!

Bring You Down

Got this from Jenggy's blog. Taena, parang theme song ko pag sobrang galit ako.

Last night I had a revelation
Somehow I have to make you pay
It's all about manipulation
And what it takes to get my way
I don't believe in soft solutions
No one makes a fool of me
Without receiving retribution
No one hurts me and goes free
I'll play on your fears, I'll leave you in tears
You'll never be the same, my friend
You're walking a line, it's a matter of time
You'll never rest easy again
I've got the power to bring you down
I've heard it said, to err is human
It's forgiveness that's divine
I thought about forgiving you, but
I want revenge, I want what's mine
I think it's time to settle scores now
It's time to set the record straight
You'll know it's coming, you won't know how
Or when, you'll have to watch and wait
I'll play on your fears, I'll leave you in tears
You'll never be the same, my friend
You're walking a line, it's a matter of time
You'll never rest easy again
I've got the power to bring you down
You know, it feels intoxicating
To be intimidating
It's invigorating
To see you shaking
I've got the power to bring you down
You know something, you see it coming,
You know I will stop at nothing

- Red Delicious

One of the Best Weddings Ever

I just attended one of the best weddings ever.

The wedding ceremony did not take as much time as other wedding ceremonies I have had to attend.

The backdrop of the wedding was gorgeous and my sweat glands did not have to work overtime to cool me off.

In the wedding reception, we were not made to wait to near starvation before we could eat.

It was the first wedding I attended where it was Ok to bring GP (Gin Premium) to the wedding with coffee for chaser to warm us up.

It was the first wedding I attended where the bride was being ribbed good-naturedly, albeit a bit too loud, while she was walking down the "aisle". More importantly, the relatives and the "other" friends were not being uptight about it.

Kaso shet lang sa lahat ng shet, for a while, I forgot who the bride and groom were and decided to wear super-duper-high-heeled pumps kasi the dress code in the invite indicated semi-formal/formal.

Result: Super awkward hike towards the wedding location while creating seed holes for new trees.

What I learned: Climbing down is more difficult than climbing up. High-heeled or hiking shoes: it doesn't matter. 4-inch heels just make you look more stupid.

WRONG TIMING!

I don't know what miracle this is... but apparently I have a super duper fast connection here at home. Usually, I can barely open my FB account... and the posting page here in blogger usually takes forever to load up, i.e. IT NEVER, NEVER LOADS!!!!

Kaso... just when the net connection exceeds the expectations... saka naman ako walang makwento! BUHAY NGA NAMAN! Wala lang! at least na-experience ko mag-post ng walang kwentang post today...

I POSTED SOMETHING... JUST BECAUSE I CAN!

SHET NAKAKAMISS UMAKYAT!!!

GALAW GALAW!!!!

According to Dr. Seuss...

Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.

I couldn't agree more!

Right now, I'm procrastinating because I have to ask some clarifications concerning one of my tasks. Kaso... POTAENA DI KO ALAM PANO KO ITATANONG YUNG TANONG KO!

I'm trying to compose a question which is basically a YES or NO question... I just want to know if what I understood from the specs is correct. And if I'm wrong, I just want to know the correct interpretation (which I think is just one simple sentence if coming from someone who actually understands the task).

Pero shet sa lahat ng shet di ko alam pano ko icocompose yung tanong ko using just a simple interrogative sentence.

My Brain: OUCH!

Innocentes

And then again... SIKAT NA NAMAN AKO!

I just came back from a bridal shower. One of the games I participated in had us playing with Play-Dohs. The main instruction was: FASHION A BIRD OUT OF THE PLAY-DOHS. JUDGES(other invitees) WILL DECIDE WHICH MODEL RESEMBLES AN ACTUAL BIRD.

SO.... I decided to mold a flat rubber-ducky (image to be attached later when I get the photo in Facebook) out of the green play-doh given to me... and then I looked around...

POTA! BIRD pala as in ETITS yung pinapagawa! HAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!!

HELLOOOOOOO?!?!?!!??!!!!!! DAPAT TITI na lang sinabi! Ang tatanda na namin lahat do'n! Bird pa din tawag?!?!! CAHMOWN!

Thus ends the rants of a bitter loser.

BAWAL TUMAWID DITO.... PAPATAYIN KITA!

Sa may UP, may lalaking tumatawid.

Ang nakakainis dun, dun siya sa tumawid sa hindi dapat tawiran.

Ang mas nakakainis pa dun, sa kanan niya, less than 5 meters away, there's a pedestrian lane. On his left side, around 10 meters away, there's an overpass.

POTA! Gaano kahirap ang maglakad just a few steps further para tumawid sa tamang tawiran!?!

I seriously, seriously considered running him over with my car (Yes! I'm driving again... Stupid expensive taxi fares!).

How serious was I, you ask? I was already visualizing him bouncing off my hood and into another car.

And... yes... instead of slowing down... I accelerated towards the guy... all the time thinking:

Sige, Sige N'im iroy ka! TABOK! TABOK!!!!!!!!

(Loosely translated: Come on sonofabitch! CROSS THE ROAD! CROSS IT!!!!!!!)

Tangina talaga! Pasalamat siya kahit papano a small part of his brain still managed to recognize na tangina wala akong balak patawirin siya ng buhay kung ipinilit niya sarili niya!

Maka - Michael Learns to Rock si Ate...

Habang naghahanap ng sapatos sa Department Store sa Megamall... walang size na kasya sa akin na naka-display. Kelangan pa daw magpakuha sa stock room...

Ako: Ate, matagal pa ba yun?
Saleslady: Oo. (sad face)
Ako: Abot ng 30 mins?
Saleslady: Ay di naman po... mga... 25 minutes lang!

So you want to be a writer? (Do I?)

Wala lang... I found this poem. Tapos naisip ko... onga!

Di ko alam kung gusto ko ba maging writer or whatevs, pero minsan... I write kasi gusto ko lang may mai-post... Pero in fairness to me... I've also had that feeling when all I could think about is writing about something that happened . Taena, minsan nga sa sobrang dami kong gustong sabihin in such a short period of time eh pinuputakti yung sinulat ko ng wrong grammars at sandamakmak na mali-maling punctutations. But nevertheless, pag natapos ko naman isulat ang kung ano man.... charap! Feeling writer na naman akO! Hahahaahha! Howelllllsss!!!

Here it goes...

So you want to be a writer?

Charles Bukowski

if it doesn't come bursting out of you

in spite of everything,

don't do it.

unless it comes unasked out of your

heart and your mind and your mouth

and your gut,

don't do it.

if you have to sit for hours

staring at your computer screen

or hunched over your

typewriter

searching for words,

don't do it.

if you're doing it for money or

fame,

don't do it.

if you're doing it because you want

women in your bed,

don't do it.

if you have to sit there and

rewrite it again and again,

don't do it.

if it's hard work just thinking about doing it,

don't do it.

if you're trying to write like somebody

else,

forget about it.

if you have to wait for it to roar out of

you,

then wait patiently.

if it never does roar out of you,

do something else.

if you first have to read it to your wife

or your girlfriend or your boyfriend

or your parents or to anybody at all,

you're not ready.

don't be like so many writers,

don't be like so many thousands of

people who call themselves writers,

don't be dull and boring and

pretentious, don't be consumed with self-

love.

the libraries of the world have

yawned themselves to

sleep

over your kind.

don't add to that.

don't do it.

unless it comes out of

your soul like a rocket,

unless being still would

drive you to madness or

suicide or murder,

don't do it.

unless the sun inside you is

burning your gut,

don't do it.

when it is truly time,

and if you have been chosen,

it will do it by

itself and it will keep on doing it

until you die or it dies in you.

there is no other way.

and there never was.

My Favorite Website

...for today... and for weeks to come...

Lonely Planet

Taena!!! I NEED MONEY!!! I NEED TO SAVE MONEY!!!!

Pakshet mauubos ang non-existing kayamanan ko nito!!! Akala ko pa naman yayaman na akO!

Travel... why dost thou tempt me so!?!

Papayat na Ako!!!! Pag naregularize ako...

Mwahehe!

I never followed any diet... kasi I love food. Nor did I follow any exercise regimen just for the sake of slimming down. Masyado akong tamad for it. I know I need to lose weight. My mama, pictures, weighing scale, and clothes can attest to that... vehemently. Pero di ko lang talaga kayang tumayo at gumalaw just for the sake of "health" and "good looks".

Mas masarap humilata sa higaan at mag-series marathon kesa mag-medyas, mag-sapatos at pumili ng outfit na di ako masyado pagmumukhaing mataba pero appropriate naman for exercise.

Most times, I don't care about my weight... pero pag naghahanap na ako ng damit na isusuot sa events... saka ko naiisip na... fuck! Kasya sana ako sa damit ko 2 years ago! Swak sana yung dress na yun for this event. But alas! I am 2 years and 30 lbs too late to fit in that styooopeeed dress!

BUTI NA LANG!

I have decided to climb Mt. Kota Kinabalu next year! I will schedule my flight and book a room as soon as maregularize ako! Kelangan maregularize muna ako... mamaya niyan wala ako pambayad sa flight and room ko... Ayoko maging taong grasa sa Malaysia nO!

Exercise here I come!!!!