FX chronicles #1: Blackberry

Twice a day. Five times a week. More or less 22 times a month. Ahmmm. Wait let me just get my calculator. Ok, 264 times a year.

That's the estimated number of times I commute to and from the office. Been beside / infront / behind a variety of people, have had different kinds of experiences, and most of the time been very observant (the remaining times are spent sleeping).

Incautious people + unforgettable instances + vigilant pampoy =

*drum roll please*

FX Chronicles.

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FX chronicles #1: Blackberry

I was beside this uber poised and all glammed up girl last week. While waiting for all the seats to be occupied she keeps on acting as if its her first time to ride an fx and keeps on tsk-ing.

After a few minutes that the fx had finally left...

*phone rings*

Girl All Glammed Up (GAGU): Hello?... Hey!

*listens to the person on the other line*

GAGU: uhuh..

*continues to listen*

GAGU: Well you know I'm usin a blackberry and blah blah blah blah blah

*listens again then laughed hard and loud enough for a snoring passenger to be awake*

GAGU: I don't know with you, it's like parang pawang kashama na yata sa featuresh nya yon. Jologsh kashe yang fone mo e. Hahaha!

*listens while giggling*

GAGU: blah blah blackberry... blah blah blah blah blackberry... blackberry blah blah blah blah blah...

*listens*

GAGU: Arytie!... Yup!... Uhuh.. Haha! K. k.

*just when she's about to end the call*

GAGU: Oh wait!

*whispers*

GAGU: PAPASALOAD NAMAN. KAHIT 2 PESOS LANG, LA NA KASI AKO LOAD E.

GAGU: K. Byers!

Isang malaking FAIL para sa kanya. lol

FX chronicles #2: Para sayo to

Para sa napakagaling na lalakeng katapat ko sa fx kagabi:

1 word: gagu mo!

Ay 2 words pala yon. Scratch those 2 words. May mga sasabihin pa ko sayo.

Hoy lalake! Para sabihin ko sayo hindi ka ka-gwapuhan no?! Oo maganda nga ang tone of voice mo pero hindi mo ko madadaan sa ganyan. Ilang beses na ko nauto nyan, ang I learned my lesson. Itsura nito.

Ay teka bago pa maging emo post ito ay ittype ko na ang talagang gusto kong sabihin para sayo mamang pa-cute.

Pwede bang pag uupo ka e isipin mo na hindi mo pag aari ang fx na sinasakyan mo? May iba ka pang kasakay for crying out loud. Habang sarap na sarap ka sa pagtulog mo e siksik na siksik naman ako dun sa isang tabi. Ano akala mo saken babaeng walang tuhod?

Buti na lang at kahit papano ay naeentertain mo ako kung hindi nakow! baka nagwala na ko don. Alam mo ba na kating kati ang kamay ko na kuhanin ang cellphone ko, itutok sa pagmumukha mo at kunan kang nakanganga habang unti unting tumutulo yung laway mo? Uuyy! oo nakita ko, syempre nag pretend na lang ako na hindi para naman hindi ka mahiya sakin. Ang hirap kaya magpigil ng tawa. Pasalamat ka na lang at hindi yung fx na may blacklight ang nasakyan natin at wala akong blackberry phone na may flash.

Naiintindihan ko naman kung uwing uwi ka na. Sino ba naman ang hindi, di ba? Ako nga araw araw nakaabang sa harap ng bundee clock tuwing 5:59. Pero naman! wag mo namang gawing parang kwarto mo na yung loob ng fx, kulang na lang e tanggalin ko pa para sayo yung sapatos mo nang dirediretso na pagtulog mo. Higang Higa ka e. Hmp ka talaga!

At eto pa, ang sobrang nakakabwisit sa lahat e yung wala kang pakialam. Konsiderasyon naman oy.

Nga pala, sori ha?! Napasobra ata taas ng paa ko nung bumaba ka. Yan tuloy muntikan ka nang sumubsob ng tuluyan. Ikaw kasi e. Peace :)

HAYSKUL

WARNING: Mahaba ba ang pasensya mo? Kung oo cge basahin mo 'to. Kung hindi e di wag.

Nakakatuwang mag-reminisce. Lalo na yung mga panahong napaka-simple lang ng mga ginagawa mo araw araw--ang pumasok at mag-aral. Syempre hindi ko yan naisip nung mga panahong yon. Lahat naman siguro tayo nag-wish na tumanda na at makapagtrabaho na nung mga panahong nag-aaral pa tayo di ba? At alam kong 101% din kayong sasang ayon sakin na ngayong nagtatrabaho na tayo e wini-wish natin na sana ay estudyante na lang tayo ulit. Tama? ok.

Kakagawa ko lang ng account sa yahoo groups para sa mga kaklase ko nung 4th year high school, 8 years ago na rin yon. Ginawa na rin namin to as a preparation for the upcoming grand reunion ng batch namin which is I think sa 2010. Ako ang pinagawa ni Voltaire ng account nang mapakinabangan naman daw ang pag petiks ko dito sa opisina at halos everyday naman daw akong online so plus na yon kasi makaka-keep track kami sa everyday updates.

Wala na kong lusot sa mga nasabing dahilan (lalo na sa pagpetiks) kaya naman napa-oo na ko. Madali lang naman yon, register: check! answer questions: check! almost finished na. Ang problema ko na lang e kung pano isa-isang i-add ang mga kaklase namin. Hindi naman kasi ganun ka-sharp yung memory ko para maalala silang lahat di ba? So what I did was halughugin ang buong bahay namin pag-uwi ko at hanapin ang ibinaon ko na sa limot na HS yearbook namin (hindi ko ipopost ang itsura ko dun asa pa kayo. hahaha). Pero syempre kahit anong iwas ang gawin ko, hindi ko pwedeng laktawan ang pahina na pinaka ayokong makita. no choice naman kasi ako di ba?

Anyway, maliban sa out of this world na mga itsura namin nung high school sa naturang yearbook e hindi ko maiwasang matawa sa mga nakasulat don. Iba talaga ang takbo ng utak ng mga batchmates ko kabataan nung mga panahon kong yon.

Isa sa pinaka tinutukan kong basahin ay ang mga mottos in life namin nila:

Umpisahan natin sa mga matitino. Syempre ito yung mga seryosong mottos in life nila tulad ng:

You miss 100% of the opportunities you don't take.

The problem with opportunity is it comes disguised as hard work.

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desires for things beyond your reach.

You will never get ahead unless you get started.

Meron din namang mga motto na pwede mong ikumpara sa plaka ng nag-mi-mix na DJ sa isang club--gasgas:

Time is gold.

Try and try until you succeed.

Practice makes perfect.

Action speaks louder than words.

If there's a will there's a way

To see is to believe

A dito medyo natawa ako. Yung mga motto na parang sumasagot lang sa question and answer portion ng isang beauty pageant.

Question: What is beauty? What is your motto in life?

What is beauty if the brain is empty?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Black is beautiful.

Beauty without virtue is like a flower without perfume.

O di ba? Pwede nang kapalit ni Janina San Miguel.

Meron ding mga motto na mapapatanong ka na lang ng "Ha? Ano daw?":

Question: What is your motto in life?

A girl has to do what a girl should do.

One is enough, two is too much, three is dangerous.

Study hard then study heart.

Don't put your shoe into others shoe.

Its better to die than to live with sorrows. <--Ano daw?

Its a good day to die. <--isa pa to

It is better to suffer the hardship than taste the bitterness of innocent.

May mga motto na parang kanta lang. Yung tipong tinamad na yung estudyante mag isip at nilagay na lang nya yung lyrics ng paborito nyang kanta.

Question: What is your motto in life?

What good is a heart if you're not gonna use it?

Hit me baby one more time coz you drive me crazy <--hindi ko alam kung bakit ako natawa dito aside sa fact na lalaki ang naglagay nito

Stars are like diamond in the sky.

Let it be

Thunder only happens when its raining.

There can be miracles when you believe.

EMO KA BA? Hindi ko alam kung uso na yung mga emo-emo nung mga panahon na yon pero karamihan sa mga motto na nandun sa yearbook namin ay emo. At ang usual na topic? but op kors--LOVE! Parang ewan lang e no, tatanungin ka ng "What is your motto in life?" tapos sasagutin mo ng:

If one wants to go let him go, only time will tell if someone gets to be for you.

Sometimes it's better to be loved than to be right.

Don;t say goodbye if you still love the person cause you'll only know how important he is if he's not yours.

Love is not blind it has an extra spirirtual eye which sees the good possibilities that others cannot see.

Imagine-in mo, kung ikaw yung nagtatanong sa kanila at isa sa nakalista sa taas ang mga sinagot nya hindi ka ba ma-bo-bother? Hays. Dahil dyan sa hindi sila makaka-avail ng promo ng Cebu Pacific--ang daming baggage! Pero hindi ko rin maiwasang hindi maisip na parang sumasagot lang sila ng autograph. Hihi.

At syempre last but not the least e mawawala ba naman yung mga pang makukulit na motto?

"What is your motto in life?"

Kapag may aklat, sikat! Now you know.

Don;t be a bad boy, be a good boy.

Don't judge a book by its cover... and by it's contents

f you can't bite 'em, just eat 'em.

Say no to drugs, be MAD

Do not accept if seal is broken.

Once you pump, you can't stop

Government warning: Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health.

Drive Safely.

Time is cold.

Medyo mababaw pero tawang tawa talaga ako. Siguro kasi na-a-associate ko yung motto dun sa personality nung taong nagsabi.

Ang sarap mag reminisce lalo na pag kasama mo na yung mga taong involved, kaya naman I can't wait for December na. After 8 long years magkikita-kita ulit kami. Well yung section lang namin, wala kasi kaming balak umattend sa much talked about and uber publicized na "mini reunion" daw ng buong batch which is sa December pa rin. Kaya mini kasi yung grand reunion daw ay yung sa 2010, ang gulo di ba? Not to mention the never ending texts and flooded comments in our friendster bulletin board. The supposed to be "reunion" seems to be not serving its purpose, hindi pa nagrereunion ang dami nang nagka-clash. O well, i'll talk about that issue in another post--maybe.

Hays.

Ito nga pala yung class picture namin. Hanapin nyo ko. Hahaha!

P.S. Kung isa ka man sa mga ka-batch ko na may-ari ng mga motto na nabanggit ko, isa lang ang masasabi ko para sayo:

PEACE! :)

Bohol

I’ve always loved traveling. When I was still a trainee at JobsDB, I remember being envious of our marketing people because they get to go to different places. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, they’ve been everywhere. Well part of it may have had influenced me to be in the same field.

Last year was my first ever out of town trip that required me to ride a plane. Our company sent me (together with 2 other colleagues) to Cebu for a business trip. Even though we had limited free time to go around the place, I was enthralled by what the city can offer and promised myself that I’ll be back someday for a pure clean fun—no pressure from bosses and all. Yes, you are hearing 3 or more days off from work.

Earlier this year I made an oath of visiting at least one tourist destination within the Philippines every year. I started with Boracay last March not knowing that our company outing will be in Boracay as well. So after 2 months (May) I get to visit the place again. What a bummer, I should’ve visited Palawan instead.

Bohol has always been one of the places I want to visit (including Davao and Palawan which is scheduled next year and the year after it consecutively *crossing fingers*). 2 months from now, I can tick off this site from my list of must-see places because I already booked a flight to Cebu with 3 other friends and are planning to have a whole day tour to Bohol as well.

I don’t like myself when I’m excited. I can’t seem to focus on work and all I could do is google Bohol and make itineraries this early. And since I’m in petiks mode right now the things that made my list are: The Chocolate Hills of course, Hanging bridge, Loboc River cruise (while having a sumptuous buffet lunch), Cute Tarsiers, Must try squash muffin at Bohol Bee Farm, Blood Compact Shrine, Hinagdanan Cave, and Butterfly Sanctuary. If it’s still possible, hopefully we can take a dip at one of the resorts within Panglao.

And oh! I almost forgot, the century old churches. I heard there are lots of it in Bohol. And because its my first time in the place I get to have 3 wishes per church right? Let's say we visit 3 churches, does that mean I have 9 wishes??? wow! That sounds interesting.

Err… So that makes it 2 non-business-out-of-town-trips for this year. Oh well, I still consider myself lucky for that.

I better stop now, this entry makes me even more excited. Gotta go back to work. Ta-ta!

**The originally planned family Bohol getaway didn’t pushed through due to Kuya’s chaotic schedule. Thanks to my ever reliable friends who saved me from a possible 2-month-long grouchiness.

Back to square one

At some point in your life you’ve experienced happiness that you always want to look back to. Or maybe even get back. You are lucky if the latter is still possible. But if it isn’t, there’s nothing you can do but to just muse over it until your mind gets jaded.

Yeah, good things never really last—well some of it doesn’t right? But who said good things only happen once? :)

-@-@-@-@-@-

Anyhow, you might want to take a look at this:

“Each of us is an angel with one wing;

We can only fly by embracing each other.”

“In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle our inner spirit. “

~Albert Schweitzer

**At our place last Saturday. Greenies' basketball and volleyball game.

End to End

As you lay face down right in front of me, I can't stop myself from staring at you. I remember the first time we were introduced, without saying a word I hugged you in an instant. I'm sorry, I don't know what I was thinking then. All I know is I am happy. Happy that finally you were there.

I've always thought you were perfect--How your body perfectly fits mine. How your touch gives me the warmth that I needed during those cold rainy nights. How your presence have given me the comfort and ease. Of how much hope you're giving me whenever I see you. There were even moments when I almost feel incomplete without you by my side.

Everything was perfect THEN. But I guess like any other thing, it has to end.


The used to be hope turned to despondency. The used to be comfort turned to anxiety. The used to be warmth made me feel lost in the dark. And that's every night. Every night whenever I take a glimpse of you.


I stare at you now. Blankly. You at the end of the bed while I'm on the other end.

on losing and leaving

Though this week appeared to be very arduous for me, I can say that it has been a gratifying week as well. I've accomplished a lot of things at work. I've never felt this functional for a long time, lol.

I'm about to lose another person again. A very special person whose been there for me through the years. He decided to leave the country early early (did I say early?) next year and honestly I don't know what I'll do without him. Just the thought of him not being there in times that I need someone to talk to is very heartbreaking. I can never imagine not having someone who's as patient as he is with my obstinate self.

I can't force him to stay, for him its the right thing to do. He's really a go-getter, he knows what he wants and he knows what to do about it. And I admire him for that, I don't have the same courage that he has.

At ikaw, Kung hindi ka magpapapigil, ito lang ang masasabi ko: Pasalubong ko ha? =p alam mo naman kung ano favorites ko. Saka pala *ubo* size 8 *ubo* =p. Always call, text, be online and don't you ever forget me. Coz if you do, huh!........Iiyak ako =(

Update about my post a few weeks ago:

I decided not to push through with my plans of leaving, it's not yet definite though. I just decided not to, for now. My friend is already asking me about the medical check up and application form that she handed to me a few weeks ago, honestly I haven't written a single word on it (Haven't even read it). I suddenly had a lot excuses to tell.

I remember telling my mom about leaving, and she jokingly answered me with "wag ka na umalis, malulungkot ako pag ikaw ang umalis". It struck me again, serious family talks like that really makes me teary eyed. It may sound as a joke but I know my mom, I know that she means it.

Come to think of it, She is one of the only reason why I am in two minds about leaving. After my dad died exactly 4 years 8 months and 13 days ago, I promised myself that I'll never leave my mom whatever happens. I saw how affected she was and I can never let her feel like that again. I know, I can't control everything but I think that she needs me us more right now. She's not ready yet. I can tell.

Can I just say this?

*types*

*hesitates*

*deletes*

*rephrase*

*deletes*

*rephrase again*

*deletes*

*types again*

The hell I care!

Let me just say this...

T*NG-*NA NAMAN O!!!

Ok.

I'm fine now.

How I wish I can say this outloud here in the office. In their faces. In 'her' face most especially, in 'his' face too.

How can anyone care less about work?

How can anyone care less about how they delay other people's work?

Why is it hard for people to own up to their mistakes? And you know what really pissed the hell out of me? him pretending that there's nothing wrong, like it was just a walk in the park. And her having all the guts to kid around. You a*sholes.

Obviously, this week didn't start good for me.

I wonder what's next...