/start rant
i was right. some wise-ass decided to ruin my day. everything was peaceful & quiet, then all of a sudden she just lashes out and starts blabbing, making a ruckus about something that she and another officemate was arguing about. i actually stepped out of my room and shouted: "pwede ba, pakilakasan nyo pa yang sigawan nyo? hindi pa kayo rinig sa kabilang office eh!" i just had to do that, 'coz i felt the need to do it. and besides, she irritates the hell out of me. aaaaagh! thank you very much, bitch!
this SARS-thing is starting to annoy me... now our office is putting up restrictions. [i.e. strict visiting hours, use of isopropyl alcohol, etc.] we aren't a friggin' hospital, darn it! you people are just over-reacting... jeez! make your own precautionary measures, but don't force them on others... mindless killjoys with no social lives... grrrr...
this is something that's been on my mind for quite sometime now: i'm starting to think that the Philippines is the only country in the free world where pedestrians have no right of way, whether crossing the street, or simply walking on the sidewalk. why do i say that? look at all those "hit-&-run" accidents. granted, some dumb-ass person would play "patintero" with the vehicles on a busy street, but why do some drivers have to stop their vehicles after hitting the person, and then back up to run him/her over? it's "hit-&-run", but it's more like "hit-&-run-the-person-over-til-dead". [i just proved this point a while ago. i went down to buy snacks for merienda at Mini-Stop with some officemates, and we were going back to the office. we crossed the street using the zebra lane, [as any obedient pedestrian would do] when all of a sudden, this black BMW came rushing down the street. i was walking ahead of my officemates so i got to cross first. the friggin' horn was blaring as i was still crossing the street. if i'd stopped in the middle of the zebra lane, would he have hit me, then backed up to make sure i'm dead?] now, what's my rant about the sidewalk? anyone with brains would know that sidewalks are for pedestrians, right? i've seen some motorcycles, bicycles, [some with sidecars] tricycles, and even four-wheeled vehicles use these whenever traffic jams come around. what happened to the brains of these drivers? i'd like to do this one time, but i've yet to experience this scenario: whenever i'd walk on the sidewalk, then a motorcycle [or any form of vehicle] would come from behind me and started tooting his horn so he could pass. i'll just walk along as if not hearing anything. but if he gets persistent, i'll get into his face and shout: "tangina mo! para sa taong naglalakad ang sidewalk, hindi sa sasakyan... gago!" i'm sure that'll be a hoot! i wouldn't care if he's a hot-head-gun-toting-policeman-or-some-dumb-ass-politician's-relative. my point still stands that sidewalks are for people, and not vehicles. if he shoots me, then fine. i'll be dead from a gunshot wound, but he'll suffer eternally for being dumb & stupid.
/end rant
quite a lot, ne? i guess that will be all for today, 'coz i feel a bit better now, after releasing all those rants. i've still got plenty more in store, but that'll come out when i'm in the mood again...
i was having the beginnings of a bad day, when i opened my e-mail here at the office, and read some good forwards that came from a member of a mailing list that i own. now, after i had a cup of espresso, [made it myself... GOOD stuff!] i guess i can make it through this day, not unless some wise-ass decides to ruin it for me...
nothing much happened over the weekend: i got to watch two movies, [friday night, the premiere of X2: X-Men United & sunday afternoon, regular showing of Anger Management, both @ Glorietta 4 in makati] i also played some table tennis, [my dad is still THE MAN! he beat my ass and made me run around chasing the ball...] & had a trade with nald & met the other peeps of our animé trading group. wait a minute, did i just contradict myself? lolz! :))
crikey, i need to psyche myself up so i can do some actual work here in the office... [that IS what i'm here for after all]
some parting shots:
"Don't cry over anyone who won't cry over you."
"Don't let the past hold you back, you're missing the good stuff."
just the song i need to wake me up. kinda suits my mood at the moment...
Crawling in the Dark
Hoobastank
I will dedicate
And sacrifice my everything for just a second's worth
Of how my story's ending
And I wish I could know if the directions that I take
And all the choices that I make won't end up all for nothing
Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
Is there something more than what i've been handed?
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
Help me carry on
Assure me it's ok to use my heart and not my eyes
To navigate the darkness
Will the ending be ever coming suddenly?
Will I ever get to see the ending to my story?
Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
Is there something more than what i've been handed?
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
So when and how will I know?
How much further do I have to go?
How much longer until I finally know?
Because I'm looking and I just can't see what's in front of me
In front of me
Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
Is there something more than what i've been handed?
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
*yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn*
i am sooooooooo shleepeeeeeh! i actually took a nap after my lunchbreak, but it didn't help, 'coz now i'm lookin' for some more shut-eye... w/c is not good, since i've tons of work to do, being a friday... *sigh* not good... not good at all....
must...
stay....
awake.....
*falls face first on the keyboard, drooling away in lala-land*
i was listening to some of my mp3s here in the office compie, when this song came up. i just looooove this version! [the original was done by The Smiths] it's been credited as one of the songs in the OST of the movie The Craft, and also used as the opening song for the TV series Charmed. do i need any more intro than that? ;Þ
How Soon Is Now
Love Spit Love
I am the son
And the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
Of nothing in particular
You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way ?
I am Human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
I am the son
And the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
of nothing in particular
You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way ?
I am Human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
There's a club, if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody who really loves you
So you go, and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home, and you cry
And you want to die
When you say it's gonna happen "now"
Well, when exactly do you mean ?
See I've already waited too long
And all my hope is gone
*yawn* i'm soooooooooooooooo bored here at the office & not in the mood to work, so i'll just post the lyrics to my "song of the moment". actually it was yesterday that i heard it again after some time now, and i remember transcribing the lyrics by ear, 'coz after a few weeks when it first came out, no one else had the lyrics to it yet. a really nice "feel-good" song to sing to someone you like...
never let you down
verve pipe
underneath [2001]
i’m trying to keep my feet on the ground
i’m getting to like this feeling i’ve found
i’m getting to love the thought of having you around
and i will never let you down
your friends were all well-meaning
when they said no one is good enough for you
but if they play with your emotions
dismiss the notion and do what you have to do
cause people don’t take chances with their hearts
since i’ve met you i am past the hardest part
so remember one thing
i will never let you down
i’m trying to keep...
sometimes you feel defeated
but it’s ok... you’re not the only one
and all the complications,
the bad situations - happen to everyone
it doesn’t matter how it ended or began
sometimes the best that you can do is change your plans
i hope you understand that
i will never let you down
i’m trying to keep...
crikey! what a way to start the work week... with work! *ugh* x-(
i've been busting my @$$ since this morning trying to finish the re-labeling of the cables for our LAN here at the office. a technician and i actually started last wednesday with that task, and we were already half-way through before i went home for the looooong weekend. [ayoko nang i-OT yun] when i came back, i find out that someone had messed up with what we've worked on last week... [grrrrrr!] the tech who worked with me wasn't scheduled to come in 'til later this afternoon, so i started to work on the task on my own, and damn, itsreally fun running around two office units, checking the connections and network hubs back & forth, testing w/c workstation is connected or not... *hingal-kabayo* later after lunchbreak, i resumed the job. lucky for me the tech came in earlier than usual, so he helped me to finish the work.
now, what did i do during that loooooong weekend of so-called "vacation"? nothing much i guess... i played table tennis & more table tennis, [had a few pretty good matches with my dad and some of the dudes i usually play with] surfed the net & queued my downloads. my ISP said that they'd be doing some maintenance checks for a couple of days, and said they'd be offline during those days. but the funny thing was, i was still able to connect! hahahah! oh well, good thing i tried to connect that time... ;Þ
oh, we also went to the province over the weekend, 'coz it was the first birthday of my inaanak over there. i was the designated driver, since my kuya couldn't come with us. [friggin' multinational companies! they don't recognize philippine holidays! at least they get paid well there... hmmm....] a cousin of mine also came along with us so she can spend time with my grandma. traffic was bearable going there, but going back, it's another story... a loooooooong queue of vehicles as far as the eye can see, making some of the vehicles do counterflows or race along the sideroads, thereby making traffic worse than it is... in all their futile & desperate attempts to make it home early, some even resulted in fender-benders & accidents... tsk², if they'd only be more disciplined and patient... like meeh! [hahahah! parang totoo... Ü]
there ya have it. a "fun-filled" vacation, ne? not really, 'coz i never got to rest "properly" [i.e. sit around, do nothing, or "do a jason mraz"] during this so-called "vacation". if i only had nothing to do at work today, i would've just stayed at home... but my compie's power supply conked out last nyt, so i had to come over here and blog. heheheheh... w/c reminds me, i still have some stuff to do on my compie, plus my BIG trade with nald. [still need to confirm it with him] gotta fix it 2nyt... *sigh*
as i was on my way to work, i was listening to my mp3 player, and this is one of the songs that never fails to give me goosebumps whenever i hear it. sooooooo nice...
Shooting Star
I've [OP-Onegai Teacher]
tooku ni hikaru ano hoshi futari miagete
kimi ni deatta unmei o omou
nanigenai furide te no hira furete miru kedo
kimi ha yasashiku hohoemi dakede
[Together, looking up at that distantly shining star
and thinking it was destined that we met,
pretending to be casual, I try to touch your palm, but
you only smile gently.]
kimochi ga tsuyoku naru to fuan no kazumo fuete yuku kara
ichido dakishimeta kokoro ha donna toki mo hanasanai de
[Since these feelings are getting stronger and the number of worries are increasing,
never let go of the heart you once embraced, no matter what happens.]
hiroi uchyuu ni hitori dake no
kimi ga soba ni ite kureru nara
koware ta toki no hari mo yagate
yukkuri ugokidasu mirai he
kimi ha sono mamade ite
[In this vast universe,
if I can keep staying near just you alone,
even though the clock-hand of broken time
soon starts to move slowly toward the future,
stay just as you are, just like this.]
nagareru hoshi ni negai o sotto tsubuyaku
"Kimi to isshoni iraremasu youni..."
kono jikan dake o GARASU no hako ni tojikomete
zutto nagamete ire tara ii no ni
[I whisper this wish softly to the flowing stars:
"I pray that I can always be with you..."
Close up just this one part of time in a glass box,
even though it would be better if it could always be seen.]
yasashii kimi no egao fuan de kumo rasetakunai kara
namidashita kunaru toki ni ha kono yozora o omoidasu yo
[Since I don't want to make your gentle smile be clouded by worries,
when I want to start crying, I think of this night sky.]
hiroi uchyuu ni taata futari no
shiawase no basho o mitsuketa ne
koko ni aru no ha tsuki to hoshi to
futari o tsutsumu yoru no kaze to
kimi he no omoi dake
[In this vast universe, we found the place
where just the two of us can be happy, didn't we?
Here there are moon and stars and
the night wind that wraps the two of us up together and
my feelings about you alone.]
tooi kuni kara tadoritsuita
kimi ha ano hikaru hoshi Shooting Star
taemanaku sou matataku youni
mirai mo kimi mo dakishimeru to
kono yozora ni chigau
[You, who struggled here from that far country,
are that shining star. Shooting Star
Incessantly -- yes, like twinkling.
I swear to this night sky
that I will embrace both you and the future.]
for those of you who didn't know, this song came from an animé series entitled "Onegai Teacher", one of my favorites. [i think i've already seen it thrice.heehehehe!] nice lyrics, ne? sugoi desu!!! ;Þ
after the premiere of johnny english, as i was going home, i suddenly felt an emptiness inside my heart... i didn't know what brought it about, it just hit me out of nowhere... and then this song came to mind:
lonestar
norah jones
lonestar, where are you out tonight?
this feeling i'm trying to fight
it's dark and i think i would give anything
for you to shine down on me
how far you are, i just don't know
the distance i'm willing to go
i pick up a stone that i cast to the sky
hoping for some kind of sign
here i am now at home, listening to that song, and to the rest of norah's album on random... still trying to figure out how it came about... why am i feeling this way!?! i hate it when i start feeling this way.... *siiiiiiiigh* :((
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggh!!hhhhhh! *sipa&hampas&hambalos*
this friggin' PC of mine has been "auto-shut-down-&-rebooting" since this morning... stupid-good-for-nothing-piece-of-shhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttt!!!! i can't complete this post...
*ehem²*
/me composes himself
weeeeeeeeeeeeepeeeeeeeeeee!!! i finally got the dvd i've been wanting to have for a loooooooooong time now.... it's the "best of the corrs: the videos". *wide-eyed smile w/ wide grin* i was already anticipating a video collection such as this eversince the release of their 3rd studio album. knowing that they'll release a "best of" collection, [as the same with the rest of artists nowadays] i already knew that they'll do this sort of thing to keep the cash flow coming in... [eheheheeh!] i've already downloaded almost, if not all, of their existing videos last year off of the 'net, but i still bought the original dvd. do you still need to ask why i did that? Ü can't wait to watch it when i get home later...
what's up for you ladies? you're not ready for "like this like this" but you're ready for "like that like that"...
heheheheh.... rex navarrete is good, really good! here's the complete story:
we left the office @ 4pm to pick up one more companion for our road trip, and soon after we're on the road listening to the radio, courtesy of jo²'s funky cool nokia 6610 ['coz his car radio's been busted for the loooongest time now...] traffic wasn't that bothersome, [we took the sta. rosa shortcut] although there was this dumptruck that was ahead of us, and it was giving us a haaard time. [we've been staring at it's @$$ for about 30 minutes before it made a right on a turn...] we've already passed known landmarks in tagaytay, & had been driving like forever looking for a sign that would indicate that we're near tagaytay highlands, and just when we're about to ask for directions, there it was! on a Y-shaped intersection, on the right side, saying "Welcome to Tagaytay Highlands". but before we got to the amphitheatre, we we're treated to an extreme driving experience! there were sharp inclines [14 effin' percent! rivalling the inclines on baguio & los baños' magnetic hill...] and tough turns that made us scream with delight & excitement as we traversed and navigated through it. we also made an unexpected excursion through the place, as the manong guard didn't make a clear explanation on where the amphitheatre was exactly located. we passed through a golf course, animal park, on the highest point in the place with cable cars, beautiful town houses, [aaaaaaaaaaah! how i wished i was effin' rich...] it was like we we're on another planet as we were driving along the road, they even have designated 'quiet zones'... [what these were, we could only speculate.. eheheh!] we finally found the amphitheatre, got to our spot [middle part of the amphitheatre], and waited for the show to start. oh, did i mention that bebang & her family followed us, as in exactly followed 40-45 minutes after? [to the point that the route we took & the unexpected excursion were followed to the letter!] heheheheh...
now on to the show. it was his last show here in the philippines before leaving for san francisco. [really fortunate for me to have caught him at last! ;Þ] rex started off with a skit involving the traditional filipino greeting to warm up the audience. [heheheh... he was correct on that one.] after that, the whole show went on to touch on topics about his childhood days in daly city & san francisco, his relatives & other filipinos overseas, "trick or treating", our president & her cabinet members, & the now-famous "SBC packers" routine with some additional new materials. he ended the show [it was a good 3 hours worth!] with another famous routine, "tito boy". he didn't do his "maritess vs. the superfriends" routine, but since i already knew how it went, i didn't miss it. it was a real treat to see the man in person and hear him do his skits and routines to an appreciative audience. stand-up comedy is really hard to do, & one has to draw personal experiences like he does and make the most out of it to produce a good routine. we got to meet him personally during the autograph signing session after the show. we congratulated him for a good show and made him sign our tickets. [we would've bought his cd's, pero la na kme pera eh... heheeheh!]
after the show, it was my turn to drive. [well, i volunteered, since i wanted to feel the exhiliration of traversing those inclines and sharp turns for myself.] we we're screaming our lungs out while driving 'coz we we're treated to yet another fun thing in tagaytay: the fog. open windows, the cold wind rushing in, and "touching the clouds", we were all happy as i drove along the highway. another thing that really rocked was "free-wheeling". when i got to the intersection entering the shortcut leading to sta. rosa, i put the gear in neutral, and let gravity take it's course. it was a good kilometer or two that i told my companions that i was "free-wheeling", and they were all amazed. we must've travelled for 6 or 7 kilometers before i used the gears & drove "normally" again. [now that's good mileage! heheheh!]
fran invited us over to her parent's house in calamba after the show, so that's where we went, but we bought some food first before heading there. cool thing was, her parent's home was on the foot of mount makiling, and her mom told us some interesting facts about the place, and i learned some nifty things about herbs & medicinal plants. after spending an hour there, it was time to go to our respective homes. so off we go... got home @ 5am, slumped to bed, & woke up 7pm! [so i did do a "jason mraz" after all! nyahahahaha!]
i think that was the best weekend i've ever had, to date. [this one topped my 'galera overnight weekend'.] wow, april's shaping up to be a great month for me. i wonder what's next? *esep²*
last night, tropang OPG struck again! this time at Shakey's Greenhills. free dinner!!! free pizza & drinks!!! suffice to say, we were sooo full that we were laughing our heads off! Ü we could barely walk out of the place dahil ang bigat na ng mga tiyan namin, one of us was looking for a trolley/push cart! [heheheheh...] we almost semi-circled the whole shopping center by walking just so the car wouldn't feel the pressure of five full-stomached persons! [ahahahahah!] oh well, enough of that gluttonous story... let's move on, shall we?
i'm still here at the office, eventhough i should've been home by now, sleeping in my room... the reason? i'll be going to tagaytay in a few hours with some officemates to see rex navarette! wo0t! i've heard and read soo much about him, and i've missed quite a few opportunities to see him last year, so i made sure that i'm gonna see him this time around. jo² got in touch with one of the persons in charge of the event, and he got tix for us. [bless him for that! good thing i already paid my share... ;Þ] i'm sure i'm gonna have fun on this trip and on that show...
since i didn't post yesterday, & i'm in quite an "exposing-&-baring-myself" mode, [ no, it's not what you're thinking... you pervs! ;Þ ] lemme share the most recent poetry i've composed. [altho most of you have already read it...] i usually write them down whenever i'm really, really inspired... [w/c i'm not, at the moment...] enjoi!
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S: 3:24 pm
F: 4:58 pm
even though we've gone our separate ways,
visions of you, in my heart will always stay.
emotions & feelings from the past i try to forget,
realizing later on that doing so has led me to regret.
did i really try to erase that episode in my life,
especially the part where i dreamed you'd be my wife?
after all was said and done, i never understood why.
reacting the only way i know how, i started to cry.
expressing my thoughts was not easy at that moment,
since we were engaged in a bitter & harsh argument.
the way it ended was not how we saw it, but it happened.
maybe that's how it was supposed to be.
eventually, we weren't meant to be together.
guess i'll just have to settle being a friend, forever...
friday... a day that i dread and love at the same time. why you ask? well, we all know that friday is, technically, the last day of the work week... and, being the last working day of the week, means that for some of us, the work load is doubled [or even tripled] on this day... but, i'm not complaining about it. :D
nothing much happened yesterday, and i was a bit busy with work so my brain wasn't really preoccupied with ramblings & nonsensical thoughts.
i got to play billiards with a friend last night. he's also my constant buddy whenever i play billiards. it's been quite a while since we played, so we changed venues just for the heck of it. i got off on a great start, [4-0] i guess i picked the right cuestick that night. [i have my own, but i didn't bring it.] most of my shots were flawless, even he was surprised that i was doing better than he is. ['coz usually, it's the other way around. ;Þ] and so we went on with the game... in the end, the final score was 21-9. lucky me! [not the mami!! hahaha!] now if only i played that well everytime we go out for billiards... hmmm... *esep²*
Insight of the Week
Spring's here! And that means love is in the air. The snow's melting, the flowers are blooming, and everything's starting to heat up. So take advantage of it.
Is there a certain someone you've wanted to talk to or ask out? Well, now's a great time to spring into action and make the first move.
It can be hard to muster up the courage to ask someone out, but it can be even harder to always wonder, "What if?" Instead, ask yourself, what have you got to lose? The answer to that is: Nothing! You'll never know if romance could blossom if you don't give it a chance. It's not too likely that you'll get a date if you don't make an effort to meet someone at least halfway. So, take the initiative! Plan what you'd like to say beforehand to help you feel more at ease and then hop to it. Spring is a time for new beginnings. Make your fresh start toward a springtime romance this week! You never know, it could last a lifetime.
[quite a nice advice eh? this came from a newsletter sent to my e-mail... the only problem is: nde pa ako nai-in-love ulet!!! and quite frankly, i'm tired of looking for love, so i might as well just sit back, have fun, and let love find me! ;Þ]
had a full breakfast here in the office... [coffee, 2 tuna pan de sal & 2 saging na señorita [last two items donated by our station manager]] *burp* 'scuse me... eheheheheh!
today, being a wednesday, is "monster's riot", the day where we play songs from 80s to late 90s. my kind of a day, music-wise at least, 'coz the music during this period more or less compromises the soundtrack of my life. i guess it goes the same for those of you who, like me, are twenty-somethings. most of these songs have accompanying experiences, either good or bad, which shaped up our lives into what we are right now. whenever you hear a certain song, you're instantly reminded of a particular event or incident in your life, and you just find yourself reminiscing about it. [ w/c by the way, is a favorite hobby of mine. ;) ]
of course, there are those songs that bring back bad memories of the past, which would rather be forgotten, right? but hey, they're a part of us. it already happened, so let's just chalk it up to experience... as they say, everything "good" is always side by side with the "bad".
aaaahhhhh..... what a beautiful morning! hope this goes on to be a great day...
[jo², thanks for the heads-up... Ü ]
UHK announces breakthrough virus findings
University of Hong Kong researchers have identified the virus that has caused the recent outbreak of a typical pneumonia. Known as a Corona virus,it is spread through droplets and can also survive for up to a few hours outside the human body.
A diagnostic test for Corona virus will be ready tomorrow and it will return results within eight hours. Doctors will be able to discharge recovered patients knowing they no longer carry the virus. The team behind the discovery are from the University's Department of Microbiology. Chief of Virology Malik Peiris and department head Kwok-yung Yuen say now that they have identified the source, they no longer want to refer to the illness as "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome". Instead, they call it Corona virus Pneumonia.
The best prevention method, the researchers say, is to constantly wash your hands. A mask, by itself, is not foolproof. The Corona virus is spread through droplets -- the vapour that sprays from our noses when we sneeze and our mouths when we cough. It can also live outside the body for up to an hour or so. A person who has coughed into his hand and then touches a doorbell may leave the virus for the next person. If that person touches the doorbell and then rubs his eyes, nose or mouth, he risks coming down with Corona virus pneumonia. Alcohol can kill the virus.
The World Health Organization has congratulated the University on its success. The Centres for Disease Control & Prevention based in Atlanta has independently confirmed that Corona virus is the source.
Now that the source is known, it will be easier for drug researchers to find ways to treat the disease and kill the virus. Responding to a query from the press as to the likely origin of the Corona virus, Prof. Peiris said it probably originated in animals. However, he later said there were no signs that domestic pets were carriers and were not a cause for worry.
yummy... milk & cookies for a midnight snack... i'm having one right now, while i'm burning some cd's, chatting with an online friend, [hi ayet! *kaway*] checking my mail, and completing an animé OST i'm downloading...
kanina, i had a fantastic game of table tennis with my dad after we had dinner. my forehand needs some work, and my smashes need to find their proper place in the table... i still have some wayward swings that need to be tamed...
it's so effin' hot here in my room... nakatutok na nga sa akin ung electric fan ko eh...
anyway, for those who've left messages sa tagboard, put comments, and sent e-mails, thank you very much po. hope to read some more from you guys & gals.
my snack is almost done, the cds are done as well... just checking them. only a few tracks left, and one of the OST's i'm getting will be complete, so i'm gonna wrap this entry up...
oyasuminasai! [for the uninitiated, this means "good night" in japanese Ü]
it pays to be stupid... and in dollars!
i learned this the hard way... not once, but twice! i was in makati yesterday buying blank cds. my personal bank account is with metrobank. so before going there, i went to my bank's ATM just to find a cardboard plastered beside it saying: "temporarily offline". thinking i could find one at glorietta, i went on my way to makati. when i got there i immediately set out to find a metrobank ATM, but all i could see were BPI's. so i asked a guard if there was a metrobank ATM in glorietta, and he says there are none, only BPI's. so without any choice, i withdrew my money from a BPI ATM. lo & behold! when the receipt came out. i was charged an extra 190 pesoses! i paid no attention to it as i was in a hurry. now i'm here asking a bunch of officemates & a few friends online as to why such an exorbitant amount was charged just for using an ATM from a bank other than your own, 'coz the usual charge is 8-15 pesoses, depending on the bank that you transacted with. as i was checking & comparing my receipts, i noticed the accompanying account card that was with my atm card. i had a suspicious feeling as i picked it up & read it... and there it was, staring me right in the effin' face, the answer to my question:
"while you may withdraw from BPI or HSBC, your account will be charged US$ 3.50 per withdrawal & US$ 1.00 per inquiry."
aaaaaaaaaaghh!!!! my stupidity had cost me at least 400 bucks!!! why 400? told you, it was my second time already... *sigh*
*burp* aaaahhh... great lunch... well, it was more like breakfast, [corned beef, tocino & rice] but i don't care, as long as nabusog ako. ;Þ
i'm baaaaack from puerto galera!!! had a nice time there, kahit overnight lang kami...
as promised, here's the skinny on our trip:
friday night, my 3 friends met up at ayala and went to my place, para sabay² na kaming papuntang alabang para sumakay ng bus to batangas pier. mejo late na nga sila dumating eh. [about quarter to 12mn] we were supposed to be out of the house before 5am, kaya after they got settled in, natulog na ako. sila din dapat matutulog na, pero two of them opted to stay up 'til 4 am, w/c irked the other one who wanted to sleep... hahahaha! [malas nya...] paglabas ko ng kwarto at about 4am, nag-ayos na kme ng gamit, tapos umalis na kme. pagdating sa alabang, sakay ng bus papuntang batangas pier. after we paid for the bus fare natulog na kme... when i woke up, nasa batangas na kami, pero na-traffic pa ng konti dahil may fiesta ung isang town. we got to the pier terminal before 9am. sakto lang, since may paalis nang ferry going to sabang, mindoro. the only problem is, puno na ung ferry, so dun kami nilagay sa baggage compartment! [what a start...] after an hour, we finally got to the place, and it was friggin' hot in puerto galera!!! buti na lang aircon ung rooms namin... [and mas malamig dun sa kwarto namin! ;Þ]
after a nice lunch, we got on a bangka to do our beach hopping. we got to go to at least 4-5 beaches during the whole trip, and the best ones were at white beach [snorkeling! feeling ko nasa malaking aquarium ako with all the fishes swimming with me] & halili beach. [for the coral gardens, cool view!] boating to & from the different beaches was fun too, since that was the most time i spent on a bangka. cool wind, hot sun, crystal clear waters... aaaaahhhh....
for dinner, we took a look around the neighboring areas, and found a least expensive place to dine. [ala kaming nakitang meals below 150++] and after that, stroll lang kami hanggang sa maghating-gabi na. we would've gone to the night spots, [alang cover charge!!! mweheheh!] kaso, pare-pareho na kaming pagod and looking forward to a restful slumber. so back to the rooms for some shut-eye. all i can say about the events that happened between the sleeping & waking time is this: i know what you did last summer, part II! nyahahahahah!!!
8am, breakfast time. the only meal included in our package. [todo na 'to!!!] after that hearty meal, we took a stroll around the neighboring beach, bought our souvenirs, went to one of the high points in the area, and saw a magnificent view of puerto galera in all it's splendor... [woah!!! nice view! kung hindi ka lang takot sa heights tonyo, you would've enjoyed it as well...] after nun, balik na kme to pack our stuff, and go home.
that's it! *bow* granted, the package we got from the travel agency was a bit steep, [according to some of my friends] pero okay lang, basta nag-enjoi ako, tapos! kung maulit man na mapadpad ako dun, at least i know better... [right jeng?] pagbalik ko nga galing galera, i was supposed to make an entry here... but i forgot to take home the formatting bit for the justified margins, kaya ngayon lang ako nagpo-post. [i know diddly-squat about tweaking HTML, so sue me...] buti na lang anjan si jeng... hulog ka talaga ng langit sa akin! :-X
well, except for her, most of you will be reading this for the first time... not much to read yet, so i hope you'll come back from time to time to check out any entries i make.
back to "work".
oooooog...
that's what i felt when i woke up kaninang umaga. damn that vodka sprite on the rocks... friggin' traitor of a drink! i can still feel the vodka swirling within me... *dizzy*
anyways, i wasn't really drunk last night. just a bit tipsy, but majorly tired. before we went to the birthday party/s of someone i didn't know, we had dinner at chili's greenbelt. and man oh man, was i stuffed! i didn't even get to finish my meal... mas nagtagal pa nga ata kami sa chili's kesa sa pravda eh! heheheeh...
we arrived at pravda 11:30, [we walked around greenbelt park, kasi sobrang busog pa kme!] & i got to meet the birthday peeps. one of 'em even showed us some magic tricks that i thought only david blaine could do... really neat!! after we finished our drinks, [naka-isang round lang kmeng lahat, kse close na ung bar after 12] lipat kami sa temple bar [w/c according to my lola ida, should be renamed buddha bar... go figure] 'coz one of our companions was itching for beer. that vodka sprite on the rocks was enough for me that night. we were actually the last customers at the place, and they were cleaning up already and ready to go home, but lola ida's cousin wanted more beer! hahahah! she was soooo noisy! one of the waitresses actually had to approach us and tell us that the place was already closed for the night... short of saying: "gusto na naming umuwi, umuwi na den kayo plis!!!" we finally left a few minutes before 2am. got home 30 minutes after, [thanx jo²] showered, and slumped to bed. aaaah, but its sooo friggin' hot... can't wait to go to puerto galera this weekend... *excited*
damn i'm hungry! bili lang ako ng lunch sa baba...
another work day is done! yay! yet i'm still here in the office... quite unusual, you say? not really, since i'll be going with an officemate to makati later. but i rarely stay here after office hours, baka kasi may ipagawa pa yung mga amo ko sa akin, pero nde naman ako babayaran ng OT... stinkin' bunch o' tightwads...
that's why whenever the clock strikes 6 here, i bolt out of the door and scoot on home, not unless i have an assigned duty to do whenever we have sponsored events. [movie premieres, parties, etc.] most of the peeps here would be surprised to see me still loitering around after office hours... [heheheh, nde sila sanay!]
kung nde lang ako nag-commit dun sa officemate ko, wala na dapat ako ngayon dito! i would've been sitting in the bus already on my way home, listening to my walkman or taking a nap. [takaw-tulog!]
hmm... seems my officemate is done with his work, so we'll be going in a few minutes. i wonder what time i'll be going home later? will i get drunk? if i'm sober enough, maybe i'll write an entry when i get home.
toodles!
it's merienda time, and i'm having turon! [mabuti meron na ulet available sa merienda cart...]
hoooo... busy² morning, had quite a number of things to do. me being late didn't help at all, plus the fact that my good-for-nothing PC here in the office kept on displaying the dreaded "blue screen of death". i've already given it a few good kicks, but it seemed to have worsen. grrr... makes me wanna throw it out of the window!!! but then again, someone might get hit as it falls, or might hit a passing car, causing a major accident.. *shivers* scary thought... oh well, i'll just continue beating the crap out of this box til it conks out.
welp, merienda break ain't over yet, and the coffee machine is calling me...
later!
agh! i'm late for work... again. but i've no one else to blame about it though. i was supposed to make an entry last night, but i didn't feel like it. so i'll just make it up right now and post what happened...
i got home quarter to 8 in the evening. [left the office at around 6:30pm, 'coz one of my bosses had to tell me something, but made me wait for at least 20 minutes 'coz he was still talking to a friend on his cellphone. grrr...] after a fabulous steak dinner at home, [yummy! thanks dad!] i had a blast playing table tennis at the recreation hall in our subdivision. [only one loss in 7 matches, pretty good!] watched some WWE, queued some files for downloading on my PC, & that was it.
to make it short: i slept late [around 1am i think], woke up late, [i actually wake up at 6am, 'coz of my two alarm clocks, a real one, and my cellphone, but after i turn off the alarm/s, i still sleep! [heheheeh! don't we all do that!?!]], finally got out of bed quarter to 8, did the usual stuff, and off to work...
...so here i am now, supposed to be 'working' but guess what??? we'll see how this day will turn out...
at last! after much prodding from a friend, i finally have my own blog! [well, not really, i just wanted to read hers, w/c in turn made me want to make my own...]
just a backgrounder: i have been writing down my thoughts and other nonsensical whatnots for the past few years, the last one being on pieces of paper here in the office. [i still have them somewhere in my drawer...] i actually kept journals/diaries during my highschool days, when life was more simpler then. i wrote everyday, sometimes two to three entries a day! but now, with the hustle and bustle of work, all i crave for is to sleep and rest!
i truly missed writing down whatever i felt at that time and my thoughts on certain topics or subject matters, but this will be the first time that i'd be exposing myself in "the wired" so i hope this will be a pleasant experience, not only for me, but for you [the reader] as well. have fun!
x's: ang formal ng intro post ko no? heheheeh!
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