learn-list #2

continued... 4. complain less (and be more patient) well, i mean verbally. i tend to overreact, get irritated and complain a lot when things don't go the way i expect them to, or want them to. i know i am not the queen of the world and "as the philosopher Jagger once said, you can't always get what you want". but despite knowing this, i still tend to make a lot of noise by speaking my mind (with biased thoughts and through offensive words). and i know i could hurt other people or worse, make them misinterpret my intentions. intentions of which, just to simply release negative emotions. i believe it is better to just rant now and be over with it than to bottle-up emotions and explode later. 5. stop being fickle-minded and contradicting myself if you can't believe that i am this, then just read #4 (and probably, my other blogs). you'll often see something like.. "well, it's like.. blah blah... BUT come to think of it.. blah blah... BUT THEN AGAIN i can't.. blah blah blah". 6. stop being judgmental (again..) i know i've been worse before, and i already learned my lesson. that's why i "stopped" being BEFORE, but now i'm relearning it again. man, i hate myself for calling some people (who i don't even know) stupid. and somehow, it slips and i say it loud and clear, before i can even try to stop myself. i mean, i don't say it to their face but i say it to other people ("nakakainis naman kasi tong si ..., ang tanga!). stressed or not, masama pa ring magsalita ng ganun. engot ko talaga. 7. be humble and accept criticism i am a very proud person... do i need to explain this? 8. be more punctual waking up early is really hard for me. but i shall try to be there on time whenever i'm needed. 9. really, really save up i just realized how lucky i am to be earning much, how some other people need more than i do and how much i really need in the future (not in the very near future, i hope) to support what i really want to be. :P

random, nonsense thoughts

my 3230 broke down last week. suddenly, for no reason at all, it refused to switch on. luckily, it was still covered by the warranty and i was able to have it fixed in nokia care. there was a problem with the software, they said, and to fix it, they had to re-flash it. now silly me, very trusting with my gadgets, never backed it up since i got it last february. so there, i lost my phonebook (my only means of keeping in touch with the "foreign" friends i met during my traveling days), my calendar notes (where i list those important moments, naks!) and my collection of Jam's haikus. hay naku, promise magba-backup na ako ngayon. anyway, if you think i don't have your number yet, please please send it to me. i would really love to stay in touch. thanks in advance! :) --------------------------------------------- for the past 2 weeks, i've been trying to decide on what phone to buy. i really want a wifi-enabled, 3G phone with a camera (kahit 1.3 megapixels lang). so far, i only have 3 choices (all from Nokia), the N91, N80 and E70. I really want the N80 but it is also the most expensive one at the moment. and it also has a 3-megapixel integrated camera which i think i won't be able to use much unless i get rid of my Sony camera. but i LOVE my Sony camera. dilemma! hay.. i never thought getting an almost-free phone can be so stressful... buti pa si buddy, panay free phones (hehe! peace buddy :p) maghintay na lang kaya ako.. kelan kaya magda-drop yung prices? --------------------------------------------- life and work have been stressful these past few months that i've been craving for a massage for the longest time. well, i got my wish last saturday. chris and i decided to try out South Spa, the spa on the ground floor of our condominium (very convenient). For 650 pesos, i got a steam bath, a moment of peace and of course, the one-hour massage from a super girl (man, she was a short and thin girl and she suddenly hoisted me up! and seriously, i was also the "smallest" client in there). anyway, it was worth it and i plan on getting another one soon. anyone else interested? :D --------------------------------------------- grabe, nami-miss ko nang mag-videoke ha!!! i think the last time i was in a videoke place was last March. seriously!! should i start worrying that maybe something might be wrong with me? hmm... --------------------------------------------- o, last na of the multi-blog.. pictures from the ContentDev semi-reunion last last week. hoy pips, kelan na ba yung totoong reunion natin?!? grabe, i miss the people of ContentDev, ibang klase kasi e!

man, i need to blog!

do i miss blogging... i mean, i've been on blogging hiatus before.. but it was different this last time. before i don't blog because i have nothing to blog and don't want to blog. but this last time, i just don't have time for it. work has literally taken over my life. i'm such a loser! waah!!! anyway, just some updates before i get back to work (sh*t!). ------------------------------------------------------ today, it's been 6 months already since this. time really flies. anyway, i didn't get a raise. just some additional tax-shield that's supposed to increase my net salary by a few thousands, or maybe just a thousand... i've yet to know. i don't know how i feel yet. definitely disappointed but i don't know how much. also, i've kinda prepared myself for this after hearing ET's story. so i'm not really shocked. but what i can say is that i really worked my butt off for the last five months (yeah 5, coz i wasn't really doing anything the first month), more than ever. and now that i'm writing this, i realized that i'm also a little bit angry. they promised bonuses though, for the projects i worked on, once they are signed, sealed and delivered. but from experience, i learned that PROMISES SUCK! and so.. well, you know... anyway again, i know that i shouldn't complain much. i know i was getting a little bit more than the other people here (stress on the little bit) for starters. so they get the raises, i dont, and we're all equal now. after all, i did say the organization here is "flat! mas flat pa sa lupa!". yet, why do i get this nagging thought, "kasalanan ko ba kung may experience na ako?". i mean, i did spend my first 1.5 working years earning less than the standard! ang gulo ko noh. balak ko na rin naman umalis dito early next year, ang dami ko pang satsat. hehe! :D ------------------------------------------------------ i met up with Jam, Allen and Luz last night, just to have dinner. ang sarap magkwentuhan. i missed my old friends so much. it's so nice to be back in that comfort zone, di ba? :) ------------------------------------------------------ i just finished watching House Season 2 (thanks mapet! :D). i can't wait for Season 3, which is about to start this September. sobrang bitin naman kasi nung season-ender e. hehe! anyway, i like this season better than the first one. well, except for Friends, i noticed that the best season of the TV shows i like is the 2nd season. Don't you agree? However, it's not like that when it come to movies. yech! ------------------------------------------------------ i've completed my Calvin and Hobbes collection. i was supposed to start on a new collection, like Sandman. But then Mapet showed me this, so i guess i'll be waiting. For now, i'll be parasiting on Chris' Fables collection which is really good, by the way. :D ------------------------------------------------------ i'll have dinner with my ex-officemates tomorrow. wala lang, dinner lang. i hope lots of people will show up. i missed their company so much. iba pa rin talaga ang ContentDev.

summer outing

since summer's over, we finally had our company outing last weekend. the good thing: i've been feeling sick since tuesday last week and i just got well in time for the outing. the bad thing: apparently, my virus was kinda contagious and i passed it on to my best buds in the office, Chris and Elmer, and so they had to miss the outing. now whenever Elmer coughs, i feel guilty. i haven't seen Chris yet... huhuh.... the not so bad thing: i also infected my other good friend, Mark. he didn't miss the outing but he can't come to work today. so far, only ex-ePLDT people in Colibria were infected. Which could mean that somebody is sabotaging us! *gasp* Nah, it's just because they're usually with me. hihih... anyway, on to the pictures!!!

the girls. obviously, we had to take a shot where it's just us. hihi!! (L-R): Kotse, April, Cheryl, Elaine and me.

i tried kayaking with Ian and Kotse. was all smile here but i was frickin' scared!!! hahah!

the "getting there" picture... getting drunk. haha! see how red we all are! clockwise from me are: Jon, Chad, Thope, Cheryl, Alex and me.

mario mark!!!

and my masterpiece:

super caloy!!! best actor si bodie, mana sa tatay, naks! ;p (hulaan nyo sino dad nya...) (L-R): April, Elaine, (my boss) Simon, Bodie and my "executive producer" Mark. hehe!

learn-list

before the year ends, i want to learn how to: 1. drive (in real-life, not just "in theory" anymore) 2. dance the tango 3. do sign language