Maaga akong umalis ng bahay papuntang ofis, baka kasi ma-late na naman delikado na. Hehehe. Maganda yung pinapatugtug kanina na musika sa bus na sinakyan ko, hmmm 'OK to ah', Jon Bon Jovi in the house yoh!
Nung nasa San Juan na kami eh may pumarang dalawang babae, pagpasok pa lang eh biglang napalitan yung musika na naririnig ko, yung ingay nung dalawa na anlakas. Parang nasa palengke na ako; akala ko pa naman magiging komportable ang aking pagbyiahe. Akala lang pala.
Di ko na lang pinapansin yung ingay, kaso di ko mapigilan; nakaka-irita, masakit sa tenga. Pare-pareho lang ang mga salita na naririnig ko mula sa kanilang usapan. Yung isang babae na nagkukuwento puro "Sabi ko... Sabi niya... Sasabihin..." Iniisip ko tuloy, 'di ba naiirita etong kausap niya?'
Ang sagot sa aking tanung ay bigla na lang lumabas sa ere galing sa bibig nung babaeng kausap nu nagdada; "Sabi niya... Sabi ko... Sabi.."
Putsa! pareho sila. Naman!
Inaantok na naman ako. Nasa trening na naman kasi eh. Tsktsk!
Kaninang umaga nagising ako ng maaga. Maaga rin ako na bumiyahe papunta trabaho pero maaga din na nagkaroon ng mabagal na trapik sa aking binabaybay na daan. Namputs! Pagkababa ko sa Robinsons eh tumakbo pa ako papasok dito sa opis, pagod, hinihingal. Only to find out na wala akong regular shift dahil may trening daw ako sa gabi. Ano?! Umiral na naman ang pagka-irate ko kanina at pagtra-trash talk. Ibinuhos ko na lang din ang konting sama ng loob kanina sa paglalaro ng DoTA, kaso talo pa. Wala talaga. Umuwi na lang ako.
Nakatulog naman ako ng mga isang oras bago ako umatend ng trening kaso late pa rin ako ng pagdating dito sa opisina. Naman!
Kaya eto, inaantok na naman. Wala akong maisip. ZZZZzzzzzz....
Kumusta?! Tagal ko na ring di nakapag-post ng ipopost dito sa blog na to ah. Wheeew!
Noong mga nakaraang araw kasi eh naging abala ako sa pagrenovate sa bagong kwarto na lilipatan namin; siyempre dapat maganda at malinis bago lilipat para komportable. Naman! Yun nga lang eh medyo lumayo ako sa opisina, tsktsk. Nadagdagan ng isa pang sakayan, pero OK lang yun, cowboy naman tayo eh. Wahahaha! I'm a cowboy beybeh!
Nakakapagod sobra! Ang hirap magpintura lalo na kung di ka gagamit ng mask, tsktsk. Sumakit nga dibdib ko dun eh. Pero ngayon OK na, natutulog na kami sa bagong kwarto, masaya naman. Wala lang. Hehehe!
Oo nga pala, yung larawan na nasa taas eh di po yan yung room na sinasabi ko. Mas maganda pa diyan. Wahahahaha!
Katatapos na naman ng trabaho, eto na naman ako, stressed, tired and hungry. Same routine na naman, OK lang naman kasi nakasanayan eh.
Gusto kong manood ng DVD movie, gusto ko panoorin yung Max Payne kaso may problema, hirap basahin nitong DVD player ng PC eh. The disc is skipping ika nga; tsktsktsk! May DVD player naman dito kaso sira na kasi nahihirapan bumasa ng kahit na anung disc; pati nga yung USB port niya eh damage na rin; arrggh!
Sa katunayan pinapanood namin yung movie na yun sa office kanina kaso di ako maka-concentrate manood kasi andaming tumatawag. Naisip ko na lang ngayon na 'siguro di eto yung araw para panoorin ko yung pelikula'. Hmmmm... oo nga noh! May bukas pa. Assusss!
First day of work ngayon, sa katunayan malapit na ang katapusan ng shift; sa bahay na naman... same routine. Wahehehe. Anung bago? Hmmm.. nagkaroon kami ng bisor, coach ika nga. Bale pang-lima ko na siyang naging bisor simula noong lumipat ako sa pang-umagang shift; da best shift nga pala. Hehehe!
Ang una kong naging coach dito ay wala na, nag resign na pala (wrong choice of words, hehe). Check ninyo blog niya, eto oh Life of a Dominant Bitch, maraming magandang basahin diyan, lalo na mga escapades niya.
O sige, sige.. next time ulet.
Taong 2005 nang nag-apply ako ng NBI clearance sa Baguio City at ako'y nagulat dahil di daw ako mabibigyan ng clearance kasi markado ako. Ano ako, bungo?! Ano ang aking kasalanan o batas na nilabag? Noong inakyat ko yung punong mangga ng aming kapit-bahay para mamitas ng bunga eh utos sa akin ng aking kaibigan yun, yun ba? O baka naman yung panonood namin ng pornograpiya kasama ng barkada? Inaamin ko sumama ako sa rally sa EDSA Shrine at sumigaw ng "ERAP Resign! Erap Resign!" noong taong 2000, pero.. pero.. pero karapatan ko yun di ba? Ano?!
"DOST boy."
Huh!
Taong 2002 nang itinigil ko ang aking iskolarship, bilang iskolar ng bayan, na suporta sa akin ng DOST dahil sa ako'y naging pasaway sa pag-aaral. Gayunpaman, ano man ang nangyari eh kinakailangan ko pa ring ma-clear sa kanila. Ganun daw talaga. Tsktsk.
Hinintay ko ng pagkatagal-tagal, at sa wakas ay nakuha ko na rin, ang clearance ko mula sa Department of Science and Technology (DOST-SEI). Yehey!!! Makakakuha na rin ako ng mga importanteng papeles at identipikasyon gaya ng NBI clearance, Bureau of Immigration clearance, at pasaporte. Kung iniisip ninyo kung bakit ako may trabahong legal dito sa Maynila eh wala pa akong NBI clearance, hmmm, yan ay di ko masasagot ngayon. At tungkol naman sa proseso ng pagkuha ko ng clearance, di ko na kailangang sabihin. Let's just say, how's the Philippine government? Hehehe.
Ah basta, masaya ako.
Ahhhh!
Lumihis na naman ang oras ng aking pagtulog; nasa trening kasi eh. Tsktsk. Di naman ako nagereklamo dahil sa trening na to, wireless printer setup ata to eh, at sa katunayan di talaga ako nagrereklamo. May natutunan naman ng konti, at least pumasok sa kokote, hehehe.
Dati natutulog ako ng di lalampas sa 1:00AM, ngayun mukhang lalampas ah, siguro 1:10AM na. Hahaha! Ang kaso pag-uwi ko diretso tulog na; di ko na malalaro yung PC game ko sa bahay na Kudos at Kudos Rock Legend. Oo nga pala, di na rin ako maka-download ng mga gospel and christian songs (mga kantang pinakikinggan ko, naks!)
Oo nga pala (na naman), yung larong Kudos eh life-simulation game ika nga. Nakakatuwa kaso parang gusto ko nang palitan ng The Sims 3 para mas interactive.
Balik trening na naman.
Sa una masaya at exciting mag-blog; lalo na pag mga katrabaho mu nagbla-blog din. Noon yun, ganun pa rin naman ata sila ngayon eh. Pero ako, ako? Tinatamad na! Di naman ako si Juan, ewan!
Next time ulit ha. (Kita mo, tsktsk.)
Big Testicles
A tourist is in Spain, and goes to a fancy restaurant for dinner. As he looks around, he notices a diner being served a beautifully garnished dish with two gigantic meatballs in the middle. When the waiter asks him for his order, the man asks him about the meatball dish. The waiter explains that the meatballs are bull's testicles, and when the bull loses the bullfight, the bull is brought to the restaurant, and this beautiful dish is made.
The diner tells the waiter that he wants the bulls testicles for dinner, but the waiter tells him that only one bull a day is brought to the restaurant, but he can have it tommorrow. The diner agrees. The next day the diner goes to the restaurant, and orders the testicle dish. When his food is brought out, he notices that the meatballs are extremely small. He mentions this to the waiter, and the waiter replies, ''Well sir you have to understand, sometimes the bull wins''.
Tight Skirt, Bus Stop
One day, at a bus stop there was a girl who was wearing a skintight miniskirt. When the bus arrived and it was her turn to get on, she realized that her skirt was so tight she couldn't get her foot high enough to reach to step.
Thinking it would give her enough slack to raise her leg, she reached back and unzipped her skirt a little. She still could not reach the step. Embarrassed, she reached back once again to unzip it a little more. Still, she couldn't reach the step.
So, with her skirt zipper halfway down, she reached back and unzipped her skirt all the way. Thinking that she could get on the step now, she lifted up her leg only to realize that she still couldn't reach the step.
So, seeing how embarrassed the girl was, the man standing behind her put his hands around her waist and lifted her up on to the first step of the bus. The girl turned around furiously and said, "How dare you touch my body that way, I don't even know you!"
Shocked, the man says, "Well, ma'am, after you reached around and unzipped my fly three times, I kinda figured that we were friends."
The Hit and Run Case
A very successful lawyer parked his brand-new Lexus in front of his office, ready to show it off to his colleagues. As he got out, a truck passed too close and completely tore the door off of the driver's side. The counselor immediately grabbed his cell phone, dialed 911, and within minutes a policeman pulled up.
Before the officer had a chance to ask any questions, the lawyer started screaming hysterically. His Lexus, which he had just picked up the day before, was now completely ruined and would never be the same, no matter what the body shop did to it.
When the lawyer finally wound down from his ranting and raving, the officer shook his head in disgust and disbelief.
"I can't believe how materialistic you lawyers are," he said. "You are so focused on your possessions that you don't notice anything else."
"How can you say such a thing?" asked the lawyer.
The cop replied, "Don't you know that your left arm is missing from the elbow down? It must have been torn off when the truck hit you."
"Ahhh!" screamed the lawyer. "Where's my Rolex!"
Delayed
Misis: Delayed ako nang one month pero huwag mo munang
ipagsabi. Nahihiya ako...
Mister: Okey.
Kinabukasan, dumating ang taga-Meralco.
Taga-Meralco: Misis, delayed po kayo ng one month.
Misis: Ha? Bakit mo alam?
Taga-Meralco: Nasa record po.
Mister: Bakit naka-record diyan na delayed ang misis ko?
Taga-Meralco: Kung gusto ninyong mawala sa record, magbayad kayo!
Mister: Eh kung ayokong magbayad?
Taga-Meralco: Puputulan kayo!
Mister: Eh anong gagamitin ni misis?
Tag-Meralco: Pwede naman siyang gumamit ng kandila.
Drug Used to Seduce Men
Men, please read this if you go to bars or clubs:
Guys, be more alert and cautious when getting a drink offer from a girl. There is a drug called "beer" that is essentially in liquid form.
The most effective varieties are being shipped in from other countries. "Beer" is now being used by female sexual predators at parties to convince their male victims to have sex with them.
The shocking statistic is that this "beer" is available virtually anywhere! All girls have to do is buy a beer or two for almost any guy and simply ask the guy home for no-strings-attached sex. Men are literally rendered helpless against such attacks. Please! Forward this to every man you know... There is safety in numbers...
The Firing Squad
A man was scheduled to go before a firing squad for his crimes. The evening before his execution, he was asked what he wanted for his last meal. He refused the meal completely.
The next morning the man was brought before the firing squad. When asked for his last request, the man said he had none. The General in charge of his execution asked him, "Sir, you refused your last meal and your last request. Isn't there anything you want before you die?"
The man thought for a moment, then said, "Music has always been an important part of my life. If I could do but one thing before I die, would you allow me to sing my favorite song from beginning to end, without interruption?"
The General thought this was a reasonable request, and ordered his men to lower their weapons and to not interrupt for the duration of the song.
"Ten million bottles of beer on the wall..."
Can't think of anything to write right now... hmmmmm... that's for six days now. Arrggh!
Be back tommorow.
It's not actually an easy decision for every guy to get rid of his game console in exchange for another gadget; especially like me that I like video games. Arrggh! This time I decided to get rid of my PlayStation 2 for a 40Gb iPod with Click Wheel. So this means goodbye to my games, my favorites NBA Live 2008, NBA 2K7, WWE (SmackDown vs Raw), UFC, etc. It will be a 'welcome' to unlimited music playing. Arrggh!
The computer is working fine now; in fact, it is what I'm using right now. No more system down. Well, we hoped so.
Yesterday, after shift, I bought a 500-watts power supply from Robinson's Galleria and replaced the old 300-watts power supply of the PC. I was told that what caused the auto-restart problem of the desktop is caused by a faulty power supply; so last night after changing the power supply I immediately tested the performance of the computer. After nearly an hour of browsing the internet, knowing thateverything is OK, I was shocked that the problem happened again. It had restarted again!!! Whatta!!
It was very frustrating. I went to bed not feeling good about the computer. Arrggh!
This morning, me and my girlfriend decided to bring back the computer to the computer shop nearby and let it be checked. The technician had done this, done that, but still cannot fix the issue. So we decided to leave the computer, with some spare parts like extra RAM and video adapter, and asked to be contacted if it is ready for pick-up. This afternoon, I received a text-message from the technician telling me that the computer is OK and it's for pick-up. When I went to the shop I asked if it's really OK they answered affirmative. Good. So what caused the problem? They told me that it's not the power supply, instead it's the RAM; it was a good thing that I had a spare RAM module that they have used. Mehn, I'm glad that it will all be OK now; however, I'm going to test the functionality of the computer again. I'll keep it running for hours. Hehehe.
By the way, I'm selling a new power supply... 500-watts with SATA connection.. P900.00 with 1-year warranty. Interested?
I have 20 more minutes to end my shift. It's my rest day again!!! Wheeew!
I will be bringing the PC at home to a computer technician for it to be diagnosed and repaired, if possible. Hoped it will be fixed.
It has been days now that we don't have a working PC at home. The only computer that we use is still giving us a hard time. It's still restarting without any warning after it has been turned on for several minutes. Whatta!! I am thinking, maybe it's time to buy a new one. Hehehe. I am thinking of buying a laptop!
This morning I turned on the computer to run and update it's AVG anti-virus software; I was able to do that just fine. I was able to scan the HDD's D-partition and fortunately there were no virus or any malicious software. There was a smile on my face, for the first time in days that it lasted that long. So I decided to let it that way and took a bath; however, after bath when I checked the desktop... to my dismay, it had restarted again! Why!!! I was very frustrated and ashamed for myself. Failure.
I know that the problem is with the power supply of the unit and I will be replacing it for sure. The computer will be fixed. It's just that it is giving me a headache. Hmmm...
I was not able to go to the hospital to have my follow-up checkup. I spent most of the time during my 2-days-off fixing the desktop PC at home; I wasn't successful though. Too bad.
For the past few days the computer had been showing a blue-screen error and it kept on restarting. I've seen physical memory dump errors, .dll errors, the IRQL_Not_Less_Or_Equal error, and others. I decided to format the harddrive and reinstall Windows XP however during the installation the computer was still showing errors. I have also tried another hard disk drive (HDD) hoping that everything will be OK but, still, the installation failed.
On Friday I acted as a computer technician; opened the tower and started doing some internal operations. Don this, done that... to no avail. The problem got worse, the computer now is showing a blank display. Arrggh! I slept with a headache; also decided to let it be checked by a 'real' technician.
On Saturday I brought the unit to a nearby computer repair shop. For about two long hours, the two technicians that diagnosed the computer were about to give-up already, I was just waiting for their suggestions. I was actually thinking that it could be a motherboard malfunction. However, we were still hoping that it might be something else besides from the main board. Until they tried replacing the CMOS battery and poof! The unit turned on with a display. The Windows XP installation went thru just fine. I was thankful and shelled out some cash for the repair. I was also advised that I should change the power supply for it may fail anytime. Yeah!
At home, I set-up the internet so that my girlfriend could start sending her several online applications. After browsing for about an hour she called me out, the system restarted again!!! Whatta! Another blue screen. After restarting and used it again for several minutes the computer is rebooting again! Blue screen after blue screen! Busted.
This morning, I've tried turning on the computer again and it was OK; I immediately downloaded and installed BIOS updates. Hoping that it will be fine now, we started surfing the net again; after 10 minutes it went off! Not good; it was worse. So frustrated about it but frustration will not fix the problem. I had some options for it now, it's either I will be replacing the main board or buy another unit; but before doing one of those I will try to change the power supply first. Hmmmm...
I have to grab a coffee first, it's getting cold in here.
Aahhh.. last day of the week for my work; it would be 2 days of rest again! Well, actually I will be going to St. Luke's for a follow-up checkup for my finger (which is healed now) and to let my voice box be checked. The plan will all depend upon the weather. Tsktsk.
I've just finished the dosage of the anti-biotic (Cloxacillin Sodium) that was prescribed to me and I had some experiences that, I might say, the side-effects of the medicines. One thing is that I'm feeling that my muscles are getting weak; also I am feeling a little piercing sensation on my chest. I wanted to take some multi-vitamins but the physician told me not to do it for the effect of those drugs might not be taken properly by my body.
By the way, here is one funny observation that could be a side-effect of the anti-biotic, I was observed to be talking (and shouting) when I'm sleeping. Hehehe!
Been a while, three days without a post. Arrggh!
I was not able to report to work last thursday for my right pinkie finger had an infection and it had shown signs of edema. It all started with a small wound that I acquired about 2 weeks ago; it's so small that I ignored it. Not until last thursday morning that it had shown what it is capable of doing to conquer and destroy my immune system, my health. The images above will show how it looked like that morning. When my girlfriend saw it she immediately suggested that we will go to a doctor to let it be diagnosed before it will get worse. The swelling was reaching the carpal area. So we did go to see a physician. We went to St. Luke's Medical Center.
When the doctor saw what happened to my poor finger she asked me when did I acquire the wound. When I said more than a week ago she told me why only now that I'm going to see a physician for it. It looked like it's a serious case. The physician had informed me that it would be better for me to take oral medications already, not external application, for the infection is getting worse. She had prescribed me a branded anti-biotic for she claimed that it's better than the generic ones. She had also let my finger be X-rayed and requested for a complete blood count (CBC). I didn't expect that I would have to do all those things; but I did. It's good that I have a Maxicare health insurance; I didn't have to shell out some cash to pay for the consultation and laboratory procedures knowing that it's expensive for anything at St. Luke's.
Well, I shelled out some cash though in buying those prescribed medicines. We were shocked when we compared the price of the branded anti-biotics from the price of the generic, it's somewhat doubled. I did not worry about the price of the medicines, I worried about what my finger had. I worried about the infection of the wound. I worried about my immune system that it cannot fight the infection. I can always reimburse what I paid for the medicines though.
It's actually the fourth day for me to be taking in those anti-biotics. The dosage? One capsule every six hours for seven days. My finger is doing fine now. The edema is not their anymore. The wound is drying, healing. However, I still have to complete the seven-days dosage of medication; it's required.
What I learned about this experience is that for us not to underestimate little things, especially when it comes to our health, for little things can cause big effects. In health problems, if the means are available then get hold of them, maximize their usage if possible. Health is wealth remember that.
BPC agent Emer Almiral played in Eat Bulaga's "Sa Pula, Sa Puti" and proved that he is really... black by wearing white shirt and bonnet!!
Click here for the proxified version.
He had just created a 'scandal' for not saying the correct spelling of the word 'hippopotamus' and also by humiliating his opponent (and Tito Soto) for answering without a question.
I woke up early today. Though sleepy, I have to go to office early for surely traffic will be heavy again. It is monday, actually it's the second day of my work. After going out of the apartment building we noticed that there was a commotion somewhere in front of the PS Bank near us, along the Araneta avenue. There were mobile patrols, cops, bystanders and the GMA news team; also traffic was also in chaos. We decided to asked the guard of our building about what's going on and we were informed that there was a shootout and two men were killed; suspected robbers! Whatta!
Just few minutes ago I was browsing the site of Inquirer.net for news updates and I came across a breaking news article and it is about the shootout. Check this out "2 Suspected robbers killed, 3 others hurt in QC shootout" or click here.
There will be a consequence for every evil plans or deeds; and the consequences will be greater than expected.
Nothing much to do today.
Earlier I uploaded some videos on Youtube; actually it was my first time to upload those clips and those aren't my originals. Piracy! Hehehe!
I was just experimenting though so just be ride with me. Check them out:
- Normal YouTube
- Proxified YouTube
Enjoy!
My mom told me before that education could be the best gift that she could give us (her children) and as long as she is living she would try her best to let us finish college. For me, as the eldest of her five children, I considered that as an act of a loving and caring mother.
She tried.
Mom ascended to heaven couple of days after the New Year in 2004. A big loss for the family. She had plans and dreams for us but God had better ones for her; actually the best ones.
After she passed away I still pursued my college education, I was taking B.S. Agriculture Engineering (BSAE) in the Kalinga-Apayao State College (KASC) back then. I promised myself that I will finish that course not just for me and the family but especially for her. I failed.
I was not able to finish my BS course, that's a fact.
I want to finish college and have a degree, that's another fact.
I was studying back then when the opportunity of 'working' reveals itself and was able to convince me follow its path. That was late 2005. On that time, deciding whether to continue my studies or start working was not easy. I can't do both at the same time, as much I want to, for the workplace is in Baguio. Before going to the City of Pines I told my friends and relatives that I'm sure I can manage my time in Baguio and become a working-student; but that never happened.
Now that I'm here in Manila, still I cannot find time to enroll myself to any college to continue education. Until my girlfriend told me an idea about distance education. Distance education?
So we researched the internet about the colleges that offfers distance education. What caught my attention is University of the Philippines Open Univeristy, will this be another opportunity for me to go back to the school that I left? I guess not. Their offered courses were not in my interest. Tsktsk!
Distance education, distance education. How can I avail of you? Having further net search about it we came across CAP College - College on the Web. Nice one. I did a lookup on their program and I was somewhat interested on their A.B. Information Technology (IT) course. I will be taking that and finish it! Angst! Hopefully this month I can enroll and start my distance education.
Maybe the BSAE is not the proper degree for me; however, anything is possible according to God's plans for me. In every opportunity that will open for me to continue the education that my Mom once started I'll make sure that I will give it a shot. I can do it; I believe in me.
Mama is the best mother in the world! She still is. I know that she is always guiding us from up above. Now, I can say that education is not actually the best gift that she could have given us; it's her LOVE.
The last time that I went to church was during the wedding mass of my girlfriend's sister a few months ago. Since then I've been missing the Sunday masses that I used to attend. In fact, ever since I transferred to the morning shift (of work) and that my work schedule is from Sunday to Thursday, the going-to-church activity is somewhat totally unattended already. I feel guilty for not entering the Lord's house for a long time. However, not a day goes by that I don't pray and thank Him for everything; my health, my blessings, my guidance... everything.
No. 1 team!I wasn't able to post something yesterday for I was kinda' busy in the office. Busy on what? Playing DotA!!! Aawww!
Last night I was singing the song Dear God of Boyz II Men. A nice and good routine before going to sleep. Pray always.
Below is the lyrics:
I'm still not feeling well...
Last night, before going to bed, I had taken in medication for my colds hoping that when I wake up it will be a good day for me; I mean this common illness will go away. I was wrong.
When I woke up this morning I felt like my body is very tired and my head is heavy that I can hardly get out of bed. My nose is still clogged up to now; in fact I have a big roll of tissue with me to use. My voice is husky and that I am feeling irritation in my throat everytime I talk. I swear it is affecting my performance in work. What is happening with my health?
I have a health problem now, the weather is bad that I think it's going to rain again, and the president of our beloved country is there talking about her promises and lies in her SONA. What is going on in this country today?! Let's just face it, this is the reality. Arrggh! Let's drink coffee.
I like hiking and trekking. I like going up the mountains, feel the air up there and shout, "I am the king of the world!"
When I was studying in U.P. I joined the UP Mountaineers; that was last 2001. I experienced jogging around the UP oval for about 4 times, very tiring. Well, I wasn't able to complete all the Basic Mountaineering Courses though, so I can say that I'm not one of them. So sad.
When I decided to continue my college education at the Kalinga-Apayao State College (KASC) in my beloved province I tried to establish a mountaineering organization and called it Tagu Mountaineers (Tagu means life or person), many become interested and actually joined. However, that organization didn't last long for we lack equipments and that I wasn't able to complete its paperworks. Also, I lacked support. So we called it quits for good.
Last 2005, there were KASC students who planned to organized a mountaineering group in the campus. They were determined and ambitious. They had seeked my opinion and help. Because I knew that these students had the potential and determination I decided to give them some information. But I wasn't able to hear from them since I left KASC.
Last year I've heard from some friends in the province that there is a new organization called Kalinga Mountaineering Society (KMS) being put up and planned by good people. I felt very glad for it. I've been hearing good news and comments for KMS; they had already their climbs and events. In fact we and Nats had a little chat before and he was inviting mo to join, well as much I want to but I'm based here in the metro and my schedule could hardly allow me to join the fun and events. The organization is growing, thumbs up to that!
I am talking to a customer as I am typing this article. A woman from California who is just frustrated with the performance of VISTA and what is going on in the U.S. today. She is actually friendly and its oblivious to the fact that she knows a lot of information, or news, not just in America but also around the world. I am actually helping her install the VISTA Service Pack 1 in the system and I decided to stay on the line for additional assistance.
I can say that she knows a lot about the information super highway, the world wide web. From bloggers to hackers; from freedom of speech to internet monopoly. She had told me also about what she believed to be flaws of the internet technology; well she got some points.
I admire customers like her; friendly, cool and very informative. Well, people like her are rare this times. Way to go!
Nothing much to talk about today I think. As usual, it is somewhat petics again here in the office so I'm going to update my blogs and think of something that I can possibly write about.
The weather here in the metro is very cloudy and i think the sky will pour rain again.
If the rain is going down, here in the Philippines almost everything is going up. Prices of goods in the market, prices of oil, fares for the public utility vehicles, school tuition fees and many more. Whatta!!! If everything else are going up why do our salaries don't go with the trend?? The rice allowance is still the same even though the price of rice in the market went up abruptly! The transportation allowance, also, is still the same knowing that fares went up! What or who is not going up? The president!
Can't really think of something to say. I'm going to chill out first. Be cool.
I am so proud that our province is the white water rafting capital of the northern Philippines. I've been hearing and reading information that a lot of locals and tourists are visiting our province to experience the rapids of the great Chico River. Well that's good for us iKalingas.
I am an adventurous person; I like doing things that involves physical and mental capability. However, it saddens me that I've never tried rafting. I never had the chance to go white water rafting when I was in Tabuk; how much more that now I'm 12 hours away? Arrgghh! I envy those people who were able to go extreme and conquered the excitement that the Chico River is offering. I'm hoping that I can do that too. Oh well!
The local government of Kalinga should maintain the "greatness" of the river. By doing so they can invite more tourists and enthusiasts to visit the province and that is a big help to the ecotourism industry. It would be also good to pair that with peace and order. Way to go Kalinga!
The Ces Drilon kidnapping case have been the talk about for the many last month; well in fact until now it is. News broke out that Drilon, an award-winning broadcaster for ABS-CBN, and her group, were seized by the Abu Sayyaf at the village of Kulasi in the town of Maimbung on June 10. Drilon’s team arrived in Sulu province on June 7 to pursue a story after an Abu Sayyaf leader reportedly sent surrender feelers.
Last night I have watched the special show of ABS-CBN entitled "Kidnap" and it's about the revelation of what Drilon, and cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama experienced under their alleged Abu Sayyaf kidnappers. During the show there were feeds, re-enactment and actual footage, as the three victims relate their stories. After knowing all these things, their claims, questions and doubt started to evolve in my mind. I started thinking that the kidnapping could be real but it could also be hoax. It could be a case well-staged by some non-professional actors.
I arrived here in the office early and asked the opinion of my colleagues regarding the kidnapping of Drilon and most of them are doubting it. One even said that what happened could be just for a documentary purposes by ABS-CBN because their rival network, GMA-7, have a lot of award-winning documentaries. He got a point there though.
I listened closely to what the three were sharing last night. I observed the feeds of the actual footage. Well, they could be genuine but still questions are lurking in my mind about the credibility of their claims. They've said that the kidnappers are very smart but how could they (bandits) let the camera and film walk away? Holdappers, kidnappers or criminals wouldn't definitely want leaving evidences for their deeds; how much more for a possible video?
I cannot recall now if it was Encarnacion or Valderama who claimed that he had asked for the camera, from the abductors, so that he can refresh the device and the film for it might get moist. Will you still think of cleaning your camera if the time is ticking for you to be beheaded? If you are one of the kidnappers will you give that camera? Weren't you be smart enough to think that the cameraman could manipulate his own toy and may deceive you? If the drama is real then they are just a group of dumb kidnappers I ever heard of. Beats me.
The kidnapping drama may be real but there are still people who may think that everything was staged. We, definitely, have different point-of-views of what's happening in our country today.
I'm a coffee drinker. I love coffee. When I was still in Tabuk I drink about 3-5 cups of coffee everyday; that had diminished to 1-2 mugs ever since I stayed here in Manila. I drink coffee at home and even here in the office. I drink coffee almost everyday. But what I missed the most is the coffee from our province. Kalinga is now producing processed native coffee powder and also being commercially introduced; Kalinga Coffee and Kalinga Blend are the top brands. I've tried those brands already but still I'm missing the taste of something, the taste of a coffee that I haven't drink for a long time. It is the coffee that my beloved grandmother used to roast and process by herself; so sad she is now very old that she cannot identify what is a good coffee bean from not.
Last Friday me and my girlfriend went to the University of the Philippines (UPD) and after requesting for my OTR we decided to take a little walk and visit the Vargas Museum; it's going to be our first time to enter that museum. Before we entered the museum we noticed that there is a small cafe on the left wing of the building and we were somewhat surprised, it is Cordillera Coffee. I have a friend in Kalinga that talked a lot about the Cordillera Coffee when I was still there. The cafe is owned by a family from our hometown. My friend is actually staying with that family and he once had tried to work in a branch of that cafe here in the metro; he had roasted coffee beans. So me and my girl decided to try what the Cordillere Coffee can offer; to my curiousity I ordered their Kalinga Cafe with whip cream and orange slice. Well the coffee is good but the orange slice had added a little sweetness to it, I like a coffee that is a little bitter or let's just say less sugar.
Cordillera Coffee says Drink for a Cause for they are patronizing the best coffees of the entire Cordillera Region, that's good. Kalinga coffees are also being sold not just here in the Philippines but also abroad; if the iKalingas and the governmnet will continue supporting these native products then we might see a boom and economic progress in the province.
I love coffee. Well then I have to drink my coffee first for it's getting cold.
During my rest days I was not really able to do the movie marathon that I talked about in my post Day Off Movie Marathon; instead we (w/ my girlfriend) went to the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) to request for my transcript of records. For the first time in my life I was able to visit the Jorge Vargas Museum in the campus for the fact that I studied in UPD for about 2 years, from the year 2000-2002. Actually there are places in UP that I never been to; there are buildings that I never entered during my stay there. Have I missed a lot of opportunites? The answer is a sorrowful YES! But what saddens me most is that me not continuing my education in that great university before. If ever I will be given the opportunity to study in UP again I'll definitely grab it. Sigh.
Inside the Vargas Museum we were able to view and appreciate the works of art by some renowned artists of our country. I love art. I do art. But the masterpieces that I've seen there are somewhat different. How I wished I can do something like those and be known in the future. I want to learn more about arts. I want to polish my forte. I want to be better than what I am capable of right now. I've drawn, painted, sketched, taken pictures, wrote; I've tried. I will be better. I will get there, I know. I dream for I believe.
I know the feeling of not eating a cooked rice for days. I've experienced the time when the only food that can be eaten are sweet potatoes and cassava; and it had me craved for the presence of cooked rice during meals. That's when I was in the mountains in the province of Kalinga harvesting coffee.
Two days ago I watched a documentary shown by GMA-7 and it was about the problem that our beloved Philippines is facing right now, rice shortage! I've seen how our countrymen are working hard just to have food placed on the table for their families. Starvation should not be taken for granted, it is not a burden that we could easily erradicate. Even before the rice shortage problem had conquered our country, starvation is already a plague. It's like a lion roaring loud, cannot be stopped and ready to rip lives. From north to south of the entire archipelago, poverty is present. I just feel bad everytime I am hearing a news regarding the government claiming that our economy is stable and that the current president should be credited for this. Credited for what? I know that the government is doing something to rectify the problems that our country have but that 'something' is not enough.
The Philippines is the home of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and some of the world's best agricluture schools but are we not wondering why we are the world's top rice importer? IRRI have educated a lot of international agriculturists and scientists and they were able to apply their gained knowledge in their respective countries but why can't we not apply it here? What are we lacking? Are we lacking good governance? The government is supposed to be by the people and for the people right?
Last night I watched the news and there was a feed about president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo gracing the National Science and Technology Week celebrations and she had talked about her $3000 dress designed by a Filipino fashionista. She was so proud of that clothing that costs about PhP134,000.00. That value could buy about 6,000 kilos of rice and could feed a number of people. Starving people below the poverty line.
The problems and burdens happening in our country cannot be denied; no matter what we do to hide them under a mask of imaginary claims they will still be there. This is the reality that we must face. This is life.
This is rather a tough day for me. I had many calls and some of the callers were irate; they kept on shouting and interrupting while I was trying to give them troubleshooting instructions to resolve their concerns. Oh by the way, I'm a TSR of a very famous company; we support computers (hardware, software, networking). I'm in the morning shift (11AM-8PM) and I belong to an 'elite' team. I say my team is elite for during the 2nd half of our shift we are the only agents on the floor taking care of the calls. The average number of calls that I'm receiving everyday ranges from 6-8, imagine that! Petics! Petics! Petics!
I just started my lunch break about 15 minutes ago for the last call that I had was long and I had to do remote access to help the customer. It was more like a computer 101, I had to guide and explain everything to him. Obviously this is not a petics day for me. I now have only about an hour before I logout. Well things like this happen, cannot deny that.
Earlier I was excited to check my account for this network that I had applied before inorder for me to place ads to my blogs and make money but to my surprise and dismay I received a notice telling me that my account was disabled. What?! What have I done wrong? I am just a newbie to that network and program, only a month to be a member. I checked my email for the notice also had told me that they had sent me the grounds of suspension for my account. The reason is very vague and I'd rather not disclose it hear for I respect them. Respect is a good virtue that we should have. I will just Keep it cool.
I also tried applying for other make-money-on-blogs program to see my luck; I hope my application will be approved. I will have to grab a beer for us then.
If you are a writer you know that there's nothing more difficult than to think how you will start your work. If you are a good writer then you could immediately work your imagination and move out of that stage. If you are a very good writer then you may or may not agree to me and stick to what you know.
In this blog you can read about what I do. You can read about what I've been through. I am not encouraging you to know more about me, that's alright for what I will be posting here is somewhat near to my personal interests. I do have my other blogs that talks about sports and anything under the sun. I have my blog about basketball, about boxing, and about anything. Well you see you can have a daily dose of nothing here; if my posts can help you in any way then that will be good, if not then I still have to thank you for reading.
You might be asking what iKalinga means; well it means that I am raised and from the province of Kalinga. People had been relating names to my beloved province; the Land of the Brave,the Home of the Warriors, the Place of No Return! Behind those tags, still Kalinga is Kalinga.
This post could be a good start for this blog. I'll try to update or post everyday. Oh, the coffee is getting cold, I will have to drink it up. By the way, I love coffee!
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