Wednesday, February 28, 2007
fire drill + stilettos = hell
Anyone who has tried going down 38 floors in 3 inch stilettos will tell you they wish they had been out of the office the whole day. Ang sakit na binti/paaa ko!! Lecheng fire drill yan, grrr!!!!!
Friday, February 23, 2007
You are from Accenture if...
This has been all over my inbox today. Some things are so to the point, they remind of that 80's kid list....
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You are from Accenture if:
- Rex Lallata Jr.
1. You love your company and makes no apologies for it (- Bill Green)
2. You mistake the mall as an extension of your office.
3. Your cubicle is at least within 100 meters radius to the nearest ice tea cooler.
4. Your office is somewhere along the MRT line.
5. You know that roll in roll off is not something you do with the deodorant.
6. You do geek speak like BS7799, SEAKK, ATIS-GDN, x5999.
7. You say ".. it's Confidential" when you don't know the answer.
8. Your body's liquid component is 33% blood, 33% ice tea, and 33% eight o' clock juice. <- kulang ng coffee
9. You also have traces of 'lumot' juice in your body. The City Service says it's green tea. You wonder why the City Service still prepares you that lumot juice when nobody in the world really likes it. You utter distaste by also referring to it as 'sitaw or kangkong punch'. <-haha
10. You take a nap after lunch. You have mastered the talent of snoring without the sound and sleeping with your eyes half open. How ingenious. <- err... di ako natutulog pag lunch
11. You go home late night and grab yourself a burger and coke as dinner at the nearest Mini-Stop or Burger Machine, unaware of those drunk bullies staring at you on the side ( - courtesy of Winston Cruz in one of those People's Hour sessions) <- oh so true...
12. You sit happily in your chair clueless of global warming because the air conditioning is frigging cold. <- truelaloo
13. You don't know Sugar Mercado or Boy Uling. (Sugar, who?)
14. Your fashion perception is limited to wearing black from your waistline down (black toenails included). <- di naman, may blown and gray slacks naman ako...
15. You play basketball in the middle of the night.
16. You watch Prison Break, Grey's Anatomy, 24, CSI or anything that requires a bit of a brain activity.
17. Okay, okay, you also watch American Idol.
18. You go to the gym when everyone's going home. <- haha
19. You are into sports which either be as physical as basketball or hilarious as finger-wrestling with your office mates.
20. You are drowned with abbreviations like SEAAK, WBS, ATIS, PWS etc.
21. You have a compilation of abbreviations either stuck in your memory, stick notes, or saved in a notepad file.
22. Until now, you still have no freaking idea what on earth SEAAK means. <-haha!
23. You know that there is Sunrise even at night, 24 hours a day, six days a week.
24. You do yoga.
25. You don't do yoga, but you still find your best position to sleep on a chair. 26. Your imaginary friend consists of Sy Betty (CBT), Snuffalafagus and Ice Cube.
27. You get Ice Cube from e-mail and not from the fridge.
28. You don't feel that you have a boss.
29. You dial O when you want to order Take Out lunch.
30. You get annoyed when people make noise inside the elevator.
31. You get annoyed when other Accenture employees talk loud inside the elevator.
32. You are relieved when you realized that those talking loud inside the elevators aren't really from Accenture.
33. You sometimes forget that you are from Accenture and you talk loud inside the elevator.
34. You love life.
35. You live love.
36. Your life is love.
37. You think you are smart.You know you are smart.
38. You celebrate Christmas parties 4 times (one with your team, one with the project, one with the Bench people, and one with the whole Accenture) <-ang saya, di ba? :)
39. You know that Bench is not something to warm your butt with, but another endless sessions with CBTs.
40. You forget that Bench is also a shirt and underwear.
41. You know SCRIBO. You define yourself in two words : Best People.
42. You pose for a picture gesturing the Accenture 'V' sign either Korean-style or putting the V behind your friend's head.
43. You discuss something with someone over a conference call and punctuate the conversation with "Get's mo?".
44. You do your work not because you are afraid of your boss but because you don't want to fail your teammates who believe you can do it.
45. You get scared people won't notice when you die because you are stuck at work.
46. You feel you are surrounded with best people.
47. You think everyone is nice, happy and useful. <-useful? ano ba yun...
48. You consider your teammates as the extension of your family.
49. You have at least one Accenture jacket.
50. You have an Accenture bag, Accenture pen, Accenture electric fan, pouch, shirt, or notebook. 51. You wish you have an Accenture fridge, Accenture house, Accenture car and Accenture water dispenser (Ha ha ha).
52. Your secret in cooking comes from the Maya kitchen.
53. You mistake People's Hour as the Yoshinoya hour because of the meals they serve. ( Well sometimes, they also serve Pinoy meals, Thai meals, Value meals, etc.). <-pede ring Max's hour
54. You slouch at your chair like you own the world.
55. You work on Saturdays not because somebody tells you to.
56. You only put off your computer on Fridays. <- minsan pa nga hindi....
57. For security reasons, you wish your head covers the whole of your 17'' monitor. (Maybe, you want to try afro, or inject your head with fluids, or wear headgear the size of planet Earth).
58. You know that someone is from Accenture by simply looking at him. (Yes, it takes one to know one)
59. You enjoy your moments with your family because it's something you can't always afford with the nature of your work.
60. You are trying to go home early to catch you baby awake, but you always end up like that.. trying.
61. You know where to go in cases of fire and emergencies. (To the left, to the left...)
62. You don't know where is your head office (...it's really because you don't have one).
63. You get pissed off when someone pronounces your company as 'acksencha'. You argue that it is pronounced 'ahhhk-sent-yurrrr'. Payn, whatever.
64. You answer yes and no when friends ask you if you work in a call center company.
65. You have to pay P50 just to be able to wear maong on the holidays.
66. You had rewritten science by reformulating E=mc 2: Energy = McDo 2x a day.
67. You go to work and the first thing you do is check your email and try to empty your inbox. 68. Your unkindest remark to your teammate includes "Kelan ka maro-roll off?", which is not even understood by 99.9% of the human race.
69. Most of your jokes is incomprehensible to the average human being and you wonder why. Up to now. <- oi di naman...
70. You are invited to attend your friend's wedding and you ask "When is the Go Live date?" <- ha! so true
71. Your idea of a rockstar is your teammate who knows C and C# coding too well but doesn't even know how to do C minor on the guitar strings.
72. You have the solution on how to save the world. For real. You join community initiatives which sounds somewhere like Piso para sa Pilay, Maong para Makatulong, Tong para Tumulong, Diyes para Sa Buntis. Bente para sa Hinete. This list goes on and on. <-lol!!
73. You live in the fast lane. You live up to the great Latin philosophy 'labore dura et ludus durus' - work hard and play hard. (Well that sounds good in Latin, only that I just made that up. Ha ha)
74. You play 'the-first-one-to-blink-loses' against your computer monitor. It's ok if you get ruptured retinas, you win anyway.
75. You call your boss on a first name basis.
76. Your boss is also referred to in three letters like EMA, BTL, ATI, OMG and the like. (No, GMA is not in the list.)
77. You are working in a project under a shady codename like Project Timbuktu or Team Tickle-UrAnus. This makes your friends upset and suspect you work in an underground network alliance which makes the Yakuzas and Mafias look like smalltime, bluffing sissies.
78. You haven't seen Bill Green in real life and you wonder if he really exists. This puts him in the league with the world's most mysterious characters like the Big Foot, the banker in Deal or No Deal, and Big Brother.
79. You know nobody's blaming you when you get into conversations like 'Sinisi kita kanina sa email ha'. <-hihi
80. You are plotting for world domination.
81. You enjoy a basket of fruits from the 'HR Angels' after your wife do the laboring.
82. Your super heroes include ASLA for money matters and ATIS for everything that requires fixing. Mending of broken hearts not included.
83. You know that ATIS is not always a fruit.
84. Your team lead is your good friend ('Outside the kulambo ka na naman?' ), enemy ('Ha ha ha'), enemy ulit ('Asan na deliverables mo?'), and psychiatrist ('Sige, pagpasensiyahan mo na lang') rolled into one.
85. You know that i-Talk is not a monthly TV program to rival i-Witness. It's a date with your psychologist.
86. You change password every 75 days. You twitch and turn trying to remembers all those passwords that you have. At the end, you call ATIS to reset your password. <- ay sobra... kakainis
87. You are a Bermudian subject (Your company was founded in the Bermuda Triangle, that's why).
88. You play the 'first-one-to-reveal-his-salary-loses' with your team mates. You know that salary information is confidential but you still entice your team mate to divulge his. Those who lose are called 'victims' and they can no longer participate in the game. Currently, you are ranked No. 27in the list and you are up against the No. 1 seed. Like you are playing tennis. <-may naloko na ko nito
89. You are bugged by those annoying credit card companies every hour in your office phone. They suspect you are filthy rich. Maybe filthy, but not rich. <- sobra... mga istorbo
90. You are injected with a tracking pill in your body so that your whereabouts are traced by the company. Until now you don't know about that, do you?
91. But seriously, you are a player in this society. You have high hopes. You have dreams. You have a brilliant mind in working out solutions. You have hopes that this country is worth living after all. You want to develop young minds and contribute in your own little way. This country is failing your expectations but you are still here to give it a shot. You wish people would just work and help themselves out. You are God's little blessing to this country and you know you will help in every way you can to give this country another chance. <- remains true until di ko pa tapos bond ko :P
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You are from Accenture if:
- Rex Lallata Jr.
1. You love your company and makes no apologies for it (- Bill Green)
2. You mistake the mall as an extension of your office.
3. Your cubicle is at least within 100 meters radius to the nearest ice tea cooler.
4. Your office is somewhere along the MRT line.
5. You know that roll in roll off is not something you do with the deodorant.
6. You do geek speak like BS7799, SEAKK, ATIS-GDN, x5999.
7. You say ".. it's Confidential" when you don't know the answer.
8. Your body's liquid component is 33% blood, 33% ice tea, and 33% eight o' clock juice. <- kulang ng coffee
9. You also have traces of 'lumot' juice in your body. The City Service says it's green tea. You wonder why the City Service still prepares you that lumot juice when nobody in the world really likes it. You utter distaste by also referring to it as 'sitaw or kangkong punch'. <-haha
10. You take a nap after lunch. You have mastered the talent of snoring without the sound and sleeping with your eyes half open. How ingenious. <- err... di ako natutulog pag lunch
11. You go home late night and grab yourself a burger and coke as dinner at the nearest Mini-Stop or Burger Machine, unaware of those drunk bullies staring at you on the side ( - courtesy of Winston Cruz in one of those People's Hour sessions) <- oh so true...
12. You sit happily in your chair clueless of global warming because the air conditioning is frigging cold. <- truelaloo
13. You don't know Sugar Mercado or Boy Uling. (Sugar, who?)
14. Your fashion perception is limited to wearing black from your waistline down (black toenails included). <- di naman, may blown and gray slacks naman ako...
15. You play basketball in the middle of the night.
16. You watch Prison Break, Grey's Anatomy, 24, CSI or anything that requires a bit of a brain activity.
17. Okay, okay, you also watch American Idol.
18. You go to the gym when everyone's going home. <- haha
19. You are into sports which either be as physical as basketball or hilarious as finger-wrestling with your office mates.
20. You are drowned with abbreviations like SEAAK, WBS, ATIS, PWS etc.
21. You have a compilation of abbreviations either stuck in your memory, stick notes, or saved in a notepad file.
22. Until now, you still have no freaking idea what on earth SEAAK means. <-haha!
23. You know that there is Sunrise even at night, 24 hours a day, six days a week.
24. You do yoga.
25. You don't do yoga, but you still find your best position to sleep on a chair. 26. Your imaginary friend consists of Sy Betty (CBT), Snuffalafagus and Ice Cube.
27. You get Ice Cube from e-mail and not from the fridge.
28. You don't feel that you have a boss.
29. You dial O when you want to order Take Out lunch.
30. You get annoyed when people make noise inside the elevator.
31. You get annoyed when other Accenture employees talk loud inside the elevator.
32. You are relieved when you realized that those talking loud inside the elevators aren't really from Accenture.
33. You sometimes forget that you are from Accenture and you talk loud inside the elevator.
34. You love life.
35. You live love.
36. Your life is love.
37. You think you are smart.You know you are smart.
38. You celebrate Christmas parties 4 times (one with your team, one with the project, one with the Bench people, and one with the whole Accenture) <-ang saya, di ba? :)
39. You know that Bench is not something to warm your butt with, but another endless sessions with CBTs.
40. You forget that Bench is also a shirt and underwear.
41. You know SCRIBO. You define yourself in two words : Best People.
42. You pose for a picture gesturing the Accenture 'V' sign either Korean-style or putting the V behind your friend's head.
43. You discuss something with someone over a conference call and punctuate the conversation with "Get's mo?".
44. You do your work not because you are afraid of your boss but because you don't want to fail your teammates who believe you can do it.
45. You get scared people won't notice when you die because you are stuck at work.
46. You feel you are surrounded with best people.
47. You think everyone is nice, happy and useful. <-useful? ano ba yun...
48. You consider your teammates as the extension of your family.
49. You have at least one Accenture jacket.
50. You have an Accenture bag, Accenture pen, Accenture electric fan, pouch, shirt, or notebook. 51. You wish you have an Accenture fridge, Accenture house, Accenture car and Accenture water dispenser (Ha ha ha).
52. Your secret in cooking comes from the Maya kitchen.
53. You mistake People's Hour as the Yoshinoya hour because of the meals they serve. ( Well sometimes, they also serve Pinoy meals, Thai meals, Value meals, etc.). <-pede ring Max's hour
54. You slouch at your chair like you own the world.
55. You work on Saturdays not because somebody tells you to.
56. You only put off your computer on Fridays. <- minsan pa nga hindi....
57. For security reasons, you wish your head covers the whole of your 17'' monitor. (Maybe, you want to try afro, or inject your head with fluids, or wear headgear the size of planet Earth).
58. You know that someone is from Accenture by simply looking at him. (Yes, it takes one to know one)
59. You enjoy your moments with your family because it's something you can't always afford with the nature of your work.
60. You are trying to go home early to catch you baby awake, but you always end up like that.. trying.
61. You know where to go in cases of fire and emergencies. (To the left, to the left...)
62. You don't know where is your head office (...it's really because you don't have one).
63. You get pissed off when someone pronounces your company as 'acksencha'. You argue that it is pronounced 'ahhhk-sent-yurrrr'. Payn, whatever.
64. You answer yes and no when friends ask you if you work in a call center company.
65. You have to pay P50 just to be able to wear maong on the holidays.
66. You had rewritten science by reformulating E=mc 2: Energy = McDo 2x a day.
67. You go to work and the first thing you do is check your email and try to empty your inbox. 68. Your unkindest remark to your teammate includes "Kelan ka maro-roll off?", which is not even understood by 99.9% of the human race.
69. Most of your jokes is incomprehensible to the average human being and you wonder why. Up to now. <- oi di naman...
70. You are invited to attend your friend's wedding and you ask "When is the Go Live date?" <- ha! so true
71. Your idea of a rockstar is your teammate who knows C and C# coding too well but doesn't even know how to do C minor on the guitar strings.
72. You have the solution on how to save the world. For real. You join community initiatives which sounds somewhere like Piso para sa Pilay, Maong para Makatulong, Tong para Tumulong, Diyes para Sa Buntis. Bente para sa Hinete. This list goes on and on. <-lol!!
73. You live in the fast lane. You live up to the great Latin philosophy 'labore dura et ludus durus' - work hard and play hard. (Well that sounds good in Latin, only that I just made that up. Ha ha)
74. You play 'the-first-one-to-blink-loses' against your computer monitor. It's ok if you get ruptured retinas, you win anyway.
75. You call your boss on a first name basis.
76. Your boss is also referred to in three letters like EMA, BTL, ATI, OMG and the like. (No, GMA is not in the list.)
77. You are working in a project under a shady codename like Project Timbuktu or Team Tickle-UrAnus. This makes your friends upset and suspect you work in an underground network alliance which makes the Yakuzas and Mafias look like smalltime, bluffing sissies.
78. You haven't seen Bill Green in real life and you wonder if he really exists. This puts him in the league with the world's most mysterious characters like the Big Foot, the banker in Deal or No Deal, and Big Brother.
79. You know nobody's blaming you when you get into conversations like 'Sinisi kita kanina sa email ha'. <-hihi
80. You are plotting for world domination.
81. You enjoy a basket of fruits from the 'HR Angels' after your wife do the laboring.
82. Your super heroes include ASLA for money matters and ATIS for everything that requires fixing. Mending of broken hearts not included.
83. You know that ATIS is not always a fruit.
84. Your team lead is your good friend ('Outside the kulambo ka na naman?' ), enemy ('Ha ha ha'), enemy ulit ('Asan na deliverables mo?'), and psychiatrist ('Sige, pagpasensiyahan mo na lang') rolled into one.
85. You know that i-Talk is not a monthly TV program to rival i-Witness. It's a date with your psychologist.
86. You change password every 75 days. You twitch and turn trying to remembers all those passwords that you have. At the end, you call ATIS to reset your password. <- ay sobra... kakainis
87. You are a Bermudian subject (Your company was founded in the Bermuda Triangle, that's why).
88. You play the 'first-one-to-reveal-his-salary-loses' with your team mates. You know that salary information is confidential but you still entice your team mate to divulge his. Those who lose are called 'victims' and they can no longer participate in the game. Currently, you are ranked No. 27in the list and you are up against the No. 1 seed. Like you are playing tennis. <-may naloko na ko nito
89. You are bugged by those annoying credit card companies every hour in your office phone. They suspect you are filthy rich. Maybe filthy, but not rich. <- sobra... mga istorbo
90. You are injected with a tracking pill in your body so that your whereabouts are traced by the company. Until now you don't know about that, do you?
91. But seriously, you are a player in this society. You have high hopes. You have dreams. You have a brilliant mind in working out solutions. You have hopes that this country is worth living after all. You want to develop young minds and contribute in your own little way. This country is failing your expectations but you are still here to give it a shot. You wish people would just work and help themselves out. You are God's little blessing to this country and you know you will help in every way you can to give this country another chance. <- remains true until di ko pa tapos bond ko :P
Monday, February 19, 2007
Burned out
I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote a post on September 28, 2005. If I could just spend one day like that in the office...
I've always remembered the first time I have to oversee a KS Session in the project: I had fever, a runny nose and a stupid headache that I couldn't even stare at the monitor for more that 10 minutes straight. I still went to work even though I was sick since the previous night.
However, for the past few weeks, I get up feeling well, but with the least bit of determination to go to work. I've been wondering where all the eagerness and engagement went. Siguro I just need another trip to Palawan? haha, I wish. Or maybe another dinner at Circles? Hay...
I've always remembered the first time I have to oversee a KS Session in the project: I had fever, a runny nose and a stupid headache that I couldn't even stare at the monitor for more that 10 minutes straight. I still went to work even though I was sick since the previous night.
However, for the past few weeks, I get up feeling well, but with the least bit of determination to go to work. I've been wondering where all the eagerness and engagement went. Siguro I just need another trip to Palawan? haha, I wish. Or maybe another dinner at Circles? Hay...
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen
I've never been a fan of the Back to the 80's thing on RX 93.1. I guess the only reason I still listen to the Morning Rush on Wednesdays is that Delamar gets to choose the stuff for the Top 10 (hehe :P) When they played this particular song yesterday, I just had to stop in front of the radio and listen to the whole thing. There wasn't much of the actual singing in the song itself, it's more like a monologue forced in between beats. The lyrics had so much sense in it that many listeners asked for its title right after it played...
Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97,
Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis or reliable then my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice....now.Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, nevermind, you won't understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded, but trust me in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future, or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind: the kind that blindsides you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts; don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive; forget the insults. (if you succeed in doing this, tell me how).Keep your old love letters; throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives; some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of Calcium. Be kind to your knees -- you'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40; maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself, either. Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body: use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it; it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance...even if you have no where to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions (even if you don't follow them).
Do not read beauty magazines; they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents; you never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings: they're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but what a precious few should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps and geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old; and when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse, but you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you are 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia; dispensing it is a way of wishing the past from the disposal--wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
University of the Philippines Department of Computer Science Homecoming
Been tagged by Aimee regarding the homecoming :)
Spread the word!!
Spread the word!!
Department of Computer Science
College of Engineering
University of the Philippines DilimanJanuary 05, 2006
Dear CS Alumnus:
The Department of Computer Science, your home for four years or so, is celebrating its 26th Anniversary. As a member of this family, we invite you to come home to see and experience the CS life as we have it today.The Department has gone through a
number of changes — from ES to ECS to CS, from a few lecture rooms to a new building, from ‘the youngest department’ to ’one of the best departments’ in Engineering, from paper to online submission of academic requirements, from a
few Radio Shack TRS 80’s running TRSDOS and Basic to fully-equipped laboratories
running the latest software. Indeed we have gone through exciting transformations, but still we are the same CS Department that you know.
With 5 Outstanding Engineering Faculty awardees among our faculty members, with 7 Engineering Class Valedictorians, 2 Summa, 40 Magna and 121 Cum Laudes among our 1047 graduates (so far), with several BPI Science, P&G Excellence, and Undergraduate Research Competition winners among our students, and a curriculum that is constantly reviewed and revised to adapt to the dynamic discipline we are in, we keep alive the tradition of excellence that has always been the hallmark of our Department. With 22 CS Week celebrations, annual freshmen orientation and department-sponsored events and competitions, with the newly instituted Mentoring Program and GeeCS for academic-related activities, we continually strive to keep our students well-rounded as well. No matter what period of the CS Department history you were a part of, no matter what contribution you have made, your Department is waiting for you to be back home. Be a witness to the way it has grown; better yet, be a part of it.
We hope to see you in February 24, 2007.
Very truly yours,
(signed)Evangel P. Quiwa
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Christmas Wishlist
I just read Trish's blog and decided to make my own list :D
- A new phone - which I hope I will get thru the Smart blitz thing here in the office: Sony Ericsson K610i for plan 800. (which, as of writing, is free for plan 1800 in Smart shops). I only wish that Mike will be able to get a 3G phone as well :) (I think dumating na yung panahon na di na ko kuntento sa phone na kaya lang magtext and magcall, haha).
Edit: I already got this, though I have the silver one... - Black boots - something that would look good with jeans, but formal enough for the office.
Edit: This was Mike's Christmas gift for me! We can't find the black version of the style I wanted, so he got me the dark brown instead :) - More memory - either for my MP3 player(SD) or my camera(MS) or my phone(M2) - kung pwede lahat, why not, Chocnut?
- Freesia-scented na cologne/perfume - wah.. me want 8( the one in Marks & Spencer yung yummy yung scent.
Edit: Thanks to the Rustans GCs from the office, I have this now ^_^ - Silver foxtail necklace with locket - syempre, pics namin ni By sa loob *teehee*
Edit: I bought a gumamela silver pendant instead @_@ - Black leather bag - Kahit na nagrereklamo na yung closet ko sa dami ng bags... X_X
Edit: This is what I got in the project party ^_^ 
7. White earphones - for my white MP3 player ;)- Edit: I received earphones from the kris kringle here in the project.. it was for the cellphone though :)
- 8. Black coat/jacket - yung formal enough for the office. Sawa na ko sa cardigan...
Edit: I got myself a white cardigan instead... indecisive talaga @_@ - 9. Swarovski beads - dahil parang therapy na sa kin ang paggawa ng accessories. I just hope matuto akong magbenta para mapakinabangan ko naman yung mga ginagawa ko :P
10. Movie passes sa Robinsons movie world - para libreng date :D
Edit: I won movie tickets from the project raffle... Lucky!!!
Sa sobrang tagal kong i-publish tong list ko nagkatotoo na si wish#1. Sana yung iba din ^___^
Edit: I guess I should have written something like... "Win the major prize in the company-wide raffle." Andaming natupad na wishes ko :)
Monday, November 20, 2006
back from hell
Things I could never understand:
There are just things that make me ask - why? WHY?!?!?!
1. Why do some girls wear very skimpy clothing which they will adjust every 3 seconds as they walk by? Sabay irap sa mga nagpipista sa katawan nila...
2. Why do some drivers think their vehicles are a hybrid between bump cars, go-karts and 4x4s? Why? WHY?! So they can show the world they don't give a sh*t about their passengers, the pedestrians and the other vehicles around them?
3. People who keep on comparing their previous work with the company. I cannot understand why they can't just get over it. If they don't like how we do things here, go to the HR and complain all you want (better yet, just resign!). Im just so sick of the whining -_-; You know, a little comparison/complaining is ok, but if you start your litany over every little thing that don't seem to go your way, I have two words for you: suck it!
4. Why do some people add tacky gifs and backgrounds to their profiles/webpages? Since when does ugly equate to cute? Oh, and red text on black background? Please...
5. In lieu of webpages, what's with people uploading trashy pictures in their friendster accounts? Sabayan pa ng comments like "On his bed after classes..." Wtf? Are you trying to be cute? Is that cool? Is urge to broadcast your sexual activities so overwhelming you just have to post pictures? I guess I could just envision the mental images everytime I eat lunch to lose weight.
6. Overbearing know-it-alls who talk like they have megaphones glued to their mouths. I don't even want to start on this -_-
8. People who talk of things and you don't know and don't even care about. Worse, they can't quite catch that you don't want to listen to them. Look, if I have my earphones on, it means I want to listen to Justin Timberlake - not you.
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Hay... It actually took me a week to write that down. Sobrang busy the past few weeks (or months) di ako makatapos ng post. Anyways, enough of the negativity.
Last Friday I used my bank hours ^___^ I spent most of the day at the mall! Saya talaga ng retail therapy!!! I got myself a few tops and a pair of jeans. After weeks of looking for the perfect jeans, nakabili na rin ko. I love the cut, the texture of the denim, and the price (sale kasi!
:)) I also bought a Roald Dahl book :) Happy talaga ^_^
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Side note: it seems may bagong chuva itong blogspot. Ngayon ko lang nakita na I have comments to moderate. Pasensya na sa nag-comment at di ko na-publish!! :( kala ko wala nang bumabasa ng blog ko, LOL.
There are just things that make me ask - why? WHY?!?!?!
1. Why do some girls wear very skimpy clothing which they will adjust every 3 seconds as they walk by? Sabay irap sa mga nagpipista sa katawan nila...
2. Why do some drivers think their vehicles are a hybrid between bump cars, go-karts and 4x4s? Why? WHY?! So they can show the world they don't give a sh*t about their passengers, the pedestrians and the other vehicles around them?
3. People who keep on comparing their previous work with the company. I cannot understand why they can't just get over it. If they don't like how we do things here, go to the HR and complain all you want (better yet, just resign!). Im just so sick of the whining -_-; You know, a little comparison/complaining is ok, but if you start your litany over every little thing that don't seem to go your way, I have two words for you: suck it!
4. Why do some people add tacky gifs and backgrounds to their profiles/webpages? Since when does ugly equate to cute? Oh, and red text on black background? Please...
5. In lieu of webpages, what's with people uploading trashy pictures in their friendster accounts? Sabayan pa ng comments like "On his bed after classes..." Wtf? Are you trying to be cute? Is that cool? Is urge to broadcast your sexual activities so overwhelming you just have to post pictures? I guess I could just envision the mental images everytime I eat lunch to lose weight.
6. Overbearing know-it-alls who talk like they have megaphones glued to their mouths. I don't even want to start on this -_-
7. Why the workstations in this place are so goddamn slooooooooooow. I don't have the patience to wait for 30 seconds as my Powerbuilder opens up. I don't want to stare at the screen for 10 seconds as I switch windows. I don't feeli like waiting for my desktop shortcuts for 20 seconds when I press the windows key + D. I dunno why it acts like this considering it has a 3 Ghz processor on it with 512 MB of RAM and all the other fancy schmancy stuff. It wastes time, it annoys the hell out of me, and it drains what little patience I have. Arg! -_-
8. People who talk of things and you don't know and don't even care about. Worse, they can't quite catch that you don't want to listen to them. Look, if I have my earphones on, it means I want to listen to Justin Timberlake - not you.
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Hay... It actually took me a week to write that down. Sobrang busy the past few weeks (or months) di ako makatapos ng post. Anyways, enough of the negativity.
Last Friday I used my bank hours ^___^ I spent most of the day at the mall! Saya talaga ng retail therapy!!! I got myself a few tops and a pair of jeans. After weeks of looking for the perfect jeans, nakabili na rin ko. I love the cut, the texture of the denim, and the price (sale kasi!
:)) I also bought a Roald Dahl book :) Happy talaga ^_^
The following day, I met up with the NEC people para sa long due birthday celebration. Dinner at Avenetto, coffee/tiangge at Eastwood, then movie - Casino Royale (Daniel Craig is hot! ;))
Sunday was one big party for the Filipinos - Hooray for Pacquiao! Nakakaawa si Morales though - he looked like he went camping in Somalia before the fight, mukha tuloy bully si Manny.
Today is great!! No error tickets for my application! Hay, super thank you talaga. Sana hanggang Go Live ganito ^__^
Today is great!! No error tickets for my application! Hay, super thank you talaga. Sana hanggang Go Live ganito ^__^
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Side note: it seems may bagong chuva itong blogspot. Ngayon ko lang nakita na I have comments to moderate. Pasensya na sa nag-comment at di ko na-publish!! :( kala ko wala nang bumabasa ng blog ko, LOL.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
down time
Sobrang tagal ko nang di nagpopost! Wah, napaghahalatang toxic sa work. Dami na ring nangyari that seem interesting enough to blog about, pero ngayon lang talaga ako nagkatime. bakit? kasi down ang environment.. haha!
Pic muna:
(ok, up na raw yung MTS... work muna uli...)
Pic muna:
(ok, up na raw yung MTS... work muna uli...)
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Dakota Fanning
I saw this on aimee's blog.
I was not really comfortable with the registration thing, but I was so curious about the results. It was so weird that I got Oprah ^_^X (di ko na lang sya sinama sa collage :P) Natuwa naman ako kay Dakota Fanning. Teehee ^__^
I was not really comfortable with the registration thing, but I was so curious about the results. It was so weird that I got Oprah ^_^X (di ko na lang sya sinama sa collage :P) Natuwa naman ako kay Dakota Fanning. Teehee ^__^
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Martyr Nyebera
Yesterday, Mike and I made the most out of the holiday by spending some quality time together. He was playing around my MP3s when he came across this song. By the end of the song, I asked him, "Nagpaparinig ka ba?" He just smiled at me and even pointed out that at verse 3, "Sasagot pa yung babae e... uy, wala akong babae ha! At hoy, may trabaho ako..." (haha!). Sobrang tama 'tong song na to sa min, lalo na't lagi kaming may away (:P)
Martyr Nyebera
Verse 1
Kinokompleto mo ang araw ko
sa tuwing inaaway mo
paggising sa umaga
mukha mo ang nakita
wala pang nagawa nakasimangot na
at pagsapit ng gabi tampo lalong lumalaki
ang gusto ko lambingan
ngunit may unan na namamagitan
chorus:
Ang almusal ay sigawan
Ang Hapunan natin ay tampuhan
Ang Mirienda pagdududa
Pero mahal kita
wala ng hahanapin pang iba
handa kong magtiis
kahit na
away,away,away na to...
Verse 2
Nahuli lang ng ilang minuto
Di na kinibo
Natrapik lang sa kanto
Di naman gwapo
naisip mo agad nan chiks ako
simple lang naman ang pinagmulan
pinahaba ang usapan
di naman kailangan
mahabang away na naman
chorus:
Ang almusal ay sigawan
Ang Hapunan natin ay tampuhan
Ang Mirienda pagdududa
Pero mahal kita
wala ng hahanapin pang iba
handa kong magtiis
kahit na
away,away,away na to...
Verse 3 (Girl)
Kahit na sabihin na naliligo ka sa sampal
Di mo masasabi na hindi kita minamahal
Ang dami mong babae
Wala ka pang trabaho
Ngunit kahit ganun ay nandito lang ako
Nandito lang ako
chorus:
Ang almusal ay sigawan
Ang Hapunan natin ay tampuhan
Ang Mirienda pagdududa
Pero mahal kita
wala ng hahanapin pang iba
handa kong magtiis
kahit na
away,away,away na to... (3x)
Martyr Nyebera
Verse 1
Kinokompleto mo ang araw ko
sa tuwing inaaway mo
paggising sa umaga
mukha mo ang nakita
wala pang nagawa nakasimangot na
at pagsapit ng gabi tampo lalong lumalaki
ang gusto ko lambingan
ngunit may unan na namamagitan
chorus:
Ang almusal ay sigawan
Ang Hapunan natin ay tampuhan
Ang Mirienda pagdududa
Pero mahal kita
wala ng hahanapin pang iba
handa kong magtiis
kahit na
away,away,away na to...
Verse 2
Nahuli lang ng ilang minuto
Di na kinibo
Natrapik lang sa kanto
Di naman gwapo
naisip mo agad nan chiks ako
simple lang naman ang pinagmulan
pinahaba ang usapan
di naman kailangan
mahabang away na naman
chorus:
Ang almusal ay sigawan
Ang Hapunan natin ay tampuhan
Ang Mirienda pagdududa
Pero mahal kita
wala ng hahanapin pang iba
handa kong magtiis
kahit na
away,away,away na to...
Verse 3 (Girl)
Kahit na sabihin na naliligo ka sa sampal
Di mo masasabi na hindi kita minamahal
Ang dami mong babae
Wala ka pang trabaho
Ngunit kahit ganun ay nandito lang ako
Nandito lang ako
chorus:
Ang almusal ay sigawan
Ang Hapunan natin ay tampuhan
Ang Mirienda pagdududa
Pero mahal kita
wala ng hahanapin pang iba
handa kong magtiis
kahit na
away,away,away na to... (3x)
Friday, August 04, 2006
When You Fall In Love
Liza posted this in the losers' groups. Very good read ;)
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When You FALL IN LOVE
(Debunking the Myths That Are Driving You Crazy)
By: Bo Sanchez
This article isn't for teenagers only.
Falling in love happens to the young and the not-so-young. (Did you see 42-year-old Tom Cruise jump up and down Oprah's couch because of Katie?)
It happens to everyone. Fat, thin, tall, short, intelligent, uneducated, holy, not so holy, dark, white, yellow, green... it doesn't really matter.
All of us fall in love.
And we get stuck in myths that drive us absolutely crazy.
My goal is to debunk these myths and convince you not to believe in them.
Let's begin..........
MYTH 1: LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL
Let me qualify.
This is such a tricky myth. Because love ----- as defined by the Bible ------ will conquer all. But love ------ as defined by glazed-eyed lovers ----- will not.
If you believe in this myth, you might do the following:
You overlook major obstacles in your relationship.
Everyone you know is wondering why you chose that creature from outer space as your boyfriend. Your bestfriends are telling you to get rid of him. Your family is telling you to throw him out of a running vehicle. Aling Rosa of the sari-sari store across the street is telling you to lace his drink with poison.
But you won't --------- because you're in love. That's why there are songs entitled, "you and me against the world"
Your bestbuds comment, 'but he's been jobless for the past three years!"
And you say, "He's free-spirited. He feels boxed in when he's in the office. '(in other words, he's undisciplined, lazy bum.)
Your officemates say, 'He flirts with other women constantly!' and you say, 'No, he's just friendly.' (in other words, he's a pervert)
Your cousins say, 'He's taking drugs, He's got needle marks all over his arm. And you say, 'No, he's into cross stitching.'
You overstay in toxic relationships, believing that your love will change him.
The wedding doesn't transform anyone.
Even if three Popes officiate the wedding.
The person you'll march with into the church will be the same person you'll march with out of the church. He doesn't change one bit.
In fact, the marriage makes the hidden more obvious.
If he was selfish before he got married, he will be even more selfish after the wedding. If he was hypercritical before he got married, he'll even be more vile and prolific with his criticisms after wedding.
Here's the truth : You need more than feelings of love to make a relationship work. You need mature character, total commitment and a minimum level of compatibility.
Especially compatibility in the area of values and mission in life. I hear people say, 'We're compatible. Our names begin with the same letter J. My name is Julie and his name is Julio. We're both born in July."
Wow. That's so deep, I want to cry.
MYTH 2 : WHEN IT"S TRUE LOVE YOU WILL KNOW THE MOMENT YOU MEET THE OTHER PERSON
I'm sure you've had this experience before.
You are in a crowded room. You're surrounded by boring, noisy chatter when, suddenly, this gorgeous guy enters the door.
Your eyes meet.
Instantly, time stands still. The universe grinds to a halt. Except for this attractive man in front of you, everything in your vision becomes a giant blur. The hubbub of the crowd becomes a soft muffle and, from out of nowhere, you here gentle violin music from the background.
One week later, he's your boyfriend.
A few weeks later, you discover that your boyfriend's a pathological liar, buried in credit card debt, borrows money from all his girlfriends (you're his eight in six months).
Your mind says, 'Dump him'
Your heart says, 'But it was love at first sight!'
Here are the consequences ...
You become so focused on the magical first moment, you become blind to the dark side of the relationship.
Six out of seven days, you're fighting with your boyfriend.
But you can't give him up because you met each other in such a magical moment. Your car keys fell and he picked it up, and then your eyes met, you smelled his deodorant, and you dropped your keys again ......How can you not be meant for each other?
You become a love-at-first-sight junkie that you could miss out on the 'real thing'.
One intelligent woman told me, 'Bo, there's this guy who's courting me. He's okay. He's kind, he's responsible, he has a good job.......'
"I could hear a 'but' coming ," I said.
'but there are no sparks!" she bit her lip.
"No violin music playing in the background huh"
"none. When I see him, the background music I hear is lululalu-lalulalulalei..."
"listen. You don't need a magical first moment to meet our potential husband. The important things are mature character, financial responsibility, ability for commitment, compatible mission and values..."
I actually met this girl again on her wedding, and before she marched down the aisle, she whispered to me, "Do you hear the violin music, Bo? It's loud and clear."
It doesn't have to be love at first sight.
In fact, marriages with the least adjustments are those between friends who've known each other for years before they realize that they're good marriage material.
What is love at first sight?
Many times, it's lust at first sight. Or infatuation at first sight.
Don't give it too much weight.
Here's the truth: it takes a moment to experience infatuation but true love takes a lifetime.
MYTH 3 : IF IT IS TRUE LOVE YOU WILL FEEL THIS WAY FOR EACH OTHER FOREVER
No, you won't. Here are the consequences for believing this myth :
You panic when the feelings wane, and wonder whether the marriage is over and whether you really loved one another in the first place.
Imagine the night of your honeymoon.
Your new bride is sleeping. The cotton curtains are gently swaying in the cool breeze. You gaze at her lovely face. You study her soft cheeks. Her long eyelashes. Her beautiful nose, her parted red lips.
And all of a sudden, she snores.
"Ngggggggooork"
How do you react? Because it's your honeymoon, you say, 'How cute.'
Six months down the road, the same scene transpires. Your wife is sleeping. And the same cotton curtains are gently swaying in the cool breeze.
And you hear her snore.
"Ngggggoork."
What do you say?
"Ssssssheeeesh, Honey! You sound like a boat!'
What has happened? The feelings have gone. Let me say this: 'That's normal. It happens to everyone. But it doesn't mean your love is gone so don't panic!
You can make a decision to love the snoring boat.
You start blaming your partner for the loss of love
This is nutty.
But many people do it: when we don't feel in love, we think it's the fault of the other person. And so we fight him.
Again, we fall out of love because we're human beings.
It's nobody's fault.
The moment you fall out of love, the real work begins .
Let me explain.
This is the most important point I'm going to make. (I got this from Scott Peck in his bestseller book, The Road Less traveled)
Falling in love isn't love
Here's why. When you fall in love.....
a. No decision is required. Falling in love just happens.
b. No effort is required. Falling in love is like.... Well, falling.
c. No hard work is required. Falling in love is being bitten by the love bug.
On the other hand, true love requires all three : Decision, effort and lots of hard work. In the Bible, love is a command. You make it happen.
Sure true love can only happen after you've fallen out of love.
When you begin choosing to love, even if you don't feel like doing it ---- that's true love. And that's the foundation of a lasting marriage.
MYTH 4: YOUR PARTNER WILL FULFILL YOU COMPLETELY
Again because falling in love satisfied you completely ----- you want the same satisfaction to last. No it won't.
Consequence? You might fail to recognize a good relationship because your partner isn't fulfilling the needs you should be fulfilling yourself.
Here's the truth: the right partner will fulfill many of your needs but not all of them . There are just some things your husband can't give you: you're self-worth. Your spirituality. Your inner happiness. These are things you have to work on your own.
I've met lots of people who think they're dissatisfied with their marriage. In reality, they're dissatisfied with themselves.
I've met lots of people who think they're bored with their marriages. And they complain to the high heavens how boring their husband or wife is ---- when in truth, they're really bored with life.
Meet your own needs. Find your happiness in God. Find your niche, your calling, your destiny. And then share your joy with your spouse.
MYTH 5: IF IT'S TRUE LOVE YOU WON'T BE ATTRACTED TO ANYONE ELSE
If you believe in this myth, you panic when you get attracted to someone else, questioning the authenticity of your love for your spouse.
One man told me, 'Bo, I love my wife. Or I thought I did. But then I met this woman at work. She has nice make-up. She smells nice. She wears a pencil-cut skirt. When I go home, my wife is wearing a drab rag. Her hair is undone. She smells of vinegar. Gosh I am attracted to this girl at work."
Being attracted to someone is normal ----- even if you have a happy marriage. But being attracted doesn't mean falling into adultery.
Every time you think of the other woman, discipline your heart and say, 'Home, boy, Home!' and escort your heart back to your wife. Because if you feed your attraction with fantasies and constantly think about the other woman, it grows. But if you starve your attraction, it dies a natural death.
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When You FALL IN LOVE
(Debunking the Myths That Are Driving You Crazy)
By: Bo Sanchez
This article isn't for teenagers only.
Falling in love happens to the young and the not-so-young. (Did you see 42-year-old Tom Cruise jump up and down Oprah's couch because of Katie?)
It happens to everyone. Fat, thin, tall, short, intelligent, uneducated, holy, not so holy, dark, white, yellow, green... it doesn't really matter.
All of us fall in love.
And we get stuck in myths that drive us absolutely crazy.
My goal is to debunk these myths and convince you not to believe in them.
Let's begin..........
MYTH 1: LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL
Let me qualify.
This is such a tricky myth. Because love ----- as defined by the Bible ------ will conquer all. But love ------ as defined by glazed-eyed lovers ----- will not.
If you believe in this myth, you might do the following:
You overlook major obstacles in your relationship.
Everyone you know is wondering why you chose that creature from outer space as your boyfriend. Your bestfriends are telling you to get rid of him. Your family is telling you to throw him out of a running vehicle. Aling Rosa of the sari-sari store across the street is telling you to lace his drink with poison.
But you won't --------- because you're in love. That's why there are songs entitled, "you and me against the world"
Your bestbuds comment, 'but he's been jobless for the past three years!"
And you say, "He's free-spirited. He feels boxed in when he's in the office. '(in other words, he's undisciplined, lazy bum.)
Your officemates say, 'He flirts with other women constantly!' and you say, 'No, he's just friendly.' (in other words, he's a pervert)
Your cousins say, 'He's taking drugs, He's got needle marks all over his arm. And you say, 'No, he's into cross stitching.'
You overstay in toxic relationships, believing that your love will change him.
The wedding doesn't transform anyone.
Even if three Popes officiate the wedding.
The person you'll march with into the church will be the same person you'll march with out of the church. He doesn't change one bit.
In fact, the marriage makes the hidden more obvious.
If he was selfish before he got married, he will be even more selfish after the wedding. If he was hypercritical before he got married, he'll even be more vile and prolific with his criticisms after wedding.
Here's the truth : You need more than feelings of love to make a relationship work. You need mature character, total commitment and a minimum level of compatibility.
Especially compatibility in the area of values and mission in life. I hear people say, 'We're compatible. Our names begin with the same letter J. My name is Julie and his name is Julio. We're both born in July."
Wow. That's so deep, I want to cry.
MYTH 2 : WHEN IT"S TRUE LOVE YOU WILL KNOW THE MOMENT YOU MEET THE OTHER PERSON
I'm sure you've had this experience before.
You are in a crowded room. You're surrounded by boring, noisy chatter when, suddenly, this gorgeous guy enters the door.
Your eyes meet.
Instantly, time stands still. The universe grinds to a halt. Except for this attractive man in front of you, everything in your vision becomes a giant blur. The hubbub of the crowd becomes a soft muffle and, from out of nowhere, you here gentle violin music from the background.
One week later, he's your boyfriend.
A few weeks later, you discover that your boyfriend's a pathological liar, buried in credit card debt, borrows money from all his girlfriends (you're his eight in six months).
Your mind says, 'Dump him'
Your heart says, 'But it was love at first sight!'
Here are the consequences ...
You become so focused on the magical first moment, you become blind to the dark side of the relationship.
Six out of seven days, you're fighting with your boyfriend.
But you can't give him up because you met each other in such a magical moment. Your car keys fell and he picked it up, and then your eyes met, you smelled his deodorant, and you dropped your keys again ......How can you not be meant for each other?
You become a love-at-first-sight junkie that you could miss out on the 'real thing'.
One intelligent woman told me, 'Bo, there's this guy who's courting me. He's okay. He's kind, he's responsible, he has a good job.......'
"I could hear a 'but' coming ," I said.
'but there are no sparks!" she bit her lip.
"No violin music playing in the background huh"
"none. When I see him, the background music I hear is lululalu-lalulalulalei..."
"listen. You don't need a magical first moment to meet our potential husband. The important things are mature character, financial responsibility, ability for commitment, compatible mission and values..."
I actually met this girl again on her wedding, and before she marched down the aisle, she whispered to me, "Do you hear the violin music, Bo? It's loud and clear."
It doesn't have to be love at first sight.
In fact, marriages with the least adjustments are those between friends who've known each other for years before they realize that they're good marriage material.
What is love at first sight?
Many times, it's lust at first sight. Or infatuation at first sight.
Don't give it too much weight.
Here's the truth: it takes a moment to experience infatuation but true love takes a lifetime.
MYTH 3 : IF IT IS TRUE LOVE YOU WILL FEEL THIS WAY FOR EACH OTHER FOREVER
No, you won't. Here are the consequences for believing this myth :
You panic when the feelings wane, and wonder whether the marriage is over and whether you really loved one another in the first place.
Imagine the night of your honeymoon.
Your new bride is sleeping. The cotton curtains are gently swaying in the cool breeze. You gaze at her lovely face. You study her soft cheeks. Her long eyelashes. Her beautiful nose, her parted red lips.
And all of a sudden, she snores.
"Ngggggggooork"
How do you react? Because it's your honeymoon, you say, 'How cute.'
Six months down the road, the same scene transpires. Your wife is sleeping. And the same cotton curtains are gently swaying in the cool breeze.
And you hear her snore.
"Ngggggoork."
What do you say?
"Ssssssheeeesh, Honey! You sound like a boat!'
What has happened? The feelings have gone. Let me say this: 'That's normal. It happens to everyone. But it doesn't mean your love is gone so don't panic!
You can make a decision to love the snoring boat.
You start blaming your partner for the loss of love
This is nutty.
But many people do it: when we don't feel in love, we think it's the fault of the other person. And so we fight him.
Again, we fall out of love because we're human beings.
It's nobody's fault.
The moment you fall out of love, the real work begins .
Let me explain.
This is the most important point I'm going to make. (I got this from Scott Peck in his bestseller book, The Road Less traveled)
Falling in love isn't love
Here's why. When you fall in love.....
a. No decision is required. Falling in love just happens.
b. No effort is required. Falling in love is like.... Well, falling.
c. No hard work is required. Falling in love is being bitten by the love bug.
On the other hand, true love requires all three : Decision, effort and lots of hard work. In the Bible, love is a command. You make it happen.
Sure true love can only happen after you've fallen out of love.
When you begin choosing to love, even if you don't feel like doing it ---- that's true love. And that's the foundation of a lasting marriage.
MYTH 4: YOUR PARTNER WILL FULFILL YOU COMPLETELY
Again because falling in love satisfied you completely ----- you want the same satisfaction to last. No it won't.
Consequence? You might fail to recognize a good relationship because your partner isn't fulfilling the needs you should be fulfilling yourself.
Here's the truth: the right partner will fulfill many of your needs but not all of them . There are just some things your husband can't give you: you're self-worth. Your spirituality. Your inner happiness. These are things you have to work on your own.
I've met lots of people who think they're dissatisfied with their marriage. In reality, they're dissatisfied with themselves.
I've met lots of people who think they're bored with their marriages. And they complain to the high heavens how boring their husband or wife is ---- when in truth, they're really bored with life.
Meet your own needs. Find your happiness in God. Find your niche, your calling, your destiny. And then share your joy with your spouse.
MYTH 5: IF IT'S TRUE LOVE YOU WON'T BE ATTRACTED TO ANYONE ELSE
If you believe in this myth, you panic when you get attracted to someone else, questioning the authenticity of your love for your spouse.
One man told me, 'Bo, I love my wife. Or I thought I did. But then I met this woman at work. She has nice make-up. She smells nice. She wears a pencil-cut skirt. When I go home, my wife is wearing a drab rag. Her hair is undone. She smells of vinegar. Gosh I am attracted to this girl at work."
Being attracted to someone is normal ----- even if you have a happy marriage. But being attracted doesn't mean falling into adultery.
Every time you think of the other woman, discipline your heart and say, 'Home, boy, Home!' and escort your heart back to your wife. Because if you feed your attraction with fantasies and constantly think about the other woman, it grows. But if you starve your attraction, it dies a natural death.
Monday, July 31, 2006
back!
Wow... it's been a while since I last posted anything. Been meaning to blog for the past few weeks but I seem to have lots of tiny incoherent ideas which I can't glue together in one post @_@ So eto, puro segments and pics na lang:
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Our project went to Palawan to enjoy the prize we won in Europe. It was a very memorable trip for me, as it was my first time to ride a plane (haha, tao na ko). It really was a great experience - there was no talk of work, the beaches were fabulous, the food was good (though medyo late magserve yung Oberoi) and I was with great company. Here are some of the pictures:
Sana makabalik ako dun in the near future. Next time though, dapat kasama na ang Mike ko ^__^
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GMA's SONA was like some trapo's (which she is) campaign speech. It was littered with applauses from trapos like herself. It was like a parade of cronies dying for a few more years in the office. Leche. -_-
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I'm SOOOO happy now that my seatmate is not the weirdo who plays with his saliva, who doesn't seem to understand that bathing is a form of courtesy to other people, and who talks gibberish to himself. I'm not one to hide emotions, so my disgust really shows when he does his weird habits. Just thinking about it makes me go--- EWWWWW! -_-
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I am currently looking for new shoes. Me want something that looks like this (in black though):
Weird ba?
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Our project went to Palawan to enjoy the prize we won in Europe. It was a very memorable trip for me, as it was my first time to ride a plane (haha, tao na ko). It really was a great experience - there was no talk of work, the beaches were fabulous, the food was good (though medyo late magserve yung Oberoi) and I was with great company. Here are some of the pictures:
- syempre excited, I took pics from the plane ;) -
- the snake island has fine white sand. The view was fabulous! Colorful marine life + clean turquoise sea + beautiful mountains all around = great experience :D -
- funky starfish!! :D-
- baby starfish ;) grabe, ang dami nila sa sand! -
- my traditional bungisngis look :P pauwi na kami from snake island-
- the great white cross we passed by on our way to the underground river -
- daming monkeys papunta sa underground river. They have this eco-trail that reminds me of that botanical garden in UPLB -
- Lots of great rock formations inside the underground river. It was *very* creepy though. I heard that some of my officemates saw this big eel gliding next to their boat. Yikes!! -
- We had dinner at the Kalui restaurant. They were barefooting! Cool talaga. Sarap ng seafood nila ;) -
Sana makabalik ako dun in the near future. Next time though, dapat kasama na ang Mike ko ^__^
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GMA's SONA was like some trapo's (which she is) campaign speech. It was littered with applauses from trapos like herself. It was like a parade of cronies dying for a few more years in the office. Leche. -_-
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I'm SOOOO happy now that my seatmate is not the weirdo who plays with his saliva, who doesn't seem to understand that bathing is a form of courtesy to other people, and who talks gibberish to himself. I'm not one to hide emotions, so my disgust really shows when he does his weird habits. Just thinking about it makes me go--- EWWWWW! -_-
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I am currently looking for new shoes. Me want something that looks like this (in black though):
Weird ba?
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Friday, June 09, 2006
Baboy
Ha! Nagtaka pa ko kung bakit ako tumataba. HAY!!!
I always diet when I want to lose weight. By 'diet' I meant eating less of everything I eat. I don't follow South Beach/Atkins/etc. Seriously, I will not survive on tofu, eggwhites, poached chicken, lettuce, or any of those blah food. Papayat ka nga, madedepress ka naman dahil sa kinakain mo. Dati naman nagwowork ang dieting for me (well, except for the time I overdid it and got anorexic :P). Ngayon though, I have absolutely no discipline sa food intake ko :( Pano ba naman kung may mga ganito:
I always diet when I want to lose weight. By 'diet' I meant eating less of everything I eat. I don't follow South Beach/Atkins/etc. Seriously, I will not survive on tofu, eggwhites, poached chicken, lettuce, or any of those blah food. Papayat ka nga, madedepress ka naman dahil sa kinakain mo. Dati naman nagwowork ang dieting for me (well, except for the time I overdid it and got anorexic :P). Ngayon though, I have absolutely no discipline sa food intake ko :( Pano ba naman kung may mga ganito:
- Chicharritos - Also known as "Cholesterol in a Pouch". I don't know how to say no to yummy chicharon >_<
- Kinder Bueno, Sarotti, Ritter Sport - Ah.. the chocolates from our expats / coordinators are SOOO YUMMY!! I noticed that most of the chocolates from Germany have fillings inside. Most of them have this creamy white chocolate thinly covered by brown chocolate. I really loved Sarotti Nostalgie Edition - it easily melts in your mouth and it's not overpowering. (Gah.. I'm not good at describing things >< )
- Circles - We had this team dinner at Shangri-la's buffet restaurant. I was such a glutton!!! There was so much food that I want to eat! For the main course, I took a lil bit of everything which appealed to me. With the desserts though, everything was just mouth-watering!!! The chocolate fountain, creme brulee, cheesecakes, souffles.. X_X Sobrang baboy ko talaga. I was burping all the way from Makati to Antipolo sa sobrang katakawan...
- Tostillas -I just have to buy a bag of these chips when I see them in the grocery :9
- Javanilla - The only thing I order at Seattle's Best! Yummy goodness :9
- Coffee crumble - I scream ICE CREAM!!!!
- Inihaw na isaw, tenga ng baboy, balat ng baboy, etc - nyeta... kaya ako nagiging baboy e.
- Kwek-kwek - I heard somewhere that one quail egg has twice the calorie content as that of a regular chicken egg. Great... X_X
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
06.06.06
Ang scary ng date :( I tried to research about this number and I got this
result from Bible Gateway:
result from Bible Gateway:
Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.
Revelation 13:16-18
O_o Okay.... Ang masasabi ko lang dyan ay: Kung bad ang day na ito, mas bad ba yung moment kaninang 6 seconds and 6 minutes after 6AM? How about nung June 6 nung 6 A.D? Ah basta... Basta alam ko love tayo ni Lord, kahit anong oras. God bless everyone! Pagpalain nawa tayong lahat!
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Top 10 Commandments of Egoless Programming
To all the bull-headed, self-righteous, egoistic, know-it-all programmers out there, here's something for you:
Top 10 Commandments of Egoless Programming
- Understand and accept that you will make mistakes.
The point is to find them early, before they make it into production. Fortunately, except for the few of us developing rocket guidance software at JPL, mistakes are rarely fatal in our industry, so we can, and should, learn, laugh, and move on. - You are not your code. Remember that the entire point of a review is to find problems, and problems will be found. Don't take it personally when one is uncovered.
- No matter how much "karate" you know, someone else will always know more. Such an individual can teach you some new moves if you ask. Seek and accept input from others, especially when you think it's not needed.
- Don't rewrite code without consultation. There's a fine line between "fixing code" and "rewriting code." Know the difference, and pursue stylistic changes within the framework of a code review, not as a lone enforcer.
- Treat people who know less than you with respect, deference, and patience. Non-technical people who deal with developers on a regular basis almost universally hold the opinion that we are prima donnas at best and crybabies at worst. Don't reinforce this stereotype with anger and impatience.
- The only constant in the world is change. Be open to it and accept it with a smile. Look at each change to your requirements, platform, or tool as a new challenge, not as some serious inconvenience to be fought.
- The only true authority stems from knowledge, not from position. Knowledge engenders authority, and authority engenders respect—so if you want respect in an egoless environment, cultivate knowledge.
- Fight for what you believe, but gracefully accept defeat. Understand that sometimes your ideas will be overruled. Even if you do turn out to be right, don't take revenge or say, "I told you so" more than a few times at most, and don't make your dearly departed idea a martyr or rallying cry.
- Don't be "the guy in the room." Don't be the guy coding in the dark office emerging only to buy cola. The guy in the room is out of touch, out of sight, and out of control and has no place in an open, collaborative environment.
- Critique code instead of people—be kind to the coder, not to the code. As much as possible, make all of your comments positive and oriented to improving the code. Relate comments to local standards, program specs, increased performance, etc.
This, btw, was taken from here:
Top 10 commandments of Egoless Programming
Friday, May 26, 2006
those were the days
In preparation for my cute inaanak's birthday party tomorrow, a few of my relatives from Bataan went to our place to help cook the food. While I was trying to convince myself not to take a sick leave early this morning, the scent of my tita's menudo filled the house. Hay... nakakamiss!! I suddenly remembered the summers I would spend in province na kain-tulog lang ang ginagawa ko. Nung nasa shuttle na ko, I thought of the other things/people I miss, like....
*sigh* Sana kahit isa sa mga things sa list mangyari ulit....
- hurrying home from school to watch Princess Sarah/Cedie
- making my college scrapbook
- Staying late at MIST in the Girl Scout HQ / Weekend backyard campings
- watching Mike play basketball tuwing may liga *teehee*
- wearing denim jeans / rubber shoes
- having my own room
- asking my girlfriends for a day of shopping without having to explain why it's an all-girl thing
- anime marathons with the NEC people
- getting sketches from Jeff (or simply looking at his notebooks during class :P)
- eating taho on my way to UP classes in the morning
- overnights at Roneliz's place
- Carla!! kelan ka kaya babalik?
- spending the entire day with Mike, watching pirated VCDs and munching on junk food :P
- yung time na I can go to the mall with only 300 pesos (w/o credit cards ha) and not feel kawawa
- my short hair... i'm only keeping my hair kasi nanghihinayang ako...
- my friends from CL. Miss ko na kayo Tina/Anne/Emex!
- writing letters for the green pipe girls - Rechelle, Happy and Cherry
- my Zagu sessions with Mario
- flag ceremony nung highschool! Buzzer beater ako lagi....
- Telebabad with Mike. Yung till the wee hours na talaga
- chatting with some of the people from AnimeHorizons
- AristoCart/streetfood ng UP
- being with my Mike whenever and wherever I want.. ngayon puro work na lang kami :(
*sigh* Sana kahit isa sa mga things sa list mangyari ulit....
hi little fairy! Will you grant me my wish? :)
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
I enjoy the sun...
...only when i'm on the beach ;)
Last weekend we had a little company outting to Laiya, Batangas. The beach was a bit disappointing; with its jellyfish and rough sand, and the problematic trip to and from the resort, it was not really that great. The break was a blessing for all of us though... we all needed to get away from our computers and enjoy each other's company in a different environment (kung walang tutong sa taong gutom, wala ring masyadong pangit na resort para sa taong laging kaharap ang monitor... haha).
We had so much fun playing games, sharing stories and eating together. Nung nag-e-enjoy na kaming lahat sa activities, naging sulit ang lahat ng hassle sa pagpunta don. And I really enjoyed taking pictures!!! There were lots of flowers and other beautiful sights in Balai sa Laiya , so I thought I'd pratice taking cutesy pics :D Syempre di ako marunong magfocus/maglaro ng settings and stuff, I just used the preset modes :P (daya :P)
~ pretty white orchids ~
~ cute little red flowers ~
~ beautiful orchids in the dining hall ~
~ nicholas' shoes (he doesn't like sand getting in them) ~
~ bonfire + hotdogs + good friends + starry night = great evening ;) ~
~ the colors of summer :D ~
Thursday, April 20, 2006
bangag
Sobrang daming nangyari since my last post kaya lang wala ng time magblog. Ang dami kong bagong kuhang litrato pero di ko pa ma-resize at ma-post. Napakarami pang mangyayari, lalo na ngayong susunod na mga weekend, pero palagay ko wala na rin akong masyadong oras para ilista lahat ng mangyayari.
Ang daming trabaho! Sana lang magamit ko na sa bakasyon yung lahat ng bank hours ko... mahigit 1 linggo siguro ako pwedeng wala sa opisina :D
(Obvious bang filler post lang to? :P)
Ang daming trabaho! Sana lang magamit ko na sa bakasyon yung lahat ng bank hours ko... mahigit 1 linggo siguro ako pwedeng wala sa opisina :D
(Obvious bang filler post lang to? :P)
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Last weekend, my training batchmates, Mike and I went to this resort in Antipolo proper. We came in a bit late (~9pm, 2 hours past the scheduled time) and there were already a lot of people in Loreland.
There was a bit of trouble picking a place to stay in -- we had 3 kinds of info regarding rates and capacity of the rooms. The package rates on the brochure is different from what their personnel told us over the phone, which altogether varied from the rates presented to us when we were about to check-in.
Anyways, we took a room to house all 7 of us. It was pretty okay, though it was a bit far from the pools. The rowdy groups monopolized the 2 pools anyways, so we spent most of the night drinking (yung guys, alcohol; kami ni Pattie-- coke!), playing cards (where Mike and I consistenly lost.. haha) and pigging out (many thanks to Pat's mom).
After an hour's sleep, I roused everyone when the personnel finished cleaning the pools so we can go back to swimming. Lo and behold!!!!
With the morning sunshine and most of the people gone, it was like a different place. We discovered lots of other cottages , five more pools and jacuzzis. Ang saya! Thanks to everyone for accommodating Mike (and Mart's Chai). Iba talaga ang feeling when your friends give a warm welcome to your special someone. Sana sa susunod sa Puerto naman tayo! :P
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