How to get DCS

Pwede....

Insomnia, i welcome you with open arms. After attempting to set my body clock in its normal shift here i go again drooling my eyes in front of the tv and notebook 24/7. So please somebody help me when its time to go back to office and i need to go in ASIA shift.
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Everything is going right, i wake up early morning, pack my swimsuits and sunblock and tara lets swim! After swimming a number of laps adrenaline buids up, i dont get sleepy at work and i feel invigorated. For days it remained that way... I finally have a routine. I feel healthy and im getting back to normal, a fit me!
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Then pop! One day i got bad case of colds and high fever.. with no warning at all. I took a leave and up till now ive been coughing so hard and fluids are constantly running under my nose...--------
How do i look? I have dropped off substantial pounds very fast. I dont know if its because of swimming everyday, but i tend to eat a lot lately... and i think my metabolism is speeding up :p but still im shedding pounds in a scary way and i dont feel good not even look good.
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All i wish now is for me to get sleepy and rest from being a nocturnal, get well, have all my work done so i can go back to my youthful glow!

Mt. Daguldol

This is an over due post about my Mt. Daguldol and La Luz (sort of) trip sometime mid March 2007. I had 4 attempts of going to Mt. Daguldol last year 2006 but none pushed through. I was just glad it happened and there was a little apprehension to that trip. It got postponed 4 times so maybe something bad is bound to happen. But nothing bad happened.. yipeeyey. Well, we kinda skipped the trek from the shore and instead of parking in La Luz we brought the 4WD up a bit to our jump off.

Same Old bundok only this one has N halo Halo stop overs and Buko Juice store plus they have ref up there. The view is nice as you can see San Juan stretch from top.:) Once you get to the summit you're just thankful its done and over with and you wont notice much that the summit view is not that breathtaking! Well its not a 360 deg view. Maybe i would have loved Dagz more if we stayed there overnight and saw sunrise/sunset instead of doing assault.

It was fun while it lasted and after the trek we headed down to the beach and snorkeled our way in front of La Luz. We didnt really go to the resort but from where we pitched our tent (resort-less) we snorkeled in front of Laluz so technically i was able to go where people usually dive in Laluz...

Grounded

What do you do when all you ever wanted was to keep on going but all you ever felt was like stopping? I think ive hit the wall and i know lots have run straight into it but kept head on.Im used up, officially done and i feel like im draining away into a puddle in the ground. Im close to getting numb to the word go. I keep going regardless . I promised myself that no matter what, i will press on even if im walking crawling or even puttering ..Stay on my feet and Eyes straight ahead...Grounded.

Putting Customers First

I’ve been milking HP for all its worth now so I am asking for all the trainings and certifications they can give me. I used to hate trainings but now they get good speakers who really enlighten me.

Great i have many interesting trainings lined up but with all the critical and major issues raised by the customer I am compelled to decline the training invite or reschedule if ever there's another one coming up. Today, i was ecstatic to attend Managing Customer Relations Training... we are a customer-centric company and Putting Customers First is our mission. Good speakers + interesting attendees excites me ... Anyway, the reason why im giving it up is because of the emails i got from super bait customer asking me to prioritize his issues. Jeff Rieder, our product owner once had a chat with me about making their customer happy, Richard Hayashi, customer of customer...... with my commitment to him, i think it’s more important to exemplify the actual thing, rather than attend the training...

AHIA

...... Coming Soon in HP Printers haha :)

Baby Steps

I have decided to take another step into my Diving Career and become a "HOT" Dive Master. But that's just a weird thought. For now, i have enrolled myself in Naui's MSD (master scuba diver) class to gain more confidence and get more skills. At first di sold yung idea to be an msd certified i mean i can dive and i have the necessary skills. But then it would not hurt to add more confidence like not really depend on the DM or my buddy or not panic when i get separated from my group and most of all to love Current ..the more i love it now.

So what's stopping me?

First, im so workaholic and for the next 3 months my class will take over my life. Though my elders in the office were supportive of this endeavor, we compromised that on some days i have to adjust my shift or get back to office after the class.

Second, Finances! Hmmm money keeps on coming but i cant seem to understand why my expenses and bills keep on coming too. I need to save but when? Im still young though so i guess enjoy enjoy first... happy happy

On a sidenote, i realized i have very poor alvioli sacs.. on breathhold sessions i am the first to release air. And this si because i have no quality rest and ive been drinking and staying out in the wee hours of the morning... Therefore,my life is not boring. So those who have pretty healthy air sacs have boring life. hehe just one of my crazy thoughts.

Valentine Dive

Who hates Valentine's? Me Me Me. Cupid is really overrated so Kill Him! ... Excited to dive, i was able to pull JT, Joel and the ADB people.. Though days prior to this wkend Ed, the hardcore Indian-Diver slash Indian-HP-Manager, was trying to stop me into going to Anilao since the water can really get cold. Its cold but we didnt care. It was one of my most relaxed dive trip everything was so easy from going down, finning down, equalizing etc etc. And most of all i saw a lot underwater.

Let's Talk About Tennis Baby

whew! after a long time of not being able to play tennis, i with jt and tags found out that diving is not the only thing we share ,aside from diving and drinking we are also tennis aficionados. We hit the court in Palms Country Club Filinvest Alabang, im impressed i must say. Right after we got there i almost didnt want to play tennis and just swim, play bowling and eat in the bar instead.

My hitting partner was waiting for an hour. First things first, Rally! JT and Tags fed me balls for a while just to get me started. I still have the skills though its a bit rusty. I still have the form and i can actually hit abck the balls they're feeding me. On the other side of the court were all girls in these short skirts/skorts and sexy top... but mas steady pa din yung tira ko sa kanila coz they were hitting like sundot hipon and kalawit tira... haha :D We also got to play wth tito prime who just got back from the states. It was an interesting night to be with him ... learned that he was LA's finest bowler that even eddie murphy and other celebrities ask him to teach them how to bowl.

Anyway i learned that JT's family who's also there is selling their share and is getting another one from alabang country club. Hmmm... i so wanted to get a share in that club how i wish i have enough moolah... Thats the kind of life i want.. weekend in a country club playing tennis, swim swim lang , gym badminton.., golf? pwede na din...and of course work pa din.. may wifi naman eh....imagine the possibilites.... country club girl sosyal! :D (Tito Prime with Tags in Romy Chan's humble abode )

After playing in the palms, we headed to Ayala Alabang Village and played another set with Father Ian and Pastor, country club guys (mainstays of AVV). So we went to Romy Chan's house with own tennis court. Romy Chan is a tennis patron and his house was the house i perfectly had in my mind when i was still a child... house with court, lawn and a separate guest house. I discovered that night that the phils players/pro used to train in that place for free. Discovered too that my friend here Tags, is a star player and used to rub elbows with the other star players... nice going Tags! It was a fun night! me with the oldie guys! and again im one of the guys.

Back Off

This thing is really starting to get into my nerves. Im pissed. Ive been trying to work my ass overtime and overnight in this thing and ive been bending over backwards trying to do something beyond what is expected of me and yet its not appreciated. Things have reached a point that a simple unreasonable request would make me bash and go ballistic. Yes, its not like me but what can i say people keep on pushing the wrong buttons and i feel like im nearing the last straw and i dont care. On top of everything i need to do, i got this spam of emails to help out other people with testing and demo and some of these modules arent mine. But in their behalf i agreed to do it in my own terms and time. So in my shift i do things not for me and after that shift i then start my own work midnight - morning. I enjoy my WFH - work from home days because i can work more so please respect me if i wfh. Its a benefit. And just because others are sacrificing that thing i dont feel that im expected to do the same. Im online and can be reached via email after all and that aint hard. What the heck do you still want from me?! you got all my blood.. my normal BP now is 60/40, which isnt normal. Im way beyond putting things in perspective... the situation is just unreasonable and impossible! And all i want is for someone to stop agitating me, back off and dear i can only please one person a day! I am this she-angel turned bitch-devil the next.

hearts day is so overrated but the bread is cute! (CIBO)

Bit of a let down

a sign of maturity is how you control your emotions as opposed to having your emotions take control of you just be the better person by acting professionally

Disappointed Techie

Bwiset talaga! 2 days na ako nagaattempt na paganahin yung bago kong linksys wireless broadband router! sobrang excited ako at after ko maconfigure ... go go go .... low signal lang nakukuha ko if i go to other rooms kasi solid wall naman din yung pagitan though same floor pa din. nakakalogin ako sa Sametime pero ako lang ang HP don, nakakalogin ako sa YM pero wala yung buddy list ko. Nakaka google and gmail ako pero hangang root domain lang... pag nagclick na ako ng link ayaw na! Di ako makayahoo.... its either sobrang bagal or naghahang si IE & Firefox! darn.... nawalan ako ng gana... i mean ok naman yung dsl connection pag derecho sa modem. so I rested!

Dinala ko yung router sa smpc para itry sa HP & PG network... atfirst ayaw...mejo matagal din ako nairita.... yun pala kailangan ko lang iclone yung MAC address ko baka nibblock ni HP. Ayus! nakaconnect so its not the router thats fucked up, proven! sa super saya ko umikot pa ako sa buong 7 flr ng SMPC...

Excited na ako umuwi to set it up all over again.... Siyet! as in malutong na siyet! ayaw pa din! grrrrrr....... status ng modem connected to router is ok - check; may ip address - check; tracert google and yahoo - check; ping it - check; connection and proxy settings connection - checked.
damn ayaw pa din... weird lang kasi TRACE complete, cleared proxy settings, i was assigned an IP address, yung request ko nakarating na sa server and back and restart browser na!
damn talaga.

as in irita na ako! i asked 2 super techie na to help me ayaw pa din... called freakin stupid PLDT support DHCP lang daw supported nila!

Hay Leche talaga... i guess di talaga meant to have a wifi para di ako makawork at home.... sige na nga wirefull na lang until some superhero can fix this dang thing! Dang it! bwiset



guess am not that techie at all and so nanood na lang ako ng Veronica Mars!

Escape to Anawangin
Jan 25-28, 2006
(joykie, joel,gibs,markus,jherwyn,bobbit)

"no resorts, no restaurants, no electricity, no complications, only yourself and the basics of living; eat, play, sleep. Experience life at its simplest, set in the white sand, pine-lined beach cove bound by the oceans on the west and the mountains to the east.”

RAY of Light

In one of my attempts to stay late and accompany Jon RAY ...i saw his everything but the girl remix cd and ripped it good!... i just adore this group. The thing is they make me sad..everytime i hear them i feel down...and jon RAY is right . if you're in a wrong state of mind it can bring you close to tears... someone's right, i should have listened to boom tarat tarat instead...

*hating JR for the cd!

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Its another NO GO for Production release. Yeah, AGAIN, it has been delayed for two weeks (at least or at most, i dont know!). Another 2 weeks of closing tickets, resolving issue for the Phase 1 team... Nikki sent out the emails to the SM team asking them not to work from home, then it was forwarded by Des to the DBA and DEV team. I didnt receive any email and just got hold of the news via Mike. So what did i feel? Sad for Jon RAY and the rest of the gang... who's been ranting all year... ive seen him down in his entire stay in HP... i feel for him... right after i got the news... i caught him in YM asking people for a drink... i was a bit down that time din so i asked nathan if he can come with us.... it didnt push through... as much as i wanted to talk to him, i didnt, his thoughts weren't aligned yet.... and i feel for PM that he went around Morato just in the off chance that he'd see a familiar car parked there. FAT CHANCE dude!... But then again life has to move on even if its forever NO GO!

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After reading Ther's blog, Hearing Mike's story, Jenny, Nathan, Joel and I Watched Kasal Kasali Kasalo.. Hi hi hi! Im stopping there....

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Bet Update: I think Im losing! Thanks to Fitness First who banned me in the club. Im not allowed to work out until i give a med certificate and CBC, ECG, 2D Echo results.. Alarming as it is my BP falls under 60/40 :) sometimes 90/something (doctor's cant hear my diastolic eh) ... oh well IM NORMAL i dont feel anything!

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For the faithful lover, no explanation is necessary. For the unbeliever, no explanation is possible.

Content Christmas Dinner

Another Beginning

And again, just like that, the year has come to an end. I had my share of mishaps, learned a lot of things and had many adventures. But the most important thing is I am HAPPY!
First Quarter of the year I made some wise-some questionable decisions. I moved into Makati close to my job only to find out after a month that im changing job far from my place. I braced myself for another disappointment and just as I was about to give up good things keep on coming. :p

Think about what you're losing if you don't do it and then think about what you are gaining if you took the risk of doing it. If it's worth it, go for it.

Second Quarter:I left my comfort zone and went into another ground dazed and bedazzled. It wasn’t long before I made myself part of the group and familiarized myself into a new environment. Ive come to realize that you should not be blinded with the shadows of your past..learn to let go and move on..the person i am with right now makes me happy. Oops not exactly happy, contented probably since my source of happiness is too boundless to partly rely on a love life. I tried diving as another outlet from work… and eventually got addicted to it. Now I love current!

Third Quarter: For the first time since I entered the corporate world, I cried and broke down at work because of the tremendous amount of stress. It made me question whether or not having that extra digit in my salary is worth it. Been into emotional turmoil, Been into a lot of stress.. yes I am stressed and I probably dished some shit to some people who probably dished out some shit to me too.

Fourth Quarter: On some scale im proud of myself for being independent. I was out of the house and pseudo-lived with my parents when I was 22. Im crazy again about my sport(S), gym, climbing, diving and yahoo pool! Im too fond of beach and the sun. I drink way too much beer but still im the responsible and sober one. Its fun to know that I have the energy to do these crazy things once in a while. Fun as it seem there’s always a BUT coming.

Realizations came looming on me. The year is about to end and my goals were far from being reached. Im tracked elsewhere. Ive got too much outlet, had too much fun and gained too much friends. Not Bad though!

I have no resolutions for next year, only to do what I do good and get better if not the best.. and oh yeah save more!

Overload and this is the last!

Im supposed to stay and rest in pacita but with all the trips, parties, meet ups and slow DSL, which apparently is caused by the earthquake that hit Taiwan, my stay in the city has been prolonged for a week. Just when i was about to really go home another acquaintance that just arrived from SG wanted to meet up. It’s the last Friday of the year so i made it my huling hirit. :p


Dinner with cute but weird Francis is fun. He's a lot like me, butt of all jokes and so natural for people to call him weird and pick on him. Right after dinner we headed to Gweillos, not as jam-packed as Bistro is. The vocalist is cute (girl) except for her out of range tones. I liked the set of songs but id like it more if she took off her jacket (hihi... take it off!) Was able to chat with her in the cr and scrutinize her... hmmm.. she doesnt really look hot when not singing...

I didn’t drink as much as the rest of the guys. I preferred to enjoy my night with well-spaced drinks, lots of water, food and good conversation.

By the end of the night, the boys were reminiscing and i can’t relate. I tried my best to mingle with them but it really came to a point where i was really bored and i couldn’t help but yawn and frown while they're all laughing.

its Taboo


to drink and party because Im sick! The WASM and ADB team also known as "mark's team" had their party last friday and the gracious host asked me to.. well stay around (help clean and run some errands)... clicks: wifi rocks, joel's mix didnt taste good, arnold- im so impresssed with your taboo talent, jenny's high pitched shrieking voice against aldo's ears, getting red, drunk and all sleepy for the guys, and last left over boxes and cans of beer and brownies for me and joel!

happy holidays

i just wanted to wish everyone a very happy holiday and best wishes for a wonderful new year. it's been such a wonderful year here. i hope you all enjoy the time off with your family and friends.

At this moment there are 6,470,818,671 people in this world. Some are running scared. Some are coming home. Some tell lies to make it through the day. Others are just not facing the truth. Some are evil men at war with good and Some are good struggling with evil. 6,470,818,671 people in the world. 6,470,818,671 souls and sometimes all you need is ONE. - peyton

Farewell George

I found out that my rottweiller just died....

Perfect Disaster

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My 4 wisdom teeth are making its way in the teeth-world. Its too painful that i went down with a high fever and headache. Surgery was my option last Saturday good thing i succumbed to not having it removed and oh well just stand the pain.

Wisdom goes with it!

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Flu flu everywhere... i thought i recovered from that tragic wisdom-tooth episode... Now i have a bad case of flu. Poor Me! I tried to work and as i was about to login to my webmail my heart pounded faster. Guess i was afraid to see lotsa emails.


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My voucher for SCJP will be expiring early next year so i need to schedule the exam before january ends. With my schedule and all how will i insert time for review. Duh! I cannot and should not fail. I eat java and drink java therefore i must PASS! otherwise, kahiya and im treating all the SWEP-HP people! For now i plan to read... relax lang.. then 2 weeks before the scheduled exam.. intense review na!

Dead Ended

I finally decided not to renew the contract in my current place and instead get one near my office. Bold move! Last year i decided to leave the comforts of my home ... just when i have adjusted to a new place some (un)fortunate events took place which made me leave again. Ill miss all my escapades in makati and around the area.

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i take advantage of my friend's best, the funny thing is, he lets me! and that's why he is dear to me.

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there's an impending risk. Cool! its a relief in my part.. i thought im the one bringing a risk but it turns out im not!

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As my guitar god in HP says we gotta Bite the Bullet again this phase.

How To Lose 20 Pounds in 4 months........

Tsk tsk... I got into a stupid bet all for the love of diving. And with the holidays coming that means atleast 4 nights of drinking and gimik, christmas parties, chocolates and stuff.... how am i gonna resist all these mouth watering treats :( Im so motivated though.cliche as it may sound... its like hitting 2 birds with one stone.. you get to shed some weight and you get a nice BC and Reg(?) or an underwater camera with casing.. Wohoo! I know im gonna win this bet. This is not a joke! Come march, you'll be stashing your cash boy(you know who you are). Im up for reinforcement and support group... man 20 lbs.. thats stupid......haha.....

Cutting Loose

It was always a challenge for me to leave office since im practically married to my job now. But i needed something to recharge my batteries, recreate myself and get revitalized so desperately wanting to isolate myself from semi urban life i finally managed to kick back on a great vacation. My leaves were approved months in advance which gave my PM and me a lead time to fix schedule for my deliverables. Am proud of myself that i was able to leave all my worries behind and finally cut loose. The workaholic geek in me failed and there.. I was finally out of office radar.


Escape Route. Its an 8 butt-flattening-hours drive from manila to banaue via autobus. With N stop overs, N cant-figure-how-to-sleep position there's always that question 'are we there yet?'. Anticipation strikes in more as the road gets rough and it gets colder inside the bus and mountains are all you ever see outside. After the long hours travel isnt over yet, we had to rent a tricycle to bring us to Batad's Jump Off and start trekking.

Batad, Banaue

It is a must to do a side trip to Batad before heading to Sagada. One of the Big Guns of Banaue, Batad is nestled in a compelling natural ampitheatre of rice terraces. Walking along the contoured sides of the hills makes you see the expanse paddies but i was too busy trying to stay alive to notice how beautiful it is. From jump off its approximately a 2 hour trek to the village proper. For someone who had a work that got me so unfit , it was a very strenuous walk up in a mining road and down to a hundred steps. Thanks to my good charm, we were able to hitch hike with some foreigners :) And im smart enough to know that whatever i had to go through going down will be the same going up. shish! Lodge in the village can be pretty cheap. You pay for 100 bucks a night per person for a good stay at some -10 Star Hotel (haha). The water can be a lot pricey but i had no choice since walking can really make me thirsty that even a not so cold gatorade priced at 70 bucks enticed me.





Tapiya Falls

There are only three things you can do in Batad- Trek to village, Trek to falls and sleep. Right after we hit off the village, ate lunch and an hour of sleep we headed to the falls, which is a 30 minute walk. I made it a point that we were back before twilight as we had only one headlamp and it scares me that its just the two of us walking on more paddies and more stairs.... Not that i dont trust and feel secure with my buddy.. but you dont know what might happen.... got a shut-eye very early since i have to force myself to be awake by 5 in the morning to start trekking back to banaue. Little did i know that the storm is hitting the area. The trip really didnt have any IT so we were trying to push some of the activities to a later date since we have 5 counting days to spend still. No umbrella and no raincoat in the middle of a freaking cold stormy mounatin....... i was literrally tired and shivering. The ultimate question again popped in my mind "Bakit ko ba ginagawa ito?" The purpose of my vacation is for me to rest and now im tiring myself to no end. I could have spent it watching dvd or in the mall... but then again its just another mountaineer's fuss. Thanks to the baby steps, the APO, DMB, Poison and Skidrock songs plus the chit chat joel and i had .. it got me through that adventure.





Just Another Bumpy Ride.

The road from Banaue to Bontoc to Sagada is a bumpy bumpy ride. My flat butt got even flatter. It rained on and off though the ride offered a spectacular view. I was able to go to Bontoc and pass by the 3rd highest Peak in the Philippines, which the SMART MOUNTAINEERS already climbed... Mt. Amoyao. It was a 2 hour cold ride to Bontoc then few more hours to sagada. Okay okay ive been travelling endlessly and impatience is getting into me. Then finally a small village started to show up... wheew! we actually made it to Sagada the fact that its storming... great!


The Big Falls (not-so)

A half day worth of hiking! All set with our swimming gear, crazy Joel and I dipped our poor cold bodies. As you get closer to the basin you are sure to experience the 1st stage of hypothermia but once you're already in the water it gets pretty warm. The other "couples" (yuck ewww ) chickened out on swimming and caving too. Well, what can i say? me and my buddy belong to the COOL GROUP! yeah! apir buddy!

Cliffhangers

Echo Valley, Hnging Coffins, Underground River....Another TREK. You'll know you're already in the echo valley when you're actually standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking the valley. It gives you a pretty nice view of the town and the coffins suspended on cave entrance and mountainsides with pegs to secure them from falling. We were able to meet one of the ex-guides there and he gave us History 101 with his cool accent and twang. There's this point where you can shout and a real and solid echo bounces back hence the echo valley. Too bad we werent able to go down and dirty and get an up close and personal view of the coffins coz of the bad weather.

Fun @ Guanos

Highlight of all highlights of this trip is reserved for Cave Connections. Normally not so adventurous people would go for Lumiang Cave or just Sumaguing Cave. But being the adventurous person i am.. i went for a more intense cave exploration. Our guide whom i fondly call John Estrada (kulit ko eh) had a kerosene lamp so we were able to venture into the deepest parts of the cave. We were trying to hit the 3 hours stay inside the cave: guano smelling shit on the rocks, wade on pools, short swim, rope aided for ascent and descent, slippery rocks, climb down or step over to your guide, smoking cold inside.






Hiker's Delight

After a full day of outdoor activities, you can never go wrong with Yoghurt House, Masferre Country Inn and Cafe and my personal favorite The Log Cabin. Good value for your money care of the French Chef, Chef Aklay. Normally on saturdays they have vegetable buffet but you have to make reservations in the afternoon just to be sure you will be accommodated as the place is quite small.


Excess

Sagada Co-op offers no ambiance but super yummy choclate cake and banana loaf.

A Winding Road

The trip to Baguio passes by Halsema Road, which is a 6 hour hair-rising, no railing winding cloud 9 road with frequent sharp turns making you super dizzy afterwards.The travel is an adventure also. You sit in a non-aircon stinky bus for so long...anticipating the moment you're gonna die. The lane is a few inch wide only and you can see that the wheels are only few centimeters away from the edge. One wrong move by the driver and we're all dead.

But hey im here alive and blogging. Spectaculah Spectaculah. Cant wait to have another trip!

Wish this thing works!

Simple Joys


Sometimes a break is all it takes.
Enough to isolate me from the routinal process my system has accepted and got accustomed to.
Life is too routinal that sometimes i want to run as far as i can and as fast as i could away from all my commitments and just like that, drop them!

You want to hike and dwell on the nagging thoughts on your mind on how life should be
You want dive and relax from a life that doesnt have to be complicated ... and you know that its just you who makes it far too complicated
You wanna box thinking its where you can release all the stress You stuff your face with chocolates and be one to fool yourself that it will comfort you
You go to karaoke and sing your heart out You drink with your buddies and spill too much information under the guise of drunkenness

But in the middle of these all i ever wanted is something simple, even just a 24 hour worth of sleep tantamounts to a grand vacation for me.
In one of the rare times i found a weekend wherein i didnt feel the need to work, i found myself sleeping. This is what i call a simple joy.

Travel Blog: HP ADSI OffSITE

Office Space

I always thought its unfair that only managers or the manager of the managers get to have their own room or cubicle plus a nice comfy couch! And we, the professional/individual contributor settles for a little space in a cramped floor. When i got into my current job i was happy that the office setting is like in the US. You can sit anywhere, log into your cisco ip phone and there thats your workarea for the day ... you can even take your manager's seat if you like. If you're that workaholic and you cant miss work for lunch,just grab a LAN cable (the retractable one) and bring your laptop in the pantry or connect to WIFI ... anywhere you look there are ports for you to connect to the network and phones for you to have your conference mtg. If you have reserved the conference room or huddle rooms online .. even the big ones... you can have it all to yourself .... leaving some group who unfortunately has a meeting but no room reserved for them... Laughing at it right now... i remember i always reserve the conf rooms coz i wanted to have a projector or LCD so i can extend my monitor and watch one tree hill...hahaha...was even called Babae sa Talisay for always squatting in Talisay room even if the manager has reservation. Imagine the possibilities! Its not using HP's resources for nothing... im rendering my overtime and overnight without pay for months so might as well get back at HP for that hehe.. though this contradicts to my contribution for the cost savings project...


Anyway, just recently, another team joined my team or is it my team that joined their team? err i dont know... all i know is that my current team together with the contractors cant fit anymore in our floor and with the new support team coming, as anticipated, we're really jammed! Pedestals are scattered on the aisle, three people fit themselves in one cubicle hurrying to get the 'A' or 'B' network... I hear this usually... "A ako... B ako....". (FYI, we often connect and switch to 2 networks). The short of the long... the place is not really conducive for work and i value my productivity that much that im annoyed i dont get things done ... especially that day when i had a long list of documents to do and codes to fix. I decided to stay late or overnight hoping i can cross some items on my list of things to accomplish and not just do... i failed! Normally the building turns off the aircon but its negligible since few or one only stays that late in the office... but with the on-shift-support people you can really feel the heat now. I feel sorry for them coz its their shift and they werent given the comforts that their shift should get. Perey for one is sick and it was really hot that she had to fan herself while managing tickets (err critical!) :)



So now everyday i had to text some colleagues to reserve a seat or conference room for me... otherwise i am, again ,VOTED OUT!

if (SEAT!=null) && (NETWORK_B!=null) Yehey!
else Squat somewhere else

Its either one of these options... you get a SEAT but there's no A or B network or you get a network but there's no space for you! Im lucky enough that i found a very comfortable workarea! the HP Invent Room.... good for serious work, good for one on one with your manager, good for coding and writing documents, good for sleeping because of the comfy couch, would have been good for playing DOTA but its not allowed! and last of all good for blogging! talk about productivity against loitering! haha!

The Art of Seduction
“We all have the power of attraction-the ability to draw people in and hold them in our thrall.”

This book by Robert Greene was the first book Clairol let me read when I decided to go back “where I belong” after months of stupidity. I thought its fun and a light hearted read but its not. Its actually a mind stimulating yet sensually agitating book. Its not that I need to seduce anyone or score some guy on a bar though… I guess what got me interested is how the book categorized seducer and victim according to personalities.

IF YOU WERE TO SEDUCE ME ID BE

“The Aging Baby. Some people refuse to grow up. Perhaps they are afraid of death, or of growing old; perhaps they are passionately attached to the life they led as children . . . If you desire to seduce this type, you must be prepared to be the responsible, staid one. That may be a strange way of seducing, but in this case it works . . . Aging Babies can be amusing for a while, but, like all children, they are often potently narcissistic. This limits the pleasure you can have with them. You should see them as short-term amusements, or temporary outlets for your frustrated parental instincts . . .”

Should you ask those who know me very well, This is ME in some ways shrunk into this one paragraph. I haven’t outgrown my childish ways which goes well with my innocent childlike face (haha). Seriously, sometimes I tend to be vain and insecure. I tend to be selfless and I am not aware that my actions bring worries to those who care a lot about me. I have to disagree though that being with a child limits your pleasure…That is SO NOT TRUE. I wont explain further… you have to experience to believe it.

IF I WERE TO SEDUCE SOMEBODY HE’D BE

“The Roué. These types have lived the good life and experienced many pleasures. They probably have, or once had, a good deal of money to finance their hedonistic lives. Roués are consummate seducers, but there is one type that can easily seduce them — the young and the innocent . . . If you should want to seduce them, you will probably have to be somewhat young, and to have retained at least the appearance of innocence . “

I go for the oldies or to be politically correct “the more experienced”. For someone like me who is still in the early stages of the race it would be nice to have some sort of guide who will always tell you “been there done that”, who will make fun of you and tell “i saw this coming”…


Well the long and short of my blog is that I was up all night reading this even if too tired already believing that there’s no need to manipulate someone to one of your games. You can always put your best foot forward and pretend to be this and that but in the end everything boils down to honesty coz it offers a lasting form of appeal and attraction.

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The Eighteen Types of the Seducer's

1. The Reformed Rake or Siren: People of this type were once happy-go-lucky seducers who had their way with the opposite sex. But the day came when they were forced to give this up — someone corralled them into a relationship, they were encountering too much social hostility, they were getting older and decided to settle down . . . These types are ripe for the picking: all that is required is that you cross their path and offer them the opportunity to resume their rakish or siren ways . . .

2. The Disappointed Dreamer: As children, these types probably spent a lot of time alone. To entertain themselves they developed a powerful fantasy life, fed by books and films and other kinds of popular culture. And as they get older, it becomes increasingly difficult to reconcile their fantasy life with reality, and so they are often disappointed by what they get . . . These types make for excellent and satisfying victims . . . All you need do is disguise some of your less than exalted qualities and give them a part of their dream . . .

3. The Pampered Royal: These people were the classic spoiled children. All of their wants and desires were met by an adoring parent — endless entertainments, a parade of toys, whatever kept them happy for a day or two . . . what the Pampered Prince or Princess is really looking for is one person, that parental figure, who will give them the spoiling they crave. To seduce this type, be ready to provide a lot of distraction — new places to visit, novel experiences, color, spectacle. You will have to maintain an air of mystery, continually surprising your target with a new side to your character. Variety is the key . . .


4. The New Prude: The New Prude is excessively concerned with standards of goodness, fairness, political sensitivity, tastefulness, etc. What marks the New Prude, though, as well as the old one, is that deep down they are actually excited and intrigued by guilty, transgressive pleasures — once you open them up, and get them to let go of their correctness, they are flooded with feelings and energies. They may even overwhelm you. Perhaps they are in a relationship with someone as drab as they themselves seem to be — do not be put off . . .

5. The Crushed Star: We all want attention, we all want to shine, but with most of us these desires are fleeting and easily quieted. The problem with Crushed Stars is that at one point in their lives they did find themselves the center of attention — perhaps they were beautiful or charming, perhaps they were athletes, or had some other talent — but those days are gone . . . Seducing this type is simple: just make them the center of attention . . . The reward of seducing Crushed Stars is that you stir up powerful emotions. They will feel intensely grateful to you for letting them shine. To whatever extent they had felt crushed and bottled up, the easing of that pain releases intensity and passion, all directed at you. They will fall in madly in love . . .

6. The Novice: What separates Novices from ordinary innocent young people is that they are fatally curious . . . Seducing a Novice is easy. To do it well, however, requires a bit of art. Novices are interested in people with experience, particularly people with a touch of corruption and evil. Make that touch too strong, though, and it will intimidate and frighten them. What works best with a Novice is a mix of qualities . . . They are easily misled by these tactics, since they lack the experience to see through them . . . mix innocence and corruption and you will fascinate them . . .

7. The Conqueror: These types have an unusual amount of energy, which they find difficult to control. They are always on the prowl for people to conquer, obstacles to surmount . . . In matters of romance, the worst thing you can do with them is lie down and make yourself easy prey; they may take advantage of your weakness, but they will quickly discard you and leave you the worse for wear. You want to give Conquerors a chance to be aggressive, to overcome some resistance or obstacle, before letting them think they have overwhelmed you . . .

8. The Exotic Fetishist: Most of us are excited and intrigued by the exotic. What separates Exotic Fetishists from the rest of us is the degree of this interest, which seems to govern all their choices in life. In truth they feel empty inside, and have a strong dose of self-loathing . . . Clearly the way to seduce them is to position yourself as exotic . . . Exaggerate a little and they will imagine the rest, since such types tend to be self-deluders. Exotic Fetishists, however, do not make particularly good victims. Whatever exoticism you have will soon seem banal to them, and they will want something else . . .

9. The Drama Queen: Most often, Drama Queens (and there are plenty of men in this category) enjoy playing the victim. They want something to complain about, they want pain. Pain is a source of pleasure for them. With this type, you have to be willing and able to give them the mental rough treatment they desire. That is the only way to seduce them in a deep manner . . . At the extreme, they can be hopelessly selfish and anti-seductive, but most of them are relatively harmless and will make fine victims if you can live with the sturm und drang . . .


10. The Professor: These types cannot get out of the trap of analyzing and criticizing everything that crosses their path. Their minds are overdeveloped and overstimulated. Even when they talk about love or sex, it is with great thought and analysis . . . Make them feel like Don Juans or Sirens, to even the slightest degree, and they are your slaves. Many of them have a masochistic streak that will come out once you stir their dormant senses. You are offering an escape from the mind, so make it as complete as possible: if you have intellectual tendencies yourself, hide them . . .

11. The Beauty: From early on in life, the Beauty is gazed at by others. Their desire to look at her is the source of her power, but also the source of much unhappiness . . . Most important in this seduction is to validate those parts of the Beauty that no one else appreciates — her intelligence (generally higher than people imagine), her skills, her character. Of course you must worship her body — you cannot stir up any insecurities in the one area in which she knows her strength, and the strength on which she most depends — but you also must worship her mind and soul . . .

12. The Aging Baby: Some people refuse to grow up. Perhaps they are afraid of death, or of growing old; perhaps they are passionately attached to the life they led as children . . . If you desire to seduce this type, you must be prepared to be the responsible, staid one. That may be a strange way of seducing, but in this case it works . . . Aging Babies can be amusing for a while, but, like all children, they are often potently narcissistic. This limits the pleasure you can have with them. You should see them as short-term amusements, or temporary outlets for your frustrated parental instincts . . .

13. The Rescuer: . . . Rescuers usually have complicated motives: they often have sensitive natures, and truly want to help. At the same time, solving people's problems gives them a kind of power they relish — it makes them feel superior and in control . . . If you are a woman, play the damsel in distress, giving a man the chance so many men long for — to act the knight. If you are a man, play the boy who cannot deal with this harsh world; a female Rescuer will envelop you in maternal attention, gaining for herself the added satisfaction of feeling more powerful and in control than a man. An air of sadness will draw either gender in . . .

14. The Roué: . . . These types have lived the good life and experienced many pleasures. They probably have, or once had, a good deal of money to finance their hedonistic lives. Roués are consummate seducers, but there is one type that can easily seduce them — the young and the innocent . . . If you should want to seduce them, you will probably have to be somewhat young, and to have retained at least the appearance of innocence . . .

15. The Idol Worshiper: Everyone feels an inner lack, but Idol Worshipers have a bigger emptiness than most people . . . The way to seduce these types is to simply become their object of worship, to take the place of the cause or religion to which they are so dedicated . . . With this type you have to hide your flaws, or at least to give them a saintly sheen. Be banal and Idol Worshippers will pass you by. But mirror the qualities they aspire to themselves and they will slowly transfer their adoration to you. Keep everything on an elevated plane — let romance and religion flow into one . . .

16. The Sensualist: What marks these types is not their love of pleasure but their overactive senses . . . The key to seducing them is to aim for their senses, to take them to beautiful places, pay attention to detail, envelop them in spectacle, and of course use plenty of physical lures . . . That is how Cleopatra worked on Mark Antony, an inveterate sensualist . . .

17. The Lonely Leader: . . . Lonely Leaders long to be seduced, to have someone break through their isolation and overwhelm them. The problem is that most people are too intimidated to try, or use the kind of tactics — flattery, charm — that they see through and despise. To seduce such types, it is better to act like their equal or even their superior — the kind of treatment they never get. If you are blunt with them you will seem genuine, and they will be touched — you care enough to be honest, even perhaps at some risk. (Being blunt with the powerful can be dangerous . . . )

18. The Floating Gender: All of us have a mix of the masculine and the feminine in our characters, but most of us learn to develop and exhibit the socially acceptable side while repressing the other. People of the Floating Gender type feel that the separation of the sexes into such distinct genders is a burden . . . What Floating Gender types are really looking for is another person of uncertain gender, their counterpart from the opposite sex . . . If you are not of the Floating Gender, leave this type alone. You will only inhibit them and create more discomfort . . .

Excerpted from The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene, published by Viking Books, 2001.
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Wake Me Up, if ever this ends

hay, i read glenn's blog about him receiving his overtime pay for the extra 60 hours rendered on weekends and overnights. Okay, that made him bucks richer. And its taunting that i have more or less rendered the same time in the office.... uhmm (let me make it MORE). The difference is i dont get paid for this superheroic out of the goodness of my heart deed. If we had OT pay, I bet HP would be incurring a lot of loses considering the amount of hours ADSI (my team) renders. We, the ADSI, blessed for having flexible time , are not so blessed actually.

I always say im not after the money.... which im really not. But i went too far and too stupid knowing that i dont get paid for this and yet i still push myself .

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Awww.. was working late on friday waiting for friends to invite me on a friday gimik. Lately i havent been receiving gimik invites. Dati isang yaya lang sakin go go go ako... kaladkarin ako eh hehe... now i seem to have lost that routine. i still have friends i think, friends who were fed up asking me for lunch,dinner,coffee coz all i ever say is i have work.... or friends who dont believe me when i tell them ill come cos i always stood them up. Good thing fred and joel are on the go... i had a stupid ground last friday, if they ask me for gimik ill really come but if not ill just work. so if you dont see me anywhere, its either im in RS or SMPC :) (these buildings havent asked me for rental yet) hihihihihi


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** CPGT Revenue Building, Life Destroying

BLOG HOPPIN

hihi... para sa lahat ng babae na may balak magkaroon ng anak someday, visit this 2-year old kid's blog which i had a really really fun time reading.

http://sagealfar.blogspot.com

and while you're at it, visit her mom and dad's blog too! her mom's blog is quite interesting, promise. both of sage's parents are involved in creative writing and comic books too. really cool family of bloggers. :D


woofy

The Blog


Who would have thought stalking someone else’s blog will be the new past time for overworked people here in the office. Blog-hopping, Blog-Stalking, Blog-Google-ing - the new in-thing for the HEWLETT PACKERS. Well, I understand those stalkers and how their curiosity level increases as they fail to search their stalkee’s Blog-URL.

The Stalker

Pathetic as it may seem, I know some people who would give up an hour or so google-ing every line that they thought would appear on their stalkee’s entry. Some have succeeded. Some have yet to succeed in their uber effort. Just like now, looking at my seatmate.. you’d think HE belongs to the hardworking number of people in the team, you’d think he’s seriously doing his scripts…well you thought wrong. I can see now how he’s goofing at every link that appeared on his blogspot query! Give up man! If the person doesn’t wanna give her blog address then that means she wants to have her space in the web with anonymity in its utmost level.

The Stalkee

You blog because you have a whole lot of words to say, so you post it and publish over the web. I understand this is more for personal use and an unintentional act of giving people a chance to hear all your blabberings. But still, its in the “Web”. They say if you place something in the web expect for it to get seen, lurked or stalked. Otherwise, better get your personal diary. Even if you try to delete the url, disable google-crawl, reroute it to another address that jumps to another address you gotta try harder coz really, there are some people who find anonymity as challenge and secrecy as buckshot against you. They just don’t give up :p

Blog-Stalking 101

People here, guys mostly, hilariously exchange notes on how they come across their girl stalkee’s blog. Name, Nick, pen name, aka’s will be the easiest to google. Yahoo ID. Most blog host now asks for the yahoo ID or the yahoo/email address where comments and other blog setting info will be redirected. Lucky you if you have their email addy or they are in your buddylist. The Project. Recently, we have contractors who started their blog because of their tirade about work. So if you know if they have issues with their jobs, work/project is one of the best query!....... Hmmm.. what else… I cant listen enough to how pathetic my officemates can get, I mean I know how to hack yahoo and there’s a big chance of getting their blog url there (not to brag and not that im hacking them anyway!)

The Blog

This thing has done wonders to me. Looking at all the posts gives you holistic view of yourself. I Must agree that you get to know yourself more when you read about your previous blogs. Plus you get cool comments from serious and not so serious cum epal kupal friends.

Blog On!

As Good As It Gets
(multi posts)

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Sharing the same sentiments with Glenn (my beloved contractor), Mamatay na nagimbento ng Javascript! Its frustrating that i had my day wasted on a one javascript line code that affected my entire coding day.
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The L word. I can never tell whether a guy is cute or hot. All i know is that i like bald, smart, kupal, witty and Bamboo-looking guys , am more of a personality guy. To name few there's Paolo Valenciano (Gary V's son), GM and of course Bamboo. But when it comes to checking out girls, a lot of guys agree that i have good taste in women. Though TASTE can be relative, i somehow know how to spot chicks that guys would probably love. Everytime joel and I would walk in the mall id be the first one to spot a bebot... and he'd always ask me WOULD YOU DO IT WITH HER , ill just give a belat! :p Ive been having a lot of crush mostly Girls/Ladies/Women lately. I just love women. :)

Potentials...potentials..potentials...

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After getting sick and losing weight i filled in very fast.

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At the pace im going im definitely "burned and burnt out" -jr .... long way to go still

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There are perks of having your guy in your team but i tell you it will not be rosy and fun all the time.

Some Rants:
1. Di na ako makaovernight and overtime, laging may Bantay
2. Your guy cant always be your KILIG moment for the day, cant get KILIG when your other crushes pass by... kinikimkim mo na lang yung kilig kasi katabi mo siya. so titingin ka sa kanya with abot langit na ngiti letting him think he's the reason why you're so happy pero deep inside and bubbles with quotes sa ulo, the ultimate reason is your crush. crush lang naman e.
3. You need to be smart, you cant be stupid or lousy in the team...
4. Even if you're full and feeling bloated, you need to eat with him..

Some Raves:
1. saves you a lot of text and call load.
2. free ride from and to the office
3. free lunch and dinner, although i think you should share bills always
4. you get an idea on what he's been up to all day
5. you have instant officemate kagimik every friday!
6. most of all, whenever you feel stressed and down from all the crap you're getting from work and you need a real hug you get one right away (patago from office dapat) hug lang naman eh... friendly hug haha!

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I skipped work early last friday to go to chris' despedida! Im eyeing Guitar Hero for PS2. The game "YOU ROCKED" me to the tunes of I wanna be sedated and Unsung!

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I missed ther's ipod and guilty pleasures that im playing cant get enough of your love babe and i touch myself.

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**if you cant beat them, join them.

Pol Pagad's BeerDay!

RECOVERING after working overly superheroic, getting hospitalized, burnt out and too tired to work. POKER (poke her) - liyow

Sun Sea and Beer

After agreeing that life is really a learning experience, after I had people come up to me shaking me into reason, after trying to dig myself out of the hole I probably felt I was buried in lately, ahh =) I had what I needed.

I volunteered for the International Coastal Cleanup and showed my utter support to nadj from looking for sponsors (failed to get one though) to the Rally Concert held in Podium up to the event itself in Anilao, Batangas. There weren’t that much basura which is a good thing anyway. So most of the time spent underwater was spent for SUPER ULTRA FUN DIVE! J

Hypocrisy aside, im ultimately there to unwind, party and drink. How I wished someone stopped the time . Cheesy as it may sound; being out there just makes you realize a lot of things. Its not so much the romantic notion of being with your guy , the peaceful feeling of just staring into the sea as it is the APPRECIATION OF LITTLE THINGS YOU SET AWAY FROM YOUR PRIORITIES.

The weekend is probably a healthy one for me. It may not be that long but it spared me the stress from city and work even for a while.

And now I am back to the city. Back to reality where things just aren’t always what we want them to be, where shit happens all the time and it sure sucks big time! Lately I have been a pain in the ass not just to others but I made an ass out of myself. Though once in our lives I think I am entitled to do this otherwise ill never learn to wipe my own shit. Apparently I never did learn to wipe my own shit and I guess ill end up eating my own coz here I am again…… doing what I always do… work. =)

I have been living in a colorful and wonderful moment, no walls and spreads out to horizon. A lot of people envied me. Some say that I was living my whole life to its fullest. Others seek to tempt me by trying things left and right. I want to live outside my sheltered condition so I try everything.


But as fate would have it, something came. I was not certain that my situation was what’s the best for me. It was my choice to get here anyway. A hand was held out to me. I refused it at my very best, I really did. I burrowed myself further inside my place, and still it was persistent. I tried to get in touch with my nature and recalled the reasons why I am doing this in the first place, but I was unsuccessful. Slowly, reluctantly, I find myself leaving my personal hole. And the hand that was there all along is now leaving.


Lost and confused as I am now, I am trying to return to where I came from, I know I cannot remain in this world either.


It took me quite a while to realize, and to finally admit to myself, that I have fallen in love with someone I should not have fallen in love with. And now I have an idea what to do next and where to go. Once more, I am everything now I swore I never will be again.

Messie


Watdapak! I was the last to know about Jerome's resignation for the second time. Am gonna miss my brother. Just had a nice chat with him. Thanks! One of the few people who chatted with me and asked me how i was doing when i was sick. I know he'll miss me too aside from Cha of course. We have the same wavelength... and he tells HP people how fond he is of me because im soooo Kulit and nakikita niya ang Kabastusan niya sa akin and Kagaguhan! wa ha ha!.... Im not that sad at all.. there's still Paul. Another clone of Jerome Gagu-Bastos-Kulit-Funny Like Me Me Me! Ill miss yah utol.

Its Never Too late

Am too bored or maybe im not used to having my spare time just sitting and surfing... its either i work (NO WAY) or do something outdoorsy! I thought i missed a lot na but its never too late to catch up.. im still young as in YOUNG! Okay so im setting my priorities straight right here and now. This blog should be a witness!

* Next week, i plan to (of course work the mandatory hours) but im catching up on the BMC session, so i can be a legit member of Smart Mountaineers. Ive waited a year for this and just settled for being an SMC ampon. But now that its here might as well grab the chance and become SMCNOY.. go akyat-bundok. Heard that Induction climb will be in PULAG - akiki trail (exciting), training climb will be in NATIB (rock climbing yeah baby! mommy!) and the bundoks set this year are all new. Cant wait to be with the SMC and im asking them now for Capones island.. i need a break and i dont want to sulk in sadness anymore.

* Was chatting with Chris about my plans on having ME time and we were scouting for a place i can go to. He jokingly suggested his place and impulsive as i can be i said yes... Yup, for an hour i was thinking of going to Colombia, they dont look for visa anyway as long as you're pinoy. Who knows i might land a job there... and i heard they've got pretty chickkas.. latinas(?) But when we got to the expenses part haha... made me think twice if i rly wanna spend that much for the fare for a short amount of time. too rich for my blood. But im still considering it and Carribean, i just need to talk to my dad and plan my leave(hard part).

* 50-50 chances of going to Colombia, we decided that i should just wait for him so we can go caving/mountaineering/spelunking in CALBIGA CAVES. Read good reviews about this cave.

* Invited J and Renz up north since J havent been to sagada..me neither! And knowing these two i know the plan will push through. I was told though that there'd be
no more Hanging Coffins.
Some places to go ..

1.Sagada Caves of course
2.Mt. Amoyao -> they've been here and heard their exciting experience... better than Mt. Ugu daw.
3.Mt. Clitoris. sounds fun!
4. Chico River
5.Mountain Province / Cordillera Trekking . Di naman obvious miss ko na mamundok!

* Diving. There'd be an International Coastal Clean Up this coming weekend. I missed diving but i forgot na my skills ... equalize equalize :)

* Im going to have my Sunday Tennis again with Vince(Makati) or JT and JR (Pacita) now that its not raining anymore!

* HP ADSI Gimik. The guys who frequent Side Bar, Metro Walk, Red Box, PowerClimb and Dampa even during work hours. Im gonna join you guys more often especially now that my brother is leaving us for SG!

* Thursday Badminton with Ting, Tseri, Vince and Chris.

Enumerating those made me think there's a lot going in me... Some pa lang yan, plus family activities ive forgotten already.... target shooting with daddy and salon/vanity experiences with my mom and sisters... I used to be a GIRL who can work late hours and yet embrace life's humor. I intend to bring it back and im more committed now in prioritizing my life rather than my work, that am sure of.

Manta Rays Gimik

Another musing of a workaholic nocturnal girl turned non-alcoholic. What could be me more pathetic than staying alone in RSC on a saturday night trying to figure out why my code is not

compiling? Nothing! I dont go to gimiks, cant hang out with my crazy buddies, havent had a bottle of beer for weeks, you wont see me smiling now, keep getting this question from people "where is the bubbly joycie we all know?" :( I really need a break. I decided to come and join the Manta Ray MSD even if im the only poor-open water source diver there. Relieving, relaxing and for a while there, i didnt think of work. Hell with work. Ive accepted i wont make it to my deadline....Panic na lang come demo or integration testing :) Started to drink and i already forgot how fun it is to drink. Promise, im going back to the scene... :) excited to climb next weekend, do some charity work for Clairol's bday celebration, coastal clean-up dive next next weekend.

*me, joel and nadj

*me, joel and nadj?(behind)

*Ed the cutest Indian Guy Boss in Hp. But then there's only 2 of them in our office

Things i missed

I was counting on contentdev guys dinner but i had to say pass on it and again this is because of WORK.

crazy pics

Grabbed Pics (Ther, Ry, Che, Ting, Leeyow, ET, Chris, Renz, Miriam, MRT) - Miss them!
ContentDev Dinner Pic grabbed from ET

Click Clicks

Knowing its an Adam Sandler movie i thought its purely comical. But then i thought wrong. I hate to admit this but i cried with sheer emotion inside the moviehouse. And i bet even after repeating this movie id still get tearful towards the end of the film. It was really nice how they made the story. They even sneaked in the fact of Eating Junk Food. For some reason i find it so out of topic , like the way adam had his cupcakes and icecream. Somehow i find it as a way of telling the americans to stop eating junk food.They say the movie is based on Its a Wonderful life. Good films like this get the people thinking what things would have been if an event had or had not taken place.

I cried,okay, and heard a lot of people even guys cried over this too. I was touched with the 'Dad who died' part. Made me miss my daddy.It made me realize a lot of things too, the value of life. Im working now... i am spending more than 20 hours and im super concentrated on my career. It makes me think that its really not that worth it. You lose sight of the essentials of life. If anyone wants to find out why life is worth living you should see this one. They didnt pay me to
advertise this though.

I felt guilty and got really affected so im seeing my dad this weekend haha.

By the way i found adam so stupid, what the?!!!? Kainis! he's got a hot wife, cute kids and nice house.. thats where the irony of life comes in. You strive hard for them hoping to achieve this and that but in the end its the opposite that you're gonna get. Wrong way to love!

ChocoGasm

I am a certified chocoholic. I can go on a day without eating 3 proper meals but I can’t live a day without a chocolate touching my tongue. I love anything that is chocolate flavored. ChocoGasm is what I call the feeling after appeasing myself with chocolate.

Sittin Waitin Wishin

For a day, I didn’t even bother playing Dave Matthews Band in my itunes. Ive been hearing them every freaking day since I was 15 and im like how old now?. Im so into King of Convenience and Jack Johnson this week. They’ve got a chill and steady groove, just what I needed for me to get relaxed while im in panic, rushing things to get done.

Jack Johnson never got me interested in his music, probably because I was so into dmb. But just the other day when I heard it play in joel’s pc, I got aliw and right away had to find videos from youtube and even placed it here in my blog. Aliw to the point that I had it playing repeatedly and you should see how my head is moving while my fingers are dancing (just like drei’s and joel’s dance moves). His music has more or less the same groove with that of King of Convenience. Work got me really down the past few days and its great how music like this can lighten up my mood. Makes me wanna try the guitar tabs I downloaded or hit the drums with its beat and for a moment ignore my laptop. But I cant! So while im Sitting here in my work area in this wee hour of the morning, Waiting for the sun to show up so I can go home and Wishing for all these to pass so I can go back to old ways ill just cheer up with some of this groovy music for now.

Current status: coding again
Music Playing: Upside Down, Flake, Sittin Waitin Wishin

Upside Down Video - Jack Johnson lyrics

Living Life’s Bugs
Sometimes you have to really give some time off for yourself. Even an hour will do you good, just put things in perspective and just rest your mind. Problems have way of working themselves out... Just do what you need to do without punishing yourself. You don’t have to quit, You just need to take a break, a breather. You don’t need to spend time having fun. You can do that while you’re working. Tell a joke, Listen to one, Laugh with the people around you, flirt with your bf :D Eat right and stop living in coffee and lipovitan, the brain cant think with those alone. You can only do so much and in the end, its just you fighting yourself. Two-edged sword.In the end everything may be successful except you and your health… that’d be harder.(Thanks)