Monday, June 28, 2004

...i'm getting old -_-

System Time: 10:00 AM
God help me, it's a Monday. :(

i still feel soo tired and soo sleepy.. my brain still isn't functioning..my energy's on an all time low and i am blankly staring at my list of things to do for my program and i don't have an ounce of power to do any of them...

my sisters are back from HK..they didn't bring ANY pasalubong so i was extremely disappointed.. i was asking for a benetton rain jacket..(hmpft) think my sisters felt a bit guilty 'cause ate chary offered me her Mango bag instead..they bought these identical Mango bags and ate chary gave me hers.. woohoo! (it even came with a wallet, v.c.!) it's beige with 2 pockets in front.. nothing beats the monday blues like a MNG bag harharhar.. also got a new chinese cellphone holder which officially retired my tattered winnie d pooh sock.. i arbored it from my pre-com Kada Ten², but i'm sure when she sees that winnie's already losing his shirt, she'll understand..(not that i see her anymore.. asan ka ba Ten²!) ate chary also bought a new phone (finally!).. a Sony Ericsson K700.. it's a phone to die for.. it's packed with features but it's lighter than my T68i.. (see my envy flowing through my veins.. lol!)

System Time: 11:52 AM
...was able to program the module for e-mailing the uploaded text files.. hu-hum.. my bosses are lunching out so it's just Raymond and me manning the IT department..hayy.. katamad.

System Time: 11:59 AM
..am currently reading Tuesdays with Morrie..it's like everyone's favorite book but i still haven't read it..so far, it's good.. a bit preachy, but nonetheless, interesting..

System Time: 12:29 PM
got a call from Ms. Dana, the Real-Estate Agent.. i'm thinking of buying a house/condo.. some might think it's a tad early but i disagree.. it's actually the perfect time to invest, when i have no other expenses aside from my personal kakikayans..at least i will be putting my money in good use..

System Time: 1:05 PM
they're still not here! i'll just post this blog now, i might not be able to do it once they're back.. have a not-so-sucky Monday!

Saturday, June 26, 2004

... you spokenin' in dollar?

System Time: 4:41 PM
gaah my head aches. i'm still here at the office,.. waiting for dex's reply... don't know if we're gonna meet or not..anyway.. it's been a pretty productive day considering that i was earlier harrassed by Ma'am Soraya's kids.. they're pretty cool, actually.. they speak with an American accent and all.. (they just got it from school) so you could say i practiced my english today, hehe.. as usual, i'm an instant hit with kids.. lol.. i dunno.. i guess it's because i still look like a kid..(or behave like one, whatever!) anyway, they were in the pantry and i came in to eat.. at first they were civilized.. the first questions were a bit weird though.. like.. what's my mother's age.. or my grandmother's age..what was mine.. (they're into the age thing hehe).. then after that it was riot.. they decided to lock me up in the pantry and i felt a bit bruised after i finally was able to get out.. (with Ma'am Soraya's help..) there should be a law against violent kids lol.. they were quite strong and a kid's punch really hurts LOL! but still, i really like them so i hope i would see them again..

some of their questions:
when Andrea (the girl) saw my phone with dex's baby picture as the wallpaper she asked
"who's that?"
me:My boyfriend when he was a baby
andrea: you're going to marry a baby?
me: no..i said when he was baby.. (then i showed the more updated picture)
andrea: you're gonna marry him?
me: yep
andrea: you're gonna marry him now?
me: not now!
andrea: so you're gonna kiss him, right?
*i just laughed.. wanted to say.. been there, done that kid.. lol!*

they're sweet, really.. andrea even asked me "you're gonna be here everyday? i'll see you again? momi and you are officemates, right?"

hehe. so sweet. i kinda miss them already. i even like the way they pronounce my name.. like a slang Gary..

"gereee, gereee" lol.

i better go now.. dex isn't replying and i feel as if i'm gonna have a fever. bye!

...dead lines

My blog yesterday, June 25, 2004:

System Time: 5:02 PM
i'm reaaady to go home.. i'll be logging out at exactly 5:19 PM.. i'll be going to work tomorrow so i could justify my going home early.. besides, i'm soo sleep deprived this week that all i want is to get at least 8 hours of sleep tonight..

still have loads to do, each new day brings me closer to my deadlines so you could just imagine how fast each day ends for me..my mind was already panicking yesterday.. i didn't know how the hell i would derive this certain information.. grabe.. it's so tiring to think! lol! anyway, i'm writing this blog 'cause i FINALLY found a way to work around it (in short, nangdaya ako).. i created a new table instead of trying to figure out what query i could make from the existing tables.. gaaah.
/me scraps one out of my error list.. still uhmm 15 to go? lol. demmit.

System Time: 5:25 PM
so much for exactly 5:19.. bye now!

Thursday, June 24, 2004

...i wanna cry.. huhuhu

System Time: 9:15 PM
grrrr.. paalis pa lang ako ng office.. antok na ko.. wala lang.. babay!

ANG DAMI DAMI DAMI DAMI kong deadline na lahat eh para bukas. tongueeeena.

Wednesday, June 23, 2004

...juicy fruit.. wala lang

System Time: 8:40 PM
yeah.. i'm sleepy again. i can barely type this blog..

...started looking for a baby gift for lara.. grabe, there's sooo much baby stuff..it's like a whole new planet... and their prices! no wonder couples fight a lot..
..Kate and I went home together..talked about our plans for Lara's upcoming baby shower.. we'll probably be doing that on July 3.. i already have a gift planned.. there's this Chicco bag i saw at the mall.. it's styled like a messenger bag so when you open the flap, you could use it as a mat for the baby to lie on when you change her diapers or something.. very cool.. (and very expensive.. 1k! wahh) but still, it's not everyday your kada contributes to the human population..i wanted to buy the electric sterilizer but the price is double so the bag will have to do..

System Time: 10:41 AM
..think NU blocked me from their texting thing.. LOL! totally uncalled for.. ok, i can be a mean critic but really, if i knew they were that sensitive i would have gladly spared the 2.50 per text deduction from my cell load..they had a band called "Quan" playing.. i actually liked the band except when the lead singer breathes too much in between lines..all i said was.."i guess you're into the breathy style but you sound as if you're hyperventilating" ... now my texts are totally blown off..there goes my freedom of expression..too bad they're the only rock station in Manila..i would've boycotted them.. hmpft. -_-

System Time: 11:03 AM
after 3 days of coding the Weekly Sales Report program, i'm supposed to be back to programming LIPS (Life Planner Service) but i sort of forgot already what i'm supposed to do next..so all i do is stare on my monitor (and listen to NU).. guess i'll REALLY start focusing after lunch..

System Time: 1:12 PM
o--key, it's after lunch and i'm still NOT focusing! gaah! *squints on monitor*

System Time: 7:10 PM
TG it's time to go.. bye all!

Saturday, June 19, 2004

...surbiy!

surbiy!

System Time: 1:20 PM
got this at ate cha's blog... i'm here at the office on a saturday and i'm getting kinda sick of my crystal report errors.. so, blog muna..

BLAST FROM THE PAST …

1. When were you born: 1980

2. Where were you born: some hospital in QC

3. What was your first grade teacher's name: i can't remember.. all i can remember is Mrs. Eustaquio but i think she was my second grade teacher for Math..besides, we had lots of teachers, not just one

4. What was your first pet's name: choco (how original, uh?) he was an askal.. all brown with a black streak that runs on the middle of his face.. so fogiee for an askal

5. What was your worst accident (medical): i was running after my sister who was riding a bike when i fell down... on some broken glass on the street.. (galing ko pumili ng lugar ano).. had at least 8 stiches on my knee.. the scar's still very much visible.. (it's almost 2 inches)

6. What was your favorite cartoon character: i watched a lot of Garfield and Friends back then

7. Who was your first best friend: Lorraine and Rogelaine (gosh, it rhymes lol)

8. Who was your first girlfriend/boyfriend: gf: janice (bat buh, uso mag ON sa exclusive noh) bf: rudolph (pirs lab hehe)

9. What was your favorite movie in the 2nd grade: never ending story.. (was that on 2nd grade?) but i loved it.. when i watched it again just recently, i was like.."i actually liked this crap!?"

10. What used to be your favorite color: can't remember... still blue, i guess

11. What was your favorite subject: gaaah, i hated my classes.. it's a wonder i even graduated without flunking any subject.. at 1st grade i learned the power of pretending that you had a stomach ache so i could skip going to school.. lol!

12. Did you ever start a food fight: nope.. never even experienced one

13. What/who was your worst fear: my fifth grade teacher, Ms. Lardizabal (who actually entered the convent.. GRABE, from being a terror to a nun... i guess weirder things have happened)

14. What was your favorite toy: chinese jackstones.. i was a whiz at it

PRESENT

15. What time is it: 1:35 PM

16. What's the date: June 19

17. What grade are you in: 20/20 hehe jk, already graduated

18. fave movies: LOTR, Last Castle, Shawshank Redemption, Crazy/Beautiful, Save the Last Dance, Clueless (..what-ever! i'm Audi! LOL)

19. What is your favorite song: can't think of just one.. i have lots.. Crash into Me, Last Goodbye.. but i currently like Echo by Trapped

20. Do you have any pets: yeah

21. if so wat are their names: Ging and chary.. har har har

22. fave subj in school: COBOL and Taxation

23. What's your hair color: i've colored it so many times i forgot my natural color

24. What kind of music do you listen to: any.. rock, pop, chinese songs (lol), dance, watever.. (i don't like jazz, though.. hehe ate cha.. but i really don't)

25. Do you still watch cartoons: only if it's a good movie

26. What are your favorite TV shows: AI, MG, Alias, CSI

27. Do you get online often? now that i've got Internet at the office.. yeah, i will be! Hurrah!

28. What's your worst fear: to wake up and find out that my family is gone

29. What's your favorite color: blue

30. What city do you live in: bundok ng antipolo

31. Do you have a b/f g/f: yep.. luvUluv *mwah*

32. What's your favorite type of food: Japanese and Ihaw-Ihaw stuff

33. What do you want to be when you grow up: some sort of Project Manager or IT Manager who just gives programmers hell..

34. Do you want to go to college? already did and I'M NOT going back!

35. Do you want to get married? yep

36. If so at what age: would you believe we already have a year? when we're 27 years old

37. Do you want to have kids: yep.. (but my pain tolerance is close to zilch so i want a painless labor hehe) 2.. basta i want one for each gender.. parang ang dali ano..

FUTURE

01. age do you think you'll live to: i wanna die young.. 'cause only the good die young.. so i'll probably live to about a 100.. lol

02. Where do you want to live when you're 35: still here in my native land (/me plays Lupang Hinirang on the background)

03. What movie do you want to see next Saturday? wag na, gastos pa

04. What time do you think you will go to bed: around 10 pm.. hopefully..

05. Do you think you will have the same friends: i sure hope so

06. You think everyone will be jealous of you: Nah, i'll probably be jealous of them

07. Do you want to be president of the U.S.: i don't think i'll be eligible

08. Do you want to walk on the moon: yep, that'll be cool

09. Do you want to be famous: i'd rather be rich

10. kind of house do you want to live in: something spacy and with a big yard out front.. kinda of like Richard Gomez' house.. less walls.. more space.. slim furniture..very cool


finished already? LOL.. think i'm getting a headache.. back to work then.. will be logging out around 5 pm.. then will be meeting dex.. bye all!

Friday, June 18, 2004

...good news, bad news

System Time: 8:31 AM
good morning! good news, bad news muna!

good news: I've got internet access.. woohoo!
bad news: all public mail systems are blocked..(yahoo mail, hotmail, whatever)

good news: at least i could now read other people's blogs! and i could post my blogs real time
bad news: when i tried accessing ate cha's Archive.. it was also blocked.. the message said "Gate Filter Response: This site is blocked because of sexual content".. i'm not kidding, okay? LOL!

good news: it's Friday today!
bad news: i'm going to work tomorrow

good news: they gave me a faster PC
bad news: i had to install every single software again, my program had glitches 'cause i changed path, they can't find the Photoshop installer..(the list is endless,.. waaah)

good news: they upgraded their Crystal Reports.. it's now v10
bad news: my reports won't run... i searched up my error on the internet and it only produced 1 page of results.. (i was so dismayed! i felt so alone! lol!).. but i was able to figure it out eventually.. (i'm the king of the world! hahaha)

good news: bought new books.. Shopaholic and Sister (Becky Bloomwood's back!), Dan Brown's Perception Point and Tuesdays with Morrie..finished reading Shopaholic and Sister.. it a good chicklit, has a great ending..
bad news: just spent 1650 bucks for them

good news:Ma'am Marivic's not going to work today!
bad news: WALAAAAAAAAAAA,..WALA AKONG MAISIP hahaha! (/me talon talon)

System Time: 5:54 PM
good news: uwi na ko!!
bad news: pag uwi ko gagawa pa ko website..waahh..babayy!!

Wednesday, June 16, 2004

...answered prayer

System Time: 7:57 PM
i'm still here at the office.. trying to offset some of my absences..but i'll be going in a couple of minutes.. just want to post my blogs 'cause everyone's home already (except for Sir Loret) so i could freely use the Internet now..

i was inside a cubicle in the girl's room when i said a silent prayer to God.. i said.. "God, let there be blood...".. when i opened my eyes and saw some spattering of blood, i almost cried with relief.. L O L! TG! it's as if a big burden has been lifted from my shoulders.. (halleluia)

anyway, i'm going home now.. bye guys! be safe! (unlike me.. lol) *mwaaah*

...where are the people in the neighborhood?

My blog last June 11, 2004:

System Time: 10:10 AM
i'm back in the office.. after being absent for 3 1/2 days! waahahaha. still feel a bit under the weather but i have no fever anymore so that's good.. (i guess.. lol)

System Time: 10:36 AM
..none of our bosses are here! only Sir Loret is present.. (i'm so lucky hehe) i was working on my "how-am-i-speech" this morning..(it's best to be prepared) looks like i won't be needing it.. Ms. Marivic and Sir Felix are on some sort of training.. Sir Joel and Sir Philbert are sick.. and Ate pretz.. dunno, she goes to work after lunch so i'm still not sure if she's going to work or not.. so that just leaves the 3 of us (Me, Mario and Raymond) and Sir Loret.. this just feels like the time when my HS OIC got sick.. we were like hyenas that got loose..

System Time:10:46 AM
lunch out daw, Janice said.. hmm.. what do i want to eat.. hmm..

System Time: 12:50 PM
*whew*.. almost feels like a walkaton everytime we eat at Glorietta.. we first went to National to see if they sell tickets (they don't) so we just went back to French Baker (Landmark) and ate their.. We did check out the Skechers store 'cause they got watches whose style i like.. (can't explain it here.. it's like the watch is embossed on top of the leather) it's cheaper too.. just 2590 bucks..unlike the 6k version by fossil.. i'll probably buy it later.. (syempre cc haha)

System Time: 1:08 PM
/me daydreaming of the watch. *sighs*

hay. i'm so sleypi. maybe it's because for the past 4 days, i've been sleeping at this hour. (i was practically sleeping the whole week)

i've also been smoke-free for 7 days. woohoo. maybe i'll be able to continue this for the rest of my life. hehe. (wish ko langgg)

shit i'm sleepy. -_-

System Time: 1:22 PM
arrgh i can't work! i'm too sleepy (and too lazy..) can't believe it's only 1:22 pm.. more than 4 hours to go.. suckkkyy.

System Time:2:56 PM
yey just 2+ more hours to go.. (arrived at 8:30 so i could leave by 5:30)

System Time: 4:01 PM
yey just 1 1/2 hrs to go.. woohoo. am going to Radix to see Koji and Froi.. i'll wait for Dex there again..

System Time: 5:01 PM
drats. Ma'am M is here.. but i'll still go home at 5:30pm.. hay just waiting for 30 minutes..

System Time: 5:32 PM
gaah. all my bosses are now here.. but i'm gonna go naaaaaaaaaaaaa.. babayy!

Friday, June 04, 2004

...Blog-All-You-Can

System Time: 8:45 AM
God, i'm sleepy... *yawns* it's raining again and it's such a straining effort to haul yourself from bed when it's cold and dark outside.. i don't like the rain that much.. especially if it's a work day..hassle pare..at least i'm not wearing our college uniform anymore.. during the rainy season, i would go to class with brown spots at the bottom of my white skirt.. waaaah.. then if i get really lucky i would even get splashed with flood water by some passing vehicles.. just terrific. -_-

i've been helping my mom make some macrame necklaces and bracelets.. she's going to bazaar at DBP this Monday so she's gonna need to sell as many items as she can.. it's also the reason why i've been sleep deprived this week..

System Time:11:15 AM
ohmigod. my system is being tested by the user and he encountered problems as soon as he started encoding. bwahaha. i had to empty the table just so he could start testing it.. so my heart would jump everytime my phone would ring (thinking it might be Carlo, the one who is testing my system) .. can you believe my phone rang for 5 times in just 5 minutes? only the first one was from Carlo.. then the next were Miss Femy from Radix, and the next 3 were for Sir Joel.. (people keep forgetting that he already changed his local) waaah. think my heart is palpitating. *breathe in, breathe out*

System Time: 2:10 PM
grabe.. i'm so friggin full (TG!).. we lunched out at Dad's/Saisaki.. eat-till-you-get-sick (which is exactly what i did).. i mean, what else would one do with all those food available for you? eat, eat, eat until you're sooo full, all you can do is stare into space..now i can hardly breathe and my stomach is bigger than my boobs.. lol.. think i ate a kilo of tuna and salmon sashimi, makis, sushis, tempura, yakitoris ( i could go all day lol).. arrrgh. i should remind myself that gluttony is a sin.

System Time: 4:20 PM
i'm still full! waah. and i feel as if there's a battle happening in my stomach.. did you know that being full makes you groggy.. i'm feeling as if i haven't slept for days.. su-ckyyy.

System Time: 6:06 PM
still here in Prumerica.. i actually have to go to Radix to get my allowance but i'm still waiting for Dex..

System Time: 7:32 PM
..i'm now here at Radix, posting my blogs.. (still waiting for Dex, though).. bye for now, gonna watch HP (or at least, attempt to.. the lines are unbelievable).. have a good one! bye!

...Time flies when you're not looking at your System Tray

My blog last June 1, 2004:

System Time: 10:22 AM
currently listening to Jet - Are you gonna be my Girl.. instantly thought of Ate Cha (it's her current fave song..i think)

System Time: 7:17 PM <--woah, bilis ng oras
..still here at the office but i'm leaving around 7:30 P.M..

..June na pala? yey! tomorrow's the showing of Prisoner of Azkaban but i'll probably won't be able to watch it until Saturday/Sunday.. i've got too much workload.. in between installing LIPS in laptops, i've already started coding the re-engineering of LIPS (Life Planner Service system, the vc++ program).. Mario and I are converting it to VB.. (hurrah!)

i do feel tired. bye for now!

Saturday, May 29, 2004

...Masochistic Entry

System Time: 12:34 PM
i really, really like Reason by Hoobastank.. i still don't get tired listening to it.. it's sort of a love song and i'm a sucker of rock love songs..

/me ehem ehem

I've found a reason for me,
To change who I used to be,
A reason to start over new,
and the reason is you.

I've found a reason to show,
A side of me you didn't know,
A reason for all that I do,
And the reason is you.


awwww. how sweet. lol.

System Time: 12:38 PM
Errata: i said in my previous post that Amy Evans is the singer of Evanescense.. bwahahaha.. Amy Lee nga pala.. Amy Evans is an American Idol finalist (i think.. or am i wrong again? lol) .. was watching AI last night and i just saw the Evans girl and i recalled writing her name here.. lol.. *wapaks sarili*

System Time:12:44 PM
ei i've got another website project! (as if the first one is finished already) Ate ging referred me to her Boss and i'm making a site for their company.. had the breakfast meeting yesterday morning (7:30 am! gaaah i was still so sleepy) at UCC cafe.. He's Brit by the way so i felt i needed an English-Tagalog dictionary while talking to him.. (these are the times when i envy my ever-fluent call center friends) anyway, that basically says goodbye to all my weekend plans.. but still, it's okay 'cause at least i'm earning a little on the side and at the same, it's sort of fulfilling my dream job as a web developer.. it's all about your contacts.. you don't have to be the best, you just have to know the right people.. (in my case, my sister! lol!)

Greg (his name) is actually pretty funny.. when i told him i'm currently assigned to Prumerica, he started picking on the Prumericans.. told you they're weird.. it's just not me, other people observe it too! lol! i told him it's a happy office.. just the environment for people who sell insurance.. he just called the previous Prumerica President as "wacko" (with matching hand gesture.. lamnyo yun, loko²) and then of course, there's Lope.. the gay boss.. hehehe.. he told me.."is he gay? of course he is" LOL! i said that i knew he was gay the first time i heard Lope's voice.. being a semi-homophobic person, i couldn't believe they have a gay boss... how could they muster a straight face when Lope is giving them orders.. (this is just my opinion, ok? i don't want to start getting hate mail from gay people) ..anyway, just enforces my idea that Brits have the best sense of humor in the world.. (just look at their movies...About A Boy, Bridget Jones Diary, Full Monty, etc)

System Time: 1:27 PM
Fantasia's the New American Idol..I don't like them both (Diana and Fantasia) but I guess Fantasia deserves it more... had a boo² yesterday.. dex texted this to me :"mi, na2lo yung bet m na c fantasia".. ako naman eengot engot ang basa ko eh "NATALO" hahaha.. pinagkalat ko tuloy sa mga fellow AI enthusiasts ko dito sa prumerica na nanalo si Diana.. wahaha leche... kakatawa.. (Wow Mali! *wapaks sarili*) kasi naman di ko tlga gets mga short cuts ni momi sa text.. paminsan yung "k" pwedeng Ko or Ka.. yung "m" pwedeng Me or Mo.. alang consistency tlga yun, pa iba iba meaning.. tsaka pag nakatext na ganon syempre babasahin mo ang nakasulat.. yung 2 ginagamit lang sa "na2log" or "2mulong" grrr.. lol! i'm fretting bout nothing.. haayy..

System Time: 2:02 PM
waah i can't seem to make myself get into the "programming mood" (read: tinatamad) *wapaks sarili* i wanna get out of this office and watch a movie, or start making the site.. anything, just to get out of here.. 4 hours pa.. how sad.. i'm gonna watch Shrek later with dex.. or maybe The Day After Tomorrow..

System Time: 4:17 PM
just remembered that i logged in around 8 a.m... that means i could go home as early as 5 pm! woohoo.. plus Powerbooks is on sale so i'll probably go there and buy a better Dreamweaver MX book (hope it's discounted.. if it's not, err.. i don't think i'll buy one..'cause sometimes they don't include computer books on the discounts)..

isn't it weird when people buy discounted stuff on their credit cards and then when their statement of account arrives, they don't pay the full balance.. and so it gets interest on the next month, so actually they're paying for something more expensive than the original price..really sucks right? grrr.. that's exactly what I do. *wapaks sarili again*

System Time:5:01 PM
alis na kooo...babayy!

Monday, May 24, 2004

...Favorites

System Time: 12:58 PM

so sleepyy.. even with Chicosci's music blasting in my headphones.. i'm not a big fan of local rock music.. call me unnationalistic but i just don't dig it.. i like a bit of slapshock.. but then all the other local bands sound like them.. (you know, shouting.. lol).. i could also listen to Bamboo.. that's 'cause i like his voice.. i'm not a solid fan of any of the local bands.. just some of their songs.. like Sandwich' Butterfly Carnival.. most are like a date with your HS crush.. sweet, but forgettable.. i didn't even like ChicoSci's Paris the first time i heard it.. think it just grew into me 'cause NU kept on playing it..not a single local song is included in my "all-time favorite songs" list.. (i can't decide on just 1)
here they are, in random order:
1. Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
2. Matthew Sweet - Sick of Myself
3. The Damnbuilders - Drive by Kiss
4. Dave Matthews Band - Crash into Me
5. Guster - Demons
6. Chevelle - The Red
7. Die Trying - Oxygen's gone
8. Incubus - Are you In

..think there's a whole lot more but that's all i could remember now.. I even have, like a favorite song for every band/singer.. like for The Calling, Could It be any Harder just rocks.. or I'm With You by Avril Lavigne (nominated in the Best Song category in the Grammys).. i just don't get tired listening to these songs, they're like the fastest anti-depressant drugs for me..

System Time: 1:38 PM
yesterday my dad and i went to taytay to get our cousin's basketball goal.. they're migrating to Canada and so they gave the goal to us.. (it's fiberglass with a 10-feet post).. i really wanted to go with him 'cause i was hoping to see my cousin, Ian, before they leave the country. He's my favorite cousin in Dad's side.. simply because he's a rocker like me and he's always interesting to talk to.. i'm like 4 years (or more, i think?) older than him but i don't feel the difference..i don't know if he's the mature one or i'm the childish one.. whatever it is, i will be missing him. :~(
good luck, Tito Ardi and Tita Cindy! pakabait ka Ian! *wapaks*

System Time: 1:54 PM
..finished reading Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.. if you're a semi-catholic like me, (meaning not a fully devoted one,..just one that goes to mass, prays once a day and tries to be "good" but not necessarily does good deeds for others) i suggest that you don't read it, 'cause it might falter your already faltering faith to the roman catholic church.. but i guess if you want to test your faith, you could go ahead and read it.. what's so controversial with it? it just says that Jesus is not a God and is simply a man.. (okay, it's what jews believe, but hey, I'M a catholic and so is 70% of the Filipino people!) i've heard this theory before from my muslim friends (they believe Jesus is just a prophet) but i've never really heard why or how they could believe he is human.. the key of course, is the title of the book, Da Vinci Code.. i don't want to get into the details of the book but it simply tries to unlock the hidden messages in Da Vinci's paintings about the Church.. i don't know if i've just been living such a sheltered life but this was the first time i heard of the theory that the Holy Grail, which was taught in my catholic school as the Chalice which was used by Jesus in the last supper, is actually not a thing but a person. Mary Magdalene to be exact. Try checking out Da Vinci's Last Supper on the internet and look closely to the person seated on Jesus' right.. (your left if your facing the monitor).. look closely and you'll see that it's not a He.. but a She.. Da Vinci portrayed a Last Supper with Mary Magdalene seated on Jesus' right.. (the person has boobs!) the hands are clasped together too, such a feminine position, right? and if in fact, the Holy Grail is about the Chalice, how come there isn't a single Chalice portrayed in Da Vinci's fresco? there are 13 cups on the table, unlike what i've seen on other Last Supper paintings, where there was only 1 cup, held by Jesus, and was passed to the disciples to drink.. why Mary Magdalene? 'cause (get this) she's Jesus' spouse.. the fact is, Jesus IS a jew and at that time, it's next to impossible to have an unmarried jew at 30 years old. And so, the theory gets complicated.. after Jesus' death, Constantine needed a religion that would unite everyone.. from pagans to christians.. since Jesus was so popular at that time he decided to make Jesus a God, not a man or simply a prophet of God, but God himself and Divine. He sought out and destroyed all writings that connects any human aspects to Jesus, including his spouse, Mary Magdalene. Constantine was believed to be behind the black propaganda against MM, calling her a prostitute and reducing her role in Jesus' life as simply a sinner whom Jesus showed mercy upon.. she (as theorized) is actually royalty.. (forgot the family).. since Jesus is a descendant of King Solomon and King David, he also has royal blood and so their marriage makes perfect sense.. the unification of 2 royal families.. Since Constantine could not allow Jesus' divinity become destroyed by a mere woman, he then proceeded to remove any "feminine" aspect of God.. making God a "He".. that's still very much how the Catholic church is today.. no female priests, no female Popes.. Peter was believed to be so jealous of Mary Magdalene that Da Vinci portrayed this on the Last Supper.. just look at Peter's menacing claw-like hand that points to Mary.. there's much more in the theory, like how nothing in the Catholic traditions are original.. all are taken from other religions.. (like a god being born under a star, or mass being celebrated on a Sunday.. which is actually a tribute to the "Sun God".. Sun Day) or how their's a group called Priory of Sion whose purpose is to keep the "Goddess" alive and to keep the location of the Holy Grail a secret.. for the Church will destroy the Grail once they found bones in it instead of the famed Chalice..
..read it, Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.. research it (it's ALL OVER the net).. and put your faith into the test.. personally, i do believe that Jesus was married.. he walked with men and so it seems logical that he would try to fit in.. but i also believe that no mere man can endure the suffering he experienced.. and what about the accounts on His resurrection.. there was nothing about that in the book.. because it is inexplainable.. a miracle, only a God could do.. Amen!!!

besides, the book has some boring parts, unlike his other book, Angels and Demons which is my favorite.

System Time: 3:28 PM
will be going home early..sabay ako keh Ate Ging.. around 5:30 pm.. just making the final designs in these forms.. not yet programming.. last night i was searching some jobs posted at Jobstreet.com ('cause my bond's gonna be ending in July, diba..) i can't help but feel that my skills are becoming obsolete.. let's face it.. i'm just a VB programmer.. i don't even know .NET's framework! most of the jobs posted there have requirements like c#, c++, ASP.NET, VB.net, Java.. waah! even if i did handle vc++ here in prumerica i have no plans of making that a career.. di ko kakayaniiin!.. c++ is just beyond me..i cried with relief when i graduated from that stupid vc++ program.. anyway, it just made me want to finish the site i've been trying to make for Tita Estela's company.. good news is that my kada, Ria, is also beginning to learn Dreamweaver MX so i might be getting some help from her (hurrah!)

System Time: 4:17 PM
still listening to NU107.. Zach (the dj..dunno the spelling) says that he didn't like Troy.. such a travesty, really.. it's a GREAT film.. i've never watched a Troy film with Achilles as the focus and i haven't realized 'til that movie how interesting his character was.. i mean, previous Troy movies (like Helen of Troy) focused on the war, on Agamemmnon and his desire to conquer Troy.. i just loved this version.. (though they did change Homer's Iliad.. In the Iliad, Achilles was killed by Paris.. He shot Achilles with an arrow on the heel ('cause he knew this was Achilles' weak spot, the famous Achilles' heel) while Achilles was parading Hector's body in front of them) it brought out Achilles' emotions and made the audience feel his rage over his cousin's death.. i also liked the fight scenes.. where Achilles was jumping to strike Hector with a spear.. plus my goooshhh.. the katawan of Brad Pitt uh.. no wonder guys hate the movie, they feel inferior to his godly body har har har..

System Time: 5:31 PM
gtg now.. bye all! have a good one!

Friday, May 21, 2004

...TGIF!

System Time: 8:44 AM
Jasmine got booted out of 'American Idol',..awww. i don't know if you've been following the contest as unfailingly as i have but i'm sure you've heard of the 2 Fil-Ams who joined the show.. Camille Velasco (my favorite) got voted out earlier and now it's Jasmine.. at least she's in the Top 3... and i'm pretty sure we haven't seen the last of her..

Ate Ging received shocking news from her bosses last night.. her boss resigned and so did her boss' boss.. so that pretty much left their Manila office in the pits.. they still don't know what the management's going to do with them.. but she's expecting the worst, meaning, she might lose her job.. (her 40k job! waah!) just goes to see how life is full of fuckingly screwed up surprises that come up when you least expect it.. it scares the shit out of me... 'cause i know it'll only take one little joke played by the world to me that could make my present contented life into radical blackness.. .it's a good thing i read a forwarded message in my email (sent to me by my good friend, Kate) that made me look things in perspective.. it's a quote from Ally Mcbeal..
"If you think back and replay your year, and it doesn't bring out tears of joy or sadness, consider it wasted."
well , if tears are the scale, i've lived a full life then.. lol! (though i haven't cried for sometime now, perhaps i'll cry later just for the heck of it... i'll cry for Jasmine's loss, lol!)

will be meeting my ISM kada tonight.. Harbie's back from the states and i'm psyched to see her and the rest of the kada.. it's so weird to have a married friend who isn't pregnant (or didn't get someone pregnant).. LOL! 23-24's still pretty young to get hitched, especially in this generation where people are generally more career oriented.. (plus both of my older sisters are still single so, it's not on my mind) not that i don't want to get married, far from it.. it'll just take a few more years for me to get prepared for something as monumental as marriage..

ei, i borrowed ate Chary's discman and it has a radio so i'm really happy to be hearing NU107 again.. waah they're playing one of my fave songs.. Drive by Kiss by The Damnbuilders..

heard something really funny.. David Hasselhoff's going to have a Hip-Hop album.. har har har.. that is just beyond my imagination.

System Time: 10:51 AM
everyday, i have an early lunch with my friendster friends (that's what Sir Joel calls us) around 11 am.. so that's 9 minutes away.. there are loads of advantages when you eat early here in Prumerica...
1. the Pantry's not yet crowded
2. no one's standing behind you, pressuring you to eat faster so they could take your seat
3. when you finish an hour after (12 pm), everybody's out to lunch so you have the department by yourself
4. you can take advantage of your solitude for more creative tasks.. such as sleeping, talking on the phone..
5. if you go back late (say around 1 pm), it'll just appear normal to any other employee.. it's not that obvious that you took a 2-hour lunch break 'cause everybody goes back to their desk around 1 pm too.

with that said, i'm off to lunch. bRb.

System Time: 11:49 AM
shiiiit ang lakas ng ulan. demmit. sleep muna.

System Time:12:33 PM
..currently listening to Check it Out by Beastie Boys.. it's a new single by the band... they're last album was.. hmm.. when i was in highschool? (yeah, it's been awhile, lol!) it's good to hear their music again.. *chh,chh,chh,check it out! wha,wha,wha,what's it all about!*
hehehe. too bad i can't jump up and down.

System Time: 3:26 PM
ei erlyn! glad you like the new layout.. but in defense of my previous layout, my blog wasn't supposed to be seen through the "gewi.blogspot.com" link.... twas part of a page inside my web site that's why it was black and white and not centered.. anyway, since my site's been deleted in brinkster's stupid server, decided to change it. didn't have time to create my own so i just picked up a template in blogger.. just picked something simple and would load fast.. yoko kasi yung maraming ka-ek-ekan sa blog, ang bagal tuloy mag load.. (hahaha touche` erlyn! :p)

System Time: 5:47 PM
uy alis na ko. yehey! bye all, have a stress-free weekend.

p.s. just received a text message from ate ging
"Hay naku naglayas na naman c mom. Dis s such a dysfunctional family!"
i told my sister, "tungkol sa mangga yan, ano?".. she said, "I'm sure"

/me tawa na lang. it's a long story.. i'll tell you another time..bye again!

Monday, May 17, 2004

...Dindo the Bagyo

System Time: 6:30 PM
summer is officially over and it's signal no. 1 on most parts of the country.. good news is it's not scorching hot anymore, although this kind of weather makes up a very dreary monday.. at least i saw Erlyn this morning...it's always nice to see a friend..

i'm all alone here in the IT dept.. don't know where they are.. there's a new guy again (another radix contractor), the one who replaced Glin.. still dunno if he's any better...hmm.. wonder where everybody is..maybe they went home already.. i went down at the fudpark with Ate Pretz to eat dinner and when i came back up, nobody was around. (hurrah for me!)
i could blog all night.. as if i've got something interesting to write, lol.. well anything's better than debugging this stupid VC++ program.. yeah, i'm back in this god forsaken language again 'cause they discovered a runtime error upon entering a certain date.. it's soo weird.. it only causes an error when i enter a birthday with a year = 1950-1952..i mean, when i enter any other year it works fine..grrr... kakainis.

...still got some traces of indelible (err, tama ba?) ink on my finger.. although it's almost invisible.. my first indelible-ink-stained-finger.. makes me feel patriotic, haha.. i belong to the 10% who voted for Ping.. looks like GMA will win.. anyway, anyone's better than FPJ... just hope they stop all these nonsense talk of carrying their electoral fraud complaints on the streets.. they're so stuuuuupid, thinking that everything can be solved by doing a People power thing...

System Time:7:00 PM
i'll be going now, bye all!


Saturday, May 15, 2004

...keeps getting better and better

just got home.. watched van helsing.. then went shopping also for his clothes.. he bought 1 slacks, 2 t-shirts and 3 pairs of socks .. ( i didn't buy anything.. my cc bill's almost 6k already.. *wahahah*)

hmm.. but you know what's really on my mind? momi has become this awesome kisser.. lol.. i mean, i'm not a big fan of kissing 'cause i find errrr other things much more pleasurable.. but lately, i've been really enjoying his kisses, lol! especially tonight.. after he left, i couldn't help but do a little dance as i entered our house hahaha.. twas a good thing nobody saw me when i did it but i was dancing all the way to my room.. lol!

actually, the day didn't start out as great 'cause first of all, dex was in the wrong MALL... i called him and asked where he was.. he said he was in the cinema level.. so i went to the cinema level, but he wasn't there.. yun pala he was in sta.lucia and i was in robinson.. kala nya robinson din yung lumang sta.lucia.. it was an honest mistake but syempre kakafrustrate parin diba hehe..pero yun, at this point in our relationship.. it's easy for me to let these petty stuff go.. what's important is that we were together for half a day and had a great time.. twas the shopping part that i really enjoyed.. 'cause it's fun to shop for other people! and just being near him all day,..it makes my heart beat a little faster...we were totally PDA! lol! i'm sooo not a PDA person but dex... waah.. i just love dex. *momiiiiiiiii miss na kitaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa*

if PC suddenly materialized in front of me right this moment, i wouldn't give him a second glance. i hope that really explains how i feel about dex these past months. sometimes i feel that it's too good to be true, but then again, i'd hate to ponder on things and create problems when everything is just fine. live by the moment, right? and at this moment, it's just me and my momi.

gudnite everyone!

...making credit card companies richer

okay, it's a great MONTH for credit cards... i've used mine again.. (as my sister said, it's gonna be my downfall)... but still, it's instant gratification and the guilty feeling of not saving my money greatly outweighs the feel of clinique make-up on a newly washed face by sekkisei soap. har har har.

bought a great 3 in 1 makeup stick from maybelline.. the new sun block by clinique (oil free!) blistex lipbalm and this great mask by fasio.. oh, and yeah.. my sekkisei soap and neutrogena deep clean (it's on sale, okay!)

shiiit. momi's at sta. lu already.. ndi kasi nagtext, ndi pa ako naliligo.. babay na!

have a happy weekend!

Sunday, May 09, 2004

...the weekend-feeling is finally back

My blog last May 7, 2004:

System Time: 4:32 PM
i will be going home on 5 pm! yeheyyyy! and i won't be coming to work tomorrow... yeheyyy! i've finished every module assigned to me and i'll be having a stress free weekend at last.. *whew* ms. marivic said she'll just assign a new module on tuesday.. yeheyy againn!! saya pala na walang iniisip na trabaho pag weekend..

it's the presidential election this monday.. who are you going to vote for? survey says that GMA has a good lead against FPJ.. that means i can vote for someone that i really like, not someone whom i feel is the lesser evil... i'm going to vote for Ping! hehe.. i don't care that he doesn't have a chance at winning.. at least i voted for someone whose principles i like.. (patay kung patay haha).. besides, i hate GMA 'cause she uses MY taxes in her campaign fund.. and Roco seems like he doesn't want to win with his half-hearted campaigning.. (and he's sick for goodness, sake) .. i would have voted for Bro. Eddie but i simply hate his infomercial.. "Bangon, pilipinas.. Bangon.." (bwiset!) ... Ping's platform is the best.. and we Filipinos need someone with strong political will (walang may utang na loob!) and who can discipline us.. that's how other Asian countries got their economies back in track.. leaders with a no-nonsense way of running the country.. so, this coming election, kay Ping tayo! hehe!

finished reading Angels and Demons.. malufet, pare! .. ganda ganda.. never really liked reading science fiction books but this one, i really liked. maybe because it's not that science fiction-y.. most of the stuff written their are factual.. the places, the artifacts.. the setting was in Vatican.. i learned so much 'bout the difference churches and museums there just by reading the book! hehe

System Time 5:00 PM
babayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!System Time: 4:32 PM
i will be going home on 5 pm! yeheyyyy! and i won't be coming to work tomorrow... yeheyyy! i've finished every module assigned to me and i'll be having a stress free weekend at last.. *whew* ms. marivic said she'll just assign a new module on tuesday.. yeheyy againn!! saya pala na walang iniisip na trabaho pag weekend..

it's the presidential election this monday.. who are you going to vote for? survey says that GMA has a good lead against FPJ.. that means i can vote for someone that i really like, not someone whom i feel is the lesser evil... i'm going to vote for Ping! hehe.. i don't care that he doesn't have a chance at winning.. at least i voted for someone whose principles i like.. (patay kung patay haha).. besides, i hate GMA 'cause she uses MY taxes in her campaign fund.. and Roco seems like he doesn't want to win with his half-hearted campaigning.. (and he's sick for goodness, sake) .. i would have voted for Bro. Eddie but i simply hate his infomercial.. "Bangon, pilipinas.. Bangon.." (bwiset!) ... Ping's platform is the best.. and we Filipinos need someone with strong political will (walang may utang na loob!) and who can discipline us.. that's how other Asian countries got their economies back in track.. leaders with a no-nonsense way of running the country.. so, this coming election, kay Ping tayo! hehe!

finished reading Angels and Demons.. malufet, pare! .. ganda ganda.. never really liked reading science fiction books but this one, i really liked. maybe because it's not that science fiction-y.. most of the stuff written their are factual.. the places, the artifacts.. the setting was in Vatican.. i learned so much 'bout the difference churches and museums there just by reading the book! hehe

System Time 5:00 PM
babayyyyyyyyyyyyyy! vote wisely!

Thursday, April 29, 2004

...just another manic monday

System Time: 12:38 PM
/me pigil hikab. -_-

it's a sucky, sucky monday once again. know haven't been blogging that much but it's pretty busy in the office.. i'm just on my i-don't-want-to-do-anything mood right now that's why i'm trying to update my blog. as my friend alix said, here's the late update..
my contract's been extended for another 3 months here at prumerica.. after that, i'm bond free in Radix! yey! i'll probably opt to become a contractor instead.. even if it means no-project no-pay, my salary will be doubled so that just eliminates all the cons.. hehe..
2. still no progress with the website. (yari ako)
3. uploaded new pics in friendster! LoL!

wow. my life's so boring. hehe. it's okay, i guess.. i'm almost debt free.. and i'm finally going to be able to save some money.. (no more friends' weddings, unexpected expenses, etc)

ei, and harbie's back! weeeelcome back bheng! sure missed you a LOT! *hugs* kitakits uh..

System Time: 2:55 PM (and one day after)
it's tuesday already! hehe. actually, didn't feel like posting my blog.. la wents, lol.. i'm supposed to be working but i can't seem to make my brain work.. *tok tok tok* anywayz, this friday, i'll be seeing erlyn, joy and cherry for our long overdue kada get-together (we meet so rarely it feels like an annual thing, hehe) erlyn's an exception, though.. we sometimes meet for breakfast once a month.. or once in two months.. hehe.. basta, compared to the others, our meetings seem frequent :รพ ..

/me nguya m&m's crispies.. dex gave it to me.. tsarap.. though i had to point it out at the grocery store for him.. he often gives me chocolates that i don't like.. toblerone, cadbury, hershey bars.. i only eat chocolate when it has rice crispies or wafers or whatever that lessens the sweet taste..can't handle the pure chocolate ones.. or dark chocolates, mint chocolates (waah eww).. more of a twix, barnone type.. my fave was watchamacallit but i don't think they sell that anymore.. how sad.. the only chocolate that i truly love is phased out.. just reflects on how harsh the world can be. ~_~

my current book of the month ( i hardly have time to read now so it takes me about a month to just finish one) is Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.. think i'm only in the first chapter but i'm already hooked.. and it makes me want to go online just so i could research on some of the stuff written there.. if they're actual facts or plain fiction or if it's half-fact/half-fiction kind of thing.. it's really cool.

System Time:5:33 PM (and 2 days after hehe)
it's thursday na! they're all at some meeting, and i mean every single prumerica employee so i'm taking advantage of that fact and going online on Mario's pc..

busy parin sa werk, as usual..papasok pa ata ako sa Saturday ulit..

anyways, just wanted to post this blog.. bye bye all!




Saturday, April 17, 2004

...quickie lang

asa office ako on a saturday huhuhu. wala lang. dami ko pa gagawin, nag upload lng ako.. babayy!