Family bonding day

OFFSET!  This is one thing I am thankful for working on a holiday, I get to offset a day at work and be with my two girls.  Today, I'll be with my 3 girls--- wifey, little Aya & mom!  Lucky boy I am, eh?

Mom is set to return to Canada on the 21st.  Days are passing by fast now.  Things are getting better while mom spends her last few days with us.  I guess it's really like that.  On the last few days you begin to build up things that you will eventually miss when they're gone. 

mag-lola bonding

Today we'll be driving off to Angeles City in Pampanga, my other home province.  No new place to visit, just meeting up someone in Marquee mall then tonight, wifey & I are set for some body pampering at The Spa while mom meets her friends for dinner. I hope nothing 'troublesome' comes up at work today.  I did all my email-reminders last night and hopes that everything will be in order.  It's just a day so I hope this will be rewarded to me.  Gotta prepare!  This is going to be a great day!

after almost a year... TGIF!

today has been declared a holiday by the palace but we have work, swapped with our Saturday work.. it means our holiday will take effect tomorrow and i don't really mind it. two upsides of this holiday-swap are, 1) traffic going to work should be light today; and, 2) i can happily say TGIF again! yay! :D

since i embraced this six-day workweek job, i've obviously haven't expressed so much delight whenever Friday arrives since i still need to go to work on Saturday. Saturdays were usually spent with other stuffs (domestic or raket) and of course additional time with family. it's usually my "rest" day and more bonding time with my two girls. but since i worked up to Saturdays, i have to squeeze in my Sundays to do all things that are usually done in two days. so tomorrow, wifey and i are scheduled to spend the Saturday buying stuffs for her online business. also, we will drop off papa & mama in Mommy's abode in Manila. Our little girl will be with them while wifey & i do the rounds. family day & business raket = hitting two birds with one stone. sounds like a very productive Saturday! ;)

and while i thank GOD for everyday, it's one of those times today that i can gladly say Thank God, It's Friday! :D

Thank God, it's Friday... again!

Yay, it's Friday night! It only means one thing: REST!

I got tired as early as Monday and the days approaching weekend brought some not-so-good news when first, my personal "service" was taken for repair. second, father-in-law got hospitalized. and third, i lost a "raket" due to conflicting schedules.

on a brighter note, my car should be looking new again by next week and i'm so excited to reunite with it. also, my father-in-law has already been taken home, which means, he's now OK, and lastly, i just had a "business" talk with blogger friend Edsel and he's offering me a side income. i just have to see how this new task will develop in time. the new project will require me to squeeze my creative side (and i'm hoping i have it in me) and eventually lead me to another line of... expertise? i was joking him if they'll be needing a model for a billboard ad--- which is still a dream of mine to date, and he said "NO" right away. hahaha! :P

i have a day and a half to enjoy with my two girls, as i need to work tomorrow for the noon time news program.
for now, ciao!

'twas a long week. TGIF.

indeed it was a long week.

Monday. I left home early to meet up with gasul & kuri for early lunch. gasul treats. :D dined in at TOSH (gasul has some souvenir photos), then we had coffee at Figaro afterwards. in Figaro, i met my good friend MJ who's also my batch mate in the mobile company i worked for. at work, i went up in the control booth upon our program's airing as Doy wasn't feeling good that day. few minutes before our program was done, wifey was calling me. she doesn't normally call when i'm at work so it must be important. our little girl was chilling due to high fever. oh no, i suspect her UTI went back. i told our EP that i needed to go coz there was an emergency. i was driving like i'm behind the wheels of an ambulance (NOTE: NOT A DRAG RACER) from work and reached home a little over 30 minutes (with normal travel time of more or less than an hour). mother-in-law and brother-in-law were at home waiting for me with my wife and little girl then we brought her to the nearest hospital. urinalysis was advised so we had to wait for the little girl to urinate. we decided to spend the night at my in-laws and the following day,
Tuesday the urine sample was brought to the hospital's laboratory for examination. after a couple of hours, we were advised to be admitted (again after 6 months of being admitted in The Medical City) for the same treatment. this time though, we were closer to my in-laws place so moving things shouldn't be that difficult and i was more relaxed to leave them when i go to work.
Wednesday i went to my former employer to get Philhealth papers and at the same time catch up with the alliance. at work, i took the courage to pose for a souvenir photo with the admirable news anchor, Ms. Pia Arcangel... she anchors 24 Oras Weekend together with Jiggy Manicad.

[caption id="attachment_2059" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="with Art Angel host & Balitanghali (GMANewsTV 11) anchor Ms. Pia Arcangel, photo taken April 6, 2011"][/caption]

Thursday i was a quite happy with one of my assignments at work which i produced. it was about the Pinoy Achievers: Maria Aragon, Paolo Dy, and Mikey Bustos. Paolo Dy is a film maker whose work won in the 2010 US National 24-Hour Film Racing Tour. you can view his masterpiece here. Mikey Bustos, on the other hand, has been capitalizing on his Youtube videos and gaining recognition. His video uploads are hilarious and are entertaining. one of them is this Lady Gaga parody entitled "Pinoy This Way":



on a happier note... out na kami sa hospital... magaling na ang little girl namin! ;)

Thank God it's Friday! TF day... woot! woot! :D

feel good friday

this is the first friday of the last month of the current year. too many things to look forward to before this year ends, mostly are gatherings. i still need to get my (pile of) work done so as not to create any backlogs on the new year. besides, i want everything cleared (in relation to work) before this years ends.

i`ve uploaded a couple of videos in my multiply account. first video was taken last november 29th when we stayed in my aunt`s place. i was taking a bath when my wife & daughter had this `bonding`in bed:



^ i think its cute. your baby calling you with her baby talk is simply priceless! dads can relate, for sure! :) on the second video, we went to Rustans Supermarket last night to consume the gift cert i got from PEx. normally, we will put our daughter inside the push cart. but last night, she was insistent to walk while we do the rounds. and we were surprised with her doing the shopping for us:



hayy... time flies. soon, our daughter is no longer a baby, no longer a kid. soon she will turn into a woman and so i think i made the right decision of not leaving them because these moments do not really last that long.

TGIF :)

Thank God, It's Friday! Not only it will be the last day of work this week, it's going to be another long weekend which will equate to family bonding! We're planning to drive to Pampanga on Monday because I think the last time we went there was during the burial of my lolo. But for the meantime, i need to be prepared for today's load of work! It's cut-off day and we can just hope to finish our transactions early. Earliest should be up to 1930 hrs.

[caption id="attachment_1411" align="alignright" width="150" caption="is that true, daddy? you will be celebrating my 1st birthday? weh!"][/caption]We've finally decided to give our little one a small party on her first birthday. That will be due two months from now. I still have some time to save up and prepare to make it a memorable one! i still want to pursue my plans of taking them to my sister's place, though. that should be scheduled on winter. i hope i'll have enough to make all these happen. to cut off expenses, i'm thinking of lessening some expenses from our utility bills. first, i'm thinking of lowering my mobile phone plan. then i'll see if i can get a lower internet plan. i don't know about our MERALCO bill but we're doing our best to save electricity even during this hot summer time. i should also get bookings for my wifey's sideline and i, too, should get some rakets. all these hardworks for our little baby who has been an angel to us 24/7, since day 1! I can't believe it's almost a year now. time really flies. the thought of having a baby in my own family is something i really looked forward to even without having an idea on how we'll be doing as new parents. and a year of being a parent is perhaps a good sign that we're doing good and just on the right track. i do wish i can take my baby to my first family in the other part of the world and show them how a proud father i am!

meantime, i need to move now and get ready for work... laters! ;)

good morning, Biyernes!

i feel good! at dapat naman dahil weekend na naman! :) katatapos ko lang mag-edit ng photo greetings para sa nalalapit na kaarawan ng dalawa sa mga malalapit kong kaibigan sa blogosperyo, si kuya gasul, at si bi-ep kuri. nawa ay kanilang maibigan ang munti kong effort sa pag-edit sa photoshop para sila ay batiin sa araw ng kanilang pagtanda. :P

medyo nagkakaroon ng 'kulay' ang trabaho ko dahil bumalik sa akin ang ilan sa load ng kasama ko. hinatak kase sya para gumawa dun sa isang bagong bukas naming kumpanya kaya looking at the brighter side, mas hilo sya kaysa akin. LOL. dapat siguro talaga ay magdagdag ng manpower sa opis para maayos na magampanan ang mga dapat na gawin. pero kaya pa naman namin. super employees kami eh. sana lang meron kaming mid-year bonus. kumbaga sa sasakyan, kailangan ding nilalangisan every six months or every 5,000 km na itinakbo nito para laging maganda ang kondisyon. you know!

kadalasan kapag nakakapag-usap kami sa YM ni biep kuri, napag-uusapan namin lagi ang gastusin at ang himala ng pagtawid namin sa buhay araw-araw. pareho kami. hindi malaki ang sinasahod namin at kadalasan kulang pa sa dami ng bayarin o gastusin pero 'ika nga ng Smart, it's "simply amazing!" nakakaraos kami at pogi pa rin ;)

kapag nakikita ko ang anak ko, nagkakaroon ako ng inspirasyon para harapin nang masaya ang bawat bukas sa buhay namin. mahirap man o hindi, hindi naman kami nauubusan. gaya ng pananampalataya ng maraming tao sa kaniyang dakilang Lumikha, isang malaking pag-asa ang hatid ng masayahin niyang ugali, parang ang mommy nya lang, ang makulit pero nakaaaliw nyang mga kilos, ang maraming 'tricks' na ipinakikita nya bawat araw at ang napakagandang mukha na hindi kailanman nakakasawang pagmasdan! dahil sa mag-ina ko, natuto akong lalong maging mapanalanginin at umasa sa banal na magagawa ng Diyos para sa amin at matiyagang maghintay ng magandang bukas na ilalaan Niya para sa mag-anak ko. hindi man si santino ang anak ko, sya naman ay anghel na sa amin ay ibinigay para huwag kaming makalimot at lalong magpaalala na ang lahat ng bagay ay sa Diyos nagmumula. ;)

first friday of august

seventh day of august today, the day that completes the first week of the eighth month. good friend Flow reminded me yesterday that next month is already the start of the -ber months. i guess it signifies the happiest remaining months of the year for most Pinoys.

anyway, thank goodness it's Friday. because of the holiday last wednesday, it seemed we have a short work week. i'm wearing my green jeans today to work and i hope to get home as early as possible. looking forward to tomorrow's 'activities'--- starting off at baby aya's pedia check-up slash vaccines. then the rest of the day should be one for the blogs. :p ok, i'll leave it for tomorrow's posting ;)

off to work!

Friday Blues

i'm supposed to be overwhelmed because it's a Friday but having a long day (not at work) just makes me wanna go take a nice plunge in our bed and wake up on a brand new day!

wifey and i just got in our house after hours of waiting for flood water to subside in our subdivision. yeah... this place of ours has become a 3rd class village. since the late 90's, flooding problems haven't been solved. just recently, a big billboard showcasing the BIG FACE of the politician from Antipolo was announcing that the on-going rip-rapping works is a priority project blah blah blah of (insert politicians name and BIG FACE here). so the rip-rapping was done. why are we still suffering from flood water? perhaps, those politicians do not really know the root of this flood problem not only in our subdivision but to nearby villages as well. they only wasted government funds again (and i will not remind you that those money are from the pockets of the tax payers) and the rip-rappers only left our subdivision streets dirty. VERY DIRTY. they don't know how to clean up their mess after their trucks spill several amount of soil(?) / sand / rocks along the way. poor neighborhood. they have to clean up their messy front streets every freakin' day. too bad i haven't taken a snap shot of this scenario but i think the billboard is still up there somewhere. maybe i can shoot it and post the BIG FACE, err, big announcement about that rip-rapping "project" here that has gone down the flooded drainage. and going back to the 3rd class label about our poor subdivision, starting last quarter of 2008, we are out of street lights. yep. the public street lights on those MERALCO posts that are supposed to bring (a little) brightness in our humble subdivision during night time until the next day when the sun rises. a couple of clashing newsletters have been circulating around the neighborhood stating blames on officers instead of problem solutions. from what we've heard, our homeowners association has an outstanding balance to MERALCO. a BIG outstanding balance. as BIG as the FACE of the politician on the billboard. well, what can we do? we have to put our house lights on, especially those gate/garage lights that will make our streets illuminated. a little sacrifice (on our personal electric bill) for the neighborhoods sake.

(edit... here's a snap shot of the billboard)

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anyway, i'm still glad it's Friday. tomorrow's another day. new life, new hope.

cut-off day blues

i'm supposed to be busy wrapping-up the purchase orders but i guess we're back to the good ol' days when cramming for P.O.'s have become the expertise of some people. *sigh*

will (edit) update later...

(edit @9:01pm)
...still in the office. i will now pack my things and call it a day at work! laters...

(edit @10:53ppm)
...now sitting back on our bed, wifey beside me and i'm just finishing this post before calling it a night! i'm simply glad it's Friday! weekend is teh love! anyway, we got busy by past 4PM (as usual) to catch up on all orders and process everything but we still have to wait for deviation approvals. that drags all our work to late hours of the day and we just need to bear with it every cut-off day. *sigh* we could have been compensated well if we were able to attend the supposed dinner treat by our GM at a fine steak resto nearby our office again, *sigh*. that comes once in a bluemoon! sorry for the miscommunication, GM was calling my mobile phone when i was already near our home place...

GM: Jon nasa'n na kayo?
Me: Po?
GM: Akala ko um-ok kayo sa dinner dito sa Outback?
Me: Ay sir, hindi ko po alam. Hindi ko masyadong naintindihan yung sinabi nyo kanina.
GM: Nasa'n ka na?
Me: Malapit na po sa amin?
GM: Nasaan si Jenny?
Me: Naku sir, naghiwalay na po kami sa Ortigas...
GM: Tsk, tsk... akala ko pa naman ok kayo mag-dinner.. di bale, o sige.
Me: Eh sir pwede bang next week na lang ulit? Hehe..
GM: *chuckles*
Me: Ay sir, pasensya na po. thank you po.
GM: Ok sige, di bale na..
*hangs up the phone*

there goes my free steak dinner. *boohoo* i immediately called my work partner and informed her of that missed opportunity but deep inside i was thinking why GM is giving us a treat. very unusual. perhaps his kind heart took pity on us having to work overtime up to minutes past nine... but still... sayang!

but i'm glad i'm home! wifey prepared me a nice dinner and another thing happened a few minutes earlier. i spoiled my own bday surprise to wifey! because of a work-related phone call, i have mentioned to the person on the other line that i'll be on leave on Monday, while wifey was with me in the room! *slaps forehead* oh well, c'est la vie at least, i don't have plans yet for the day. the only thing that's sure is i'll be with my wifey for the whole day on her birthday! yay!

tomorrow we're fully booked. too bad we can't go to Fully Booked the book store, i need to go to the dentist to have *my* tooth checked. then do a handful of church obligations and perhaps consume one promo coupon from a pastry shop and give wifey a treat. well, let's see what tomorrow gives. for the meantime, i'm calling it a day!

Thanking God, It's Friday!

Yay! This week has been crazy when speaking of the national HKKH-scandal headlines in the country... i'm not dwelling on the issue again as there's a lot of views that have been said about it already but before totally abandoning the issue, i just want to say i really feel sorry for the girl-victim and that the guy should be man enough to take responsibility of this scandal. no person, especially women or kids, deserve to be treated that way. anyway, let's leave this issue to the authorities.

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last week, i thought it's gonna be cut-off week already but looking at the calendar, we still have this week. so, next week should be the hell week! :p anyhoo, i still have a load of work to get done coz in a few minutes i need to leave the office.

(edit at 10:18pm)

...today i was wearing my newly purchased A B N K K B S N P L Ako?! t-shirt by the mysterious Bob Ong. I'm just too proud to brag it around coz i know some friends want that kind of shirt, too. :P well perhaps the Bob Ong fans... i'm not really bookish but surprisingly, i have an almost complete collection of his books. and on this post i have confessed that i'm one of the many fans of Bob Ong's writings. in fact, i only have the latest book, Kapitan Sino, left to add to my collection. that also reminds me to finish reading Alamat Ng Gubat which was given by the thoughtful kid, Lily Jane (LJ), on my birthday (2008). wow! it's been a year! i need to get back to reading (yeah, like.. good luck!) LJ already has the book and upon seeing it, i liked its cover--- gray. it's less thicker than my favorite yellow book and from the teasers i read from here (special thanks to Cai), the latest offing of Bob Ong must be something to stir up the Filipino senses again in facing national/social issues. I haven't got a reply from Ms. Aimee yet if the book's already available at Fully Booked so maybe i'd look into National Bookstores where copies of it are already available.

looking forward to the weekend. tomorrow, wifey and i will be going back to her dentist to do some final "repair" on her braces before she gives birth. then i'll be teaching the children choir by late afternoon and maybe wifey and i can talk about some other things for the future. hmm... it seems i want another date with @ Figaro to talk about those stuffs... iced coffee for me, non-caffeine drink for her.

hayysss... thanking God, it's Friday! weekend is the love! time with wifey, time with family... soon, time with baby! :)

end of month, TGIF!

whew! February this year only has 28 days and it seemed a long month. this may be the most feel-good cut-off day in our company for the last 12 months. today's the 2nd (and last) day of our first ever Distributors Convention and i'm glad to have been part of it. I've met the distributors presidents and owners, and some of the people i talk to over the phone whenever we transact purchase orders. i didn't expect myself rounding each table and have a chat with these people like i'm one of the area managers who directly handle them. but then it came into me that i've been in the company since it started some four years ago so i guess that makes me one of the sought-after persons from the office. i enjoy being out of the box some time, and this time was one of them. after finishing the tasks that my work partner, jenny, and i must do, we went back to the office to finish some work and then head back to meet the people in the convention and join them for dinner--- at Cav Wine Shop - Café. the place is awesome! for a couple of hours, i felt i was rich. food are great! and the wines must also be! i have listed the food served during our buffet dinner and here they are: angus beef short ribs with cannelini beans, sole fillet with lemon caper butter, 48-hour pork belly, stuffed chicken ballotine with foie gras sauce, asian seafood noodles, curried crab and corn salad. when you plan to visit the place, you may order any of the unfamiliar-sounding dishes mentioned above. they all taste good! and yes, i skipped rice! woohoo!!! their dessert was equally good... i was looking for its name but i didn't find any around its serving plate. anyway, it's somewhat like an ice cream and fresh strawberries on the sides. fresh strawberry juice was also served in a wine-shot glass. over-all, it's an overwhelming dinner experience. and i got to mingle more with the distributors from the areas i handle. now, even if i won't dine in Cav very soon (as Ms. A would put it: "for obvious reasons"), i promised to take wifey to the place and enjoy being with her in one of our Saturday dates.

TGIF!

feel good friday

i love today. coz its friday. and tomorrow? it's my favorite day--- Saturday! work partner is out the whole morning today (and probably for the rest of the day) and i have a good number of workload to get done by COB. aiming to log out from work at egg-zaktly 6PM. still have church-related activities tonight and i need to finish my blog post for our college choir reunion (yes, it's on DRAFT), meaning this post will be published ahead. oh well... i'm quite happy to accept the fact that i'm gonna be a father soon (thanks to all you well-wishers!) thanks, God! the fetus' heartbeat won't be heard til the 24th of this month so wifey will pay her OB a visit on the said date and i'll be happy to know the "updates" on her pregnancy. in line with this, i'm thinking of a sideline that will let me earn extra income. serious. dead serious. does anyone know of a Saturday-free-lance-part-time-job? holler me please! or any after-office work? or any part time job i can do even during office hours? how about midnight shifts? or night jobs? hmm....... still have a long way to go but i'm climbing the ladder one step at a time.

oh well... TGIF, and, LUNCH TIME!

TGIF... nga ba?

dapat ay masaya ako ngayon kasi Biyernes. ibig sabihin, last day of the workweek. pero bakit kaya ngayon pa lang na ganito kaaga ay parang ayaw ko nang tumulak sa opisina? ah alam ko na kung bakit: cut-off kase at sigurado, trumpo na naman ang drama ko sa opisina. haayyy.. buhay. parang life lang. di bale, at least nga biyernes ngayon. bukas, Sabado. may ibang lalakarin na naman ako kasama ang nagpapasaya ngayon ng mundo ko: si ayahkels. :)

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Kagabi, habang hinihintay ko ang paglabas ni Ayah sa trabaho ay nag-decide akong manood ng sine. sa tinagal-tagal na panahon ay muli akong nanood ng sine nang mag-isa. hindi ko kase ugali na magsolo sa sinehan pero kagabi ay wala akong chioce dahil napakahaba pa ng oras na ipaghihintay ko. sa dalawang pinagpipiliang palabas, mas pinili kong panoorin ang pelikula ni M. Night Shyamalan, ang The Happening. ang weirdo talaga ng isip ng direktor na nabanggit. sa mga pelikula nya ay may ilan na rin akong napanood na kailangan talagang magconcentrate ng manonood para kahit papaano ay maintindihan niya ang nais na ipalabas ni Shyamalan. Kabilang sa mga napanood ko ay ang The Sixth Sense, Signs at The Village. Muntik ko nang panoorin dati yung Lady In The Water pero ayon sa mga movie reviews, mabuti na lang at hindi ko na pinag-aksayahan ng oras at pera yun. Anyway, balik sa The Happening, marami ang hindi nagustuhan ang pelikula. Ako, dahil sa temang "end of the world" na ibinibida ng "promo plot" kaya ko kinasabikang mapanood ito pero paglabas ko ng sinehan parang wala lang. weird eh. parang sobrang trying hard nung palabas na magpaka-siyentipiko. tapos may "love story" pa na isiningit sa istorya. isang beses lang akong nagulat sa palabas: nung biglang i-focus ng camera yung mga nakabiting katawan ng mga nagpakamatay na tao dun sa kalagitnaan ng daan. nakasabit sila sa puno na tila mga nagbigti. sayang. ang gusto ko sana sa mga ganung plot, medyo may posibilidad na mangyari gaya nung Twister o kaya yung Deep Impact. Isama na natin yung The Core (na may pagkahawig sa temang "pagtigil" ng galaw ng mga tao sa mundo) Ok. Yung Independence Day na tumutukoy sa mga aliens (at pinakapaborito ko pa ring pelikula sa lahat) ay malayong mangyari rin pero ang pagkakagawa rito ni Roland Emmerich ay astig! Sa sobrang ka-astigan ay parang gusto kong sumama sa mga fighter planes na lumaban sa mga UFO's na para ka lang naglalaro ng video games. oh well... kailan kaya ulit magkakaroon ng ganun ka-astig na pelikula?

Biyernes Na?!

yay! ang bilis. biyernes agad? :(

huling blog post ko nung Sabado pa pala pagkauwi galing sa aming stormy summer outing. hehehe... bullet muna:

☼ Linggo, Mayo 18 - pagkatapos ng mabiyayang pagtupad ng obligasyon sa Lumikha, sinamahan ko si Ayah sa kanilang mini-event sa White Plains. Pero bago yun, nag-almusal muna kami sa Figaro ni ayah sa may THE STRIP na matatagpuan sa harapan ng The Medical City sa may Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City. sa hapon, gumawa muli ng kabanalan sa pamamagitan ng pagdalo sa pulong ng PNK, sinundo si ayah sa trabaho (kasama si bespren untongis), at tumulak sa lokal para maki-kain sa ika-11 anibersaryo ng pagkakatatag nito. tapos, umuwi na.

☼ Lunes, Mayo 19 - nakaabang lahat kami sa opisina para sa isang pangyayaring di namin lahat mapapalagpas...... tama kami. sinabon ang isang kasamahan sa trabaho pero hindi sa loob ng isang kwarto kundi pahiyaan sa harapan ng karamihan. hayyy... buhay, makulay, parang gulay. sa iba pang kwento, nagkausap kami ni bos charles nang tawagan ko sya habang nagmamaneho papuntang opisina. feels good to get connected to them again. sa susunod, yung isa ko namang "boss" ang tatawagan ko. mura lang naman ang IDD rate ng SUN Cellular. :p pagkalabas sa opisina, binaybay ko ang Shangrila (mall) upang katagpuin ang dalawa sa aking close pals at para na ring mga kapatid: sina jawee v. at kerwin. nagyaya akong makipagkita sa maikling oras na iyon habang hinihintay naman ang oras ng paglabas ng aking beh beh galing sa trabaho. masaya ang pagkikita ng barkada kahit sandali at kahit di kami kumpleto pero sa wakas ay nai-abot ko na rin ang aking new year's gift kay jawee v. hehehe... nga pala, kerwin nasaan na ang ating mga KODAKS? :P pagkasundo kay beh, syempre gutom sya kaya dumaan kami sa Tiendesitas at naghanap ng makakainan. pero talaga namang isang lugar lang ang pinupuntahan namin dun. kaya habang kumakain si ayah ay nanonood naman ako sa kanya *kase busog na ako* at nagtatanghal naman sa entablado ng food court ang prestihiyosong South Border. humanga ako nang awitin ng LIVE ang Kahit Kailan... alam nyo yun, yung parteng "hanggang sa muli...." at sasaluhin ng saxophone yung mataas na boses? ang galing, hanep!... at panghuli na dapat mai-dokumento para sa araw na ito, nagbayad ako ng aking kauna-unahang traffic violation ticket para sa taong 2008--- at kaka-bago ko lang ng lisensya ko noong nakaraang lunes. :( at least, hindi ako naglagay dun sa traffic enforcer nang hulihin ako.

☼ Martes, Mayo 20 - araw na pumanaw si ANAKPAWIS Representative Crispin Beltran. Ka Bel sa tawag ng marami, kilala siya bilang malaking impluwensya sa pagsusulong ng kapakanan ng mga manggagawang Pilipino. nang mapanood ko sa telebisyon ang maikling kwento ng buhay nya, bata pa ay ipinakikipagbaka na niya ang kanyang adhikain. naupo sa Kongreso bilang panghuli niyang tungkulin para sa bayan at pumanaw nang may dignidad, respeto hindi lamang mula sa kanyang pamilya at mahal sa buhay, maging ng mga Pilipinong naniniwala sa kanyang adhikain. sa araw ding ito ay pumanaw ang ina ng isa naming ka-opisina.

☼ Miyerkules, Mayo 21 - birthday ng asawa ni boss. syempre, libreng pananghalian ulit sa opisina. nag half-day ako upang lakarin namin ni ayah ang ilang mahahalagang bagay. pinagmaneho ko sya paikot sa bayan nila habang nakasakay si papalove na sa tingin ko naman ay naging proud sa kanyang only daughter. nagbayad ako ng bill sa telepono, nag-grocery din kami at syempre, nalungkot ako dahil dalawa sa mga bagay (o brand) na gusto kong bilhin ay wala na sa market :( pero hindi bale, pagkahatid naman sa mga magulang ni ayah sa bahay, nakakain ako ng masarap na mango-banana crepe. ummm... sarap talaga! pagkatapos, bago namin tinapos ang makabuluhang araw na iyon, nag KTV muna kami ni ayah sa Timezone. bagama't nag-enjoy kami sa KTV, nalungkot naman ako dahil hindi ko pa rin nakukuha yung major prize na gusto kong makuha sa STACKER :(

☼ Huwebes, Mayo 22 - maliban sa pakikipaglamay sa namatayan naming opismeyt, isa lang ang maibabahagi ko para sa araw na ito: natikman (at nagustuhan ko naman) ang lasa ng GOYA DARK CHOCOLATE. *NOTA* hindi ako mahilig sa dark chocolates. salamat sa nakaka-pressure na twits ng mga twitter friends, napabili rin ako ng nasabing tsokolate. mamaya, GOYA DARK MINT naman ang titikman ko. :p

nga pala, panghuli, mukhang t*nga yung buhok ko nung Miyerkules. gusto ko nang magpagupit pero di kami magtagpo nung barbero ko. kaya nung isang araw, basta ko na lang hinawi yung buhok ko at kung ano ang kinalabasan ng unang hawi ng suklay, yun na yun! ewan kung malinaw na makikita ang buhok ok pero eto yung araw na yun:



PS. mukha na pala akong tsonggong puyat :(
(salamat sa twitter dot com dahil naging madali ang pag-alaala sa mga pangyayari noong mga nakalipas na araw)

onto the weekend

nice, nice, nice... it's Friday, thank God. although i had my VL yesterday, still i'm thankful that it's the weekend. the only thing online with me yesterday was my twitter mobile. talk about spending on international messaging again. sheesh. anyway, twitter keeps me posted on what's going on around through the updates posted by my twitter friends. and it makes me recall the earthquake that happened last week, and also the Manila Pen event that transpired the same week, twitter was the fastest update i was receiving in connection with the issues. oh well, i still like the wireless journal. lol. :P

so yesterday the girls went shopping while i stood by their side wherever they went (or actually got sleepy the whole shopping time), as we got a few clothes for ayah's cousins. had a nice time though even if i really don't dig spending my whole day in a department store just looking around things to buy. anyway, i had my consolation. ayah got me this "call center jacket" from Molecules. -->
well, i tagged it as a "call center jacket" since it's the kind that most call center people wear in their work. nice stuff and i liked it also since i really don't have something to warm me up whenever the office aircon blows a chilly air in spite of its temperature set to 25 degrees celsius. must be the rainy and "ber" weather creeping into the season. We gave Patricia a treat yesterday. Fetched her from school, had lunch together then took her shopping. before we left the mall, she bought some chocolate-coated apples somewhere in front of Toy Kingdom as instructed by her mom, then finally took her home to Wack Wack. while at her place, i took the opportunity to check on Lyn, my new office partner, and ask what transactions came in for the day. the thing i was afraid off was realized--- purchase orders intended to be paid first were faxed to the principal for delivery.. yaiks! i immediately called the principal and instructed them to hold the purchase orders then called back Lyn to inform her about it. hayy... bakit ganun? parang wala akong karapatang mag-leave, kung hindi, magkakaroon ng aberya sa trabaho? :(

ayah and i proceeded to the supermarket to get some stuffs for myself: Anchor powdered milk, nagaraya adobo & barbecue flavor, oishi caramel popcorn, and, 1 kilo guapple. hehe puro pagkain :P we just took a bite at Mcdonalds afterwards, i just had 6-pcs chicken nuggets without rice. tapos, nakisipsip na lang ako sa iced tea ni Ayah. hehe... i really was sleepy so i asked ayah to have us a half-body massage in some massage parlor in the mall. *note: she saw the brother of joseph b. who was also looking at us, probably recalling Ayah and inquiring who she was with in replacement for his brother. hehehe. anyway, this not-so-first-class massage parlor we got into was ok for us to be relaxed (and i took a nap) for about 45 - 50 minutes. then we headed home and called it a day.

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Lyn is my 4th official Customer Service Associate partner since our company launched way back in 2005. She is the only CSA approved as per my recommendation since i was insisting to my immediate superior that i already know how she works. She should be a BIG help to me and to the department, and to the company as a whole. I just feel that Lyn needs to adjust sooner since it's still evident that she's still into her previous work & peers. I just hope she sees the advantages in working with our company for her own good. anyway, it only means one thing for me: pwede nang magkasakit! LOL.

TGIF

As i've said in my previous post, i've revisited Loyola Memorial Park for the wake of a fellow church officer, and a good friend of mom, Ka Mayet. The previous week I was there to visit the wake of another fellow church member, the father-in-law of our district minister. This likely was the reason for my previous post... life on earth is just like that.

Anyway, i really am thankful that it is Friday--- my (now) most appreciated workday. It's been a fully loaded week for me in terms of work and next week should even be busier as we approach the cut-off date and... yey, long weekend! after next week, we only have two working days. another yey! now i'm just thinking on where to spend my holidays since ayah will be working on those days :(
speaking of my gurL, my mom and i accompanied her in Marikina Riverbanks to look for a nice clothing that she'll be wearing tomorrow on their team-building. First day that she'll be assigned in her permanent workplace and it's a good thing coz she won't be exhausted in working on two other midnight sale days at the Mega. while strolling inside the fashion village of the Riverbanks Mall, i saw these t-shirts (sold @ P200 each) in one store, with personalized printing. i was amused with them and took a photo of one shirt that relates to me :P

weekend... so looking forward to it.

TGIF

pang-ilan na nga bang beses kong ginamit itong pamagat na ito sa blog entry ko? hmm... di ko na mabilang. siguro isa lang itong hudyat na talagang nasasabik ako sa weekend dahil sa "stress" sa trabaho. sana hilahing mabilis ang mga oras sa araw na ito, at bumagal na lang ulit pagdating ng alas sais ng gabi.

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eniwey, narito ang mga nakatakda kong gawin sa opisina ngayon:

> mag-fax ng order referrals
> gumawa ng mga P.O.
> mag-receive ng stocks galing sa TNT
> mag-encode ng delivery report sa order summary
> mag-follow-up ng bayad ng mga distributors
> mag-follow-up ng mga pasaway na hindi pa nagpi-P.O.
> mag-fax ng P.O.
> mag-print ng mga bagong order referrals
> mag-fax ng order referrals
> mag-follow-up ng status ng order referrals
> mag-update ng order referrals status report
> tawagan si Yolly ng Ohana
> mangulit na dagdagan ang P.O.
> pagtaguan si Judit
> tawagan si Ford para sa deliveries ng stocks
> i-check ang mga nabayarang CWO
> makipag-usap at ma-high blood kay bodj
> MAG-KAPE
> i-follow-up ang mga distributors ni joe
> sumagot ng mga inquiries, order requests, at mga katangahang tawag sa telepono
> pagtaguan ang mga sumusunod: jayjay, jun c., mike s. (kung nandito na)
> i-follow-up kay modesto ang memo sa price increase ng EZ Jel
> kumolekta ng anim na milyon sa Mercury
> magpa-counter sa Mercury
> tawagan ang mga pasaway na maghahabol ng P.O.
> i-update si kerwin sa performance ng key accounts
> mag-update ng order summary report
> mag-email sa lahat tungkol sa month-end order summary
> kulitin ang mga bossing na magpameryenda ng Go Nuts Donut
> tumakas nang mabilis palabas ng opisina, pagkatapos na pagkatapos ng lahat ng ito.

*mga pending na dapat kong matapos:

1. inventory ng in-house at SDT stocks
2. summary report ng order referrals
3. status ng order referrals
4. "paglilinis" ng lahat ng pending returned stocks for replacement.


haayyy... sino ngayon ang hindi mapapa-TGIF! ?

oh, TGIF!

i still am not in my tip top shape, and i feel that going to work yesterday, i was just spreading the "virus". i was sneezing all day, and even ate at the pantry with the lights turned off. i was in that "vampire" mode again, afraid of light, red, teary eyes, and having a headache. ahh... sinusitis. i'm always stubborn to refuse taking medication. i always insist that i just need rest to recover. i wanted to put my YM status as "sick and tired" to mean not only physically but also figuratively, but i guessed it wouldn't be a nice idea considering that our office already has put "eyes" on our daily online access.

lunch time, dad dropped by our office to hand the car battery which he gave to ayah's family for free. their car battery needed to be replaced and ayah was so thankful. it was a big gift. :) we had our lunch at red ribbon then went back to office as i continue hoping the office clock speeds up.

after office, i asked ayah that we go home right away as i knew i could give in anytime. i badly needed to rest. at home, i just had to eat a few slices of big guavas while finishing off the 2nd part of the CD of the movie Armaggedon, then called it a day.

reason behind the ranting

a busy day in the office such as this and a person getting on your nerve simply makes the bad day worse. anyway, after counting 10,000 sheep and getting my deadlines done, i now can relate why there's such a rant in my preceding entry. here's the story:

Roger* (*not his real name), our maintenance boy (he looks like a high school student) was told by yours truly to deliver an important report to our principal in Ortigas within the day. As i await the time of his dispatch (since our accounting department was preparing checks for delivery to our principal also) i keep on reminding him about the report he's going to take with him there. he kept on responding "ok".

after lunch, i told one of our accounting colleague to dispatch Roger already as our principal still needs to upload the sub-distributors report which Roger was to deliver to them. in short, the accounting department prepared all the necessary accounting documents to be handed to Roger. right then, i had to attend to our van salesman in the stockroom. upon returning to the office, Roger was gone. my blood rose to the heavens when i saw the reports still bundled up on my table. Roger left them! GRRR!!! my colleagues attested that they reminded him to report to me prior to his leaving but nonetheless, he left without remembering that he still needed to check on other things to bring to our principal. knowing that we don't have any other messengers, i was really furious since the other person from our principal kept on following-up about the said reports. and i still have to finish my deadlines so i can not go there myself to deliver the reports! GRRR!!!

i called the person from the other office and instructed them to tell Roger to come back to our office and then return there for the important documents that he left. i know it was mean to do that to him but it's a way for him to learn. most of the time, he doesn't listen to the instructions. if he ever did, he doesn't do everything he's asked of.

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to make up for this unfunny incident, i am now forced to post his boo-boos which can fall in the category of this PinoyExchange thread:

# 1 boo-boo: All of us in the office craved for some Go Nuts Donuts and since we're lucky enough to have an outlet nearby our office, we asked Roger to buy us two dozens. first, we were all contesting if we should have it delivered instead but decided in the end to just have Roger buy it for us since it is just located inside Eastwood City.

an hour passed and we were all joking that Roger might have gone lost. next thing we knew, one of the office phone rang:

guy on the phone: good afternoon, pwede po kay jun?
me: si JON ito. sino po sila?
guy: ahm... may pinapabili po ba kayo dito na Roger ang pangalan?
me: ha? saan po ito?
guy: sa MC DONALDS po.
me: (silence for a few seconds... then covered the mouthpiece and couldn't help laughing) ay naku sir, pasensya na po. sa GO NUTS DONUT namin pinapabili ng donut yan..
guy: (laughed)
me: paki-turo na lang po sa kanya kung saan pupunta.
guy: ok, sir ako na po ang bahala.. thank you.. (laughing on the other line)

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# 2 boo-boo: three of my officemates asked Roger to buy them Jolly Hotdog, Regular Yum and Fries. Roger was standing beside them when they were choosing from the Jollibee Delivery Menu and pointed on the menu flyer the orders they were asking him to buy. many minutes passed after he left, he was bringing a chicken barbecue burger and a regular crispy fries from KFC. Then speaking to my two other officemates, he said: "Walang Jolly Hotdog eh." the two obviously burst into laughter (i know its mean but who wouldn't) and told Roger why he didn't find Jolly Hotdog in KFC.

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# 3 boo-boo: (this really knocked me out) Ate Chona, coming from a long trip from her residence in Cavite to the office has asked Roger to buy her a breakfast meal upon arrival in the office. this time she made sure what meal he would order and made sure that he goes to Jollibee. ok. a few minutes after, he's back. he went straight to the pantry and gave Ate Chona her change in her desk. Ate Chona then asked: "Ok na ba yung breakfast meal ko?" Roger replied, "nandun na sa pantry"
i was timely making my coffee in the pantry when Ate Chona began looking for her hot chocolate. guess where Roger put it? IN THE REFRIGERATOR! buwahahahahahahahahaha!!!

sorry. this is the end of my day's ranting. happy weekend everyone!