How did 2007 treated me?

January:
January this year was a bit rough for me. Actually it was rough for all of my batchmates, dahil naghahabol na talaga kami ng oras for our despro (equivalent to thesis). Halos araw araw kami nasa Sta. Cruz, Manila to check with our consultant. Kaya nagkanda ubos ubos din yung pondo ko nung January. Halos hindi na nga kami nakakapagkita ni ex dahil nga sa sobrang busy sa projects at sa mga school activities. Ito rin yung month na nagkaron ako ng GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). Poota, I hate that feeling!

February:
Mas lalong naging busy dahil sa Engineering Days. Halos lahat ng events ako ang nag cocoordinate pero I see to it na kumikilos din ang mga council presidents. Ito rin yung time na napatawag ako sa property custodian's office at ang hindi ko malilimutang pag sugod ko sa college president's office. Hehe. Syempre, as an organization president sagutin ko lahat ng mga nangyayari sa org, at dahil sa kagustuhan kong maging successful ang mga events ko, medyo bina-by-pass ko ang mga rules. Hehe. Syempre kelangan pro-students ka.

Hindi ko akalain na tatalikuran ako ng org adviser ko nun time na yun dahil sa mga nangyari. Akala ko suporta sya kung suporta. Pero hindi... Haaay. Naiwan kami ng mga officers ko sa ere. Buti nalang nandun parin si Mam Jen at Mam Agnes, hindi kami iniwan.

Ito rin yung month na nasaktan ako. Siguro hindi lang talaga umubra. Refer to January events for more details.

At ang aking 10 days of hard work.

March:
Ito na ang pinakahihintay namin na buwan. Ang paghuhukom. Matapos ang 8 buwan na paggawa ng despro, defense na! Dami naming defense!

1. Design Project (ultimate thesis)
   
2. Networks (thesis)
   
3. Cisco (project)
   
4. Robotics (thesis)

Pero ang masasabi ko lang: MASARAP! Kahit na mahirap, Oo, masarap! Todo todo ang pagpupuyat, imagine halos 1 week kami na 2 hours lang ang tulog! At halos sa bahay na namin namahay ang mga ka groupmates ko. hehe. Awwww I miss that!

Dami nga namin nakuhang awards sa DesPro eh. hehe. Pero ang pinaka pinagmamalaki ko ay ang Best Design! Yahoooo! Hindi ko makakalimutan kung gaano ako kasaya nung inannounce yun. Hihi.

Syempre March din ang buwan ng Graduation. Muntikan pa nga ako hindi drumadweyt dahil sa putang-inang Mandarin class ko! Hihi! Nag makaawa pa ako sa dean ng liberal arts na mag-eexam ako ulit ng finals. LOL. Ang sagwa! President ng engineering org, bumagsak sa Chinese class. Ewww.

Hindi lang yan ang sabit ko, me isa pa! haha! Thermodynamics. Poota naman kasi tong subject na to. 3rd year college pa ako nung bumagsak ako dito eh, pero nung 5th year ko lang kinuha -- ulit. Ewan ko ba, pero hindi ko talaga ma-take ang mga subjects ng ME! Sinusuka ng utak ko.

Anyways graduation time na! Masaya naman nung graduation, Kala ko iiyak ako. LOL. Pero hindi pala. Ang saya pa nung graduation, lahat kami magka block may medal. Hehehe. Talino kasi namin eh. hihi. Syempre ipagmamalaki ko rin ang nakuha kong award -- Best Org President, at ang nakuha ng org ko -- Best Organization! Yahoong yahoo!

April:
Wala akong maalala nung April. hehe. Pirmahan yata ng clearance nung time na yun. Haha. Basta ito ang time na napaka sarap pumasok sa school, knowing na tapos na ang 5 years of college ko dito (Total of 9 years including HS - fuck ang tagal ko pala sa Baste).

May:
Wala rin ako matandaan sa May. Haha. Ah! Yung swimming lang naming magpipinsan. Yun lang. hehe. Ang init nung May!

June:
Started looking for a job. Mga kung ano anong job. IT company job, BPO job, technical job and below job. LOL. Kidding!

June 27, habang nasa isang interview ako, tumawag sakin yung tita ko. Namatay daw yung baby nung cousin ko. Healthy naman sya nung pinanganak, pero kinabukasan basta bigla nalang daw namatay. Kawawa naman. SIDS yata ang tawag dun sa ganun.

Birthday ko June 28. Heheh wala lang share!

July:
Nang dahil sa "Good evening" ay may nakilala ako. hehe. actually kakilala ko na sya dati pa, pero hindi lang kami gaano nag uusap. Eh nag GM sya ng Good evening tapos nag reply ako, tapos yun... oo yun na nga! ^_^

Ito rin yung month kung saan na hire ako sa aking first below job ever! hehe. Below job kasi mababa palang naman pwesto ko... bottom ako dito ika nga. haha.

August:
Poocha wala rin ako maalala nung August. Basta alam ko nothing major naman ang mga nagyari nun. Ay hindi pala! Naalala ko na! Ito yung month na nag date kami! hehe.

September:
Napasa-akin na si Dharma! Ang aking notebook!
Nag night-out din kami ng ilang mga blogger friends ko sa Tiendesitas. Ito rin yung month na namaalam ang isa naming mahal sa buhay -- si lola.

October:
First time ko mag judge sa isang pageant. Hehe. Mahirap pala. Ang dami mong kailangan i consider, syempre you want to be fair and all, pero syempre you also would want to consider the possible outcome.

Ito rin yung month na sobrang emo ko. As in!

Tapos 1 month after nung last night-out ko with blog friends, we went out uli sa Metrowalk, kaso bad trip kasi may liquor ban! Pucha! Kaya ayun, feel na feel ko pa naman sumayaw nung time na yun! Pucha talaga! Hehe. Daming cute sa decades! Lalo na yung friend ni Ikay! wahahaha! Si D! Landeeeehh! haha!

November:
Isa to sa mga fave month ko! hehe. Walang exciting na nangyari. Well actually meron, hindi naman sya exciting, pero wag na nating pag-usapan yun. Haaaaaaay.

Sa work, lumipat lang kami ng office mula sa susyal na Makati nandun na kami ngayon sa sulok sulok ng Makati. Dian lang sa tabi tabi.

December:
Syempre isa rin to sa mga fave month ko! Masaya ako ngayong December kahit na naubos ang pera ko. Huhu. Bumili rin ako ng bagong bridge camera. Yung tipong point and shoot pero hindi SLR. Yung Sony DSC-H9. Mmmmuah! I love you Felicity! Hehe.

At ngayon, December 28, 2007, 10:02 AM, sa harap ng computer ko dito sa work, sinusulat ko ang mga nangyari sakin buong taon.

Hay! Alam mo part ka ng aking 2007! Alam mo ba yun?! Ha?!

Trying Out Flock

Hi guys! I'm using Flock right now! I love this browser! But Firefox is still sweeter! heheblog

What .com?

I hope this won't be the last time I'll be blogging here at Doubting Thomas. Nope I won't be quitting my blogging career. I'll just be transferring to my own domain.

What domain? IDK. haha. I can't even think of niche. Well actually I have a niche in my mind but I'm somehow scared that I *might* get lost during the blog's lifetime.

Anyways, I hope that by Friday night, I'll have my mind already set and my plans finalized. Gosh. This is hard.

Sick and Tired

I must admit that I’m loosing my interest with blogging. But blogging’s been already a part of me and I’ve met a lot of nice person through their blogs that’s why I can’t just stop doing this.

Uhuh! Yeah! Can’t stop – can’t stop! LOL

Birthmonth tag thingamajigs

Chances of me answering tags are slim to none. So if ever you tagged me and I answered it, consider yourself uber-lucky!

On with the show!

Rules:

- Pick your birth month.
- Bold the 5-10 that best apply to you.
- Copy to your own journal, with all twelve months.
- Tag 12 people from your friends list.

(for those people who have already been tagged with this by another person, it will be ok if you're not going to re-post this and re-tag others. also, people who are not game for tags alike are allowed not to do this. I have a limited blogroll that's why it's pretty hard for me tagging others.)

JUNE: Thinks far with vision. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Able to show character. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Brand conscious. Executive. Stubborn.

To add visual appeal, i changed the size of the text based on how true it is. Biggest text means completely true, smallest means almost false.

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JANUARY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people’s flaws and weaknesses. Likes to criticize. Hardworking and productive. Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Rather reserved. Highly attentive. Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds. Romantic but has difficulties expressing love. Loves children. Loyal. Has great social abilities yet easily jealous. Very stubborn and money cautious.

FEBRUARY: Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexy. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizes dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

MARCH: Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate. Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Loves to serve others. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Observant and assesses others. Revengeful. Loves to dream and fantasize. Loves traveling. Loves attention. Hasty decisions in choosing partners. Loves home decors. Musically talented. Loves special things. Moody.

APRIL: Active and dynamic. Decisive and hasty but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people’s problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving. Motivates oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their lover can see.

MAY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited. Spendthrift.

JUNE: Thinks far with vision. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Able to show character. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Brand conscious. Executive. Stubborn.

JULY: Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people’s feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Likes to be quiet. Homely person. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Prone to having stomach and dieting problems. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

AUGUST: Loves to joke. Attractive. Suave and caring. Brave and fearless. Firm and has leadership qualities. Knows how to console others. Too generous and egoistic. Takes high pride in oneself. Thirsty for praises. Extraordinary spirit. Easily angered. Angry when provoked. Easily jealous. Observant. Careful and cautious. Thinks quickly. Independent thoughts. Loves to lead and to be led. Loves to dream. Talented in the arts, music and defense. Sensitive but not petty. Poor resistance against illnesses. Learns to relax. Hasty and trusty. Romantic. Loving and caring. Loves to make friends.

SEPTEMBER: Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to point out people’s mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal but not always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves leisure and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic.

OCTOBER: Loves to chat. Loves those who loves them. Loves to take things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn’t pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care of what others think. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel, the arts and literature. Touchy and easily jealous. Concerned. Loves outdoors. Just and fair. Spendthrift. Easily influenced. Easily loses confidence. Loves children.

NOVEMBER: Has a lot of ideas. Difficult to fathom. Thinks forward. Unique and brilliant. Extraordinary ideas. Sharp thinking. Fine and strong clairvoyance. Can become good doctors. Dynamic in personality. Secretive. Inquisitive. Knows how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative but amiable. Brave and generous. Patient. Stubborn and hard-hearted. If there is a will, there is a way. Determined. Never give up. Hardly becomes angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently from others. Sharp-minded. Motivates oneself. Does not appreciate praises. High-spirited. Well-built and tough. Deep love and emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest and keeps secrets. Not able to control emotions. Unpredictable.

DECEMBER: Loyal and generous. Sexy. Patriotic. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Loves to socialize. Loves praises. Loves attention. Loves to be loved. Honest and trustworthy. Not pretending. Short tempered. Changing personality. Not egotistic. Take high pride in oneself. Hates restrictions. Loves to joke. Good sense of humor. Logical.

Bisitahin mo nga to!

Hey! Since you're already in mood for bloghopping, why not hop into my multiply account, eh?

http://robruiz.multiply.com

Thanks ha! Kaya kita love eh... :P

Bluetooth Update: I fcuking FOUND it!

Bwahaha! I found it inside my laptop carrying bag! Grr! It was there all the time, I only checked it once there coz I knew I used it and placed it at my table.

Hehe. Anyways, I've already uploaded the pics from last saturday night's gimik.

Awwooooooo! Bluetooth dongle ako!

OK, this is starting to frustrate me. I lost my fucking Bluetooth dongle and now I can’t upload pics from last Saturday night! Huhu. I tried to install my Nokia PC Suite but it’s not effing Vista compatible, I don’t want to download a new PC suite coz I’m still hoping that one day my Bluetooth dongle would show up, sitting there on top my table (even though I’ve checked that place like 10 times) waiting for its master to insert its male metallic end to its female counterpart. (What the hell was that?!)

So I was checking my post exactly 1 year ago and I was so laughing hard coz it’s hellafa corny! It also makes me sad coz it kinda reminds me of how much readers I’ve lost, comparing the volume of comments I receive from my Rob & the Blogosphere blog (formerly known as Walk Away, Baliktaran and gazzilions of other more) and my Doubting Thomas blog.

Btw, I was talking about these posts:

October 28, 2006 post: Si Angel Locsin at ang Multong Bakla

October 31, 2006 post: Sukatin Mo Akoh

And yey! Sa November 26, 2007 ako ay 2 year na sa Blog*spot! Which also makes me a 3 year blogger (My first blog was at Xanga – oh my Xanga days)

Anyways… Happy Halloween to all! Sana walang magpakita sakin na multo – pero sana yung Bluetooth dongle ko magpakita na! Hehe.

Rob and Doubting Thomas @ 7-11

Last year, natunghayan natin ang isa pang Rob. Ngayon makikilala natin si Doubting Thomas at ang isa pang bagong character!!!

Sa labas ng 7-11 Chino Roces branch...

Doubting Thomas: Hey guys! What is up?

Rob: Nothing much. Kapagod ang work. Well actually ang byahe ang mas nakakapagod compared sa work.

Doubting Thomas: Ah talaga? Dun ka parin ba nag wowork?

Rob: Oo. Diba dapat alam mo dahil ikaw at ako ay iisa lamang?

Doubting Thomas: Wala na ba akong karapatang magtanong?

Rob: ...

Doubting Thomas: Kamusta na si Rob?

Rob: ...

Doubting Thomas: Hindi ikaw! Itong Rob na to tinutukoy ko.

Rob: Wala akong balita eh, kasi lumalabas lang yan kapag kelangan ko ng matinding motivation pep talk.

Doubting Thomas: ah ok...

Rob: ...

Doubting Thomas: Pucha ang tagal mag reply ni Zigger.

Rob: ...

Doubting Thomas: Bakit ba ang tahimik mo?

Rob: May iniisip ako.

Doubting Thomas: Pwedeng mag share!

Rob: Haaay. Iniisip ko kasi kung yung mga taong mahal ko ay nagsinungaling na sakin...

Doubting Thomas: Any person in particular? Sabihin mo na, tayong dalawa lang naman eh.

Rob: Hindi, basta mga “taong mahal ko” in general.

Doubting Thomas: Hmmm... Bakit ikaw ba, have you ever lied to any of them?

Rob: Well, hindi naman ganung katinding mga lies. Mga small lies lang, like when I say I'm OK even if I'm not.

Doubting Thomas: Sige go on...

Rob: Although kahit na mga ganung lies lang yon, still those are lies, pero sinabi ko lang naman yun, para hindi masira ang mood nya. Nag dridrive kaya ako nun, tapos dang traffic pa. Mahirap mag-away sa gitna ng traffic kaya. Ngayon, feeling ko nag backfire na. Kung dati palang sinabi ko na, na hindi ako OK, edi sana hindi na lumala ang sitwasyon. Kaya napaisip tuloy ako, kung may taong nagkamali rin kaya tapos nag lie sya sakin tapos lumala yung problema.

Doubting Thomas: Pare, got to go na, nag text na si Zigger.

Rob: Tangina naman kung kelan ginaganahan na ko mag open-up!!!

Peeping Tom: Gagu talaga yun.

Rob: Ay nanjan ka pala...

Just So You Know

I'll just fix myself, then I'll fix our friendship.

Related Reads:
Just so you know ver. 1.o
Tangina Pare
The Art of Letting Go

Too Phat!

I’ve been on a dark chocolate ritual since last week. And it's cutting my budget for some other things like – basta yun na yun. Dark chocolates cost like 50 pesos for the Hershey’s ones and I am sure the Belgians are like 100 pesos or above for like a bite size.

Chocolates are my comfort food, next is Champorado and lasty, 7-11’s pandesal combo with Dutchmill yogurt drink! Yummy! Hehe.

But the sad thing is I don’t get fat or meaty (LOL – the term!) even with the amount of calories, fats, carbo, oil, cholesterol, dirt, grease (hehe kidding on the last parts) I eat. I want to enroll myself to a gym but I don’t have time (and a gym buddy). I am desperate!

Conclusion: Eating dark chocolates can make you desperate!

3 Talong este 3 Tanong

Hindi ka ba naiinis minsan kapag yung isang bagay ay planadong planado mo na, yet hindi mo magawa?

Hindi ka ba nasosora minsan kapag ang mga kayang-kaya mo gawin ay hindi mo mapag planuhan?

At nababanas ka ba sa katotohanan na ang dami mo nang blog draft pero hindi mo mapublish dahil sa simpleng dahilan na hindi pwede?

Anyways…

Natanong ko lang naman. Hehe.

Cast Intimacy Probability

Have you seen High School Musical 2? Yesh? Noh?

Well, you know wut, its fine. I was just gonna say that I was browsing Bboy’s archive and saw his post ‘bout Zac and Fox Ryder being look alike.

Fox Ryder/Brent Corrigan is an underage gay porn star (now at his legal age) who stared at a Cobra productions video.

DON’T LOOK AT ME LIKE DHUT!

This leads me to yet another brilliant idea of applying what I learned from my statistics class.

Lemme call this the Cast Intimacy Probability.

Cast Intimacy Probability computes for the all the possible pairings in a sitcom, movie or any casting. HINT: You can also apply this to your barkada. Haha.

If you want to compute for the possible gay pairings, use this equation:

CIP_gay = n(n-1)/2 + x(x-n)

To compute for the possible straight pairings, use this equation:

CIP_straight = x(n-x)

Where:

n = is the total number of cast members

x = is the total number of male (or female) cast members

So I guess this is the part wherein I have to give you some examples right?

So let us put into consideration the main cast of HSM. Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman.

Male = 3

Female = 3

CIP(gay) = n(n-1)/2 + x(x-n)

= 6(6-1)/2 + 3(3-6)

= 6 possible gay combinations. This means that you can make zac-lucas, zac-corbin, lucas-corbin, Vanessa-ashley, Vanessa-monique and Ashley-monique. Gross.

CIP(straight) = x(n-x)

= 3(6-3)

= 9 possible straight combinations. Which I’m not going to enumerate as I know you can already imagine it.

Try it with Grey’s Anatomy, LOST or Prison Break. It’s one hella fun doing Math!

Standard Date Age

OMG! I just had the brightest idea -- evar! While I was uber not so ginaganahan pa mag work, kanina, I make isip of who should I date. I mean there are a lot of choices sa ngayon. Kaya I started to Google dating tips. Then I came across this website that advises their readers that the older the person gets the wider the age range of his/her prospective date would be.

For example, an 18 year would date someone who has an age difference of +2 / -2 years and a guy on his 40's would probably date someone from age 30-50. So the bottom line is the older you are, the wider your selection gets.

If you are one of my friends who have my number, then prolly have your number too and I've sent you already the formula on how to compute your Standard Date Age.

Ohhhh K. So what is this Standard Date Age?

Good question! It is the floor value of your prospective partner's age. It is mainly used by individuals who believe that AGE DOES MATTER and those who wouldn't want to be called a creep for dating a highschool kid.

Hehe. I just made that up. But it sounds cool.

OK ok. so here's the formula:

Standard Date Age = (YourAge / 2) + 7

Example: Joey is a 24 year old call-center agent eyeing an 18 year old Sophomore from CEU-Makati. Let us compute for his SDA.

SDA = (24/2) + 7
= (12) + 7
= 19

Hehe. OK so I did it STEP BY STEP so that you wouldn't get lost IF ever. hehe.

Conclusion: Oh no! Joey mah man! Sowee! I think you should move-on and focus more with the ladies from your work and not those whom you've met at Friendster. Gosh, that was ALMOST! Just 1 yr! tsk tsk tsk.

How bout yah readers? What is your SDA?

Dharma + Rob

Dharma is the name of my new girlfriend. I love her. I love her so much. She's so sexy and beautiful.

She makes me wanna vomit little heart candies.

I love you Dharma.

Faaayyyaaarrr!

Last Friday we had a fire drill; all the employees are required to participate. So the alarm rang and we didn’t panicked… we so didn’t panicked that it took us a minute more to leave our works behind and went down the fire exit.

At the parking area, we, the employees “organized” our selves. They should’ve put a fake fire, black billowing smoke and some “casualties,” you know just to add to the mood. But there was neither fire nor a smoke. Just a ring and a mega phone. LOL. A mega phone?!

Minutes later, I was the one on fire! LOL. Gawd. Naglabasan ang mga eye-candy sa building. LOL. I didn’t know na marami palang “pwede” at “ulam-material” sa building namin (Dis I just said that?! You bet I did! :D)

Haha. Iba’t ibang klase sila. May singkit, may mahaba buhok, may maigsi, may maputi, may tan. Napakanta nalang ako ng “Ring the alarm” ni Beyonce. Shet sana fire drill uli! HAHA

Haaay… this post is soo wrong. LOL.

OMG!

Ang bango nya! Sana makatabi ko ulit sya sa bus. Hehe.

Malas kung Malas

KUMIRIRING ang telepono nang madaling araw....

"Hello, Master Carlos? Si Arnaldo po ito, 'yung katiwala niyo sa bahay-bakasyunan niyo."

"O, Mr. Arnaldo, ikaw pala. Ano't napatawag ka? May problema ba?

"Um, napatawag lang po ako para abisuhan kayo na namatay ang alaga niyong parrot."

"Yung parrot kong si Pikoy, patay? 'Yung nanalo sa bird show?

"Opo, Master Carlos, 'yun na nga po."

"Putris ... sayang! Ang laki pa naman ng nagastos ko sa ibong 'yon. Hay, buhay!Teka, ano nga ba ang ikinamatay niya?"

"E, kumain po kasi ng bulok na karne...."

"Bulok na karne? At sino namang salbaheng tao ang nagpakain sa kanya ng bulok na karne?"

"W-Wala po. Nanginain po siya ng karne ng isang patay na kabayo."

"Patay na kabayo? Anong patay na kabayo, Mr. Arnaldo?"

"E, 'yun pung mga thoroughbred horses niyo, Sir. Namatay po kasi lahat sila sa pagod, kahihila ng kariton ng tubig."

"Nasisiraan ka na ba ng bait? Anong kariton ng tubbbiiiiggggg?"

"Yun pong pinampatay namin ng sunog."

"Diyos ko po! Anong sunog naman 'yang pinagsasasabi mo?"

"'Yun pong halos tumupok sa bahay niyo.... Tumumba po 'yung isang nakasinding kandila, tapos nagliyab 'yung kurtina at mabilis na kumalat ang apoy...."

"Ano? Puuut.... E, may kuryente naman diyan sa bahay-bakasyunan, a. Para saan yung kandila?"

"Para sa burol po."

"Ano? Kaninong burol?

"Sa nanay n'yo po, Sir. Bigla kasi siya dumating dito nu'ng isang gabi, walang kaabi-abiso. Lampas hatinggabi na. Akala ko po magnanakaw. Binaril ko."

Anong binatbat ng "A Series of Unfortunate Events" ni Lemony Snicket jan. :D

Doookoootiiin moh

Dear Magnanakaw ng Cellphone,

Una sa lahat, Putangina mo hayup ka! Naway nasa mabuti kang kalagayan. Ingatan mo ang cellphone ko na dinukot mo sakin habang siksikan tayo sa bus na byaheng LRT-Baclaran. Naway maibenta mo yan sa malaking halaga, upang maipambili mo ng kabaong mo.

Hanga ako sa istayl ng pandurukot nyo ng tropa mo. Kunwari na ou-out-of-balance ka pa para lalo kang dumikit sa akin. Madulas ang iyong mga kamay, at iyon ay aking hinahangaan. Nagawa mong madukot ang cellphone ko sa masikip kong bulsa ng hindi ko nararamdaman at walang nakakakita.

Sayang naman at bumaba ka agad sa may Washington street, pwede mo rin sana madukot ang pitaka ko na nakalagay sa likod na bulsa ng pantalon. Pero nakuntento ka agad at ang iyong ka-tropa.

Tang ina mo, kapag nagkita tayong muli, lahat ng depektibong battery ng Nokia ay ipapalulon ko sayo at saka ko papasabugin.

Ingat ka lagi.


Best regards,
Thomas

Metrostar Ferry at ang Kalye sa Dagat

I was so excited when I heard the news that Metrostar Ferry Inc, will be operating again. This means that the 1.5 – 2 hours travel time that the Cavitenos endure everyday will be cut to 30 mins. But my excitement suddenly went away when the reporter revealed that it would cost a commuter between 60 pesos to 75 pesos depending on whether you are a student/senior citizen or an adult.

Maybe I’ll try Metrostar on a weekend. I don’t know why I would want to try it on a weekend, so don’t ask.

Another soon-to-be addition with the Government’s efforts in easing the EDSA-like-traffic at Bacoor is the on-going construction of the project I love to call “Kalye sa Dagat.” This road would connect Coastal road and Covelandia (just a few hundred meters past Island Cove) via [insert name of the sea here – sorry I totally forgot eh] and is expected to greatly reduce the massive volume of cars and buses at Aguinaldo Highway.

I’m just wondering, would there be another toll gate at “Kalye sa Dagat?” If yes, then there would be 2 toll gates – one here and the other one at Coastal road.

Fantastic! Cavitenos are in an effing lose-lose (hehehe I hate the sound) situation here.

Haaaay. Teleportation anyone?

Marley and Optimus

Kahapon nagkita kami ni Yom, yung vain, grade-conscious, weird (in a good way-- hehe) , serious na hindi (hehe) at mahilig sa basketball na Isko. Matalino 'tong batang to. Pinakitaan pa nga ako ng mga quizzes nya sa Math, kaya lalo akong nahilo.


Kumain muna kami sa Greenwich, kasi gutom na gutom na talaga ako. Kami yung kauna-unahang customer dun. Tapos, nalaman ko na hindi pala kumakain ng mga itim-itim na bagay sa pagkain si Yom. Hehe, may mga parang gulong ng Lego kasi yung pizza.

Pagkatapos nun, tuloy lang kami sa kwentuhan ng mga kung ano-anong bagay. Mga ideya, mga tungkol sa rally, buhay UP student, Theory of Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Astral projections... pero syempre alam ko naman na alam nyo na jinojoke ko na kayo.


May mga nakakatawa pa ngang mga nangyari. Pano kasi ang kulet kulet. Hihi. Pero hindi ko na ikukwento lahat dito.

Pagkatapos naman ng siguro mga 2 ikot sa 2nd floor ng moa, napadaan kami dun sa piano lounge, at buti naman may bakanteng sofa. Nagpicturan kami dun, ayan nga yung mga pics namin oh! Ako yung naka green na Bob Marley tapos si Yom naman yung naka Optimus Prime na nabili nya last week sa... wag na baka magalit pa sakin yun. :P



Naghintay lang kami ng oras actually sa may sofa, kasi manonood kami ng Surf's Up. Hindi ako masyado nagandahan sa movie na yun, parang... Ha? Hehe.

Anyways, pagkatapos namin manood, nagdecide naman kami na maki salamuha sa mga katulad naming mayayaman. LOL. Kaya tumambay-tambay kami sa Starbucks at nag-rate ng mga dumaadan! Hehehe.

Ang baba mag rate ni Yom! Ako, ang ratings ko halos lahat 8 tapos sya 3 lagi. :|

Eto yung pics namin sa Starbucks.

Hehehe. Ang sungit ng tingin ko.

Kape lang ang katapat ni Yom para maging bangag!

Pagkatapos namin sa Starbucks, ay naglakad lakad namin kami at nag-canvass ng laptop, bibili kasi ako by the end of the month hopefully. Wee!

Nagsimba din kami sa Redemtorist church, at dun naganap ang hindi inaasahan! Bwahahahahaha! May taong naligo ng kape! :D

Weepee! Baha!

Haha! No! I still hate floods. I'm just in a mood of celebrating because our boss let us leave early for work. Kaya masaya.

Sana naman hindi maulan sa Sunday. May importante kasi akong lakad.

Speaking of lakad, DFA is now issuing machine readable passports. La lang nabanggit ko lang, mag-aaply din kasi ako. Yeah.

I heart small things

Yesterday was a complete pain in the ass. Gosh, I saw the news and even the President wasn't able to escape the baha all over Metro Manila. What I can't believe is the flood sa Makati area. I thought hindi binabaha ang Makati because its a business central. Anyways, enough of yesterday. I already had enough rants about it at my last post.

Today, is far different from yesterday (or any other day since I started working), because I'm early at work and I got a freebie from 7-11.

Hehe. Yeah, I got a free C2 Strawberry because I bought a Clubhouse sandwich. And this made my day. LOL. Hindi ko alam, pero I love receiving small things (it makes me feel special. ).

Kakatapos ko nga lang kainin yung sandwich and soymilk na I bought kanina, and I want to drink my C2 na! Hahaha. Parang first time ko palang iinom ng C2.

So there, sana magtuloy-tuloy ang ganitong mood ko this day, and I hope na walang atribidang gugulong neto.

Ta!

I Got Wet. Hehe.

Hay matapos ang dry spell, wet spell naman. Pucha naman oh. Bad trip talaga. I really hate the rainy season, lalo na kapag bumabaha or naabutan ako ng ulan sa daan.

Tulad nalang ng nangyari kanina. Ang lakas ng ulan grabe, tapos bumaba ako ng bus, wala naman prob kasi may payong naman ako. Edi lakad ako from Washington to Chino Roces (yeah nilakad ko kasi ayoko malate), pero lalong lumakas ang ulan, nararamdaman ko na, na basa na yung bag ko.

Edi nasa may Export Bank nako, kapag naghintay pa ako dun sa "Tawid" light, malalate ako, kaya nilakad ko nalang towards sa may office namin. Nakampucha, kakalampas ko lang dun sa may Hotel na maraming halaman, bahang baha na agad. Edi balik ako sa may kanto ng Chino Roces at Gil Puyat at this time, basa na yung kalahati ng pantalon ko dahil sa lakas ng ulan. Pag dating ko dun kahit medyo baha narin, go nalang ako sa pag tawid hanggang sa pumasok na yung tubig sa sapatos ko. Asar talaga.

Kaya eto ako ngayon, naka paa sa opisina at ginaw na ginaw. Gusto ko sana hubarin yung pantalon ko kaso naka boxers lang ako. LOL.

Hay asar talaga. Nasira ang araw ko dahil sa ulan na yan!

Gothica choo!

Wala akong magawa eh, kaya pinag tripan ko nalang ang sarili ko. Hehe.


Kumain ako ng pusit nyan tapos yung tinta nung pusit pinunas ko sa labi ko. Tapos nag pa over dose ako sa glutathione para pumuti talaga ako. Hehehe.

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Sya nga pala, medyo ok na yung sugat ko from my operation. Lumarga na nga ako sa Makati eh.

Naku Naman!

Sinabi ko kasi sa kanya nung isang araw yung nararamdaman ko. Hindi ko naman kasi mapigilan na hindi magsalita about my feelings, feeling ko talaga mamatay ako sa selos. Pero inisip ko nalang, wala akong karapatang magselos. Oo nga't alam nya na may feelings ako sa kanya,pero as of now talagang friends lang kami.

Saklap.

Tapos eto, kasi sinabi ko sa kanya after my operation nung panahon na sobrang mamatay ako sa sakit ng sugat ng impaktang impacted molar. Nung mga panahon na yun, naghalo ang sakit ng puso at sakit na pisikal.

Ouch.

Tapos yun na nga, nag-inarte nga ako diba? Nakwento nya pala yun sa bestfriend nya. Tapos itong si bestfriend nag react. Tapos siya naman naging defensive. Tapos si bestfriend parang nagselos. Tapos siya na bad trip.

Bad Trip.

Hindi ko naman to gusto mangyari. Parang nice lang naman ako sa kanya. May point naman si bestfriend niya, pero ewan ko ba...

Ah basta, ewan.

Umarte ka

So yun nga, nag-inarte nanaman ako kagabi. Kasi nagselos naman talaga ako. Alam nya naman siguro yun. Masaya ako dahil masaya sya, at maayos yung relationship nila. Pero hindi ko naman kayang maging masaya para lang sa ibang tao. Meron din naman akong mga gusto (mostly mga carnal desires LOL joke) na kailangang masatisfy. At hindi ko na kaya yung ganitong set-up -- yung parang kunwarian. Alam ko din naman na hindi nya ako pipiliin, at mas lalong alam ko na isa nanamang kaimposiblehan ang iniisip ko... na alam mo na... yung mag level-up kami dito sa kung ano man ang tawag dito sa stage na'to.

Pano kaya 'to? Malamang hindi nyo rin to masasagot dahil ang gulo ng explanation ko sa taas.

Oh Gosh

Oh gosh, later I'm gonna get my impacted molar extracted.

Oh gosh, I hope it won't get swollen.

Oh gosh, I have work on Monday and I can't afford to not show up on Monday.

Oh gosh, I'm scared.

So Malungkot

So nakakalungkot naman talaga kasi isang oras nalang at lalabas na ang Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows sa mga bookstore sa Pilipinas... pero ako nandito parin sa bahay. Komportable sa lamig at hindi nangangalay sa pag-pila. Ngunit mas nanaisin ko pa na pumili na lamigin, sa labas ng mga bookstore, kesa naman nandito ako sa warm, cozy place na aming pamamahay, pero deep inside, I am cold kasi wala akong Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows.

So malungkot kasi, bumili ako ng Sun Celleular kanina, pero na bubullshit na ako agad sa serbisyo nila. Sana ay minahalan nalang nila ang singil, kaysa naman naghihirap ang aking puso at mga daliri sa pag redial at sa paghiling sa may kapal na sana'y wag mainip ang aking kausap.

So malungkot, kasi... wala na akong maisip sabihin. Kaya marahil ay dito na lamang. Byers! :)

Shet naman talaga oh!

Naiwan ko pitaka ko kanina sa bahay, kaya bumaba ako ng bus nang hindi nagbabayad. Kaya ayun na-late tuloy ako sa interview ko.

Nakakainis talaga. Ayos na ayos pa naman ako tapos bababa lang pala ako sa Kawit para hintayin yung pitaka ko na pinadala ko dun. Bwisit talaga.

Tapos edi eto na interview na, nagpa cute ako sa HR para hindi sya magalit sakin dahil na late ako. Interview... interview... interview... ayos naman. Nang biglang, mageexam daw ako. Isa pa ulet. Tapos pag tapos nun, iinterviewhin ako baka next next week nung head hr tapos yung indiano. ang haba haba haba naman ng proseso!

Tapos nungpaguwi ko bigla akong nahilo. nalipasan yata ako ng gutom... 1pm na kasi natapos yung exam.

I Can't Decide

Huhu. I phreaking can't decide onto which job shoul'd I get. I have two pending applications (actually I have alot ofpending applications but these two are my top choices), one is a technical representative at Convergys 1 and the other is a technical writer post at EMCI both are located in Makati.

I like the two jobs. I have considered the pros and cos of both, but I still can't decide which application to pursue.

The people at Convergys treated me very well, they have a really nice professional atmosphere, and even the guards speaks English. The agents doesn't look like sooo-highschool-slash-sooo-college acting, like I said they seems to be very professional. The pay is good too. Although it has the perks of a young fresh grad like me had dreamt of, career growth is slim to none.

On the other hand, working as a technical writer, will probably enhance a skill or two of mine (Communication skills not included). I researched a bit regarding TW, and I found out that it is a collaborative work. Interviews and other "collaborative" things will be done by the writer. And for me I like doing that. The only thing is, the working environment doesn't seem to be very friendly. Although I wasn't treated bad, I wasn't treated good neither. The HR even forgot that I haven't finished my other exam, and I had to remind her.

Which one should I get???? Help!

Sign sign sign!

Friday the 13th wasn't that bad at all! I was just caught in the rain while waiting for a bus at Baclaran. Yeah! That's not badluck. Compared to what happened to me a few years back. A small amount of acid was accidentally dropped at my head. Now that's badluck.

Good thing it wasn't raining when I got off the bus. I went to the 3rd floor of the building and waited there for at least 1 hour until my name was called. Rosette is a cutie. hehe. I submitted my recquirements to her and waited 30 mins more for the signing of the training contract.

Mars was the one who explained to us the perks of the training. It turns out that it will be an elimination kind of thing, wherein viewer will vote for the housemate that... ay mali pala. Yeah it will be a pass-fail training. If i passed it I'll start on the Aug-2o; If I failed... then I'll be evicted.

My First Medical Exam

I had a medical yesterday as part of the pre-employment recquirement at Convergys. Yeah, I'll soon be working as a Technical Rep, not much of a start for a fresh grad, but it's good nonetheless.

Anyways, am not going to rant about my job, since i want to have a nice start.

Going back to the topic... I arrived at Intellicare at around 11:00am. There was alot of people there and at first i thought it'll take me hours to finish the whole course of the medical exam.

Good thing the nurse attended me immediately and was on the first half of the exam with a few minutes.

The medical exam went smooth, I was a bit nervous when it is about time to draw some blood at my arms. I was like "Ooooo k." I tried concentrating so that I won't feel anyting... you know, mind over body. hehe. Thanks to the little boy at my back whos crying so loud i didn't even heard the nurse telling me to open my palms.

The interesting part... Hehehe. Me pulling my pants down, showing my balls and bending over.

Namiss kita... Green Man!

Namiss ko tong blog ko na 'to. Ang dami ko kasing blog eh. Hehe, tapos gusto ko lahat ng blog ko active. Infairness mahirap pala yung ganun, tapos recently nag enroll pa ako sa isang product review site para naman magkaron ako ng extra income, kaso hindi naman marami ang offers dun sa niche na napili ko kaya petiks lang ako. In fairness ha maganda ako gumawa ng review technical man o hindi.

Nakakatawa si Manong Arthro

Last night after I got home and ate dinner. Me and my sister was watching John and Shirley, and their guess in last night's is the gramps from the Arthro commercial.

It was so hilarious. He was walking backwards and saying "ang lakas ko!" over and over. haha. and when he sat at the sofa, he did the thing he does at the commercial. He stoked his legs as if it were aching. And I was really laughing hard almost crying hahaha. and my mom went out to check why I was whooping with so much noise. It was really funny.

Ahhh. The good 'ol philippine tv. Without the bullshits and uber baduy stuff...

Hello to all!

Hi!

Shitty Traffic

Bakit ba lagi nalang traffic sa may Bacoor?! Putang inang yan! Dapat talaga magawa na yung road na magcoconnect sa coastal road at covelandia para naman mabawasan na yung mga bus na galing sa kabundukan ng Dasma, Tagaytay at Mendez. Kasi sila ang sanhi ng lintik na traffic.

Isa pang dahilan jan ay yung makipot ng kalsada ng Emilio Aguinaldo HW. As in makipot. Tapos makipot na nga may mga kung ano ano mga bakal na na nakalagay sa gitna, na feeling naman nila eh kasing lapat ng kalsada sa maynila ang kalye nila para maglagay ng mga kung ano ano pang kachukaran dun.

Alam ko nagbabasa ng blog ko si Mayor Strike Revilla. Pakiusap naman po mister revilla, wag po nating hintayin nalang magawa ng kalye samay dagat. Magisip kayo ng solusyon. Its either gawin nyong 1 way kapag rush hour ang emilio aguinaldo. lahat ng paalis ng kabite doon ang daan, lahat naman ng papasok ay sa loob. gagawin ito mula 6:00 am hanggang 9:00 am.

Ayan. malamang may mga flaws pa yang suggestion ko, pero nonetheless, nagkaron kayo ng ideya. dahil obviously naman mas matalino pa ako senyo.

aha! question and answer time!

60 honest questions
if you're not going to be honest, don't
take this survey.

1. Who is the last person you held
hands with?
~~ my mama and tita while singing "our father"

2. If you were drafted into a war,
would you survive?
~~ i would try, but i would get killed eventually.

3. Do you sleep with the TV on?
~~ yes. also with radio.

4. Have you ever drank milk straight
out of the carton?
~~ no.

5. Have you ever won a spelling bee?
~~ yep. i placed 2nd.

6. What is your longest fight you had
with one of your friends?
~~ few days.

7. Are you a fast typer?
~~ no.

8. Are you afraid of the dark?
~~ not really. it depends on the place. dark streets are scarier than dark rooms.

10. Who can you always turn to?
~~ my mama and one of my friend whom i call bing.

11. When's the last time you chose a
bath over a shower?
~~ i always take the shower.

12. Do you knock on wood?
~~ no.

13. Are you drinking anything right
now?
~~ no.

14. Do you think you're attractive?
~~ on the process. lol

17. What do you want for Christmas?
~~ an uberexpensive car.

18. Do you know the muffin man?
~~ nope. but i know dough boy. lol

19. Do you talk in your sleep?
~~ the last time i looked at my self while sleeping... nope.

20. Have you ever flown a kite?
~~ yep. when i still used to go to the farm.

21.When was the last time you told
someone you loved them?
~~ mother's day.

22. When was the last time that you
went swimming and where?
~~ forces closing party at water camp.

23. Do you consider yourself
successful?
~~ yeah. but not too much.

24.How many people are on your contact
list of your cell phone?
~~ around 200

25. Have you ever ride for a horse?
~~ nope

26. Plans for tomorrow?
~~ attend an interview and go to my grandma's place

27. What's your middle name? and why?
~~ magsino, filipinos get their middle name from their mother's surname.

28. Missing someone right now?
~~ who should i miss????

29. When's the last time you told
someone you loved them?
~~ you kind of makulit. mother's day.

31. How are you feeling today?
~~ confused.

33. Have you ever been suspended or
expelled from school?
~~ nope.

34. What are you looking forward to ?
~~ getting employed at a multinational company.

35. Have you ever crawled through a
window?
~~ yep. crawed, fell, jumped.

37. Have you ever eaten dog food?
~~ nope. i was trying to the other day, but the smell of chicken bbq dog style(oooh i love that) churns my tummy.

38. Can you handle the truth?
~~ i can even handle you little sexy thang. (i feel like a lil slut)

40. What 3 things do you always bring
with you to places?
~~ cp, money, id.

41. Any cool scars?
~~ scars with cool story yeah. but cool scar per se.... nope.

42. Do you like or have a crush on
anyone?
~~ yeah!

43. Who was the last person you kissed?
~~ can you handle the truth??? lol

45. How often do you talk on the phone?
~~ seldom.

46. Do you believe in love?
~~ yeah. i'm not an emo person who thnks that luv is a piece of shit.

47. Is there something you want that
you can't have?
~~ yeah. that person. that thing. and that job.

48. Three things about the preferred
sex that you first notice?
~~hair style, shoulders, humps. lol

50. Who did you last hug?
~~ shucks can remember. basta classmate ko noong grad.

52. Where is your phone?
~~ 4 steps away from me.

53. What was the last thing you ate?
~~ tuna dinner.

54. Favorite Color(s)?
~~ shades of green and royal blue.

55. Last movie you watched?
~~ red road.

56. What song are you currently
listening to?
~~ wala eh.

57. What do you want?
~~ to own an uberexpensive lux car with my crush inside. haha.

58. Do u really like taking surveys or
are u just addicted to them?
~~ just bored.

59. What t.v. show are you watching?
~~ callalilly's performance at wazzup.

60. Who was the last person you talked
to on the phone.?
~~ a certain grace from chinabank.

I "re-stormed" Makati

Matapos kong bagyuhin ang Makati mga ilang buwan na ang nakakaraan, kahapon, nagpunta uli't ako para suyurin ang mga opisina't kumpanya para sa trabahong babagay sakin -- na gusto ko.

May nakita kasi akong advertisement sa Jobstreet.com na nag hahanap ng isang gradweyt ng Computer Engineering. Nag submit ako ng online resume ko at naging "Under Consideration," pero naisip ko na baka mapataas ko ang tsansa ko na ma-hire kung personal akong pupunta sa kanilang opisina at maglulupasay na bigyan ako ng magarang trabaho.

Pero bago ako pumunta sa opisina nila dun sa may Rufino Building, nag punta muna ako sa isa pang kumpanya.

Mga around 8am ako dumating sa opisina nila sa 8th floor sa isang building dun lang sa likod ng PhilAm Life. Na bobo pa nga ako sa pinto nila kasi nakalagay pull, pero nung pi-null ko, hindi mahila-hila. Kelangan ko pa pala mag doorbell para i-release nung babae yung electronic lock chuva.

So nung nabuksan na yung pinto... syempre pumasok ako, alangan naman lumabas ako eh hindi pa naman ako pumapasok saan ako lalabas??? hehehe.

Nagfill up ako ng form tapos nag exam tapos ininterview, tapos sabi tatawagan nalang daw ako.

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Commercial break muna:

Nanonood ako ng Homeboy ngayon. Nasa lie detector test si Joross. hahaha! 2 times sya nagsinungaling!

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Tapos nun, nag thank you ako, tapos umalis na. Hehehe. Nag lunch muna ako, tinext ko pa nga yung 2 kong tropa kasi nagtrainees silang dalawa dito sa Makati. Sabi ko punatahan nila ako sa Mcdo, eh kumakain na pala sila, kaya ako nalang ang nagpunta sa labas ng building nila.

Nakakatawa kasi naka palda sila. Required daw kasi.

Tapos mga around 1pm dumaan ulit ako saMcdo, para ayusin yung pagkaka-tucked-in ng long sleeves ko. Hehe. Tapos yun nga... naglakad nanaman ako... nadaanan ko ang PBCom, at naalala ko ang nakaraan. LOL. Lakad. lakad. lakad.

At nakarating na nga ako sa OCC.

Sana naman... matanggap ako sa isa sa mga inaplayan ko. Huhuhuhu. Sumakit kasi ang paa ko sa pagpunta eh. Nilakad ko kasi mula Glorietta hanggang Paseo de Roxas. Hahahaha!

Am sure the doubts are clearing.

Congratulations to me! Yep! I just graduated from college last March 23, and will be enrolled in the biggest university -- that is life.

LOL!

We can actually talk online you know... YM: pucha_kulet_mo

Sampung Araw

Day 1 to day 4

Matapos ang aking L-O-V-E post, nararamdaman ko parin hanggang ngayon ang pagkaumay sa mga malalagkit na salitang aking binitawan. Parang mantika na nakabara sa aking lalamunan.

Sampung araw. Napatunayan ko na sa sampung araw na iyon ay maari akong maka-recover. Sa sampung araw nayon ay maaring magbago ang aking pananaw. Na maari akong magkasakit. Sa sampung araw kaya ko palang kumalimot.

Busy din kasi ako sa mga projects. Halos araw-araw nasa Carriedo, Mla. ako para bisitahin ang proyekto, siguraduhin ang mahusay na pag-gana at punahin ang mga mali.

Taranta narin kami, dahil nalalapit na ang defense noong mga panohong iyon. Pero awa ng Diyos, natapos naman, oo nga't kapos sa oras. Pero tama parin lang.

Alos-onse na nang makauwi kami mula sa aming consultant. May kalakihan ang aming desenyo kaya kinailangan namin ng isang pick-up truck -- pero nasan ang pick-up truck??? Wala. Kaya napilitan kaming isakay sa isang closed van, yun truck na kulay gray yung pintura tapos dun nilalagay yung mga deliber sa palengke. Yun nga lang uling ang dinedeliber nung naarkila namin. Pucha ilang oras lang, 3500 agad ang siningil samin.Gusto ko siyang saksakin ng ice-pick, pero pagod na pagod na talaga ako noon.

Day 5 to Day9

Ito na ang simula ng sunod sunod na araw na halos walang tulog. Pero tulad nga ng sinasabi ng ibang bloggers, "Mabuti na ang walang tulog, kaysa sa walang gising".

Kumbaga, itong mga araw na ito nai-push talaga namin ang aming mga sarili sa border line ng pagiging pagod. Buong araw nakaharap sa calculator at mga numero si Sepu, siya kasi ang in-charge sa Cost and Benefit Anaylsis. Ako naman ang nakatalaga sa ibang parte ng documentation pati narin ang User's Manual.

Kinabukasan nag maiuwi namin ang aming project, nagulat kami sa aming natuklasan. Ayaw na mag-boot ng PC na gagamitin namin para sa project. Nandoon pa naman lahat ng source code at wala pa kaming back-up. Medyo nataranta na ako, at nagisip ng paraan. Pero hindi ito epektibo. Mukhang kailangan na talagang ireformat. Base sa king obserbasyon, ito ay dulot ng isang dynamic link library file na ginagamit namin upang mapagana ang printer port ayon sa aming ninanais. Nakasaad sa documentation nito na maaring mag-crash ang system sa dahil sa compatibility issue.

Buti na lamang ay may kilala si Sepu na mahihiraman ng installer ng Windows XP at naayos naman ang problema.

May punto din na inalakala naming nasira ang improvised touch screen module. Dahil sa mabagal na pag pack-up nito ng signal na ipinapadala ng infrared.

Limang araw na halos walang tulugan. Goodluck.

Defense day. 7:30 am nasa school na kami, 9:00 am ang start ng defense at inaasahang matatapos to bandang 5:00 pm.

Naging maayos naman ang takbo ng demo. Kahit na medyo nagkaroon ng kaunting aberya sa hardware at software napahanga parin naman namin ang mga panelist. Ang dami nga nilang pinrint na pictures. Kunwari tinetesting, pero wag ka, nakakailang print na sila. Hehe. Naubos nga yung photo paper na dala namin eh.

Bago sabihin ang verdict, todo kaba kaming grupo. As in to the infinity ang kaba namin, wala kaming nagawa kungdi ang magdasal. Pakiramdam ko nga lalagnatin ako ng mga panahong iyon. Bumukas ang pinto -- at pinapasok na uli kami sa loob.

Ang verdict: minor-minor. Ibig sabihin, minor changes lamang ang gusto nilang mangyari sa documentation at sa prototype. Yehey!!!

Mga pictures

Ito ay ang mga sample prepaid cards na ginagamit sa aming project.

L-O-V-E

Love can be a many splendored thing
Cant deny the joy it brings
A dozen roses, diamond rings
Dreams for sale and fairy tales
Itll make you hear a symphony
And you just want the world to see
But like a drug that makes you blind,
Itll fool ya every time.

Oh not again! The most abused topic of all time -- and will always be abused -- Love.

All of us, undeniably has/had experience/d love. May it be a romantic love, platonic love, religious love or family love. As long as we have this emotions and experiences related to a strong affection or profound oneness -- then, may I congratulate you, you had just experienced love.

According to Wikipedia, love is the subject of considerable debate, enduring speculation, and thoughtful introspection. In ordinary use, love usually refers to interpersonal love, an experience felt by a person for another person. Love often involves caring for or identifying with a person or thing, including oneself.

Most dictionaries tend to define love as deep affection or fondness. While the regular guys and girls, according to a survey favoured the definitions: altruism, selflessness, friendship, union, family, and bonding or connecting with another.

The trouble with love is
It can tear you up inside
Make your heart believe a lie
Its stronger than your pride.
The trouble with love is
It doesnt care how fast you fall
And you cant refuse the call
See, you got no say at all.

If we just look back our lives 10 to 15 years ago (20 years to some), when we are just kids, who doesn't seem to care much about many things but toys, having the time to play watch TV and occasional crushes. Occasional crushes which we call puppy love.

I can still remember the face of my first crush... clearly... -- because she's my cousin.

Although I didn't know that it was wrong to have a crush on your relatives, I still lost the feelings eventually.

What I hate about puppy love is that for adults its just part of being a kid. Like a play thing -- something that's never serious.

Wasn't I serious when I kissed her at her lips and gently slipped my tounge inside her mouth??? Hahaha of course that part was obviously a joke.

High school isn't fun when you don't have someone. Well at least a friend if not a boy/girl friend. Back in my Hs days, I noticed that male and female couples tend to break-up for like 3 months after. Worse case was 3 minutes after.

Every time I turn around
I think I got it all figured out
My heart keeps calling and I keep on falling
Tears my heart in two

It was fun though, seeing all the bitches cry their heart out and the stupid boys drink bottles of beer -- inside the classroom. haha! A classic act!

And oh! Who would forget about their proms??? Well, of course those loosers who didn't attended this socializing fluff are exempted. So, back to the topic. Who would forget? Right? I mean seeing your special someone, dance -- SOMEONE ELSE. What a sight! If I had a dagger I would've given him a triple blow or an envenom.

Haha! anyways... Aside from THAT. The food are great, dancing with all your friends are well fine too. Not unless little miss drama queen got a front seat ticket and started with all her boohoos. Fuck. Like how cool this night is?!

I don't deny that I had my heart broken like 2-3 times before by some airhead. My message to them? What goes around... comes around.

I think the thing is I easily fall in love which results to alot of hurts along the way and even though I had already told myself to listen, observe and learn many times an unknown force always win.

The trouble with love is
Its in your heart, its in your soul (doesnt care how fast you fall)
You're losin all control
(and you cant refuse the call, and you got no say at all)

Callalily

Yesterday, I went to SM to buy a new shoe and to shop some other stuff. If you could see the current status of my old snickers you might think that I'd been using that since grade 6. Haha. Just kidding.

Anyways, while browsing the shelves of Watson, I heard a familiar voice. (hehe) It was Callalily. So the fan me instinctively hurried to the cashier, paid the items and went down the performance hall.
Ang daming tao. Freaking shit.

They're now at the middle part of the Magbalik song. I found a good spot to stand and started looking for someone I know -- para taguan ko.

Here some of the pics my Callalily-fan-self took.
Note: Pics are ultra blurred. haha.

Callalily tagged as "a young band with big dreams.." was the 5 member group who popularized "Stars" from their album Destination XYZ.

The band members are:

Kean Cipriano - Lead Vocals
Tatsi Jamnague - Rhythm Guitar
Alden Acosta - Lead Guitar
Lemuel "Squash" Belaro - Drums
Aaron Ricafrente - Bass Guitar

Just so you know

"I don't think you can fall out of love unless you fall into something else."

This post took me 30 seconds to type and 30 mins. to decide whether to publish or not.

I stormed Makati and got confused

I was late at my first ever job exam.

Thanks to the Wednesday traffic at Baclaran and the uberlong queue at MRT ticketing booths. Plus the fact that I am silly and doesn't ask for directions -- I got lost inside PBCom!

Well, not literally lost, but a little confused. I arrived at PBCom tower (refer to the image, center building) at exactly 9:00 am and waited for at least 3 more minutes at the front desk to secure a building pass. After doing so, decided to go straight at the 12th floor. Not knowing that the elevators, have this designated floors to service, I chose the nearest then waited again for about 3 minutes.

When I got inside, I was about to press "12" but can't find it. It happens that the elevator that I rode, services 22nd floor and above.

"Shit!" I told myself, as a surge of panic climbs up from my lower back to my nape. "9:06 na! huhuhu"

So I just get off the elevator at 22nd floor. The guard there asks me where am I going, but I just waved my hand signaling him not to mind me. (haha taray ko!)

I pretended having a phone call (hahaha) just so he doesn't suspect that I am confused. I waited again for like 5 mins. for the elevator (which by the way seems to take forever to service a certain floor) but everytime the elevator door opens its full of passengers.

Huhuhu I am so late!

Finally! I got inside and it went from 22nd floor up to the highest level before it goes to the ground floor! Nakakapanginit ng ulo!

I asked the front desk, where's the elevator that goes to the 12th floor. And even before she could answer I noticed that there are signs saying what floors the elevators services.

Hay buhay... Hintay nanaman.

Thank goodness! 12th floor finally!

Rob: Hi! I am looking for Ms. Krystel Paez. I'm here to take an exam.
Guard: Sorry ser, cut-off time namin ay 9:15. Balik nalang kayo ng bago mag 1pm.
Rob: Ha? galing pa akong Cavite... sige na. may class pa ako mamayang hapon. papasukin mo na ako!
Guard: sorry ser, baka mapagalitan ako eh.
Rob: ...

At this point, I can't decide if I should go back later or just go to school.

I went to Glorietta to look for callcards. I fucking need a callcard so that I could ask my classmate if she could print me a copy of her lab report. If she says 'yes' then I'll be taking the exam, otherwise I'll be heading back to Cavite.

Luckily... she's on a good mood. Pero masyado namang nakakahiya kaya, i told her na ako nalang ang gagawa ng other parts. I asked the concierge for directions (learn from mistakes) for an internet cafe and she pointed me at Creative Lounge.

After typing my report and sending it to her, I decide to have my lunch at where else -- McDonald's.

While munching on fries, eTel phoned me again asking why I didn't showed up... and asked If she could resched me on 1pm exam. I explained to her what had happened (the short version) and told here that I'll be going to be there before 1.

***

The exam process wasn't that hard. I just read 3 paragraphs, answered about 180 questions on IQ, IT and Networking.

Although I didn't finished answering the questions (except of networking exam) I passed the test with Ms. Jory Jimenez congratulating the 3 of us (yeah we were called in by batch).

I shook hands with Ms. Jimenez and greeted the other 2.

I flew away the PBCom, I flew away Makati. lolx

Thomas is the name

No, guys I am not your favorite sarsa nor your along the riles tindero. I am still the Rob you used to know. The straight forward but slightly bent Rob -- no more, no less.

Chino, the guy from New York who's going to send me some Fendi goodness as my graduation present, thinks that my new blog has this malalim and profound effect.

But I say the opposite. I have never thought of myself as malalim or profound person. I am more on the natural side of things. I may sound a little "deep" sometimes, but never "wise deep".

I remembered a time at my Walk Away blog wherein I revealed my whole name as if I am a superstar. Now, Paolo's asking if I have a Thomas in my name. To answer that, yes, my real name is Robby Thomas Madison Ruiz.

But of course, that is just at my dreams.

Why did I started a new blog? Well, not the reason that Jhed thinks. Hindi ako gaya-gaya noh! I planned this even before you considered making a new blog. hehe defensive mode.

Doubting Thomas is actually an idiom and so are Peeping Tom, Joshing me, Doughboy, Uncle Sam, Mud and Zigger Zigger.

They are not my *other* identities as Arvin and Billycoy suggests.

But still, please do expect some weirdness around.

Doubting Thomas is in the house

There will always come a point where in we get tired of something and sometimes the only way for us not to get tired of it is to leave it behind and look for something new -- something better.

Well, Doubting Thomas is not an exception. This blog is an attempt to realize Thomas' life, his views and if luck would ever hit him to prove his doubts wrong.