Thursday, November 29, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
I've seen you again. I've been trying to keep you out of my head but my heart says I can't. No more corona but a lot of grass though.
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Thursday, November 22, 2007
Lalala. Not.
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Truth is, I don't feel anything right now. Weird as it may seem, but yes, I want to focus on more important things. If you would ask me how my love life is, I would answer you with questions "What is love life anyway? Why is it so important to you people? and why do you keep pushing me to get into one?" I am happy without it. As of now maybe. I don't know.
I'm willing to get him out of my head. Pero kapag nakita ko siya, who knows what I'll feel next?
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007




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Sunday, November 18, 2007
Please bear with the typos or the grammar. I'm to lazy to proofread.
What's up with the intriguing location in the 15th floor Octagon Centre Ortigas? I know where Octagon Centre is because I've been there several times before since my sister-in-law formerly works in Extelcom and its office is located in Octagon Centre. My brother used to take me there whenever we would fetch her from work.
*This happened yesterday*
Well, to begin with, I just got home from shopping from The Block with my parents. Oh yeah, we ate at Banana Leaf. My dad was in the mood to actually eat at a great restaurant. Share ko lang.
Well, the story... I was minding my own business here at home, performing my usual Saturday routine. Meaning: facing the computer, doing nothing. Haha. The phone rang and my mom answered it. It's the same girl who called me on my cellphone a week ago (November 6 to be exact) offering me a part time "job" since I was recommended by a batchmate who's also working with them. But last week, I wasn't sure of it so I asked her to call me again so I could make up my mind. I thought she wouldn't call me back. But I was wrong.
My mom asked her several questions but she preferred to talk to me, according to her it was an important matter. She said she was an Executive from a company I've never heard of before and that they're expanding their multi-national company here in the Philippines and was looking for Junior Executives. (What the hell does Junior Execs. do anyway?)
I remember her voice, that very annoying voice who talks so fast, there were moments I don't get half of what she said. Haha. Since she talks so fast I wasn't able at first to remember the company she works for. The first time she called, she asked me what school I go to. I said UST. Then what course. I said Communication Arts.
Then she asked me the same question again and it's weird because I remember her saying the words they've found my name in the UST database and even said that I was one of the recommended students by my university. It was already suspicious there and then since she just asked what school do I go to and then the next thing you know she got my name from the UST database? There's an inconsistency with her chosen words. Ano ba talaga Ate? I must admit, it was kinda flattering at first. But when I finally fell on my senses I thought to myself, what the?! UST is giving away names and recommending me without me knowing it?
She asked me if I have three minutes of my precious precious time to talk, because she also has meeting after. (Is Saturday a work day? You must be one busy lady.) If she thinks I'm that gullible, well, I'm not. I didn't graduate as valedictorian during my grade school and as 2nd honorable mention in high school for nothing. Ang yabang! Now, I'm proud to say that I'm in the dean's list in my college. Yes, ang yabang talaga. Hahaha. But the point here is, if they think they can manipulate the minds of people, especially us students and luring us to be astounded with the sound of money, well, think again.
I must say that this girl was very persistent on settling a date to make me go to their office and discuss everything there. She was like hypnotizing me through the phone. (Hahaha! How can you hypnotize someone on the phone?) I was asking the usual questions when someone calls you and offers you a job.
"What am I really going to do? What did you say you're company was again?"But she didn't clear all that. She said it would be better that I go to their office personally. What's weirder is that I wasn't looking for a job at all. There are actually thousands of graduates out there who are jobless right at this very moment and this company phoned me to work for them? I must be one lucky kid.
So to get her out of my long and silky black hair, I said yes and settled for an appointment on Wednesday at 3:30 pm. She told me to come on a smart casual attire and just bring a valid id, without the need for resume. Soooo, am I already part of the company since I don't need to bring any resumes at all? She told me that when I get there, I should ask the guard for her. (Her name, I will not reveal, but I looked up her name in Friendster and voila! Turns out she's not an Executive of this so-called company, she just finished her schooling and is an Independent Distributor for Nu Skin Enterprises. Does this Ring-a-Bell? Right you are! This is definitely a Networking thing! I know a little about Networking since my sister was fooled too 6 years ago with Intra.)
Lastly, before I ended our conversation, I asked again what company she works for and she said it was Nu Skin Enterprises. Her last words were that, she expects me to be professional and not to cancel the appointment at the last minute since she would cancel her schedule from 3:30 onwards. Seems like I'm doing her the favor here? Hey, I'm a busy student too you know. I might go to the library on Wednesday on last notice. Who knows what assignments or research thingies our professors might give us? My education is still more important. :)
Since I'm already in front of my computer, I've googled down their company and found the good stuff - the company details. (Good thing I have the God-given talent of being one-lean-mean-internet-searching-machine.) I thought it was some imaginary company but turns out it really is a multi national company and their products have good feedback from the people who use them. So there, I already know the company. But what exactly am I going to do there? I was curious. Yesterday my nosiness paid off. I've wanted to know more so I clicked and clicked and clicked until I found numerous sites that lead me to know how other people have the same experience as I did. The exact same experience. Natawa ako! So, that's why she didn't want to tell me things over the phone! There is always a catch. I knew it. It's too good to be true. I mean, c'mon! A part time job that offers a student 15-20k as compensation? I might as well stop studying since some company is offering that big salary. Watcha think? Dinaig ko pa ang mga sweldo ng ate at kuya ko nung nagsisimula pa lang sila noon.
These are some sites I stumbled upon. (Thanks to these people whom I do not even know but they also have the same experience as I did). The sources were provided by Mrs. Racoma: How to Detect Misinterpretation in Jobs.
Maki Edwardo’s The Sunday Phone Call
BA’s Scam? and Questionable Methods
Celeni’s 15F Octagon Building
Tristan Cafe’s Forum
Ana’s The Networking Rant
After reading these entries, I sent a message to the person who called my cellphone a week ago and said:
"Hi, Ms. ***** ****, I've just googled your company and I'm sorry, I'm not interested. Please cancel Wednesday's appointment. Thank You."She did not reply.
Basta ako, masaya ako sa buhay ko. Pakanta-kanta, paaral-aral, pasayaw-sayaw, palakwa-lakwacha. Haha. I just want to graduate, find a decent job, find my special someone (Nasan ka ba kasi? Haha!), provide my parents the treatment they deserve and be happy for the rest of my life. I don't really know what's behind this company and what they actually do for a living, but I don't want in. As of now, I'm happy being a student and still asking money from my parents. Time will come that I will look for work that will actually need my skills as a Communication Arts major. You be the judge people. I've already typed enough. Hehe!
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Friday, November 16, 2007
The other night, I finished reading the 5-volume Paradise Kiss, the first ever manga I've read in 18 years. I never really read mangas because I never really tried and I'm not that into animes. But Me Ann, being a great friend, introduced me to ParaKiss and I fell in love with it since the first book. A page turner. I can't stop reading when I started! I love the story and the whole concept. Paradise Kiss is about style, clothes, love, family and following your dreams all at the same time.


Aww. Aren't they a perfect couple?
George and Yukari during a photoshoot.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Questions ???
It's unusual. Very unusual indeed.
These are just some questions running inside my mind right now. I'm just a mere human being with the innate inquisitive behavior. I cannot stop questioning unless I'm rendered with unambiguous answers. But I'm a girl who isn't easily satisfied with crappy answers. I like answers with complete solutions - include the graphs and charts, I will be needing that.
But the question here really is: How well do you know the mind of a human being? You think you know eh? Well, think again.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Seeing is believing...
or so as they say.
*Ano 'to, mumu?*
I may wear glasses but I'm not blind. And definitely, I'm not gullible. I know right? *Evil laugh. Hahaha.*
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The Optimist and the Pessimist
I was all glittery and fresh for my friend's (former high school classmate and now a co-Artlet) 18th birthday party somewhere in Makati. Click me for fichurs. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to ask permission from my dad (who was in Sudan that time). Or I didn't had intentions on asking permission from him? Haha. Not really. I thought that the approval of my mom was enough to get my self out of the house without any hassle but my instincts have proven me wrong. Muntik pa kong di makapunta. Mangiyak-iyak na ko. But my mom, whom I thank so much, asked my sister if one of her drivers could pick me up after the party. And without hesitations, everything went as planned. Well... err, I don't really have any plans that night. I didn't even know how will I be able to get home if it wasn't for my mom.
Point is. My mom and dad had always been the opposites. I guess that's why they ended up being happily married for almost 33 years now. Opposites attract, right? My mom was the optimist and my dad was always the pessimist. I really don't know where my dad gets his source of negativity on things. My mom, on the other hand, doesn't seem to look at life the way my dad does. She was always cool with everything I do, as long as I know my boundaries. But even though Dada is strict and all that, I still respect and look up to his ways of being a parent. I know he just wants the best for me and so as my mom. That's why I love them both :)
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Friday, November 09, 2007
We've managed to meet all of our professors except for one (Statistics), for this semester. So far, three of them were the same faces and the rest were new.
Dreams do come true. Prof. Cielo is our instructor for Broadcast Comm. Hurray! At least my semester wouldn't go down the drain and the best part of being her student is we get to visit the finest television stations here in the Metro. I'm already starting to gear on that. *Excitement.*
I'm not sure on the other professors. I specifically worry about Psych. It feels like we are not worthy to be his students because of all his accomplishments at his tender age of 35. (Can you still call it tender when you're 35? Haha.) My brain cells definitely cannot compete with his since his are way above the standards of the average brain cell. Haha. *Joke lang. Hindi ko alam mga pinagsasabi ko.* Help me Lord finish his 3,000 word essay on time and another 3,000 word research paper that he wants us to submit. GULP. Oh yeah, bring 'em on! Hahaha. As of now, all I can say is that the rest are okay.
Sa totoo lang, tamad na ko magkwento sa mga propesor. I'm sure I'll be talking about school for the next five months so this serves as maybe an intro for the next chapters I will be writing.
Some things are meant to be
*Just like me &
I've recently learned that some things are meant to be kept. (Just like Me Ann's saying: "Jokes are meant to be.") Haha. Kidding aside, I perfectly understand. Sometimes we have to be private about stuff until we are ready to face our fear of everyone's reaction. I, myself, has secrets of my own. I don't want to talk about it anymore since they happened in the past. And the past has been part of my life, I've already wasted so many days and nights thinking about it and asked myself oh so many times why it happened. But there came a time that I just considered the fact that maybe God has reasons for letting that happen to me. He was right all along. I was happier with where I am and maybe if it wasn't for that certain "thing" that happened to me way back, I wouldn't probably had the chance to meet so many interesting and great people along the way.
But sometimes too, I can be very annoying. I am a curious kid, what can I say? I was born to know things I'm not suppose to know. Hahaha. But I respect that. Time can only tell. =) Just enjoy the moments and do everything without regrets so that you'll end up being happy and leaping with joy in your heart.
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Namulat ang aking mga mata na puno ng saya sa araw na sasalubong. Unti-unti kong inalala kung ano nga ba ang naramdaman ko nung unang araw ng ikalawang semestre nung nakaraang taon. Sa kasamaang palad, wala akong maalala. Ang tanging alam ko lang eh tanghali ang pasok namin non. Wala pa akong gaanong paki sa mga pangyayari noon. Kung tutuusin, nung isang taon, maituturing mo akong nene. Oo. Nene pagdating sa bagong lugar na ginagalawan ko at sa pagiging ignorante sa buhay kolehiyo. Pero ngayon, tila isa na akong beterana. OA man kung iisipin, pero hindi ko maikakaila na nadagdagan na ang mga kaalaman at karanasan ko sa buhay pagkaraan lamang ng isang taon. Bakas sa mga matang namulat ng pagkaaga-aga, ang galak sa kung ano man ang mayroon sa araw na ito.
Maraming pa akong chechebureche na ginawa bago ako bumaba upang mag-almusal. Akala mo kung saan pupunta, pero sa iskwelahan lang naman ang destinasyon. Hindi ko alam kung bakit. Siguro epekto na lang ito ng tatlong linggong pagpapahinga mula sa mga gawaing eskwela na kinasuklaman ko at naming magkakaklase ng husto. Ngunit ano ko ngayon, heto't hindi na makapag-intay upang may bagong kasuklaman at pagpuyatan para sa mga susunod na buwan. Salungat ito sa mga sinabi ko noong nakaraang buwan. Ganoon pala talaga ang tao no? Hindi mapirme, laging nangangati para maghanap ng mga bagong sakit sa ulo at mga bagong mairereklamo. Nakakatawa naman.
Takte.
Hinarang na naman ang maliligaya kong diwa ng pesteng trapiko. Kailan ka ba mawawala ha? Siguro nga kailangan ko na lang tanggapin na parte na ng buhay ng bawat Pinoy ang buhay trapiko at pagka-irita habang naghihintay makarating sa kani-kanilang mga destinasyon. Nakakawalang gana.
Ipinukol ko ang aking pansin sa pakikinig ng mga kantang makakapagpakalma ng aking loob para lang maibsan ang pagkairita mula sa mga taong walang disiplina sa sarili. Kaya nga may Ped Xing eh. Doon ka kasi dapat tatawid. Eh anong ginagawa mo diyan? Bakit ba pilit kang nakikipagpatintero sa mga Pascual Liner at Don Mariano Transit? Hindi mo ba alam na walang sinasanto ang mga bus na yan? Patay kung patay. Haharang-harang ka kasi eh. Tsk.
Makikita ko kaya si Corona Boy ngayon? Sinu-sino kaya ang magiging mga propesor namin? Nako, sana naman mababait sila. Eh saan kaya ang magandang pwesto sa silid-aralan? Gusto ko doon malapit sa aircon para malamig. Sulit ang pag-upo at pakikinig. Malamang si Papa nasa klasrum na ngayon. Teka, wala akong pagkaing dala. Nako. Magugutom ako mamaya nito. Kaawa-awa naman ako. Kahabag-habag na bata. Haaay...
Una akong bumaba. Nilisan ko na ang paglalakbay-diwa dahil alam kong balik na naman sa realidad ang mundo ko. Tumigil ako doon sa may Alumni Walk upang hanapin ang ID ko para di na ko maghahagilap pagdating sa aming sinaunang-panahon na gusali nang may bigla akong naalala. Hindi ko pala nakuha ang limang piso kong sukli. Magaling Meng. At kailan pa ako nagkaroon ng memory gap? Siguro dahil sa dami ng bagay na umikot sa isip ko, hindi ko na naalala pang bawiin ang dapat ay sa akin - ang limang piso ko. Aba, oo. Limang piso lang iyon. Barya lang para sa iba o para sayo, sa taong nagbabasa nito. Pero sa hirap ng panahon ngayon, hindi basta basta ang limang pisong barya. Karamihan sa mga kapwa ko Pilipino ngayon ay laking kaligayahan ang natatamo makasalat lang ng kahit na piso man lamang. Sira ulong manong yon ah. Hindi na pinaalala yung sukli ko. O baka hindi nya nakita na sampu pala ang binigay ko? Imposible. Maririnig mo naman ang tila pekeng tunog na kalansing non kapag nilapag mo ito. Bahala nga siya. Kanya na yon. Tutal malapit na pasko.
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Is it really true? Haha. Are Batman and Robin gay?

I found this video in YouTube to support the gayness. Haha. Let Maritess reveal it all!
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What's better? Tomorrow would be the start of another bloody semester. Me Ann said "Nako, umpisa na naman ng puyat!" and John said "Ang tanong: matutulog pa ba tayo?" Great question indeed.
I do hope I would find the time to blog once this semester starts. I'm looking forward to more adventures this sem and more Canon and Sony moments. I don't know what else to write. Excitement overpowers me.
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Saturday, November 03, 2007
Before Anything Else...
I'm just happy that are still great stuff to talk about, to be happy about and a number of things to look forward to. (And that includes BroadQuest, Christmas, New Year and my Birthday this coming January.) Haha. The Sophomore BroadQuest is in less than 2 weeks and we haven't started shooting yet since we were just formally informed of what we are going to do earlier today. I do hope our concept will push through.
Good luck blockmates! Kaya natin 'to.
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Friday, November 02, 2007





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Man, I've noticed that almost every person has a blog. :) At least people are beginning to express themselves and love the art of writing. Sometimes, when I read other people's blogs, even the ones I don't know, I get the motivation to write on my blog. A good influence I guess.
I'm bored to death here at home. It sucks when you have no more money to spend on mindless stuff. Our block has been planning on going out together, but nobody really initiated the whole event so we ended up with no out of town. Rawr. I wish I could've initiated but it's already too late. Some of my block mates are probably with their families having their vacation in their respective provinces right now. I was too preoccupied with the 1st two weeks of the semestral break -barkada lakads. I think it's just fair since we don't get to see each other everyday unlike our high school days.
Since I'm bored and I don't know if my uniform will fit me when class begins next week due to pigging out moments, I thank the world wide web and the glory having DSL for keeping me company during those times that I don't know what to do with my time. What will I do without you? It would be so hard to "delete" using the computer from my daily routine. Ever since I got addicted to the internet during my 5th grade, my schedule always included "internet usage" (dial-up pa lang kame noon). Seems like that a day is incomplete without checking updates on my YM, Friendster and Multiply. What a big comfort and ease with you by my side (internet). Hahaha. Don't ever leave me. *adik*
No more trying my luck to charge my laptop! My uncle sent me a new charger and extension too. And now I even got my CK1 perfume which I asked for months now. Me so happy.I'm really excited about school next week and it's weird because I always wish that school's canceled whenever I'm at school. Haha. Siguro I just miss the cramming, the quizzes, the pressure, and the words: "Meng sabihin mo next meeting na lang quiz, di tayo prepared!"
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