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Hi
The title of the post has nothing to do with I'm about to write about lol I heard the line yesterday from Varsity Blues on HBO and I found it catchy :)
Wow, it's been a while huh?
I actually have several drafts of posts I wanted to place here in my PC at the office but I never got to to do so.
Got a good night sleep last night. I really miss sleeping at night. And waking up the next day without having to think about work. Good times :)
Speaking of work, lots of changes have been going on. Starting two weeks ago, our job description as Quality Coaches have been somewhat changed. Instead of the usual 40 monitor/coaching/upload, we now have to do 60 monitors. But the coaching has been taken away from us *insert negative reactions here* and given to the TMs. The only time we get to coach is when we're handling Abay (new-hires).
Might be chosen as an apprentice to the Quality Supervisor position. Kinda hesitant though. Well at least I'll get bigger BOE hehe :)
Clients are coming in this week. I'll have training (together with Z, Onats and Jai) with some folks from Microsoft regarding the new Quality Attributes we will be using for monitoring this coming Monday. Kinda happy with how that project turned out (been working on that for the past few months).
I really miss simpler times at the office. Haaay. Everything seems so stressful as of late and everyones morale seems to be at an all time low. Even the eternal optimist, Jai, is starting to show signs of being unhappy :(
Watching the NBA playoffs is one of the few things that has been keeping me entertained for the past weeks. Out of the four teams left, I'm betting on the Lakers to win it all. I just want Kobe to win a championship with him leading the team. LBJ, Superman and Carmelo still have their careers in front of them so I'm sure at least one of them will get to win one before they retire. Kinda disappointed that the Celtics lost though :(
Really want to play at the next Regional Qualifiers. Robbie and I almost made it last year when we played (both of us finished 6-2 and almost made the top 8). Will probably use R/B if ever I do get to play. Like what Evan Erwin said, what's not to love about this deck? It has dudes, burn and dudes that burn! hehe And its like the only deck I've been playing with competitively so yeah, why change what works (I guess that's one question a lot of people woud like to ask the higher ups at the office)
The Beerkada strip I read yesterday was win :D "No I'm never gonna dance again..." HAHAHAHAHA
Really missing my HS friends :( JB just left for the US last April, Sharmz and Debie don't seem to have any plans of going back, Patty's busy with Med School and I don't know when Aa's coming back. Haay
Oh, I think effective Monday, the MRT's gonna run for 24 hrs now. This is something I think they should've done long ago. But yeah, that's win :)
Looking back at this time last year, I would definitely say that everything is waaaaay better. Sunshine on my window :)
I have a feeling that I'll have a long week ahead of me so I'll definitely enjoy the weekend :D
Current Music: My Hero - Paramore (Foo Fighters cover)
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Hi
Like what I said, it's been a while :)
I kinda missed posting. Trust me, there were a loooot of times wherein I really wanted to post, but as always, laziness gets the better of me. I even have some drafts in my PC at work that I never got to post.
Anyway...
Will probably be talking about random stuff here so please bear with me...
First some MRT rants
Yes that's right, MRT rants.
For most of my college years, I almost spent everyday (sometimes even weekends because of ROTC, sieges at Colle, tambay at Char's house) riding the MRT. I was very thankful that it existed otherwise, I had to take a 2 hour + bus ride going to Taft. If everyday life was an MMORPG, I would probably have MRT Riding Mastery Lvl 10 or something and the daily MRT grind was already part of my everyday life.
After not riding the MRT on a daily basis, you start to notice (well at least I did) a lot of things that people do and some of them can really get annoying. Before, I really didn't pay a lot of attention to these things because I was either reviewing for a quiz, sleeping, or talking with one of my classmates who I rode with. Here are just some things that I (re)noticed:
- May bawas ba sa pamasahe mo pag sa may pinto ka tatayo? Lagi kasing nagsisiksikan mga tao dun eh. Hell I do this, but only in cases where I only have to take the train for like 2 stations. Some people ride at North Ave, stand near the door and get off at Magallanes! Madami po'ng bumaba dun at hindi kayo mahihirapan :)
- The beep sound doesn't mean "ipilit mo pa ang sarili mo at itulak ang tao sa harap mo"
- Bakit ang hilig sumalubong ng mga taong sasakay sa mga bumaba? Magkamaganak ba sila?
- What's the point of handrails if they also move when the train brakes hard?
- There should be a dress code for the people riding the trains
- What's the point of bag inspections if all the guards do is wag their little stick and pretend to look at your bag for 5 seconds? Do they have like X-ray vision or built-in metal detectors in their heads? Sure it might eat up a lot of time but hell, that's the security of the passengers we're talking about.
- They should not make cards that don't have designs or at least let it have a really big arrow showing how to insert the card. Kumakain siya ng tanga pramis (ang sama ko ata sorry).
- Pag na-reject ang ticket at 5 beses mo na sinusubukan, wag na ipilit.
- They should have those automated ticket dispensers like the ones in the LRT 2 line. Well at least those that work properly.
- People should understand what the hell Exact Fare means.
- There should be male-only carts as well. (Or maybe not)
- The trains should only stay at the last stations (North and Taft) for a specific amounts of time. Hindi yan bus o jeep. Hindi sila kelangan punuin agad. Madami pang station at madami pang tao ang naghihintay
- Skip-trains as you're best friends (especially if you're riding from Cubao)
- Why don't they play music instead of those annoying commercials that repeats itself after every station? Pag sa Taft ka sumakay at sa North pa ang baba mo, ma me-memorize mo yung mga yun eh.
- Most of the people in the train are either: texting, listening to music, sleeping or talking with someone,staring blankly outside the window. (well as if naman meron ka pang ibang pwedeng gawin diba?)
Wala na ko maisip hehehe sorry if that didn't make any sense lol
Moving on...
I guess one of the biggest news for this week (sorry gasgas na) is the death of Francis Magalona. I'm sure that within the weekend, this was at least part of a conversation you had or someting you mentioned in your blog. Well true enough, he will surely be missed and his passing away will be a big loss to our industry.
I don't know. But everytime I hear/see/read about people dying from Cancer, it makes me feel weird and at the same time, I feel like a part of me dies as well. I guess that this is because of the fact that my mom was diagnosed with the said disease last year. I'm extremely thankful that she pwnd and overcame it but still, I can't help but worry and feel a little bit fearful when I hear other people succumbing to the said disease.
Was talking with Ansel last night and I told him about what happened to Francis M. His reaction: "Cancer nanaman?" He lost his grandfather eariler this year to it. We were jokingly talking about the fact that when you ask a person who just lost someone about what happened, he/she will at least 50% of the time say "Cancer eh" (the other 50% would probably say atake sa puso, aksidente, old age or some disease that's hard to pronounce).
My mom really inspired me. She showed me how one (through faith and of course a little help from medication) can overcome a disease such a this. I pray that her good heatlh continues and hope that someday, people will get to find a cure to this disease.
Moving on...
Don't really want to talk about work too much. But reading the status' message of other people can be really fun sometimes hehe
Embrace Positivism says Jai's status message. He has been pretty stressed out for the past weeks and I think he noticed I wasn't my usual self last night so he kept on hammering this thought into me all night. Hehe. Thanks Jai :)
Last week, Jeri lent me After Eden, a Filipino-authored graphic novel. It's been quite some time now since I lost myself in a good read so I decided to give it a shot. The book was ok (probably a 7/10 for me) but the latter part wasn't as good as the first few parts though.
I also saw You Changed My Life last Friday. Yeah it was ok. I guess if there's one thing that I like about Filipino movies, it's the fact that the realities they have in the film are ones that are closer to us and makes it easier to relate to. No, don't me wrong. I don't see myself as John Llyod Cruz. I admit, he looks a little bit better pero mga 5% lang. Wahahahha
If my everyday life was a movie or a TV series, I can only imagine how boring my weekdsys at the office would be lol
I guess sometimes, you really need to top-deck the way Gabriel Nassif did at Pro-Tour: Kyoto. That was really awesome.
Aa! Nasaan ka ba kasi :(
Nauubusan na ko nang masasabi...
Hmmm... I guess the hard part begins again :( But then again, if it's for the better, I'll try to bear with it no matter how hard it is...
One day at a time.
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Hi Sooo.. there... First off I would like to greet everyone (delayed much?) a Happy New Year :) Was actually planning to do a 'year-in-review' post but I don't know. Parang di ko siya masyado feel. Well, 2008 was very memorable and it was definitely one of the toughest years so far. I don't really want to go into much details but I guess I've learned a lot from last year. Once again, I was faced with the reality that things won't always go the way you'd hope them to (although I think I learned how to cope with these situations better). I also realized that sometimes, I think you need to get hurt (I've had my fair-share of tears last year). I mean what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger right? (theoretically) and every hurt that you go through will always teach you a valuable lesson. I also learned how one person can really make a difference in your life :) I guess just like a game of Magic, you should just try to win with the situation you are in (or in the game's case, the cards you currently have in your hand and those which are in play). You can't always expect to have a favorable match-up or always draw the cards you need. You also need to think every play and situation thoroughly before doing anything (according to the Pros there's always a correct move in every situation). Sometimes you also have to be patient and to try to wing through whatever is coming at you until you top-deck the card you need or until the opportunity arises for you to win (Chance!). And of course, a little luck wouldn't hurt as well. As for resolutions, well, I have some in mind and I think I definitely need to work on some of my behavior immediately. Compared to last year, I think that I'm definitely happier (I think this is the happiest I've been in quite some time :D ) and a little more mature (nakx!). Although di pa din ata ako tumangkad :( Thanks to all those who made my 2008 fun :) Let's make this year even better ! And like what Hayley said somehow everything's gonna fall right into place. So yeah, lets go ! :D
One day at a time :)
Current Music: Miracle - Paramore
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Taken from Maja's Multiply site :)
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
* Raise my parents
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
* *looks at previous LJ post regarding resolutions* errr.. parang wala ata
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
* Ate Anne (Girlfriend ni Kuya Ivan) gave birth to Rinoa :)
4. Did anyone close to you die?
* Sadly, my Tita Tess :(
5. What countries did you visit?
* None :( Had a couple of awesome team buildings though :D
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
* A vacation, sleep, money, discipline, time to spend with the people close to me.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- 3/19/08 - The date I got confirmed as a QC
- 8/31/08 - GP Manila!
- some day in Jan of 08, 8/22/08, 9/17/08
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
* I'm not good in answering these kinds of questions :( Being able to support my family I guess?
9. What was your biggest failure?
* Feeling ko madami eh
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
* Got sick a couple of months back. Even though it was just a flu, it was good enough to keep me out of the office for almost a week.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
* A Sony Digicam and my RDW deck
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
* My Mom - For staying strong despite everything :)
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
* Mine. I think. Basta...
14. Where did most of your money go?
* Shopwise, Meralco, Manila Water, Bayan Tel, Globe, Smart Bro, Destiny Cable, Hospital Bills, Magic :D
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
* Weekends with her, Pay days
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
* That's what you get and Hallelujah by Paramore
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Definitely happier
ii. thinner or fatter? I think medyo tumaba ako hehehe
iii. richer or poorer? Hmmm... I guess medyo parehas lang. Eventhough I had better pay this year, I also had a lot of expenses :(
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
* Sleep, learning how to properly use Excel , time with people who are close to me
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
* Procrastinating, worrying about senseless things, letting my emotions get the better of me (but was that really bad?), paying bills :(
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
* For the third straight year, I'll be at the office on Christmas eve and Christmas day :(
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
* I think so :)
23. How many one-night stands?
* Err...
24. What was your favorite TV program?
* Didn't have time to watch a lot of TV this year but I guess Bubble Gang and The Magic Show ! hehehe
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
* Hmmm... Parang wala naman
26. What was the best book you read?
* This year lang ba yung Deathly Hallows? Parang yun pa yung last book na nabasa ko eh :(
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
* Songs by Paramore and Secondhand Serenade :)
28. What did you want and got?
* My mom to overcome cancer, something to look forward to
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
* Madami eh. Saw a lot of movies this year. But Ironman, Bolt, Juno (this ba yun?), The Dark Knight and Wall-E would be among the top
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
* 21. I honestly don't remember what I did. I think I just treated the Quality Team to pizza and had dinner with my family
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
* I really can't think of anything specific. I'm just happy and content with the way things turned out :) Wag masyadong greedy :)
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
* Hmm.. Miron look? hahaha I don't know. Didn't get a lot of new clothes this year. I just wore what I had back in college to work lol
34. What kept you sane?
* Her, family, friends, weekends, Magic, music, movies, playing the PSP, daydreaming
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
* Keira Knightley pa din :)
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
* Errr I don't really care about politics lol
37. Who did you miss?
* HS 'kada especially Aa, Kuya, Ethel, Jet and Dette during the latter part of the year and some other people
38. Who was the best new person you met?
* More of a reaquaintance actually :) I'm also happy that I got to know Manna, Jeri, Dette and Logan better.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
* Sometimes you have to get hurt to become a better person
* Mahirap magpalaki ng magulang
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Somehow everything's gonna fall right into place
- Taken from Hallelujah by Paramore
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Everyday, whenever I'm riding the jeepney from work (since it's quite a long ride mostly because of the traffic), there are these instances wherein my mind just flies away and comes back with some ideas that I think would be blogable. I've wanted to post for a couple of weeks now but, as always I've always been lazy lol Sooo... I might have forgotten some of the things I was meaning to post
(ang haba ng disclaimer eh 'no?)
Anyway...
It's been a little stressful at the office as of late.
Every fiscal quarter, there's this competition between the sites that support Xbox measured by the quality of customer surveys that they get. The winner, gets a nice amount of $$$ and bragging rights, of course. Last quarter, we actually won but this quarter, we're not really performing as well as we'd hope. For the previous quarters, this was not that of a big deal but right now, it actually is. See, there are 4 sites that support Xbox and at the end of this quarter (roughly first week of Jan), it might actually be cut down to 2. And of course, one of the biggest factors that they will consider is the quality of the surveys that the site gets. Having said this, there's really a lot pressure on our part (the QC's) on top of things happening on the floor. Nakakapagod na lang talaga minsan sa dami ng mga ginagawa :(
I think na kaya naman eh. Para lang siyang Magic. Yung mga tipong alam mo na kaya ng deck mo manalo pero kelangan talagang dumiskarte ng malupet. And of course, a little luck wouldn't hurt. Well worst-case scenario, malilipat kami sa ibang account (or mag eestablish ng bago). Even if this happens, I still get to keep the pay I'm getting right now (pero ayoko naman maging agent na ulit 'no) but one of my worries is the sched. Right now, 'di 'to problema dahil ako ang nag aayos ng schedules ng team lol Hopefully na lang, I do get to keep my Fri-Sat off.
I'll keep you posted (uy feeling may nagbabasa ng LJ!) about this :)
Magic naman...
Drafting is really addicting lol Haven't been able to do MJ Drafts (congrats btw so MJ, kasal niya sa lunes!) for the past few weeks as we (the alimol boys and I) have been joining sanctioned Drafts sa Galle. Played 2 weeks ago sa Draftavaganza (where Mao, my guildmate, beat me :( But at least I found out what his real name was :D ) and kanina sa side event sa tourney. Ang fun talaga hehehe
Gold Rush on the 27th and the format is really neat. Parang Nat's. 6 rounds of draft, 6 rounds of standard. Excited na ko !
Moving on...
Met up with Manikineku the other week :) And they really enjoyed Twilight :D
Pictures here
Will be getting the other half of my 13th month pay this coming week. I seriously hope I don't get taxed sa much as I did last payday as I really need to shop for gifts and for personal stuff and to pay the bills as well. Sana talaga malaki makuha ko this time around :(
Hmm..
Got to log-in to my RO account a couple of weeks back (took me around 30 or so minutes to figure out what my username was and to remember my password lol). Since the servers merged, just wanted to check on how my characters were doing. Sadly, I had to change Toddy's name but the other characters retained theirs :) I don't think I'll be able to play again though. Busy talaga (and I think my equips are so outdated) :(
Mejo tinatmad na ko mag post hahaha
Reminders to myself:
- Get gifts!
- Shop for new clothes
- Meet up with JB
- Meet up with Punky
- Get KH: Chain of Memories
- Get a hair cut
- Save one friday/saturday to do groceries with mom
- Check with HR re: Leave conversions
- Practice for the Gold Rush (RDW baby)
- Withdraw money before the banks close
Ayun...
One day at a time :)
Current Mood:  tired
Current Music: Hallelujah - Paramore
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Got this from the Multiply sites of my Carmine teammates
This is a simple personality assessment developed by someone named Paul Goldin. All you need to do is to click on different colors, based on your desired order, then you get results :)
Here's what I got:
You are a very emotional and sensitive individual. Your life and love of life is dominated by your emotions - you have great feeling towards your fellow man and you are always full of enthusiasm but be careful, you tend to let your heart rule your head and this being so, you could be easily hurt - as perhaps you may have indeed been hurt in the past.
You don't really give in. You follow your beliefs and ideals to the bitter end. You are the personification of stubbornness and whatever may transpire, right or wrong, you refuse to compromise or make concessions.
You are very demanding - and insisting on total involvement but you do not reciprocate with the same depth of feeling. However, it could well be that maybe an unprecedented surprise is awaiting you in the near future. For just as one whilst paddling in the sea, could flounder into a whirlpool, so you may be drawn into a loving situation that has high emotional demands - and you could well respond with a depth of emotion that you never even dreamed that you possessed.
Recent disappointment has led you to become truly introverted. You are becoming suspicious of everybody and consequently you now feel that you are unable to trust anybody. Unfortunately it would appear that you are curbing your natural enthusiasm and imaginative nature - perhaps this is because you are fearful that you may become over enthused and find that you could possibly be carried away by wishful thinking. You are keeping your distance to see whether attitudes towards you are sincere - but this watchfulness could easily develop into suspicion and distrust.
You wish to safeguard yourself against criticism or conflict and to embed yourself in a protected situation. You are a difficult person to relate to and very difficult to please.
Hmmm... I don't really agree with some of the things that came out (am I demanding? and sometimes I easily give in, and people who know me better know that I'm not difficult to please), but the first paragraph (especially the first and last sentences), SAKTO hehehe I may not seem like it but yeah, ganun ako :)
But "you have great feeling towards your fellow man " sounded a little ghey lol (well if taken literally nyehehe)
The first block I chose was a no-brainer for me (Favorite color yeah!) hehehe
Try it yourself: www.paulgoldinresearch.com/cg/
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