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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Message Sent #1I am not a celfone junkie. I usually use mine to take pictures. I hardly text or call someone. As a matter of fact, my prepaid credits, popularly known as load, would expire today. And I still have P140 in it. So, how would I consume that before my network provider does? Anyway, I would be posting several text messages sent to me or copied by me from other's inbox or blog. I have to admit that sometimes, quotes sent via sms are tiring and boring. But sometimes, they also circle our mind with a second thought. I like writing down stuff which make me think. I jot down quotes or "food for thought" on a small pad and transfer it to a notebook where I've got some already kept. Just send me something. And if that interests me, I would think. Just both of the messages below, which by the way, wasn't sent to me. But copied from someone else's. As I interpret these two messages, it seemed like two people had exchanged or forwarded text replies. See below. "When I was born, I was given two choices:
To have a good memory, or to have you in my life...
And I just can't remember what I chose."--------------- "I was also given two choices, when I was born:
It's either to have you or to have everything...
I also forgot what I said in reply...
Heck, I was stunned when I saw the sun suddenly dis...app..ea..ri..."Ang sarap lang makatanggap ng ganyang mga text. Tapos, matitigil ka sandali *insert palihim na ngiti here* at magre-reply ka.****************** OT : ** One of my supervisors just showed us the picture of our bosses in NY. He just came back from a vacation and good thing he got to catch our "who's who" there. If I remember correctly, I already spoke with the three of them. Usually, it's only via email that we get to communicate with them. For serious issues, we try to contact them through phone and explain the situation. Anyway, I'm glad I've seen them even just in a photo. It's a different feeling that I've finally seen the people from the other end. ** Also, I got a pin that reads, "New York TAXI" as a pasalubong from our supervisor. Thanks, Benjo and happy birthday! ** Piyesta samin ngayon. Wala kaming handa pero meron ang mga kuya at ate ko. Hehe! Wala na kasing tao samin. Lahat nasa Manila. Makikikain na lang din ako sa kanila. Sana makapanood din ako ng kasiyahan samin mamaya. Bago nga ako pumasok, eh ang liwanag dun sa public school samin. Parang may nagaganap na isa sa mga programs para sa piyesta. Happy Fiesta sa mga taga-Tikay! Happy Feastday, St. Peter! ** Happy Birthday to my nephew, Lance and niece/ inaanak, Gwen (June 29); Bryan (July 5), friend since high school. ** I got a Hale cd last week. I like the music. And the inlay of the cd has that creativity. My personal picks aside from their hits Broken Sonnet and The Day You Said Goodnight are Bent Down, Blue Sky and Here Tonight. ** Hay, buhay. Malat na malat ako at mukhang lalagnatin pa.
posted by Arn  at 1:20 AM
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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
It was my Dad & Mom's 24th wedding anniversary yesterday, June 27th. After I got up from bed, my cousin asked me where my mom was going that early in the morning. I spent around two mintues til I figured that it was indeed their anniverasary. She probably heard mass and went straight to the cemetery.  HaPpY aNniVeRsArY ! ! !
posted by Arn at 8:24 AM
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Friday, June 24, 2005
Now Politics is Hotter than Showbiz and Pop CultureI got this email from my friend Aisah . I voted for GMA during the last presidential election. I would say that I chose her not because I adore her or whatsoever. I picked the candidate whom I think could serve in a lesser good or bad way. I have this knock on politicians, well most of them, that they are corrupt. Corruptuion not only on money matters, but also in the utilization of government resources (e.g. vehicles, machinery, even typewriting papers and ballpens). I repeat. I am not a supporter of her or of anyone seated in the government for that matter. I am tired of another EDSA. I am tired of paid, pointless and ignorant people who do not know what they are fighting for. Most of all, I am tired of abusive, deceptive, manipulative and pathetic politicians who only want to achieve their personal interests. I want to see all Filipinos helping each other. And of course, with a smile on their faces. Please read and analyze. PS. Obviously, the person who wrote this article is a pro-GMA. If I'd get another email from an anti-GMA, I would also take that one as another post. I wander when can I get any factual/interesting statements from the "Be not afraid" headquarters. ------------------------------ Mag-imbestiga at Alamin ang KATOTOHANAN! Kilalanin ang mga personalidad na nagbabato ng akusasyon sa ating administrasyon at humihiling na bumaba sa pwesto si PGMA: 1. Wilfredo "Boy" Mayor · Jueteng witness who admits to being a former operator of jueteng in the Bicol Region. · He claims to have given Monthly Jueteng Payola to bagmen of Congressman Mikey Arroyo. · He was an opposition candidate for Mayor in Daraga, Albay in the 2004 elections. He lost the elections. · Mayor admits that he has no evidence to show that the money he claims to have given these bagmen went to Congressman Mikey Arroyo 2. Richard Garcia · Jueteng witness who is a self-confessed former operator of the illegal numbers game in the Bicol Region. · He claims to have given Monthly Jueteng Payola to bagmen of Congressman Mikey Arroyo. He admits that he has no evidence to show that the money he claims to have given these bagmen went to Congressman Mikey Arroyo · A former member of the PC-INP and a known "asset" of Ping Lacson 3. Sandra Cam · She claims to have personally given Jueteng Payola to Congressman Mikey Arroyo and Congressman Iggy Arroyo at the Congress Session hall (while Congress was in session). She claims to have deposited Jueteng Payola for former Region 5 Regional Director Gen. Restituto Mosqueda. · Ran for Mayor in Masbate under Reforma in the 2004 elections and lost. · Has a pending illegal recruitment case and pending large-scale estafa cases · Known in Bicol to have engaged in all possible illegal activities and to be “close” to generals previously assigned in the Bicol region. The staff of known hotels in Bicol would know this. · Reportedly a lover of Governor Tony Kho · linked to several election-related incidents, including dynamiting houses of political opponents, kidnapping and murder. · In her testimony before the Senate, Cam admitted to being a supporter of Governor Tony Kho, who has been charged with masterminding the killing of Representative Tito Espinosa. The case is still pending in court. 4. Archbishop Oscar Cruz · Says that it is his personal advocacy to stop Jueteng · His name never came out during the 2000 impeachment trial where jueteng was a key issue. If it is the archbishop’s personal advocacy to stop jueteng, why is it only now that Archbishop Cruz is coming out with all these witnesses and accusations ? · Previously hugged the headlines when he accused Pagcor chairman Efraim Genuino of using female employees of Pagcor as GRO’s or Guest Relations Officer during a birthday celebration of First Gentleman Mike Arroyo. This was denied by the Pagcor chairman and the female employees themselves who apparently were with their families during the said birthday celebration. Archbisop Cruz made an apology to the families of the Pagcor female employees. 5. Alan Paguia · He initially claimed to be the source of the audio tape · Known to be a former lawyer of Erap and reportedly gets a monthly salary of 1 Million pesos a month from the detained former president · License as a lawyer was suspended by the Supreme Court · His credibility and background was being questioned; and more critical, was his own admission that he made the annotation and thereby tampered with the original audio tape. 6. Samuel Ong · Former NBI deputy director · Came out on National TV on June 10 and claimed that he was the source of the original copy of the audio tape and that it was given to him by an Intelligence official (ISAFP) who was later identified as Tech. Sgt. Vidal Doble. Doble claims that he was offered 2 Million pesos and his family was threatened by Ong. · Ong had often organized mass actions to support his ambition to be director of the NBI. · During the NBI investigation of the Dacer-Corbito murder case, the principal suspect Superintendent Teofilo Vina who could link Ping Lacson to the case was killed in Cavite in January 1993. It is known that Ong who was still influential then as deputy director had a hand in this to get Lacson of the hook. During the 2004 elections, he was ordered by Lacson to join the FPJ camp to serve as Lacson's eyes and ears. · He said that he fears for his life. One would wonder how these words would come from a person who once aspired to be an NBI director. He chose a career in the National Bureau of Investigation that entails agents to confront death threats on a daily basis. Was the media presentation, with Ong almost crying out of fear for his life and character actor Rez Cortez beside him a mere “sarzuela”. WE SHOULD TAKE NOTE THAT SINCE PGMA BECAME PRESIDENT, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A CASE OF AN EXECUTION OR PROLONGED INCARCERATION OF ANY OF HER CIVILIAN CRITICS INSPITE OF THE FACT THAT A LOT THESE CRITICS HAVE GONE OVERBOARD. 7. Jose Marie Gonzalez – “voice expert” · Media's so called electronics and communications expert who initially said that the audio tapes were authentic and not tampered. What audio tape was he referring to when Paguia’s version was (according to Paguia himself) recorded with annotation and thus was tampered. The other “so-called original” version was only released by Ong on June 10, 2004. · A former congressman and well-known Erap supporter · He slapped the house sargeant-at-arms in front of national TV during the transmittal of the impeachment complaint against Erap in late 2000. · Was given a house in Subic and a brand new red Lincoln Navigator during Erap's presidency. · Reportedly got 10 million from Mayor JV Ejercito for coming out with his “expert opinion” on the audio tape. 8. Senator Nene Pimentel · Senate President during the Erap administration. · resigned from then majority party when the envelope containing the Jose Velarde account was not allowed to be opened by majority of senate members. · Held the Bible during PGMA's oath taking at Edsa 2. · Went back to criticizing PGMA when he was not chosen as Vice President after EDSA 2. · His No. 1 soldier is his long time ally in PDP Laban - Mayor Jejomar Binay. During EDSA 2, Binay brought in the goons to intimidate protesters from the business community in Makati. Since then, Makati has been the site of destabilization attempts against PGMA namely the Coup/Mutiny in Oakwood and their planned EDSA 4 in San Carlos last June 11. Binay was one of the first people seen in San Carlos Seminary. · Still has ambitions to be president. 9. Senator Ping Lacson · He once said that he despised and he never wants to be a politician. · He is on his 2nd term as senator and he ran for president during the 2004 elections · has always portrayed a clean, incorruptible image. he always says that he never took a single centavo from illegal means, jueteng included. He has also boasts of not utilizing his pork barrel. · Most generous when it comes to “envelopmental journalism”. Lacson has a pool of media personnel on a monthly payola. Lacson’s most effective media tool is mass-based publication Abante where Ping Lacson writes in a regular column. Mr. Allen Macasaet, Owner of Abante, reportedly has been receiving 5 million pesos a month from Ping Lacson since 2003 . 37 year old Allen Macasaet, lives in posh Ayala Alabang and reportedly owns a Ferrari(worth 12 Million), a BMW 9 series (worth 11 Million), a Porsche 911 (worth 10 Million), a Jaguar (worth 8 million), a Range Rover (worth 9 million), two Chevrolet Suburbans (worth 2.5 Million each), a Ford E150 Chateau Van, and a Honda Accord - all purchased brand new. Perhaps, his neighbors in Ayala Alabang can attest to Mr. Allen Macasaet’s ownership of these luxury vehicles. NO WONDER 95% OF ABANTE HEADLINES IS ANTI-PGMA · Now comes the Million Dollar Question ???? Where does Senator Ping Lacson (who boasts that he does not get his PhP 200 Million a year “pork barrel fund) get funding to finance a successful senate campaign, a decent but unsuccessful presidential campaign, and still afford a very generous media payola ??? · He has been linked to kidnap-for-ransom of rich Fil-Chinese nationals, illegal drug trafficking, Kuratong-Baleleng massacre, Dacer-Corbito slay. · In 1993, Ping Lacson reportedly was getting the biggest monthly payola from jueteng lord and convicted rapist-murderer Mayor Antonio Sanchez of Calauan, Laguna. Thus, the attempt to cover-up Mayor Sanchez's crime by initially pointing to Kit Alqueza , son of general Dictador Alqueza, as the mastermind of the celebrated rape-slay of Aileen Sarmenta and boyfriend Allan Gomez. Ping Lacson was then head of PACC who presented the young Kit Alqueza to then vice-president Erap Estrada and media. · Ping Lacson has had access to suppliers of wire-tapping devices as early as his PACC days. During a raid of the CIDG after EDSA 2, wire-tapping devices purchased during Ping Lacson’s term as PNP chief were confiscated from camp crame and stored in CIDG's warehouse. Said confiscated devices remain stored in the CIDG warehouse until this day. · With his seemingly infinite monetary resources and political clout as 2nd termer senator, it is highly probable that Ping Lacson himself owns the latest model of wire-tapping/ bugging devices. · Even with the exposure of his links to people behind the audio tape, he was still the one who had the tape authenticated by a private australian firm. · He came out with the results from the Australian firm on the night Friday, June 10. How could he have gotten a copy of the original when Sammy Ong (who claims to be acting on his own and says he does not know Ping Lacson) only surfaced with the so-called original copy on the afternoon of June 10 ? The previously claimed original was the annotated and tampered version of Alan Paguia. · Ping Lacson’s former men in the PACC that could implicate him in his criminal activities are either dead (Supt. John Campos, Supt. Teofilo Viña, Kit Mateo) or hiding in the US ( Michael Ray Aquino and Cesar Mancao). Lacson quickly points to his enemies as behind the execution of his former trusted aides. If this allegation were true, why would Lacson’s enemies target his men instead of killing him (Lacson). The fact is Lacson ordered the execution and hiding of his former men before the May 2004 elections to make sure that no one could directly implicate Lacson in his criminal activities. Perhaps Samuel Ong should fear Lacson as Ong is also a person who could implicate Lacson in the present destabilization moves. · After the 2004 elections, Ping Lacson became supportive of PGMA’s government and even did not join the opposition’s protest actions during FPJ’s wake. He believed then that if he behaved this way, he would be a sure bet for President come 2010. However, he again started to be PGMA’s biggest critic recently. Perhaps PGMA’s illegal drugs campaign which has closed down the most number of Shabu Laboratories in recent years and anti-kidnapping campaign is already affecting Lacson’s treasure chest and he fears that by 2010, his funds would not be enough to run a successful presidential campaign against a popular Mar Roxas. 10. Erap, Jinggoy, Loi and JV Ejercito · They clearly want one thing : to exact revenge on PGMA · This is very evident at how Senator Jinggoy and Loi have been grandstanding during the senate inquiry on jueteng. · Senator Jinggoy and San Juan Mayor JV Ejercito were one of the first people to join Sammy Ong ( who said that he was acting on his own and the he was calling on Ms. Susan Roces to join him) in San Jose Seminary. They were interviewed over ANC and both Jinggoy and JV attacked PGMA and repeatedly said that the opposition had an executive committee, with ERAP as ex-officio chairman, that was ready to replace the administration “ in case we are miraculously swept into power”. We Filipinos should investigate further why key people coming out with all these accusations and calls on PGMA to step down have in one way or the other been linked to leaders in the opposition like Ping Lacson or Erap. We should not take everything that media comes out with as absolute truths since it is already our country’s future that is being threatened by these people. During the wake of FPJ last year, it was already reported that the opposition was hatching a plan to bring down the Arroyo administration. The opposition clearly wanted to use FPJ’s death to bring down PGMA. Susan Roces herself mentioned to a confidant during the wake that some opposition leaders then were convincing her to lead them in bringing down PGMA. If indeed the opposition had in its possession the audio tape that they claim to be a phone conversation made immediately after the May 2004 elections between PGMA and Comelec Commissioner Garcilliano, why did they not come out with the audio tape during the wake or burial of FPJ when millions of FPJ mourners were out on the streets ? It could have easily resulted to an early end to the Arroyo administration. Perhaps they were still working on the tape with their “expert engineers” during that time. The people behind the efforts to bring down PGMA have not succeeded in spite of the desperate moves they have made primarily because they have never been united . They have several leaders who all want to be acknowledged as the legitimate and the unanimous opposition leader. There is Erap and his families who want to regain lost glory and power; there is a Ping Lacson who despises politicians and yet desperately aims to be president; and there is Nene Pimentel who still dreams of becoming president which he hopes would happen before his eye bugs covers his face. All these destabilization moves is a result of the individual aspirations of these people to grab power. Susan Roces has experienced this when the opposition could not even unite behind a strong FPJ during the 2004 elections. She experienced this during her husband’s wake and burial when public sympathy was there but again the opposition was not united. She experienced this during the opposition’s planned call for an EDSA 4 last June 11 when according to her confidant, the opposition were still fighting among themselves even during the early hours of June 11 on what moves to take. At around 2:30 am of June 11, Senator Ping Lacson, Senator Jinggoy Estrada, Senator Serge Osmeña, Senator Jamby Madrigal and Mayor Binay were in Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati discussing their next steps but still arguing on the details as well as to who would be their leader when they succeed in bringing down PGMA. Susan Roces was supposed to call for their supporters to March to the streets. According to her confidant, Susan Roces just decided to call for sobriety and just manifest her moral support for Sammy Ong out of disgust over the opposition’s squabbling. The opposition’s plan for another EDSA did not and will not succeed because the people know the opposition’s motives. Of the many witnesses paraded in the Senate Inquiry and media, not a single person would pass as a “credible witness” According to the UP College of Psychology, the typical characteristics of a CREDIBLE WITNESS are : 1) The witness is close to the person being accused · A good example given by the UP College of Psychology is Governor Chavit Singson who was part of Erap’s inner circle or “midnight cabinet”. He was very close to the Erap and practically knew the day-to-day activities of the former president which made him a credible witness in the impeachment trial. 2) The witness has an untainted moral background · A good example given by the UP College of Psychology was Clarissa Ocampo who testified that Erap signed the name Jose Velarde in front of her. Clarissa Ocampo was then Vice President of Equitable-PCI Bank with an unblemished record of integrity and professionalism. ------------------------------ God bless the Philippines.
posted by Arn at 11:18 PM
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Thursday, June 23, 2005
So, You're from IT?
I am now guessing what would be the next target of IT peeps here  . The latest site blocked?.. tenenenen... blogger. Oh, well. They've gone overbored removing all that's keeping us awake  . They've mastered the art of keeping the agents away from their happiness. As if they do not browse forbidden sites    .
posted by Arn at 3:29 AM
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Ang Kumarir Ay Di BiroNung Miyerkules, Hunyo 15 ay nag-OT kaming mga 12 am ang shift ng 2 oras para mag-tour at mag-test calls sa bago naming building. Di naman kalakihan yung building kaso iba pa rin yung nakapunta ka na bago pa mismo yung dun mo na agad sisismulan yung shift mo. Ang hirap maghanap ng station. Maaga akong dumating, as usual. Di na ko sa may mall bumili kasi di ko din alam yung pantry sa bagong buiding. Naisip ko kung pano ko kakainin yung binili ko pag di ko alam kung saan ako kakain. Kaya naman dun na lang ako sa McDo sa ground floor ng building namin bumili. Bale ganito yung itsura ng building namin.  Sa kaliwa nyan, andun yung Mcdo. Sa bandang kanan naman yung KFC, Tokyo Tokyo, Kamera World. May mga tinatapos pa ding mga pwesto sa tabi ng mga ito. Kuha bago ako tumawid papunta sa entrance. Ngayon ko lang din kasi nakita yan. Kahit na nung ginagawa pa lang sya, eh di ko man lang nakita. Kaya maski pwesto ng gusali ay di ko alam. Mukhang mall ano? Sa 2nd floor nyan yung parking area. Ang team namin ay nasa 5th floor - ang lugar kung saan andun ang president, directors, at mga matataas na tao. Ito din bale yung showcase floor kung may prospective client na bumisita kaya kailangan na super linis. Ngayon naman ay nakakapag-Tagalog pa kami sa floor. May EOP o English Only Policy kasi dito once nasa station ka. Pero syempre din ako nag-i-Ingles. Haha! Di ako sanay. Tapos, nung nakita ko yung isang hilerang mga workstations, naku! Nakakaduling. Kung bago ko malamang maligaw ka. Para kang nasa malaking grocery na nalilito ka sa mga columns nung items. Para kang nasa Japan at dumidiskubre kayo ng bagong piyesa ng panibagong modelo ng kotse. Eto mas malapit-lapit. Para kang nasa pelikula na suspense/thriller. Yung tipong nakatayo ka sa isang malaking warehouse o lobby ng hotel at may nararamdaman kang kakaiba. Yung tipong may nagmamasid sayo. Tapos di mo alam na palapit na siya ng palapit at bigla kang susunggaban hanggang magsakalan kayo.  Ayan ang resibo ng unang pag-bogchi ko sa PSC (PeopleSupport Center). Maaaninag nyo dyan kung ano ang lagi kong ino-order sa kanila. Ay, hindi pala siya kita. At ang kinain ko? Ano pa? Eh, di Value Meal# 6, yung pinakamura. Pero pinapa-go big time ko naman yun, a. Ang hirap talaga pag wala ka nang choice kung ano ang kakainin mo? Kasi sa bahay 2 beses lang ako kumakain. Pagdating ko sa umaga, nagluluto ako ng instanto noodles o instant carbonara. Tapos, sasamahan ko ng pan de sal. Paggising ko naman sa hapon, kakain ako. Bale, tanghalian ko na yun. Pagpasok ko naman sa trabaho, bibili ako ng pagkain sa mall at dadalin ko sa pantry. Yun na ang hapunan. Usually, ang hapunan ko ay alin sa mga ss: McDo o Jollibee, fried sharksfin with rice ng Paotsin at yung ibang mga food stalls sa SM foodcourt. Banggitin ko na para patas sa lahat : Chicken Company, Pinoy Toppings, Wei Luan, Wendy's, Greenwich o Mr. Kimbob. Masarap naman sila. At ilan sa mga ito ay 2 na ang ulam, may rice, soup at pancit. Solb na kumbaga. Pagdating naman ng lunch ko dito sa office, mga 3:30 am yun, di na ko kumakain. Nung andun pa kami sa Philam, natutulog na lang ako. Ngayon dito sa new building, di pa gawa yung sleep room kaya nakatunganga lang ako sa station ko at nagse-surf. Ayoko naman bumaba kasi ang layo ng bilihan. Di pa naman 24x7 yung mga kainan sa baba. Tsaka ang nag-iiba lang ay yung binibilihan ko ng pagkain. Pero ang klase at lasa ng pagkain ay halos pareho na. Iba lang ang tatak at medyo may diperensya sa presyo pero yun din ang dalang lasa. Medyo nagrereklamo lang naman ako. Kasi ayokong magbaon para di na magluto ang nanay ko. At para wala ng uurungan pa at disposable na lang ang gamit ko. Wala lang din akong iba pang bagong diskubre na kainan o bilihan. Ayoko namang bumili sa kainan na katumbas na ang pangtatlong araw kong baon o kaya'y pang-grocery na ng isang pamilya. Boring ba buhay ko? Hindi naman, di ba? Haay, ang hirap kumarir. Kailangan mong magtiis at masanay. Noon namang nakaraang Biyernes, Hunyo 17 , nag-trip kaming kumain sa food court sa Philam. Nasa underpass na nga kami sa Ayala ay bumalik pa kami. Naisip din kasi naman na sa last day na namin sa Philam sa Biyernes ng gabi. Sarado naman ang foodcourt pag Sabado kaya yung oras na yun ang pinaka-ok na panahon para kumain. Kaya ako, si Goldi at Ronchie ay bumalik muli sa building. Green Tomato na talaga ang usapan. At syempre ay in-order ko ay ang lagi kong binibili na spicy anchovy. Kaso hindi pizza special, sausage special. Imbes na pizza ang kasama ng pasta, eh sausage.  Ayan ang aking plato. Ang panulak ko, eh yung rootbeer in can. O, may straw p kong nalalaman ano? Haha! Sa labas kami ng foodcourt kumain. Dun sa open air. Sabi ko kasi sa kanila na di ko pa na-try na kumain dun. Ayoko pa ngang kumain nun kasi sinabi ko na parang maje-jebs ako at sumasakit ang tiyan ko. Pero ang kinain ko pa rin ay mabigat sa tiyan. Ayun, nakarating naman ako sa bahay ng walang kirot ng tiyan.  Eto naman yung matapos naming maubos ang aming pagkain. Kumabaga sa panahon, dinaanan ng bagyo o nasapitan ng tagtuyot o el nino. Si Ronchie yang nakikita nyo sa larawan. Siya ang laging nagyayaya samin ni Goldi sa araw-araw na kumain sa labas bago umuwi. Ngayon lang namin ulit siya pinagbigyan. Nung una ay yung sa Yellow Cab (Check nyo na lang yung previous post). Eh, kami pa ang niyaya nya, eh matipid kami. Idagdag mo pa na iniisip ko muna kung may paggagamitan yung pera ko bago ko gastahin. Wala naman akong angal. Di lang ako sanay na araw-araw na gumasta ng malaki. Tsaka kesa dun ko gastusin ang sobrang pera ko ay ibibili ko na lang ng cd o gamit. Trip ko din mag-try ng ibang pagkain sa ibang lugar. Yun, eh trip. Ibig sabihin na di lagi-lagi. Di naman ako lagi-laging nagke-crave. Di ba ganun naman kahit na saan? Sa eskwelahan, opisina, barkada kailangan mong makisama. Ayan, ang pakikisama - isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit ang tumutok sa karir ay di biro. Ayan lamang po ang aking maibabahagi. At isa pang punto, ang kumarir ng blog ay di biro. Di ko alam kung ba't nakakapag-post ako nga madami, may saysay man o wala. Malamang bored lang ako sa madaling araw. Isang bored na nagugutom. Isang bored na napupuyat. Isang bored na nagba-blog hop. Isang bored na boring ang buhay kung tignan ng karamihan.
posted by Arn at 5:14 AM
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005
OcassionsBefore I start, I want you guys to know that I am now taking my shift inside our new building. And sitting here waiting for the calls to be routed to me while chilling and trying to warm myself with my wornout jacket. Sobrang lamig. Naka-tsinelas pa man din ako.It's quite a busy week since my client's items are on sale. So, a not so normal call volume compared to my normal day shifts. Customers complaining about lost packages... wanting to apply promotions (It's is clearly stated in our website that NO promotions could be applied during the sale season. Mahirap bang intindihin 'yun? Gusto lang kasing makaisa.).. getting frustrated that the site is slow and the items that they want are already soldout. Those stuff. Na-a-irate tuloy ako. Haha! Anyway, I've got some pictures (again) here about my recent... recent i don't know. Hehe! Just have patience and read. 
Oh, what are fathers are for?Usually, I pass by Rustan's (sa labas lang, a.) during night time on my way to work. Their showcase window displays are eye catching. Well, not all. But if there's a special ocassion, mind you. I get struck for more than a minute. That's how I want to interpret the picture (See title below it). The one in white represents me. The other, my dad. As I've posted here before, he's now gone. But I know if he is still alive, we would be a total opposite. He would never tolerate my trippings and stuff. Hehe! He would prefer to see me with a much shorter hair, black leather shoes and a nicely ironned white polo. Heck! I came from a semi-seminary high school. I wasn't that close to him. And that was alright with me. I think as a first born, I tend to be more independent. I try to manage everything that I could first before calling my parents' attention for help. It would be best if they would spend more time with my younger siblings. And the eldest doesn't usually rely much on their parents. Since it was Father's Day last Sunday, June 19, let me share two quotes which I got from a broadsheet. "It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was." - Anne Sexton "A man knows he is growing old because he begins to look like his father." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez Not just the physical, but the remaining faculties as well. One becomes more mature, more responsible, more careful in making decisions. I think, all children for that matter learn to be a well-ronded person as they age. On another note, when I was figuring out what to buy as a gift for my niece's baptism, I never get to pack one. I went home empty-handed. In short, that Libra charactersitic has never left me. But all through my trip home up to the moment I retire to bed, one thing kept circling my head : family man. It is so hard to start a family... raise a family... to keep a family intact. Three pieces of feeding bottles cost more than a hundred box. Baby wipes are also costly. The mat where the baby is placed after he took a bath amounts to P50. And that is the cheapest. To think that it is only a little bigger than the size of a mouse pad. Oh, not to include those baby shoes, crib, pacifier, rattles, mosquito nets, etc. My thought that time was, "Yari ang mga tatay nyan. Halos lahat sila talaga..." Another tatay moment in me happened last Sunday. Oh! It was Father's Day. I suppose to celebrate it with my family, though my dad is already gone. I was suppose to surprise them with a gallon of ice cream. But my money went to our groceries and toiletries and the other needs of my siblings for their apartment. Yes. My sister and my two brothers just started to stay in a room near the office and school. I was the one in charge of the rent. My sister would give my brothers their allowance. Of course, I know that tuition fees would still be on us. So, we are preparing. I asked my two nephews to accompany us with their things. We helped them carry their things and waited for the bus to arrive. Sadly, nobody could drive for them to Manila. No, I do not have a car and I do not know how to drive. Probably, my tito has a previous commitment. And my brother-in-law would be taking his family to the mall for some leisure time. Honestly, I really wanted to go with them to Manila and help them carry their big baggages. It was cloudy that day and I was feeling sick. My sister said that once they are already in the bus terminal, they would just take the sidecar going to their apartment. I had "if only's" that time. If only I have a car. If only I earn more I could buy them a nice bed, a soft pillows, tv, etc. If only I have more money, I could get them a way better looking room. Yeah. Those ifs kill. I am still in the graveyard shift. My mom is the only one left at home. Well, there's my half siblings. But it's different if at least one of us is there. It's sad that we don't get to spend most of our time watching tv or listening to the radio or talking about anything. I guess, we are all growing up. That's a fact of life. ******** Last June 12th, we attended the baptism of my niece, Mary Gabrielle "Gabby" Bajar. She is my sister's second child. My brother was one of the ninongs. Actually, it's we were not present in the church. Here are the pictures.  Yep. Gabby was dark skinned. Her mom has Spanish lineage while her dad has American. It is a household joke that the familiy is the perfect example of the Biolink commercial. (Remember the baby was being baptized and the priest was in awe why the baby has a darker complexion compared to the parents.)  My mom carrying the youngest in all my nephews and nieces. Gabby was about to cry because my mom kept shaking her. My sister was already telling my mom to stop because she could not take the picture. And that's me. I am beginning to think to cut my hair. But nah. I would just have it trimmed. I am still going to do my plan since January this year. And that is to have it curled. 
These were the giveaways.******** I am about to logout. Posting another set of photos and stories would take time. Plus I have to take my late break (I forgot to take it on time. I am far from the window. Usually, it's the sunshine that I use as a signal for my breaktime. But I'm nowhere beside the window.) See you tomorrow for my next one. 
posted by Arn at 5:00 AM
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
Stress Reliever
**It was drizzling on my way to work. And as per my previous post, there's something in the rain, or raindrops per se, that brings some dose of emotional attack or flashbacks or blank stares or deep sighs in me. Good thing, I was already inside the fx taxi when it poured. I didn't get wet and feel cold inside the car. Also, I didn't get to spend much time talking to myself silently because the driver was just right in time to play a happy music. Before I had a heavy heart, I found myself tapping my feet to Balck Eyed Peas' music. Yes, the driver was hip. He flipped in a BEP cassette tape which releived me the whole trip. And was I happy to hear one of the best albums released last year.  ** Finally, I was not only took a big look at our company's new building. I, with the some of my teammates, had a tour on the floor we're going to inhabit sometime next week. We also took at least one call each to test if the tool are working in the place before we move. It was indeed a tiring walk from EDSA to the Makati Med area. But roaming around the new office was a nice feeling. I ate dinner before going to the new place. And it was at McDonald's - PeopleSupport branch, another first.  **Through blog hopping, I came across this quiz posted on a friend's friend blog. I also found out that same quiz was posted on some of the blogs of my friends linked to me. So, why not join them? Bored and sleepy as of 4:52 am  , Thursday, I am taking the survey. THREE NAMES YOU GO BY: 1. Nho, my kanto boy nickname. 2. Arn... begun to stuck with me since Arn-Arn of Unang Hirit became a public figure. From my first work, it was Nino, our pharmacist, who started calling me that. Here in my present job, it was Aisah's batch who shortenned my name to Arn. 3. Arnold... my first name, of course. THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD: 1. hoop_master 2. crawling charlie 3. lp-elite... I still have the three, just so you know. Where I use them? Go find out. THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: 1. eyes 2. hands.. maski na maugat 3. smile... crooked teeth nga, may dimples naman THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: 1. nose... bothers me the most 2. size ng braso at binti... kasi ang payat.. ay, payat na payat pala. 3. muscles.. kasi di ko mapalaki.. hehe THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE: 1. ? 2. ? 3. basta alam ko na may katutubong namuhay dito sa Pinas. Tapos, sinakop tayo ng mga Kastila, Hapon at Amerikano. So, baka mix-mix ako ng mga yun. THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU: 1. fast moving vehicles/theme park rides 2. yung mga insekto na may parang magalas na appendages (e.g. ipis, salagubang, uang, tipaklong..)  3. natural calamity THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS: 1. coffee at least once a day  2. a nice bath at least once a day 3. cleaning my ears after taking a bath THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW: 1. shirt 2. jeans 3. jacket THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS: 1. linkin park 2. jason mraz 3. aaliyah THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS: 1. she is my cain - wolfgang 2. more than you'll ever know - michael ruff 3. rock the boat - aaliyah THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP: 1. friendship 2. personal time/ my own time 3. trust TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order): 1. I have a scar on my right eyebrow 2. I have a mole on my left shoulder 3. I have a hairy chest THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU: 1. butt plus the manner of walking  2. smile 3. hair THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES: 1. blogging/ messageboard browsing  2. malling 3. writing about certain things THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW: 1. sleep..  enough sleep 2. chat.. kaso walang access sa ym 3. mag-withdraw ng sweldo THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING/YOU'VE CONSIDERED: 1. volunteer/NGO worker 2. job connected to HR 3. poet/professor/musician.. basta all of these rolled into one THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:  1. Thailand mula nung napanood ko yung "The Beach" 2. Pagudpud.. hmm, nalalapit na 3. US THREE KID'S NAMES YOU LIKE: Boys: 1. Travis 2. Mark 3. Matthew Girls: 1. Paris..  sa pangalang yan, naiisip ko si Tweety de Leon 2. Andrea 3. [leaves this blank] THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: 1. get  married 2. have a kid 3. oh, put sex in between #s 1 and 2 to so as not to beat the process  THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY: 1. gets scolded once in awhile  2. boner in the morning 3. Maski na 1 buwang walang linisan ng kwarto, ayos lang. THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL: 1. I lean on a friend  2. I do not mind watching dramas or "cheezy" stories 3. My hair THREE CELEB CRUSHES: 1. Katie Holmes.. That  Tom Cruise 2. Jodi Sta. Maria... swerte ni Pampy 3. Ladies of ASAP's Full Circle (Cherry Lou, Jenny Miller, Gem Ramos and Michelle Bayle)... realy, really great dancers  THREE PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW: 1. yung mga di nag-a-update ng blog nila para di na sila mahirapng mag-isip ng topic. Hehe! 2. [leaves this blank] 3. [leaves this blank] Thanks for reading.
posted by Arn at 5:23 AM
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Saturday, June 11, 2005
When Sponteinity Strikes MeThis post has been long overdue since I still have to wait for Goldi to get my camera phone photos uploaded and be posted here. She took a very long vacation leave from I don't recall when. Hehe! For the nth time, thanks to her for allowing me to use her resources (e.g. blue tooth dongle, pc, internet connection, time, etc.). So, let's go on with my post. May 28th, Saturday morning. I decided to take an extended hour in the office surfing the net since the mall was still closed at 9am, my log off time. Ok, the following pictures would show how one thing led to another and another and another. Just scroll down.
 Trip lang. Nakababa na ko sa ground floor, eh. Eh, di ko gaanong nustuhan yung mga pix na nakuha ko tsaka di ko na-rotate yung picture. Kaya press ulit ako ng 12/F para my time ako na kunan ang sarili ko. Pagdating ko nga sa 12/F, may bababa pala. Pero press ground floor agad ako. Di ko sya pinansin. Haha! Ngayon ko lang naisip na souvenir ko picture ko to sa loob ng elevator ng Philam kasi lilipat na kami ng building. Sentimental value baga? Tsaka bago kasi yung tsinelas ko, eh. Gusto ko ng full body na kuha. Haha!
  Taken inside the chapel in Greenbelt. Nagdadasal naman ako kahit na papaano. Dito ko nga hiniling ng hiniling ng hiniling nun na mabalik ang a.m. shift sa account ko. Nagkatotoo naman. Nakapamili na nga ako ng bagong sked kaso na-postpone ang balik-a.m. shift. For the meantime, stay graveyard sked pa din kami. Left : The altar. As most of us know, this is where the priest or a seminar speaker stand during mass or a talk. Notice the lady touching the statue of Mama Mary. We, Catholics, are so used to that. I, honestly, feel something different when I pray and then touch one or two statues inside a church. I usually hold the feet or the hands, then I smile. But when I wished for that a.m. schedule on my account, I just knelt and sat on the pew to say my prayer. I never had the guts to go up front and touch the images. In my chuch, there are statues before you exit the place. Those are the ones I befriend. I do not really go to the altar. Right : I think that was a stained glass of Jesus. It was just right above the center of the altar.
  Naisipan kong kunan ang mga paa ko habang nakaupo ako doon sa loob ng chapel. Ang sakit na din kasi simula pa nung gabi. Masyadong matalim yung strap ng tsinelas. Nagpaltos nga yung parehong tagiliran ng mga paa ko. Kita mo yung namumula sa magkabilang parte? Wawa naman. *hikbi* Pero kung may ganyan din kayong sapatos o tsinelas na masakit sa paa, eto tip ng kapatid ko. Kiskisin nyo ng kandila yung parte na yun. Basta kiskis lang ng kiskis hanggang maupod yung kandila este hanggang sa tingin mo, eh sapat para maisuot ng maayos. Epektib naman kasi makailang ulit ko nang sinuot yan matapos anuhin ng kandila, eh di na ulti ako nagkasugat. Excited ko kasi masyado isuot nun, eh. Tsk!
      Pano ko ba ina-narate kung pano nangyari sa mga bibe na ito? Napagsunud-sunod ko yung pictures, eh. Eto na lang. Simula dun sa upper left corner, pa-zigzag yung pagtingin nyo, uki? Pic 1 : Tamang-tama na paglabas ko sa chapel, ang mag ito ang bumungad sakin. Di ko nga alam na may bibe pala sa Greenbelt. Tsaka yung gate na nilabasan ko sa chapel, eh di naman talaga ko dun lumalabas pag nasa chapel ako. Bale yung picture ng mga bibe na nasa damuhan pa, eh yan ang lugar kung saan ko sila inabutan. Pic 2 : Nagkumpol-kumpol na sila kasi may dalawang bata na humabol sa kanila. Kainis nga kasi nasira yung pagkuha ko ng magandang angle para kunan sila, eh. Ang mga bata talaga. Pic 3 : Iyang apat na bibe na nasa tubig ay ang pinakahuling lumundag para matakasan yung dalawang bata. Dun sila dumaan sa ilalim ng tulay kung saan ako nakatayo at sila'y pinagmamasdan. Pic 4 : Yung ibang sa kanila ay nakarating dun sa dulo ng pond. Di na sila makasagad pa kasi may parang hose na may lumalabas na tubig dun sa dulo. Pic 5 : Ito ang pinakagusto kong kuha ko sa kanila kasi kuhang-kuha yung paglangoy (Tama ba? Lumalangoy sila.) nila. Pati yung alon ng tubig, kita dito. Pic 6 : Dito naman, patungtong na yung iba sa malaking piraso ng kahoy. Malamang magpapatuyo ang mga ito ng balahibo. Kita mo ba yung tulay sa may bandang kaliwa nung pix? Dun ako unang nakatayo nung kunan ko ang pic 1, 2 at 3. Para sa pic 4, 5, 6 , andun na ko sa isang mas ok na tulay. Napakanta nga ako dito ng, Oh, my bibe, bibe, bibe.. my bibe, bibe...
 Napagod ako sandali at naupo dun sa steps ng hagdan pababa sa may chapel. Naisip ko din kasi na di ko na nasubukang maupo dun maski na 5 minutes lang. Tapos, wala pa kong picture dun. Kaso nahiya naman ako sa mga dumadaan na kunan ang sarili ko. Kaya pasimple na lang ako na kinunan maski na kabiyak ng katawan ko. Ayan ang aking paa, kaputol na binti't kamay na may taban na tsaa. Uy! Healthy, ah. Pero dapat kasi serious ang dating ng pagsasalarawan ko sa picture na ito. Alam mo yung matapos mong mapagod lalo na kung nasa siyudad ka, makukuha mong maupo maski sa ilalim ng isang puno (Wala na palang puno dito sa city.) o waiting shed (Naku. Baka mapagkamalan ka namang nagbebenta ng aliw.) Pero seryoso na. I'd just sit there and watch God's other creations move infront of me, across my eyes.. living.. struggling.. smiling.. Di nyo ba ma-visualize? Wala kasi yung mata ko sa picture, eh. Di bale, next time may muhka na yang katawan. Hehe!
    Clockwise: Yung unang picture na maluwalhati pang nagsisilanguyan ang mga goldfish (Ay, carpa ata ang mga 'to, eh.) sa ilalim ng tubig. Ang mga sumunod na mga pictures ay yung nagkagulo na sila sa ipinakain kong dinurog na Dewberry tart. Kung yung mga bata, binulabog yung mga bibe. Ako naman, ginulo ko yung mga isda. Ang mga bata talaga ngayon, pasaway. Hehe!
 Before leaving the area and heading to Glorietta, I surprisingly found a lotus plant floating somewhere in the pond. Di pa nga ito gaanong namumukdkad. May 30, Monday. Dapat tulog ako ng araw na ito. Eh, naka-leave ako til Wednesday kaya may oras na naman ako na pumasyal sa simbahan pag Lunes. Nakasanayan ko na kasi na tuwing Lunes pumunta ng simbahan. Wala kasi gaanong tao. Nakakapagdasal ako ng maige. Mas gusto ko lang talaga ng di crowded.
 Basilica Minore. Mas kilala siya sa tawag na Malolos Cathedral. Di ko na matandaan kung kailan ako huling nagsimba dito. Mas gusto kong magsimba ng regular day. Tipong 6pm ng Miyerkules o Huwebes. Basta ordinaryong araw. Di kasi matao yun. Mas iba pakiramdam ko. Ngayon kasi nakakain na ng trabaho ang halos lahat ng oras ko.
 Statue of Jesus lying inside a suppose to be coffin. Eto yung Jesus after he was crucufied. Most people slide their hand inside the small opening, just right were the left hand is seen, to touch the figure. Some wipe [H]im with a hanky.
 My faith. The candle costs P2. You just have to drop the coins on a box. Then, get the number of candles corresponding to your contribution. Dati sobra yung sinisindihan kong kandila maski na dos lang ang hulog ko. Pero ngayon, hindi na. Dinadasal ko din yung mga nakapaskil na mga dasal sa harapan ng lagayan ng kandila ("Prayer Before Lighting the Candle", Prayer to St. Theresa for the souls in purgatory, another prayer for the souls in purgatory and of course, my own personal prayer and intention). Yung statue ni Jesus at mga candles ay nasa Adoration Chapel sa gilid ng cathedral. Medyo iwas lang yung mga daliri ko kasi napapaso ako dun sa apoy ng ibang mga nakatulos na kandila, eh.
 Sina Kookai at Xixa nang i-sandwich ako para magkasya kami sa picture. Kuha yan sa labas ng Jollibee samin. Plano kasi namin na magkita-kits ng June 2, Tuesday para sakto sa leave ko. Kaso na-cancel kasi nag-tour si Kookai sa china at Hong Kong. Pero bigla siyang nag-text ng araw na 'to (June 30) tinatanong kung tuloy ang lunch namin. Kala ko kasi di na tuloy kaya nagpunta ako ng crossing para bumili ng mga lock ng pinto. Ayun, nag-meet na lang kaming tatlo dun sa kainan. Huli kong nakita si Kookai sa dinner namin ng mga college barkada sa Gerry's nung Oktubre. Si Xixa naman huli naming nakita June last year pa ata. Kumain kami tapos tumambay kami sa bahay nila Kookai pagkatapos. Binigy pa nya kami ni Xixa ng pasalubong nya na t-shirt at candies from HK. Dalawa 'tong pix namin na 'to, eh. Kasi ang pangit ng kuha ko sa isa. Sabukot ang buhok ko. Kaya marapatin nyong sarilinin ko na lamang. Hehe. Tinigyawat si Kookai kasi GY shift din sya sa work nya sa isang call center sa The Fort. Si Xixa naman ay di nag-ahit ng facial hair. At ako, tangleful na buhok. Haha!
  Ang ibinibida kong t-shirt that reads, "I am lost in Hong Kong"
 Kiddie Meal Toy. Star Wars' Darth Vader. I am not a fan. But all for the love of those fast foods meal toys, I bought a souvenir on this promotion. The lightsaber was really glowing. Sana available pa yung Yoda toy. As for the last picture, enjoy the kids (consider Dagul) of Goin' Bulilit, Channel 2's best gag show since Ang TV. I am a fan of these kids. A big ad was actually posted on one of the coaches of the mrt.
 Yan lang po ang nakayanan kong i-post ngayon. Pagpasensyahan nyo na. Nawa'y maging masaya ang inyong araw. P.S. Akala ko talaga ngayon ang Father's Day. Nagdadalawang isip ako kanina kung eto o isang pang Father's Day na post ang gagawin ko. Binyag nga pala ng aking pamangkin na si Gabby (Her pictures was featured somewhere here) bukas. I hope to take more pictures. Golds, pa-send ulet pag nagkataon.(Kapal ko na talaga.) I didn't plan taking those pictures. I just whipped out my phone and everything just went through. Oh, I enjoy my phone alot. I really, really enjoy it. Nakakawala ng stress sa work at sa mga bagay-bagay na iniisip at pinoproblema. ^_^
posted by Arn at 5:35 AM
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