ONE GOOD DAY COMING UP!

This is my mantra for a couple of days already.

When we started the last yet critical stages of our project, instead of frowning, I stayed very optimistic on it. In that way, I'm sure I'll stay on track and gain more good vibes.

True enough that during these days, I received good news and positive results aside from a pat on the back and a high five from my officemates.

First, two of my close friends received a job offer. One of them will pursue his career on the academe. I know that he will become a good and well-respected professor because he's competent yet humble person. The other one will be working with one of the telecommunication giants in the country. Good enough for him to stay in the city instead of going home in CDO and burn his ass off.

Moving on to the other good news, green is the new red in our project. We are already on-track and it means we're closer to finally closing the project. Aside from that, I gained friends which I don't even know how they look like because of the project. We just interact through emails and chats. A simple smiley and a "thank you, mwahugs" included in the message closes the gap between the status of friendship and colleagues.

Third, my dad got involved (again) in a road accident last Thursday. According to my mom, one of her friends told her that dad was soooo drunk and drove to Pagudpud on his motorcycle alone. No one knows where the accident happened because my dad can't even recall due to excessive drunkenness. We can't even contact those people who helped him and brought him home safe. Thank God that he only got minor injuries like scratch on his legs and arms. I don't know what churns up his mind when he's drunk. Actually, this is his fifth accident because of driving under the influence of alcohol.

I hope before the week ends, I will receive better news.

Now I realized that nothing really happens if I stay negative because of stress and the likes. That's why I want to tell you that despite of the all the negativities that surround us, don't get yourself too much affected and stay positive instead. Grab all those good vibes and you will attract affirmative results.

A WEEKEND GETAWAY

Para maiba naman ang araw ko besides sa puro work na lang ang aking ginagawa ay nagpunta kami sa Tagaytay with my college barkada.

Ilang beses na namin itong ni-plano pero hindi matuloy-tuloy dahil sa mga sari-sariling lakad. Kaya nung napagkasunduang i-boycott ang mga sariling lakad ngayong Linggo ay napagkasunduan naming lumbas.

Syempre, dahil mainit ang panahon at ang pinakamalapit na lugar na pwedeng puntahan ay ang Thaghaythay (ala Jepoy).

Kilala ako sa barkada na mahilig sa extremes. Reverse extreme bungee, The Abyss at skydiving, iyan lang ang ilan sa mga nasubukan ko na. At since nung makita ko ang Tagaytay Zipline ay go na go na ako.

Heto ang kuha kong video habang naka-suspend sa zipline :)

PARA MAY MASABI LANG

Pasensya na mga kapatid. pahirapan kasi ang pagkita ng pera kaya hindi na ako nakakadalaw sa mga blog nyo. Sinisigawan na nga ako ng Google Reader ko kasi andami-dami ko ng backBlog. Sisikapin kong makadalaw sa weekend kasi party party nanaman kasi.

At ganun nga talaga pag may SO na, medyo di na masyadong makakapag-update mostly nakalaan sa kanya ang oras. hihihi!

Paya ngayon, go lang at mag-slide slide at hop hop sa mga blog muna.

I shall return! :)

KAKA-STRESS KA!

Pag umuuwi ako galing office sakay ng taxi gabi-gabi eh madalas MGE (kelangang kong maningil ng ad fee dito. Hehe) taxi kasi ang pinipili ko dahil safe at walang kontrata. Kaso naman, laging nakatutok yung driver sa iisang radio station.

Lagi na lang eh nakikinig dun sa parang rated-PG na program sa isang FM station, yung jologs station sya eh. Madalas kasi ang usapan eh puro kalibugan na ewan. May tumatawag sa telepono at syempre entertain to the max ang DJ hanggang sa mauwi sa kwentong kamunduhan ang topic. Di sa nagmamalinis pero kasi wala talagang kakwenta-kwenta ang pinaguusapan, napaka-UNintellectual. Mga tipong ang words eh part ng body na hinalintulad sa "alkansya" o kaya "push-the-button" at "banana."

Kagabi, kakaiba naman ang caller. Isang graduate ng high school sa valenzuela at papasok na sya ng UE caloocan sa susunod na school year. Umiiyak ampota kasi baka daw iwanan sya ng bf nya na uber wafu daw na papasok pa lang ng 4th high school. Ayaw daw nilang maghiwalay. Ampota ambabaw nya, pukashells nyang emo.

Kaya humingi sya ng advice sa DJ kung dapat ba syang tumuloy ng college kasi ayaw nyang magkalayo sila. At baka daw kung sakaling pumasok sya sa college eh mahumaling ang bwakaninang jowa na uber wafu daw sa ibang babae. Eh bwakaninang anong klaseng pag-uutak yan?! Uminit lang ang dugo ko. Napakababaw nya. Kung pwede lang sumabat at sabihing tumalon na lang kaya sya mula sa mga nagtataasang billboards sa guadalupe.

Ganun na ba kababaw ang paguutak ng mga kabataan ngayon? Nagiging emoterang froglette na sila? Sa totoo lang eh naiirita ako sa mga taong ganyan. Yung iba naman eh may tipong suicidal attitude.

Hay kung sabihin ko ding sabihin sa kanya na hiwalayan nya ang jowa nya kasi wala syang tiwala sa kanya. At kung ayaw nyang tumuloy ng college dahil sa college eh tumalon na lang sya sa ilog sa guadalupe tapos magpakalunod. Sinasayang lang nya ang kanyang buhay eh.

Pasensya na mga kapatid. Stressed kasi ako sa work tapos ganun pa ang maririnig mo kasi sa radyo.

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At bago matapos ang araw na to, may isang balita nanaman kaming natanggap sa office. Ang tax namin na dating 15% eh magiging 32% na. Pukashells talaga! Wala ng matitira! :'(

UNTITLED

"What coffee do you want so I can order while waiting?" I asked you through text.

"Mocha caramel would be nice," you replied.

"Ok, I'll get you one hot cup since it's raining outside?" I asked again.

"Sure! I'll be there in 10 minutes…"

I am shaking this early afternoon. The mix of emotions is fleeting that I cannot cast a single sane thought.

This is it. After months of waiting, I can now see you face-to-face. I long to see you on this day, your smile, your voice, your eyes, your hands holding mine, you're everything, I want them to witness before me.

"I'm already here at the ground floor. I'll be there in a few. I'm so excited to see you and hug you finally."

My heart skipped a beat. My face turned red and I can feel the blood rush from my heart to my veins. I'm so clueless how things will turn out once you see me.

"Okay. I'm excited too but also afraid a bit. I don't know how you will react if you see me. I'll remove my glasses so I won't see you coming and if ever you'll get disappointed, you can run away…" I told you.

Hence, I removed my eyeglasses as what I told you. I am shivering and sweating. I am praying that hopefully everything will be right. I flew to Manila last night to see you and just in time as visit the city for a business trip. Like what I promised to you, I'll try to cross oceans and continents only to be with you, because you complete my other half.

"Hey, andito na ko." I looked at the person in front of me. There I saw you smiling and your arms wide open waiting for a hug.

I threw my arms toward you and hugged you tightly. This is what I wanted to feel. And finally, I whispered in your right ear, "Mahal na mahal po kita, buti dumating ka na…"

Starbucks EDSA Shangri-La. June 6, 2009.




I chanced upon my defunct blog and saw this post that I didn't publish because I wasn't brave enough to do. I can still remember that day where I felt I was the happiest man on earth. And without any clue, all our hopes and dreams will be shattered in just few days…

HOWEVER, as I read this post, though I can still remember you, the feeling I have before is now forgotten. I already started a clean slate and I am thankful that I found someone who completes me.

TRY TO STEP ON MY SHOES

Last Friday, I finally let my old pair of leather shoes retire after buying a new one (naks! Bago ang sapatos ko ngayon. Hehehe)

I used my old pair for three years which was a day before my graduation. Ilang beses na din akong nagplanong bumili ng bago noon pa pero iniisip ko kasi ang budget. Pero ganun nga yata talaga kasi napabili ako ng wala sa oras nung nagpunta ako ng SM San Lazaro para manood lang ng Clash of the Titans.

Anyways, malaki ang sentimental value ng sapatos na to kaya hindi ko ma-dispose-dispose. Ito ang mga reasons kung bakit:

1. This is the last pair of shoes which my mom bought for me kasi gagraduate na ako at sarili ko ng pera ang pambibili ko sa susunod.
   
2. This pair of shoes is the one who walked with me from the aisle to the stage and get my medal and diploma. Naks kelangang isingit ang medal. Lol!
   
3. They are the witness how hard to look for a job. I was with them walking along the busy avenue of Ayala under the scorching heat of the sun with full of hopes searching a place to start my career.
   
4. Nung na-offshore ako eh sila pa din ang kasama ko kahit na nakikita ko nang bumubuka na yung isa sa pares. Nahihiya ako nung mag-cross legs kasi makikita ng katabi ko sa plane na bumubuka na sya pero keri lang.
   
5. Minsan umulan, di ko napansin na may butas na pala yung isang pair kaya hayun, drenched sa murky water ang medyas ko pagdating sa office.
   
6. Three years, three jobsm, and I am glad that they're still with me as I climb through the corporate ladder.
   

Nung makita ko sa store yung sapatos nung Sabado, parang pakiramdam ko na tinatawag na nya ako para kunin. Napaisip ako kasi meron ba akong budget? Naisip ko din na malapit na ang tag-ulan at ayoko ng mabasa ng medyas ko. Haha. Kaya ipinikit ko na lang ang mata ko sabay swipe swipe ng ATM sa cashier.

Siguro nga panahon na para ibalik sa karton yung luma kong sapatos at pagpahingahin at gamitin naman ang bago. Parang new beginnings lang ulit, some things are needed to change to make you better.

GOOD VIBES

	Chicane - Spirit .mp3
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

*patugtugin ang kanta, pang-GV lang habang umiinom ng ice-cold beer sa tabing dagat. :)

Dahil napagod ang inyong lingkod sa kakatrabaho ng diretsong dalawang linggo (yes, nagtrabaho din ako nung weekend except nung sabeerday dahil nagpunta kami ng Tahghaythay) eh kailangan ko munang magbakasyon to shrug off my BV's. Kailangan ko ng pahinga! Kailangan ko nga katahimikan! At higit sa lahat, kailangan ko ng BEACH!

Basta, kailangan ko lang ngayon ay isang bonggang bonggang GV para mapaghandaan ang susunod na linggo na puro trabaho ang babalikan.

HAVE A BLESSED WEEK EVERYONE!

Random, wag kang mainip kung wala akong post! Ikaw nga ang di nagpapakita dyan eh! Hmpf! :D