Lon•ix•i•ty (lən•iks'•ə•tē) n.

kabute

2008-05-14T21:21:00.005+08:00

Yup, as the entry title implies, this page has been existing like one. Susulpot lang pag kumikidlat. Of course the genius in you will not find it so very difficult to understand that I do not mean it literally. But the horizon has been seen with lots of them the past days. Enough.

Notwithstanding the fact that I really need to cram for my certification exam in the not-so-later future, I still found time to cleanup my very durable (no bling-blingy theme whatsoever!!) Friendster profile, ridding it of unwanted comments which would give an IRC thread a run for it's money. I miss the old times wherein people would actually make an effort (at least it looks like it) to write a testimonial about what they see or think about their buddy. Before it was like TCP, now it's UDP on steroids. Enough again.

And of course as I browsed through the old old comments, this one never fails to amuse me for it's cleverness and wit. This is from Lynyrd and unless you didn't watch Starwars Episode IV: A New Hope three times (yes, you have to), you will not get the humor behind it. Behold. The part near the end got a bit corny though. Ahehe.

Lynyrd
04/14/2005 7:11 pm

at last we meet again obi wan...
this time i'll not gonna let you disappear
just like that without a good swordfight...
my good 'ol light saber is still kept inside
my self locking, power grabbing, eye
blinding, head balding, skin itching, foot
scatching closet called "tukador"... do't
you ever mess with me again, obi wan,
wag kang mag-aangas sa taong may
balbas, sila yung mga tipong di
umaatras....

in the end... it doesn't really matter.
u... suck.

pare....ayos.

New Year, Old Game

2008-01-14T08:19:00.000+08:00

It's amazing how technology can actually make our lives so much convenient. No wonder people are getting bigger and wider, and the average age of cardiovascular/hypertension casualties is becoming lower than you can imagine. But it's not my point. Watch 'Supersize Me' if you wanna dabble on that topic.

It's also great how technology could make us rediscover old interests. In my case, the internet has renewed my interest in chess, the sport (sport?) I played competitively during my high school years. There are lots of on-line chess sites right now that offer games whether active type (game within 30 minutes) or correspondence type wherein players are allowed days to make their move. I've checked out several sites, though most are similar to free-to-try softwares, you can play for a limited time and/or with limited features. Of course you can stay longer but you have to pay.

However this site where I'm actively playing right now offers complete game features (save probably for some fancy stuff which I wouldn't need probably), all you need to do is register. All games are rated (you may opt not to make a certain match not rated) using the ELO rating system. You can start games and wait for online people to join in, or join current games created by other members. You can also join tournaments and compete for the championship, or you can join teams and participate in team matches. And the great thing about this is it doesn't require you to sit the entire game, as moves can be set to have a deadline of one full day up to two whole weeks. Of course you can cheat your way by simulating your position on an actual chess set (kalkal), but where's the fun in it.

With my results so far, I think I am still above average despite without practice, but I think I now realize why I am not so successful during my active playing days. And honestly, I think I am better now. Sounds not logical? I assure you it is. That is chess for you.

Twisted Christmas

2007-12-19T06:22:00.000+08:00

If you like your ambient sound for the holidays wild and 'twisted', you might want to get your hands on this Christmas album from the US heavy metal group Twisted Sister.

'A Twisted Christmas' was released on October 2006, and it features classic Christmas songs performed in heavy metal versions. Well what can you expect. Although arrangements for all of the songs are typically, well, heavy, listeners would not help but appreciate the faithfulness of the vocal approach and melody to the original versions. All this peppered with TS's no-nonsense approach to metal created a whole new way to enjoy your favorite Holiday tunes.

Tracks included are the following Yuletide classics:

1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
2. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
3. White Christmas
4. I'll Be Home for Christmas
5. Silver Bells
6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
7. Let It Snow
8. Deck the Halls
9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
10. Heavy Metal Christmas (The Twelve Days of Christmas)
11. Bonus Track: We Wish You a Twisted Christmas (parody/remake of We Wish You a Merry Christmas)

Albeit all tracks are full of fun, I personally enjoyed the most tracks numbers 1, 2, 8, and 9 (actually my favorite Christmas song). This would be a great present for all your head-banging friends and loved ones out there.

Conversations (A Repost)

2007-12-14T08:22:00.000+08:00

I coined up and posted this one some two years back and I still find myself smiling silly when reading this. So in tribute to my idle mind, I am reposting this magnificent piece of rubbish with a hastily made illustration. In short, a cheap blog filler. Bwahahaha.

Anu kaya kung makasalubong ko sa kanto namin si Obi Wan 'Ben' Kenobi..

L: Nice to meet you Sir Jedi Master Ben. Well.. may the Force be with you.

O: The Force will be with you, always.

L: What's with this Force anyway..

O: The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.

L: Wow. Can I be so lucky enough to utilize this Force, too?

O: In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.

L: (Amps. Antipatiko to a)

O: That's your uncle talking.

L: I'm sorry. (How the hell?) Anyway, I understand you had been well traveled all throughout the galaxy, do you have any favorite spot which you would like to visit again?

O: Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.

L: We? Wut.. I mean you don't wanna bring me there, do you? I know you're a great Jedi, but you're aging, how am I suppose to even get out of there alive?!

O: Use the Force, Luke!

L: Luke?! I'm Lon, I'm not Luke.. you gotta be mistaken, mister Jedi Master..

O: (Handing Lonix something)

L: What's this?

O: I have something here for you. Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damn fool idealistic crusade like your father did. It's your father's lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster, but an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.

L: Great. First you called me Luke. Then my father's a Jedi. Now you're giving me a.. flashlight? OK, wise one.. can the Force tell me where my father is, huh?!

O: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights. He betrayed and murdered your father.

L: Nampucha?! You're out of your mind old man, I'm outta here.. I've got work tomorrow and it's late. See, the moon's up already..

O: That's no moon. It's a space station.

Amfs. Wag na lang.

One Down; Three To Go. Demmit.

2007-12-07T07:05:00.000+08:00

My oh my, never thought I'd fill this page up right before the year ends; so I guess there is an opportunity for everything no matter what. Sure gives me hope. Ahaha.

So what transpired to turn my attention here.. well, I have finished catching up with previous Naruto episodes (praise Thee for YouTube and MSN Groups), and also my academy training (1 of 4) has come to a conclusion. That gives me plenty of Internet spare time.

Now what should I blabber about?

Much has been said and written and blogged about recent events, so I don't want to throw in my take on them whatsoever. It might seem to look like letting out your rant would free your soul of burden, but to me blurting out without being able to do something about it is worse than a sleepless night's headache. That is called Pain.

As mentioned, I am through with the first part of my CCNA training, leaving three more courses to go. My time line for my ultimate goal of world domination (sori, kakabasa ng Naruto at kung anu ano pa..) hit a snag though, since it appears no reputable school is offering the second course this holiday season. I'll just consider it as 'sembreak' but there is really nothing better to do. Now suddenly time is gold for me, how about it as a sign of accumulating wisdom, ahaha.

Alright, alright, I have to admit I am not getting young and I'm beginning to be a quintessential underachiever, so I have to accomplish some things at a pace faster than that of a preening teener. But I'm not yet in a haste, no matter how those 'boot camps' sound really good with the promise of passing the cert exam by completing all four courses in five days time. It's not too late for me, I believe. As mentioned above, there is an opportunity for everything no matter what.

I believe Mr. A. Rose when he says 'all you need is just a little patience.' I guess I've just made my age obvious.

Happy holidays everyone!

X is not always equal to 2

2007-08-17T05:09:00.000+08:00

Going back to the days where I was just beginning to understand how life as it is now, I may say that I have not a few times made regrettable decisions. Of course it is always nasa huli ang pagisisisi. It is a fact. No matter how proactive (not the anti pimple crap) your approach in life is, we are just flesh and blood and soul. Life is not entirely made of numbers, so a calculated approach is just.. calculated. You can just create a hypothetical equation and hopefully the variables would have a value that would result in something that you want the equation to end up. In other words, be wise, think long term, and consider all possible values of your personal variables. Ayos di ba.

Starting next month I will take up Module 1 of the Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) course, most likely at the Mapua Information Technology Center (MITC) in Makati. I consider it as a personal "software" upgrade so that I can pursue a career with the telecoms industry or with the IT/telecoms hardware field. Singapore? Who knows.. If there is one thing that I like being in this current job, it has made me realize that things don't just fall into place for you; you should plan and think ahead and arrange every piece of the puzzle. Think brick game.

Advanced merry christmas to all.. =)

Bear it and grin..

2007-07-22T00:21:00.000+08:00

I was contemplating on doing three different things about half an hour ago after I watched The Matrix from a 12-in-1 DVD that I bought I think a month ago already. I ended up with this. If you're going to ask what was the other two.. well.. first, was to continue watching stuff from the disc (The Matrix: Reloaded.. my oh my, how did you guess); and the other one was to create C. her own Friendster account and pretend to be her by adding up her online friends (people whom I know also from her/my former workplace). I tend to be nonsensical at times so just bear it and grin (or was it 'grin and bear it?'). Whatever. Do not grin if you want to..

It's been a week and the event that I am waiting for (work related) is not happening yet despite the unexpected positive feedback from all over the place at the office (which kinda surprised me, for some reason I will just keep on my own). It's not something really big, but at least it'll free me from front line job which I'd like to happen NOW. Well, again, I will just keep my fingers crossed (as always) and will keep into mind Count Dooku's famous line from Star Wars Episode 2: "Patience, patience, she will die".

Before The Matrix, I also watched 'Curse of the Golden Flower'. It sucks big time, though one thing I noticed is that Gong Li is very effective playing as a flirt (she does also on Miami Vice seducing the character of Colin Farrel). Must be her face. I need to sleep, Li is waiting for me in my dreams. Haha!

Craving For Giniling

2007-06-13T09:46:00.000+08:00

As always during my day off from work, I spent my late afternoon yesterday inside the nearby mall to cool my heels (umulan nga, pero lalong uminit) and at the same time check out what's new on all my favorite window / rack shopping stores. Of course this includes the record bar (naghahanap ng titles na mada-download. haha). Along the way I noticed this brownish / grayish (can't exactly remember) CD packaging entitled Giniling Festival. I said "what the.." another one of those one-hit 'wanderers?' I didn't bother to check, as what I actually thought was that it looks like another Brownmanesque outfit, so no thanks; and then I walked back home (malapit na magsimula 24 Oras).

Earlier this morning while browsing through some files, what do you know, my sis got Giniling Festival MP3s in her file folder and so I checked it out of course. Well, not bad. They play loud and heavy, but the lyrics isn't. Think of Parokya Ni Edgar's 'The Order Taker' and Da Pulis' 'Mukhang Paa'. Kinda entertaining, specially the ditty (and I think their first single and video) 'Psycho Siya'. Now try singing the following lyrics to the tune of the opening song of the Japanese mecha TV show 'Bioman':

Psycho Siya (Giniling Festival)

Umuwi akong putok ang labi, umiiyak at may pasa
Ginulpi ako at binugbog ng aking syota
Sobra na, hayop sya
.
Naglalakad ako nang may nakitang babae
Nakatingin sa akin, nagbigay ng flying kiss
Sinalo ko at kumindat pabalik
Di ko alam nasa likod ko’ng gilfriend ko

[Chorus]
Sampal at dagok, flying kick at batok
Di pa tapos, dinagdagan pa nya uli
Kagat ng aso, sipang kabayo
Di ko na kaya, ayoko na, o ye
Mahal ko sya ngunit psycho sya
Mahal ko sya ngunit psycho sya

Laking gulo ang dulot sa akin
Di pa nga mag-asawa
Sakit sa bulsa, perwisyo ang aking syota
Sobra na, hayop sya

Nakasakay sa bus nang may pumarang babae
Sya ay nakasabit kaya di ko natiis
Pinaupo ko sa kanlungan ko
Kaya lang kasama ko pala ang girlfriend ko

[repeat Chorus]

Mahal ko sya kahit psycho sya
Mahal ko sya dahil psycho sya

Other tracks that I found here are 'Holdap', 'Hari ng Metal', 'Letter to Angelina Jolie' (which samples that naughty twisted lyrics of the French song 'Angelina'), 'Mabuhay Ang Lahat Ng Single', 'Siling Giniling', and 'Tsong'. For more info regarding the band and to see how they look like too, you can check the following links:

http://www.ternorecordings.com/html/giniling.htm

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife08_july01_2006

and they also have a music video for 'Psycho Siya', you can check it out on You Tube.

I know they have been around, but unfortunately for me, I'm not. Haha. I just hope they keep the way they sound for the coming years, it's their edge given the number of current bands afloat nowadays which sadly sound all the same to my ears.

Yo Ho

2007-06-04T01:26:00.000+08:00

Now this is something I can't quit for the rest of my life.. writing (rather typing) my thoughts which could I could never perfectly.. uhm.. elaborate? No, that's not the word.. someone please shoot me a message if you manage to see it from the tip of my tongue..

Anyway.. what catalyst brings me back here.. actually I was planning on resuming this endeavor (as you might have noticed whoever lost spirit you are that I was somehow gradually reinventing the looks of this page) but without a definite commitment from my brain which is daily being tortured by some people from the other side of the world. I wish I was Davey Jones who could turn them into a bunch of walking undead squids.

Speaking of Mr Jones (shalala lalala), I recently saw the third installment of Pirates of the Carribean (as everybody most probably did). It was okay, if I am to rate all the Pirates movies, the first one would be top on my list and the second is last; that is in terms of fun factor. Regarding 'At World's End,' what caught my attention is how it captured the grim.. uhm.. faith of Lord Beckett's prey of his pirates witch hunt. Pirates / pirates sympathizers falling in line waiting their turn to see the hangman; then suddenly a boy which is waiting for his turn on the rope, begin uttering the pirate song, then the man beside him started to sing as well, until all the rest of the prisoners on the line are chanting their last hurrah before facing death. The scene and the sober melody of the song projects a serious and dark theme.. in which the movie is not. Curiously I searched for the lyrics and I found it from this website, and I pasted below:

YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME)
Lyrics by Xavier Atencio and music by George Bruns

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, and loot,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We extort, we pilfer, we filch, and sack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Maraud and embezzle, and even high-jack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We kindle and char, inflame and ignite,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We burn up the city, we're really a fright,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.

We're rascals, scoundrels, villans, and knaves,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We're devils and black sheep, really bad eggs,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.

Aren't the words nice? Yo ho!

70 miLLion LittLe pigs

2006-10-02T11:32:00.000+08:00

And so Milenyo huffed and puffed and blowed all of us in back to stone age. It was bright and clear everywhere you look after the winds left, yet when you looked down, it was apparent that everything that was up there hit the ground.. leaves, trunks, galvanized roofs, heck even billboards kissed the pavements. And so once more, we were caught hog-footed by this strong (yet pales in comparison to previous typhoons that we had here in terms of top speed) natural calamity despite the early warning from PAGASA, hitting on our face before we could even yell "not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin!"

Yun lang. Ikli no.

Survey: May kuryente na ba sa inyo?

I Don't Like Tuesdays (may be different next week)

2006-08-29T16:35:00.000+08:00

I hate going to work on the first working day coming from a rest day. I'm so sluggish and sleepy (despite getting fairly enough sleep). If there's one thing different from this line of work is that I still get anxious everyday, anticipating another scores of people calling to express their dismay and disdain on our US Telco client's 'poor' service. They really have never been in the Philippines. Anyway, I'm generally OK after the first day, already doing a countdown on the coming rest day. Wakaka.

September is just around the corner. I wish it just stays around the corner for about a year. Wahaha. That can only mean one thing.. cash leak. Don't ask why, the only people who visit here know the reason. Feel free to ask me if you're a newbie here or an outsider of the 'dark circle'. That is why when I went out to the nearby mall to get some money from the ATM (payday), I fought with all my might the urge for the double cheeseburger meal con twister fries. Pinoy waffle is not that bad.

Unfortunately or fortunately, none of those companies which I applied for a position is giving a feeler (maybe they don't 'feel' me). Unfortunately because I am still lukewarm to the idea of staying long in a contact center, and fortunately it's giving me some time and I would be regularized come November time. I'm still not sure of any possible opportunities to move up at my current job (I still have to hurdle regularization metrics, which is not so difficult anyway), but for the mean time I have no choice but to stay put (being jobless at this point in time is out of the option; i like it though). Timing is very critical at this point and I hope come decision time I won't make a mistake. Tumatanda na ako ng walang asenso. Bwahahaha.

Finally, belated happy birthday to all who celebrated their birthdays, and advance happy birthday to those who will celebrate theirs. Labo no. Haha.

BACK IN BLACK

2006-07-20T18:43:00.000+08:00

Genius XScroll Optical Mouse - $9.50

Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2K5 - $104.20

Samsung SyncMaster LCD Screen on an IBM Pentium 4 w/HT, with all-day (and all night) Internet access while on official shift - PRICELESS!!

There are some things money can't buy.. specially when you're out of budget. Happy weekends to any wandering soul who might be here..

standing on the shoulder of giants

2006-07-11T23:53:00.000+08:00

two days ago i put up a whole paragraph for my supposed blog entry after over a month only to get damn sleepy, close the IE window and never saved the draft. that's HOW to waste time.

my officemate watched in astonishment a building maintenance staff rappel on the side of a 20+ story building on a sunday morning, doing his routine of cleaning the glass windows during the weekend. he is my batchmate here at work, one of my buddies here actually. to describe him, he's like a spoiled brat who never liked rules and all that, and treats work as some kind of a playground stuff.. but aside from that we get along just fine..

then he came back to his station across mine, told me about the scene, and said he realized how lucky he is doing a job without having to put his limb and life at risk.. albeit said in half-serious tone, and made a resolve made in half-jest to take his job seriously from then on.

moral lesson of the story (really?): aspirations and inspirations aren't the monopoly of the pacquiao's, of the garduce's, of the quigaman's, and whoever else made great by his/her achievement and by the power amplifier ability of media.. one has just to look around (and above) to change his life in a minute..

the next two days, he was absent from work. dunnow why.

by the way, i met and talked with B a little over a week ago (after a long while), grabbed coffee and caught up with each other briefly.. we also talked about work, and it seems like i can still pursue a career which could justify my ill-chosen profession (while B is contemplating on shifting to my line of work. ayus), and my current occupation would really help me do that.. and so my scheme is still on track after all..

Am I Sykes?

2006-05-19T21:19:00.000+08:00

First things first. I made a shameful mistake on a previous entry. Instead of the word 'taught', I used 'thought'. Nice.

I just finished my first week on my new job, though we aren't really on the job yet (paid nonetheless). Training (core skills and product) will last for about a month and a half, I think. Assesment examination (written and mock call) is on Friday next week. Good luck to me and my batchmates.

If things go well, then I'll be an agent. From manufacturing process engineer to a contact center technical support representative. Leap of faith? More like a leap of urgency to me a few weeks back. But the way I am seeing it right now, I think I can somehow draw up a sketch of a vision for my career. And most probably, it is not what you're thinking.

It's quite (I almost typed 'quiet') fortunate for me that my batchmates are a cool bunch, none of the 'kupaloid' types, if you know what I mean. Seven of us reside in Cavite, so that solves the problem of a boring trip back home at the end of the day. I wish at that after the training and endorsement to assigned teams, we would still have the same schedule on the same office site. Better yet, we get to be on the same team.

With that, let's play DoTA! Harharhar.

isang oras ko to ginawa?!

2006-04-24T22:55:00.002+08:00

It's ten fifty something in the evening (GMT+8), and I was contemplating whether to brush my teeth, fix my slimy self, or stay longer in front of the tireless woot factory (my PC, that is).. well.. I preferred to stay slimy a little bit longer.. besides, my appointment for tomorrow morning is quite late at 11:30 AM..

I never expected myself to go this far applying in this company which is considered a pioneer in its industry.. for the sake of anonimity and reasons of my security, I will just call it by the name 'Sykes.' I'm still not sure though if what I consider 'far' is really far.. I mean, I didn't get to see how other applicants fared, but considering my English communication skills, I think I fooled those HR dudes big time..

quote for the day: "taena, nakakatuyo ng labi makipagusap ng ingles.." so there.

In case things go out hand (meaning, I get hired by this company which let's just call by the name 'Sykes'), it would be a disastrous deviation from my plans to either try my luck in the city of Simba, or to penetrate the semicon industry.. and if ever that's the case, I can't complain really since the more time passes, the more my reserved resources deplete, the more my folks would start to take a second look at my pensionado demeanor at home.. ehehe..

C and I have just concluded another one of those skirmishes today, on our 16th month.. no, we are not in a love-hate loop, but definitely a seven year age difference can sometimes make us fall into the dent created by that gap.. it's something we can't take away, but something to live with.. someday we'll get to the point where both our feet will be big enough not to get caught in the dent.. besides, life is extremely fast nowadays, it'll be stupid not to wait for that to happen. cheers to us (google advertisement below: foot grower).

Holy Bum

2006-04-15T00:48:00.000+08:00

i knew it was on the browser.. Opera doesn't show the compose mode in the create post section of blogger. so?

Some people write well. some people write well fast. some people just write fast. me? heavens, hundred sentences have been typed, erased, and retyped before i come up with the final one that best represents my thought. and it is very evident on my keyboard, wherein the backspace key is permanently semi-buried to its slot.. di ba theyie.. call it anything, but i'm kinda picky with my choice of words.. and at the end of the day of abusing the poor backspace and delete keys, i would finally retort "ay, parang mali.." PS. thanks to manang and linus for saying that i'm good at this, i hope someday i could get rich doing my good stuff.. harhar.

About a good 12 years ago or so (not friggin' sure), television during the holy week was like the bible on stage.. from genesis to moses to samson and delilah to the nails of the cross.. while radio was spamming mary magdalene's famous piece 'i don't know how to love him' from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar.. nowadays? it's all like a pretty normal weekend.. just my observation.. but there's some interesting new stuff on TV like documentaries on the bible code (kinda old actually) and about the papal elections.. such topics where one could also relate to his faith and beliefs.. me? i watched Hamtaro and Doraemon..

Yes, people of the world, yours truly is still part of the statistics.. the unemployed, that is.. i do hope could find something where i could exploit my strengths (if there's any) and at the same time, at a certain extent, put into use what my degree taught me.. sayang e.. it's hard to be choosy nowadays, but i believe i do have a choice.. it's just a matter of finding it..

(click click.. jobsdB.. click click.. send application)

Weeeeee!!

2006-03-06T23:45:00.000+08:00

wala na ko trabaho
wala nang kabu-bwisitan
wala na ring sweldo
wala nang trapik araw araw
wala na ding late araw araw
wala nang pag-iisipan
wala nang hassle
wala na ring matututunan
e wala naman talaga

araw araw bakasyon
araw araw ragnarok
araw araw nood ng eat bulaga
araw araw nakahilata
araw araw nag-iisip
araw araw naghahanap
araw araw nagtetext
araw araw makakapag-blog na din
ng araw araw na routine

gising
kain
kinig sa NU
browse saglit
ragnarok
kain
nood eat bulaga
ragnarok
ligo
text si C.
ikot sa robinson's saglit
text si C.
uwi
text si C.
kain
text si C.
nood TV
text si C.
ragnarok
text si C.
browse saglit
(tulog na si C.)
laro PS2 saglit
tulog
(repeat chorus)

teka bakit walang edit text itong create post??

NOT DEAD YET.

2006-01-18T02:44:00.000+08:00

I posted just for the sake of keeping this out of the rut. For a while, at least.

I will not go through the customary 'the year that was' theme, it's simply too late. Heck, I heard someone counting down for the next christmas. Amfufu. Here's something.. some members of the (un)fortune telling industry are saying that one should carefully observe the first twelve days of the year, as this will be the overview of your entire year, according to them 'non-prophet' organization hotshots. Omigawd, I thought none could be worse than 2005. I was grumpy the first twelve days. /swt

Ah, our friends who turned even steven 28 treated us to a sumptuous (what's better than a freebie) meal of pizza, spag (with humongous meatballs), and 'lucky me pancit canton' at Yellow Cab in Las Pinas, and a caffeine perk shot at nearby Figaro's (dami tao sa istarbaks amps, ung isang chiks dun pa nag-aaral taena di ba sya marunong magtimpla ng kape sa bahay, tragis.. oh). That was last last saturday, the 7th, after waiting for them (tambay sa kanto) for almost an hour since they played badminton earlier. That justifies my 2nd slice of pizza (18" slice = huge).

2006.. I'm turning 29, dammit. Twenty nine, underachiever, and growing roots. Translate the last phrase in Tagalog. At least I got a (cheap) MP3 player as a finalist's prize in a technical paper symposium here at work. A speck of a gem in a rough rough year.

Sana ~~magkabroadband na ako~~ magmura ang broadband, mga PhP 699 na lang, pede na.

Hay naku.

IMUS, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

2005-12-03T02:52:00.000+08:00

It's 27 days and 21 hours before the uber forgettable year ends. At the same time it's 21 days and 20 hours and 58 minutes (typing and thinking delay) before me and C.'s first year of mutual affection co-existence. It's prolly too late to hope for a major development (like a new job would sound very nice), but just like last year, it ain't over til our neighbor's kuwitis find it's freedom, albeit death, way way above meralco power line level. May God bless us all.

It's been uninspiring lately, as evident in my posting frequency. Time's been spent rushing to reach the immaculate level 99 (pRO) and finally get that much desired aura around my avatar. Even if I finally reach that apex, it would be still shortlived as the search for the higher glory just begins by going back all the way to (high) novicehood and start all over again. Gravity™ must be filthy filthy filthy rich. All of this and more keeps me sane anyway.

It's quite nice that our work sched for the holidays will permit me to go back to the city of pines days before the new year. I just hope I can gather enough resources (pindot sa calculator) for this sortie. Gonna be back just in time for the AAC's annual post xmas, pre-new year hang-around together.

Wala bang balak i-rollback ang pamasahe???

PATOL KA?!

2005-11-06T00:13:00.000+08:00

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bigo

2005-10-10T23:18:00.000+08:00

Text message from 2327 10/08/05 3:15 pm: ACNRECMGR3 Kindly check your email regarding the status of your application in (name of company). Thanks.

Checked my e-mail immediately (excited e). I did not really read first the seemingly long message. Putcha, parang automated message. It really is. "Regretfully, after careful consideration of our current requirements, we find that we are unable to offer you a position at this point in time." Then there's nothing but blank stare at the monitor.

Suddenly I felt hopeless for about five minutes. Then I'm good again. Hehe. Akala ko talaga OK na. Oh yes dear, stuck pa rin ako sa IMES. Pft.

Sa inis, nag-Ragnarok na lang ako. Buti pa dun naglelevel-up ako. /wah.

Conversations

2005-10-07T23:58:00.000+08:00

Anu kaya kung makasalubong ko sa kanto namin si Obi Wan 'Ben' Kenobi..

L: Nice to meet you Sir Jedi Master Ben. Well.. may the Force be with you.

O: The Force will be with you, always.

L: What's with this Force anyway..

O: The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.

L: Wow. Can I be so lucky enough to utilize this Force, too?

O: In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.

L: (Amps. Antipatiko to a)

O: That's your uncle talking.

L: I'm sorry. (How the hell?) Anyway, I understand you had been well travelled all throughout the galaxy, do you have any favorite spot which you would like to visit again?

O: Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.

L: We? Wut.. I mean you don't wanna bring me there, do you? I know you're a great Jedi, but you're aging, how am I suppose to even get out of there alive?!

O: Use the Force, Luke!

L: Luke?! I'm Lon, I'm not Luke.. you gotta be mistaken, mister Jedi Master..

O: (Handing Lonix something)

L: What's this?

O: I have something here for you. Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damn fool idealistic crusade like your father did. It's your father's lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster, but an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.

L: Great. First you called me Luke. Then my father's a Jedi. Now you're giving me a.. flashlight? OK, wise one.. can the Force tell me where my father is, huh?!

O: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights. He betrayed and murdered your father.

L: Nampucha?! You're out of your mind old man, I'm outta here.. I've got work tomorrow and it's late. See, the moon's up already..

O: That's no moon. It's a space station.

Amfs. Wag na lang.

gastosness

2005-10-05T22:46:00.000+08:00

Amfness. Mukang sunod-sunod ang magiging gastos ko next week a.. una mag-aanak ako sa binyag ng nth child ni Jerico sa Oct 12. Tragis e wala naman sya sa dito sa pinas.. then kasal sa Oct. 15 naman ng tropa naming si Curlytops (Johnmel ang pangalan nya talaga; kulot kasi sya). Siyempre ambag-ambag ang tropa pambili ng kahit na anong appliance na made in Kuriya .. at ang pandiin ay natuklasan ko ngayun-ngayun lang (flash report!!) sa drawer ko dito sa office table.. 1st birthday ng anak ni pareng Kiko (colleague dito sa office) sa Oct. 15 din. Hectic di ba?

So kung susumahin, humigit-kumulang (calculating... ... 1011010110101111011010011010..) Php1600 ang kailangang ipagluwa ng gasgas na gasgas na atm card ko. Based yan sa Php55.770 = $1 (Disclaimer: These are based on Philippine Dealing System rates.Actual bank rates may vary.) Hay. Akala ko pa naman may budget surplus ako from last payday.. pero meron pa rin pala, mababawasan lang.. sana wag ako holdapin ng nanay ko until next week. hekhek.

eto pala yung picture ng message of doom. wokokokok.

from the grave

2005-10-03T21:08:00.000+08:00

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

~Michael Jordan

No sir/ma'am, this very inspirational piece from his Airness got nothing to do with this post. Nor it has something to explain about me taking a virtual.. gadz, I forgot the term.

Anyways.. Some might think a lot had happened while I was away from blogging. Unfortunately, things are all the same. There are some changes which I am working on.. but I won't disclose them for the meantime until results are evident. herherher. Pahiyang ba. Bottom line is, I don't want to end the year in status quo. Idleness is bad, it is where dengue comes from (think about stagnant water).

So what made me do this once more? I kinda miss it actually. Dito na nga lang ang medyo may talent ako, hindi ko pa gagawin, hehe. And to the fact that I can access the internet again while on graveyard shift, I decided to take advantage of it. I don't expect myself to be able to do this at home. For some reason, my PC workstation there is not conducive for thinking.. hmm.. I think I should buy a suitable office chair. Basta. From what I read somewhere, a blogger (actually I typed 'blooger') will always be a blogger. Talaga?

Me magbabasa kaya? No, and I really don't expect it (unless I bloghop for half a day). Since the time I built this page, there have been a limited number of people (at least the one I know) coming by. I guess they find me uninteresting (hahaha!), or they find my grammar very bad. I prefer the first one. It's not that important to me, I guess, but somehow it's nice to have an interaction sometimes. So if someone, by act of the heavens, accidentally pointed his/her browser here, please spread the word. I am back. As if I was missed.

from the NTT circle

2005-07-04T12:24:00.000+08:00

i visited the NTT's (Name That Tune, my long time, and only one, Yahoo chat room) forum board on the website just a while ago and read this very amusing post from Santi..

bopol ako sa lyrics game! pag nag pa game ng lyrics si tomiiiiiii malamang ganito mangyari sa akin:

Greatest Love of All
"I decided long ago, never to walk in edu manzano..." (I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadow)

Cry by Mandy Moore
"A walk to remember... it was late afternoon!" (I'll always remember, it was late afternoon)

All My Life by K-ci and Jojo
"supposed to be you're like my mother,supposed to be you're like my sister" (close to me you're like my mother... close to me you're like my sister)

Where's the Love
"People killing, people flying, children hurt an living, crying..." (People killing, people dying; children hurt and you hear them crying)

Leaving on a jet plane
"so kiss me and SMAFFLE me... (so kiss me and smile for me...)

Usher & Alicia's My Boo
"It started when we were younger you were NINE.." (It started when we were younger you were mine)

If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys (Document link: John Clemente)
"some people want TAMBOURINES.." (diamond rings)

Britney's Baby One More Time
"My ONLY NEST is killing me... and I........(My loneliness....)

Thumbthumping (Chumbawumba)
"I get knocked down by an elephant, my mommas's gonna bring me down... " (I get knocked down, but I get up again...) (Grabe, elepante pa talaga!)

Crush by Jennifer Paige
"i-splash, a little crush.." (it's just.. a little crush..)

Red Hot's Californication -
"Viva Californication...." (Dream of Californication...)

No scrubs, TLC
"A scrub is a guy who thinks he's fine but is also known as a BUS STOP" (buster)

Waterfalls by TLC
"Don't go JASON waterfalls..." (Chasin')

John Mayer
"You're ALICE IN WONDERLAND... You're ALICE IN WONDERLAND I'll use my hands" (Body is a wonderland)

Baa Baa Black Sheep
"Baa baa black sheep, heavy on the road..."

With A Smile by Eraserheads
"lift urHAND.. baby dont be scared.. of the things that could go wrong along the way.. (HEAD!!!)

Wag Na Wag Mong Sasabihin by Kitchie Nadal
"maaaaaaaaaag... , magdamag mong sasabihin........"

two-trick pony by sandwich
"i have been waiting for you all night under the glow of INSECENT LIGHT" (...under the glow of YOUR SATELLITE)

On Bended Knees by Boyz II Men
"Oh God give me the reason, I'M DOWN... ABANDON ME..."(I'm down on bended knee)

Red Hot's Zephyr Song
"Fly away on my CELLPHONE...I feel it more than ever" (Fly away on my zephyr, I feel it more than ever)

Anima Christi
"Soul of Christ... sat beside me..." (sanctify me!)

And finally:
"Nothing's gonna change my love for you... you know NAMAN MY LOVE how much I love you..."
Bwahwahawhwahwaha!!!!

uy, this is a rare follow-up post within a week or so.. =)