APPLE OF MY EYES

FINALLY, AN APPLE OF MY OWN.

I got my macbook (pot pot or macbutt) today. Bought and brought by a friend from Singapore.

I am currently using it to write this entry!

YEHEY! *jump clap feet*

(I Missed) My Bestfriend's Wedding

Matagal na kong di umaiiyak. Pero naiyak ako sa gitna ng usapang ito.

Naisip ko, bakit ko namiss kasal ng isa sa mga bestfriends ko? Eto yung pards ko. Yung me usapan kaming hindi magpapakasal. At nung nagpakasal sya, di ako nakapunta!

Mula sa "Busy" status ko sa YM, pinalitan ko ito ng "sorry pards, hindi ako nakapunta sa kasal mo. walang kwenta akong kaibigan ='("

abet (12/19/2007 11:08:54 AM): hows you fuck you?
abet (12/19/2007 11:09:00 AM): busy ka talaga?
ako (12/19/2007 11:09:20 AM): me kasamang fuck you?
ako (12/19/2007 11:09:31 AM): sorry pards di ako nakapunta sa wedding day mo
ako (12/19/2007 11:09:39 AM): maybe the most important day of your life
abet (12/19/2007 11:09:41 AM): check lang
ako (12/19/2007 11:09:46 AM): bwisit kase mga pusa :(
abet (12/19/2007 11:09:51 AM): marami naman kayong nakamiss e
abet (12/19/2007 11:09:52 AM): hehehe
ako (12/19/2007 11:10:07 AM): ambaho ng kwarto namen, tas nasa gitna kama namin isang kama lang pucha hirap matulog
abet (12/19/2007 11:10:07 AM): nagkaroon ba ng mega away after the pusa
abet (12/19/2007 11:10:09 AM): cat fight ba?
ako (12/19/2007 11:10:18 AM): oonga malamang madami kame namiss :(
ako (12/19/2007 11:10:32 AM): saan nag away?
abet (12/19/2007 11:10:47 AM): dahil sa pusa
abet (12/19/2007 11:10:53 AM): kanino bang ousa iyun
abet (12/19/2007 11:11:01 AM): at paano nakapasok sa kwartu ninyong nakasara?
ako (12/19/2007 11:11:17 AM): huh? wala naman nag away
ako (12/19/2007 11:11:22 AM): sino nag away? :))
abet (12/19/2007 11:11:37 AM): :))
ako (12/19/2007 11:12:11 AM): syet me ganun bang nakarating sa inyo?
ako (12/19/2007 11:12:18 AM): kase nagtaka ako nagtext si angku
ako (12/19/2007 11:12:30 AM): "i head what happened, hope everything is ok"
abet (12/19/2007 11:12:32 AM): anu text ni angku?
ako (12/19/2007 11:12:35 AM): parang huh?!
ako (12/19/2007 11:12:37 AM): :))
ako (12/19/2007 11:12:48 AM): naisip ko, coincerned lang sya na walang tutulugan
ako (12/19/2007 11:13:04 AM): me away away bang natsismis? :))
ako (12/19/2007 11:13:09 AM): ke papa john yung pusa
abet (12/19/2007 11:13:23 AM): wala naman
ako (12/19/2007 11:13:24 AM): pero ako hindi ko naisip na ke papa j kase hindi na yun lumalabas/pumapasok sa mga bintana
ako (12/19/2007 11:13:32 AM): pero sabi ni nick si momo daw yun
abet (12/19/2007 11:13:33 AM): naisip ko lang na malinis kasi kayo sa kwarto
abet (12/19/2007 11:13:39 AM): tapoas yung mga tao kasing ganun
ako (12/19/2007 11:13:43 AM): aaaah :))
abet (12/19/2007 11:13:44 AM): nanggegera pag may komosyon
ako (12/19/2007 11:13:49 AM): hahahaha
ako (12/19/2007 11:13:51 AM): :))
ako (12/19/2007 11:13:52 AM): di naman
ako (12/19/2007 11:13:57 AM): nanlumo lang kame
ako (12/19/2007 11:13:59 AM): hahahaha
abet (12/19/2007 11:14:09 AM): hahaha
abet (12/19/2007 11:14:12 AM): panlulumo na lang ang nagawa ninyo
abet (12/19/2007 11:14:49 AM): :))
ako (12/19/2007 11:14:59 AM): KURAK!
ako (12/19/2007 11:15:04 AM): tas diba kasal mo pa yun?!
ako (12/19/2007 11:15:13 AM): anong klase akong kaibigan?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
abet (12/19/2007 11:15:19 AM): okay lang
ako (12/19/2007 11:15:54 AM): sorry talaga
ako (12/19/2007 11:16:01 AM): hanggang ngayon magulo kwarto
ako (12/19/2007 11:16:04 AM): me editing kase
abet (12/19/2007 11:16:17 AM): well that's life
ako (12/19/2007 11:16:32 AM): alam mo naman pag me editing hindi nakakauwe
ako (12/19/2007 11:16:40 AM): SORRY TALAGA PARDS!!!!!!!!!!!! syet!!!!!!!!
ako (12/19/2007 11:16:41 AM): :(
abet (12/19/2007 11:16:42 AM): well
ako (12/19/2007 11:22:14 AM): sorry talaga
ako (12/19/2007 11:22:25 AM): saka belated happy birthday kay hash
ako (12/19/2007 11:22:45 AM): sila nick din ata naihian yung kama nila pero a day before naihian kama namen
abet (12/19/2007 11:22:47 AM): okay
ako (12/19/2007 11:22:48 AM): sad :(
ako (12/19/2007 11:23:05 AM): pards di ko maisip kung ano itsura mo, pero sana talaga hindi ka nagtatampo :(
abet (12/19/2007 11:23:14 AM): hindi
ako (12/19/2007 11:23:16 AM): sorry talaga! andami din kaseng edit kase magpapaski
abet (12/19/2007 11:23:16 AM): effort pa yun
ako (12/19/2007 11:23:19 AM): sorry talaga! andami din kaseng edit kase magpapasko
abet (12/19/2007 11:23:23 AM): i just dont care
ako (12/19/2007 11:23:30 AM): WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! :((
ako (12/19/2007 11:23:51 AM): you dont care?! huwaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh (imagine ynez veneracion crying)
abet (12/19/2007 11:24:26 AM): yeah
ako (12/19/2007 11:25:42 AM): uy grabe ang onti ng sagot mo
ako (12/19/2007 11:25:48 AM): so anongpakiramdam ng kasal na?
abet (12/19/2007 11:26:48 AM): masaya. and we shared it to our few guests nung wedding
abet (12/19/2007 11:26:51 AM): sa kanila na lang
ako (12/19/2007 11:27:24 AM): anong sa kanila nalang? yung kasal?
abet (12/19/2007 11:28:22 AM): uu
ako (12/19/2007 11:32:43 AM): :))
ako (12/19/2007 11:32:52 PM): nakakatawa ka pards!
abet (12/19/2007 11:33:16 PM): that's not new
ako (12/19/2007 11:33:30 PM):
qtalaga: mama, nakapunta ka ba nung bday/kasal ni abeth?
ako: hindi po qtalaga: nagtatampo sya, ayaw pa aminin
ako (12/19/2007 11:33:37 AM): :( ayaw mo lang umamin
abet (12/19/2007 11:34:45 AM): hindi nga ako nagtatampo
abet (12/19/2007 11:34:54 AM): that's too much caring for those who dont care
ako (12/19/2007 11:35:41 AM): :(
abet (12/19/2007 11:36:19 AM): yeah
ako (12/19/2007 11:36:26 AM): hindi naman sa we dont care e
ako (12/19/2007 11:36:32 AM): wala lang kameng tutulugan nun
ako (12/19/2007 11:36:41 AM): saka wala din kame pang time puro edit pa
ako (12/19/2007 11:36:54 AM): super ngarag pa talaga as in
ako (12/19/2007 11:37:07 AM): why would i miss your wedding day, diba? sorry talaga
abet (12/19/2007 11:37:19 AM): i dont why
abet (12/19/2007 11:37:21 AM): you just did
ako (12/19/2007 11:37:32 AM): sorry :(
ako (12/19/2007 11:37:46 AM): i know how important this day was to you
ako (12/19/2007 11:38:24 AM): no excuses na lang, sorry talaga, big time
:(
abet (12/19/2007 11:38:29 AM): yeah
ako (12/19/2007 11:43:09 AM): hindi ko din alam how to make it up to you, alam ko importante yun, and importante din sakin na makita kang kinasal, or atleast makita ka sa gabi ng kasal mo
ako (12/19/2007 11:43:17 AM): pero andaming nangyayari, konti lang ang oras
abet (12/19/2007 11:43:39 AM): i know
ako (12/19/2007 11:44:29 AM): hindi ko alam kung makakabawi pa ako ever dahil hindi naman sure kung ikakasal ka pa ulit
ako (12/19/2007 11:44:43 AM): suang sama lang din ng loob ko ngayon na nagtatampo ka
abet (12/19/2007 11:44:53 AM): hindi nga ako nagtatampo
ako (12/19/2007 11:44:58 AM): hindi ko narealize yung weight until now
ako (12/19/2007 11:45:28 AM): i mean akala ko di ka magtatampo, or anything
ako (12/19/2007 11:45:38 AM): hindi lang ako makaniwala na namiss ko nga yung kasal mo
ako (12/19/2007 11:45:43 AM): sorry talaga, ang lungkot
ako (12/19/2007 11:45:57 AM): hindi ko lang kaya na parang may tampo ka sakin or anything
ako (12/19/2007 11:46:28 AM): parang syet lagi ko sinasabi na sa mga tao na si abet, yung pards ko, yung parang bestfriend ko na lalaki pero hindi, etc
ako (12/19/2007 11:46:40 AM): tas parang wala akong kwentang kaibigan
ako (12/19/2007 11:46:43 AM): sorry talaga
ako (12/19/2007 11:46:57 AM): kahit hindi ka nagtatampo soirry talaga
ako (12/19/2007 11:47:00 AM): sorry pa rin
ako (12/19/2007 11:47:15 AM): hindi ko lang din naramdaman yung bigat, until ngayon na naka YM kita
ako (12/19/2007 11:47:26 AM): kahit di ka nagtatampo or anything sorry talaga =((
abet (12/19/2007 11:47:34 AM): okay lang
ako (12/19/2007 11:52:37 AM): i dont expect you to understand, sorry talaga...
abet (12/19/2007 11:53:37 AM): ikaw, anbaba naman ng expectation mo sa akin
abet (12/19/2007 11:53:42 AM): of course i understand
abet (12/19/2007 11:53:42 AM): may werk
abet (12/19/2007 11:53:43 AM): may pusa
abet (12/19/2007 11:53:43 AM): whats so mahirap to understand?
abet (12/19/2007 11:53:57 AM): hindi rin naman ako nakarating sa birthday mo dahil buntis si hasmin
abet (12/19/2007 11:53:58 AM): naintindihan mo naman
abet (12/19/2007 11:54:00 AM): okay lang yun no
ako (12/20/2007 12:00:12 PM): ok, kahit ok sayo, hindi ok sakin, esp it seemed na hindi naman talaga ok sa iyo.
ako (12/20/2007 12:00:19 PM): my birthday happens every year.
ako (12/20/2007 12:01:08 PM): thats no big deal... pero ayun lang...
ako (12/20/2007 12:01:23 PM): i mean, ok, you understand, but it's still not ok...

29 Nobyembre 2007

May meeting kame kanina sa Shangri-La Mall ng 1PM. Umalis kame sa QC ng 12:30, pagsakay namin ng taxi, ayaw kameng ihatid ng driver, sabi nya, meron na daw coup.

"Ha? Meron pong ano?!"

"Merong kudeta!"

Pinakinggan namen ang radyo nya. Nagkakagulo nga daw, si Sen. Trillanes, kasama si Gen. Lim. Hindi ko gaanong maintindihan. So tinext ko ang daddy ko. Sabi, nagwalk out daw sa trial sa Regional Trial Court si Sen. Trillanes at nagpa presscon sa Makati.

Pagdating namin sa meeting sa Shangri-La, pinauwi na daw ang mga offices sa Makati area. Ayon sa mga dumaan sa may Manila Peninsula, wala naman daw aksyon, pero madaming tao.

Bandang 5 ng hapon, nagbukas kame ng TV. Nakita namin kung gaano kadami ang media. Kung gaano kadami ang tao.

Nagulat ako, may tangke sa loob ng lobby ng Manila Peninsula. Sinong gumawa nun?! Bakit?! Ang apektado dun ay yung may ari ng Manila Pen, at yung mga guests. Nakakasindak naman yun.

Tapos sinakay nila sa bus na may rehas si Sen. Trillanes. Sabi, sinisiguro daw na hindi siya tatakas. I don't think gusto nya tumakas. Una, san siya pupunta. Pangalawa, senator sya, san nya gusto pumunta. At kung san man siya pupunta, madali siyang mahahanap. Pangatlo, wala naman siyang reklamo sa pagiging kulong niya.

Tapos pati ang media, hinuli? Bakit?!

Ang labo talaga. At ang gulo. Ang lungkot.

28 Days Before Christmas

Bernard put up the Christmas Decors today. I was inside the production room when I saw him hanging something on the door. It was a mistletoe, "Ma'am, Pasko na e". I smiled and felt warm. Bernard is a year younger than me, and he has two kids. I thought he must be a sweet father.

At around 5PM, I took a break from the computer and walked outside with my lighter and a stick of cigarette. I was amazed as I came to the sala/reception. There stood our 2-foot Christmas tree, standing tall. It was filled with golden balls and gleaming red ribbons. Its green lights flicker in the dark. I suddenly felt that it is Christmas!

Upgrade

On January 2 is my 2nd anniversary as an employee of a below-the-line advertising agency.

This is a very young company with young and talented creative team.

When I got here, there were only a PowerMac G5, which the Creative Director used, a Powerbook G4 which the GM used, and one PC, you know, Windows XP. Which I used.

Now there are 2 Powermac G4s - one is for the new Graphic Artist (who's only been here for 3 months or so), one is with a 12" LCD screen, and 3 powerful speakers, which the Creative Director uses.

There are 2 additional PCs for the admin staff and the new graphic designer, and the 'pioneering' PowerMac G5 and Powerbook G4, both used by the GM, since she also edits. The G5 now has 2 powerful speakers, and 2 matching amplifiers. And the PC, which I still use.

A lot has changed in the office, new paint, new chairs, new printer, new powerful speakers, etc. But my desk remained the same -- old pc, old phone, old white plastic speakers which have masking tape all over.

Just the other day, I had to take out a part of my PC table because its screws have been popping out for the last few months, because it's an old table. Maybe 3, 4 years old? The top level of the table (where you put the printer or fax machine or what have you) has been swaying since I got there. Also, when I started working there, the keyboard platform was missing! Not to mention that 3 of the 4 feet of my table have been replaced with small wood blocks. And oh, the keys in the keyboard have letters written on strips of paper, taped on the keys. But you know, if you look at my working area, it wouldn't seem so bad.I've a 17" flat screen, so it's actually ok.

Ive been dreaming of a Macbook. Acquire it from personal savings or from company incentives, loans, doesn't matter. But unfortunately, I can only save up for it if I don't eat and pay my bills. And I guess the company cannot afford to give/lend/loan it to some employee like me yet, it's 90K!

So there, I'm letting go of my Macbook fantasy. And don't be smart with me and ask me why I wouldn't ask for a new keyboard and/or a new table instead, I don't need them. My whole PC set up is perfectly functional.

But you know, the Macbook can do wonders for me, as a person, as an (ahem) artist. Haha. But it's too darn expensive! And oh, by the way, my PC at the apartment is still busted. Life.

Saving Face

I haven't watched TV for weeks now. Haven't read the papers, seen or heard the news. Plus,we brought our TV downstairs last Sunday for Nicky's videoke birthday party. We did not take it back until last night.

Nicky borrowed Angku's Globe 3G to be able to surf the net, so he was busy doing other stuff than watching TV. So we hauled our TV back upstairs, tuned in for news and voila! 80% of the GMA News' show was all about Arroyo's pagpapamudmod ng pera last Thursday in some Malacañang meeting. We tuned in to ABS-CBN and we saw the same thing. Literally, walang ibang laman ang balita. Save of course for the seemingly mandatory kidnap/rape/death/crime news in the program. Of course, though we did not get to watch/see/hear the news for long, we got the gist about the administration's new adventures.

Today, past lunch, Glorietta unfortunately faced a tragic explosion. Our messenger was on his way back to the office from Makati at that time and he sent an SMS to our admin personnel that he's stuck in a really bad traffic.

A few minutes later, my officemates were talking about it already. They were even searching the net for photos of the said 'bombing'. One officemate was even chatting with her mom over YM, while her mom was relaying what's on the news at the moment. A friend sent me an SMS, saying that it was probably another cruel admin plot. Saying that it was a way to upstage the other news (which was ang pamumudmod ni Gloria ng pera).

For me, my friend's assumption (that the government had anything to do with it) perfectly made sense, but if there's any truth to it, 2 were dead and 70 were injured, and it's a very cruel way to save face.

05 October 07

It's been raining and i love the rain, so I've been happy these days. :)

I wish I could have the real leisure to write more, especially when something nice happens in a day. To remind me that life sucks, but it is generally good.

I'm meeting my cousin later, bonding time! And then I'm going to my high school friend's lola's wake. Tsk.

Smell you later! ;-)

Goodbye, Dwight.

Today, Dwight, our Company's admin personnel for two years, said goodbye to everyone. He's flying to Dubai on Monday to find his luck.

We knew the news only this Monday. We though it was sudden, and our GM felt a little bad that Dwight told us only now. Good thing GM was able to find a replacement in no time. But still, turning over all the files, the contact numbers of suppliers, clients etc., takes time. But yet again, we cannot do anything about it now.

GM ordered pizza at Yellow Cab so we can have a lunch get together. It was quiet. There were a few questions to Dwight that he answered very briefly, like "what are your plans when you get there?" and "are you excited?" He looked a bit sad, especially Bernard, our messenger, who's been with him all throughout.

When I got here one year and eight months ago, there were only been five regular employees. Now, there are seven, counting the two new graphic artists. We were never close, Dwight and I. But still, the thought that one of my officemates is leaving quite saddens me.

When he said goodbye, he couldn't look into our eyes. He looked a bit flushed, even. Saying goodbye has always been hard. But it's a fact of life. People come in and out of other people's lives. That's a fact.

Goodbye, Dwight. Take care and I wish you the best of luck!

Too busy to post

I've been busy for the past few weeks because of the following occurrences:

August 11, we went to the annual Graphika Manila, our 2nd time. Our GM realized that it's time to work on our departmental thingies, so, I had to be 'busy'.

August 13-18, working on departmental thingies, meetings, etc

August 19, it's Amrei's birthday on August 20 so I had to 'organize' a birthday celebration. I did the food, with baked oysters and cocktail hotdogs on stick with marshmallows and pineapple chunks. Everyone got drunk, it was great.

August 20, a holiday, the day after Amrei's birthday celebration, so we had to clean up the house, and sober up the whole day.

August 22, our office hired two new graphic artists, so we have to be 'busy'.

August 24-26, Our friend Laura invited us to join her in selling stuffs at the Coffee Break Island Booth at the 3rd Arts and Music Festival at Megatrade Hall 3 last weekend so we had to prepare our stuff and all.

August 26, we went to Divisoria last weekend (before closing our booth at the Megatrade) to do some long-been-planned "shopping". Great finds!

This week, we are editing an Awards Night AVP, deadline is tomorrow, still have a lot of things to do, so yeah, I hope I'll have time to pick up my laundry and sleep.

I am a C Traveler. Shite.

My Lakbayan grade is C!

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Created by Eugene Villar.

I'm going back to Boracay this September, but since I'm a C Traveler, I think I'd better go somewhere in Mindanao instead, to make my grade higher. Haha. Goodluck. Airfare's expensive.