Parang Monday

I missed the wedding of my friend in the name of work but not definitely for the love of it.

I just had to do it and I also knew that I'm helping out another friend who is helping out our new office mate. So there's a difference.

I hope this new colleague of ours would help our boss in winning big projects and vindicate my no appearance to my friend's wedding.

Congrats my dear Mishy! Idol!

Patay!

Kahit ilang beses nang napatunayan na sa bandang huli humaharurot ang Barangay Ginebra Kings ko, hindi pa rin mawala ang mga agam agam... E ang lalakas din ng mga imports ng ibang team, makahabol kaya sila?

Kagabi talo na naman sila, buti hindi ako nakapanood kundi sira ang tulog ko.

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Kahapon galing akong bangko, at ang unang sumalubong na bati sa aking ng customer service attendant nila ay isang malutong na "PATAY!."

Hindi, "Hi sir," o "Good afternoon po." Isang kahindik hindik na... "PATAY!"

Heto ang buong linya niya sa abot ng aking pagkakaalala:

"PATAY, IPAPA-VERIFY PA NATIN ITO!"

Bakit kaya patay ang nasabi niya? E magpapa-encash lang naman ako ng cheke mula sa ibang branch nila at natapos naman ang verification in 30 minutes nang walang dumanak na dugo.



Freaky lady.

Our Ayel's Development: Week 28

Our baby Ayel's nostrils are now open and his lungs are developing air sacs. He is now taking on a more normal flesh colour and a less wrinkled appearance. His bones will be hardening and the lanugo will start to disappear, though some patches may remain after birth.

As he grows bigger he will have less space to turn and roll, but will still kick vigorously. His arms and legs pull up towards the chest as he finds a position which is comfortable for his developing size.

Our doctors may check at this stage to see which position Ayel is lying in. If born now, he has over a 95% chance of survival.

He will be learning to live with the sound of Mahal's blood humming and whooshing and all the digestive gurglings. Apart from the lungs, his major organs are functioning. The lungs are still full of amniotic fluid and the air-exchange sacs (alveoli) will not be formed for several more weeks. His brain has grown larger and a fatty protective sheath covers the nerve fibres. This allows the impulses to the brain to travel faster, so he can learn more quickly.

SSS (Super Stupid System)

Ngayon lang ako ulit nakabisita sa SSS Online at hindi ako makapaniwala sa ginawang downgrading ng nasabing website. Heto ang ilan sa mga nabago na syempre ang assumption nila ay mas makatutulong sa mga pobreng myembro nito:

1. Naging inutil na ang Online Inquiry dahil tinanggal na nila ang mga useful tabs like Member History, Actual Premiums, Loan Status.... Pagka-click mo, hihingan ka ulit ng username/password at pagka enter mo, ibabalik ka lang sa main page. Nakakabobo, di ba?

2. Ang pinalit nila sa Online Inquiry ay Request Records. Dati makikita mo in an instant yung mga kelangan mong info, pero ngayon, kelangan mo nang mag-request and you have to pick it up at their uber crowded metro branches. Heto pa ang malupit... MAGBABAYAD KA NA! Paano ko nalaman? Kapag nakagawa ka na ng request at nai-send sa 'yo yung confirmation via e-mail, dun mo lang malalaman na may babayaran ka. Wala ka nang magagawa, walang cancel or abort option man lang:



Hindi kaya pakana ito ng sangkot sa ZTE scandal? Dagdag kita mo ba ito, Sec?

3. May Schedule Appointment na sila. Sana lang pagpunta mo dun ay i-honor nila ang nai-set mong appointment sa kanila. Alam mo naman, sobrang busy sila kaya kelangan nilang mag check muna sa system nila na laging down para malaman nila kung sino-sino ang nakipag set ng appointment sa kanila. Again, walang option to cancel kaya hindi mo alam kung anong gagawin sa 'yo kapag hindi ka nakasipot sa appointment, wala silang pakialam sa idadahilan mo.

4. Online Transaction - Ito pinakawalang kwenta. Ang makikita mo lang ay "Maternity Notification" at pagka-click mo, sasabihin lang sa 'yo ay ganito (naisalin na sa tagalog):

"Hoy tanga, alam mo namang employed ka kaya dun ka magpasa sa opisina n'yo, at wala akong pakialam kung may tanong ka, gaga!"

Sana nasa "beta" phase lang muna itong mga pagbabago sa site nila dahil walang mapapala ngayon ang mga members sa ginawa nilang "improvements." Hayz.

3 Stories

Three movies over the weekend was good 'nuff of a break after a 5 mentally atrophic office days:

Friday: Shrooms - Virus meets Gothika. Ito ang hirap kapag nasanay na sa mga palabas na yung twist ng istorya ay ipapakita sa last minutes nung film. Mahirap na ma-enjoy yung kwento kasi mas ina-anticipate mo na there was something behind all the crimes and it will be exposed before the credits show up.

Saturday: Slumdog Millionaire - It reminds me of Lino Brocka/Ishmael Bernal social realist genres pero ang pagkakaiba nila happy ang ending. Kakabilib umarte yung mga batang Jamal, Salim at Latika who, if I'm not mistaken, are amateurs in acting. Nakatulong din kasi siguro yung tunay na pamumuhay ng mga bata, na kung hindi ako ulit nagkakamali, kinuha sila sa slum area ng India. From the dynamic direk Danny Boyle (Remember Trainspotting?).

Sunday: Changeling - 2 things:
1. Mahabang komentaryo ng bulok na sistema noon na kita pa rin ngayon (Ho-hum).
2. My first encounter of the word 'Changeling.'

Tipid Mode

Ang tagal pa ng sweldo, aarrgh! - tipikal na reaksyon ng isang certified manggagawa.

Sa ngayon, tiis tiis muna kami ni mahal. Hindi muna makakakain sa Yoshi at Wham, hati muna sa medium size na Mango Frugurt ng Fruit Magic, at wala munang bili bili ng ng kung anu-ano.

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So far, so good ang baby namin ni mahal after their check up. Sobrang likot (lalaki talaga), hirap yung OB niya na ma-steady yung Fetal Doppler Baby Heart Beat Monitor aaahhhhhhh(habol hininga).

Next check up would be on the 31st.

Live to work?

Hindi ko natapos ang isa sa tatlong proposals kahapon.
At ang proposal na ito ay nanganak ng isa pa.
Plus may isang presentation pa ako na gagawin...

But wait, there's more!

Isang bid document at mga request letters sa clients.

Lahat dapat matapos today.

Please give my life back!!! T-T

Mamaya check-up ni mahal for her 6th month of pregnancy. Balitaan ko kayo bukas.

Thank you, Master Rapper...

Enough poetic excuses. This blog could be one of my few legacies to my loved ones so I'd better take care of it as if each day would be my last.

Sad news to all Pinoys last weekend. Francis Magalona succumbed to 4th-stage leukemia after a gallant battle with it which I think lasted for seven months. I checked his multiply account and read his last posts that reflected his burning passion to life and undefiable hope of winning over earthly death.

Salamat sa lahat, kababayan ko...

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Just had breakfast with our Prez and the 'twas first time I was asked to go with him without the rest of the early bird guys.

Free breakfast = Confidence level upgrade = Workload = Monday, it is!

Anyways, gusto ko pa sana magkwento pero past 9a.m. na and I have 3 proposals to complete today. Ciao!