Kuwentong FX

Chika ng mahal ko:

Last week napasakay siya sa FX na malakas ang aircon. Iniba niya yung direction ng lamig papunta sa katabi niyang lalaki. Pagkatapos ng ilang minuto, ibinalik ng pobreng mama ang pagkakatutok ng aircon sa kanya. Hindi muna niya agad pinansin. After ilang minutes ulit dahil sa hindi na siya makatiis sa lamig, kelangan nang gumawa ng aksyon. Pero nung gagalawin na nya yung aircon, umakma din yung katabi niya na para bang makikipagunahan sa pag-adjust. Dito nagsimula ang kanilang pag-uusap...

Mahal: Gusto nyo po ng aircon?
Mama: Ok lang... ayaw mo ba?
Mahal: *tango*
Mama: Nilalamig ka ba?
Mahal: *tango*
Mama: Gusto mo ng jacket? Heto o... (WATDAF?%$@!!!)
Mahal: Ay 'wag na po, okay lang ako!
Mama sa FX driver: Pakihinaan naman yung aircon, nilalamig siya eh.
Mahal (sobrang gulat): Ay hindi kuya (driver), huwag nyo nang hinaan!

Hininaan pa rin ng driver.

Ilang sandali pa ay kinausap niya yung driver dahil sa hiya niya sa mga pasahero sa bandang likod. Hindi na siya pinakinggan.

Moral of the story: Sakay na lang sa jeep para walang aircon. =)

Time to put things in proper order

After I informed my bosses about my desire to resign, I got a news that there will be a board meeting on Monday (today) to check the organization's admin policies. It's not that I initiated the meeting, but it's one of the managers who requested to talk things over. I knew from the start that it's not only me who is seeing the problems plaguing our company. While projects are pouring in, the workforce seems to be less taken care of. Worse, others, particularly the new ones, have taken this situation to their personal, mean advantages.

As I recall, we used to have monthly, sometimes quarterly status meetings with our company boss. As the company grows, we now get the chance to see everybody and talk only during special ocassions. And since December of last year, we haven't made any effort to check how the company is doing. This is where shit started to happen.

The meeting is actually taking place as of this writing. I know it's not too late.

Pinoy bashing

Sometimes I feel like shaming the Pinoys of my generation. Parang gusto kong isigaw na "Ikinahihiya ko kayo, mga leche kayo!" Where is the sense of doing small good things like throwing used styropacks in trash cans, waiting others to alight the train before getting inside, slowing down to let commuters walk accross the road, and thanking someone who just passed your fare to the driver? Kung ang mga simpleng bagay na ito eh hindi natin magawa, paano pa kaya yung mga bagay na huhugot sa atin ng panahon at lakas? I am so pissed off! Bumalik na lang kayo sa mga pinanggalingan nyo!!!

1488 - pilot episode

Kung si Jack Bauer may 24, ako may 1488. Walang pakelaman (o pakialamanan, haba eh pero sinulat ko pa rin, ah basta). Starring Dan Bowel (DB).

Timeline: 0000:01
After 7 years of working in a Telecom System Integration company, Dan courageously (what a choice of adverb1!) informed his boss about his plan to resign.
DB: I'll try other opportunities outside of the company.
Company President: I'll look at your current compensation. Please stay.
DB: Ok, I'll go back to work.

**To be continued**

Thanks for the lovely memories, Lola.

My grandma died this morning after a week-long battle against stroke. She lived a very simple, quiet life which we rarely experience nowadays. She was also one of the few lucky souls who managed to witness and live along with their sons and daughters' senior citizen years.

Memories with my lola:
I used to sneek behind then jumped over her for a kilitan session. I would always surrender after her series of counter attacks na halos malaglag na yung pustiso niya.

First time I ate mushroom called "tenga ng daga" which sprouted at the back of our old house. She cooked it deep fried and it tasted better than porkchop.

Our family Bingo sessions. Despite her deteriorating hearing powers, we couldn't match her rapid Bingo card scanning ability. Aba eh kung maglatag ng cards, kasing laki ng banig sa dami!

Never did I see her get mad at her mga apo. Maybe she respected that much the authority of our parents when it comes to handling our misbehaviors.

Thank you lola. We will definitely miss you.

Hiatus

I was lost again. May blogsite pala ako, nakalimutan ko na.

Super busy kasi sa mga bagay-bagay, pero tinapos ko na. Though I'm starting to get myself loaded again, I like what I will be busy about (huh???).

I'm being offered by Mike's company with a tech writing position to the tune of 28K/month plus project commissions (per reached milestone, take note) plus opportunity to go to Canada. Feels tempting. Pinag-iisipan ko pa.

Ngayon pala, ka-opisina ko na si mahal. Saya, no?

Wisdom tooth a.k.a. tooth from hell

Yesterday mahal texted me that she was about to undergo dental operation after a very agonizing pain because of her wisdom tooth. Sobrang lambot na raw siya nung umaga kaya nagpadala na siya sa Center. I went to their house last night and bought an instant crab and corn soup. Kawawa naman ang mahal ko.

P2,500 daw yung cost ng operation and another 2 grands pa for the medicines. Patay ang budget namin. Okay lang, um-okey lang siya. :-)

Btw, just got an airborne access account... FOR FREE!!! WOO-HOO!!! Thank you sir! I'm using it for publishing this post, nyehehehe.

Self-imposed leave

I have the right to my own silence. I was not in the mood to type, that's all.

I watched Transformers the movie last week and darn, tama si Arnold Clavio na babalik ka sa pagkabata mo (duh)! I miss my old playmates. We would form 2 groups then coming from the opposite sides of a 4-door apartment, we would crash and bump into each other with matching sound effects, just like the cartoon's opening part where the autobots and decepticons would meet behind a mountain.

Change topic.

Anlaki na pala ng anak ni Nadia, my highschool mate and very good friend. I didn't think na mauunahan pa ako ni "crush."

TGIF!

July 4 - Wala masyadong ginawa. Hohum.
July 5 - May sweldo na kami (yahay!) at syempre 82nd monthsary namin ni mahal. Panalo ang RP over Korea sa basketball.
July 6 - Dinalaw si Lola Onyang sa NEU Hospital. Thank God she is ok now.

Ang tagal ng sweldo!

June 30 - Tumambay kina mahal. nag-drive ng L300 closed aluminum van na binili ng Papa niya para i-tour si Bec at Momer sa kanilang future house.
July 1 - Pumunta sa kiddie party kina ate Jen for Jiro's 1 b-day.
July 2 - Pasig Day. Tumambay sa bahay at pumunta sa Monumento sa gabi
July 3 - Got stuck in super duper heavy traffic going to work
Today - Meeting sa Globe