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I started calling myself JP again.

When i was in elementary to High School I was called by my full first name: Jose Paulo (parang isang tauhan sa telenovela). I decided that I should be called simply Paulo when I attended college.

So I am called Pao by people.

I wrote a post back in the day about names. I think I am the only Paulo I know who isn’t cool. Paulo is a cool name.

So I am back to being JP. Ngayon, inaasar ako ni meow na pang matinee idol/boy-next-door ang pangalan ko. JP is how I am called by family and a few friends. I think I get lucky when I use JP.

Bigla akong naninibago. Pag nakakarinig ako ng Pao, lumilingon ako. Pag tinawag akong JP… parang delayed reaction ako palagi.

Iniisip ko anong bagay na pangalan para sa akin.

Sa blog, iniisip ko kung papalitan ko yung jeeper ng jeepnoy just for a change at para mas Pinoy.

Nagsimula na ako ng trabaho kagabi. Panibagong adjustment at mga bagong mga tao na kailangan makasalimuha. At ang masasabi ko lang… hindi ako magtatagumpay sa plano ko na maging bahagi ng isang grupo. Bigla kong na-miss yung wavemates ko sa dati kong kompanya (panget man ang management, OK lang yung mga tao) dahil naging bahagi ako ng buhay nila. Sila yung nagungulit sa akin pag hinihiwalay ko yung aking sarili.

 Sana nasa floor agad, at least pwede akong maging loner. Ayoko talaga sa classroom learning.

Continue reading ‘The First Day’

After so long, I was finally able to finish the book. It took me more than year. It was because I was (a) too lazy to finish a really long book and (b) not in the mood for science much over the past year. It was really nice it’s like talking about a broad field on science with a long lost friend (and boy, your friend is really smart). It’s really a nice book to read without the confusion of textbooks.

Dahil nakuha ko na yung backpay ko. I decided to go shopping.

Yesterday, my girlfriend (it’s a long story) and I went to the mall. And we bought a lot of nice stuff. And Comic Alley is now officially my favorite store in Megamall. The people are nice and accommodating and they know what they are talking about.

The Gaara one, we bought a couple of weeks ago. Kakashi I bought yesterday. Buy one take one.

  Continue reading ‘Book and Purchase’

Ang init ng panahon. Buti na lang nakuha ko yung backpay ko (disappointingly small, letse!) at may panggastos na ulit ako. Guto ko lumabas ng bahay ng madalas dahil wala kaming aircon. At parang torture ang paglalagi doon.

Madalas ako tumambay sa bahay ng kaibigan ko pero sa kasamaang palad, yung apartment nya ay parang toaster (in case na binabasa mo ito, small cute toaster na pink para di naman nakakainsulto). Wala na akong mapagtaguan.

Pati aso ko tinatamad tumayo.

Magastos ang mag-mall.

Mahilig ako matulog ng tanghali pero di ko magawa kasi mainit. Parang sumisilab ang balat ko!

Ang init di naman ako nag-iinit.

I like the title, so forgive my overindulgence. Hahaha! One more time, Hahaha! One last time…. Hahaha!

I didn’t realize how much I miss working with HTML codes until my friend asked me to work on the layout of her blog, which I did, but by my standards my creation ended up ordinary. Since migrating here to WP, I feel so creatively restricted and so I might consider transferring to a different webhost once my domain mapping expires.

I watched the pilot episode of Chuck and I really like it, the show about the geek who finds himself between the CIA and NSA. I miss the old geeky me, I don’t think I am a geek anymore (but all my real-life friends think that I am). Maybe because there are bigger geeks on the net.

I almost regret not accepting that job in a local geek squad (I may have embellished my words before). Heck, I almost feel bad I didn’t pursue that job at PC Mall. I’ll just think of the 10 thousand peso difference. OK, I am over it now! And let me reiterate, I almost regret.

Continue reading ‘The Insurrection of Jeeper the Geek’

Nung hinire ako sa trabaho ko (di pa ako officially nagsa-start), irritable ako kasi ayokong tinatanong ako ng personal. Instead na final interview, feeling ko, under interrogation ako. Andaming tanong at medyo nagiging sarcastic na ako. At para sa isang tao na katulad ko na medyo mahaba yung pasensya naasar pa ako. Di ko inexpect na tatanggapin ako.

Pero tinanggap ako. Para sa isang call center, napaka-strikto nila. Kahapon habang nasa medical exam ako for pre-employment, may bumisita sa bahay at pumunta sa mga kapitbahay at kung anu-anong tinatanong. Aba! Parang nag-apply ako sa isang highly confidential government facility at napaka-thorough naman ng mga ito. Akala tuloy ng kapitbahay namin napakalaki ng magiging sweldo ko.

Continue reading ‘Of pre-employment’

I met up with the fat albino girl in charge of me signing the pact. She smiled sweetly at me, “It’s nice to see you again.”

I sighed, and with my pen, I signed the contract that I have already read yesterday.

I accepted the Technical Support job that pays a lot of money. Call me a sellout but I need money badly. It pays much higher than my old job, so that’s good. It was really hard to come up with a decision. I was torn between the Business Development Officer job.

The BD job appears to be exciting but it’s 10,000 less. Like I said, mahirap lang kami. I have responsibilities.

  Continue reading ‘Contract signed’

Eto ang nangyari. Diako masyadong nagseryoso sa paghahanap ng trabaho ng 2 buwan. Since last weekof March to present lang ako naging seryoso sa pursuit. Mahirap kasi maghanap ng trabaho ng walang pera at ayokong humingi sa aking mga magulang.

Continue reading ‘Employment Status’