Saturday, July 31, 2010 01:23

Back from the darkness or something like it

July 19th, 2010

Since the storm began, we just had electricity today. Today! That is 5 days! I now truly hate Meralco. And I hate my life. With irritating people at work, bad sleep due to having no electricity, who could blame me?! Torture, I say it is to sleep and wake up in sheets damp of sweat that reeked in your room for days, only to go to the servitude of unsympathizing people abroad who see you only as a statistic that keeps on going and going and going….

Work is still the same, reason why I hate it.

I just realized something really common with people who have some degree of intelligence, not to say that they truly are, but people who have above-average intelligence, they are typically stubborn. Meaning, they think they are really smart. It is hard to argue with them. They don’t like people questioning what they thought about and it’s sad. Really.

At least for myself, I admit I am stubborn. I  hate self-important people who can’t let go, and who pretends they are not.

It is fairly irritating when they say “correct me if I am wrong;” then, you say they are wrong, and as hard as you try to make a logical point, thay say NO like I shouldn’t be arguing. Pakyu! Kung di lang ako magkakaproblema pag sinagut-sagot kita!

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The Inconsistent English

July 11th, 2010

One time, someone asked me if I could speak bad English. “Why?” I looked at her, confused. She said I sounded konyo.

Now, I am not sure if I should take this as a compliment or an insult. First, I am too poor to be coño; secondly, I do not want people to think I am coño; third, pang-masa kaya ako; and fourth, I speak advanced Filipino, my vocabulary of Filipino might not be as good as my Dad’s but in comparison with kids these days, they scratch their heads sometimes.

Then, to be asked to say something incorrectly, because I sounded konyo could be (a) ang galing ko lang mag-English; (b) pinagti-tripan ako; (c) binobola ako; (d) makita kung natural din ako sa sablay na English; or (e) all of the above.

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Oftentimes feminine scary stuff

July 3rd, 2010

I am subscribed to the newsletter of Every Day Fiction. So far, most of the stories there are quite good. I hardly get disappointed. I get to have some some SciFi, sometimes, fantasy, even the mundane stuff that strikes a chord, some writers have a good CV based on their tagline, and yes, they are mostly unknown writers who can write really well.

Flash fiction, I am beginning to be addicted to it. I’d wait for something to come up on my inbox (subscribed to it using my work email), one everyday, normally coming in at about the afternoon. When I have idle time, I wait, and sometimes I’d read it before doing anything at work in the morning if I haven’t read it the day earlier.
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Thanks, Noynoy

June 30th, 2010

I was expecting to go to work, but our company decided to suspend work in light of President-Elect Aquino’s inauguration that should be starting any minute now.

For that, I thank you. While I am still bitter about Dick Gordon not winning, not even close, and I am aghast of everything going on, I stare at the TV. Sa susunod, di ko na susundan ang aking puso.

And I find amusement of media’s victory,because this is their victory as well. I see TV stars, I am reminded of Estrada’s inauguration.Yeah, I know, they are different.

Anyways, not minding the current events and my disapproval of everybody in the government, I mean every single one, and my growing irritation of Kris Aquino, let us celebrate the day!

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KJ

June 26th, 2010

I did not attend our teambuilding. It’s supposed to be today. Finally, some time by myself. My Team Leader was making me feel guilty about not going because there’s only one confirmed person in our team going, but I can’t. I mean I was among the people who made it pretty clear, right from the onset, that I was not going. So dapat yung mga tao na nag-back out ang dapat ma-guilty.

Besides, masyado na akong matanda para maging biktima ng peer pressure.

I also bought two books. One is A Scanner Darkly, written by Philip K. Dick. I have not read a book of his and maybe it’s time. Read the rest of this entry »

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Back from Angono

June 21st, 2010

I feel exhausted. Meow moved to Angono, and I helped out during the past four days, so there goes my vacation leaves! Not that I am complaining that much. Because I did have fun.

You know how it is when you have nothing to do, and then, wham! People are asking you, left and right, to go out, and you have other priorities to attend to. So I stood up two parties, and I have deadlines to meet for my non-work-related activities.

Anyways, Angono is quite nice. I think Meow is happy and is considering living there permanently. For her, the only place in Metro Manila conducive to living or having a family is UP Village.

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Excuses

June 16th, 2010

I am busy. I can’t believe it.

I have these planned projects to do. I have work. I have people to meet up with. I have a job. And I want to have time for myself, alone. So if any of you happens to know a bar, where a person can drink silently and not look like someone looking for sex, tell me about it. I want to have time alone

Sometimes, I get bored, yes, but why do they have to make all these stuff going on at the same time?

Kinukulit ako ng supervisor ko na pumunta sa teambuilding. Medyo makulit sya, she’s a nice person, I think, pero medyo makulit. Dahil yata sya ang organizer.

Medyo mahirap kasi ipaliwanag na I don’t want to go because I have a life and that extra day without work can make up for so many things, like sleep and other priorities.

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Unforgettable, that is for now

June 11th, 2010

So on the way home, I saw a classmate from High School named Arwin.

Anyway, pipila na ako tapos tinanong ko kung Antipolo ang pila, and there he is. So we were talking about classmates we had and how they are doing, and then the people who are abroad, we mentioned a lot of names, people I am not close with.

Then I mentioned a friend who is working in a cruise, who travels a lot.

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About the talking man and the clucking motor

June 6th, 2010

Once in a while, you get weird days. This week, there were those instances.

Like Tuesday. We went to Cubao Expo, Meow bought a nice purple authentic Eastern parasol, with bamboo stem and everything, and an Obi (the kimono, we plan, will be bought next week).

There was this weird big man who kept talking to us about about this marketing event, first, to meow, then, to me.

Sometimes, I think weird people gravitate to Meow. I love her and everything but weird people really come toward her. See, look at me.

Talking to him was like an out-of-body experience, he shook my hand and talked about this marketing event that I think he thought we should or might be attending.

If I was alone, I would think that he may have mistaken me for someone else, but he kept talking to my girlfriend as well. I was not able to catch what he was telling her, I don’t think I will get it, either.

I think his English is OK. I just don’t understand it for some reason.

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How I end up looking almost like John Lennon

June 1st, 2010

I am one lazy person. Since January, I did not have a haircut. Because while new haircuts make people give me compliments, I still hate how I look, and I hate going in line in a crampy place which reeks of hair chemicals and gay people and metrosexuals fawning in the mirror. I sometimes feel like a fake with the hair and I end up messing it up. I like disheveled hair better. It’s more like me.

It’s been so long ago since my barber shop closed (I think it’s been 3 years now) and I still have not been able to find the barber shop for me again. My brother’s been recommending this place but I am too lazy to check it out.

So since January, since the last haircut at Fixed salon that offers haircuts at unbelievably exorbitant rates, I have not had a haircut.

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