Boinkify

Autoparts! Roll Out!

2010-07-02T23:45:00.000-07:00

I'm fired!

.........fired up to transfer to our new office site.

Goodbye to our old office priveleges. No more slippers, dugyot clothes, no more "NO ID, YOU CAN ENTRY", no more manang and manong, no more tolda, no more taho, no more blah blah blah.

Try and Try Until You Fly

2010-05-18T22:19:00.000-07:00

They say when you aim, aim (sky) high. It's free anyway. Remember our first team building when we had our picture leaping our feet off the ground? Mine was a failure. This time hurray for me! Yep, we had our second team building (reshuffled members again). At last, my dream of having photo shots with me ascending came true.

It's raining jump shots!

Hate Late?

2010-03-07T05:57:00.000-08:00

Of all the company or food businesses' motto, there is one that literally interests me, Shakey's! Of course you know their famous line - "If it's late, it's free!". This means they will deliver your ordered pizza on time or even earlier to the alloted time. Great isn't it?

So most of us will think that they'll never gonna have a late delivery since doing so will let them give their pizza for free (as their promise straightforwardly says).

Then, unintentionally, my long-time curiosity finally made me test if they really apply that free thing. Having a laziness syndrome, we ordered pizza and the Shakey's staff told us that we just need to wait for 45 mins. 10 minutes before the "deadline", we were hungry and I was starting to prepare other food since we thought pizza won't be delivered anymore. But wait! Here's our pizza! Almost 30 minutes late! I'm pretty much annoyed by that time and good thing I wasn't the one who talked to the delivery girl. But my mouth didn't resist to give a serious comment "Hey, that is free" (Ate, free na yan.). Good thing Labsky was calm and kind talking to her 'coz he didn't want things to be complicated. She apologized and we just paid. Then a Shakey's delivery boy came after the girl left. He gave us a gift certificate worth P100 then apologized again for the delivery issue.

Lesson: If it's late, we are sorry! Atleast, it was delivered...

Whew, establishing a motto is really a serious matter.

So if me and Labsky would put up a business, we think this would be safe and best!

Silly Hat Party

2009-12-16T17:15:00.000-08:00

This year, the company celebrated an early December occasion with a Silly Hat theme. Employees must wear silly hats partnered with their outfit, or else, you can still enter the MOA SMX venue. (go rule breakers!)

Take a glimpse of the happenings.

Female Silly Hat Winner

Male Silly Hat Winner

Data and Catalog Pride!

I did not win any raffle prizes again by the way.

The Update

2009-12-06T04:45:00.000-08:00

What kept me busy these past weeks:

I needed to finish tasks in the office because it's deadline season. Glad I could still spend break time!

Kodak mania on floor.

Kittens in the house are now cats hehe. Our new generation kittens are now all grown up. See how fast time flies.

Shino mas lasheng.

Relaxing in the house with geekie peeps.

Me and my sister had our first out of three sessions vaccine.

October Fever at the Office

2009-11-09T05:31:00.000-08:00

Although I don't celebrate this so called Halloween paRRtey (but I can accept give away candies), here's a snippet of the event in the office!

How to be prepared in a meeting

2009-10-31T06:27:00.000-07:00

6 hours before: Camouflaging the panic syndrome before the team meeting with our general boss.

3 hours before: Toothbrush, Comfort Room, Re-touch mode.

1 hour before: Review anything or everything!

Spot the Difference/Similarity

2009-09-19T22:34:00.000-07:00

Whoever sees the most differences and similarities wins.

Darna, ito ang Bato

2009-09-17T06:48:00.000-07:00

Every town has something that makes it known for, may it be its food, place or anything that is distinctive. Well, for tourists or anyone who wants to accomplish another challege on their foods-to-eat list, why not try pancit bato.

Couple it with sinapot, then you will realize you really are in the place of Uragons!

Beware of Dogs (and Cats)

2009-09-13T07:04:00.000-07:00

Putting a warning sign outside your house is one effective way to remind people that you have (aggressive) pets inside so let house owner/s know first that you are waiting outside. I'm just so happy and proud when I saw this outside our house. My brother made that and everything on the signage is perfectly expressed!

Eyes on Me

2009-09-13T06:57:00.001-07:00

The reason I had my eyes checked by a doctor weeks ago was because of the slight blurred vision I experienced that time. Based from the result, my eyes both have grade but still low so I prefer not wearing eyeglasses.

And now I am experiencing a kuliti! Grrr, I learned you must let that come out but mine is enjoying its stay grrrr again.

Saving Up for Rainy Days

2009-08-10T08:16:00.000-07:00

Living independently teaches a lot in our daily life. Since you find ways to support yourself mainly in financial matters, you learn to value every cent.

You'll eventually get accustomed to "Kuya discount naman jan!", "Ay kala ko P20 lang kilo hindi P22... cge na P20 nalang.", "Buy 1 take 1 ba yan?", "Kelan kayo magsasale? Balik nalang ako.", "Alin kaya mas marami sa dalawang 1 kilong bigas na 'to?", "Sa'n kaya nakakakuha ng home access card para sa NFA rice?", "Del Monte or Bonus? BONUS!"

Alright, I need to compute my gross income minus liabilities minus expenses minus tax minus tax minus tax minus VAT to yield my net profit!

Money in a Whoosh

2009-07-28T18:24:00.000-07:00

There are a lot of ways to send and receive money online. But there are also a lot of scams occupying the cyberspace. You can hardly trust and even hardly try to use money transfers online since we are talking about "money" here. Additionally, selecting the lower or lowest transaction charge is a factor.

Here's a thing, it was my first time to receive my paycheck from my part-time job employer using xoom. All I can say is xoom processes the money transfer fast and with no hassle even though they have a low and reasonable service fee.

Here's the screen-shot of my transaction from xoom.

If you are looking for another convenient way to send money and let the recipient receive it either by delivery to home/office or by depositing to his/her bank account, you better try xoom. You'll never worry sending money even on holidays!

Mareng Kayod Parang Si Daimos Din

2009-07-19T06:42:00.000-07:00

The Philippine literature is rich with a plethora of memorable characters, heroes, heroine and even villains. Who would not recognize Kapitan Pinoy, Kapitan Bilang, Pulgaso, Pupung, Dodeng Daga (as insisted by my benefactor), Yosi Kadiri (again as insisted by my benefactor and her unexplainable fondness of TV mascots), and others who graced the pages of our "komiks", children's books, radio and TV shows. Now, another character is worming her way into the Philippine household, powered by the financial and corporate backing of Philippines’ biggest electric company – Meralco. Nothing can stand in the way of… Mareng Kayod!

Oh wait, don’t forget Michelin! My favorite tire Mascot who reminds me of my hubby!

Go with the Flo

2009-07-18T00:03:00.000-07:00

Do you know Flo? An ordinary employee that was fed up about the everyday stress in the office. Then one day, her fairy appeared before her and Flo's wish to start her own restaurant came true. She left the company and started her own diner.

Diner Dash is a PC or PSP game for player with quick eyes, quick fingers, and quick mathematical skill. Any idea about cooking is hilariously not important. You just need to manage the customers and everything that can let you earn money to achieve the alloted goal amount.

Flo also has her sole employee, the ever devoted chef. The rest of the tasks are performed by Flo like getting, queuing, and distributing customers' orders, providing free drinks and snacks, acquiring payments, bringing baby chair, mopping the floor, cleaning the tables, and entertaining the customers waiting in line. I wonder if she really likes this kind of stress than office stress.

Anyways, here are some screenshots that I am proud of.

It took me 2 days to finish the last stage of 2nd restaurant then able to see the 3rd resto. I thought you just need to let all the customers wait and eat without letting anyone crash their patience. But in fact, seating arrangement is a big factor.

Try to play this game. I believe it's pretty addictive. Flo has five restaurants by the way. Hope developers will create more in the future.

Boinkify Best Viewed on Firefox

2009-07-17T23:07:00.000-07:00

I hate when the arrangement of images, texts and others are not appearing the way I wanted to. As the title says, Boinkify is best viewed using Firefox.

Nothing's new, IE is not user-friendly tsk!

Brakes Broke Up

2009-07-17T17:42:00.000-07:00

Just when you shuffle game cards, nobody knows who will be your next teammates and which will be your next team. Brace yourself! (it doesn't matter though) It's another team reshuffling in a blow!

Though I normally converse to the carefully selected individuals (haha), there's something I would miss from the whole team.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Original Brakes' Notes, I know there's something special in our line-up :) Thanks for the laughs, under wraps, and your raps Noel R. Bautista! (He wanted me to mention his full name! arrrgh!) Thanks for the coke, under wraps again, and your shared stories ate Myds!

*sniff* *sniff*

Queen Paranoia: Strike 2

2009-07-01T00:50:00.000-07:00

After a lot of health threats the world over, nobody wants to be another victim of a communicable disease or virus - this time the swine flu or A(H1N1) if you want to say it in a more witty or technical way.

Actually, I also got paranoid when someone's sneezing, not feeling well, coughing and even people who just look like sad or exhausted.

Good thing the company health insurance will be able to provide us with the flu vaccine!

They said early this month. Faster please! I'm paranoid even when I only have headache for a moment.

(Queen Paranoia: Strike 1 in "Muchas Grasas post")

When Goodbye is Not That Good

2009-06-27T00:49:00.000-07:00

Alright, I know most of us already knew about the abrupt valediction of the original and incomparable moonwalker. Honestly, it is heartbreaking to accept that the promised final concert series are just words from the past now.

While watching the news about the sudden loss of one of the music industry legends, I was teary eyed for seconds, really.

Though songs of him are known by the massive public, there are two songs that I personally like, aside from others.

Heal the World: I always heard this in our karaoke during my childhood times. I believe it was playing on tape.

Scream: I used to listen to this in my first 5 months in the company. You will already have the idea why I like this song for some time in the workplace when you know Scream's chorus.

At Long Last

2009-06-18T20:58:00.001-07:00

I'm not sure if I saw the snippet of these upcoming movies as early as last year. They're like forever featured in the trailers.

Good thing the official showing is sooner and surer.

Days Off Routine

2009-06-17T00:00:00.000-07:00

Recharge via hibernation.
Then...

Wash undies, hankies, and other less weight wearables.
Go to laundry shop for other clothes.

Online/offline venture. Operation digs sanitation.

Come to light!

Satisfy my hungry body-licious with taco taco taco, hurray!

Movies!

A Month to Remember

2009-05-28T20:54:00.000-07:00

What happened to Boinkify from concluding part of April to closing part of May 2009?

I spent 1 week vacation in my permanent home (sweet home).

From 10am to 4pm, it was scorching hot. But cheer up! There’s the swimming pool!

Or maybe the sprinkling pool…

Well, perhaps a lying pool?

How about a relaxing pool?

Though movements were limited inside the “swimming pool”, it was refreshing to let some part of our body immersed in the water.

Hours passed by with my sister and cousin sharing never-ending funny stories.

Eventually, all of us got tired.

It also happened to be a family celebration and votes on what to cook for merienda were landslide! My mom cooked the ever favorite foods of my siblings and two cousins. This meant Pasta Day in the house! Very simple but full of laughter and contentment.

If you can’t find me in the kitchen, I was definitely in the bedroom.

Meet Charlie, our family dog with a different breed.

Then back to work again.

Sadly, the illuminati este my close friend from Supah Trio Troop freed himself from skus, manufacturers, written memos, boredom, confusing directives, and “darakness”.

He gave up the job for his “career start”.

Time for love life! Photos can describe the happiness you feel when you are with your lubdub, lub dub, lubduub.

Ready To Go

2009-04-06T03:54:00.000-07:00

Quick recap:

Ticket -- check

Suitcase -- check

Drinks and food on trip -- check

Travel pillow -- check

Music player/s -- check

Scheduled Getaway

2009-04-01T23:04:00.000-07:00

Long holidays syndrome is noticeable in the office.

The ambiance is even stimulated by more than an hour disconnected internet connection and electricity failure.

Five-day off happens hardly ever and having the chance of spending it is really an odd chance! Last night I started preparing the things-to-bring in my suitcase.

I'm thinking what else should I bring :-?

How to be Wide Awake Instantly

2009-03-17T00:32:00.000-07:00

Finding ways to be energetic and awake at the most needed times? Why cut your food and cp load budget just to buy Stresstabs, Lipovitan IrA, Enervon, Cobra energy drink, and many others?

The cost-effective and unfailing solution is just at hand!

I Found the Zenith

2009-03-16T16:19:00.001-07:00

I never had the complete album collection of U2 but I do like the Irish band.

I only have copies of several tracks from different albums.

When I got U2's No Line on the Horizon album earlier this March, I found time listening to it and OMG I love the tracks.

The songs are so expressive, I can even relate to the mood of every track. Honestly, some make me feel bubbly while the rest are heartrending. Although some are a bit murky, listening to those music still mesmerizes me.

Now I know why the album's set-up is like that. The band initially aimed to release Daylight and Darkness which are two extended plays but later mixed the songs into one album.

While playing:

No Line on the Horizon -- I feel it's nice to wake up in the morning, super early or not. I believe I can do a lot in a day with so much energy.

Magnificent -- The guitar intro makes my head move up and down. I also like the oh woah... oh..... only love.... part.

Moment of Surrender -- Everything is so smooth. It's my most favorite track in the album.

Unknown Caller -- It's like 2-4 in the afternoon. The "... reboot yourself, you're free to go..." lyrics onward is forceful.

I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight -- This line actually makes me say/sing it every time it's playing in my music player.

Get on Your Boots -- I like the lemme (in) the sound, lemme (in) the sound, lemme (in) the sound sound sound. Did I say the lyrics right?

Stand Up Comedy -- Stand up for your love and the rest part of the song will definitely make me sing with Bono in concert. TV concert, that is. Live concert, anyone?

Fez – Being Born -- The first part sounds a bit mysterious and it's like evening to me. It also has the lemme (in) the sound chant. After the intro, it becomes dynamic.

White as Snow -- This song will be in my playlist during my depressing days. It touches me and adds sad emotion if I feel like being EMO for a day.

Breathe -- What else, hmm well, the song is good. Did they use violin here? I like that part with the drum.

Cedars of Lebanon -- It's like I'm on a trip.

Waiting for Crocs

2009-03-13T00:00:00.000-07:00

After me and my two friends' more than a year stay in the office, it was just a month ago since we started to free our taste buds from uber typical lunch menu. We now have three outdoor carenderia choices.

And today one of my friends agreed to me that there is a pabling syndrome happening to our other friend. The latter insisted us to eat at a certain carenderia. I know there's a reason to be suspicious why he insisted to eat there. So me and my friend will gather more details and proof!

Watch out Pabs!

Anyway, who else makes our lunch satisfying? It's either Mamang sorbetero or Kuya Pakpine who sells dessert; ice cream, Pakwan & Pineapple (Pakpine) respectively.

Say what?

2009-03-01T23:21:00.000-08:00

If everyone just forgive others mistakes and if only this is an easy process. -- Well, too bad this is not me. I can hardly forgive the bad things anyone have done to me. It's like forever saved in mind's avoid-those-peeps list.

The world is like a stage with us being the actors doing our own roles -- To those who play pests to other people's lives, take a look at the image below this.

We all believe in ourselves, getting things we ever wanted, and doing good or bad deeds we wish we could get done -- And I confess I have wish list to the latter. Too good it's all in my mind and no one will discover and literally read that list.

I rock with my own life anyways.

Play

2009-02-09T19:45:00.000-08:00

Can let the day pass without watching TV, no cp load or not doing any chore I normally perform in a day. But please, give me music. With those R&B, Pop, Trance, Alternative, Deep dance and mood boosting songs, I can call it a day!

I want to blog this!

2009-02-05T17:14:00.001-08:00

Everyone gets weird sometime. Wait let me say it in a milder way.

We are all unique. Yep yep, that's why we're formed. (Divided, formed, divided, formed again, di vi ded, whole again and soooo on.)

With some one-of-a-kind lines then add a pabling image plus talking to three persons most of the time equals the Supah Trio Troop!

Sorry guys I need to use the term :P

Let there BE BOYS.

2009-01-29T23:58:00.000-08:00

If I were an Anime character, I would definitely be Chiharu. I did not manage to watch this show on television or dvd before but I think there's something common between us besides the track and field thingy.

Chiharu's love interest is Kyoichi, which is equivalent to Labsky. My real better half tagged me as Chiharu in the first place anyways hehe.

Water For Sale

2009-01-21T22:57:00.001-08:00

In a day, I consume 12 or more glasses of water in the office. Hope my internal organs are not overdosed or nutrients in my body are not washed out every time I pee.

But I even hope that I do not drink this water!

Me Favorito

2009-01-12T02:57:00.000-08:00

There are stuff that get to be obsolete or simply halted their production. As far as I can remember, some of those I wish never closed their production and which I experienced taking or using were:

brand of soap that I'm sparingly using, I only have one last box of it now huhu;
Maggi cup noodles, the noodles that were ready to eat after 3-5 minutes in mug with boiled water;
the original version of Vaseline lotion;
my celphone hahaha;
five peso bill, you seemed to have lots of money when your one hundred peso bill is converted into its equivalent five peso bills;
can I include unlimited rice in some eateries here?

Thank u Lucky Me! The instant sopas is still out in the market. I thought it was halted too. Then I found out that you just changed the design of the package hehe.

I love this instant sopas and I mix evaporated milk to it, yumm, that tastes like real home made sopas.

You are attempting to view a non-work related site

2009-01-07T17:07:00.000-08:00

Welcome back firewall, I'll miss you not-so-much work related but awesome sites, sniff.

Oh Nine

2009-01-05T22:20:00.000-08:00

After a lavishly, slothfully, and blissfully spent two-week rainy vacation, hello:

stretched budget
FX/tricycle/pedicab/walkathon
work station
artificial foods
pork chop/porksteak/nilagang baka/sinigang na baboy/tilapia/liempo/rice/repeat many times menu
laundry shop
excel sheets
exercise (?)

Combined Team Food Trip

2008-12-29T05:15:00.000-08:00

This was the last party I attended to this year, the food trip at Cabalyena este Cabalen.

Actually I was early when I arrived at the place.

But when the eating time came, I was 30 minutes late because of that high quality, very durable, artistically made original equipment replacement wireless headset, hahaha. Hi Ronaldus Mcdonaldus!

All wore the red or white outfit or combination, I think so...

We had our exchange gift after eating.

Black and White = ?

2008-12-17T18:36:00.000-08:00

Black and white was the theme of the company xmas party. It was my second time to attend this company event. And what pushed me to go was of course the raffle! Wishing and hoping that my name will be picked, the prizes were all gadgets. No sweat and I could get those, just wish and hope.

And yes, I did not win any, again.
I enjoyed the occasion though. I ate lots of young corn! Just like last year.

Still eating corn while partying??

Aren't We Forgetting Something?

2008-12-11T16:10:00.000-08:00

How long can a human memory lasts?

A good memory can make you win a lot of money.

Better memory can make you pass an exam.

Clear memory can save you from harm and accusations.

Excellent memory can make someone happy when you always remember significant occasions in life.

On the contrary, memory can be an aid to do some pretensions.

Just say you forget something or you act as if a scenario never happened. Case or topic will be closed at least right away. Of course, you or anybody else, always being on the safe side.

But how about other people involved in the situation that stick to reality and is clear in their mind? Hey, this is not about the wit or how clever a person is. I know you (whoever you are) can analyze this in a mature way.

This goes to all who cannot speak their side because there is no option to verbalize.

Well, the world is really a stage with us being the actors doing our roles.

Oist Eman, pakikastigo na lang.

Sober

2008-12-09T20:26:00.000-08:00

It's been a year since I'm away from my family, hometown, my room, rubber swing, pancit bato, friends, my music cds, spending the late afternoon in my mom's mini garden, watering her almost malnourished plants (whew, we somehow saved them before they totally died/dried), hilarious talks while having a meal cooked by my mother, asking my siblings to do a simple errand and many more.

Is it obvious that I miss relaxing and going home?

Of course, I will never forget you bad times, or say even worse times.

When you are not contented to see that a person is happy, one day you'll make sure you bring in trouble.

Now I personally learned and understand that what you see on television, what other people experienced, what is happening in the world will somehow or someday affect anybody and even me.

And when you are already in that situation, it's up to you how to solve or get away from it. But it's better and the right thing to solve it though it seems hard.

We are experiencing economy crisis in our country and we only do well for a moment. Hard life is in the mainstream. What more if a powerful nation that we are workin at, associated with, income source of your co-workers to support their old parents, allowance for their siblings, niece or other relatives, foundation for a stable employment, the start to build future plans, and so on is not out of harm's way and is now affected in the financial system.

Sometimes, you can hardly give a smile to everything though you know that there is always a reason to feel good.

But don't fail to remember some pieces of advice in life.

Alternatively, not all people that smile at you mean their smile, anyway.

Just pondering... It has really been a long year in my life after all.

Finding Tee

2008-12-05T21:55:00.000-08:00

The other night, one of my favorite t-shirts entered my mind all of a sudden. My sister, my ~~cousin~~, and I have this Disney t-shirt according to our sizes but in a common design.

Then came the day that I cannot find it. I totally forgot where did I put that, if it was just in one of the cabinets in the house, if I lost it in my college boarding house before, if.. if.. etc.

For years, I just miss wearing that and it made me smile when I discovered that I have a photo wearing the tee.

... only with the shoulders' portion hehe.

The Deal Just Expired

2008-12-01T21:39:00.000-08:00

image taken from movies.tvguide

Last weekend me and labsky watched Bolt, the animated film from Walt Disney Pictures. The dog with the "super bark" power really made me laugh especially the hamster named Rhino.

Oh don't forget Mittens, she's very funny too. The clever revenge of the pigeons to that cat is one of the scenes I will always remember in this motion picture.

We actually repeated the movie (including the trailers before and after every movie) but watched only the first half during the "round 2" of Bolt.

We found time sitting and relaxing on the cozy "sofa" of the movie house. The ticket was expensive so we made the most of it! The aircon experience, the coming movie trailers marathon, and so on...

(Twilight was an option but we wanted to laugh that time. The other must be this coming weekend. Yey.)

Thankies!

2008-11-27T21:58:00.000-08:00

Thanks to this very hectic day, of which I arrived at the office 5 minutes late in the morning, meaning, that late will be deducted to my salary in the next payroll…

Thanks to the non-stop changing of instructions for our task, every two hours or anytime the higher ups decided to...

Thanks to this urgent situation that I needed to go home for an errand but likewise badly needed to stay in the office for a rush company project. Thus, roughly required me to go home after office hours but necessarily needed to go back to the office, imagine the traffic jam alone, very taxing…

Thanks to the jeep I rode back home. It was a safe ride at 11:00 pm and the driver drove at the right speed…

Thanks to 7-11 for staying open for 24 hours, I can eat anytime I didn’t expect I would have my meal.

Thanks to my bed, a very conducive sleeping spot, I woke up the next day already…

These all happened on this day...

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Escapades in Chronological Order

2008-11-24T20:16:00.000-08:00

After werk, just in time to travel.

Let's get it on!

Ei, smile, we're just two and a half hours away from the villa.

The kwentuhan-posing blues... and we didn't rent the bus, other passengers were on the other side, we didn't even care about them haha.

Four out of six girls in the team had their period, that included me! I didn't even bring large towel with me. And the following photos can tell what happened next...

Kotex girl number 1, fire away!

Modess girl number 2, you're caught!

You see the pool?? It's waiting for you...

Too cold! Needed to change clothes and n*pkin asap.

EMO time!

Half in pool, half on land.

Can't swim, so pose!

Kinda bridal shower, hmmm must be...

I thought we're winning!

A brake disc, the slotted one, that is. Just see in your mind's eye please.

Octupus? Oh yeah, we lose!

Take a look at some of our foods. Others were on the other table.

Quick chitchat while reheating.

Eating time again, our tummies were really full.

Double check the things guys and get some leftovers.

I dreamed of having a photo of myself jumping. Am I that heavy? Or because I was wearing maong pants? *confused*

Déjà vu

2008-11-24T18:55:00.000-08:00

Sleep-deprived and stressed out before the team event, I honestly took time to loosen up during our team building.

What can you imagine on this photo? Hmm, oh well, I know you don't even mind. But I actually think of the "hidden cat" on the Philippine peso bill when that currency was still made of paper.

Look at the guy lying on the slide, he's like the cat on the 10 peso bill hehe.

Or maybe, it's only me who can visualize that.

I Don't Want a Second Time This Time

2008-11-19T20:41:00.000-08:00

I am not feeling well today. Some of my officemates advised me to take a half day leave but I refused. I just decided to get meds at the nurse's clinic.

Seeing myself lying on my bed and taking a full 8-hour sleep made me drool.

And as I went home, a shocking incident awaited me and will be etched in my mind.

Don't want to elaborate that much. *sigh*

Let's Just Take a Break

2008-11-18T21:16:00.000-08:00

Two days more and we will have our first ever (first ever again like the Halloween Parteyy) team building. After quite a few plans, there is only one bottom line, every planned team outing was cancelled.

At first, I can't believe that the event will come into reality, but now it's really for real! Oh rly?

This is the list of our role, on the other side.

1. "leche!" as her expression
2. "mari digdi" line when calling someone in the conference
3. "asteeg ka talaga pare" tag line
4. "ok ka lang?" concern to teammates, and this is a funny side
5. "collector of team funds"
6. "dadating c clemz"
7. "yours truly, the boinkify"
8. "hey stunner"
9. "ayon!"
10. "cheese bar" business woman
11. will not miss a day without using ":))" emoticon (and i suppose he was the one who took the photo)

What's wrong with you MS Excel 2007?

2008-11-13T16:13:00.000-08:00

Here I go again, oh include my two teammates, working on the application of various makes, models and respective years of one brand. Did I already say together with the particular liter and cylinders?

Yesterday I finished the 30% of my shared task in the whole file, don't forget we do it one by one by year, make, and model huh. When the final office hour was soon to end, we saved the shared file before we (three persons) closed it, only to find out that the data we keyed in were jumbled to different cells.

That's a crap! And *&*%, just imagine the emoticon of "at wits end".

Fast-forward Please

2008-11-12T18:04:00.000-08:00

Madagascar 2 this weekend with Labsky!

The first movie did not make me laugh much compared with how Shrek gave me stomach-ache and managed to be hilarious every time I repeatedly watched it.

Time is Ticking Out Fast on Me in the Morning

2008-11-07T21:53:00.000-08:00

Today I gleefully signed the time clock sheet for the latest payroll period.

I had no lates! Yahu! Yahu! No money penalty for me!

But last time the opposite.

Brakes Breaking Free

2008-11-05T20:30:00.000-08:00

My First Day of November

2008-11-01T05:15:00.000-07:00

It's holiday and yey we felt the real holiday in the Philippines, our days off started early.

Seems the weather cooperated to the holiday with the gloomy sky and not-so-busy streets.

Even "major" sari-sari stores were closed and what's on the photo were all I got for merienda.

It's ok then, my tummy "whole-heartedly?" accepted them.

And I poof after an hour. Oh no... don't blame the foods.

Halloweeeeeeh!

2008-10-30T20:50:00.000-07:00

Presenting...

Why so serious everyone?

Oh man! I look like a man! as in with toot.

Our team hosted the first ever Halloween event in the Department.

But the deeper consequence of it was.... the team member's name that was picked will do (and was required, wag ka maarte, hihi) any "trick" that the picker instructed.

And that was fun! Every one just played the game well.

Sport kami e!

Dear Diary

2008-10-22T18:52:00.000-07:00

10 Seconds Hairstyle

2008-10-13T23:43:00.000-07:00

Have you seen the models on the poster inside boutiques at the mall having their hairdo like what I did in the photo?

I remember saying that I will wear that hairstyle when I go to the office hehe.

But not done so far :D

signs that i am bored

2008-10-10T03:08:00.000-07:00

work mode kuno pero blog ung nasa isang monitor

making any nonsense pose on my laptop's webcam

staying inside the office's comfort room, either sitting at the corner while pretending i am texting someone or looking at the city's smoggy place at the window

going up the office building's 21st floor, joke, 6th floor is the highest, then going down again, and I don't know what I am specifically doing

consuming the 15-minute break in the morning

using Windows media player in my station's PC

reading almost everybody's stat message in my YM list

etc. etc.

Lemme do the twist!

2008-10-08T18:36:00.000-07:00

I'm wondering what I may look like if I was living in the '60s.

Mysterious Person Identified

2008-09-24T01:25:00.000-07:00

Busy working on excel sheets, validating on manu sites (and replying on YM to have somehow stirring moment ), one "stranger" always catches my attention every time he starts roaming around the office.

And because at times I don't care of what's happening around me due to the loud music on my headset, I am a bit distracted when this suspicious stranger whom I named as the "bomber" suddenly comes inside the office, (anytime he wants?)

When he passes by in front of my station and at every corner of our office I really take time to peek at him assuming he has a bomb inside his pocket and if he's just a stranger who enters the building without being noticed by my officemates in a world of their own (while YM chatting?).

Then came the day when I had the chance to identify who really is that bomber when me and my teammates had our overtime in the office, I asked my category manager who is that guy who passed by since I thought he's one of the utility personnel in the office hehe.

Hmm I want to put thrill on this, is he:

...a slack human resource officer?

...a bachelor son of the building owner?

...a wandering employee in the company's another department?

...an IT staff loaded with full of tasks? (the opposite)

...an in-house security officer?

One text away ....sometimes

2008-09-09T19:43:00.000-07:00

Being loyal to my celphone after 5 years or so, others (or even my family) can guess what stays put with me as we get together.

What the heck, this is what we call "sentimental value" hehe.

And in fairness, it still stays firm though many times fell off from a double deck, got wet when held by my dripping hands while texting, disconnected while still charging the battery, and many more unfortunate celphone experiences.

When I got a budget to buy something, I prefer buying other gadgets, since my cp can still text and call hehe. But I do love to buy a new one, but this antiquity will remain with me including the same year old SIM in it.

(assuming may camera ang selpon)

Weekend Ended

2008-09-01T02:15:00.000-07:00

Looking forward to a great weekend after the stressful week in the office, some things or say every plan didn't happen the way I wanted to. Hay, no choice, I must wait for the next weekend or other weekends to let the plans come true.

__ of _

2008-08-22T18:23:00.001-07:00

If you can name this song, I bet you are an avid fan of this German group just like me.

"When the world is in tatters
And destruction is near
You can come with us here"

Now, place that hood on your head and begin chanting.

Awesome 19.30!

2008-08-20T19:24:00.000-07:00

Making a record at the Olympic Games is just so remarkable, awe-inspiring, breathtaking, spectacular, which ever word you may describe it.

Two thumbs up for Usain Bolt and well done for winning the Gold Medal in the Men's 200m Final at Beijing's National Stadium.

I just wish I can personally attend and watch any Olympic Games, even once (pretty please).

Although I also want to be (and once became) a sprinter.

P.S. Nice shoes :D
I want to have one hehe.

Photos Source: yahoo sports

Rainy Middle of the Week

2008-08-19T20:31:00.000-07:00

Those who find it hard and get lazy bringing an umbrella, count me in...

I'm not used to have an umbrella with me (though rainfall is already well predictable), and again, look what I've got, a pair of shoes drenched by the rainwater of Typhoon Nuri.

Brrrr, good to have extra socks in my bag. Office got nippy.

Got One?

2008-08-15T01:07:00.001-07:00

Having a billboard is one of my dreams, a one big dream. My psyche can't stop wanting to have one every time I see people advertising on a billboard.

But hope it's not that complicated and illusive.

Of course, who else am I going to bother about this castle in the sky but no other than my better half.

He told me if time and money permits, we will do it hahaha. (and my tenacity won again)

A regular size billboard in our street for 5 months is OK with me hihihi.

Ooops, before I forget, I still need my parents' assessment about this thing.

Hope our neighbors that time won't protest to the Barangay Captain hahaha!

4 : 22

2008-08-12T23:27:00.000-07:00

Out of 3 photos taken after office hours, this was supposed to be a wacky shot.

Mga nagpipigil pa kasi e.

Anyways, good to have the wig of abe, makes me laugh every time I look at this photo.

Hey E. Pasyon, you went from 6th floor to 2nd floor just to join this shoot but in the end you were not seen here??! Hehe, what a waste (of effort) forcing you to come over for this picture taking. You had been covered tsk tsk.

Is it really time to be a big girl now?

2008-08-11T17:22:00.000-07:00

Maybe I'm starting to believe what I read in the magazine 5 years ago that no one can change the distinct attitude of an individual. It will remain there forever.
Additionally, it is a foolish thing to think that as time passes by, one can turn someone into the way he or she wanted that person to be.

My mom always says I'm very playful regardless of my age. Well, it's good to feel young at heart. Sometimes I am forgetting that I'm in my early 20's already and I need to "somehow" act maturely.

Hey, it feels good to burp with sound, laugh all you want, eat the way you wanted to, cry for whatever reason, and converse with others without noticing that your voice becomes a little bit louder. Of course, all of these must be in proper situations.

Though I admit of my childishness, would you believe that I became a college professor two weeks after I graduated in college? Yes you read it right.

You might think if I acted like a real serious professor huh. Well, I did! Hahaha. Ask my past students and even those who failed in my subject. Hope you guys studied harder after I gave you failing grades.

My (Cool) Boss

2008-08-11T17:14:00.000-07:00

Making my (along with others) transfer to another department possible, he's really an awesome boss.

Thank you for being so approachable and always game whenever the team goes for a simple gig.

Dinner Out, I Liked It

2008-08-09T01:22:00.000-07:00

Another notes team reunion? Well, thanks guys, this was really cool =)

Why Oh Why

2008-08-07T19:17:00.001-07:00

I wonder why every person I met, "uy tabaching ching", "tumaba ka", "ang laki mo na", "tumataba ka" are the usual comments. Well, maybe it's just the clothes I wear. (biglang kumidlat)

By the way, I have lasagña, jollibee burger steak, rice and del monte pineapple juice for my dinner.

A nova before I sleep makes my day rewarding.

BUUURP.

Pieces of Me

2008-07-30T19:39:00.000-07:00

I "love" rubber shoes more than sandals and high heels ....I can easily go and join any unplanned gimmicks (as if I'm fond of joining one)

Flat shoes make my feet more comfortable while walking ....fare is VERY DEAR tsk tsk...

Normally, I feel sleepy starting from 9pm ....when I was younger, we were already having our dinner by 6pm or 7pm. We were not allowed to go outside anymore.(I know the set-up in our house is still the same until now when I spend my vacation there)

I don't like foods hence I eat right away, so that I won't see them ....

D'oh!

2008-07-23T21:43:00.000-07:00

After 30-minute internal server error of a brand's site, I ended up making this one. *sigh*

Sisterettes

2008-07-18T00:01:00.000-07:00

She is my boyfriend's sister. Though we don't see each other a lot because she's still studying and I am working, I find her nice to be with every time we spend short vacation together with her Kuya. I enjoy sharing stories with her just like when I'm telling any sort of stories to my boyfriend =)

A Day In The Office

2008-07-17T17:48:00.000-07:00

Step 1: Work Mode (but thinking what to eat)

Step 2: Taho for the morning break or walang kamatayang Burger Machine

Step 3: Work Mode (slightly faster than Step 1 but not thinking what to eat)

Step 4: Lunch time (with matching TV time like Mad Labs, nap in sleeping quarters or just kwentuhan blues)

Step 5: Work Mode (with burps, pastillas sold by our officemate (just like the scenario during high school), music mania with headphone while working)

Step 6: Afternoon break with foods from the merienda trio (manang, manong and another manong that looks like an applicant because of his get-up)

Step 7: Work Mode .....really

Step 8: uwian na tadaaaah!

Equals a very productive day. Thank God we could still meet deadlines!

Haay I love our office =)

Kita naman sa body noh, I gained weight much hehehe.

The Debutants

2008-07-16T01:33:00.000-07:00

From left: Me, Rach, Lash

Taken when we were 18 years old (2004), this photo reminds me of the long-time friendship we had. Take note, this was the first and last glamour shot we had until now.

Rach (the sidekick) was my classmate from grade 5 to high school. I usually bother (or masahol pa sa bother) her when my Mom scolded me during elementary and high school years. Her house is just a walk away from ours. She loves "gimik" and anything related to it especially during college times.

Lash (the berdugo) became my classmate from first to third year high school. Her place is nearer to our house so when I want to buy "chichiria", calamansi or oishi, their sari-sari store is very accessible.

We were roommates in our entire college life. That means, we already squeezed someone's toothpaste when one was away, got one's sachet of conditioner when in need, loaned P5 just to buy isaw, borrowed clothes hanger, helped each other think of "palusot" when one went home too late or after curfew hours, and many more kalokohan.

Brakes Category

2008-07-12T00:15:00.000-07:00

You cannot drive safely on the road without the brakes. Yup, one of the vital systems in a car is the braking system which slows or stops the motion of it. Oh wait, this is not a common article about car parts (which I typically do in my former Department in the office). So much for that, I already belong to the Brakes Category in the cool and indispensable Catalog Department of the Company.

What do we do in this team? Well, every working days: clock-in, turn on the PC (wag kalimutan magsign-in sa YM, anjan ang sigla ng lahat), go to pantry for a coffee, quick chit chat or simply watch TV for a while if time permits but this doesn't happen most of the time especially during buzzer beater times hehe, then go back to the station, open the excel sheets with thousands of skus, and open the manufacturers' website or pdfs. With something like 1,319,569 skus and almost 400 brands, some were being handled by our team. The rest of the skus and brands were divided into other Categories like Suspension, Lights and Mirrors, Exhaust, Intake, Accessories etc. Brake hose, master cylinder, vacuum booster, brake pads, brake shoes, brake discs, brake pad sensor, brake lines, brake dust shields, and everything related to brakes, stuff like this is where I'm into every office day.

"Part numbers blah blah need to have verification, modification, prices, and images aside from others". Then presto! All of these things will be accomplished by different persons based on their job position. Seems easy huh? Well, it's easy when the Manufacturer's website provides every data we need particularly the product description. However, if it sucks and we cannot clearly and consistently use their site, then we need to check other "reliable" websites about these part numbers, if not, calling the Manufacturer(s) straight to the United States is the best resort. Additionally, to work things better, let the experts and other superiors give a hand about the task.

Trivia: Spot me on the image hahaha. I know you can =)

My First Station in the Office

2008-07-11T23:45:00.001-07:00

This was the first station assigned to me during my half-year stay in the Marketing Department =)

The Author - Ang Muchas Grasas

2008-07-04T21:19:00.000-07:00

My Nicknames:

Nickie (because I like Nick Carter, I also used this as my code name during our xmas exchange gift in high school)
Bhabz (they called me during 4th year hiskul)
Porky (during high school again, basta anything related to cute pigs hehehe)
La Porky (Rach used to call me in the boarding house when we were in college)
Tinkywinky (Lash named me)
Mayor (as in ung Mayor in jail, because sometimes they gave me massage when we were in the boarding house hehe)
Tabs (my very amiable and incredibly good-hearted officemates called me this way)
My Humps (still christened by my officemates)
Twinks (normally, this is what most people call me)

and the greatest of them all ...

Labster (the never fading partner of Labsky)

My Lines:

"Will our Professor going to scold me? I'm afraid he/she will fail me. Hala! I'm too nervous. It's OK with Ma'am, isn't it? Do you think it's nothing to her?"
In short, I'm paranoid. And as they say, just say "yes" to me when I started to ask you as I will not stop bothering you when paranoia strikes me.

"Uy, libre mo ko nun, para P5 lang naman ah!"
In short, you know...

"Hay naku, nakakainis siya. Basta"
In short, mahilig ako magmental war hehehe.

"Nakakaantok..."
In short, sometimes I experience insomnia or I'm just busy making scrapbook and doing other stuff.

"How much? Twenty pesos? Can you sell it to me for only P12? Please Manong, ha? Ha? Yey, thank you."
In short, I like to argue during trimming down of prices. But I somehow lessen this "tawaran" syndrome of mine. I do not ask to cut the price of someone who sells eggs of pugo, boiled peanuts, corn, and anything sold with too much effort and backbreaking pilgrimage of Manong and Manang. To some extent, my conscience works. But in Divisoria, market, and anywhere I'm pretty sure I will go for "tawad" portion.

"I pity Manong, it will be a long trip but he needs to stand up all along. Why doesn't he just take a rest in their house. He's already old. Did you see Manang? She seems so exhausted and needs some sleep but still selling newspaper despite the rain. She will get soaked.
In short, I'm compassionate. Promise.

Favorite Foods:

In no particular order, minsan kasi parang lahat sila number 1 sa panlasa ko hehehe.

Mami
Goto
Siomai
Lasagña
Spaghetti with lots of cheese. Did I say lots of cheese?
Pizza (Lovella)
Nova
Mais (Corn Kernel in can ng Del Monte or ung nilagang mais na sawsaw sa asin)
Pansit Bato (of Bicol)
Pansit Hab-hab (Quezon Province)
Pansit Canton
Pork Cordon Bleu
Kare-kare
Nilagang Itlog
Bacon
Leche Flan
Yakult
Cheese Bread
Crab n' Corn Soup

LOGO

2008-07-04T17:32:00.000-07:00

This is the official logo of Labsky and Labster courtesy of my Brother using his mega skills in Photoshop hahaha! Super effort pa siya nyan.

Copyright 2007

Benvenuto!

2008-05-29T22:35:00.000-07:00

Here's the first blog of my life =) at ngaun lang ako nagpost though last year ko pa ata to nacreate hahaha. hope u enjoy reading and visiting my page. For now let me share a little something about me.

what I wear is really who I am, and how I feel about myself. clothing is a statement of my independence and individuality. my personality is still in a state of flux - still developing, still changing. sometimes, instead of establishing my "individuality", however, I am merely calling attention to my immaturity.