Santa, are u coming to town?

My parents are off to an out-of-country trip in a couple of months and I'm preparing a list of what pasalubong they should buy for me and my sister... Which reminds me... that during this month, this "ber" month, people, myself included, are starting to set out their shopping list for Christmas. And since humankind is naturally born selfish, the Christmas shopping list goes hand in hand with a list of the things people want to receive for the holiday. This year, I don't feel like making that list. I don't know. I just didn't see it coming. I don't feel it coming. This year, it's like Christmas means bonus, which further means I could quit my job immediately after receiving it.

:-/

There should be a Christmas spirit around here. I'll find you. Just wait.

Uber.

Prologue. (Ang sosyal noh? May ganitong chorva pa akong nalalaman.) Tagal na din pala since my previous entry. Evidently, it's been quite a while since the last time I felt this way. Ika nga ng ever supportive kong friend, resigning mode na naman ako. Haha. Ok rin palang may ganito akong entries. At least I could monitor kung kailan ako naghihimutok sa galit dahil sa work. And according to my blog, more than a month din naman akong naging medyo masaya sa buhay dahil Aug. pa noong huli akong masiraan ng bait.

Uber sa bad trip today. Uber ang pressure sa office. Uber ang bwisit sa suppliers. Uber din sa init noong mga time na walang kuryente dahil windang ang generator ng office. Kaya ayun, nagpagupit ang lola mo. Stress reliever lang, you know. And guess what, it was effective. Maganda naman kasi yung gupit. Hindi tulad noong gupit ko last April na uber disaster that I had to cut my hair myself after I had it cut in the salon. Haha. This time it's nice. I just hope na ganito pa din itsura niya bukas after I take a bath. At sana hindi siya maging uber effort sa maintenance. At least, with this new haircut, nabaling ang galit ko. I felt lighter. Not so brighter. Just lighter. And then sa isang fastfood chain kanina, may nakita akong guy na nakasuot ng isang cute na shirt. Sabi ng shirt sa front, "Pangit Noon." Sabi naman sa likod, "Maglaway ka ngayon." Natuwa ako. Hindi kasi predictable yung print sa likod. At in fairness, cute din naman yung nakasuot. Hindi lang katangkaran, pero at least napanindigan niya yung sinasabi ng t-shirt niya. Haha. Makasuot nga din ng ganung shirt.

I am a Fountain

"Be like the fountain that overflows, not like the cistern that merely contains... It was dangerous to overflow, because we might end up flooding areas occupied by our loved ones and drowning them with our love and enthusiasm." --Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides To Die.

But being a cistern is not healthy. Thus, I am a fountain.


Life, with or without a job, is hard.
If you're unemployed, you don''t have money. If you're employed, you run out of money, because you need a lot of things for work. You need shoes. With heels. You need make-up. You need cellphone loads, because your company doesn't subsidize and your bosses ask a lot through texts. And lastly, I need a lot of chocolates to somehow cover the misery in my life that I got out of stress and pressure. I need a lot of serotonin or endorphins from these chocolates that would uplift the status of emotions. I repeat, I need a lot. I know some of my friends are tired of hearing out my unending outcry about hell work and my plan of resigning which I can't push through because of my pathetic excuses. I just need chocolates. And I need a job that doesn't have much people to interfere on your tasks.

Jeepneys

Who said only people have personalities? have stereotypes?
Well, well, well. For four months that I have been paying seven pesos for a jeepney ride to and from work, I have observed that jeepneys have different personalities. Since I've been living in Manila area, the jeepneys I usually take in Manila are different from the jeepneys I take to and from work. I find the Manila jeeps to be tamer. And the jeepneys in Pasig are louder. And are modern and hippies. Why? They have the "pull string to stop" thingy. And they are literally loud. They play hard hiphop and r 'n b music each and every day that they drive down those streets. Whoa. Haha.

TV5 Trade Show

This blog has been stagnant for... hmm.. months? How long has it been?

Anyway, I'm back. Well, at least for now, I have time and will to blab about something. Haha

Last Thursday, my colleague and I had the privilege to be invited to a trade show of a TV network. And so, we attended despite the fact that it was after office work (and we were in office attire) and it ate a part of my time for myself. It was actually good to declair an OT for something like this. Something exciting. Something different from what I do for three whole months.

The event was by TV5. It was like a presentation with what had happened for the past few months and what will happen for the rest of the year. The event basically aimed to attract sponsors for their shows. What's exciting with the event? Of course, the goodies, the food, the drinks and the struck-attack moments! Haha Some actors and actresses present in the event were Ryan Agoncillo, Lucy Torres, Richard Gomez, Victor Basa, Alex Gonzaga, Long Mejia, Jenny Miller, IC Mendoza, Oyo Boy Sotto, Desiree del Valle, Jon Avila and more.

Here is what I can say with our struck-attack moments...
When I saw Lucy Torres, I just felt like I was back in HK Disneyland again. She looked like a Disney princess... just more natural. But she was really pretty and tall, so fit to be a princess.

I'm a free rider

Tila bumabawi ang independence day sa akin. Kasi may free ride sa MRT kanina dahil nga independence day. And what's nice is that I was able to avail it! Woohoo. Medyo nagmukha lang akong tanga kanina sa MRT. Kasi pilit kong sinusuksok yung card ko para makapasok, pero ayaw talagang kainin yung card ko. Habang nagmumukha akong tanga, 'yong ibang tao dire-diretso lang na pumapasok without cards. So ginaya ko na lang sila. Saka ko na lang narinig na may parang free ride nga daw. Haha. Tapos nung nasa platform na ako, waiting for the train, nag-announce over the speaker na tapos na nga daw ang free ride. Ayown, may free ride nga. At napakinabangan ko siya nang hindi ko nalalaman.

Ngayon naman, buti at nakakapanuod ako ng SNN. Bihira lang kasi ang ganitong pagkakataon na hindi pa ako inaantok at carry kong ma-late gumising kinabukasan. Shalamat sa'yo, holiday.

I Hate Holidays

Mainly because nabibitin lagi ang work! Consequently, I have to bring home the work, worry about work and use my own resources for work.

Wala ka na ngang social life, wala ka pang pay. Can somebody shoot me in the head?