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I am abandoning this site because I felt so lonely. So for those who in one way or another came to visit this page, you can still re-visit me at this page: Just Passing By

Posted at 10:39 am by synthetical
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I set two of my phone's alarm clock to 6:15am (in which I know that in my dreams ra gyud ni nga makamata ko at that time) , and I kept on postponing it. I feel like I still need a couple more hours of sleep but reality check, it's a busy Monday! A phone call from Yotchie kicked me up. "Padulong nako office", he announced and I shamefully replied, "I just woke up!"

Yawn! Waahhh! Trabaho na sad!

I wasn't able to watch Breakfast nor Blue's Clue coz I was scampering my way to take a bath, brush my teeth, pack my lunch and grab my earthly favorite shirt and pants to match (for a thousand times, I was reminded by my boss to wear something executive, but I can't really quite hear it -- hahahaha). The jeepney ride was fine and a bit interesting as well observing & listening to jeepney talks. There was this a bit old passenger talking to the driver about his commuting experiences in Manila compared to Cebu. The driver said that it could be better if Cebu adapt's the MRT system. Well, yes, I think it's far much better if we could have this stations for every city and municipality especially for those people in Danao who are working in Cebu and Lapu-lapu City (vice-versa).

And should we rejoice that we grabbed back the title for the most number of kissing couples from Hungary? Hmmm, so we are really that showy loving people, right? I asked Yotchie if we could join Lovapalooza if ever there is one in Cebu, but, he just give me a meaningful smile. So what was that suppose to mean Yotchie?

And still more about the hearts... If ever you have watched Rated K last night, all their topics were about the heart. The heart is the most hardworking organ in our body. "A man can't live without a heart". As long as the heart beats, there would always be life, there is hope and there is love. Thus, we are duty bound to care of it. Take note that the most common disease that causes fatality are heart-related problems, to wit: stroke, arterosclerosis, heart burn etc. As young as 13 year old, whether you are fat or not, our heart is at risk! And of course, we could not allow this traitor to steal way away our numbered lives.

Smokers (including occasional smokers) , fatty people, thosw who maintained an unhealty lifestyle (obviously) are prone to this risks. Thus, Yotchie, quit smoking nah! Protect your heart! Kusog baya ka mukaon pork! And to highlight, even if there is already that techology to examine the heart, take not, cathlab and whatever you call that other technologies, it is so expensive!

Posted at 01:51 pm by synthetical
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I was suffering a head-splitting headache yesterday and I believe that it was evident that the boss asked if I had a date the previous night. Little did he know that my headache was caused by him, the simple tasks that became strenuous, the lack of respect for time, his stupidity and the oh! so many reasons why the company should fire their COO. But he is one of the owners and they are a bunch of irresponsible capitalist, they do not care whether their people suffers or were they given enough motivation. As what he said, "The most important thing is the bottom line".

Suffice it to say, all his proudly words in the conference room, melts like butter into our ears. And even if he says that I get to have an additional stipend (let's just put it that way), I would never and ever barter my soul for it. With high hopes, I look forward for the end of the tunnel which Yotchie and I always discussed. That there would always be that light at the end of every darkness.

Today, we are asked to have our measurements taken for the office uniform. For the past two days, I was contemplating on whether I should avail it or not. Fifty percent will be shouldered by the company, the other half on our own expense. I'm three months away from getting out of here and I also though na of course dba, mas nice pud if I get to wear one so that dili nako maglabad cge huna-huna on what to wear everyday, and I'd look presentable as well. For uniformity's sake, maybe I'll have my 1,000 deducton a justice.

And yeah, was so happy last night, spending some time with Yotchie after a stressful day. And how I wish I could spend more time with my own personal life than being stuck in this casserole of lukot.

Posted at 09:19 am by synthetical
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After a tortured day of listening nothing but TQM, quality circles and how delivering quality this and quality that -- which I could barely grasp noting the fact that I just attended a "supposed to be seminar" about Total Quality Management, the day finally came to a temporary halt. Wosh! The dreaded KRA discussion which I loathed to answer because I do not understand isn't yet done! And how am I going to answer such piece of paper if I don't even understand what is it.

And I believe that no matter how long the discussion is about this oh so big damn word QUALITY is to have it started in ourselves. How could we make quality our lifestyle if reality check we could never afford that kind of quality the way other people perceived it to be.

Well, i guess we could all afford quality, for quality isn't just about branded wares and looking good, keeping organize and staying fit, it's much and much more deeper.

Posted at 06:39 pm by synthetical
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I had a long vacation, well, it's not really a vacation, but I'll just call it as such. Last week, I was looking forward for that so-called "Total Quality Seminar or TQM" primarily because it's a breather away from this ghastly place. Since the boss wasn't around from Monday till Tuesday and Wednesday is a busy day for the Manager's Meeting, I had a great week! Since I was so happy that week, here's a tabular report of what happened last week:

Monday	§ updated my blog § dinner with Yotchie @ Manang's § log-out at 5:25pm § happy chikka's with His Adventures
Tuesday	§ Reserved a room for Arch. Vergel, the boss is scheduled to arrived the following day, and so I did my best dust off the antic dusts and tried to at least organize his century-old papers in his desk.
Wednesday	§ Manager's Meeting at 3pm till around 5:30pm. I had a very busy afternoon gyud! § Met up with Yotchie at Ayala, brought ingredients for Jash's salad. Saw Dokie (STC) sa jeep. § Borrowed Yotchie's backpack.
Thursday	§ Arrived before 8am. I rode with the second batch of the participants, with me are Almira, Tita APP, MFF, ATT, Amalyn, Sir Randy, § It was so nice to be back at Holy Family Retreat House. § We weren't able to have our breakfast but mayo na lang kay nagPalit si Sir Milton og ngohiong and puso, at least, wala na kayo mi gigutom. § The seminar started past 9am, err, maybe it was 10am. We were given a not so impressive kit (ballpen & slide-binded papers w/c was saved by its photo paper printed cover with text written across it that says "Breaking the Barriers" and its out-of-the-box concept kuno of goldfishes with a one of them jumped out from the crowded fish bowl to a larger one). Na-confirm jud akong expectation nga it wasn't as "educational" as I hoped it to be. Basta ana lang jud... although we played a few games, dili gihapon siya ingon ana ka-fulfilling.
Friday	§ Woke up at 6am. Walay tubig in the second floor. We need to go to the men's room in the 3^rd floor to take a bath. § Breakfast was fine. Sigh! At 8am, we started the seminar, still, with the awry Pastor. Forgive me but his seminar really irritates me. Bad kaayo iyang visual aid. It's no longer helping in his discussion and cge siya balik-balik sa iyang mga points. Super-duper dependent kaayo siya sa iyang notes and I don't think that I learned something deeper
Saturday	§ Woke up with a smile. Of course noh! I looked forward for this rare morning. Woke up at 10am man tingali… Yotchie and I had our brunch together sa BLES. He can't join us sa bday clebration ni JAsh coz duty man siya.

More on Saturday. Of course, it's Jash's birthday man pagSaturday. We wen to STAKILI (Estaca Bay Resort & Conference Resort). As expected, the sand were black but it's geography says so so ok ra noh... Super lipay kaayo akong baby! As in! Dagan dayon siya padung sa dagat! Naghubo na gani siya diritso! Hehehehe we forced him pa to wear his briefs & sando! Three years old na siya!!!

I was very thankful for Auntie Eve and Uncle Rene for the transportation! With us also is Uncle Ali (nga nahubog, ambot lang jud ngano). We had bangus & porked cooked over charcoal, pancit and manok bisaya. Lingaw oi bisan wala ko maligo! I was so happy seeing Jash nga big na kaayo... dili jud mahadlok muDive sa balas pero kung dad-on sa lawom kay grabe kaayo mukisi-kisi.

All the time, while watching my family, I felt so blessed that God had given such wonderful family even if there are times that we misunderstood each other. And that even if Yotchie wasn't around, I could feel his presence. Hehehehehe

Posted at 03:55 pm by synthetical
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I'm so pissed off with the people around me and it's still the first hour of work! Ever since, I do not find happiness and fulfillment with my work. ANd Ivi is right. She told her self that if she would stop waking up at 5:30am that means she's no longer happy with her job.

From the very beginning, I dragged myself to work. With little encouragements, I look forward for May 2007. And as months passed by, I embraced every day's work with fake enthusiasm and act accordingly to the will of my boss. Working with him is a struggle. I lost respect of him and I pity him that his subordinates were just showing off waht he wanted to see and hear but in reality, they all laughed about him.

Four more months to go...wala nay mag-cge pangasaba nga walay klarong rason, wala nay plastic nga mga officemates, wala nay mga gago & gaga nga feeling boss. But of course, I'd also miss the few friends I gained. Almira & Kathrina would always be a highlight of making my stay here in this company a bit comforting.

Hmmm so much for sad thoughts. I really had a great time listening to Yotchie about his panel interview yesterday afternoon at Fairchild. Sigh! Ganahan lang jud tingali siya to tease me.. and even if mag-huot gamay akong heart... lingaw man pud! Yotchie used to listen a lot and speak less but when he has the time to speak I always control myself to listen to him with less interruption coz it's not everyday that he gets to tell me stories.

And yeah, we had a great dinner too and Mango Float pud sa Manang's Cafe... hmmm yummy....cguro ultimate favorite gyud niya mukaon mango float.. Oi! Jash's birthday is this saturday naman diay! Weeehhh! Three years old na akong baby and for that daghan kaayo siya demands: Cake, Grapes & Salad!

Tsk! Demanding na bata jud! hehehe

Posted at 08:59 am by synthetical
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Way back in college, our Development Communication 102 class made a brief study o which local daily in Cebu published most of the developmental stories. We were divided into three groups since there wee only three of this papers: Cebu DAily News, SunStar and The Freeman, i was assigned with the latter.

The only groupmate I remembered was Okkin (maybe because he was the most visible of all my groupmates, not minding his size). Anyways, we were to check for a span of a week or a month (don't remember really the details) and cut out those stories which are of developmental in nature. Of course, there was this criteria in determining if an article is of that nature.

Results shows that of the three dailies, it was The Freeman who got the most number of stories. The result was seconded by our proffessor telling us that there was already a study about this years ago and our conclusion just really proves that up to date, The Freeman, continues to publish stories that are of developmental in nature.

For the benefit of those who weren't able to study Dev Comm in the hands of our dear teacher, Dr. ALbert Maganaka, Development Communication is the art and science of speedy communication... hmmm really forgot it... hehehehe while hammering this, i was sending a YM message to Faithy. Gi-memorize ra man gud nako. Wala gi-internalize and I believe that it's also my fault for not really sowing it in my memory greenhouse. Unfortunately, like most of us, Faithy also lost that oh so treasured definition of DevComm we memorized whenever there is a long exam.

Anyways, it is defined as Development Communication refers to a spectrum of communication processes, strategies and principles within the field of international development, aimed at improving the conditions and quality of life of people struggling with underdevelopment and marginalization. Reflective of the field’s historical evolution, Development communication is characterized by conceptual flexibility and diversity in the application of communication techniques used to address the problems of development. Some approaches in the “tool kit” of the field include: information dissemination and education, behavior change, social marketing, social mobilization, media advocacy, communication for social change, and participatory communication. Communication for informed decision.Development communication is for the betterment of the society though raised from a particular group but affect the whole mass for better.( From Wikipedia)

FYI, the term "Development Communication" was coined by Nora C. Quebral, a professor at the University of Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).

Well, why am i digging my old notes? It's because I saw the headline of The Freeman yesterday saying "Visayan Sea now near total collapse". But I wasn't able to read it coz Yotchie bought Sunstar because of the classified ads. And just stoday, i hurriedly grabbed a copy here sa office. And I remembered that study we made regarding development stories. The rival papers headlined politics again and again.

Praises for The Freeman for its continued support to the community in making it known the Cebuano community what is happening with its environment, its people and its neighbors.

Posted at 04:03 pm by synthetical
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Weeeh! So happy! As in! It was really so nice seeing old faces again and even if there were only a few of us attended our gathering, it was still a memorable one. And as always, it was Ivi who graciously hosted our gathering delighting us with her sweet desserts. Surely, Ivi never fails to let us taste her sweet learnings.

Before the story starts rolling, here's the list of the Wormie attendees according to appearance:

Jeza - she's so thin! She's working at WesternWats. Sakto rapud niya kay insomniac man siya! At least he now has Alex to cling on. More love!
Me and Yotchie - forever mi nagkuyog.
Bernie - our adapted bro & sis at the same time. Bern, never fails to come on time. As always, his appetite and kitchen fanaticism has become much and much more developed than before. He arrived with Celeste.
Celeste - an Arcenas marketer, F8y sure do looks glamorous now a days.
Narsheen - lovefull na siya and well, it was the first time that Friend finds another heart to settle with. She's still working with the government, UNICEF babe na daw siya. She even bought a video of her Bayer Environmental Envoy activities. Makasuya kaayo ni si Friend but I beleive my adventure is still starting so i'll just wait for it.
Sheela - she's now working at SYKES and as expected, gwapa man jud ni si Sheela noh, she was able to catch a guy to buy her lucnh whom she fondly call as "Sykes Chapter" boyfriend. Hmmm but for sure, she loves Renren much.
Johnna - her shocking revelation was nonetheless the highlight of yesterdays gathering. She's resigning from ABS-CBN as a reporter. She's getting married and she's two months preggy.
Alex - he is Jeza's boyfriend! Waahhh! He's a management-turned-to-bio guy nga crush ni Ivi whom I always remembered as a dance sport dancer sa intrams representing NSMD. Wahehehehe

Wormie Callers: Gee called up early morning. She said she can't come. She's working on her thesis i guess. Vera, she called up several times and said she would catch up. The last time I know is that she has a headache and that if she would come, she asks if it would be alright that she would just sleep.
Forever coming: The night before, Hera and I talked and said that she would come after her Tutorial. But it seems that the sun has already set and we still all hoped Hera is coming. Later on I discovered that Hera was in Kobie's place.
And for those who were not able to attend. Hopefully noh maka-Attend namo oi! para sad personal ang updating bah...

We had lunch together and I called that day "Chicken's Day" since nagCge man mig kaon manok noh...hehehehe nagDinner pajud mi sa Larsian! bitaw, lingaw kaayo ang akong week end coz I spend it with Yotchie and he had his hair cut coz he has an interview today.... he was a bit nervous but as always, I know he can manage.

So happy also today since wala man koy boss until tomorrow! Weehhh! At least makaRelax k ogamay! SIgh! I am so excited na to quit here sa Dunkin. Jeza said na makig-dungan daw siya apply nako kay magESL teacher nami.

Another thing pajud diay, my close friends are getting married because they got pregnant. What does it mean? Hahahahahaha Seriously, getting married as of the moment exists only in fiction books for me. There are still a lot of things I wanna do and as for a husband, I don't think Yotchie is ready! hahahahaha Bitaw, we are both unprepared for it. ANd reflecting on what Johnna said, the only thing she regreted is that she wasn't able to financially prepared for her baby.

Wedding bells are ringing this 2007! Let's just wait and see if what month is it going to be.

Oh, Sheela brought her digicam. Some of the photos are still to be uploaded.

With me are the thesis-partners-friends Ivi and Sheela.

Posted at 11:04 am by synthetical
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Weeehhhh! Imaginary Fireworks everywhere gyud yesterday! Peace nami ni Yotchie and I was so happy coz earlier that day he called me sa office. I wasn’t able to take the call but I was informed by our operator. By mid-morning, he called up again and we talked. As in? It was the first we talked since Sunday night. Mao to siya nga nagDInner mi together that night and watched Blood Diamond.

Hmmm... Conflict diamonds penetrating the market and african savagery highlights the movie that starred Leonardo de Caprio and that African looking guy who starred in Amistad. Yep, even if Leonardo died in the story, it was a good death for he brought light for that afro guy's family a sure ticket away from that blood-spilled land. And I was thinking if it was really happening somewhere around the globe. Amunitions belted around the waist of those young boys and the unmerciful random killing of people might really be happening. And honestly, i refused to believe. It's just on the movies, right?

So much for diamonds, Jash is turning three years old nah! Sweet kaayo siya last night pag-abot namo sa balay. He hugged Yotchie jud. Hehehehe sipat na kaayo! Grabee! Sigh! And Mama is planning on bringing Jash aboard MV Doulos. Hahahahaha Yes, last Jnauary 26 it docked over at pier 1! Weeehh! They say it's a floating bookstore so i checked the net and read it s profile. Amazing kaayo ni siya nga water farer! I just hope that it would still last for thousands of years and to veverybody, please thou shall not miss to MV Doulos now that its docked here in pier 1. We are planning to go there this wednesday with almira.. hehehehe bisan walay kwarta kay ok na lang... palit rakog isa kabuok book as remembrance kay ok na tingali noh? hehehhehe

Wala diay madayon akong boss larga today.. sigh! But at least noh wala siya nagpakita here sa office but makigMeeting daw siya with the managers this 4pm. Well, noboddy really knows if unsa nga kind sa cockroach ang naa karon sa iyang brain.. let's just wait and see. And yeah, Bryan (who just resigned as GRaphics Director) drew attention from the bosses when he emailed August (HRD Oficer) a complaint regarding his PhiliHealth I guess condeming the company as cheaters. I can't blame Bryan for doing so... wait and see napud ta ani karon!

I miss Yotchie...

Posted at 02:29 pm by synthetical
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YELLOW by Coldplay

Look at the stars, / Look how they shine for you,And everything you do,

 Yeah, they were all yellow.

 I came along, / I wrote a song for you, / And all the things you do,

 And it was called "Yellow."

 So then I took my turn, / Oh what a thing to've done,/ And it was all yellow.

 Your skin / Oh yeah, your skin and bones, / Turn into something beautiful,

And you know / You know I love you so, You know I love you so.

I swam across, / I jumped across for you, / Oh what a thing to do.

Cuz you were all yellow....

I drew a line,/ I drew a line for you, / Oh what a thing to do, /

And it was all yellow.

Your skin, / Oh yeah your skin and bones, / Turn into something beautiful,

And you know, / For you I'd bleed myself dry, / For you I'd bleed myself dry.

It's true, look how they shine for you, / Look how they shine for you, /

Look how they shine for...

Look how they shine for you, / Look how they shine for you, / Look how they shine...

Look at the stars, /Look how they shine for you, / And all the things that you do.

the end.

Im not feeling well today. It must be because I won't be seeing for a long, long, long, 
long time a dear friend. Well, no more Yellow stars perhaps tonight. 
 
No more yellow.

Posted at 11:33 am by synthetical
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