Da Whoo!! ...... Year-Ender-2006

Haaaaaaaaaayyyyy Year-end is around the corner but my chikkalicious will not yet end. Syempre, papayag ba naman ang ganda ng lowla mo na matatapos and 2006 without having my year end chikka. I was so busy in the last few months fixing lots of things kaya feeling ng mga others jan e nag-David Copperfield na ako well, sorry na lang coz its nice to be back with more take-out coming from pambansang kainan ni mang jolibs. So gusto mo na bang simulan ko ang maiinit na blind item from our dear la looo opisina?



Eto na ang unang pasabog, by the way expressway sa first post ko e konti lang ang mga nakahula kung sinitch mga cast bawat episodes ng “Da Whooo” hopefully in this second edition e makagetching ka naman kahit isa. Kung hindi mo sila kilala well, I should say na isa kang “Fil-Am” (meaning Filipinong lumaki sa Am=sabaw ng sinaing) or maybe your spirit is here lang sa upis natin but the fact you are living far, far away from here, malamang taga-planet op di APES ka kaya di mo abot ng knowledge power mo. So sabi nga nila, “Ipasok mo na Fafaaaaa”


Da Whoo! Itong Trender na itich na lovafalooza pala ang magsayaw and wish ko lang kay fafa genie na bigyan sya ng aquarium kasi he looks like shokoy when he dance matching with giniling pa sa sexy vocalista. Eto pa additional flavorings, after dancing all out may nakakita sa “Dancing Trender” at the backlush of parking lot na kasama si sexy vocalista while holding something hard….. Cellphone nya hawak nya so he can get the number of sexy vocalista. Wishing nya kay fafa genie na maging katextmate nya si sexy vocalista well, kung textmate nga lang ba??? Or the other world around? Sino sya? Yung name nya e may konek lang sa isang mayamang matanda dito sa Pinas. Di nyo parin gets? Sorry na lang kayo!!!



Da Whoo! Whois this lovers at paradise na dati ay lovebirds na parang kulangot ni Hudas kasi sobrang sticky ang kanilang pagmamahalan aside from that they are like minatamis na sugar for their sweetness pero ngayon e napapabalitang bumper car ang kanilang relationship at sabi naman ng iba e rollercoaster na, hmmmm ano masasabi ko? ….. Jubongs-jubongs!! Halerina kyemeng yemang matamis!!!! In short, “Care KO!”



Da Whoo! Itong Boylet next pinto na super simpleng tumingala sa flower and everynight he’s wishing upon a mega-moon na sana magetching nya ang super Ow-Ow ni lady next door because of super minatamis na buko pie by giving a bunch of flowers. Kaya nga ang tanong nila sa kanya, “Magkano flower mo?” sa dami ng ibinigay ni boylet nagmukha tuloy tindera ng bulaklak sa undas si gurlaloo. Sabi naman ng iba na nagchikka sa akin e super deny naman daw si boylet with her feelings sa gurlaloo but actions speaks louder than utot mo so be it ketchup na mainiinit. Pero in fairness bagay naman sila how I wish na pagpalain sila ni Buddah!.. Si boylet e may konek sa many to mentions na name….




Da Whoo! Itong gurlaloo na itich tawagin natin syang “Lolita Thumbelina” sa name na it implies na small but terrible na parang sabon sa hotel room. Super lakas ang arrive na at first e parang hindi makabasag ng plates pero kapag naramdaman mo na ang kanyang Captain Barbell na powers wishing upon a star ka na lang na mali pala ang meganalysis mo na sya ay isang Maria Clara dehins pala, isa pala syang Maria Mahindutin. Uber powering ang mga dictionary nyang binibitawan na hindi kaya ng isangdaang porsyento kong lakas. Remind ko lang kayo na looks can be deceiving but height does matters.



Da Whoo! Knows mo itong si super playboy lets binyag him as Tiyanis Lover na ititch na according sa mga mapagkakatiwalaang source ko e gumawa ng scandalous scam mismo sa Trend vicinity area. Eto and drama, since si Tiyanis Lover maraming nalilink sa kanya and he is also using his text appeal kasi para sa akin pang text lang byuti nya. An alien girl na taga outer space since she is not belong here maybe shes KAPWERA ( hindi Kapuso, hindi rin Kapamilya) isinama ang kanyang dear madir and after meeting in your face si Tiyanis Lover created a scandalous scam by giving maaanghang na words and nakakahiyang tirades because of the badicious reputation of that the super playboy created to her loving daughter. There are several local pips na nahearing aide yung mga tirades ni dakilang madir para kay Tiyanis and they said its morning glory talaga since it was early 6:00am when the laways struck to his face…Sino si Tiyanis Lover? Well, he is also konekted sa first edition ng Da Whooo ni Echoosa J




Sana naman naawa yung nanay mo sayo at nung bata ka e pinainom ka ng Promil o kaya Bonna para naman may laman ng konti yang brain cells mo at hindi puro hangin kasi kung ni isa dehins mo alam, its better to get a rope and pulupot it to your leeg then jump from 17th floor para naman magreincarnate ka into a very useful being. Sana nabusog kayo sa mga chikka and latest development sa paligid nyo. Anyway all Trenders are subject to Da Whoo without prior notice, wheter you are located at the 14th, 15th to 23rd , you are not exempted…. Till next chikka. Happy New Year to all and Happy Successful 2007!!! ……

SeGmEnTaTiOn na pala?

Well, its been almost a month since I last open my online "log book" and post what is the latest about me. So "whats new"? Everything is old except for the latest development in our office. The upper management decided to segment us according to customers and I'm assigned to the ENTERPRISE segment and other segment is the SMALL and MEDIUM BUSINESS . Our group is assigned to support large companies and because of that we are expected to give our A-1 assistance (once they call, it should be resolved ASAP).


They (managers) explain to us how they’d come up to the list of the “engineers” who will be handling enterprise clients and smb clients, according to them we passed on the qualifications they set for enterprise engineers. Some are questioning why “we” are the chosen ones and me too I’m still in question why am I included. Well, everybody has a reason why they asked those questions. But for me, I think there is a reason why lady luck place her bet on me.


It will be a tantamount work for me to be in synch with the talent of my fellow engineers. I will bet my two balls men coz they are one of the “A” performers here in our company. Intelligence, talent and experience compared to them I may me too far before I can reach them but in one category I can give them a pretty good fight is my “desire to excel in my own myself”. Declaring war to myself always give me an upbeat mood to do better. I would rather choose to fail in their metrics but I don’t want to fail in the metrics within me.


In the next six months, it would be a “hell months” coz tons and tons of trainings to attend, metrics to maintain and certifications to pass. One heckuva challenge that I will facing plus the unexpected trials in my life. One big question that I have right now is, “How can I survive with all of these things???” The answer is simple but requires lots of hardwork, aside from HIS guidance which I always seek is my determination to surpass my previous best. I always wanted to be on top of myself. In this game called life, quiter has no place the only thing I’m looking for right now is the “CHAMPIONSHIP” trophy I will be giving to myself…….


Am I ready to face the challenges?????? Place your bet my pal it will be a photo finish for one of my exciting journey here at my TREND MICRO.

TAWA ka naman dyan! :(

Hahahahahahaha sarap tumawa ng matagal at yung halos hindi ka na makahinga sa sobrang tawa. The best ito at paminsan-minsan lang kung dumating, sana araw-araw dumating din ito sa akin at araw-araw ko ring maranasana para kahit sandali nakakabawas sa mga problema. Ang hirap umuwi ng bahay lalo na naiisip ko na napakarami naming problema pero bakit ako umuuwi? Pede naman akong lumayo at mabuhay mag-isa bakit hindi ko iyon gawin? ... Syempre mahal ko kasi sila at hindi ko sila pedeng pabayaan. Gusto ko man ibigay sa kanila ang lahat sa kabila ng aking maliit na kakayahan, kakarampot man ang tulong ko pero alam kong napakalaking bagay na ito para makatulong sa mama ko na kung kumayod e marino dahil hindi na kayang magtrabaho ng papa ko, nag-aaral pa kapatid ko at 1st year college pa lang kaya kailangan pa ng maraming kayod.
Dati nung may bahay pa kami at hindi kami nangungupahan mas magaan ng konti kasi hindi kami nagbabayad ng upa pero ngayon problema lagi ang bayad sa bahay. Dati may mga "groceries" kami na anytime pede akong magbukas ng delata pero ngayon wala na. Asukal pa nga e kakaunti pa. May sakit kasi papa ko...sakit sa puso at kailangan ng mga gamot. Madalas din na isugod sa hospital at lagi sa ICU. Dun halos napupunta yung pera namin at yung iba pambayad sa utang dahil sa laki ng nagastos namin ng dalhin sya sa Phil. Heart Center. Sobrang laki ng gastos sa mga gamot nya at madalas pang isugod sa ospital.
Halos masanay na ako sa text ng mama ko na kailangan ang pera kaya yung mga kaunting ipon ko nasimot na at ngayon ang dami ko na ring binabayarang utang. Hindi naman ako pedeng humindi at tumanggi dahil kami rin naman ang walang kakainin at higit sa lahat walang pambili ng mga gamot. Kaya malaking bagay kapag nakakakuha ako ng bonus (PAR) dahil pandagdag gastos.
Ngayon pa lang gusto ko na sanang malaman kung ano mangyayari sa work ko, o ano ba ng hinihintay ko dito. Nag-aaply na nga ako kung saan-saan para makakuha ng mataas na sweldo. Kung hihintayin ko ang promotion ko dito e magpapakaburo pa ako ng isang taon dahil sa dami ng mga "senior" sa akin. Sana pagbigyan ako ni bossing na makahanap ng "better opps" kasi badly needed talaga. Gusto ko pa sanang maghintay kaya lang hindi na pedeng maghintay pamilya ko. Ayaw ko namang matigil sa pag-aaral kapatid ko kasi "promil child" yun taga-UP kaya sayang ang potential nya.
Nakakabaliw mag-isip, nakakapraning, nakakagago, kaya napakahirap magtrabaho ng wala dito isip mo. Hangang kelan pa kaya ito? Hangang kelan ko pa kaya kakayanin ang mga ito?? .... Sagot ko ... ... ... Kaya ko pa! I'm still fighting a good fight and I will end up this game as eventual CHAMPION. You can knock me down many times but you can never knock me out.

I'm a Loser

We lost another game in our fiercest opponent. A game that put me on top. During those days when I can still hit the ball, block every attack and it seems that there was a wall whenever an attacker try to spike the ball. Yes! I was the number one defensive player during my prime. As far as I can remember I was the first option for the attack once we were rotated. My good partner was the best attacker ever in our school and probably the greatest. He can hit the ball so hard but what he lacks was my greatest asset, it was the "D" that matters (Defense). I don't need an effort to hit the ball coz I can earn points by just blocking the opponent but if I needed to score, I readily deliver.

Team's were afraid to face us. Everybody who stood in front of us was easily defeated. It was the best time of my life playing my most favorite sport. I even had a chance to play with a "RP Team" player. Although I can't even see the ball when he hit it and I can't match how high he jumps but it was one of my most cherished game.

But right now, I'm playing so stupid. I felt helpless and no contribution to the team. I'm a bruttless player who don't know how to hit the ball, how to block the attack. I always consider playing volleyball was my territory and I don't want anyone messing me up, but right now I'm just a big mess to my team. Two critical mistakes came from me and the next scheduled game where I could had a chance to redeemed myself has a conflict with my scheduled and I may not be able to play.

I don't want to say I'm quitting in the game I really love most. I just can't find my range, my jump, my timing in short I just can't find my game......

All I wish right now is to have the game that put me on top. I know its hard to be in this situation but I'm always up to the challenge. I hope I can find the game I'm searching for. One big game for One big night!!!!

......... This is only what I asked................

Ako'y Isang ADIK

Ang sarap-sarap ng E-aji paborito ko itong E-aji ang sarap-sarap ng mga flavors di ko lang type yung chili kasi lasang sauce ng lumpia pero favorite ko yung cheddars as well as mayonaise. Ang sarap-sarap ng E-aji. Hindi makukumpleto araw ko ng walang E-aji, patok ito sa akin kay sarap-sarap ng E-aji... Kakaadik ang E-aji...Hindi kumpleto araw ko kapag wala akong E-aji....Sana umulan ng E-aji.... Sana may magbigay ng E-aji sa akin.

SMiLEy

Well, I just wanted to share to you how happy I am in some events that happen to me in the last few days. It's pretty hard to explain but deep inside I'm really smiling. Sometimes, there are certain unexpected situations in an accidental moment and surprise reactions that make us think .... "What if???"

TSISMAX..... mga Trenders nga naman

Monday its chuvanesence day na naman. Uber hyperallergennic ako kasi merong "Starbucks" frappe for free aside from over tsunami na free coffee courtesy of most wellknowned kapeng malamig dito sa Pinas. Pero bago magsimula ang new week share ko muna yung ilang mga latest tsismax dito sa office. Beware baka mamaya e ikaw na ang ma front-page dito? *wink* Pero hindi naman ito harmful na parang Tulfo brothers na feeling nila e mga Tsuper Hero sila ubod naman ng yayabang na kyemeng sila ang batas at laging all-right sa tama. So brace yourself guys, I hope masagot nyo lahat ititch.... officemates....



Echoosa in the haus of TotoyBeebo! Well I hope meron kayong masagot kahit isa man lang dito kung wala kayong alam better to clear your noses pati na mga tutulitus nyo sa inyong beautiful ears para naman updated ang inyong mga knowledgebase article sa mga latest chikka dito sa ating dakilang company.

1. First inline, Da whooooo ititch na support super lady na during our outing sa dating baracks nga mga sundalong puti e may kasamang lovie-dovie and after the sun and the moon constantly changing, aba ang hitachi meron an ulet na bagong fafa and we can call this guy as, "Palo-palo". Aside from that, he is also a Trender o diba ang ganda at ang haba ng hair nya kasi constant sa kanya e "Changes"..just like the battle crayola of our beloved kumpanya.

2. Da whooooo etong magaling na engineer na katatapos lang gumawa ng dalawang movies sa Hollywood...Take note "Hollywood" version 1 and version 2....kasi tawag sa kanya e, "Shrek" yes dude tama ang basa mo. Tuwing makikita ko ang uber sa size na engineer na ito e palagi kong naalala ang movie na itich. Anyway, he's not from the US Corp. Yun lang baboobs!

3. Sino itich na cutie "lethal" gurlaloo na parang harmless kung sya ay titingnan mo pero puno naman ng angers ever sa life, wag ka behind the beautiful mask e isa palang okatokat as well ah hooooohooooooooo. Gamitin ba naman ang kanyang angking kagalingan sa isang newbaby at sabihin in front of many others na, "Girl, bakit ka pumasa jan? Dapat alaminos bataan mo yung mga things na I asked to you kasi you pasas ever sa on-line drug test as a Level 2". Kawawang newbaby powerless. Pero sa sobrang I.Q na nasa kanya e the questionaire na she prepared came from and L3v3l 3 materyales pwertes... tsk tsk tsk Accept the fact na isang gisahan sa mantika ang ever close case presentation pero after grilling the newbaby and the session really ended, she doesn't say sorry. huhuhuhu pity on that new baby.

4. Whois this very much genius at IQ level e to the highest level aside from the fact na considered as one of the Pilar Pilapil kaya don't touch this birdie kasi pede ka nyang ipadeport sa tinubuan mo na land with matching crashed suit pa. Ever proudacius sya announcing na relative nya si celebrity person and not just a relative but a half-bro. Looks can be deceiving kaya nga nakakadeceive sya e... Ano masasabi mo manay Dra. Belo can you fix his face?

5. Da whooo itich na senior citizen na dito e fyi lang very much single seater aircraft. Yes korek ka jan, nag-iisa sa life kya nga ngayon e panay ang browse sa ating Intranet looking for the pot of gold na pede nyang hukayin just to settle down.....Leche!!!! hindi pampalibing ha! ang ibig ko sabihin e wanted nya magkaron ng beloved half maybe in the coming years to come.

6. Finally, sino itich na isang Promil gifted na engineer na waiting for the right moment and ever calling the shots of aneasthesia to tenderloin and kanyang resignation chuvaness kung hindi sya mapupunta sa next level na 'to. In fairytale from him e magaling naman sya and he already came here as above from the others kaya lang due to natures call e kailangan mamili kung ano ba talaga kuya. Aside form the fact that the lovi-dudettes e somewhere out there na sa ibang dimension.


Whew!!! who ever got a perfect score will win a coffee of his/her choice sa Gloria Jeans kape.
You can email your answers @ dj_peelow@yahoo.com ... Till next time sana meron pa ulet akong maimbento! Hehehe

Disclaimer: This article is inspired by everyday life and experiences here at TMI. Invented by playfu mind of the author.

National Hero?

H : Sino ang national hero na naka-picture sa 500 peso bill? Clue : Ang initials niya ay N.A. (Ninoy Aquino)

C : Nora Aunor?

H : Hindi, ang last letter ng palayaw niya ay 'Y'

C : Guy Aunor?H : Hindi, dati siyang senador.


C : Si former Senator Guy Aunor? H : Hindi, patay na siya.

C : Ano!? Patay na si Nora Aunor!!??

Eat Bulag ka?...Joke Time muna

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Amo: KNOCK KNOCK!

Chimay: Who's there?

A: amo mo!

C: Amo who?

A: Langhiya ka INDAY!!!! Papasukin mo ako! TANGA!!!!!!

C:TANGA ka! Kumatok ka kasi Hindi sinisigaw ang Knock knock!

BOBO!!!

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My Princess

Once upon a time there was a pretty princess and whatever she touches melts.

The king said any one who brings an object that wouldn’t melt can marry the

princess. Two princes came as well as “Popoy” a pinoy from Manila. The first

one brought a sword that was made on finest steel, when the princess touches

the sword, it melts. The second prince brought diamonds and it also melts. And

then came Popoy’s turn and said (with a help of a translator), “Ipasok mo yung

kamay mo sa bulsa ng shorts ko at pakiramdaman mo mabuti, pede mo ring

piga-pigain”. The princess turned red and she felt hard that didn’t melt. They got

married and live happily ever after.

What is in “Popoy’s” pants?

M&M of course. It melts in your mouth not in your hands.


Bastos ka talaga..akala mo kung ano na no?

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...................... Echoosa

Isang Milyong PAG-ASA

"Strike Three! Your Out!!!!" Muntik na itong mangyari sa papa ko. Inatake sya sa puso, Sunday yun at nasa Laguna ako kasi team building namin. Buong akala ko simpleng atake lang, pero kinaumagahan dinala sya sa ICU ng Phil. Heart Center that was the time na narealize ko na grabe kalagayan ng papa ko. Gusto ko sanang mauna na pabalik ng Manila pero baka matagalan ako kasi magcocomute pa ako. Pagdating ko dito sa office dumiretso na agad ako sa Heart Center. Ako ang nagbabantay sa kanya sa umaga at sa gabi dun natutulog mama ko. At first ok naman sya malakas at ang akala namin pede na syang lumabas after 4 days. Pero nung Friday (September 8) akala ko hindi na nya kakayanin, nagdeliryo na at nahirapan ng huminga. Nagkaroon ng "emergency call" sa mga staff na nakaduty. Pinalabas kami kasi ang daming gagawing procedures. Ang hirap pala ng nasa ganung sitwasyon na hindi mo alam kung ano mangyayari pagkatapos nun. Pero I still keep my composure, naiisip ko kasi ung responsibilidad na iiwan nya sa akin kung kakayanin ko ba. Kailangan ay maging matatag ako kung ano man ang mangyayari sa amin. Dati sa TV o pelikula ko lang nakikita yung mga aparatus sa ICU pero ngayon in person at higit sa lahat sa papa ko pa nakalagay. Nahihirapan ako sa nakikita na dinaranas nya, ang daming tubong nakalagay sa bibig nya, may respirator pa, meron pa nakalagay sa ilong na tubo na hangang sa bituka. Hindi sya pedeng kumain ng mga solid foods at ang pagkain nya ay sa pamamagitan ng tubo na nasa ilong at sinasalinan ng gatas. May ipinapasok ding tubo para higupin ang tubig sa baga nya at iyon ay ginagawa every 3 hrs. Kung may gusto syang sabihin ipinapasulat na lang. Pinilit kong tinitiis na hindi ako magpakita ng kahinaan. Bumilang din ng apat na araw na nasa kritikal na kondisyon an papa ko at pagkatapos nun ay dinala sya ng isang araw sa recovery room. Ang laki ng inihina at ipinayat nya.

Tinapat kami ng doktor nya na madami ng "damage" yung puso nya. Nuong unang atake nya sa ibaba ng puso ang ngkaron ng pagpalya, ngayon naman ay sa itaas na bahagi. Isang operasyon ang dapat gawin sa kanya para matanggal ang bara sa puso nya. Kinakailangan namin ng malaking halaga.... "Isang Milyong" piso, pero saan kami kukuha ng ganun kalaking halaga? Yung Php 150K na ibinayad namin ay inutang lang namin kung saan-saan. Nakapag-salary loan ako dito sa office ko at nakapangutang pa ako sa isang kaibigan ko. Kaya paano kami makakahanap ng ganung kalaking halaga para dugtungan pa ng konti ang buhay nya. Pero kahit na dumaan sya sa operasyon na yun wala pa rin kasiguraduhan kung talagang mawawala at gagaling sya. Panghabang buhay na sakit nya na ngayon ang sakit sa puso.

Sa kabila ng mga pangyayaring ito, isa lang ang tangi kong tuwirang hinihingan ng tulong sa "Kanya" ako ngsasagawa ng "Isang Milyong" panalangin. Ang doktor may limitasyon pero "Sya" kahit na imposbleng bagay nagiging posble. Sabi nga nila, "Faith can Move Mountains", OO nmn walang makakatanggi na tama ito pero pede din nating i-re-phrase, "Prayers can also Move Mountains". Mas umaasa ako dito ngayon, "my back is on the wall" kaya kanino pa ba ako aasa?....

ROMMEL ABUKOL

Halata ba na nag-enjoy ako sa SLIDE for LIFE?

Si Confused-cius ang Bruhang Officemate

Nagbabalik akong muli mga ate mga kuya! Hay naku nakakasira ng aura bilang isang dyosa kapag ang kasama mo sa office e walang konsiderasyon at lambing sa mga new born engineers. Akalain mo ba naman noong bago pa lang ako dito sa aking office e si Confused-cius na agad ang nag-eat bulaga sa lola mo. Aber, he/she's located from the far side of the planet 17th floor at ako naman e nakaupo sa kabilang world aba ang bruha walang kiyeme akong nilapitan at nagtravelling around the world para tarayan ang byuti ko, sabi nya. "Ikaw ba si Echoosa?, bakit ka nagsasagot ng email e nakita mo nang naka-gray yan saka pasado ako ng LEVEL 3 dyan at may i-se-send akong document sa kanya".... Aba!!! pasalamat ka at bagong shower pa lang ako dito kung hindi nakatikim ka na rin sa akin. Sabihan ba naman akong L3 sya kulang na lang sabihin nya na boba ako! Leche plan na maldita na yan feeling nya ata anak sya ni "Einstein" at ako e hindi nakatuntong ng grade 1..... Syempre ayaw ko ng war of the worlds and aside from that I wanted world peace I let it fly by na lang baka kasi may dalaw ang bruho kaya pagbigyan...... Next incident! (amfotah! ano 'to BLOTTER? alam ko blogger ako e) So sa sobrang pagiging promil child nya he/she was promoted to a next level na ititch at ako bilang umuusbong na dalaga naiwan pa mas mababang uri ng nilalang. Aba, nagpasimula na naman ang katarayan ng lokang anak ni Einstein, bakit daw ako nagtransfer ng hindi sinasabi na meron pala silang software na nakainstall. Malaysia ko sa buhay ng client na tumawag and besides during that time hindi ko pa alam pagkakaiba ng mga bagay-bagay na yun, I'm not trained to support that product kaya nga transfer e...BOba!! at nakatikim na naman ako ng katarayan ng bruhang yun. Bilang mapagmahal sa world peace I just approach him to say sorry but unfortunately dahil "confused" sya kung sya ba ay Eba o Adan he/she didn't accept my sorry tuloy ang ligaya nya sa kanyang katarayan.Grabe ang ugali ng baklitang yun lumalabas talaga ang tunay color kit. Sana hindi na lang sya dito nag-apply magwork kasi alam ko dapat pasensyoso ka at meron kang understanding and dapat may bayanihan ever as well as helping each other. We all have weaknesses as well as other churvaness pati na rin sa kapwa natin pipol. Kung naiimbyerna sya sa aking angking kagandahan sana dun sya sa field nya para sya ang reyna like DESIGNER, Make-up artist pede rin magtayo sya ng sarili nyang negosyo.. PARLOR games, kasi kung Barber shop baka masira negosyo nya kasi dadami mga fafalicious and aside form that baka maging ala "Michael Jackson" sya because of Phedophilia!!!tsk tsk tsk kasi nasasayang ang aking pagpapaganda nasisira lang ng anak ni batman nagfefeeling angel sa kagalingan na feeling nya walang tatalbog sa pagiging Ms. Support Superstar nya......kaya kayo ingat sa pag transfer baka si Confused-cius maka kuha ng call nyo tarayan ka aber, kasi wala kang incident ID or case ID. hehehehehe

Grand Finale: Day 3: September 04, 2006

Yes! Yes! Yes! This is the last of the of the 3 Sequel Event of our Team Building. There’s a hesitation if I will join them going to Pagsanjan. I don’t know why but all I thought was “I will never enjoy that ride”. Breakfast is serve earlier than expected coz according to Norman they requested the crew to prepare it, just before we leave for our “final destination”…. OK! No more saloon type preparation it is as simple as we could be, no more Ricky Reyes hair do. Life jackets have been distributed and I got an orange one. We are the second batch to ride in a banca. We have two “bangkero” one in-front and one at the back. During a quiet ride at a harmless river, it is just a typical river nothing is spectacular that is the same settings but as soon as we get deeper to the woods the surroundings become magical. It is like you’re crossing a time space-warp. The woods are like on the fairytale books, plants and trees are no less than magnificent paintings at both sides. Above your head you will see butterflies playing around, birds of different species and colors just resting on the trunks as well as the swooshing sounds of the mini-rapids. Sunlight trying to find its way to the river is also a sight very amusing. It is a trip of my life! Like a bump-boat, the feeling that you might hit the stone right in your face is superbly-frightening-enjoying. I admire the bangkeros sailing the mini-rapids of Pagsanjan, it is a complete total body workout. They use their feet, hands and sheer strength to pull the banca loaded with beautiful us *wink*

When we reached the destination, even before I see the great falls the sound of water rumbling down the mountain is spectacular, great sound of powerful water hacking the rocks below him, not until I see the marvelous Pagsanjan Falls in my two eyes. Over the years I only saw it in the magazine as well as on the books during my “Sibika at Kultura” days but now I can feel the breeze of thunderous water of Pagsanjan. It’s not yet over we have to get there to really feel the rush. The bangkeros now used a “balsa” so we can get there and feel his might. Using ropes that are attached to the other end the “bangkeros” started to pull it so we can get there. I have no words to explain when I’m already right under the falls. It is such a great! Great experience having water massage, feeling each powerful dropped in your body is an experience worth remembering for the rest of your life.

On that journey I always realize that there is “Somebody” who created that wonderful painting and upon his magical power give life so the other will appreciate that beauty of nature to praise and give thanks to HIS blessings.

Day 2: September 03, 2006

yeah at the Catwalk. I shake my return at the catwalk. Me while traversing the event.



IT’S GAME TIME!!!!!!! This is the day that we will try to conquer our fears, push ourselves to the limit and go beyond what ordinary humans cannot go. La Corona’s main attraction is the “Rope Challenges”. There are several physical and mental activities using ropes, high wires and cables that each participant needs to pass through. Each of us was given a partner or a “buddy” and both of you will try to hurdle the different obstacle courses they offer. My buddy’s name is Orly a guy from another team which has a distinction of quiet man and less talk. I’m not close with him and I don’t really know who he was, what interest him and at first if we will be a great buddies but since it is a “team building” so I decided to just let him play his game and let’s see from where can I go with. Before we proceed to the area we have a couple of warm-up where we will try to both extend ourselves holding both hands and our feet farther apart will try to reach farther as long as we can and YES we done it but this is not the true test it is just only a warm-up.

After a few minutes of briefing about the safety guideline we proceed to the area where we will have the different challenges. The first one is called, “Low-V”. From the name itself you will get an idea on what it is. A cable is attached to a coconut tree that will serve as the cross point and the two ends is attached to two pole and about two feet above the ground. The main objective is both of you can traverse to the other end at the same time without falling. What makes this difficult is the fact that you are pushing one another to create balance at the same time moving farther apart from each other while traversing in the wire. Aside from the objective to get to the other side this obstacle course is developing team effort as well as protecting one another. We have what we called “spotters” who will catch you if you are too tired and because of that you fall. Luckily my buddy is such a strong guy I think he is the one who carried the “fight” in that event. We are one of the two teams who successfully finished that event with flying colors. We are able to maintain our balance until we reach the other end. The next event that we will take is traversing in a wire where the objective is both of you at opposite ends will gonna cross to the other side without falling. On this event, the challenge would be both when both of you are at the center to change position as well as change the ropes. It requires balance, agility, strength and precision to maintain the balance. When we reached the center it was the time when we talked who will plant the foot first between the other’s legs and we decided that since I’m at a much better position I will be the one who will plant the foot in between his (Orly) legs. I slowly put my foot between his legs combating the swaying of the wire after a minute of trying to establish the best position alas! I do it!!! But that the game is not yet over, it is only the beginning; we need to successfully exchange position in order to finish that event. We need to exchange the ropes that help us maintain the balance. This come the struggle, I’m a bit wobbly and started to loose my balance, I’m started to shaking, but to my surprise, Orly did unimaginable thing to do. He goes straight to my back extend his arms to reach the rope that I’m holding at the same time still holding his original rope. He is at my back and also struggling to stay he is now holding the two ropes and I said to him, “Don’t release the rope! Hold on! Hold on! I will just reach your rope” When I get hold on the rope I said to him, “Ok release it!” Then before we started to move I do another “exhibition” I turned 360 degrees and after that we make a move to reach the other end. After that all I hear is clapping and great remarks on what we had done. It’s a GREAT GREAT event. All smiles!!!! J Thanks to him (Orly) he is such a very athletic guy more than I imagined. After this event we take a break. The menu is “pancit hab-hab and puto”. I’m not a fan of pancit but mind you guys it is one of the best pancit I ever taste aside from that the “puto” is also the best! DELICIOUSLY INSANE as GONUTS says.

Next in line is the “Slide for Life” after that great menu. It is the easiest event on that day since you will just slide from a mountain side down the ground. The last but definitely the hardest event is the “CATWALK”. The event mechanics are you need to climb to a 50 feet post, walk to the pole adjoining the two post and get back to the center to have a free fall or jump down. Orly my buddy is the first one who try it and it seems is look so easy for him. And then my turn comes, since we are the last two who did the slide for life now we will be the first for the Catwalk. When I’m starting to climb I don’t have any worries and I just feel so normal but when I am already at the top. I can hear nothing. It seems that it is my end when I fall even though I have a harness. All I can see is the pole that I need to walk on and nothing else. All I can hear is my breathing as well as my heart pumping. Certainly I will not back out or let me loose the said event without trying. So I just continue walking up to the other end and slowly back to the center. When I’m already at the center and I needed to jump, I have hesitation to do it because I don’t know what will happen next but there’s no way down except to jump…. I count one… two… three and then JUMP! It seems that it is so high…. YES! Thank God I’m still alive!!!! J

I’m so tired that day and I can’t anymore join the team on their videoke nights. I have flu and I just need a great rest so I sleep at around 10pm. I leave them singing as much as I wanted to but I have no voice that night.

Pagsanjan Diary: Day 1: September 02, 2006

First of all thank you for giving time to read my adventures as well as my misadventures. This is a bit late since it happens 2 weeks ago and my original plan right then is to write this diary after we arrive from Laguna but due to some misfortune my father was brought to Philippine Heart Center’s ICU because of the heart attack. The story about my father’s fight to survive the 3rd attack will be on another post. This part is purely our Tier 2 Team Building at La Corona. So here we go…..

Day 1: September 02, 2006

Honestly speaking, I’m not excited with this team building for the reason I have not yet know why. Since we were the last team for the shift which will end at 8am the departure time was 9am. So right at the tick of 9am we bring down the stuff we need like foods, projector. Cams and BEERS (boxes of beers). When we hit the ground floor I see a nice big bus and I know it’s not ours since we are only 26 and I already expect a smaller vehicle for us. Yes I was right it’s a coaster. We put our things and choose our comfort seats and the bus roll even we have a little problem since one of our teammate is not yet around and we just wait for him for an hour.

Once the coaster started to roll its wheels we started to take pix, sing songs, crack some jokes but it was not too long since a lot of us is a bit sleepy so we just take a good nap right after we hit the SLEX road. When we are about to take an exit, one by one is starting to fire-up everyone is cracking jokes, its OKRAYAN time na. And pity to those people who we just pass by but for the benefit to be used for the subject matter in our okrayan J

I’m enjoying the coaster ride to “Pagsanjan”. I really like long travel and watch every scene that passes by specially those green and lushes fields as well as beautiful ladies of Laguna. I’m at the window of our van staring at every detail of our journey to the place we will spend our next 3 days.

It’s already noon when we arrived at La Corona the resort where we will have our team building activities. The place is pretty good clean and peaceful area. Once that we got the key of our room we put all our belongings there and after that we go back to the reception area to take our lunch. After our lunch we took a two hour rest in our room coz at 4pm we will start our activities. That is the first time I meet our facilitator. The first chant or dance that they teach us is the “Trend Micro number 1, I am number 1, you are number 1”. It is like a warm up for the next activities that we will do. Aside from the dance we also sing a “James Ingram” song entitled as “Whatever we Imagine” which I will to share to you the lyrics.

Don't be afraid

I can meet you halfway

We can't always know

where the road ends up

but with some luck I know we can go

Wherever we imagine

Why should we wait

later on may be too late'cause where can we run

when you see there's half a chance

that we might really become

whatever we imagine

And I imagine you and me

just taking shots at what we see

and if we fallwe'll shake away the dus

tand just outlast them all

You ought to see

all your heroes in me

but if we get wise

we can break the walls we make

and you can see in my eyes

whatever we imagine

And I imagine you and me

just taking shots at what we see

so let the walls go down

and we can try it again'cause nobody can stop us now

Don't be afraid'cause I'll meet you halfway

you're not far behindif we climb this hill

I know there's still a chance we can find

whatever we imagine

A nice song which I dance with a nice beat!!!! That’s the start of where they will feel my power :) :) :) after the activities the dinner is prepared outside the reception area and it is setup in the middle of the resort with a Videoke. This is the first time I sing a song using a videoke. It was the 6cycle Mind’s Sandalan

Sandalan:

Kanina pa kitang pinag mamasdan

Mukha mo'y di maipinta

Malungkot ka nanaman

Kanina pa kita Inaalok

ng kwentuhang masaya

Parang sayo'y balewala

Chorus:

Sige lang, sandala ka na

At wag mong pipigilan

Iiyak mo na ang lahat sa langit

Iiyak mo na ang lahat sa akin

2x

Andito lang naman ako Makikinig sayo

sa buong magdamag

Sakin di ka balewala

Repeat chorus

It‘s a great relief to sing a legitimate song and get a score of 96!!! Yipeeeee way to go to the new Videoke King J . I still join the group even though I’m not holding the mic but I was singing with them. To wrap up this day, I enjoy the first day activities and still looking for some more in the next two days. When the clock stike at 10pm I said its bed time. So I can be ready for the next day nerve wracking activities......

Ano ba talaga Kuya?

Tanong ni Pututoy sa kanyang kuya, "Ano ba talaga kuya?". Tanong na madaling sabihin pero isa sa mga tanong na napakahirap sagutin. Laging nangungulit si Pututoy kapag nagkikita sila ng kanyang kuya. Madalas ay palaisipan sa kanya kung bakit laging parang ang lalim ng iniisip ng kanyang kuya sa tuwing ito ay kaniyang tinitingnan. Tahimik lamang sa isang tabi at madalas ay nasa kanilang kwarto lamang nakikinig sa radyo at sa kanyang bagong biling MP3. Masayahin at madalas ay maharot ang kanyang kuya kapag sila ay nagkikita. Napipikon pa nga siya dahil sa lakas mang-asar ng kanyang kuya.

Minsan naglakas ng loob si Pututoy na tanungin ulet ang kanyang kuya. Kahit na medyo may nginig sa kanyang pagtatanong ay itinuloy pa rin nya ang pagtatanong. Muli niyang sinabi ang mga katagang, "Ano ba talaga kuya?". Sabay talikod at biglang alis. Nagulat na lamang sya ng marinig nya ang sagot ng kanyang kuya na, "Gusto mo ba talagang malaman kung bakit?". Napadilat sya ng malaki ng sumagot ang kanyang kuya at dahan-dahan syang humarap sa kanyang kuya. "Sasabihin mo na ba sa akin yung sagot sa madalas kong tanong saiyo?" tugon ni Pututoy.......

"Marahil ay hindi mo pa naiintindihan ang napakaraming bagay dito sa mundo. Tanong na mahirap sagutin... Hangang ngayon ganun pa rin nararamdaman ko. Napakaraming mga mga bagay at pangyayari ang mahirap sagutin ang mahirap maunawaan. Bakit ba kailangan mangyari ang mga bagay na ito? Bakit ba kailangan ng kalungkutan? Bakit magulo? Bakit parang wala ng pedeng patunguhan? Bakit walang tigil ang pagdating ng mga problema? Bakit tayo nawalan ng tahanan? Bakit kailangan pang magkahiwalay? Bakit kailangan pang mag-away? Bakit hindi na lang mag-unawaan? Bakit ang hirap maging masaya? Bakit pa kailangang umiyak? Bakit hindi ko madama ang pagmamahalan? Bakit ayaw magpatawaran? Bakit kailangan pang lumayo? Bakit kailangan pang abutin ang mga ito? Bakit kailangan makasakait? Bakit walang nakakapansin? Bakit ako lang ang malungkot? Bakit sila masaya? Bakit ako nag-iisa? Bakit hindi pede ang isang bagay? Bakit parang walang katapusan? Bakit hindi ko makita ang hangganan? Bakit wala pa akong naaabot at napapatunayan? Bakit kailangang maghirap? Bakit kami mahirap? Bakit hindi ko kaya ang isang bagay at ang iba ay kaya nila? Bakit parang wala akong suportang nararamdaman? Bakit kami nawalan? Bakit hindi kami magkaroon? Bakit may nagagalit sa akin? Bakit kailangan pang sumigaw? Bakit hindi na lang daanin sa mabuting paraan? Bakit napakagulo ng apat na sulok ang aking lugar? Bakit and hirap ng aking kalagayan?
Bakit ang hirap sumagot? Bakit wala akong makita?...... Ang daming bagay na dapat sagutin. Nahihirapan na ako. Minsan naiisip ko na bumigay pero mas matindi magiging kapalit. Minsan nanghihina rin ako at kailangan kong lumakas. Ayaw kong sumuko dahil walang mabuting maidudulot ang pagsuko pero napakarami ko ring kahinaan marami rin akong hindi kayang gawin. Sana kapag sa munti kong kaharian may kasiyahan pero bakit puno ng galit at sama ng loob? Bakit sa munti kong kaharian hindi ako ang hari at iba ang nagpapatakbo iba ang namumuno? Paano ba ako lalakas? Paano ko ba maipapakita ang tunay na AKO? Akala ko hindi ako mahihirapan yun pala mas matindi pa sa inaasahan ko........ Sana lagi na lang pagmamahalan, sana lagi na lang tahimik, sana hindi sa pera umikot ang aking kaharian. Ayaw ng napakaraming kayamanan sapat lang masaya na ako.... Sana ang "kasiyahan" madaling hanapin, madaling abutin pero mas mahirap pa sa inaakala ko. Gusto ko lang maging masaya.... Gusto ko lang ng kapayapaan ng buhay..... Gusto ko nagmamahalan........ Hindi naman sila mahirap abutin pero bakit sa akin napakahirap......."

Tahimik ang buong paligid ng huminto sa pagsasalita ang kuya ni Pututoy. Wari baga wala siyang naintindihan sa mga sinasabi nito. Pero sa mukha ng kanyang kuya nabakas ni Pututoy ang mga katanungan na gustong sagutin ng kanyang kuya na sana isa sya sa makatulong sa pagtukalas ng mga kasagutan.....

Pare Bawal Uminom

Eto paahhhh kasi nmn wag kayong uuwi ng lasheng ng hindi kung anu-ano ang iniisip.

----- Echos

Gabi nang umuwing mag-isa ang lasing na si Mark. Nang malapit na sa lumang bahay ay may tumawag sa kanya, "Mark!" Lumingon siya sa paligid nguni't walang nakitang tao. Itinuloy niya ang paglalakad at naramdamang niyang may sumusunod sa kanya, "Mark!!" Lumingon uli pero walang nakitang tao kaya kinabahan siya. Binilisan niya ang paglalakad. Muli niyang narinig ang mas malakas na pagtawag sa kanya, "Mark! Mark!". Naalala niya ang kuwentong may lumalabas raw na maligno sa lumang bahay. Medyo nawala ang kanyang pagkalasing sa takot at tumakbo na siya. Pero bigla siyang napahinto pagtapat sa lumang bahay nang nabasa niya ang nakapaskin sa bakuran nito: "Mag-ingat sa ngongong aso!"

Reyna ng Blogspot

Pers of ol gusto ko muna magpakilala, ako nga pala si "Echoosa Golfia"... "Echos" por syort time.

Prom taym to taym may makikita kang post ko dito. Wala pa akong sariling "Blog" kaya nakikisawsaw lang ako kay Totoy Beebo aka Syort Taymer! ahihihihi Eto nga pala ang isa sa mga research work ko na sana makatulong sa inyo. Kung gusto nyo ng "syort taym" tawagan nyo lang ako para matikaman nyo ako...... Hindi yung gusto nyo ahh wat I min e para naman mapatawa ko kayo paminsan-minsan. ahihihi-ahihih-ahihi

Ine-examin nung Doktor yung isang pasyente sa Mental Hospital sa pamamagitan ng tanong at sagot. Tanong nung Doktor, "Kung ikaw ay palabasin ngayon sa ospital, ano ang iyong unang gagawin?" Sagot nung pasyente, "Titiradorin ko po ang buwan!" Wika nung Doktor, "Ikaw ay hindi pa pwedeng palabasin. E-examinin ulit kita sa paglipas ng anim na buwan."
Pagkaraan ng anim na buwan, muling inexamin nung Doktor yung pasyente. Tanong nung Doktor, "Kung ikaw ay palabasin ngayon sa ospital, ano ang iyong gagawin?" Sagot ng pasyente. "Doktor, ako'y magaling na. Pagkalabas ko po sa ospital, ako po ay hahanap ng trabaho upang mamuhay ng mag-isa." Muling nagtanong ang Doktor, "Pagnakahanap ka ng trabaho, ano ang iyong gagawin?" Sagot ng pasyente, "Doktor, ako po ay manliligaw ng isang mabait, masipag at magandang babaeng pwede kong makakapiling na pang habang buhay."
Gulat ang Doktor! Mukhang matino na ang kaniyang pasyente! Muli pang nagtanong ang Doktor, "Pagkatapos niyong makasal, ano ang iyong gagawin?" Sagot ng pasyente, "Aba, Doktor, kami po ay mag-hahanimun!" Bilib na naman ang Doktor.
Tanong ulit ng Doktor, "Ano ang iyong gagawin sa inyong hanimun?"
Sagot ng pasyente, "Doktor, huhubarin ko po ang blusa at palda ng aking bagong asawa."
"Pagkatapos..." tanong ng Doktor.
"Pagkatapos..." sabi ng pasyente, "huhubarin ko ang kaniyang bra at panty".
"Pagkatapos..." tanong ng Doktor.
"Pagkatapos..." sabi ng pasyente, "kukunin ko lahat ng lastiko sa bra at panty at titiradorin ko ang buwan!"

Seven young men brave the seven seas

I saw this article in INQ7 and I just wanted to share this to you. Nakakainspire at the same time

nakakalungkot. I really admire this "young blood" kasi talagang desidido sila. I also realize that I still have some "Fears" that I need to conquer so I can call myself as "BraveHeart". I just hope it should be sooner than expected......

By Franco Emman Von M.

They’re up and lively before the crack of dawn despite the inviting comfort of their beds and the chilly morning air. They dress hastily, their uniforms piled up all around the room. At this early hour, they chat animatedly over what they’re going to do in this new day.
Under one humble roof, seven aspiring seamen share their longtime dream – boarding a ship that could bring fortune to their families in the province.
First timers in the city, they found a house in Pio del Pilar, Makati. The small place, which they rent for P2000-bedspace each, accommodates four double decks good enough for these hopeful teenagers from Iloilo and Guimaras provinces.
Staying together
Unlike teenagers who nowadays flock to Manila seeking call center jobs, they braved the city to try their luck in a maritime agency that sends out aspiring seamen.
Ian Salcedo, Desmond Caro, Noel Bilbao, Rionel Las Piñas, Avito Castillo and Roniel Seguisa completed a three-year certificate program in Marine Transportation at the John B. Lacson College Foundation in Arevalo town, Iloilo; Mark Joseph Gallo earned his certificate in Marine Engineering in the town of Molo
After completing the course in Lacson, where they were enrolled in the star sections, they tried for the tests given by a maritime agency in Makati. Among the graduating students in their respective schools, seven hopefuls aced the exams, the ticket to the city and a step closer to fulfilling their dreams.
“It’s better that we live together,” said 20-year old Bilbao. “We wake up at the same time. And there’s someone who would drag you to school everyday.”
Study now, pay later
Living in one house made things easier to cope with and handle Having housemates going through the same things one is going through is like having your very own support group. They go to training together everyday; at the end of the day, they wait up for each other and go home together. Waiting for the time when they can board their respective ships is also easier since they have each other as company in a supposedly boring and disheartening wait.
To these aspiring teen-aged seamen, it’s fortunate that the agency handling them pays the lodging and emergency expenses while waiting for their boarding.
“It’s like a ‘study-now, pay-later scheme,’” Caro of Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo said. “Once we get into the ship, the company will be getting a portion of what we earn. It’s like payback time.”
Under the contract, the agency gets P50,000 from their earnings on an installment basis while on board. It will get a portion from the seamen’s monthly income for 10 years.
Apart from lodging expenses, the agency gives them an allowance of P5,000 monthly. It also shoulders their expenses incurred during medical examinations and visa processing. Still, the amount is not enough to sustain their living in the Manila, one of them adds, so he still asks for monthly support from his family in Lambunao, Iloilo.
Deck and engine cadets
Most of them are financially supported either by close relatives or siblings in the province.
Close to shedding tears, Castillo said that his family in Estancia, Iloilo had to sell their piece of farm to support his education while in Lacson Foundation. His family owns a sari-sari store – from time to time, his mother asks the help of “Bombay’s 5-6” lending scheme to send nine children to school.
Called deck and engine cadets, the entry level for aspiring seamen, they could earn an average of $400 (roughly P20,000) to as much as $900 (roughly P45,000) while on board, depending on the carrier flag they’re assigned to.
Lured by the fat money awaiting them, these teeners say they’re more than willing to brave the risks and homesickness.
Like father, like son
Bilbao’s father was once a seaman who was kicked out because of vices, he said.
Seguisa of Calinog, Iloilo said that a number of college students in their hometown have enrolled in marine courses since they knew that their future seems brighter on this side. “Mabilis ang asenso ng buhay,” he added.
Eighteen-year-old Gallo of Buenavista, Guimaras shared that he was inspired by his relatives who are mostly in the same line of job. “My father and most of my relatives are seamen. I have cousins who are, in their brood of ten, are all seamen.”
Saying goodbye to the country, to their friends, families, and girlfriends would definitely be a major hurdle, but they’re more than ready to do even that.
“I don’t see a bright future for me here in the country, so I am determined to give it a shot,” Bilbao said.
Castillo’s girlfriend, meanwhile, is also training for a domestic passenger ship.
Life at sea
Being a seaman is no joke, they said. Despite the good money they would earn overseas, the job carries with it the likelihood of say, getting fingers cut or even losing one’s life. They could even be hostaged like the 20 Pinoy seamen held in Somalia recently.
“Once you step on the ship, it’s like one of your feet is in the grave,” Seguisa said.
“You’re not allowed to commit a mistake because it can cost a life,” they add.
As deck cadets, they will be tasked to do the menial jobs of greasing machines, scraping rust that accumulate on the ship’s walls, and painting the ship’s interior –“as big as a cathedral,” according to them, usually with only six people sharing the job.
“Many have died by falling off from high elevations while painting or scraping and a number have lost their fingers during ‘mooring operations’ when thigh-sized ropes suddenly break,” they said. “There’s no escaping these ropes once they hit your back.”
Good, bad weather
They also have to adapt to seasickness since work doesn’t stop even in bad weather. “Operations are 24/7 so this is not a so-so job,” added Seguisa.
Work aside, the temptation of paying for sexual services is common to seamen. In fact, they’re commonly tagged “womanizers.”
“I will try hard not to be tempted. It’s hard-earned money,” Seguisa said. He observed that some seamen do not know how to handle money and end up spending extravagantly for “their girls.”
While waiting for the chance to finally go onboard, aspiring seamen go through the usual training process. They’re asked to go to the office for some lecture refresher courses.
“We’re up as early as 5 a.m to report to the office. They basically train and expose us to the life on board since work there usually starts at 6 in the morning,” Seguisa said.
Asked about their future plans, they said that they would not want any of their children to become a seaman because of the harsh realities of the life at sea.
“I would rather ask them to look for other jobs,” Las Piñas said.
One by one, they go
At this time, these teenagers are leaving the boarding house and the country one by one. They started as a group of seven; two have already left.
After grueling months of waiting, Salcedo, a native of Leon, Iloilo and a cum laude graduate of Lacson, has been sent to a Panama flagship after two months of training. He could earn there $900, Bilbao said, citing that a Panama carrier is among the highest paying.
Caro, 19, who also graduated cum laude in Lacson, was sent to a US flag carrier a week after Salcedo’s boarding.
The one-year apprenticeship program they will complete on board will finally earn them a bachelor’s degree in Marine Transportation. After a year, they will take another exam for promotion to the next rank, hopefully closer to becoming a captain which pays $6,000 on the average.
The noise and laughter have diminished with the clutter. Though the ones left behind should be relieved with more space to move around in, they find it “depressing.” Soon, all of them will leave.
Saying goodbye
Breaking away from the group is difficult, they say.
They know they will be assigned to different ships and leave the house at different times. But, they said, the friendship that they have made during their stay doesn’t end there. They agreed to meet after a year of being apprentices and once more share a house during their review for promotions.
They promised to meet again to tell stories of how they have finally realized their dreams. They’ll be back, they promised. And with their return, once more they will support each other in the fulfillment of more dreams and the comfort in their friendship.

Punch-out

QUESTOR!!! This is a cheap pair of boxing gloves I bought last time at Ali Mall. Yeah "Ali Mall",
the mall that was built for the Greatest Boxer of all time. I decided to buy this "cheap" pair rather than go with the "Twins, Everlast,Bulls or Cleto Reyes". It doesn't depend whether you wear a cheap gloves or not it comes on how you punch the game. But the issue will be, how long my "Questor" gloves last? Well let us see. I will use it to the fullest :) ....

Fool of Mistakes

Here in our Team I'm the "number one" engineer.... Number one in escalated cases. It seems that I don't know how to solve and troubleshoot a problem. It seems that I'm still in a honeymoon period after my transfer from Tier 1 to Tier 2 (without salary increase!) Although cases here is more difficult compared to Tier 1 which even my eyes were closed I can still solved the cases but here, all my eyes were wide open and all the resources can be accessed and still I cannot solve the client's concern.... BUT..... today its an eye opener for me. "two" cases were being handled by our Level 2 engineer and do you know how did they were able to solved it????
They just found my stupid mistakes in handling the case. I admit that I need a lot of things to learn and I'm not ashamed of that. I am willing and bravely accept the fact that in terms of technical ability even on the new ones, I will be last on the list..... BUT I'm willing to take on that challenge whatever it takes to reach the TOP. Honestly speaking or should I say blogging, I'm not competing to anyone, I'm just competing with myself. And this was the formula I used in my highschool years where I was able to gain lots of pride to myself. Now I will regain my lost self-glory not for anything but for the self fullfillment and self respect that money can't buy. I just hope I can do those things with God's never ending love to me.............

BLACK EYED PEAS: Monkey Business Tour

Did you watched the ABS-CBN concert special of Black Eyed Peas (BEP) last Sunday (080606). It was awesome and really a night to party. Even at our WW II aged TV
set and a pre-historic antenna which at times seems there was a storm in the boob-tube, I just totally enjoy watching it. Aside from that it was still fresh because the concert happen last Thursday or Friday only (080406 or 080506) whatever. I wanted to be a part of that concert but unfortunately I had no bucks to shell-out. It was an astonishing “5Kiaw” and I’m not the son of Mr. Ayala or Lopez. I’m just a proud son of “PANELA” *wink* so its too big for me L Anyway, it was just an accidental touch on the remote control since we don’t have a “cable” (although I know how to tap aside from being an ECE I also worked in a stupid company somewhere in Pampanga where I was being treated as a slave eating rotten food) and when I saw the logo “Monkey Business Tour-Manila” I just said “Oooooooooooh noooooo!!! This is it! This is it!” Yeah!! It’s the concert of BEP. Music was great. Specially there was our Kababayan-Apl. Every song number was a hit everybody was dancing, singing and of course partying. When Apl’s turn to sing specially his two hits “tagalong” songs it brought the house down….” Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo, ako’y may dala-dalang balita galing sa bayan ko. Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap sa lupang ipinangako….Listen closely Yo!…” It seems that it was the Big Dome’s Anthem. When the “Bebot” was sung by Apl he brought his beloved “Mom” on the stage and she danced together with the other BEP members. Aside from that Wil.I.am the band leader confess that he had a PINAY girlfriend for 8 years and several songs has been written about her. That’s why no wonder why he appreciates Apl brand of songs as well as personality aside from the fact that they were childhood friends. The addition of “Fergie” also adds an icing to the cake which added more flava to BEP music. Overall their performance was sooooo wonderful and every audience went home in party mood. Even though I wasn’t there I can really feel the electricity flowing my nerves…..

Ouch!!! My stupidity strucks again

Ouch!!! My stupidity strucks again… What do you expect to me? I’m not the son of Einstein; I’m just a common pips son living in an apartment with no permanent home…..Anyway, I just realize how big was the MegaMall. Langya na yan! To start my journey. I went there for a mission “Look for a nice Boxing Gloves at affordable price” for “1 hour”. I took a ride from a taxi and since nandito ako sa Eastwood it would be better na sa SM Pasig na lang ako pupunta at mas malapit pa. Kaya para ako ng mamang taxi.sabi ko “jan lang sa may SM sa C5” tapos nung malapit na kami nakita ko na “Under Construction”...!@#$!#@$ past 4pm
Na mag-gym pa ako ng 5pm. So sakay ulet ako ng taxi papuntang Mega Mall so syempre daan ng Ortigas OMG traffic usually from there it will only take me 5 minutes pero that time it took me 15 mins. Sayang less than one hour na lang akong maglilibot aside from that hindi ko pa alam kung saan dun ung eksakto kong pupuntahan :( Around 430pm nandun na ako sa gitna ng Mega Mall, I mean yung bldg B ata un... Whatever!!!! From there I started my journey and my mission and I have 30 mins to fulfill that. So from there I started to walk without knowing where I will go. After walking for 15 mins aba! aba! ata malaking aba!!!!
#$!@#$!# paikot-ikot lang ako sa iisang lugar yun at yun din napupuntahan ko. Gusto ko na nga sana maghubad kasi namamatanda na ata ako. Una kong nakita yung store na “Olympic Village” bwisit na store yan panay badminton
accessories lang as well as “shoe store” dapat hindi ganun pangalan ng store na un. Next nakita ko e “Toby’s” much better than the stupid Olympic Village daw??? Sad to say isang boxing gloves lang meron sila, TKO hmmmmm mahal na hindi pa maganda. So ano pa gagawin ko e di “finders-keepers” na naman, it is like looking for a needle is a grass and drama ko. 5 minutes to go before 5pm which is my target time na makabalik since mag-gym pa ako. Unfortunately wala pa rin akong nabibiling boxing gloves. That was the time I decided to look in the
“directory” and I saw “Chris Sports Center” which is in the LG (Lower Ground Floor). O sya baba ako sa LG, sakto pagbaba ko sa elevator nakita ko yung store. Pasok ako agad and the good thing was I saw the “Bulls” boxing gloves na hinahanap ako. SUCCESS!!…. Pero nung nagtanong na ako kung may size 10 or 12 sabi, “Sir, 8 na po yung pinaka last size, next week pa darating yung supply”. I wanted to cry and PUNCH that store….Pinahirapan pa ako wala naman pala…..

Anyway, kaya ko naman kinuwento kasi madalas kapag nagpupunta ako sa Mega may kasama ako. So hindi ko napapansin na nalilibot na pala namin yung mall. Syempre hindi ko napapansin kasi napapansin ko lang e yung kasama ko. Tapos wala pa akong time na dapat alalahanin. Di tulad nun kailangan ko na within an hour so that was the time I really, really, really realize na Mega Mall pala sya at kung nag-iisa ka lang better to look at SM West.

Simula na ng Pagbabago

This is the "nth" time I'm creating a blog. Way back 2004 hindi pa ganun karami
gumagamit ng site na ititch may account na ako. Kaengotan ko nakalimutan ko ung
username and password so ayun wala ititch magawa kundi bumasa na lang. Alm mo
ba dude di ko type yung blog sa Friendsters ewan ko ba hindi ko feel. Although I
have one article I posted there. Well eventually maayos ko ititch and start of the new
process and way of journaling my adventures. So kung gusto mo ng kwento abangan
mo lang lagi ititch.... Kabooom!