Hindi ako madalas madala ng mga tags/notes sa Facebook pero medyo naenggangyo ako nung na tag ako nito. Gawin niyo guys!
At random order siya dahil pinapakinggan ko to from my playlist as I write it down. At infairness, medyo mahirap pumili ng songs. Good memories :)
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Once you have been tagged, you are supposed to write down 25 songs you cannot live without. You know, the ones you can listen to over and over and never get tired of. They don't have to be in any particular order. These are the songs that make you laugh, cry, think of an old friend, whatever the reason.
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1. Hoppipola - Sigur Ros
2. Linger - The Cranberries
3. Yellow - Coldplay
4. Torete - Moonstar 80 (Itayo ang bandera ng torpeng Atenista)
5. Beat It - Doy (Yup, mas gusto ko yung version niya kesa version ni Michael Jackson. haha)
6. Next Episode - Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg (Classic HS song. Good times)
7. Broken Sonnet - Hale (Ultimate EMO song)
8. Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
9. The Scientist - Coldplay
10. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol (Gino is a fan of Snow Patrol)
11. Collide - Howie Day
12. Inevitable - Anberlin (Lately ko rin lang to nagustuhan. Pero definately a Gino-recommended song)
13. Always - Erasure (Goes back to the good ol days kung saan nagiinit pa ang rivalry ng UMD at Streetboys)
14. Prom - Sugarfree (Maganda din yung verion nito na kasama nila ang Manila Philharmonic Orchestra)
15. Akap - Imago
16. Fool - Lifehouse
17. Strike Whilst the Iron is Hot - Orange and Lemons (Naaalala ko pa rin nung narinig ko sila kantahin to live. Mind blowing. Pati sobrang pangpa-hype up ng araw ang kantang ito)
18. You Could be Happy - Snow Patrol
19. Purest of Pain - Sony by Four
20. Creep - Radiohead
21. Jizz in My Pants - The Lonely Island
22. The Freshman - The Verve
23. Again I Go Unnoticed - Dashboard Confessional (Emo days.)
24. Get Your Freak On - Missy Elliot (actually, kahit anony kanta ni Missy Elliot brings me back to the HS BUTT TAP days. BATATATA TATATATATATA haha)
25. Everything - Lifehouse (Makakalimutan ko ba to? hahaha!)
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Nakakatuwa din malaman ang mga memorable songs ng ibang tao. Para madownload kung may maganda. hahaha! Kaya gawin niyo na!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Isa pang quote from The Zahir
"Grace can not be hoarded. There are no banks where it can be deposited to be used when I feel more at peace with myself. If I do not make full use of these blessings , I will lose them forever.
God knows we are all artists of life. One day he gives us a hammer with which to make all sculptures, another day he gives us brushes and paints with which to make a picture, or paper and pencil to write with. But you can not make a painting with a hammer or sculpture with a paintbrush. Therefore, however difficult it may be, I must accept today's small blessings, even if they seem like curses because I am suffering and it's such a beautiful day, the sun is shining, and the children are singing in the street. This is the only way I will manage to leave my pain behind and rebuild my life." - The Zahir
YUP. If there is something that I have learned from work (and am still learning nowadays), it is that you have got to appreciate life regardless of how it manifests itself to you. Because the moment that you feel sorry for yourself for whatever reason, that is when you neglect to make the most of the good things that are present in your life. Yes, work has been hard (and even depressing at times) but, at the end of each day, I always find something nice to look back on.
Hindi ko alam kung ano nakain ko at in english yung pagsusulat ko kanina. Mga 48 minutes ko ata sinulat yung paragraph na yun. HAHAHA! Pero yun lang siguro, totoo naman kasi. Work has been shetty for me. Kumbaga sa level na kataehan, andun na siya sa level ng green tae na gumagapang pababa sa legs at short ng kaklase ko nung grade2na hindi napigilan ang sarili niya sa pagtae habang nagtetest. Pero buhay pa naman ako. At masaya pa naman. kahit papaano. HAHAHA
God knows we are all artists of life. One day he gives us a hammer with which to make all sculptures, another day he gives us brushes and paints with which to make a picture, or paper and pencil to write with. But you can not make a painting with a hammer or sculpture with a paintbrush. Therefore, however difficult it may be, I must accept today's small blessings, even if they seem like curses because I am suffering and it's such a beautiful day, the sun is shining, and the children are singing in the street. This is the only way I will manage to leave my pain behind and rebuild my life." - The Zahir
YUP. If there is something that I have learned from work (and am still learning nowadays), it is that you have got to appreciate life regardless of how it manifests itself to you. Because the moment that you feel sorry for yourself for whatever reason, that is when you neglect to make the most of the good things that are present in your life. Yes, work has been hard (and even depressing at times) but, at the end of each day, I always find something nice to look back on.
Hindi ko alam kung ano nakain ko at in english yung pagsusulat ko kanina. Mga 48 minutes ko ata sinulat yung paragraph na yun. HAHAHA! Pero yun lang siguro, totoo naman kasi. Work has been shetty for me. Kumbaga sa level na kataehan, andun na siya sa level ng green tae na gumagapang pababa sa legs at short ng kaklase ko nung grade2na hindi napigilan ang sarili niya sa pagtae habang nagtetest. Pero buhay pa naman ako. At masaya pa naman. kahit papaano. HAHAHA
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
6 Useful Work Skills
Isa lang tong random work post dahil sobrang kalat ng mga workdays ko lately at kanina pa kong 6am nasa Petron building.
Update lang, for the past month, I have been been doing BE/IT MSA work for two projects: Optima and Saudi. Medyo stressful siya considering that a) my role in Optima is a technical lead (which means na SUPPOSEDLY alam ko ang mga technical matters concerning MOST of the rows), b) I am doing BE work in Saudi and may issues kami na kailangan ko kausapin GLOBAL process owners ng MSA, c) Sat to Wed ang workdays ng SAUDI locals namin which means na nakakausap lang namin sila from Mon to Wed, and d) HINDI pa ko naguundergo ng formal training sa MSA. All of this equates to kalat days kung saan todo sabaw ako, nauubos ang pera ko sa stress eating at narerelive ang aking faith in God. hahaha!
In order to survive, buti na lang naka-develop ako ng ilang useful skills na naapply ko aking working days. These are skills na nagagamit ko tuwing baon ako sa mga meetings, kapag may hinaharap ako na issue or even sa simple interaction ko with my contacts from operations, Saudi or accenture. So to those na magwowork pa lang, here are some things na tingin ko matututunan niyo rin sooner or later.
1. Kahit nasa heated email or mc conversation with someone about an issue, nakakaya ko pa rin mag singit ng smiley sa aking mga messages. Kahit na deep inside gusto ko na i-fillet (felay for Imman, Randy and Martin) ang mukha ng kausap ko.
2. Kaya ko kausapin ang isang tao (through email or MC lang) about an issue at iconvince siya regarding what I think even though I have NO CLUE ABOUT WTF I'M TALKING ABOUT (sorry to my PM's). Unfortunately, pag call or face to face, madali nila nabbreak ang aking thin barrier of deception kaya hindi ko to magawa. Connected with this, kaya ko na umattend sa mga conference or update meetings kahit na WALA AKONG ALAM at INPUTS and still make it seem na actively participating ako. hahaha
3. After around 8 hours of stress, may energy pa rin ako makipagkwentuhan at makipag sabawan with my officemates kapag inaabot kami ng gabi sa office. Yup, madalas kami magkantahan sa office pag mga 8pm onwards na at wala na ang mga manager. Unfortunately, nagiging daily routine na to dahil inaabot kami ng gabi madalas.
4. Nagagawa ko ng intindihin at makipag small talk sa ibang nationalities na may mahirap na accent (British and Saudi). Natandaan ko dati na chinicka ko ang isang contact ko sa EMEA team na may INTENSE ENGLISH accent tungkol sa kanyang anak. "You have a very cute son. She must have gotten it from her mother"
5. Kaya ko na mangulit sa mga taong hindi ko naman kilala (upang humingi ng tulong or sabihin na bilisan nila trabaho nila. haha) and still have the guts na makipag-small talk. hahahha!
and
6. Natututunan ko na iappreciate ang little things in life :) (HAHAHA! gay but true)
Update lang, for the past month, I have been been doing BE/IT MSA work for two projects: Optima and Saudi. Medyo stressful siya considering that a) my role in Optima is a technical lead (which means na SUPPOSEDLY alam ko ang mga technical matters concerning MOST of the rows), b) I am doing BE work in Saudi and may issues kami na kailangan ko kausapin GLOBAL process owners ng MSA, c) Sat to Wed ang workdays ng SAUDI locals namin which means na nakakausap lang namin sila from Mon to Wed, and d) HINDI pa ko naguundergo ng formal training sa MSA. All of this equates to kalat days kung saan todo sabaw ako, nauubos ang pera ko sa stress eating at narerelive ang aking faith in God. hahaha!
In order to survive, buti na lang naka-develop ako ng ilang useful skills na naapply ko aking working days. These are skills na nagagamit ko tuwing baon ako sa mga meetings, kapag may hinaharap ako na issue or even sa simple interaction ko with my contacts from operations, Saudi or accenture. So to those na magwowork pa lang, here are some things na tingin ko matututunan niyo rin sooner or later.
1. Kahit nasa heated email or mc conversation with someone about an issue, nakakaya ko pa rin mag singit ng smiley sa aking mga messages. Kahit na deep inside gusto ko na i-fillet (felay for Imman, Randy and Martin) ang mukha ng kausap ko.
2. Kaya ko kausapin ang isang tao (through email or MC lang) about an issue at iconvince siya regarding what I think even though I have NO CLUE ABOUT WTF I'M TALKING ABOUT (sorry to my PM's). Unfortunately, pag call or face to face, madali nila nabbreak ang aking thin barrier of deception kaya hindi ko to magawa. Connected with this, kaya ko na umattend sa mga conference or update meetings kahit na WALA AKONG ALAM at INPUTS and still make it seem na actively participating ako. hahaha
3. After around 8 hours of stress, may energy pa rin ako makipagkwentuhan at makipag sabawan with my officemates kapag inaabot kami ng gabi sa office. Yup, madalas kami magkantahan sa office pag mga 8pm onwards na at wala na ang mga manager. Unfortunately, nagiging daily routine na to dahil inaabot kami ng gabi madalas.
4. Nagagawa ko ng intindihin at makipag small talk sa ibang nationalities na may mahirap na accent (British and Saudi). Natandaan ko dati na chinicka ko ang isang contact ko sa EMEA team na may INTENSE ENGLISH accent tungkol sa kanyang anak. "You have a very cute son. She must have gotten it from her mother"
5. Kaya ko na mangulit sa mga taong hindi ko naman kilala (upang humingi ng tulong or sabihin na bilisan nila trabaho nila. haha) and still have the guts na makipag-small talk. hahahha!
and
6. Natututunan ko na iappreciate ang little things in life :) (HAHAHA! gay but true)
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Ben and Gino's
May nakakatuwang pangyayari last weekend.Nag grocery kami ng dad ko (at ako yung nagdrive) sa Shopwise sa Antipolo and, to my surprise, meron silang tinitindang Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. The same Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream which I have been searching for for God knows how many years now (siguro mga 2 years). The same ice cream na akala ko sa panaginip ko lang matitikman (unless pupunta ako sa states). And yes, the one and only Ben & Jerry's ice cream na inaral namin ang business case sa isang LS class dati. hahaha!
Anyway, nung tinikman ko siya, hindi ako na disappoint. It really stands out. Pero more than the quality of the ice cream, ang nagpa-WOW talaga sakin ay yung flavors nila. Sobrang creative kasi ng mga flavors nila at nakakatuwa pa yung mga names. Ang ilan sa kanilang mga flavors ay "Everything but the..." (sobrang daming mga naka mix in sa ice cream), "Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough" (literal lasa siyang cookie dough) at "Karamel Sutra" (wala siya sa Shopwise pero nakita ko lang sa net. haha). Napaisip lang ako, kung ako gagawa ng ice cream, gusto ko nagsstand out din yung mga flavors ko. Kaya nakaisip ako ng ilang mga ice cream flavors na makikita niyo lang sa soon to be "Ben & Gino's". hahahaha!
"Bigyan Sa Pwet" - Chocolate ice cream mixed with chunks of chocolate brownie and chocolate chips. Ok to pag kakatapos mo lang mag number 2. "Hmm... looks familiar"
"Patikim ng Pinya" - Pina ice cream (ala sorbetes sa Vigan). Natandaan ko lang to kasi surprisingly masarap ang pineapple flavored ice cream. First time ko nakatikim nito.
"Emo's Delight" - Dark chocolate ice cream with spots of strawberry ice cream. Nothing spells emo more than dark bitter chocolate with lipstick-red strawberry ice cream. Parang hindi bagay? Sino ba nagsabing masarap maging emo? hahaha
"Och vs Chua" - Vanilla ice cream with mixed in Dewberry cookies. Natandaan ko lang na ang once strong friendship ni Och at Chua ay nabuwag dahil sa kanilang di mapiit na pagnanais para sa isang pack ng Dewberry. hahaha
"Absinthe Effect" - Pistachio with bits of nuts, chips, sisig at kahit ano pang pagkain na pwedeng pang pulutan.
and...
"Gino's All Stars" - THE DREAM ICE CREAM. Vanilla and mocha ice cream with mixed cashew nuts, oreo and bits of reese's chocolate. Dream ice cream ko to. talap talap. hahahha
Anyway, may nahanap lang akong isang video na sana magustuhan niyo. Lalo na at kakapanood lang namin ng "2 Fast 2 Furious" nung birthday ni Doy. hahahha enjoy :)
Anyway, nung tinikman ko siya, hindi ako na disappoint. It really stands out. Pero more than the quality of the ice cream, ang nagpa-WOW talaga sakin ay yung flavors nila. Sobrang creative kasi ng mga flavors nila at nakakatuwa pa yung mga names. Ang ilan sa kanilang mga flavors ay "Everything but the..." (sobrang daming mga naka mix in sa ice cream), "Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough" (literal lasa siyang cookie dough) at "Karamel Sutra" (wala siya sa Shopwise pero nakita ko lang sa net. haha). Napaisip lang ako, kung ako gagawa ng ice cream, gusto ko nagsstand out din yung mga flavors ko. Kaya nakaisip ako ng ilang mga ice cream flavors na makikita niyo lang sa soon to be "Ben & Gino's". hahahaha!
"Bigyan Sa Pwet" - Chocolate ice cream mixed with chunks of chocolate brownie and chocolate chips. Ok to pag kakatapos mo lang mag number 2. "Hmm... looks familiar"
"Patikim ng Pinya" - Pina ice cream (ala sorbetes sa Vigan). Natandaan ko lang to kasi surprisingly masarap ang pineapple flavored ice cream. First time ko nakatikim nito.
"Emo's Delight" - Dark chocolate ice cream with spots of strawberry ice cream. Nothing spells emo more than dark bitter chocolate with lipstick-red strawberry ice cream. Parang hindi bagay? Sino ba nagsabing masarap maging emo? hahaha
"Och vs Chua" - Vanilla ice cream with mixed in Dewberry cookies. Natandaan ko lang na ang once strong friendship ni Och at Chua ay nabuwag dahil sa kanilang di mapiit na pagnanais para sa isang pack ng Dewberry. hahaha
"Absinthe Effect" - Pistachio with bits of nuts, chips, sisig at kahit ano pang pagkain na pwedeng pang pulutan.
and...
"Gino's All Stars" - THE DREAM ICE CREAM. Vanilla and mocha ice cream with mixed cashew nuts, oreo and bits of reese's chocolate. Dream ice cream ko to. talap talap. hahahha
Anyway, may nahanap lang akong isang video na sana magustuhan niyo. Lalo na at kakapanood lang namin ng "2 Fast 2 Furious" nung birthday ni Doy. hahahha enjoy :)
Monday, April 6, 2009
From "The Zahir" by Paulo Coelho
" 'He died while he was still alive.'
That might sound like a contradiction in terms, but I knew many people who had ceased to live, even though they continued to work and eat and engage in their usual social activities. They did everything automatically, oblivious to the magic moment that each day brings with it, never stopping to think about the miracle of life, never understanding that the next minute could be their last on the face of this planet. "
Isang napaka-gandang quote mula sa isang libro na tinuturi kong pampatulog. Maganda naman yung libro pero, for some reason, nakakatulog ako after 5 pages of reading. Nakakalimutan ko tuloy madalas yung mga OK quotes. hahaha! Pero this was too good not to share :)
Naisip ko lang to ipost kasi nagkaron ako ng time these past few days to catch up on my reading. Kasi the past few weeks have been stressful (due to Optima and Saudi projects) kaya it's nice to have days kung saan wala ka magawa kung hindi magbasa. And yes, it might sound gay pero The Zahir yung binabasa ko lately.
That might sound like a contradiction in terms, but I knew many people who had ceased to live, even though they continued to work and eat and engage in their usual social activities. They did everything automatically, oblivious to the magic moment that each day brings with it, never stopping to think about the miracle of life, never understanding that the next minute could be their last on the face of this planet. "
Isang napaka-gandang quote mula sa isang libro na tinuturi kong pampatulog. Maganda naman yung libro pero, for some reason, nakakatulog ako after 5 pages of reading. Nakakalimutan ko tuloy madalas yung mga OK quotes. hahaha! Pero this was too good not to share :)
Naisip ko lang to ipost kasi nagkaron ako ng time these past few days to catch up on my reading. Kasi the past few weeks have been stressful (due to Optima and Saudi projects) kaya it's nice to have days kung saan wala ka magawa kung hindi magbasa. And yes, it might sound gay pero The Zahir yung binabasa ko lately.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Welcome to the Goodie Room
Medyo repost ito kasi nawala yung video nung last time. Buti meron pang isa. hahaha!
Naisip ko na rin maglagay ng update tungkol sa aming HPBL (HP Basketball League). We had our first win yesterday. At dahil dyan, we now have a record of 1-3. Not bad considering zero wins yung team namin last year. hahaha! Anyway, it was a much deserved win. 7 lang kami kahapon pero we gave it our all which resulted in a win (actually 6 lang din yung kalaban so kami pa yung may advantage). Pero it came with a price. Mukhang may mga injuries na naman ako. Tae sana hindi seryoso.
The victory was especially special (ano noh?) for me because it was my first league win in around 2 and a half years. Yes, all the therapy sessions and training finally paid off. And I'm proud to say na nagiimprove na talaga ang aking laro.
Last last game (talo kami), naka 17 points ata ako (11 sa isang quarter). First time ako nakarinig na may kalaban na sumisigaw na, "I-box one na na natin yun (referring to me)" after ko makashoot ng tres sa harap ng bench nila. Gusto ko halikan yung sumigaw nun. hahaha
Last game naman ako nag point guard for our team. First time ever. First quarter - first two shots - two threes. hahaha! Ok din naman dahil nakarami ako assists. Ending stats ko more or less, 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block. Ang sarap i-add sa fantasy team noh? At sorry sa pagbubuhat ng sariling bangko. Ilang taon din naipon to. hahaha!
Anyway, naisip ko lang na fitting yung video sa aking HPBL experiences kaya ko nilagay to. PLAYA PLAYA! SWING IT PAST YOUR KNEEZZ!! HAHAHA
Naisip ko na rin maglagay ng update tungkol sa aming HPBL (HP Basketball League). We had our first win yesterday. At dahil dyan, we now have a record of 1-3. Not bad considering zero wins yung team namin last year. hahaha! Anyway, it was a much deserved win. 7 lang kami kahapon pero we gave it our all which resulted in a win (actually 6 lang din yung kalaban so kami pa yung may advantage). Pero it came with a price. Mukhang may mga injuries na naman ako. Tae sana hindi seryoso.
The victory was especially special (ano noh?) for me because it was my first league win in around 2 and a half years. Yes, all the therapy sessions and training finally paid off. And I'm proud to say na nagiimprove na talaga ang aking laro.
Last last game (talo kami), naka 17 points ata ako (11 sa isang quarter). First time ako nakarinig na may kalaban na sumisigaw na, "I-box one na na natin yun (referring to me)" after ko makashoot ng tres sa harap ng bench nila. Gusto ko halikan yung sumigaw nun. hahaha
Last game naman ako nag point guard for our team. First time ever. First quarter - first two shots - two threes. hahaha! Ok din naman dahil nakarami ako assists. Ending stats ko more or less, 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block. Ang sarap i-add sa fantasy team noh? At sorry sa pagbubuhat ng sariling bangko. Ilang taon din naipon to. hahaha!
Anyway, naisip ko lang na fitting yung video sa aking HPBL experiences kaya ko nilagay to. PLAYA PLAYA! SWING IT PAST YOUR KNEEZZ!! HAHAHA
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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