just before 2012 A.D.

the year 2011 is ending in a few hours. it’s great that after all the difficulties, i got to spend the last days of the year with closest and dearest friends.

after tuesday’s 77 gathering, i invited deo for lunch after 5 or 6 years on thursday. and yes, it was great meeting her again. spending about 3 hours after 6 years of not seeing each other? awesome.

that night, despedida dinner for iris and napster then year ender videoke. i could have been more energetic but i think it was the lingering problems at work that brought me down when we were waiting for our turn at centerstage. good thing i was high enough during the day and the party ended with quite a blast. well, pretty unceremonious parting at the taxi but i was never good at goodbyes. and i think the taxi driver enjoyed the tip.

friday was rest day. night was a different story. g69 Christmas party. projector nba 2k12 and barrel pirate game with tequila.

this afternoon, after reschedules, i got to meet with best for a few minutes. short and sweet. i got the 2 kilos of dilis and gave her her small gifts.

some file sync, twitter, facebook, and ym today, maybe check jeff’s blog later, i’ll reserve the rest of the pc maintenance thing tomorrow morning. i think i already covered much of what’s to be done on the new pc yesterday and today.

the year ends with me with my parents and the razons. we just got home from hearing Mass. maybe ate will call later. i love happy endings. well, it’s just a change of calendar year, but it still is an end of something.

i think it’s about time for that certain shade of green. no more excuses. it’s soon gonna be 2012 A.D.

pc-69/i5-pc

tanghali, nabili ko na ang mga sumusunod:

• coolermaster silentpro m700
• asus p8p67 le
• intel core i5 2500k
• g-skill ripjaws 2x4gb ddr3 1333
• coolermaster v8

natapos din. hindi ko maikwento ang bawat detalye. nakakapagod. nakakakaba. sa ngayon, nag-i-install na ako ng windows sa bago kong pc.

kaninang hapon naman, sa opisina, kahit sa text man lang, nakagawa ako ng lakad para bukas. hindi pa ako kinakabahan. pero malamang, bukas, panic mode na.

kanina hapon iyon sa opisina. hapon lang ako sa opisina dahil tulog ako noong umaga. mga alas-dos na ata ako nakauwi mula sa aming pagtitipon nina john, cara, rachel at sunny.

incoherent ako ngayon. sa pagod siguro at saya. kailangang huminga nang malalim. at maghugas ng kamay. medyo madumi dahil sa trabaho.

sa lunes, balik na ang pressure sa opisina. kailangang tamasahin ang mga araw na ito. sa totoo lang, nagsimula na nga uli. maswerte ako at may mga maaasahan ako sa opisina tulad nina sir jonas at tristan. kung tutuusin lahat sila.

timog in a while

arrived late at work today, 6 minutes after 9, and took the afternoon off. left the office around 2pm, after subway lunch. got harry potter dvds on the way home and slept through the afternoon. got the text that my request at pc express has arrived. will have to get it tomorrow. will be off to timog/tomas morato area in a few minutes. easy times.

new pc tomorrow or on thursday. with how i felt when i was walking to rcbc tower before lunch, i think i need more physical activities this coming year. maybe arnis? maybe airsoft? quidditch?

pasok pagkatapos ng Pasko

8:41 ang login ko kanina sa opisina. matagal ko na ring hindi nagawa yun.

relax mode. medyo nakakahiya nga kay tristan at sa mech cubicle kasi after 1pm, pagita-gitara kami ni iris. maya-maya, ina-access ko na ang home pc, nagdo-download at nag-i-install ng printer/scanner drivers, nagtitingin ng lumang mga retrato, at nagcha-chat.

hindi ako nag-halfday dahil di natuloy ang lakad namin nina cara at hindi na rin ako tumuloy sa pagpunta kay best. bukas na lang ang malate friends at sa friday ang best friend. baka bukas na lang. iniwan ko na rin muna si gina sa opisina kasi mukhang papasok pa rin ako sa umaga.

pagkaalis nang bago mag-6, at dahil wala namang pupuntahan, dumaan ako sa pcx at binili ang internal memory card reader. sa waltermart, dumaan akong grocery para sa ilang items. marami na ring wwjd sa pcbs at ganun na lang ang tuwa ko. sayang, sana pala bumili ako ng backup pero ayos lang din kasi para mas alagaan ko ang binili ko para sa akin. nakabili rin ako para ipanregalo.

may pizza mula kay ninang edna pagdating pero malamang bukas ng umaga ko na lang kakainin. paksiw na lechon ang ulam kanina. panalo. after-dinner snack, tinoast na doritos dahil kumunat. sinamahan ng cheez whiz para mabawi ang alat. uminom ng coke dahil masarap. next week, dapat makabalik na ako sa healthy eating. walang junk food at softdrinks.

mahirap pero fulfilling ang pagsetup ng card reader sa cm 690 ii. kaso hindi pa magagamit. sinubukan ko kung gumagana dito sa x3-pc at gumana naman nung naitama ko ang pagkabit sa usb header. sablay lang, hindi kayang ilagay sa centurion 5. oh well. mukhang pang-fdd lang talaga yung 3.5 bay nito. may card reader naman yung hp aio.

maraming mini-adventure ngayong araw na ito. pero ang pinakamalupit, sa panahon ng ka-Paskuhang ito, naramdaman ko ang mapatawad at magpatawad. ang sarap.

Pasko na sa wakas

malapit na ring matapos ang araw. palagay ko, masaya naman ako ngayong Pasko. ito nga, kahit simple lang, ang pinakamasayang araw sa taong ito.

Maligayang Kaarawan Jesus.

it’s Christmas Eve

got to go to confession during the start of the Christmas Mass tonight after sleeping and texting and browsing the internet through most of the day.

the senses and the soul are feeling Christmas now. it’s happy.

it�s begun

half-day at work today and some more work related matters after logout. after those, Christmas weekend has started.

between logout and work related oversees txts and emails, i stopped by pcexpress again to get the psu i want, a dvd writer and a memory card reader. got a dvd writer. i should have gotten the card reader too since it supports t-flash. tsk. i should have insisted on myself that t-flash is microsd. oh well. will get it tomorrow.

yesterday, i finally got myself a radeon hd5670. it�s an msi hd5670 1gb ddr3. it�s now installed to x3-pc. tested and runs nfs hot pursuit well. about 30fps on average. not bad. not bad at all.

i got the item between 5 and 6 pm, after jonas� bday pizza, mojos, and ice cream party at work, while they were doing an epic comment thread on facebook, and before videoke night.

videoke night, well, it was ok. understatement. it was actually very fun, but i think i didn�t have enough songs and energy for that 4hour session. headache and quite a bit of heartache just before i slept and hour after midnight.

told my mom the good news about my level up when she checked if i�m already home. greater news, i woke up this morning and my sister was downstairs and told me of her level up. apir.

the other night was shangrila party night. missed high notes when it was my time to shine. the food and beer was great but hyperacidity wasn�t really friendly. had a few podium floor framing discussions with mentor before getting home.

that was a successful day after the hard work of my teammates despite me being unwell last tuesday.

we�re getting there. i�m feeling a smile on my face. and my head feels a bit better. yep, i got a haircut tonight.

wala ako sa opisina ngayon

matapos ang isang weekend blast sa opisina, ako’y hindi pumasok ngayon. tinatamad at masama ang pakiramdam. ala-una na nung bumangon ako. palagay ko naman ay kumikilos nang maayos ang mga kagrupo ko sa opisina. kaya nila yun.

nasa baba ako ngayon gamit ang x3-pc sa “bago” nitong casing. salamat kay adette na naki-ride sa trip ko. di ko naorasan, mga isang oras siguro ang ginawa kong paglipat mula sa 690 ii ko nga mga parts papunta sa centurion na ito.

sana matuwa naman sina mama at papa at mapakinabangan nila ito.

may panghihinayang sa kahapon dahil bday ni lola at hindi man lang ako nakasama sa pagrorosaryo. andito pa naman ang poon ni Mama Mary para sa block rosary. di bale, ito ang linggo bago mag-Pasko at may apat na araw pa ako para maging ayos na ayos.

naisip ko lang, kahapon, ang busog nga ng bday ni lola. nakapag-agahan ako ng spaghetti, nananghalian ng lugaw, meryendang ramen, at kfc para hapunan. masaya rin malamang ang party sa taas.

mamaya, susubukan kong i-reset ang body clock ko para mas maayos na ang pang-araw-araw na buhay ko.

in a week

it’s gonna be Christmas. had a fun company and division party last friday but as far as work is concerned, we’re not out of the woods yet.

had some fun with arianne and her nephew quite during and after post-party overtime. i’m touched by my teammates support. jj took home some work and tristan and cesar pledged to go to work sunday afternoon/night. sir jonas seems to be doing a good job handling these guys.

it’s gonna be a happy Christmas in a week.

2011-12-13

haha. hindi ko agad napansin yun, ah. madali at mahirap ang araw na ito.

kagabi rin kung tutuusin. mukhang sulit naman. nakauwi nang maaga-aga at nakakain ng kakaibang carbonara. makatulog kaya ngayon nang maaga?

pause treasure hunt

now this blogging has stopped again in being a daily thing. good and bad. good thing, it seems i’m getting less time in front of the pc. bad, i’m losing track of my everyday history, the purpose of my attempt to blog everyday.

last post was on tuesday, at 3am. i don’t remember tuesday that much. well wednesday, that’s when things got harder. i was in the office until thursday. haha. i even had the morning “off” but was logged in since i got out of the office at 5am.

since i was at home after 8am, i thought i’d do my daily treasure hunt in nfs world. and i did. so the next hunt would be until saturday morning. come friday, waking up at the office and heading home for a change of clothes, i fell asleep and rushed back to work. it wasn’t easy waiting for some drawings and keeping up with what i have to do.

i also got to the question and answer portion which went pretty well. i got a few congratulations from the cad people at work. heartwarming. fun thing, my teammates don’t seem to know. i told ailene and linette i have to treat them on tuesday for a certain distinction i got. they don’t mind. and the rest of the guys, they said they’re free on tuesday night. cool.

got restless and impatient and had to leave the office to meet with college friends. krys, nikko, george who came later, celle and ian, mark, tin, pao santos, erik v., and maki. dinner at north park g5 and beer with maki, erik, george, sheila, and nikko after. and some vomit in a corner at the pasay road-makati avenue intersection.

and i miss the nfs world treasure hunt. hunting streak over, i cut a daily routine. not so bad. it’s an online game. what’s not ok is how i’m stacking up in my rose debt. i want a rosary ring. it was a good experience praying while on the commute last thursday.

oh, thursday was a great day. started with corned beef, then getting to pray, being informed of a distinction, and some work done.

now it’s a sunday. will see if i can go by the office for a few hours. will go to Mass in the afternoon or evening depending on the circumstances of the day.

i helped papa put the Christmas lights last night. Christmas is in 2 weeks. i just remembered, that’s one of the happiest days in a year for me. getting there.

bitin sa tulog

baka makakuha ako ng dalawa hanggang apat na oras ng tulog ngayon. sablay-sablay na ang routine ko. kailangang ayusin. trabaho at buhay sa bahay at sa labas ng bahay at opisina. oo nga, no? parang wala ako nung buhay sa labas ng bahay at opisina. haha. alam na ang kailangang gawin.

no dramatic scream for ol’ buddy

i almost gave up on ol’ buddy, pentium d desktop, xxxg-01d. but it’s not yet time. well, a 20-minute startup isn’t so bad after it’s done. and i’ve finally had the time to fix the audio device error thing.

the x1650 pro’s gotta go, though. it’s just too noisy and not i wasn’t able to do anything about it. i remembered just now, i still have the x1300 hm it had before i upgraded it. will downgrade it tomorrow. or maybe later. let’s see.

first day of december, there’s a calm before a rushing storm as the calendar comes to a close. i think, although i was admittedly quite distracted in my head, last night’s recollection did help. and the good feeling of being a good friend even though just through text or ym.

pretty sad news today about yonni’s phone. gadgets. i’m just happy he’s one to take it better than i probably would.

gadgets. i’m quite stuck at lazy holidays and weekends. gotta do something active. soon. i’m getting old fast.