Saturday, December 31, 2016

December Cramming 2016

Nasa sistema ko na ang cramming. Mataas naman ang success rate ko sa mga bagay na naipagpapamamaya hanggang sa mga huling sandali kung kailan kailangan.

Pwede kong balik-tanawan ang buong taon pero buwan-buwan ko naman nang tinitingnan mga kalilipas na mga araw. At kung tutuusin, ngayong Disyembre ko rin natupad ang ilang bagay na buong taon ko kinailangang gawin, o sadyang ngayon lang ang natakdang panahon para mangyari.

Ang mga tv series, matapos ang halos kalahating taong paghihintay, nasimulan muli noong Oktubre at umabot nang Disyembre para sa mid-season break. Sakto rin pala talaga na may midseason break dahil sa dami ng mga pinagkakaabalahan kapag ganitong panahon. Ang pelikulang Rogue One naman, simula pa lang halos ng taon, inantabayanan na. mahusay ang palabas. Sulit. Panalo.

Hindi ko na maalala kung kailan namin binook ni mhae ang palawan trip namin kasama sina gen, tijmen, at kr. Syempre, sina gen at tijmen ang nag-request at si mhae ang masipag maghanap ng package. Ayun, sulit na sulit ang bakasyon. Medyo bitin pero sulit pa rin. Limang araw na hindi talaga nakakapagod kasi maganda-ganda ang panahon sa kung nasaan kami—hindi maaraw noong nasa El Nido kami kahit medyo maalon, at maaraw noong nasa Puerto Princesa kami para hindi isara ang Underground River tour. Masaya rin ako na makapagbakasyon nang ganoon kasama si mhae.

Nakakumpleto na rin kami ni mhae sa unang pagkakataon ng starbucks planner stickers sa tulong na rin ng wishlist item na hindi talaga sakto pero pwede na. hinihintay na lang namin kung may ireregalo uli sa papa ko na maaarbor para pares kami.

Dumating sa lbc at sa post office ang mga in-order online na wonder woman action figure at mga evangelion gashapon na mahigit kumulang isang buwan ding hinintay.

Nabili ko na rin ang regalo namin ni ate kay mama at papa na couple phone sa magandang halaga. At syempre, tila nakalimutan ko na, pero nakuha ko na rin sa wakas ang naayos na cellphone ko.

Para naman sa mga bagay na may pagkakataon sana akong gawin buong taon pero pinagpa-Disyembre ko pa, naroon na ang pagpapapalit ng lumang pera, pag-renew ng prc (online, hindi pa bayad), ilang pag-aayos sa kwarto ko (na napalitan ng ibang gulo), at ilang ka-OC-han sa mga backup sa office at yung mga tray na rin para sa cubicle nina carl.

May ibang klaseng tuwa nang matapos ako sa pagbibilang at pag-scan ng mga naipon kong 69 bills. Una, dahil nagawa ko ring ma-imortalize sa scan matapos ang ilang taong pag-iipon, at pangalawa, sa dami na hindi ko inakala. Sa trip na yun, nakaipon din ako ng malaking halaga.

Bago mag-Pasko, nakabili ako sa tulong ni mhae ng bagong polo, sapatos, at mga brief. Ok din talaga na may kasamang mamili at mamilit bumili ng kailangan.

May naturang kakulangan sa pagkanta namin sa Misa nitong buwan pero kahit papaano, naka-practice naman kaming natitirang aktibo sa pemc. Si jonathan naman, ilang beses nagpakita sa smc kaya kami rin ni mhae, naka-isang pagpapakita rin naman noong Pasko bukod pa sa minsang pagsama ko sa pagkanta noon simbang gabi.

Dito sa bahay, masaya ako at masaya pa rin sa loob kahit ang baho sa labas. Si tita, kahit sinugod sa ospital noong Pasko, nakalabas naman na parang walang nangyari.

Ang pamilya naman ni mhae sa Bicol, nakaranas ng bagyo noong Pasko, kasama pa si Tijmen. Salamat sa Diyos at nasa mabuti naman sila kahit walang kuryente. Payapa naman na ang langit nitong nagdaang mga araw.

Ang sarap ng tulog ko kahapong Rizal Day holiday. Siguro, naisip ko na marami-rami akong nagawa ngayong taon. May mga kulang pero mas maraming panalo ngayon, e.

Salamat po Sa Itaas sa paggabay at tila pagtulak sa mga tamang gawain, at pagpapatawad sa mga mali.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

We Have 1 Month To Go

Looks like it was an eventful month. The least happenings are on the barkada side, with the mystery viber number and dogi and ced’s baby’s upcoming baptism.

There are quite some more on the choir side of my life, probably the one with the most impact would be the loss of my asus t100’s charger in the choir loft, my asking search, and eventual moving on. I could blame it on others but I have to accept that itt’s my own carelessness that contributed the most. Then there’s the loss/absence of ryan. I’m taking it upon myself to keep pemc going and improving. It’s a different story here from what happened with smc. This is more hopeful, I do no sense any hate. There were a couple of MM meetings and they were good. One of them had aboy as the smc representative. Haha.

Office is getting less boring with some prospective and upcoming projects and a couple of rejected invitations to bid. JT’s gone, though, for better things with his work life. Sportfest stuff are happening, and I started to accept that I have to prepare. I’ve had 3 chess games with nappy, all loses. He’s also starting to beat eldrich since playing against me. And after maybe 4 years, I played basketball again. Got two small and silly right hand injuries, but all in all, I’m thankful that I didn’t get any major/real ones, no side stitch, no migraine attack. I missed the monthly Mass for Mary Help of Christians, but I believe it was through her intercession that I did alright. Also, I really need to get myself a new pair of basketball shoes. Luckily bonbon’s shoes that we got last month fits so I got to borrow shoes for that game. And yeah, I got a little more shots than I used to. Too bad, it’s because most were uncontested. Really need to improve on that and of course, stamina. And picks for the exchange gifts (for st and for semp) happened. The buying…I don’t think I’ll have the chance to cram this time.

Home stuff, well, november started with All Saints’ Day and papa and I spent some time at loyola and at cash n carry later on for lunch and grocery shopping. Oh, and I got my nescafe gold clear mug that day and eventually finished nappy’s stock in the office save for about one teaspoon. We also got a new modem/router and splitter from pldt after the last one failed after a power outage. Mama’s having a good time as area coordinator and I’m really proud of her. We had lunch on her birthday, also in celebration of tita fe’s brthday. Nicely, tito feds’ family was complete that time, though mhae and buds were unable to join us because of sleep and work, respectively. I’m glad mhae’s idea for a gift turned out nice and mama actually liked it—fosilized flowers. Mhae arranged ones I got at waltermart because the seller from where she got the idea doesn’t reply so quickly. The ramen nagi problem had some really bad days. We’ll be seeing what the upcoming events will be. And to end home stuff on a fun note, papa completed this year’s petron 1:32 collection and more for ate ge’s gift to kuya joemer and for ate.

Room’s got progress…well…quite. Just tonight, I finally got to transfer stuff from the 2-tier rack to the 4 gray 20-L storage boxes. I also, just today, started checking out old generation bills that I still have—and they’re a lot. Yeah, super last day of the month progress, especially since it’s a holiday, I also managed to acquire a 2TB SSHD. I got a persisting mouse problem in my room, though. Yeah, that’s one thing to solve and I’m not sure how. I’m missing my 3rd adapter with switch thought that got lost with the T100 charger.

I got quite some purchases this month, december approaching, sales and all. So I just mentioned the SSHD. More geekery purchases—mp28 hot rod, mafex wonder woman (still waiting), evangelion portraits (still waiting for post office letter), gifts for inaanaks from toys r us sale, and my gift for mhae. The globe billing mishaps also got resolved this month. Back to normal paying by january/february. Sticker season, mhae and I are joining now. And there were a little more grocery trips this month.

And we come to my mhae time. It’s fun to think that I make it a point that I have something to note about our day in my daily log. We had a fair share of mini quarrels and it’s sweet how we reconcile soon after. We had two movies this month—trolls and the unmarried wife. I think we got through a good number of levels in candy crush. Oh, with one mini quarrel, we got to go to a pilgrim church before the year of mercy ended. We went to the Divine Mercy Shrine in mandaluyong after we brought my Z1 compact for repair. Yep, finally got it repaired. i think I’ll get an update tomorrow if it’s already fixed or if the problem’s worse than we thought. School has resumed for mhae and she’s decided that she’ll resign from work by next term to not delay her graduation. Sweetness in ara for supporting her with that by deferring her own schooling for her older sister. And the box from ara has arrived. December’s coming and that means gen and tijmen are getting here soon…and palawan.

Monday, October 31, 2016

Sa Bawat 1 Sablay, May 2 Panalo

Tantsa lang pero halos ganun na rin yun. Kung tutuusin, mas marami pa siguro sa dalawang panalo kada-isang sablay.

Matapos ang ilang buwan, nakapagpagupit na rin ako uli. Dala na rin siguro ng pagkawala (malamang nasa ilalim ng kama) ng headband na mahigit isang buwan ko rin sigurong ginamit. At dahil nga tila kailangan ko nang mag-ayos ng kwarto, sinimulan ko sa pagpapalit ng kobrekama at mga punda. Napalitan na rin ang kurtina. Nakatulog nga lang kanina noong ini-schedule kong mag-ayos na talaga. Kung tutuusin, ilang linggo ko nang inisip na maglilinis pero nagkasakit rin kasi ako.

Naka-isang SL ako at dalawang half-day—sang VL isang SL. Yung isang half-day (at undertime), para ipagdiwang ang last day ng term ni Mhae. Nakapag-ramen kami sa yamazaki. Noon ko binili ang spare phone ko na dalawang linggo ang transition period ko.

Noong weekend na yun kami nanood ng Ms. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. 15 nun. Nitong Linggo naman kami nanood ng Doctor Strange. Lumalabas naka-2 sine kami ngayong buwan. Nakagala rin sa Walermart at Glorietta nang maigi-igi. Sa waltermart, nakabili kami sa wakas ng rinnung shoes na hindi ko pa naipangtatakbo. Naibili rin namin si Bonbon ng basketball shoes niya na ipangba-badminton, volleyball, at basketball niya.

Marami-rami ata akong nabili ngayong buwan na ito—scanner, videocard, aircon para kina mama at papa, ovalteenies na ovaltine na lang ang nakatatak, burger sa kanto ng bonifacio at m.reyes, okonomiyaki na kinain namin sa office. ok rin at napaayos ko yung email ko sa metrobank at tila mas matino ang pagbayad ko sa mga credit card ngayon. Hassle pa rin yung overchage sa globe na kailangan kong itawag na sa lalong madaling panahon.

Dahil may problema rin nga pala sa signal ng globe ni Mhae sa kanila, bumili na kami ng sun sim para gamitin niya. Dahil ang nakasanayan kong TU150 na bitin ang 5 hours na tawag para sa amin, dalawang linggo nang nag-CTU100 si Mhae. Sulit naman dahil nakaka-txt na rin siya at mas madali ang pagtawag niya sa akin. Hindi pa napuputol kada-12 na minuto.

Ang opisina ay nakakatamad pa rin (o ako lang siguro talaga ang nawalan na ng hilig sa trabaho) at ang choir ko ay tila tumatahimik. Nakatutuwa rin na mukhang nagagandahan ang taong bayan sa pagkanta ni Mhae (kasi ang hina ko pala talagang kumanta) tuwing 6:30 nang umaga. Matagal ring namalagi sa kwarto ko ang keyboard na nahiram uli ni ryan noong nagdaang linggo. Iyon ay matapos na ibalik niya muna sa akin pagkakanta namin noong a-uno sa street Mass. Laking pasasalamat ko rin na dumating siya noon kasi na-stress ako sa pag-aral na gitarahin ang mga kanta. Ayos din na napilitan akong mag-gitara uli (kahit hindi natuloy sa mismong Misa) dahil napalitan ko na rin ang matagal nang naputol na 1st string ng classical guitar ko. Pinalitan ko rin dahil sa ang hirap nang tugtugin ng applause ko.

Sa buhay pamilya, may dalawang family lunch, isa para sa bday ni Tito Boy at isa para sa bday nina Tita Chato at Ate Ge. Tig-isa sa side ni Papa at ni Mama. Masaya rin ako na naka-aircon na uli sina Mama at Papa. At nakatutuwa na tapos na at mukhang malaking success ang matagal na pinaghirapan nina Papa na Coop Summit. Nakapagtrabaho pa nang ilang araw si Kuya Joemer.

Sa buhay barkada, nanganak na si Ced at ang panganay nila ni Dogi na si Rori (pero Meg pa rin ang tawag namin) ay isang magandang biyaya. Nakalulungkot lang na ang Dad naman ni Kevin ay pumanaw. Buti at nakadalaw kami ni Mhae sa pakikiramay sa Cubao Catherdal. Oo nga pala, nakakatuwang bumalik doon dahil naalala ko ang panahon ng paghahanda para sa Papal Mass. Pamilyar din si Mhae sa lugar dahil siya nga pala ang nag-direct sa akin noong una akong pumunta doon, noon nga lang, pauwi kami. Sina Yaluts at Cata nga pala, ikakasal na!

Isa rin sa mga trip/accomplishment ko nitong nagdaang buwan ang pagsakay sa LRT/MRT 1-2-3 noong pumunta ako sa Gilmore para bilhin ang RX480 at canon scanner. Nag-picture ako sa bawat step kaso nakalimutan ko yung MRT 2 to 3 transition. Pero ayun, hindi ko maalala kung nagawa ko na yung trip na yun dati.

Bale ano ba ang mga sablay ko ngayong buwan? Ayun nga, hindi ko pa naaayos ang PC ko, hindi ko rin na-scan ang mga kailangan kong i-scan (69 bills, pyesa, docs para sa palawan), hindi pa kami natuloy sa pagpunta sa Pilgrim Church, at ang usual na mga kasablayan ko. Pero iba ang pakiramdam ng buwan na ito na marami talagang panalo moments. O baka hindi na ako sanay. Mukhang mas magandang masanay sa panalo.

Friday, September 30, 2016

Let’s say 70% good, 30% not so good

I walked a couple of times to work this week. One was more expensive in that I passed by McDonald’s to buy myself a cheezy eggdesal with sausage + coffee and hashbrown. The month pretty much started with challenges at work to meet deadlines for the Masinloc and McKinley projects—significant progress by the end of the month. I think what we accomplished is passable. There were multiple times when I think I got the chance to shine again, but nah, I guess my career attitude is in recovery mode. At least it’s better than bein in life-support mode. At least the rest of the team is much more into the profession as I am. Oh, and Vince’s actual last day was before august ended. Kinda sad that he isn’t part of the good things happening in the purhasing department. Although things could have been much better, SEMP improvements are pretty much complete after…almost half a year?

On the music side of things, well, I wish things were better. We finally got some constructive feedback from the lectors. As for my debut as bassist with the rondalla for the joint choir, preparation was stressful and playing was a bit less fun than I wanted. Even still, no reason to back out. And at last, I got myself and some companions in the music ministry copies of Misa Antonio.

Home events got an uber shit thing but that’s gotten over with. There are more blessings despite some downs. One is the avanza getting repaired from another clutch problem. A bigger blessing is the safe and successful pilgrimage of tito nonong ang tita chato in europe. Of course, the blessings extend family and friends.

And with more positive events, mhae’s birthday (day 269 this yearsince it’s a leap year) was full of happiness. I was afraid that I lost it with surprises, but I got successful with diverting attention from possible clues like greenwich crispy bacon thins (which were awesome). Here brothers and sisters got their share of surprises for her, too. And she, 2 weeks earlier, got to give her sister KR a sweet and simple red ribbon surpise. The month of birthdays was a little low in celebrations, but I’m glad I got to greet people, at least, and play a good part of mhae’s happy happy birthday. I’m thinking we still need to have an after-month pahabol celebration with cake and ice cream. I can’t believe that it’s just now that I learned that she never had cake and ice cream celebrations during her adult years.

I think mhae and I had just one movie date this month—train to busan—and it was a good date. And it balanced the heart-heavy event of daisy’s mom’s passing.

Hmm…expenses…yeah…getting to catch up on the target. Note: future tense. Accomplishment on that aspect: Metrobank and HSBC annual fee reversal requests.

Tech stuff are covered in Geekery Middle, mostly about phones and the end/start of tv show seasons. Windows Live Writer still isn’t working with blogger and though I’ve installed Open Live Writer on my ASUS Transformer, there also seems to be a blogger login problem. Oh well.

I guess that’s prety much September for me this year. People are gonna wake Green Day up tomorrow. Oh, they have a new music video. Wow, I can’t remember the last time I cared about a new music video. Wow, music videos are still a thing.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Parang 50/50 pero mas nananaig pa rin ang OK

Nagsasara ang buwan ng wika na hindi namin masyadong nabigyang tuon ang paggamit ng wika. Marahil ay nagreklamo ako na tila naging katatawanan ang paggamit sa wikang filipino, imbis na magsilbi itong pamamaraan ng pagtaguyod ng kaalaman at wastong paggamit ng wika.

Sa nagdaang buwan, may tagumpay at pagkabigo sa paglilinis ng aking kwarto at kaluluwa. Isang magandang punto ng buwan ay ang pagsimba namin nina mama at papa sa bulacan kasama ni mhae noong linggo bago ang kapistahan ng pagakyat kay Inang Maria sa langit. Ang saya na nakapunta na rin si mhae sa probinsya namin sa wakas at makasama siya sa medyo bonding time na rin namin nina mama at papa.

Sa paggastos, mukhang hindi ko na-manage nang maigi ang mga credit card dahil napalampas ko ang bayaran ng eastwest card ko. Nakakabawi naman sa ilang pagpapa-reverse ng annual fee kahit hindi lubusan at lahatan. Marami-rami ring pagbili ngayon sa fastfood lalo pa at madalas sinusundo si mhae pagkagaling sa school.

Mabilis nauso ang pokemon go at nakakatuwa na tuwang-tuwa si mhae. Nakarami siya sa school pero dito sa amin unang naaliw dahil may mangilan-ngilan din dito. Nakadalawang pelikula kami ngayong buwan—suicide squade at secret life of pets. Mukhang sa mga lakwatsa nang weekend at pakain-kain sa labas, ang sarap ng pakiramdam na steady at masayang-masaya kami.

Sa wakas, salamat sa ebay, nakabili ako ng mp-21 bumblebee. sa totoo lang, regalo ko dapat ito kay mhae. Hehe. Sa darating na buwan, sana hindi ako maunahan sa mp-28 hot rod. Desidido na ako, hindi ko pagkakagastusan ang mp-9. Lumalabas, mas mahal pa yun sa bagong rx480 na aking paghahandaan talaga.

Sa choir, medyo humina ata ang boses ng pemc pero mas may ganda sa pagkanta namin dahil unti-unting binabalik ni ryan ang pagkakaisa sa music ministry namin. Sana’y magpatuloy.

Sa opisina, umaabot at hindi umaabot sa deadline sa masinloc project. Mukhang kinakaya naman kahit napapansin kong umiiral na nga lalo ang pagiging jaded ko. Ang tv5 naman at patapos na at nakakatuwang makabisita nang ilang beses na hindi nakaka-stress.

Ayun, patapos na ang agosto at mukhang mapapaabot ko naman ang post na ito. Bukas, lilipad na sina tito nonong at tita chato para sa pilgrimage nila dala ang mga panalangin namin. Ang sarap isipin na ang panalangin ay naririnig.

Sunday, July 31, 2016

7 is a good number

can’t believe it’s been a month since i ranted how a month ending on a thursday kinda sucks because it felt like a weekend the next day but there was still a friday. then i realized how fitting a month ending on a sunday is. yes, it won’t be a weekend tomorrow—a monday, even—but that means i’ll close the week and the month on a blessed sunday.

i also realized today how amazing this end of july is. being the feast day of st. ignatius of loyola, and a sunday, we sang fr. ramirez’s (as i learned yesterday) interpretation of Take and Receive. it also felt so good in that it fits today’s Gospel reading. even better, later today, mhae and i got to see the movie, ignacio de loyola (which i also learned to be now showing in theaters thanks to odessa’s post last thursday). the part where he began reciting the words of his “take and receive” prayer, i almost got teary eyed.

it was a good day, with a thanksgiving lunch for tito nonong’s recovery from earlier this month. mhae and i also got to go out on a mall date today and that should cover this month.

it was all good this month, although the not so good would be some of the things that teach us to move on, like vince’s last day last friday. it really hit me hard and i’m sad that i didn’t get to do anything for that not to happen, or even say a proper farewell. nevertheless, things were mostly going good and in repair mode at work…and a couple of weeks of speaking english only among my cubiclemates and making the most of promos as office snacks and pasalubongs.

choir stuff was a bit more than usual and better, too. i got to sing in 8(?) Masses this month. practices with pemc and with the “joint choir” are turning out great as far as i’m concerned. the music ministry as a whole, well, let’s just say that thanks to froiland and mike ruga, i think we’re close to that healing part. and with kuya jo, that one sunday afternoon to evening hangout with him, i think there was the slightest bit of healing and it meant so much for me and for mhae.

some home fixing got done this month, the most significant’', i think, would be the stair light bulb. mama and papa’s room’s aircon broke down, though. still, that led to mama pushing through with her long desire of tidying up their room.

oh, tech stuff was fulfilling this month with new harddrives—albeit not getting to use them as i intended to yet—and a lot of windows 10 upgrades.

i’m liking the push this month had. i hope to gain momentum and close out the year great. but yeah, take it day by day, month by month.

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Naka-1/2 na ang 2016

Nagsimula ang buwan na nananabik ako sa bakasyon. Kung tutuusin, tapos na ang tag-araw at tag-ulan na, pero nakarami na rin naman kaming barkada ng outing na hunyo ginanap. Relaxing naman ang outing sa kabila ng mainit na byahe at mainit na kwarto. Konting lublob lang sa dagat at pool ang nagawa namin at hindi na nag-island hopping. Ayos lang, mukhang nakapagsimula si jeff ng bagong trip sa barkada—board/card games.

Dahil sa outing, hindi kami nakakanta ni mhae nang linggo nang umaga pero napunan naman nina froland kasama nina jason ang katungkulan. Kinalungkot ko rin nang kaunti na hindi ko napaunlakan noong kinahapunan si kuya allan. Inaya niya akong kumanta kasama nila sa chapel noong doon kami nagsimba ni mhaelord. Noong sumunod na linggo naman, ako ang mag-isang kumanta sa koro dahil pinagbigyan ni mhae ang mga kaopisina niyang matagal nang nag-aaya. Nakaraos naman. Sa ikatlong linggo, noon kami nakarami ng kasama dahil kumanta rin sina jason, arnel, at aljay. Masarap makapag-voicing uli sa 6:30am Mass. Mukhang sa darating na linggo pa nga lang uli makakakanta sa koro nang 630 dahil hindi naibaba ang clavi noong linggo at pinaubaya na lang namin ni mhae sa cd ang pag-lead sa pagkanta ng taong bayan. Ang sarap ding kumanta kabilang ng mga tao.

Nakadalawang 11am Mass naman ako, noong 2nd week at nitong nakaraan, 4th week. Mukhang kami lang ang nakakanta na may keyboard salamat sa psr ni adette na dinala ni ryan. Binawi ko muna (c/o mama and papa) kanina. At tungkol uli sa pagpapahiram, pinahiram ko muna si Meilin—ang aking Squier na electric guitar—kay henrick para sa rondalla celebration nila next week.

Sa aking choir life, umattend ako ng ongoing formation kasama ng dalawang iba pa at ni kuya yet sa san carlos seminary. Pagkatapos, ipinasyal kami ni kuya yet sa lorenzo mission institute.

Naka-isang proposal ata ako ngayong buwan sa opisina at na-impress ang boss ko. Sabi ko, copy-paste lang naman ginawa ko pero sabi niya maganda pa rin pagkaka-copy-paste. O parang ganun. Effective june 1, nakatanggap ako at ilan sa amin ng increase at naka-bonus noong 27. Level up sa compensation, level up din dapat sa performance. Nakakatuwa rin na level up ang semp sa pag-aayos ng floor. Marami nang naayos na pintura at nasimulan na ang mga paglipat ng mga pwesto. Mukhang may dalawang linggo pa bago matapos lahat pero mabilis na rin yun.

Tila naka-formulate ako ng hindi masyadong strict na lunch choice requirements sa isang linggo. Fastfood, bulgogi, tipid, baon, baba/chubsters/salcedo grill. Dahil hindi strikto, mas nava-vary ko pa ang vairation na.

Sa wakas, nakapagpa-pizza na rin ako sa semp para sa aking 9 years sa dccd. 16 na pizza yun salamat sa shakey’s supercard ni mhae. Ang mga mas maliit na meryenda naman sa umaga at hapon, nakakatuwang mister donut double bavarian, ilang pabaon ni mama, at nakapag-whammos din ako na nabili ko sa 7eleven dito sa kanto ng evangelista at pasay road.

Naka-dalawang sine kami ni mhaelord ngayon hunyo at marami-raming lakwatsa. Sinusulit ang bakasyon niya sa school. Nakapag-amici uli kami matapos ang maraming buwan at nakapag-book na kami para sa palawan trip namin kasama sina gengen at tijmen at kr sa disyembre.

Maraming geekery halos ngayong buwan na may kinalaman sa anime at ang tanging tech fail lang ata ay ang kailangan nang palitang cmos battery ng sli-pc. Mas may motivation na rin akong ayusin na at i-upgrade ang main pc ko.

Mapagpalang hunyo. Kung bibilangin ang buwan, naka-kalahati na ang taon. May magulong pag-asa sa pilipinas ngayon. May mas malinaw akong pag-asa sa buhay ko. Sana mas nga mas gumanda pa ang mundo para tuloy-tuloy ang pag-asa at pagkamit.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Change: Like From Size 8 to 7 and 7.5

So I’ve been sleeping a lot this month. I’m not sure if that’s a new thing. I did, however, get sick. Got well soon, thankfully, and interestingly, this is a rare occasion that I got productive—PEMC planning, robinson’s place shopping while waiting for mhae’s class. Hmm… not bad at all.

The month of May has a number of occassions. On Papa’s bday, which we didn’t get to spend with a trip do antipolo because of him being sick that day. We did, however—mama, papa, ate, and i—spent a rare family day at cash n carry.

On other malls, and with mhae, we finally got to bring may may and dingdong to Kidzoona, Waltermart. Mhae and I didn’t get to enter as we found it more time-efficient to do groceries with her mama. I got to kill time at Robinson’s Place Manila one Saturday while waiting for mhae in class and I got lightbulbs and discounted inexpensive deicast cars for dingdong and andoy. As for SM Makati and Glorietta, I got a new pair of Swatch Seasiders / local, less-expensive topsiders, and “white” chucks, both less 10% and in smaller sizes (paid for in part my mhae with GC’s); and mhae got “whiter” chucks in kids’ size (as a gift from me).

So with shoe shopping and tummy filling late lunches and snacks, we got to see Civil War and Apocalypse and enjoyed both very well. The couple of tampo times were cute and resolved quickly.

Choir stuff is a lot about endings and new beginnings. I said goodbye to SMC 8pm, PEMC and its new, bigger membership now sings for the 11am Mass, and 6:30am choir duties are c/o Jomic and Mhaelord’s sweet, but sometimes sleepy, duets.

Work for me had a lot of proposals that I’m not used to doing, a new cubicle with the 3 newbies complete, and a new power plant project picking pace as others are still on their pace.

As for G69 and Malate peeps, plannings.

Oh, and the Philippines had a rather toxic elections and will be having a new administration in a month. Winners, I don’t know how many are.





Saturday, April 30, 2016

Start with 143, Close with LP640

Nagsimula ang buwan sa opisina sa eureka moment sa tulong ng dunkin donuts. Umuusad nang maigi ang NLA Workshop namin ni chammy sa tulong nina nappy, tristan, pati na rin ni eldrich at carl. Lumalaki ang mga meeting sa MegaWorld projects at nalalapit na ang malupitang finalization ng design at mga drawing. Sa TV5, ayun, naaksidente ako papunta sa isang meeting. Salamat naman at minor lang ang injuries ko kahit na kinailangang umabsent kinabukasan at umika-ika nang ilang araw. Nakuha ko rin ang gusto ko sa meeting kaya sulit na rin ang pagtuloy ko sa site matapos ang aksidente. Sana, ngayong tatlong linggo na halos ang nakalilipas, ok naman si manong driver ng taxi at ang kanyang pamilya. Mabait na driver ang matanda at nakalulungkot na naaksidente kami. Naghilom na ang mga sugat, at kanina, naalis na ang langib sa sugat ko sa kaliwang tuhod. Hindi ako sumama sa outing kaya wala masyado tungkol doon. Naaliw ako at nagamit ko naman ang pagkakataon para mag-software upgrade sa ilang PC.

Sa mga relaxed na panahon, nakapanood kami ni mhae ng Dawn of Justice noong unang linggo ng buwan. Marami rin kaming tambay time ni mhae sa kanila dahil umuwi sa bikol ang mga kapatid niya. Ayun, nag-delivery boy uli ako nang ilang beses. Ang mga linggo naman nang umaga at tanghali ay nabigay namin sa pagkanta (may isa lang siyang absent pero kumanta naman kami nung anticipated street Mass). Sa mga weekend pagkatapos naming manood ng Dawn of Justice, pinanood namin ang Man of Steel para masagot ang ilan niyang tanong at The First Avenger bilang paghahanda sa Civil War. Isang Tuesday, pagkatapos ng lakad (literal) para sa pagproseso ng pagpapalit sa nawalang (nasunog kasama ng basurang ) atm card niya sa chinabank paseo de roxas, nanood na rin kami ng Winter’s War sa greenbelt.

Dito naman sa bahay, chill. Napapa-aircon nang madalas at natutuwa sa fun times kasama sina mama at papa at sa padalaw-dalaw ni ate.

Balik sa pagkanta, mukhang magsasara ang isang bahagi ng aming buhay pagkanta. Pero magbubukas ang panibagong mas maliwanag. Tsaka na ang detalye.

Nakuha ko kanina sa wakas ang Starmobile na phone na hindi na nagawa. para hindi sayang ang lakad, nagawi ako sa Megamall at nabili sa wakas ang matagal nang hinahanap na Maisto 1:24 Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 (orange).

Ayun.

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Sing 4ever

Most of the month of March was spent preparing (lineup communication; sheet music reproduction, organization and distribution; etc.) for the Easter Triduum Mass Joint Choir Service. It was tiring, sometimes disappointing (though not disheartening), but very fulfilling. In line with that and for the season of Lent, I successfully got through without softdrinks until the Easter Sunday night. Tried to avoid coffe for the Holy Week but ended up going to Mr. Donut all 2 and a half working days for a cup of coffee. Nevertheless, with the practices went well even though I’m pretty sure I really need to take care of my voice much more than before.

Easter party at kuya Alan’s place was fun though I wish I had brought more brew kettle. How I brought those home from the office was very entertaining. Gladly, I got to go home “early” from the party that I got to sing with Mhae and kuya Manny for our 6:30 AM Mass service. I think I screwed up the part before the Alleluia. I pray that I be forgiven for that.

I’ve been listening a lot to our communion song, I Will Sing Forever, during the Easter Vigil, I remember how great the feeling was, how it amplified the feeling of joy for Christ’s Resurrection. To be part of the preparation and delivery of that song, and of course, the rest of the songs during the Triduum Mass, is a great, great priviledge and honor. It also warms my heart to see/hear my Yamaha BB-414 bass guitar (Abbey), Zoom G1.u effects (Fast Flight), and Laney RB2 (Asuka) Bass Amp make music again through Darren and Henrick.

On work, which I realized was less of a priority to me compared to the joint choir / music ministry, DMCI’s TV5 contract duration is done. I got to miss all the meetings this month. I’m guessing I’ll hand over the meeting attendance to Edison by Monday.

The NLA Workshop has been steadily(?) gaining progress with a couple of Dr. Tanzo dinner trips and a third meeting where he was the one who went to the office. Although that last time, he and boss Danhad dinner, leaving us to figure continue figuring out our next questions and the subsequent answers.

The McKinley project is another steadily progressing matter with productive coordination meetings and email—mostly between M&E and the Architects.

This month, we celebrated our 4th year anniversary. Since the 3-day occasion coincided with Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, Mhaelord and I had some couple selfies, fastfood meals, and the reminder that in simple things and, more importantly, holy things, we are happy together. She is indeed my song.

Hatid sundo times were heartwarming as she usually napped especially during the DST transition and the start of the new trimester where she had less time to sleep. Both schedules are more manageable now and she’s fairly adjusted. Got to do some homework, went for a checkup when she had to miss class and work because of sinusitis, and finally had KR’s starmobile phone checked under warranty. Those were the highlights, though I think everyday is a highlight with her. Oh, there was this one glorietta trip, we just meant to go to confession at greenbelt—which we successfully did—and we ended up having another Mexicalli foodtrip. Holy things, bookstores, and restaurants. I just realized we did have a MOA date where we just intended to buy a couple of items (ended up with a lot) at St. Paul’s Bookstore. We later had lunch at Bulgogi Brothers. Not bad. As I said, everyday, be it “photocopy dates”, grocery time, or whatever, I just love being with her.

On the family side of things, today is a special day, although we didn’t really have time with all of us together, my ate is here and my papa just got back from a seminar in Baguio. Simple family things. Although partly a JMML date, it was kind of a grocery double date with my parents one Saturday at Cash n Carry. Funny and cute thinking about it.

Tuna Pie and Double Fillet o Fish season is almost over. Glad I got a lot of tuna pie and a double fillet o fish before it ended.

And with this month of song and music (oh, I almost forgot the part where I fixed henrick’s guitar though it still needs fixing sometime soon), i’m reminded of how glad I should always be to have music and song in my everyday life.

Monday, February 29, 2016

Pagtalon Bawat 4 na Taon

Minsan, nahihirapan na akong makaisip ng pamagat na may numero sa mga post ko dito.

Mabilisan uli ito at susundan ko ang mga column sa log 2016.xls ko.

Sa aking kwarto, napagpasyahan at nabili ko na ang dalawang shelf para lalagyan ng mga kalat/box ng mga gamit-gamit ko. Tinulungan ako ni mhaelord sa pag-aayos at medyo madrama ako sa pag-aayos pero ang swerte ko talaga sa pagiging maunawain niya.

Sa pamilya, nagdiwang ng ika-40 na wedding anniversary ang mahal kong mama at papa. Masaya ako at wala namang iyakan sa selebrasyon. Walang tears of joy, puro joy lang.

May ilang magkakasunod na McDo days (nasingitan lang ng Ash Wednesday). Sinubukan kong mag-6-day Pizza Challenge pero hindi ko nagawa. sa kabuuan naman ng buwan, naka-apat na pizza day naman.

Isa lang ang major date day namin pero naka-ilang movie and popcorn time sa bahay. Mangilan-ngilan din ang delivery moments. Balik sa major date, movie and lunch, at niregaluhan ako ng Mr. Big na CD. Panalo talaga.

Sa pagsisilbi sa Simbahan, Kwaresma na at lumalaki na ang partisipasyon ko sa pagsasaayos (sana) ng pagkanta sa parokya. Kataon na napaliligiran ako ng mga magagaling at pursigidong mga tao tulad nina ryan, henrick, at froiland.

Sa opisina…hahahaha. Intense and pag-iisip at medyo nakakakaba ang mga timeline at requirement at mga bagay-bagay. Kaya to!

Sa barkada at mga matagal nang kaibigan, wala masyadong g69 activities. Ang may significant na pangyayari ay ang pagkikita-kita namin nina reggie, dei, at deo sa may Kalayaan at ang patuloy na komunikasyon sa Viber. Ah, oo nga pala, tuloy ang kalokohan sa g69 Viber group.

Oo nga pala, nagsimulang magloko ang z1 compact ko. Gumagana pa naman.

Sunday, January 31, 2016

After 30 Years

Here I am, wherever this is, in wellness or in need of more goodness. I decided to make a simple log (in excel format) of daily aspects of my life. So far, I think I missed just a couple of noteworthy things because I got to log with 3 days in between. Nevertheless, I think it helps me look back more easily on these monthly blog posts.
Speaking of looking back, I turned 30 this month and found myself—starting with my log excel—giving a bit more emphasis on keeping memories and keeping things orderly. Maybe it’s the New Year’s urge to resolve and be proper.
Looking quickly at my blog, it’s mostly about my new SmartWatch 2 which I find great, more than usual house cleaning, and quite a bit of purchases. The purchases, interestingly, are offset by mhae’s credit card usage payments. It brings a feeling of monetary relief and some sort of comforting pride on how well she manages herself despite the challenges around her. I’m proud to be her boyfriend.
Some key home events with family are papa’s much better condition from last month’s pneumonia and ate’s resignation from work effective today. Church service is a bit rocky and the month closes with Fr. Jonil’s passing during the feast of St. John Bosco. As for G69 barkada, we got some gatherings, some of which I didn’t get to be part of, one I hosted, and domeng got married today.

After 30 years, yep, I think this is going to be milestone year.