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.

Mabilisang Pagsara sa 2015

Sa pagsasara ng 2015, alam kong maraming hindi natapos ngunit maraming dapat ipagpasalamat.

Mabilisan itong post na ito.

Ang pinakamalaking dapat ipagpasalamat ay ang mabuting kalagayan ni papa. Hindi pa tapos ang laban pero malaking bagay na naagapan ang pulmunya. Itong papasok na taon, itutuloy na ang angiogram at may awa ang Diyos, bubuti na nang todo ang kalusugan niya. Syempre, dagdag ingat pa rin.

Bago matapos ang taon, napa-relax sa mga project sa opisina pero hindi nangangahulugang hindi na uli hihirap ang trabaho. Pahinga lang konti, tapos sabak na uli.

Sa aking pagkanta sa Misa tuwing Linggo, nagpapasalamat ako sa aking narating kasama ang dalawa kong choir. Syempre, andun ang saya na makasama si Mhaelord sa pagkanta tuwing Linggo nang umaga.

Sa mga lakwatsa, ang pagnood ng pelikula na ata ang pinakamadali at pinakamadalas naming nagagawa. Panalo itong taon na ito sa ganda ng mga pelikula lalo na ang huli naming napanood ngayong taong ito, ang Episode VII.

Nakarami ako ng tulog nitong buwang ito. Oo, nakapahinga, ngunit marami pa ring hindi nagawa. Tatlo na rito ang makapangumpisal, mag-ayos ng kwarto, at makapagpapalit ng lumang pera. Tila mabilis ngang magsasara ang 2015 pero parang ang uso sa mga pelikula, hindi ito magsasara na ito lang. tama nga naman, tuloy-tuloy itong mga kailangang gawin hanggang matapos nang maganda at mapaganda pa lalo ang mga bagong darating na gawain.

Holidays on the 1st and last days of the month

and with the APEC summit holidays from the 18th to 20th, we had a good dose of breaks. as for me, the opportunities for overtime were well spent on dozing off to sleep here at home.

my main pc here at home broke but i’m coping up. with that, i’m getting to use my spare pc as a spare pc at last. that also means that since i got this back, my space at the office is a bit clearer.

office work is still not its best. on more extraordinary things about work, i was included in the company’s strategic planning. it is an honor to be seen as the future of the company.

we’ve been getting more joint choir rehearsals but individual choir rehearsals not so consitent. once in a while i get to look back at times not really so long ago, when routine was fun but also progressive. at least, as in “old times”, we had one “joint choir session” here at home. unfortunately i really am out of my prime as i managed to mess up my sheets and made good use of my bedside barf bowl. i have the greatest mother for providing me with that and all else she does mornings after my knockouts.

also, thank God for my recovery after that KO. i got to do the interview with some DLSU undergrads as an alumnus in the industry of civil engineering.

as for date days and nights, they’s been great despite mhaelord’s difficult school and work schedule. the long weekends are really delights. we got to see Spectre and A Second Chance but missed Mockingjay Pt.2. we got to see the films at Walter Mart. in general, when we go out, it’s really great that we have a great time given how little we have, because of duties and required rest.

and in a few minutes, the last month of the year is going to start. the Liturgical Year has already started. it’s actually fun that looking at the two calendars, the coming month is starting and ending things at the same time.

Returning Music

Sinimulan ko ang Oktubre na kumakanta at umaasang mapagbubuti ko ang pagkanta ko para sa Diyos. Mukhang…kailangan pang pagbutihin. Uminom ako kanina ng royal—sana huli ko na yun hanggang sa susunod na linggo siguro. Kailangang maibalik and pagkawala ng softdrinks sa sistema ko. Ang kape, ewan ko kung kakayanin mawala ngayong nasanay na ako sa dalawang tasang kape kapag may pasok. Dala na rin marahil sa hindi maayos na oras ng pagtulog at paggising ko.

Sa pagpunta sa mini-workshop ni Sir Lester, na-reinforce ang ilang naituro na sa akin nina Jonathan at Ryan. Nakumpleto ko rin (sa ngayon) ang Misa Delgado series sa pagbili ng Book 7 na sa Marso ko pa sana bibilhin.

Naka-ilang pagkanta rin kaming PEMC nitong buwan dahil bukod sa regular na 6:30am, may street Mass, Friday night Mass bago ang living Rosary, at Misa sa yumao. Dalawang 8pm ata ako hindi nakakanta kasama ng SMC, una, dahil sa pagod sa byahe mula Bicol, at pangalawa, dahil da pagdalo sa kasal ni Van. Panalo nung nakaraang Sunday, umakyat si Kiko at halos lahat ng mga nawala kasama niya. Sayang, one-time-big-time lang yun.

Bumili kami ni Mhae ng pamalit sa iPhone 4s na bumigay na ang baterya. Pwede na at naaliw nga ako dun sa LG Magna. Kung tutuusin pala, LG G4c din yung specs nun maliban sa CPU at antenna at iba pa sigurong maliit na pagkakaiba.

Sa kabila ng stress sa opisina, nakatakas ako papuntang Bicol kasama ni Mhae nang tatlong araw. Panalo ang biyahe sa bilis. Sulit ang 1,050 na pamasahe sa bilis, sa ginhawa ng upuan, at pagkakaroon ng CR sa bus. Sa Bicol mismo, tulad ng inaasahan, ang sarap matulog. Nakakatuwa ring makita ang mga pagbabago, kaunti man, sa bahay nina Mhae. Hindi lang nakapaglibot masyado maliban sa sandaling pag-ikot sa sentro. Pero sabi ko nga, pagpapahinga ang punta namin dun lagi.

Dito sa bahay, bumubuti-lumalala ang pag-ubo ni papa. Buti, nagagawan naman ng paraan ng sa gamot at alternatibong gamot na sinimulan kanina. Salamat at may supportive kaming nanay ko at napagpapala naman kami para magastusan ang mga pangangailangang pang-araw-araw at pag nagkakasakit. Wala, e, masipag kasi tatay ko. Sayang, di ko nakuha sa kanya yun nang lubos. Yung stress sa trabaho ang nakakapagpalala ng sakit na dulot ng paninigarilyo niya noong matagal na panahon na ang nakalilipas. Naiintindihan ko yung stress dahil nararamdaman ko rin ang ganoon.

Pagdating sa TV5, full blast ang construction at pahirapan ang monitoring, checking, rechecking, at approval. Halos inaako ko kasi lahat pero panalo pa rin at natutulungan ako ng tatlo kong teammates pag paspasan na. sana lang maging mas swabe na ang lahat, at syempre, ligtas, ngayong papasok na buwan. Halos nangangalahati na yung building, may ilan pang hindi ako sigurado. Haha. Kaya to.

Sa ibang aspeto ng trabaho, highlight ata sa MegaWorld projects ang “glutten-free acclamation” ng architect galing Singapore. Salamat kay chammy, may napasaya kaming glutten-intolerant na tao. May pahirapang mga SD submission kaso maiiwasan sana kung mas efficient ang trabaho. Kakulangan ko rin, ako ang mas nakakaalam at may kakayahang ipakita sa kanila paano gagawing mas efficient ang trabaho. Di bale, mukhang mapipilitan kaming pagtuunan yun ng pansin ngayong mga darating na linggo.

Nakuha ko na rin ang Pope Francis coins mula kay Francis Goey. Nakuha na rin namin ang imbitasyon para sa kasal ni Dogi sa Disyembre. Halos isang buwan na lang. mag-eensayo na kami ni Mhae ng kanta. Tamang-tama, kahit may klase siya nang sabado, nakapagpaalam na siya sa prof niya kanina. May swerte rin siguro yung paghatid ko sa kanya. Di, magaling lang talaga si Mhae, at siyempre, Siyang nasa taas.

May utang pa nga pala akong basslines at lyrics para sa pagbabalik sana namin nina Thad sa pagtugtog.

done with 3 quarters and looking good

so september ends with the fortich apartment enjoying a brand new abs-cbn tvplus / mahiwagang black box. it’s refreshing to have that much fun from waltermart to their home after ara, mhae, and i participated in a battle of hot headedness not even a week ago. it incidentally led to mhae having a 2-day pizza and pasta birthday/monthsary celebration.

at work—in the office and at the site—things are getting a bit more fast-paced, a little stressful, but still getting better. i still have a bunch of submittals and rfi on my office desk, some uncertainties in the design and drawings, but i can see things will indeed close out in the best way soon.

ovetime time got better during the first half of the month but not maintained until the end. i hope the OT pay calculation will keep me in the plus zone when it comes to my target savings. oh, i meant ‘put’ since ‘keep’ implies i’m already there. haha.

apart from regular work stuff, i got a skill upgrade of sorts learning revit. and since i brought my spare pc to work, i got to tidy up my table even just a bit. quite a bit.

last weekend i also got the wonderful chance to attend sister emma’s prayer healing and it was a very uplifting experience for mhae and me. it helped make mhae’s birthday more special. also, after a couple of months, i got to go to confession. last year, i tried to go every month and quite achieved that. this year, i missed a lot of months. maybe i’ll target a bi-monthly “schedule” so as not to disappoint myself, too.

i got a bit sentimental in a good way realizing that around mid-month, my partnership with ryan (with our corresponding better halves, of course) in leading the 6:30 am service has already lasted a half year.

there was a sentimental loss, though, in one of my towelets—one that was thicker than most and with vines(?) as a design, mostly green. apparently, that was my lola’s. i think i lost it going to an afternoon music ministry meeting. at least i lost it during one of my tasks related to my service to the Church.

at home, i’m still hoping to be of more help. i have so many ideas in my head on how to improve my room’s and my parents’ room’s organization but i have yet to lay them out and make them real. i also hope my finances do get managed better that i may also be more helpful financially at least.

doing this end-of-the-month blogging thing, i realized that the year has gone 3 quarters. this isn’t a game of basketball that may go into overtime, though, and has a break between quarters. as in one of the messages in the film heneral luna, our greatest enemies are ourselves. and also quoting green day (not from wake me up when september ends), “i’m my own worst enemy.” i think i (the positive one) is winning, though. yeap. good job. keep it up or make it better.