Monday, August 30, 2004

this week will be odd because i will be going to work later tonight, than tomorrow. this week kasi is labor day sa US, kaya adjustments will be made.

i also have to make adjustments, i sense that i have been going into the deep end, but retaining my sane sense of being nuts. ika nga, mukhang baliw na naman ako... sometimes, i just feel like it just will happen. anyhow, i should be acting more mature.

updates...

i was disappointed with my performance last week, was not able to meet the number to qualify for commissions, but hopefully would meet the standards of the company...

remy (a batchmate / orgmate of mine) was married last saturday. hindi ko alam yun. i only knew last friday... her groom is also my orgmate... congrats to them.... speaking of that org..

went to the GABAY birthday party... was somehow a blast, even if i was sermonized for not getting sleep. she was right, i barely zombied through the early evening, and into the shift... thank god no post-shift activity happened (i could have had one, pero walang kasama si troy)...

managed to catch-up with some alumni, had a time... but i felt like i was a wallflower, but seeing them was enough for me.

saw ateneo's dominance over adamson. hopefully will keep that up for the rest of the season...

tapos na ang olympics, and my work really caused me to care less about it, also because the coverage was lousy... but, there is nothing i can do about it. what sickens me is that how disappointed seeing the US "dream" team get humbled. then again, a better team beats better players...

other things,

my personal life is in a state of turmoil, with my feelings for someone being placed and unplaced in stasis... i care about her, but sino ba talaga ang aking mamahalin? hirap talaga... it's just that you care about that person, but hindi mo nararamdaman yung pahalaga sa iyo ng tao. tapos, sa work, sa work, sa work... kung pwede lang, kung pwede lang... maging kami na... haay.... daming gulo sa utak ko...

at least, may work na mamaya. magkikita ulet.

last thing, inaaya akong mag-puerto galera sa weekend. i want to come, kasi kasama raw siya, at i want to enjoy this stage of my life. sana payagan ako ni mommy.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2004

it was a very exhausting weekend, some of it was worth it, but some are not.

seeing our team score 15 points pains me, but at least, they gave a valiant effort in the 2nd half...

seeing myself be frustrated with not getting what i would have liked, although i gave it my best. after all, it was a major letdown from last week.

being confused about my emotional state towards someone, still am confused...

feel so low...

being in a party at Centro... was man, a brand-new experience for me. for a guy who has never gone clubbin' (the one when i was with apples and lex does not count) , it was, well, a sight to behold. man, it was great.

the gals were so lovely, we were having fun, and place was groovy...

in the end, i am dazed and confused. plus, a 10-hour sleep to boot.

wow! sarap ng buhay nga naman! hope to do it again this august.

i also bought my mother a nokia 3100. it costs a lot, but she's priceless. love you, mommy!

got to focus again on garnering better sales, and not on something else.



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Friday, August 20, 2004

haayy... it's ateneo - la salle on sunday... gusto kong manood... hectic na nga sked eh...

saturday and sunday:

1am - 10am: work
12nn - 6pm: sportsfest
11pm - 8am: work
10am - 1pm: phone shopping
2pm - 630pm: uaap
8pm - ???: work party

sarap, no?



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Tuesday, August 17, 2004

ewan ko ba.... bakit ko gagawin ang isang bagay that is contrary to logic... but well, it is what it is....

work was good so far, managed to get some fat bonuses, but parang hindi ako mapakali. i feel like i act like a kid, but in the current realm of maturity, some think i am a looney... i should think about raising my maturity level a few notches...

i miss school... i miss the people. the smart people, the cute people... haayyy...

the olympics have begun, to little fanfare here. i could care less, with ateneo-la salle coming up... some kind of a showdown with maoi roca come that sunday! hehehe...

have fun! go ateneo!



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Tuesday, August 10, 2004

random thoughts, at tumatakbo ang oras sa internet terminal.

hello!

it has been a tiring week of work... i miss the people. for the 2nd week in a row, no ateneo visit. then again, it will be the norm, eventually.

managed to watch the game vs. feu, and it was what it was. sarap ng feeling. it has been a while since i watched a uaap game live. wish i could do it much more often.

nagyaya ang mga officemates ko ng puerto galera next month. can't wait. sana they do not keep on pouncing on some of my little aspects.

i think it is time to let her know what i feel. oras na. and i love her so.]

wala na akong maisip. go ateneo!!!!!

p.s. daming kyutie dito sa office... pero may out-of-reach...



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Monday, August 02, 2004

Things I have learned from being at work full-time:

a. I cannot drink one bottle of San Mig Strong Ice, but I can with San Mig Light, at dalawang tagay ng Red Horse.
b. Officemates are one of the best b.i.’s and pals in the world.
c. Even I can get frustrated at myself.
d. Being a Sales Executive is a highly stressful affair.
e. I no longer have normal vision and have bought glasses to do so. (Ano kaya pagmumukha ko nito?)
f. Gays can dress better than some girls.

Anyway, working like this could kill my lovelife, or not? Daming kyut sa office. Some of them, though, are definitely out of reach. Case in point? There is this one girl, who does the verifying who is so darn lovely and beautiful. Para bang, if looks could kill, matagal na akong patay kakatingin sa kanya. Kaya lang, people who are that beautiful are taken most of the time. However, I would like to know her more, though. One thing I definitely know, Charity is her name.

Even if there are very beautiful people in the office, my heart still pines for someone special in my life. I will still not utter her name here, for her own good. Mahal na mahal kita, at sana mahal mo rin ako.

Moment for the teary-eyed. I was unable to watch the last 2 Ateneo games. I only knew in the papers and in atenista.net bout Larry’s injury and the recent events afterwards. Reading the posts almost got me in tears of jubilation, after reading up what happened in the Adamson game. I hope we can keep this up against NU and especially, FEU. This year is for you, Larry.

I have a beef against Ateneo for their moneymaking venture. Oh well. I will listen to Halikinu Radio later. Baka may makuha ako from the game last Saturday. Fight Ateneo!

Joyce, thanks ulet. Sana text ka naman sa akin from time to time. Also, I got this from your post. It has been a while since I read your posts. I find it fascinating. Thanks a million!

By the way, they are in no particular order.

13 random things you like

a. Internet
b. Mp3
c. Cable television
d. Winning
e. Walking
f. Philosophizing
g. Literature
h. Wind
i. McDo
j. UAAP basketball
k. The American way of life
l. Filipino culture
m. Family

12 good movies (these are the ones that I have watched)

a. Spiderman
b. Independence Day
c. Harry Potter
d. Help!
e. 6th Sense
f. Windtalkers
g. Jologs
h. American Adobo
i. Moulin Rouge
j. Remember the Titans
k. Any Given Sunday
l. Cruel Intentions

11 good musicians

a. Black Eyed Peas
b. the Beatles
c. Maroon 5
d. Blue Babble Battalion
e. Evanescence
f. Billy Joel
g. the Eraserheads
h. Oasis
i. Lenny Kravitz
j. the Corrs
k. APO Hiking Society

(Honorable mentions to the Jesuit musicians, plus the ACIL and Gabay Caroling Groups)

10 things about me

a. The ultimate competitor
b. Beatlemaniac
c. Sports fanatic
d. Contradictory
e. Passionate in his principles
f. Kid at heart (sometimes in mind)
g. Information obsessed (stat freak)
h. Always will be there for his friends
i. Devil-may-care
j. Unique

9 good friends (groups of friends)

a. Lendsi Conos (batchmate from Grade School to College)
b. Robbi Sanchez and HS Barkada (Sta Lucia gimmicks and Magic the Gathering)
c. ACIL Graduates Batch 2003 (great people and company)
d. Joyce Guerrero (she brightens up anybody’s day)
e. DS Batch 2003 / DS-Tres (our greatness lies in our diversity. Great Minds, Big Hearts, Weird Souls)
f. Epixtar Batch 6 (maraming pinagdaanan, in almost a month)
g. Ian Francis Velasco (childhood friend)
h. Members of the Sanggunian circa SY 2000 – 01 to SY 2004 – 05 (being of service to them)
i. Jing Capito (friend ko sa UP)

8 fave foods

a. Mais Con Hielo of Goldilocks
b. Pasta cooked by my mother
c. Choc-nut / Hany
d. A&W’s rootbeer float / McDo’s version
e. Pancit Canton by Lucky Me
f. Pizza
g. McDo French Fries
h. Chocolate Ice Cream

7 relating songs

a. Song for Mary – Rico Blanco (Alma Mater song)
b. Marist Hymn – Marist community (Alma Mater song, in my other alma mater)
c. Stuck – Stacie Orrico (lovelife)
d. Imagine – John Lennon (DS days)
e. Where’s the Love? – the Black Eyed Peas (check out my friendster pic)
f. Why – Avril Lavigne (lovelife)
g. Renegades – Rage Against the Machine (I am a renegade)

6 things / people annoying

a. Mga taong plastic
b. Bitchy people who go beyond my tolerance levels
c. Anytime I lose
d. Pag brownout
e. People who keep on harping my downfall
f. Being kept away from something that I should know / be a part of

5 things I touch everyday

a. cellular phone
b. television switch
c. electric fan switch
d. wallet / purse
e. soft pillow

4 channels / shows that I watch

a. ESPN (NFL, NBA, MLB, etc.)
b. AXN (CSI / CSI Miami, Amazing Race, Ranma)
c. Solar Channels (WWE, NASCAR, MLB, NFL, Arena, WOW)
d. Looney Tunes

3 celebrity crushes (groups)

a. Starstruck girls (Jade, Jennylyn, Sheena, Cristine, Katrina, Nadine, Yasmien)
b. Rachel Leigh Cook
c. Natalie Portmann

2 people I have kissed (excluding family)

a. Jennifer Castillejos (officemate. As a way of saying thanks)
b. Ro-ann Sumayao (also officemate. Before we said goodbye)

(Note, both happened last week)

1 person I could spend my whole life with

I cannot tell you who she is, but I have already met her. I love her dearly.



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I am John Paul Manahan.

I am a Cancer, born in the Year of the Dog, a day after the feast day of St. John the Baptist, in the month of the Pearl.

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