Sunday, September 26, 2004

hello agen!

this was a week of ups and downs...

first, on the day i was to be certified as ready-to-go for my campaign, they transferred me to another campaign. being true to myself, i became numb about it, but now, i feel about ranting 24/7. sure, i cannot do anything about it, but as my old TL told me, "i expect you to excel there". talk about pressure. anyhow, i managed to get a sale this week. the people there are not exactly the people i would associate with, but at least they are nice enough. i miss my batchmates dearly (i hope they miss me.) good thing cheche (from joyce jayme's batch) is still with me. may ka-relate, ika nga. by the way, schedule sucks somewhat. (tues-sat, 12-9; sat-sun, 11-8)

second, i went to the PASAWAYZ dinner. i got to meet some wonderful people, and some good ol' regulars. was fun. also went to another dinner, this time with the Gabayanos. i was actually dead tired at that time, but managed to survive the time there and work afterwards.

third, granny comes back home. later, i'll be seeing for the first time since i have gotten work. long time. hopefully, i would be able to come up with money to give to her. i'll do it in private, para kami lang mag-uusap. i would rather do it that way.

ciao...

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Wednesday, September 22, 2004

masama loob at hindi kami nagwagi. masama loob ako at nawalay ako sa mga taong nakapiling ko since day 1 of work. but i look forward to a new day that comes with the new challenges.


bad trip lang at 12mn to 9am!!!!!!!!!!!! / 11pm to 8am!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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Sunday, September 19, 2004

weekly updates...

effective on monday, i'll be starting at 9pm. parang paaga ng paaga skedyul ko. from 1AM, then 11PM, now 9pm. this time, new challenges await me. hopefully, after what i have gone through, this is "chicken".

i also got sick last friday morning. i mean really sick. i was at like 50% optimal performance. everybody noticed. and they did not give me a really hard time with it, thank God. that was after the weird madhouse that was after winning the "mug".

got dizzy in the earthquake. i did not notice that the earth moved, but i felt headaches after leaving the elevator twice. makes me wonder if that was during the earthquake. methinks...

also managed to drop by school. made it to angel-soul week and open house of eliazo. (unfortunately, my illness last friday barred me from being in the angel-soul day and cervini open house festivities) managed to get a glimpse of famillar faces again. i feel so attached to school that i cannot imagine being extricated out of it.

went to an acoustic concert last night with a friend of mine, and it was a sentimental journey. it was the first time in a long while that we had been together. i may have been tired, but at the end of the day, it was all worth it.

as for my murky romantic situation, things just gotten more unclear... fate just deals you things like these, and you have to choose...

anyway, today i watched how la salle dismantled ateneo. although i feel disappointed that we lost, one must remember that we did great and memorable things this season, that we are proud of them, that i am proud of them. they gave it their all, and then some. la salle may have been the better team on the court, but i know that the Ateneo played all out. kudos to you for playing your best, kudos to us for cheering you on. and all of that for the greater glory of God, Mary, St. Ignatius, and the Ateneo.



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Monday, September 13, 2004

i hope people will never forget what happened on 9/11.

i enjoyed watching the nfl.

i relished someone's text.

i loved the smile on joyce's face.

i await my pay.

i miss my friends.

i was "the man", at least for an afternoon.

i agonized over our defeat, but look forward to denying de la salle their entry.






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Wednesday, September 08, 2004

happy birthday mama mary!!!!

eto, something from the fishbowl... something to ponder on.

Our culture does not like the ordinary. All our advertising tells us that in order to be valuable, we have to "step out of the ordinary". We have to "make our mark", "be unique", "stand out of the crowd". Realistically, though, few of us will either achieve fame or notoriety. We live ordinary lives. By the world's standards, we'll never be a big success.

Mary and Joseph's lives give us a different perspective. They show us that the world's standards aren't God's standards. By the world's standards, Mary and Joseph are nobodies. By God's standards, they're superstars. Which standards do you choose to meet?

I use God's standards, not the standards of the world.

anyway, parang naasar lang ako sa kinahahatnan ng aking sarili sa personal kong pagmumuni. i mean i still do not get any respect from most people, my reputation precedes me, and i feel that i am going nowhere. it's like i have been dealt constantly with bad hands in bridge, and no matter how hard you try to work with it, you still come up on the short end of the stick. complicate that with my current confused emotional feeling state... sheesh...

moving on,

joyce, may you be like that M&M. be colorful and sweet.


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Monday, September 06, 2004

haay... hindi ako pinayagang makapag-galera. frustrating, but there is nothing i can do about it. still, that would not compare to what was announced.

it was announced that there would be people who are to be transferred to alabang, people whom i have come to interact over the past few weeks. some took it real hard, others just shrugged it off. i could have done the latter, but i empathize with my batchmates, who are moving there. i will miss you guys!

sarap ng day off, eto narito sa ateneo, nakikigamit na naman, what else is new. i love this place so much.

anyway, hopefully, schedule would work this time around... must go to gabay open mic. 430pm on sept 10. good luck. after all, i made an investment there.

lapit na pala nfl. can't wait.



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Wednesday, September 01, 2004

this song currently reflects my romantic state of mind...

Si Aida, Si Lorna o Si Fe

O pare ko o pare ko ang kwento ko'y pakinggan mo,
Baka sakaling ako ba'y matulungan sa problema ko
Sino sa tatlo ang I- shoshota ko
Parang awa mo na pare, Si Aida o si Lorna o si Fe?

Lahat silay magaganda, mayaman na at sexy pa
Barkada koy naiim na nga sa akin
Ako raw ay pabling
Hindi nila alam na pagkahirap dalhin
Tulungan mo ko pare, si Aida o si Lorna o si Fe?

Kawawang puso ko, dumurugo, nalilito kung sino kaya
Sino kaya ang pipiliin, ang gagagwin kong aking pagibig na tunay

O kay gulo o kay gulo naiinis na nga ako
Sa dinami-dami ba naman ng babae sa buong mundo
Bakit ba ako nababaliw sa tatlo sabihin mo na pare si Aida o si Lorna o si Fe?

Kawaawang puso ko dumurugo,nalilito kung sino kaya
Sino kaya ang pipiliin ang gagagwing kong aking pagibig na tunay
O kay gulo o kay gulo naiinis na nga ako
Sa dinami-dami ba naman ng babae sa buong mundo
Bakit ba ako nababaliw sa tatlo sabihin mo na pare si Aida o si Lorna o si Fe?

Sa dinami-dami ba naman ng babae sa buong mundo
Bakit ba ako nababaliw sa tatlo sabihin mo na pare si Aida o si Lorna o si Fe!



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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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