Jarold's -L-A-I-R- From Inane to Sobersided

Reawakening My Craft In Storytelling

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:23:00 +0000

My story idea of an alternate universe has long been overdue. I have slacked exceedingly in this TO-DO; and it's about time to get it going.

This story idea will kick-off in an epic fantasy series with a working title TROPICALIA. It will mainly be a story about Parads - the guardians of nature. But will later progress to mythological tales as soon as the five-book series will be completed. Hopefully, ample inspiration will come down to me to realize the epic.

Although, my full-length romance novel The Album is still stuck in the fifth chapter, my first successful romance short story Not Just Once, But Twice shall serve as a driving force to finish the former. Everything shall go in places, I must believe.

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:34:00 +0000

I would like to believe that this year is going to be a jack-in-the-box year for me. A year full of surprises -both wonderful and not so wonderful.

My Yahoo Mail accounts and Facebook account were recently phished ny online money scammers which resulted to the deactivation of my Facebook account. Frustrating as it was, I was forced to create a new account since Facebook's technical support didn't take heed of my reactivation request immediately. Yet, just when I had thought that having my original account restored is a hopeless possibility, Facebook indeed reactivated it. Although their very slow response and action was extremely frustrating, I must say.

As the new year embarked, my mom and I had an unexpected fight over a petty issue. And this was exactly one year after we had a new year reconciliation over a worse issue. This resulted to huge and disappointing decisions. Thankfully, we managed to reconcile our differences in less than 24 hours. Albeit the decisions made already final.

And just when I thought that my heart needed to take a break from the romantic impulse this year, a new romance came rushing tempestuously to the doorstep of my heart-shaped organ. The departed year had been more extreme than a roller coaster ride when it comes to matter of the heart. After three bad flings, two heartbreaking break-ups and one internally hemorrhaging misunderstanding with an MU, I thought I had to learn how to be single again. But off came this one beating heart in the New Year's Eve. Although a petty altercation had flared up. So let's see tomorrow if this will still come and go.

When It's Over

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:19:00 +0000

As I've mentioned yesterday, my partner and I had a petty altercation. After sleeping over the issue, we both realized that the coupling is not a good idea at all. But no grudge and no fight in this one whatsoever. Just an admission of the reality.

I guess I'm bound to push through with the initial decision I had made before the prior year bade it's farewell - that is to be single for this new year and for the rest of it.

Phishing Scams

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:10:00 +0000

I couldn't believe that with my vast knowledge about the internet I allowed my email accounts to be hacked ny online money scammers, causing me problems in my Facebook account then and losing my Hotmail and InMail24 email accounts.

Retrieving my Yahoo Mail accounts were easy. However, since, my Hotmail and InMail24 have a vis-a-vis alternate email address, they're now in the good hands... err... filthy hands of the hackers, tarnishing my good name... grrr!!!

So, to all internet users out there, let me share you this important thought. If you receive any suspicious notifications asking for important account or contact details disregard it. Or better yet, consult or report it to your mail server or account customer service.

The picture below is one very good example:

FTRDC Christmas Party 09

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:01:00 +0000

Unlike the parties we had for the previous years, our sales force no longer performs our own group presentation. Most of the eager performers are already gone. Thus, we're left to looking for non-sales force performers to do a presentation to represent our group. Just like what the other groups have been doing.

But whether we ourselves or guest performers do the presentation, we still get the top prize. For this year, we've got a pretty awesome one from our own sales officer's boys. Alex's sons did some pretty wicked dance moves which surely awed everyone on the social hall. And they got pretty wicked costumes, too.

Farmville - A Brainiac Addiction

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:46:00 +0000

When I was a little boy, there wasw not a single day that I did not touch my family computer; and until high school I played playstation. The playstation during that time was yet unlike the portable playstation we see nowadays carried everywhere by young and old-alike. I thnk the last time I remembered myself holding a joystick was during my junior year in high school. You'll rarely even see me playing dota.

Until last week, friday, I never thought I would ever be addicted again to any computer game. But lo and behold! The computer gamer imprisoned for more than a decade within my bodily systems is once again unleashed from the abyssmal dungeon. After several months of neglection, I finally succumbed to the overwhelming game requests I received in my facebook.

And...dandananaaaaaan....
I am the emerging farmville king - a certified farmvillaholic. Tonight, at 7PM, I celebrated my 1st farmville weeksary (Hahaha! More LOL!) In just one short week, I've managed to attain farmville's 21st level (beat that!) And, hopefully, following my exact game plan. I'll attain the 40th level in the night of my 2nd weeksary (wanna bet on it?)

To all farmvillaholics, enjoy farming. You all are amazing farmers. Watch out for my farmville tips blog coming very soon!

Needing Inspiration Through DVDs

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:17:00 +0000

I'm already in the office as I am writing this entry which is pretty rare since I'm usually in the office in the afternoon. But I decided to come in early.

Well, the real reason why I'm early is because I haven't slept all night long. I had a quite lengthy conversation with a new friend over the phone and I watched DVDs afterwards.

I had been meaning to watch feel good flicks with inspiring lessons to boost up vigor in me. I had been too stressed out of work trying to achieve my goal; and I had forgotten how to manage tension. And it was right that I did watch movies. Now I'm ready to take it easy.

Have a great weekend ahead of you, guys!

On Top Of the Tallest Condo Tower Outside Manila

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:50:00 +0000

This week marks a very significant period in my real estate career because of the events that has just took place.

Firstly, we celebrated the very first topping off ceremony of the very first condominium tower J. King & Sons has ever built. We went all the way up to the roof deck of the tower where the ceremony was held. We had to walk-through the maze-like lifeless structure, climb several perilous staircases and ride into a temporary elevator that was being held by just a single lever only. But man, the sights greeted us upon reaching the top was priceless. I've never photographed in my mind how beautiful the mountains abound Cebu are. And the sight of the bodies of water encircling my tenuous island was simply marvelous. While I was long convinced of the beauty of the island, that experience surpassed the surreal imageries in my upper works - the sceneries were steadfastly veridical. The fright

Secondly, I unexpectedly got my very first recruit to become a sales partner in our sales force. Impressively, she joined in her own self-determination to augment here living. She just broke up with here domestic partner; and she wants to raise their child in her own perseverance. People like here ,having that mindset, usually go in places. So, I must say she's a perfect recruit.

Lastly, I have finally completed the necessary engines I needed to jumpstart my online marketing smooth and academic. Now I'm ready to go full blast on my real estate career.

Photos credited to SleMarKen / Romanslerz of Sky Scraper City Cebu

Bro Keeps On Jingling In My Head

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:54:00 +0000

Eversince I've seen and heard this year's ABS-CBN Christmas station ID, the hymn has triumphantly inhabited my upper story.

It's the first thing that comes to mind when I groggily rise up from my cot. My upper works melodiously pops up the notes piece-by-piece while on the wheels. Youtube gets the first URL visit as soon as I launch my office desktop, buffering the Christmas video. And, even when I retire to my blanket and pillows, it still claims my cerebrum. Now this is a serious case of LSS ( Last Song Syndrome).

By the way, this is my third post regarding this song. The first two were posted on my iBlog reviewer and showbiz ako blogs.

Internet Saga - Preparing To Conquer The Netizens

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:07:00 +0000

So this is what I've been doing for more than a month now (gawking in front of the computer), scrutinizing the web and tweaking blogs and websites. And up until now, relentless scrutinizing and tweaking is done. I need this to prepare myself for a successful internet marketing but this seems forever. I've already set up my timetable but it seems like a lot of things still need to be finalized. Urggghhh!!! I really have to finish all these this week. Or else, I'll be in a rut doing this in a perpertual web saga.

Sing It

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:08:00 +0000

I just can’t believe that for nearly five years I’ve set aside music from my personality. I let myself become preoccupied with nothing else but work and television.

Scouring, copying and memorizing songs seemed so tedious. Even learning them became very trivial. Listening to them has been enough for me. Of course, there are a few moments when I spend a little effort on learning a particular song when I really like it. So, I guess I cannot really pronounce a sheer abandonment of my attention to music. Matter of fact, I’m a little updated with OPM hits.

But you know what? When you’re a music lover, you’ll remain to be one in a lifetime. Now, I’m gonna browse all the lyrics of the songs I like in the internet and learn to sing them all. Honestly, my mood is more relaxed and gay when I listen and sing songs. My cluttered mind organizes and forms a positive perspective.

Now this should be part of my 2007 resolutions.

exotic voracious devouring

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 03:10:00 +0000

Oh the smell of it!! Mmmmm…..I just can’t help myself but devour it incessantly! I just loooooooove chicken skin!!! For some out there who hates chicken skin, i don’t mind. But don’t stop me from eating it. I don’t care about the cholesterol and carcinogen, if I’ll die of cancer then i’ll die of cancer. I just looove that chicken skin barbecued in Legazpi Street they have the best tasting and biggest chicken skin I’ve ever eaten. Plus all their barbecues are palatable, way way palatable than those in Lartian.

And why am I blogging it? Nothin’…. Just wanna express my cravin’ for chicken skin through writing… LOL

catastrophic prophecy

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:20:00 +0000

Whoever would like to die knowing beforehand that a destructive phenomena will hit us. Well, it seems like people are so scared to die yet brave enough to face the death angels if it’s their time to be fetched for the afterlife -talisaynon especially. Last week, rumors about an impending landslides, tidal wave and flashflood set for March 13, 2006 scampered all-over Talisay City, Cebu that which brought panic to the residents of the city.

The rumor, according to the sunstar daily newspaper, purpotedly was prophecied by an old woman. The monstrous landslide which happened to St.Bernard, Southern Leyte last Feb.17, 2006 was also prophecied by an old woman who went to their parochial church Feb.14, 2006 and told the priest to tell the rural dwellers to leave the place because in three days a catastrophe will hit the area. And, true enough, it happened.

Yet, despite of the rumor, the talisaynon worried about it only for the first day they have heard about it. I didn’t hear any of the city folks talking about it profusely and attempting to pack up their things trying to look for some place to hide the day after the rumor shattered.

Fortunately and conspicuously, nothing ever happened, I can still see the whole city of Talisay standing and my house as well. Kind of funny when I was thinking about it happening. What’s gonna happen to our house and all our things inside? How may people will die? How much of talisay will be left unscarred? But I just prayed it all to God and let His will be done. I guess that’s what all talisaynon did. One fine characteristics I’ve observed from Cebuanos is the prayerfulness, could be the reason why we rarely experience enormous destructions and chaos here in cebu.

Well, it’s definitely God alone who knows what’s gonna happen and when. So, we just have to prepare our body and soul in case the worst will came in. Never cease praying and doing good.

new year’s resolutions

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 03:27:00 +0000

To some making a new year’s resolutions in the middle of january may be late but I believe that it is never too late to change, is it?

Last year, new year’s resolutions was more than a page but this year I’ll try to make it short and achievable.

Zero tardiness
Zero Absences
Attend Sunday Masses (complete)
Pray every waking hours of the day; thanksgiving, forgiveness and blessings.
Save up: bank, coin bank, and expenses.
Strive to look my best daily.
Eat lots of food, drink lots of water and never miss taking Vitamin C.

Here’s hoping that your own resolutions will be followed.

Happy New Year, 2006!

traditional media noche

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 03:30:00 +0000

How do you usually spend your New Year’s Eve?

More or less we celebrate it the same way, I guess!

But let me just share you how my family spends it.

The whole day of december 31st is devoted to the preparation of the "Media Noche". This year we prepared a variety of dishes. Well, actually, every New Year we prepare lots of food on our table so the whole year through will be abundant of food to eat. And only tantamount during Christmas.

This New Year we prepared Crispy Pata, the traditional Hamon de Bola, my favorite Embotido, Macaroni in Italian Sauce garnished with mushroom and tuna flakes, Maja, the delectable Mango Float, the colorful Broken Cathedral, Crabstick Salad, fried Crabstick, Hotdog Cocktail with marshmallows and cheese and Cooked Ham Cocktail with pineapple tidbits and cheese, French Fries in mayo dip. Plus, candies and chocolates….. you know M&Ms, Kisses, etc. Oh, mama Linda also gave us Ube Haleya and Biko.

10 minutes before the 12 midnight we start preparing ourselves and our dinner table. We put all the food on the dinner table, we wear red shirts and rounded accessories, blew party trumpets, displayed some fireworks and made a whole lot of nice.

After that, we dined and had innumerable confabulation. Some are sensical ones others are plain inane conversations. And that’s how we celebrate the New Year’s Eve.

text advisory

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 03:32:00 +0000

To all forwarders of text messages there especially nasty messages beware of the people you’re sending with or you’ll be cursed forever.

Smart subscribers are receiving free double SMS everytime we load e-load, so P30 worth of e-load comes with 30 free SMS.

Since I can only use this free text messages for text messages sent for smart then I forwarded some naughty messages to my friends in my smart contact group. Unluckily, one of the numbers there belongs to my friend’s mom so this is what I get…

1st text: I don’t like you as my daughter’s friend !

2nd text: And stop using my fone !

So the next time you send an SMS be extremely careful or you’ll be like me. Aiyt?

on bells, rings, flowers and I DOs

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 03:35:00 +0000

It’s been a year and a half since I got acquainted with Sherle. I have been her romantic tale gone awry listener of her ex-bf and she’s a lawfully wedded wife to a guy whom she once answered i love you more than a year ago.

I almost late for the pictorial and absolutely late for the ceremony. I brought Cathy to keep me company. The ceremony was held in Guadalupe Church and the reception is just within the vicinity of the church compound.

What feeling could there be being married?

happy anniverstruggle

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 03:38:00 +0000

A Special Toast For Our First Anniverstruggle !
……………….
I guess that’s the best greetings I can give to my batch out of an entire 365 days here in Western WATS.

Struggling to wake up as early as 1:00 am, struggling to open friendster daily, struggling not to dial, struggling to get a day-off, struggling for a half-day option, struggling to be absent, struggling for a break, and a whole lot of struggle. Can you imagine how much struggle we intrepidly face and invest in this job??

Seriously now, we started 25 in numbers at the beginning of the game and now we’re 17 survivors left for the 1 million dollars. Anton, my carpool, is now practicing his profession as an engineer in Mactan Airport, Jade has left for Dubai? (I think) with her fiance, Mylene has found another job she’s happier, daddy Orland is now in Manila, Ross is in FairChild also practicing her profession as an engineer, Mona is now training to become a pilot, and the mightiest of them all is my partner in crime Joje now currently nursing rude, mean and a few nice whites and blacks in Chicago, Illinois, beat that!!
Now, we people left are dissipated to different departments. Seven are still in wire b2c, but two of them are NOP b2c trainees, six of us are already NOP b2c

and that counts me in, and four are in b2b.

Several significant, unexpected as well as unlikely occurences and wondrous things took event. We have there the second babies of Maan and Mich who just by the way gave to a healthy baby boy, the carpool ado’s, mommy Rose becoming a supervisor, JC finding romance inside our workplace, Jenny finding romance with Dolly’s nephew and her mirthless miscarriage, and the feuds amongst us especially Joje and Jane’s swimmingly they came to terms with it before Joje left for Chicago.
Of all the things that transpired I especially cherish those days when we go gimmicking in The Village, dining in AA’s BBQ, taking the half-day options and either going to a beach or nibling in Jollibee,

our mallings and most of all the friendship formed that which made our batch extra-amazing.

It has really been a year, Gosh!!!

internet afficionado

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 03:42:00 +0000

It’s amazing how innovative technologies these days speed up the pace of all our to-do lists daily. That’s cliche!!! But I don’t care…..that’s how I see it!

How in the hell did I get addicted to online surfing?? Oh, I’m asking myself, ain’t I? Damn it…it’s frenzy! I don’t even know how. All I know is that I was reading a 2004 special issue of Starstudio Magazine featuring Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay…(oh, I know what you’re gonna thinkav but please save that first so you can finish popping your eye on this post…I’m actually not interested of your opinion anyway…okay?? good!) In that magazine there’s a section which showed some thread posts from a certain online forum with a web address praning.com. Since I’m a Bea-John Lloyd bug(I know what you’re thinkin again,but…well, laugh out loud and tease me…I don’t care!!!) I went into that forum. And then everything on being a web junkie fell into place.

Oooh, that’s not even historically true ‘coz I can remember that I was addicted to MIRC chatting for two weeks back in senior high then. Oh, not only that, at one point in time in college I kept an entire three to five hours of scouring and printing music lyrics daily. So I really don’t know!

Now why the hell am I talking to you?! Bloody hell!!

So where am I? Oooh, here we go. Hello, my name is Jason Blu from NOP World. May I please speak with…..may I please, whaaat???! What the?! I can’t concentrate on writing…darn! This post is insane…so am I !!! I’d better terminate this. Catch you later!

long overdue incentive

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 03:45:00 +0000

After several months of whining our concern is finally heard. You see, we’re working for NOP US-B2C, we’re using a totally different software and dialing extremely long research projects compared to WIRE: yet, we’re receiving the same pay.

We may act and talk diabolically a gazillion regarding our concerns with NOP projects and supes; nevertheless, we make sure that we deliver them an accurate and quality outputs. And yes, sometimes we do a lot of breaks in between surveys(not for me though since I hate seeing a lot of breaks in my time card. Call me a struggler… I don’t care) but what can you expect, we’re only humans and placing our butts in the chair for eons as well as talking incessantly is intemperancely irksome, ain’t it?

If not only for the height of absences among NOP US agents this bonus won’t be given to us. Thanks for being thoughtful Chris!!! But like any other case there’s always a bargain. Now that we’re receiving a bonus we shouldn’t have any absences or tardiness ‘coz we may forfeit it. And the worst part is browsing and playing online games are put to halt, and that’s the bargain.

Although we hate the idea of no browsing and playing policy we have to deal with it. After all it’s better than not receiving a 1000 bucks incentive every payday, ain’t it? Anyway, what can we do, we’re just "AGENTS"!!

bloody hell!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:46:00 +0000

Whoever among you here have generously donated your blood for whatever hellav a reason that stupidly came in your dumb mind? What we’re you monstrously feeling before or when your unmercifully about to be sucked off your precious bodily yet sticky grose crimson red liquid by that draculous vein sucking needle? Were you ever numb, petrified or pathetically what? How was it while the witchery ceremony was ritualized? Did it hurt like somebody breaking your fragile heart and did it make the world go round and round and perish??

Today I had the opportunity to donate my blood as part of the requirement of my tita’s caesarian package deal. When she asked me about it I initially kept mum. I didn’t give an answer ‘coz I wanna think about it first. Lucky her I was affirmative.

My mom, tita and I went together to Chong Hua Hospital for the blood extraction. What was supposed to be a serious appointment ended up as a comedy. Just when we stepped inside the bloodbank and told the medical staff that I will be donating blood they chortled when they saw my unisilver earrings embellished with a bold brilliant-like stones and said I can’t simply because I have ear pierces. Gosh!!! We came there for nothing. After that denial juncture we stepped off the room and stayed at the waiting area joking and chuckling on what just happened . At the same time, my tita is calling some of her friends and asking them who might be another likely victim.

And so the blood donation ended up to food trippin and maternity dress scouring in Manalili, Magallanes and Borromeo streets.

We never really know what’s in store for us in the future, right? (he he he……. :-0 ) Bloody hell!!!

showing some care to my hair

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 03:48:00 +0000

I just got may paycheck, plus I’m on a day-off so I guess I can give myself a little pampering. I had my hair straightened more than two weeks ago and boy it was really straight(at least for the first two days)!

Since I got my hair straightened I’m supposed to give it a hot oil weekly. But because I don’t have moolah more than a week ago I have to pass first. Now, I’m having my hair hot oiled at freshaire, my mom says it’s good for the hair to take away tangles and split-ends.

Sometimes it’s really worthwhile to do some self-pampering even if it costs us pretty expensive. Anyway I have the filthy lucre so why be inhibited?!

Loving your body enough makes you fabulous and never narcissistic.

rare berk bonding

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 03:52:00 +0000

As I’ve promised, I gave my barkada a treat september. From the original seven supermodels… uhmm!!… i mean… members of our berkada, only four of us were there Felynda, Grace, Melfred and I. Sheryl and Siukim didn’t reply to my text invitation while Gianina woke up late(as always..never fails!) and Liz is in manila. I haven’t gave them a treat for almost a year so I succumb to their request… it feels great anyway to give them a treat.

This kind of bonding session happens rarely so it really overwhelms me to meet them and have some wildly funny confabulations and interviews on each other’s update on the latest gossips and ados of their lives.

We ate our dinner at Dessert Factory in Ayala. It’s my second time to eat there, first was with my mom and my younger sisters last Mother’s Day. It was also a treat for my mom since it’s her day.

If you like to nibble on delectable pastries then maybe you can as well try there. Also, they have a variety of palatable meal choices. I personally like seafood etouffe since I’m a seafood buff.

It’s not really the best time we ever had -especially that we’re not complete. However, it was just a wonderful thing to have been together for more than an hour. It was a very rare occasion that each of us enjoy and cherish. It’s berkada spirit. Ciao!

totally oblivious

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 03:56:00 +0000

Shoemart Cebu had a mall wide sale last september 2nd, 3rd and 4th. God! When Cathy and I went there friday the 2nd, boy! if you were there?! it’s like a saturday or sunday! Sunday was the most jampacked since it’s the last day of sale. Imagine a brimful wet market that’s how jammed SM was.

I planned to buy VCDs in Video City because it’s worth only 50 bucks each but I changed plan because their VCDs are used and they look ugly, eeeww!! I might get a defective one, heck no!!!
Anyway, these are the items I purchased that last day sale: an unbranded transparent pair of sunglasses with a little shade of brown without a frame and a silky black bag with white strap and edges from Human. I didn’t mind the crowd though -totally oblivious. I was enjoying my luxury shopping.

celluphile braggart

noreply@blogger.com (Jarold) — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 03:59:00 +0000

L

ike any other person, mostly from 35 years old and under, I can’t live without my mobile phone(oh, just ignore those pips who are wherewhital deprived to have one!). Ever since I started burning my own keypad I feel a little hard to cope up with my daily to-do lists, appointments and whereabouts if my celphone is out of my hand at any given time.

For the first 3 months ’twas just like a luxury but after that it became a requisite(at least for my family). I was in senior high when I got hold of my own phone; abd since I’m still very much dependent with my mom, she makes sure that I never run out of load so I can just press the necessary buttons and that fantastic device tell her my needs and emergency something… or whatever…

But a serious entry is not my intention here n-I’m here to "brag"!!! But before I do the honor… I’d like to give you a glimpse of the evolution of my mobile phone units.

My worked in Alcatel Service Center during 2000-2001 so my very first unit was an Alcatel. Here are the phones I’ve used:

Left to right: OT Easy, OT View, OT300, Nokia 8250 & a Nokia 3310

This is my phone prior to my latest one, but I still have it right now -I bring it along with me in case my new phone runs out of battery.

Now, I finally got an amazingly sybaristic high-end celphone -a Nokia 6260- I’m loving it!