you don't know me well enough...

The stress of getting a replacement lappie

2012-02-02T17:51:00.001+09:00

My lappie (named Pacqui) has served me well for almost 4 years now. However, the past days, he has been having tantrums. Either he presses keys on its own (when not needed) or the keys do not function (when i deliberately press it). The screen goes white when opened at a certain angle too.

Our working relationship just can't continue like this anymore. That is why i went window shopping for a replacement lappie.

I have to consider a lot of things. Size, performance, look and cost!

List shortened to this with considerations:

Macbook Air - cool, good-looking, small, compact, long battery life, quick start-up, expensive, not as powerful
Macbook Pro - cool, powerful, expensive, good-looking, nice graphics card and processor
Acer Timeline X - thin, compact, light, long battery life, midrange cost
HP Pavillion g4 - powerful, relatively affordable, not as pretty as Macbook and Acer Timeline X,
Sony Vaio Y - compact, thin and small, no optical drive, not as powerful

Went home without anything bought. Will just think things over. Or wait until I am sooooo rich i can just get all. Stress!

Trying to be Stress-free

2012-01-31T16:47:00.000+09:00

I used to blog everyday. Not until i had my hands full of work (and at the same time, i got so immersed with multiply and facebook and twitter and stuff).

But here i am again. I just realized how stressful life is and how relieving it feels to pour all things out on a journal. That is why i have returned.

I decided to "rebrand" from You don't know me... well enough... to Trying to be stress-free. I see my life now as a series of events to combat the evil that is stress.

I realized that there's nothing you can much to control everyday situations. They are bound to happen. But what you can do is to control how you react and get affected by it.

My journey to a stress-free life begins here. Now.

new site

2007-12-29T16:49:00.000+09:00

i am so sorry if i cannot update this site na. with so much things to do, i only have time to update one site. and i decided that the site i'll keep would be:

See you there guys!

spirited away on day-off

2007-11-29T17:12:00.000+09:00

kinda weird, yes. i go on day-offs on thursday and saturday. not your usual kind break from work. you can say that again...

but this day is kinda special. i decided to spend it all for myself. no rackets, no gimicks, nothing. just me, at home, watching movie, chatting away, downloading stuffs and all.

and today, i downloaded this cool japanese cartoon entitled "spirited away". it's a really really nice thing to watch...

go, limewire away...

maaga ang pasko pag kapamilya...

2007-11-28T17:22:00.000+09:00

"it would be my first christmas that i have a stable job... hmmm...
i wonder how it would be like..."

Who wouldn't think about such things when th whole office looks like this? whew!!! i mean, the office has this christmas feel... but deep inside do i really feel the same?I really don't know what to feel at the moment... which reminds me... xmas parties up and coming... (12/7-abscbni party; 12/14-abscbncorp party; tba-news dept party... and more to come)... hahahahahaiiii...

pre employment roller coaster ride

2007-11-06T23:50:00.000+09:00

as a student, we all learned how hard it is just to comply with all the requirements needed for school, starting with entrance exam requirements, to enrollment requirements, to class requirements, to graduation and clearance requirements... no wonder, it feels good to put an end to the role of being a student...

but now, the former student is faced with another set of requirements to finish- something that has to do with belonging in the working class...

here is a checklist of things i need to do within this week:

1. medical examination

just did so a while ago, and it consumed my whole day, so i wasnt able to get the other requirements... hai, i have to do so tomorrow...

2. SSS

hmmm... Social Security System... which makes me wonder. how secured are we in the society? hahaha. any which way, i have to get it!

3. TIN

just got a message from HR. they will be the one to get it for me. yes. one more down...

4. PAG IBIG

hahaha! i just remembered someone telling me where to get it!

5. PHILHEALTH

cheers to health! sana di ako mawalan ng health sa pagkuha ng lahat ng mga ito!!!

6. POLICE CLEARANCE

as far as i know, wala naman akong krimen na ginawa... hahaha... i guess it won't take long...

7. NBI CLEARANCE

same as above. though it takes days ata talaga...

8. BIRTH CERTIFICATE

have them alreadY!!!!

9. COMMUNITY TAX CERTIFICATE (a.k.a. cedula)

i have one already. another thing to deduct from my list... good!

10. transcript of records

galing ako sa school kanina. sabi december pa daw pwede mag-apply. hai!!!!

see?! it really has to be difficult no!!!!

kelan?!

2007-10-29T20:56:00.000+09:00

kelan ka matututo?

ako, kelan matututo?

alumnus. a true maroon alumnus

2007-10-23T07:55:00.000+09:00

after i finished my ROTC course, i had been an alumnus of UP Diliman. But i was an alumnus yet without a course. But now, i can call myself a ture maroon alumnus, given that yesterday, i was able to finish and submit our thesis.

It took us two weeks of sleepless nights as well as deprivation of social loafing for us to submit it on time yesterday. But hell did it pay off!!!!!

Now, i am suffering from flu, and colds. I guess, all the stress is getting in me now... At least it just did so now.

Catch me again sometime kiddos!!! i kinda like the feeling of bumming around now and in the days to come. Gala tayo!!! Bilis!!! Leave me a message here.

*gawd, did i wait for a long time just to post this pic here and in friendster!!!! ayoko muna kasi mag-feeling dati... pero ngaon pwede na!!!!

grabeee!!!!!

2007-10-12T19:32:00.000+09:00

it has been a while since my fingers touched the keyboard for this site. I know, ang laki na ng utang ko sa site na ito, so here i am again!!! i will be putting back entries then and again so as to fill my months of non-existence in the blog world...

(picture, me hang-over pa sa LLoyd of all trades! haha... )

so to start blogging away...

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jescom internship over!

i already finished my intersnhip hours at jesuit communications last tuesday. as soon as i was done with my interview at abscbn for possible work, i went straight to jesuit communications (the reason why i was do darn respectable). i still have jobs pending to be done, since i was the one working on the finding guests for the sports legend episode. got a text from sir eugene torre, so i have to do a follow-up call. i was also bale to contact the handlesrs of Manny Pacquiao, who, by the way, is under GMA Artist Center now. (Sosy! When will i be under that too...)

It still is kinda sad to leave. fifty hours is kinda short. i must say, MAJORITY of the people there are nice, and can be your good older friends. Anyway, if i still have spare time, I'll go give these guys a visit! Thanks so much for all the help you guys gave me during internship! I'll surely miss my days at Sonolux.

lloyd of all trades tv series...

2007-10-01T08:06:00.000+09:00

for our broadcast communication 130 class (program planning and building), we are tasked to create a tv drama series pilot episode. our group, 14K decided to tackle on a pressing issue on tuition increase by making a dramedy (drama comedy) on a freshman student, lloyd who would emerge as lloyd of all trades because of the odd jobs he will take on just to finish school.

after series of unfortunate events like flunking math, losing scholarship, family business marketing scandal, and being fired frompart-time work, he is faced with his first line of work- a nude model.

will he be able to make it? will he sacrifice everything just for school? will the quote "pag sa pera'y gipit, nakahubo, ika'y papaguhit" apply to him?

see lloyd of all trades, as well as our radio documentary "The Examiner" on Ibox radio festival. October 5. 10-8 pm.

shooting guns on my mom's birthday

2007-09-22T19:54:00.000+09:00

05:35am

it's my mom's birthday today, but i am here, on the bus, waiting for the time it will leave for laguna. today is our scheduled final seminar for bc 198 class. i was calling mom, and texted her already. seems she still is asleep. I then remembered, we invited Casey over today. So i called her.

06:15am

Paola, Jei and i went to Philcoa to get the food we ordered at McDonalds. On our way back, the text driver is insisting that we haven't paid our fare! Paola then insisted taht we already paid. Plus, we have the driver and steward of the bus to back us up! Harhar! You can't fool us... by this time, Casey already arrived.

6:35am

At last, Ayin arrived! We can now go and bid UP goodbye, for now...

7:15am

We picked Jensen somewhere along Boni Avenue. During that time, the movie already started. it was not the type of movie you'll watch on ordinary mornings. APOCALYPTO. But no matter how gross the movie is taht early part of the day, no doubt, it still is a very nice movie, in terms od production design, story, cinematography and execution-wise. I must say, it's two thumbs up!

8:00am

i accompanied Jei in buying batteries when we pulled over for a pee break. Shucks, i missed some wonderful parts of Apocalypto. Any which way, when i came back, its head-cutting! Heads falling off, hearts being ripped, bodies falling... whew!

9:30am

Arrival at Canlubang, Laguna. There is a whole community in there. The bus wasn't able to maneuver well inside the camp because of the narrow roads and low electricity wires.

10:00am

Guns!!! Guns!!! Guns!!! It has been a long time since I did some target shooting (way back UP ROTC NCO days). But i know i still have the spirit in me.

We have seven ammos each for .45, 9mm and m16. I had to borrow shades from Jomie dear because i don't have one today.

it was really really cool. I wasn't able to try firing 9mm during my stay in ROTC. 9mm's recoil is really loaded! Whew!

1:00pm

We had lunch a-la-boodle fight... I also missed this kind of eating, which we did a lot during my ROTC days. Nice, yummy food. Haha.

3:00pm

All over. On our way out of the camp, while waiting for the bus, it poured really really hard! We are all wet even if we had umbrellas. Well, it's kinda blessing, coz we weren't able to wash the dirt off our bodies

4:00pm

We are going around in Pansol, looking for the resort Sir reserved for us. After going around for a few minutes, we found it! It was heavenly and cozy! And what more can you ask for, videoke machine! And the water is warm... Swim away guys! (i guess i just have to post another entry. i still have to look for the pictures we had at the pool. and the pool entry will take long to narrate...)

8:00pm

Had to go... home... See you in a while nicx...

poof goes my phone

2007-06-04T21:28:00.000+09:00

was on my way to up when my phone was stolen by someone who doesn't look like a thief. (now, i know what it meant by the statement "looks can be deceiving", literally.)

i didn't react, because of the fear of the pointed object by my side. so guys, especially for those who ride the up-pantranco route, beware. be very cautious. and if you know that your life is in danger, just let go. your life is more precious than your things...

make that three...

2007-06-02T13:37:00.001+09:00

my bday celebration wasn't ov er, as i expected. dad just came home from work, and he wasn't able to be with us when we ceebrated. well, as the saying goes, better late than never... so, ill prepare first... see yah guys later!

2 on 22

2007-06-02T01:27:00.000+09:00

it was my 22nd year. and it's our 2nd month together. happy monthsary!!!!

22 is the new digit...

2007-06-01T13:29:00.000+09:00

yeah... a few good friends told me how old i became. but the heck, do i care less? well, thanks anyways, for those who greeted me, then deciding to mock my age afterwards... you know who you are...

waheheheheh....

well, my age has something to do with how i celebrated my birthday... i celebrated it twice, on the 31st of May and on the first of June. This was the first time it happened...

A lot of firsts has happened... And i would like to thank all the people that became part of this celebration. Thank you for giving the best gifts you could ever think of for me... I got the gift i was expecting for... happy moments with you guys...

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531 escapade

we celebrated my birthday strolling the mall, dining out, singing, then playin at quantum's. nothing much. what made it special was the fact that my family is with me. and we plan to repeat it soon...

601 galore

it has been a while since i last saw you... almost a month... and not a day has passed that i haven't missed you... today, i want to do something... i wanna be with you... talk to you... see you... nothing more can make my day... but darn, did you make this post-bday celebration special... thanks... and happy monthsary... i love you...

dvd marathon

2007-05-29T14:06:00.000+09:00

after having a well deserved treat from the salon, my siblings and i rented dvd's for us to drool over with the whole week. ahehehehe... it was really really really nice to just do nothing once in a while... pero sana kasama ko siya...

it has been a while

2007-05-27T13:06:00.000+09:00

yeah... i acknowledge the fact that it has been a while since i wrote something down in this blogsite. recently, i had been so busy doing stuffs for internship, work and all. there were many thiungs to write, but now that i have time to jot it down... i cannot remember. days have passed by so fast, and i just wasn't able to keep up with the pace.

hai...

i may post some entries as i recall it. just wait... my brains would function soon. it went on an involuntary leave.

the veritas experience...

2007-05-21T13:13:00.000+09:00

this day marked the end of my internship in radio veritas. and i must say that it is an experience worth my while not just because i learned and observed how it is to work in a commercial station and how different it is to operate it compared to dzup 1602. not just because i was able to have something to do this summer. not just because it is part of academic requirements. but because i met a lot of new friends, fellow interns and supervisors alike.

at this point, i would like to say thank you... for a heartwarming stay, for the heartfelt welcome...

to jose, wana, vianne, shane, chris, monica, vitoria, kathryn, emman, karlo, gino and the other guys who i have known by heart and face (unfortunately, not by name...)

to ate haydz, ate ai, ate dang, kuya ervin, ate kharla, ate renee, sir vic, sir jemuel, mam lani, ate jack, kuya erick and others...

hope to see you again... soon... veritas isn't that far...

love doctor

2007-05-12T21:40:00.000+09:00

i don't know why people see me as a love doctor whom they can ask when they have relationship problems. wahehehehe. am i that veteran-looking when it comes to luv? wahehehehe.

rest mode!

2007-05-12T21:21:00.000+09:00

well, it has been a while since i felt this. as my friends would say, this is how vacation should feel like. to just do nothing. to watch tv and enjoy, to surf the net, to update this darn blog, to chat. and too eat, sleep, drink and be merry. wahehehehehehehe.

hai... next week, it will be another heck of a week. i will start training at veritas. And edit my segment at Jescom. And do work at DZUP before summer ends. Hai... wish me luck!

program director, script writer, host!

2007-05-11T21:24:00.000+09:00

today, it was so much busy. This day, i am the day's over-all prgram director at the station. Plus i have two shows to host, and a drama script finale to produce and direct. Cannot it be any happier?

Well, capped the night off with a dine-out. It was Chris' idea to have dinner at Pizza hut for a cheezy volcano experience.

the segment producer and the kids!

2007-05-10T21:06:00.000+09:00

this day marks day one of being a segment producer for jesuit communications! waheheheheh. it was an exciting and nerve-wrecking experience to think about, since i will take charge of getting m.o.s. (man-on-the-street) shots for AFJ.

the good (and bad thing) about this segment is working with kids. it was an awesome experience to direct kids, if and only if they cooperate the way you want them to. That is not always the case. There are instances wherein you have to run, beg, plead, and all just to have them.

Anyway, it was a wonderful experience. ANd i will be doing so until august or september. Wish me luck on my next endeavors!

tutuban day-off

2007-05-05T21:28:00.000+09:00

i'll meet ge ang at tutuban today to get the cd installers i borrowed from her. and what a day it was! went to tutuban alone, commuting. Not by taxi, but by PUJ. Dang! Wahehehe.

Saw lots of things that caught my eyes. Good thing i didn't bring money. Or else... BANCRUPTCY MODE AGAIN. Wahehehehe. I just settled for a strawberry frost blend.

i do...

2007-05-02T21:30:00.001+09:00

i take you as my beloved half... for richer or for poorer... for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, till death do us part...

----yandoc-telan nuptials---

joke-turned-drama special

2007-04-18T21:44:00.000+09:00

the internal joke about matt apostol came to a full drama script! yup! that will be the first drama anthology to be offered to the listeners of DZUP 1602. That means, i'll be the main character of the drama for a whole week! Talk about sudden fame! Wahehehhehe.