| i'm so tired... |
[02 Apr 2009|09:57am] |
and frustrated... but irrationally happy. haha! okay, it's so bad for me, but it's giving me the giddy feeling all over. granted, i haven't worked on my computer for two days but... but... *tight lipped smile* hahaha!
sabi ko matututo akong magpigil. kaya... ayun na yun. 
DND TOMORROW!!! My house daw yata... GEEK DAY TOMORROW!!! WHEEE!!! tapos gymnastics on saturday ulit!!! *woot* EXCITING!!!
lots of thoughts are going through my head, but i'm too tired to go through the motion of typing them out... maybe i'll just ring a galpal up tomorrow and chat. bahala na. maybe i'll chat with my dork/geek friends *WE RULE!!!* or whatever.  for now, i'll sleep.
gnyt everyone! I miss blogging daily!
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| testosterone and knives... |
[29 Mar 2009|08:53pm] |
yesterday was a doozie. mum and i went mall-hopping all across the southern metro. from alabang town center, to festival supermall, then sm southmall. heard mass at atc, did some window-shopping, then went to festi.
south people might know that there are a lot of cd shops *ahem* in the area, and mum wanted to go to one so we went there... just outside south station "mall". it was hot. it was nasty. palengke na dun, so hindi talaga maganda. i comforted myself by standing in front of the portable aircon, while watching whatever action flick they were demo-ing...
and something felt wrong to me. i looked behind me, and saw a creep guy in gray standing WAAAAYYY too close. i moved away. turns out, he was already slashing my bag (the mesh bag i often use)... i was furious. i told mum about it, so she hurried up, and we left.
i was still fuming about my bag when we went to the grocery in sm. we were looking for hand sanitizers, and the lady assistant was leading us to where we'd find it... but she made us take a u-turn in a really crowded aisle so i pushed my cart to the side and took a u-turn... then this kid, barely in his teens, decided to be a brat and yelled "bingi ka ba??" at me. oooohhhh my temper... well... boom.
i wanted to flatten that kid. he was barely half my size and probably hasn't grown his secondary sexual traits yet and he was already thinking he's man enough to take me on? i put him in his place and left. what ARE parents teaching these children these days? *fume* brats.
*smile* let's all have a great day today!
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| i had a GREAT day yesterday. |
[27 Mar 2009|11:49pm] |
I went to the office extra early to finish a previous exercise, and I managed to make it run just before the training started. Woohoo~! I rock. Haha!
Anyway, Kayeann had to wait a bit before I got there, and I was supposed to 'help' her with her own exercise... turns out, she did it better than I did coz she finished it before I did. XD Lolz.
So the training started... and we had a refresher course on HQL (Hibernate Query Language or whatever it's called). It was simple enough, but I didn't remember that you needed to use the names in the hbm files for the HQL. Bleargh. Oh well. At least I remembered enough to successfully use it in the next exercise... I just needed a few reminders from the instructors to get the values from the hbm files. XD Kulit kasi ni Erik eh... sinabi nang wag nang tumingin sa SQL developer, tingin parin nang tingin. XD
The exercise given to us yesterday was supposed to last two days... but I managed to finish it at the end of the day. WOOT! I tested it and everything. I got the error messages to pop up, too! Woohoo! Like I said, I had a good day. ^__^
After work, Kayeann, Rob, and Cha were inviting me to go out drinking, but I already promised Val, Sheena, and Myk that I'd meet them at Ayala, so I had to decline. >.< So I went to Ayala, had dinner with Val and Sheena at World Chicken (yuuuuummmmmm) and then had Quickly. *burp* Sarap! Marco dropped by for a bit, which I so loved kasi it's been WAAAAYYYY too long since we last saw each other. Myk came really late, so we were only able to hang out for about... twenty minutes with him... coz Val was intent on going home "early". Boo. Hahaha! We ended up going home past ten, and it was a great night. ^__^ I miss being a mall-rat.
So yeah... Great day at work (for more reasons than one... wink wink Kayeann, Rob, and Cha hahaha!), and great night at Ayala. ^__^ Happy!
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| memories... |
[23 Mar 2009|09:33pm] |
in the words of Florin Falconhand to Lady Narantha Crownsilver in Ed Greenwood's "Swords of Eveningstar"...
"Memories are treasures. Lock the best of them in your mind forever, the most splendid moments, and throw away the rest. Any day when you gain such a treasure is a day well-spent."
Wala lang. :) it resonated with me when i read it. :) let's go make and collect memories!!!
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| i saw something incredibly cute this morning... |
[23 Mar 2009|09:31pm] |
a dog carrying a pail... while pulling a wagon behind him. SO CUTE!!!
i wish i had time to take a picture... as it was, the trike i was on zoomed past the adorable canine.
Ah well... One more mental snapshot to file in my archive or memories. :)
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| SALE!!! |
[18 Mar 2009|04:29am] |
may sale dito sa the fort... sa net cube building. seventh floor. Lux Asia yung company. up to 70% discount. madaming cosmetics (Shiseido is one of them), tapos perfumes...
I went... and I want one YSL for Men perfume... na out of stock na. *thuddle and sniff* BLEARGH.
I
WILL
FIND
IT
SOMEWHERE
AND
BUY
IT.
hmph!
so kayo... kung pupunta kayo... magsabi kayo. magpapabili din ako. libre nyo na ha? hahaha
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| announcement |
[18 Mar 2009|02:27am] |
i've been hinting that i hate where my adventure was going... and i do. and i hate that bry's character is evil *hate hate hate*. soooo i'm trashing that adventure. bleh. final na yun.
as for the characters... i'm open to retaining the characters, but the might get bumped up or down a few levels, depending on what my new adventure turns out to need.
yes, there's a new adventure in the works. and i'm considering the possibilities already... i have a small storyline ready, but no specifics yet. i've got a few ideas that i'm still working out in my head, including pantheon ideas.
i'm excited. i want the weekend to come sooner so i'd have time to work on my adventure. i'm scaling down my horizons, though. the last adventure was too ambitious... too open. this time, the only sure thing that i'm allowing is PHB2, because y'all know i love beguilers too much. hahaha! meh. i'll announce the details when i finalize them.
that's all! :) *dodges random thrown objects from irate players who didn't want me to end my former adventure prematurely*
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| good morning! ^__^ |
[16 Mar 2009|09:00pm] |
at least, i hope it will be. LOL! i slept late. i woke up late. i was almost late. bleargh. late late late. or almost. hahaha! er... *thud*
i'm too sleepy. i hope i could manage to absorb anything from today's discussion, given that i'm practically running on empty (coz erik fell asleep through breakfast... argh).
ZZZZzzzz
ugh. so sleepy. *yawn*
the weather is soooo nice, though. drizzly and cool without being humid. ^__^ happy happy happy. whee! *ribbit* hahaha!
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| when things don't work... |
[16 Mar 2009|01:29am] |
in a digital setting, work it out. debug it. debug debug debug debug. sometimes, you have to start from scratch.
when it's personal, sometimes you just have to walk away. :) and it's perfectly fine to do so, right?
right.
we're getting our first payslip today... and i'm finally gonna see where the googillions of my cash went to. haha. wishful thinking lang... bah. it's just money. more important is my happiness and my ability to support myself. :) i'm still alive and kicking, and happy to boot. so all's well. i'm probably a few friends less than i started, but that's hardly my fault anyway. it's life. that's how it is.
okay, that's enough thinking for now... i still have a lot of system concepts to learn before 6pm. Ugh. tiring, much? hahaha! ah well... it's all good. :)
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| sobrang babaw na post... |
[11 Mar 2009|09:05pm] |
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was trying to do the onorable thing and not compromise any friendship we may or may not have... but you just ruined that. fine then, let's NOT be friends. hell, let's NOT know each other.
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| ang sarap... |
[09 Mar 2009|12:29am] |
ng hindi pwede.
di ba val? XD tanginuuuuuhhhhhhh.
*shoots self*
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| *thud* |
[05 Mar 2009|10:27pm] |
first week... first friday. pagod na ako. hahaha! i think i'll go and hibernate tonight, and wake up just in time for brunch and gymnastics tomorrow. suuuupppppeeeerrrr tired.
masaya naman ang work... training kami for three months, and kung pumasa sa training, OJT naman for three months... and then regularized na. magic no? haha. ganda ng office... kakatuwa naman ang trainee batchmates... di pa nga lang talaga ako sanay magising ng 5am. *yawn* kaantok.
i like that my office is close to makati... medyo namiss ko na eh. hehe. at least madaling mag-detour sandali dun... kahit 30 minutes of libot lang before going home. kaso friday today, so hindi ako lalapit dun sa malls ngayon *finger cross* crowds = hate.
why am i blogging at this time? kasi pwede. and because tapos na morning lessons namin. kanina pa, actually. hahaha! so far, okay naman. tomorrow hindi ko alam kung ano topic, pero kakayanin yun. gambarimasu~!
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| Repost from Marj. :) |
[04 Mar 2009|08:08pm] |
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The family is faced with a 1.8 million hospital bill.
From Anj Serrano's Multiply Site
My ROTC buddy, and--for many of the people reading this--fellow Atenean Antonia Marina "Tara" Bosch Santelices has been confined in Medical City since 6 August 2008. She has lain unconscious for five months after being shot in the forehead during a jeepney hold-up the morning of her birthday. She has recovered from her comatose state and has long been transferred from ICU. She can breathe 100% on her own, no longer requiring the aid of a respirator.
Her family longs to take her back home. The promise of home care has been the topic of my conversations with her family since last year. Unfortunately, the hospital will not release her until all the bills have been paid. To date, the hospital expenses have amounted to 1.8 million pesos (PhP 1.8 M). And there's a separate bill for the cost of medicines and the doctors' fees.
Many kind souls have donated money. Others have organized fund-raising events. Many more have spread the word through blogs, e-mail, text messages, petitions, AM radio and even the most widely read newspapers.
Yet more money is needed.
And prayers are not enough. Concrete action is needed for the prayers to bear fruit.
What can we do?
1) Donate. Any amount will do. Send the money to Tara's mother, Anne Santelices, through BDO SA 2140-06220-1.
2) Organize fund-raising events or find ways your organization/business can raise funds through its current projects. If you're a student group organizing a benefit concert/fun run/play/any kind of event and you want the money to go to a good cause, why not this? If you're running a business and you want to engage in corporate social responsibility, why not partner up with the Santelices family? I can put you in touch with them, just contact me. :-)
3) Spread the word and tell everyone else to spread the word. Maybe you really do want to help but unfortunately, you don't have the money, the time and/or opportunities to organize fund-raising projects. What you can do is help spread the word. Share Tara's story and her family's need for financial help. Talk to your parents, your siblings, your barkada, your block mates, your org mates, your teachers, your students, everyone you know. Just keep spreading the word and it's bound to reach people who can actually donate or organize fund-raisers.
I've learned that as an individual acting alone, there really isn't much I can do, no matter how hard I wish, no matter how hard I try. It is only by reaching out to a larger community that I can actually hope to achieve something.
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| mirror introspection |
[24 Feb 2009|01:15am] |
just as i got off the shower, i fixed myself up, brushed my teeth, and sat myself down in front of the computer. the computer, btw, now sits by the wall with mirrors on it... so when i sat down, i saw my reflection looking back at me...
it may be the screen brightness... it may have been the sunlight's angle of entry from the windows to my right... it could be a lot of things... but i looked at myself, thought i looked good (narcissism?? haha), and smiled.
and then i saw a minute detail i may have not noticed for the longest time...
i have the sparkle back in my eyes when i smile. ^__^
wala lang. ^__^ i always thought people are only truly 'alive' when they can smile with that little sparkle in their eyes. i'm glad to be 'living' again. ^__^
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| gymnastics session number 3 :D |
[21 Feb 2009|09:48am] |
wheee! i had my third gymnastics session today... much to the surprise and bewilderment of my coach? hahaha! he's still not used to seeing someone of my age trying to learn gymnastics just coz. :p he better get used to it!
it's kinda sad, though... i spent the entire session relearing past skills. I was gone for three weeks. T__T Sick for one week, busy processing pre-employment documents another week, and another week... well... another week. haha! ge was there, too! coach sergio plans to teach her back walk next week. woooohhhh!!! kewl. way kewl. me, i'm still working on my back handspring. T__T grrr! i CAN do this! at least my round off is way better than three weeks ago. *grin* hehehe
ge and i wanted to go visit marjie, but she's out so maybe next time. :) i wanna give her the biggest, tightest, longest hug, too.
ge and i ended up hanging out at my home. we munched on chips, and siomai i bought from casimiro. the siomai's not even half as delish as they used to be. :( anyway... we chatted for a really long time, about a few month's worth of catch-up chit-chat. we sat on the veranda and just... talked. a lot. haha! it's nice to catch up with her... it's been WAY too long anyway.
oooh, and mum got me a couple of surprises when she got home! *massive smile* she got me something from breadtalk (don't ask me what... i don't know), and she got me a hot chocolate-scented candle! yaaaayyyyy!!! my old candle is about to run out already, so it's really sweet taht she got me a new one. ^__^ i hope it doesn't heat up my room too much, though... hehehe.
*trots off to doze in my chocolate-scented room* :D
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| miffed |
[20 Feb 2009|09:57am] |
people really shouldn't ask for advice if they're not gonna listen to it. and by listen, i mean accept what the advice is, try to digest it, and not be argumentative. you asked for a point of view and a suggestion. accept it, coz you asked for it. if you use it, then great. if you don't then great.
it's kinda sad coz i really wanted to help. i was trying to point out the possibilities and mistakes i saw, but i wasn't listened to. it's not like the help was unsolicited... i mean, the first line was "erik, advice naman o..." harrumph. if you think you're better than my opinion, than me, then don't ask for my take on things. it's just annoying.
*end classic erik tantrum*
wala lang. i just feel insulted. hindi ko kasi sinunod yung advice ng friend ko eh... wag na kasing mag-advice regarding love life. bahala na nga... tutal kahit naman ako hirap makinig sa advice pag may pag-ibig na involved.
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| faithful |
[20 Feb 2009|06:33am] |
to my workout regime. i WILL keep doing my exercises. *waves fist* begone, laziness!
now if only i can say that about my java review. XD *waves fist... and switches channels on tv*
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| CRAP |
[19 Feb 2009|09:36pm] |
I guess it's no secret that I've been on a musical spree... listening and falling in love to three musicals so far, and ma-chan suggested one more so I'll prolly like that, too. guh.
Les Miserables really got me. It's like the polar opposite of Wicked in the sense that it's really really REALLY freaking sad, as opposed to Wicked's (relatively) light-hearted plot. Normally I'd avoid listening to sad music, coz it really gets me down (and yet I end up loving the songs), but I don't think I can stop listening to Les Miz yet. The songs are just too good. The songs hook me one by one... Of course I started with On My Own, and then I looked up other songs Lea sang... I fell in love with A Little Fall of Rain yesterday, as well as Fantine's Death. Now, I'm listening to I Dreamed a Dream and I'm falling in love with the song. Ugh. Another sad song I'm in love with. *hits self*
*listens to more Les Miz*
*tears* Ang galing!!! *claps* Grabe! *tears tears tears*
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| Oliver! |
[19 Feb 2009|01:19am] |
I was browsing Youtube, in search of random musical videos to view/listen to... and I stumbled on Lea Salonga's concert rendition of a couple of Oliver! pieces...
Wala lang. :) Ang ganda eh... I just wanted to share the music with y'all. It's in my videos section... here
Enjoy! :)
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| something i saw on TV while i was eating brunch |
[18 Feb 2009|09:29pm] |
with all these public figure guys doing crazy stuff and then apologizing afterward, a morning talk show's hosts were talking about when an apology is REAL. and they came to the conclusion that it's only real and genuine when you see change. after all, an apology only begins with "sorry". :)
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