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Delete Blog?

Yes?

Verbal Diarrhea.

:: If co workers are serious about google-ing my name to find my blog site, the search would turn out successful (my blog is number 6 or 7 or something if you use my full name as the keyword) and they would land their eyes on this entry about them finding my blog, err, lame introduction. 

:: I have classes, review classes, tomorrow which starts 9 am until 9 pm. Cruel, I know. I’m not used to sitting and listening (and being quiet) and staring on the board and absorbing via osmosis the lectures given anymore. It feels like being strapped to the arm chair and given high doses of levodopa. Fuck. What is levodopa. I don’t think I even spelled it right.

:: There’s something scary about New York. Something scary about leaving the country in 6 months. That soon a time if I decide to sit for the NCLEX and pass it, of course, which, I’m already eligible for.(I’m doubtful about what a Tito says despite of retrogression shit BUT I don’t know, ambivalance, eh?) Feels like a LOT needs to be resolved, personal and family issues.  Gaah. I know, nurses lingo peeps. New Zealand is a different story. It’s all together a dull place. A cousin said something like “I bet you wouldn’t enjoy it there and migrate to Australia blah blah” and I remember Bonnie talking about cows and apple and strawberry pickers (sense-less correlation). If I were to choose between safe and dangerous, I’d choose safe, I’m boring — plus, there’s a huge X marked on “staying here” so, uh, the safest choice is out, there. 

:: I’m not a fan of desserts or halo-halo. But today there’s a big craving for it the moment I woke up (1 pm) and just found me self getting dressed and going to Chowking (in UST Dapitan) instead of the planned Lagro trip to meet up with Spin and get some stuff (books and Cds). Man, ang inet, I’d rather eat halo-halo than commuting and getting myself embraced by smelly (hehe) people. And hey the walk inside UST (kase nag ukay kame sa may Espana after namen mag chowking, tas biglang nag SM ang labo ng lakad diba, lol) was very refreshing. No students, just church goers/families on a Sunday afternoon. Aww. I missed that place a whole lot.

:: My nursing skills are deteriorating. I was trying to remember desperately pathophysiologies (it took me about 10 corrections before I can correctly spell the word “pathophysiologies” — lord) of common diseases, diabetes, myocardial infarction, tuberculosis, liver cirrhosis — and I can’t. Very, very bad. I need to brush up on things, two years in the contact center industy aint doing my head any good.

:: And more on updating thyself. I think I need to read a book and watch a movie or something that does not involve staring at a console and processing calls. Argh.

:: I’m thinking of re writing this, but I’m lazy.

Kill.

Artists’ ARREST
Protest Night

The name of the program is borrowed from the title of art scholar Lisa Ito’s
article of the same title. Published in 2005, Ito observes in this article that
“as the rallies for GMA’s removal grow exponentially, so does the resolve to
find more creative forms of articulation and expression grow.” Three years later
and with more reasons to remove Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from office, prose,
poetry, paintings, music, dance, performance and other art forms continue
to be defined by dissent. This event, as it name implies, is thus dedicated to
how the (intensified) call for the ouster of Arroyo is rendered through art.

Featuring:
The Wuds
Republika de Lata
Babes Alejo and Roselle Pineda
Jeff Pagaduan

Performance art:
Bunch Garcia

Poetry:
Kilometer 64 poetry collective
Lourd de Veyra

Video/Film:
2nd volume of Rights
Sampaguita music video (rough cut)

Street Art:
Pilipinas Street Plan
ARREST visual artists

*In lieu of Easter which comes a day before the event, free “ouster eggs”
and stickers will also be given out. We also encourage those who have OUST
Gloria merchandise to bring their stuff and sell during the event.

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Counting.

Well, I’m still in the job. Amazing. People should discover this.

Downside though is I’ve been sleeping  most of my hours away so I can’t find the time to tinker on the keyboards as much as I do in the past. The sole reason why this blog’s been practically dead for the last few weeks err months.

:: Spent New Year’s and Christmas Eve at work so u prolly know that I’m sleeping on the actual dates, the 25th and the 1st. I tried to look at the better side of things but there’s no better side to being on a call at 12 am and having pizza for new year’s dinner.

:: I attended a seminar on Financial Management Education something stuff and surprisingly, it aint boring. There’s actually 2 more lectures to go but haven’t found a way to squeeze it in on my free days. But you know, it’s really empowering. People can get all the degrees they want in this world and work their assess off and get good pays but without knowing how to manage ur finances, all is nothing man. The biggest realization for that lecture was: Now is the best time to save money, not when you are 30, or married, or have kids, or retiring, it’s now, fellas.

:: Seriously, Abalos, ang tigas ng mukha mo. Tska ito madaming nagpapalusot na naman ngayon sa mga email na sawa na daw sila sa mga rally chorva, gusto kong sumagot la kang karapatan magsawa. Ang tawag dyan sa posisyon mo indifference. Mga tipong mind my own business type. Naku mga iho/iha kung puro yan ang gagawin naten iti take advantage tayo lalo ng mga kumag na nag iisip na ok lang na nakawin nila ang pera naten (yep, perang pinanghihinayangan mo kase nababawas sa tax mo sa compensation) kase ang motto naman natin ay mind my own business. Kung hindi mo trip ang mob, sabi nga ni Stum, make thyself counted. Sabi ng isa pang email baka tayo din ang reason kung bakit ganito ka corrupt ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas. Sign the petition. Gloria resign.

:: Anyway, di ko pa natatapos yung suggested reading ng kapatid ko sa highschool ngayon na Count of Montecristo (ang suggested reading ko nung highschool sa parehong eskuwelahan ay Les Miserables na sobrang ganda) pero napanuod ko na yung movie version kagabe sa Dos. Dala ko itong libro na to sa opis at madami nagsasabi na maganda daw ang movie, although kapag tinatanung ko sila kung nabasa na ba nila mismo si Dumas eh hindi pa daw. Siguro marami lang cut dahil limited ang time ng pag ere ng local channel pero ang mako comment ko ay yung generic na “mas maganda pa din sa libro” pero shempre kudos sa gumawa. Sabi nga mahirap talaga pantayan ang libro kase kanya kanyang imagination ang gumagana dahil iba ibang tao ang nagbabasa.

:: What I’ve accomplished these 2 months in this job, I’m debt free sa ermats ko. May utang kase ako dun na 25, nabayaran ko yung kalahati thru back pay ko sa PS tapos yung another kalahati thru bonuses at konting tabi every pay day. Yey. Ang pinagiipunan ko naman ngayon ay sikret. Pero pramis may katuturan naman.

:: Tatlong araw nang sumasakit ang panga ko. Lock jaw? Wag naman sana. Sabi ng kapatid kong naka braces madami daw pasyente yung dentista niya na lock jaw ang kaso. Bini braces daw ang mga ganun. Nadidinig ko yung mga buto ko sa panga na nag ki click, natatakot ako mag pa check up, takot hindi sa mismong check up o pag upo sa dentist chair, kundi sa gastos.

:: Pangalawang beses na nanuod ako ng laro ng Purefoods, talo sila. Mag sa suggest na ko kay Stum na wag na ko isama sa susunod, kase nung di ako sumama, pumasok sila sa finals. LOL. In fairness sa depensa ng Sta Lucia, magaling sila at lahat ng player gumagawa. Haha, ayan na aawayin nako ni hal, closet daw ako. I love underdogs!

:: Ngayon lang ulit ako nagawi sa Cubao after ilang panahon. Nakaka disappoint yung pagkawala ng mga ukay na nakahilera dun. Ngayon konti na lang ang choices at mahal na sila. Nyar. Yung mga gallery sa Cubao Ex iba na din. Yung mga nakapuwesto dun dati na super vintage nawala. Nyar. Ay may nakita pala akong Japanese Store, feeling ko matagal na yun dun, hindi namen nadaanan pero sa susunod pupunta ako dun. Yey!

:: 56 minutes na lang ata. Ang daldal ko. Sa mga nagpupunta dito at nag ko comment salamat po ah. Sorry laging walang bagong entry. Yihee miss niyo na ko.

Blank.

I Want.

I kept thinking about payday.

I want new shoes.

Four Hours of Dreaming and Drooling On My Parents Bed.

From CRUMBS.

The rules are simple: Mention the person who tagged you and create a link back to them. Copy-paste the traits for all the twelve months (see read rest of this entry). Pick your month of birth. Highlight the traits that apply to you. Tag 12 people and let them know by visiting their blogs and leaving a comment for them. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve done it!

One deviation though, I’m tagging TOM only.

NOVEMBER: Has a lot of ideas. Difficult to fathom. Thinks forward. Unique and brilliant. Extraordinary ideas. Sharp thinking. Fine and strong clairvoyance. Can become good doctors. Dynamic in personality. Secretive. Inquisitive. Knows how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative but amiable. Brave and generous. Patient. Stubborn and hard-hearted. If there is a will, there is a way. Determined. Never give up. Hardly becomes angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently from others. Sharp-minded. Motivates oneself. Does not appreciate praises. High-spirited. Well-built and tough. Deep love and emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest and keeps secrets. Not able to control emotions. Unpredictable.

On to something irrelevant to this Meme/Tag, I passed OJT and am heading to productions this Sunday. Yeah, work on a Sunday, bad, I’m just happy we all made it with the attrition rates and all.

And:

Onychophagia.

I’ve been away for a couple of weeks all because of my new work. I’m sorry blog. I haven’t found the time lately to write to you or upload anything. I’d rather sleep given the opportunity to do something for myself than, argh, go to the net cafe and surf the net. Shame, I know.

Anyway, a lot of things happening here and there. Four weeks into training. Still need to undergo a final 2-week OJT which I’m not that confident to pass but, well, really looking forward to. Spent last night at Conspiracy Cafe with the re-launching of Artists’ Arrest name and series of activities for this quarter. Got to see friends who were part of the production. Texted Prex to ditch the books for an hour and come to see Cynthia play “Kabaka” to no avail. She was late but at least she earxperienced Tao (Nono) Aves. Whew. Breath of fresh air. Young at 20 yet very very new, different, uh, iloveher. I miss seeing friends perform. But there’s always a roma-attack-of-the-body-glitch thing whenever I’m happy or giddy. I think the hormones weren’t cool with me being that so there goes the headache.

Anyway (two anyways in an entry, I’m redundEnt — rawr),  something not connected to any of this. A thing that I’ve been making a mental note of the past three weeks or so but feel the need to write it down. “Take care of thyself”.

• Drink six glasses of water. (it’s 730 pm and I’ve had two glasses so far, oh)
• Load on anti oxidants. (Vitamin C, E, and methathione.)
• Get plenty of sleep. (I need a full eight hours. Anything less equals crankiness.)
• Don’t skip meals. (Guilty!)
• Maintain my 112 lb weight. (Gawd. I’m raving. I didn’t know this is possible. My entire life I’ve only reached 110 and that goes away instantly in one skipped meal. My current weight had stayed for about two weeks. Awww. The Gods love me.)
• And, stop biting nails.

And, yeah, this song. Pure Love.

The 1-900 Voice.

I’m not bragging about it but I love my professional voice.

The new work requires a lot of speech drills. You’ll probably be saying something that goes so what about speech drills, but what we have are totally out of everybody’s comfort zone.

We do erotic, very graphic scripts.

That’s it for now.

This–

Dumaan ako sa tahimik na ilog
Ang buong mundo ay parang natutulog
Kung may bunga mang sa tubig ay mahulog
parang ang puso ko nga itong nadudurog
Parang ang puso ko itong nadudurog

--is the now.

- Maningning Miclat