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Let's Get Down to Business
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| philosophy time |
[24 Aug 2009|04:15pm] |
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what is the sound of one hand fapping?
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| at your serbis ser! |
[03 Jul 2009|10:18pm] |
Nasabi ko na ba sa inyo na walang trigger ang mga shotgun ng mga security guard? Fact. Tingnan nyo pag punta nyo ng mall bukas.
Sa bangis ng kalaban, `di umuurong! Si manong guard, tanod ng kapayapaan!
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[29 Jun 2009|02:18pm] |
Dear God,
Thank you for making everyone stop talking about work. I've gotten so sick of people talking about joining the workforce that I grew muscles on my eyes after rolling them countless times. You know I hated it like hell. Thank you for giving people better things to do and ask. The last few months were full of questions like "what do you do? do you have a job? who's got a job where? OMG OMG OMG" and similar shit. It was shitty. You suck for that. But thanks anyway, at least they all moved on and shut up. FINALLY.
Your equally macho son,
G
PS. I'm expecting a whole slew of "DUDE I HATE MY JOB! My salary blows and my boss is an asshole, I'm too good for this shit blablabla" conversations in the near future. Please save me from the horror. Thanks.
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| OBVIOUS GAR IS OBVIOUS |
[10 Jun 2009|02:39am] |
i was cleaning the room earlier this evening, and i decided to wipe the dust on top of my computer table and monitor. i got a slightly damp rag and a bowl of water, and i used a circular motion using one direction. clockwise. counterclockwise. wax on. wax off.
now, prior to my laptop's death, the last time i used this PC was, i dunno, 2 years ago. the dust i collected was pretty much the same age... or even older.
my rag turned black after 20 minutes. it wasn't dust, it was filth. no, it was soot. the type you get from chimneys. the dust in this place is toxic, i tell you. no surprise coming from the mean streets of Cubao, right? no wonder i get sniffles every morning.
i swear, the first thing i'm gonna do once i make bank is move the fuck outta this shithole.
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these past months have not been easy for me. i've been to so many interviews and application processes that i burned myself out. the recession's not exactly helping either. one would think i'd be successful by now. i haven't. i always fall short in the end. i wade through so many steps for such a long time, only to get a rejection letter/email in the end. i've had a handful of those, and they stung harder than a bee on 'roids. even worse were the rejection letters/emails/calls that the company didn't even bother to send. i hate being left hanging.
now, one of the hardest things to do after getting rejected a lot of times is to not get jaded and try again. one certain botched application, particularly, broke my spirits. now i get this feeling that i'll always screw up my interviews. but i still gotta believe in myself. the message is everywhere. everyone's saying it: Cher. The Apostle's Creed. Naruto, the 2007 Warriors vs. Mavs series, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. BELIEVE. BELIEVE. BELIEVE. corny, but true.
and i just have to say this: being hired isn't exactly the be-all-and-end-all of my young life. it's not the only way to succeed. personally i don't really want to be a mere employee for long. not because i'm sticking it to the man or i'm some whiny emo kid who just wasn't able to move past the teenage angst phase. and its not because of my pride or the pay either. it's more because i really wanna move up the ladder quick. i know everyone has to start somewhere, but i want to be more than that faster than my peeps coz i know i can hang with the best of my peeps. i want to be the boss. the manager. the head of my very own web empire. THE OVERLORD.
earlier on, i've been going after high profile "management trainee" jobs. i've actually done well in a lot of those applications, often reaching the last few stages before ultimately falling short in the end. those last 5 words sting the most. so now, after maturing in a span of 2 months, i figured that if i really want to be overlord, i'd do it in my own business. i can get a day job and balance my time, and get paid. no need to lord over a different organization. if i am to be boss, i'd be the boss of my own office, the lord of my own kingdom, the mayor of my own city.
who knows, not getting the "management trainee" title might be a blessing in disguise. i have more time and energy for my own side business(es), AND i can resign anytime i want, should the need arise. i might be in an enviable position, after all.
just thinking out loud.
(PS: let's not jinx it of course. let's face it, i still want to be "management trainee," if only for the money, the training and the lovely mark it leaves on my resume. just keeping it real brotha, this nigga's gotta be paid.)
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| i wonder |
[13 May 2009|12:28am] |
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what do they call roulette in russia?
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| the offer's good, really |
[15 Apr 2009|09:34pm] |
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should i grab the opportunity, or wait for better things (and take the risk of not getting anything in the end)?
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[07 Apr 2009|06:05pm] |
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mukhang lahat ng tao nag-Bora ngayon ah. wala akong nakita sa Facebook ko kundi Bora pics at kung ano-anong quiz na wala naman akong pakialam. sarap siguro magbeach ngayon no? sobrang init, summer, tapos bagong graduate ako. that last part won't ever happen again (unless mag-MBA ako, which i really plan to do in a few years). ang tanong eh, ba't nga ba hindi ako nagbeach, samantalang sobrang init, summer, at bagong graduate ako? siguro kasi wala akong pera. oh well. nag-Singapore naman ako, so ok na siguro yun, trade-off. the only thing left now is to get hired by Google Singapore, and masaya na ako sa buhay ko. ok useless rant.
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| I'M IN SINGAPORE RIGHT NOW, BRB |
[19 Mar 2009|01:08pm] |
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may law sila dito, "Whoever attempts to commit suicide, and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall be punished with death penalty." NGI!
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| THE AFTER-EFFECTS OF CHARLIE'S GRIND AND GRILL |
[26 Feb 2009|06:44pm] |
(picture taken from heart-2-heart-online.com :>)
( Sino si Charlie at ano ang ginawa niya sa amin?!? )
Charlie's Grind and Grill is located in Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig. Around 2 weeks ago, Nikki, Isabela, Nigui and I checked the place out after reading about it in a local magazine. In a few days, Gino the Food Critic will post a review and a retelling of the events that transpired, so WATCH OUT!
(just a quick preview: the food was EXCELLENT. the cheesesteaks were absolutely divine. lots of cheese, and the beef was tender. and whole jalapenos. not sliced, WHOLE. sobrang sarap. unfortunately we had to wait forever for the food. hence the YM conversation.)
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| Manual ballot counting for the 2010 Philippine elections?! |
[15 Feb 2009|08:08pm] |
THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE CRAZIEST SHIT I'VE EVER HEARD. IT REEKS OF FRAUD AND CORRUPTION AND EVERYTHING BAD IN THIS WORLD. TOO BAD THAT IN THE END, YOU'RE ALL GOING TO GET AWAY WITH IT. BUT I DON'T CARE! THAT'S JUST ONE MORE REASON WHY I THINK SO LOW OF THE POLITICAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE PHILIPPINES. THAT'S ALL POLITICS IN THIS COUNTRY IS: WE VOTE FOR PERSONALITIES, NOT THE IDEOLOGIES OR THE POSITIONS THE CANDIDATES HAVE ON SOCIAL ISSUES. WE WILL NEVER PROGRESS AS A COUNTRY IF YOU ONLY CARE ABOUT YOUR SELF-IMAGE AND POSITION! SO GODDAMN YOU POLITICOS! GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASSES AND HELP SAVE THIS COUNTRY FOR ONCE!
(pero syempre pinagiisipan ko ring maging pulitiko someday, di ba? galing mo talaga Gino, grabe.)
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anyway, on a different note, i realized that i changed so much in these past years. i think i lost my passion for life. i've been so caught up in all the requirements and projects that i became distant and unattached. these past few weeks, i've been feeling so trapped in this cycle that i was willing to do anything just to break out. each day goes like this: wake up, go to school, go home at night, then pass out in bed. this isn't like high school, when i can actually pursue interests outside business and academics. i'm really a passionate and creative guy, but i just had no way of expressing that side of me. i've been wishing for someone to take me away from this jail cell. so far, no luck. and my time is short; i'm hopeless but still desperate.
in Fairly Oddparents terms, i turned from Fairy to Pixie. that's JGSOM for you. 2 weeks to go and i'm a full-fledged Pixie.
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| this is how i feel right now |
[04 Feb 2009|08:47pm] |
this is the most emo line I've heard from The Fairly Oddparents:
Cosmo: Can we walk you home before we say goodbye to you forever?
Timmy: OK... but can we take the long way?
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[16 Jan 2009|03:46pm] |
gusto ko ako naman yung hinahabol.
gusto ko ako naman yung minamahal.
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| Notes from a Cunning Linguist |
[08 Jan 2009|12:43pm] |
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I am now quadlingual. I now speak Bahasa Indonesia in broken phrases. Ang sarap sana isulat sa resume na quadlingual ka kaso the companies don't give a shit about what languages you speak. They only care if you speak latin, like cum laude. So fuck those companies. Fuck them all.
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| just a couple of days ago, sabi ko gusto ko maging pulitiko someday... |
[27 Dec 2008|09:17pm] |
...tapos eto mababasa ko sa news.
basically, this hotshot cabinet secretary, his son (who is a mayor) and his bodyguards gang up on a 56-year-old and his 14 year old son while playing golf. his 18 year old daughter, Bambee, witnessed everything and wrote about it in her blog (click here). you gotta read the whole story. what they did was disgusting. it's what happens when you give idiots power.
and, to Bambee: yes, the world IS fucked up. it's a world where 54 year old fathers die senselessly. it's a world where there is tyranny underneath "democracy." it's a world where OH SCREW IT I FUCKING HATE THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE POLITICS IN THE PHILIPPINES, FUCK YOU ALL, I HOPE YOU ALL GET WHAT YOU DESERVE ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT YOU DID TO THAT OLD MAN AND THAT KID, FUCK YOU ALL, THE PHILIPPINES IS SHIT BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR KIND, FUCK YOU ALL FOR DAMNING THE LAND I LOVE. SHOUT WITH ME BAMBEE, THE PHILIPPINES IS FUCKED UP, DON'T STOP SHOUTING, LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD, DON'T LET THIS FALL ON DEAF EARS.
news story is posted below. GMA7 just took it out. mmm, i smell a news blackout! tasty!
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DAR chief, son accused of mauling golfers in Antipolo
Article posted December 27, 2008 - 03:53 PM
[via GMANews.TV]
MANILA, Philippines — Already in hot water with farmers over land reform issues, Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman is in trouble again, this time over an alleged mauling incident at a golf course in the city of Antipolo.
Radio reports on Saturday said police were looking into claims that Pangandaman not only flexed his muscles but also let his son Nasser Pangandaman Jr., mayor of Masiu in Lanao del Sur, beat up members of the De la Paz family at the Valley Golf and Country Club in Antipolo Friday afternoon.
"Hindi ninyo ako kilala. Ang yabang-yabang mo, ang tapang-tapang mo, mag-ingat ka (You don't know me. You're so conceited and foolhardy, you better be careful)," 56-year-old Delfin de la Paz recalled the Cabinet official telling him, while poking a finger at him after the mauling at the clubhouse.
Radio dzRH reported that the De la Paz family filed Friday night a complaint with the Antipolo police for physical injuries and violation of the law protecting women and minors.
The elder Dela Paz said he was with his 14-year-old son Bino and 18-year-old daughter Bambi at the golf course when the incident happened at about 1 p.m.
He said the Pangandaman father and son overtook them at one of the holes, prompting him to ask a marshal to have them get back in line.
When they were playing at the fifth hole, the mayor allegedly voiced impatience with De la Paz's slow playing.
Dela Paz said at least four bodyguards of the mayor roughed him up, and beat up his 14-year-old son who tried to pacify them. He said his daughter was crying and pleading them to stop the attack.
After the scuffle, De la Paz said he and his children trudged back to the clubhouse but the secretary and the mayor, with their bodyguards, followed them.
He said the golf course's management and security personnel came late.
On the other hand, he said that at the clubhouse, the mayor poked a finger at his 14-year-old son and said, "tatandaan kita (I will remember you)."
He said that when his elder son and wife arrived at the clubhouse with baseball bats, the Pangandamans' bodyguards drew handguns.
Security personnel then tried to pacify dela Paz and supposedly told them, "umuwi na kayo, napakalaking tao ‘yan (just go home, you're messing with big personalities here)."
Pangandamans side
Secretary Pangandaman could not be reached for comment but other radio stations reported that Mayor Pangandaman filed with the Mayamot police station in Antipolo a counter-complaint of physical injuries and grave threats against the De la Paz father and son.
The mayor said he talked with the elder De la Paz in a nice way but the man hit him instead with an umbrella and hurled invectives and twice challenged him to a fight.
The elder De la Paz admitted hitting one of the mayor’s men with the tip of an umbrella in self-defense as he was being ganged upon.
Golf etiquette 101
In a blog, Bambi De la Paz recalled that the Cabinet official and his son apparently resented their being told to observe golf etiquette.
Bambi wrote that she saw how the mayor hit Bino in the face even as her brother was pleading. She also recalled hearing the mayor shout to his caddy: Hindi nila kami kilala! Sabihin mo nga sa kanila kung sino ako! (They don’t know who we are. Tell them who I am)."
“I lash out, but my dad held me back. I was screaming my lungs out, shouting to this mayor, telling him about what he had done. I said: ‘Nakakahiya kayo. Singkwenta'y sais anyos ang tatay ko. And kapatid ko kakatorse anyos. Anong ilalaban nila sayo? (Shame on you. My father is 56 years old. My brother is just 14 years old. They are no match to you),’" she wrote.
After the scuffle at the clubhouse, she said, her younger brother’s right ear was bleeding and that when her older brother reacted, two of the mayor’s bodyguards pulled out guns.
“I am pretty sure the Secretary of DAR did not take part in the fight, but he just watched all this happen. He watched two of his sons, as we figured out, the other guy was his son, too, beat up my father and my 14-year-old brother. He didn't do anything to stop it. And this person is what now? A Cabinet member. A politician," Bambi wrote.
“The world has gone crazy. Two politicians beat up a defenseless 56-year-old father and his 14-year-old son. At a golf course. I swear to God, I thought golfers were decent people. You would think politicians were decent people. I guess not. I guess they gang up on 56-year-old men and beat up pleading 14-year-old kids," she added.
To make matters worse, she said, none of the security guards at the clubhouse even tried to stop the fight and that other personnel reportedly told refused to cooperate when they asked for the names of the Pangandamans’ companions.
Radio reports quoted the dela Paz family as saying they won’t be intimidated by the powerful Cabinet member and mayor and they will pursue the criminal complaint against them.
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| ANONG KAGAGUHAN NA NAMAN TO |
[20 Dec 2008|12:26pm] |
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aalis ako sa Jan 1 ng gabi, pupunta akong Kuala Lumpur. ano pwedeng gawin dun sa loob ng 12 oras? take note, sa hatinggabi kami darating dun.
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