Nemesis

28 October 2008

21:03

Yesterday, two of the most important people in my life dropped me an e-mail and an sms saying they miss me. One is my soul mate back home and the other my former room mate. These two are among those who knows my nemesis, my goofs, my dreams. Hehehehe…

I called my soul mate just to say hi and to request for some EBTG songs - we used to spend some of our dull times listening to under-rated songs that finally made it to the top ten, 1980s bands and one-hit wonders, just to name a few. We also spent quite a number of Sunday afternoons enjoying the serenity of the Caliraya lake over a 2 cans of Coke and Jack and Jack and Jill Tostilla's for her and Leslie's Cheezy for me (our faves).

My former room mate, on the other hand, invited me for adobo dinner. We ate with our bare hands while we talked about what we've been doing since she moved into her new place. It wasn't a long dinner though because I was tired and she had to go out with some other friends.

Her place was like a 15-minute walk from where I live. On my way home, I feel really tired but very complacent. I thought about my friends back home and those that I've made here so far and I know I'll be okay.

These two people are among those few who I know I can call in the middle of the night if I have some goofy stories, spoofs, slips, happiness or gloominess. Them, too, know, that they can call me in these times of their lives.

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A beautiful thought to consider:

Take you profession seriously; don't take yourself seriously. You really only matter to a certain degree in the whole circus out there. If you take yourself seriously, you're not going to be able to move forward. You're going to be hampered by always wanting to look in the mirror and see if you have enough tuna oil on your hair or something like that.

· Clint Eastwood

What I've Learned

By Andrew Zuckerman

Reader's Digest, October 2008 issue

Unfinished

Left alone in our place on a Friday, I wasn't in the mood to see a movie. So I decided to just look at my pictures and came across with this. I once tried scale modeling and finished a Mustang 1968 GT. This is my next project which I left back home.

When I will finish this, I don't know. I just know that I kept it before I left almost a year ago. I'd probably take it back with me when I go home. I know I've been reminscing a lot these days. But it feels good, not sad, for I think this is the best way to know how life has been happy and how it can still become. I have always believed I'll get this done.

EBTG way

Morning bus.

Shuffling songs.

Slow music.

EBTG has a way of saying hard things can be sang in a cool way.

And I am learning how they do it... hehehehehe.... the easy way...

Wave

I happened to chat to one of my wavemates from Convegys. I asked how is each and everyone of them. Being dispersed and transferred to other teams and other accounts, it's still good to know that they are all updated about each others' lives. Everyone is okay and attrition within the wave is low. But the sad thing is that the account that we all belonged to when we started is closing. I have been told that everyone would be absorbed, transferred laterally to another account. I heard from one of them that they already started training and just waiting for the transfer.

Some of them are still with the same account. And they are proud that Bing has made it as a top agent. Top agent meaning having met all the requirements in all aspect, even in soft-selling. My Kudos to you, Bing! Keep up the god work. Another news is that most of them who are still with Sprint are all under PIP (Performance Improvement Plan) which we find unfair even before. This is what makes Sprint one of the hardest, if not the hardest, ever in call center accounts. And I know everyone knows, and everyone will agree with this.... the challenge, the pressure and all.

For mood music, I remember this particular song. We were just hitting the floor after a month of training when suddenly, in the middle of the shift, Bing sought my attention and asked, "Mamu, sino bang kumanta ng Two Princes? This client is saying he won't get an add-a-phone if I can't tell him the singer."

So, I said, "it's the Spin Doctors." I did it quickly since I'm and '80s big fan.

I think she got the subscription... and the commission... hehehehehe...

And so, this is a part of my good old days...

If I Am...

My friend Toni once posted this song on her page and I've been wanting to embed the song ever since. Would you like to be the one singing the song? Or would you like someone singing this song for you? hehehehe... As Gloria Stefan once sang... Cuts Both Ways...

Humor Me...

I was soooo pissed off this morning. Waited for the bus for an hour and a half. Good thing there's one thing that made me laugh...

Seen on a shirt...

"He who laughs last thinks the slowest."

Anyway, I was in the singing mood to cure my pissed-off-mood. I thought of something really, really old. I'm glad that imeem is now unblocked and I can now share my 'mood music' to you guys.

I'm sure a lot of you can relate with this... and I'm sure it brings back a lot of good memories, too...

Nostalgic

Well.... it's Thursday!!!!

Tomorrow's badminton day again!!!!

But I can't help feeling nostalgic. Probably brought about by the change of weather...hehehehe... It's getting colder. I always say being here doesn't feel any different at all. But it doesn't mean I don't miss anything about home. I miss everything about home. It's just that it doesn't seem to feel any different anywhere else. You wake up in the morning, go to work, get home and sleep. Anything in between is the fun part though.

Funny thing is... I was at Spinney's yesterday. It's a 24-hour grocery where I buy my breakfast of pancakes and sometimes arabic bread (which I find neat!). So, as part of my morning routine, I went and since I got a little early, browsed at the book section and all. I was on my to the cashier and routinely hummed to the tune that was playing over. Went straight to the cashier singing along... and then I said... Teka... e Filipino song yon ah... and I grinned, almost laughing... I said to myself... "hehehehe, Pinoy pa rin ang madidinig mo.... Long Live OPM!

Here's that song:

Happy Weekend Readers!

Influences

I was waiting for a client at an Emarat Petrol Station and as always, I tried to find something to read. I was actually surprised to find Reader's Digest on the shelves! I remember when I was a kid. (Yup, I grew up reading issues as old as me! hehehehe...) So, I quickly paid and found a place to sit. Admittedly, this is the first time I got hold of a it for a few years now. The form and the substance seem to have changed a lot. But I just thought, well, this is a sign of getting old... But honestly, I like the old format, still. Then I stumbled on this word...

Word of the Month

Crowdsourcing - when a group comes together - often online - to create a product, perform a task or solve a problem.

*ripped from Reader's Digest, October 2008

Then I thought... sa Pinas, simpleng bayanihan...

Anyway, a recent experience with a friend reminded me of another childhood influence.... Sesame Street. I vividly remember Big Bird and his (or her? LOL) friend, Mr. Snafolafugus (his imaginary elephant friend: please help me with the spelling!!!!) This is so because I can't remember much of the characters anymore except them..... errrr..... wait... I also remember Ernie and Bert, Oscar the Grouch...

Influences

I was waiting for a client at an Emarat Petrol Station and as always, I tried to find something to read. I was actually surprised to find Reader's Digest on the shelves! I remember when I was a kid. (Yup, I grew up reading issues as old as me! hehehehe...) So, I quickly paid and found a place to sit. Admittedly, this is the first time I got hold of a it for a few years now. The form and the substance seem to have changed a lot. But I just thought, well, this is a sign of getting old... But honestly, I like the old format, still. Then I stumbled on this word...

Word of the Month

Crowdsourcing - when a group comes together - often online - to create a product, perform a task or solve a problem.

*ripped from Reader's Digest, October 2008

Then I thought... sa Pinas, simpleng bayanihan...

Anyway, a recent experience with a friend reminded me of another childhood influence.... Sesame Street. I vividly remember Big Bird and his (or her? LOL) friend, Mr. Snafolafugus (his imaginary elephant friend: please help me with the spelling!!!!) This is so because I can't remember much of the characters anymore except them..... errrr..... wait... I also remember Ernie and Bert, Oscar the Grouch...