Spread Your wings...
Posted at 11:35 PM

Last Saturday morning, I received these messages from my Baby...

Baby M: Babes, where are you na? Are you on your way home
or nasa office ka pa? Nandito ako sa apartment mo,
just arrived from Baguio!

Sent: 30-Oct-2004
04:53:26

*****

Jones: What!? Nasa apartment ka!? Didn't know na matutuloy ka
pagbaba... andito pa ako sa office. Alis na ako in 10 minutes...
I'll be there in an hour, ok?

*****

Baby M: Babes, I don't think makapag-hintay ako ng 1 hour sayo
dito. Pagod na ako e. Uwi na lang muna ako sa bahay
and then balik na lang ako later to see you. By the way,
I have something for you, slipped it under your door.

Sent: 30-Oct-2004
05:09:18

*****

Jones: OK. Puntahan mo na lang ako doon after mo mag-rest. Take
care.

*****


When I was in the apartment, the first thing that I noticed was this blue envelope lying on the floor.

I picked it up and even before I've taken off my shoes, has managed to slit it open and took out a card.

What follows is the message written on the front of the card. I will not go into the details of what's written inside, for purely personal and sentimental reasons.


----- What happened to us?

There we were, going along
with our day-to-day lives,
getting along, laughing together,
confiding in one another,
and now this.

It seems that lately we're walking
on eggshells around each other.
The tension in the air feels so thick
I can almost touch it.
And that makes me so sad,
because I know how good
we can be together.

If only I knew why we end up
in these situations,
I'd do everything in my power
to prevent this from happening.

Where do we go from here?
I think we should clear the air
and find some common ground-
rediscover what brought us together
in the first place. -----

Quick Question
Posted at 09:13 PM

Is there anyway for me not to experience BODY PAINS a day or two after a serious work out?

I feel like I've received a trashing or to put it more bluntly... I feel like I've served an 8-hour shift as a punching bag in a gym. My whole body is simply ACHING. I can't even move or stretch my arms because it hurts like HELL!!!

I guess this is what I get for not being consistent in following my work out plan... me being lazy and all, who would rather curl up in bed to read or sleep.

On the other hand, I think I'll start looking for a gym buddy... who will motivate me (sometimes bully me!) into working out for three hours every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Isn't it ironic though that after working my ass off on the gym floor for three looong hours, I'll feel like I've walked all the way to the pits of hell and back.

Arg! I want to go back to bed...


***Book of the Moment: Winter's Heart, Book Nine of the Wheel of
Time Series by Robert Jordan.

Song of the Week
Posted at 05:54 AM

Due to a recurring LSS (Last Song Syndrome) the whole freaking week, I felt that I had to write down the lyrics of this song.

And yes, I've memorized the lyrics... wrote this down while singing the song.

Ladies and gentlemen, announcing my favorite Song for the Week...
(drum roll please!)


IF I AIN'T GOT YOU
By Alicia Keys

Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power yeah
Some people live just to play the game
Some people think that the physical things
Define what's within
And I've been there before
But that life's a bore
So full of the superficial

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you

Some people search for a fountain
Promises forever young
Some people need three dozen roses
And that's the only way to prove you love them

And in a world on a silver platter
And wondering what it means
No one to share, no one who truly cares for me

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you

If I ain't got you with me baby
Nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
If I ain't got you with me baby


***Listen to the song at http://www.aliciakeys.net


ENJOY and fall in love... *sigh*

Mindless Rumblings
Posted at 10:04 PM

How is it possible that I think I like somebody that I haven't seen in person before?


How is it possible that I think I like that person's voice?
When we talk for hours and burn the phone line.

How is it possible that I think I like the way that person laughs?
Still, over the phone.

How is it possible that I think I like that person's smile?
Even if I've seen it only from a picture.


How is it possible that I think I like somebody that I haven't seen in person before?

Horny And Not So Horny Thoughts
Posted at 06:01 AM

If there's one thing that I hate doing as an eRep, it would have to be processing e-mails. I have this natural aversion to the task because you don't have down time, hence, no surfing and goofing around with the rest of the people on the floor... and I've been processing StoreFront E-mails the whole night.

Anyway, to keep boredom at bay, I've been listening to MP3's also. Well, as I was browsing through the myriad collection of my colleagues, I happen upon this song... and surprisingly when I was listening to it... I found it, err, erotic?!

Well, read the lyrics yourself and tell me what you think...

DIP IT LOW
by Christina Millan
(From the album It's About Time)

Says he wants you
He says he needs you
It's real talk, then why not make him wait for you
If he really wants you
If he really needs you

Really got to have you
Take your time and feel him out
When he's a good boy
I mean a really really good boy
Why not let him lay with you
That's when you give it to him good

[Chorus:]
Dip it low
Pick it up slow
Roll it all around
Poke it out like your back broke
Pop pop pop that thing
Ima show you how to make your man say "Ooo"
Dip it low
Pick it up slow
Roll it all around
Poke it out like your back broke
Pop pop pop that thing
Ima show you how to make your man say "Ooo"

You getting bold
He growin' cold
It's just the symptoms of young love
Growin' old
You think it's time
And you're thinking of leaving
But give it time
It's late at night
He's coming home
Meet him at the door with nothin' on
Take him by the hand
Let him know what's on
If you understand me
Yall come on

All my ladies wind it up
If you know just how to move (mooove)
All my fellas jump behind
And show her what you want to do (show her what you got daddy)

All my ladies wind it up
If you know just how to move
All my fellas jump behind
And show her what you want to do (ouuuh..wouh ouh)

[Repeat Chorus]

We can move if you wanna
We can move if you wanna
We can mooove if you wanna
We can mooooooove...

[Repeat Chorus 2X]


Erotic and sensual, n'est-ce pas?

Makes me want to... you know...

Spot The Difference
Posted at 09:14 PM

... on second thought, let's spot the SIMILARITIES instead. Hehe!

Have fun!!!






***Val, thanks for the picture.

Who's Your Inner Shapeshifter?
Posted at 02:00 AM


Though they rarely caused mankind any serious harm,
these Japanese fox spirits known as kitsune
were well known for playing tricks on people
and could be a real nuisance. They possessed
the ability to transform into any creature,
though they would often retain their fox tail.
One could easily determine the age and level of
maturity of a kitsune by counting it's tails;
An immature, rambunctious kitsune would have
very few tails, while a wise and powerful one
would have as many as nine.

As a kitsune, you are clever, sensual, beautiful,
mysterious and effeminate (even if you are a
guy). You are also somewhat sneaky and like to
pull pranks on people, but otherwise you are
very pleasurable to be around.



Who is your inner Shapeshifter?
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REST DAYS Are Given So That We Can Rest
Posted at 09:33 PM

Let me rant first...

... tomorrow is supposed to be the start of my well-deserved 2-day rest day, but instead of feeling excited and happy in anticipation, I'm seething in anger because I've been called to render OT so that I can attend a training for a lousy 1 hour and a half.

Kudos to Work Force and Training for making this possible!!!

You guys are so good in ruining somebody's rest day plan(s).

Now, after what seems like a 2-week roller coaster ride jumping from one training to another (I attended 4 by the way, 3 of which has nothing to do with any account updates... I'm pretty sure that Behavioral Interviewing Skills, Stocks 101 and Benefits 101 has nothing to do with servicing a technical account), I'll be participating in a fifth one that has (again!) nothing to do with my account.

Good luck to me... I sure hope that I'll still be able to sleep and watch a movie though... please Lord!

On a lighter note, I'll be baby-sitting the 2 Atenista from Davao in going to Baclaran tomorrow morning. The two guys are new to my account (they just finished their 1-month training last week) and I'm standing as the "kuya" and "tour guide" since I'm the oldest among the 3 of us... well, aside from the fact that I can also speak Cebuano and has been in Manila for 7 years already.

Let me digress...

... imagine that, I've been living on my own in Manila for that long... a round of applause for me! Yipeee!!!

I bet my obedient and meek Benedictine classmates in high school didn't have the degree of freedom and independence that I experienced when they decided to study in Cebu instead... under the watchful eye of their older brother or sister or their relatives... and just 2 hours away from "Mommy and Daddy."

Going back to what I was saying earlier...

... let me take this time to congratulate the batch mates of Paulo and Val...

CONGRATULATIONS NSI Batch 42... you guys ROCK!!!

Sleepless, Yet Still Standing
Posted at 07:41 PM

With barely 2 hours of sleep to fuel all my actions the whole day, I met up with the Val and Paulo at the National Bookstore - Taft.

Then off we went to Baclaran. We didn't go straight to the Redemptorist church though, the two were so fascinated with all the wares that the hawkers were trying to sell that they just can't resist looking around.

After 30 minutes of doing just that, we went inside the church, said our prayers and talked for another half hour or so INSIDE.

Then we went to the "candle shrine" and said our prayers again.

By this time, I was actually starting to feel hunger pangs, considering the fact that it was already around 2pm or 2:30pm. I was herding and pestering the two that we should go to SM Megamall immediately.

The first thing that we did (after I took some money from the Chinabank ATM, of course) was pig-out at KFC. Haaay! I'm full at last.

After that, we watched this movie...



***I'll finish this later, I'll attend my training first.

A Call For Greatness
Posted at 12:31 PM

I picked this up in what I would consider as the most powerful seminar that I took, which is the Heroic Leadership Development Program. I was with Class 21 who took it last August of 2003 amidst the rolling, verdant greens of Tagaytay.

I just wanted to share this to all those who accidentally stumbled on this blog...


Our deepest fear is NOT that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that WE ARE POWERFUL beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world.

There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It's not just in some of us, it's in EVERYONE.

As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.


Nelson Mandela
1994 Inaugural Speech


... awaken the HERO within.

This Is Not A Movie Review
Posted at 12:45 AM

... just watch the film first and tell me whether you liked it or not.

All I Want For Christmas
Posted at 02:59 AM

My original plan was to come up with a Christmas Wish List and post it this coming December 1 at exactly 12:01am.

Unfortunately, I have to speed things up because the Kris Kringle in our account started this week and we were "encouraged" to come up with a list to help our "Mommy" or "Daddy" in deciding what to give to us.

So, I'm forced to write down this list in 5 minutes. Believe me, it wasn't that hard.

Anyway, here's my wish list (in no particular order)... I just hope that my "Mommy" or my "Daddy" will be able to read this or at least the list that I posted on the bulletin board.

I've been good the whole year anyway.

Here's goes nothing...

1.) Nokia 6600




2.) AND1 Next Level Trainer (Red)




3.) Honda Civic (Red)

The Best Laid Plans
Posted at 06:23 AM

... can go awry.

Not expecting heavy rains to greet me as soon as I step out of the apartment, I still agreed to meet Val and Paulo yesterday.

The damnable rain really tried its best (and succeeded, if I may add) to ruin our hasty plan of a shopping spree at Divisoria.

As dejected as we were, we still decided to brave the rains and conquer Robinson's Place Manila instead. Of course, with just the tiniest flicker of hope that it will stop pouring at around 8pm or 9pm so that we can still go out and prowl the streets and alley ways of Malate.

Unfortunately, the gods were not looking at us kindly. We were stuck inside the mall to wander aimlessly 'till around 6pm, when we at last agreed (albeit too heavily on my part) to watch SAW.





Actually, I didn't find the film interesting and scary enough. In fact, when I got home and after taking a quick hot bath, I fell into a dreamless sleep with all my lights turned-off.

See, that didn't happen to me after watching all those Japanese horror flicks. Enough said!