Archive for September, 2008
The Worst MRT Ride EVER
Simula ng ako’y magtrabaho sa Lungsod ng Makati, lagi na lang akong sumasakay ng MRT para makarating agad sa aming opisina sa pinakamabilis na paraan. Araw-araw kong inaakyat ang matataas na hagdanan ng Santolan-Annapolis station at nakatunganga sa pwesto ko na hindi lalagpas sa dilaw na linya. Ayoko rin naman lumagpas dun kasi wala pa akong planong magpakamatay o kung ano pa man.
Marami na akong narinig na kwento tungkol sa MRT. May mga nakakatawa, may nakakainis, may aksyon, may romance at may drama din. Dati ay naiplurk ko ang tungkol sa dalawang babaeng nasa 40′s na naghamunan magsapakan at tinakot pa nila ang isa’t isa. Meron din akong nasubabaybayan na eksena na ang isang lola ay pilit na prinoprotektahan ang apo na special child. Meron din akong nakitang dalawang babae na “extra sweet” sa isa’t isa. Meron din akong nakitang nakatunganga tulad ko.
Anywayz, ayun nga. Kanina, ang aga ko pang nagising. Masarap din kasi ang tulog ko kagabi. Hindi ko na ugali ngayon ang mag-almusal kaya “ligo, bihis, alis” palagi ang drama ko tuwing papasok ako sa opis. Tulad ng inaasahan, tulakan, sikuhan at siksikan na naman kanina sa MRT. Labas-pasok ang mga tao sa bawat istasyon hanggang sa para na kaming mga sardinas na nakakulong sa isang lata at may mga sardinas pa na pinipilit na isiksik ang kanilang mga sarili. Hay!
KUNG PWEDE LANG SUMABIT SA TREN, GINAWA NA NAMIN!
Guminhawa ang aking pakiramdam nang akin nang makita ang liwanag ng Buendia station. Isang akyat lang sa hagdanan, konting lakad at isa pang hagdanan mararating ko na ang exit. Yes! Isang sakayan na lang!
Sa sobrang haba ng pila kanina sa sakayan ng FX sa oras na 8:20AM, napagpasyahan ko na mag-jeep na lamang. Hinawakan ko ang aking bag at nagtaka ako kung bakit nakabukas ito. Akala ko nakalimutan ko lang isara o baka binuksan ko ng di ko namamalayan.
At pumila ako para sumakay ng jeep. Wala din akong payong kanina kaya sobrang init. Nang makasakay na ako, unahan na naman ang mga nagmamadaling kapwa ko “corporate slaves”.
“Bayad po.. Bayad po.. Pakiabot ang sukli”
Ayun! Kelangan ko nang magbayad. Ilalabas ko na ang itim kong wallet. Ay, hindi ko siya makapa. Wait lang…
Nandito ang aking cellphone, ang kikay kit, ang camera.. asan ang wallet ko?
NASAAN ANG WALLET KO?
EMO MODE: ON
It was a night full of foods, drinks, name switch, prizes, music and fun. It was a night where bloggers took a break from their heavy school/workloads and more.
It was nice to see my old and new blogger friends. We talked about our whereabouts, took photos with the wackiest poses ever, exchanged calling cards, exchanged identities (haha LOL) and talked about the latest chismax in the blogosphere.
Since it is a drinking event, I decided to drink one bottle of beer. I am not really an alcoholic person, so i felt like i am tipsy already.
To be able to fight this alcoholic spirit trying to conquer my mind and body (naks LOL), I went to the WiFi station and blogged an entry about some of the stuff that are bugging me from time to time when suddenly I won an Mp3 player in the raffle (rejoice rejoice!).
I saved the entry and made it exclusive for my Multiply contacts. I went to the redemption booth to get my loot bag and bid farewell to some blogger friends. I wasn’t sure if I should go home or what, but I decided to stay.
I quietly enjoyed the music while i’m grooving on my sit. I really want to dance last night but no one was on the dance floor. When I noticed that some of my Plurkfiesta buddies were in the other side of the venue, I approached them talked about the stuff that are not really “plurkable”. We were discussing some points when the topic focused on me. It was nothing really offensive and I do really appreciate what they told me. I will not elaborate further, but it has something to do with Carlo, my advocacy, my family, my life, ME.
The 2nd Philippine Blog Awards 2008
Do you remember the 21st night of September? *Insert dancing banana icon here 100x*
After months of waiting, The 2nd Philippine Blog Awards finally pushed through on the 21st night of September, 2008 at OneEsplanade.
I remember arriving on the venue at around 4:45pm. I saw a lot of familiar bloggers waiting outside and all the sponsors were busy setting up their respective booths. The organizers and volunteers were tired since most of them were already fixing the venue at 9am, but you can really see the passion and drive to make this awards night extra special.
Health, Beauty, Fitness and Lifestyle Asia ’08
Fresh (or rather tired) from the Auction.PH event , Eric, Jehzeel, Hannah and I went straight to the World Trade Center for to catch the talk of Dr. Hayden Kho Jr. and Dra. Vicki Belo at the Health, Beauty, Fitness and Lifestyle Asia ’08. The event was participated by different companies that is related to the beauty and fashion industry.
Fortunately, we were able to catch the talk. Dra. Vicki Belo looked younger in her pink dress and she discussed about the surgical and non-surgical procedures done in the Belo Medical Group. The visitors asked questions and she gladly answered all of them.
Doc Hayden is popularly known as “Doc Henry” these days because of his stint in “Ako si Kim Sam Soon” at GMA-7 Primetime block. He introduced the latest offering of the clinic called the Belo Life Coach Program and the Ike and Nena Foundation.
Short Pampanga Trip of Bloggers with Auction.ph
Last Thursday, Jehzeel asked me if I would like to join them in the Inaguration of the new chairman of Auction.ph in Pampanga. I was a bit hesitant and torn between working at the office to get more offset credits and enjoying my weekend with the bloggers. Obviously, I chose the latter.
I was almost late when I arrived in the meeting place. I was happy to see Eric, Ederic, Jonel, Bong and later on Jehzeel. Together with the rest of the Auction.ph crew, we went to Clark, Pampanga.
I was surprised when I found out that the company is owned by Koreans. All the while I taught Auction is originally a Filipino company. It was a formal event and everyonewas in their smart casual attires.
It was my first time to attend a somewhat exclusive event that is comprised of Filipino and Korean officers. The Filipino Host spoke in english and later on, the Korean conterpart interprets everything.
The thing that I like most in the program is the AVP’s of the Korean officers. AVP’s of the career of the CEO of Auction Korea and the new chairman is rather inspiring than intimidating.