4 days of guilt

Good things certainly are happening in my life right now. Moving forward! The Big Leap! Change! Change! Change! Truly when it rains, it pours. :)

Moving on, my girlfriend Gabz just bought an old-new phone… it’s a Nokia 5500, shock-proof and water-proof. He was so happy about his purchase that he can’t help but share all the new and cool features of the said phone. It really was cool, so cool that we (I as the leader) decided to put his phone to the test. While at work, I saw a half-full glass of water just lying around our area. That gave me an idea to submerge his phone there… hehehe. When we did the first time, all was cool, the phone was working still and pretty much nothing happened. But then, Cel was not able to see it, so we did the whole thing all over again… BIG MISTAKE! Uh-oh! The phone went dead. *moment of silence here*

In my defense, I didn’t have to convince him much, right Gabz? Eerrrr Gabz? There was a video in YouTube right?

Gabz rushed to get the phone and went to the pantry to dry it off… After several times of trying, Gabz and I were able to turn it on again! Whooopeee! But sadly Gabz told me after a couple of hours that the LCD was kinda blinking. So he had to turn it off for a few days before deciding to turn it on again… just to avoid the electronic parts from ‘grounding’.

Panic! Guilt! Oh the guilt!!!

I thought I might hear one of Gabz’s famous scary lines… “d na ko natutuwa ah!”

Imagine my relief when Gabz texted me earlier today that the phone is A-okay now! Whew! And to quote him “Mas mahalaga friendship sakin kesa sa material na bagay”.

Luvyah girlfriend! Mwah! Mwah! Tsup! Tsup!

change

Changes, when it comes to our lives, are inevitable. As we grow older and hopefully become wiser, we realize more and more that change is the only thing constant. Ever since I graduated from college, my mindset has never changed, I still felt the same, acted the same and pretty much lived the same way. I don’t really recall the exact moment that I felt that I have changed, or matured as I would like to think I did but now, I have to say I’m really feeling it.

One of the major factors that brought a big change in my life is my work. From the happy-go-lucky worker that I was, I have changed into a full blown member of the working society. Little by little I have come to value the work that I do and prioritize those responsibilities that I carry. I have also come to learn that life really is not fair; you just have to work with the cards that you are dealt with. It all comes down to a person’s ability to go with the flow.

Maturity… Openness… Humility… these are all I ask. What is up?

I love you and you know that.

My mistakes I am trying to correct, differences I’ve learned to respect, regrets I am trying to forget.

people are people

Whenever I am assigned on the Asia shift, my usual mode of transportation is the trusty FX. There is this terminal near our house which I have to say is the most convenient thing ever thought of. Php50 only from Monumento to Makati in just one sitting… a very long sitting that is. Hehehe :) Another thing, there is the fact that you get to ‘know’ your service-mates… almost everyone’s face becomes familiar to you. That’s an added security feature! Having said that I would like to talk about the kinds of people that you meet in an FX…

The first type of people are those that seem to think that they are in a private car. Let me explain further, when in a public transportation such as an FX, we usually have to pay to the driver (they have no cundoctors). When seated at the back, you have to rely on the people in the middle to pass on to the driver your money. But then, there are people that are focused in ignoring voice and hand. Even if you wave your money at their faces, still nothing. Why do that people???? Would you want others to do the same thing to you??? You cannot always be seated within an arms range of the driver right? Another kind that falls under this type are those that doesn’t seem to care if only the half side of your butt is seated. What they do is they carefully place their bags and stuff around them, hoping to create an illusion that the seat is full. LISTEN UP! WE CANNOT FOOL THE DRIVERS! They know how to count and I’m quite sure that they know the capacity of their vehicles. Just an advice, buy your own car!

The next type are those that seem to be wrapped in their own worlds. Nowadays, IPODs, MP3 players, Radio Phones are very common. Most often, you will find one or two persons in an FX wearing earphones. It amazes me how some people seem to think that with wearing those earphones, comes an invisibility and inaudibility cloaks. You will just be surprised that the person next to you is laughing out loud or even singing out loud. Hehehe. No harm with this type, they are actually quite amusing.

Another type are those that consider an FX seat their second bed. The minute they have finished paying, they fall asleep. Even with all the bumpy roads, reckless drivers, noisy cars with sirens and weird horn sounds we have here in Manila, amazingly, they can just sleep through the whole ride. The only negative points here are those that sleep on your shoulder and of course those that drool… eeew…

And the last type that I can think of are those that are the very friendly ones. They can strike up a conversation with anyone and make it seem as if you are his/her long lost friend. Again, no harm with those, just a little weird especially for those that are not naturally friendly.

There, those are the different kinds of people that I face everyday when I’m riding an FX. Truly an interesting journey even if it is a short one. :)

foot-in-my-mouth

Just moments ago, I made my biggest faux pas ever. There I was with Dee and Cel, having a pleasant conversation… and I just said it! I knew there was something wrong as the words were coming out of my mouth… wahahahahaha! Like somehow my spirit lifted out of my body and I was looking down at myself while I was speaking! I think my face got redder (if there is such a term) than Cels' sisters’ no-load, borrowed Motorola pink phone!!!

I just hope Dee and Cel did not get offended! I swear! No offense meant… uh… guilty much???

Sorry na!!! Luvyah guys!

Loving the Rain

“Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain,
walking hand in hand with the one I love.
Ooh, how I love the rainy days
and the happy way I feel inside”

It’s been raining the whole week last week… and I loved it! (I know, I know, some are suffering because of this… but I can’t help it, I love it when it rains) Unfortunately though, I wasn’t able to enjoy it because I was stuck in a training the whole week. What made it worse, I had to take a certification exam which I am not too confident about now that I think about it. I felt so relieved after the exam and I was more than ready to take on the weekend. Especially since weekend=dates with turon!

Our date started off quite late… guess who was late? Weeeeell, we both were, he was late but I was even more late… hehehe! There is something about the rain that makes people just want to curl up in bed and listen to Harry Potter… uh… Or was that just me? :)

one year!

Oh my! It’s August already! Happy anniversary to my blog! Wheee!

Feminist Freya

It’s turon’s birthday today… YEY!

Anyway, we were walking in a mall and there was a couple a few steps ahead of us. It seemed like they were having a fight while walking… and to confirm my suspicion I saw the girl kinda slap the guy… (haha! Sorry I like to be well informed of what’s happening in my surroundings). Moving on, it came as a shock but if you think about it, it is acceptable... But to my horror, the guy hit the girl in the face! Then the girl slapped him again, then the guy hit him again!!! This happened a couple of times more, until the girl gave in and let the guy drape his arm around her. We passed by a comfort room and the girl made a beeline for it and when she turned I saw that she was already crying… =(

I was really bothered by the scene that we had just witnessed. I mean, we see it in the movies a lot, but when you see it in real life… I cannot believe what I was seeing, I am absolutely, 100% sure that when they do get married (if they are not yet in fact married) she will be a battered wife. I cannot think of a valid enough reason for him to hit her in the face… several times… in public! What an a@#hole! In my mind, I was thinking of ways to tell him off and humiliate him for what he was doing. After maybe an hour of more walking, turon noticed that I was still bothered… yeah for some reason, what we saw awoken the feminist/activist side of me. I felt pity for that girl… I mean I’m sure that since they are a couple, that she loves that guy. We come to a point that we get so involved that we just can’t reason with our hearts. How can you stop loving a guy because he hit you?

It is quite easy to say that as modern day women, we won’t let anybody especially men to step all over us, but when you put love as a factor, all reason seem to fly out of the window. Yes, we all come to a point when we get fed up with all that but even so, we accept pain first before we leave. *sigh*

I was thinking to myself that I won’t let that happen to me. EVER! But I can never be so sure. The easiest thing that we can do is to hope that we choose the right boyfriend or husband or partner and even hope more that they don’t have a mind as small as a fly to do such a thing.

*** these are MY thoughts and opinions…