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for January 2007.
Carlo tagged me to tell you five things you don’t know about me…like there’s so much? I know I’m pretty much of an open person (for example: given enough time and not much to do, I could start spilling my love life — or lack of — to you just because I know it’s a good conversation starter), so what’s to hide? :P But let’s see:
- I work in one of the big telecommunications companies in the Philippines but guess what: I own one SIM each for all the three. One is my personal line, one is a gift from a friend because all of them owns this network and they wanted to text me for free and the last one is for work. I tried letting go of the second one, but then my friends won’t reply to my messages to them when I use either of the remaining two so I decided to resurrect it. Now you know why I seem to be pulling phone after phone in my bag (although I let go of the work phone when it’s the weekend — no work when it’s not working hours!). If you want to get my number, specify the network you want to have and I’ll give it to you. :P
- I almost didn’t graduate elementary school with honors because I was too talkative. My Grade 6 teacher always scolded me then because I can’t seem to stop talking (personally, I think she just catches me in the wrong time). A few weeks before graduation, she started collecting the diaries of the “delinquent” students and she got mine. :-o That sure shut me up. My adviser returned it eventually, telling me it was just a warning for me so I’d stop talking. Uh…okay.
- Just like her, I used to have this weird ambition. While she wanted to become a cashier, I wanted to become a housemaid. I remember having this book where you check what you want to become and I wrote right at the very bottom of the list: housemaid. I think I was partly influenced by our house helper then, plus the fact that I didn’t want to leave the house for work, like my parents do. I was about…five then? Hmmm…maybe I will eventually start working at home or something? I wish.
- I used to be a really big fan of Sailormoon. I loved it from the moment I saw its first commercial. There was a time I was watching the end of its first season, where Sailormercury, Sailormars, Sailorjupiter and Sailorvenus died for Sailormoon and found myself crying at the end. I used to collect cards (what we used to know as text before cellphones came), paper dolls, coloring books, and even joined the Official Sailor Moon Fan Club in the Philippines. :P
- More fandom…I was such a big fan of The Moffatts that I cried when I heard the rumor that they died in a plane crash shortly after their song If Life is So Short came out. That’s explanation enough. =)) I’m a self-confessed Moffatt-ian (is there such a term?). :P And on that note…it’s been almost three years but I still can’t believe Dave Moffatt is gay. Hmph. He was my favorite Moffatt!
Well that was fun. Can I make it ten? Kidding. :P Now I tag these people: Joni, Aaron, Mae, Ate Toni and Chris E. :P Feel free to tag me again On second thought, no, as much as I want to, don’t tag me again…I realized I should keep a mysterious air around me…even just a little bit. :P
I talk too much, I know.
Now let’s talk phones. I have a feeling that my first major spending splurge will be for a cellphone. My Smart line is reaching its 24th month this coming July, and I’m planning to renew it and avail one of their retention plans. This time, of course, paying with my own money.
As I mentioned in one previous post, I really want a Nokia 7390. It’s probably the first high-end phone I really want and am willing to spend money to get it. I was hoping this would be available in Smart’s retention plans, but as luck would have it, it wasn’t. I checked in the Nokia store in Galleria and saw the much coveted Powder Pink version of it…under it says: Coming Soon. Argh.
Of course, considering that it’s a pretty new phone, and it’s 3G and it’s part of this fancy collection, it’s probably going to be expensive and I might end up having to pay for it until the day I grow old until the end of the year. Especially if…okay, never mind, I don’t want to share that condition.
Anyway, since the N7390 isn’t on the Smart plans, I looked at the phones and prices that is for my phone plan and looked for the next best one: one that is a bit on the high end, not too expensive and does not have sooo many features that I wouldn’t use in the end…I saw this: Nokia 6233.
Now I’ve read about this particular phone from Abe, Migs and Miguel. I’ve read about its features, and even if it’s not as girly as the other one, it does look kind of good. Classy. Not girly, sad to say, but still nice enough. I could always “girlify” it with whatever dangling things I could hang on it. :P
And it’s not takaw tingin, which I like. Translation: a high-end phone that looks a bit low-end so it doesn’t attract snatchers, especially when I am outside and like to text while walking.
It’s pretty cheap too, since I would only be paying Php5,800 to get the phone for my retention in Smart.
I could get that phone anytime within the next six months. I don’t need a new phone yet, although I want one so my Globe SIM won’t borrow phones anymore (long story on that). I’m planning to renew my plan within the next two months so at least I can save up a bit for it. Question is: should I wait for N7390 or get this one and just wait until the N7390 gets here and drops its price? Or should I forget about getting the N7390 and just go for this one?
Another question, especially to those N6233 users: is it good? Pros? Cons?
I don’t think I got too much work done today. Now I’m rushing something. BAD, BAD INTERNET! Right. I need to send this email and then go. Bah. Not good when there’s too many distractions. :-s I am soooo going to get it.
It’s almost quitting time for me today. I got in late today because of the darn traffic and I can just see the minutes ticking away a few pesos on my next salary. Hay.
Well this feels weird. I got so used to being with our testers last week for this UAT I conducted that it felt kind of strange suddenly going back to “normal” in the office and not having to do testing for that particular project. I kind of miss those guys and girls who were here last week. Especially those girls who kept on calling me “ate” even if we were all on the same age. I felt like I was holding a household again and they were my members.
I miss that. :) Having a household. And I’m thankful that God gave me the opportunity to know those girls (they have been testing the thing we tested since November, and it was just yesterday I got to know them!), and I can’t wait to see them again.
This work professionalism kind of confuses me. See, we had the vendors and the testers here last week. In the span of time we were testing, we were “trapped” in a room, talking while doing the test…of course we couldn’t talk about work all the time, so we ended up kidding and teasing each other, cracking jokes and telling each other stories about our love lives (okay, that was just me and the girls). After all those talks, where do you draw the line on work and personal lives?
I know the answer there is a big duh. I just get a bit confused on when to call the person a colleague and a friend. Where does one start and end? If you and your colleague can exchange stories other than work, are you friends? When does friendship “end” and being a colleague start? Where do you draw the line on a person being your friend and being someone you work with?
Of course, there could be friends and colleagues, right? Just like there can be friends and lovers (hihi, I just had to put that in :p).
I never thought this would confuse me. I guess it’s because I’m a more relational person that the relationships I form around me — whether it be friendly or professional or whatever — matters, and I want to know how these people stand in my life. And yeah, I think I also think about this because I have friendship issues.
Just some thoughts. Again. I have to go because it’s waaaay past my quitting time and I still have two Didache reflections to finish tonight. :D I promise not to go online to finish this and sleep early so I can go to the gym tomorrow.
Let’s see how good I am at fulfilling that last statement. Haha. Good evening everyone! :)
I’ve been in front of the computer all day, writing. Okay, half the day I wasn’t writing at all to be honest. Because I’ve been TV deprived all week, I found myself watching TV and also looking at Blog Parteeh ‘07 aftermath posts that I only really started writing at 6:30. Haha my bad. This is why I am not supposed to go freelance yet. I am lousy with time management.
Or maybe because it’s the weekend.
Anyway, I’ve finished writing 6 Didache reflections…three more to go! My deadline’s on Tuesday, and I want to have this finished tonight so tomorrow I can send it. But seeing the time..I don’t think I will be able to.
Lord give me strength.
Speaking of writing…
WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR?
“Even before I formed you in the womb I have known you; even before you were born I had set you apart, and appointed you as prophet of the nations!” – Jeremiah 1:5
I was in second year college when The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren became popular. Because I heard the book was good, and I wanted to see what it was all about, my mom bought the book for me. After the first few chapters, the book accomplished its purpose. I started to wonder what my purpose in life is.
The book says I do have a purpose — a specific mission for me to fulfill in my lifetime. Sometimes though, because of the routine of life, that thought gets lost somewhere in my brain.
I wonder if I am just bound to live a mundane life and eventually die, leaving nothing to be remembered. I end up asking if my existence means anything at all. However, little by little, God is revealing that He has a mission for me, the purpose that I have been unconsciously looking for in the past.
It may not yet be clear what it is to me now at my very young age, but I’m pretty sure God will reveal the fullness of His mission for me in His perfect time.
Who wrote that? I did. :D That’s the Didache reflection for today. :) I have other reflections there for the rest of the year, and if you want to read them, get yourselves a copy! :)
Now I must get back to work if I want to finish this on time.
But before I really go…I want this phone:
I’ve seen Grethel use this phone at the office, and I liked how it looked. It’s so girly! I want the pink one, but the bronze one looks good too, and more formal. I’m kind of afraid that if I use this, the casing (or whatever it is) would chip since my 6020’s casing did that to me too. But it’s soooo cute. Anybody knows how much this is out in the market? And any reviews? :D
Nope, I didn’t drink there or whatever…in fact, I don’t think I drank that much at all. But I’m having a serious party parteeh hangover because I had so much fun in the just concluded Blog Parteeh 07! (Try searching for that in Google or Technorati and see how many results you get. Of course, you may not see me in Technorati because I still can’t ping it. Aaargh)And because I’m quite tired to give a blow by blow account (and I might just go around and around and around talking about little details and such), I’ll do it in bullets. :P
- Highlights of the parteeh: me winning a Marks & Spencer wine by accident. Haha, they were doing the Bloggers quiz when Carlo and I went to the drinks table to get some drinks…and then I just decided to join in. And what do you know, I actually won! =)) I didn’t even know the answer to the last question! Wohoo!
- Right after that contest, Abe was asking who convinced Mr. Mike Abundo to use Wordpress…the first guy
(I can’t remember your name, sorry!), AJ, didn’t answer right and then they called me…and I actually guessed right! That’s Php500! Wohoo, thank You Lord! (And in case you’re wondering, it’s SeoLuv convinced him :D)
- Leading the Bloggers Bingo game! I can’t believe I became such a palengkera there. Haha I know my voice is loud, but that felt kinda ridiculous…but fun! Haha I can make this a second career, you know? Haha. Anyone want a bingo caller out there? :P
- Seeing Blooey again! Who would’ve thought we’d see each other at this kind of party? :)
- Seeing Mr. Bo Sanchez again! And seeing Sorsi all starstruck about him because that’s also how I feel even if I met him already! And people asking for a copy of Finding Your One True Love…and getting my copy of You Can Make Your Life Beautiful signed. =)
- Getting to talk to Jun about Catholics who blog (and again, thanks for the ride! :D).
- Winning the Google shirt (c/o Aileen from Google Philippines) in the raffle. Wohoo!
- Screaming for the iPod…but not getting it. Oh well. Congrats to AJ though. :)
The best thing about the parteeh, though? Meeting all these wonderful people. Haha lemme list all those who I got to sign on my Bloggers Bingo sheet (and if I forget your name, please forgive me! I’m not so good with them right now…but I hope I get your URL right! ;P Link loooove!):
- Aaron - I never got to tell you that I love that red hair. :P Coolness.
- Noemi - I am a lurker of your site before now I’m not! It was really, really nice meeting you and talking to you! See you around here soon. ;)
- Jayvee - Nice hosting. :D
- Apples
- L.A.
- Juned - I want my pictuuures! :P
- Chris
- Poell - [edit] The only one who called me “ate” during the parteeh. Biruin nyo yun, ate daw! :P Nice meeting you, Mr. Blog-Parteeh-banner-maker! :)
- Budz - The entire time I sat with you guys at the back, I never asked for your name. Haha, *bonk*.
- Paul Irvin - Paul, Irvin or do you want us to call you Bulitas? I’m sorry I don’t know which! But anyway, it was nice getting to know you and allowing me to let you wait at the lobby before going up. :D
- Carlo - I hope you get your sleep! Haha it was nice hanging out with you guys.
- Kiven/Kevin - my fellow registration teammate! Haha I feel funny when I call you Kiven because it feels like I am forcing a Bisaya accent when I have none. But anyway. Nice meeting you! :)
- Alan
- Aldrin
- Janet - I’m interested about iBlog3, really. I’ll contact you ASAP about it. :P
- Joseph
- Elber - I want that picture with my Marks & Spencer wine! And al the other pictures in your camera. :P Vain na kung vain…but the ones with my face in it. Hahaha. =))
- Andrew of Enthropia [www.boracay.com.ph, www.recipes.com.ph, WebMaster.com.ph] - Can I get you as a sponsor for my birthday? I’ll hang your banner wherever I’ll be treating my friends if you give me an iPod. *bats eyelashes* Haha kidding. Kudos for bringing in one of the most wanted prize in the party. :D
- Jeff
- Regnand of eYP and Adobe User Group Philippines - Thank you for the cute USB fan! :)
- Sasha / Feedtext, Inc - It was nice seeing you again! I will visit Dating Dames as soon as I have the time. :P
- Rico - the e-ticket designer! :)
- Ganns - Congrats on the Bubba Gump. :P See you again! :D
- Will - As with Carlo, it was nice hanging out with you guys at the back. :P
- Gener
- AJ - congrats again! :)
- Pierre - Hanging by a moment! Haha you’re one of the most interesting people I met today! See ya around!
- Jonas
- Jozzua
- Darwin - one of the youngest people there! :) Wohoo!
- Zaldy
- Gail - one of the blogs I’ve been lurking at! I’m glad to finally meet you!
- Mae - I love the name of your domain :D
- Benj - seriously, your post (and comments on the other blogs I visited) made me curious about you! Hence the question I asked when I first met you at the lobby. :P But anyway, it was nice meeting you. :)
- Lauren - I finally got to meet you in person! After what, 5 years of knowing each other online?
- Jun - again, thanks for the ride! And for listening to me blab on and on and on and on. :P Let’s talk Catholic blogs next time. :D
- Shari - Because I love the name of your domain, I’ll be visiting you often! :)
- Marcelle - I hope I got your name right? Interesting show you put there. :P David Blaine, is that youuu? :P Great job. :)
- Noel
- Miguel
- Markku
- Niknok - interesting name…both for you and your blog. :D
- Joni - It was nice meeting YOU. :P Haha see you again! :)
- Sorsi - It was fun doing the raffle and seeing you all starstruck with Bo. :) I can’t wait to see your interview. :P
- Eugene - the one with the most creative post. :D I salute you for getting everyone’s attention. :P
- Geri
- Liz
- Migs
- Jomar - You’re the reason why I got into all these rackets you get in to…and thank for that! If it weren’t for you accompanying us to Doulos and letting me tag along with you the meeting, I wouldn’t have met all these wonderful people. :) Here’s to our higher page ranks! Hahaha. :P
- And laaaast, but not the least…Abe/Yuga! I am so honored to have the chance to know you. :P Haha idol! :P See ya next time!
Okay, this post is not yet finished, so those I missed to plug, I will edit this post later when I wake up and plug you! Now I must sleep because my mom’s been calling my name for the past ten minutes. :D More blog parteeh madness after a few hours. :P Good morning! :)
To all the other people I didn’t get to meet/talk to (or maybe we met but I couldn’t remember…sorry!), I’m still happy you got to go to the parteeh. It wouldn’t have been the same if you weren’t there. Everyone’s presence there was much appreciated. Maybe next time we’ll reach even more numbers? :D And because of this, more link love: Hermie (too bad you couldn’t come!), Arnold, Ade, JC, January, Richmond, Joel, Joseph Angelo, Randy, Marc, Marhgil, Mike Abundo (I can’t help but say your whole name because everytime I hear someone says it, they say the whole thing!), Joseph, Julius, Karla, Sacha, Sharmaine and Tess! Wohoo. I hope I get to really talk to you guys the next time we have another event like this. :D
And before I end this looong post and go pray and work on my Didache assignments (which is due on Tuesday!), I’d like to thank all the sponsors and donors once again because these guys simply rock. [SPONSORS] Sheero Media Solutions, MyJournal Philippines, FeedText, Inc., Migs Paraz, A Bugged Life, The Blog Herald, b5media blog network, About My Recovery, Pinoy.Tech.Blog, Enthropia, Inc., Krispy Kreme Philippines, GMA New Media, Awesome Philippines, Codamon.com, Boracay.com.ph, Recipes.com.ph, WebMaster.com.ph, Bouncing Red Ball, Bo Sanchez, Microwarehouse Inc. [DONORS] Marc Javellana, Bubba Gump, e-YellowPages, Adobe User Group - Philippines, Weddings @ Work, Google Philippines, Hinge Inquirer Publications
Pictures will follow once I see which is worthy in my camera (which went bonkers on me last night), or when I get to steal…er, borrow some pics from people who took pictures all night. :P Don’t worry, pictures will be credited. :)
The parteeh was a nice way to spend my Saturday. :D It’s so cool to actually meet bloggers around here, as opposed to my early online life where most of my online friends are way on the other side of the world, and who knows when I could meet them? This is one of the coolest things that happened to me this year…although next time I hope I get to win the grand prize. ;) Hahaha.
I should get to work already. Nine Didache reflections to write today! Good luck to me. :P Have a nice day everyone! :)
Well this week has certainly been more stressful, but a lot more interesting than the usual. Why it’s interesting? I’d rather not divulge. Haha. :P But it was nice getting to meet more people and realizing that I can be friends with some people at work and finally starting to get out of my shell and start making hirits to people in the office. In a totally non-offensive way of course; just for fun. And it’s nice being able to feel normal again. As normal as I would be.
Anyway, I have a very important lesson taught to me this week. It’s not work related, for a change. :) It’s actually quite nice to be able to see how things I usually get sad about is something that would teach me a new lesson.
So let’s talk about crushes. Okay, I saw your ears (or eyes?) perk up! This should be interesting. :)
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