MY BROTHER'S ENGAGEMENT

I can't believe that my brother is already engaged... He's only two years older than me and his fiance is just a year older. But of course I'm happy for them. It's fun to finally get close to my soon-to-be only sis-in-law.

Here are some pics... taken with Charol's new phone which she bought from my cousin in less than 5 minutes after I introduced them.

TV

Every lunch time, kumakain kami ni Patt sa canteen sa labas ng office na tinatawag na VEG. Jologs place at may TV na jologs ang palabas. Every lunch time, nakatutok sa channel 2, sa Game K N B ni Kris Aquino. Nakakairita nga eh, naririnig ko boses ni Kris araw-araw. Di lang yun, sobrang olats pa ng fashion consultant nya. Imagine, very retro colorful type ang stage setting tapos naka sequined evening gown si Kris almost every show.Once naman, finally she's in casual get up. Naka Indian-inspired na glittery top na mukhang pambumtis... as in yung uso ngayon na top sa mga tiangge. She paired it with jeans... pero naman, when she came out and showed her whole get up, punit-punit ang jeans. shucks baduy talaga! Minsan nga sinasabi ko na kay Patt na umupo kami sa pinaka malayo sa TV para lang malayo na ako kay Kris.

Eto pa... naaabutan din namin yung next na TV show, yung Wowowee. Isa pang ubod ng jologs. Every start ng show, they sing this theme song ng wowowee na parang community singing led by this guy named Willy. Di ko ma-gets kung bakit naaaliw mga tao dun sa show, eh paulit-ulit lang yun everyday. Feeling ko parang Barney for adults yung show... pero actually, masmadami pa ngang songs si Barney eh. Labo noh? Pero click 'to sa masa.

Oh well, sabi nga naman ni Patt, pasalamat nalang kami coz with that same TV, we were able to catch American Idol.

I'M LATE FOR WORK, PERO BLOG PARIN!

today i decided that i wanna be late for work. why? i've been going to work on time, or at least, a minute late, but there's no one in the production whenever i get there. Usually, there's only Ate Cherry the receptionist, Mang Rey and Mang Junnie the maintenance staff... and me. so i guess it's pointless even if i get there on time coz the people i need to get things going aren't there.

Last Wednesday night, i went out with patt, betty and teeds. in our serious part of our conversations regarding career. i learned from them the importance of enjoying work. betty has batchmates who are now doing well in life, but she has no reason to envy them coz she's certain that she will never stay in those kind of job, like the one in ibm. she's in search for what she would really enjoy doing.

so am i. i can't seem to find that fulfilling job. i used to love my job. but not amymore, when i feel that everything seems to be a hindrance in getting things done. i have to admit that i'm a control freak. it's very difficult for me right now to just let things be... submissions and responses to correspondece and rfa's are always delayed due to this government system prevailing where people cannot feel for the need of the other team members... i've also been job of other people just to get my documents released as early as possible. i hate it! but for some weird reason, i cannot just quit my job. i dunno what it is.

i might not be able to last long in this job. i wanna take the board exams as soon as possible so i can do whatever i want after. hopefully, i can join my niece and nephew in xiamen. i wanna try living in another country temporarily so i'll learn to appreciate home.

and of course, there are more things to look forward to this coming february.

EWAN...

It's another hell week.

Here are probable reasons:
1. I had a really bad mood because of my period.
2. I'm a cup waiting to overflow. I've been getting all rants from my colleagues and bosses. I'm getting fed up. It's difficult to get caught in between, knowing the issues and problems of both sides. I'm always a listener and I really don't have much of an outlet for my own concerns.
3. Charol hit the magic word. "Fulfillment". I don't have that in my kind of work. Oftentimes, i feel that I'm just a professional alalay.
4. I'm bothered. I feel something's missing. It's hard to explain. I'm not happy. Everyday is just another day to struggle to survive.
5. I'm frustrated coz I can't earn enough to support my lifestyle. Or probably I was just too pampered throughout my life that I can't immediately reach that level of what my parents were able to achieve. But I really don't wanna join the family business.

Board Exams Atbp.

It's another boring week.

There's really nothing to do here but to work, eat and shop. But sawa na ako mag shopping, so kain nalang.

Again, Charol and I went out on a weekday night. As usual, food trip.

Nothing great seems to be happening with my work. At least now we were able to get the remaining 2/3 for June 15. And I'm really learning a lot due to my exposure in site constructions.

To take the boards this Jan or not to take...

Here are the advantages if i take the boards right away:

1. i'll be free by feb, just in time for my brother's wedding.

2. madaming relatives na uuwi sa feb... such as panny. of course, she has to be there for my brother's wedding.

3. i wanna go with justine and jason in china... wala lang, tag along. who know, i might be able to learn mandarin during the summer.

4. i just wanna get rid of that thorn so i can start doing what i want. whether to pursue the profession or to do some other business.