Of Intimate Thoughts and Fledging Sanity

Yesterday, a wild thing happened while i was riding an fx going home. It started pretty much the same, the shuttle was packed over its capacity, and the driver was going places far from its normal route to evade the authorities, cause they are colorum transportation. The trafic was moderate for that time and the aircon of the shuttle was tolerable.i was sitting at the back of the shuttle so the aircon doesnt reach us that cold anymore, but was tolerable. then as we were approaching our exit in southwoods, things got pretty hot were i was, being at the back and cramped with 3 other men. i didnt want to ask the driver to crank up the aircon cause i assumed that it was already maxed out (almost ALL colorum shuttles are like this, based from experience) so i just asked the person on my left to open the window next to him. he did what i ask him and thanked him.remember that we are already in our exit as of that event. i didnt saw that he placed his elbow so that on the outside, his elbows were sticking out the window. Then the driver started to talk to the guy to not do the elbow thing cause he might get hurt..the man maybe didnot heard him so the driver did it agen, then stoped and ask him again, now in a more stern voice. so the man reacted..saying that “huwag mo akong gawing tanga…” then the driver said something else..then for about 10 minutes they are talking.remember that we are at the back, so the conversation was loud. then out of frustration, the driver stoped, then ask for the guy to step out of the vehicle. by that time i was in shocked cause all that comotion happend cause i ask him to open the window. then they argued some more, with the driver accusing the man that he opened the window while we were in the south super highway, to which the man then pointed to me to back him up to say that he opened the window not while on the express way, but when we are in the tollgate of southwoods. the man then said that good thing that we patronize them even if they were colorums, even if they cram people in the shuttele(16 passengers in a 11 passenger capacity shuttle) and even if they took longer routes just to evade the police. then the man took off. funny thing with pinoys, after a commotion/scene takes place, we then talk about the same thing in a chismis voice (whispering like people dont hear what they are whispering) talks about the viewof the man and the driver..and this people are the old women, who goes to church, looks like educated people with high paying jobs. and here you see them act like bums who gossips for a living.. the moral of this story..always ask the driver to crank up the aircon even if you know that it is already high or that the driver will act like a jerk if you do..so things like this wont happen again.

Last Friday was our 1st aniversary at work. We decided to have dinner na lng with the batch, well most of them, to celebrate the occation. okie na sana kaso si love hindi pinayagan ng relatives nya cause of the ongoing strike that day. Hindi na namin napilit kc cya naman malilintikan sa haus nila pag sinama pa namin sya. Tapos ito naman si Antonio at Raymond, hindi mo maconvince. So hindi rin sila kasama. si marbi, goks, olive, roy, ian and gerard wal akc onsite sila. si erl naman, hindi na sumama kc cya naman maoonsite the next day. so kme na lng. Ako, si Rj, Shey, at Jason nag lakad papuntang glorietta kc akala namin traffic cause of the rally. eh 6pm pala wala ng rally so walang traffic. dapat nga hindi pa namin kasama si shey maglakad kc pinapasabay na namin sya kay bro kc may dala cyang car and para hindi na mahirapan ung mga girls. so pg dating doon, sinabi ni bro na hindi kme kasya sa isang table cause walang ganung kalaking table ung resto for 20+ people. So napahiwalay kme ni Mike,Alec,Jay,Bene and GF nya. Syempre hindi kme nagpatalo sa ingay, kme pa.kahit konti kme okie lng ung kwentuhan. may mga blind items pa kmeng nakuha. The food was okie, i guess, kaso medyo madagal ung dating ng food so nakakabitin din.
After dinner, hindi na namin alam gagawin namin. may nagaya na mag timezone so nag timezone kme, well, minus jessamine..she had to leave na daw. so nag bye bye kme. Sa timezone, nakita ko ung fave ko na game na binalik nila. Ung pod racing ng starwars. Sa greenbelt 3 kc tinagal nila, per sa g4 meron, 2 players pa. eto lng naman nilalaro ko sa timezone, plus nung basketball and sniper games. Nakita namin si shey at her finest, shempre sa timecrisis cya naglaro.. she beat the ass of jam sa score and credits. asteeg talaga si shey. nagtataka kme kung doon cya nagpupunta pag naghahalfday, undertime of leave cya. hehehe..hindi na kumukurap, hindi pinagbibigyan ung mga enemies na maka-tira.
After noon, nagpaalam na kme. Pero hindi pa ako uuwi. pupunta pa ako ng UP diliman. may concert kc doon. kasama ko si paul, tal,tin, and broy. nakakahiya naman kung hindi ako pupunta. Actually, sila ung unang nagaaya for that date, july 1. nauna silang mag aya about 1 week ahead ng kay bro. so kelangan ko pumunta talaga. buti nga hindi sila nagtampo na nag dinner muna ako with my batch. hindi rin naman kc ako makahindi sa batch kc 1st aniv nga.once lng un mangyayari. any weis, kasama ko sa mrt si alec, jay,jb and grace. tinatakot pa ako nila alec na lumampas na ako sa stop ko which is quezon ave. Hindi ko alam kung paano pumunta ng UP, and hidni ko alam kung saan ung bahay ng Alumni, so nag rely ako sa instincts ko and kapal ng mukha to approach people around the campus kung asan na ako. Nagkamali pa ako ng baba ng jeep kc akala ko lumampas na ako sa lugar.hindi naman kc sinabi ni paul kung saan ung bahay ng alumni.so sumakay ulit ako ng jeep after ko mag tanong sa isang girl. pag dating ko sa bahay ng alumni, na culture shock ako. an daming tao. most of which hindi taga up and hindi college students. sa labas ng building may mga grupo ng kabataan na naka itim lahat and naka chucktaylor pa ang getup.nag momoshpit sa tapat ng building kc may band na tumutugtog. nagtanong ako kung saan makakabili ng ticket, ung napagtanungan ko, isang guy, mukhang taxi driver. sinabi nya na wag na daw akong bumili ng ticket kc ang gulo na daw dun. 2 mins bago ako dumating may nagriot na daw. isa laban sa madami. tapos tumakbo ung nabugbog, ang sabi hahanap ng resbak. so ako naman natakot cyempre ayokong madamay sa gulo kc nasa labas ako.so tinext/tawag ko si krystal para sunduin ako sa labas. may ticket na pala ako kay paul so un ung ginamit ko.pag dating sa entrance, may mga pulis na nanghahawi sa mga outsider na squatting (black getup with chucktaylor)sa loob ng building, medyo melowed na..pero as usual UP ito so anung mellow hehehe.. may mga outsider pa din na nakakapasok, thanks to a window sa cr. pero nang matunugan ng security, pinasok ung cr and sa pagkakakwento ni broy, pinaghahampas ng batuta ung mga pumapasok sa bintana. grabe, ang init sa loob. kulob na kulob. kulang sa oxygen talaga. hindi ko magawang magenjoy kc mainit. pero okie ung music. nung dumating ako ang mga bands na nagplay ay moonstar 88 (3songs), parokya ni edgar (5 songs), hale(2), mymp(3) galing ng voice ni juris..ang lamig..kiko machine(3) and sponge cola(3) dahil up nga ito, madami akong nakita na kakaiba manamit. ung isang lalaki, naka dress na purple tapos may suot na bra sa ulo. ung isang girl, capri with cucktaylor na highcut. ung mga girls, tube pero hindi sila thin. tapos mga guys na naghuhubad pero sing payat ko lng. ung iba naman, classy, ung iba laidback, ung iba, all black..ung iba, tweetums. may polo guys, tshirt guys and dress guys. after noon, pumunta kme ng ayala to eat.along d way nag kwentuhan pa about otherstuff specially highschools ones. kumain kme sa jolibee, and i swear, ung ung pinakanakakainis na jolibee ever. ang bagal ng crew, walang food na prepared, isa lng ung gumagaw ang food,a nd ang bagal ng service. kainis.. uhaw na uhaw pa man din ako..”i’m pissed’ ika nga ni john ray.after nun nagpunta pa kme sa sgv kc kinuha ung laptop ni tin. tapos sa dating call center place ni broy.balak nga namin doon na matulog kaso si tin kelangan nang umuwi, kahit na 4 am na noon. so nagdecide kme na umuwi na. nag lakad kme papuntang edsa. nanghina pa ako papunta doon, dala na siguro ng pagod and antok. hangang bus, tawanan pa din kme. kc deathbus ang sinakyan namin pauwi. inisip namin na dapat may harness ung mga ganoong bus, ung harness na pang rollercoaster/caterpillar. pagdating ko sa haus..gising na ang mom ko.naggudnyt ako tapos tulog na.nagicing ako 12noon na

Has it been 1 year already?
This day marks our 1st year in System Access. How time flies when your having fun (yep..programming is fun). Sarap ng pakiramdam na 1 year na akong employed. Hindi ako na pasama sa 5M plus jobless filipino last year. That was my biggest fear after college, becoming a statistic for the unemployed. Second fear was being in a job i dont like/not related to my course. Did you know na muntik na ko ng patulan ung isang Call center sa Ortigas. Buti na lng tumawag ang office sa akin the day na nagiinterview kme ni la goks at lawrence. (magkasama pa din kme ni goks noong na iinterview sa Etelecare,” how do you say computer?” comp(t)er or Kompyuterrr?) Nakakatawa nga kc pinapabalik na ako the next day para magsign for the job as a CCR.good thing tumawag si Mam Sherryl Sinabi ko na lng na kung pwede sa July 1 na ako mag start (which is incidently the start or the training here in SA). also, noong first day sa work, aba, tinawagan pa ako ng ACCENTURE. Habang nag didiscuss si mam Kras noon.For final interview na daw ako non. kung nauna silang nagsabi dati, baka sa Accenture ako bumagsak.1 month nila akong pinag hintay, so sabi ko na lng na may work na ako and ilagay na lng nila ako sa active list nila..o d ba ang taray hehehehe..Noong first day ko din, muntik na akong malate.tinanghali kme ng gicing and umasa na walang traffic papunta. man, was i wrong.trafic nga mula alabang..buti umabot ako ng 915. ako na lng ata wala noon.and hindi ko expect na andun sila Jason, JB and Love lee. Speaking of love, naalala nyo pa ba noong first day, ung may tissuepaper icebreaker?hehehe..
Mga natutunan ko/ nakuha ko with my 1st year with SA
1. Natuto akong Mag Oracle forms and Reports
2. Natuto akong mag appreciate ng tulog
3. Naexpereince ko kung bakit ung mga parents ko dati ayaw paistorbo ng sabado ng umaga
4. Bumili ako ng fone gamit ang pera ko (k700i, s700i)
5. Natutunan ko ang expression na Sayang ang Pera
6. Nakapag ibang bansa ako
7. Na ang physical exam includes doctors checking whats happening down below
8. There’s no such thing as an error that cannot be solved
9. You’ll miss television
10. Masarap manlibre ng kapatid pero masakit sa bulsa
11. I understood why they say that your better off in HS/College
12. Parents funding stops the moment the 3rd paycheck comes
13. You’ll have to be ready to shoulder the expense around the house
14. Kahit hindi ka umiinom, mapapainom ka pa din
15. Think of what to do with your life
16. you have to find time for your HS friends and College friends
17. Natutunan ko ang ibig sabihin ng SIR,PPE,SRF,PA,RB,BT,GL,CL,FM,TF,LM…
18. You can be bored surfing the net
19. Pressure at work is on a whole new Level than doing thesis or craming for an exam
20. Laughter is and will always be my way of releasing stress