The crowd for this year's Moon Cake dice-throwing Thingie for Ma's hight school Alumni was bigger, the prizes better and the table...stickier than last year. In addition to the door prize (300 bucks), I got a bottle of orange juice, two 4-packs of Hello (choco wafer), instant shoe polish (like the kind you get in hotels, though if I knew that instead of thinking that it was actual shoe polish I would've chosen something else), gum, a trash can, and 200 bucks.
While things went well there, things went @%# all with my personal belongings. My old shoes (which I'm trying to salvage) are crumbling, I'm having trouble with the silicone sealant and liquid caulk (i.e. Elmer's glue with water) and I just cut my finger.
Sep 28, 2003
Sep 19, 2003
'Slong as I'm Here, Might as Well Update...
Strangely relaxing dream about my niece Mia being able to talk (more). Felt like an after-school special. Borrowed Boit's CD/RW drive so I can move my movie files outta the office. Two days we received the notice of termination of our services for Touch Mobile by year's end. Ah, well...
About 10 days to go before I go abroad. I keep telling everyone I don't know how long I'd be gone. Part of me would want to stay if I receive the job opportunity of a lifetime there... whatever it is. Part of me wouldn't want to stay because I'd miss Mia growing up. Career versus family ties. Sometimes you can't trade pragmatism with sentimentality. Gaaahhh...why oh WHY hasn't economical teleportation technology been perfected?!?
Had nothing but carbo as the main course of my meals today ('cept for breakfast which was oats). For the office party I had noodles (both pansit and bihon) and for the Moon Cake party at the See Compound it was spaghetti with watery meat sauce. My prizes included lens cloth cleaner (3M), salad dressing shaker (looks like a plastic milk bottle) and skin moisterizer (Jergens). Ogie won the top prize (again) of 5K.
About 10 days to go before I go abroad. I keep telling everyone I don't know how long I'd be gone. Part of me would want to stay if I receive the job opportunity of a lifetime there... whatever it is. Part of me wouldn't want to stay because I'd miss Mia growing up. Career versus family ties. Sometimes you can't trade pragmatism with sentimentality. Gaaahhh...why oh WHY hasn't economical teleportation technology been perfected?!?
Had nothing but carbo as the main course of my meals today ('cept for breakfast which was oats). For the office party I had noodles (both pansit and bihon) and for the Moon Cake party at the See Compound it was spaghetti with watery meat sauce. My prizes included lens cloth cleaner (3M), salad dressing shaker (looks like a plastic milk bottle) and skin moisterizer (Jergens). Ogie won the top prize (again) of 5K.
Sep 15, 2003
Road Trip From Hell
All because of an errand. Wilson needed some papers delivered to certain office in Makati. Because he wrote the wrong address Boit and I had more than a little trouble finding it. At one point we ended up in Pasay. While attempting to return to Makati I texted Lala for directions to Rufino Tower. Turns out it was the building next to the one Ma sends me to sometimes...nowhere near the address Wilson wrote. Worse, when Boit tried to get in the security guard said the office didn't exist and moved to Pasig. Got to work by eleven, not that I would've spent the time any better (probably would've just dozed off). Still, I hate missing my Tofu Vendor.
Sep 9, 2003
Poor Prince Indeed
Using the Hi-Ace and accompanied by Mom, I met up with Rachelle at UN Avenue (after a convulted lost 'n' found over which McDonald's restaurant to meet in) and then proceeded to the office of Syncmaster, the company that dubs foreign shows like GMA 7's Chinese teen drama The Poor Prince and animes, among other things. The office was in Intramuros, and with none of having been there before we had a little trouble finding it.
Their operations (set-up) was a lot smaller than I thought, and the talent fee they offered seemed to confirm it. (Five hundred bucks an episode?!? Chirst, college kids pay me more than that.) Still, we were already there and auditioned, anyway. The lack of a script had me flubbing my lines, and they commented on my supposed lack of fluency in Tagalog. (I would've argued otherwise but they didn't have a script for me to back it up with.)
In the end it was a "Call us 'coz we won't call you," not that they offered much of an incentive for that to happen. Rache and I killed time waiting for Ma (to come back from Cash & Carry, then fetch Dad) at Starbucks.
Their operations (set-up) was a lot smaller than I thought, and the talent fee they offered seemed to confirm it. (Five hundred bucks an episode?!? Chirst, college kids pay me more than that.) Still, we were already there and auditioned, anyway. The lack of a script had me flubbing my lines, and they commented on my supposed lack of fluency in Tagalog. (I would've argued otherwise but they didn't have a script for me to back it up with.)
In the end it was a "Call us 'coz we won't call you," not that they offered much of an incentive for that to happen. Rache and I killed time waiting for Ma (to come back from Cash & Carry, then fetch Dad) at Starbucks.
Aug 31, 2003
Wendy's Birthday Pizza Party
This late entry comes courtesy of my coming home late from Wendy Lee's surprise birthday party at Chatterbox Pizza. Batchmates in attendance included Jasper Soon and Irene Uy. Teresa Tan dropped by but couldn't stay. Despite the small number (the rest of the crowd were of family and college friends) I had a good time. The vegetarian pizza they named after Wendy for that evening wasn't that good (had to order some nachos just to get a cheesier, meatier flavor), but the after-meal chit-chat more than made up for it. When the stage acts started we had to speak a little louder; not quite shouting bit forced. I mention this 'coz I'm afraid my throat's gonna be sore tomorrow. Ironic, considering that the birthday girl's one of the quietest people I know.
Aug 29, 2003
New Shoes, Tired Feet
Didn't exercise today, but I got a workout of sorts nonetheless, walking around Glorietta and Greenbelt during their Midnight Madness Sale. With and Ma Aissa I got a new pair of shoes (a bit tight), jeans (a bit loose) and Big Books (Losers and Vice). Would've gotten sunglasses but they opted to ask Evett and see if we can get a cheaper pair of Rudy Project shades. After mallling we picked up Boit and his employees at SM Megamall.
Aug 23, 2003
Back on Track (Not Crack)
Got the internet connection after a couple of days of no network connection, w/c had me going to the office yesterday (holiday) just to check on a embroidery design. Actually I was glad to go since they probably would've made me go to Bayview if I stayed home. One thing I hate about these constant reformats of drive C at home is the loss of the codecs and Explorer bookmarks. Don't they know how hard it is to compile those lists of links?
Aug 15, 2003
Loud Lunch
Had lunch with Aimee and Annette at the GT Tower. I commuted with Annette, who complained the whole way there. Not to put her in a bad light... the trip was farther than she expected, and it was a hot day. I'm giving what I belive were extenuating circumstances that brought about the bitching. While I'm sure that she's only like this to people she feels close to, I fear any future boyfriend might think he'd bitten off more than he can chew once they get this close in a relationship.
Aug 10, 2003
Weekend Update
SATURDAY--Spent all day fixing up the Boardwalk designs, but then stupid program decides not to format Barudan properly.
SUNDAY--After a dull afternoon reading comics on the computer (but not before going to Bayview to get the Boardwalk designs formatted properly), at the spur of the moment (meaning I was still in "house clothes") I decided to watch Finding Nemo at SM Centerpoint with Boit and the Abigan Family. Actually, Boit missed the movie and bought office supplies, instead. After the movie I was able to buy the proper connector for the portable CD player to be able to play on the stereo (you'd have to see it to get a better idea of what I'm talking about).
Speakin of "computer comics" (downloaded by Oti via Bit Torrent) I've got a huge backlog of reading material. The entire run of Generation X as well as Uncanny X-Men #250-300 await.
SUNDAY--After a dull afternoon reading comics on the computer (but not before going to Bayview to get the Boardwalk designs formatted properly), at the spur of the moment (meaning I was still in "house clothes") I decided to watch Finding Nemo at SM Centerpoint with Boit and the Abigan Family. Actually, Boit missed the movie and bought office supplies, instead. After the movie I was able to buy the proper connector for the portable CD player to be able to play on the stereo (you'd have to see it to get a better idea of what I'm talking about).
Speakin of "computer comics" (downloaded by Oti via Bit Torrent) I've got a huge backlog of reading material. The entire run of Generation X as well as Uncanny X-Men #250-300 await.
Aug 4, 2003
Comics Sale Aftermath (or Fallout...)
Done "reading" the Wizard magazines, as well as the Impulse comics. While browsing online I found that a second Catwoman trade paperback is due out in December. My frustration over this discovery was slightly quelled when I checked and saw that I had gaps in the issues I bought (#6-7, 11-15). Oh, well. More books to the "Mile High Comics" box.