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Standing Your Ground

December 23, 2006

Why is it that some of the things vital in your life before can suddenly become unimportant? Is it because they are not so vital in the first place?  Or because our priorities as well as our views and needs change as we grow older? Is cynicism proportional to ageing?  We tend to be less idealistic. The world becomes less rosy each day. It is not my goal to understand life. But sometimes isn’t it easier if we’ll have a clearer view of what’s happening around us? What’s happening to us? That way we can do what is right not only for ourselves but to the people around us, too.

If only life is simple. But it’s not.

The eccentricities of each and every one of us make life interesting. We learn to get along with different kinds of personality. Accept quirks and foibles, tolerate shortcomings and appreciate the inherent goodness of a person.

However, time will come when enough is enough, when you just can’t let things pass. You’ll have to put your foot down and not budge an inch. The other person may not understand you. He may think that you’re just being stubborn. But hey, there’s always a limit to what we can allow. And sometimes, it’s better to let go of things than suffer continuously, to lose someone now than be with him and hate him to oblivion.

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’til we meet again

October 29, 2006

I can't put into words whatever i'm feeling right now. I've left the place where i spent close to five years of my life. I guess i haven't really felt that Im no longer working in PAL since I'll be going there tomorrow. But whenever I'm alone and doing nothing, I cant help but think about not seeing the people that have been part of me. My officemates who later became my friends.

I'll miss my lunchmates, my merienda mates, crystal maiden and co. , arriving at 10 am and having my lunch by 1130 so that i can play dota for an hour.

I'll miss a lot of things, I'll miss a lot of people but I believe that leaving PAL and joining Accenture will be the best for me. I can always play dota, I'll still see my friends,  but the opportunity to have a better life should not be ignored.

To all my friends there, I'm just a text, email, call away. Send me nonsense messages, I don't care. Just keep in touch.  I promise that we'll see each other as much as we can.

The best of luck to all of you guys, and to me.

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One down…A few more to go…

October 10, 2006
Office.Mrt.Sm.Glorietta.Landmark.Greenbelt.Ayala.

Araw-araw yan ang daan ko pauwi. Sa Ayala kasi ako sasakay ng fx papunta sa
subdivision namin. Sa tuwing dumadaan ako sa Greenbelt 4, lagi ko sinasabi
sa sarili ko na isang araw tatambay din ako sa M Cafe kasama ang mga
kaibigan ko.  Isa iyon sa mga simpleng pangarap ko sa buhay.

October 6, 2006. Bandang 11 ng gabi.
Naglalakad kami sa Greenbelt 3 habang naghahanap ng coffee house na pwedeng
tambayan. Kakatapos lang kasi namin mag dinner ng mga kaklase ko nung
college. Nagpunta kami sa starbucks, puno na. pati sa Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
puno na rin.  Actually lahat ng establishments sa GB3 ay puno na. Friday
night kasi at bagong sweldo pa ang mga tao.

Nagsuggest ang isa kong kaklase na sa M Cafe na lang daw Naglakad na kami
papunta dun. Nung malapit na kami sabi ng isa kong kaklase mukha daw
nakareserve ang lugar. Baka daw may private party. Madalas din kasi iyong
maging venue ng kung ano anong events. Buti na lang ng tinanong namin ang
gwardiya sabi nya ay wala naman daw function ngayon dun. Open to the public
daw.

Pagpasok namin sa loob ng M Cafe, wala na daw available table. Meron nagiisa
pero pang apat na tao lang. Wala na silang extra chairs para sa iba.

Bigla kami nalungkot kasi naisip namin na baka wala na kaming mapuntahan na
iba.  Ang bitin naman kung uuwi na kami. Kulang pa ang mga kwentuhan kasi
medyo matagal na din namin nde nakikita ang isat isa. Lumabas kami ng iba
kong mga kasama at pinaguusapan kung saan pa pwede pumunta ng bigla kaming
tinawag ng isa pa naming kasama na naiwan sa loob. Ioopen na lang daw ng M
Cafe ang 2nd floor nila. Nakaclose na kasi yun nung dumating kami.

Mura lang pala ang mga coffee dun. Pati yung cheesecake nila mura din. Nung
una kasi akala ko mahal. Ang sosyal kasi ng lugar at mga sosyal na tao din
ang nakikita ko na tumatambay dun. Nakita ko pa nga si Tweety de Leon. Ang
ganda talaga niya. Parang hindi sya tumatanda.

Umorder ako ng Oreo Coffee Frappe. Nakalimutan ko na kung magkano sya. Pero
not more than 150 pesos yata. Masarap sya. Pati nga yung isa kong kasama ay
nagorder nun pagkatapos nya matikman ang order ko. Kumain din kami ng Mango
Cheesecake. Wala naman extraordinary sa cheesecake nila. Pagkatapos ng halos
2 oras na kwentuhan, naisipan na namin umuwi.

Masaya ako kasi natupad na ang isa sa mga simpleng pangarap ko. Pero mas
malaking dahilan ng saya ko ay ang mga taong kasama ko habang umiinom ng
Oreo Frappe at kumakain ng Mango Cheesecake.

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Bleue’s Tag

October 9, 2006

After a few days of ignoring Bleue’s tag, not on purpose I assure you, I
finally found the time to do it. So, here goes:

Instructions: list seven songs you are into right now. no matter what the
genre, whether they have words or even if they’re not any good, but they
must be songs you’re really enjoying now. post these instructions in your
blog along with your seven songs. then tag seven other people to see what
they’re listening to.

1. Half Crazy by Freestyle
2. Ugly by Sugababes
3. Unfaithful by Rihanna
4. Extraordinary by Liz Phair
5. Girl Next Door by Saving Jane
6. I want you to want me by Letters to Cleo
7. Panalangin by Moonstar88

I’m not in a melancholy mood nor am i heartbroken, but for some reason Im
still half crazy over Half Crazy. I also tend to like songs about
unremarkable people in terms of looks but the opposite in terms of
character.Thus the songs Ugly and Girl Next Door. Extraordinary and I Want
You to Want Me because of the movies Raising Helen and 10 things I Hate
About You. Unfaithful, not because I am one. Heck! I don’t even have someone
to be unfaithful to. It’s just that Rihanna is a really good singer. I also
like her other songs but Unfaithful is the one stuck in my mind. And lastly,
Panalangin because…Just because.

Im not really into music so the list above is not bound to change anytime
soon.

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Victory. So Sweet.

October 3, 2006

The Thomasian community was once again united by one overwhelming feeling.
Happiness. Yesterday the Tigers growl their way to bagging the men’s
basketball championship. It was a nerve-racking final moments when both
team, UST and Ateneo, fought tooth and nail in sinking/stopping the
game-winning basket. I’m sure almost all the expectators where thinking that
if the Eagles won the first game with only a second in the time clock, they
can do it again. But heaven smiled at UST. The 10-year drought has been
stopped. UST Tigers are the champs!

Classes are suspended in UST today. The whole university is enjoying the
victory. We’ve been the over-all champion even without winning the men’s
basketball championship, even without placing in the top four. Being the
UAAP champion is sweet. But this is sweeter. Much sweeter.

The Ateneo Blue Eagles fought the battle with all they had. It was a very
exciting series. They were fierce adversaries. And for that, my hats off to
the Eagles. One Big Fight!

For the UST Growling Tigers, you guys are the best! ’nuff said.

postscript:
I was at Accenture filling up some forms when I got an sms from my sister
and friends informing me that we won. I was ecstatic that I placed the right
info in the wrong field. Luckily, the HR personnel is also a Thomasian so
without any fuss, she gave me another form.

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