Pagpara sa Jeep :D

hindi mo alam kung nang-aalaska, nakatulog at biglang nahimasmasan or kung ano ba eh...

Porn at ang mga Tanod

Porn at ang mga Tanod :D

Peanut Brittle

diba? :D

Jejemons!

Kung merong mga Laglag-Punjang Hip-Hop at Fitting Black Shirts Metal noong Dekada 90s ang napapagtripan ng husto ngayong henerasyong ito ay ang mga Jejemons

Jejemons

Sa cyberspace -- sila yung karaniwang gumagamit ng alternating caps pag nagt-type
bukod pa sa "txt" style format ng kanilang spelling; Napakahirap nitong basahin lalo na kung sanay ka sa maayos na spelling at sentences




Sila din yung pag nagpapicture eh may kung ano anong hand-signs na pinapakita, hindi mo masigurado kung may ibig bang sabihin yung mga hand signs nila, kung insignia ba ito nirarayuma ba sila.

Sa tunay na buhay sila yung kung pumorma ay nagbo-border sa dating ng mga "Emo", hindi kaagad masisigurado kung Emo sila o Jejemon kung hindi mo sila papakinggan magsalita hindi mo masisigurado, I'm thinking kung ang Emo magsasalita ma-de-describe mo ito as "sad logic" minsan "flawed" pero may message, Jejemon will just say "gibberish - baby talked sentences"

Naiintindihan naman ng nakakararami kung ang mga kabataan ay sumusubok ng mga bagay na magbibigay sa kanila ng "distinction" or "individuality" pero naman, being a Jejemon is just ridicu -- pero teka kung che-checkin naman ang itsura ng mga kabataang noon ganun din eh, may bagay may ridiculous, may nakakaasar, may nakakatawa.


(image from vermites.blogspot.com)


but still...
I can't give them Jejemons their merit.

and Gibo has a very good plan for them :D

(image from tunaynalalake.blogspot.com)

Dekada 90s Memories :D Keychain

Happy Easter Everyone :D

I hope you had a very meaningful Holy Week, IMHO even if you did went to the beach for the Holy Week, if somehow you learned new lessons or was able to reflect with your family and friends, it still worth it

But of course having to reflect silently is ideal.

Enjoy!

Pretentious Food Names :D

Isa sa masayang part ng pagte-training bukod dun sa bagong learnings that would boost your efficiency and technical know-how eh yung snacks at lunch :D

Ginanap ang aming recent training sa Mandarin Hotel -- the training was nice, and the food was well interesting :)

Here were the courses for lunch...

hmn... interesting how they presented the names :)



Course Names -- ang haba

For Appetizer they presented Tuna Tataki with Garlic Aioli and Mango Salsa
It tasted like umn -- Sashimi?

Tuna Tataki = Sashimi

For the main course Char Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Creamy Mushroom Ragout and Pandan Rice -- but on a nut shell it tasted like Asado :D


Char Grilled Pork -- Asado

and for Desert :) Warm Hazelnut Pudding on Mild Berry Compote and Cinnamon Cream -- which tasted like Carrot Cake; masarap din naman talaga :D


Hazelnut Pudding -- ang galing nung Tribal chocolate Drowing! :D

So eto naman ang ipinangalan namin sa aming Late Afternoon Snack
Tira-tirang TunaTataki na binalot sa Siomai Wrapper at Tirang Croissant with Hipon Salad na Pinalaman sa Tinapay na parang Pusod ng Buntis :D ooteeehh!


Mahabang Names -- mas yummy

Oh Yeah :D

Lesson Plans and Grade Records

I've been optimizing and maintaining Trish's PC -- and i get to talk to his wife Jo,
Umabot kami sa part sa kung saan si Jo ay gumagawa ng Lesson Plan.

Yeah, the big notebook Elementary Lesson Plan, all of the subjects written on it which is identically the same with the ones written last year.

???

I asked for the reason why write it over and over again.

"Kasi para alam na handa ka sa subject mo at dapat handwritten para alam na ikaw ang gumawa..."

???
(*scratches head)

Elementary -- Basic Subjects -- Lesson Plan --Handwritten -- Rewritten again -- and again
and that's the same subjects all over again!

That may be good in the sense that siguradong handa si teacher na magturo sa maliliit na bata.
Hindi ko lang gets bakit kailangang isulat ng paulit-ulit? at bakit hindi puedeng computerized? That system works great back in the 80's but in the time right now. I guess there should be a little upgrade on such said system.

and then comes the Records for the Grades that must be handwritten as well.
done with calculators when it can just be done with Microsoft Excel or Open Office Spreadsheet or Lotus 123 (even Lotus 123 is already obsolete my goodness!)


But i guess that just go for two Public Schools -- maybe it doesn't go that way on other schools.
But just the thought... wow...



and some College(s) struggle with their syllabi!

PC Broker – Nice Surplus Computer Deals

Electronics sure depreciate quickly nowadays– Last year, when I bought my PC it took me almost Php18000 to completely assemble it, and my specs were;

2.9GHz Pentium D
P4M890M MSI MotherBoard
256MB DDR2 Memory
Nvidia GeForCe 7100 GS Video Card
Lite OnDVD R/W Combo Drive
15" Giant CRT Monitor
Generic Floppy Disk Drive
Trendsonic Tower CPU
Generic MOuse/Keyboard
Computer Table

I had to throw in another Php900.00 for 1GB RAM and and another Php3000.00 for the 80GB Harddisk. (Not putting in consideration the Softwares...)

BUt Last Thursday (October 16, 2008), I helped Trish to assemble his PC. He told me that his budget is only Php10000. I told him that we have no choice but to stick to surplus PCs.

We went to PC Broker, a surplus shop in SM Valenzuela -- it didn't took much effort to assemble the PC since they have these bundled assembled PCs and for less than Php10000 we get to have this!

General Specs includes

3.2GHz Pentium 4 (Massive Heat Sink!)
Dell Motherboard (wasn't able to note exact model)
VGA Built-In Video Card
Built-In LAN and Sound Card
1GB DDR Memory
160 GB SATA Harddisk
48x CDROM
Dell Tower CPU Case (and its quite heavy!)
Generic Mouse/Keyboard

and for only Php7500!

There was another model there sold for the same price with the following specs. Un lang nakareserve na eh... sayang!

We only had to throw another Php1900.00 for the 17" CRT Monitor since LCD Screens cost Php4500.00 and there, we were able to put up a modest PC!

I'm not sure how old these PCs are or how much computing time they were already subjected into. Pero ang galing eh, and to think that they were suppose to buy a PSP instead. At least this machine is actually more useful. :)

at last bagong posT! :D

A Leader Touches the Heart before He Reaches for a Hand

I'm teaching myself Adobe Photoshop CS3 and one of the early crap i made is this timely "A leader touches the heart before he reaches for a hand"...

Hay... very timely...
Wala lang...

Tullahan Goldmine

Tullahan Goldmine -- Metaphor

Besides being included in World Record's dirtiest river, the Tullahan River have another thing on it that makes it more popular, dyaraaan! The Tullahan Goldmine!

With the Tullahan Bridge construction already completed October/November 2007 it didn't took long that another rehabilitation project took place. The rehabilitation is for the roads at both ends of the bridge easily cracked by wear and tear.

So the road reblocking is in place. If the bridge was concrete and steel reinforced why didn't they just used concrete on the roads instead of asphalt? Makes you think, makes you wonder. Is it a road their maintaining there or another goldmine, kasi kung goldmine pala yun, i-expect na ang susunod na repair sa di malayong panahon.

ah yes... pathetic as ever -- all i can write as of the moment are my whinings about roads... geez...
oh wel.. :)

Start of Classes

first day -- blockbuster

Sobrang late for first day of school tong article ko neh? Considering July na ngayon, after few more weeks magbabayaran na ng Prelims. Hindi na ko estudyante pero directly affected pa rin ako ah.

Natambay ako sa Jollibee one late afternoon, while waiting for my colleagues, at sa malapit na table nao-overhear ko yung ibang estudyante.

Somehow on this light conversations nagsisimula ang well, greater friendships and stuffs. I overhear them talking about difficulties about algebra, how hard it is to stay alert when you're too tired from a part time job, kwela ba ang mag fastfood crew, bakit masungit si ma’am poodle -- kulang lang ba sya?, heads-up lang kay sir ano kasi smiling lang sya pero nambabagsak.

Those were the days…

Mas light ang buhay nung estudyante pa – ang totoo mas light ang buhay nung mas bata pa… smaller circle simpler problems. Small circle, small circle, big circles… kaya siguro yun tinuturo nung kinder ano?

I like the idea that all of us are students of life, enrolled lifetime, we do small graduations just to be enrolled on another class, even if we like it or not…

Can’t stay on a subject too long… must face the fact that we still need to graduate.

Hah… moving on, moving on :)

Graffiti Arts

at wala pa rin akong original composition as of the moment...
anyways i hope you guys have a good laugh with these Graffiti Arts hehe... forwarded mails ulit!


I pressed several times -- but all i got was hot air! :D


careful now -- with his weird look


para hindi na pinagiisipan ang pinapanood


classic rap -- baduy cool


at least meron kang malamig sa matang background :D


sapul! hehe!


for Filipinos -- working is one :D


classics are really hard to forget...


someone is sure bitter with his lovelife


and to write legibly -- someone really enjoyed it!


be scared! be very scared!


ika nga nila -- "you can penalize me for over speeding but im not gonna sh*t in my car!"

Dakak Experience

Sa totoo lang, whenever I hear Dakak – I can’t help but remember Jaloshos as well.

But more than the scandal that happened in this resort few years back, being in Dakak is sure is a relaxing vacation – bakit ko ba dinidikit yun, nah. Walang maisip na intro wehe.

We left for the airport around 9:00am, sa wakas three days break from office work and all, to refresh and reflect. After boarding for Dipolog, I can’t remember much about the flight. Medyo nagising lang ako nung nagpa-games yung mga flight attendant ng Cebu Pacific where you can win ID laces. They also have on-board snacks (sandwiches, chips, cola and beer –for PHP100.00 hehe) and even souvenirs (shades, ID laces, plane model, etc). Nung tumahimik, nakatulog lang din ako ulit, around 45mins ang flight. After nung flight meron pa ulit mga 45mins na byahe, konting kwento kwento sa mga kasama – tulog na naman ako. Geez…

Pagkatapos ng byahe, narating din naming ang reception area! Wou! Sa Wakas, ganito ang view sa Reception hall nila, fired up kaagad ang mga SLR Cameras! With tripod and lenses and the works! Nahiya ang camera ng phone ko! Nah niweys ang ganda rin ng view.

Reception – Parang view sa Park

After some chit chat with at the reception and welcome drinks, Dinala na kami sa resort proper. At last lunch, nakakagutom din pala ang byahe. Aliw lang dahil ang buffet area ay nasa tapat mismo ng beach.

Lunch by the beach – Nakakagana

Hehe, luwagan muna ang diet restraints – vacation naman to eh :D

Matapos lang makahinga after the heavy lunch, picture na ulit sa bagong environment. Hindi nakakasawa ang greens ng lugar, kahit papunta sa kwarto, presko ang paligid.

Benj – Beach Model

Mabs and Benj – Dynamic Duo


Beach sa Tanghali – Mainit

Dakak Greens – Berdeng Hindi Nakakasawa

Pati ang kwarto – Native ang dating! Probinsyang-probinsya! Teka, probinsya nga ito dibs? Niweys.


Kwarto – Pagtalunan kung sino ang mahihiga saan.

As usual wala akong pictures habang naliligo – nothing to see there anyways. Comparing to Boracay, Dakak’s strong point is the fact na mas konti ang tao dito, yun lang wala ring night life sa Dakak – talagang pang relax sya, tahimik na ang paligid by 10:00 or 11:00pm, highlight na sa gabi ang kanilang cultural show -- spicing up the dinner besides the beach area.


Dinner by the Beach – Serene

Meron din silang bar, Sing-Along ang diskarte! woh!


Sing Along -- Mabenta

Ang dami ko na palang picture na nailagay ah…
Niweys, comes Day 2.

Sa umaga, as you can expect – Dakak have a peaceful Morning beach

Dakak Beach in the Morning – Peaceful

After the hefty breakfast we prepared for the “City Tour” visiting Dapitan there we get to see a replica of Rizal’s Clinic, Kitchen and Environment – hindi talaga sya City Tour kung tutuusin kasi wala naman kami sa city proper.

Further through the day, and I guess the highlight of it is the Sunset Cruise. Its an hour long Cruise via Bangka. On that same moment I get to realize the undeniable gap between an N73 3.2 MP Camera and a Nikon 10 MP SLR Camera. Makes you want one of those shutters. Haaay….

Sunset Catchers – Annoying


Nikon SLR Camera -- Wow...

On our last night we enjoyed the swimming and an ample amount of sleep. Geez! Ang sarap (especially the sleep part), when you get to have something you really get to treasure it. I myself enjoyed the whole vacation, revitalizing and gets you’re spirit really high so high you can get to see a good view of the new horizon one is traversing.


Taal Volcano above – Malupit na view by a Pasaway

All is so peaceful and the night sleep is sound –kinabukasan pasok na ulit!
Yehe! Yung lang :D Which brings us to our next article...

Boss & I

geez... talagang hindi ako makapag-update nitong mga nakaraang araw ah?
niweys, i am posting yet another e-mail forward... i have several articles cooking but i can't seem to post much more complete them. talk about hectic!

enjoy another funny forwarded e-mail :D

BOSS & I

When I Take a long time to finish,
I am slow,
When my boss takes a long time,
he is thorough

When I don't do it,
I am lazy,
When my boss does not do it,
he is busy,

When I do something without being told,
I am trying to
be smart,
When my boss does the same,
he takes the initiative,!

When I please my boss,
I am apple polishing,
When my boss pleases his boss,
he is cooperating,

When I make a mistake,
you're an idiot.
When my boss makes a mistake,
he's only human.

When I am out of the office,
I am wandering around.
When my boss is out of the office,
he's on business.

When I am on a day off sick,
I am always sick.
When my boss is a day off sick,
he must be very ill.

When I apply for leave,
I must be going for an
interview

When my boss applies for leave,
it's because he's
overworked

When I do good,
my boss never remembers,
When I do wrong,
he never forgets

well... ganun talaga ang buhay :)
wait until you become... and hopefully you do differently.

Goals and Teamwork – a DOTA Analogy

Have you ever heard people who says that DOTA, Warcraft or Violent Videogames are evil? I mean instrumento daw ng demonyo yada yada? Sabay sundot ng mga Bible Verses na nagpapatunay dito? I guess depende naman talaga yun sa kung paano mo i-digest ang ini-intake mo…kung nagiging bayolente ka pag katapos mong maglaro ng DOTA or ng Counter Strike or ng kahit anong game for the goodness of everybody wag kang maglaro – although personally hindi ko gets kung ano ang gustong message ng GTA (Grand Theft Auto), laro ba yun ng medyo matindi ang pangangailangan ng stress reliever? Nah – kaya hindi ko yun nilalaro.

Of course there can be better analogy stuffs that we can employ to discuss Goals and Teamwork, but for my entry – I’ll be using DOTA hehe… enjoy!

DOTA All Stars – Hindi lang puro patayan :D

Know your goals, whatever it is. Set it up – vision it happening, Plan your course of action, know the requirements and sacrifices, skills or tools you might need and help you might employ. Para sa analogy na to, target nating buwagin ang Frozen Throne, and to vanquish evil forever! Woooooh noble!

Second Thing about Teamwork, Know Yourself – para sa malupit analogy na to, I’ll be using Shadow Shaman -- Rhasta Baby tadah! Know your strengths, know your weaknesses, embrace them both. Your Strengths give you guts and confidence, your Weaknesses keeps you humble and focused that tells you to work smart and efficiently. And so you know yourself. After that know your team, what they can do, their strength and weaknesses. If possible, amplify their strength and cover-up for their weaknesses. Likewise, they will do the same for you and as part of your goal – you must be aware of what you are up against.

Disablers and HP Tanks – Playing to Strengths and Weaknesses

Knowing what you are up against, the team can work efficiently to on who will going to face who, who can work on a certain task according to his strengths. For this game Rhasta chose to face Morphling.

Rhasta vs. Morphling –Keeping it Safe

According to Stephen Covey, the Maturity Continuum can be classified to three levels, Dependence, Independence and lastly Interdependence. Simply putting, Dependence is the lowest aspect of the Maturity Continuum, maybe you don’t have the necessary skills yet – kailangan mo ng alalay, ng tulong, dependent. Independence is when you can take your own task confidently on your own, after being taught or acquiring new skills, Interdependence is when you can finally join in a team because you can give something to the team. You bring your strengths to help the team, it the only way you can be helpful and efficiently grow – staying with your strengths.

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Serpent Wards – Standing your Grounds, Playing to your Strengths

As a member of the team – you should be aware with how the other team members are doing as well. If they need help or anything – likewise keep them updated with how you are doing.

Listening to the sound of the forest – Keeping updated with the Team

You can sometimes encounter hardships – but don’t falter, when you fail, stand up, reflect and move forward

Everybody wants to go to Heaven – But nobody wants to die

With experience, and a positive outlook to failing – you can move forward. and if you encounter something similar, you can do better.

Retreat – Not always a sign of Cowardice

As the team progress, you can finally get Interdependence to work. Synergy does magic, when the team works as one the team can do more.

Synergy -- Working as One

When the team flee because the odds are overwhelming, make sure nobody is left behind.


Fleeing – looking for each other’s back.

Attack smartly and efficiently. Keeping the focus on one goal. No ego-tripping, especially when the life of the team is at stake. Mutual Cooperation is a must.


Focus Fire – Taking advantage of the adversaries’ weakness

When attacked – Stay with the team to defend, it’s in this time loyalty is measured and tempered.


Teamwork and Loyalty – Standing strong through Hardships

With overwhelming Synergy the team ensures its victory.


One Team – Synergized – Unstoppable

And finally, always stay with the team’s objective. Hindi importante ang gumawa ng MVP sa laro, ang importante eh ang manalo ang lahat. Walang paligoy – ligoy. Taking only the objective – and with that the team can win.


Taking the Only Objective – Winning with the Team.

Ayan, so there we have it. Keeping it simple, siemps in real life more factors should be considered. But the importance of the team is to create synergy and forward to a unified goal.