"Tell us about yourself?", "What strength and weaknesses can you bring to this company?", "Are you a teamplayer?"
Eto yung mga common interview questions na ma-eencounter mo sa pag-aapply, kung gusto mong makagawa ng magandang "first impression" yan yung mga question na dapat paghandaan. Pero bukod pa dyan meron ding mga questions na parang trick lang pero ang totoo, naglolokohan lang kayo ng interviewer. Welcome to Bolahan Portion!
"Pano kung makita mo ung colleague mo naglalaro ng games sa oras ng work, pagsasabihan mo ba sya o isusumbong?"
Eto yung mga klase ng tanong talaga sa interview na magpapakaplastik ka eh. Ang tingin ko tuloy dito, hindi sinusukat yung righteousness mo kundi kung gano ka kagaling magpalusot. Ano ba pinakasafe answer dito? Siempre napakaobvious naman kung sasabihin mo na "oo! Isusumbong ko sya! Yaaargh!". You can opt to say na, you'll give subtle hints to your seniors na hindi tama yung ginagawa nila, siempre hindi ka sasali. Then magco-complain ka na lang pag talagang disruptive na yung habit nila sa performance sabay sundot ng you will have to give them credit for being your seniors. Hehe, humble na righteous pa! Plastik nga lang, siemps mas madaling sabihin ang "Wou! Game on!"
"kung ang competition company ay ino-fferan ka din on the same time, sino ang mas pipiliin mo?"
Ah! Delikadong tanong ito.. Competition agad eh, who will you give your loyalty to. Sasabihin mo bang to the highest bidder? Alam naman ng interviewer mo yun, pero hindi mo sasabihing ganun. You are expected to say something more neutral, like you would study the details given both options and you'll choose who amongst the company has more fair ground for growth, not simply who gives the better compensation package but who you think would give you more chances to prove yourself and learning. Naks! Wag na wag mong sasabihing kung sino ang nauna, sabay nga daw eh.
"kung ipapadala ka sa malayong lupain ok lang ba sayo? / kung may pasok kahit holiday, tatanggapin mo ba?"
Pagbinitawan yung mga ganitong klaseng tanong, mas malamang sa hindi na ipadala ka nga sa malayong lupain at papasukin ka ng pasko at bagong taon, dyan ka manimbang kung talagang kaya at ok lang sayo, pero pagtinanong ka nang ganyan, expected ka na sumagot ng "oo" at dapat hindi na-uutal. Resounding, reassuring -- OO! Yeah!
"How much would you be expecting for a salary?"
Tgishng! Don't be caught of guard with this kind of question, dapat on the first place may idea ka na kung magkano ba ang basic compensation package, kasi kung ung mga maliliit na details ng company eh hindi mo naresearch, eh parang lalabas na nag-aapply ka lang without aiming to anything parang kahit sino na lang ang mauna, wag ganon... Pero sige na-caught off guard ka na eh, might as well say... "i cant say an expect an exact value right now till i get to realize the complete work description and responsibilities i'll be handling" oh yeah -- lusot!
"how about your superior gave you a task that is no longer inside your work description? Or you were asked to work overtime. Will that be ok?"
Sabi daw, sa interview dapat ang sagot mo sa kung kaya mo ba ito o ganyan eh laging "Yes!" palagay ko may boundary pa din, kung ang sagot mo kasi lagi eh yung ang tono eh parang puede ka nang magpaalipin, OA na yun. Dapat lalabas pa rin yung conviction mo, Hindi lang puro Oo. Well lamang yung Oo pero dapat hindi yung tipong sobrang argabyado ka na and you know it, naka yes ka pa rin. You should also compromise. Yeah...
Sabi nga nila... madali lang daw ang makakuha ng trabaho, ang mahirap eh ang manatiling may trabaho. dose-dosena mang kumpanya ang magreject sayo in the end naman isa lang ang kailangang tumanggap sa'yo. and yes... sa totoong mundo, one must learn to "compromise"...
any weird or more unexpected questions? Ü
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Friday, November 02, 2007
Taste of Cebuano
Ewan ko lang ha... pero kung maguuwi ulit ng pasalubong yung mga ka-boardmates kong mangggagaling ng cebu, ok na siguro ang mga danggit. Biruin mo! ganito pala ang ginagawa sa mag Cebuano? Nililitson! Huwaw! :D Joks! Joks!
Wala pa akong maisulat na bago ngayon eh... hopefully by Lunes meron na... geez!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Kagawad at SK Elections
20 days before the elections ito lang ang nakapaskil sa gate ng eskuwelahan kung san mangyayari ang botohan, akala ko trip-trip lang kung bakit may poster don pero ayun pala eh eleksyon na naman!?!
Hindi ako makapaniwala na mas prestihiyoso na ang Baranggay elections ngayon! Sa lugar namin, kumpleto na ang eleksyon with tarpaulin posters at mga leaflets / flyers na pumupuno sa kanal ng eskuwelahan, pahirapan na naman ito sa paglilinis...
Ang galeng nga eh... nawe-weirduhan lang ako, bakit naging seryoso ng ganito kalupit ang baranggay elections?!? May power and authority naman talaga ang mga baranggay officials, para silang miniature form of government. siguro dahil na rin sa hindi ako madalas sa lugar namin kaya hindi ko na halos din kilala ang mga tumakbo. Hindi ko rin kabisado ang mga plataporma ng mga opisyal at kung meron silang nagagawang malupit, pero ang alam ko maluwag ang palengke namin, hindi na masyadong bahain, at may humahakot ng basura...
Tanong ko din sa sarili ko kung para san ang SK. oo naman definition-wise para magkaboses ang kabataan yada yada... pero bukod sa mga paliga at paconcert hindi ko na rin sila masayadong naririnig, nakakapaglagay kaya sila ng mga bagong libro sa municipal library? o mga tulong sa estudyante para sa kanilang pag-aaral? hindi ko talaga sigurado, saka hindi naman ako sobrang nakatono sa pulso ng politika sa lugar namin. Fault ko yun na parang wala akong pakialam, pero sino naman ang makakasisi diba?
nakapout!?? non-conventional sya sa talaga sa mga karaniwang smileys and all... hmn... bat ganun?!?
O sige kunyari tibak ako... YAARRRRGHHHH! ang dami dami nang eleksyon! Pagbabago naman!! wouuu!!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Do You Believe in Ghost
picture to sa labas Manila City Hall >> kung papansinin nyo yung sa bandang upper right, yung may purple noise na... wala kayong makikita dun... :D
Hmn... ang totoo talaga hindi pa ako nagkakameron ng first hand experience with Ghostly creatures. Wala pa din akong nae-encounter about na talagang sobrang creepy. Maliban sa mga miraculous na paglipat lipat ng remote control nung isang beses na puyat na puyat ako habang nanonood ng TV.
Pero kung ang tanong eh naniniwala ba ako sa multo. I would say "Oo!" Naniniwala ako sa multo... bukod pa sa sinabi sa Bible ang katotohanan na meron nito. Multo ang ituturo kong dahilan kung bakit napakalamig sa Chapel sa lugar namin pag gabi kahit maailinsangan sa labas, multo rin ang ituturo ko pag pakiramdam ko eh may sumusunod sa akin pagnaglalakad sa madilim na parte ng street namin, multo rin ang dahilan kung bakit biglang nagkakameron ng nuclear attack sa base ko ng wala akong kamalay-malay (wow! old school star craft!), Multo rin ang nasa dako paroon!
Hindi nga seriously naniniwala talaga ako sa multo, but with my belief and all... hehe, ok na yung paniwalaan ko na sila kesa magkameron pa ako ng first hand experience.
Monday, October 29, 2007
What's in a Name
Ok ni-tag ako ni ella to do this one :)
uy my very first tag ever! sige nga lets do this... hehe
YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
swayze walk? swayze lakad? >> hmn... corny ah!
YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
ube macapuno biscocho >> uy! noyping-noypi!
YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
g.rod >> ayos ah! pang ibang connotation to! pero ano ba ulit yung "fly boy"
YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
orange cat? >> uy... ok lang --> serious na hinde :D
YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
medes valenzuela >> pang pangalan lang ng kalye to eh...
YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
rodge >> teeeeh! parang ehoy name we!
SUPERHERO NAME (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
the blue mango juice? >> sagwa! superzero name to eh!
NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
kailangan ko pang i-research to, hindi ko alam mga pangalan nila :(
STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)
phoenix mango lips >> bading na bading!
WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names)
medes bulan >> weh!?? hindi na talaga ako makikilala nito...
TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
dagohoy dublin >> nice ah! serious sounding
SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (your favorite season/holiday, flowers)
summer star gazer >> pangbabae -- pambabae ata talaga itong game na ito hehe...
CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
mango shirty! >> weh?! hindi halatang puro mango ang fruit ko ah...
HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
porkchop narra >> hmn... sounds hippy
YOUR ROCKSTAR ENTOURAGE NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)
The Writing Windy Tour >> geez magulong usapin toh... nagsusulat ka sa windy weather?!?
YOUR PORN NAME: (First Pet + Name of street you grew up on)
swayze caco >> hindi sya "malaswa" sounding mas malaswa pa yung g.rod ko kanina hehe...
So for this one... hmn... i'll try to tag
tsaiko, mel, and xienah :D ok lang guys!?? please? para abala lang hehe...
uy my very first tag ever! sige nga lets do this... hehe
YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
swayze walk? swayze lakad? >> hmn... corny ah!
YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
ube macapuno biscocho >> uy! noyping-noypi!
YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
g.rod >> ayos ah! pang ibang connotation to! pero ano ba ulit yung "fly boy"
YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
orange cat? >> uy... ok lang --> serious na hinde :D
YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
medes valenzuela >> pang pangalan lang ng kalye to eh...
YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
rodge >> teeeeh! parang ehoy name we!
SUPERHERO NAME (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
the blue mango juice? >> sagwa! superzero name to eh!
NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
kailangan ko pang i-research to, hindi ko alam mga pangalan nila :(
STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)
phoenix mango lips >> bading na bading!
WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names)
medes bulan >> weh!?? hindi na talaga ako makikilala nito...
TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
dagohoy dublin >> nice ah! serious sounding
SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (your favorite season/holiday, flowers)
summer star gazer >> pangbabae -- pambabae ata talaga itong game na ito hehe...
CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
mango shirty! >> weh?! hindi halatang puro mango ang fruit ko ah...
HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
porkchop narra >> hmn... sounds hippy
YOUR ROCKSTAR ENTOURAGE NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)
The Writing Windy Tour >> geez magulong usapin toh... nagsusulat ka sa windy weather?!?
YOUR PORN NAME: (First Pet + Name of street you grew up on)
swayze caco >> hindi sya "malaswa" sounding mas malaswa pa yung g.rod ko kanina hehe...
So for this one... hmn... i'll try to tag
tsaiko, mel, and xienah :D ok lang guys!?? please? para abala lang hehe...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
More Forward Messages to Scare the Already Paranoid Metro
o eto pang isa... seems obvious naman na it aims to stir more paranoia over the Glorietta Incident.. and to think hindi ito makakarating sa mga Muslim? and why single them out? thats just wrong... I dont believe that Muslim people in general enjoys any of these bombings nor wish that this happen alot... kalokohan yun...
Ano kaya ang aim ng mga ganitong text?
Diversion?
Real Warning?
or another sick joke?
geez...
Monday, October 22, 2007
Glorietta Aftermath
It was a lazy day Friday and almost everyone was anticipating the coming weekends. Busy as usual in the metro and something unexpected happened, the Glorietta Explosion.
Although as of now, it is still under investigation if the explosion was accident by nature (as in ganito ba kalakas sumabog ang isang LPG Tank? Wow!) or if it was really a terrorist act. What we cannot deny is lives were lost in that tragedy.
You can just feel the grief and the helplessness of those who have lost their love ones.
The same tragedy that spurred txt messages like these...
If its really true or just another hoax, hindi natin maiaalis yung pag-alala na puede pa rin tayong maging biktima, Imagine thats Glorietta and most of us thought it was one of the safest place.
From here too... we get to think, ano nanaman ang bwakanang rason! meron bang reason para bombahin ang isang mataong lugar?!? na may mga inosenteng sibilyan? no reason can justify this kind of means... its just plain power tripping. Nakakaparanoid din to think if this is just another misdirection tactics to divert the public and media attention from big issues the government is going through as well. Or dinala na nga ba sa Maynila ang gera ng Mindanao? o talagang sumasabog ng pagkalakas lakas ang mga LPG at hindi na rin ito safe?!?
Today... we can only share the pain of those who have lost their loveones, although for sure we can only imagine the pain they are feeling. Tomorrow, we should be more vigilant so that we ourselves can keep our streets, home and our society safe. It takes the will of everyone to fight for what is right not just praying "wag sana mangyari sa akin/amin yon..."
Although as of now, it is still under investigation if the explosion was accident by nature (as in ganito ba kalakas sumabog ang isang LPG Tank? Wow!) or if it was really a terrorist act. What we cannot deny is lives were lost in that tragedy.
You can just feel the grief and the helplessness of those who have lost their love ones.
The same tragedy that spurred txt messages like these...
If its really true or just another hoax, hindi natin maiaalis yung pag-alala na puede pa rin tayong maging biktima, Imagine thats Glorietta and most of us thought it was one of the safest place.
From here too... we get to think, ano nanaman ang bwakanang rason! meron bang reason para bombahin ang isang mataong lugar?!? na may mga inosenteng sibilyan? no reason can justify this kind of means... its just plain power tripping. Nakakaparanoid din to think if this is just another misdirection tactics to divert the public and media attention from big issues the government is going through as well. Or dinala na nga ba sa Maynila ang gera ng Mindanao? o talagang sumasabog ng pagkalakas lakas ang mga LPG at hindi na rin ito safe?!?
Today... we can only share the pain of those who have lost their loveones, although for sure we can only imagine the pain they are feeling. Tomorrow, we should be more vigilant so that we ourselves can keep our streets, home and our society safe. It takes the will of everyone to fight for what is right not just praying "wag sana mangyari sa akin/amin yon..."
Friday, October 19, 2007
Aiming Higher Than Mediocre
Serious mode kunyari... Habang nag-o-oatmeal, nang lumiit naman ng konti ang tyan ko
Isa sa mga madalas itanong sa akin ni Mama nung bata pa ako eh…
“Anak, anong gusto mo paglaki?”
Ang her eyes would glimmer whenever I say na gusto kong maging doctor, or engineer. Medyo nabahala sila ng sabihin ko nung isang beses na gusto kong maging teacher at sinigurado nila sa akin na magbabago rin ako ng isip paglaon… Nagbago naman din at nag-engineer ako, pero ngayon gusto ko pa rin namang magturo… pero gusto ko pagbalik ko sa academe may maganda at successful background na ako. I want to look like a promise to those promising next generation of engineers.
Kinundisyon kong maging engineer nung bata pa ako dahil sa pandinig ko, napakaganda nitong idikit sa pangalan ko. At ang pangako ng malaking sweldo including na ang makaipon para makabili ng bahay at lupa ay nasa pagtatapos sa pag-aaral.
By now, I am wiser to know na hindi lang nasa pag-graduate ng college at pagkuha ng lisensya nagtatapos ang alamat ng success. Tuloy – tuloy ang kwento, tuloy-tuloy.
In man’s endless pursuit of happiness, it is but easy to fall to the usual storyline. You are born, go to school, learn a skill, work afterwards, work some more, save a little, save a lot, have a family, and so it goes. A normal life… nothing is wrong with it, but ultimately nothing is special about it as well.
Nandun na ako sa “work afterwards” phase, and there I realized like I guess everyone I ride the elevator with or eat with in our company compound’s canteen. I really would like to do something monumental or uber significant with my life. I guess everyone wants to be part of something big, be larger than life.
What does it takes to be larger than life? How can anyone actually get there?
I get to look on my seniors. Bilib ako sa dami ng alam ng mga senior engineers namin. Kung pano nila na-i-isolate ang kawing-kawing na problema pag meron kaming issues with regards sa iba’t ibang elements ng network. Hindi ko pa kasi alam and I want to be one of them, Proficient and all. Basta may experience na bago, parang gusto mo maging ganon ka. They became specialist of their field you can just imagine how they can cripple the team kung sabay-sabay silang mawawala. The path they have paved would most likely the same path we are to thread, dapat malaman din namin ang alam nila.
So the next generation is supposed to go further where their predecessors have gone. Given of course na kailangang marating muna nya ang kinalalagyan ng seniors nya. They say only the brave can go and trail blaze another path, but that takes conviction, insight and vision. Its not a sin to follow the conventional, just make it a point that it’s a guideline and not a limitation.
If there is a fault I think most of our parents are trapped with is the mind conditioning that we are suppose to finish a degree because of the promising job it would give. Not because we should learn the skill from college the skills we will be loving to do and use for the rest of our lives. Because there is more to life that keeping ourselves slaves, ending up with no sense of satisfaction with what we have live in.
Ok so gets ko na nga yung point nay un diba? Gets mo na rin for sure… pero what’s next? Right now I’m a typical employee… hindi naman ako indispensable, I do good and sometimes I have my flaws too. I learn a lot, I sometimes work late and be overemployed even. I have my shares of “ang galeng” and “tsk tsk” moments. My wake-up hours are most likely consumed by my career and efforts for the team and I have no regret about that. But what makes me think is that, should I be like this for how long? If I’m to build something what should I build on the first place? Besides this, there must be something else that I should get more from.
I would like to aim higher… be a success in my own right. With my passion and enthusiasm I get to realize why, even though I sleep late at night tired and sometimes fed up with the day. We are far from owning my own “ladder “. Because I don’t have a plan yet, and I don’t have a plan because I don’t know where to start.
With that insight. I get to think… San nga ba magsisimula?
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Calamares Fiesta
Pansin ko nga na talagang proliferating ang mga vendors na nagtitinda ng mga fried squids ngaun... price ranging from 2 to 3 pesos, malalaki rin ang cut sa iba tumataba rin sila sa corn starch at arina...
Mura nga kung sa mura... pero after getting this forwarded note?!? hindi ko alam kung gusto ko pang kumain nun...
Gusto ko sanang i-post din ang itsura ng mga juicylicious rubbery calamares pero i realized delikado yun para sa phone ko hehe...
Mura nga kung sa mura... pero after getting this forwarded note?!? hindi ko alam kung gusto ko pang kumain nun...
Gusto ko sanang i-post din ang itsura ng mga juicylicious rubbery calamares pero i realized delikado yun para sa phone ko hehe...
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Sining ng Pangongodigo
Sa estudyanteng medyo gipit sa oras dahil sya ay working student, nagkasakit at medyo nagbakasyon ng matagal o di kaya naman ay napuyat kalalaro ng DOTA Allstars o ng SIMs ang natitira nyang tagapagligtas sa pagbagsak sa susunod na exam eh ang pandaraya dito. Siempre puede pa legal na paraan tulad ng cramming – last minute review, at ang pagdarasal na sana eh hindi matuloy ang exam. Kung medyo hardcore ka talaga puede ang active means para madelay ang exam tulad ng pagbo-bomb threat sa school o di kaya naman eh paabangan mo sa mga tambay sa lugar nila yung instructor mo.
Napakalungkot naman kung sa pagnanatili mo sa eskuwelahan eh hindi ka man lang nagkameron ng mga kaibigan. Mas magaan na kasi siguro ng konti sa konsensya ang pangongopya pero kung talagang loner ka sa isang klaseng free section at ikaw lang magisa o di kaya naman eh talagang mahigpit pa sa garter ng supporter ang teacher mo at maaring madamay pa yung walang kamalay-malay mong classmate pag nangopya ka sa kanya. Mas pipiliin mo na lang ding mangodigo. Bakit naman kasi alam mo namang magkakasabay – sabay na ang exam dahil finals week na eh pinili mo pa ring ubusin ang oras mo sa pakikipag-date.
Sa totoo lang alam naman ng mga instructor mo kung nangongodigo ka eh… tingnan natin kung meron kang ibang style.
Notebook na nakabukas sa loob ng backpack sa likod ng armchair technique – yep, ang pinakabasic na paraan, ang flaw lang nito. Sobrang limited ng resource mo, ang ok naman kung biglang maisipan ng teacher mo na mag roam around you can just knock the notebook at hindi ka na halata… ayos!
Maliliit na papel na nakatago kung saan saan technique – There can be countless clever places na naitatago tong mga maliliit na papel na to, sa kwelyo, sa medias, sa sapatos, sa ballpen sa slide or battery cover ng calculator, sa bulsa, sa belt, sa loob ng blouse? Sa buhok… mahirap yang ganyang style… may physical evidence kasi eh… effective sya, but the risks are staggering.
Countless information sa programmable calculator technique – engineering people karaniwang gumagawa nito, ang mga programmable calculator kasi, puede kang maglagay ng halos one paragraph of info, siemps weird naman kung may calculator ka kung ang test nyo eh history obvious naman kung saang mga subject mo ito gagamitin yan. At isa pa wala nang instructor na papayagan kang maglabas ng cellphone habang nag-eexam, nakakagago naman kasi talaga yun, wag mo nang subukan.
Answers na naka-tattoo sa balat at answer sheet technique – physical evidence na naman to! As in physical evidence… nakakita na ako ng mga nagkodigo normally sa palad o kaya sa sakong puede rin sa arm chair. Ang hardcore eh yung kodigo na nakasulat sa bond paper mismo! Sinulat gamit ang blunt pen, nakabakat lang kung baga… ang hardcore part nito eh yung mga estudyanteng nakakuha ng super leakage. As in hindi pa nagsisimula ang exam meron nang sagot, papatagal at mangangarap lang sa classroom ng 20 minutes tapos biglang magpapasa na.
Siguro mas marami ang variations ng pangongodigo, lalo pa na mas hi-tech pa ngayon. Pero kahit na anong paraan yan, walang fool-proof na paraan dyan. Ang pinaka-effective pa ring paraan eh yung tigilan mo ang kalokohan at mag-aral mabuti. Sa yo rin naman babalik yan kung grumaduate kang walang alam eh…
Ok? Pakabait na… mag aral na ulit.
Napakalungkot naman kung sa pagnanatili mo sa eskuwelahan eh hindi ka man lang nagkameron ng mga kaibigan. Mas magaan na kasi siguro ng konti sa konsensya ang pangongopya pero kung talagang loner ka sa isang klaseng free section at ikaw lang magisa o di kaya naman eh talagang mahigpit pa sa garter ng supporter ang teacher mo at maaring madamay pa yung walang kamalay-malay mong classmate pag nangopya ka sa kanya. Mas pipiliin mo na lang ding mangodigo. Bakit naman kasi alam mo namang magkakasabay – sabay na ang exam dahil finals week na eh pinili mo pa ring ubusin ang oras mo sa pakikipag-date.
Sa totoo lang alam naman ng mga instructor mo kung nangongodigo ka eh… tingnan natin kung meron kang ibang style.
Notebook na nakabukas sa loob ng backpack sa likod ng armchair technique – yep, ang pinakabasic na paraan, ang flaw lang nito. Sobrang limited ng resource mo, ang ok naman kung biglang maisipan ng teacher mo na mag roam around you can just knock the notebook at hindi ka na halata… ayos!
Maliliit na papel na nakatago kung saan saan technique – There can be countless clever places na naitatago tong mga maliliit na papel na to, sa kwelyo, sa medias, sa sapatos, sa ballpen sa slide or battery cover ng calculator, sa bulsa, sa belt, sa loob ng blouse? Sa buhok… mahirap yang ganyang style… may physical evidence kasi eh… effective sya, but the risks are staggering.
Countless information sa programmable calculator technique – engineering people karaniwang gumagawa nito, ang mga programmable calculator kasi, puede kang maglagay ng halos one paragraph of info, siemps weird naman kung may calculator ka kung ang test nyo eh history obvious naman kung saang mga subject mo ito gagamitin yan. At isa pa wala nang instructor na papayagan kang maglabas ng cellphone habang nag-eexam, nakakagago naman kasi talaga yun, wag mo nang subukan.
Answers na naka-tattoo sa balat at answer sheet technique – physical evidence na naman to! As in physical evidence… nakakita na ako ng mga nagkodigo normally sa palad o kaya sa sakong puede rin sa arm chair. Ang hardcore eh yung kodigo na nakasulat sa bond paper mismo! Sinulat gamit ang blunt pen, nakabakat lang kung baga… ang hardcore part nito eh yung mga estudyanteng nakakuha ng super leakage. As in hindi pa nagsisimula ang exam meron nang sagot, papatagal at mangangarap lang sa classroom ng 20 minutes tapos biglang magpapasa na.
Siguro mas marami ang variations ng pangongodigo, lalo pa na mas hi-tech pa ngayon. Pero kahit na anong paraan yan, walang fool-proof na paraan dyan. Ang pinaka-effective pa ring paraan eh yung tigilan mo ang kalokohan at mag-aral mabuti. Sa yo rin naman babalik yan kung grumaduate kang walang alam eh…
Ok? Pakabait na… mag aral na ulit.
Sining ng Pangongodigo
Sa estudyanteng medyo gipit sa oras dahil sya ay working student, nagkasakit at medyo nagbakasyon ng matagal o di kaya naman ay napuyat kalalaro ng DOTA Allstars o ng SIMs ang natitira nyang tagapagligtas sa pagbagsak sa susunod na exam eh ang pandaraya dito. Siempre puede pa legal na paraan tulad ng cramming – last minute review, at ang pagdarasal na sana eh hindi matuloy ang exam. Kung medyo hardcore ka talaga puede ang active means para madelay ang exam tulad ng pagbo-bomb threat sa school o di kaya naman eh paabangan mo sa mga tambay sa lugar nila yung instructor mo.
Napakalungkot naman kung sa pagnanatili mo sa eskuwelahan eh hindi ka man lang nagkameron ng mga kaibigan. Mas magaan na kasi siguro ng konti sa konsensya ang pangongopya pero kung talagang loner ka sa isang klaseng free section at ikaw lang magisa o di kaya naman eh talagang mahigpit pa sa garter ng supporter ang teacher mo at maaring madamay pa yung walang kamalay-malay mong classmate pag nangopya ka sa kanya. Mas pipiliin mo na lang ding mangodigo. Bakit naman kasi alam mo namang magkakasabay – sabay na ang exam dahil finals week na eh pinili mo pa ring ubusin ang oras mo sa pakikipag-date.
Sa totoo lang alam naman ng mga instructor mo kung nangongodigo ka eh… tingnan natin kung meron kang ibang style.
Notebook na nakabukas sa loob ng backpack sa likod ng armchair technique – yep, ang pinakabasic na paraan, ang flaw lang nito. Sobrang limited ng resource mo, ang ok naman kung biglang maisipan ng teacher mo na mag roam around you can just knock the notebook at hindi ka na halata… ayos!
Maliliit na papel na nakatago kung saan saan technique – There can be countless clever places na naitatago tong mga maliliit na papel na to, sa kwelyo, sa medias, sa sapatos, sa ballpen sa slide or battery cover ng calculator, sa bulsa, sa belt, sa loob ng blouse? Sa buhok… mahirap yang ganyang style… may physical evidence kasi eh… effective sya, but the risks are staggering.
Countless information sa programmable calculator technique – engineering people karaniwang gumagawa nito, ang mga programmable calculator kasi, puede kang maglagay ng halos one paragraph of info, siemps weird naman kung may calculator ka kung ang test nyo eh history obvious naman kung saang mga subject mo ito gagamitin yan. At isa pa wala nang instructor na papayagan kang maglabas ng cellphone habang nag-eexam, nakakagago naman kasi talaga yun, wag mo nang subukan.
Answers na naka-tattoo sa balat at answer sheet technique – physical evidence na naman to! As in physical evidence… nakakita na ako ng mga nagkodigo normally sa palad o kaya sa sakong puede rin sa arm chair. Ang hardcore eh yung kodigo na nakasulat sa bond paper mismo! Sinulat gamit ang blunt pen, nakabakat lang kung baga… ang hardcore part nito eh yung mga estudyanteng nakakuha ng super leakage. As in hindi pa nagsisimula ang exam meron nang sagot, papatagal at mangangarap lang sa classroom ng 20 minutes tapos biglang magpapasa na.
Siguro mas marami ang variations ng pangongodigo, lalo pa na mas hi-tech pa ngayon. Pero kahit na anong paraan yan, walang fool-proof na paraan dyan. Ang pinaka-effective pa ring paraan eh yung tigilan mo ang kalokohan at mag-aral mabuti. Sa yo rin naman babalik yan kung grumaduate kang walang alam eh…
Ok? Pakabait na… mag aral na ulit.
Napakalungkot naman kung sa pagnanatili mo sa eskuwelahan eh hindi ka man lang nagkameron ng mga kaibigan. Mas magaan na kasi siguro ng konti sa konsensya ang pangongopya pero kung talagang loner ka sa isang klaseng free section at ikaw lang magisa o di kaya naman eh talagang mahigpit pa sa garter ng supporter ang teacher mo at maaring madamay pa yung walang kamalay-malay mong classmate pag nangopya ka sa kanya. Mas pipiliin mo na lang ding mangodigo. Bakit naman kasi alam mo namang magkakasabay – sabay na ang exam dahil finals week na eh pinili mo pa ring ubusin ang oras mo sa pakikipag-date.
Sa totoo lang alam naman ng mga instructor mo kung nangongodigo ka eh… tingnan natin kung meron kang ibang style.
Notebook na nakabukas sa loob ng backpack sa likod ng armchair technique – yep, ang pinakabasic na paraan, ang flaw lang nito. Sobrang limited ng resource mo, ang ok naman kung biglang maisipan ng teacher mo na mag roam around you can just knock the notebook at hindi ka na halata… ayos!
Maliliit na papel na nakatago kung saan saan technique – There can be countless clever places na naitatago tong mga maliliit na papel na to, sa kwelyo, sa medias, sa sapatos, sa ballpen sa slide or battery cover ng calculator, sa bulsa, sa belt, sa loob ng blouse? Sa buhok… mahirap yang ganyang style… may physical evidence kasi eh… effective sya, but the risks are staggering.
Countless information sa programmable calculator technique – engineering people karaniwang gumagawa nito, ang mga programmable calculator kasi, puede kang maglagay ng halos one paragraph of info, siemps weird naman kung may calculator ka kung ang test nyo eh history obvious naman kung saang mga subject mo ito gagamitin yan. At isa pa wala nang instructor na papayagan kang maglabas ng cellphone habang nag-eexam, nakakagago naman kasi talaga yun, wag mo nang subukan.
Answers na naka-tattoo sa balat at answer sheet technique – physical evidence na naman to! As in physical evidence… nakakita na ako ng mga nagkodigo normally sa palad o kaya sa sakong puede rin sa arm chair. Ang hardcore eh yung kodigo na nakasulat sa bond paper mismo! Sinulat gamit ang blunt pen, nakabakat lang kung baga… ang hardcore part nito eh yung mga estudyanteng nakakuha ng super leakage. As in hindi pa nagsisimula ang exam meron nang sagot, papatagal at mangangarap lang sa classroom ng 20 minutes tapos biglang magpapasa na.
Siguro mas marami ang variations ng pangongodigo, lalo pa na mas hi-tech pa ngayon. Pero kahit na anong paraan yan, walang fool-proof na paraan dyan. Ang pinaka-effective pa ring paraan eh yung tigilan mo ang kalokohan at mag-aral mabuti. Sa yo rin naman babalik yan kung grumaduate kang walang alam eh…
Ok? Pakabait na… mag aral na ulit.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Dog's Bestfriend
Medyo may katagalan na ring nag ci-circulate itong forwarded mail na ito... for something that truly happened, it really makes me think if animals, dogs in particular have a really deep sense of loyalty and affection. or evenmore do they have deep understanding of life and death and not just the instinct of self preservation
A dog was knocked down by a car and died on the middle of the road. Later, another dog is seen beside the corpse of the dog, he tried to wake his friend up using his leg.
When his attempts to wake his friend failed, he tried to push his friend to the side of the road. But the weight of his friend was proven too heavy for him.
Though the traffic is busy and dangerous, he just will not go away from his friend. Just stand beside his friend howling and crying.
A lot of people saw this incident and feel very touched. How even a dog can show his loyalty and love to his friend.
Touching really... Friendship in its purest form can actually stay in hardest times and even in hopeless moments.
A dog was knocked down by a car and died on the middle of the road. Later, another dog is seen beside the corpse of the dog, he tried to wake his friend up using his leg.
When his attempts to wake his friend failed, he tried to push his friend to the side of the road. But the weight of his friend was proven too heavy for him.
Though the traffic is busy and dangerous, he just will not go away from his friend. Just stand beside his friend howling and crying.
A lot of people saw this incident and feel very touched. How even a dog can show his loyalty and love to his friend.
Touching really... Friendship in its purest form can actually stay in hardest times and even in hopeless moments.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Somewhere Over The Rainbow....
And i thought the world can be innocent again...
Connie Talbot's a six year old girl... she is really fantastic i almost cried...
Friday, September 14, 2007
PETA Naked Protest
However noble the intentions of PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) I don’t think protesting in nude wearing only body paint will do anything besides attracting pervs to their rallies. At least hey will get the attention even from those who would look at them like “piece of meat”.
Just last September 13, 2007 they have staged a protest. Asking for the closure of Manila Zoo and including all the zoos in the country…
Hmn… giving that kind of thought, kung halimbawa ba na pakakawalan natin ang mga hayop at lahat dahil “they should not be treated as prisoners” tapos biglang kunyari umatake ng tao ang isang hayop, extreme example tiger umatake ng tao napatay nya yung tao. With Mr. Jason Baker’s logic will that give us the right to capture and imprison the animal? Or hindi rin natin ito magagawa dahil “instinct” nila ito? Hindi naman natin silang litisin diba?
Jury: Tiger of the wilds versus People of the Philippines, you are hereby in this honorable court in the count of attacking an innocent bystander Mr. So and So. How will you plea?
Tiger: RwoooooR!
Defense: Our client plea not-guilty on the grounds that this is the tiger’s natural instinct.
Judge: we heard the defense, the client is innocent
(*applause!)
Being a low budgeted park, I guess Manila Zoo can really be a disappointing sight to those who are easily offended by animal cruelty.
But the zoo system although it hinders the natural instinct and wane off the animal’s capability of living in it natural environment, it can’t be said that zoo is all bad, for one the studies learned in these facilities helps in saving our earth-mates. Tulad ng pagpaparami ng mga Panda sa Japan, ng mga Philippine Eagle, at ng iba pang mga Endangered Species. Of course they won’t be endangered if not for humans on the first place but come-on… they are already are and there are people willing to help.
Animals being produced for consumption and how they are being handled can be a heartless sight. And hurtful it may seem we can’t careless but just to make sure they are actually processed sanitarily. People eat meat and that’s that. Natural lang naman kasi yun… sabagay PETA is not imposing anything to anybody it’s the way of life they chosen to have. No harm done to anybody. Ok lang…
There are good and evil… PETA is for sure on the good side.
But the world as a whole is a cruel one. And the wilds I can’t imagine if it can be more kind.
Sa akin lang… PETA is a level higher of the better good that they are fighting for. Cause for one we all hear people who are actually living and treated like animals. The need for persons with a heart to save another creature is the same heart that should have space saving an actual person. How about justice for the soldiers decapitated in Sulu? Or neophytes getting killed in mindless hazings? How about the homeless persons in our streets? The children being lured to prostitution and sex crimes? And the list can just go on…
Those kind of offense to another human for sure can’t be fought by rallying naked on the streets. Whoever had the idea that kind of action can actually save the animals from cruelty?
Just last September 13, 2007 they have staged a protest. Asking for the closure of Manila Zoo and including all the zoos in the country…
Hmn… giving that kind of thought, kung halimbawa ba na pakakawalan natin ang mga hayop at lahat dahil “they should not be treated as prisoners” tapos biglang kunyari umatake ng tao ang isang hayop, extreme example tiger umatake ng tao napatay nya yung tao. With Mr. Jason Baker’s logic will that give us the right to capture and imprison the animal? Or hindi rin natin ito magagawa dahil “instinct” nila ito? Hindi naman natin silang litisin diba?
Jury: Tiger of the wilds versus People of the Philippines, you are hereby in this honorable court in the count of attacking an innocent bystander Mr. So and So. How will you plea?
Tiger: RwoooooR!
Defense: Our client plea not-guilty on the grounds that this is the tiger’s natural instinct.
Judge: we heard the defense, the client is innocent
(*applause!)
Being a low budgeted park, I guess Manila Zoo can really be a disappointing sight to those who are easily offended by animal cruelty.
But the zoo system although it hinders the natural instinct and wane off the animal’s capability of living in it natural environment, it can’t be said that zoo is all bad, for one the studies learned in these facilities helps in saving our earth-mates. Tulad ng pagpaparami ng mga Panda sa Japan, ng mga Philippine Eagle, at ng iba pang mga Endangered Species. Of course they won’t be endangered if not for humans on the first place but come-on… they are already are and there are people willing to help.
Animals being produced for consumption and how they are being handled can be a heartless sight. And hurtful it may seem we can’t careless but just to make sure they are actually processed sanitarily. People eat meat and that’s that. Natural lang naman kasi yun… sabagay PETA is not imposing anything to anybody it’s the way of life they chosen to have. No harm done to anybody. Ok lang…
There are good and evil… PETA is for sure on the good side.
But the world as a whole is a cruel one. And the wilds I can’t imagine if it can be more kind.
Sa akin lang… PETA is a level higher of the better good that they are fighting for. Cause for one we all hear people who are actually living and treated like animals. The need for persons with a heart to save another creature is the same heart that should have space saving an actual person. How about justice for the soldiers decapitated in Sulu? Or neophytes getting killed in mindless hazings? How about the homeless persons in our streets? The children being lured to prostitution and sex crimes? And the list can just go on…
Those kind of offense to another human for sure can’t be fought by rallying naked on the streets. Whoever had the idea that kind of action can actually save the animals from cruelty?
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Bullshitan
I was listening to Chico and Delamar’s (RX Monster Radio 93.1) Top-Ten of the Day. The topic was “Your Reaction after an Insulting Remark”. Pansin mo ba? Pag gusto mong maging sarcastic and witty you opt to listen to Magic 89.9 and if you like light radio but spontaneous nonetheless ok ang RX Monster.
Anyways, there was this entry in the Top-Ten, friends are having a conversation, one said “Nagpaayos ka ng ilong mo yuck! Bakit!? Gano ba kapangit ang ilong mo dati?” the other friend abruptly replied “Katulad ng ilong mo ngayon…”
The friend who made the comment was mean… the retaliation was even more (although the recipient much deserve it though).
In that perspective, Delamar in a way opened up the topic that most blogs today sounds mean… if you sound feisty with angst, you sound hip… you are “in”
So, does your blog sounds mean?
Mas benta nga ba talaga pag ang tono mo ng blog mo eh pagalit? Sarcastic? Monotone? I guess siemps depende pa rin naman yun sa sinasabi mo… at kung ano ba ang dinideliver… ano ba ang binebenta.
Maniniwala ako kung sasabihin na mas may impact yung tipong emotionally high na article. Kargado ng emotion yung bang pagalit… especially if that article is making a point. On that same perspective pagtatawanan ko naman ang same emotionally loaded article kung puro bullshit naman ang pinagsasabi…
Bukod pa sa tono, mas entertaining nga din ba ang article na ang pinagkakana lang eh puro panlalait at panggagago… I have only seen only one blogwar, at first ok ang usapan pag may sense pa ang pinagsasasabi nila pero kapag laitan na wohhoooo! The hits are really flooding in. walang katulad ang pagkachismoso ng pinoy at ang katotohanan namang ang saya-saya manood ng nag-lalaitan, nag-aaway… at hindi ka kasali.
Ayoko kong makipag-away… miron lang ako… wehe…
Anyways, there was this entry in the Top-Ten, friends are having a conversation, one said “Nagpaayos ka ng ilong mo yuck! Bakit!? Gano ba kapangit ang ilong mo dati?” the other friend abruptly replied “Katulad ng ilong mo ngayon…”
The friend who made the comment was mean… the retaliation was even more (although the recipient much deserve it though).
In that perspective, Delamar in a way opened up the topic that most blogs today sounds mean… if you sound feisty with angst, you sound hip… you are “in”
So, does your blog sounds mean?
Mas benta nga ba talaga pag ang tono mo ng blog mo eh pagalit? Sarcastic? Monotone? I guess siemps depende pa rin naman yun sa sinasabi mo… at kung ano ba ang dinideliver… ano ba ang binebenta.
Maniniwala ako kung sasabihin na mas may impact yung tipong emotionally high na article. Kargado ng emotion yung bang pagalit… especially if that article is making a point. On that same perspective pagtatawanan ko naman ang same emotionally loaded article kung puro bullshit naman ang pinagsasabi…
Bukod pa sa tono, mas entertaining nga din ba ang article na ang pinagkakana lang eh puro panlalait at panggagago… I have only seen only one blogwar, at first ok ang usapan pag may sense pa ang pinagsasasabi nila pero kapag laitan na wohhoooo! The hits are really flooding in. walang katulad ang pagkachismoso ng pinoy at ang katotohanan namang ang saya-saya manood ng nag-lalaitan, nag-aaway… at hindi ka kasali.
Ayoko kong makipag-away… miron lang ako… wehe…
Friday, September 07, 2007
iPhone – iCaramba!
Hindi ko lang sure kung gano ka-lawak ang hype ng iPhone dito sa atin sa Pinas, pero dahil sa techie-techie kong ka-officemate na medyo high sa iPhone, it got me curious kung ano ba talaga ang meron dito.
Ang phone ng adik kong ka-officemate sa iPhone ko eh… W950i ng Ericsson. 4GigHD, Touch Screen, 3G capable, wala nga lang itong camera pero ang sounds naman nito eh, at par sa mga walkman series ng Sony (for complete specs) Kapag nagpatugtog to ng lumalagaslas na tubig it will even sound na parang meron ngang natatapon na tubig… at basa na ang paligid…
I haven’t even touched an iPhone, pero na-feature na ito sa ilang mga TV shows, flashing its touch screen, superb user friendly environment, pag nag fli-flip ka nga page sa notebook, you can zoom in and out a picture by catching the image with your thumb and index finger. Wala nga itong
Buttons and it purely relies on its touch screen. Technically the iPhone has 4-8Gig shared memory, Wifi ready, Touch Screen siempre! (dapat banggitin ng paulit-ulit-ulit) pero wala itong 3G!!! What? Pero ok lang lang… meron naman syang EDGE (faster from of GPRS) to connect to the Internet. With its Safari browser specialized talaga ang phone na to browse Yahoo, Google and YouTube (The only phone that can actually view YouTube videos). (for complete specs).
Medyo malupit lang kasi eh, malaking balita na ma-unlock ang much coveted phone locked to Cingular USA! I mean what can be so special about the phone? That we haven’t actually saw before and making all of the hype… here is an interesting review by Crave. Realistic and funny yes…
“Why no 3G compatibility? The answer might be as simple as the fact that Cingular's 3G coverage still has gaping holes outside of major U.S. cities. “
Waha! No 3G? well… ang laki naman kasi ng US eh, and with all the news about the low consumer output and enthusiasm about 3G eh, hindi na nakakagulat kung bakit hindi nag-utilize ang Cingular building a 3G Smartphone, but of course they could have took advantage of it to further introduce 3G, nah… ikaw? Ilang beses ka nab a nakakita ng nagvi-video call?
“Can you download directly from iTunes? This looks to be a big disappointment with the iPhone. Early reports, such as this iTWire interview with Apple's VP of iPod Products Greg Joswiak, say no.”
Why download from iTunes… eh ang dami kayang source other than them… medyo lenient kasi tayo with regards to piracy eh. and what the iPhone plays can actually be played in other phones… ibang format nga lang… this part I guess hindi kasi natin culture yung tipong you like a song? You down it from a certain site with your phone, madalas sa hindi sa internet natin to kinukuha, or hinihintay ma-bluetooth from a friend or whoever na meron.
“Just what does Apple mean by "it runs OS X"? And what do they mean by "multitasking"? During his keynote address, Steve Jobs mentioned the ability to multitask as one of Mac OS X's strong suits, as well as a reason why the operating system was chosen for the iPhone.”
Multitasking? That’s just overrated, almost all the phone in the market can do that… come on..
“Who's this phone for, anyway? Who can afford this thing?
This answer is simple: Paris Hilton.
The iPhone looks to be the next glamour phone, albeit one with serious potential. It's billed as a "smart phone," which brings to mind business users. At $599 for the 8GB model and $499 for the 4GB model, it's definitely priced for business users. “
Mahal ang iPhone. Period. Pero nito lang Apple dropped the price of the iPhones by almost $200! Hwow! and siempre it can’t just go like that it greatly infuriated the iPhone’s die hard fans… to soothen them up Apple gave them some $100 dollar credit, for their next Apple product purchase… Nakakatawa ba yun? Lugi ka pa rin ng $100!
“Will Apple give the user any freedom? Want to know why there's no memory card slots on the iPhone, nor will there likely be a user-replaceable battery?”
Yup… Ganun lang ka simple yun! Kung hindi nyo mabibili sa iba ang piyesa namin, san pa ba kayo bibili? Sheeesshh…
What goes into a cell-phone purchase? Cell phones aren't MP3 players. Even if Apple has the sexiest phone out there, many important factors come into play when anyone buys a cell phone.
Mabigat ang hamon ng Apple na i-conquer pati ang cellphone industry, napakabata pa nila sa ganun industriya at sobrang beterano na ng mga babanggain nila… if iPhone exceeds the fact that its being too costly and somehow gets to prove that they are not just riding over their hype name, they might have a more promising future. Pero kung puro payabang lang ang gagawin nila.. nah… I doubt they would even last that long… basta ako… personally I won’t leave my nokia phone (n73) to this golden priced smart-multimedia phone, besides wala akong pampalit… wehehe
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Socialite x Malu Fernandez x Manila Standard
From beautiful ella’s site. She attached an announcement from Manila Standard August 27 Issue.
‘Lo and behold Malu Fernandez’s Divalicious column will resume!
Lufet!
Pambihira naman din talagang writer si Malu. Discredited and all she will still / has the guts to write! If you just logged to the net and somehow missed all the drama and the stir; Malu unwittingly insulted the general OFWs, specifically those who are based in Dubai, in one of her article for People's Asia. It of course created a huge stir. Plus the fact that before she actually made her public apology she has thrown a defiant article explaining that she is just being a diva, and all of those who failed to laugh and get her wit are too simple minded to even understand her.
And after her public apology and her confirming that she is resigning. Seems like Manila Standard chose to have her reinstated. Syet! Ang Galeng!
In my opinion, Malu is just one of those people who think they own the world and society revolves around them. Labeling people who are not in their circle as lesser beings or even lesser creatures, to those who have extreme of this complex.
In just so happened that Malu has the channel to say it out load. Dun sya nagkamali. Kung ganun ang tingin mo sa ibang tao. Better na sarilinin mo na lang yun. It’s a good thing that you have confidence but having it to the extent of insulting those who are around you, that’s plain stupidity.
May ilan talagang gugustuhin na mag-stand out sa iba. Ma-identify with those who are famous and influential. Power and fame. Life is just unfair because those who live it can be so unfair as well. Stereotyping is a sign of immaturity, the mindset of thinking that you are so above to all those who are around you will be the same thought that will pull you, slamming and kissing the floor. How many times history told us of stories of those self absorbed thinking they are gods just to be destroyed and be humbled in the end.
Ang totoo naman kasi, eh talagang may gap ang mahirap at mayaman. Pero mas malaking pagkakaiba ng dalawang ito ay hindi nakasalalay sa kung sino ang meron at sino ang wala. Ang naghahati sa kanila eh ang kaisipan nilang meron silang pagkakaiba bilang tao at ang isa ay may mas “karapatan” sa iba at puedeng tapakan ang ilan hangga’t di sila lumalaban.
Malu for sure felt what was like to think you are so up there, and looking down to other people as if she’s a diva among men and be grilled to perfection those persons she have hurted. Manila Standards can take this to their advantage for the fact na talagang susubaybayan sya at kung meron ba syang controversial na bibitawan na naman. parang freak show sa perya. Having this fully understood I doubt Malu will ever be able to write controversial/insulting stuff again, she maybe gutsy but she can’t be that stupid.
At aware naman talaga tayo sa ikot ng mundo diba...?
*Play Bamboo’s Tatsulok
‘Lo and behold Malu Fernandez’s Divalicious column will resume!
Lufet!
Pambihira naman din talagang writer si Malu. Discredited and all she will still / has the guts to write! If you just logged to the net and somehow missed all the drama and the stir; Malu unwittingly insulted the general OFWs, specifically those who are based in Dubai, in one of her article for People's Asia. It of course created a huge stir. Plus the fact that before she actually made her public apology she has thrown a defiant article explaining that she is just being a diva, and all of those who failed to laugh and get her wit are too simple minded to even understand her.
And after her public apology and her confirming that she is resigning. Seems like Manila Standard chose to have her reinstated. Syet! Ang Galeng!
In my opinion, Malu is just one of those people who think they own the world and society revolves around them. Labeling people who are not in their circle as lesser beings or even lesser creatures, to those who have extreme of this complex.
In just so happened that Malu has the channel to say it out load. Dun sya nagkamali. Kung ganun ang tingin mo sa ibang tao. Better na sarilinin mo na lang yun. It’s a good thing that you have confidence but having it to the extent of insulting those who are around you, that’s plain stupidity.
May ilan talagang gugustuhin na mag-stand out sa iba. Ma-identify with those who are famous and influential. Power and fame. Life is just unfair because those who live it can be so unfair as well. Stereotyping is a sign of immaturity, the mindset of thinking that you are so above to all those who are around you will be the same thought that will pull you, slamming and kissing the floor. How many times history told us of stories of those self absorbed thinking they are gods just to be destroyed and be humbled in the end.
Ang totoo naman kasi, eh talagang may gap ang mahirap at mayaman. Pero mas malaking pagkakaiba ng dalawang ito ay hindi nakasalalay sa kung sino ang meron at sino ang wala. Ang naghahati sa kanila eh ang kaisipan nilang meron silang pagkakaiba bilang tao at ang isa ay may mas “karapatan” sa iba at puedeng tapakan ang ilan hangga’t di sila lumalaban.
Malu for sure felt what was like to think you are so up there, and looking down to other people as if she’s a diva among men and be grilled to perfection those persons she have hurted. Manila Standards can take this to their advantage for the fact na talagang susubaybayan sya at kung meron ba syang controversial na bibitawan na naman. parang freak show sa perya. Having this fully understood I doubt Malu will ever be able to write controversial/insulting stuff again, she maybe gutsy but she can’t be that stupid.
At aware naman talaga tayo sa ikot ng mundo diba...?
*Play Bamboo’s Tatsulok
Monday, August 27, 2007
Junior Software Engineer
With all of the Accenture campaigns from internet, broadcast and even print. I can’t help but look back on my short lived JSE days. Obvious ba? Hindi ako na regular sa Accenture. Period.
Back then it’s quite excruciating and painful to the ego. Ang sintemyento ko pa nun, ang dami-dami sa company ang hindi makapaghintay na ma-lift ang kanilang mga bwakanang bonds at makaalis eyeing Singapore or Hong Kong as next step to their careers. Habang ako naman eh pinagpilitan ang sarili pero ayun… kapos pa rin. I had several failures from my academic years kahit malinis ang transcript ko sa singko, I am proud of me having my ECE license. For me it’s a proof that I can muster all my strength, command discipline and be an asset for an organization. Pero wow, Natanggal ako nonetheless.
Ano ba ang nangyari back then? Where did I go wrong…
Rigid ang interviews para makapasok sa Accenture. You can go through as much as three interviews, counting all of the interviews I gone through I’ll say naka-anim ako. Actually nag-apply na ako sa company fresh grad pa lang ako ng 2003, i don’t have the resources to fund and review for my board exams so I decided na magtrabaho na lang. June-July-August sinubukan kong ligawan ang company, after my third interview hindi na ako tinawagan ine-mail na lang ako. Hindi ako pumasa.
After a year, after ng board exams at habang sinusubukan ko ang unang sem ko sa pagtuturo. Accenture called again, hindi ko sigurado kung may quota or whatever ang HR nila, pero when they asked if I am still interested, I was still as eager as ever. I even thought that this is the high time… I mean, siguro hindi lang ako natanggap para makapag-board exams ako, magka-license, pero eto na sya talaga… another three sets of interviews. I finally got in.
First two weeks training agad! Grand! I mean new stuffs wow! Ok to…
Peoplesoft, SQR, SQL… I never encountered them back in college as in zero, most terms and definitions, first time lahat. It even felt like I am getting paid just to learn all of this? New proficiencies? Sweet deal. I haven’t realized the bonds yet, nah… ultimately, hindi ko rin naman prinoblema ang mga yun. I had several more trainings after that. Mas malalim pang training sa Peoplesoft. I can’t imagine never hearing about Peoplesoft when in the outsourcing field they are actually big. Ang hindi lang masayang part eh nung nag-pool sila ng tao, pero it almost took some three weeks para mabigyan or ma-i-assign ako sa isang project. Two and a half months I was paid to do training, reading and learning. I am anxious to be in a team, to be a part of a group and to put what I have just learned to good use. What I didn’t saw coming was that even with that two months and half of training won’t help me very well.
Trivia! There is where I actually got the idea of Professional Student. Being paid to learn? Good times.
So eto na! ako ang last na kinuha sa pool ng trained batch, It even got me thinking, maybe I am last on my first Peoplesoft class… kaya ako ang huling kinuha… Nah, no it can’t be… nakakapick up ako nga mabuti and at par sa ibang naroon. Anyways eto na binigyan na ako ng project. Challenge at last! This is it!
Hindi ko sigurado kung saan ako unang nagka-issue sa work. Culture shock ba? Or humina ba ang pick-up ko nun dahil I actually personal issues that I have to juggle as well back home. For sure they all accumulated and exploded on my face.
Sa working area. I admit culture shock. I was very very timid back then, I seldom engage to conversations, Hindi ako sumasabay sa lunch dahil may baon ako, bihira akong magtanong dahil nahihiya ako. Picturing myself back then… even I won’t strike a conversation with myself. I am a picture of a person with very low self esteem. I like to think I am not that bad with regards to socialization since I made acquaintances if not friends. Pero sa loob ng mismong project, I was lost… I even had only one common person to talk to. Siguro kasi sya lang ang kaparehas ko ng interes tulad ng anime and stuff. Pero kahit na… I can’t say that it’s an issue of the school you came from. But I guess it more of the culture you are used to. I am not used calling a person with higher position with her first name for one. Pero I guess it’s an issue of how you deliver yourself. Heck! I can’t even deliver myself without getting nervous to our US counterparts. If they see you as a person they can step on, one way or the other they will.
One more thing I struggled with is all of the freaking time records. We have the general company record, then we have time records for the specific project, then we also have time records for the task assigned. Ang weird especially sa project specific record, you have to indicate the task you have performed all through the day, by the minute! Hindi ko naman puedeng ilagay sa record na nagtype at nagexperiment ako with my programming scripts dahil sa task assigned time record allotted lang ang bawat galaw mo up to how many seconds! Bihira akong makakita ng ka-opisina na umuuwi ng alas-singko y meida, pero lahat sila buo nila yung eight hours ng mga project task, na hindi ko malaman kung ano ang ginawa nila pero it is as if on the whole eight hours of their stay hindi sila nag blog, nag-internet, nag-chat lahat trabaho wow! Hiwaga ng “Ghosting”
We have several meetings as well. Department up to project meeting. Tatlo lang kami sa department, pero parang dalawang magkaibigan lang na nagkukwentuhan ang mga kasama ko. There was even this meetin, tinanong ako what took me so long with a certain task, naggawa raw ito ng “variance” sa timeline, I explained I am on the learning curve. I have to do this yada yada… when my another colleague was asked the same question, she answered “Pasaway ako eh…” I didn’t get it. The whole team was laughing, and I didn’t seem to catch up… it felt like the joke was on me…
So come May… I was called by my manager. And told me… I won’t be regularized. It is as if the I have betrayed all that I know. My ego at that moment was shattered. I can’t say I didn’t expected it, its just I never instilled that it would actually happen.
the letter
That was two years. There are some stuffs that developed and I can say… my failures in that endeavor became precious lessons, they for a fact cost too much and I can only charge them to experience. Hindi naman puedeng magmukmok na lang diba?
I have heard the Project that I once belong to still stands, siemps may iba sa kanila na nakaalis na, with my short stay, I doubt that they would even remember me. Furthermore lesson I have learned is that being likable is something valuable so that people around you won’t have a hard time having you around. Maybe back then I am but an annoyance but hey! People will only step on you if you let them. You must somehow deliver yourself nonetheless. At mas ok kung High Performance hehe…
I just put it this way… I am a tiger… if they disagree and they think I don’t fit, I’ll bring them my forest.
Back then it’s quite excruciating and painful to the ego. Ang sintemyento ko pa nun, ang dami-dami sa company ang hindi makapaghintay na ma-lift ang kanilang mga bwakanang bonds at makaalis eyeing Singapore or Hong Kong as next step to their careers. Habang ako naman eh pinagpilitan ang sarili pero ayun… kapos pa rin. I had several failures from my academic years kahit malinis ang transcript ko sa singko, I am proud of me having my ECE license. For me it’s a proof that I can muster all my strength, command discipline and be an asset for an organization. Pero wow, Natanggal ako nonetheless.
Ano ba ang nangyari back then? Where did I go wrong…
Rigid ang interviews para makapasok sa Accenture. You can go through as much as three interviews, counting all of the interviews I gone through I’ll say naka-anim ako. Actually nag-apply na ako sa company fresh grad pa lang ako ng 2003, i don’t have the resources to fund and review for my board exams so I decided na magtrabaho na lang. June-July-August sinubukan kong ligawan ang company, after my third interview hindi na ako tinawagan ine-mail na lang ako. Hindi ako pumasa.
After a year, after ng board exams at habang sinusubukan ko ang unang sem ko sa pagtuturo. Accenture called again, hindi ko sigurado kung may quota or whatever ang HR nila, pero when they asked if I am still interested, I was still as eager as ever. I even thought that this is the high time… I mean, siguro hindi lang ako natanggap para makapag-board exams ako, magka-license, pero eto na sya talaga… another three sets of interviews. I finally got in.
First two weeks training agad! Grand! I mean new stuffs wow! Ok to…
Peoplesoft, SQR, SQL… I never encountered them back in college as in zero, most terms and definitions, first time lahat. It even felt like I am getting paid just to learn all of this? New proficiencies? Sweet deal. I haven’t realized the bonds yet, nah… ultimately, hindi ko rin naman prinoblema ang mga yun. I had several more trainings after that. Mas malalim pang training sa Peoplesoft. I can’t imagine never hearing about Peoplesoft when in the outsourcing field they are actually big. Ang hindi lang masayang part eh nung nag-pool sila ng tao, pero it almost took some three weeks para mabigyan or ma-i-assign ako sa isang project. Two and a half months I was paid to do training, reading and learning. I am anxious to be in a team, to be a part of a group and to put what I have just learned to good use. What I didn’t saw coming was that even with that two months and half of training won’t help me very well.
Trivia! There is where I actually got the idea of Professional Student. Being paid to learn? Good times.
So eto na! ako ang last na kinuha sa pool ng trained batch, It even got me thinking, maybe I am last on my first Peoplesoft class… kaya ako ang huling kinuha… Nah, no it can’t be… nakakapick up ako nga mabuti and at par sa ibang naroon. Anyways eto na binigyan na ako ng project. Challenge at last! This is it!
Hindi ko sigurado kung saan ako unang nagka-issue sa work. Culture shock ba? Or humina ba ang pick-up ko nun dahil I actually personal issues that I have to juggle as well back home. For sure they all accumulated and exploded on my face.
Sa working area. I admit culture shock. I was very very timid back then, I seldom engage to conversations, Hindi ako sumasabay sa lunch dahil may baon ako, bihira akong magtanong dahil nahihiya ako. Picturing myself back then… even I won’t strike a conversation with myself. I am a picture of a person with very low self esteem. I like to think I am not that bad with regards to socialization since I made acquaintances if not friends. Pero sa loob ng mismong project, I was lost… I even had only one common person to talk to. Siguro kasi sya lang ang kaparehas ko ng interes tulad ng anime and stuff. Pero kahit na… I can’t say that it’s an issue of the school you came from. But I guess it more of the culture you are used to. I am not used calling a person with higher position with her first name for one. Pero I guess it’s an issue of how you deliver yourself. Heck! I can’t even deliver myself without getting nervous to our US counterparts. If they see you as a person they can step on, one way or the other they will.
One more thing I struggled with is all of the freaking time records. We have the general company record, then we have time records for the specific project, then we also have time records for the task assigned. Ang weird especially sa project specific record, you have to indicate the task you have performed all through the day, by the minute! Hindi ko naman puedeng ilagay sa record na nagtype at nagexperiment ako with my programming scripts dahil sa task assigned time record allotted lang ang bawat galaw mo up to how many seconds! Bihira akong makakita ng ka-opisina na umuuwi ng alas-singko y meida, pero lahat sila buo nila yung eight hours ng mga project task, na hindi ko malaman kung ano ang ginawa nila pero it is as if on the whole eight hours of their stay hindi sila nag blog, nag-internet, nag-chat lahat trabaho wow! Hiwaga ng “Ghosting”
We have several meetings as well. Department up to project meeting. Tatlo lang kami sa department, pero parang dalawang magkaibigan lang na nagkukwentuhan ang mga kasama ko. There was even this meetin, tinanong ako what took me so long with a certain task, naggawa raw ito ng “variance” sa timeline, I explained I am on the learning curve. I have to do this yada yada… when my another colleague was asked the same question, she answered “Pasaway ako eh…” I didn’t get it. The whole team was laughing, and I didn’t seem to catch up… it felt like the joke was on me…
So come May… I was called by my manager. And told me… I won’t be regularized. It is as if the I have betrayed all that I know. My ego at that moment was shattered. I can’t say I didn’t expected it, its just I never instilled that it would actually happen.
the letter
That was two years. There are some stuffs that developed and I can say… my failures in that endeavor became precious lessons, they for a fact cost too much and I can only charge them to experience. Hindi naman puedeng magmukmok na lang diba?
I have heard the Project that I once belong to still stands, siemps may iba sa kanila na nakaalis na, with my short stay, I doubt that they would even remember me. Furthermore lesson I have learned is that being likable is something valuable so that people around you won’t have a hard time having you around. Maybe back then I am but an annoyance but hey! People will only step on you if you let them. You must somehow deliver yourself nonetheless. At mas ok kung High Performance hehe…
I just put it this way… I am a tiger… if they disagree and they think I don’t fit, I’ll bring them my forest.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Kababata ba Kita??
Eto ang kwento ng kabataan dati… simple lang, walang internet at LAN Games, ok na ang street games tulad ng tumbang preso at batuhang bola.. waha! Wala akong ka-ide-idea kung sino ang writer ng email forward na to, but I can’t help but thank him for compiling these stuff…
--nung ikaw ay bata... nagawa mo bato?--
1. kumakain ka ba ng aratilis?
May Mapula, maniba at siempre mga hilaw na bunga tinambabala namin sa aming mga paltik.
2. nagpipitpit ng gumamela para gawing soapy bubbles na hihipan mo sa binilog na tanggkay ng walis tingting?
Puede rin ang mga dahon ng tuba!
3. pinipilit ka ba matulog ng nanay mo pag hapon at di ka papayagan maglaro pag di ka natulog kc di ka daw lalaki?
Technique ko dito hihiga ako for 5 to 15minutes tapos ikukuskos ko yung muka ko sa unan, para mukang bagong gising =)
4. marunong kang magpatintero, saksak puso, langit-lupa, teleber-teleber, luksong tinik?
Wala akong idea, kung ano teleber-teleber, pero uso sa amin ang tumbang preso, shato at batuhang bola! Saka sipa, saka palakulan ng trumpo.
5. malupit ka pag meron kang atari,family computer or nes?
Saka Sega at bentang benta ang mga video games na huhulugan mo ng piso tapos palalaruin ka for 3minutes. Tapos hulog ka ulit hanggang sa i-wrecker ka ng nanay mo…
6. alam mo ang silbi ng up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, a, b, a, b, start?
Oo lupit nito! Kasagutan to sa lahat ng paghihirap sa mundo ng Contra Rambo, Gradius at Kung ano-ano pa!
7. may mga damit ka na U.S.E.D., Boy London, Cross Colors, Esprit, Blowing Bubbles at pag nakakakita ka ng Bench na damit eh naalala mo si Richard Gomez?
Hindi ako fahionista nung bata eh, basta ok na yung may ninja turtles na print!
8. addict ka sa rainbow brite, carebears, my little pony, thundercats, bioman, voltes v, mazinger z, daimos, he-man at marami pang cartoons na hindi pa translated sa tagalog?
Saka visionaries (complete with chants!) saka humanoids!
9. nanonood ka ng shaider kasi nabobosohan mo si annie at type na type mo ang puting panty nya?
Lampin naman kasi yung suot ni annie… hehe…
10. marunong ka mag wordstar at nakahawak ka na talaga ng 5.25 na floppy disk?
Saka Lotus 123, Dbase3+ at sobrang benta ng mga antivirus kalokohan!
11. inaabangan mo lagi ang batibot at akala mo magkakatuluyan si kuya bodgie at ate sienna... nung high school ka inaabangan mo lagi beverly hills 90210?
Hindi sila nagkatuluyan… sad!
12. gumagamit ka ng AQUANET para pataasin ang bangs mo?
ano raw?!?
13. meron kang blouse na may padding kung babae ka at meron kang sapatos na mighty kid kung lalake ka?
Mighty Kid Rocks! Hehe…
14. nangongolekta ka ng paper stationaries at mahilig ka magpapirma sa slumbook mo para lang malaman mo kung sino ang crush ng type mo?
Medyo loner ako nung bata eh, pero nakaka-flatter pasulatin sa mga slum slumnotes… lalo na pag yung crush ng classroom ang magrequest sayo…yihhhiiii…
15. kilala mo si manang bola at ang sitsiritsit girls? e si luning-ning at luging-ging? At ang kanyang perlas na bilog, siemps kasama ang barkada ni Kiko Matsing at si Pong Pagong,
Nagtataka rin ako kung ulilang lubos sina luningning at lugingging, kasi wala silang mga magulang lagi sa bahay.
16. alam mo ibig sabihin ng time space warp at di mo makakalimutan ang time space warp chant?
Ngayon din! (twing twwwwwiihihiiing! Sabay BlueHawk! (Ang BlueHawk ay yadada yadaydaya ni Shaider… narration)
17. idol mo si McGyver at nanonood ka ng perfect strangers?
Saka yung KnightRider! Whooom!
18. eto malupet... six digits! lang ba ang phone number nyo dati?
Bihira lang ang meron ng ganito ka-hi tech na gamit sa bahay… saka sabi nga daw mahirap makabitan ng telepono dati
19. nakakatawag ka pa sa pay phone ng 3 biente-singko lang ang dala?
Yon ang malupit! At rotary dialing pa!
20. cute pa si aiza seguerra sa eat bulaga at alam mo ang song na "eh kasi bata"?
Babae pa sya non! At asar na asar ka sa ka OA-an ni LA Lopez! Gaaah!
21. inabutan mo ba na ang Magnolia Chocolait eh nasa glass bottle pa na ginagawang lalagyan ng tubig ng nanay mo sa ref?
At nabagsakan na nito ang iyong mga paa bago pa magdecide ang nanay mo na gumamit ng plastic containers…
22. meron kang pencil case na maraming compartments na pinagyayabang mo sa mga kaklase mo?
kailangan mo rin ng sariling plastic bag para sa mga basura mo, na itatapon sa tapat ng school nyo… hehe…
23. noon mo pa hinahanap kung saan ang Goya Fun Factory?
Meron ba talagang Goya Fun Factory? Nakarating kasi ako sa pagawaan ng Mongol at Yakult
24. alam mo lyrics ng "tinapang bangus" at "alagang-alaga namin si puti"?
Takatakatok! Takatakatoktok Takatakatok! Tok Tak!
25. alam mo ang kantang "gloria labandera".. lumusong siya sa tubig ang paa ay nabasa at ang "1, 2, 3, asawa ni marie"... hehehehehe?
Saka yung immortal “Instant Alpine!! @#$ Malake! Dalawa $*$*!”
26. sosyal ka pag may play-doh ka at Lego... at nag-iipon ka ng G.I. Joe action figures at iba pa ang mukha ni barbie noon?
Kahit isang kahon ng plastic robot ipagpapalit mo talaga para sa mga GI Joe action figures! At mas mataas ang value ng mumurahing action figures pag ito eh gawa sa goma at medyo elastic.
27. inabutan mo pa yung singkong korteng bulaklak at yung diyes na square?
Pambili lang ng puto seko to eh… wala nang ibang mabili gamit to…
28. lumaki kang bobo dahil ang akala mo nangangagat talaga ang alimango sa kantang tong- tong-tong...diba naninipit yun?
aba oo nga noh!
29. alam mo yung kwento ng pari na binigyan ng pera yung batang umakyat ng puno para bumili ng panty... and syempre, alam mo rin ba kung ano binigay nya sa nanay nung umakyat ng puno?
Hindi ko na to matandaan, ang alam ko lang yung mga batang kinikidnap tinatahi ang mata’t bibig at gagawing patigas sa tulay…
30. meron kang kabisadong kanta ni andrew e na alam mo hanggang ngayon.. aminin?
Humanap ka ng Panget!
31. laging lampin ang sinasapin sa likod mo pag pinapawisan ka?
Minsan naman face towel o kaya yung Good Morning Towel…
32. bumibili ka ng tarzan, texas at bazooka bubble gum... tira-tira, at yung kending bilog na sinawsaw sa asukal?
Meron ding sundot kulangot at macapuno na lasang ube…
33. kinukupit mo pa at nanonood ka ng mga porno tapes ng tatay mo na nasa BETAMAX format pa... at sanay ka tawagin ang porno as BOLD?
Inosente ako ng bata eh.. VHS na inabutan ko… hehe… Silver Seduction! Lufet!
34. takot ka dumating ang year 2000 dahil sabi nla magugunaw daw ang mundo?
Ackward nga eh, at least hindi nangyari diba? Three days of darkness… wow… gory!
KUNG ALAM MO LAHAT DITO LAGPAS KA NA NG 25 YEARS OLD..(ehem gerry) . KAPAG HALOS LAHAT ALAM MO, NASA 23-25 KA... WAG KA NA MAG DENY.. TUMAWA KA NA
LANG... DIBA 0.75 CENTAVOS PA LANG PAMASAHE SA JEEP NUN AT MAS MASARAP ANG MELLOW YELLOW KESA MOUNTAIN DEW? HA!HA!HA!HA!HA! =P
Weird lang ng konti pero thinking a little futuristic, pano kung mga bata na ngayon ang sumulat ng ganitong kabalbalan!
Kababata Ba Kita? (Generation ng mga 2000 Youth Edition)
1. Naglaro ka ng isang MMORPG puedeng Ragnarok, RAN, MU, Flyff, Pangya! at kung ano ano pa! LAN Games tulad ng CounterStrike, Warcraft, C&C Generals, Starcraft, DOTA at Battle Realms.
2. Mahirap makapaglaro sa kalye dahil ang mga kalye eh maninipis na… pero ok lang dahil may internet at LAN Games naman sa bawat kanto.
3. Una kang nakapanood ng porn na nai-bluetooth sa cellphone, o sa internet café. At ang karaniwang title nito eh, Scandal… siempre uso din ang FHM, Maxim at Uno!
4. Ang liliit na ng servings ng mga softdrinks, coke sakto, rc, pepsi. Kakayanin mo sa isang lagok kung uhaw na uhaw ka na.
5. Ang mga alam mong kanta eh, sulat ni Lito Camo, at kinanta ng Sex Bomb, ni Willie Revillame, at Bong Navarro meron ding mga kanta ni Joey De Leon. Ang lahat din ng kanta nila eh walang sense.
6. Mawawalan kayo ng pasok dahil sa isang pista opisyal. Maliban sa June12 hindi mo alam ang ibang dahilan kung bakit wala kayong pasok basta alam mo pista opisyal nun.
7. Merong kayong computer room na merong lima o mas mababa pang computer. Mas hi-tech ang nakikita mong computer sa internet café siempre!
8. Meron nang Algebra ang Grade 6!
9. Nauso at nagpauto ka sa mga Pogs! Puedeng Pokemon, Yu Gi Oh, Ghost Fighter at kung ano ano pang anime na nagpapalit kada dalawa hanggang - anim na buwan. At siempre alam mo din kung ano ang Kagi-Bushin No Jutsu! Hindi ka rin – in kung hindi mo alam ang latest sa Naruto na mababasa mo lang sa Internet. Konti lang ang kakilala mong nagbabasa ang komiks na gawang Pilipino dahil mahal na ang mga ito. Ang mga bagong episodes naman eh pinapanood mo sa You Tube.
10. Meron kang sariling Email address, at friendster at facebook account! May kakilala ka ring mag-on na nag-away dahil sa “Single” and nakalagay sa status ng isa imbes na “In a Relationship.”
11. Mas madalas kang mag-text kahit halatang may pud-pod na ang hinlalaki mo dahil ito ay puedeng maging unlimited sa Globe at Smart, maliban na lang kung matyaga kang mag hintay malpasok ang tawag mo gamit ang iyong pangalawang SIM card aka Sun SIM.
12. Gumamit ka ng Wikipedia at Google sa pagreresearch dahil mas madaling mag copy-paste kaysa sa magtype galing sa libro. Nasita ka na rin ng teacher mo o ng kakilala mo dahil sa meron pang mga hyperlinks or "click here" sa printed out report mo. Nakalampas sa editing!
13. Ang wallpaper mo sa phone mo eh ang picture ng iyong crush. Alam mo din na mas masakit ang hindi maisama sa lakaran kahit nakabihis ka na, kaysa iwanan ng nagmamahal… forwarded quotes!
14. Pinapanood din kayo sa school ng mga pelikula tulad ng “Pengiun Pengiun Pano Ka Ginawa” meron din kayong mga film showings tulad Episodes ng Sine Eskwela at Mathinik. Ang mga pelikulang napanood mo sa sine eh, mga parte ng isang trilogy o higit pa, Spiderman, Pirates of the Carribean. Kung di naman galling sa lumang cartoons or comics o nobela Fantastic Four, Hulk or Harry Potter.
15. Ang mga nagcutting-classes mong kakilala, eh hindi nagpupunta sa Mall dahil, ibabagansya sila nito, nagpupunta sila sa mga internet café! Ah… internet.. lupit…
Ibang level talaga… ang bilis ng panahon… wee, nostalgic mode
--nung ikaw ay bata... nagawa mo bato?--
1. kumakain ka ba ng aratilis?
May Mapula, maniba at siempre mga hilaw na bunga tinambabala namin sa aming mga paltik.
2. nagpipitpit ng gumamela para gawing soapy bubbles na hihipan mo sa binilog na tanggkay ng walis tingting?
Puede rin ang mga dahon ng tuba!
3. pinipilit ka ba matulog ng nanay mo pag hapon at di ka papayagan maglaro pag di ka natulog kc di ka daw lalaki?
Technique ko dito hihiga ako for 5 to 15minutes tapos ikukuskos ko yung muka ko sa unan, para mukang bagong gising =)
4. marunong kang magpatintero, saksak puso, langit-lupa, teleber-teleber, luksong tinik?
Wala akong idea, kung ano teleber-teleber, pero uso sa amin ang tumbang preso, shato at batuhang bola! Saka sipa, saka palakulan ng trumpo.
5. malupit ka pag meron kang atari,family computer or nes?
Saka Sega at bentang benta ang mga video games na huhulugan mo ng piso tapos palalaruin ka for 3minutes. Tapos hulog ka ulit hanggang sa i-wrecker ka ng nanay mo…
6. alam mo ang silbi ng up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, a, b, a, b, start?
Oo lupit nito! Kasagutan to sa lahat ng paghihirap sa mundo ng Contra Rambo, Gradius at Kung ano-ano pa!
7. may mga damit ka na U.S.E.D., Boy London, Cross Colors, Esprit, Blowing Bubbles at pag nakakakita ka ng Bench na damit eh naalala mo si Richard Gomez?
Hindi ako fahionista nung bata eh, basta ok na yung may ninja turtles na print!
8. addict ka sa rainbow brite, carebears, my little pony, thundercats, bioman, voltes v, mazinger z, daimos, he-man at marami pang cartoons na hindi pa translated sa tagalog?
Saka visionaries (complete with chants!) saka humanoids!
9. nanonood ka ng shaider kasi nabobosohan mo si annie at type na type mo ang puting panty nya?
Lampin naman kasi yung suot ni annie… hehe…
10. marunong ka mag wordstar at nakahawak ka na talaga ng 5.25 na floppy disk?
Saka Lotus 123, Dbase3+ at sobrang benta ng mga antivirus kalokohan!
11. inaabangan mo lagi ang batibot at akala mo magkakatuluyan si kuya bodgie at ate sienna... nung high school ka inaabangan mo lagi beverly hills 90210?
Hindi sila nagkatuluyan… sad!
12. gumagamit ka ng AQUANET para pataasin ang bangs mo?
ano raw?!?
13. meron kang blouse na may padding kung babae ka at meron kang sapatos na mighty kid kung lalake ka?
Mighty Kid Rocks! Hehe…
14. nangongolekta ka ng paper stationaries at mahilig ka magpapirma sa slumbook mo para lang malaman mo kung sino ang crush ng type mo?
Medyo loner ako nung bata eh, pero nakaka-flatter pasulatin sa mga slum slumnotes… lalo na pag yung crush ng classroom ang magrequest sayo…yihhhiiii…
15. kilala mo si manang bola at ang sitsiritsit girls? e si luning-ning at luging-ging? At ang kanyang perlas na bilog, siemps kasama ang barkada ni Kiko Matsing at si Pong Pagong,
Nagtataka rin ako kung ulilang lubos sina luningning at lugingging, kasi wala silang mga magulang lagi sa bahay.
16. alam mo ibig sabihin ng time space warp at di mo makakalimutan ang time space warp chant?
Ngayon din! (twing twwwwwiihihiiing! Sabay BlueHawk! (Ang BlueHawk ay yadada yadaydaya ni Shaider… narration)
17. idol mo si McGyver at nanonood ka ng perfect strangers?
Saka yung KnightRider! Whooom!
18. eto malupet... six digits! lang ba ang phone number nyo dati?
Bihira lang ang meron ng ganito ka-hi tech na gamit sa bahay… saka sabi nga daw mahirap makabitan ng telepono dati
19. nakakatawag ka pa sa pay phone ng 3 biente-singko lang ang dala?
Yon ang malupit! At rotary dialing pa!
20. cute pa si aiza seguerra sa eat bulaga at alam mo ang song na "eh kasi bata"?
Babae pa sya non! At asar na asar ka sa ka OA-an ni LA Lopez! Gaaah!
21. inabutan mo ba na ang Magnolia Chocolait eh nasa glass bottle pa na ginagawang lalagyan ng tubig ng nanay mo sa ref?
At nabagsakan na nito ang iyong mga paa bago pa magdecide ang nanay mo na gumamit ng plastic containers…
22. meron kang pencil case na maraming compartments na pinagyayabang mo sa mga kaklase mo?
kailangan mo rin ng sariling plastic bag para sa mga basura mo, na itatapon sa tapat ng school nyo… hehe…
23. noon mo pa hinahanap kung saan ang Goya Fun Factory?
Meron ba talagang Goya Fun Factory? Nakarating kasi ako sa pagawaan ng Mongol at Yakult
24. alam mo lyrics ng "tinapang bangus" at "alagang-alaga namin si puti"?
Takatakatok! Takatakatoktok Takatakatok! Tok Tak!
25. alam mo ang kantang "gloria labandera".. lumusong siya sa tubig ang paa ay nabasa at ang "1, 2, 3, asawa ni marie"... hehehehehe?
Saka yung immortal “Instant Alpine!! @#$ Malake! Dalawa $*$*!”
26. sosyal ka pag may play-doh ka at Lego... at nag-iipon ka ng G.I. Joe action figures at iba pa ang mukha ni barbie noon?
Kahit isang kahon ng plastic robot ipagpapalit mo talaga para sa mga GI Joe action figures! At mas mataas ang value ng mumurahing action figures pag ito eh gawa sa goma at medyo elastic.
27. inabutan mo pa yung singkong korteng bulaklak at yung diyes na square?
Pambili lang ng puto seko to eh… wala nang ibang mabili gamit to…
28. lumaki kang bobo dahil ang akala mo nangangagat talaga ang alimango sa kantang tong- tong-tong...diba naninipit yun?
aba oo nga noh!
29. alam mo yung kwento ng pari na binigyan ng pera yung batang umakyat ng puno para bumili ng panty... and syempre, alam mo rin ba kung ano binigay nya sa nanay nung umakyat ng puno?
Hindi ko na to matandaan, ang alam ko lang yung mga batang kinikidnap tinatahi ang mata’t bibig at gagawing patigas sa tulay…
30. meron kang kabisadong kanta ni andrew e na alam mo hanggang ngayon.. aminin?
Humanap ka ng Panget!
31. laging lampin ang sinasapin sa likod mo pag pinapawisan ka?
Minsan naman face towel o kaya yung Good Morning Towel…
32. bumibili ka ng tarzan, texas at bazooka bubble gum... tira-tira, at yung kending bilog na sinawsaw sa asukal?
Meron ding sundot kulangot at macapuno na lasang ube…
33. kinukupit mo pa at nanonood ka ng mga porno tapes ng tatay mo na nasa BETAMAX format pa... at sanay ka tawagin ang porno as BOLD?
Inosente ako ng bata eh.. VHS na inabutan ko… hehe… Silver Seduction! Lufet!
34. takot ka dumating ang year 2000 dahil sabi nla magugunaw daw ang mundo?
Ackward nga eh, at least hindi nangyari diba? Three days of darkness… wow… gory!
KUNG ALAM MO LAHAT DITO LAGPAS KA NA NG 25 YEARS OLD..(ehem gerry) . KAPAG HALOS LAHAT ALAM MO, NASA 23-25 KA... WAG KA NA MAG DENY.. TUMAWA KA NA
LANG... DIBA 0.75 CENTAVOS PA LANG PAMASAHE SA JEEP NUN AT MAS MASARAP ANG MELLOW YELLOW KESA MOUNTAIN DEW? HA!HA!HA!HA!HA! =P
Weird lang ng konti pero thinking a little futuristic, pano kung mga bata na ngayon ang sumulat ng ganitong kabalbalan!
Kababata Ba Kita? (Generation ng mga 2000 Youth Edition)
1. Naglaro ka ng isang MMORPG puedeng Ragnarok, RAN, MU, Flyff, Pangya! at kung ano ano pa! LAN Games tulad ng CounterStrike, Warcraft, C&C Generals, Starcraft, DOTA at Battle Realms.
2. Mahirap makapaglaro sa kalye dahil ang mga kalye eh maninipis na… pero ok lang dahil may internet at LAN Games naman sa bawat kanto.
3. Una kang nakapanood ng porn na nai-bluetooth sa cellphone, o sa internet café. At ang karaniwang title nito eh,
4. Ang liliit na ng servings ng mga softdrinks, coke sakto, rc, pepsi. Kakayanin mo sa isang lagok kung uhaw na uhaw ka na.
5. Ang mga alam mong kanta eh, sulat ni Lito Camo, at kinanta ng Sex Bomb, ni Willie Revillame, at Bong Navarro meron ding mga kanta ni Joey De Leon. Ang lahat din ng kanta nila eh walang sense.
6. Mawawalan kayo ng pasok dahil sa isang pista opisyal. Maliban sa June12 hindi mo alam ang ibang dahilan kung bakit wala kayong pasok basta alam mo pista opisyal nun.
7. Merong kayong computer room na merong lima o mas mababa pang computer. Mas hi-tech ang nakikita mong computer sa internet café siempre!
8. Meron nang Algebra ang Grade 6!
9. Nauso at nagpauto ka sa mga Pogs! Puedeng Pokemon, Yu Gi Oh, Ghost Fighter at kung ano ano pang anime na nagpapalit kada dalawa hanggang - anim na buwan. At siempre alam mo din kung ano ang Kagi-Bushin No Jutsu! Hindi ka rin – in kung hindi mo alam ang latest sa Naruto na mababasa mo lang sa Internet. Konti lang ang kakilala mong nagbabasa ang komiks na gawang Pilipino dahil mahal na ang mga ito. Ang mga bagong episodes naman eh pinapanood mo sa You Tube.
10. Meron kang sariling Email address, at friendster at facebook account! May kakilala ka ring mag-on na nag-away dahil sa “Single” and nakalagay sa status ng isa imbes na “In a Relationship.”
11. Mas madalas kang mag-text kahit halatang may pud-pod na ang hinlalaki mo dahil ito ay puedeng maging unlimited sa Globe at Smart, maliban na lang kung matyaga kang mag hintay malpasok ang tawag mo gamit ang iyong pangalawang SIM card aka Sun SIM.
12. Gumamit ka ng Wikipedia at Google sa pagreresearch dahil mas madaling mag copy-paste kaysa sa magtype galing sa libro. Nasita ka na rin ng teacher mo o ng kakilala mo dahil sa meron pang
13. Ang wallpaper mo sa phone mo eh ang picture ng iyong crush. Alam mo din na mas masakit ang hindi maisama sa lakaran kahit nakabihis ka na, kaysa iwanan ng nagmamahal… forwarded quotes!
14. Pinapanood din kayo sa school ng mga pelikula tulad ng “Pengiun Pengiun Pano Ka Ginawa” meron din kayong mga film showings tulad Episodes ng Sine Eskwela at Mathinik. Ang mga pelikulang napanood mo sa sine eh, mga parte ng isang trilogy o higit pa, Spiderman, Pirates of the Carribean. Kung di naman galling sa lumang cartoons or comics o nobela Fantastic Four, Hulk or Harry Potter.
15. Ang mga nagcutting-classes mong kakilala, eh hindi nagpupunta sa Mall dahil, ibabagansya sila nito, nagpupunta sila sa mga internet café! Ah… internet.. lupit…
Ibang level talaga… ang bilis ng panahon… wee, nostalgic mode
Self Disappointment
Its been quite a while nung huli akong magsulat… medyo busy kasi sa trabaho at sa personal na buhay at hindi makahanap ng oras para magcompose.
Nagkaron ng konting re-organization sa office. Well medyo malaki sya actually. Minsan dito mo maidadaing na ang mga tao, eh minsan sala sa init, sala sa lamig. I’m guilty of it this time.
In this recent events, nagkaron ng mas maraming task ang grupo well basically because merong mga tao na nawala either nalipat ng department or nagresign to seek greener pastures. Kung tutuusin naman kahit san kang company nangyayari ang phenomenon na ito. As a whole we call it “brain drain”. Madami ang umaalis – hindi sa dahil disgusted sila sa pinapasukan nila, but because they need and want to prove theirselves, and besides may company ba na kayang tapatan na bayaran ka ng 100K+ per month for the same task you will be performing here? You can’t possibly beat that. So from how I see it, with Philippines like this and all. Brain Drain is somehow you view as inevitable. Now me being a part of it as well? Malayo pa siguro yun but as much as possible ayokong lumabas, pero hindi ko masasabi.. di ko naman alam what the next few years will bring me.
Well san yung self disappointment part? Oh well… I just made some reflection from where I stand. It is almost three years that I have been working. From being a teacher, the Junior Software Engr. to my career doing now. Status wise, ultimately… there’s no difference. I am still the same person living by the pay check, but of course I have a better gig now than I have before and I can see from here I can do more. Dumadating lang siguro yung part na naiinip ka… you want it to fast forward.
Pero siempre hindi puede… you enjoy the ride or despise it.
I rather enjoy it of course.
In a way… there are also some self issues I am not proud of. Like when was the last time na nagsimba ako? Ang tagal na… siguro dahil sa patong patong na guilt over being busy over being lazy… time out… from being a person na weekly ay nasa church at active pa sa event ng church organizations to being a spiritual bum? That can’t be good.
In the same perspective, I am trying to realize what I would like to come up with my life… ano ba ang gusto kong buuin… siguro kasama din ako sa ilang mga batang napamulatan na dapat mag aral para makahanap ng trabaho. Hindi para ultimately makabuo that I would be proud of my self. Realizing that I guess that sets further perspective. No longer looking on the horizon, but looking up in the stars.
What can be possibly up there?
Full of curiosity, but still figuring out how to proceed.
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