I really had to re-post this… sorry
athley and sir armando
bearwin and rod tinapay
soxy and egwin
ferdz and samantha futerman
papa gerard and leandro baldemor
jay and nishikido ryo
kenneth and matt hardy
lani misalucha and Anjsh and girl sa cup ng mcdo
loubelle luis and cookie chua
paul ruiz and paco arespacochaga
pepe and victor neri
rikki and mctonight
Till next!!! xoxo…
Three days of non-stop tragedy, flash floods, landslides, people dying, mass starvation—the whole Philippines are grieving for their lost properties and loved ones. As much as I love my position right now, I can’t just bum around and watch my fellow Filipinos crying for help. I may not be the nicest person in the whole planet and those who knew me would probably agree that I am a bitch… but at times like this, when the whole country is in deep shit—I couldn’t help but to be nice.
Typhoon Ondoy really made a big impression when it entered the Philippine area of responsibility last Friday night forcing the President to declare 27 provinces in NCR including Metro Manila to be in the state of calamity. I was cool with it at first. My bed time was somehow comforting than before. I was up all night reading Dan Brown’s newest novel, The Symbol when I decided to checked what was going on outside. It was raining like hell.
God Save Philippines
I woke up the following day with half of the city swimming in filthy rain water. I had to cancel my badminton session with my friends since most of the areas were not passable to begin with. My thoughts weren’t that bad at that time. It was normal. Whole night of raining equals flooded area in Mega Manila. It was just a usual cycle that’s been going on for the past decades. But when news reports started to fill us with pictures and videos showing us that there were people dying and flood were rising all the way on top of a two story houses… I was frightened.
Everyone was affected. Rich, poor, average, celebrities, non-celebrities— all of them are equal prey in the eye of this monstrous typhoon. Three of my friends… closest friends including my best friend, my sister and the crimson abstract were greatly affected and ruined by Ondoy. My best friend was forced to spend the night over in my crib because she was forced to evacuate from her house. My sister and the crimson abstract were both living in the most affected area. Their housed were both eaten by the flash flood.
I can’t believe that happened and up to now I couldn’t grasp the gravity of the situation. I wanted to help… seriously. I wanted to go out and help in doing the volunteer works. I am just trying to find out on how to squeeze in my philanthropic self into my shit because the last time I checked, I have my own personal flood in my work schedule.
For now, I am monitoring the latest updates and checking up with my friends. So Philippines, let’s hold our hands and stand up… We can do this. We are born survivors. We are brave. GOD SAVE US ALL!!!
I just had my first anniversary in this sweatshop last month—much waited day because I am sort of expecting something good will happen. Well, most of us share those same sentiments. But this week became a season of negative blast off for the entire TW. The richy client decided to break his “good” news in person. Yes, he flew right from across the globe just to tell us that we are not getting anything this year.
I was kind of hopeful that the client will be kind enough to shed a few bucks in exchange for
latest pic... taken 5 seconds before I posted this entry
indefinite hard labor here. But everything was crashed the moment he opened his mouth and talked. After that very moment, I felt betrayed. I felt a sudden outburst of anger. My system automatically stopped from functioning. I stayed for a couple of hours more to digest everything and after a few hours of non-stop whining from everyone… I went home.
The following day was a complete struggle. As much as I wanted to use the remaining energy that I am storing for the longest time, it’s not enough to fathom the moment and make it worthwhile for me. I made it to the office after an hour of internal debate. But as soon as my feet stepped on the floor and my nose smelled the scent of the corporate environment, the “good news” from yesterday came flowing out from my throat like a vomit. That day—I went home earlier than the NORMAL usual.
Next day— I can no longer pretend. I didn’t show up. Instead, I spend my remaining waking hour inside my room doing my extra labor so I could still sustain my daily expenses. I am belting three jobs right now. I have my day job which is of course the normal-office poop job. The second one is the SEO gig that was given to me by my former manager and the latest one is bio writing from my mentor. Seriously, I am killing myself slowly by working 20 hours a day. Of course, I have to rummage where to put in my leisure like my sport activities, bonding with friends and family time.
I am perpetually tired… literally. My back is aching constantly, my eyes are swollen and red and my eye bags are having eye bags of its own. I think my life right now is a perfect sample of what to do guide on how to commit suicide. Being a workaholic douche is not my thing, but earning a penny from your day job isn’t good at all. It’s not that I am asking for too much… All I need was a little reward or motivation from them. Isn’t that what really happens in the corporate world?]
It’s a good thing… I am off to Subic this weekend. I desperately need a vacation to unwind.
I know it’s too early for Christmas… but hell yes! I am making my Christmas Wish List now…
1.) A nice and durable tent that can accommodate at least 3 people.
2.) Handy Swiss Knife
3.) Nokia 5800
4.) Zen Creative
5.) San Sebastian Stags Hoodies… GO BASTE! GO BASTE!!! GO! GO! GO! GO BASTE!!!
6.) Sports Watch
7.) Waterproof Sports Bag
8.) Nikon D40 DSLR
9.) Ray Ban Aviator Shades
10.) And a nice dinner date with a certain special someone (kahit wala na yung 1-9, kahit ito lang pwede na)
So friends and family… now you have the idea of what I am expecting when I unwrapped my presents this Christmas. I would prefer pink colored items… LOLZ!
