DOG DAY SUNRISE

2006-10-10T01:11:00.000-07:00

I've again fought the waters of boni avenue. The rain lasted only for half an hour but the flood was knee high by the time i got home.

Finally got a copy of Silent Hill, a movie i wanted to see last summer but for some reason, wasn't able to do so. It wasn't creepy as i expected. Yeah, it gave me a scare or two, but that was it. It's a different story when you're playing it in Playstation (although I didn't finish it, 45 minutes tops). Everything is dark, eerie and damp. You have this feeling that's something's really wrong, which makes it all the more interesting.

2006-10-07T01:39:00.000-07:00

We didn't have internet connection until yesterday. The whole of Manila got struck by a super typhoon, one of the strongest I've seen in years. News spread that it's peak would be at around 1 pm, which is also the same time that i go home from work. I had to call home (something that I don't usually do) and tell Lars that it's impossible for to get a ride home. He also told me to stay at the office and wait the storm out. Our office is at the 31st floor and the building was literally rocking back and forth because of the wind. I was really scared at first, but it got annoying after a while because I got so dizzy i couldn't finish the report I was making. I left the office around three pm and got home around 8. For six hours, I was on the road. Two more hours and I could've reached Baguio any other day.
But this day was different. All I saw was murky water everywhere. There were trucks turned upside down and huge trees struck down because of the wind. Couldn't help to breathe a sigh a relief the moment I caught sight of our house. The water outside our gate was ankle high, a couple inches more and it would've reached our doorstep. To top it all off, we had endure three days without electricity. Batteries were out of stock and the candles became a basic commodity almost overnight. And to make things worse, our next-door neighbor's electricity got back a few hours after it went out. Out of the 100+ houses on our street, there were only 13 houses (we went out one night and counted it ourselves) that didn't have power. How lucky can you get, right?

2006-09-24T00:05:00.000-07:00

I really don't know where to start. Life has been like a whirlind for me the past few months. I'm glad that I'm again starting to find time to actually sit down, think things over and write about what's going on.

I've changed. A lot. Hopefully it's for the better. Finally bade farewell to the old me who, as much as possible, would just keep mum to avoid conflict. Realized that a little chaos in both life and love helps in more ways than one.

2006-03-27T21:34:00.000-08:00

We have again moved to another building. My account has been transferred from one floor to another, been in three different buildings now for the last two years. It will take a lot of adjusting but it's something we can't do anything about. We have orders to follow.

Mom visited us last week and went to church last Sunday. It was a surprise that Gina was the one who asked last Saturday night if we're going to push through with the plan or not. I'm glad. I'm really not good in soul-winning and am not proud of it. I just pray for that someone and hope that God gives me a chance to talk about Him. I know that I can at least put some more effort into it.

It has become really hot during late afternoons and it's having a more difficult time in getting sleep.I have to wait no later than 6 pm since it's cooler.

Lance is getting more and more makulit everyday. But he's the smartest boy I know. His uncle bought him a PC game called Little Critters Soapbox Derby. The objective of them game is to find all the materials to build a make-shift racer. He's done a very good job for a three-year old! He knows how to write the number 7 and the letter V using Microsoft Paint.

We bought Mimi plane tickets and she's scheduled to leave for Negros April 23rd. I'm going to miss her. She's done a good job taking care of Lance in the past two years and I really hope she decides to come back. I feel sorry for Lance, I'm sure he's going to look for her.

2006-03-15T21:01:00.000-08:00

It's a shame that Friendster won't allow me to have archives. I think you have to shell out a few dollars in order to do so, not quite sure. As always, I didn't get enough sleep last night. My shift starts at 1:30 am and ends at 10:30 and for some reason i don't get to lie on my bed until 7 pm which gives just 5 hours sleep everyday.

Supervisors are now required to take calls for those agents who are "challenged" in terms of conversion. I took 6 this morning but had to refer 5 of them to customer service. The only workable call that I got lasted 47 minutes and it DID NOT end up as a sale. I was able to answer all the questions but the customer would not let me but in and on top of that, he's got this strong boston accent that i find hard to understand. The man will no let me almost doesn't let me talk. If that call gets evaluated, i'd be dead meat.

The account isn't that much stressful now, at least. Less admin work, focus more on "e-rep development".

One of the frustrations that I have is my weight. I've been exercising, avoiding rice, have been cutting on the sweets for almost two weeks and I 've lost just couple damn pounds. ONLY TWO POUNDS. I'm almost ready to give up. So much for my goal, which is to weigh 10 lbs lighter by May.

Good luck to me.

2006-03-14T20:53:00.000-08:00

Just trying out my new blog. Friendster won't allow me to archive my posts, so here i am.