Thursday, July 31, 2008
.
our professor asked us to write - a story, if you will -
about a scenario we imagine ourselves would be in five years from that time.
I wrote that I imagined myself, in five years,
sitting at Starbucks with my Caramel Macchiato and laptop
(and my Gudang babies, of course)
beating the deadline for an article I was writing.
At the time I was seriously considering shifting
from the Electronics and Communications Engineering course I was taking
to either Journalism or English.
I didn't shift courses.
I chose to stay.
That was five years ago.
Right now I am at the Starbucks in People Support, Makati
with my Caffe Americano and laptop
(and my Winston Lights, of course)
cramming for the presentation I have to do tomorrow for our offshore skill transfer.
I just got back in the Philippines yesterday, returning to Japan in a week.
Most of the year I am in Osaka, pretending to be a programmer.
(And getting away with it.
Most of the time, anyway.)
Neil Gaiman, of the Sandman comics fame, got it right -
the more things change, the more they remain the same.
I have no idea where I'll be five years from now
but hopefully one of those days I'll find myself
sitting at Starbucks, somewhere
still finding myself amused at life's weird little symmetries.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
One Point for Onin
I was sitting at my desk waiting and who else would come after five minutes but none other than Onin himself.
We gave him the codename Onin because he's a dead ringer for Ninomiya "Nino" Kazunari of Arashi, pictured above. (Ang kyut di ba.)
If it had been any other guy it wouldn't have been as funny, kaso during the last KMBT Christmas party, binenta ako ni Jim kay Loverboy na may crush daw ako kay Onin. E HELLO SINO KAYA YUNG MAY GUSTO DUN. (Anyway we had no idea at the time, but we found out later on that Loverboy is Onin's boss.) Kaya nung nilapitan ako ni Onin kagabi I heard Loverboy and his friend laughing their asses off, probably because they bullied Onin into helping me with the equipment. Wahahaha in fairness may sense of humor sila a.
After I got over the shock of Onin talking to me, habang nag-uusap kami naisip ko OHMYGOD I HAVE TO LET JIM TALK TO HIM TOO so kunwari sinali ko si Jim sa usapan.
Later
Jim: "Pagharap ko sa inyo iba na yung mata 'ko 'no."
Jamie: "Oo naging puso e."
Wahahahahaha XD Nung nag-uusap kami hindi ko talaga mapigilan yung tawa ko, kasi sooobrang nakakatawa talaga yung mukha ni Jim. (Saka shempre kinikilig ako e.) Apparently Angel was watching while the three of us were talking, and according to her, Onin was blushing like he was Bagong Panganak at one point.
Walang kakupas-kupas ang mga hirit ni Angel
Angel: "Mas cute sya kay Anjo."
Jamie: "Mas gwapo si Anjo!!!"
Angel: "May buhok sya e."
ARAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY. Ansakit nun. Nasaktan talaga 'ko e. Wahahahaha skwater XD Tas sabi pa nya later on si Onin na raw ang number one sa listahan nya ng cute boys sa office. In fairness tumaas talaga yung ranking nya after last night. Umeffort kasi talaga sya pagtulong sa 'min i-set up yung equipment, install ng necessary software, the works. Panalo talaga. Sabi ko nga kina Jim, since Anjo left, ngayon lang ulit ako kinilig.
Hahaha. Ang catch?
May asawa na rin sya. Tada!
Hahaha hold on to your panties, I've learned my lesson na. Pero hindi naman bawal makyutan sa guys, di ba? :D
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Ewan ko lang a.
Friendster Horoscope for July 17, 2008

The Bottom Line
People respect you now, more than ever -- get ready to accept more responsibilities.
In Detail
People have tons of respect for you, which will become evident early on, today, when you get wind of someone's glowing comments about you. Try not to blush too long, because by this afternoon you're going to be thrust onto center stage and you'll need to look as responsible and composed as everyone thinks you are! Your self-respect is climbing the charts, which is helping you make some very healthy decisions. Old bad habits are finally being conquered!
"People respect you now, more than ever -- get ready to accept more responsibilities." Like reviewing my old boss's bug fix? The freaking wunderboy's bug fix? Damn you Anjo for leaving and getting me into this God-forsaken position. I hope you feel as fucking miserable as I am, I reviewed your code today. That's gotta be humiliating. Who's the biatch now?
"People have tons of respect for you, which will become evident early on, today, when you get wind of someone's glowing comments about you." Come on, comments like what? Like my panel leader mailing me saying, essentially this is your bug, but since there's no time to wait for your sorry ass fix, here, I had Anjo fix it, take a fucking gander. Well to that I say BITE ME.
"Your self-respect is climbing the charts, which is helping you make some very healthy decisions." Lately there has been nothing more obvious than my self-respect climbing the charts. Yeah we've heard enough about that.
"Old bad habits are finally being conquered!" And being replaced by newer, more creative, more self-destructive ones.
What the hell is the matter with me. This is the horoscope for today, not yesterday. So I have plenty of stuff to look forward to today, then.
Oh, and I say "fuck" a lot. But you probably already knew that.
Manood kayo ng Maou. Walang konek.
Nice, Anjo was included in all the emails to witness the unfolding horror that was today.
God. To top it all off, why did Poko-chan ask me to review his damn code. Are you out of your freaking minds? Review code? Get outta here. Review Anjo's code? Do I look like I have a death wish? (Don't answer that.)
Sabi nga ni Matsujun, バカにしてんの、俺の事。
冗談fuckingじゃねえよ, bastards.
Ugh. Dapat kasi professional ako e. Professional. Trabaho lang, walang personalan.
Mas masaya kasi pag personal e. Natutuwa ka, kinikilig ka - may emotional involvement. Andami-dami49572034957ng beses na 'kong pinasaya ng trabahong 'to dahil sa unprofessionalism ko. Pag napupuri ako ni Richard Gere, panalo men hindi matatawaran. Pag tinutulungan ako ni Poko-chan sa mga fixes ko, ohmygod yes please. Pag nagpapakita ng kabaitan (at konting motibo - joke lang) si Anjo, nakakalimutan ko lahat ng mga hinanakit ko sa buhay.
Kaso may times din na ganito, na nadudurog ang puso ko. Duguan men. Sige isama na rin natin ang pride na pinakaiingat-ingatan ko.
Tangina malungkot na post na naman. Pasensya na. Sabi nga ni Dulce, "hindi pwedeng tayo na lang palagi ang magaling."
Pwedeng dito, kahit konti, magaling din ako? Sige na.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Huwat.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Weekly Status Report
Man alive.
Work-wise, I mean.
June was my peak productivity month - Dulce went back to the Philippines May end, which meant I was left alone, again, to handle our project all by myself - and I was hell-bent on proving to everyone that I could do it.
And I did. Honest to God, I did. June was the first time our target productivity was meant, in eight looong months of handling GLM.
This July, unfortunately, I think I am losing my momentum.
Big time.
Baka kasi pagod na 'ko.
Or baka kasi wala na si Anjo - wala na 'kong pinagtatrabahuhan ng pogi points.
Whatever the case may be, I need to get out of this slump.
Or else my panel leader will mail again, and I will die all over again.
Sabi ko nga kay Kabo, kung ayaw nila sa 'kin, pauwiin na lang nila 'ko.
Mukhang di naman, kasi sweet pa rin naman kami ni Richard Gere.
Pero kahit na.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah :'(
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Si Richard Gere
After the weekly meeting
Jamie: "Wala ka bang itatanong kay Tamai-san?"
Jim: (runs up to Tamai-san) 「玉井さん、ジェイミーさんはお聞きしたい事があります。アンジョさんはどうですか?」
Tamai-san: 「どうでしょうね。分からない。」
Jamie: 「でもアンジョさんが八王子に引っ越したので、13開発は困るじゃないですか?」
Tamai-san:「いいえ。ジェイミーさんがいるから。」
Jamie: "Wala ka bang itatanong kay Tamai-san?"
Jim: (runs up to Tamai-san) "Tamai-san may gustong itanong si Jamie. Kumusta na si Anjo?"
Tamai-san: "Hmm, di ko rin alam e."
Jamie: "Pero hindi ba tayo mamumrublema dahil lumipat sya sa Hachiouji?" (dahil wala na ang resident GLM expert ng Box at Job)
Tamai-san: "Hinde. Anjan ka naman e."
Wahahahahahahaha XD Anlakas manggago di ba. In fairness lumelevel na sya sa pakikipaggaguhan sa 'min ni Jim. For some reason kahit hapon sya at boss namin hindi sya professional makipag-usap sa 'min.
Pero ang sweet pa rin. :D I mean, totally undeserved (not to mention total bullshit), pero sweet pa rin. It's the thought that counts. Hahaha feeling ko pag nalaman nina Sir Butch 'to kikiligin na naman sila (sa mail pa nga lang namin ni Tamai-san kinikilig na mga ungas e.) Pero tama pala ang hinuha ko - na pag-alis ni Anjo, dahil nag-skill transfer sya sa 'kin bago sya umalis, ako na yung magiging Anjo ng 13開発. Ouch. Di ko alam kung matutuwa ako o maiiyak. Kasi hindi ko kayang palitan si Anjo. Literally. Ang galing4573495739 nya e. At hindi talaga sya mapapalitan, ever.
Pero kung hindi dahil kay Tamai-san, siguro matagal na 'kong nalanta kakaiyak sa inaabot kong hirap sa KMBT. Todo suporta e. My own personal saviour. Kaya minsan kahit gusto ko nang mag-give up, umuwi at sabihing "GG NA! YOU GOT ME NA!", iniisip ko na lang na kawawa naman sya dahil mamrumrublema sya pag umalis ako.
Haaay. Kaya gambaranai to ikenai. Kailangang gawin ang lahat ng makakaya.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Si Zero at si One
Chick 1: "Para kasing ansarap dilaan ng tiyan nya."
Chick 2: "Ang halay. Katawan lang ata habol mo sa kanya e."
Chick 1: "Hinde a. Matalino, gwapo, hot ang katawan, suplado. Ano pang mahihiling mo?"
Chick 2: "Buhok."
Strike Two
(Big Brother ay code name namin sa isang napakatangkad na hapon na medyo nauubos na ang buhok sa bumbunan. Okay fine ubos na.)
Chick 2: "Pano pag niligawan ka ni Big Brother? E di mabuti parang magkapamilya na kayo ni Anjo. Little Brother."
Strike Three
Chick 1: "Sa tingin ko hindi mabuhok si Anjo."
Chick 2: "Obvious."
You're Out.
Chick 2: "Buhok lang ata lamang ni Lunch Guy kay Anjo e."
OO NA MANIPIS NA BUHOK NYA, ANGEL. WAAAAAAAAAAAAH :((
Haha sorry naulit yung ibang quote. Wala kasing context yung post ko nung isang araw e. Anyway about the last one, you can judge for yourself.

Okey fine pareho silang hindi photogenic. Si Lunch Guy (left) for some reason ay palaging mukhang retarded sa picture, at si Anjo (right) ay... ninakawan namin ng picture habang nakatawa nang malaki at pilit. At hindi kita ang kanyang ohmygedyou'resohot body. Sa listahan namin ng Ultimate Cute Boys ng KMBT, sila ang nago-okupa ng slots zero at one. Anyway kahit hindi sila impressive sa picture take my word for it na lang, worth all the hype ang dalawang 'to, pramis.
Unfortunately.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Forever moving on.
- Vehnee Saturno, "Til My Heartaches End"
It's totally, unbelievably, unforgivably cheesy, but for some reason, lately sobra kong na-aappreciate 'tong kantang 'to.
Ugh. Kill me now.
Monday, July 07, 2008
QQs
Corny ng hirit ni Sir Bert
Jim: "Namimiss ko na si Jiggs." (sad face)
At the hard core smoking room
(Cutie Pie Boyfriend bends over to throw his cigarette butt in the trash can under the table)
Jim, after Boyfriend stands up: "Blue." (big smile)
(After Boyfriend, Joey De Leon look-alike throws his cigarette butt)
Jim: "White." (big smile)
(Pati ba naman si Joey De Leon patulaaaaaaaaan...)
Jamie's YM Status: "Tingnan mo si Bagong Panganak, pawis na pawis. Ang kyut di ba."
Roda: "@stat: can I just say that's your GAYest status EVER."
Jamie: "si jim nagsabi nun e, wahahahahahahaha XD"
Si Sir Bert kasi angkulet kung ipronounce ang Ganges Gangges (dapat Ganjes)
Sir Bert: "Gangges parang Gangges Khan."
Everybody: "???"
Later
Sir Bert: "Blah blah blah... Gangges... blah blah blah"
Angel: "Sinabi nang Ganjes e."
Sir Bert: "Kanina ka pa nag-aabang no."
Angel: "Di ko na nga pinansin kanina sinabi mo ulit e."
After the weekly meeting
Jamie: "Gusto kong tanungin si Tamai-san ba't nya pinalipat si Anjo sa Tokyo kaso nahihiya ako."
Jim: "Sige ako magtatanong."
Jamie: (excited) "Sige go!"
Jim: (runs up to Tamai-san) "Sumimasen Tamai-san, Jamie-san wa okikishitai koto ga arimasu."
Binenta na naman ako ng hayuuuuuuup. Anyway in fairness nalaman namin na hindi desisyon ni Tamai-san na palipatin si Anjo sa Tokyo, desisyon daw yun ng kumpanya nila (Sky), code name Langit.
Nag-mail tuloy ako kay Dulce.
Dami kong minail sa 'yo today bakla ka di ka nagrereply.
Wala ka nga pala. Ugh.
Anyway si Jim sabi kay Tamai-san kanina after ng weekly meeting,
"May gustong itanong si Jamie. Bakit lumipat si Anjo sa Hachiouji?
Decision ba yon ng 13開発?"
Tas sabi ni Tamai-san, decision raw yun ng Langit.
Haaaay. Napakabigat na hatol naman nun.
Desisyon ng Langit.
Para sa 'kin? Hahahahahaha XD
Wala, yun lang.
Waaaw, QQs at senti mode. Haha for lack of anything else to say. Ja, good night. :)
Si Angel
Kebago-bago at kebata-bata anlakas humirit.
Tingin nang tingin si Green Shirt Guy kay Angel
Jamie: "Baka type ka nya."
Sir Bert: "De baka iniisip nya, 'Lalaki ba 'to o babae?'"
Angel: "Ikaw nga 'tong may kamukhang babae e..."
Ganda ng relo ni Sir Bert
Sir Bert: "Marami ngang nagagandahan sa relo ko."
Angel: "Sa relo lang."
Sir Bert: "Nakakadalawa ka na."
Aray ko para kay Anjo
Jamie: "Sa tingin ko hindi mabuhok si Anjo."
Angel: "Obvious."
Aray ko na naman
Angel: "Jamie pano pag niligawan ka ni Big Brother? E di mabuti parang magkapamilya na kayo ni Anjo. Little Brother."
Ang samaaaaaaaaaaaaa, wahahahahaha XD Hay nako yung mga na-assign lang sa KMBT Itami ang makakaintindi nung mga QQs sa taas, I'm so sorry hahaha XD
Friday, July 04, 2008
Stress.
Nitong nakaraang linggo, abot-abot ang suporta sa 'kin ng Hachiouji para sa mga bug fixes ko.
(Pakshet kasi si Anjo andaming iniwang bugs sa modules na ginawa nya last year.)
Araw-araw andami kong mail na pinapadala at natatanggap galing sa Hachiouji - guidance sa bug fix, review, mga paalala, lahat.
Tas ayun.
Biglang pinoint out ni Sir Bert.
"O, kasama pala si Anjo sa mail e."
Syeeeeeeeeeeet. Ba't sya napunta don. Ba't sya nasali sa usapan namin. Sya ba yung kumukutya ng mga bug fix ko? O sya ba yung tumutulong? Ano'ng ibig sabihin ng lahat nang ito?!?
Wala lang. Haha. 'Kala nya porke malayo sya matatakasan na nya 'ko a.
Anyway. Whatever the reason may be, matutulog na 'ko. Nyt.
