Hello Tomorrow

My job for more than two years here is finally over. Now, I’m moving to a better place. No, it’s not heaven yet, I’m not dying ok? If it’s like hell living on earth, I still love it. Better place means a better job in a quite bigger office… and better computer. And yes, I will be rich. Hell yeah!

At least the internet there is not restricted, unlike here which I still have to use a proxy just to make a post or use my email to blog in my blogspot account. Of course too, I still have to know my limitations which I always tend to abuse. Especially for the first months and years, I want a stable career, do I? So Agent Grey, behave and KNOW YOUR LIMITS!

Two years is very long. Within those two years, I’ve been to many aspects of my life. Joy, stresses, fun and experiences. I’ve been an active blogger/writer and broaden my horizon through cyberspace at the heydays of stagnation and boredom. I’ve met different personalities and friends online, attended parties and get drunk with them. I’ve gained pounds and shed them off to show muscle definition. I also experienced restriction from the net and prohibited watching in youtube but not xtube. My two years here have come to an end, and those years I have stayed here will always retain in my memory and with all these writings. So shall it be cherished forever. I do hope with this new beginning I’m having as a professional can make me more productive… and give me a girlfriend for crap’s sake.

I am actually working there as a part-timer, I work there after my work here. So I can actually call it a two-timer than a part-timer. But hey, we need to earn. Today is a payday, it means I’ll be doubling my cheques. I’m a thousand peso richer than before. Well, it’s just now because by Monday, I will be full-time in my new office. One more thing, Holy Week is coming and I’ll be spending much of my cash vacationing with my friends.

Oh the vacation, yeah…

My gang, the Adbertaysers, will have it’s annual holy week vacation again. I didn’t join them last year because some of my hullabaloos but this time I will—if my budget permits me. The gang initially puts my mom’s hometown, Aparri, into the list of where we can stay for holy week. Unfortunately, we can’t go there for now because no one will assist us. My aunt there gets sick whenever she gets stressed. Maybe we’ll be there next time, when my mom will be there to cook us those sumptuous comfort meals.

So the plan will be to Batangas this year. It will be the second time for them, and the first time for me. I badly need to reshape my abs and have that V-taper before the holy week vacation. In case you don’t know, I’ve lost a few pounds, a bit of my love handles, contoured my upper abs and bulked my pecs. Thanks to my program and instructors at my neighbor gym. But I have to double my efforts at the gym to get that sizzling hot body for the long weekend. Or maybe… I won’t eat for five days.

So there. I’ll start in a new work and have a grandiose vacation next week.

Now, to count my backpay… later, my part-time salary.

Mac Mini vs. PC Laptop

Wow! Two posts in a week? That’s new.

Oh well, I guess everybody have read my twitter. I even asked most of the people in my messenger’s list this hypothetical question:

If I have 40,000 pesos by now, which should I buy? A Mac Mini or a PC laptop?

Tough choices, right? Yes it is. If you are always reading my posts here—if there really is—you may have known that I currently don’t have a PC at home. Well, it’s because it’s already ancient and those type of PC’s are really facing extinction. That’s why it is mandatory for me to get a new computer, and I’m aiming for a better one. Which is, of course, the latest laptops which uses dual-core or core duo processors. Though, I don’t have enough greens to buy yet, but I’m already planning.

Until one day, today, I found out that Mac Mini’s price is also comparable to competitively priced laptops. And as everyone know, I’m a big fan of Macs though I (will) use them only at work. If ever I’ll have my hands on that Mac Mini, I can achieve multiple orgasms. Now, I’m anxious though I don’t have enough budget yet to buy one.

If I will choose Mac Mini, I will still be able to use my former PC’s leftovers for this like the display, mouse, keyboards and speakers for this. Though it’s compact, I can’t use it where there are no available display, keyboard and mouse like coffee shops or wherever I want to go. I can do that with a PC laptop, well, but with that, it will still be prone to viruses. And with laptops, I can still install my favorite PC games. But Mac Mini is far more efficient than a Windows enabled laptop, right?

You may ask, why do I limit myself to a budget of 40K if I can think of something higher than that and opt for a Macbook instead? Well, I only like to make things complicated and miserable. If it’s only easy for me to have 80,000 pesos of course I’ll get that Macbook. I dunno with me why I’m anxious of thinking of that. Maybe I should forget it for now and think it over when that opportunity arrives. 40 or 80 thousand pesos?! Who knows? Be optimistic.

So if you have 40,000 pesos and you needed a computer immediately, which will you buy? A Mac Mini or a PC laptop?

Not Another First Time

Who would have thought that I’ve been working here in this office for more than two years. Yeah, two years. It’s the longest I’ve been in a company. I started working by age 21, and I’m just 24—soon 25—so you can’t expect me to be working more than 3 or 5 years. I’M STILL YOUNG. Mentally and physically.

It has been a long two years here. I’ve been doing this and that, but sadly I have to grow. Not just by penis size—which I don’t need—but as a professional. Life is too short and so is my budget. That’s why last Friday I’ve already submitted my resignation letter. It was my first time to give that letter.

It was my first time to resign from a job. Indeed I was devirginated… from resigning and not from sex, in which no one else believes. Resigning from my current job made me anxious. I didn’t quit my first job, which was in Alabang, that closed for financial reasons. Though I could have been absorbed by their sister company, I declined and decided to move to a greener pasture and closer to home, in Makati.

I was very lucky to land here in my current office. 15 minutes away from home and cheaper fare rate, ain’t that comfortable? Compared working in Alabang, where I would have to wake up earlier and would take me an hour to get there. I’ve stayed here for two years accompanying the office through its ups and down. During its downtimes, there I found the bright world of online journals. That’s how I became an active blogger.

In the new job I’m transferring, I will be busier. Maybe I’m busy now, but I’ll be busier than this. Like overtime for a week and less chatting in YM or surfing the net. It’s ok, we have to earn it. Being on top needs a lot of work!

Why transfer to a new job if I’m currently comfortable and laidback in this office? I can’t stay like that forever, can I? I’m not yet that filthy rich and it’s the right time to notch my career. So is my salary. I have needs and it can’t be achieved just by sitting my ass. I’m up for the challenge and that will satisfy my masochistic tendencies. [edit] By the way, I’m still 15 minutes away from home and it’s still around the area, now talk about convenience. Yet, I have to put myself into professional mode when I start there, which means waking up early and avoiding tardiness.

Wish me luck with my new job, and let’s hope that new job can make me buy a laptop or build me a condo. Also wish me that I won’t be forgetting how to use a PC because I’ll be handling Mac computers there. So my new motto will be “Mac Rules, PC sucks!”

Where Art Thou?

Have blogs lost their hype? I really don’t know. Maybe it’s just me. I have not been visiting blogs these days. Well, like I said before, I lack the opportunity to visit or post in regular basis now. What a darn luck!? As soon as I’ll have the chance to bloghop or post regularly, I’ll be active again. Which is, by the way, years away from now. Oh c’mon, gimme a bit of positivity. Okay… months away from now.

Seriously, I think, most of the bloggers I know now are also inactive or have changed their styles of writing. Some have gone from tagalog to english or from personal to commercial. Some have transferred from free servers to owning a domain. Some have gone further while some gone lazy and disappeared in a snap. Oh well, like the cliché “the only permanent thing in the world is change.”

I’m not against pay-per-post blogs, especially if we are not that filthy rich. WE NEED TO EARN. Students or workers who have the time in the world will find pay-per-post handy. They can earn, and at the same time, hone their writing skills. And that’s good, ain’t it? It’s a nice way to introduce one self to the professional world. Experiencing brain-drain and burnout just to come up with a content for a suggested product, it ain’t that easy I tell you. Squeezing brain juices just to get paid even without inspiration, it is hard. It’s like my job or any other profession in the world

The only disadvantage of pay-per-posts, they make blogs dull or lack the personality of the writer. It is a common knowledge in advertising that no one really likes seeing, reading or listening to advertisements. That’s why we artists, copywriters, creative directors and colleagues in advertising are here to make a product interesting; give it personality. Still, consumers and even us who have knowledge with the industry we are in, HATE advertisement.

Having a pay-per-post blog is not bad at all. They will be able to buy the gadgets they fancy most, pay their bills, maintain their domain, or who knows, buy themselves a customized Bentley, get a bespoke suit or be invited to walk on the red carpet of the Oscar’s. On the other hand, writers/bloggers have to sacrifice their identity for money. It’s like having a perfect abs without a belly button, a gigantic boobs without cleavage or sex without orgasm.

We don’t buy a book wherein there are more pages of ads than of the real content. We don’t watch in a theater because we wanted our movies to be interrupted by advertisements. We don’t watch our primetime telenovelas because of the heavy load of commercials, do we? To conclude this, I like to read blogs that are unique, creative and with personality.

That’s why I’m glad blogging in free servers. I don’t regret having a single post in a week or in a month.

Cover Your Nose: A Really CRAPPY Post

Join me in my adventure a day inside our filthy bathroom. There you’ll hear the lion’s roar reverberate through the walls and ceiling of the tiled room. A thunderous noise that constantly shake the bathroom’s floor and a king growling with it’s mighty anger. A foul odor that will greet you as you enter the world. No, it’s not another kingdom found behind the bathroom’s door. It’s a reality. That’s my ass talking. That’s a day with my dysfunctional stomach.

I’ve drained all of my energy because of this darn diarrhea. I was a bit dehydrated as if all my anatomical juices was flushed with my feces. My ch’i is also drained and concentrated on one primary location, my damned anus! If you think my head is totally crazy, it’s actually crazier down there. It is acting wildly that I can already defecate all my organs with one push.

Since I was weak after defecating a lot and putting so much pressure with my butt, I skipped a day at work and a gym session. Darn! How can I focus with my work if my energy goes down the toilet bowl with my dung. And because of this darn diarrhea, I found a new friend.

“I am your brother, your best friend forever. Singing the song the music that you liiiike.” by Reynaldo Lapuz

My new best friend is our house’s toilet bowl and the office building’s cubicle. As I’ve said before, I don’t like defecating in public restroom, but I guess I’m swallowing my pride now. I just can’t leave my tummy growling or leave a brown spot on my undies—worse on my pants, do I? I now mastered how to use a public toilet, yay!

Still, I want to be well now. I want to eat the foods that I like without worrying how my butt will respond. It’s a real pain in the ass controlling it just to get to the washroom.

Jeepers, this post stinks!

The Secret… is not a secret at all

Your wish is my command.

I already said I’d seen The Secret, didn’t I? The self-help DVD tells that feeling good or staying optimistic is the secret of most successful people on Earth. Just tell the universe what one desires—whether for good or for bad—and it will happen. This is different from wishful thinking. It’s more like thinking like you already have it. That’s why one should be careful of concentrating on negative things or what he doesn’t what to happen, because it will. Have you noticed that phenomena?

Of course, we can’t be optimistic at all times. We are humans. We are vulnerable to emotions. If we can be like that, then it’s like orgasm every minute. It’s like G-spot on steroids with flashing bulbs around it telling the partner where it is. Though we can’t achieve positivity to its absoluteness, it feels good to be optimistic. Moreover, life is too short to be negative, so why be pessimistic? Life is all about having fun and feeling good anyway.

So what do I want in life that makes me feel good? Well, aside from getting devirginated of course—which is one of my long-term goals.

1. I want to be rich. Who doesn’t anyway? Building empires, being a mogul, having a private jet and being listed in the Forbes magazine, who wouldn’t want that? Maybe not as big as those, like Donald Trump or Bill Gates, but I want to get rich now or maybe someday. I like to spend my riches as if it won’t deplete. I want to experience the lifestyle of the rich and famous and buying all those gadgets and stuffs I’ve always wanted guilt-free. This sound so materialistic, but that’s what I wanted and what makes me feel good, why bother?
2. I want to become a boss. A business capitalist, druglord or an owner of a bagoong factory, it doesn’t matter—as long as I am the boss. Giving orders, summoning slaves and whipping stupid employees’ backs, I’ll be glad to do those things myself. Though I won’t be that harsh—maybe a little, it’s good to know that this time I am their leader and I have workers behind me.
3. Tour the world. Whether it’ll be with the Eskimos of the north pole or the penguins of Antarctica, I’ll be happy to visit every interesting corners of the world… or universe. Residing to a foreign land is the least of my options, I still love my country amidst the corruption and political hullabaloos. Going to Giza, riding on lions in African safari or killing family rivals with the Mafias will suffice my tour.
4. Be an actor. This has been my desire for so long. I was already aspiring for this since I was a conceived. Theater, TV or film, I want to be a part of it. Though, I don’t have enough guts to attend any audition or workshops. It can be because of my low self-esteem or too much procrastination. I dunno, but I really want to try acting. I can’t tell if I have the talent but trying is already enough. Maybe I need to have the guts first. Who knows? I can be your next biggest pornstar.

Those are the things I wanted in life. They are still a broad description and I’ll keep the specifics to myself. I don’t need to blurt out everything, do I?

Now, what do you want that will make you feel great?