More Than A Year Has Past

Definitely after a long time, my words are being immortalized again in my own little online space. Thank you to Mobile Blogger, I now have an excuse to keep this blog up-to-date. Text editing features might be limited but who cares. I'm loving it more and more! Welcome back, me.

Staple Cocktail

I love Curant Seven!

Another Happy Holidays Post

Yeah, it's that time of the year again; when that strange and warm feeling overcomes us (whether we like it or not). It's the feeling that there is indeed greatness beyond what we currently see. It's the feeling of hope, love, and joy all wrapped up in a sparkling package. I just love the holidays. I'm just happy.

As usual, this Christmas season, I was busy. Too busy that I only did some gift shopping on the 23rd. Too busy to really feel the real essence of the season. That's the reason why I decided to be a little more laid back.

I have my weekends back. I spend that time wisely. I now again enjoy the company of loved ones and friends. I now am able to do things I once did. Maybe that's another reason I'm happy.

I'm a happier person.

With this season already at its peak, I just wish that the happiness I now have will be good enough for the rest of the days to come. I see a lot of work coming; a lot of changes just beyond the bend. There'll be more pressures and expectations from everybody. I don't care. Bring it on, as they say. For now, I'm just plain happy.

It's early Christmas morning. Again, I'm happy. I just want anyone who'll drop by this post to be rubbed off by this frenzy I'm feeling. Smile. You'll like it.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Picture taken by my SE z610i. That's our Christmas Tree!

z610i Test Publish

"This is me and Ron in Aristocrat, Malate"

I gotta new phone! Whoopee! At last, after almost 2 months of waiting, the Sony Ericsson z610i finally arrived in the Philippines. I'm just so loving this phone.

I'm just testing the "Blog This" function. And yes, I chose this photo because hindi na galit si Ron. Yey!

Huwag Ka Nang Magalit, Please.

Hay naku. Nainis lang ako. Actually, kahapon pa to e. Pero kebs.

Siguro nga meron kang karapatang magalit. Or maiinis. Or kung ano pa. Pero ang sakin lang, wag ka naman sanang bastos. Hindi ko namang ginustong hindi ka makasama. Malay ko ba na meron kayong usapan ni Gerard. Ako, nagising lang ako nung umaga at tinext si Gerard. Sinabihan akong aalis kaya sumama ako.

Huwag ka nang magalit dahil hindi naman naming ginustong maiwan ka. Merong konting pagkakaiba ang ginusto at nakalimutan. Oo. Puno't dulo nun ay hindi ka nakasama pero hindi namin ginusto yun. Isang spontaneous na pangyayari yun para sa akin. Hindi ginusto pero nangyari.

This is a "just in case" post. Since you do not want to talk to me, this is my reaction. I want to explain my side, our side, of what happened. As a friend who I really treasure, I want to reach out. My initial reaction was to shut you out as well, just like what you did last night. But I changed my mind. You deserve something better. So here it is. Whenever you're ready to talk, I'm just here. You know where to reach me. Ron, don't shut us out. Magpakalma ka muna tapos kausapin mo na kami.

Pasensya talaga.

Taking It Easy

Physical and mental strain on one's self is inevitable. Yes. It happened to me. Again. A few weeks back, I was really feeling the strain of my 11 x 4 (11 hours by 4 days per week) schedule. I feel like I was crawling through my shift. Every after one, I felt so tired. All I wanted to do was go home and sleep. Thank god, that was usually the case except for some unplanned instances. But the bottomline is, I needed some rest.

So, I asked my soooper generous and gorgeous friend, Gwen, to swap shifts with me even for a month. Happy me, she agreed. So here I am now, enjoying my new normal shift (This is only applicable for people who work the graveyard shift) of 8PM to 5AM. Yey for me! This is a less toxic shift since there are less people who need help. All I gotta do is work on my daily tasks and that's about it. (Thank again, Gwennie!!!)

As the days go by (2 weeks to be exact), I can really feel some of the wellness coming back. Little by little, the energy that I once shown for work started to be there again. My attitude of do-it-now-and-definitely-not-tomorrow is indeed here again. I can feel it. The only problem is my productivity is being compromised. Why? It's because there are fewer service tickets to be processed and by the time more come in, I'm outta the office. But it's cool. I think my teammates and I will be able to work something out for these coming 2 weeks.

After our month-long swap, I'm headed to the beach for some R & R. It's gonna be a 3 day retreat that seems to be very promising. When I get back, I'll have my old 11 x 4 schedule. That's fine. I think I'm ready for that again. I wish I could have the time adjusted an hour earlier though. I'll have that addressed as soon as the proper authority comes in tomorrow. (*ehem* A)

Aahhh. I just thought about what I did. I felt the exhaustion and I properly handled it. I think I'm getting better at this taking-care-of-myself thing. Kudos to me.

Mine Again!

After almost 5 months, it's mine again. Anything I please, I can have. No. It's not another person. It's my time. Thank god.

Last Saturday was the culmination of our annual sportsfest. I was pretty damn surprised that we beat our opponent. We're the champions. To top it all off, our account was crowned overall champions for the festivities. We bagged 4 golds, 2 silvers, and a bronze. Whooopppeeee!

It was a truly grand night. We were sharing the victory with everybody. Every face present that night shared everybody's joy. All of the accounts joined in the fun. Emotions were running high from realizing that their efforts were all worth it. Each sprained ankle, each broken bone, and each nasty scratch all paid off and recognized with this single night. This is it. Awards night.

As a usual PS ritual, extreme emotion is always best served with a bottle (excuse me, bottles. Many bottles) of ice-cold beer. After freshening up, we regrouped at Carafe. Laughs, inside stories, and back stabbing comments were shared. Then, it was time to call it a night.

In my 2-year stay with PS, I've always looked forward to the sportsfest. It gives me the chance to meet and get to know more people. I just love it. Although, I do need to sacrifice my time since I'm committed. Thinking now, I want my time back. It's a good thing it's finally over. I'm gonna miss it, that's for sure. But I'm still glad it's finally over.

I still have memories, stories, videos, and pictures to remember it by. Till next year, if I'm still in PS. So, a last cheer for the champions... Hoorah!