whine and you shall receive...

NEVER ARGUE WITH YOUR BOSS. YOU WILL LOOSE.

-- Quote from Urim

Here's a lesson learned from my past and present workmates. An attempt to outwit, outplay and outlast your boss often result in:

1. joblessness - obviously

2. more work - whine and you shall receive ---more responsibility.

3. rigged performance appraisal - sometimes even if they say "walang personalan, trabaho lang..." don't believe them. They lied.

So what to do? Even if you are screaming inside and dying to raise the red flag, keep your cool. Work your way around without being so obvious. Remember that even kindness kills.

But if all else fails, VIVA LA REVOLUCION! Maybe you should switch jobs. But bear in mind that all bosses are the same. They can make or break you. They will make and break you. So one must learn to read between the lines. You might have signed an irrevocable contract with the devil.

'cause you had a bad day....

Sometimes the universe conspires to turn your peachy day into apocalypse. Here are some instances:

1. The MRT elevator suddenly stopped (halt) in the middle of it's snail-like ascend to the 3rd floor. You are stuck with 7 other people. O yes..the stench. Au Naturale! It stopped for more than a minute. Claustrophobia closing in!

2. You're wearing the perfect white blouse. But while at lunch your clumsy officemate "accidentally" upon opening the soy sauce container drizzled some on you, turning your white blouse into stool brown. Wala bang kalamansi jan?

3. You've patiently waited for the elevator to land in the ground, as you step inside 11 other heavy weights rushed. The OVERLOAD sign screamed for help. No one is guilty enough to step outside and just wait for the next ride. The NERVEs!!!!!

4. You hailed a cab and asked to be taken to your destination. As soon as you closed the door, the driver either:

a. Ask for extra money because it's already late.

b. Ask for extra money because he forgot to gas up.

c. Ask where you are going again and directions to go there.

d. just be a plain pain-in-the-a** who rants and vents about politics and wowowee.

5. In the middle of your slumber, you suddenly woke up thinking that you're already running late only to find out that you've just been asleep for an hour from the time that you've closed your eyes.

6. You're wearing killer heels and was asked to floorwalk. By the time that you're done, you're toes have bled up.

7. You are interviewing an applicant -who, in the middle of the interview---farts! Will you laugh? Will you act as if nothing happened?

8. You called a fast food chain to have your food delivered.. Thirty minutes later the rider comes up to your floor, opens his bag and finds that it was empty. He scratches his head, apologizes 10 or more times and says that he will be back immediately. After several minutes of hunger strike, he comes back with the wrong order. Is he deliberately trying to measure my BOILING POINT?????

9. You are in the middle of impersonating your boss when he suddenly appeared.

10. While in the middle of floorwalking, you slipped right in front of your crush. Upon seeing this, he, like what all gentltemen do, comes to the rescue to assist your clumsy ass. He then asks if you're alright and like the spastic that you are---grinned and hurriedly tried to come up with a lame come-back joke. But you ended up saying " SAVE!!!" What? Save??? You could have said something like " Inggat ka, madulas e!" But why BASEBALL? WTF

TOP 5: Pick of the Week

TV shows you ought to watch (in my opinion---other than my fave HOUSE M.D. & LOST)

5. FRINGE - Another JJ Abrams creation plus the tv comeback of Joshua Jackson! Coming this fall!

4. GOSSIP GIRL - for some reason everyone's loving the Chuck - Blair (CHAIR?) chemistry.

3. HOW I MET YOU MOTHER - It's Britney, bitch! I am still anticipating that episode where Britney starred in. I have to have a catch - up marathon soon!

2. ELI STONE - He used to be an ordinary lawyer until he heard the music; attorney turned new age prophet, Eli Stone's storyline is quite unique.

1. CHUCK - I dig nerds. I know. I know. You may find it pathetic. I don't really care.
You may have had some stereotypes in mind like.. a guy wearing wide-rimmed glasses, curly hair, with braces, tucked-in shirt, high-waisted pants.Not my guy, Chuck. I just can't get enough of this series. It's all in the geek pride, man.

That's it for now.

touch my body

For those who don't know me, I am not always the touchy-feely type.

So for the sake of information, You (who shall not be named) must be aware that you cannot come in contact with me ---physically just because:

1. You think it's cute.

2. You think I'm cute.

3. You think that the only way to communicate or to get to the point is through pinching me, tapping my shoulder or caressing my elbow.

4. You are unaware of the advances you are making but it's undeniably obvious.

5. You are touchy-feely and you think all people appreciate skin to skin interaction.

You may poke,caress,grab, grope, touch me if and only if:

1. You are BRANDON BOYD.

2. You are about to fall, slip, or slide and I am the closest person you can find as leverage.

3. You are blind and you have mistaken me for a lamp post.

4. The feeling is mutual.

5. I am too drunk to function.

So the next time you make the "move" again, I shall ask for a temporary restraining order.

I dig nerds

I dig nerds. I know. I know. You may find it pathetic. I don't really care.
You may have had some stereotypes in mind like.. a guy wearing wide-rimmed glasses, curly hair, with braces, tucked-in shirt, high-waisted pants.

Not my guy, Chuck. I just can't get enough of this series. That's it for now because I'm in a middle of a tv series marathon. BRB.

pale is the new tan

While everyone’s busy enjoying the summer sunshine and possible heat stroke, I am perfecting the art of vampiracy! Yes, there is such a word (because I said so). Summer–the time of the year when we experience
hell’s fury. Yes, there is hell in this patch of earth. Well, in our case, since we’re lying just above the equator–it’s really hell hot for most parts of the year.

Unlike most of the nation’s population who is worrying how to get the perfect tan— I am searching for the perfect sunblock.
UV rays.. very bad! Global warming–dawning upon us.

Why not just stay under the shade? Bring an umbrella? Wear dark sunglasses?

There are other ways to spend summer for the vampirate, like moi. As a heliophobic, here’s how I am spending my summer–the last part of it anyway.

1. I haven’t been in the beach. So what? I refuse to bask in the sun’s rays.
I prefer moon bathing. It’s more….alluring except during a full moon.

2. Turn the Heat on! Well, sauna’s good. Self-flagellation at its best. It’s equivalent to walking to and from your beach hut 100 x. Well, it depends on how hot you want it to be. And I am not even talking dirty.

3. No Tan. No Entry. I’m not a fan of conformity. I say. PALE IS THE NEW TAN. Tan lines are just marks that will eventually go away. It will leave you with uneven skintone.Eww. Merely walking from the MRT station to the office can gives me the tan that I don’t need.

4. There is no such thing as the perfect bikini—a perfect SPF lotion, maybe.So I am no longer searching for one. I am, instead on the verge of a book hunt. Finding good reads even in those 3 for Php 50 book stores.

5. Stay in bed, Get ahead. I say bum around. Watch as many episodes of HOW I MET
YOUR MOTHER as possible.

6. Night swimming. Perfect with moon bathing.

7. Surf’s up! The internet is the lesser evil. Well, I discovered a lot of good reads and links that led me to online series watching and such.

8. Check out your friends’ profile—they’ve probably posted their summer getaway pictures on
friendster or multiply. Who’s got the flab and the hot bod? Hmmm.. tsk tsk tsk

9. Listen to the waves. Smell the sea. Go to the spa, you can get a dose of it. You won’t need a plane ticket or a long boat ride.

I can only think of 9.

love and hate what??

You Are a Red Crayon

Your world is colored with bright, vivid, wild colors. You have a deep, complex personality - and you are always expressing something about yourself. Bold and dominant, you are a natural leader. You have an energy that is intense... and sometimes overwhelming. Your reaction to everything tends to be strong. You are the master of love-hate relationships. Your color wheel opposite is green. Green people are way too mellow to understand what drives your energy.

What Color Crayon Are You?

to the doofus who thinks we're slacking

I received a chain letter from an officemate giving me a piece of advice: PUT THE GLASS DOWN.

A professor gave a lecture to his student on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"The students' answers ranged from 20g to 500gm."It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is Ok. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance."It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.

If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again." We have to put down the burden periodically, so that we can be refreshed and be able to carry on.So before you return home from work today, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can. Pick it up again later when you have rested.Rest and relax. Life is short. Enjoy it!

So I like to dedicate this post to the doofus who thinks that we're slacking! I'm putting the glass down and start customizing my stamps.

This post ends here...for now.