Saturday, March 31, 2007

i'm bored

You Are 72% Grown Up, 28% Kid

Congratulations, you are definitely quite emotionally mature.
Although you have your moments of moodiness, you're usually stable and level headed.


In a Past Life...

You Were: A Famous Poet.

Where You Lived: West Africa.

How You Died: Killed in Battle.


You Have Fantastic Karma

You are a kind, sensitive, and giving person.
And all your good deeds will pay off - if they haven't already.
But you're not so concerned with what you get in return anyway.
You have an innate caring nature - and nothing can change that!

will try this recipe soon :)

Creamy Chicken Spring Rolls

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4-6

Ingredients

2 tbsp cooking oil
1/3 cup minced onions
250g chicken breast, minced
1 8g MAGGI Magic Sarap
1 tsp curry powder
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 cup grated quick-melting cheese
¼ cup
NESTLÉ ALL Purpose Cream
10 pcs lumpia wrapper, cut in half
cooking oil for deep frying

For salsa, combine all ingredients and mix well:

1 cup minced tomatoes
½ cup minced onions
1 tbsp minced kinchay
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar

Procedure

1. Heat oil and sauté onions until limp.
2. Add chicken and cook until it changes color (about 8 mins).
3. Season with MAGGI Magic Sarap, curry powder and brown sugar. Add cheese and NESTLE All Purpose Cream. Remove from heat and let cool.
4. Place about 1 tsp of chicken mixture on a lumpia wapper. Roll and seal edges well.
5. Deep fry and drain well using paper towels. Serve with salsa on the side.

more recipes here.

i am rare. hahaha...

Your Personality is Very Rare (ESTP)

Your personality type is dominant, driven, poised, and self-aware.

Only about 5% of all people have your personality, including 3% of all women and 6% of all men
You are Extroverted, Sensing, Thinking, and Perceiving.


i knew it! sabi na nga ba... i am an endangered specie. hahaha!

loser

i can't help but feel miserable about myself. though, i am trying hard to shake it off. i never felt this financially unstable ever since i started working. yeah, i never had that big savings since the day i started working but financially i can say that i am confident that i have an ample amount. it seems life is making things hard for me again. it all started last january and from that day onwards things are getting worst each day. i am just wondering when will it ever stop. siguro ang solusyon na lang talaga ay ang mangibang bayan ako. i just don't get it. i always work hard for anything that i get myself into... whether jobs, hobbies, etc... and yet i am still here stagnant without any future. yeah, maybe i haven't found my luck yet. but the thing is when will it ever come? how would i ever find it? i've already searched for it everywhere to no avail. i have been working for 7 years now and eto pa rin ako parang walang kinabukasan. i just can't help but think if i am cursed. forget it... i'm just ranting.

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i went to abba's place yesterday to help her install an antivirus to her laptop. she showed me the place where her cousin and her will set up a business. the location is nice and i like her idea of what she wants to do with the place. i got so excited with it that i want to see the finished product. hehehe... (abba pressure. hehehe...) we headed to her home after 30 mins i think and right after arriving, i proceeded with installing the antivirus. abba cooked sukiyaki for me minus the beef because i
don't eat meat during fridays... just for the lenten season. :) it tastes good. basta si abba nagluto, the best at masarap talaga. ok ba, dude?! :) btw, abba's responsible for my blog's banner. ganda di ba?! thanks dear. :)

btw, she gave me a pair of slippers. i took some pics of my new slippers but i like this one the most. i should have brought them home the last time i went to her place. i just forgot to bring them home. meron na ako magagamit pag nagtag-ulan. hehehe... yuck, poor di man lang makabili ng slippers. hehehe... she also lent me her copy of anansi boys by neil gaiman. i won't be able to read it until i am done with eragon. :)

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last thursday, i decided to walk around our area to take pics. i saw that the saints in our town are in exhibit. so, i decided to go there and take some pics. while taking pics, i saw my niece whom i haven't seen for more than a year already. the reason is my brother and my sister-in-law got separated and my niece stayed with her mom's family. she's all grown up. it's just sad that my niece doesn't recognize me anymore. oh well, that is life. here are her stolen pics that i took. just like the old days. hehehe.


she doesn't look the same anymore. she's all grown up and she's far from the cute little girl i used to photograph. refer to the her pics in the photoslide to see what i mean.


here are some of the pics that i took last thursday from the exhibit:















will try to take more pics on palm sunday and good friday. :)

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

tv shows

i dunno what to write today. so i've decided to post the new tv shows that appears to be interesting and i am hoping to get a dvd copy of all of them. hehehe...

heroes. this tv show appeals to me because i like supernatural shows just like charmed. :)


prison break. this tv show is intriguing me. a couple of friends are raving about this show. they told me it's a nice tv series plus the fact that the main character is indeed good looking. wentworth miller really had a good break in this show.



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hopefully, i can get a copy of the dvds of the following shows and movies:






i will think of the other tv series and movies that i would like to have. hehehe...

Sunday, March 25, 2007

ironic

last thursday while i was at home and enjoying my off, i received a text message from one of my office buddies. she congratulated me for topping the TPV account. yeah, i got the no. 1 position among the TPV agents to think that i was just in the account for just 2 months. the downside is that though i am the top agent among the TPV agents, i am the least paid. yeah, life is unfair. hehehe... although that is the case, i was still elated about the good news but i would be more happier if i got a salary increase aside from the prestige that was given. the managers gave away a starbucks gift certificate and some chocolates that i received just yesterday when i came back from my long vacation.

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i got to visit a long time friend last wednesday. the truth is, it's been a year since the last time i was able to visit her. yup, i am so busy making something out of myself. unfortunately, until now i haven't succeeded. maybe because the direction i am heading is not what was intended for me. i just dunno.

while i was spending time with her, i just realised a lot of things. one is that time has already flown so fast that i didn't even notice it and worst, i never even cared that it has already passed me by. i didn't notice that it has been years since the last time we had a good talk... that i suddenly turn quiet because i dunno what to talk about next. i've realised that she has already turned into a mother and a wife from being a bright sunshiny funny talkative teenager i used to know... that she has now a mini version of her makulit self; though, her mini-me does not resemble her looks... that we now just laugh at the old things that we used to do... we indeed had turned to matured people without me even noticing the changes because for me she will forever remain my little sister. i've realised that i missed a lot of important days in her life... i missed her wedding... her first born's baptism... and even her birthdays... i was never there... i would only show up at my convenience. but we never talked about that whenever we get to see each other. last year, i promised myself that i would make time for her as much as i could but i just dunno why i can't. i dunno. maybe i am so confident that no matter what happens we will always be friends. but things are not the same anymore... she has now her own family and no matter how i try to make time for her, her family should come first and i understand that because the same thing is true for me. i am just a little sad that i was not there on the important days of her life but i really do hope that she knows how proud i am of what she had become as a mom and wife. i just really hope we can spend more time together and do the things we were not able to do way back then.

don't get me wrong. i had fun that day because i got to see my an old friend and i really like kids. i had fun tending with her 8 month old niece and playing with her 3 year old daughter. that was a fun day indeed. i just had some realisations that are inevitable. i think that is the case when you get older. there is a tendency to analyze things or should i say everything that comes your way.

photo taken from the internet.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

back to blogging

i've been out for a week. yeah, i had to take a break from work and i had to admit that our office is my only source of internet. hehehe... of course, i can always rent but for some weird reasons, i cannot access my blog in internet cafes which began when i changed my blog layout. oh well, enough of that. hehehe...

i would guess that you would like to know the reason behind my sudden decision to take a week long break from work. i'm not sure if i have blogged about this already but here goes:

it all started last march 15th. payout day. we were supposed to receive our incentive. we were all expecting that we are going to receive it on that day. due to unfortunate turn of events, it was not included in our pay. not even a word of warning or any information that we are not going to get it on that day. the effect... everybody's disappointed... name any adjective that will mean the same thing... you got it.

i was on my off when i received that bad news and i was so disgusted. i am going to use that money to pay some bills. the result, i had to wait for the next payday to be able to pay a bill. that money is intended for my credit card bill which will be due on the 29th. now, i don't know where to get money to pay it.

saturday, march 17. i was not supposed to come to work but because i am courteous enough to file my leaves, i had to. this was yet another bad day for me. i think i had blogged about this on the same day so i wont recount that anymore. all i will reinstate is that was definitely a bad day and i was so irate. good thing our shift lead understood why i was like that.

so, i decided to take a break and clear my mind. think things over and decide whether i will leave the company or not. so far i think i was successful on doing that.

initially, my mom and i were planning to visit my cousin in san pablo, laguna because she is in the hospital but later on decided against it because of the lack of money to finance the trip. honestly, this was the first time i felt so financially depleted in my entire life. i can't even save up for myself. not even a single cent. but i know my hard earned money goes somewhere that is worth it. a new place to start again and a new place to call your home from your own blood, sweat and tears.

i guess i made the right move to take a break from work. i have been working for 7 months without any absences, enduring all the stress whenever we receive our pays. though i never went out of town and just stayed at home, my mind cleared and can now think well. thanks to cooking and talking with a friend. i was supposed to make a drastic move and resign from work. i was planning to use this leave to apply to other companies but again, i realized i don't have enough money to finance it. grabeh! naaawa na talaga ako sa sarili ko! ganun pa man, i have decided to stick with the company until such time that i feel that there's no more hope. i am also going to focus on the task on hand. yes, i need to focus and psych myself that i am now taking in more calls than before and will talk with pervert people because we are staying for good in this account.

i enjoyed my time off out of our office. i got to bond with my mom in making banoffee pie, empanadas and eggplant chips. i got to see an old friend that i haven't seen for a year. if i remember it correctly, the last time i visited her was pretty much the same time of the year 2006. yeah, it's been a year. to be honest, i dread this day that i had to come back to work but i don't have much of a choice. i have to keep this job for my dreams to materialize... my mom's and mine. and i know i have to work hard for it. God speed. :)

Saturday, March 17, 2007

why does it always rain on me??!!

this video says everything i am currently feeling. just listen to the lyrics. hehehe...



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i almost got late today because of the driver of the fx i rode. first, he waited for ages to leave the terminal. second, he drived like a snail. third, he stopped at everyone who's waiting for a ride. fourth, he asked me to get off his fx in the middle of the intersection telling me i should have get off a few minutes earlier. hello! he was in the middle of the street! if his car gets hit by another car, for sure he will blame me. i was just so nice not to answer back because i was in a rush to get off his fx so i wont get late. grrr... i am really wondering when will all of these stop? no incentive pay last march 15th... i can't even afford to see a movie... i really need a break and that is what i am going to do.
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i'll be on blog leave this week. i will take a break from work and if fate leads me to the light at the end of the tunnel, i might leave for good. wish me luck guys. :)

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

cant get enough of him... hehehe...

i saw some new pics of bae yong joon. he is so pretty. hehehe. kung si piolo pascual ang forever crush ko na pinoy actor, sa korean actors si byj naman. hehehe...





Tuesday, March 13, 2007

house designs

i am scouting for modern house designs from the internet. hopefully, we can have our house built by april this year. i'm crossing my fingers. i had to apply for a housing loan, too. i hope it gets approved so the construction will begin soon. so far the following are what i found.

i found this from one of the blogs here in blogger. i must admit its design left an impression in me. i find it nice and modern. i am a fan of modern architecture that's why i like this house design a lot. :)
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i gathered more pictures of modern house designs from the net and found the following from this site.
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i really like this house. it seems so cozy. i hope i can have a house like this. hehehe... more pics of the entire house here.
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this house is most likely what i want to build for the property i am paying. more pics here. my only problem is how can i infuse my computer shop in this stylish house. oh well... it will be the architect's problem. hahaha...

i will post more of these pics in the future. that will be all for today. :)