Surprises.. Surprises..

Yesterday would be one of my most unforgettable days during my stay here in the office. A lot of things happen during the said day from the most happy to the most irritating event.

Well, last Monday was the birthday of my officemate and during that day she was absent for we have this Birthday Leave event wherein you are free to be absent for your special day. Well anyway, since she was absent, I was planning to give her something and surprise her yesterday but it turned out that I was more surprised than she was.

I first planned to prepare a collage of pictures for her birthday but after having it printed last Monday night, it didn't turn out quite as to what I expected. The center image in the pictures was a bit pixelated. Well, that's what happened after I tried to scale up a picture from her friendster account.ü

So Monday night, I then planned to give her an origami flower so that I could give her a gift for her birthday since the picture didn't turned out okay. Then I planned to come to office a little bit earlier yesterday. So I got up and left the house around 10 minutes earlier but when I got to the office, I learned that it was almost 8am and I was a bit late than my usual time so I hurriedly tried to make it to our entrance to swipe my card key but sad to say that when I was about to swipe my card key, the time stuck 8:01am!! I was again late for one minute! Ggrrr....

Then I found out that she was in duty for the whole week so she was already here before 8am so I got no chance to leave the flower on her desk. So I changed my plan and decided to leave the flower on her desk during lunch time. So come lunch time and I was able to leave the flower on her desk. I assume that she already know as to whom it came from because I already gave her one before but of course what I gave her yesterday was more colorful and with a better presentation.

Then I was wondering why did she knew that I was in the mall last Monday night but I guessed that she just overheard me and some of my friends when we are talking during lunch time. So I got curious when she suddenly asked me if I'm not wondering as to how did she knew that I was in the mall Monday night and asked her as to how. Then I got of a feeling that she knew because of the store Kameraworld. So I asked her if it is because of Kameraworld and she said "Yes"! Then I already knew that she already saw the pictures that I made for her. I got no choice then but to give her the pictures because she already saw it... She was also there Monday night printing something for her project. She said that she was also surprised to see her picture there. She thought that there was someone who was stealing pictures from friendster.. Hahaha! But then she saw the picture where there was my name to it. Hay.. Talk about surprises.. Hay.. That's what I get for planning and preparing everything a day or two from the event itself...ü

Well, I really hope that she appreciated and kept the things that I gave for her birthday. And also hoped that she didn't laughed at my work..ü

Another surprise that I had yesterday was when we were in the restroom during lunch break I was wondering as to why the zipper of my pants was a bit stuck but I didn't mind it and I continue to do my thing but when I tried to zip it back, I noticed that there was something wrong with my zipper. I then found out that my zipper was broken. I tried to fix it but to no avail. Good thing is that I have some safety pin with me. So I got to zip it up but of course I didn't anymore walk around much for the fear of having the safety pin popped out.

The thing is, another reason why I was at the mall Monday night was because I was trying to look for some slacks for my office attire but I didn't buy one since I didn't have that much money during that time so I've got no choice but to go there again yesterday to buy a new one. I also almost left my umbrella in the fitting room..

Hay.. Talk about surprises.. I bet I had more surprises yesterday that my officemate had.. I really won't forget this day.. Hahaha!ü

Almost Fed Up...

I’m getting fed up with what is happening to me right now. It’s just a Monday morning but I’m very much already irritated. I just had a great time with my barkada last weekend in Tagaytay but just a day after, just this morning; I’m very much irritated already. Who will not be irritated when all you ever hear from my aunt’s maid is something like if I could give some money because my aunt’s ran out of funds to initially pay for our food expenses?! To think that just last Friday, I just gave my aunt 500 bucks as a payment for our food expense for the last few days which was amounting to around 300 bucks only. Then when I got home last Sunday from my out-of-town trip, I learned from my brother that the remaining 200 bucks was all used up to pay for the rice. Then this morning, my aunt’s already ran out of funds to initially pay for the food?! And I asked the maid if she need the money right now, and of course she said “Yes”. What do they think of me?! A person who has a lot of money or a bank which they could always get money?! Do they really think that I’m earning that much for them to rely on me?! To think that for the past week, all we got for lunch and dinner was all vegetables! I’m not really the “ma-reklamo” type but I’m nearing the end of my patience. That’s the reason why I usually don’t want to stay at my aunt’s house but I’ve got no choice, our house still isn’t near complete yet. As on now, I’m nearly considering of moving out, it’s just that, who will now then support my two brothers? How I wish I got another house far away where I could stay there all by myself.

I’m really pissed-off with my present situation right now. It seems like that I’m the one who is already supporting for our food expense for us. I don’t often see my father now, which he says that he is staying in our new constructed house to see to it that none of our things will be lost. And I feel that my aunt’s already getting used to ask money from me because my father doesn’t anymore give money to her. I’ve got a hunch as to why my father seems to rely on me financially right now. I think it is because his cousin is always asking me if I had an additional four thousand bucks with where I am working now because I’m a Chinese and my father is always with his cousin. Duh?! My father would be really stupid if he ever listened and believed in him.

What pissed me more is that fact that it is just Monday and I’m already irritated! Hay.. It’s a good thing that I’ve got this blog right now. Thanks to my officemate. I could now somehow channel some, if not all, of my anger here… It’s not that I don’t have friends which I could talk to… It’s just that most of them are quite busy nowadays with their own lives… Hay.. How I wish that all of these would end…

Lesson in Life: Learn How to Appreciate Things Around You

Being out and meeting different types of people make one thankful and reflect for the good things that we currently have. I had two experiences wherein I somehow felt grateful for what I have today as compared to other people...

• Last Sunday when we were at Robinson's Galleria and was ordering our food for dinner, I noticed this girl in front of me. She was kind of communicating with someone thru sign language. I thought that the person she was talking with was at the other end of the foodcourt. Actually what I noticed of her was her cellphone I think. It's like the size of a game pad with the screen being able to flip up. I was marvelled with her device and said to myself that how I wish I could have one of those for it looked very cool.. She was typing something in it so I thought that she was just sending someone a message but to my surprise, she presented her gadget to the waitress to tell what her order was. The waitress tried to asked her some details regarding what her order was but the girl signaled that the waitress just write down what she was trying to say. So then I came to a conclusion that she was deaf and mute. Somehow, I feel sorry for her that she can't talk and hear. Maybe she can but not that like as a normal person. Then I feel that somehow, I must be feeling thankful even though my cellphone is not that of the latest model just as long as I can use it and that I don't have any defect with my physical appearance and I could talk to people and hear different things.
  

• Just this morning as I was about to go down from the LRT station, I was wondering why was it that all people going down are moving slow. When I was already at the stairs, I finally knew the reason why... There was this 2 women: one middle-aged woman (probably around the age of 55) and one old woman (probably with the age of 70-75) going down the stairs. They are walking hand-in-hand and going slowly down the stairs.. Of course people who are in a rush would try to avoid hitting them and that's the reason for the slow flow of people at the stairs.. After seeing the old woman going down the stairs, I felt that I should really be thankful for I still have the strength to go up and down the stairs..
  

Umm.. I now evaluating myself if I am becoming too soft or just starting to realize the great things that I currently have. Well, have just one conclusion, one should be really thankful for what you have and must not be envy for the things that we don't have...

Maestro

While I was cleaning and packing up my things in our old house last last week, I found this masterpiece. I remembered that there were times during my elementary days that I would try to compose songs. Here is what I composed way back then plus some minor revisions. Hopefully nobody would laugh about with my masterpiece.. Hahaha!! Enjoy!!

Lyin' alone
With my head on the phone
Don't know what went wrong
To make you leave me alone

It's been so many sleepless nights
Since you left me alone
I'm cryin' all night
'Cause I can't live without you by my side

[Chorus]
Is there something I can do
To bring you back to me
Is there something I can do
To stop you from leavin' me
'Cause I love you girl, yeah..

Life is so meaningless
If living without you by my side
You are the most precious thing that I have
So tell me...

[Chorus]

[Adlib]

I can always see your face
Everywhere I look
And our happy moments together
I will never never forget..

[Chorus]

Random Thoughts and Stories For The Week...

Last weekend was probably one of my most expensive and tiring experience since I started working. I spend around 1k+ majority of it because of food. Well, I can't help my self from eating. Eating has been my favorite pastime especially when I depressed or sad. . Haha! Hopefully I won't grow into a fat person! I should watch my diet from now on.. Haha! Tiring in the sense that whole weekend I was out of the house and coming home very late. It's a good thing that it's okay for my dad to wake him up in the middle of the night just to asked him if he could open the door downstairs. Umm.. Is it really okay? Hopefully.. Hahaha!

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Last Tuesday as I was going down the LRT station near our place, I saw this child carried by his father. Normally I don't look, give money, and care much of the kids who stay or beg for money near the station but I can't help but feel pitty for that child. His head was around twice the normal size already. I think the child got hydrocephalus. I don't know it that's the right term for it. And from what I heard, operating the child would cost the family alot! Feeling very sorry for the child, I went the LRT station just to give something from my pocket to help him. Hopefully they will got over that crisis that they are facing right now and that what I had given for the child would somehow help them in one way or another...

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Out of Water Again!

I don't if Mr. H2O is mad at us or what... We don't have water now on our aunt's place for the past 2 days. This time, the owner have the water tank cleaned but I think that they did something wrong because they cleaned it in the afternoon but come nighttime, we still don't have water. Then I overheard my aunt's conversation with the landlady and the landlady told my aunt that normally we should be the last one to have water for we are at the 4th floor. The ones who should have water first is the first and second floor. Duh?! The water tank is on top of our floor and we are the ones who will have water last?! I don't know if the landlady knows what she's talking about... Hay.. Well, my brother told me a while ago that the motor of the pump is already there and hopefully it will be put in place with the night...

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The Story of the Poor Kid

There was this kid who grew up in a nice place having enough luxiries to fill up the needs and wants of the family but things started to get worse when his mother died right before he went to college and his dad had an accident. Money started to flew away for no clear reason to the point that now they don't have enough money to sustain their everyday needs. He had two younger brothers who are still both studying and we all now that studying is starting to become one of the most expensive things to do now. It's a good thing that he is already working but not enough to support his whole family. After working for one month, his dad asked him if he could help his dad with their monthly expenses which he freely give but to a certain amount and not to the amount that his father was asking. But he started to wonder what might his dad be doing for he is most of the time doesn't have money whenever his brothers would ask him if he had money for transportation and for miscellaneous expenses for school. Well, his dad doesn't have work right now but he is thinking if his dad is right now thinking of a way on how to earn money. It seems like that his father is starting to be dependent on him for the expenses. Well, he is not the kind who is selfish but he would also like to try to have fun and enjoy life. Well, it's a good thing that he doesn't have any vices like smoking or drinking or worse drugs. He somehow have enough money for his daily expenses and enough money for his savings and would like to let his father know, that he can't support the family all by himself. I can't his dad for he doesn't have that high level of education nor did he had that good and fit body but I think he should somehow think of a way to earn some money. Well, from what I heard, it's only a temporary thing that they don't have enough money. Well, I certainly hope so that this is only a temporary thing. I don't know what this kid could do if he became all fed up... Wishing him the best of luck... Good luck dude!!

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The Pandesal and The Pizza

One of my officemates walked-out when we are about to have our afternoon break a while ago. I don't know what's the root cause of his walked-out but from what I know it started from asking who would like to order something for our break and then decided to buy pizza. One (Boy A) said that he will not join us for suppostedly their group would order pandesal. Then came the pizza and the group of BoyA cannot find the facilitator to whom they will asked her to buy their pandesal. Then BoyA was looking and asking us to already start eating when one of the girls looked at her with a big smile and some of us started laughing then he suddenly said that he will not really join us anymore then walked-out. I never knew he really had that kind of temper. We tried to call him back and given tried giving him the pizza but to no avail.. He really didn't had a bite of pizza.. Well, hopefully tomorrow he's a bit okay.. Hehehe! Talked about temper.. It's a good thing that I'm not already of that type... Well, hopefully I had already cured myself... Haha!!

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