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Too Late… Jul 14

Photo from nytimes.com

Too late… to realize what things one may have done until only you see how other have reacted to it. It may become a dilemma in the long run, but at some point one has to rectify it.

Too late… to feel sorry of the steps one has made just to make things easy or appease people, presumingly things will be a lot better. Sometimes, we thought it right to do or say things but, on the contrary, it made situations worse, especially if those involved are people we can always depend on or we can rely in the long run.

Too late… to be able to restore things back when one should have made amends instantly as the issues are still “hot off the grill.” But you may not lose hope for each day that you wake up to brings you another chance to change things for the normal, if not the better.

Too late… to say “I apologize for small things I’ve said or done,” since we never see these small things we thought of “small” may turn out to be big things in disguise. Now, toppling or going over it may not be as easy as it looks.

Too late… yes, I guess it’s too late to move backward and wish one never really made those things…

But then again, well maybe I guess, it won’t be too late to restore things back… but as to how long, that is something one will just try to be patient with and live with…

Anways, let me think… for I’m about to trek that road again…

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A Post-HFD Sharing Jun 24

Like what the title says, this entry is just a short one that I want to share with you guys. Apart from Kaye and other family members, only a few (like some friends in the office) knew about the special treat I got for Father’s Day. Not only did I get to spend with the kids, the good treat I had that day was the anticipation of seeing the McDonald’s Father’s day ad published on three main broadsheets. The ad was sort of a tribute to all dads all over the country, but with a twist — images were caught in their most candid, uncompromising way while enjoying McDo treats.

Here’s the ad:

Can you guess where I am?

As an added surprise, a mysterious friend of mine (whose cell number I still haven’t identified. sorry and thanks ulit sa tip!) texted me that I also appeared in another front page of a famous broadsheet with no less than Fr. Jerry Orbos. To my curiosity, Kaye tried to find the page through its online version. And true enough, it was indeed ME on the picture… with Fr. Jerry Orbos! As I recall, the pic was obtained from this blogsite through a post I did a few months ago. Though, I felt violated for the writer (or someone from that publication) just acknowledged my site and not even bothered to ask permission or find out my name as proper courtesy of using and publishing the picture.  Though it was something unacceptable, I felt in a way cool about it nonetheless.

Anyhow, here’s the picture that came out with that surprise article below.

The feature article on Manila Bulletin

Again, Happy Father’s Day to me!!! Hahahaha!!! :D

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Father’s Day Jun 20

Father’s Day ngayon, nabati n’yo ba mga tatay n’yo? Kung hindi pa, batiin n’yo na sa kahit anong paraan… itext, email, tumawag o i-Plurk nyo sila (kung tech-savvy sila ha!) para mapadama n’yo kung ga’no sila kahalaga kahit man lang sa araw nila.

Pero bakit nga ba may Father’s Day? Ang alam ko kasi sobrang angkop ito sa mga tatay na sobrang nagsusumikap at naging uliran sa bawat aspeto ng buhay nila — mapa-pamilya, trabaho man, kapitbahay o kahit sa pag-praktis ng pananampalataya nila. Pero pa’no yung mga di naging maayos sa buhay nila? Yung mga nanloko, nakasakit sa kapwa nila, nandaya o di naging uliran sa kanilang mga mahal sa buhay? Tama rin kaya silang batiin ng Happy Father’s Day?

Mahirap mang isipin pero sa wari ko lang, minsan mapapaisip ka kung dapat ka bang mapabilang sa mga tumatanggap ng greeting mula sa kaibigan, kamag-anak, ka-opisina, kabarkada, kapamilya o kapuso, lalo pa’t kung alam mong sa lumipas na taon ay may mga pagkakamaling nagagawa tayo at umuukit ito sa karamdaman ng marami sa atin. Gano’n ang pakiramdam ko minsan, lalo pa’t nitong nakaraang taon ay sobrang maraming pagsubok at pagkakamali ang napagdaanan ko. At ngayong Father’s Day, napaisip ako… karapat-dapat ba talaga akong mabati?

Pero sa kabila no’n, malaking pasasalamat at kahit papa’no, andyan pa rin ang aking pamilya, kahit na isa sila sa mga nasaktan sa mga ilang bagay-bagay na nagawang pagkakamali ko sa buhay. Bilang haligi ng sarili kong tahanan, sila pa rin ang nagbibigay ng lakas at inspirasyon sa ‘kin upang maging mabuting ama sa araw-araw na ibinibigay ni Lord. Oo, maraming beses na akong nagkakamali, nakakasakit at nadadapa. Pero di ako tumitigil na magsumikap para mabago ang sarili ko, upang maging  isang karapat-dapat na kaibigan at karamay na mamamayan, at lalo pa’t isang matuwid at ulirang ama sa aking mga anak at asawa sa aking kabiyak.

Ngayong Father’s Day, sa wari ko’y di ako dapat nabibilang na batiin dahil sa mga dahilang ako na lang ang nakakaalam. Pero dahil sa pagmamahal ng aking pamilya at sa bawa’t pagkakataon na laging ibinibigay ni Lord sa ‘kin na mabago ang aking sarili, salamat pa rin at naging kabilang ako sa mga milyung-milyong ama, tatay, papa, daddies, ‘tay at kung ano pang tawag sa ‘min, na nabati ngayong araw na ‘to. Siguro, sa dami ng mga paglilihis, siguro may matuwid pa rin akong nadaanan kahit papa’no.

Para sa lahat ng mga ulirang ama na nandyan ngayon, saludo ako sa inyo! Sa ilang mga ama na nagkamali na ng minsan, mayro’n laging pagkakataon na baguhin natin ang mga sarili  kung mamarapatin natin. Dahil at our own right, ang pagiging uliran at modelo sa ating pamilya’t mga anak ay natututunan din.

Para sa mga kaibigan kong bloggers na tatay ring tulad ko, nawa’y maging maganda ang buhay sa bawa’t oras at pagkakataon na handog ni Lord para sa ‘tin!

Happy Father’s Day po!

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My Last Manila Election May 18

Last Monday,  most of us once again exercised our right to choose the best person to run the country. As a matter of fact, in just a span of a few hours, we already saw the trend of who the people have chosen best for the Presidency via the first-time automated voting system. Indeed, this was the first and hopefully, not the last since elections have always been plagued with controversies and unreliable counting when it was done manually. I for one, have been witness to such conflicts and there were times I wished things were a little different in the manner of voting then. But thanks to open-mindedness, COMELEC made history by pushing for the automated elections. Not only did it make counting easier and faster, but I also hope that it made the elections a lot credible and believable (but again, expect more protests from stubborn politicians who don’t want to concede yet).

Me against the crowd

As early as 6 in the morning, I prepared myself to come home to Manila, my former hometown, just to vote. The trip from Sta. Rosa Laguna was just a relatively short bus ride, since there was no traffic going home. I arrived at F. Guerrero School along Pedro Gil around 7:20am. Guerrero has been my voting precinct since the time I started voting for Barangay and Local elections way back 1992. Generally, the time I spent on voting was, hmmm well… short. The only thing I spent a little time on, was finding the precinct room I would vote. So to make things a lot easier, I celled (manner of calling someone thru cellfone; my own coining not Webster’s) Papa for the location. Good thing it was just in the first floor. What’s more relaxing about voting was that Papa already got a number for me and Mama. So there. I got my first shot at voting via Smartmatic PCOS machine hassle-free. Good for the numbers actually, since on my way to the room I got to pass by the other rooms with scary long lines. Imagine if I still lined up  (Kaye and her family didn’t have the same luxury as I had since they waited for more than two hours to be able to vote. Kawawa talaga!).

Inside Guerrero during election day

Anyways, when I finished, I lined up a bit before placing my ballot through the PCOS machine. I was able to finish everything and get out of the hot voting room in 30 minutes. Just then, the people in-charge began letting in senior citizens.  Hehehe lucky me indeed!

I went back to the area where the PPCRV (Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting) table was located. I stayed with Mama for a while before going home to my old Manila house to freshen up and have breakfast. When I got home, Papa was getting ready for bed since he hadn’t gotten any sleep as he was an assigned COMELEC officer at Guerrero. So I said “good night” to him as he went up the room to sleep. For me, I just had a few pandesals and spam for breakfast, with fresh hot kapeng barako from the coffeemaker, and then I freshened up a bit before going back to the precinct.

At the PPCRV Station where Mama stays

I stayed at the PPCRV station for a while. It was just weird being there since I used to be active in PPCRV when I was still in Manila. But those times were far different from today. Me, am just a mere voter. And no more concerns with what’s happening around, just a plain spectator to everything that’s going around the school. Kaya siguro am proud of my parents because they remain vigilant to situations during elections. Amidst the pricking heat and lack of wind in the area, their dedication to such taxing volunteer work is truly commendable. I really wish I could stay and be with Mama during that time, but I was already missing the kulets back home in Sta. Rosa and I promised Kaye to get home ASAP.  So after saying my goodbyes to Mama and friends I knew back then, I left Guerrero with its huge crowd already overflowing at the gates.

At last, I boarded  the jeep going to PRC Makati. But as I looked back from the moving jeep, I smiled and thought that maybe this would be the last time I’d vote in Manila. I don’t know much about the politicians in the Manila district, anyway. Probably next year, I’ll try to work on registering myself in Sta. Rosa so for the next elections (local and senatorial), it will be at a new place for a change. But I’ll truly miss voting in Manila, especially since my parents and I usually vote at the same time. Well that’s ok. At least my last election ended with something unique, that is, via automated voting. Now that’s something to remember as I close the chapter of election voting in Manila.

Thanks Guerrero… hello Central!

Ps. This is just my post-election observations that I just want to share here.

… that despite the good show of results, some politicians will still insist that they were cheated, the reason for them to lose the race.

… that despite the plunder cases and crimes against the country which proved him guilty (but was pardoned a few years later), Erap was still a crowd favorite.

… that the election has enticed rather more celebrities to run, and they surprisingly won in the campaign.

… that the election, for me, remains to be a popularity contest in general.

… that those good men who are much better off for the positions at stake, are the ones who usually found themselves close to the bottom of the list.

… that in all of these observations, I’d say the elections was a swift and orderly one compared to the past years.

I’d stop here. If you have your own observations, feel free to share here too!

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Heat Wave May 11

These past days,  the hot weather has really become a pain in the neck.  Or literally, a pain to every part of our body — our face, arms, nape, even to our hidden parts (censored!). The worst part of it, it can really hit hard on anyone’s health. For the last couple of days, I felt so stressed easily even if you stay indoors. Whether at home or at the office, the heat is something you just wish is gone for good. But that’s the sad thing. It doesn’t. Even when the sun has gone done, and you’d expect a cool breeze to ease it down (well, at least at home for that matter),  the heat wave that has bombarded your place for the whole day, stays… and I mean hindi nawawala or umaalis! Frankly, this has been the worst kind of summer that we have to experience to date. Imagine, temp records of around 38 to 40 degrees of scorching heat… now that’s very alarming! But what’s more alarming, especially in my family’s case, is the concern to my kids who are prone to asthma attacks especially in an erratic weather like we’re having now.

Unfortunately, the worse part did hit. My kids were admitted again at Asian hospital last April because of their asthma. Little did Kaye & I know that their exacerbations were already due to something worse… they have pneumonia already. But good thing that we had them admitted so they could get utmost care and medicines will address it. We decided of bringing them in since both Cassie and Jemy haven’t been eating at all. If not for their usual rounds of milk, they could have been dehydrated already. But even the milk intake has waned. So that was really a wise choice to do.

After a few days, both of them have coped up with meds and liquids. Soon enough they were eating more. I guess the only thing that made difficult for us to have them admitted was the fact that they’ll be inserted with the needle again. And that is really to difficult to bear, especially for Cassie who’s veins are overshadowed by her chubby built. Siguro, we just thought they’ll recover faster thru that so we’ll just bear the sight of the procedure.

Thank God the kids recovered from the infection. But still we weren’t taking chances since the heat is not going down. So when we got back from the hospital, we had everything on round the clock meds regimen, as advised by their pedia (incidentally, the one that took care of Kara has become their pedia na rin!). And after a few days, Jemy is again back to his kulit self, if not doubly kulit pa! Cassie still was selective with food then but eventually became her old self as well. Kaya we’re still grateful that the kids are back to normal now.

I guess we just have to deal with the heat wave better this time. Despite the rising electricity rates, I guess I’d rather keep them comfy all the time in a aircon-cooled room, so as not to be affected by the heat again. And maybe keep the fans running downstairs when they play around the sala just to be ventilated from the trapped heat of the whole day.

Last week, Jemy has showed signs again of mild asthma, as evident of his coughing. But before it got any worse, we already had him nebulized for a given schedule. Now he’s coughing is less but manageable. I just hope his condition will soon be over so I wouldn’t be as worried of him since Kaye and I are working. Though he may be nebulizing, Jemy is still as bubbly and playful most of the time, as well as talkative and matakaw especially during meals and merienda. With Cassie, haaay… she’s really adorable at the same time super kulit! Besides we think she’s really a lot stronger than Jemy. But overall, we’re not as alarming as the one last April. We just hope and pray that the heat wave would finally come to an end. Because more than just dealing with the sweat and scorching, sunburn feeling, it’s really hard to bear of seeing the little ones suffer again because of this climate problem, where anyone and everyone can’t do anything about… for now.

Hope everyone can stay cool if we can help it. And let’s deal with the heat wisely, for summer, I think, is still a long way to go…

Fan Din Ako Noh! Mar 25

I am not much of an avid fan of big celebrities locally and abroad. But whenever I had the chance, well, I try to get a souvenir of whoever that personality is, if possible with me in it! In short, pichur pichur! But of course, I don’t always get souvenirs of all the celebrities I meet. In the same way, not all chances I get eventually to meet some have resulted to souvenir shots. I do have preferences too. And those I am sharing in this post are actually some of the people I aspired to meet  in my lifetime. In short, sometimes a busy person like me, can also become bakya, a bit jologs, or a mere follower of some of the world’s renowned people in the biz. But before I present you what I have collected so far, just a note: all the pics I have uploaded are genuinely taken and not photoshopped. But I won’t take it against you if you think otherwise. Besides,  I’m quite good at making two pics look like it was taken as one. Hahahah!

Now… On with the pictures!

Sari Yap is one of those people I've longed to meet before. She's the former Ed-in-chief, now president of Mega Publishing. She's also a devout Opus Dei, and single. This was taken during the 2003 AdCon in Baguio.

Had this pic taken during the Ad Con in Baguio in 2003. Sir Gabby was very accommodating and approachable in fernez! Plus, you seldom meet someone who heads one of the biggest TV companies in the country. That's why it was a privilege to have met him then. Daba?!?

Lucrecia Kasilag is the former artistic director and president of Cultural Center of the Philippines. She used to hear mass at the Adamson church where I serve. The country lost a great champion of the arts when she passed away in 2008. But I guess I'm just lucky to have met her and even see her every Sunday at church. Glad to have personally known you, Tita King.

One of my favorite priests, Fr. Jerry Orbos is the sibling of former Executive Sec. Oscar Orbos. When he heard mass at Adamson, I surely did not pass the opportunity to take this souvenir shot with him. Galing nga he was still in full vestments.

This was for a Samsung shoot in 2003 which I art directed. I was not starstruck but she was definitely nice and fun to work with. Imagine, Phoem was going gaga over moi! hahaha!

Really, am a fan of Jim Brickman! Meeting the guy in one of his radio guestings was really awesome! Am glad to have this pic taken (1997 i think) at KCFM during that time. After 2 weeks, we even watched his mini concert at Shangri-La, front seats pa! Hehe talagang idol ko 'to!

Really, am a huge fan of Jim Brickman! Meeting the guy in one of his radio guestings was really awesome! Am glad to have this pic taken (1997 i think) at KCFM during that time. After 2 weeks, we even watched his mini concert at Shangri-La, front seats pa! Hehe talagang idol ko 'to!

This was taken 1998 pa. This was in a event at PanPacific Manila where Gary V was formally announced as the UNICEF Ambassador in the Philippines. Being part of UNICEF then, I was proud to have met him.

Of course, Kara is one of my favorite idols in this lifetime. Apart from her being intelligent and all, am just proud to be her Dad, and will always support her in everything she does. No wonder am lucky to be there for her.

Of course, Kaye has become my obsession since college. As in sobrang taas ng hanga ko sa kanya. Di naman ako stalker noh, talagang love ko sya ever since. This was our first shot being a couple way back 2004. Ang sweet nya sa kin diba? Kaya sobrang love ko 'to!

This is my twin bro Jon. He's really one of those people who I was so proud to be with and share the good & bad times with since we started working. Sayang lang he left us early in life. But am happy where he is now. And he'll always be my idol for all time. The pic was taken early January 1999 in Paco Park while waiting for our singing gig in a wedding. It was our last pic taken together. A week after, he passed away.

Actually there are many others that I have not taken pictures with yet. But hoping to add more in my list soon. My next targets? Who knows? But definitely those next will be worth showing off to everyone who is also a fan at heart!

O ano pichur pichur tayo!

 

New Home, New Beginnings… Feb 23

It’s not really just because a lot of our bloggerkadas (including my dear Kaye) have gone dotcom that I got to join the bandwagon. Well, honestly, it’s nice to have something you can call your own. This is why I moved from my bongkito wordpress tambayan to a more contemporary, stylish and up-to-date location and relaxing area. Thus, I’ve recreated, refurbished and rejuvenated “Ang Aking Munting BONGKITO” with a more refreshing look, now located at thegreenfrogcreations.com.

First of all, welcome to my new humble abode. I actually thought a lot before moving in to this new place. A lot different from my last place. More homey, more indoor but minimalist in treatment, and I guess, to put it better, more inviting for anyone to drop by.But i guess, it suits me and also my personality. Also, I’ve considered a lot in going dotcom since it already identifies me as a person. Of course, with the new look I still want to keep the old concept . Mainly because the bangkito (bench) is where my blogging started. Just made a little overhaul and wala, a new home at last!

But most of all, this change is because of all of you blogger friends whom I’ve become so fond of exchanging banter and all. And I thank Kaye for this because nakilala ko kayo and nae-enjoy ko ang inyong pagbisita, moreso for giving me and Kaye the chance to know you in return, kahit through the blogosphere lang.

So for you guys, thanks for staying with me on my old wooden bench. And as I welcome you here, just feel free to stay, relax and share stories again with me. Because this new home is also because of you so your stay here will always be worthwhile.

Thanks to salbehe for the help in finding me a new home to stay. Iba ang convincing power mo girl!

Thanks to my Kaye for keeping up with me and for making every blogging experience better as always. Sa totoo lang, si Kaye din ang checker ko in terms of grammar and structure. Tiwala kasi ako sa kanya kasi mas gamay nya magsulat kesa sa ‘kin.

And lastly, to the Lord for giving me such great bloggerfriends. Hopefully next time matuloy na ang EB na inaasam ng lahat. So finally we could now actually share stories and laugh and even exchange chichirs on a personal level.

Again, to all you guys, welcome home!!!

Salamat sa lahat… Jan 19

Alam ko medyo kalagitnaan na ng Enero. Actually, plano ko dapat mag-blog upang magpasalamat sa marami bagay na nangyari sa kin noong nakaraang taon. SO… without further ado, eto na.

Una… thank you kay Lord dahil sa maraming blessings na binibigay n’ya pa rin para sa king pamilya. Alam ko di ko ito matutumbasan ng kahit ano except for prayers lang and kung may chance ay pag-serve sa mass (kami ni Kaye ay cantor para sa salmo responsorio).

Pangalawa… salamat sa mga bumati sa kin sa aking birthday noon nakaraang buwan. Di man magarbo o kakaiba, makabuluhan s’ya sa kin ng sobra dahil kasama ko ang pamilya ko para i-celebrate s’ya ng matiwasay. Sorry kung ngayon lang ako makapagtenkyu kaya magmention na ko now — to my sis Ateyet, Mama ko, Papa ko, my darling Kara, Papa Melo, Mami Minda, Kuya Anne at sa butihing bf nit I o na si Onid, Iah (pinsan ko), Tita Meh, Tito Eric, at mga nakaalalang friends ko na nagtext, Karen, Ara, Genesis, Ai at ang future bayaw kong si RG (naks! actually magiging bunsong kapatid ko sya hehehe!) plus yung mga friends ko pang nagpost sa FB at lahat ng mga dablogkarda — daghang salamat sa inyong tanan! Pinataba nyo ang puso ko ng sobra sobra ng inyong pagbati! I love you all!

Pangatlo… salamat sa bagong trabaho kong pinapasukan ngayon. Nangangapa man ay alam kong katagalan ay kakayanin ko rin ito. Besides, alam ko si Kaye ay nakaantabay lang para ako tulungan. Medyo major shift for me kasi from copywriting ay mayroon na rin akong PR work, if not most of the time, yun ang gagawin ko. Basta, pagbubutihin ko na lang ‘to and I know I would eventually excel din sa bago kong trabaho later on.

And lastly, everyday na ako’y magpapasalamat sa aking Kaye na s’yang nagbibigay sigla at kahulugan sa aking bawat pagkilos sa mundong ito. Siguro iba talaga ang feeling ‘pag sinasabing sayong sayo na talaga s’ya. Oo talagang sa kin s’ya and am proud that nandun ako for her sa lahat ng kanyang pangangailangan. Sa lahat ng mga pagsubok, kasiyahan, di pagkakaintindihan, kulitan, kataimtiman, at pagmamahalan, ako’y taas-kamay na humahanga sa kanyang paninindigan at katibayan ng loob sa lahat ng aming nadaanan at dadaanan pa ng sabay sa darating pang mga taon. But most of all, sa pagkakaloob ng Diyos sa amin ng tatlong napakahalagang regalo sa buhay — si Kara, Jeremy at Cassie — wala na akong hihilingin pang kapalit sa D’yos dahil kinompleto na n’ya ang pinagka-asam-asam simula’t sapul. Sa ‘yo Be, maraming salamat at di ko ikahihiyang sabihin na Mahal na Mahal Kita ng sobra sobra!

Muli, Happy New Year sa ‘ting lahat at nawa’y maging masaya ang ating buhay ng buong taon!

Pahabol lang: Ma, Happy Birthday! (as in ngayon tlaga birthday n’ya that’s why I wanted lang a special mention of her here.) I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH and thank you for being my Mama!

Kwentong MRT… Nov 25

How frequent to do you ride the MRT? Ako, for the past few months, the MRT has been my fast-track ride to the office. Since my work is situated in Mandaluyong, it’s considered the most convenient and no-traffic hangup way to get there on time. Getting off from the bus at Mantrade, then a little stroll to the station, taking the stairs or the escalator (which ironically does not work 90% of the time), and then, after a long line of being searched by guards for anything that may be a threat to national security, you get in. Ironically, that’s just the first part. You still have to line-up for your gate card, depending on your destination. So after all of these, getting into the main platform will usually take you close to 10-15 minutes tops before even riding the train.

Sometimes, the train itself takes too long even to arrive its first destination, which is the Mantrade stop. Funny though because MRT’s first base is just in Taft Avenue, a 5-minute drive from Mantrade. So by the time it arrives, usually a huge chunk of people awaits its stop and in most cases, everyone will try to push themselves, even squeeze in their bodies to the train’s automatic puny doors until all passengers look like a bunch of sardines packed in an oversized, elongated tin can. Not a good scenario to imagine. This is also the reason at times why I get to office much delayed due to the number of trains (the last trip I had took me 3 trains before I was able to ride on one) have to pass because everyone inside wouldn’t budge an inch so that other people can still get in. Call it swapang sila or tigas mukha, or maybe because they don’t want to add more smell of different people who are almost butt-cheek to butt-cheek inside the elongated cars.

And what about the ride? Well, at times it’s as smooth as a slow rollercoaster, stopping from time to time at every station to pack in more people. Oftentimes, it’s as crazy as hell! Why? Because you get the tendency to share the smell of each and everyone you mingle with, most especially those passengers whom you’re not comfortable staying beside with because they don’t care of exhaling heavily and polluting the tightly shut cars. And because they wouldn’t move or the train is overloaded, you just have to hold your breath at times, just like what Michael Phelps does during a long distance swim. Swerte ka na lang if you happen to end up in an area that has a strong aircon breeze. And mind you, that’s just the morning rush to the office! What about when you go home? Same ride, same routine, but a more powerful, stinkier fragrance to bare.

Problem with the MRT is that, of course, you can’t choose whom to get in and have that ride. I would presume even the car for women, elderly and children only may also have the same dilemma. What’s worse, the aircon is very strategically felt. What I meant about this is some areas have a strong steady cool air, while most areas are, literally warm (not to mention if there’s something foul building up). But I guess, most passengers will just take the ride as normal as possible, just to get to their destination (don’t worry, at times I’m also one who will just bear the heat and smell of it all to get to the office fast. No choice e!) But then again, matiisin lang din sila tulad ko…

But in general, the MRT is swell kind of transportation. It may not be totally conducive or very pleasant at times (well, ok… most of the time), but it is still a good way to reach your destination the quickest possible time. My advice (galing lang sa ‘kin to ha?) for those will be first timers to an MRT ride… just brace yourself for the worse, especially in the mornings or mid-afternoons because these are the times when everyone is on the rush. Also, a good cologne, some breath mints, and a clean handkerchief would do the trick to shield you from any unpleasantries during your short or long trip (depending on where you’re getting off). But if you’re taking a ride during off-peak hours (between 10AM to 2PM), the MRT is a sure, cozy ride for those who would just want to experience sight-seeing of the metro without the hassles of traffic and an erratic, humid weather.

See you, if ever, on the next MRT trip!

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Back at The Office Jul 20

Whew! It’s been one hell of a week for me! Work here and there, go to client and other stuff! In other words, ultra-LAGARE! But no complaints here, my friend. Am learning a lot and for one thing, enjoying it too! I even got to gather some latest cheesemaks from peeps in the region (note: Makati region ha!) like former officemates who recently “graduated” from hell school, new projects in the works, plus the fact that am hoping all of these shenanigans would lead to something good and “productive”. I know I sound like am just blabbing my mouth and you don’t get what am saying. Basta, I’d just like to share that things are still in the right place for me and thank God He’s always there to make things happen! Divine intervention? Yup that’s true kiddies!

But of course, am also grateful to my ever supportive wifey Kaye who’s been the backbone of my existence! Thanks, Be for not giving up! Hope things can be a lot better real soon. Well, I know it will naman.

And last, salamat din that I realized I do have a knack for client servicing. Because that’s what keeps me afloat lately.

Oh well, enough of this talking! Back to work everyone! Chop-chop! Busy-busy-busy! Ciao!

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