My special treat for this blog is a very first video blog. Surprisingly, even I cannot believe, how my Nokia N93i's video can be compared to a real videocam. The space it gobbled up in my 1gb memory card was a pain, but it's worth it. The result = I have to upload it somewhere in the worldwide web so I can delete it in my phone (there goes youtube, thankyou). The eyebags, bad hair, and such looks on my face should be disregarded because obviously, this was taken after my graveyard shift so I'm kinda stressed and tired (I know, I know, should get more sleep! ) My time can't afford to do some video editing so bare with it. This is a take-one-on-the-spot video blog .  Please do watch my rantings and listen to my fillers (uhms, ahhh, ...) and my one of a kind 3 wishes on this special day. Thank you for those who greeted me in friendster and bombarded my cellphone's inbox. We'll see each other soon!

Hey all! The laziness to update this blog gets severe as months passes by! It's June, yo and it's feeling kind of weird, me not hitting National Bookstore to buy some school stuff goodies. I graduated just 6 months ago and I am not over yet with the idea that "I want to go back studying again because it's so damn hard to work for your own money". I envy those who are in their uniforms carrying books and group studying with their laptops on in a nearby coffee shop.

Ok, I'll stop my ranting there. Work is fine, pay is good, weather sucks and I got sick. My last week was a mess, because of a *singhot* colds I got from the changing weather of my lovely tropical country. Good thing Vicks inhaler and Kleenex was invented. I'm feeling much better now, thankyouverymuch.

Anyhoo boohoo, one Monday morning on my way home in Buendia MRT station, a man with a big camera hanging on his neck asked me and my friend, "Miss, pwede po ba kayong gawing model, kunwari nagbabasa kayo ng diyaryo namin, para lang po sa anniversary ng Express." The uto-uto that I am said, "sige, teka, paano ba?". Then the man grabbed his camera and shoot me and my friend acting like reading their newspaper. Luckily, it turned out good: (not so clear, because it was not a scanned image, i took it using my phone's cam)

That's me on the left!

I forgot to say thank you to the photographer, though. This was my first time to see my face published in a nationwide daily. And I'm so happy!

Masayang alalahanin ang pag-uusap tulad nito:

"She's one of my biggest mistakes..."
        "Then, maybe, I can be one of your mistake also"

"If you are, then I'm glad I made you one"
        "But still, it was a mistake. And a mistake is a mistake."

Minsan, masarap magkamali kahit alam mong mali talaga ang lahat kahit saan mo ito tignan, tapos naging masaya ka sa ginawa mong pagkakamali.

“Do not be hasty with your decisions, Rach…”

These words never failed to move me. It was the time when I’m about to give up work and was about to pass my resignation letter. It was so immature of me to quit the job just because the pressure is aimlessly high, and handling it gives me stress. I was part of a team where people work for definite reasons. And the team was handled by a Boss. He’s a very moody boss who will kick the office drawers because the team’s performance was not good. At times, he will sing an alternative song so loud, not caring if he’s out of tune or not. He will play “Cyclone” in his mobile phone and dance in place while smiling (which is very rare to see!). Once he started clapping, everyone will start clapping too, even without reasons. He dubbed all those under him “SPARTANS” because we are trained as corporate slaves.

And the list goes on and on. My mind is spilling of words to best describe him, but it wasn’t sure enough to illustrate how I admire this person, how I wish I can be like him someday, and how I look up to him as my Boss.

The tree named, "Malaya Legaspi".

The e-mail about his resignation being approved made the whole production floor hushed and everyone kept asking why, why and why. But people come and go for some reasons, and every person should accept that fact. Maybe I was the first person who gave a positive response to it, knowing that my attachment with him is well-built and sturdy, that it’s just so hard to detach. All that’s left are words of wisdom to ponder, which you can carry with you wherever you go and share to other people.

It’s been so much nice working with you Boss Mal. In barely four months of knowing you, I’ve learned A LOT. I am more than thankful you shared with me your brainy thoughts about work and life. You’re the best mentor and motivator I have had, in case I haven’t told you that yet.

And this I can promise:
I shall never waste the opportunity you’ve created for me.

I am so proud to be one of your “Fruit”.

“The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky. “

Sometimes, when I’m staring into the walls in my room (because I can’t sleep), a lot of things are pouring inside my head. Things like: what will I do tomorrow, what I shall buy on my pay day and even what would I be when I turned 25 years old – which is 3 years from now. Growing-up pains sucks, especially when you’re wedged with a juvenile mind, only scheming a Mac book, pairs of havaianas, and gimik with friends on a weekend, because parents doesn’t want you to contribute on household bills so you’re just exerting yourself everyday for your own *ahem* needs.

So let’s go back to the thought of me being a 25 year-old not-a-girl-but-almost-a-woman kind of thing. I plotted some targets to aim at before I will turn 25. Why 25, in case you ask. It’s because, some of my aunts married at the age of 25, a successful, and real career begins at 25 (most career women, that is), and life can be most dreading at 25. But these are all speculations based only on my observations, haha!

One of the things I like doing most is doodling on a piece of paper and make up endless lists of what to do’s, put check on what I’ve done, and cross out superfluous stuff. It brings out the neurotic, true-blue Virgo in me, lol. Keeping a record of what you want in your life makes it more exciting. The more you review it, the more you keep on persisting to make it come to pass.

As a result, I had made a check list here of the goals I wanted to achieve before I turn 25 years old, and then will go back on this same page on my blog again August 27 of year 2010 to see what happens!

Before I turn 25 years old, I should:

- Buy myself a car (with my own savings, of course)

- Have a stable, high paying job that can support my future family (I might not marry by the age of 25, though)

- Visit the States, me buying my own roundtrip ticket from Manila to Los Angeles

- Be super-fluent in Mandarin

- Quit smoking, and be fit

- Learn to put the cheek tint perfectly

- Give my sister some support for her studies (not the tuition fee, gosh!)

- Make a contribution on some household bills (the cable would do, right Ma, Pa?)

- ACT MY AGE AND LOOK MY AGE! 

The ticking of the clock can be hasty sometimes. So, my timer should start NOW.