Sa piling ng mga Banez

Mood: natutuwa
Listening to: Tower - Vienna Teng

Huwebes, 22 Junyo

Nagkaroon ng isang pagpupulong-pulong ng mga ilan sa mga piling kliyente sa hotel kung saan ako ay nagttrabaho. Bilang isang miyembro ng sales team ay kami ay dapat makipag sosyalan sa mga piling kliyenteng ito. Mabuti na lamang at masarap ang mga pag kain at inumin.

Nakakatuwa ang isa sa aming kliyenteng amerikano dahil mas matatas pa syang mag tagalog at ilokano sa ilan sa atin. At macho sya. Sabi pa nya na mukha daw unggoy ang sayaw na "maglalatik" at dahil mahilig ako sa unggoy ay natuwa pa nga ako.

Matapos ay lumabas pa kami papuntang Malate kasama ang 2 kong katrabaho upang ituloy ang aming pag iinumang naudlot. Matapos ay sinundo ako ni Martin dahil galing naman sya sa isang pagpupulong sa hotel na katapat ng hotel na pinagtatrabahuhan ko.

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Biyernes, 23 Junyo

Pag katapos kong piliting matapos ng mabilis ang aking trabaho noong gabing may tatlong events na nagaganap sa hotel sa kanto ng Pedro Gil at ng MH del Pilar ay sinundo ako ng magkapatid na Banez na sina Ate Charisse at Martin babsy ko. At muli ay nanood nga kami ng isang Pilipinong adaptasyon ng Waiting for Godot, "Ang paghihintay kay Godot".

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Ang mga sumusunod ay ang mga nakakatuwang pangyayaring naganap sa aming pag tatalastasan:

SCENE 1

tagpo: sa loob ng Ford na may plate # na XTT-696

mga tauhan:

MARTIN : ang babsy kong lab ko

CHARISSE: ang nakatatanda nyang kapatid na doktor

Ako (dyosa): kelangan pa bang imemorize to?

*nag simula ang tagpo, si Martin Banez ay nagmamaneho, si Charisse Banez ay nasa upuang pampasahero sa harap, ako ay nasa likod at nagtatali ng strap ng sandalyas kong bago na natatangal tuwing naglalakad ako.

CHARISSE: (habang hinihimas ang ulo at malambing na ginugulo ang buhok ng kanyang nakababatang kapatid) Tasha, wag mong lolokohin to ha, mabait to.

DYOSA: ay ganon po ba? (tawa) ako rin po mabait.

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SCENE 2:

tagpo: sa loob muli ng kotse.

*pag kagaling ng mga tauhan sa burol sa may Manila Memoriarial sa may Paranaque. nagugutom na ang mga tauhan at naghahanap sila ng mapupuntahan sa ganap na alas-11 ng gabi upang makabili ng makakain. Si martin ang nagmamaneho, si Charisse ay nasa likod at ang Dyosa ang nasa pampasaherong upuan sa harap.

CHARISSE: mag drive-thru na lang tayo kung san man may madaanan...

[napadaan sa may Macario Maldonado (Mc Donalds)]

CHARISSE: ayan sa Mc Do...

(walang pag tigil na naganap mula sa nagmamaneho)

CHARISSE: okay, ayaw nya...

[napadaan sa Maligayang Bubuyog]

CHARISSE: jollibee?

(walang pag tigil...)

CHARISSE: Okay, ayaw pa rin...

[napadaan sa Tagapag-kalog]

CHARISSE: Shakey's?

(wala pa rin)

[napadaan kina Tita Glo]

CHARISSE: Gloria Maris?

MARTIN: Mahal dyan..

CHARISSE: Hap Chan?

MARTIN: Mahal din dyan..

CHARISSE: ano ka ba! pinapakita mo kay tasha na kuripot ka

MARTIN: sanay na siya.

CHARISSE: (sa akin) ano bang nagustuhan mo dito (kay Martin)?

DYOSA: hindi ko rin po alam.

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SCENE 3

TAGPO: Dahil kanina pa naglilihi sa Burger King itong si Banez little, ay nauwi na nga lamang ang mga tauhan sa Burger King sa may Taft avenue na bukas 24-oras. Pag dating doon ay umorder ito ng King's Combo. Ang king's combo ay naglalaman ng pagkaing sapat para sa tatlong tao. Pagkatapos na ibaba ni Banez little ang tray ng pagkain sa mesa ay bumalik sya sa counter.

DYOSA: ok, ako na lang ang bibili ng dessert. :) May gusto ka pa bang iba?

MARTIN: sige pautang po nung Meal H

DYOSA: ok, sige ayos lang wag na utang. :)

(pag balik ng dalawa sa mesa kung saan nakaupo si ate charisse)

CHARISSE: sinong nagbayad nyan?

MARTIN: (turo sa akin) sya...

CHARISSE: ano ka ba naman. para san pang nilibre mo si Tasha kung nagpabili ka naman?

MARTIN: babayaran ko naman e

CHARISSE: siguraduhin mo lang ha (sabay tingin sa akin at iling)

LAHAT: tawa.. haha

napakasaya nga namang kasama ang magkapatid na Banez noh? naging masaya ang mga oras na nakasama ko sila. at lab ko talaga si Banez little. :)

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kahapon naman ay tumambay kami ni Sarah, Munting Prinsesa sa may katipunan. Wala lang, girl-talk. Tsismisan naming dalawa tungkol sa mga buhay buhay ng mga tao.

Masayang kausap si sarah. kelan ba hindi? masaya kasing pagkwentuhan yung mga taong madalas mong kasama.. tulad na lamang ng mga pakikipagsapalaran ko kasama si Martin. :)

our babies

Mood: chillax.... no classes!
Listening to: Believe - PVD

something went wrong.. their names wont appear.. anyway..

this is our monkey BARNEY

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and our piglet BABSY

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Pieces of wisdom

Mood: exhausted but inspired
Listening to: the buzzing of the fan

after almost 2 months of being exposed to the real world.. these are what i've learned:

• you are a subordinate, no amount of explanation will make you correct. save your reasoning for another day
• you've only got yourself to save your own ass
• despite how much effort you put into, someone will screw up and blame you
• there's a good reason why people invented DOCUMENTATION
• in a team, you're only as strong as your weakest link
• White Russian is one fun way to get drunk
• I will definitely hire a chocolate fountain for my wedding

they say if you dream something, so big that you can picture it, it will come true. well let's put it this way. in a year i should've:

• went on an out of the country trip.. which I paid for
• bought at least 2 equipment for my so-called business idea
• met several contact people
• had a list of prospects for an ideal business partner

in 2-3 years, i should've:

• saved enough to start renting my own "office space" in this area where my target market thrives
• completed my inventory of office equipment
• literally starting my own business

What's my business idea? it's a secret... but i kinda got into brainstorm while i was entertaining one of my colleague's clients.

Weekend Report:

My week? It's been one of the most tiring weeks. Not so bad emotionally, terrible physically. I was required to take 13 hour shifts for 2 consecutive days because I can't take afternoon shifts due to the scheduled trainings we had in the mornings.

Honestly i think i'm slowly getting the hang of my job description. I'm getting things in order and i'm more meticulous than before. But I know life is unfair, this i've learned to accept. Curse people in your mind for a moment then forget about everything, for tomorrow's a new day. I've accepted the fact that some people are just not team players. Let them be.

Last night I attended the hotel's cocktails for our long-staying guests. It's so fun. I meet several very interesting people. That probably is one of the perks of working for Events in such a posh company.

Earlier I saw Godot Wer are you? A play in CCP hosted by the French Embassy. Actually i got in because Marts' sister, ate Charisse invited me to see it with them, which obviously I did. Actually I've read this play by Samuel Beckett... I was quite bored, the words were great but I was younger when I read it and didn't quite understand. Now a bit older, I've more energized neurons working for me. The Philippine adaptation was superb, for a UP-ian kinda thinking in a way that the wordings caught my attention. And it really did.. but i'm too sleepy to elaborate... zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............

the good and the bad side of lil miss queen

Mood: Lazy
Listening to: random noise

the good:

let's start of with the good. today i've been a good daughter. i treated my family out for lunch and then i bought my sister her school supplies.. then after shopping we had ice cream (at the ice cream bar at shakey's katipunan)

savoring the sinful mound of dairy

the bad:

yesterday.. i met up with some old friend i shouldn't have met up with... no further details.

My Weekend Update Updated June 18, 2006 Main activity: Makati Night Hung out with: Jem and Third Funniest thing: midnight conversations Worst thing: duty calls... Time I got home: 9 am Time I was supposed to be home: i dont have curfew na :) Latest time I woke up: 9 am (ginising ni dadi pogi) Most suspicious activity: was terribly suspicious Hottest outfit: very, very hot! Laziest outfit: wala.. hot lahat Plans for next weekend: that was \"the last time\"

My DAD and Wedding Bells

Mood: caf-feigne high and melo dramatic
Listening to: Canon in D

My very dear Baby,

In times like these, your words of appreciation and efforts of creating a blog for me just assures and strenghtens me the more of how good the love of God can be for our family.

I admit being a less commited dad in your life especially during your childhood years. Even up to the present, I still have those misses...and yet you make me feel as if I have been that perfect dad for you. May I take this opportunity to ask for your forgiveness for the mistakes I have commited against you and for the times I failed as a father.

I love you and try to give the best for you based on my discerment of what's the best for that moment. You may expect the same constant love from me. My love for you is forever. Nothing will ever change that. I will be your dad and you'll be my baby forever. You are a gift from God that I cherish, value, and that gives more meaning to my life.

forever;

dad

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This is my dad's reply to my multiply blog of my previous post of my previous blog. Grabe noh? senti mode. i was close to tears when i read it, if only he wasnt around. you know me... you're average, everyday cheezee laydee.. cry baby nga somebody told me. Hell i care. This is me, deal with it. I mean, hello?! It doesn't follow that if I cry that I'm weak right? It means I'm emotional, probably have a higher EQ than others. But weak... well, that's not something I wouldn't describe myself.

Well, back to my point.. wala lang.. i think we're slowly recovering from the tragedy. Well at least I am. A couple of days ago I passed by our former home/shop...
I saw the wreck.. You know, the typical, the shattered windows, blackened everything, the place is lonely like a haunted wreck. It breaks my heart but then I just had to see for myself to convince me that it's really, as in really, gone. Well, it is. Move on.

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Wedding Bells

You know I'm sooo in love.. with whom?! D@mn! No one in particular. Is this crazy or what? Wala lang. I just feel so alive. Weird noh? Honestly my babsy and i, we're not doing very well... he's being his usual guy-self.. i mean we're ok, just fine, not bad but personally I'm not the oh-so-dreamy-sparkle-in-my-eyes kinda mood. But I'm so in the mood for lovin'.. ewan ko ba. Maybe because i'm still in the "wedding fair" mood. believe me. it's a cliche, but yeah, some girls have dreamt about their wedding day from the time they were 4... Well let's put it this way.. I've started brainstorming since I was 19. OK.. guys... I'm not hearing any wedding bells ringing anytime soon, ayt.. I just have a somewhat clear picture of my dream wedding... let's just say I've got a creative mind. Just a tip: Girls! When you get ideas.. write it down.. it really helps. one day ill probably upload this.

The wind beneath my wings....

Mood: Pass the dutchie
Listening to: Sentimental

Maybe it was meant to happen. You know, God opens a door for every window that he closes. Whatever message that He's trying to convey, we have yet to understand... but if there's one thing that makes me strong amidst all these.. it would have to be my dad. (seriously, naiiyak ako ngayon.. :'()

How many can go from tears to being a source of strength for our entire family? My dad did.

I wasn't there when the initial news of our shop came. But i could only imagine how my dad was feeling. Broken? devastated? Words cannot probably describe. Something he's worked hard for, washed up in a pool of flames. He's probably thinking what to feed us these next few days yet he can still smile and make us feel that everything is gonna be all right.

He never blamed God for this, and he made sure that we understood this. In fact he made us realize how lucky we are that we were still together. That nobody got hurt, that we are all safe and together, that even when our entire means of living got burned to the ground. That as he would say: "we are still head above water..." and for all his wise words, i believe... i trust him. He lives with a motto that God never gives us something we cannot handle.

Grabeh, I love my dad. sobra. Happy father's day... :')

Wind Beneath My Wings
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
to never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way,
you always walked a step behind.

So I was the one with all the glory,
while you were the one with all the strength.
A beautiful face without a name -- for so long,
a beautiful smile to hide the pain.

Chorus
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and ev'rything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it,
I would be nothing with out you.

Chorus
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and ev'rything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Fly, fly, fly away,
you let me fly so high.
Oh, fly, fly,
so high against the sky, so high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you, thank God for you,
the wind beneath my wings.

Through the fire.....

Mood: no more feelin good :(
Listening to: I've Got You, Babe - UB40

When my good friend carlo told me that their warehouse and showroom got burned (he owns a furniture exporting company) i felt bad. He showed me the pictures and i really felt down. Things like those only happen to people in TV, not to your friends... not to you...

Yesterday, when i got home terribly tired from work, my sisters started calling me from upstairs. I was actually excited to see them coz i had pasalubong for them. Only to find out that our car shop in Cubao got burned.... burned badly to the ground. Every equipment, every spare part, every car and the entire building which I used to call home.. everything turned to ashes... I felt really terrible. Our jap spitz, Dao, who's been our dog for years not also met his end. Poor doggie...

What's worse is that properties (3 cars) of our clients also got burned. My dad is now selling his former Volvo '03 to the junkshop as I write.. :(

The family is really down. but it's moments like these that one realizes the value of family. I'm glad nobody (aside from Dao and our goldfishes) got hurt. My family is still together and we see the support of our family and friends.

all in a day's work

Mood: terrible

sh!t #1... it's one of those days when somebody has to screw up. this time it's our florist. she failed to deliver our flowers. p*t@ng #na!!! i have an engagement party going on downstairs and i don't have flowers. sh!t talaga. isa pa siguro and i'll be out of my job in no time. shit i wanna jump off our 17th floor office na. ;( the saddest part is that it seems that nobody believes me here.. like it's all my fault. grabe i hate blooms and blossoms (the flower shop). and to think that i followed up yesterday pa. ano ba yan!

sh!t #2... si banez. bwisit sya.

Hows your week end?

Mood: sick w/ sore throat
Listening to: Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

My Weekend Update Updated June 6, 2006 Main activity: .... malate nights Hung out with: Jemma, Sheena, Martin and others Funniest thing: bumaha sa mcdo Worst thing: got sick... ahem ahem Time I got home: 8 am... Time I was supposed to be home: definitely earlier Latest time I woke up: 4pm Most suspicious activity: ahm.. you wouldn't wanna know... Hottest outfit: very decent.. as in Laziest outfit: that very decent outfit Plans for next weekend: probably the same... :)

You're really lovely... Underneat it all

Mood: love struck
Listening to: Underneat it all - No doubt

I love him... sobra! After all these time it's been him all along and i didnt even know. This is my song for him. :)

UNDERNEATH IT ALL

There's times where I want something more
Someone more like me
There's times when this dress rehearsal
Seems incomplete
But, you see the colors in me like no one else
And behind your dark glasses you're...
You're something else

Chorus:
You're really lovely
Underneath it all
You want to love me
Underneath it all
I'm really lucky
Underneath it all
You're really lovely

You know some real bad tricks
And you need some discipline
But, lately you've been trying real hard
And giving me your best
And, you give me the most gorgeous sleep
That I've ever had
And when it's really bad
I guess it's not that bad

(Repeat Chorus)

So many moons that we have seen
Stumbling back next to me
I've seen right through and underneath
And you make me better
I've seen right through and underneath
And you make me better
Better... better...

Lady Saw:
You are my real Prince Charmin'
Like the heat from the fire
You were always burnin'
And each time you're around
My body keeps stalin'
For your touch
Your kisses and your sweet romancin'
There's an underside to you
That so many adore
Aside from your temper
Everything else secure
You're good for me, baby
Oh that, I'm sure
Over and over again
I want more

Gwen:
You've used up all your coupons
And all you've got left is me
And somehow I'm full of forgiveness
I guess it's meant to be

(Repeat Chorus)

You're really lovely
Underneath it all
You want to love me
Underneath it all
I'm really lovely
Underneath it all
And you're really lovely

Private Line Party

Sales and Marketing Team of Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila in the Private line appreciation party last May 31, 2006. Theme: Filipiniana.



with monna and jenz, our interns :) like me exactly a year ago