Whirlwind of Events

Walking outside and seeing a lot of leaves going through, quite suprises me. It's like Milenyo at around 4-5 years ago, strong winds and a lot of rain. Flying roofs and leaves. Even my wind-proof umbrellas were no match for that strong wind. I asked if I can really go through this really rain and wind.

Leaves falling down, even big branches fell. Wrecked umbrellas left in the streets behind due to this event and yes, no vehicles or cars in the streets, it is very scary to drive at that condition.

For me, I really need to get things going because in this kind of business, you can't close even it's you're facing a blackout. Except maybe for the end of days, like what happened in Ondoy but well, I need to open like my brother does.

Yes, I am walking through the strong wind, doesn't care if I get caught by it or simply fly away.. I just need to finish this and I thought as well, I need to go early for work. Yup, in this kind of job, unless the client has also the same kind of weather, there is still work. Luckily for students and some corporate employees, they can rest for this day.

Me? Nah, I just getting started.

Around lunch, I thought of getting ready to go at work, amidst of this trouble, we still have electricity though but I think later, it will be closed.

As I expected, waiting in wet jacket and clothes, I am waiting for a jeep, fx or bus, even a cab. Unfortunately, there is no cab, fx and a lot of jeep, but they will only end at Quiapo. I thought maybe it is so flooded after that area. Great thing, there is a bus, up to well RP. I rode the bus, and the bus was darn fast, until suddenly it stopped at Manila City hall. It was not only flooded, more so, it was submerged. No light vehicles can really pass that mess. Great thing this bus can go through that, until UN avenue.

I was stuck there for almost an hour and thinking if I can just walk through it and wait some jeep or another bus to go through until Buendia.

I run of luck, I need to walk from Pedro Gil until Quirino and great thing, that there is a jeep going to Buendia, I rode...

Then I reached Buendia and I am running late already, I texted TL that I'll be late. I did not even make some collections because I am tired and being late as well.

I came to the office safe, however, everything is in chaos. Signals are jammed, no eloads.. Electricity went down and well, I'm freezing already due to the wet clothes, but still I have a job to do. Luckily, I don't have calls.

Added to that pressure of course, I missed some dues, and my works has been delayed, like this one. This is not the post I want to put now, it should be a different topic, but I'll put that next month anyway.

Everything, just chaos, and I hope this day and Pedring just go away.

There was a shuttle but well, driver left us after our shift. Great thing, no more flooding, but the strong wind is still there.

I went home exasperated, catching some breath as colds is coming in, I slept in a dark night.

Another round of whirlwnd and strong rains came again..

Geez, quite lucky that it only took another day and it is back to normal.

Except for me, I'm getting worse colds and some headache, sitting here, thanking that it's over. Thank God.

I just hope this coming weekend will be rise and shine. =)

EXG

Geez, I need to wait for weeks to get this headset fixed o replaced.

That code above eh gamit namin sa dellserv dati.. Like CRA, CRD for credit at ang pinakaginagamit eh EXG. For laymans term, it's exchange.

Even I am a customer service rep for sometime, for the longest time, di ko ginagamit ang right ko as a customer. Pag may kulang ng kaunti sa binili sa palengke or pag may kaunti panget sa gamit o kahit mabagal na service, I won't complain.. Basta give the thing I need or want, walang masyado problema, ok na ko. It's not because I'm in the biz, but it's a waste of time na argue and things of that lalo kung kaunti lang deperensya. Eh yun ibang kilala ko, talagang irate customer. hehe

Iba, talagang kaunti deperensya, makikipagaway na.. Pagmay kasama ako dun, nahihiya na ko, sabi ko, tara na, pabayaan mo na. Naku lalong mag iinit. hehe

Yeah, I never quite complain until one day, ginamit ko na ang right ko. Not the anger.

I bought a Philipps headset, sgh3500 ata ang model plus a free headset, double bass headset. As I posted before, kailangan ko ng headset for work, anywhere I go since music is my life. One day, the free headset, even it has that loud sound but not good quality, sira ang kaliwa. So, tapon.. I relied to the remaining headset I have which is quite expensive, more than 1k and siyempre nasa isip ko since yun libre eh mukhang di tatagal kasi sa sobrang lakas ng bass at kaunti lang quality for the music eh.. Eto na lang muna gagamitin ko, bibili na lang ako ng mura.

Kaso, just after some days, holy crap.. Ganun din nangyari at nabad trip na ko! Sabi ko, di pwede to, kailangan palitan nila! Wala pang 6 months, eto na ang sira. Naman...

I bought this sa SM the block appliance center then of course, as a normal customer, I asked kung ano gagawin nila and replacement. It took me 2 hours to speak sa saleslady kasi lunch break at di ko naabutan nung dumating ako, she told that di nila mareplace kasi outside 7 days, which tama naman.. Gave me a number for a authorized philips tech, which is in Kamias. Holy crap, I need to go there to fix this? Well, mabuti they have a number.. I called and they told me, there is the authorized distributor of it na pwede magpalit. I got the number and good thing, malapit lang siya. West Ave..

So I called and the dude I spoke to told me na puntahan yun office nila at check and they'll see what they can do. Punta naman ako and same thing happened, need to wait for an hour due to the break, spoke to the dude and adviced me to call them for a week to check na kung maayos pa or papalitan.

A week passed and I called, sabi papalitan na lang but wala na silang stock, so they need to find a branch na may stock pa nito. Waited for another 3 days and ola!!! May stock na sila, go to their office and get the new item. Medyo ginamit ko na yun skills ko when I asked for replacement for other item, they told me, it's more than 7 days na eh. Kala ko makakalusot. hehe

Well, yun, maayos naman siya ulit. Medyo ginamit ko din ang irate, pero di masyado, sinabi ko lang kailangan ko agad yun headset, pero my rebuttal naman si manong. Ayun, hintay at kahit may headset na ko bago, eh kinuha ko na din.. Maayos naman, but I expect tumagal naman to. Kung mura lang siya, sige kahit masira ok lang. Kaso mahal at my brand naman siya, biglang ganun di ba.. Geez, those brands have almost the same quality. China perhaps. hehe

But yeah, these days, companies are doing effective selling products in a most minimized cost translating it to the most profitable margin in each product. To do that, you have a brand. And yes, we consumers became bait to it, like me, since Philips is well known electronics brand na maayos at quality, but I just became sad.. 2 of the headsets became well, down.

I hope this did not happen to me only, kasi naisip ko paano kaya kung ang customer eh nasa Bulacan or far places tapos ganun ang process ng replacement, it is stressful ha. But siyempre companies cannot well, check each product in a long time testing or producing it kasi the market cannot wait to really check the product out.

Like my work before, siyempre pagpalit, kailangan ideliver agad kay customer para di na mainit pa ang ulo. They don't know, ayun, sobrang layo pala ang factory ng product nila. hehe

Anyhow, I hope, that model of headset is not defective to lot of customers or any other headsets they have. It's a shame if that happens to a lot of customers!

One thing is for sure.. Well, I won't buy that brand of headset anymore, marami naman diyan at mas maayos even medyo kamahalan at mukhang tatagal.

Kung pwede lang humingi ng credit or dagdag danyos, ginawa ko lang, kaso di talaga sila proactive. The stress of no sounds for a week, the hassle going in the office, the days na medyo nadelay collection ko because of this hassle. Geez, wala eh, EXG lang talaga. Sabagay kami di naman, rebuttal na lang pero last resort. Online Coupon or Unlike Exchange. hehe

I already did get other brand of headset.

Non-Stop

Working 2 jobs at least in a day.. Geez

Blogging, or ranting, or talking, whatever!

Watching films, especially now, I am so much behind, that I think 80% of my collection, I haven't seen them, even they are just there. hehe

Changing, which is inevitable..

Rest, pero scary naman yun. hehe

VL, para mabawasan ang workload.

VTO, wag, mawawalan ako ng sweldo. hehe

Communication, friends, family, at Him.. Of course. Her? Nah. hehe

Praying and serving him...

Eating, kaso mukhang mababawasan.

Listening to sounds, especially at work. Music is life..

Playing especially sa free time. If I have any.

Walking in this very long journey..

Working hard each moment.

Mangasar kay Sir. hehe

Telling what is life.

Loving..

Hoping na matatapos ang lahat ng problem, pero wag naman lahat ng bagay. hehe

Exploring, to other productive things, especially to those things which might prosper.

Trying even you know it might fail.

Sigh, hay...

Looking ahead. Forward, for the best. =)

Stop? I don't think so.

No Luck

They asked me if I had lunch, I said yes, because I told them I ate already, some sandwiches earlier. Deep inside, I was damn hungry.. Damn, I'm quite unlucky this past Thursday and Friday. While, I'm doing some work, I can't believe I am working in a stressful rate.. Not due to the work I had at those times, but damn, what's happening on that day. Sales are low, then others haven't paid me because they are on a trip, and some, training. I was quite frustrated and wanted to cry or just go home and sleep, but unfortunately..

I can't, I still need to finish my job and thinking, I could move on after this. Despite these troubles going in my mind, I prayed that after these days, even I am asking for somekind of good things, just let me out from this and yeah.. Better hope for the better.

As hours passing by, I can't imagine why is this happening to me at those days, especially in those important days. I need to pay this and that in the following days but suddenly, I did not pan out. I am suffering, and I felt bad.. I just want to give up of sorts and get mad at myself or feel bitter.

Good thing, prayer does work, even I have no luck at those times and felt bad, it made stop and ask God, to let me through this day and finish it better in the following day.

Well, I was able to go through! =) Even the sales were not that high, it was enough to really pay some dues and invest for the day. I'll make my stops today to well, get some funds and for my allowance of the day. Thanks to my Sis for the help and well, thank God, especially yesterday.. It was tiring yet a fulfilling day in spirit, faith, hope and especially love.. Love to myself and others.

Like Raims says, I need to love myself, maybe more. I'm focusing so much at other things or what needs to do.. But despite these busy strides, I need to be inspired for now. To do that, loving myself will be a good start. Not only doing some rest, maybe stopping for a while, think what's better for me, or plans for the future and remove or overcome any fears or worries of the moment.. That will be a good start.

I do believe in luck, but I don't really believe that luck will really help me or achieve the goals I set.

I believe it's more on hard work and most of all, pray always for the best.. Or even worse but you'll get out from it.

I think luck won't able to do that.

Ah for the record, it just so happen, this should not be the post I want to put for the topic.

But because of what happened, I decided, it fits better.

No Slippers

I have a lot of slippers, I know I have 3 pairs.. I used them to go sa mga iba't ibang lugar. Kahit trinoma, nakatsinelas lang ako. hehe It uses to protect our feet saka siyempre comfortable sa paglalakad, it's a must kung baga.

However, in our house, even she saw it, ayun.. Di talaga ako nagtsitsinelas. hehe

I don't know when it started but everytime na pinagsasabihan ako ni Mommy hanggang ngayon, malamang nagstart siya in my childhood days. Geez, siyempre di naman ibig sabihin I have so much sadness nun childhood. Siyempre may saya naman, takbuhan, madapa, madungisan at kulitan, ayun lagi na lang nakakalimutan ko magtsinelas sa paglabas. Lalo na sa Proj 7 noon, naalala ko, marami ako tsinelas nasira at iniwan na lang sa kalye. Umuuwi ako walang tsinelas. Pero siyempre bili naman sila ng bili. hehe

Pero sa bahay siguro sa katamaran at kakulitan ko din, nakakalimutan ko magtsinelas. Even now, lalo't may stairs at kailangan malinis sa taas, iwan ang tsinelas sa baba. Me? Sa labas pa lang ng bahay, nakaiwan na. hehe

Yes, nadisgrasya na ko dahil sa walang tsinelas, nadapa, nadulas at ang masakit sa lahat, no not yun bubog.. Mabuti at hindi yun, kundi ang thumbtacks. hehe Mabuti nangyari yun nun maliit ako, around school days.. Ang sakit, di kasi tumitingin sa nilalakad.. Poor boy.

Ngayon naman kahit malabo ang mata ko, minsan nagtsinelas naman sa bahay kasi para iwas disgrasya o makatapak ng mga matutulis na bagay. Pero most of the time talaga, lalo nagmamadali around the house, ayun talagang kinakalimutan ko na.

I'm trying to change that for safety reasons, but not that much, lalo naman sa taas dito, I'll see what I can do to wear those pairs always sa house. Besides, para di na hugas ng hugas ng paa. Mas madali na para sa kin..

Even I buy more slippers, I should really use it around the house. Di lang siya nakatambak sa rack namin. hehe

Do I have a favorite brand of slippers? Banana Peel perhaps. Most unforgettable, not Islander, but yun Rambo slippers na hanggang ngayon buhay pa! hahaha Dati kasi di lang pambahay ang Rambo, pangbasketboll pa!!!

Ayun natapilok. =)

No Shoutouts!

Dati sa FB, ayun lagi may shout out ako. Pero dahil sa sobrang busy ko and whatever, ayun nakakalimutan ko hanggang sa di ko na nagawa. It is weird indeed. Maybe because may blog naman ako to really show or at least to know where am at. At mahirap din naman ako lagi may shout out, because I should be careful what will I say or spit out.

It is dangerous, especially if I won't think it first. Twitter it's all about shout outs, which make me not going to that all the time. Others do, likely celebrities, and their fans are freaking waiting.

As I thought for some time, siguro time na din mag shout out, pero di naman lagi. Yun tamang paramdam lang at mangulit lang kung baga. hehe Well, I just don't know what to say for now pero I'll try. From myself, or friends, movies, music, other crap, more crap, politics, sports or whatever that I have my 20 cents worth to say something, I still try to do it. Besides, I am harmless, at times, but sometimes.. It may cut through.

Yes, I should also check the shout outs of others, dami ko namiss na di ako nakareact. hehe Pero well, that busyness for you. Even those simple and important updates, I sorely and deliberately missed due to my limited time or I just focus mine. How selfish I am.

I won't start right away.. Slowly and surely I'll get there, to spill something out and see how it goes. Will it increase my presence or let's say, some ol' nothing changed type?

I don't know, but I'll look into it.

"How tiring the day was!"

No Cream. No Sugar. No Coffee.

Yes, I admit na talagang di ako nagkakape. However, before, yun nagkakape naman ako every morning especially in my yester years. Siyempre di mawawala ang pandesal na mainit tapos star margarine at asukal, tapos sawsaw sa nescafe coffee. Nah di ako nagadvertise. hehe Ah, pero yun kape, tamang halo lang, coffee, kaunti sugar, dadami kasi due to the star pandesal tapos kaunting cream kasi para lang maging light yun pagkadark ng coffee.

Yun na, masaya na ko at that, at my fave sawsaw, and me, I can't also believe it, mayo, with sugar at pandesal. Damn it, dun ako napaparami ng sawsaw at kain at ng kape din malamang. hehe

I don't know paano ko naisip yun, siguro nun walang star margarine, yun ang naisip ko isawsaw. Geez, those days!

Then some time, ayun siguro dahil sa katamaran ko na din magtimpla at wala na nagtitimpla for me eh parang di na lagi. Hanggang sa yes, noong nagnight shift na ko, at nung nagkakape ako, grabe, eto na, iba na ang tama. Parang lagi akong gising lagi even I tried hard to sleep and yes, kahit sobrang pagod ako, di ako makatulog due to coffee.. Pagnakatulog naman ako, sobra naman.. hehe

Damn, well, I won't regret naman na di na nagkakape.. Kape pa din pag napunta sa Starbucks or Coffee Bean but more ice cold, or even the morning rise, di na din.. Siguro dahil sa factors above, parang yun nga katamaran at yes, nawala na din siguro ako ng love sa coffee. I'll be happy going for coffee flavored candy or ice cream perhaps. Super mocha will be good, even tea nowadays taste like coffee.. But because of it, siguro I did not crave anymore sa softdrinks or caffeine thanks to one of my friends, just controlling the sugar intake everyday. One of her advices, I hope she is still doing it. hehe

I can go back liking coffee na din pag siguro I have time and yeah, have some thermos ready every morning for hot water and a good choice of coffee. Swiss Miss, yeah it's not coffee. hehe But siguro kahit 3 in 1 ok na din.

Besides, I miss being looking alert all the time. I can be alert at all times, but I don't look one. =)

As you see, kahit I like cold things or more so, for coffee, I prefer hot and simply good coffee..

Mainit na kape sa umaga tapos siyempre may pangsawsaw. =)