Sunday, December 29, 2002
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I can't believe it, the year is almost ending. I had been waiting anxiously for 2001 to end because it was a most disagreeable year for me--not to mention for a lot of people. Now, 2002's ending already. A former classmate in college and I were discussing how hard 2001 was. It was full of wrong decisions and mistakes, which I felt I didn't really learn from. I used to think meeting Jerk was one of the better reasons to appreciate the year--but Jerk turned out to be a dud which made 2001 really depressing already. A good friend of mine also hated 2001 (depressing year daw for him) and couldn't wait for 2002. 2002... was much better, I guess. A lot of goals I made for myself were accomplished and I was much, much happier this year. I'm trying to think of certain goals to achieve for the new year--something to guide me through my life now, as this time, I really have to plan things for me already (unlike before, it was because I had to finish school so there was a definite path, now I have make a firm decisions because I really have to direct my life to where I want it to be).
My dad was able to get a copy of Personal History! He found it in Power Books in Makati! It's a new release (how'd I know? My friend told me to look at the price tag, there usually is a year and month indicated there. On the book's price tag, it's "12/02"). Can't wait to start reading it. 
I don't know if it's coincidential, but lately, like for the past two months or so, I've been running into a lot of people from my old high school. It's weird. At work, there are three people from the batch ahead of mine, plus Lisa who's a batch lower. I ran into two batchmates in Makati and then yesterday, I saw three friends (two from the batch ahead, one from a batch lower). It made me wonder why all throughout college, I never saw these people, all of a sudden, I see so many of them everywhere. Although it's nice seeing them. We don't really get to catch up on things (we just greet each other, the usual), but it's a nice reminder of what we were before.
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Friday, December 27, 2002
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I am one happy (but sleepy) girl right now.  Mainly because (1) I am looking forward to the weekend and holidays--so no work for the next five days; (2) this ultra complicated procedure we have to do at work was cancelled so we don't have to do it anymore by next year; (3) I'll be meeting my friends next week--long lost friends, college barkada, etc. I'm excited for that.
Let's see... stuff I hope to accomplish: sleep, sort out my room, finally arrange my notes (make it look user-friendly, hehe)... I do hope I'll be able to do all that...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2002
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Window shopping online for books I would love to buy for myself once I can bring myself to buy it. It's really true that when you start earning, it's so much harder to spend on things. I used to be amused hearing people say that, but it's so true.
 I haven't read any of Meg Cabot's books, but I am so curious about All-American Girl and The Boy Next Door, both of which I discovered while browsing through Power Books. I sort of started reading them and now I want to finish them. Another book I want is Katharine Graham's Personal History. I don't think they carry that book here in Manila. It's a tempting idea to order it online though. I cannot seem to find a copy of this book at all.
Clarification: it was actually fun in the office yesterday because everyone was relaxed. It was more of the clients that were driving me crazy! It was sweet, actually, the supers were the one giving us little tokens which was really cute. As for the clients, argh!
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I just got back from my inaanak's birthday party. Yes, I have not seen that kid for three years, ever since he was born. Tonight, I also met my other inaanak, Jaz. Those kids are so, so cute! Yo (the birthday boy) speaks straight English, thanks to a healthy dose of Blue's Clues and Barney. According to his mom, he can't understand you when you speak to him in Tagalog, but later on, he was singing "Bakit Papa?"--so I was like, "Why are you singing that song?!"
Jaz, on the other hand, is shy and quiet (according to her mom, she isn't always like that). Jax gave her a make up kit while Mon gave her a kikay kit for Christmas and she didn't let those items out of her hand. It was so nice to see those kids--I mean, I haven't seen them ever since before so I was pretty happy just hanging out and getting to know them. Actually, I was also glad to see my high school barkada also. We weren't complete (we hardly are), but that was okay. I was able to see those I normally don't get to see. Janey and I just caught up a bit with each other's lives, while Mon updated me on our batchmates in high school. I really felt so out of it (being clueless about everyone), but learning about what happened to my batchmates felt really... well, weird. I think my reaction was amusing, but really. Who would have thought that those things would happen to my batchmates? *sigh* How sad. Nasty day at work! Who would've thought that today would be a rough day? People are so, so mean! I couldn't believe it.
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Friday, December 20, 2002
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The day was surprisingly longer than usual. Marl and I found ourselves stuck in the office until nine in the evening--much to our shock. I didn't feel that it was already nine in the evening and neither did she. It was just quieter than usual, but other than that, I was really surprised we were able to stay that long (ha, just a little bit too intense with our work today, which was surprisingly light but still complicated. To think I was in the office by seven in the morning for exams).
I'm looking forward to the long weekends! Hoping I'll get to recharge.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2002
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Nasty day. Today was a day nightmares were made of. 
I was grossly undertime today because a client was hunting me down for something I needed to fax to her. And she expected me to wait while eleven pages were being faxed to her. Argh! That ate through my break. And then at least three clients were looking for me! I half expected one to already tell my friend that "that girl isn't keeping her promises, etc etc..." Do I really care? Actually, I do, but I got so stressed out already! I might've snapped if I actually spoke to all these people. I just contacted the least offensive one, the one who was really nice to me. I don't think it's just me at all. Even Marl was also complaining that she was getting mean people and my supervisor was also a bit cross because people were so mean today. I am even beginning to hate people who call me by my real name because I feel they are getting mad at me. I thought the season's supposed to put people in a better mood than usual. Or maybe not, because it's a stressful time of the year and they just need to vent. But really. I know people are mad at the situation, so please consider the people trying to help you out. So I don't feel Christmas-y at all. One time, someone greeted me "Merry Christmas!", I only responded with a half-hearted "To you too." I considered saying, "Bah humbug!" What a day, what a day. 
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Monday, December 16, 2002
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Pressure!
I have a feeling the weekend will be very tight. Birthdays coming up by the end of the week (including one inaanak which I haven't seen since he was born three years ago--really), not to mention Christmas and work and all that. It's a tempting thought to absent myself for one day. Lisa Chands will be absent tomorrow and Marl is asking me if I want to absent on one day (as in sabay kami so that when we make up, we would have the same sked--I hope). It's actually worth considering... but the idea of making up makes me feel really lazy. I will think about this. I think I need time off. Technically, we're not supposed to do that unless it's a dire emergency, but... well, some of us tend to deviate. I wonder.
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Sunday, December 15, 2002
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Saturday
I was so happy to meet up with my friends Tessa and Gwennie yesterday! I mean, I have been so used to seeing them almost everyday for the past few years, so seeing them after almost a month (!) was great. I was glad to finally see Gwennie's new look (to which no one has been able to recognize her at first glance. I think I was pretty much prepared because my bro has told me so much about her new look). It was great being able to talk to Tessa live (better live noh, Tessa? Sabay bawi ba kay Semi Crush? Hehe) about a lot of things: work, school, life, etc. It's actually so nice to see old friends because they know me, seen me at my best and worst and still love me for it. I mean, I can be me: the kooky, weird me. It also felt so nice to tell my friends things I don't normally confide to (relatively) new friends. Take for example, SC (Semi). I could unload all my feelings and interesting moments with him because they would understand that, well, that's the way I am when it comes to things like that. So I was pretty happy to see them and I hope we could get together again soon. Skipping Christmas In John Grisham's book Skipping Christmas, the Kranks decide to "skip" Christmas and spend it on themselves. I read this last year and the effect on me was, wala lang, yeah that happens. But this year, I'm sort of stressed with all the stuff to do at work and well, yes, I haven't done any shopping for anyone yet. But, well, I think that's pretty unavoidable right now. So I remembered that book and wondered about just getting away from it all. Compared to school life when I had all the time in the world to browse and shop for the perfect gift for each and everyone, it's really hard now to do so. I'm trying to remind myself not to stress myself out unnecessarily, remember the real reason of the season and take each day at a time. Hay, I hope it works. Old Friends I ran into an old friend from way, way before earlier this evening. It was quite a shock for the both of us to see each other (in the middle ba naman of a tiangge) and I was grateful we did. We sort of chatted, exchanged numbers and semi plotted already a get together. I can't wait. I thought it would be weird seeing each other after a long, long time of not communicating, but it wasn't so bad. I am really happy and grateful for that.
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Saturday, December 14, 2002
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Yeah, antisocial.
That's what one of my friends in the office is kidding me. Hah. Just because I didn't go to the party tonight. Wala lang. I'm just really worn out from the day. Super emotionally draining (weird calls, long stories from clients, etc). I even met one of my classmates in college for a while (unauthorized break time--I bet my staff time will be going down down down again this month) and we chatted a bit about school and the people there. Tiring day. I can't blame me for not having the energy to still go out and party tonight.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2002
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Oh dear! Tessa texted me last Sunday that the Tennis mag with Andy Roddick on the cover is really cheap already! Argh! If I'm not mistaken (correct me here, Tessa!), it was Php300 or so... and now, sobrang cheap na siya (was it around Php100 already?). I would really love to get a copy of that mag! Hay. I miss watching Andy play (and this is a non-tennis person speaking). He's quite unpredictable on court (as one site puts it, Andy's match versus Chela in the US Open was the Best Andy Match for the year. Yeah, that was one memorable match, if I say so myself), which makes watching his game fun and exciting. Hmm... I heard the famous (infamous?) fan fic site dedicated to Andy is up already. That, I have to check out.
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Tuesday, December 10, 2002
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I honestly don't know if I am getting better in my job or getting worse. On one hand, I have been committing careless and stupid errors that I never did last month. Pathetic, really, but I correct them asap lest I be tracked again for that. But on the other hand, I feel that I am getting pretty efficient with the stuff I do and it's not that unfamiliar to me anymore (dapat lang). So which weighs more? Hmm.
So much for my "glowing" skin. I'm breaking out again--which shouldn't be. I do put a lot of medicine already on my face and I still break out. My dad says it's stress-related: I take my job a little too seriously. Which is true, but not as seriously as the other stories I've heard (someone told me she woke up in the middle of the night, texted our supervisor and called the office to check if what she did was correct). Still, thinking about some work stuff and clients while walking around in the mall is a bit too much.
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Sunday, December 08, 2002
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You know what really annoys me while going around the mall this season? It's not so much the crowds because every Christmas season, it's inevitable. It's a way of life. So malas ka na lang if you're last minute shopping (like me. I haven't even started). What really irks me are those roller shoes/sneakers that are very in with kids these days.
Actually, those shoes have been around for quite a while na (like when the malls were less crowded), so I was pretty much, okay, take them or leave them, whatever. Then all of a sudden, with the mobs in the malls, these kids are all over the place, skating to their heart's content. Hello?! Since when was the whole mall a skating rink? It's really annoying. I was in this shop in Makati yesterday, trying to browse for whatever I could buy--which was pretty hard because two kids were skating in circles all over the place while their (somewhat irresponsible) mother was fitting something. I swear, I wondered what would happen if those kids fell? The shop we were in had steps going up and the kids were skating quite close and fast to the steps. So if they fell and got hurt, would it be the shop's fault because they had steps? Why couldn't those kids be like the nice little boy who was just sat on the steps (or maybe he didn't have roller sneakers on)? Shoes like that are a hazard. I also hate it when parents pull their kids behind them while the kids glide on their shoes. Move faster, pwede? Why not walk instead? Can that fad just fade away right now? Ugh. I am in such a Scrooge-y mood.
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Thursday, December 05, 2002
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I'm glad we have the day off tomorrow. I've been looking forward to not going to work tomorrow. That's one day down. Today wasn't so bad--just a few irritating people, but other than that, it was fine. I just need rest and to stay away for a few days from work (I've been there since Sunday! I need a break!). At least, I think I'll be getting some rest na rin this weekend.
Is Christmas really that near already? I haven't thought about my Christmas list yet or whatever. I am so out of it.
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Wednesday, December 04, 2002
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I am so, so happy Blogger is working already! I have been dying to blog since yesterday. Yayayayayay!
But I completely forgot what I was going to blog about yesterday. Anyway, today, I was attacked by a huge wave of nostalgia, sentimentality or whatever. I found out some stuff about a long lost friend (still long lost to me now) and I just got sentimental. We had an intense friendship, but after a few years, we lost touch with each other already. And now I find out all these stuff about her and it really feels weird. We are now observers in each other's lives (well, I'm not sure if she knows what I'm up to these days) which is sad because we used to be a big part of each other's lives. Well. I also got senti because my bro told me there's a bazaar in school. A bazaar! Sobrang fun kaya yun! Bazaars in school are always fun. I think it was in second year (tama ba, Jo?) where there was a photo sticker booth... and in first year, if I am not mistaken, my friends and I sold silvanas to raise money for our outreach project (in retrospect, the silvanas were pretty hard to sell, considering it needed to be refrigerated/frozen and all that--we had to bring coolers to school, Jo's and Anch's refs were filled with our stock, but we had fun selling silvanas! Sobra! It was pretty mabenta too! We even made order slips--which I still have, btw!). I miss school in times like these. The fun times, that is. But school was fun, even if it was tough at times. And boring. And sometimes useless. But definitely, it was fun. Oh... now I remember why I like school during bazaars or activities like that. Because it doesn't feel like school. Everyone's loosened up and having a good time. I remember kidding a teacher about the torches she bought and she was like, "Yeah, buti nga may stock pa nga eh. I had to go back for them." During break, we're all like, "Tara, bazaar tayo" and just wander around. The atmosphere is generally different and it feels nice.
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Sunday, December 01, 2002
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Unexpected bonus for working on a Sunday: Semi Crush was there--when I know for a fact he didn't have to be in the office today. Hehe. I was surprised that he was there at all. (Yuch, I should stop.) Other than that, it's pretty lonely in the office on a Sunday. I thought Marl would be in today to finish all the stuff she wasn't able to do last Friday, but she couldn't, so... *sad* Pero okay lang, I was able naman to finish all my stuff for the day. Not bad. I just thought Sunday was a slow day, so I brought this new book I'm reading. Argh, I wasn't even able to pull it out of my bag! Darn. To think I didn't read it the whole week just to save it for today.
I am speaking with a sort of lisp right now because of my new (whoohoo) retainers. I sound so bad. Puro "sh's". I hope I can speak normally again soon...  Which Teen Movie Queen Are You? Yay! I like Julia Stiles. I think she comes off as very smart and normal.
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