Archive for June, 2007

Blogging Woes

Jun 27, 2007 in Contemplation, Rants
I was surfing the Blogosphere a while back and I was amazed and startled at some of the blogs that I’ve read. Some people are really damn good at it. It’s not what they say; it’s how they say it that left me in awe. They make blogging look so easy and effortless. Why can these people do it and I can’t? I mean, why are they so good at expressing themselves, and I’m not? They can’t be all writers can they?
I have tried hard putting my thoughts in writing but I just can’t. My brain shuts down instantly when I try to. This blog is a testament to it, just take a look. One moment I’m talking about frustrations with work, next thing u know it, I’m posting cartoons and jokes. Damn, this is confusing me. I don’t know what direction I should take this blog. I can’t blame myself though. That’s just me. With all these random thoughst spinning inside my head all the time, there’s this urge to let them all out and in the process, I always end up posting something that’s not even relevant to what I just thought about.Correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t blogging the same as having like a diary, or a journal that you can write a little something about everyday? It doesn’t have to be all about emotions right? You can just chronicle and keep a record of your daily activities and that’s already a blog, correct? In fact, you can just post a simple “Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” and that’s already a log, true?

I always thought I was a witty individual. But after reading a few amazing blogs, I am starting to feel the opposite. I don’t have the gift or talent that some people have when it comes to writing. Maybe I’m not as smart as I think I am.

Blah! Who cares anyway? As long as I write a little something that is me, and from me, that would suffice. This is my blog anyway. You can love the posts, hate them, or just go “ho-hum”, I wouldn’t mind. At least I’m trying to carve up a little of myself to the world, and that for me is what blogging is all about.

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Stuck with you for LIFE

Jun 26, 2007 in Married Life

Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger?

There is a beautiful and convincing explanation given by a Chinese Legend…

  • Thumb represents your Parents
  • Second (Index) finger represents your Siblings
  • Middle finger represents your Self
  • Fourth (Ring) finger represents your Life Partner
  • & the Last (Little) finger represents your children
Firstly, open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers and hold them together - back to back
Secondly, open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb - tip to tip (As shown in the figure)
Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents), they will open, because your parents are not destined to live with you lifelong, and have to leave you sooner or later.
Please join your thumbs as before and separate your Index fingers (representing siblings), they will also open, because your brothers and sisters will have their own families and will have to lead their own separate lives.
Now join the Index fingers and separate your Little fingers (representing your children), they will open too, because the children also will get married and settle down on their own some day.Finally, join your Little fingers, and try to separate your Ring fingers (representing your spouse).

You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT…..

Because Husband & Wife have to remain together all their lives - through thick and thin.

Lovely theory isn’t it?

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Another Bad Day

Jun 25, 2007 in Life abroad, Oman, Rants, Work

Just got back from the field. Same old usual stuff, nothing new. The only difference between today’s field work from the rest is, I got so many calls dammit! People don’t realize how annoying it is to be working in the field, dirty and all, then having to reach in your pocket to get the phone, and smear it all over with filth. Not that I’m dirty, it’s the sweat from my hands mixed with sand blah blah blah, you get the point.

There was this call that I got royally pissed at. I was out there in the open field, my skin burning from the mid day sun, and what do I get?? A call from a client demanding that I finish his project first coz he has been waiting for 2 months already. Jeez! I don’t even know such a project exist in the first place! Gotta blame my boss for not telling me about it. I had to explain this to the moron, but I don’t know.. He wouldn’t accept my explanation. Either he’s to stupid to understand the nature of my job, or he’s the bossy type that wants the job done at all cost, even if it means imposing his will on someone he doesn’t even know. I would’ve accommodated his request, and probably scheduled his site tomorrow, but he made one big mistake. He shouted at me, and hurled insults. No one shouts at me. If you shout at me, and treat me as someone inferior to you, I will shout back at you and I’ll make sure you feel like shit when I’m done. And shout at him, I did. I don’t know if he felt like shit when I was done, but I don’t care. I felt good anyway.

What’s wrong with these people???!!! Just coz I’m working in their country doesn’t mean I should be grateful to them! I am working here, not coz I need them. I can always look for a job and earn my money elsewhere.. I am here because they need me! Ask around.. The only surveyors here that are trusted by the government, and are well loved by big private companies, are the ones from the Phils. Whites demand huge salaries, the others are a bit cheaper than Pinoys, but they don’t know jack-shit. This cunt had the nerve to tell me that If I don’t finish the job by tomorrow, he will give it to someone else.. Very funny! Give it to the others, I don’t care. These other companies will come to me to do it for them anyway.. Ever heard of “sidelines” hehe?

What this moron doesn’t know is, only some are capable of doing this type of job. As a matter of fact, Geospatial Analysis here in Oman can only be prepared by three companies. The first being ours, and the other two, well.. They have the tools, but they don’t have the experts to do it for them. There are only two Filipinos here that I know of, that can do such analysis. Me, and the other one is on vacation hahahaha! So to you idiot, guess what? The same project will probably come back to me after all.. I’ll tell you one thing.. If it does, I will charge you triple that is, if I’m in the mood to actually do it and have forgotten about your insults and arrogance you asshole.

At the end of the day, and as soon as the sun sets in the horizon. You will go home to your posh villa by the sea, spend some time alone, think of the things that happened during the day, and say to yourself… “FUCK.. I’VE BEEN OWNED”.

And you better believe it you motherfuckin’ bastard.

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Sauna Bath

Jun 24, 2007 in Reminiscing

Kabubukas ko lang YM ko kanina, bigla may nag-pm saken. Si Roy! Tagal ko na online buddy tong mokong nato, pero bihira mag pm yan. Busy rin kase sa trabaho, at bukod sa lahat, lagi may bantay nyahahaha!

Akala ko naman kung ano importante sasabihin, o baka naman may itatanong. Yun pala eto lang:

(note: real yahoo IDs have been altered to protect the guilty)

zero: oist
zero: ano balita?
azrael: bukod sa mas pogi pa rin ako sayo, wala na eh
zero: eh teka
zero: san meron sauna malapit dito sa kalookan?
azrael: anak nangteteng
azrael: malay ka sayo!
azrael: ikaw taga jan eh! tsaka 2 yrs na kaya ako di umuuwi
zero: waaa
azrael: ano akala mo saken? gala sa sauna?
azrael: sauna amp
zero: desperado na amp
zero: hehehe… 10 days pa naman ako dito.. na ala si jaguar
azrael: eb mo si okok.. yan dami alam na sauna
zero: susmaryosep eh baka ang alam nun eh yung Class of the Titans sa Cubao
azrael: o kaya happy sauna
zero: eh puro mga lola na attendant duon eh
azrael: buhay pa kaya yun
zero: o sya sya at akoy maglo logout na
azrael: sige
zero: salamat na marami hehe
azrael: ingat sila sayo
zero: namu
azrael: lalo na mga sauna attendant
azrael: mukang hayok na hayok ka eh
zero has signed out. (6/24/2007 6:51 PM)

Partida nagmamadali pa yan. Nagsimula at natapos ang aming maiksing palitan ng messages sa usapang sauna langya. Pero nagkaroon ng impact saken eh. Napag-isip ako. Bigla ako nangiti dahil sa sauna bath ako una nabinyagan hahahaha! Bigla ako nag-reminisce naknangtokwa. Dami tuloy pumasok na katanungan sa utak ko:

Bukas pa nga kaya Happy Sauna sa QC Ave? Eh yung kayang Maalikaya? Ano na kaya nangyari dun sa attendant na naka-devirginize saken? Retired na kaya sya? Magkano na kaya ngayon ang rate? Dati kase parang 200 pesos lang ata ok na. Dagdagan mo ng 100 para mas ok bwahahahaha!

Haay ang mga lalaki nga naman. Di mo maalis na paminsan minsan eh maghanap ng aliw pag nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na makawala sa mga bantay nila. Sauna nga naman ang pinakamadali. Kesa maghanap ka ng ka-date thru text, or chatmate na available, dumerecho ka na lang sauna. Wala pa kiyeme mga attendant dun. Pag nagkasundo kayo sa presyo, tapos na usapan. Kesa makipag-date ka pa at gumastos, eh di naman sigurado kung makaka-score ka.

Saludo din ako sa mga sauna attendants. Matindi sikmura nila, para tiisin iba’t-ibang klase ng lalaking customer gabi-gabi. Di kaya sumasakit ulo ng mga yun, dahil sigurado karamihan jan eh mga lasing na galing sa gimik at inuman, mga trabahador na bagong sweldo, at kung anu-ano pa. Buti na lang wala sauna bath dito sa Oman. Kung meron baka bigla ako napaalis ng bahay, at doon nagpunta para magmuni-muni at muling ibalik sa aking isipan ang una kong naging karanasan.

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BOBEL

Jun 23, 2007 in Rants
BABEL should be titled BOBEL instead. Bobel meaning “bopols”, “bobo”, ah basta yun na yun!
I watched Babel about a week ago. Hindi sa sine, sa DVD. So I don’t know if the DVD I watched was the same version as the one showed in theatres. I am not a film critic. I don’t know anything about film criteria and how a certain movie is judged. But one thing I know, this movie isn’t as good as they say.
People will disagree and probably tell me, “WTF are you talking about??” “This film was nominated and earned praises worldwide. It got Brad Pitt nominations too!” Yeah well.. too bad.. ako ang bumili ng pirated DVD movie, ako ang nagtyaga at nanood ng mahigit dalawang oras kaya napuyat ako, kaya may karapatan din ako gumawa ng sarili kong movie review. So, WTF to you too! and pakyu na rin! I can say anything about this movie all I want and I don’t give a shit what you’ve got to say.
Ok ok that’s uncalled for. Sorry for the sudden burst of emotions. Talagang di ko lang ma-gets kung bakit this movie got good reviews eh ang daming flaws. Madami ako di maintindihan. Hindi dahil sa bopols ako, kundi dahil sa hinaba-haba ng story eh, parang may kulang pa rin. Anyways, isa-isahin ko ha:
My 7 negative comments about the movie:
  1. Wala na yatang mas ma-malas sa character ni Brad Pitt. Biruin mo. Tinamaan ng ligaw na bala ang asawa nya sa loob ng bus. Sa dinami dami naman ng tao, asawa nya pa.
  2. Hindi lang yun, yung dalawang anak nya tinangay ng maid at dinala sa Mexico, tapos naiwan sa desert waaaaaaaaah! Kamalas tlaga.
  3. Masyado mahaba movie. If they decided not to include the Japan segment, mas ok yata. Total wala naman appeal. The only connection was that the Japanese dude was the owner of the rifle.
  4. Speaking of the Japanese segment. Para saan ba yung deaf-mute na character? Eh wla naman ginawa yun kundi magpaka-feeling “IN”, at mag-inarte pag naramdaman nyang di pala sya “IN”. Ang maganda lang na ginawa nun yung nagpakita sya bulbol in public eh.
  5. Tungkol dun sa deaf-mute ulit. Ano reason nya when she lied about her mother jumping from the balcony? Eh hindi naman pala. To attract attention? Para pansinin nung pulis? Di ko ma-gets.
  6. Tungkol sa pulis naman. Ano nga ba isinulat nung girl dun sa piece of paper na inilagay sa pocket nya? Baket di man lang sinabi? Bitin tuloy. Aaah alam ko na. sinulat nung girl dun.. “Im not wearing panties”.. Lintek! Eh bakit sinulat pa?.. Eh pinakita na nga hubo at nagpalamas na ng dede. Nalilito nako tlaga
  7. Bakit hindi agad sinagip ng proper authorities si cate? Bakit naghintay pa ng clearance yata from certain authorities? Parang di kapani-paniwala. Aside from that, with the kind of wound she sustained, I can’t believe she survived. I’ve seen more movies with people dying faster, from less damaging wounds.. Imagine she lasted for more than 2 hours?? The whole duration of the DVD??

Kung tutuusin, the movie is very simple storytelling.. Kaya lang it got complicated with scenes that weren’t really necessary. And I will stick to what I have said earlier, the Japan segment was pointless. Some say it was the highlight of the movie, c’mon gimme a break! There’s no highlight in the movie. In fact if it weren’t for Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett headlining the movie, it wouldn’t have picked up in the box-office at all.

Someone said this was brad’s best film performance? Whoever said that is an idiot. Watch SEVEN or LEGENDS OF THE FALL and see why you’re the biggest idiot of all.

I’ll give the movie a 6. Boring scenes and utter crap made it a sleeper. Ewan ko sa inyo, basta ako di ko sya type. Pero ok lang. 40 pesos lang naman bili ko sa pirated DVD. Benta ko na nga eh! 20 pesos na lang! Sino interesado?

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