MHC (Monday Haters Club)

May 21, 2007 You just know Monday would be hell if it would start with you waking up in your own pool of sweat. Jisaskaraaaayst! I mean, can't people just seriously feel the effects of global warming? OA NA! STOP KILLING OUR PLANET! I WANT MY FUTURE OFFSPRINGS TO EXPERIENCE A NICE SUMMER DAY IN THE BEACH WITHOUT THE FEAR OF BURNING TO DUST! Anyway...

So I went down to prepare to go to the office, took my usual morning ritual, which was to turn the TV to morning news, make a cup a coffee, have a quick bfast if available, do crunches, take a bath, and spend almost 30mins looking for something decent to wear, not that I have too many choices, mashado ngang konti, I have to make sure that I gave ample time before I repeat a shirt.

So yeah, I came in early, I was requested to do the video for something, not a problem. That's why I love living nearby, I can wake up an hour or so before I had to be at the office, yun nga lang, fast-paced kahit pag-inom ng kape. But that's not what's turn sour in my story, not at all.

Since I was so early, I thought, I'd walk to the office, the morning sun would do me good. Bad move. Can you believe that as early as 715 in the morning, the sun felt like it was 10am already. Its not really hot HOT, but you know, after sometime it hurts your face already. Good thing half way to the office, I walked under the shade of the buildings. But that doesn't exempt me from feeling the heat. By the time I entered our building, I felt my back wet with sweat. So I thought to myself, just a few more floors, ill be in office aircon heaven! Thank God!

Oh, but apparently, I wouldn't get what I want today. So the moment the elevator door opened at 12th floor, I saw my officemates sitting on the floor of the elevator lobby. HUWAT?!

YEAH, mang george, who usually comes in at 5am, and was the one who had the keys to the office was nowhere to be found. HUWAT!!! And the other person who had the duplicate was not yet scheduled to come in until 9am. Seriously!

So I made the most of what I can with the time and charged the batteries of the camera (for the shoot)

When the office was finally opened, I checked the mail for instructions on what I'm going to shoot, exactly. Apparently we've been missed out from an email that we had to do 1-min interviews of people and send it in by May16, yes, it's already May 21. Kamusta naman diba? So I waited for the battery to charge fully and hitched a ride with our messenger, in a motorcycle with the helmet and all. (coz I don't have the slightest idea where omd is, and its getting late and I don't have another hour to get lost in makati looking for equitable in paseo.)

The good thing about it was that when I got there, 2 of the 4 people we were to interview was ready with their skit. So everything went smoothly, then the 3rd person also did it in record time (2 takes if im not mistaken) and then for the last person, I was told to wait coz she had to send an email or something. Minutes later, my boss called to check on me, I told him I'm done with 3 and am only waiting for 1 more person. He told me try to get it done asap coz it's nearing lunch and their already finished with the presentation, so as instructed I followed up. I think she totally forgot about me, so I asked the girl who was our contact if I can set up already at their conference so when that person is ready, we can shoot right away. So she allowed me, the last person did her skit and a few more mins and im done, next step, to upload the large effing video files.

The first time I copied it to the ftp, it was estimated to take more than 6hours, gedyemit are you serious! So I thought, just in case it does take that long, I informed my 2 boss' about it. I was starting to get my hope of ever returning to the office today back when the hours was cut down to 4 in just a few mins. So I thought, yeah, it wont take that long, I mean, diba, joke time? But then lunch time came and went, and although the time dipped to just 2 hours, it suddenly started to slow down, until its back to 3hours. And I was like, you should be counting DOWN, not counting UP! I was so frustrated coz I had to submit something else to another client, I thought of leaving it there but then I was embarassed to just go, I made enough fuss already, using our finance boss' internet connection, camping at his office, and the nice girl there bought me lunch, so you know, I tried to be patient. But my boss here asked if I could leave it, so I asked our IT if I could go, and just my luck, he was on his way to our office also,,so we went back together. I got to finish the ad I was supposed to revise last Friday but begged off to and just told the client I was stuck at an emergency meeting (im soo soo happy my clients are nice. Demanding at times, but nice)

Anyway, few mins after finishing the ad rocky came by my place to tell me that the effing file I was uploading encountered an error.

P&;%(*^$$())^&;%^%*%!!!!! SERIOUSLY!!!

I kept whispering, "composure my dear, composure."

Sent an email to the region informing them that the file which took so long to upload was apparently unuploadable (is there such a term?) waaaah! Buti nalang as in buti nalang inamin nilang kahapon pa sila nagkakaproblema sa ftp kasi pun*%&*&^ naman antagal ko inuupload yun! And I caused so much trouble to get it done. Naman! But fine, problema ng ftp, bahala sila. I did my part. We all did. So go, sabihan nyo nalang kami kung ok na yang server at iuupload ko na. andami kasing chismis eh, tumutulong na nga kami, kami pa ata mas nangangarag...OA. ANYWAY.

I was ready to let it all pass, after all, Monday is almost over. But just when I was about to blog about everything that happened, you know, just to let it out, coz I desperately need to rant, I clicked on multiply just to find out that it was blocked. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I didn't even know how or what to feel.

Did I do this? Was I taking too much time reading? But that was just my way to clear my head from the things that are bombarding my brain so I can focus on work .it's my brain flush from all the crap that's happening, from my overly dependent emotionally draining relatives to my sometimes too user and self absorbent friends. My reassurance that im not alone and im not the only one going thru struggles, and my hope that one can attain happiness once I read someone proclaim in their writings that they found it, and my peep-hole to some of society's most brilliant minds.(at least on my scale) It's gone.

Shiyet, I need to have an internet connection at our apartment,, please lord. Lahat na lang nakablock. KASALANAN KO BA ITO? NA MAHILIG AKONG MAGBASA? NA NACHACHALLENGE AKONG MAGDESIGN NG TEMPLATE KO KASI DI LANG BASTA AESTHETIC ANG PINAGIISIPAN KUNDI PATI NAREN LOGIC DAHIL SA MGA CODE CODE CHORVALU NA YAN? I can't help but feel like I'm imprisoned. I have nothing against anyone, but please allow me to feel.

Funny, I was about to say that this might be what they call real life. How Ironic. Maybe that's right, I am living too much in the digital life, I'm forgetting that there are more real things I have to attend to. Like work. Or preparing my dinner.

Whatever happens after this, one thing's for sure. I still, and will always hate mondays.

random dashboard

so you wont have a hard time buying gifts for me this christmas, here's my long list: (i know, ang aga)

1. Macbook
2. DSLR Camera
3. Diving Equip (in this order: mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, regulator, BCD, tank)
4. Dive trip (tubataha or kota k or apo reef or palau...keri na hehe)
5. Shopping spree at Ross/Home depot/Target
6. shoes, any kind with heels not higher than 2" (im 7 1/2)
7. my first ever havaianas (brazzziiiilllll)
8. a beanbag or a cool comfy chair
9. flat screen TV, hehe.
10. a year supply of booze (if beer, RH lang pls)
11. Art materials (any medium, from crayons and coloring books to canvass and acrylics)
12. Drumset or Kahon. (wlang pilosopo)
13. Oven. i want to bake.
14. punching bag and gloves
15. a leather basketball.


Of course, Money is always the best. that way you know i will get what i really want.

And look at it this way, if you give me any of my top 5, i can consider that as an early bday gift as well. hehe :)

Pa-Fedex nalang ah, PM me for my address hehehehe! thanks dear santa clauses!

behind the wheel

still the same ciara, just with more work and longer messier hair. ah and yes, a certified diver now, not that i have the time and money to dive anyway. maybe by november/december/january soon.

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GPS system

this is my way to stalk all you readers. mwahahahahahahaha! coolness!

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