Sigh***

I can't wait for Monday. I am expecting 'the call' from Zara...Sana.

Hay progress...Why so slow?

4-1-1

1. Mutya Buena

Yes, the former Sugababe has gone solo and she has this great new track and video on MTV. It's a must-have. Kaya pala when the Sugababes had released their new single wala na si Mutya and I was sobrang anxious to know why. Friends are telling me nga na baka yan yung lumang kanta nila whereas iba pa yung kasama nila...Pero no. This is like sobrang reminiscent to the Spice Girl tragedy. Mel C. has gone solo, Mel B. followed, tried to release an album as a group pa rin pero it wasn't such a hit so they've decided months after to disband. Years after, people have realized na they really aren't that talented.

Hay...whatever happened. Sayang. Pero I give Mutya kudos for the great song.

2. iPOD

FYI, my phone just got reformatted so I've lost everything. My contacts, my messages, my pics, even my memory card has to be reformatted which means the very thing that gives me life has already gone sayonara on me. My MP application.

So here's my plan. Since nareformat phone ko I have this fear na baka maging hobby na ng telepono ko yun so I wanna sell it na. Then with the money I'll buy a cheapangga phone lang and along with it, yes you've guessed it, buy an iPOD..or any sort of music player for that matter. Sana may gold para hindi ko na icustomize pa...and Bling-blinginy...

So there. This is it. Mamatay na ang nagpauso ng nag-hahang na telepono.

3. Pirates of the Carribbean 3

My god I can't stand this movie! Yeah I haven't seen Pirates 1&2 pero I thought this is gonna be great since Orlando Bloom's part of the casts, and I really enjoy Johnny Depp doing this Captain Jack ala Mr.Willy Wonka roles kasi he's really gay-ish pero still manly.

Anyways guys, if you're not fans (like moa), I suggest you not see the flick. It's a waste of time and money. Inantok ako for real.

Dencio's, Metrowalk

After work: @ Metrowalk with my college pals.
That's me (main reason why Ana calls me Mr.McRice), JP 'the Hollywood actor', and Jeff na tumataba.

Saddening

Once I had this place I used to call home. Yes, I did blog useD. I was considering everybody a family member, my brothers and sisters...'til my greatest fear on earth bounded us all. Everything just changed. I don't know how and I surely don't know why. All I know is that everything will never ever be the same again. And it sucks big time.

The entire day I am sobrang bothered na I wasn't as productive as usual. I couldn't even get that confidence to face anybody anymore for the fact na everybody has depressed me oh so bad na I really wanna leave on the spot.

Sayang. I do wish I could grasp on what your thoughts are. What's going on inside your heads...Why did you change all of a sudden....Naging instant diyos ba kayo....or am I becoming the usual drama queen na naman that is so Tim...I guess not.

Along with my love and concern....goodbye.

Saddening....If there's such term.

Patuloy ang pag-alsa.

Whew! What a week for Zara.

First interview: Sharlene of H.R. was super hotta-hotta. And everybody sa store are intimidating. I've just learned na their S.A.'s are not your everyday-regular-kinda-like-S.A.'s, most of them are S.A.'s with a lot of other responsibilities. If I am to be matigas with the position na I am applying for (as a visual merchandiser), S.A. lang ako for life. Something na I did not imagine becoming, so I went for the next best thing, being a manager.

I was being asked by the hot H.R. personnel of stuffs na a Fine Arts graduate could not answer impresively. As in nahiya talaga ko kasi the tanongs are for Business Ad grads talaga like, '...if in case a day would come and you don't have sales, what will you do?' Or, '...if your staff's bored, how will you motivate them?' Gosh pinagpawisan talaga ko for real sa tanong niyang yan. I swear.

Anyways, after my first interview, I wasn't expecting 'the call' na within the week. I really felt like I've flunked my entrance exam.

Or so I thought. Last Monday I was fogging up, my eyes are sobrang teary na and red....full of excitement. Sharlene called me up the next day saying na I've passed the first interview and will have my 2nd interview on Wednesday. As usual nakipagbargain na naman ako for a re-sched kasi this time no choice...I got there sa R/Makati late to do our sobrang hirap na Heritage set-up..which was medyo nakakahiya sa mga ka-team ko kasi ako nagpainterview for almost 2hours while sila, work, work, work.

Second Interview: Their D.M. is way too cool for her age. She was telling stories about American Idol and how much she regrets not seeing the finals on that day kasi she has to work etc., etc. Way too cool. Anyways, she was nice. Ang kinakagulo ko lang ngayon is that nung unang interview ko, pang managerial. This time, pang-visual merchandiser. Ang gulo talaga. So right this moment hindi ko alam kung ano talagang position ko sa Zara. Basta one things definite. If it's not a Managerial or supervisorial or at least a part of the vital team, I'll again do what I do best.

BARGAIN.

GOD!

I am having problems with my blog page. And it's getting more and more irritating everyday. If this doesn't change it's goodbye blogspot na. My god this is such!

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God I'm sorry pero this is really tough...

I can't imagine going to work on Monday with the fact na my super twin and Kuya Jeff are not there na anymore....

God this is depressing.....

God give them back to me....

My Super Twin

Yes I know the picture needs some fixing, pero what really gives me that certain kurot is that two of my bestest buddies @ work has been laid off, or in layman's term denotes one being removed from work for a certain period of time due to financial constraints of the company.

It sucks big time. Kuya Jeff and Jobelle are evicted na sa bahay ni kuya. I really enjoy working with them kasi para kaming magkakapatid, parehas halos ang vibes and they are sobrang gentlest of the gentle. I have never been treated like a goddess that I am suppose to be until they came into my life.

I know and I admit na at times nangangarag ako or sometimes I find you not so effective, pero hey. 50% talent is enough for me if you have a 1,000,000% good personality. Plus, they are willing to learn.

Sana in the while na we've had together I've taught you some valuable lessons not only about work, but in life.


Love you guys. It's always a see you later, never goodbye. :)

Party-pooper

Yes, I am the biggest loser.

Early in the morning yesterday I've headed Norvic muna to do paperworks plus give my team's bayad for our long and much-awaited Christmas'06 party (O diba? At least hindi inabutan ng '07.) Dilemma, dilemma. My god everybody's asking and saying na everybody has to be there. Kuya Dens, Ate Cons, Boss Ferds, Abby, my sis Donna, etc. etc. Anyways! Here's the dilemma. I can't go. I have something lined up the next day, the entire day, ho my god that day is today pala. I am going to WTC kasi for the IFEX Event. And I just have to be there. But then againg, things might change na naman because of 'the call' from Zara.

Sa office when people would comment:
'..o, ba't di ka nakapang-party?,' - my sis Donna na nakapang-party na early in the morning. My god hindi masyadong ready.
'..uuyyy si Tim ang laki ng bag, costume mo yan para mamayang gabi noh? Hahaha!' -Ate Josie (P.S. I just love everything and anything BIG.)
'..Tim, diba pupunta ka mamayang gabi? Pupunta ka diba? Pumunta ka ha!' -Ate Connie
'...mga mare asan na kayo? May practice tayo ng Dreamgirls para mamayang gabi mga lech. Inaasahan tayo ni Bos Ross magperform' -my sis Ja-nice (na hanggang text naghahanap ng mga Powpows...hindi talaga nagpaawat. :)
'...Kuya Tim punta ka party ha?Ano performance niyo?' -Kuya Mike
'...Tim may party daw mamaya ah...nagulat nga ko di tuloy ako nakapang-party. Ikaw?' -Abby

My god the entire day was focused on this 1-day-nagising-na-lang-ako-at-naisipan-kong-magpaparty-kaya-magpaparty-tayo plan. I so wanna go and get drunk to death pero I really can't. Nagsabi lang kasi silang may party the day before. Eh yung commitment ko today last week ko pa inapprove. It would be sobrang depressing if I'd back out all of a sudden diba.

Hay nakakapanghinayang talaga....I am sobrang sorry guys.

YEEAAAZZZ!!! (na pampaalsa)

THIZ IZ IT!

Tomorrow's officially my Zara day. I'll be having my first interview na sa Shangri-La branch nila. God this is exciting and I really wanna dress up and do it all for the sake of impressing them. God I really wanna be 'in' the Zara team na. I am thinking of being colorful na naman tomorrow, pero I suppose, hmm...konting color na lang. I don't want to make them look at my outfit na lang the entire interview instead of looking at the personality and talent.

So there. :)



PS. PWERA POLITIKA PUH-LEAZZE!
I am sobrang grateful sa current job ko pero alam mo yun, sometimes you have to go upgrade yourself and/or commit to change for the benefit of mankind, or in this case, for my family. I really need to be more serious with my choices kasi we're having a lot of shi-hatsus @ home. So please, don't judge me.

Butterflies!

You have got to love those paro-paros! :)




Here's what kept us busy last Saturday. I am not quite stunned with what we did on this one. This is Home Floor Entrance. Phoo-eey...

It's hard to see the beauty of this vignette from a long-shot. So see it yourself! Home floor, Rustan's Shangri-La.

Jill is sobrang ganda! I love it! I love it a lot!

What's Happening

1. L.A.M.B.
Gwen Stefani

Yes, I just bought Gwen's first album yesterday because of the song 'Crash' and 'Harajuku Girls'. Why did I splurge for her first album instead of the new one? Jill in Rustan's Tower is always playing her entire album and yes, I fell in love with track 8. It's the bomb. Everytime pine-play yung song sa Ladies Department lagi akong nagste-stay dun and pretend na I am checking their clothes lang. Pero here's the thing, the album is good, pero it's kinda tiring na to listen to in a while. Imagine, I just bought the CD kahapon, special edition which costs PhP 504.00 (God I am such a fan), and this morning while banging into it, I thought...'hmm...parang hindi worth it.'

Anyways, I saw her L.A.M.B. concert on MYX last month and it was the bomb! She is a good performer even if we all know na she is not a good dancer. God I was thinking nga last night na I should have bought the concert instead of the album, kasi it's freaking better.

2. Make-up for Men

Too gay for you?

Yeah right. I think the must-haves for guys kikoy-kit are:
a. Powder / Cake
b. Concealer (BIG TIME!)
c. Lip Balm
d. Hair Wax for emergencies
e. Water spritz to keep you fresh
f. Sanitizer
g. Cologne (I don't like parfums, I do believe na it's better to avail a mabangong sabon than a mabangong pabango)
h. Wet Ones (You can never tell..hehe! :) If you know what I mean)

Here's moa with and without:
Before After

3. Introducing Joss Stone
Joss Stone

So far, from what I've read from the reviews and what I see on MTV (she has 2new music videos btw out from her new album) and yeah, I must give her lots of kudos. Despite the red and sobrang irritating hair (puh-lease go blond ulit...)..I think I'm gonna buy her first before 'The Sweet Escape.'

Sorry Gwen!

4. Tucking in

Here's a kadiring trick I've just learned in achieving that polished, no more masyadong gulo when tucked in ang polo.

Tuck it in your underwear, pull it backward, button your pants, and voila! A+ for the polished look.

FYI

My sis Ja-nice texted me this morning saying Christina Aguilera's coming to town.

So there.

If the price is right, back to oslo paper and sauce for lunch so I could spend some dinero to watch her live.

FYI.

Change of Career

No, it's not job-hunting, this time I am only changing paths for one main reason: We're moving na to Faraway Land.

In reality, and swearness to goodness, I have already learned to love na what I am doing even if at times you'd still hear me whine with what I do. Pero the thing is, I have to look for an even higher paying job kasi if we move to Bulacan na ang matitira na lang sa sweldo ko is pang-Cinnamon swirl or pang-Eclair ko sa Starbucks. And I can't let that happen. And the best bet that I can think of is changing career.

Damn this is hard kasi I really love my VMD Family. Pero I'm sure this would take some time pa. And don't think na I am leaving the company for any negative reason/s....I am sobrang thankful nga kasi I've learned a lot. For real.

I have plans on moving to a boutique or designing clothes. I am submitting one na tomorrow. Waiting for my picture lang.

(That was a note-to-myself just in case mawalan na naman ako ng focus.)

KUROT

Despite the two years na I haven't met nor at the very least communicated in any way with Boo, yes, I do admit, you still give me that certain kurot sa puso. That certain chill sa batok that denotes na I am sobrang worried na you are with somebody to tuck you in at night....How I wish it was me.....And damn it hurts. Like hell.

Ang mas masakit pa here is that deep down I know na there's no way for us to ever cross-paths na ulit. Pero I promise you this....next lifetime.....I'll still search for you....

Kasi I do love you.

MUST READ OF THE MONTH

ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE's special edition for this season entitled:

[ULTIMATE GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS]

It's a must-buy kasi one, its not only a magazine, it's a handbook that you could refer to anytime, kahit may apo-apo ka na. Second, it's really motivating.

Go buy na guys and let's all start our own business! I am to create a plot pa lang of my business plan. Plans now, money later. Hindi ako magaling sa pera matters eh. Will seek advice muna.

We'll see, we'll see.

EMOTE OF THE MONTH: STARVATION

Me and Boss Ferds are on a mission. We are to lose weight as much as possible hangga't may natitirang laman na pwedeng ireduce sa katawan, then let's do it!

I've started yesterday. Si Boss Ferds hindi makuha sa kunsensiya. We had lunch and merienda sa kitchen ni Ms. Kate @ ADB. God we were like making tiangge lang sa laki ng buffet area, and we could like grab anything we want, all expenses paid. (Thanks Ms. Kate! :) Anyways I had a plate of fresh fruits, 2slices of wheat with guava and strawberry jelly (yung isa binigay ko na lang kay Kuya Jaime), a bottle of C2 Apple and mineral, and my big-time pampataba of the day: Chocolate cookies (yung isa binigay ko kay Kuya Ramil), which was sobrang good btw. Para siyang brownies na super moist my god...Such temptation.

Anyways, for merienda I was not making it na so I had lasagna...yeah I know. Pero at least veggies ang laman niya not meat. So nabawasan. Plus, and dami naming ginawa. Pero light lang. Eh si Boss Ferds! My god ayaw makinig, he had kanin and ulam for lunch which is acceptable, pero ito na. He had a BURGER and JELLO for merienda. Hay naku the nerve! We really have to lose weight talaga. Or else baka maging singles for Christ na lang kami forever...especially ako...

And we don't want that.

P.S. I am aiming for Adrien Brody's boudoir. Which is super impossible for my frame kasi I'm big-boned. Hay I wish I could...I mean I am! Like duh! Positive thinking! think of it as if its already happening! Convince your mind and your body will follow! Here't goes.

I am not eating anything that has more than a hundred percent calorie. Sobra hindi talaga. For real hindi. Oo hindi talaga. Promise hindi ako kumakain. Starvation ang drama talaga. Promise.

We are F-A-M-I-L-Y.

We had a set-up sa ADB yesterday for Ms. Kate's kitchen. It's a clash of three Asian countries namely Japan, Tokyo, Harajuku....haha! :) O basta yung isa dun Japan.

Anyways, while having our merienda I felt something so special with my teammates. Para kaming pamilya. Boss Ferds and Kuya Mil are like brothers, likewise with me and Kuya Jeff, and me and Boss Ferds are like sis', likewise between me and Jobelle.

This is su-hu-weet. I am beginning to feel like I belong. Sana forever we'll be like this.

God I am going to miss VMD.

Love you guys! :)

Su-hu-weet!

This is such a bitter-sweet symphony.

After work yesterday I went to Myra's house kasi it's her mom's wake which is supposedly a sad and mourning event, and yes, I did go there (slightly funked up but still bling-ing it on) with that certain sadness in my eyes kasi naman it's her mom in the coffin and not some stranger. On the contrary, the whole time we were together we were like making kwento lang and did a hell lot of catching up lang since we hardly see each other nung nagstart nako ng thesis ko. I had fun. Talaga. I was fetched by the stunning Estayola who, according to him, has a scandal which was being shown by his ex to their close friends....yeah right except moa. Well, sabi ko nga nalayo ako ng landas sa circle of friends kong to.

Basta last night was cool. I was with RJ, Mimay and her bestfriend Kiko na may sariling mundo sa pagkain ng buto ng kalabasa. Which reminds me, kaming girls are eating buto ng kalabasa na nilagay ni Estayola sa singit niya. So there we were given two options. Grab the buto and crack it to eat it.........or grab Estayola's crotch and still meron pa ring surprise na lalabas.

Good times, good times. :)

I've missed you guys. 'Til then.