Poetry Mode

I walk and run and jump along
I break out loud in dance and song
Another face I simply am
and honestly who gives a damn

I cant believe how long its been
Since a single ray of light I've seen
Do I seem like just a simple shell?
I honestly can never tell

A single voice of pain and fears
I sit and weep with silent tears
A little boy thats simply me
still thinking of who he'd want to be

I spread my wings and try to fly
But still I couldnt reach the sky
I breathed in the break of dawn
I realized I'm not alone

Sometimes I simlpy want to scream
My thoughts, my wishes, hopes, and dreams
But some words are better left unsaid
Just look at me I'm limited

It feels like everything's unfair,
I need to breathe I need some air,
Enough of the music from broken strings,
Am I an angel with shattered wings?

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Ewan ko ba, inspired ako magsulat ngayon. Obvious ba? My Muse is back. Buti naman, it's been long enough.

It's Official

Lumapit sa akin kanina ang isang taga HR, may dalang folder.

"This is it!", sabi ko sa sarili ko.

May inilabas syang document mula sa folder.

"Anton, sign here please", sabi nya.

Pagkakita ko sa nakasulat sa papel, ngumiti ako na parang walang bukas. Inabot nya sa akin ang bolpen nya at dahan-dahan kong binasa ang nakasulat sa document. Tumibok ng sobrang bilis ang puso ko. Feeling ko nga huminto ito saglit.

Grabe hindi ako mapakali. Dahan dahan kong nilapit ang bolpen. Pinirmahan ko na.

It's official! Regular na ako sa department namin!!! And that also means, tumaas na ang sweldo ko. Diba?! Tapos sa October 19, yun yung day na mareregularize ako sa company so makukuha ko narin ang mga benefits, allowances, and all that shit. Basta wala akong kalokohang gawin at hindi na ako ma-late for the next 19 days, pasok na sa banga ang regularization ko.

Nung isang araw pa ako kinausap ng sup ko tungkol dito pero syempre, its not official until I sign the dotted line ang drama. At least, it was a good way to end this month. Basta tumaas na sweldo ko, ok na yun. Up next, annual appraisal. Oh yeah!

Ayun lang, happy lang ako. Sana happy din kayo.

Minsan...

 

Minsan ang hirap maghintay,

Minsan para akong tanga,

nakatingin lang sa phone ko,

at naghihintay ng reply mo,

Mahirap ba na sumagot,

kahit 'ok' lang ang sabihin mo,

mahirap bang makihati 

kahit isang minuto lang o segundo

Sanay na ako sa ganun,

At iniisip lagi kita

Pero minsan nakakainis maghintay 

kung isang dosenang text na ang aking ipinadala.

Alam kong busy ka,

Alam mong busy din ako,

Pero may oras naman akong inilalaan

Para lang sayo.

Mahal mo ako,

Alam ko naman yun,

Pero magparamdam ka sana,

kahit sa Facebook o sa cellphone.

Mahirap ba akong pagbigyan?

Mahirap ba ang hiling ko?

Dahil kahit ilang oras akong maghihintay,

Nakakalimutan ko sa isang text o tawag mo...

Dahil wala kaming magawa...

...Tumambay kami ni Bongga sa TriNoma.

The last time na nakasama ko si Bongga eh nung pumunta kami ng Pancake House which was weeks ago. Eh kahapon, pareho kaming 7-4 so ayun sabay kami naglunch tapos nung hapon, pumunta kami ng trinoma.

Nagkwentuhan kami tungkol sa mga kaganapan sa mga buhay buhay namin.

Naglabas ako ng aking mga saloobin.

Si Bongga naman nagkwento sya tungkol sa ginagawa nya ngayon bilang trainer.

At nung ginutom kami, we ended up here...

 

We were able to catch up on things. We were able to update each other on office rumors and stories. Ang saya talaga kapag si Bongga ang kasama ko, walang dull moment. Sabi nya sayang daw di sila nag-abot ni Parker nung andito sya eh she wants to meet him.

Sayang lang kasi di ko na masyadong nakakasama si Bongga these days kasi lagi syang busy eh ako naman busibusihan din dito sa Poker. But it was a fun night.

Dinner Date at Pepper Lunch Shangri La Plaza

Friday when Parker and I wanted to go to MOA but since we left the house really late,we decided to just go to Ortigas. Since I've always wanted to go to Pepper Lunch I told him I wanted to have dinner there. Kaya ayun, off to Shangrila we went. He's in town by the way, buti naman.

In fairness sa Pepper Lunch ang bait ng crew nila. It's very rare that I find places where the staff are very nice. Since it was our first time there, it took us a while to choose what to eat. 

Naaliw ako, talagang may specific table number kung saan kayo uupo. Classy. Anyway, while waiting for the food picture picture muna. They serve the food here really fast.

Me while waiting for our food.

I ordered the Chicken Pepper Rice topped with curry. Masarap naman siya, naglasang chicken curry yung order ko hahaha.

Parker ordered Beef Teriyaki. Since Parker didn't know that he was suppose to mix the food, I mixed it for him. 

"You're treating me like a baby", sabi ba naman sabay ngiti.

My drink came with either ice cream, soup or salad. Naturally I picked Ice cream. This was really good. Parker and I debated for about 10 minutes on whether the syrup was tamarind or honey. He called the waiter and asked. Sabi ba naman nung waiter, caramel daw. We were both stunned. 

After dinner, Parker and I walked around Shangrila Plaza. While walking, Parker saw a candy kiosk and said he wanted Nerds so binilhan ko siya and I wanted frozen yogurt so we went to Hobbes and Landes kasi aside from White Hat, thats the only place that serves the Frozen Yogurt that I like kasi ang daming toppings na nilalagay nila dun. Galit sila sa toppings promise and it only costs 120php.

At around 9:30, Parker and I went to Music 21 to meet up with some of my officemates. Ayun, nakilala na nya sa personal sina Mariah, Libby, at SexyAnne na mga resident guests ng blog ko. It was a fun night. I got to go to Pepper Lunch, walk around Shangrila, meet my officemates for karaoke and the best part was that I was with him. It made everything perfect. Ahihihi kinilig naman daw ako. 

Gift from Jackie!

Dahil nasa Manila nanaman ang bespren kong si Jackie, syempre sa bahay nanaman sya tumutuloy. Sabi ko naman sa kanya, instead gumastos sya para sa hotel, sa bahay nalang sya tapos pakainin nalang nya ako hehe.

Okay lang naman kay Mama na sa bahay nagstastay si Jackie pag pumupunta sya ng Manila. Anyway, kagabi nagkita kami sa Trinoma kasi kadarating lang nya. Nagdinner kami somewhere na sizzling steak something ang food. Basta yun.

Before umuwi, sabi nya dadaan lang daw sya ng Starbucks, so ako pumila para sa taxi dahil sobrang hirap kumuha ng taxi nang ganung oras sa sinumpang lungsod na to. Pagbalik ng lukaluka eh may dalang paper bag. Ayun gift pala nya sa akin.

Alam ko na agad kung ano laman nito. Matagal ko na kasing sinasabi sa kanya na regaluhan ako ng Starbucks tumbler. Sa wakas, after 10 years binilhan narin nya ako nito. At may card pa talaga.

Tuwang tuwa ako kasi the only people na binigyan ni Jackie ng ganito is her bf and me.  And she's not the type na mahilig magregalo, sa if she gives you a gift, you mean THAT much to her.

"So talagang asawa mo at ako lang ang niregaluhan mo ah.", sabi ko.

"Legal din naman kitang asawa. Legal ko din sya. Salawahan ako eh", sabi ba naman ng hitad habang nagkwekwentuhan kami sa bahay.

At talagang kumpleto ang pangalan ko sa card ah. Despite the fact that everyone thinks I'm high maintenance, mababaw lang kaligayahan ko specially when it comes to gifts or material things.

Thank you Bes for the wonderful gift. Ang weird ng shape nito, I've seen this design but not with this type of tumbler. Nakakaaliw. May bago na akong gagamitin sa office kasi yung tumbler ko sa office, todong effort para makainom dahil sa liit ng butas. Yung tipong lumamig na yung kape, di mo pa nababawasan.

TK-421 iPhone case

I want this for christmas. The iPhone virutal keyboard is great and I'm used to it but nothing beats a physical keyboard.

The TK-421 iPhone case will be available at ThinkGeek by November, it costs around $50 and will be available for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4.

Best part is, to flip the keyboard out, you flip it out just like you would do with a sidekick.

Gotta catch 'em all!!!

Someone hit me and tell me I am not dreaming! This is a leaked copy of what seems to be a live action version of Pokemon!



Seems legit enough. Lots of stuff blowing up and awesome real life versions of pokemons.

I hope this gets commissioned for a release, I will definitely watch it, In 3D hopefully!

I find it a bit scary that I still have the Pokemon theme song memorized after all these years.