Stubborn

Am I?

I just had another of those lengthy "conversation" with my aunt.
The usual topic which is... my relationship.

Just because she's not one of us... It doesn't mean that...
She's less superior than us...
She's less respectful than us...
She's less worthy than us...

Just because all your friends think otherwise... It doesn't mean that...
They are right...
You are wrong...
You don't have to question them...

Just because they're older than you... It doesn't mean that...
Everything they say is correct...
They've experience everything in life...
You should follow every word they say...

Just because they're your parents... It doesn't mean that...
They are a better person than you...
They always know what's best for you...
You can't disobey them...

Just because somebody screws up... It doesn't mean that...
All people will end up that way...
I will end up that way...
Your right and I'm wrong...

Call it stupidity, stubbornness, selfishness...
Call it whatever you want, I don't care...
I would always call it freewill...

Being socially correct is not even close from being morally correct.
I stand by my principles. I'm not rebel and I'm not a loser.

I could not tell what would happen with my decision now...
But neither could you on yours...
So, if you can't take it that way, just leave it, and deal with it...

I may have raised my voice a couple of times...
That was my bad...
But in the end, I just told her...

We just agree to disagree... :)

Who's with me?

Next in Line

The endless cycle continues...

With most of my best colleagues leaving the company,
It makes me wonder, what's next for me and the rest
of us left behind?

The recent wave of resignations could have raise
some alarms among the ranks of the upper management.
Well, it should have. But what can they do?
What are they going to do? What's next for us?

Though I have no idea of what's gonna happen,
I would still want to see it.

From all these things happening in the workplace,
only one thing is really sure... change.

Change. Some hate it, some like it. Like or hate it,
you can't do anything to prevent it from happening.
But when it happens, you can always do something
about it, that is, if you want to.

Resignation has always been a popular topic in my
workplace. People will always find good reasons to
leave the office. May it be a financial necessity,
personal dream, office politics, family reasons, whatever.

To resign from a job is not essentially bad.
Although, why, when, and how you do it could define it.
In the end, it's still your right and it's your choice.

I'm not here to tell people why they should leave
or why they should stay. In my opinion, nobody should
tell anybody what should they choose.
This way, if something screws up, you can't blame
anyone but yourself. :P

Yes. I'm being selfish for saying this.
But it will be less complicated this way. :)

Resignation is simply a side-effect of change.
It results from changes, and it results to changes too.
When a person leaves, that person experience changes.
When people are left, they also experience changes.

No matter how small or big, it is still change.
And change is good, ideally speaking... :P

Change, is an opportunity to learn more, understand more,
give more, and grow more. But it's always up to the
individual whether he would want to do anything about it.

Ultimately, it's not about feeling sorry, bad, or angry
about what is happening or what is not happening.

Things would not always go the way we wanted it to be.
That's a fact. But you can always do something about it.

To leave is an option, to stay is an option too.
It doesn't matter what you choose today or tomorrow.

It is what you continue to do or not to do after
you made that decision that will matter most...

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So I sing this song to all of my age
For these are the questions
We've got to face
For in this cycle that we call life
We are the ones who are next in line.

http://www.lyricsdownload.com/after-image-next-in-line-lyrics.html

Double Edged

Words can hurt as much as they can heal...

Different words can describe the same situation.
But have different effect on a person.

Instead of telling someone...
"You're here but you don't seem to be..."

Wouldn't it sound better to tell that person...
"Thanks for being here even if you are very tired from work..."

No... it doesn't just sound better, it feels better too as well.

Things will not always go our way,
But we can always do something about it.

Life is not perfect, and it will never be,
But simple words of appreciation would make a big difference...

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anything that can simultaneously help and hinder,
as when in sword-fight a person can increase his leverage
by putting his hand on the blade, which might win the
contest but also result in a wound
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-edged_sword

Recipes for a Bad Day

Not able to play badminton
+
Leaving the office at 12AM
+
Getting home at 1AM
+
Waking up at 7:30AM
+
Leaving the house at 8:30AM
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Riding a jeep that waits for a traffic signal to change 3 times before leaving
+
Waiting for 6 jam packed LRTs to pass before the skip train arrives
+
Waiting for the MRT to get jam packed for 20 minutes
+
Being the 1st person in the Fort Bus line
+
Reaching the office at 10:05AM
+
A good morning jabber message from dayatabs
=
One hell of a bad day!!!

What Tarot Card Are You?

You are The Hierophant

Divine Wisdom. Manifestation. Explanation. Teaching.

All things relating to education, patience, help from superiors.The Hierophant is often considered to be a Guardian Angel.

The Hierophant's purpose is to bring the spiritual down to Earth. Where the High Priestess between her two pillars deals with realms beyond this Earth, the Hierophant (or High Priest) deals with worldly problems. He is well suited to do this because he strives to create harmony and peace in the midst of a crisis. The Hierophant's only problem is that he can be stubborn and hidebound. At his best, he is wise and soothing, at his worst, he is an unbending traditionalist.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

I Vote...

Senators: Mag Erap Panalo

M-anuel Villar
A-quilino Pimentel
G-regorio Honasan

E-scudero, Francis
R-alph Recto
A-lan Peter Cayetano
P-anfilo Lacson

PA-ngilinan, Francisco
N-oynoy Aquino
A-ntonio Trillanes
L-oren Legarda
O-smeña, John

Congressman: Manuel Lopez
Mayor: Alfredo Lim
Vice-Mayor: Isko Moreno
Councilor: Bobby Lim
Party List: FPJPM

Let's exercise our right to vote... :)

Murphy's Law

Whatever can can go wrong will go wrong...
and at the worst possible moment...

While we're heading back to Manila from our company beach party...
Jas and I were having a discussion about not opening the fruit jelly
Sir Mike gave us. The moment she opened it, the juice squirted and
droplets of juice were in her pants and the seat.

I told her that I choose not to open it, and just eat it later.
This way, I can prevent the occurrence of Murphy' Law.
At least for the time being...

We were asleep most of the time before we reach Lipa City.
Before we left Lipa City, I was awake again and checking
any addresses in the stores along the road, so I could tell my
mom where am I.

A few minutes more, we find ourselves entering
STAR (Southern Tagalog Arterial Road).
There were moments when I felt something bad was gonna
happen, so I was not able to get to sleep again.

A couple minutes after the company van entered STAR tollway,
We heard an explosion coming from the rear of the van, where Jas,
Che-ann, her niece, and I were sitting. It was followed by some cracking
sounds, as the rim of the tire scratches through the rocky freeway.

Our rear right tire just blew. The van slowed down, and Mang Erning
parked the van along the side of the road. The road was dark.
The only lights you can see are the lights coming from vehicles
passing by, most of them running at top speed. It was dangerous.

Sir Mike and Mang Erning were talking, they both agreed that we
were still lucky that it was one of the rear tires, because if it
was one of the front tires, even Mang Erning doesn't know if he will
be able to control the van. I didn't know this, because I don't
own a car and I don't drive. I just realized the severity of
the situation that we've just went through.

Just imagine, a van with 9 people and 2 kids, running at 100
on a freeway with all other types of vehicles running like hell...
Thank God we're still alive!

One of the company rented buses stopped and Mang Jerry got off and
helped us. Together with Mang Erning, they prepared the tools to
replace the busted tire. Sir Mike also laid the early warning device
for our safety.

We came to another problem when the car jack was too high to fit in.
Mang Jerry told the boys to lift the van together in order for
Mang Erning to slide the car jack in place.

Sir Mike, Dennis, Marc, Mang Jerry and I tried to lift the van.
After 2 attempts, we were able to get it in place.
The van was heavy even if it was empty. Whew!
After a few more minutes, they've finally replaced the blown tire.
And we hit the road once more.

There rest of trip was traffic, traffic, and more traffic.
I was the last to be dropped-off MRT Ayala Station.
It was already 9:30PM so I've decided not to take MRT anymore.

I walked to the "unloading area" across Rustan's department store.
It seemed that no bus has arrived for a while because there
were a bunch of people in the area. So I decided to try a new
option, FX to dapitan for P30. Normally, I can get home for P42,
that is (Bus + FX + Jeep). This one would cost me P45, (FX + Jeep + Jeep).
My cheapest and fastest option is still (MRT + LRT + Jeep) for P32.

I thought I could get to UST fast but just like Murphy's Law states...
The FX was caught in heavy traffic. After almost an hour, we only reached
UST around 10:45PM and because of sheer exhaustion I was asleep
during the ride.

I managed to get home around 11:00PM, took a quick dinner and
laid flat on my bed...

Zzzzzzzzzzzz...