Friday, January 30, 2004
Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
-Henry Van Dyke
you know what's cool..those powerball things..y'know the ones that you move in circles over and over to work out your forearms and to prevent carpel tunnel??..so a bunch of us in the office decided to buy one and they're a good stress reliever..though it is kinda funny seeing the guys do it..haha i dunno..cuz i remember how some of the guys at uci had it and would always joke that it looks like they're practicing their "stroking" ability..hahah..so i try to keep my laughter to myself when my guy co-workers use it.. cuz yah..they'll think i have a dirty mind=P...i swear this week feels like it's been going by sooo slow..it's like father time decided to put the clocks in slow motion or something..i'm just glad it's finally friday..time to relax and be a lazy ass..heehee right joe?..hopefully we can get some snowboarding in this weekend..since i missed out on the mammoth trip, i haven't seen snow for like 3 weeks..actually i should really start working out a lot more now..that cruise is coming up soon and i don't want to be the only tubby on board!=P..but yah, you know what show i enjoy watching?..the apprentice..i thought i wouldn't like it so much..but it's pretty interesting to see how far these business people would go to become a market mogul like trump..pretty entertaining tv man..yah i know..i've been sucked in by the reality tv buzz..ha! so sue me..
-aloha and mahalo...belle=)
-Henry Van Dyke
you know what's cool..those powerball things..y'know the ones that you move in circles over and over to work out your forearms and to prevent carpel tunnel??..so a bunch of us in the office decided to buy one and they're a good stress reliever..though it is kinda funny seeing the guys do it..haha i dunno..cuz i remember how some of the guys at uci had it and would always joke that it looks like they're practicing their "stroking" ability..hahah..so i try to keep my laughter to myself when my guy co-workers use it.. cuz yah..they'll think i have a dirty mind=P...i swear this week feels like it's been going by sooo slow..it's like father time decided to put the clocks in slow motion or something..i'm just glad it's finally friday..time to relax and be a lazy ass..heehee right joe?..hopefully we can get some snowboarding in this weekend..since i missed out on the mammoth trip, i haven't seen snow for like 3 weeks..actually i should really start working out a lot more now..that cruise is coming up soon and i don't want to be the only tubby on board!=P..but yah, you know what show i enjoy watching?..the apprentice..i thought i wouldn't like it so much..but it's pretty interesting to see how far these business people would go to become a market mogul like trump..pretty entertaining tv man..yah i know..i've been sucked in by the reality tv buzz..ha! so sue me..
-aloha and mahalo...belle=)
Friday, January 23, 2004
We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more.
-Madame Swetchine
i've been thinking why i don't blog so often anymore..it's not that i don't have a lot of things to vent out..i do..it's just that there's been so much going on these past few weeks..first, there's the issue of my job and whether or not the city will actually have to layoff because of freaking schwarzenegger's budget cuts...it's ironic you know?..how everyone says, "oh you work for the city? you'll be a lifer, that's such a stable job"..sure it is, until the governor decided that all the cities in caleeeeforneeeya don't need that much money, "why don't we cut their projects...oh what? workers will be laid off as a result? oh well, the people wanted they're car registration fees lowered...that's what they get"..screw you man!!!!!!!!!!!!!..ahhhhhhhhhhhhh...for the past 2 weeks me and my co-workers have been freaking out about this..and it's not just the public sector..it's all a chain reaction..the cities gets hurt and so do the private companies who contract with the cities..what's going on here buddy..hopefully the car tax gets reinstated since the issue is now being asked to go to the supreme court now..i'd rather pay more tax than out of a job..and i know i'm not alone on that thought..blehh..don't even wanna think about that right now...and so, to add to work..i have to start thinking about my parents health and how they're getting older..my dad has diabetes and my mom is so old fashioned that she refuses to see a doctor whenever she gets sick..it's really hard to see your parents not as strong as they were before..they're my mom and dad..they're suppose to be invincible y'know?..i'll stop on that one..too emotional for me...and then there's my little sister who keeps getting injured from b-ball and continues to play even if she's got a sprained knee and elbow..so much going on..i have no idea where to start or what to do..it's just one day at a time i guess..enjoy what you've got and be thankful for it all.
-Madame Swetchine
i've been thinking why i don't blog so often anymore..it's not that i don't have a lot of things to vent out..i do..it's just that there's been so much going on these past few weeks..first, there's the issue of my job and whether or not the city will actually have to layoff because of freaking schwarzenegger's budget cuts...it's ironic you know?..how everyone says, "oh you work for the city? you'll be a lifer, that's such a stable job"..sure it is, until the governor decided that all the cities in caleeeeforneeeya don't need that much money, "why don't we cut their projects...oh what? workers will be laid off as a result? oh well, the people wanted they're car registration fees lowered...that's what they get"..screw you man!!!!!!!!!!!!!..ahhhhhhhhhhhhh...for the past 2 weeks me and my co-workers have been freaking out about this..and it's not just the public sector..it's all a chain reaction..the cities gets hurt and so do the private companies who contract with the cities..what's going on here buddy..hopefully the car tax gets reinstated since the issue is now being asked to go to the supreme court now..i'd rather pay more tax than out of a job..and i know i'm not alone on that thought..blehh..don't even wanna think about that right now...and so, to add to work..i have to start thinking about my parents health and how they're getting older..my dad has diabetes and my mom is so old fashioned that she refuses to see a doctor whenever she gets sick..it's really hard to see your parents not as strong as they were before..they're my mom and dad..they're suppose to be invincible y'know?..i'll stop on that one..too emotional for me...and then there's my little sister who keeps getting injured from b-ball and continues to play even if she's got a sprained knee and elbow..so much going on..i have no idea where to start or what to do..it's just one day at a time i guess..enjoy what you've got and be thankful for it all.
Friday, January 09, 2004
Welcome anything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.
-Andr? Gide
hmm okay so i have this dilemma at work right?...i have this co-worker, let's call him "c.w.1", who just started working here about 4-5 months ago..and for some reason..some of my other co-workers have come to the conclusion that he might like me..tun tun tuuuun..yah lou knows and he's volunteered to chop off his manhood..haha but i told him i could handle it in a less violent way=P..so anyways..this is how it all started:
scenario 1) i was out in the field with c.w. 1 & c.w. 2. While c.w. 2 & I were having friendly arguments about the lakers and our cars, out of nowhere c.w. 1 says to me, "...aww stop talking like that or else i'm going to start falling for you."...umm so yah there was a moment of awkward silence and then c.w.2 & I continued our conversation as if maybe we heard c.w. 1 wrong.
scenario 2) that day after the field c.w.1 tells c.w.2 that he can't go out in the field with us anymore because he might start falling for me..uhhh great..(but c.w.1 doesn't know that c.w. 2 told me this)
so as usual..i just pretend nothing has happened and figure that he knows about lou, he's met lou..so it's nothing..plus i try to rationalize that he is an only child and he doesn't really have that much family (it's just him and his mom), so maybe he sees (sp?) me in like an older sister light? makes sense wouldn't it? well at least i thought so..
scenario 3) so while another co-worker of mine (c.w.3) and c.w. 1 were having a conversation about relationships, somehow the subject of liking someone who's already taken came up. i guess the last 2 people c.w. 1 liked already had boyfriends and plus they were his co-workers also at his old job..so c.w.3, in an effort to help me, haha!..tries to explain to c.w. 1 that liking co-workers, especially co-workers who are already taken, is NOT A GOOD IDEA. and i know she said it bluntly to get it through to him. and of course he replies with a "yah i know" type of deal.
so okay, now i think..for sure he has to get it by now..he is just my co-worker nothing else!..i have a boyfriend..stay away!..right?
scenario 4) i guess he's gotten comfortable with me again because he asked me to go out in the field with him..so i say okay, since he is fairly new to the job and i should explain some of the things we do out in the field to him. and plus i figure..it's been about 3 months since that first incident and so things should be back to normal. well, the next 2 times he asked me to go to the field, c.w. 3 also asked to come along to do her field checks with us as well..i don't mind so i say okay and so does c.w.1..then at the last minute i wasn't able to go, so i tell c.w.3 to just tell c.w.1 she'll just go with him..and these last two times he decides that either he'll do her field checks for her and go out by himself, or that he'd just wait until later to do his field checks...so yah, that makes no sense to any of us and c.w. 3 has come to the conclusion that he just wants to go out in the field with me.
..blehhhhhh..by now it's starting to get to me..i mean..helloooooo...we're just doing work, you can go out in the field with anyone!!
scenario 5) c.w. 1 got transferred to another section about a month ago..so he should have moved to the other building already...but for some reason he's been lagging right?..and so there's times where i have to go to the other building and do some work there...and lo and behold..my co-workers in the other section notice that c.w.1 only goes to the other building to move his stuff on the days i'm there...
and the last scenario,
scenario 6) my boss told me that while she and c.w. 1 were out in the field, somehow my name came up in the conversation. and c.w. 1 kept saying how much me and him have in common and that we think alike...
uhhh..no..i don't think so!..with the little time that i've known c.w.1, the only time i could see that he'd say something like this was because of what happened in scenario 1!..but hel-looooooo, there are a billion lakers fans who discuss games and a billion toyota owners!!..wtf is he thinking?..so yah..now people are saying that i should say something to him..cuz even though he knows i have a bf..he may be thinking that somehow something could happen?..ewww i don't even want to think about that..gross!!..i mean dude..i'm your freakin co-worker!!..so yah, my dilemma is that..should i say something or no?..cuz he is moving down to the other building so i won't interact with him as much..so maybe it would all just go back to normal?..and he is a really sensitive/stressful guy..and i know he would take it so personal if i said something..but how else would i get through to him..hmm so do i talk to him or hope for a second time that it will go away once he's moved?...
well yah..that's my story and instead of thinking about it anymore i'll just look forward to the fact that there's only 30 more mins til the weekend!!!..yeeha woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Andr? Gide
hmm okay so i have this dilemma at work right?...i have this co-worker, let's call him "c.w.1", who just started working here about 4-5 months ago..and for some reason..some of my other co-workers have come to the conclusion that he might like me..tun tun tuuuun..yah lou knows and he's volunteered to chop off his manhood..haha but i told him i could handle it in a less violent way=P..so anyways..this is how it all started:
scenario 1) i was out in the field with c.w. 1 & c.w. 2. While c.w. 2 & I were having friendly arguments about the lakers and our cars, out of nowhere c.w. 1 says to me, "...aww stop talking like that or else i'm going to start falling for you."...umm so yah there was a moment of awkward silence and then c.w.2 & I continued our conversation as if maybe we heard c.w. 1 wrong.
scenario 2) that day after the field c.w.1 tells c.w.2 that he can't go out in the field with us anymore because he might start falling for me..uhhh great..(but c.w.1 doesn't know that c.w. 2 told me this)
so as usual..i just pretend nothing has happened and figure that he knows about lou, he's met lou..so it's nothing..plus i try to rationalize that he is an only child and he doesn't really have that much family (it's just him and his mom), so maybe he sees (sp?) me in like an older sister light? makes sense wouldn't it? well at least i thought so..
scenario 3) so while another co-worker of mine (c.w.3) and c.w. 1 were having a conversation about relationships, somehow the subject of liking someone who's already taken came up. i guess the last 2 people c.w. 1 liked already had boyfriends and plus they were his co-workers also at his old job..so c.w.3, in an effort to help me, haha!..tries to explain to c.w. 1 that liking co-workers, especially co-workers who are already taken, is NOT A GOOD IDEA. and i know she said it bluntly to get it through to him. and of course he replies with a "yah i know" type of deal.
so okay, now i think..for sure he has to get it by now..he is just my co-worker nothing else!..i have a boyfriend..stay away!..right?
scenario 4) i guess he's gotten comfortable with me again because he asked me to go out in the field with him..so i say okay, since he is fairly new to the job and i should explain some of the things we do out in the field to him. and plus i figure..it's been about 3 months since that first incident and so things should be back to normal. well, the next 2 times he asked me to go to the field, c.w. 3 also asked to come along to do her field checks with us as well..i don't mind so i say okay and so does c.w.1..then at the last minute i wasn't able to go, so i tell c.w.3 to just tell c.w.1 she'll just go with him..and these last two times he decides that either he'll do her field checks for her and go out by himself, or that he'd just wait until later to do his field checks...so yah, that makes no sense to any of us and c.w. 3 has come to the conclusion that he just wants to go out in the field with me.
..blehhhhhh..by now it's starting to get to me..i mean..helloooooo...we're just doing work, you can go out in the field with anyone!!
scenario 5) c.w. 1 got transferred to another section about a month ago..so he should have moved to the other building already...but for some reason he's been lagging right?..and so there's times where i have to go to the other building and do some work there...and lo and behold..my co-workers in the other section notice that c.w.1 only goes to the other building to move his stuff on the days i'm there...
and the last scenario,
scenario 6) my boss told me that while she and c.w. 1 were out in the field, somehow my name came up in the conversation. and c.w. 1 kept saying how much me and him have in common and that we think alike...
uhhh..no..i don't think so!..with the little time that i've known c.w.1, the only time i could see that he'd say something like this was because of what happened in scenario 1!..but hel-looooooo, there are a billion lakers fans who discuss games and a billion toyota owners!!..wtf is he thinking?..so yah..now people are saying that i should say something to him..cuz even though he knows i have a bf..he may be thinking that somehow something could happen?..ewww i don't even want to think about that..gross!!..i mean dude..i'm your freakin co-worker!!..so yah, my dilemma is that..should i say something or no?..cuz he is moving down to the other building so i won't interact with him as much..so maybe it would all just go back to normal?..and he is a really sensitive/stressful guy..and i know he would take it so personal if i said something..but how else would i get through to him..hmm so do i talk to him or hope for a second time that it will go away once he's moved?...
well yah..that's my story and instead of thinking about it anymore i'll just look forward to the fact that there's only 30 more mins til the weekend!!!..yeeha woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
well since christmas is over and the new year approaches in about 2 days..it must be time to reflect on the past year..what has been accomplished..what's in store for the new year..yada yada..
hmm let's see in 2003:
- i've officially been a part of the so-called "real-world"
- i still live at home..ha!
- i was able to visit my family in the philippines which has given me a new understanding of what appreciation & humbleness mean
- i still keep in touch and keep friendships with the irvine folk
- i've learned that my body functions so much better with 8 full hours of sleep=P
- my tolerance for alcohol has dropped, but i do like them rasberry kamikaze's
- i am always surrounded by family and i know they are a blessing and should never ever be taken for granted!
- i've learned that we should take better care of our health
- i'm slowly understanding the way my parents' minds work..and how much i wish we could have understood each other better before
- i've begun my trek towards fitness with my gym membership=)
- i purchased my very own car..yay!
- i've come to really love those saturday at home movie/anime nights
- i said iloveyou to boogerlou=P *wow corny i know=P*
- orlando bloom became my second boyfriend..hehe
- i learned that work is just work..never let work or the people at work get to you!
- i became honking happy! ha thanx cecile!
- after going to so many sushi joints, koji's still has the bomb crunchy roll
- me & louie boy became boarding junkies..or are at least in the process=P
- i became one year older! ahhhhh
yah i'm sure there's so much more to write but oh well..so what's in store for the new year?? hopefully a lot!..full of travels, food, family & friends...and i'm thankful for all the blessings i've been given so far..i guess that's all for now..ok just wishing everyone an early Happy New Year!..y'all be safe..and i'll be seeing you in 2004 baby! woohoo!
-aloha and mahalo...belle=)
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
well since christmas is over and the new year approaches in about 2 days..it must be time to reflect on the past year..what has been accomplished..what's in store for the new year..yada yada..
hmm let's see in 2003:
- i've officially been a part of the so-called "real-world"
- i still live at home..ha!
- i was able to visit my family in the philippines which has given me a new understanding of what appreciation & humbleness mean
- i still keep in touch and keep friendships with the irvine folk
- i've learned that my body functions so much better with 8 full hours of sleep=P
- my tolerance for alcohol has dropped, but i do like them rasberry kamikaze's
- i am always surrounded by family and i know they are a blessing and should never ever be taken for granted!
- i've learned that we should take better care of our health
- i'm slowly understanding the way my parents' minds work..and how much i wish we could have understood each other better before
- i've begun my trek towards fitness with my gym membership=)
- i purchased my very own car..yay!
- i've come to really love those saturday at home movie/anime nights
- i said iloveyou to boogerlou=P *wow corny i know=P*
- orlando bloom became my second boyfriend..hehe
- i learned that work is just work..never let work or the people at work get to you!
- i became honking happy! ha thanx cecile!
- after going to so many sushi joints, koji's still has the bomb crunchy roll
- me & louie boy became boarding junkies..or are at least in the process=P
- i became one year older! ahhhhh
yah i'm sure there's so much more to write but oh well..so what's in store for the new year?? hopefully a lot!..full of travels, food, family & friends...and i'm thankful for all the blessings i've been given so far..i guess that's all for now..ok just wishing everyone an early Happy New Year!..y'all be safe..and i'll be seeing you in 2004 baby! woohoo!
-aloha and mahalo...belle=)
Monday, December 15, 2003
What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
-T. S. Eliot
so i think i've finally finished all my christmas shopping..just have to buy one more thing and i'm set..but man..going to brea mall to shop is just asking for trouble..not the bad trouble..but the "man it took us freakin like 45 minutes just to find parking" trouble..and what's funny is that it's christmas time..you'd think that the holiday spirit would be with all of us even when looking for parking..but dang..some people can get vicious in those parking lots..pretty sad dude seeing people play chicken for parking spots..it was a madhouse in those lots!!..heehee and the bad shopper i am couldn't resist buying the magic johnson throwback jersey for myself..i know i could've given it to someone..but i finished all my shopping..don't we deserve little presents also?..heheh bad i know..i already got a scolding from boogerlou not to buy anything else..gosh=P..ooh and we also got to watch last samurai on friday..can i just say that that was a goooood dopeass movie?..and umm..it's normal to cry at the end right? or was i just being supersensitive? either way the movie was bad ass and i love samurai!!!..hehe..and now i can't wait to watch my boyfriend orlando this week in lotr:rotk!! woohoo that movie is gonna be crazy..i can't wait!..man i'm so tired right now..but the tiredness was worth all the galavanting we got to do at disneyland yesterday..thanx to the buddies and the hook-ups!!=P...one can never go wrong sporting the blue disney rain poncho all day and running around like kookoo people in the park..heheh..good times i say..good times.
-aloha and mahalo...belle=)
-T. S. Eliot
so i think i've finally finished all my christmas shopping..just have to buy one more thing and i'm set..but man..going to brea mall to shop is just asking for trouble..not the bad trouble..but the "man it took us freakin like 45 minutes just to find parking" trouble..and what's funny is that it's christmas time..you'd think that the holiday spirit would be with all of us even when looking for parking..but dang..some people can get vicious in those parking lots..pretty sad dude seeing people play chicken for parking spots..it was a madhouse in those lots!!..heehee and the bad shopper i am couldn't resist buying the magic johnson throwback jersey for myself..i know i could've given it to someone..but i finished all my shopping..don't we deserve little presents also?..heheh bad i know..i already got a scolding from boogerlou not to buy anything else..gosh=P..ooh and we also got to watch last samurai on friday..can i just say that that was a goooood dopeass movie?..and umm..it's normal to cry at the end right? or was i just being supersensitive? either way the movie was bad ass and i love samurai!!!..hehe..and now i can't wait to watch my boyfriend orlando this week in lotr:rotk!! woohoo that movie is gonna be crazy..i can't wait!..man i'm so tired right now..but the tiredness was worth all the galavanting we got to do at disneyland yesterday..thanx to the buddies and the hook-ups!!=P...one can never go wrong sporting the blue disney rain poncho all day and running around like kookoo people in the park..heheh..good times i say..good times.
-aloha and mahalo...belle=)
Tuesday, December 02, 2003
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
-Allan K. Chalmers
gosh how i love these long weekends..too bad monday had to ruin the fun..oh well..tomorrow's hump day and the work week should zoom by after that..btw..happy birthday john joseph melocoton (?) carlos!!!hehe now i know your full name=P...damn..i thought i would stuff myself like crazy seeing how it was thanksgiving and all..but i seem to have eaten something at the potluck last wednesday that my tummy didn't like..because...tun tun tuuuuuuuun..yup..i freakin had ummmm bowel problems all weekend..=(..it was so sad..there was soooooooo much good food on thanksgiving too..and as much food as i ate and as fast as i ate it..the faster my stomach churned and it came right out..hahah gross i know..but it sucked...having diarrhea on thanksgiving weekend??..hehe and i don't think snowboarding thanksgiving morning and eating that chili bowl helped my situation either..hahah..oh well..at least i still have some leftovers to grub on=P..and thank goodness for that pink stuff medicine..even though it tasted gross..it coated my stomach just enough for me to feel better and watch the lakers squash the spurs on friday at staples...and yay..they even gave my robert horry a little presentation and we all gave him a standing ovation..i know he's still a lakers player at heart!!!...so despite my bathroom issues...thanksgiving weekend was still a good one..and now it's back to work..at least christmas season is spreading around here..we've been signing up for our christmas potluck..and then we get our luncheon catered by our bosses...christmas time is always nice..too bad it doesn't last all year..it should though shouldn't it?..and be proud..i did go shopping the day after thanksgiving..but, i didn't buy anything for me..all christmas shopping...hehe i should thank boyfriend for that..thank you boyfriend for helping me not go shopping happy..=P
so i've got a poinsetta plant in my cube that one of my co-workers gave me..and now i've just heard that they're filled w/ poison..hence they're name..is that true?..they're so pretty though..
-aloha and mahalo...belle=)
-Allan K. Chalmers
gosh how i love these long weekends..too bad monday had to ruin the fun..oh well..tomorrow's hump day and the work week should zoom by after that..btw..happy birthday john joseph melocoton (?) carlos!!!hehe now i know your full name=P...damn..i thought i would stuff myself like crazy seeing how it was thanksgiving and all..but i seem to have eaten something at the potluck last wednesday that my tummy didn't like..because...tun tun tuuuuuuuun..yup..i freakin had ummmm bowel problems all weekend..=(..it was so sad..there was soooooooo much good food on thanksgiving too..and as much food as i ate and as fast as i ate it..the faster my stomach churned and it came right out..hahah gross i know..but it sucked...having diarrhea on thanksgiving weekend??..hehe and i don't think snowboarding thanksgiving morning and eating that chili bowl helped my situation either..hahah..oh well..at least i still have some leftovers to grub on=P..and thank goodness for that pink stuff medicine..even though it tasted gross..it coated my stomach just enough for me to feel better and watch the lakers squash the spurs on friday at staples...and yay..they even gave my robert horry a little presentation and we all gave him a standing ovation..i know he's still a lakers player at heart!!!...so despite my bathroom issues...thanksgiving weekend was still a good one..and now it's back to work..at least christmas season is spreading around here..we've been signing up for our christmas potluck..and then we get our luncheon catered by our bosses...christmas time is always nice..too bad it doesn't last all year..it should though shouldn't it?..and be proud..i did go shopping the day after thanksgiving..but, i didn't buy anything for me..all christmas shopping...hehe i should thank boyfriend for that..thank you boyfriend for helping me not go shopping happy..=P
so i've got a poinsetta plant in my cube that one of my co-workers gave me..and now i've just heard that they're filled w/ poison..hence they're name..is that true?..they're so pretty though..
-aloha and mahalo...belle=)
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