Second week in the house

It's our second week at the new house. It's really nice, despite all the expenses that comes with it. It's just that there are so many repairs! It's great. We jut took in Boarder (or Border), the dog formerly known as Rich (named by my fiancee's niece). My parents who took him in while we were still making  transactions about the house, called her Boarder knowing too well that she's going to be our dog, and now the dog formerly known as Rich no longer responds to Rich.


We don't have Internet. Our ISP's signal is low in the house, so I have to call them, and as expected from local tech support, I was not wrong with their incompetence, no matter how clearly you specified the problem, they just don't get it. So I will head to their office tomorrow to explain face-to-face with them the problem, after my interview with a prospective employer.

The house is nice, quiet, quaint and peaceful with a nice view of the sunset, and no electricity. On my way here, I am at a coffee shop waiting for Meow, I walked a steep uphill path, because there was no ride coming  our way. So the past week, I think I had exercise that I did not have for over a year.


Yun lang. I think I can't write something decent, because of the many things I am doing currently.

Moving in

We moved to our new house last weekend.

As stressful as things are, with all the headache of moving and talking to so many people, being in the house was still rewarding. It's our home. OURS.

We moved in without electricity and have people working. There's the bathroom and kitchen that needed an overhaul, the steps to be changed, and the electricity post that Meralco wants to meet specifications, even if it already has a meter base used a year ago. The signal from my postpaid phone is intermittent and my Internet connection sucks. So I hardly go online. But it's okay. Just being there is great.
It's really disappointing how money just disappears. I mean, last weekend we had lots of money. I am talking about the biggest amount I ever had my entire working life. Now it's almost all gone. Meow's taking care of all the other expenses. She's happy though, despite some nuisances from all the moving-in problems. She's happy and that makes me feel really good.

I always thought that moving out, I would be homesick. I am not. I like my family and I enjoy being with them, but being on your own home makes you really feel a sense of accomplishment. It's not like the feeling you see in sitcoms where people are jumping around and stuff, nor is it like us going through hell, it's different. I am not sure how it's like for other people. I guess after all the hard work, all that came into fruition. I am still concerned about finding a different job, but I think this is another step in reaching my dreams that till now remains hazy. At least now, I am not totally clueless what that is. And of course, I am with good company. She's great.

Waking up to the sound of chirping birds and seeing the sunset through the window is enough to compensate for all the hardship. I wish I could take some leave from work and just stay at home. That'll be great.

Moving Houses Part 1

A little bit tired. I sent my resignation at work today. And I tried to be really nice. I think it was okay.

The past week, I have been doing all the legal work for the papers for the house, and Pag-Ibig already released the check. So we just have to worry about the renovations (a lot), the garden, the debt installments and my unemployment effective "30 days or, if management permits, 2 weeks."

Meow is in charge of the interiors mostly, and I am in charge of all the other expenses. Hopefully, we'll move this weekend. Our house already has water, but no electricity yet. Meralco now requires their meters to be fixed on a standardized post that they chose themselves. No, they did not let us choose where we want it placed, because they monopolize the industry. So we mere mortals just need to follow. Another expense.

I just remind myself of the nice view it has. Last Sunday, we saw a nice sunset overlooking ortigas. It has a really nice view. It's breathtaking. The location is really quaint. The air is cool, there are few neighbors and PLENTY OF TREES.

I am really happy about it. The stuff Meow bought at Wilcon is nice. She's the type that would not settle for something cheap, as far as interiors go, if she can't help it. So we would probably have the nicest, smallest comfort room in the place. it would not be the nicest because we are going to be neighbors with a lot of rich people. Hahaha!

We are going to be taking Rich with us (the puppy that we got from Meow's sister's dog who's mother, Sasha, is my mother's cranky dog). It has always been the plan. Anyway, I don't think she'll respond to Rich anymore. My family keeps calling her Boarder for some time and she responds to it now. Meow said we should just call her Borderich. She looks a lot like our Sasha. She does. it's funny.

We're also going to be taking one of Tiger's puppies. We plan to call her Cosette, after the Les Miserables character. And we're going to pick up a kitten from a family friend in Montalban.

I still need to look for a job, and I need to look for a part time job temporarily this December, because, you know, we might get hungry. I am looking for a job, to start maybe on January. So if anyone passes by who needs an editor or someone. Just drop me a message.

The International Singing Sensation

I was on my way home earlier when the radio people started talking about Charice, who's father was recently killed, and they always refer to her as "International Singing Sensation," as if that's her profession.

Di sya tinatawag na "singer" or "actress," o kahit man lang "pop singer" o kahit medyo biased na "talented performer". Kailangan talaga "International Singing Sensation Charice." Punung-puno lang talaga ng bias.

Sa iba kasing balita, si "Senator Santiago, "boxer Manny Pacquiao" or "World Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao" (at least yun, totoo), o "TV host Joey De Leon." Sa iba pang balita naman, kapag ordinaryong tao tinatawag na "Engineer Juan Dela Cruz" o pede rin na "JP Magsaka, call center agent" o "Jose Matalino, taxi driver."

Inisip ko, di naman siguro ilalagay sa resume ni Charice yung "International Singing Sensation" bilang profession.

Teka lang, ano nga ba ang album nya ulit? Ha? Nag-guest sya sa Glee? Akala ko bida sya dun.

Baka ako rin pede ko tawagin ang aking sarili na "Amazing Local Blogger."

I feel sorry her dad passed away, I really do. Napansin ko lang.

People getting Fat

At work, people are getting fat. Everybody I know is getting fat. My girlfriend is starting to gain weight, and all her life she's been skinny. The people who started at our company, just about the same time I did, are already fat. And the skinny ones are on the way there. The men have beer bellies.

I think there are only few people there who don't. There was this guy who is almost as skinny as I am, and you'll see his face getting bloated, just as this girl I know whose face is already getting plump. As amusing as it is, it's unhealthy and weird. I mean, weird. And people at work have little time to eat.

So if you were wondering why, the only food available here are 7-11, Mini Stop and McDonald's. We work late at night and with the kind of work that we do, people mostly bring their food on their desks. That's the only reason I could think of.

I think I am one of the few people here who do not gain weight, but despite that, I think I am getting sick. My chest gets heavy and I think I am not as healthy as I used to be. I easily get tired.

Note to self: Exercise

Baguio Weekend

For someone who's maternal grandfather drove a bus to Baguio and whose parents met there, I am the only person in the family who's never been there. I don't go out that often, you see.

Last weekend, we headed to Baguio for this event we committed to. Because we were not allowed to take leaves during earnings season, we just swapped schedules with people with earlier schedules.

We were able to take the 6 a.m. bus to Baguio after work. May nagsabi sa amin na buti at nakaalis kami agad sa ofis dahil nag-crash daw lahat sa system namin at ayaw nila magpauwi ng mga tao. Medyo nakakatawa.

So Meow and I had little sleep. It's a good thing the bus ride was nice. I like looking at large expanse of fields and greens. It's very refreshing.

We arrived in Baguio and had to look for Oh My Gulay!, a vegetarian restaurant/gallery where the exhibit was to take place. We arrived there to see a bunch of seemingly snotty young people. We left our pictures with the group and looked for a hotel, then we headed back to V.O.C.A.S. This time we were able to really work. We were assigned to to post the pictures on the wall. The first wall was done by a bunch of people, so it was hard to pitch in.

We were asked to make a wall. We had that one just for ourselves. There were really nice pictures from the group. I still wonder why we were left alone to do that.

The arrangement mostly was the concept of Meow. She arranged the pictures applying design theories (even if she wouldn't admit it), while I just pitched in and gave some suggestions.

Using "her" iPod

It turned out nice, and we hope we gave the pictures justice. I'll probably post how it looked on a later post (I only brought film cameras). Oo nga pala, di nyo makikita ang kulay pag lumabas na kasi B&W at grayscale lang film na meron ako nung panahon na yun. Kailangan pa i-process.

And yes, we were able to finally meet nice and fun people. Artists are the coolest people ever.

Because of our lack of sleep. We headed to a nearby resto, ate and got back to the hotel. As much as we wanted to be in the concert, 36+++ hours of being awake got the better of us and slept until later that Sunday. So if may mapadpad dito na ka-grupo, pasensya na.

I was able to take a LOT of pictures the next day. We also had lunch at VOCAS, and the food was really great. The place reminded me a lot of Angono's Balao-Balao resto, maybe because it was also an artist resto and had so many wood and sculpture there. May tile mosaic sa men's room, at sabi ni Meow, pati din sa CR ng mga babae.

Sa lahat yata ng nagpunta sa Baguio, kami ata ang kapos sa pera, tulog at oras dahil kinailangan na namin bumalik sa Maynila ng hapon.

Eto pala ang mga sinali ko:






It looked better printed on paper.

Saka ito:




Di na nga lang sya naisali kasi di sya naka-landscape.

September Pictures

Medyo delayed pero eto ang ilang mga larawan mula sa kaarawan ni Meow nung isang buwan.

Sa harap ng lumang simbahan ng Boso-Boso sa Antipolo



Nakita ko itong babae na ito na naglalakad at naaliw ako sa porma nya.

Pero di ko sya makunan ng maayos. Ayoko mapagkamalan ako na stalker!





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