Dear Mr. Zombies

Dear Zombies,

So kumusta ka naman? Nageenjoy kaba ngayon at napigilan mo ako sa Level 4-7 ng PvZ? Sa akin eh ok lang naman, though I have to admit I’ve spent a week working out on that level and even adjusting my sleeping time from 10:00 pm to 11:30 pm para lang matapos kita. Akala ko nung natapos ko ang Level 1-10 at nakakuha ako ng sunflower trophy eh natapos na kita. Pinagyabang ko pa nga sa facebook na natapos na rin kita sa wakas at nagplano na akong simulan yung laro na “Angry Birds” daw (Diko parin nga magets kung bakit nag-aaway yung mga ibon at baboy nay un!) Hay buhay nga naman, so complicated! Anyhow mabalik ako sayo Mr. Zombie (or zombies kung marami ang nakakabasa nito), may mga katanungan ako na humihingi ng kasagutan mula sa inyo. Feeling ko dinadaya nio ako and since I hate cheaters eh im giving you an opportunity to air your side and explain. So here’s my list questions to you:

1. Si Magnet-shroom supposedly eh mamagnetin daw yung mga metal object, hindi nia mina-magnet yung orange-triangle-na-parang-nilalagay-sa-highway-thingy. Di ba made of metal naman yun?


2. Buti hindi kayo dinemanda nung ginawa niong kampon ng kadiliman si MJ (with matching back-up dancer)?


3. Sa rooftop setting naman, ang daya nung biglang lumalabas na kaibigan niong zombie mula sa itaas. Wala naming scissor-shroom sa mga plants so hindi ko sha puede putulin o guntingin. Pakisabihan nalang yung mga zombies na yon na sa lupa lang sila lumaban para patas kamo.


4. Dapat pag tinamaan kayo ng bala ng snow pea eh dapat deadbol narin kayo just like the Peas shooter. Kaso hindi eh (tho bumabagal lang kayo at nagiging aysikels)

Hayz, madami pa akong reklamo sayo, saying hindi ko na maalala. Hayaan mo sa susunod na may reklamo ulit ako susulatan kita agad. Yes ako na mismo kokontak sayo kasi walang kwenta naman itong si Crazy Dave (bagay sa kanya ang name nia in fairness).

Please lang sana naman sa mga susunod na level eh hindi kana ganon kahirap patayin. Aba napupuyat nako kakalaro sayo ah!


Nagmamahal,

Kapitbahay ni crazy Dave

Random Thoughts of the Week

Two great things happened to me this past week. First was my nomination to be a instructor to the young Engineers here in Saudi to teach Material Engineering. It was such an honor to be nominated by our Deparment Manager (who is a japanese). And when i submitted my training manual to our technical adviser (who is a Jap as well) both he and our Department Manager like the presentation. It was like a seal of approval to my job/pat in the back which I really need these past few days after my colleagues just stab me in the back (which is very very depressing and sad). This training is like a slap to their face coz the bosses choose me over them =P.

Sweet revenge.

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Another good thing that happened was when our Manager designated me to handle one activity which my stabber-at-the-back boss was to give to his preferred engineer. Our manager think I can handle this activity more accurately than the other engineer.

And my boss was like: *facepalm*

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Im totally hooked with anything that is related to Vampires, werewolves, teen angst. hahaha! I love watching Vampire Diaries, Glee, One tree Hill (thanks to Floro who keep insisting me to watch that show) and I just finished watching Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse. I must admit Vampire Diaries is much better than the Twilight Saga and Glee's episodes are getting better and better every week (except for re-runs). Now the question is: if given a chance what would I choose: To be a vampire or werewolves. Sure the vampires are snappy dresser but having an immortal life seems kinda boring while to become a werewolves you must have 6-pack abs

(and it made me think what's with the no-shirt-abs-showing-denim shorts-hiking shoes get up?i dont get it?!)

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Oh, pre-winter season started a couple of weeks ago.Goodbye to humidity and hello cool breeze and clouds. What I love most about winter season are the flowers bloom in every corner, the migratory birds starts to arrive and as early as 5pm it's completely dark outside. And speaking of flowers, what I love most about this place is that every season (winter and summer) they always change flowers in parks, center islands, etc. I think they have specific flower for each season.

Cool noh?

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It's hajj holiday again next week. It will give me more time to write (coz we don't have overtime huhuhu) and play with my Wii. Last year we where in bahrain for the hajj holiday (but we've planned to go to Syria and Jordan but visa problem gets int he way) and this year Me and orlan was planning to go to Egypt but I never heard from him since the Eid holidays and budget constraints is a MAJOR hindrance! Hahaha. Now i'll just eat, sleep, play wii, blog, watch movies, gym this one week holiday.

Ang blue na polo..bow..

Nitong mga nakaraang araw, tinamaan ako ng homesick.

Huwatt? Ako maho-homesick?! Parang isang himala na nangyari ito! Kasi ba naman kung kelan ang tagal ko na sa overseas ngayon pako tinamaan ng homesickness.

Inisip ko nitong mga nakaraang araw na baka puede magpa early demobilized ako dito sa saudi. Parang gusto kong umuwi sa darating na September sana.
Masaya siguro yun, baka masakasama pako sa RLTC ng Lingkod sa September, baka makakajoin ulit ako sa trcik or treat sa office sa darating na October, makakapunta ulit ako sa sementeryo/fiestahan sa November, at higit sa lahat maeexperience ko ulit ang christmas rush pagdating ng kapaskuhan!

But wait there's more! Miss ko narin ang mga kaibigan at pamilya ko sa Pinas. Miss ko na ang mga debate namin ng kapatid ko, miss ko narin makipaglaro sa mga pamangkin ko, miss ko na rin ang mga prayer meeting at fellowship sa Lingkod, miss ko narin magturo sa mga bata sa Tuloy, miss ko narin ang kulitan namin ni bestfriend. Hanubhayan, dami naman namiss!!

Kung kelan naman nagdesisyon nako na umuwi sa September saka ko naman nakita yung color blue ko na polo, and it all coming back to me now (insert memory lane song here)....

You see almost 8 years ago, right after college, nung panahong nag-aapply pako ng work, dalawa lang ang suot kong polo lagi. SM Menswear ang tatak nila pareho, yung isa is color blue, the other one is old rose.
Sa lahat ng mga interview at submission ng resume na pinuntahan ko parating ito lang ang suot ko kasi wala naman akong ibang formal wear. This polo symbolizes my struggles in finding work that time, never give up kahit na inabot nako ng bagyo sa isang examination ko sa cavite, o di kaya sobrang init naman habang nagiintay sa isang lumang factory sa liblib na lugar ng laguna. Kung noon na mahirap ang buhay dahil walang pera at sobrang hirap pa ang trabaho ay hindi ako bumigay ngayon pa kaya na im living the good life at ngayon pako bibitiw.

Then it struck me..shit..what the hell am i thinking!!!!

The reason im here is because my boss believes that I can do this job. The reason why im extended for anther 6 months is because my japanese boss trust me alone in this job. The reason im here is because i want to give the good life that my parents didn't experience before. The reason im here is because i can help further my community and my charitable institutions financially wise. The reason im here is that I prayed to God to be here.

Ang kapal pala ng mukha ko to just give up simply because I miss my life in Pinas.

Parang nasa kama na ako lilipat pa sa sahig.

Kung dati hirap na hirap akong maghanap ng work eh i never give up, ngayon pang ang dali-dali lang ng work eh ngayon pa ako susuko!! Di na oy!!!

Looking back at my polo again I made up my mind. Ok i'll finish my contract till December, and i'll make sure that ill give all my best in the remaining months of my stay here. Salamat sa mga alala na binigay ng simple at kupas kong polo, naliwanagan na ako na ang mga biyaya na ating nakakamit ngayon ay bunga ng pagsusumikap natin at higit sa lahat sa tulong ng maykapal.


postcript:
sa anim na taon kong pagtratrabaho, naka mahigit kumulang 75 formal clothes (polo at longsleeve) na ako. may mga pinaglumaan na akong pinamigay dahil hindi na kasya o di kaya ay kupas na. pero ang dalawang polo ko na ito ay kasama parin sa sinusuot ko. it is a reminder of where i came from at kung papanong struggles ang aking nagawa para lamang marating ang position ko ngayon.

So, wazzup??!

Hello, hello! It's been almost a month since my last post here in blogspot. before you think that I already give up blogging eh sorry to disappoint you (hahaha as if some one really care). Im back with a vengeance.
Some of the reasons why i haven't blog for a long time kasi...

1. Im busy at work. Yes, work eats up most of my time nowadays. I've never been this busy since I was in Iran! Plus the fact that most of my officemate is more of a burden than help eh mas lalong tumatagal ang work.Hay, overworked but underpaid, so unfair. Buti pa yung arabo na walang ginagawa kungdi mag-internet, mag-tsaa at makipagkwentuhan malaki agn sinasahod compare to mine. Ano kaya if i changed my nationality??Hmmmm..NOT!

2. Farmville. Nakakatawa kasi pang bata lang ang laro pero you have to admit nakaka-adik maglaro ng farmville!Malapit nako sa level 50 (wohoo!) after ilang months ng paglalaro. By playing farmville angdami ko tuloy na meet na mga foreigners who became my neighbors sa farmville. Ang saya!

3. Vacation plans. Nakaka-stress din pala ang magplano ng bakasyon!Ang daming gustong makipag meet, nagyayaya gumala, mag-kape, etc. Di tulad ng nakarang bakasyon last December this time it would be organized para hindi magkagulo-gulo ang schedule. Buti nalang madali lang pala magpabook ng hotel sa boracay.Hahahaha! at least kahit papano ok na yung part ng vacation ko sa bora =D. Exciting!!!

4. Glee. Downloaded 18 episodes already and 3 albums.The show is so fun to watch!

So now, in two weeks time i'll be working real hard again to prepare for the upcoming vacation. hopefully can blog once in a while.

So, let's get it on!!!

29'ers (A birthday post)

(Sa wakas, after 1 week in the makin at isingit gawin sa santambak na trabaho, natapos ko narin ang aking blog post.Isang patunay lamang na dapat pag birthday mo ay may bago kang post!!Enjoy and Happy reading.Sana magpatuloy parin ang inyong pagbabasa sa mga kwento ng buhay ni Kuya Theo!!)

Since Im turning 29 tomorrow, here are some facts itemize from number 1 to 29 about sa buhay ko na worth remembering.It's like looking back in memory lane for me while doing this, so here it goes....

I already have One bestfriend whose always there to support me. Salamat sa supporta talaga bro!!


Dalawang beses dapat muna magring ang telepono (sa landline at office phone) before I pick it up. Minsan kasi misscall lang (miskol sa landline, kulit noh??)

3 tuloy kids ang tinuturuan ko namely si Robert, Raffy and Jay-R. At ang subject na palagi nilang problema, Math and Sibika!

Four times I was in tagaytay in my 2 week vacation sa Pinas last December and yet I haven't got a single shot of Taal Volcano! At hindi rin pa ako nakakakain sa mushroom burger (kahit nagpromise si floro na kakain kami dun!).

Lima na ang bansang napuntahan ko na namely Iran, UAE, HK, Saudi and Bahrain (not counted ang Qatar coz stop over lang sha).

Anim na taon ko na sa company namin. After 1.5 yrs of out of work after grad I finally made it to JGC, 6 days din before my bday. It was like advance bday gift to me kaya i will never forget that day.

7:00 am Sunday mass me and my family consistently attend to from elementary to 2nd yr highschool. When I turned 3rd year I decided to go to church with my friends na (shempre binata na!)

8:30 pm ang sleeping time ko (that is kung walang PM, fellowship, gimik, galing sa gym, may tutorial, walang magandang palabas sa cable, walang internet connection sa bahay).

Nuebe de pebrero is a significant day in Mandaluyong City kaya holiday sa kanila every Feb. 9. This is the day they we're liberated from the Japanese. When I was in college I avoid travelling in Boni Avenue kasi matraffic due to parade. Not the best way to spend my birthday diba?

Sampu kaming kadete na nagsiksikan sa isang maliit na tent nung nag bivuack kami sa San Miguel Bulacan. Next thing we know due to high winds nasira yung tent namin and we slept under the moon and the stars.It was awesome to sleep in the wild! Very memorable and i enjoy it so much!ROTC rules!!

11-Sept yung attack sa NYC. Napanood ko ng live sa MSNBC ung attack sa WTC. Kinilabutan ako habang pinapanood ko yung 2nd plane na tumama sa WTC..

12 bottles of San Mig light/pilsen ang kaya kong ubusin sa isang upuan without any "tama" nung kabataan ko pa. Ngayon ay social drinker nalang ako (yihie bagong buhay!) pero pag may magyaya edi gogogo parin!

Thirteen pesos ang pamsahe sa PNR tren from Alabang to Sta. Mesa Manila. Ito ang mode of transportation ko when i was in 3rd and 4th year college. During this time a friendship blooms and relationship develops. Good times it was.

Katorse pesos ang isang pack ng "Lechon manok" na chichiria na nabibili ko sa tindahan ni Ate Nitz sa labasan namin.Para shang kropek na tidbits pero maalat at ang sarap isawsaw sa suka na may sili at asin. Last time na bumili ulit ako nito was 2001 dito sa kami sa Las Pinas nun, pero hindi na sha kasing sarap nung dati.

15 minutes running in threadmill is equal to 100 calories spent and 2 kilometers walk at with category 8 speed.

16-Dec-1999 start na nagtry ako kumpletuhin ang simbang gabi sa simbahan ng Pateros. Nasurvive ko ang 8 araw but ung Dec.24 na mass hindi na ako nagising dahil kinagabihan palang ng dec.23 super excited nako magsimba. Ayun hindi tuloy ako nagising! Badtrip tuloy ang pasko ko nun!

Seventeen yrs old when I discover the wonderful world of Internet!

18th batch ng Cadet Engineer kami sa JGC Phil.

Channel 19 ang BBC world news dito sa tv ko. Iran days palang avid fan na ako ng BBC news. My fave shows are Click and Hard talk.

Twenty minutes ag byahe from our house in Las pinas to our office in Alabang.Thank God for BF homes sticker I can pass through BF as shortcut and never use Alabang Zapote road (it will take me 30-40 minutes if i use AZ road).

21 minutes ang each episodes nga Family guy and American dad. Both made by seth macfarlane and i have th ecomplete episodes in each season sa ipod ko. I just love that cartoon.

22 or should i say actually is 2.25 grade I've got in Industrial Plant Design. What struck me is my drawing is like a matchstick person, not an engineer type of work but I did submit it on time. Others have their work beautifuly and artistically done but they submit it late. In the end, our prof failed those who submit late and the worst part it is already our last sem in college. Many did not graduated due to this failed subject. Thank God me and my friends passed.

23 major document ang dinodownload ko ngayon from client's website. Each document contains 150 pages that need to be download one-by one. It makes me go crazy!! 150 x 23 = 3450 to be download one at a time.

24 hours ang ginugugol ko sa gym for a month when I was still in Pinas.

Twenty five minutes it takes to walk from our office (or haus) to al-khobar town where we buy pandesal, go shopping, mamalengke, kain sa jollibee, bili ng load. Its a good time also to reflect or pray rosary (while walking).

26 years old I see myself getting married, when I was a teen-ager. I thought this age is the right time to get married.It was just a myth lang pala hahaha!

27 out of 67 follower sa twitter ang kakilala ko talaga. The rest are mga spam twitter account lang. Check my twitter link sa gilid ng website ko =D.

28 years old (last year lang) finally I have closure sa malaking issue sa buhay ko. Salamat kay item no. 1.

29 of february celebrant, naweweirduhan parin ako till now kung paano sila magcelebrate ng birthday kapag hindi leap year. Sabi ng iba hindi daw sila tumatanda dahil dun, ako naman si naïve naniwala naman!

So ayun, 29 facts (na talagang pinag-isipan ko pa ng bonggang bongga) about me. Hope you enjoy it!! Here's to a more year of blogging and celebrating life!

And of course, all the blessings and success that i've received ay galing kay Lord, kaya para sayo Lord lahat-lahat na ito!The best ka talaga!