Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Remembering Opus
After a hell like week at work, what's better than spending a night at a bar and drink, smoke and dance the night away! Yet let's face it, not all can really afford to spend 500 bucks for the door charge, another 500 bucks for the drinks and if you feel hungry, that will cost you around another 500 bucks for the food or pika-pika. That's a lot of money and for other employees like me, i usually suffer from "i'm-broke-the-few-days-before-the-salary", so most of the time i just spend my weeknights at home.
Then a friend of mine reminds of a place that i knew already. She actually celebrated her birthday there last saturday and it's a helluva fun fun fun! Opus bar is the place. Opus is a word used to the place and i believe lived to its meaning: a musical composition, written in four movements. It's a Latin term and is the singular form for the word "opera". Wait, don't think of it as a place where you get to listen to some musicians' "concert" where they play piano, violin or cello...ok they are cool, sorry but it's not that sophisticated as you think it is. It's classy on it's own way.
It's located at MetroWalk Ortigas, near the ATM area, hidden behind all the bars and big umbrellas where people are all drunk and start making fun of each other...some are crying out loud and puking like crazy (for krysake! ).
So what's special about the place? The music, the interior and the crew is cool! Not to mention that most of the drinks and food listed on their menu is affordable...you will still have more bucks to buy coffee at Starbucks. :-)
The white interior spice up the ambiance, making the place looks classy. The music they play are r-n-b and house, and the best thing is you can request your song at the DJ's booth, making you dance all night long till your knees give up - talk about customer satisfaction huh?! - . The food is great! What i like the most is the spicy chicken wings!Ü
Viarity of drinks is also available. From beers that is sold 50bucks/bottle to all sort of hard drinks and tequila shots you'll find yourself head-knocked drunk after without burning your wallet.
The place is just not that spacious to occupy a very large number of party people like most of the crowd at Alchemy, Warehouse or Ascend.
Check out the place and just chill..
Then a friend of mine reminds of a place that i knew already. She actually celebrated her birthday there last saturday and it's a helluva fun fun fun! Opus bar is the place. Opus is a word used to the place and i believe lived to its meaning: a musical composition, written in four movements. It's a Latin term and is the singular form for the word "opera". Wait, don't think of it as a place where you get to listen to some musicians' "concert" where they play piano, violin or cello...ok they are cool, sorry but it's not that sophisticated as you think it is. It's classy on it's own way.
It's located at MetroWalk Ortigas, near the ATM area, hidden behind all the bars and big umbrellas where people are all drunk and start making fun of each other...some are crying out loud and puking like crazy (for krysake! ).
So what's special about the place? The music, the interior and the crew is cool! Not to mention that most of the drinks and food listed on their menu is affordable...you will still have more bucks to buy coffee at Starbucks. :-)
The white interior spice up the ambiance, making the place looks classy. The music they play are r-n-b and house, and the best thing is you can request your song at the DJ's booth, making you dance all night long till your knees give up - talk about customer satisfaction huh?! - . The food is great! What i like the most is the spicy chicken wings!Ü
Viarity of drinks is also available. From beers that is sold 50bucks/bottle to all sort of hard drinks and tequila shots you'll find yourself head-knocked drunk after without burning your wallet.
The place is just not that spacious to occupy a very large number of party people like most of the crowd at Alchemy, Warehouse or Ascend.
Check out the place and just chill..
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Pre - Launch
Nothing's much tiring than convincing yourself how great your day is and that you should love every inch of what you are doing on your job.
I just thought that in 2 years of working, i never really done anything but rant and complain, worst is to disdain even myself for allowing me be stuck in a work station full of American callers waiting to be pleased.
The only reason why i have this kind of mindset is maybe because i know for myself there is more than i can do than this. I never dreamed of working here, but i did this for a cause. I'm not so filthy rich that i can buy a single soul in a wink of an eye.
I once dreamed to be a writer, I want to be an advertiser, i even thought i'll be a filmmaker, a scripwriter and the best and the greatest photographer in the whole world. They said i have what it takes, i said I don't have the guts and doesn't trust myself that much....there goes the negative vibes again!
There's actually the half of the truth: i don't also want to leave. I may be chickened out, of maybe hell scared what's out there, afraid that i will be losing the lifestyle that i'm getting right now, who will not live the life of someone who get to earn much than they are expecting?
Plus the great friends i met here. Let me quote what once my friend told me, "we are not just office friends..." and yes it's true, they are more than what i expect them to be: buddies of all season! They never fail to make me smile and for some moment, they could really be annoying.
Crazy to say but they are my only hope in this world i'm working at, and now, i'm starting to be really fed up and this close of giving up, i thought i have to do something sensible than this. I'm bigger than my job yet i'm letting it eat me.
Another "dealine" for me, and i'm looking forward not to make this another deadline i missed.
I just thought that in 2 years of working, i never really done anything but rant and complain, worst is to disdain even myself for allowing me be stuck in a work station full of American callers waiting to be pleased.
The only reason why i have this kind of mindset is maybe because i know for myself there is more than i can do than this. I never dreamed of working here, but i did this for a cause. I'm not so filthy rich that i can buy a single soul in a wink of an eye.
I once dreamed to be a writer, I want to be an advertiser, i even thought i'll be a filmmaker, a scripwriter and the best and the greatest photographer in the whole world. They said i have what it takes, i said I don't have the guts and doesn't trust myself that much....there goes the negative vibes again!
There's actually the half of the truth: i don't also want to leave. I may be chickened out, of maybe hell scared what's out there, afraid that i will be losing the lifestyle that i'm getting right now, who will not live the life of someone who get to earn much than they are expecting?
Plus the great friends i met here. Let me quote what once my friend told me, "we are not just office friends..." and yes it's true, they are more than what i expect them to be: buddies of all season! They never fail to make me smile and for some moment, they could really be annoying.
Crazy to say but they are my only hope in this world i'm working at, and now, i'm starting to be really fed up and this close of giving up, i thought i have to do something sensible than this. I'm bigger than my job yet i'm letting it eat me.
Another "dealine" for me, and i'm looking forward not to make this another deadline i missed.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Where have all the Good Vibes gone?
My workstation is clutter free. I don’t know if I’ll be happy about it because there are no longer papers, left-over foods (not spoil yet) and pencil and pens I can just grab any time I need to write anything I thought of. I am not even allowed to play music through my AIM radio! Geez…it’s a little bit scary because I’m starting to feel my world are being thrown with a lot of restrictions, it’s giving me a hard time to breathe. I’m really bored with registering every financial software, every single day, 9 hours every NIGHT Mondays to Fridays!!!! Oh yes…I’m about to make a sale, I have stats to pass, based on the sale that I have to generate every call. It’s sounds simple right?! It’s sound really "sisiw"!!! Yet something that doesn’t really motivates you and something where your heart is not at, will be really hard to deal with and it will be ultimately difficult to survive and pass.
I’ve been convincing myself that things will be fine and that I will get used to this kind of work, in the right time and with the right reason; only to find out that I’m not just convincing myself, but I’m already pushing and fooling myself too hard. Questions like, "how long will I stay here?" and "why am I here?" keeps running in my head every time I go to office and I always end up with the same answer, "because of your friends", "because you need money to pay your rent and buy food", "because God knows better than you" and "because you need to face the truth that you are afraid to end up a failure in the work you really want!". It’s getting more complicated every single day. I get more tired, less happiness, more stress, less friends, more thinking, less sleep…what do I get with all these? All sorts of signs of aging start to show up and more stick of cigarettes to consume.
I have nothing left but to hope and pray endlessly. A list of wishful thinking is well kept in my pocket, thinking that in time, one of those will come true. What all of my wishes do come true? Then my life will be clutter free; but then again, will I be happy about it or would I would be more contented if there are some trash that will keep me busy?
I’ve been convincing myself that things will be fine and that I will get used to this kind of work, in the right time and with the right reason; only to find out that I’m not just convincing myself, but I’m already pushing and fooling myself too hard. Questions like, "how long will I stay here?" and "why am I here?" keeps running in my head every time I go to office and I always end up with the same answer, "because of your friends", "because you need money to pay your rent and buy food", "because God knows better than you" and "because you need to face the truth that you are afraid to end up a failure in the work you really want!". It’s getting more complicated every single day. I get more tired, less happiness, more stress, less friends, more thinking, less sleep…what do I get with all these? All sorts of signs of aging start to show up and more stick of cigarettes to consume.
I have nothing left but to hope and pray endlessly. A list of wishful thinking is well kept in my pocket, thinking that in time, one of those will come true. What all of my wishes do come true? Then my life will be clutter free; but then again, will I be happy about it or would I would be more contented if there are some trash that will keep me busy?
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Stuck!!!
Oh dear! There are some entries that I recall because of some unacceptable reasons (yet I consider them acceptable in so many freaking ways).
Here comes rainy season and I’m soaking wet in tears. I dunno but I can’t seem to find any escape to look for a different job. Fears. Endless fears are holding me back.
I know I can do more in this world where the number of sales and issues you close will define you as a human, your space will suddenly be small that it will be hard for you to move and you will find it hard to breathe as time goes by….blame it all on every stick of cigarette sold outside the office.
What am I going to do now???
Plan B…nah…it’s been executed already…
Plan C here I go...
Here comes rainy season and I’m soaking wet in tears. I dunno but I can’t seem to find any escape to look for a different job. Fears. Endless fears are holding me back.
I know I can do more in this world where the number of sales and issues you close will define you as a human, your space will suddenly be small that it will be hard for you to move and you will find it hard to breathe as time goes by….blame it all on every stick of cigarette sold outside the office.
What am I going to do now???
Plan B…nah…it’s been executed already…
Plan C here I go...
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The Grand Vacation
It's not the ultimate out of town or even the best vacation on a beach or anywhere anybody could dream of but this is something i am really looking forward to after two years working in a not-so-excited (but hell i still stick to) kind of job.
This could be a great reward for me so far, something most of my co-workers wanted to have just to escape on the "fcuk i wanted to die" kind of feeling every single night we go to work. Yet, must admit i have to make some dirty deeds to obtain this but it's one of the most wonderful thing that happened to me!
Three..oh make it four days off!! waaaaaaaah!! a break i'v been waiting for!! I soooo like this!! I go to office but not to work but to make other lives' oh so miserable and happy at the same time. I can go window shopping anytime and spend time with my family. This is the moment where i will savor every night that i will do nothing but to sleep!!!!
Aawww...see, being suspended isn't bad after all!!! ;-)
This could be a great reward for me so far, something most of my co-workers wanted to have just to escape on the "fcuk i wanted to die" kind of feeling every single night we go to work. Yet, must admit i have to make some dirty deeds to obtain this but it's one of the most wonderful thing that happened to me!
Three..oh make it four days off!! waaaaaaaah!! a break i'v been waiting for!! I soooo like this!! I go to office but not to work but to make other lives' oh so miserable and happy at the same time. I can go window shopping anytime and spend time with my family. This is the moment where i will savor every night that i will do nothing but to sleep!!!!
Aawww...see, being suspended isn't bad after all!!! ;-)
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
*Program Focus*
OH GEEZ!!! I thought settling down with my family is so easy…
A lot of consequences are starting to show up and have to admit that I’m having a hard time juggling work-responsibilities-and-other-mumbo-jumbos in my life.
All the signs of aging are also pretty obvious…oh well…have no wrinkles on my face yet but I need to cut down on some things for me not to lose track of all the expenses on our place.
I have to bid farewell to Starbucks’ Grande coffees...i need to plot specific date for shopping, and specific amount too!! Instaed of going out to watch movies on a movie house, I will just wait for a copy on a dvd. Only one (consecutive) weekend/s in a month will be allotted for outings and unstoppable gimiks…all I pray is that I’ll be able to stick with all these deals in my life.
I just need to concentrate really hard I think..hehehe
A lot of consequences are starting to show up and have to admit that I’m having a hard time juggling work-responsibilities-and-other-mumbo-jumbos in my life.
All the signs of aging are also pretty obvious…oh well…have no wrinkles on my face yet but I need to cut down on some things for me not to lose track of all the expenses on our place.
I have to bid farewell to Starbucks’ Grande coffees...i need to plot specific date for shopping, and specific amount too!! Instaed of going out to watch movies on a movie house, I will just wait for a copy on a dvd. Only one (consecutive) weekend/s in a month will be allotted for outings and unstoppable gimiks…all I pray is that I’ll be able to stick with all these deals in my life.
I just need to concentrate really hard I think..hehehe
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