saturday night.

howdy?!?

some days, it's nice to just blabber around. others, too tired or simply lazy.

the workout, well, it is what is. hafta drag my feet to get in there. when i'm there though, i kill it.

the work still needs to be polished a li'l bit more. all cylinders are firing up pretty fine, thank you.

speaking of cylinders, if those predictions are to be true (read: we're gonna super boom economically this year), i am aiming to have a cage of my own. we do have a mini-van which wifey uses 24/7. of course, i'm exaggerating but you get the picture, right?

yep, when i go gimmick, i kinda wanna have a nice ride because with a motorcycle, i can't bring a whole lot of stuff like my make-up kit, extra undies and whatnot. hah!

so yeah. hope to save up and own a car again. the last few times i have one, it didn't bring me any pleasure. just headache. sigh.

random thoughts are really nice to write fresh. my memories isn't exactly improving. it's been like this since i was a teenager. it'd be a miracle if i am getting better as i aged.

thus, when i'm out there, i have all these awesome thoughts and am just itchin' in my balls to write 'em all up. but, when it's time to spurt 'em out, i end up empty.... eeeekkk!!!

what else? Neil is getting to be more of a pain in the ass.. it's true what that one guy said about children. when they are baby and all that, they're like little angels. and when they grow old, boy, aren't they just little devils?!? but aren't we all? i know i was.

heck, my little girl whose just three is already showing signs of being bratty. her name is Angel Mitch. i hope to the good Lord above she doesn't turn out to be Angel Biatch! thanks to wifey for naming her that!

this quote means a lot to me now:

"Natural law. Sons are put on this earth to trouble their fathers. "

from that awesome movie "Road to Perdition"

anyway, later.

the irony.

i was blabbing about how my command center is now impossible to breach in my previous post. yesterday, while we were out, somebody destroyed the railing that's supposed to secure the window on the second floor. obviously, it was a burglar. he/they would have had a field day if it took me a few more hours to get back home. we don't know if the culprit managed to get in or got disrupted when i went home around nine in the evening.

i got paranoid when i went up to feed the dogs and saw the railing is already bended and the jalousies, misaligned.

it's a good thing i took a vacation leave today. had time to fix that portion that had been compromised. the thing about that area, it's pitch dark at night. there's still no neighbor behind it except one. so i went up and had the a light installed there. my buddy, Earl is perfect for this job since electrical is his forte.

too bad he's too busy now with the family, new baby and work.

definitely, there's a lot that needs to be done here to make it more secured when people are out. there's just so many places where the thieves can enter.

so many things to do, so little time...

handyman

back in my teenage days, i love doing some handyman work at our little apartment. i'd fix anything i can figure out how. i'd made a few cages for my poultry project and really enjoyed the process. the satisfaction of watching it done and being able to fix those that need repairin' is quite a joy.

then i got to work, got busy and well, lazy. i didn't wanna figure things out anymore. since i now have a dough blow, i just let somebody do the dirty job and pay whatever they charge.

as time went by and having a lot of things done by others, i get to see the quality of work they put into it. some, i'm satisfied. others, hafta suck it up cos it's just one lousy job i wish i could have done myself.

when this house was built, i was too busy with the work and our little business back then which is a restobar. i didn't help with the construction and with the little details such as where the electrical outlets and switches should be, how the doors are placed, where the ladder leading to the second floor should have been positioned (which by the way is an epic disaster where it is now), etc.. etc..

looking back now, i realized my neglect and the lack of attention to details has cause us a lot of inconvenience and discomfort. whenever i see them, i love to kick myself in the nuts!

seriously though, i could of blame other people too like wifey and my uncle-cum-project-manager for all the missteps we undertook here. but, it's all on me. i didn't bother to read enough or research first or observe other houses first, i just went and dive into the ocean with them all sharks!! i got eaten alive, that's what!

so today, well, many months ago, i guess, the handyman in me is back.  modesty aside, let me just tell you how good of a handyman i am... he he!

when the washing machine broke down, me with my son, Neil, help together in opening it up. of course, it was me who figured out what was wrong with it. it's the timer. took it out and bought a replacement.

then, our bed collapsed! again, we tore it apart piece by piece and have it welded and strengthened at some welding shop nearby. we went to change the nuts and bolts and screwed 'em from tip-to-tip and now my little baby can jump around it like it's a trampoline.

this room that i use, there's an air conditioning slot that's left wide open so that when big sister decides to use it, she can just put an air-condition right there. she's been home a few times but she never sleeps here and instead opt for a pension house.

so what happens with this big a$$ hole? i put some wood on it. unfortunately, when people need something here, they just took the wood out or worst, destroy it.

so, i decided to cement it. just went and bought two pieces of hollow blocks, a few kilos of cement and sand, mix 'em up blast the hole close.

now, no one can breach my command center.. hah!

it's not really an immaculate view because it still needs some finishing touches but it is close now and that's what matters.

i can fix and/or replace door knobs too!

today, i just fix the rice cooker. took me a while to figure out why it's not "cooking" anymore. instead, it stays in the "warm" setting.

took it apart and saw that wiring was intact. it's a good sign.

then after a while i figured it must be the mechanical sensor.

there's that little round thing in the middle where you put the pan on. underneath it, there's a slew of mechanism that switches the heater to "keep warm" and "cooking".

that's where i tried to mimic the action that happens when you put the pan on. after months of using and the nth time of placing and replacing the pan, the part where it's suppose to make contact has gotten dirty or worned out. either i sandpaper it, which i don't have, or bend it a bit.

your guess is as good as mine!

now it's back into the kitchen action.

what's important to remember before buying a new one? if it still heats up, it can still be fix.

yeah, i can assemble a PC too and setup networks and stuff.

just gimme some time to tinker with whatever, read up the manual or on the internet, i just might fix the darn thing.

we have this super huge speaker system which i bought six or seven years ago that i don't know jack about on how to connect them to the Amps (ok, i know a tad). so i decided to challenge myself and bought a receiver and an equalizer and connect them all together.

truth to tell, after all the plugging in of the cables and RCA's and figuring out which comes in and what goes out, everything got connected and today, it sounds awesome.

sometimes, i'd blast 'em up using the netbook my wifey won in a raffle a few years back.

***

today is Sinulog day and everyone in the household is out except me and my little angel, Mitch. she cried so hard when the wifey and the rest of the gang left her. since we didn't have a nanny or a helper, she opted to leave Mitch behind. to be honest, it'd be a little tiring and hustle if she brings our little toddler with her cos it's a shitstorm out there.

i've had had enough of Sinulog since time immemorial and i don't think i need to be early out there. unless there's a place where we can just sit down and watch and not tirelessly go around unable to have a nice view, i say Ppppffftttttt!

we'd go out, alright but not to watch the parade and the dancing. we'd go chill at the mall.

there ya go!

13

what's happened here?

has somebody died?

geeezzzzz...

it's a New Year! i hope you had a happy one!

2013 is gonna be a BLAST, i believe.

of course, i meant it to be a good one.

***

i barely come here these days. guess it's hard to come up with something out of the blue.

most of my tales are written all over the interwebz as i react on whatever i read.

you won't find me there cos i have all sorts of them pseudo names. hah!

*yawn*

bed. is. calling.

Tis the season..

i kinda wanna hear something or read the kind that stimulates the brain.

anyway, too many things has happened. some bad news and some... well, worst.

i emphatize with all of that. at this age and with so many battles and trials i've gone through, without a doubt i can relate.

have i told you i crash my new bike twice already?

 yeah.

it takes away a big chunk of your morale.

while the other "service" i have, i've kept it pristine after almost four years of mowing into it.

smells bad news and i'm a bit inebriated... not to mention, in a dash of pain.. i dunno about you but i'm enjoying Christmas.

so,

Have a blessed and a merry Christmas everyone!!!

WOW!!!! how time flies, yeah?

it used to be that time was on my side. now, it's outta my hands! a few people are really stretched to the max in the office lately, me included. it's not looking pretty.

now, i can relate when people say they need to overtime; when some say they just couldn't find time like workout or taking care of themselves.

because that's exactly the same foxhole i'm in.

workdays are really something not to miss out.. or there'll be a lot of catching up to do.

anyway, we're here to work. we can't moan and complain because of too much of them work "to do's". we're better off this way than otherwise, wouldn't you agree?

anyway, i got a lot of untold stories to jabber about, but since i killed the cardio and legs today, i'm too fried to even finish this blog. not to mention, my li'l baby is having her tantrums again, i'm of much need somewhere else.

Happy Holidays!

lights out

yesterday, i had a grand time watching the three episodes of 24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez 4 being shown in YouTube. i thought Marquez did a stellar job at training. he trained for four months! how he trained is definitely a show of dedication and sacrifice.

they showed their awesome explosive workout routine, ya gotta watch it. when it was time to spar though, they kept it under wrap. Pacquiao on the other hand trained just as hard but abandoned the program of his strength and conditioning coach. i reckoned, they blame it for the muscle cramps in his calves during fight time.

when i went to watch Pac fight today, i knew it wasn't gonna be easy for him to beat Dinamita. sure enough, he got knocked on the third. he fought back hard and was able to return the favor on the fifth round. on the last second/s of the sixth, Pac was nailed with the right flush to the face and knocked out cold.

that was one scary moment. he was motionless for awhile there laying faced down on the floor. everyone who watched in the office were stunned.

that was the end of Pac. at some point, he needed to lose and lose hard. he's too busy and doing a lot of things on the side. he veered away from serious training and instead played basketball, badminton and whatnot. i thought he was too chill and laid back compared to what Marquez was doing.

a lot of Pinoys are heartbroken right now. some may have suffered a heart attack, God forbid.

anyway,

i guess it's time to hang it up while he hasn't mess himself too much.. enjoy the fortune and serve his people in his hometown.

of IOS, Androids, BB OS

there's finally a light at the end of the tunnel.

we're tapering down.. i guess.. i hope.

or, it's probably just the "calm before the storm" thingy.

finally got me BlackBerry(BB)  phone. i use the Sony Walkman for a year and got winded with how slow it functions. it's also a pain in the ass when texting. you don't get the right letter most of the time! all in all, it's an outdated phone and just lag to the bone.

well, BB seem promising. you're always pressing the right key with its QWERTY keypad. looks sturdy. just bought a 32 Gig micro-SD to pump up the music storage. texting and calling feels snappy.

if i have all the dough to blow, i'd love to get my hand on sooooooo many gadgets! really. i enjoy tinkering those stuff.

i have a few here but i don't wanna brag about 'em stuff.. he he

iPhone was fun until i realize it's too limiting and waaaayyy more expensive than android stuff. Smart Bro offered me a nice tab. though you can only expand the storage to 16 Gb, what's awesome about it is that there's a USB port where you can plug your USB drive and voila, more space for you!

that's not to say i don't like Apple products anymore. what, with it's retina display and their Mac's super thin aluminum enclosure, etc., etc., i'd be damn not to likey!

but, it's too pricey!!

on my wish list though, is...

chiaow!!!

the day of the reckoning

oh my... the level of stress is getting higher by the day. we haven't slowed down for months now. the amount of work? ridiculous.

the workout? it's taking a back seat.

i am burning my brows these days... have to or else things are gonna pile up and i won't be able to catch up. earlier, i almost puke with all the "traffic" that's going through the office. the phone ringing, a customer making follow ups, a sales consultant doing all sorts of queries.... ahhhhhrrgghhh!!! i'm losing my mind!

i was hoping we'd slow down a bit to sorta give me and the rest of the busy bodies in the office a breather. no sign yet.

well, all i can say is this: BRING IT!

though it's a bit late, but my office mate and pal, Divine, lost his battle. he was just out of it. our customer who is a doctor said it was impossible for him to recover.. he had a flat line for twenty minutes. doc says it was only that injection that revive him and kept 'em alive. i wonder what's that too!

well, i was able to visit him a few times in the ICU and at his house. there wasn't a time he was awake. it is sad but that's how fleeting our lives can be.

one day we're all well and good, the next, we don't know.

i've been well, thank you for asking. LOL!

yeah.

though it's getting harder to get my ass in the gym like i have to drag my feet going there, but when i get the chance, i kill it.

*YAWN*

gotta hit the log.. it's a long day tomorrow.

again.

galaxy

thought this was easy. darn hard!

yeah, posting here using this tablet. ain't easy .

better stop now. anyone watching that awesome tv series, Homeland? good stuff.


this is making me dizzy!

i look forward to this show everytime...

ez bz

the last few weeks had been really busy. it's a fact we've had an all time high in terms of sales. we've never had this kind of unit releases since our company started. it's awesome! but, it's quite a stress.

i'm just gonna have to suck it up.

it's probably because our economy is doing good and people can afford even the most high end vehicles  such as the Mustang and the Explorer. heck, even the Expedition have takers too!

courtesy of Ford Philippines

it has been a roller coaster ride so far. management has decided to bump up the quota. so, it is expected we're gonna have a sizable sales every month.

i'm not from the sales group but this means my workload will increase as well. aside from the main office, there's three more branches which all documentations are sent my way to be processed.

i can't complain.

though it's tiring sometimes, i'm happy to have put up a system long before this came about. otherwise, a huge pile of mess would have been on my table right now.

haven't gone out partying with friends since those dreaded days. my condition has since improved. unfortunately, workouts had to suffer since we've been busy and worst, the house help left. still and all, when i find time, i sneak out to the gym and make the most out of it.

cha-ching!

called sister in NY, glad she's fine. asked about li'l bro and he's also fine. thanks to the good Lord above for their protection. that was not an easy ordeal. we've had super typhoon but never a superstorm!

a lot of people died. some areas still have no power. if it happened here, we'd probably be thrown back to the stone age.

something to be thankful about, today.

Happy Halloween!

danger close

we were strolling at the mall having a fine time. i was gonna let my li'l baby, AM go play for an hour at Playhouse. she was psyched to do just that when a text message came...

the Rottweiller, Pudz, got off his leash and is wrecking havoc!!!

damn.

that just ruin everything.

worst part of the news, the helper didn't close the gate and she's scared shitless of the darn dog!

this is not Pudz but the exact same replica.

what's even more worst is, i can't call her cellphone cos she's too busy burnin' up the lines... lucky me!

good thing me and wifey were out on different times and i was on my bike and she's using the van. so i can actually go home flyin' with my bike and not worry about any passenger.

so many thoughts run into my mind while driving back. the what if's and how stupid was it that he got off his leash and the gate is wide open.

again, i gotta thank the Lord above, no mishap happened. although when i got into the gate, Pudz was there and he was feeling me.. if i'm a friend or an intruder. to be honest, i am just as scared of him as well. i think you know why... otherwise, you know the drill.. DIGG!!

i'm just glad he stayed inside and didn't went out cos it would have been a disaster!

there goes my Sunday.

myopic valve prolapse

things are turning out good... thanks to the good Lord above!

i'm not short of breath anymore and i can sprint again!!! whoa!

still taking medicine though. it's ok. i would rather spend a few bucks to feel good than otherwise. i don't wanna feel that way ever again. it's just the worst kinda feeling anyone can get.

update on my pal/office mate, divine. he hasn't woke up yet. it was announced that he's out of ICU and has moved to a private room. this week, they're scheduled to check out. sadly, he hasn't woke up yet. they gotta get out because the bill has piled up and drain their finances drastically.

he is getting his meal through intravenous fluid... just like my late dad. he was comatose for a year after suffering stroke. he didn't recover and died of complications later.

in the case of divine, i hope he wakes up one day. life was goin' good for him. he was our doorman. but he's earning a lot from the sides. he's got a lending business, a little store in his house and he takes care of trade-ins of customer's old vehicle who wants to buy a new car. that's where the money shot is.

he saved a lot of money, tell ya that. he is the object of envy among the low earning employees. i believe his neighbors are just as envious. when he got sick, he thought some neighbor cast a spell against him so that instead of going to the doc, he went to a faith healer first.

now, after staying in ICU close to three weeks, that took a huge chunk of the money he saved. our boss was kind enough to shoulder some expenses because in just a day or two of his admission, the insurance money was gone-zo.

life, really is so fleeting. one day your on top of your game, next day, you're there sleeping through eternity and don't know when you can wake up.

that kind of put a lot of perspective in a lot of us. but human as we are, we easily forget.

anyway, my apologies for some sad news.

the good news is, i'm almost out of the woods. just need to tweak my diet and exercise a bit more.

be well.

hey yah?!?

things are getting better. much better than the last time. still, gotta slow down. pace. listen.

anyway, here's hope things continue to improve.

one day at a time.

more talkin' later...