blogging takes a back seat for God knows when.
this room which is supposed to be my "War Room" is infested! hah! yeah, with my two kids, that's what.
i kinda like writing when it's serine and no noises and no clingy little girl always wanting to get cuddled... not that it's a bad thing.. in fact, i like it a lot! my boy, Neil is all grown up and he's not that sweet little boy he use to be.. but i'm too happy for him growing up cos i can rely on him on some things that needs getting done.
i can't wait for him to be seventeen so he could start driving. well, at sixteen he can get a student permit and me being a holder of a "pro" license can actually sit on the passenger's seat with him taking charge of the wheels. that's perfectly legal to do.
my little angel is showing signs of smartness. she likes to talk a lot even non-sensical things. that's really good cos even though she's not taught by any responsible adult in the house, she's gutsy enough to really try.
sister is coming in next month, tentatively.
gotta keep my fingers crossed cos sometimes things don't happen the way it's supposed to.
anyway, this is what i'm taking about.. my place being taken over by "aliens".
chiao!
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
Holy....
hai! yeah, it's been a while.
haven't been busy really. ok, a bit.
had a lot activities going on. this summer had been nothing but adventure, thank you.
we went to an island somewhere north. it's called Camotes. beautiful place. you should go sometimes.
we were there during the holy week doing un-holy things... what else is new, huh?
three days and two nights to be precise.
because we got too drunk and were nursing a bad hangover, we only managed to get to two tourist spot.
no regrets there. if you think about it, we were lucky to get by.
going there was an absolute nightmare considering the many people who decided to go there at that time.
we went early around seven in the morning, but got on the boat around two in the afternoon. we were in three groups and bought our vehicles with us. we almost had to leave ours because the ship could not accommodate anymore vehicle that day.
we got on-board alright but had to shell out more cash cos my company decided to get it "fix".
anyway, it was a nice place we stayed in. although, brown outs hit us in those two successive nights we spent there. the supply was just not enough for the demand. mosquitoes were amazingly rare, thanks to the good Lord above.
long story short, we got back in one piece and wasted all the way!
coming soon... next episode.
in the meantime, here are some images for your viewing pleasure... naks!
haven't been busy really. ok, a bit.
had a lot activities going on. this summer had been nothing but adventure, thank you.
we went to an island somewhere north. it's called Camotes. beautiful place. you should go sometimes.
we were there during the holy week doing un-holy things... what else is new, huh?
three days and two nights to be precise.
because we got too drunk and were nursing a bad hangover, we only managed to get to two tourist spot.
no regrets there. if you think about it, we were lucky to get by.
going there was an absolute nightmare considering the many people who decided to go there at that time.
we went early around seven in the morning, but got on the boat around two in the afternoon. we were in three groups and bought our vehicles with us. we almost had to leave ours because the ship could not accommodate anymore vehicle that day.
we got on-board alright but had to shell out more cash cos my company decided to get it "fix".
anyway, it was a nice place we stayed in. although, brown outs hit us in those two successive nights we spent there. the supply was just not enough for the demand. mosquitoes were amazingly rare, thanks to the good Lord above.
long story short, we got back in one piece and wasted all the way!
coming soon... next episode.
in the meantime, here are some images for your viewing pleasure... naks!
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Kuribayashi
i think this is how it happened when that beauty queen lost her leg in that freak accident last Saturday.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
four on the floor
whenever i go grind in the gym, i don't feel like blogging anymore.
exhausting!
it's been hard getting my ass there. i find all sorts of excuses not to exercise. sometimes, the other side wins. mostly though, grudgingly, i just gather enough strength to get it over with and feel better for myself afterwards.
anyway, whilst on my way to work this morning, i had a good look at a Mazda 2 total wrecked resting on an electric post. though i was speeding a bit, had to slow down and took a good closer look.. boy, was it a freak show!
the car was reduced to size with a huge chunk on the hood really crumpled to half. then, as i went up to the flyover, there's plenty of debris scattered all over the road. and i go, what the freak were you thinkin' dude? you just wasted one helluva fast car?!
click HERE for the news of that story.
prior to that, there's a picture in the local news of an upside down Mitsubishi Montero with the disheveled lady driver sitting on the side of the road tinkering on her cellphone. her shorts looked torn you can almost see her crack!
well, i got to meet this Montero in person in the towing area where i frequent to do my field work. man, it is a brand new vehicle with a "For Registration" plate still attached to it!
i heard from a pal who ply's that route regularly that the lady driver fell asleep. it's the SRP and the road is pretty long. it's a haven for accident. i dunno why.
have seen a few more and i couldn't help but ask: how the freak do you waste such an expensive and fine equipment like that?
accidents happen, go home.
yeah, nobody is an expert when it comes to such things.
speaking of equipment and vehicles, i just took the plunge!
saw my friend about two weeks ago. he was into selling cars. well, to make the long story short, he hook me up a nice ride and i get to pay it in installment.
it's a sweet ride for somebody who has been out driving a bike for eons. although i get to drive a cage every once in a while, it's nice to have something you can drive anytime and tag along the kids. whenever i carry them with me on a bike, i kinda feel nervous because one big bump and we'll all be lying on the road. we could wind up in ER or worst, DOA.
so yeah, i'm thankful. just have to save a little more now and set aside a good amount of cash cos there's a monthly amortization that needs to be payed off.
nuff said.
Saturday, February 09, 2013
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.
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.
Monday, January 21, 2013
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...
Sunday, January 20, 2013
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!
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!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
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.
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.
Monday, December 24, 2012
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!!!
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!!!
Monday, December 17, 2012
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!
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!
Sunday, December 09, 2012
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.
Saturday, December 01, 2012
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!!!
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!!!
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