Happy Bday Jacob!

Birthday greetz goes to my nephew Jacob Ezekiel! Be a good boy lagi ok?

Greetz also goes to Meymey and Alec (9/9) and Ate Lan (9/10).

2nd Year

Chartotem's Blog turned 2 years old last week.

Ambilis ng panahon! Congrats to Char and more power to this blog.

Sembreak!

I'm posting this as a follow up post to my Eheads Reunion Topic

Sembreak was part of the soundcheck Eheads did for their Reunion concert. It was also the 3rd song played for the 1st and only set.

Sabi nga nila... rock and roll buong taon :)

dear kim kamustang bakasyon mo
ako heto pa rin nababato
bad trip talaga tong Meralco
bakit brownout pa rin dito

walang silbi sa bahay
kundi bumabad sa telepono
o kaya'y kasama ng buong barkada
nakatambay sa may kanto

chorus
naalala kita pag umuulan Sembreak
naalala kita pag giniginaw Sembreak
naalala kita pag kakain na Sembreak
naalala kita ilang bukas pa ba
bago tayo ay magkita
ako'y naiinip na
bawa't oras binibilang
sabik na masilayan ka

sira pa rin ang bisikleta
may gas wala namang kotse
naghihintay ng ulan
basketball sa banyo
sana ay may pasok na
para at least meron na kong baon
cutting classes dating raket
rock and roll buong taon

chorus

walang kayakap kundi gitara
nangangati sa kaiisip sa 'yo
hanggang sa mabutas 'tong maong ko
tsaka bibili uli ng bago
hanggang dito na lang ang liham ko
salamat sa atensyon mo
tsaka na lang pala ang utang ko
pag nakagkita na lang uli tayo

chorus

naalala kita Sembreak
naalala kita Sembreak
naalala kita Sembreak

Eheads Reunion Concert

T'was Fun! Seeing the 4 guys, singing, jamming, together again!

Raven and I watched the concert last night! It was my first time, first time in an open field concert. First time pumila sa ticketworld sa national bookstore. Eheads ito, we won't miss this thing!

Nabaliw na mga tao nung intro ng Alapaap pa lang. I can't describe the feeling pero parang nakakapangilabot nga e. Akala ko mauubusan na ako ng boses sa Ligaya, kaya medyo low profile muna ako. Hindi ko kayang mag low-profile nung next song Sembreak e, nakakamiss talaga yun kaya todo-bigay ako sa pagkanta. Other songs that sticked into me were Hey Jay, Fruitcake (hehe me merry Xmas pa si Ely), Kamasupra, Kailan, Kaliwete. Honestly di ko alam yung last song (Raven said it was Lightyears). Was hoping for Magasin, Huling El Bimbo, Pare ko pero ok lang kahit yung 1st set na lang.

Bitin! Yah bitin, but we understand the situation naman. No regrets, have some Fine Time with my moms naman and it was worth it.

Will try to post other stuffs over the week (commentaries, pics, sidetrips, foodtrips).

Get well soon Ely!

Sana nga me part 2 pa (ok wish ko na lang sa Wishing Wells)

Sad day...

Today is a sad day for me. Our dog "pow" is gone. Ma-mi-miss ko tahol nya, ang pag-akyat nya sa bangko pag papasok at lalabas na si charchar sa gate at marami pang ibang bagay na ma-mi-miss. I'm very very sorry, it was an accident.

I'm writing this in this blog in memory of pow, a good and faithful dog.

Lets wait for things and emotions to cool down and after some time we can discuss possible solutions.

Happy Graduation Bea!

Congrats to my pamangkin/inaanak Bea. Salutatarian sya, graduation day nya today so sakto post ko. Keep up the good work and always be a good girl!!!
Congrats rin ke Gel, 2nd honor sya sa Grade 5.

My Holy Week

Palm Sunday.

Attend kme ni Raven ng Mass sa St. Joseph Shrine. Bili rin kme ng palaspas. First time ko visit sa church na to. Unique sya kase dito lang ako nakakita ng mga manang ng simbahan na nag-gaguide sa mga nagsisimba para pumasok sa loob ng simbahan (parang hawi boys, traffic police). Kakaiba kase layout ng simbahan kaya mas ok nga yung naisip nung mga manang. Ito rin ang unang simbahan na me announcement na parang "Govt Warning: Cigarette Smoking is Dangerous to Your Health" ang dating. Nung communion na me nag-announce na "nde daw kumpleto ang pag attend ng mass pag umalis ka pag communion, dapat daw kumpletuhin mo mass".


Maundy Thursday.
Uwi kme ni Raven sa Binan. Attend Thursday mass. Tapos station of the cross with Tatay, Nanay, Kuya Ef, Ate Mylet, Mai at Raven. Route namin is Muntinlupa -> San Pedro ->Pacita -> Binan. Sa Binan 2nd to the last church na visit namin e yung San Vicente Church, big improvement, complete na yun church :). Ang tagal nun bago matapos. Ang naalala ko bf-gf pa lang kme Raven eh under construction na yun.



Good Friday.
Watch Siete Palabras sa TV. Nood rin kme Top 10 Aircraft of all times ng Discovery Channel. Kasama sa Top 10 yung F-117 (SR-117 pa yun dati). Nde na maganda yung ibang plane. Crappy nga kase wala sa Top 10, yung F-15 Eagle saka F-14 Tomcat. Mas gusto pa nila yung WW1 at WW2 planes. Watch ulet kme ng Click sa HBO :)
Kain kme ng dinner sa Le Garden. First time ko na biyernes santo tapos kakain sa labas. Usually kase sa house lang.
Bago makatulog pinanood ko rin yung mpeg ng Correspondents-ZTE/Spratlys issue. Crappy talaga administrasyon ni Ji-Em-Ey (hehe off-topic na yan sa Chartotem's Blog, pero pinag-iisipan ko pa kung gagawa ako ng political raves/rants blog ko)

Black Saturday.
Travel to Quezon.
Visit kme sa Kamay ni Hesus Shrine sa Lucban/Tayabas. Akyat kme sa bundok, parang station of the cross din pala ang setup dun. Try ko upload yung pic pag marunong na ako ng flicker at imagebucket na yun.
Kain kme sa Kamayan sa Palaisdaan. Kahit na matagal ang food, super busog naman kme. Sabi nga ni Parouk "pag yung tyan mo saka yung noo mo magkasing-tigas na, ibig sabihin nun busog ka na :)"
Dumaan rin kme ng Graceland.
Diretso na kme ng quezon, tapos sila nanay at tatay uwi na sila ng laguna
Meet namin sa daan si potpot at meymey. Laki na ni Pots.
Nagbrown-out kaya medyo mahaba kwentuhan namin nila Mama.

Easter Sunday.
Dapat mag-papalinis lang ako ng ngipin, pero pagkatapos linis, check ni Ate Cielo na me sira na daw isang molar kelangan pastaan, kaya nung hapon nagpapasta na rin ako.
Installan ko rin pc ni Rakki ng webcam at pccillin (hehe TIS16. meron itong Parental Control at ibig sabihin nito ay filtered na ang ... hehe)
Dinner kme kila Ate Lan at Kuya Anjie. Konti lang kain ko kase nga yung pasta.
Nde natuloy gimik namin ni Wino. Next time na lang bro.

Easter Monday.
Travel back to Manila.
Late lunch sa Max.
Sira pa rin ang SLEX.
Dinner sa Binan.
Hayyyz, welcome back to office na naman bukas...

Happy ako sa holy week ko. Refreshed. Walang distraction from office. Enjoyed time together with Raven and the whole family. I hope happy rin si Raven. Love you moms :*

Til next blog...

Click the citi

Call me senti today pero i need to post this bago mawala sa utak ko.

Bakit citi? wala lang kakabayad ko lang ng credit card ko (corny).

Watched the movie Click yesterday sa DVD. Medyo na-touch ako. Tama si ex-PM sa US, me kwento at me message yung movie. This is one of Adam Sandler's better movies. Madaming tanong ang nabuo sa isip ko: Masyado na ba ako focus sa work at sa biz ko? Ano ba talaga priorities ko? Anong nangyari sa plan namin na regular na pagpunta sa parents ko, both sa laguna at quezon? Nakausap ko ba mga bro at sis ko lately? Kelan ba last gimik ko kasama mga pinsan ko? college friends ko? high school friends? Nag-email ba ako or nag-reach out man lang sa kanila?

Good wake-up call and I am willing to make some adjustments. Kaya ko post sa blog para makatulong sa pagremind sa akin. Lets revisit this issue... in 1 month or 2 months or 1 quarter cguro.

Ok have to go. I'll be off to Laguna to visit my parents there... step 1 na po ito :)

Gaming Biz

We finalized the contract yesterday! We (Raven and I) are very excited about this new business venture (take-over of an existing internet cafe somewhere in QC). We signed the papers in Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Eastwood. I know this will mean busier days but I believe in the long run, this will be worth the time, effort and money.

Wish me and Raven luck on this new adventure!!!

Travel Visa

9:15AM
I spent the whole morning in Makati doing a follow-up for my "ostrich" visa. Actually 2 weeks ago nag-personal appearance ako sa opisina nila para i-submit ang mga requirements. Nakakalungkot lang today kase ayaw ako papasukin sa opisina nila, dahil daw wala ako appointment, 8AM~9AM lang daw yung follow-up tapo 9:15 na daw so mag-email or tawag na lang daw ako. Nung tumawag naman ako me manang na sumagot sa akin, at padabog na na sinabing "pag walang tawag sa yo, wala pa yung visa mo". Tried emailing them pero wala pa ring nangyayari. Nakakalungkot isipin na kung sino pa yung kalahi mo, sya pa magsusungit sa yo. I really felt bad, parang nagmamakaawa pa ako sa kanila na payagan ako makapunta sa bansa nila, eh sa akin lang pumunta man ako dun or hinde ok lang ako, yung kumpanya ko na lang mag-shoulder sa non-reimbursible expense sa conference.

12:30PM
Daan lang sa chapel sa eastwood. Thanked God for the blessings that I've been receiving. Keep cool na ako.

2:30PM
Vice Consul replied. under processing pa daw. Notify ko na sila dito sa office na cancel ko "ostrich" trip ko. Hay buhay...

Holiday

August 20
Gone in 60 seconds burger!
Went to SM North, checked gaming cafe for a possible business venture.
Was shocked to see The Block, pwede palang magmukhang ganun ang isang SM mall :)
Raven and I had snacks at Tender Bobs. Meron sila Burger Eat All You Can promo 200 bucks lang. Nakakita na ba kayo ng burger na malaki tapos Gone In 60 Seconds :) ? Hehe ayus sulit sa 4 burgers.

August 21
No U Turn!
MMDA had some very bright idea implemented na naman. Close nila lahat ng U-turn slot sa C5, from Katipunan/St. Ignatius area to IPI/Ortigas Area. Extra 30 minutes drive tuloy me! Hindi makulay ang buhay pag me sinabawang MMDA-oh! my gulay!

PiMP my ride

August 17
Workstuffs.
At last, my PiMP training is over. Prepare for exam naman. Kelan kaya yun???
Last Tuesday, we scored a big one! We're on top5 na daw! Grats Team!

August naman

August 8
Legion Server!
My officemates encouraged me to play in a free WoW server. Economical choice and decision, kase nde pa ako ready sa official servers kase like ko kasama si Raven pag WoW ako, then 2 accounts will be too much sa budget. Pag ok na ako, saka ako tuloy sa real server.

August 9
Four Seven Ow Four!
Nag skyrocket yata 47o4. Try ko fax ang form pero too bad overloaded yata ML.

August 10
MerryLich
Tawag ako ulet sa ML. Me nag-attend na sa request ko sa ML, hopefully pumasok sya sa takdang presyo sa takdang araw :)

August 11~12
Payroll FA
Hehe. Walang pera ng weekend, False Alarm yung announcement sa payroll. Sa house lang ako try ko free server. Hindi rin muna kme lumabas nila Raven at Potpots, next week/weekend na lang.

Yun lang muna, sana makapost ako ng mas madalas dito sa blog.

July updates

July 22
Sunday Bloody Sunday!
I missed my flite to LA. Oh well, leasons learned, at nde na muling mauulit sa tanang buhay ko.
On the legendary continent of Emyu, Trib lost to Silber. Hinde maganda ang feeling ng iniiwan ka sa ere. Walang isang salita, pero as usual bawi na lang next time.

July 23
Welcome to LAX!
I arrived early sa NAIA2 airport. Around 5 hours before the flight. Thanks to my bro-in-law, exempted sa re-booking fees. The flight was OK.
I arrived safely sa LAX. Not so new airport pero i-rerenovate yata sya. Adventure kase solo flight lang ako. Sabi sa Information mas makakatipid daw ako pag shuttle compared sa taxi. So I took SuperShuttle.

July 24
Black Angus: Yummy
2nd day ng meeting. 1st day ko sa office.
We ate at Black Angus. Steakhouse sya, parang Tender Bobs. Good place. Good food.
I learned from my taiwanese officemates na yung first name ko daw e girl's name sa Taiwan, kaya nagugulat daw sila pag na-mi-meet nila ako. D@mn! Naalala ko tuloy yung 40-year old theory sa office (Sabi ng friend ko, me psychological study daw about sexuality ng mga lalake, you're not sure daw kung lalake ka nga or hindi hanggang hinde ka pa 40).

July 25
Bagle! (maling spell intended)
Quality Inns Pasadena offered free continental breakfast. On my 2nd day try ko bagel nila. Funny thing, try ko sya cut using knife. Tinuruan ako ng Miss dun kung paano gumamit ng bagel cutter. Hahaha noobie ka Char!
For dinner we had Shabu Shabu in San Gabriel. OK food. Ang patalo lang kumain sila ng stinking tofu. Mabuti na lang me exhaust sa ibabaw ng shabu shabu stove, para maalis nya amoy ng tofu.

July 26
WoW!
We had lunch at Jojos Pinoy Resto. Sorry mga kapuso, pero me wowowie sila ng lunchtime. Mas popular talaga yata ABS sa california area (had the same experience in SF last feb.)
We went to Frys. Syempre dapat pumunta ng Frys for pc and electronics stuffs.
I bought World of Warcraft Expansion (The Burning Crusade) Collectors Edition. Includes the game (TBC expansion) + DVDs + WoW trading cards + mouse pad + coffee table book on WoW Artworks. Happy ako no!

July 27
Tea Time and departure
We had tea-time sa Pasadena office! Milk Tea Shakes. I toured the Pasadena office, liit lang pero cool!
Went to my PM's home. Cool sya, parang feel ko nag-Sims ako. Block/bungalow type house, may garahe, me garden, me basketball half-court, me slides for kids. Dito ko na-appreciate mga bahay sa The Sims(tm) kaya pala ganun sya.
Arrived sa LAX earlier, na-decline ko na imbitasyon ni PM for snacks, mahirap na ma-late sa flight ulet. Strict pala security sa LAX. Checkin muna sa PAL then dalahin mo sa X-Ray nila. Delayed ang arrival ng flite ng 1 hour, pero all went well naman, I arrived in PH 5am July 29.

RSA 2007 at San Francisco

Day 1
Arrived at SFO and went to Serrano Hotel in downtown San Francisco.
Had dinner with Trenders in Hooters Fishermans Wharf. Kasama namin is Rica sa Hooters :). Bought some Hooters shirt for me and my moms :)
Day 2
Registered at the Moscone Center.
Since the session will be in the afternoon, pasyal pasyal muna kame San Francisco Wharf.
Seen Alcatraz Island. Viewed the seagulls and the seals at Pier 39. See the Queen Mary 2, the largest (steam) ship that was docked in the bay area for its cruise something, sabi sa news 180K usd pax daw cost ng isang tour.
They had clam chowder on sourdough bread, but since kakakain ko pa lang sa Inn n Out burger, I skipped the chowder. Me next time pa naman. Babalik ako dun for the chowder.
Day 3
Seen Bill Gates in his Keynote Speech together with Craig Mundie at 8am. Wow what a crowd! Laki kase ng hall kung saan nag-talk si Bill Gates, parang concert hall e, siguro mga 10000+ tao dun sa hall. Medyo nakakaantok yung talk nila, kase wala naman bago, pero seeing of the richest man in the world will keep you awake.
Shook hands with Eugene Kaspersky. Eugene did some talk on the latest malware threats. Standing Room, umupo na lang kme sa gitna ng aisle. OK ang accent nya russian na russian :p Kidding aside, naaliw talaga ako sa kanya, kaya after ng talk nakipagkamay ako, sabi ko its a pleasure to meet you here in person, inacknowledge naman nya me. Sana after the shake-hands makuha ko powers nya para sa detection rankings mwehehe!

To be continued...

Cebu: January 2007

To celebrate our first year anniversary, Maui and I went to Cebu. It was an adventurous trip. The city was busy preparing for the APEC Summit and the sinulog festival. We visited the Magellan's Cross, Basilica de Santo Niño, Magellan's Marker and Lapu Lapu Monument. We ate lunch in Sutukil near Magellan marker, super busog kame, para syang dampa, turo mo lang yung mga isda at seafood na gusto mo, sabihin mo kung anong luto then dyarannn... fiesta. We also had some great ice cream in Shangri-la Mactan. We brought home some nice danggit, dried mangoes and lechon cebu.

Start na kme ng plan na namin kung san kame punta next year...

Monthsary

Happy Monthsary Moms :*
Miss na kita! Bawi na lang ako sa yo pagbalik ko dyan!
I love you :*

Year 2006

I thought about this topic sometime in January. Had some free time this week so here are some of the memorable (and not so memorable) events that top my 2006 list.

The Good...
1. Our Wedding. Yes! Of course its the Main Event. Maui and I are very happy on our wedding day. We shared it with our loved ones, our family and friends. I will write a blog entry on the preps and stuffs that we did sometime this month.
2. Married Life. Masaya, parang bahay-bahayan :) with all the responsibilities. Oo minsan me away, pero na-reresolve naman. I love you moms! :*
3. Malta. May 2006. My first trip to Europe. Speaker ako sa EMEA Tech U. It was an exciting trip. Manila-Dubai-Malta. Great Airlines (Emirates).
The Bad...
4. DOTA. Hehe bad ba yun? Dami dota topics dito sa blog ko di ba? Well nde naman bad yun basta done in moderation. This is a fun game that help me know more about my peers in office, help me get closer with my family.
5. MU: Returns. Hehe after some months of hibernation, I returned to Titan. This time with Vio, Ujinn, Eunice and other friends.
and The Ugly...
6. Prudentialife: I usually don't put ugly topics in Chartotem's blog but past is past, me closure na e. This really made the 2006 not looking good. Deceptions, malpractice, incompetence. I hope that we all learned our lessons here.

6 lang muna, pag me naalala pa ako add ko na lang...
Overall, 2006 is a good year. I do hope that 2007 we will all have more blessings.

Anniversary

Hi Moms!
Happy 1st year anniversary!!!
I love you so much!

14th Post

Mapamahiin ako...

Akala ko nga yung 13th post eh last na dito sa Chartotem's Blog. Kaya break natin yun alat na trese pamahiin by posting this one.

Wow! Lapit na mag-1 month na wala ako post dito. Busy lang konti, pero syempre hanap ng time para sa blog na ito kaya... Ano ba nangyaring kakaiba noong huling 28 na araw???

Oct 28~29
- 1st Camp in Club Manila East in Antipolo. Nothing new in the discussions since I'm included in most of the planning sessions of the team. Had one semi-memorable act from one of the bosses but hey that's off-topic for Chartotem's Blog
- Got good DOTA wireless sessions with 3nigm4, jollibee (jameson) and junjun in our very own room
- Got apprehended by Kotong Cops in V. Mapa. Lost one ube in the process :(

Nov 1
- My 1st All Saint Day's visit to Manila South Cemetery. The experience was unique: Ober the bakod!!!
- Manong guard manning the parking was a rich kid that day. 50 bucks per car. Wow! Kahit ako mag-volunteer ng shift na yun kahit walang OT!!!

Nov 4
-Whoopnet Anniversary. Master Feeder Bong joined their Anniv Dota Tourney. 5 Teams: Housemates, Master Feeder Bong, TAM of Dota, Hotchix and Jips. 3nigm4, pututoy, gnob, hehehe (athan) and makonat formed MFB and won 1st runner up. AV guys combined the price money and celebrated in Dampa sa Libis. At last, my 1st dota tourney na nakapasok sa Finals!!!

Nov 13~14
- Training at Cafe Benisimo (mispelled it intentionally). Impressive! Why? Isa na namang off-topic sa blog na ito :)

Nov 18
- I accompanied Raven for skin allergy check-up. Toink! Its not skin allergy! German measles daw! Too late for isolation (for me). The doctor said incubation period for the virus is around 2 weeks (so possible_10days to go for me?). I hope she get well soon! Take a good rest Raven! I love you :*
- Broxigar bday in Titan. He is my new DL in emyu

Nov 19
- Broxigar got a new pet from very generous AE. Thanks Eunice!
- Had bagels with cream cheese for meryenda

Nov 20
- Bought Raven mixed berries and mangoes and cream! Love you :*


Well that's it for today. I hope I can find some time again this weekend for another round of post for this blog.