Sunday, February 09, 2014

While they we're busy


...talking about playing DOTA, Clash of Titans and other MMOBA/MMORP games that I don't know the name of.

...playing that stu*** bird game (ok forgive the bird players, I might use them in a future post for the main blog)
...watching TV and rooting for their favorite team in the local basketball league (that i lost faith way back their fil-shams days)
... [insert other possible raves and rants here]
here I am studying cryptocoins....and mining some of them too.
It's good that I got some folks who are supportive of this endeavor.
I guess live and let live.

Walang basagan ng trip.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Missing NBA Live Days


Namiss ko bigla NBA Live 2004!!!

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Image Copyright owned by EA Sports
Ewan ko kung bakit? Dahil ba me withdrawal syndrome pa rin ako sa WoW? Dahil ba na-rediscover ko yung mga mp3 ko at madalas nasa iPod rotation ko yung Ghetto Musick ng Outkast, Hands up  ng BEP at Freeway ng Flipside? Di ko talaga alam...
At dahil sa aking dalubhasang pagreresearch, nalaman ko magkaiba pala yung NBA Live at NBA 2K series ng game. At nde maganda ang mga review ng mga Live series ng EA, napag-iwanan na daw ng panahon. Hay Chartotem saang kuweba ka ba nagtago ng matagal na panahon.

So mag 2k14 ba ako ngayong 2014?
Dapat siguro hanapin ko na yung usb game controller ko... :)

Monday, January 20, 2014

Thank You... Friends!


Last Friday we (Raven and I) had a wonderful time! We had dinner at Capitol Commons with some of my college barkada. Medyo kulang ang oras sa chikahan so bitin talaga. The food was great and the coffee too.

We even we lost track of time (closing time na pala ng starbuko). B's, B and K thank you for sharing that wonderful time with us. Ok lets plan the afternoon kitakits this time with the rest of the barkada...



Before I end this post, let me share Friends Are There (from the Garfield Show)

Friends Are ThereTo Help You Get Started
To Give You A Push On Your Way
Friends Are ThereTo Turn You Around
Get Your Feet On The GroundFor A Brand New Day
They'll Pick You Up When You're Down
Help You Swallow Your PrideWhen Something Inside's
Got To Break On Through To The Other Side
Friends Are Someone You Can Open Up To
When You Feel Like You're Ready To Flip
When You Got The World On Your Shoulders
Friends Are There To Give You A Tip
Friends Are There When You Need Them
They're Even There When You Don't
For A Walk In The Park, 
For A Shot In The Dark
Friends Are There 
(Garfield) "I Don't Care"

But Friends Will Care For You!


I love you all!!!

Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Happy 8th Raven!!!


Happy 8th Raven!!!

I am really glad that the day went great; blessed, fun and fulfilling. I love the church, it was really peaceful there. The food was great and the cronuts was really a sweet surprise...

I know we gained some extra calories that day, but hey its our special day and it falls on our "diet" holiday.

I hope you liked the bracelet (or whatever you call it). And I hope you had fun too.

You know that words cannot express how much I love you, so I'll cut this post short soon. Just remember that I love you and I'll always will.

Happy 8th year Anniversary Moms!!!

Sunday, January 05, 2014

Happy New Year 2014!!!


Happy New Year!
<Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons and user: Sourov0000>
I am not fond of posting new year's resolutions in my blog. I usually #phail on NY resolutions because I just review them when I am creating the next year resolution post.
But for a change, I'm planning to do a post on what I want to change (for the better) and post it here before January 2014 ends. The theme will be focus on the strengths, focus of the positive things in life.
Thank God for all the blessings He has given me, my family and my friends!!!
Again Happy New Year y'all!!!

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Pending Posts

Dahil me masteral degree ako sa B.S. Procrastination, marami akong pending blog post. Oo mga post na puro drawing pa lang. Nde ko alam kung dahil tamad lang ba talaga ako or maraming ginagawa.

Pero naisip ko na para matulungan ko ang sarili ko maglalagay ako dito sa chartotem ng pending blog post topics or to do list. naka matrix yung topic at kung saan mang blog baka makatulong pag ganun.

Main blog

  • HS reunion update
  • yolanda ph and security mash up topic
  • wow updates: hiatus, account warlocked, new warchief, nex expansion
  • android app review
    • myphoneexplorer
    • the bards tale
  • philhealth sagut sa tanong sa email


efesvee

  • the voice s04 update
  • hannah montana


vicos<3 blog

  • halaman/herbalism
  • sabang saging story


brox wordpress free

  • wow updates too


freeflow topics idea

  • charitable activities
  • charchar senti


pinoy-ey-vee

  • throwbackthurs
  • boss t book review


Yun lang muna, try ko i-update ito pag natapos ko na yung mga blog post. malay noy i-link ko pa yung mga post.

Wish me luck!




Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Parang Shampoo Lang

Isang milestone?

Oo kinonsider ko na isang milestone yung magpost ako sa blog ng tungkol ke Papa at nde ako naiiyak. Actually ito yata ang isa sa mga nakakatuwa ng blogging, yung nakakapaglabas ka na mga saloobin mo freely. Sulat lang ng sulat pag me oras, konting edit at dyaran! publish/post.

Namiss ko pala yung ganun pagblo-blog, yung me strong emotions yung post. Yun tungkol sa luha naalala ko lang yung dating shampoo na paborito ko nung bata pa ako: J&J No More Tears. Me tears pa naman pero focus on the positive things lang at sa mga happy thoughts, samahan mo ng prayers, you will learn to cope up more.

On blog postings, nakapagblog na rin ako sa main blog tungkol ke Papa. Actually dalawang post na pala. Yun nga lang di ko pa nasusundan ng ibang post. Pero again yun ang kagandahan ng isang blog na matagal mo ng nasimulan at nasimulan mo ng maayos. Nde mo kelangan ang updated post na madalas, me hits pa rin over time. Wala naman pressure masyado sa main blog na magpost kagaad or magpost ng marami, press the ball lang at enjoy blogging.






Tuesday, October 22, 2013

A Prayer

My Papa left us last month. Very difficult time for me but I am glad that my family and friends are here to support me. I honestly don't know how to start this blog post because every time I try to write (about my Papa) tears will fall (just like now) and I will go back to what I do best (and that is to procrastinate) and just tell myself that I will blog after the 40th day.

Last weekend I went to my first pilgrimage (Manaoag and Baguio) together with Raven, Gel, Maiee and Kuya Ef. I believe this pilgrimage helped me a lot (have peace of mind + do more reflection). I prayed hard, really hard. I am not a religious person but these recent events in my life helped me to be closer to God. Yes, prayers (personal and group ones) help me a lot. Very difficult to explain (maybe worth some more posts in the future) but for now I want to blog about some some happy and memorable moments with my Papa.

Here is a screen cap of his text message to me on a prayer.

"5 Fingers of Prayer"
     1. Thumb - is nearer to you, so pray for those who are closest to you.
     2. Pointing Finger - pray for those who teach, instruct & heal.
     3. Tallest Finger - pray for our leaders, they need God's guidance.
     4. Ring Finger - is the weakest finger, so pray for those who are weak, troubled or in need.
     5. Little Finger - is the smallest to remind you to pray for yourself.
Pa, Thanks for this "5 Fingers of Prayer". I will treasure it and practice what it advises. Pa, We love you, we miss you! May you rest in peace!!!

As a tribute to this prayer reminder (5 Fingers of Prayer) as well as all the prayers i've recited recently, I am launching my new blog: My Favorite Prayers. Will add more prayers to this new blog soon...

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Lap Chole



Thank God! The lap chole op went well and Raven is on her way to full recovery. Not sure if I want to do a day 1-2-3... post here at Chartotem's blog. But let me thank my family and friends for the support during this critical time. And wish me luck on my new blog project.

Image of gallblader


What is lap chole?
Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. It is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions. Surgical options include the standard procedure, called laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and an older more invasive procedure, called open cholecystectomy.
from Wikipedia





Monday, July 22, 2013

Eyeglasses

Perception.
Meron akong maling perception na ang  mga salamin (o eyeglasses) ay para lang sa matatanda. As per family history, ang mga lolo, lola, tito at tito ko ang mga naalala kong notorious na nag-salamin. Wala naman yata sa aming magpipinsan ang bata pa lang e nakasalamin na. At yung mga lolo at lola ko hindi lang basta salamin ha, ang gamit yata nila e yung doble-vista na. Tapos me mga kalimot moments pa na na-misplace yung salamin at sa aming mga apo or pamangkin ang pinahahanap. Kaya ito talaga ang tumanim sa utak ko: ang salamin ay para sa matatanda.


Observations.
Bago pa man ang annual check-up, meron na akong mga obserbasyon pero hindi ito directly related sa mata. Kesyo pag maaraw at nag-da-drive ako eh nakakasilaw (glare). Minsan naman sa gabi parang masakit sa mata pag me biglang nag-bright ng headlights na nakasalubong. Meron din naman na me mga presentation sa office na kelangan ko lumapit sa me unahan, para mas klaro yung text sa ppt. Wala naman akong reklamo, casual lang na sabi ke Raven at mga officemates.

APE. 
Pumasok ako ng maaga dahil sa APE (Annual Physical Exam or mas kilala rin na annual medical check-up). Kase nga naman nag-fasting ako (no food at no water for at least 8 hours) kaya nagpakuha na kaagad ng blood sample, pera pede na kumain afterwards. So checkup dito at checkup doon. At nung nandun na yung sa part ng  check-up ng mata (yung papabasahin ka ng letters na paliit ng paliit), relax lang ako. Nahirapan ako sa pang anim na row yata. At nung pina-try sa akin sa kabilang mata, ganun pa rin, hirap pa rin sa row. Tinanong pa sa akin ng doktora kung puyat ako, syempre sabi ko oo. Pero ang sabi ng doktora "Sir, Try nyo ilagay ito" sabay abot sa isang lente. Wow! ayun sakto mas malinaw nga ang mga letters, minsan hanggan sa dulo pa. Ilan grado nyan Dok? 50 lang sir. Chi-neck sa APE form kung ilang taon na ako, at sinabing sir baka need nyo na mag-glasses. Tinanong ako kung sumasakit ulo ko, sabi ko hinde. Tinanong kung nag-dadrive ako, sabi ko, oo sabay sabi na minsan sa gabi mahirap lalo na pag me bright headlights. Nagbigay sya ng mga example na scenario tapos sabay tanong kung Ano pa daw ibang observation ko na related sa mata, sabi ko pag malayo ang presentation, need ko lumapit para klaro. At sabi pa nya, Sir dapat ingatan nyo yang mata nyo kase puhunan nyo yan sa work (reminder 1 reminder 2, etcetera). Recommended daw suotin yung salamin sa office at sa pagdrive. OK Fine! At inilagay na nya ang kanyang recommendation/findings sa APE form.

Denial.
Nung mga kasunod na araw pagkatapos ng APE nasa "Denial" stage ako. Kinokontra ko diagnosis ng doktor. Nakakainis. Kelangan ko na daw ng salamin. Matanda na ba ako?
Inaalala ko kung ano ba abusive behavior ko sa mata. Baka yung smartphone? kaya ayun nagdelete ako ng mga apps at games. Byebye games (chess, battle-city,angry birds series (orig, space, seasons), bad piggies atbp). Keep it to minimum apps lang. Baka yung PC. Ano mag uninstall na ba ako ng PC Games? Baka yung hindi ko pagkain in gulay at kalabasa nung bata pa ako? Kalabasa ok lang pero ampalaya at okra, double e, double u. Baka yung paghihilamos ko sa gabi pag pagod na mata? Baka yung paliligo sa gabi? Angdaming baka. Nakakainis!

Acceptance.
Pero pagkatapos ng ilang usap with Raven at ilang realizations, OK na. Tanggap ko na. Na need ko na ng salamin. Tanggap ko na na "matured" na ako at kelangan ko na ng salamin. Bakit si Raven nakasalamin na, ok lang naman sya. Naalala ko rin na yung mga ate at kuya ko nagsasalamin na rin. Lagot ka Spiderhammy, ikaw na next. haha. Part of maturity, acceptance. Me mga bagay ka na nde mo mapipigilan.
Anong next? Ang exciting part ng paghahanap ng salamin. Ilang malls rin nalibot namin. Marami-rami ring optical shop ang nabisita namin. At dahil nahihirapan akong tingnan sa salamin akung ano ang itsura ko pag nakasalamin, kukuha pa ng pic ko si Raven habang suot si salamin-candidate. Sabi na lang ni Raven, mahilig daw talaga ako sa "selfie". Hanap dito, hanap doon. At yun me nakita na. Nakakaexcite na kunin na kaagad. Now na. Pero di pala yung ganun. Di pala yun 1-day pickup. So binalikan namin yung type ko na salamin at yun nagpacheck-up na rin kase libre kasama. Sabi sa check up mixed daw na near-sightedness at astigmatism, ewan ko kung ganun talaga. Recommended na all-day use at nde lang pag nag-dra-drive. 50-75 daw grado, makukuha daw sa weekend. Ok hintay lang hanggang weekend.

Experience.
Nung mga unang araw nakakailang talaga. Pero sanayan lang naman pala. Sabi nga ng ibang pamangkin ko, para daw naka-Hi-Def pag nakasalamin. Oo nga naman Hi-Def nga, mas maganda, mas malinaw, mas smooth edges ng font hehe. Nakatuwa rin ang mga reaksyon ng mga kapamilya at kaopisina ko, pero supportive naman sila. Nakahanda na rin ako ng mga counter-hirit in case me mga hihirit pero ok lang manageable naman.

1-Month
Isang buwan na yung salamin last week. Ni-greet ko si Raven, sabi ko 1-month na kme ng salamin ko. Congrats daw. Minsan nakalimutan ko sya dalhin ng nag-drive ako ng gabi pero ok lang kaya pa naman. Minsan nakalimutan ko rin sya pero dahil long day sa office binalikan ko sa bahay, mahirap na.

Happy monthsary to my dear salamin! This post is for you!!!

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Happy Birthday to me! 2013 edition :)

Yup! I celebrated my xxth bday a few weeks ago. We went to Vikings buffet in MoA. Raven arranged for the reservation and Cian, Meyn, Baroye and Ujinn joined us. I did some targeted attack against the steak, lamb and shrimps (swahe). I enjoyed their puto bumbong and brewed coffee too. Viking singing dudes also gave me this:



We really enjoyed our buffet and we we're so full that night! And we are planning for the next Viking's treat!!!

One year older. One year wiser. Thank God for all the blessings!!!

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Daves and Ann


Daves and Ann tied the knot this day!



Daves is one of my closest friends/officemates/dudes and he is also one of our wedding ento.

I first read their love story via trolling the net and I verified it during our meetup dinner at Buon Giorno. What can I say? the two love birds are really "in love" with each other judging by the excitement of their "kwentos" during the dinner/meetup. I am just glad that I taught Sevad how to change flat tires, hehe pogi points yun ha! hehehe!

Daves, I'm happy for you! Stay in love and keep in touch bro!
Ann, take good care of Daves ha, namamayat na yan hehe! kitakits ulet in the future ok?

Congrats and best wishes to both of you!!!

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Happy Valentines Day!!!


Happy Valentines Day to all! (Especially to my date, Raven hehe!)

It really feels great to be serenaded by Nina and Dulce!

Thanks for the date :)

I love you!

Monday, January 21, 2013

Happy 7th Raven!


Words cannot express how much I love you!

I don't want to be cheesy so I'll stop with the words above. I'll start composing some long delayed blog post about my favorite love story :) . Not sure if it will fit in a seven series post but it will be finished before the love month... ends!

Happy 7th year Anniversary Moms!

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Happy Golden Anniversary Papa and Mama!


My Papa and Mama celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last December 30! The preps was challenging but I am very happy we all pulled it off together :)

This is a placeholder for a future post discussing the Golden Anniversary in more detail.

For now, let me just post a pic


and greet them again...

Happy Golden Anniversary Papa and Mama!!!

Monday, November 12, 2012

Miming!!!

Yesterday was a start of a new and healthy lifestyle! Because we (Raven and I) want to be more fit, we promised that we will do a fitness activity every week. And our agreed upon activity is swimming (miming in deyleespeak).



Most probably, we will swim together with Deylie, Baroye and Meyn at their place. I believe this is a good commitment just like my NO Softdrink Policy that is already 316-day old :)

Wish us luck on our chosen activity!!!

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Trick or Treat

Unang Trick or Treat ko itong 2012. Hindi naman kase uso itong Trick or Treat na ito nung bata pa ako. Excited ako para ke Deylie. Pero mas excited yata ako dahil nga pers taym.


Galante ang ibang bahay, me naka-pakete pang mamahaling tsokolate at kendi. Yung iba ok lang naman, ilang pirasong ng kendi bawat bata OK na. Yung iba kinapos ng supply, maagang nagsarado ng pintuan.

Nakakapagod pala pag condo at building ang setup ng Trick or Treat. Dahil nga limitado ang elevator so mag hagdan ka pababa na parang fire drill lang.

Lahat syempre ng bata naka-costume. Me ibang bata na super handa. Me ibang naman simple lang (si Deylie at ang kanyang Knight/Yoda/Monk ay simple at practical para sa amin). Meron ding nagpapintura ng Spiderman, pero natutunaw na pintura dahil sa bawis at effort pagbaba ng hagdanan.

Konti lang ang namimigay na me costume. Idol ko si Kuyang naka-angry birds pillow kaya naman nung mamimigay na kame pumayag na rin ako mag maskara ng gorilya.

Maskara ng gorilya at mickey mouse t-shirt. Bagay di ba?

Me mga natakot na bata sa akin (kaya dapat mabait ako pag namimigay). Yung malalaki na bata naman eok lang. Me mga nagtatanong pa kung ano ang aking pangala (Gorilla Glass ang itawag mo sa akin). Pero mabenta kase me mga nagpapicture na para akong artista.

Masaya ba? Masaya kase kasama ko ang sila, ang aking pamilya.

Uulitin ko ba ito sa 2013? Bahala na. Nakakapagod kase yung pagbaba sa hagdan. Baka mamigay na lang ako ng kendi pero me kasamang costume at imporved acting na.
Abangan…

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Long Weekends


First Saturday was the Dentist Day. It’s been months since we last visited the dentist. I’m glad that Raven pushed for this one day. Reminder to self: Feb 2013 is the next propy day and I need to sked the impacted wiz tooth.

Raven and I also watched Bourne Legacy after the dentist appointment. The movie was ok but my honest opinion is that it did not meet my expectation. I watched the other Bourne movies and I’m so used to Matt Damon doing a lot of traveling and jumping into lots of places and giving good action packed scenes. Don't get me wrong, I’m happy and excited to see the Manila scenes but really after having the “bitin” ending, I’m not sure if all the troubles in shooting in Metro (yah including the talent fees to the mirons and to gov’t agencies for closing several busy thoroughfares) was worth it.

Yes, BL was shot in Manila but having lived in the Metro for quite some time, you will see a lot of loopholes and sometimes it hard to reconcile that. The uncut version of the tooooot is kwela though!

First Sunday is homey day. We just sleep and sleep and do usual household chores and some pc game time too.

First Monday is Char fix day and Wii Day. I went to the automechanic to have Char fixed (alternator blues). Then I fetched Deyl, Roye-b and Meyn so that we can play wii at home. Raven cooked some spag at burgers. We ordered some pizza too. Super busog.

I believe Deyl really enjoyed the Wii session. Bowling aling aling and cycling. Btw, he now as a dedicated Mii.

First Tuesday is cleanup day and preps for the back to work day. I had char washed and inquired about detailing fees, and I need to budget and plan for this soon

***

Second Saturday and Sunday was mostly sleep, pc game mode. Don’t know I will post my new Huntard adventure here (maybe its more fitting at Broxicow). DSL failed us on Sunday so its early bed time for us that day.

Second Monday was mall day. Raven, Deyl, Roye-b and me went to Rob Magnolia. Hammy said he went there on the first weekend of the long holidays so Raven want to have some ice cream there. We ended up in Peppers Lunch and Tom’s world. Ice cream needed to be resched because of the long queue at Magnolia ice cream bar.

Robinsons Magnolia got big potential and if it will fill up with shops soon maybe that will be a usual go-to-mall place for us.

Til next update…

Friday, June 01, 2012

Katorse

But it’s been
Fourteen years of silence
It’s been
Fourteen years of pain
It’s been
Fourteen years that are gone forever
And I’ll never have again

Ang inspirasyon ko sa post na ito ay si batsmeyt. Katorse na (taong kami ay magkakilala). Pero parang si Axl at si Izzy lang rin, lilipat na kse ng banda si batsmeyt, at si Axl na lang ang solong orig na member na natitira.

Bullsh*t and contemplation
Gossip’s their trade
If they knew half the real truth
What would they say
Well I’m past the point of concern
It’s time to play
These last four years of madness
Sure put me straight

Pero sa totoo lang, itong huling mga taon ko na lang na-appreciate ng totoo si batsmeyt. Kasama nga sya dito o :)

Thank you batchmate! I wish you all the best sa iyong bagong landas na tatahakin...

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Happy Happy Char

It's been more than a decade na pala!!! You got some makeover last year and I know the travel to the metro and long travels to the south has taken it toll. Don't worry we'll have the urgent ones fixed by next month!

Thank you Char and Happy bday too!