I think Friday should have come sooner
I like today. I like this nice bright morning, when the air still carries remnants of dewdrops left by last night’s rain. And I like the fact that it is Friday. Why couldn’t it come sooner?
Last night was a mess. If I think about it, I tend to shudder and somewhat cater to blips of rage under the radar. It was nothing major, I guess, but can you imagine I was Php. 7,500.00 richer for approximately an hour? Yes, just an hour… and it ended quite as easy as that, despite all efforts exerted.
A bunch of us, myself included, were signed up to do this POS (point-of-sale) system for some company in Luzon for about a month. The system is rather big, yet a bit simple as well. Of course, we signed up for it, and we even started to work before any inking of contracts and thorough discussion of the details that would eventually become a custom fit for the company.
After much discussion, we were able to come up with solutions and workarounds in order to properly define their needs and tailor fit it to their preferences. Smiles and handshakes exchanged and we set a time for the signing supposedly today. We got half of the pay – yes, Php. 7,500.00/pax is quite low for a big system – and went on our way.
Stopping at Robinsons for a short meeting, my friends and I ALMOST purchased peripherals to use for the development, when our main contact received a call from the client. At first we were confused, until our contact’s uncle called her and explained to her what happened.
Apparently the boss of our client backed out of the deal. He wanted somebody to sit down and work on the system for 3 days or so – and have it polished and ready to roll as soon as our client went back to Luzon. He was to bring the system with him already. However, since we wanted to do a great job since it was tailor made, our contract was for 30 days max to deliver the system – complete with documentation, installation manual, free troubleshooting (the works!). But like I said, the client wanted it NOW, and upon hearing that we would take longer, he just up and backed out.
We had to return the money ASAP because everything was a no-go. Of course it crushed our morale and drive, but I don’t know, I guess I was just too exhausted to feel anything. I’m just happy – or at least I try to convince myself that I am – that for an hour or so, I was Php. 7,500.00 richer. I’ll recover.
Now, it is Friday, and I have been trying to find so many reasons NOT to go to work. The Pristine Asylum is a whole other issue I would very much like to walk away from right now. I feel so harrassed by trolls and demigods – yes, we have those – that I want to punch each person in the face. I get that way sometimes. But, duh, obviously I cannot punch them. For one thing, I would have to pity trolls because this troll is in the size of a midget and my size just may be too much for it. Demigods, on the other hand, can come in the form of Jedi masters who think too much and even mind control themselves.
I still don’t want to go to work today. I do not want to go to work at all. Can’t I just stay at home and make my millions here? I think I can totally do that without missing a beat. Bah.
Give me liberty, or give me death!
This is My December
So technically, I have not blogged in, like, 13 days or so. Not counting today, which has probably 4 blog posts in mind that have accumulated over the last few days. But really, I blame procrastination, exhaustion, sadness, depression, grief, and a broken heart for keeping me away from the space that has always allowed me to breathe.
These days I have come to the conclusion that solace may be found in places where a select few have been tapped to view it. Although I am not so much in a mood to start anew, I should be able to make use of this place especially since I have paid for that “.com”. 
Honestly? The reason why this December did not start off with a blog post is that this December has definitely started with headaches or something along those lines. You got a minute? I’ll tell you a bit of a sob story, but I promise you I will not drench these pages with tears, nor mess up your day… I would just like to share three main points why I have been away and just really not up to doing any blogging. Ready? Okay, let’s go!
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Her Supposed Boyfriend
One of the greatest things about having kids is that they simply take your stress away, even on the weariest of days. On days when you do not have anything to do, kids also bring humor and laughter especially when you are bored. So how can life really be boring, dull, or tiring when you always have smiles and cheer from people who you love and you love back?
My kids are growing up, and I am happy that they are progressing as happy and content tots. But can you blame me if I become a bit sad at the revelation that they are no longer my baby boy and my baby girl? Yes, I admit, I miss having a widdle iddy biddy baby to carry around, but I guess I have to be content to extend my doting to baby Kharl (son of Cinderella) and the baby Mrs. Goose is having.
But hey! you know what? Seeing my children grow up is also stressing me out. Totally. Check this out: My little girl is seeing somebody – or so she says. LOL Yeah, okay, it is kinda sweet. But heckaloo! She’s still 3 years old (going 4) and she already has a boyfran? What ever happened to mud smudged cheeks, snotty noses, and cut knees and elbows? Gah! Kids these days… I swear Sophie will be the death of me. If I have not gone past the mud smudged cheeks part, does this mean she has overtaken moi? LOL
Anyway, yes, I know. No malice in the mind of the mother. I think she just picked the idea of having a boyfriend or something at home where we keep teasing her aunt, asking if she has a boyfriend. So yeah, still the fault of the grown-ups. It is quite amusing how Sophie already assumes that her father will not approve of her and her boyfran. She gets so defensive and says, “Friends ra mi oi..!” (We’re just friends!) That is soo totally “showbiz”. Still, I know her supposed boyfriend’s mom as the kid is Miss Muffet’s little boy. Teehee.. Yeah, well they are bound to know each other more anyhow.
I know you are curious as to what her boyfriend looks like, so I am sharing some pictures that I took when Miss Muffet and I left the kids at the Child Minding Center (did I mention that they met each other at the center? No? Well, they did.). This would be Sophie and her supposed boyfran “Odoy”:
Interesting week
Today marks the start of the week’s end – but not totally the weekend. You get it? I hope so!
Anyhoo. There have been a number of interesting things going on especially at Parole School where there have been massive uprooting of workstations to be settled into newly defined borders that are supposed to group departments together. In other words, there is chaos in the office where ear plugs can only do so much to mute the racket. This is one of the reasons why I have failed to be online – much less blog.
Work-wise, Parole School is turning out to be more of a Pristine Asylum where caretakers are struggling to make sure that all the crazies fall in line. Me, I believe I am one of the crazies who the caretakers think are a bit on the sane side, so they give me tasks to do and whatnot. But who am I kidding? Once a “crazy” always a “crazy”. Then again, what the hey! I will just try to do the best that I can with my tasks and hopefully not lose my craziness still. LOL I am who I am, and that’s all that I am.. coz I’m Lurchie d’ Spongie bob. LMAO.
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In other news, our next “door” neighbor (aka D’s cousin) had some interesting news. Last night his father called and informed D’s grandmama that somebody followed D’s spawn making! Congratulations to them! I guess the distressing part where D’s grandmama worried much about was the fact that our next “door” neighboor is still jobless, and the apple of his eye is also jobless. I sincerely hope they figure out what to do. From what I heard, the apple was threatening to rid herself of the burden if our neighbor did not propose. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. I really hope it does not come to that.
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In other news. I have more posts to make 
stick around.
Gruesome week
It is now 1:46 A.M., and I have more or less just woken up. Actually, I slept at around 10 P.M. because my body could 
no longer keep up with all the pushing and pulling so I had to give in. I am up at this very hour because I need to resume my studying for my final exams which are going to happen in just a couple of hours.
To tell you the truth, I have not been able to do much studying over the past week because of the recent changes I had to adapt at work. Let’s just say that there have been some changes at Parole School that got me going crazy in terms of adapting and incorporating into my lifestyle, plus a few added heavy things here and there. Can you blame me, really?
I wish I had more time to study though, but all of this is my fault really. I had a hard time summoning up the strength to stay awake all night – often falling asleep at 11 P.M. and waking up at 3 or 4 A.M. so I could do what needs to be done. But then again, I could not very well blame my tired body for giving way to fatigue and stress, now could I?
In addition to all that craziness, Emily was unavailable for a good part of the week. Her adapter got fried and I had trouble with the person I bought the new adapter from. I actually did not get what I was paying for, so I had to purchase another one – one that came from the local store. Plus the first one did not turn out so well since the first adapter got fried as well (or was it a sign that Emily wanted to rest?).
Anyway, I finally got a new one which is approximately 2 days old as of today. So yeah, I had a lot of catching up to do especially since D and I had to take turns with John (the PC). While I do love the desktop, I just could not help but miss my trusty Emily when it came to the things that needed to be done. Besides, it’s not like I could lug John around wherever I wanted to bring him. But I honestly do envy the widescreen and fast processing. Admittedly, Emily needs a little bit of tune up, clean up, and all of those maintenance mumbo jumbo.
Okay, so supposedly I need to be studying right now. Which I am doing, by the way. I just wanted a little break to rev up the old brain cells.
After this exam, sem break. YES!!! I just pray that I pass.. otherwise everything would be a complete and utter failure. :-s Like the person I really am. But that is another story. I just want to take a break for a wihle, really. Then again, that is another story. LOL
Laterz.
