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Mes ands thes JLs barkadas tooks theses picss thiss afternoons ins thes verandas ofs ours offices. Yous bes thes judges...


Mes ands thes JLs barkadas tooks theses picss thiss afternoons ins thes verandas ofs ours offices. Yous bes thes judges...


Someone who stood up to the fact that it doesn't take a luxurious energy drink to produce a genius...
Astig naman ang first day... gusto ko kumanta ng "Getting to know you.. getting know all about you..." ala "King and I".
Finally, it was my last night here at work. It's complicated how I ended up working as an analyst for Microbase Incorporated, Procter & Gamble Asia Limited, and Hewlett-Packard Philippines in the same occasion, but the almost four years of stay - ...and fun! - is definitely worth it.
Last Saturday, from work, I went straight to the Pit Shop in Sta. Mesa to play two games of Warhammer 40,000. I lose in both games, the second being from the shop owner himself. Pfft.
Noon unang panahon, lampas pa sa panahon ng Hapon, sa malayong kaharian ng Macarena, may isang gulay na nagngangalang Ampalaya. Ang balat ni Ampalaya ay sadyang anong ganda. Makinis parang gumamit ng ilang libong Silka. Ang kinang nito'y hinahangaan ng kahit sinong gulay. OO, kahit ng Labanos... na noo'y namumutla mula ugat hanggang talbos.
"Ampalaya! Amplaya!" sambit ni Labanos dahil sa kakatwang kadahilana'y lahat ng gulay at hayop sa mga alamat ay nakakapagsalita. "Balat mo'y anong ganda!"
"OO! OO! Alam ko, pake mo!" ang sagot ni Ampalayang palalo.
Balat niya'y sinasamba. Balat niya's kinaiinggitan. Pero ugali ni Ampalaya, ay oh anong sagwa. Lahat ng gulay sa Macarena'y imbiyerna.
Minsan isang araw, isang araw minsan. May naligaw sa kaharian ng Macarena, isang pangit at bilasang Mustasa. Sa hindi sinasadyang pagkakataon, natalisod siya sa nagdaraang Ampalayang naka-pantalon (gusto ko lang mag rhyme).
"Aray! Aray! Tumingin ka sa daan mo, Mamang Kulubot!" ani Ampalaya. Hala, Mustasa lagot!
Uupakan na sana ni Mustasa ang gulay na pahara-hara. Ngunit, datapuwat, subalit ng kanyang lingunin ang salarin... "Aba! Aba! Dalagang kay ganda!"
Tumaas ang kilay ni Ampalaya, kung papaano'y hindi ko maipinta. "Tsupe! Halis! Ang balat mo'y hindi bagay sa makinis!"
"Dapat sa iyo'y nilalagyan ng kahoy sa katawan, at gawing walis!"
Nasaktan si Mustasa sa tinuran ng dalaga. "Bakit, oh bakit? Waring pag-ibig nama'y sulit. Sa iyo lamang iaalay, at hindi titingin kahit kaninong gulay!"
"Ano yang bukang bibig? Aanhin ko ang pag-ibig? Kung ang balat mo'y kulubot, baka kinis ko pa'y mahawa sa tulad mong salot."
Napahiya si Mustasa sa noo'y nanonood na madla. Aba, ang lugar ay nag mukhang live na cinema - inaabangan ang susunod na kabanata.
Si Mustasa'y naiyamot. Ilong niya'y nag-umusok. Balat niyang kulubot waring biglay' sumabog!! Kumalat ang ulap. Ang buong madla'y napagilalas! Sa gitna ng alapaap, may duwendeng lumabas!
"Si Mustasa! Si Mustasa! Diwata pala!" sigaw ni Mani mula sa umpukan ng madla.
"Tanga! Tanga! Duwende, hindi Diwata!" panghahamak ng may akda (extra ako, hehe).
"Churi! Churi! Tao lang. Ahihi, " tawa ni Mani. "Balik na sa kwento para ika'y sa wakas makauwi!"
"Dahil sa iyong ugaling pagkasama, nanakawin ko sa iyo ang pinagyayabang mong ganda!" sumpa ng nagkunwaring Mustasa. Kumumpas siya't nag orasyon at paligid ni Ampalaya'y inambon.
Nang maglaon at tumigil ang ambon, ang lahat ng kagulayan ay namangha! Si Ampalayang diyosa ang turing... aba, aba at kasing kulubot na ni Madam Auring!
"Iyan ay kaparusahan sa ginawa mong pag hamak sa akin," ani ni Duwende sabay naglahong parang hangin.
Wala nang nagawa si Ampalaya kung hindi lumuha. Pinagyayabang na balat, ngayo'y anong kulubot na. Lumuha siya sa loob ng isang libong gabi at isang libong umaga... kaya ang karanasan niya'y naging mapait. Iyan din ang rason kung bakit lasa niya din ay ganun kapait.
Eto ang dahilan kung bakit magpahanggang ngayon, ang balat ni Ampalaya ay kulubot parang alon. Diyan nagtatapos ang aking kwento. Ang aral? Huwag antukin sa trabaho.
BOW.
edited 10/5/2007
Nakanampugang yan, I lost my Zire!!!
Saw this link to a Warhammer colleague's blog. Astig. You should try it with your name...
...and your nickname too, para mas lakas trip.

After going out of the office last Saturday... groggily with a only mere 2 hour sleep, I headed straight to Mang's Pit Shop near SM Centerpoint to meet Arvin - also a player of Warhammer 40K. Pit Shop is a hobbying store primarily catering to remote control cars, but also selling Warhammer 40K stuffs at more affordable prices so possibly iL be frequenting his shop more on the coming days. Mang is a 40K player himself.

Our work area... That's my toolbox with the Mossimo sticker.
Sarap pa ng tokneneng at fishboLs sa labas.
One of the IPMS-BAC members celebrated his birthday so we've had our share of cake and pizza slices. Salamat pow and haberdey!
Sunday, I should have been off for the Jam Cup Tournament for Warhammer 40K in the Glorietta 2 Atrium but because of my extended sleepless spree the day before, I hardly can bear myself to even sit on my bed! My back was glued to my mattress! Sayang, gusto ko pa naman talaga sumali. It was my first 40K tournament if ever.
Now, iL just have to wait for the Kolat Cup. Incoming this October.
I was looking back at the trippings we, at the Justice League tropa, had done during the past years we've known each other.

Vending Beer
There's this vendo machine here at work which serves coffee variants and hot choco for free. One time, naiwan nung maintenance dude na bukas yung machine after refilling the stocks inside the vendo. We edited some of the labels for the coffee variants and even inserted a new product - San Mig Light! Yung pic sa taas showed another one of our coffee variants - Mochang Caramel.
Hehe.
Don't worry, there's no animal harmed during the production of this frank.
Oks, linawin ko yung nakaraang 4-day vacation ko.

For Super Man from the Justice League tropa!
Pumunta kami ng Corinthian's KTV.
Umuwi ako 4am ng Saturday.
Saturday
Umulan ng anghel at nagpakita sila sa akin.
Woke up at 9am to meet Sab in Rockwell for a favor. Angel number one. =)
Went to the University Belt for a document I need plus Sab's.
Went online and got a reply from Miss Kristine in Friendster that I could add her. So I did. Angel number two. =)
Went back to Rockwell... groggily. Met Sab again then rushed back home to sleep.
After three hours, I prepped up for the Marlboro Red Racing School Send Off Party, held in Le Pavillion by Roxas Boulevard.
Marlboro Red Racing School Send Off Party
Following the beam lights originating somewhere in Roxas Blvd., we were able to arrive on the venue by 8pm. Rivermaya was already on stage for their performance. DD gave us our party passes...

Angel number three =) cute nya talaga no?

Me and my Party Passes. Kid and the limited Marlboro Racing Edition cigar pack.

Dancers at the background and a DJ from Ibiza (far right)
Fast enough? (Obi, DD, Kidster)
Sunday
Chi-cha lang kami sa Hap Chan - Jupiter at matapos mabundat umuwi na kami ng mga 3am.
Natulog ako hanggang 4pm.
Tapos pintura na ulit ng Warhammer.
Monday
American holiday so wala din kaming pasok.
I stayed at home all day painting my miniatures pa din. (Pano ko makakagala e anlakas ng ulan!)
Nag online lang ako sandali to blog.
Today
I visited Pit Shop in Sta. Mesa to look for Mang's Warhammer wares before going here at work.
Hello. Got to blog somehow. Di ko mapigil sarili ko. Adik na ko.

Pakpak na lang kulang... angel na... haaaay. Bagay kami?
Blogging on a weekend! My second time, actually.
For the past two years that I've been working here in the Paseo de Roxas area of Ayala Avenue (no, I'm not a street sweeper), I almost always passed by the long Dela Rosa walkway connecting the Ayala Malls (SM, Glorietta, Landmark, and Greenbelt) to the commercial buildings along Ayala Avenue. Today, iL take a peek on what happened this afternoon as I stroll along the route.
There's this latest craze on miniature gaming here in the metro. I mean, it's not as well-known as Warhammer 40,000 but it's definitely promising for modellers and gamers alike.
Mes ands thes JLs barkadas tooks theses picss thiss afternoons ins thes verandas ofs ours offices. Yous bes thes judges...


Someone who stood up to the fact that it doesn't take a luxurious energy drink to produce a genius...
Astig naman ang first day... gusto ko kumanta ng "Getting to know you.. getting know all about you..." ala "King and I".
Finally, it was my last night here at work. It's complicated how I ended up working as an analyst for Microbase Incorporated, Procter & Gamble Asia Limited, and Hewlett-Packard Philippines in the same occasion, but the almost four years of stay - ...and fun! - is definitely worth it.
Last Saturday, from work, I went straight to the Pit Shop in Sta. Mesa to play two games of Warhammer 40,000. I lose in both games, the second being from the shop owner himself. Pfft.
Noon unang panahon, lampas pa sa panahon ng Hapon, sa malayong kaharian ng Macarena, may isang gulay na nagngangalang Ampalaya. Ang balat ni Ampalaya ay sadyang anong ganda. Makinis parang gumamit ng ilang libong Silka. Ang kinang nito'y hinahangaan ng kahit sinong gulay. OO, kahit ng Labanos... na noo'y namumutla mula ugat hanggang talbos.
"Ampalaya! Amplaya!" sambit ni Labanos dahil sa kakatwang kadahilana'y lahat ng gulay at hayop sa mga alamat ay nakakapagsalita. "Balat mo'y anong ganda!"
"OO! OO! Alam ko, pake mo!" ang sagot ni Ampalayang palalo.
Balat niya'y sinasamba. Balat niya's kinaiinggitan. Pero ugali ni Ampalaya, ay oh anong sagwa. Lahat ng gulay sa Macarena'y imbiyerna.
Minsan isang araw, isang araw minsan. May naligaw sa kaharian ng Macarena, isang pangit at bilasang Mustasa. Sa hindi sinasadyang pagkakataon, natalisod siya sa nagdaraang Ampalayang naka-pantalon (gusto ko lang mag rhyme).
"Aray! Aray! Tumingin ka sa daan mo, Mamang Kulubot!" ani Ampalaya. Hala, Mustasa lagot!
Uupakan na sana ni Mustasa ang gulay na pahara-hara. Ngunit, datapuwat, subalit ng kanyang lingunin ang salarin... "Aba! Aba! Dalagang kay ganda!"
Tumaas ang kilay ni Ampalaya, kung papaano'y hindi ko maipinta. "Tsupe! Halis! Ang balat mo'y hindi bagay sa makinis!"
"Dapat sa iyo'y nilalagyan ng kahoy sa katawan, at gawing walis!"
Nasaktan si Mustasa sa tinuran ng dalaga. "Bakit, oh bakit? Waring pag-ibig nama'y sulit. Sa iyo lamang iaalay, at hindi titingin kahit kaninong gulay!"
"Ano yang bukang bibig? Aanhin ko ang pag-ibig? Kung ang balat mo'y kulubot, baka kinis ko pa'y mahawa sa tulad mong salot."
Napahiya si Mustasa sa noo'y nanonood na madla. Aba, ang lugar ay nag mukhang live na cinema - inaabangan ang susunod na kabanata.
Si Mustasa'y naiyamot. Ilong niya'y nag-umusok. Balat niyang kulubot waring biglay' sumabog!! Kumalat ang ulap. Ang buong madla'y napagilalas! Sa gitna ng alapaap, may duwendeng lumabas!
"Si Mustasa! Si Mustasa! Diwata pala!" sigaw ni Mani mula sa umpukan ng madla.
"Tanga! Tanga! Duwende, hindi Diwata!" panghahamak ng may akda (extra ako, hehe).
"Churi! Churi! Tao lang. Ahihi, " tawa ni Mani. "Balik na sa kwento para ika'y sa wakas makauwi!"
"Dahil sa iyong ugaling pagkasama, nanakawin ko sa iyo ang pinagyayabang mong ganda!" sumpa ng nagkunwaring Mustasa. Kumumpas siya't nag orasyon at paligid ni Ampalaya'y inambon.
Nang maglaon at tumigil ang ambon, ang lahat ng kagulayan ay namangha! Si Ampalayang diyosa ang turing... aba, aba at kasing kulubot na ni Madam Auring!
"Iyan ay kaparusahan sa ginawa mong pag hamak sa akin," ani ni Duwende sabay naglahong parang hangin.
Wala nang nagawa si Ampalaya kung hindi lumuha. Pinagyayabang na balat, ngayo'y anong kulubot na. Lumuha siya sa loob ng isang libong gabi at isang libong umaga... kaya ang karanasan niya'y naging mapait. Iyan din ang rason kung bakit lasa niya din ay ganun kapait.
Eto ang dahilan kung bakit magpahanggang ngayon, ang balat ni Ampalaya ay kulubot parang alon. Diyan nagtatapos ang aking kwento. Ang aral? Huwag antukin sa trabaho.
BOW.
edited 10/5/2007
Nakanampugang yan, I lost my Zire!!!
Saw this link to a Warhammer colleague's blog. Astig. You should try it with your name...
...and your nickname too, para mas lakas trip.

After going out of the office last Saturday... groggily with a only mere 2 hour sleep, I headed straight to Mang's Pit Shop near SM Centerpoint to meet Arvin - also a player of Warhammer 40K. Pit Shop is a hobbying store primarily catering to remote control cars, but also selling Warhammer 40K stuffs at more affordable prices so possibly iL be frequenting his shop more on the coming days. Mang is a 40K player himself.

Our work area... That's my toolbox with the Mossimo sticker.
Sarap pa ng tokneneng at fishboLs sa labas.
One of the IPMS-BAC members celebrated his birthday so we've had our share of cake and pizza slices. Salamat pow and haberdey!
Sunday, I should have been off for the Jam Cup Tournament for Warhammer 40K in the Glorietta 2 Atrium but because of my extended sleepless spree the day before, I hardly can bear myself to even sit on my bed! My back was glued to my mattress! Sayang, gusto ko pa naman talaga sumali. It was my first 40K tournament if ever.
Now, iL just have to wait for the Kolat Cup. Incoming this October.
I was looking back at the trippings we, at the Justice League tropa, had done during the past years we've known each other.

Vending Beer
There's this vendo machine here at work which serves coffee variants and hot choco for free. One time, naiwan nung maintenance dude na bukas yung machine after refilling the stocks inside the vendo. We edited some of the labels for the coffee variants and even inserted a new product - San Mig Light! Yung pic sa taas showed another one of our coffee variants - Mochang Caramel.
Hehe.
Don't worry, there's no animal harmed during the production of this frank.
Oks, linawin ko yung nakaraang 4-day vacation ko.

For Super Man from the Justice League tropa!
Pumunta kami ng Corinthian's KTV.
Umuwi ako 4am ng Saturday.
Saturday
Umulan ng anghel at nagpakita sila sa akin.
Woke up at 9am to meet Sab in Rockwell for a favor. Angel number one. =)
Went to the University Belt for a document I need plus Sab's.
Went online and got a reply from Miss Kristine in Friendster that I could add her. So I did. Angel number two. =)
Went back to Rockwell... groggily. Met Sab again then rushed back home to sleep.
After three hours, I prepped up for the Marlboro Red Racing School Send Off Party, held in Le Pavillion by Roxas Boulevard.
Marlboro Red Racing School Send Off Party
Following the beam lights originating somewhere in Roxas Blvd., we were able to arrive on the venue by 8pm. Rivermaya was already on stage for their performance. DD gave us our party passes...

Angel number three =) cute nya talaga no?

Me and my Party Passes. Kid and the limited Marlboro Racing Edition cigar pack.

Dancers at the background and a DJ from Ibiza (far right)
Fast enough? (Obi, DD, Kidster)
Sunday
Chi-cha lang kami sa Hap Chan - Jupiter at matapos mabundat umuwi na kami ng mga 3am.
Natulog ako hanggang 4pm.
Tapos pintura na ulit ng Warhammer.
Monday
American holiday so wala din kaming pasok.
I stayed at home all day painting my miniatures pa din. (Pano ko makakagala e anlakas ng ulan!)
Nag online lang ako sandali to blog.
Today
I visited Pit Shop in Sta. Mesa to look for Mang's Warhammer wares before going here at work.
Hello. Got to blog somehow. Di ko mapigil sarili ko. Adik na ko.

Pakpak na lang kulang... angel na... haaaay. Bagay kami?
Blogging on a weekend! My second time, actually.
For the past two years that I've been working here in the Paseo de Roxas area of Ayala Avenue (no, I'm not a street sweeper), I almost always passed by the long Dela Rosa walkway connecting the Ayala Malls (SM, Glorietta, Landmark, and Greenbelt) to the commercial buildings along Ayala Avenue. Today, iL take a peek on what happened this afternoon as I stroll along the route.
There's this latest craze on miniature gaming here in the metro. I mean, it's not as well-known as Warhammer 40,000 but it's definitely promising for modellers and gamers alike.