What a weekend

Of all my "What a Weekend" posts, this is probably going to be the most unforgettable.

Last Sunday Koko took me out to practice driving at the CCP Complex area so that there wouldn't be too many cars. That part was true since there were only a couple of cars, most of the cars were parked at Harbour Square. Anyway, I was at the intersection (the one near PICC forum and near Star city), and I was going to make a left turn when an Isuzu Crosswind came along from the right. We both stopped. He was going straight. I was going to go left. And then I had just released the brake and then we hit. I stepped the brake back down, but he was still moving. Technically, the damage wouldn't be as bad if only the driver had stopped at initial contact. Imagine his car had a wound starting from the middle up to somewhere at the back of the wheel. If he had stopped at initial contact, our license plate wouldn't have come off, and the light on the right wouldn't have come off. That idiot even wnated us to pay 10000Pesos for damages. Excuse me? You only got scratches dumbbell! WE have to have the LTO thing done for the license plate you ripped off, and then the paint job for the front and the lights. Seriously, we are both at fault on this. You for moving even when I hit you. And me for thinking that you were going to let me pass.
And considering the damage you caused my aunts car. I should be the one screaming at you and demanding for your license. But then I don't have the right to do that, NEITHER DO YOU, saince we are not police officers.

This is so one instance which reminds me of why I hate(not really but sometimes, yes) Filipinos. They always want to take advantage just knowing that you're Chinese(or anything foreign) and that you probably have more money than they do. It just annoys me that you had to scream and think that I was the only one at fault. Or that you had to ask for P10,000 just to have that tiny scratch painted. Oh yea, does it help that you come from Tondo? This is just not the way the society is supposed to work. You treat other people fairly and equally. It's no wonder why people look down upon Filipinos. Theres nothing wrong with how everything is, and no, you can't leave everything to God. You people just really have to change how you think , act and everything. For starters, stop taking advantage of other people. And stop thinking that you're always the one that is "inaapi". Please...you're not perfect.

Korean series' to watch out for

1.Hwang Jini
This story sheds new light on the life of Joseon-era dancer, musician and poet Hwangjini, who made her art blossom even when her love was put to test. The series also depicts the tragic life of a woman who faces hardships due to her social status. The drama drew the spotlight even before its premiere because Hwangjini is portrayed by top actress Ha Ji-won. Meanwhile, Wang Bit-na portrays another prominent dancer of the same era who is jealous of Hwangjini’s artistic talent. The role of nobleman Kim Eun-ho, Hwangjini’s first love who dies because their love turns out unrealistic due to differences in their social status, is played by Chang Keun-seok, while king’s relative Byuk Kye-soo, who becomes addicted to Hwangjini but fails to win her heart, is played by Yoo Tae-jun. Actor Lee Shi-hwan portrays Yi Saeng, an ambivalent character who is neither Hwangjini’s lover nor friend. Kim Young-ae plays the role of dancing girls’ trainer, while Kim Bo-yeon portrays her rival, Mae-hyang. The role of dancer Heon-keum, Hwangjini’s mother who gave birth to her as a result of her belief that love only comes once in a lifetime, is portrayed by Chun Mi-seon.

2. Cloud Staircase
The main character of the story is Jong-soo, who has no other choice but to give up going to medical school due to financial difficulties. He leaves for a remote island without telling anyone his whereabouts. On the island, he meets a doctor who teaches him medical techniques, and begins to treat patients without a license. One day Jong-soo rescues a dying woman by mere chance and is mistaken for a talented doctor. But things get messed up as he continues to meet with that woman, as one misunderstanding spawns another. He ends up falling in love with her, and gradually finds himself addicted to love. To protect his feelings, Jong-soo keeps lying about his educational background and tries to escape from his past. But when he reaches the pinnacle of his “success,” he realizes that everything he has done so far was in vain. His love turns into poison and ruins his life.

3. The man of the Vineyard
“The man of the vineyard” is a comic story about a girl from a big city who moves to a village to make money for starting her own business and meets there a guy working in a grape field. Dreaming of setting up her own apparel firm, Ji-hyun one day receives an alluring offer from her relative who promises her to leave a big grape field when he dies if she works in the field for a year. At first, Ji-hyun insists she will never in her life work on a farm, but eventually ends up becoming a farmer because of her ever complaining mother. Ji-hyun decides to try her best to achieve her dream of becoming an entrepreneur by inheriting the grape field, but being a farmer turns out a challenging task. To make things worse, the guy she meets in the village, Taek-ki, keeps driving her crazy. However, after many twists and turns Ji-hyun adapts to rustic life and opens up to the warmhearted residents of the village as well as ends up falling in love with Taek-ki.

mid-week na!

Whoa! I can't believe I'm halfway through my first week of work. hehe Work is fine, although I do have to share a computer with Kuya Bernie. hehe But its fun. I get to see the subtitling software and be near the cool machines with a lot of buttons. I'll get my own PC next week. Yey! One that has Internet connection and nearer my other colleagues, coz right now, I'm with Ate Joan and Kuya Bernie and Kuya Joey. Not that I don't like being in that side of the office...hehe It's just that without the net connection, I get bored when we don't have projects to do.

Ate Joan is leaving on Feb7. I won't have my lunch partner anymore. :(

First day high

Woo-hoo! The first day jitters are over...hehe The first day was,well awkward. Being there while everybody else were already used to what they were supposed to do. But it was fun nonetheless, being there in a new environment, just doing what I love most, reading. hehe Tomorrow the real work begins. Yey! hehe I can do this

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Saw Christina Aguilera's "Ain't no Other Man" MV. I like the song...catchy, upbeat, unique.

*Am kinda tired right now...couldn't sleep the other night.

silence

had a meeting this PM at the temple with the officers and Uncle Leo and Auntie Joyce and of course Master Chueh Zhen. The meeting was pretty silent, with mostly the PResident talking about his plans, and everybody just sitting there listening. I actually can't believe how a guy can want to talk about his own plans without somebody asking or butting in. Well, of course he did ask if anybody has anything else they want to suggest, but his tone was like sige-magcomment-ka kind of tone, so nobody really wanted to say anything.

He did say some extremely hilarious things though. Auntie Joyce commented on his Chinese and he replied saying that he came from Hope Christian, which as the name suggests, is a Christian school. He added a comment saying that, "Yeah, magkalaban nga un dalawang religion e." To which somebody retorted, "Who's fighting with you?" haha I was actually glad somebody said that. Trust me, is he some kind of paranoid war freak that everbody's got it in for him?

Oh, the second funny thing was, he wants us all trained by a psychologist to be able to take care of the kids for summer kid. I would have liked to comment "Mag-isa ka." Why? Mainly because we all get along well with the kids and none of them really cause us any trouble at all, except for him....who was called a number of names by one of the kids, and most of them tormented him with their antics. Well, I kinda felt sorry for him before, but now knowing what he really is like, I'd really like to thank the kids for helping me 出氣. haha Also he commented about just hitting the kids(esp the Filipino youth), that I can surely say that he'd probably not be able to get anywhere near the temple if ever he does that. The whole barangay would probably be holding sticks or whatever weapon and waiting for him. How mean can one person get! Their KIDS, they're supposed to be like that.

last few days of freedom

I found a job! Yey! Starting on Monday, am going to be working at Beginnings at 20 Plus as a Mandarin Translator. Yea yea, I know. It has nothing to do with what I took in college and it did go against my thoughts on jobs when I just graduated. When I graduated, I wanted something where I can apply what I learned in those 3 years and 2 terms in school. All those seem kinda big and unrealistic now that I think about it.

Anyway, I like this job. or I think I'm going to like it. hehe Then there's no prescribed uniform, and I don't have to be in biz attire all day. Also, the pay is quite good, considering am a fresh graduate with hardly any work experience. hehe

Went to NBI in Carriedo the other day to get my clearance for work. The lines were super-d-duper long. The lines started from outside the building to the second floor of the place, then there were also lines for each step you have to go through to get the clearance. The worst thing is, I couldn't get my clearance on that day. I have to go back on Monday. But then I already have work. See how our government makes our lives real hard? I asked the guy at the counter if I can have it earlier, he told me to go back this PM. I really hope I can get it today.

ooh la la

Just downloaded the new Internet Explorer! I love it! It's super easy to use. It's basically like Mozilla except it's much easier to use, and it has better features. hehe (Is it obvious that I wasn't a Mozilla fan to begin with?)

I have an interview tomorrow. hehe It's for the Mandarin translator position at TBN. It's surprising actually. I wasn't really expecting that I'd pass the translation exam I took last week. hehe Before Candee and I used to comment how awkward the translations in subtitles look and when I took the test, I finally understood why. Translating something directly from English to Mandarin is really weird since the order of words in a sentence would vary once we translate it. Wish me luck tomorrow!

life as it is...

It's Mimi and Steve's wedding today! Congratulations and Best Wishes to you! Hope to see your kids in the NEAR future. haha

Didn't go to the reception coz of the huge number of people that O invited. Nakakahiya naman if we take up 2 tables. hehe You know am shy...I still offer my felicitations to you guys.

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I got my Non-pro drivers license! Yey! I hate the picture. Now I understand why a lot of people hate their DL pics. hehe I'm not sure if I look weird or is it just because I'm not used to seeing myself without eyeglasses.

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Finished reading Mitch Albom's "For One More Day" It's so nice! I cried at the ending. haha I still don't know why I cried, since it wasn't all that dramatic or tragic or anything.

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Went to Ateneo with Candee on Saturday morning. The Ateneo campus is huge! Need I say more? haha The DLSU campus is big, but its just too crowded. Ateneo is definitely more spacious and makes studying more pleasing to the brain.

new year na!

It's now the year 2007! Woo-hoo! Happy New Year everybody! (although its a couple of days late) haha

And now for the first entry for the year...

Well, the holidays were pretty much the same. Aunt Ellen, Uncle Francis and KK came over from New Jersey then we stayed at Edsa Shang for one night(Dec 20th). Then we of course, treated our guest to great food and lots of shopping. haha We ate at Peking Garden, Summer Palace, Heat, the Japanese resto at Edsa Shang(forgot the name, but its got great cha soba..hehe) Gosh! I can't even remember where else we ate. haha

On the 24th we had dinner at Ama's house. we ordered food from Auntie Shirley. I just love the way she cooks lengua, and naturally we were all stuffed that night. Played games with Hubert and Kian Kian.We played Jenga, dominoes, scrabble,etc. It's so fun playing with kids. You don't need a toy or a board game to have fun. They're forever making up something fun to do. And I remember KK saying "Use your imagination, and let's play a game." haha Seems like my imgaintaion has dwindled.
Oh and Uncle Francis' nephew was there to join in the festivities.

On the 25th we went over to Ama's house again. We were eating leftovers from what we had on the 24th. hehe Still the same activities after dinner, TV, games, etc. I hoped that the entire family could at least have one Christmas together in one place. Instead of us here and some in North America.

On Dec 28-20, I went up to Baguio with Erika, Micmic, and Jerome. It's the first time for Erika and I to go to Baguio. And Mic made sure that we got to see all the sights in Baguio. Thanks Mic(also for lending us your place). =) Baguio was fun. The weather was cool. It almost seemed like we were actually out of the country. We went boat-riding at Burnham Park, mini-golf at Camp John Hay, where we had hot chocolate after. Hot chocolate is always good on a cold day. hehe I'll be posting pics at my multiply site soon.

On the 31st we went to Ama's house.We were pretty lonely since Aunt Ellen and KK left on the 27th(Uncle Francis left earlier). Again, food was prepared by Auntie Shirley. This time she made lengua pie. And I also loved the fried fish fillet with wasabi sauce. Yum!

January 1, we spent the whole day at home, cleaning the house, and Candee studying/doing homework.

Sigh! It's been one year since I left the scholastic life. I haven't really done anything spectacular like my classmates who are all doing good at work ot doing something else. Not that I'm complaining. hehe I've always been a late bloomer anyway.

This year, I hope that I find a good job, peace of mind, maintain good health, and ______. The last is a secret. hehe