After weeks of preparation and anticipation on June 27, 2008 we conquered Boracay. Besting all other teams at work - we soared high at number 1. 

Our flight was 10:30am Friday, July 27, 2008. We were on time for the flight’s check-in. Most of us just came from shift and we haven’t had any sleep at all but nevertheless we’re too excited to conquer the Island. The flight was not that boring with Cebu Pacific’s in-flight games and too bad I didn’t get any of the prices. Hahaha! Anyway, the flight took us to Caticlan Airport in just less than an hour. We took a tricycle to the Jetty Port and we were on our way to Boracay Island.

We settled our bags in Tirol and Tirol Beach Resort and went to D’ Talipapa for Lunch. Haha!

Friday night was a party.

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This blog is getting dormant and I know that. Well, I guess I have to reconnect with my blogging life.  So this goes….

I was waiting for a cab in Escario St. when a friend patted my back saying a guy who just recently passed was a blogger. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. I didn’t really mind at all. Well, curiosity was bugging me so I sent a text message to a blogger from Davao who’s now in Cebu for his -ehem- ECE Review. He confirmed. It was Winston of BatangYagit.

That was a few weeks ago. Then just recently I commented into one of his blog entries and there he told me that he’ll be organizing a Cebu Blogger Meet-up. And guess who else will be coming-in from davao? Blogie of angdabawenyo.com …. The meet-up will be this coming June 29 at Bo’s Coffee Club, Osmeña Blvd, 2pm.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the event. I’ll be in  boracay that time. Too bad for me.

 So, to all Cebu-based bloggers. See yah on June 29, 2pm at Bo’s Coffee Club, Osmeña Blvd.

Work seems to be getting ahead of me lately. It has been a struggle for me to keep up with a lot of deliverables at work, not to mention my “pasaway” reps. But I know everything’s still okay. Well, after a few weeks of me being tested on troubled waters I am now moved to the early graveyard shift. It has been almost 2 months that I’m on the morning shift and this come Tuesday I’ll be on the 5pm shift with a new team. I guess I’d be comfortable with my new team because they were my teammates.

Anyway, it has been exactly 2 weeks today that I quit smoking and I’m so proud with the progress I’ve made. Lol. I just hope I’ll get through this long enough that sooner I’ll despise cigarettes. Hehehe….

I’m kinda busy right now… so let me just share an image sent by one my coleagues. I’m sure this image is kinda old for some but this really made me laugh my heart out…

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Here I am at work trying to contemplate what’ll happen in the next couple of weeks knowing that some our tenured supervisors are leaving. I couldn’t think straight at this very moment because of some things that needed to be done….We’ll I’d have to admit, the reason of my inability to think straight is because - I quit smoking!

It has been 6 days that I stopped smoking and it’s really hard. It was pretty drastic and I’m not feeling well as I write this. The last cigarette I had was last Friday and from then on I managed to resist the urge to light one again.  Now, I’m having difficulty breathing, my throat is both sore and dry, and I have this dry cough. I have trouble sleeping. I get easily irritated and headaches occur at random. I researched the web if these are common symptoms of Smoking Withdrawal and Yes they are. Just a few minutes ago a friend invited me for a Cigarette break - I didn’t show up! Although my friend was kinda upset but I guess it was the right thing for me to do. I explained the reason and she gave me  a kudos. I’m trying to forget how a cigarette taste like - I know I’m making progress.

I knew quitting wouldn’t be easy but I’m determined to get through this….

Calling all Cebu-based bloggers.

Why Don’t We All Convene?

I finished a heavy duty report just a few minutes ago and it took me almost 2 hours to complete. -Sigh- I can now breathe. Back to blogging. Yeah, I admit that this blog has been going dormant and this is actually my fault. I have been very busy at work trying to absorb reports, statistics, and emails. In fact, I’m in the office most of the time checking and double-checking the reports, making the team stats and nosebleeding on my agents’ attitude problem. Worse, I still don’t have broadband access at home. I need to pay my bills, fast. Well, at least I can still access my blog at work. haha! As for my twitter account, it has been surf-controlled just today. Darn. Too bad.

On a serious note, last Sunday was not a good time for me. I was baptized on fire, as they (other supervisors) call it. It was my first time to be alone taking care of the OPs Floor and it’s in the GraveYard shift. Although, I have been taking care of the OPs Floor alone for a few times but that was on the AM shift. Sunday was different. Wohooo! I thought I’d never make it but surprisingly I did. Haha. By the time I ended the 14 hour shift I was ready to break down and collapse. And yeah, I did, at the comfort of my bed. I woke up 10 hours later. I was supposed to have 3 rest days but I had to cover the operations because the other Supervisors are on a team building - without me. “Without me” is another story.

Wednesday. I came in 30 minutes before my scheduled time-in. The moment I entered the OPs Floor I knew something’s up. I opened my 150+ emails and carefully read through each of them. I was almost done reading all the emails and flagging those that needs to be flagged when a Supervisor (who used to be my Supervisor too) told me she needs to talk to me about something. I knew it - this was it.

I had to brace myself when she delivered the news. It was kinda sad (on my part) and I know they’re happy with it. Yet again, I have to accept the fact that they’re leaving. They’re - because she’s not the only one but there’s 3 of them. One of them used to be my supervisor who taught me a lot. It never occured to me that they’ll be leaving this soon. I’ve come to love them but there are things we have to let go. My question is why this soon?

Well, that’s Life.

Well, I have been brought up as a kid watching television from morning til’ the evening. Primetime Telenovelas are already part of our Filipino culture. And yes, I admit that I, too, love telenovelas. Anyway, for the past 3 weeks watching primetime shows has been part of my daily routine. Yes, I watch Lobo. Haha! I even watch Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus. And there’s where the problem lies. The first time I watched PBB I thought it is nice but after a few episodes I’m thinking How crazy the show’s producers are. Can you just imagine these Teens hugging each other intimately in front of national television. It’s gross! Yeah, I am somewhat conservative but what these teens are acting way over the limit. No wonder Teenage pregnancy is such a hit.

Now take a look at these photos…

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Well, I’m pretty sure American Idol Fans are debating who’s gonna win Season 7. For me it has be David, not Archuleta but Cook. David Cook.

Who do you think will win Tuesday’s performance for the Final Three. Let’s take a look…(as I’ve said My Take)

ROUND ONE: The songs were picked by the judges themselves.

David Archuleta - He sang “And so it goes” chosen by Paula Abdul. Again, he changed the song to my dislike. But I think the song was a good choice for him. His voice was just too perfect. Well, I listened to Billy Joel’s original version and yeah David wasn’t able to give justice. Too bad. I guess an average viewer might have liked his version but for me, it’s nah.

Syesha Mercado - She’s up with my personal fave artist Alicia Keys. She sang “If I ain’t got you” Randy Jackson picked the song. For me, Syesha sounded like Alicia but lacked the emotion I was looking for in that song. Overall, she gave a “performance” but as the judges would say “this was not her best.”

David Cook - He nailed Roberta Flack’s “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face.” This time, the song was picked by wicked Simon Cowell. The song was rather slow and I admit it was his usual style. But he nailed it. He gave justice. I bet Cook’s fans would download this song.

Yeah, ROUND ONE goes to…. DAVID, not Archuleta but Cook. David Cook.

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It is exactly 2 weeks today when our Internet got disconnected. I know it was our fault. Haha. We don’t have the time to go to Globe Payment Center and pay the bills. Lazy meh, I mean us. And so after 2 months of not paying attention to the Notice of Disconnection, we got what we deserved. lols. Now, I have to live for a few weeks without internet. Although, I can browse some websites in the office but I’m afraid to get reprimanded by our IT Administrator. Haha. Anyway, I have a lot of photo albums to upload, sites to visit, social networking accounts to update, and yet it’s still gonna be a long time before we get the internet connection restored. I’m getting frustrated of just staying at home watching Lobo when all of the blogosphere is in chaos. lols. I feel so left behind. Well, as I’ve said we got what we deserve.