Have I moved on?

It's been quite a while since we last conversed with each other. The last time we texted was October 11. Since then, no communication at all! I've been wondering whether I have gotten over her.

The first thing I did to was to erase her photos on my phone. Second, I deleted her in my phonebook. Third, I deleted her name at my Yahoo messenger. Fourth, I removed her pic in my wallet. Fifth, I removed the thing in my bag which reminded me of her. Lastly, I changed the title of this blog. Now, I completely eradicated anything which could remind me of her. Pero kahit wala na yung mga bagay na yun, lagi ko pa rin siyang naiiisip, naaalala.

Anyways, I was wondering if what I did was right. What if hindi ko sinulat yun? What if I didn't say goodbye? Siguro masaya na ako, or maybe hindi pa rin... nasasaktan pa rin ako. Everytime I'm alone, lagi ko siyang naiisip or maybe, day dreaming. Lagi yun especially pag naglalakad ako papuntang office at 11:30 in the evening. Iniisip ko kung paano kaya kung naging kami? As in sobrang wish ko yun! Maybe I'd be the luckiest guy on the universe and it would definitely feel like I won the lottery. Pero wala na eh. Tapos na.

During the past days, I was contemplating about courting her again. Maybe a second chance. Even if I try really hard, its too difficult to forget about her. Considering the pain that I felt before, dapat hindi na. But I STILL LOVE her! Big time! I've never been this in love before! I wonder how she would feel/react if she reads this. Pero if she does, I want YOU to know that I still love you and I miss you terribly!!!

Come on my loyal blog readers! Tell me what you think. Am I too stupid to do it again? Or am I just too in love? Anyways, post it in the comment section please! Not in the chatterbox.

Thanks y'all!

Maybe... just maybe...

I think this song would really suit how I feel these days. Still, it concerns the same person. Siya pa rin! Here it goes... "Maybe" originally by Neocolors...

There I was
Waiting for a chance
Hoping that you'll understand
The things I wanna say
As my love went stronger than before
I wanna see you more and more
But you closed your door
Why don't you try
To open up your heart
I won't take so much of your time

CHORUS:
Maybe, it's wrong to say please love me too
'Coz I know you'll never do
Somebody else is waiting there inside for you
Maybe it's wrong to love you more each day
'Coz I know he's here to stay
But I know to whom you should belong
I believed what you said to me
We should set each other free
That's how you want it to be
But my love went stronger than before
I wanna see you more and more
But you closed your door
Why don't you try to open up your heart
I won't take so much of your time

CHORUS:
Maybe, it's wrong to say please love me too
'Coz I know you'll never do
Somebody else is waiting there inside for you
Maybe it's wrong to love you more each day
'Coz I know he's here to stay
But my love is strong
I don't know if this is wrong
But I know to whom you should belong

(Instrumental)

CHORUS:
Maybe, it's wrong to say please love me too
'Coz I know you'll never do
Somebody else is waiting there inside for you
Maybe it's wrong to love you more each day
'Coz I know he's here to stay
But my love is strong
I don't know if this is wrong
But I know to whom you should belong

I'm hired!

Last Wednesday, I decided to look for a part-time job. I reapplied to the 2 call centers I went to before, Convergys and ICT Group. I passed all the application steps at CVG but wasn't offered a job because of my previous class schedule. At ICT, I was told that they don't have an evening shift yet.

I first went to CVG Enterprise Tower and tried to apply again. I was called and explained everything to the interviewer. She told me that I should just e-mail my final interviewer and tell her all my concerns and that I'm ready to take the job. After that, I went to ICT and tried my luck there. I arrived at 10am and was interviewed at 3pm! What a looong wait. She told me that I speak too fast. Yes I can speak spontaneously but she said that in call centers, most of the information that you tell the customers are scripted. Anyways, after the interview, I went thru the call simulation stage. I was asked to read a paragraph and tell my reactions about it. I was also asked to read the 50 states of America. I then took the skills test. Some of the items were easy but the others, I didn't have any idea at all! Try asking me about US Time Zones! hehe... Again, I passed it (sooo boring) coz I always do. haha! I was called for the final interview at 6:40pm. And the next thing I knew was that I was going to sign the contract that night! Everything was over within the day and it was all worth it! Plus, the one who gave me the contract and answered my queries about it was very pretty! She looked a lot like Angel Aquino. I hope to see her again and also hopes that she's still single. Haha!

Anyways, the training started the next day, Thursday. The training schedule was 12am to 9am. There were 10 of us: myself, Xtian (from Ateneo) Mark (from PUP), James (currently a networker of First Quadrant), Dennis (formerly from Parlance), Lawrence (a UPD grad with a 94 student no.), Flor (a nursing student), Milette (a former evening part-timer also at ICT), Clayd (from Miriam) and Ashley (from St. Scholastica who acts and looks like Leiya!) As expected, my least like was Ashley. haha... I don't have to explain why.

Our first trainors were the Bejasas. I really like how Francoise Bejasa trained us. She's a lesbian and had Leandro Baldemor as an ex-boyfriend during her college years and Angel Aquino as a girlfriend in 1998. She's pretty, intelligent and speaks really well. She taught us American Culture and American Accent. One tip to acquire the American accent, exaggerate your pronunciation! That's the key!

We'll be handling outbound calls. They told us that we'll be selling credit cards and other credit card related products like card protectors and indentity theft protection. Looking forward to the next training days. It's much shorter that other call centers. Only a week of training then we'll hit the floor! My shift would be from 4am to 8am. And calling all those who also want to work part time or full time, just inform me. I could refer you to the Recruitment people. It's easy and you don't have to sign any bond unlike the others. Ciao!

Who am I?

Your Personality Is

Guardian (SJ) You are sensible, down to earth, and goal oriented. Bottom line, you are good at playing by the rules. You tend to be dominant - and you are a natural leader. You are interested in rules and order. Morals are important to you. A hard worker, you give your all at whatever you do. You're very serious, and people often tell you to lighten up. In love, you tend to take things carefully and slowly. At work, you are suited to almost any career - but you excel in leadership positions. With others, you tend to be polite and formal. As far as looks go, you are traditionally attractive. You take good care of yourself. On weekends, you tend to like to do organized activities. In fact, you often organize them!

The Three Question Personality Test

Birthday Greetings

I was inspired by what Viktor did with his birthday messages. So, I am also immortalizing some of the text messages I received during this day...

Faiva: Jal!Ü oct9 prn..Abot pko! Happy birthday sayoÜ h0pe u en0yd ur day. God bless! - 11:11pm

Kai: Hapy bday!Ü sna 2 puso m para may reserba k na, jst in case mcra ung isa.Ü - 11:06pm

Iane: Happy bday! San yung handaan? Gft q? J0wk lng.. H0pe ur bday's brng u hapnes! Ü - 11:06pm

Gigi: Happy birthday! Ang aga kasi ng bday alert ng friendster. D ko nalagay sa calendar/reminder ko. Hw young? - 10:58pm

Queenie: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! may u hav many more gorgeous grls 2 cme..heeheeÜ HAPPY BURPDAY! - 10:07pm

AZ: Jal! hehe s0ry late and bati k0..happy birthday!!musta ang labas ny0? -09:05pm

Zion: amen! Happy birthday to you.. may God grant u d grace 2live ur lyf according 2his plan..n may we both cntnue 2grow in frendship! Kisses 2u! Mwah!ù - 08:12pm

Glenis: Jal haller.Happy birthday!Nsa kalgtnaan aq ng mga bulubundukn ng sierra madre. Mwaah! - 07:44pm

Ene: (with picture) Hay! Ang gandah! Ang sop! Happy birthday! - 06:57pm

Lou: cge grit n kta ng hapi b-day basta syo ang handa at me naman ang kakain - 06:51pm

Bhibot: D m b ntanggap? Ay naku. happy birthday jhal!:) m0re blessings 2 c0me..Ü g0d bless.Ü - 06:49pm
Nbti n po kta, madaling araw p po. - 06:43pm

Steph Lleno: gggrrr! i grit at 11:59 pm pra me and last dpt.. hehehe!Ü niunahan mu nako. hmmmp!
hApi hApi bday jal!!! :D hope ur havin a nice day, be hapi kht kalas ha!ÜÜ - 06:44pm

Kate: Ni Hao!Happy birthday p0h! Nwe, db nung 6 bday u.. Tc u olwayz - 06:43pm

Jhackie: Happy bday po! - 05:19pm

April: Jal, hapi berdey!Ü - 04:49pm

Auntie: Happy Birthday! - 03:57pm

Maw: Happy bday.Ü - 03:18pm

Madz: (a quote) dnt let any1 hold ur hapines in dr hands hold it n urs so it wil alwys b wdn ur grasp stay hapi its not merely an emotion... its also a choice! Hapy bday!Ü - 01:12pm

Bia: Happy birthday!Ü - 01:11pm

Stan: Otanjoubi oMedeto!Ü kiotsukette !Ü - 01:03pm

Dom: Happy birthday Jal! - 12:41pm

Nyl: HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAL!!!! c= - 12:29pm

Isha: Gud mrn.Hapy bday jal.Ü - 09:51am

Tin: HapPY birthday Jal! Wish u go0D health and HapPinesS! God blesS you!Ü - 09:15am

Törky: Joyeux anniversaire! Que Dieu te benesse! Ü - 08:46am

Malou: (highschool English teacher, a quote) Let GOD work out d dtails of His plan n Ür lyf. Rmembr, no other BEST exceeds GOD'S BEST.. HAPpy bIrtHdAY!Ü - 05:31am

Received on October 10:

Jen: happy birthday. wehe. saktong 12. - 12:00am

Angel: Waaaah! Iggreet dpt kta ng 11.59 pm kgb pra ako un last pro nk2log ako! Anyway, belated happy birthday na 2loy. Hmp. Happy birthday jal!Ü - 08:31am

Rania: omedeto jal! =D - 06:48pm

Received on October 11:

Fran: belated happy birthday! :-D 08:35pm

Happy Birthday to me!

Your Birthdate: October 9

Your birth on the 9th day of the month adds a tone of idealism and humanitarianism to your nature. You become one who can work easily with people because you are broadminded, tolerant and generous. You are ever sensitive to others' needs and feelings, and you are very sympathetic and compassionate. Your feeling run deep and you often find yourself in dramatically charged situations. This 9 energy always tends to give more that it gets.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Title Change

I have to change my blog's title from "underSTANdably me" because of you-all-know-why reason. Since I can't think of a nice title as of the moment, I'll change it to "simply me" temporarily. Come up with suggestions people!

I'll be posting a more relevant post (how redundant!) as soon as my papers and exams are officially over. And by the way, I'm going to BAGUIO!

Star of the Night

Ay Lab Ey Pi Es Em!!! Our 22nd anniversary celebration ended with a bang at East Garden bar in Timog. So, so food, lousy service, unjust treatment happened during the entire night. Anyways, we really, really had fun (and this goes out to Sir Quilop as well). We danced, sang all night or maybe all morning... hehe. Guess who the male Star of the Night a.k.a. Best Dressed Awardee was... me!!! I actually had 3 sets of long-sleeve polos to wear but I ended up wearing 2 pieces only. Had 3 bottles of beer and a shot of Gilbey's. My first time to drink gin! Kudos to Val for persuading me to drink one. We left the bar at around 4 am and proceeded to Jollibee Philcoa and wait for Haring Araw to rise. Those who were drunk were: Viktor, Ava, AZ, Crispy, and according to him, Joe. Super saya talaga ng anniv! Next year ulit...
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Grabe! One week na lang and the semester is finally over. Super hirap din nitong week na ito for me. Imagine all my papers are due on the 3rd?! Polsci 152 term paper and essay, Geog 151 term paper, Philo 10 project, Polsci 187 exam. Super hectic week ahead! Goodluck sa akin and to the others as well...
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JB was evicted last Saturday! Thank God!!! Sabi niya before, "Masama bang magdala ng culture dito sa bahay?" Well boy, what kind of culture did you try to bring or share with the other housemates? A culture of backstabbing and endless complaints... You're pathetic! Anyways, he got evicted na naman so I'll let him go. Will Say follow him? Let's all find out in the next couple of days...
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Lapit na rin birthday ko! I'll be 19 na!!! Ano kayang mangyayari? It's the wedding day of a distant relative kasi and my little sister is a flower girl. I dont plan to attend it so I reckoned to arrange something na lang. I'm planning to ask her out and spend my birthday with her. Also, it might serve as a closure to everything that's been happening to both of us. Tama na, sobra ng pahirap! hehe. When that event finally happens, I should change my blog title na. Pag di naman siya pumayag, then I'll be celebrating my birthday all by myself just like last year when I went to Alicia Keys's concert alone. Wag naman sana! Till then...