George Carlin on AGE.

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21 YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!'

May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them.'

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

go live? go die? go get a life instead!

Papable says:
go live
Papable says:
no go
Papable says:
for BE
Xianne says:
really?
Xianne says:
why?
Xianne says:
DM?
Papable says:
postponed to 2 june
Xianne says:
officially?
Xianne says:
because of the strike?
Papable says:
yes
Papable says:
mail will go out at 2 cet

kumusta naman?? pang-ilang beses na na postponed ang go live na to. ang panget eh padame ng padame ang BE change requests at nag-o-overlap na ang Belgium, UK at Romania requirements. kahit no go, everything remains the same here in offshore, lahat pa rin ng dumadating eh high and critical.

nagpray ako kagabi, so siguro nga eto na ang sagot ni lord sakin.

Lord: Bebe, go and get a life! May mini-wrinkles ka na!!!

kasalan na to!

may ikakasal na daw sa aqua! hala sunod sunod na sila!!!

kaweirdohan

eto ang nasa CR ng babae. anong connection ng flower sa quote. i wonder kung may ganito ring poster sa men's CR pero ibon naman ang picture. hahahaha!

What if Nitin Goes Live?

so Nitin will be getting married and i am inivited. i dont know what to wear. huhuhu. kelangan ba naka-saree rin ako? bwahahahahaha!

magutom at matakam kau!

so pinagbigyan ko naman ang sarili ko this week. kumain ulet ako ng masasarap na pinoy foods. timeout muna sa oatmeal diet at pagtitipid. hehehe! eto ang chicken curry pinoy style at adobong peyborit ko! sa wakas this time eh mejo gamay ko na ang patis, suka at toyo dito na weird. hehehe!

nde lang pala pinoy men ang corny.

given na na corny ang mga pinoy. merong mga typical cheesy lines like:

"are you a denture? 'cause i can't smile without you."
"i hope you know CPR, 'cause you take my breath away."

well eto ang something contemporary pero nde galing sa pinoy at nde kasing theme ng mga examples ko (sayang, hehe!).

Papable says:
Do you know the TV series 'Heroes'?
Xianne says:
yes, why? i've watched all the seasons
Xianne says:
and i sooo love peter petrelli. hehehehe
Papable says:
because I think you have the same power as Hiro
Papable says:
you stop time then do the code
Papable says:
then unfreeze time and send me the transport. lol.

shempre, deep inside kilig naman ang lola nyo.hahahaha!

hmmm, sounds like

given na na corny ang mga pinoy. merong mga typical cheesy lines like:

"are you a denture? 'cause i can't smile without you."
"i hope you know CPR, 'cause you take my breath away."

well eto ang something contemporary pero nde galing sa pinoy at nde kasing theme ng mga examples ko (sayang, hehe!).

Papable says:
Do you know the TV series 'Heroes'?
Xianne says:
yes, why? i've watched all the seasons
Xianne says:
and i sooo love peter petrelli. hehehehe
Papable says:
because I think you have the same power as Hiro
Papable says:
you stop time then do the code
Papable says:
then unfreeze time and send me the transport. lol.

shempre, deep inside kilig naman ang lola nyo.hahahaha!

kapatid, i miss you so much!!!

nang makita ko to sa multiply ni kuya, nde ko mapigilan maglaway. waaah!! baboy, kapatid, miss na miss na kita!!!
ikaw at ang kaning lamig - simple pleasures of pinoy life...

kaya, dali dali akong pumunta ng way at sinuyod ang meat section. potakte, kahit 500php pa ang conversion ng lecheng-wala-pang-1/2 kilo na poitrine de porc na yan dito sa maliit na isla na to, bibilhin kita! at nde pa ako nakuntento, aside dun eh bumili rin ako ng porkchop na thin sliced at madaling i-fry! tama na ang pagpipigil, pasasayahin ko muna ang sikmura ko kahit ngayon lang! hehehe!

back to my old self

feeling ko bumabalik na naman ako sa dati. workaholic -- just like the good ol' augusta days. these past few weeks (errrr, months) eh panay ang OT ko. 2 weeks in a row na akong umuuwi ng 11pm. oo makakaipon ako pero panget, panget! ang masama eh willing ako sa pag-o-OT at talaga namang karir ang pagmumultitasking ng lola nyo. pagiging adik ang tawag dito, at the same time, im dying of social death. hai. ung cubemate ko dati (kse nagregodon na kame, so katabi ko na lahat ng interface team), kahit nde ko na sha cubemate eh he keeps on checking up on me. kung kelan ako uuwe, kelan dadating ang taxi ko. nakakatuwa, nakakatats. seatmates kame for 5 months at todo ang bonding namin. hai, okay so going back, un nga. at ang panget pa eh, late na ako nakakagising. around 7:30am so since kulang ako sa tulog at antokers pa eh tinatamad ako magbus at i end up taking the cab everyday which is super gastos at nde practical. tsk.tsk. kahit ngayon, nagtaxi na naman ako. bumabalik na ako sa dati na tamad maglakad at mashadong dependent sa taxi. panget! panget!

ang dream car kong mananatiling panaginip!

ang ganda nito noh. may kilala ako na meron gantong Audi A5 and it comes in pink din daw! gusto ko nun. kaso nun nagpaulan si lord ng pera sa pinas, eh tulog ako. nasa pinas pa lang eh pang-mau na ang body clock ko.


nde naman masama mangarap kaya, i designed my own Audi A5. walang pink sa website kaya i settled for this aruba blue pearl effect. fairy god mother nasan ka na, gusto ko nito?!?!

French is WEIRD and HILARIOUS!

okay so tapos na kame sa mga basic pronounciation at enunciation ng french. so nag-eexplore na kame sa mga scenario na kunwari o-order ka sa restaurant, tapos sa mga stuff sa market. tapos nang makarating kame sa body parts eh naloka ako!

le vagin (okay, female sex organ pero masculine!)
le sein (boobs, masculine ulet!)
la moustache (mustache, sa lalake to pero feminine)
la barbe (beard, hello??? feminine na naman!)

at ang matindi!

(la) les boules (balls, feminine!!)

bwahahaha! saan ba nila nakuha ng basis ng gender ng mga yan? sa bakla or sa tibo?!

bumoto na rin kau!

ayan bumoto rin ako papa jays. lamu, kapag nag-abroad ka pala, dun mo lang marerealize na proud ka sa pagiging filipino. hmmmm.

pag tungkol sa career ko, seryosong usapan.

sa ngayon eh panahon na ng appraisal. nde pa promotion pero more of performance evaluation. from the very first day that i came here, i made it clear na i opt to go towards the technical ladder at nde sa management. i came here with a plan, un eh i-build ang technical skills ko at i-explore ang ibang competencies like CRM, XI or BW.

then pagroll-in ko, i had the role of the interface lead. masaya naman sha kse i was so fed-up with adobe forms in augusta. interface eh something na alam ko pero mas kabisado ni mish. hehehe. so un, pero sabi ko sa lead ko i want to remain 100% productive, meaning, okay i will handle some management tasks on the side. actually what i do eh work on my developments during the day (set aside ang mgt tasks) tapos sa OT na lang ako mag-oopen ng excel sheet. hahaha. tapos lately, nag-ask ako for mgt bucket dahil nahihirapan ako magmanage ng time ko, nagsusuffer ang developments ko dahil dun ako nagchacharge ng time when coaching people and following up assignments. i was trying my very best to be the best tech lead that i would want to have. bago ako mag-assign ng development, eh tinitingnan ko ung requirements at sinasabi ko sa developer kung anu ang mga gray areas na kelangan nya iclarify. i make sure na updated ako sa ongoing issues at handa akong ipagtanggol ang team ko kung change request un at nde rework. makikipagdebate ako kay batman at robin (onshore coordinators) para dito. hehehe. pero alam ko na may times din na mahirap maglead, minsan i have to be very candid to say ang mga overestimations nila. ako ang kelangan mag-approve eh at in the end ako magjujustify kung bakit ganun ang hours that we need. hai. ayun ang ayaw kong part.

pero i can't help but be proud with my team right now. i have the best people in interface - all boys at please note na ako ang pinakabata. hehehe. mababait silang lahat, magagaling magcode at they know when to shut up. sabi nga nila, im a very transparent person. alam nila when to approach me and kung kelan nde. hehehe. alam nila kung kelan ako bad trip at kung kelan ako jolly. they know me pretty well actually.

so going back to the management bucket, i took it back. i told my former lead i wont ask for it anymore 'cause i might end up getting management tasks all the time. that's the problem, i don't know when to say no. kaya okay na ung walang management hours, a good alibi not to accept mgt tasks. hahaha.

honestly, im back to my old self. now that purvin's out of the picture, im hating the managment.

i hate shrek - hello? anong ginagawa mo araw-araw? binasa ko ang project plan na ginawa mo at walang kakwenta-kwenta. kulang kulang at basic english! walang sinabi sa previous project plans na mg previous project ko.

i hate the - for some reason nde ko sha feel. nde gentleman at kung makapagreject ng proposal napakarude. eto pa, mahilig sha magblame ng tao.

my new lead - nde ko pa alam ma-assess for now, she's trying her very best to adapt which is good, sana maging vibes kame in the end. one thing's for sure though - nde nya kayang contrahin ang managers. oo lang sha ng oo, nde katulad ni purvin na alam nya when to say no.

goodluck sa akin. napakacynic ko talaga when it comes to management. i don't want to be a part of it, not now. in 5 years time ko tatahakin ang management ladder, pero for now, i will concentrate sa technical.