nakaka-kilig!

last last month i joined this nuffnang blogger contest sponsored by globe where you answer the question:

“If there is one thing you can give to the Philippines, what is that gift?”

this was my response: #GLOBEProjectWonderful2014 - A gift of reading :)

the owner of the most creative blog entry will get an ipad air and a gift come true from GLOBE Project Wonderful! also, one lucky commenter will win an ipad 2 naman! bonggaaaa! sa sobrang dami ba namang nagcomment sa entry ko (mga lima HAHAHA), i know how tight the competition was. congrats to Jinky Sagum for winning with me! >XD

i didn't really expect to win (naks haha), but i knew my entry had a fighting chance because it was a pitch for TSP! it's already a great project, and i just had to write about it and let Globe know! hehe i didn't even think my entry was 'creative' per se, but i believe it was something concrete enough for Globe to take part in. yes may mga ganong konsiderasyon talaga hehehe



nevertheless, i'm soooo blessed to have won this contest! honestly, i was only aiming for the next 15 best entries kasi mas peg ko ung globe tattoo stick, kelangan ko un eh haha. pero IPAD AIR pare, IPAD AAAAIR (at the back of my mind: shoot, magkano kaya to mabebenta?!) when i learned that they'll be announcing the winners by 3pm today, inabangan ko talaga. HAHAHA as with any contest, shempre you feel hopeful! HAHAHA

while waiting i was busying myself with our cobol exercise, and a few minutes after 3pm, i checked my facebook and boom! SPEECHLESS MOMENT! as in, what, what, i won an ipad air! my classmates started flocking over me kasi sobrang naoverwhelm ako! hahaha

thank you soooo much Lord for this blessing, not only did i win an ipad air (that i am most probably going to convert to cash!) but i also kindof got Globe to sponsor TSP! asteeeeeg! i'm so excited to collaborate! ang dami dami kasi nilang pwedeng maitulong! they could fund the publishing of our first ever story book, or they could sponsor a TSP community, or they could give us free load. chos. haha

HAHA sa sobrang overwhelmed ko my hands are shaking from happiness habang nagta-type (OA much e no). pero naman kasi, this is my biggest win so far, sa dinami dami ng kung ano anong online contest na sinalihan ko. ngayon lang ako nanalo ng super grand prize, and it felt extra fulfilling pa that i didn't win this for myself, but for the countless children who are waiting to be reached! naks, maabot na namin kayo. waits lang.

anywaaaaay, i was already too distracted to continue cobol-ing after learning the good news so i just hoped against hope that i find a way to run microfocus at home kasi waley na waley parin ako sa exercise namin!

nung nakauwi nako at nagopen ng laptop, i immediately opened vm ware and launched my virtual xp, earlier at class i learned something that could possibly allow microfocus mainframe express 2.5 to run on xp (because i keep on getting compatibility errors). sabi ko, Lord i want to stretch my blessings my today... MAKE THIS WORK PLEAAASE!!! after a few clicks:

YESSS!!! IT FINALLY OPENED!!!! I AM ONE ULTRA BLESSED CHILD TODAY, THANK YOU FATHERRR!!! at dahil nagopen na sya, clinose ko rin. masaya na ko na nalaman kong matutuloy ko sa bahay yung mga exercises. hahaha

notes: micro focus mainframe express 2.5 runs only on windows nt 4 or windows 95, to make it work with xp.... right click program, properties, select compatibility tab, check on compatibility mode and select the os where the program runs natively on! yeyy >XD

ang tanong, matatapos ko ba ang exercise? haha

killing boredom, chasing dreams

i read something really insightful yesterday from Bo Sanchez' newsletter, it's about writing down our 100 dreams and working on accomplishing them every time we feel bored. i realized that there's really never a reason to get bored if we're always running after something. and if we take time to list down our dreams and aspirations in life, no matter how crazy they sound, every time we find ourselves not doing something productive, we can figure out small steps to reach them!

i find it a very effective way to avoid wasting time and eliminate boredom. even if we don't see ourselves realizing our far-fetched dreams right now, we must take small steps towards it, and eventually it'll dawn on us how close we have become. it's still better than doing something that doesn't lead to anything like scrolling over facebook or instagram. :P hehe

so what are my 100 dreams?

for now let me just write about 11? haha hey it doesn't matter how silly or impossible it sounds, as long as you can imagine yourself in it, write it down! aaaand, our small steps could be anything we can do in our free time to get a step closer to it. this isn't saying we should drop what we're doing, specially if we have a job, and chase our dreams full on. this is more of a stress reliever, doing things you like and is productive in your free time, so that a day never passes that your breaks are wasted on nothing.

so here they are!

1. illustrate a book

small steps:

- learn to draw figures

- learn rendering styles in photoshop

- read illustrated books

2. become a yogi

small steps:

- do yoga every morning (arg >XD)

- stretch! haha

3. become a pro blogger

small steps:

- write regularly
- write something sensible HAHA
   smaller steps:

   - read regularly (books, articles, novels)
- subscribe to blogs with great content

4. host a podcast

small steps:

- write about a topic i like

- record!

5. start a watercolor project

small steps:

- learn watercolor haha

- get inspired! lol

6. open an online business
small steps:
- decide on a product
- scout for suppliers

7. start a food cart business on a prime location and be super successful!

8. be a rockstar!
small steps:
- continue singing in the bathroom
- and in the tricycle on the way home because

9. write a fiction novel, ala dan brown wooh!
small steps:
- read, read, read!
- write, write write!

10. become a famous graphic designer!
small steps:
- get inspiration! browse browse browse
- draw, draw, draw
- design, design, design

11. be a philippine team swimmer naks
small steps:
- uhm, swim more often siguro no? >XD
- learn tumbling
- learn butterfly

12. become a radio dj!

13. magka-abs! HAHA have an overall fit body!
small steps:
- exercise regularly
- avoid junk foods!

hmm, i think it's a good start! nakaka-good vibes to know that i'm not gonna slump over idle moments anymore because of this list! ang galing galing lang, i just realized how beautiful life is to waste over things that doesn't lead to anything! at least strive for your dreams diba? hahaha!

Dad's World Buffets: HAPPY BIRTHDAY JECKIEEEE :3

today, jeckie and i celebrated his upcoming birthday in advance! and my gift to him is to treat myself to a buffet so he could avail of the birthday promo at Dad's HAHAHAHA so much for a gift ba? after all, he can't dine alone! hihi 

i thought the World Buffet (megamall) would be different from the regular Dad's Crossover but hmm, it was pretty much the same! siguro kasi, no matter how varied the menu is, when it comes to buffet i'm not too adventurous lalo na kung bawal left-overs! haha in the end, as with any buffet i ravaged, i always eat the sushis and makis first, then mexican, tapos italian, then filipino favorites (lechon and karekare!), then dessert! hahaha

meat monster!

<3

pic above is my first plate which i struggled so hard to finish! i have this takaw-tingin thing whenever i'm really hungry, i always put too much on my plate haha i just loooove them so much! >XD i wasn't able to take pictures of my other plates cos i forgot to hahaha

after 4 plates i felt extremely stuffed to the ribs that i can't tuck my tummy in anymore! hahaha i had to throw up a hell lot just to feel better. but even so, i didn't regret it! haha! for 788 pesos ALL-IN, i think it was really worth it, i just have to really watch over the quantities i put in my plate! hehe the 788 already includes a bottomless drink of your choice! hehe

ako personally, i'll keep eating at Dad's for birthdays kasi sulit talaga. haha in fact, today i earned my 5th stamp on their some sort of 'loyalty card' HAHAHA way to go!

whew! this is going to be a really abundant week for me! another buffet treat awaits on saturday! hahaha

since it's been ages since i last step foot at sm megamall, after eating we decided to stroll around the floor to look at galleries! and tagal ko nang hindi nagagawa to! it's soooo refreshing to be fed visually, hahaha lakas maka-inspire! haha till next tiiiime! >XD

// meanwhile...

i don't know how else to cope with our cobol exercise than to bring it home! unfortunately, none of the programs i downloaded are cooperating!

i downloaded visual cobol but it couldn't freaking read an input file (most probably b/c i didn't know how to make it work).

i tried to setup a virtual pc and found that win 8 has this so called 'hyper-v' which is the counterpart of windows virtual pc in win 7 BUT THEN i'm running on single language and hyper-v can only be activated w/ win 8 pro. sucks.

i downloaded vmware in hopes of setting up up my own xp mode and installing microfocus but found i have to have an xp installer as well! argh! so right now... i'm downloading an xp pro iso file over torrent which is a freaking 600mb++.

i totally wasted a cup of coffee over this, thinking i'll be able to pull an all nighter. hahaha! i think it's also a sign that i should, uhm, move on and just sleep and pray that the 3 hours i'm left tomorrow to finish this exercise will be enough for me to actually 'finish' something functional to the veeeery least.

i believe there's another option, like a cobol compiler something something but i'm too dumb to work on a console! i'm an interface dependent programmer sad to say. T___T;

anyway.

this brought me to really lag behind my illustrating project. i'm not even done with the sketches argh so

project: super labandera

so what's keeping me busy...

2 things lang naman, training and super labandera!

// training

well it's work related so i'm particularly busy at least 8 hours of the day. when i get home i just want to sleep. i want to make it a point not to study at home because I DON'T WANT TO and it takes time away from my daily k-drama therapy hahaha. in fact i feel so behind nga eh, why are my classmates to effin smart? >XS magkaganon pa man, i asked for this, and believe it or not, i'm enjoying it. i came in wanting to learn so much and so far hindi pa ko nadidisappoint! mejo information overload man but damn the modules are great.

hahah as much as i want to update my employment status already, it's too early pa. what if i get truncated? oh no. nega much. >__<;

// super labandera

sketching and coloring! just my weaknesses! i took this as a challenge cos i wanted to improve my skills pero more often than not tinatamad ako. hahaha i always promise myself to make the most of my weekends but but there's jeckie and there's k-dramas and there's... maybe i should work now. hehe

during our last mtg at amici technohub: paging and scenes discussed!

hahaha kahit may tamaditis ako i'm really grateful for this chance given to me, i may not be the best children's book illustrator out there (heck i'm still learning) but i know i can improve! having a couple of people (literal, si ate grace at kuya rey hahaha) believe in me is enough! >XD hihi keso much.

work in progress!

papers, adarna books for reference, and ate grace's macbook pro (sosyalin!)

hahaha eng seye seye leng. >XD

happy sunday and don't forget to hear the Word today! >:D

news flash

// RIP joseph wiyden suico

one of our college schoolmates/orgmate died yesterday due to (and i'm not entirely sure of this info, i just got it from a friend who got it somewhere...) multiple stabs! shocking news grabe. suico was never really a close friend, but he was an orgmate (well, all IT/CS students are in one org), and he's one of those happy go lucky people around our small campus. wala ako masabi, i just hope and pray that the people close to his heart whom we left behind may find courage and strength to live on. also, that the criminal be arrested and served justice. my deepest condolences too. :(

here's a news article related to the incident:
http://www.remate.ph/2014/02/kelot-tigok-sa-inuman-sa-quezon-city/

hay. you can never be too careful talaga these days. danger is always lurking around the corner, even in bright corners! walang pinipiling oras ang krimen. hay Lord. T___T;

//my 5th blood donation!

last friday red cross came to pointwest for blood donation drive! yehey, i'm not really regularly donating blood but whenever i get the chance to, i most certainly do! hehe it's my 3rd from red cross, and 5th so far. and man, this is the first donation i felt good about myself cos i was able to fill the 450cc bag in 10 mins! in the past, everytime i donate blood, it takes ages for me to fill the bag to the point that blood is already clotting in my veins, leaving me with big ugly bruises. ewan ko ba. masyado daw malapot dugo ko. i should hydrate more. or mali lang tusok nila? lol ewan. that made me feel guilty though, why am i donating blood when i'm not even sure if i'm healthy?

i must admit, part of the reason i want to donate blood is so i can generate more blood and be healthier, get snacks LOL, and shed a fraction of a pound even for a while. ang selfish no? but last friday was the noblest i felt in the 5 times i bled haha. kasi feeling ko ang healthy ko so yung dugo ay makakatulong talaga! wala lang.

to learn about some benefits of donating blood, read up:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/5-health-benefits-donating-blood.html

marry him if you dare: thoughts and spoilers

you have been warned! this entry possibly contains spoilers so unless you've watched it completely, uhm, don't read? hehe actually, you can read naman if you're interested in my time travel whatnots hehe

after watching marry him if you dare, i thought closely about the concept of time traveling in parallel universes and how it was used in the series. though there are a couple of loopholes, i still think it deserves some thought parin naman hehe plus i've always been fascinated with this crazy realm, so here they are...

assumptions:
- there are multiple parallel universes happening simultaneously
- and in each universe there's a different you
- doing a different thing
- resulting in a different future
- in essence, every unique combination of decisions you will make in a lifetime constitute an entire universe
- so you could say that...
- you cannot travel back in time to change your future
- you can only observe as another universe unfolds
- in fact, i believe that you traveling to the past to "change" your future actually creates another universe with that new factor in it, who know what you could possibly affect in that world?

wala lang. hehe. of course this has loopholes. but but, it fascinated me for a while! hehe

now watching: Marry Him If You Dare!

park se-joo, na mi-rae, kim shin, seo yoo-kyung

while rewatching princess hours, i'm also watching this super kilig to the bones korean drama Marry Him If You Dare. i know right? i'm on quite a yoon eun-hye overload right now. hehe she looks so different here! a bit older yes, and her super light brown hair curly too! di ako sanay! haha

anyway, i'll be rambling so much because i'm seriously flipped about the guys of this series. it's the first time ever in my whole k-drama watching life that i couldn't choose which guy to root for! aaaaarggh! i super like them both! it's so confusing! i feel like i couldn't care less whoever ends up with na mi-rae cos they're both lead guy material naman and they made me kilig so much HAHAHA

diba diba? if you're watching a series, most probably the leading guy gets built up better in terms of scenes and interaction with the leading girl, so most probably din we root for the leading guys. if not naman, for the most part i'm sure we have only ONE preference. but my goodness, this series is so tough! siguro kasi it's part of the story that na mi-rae gets to entertain both guys, she did say she wanted to give both of them a chance to like her then she'll sort out her feelings na lang. SO LANDI. joke lang.

ang haba ng hair nyaaaaa. kulot pa. hehe