So I Look Like Angus

Four people have told me already that I look like Angus, one of our HK colleagues. Whatever. I think it’s the hair.

It’s January and it’s raining and I don’t get it. I woke up past seven this morning, a little less than two hours than my target waking time. It was cold and it’s always good to oversleep when it’s cold… and so I overslept that is why I arrived at work an hour later than my usual login time which is before eight. I had a nasty case of migraine in the morning… I can’t work at all. I took the drug but it wasn’t working. I took a little nap but I never thought it would make things worse. I can’t get my head to think straight. I sent a couple mails after I aimlessly browsed through the demo references and the little I know of the stuff I am currently working on… then came lunch.

I had beef bowl. I thought I wasn’t in the mood to take in anything due to the sicky morning but I was able to almost finish my beef bowl. I felt better. The afternoon was busy. There was a brief KT session, then I took a brief self-prepared online course to test one of the issues in my other project, then another brief application support for yet another one of my small projects after quite a long hiatus of mail exchange with the clients. I was able to draft one of the demo scripts assigned to me and I was able to somehow finish it. It was an eventful afternoon that I forgot I had a headache. I figured I still have the energy and the drive to stay at least two hours of overtime work and so I did. I checked what I could with the available stuff I was assigned to check. There was a brief interruption when the database broke down after I attempted to restart it. After a few minutes, it went back up… thanks to one of the devs for that.

Tomorrow is yet another busy day… and I am actually enjoying it. ><

Teacher Teacher

I will be training the new batch of testers starting tomorrow! I have been preparing the past week for the training. There are 5 of them — grading and checking of their exercises will be the most draining part. I can see myself extending work for at least an hour just to cope up with the checking. I would want to provide them with their exercise results asap so that they’d know how they perform earlier. This was no problem during the first time I taught since there’s only two of them. Anyway, this is good experience… and there’s a possibility that I will be handling the next batch of new testers too. And every time a new batch has finished training, there’s always some changes being introduced to the training materials — which is also good. So tomorrow, I will start teaching again. And I hope I won’t screw up.

Learning To Rock

A month ago, Dhon, one of the few people I always hang out with in the office, has invited me to join their band. A week after, Sam, another one of the few people I always hang out with in the office, jokingly named the band Miker Learns to Rock — the band was named The Dhon when they played during the company’s Christmas party last year. Lousy but funny. When Dhon told me I was going to be the vocalist, I did not feel anything. I just said I have never sang like that before — I mean in a band. And I sound better when I am drunk… and this and that and then I eventually agreed. We’re gonna play in this year’s Christmas party.

I was thinking it is too early for any practices but then we already had a couple studio rehearsals since last week. We now have a 5-song set. Whoa! I am really doing this!

Doo doo doo doo dingle zing a dong bone!

My cheapest haircut in three years

I had one 15 minutes ago at 50 pesos. And it ain’t bad.

Also, I’ve been busy at work recently. We have major additions to the product we’ve been developing for a little over a year now.

I am also starting to really dig MegaTokyo. I checked their site a while ago but I didn’t stay long, just because.

Next Destination: Pagudpud

Since karamihan ay gustong magbakasyon, pero walang matuloy tuloy kasi lahat hangang plano lang, one of my friends finally volunteered to push and plan for our next destination which is sa north naman, sa Pagudpud! I am an Ilocano but I have never been to Pagudpud. Sa August pa naman to. Target date is from 16-Aug to 18-Aug, which is a national holiday (I forgot what).

First Day

MercyMe – I Can Only Imagine

I woke up earlier than usual. I just hope I will be able to stay up all day — no dozing off. This is my first day of training. I will be isolated from the rest of the office starting today — for a month. As I have posted earlier, this is something new to me and I hope I will do well. Sana lang hindi sila mabore considering na relatively boring yung topics and the fact that I am a boring person. Hmmmm, am I?

MercyMe is an American contemporary Christian band known for their hit I Can Only Imagine. You should try building your music profile in last.fm. They scrobble through your playlists then based on the scrobbling results, they provide you a chart of your most listened to artists, tracks. They also give you a list of related artists and recommendations based on your charts. I found new sounds that I really enjoy from their recommendations based on my listening history. You can view my music profile here. Try it!

Sick Leave

I woke up a few minutes earlier with a raging… headache (oh your naughty minds) so I decided to take the day off. I still have to review the training notes for the coming tester course. I also learned yesterday that the coming August batch of testers is a huge batch – a whopping 20 and I get to handle one class. [For those of you who didn't know: I am working as a software tester].

And yeah, you should try Firefox 3. I downloaded it last night so I haven’t been able to explore it much. But from the “looks” of it, I bet it’s good.

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On Saving, Teaching and Self-Confidence

Weezer – Pork & Beans
Weezer – King

I guess I am desperate. I am not getting any younger. I really need to start saving and, like what I said to a friend earlier this week, I need to stop living like a college kid. Yeah, I make my own money and I help my family sometimes — but I am not getting any younger. I need to start thinking of the future. I admit that I really have a big problem when it comes to spending — I spend a lot. That is why I am currently downloading some saving money self-help and financial management pdfs — I sure hope they’ll motivate me enough.

I am doing ok at work I guess. I will be training the newest batch of testers for a month. I am scared and excited because this is my first time to teach and I always believe that I have a problem when it comes to speaking although some said that I do and I will do fine. I hope I will do well and prove, at least to myself, that I still have my confidence.

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High

[I wrote this at around 15-May 12:30 AM but wasn't able to publish it]

Matt Nathanson – Car Crash

I feel a little lightheaded. Like I am on drugs or something. Not that I have ever been on one because I know haven’t, at least not “illegally”. I am drug-free. Maybe it’s the lack of sleep or the fact that I am sleepy and I am ignoring it. Maybe it’s the anticipation of an earthquake that isn’t gonna happen (not that I want it to happen). A friend text me a few hours ago that there will be an earthquake tonight. Crap. I am not even aware that science can predict earthquakes now.

I left work at 3 pm today. I earned enough work hours for me to leave two hours earlier. For the last two days, I have been working ’til late in the evening to help out in this project. I am actually happy because I miss working overtime. Happy may not be the appropriate feeling for it. Well, anyway, it’s good that during these past two days I had to be directed and to be told what to do. Because sometimes at work, it’s difficult to come up with tasks to get my hands occupied when there is really nothing left to do… especially when everybody expects you to be responsible enough to self manage, to still be productive during “idle” times. During such “vacancies”, I do readings and research and more readings… and it gets tiresome. I am not the best self-managing person around and I do need a little pushing sometimes to break the routine. Oh, career crap.

I think I just need a few hours of sleep. I have to do this interview tomorrow and I am really looking forward to it because it’s new to me and I really enjoy doing it. Off. To. Bed. Now.

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You are so beautiful

You are so beautiful. You’re all that I know and all that is true. – Damien Leith

This tortures me. I always thought I won’t be feeling this crap again. Im feeling unusually happy. I am starting to fall for someone. At least I am finally moving on. Everytime I see her, I feel weird, like my ears get hot, I want to hide. Crap crap. I am not sure what this is. But I do wanna know her more. Haay, this sucks.

Nga pala, happy new year.

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