I Likee

After hearing this on Leverage (cool US TV series), I googled for the lyrics but found this instead. And I was not the only one who looked for it after hearing it. It's not really a "song" though. Nice, isn't it?

Time, Money and Life

A friend of mine wrote on her blog about how she is getting old, maturing and how she wants to stay 22 forever. I feel the opposite. I spent most of life avoiding reality, just playing games, staring into space, pondering about things that really don't have answers. I feel like I've been 16 the whole time, and time just started moving again, and now I have a lot of catching up to do.

I need to start living my life. I don't know where this sudden rush of life came from but I'm guessing I'm bored of being bored. I'm going to start by focusing on my career as a graphic designer. I took a job to earn experience. I'm learning stuff, but I feel the learning curve is slow because I'm not stressed out by the work (although my eyes are). I know it's only been a week, but I want to "reach" 23 before the year ends.

Why am I in a hurry? Because I want to be filthy rich before I reach 30 ...or just financially stable so I can live life with less worries.

Sorry, I'm taken.

It's official. I'm no longer a bum. I start work tomorrow as a trainee, 2-month training period, Monday to Fridays, 9am to 6pm, with training allowance of P200 per day.

The past few weeks I've only been reading about logo design and branding. Time to focus on web design. :P

Today, 2pm - 4pm : Complete Waste of Time

"Job Offer Thu, Aug 20, 3PM. *******************************************. Pls reply to confirm." (*** company name and address)

So do I have a job? No.
Did I turn it down? No.
So what happened?

I went and arrived there at least 10 mins to 3pm., knocked on the door at least 5 times before someone answered, got interviewed again by an employee (he didn't know the job was already offered), asked to wait for the boss and after less than a minute was told the boss was in a meeting and won't be going back so they'll just contact me again.

I was not pissed. Annoyed but not mad. What annoyed me the most was when the employee said "Umalis kasi boss namin di na daw makapaghintay." (-_-) WHAT THE EF?

I felt tired on the way back home.

On the way down the stairs of the LRT station, I saw a group of cleaners huddled on one side of the stairs. (How many people does it take to clean a set of stairs? The answer is 4.) There was a divider and the sign "CAUTION: WET FLOOR". One the cleaners (gay) spoke (or more like announced) loudly , "Mas masarap pa ang lalake kesa sa merienda." then "Mas masarap pa ang lalake kesa sa tinapay." then another "Mas masarap pa ang lalake kesa sa tinapay." Was it an initiation for the United Gay LRT Janitors or was he promoting cannibalism? I'm not sure if they were all gay since I felt down and was only looking on the floor. I didn't even look up when it started.

Damn it. There's no ice cream to lighten my mood. :(

Joey's Poem Against Willie

The funeral cortege of former Pres. Cory Aquino: My tears came naturally
by Joey de Leon

Wala na sa piling ng mga Pilipino,
Tinig ng awiting Mga Kababayan Ko,
At lumisan na rin noong isang Sabado,
Inang nagpalipad sa awiting Bayan Ko.
Ako'y sumasaludo, paalam Pangulo,
May isa 'kong lihim, kay tagal itinago,
Sa lahat nang inabot kong mga namuno,
Tanging ikaw lang sa luha ko'y nagpatulo.

Marami ang nalungkot sa iyong pagyao,
Magalang ang lahat at puno ng respeto,
Nagpasalamat pa nga Kapamilya sa 'yo,
Dahil kanilang himpilan naibalik mo.

Subalit ano itong nabalitaan ko?
Nangyari noong Lunes, a-tres ng Agosto,
Habang inililipat ang mga labi mo,
Ika'y parang nabastos sa isang TV show.

At ang napakasaklap at masakit dito,
Ang nambastos pa'y kapamilya ng anak mo,
Napanood ito ng tao at publiko,
Kakaunti na nga, ngunit lahat nahilo.
Sabi ng TV host na mainit ang ulo
Pagkakita sa video na kanyang kasalo,
"Sandali, meron akong ano... sa'ting ano...
Hindi naman sa ano," nagkaanu-ano!
Ayon sa Internet, meron pa s'yang nasambit,
"Sana pakitanggal muna 'yan sa'ting traffic..."
At 'di maaalis sa iyong pag-iisip,
Ang parada ng patay ang pinaliligpit!
At dagdag pa daw ng naghahari-harian,
"I don't think na dapat n'yong ipakita iyan..."
Nasaan naman ang paggalang, o nasaan?
Mga sinasabi natin minsa'y pag-ingatan.

At 'di pa nangimi nang sumunod na araw,
Pinilit pa ring ginawa n'ya ay tama raw,
Mga nakarinig 'di na nakagalaw
At ayon sa iba sila na la'y napa-wow!

"... Pero ako, totoo 'ko eh ... ", sabi kuno,
Totoo nga at totoo ring walang modo,
Pwede namang sabihin itong pa-sikreto,
Kaya't wala na rin mga paliwanag mo.

"Kung ganyan, pakita na lang 'yan!", ang hamon pa,
Para bang ang prusisyon nila-"lang - lang" lang ba,
Ang pangasiwaan ay pinapili pa n'ya,
Sumunod ang himpilan, nung August 5 wala s'ya.

May mga komentong pwede nang pang-harapan,
"On camera" baga sa TV ang tawag d'yan
At kung sensitibo man ang gustong bitawan,
Pagpasok ng commercial, hintayin mo na lang.

Matutong magbaba muna ng mikropono
At saka idikta lahat ng iyong gusto,
Lagi kang mataas lahat daw takot sa 'yo,
Ratings lang ang mababa — totoo ba ito?

The breaking news breaks your heart — at 'yan ang bawi mo,
Nang mahalata mong sumablay ang pasok mo,
Pero sigurado ika'y maa-abswelto,
'Di ba ikaw rin ang may-ari ng network n'yo?
Nung Hueves nag-apologize sa diario naman,
O, akala ko ba wala kang kasalanan,
Tapos ng angalan, sunod paliwanagan —
COMPLAIN before you EXPLAIN ka na naman!
O ito kaya ay isa na namang "glitch" lang,
Tulad ng "two-zero" 'di na natin nalaman,
O ito ay maliwanag na kabobohan?
Sa tingin ng marami, mahirap lusutan.

Ang sabi ng iba — istupidong mayabang,
At giit ng iba — istupidong mayaman,
Mayaman man o mayabang ang tiyak diyan,
Napakayaman n'ya sa kaistupiduhan.

Buti pa ang apat na honor guards ni Cory —
Sina Malab, Laguindan, Rodriguez, Cadiente,
Walong oras tumayo sa ulan at viaje,
Ang lahat ay tiniis at walang sinabi.

Samantalang ikaw na may bubong sa ulo,
Komportable ka lang sa malamig na studio,
Nang kapirasong libing sa TV sumalo,
Angal at inis ang sumambulat sa iyo.

Maaari din namang pabayaan na s'ya,
Subalit ang nangyari'y mabigat talaga,
Namayapang pangulo'y huling paalam na,
'Di mo pa pinagbigyan ... hoy, nag-iisa ka!

At nais ko lang sabihin at ipagyabang
Sa mahigit na s'yam na libong tanghalian,
Sa limang pangulong sa Bulaga'y dumaan,
Kahit isa wala kaming nilapastangan.

Interview #4

If you're an avid reader or worshipper of my blog (the coolest one in Ongpin), remember my post about a job I applied that required to make a conceptual site and they post the submissions on a forum? Well, I just had an interview there.

It was one of the best interviews I had. First, it was informal. He used Tagalog from the start. The interviewer graduated from De La Salle University. He remembered my name and face from the resume in jobstreet (I think? Or did I meet him during my college days? Oh shit.) Second, I was praised. He said out of all the submissions they only liked mine. (EGOOOOO BOOOOOSTEEEEER!) Not that there were any other great designs but still... I even tried to defend some of the submissions by saying there were one or two decent ones. (What's wrong with me? Humble much?) He said, "Mmm, they're okay but your's was still the best." (Or I just want to hear that. Fishing much?)

The place was okay. A small building. Each floor has 4 small rooms. The room I was in was clean and there was air conditioning. He said they'll contact me again within the week. I initially thought I wouldn't like it there but now I'm thinking it might not be bad.

The Willie Revillame-Cory Aquino Scandal

So right now I'm listening , for the first time, and writing down the words he's saying in the video. (I know, bored much?) I'm going to analyze it to see why people are making an issue out of this because from what I've heard Willie found it inappropriate to show simultaneously Wowowee and the funeral of Cory. In my opinion, it is inappropriate. It's like being happy in a funeral or the music "Beautiful Life - Ace of Base" playing in a funeral procession. I don't watch Wowowee. I'm not a fan of Willie. In fact, I think he's a sleazebag but he had nothing to gain by cutting off the feed nor is he stupid enough to intentionally insult the Aquinos. So what went wrong?

"Meron akong ano... sa ating ano... di naman sa ano...."
He knows what he's about to say might sound disrespectful and he's trying to find the right words. Apparently, he never did.

"Kasi di sigurong magandang tignan pinapakita nyo yan. Nagsasaya kami tapos pinapakita yung..."
The first sentence sounded disrespectful. He should have said "....di sigurong magandang pinapakita nyong nagsasaya kami tapos pinapakita yung...".

"I don't think dapat ipakita yang punishment."
I'm not sure about this. Punishment? I don't have an idea what he meant by that. Maybe I'm hearing it wrong.

"E nahihirapan akong magsalita rito. Nagpapasaya ako. Nakikita ko yung ano ni Tita Cory. Sana pakitanggal naman muna yan. Sa ating ano trapik."
A funeral shouldn't have fun party music. An fun entertainment show shouldn't have gloom. See how Willie is stuck? His job is to entertain people and it's hard for him to put on a happy face when he can see the funeral. He did what he thought was best for the show.

"Kasi kung ganyan ipakita na lang natin yan."
He should have but he didn't. He has a job to do so he did it. The show must go on.

"Kasi nagsasaya kami dito tapos... Masakit sa akin yan e. Nagsasalita ako dito... yan bilis... Sana maintindihan nyo nagsasaya kami... papakita nyo sa amin yung.. diba? Di tama e, ok? Diba? Makapagsasalita na sila e, diba?"
He kept on saying "Nagsasaya kami" which , I believe, is the reason why some people misunderstood his intentions. "We're having fun here and that funeral is a buzzkill." is what some people thought he meant. "People are here to have fun and it is my job to entertain them and the funeral isn't helping." is what he probably meant. No disrespect to Cory.

*Crowd cheers*
This is where things got worse. He probably thought his not-so-clear speech conveyed his intentions clearly to the people because of the cheering. So he didn't put much thought to the words he said next. (I'm not sure, but I think there's someone cheering "Go, Willie!" in the audience. Maybe it's Joey de Leon encouraging Willie to say something stupid which he did)

"Hay nako. Pangit. Hindi maganda sya sa atin. Nagsasaya tayo pinapakita yung kabaong ni Tita Cory. Diba? Papano kami mapagsasaya? Nahihirapan kami. I'm sorry ha. Pero ako totoo ako e."
Notice how all the sentences are complete. No more hesitation. 100% I'm-speaking-my-mind-no-one-will-take-it-the-wrong-way-because-I-am-awesome. Crash and burn.

Willie isn't wrong here but he needs to speak more carefully and tone down his arrogance. If you're looking for someone to blame then blame the ABS-CBN management. They're using the funeral to increase their ratings. Why else would they show it simultaneuosly with an entertainment show?

Blog Logo and Favicon

I made myself a blog logo and a favicon. If you don't what a favicon is, it's the 16x16px image beside the URL. It makes my blog a bit different from the others. Imagine how many people are using the default blogger favicon. Here's a simple tutorial on how to make one.

http://www.blogger-book.com/2008/06/favicon-generator-free-host-blog.html

I can help you design your favicon if you want. :P