Statement Contradictions

What's sexy for you?

We had a conversation with Mark, Richelle, Dawn and Lauren on "being sexy". I was stunned that on our conversations, it turned out that one statement in which toppled by another will eventually have a statement that contradicts to what they stand. Got it? Here's a citation:

Me: What's sexy for you?
Someone: Someone's sexy for me when he has the brains. Physical views are just taunts that for a certain time it will lose its "definition".
Me: So is Piolo Pascual sexy?
Someone: Physically yes he is really sexy.
Me: So it contradicts to what you said that physical views doesn't matter?
Someone: Well, after all I don't know him much, that's why I find him sexy on that aspect.

See? Even with a conversation like that really tells us that there are instances that we can't support our argument and eventually contradict it whenever you try to taunt someone. It's pretty obvious nowadays that people tend to shift themselves from their views of life so as to "fit". Even me, I have views in which I cannot support and eventually change my views once I am being tested.

Geez, it's pretty long (a week) that I haven't posted a blog. A hypothesis can be formulated that having an entertainment showcase at home (like TV/DVD) could really make you lazy on things and just be a couch-potato. Gosh!

Pit Señor Iligan City

PIT SEÑOR ILIGAN CITY!

Damn! I am here in Lapulapu City, and for the first time in my life I missed the Iligan City fiesta celebration.

Weigh: Luxury Or Cheapskate Galore

I accompanied Jeremy, Ryan, and Sam yesterday in a mission to Makro Cebu. Our Mission: Room Beautification and Luxury Setup.

We have stepped into Makro Cebu at around 5PM. We're very afraid that we can't get in the store (except for Ryan who holds a membership "paper"). As we went on the information center, it was a relief to hear that they will allow us to pass through. So upon passing the entrance, we rushed to the TV and DVD section. After that, we went to the other sections to get the stuffs that we need. Ryan is our "manager" on the mission, so it's like a "Yes Sir" for the three of us.

I am really puzzled. Will I weigh "luxury on a branded and durable TV/DVD player" over "cheapskate TV/DVD player" or the other way around? As we casted our votes, it's the latter who has the favor. I still feel guilty because even though it's a "cheapskate" thing compared to the other option, it's still an "expenditure" over my budget. And to make my mind stir up a bit, I posted on the previous article that I should set my priorities rather than luxury and other stuffs.

But oh well, this afternoon we'll be having our TV/DVD player. It wouldn't be bad at all if we have it in the room. At least, I can relax at home without spending much on playing Frozen Throne DotA Allstars (except for electricity costs of course).

Priorities

I was hired as a programmer for about 4 months now. For the duration, I still feel like I haven't set my priority yet. Frozen Throne DotA AllStars, weekend gimmicks, tinkling the net, pocketbooks ... what else had been my doings during my stay here in Lapulapu City? I haven't touched anything related to business, planning, technology, innovation, and anything "worthwhile" as to what most workaholics describe of.

Lately, something's bothering my mind. I have a cousin who's very very sick with hyperthyroidism. I have a cousin who have not stepped college, and cousins who are still on their highscool years. I have a cousin who needs to finish her degree in college, but the most important thing is that I still have my mom to attend to her needs. I feel like I haven't turned the tables yet.

Even though I am very far from home, I still think that I am responsible in helping out the family. As my brother tells me always, "We really need to help each other especially now that crises are tormenting the family." I feel ashamed that I am here having the most of my life, and have not "helped" my family. I am still starting, and worse of it, it torments me when I can't give them the most that I could have.

Do I really need to set my priorities? My stand is that it's okay for me to give them my all 'coz I can still live without the luxuries. I have grasped them during my college days, and I don't want to see my family in grief. I really hope all things are well for us. I really don't want to blog this one but my fingers forced me to.

Splinter On The House

I went into my room by 2PM yesterday. I was supposed to be off the office by 8AM but because there's a scheduled meeting at 12:30PM then I just stayed at the office.

Upon reaching my room, I dressed up and read just one chapter of Sophie's World. I was about to sleep when suddenly I heard squeaks under Sam's bed. I could not help it but look at what's under Sam's bed. To my amazement, there was a mouse (a cute little one) inside Sam's curled painting. So cute.

I am really wondering where could have that mouse come from. The hole on the door's very narrow for a mouse to get in. I checked the bathroom and then our kitchen. It wouldn't make sense where it could have come from.

What could be the positive side of having a mouse inside the room? All I know is that they can make holes in clothes. They can chew anything. The worst part is that it can even bite you. So I am left with an option of killing it. But the mouse looks cute.

Maybe Sam did brought that! Hehehe....

Believing An Entity

"If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe. If I wish to preserve myself in faith I must constantly be intent upon holding fast the objective uncertainty, so as to remain out upon the deep, over seventy thousand fathoms of water, still preserving my faith"
Soren Kierkegaard

Many philosophers have formulated their projects. To some extent, they haven't reached their ultimate goal. So what they do they abate on it and formulate a thesis out of it. While they make it as a thesis, there are others that makes an anti-thesis, and at some point a synthesis will be made from both. At a point of time, that synthesis will be a thesis and then a cycle now begins. It's like all are made by thoughts. There are those that are made by material things, but existentially they still lack something that could prove its worth.

No such philosopher have made it to their extremes. There had been no ultimate existential philosophy that barraged our thoughts. Like for instance with Kierkegaard, I can say that he haven't reached his ultimate thesis by looking at the statement.

For me, I am still doubtful on the existence of such an entity. I do have faith, but somehow being that "open-minded" screws up my mind. My skepticism's always the numerator on all things when philosophy battles within me. Why am I babbling now? I don't know. If I had been wrong on my thesis, damn! It would really show how troubled my mind is concerning my views of life.

Could someone give me a peace of mind?

Nationwide Crackdown

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Politically Left-out

I can still remember my highschool days that my Social Studies research paper was about the Marcos Regime, on cronyism, nepotism, and the likes. The Caterpillar was one of my colleagues that time.

I can still remember my early college days when I am with STAND-IIT. I was also affiliated with youth mass organizations. During those days I served the students in particular and served the people in general. I was featured in television and in radio for the oil strikes, peso devaluations, student concerns, etc. I had marched the streets with a megaphone to speak out the concerns of the studentry and/or the general people. I joined conferences, debates, and forums in order to be updated with news about the economy and politics as well. I wrote articles in order to let others know the latest, and what needs to be done in order to suppress some problems that haunts the masses.

Right now, all I could say is that I am politically left-out. Conversing with my office mates on their views on the current issues really makes a slap on my face. I should have updated myself with these issues. I even envy those bloggers who puts into their blogs their views on the current political crises the country has. I feel like I don't have concerns in the country with my current condition. Honestly speaking, I really have doubts with the status quo. I am concerned with the people being oppressed and exploited. What I lack are the issues.

Is this really the result when you don't have a television at your room? Is this really the result when you don't buy newspapers or even read at newspaper stands? Is this really the result when you are too lazy browsing the likes of Inquirer.net?

Success And Maturity

I am so glad to hear in our highschool batch's e-groups that they have passed the board exams, have a job, went into trips outside the country, have a gig, scored in a business, whatever.

To the Batch '99 of MSU-IIT Integrated Developmental School, DUGANG KADASIG. I hope we can have some more outings and discuss all the events that passed our lives - the success that we acquired, the failures that we have encountered.

Finally we are in the stage that would give us a chance to conquer the world and plan our domination schemes!

Male-To-Male Textmate

Before anything else, here are my answers to the previous trivia questions:

• A square (It has RIGHT angles)
• Rollerskates (assuming it has eight wheels)
• ONE WORD can be formed in NEW DOOR

Right now this someone's still messaging me trivia questions. I really don't know what this someone's intentions is, but here are some of the last few SMS conversations that we have.

Someone: Are you really avoiding me talaga? Di kana nagrereply eh. Siguro naiinis ka na. Just tell me if you don't like na to be texted. Kung hindi ka magrereply talagang magtetext pa rin ako sa iyo.
Me: Sori ngayon lang ako nakareply. Kagigising ko lang. Sori di ako nakapagreply sa iyo yesterday kasi busy talaga yung day tapos i don't have time to tinkle with my phone.
Someone: Okay lang. Basta importante ngayon nagreply ka. So bale kumusta man? I hope di ako nakaistorbo sa tulog mo. Kung naistorbo man kita balik ka na lang sa tulog mo. Wala lang, nabo-bored lang kasi ako eh.
Me: Di ka man nakaistorbo. Okay lang man. Hmmm ... Bored? How can someone like you be cheered up?
Someone: Kahit na magtext lang tayo masaya na ako. So tell me about yourself? Your likes and dislikes?
Me: I am someone who believes that we all have to experience the warmth before we grow old. I love conversationalists and I don't like dull people. How about you?
Someone: Me? I am somewhat complicated. Basta, complicated talaga ako. Don't ask why.

After that one I didn't replied. By that time I was already in my workstation, and I have many things to do. For about 20 minutes after, that someone SMS'ed me:

Sori talaga kung naistorbo kita. I'll tell you this nalang na I'm a male. So tell me if it's okay with you na magka-text tayo, don't ever forget to tell me that.

So that was the "someone" who's sending trivia messages to me. This wasn't my first time encountering a "male-who-wants-to-have-a-textmate" (I think it's the third time already if I can recall). Honestly, being friendly is of no problem to me. I am friendly too. What I don't like are those bunch of people who always stalks and then converse with such nonsense topics and even giving vague answers to your queries. I really HATE people that are shy on telling who they are.

For that "someone", try not to hide yourself 'coz maybe at some nick of time you'll regret doing that.

Stalking For Triviality

There's this someone lately who's sending me trivial question. Here are some of them:

• What's the correct geometrical figure?
• What has 8 wheels and carries only one passenger?
• Can you form one word in "NEW DOOR"?

There had been a bunch of them from someone who doesn't want to have an acquaintance with me. That person has a SUN cellular connection, so I can call or SMS whenever I want. It's only that "that person" only replies to my SMS but "that person" drops out my call. Pretty weird. "That person" asked me "What if I'm a he, will you still be answering my trivias? I like you because you're smart, but I am shy for now to let myself acquainted to you."

I can remember The Caterpillar for now, and I don't like the feeling that I am receiving now. If it's an acquaintance, it must be!

Sheer Exhaustion Equation

One whole day of DotA AllStars + Overnight work = SHEER EXHAUSTION

Right now my eyes do need something to get it open up until 9AM today. My mind's not functioning well, and I am craving for food. I had made myself 4 cups of coffee, but still it never worked for me.

I can't imagine yesterday that I just played DotA AllStars with Sam, Jeremy and Jeffrey. I just had a couple of meal breaks to spare my tummy.

So it means that I am almost awake for 24 hours, and I had been infront of a PC for about 20 hours. Will that explain why my eyes are tired?

*Looking for my bed*

Yellow Cab and Wedding Crasher Experience

At the office, I always hear from the phone center agents the line "Let's go to Yellow Cab after our shift." I really was wondering where's that place, and why the name Yellow Cab.

Yesterday, we (me, Jeffrey, Sam, Donna, and Richelle) went to Yellow Cab Pizza. We ordered the 18 inch New York's finest and some few cans of Coke. Now I can see the very reason why the term "Yellow Cab." And the air was filled with Alternative Rock and Grunge music. So cool! Honestly, I like the food, but the fact that the so-called "attendants" are not really accomodating. They just served as "Sweepers." After we dined, there's still a slice of pizza left. We cannot finish it since we're very full. So by 8:30PM we just got off and went to SM to watch Wedding Crashers."

The movie was nice, and the girls were really that hot! Whew! As I had watched the movie, I cannot help thinking "What if I was a wedding crasher?" Plenty of girls, plenty of food, plenty of excitement - those are great! But I like the job that I have now. The 5 of us were surprised to see Jeremy with his girlfriend Mitch (Rowena was with them too) just at the back of our seats. There was not much people in the cinema that's why we are free to laugh (HAHA)! After the movies, we got home and had myself treated with Gilbey's Gin!

Next week, we'll be doing the same experience again (but with a different movie of course).

On Stage

Last Saturday I went to SM together with Jeffrey. I got out of the office at 9AM and then I just went in the room to fix myself and have Jeffrey come along with me at SM because I have to call my mom. We just wandered around SM after I had done my mission (since it's the 3-day sale) and until 9PM we got off to Jollibee Mandaue to meet Richelle, Donna, and Anthony (Sam came along with us).

First we went to Pipeline and had this "bottoms-up-iced-tea" experience. After that we went to Vudu but to our dismay there are no more seats, and as we went to K1 there were no vacant rooms for us to stay. What we did is we went to The Village. First we planned to go at The Courtyard but it's very full, so we just went to Yo Latino because we're already tired.

Honestly, I don't like the band and music at that place. We just sat and listened to them and had a few bottles of beer. I was shocked that Anthony handed a paper at the vocalist containing a list of songs that he wanted them to play. They cannot sing the songs but they can play the music. What did my friends do? They pushed me into the stage and let me sing two songs. First was "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling and "Unwell" by Matchbox 20.

At that very incident, I feel like I am ashamed. I have no stage presence that time. I didn't looked at the audience. I just sang with the best that I can. After the two songs, they clapped at me while I just turned red thinking of embarrassment.

At least, it's my first time in Cebu City to be on-stage! And by the way, I was awake for 36 hours at that time!

Wasted Effort

I had worked on a project for three hours, and then I went to the human resource office because someone out there needed my help. When I got back, my boss told me to close my application because he'll continue with it. I closed it. After five minutes my boss e-mailed me stating "Did you worked on this project? As I can see, it's still as is to what was with yesterday's."

I was shocked. It's like I programmed the codes, and did documentations on it. ALL were wasted. Again another blooper galore that I had made in the office. And then I shifted in a sheer-frustrated mode. I received an e-mail again in which it requires me to call my boss. So I got a phone and dialled my boss's number.

We chatted, and I raised to him my concerns. I was wondering if he saw me working on the project. All I know is that he would really know if I am in my workstation or not by just looking at the surveillance camera (we had it installed last week). To my dismay, I never had known that someone out there opened the project that I made. So it's like that when I closed the project, the other application's still open and that when he/she closes it, since he/she's the last one then he/she will have the last write on the file. The project had never been touched, so as they closed it, it was still like yesterday's interface.

Wasted effort, but at least I know how would someone feel if it comes.

You Don't Love A Woman ....

.... because she's beautiful, but she's beautiful because you love her.

This came up as I opened my friendster account and saw Helen posted an article on the bulletin board. It captivated me.

I have to ask a question though. Did I really ever courted a girl because of her beauty? Hmmm .... honestly I admit that I did included that in my picks. But what weighed most is the beauty that I can "see" on her brains. I like conversionalists, and I like someone that's not dull.

Oh well, here I am again with my fantasies. Darns!

How about you .... did you ever courted someone/accepted someone and loved him/her because of his/her physical self? Or is it just for the sake of having someone as a girlfriend/boyfriend?

What Makes Us Human?

Is it that because we are made with the image and likeness of God, or is it because of the evolution process that we came from a monkey?

People still are debating with it, each side pounding their arguments to the other. I can still remember during my highschool years that Glenn had researched on it (I was doing research on Chemical and Biological warfare that time).

I am someone who always question about the existence of God. I am not doubtful, nor skeptic, nor agnostic. The question "What makes us human?" is still very vague to take. Even ultra-evolutionists doesn't have a concrete answer to that, and so as to the ultra-creationists that doesn't have a concrete explanation on how man came to exist.

For me, what makes us human is the fact that we think, react, and interact with each and every mankind living on earth. How about you? What makes us human?