i did not receive a bonus!
syet!
wait, let me think on what i can do.
im checking the hk labor law now and IT IS COMPULSARY!
ay ayoko na ng ganitong compania... kayang magthrow ng lavish anniv party sa marriott, pero ayaw magbigay ng compulsary payment sa employees na nagdadala ng pera sa kanila.
tang ina di ba...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
sukob
anak ng tinapang panis, nakakatakot ang SUKOB!
pinapanood ko sa youtube at talagang pigil ang hininga ko every scene!
galing ng pagkagawa!
pinapanood ko sa youtube at talagang pigil ang hininga ko every scene!
galing ng pagkagawa!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
christmas bonus
alam mo ba, two years na ko dinedeprive ng company ko ng 13th month pay?! fucker talaga! nadulas ung housemate/officemate ko na since broke ako, bawi na lang ako sa yearend, kase doble naman ang salary. i was like: we do have a bonus?! everybody gets it, that's what she said. apparently not everybody! pota talaga di ba?!
ang dami ko na lang iniisip kung bakit ako dineprive nung 2006. siguro dahil half a year pa lang ako. nun namang 2007, sobrang nalugi sila sa airfares ko. imagine, they paid 2 x hk$45k for my mexican trips. e ang normal fare, 7k lang. alam ko di naman ako ang dapat sisihin dun, pero sige pabayaan na naten.
pero itong 2008, wala na talagang ibang rason para di ako bigyan. well, baka bigyan ako ng lusot na kesyo wala un sa kontrata. e tang inang pusang gala, kung bibigyan ung mga officemates kong kalahating taon lang pumapasok, bakit ako hindi? in two days supposedly bibigay na ung 2 months salary, di ko alam kung makakatanggap ako. pero alam mo naman ako, masyadong paranoid. what if di pa rin ako bibigyan, ano na lang ang gagawin ko?
ito lang ang naiisip kong gawin: kakausapin ung direct manager ko. IDEALLY, my speech should go like this: i was wondering, why is everybody getting a bonus, while i am not? assuming she says it's not written in the contract. i'd say "i believe im entitled to what each employee here is entitled to. im not sure if they have a contract and it states there that they get such. i may not be the best employee that you have, but i believe im one of the most diligent ones. in my two and a half tenure here, i never applied for a sick leave. you occasionally make me work on sundays and public holidays without any compensation or any writing off an annual leave. i cover for another colleague for half a year. i've expended as much effort for the growth of this company. i dont see any reason why i should be deprived of a bonus like everyone else".
so ganun, ang kailangan ko na lang, good memory at isang toneladang lakas ng loob. ako pa naman, ako ang pinakamahina when it comes to confrontation. feeling tibak ako, pero ewan ko ba.. pag ako ang inaapi, nananatili akong api. parang masyado akong inooverpower ng self pity na umuurong ang dila ko. namemental block ako.
if not, i will really resign.
i know i found my niche here, when we speak of extra curricular activities. andito si b. andito ung mga taong naniniwalang marami akong kayang gawin. but the main reason why im here is the worst. dumating na ko sa point na narealize kong wala na kong natutunan. dumating na ko sa point na alam kong dead end na. wala ng higher position after this. im one of the senior execs pero hanggang dito na lang ako. unless mapatunayang anak ako sa labas ng big boss, di ako uusad. dumating na ko sa point na naiiyak na lang ako kase di ito ung sinabi ko sa sarili ko na gagawin ko. kaya ko naman magsimula ulit at unti unting maabot un.
si batman na ang bahala. malay mo itong christmas bonus na to ang maging simula ng aking "leap of faith". alam ko one of my best decisions pa din ang pagpunta dito, pero alam ko naman kung kelan dapat tumigil. e ano naman kung walang back up plan? siguro kailangan ko mag-isip kung ano ba talaga ang gusto ko.
ang dami ko na lang iniisip kung bakit ako dineprive nung 2006. siguro dahil half a year pa lang ako. nun namang 2007, sobrang nalugi sila sa airfares ko. imagine, they paid 2 x hk$45k for my mexican trips. e ang normal fare, 7k lang. alam ko di naman ako ang dapat sisihin dun, pero sige pabayaan na naten.
pero itong 2008, wala na talagang ibang rason para di ako bigyan. well, baka bigyan ako ng lusot na kesyo wala un sa kontrata. e tang inang pusang gala, kung bibigyan ung mga officemates kong kalahating taon lang pumapasok, bakit ako hindi? in two days supposedly bibigay na ung 2 months salary, di ko alam kung makakatanggap ako. pero alam mo naman ako, masyadong paranoid. what if di pa rin ako bibigyan, ano na lang ang gagawin ko?
ito lang ang naiisip kong gawin: kakausapin ung direct manager ko. IDEALLY, my speech should go like this: i was wondering, why is everybody getting a bonus, while i am not? assuming she says it's not written in the contract. i'd say "i believe im entitled to what each employee here is entitled to. im not sure if they have a contract and it states there that they get such. i may not be the best employee that you have, but i believe im one of the most diligent ones. in my two and a half tenure here, i never applied for a sick leave. you occasionally make me work on sundays and public holidays without any compensation or any writing off an annual leave. i cover for another colleague for half a year. i've expended as much effort for the growth of this company. i dont see any reason why i should be deprived of a bonus like everyone else".
so ganun, ang kailangan ko na lang, good memory at isang toneladang lakas ng loob. ako pa naman, ako ang pinakamahina when it comes to confrontation. feeling tibak ako, pero ewan ko ba.. pag ako ang inaapi, nananatili akong api. parang masyado akong inooverpower ng self pity na umuurong ang dila ko. namemental block ako.
if not, i will really resign.
i know i found my niche here, when we speak of extra curricular activities. andito si b. andito ung mga taong naniniwalang marami akong kayang gawin. but the main reason why im here is the worst. dumating na ko sa point na narealize kong wala na kong natutunan. dumating na ko sa point na alam kong dead end na. wala ng higher position after this. im one of the senior execs pero hanggang dito na lang ako. unless mapatunayang anak ako sa labas ng big boss, di ako uusad. dumating na ko sa point na naiiyak na lang ako kase di ito ung sinabi ko sa sarili ko na gagawin ko. kaya ko naman magsimula ulit at unti unting maabot un.
si batman na ang bahala. malay mo itong christmas bonus na to ang maging simula ng aking "leap of faith". alam ko one of my best decisions pa din ang pagpunta dito, pero alam ko naman kung kelan dapat tumigil. e ano naman kung walang back up plan? siguro kailangan ko mag-isip kung ano ba talaga ang gusto ko.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
so what did you do on christmas eve?
it would have to be the best christmas celebration i had in hk.
on the 24th we played badminton for two hours after office. then on our way back, b and i reminisced how we were just 'flirting' the previous year. we were happy to realize that a year later, we are celebrating christmas again together. this time with a real noche buena.
only problem is we got injured from badminton! yeah, call us sissies, but i got a twisted hip and he got an injured wrist. so much for being a sporty photographer couple. so just imagine us preparing the ingredients half disable.
we had chicken caldereta and fruit salad -- cooked by b. i helped out a little but you have to give him most of the credit. we only felt our injury after eating. we slept with our still sweaty bodies from the game because we really couldn't get up anymore.
our christmas may not be as glamorous as other christian households. but i like it that way.
on the 24th we played badminton for two hours after office. then on our way back, b and i reminisced how we were just 'flirting' the previous year. we were happy to realize that a year later, we are celebrating christmas again together. this time with a real noche buena.
only problem is we got injured from badminton! yeah, call us sissies, but i got a twisted hip and he got an injured wrist. so much for being a sporty photographer couple. so just imagine us preparing the ingredients half disable.
we had chicken caldereta and fruit salad -- cooked by b. i helped out a little but you have to give him most of the credit. we only felt our injury after eating. we slept with our still sweaty bodies from the game because we really couldn't get up anymore.
our christmas may not be as glamorous as other christian households. but i like it that way.
Friday, December 26, 2008
spare me this cheesiness
i know the future is uncertain, and i am not sure if we are ending up together... but im truly happy with the person im with right now. a few more weeks and we'll be on our first anniversary. woohoo!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
someone's been nice...
i got a nikon d90! woohooo! christmas came in early! with an advance, too! this is my xmas, new years, valentines, holyweek, labor day, bday, all saint's day, boni day gift to myself.
now im broke. give me time to explore my new baby first.
now im broke. give me time to explore my new baby first.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
upaa-hk xmas party
last saturday i hosted the upaa-hk christmas party. it was the lousiest i ever did. it's so obvious that i did not feel at ease with the audience and i was not really close to my co-host. he's a real funny guy but we became too serious during the programme that i knew i could have done better. it's different when you're facing a UP crowd. you know they'd love you no matter what, but you also know that they judge you based on your grammar skills, pronunciation or posture. you tend to be vigilant, that sometimes you forget to act natural. but it was a fun night nonetheless. ang kulit ng taboo game. it would have been nice if it we had more time. but it's good to see super dignified people getting panicky on some games. haha!
highlight of the night: meeting dean raul pangalangan. when i was handed the programme two days before the event, i did not give it much attention. yes, he did have an "atty." attached to his name, but so do a lot of people i know. then come dinner time, at mag-isa akong umupo sa dining table. bigla syang umupo dun sa chair beside mine. sya pa nagpakilala ha. fun thing about being an EL major is that people get mesmerized by your undergrad course. it never fails. all of a sudden you're the center of everybody's attention. people wouldn't care if you know the law of every nation, or if you know all economic theories. but if you say you speak spanish, ayan na..either ide-dare kang magspanish or magpapayabangan na sila ng alam nilang spanish nung high school sila... kahit anong mangyari, you broke the ice.. BAEL rocks! somebody addressed him as dean, pero di pa rin nag-sink in saken. then ayun na.. programme proper.. nung binabasa na ang credentials nya.. ayy grabe ang achievements! ang haba! dean pala sya ng UP law! nagturo pala sya sa harvard! imagine, di lang nag-aral.. nagturo pa! now he's a visiting prof in hku. columnist din sya sa pdi. dun ko na narealize na ang ka-casual chikahan ko kanina ay posibleng maging supreme court justice. bad trip, sobrang nerbyos ko, namali ang tawag ko sa kanya! bad trip talaga! sabi ko "pangalanganan"! waaaaahhhh! syet! anyway, tapos na un.. siguro pag naging sikat na ko, at supreme court justice na sya, maaalala nya ako.. bilang ung batang nag-eespanyol at tinawag ang pangalan nya ng mali, sa harap ng 40++ pinoy expats. haaaayyyy....
tapos farewell party na rin for congen vicente. sa dami ng events na inattendan at pinaghostan ko na andun sya, beso beso terms na kame ngayon. haha!!! ang saya di ba, ilang 25yr old's ang rubbing elbows (and cheeks) with dignified people overseas?
here are some photos:
highlight of the night: meeting dean raul pangalangan. when i was handed the programme two days before the event, i did not give it much attention. yes, he did have an "atty." attached to his name, but so do a lot of people i know. then come dinner time, at mag-isa akong umupo sa dining table. bigla syang umupo dun sa chair beside mine. sya pa nagpakilala ha. fun thing about being an EL major is that people get mesmerized by your undergrad course. it never fails. all of a sudden you're the center of everybody's attention. people wouldn't care if you know the law of every nation, or if you know all economic theories. but if you say you speak spanish, ayan na..either ide-dare kang magspanish or magpapayabangan na sila ng alam nilang spanish nung high school sila... kahit anong mangyari, you broke the ice.. BAEL rocks! somebody addressed him as dean, pero di pa rin nag-sink in saken. then ayun na.. programme proper.. nung binabasa na ang credentials nya.. ayy grabe ang achievements! ang haba! dean pala sya ng UP law! nagturo pala sya sa harvard! imagine, di lang nag-aral.. nagturo pa! now he's a visiting prof in hku. columnist din sya sa pdi. dun ko na narealize na ang ka-casual chikahan ko kanina ay posibleng maging supreme court justice. bad trip, sobrang nerbyos ko, namali ang tawag ko sa kanya! bad trip talaga! sabi ko "pangalanganan"! waaaaahhhh! syet! anyway, tapos na un.. siguro pag naging sikat na ko, at supreme court justice na sya, maaalala nya ako.. bilang ung batang nag-eespanyol at tinawag ang pangalan nya ng mali, sa harap ng 40++ pinoy expats. haaaayyyy....
tapos farewell party na rin for congen vicente. sa dami ng events na inattendan at pinaghostan ko na andun sya, beso beso terms na kame ngayon. haha!!! ang saya di ba, ilang 25yr old's ang rubbing elbows (and cheeks) with dignified people overseas?
here are some photos:
Monday, December 15, 2008
secret
sometimes i wish i would die under tragic circumstances while im still young so people will remember me for everything i could have been, instead of growing older and failing to live up to the expectations set for me.
- postsecret sender
- postsecret sender
Monday, December 8, 2008
crazy about silhouettes
my very own silhouette after a tiring hike at the sunset peak. grabe ang buhok ko dito: mahangin sa labas!
at ito naman ang ppc-hk angels! one of the best shots evahh!!!
lahat galing kay kuya gerard. :)
at ito naman ang ppc-hk angels! one of the best shots evahh!!!
lahat galing kay kuya gerard. :)
holiday greetings from the ppc-hk officers
i was re-elected as the secretary of ppc-hk for this term. here's a photo with the rest of the officers, robbed from kuya gerard's flickr photostream:
mantra
Sabi ni Mark Twain:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones that you did. Sail away. Explore. Dream. Discover.
i could not agree more. ang dami kong mga ginawang mali, pero ngayon tinatawanan ko na lang.
pero yang mga punyetang what if's na yan.. haay naku... they haunt you all the time.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones that you did. Sail away. Explore. Dream. Discover.
i could not agree more. ang dami kong mga ginawang mali, pero ngayon tinatawanan ko na lang.
pero yang mga punyetang what if's na yan.. haay naku... they haunt you all the time.
Friday, December 5, 2008
sarah geronimo... once again
ewan ko ano pang definition mo ng "fan" ha... pero ako fan talaga ako ni sarah geronimo. alam ko baduy sya manamit. alam ko oa ang pagiging nice nya, pero siguro un ang dahilan kaya malakas pa rin ang hatak nya sa tao all these years. you just cant help but love her! she's gotten prettier since i last saw her in feb. gusto ko tuloy magpahaba ng buhok at magpakulot tulad nya! haha!
she came over with mark bautista and john lapus.
one downside of the event: ung mga bad trip na pinays sa likod. tama bang binabato kame na mani dahil di daw nila makita? they were squatting on the floor and of course we, as photographers, should stand up and do our thing. grabe talaga sila! nakakakulo ng dugo! gusto kong sabihin na: mga ale, respetuhin nyo na lang po ang division ng class naten.. pwede rin naman kayong tumayo.. garrrr... i can be a real jologs when the situation calls for it. pero dahil lumabas na si sarah, kinalimutan ko na sila. at the end of the day, mas malapit pa din ako. mamatay sila sa inggit. and yes, i did the raising of the hand so she can tap it. ha! :)
she came over with mark bautista and john lapus.
one downside of the event: ung mga bad trip na pinays sa likod. tama bang binabato kame na mani dahil di daw nila makita? they were squatting on the floor and of course we, as photographers, should stand up and do our thing. grabe talaga sila! nakakakulo ng dugo! gusto kong sabihin na: mga ale, respetuhin nyo na lang po ang division ng class naten.. pwede rin naman kayong tumayo.. garrrr... i can be a real jologs when the situation calls for it. pero dahil lumabas na si sarah, kinalimutan ko na sila. at the end of the day, mas malapit pa din ako. mamatay sila sa inggit. and yes, i did the raising of the hand so she can tap it. ha! :)
sunset peak hike - my photos
as promised, here are my photos of the sunset peak. such a difficult hike! but when you look at the picture, as the cliche goes, it's all worth it.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
concert at the park
one thing that i am proud of being a pinoy is that we know how to party! my chinese colleagues are the worst! they find it astounding that we can smile, dance, sing and be happy even if we're poor. im tired of telling them that poverty is not an excuse to become depressed. it's all in the state of mind. you can have all the riches in the world but if you only think of acquiring some more and not give yourself a break, you're headed to suicidedom.
a couple of weeks back, the phil consulate general asked ppc-hk to cover the annual "concert in the park". it was a full house! of course most of the guests are pinoys, but you can see some foreigners in the crowd having a good time! im not really good at covering events, so here you go:
a couple of weeks back, the phil consulate general asked ppc-hk to cover the annual "concert in the park". it was a full house! of course most of the guests are pinoys, but you can see some foreigners in the crowd having a good time! im not really good at covering events, so here you go:
hk wetland park
i dont want to do a smear campaign against hk wetland park but with all the trouble that we've gone through to get there, IT'S JUST NOT WORTH IT!!! just imagine all the train changes only to be seeing normal birds that you can see in farms. arrrggg!! a complete waste of money. or i just need a very good telephoto lens. my 200mm camera is futile!
ay wait, i've got a story. b and i were seated on a bench and we noticed that one guy forgot his videocam beside us. b and i were exchanging glances that we'll just put it in our bag and go away. the place is bleh anyway. we were so busy eye-debating and it got too long that the owner came back. arrrggg.
anyway we were there for one whole day and i was clicking my camera most of the time but these are the photos that i managed to get. no photoshop. i've no time!
what's a park without butterflies?
it's so far you can see china from there. those white buildings that contribute to the high pollution rate are from futian, shenzhen
one of us
birdies
one of the viewing decks
water lilies
ay wait, i've got a story. b and i were seated on a bench and we noticed that one guy forgot his videocam beside us. b and i were exchanging glances that we'll just put it in our bag and go away. the place is bleh anyway. we were so busy eye-debating and it got too long that the owner came back. arrrggg.
anyway we were there for one whole day and i was clicking my camera most of the time but these are the photos that i managed to get. no photoshop. i've no time!
what's a park without butterflies?
it's so far you can see china from there. those white buildings that contribute to the high pollution rate are from futian, shenzhen
one of us
birdies
one of the viewing decks
water lilies
Monday, December 1, 2008
oh my effing god, another exhibit!!!
syet!
can i just say it again? syet!
my moscow train is making waves in hk AND pinas! we had an article in phil star before because of our connections. now another photographers' group in pinas is doing an exhibit in trinoma middle of this month. and they chose my infamous (infamous daw, oh!) moscow train image! woohoo!
you know what's best about this exhibit? there are about 370 entries and they only choose 30 images to be exhibited. that's less than 10%! it's like passing the upcat! very slim chances, especially if you're going against the best people. they chose my photo not because i am merely a member, but because they think my photo is nice. even if i still do not understand why!
woohoo!
to my friends in pinas, please go to trinoma on dec 15-19 and check the exhibit. im sure you'll be proud on the pool of talents! and you get to see my image, too! tapos sendan nyo ko ng pic nyo standing next to my photo as a proof! haha! pero seryoso, i'd appreciate your support.
if you want to see the other entries, check out this link:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/flckristasindios/discuss/72157609489394116/
can i just say it again? syet!
my moscow train is making waves in hk AND pinas! we had an article in phil star before because of our connections. now another photographers' group in pinas is doing an exhibit in trinoma middle of this month. and they chose my infamous (infamous daw, oh!) moscow train image! woohoo!
you know what's best about this exhibit? there are about 370 entries and they only choose 30 images to be exhibited. that's less than 10%! it's like passing the upcat! very slim chances, especially if you're going against the best people. they chose my photo not because i am merely a member, but because they think my photo is nice. even if i still do not understand why!
woohoo!
to my friends in pinas, please go to trinoma on dec 15-19 and check the exhibit. im sure you'll be proud on the pool of talents! and you get to see my image, too! tapos sendan nyo ko ng pic nyo standing next to my photo as a proof! haha! pero seryoso, i'd appreciate your support.
if you want to see the other entries, check out this link:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/flckristasindios/discuss/72157609489394116/