Intensity 3 Earthquake

Medyo nahilo ako sa nangyaring lindol kaninang mga alas dose y media ng tanghali. Nasa opisina ako noon, nakikipagkwentuhan kay Ms. Debs dahil break naman. Magkatabi kasi kami ng table ni Ms. Debs kaya kahit ano na lang ay pinagkukwentuhan namin... Hehehe...

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Buti na lang at wala namang nangyaring di maganda dulot ng paglindol na iyon. Hindi rin naman nagsi-panic ang mga officemate ko, sa katunayan naghahalakhakan pa sila matapos ang lindol dahil pinagtatawanan nila si boss na nagbitiw ng mga pananalitang "Don't Panic!", pero siya itong mukhang ninenerbiyos. Hehehe... Tapos lumabas pa siya ng opisina, akala tuloy nila eh umuwi na siya sa sobrang takot. Hahaha...

Ako naman, nagtaka lang sa EVP naming Japanese na nasa loob din ng aming opisina. Parang wala lang sa kanya ang mga nangyari... siguro eh sanay na siya sa lindol dahil nga earthquake prone din sa bansa nila...

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Mula kahapon, wala ako sa mood. Lunes na lunes eh ang sungit-sungit ko na sa trabaho lalo na sa subordinate ko. Ewan ko, parang naasar lang ako sa pag-absent ng dalawa kong subordinate nung nakaraang sabado, yung isa nagtext na may sakit daw... yung isa naman hindi man lang nagpaalam na mag-aabsent siya, eh siya pa naman yung sub-leader na kapo-promote lang sa term ko. I mean, siya bale yung pinaka-leader ng mga subordinate ko. Kahapon nga, nag-absent yung dalawa at yung sub-leader ko lang ang pumasok (na umabsent nung Saturday)... Ang rason nya sa akin kung bakit di siya nakapag-inform ay dahil hindi daw nagtext yung asawa niya na inutusan nya. Lalo akong naasar kasi yun lang ang dahilan nya, ni hindi nya binanggit sa akin kung ano ang dahilan kung bakit absent siya. Hindi ko na magawang tanungin pa siya dahil inis na nga ako. Ako pa naman, kapag na-bad trip na, hindi na ako makausap ng matino, as in sobrang tahimik lang ako at hindi na mamamansin. Ewan ko ba kung bakit ganun ang ugali ko.

Kanina naman, hindi pa rin pumasok yung dalawang operator ko, yung sub-leader lang ang pumasok, hindi pa rin ako umiimik. Parang nabubwiset lang ako sa mga nangyayari kasi nate-tengga ang aming trabaho. Hindi ko naman sinasabing bawal silang magkasakit, pero hindi ko rin maipaliwanag kung bakit at saang punto ako naba-badtrip.

Bukas, kapag nakumpleto na sila, balak ko sanang mag-set ng forum sa kanila about sa mga absentism nila, pero parang ayoko rin kasi sa totoo lang, masyado akong extreme... tahimik nga ako pero kapag may sinabi, baka makasakit lang ako ng damdamin nila. Bahala na...

Masyado rin kasi akong idealistic, as much as possible ayoko ng may pinapagalitan. Matatanda na kasi kami para malaman kung papaano idisiplina ang sarili, pero mukhang nagkamali ako roon.

Sa oras ng trabaho, wala akong mairereklamo sa kanila dahil masisipag naman sila. Ang ayoko lang talaga eh yung mga pabigla-bigla nilang absent at yung hindi pag-iinform.

I always believe na hindi ang pag-issue sa kanila ng AWOL ay ang kasagutan para madisiplina sila. Honestly, nagwo-worry rin ako na baka lalo silang maging pasaway kapag hinigpitan ko sila. So ang style ko is luwagan sila at sila na mismo ang maka-realize ng mga pagkakamali nila. Pero, mukha ngang nagkamali ako sa pagkakakilala sa kanila. Hindi ko sila gustong i-down dito sa blog ko, I just want to express this kasi wala akong mapagsabihan ng ganito, even in my boss dahil malilintikan lang lalo ang mga subordinates ko. Sana makita naman nila ang pagtatanggol ko sa kanila kahit minsan hindi na tama. Ganun ko pinahahalagan ang "team effort" namin. I always treat them as my teammates more than my subordinates.

Ang wish ko ngayong Pasko ay...

World Peace! Hehehe...

But come to think of it... it's a wish that promotes selflessness, and I am way too serious to tell you that.

Sabi nga ng iba, as our generation becomes modernized, Christmas is becoming more commercialized. I may agree with that, but one specific Christmas Song gives me an alternative view regarding the true meaning of this religious celebration that almost everybody is waiting for, yearly.

And that song is entitled "My Grown Up Christmas List". It may sound "corny" or mushy to others, but for me, it's really a nice Christmas Hymn to listen to this holiday season. The song was sang by different artist singers including Metafour (Pinoy Band), David Foster, Cattski, Monica and Natalie Cole, Kelly Clarkson, etc. Here is the lyrics of the song:

Do you remember me
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you
With childhood fantasies

Well, I’m all grown up now
And still need help somehow
I’m not a child
But my heart still can dream

So here’s my lifelong wish
My grown up Christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in need

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
and wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up Christmas list

As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely
Wrapped beneath our tree

Well heaven only knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal
A hurting human soul

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up Christmas list

What is this illusion called the innocence of youth
Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth
(there’d be)

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end, oh
This is my grown up Christmas list

This is my grown up Christmas list

So if anyone tells you that his/her wish for this Christmas is "World Peace", don't laugh. It's actually what we really need this time, because before we can achieve world peace, remember that peace of mind shall come first.

Beowulf

Pride is the Curse.


We watched Beowulf at SM Clark just awhile ago. As usual, I were with my college friends Elmer and Glenn. Hindi sumipot ang magsing-irog na sina Berns and Marjon. But prior to that, Berns texted me, hahabol na lang daw sila. Ewan ko lang kung paano sila hahabol. Hehehe... Eventually, kaming tatlo lang ang nanood.

About the movie, at first, I thought it would be boring and stale. But surprisingly, the movie somehow blows me away. Ang ganda ng cinematography, and Glenn commented that it was even better than Final Fantasy. I am not a fan of that flick or even the video game itself, so I don't have the idea how "better" it was. Hehehe...

The story of Beowulf is not completely unknown to us. Third Year High School kasi kami noon ay binasa na namin yung story sa aming English Textbook. And I even remember the mask of my former classmate when she portrayed Grendel, a terrifying monster in the story. Haha.. a female classmate portraying a male gigantic monster in their class presentation! But in fairness, she did very well... and that's probably a compliment on her part. LOL!


Back to the movie, Ray Winstone is very good in the movie. Good for him as he will not be counted in my "Lousiest Actors and Actresses" list. Hahaha... Mapanglait talaga ako... Ok naman siya as a warrior and eventually the hero of the Heorot Empire. But I don't think he will be nominated in next year's Academy Awards as Best Leading Actor. Period.


Angelina Jolie played the role of Grendel's Mother... unknown name. And even in the book, I think that her real name was not revealed, not so sure about that fast fact. Anyway, maikli rin naman ang eksena nya sa story. However, she still looked pretty and sexy, though. I just couldn't figure out why in the hell that beautiful sea-creature lady will give birth to a monstrous creature? Fiction, that is. Hahaha...


Fighting Scenes were superb! No doubt about it.

Other characters also did well.

As a whole, enjoy naman ang panonood namin. Medyo bad trip nga lang dahil sa mga taong nasa likod namin na walang ginawa kundi magdaldalan, tawanan at mag-ingay sa loob ng sinehan. Hindi tuloy kami makapag-concentrate sa movie. Asus! Ang laki-laki naman ng SM Clark, kung magdadaldalan lang sila, eh pwedeng-pwede naman sila dun sa parking lot. Hehehe...

So, if I were to rate that movie... I give it 8.25 out of perfect 10. Not bad.