Crazy.Sira Ulo.Loko-loko.May Topak, Abnormal.Kringkring.Lokaret...Ayup.

http://vicissitude-decidido.blogspot.com/2008/12/world-is-fucked-up.html

You might have heard about it by now. If not, then go and read it and be ready to admit that yes, the world is indeed fucked up.

News item here: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20081227-180232/DAR-chiefs-son-tagged-in-golf-attack

And the Mayor tells his side here: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/141561/DOJ-told-to-probe-DAR-chief-son-over-golf-course-scuffle

(Thanks, Allan, for sharing.)

Ilang oras na lang

...uuwi na ko. Woohoooo!!!!

Top 10 things I'm looking forward to for my two-and-a-half week vacay.

1. Miguel and Nixxie.
2. My sisters and parents.
3. Tina and Chinky and the rest of my old girlfriends.
4. Eating my favorite streetfood like kwek-kwek, isaw etc.
5. Eating the following: Red Ribbon cakes, Maty's Tapa, Goto, Pancit Palabok, etc.
6. Shoemart! Hahaha.
7. Lechon! (It really has to have its own category!)
8. New Year's Eve Celebration
9. Maging homebody.
10. The sight, sound and pollution and everything that's annoying and loveable in the Philippines!!!

After two years of not going home, finally, uuwi na ko! Woohoooo!!!

holland villagers wishlist

Maligayang Pasko mula saming mga Holland Villagers! hehe.

Nagdecide kami magexchange gift ngayong taon. Nagbunutan kami mga two weeks ago. Sa two weeks na yun, kanya-kanyang diskarte para malaman kung sino ang nakabunot sa kanya. Mababa pala talaga ang EQ ng mga kasama ko sa bahay. Hmf. Sinulat na namen ang aming mga hiling sa wishlist na naka-post sa ref. Merong mga nagtatamper ng listahan--dahil nakita ko nlng na may nakalagay na "strainer" sa ilalim ng pangalan ko kahit hindi ko naman winiwish magka-strainer (sira na kasi ang strainer namen dito sa bahay--walang gustong mag-atubili na bumili.) At sa ilalim naman ng pangalan ni Jun, eh may nagsulat nang "Turbo Broiler".

Patapos na rin akong mag-christmas shopping. Pero kaunti lang. Ramdam ko ang recession, aray ko. Karamihan ng aking mga binili ay para sa pamilya at mga inaanak na aking makikita sa pag-uwi ko para sa bagong taon. Yehey. After two long years--este, matapas ang dalawang taon--na hindi pag-uwi, sa wakas eh uuwi rin ako!!!

not my cuppa?

One thing about working in company that consists of 95% local Singaporeans is that my name stands out. I don't have the "binte" (daughter of) in the middle of my name to signify that I am of Malay heritage, and neither do I put my surname first like most Chinese. My surname is not even of Filipino heritage. It is actually a name of a place in Spain, which is probably known for having the oldest university in that country.


So anyway, I think that having a name that stands out amidst all other locals' names makes me a target of random picking for various company-initiated things--like random audits, the interview for ISO, or the pre-test for the organisational climate survey.


An organisational climate survey is usually done by companies to learn how employees feel about the company. Now, whether the company actually uses the findings to improve employee relations and job satisfaction is another story. Since I was randomly picked to be one of the first to answer the survey (and give feedback whether the questions are confusing or not), the questions made me think whether I really want to stay in this company or not.


With the help of the survey questions, I was able to come up with some definitive factors why we choose to stay or choose to leave a company.


Why stay?

1. Better benefits
2. Working relationships with peers
3. Working relationships with supervisor
4. Nature of work
5. Opportunities for training
6. Better pay
7. Better career prospects
8. Good work-life balance
9. Job security
10. Organisational culture

My top reason for wanting to stay in this organisation is probably no. 6. And because times are tough these days, no. 6 fits into my picture also.

Why leave?

1. Personal or health reasons
2. Change of career
3. Want to try working in the private sector
4. Better career prospects outside
5. Better salary outside
6. Better benefits outside
7. Excessive workload
8. Working relationship with supervisor and peers
9. Job security
10. Working hours

My top reason for wanting to leave is probably no. 7 (and a bit of no. 2). Maybe this thing is just not my cuppa. When you're giving it your best, but you still feel that you're not good at it, maybe it's just not your cup of tea (or coffee).

Isip, isip...

I texted my friend L recently: "What do I love to do ba?"

I told my husband the other day: "I don't know anymore what it is that I really want to do. I think I'm having a mid-life crisis." His response: "Wala ka pa ngang thirty, mid-life crisis ka na."

Well then, e di I'm having a mid-mid life crisis OR maybe I'm just gonna live until I'm sixty so that's why it's just high time that I have my mid-life crisis now.

groaning pains

Lately, I've been groaning while sleeping. How do I know? Because I wake up when it happens. And don't mistake it for snoring. According to my research, snoring (technically) happens when you inhale, while groaning happens when you exhale.

And it bothers me 'cuz when I suddenly wake up because of it, I get this anxious feeling--like my heart is palpitating and I feel like I drank 5 cups of coffee in one hour. You know that feeling when someone tells you: "I need to tell you something, but please don't be angry, okay?" Then you get all praning and anxious about that person's news.




I thought it was just a case of nocturnal groaning or catathrenia. But it doesn't just happen at night. It also happens whenever I am about to go into a deep sleep--whether I am in my office's lounge (catching a power nap) or in the bus (dyahe sa katabi ko hehe), it really doesn't matter. I will just suddenly wake up when I realise I am groaning.


And it's not a "seductive" way of groaning. It's more like a "hmmm"--in a tone like "Hmmm baket? Ano kailangan mo?" Hehe. It bothers me because my sleep gets disrupted. And you know how difficult it is for me to go to sleep so I don't like it when I suddenly wake up when I'm just about to go into a deep one.

I think I should really check myself into SGH's Sleep Disorder Unit. Let me find out if it's covered by my CPF account. I wonder what they will do to me there. Maybe it's even like a spa experience! Cool!


Come to think of it, I've been having sleeping problems since high school so maybe it's high time I do something about it. I want to wake up early, sleep less and live more. I've tried these things but didn't really work for me. And now I have this groaning problem that interrupts my sleep. No wonder I am always grouchy when I wake up!