batominton

batominton = japanese word for badminton

 

Yesterday, I played badminton with my mom, my sister and my little brother. Call it quality time with my family. My dad was not around because of two reasons, he had church service that afternoon and he's not really into that sport. Anyway, I'm blogging about this sport simply because I like it very much. Especially when you're using a 1,400-Peso Yonex racket. I borrowed from my sister. hehehe. Personally, I wouldn't spend that amount for a racket. At least not yet. hehehe.

huwat?!

I want to share something funny that happened this morning.

 

I'm working on this support ticket that I was not familiar with so I went to ask my TL. This is how the conversation went:

 

Me: TL, can you help me with one of my tickets?

TL: Ok, what's your problem?

Me: You see it's like this...

 

I went on to explain my problem. TL appears to listen. After about a minute of explaining every detail of my problem, this is what the TL responded.

 

TL: Ganito and gawin mo...

 

I listened closely on what she was about to say.

 

TL: ...humingi ka ng tulong kay Boyet (not his real name).

 

NYEK!!!

 

When I heard her reply, I was not sure whether I would scream or laugh (or slap her with a closed fist -- kidding!). I mean, what the fuck?! After making me talk for about a minute, after she listened intentively to what I'm saying (or at least I thought she was), that's all she had to say?

 

Can we say *omitted*?

Perhaps maybe

Have you ever heard someone tell you that he's doing his job just because it pays the bills? Well, that's exactly what I'm feeling right now. No matter how I try (I'm still trying), I still can't get myself to be passionate about my job. Maybe it's because my work is purely maintenance. Maybe because there's no growth in this project. Maybe because there is nobody in this project who is passionate about his or her job. Maybe it's all of the above.

 

Perhaps, the People's Hour will shed some light into the dark future of my career. Perhaps, but I'm not hopeful.

 

This project is slowly killing me. At this rate, I'll be a zombie in a month.

 

I've know the difference between good and bad projects. This one's neutral. LOL

free lunch

I'm having a hard time thinking of what to blog about. I don't want to keep ranting about my new project and that decision eliminated most, if not all things that's been going on in my mind. A few more post about my new project and my blog's name would have to change to "10 things I hate about my project."

Anyway...

I signed up for a *omitted* session last week and I got the confirmation of enrollment yesterday. It is an activity wherein a Sr Exec of the company sits down with the employees and discuss their issues and concerns, whatever they may be. Don't get me wrong. I'm not about to discuss my issues in this session. I'm just here for the free lunch.

By the way, whoever said that there's no such thing as free lunch doesn't have rich friends... or work for a large multi-national *omitted* company. LOL

V for Vendetta

I have been itching to watch a movie these past few days but could not find the time. Last Saturday, I finally did. F and I watched V for Vendetta.

 

It's a nice movie. I wouldn't have watched it on the big screen hadn't it been mentioned in Q_DVD that the script was written by the Wachowski brothers (the makers of The Matrix). Being a [sorry excuse for a] fan of the brothers, I put the film in my Must Watch list.

 

Overall, I was not disappointed in the film. (I seldom do.) In fact, I enjoyed the film simply because it is about revenge and kicking the government's ass. I especially liked the scene where a resident punches a party member for shooting a girl. I felt that scene. LOL. I didn't like how the parliament exploded. It was supposed to be one big explosion from below the ground. Instead, the parliament had multiple explosions. Not very realistic but, it could be forgiven though. I only wish someone would make a Pinoy version of the movie. That would be nice... and timely. LOL

 

Now, is this movie about anarchy or freedom from oppression?

 

Pwede both?

 

No! This is not a diaper commercial.

Japanese 101

I signed up for free Japanese lessons.

 

Two weeks from now, I'll be speaking basic Nihonggo. Yahoo! =)

 

Hai! ^_^

finger instinct

Fourth week into my project and still, I found myself typing my NAI ID onto my* workstation. I've gotten used to pressing the same sequence of keys that I have to make a conscious effort to log-in my new ID. Oh well, it's trivial but anything is worth blogging, anyway.

 

*It's mine only because I'm the one using it.