quiet work week
With most of the action at work happening out of the workplace (all of the action is now focused on the poker event in Macau), things are pretty much quiet in the Cube this week.
This does not mean though that no work is being done. It's just that given that there are no rush and urgent stuff, we can work at a leisurely pace and give enough time to work on some back-logs and follow-ups before another hellweek ensues right after the event ends on Sunday.
overheard
Last week while at Mini Stop along Valero near Paseo Center, I overheard the following conversation between the sales lady and the security guard about to go off duty:
Guard: O aalis nako, alis dyan at baka matutok ko sa'yo itong baril ko.
Sales Lady: Oy, wag mo itutok yang baril mo sakin, baka iba ang pumutok.
Kinda makes you think why sexual harassment in the workplace happens in the first place.
tagaytay wetlands
Unfortunately for my family and I (extended to include my parents when I meant family here), the trip to Tagaytay last Sunday to hopefully enjoy a day of recreation and relaxation turned out to be a wet one.
It rained the whole day and there was no let-up, not even once, during the entire four hours or so that we were in Tagaytay. That meant no Picnic Grove, no views of the Taal Lake and Taal Volcano, and no running about the open fields for my daughter on her first trip to Tagaytay.
We arrived at Tagaytay around 10:30am and was planning to go to Church, but the two churches we went to were full -- no parking available -- and since we didn't plan on playing wet chicklets, we just decided to go early to our planned lunch venue -- Dencio's. Yes, I know ... why the heck go to Tagaytay only to dine at Dencio's when one can dine at Dencio's here in the Metro? Unfortunately, Sonya's Garden, Fire Lake Grill and the host of other Tagaytay eateries proved to be beyond the meager budget I had planned. So, Dencio's it was and good thing we went there early and had a leisurely meal. By the time lunch came around, people were already waiting for their turn grab a table.
After Dencio's, we went to Taal Vista Hotel and spent an hour there -- because exceeding would've meant a P200 parking fee instead of P100. So, after attempting another view of Taal Lake from the hotel's view deck, we decided to call it quits and headed to the Mahogany Market for some palengke action.
Photos of the Tagaytay trip I hope to upload soon (soon as I can resize them for Web purposes).
just a thought
I never did do any post or entry about our Baguio trip last January. And I don't think I even posted any pictures.
Anyway, if time and resources permits, I hope to make a return to Baguio before the year ends. Baguio is one of the places I like returning to primarily because it's the one place in the Philippines where I feel utterly and overly comfortable. Weather's cool which is just good for someone like me who tends to sweat like a pig as soon as the sun's rays hit the skyline. And one day, somewhere in the future, I hope to be able to save enough to buy a property there (to match the one in Boracay that I hope to purchase ha ha!) where I can retire.
deadlines creeping up
The deadlines for two stories I've promised myself to write is just around the corner and I've yet to really spend the time finishing the stories. I'm in a jumping-about kinda mood really and instead of wrapping up the supposed submission for Dean Alfar's Spec-Fic Anthology and the one for the Philippine Graphic Fiction, I've been working on a third story which really isn't going anywhere (unless of course, I replace one of the earlier unfinished two stories with it).
Still keep your fingers crossed mateys!
blogging but not on this blog
And lest you think I've not been actively been blogging -- you're dead wrong. I've been blogging almost daily this month (except on weekends and holidays, of course). But not on this blog however but on the blog I'm trying to monetize. I've talked about it before and while a deal with a potential advertiser has not yet materialized, I'm not losing hope.
I'm actually doing a lot of work on the background because where I do my blogging -- wordpress.com -- isn't really meant for monetizing because of a lack of features to allow advertising or adlinks or stuff. With that dilemma, I've decided to look at -- where the hell but Blogger -- and decided it might be more "fruitful" to do my revenue-generation blogging there.
on the tube
Not much TV time these days because of schedules but I do get to catch the Singing Bee frequently as its timeslot falls during dinner time. I'm a big videoke - karaoke - singing fan and my idea of a good time involves singing so the Cesar Montano-hosted singing game show hits the tune with me.
Other than the Singing Bee and the usual dose of news, on my own sparse TV time I usually tune the tube to Discovery and Discovery Travel and Living channels (24 and 26 on Destiny Cable). The shows I like to watch on these channels these days include Anthong Bourdain's No Reservations, Bizarre Foods, Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, How Do They Do That, and what's probably my favorite show currently Deadliest Catch.
I do however get to watch a lot of children's shows in the morning because I expose Ikai to them -- Go Yabba Yabba, Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go, and what's probably the most delightful to watch Pocoyo.
Talkin' 'bout stuff over steaming cups of coffee. Grab a seat and be part of the chit-chat.
