Yeah Im back dating and emo girl!!!

Well...havent blogged for a while so I decided to go back to my usual habits... this emo boy of yours is now back in business....oh yeah haven't I told you yet? I got back being single last Jan 31'st.... and now... I'm back datin!!

Yeah I know...kinda cheesy.... and a bit abrupt.... Its all good since I ended up friends with my now EX Joanna... she's all good but the pressures of going from here to Pampanga every week for 6 months just got to me I guess.... so that's that and a couple of things..... my fault.... EXACTLY!

Well since I have been too bad...I just got back dating this nursing student from UST... and damn she's pretty.... she's a friend of a common friend so its quite okay... well I must admit I got interested with here even at the time I was committed.... I wont tell you I have another GF of course! =P hahaha

BAD ME HUH?!


Anyway, life aint easy...I wish I could press rewind and turn back the hands of time...but it dont get any better as each day go by..... PS Im still not over you but since I am single... I wanna love this girl now.... let me try it again okay? Oh and its a good thing that she lives about 10 minutes away from me.... we'd probably know in a few days how I do in this new girl Im dating..... Im a good guy...i deserve better! Caching! kapish!

Philippines 2007 growth fastest in 31 years: government

Well I dunno if this is true but it would be nice to dream like this... It's like a press release from the Government so READ ON!!











Philippines 2007 growth fastest in 31 years: government

The Philippines economy grew 7.3 percent in 2007, its highest rate in 31 years, officials said Thursday, attributing the record performance to gains made across all sectors of the economy.

The figure compared with gross domestic product (GDP) of 5.4 percent in 2006 while gross national product, including foreign remittances from abroad, rose 7.8 percent in 2007 from 6.1 percent in the previous year, they said.

Economic Planning Secretary Augusto Santos said the 2007 growth figure "exceeded market expectations and is so far the strongest since the economy registered its last peak growth of 8.8 percent in 1976."

Santos said the government maintained its forecast that growth would slow to 6.3 to 7.0 percent in 2008 given an expected slowdown in the US.

"What we are saying is that if there is a recession in the US, then that will affect us, but the situation is closely being monitored," he told a press conference.

He noted the US as the country's main trading partner and home for thousands of Filipino workers who send money back to their families and he also expressed hope that a US recession could be avoided.

"The continued weakness of the US economy and the volatile oil prices are clouds on the horizon that pose downside risks to growth in 2008," he said.

"As we see it, there may in fact be no recession in the US given the stimulus package by the Bush administration."

Philippine share prices, which had been in negative territory for most of the day's trade, were pulled up by last-minute buying after the announcement of the better-than-expected growth figures.

The composite index ended up 9.47 points or 0.3 percent at 3,266.00 points with broader sentiment still being held back by concerns over the US economy.

Economic growth over 2007 was led by a robust services sector where output grew 8.7 percent. Industrial output rose 6.6 percent, while farm production was up 5.1 percent.

In the last three months of 2007, the economy grew 7.4 percent year-on-year, the government added.

"It was slightly higher than what most people had expected," Astro del Castillo, director of the Association of Securities Analysts of the Philippines, told AFP. "What we are worried about now is moving forward.

"The fact that we performed well in 2007 is good news but 2008 might be a different story given the challenges we are facing," he said.

He said the Philippine economy should continue to grow this year but will be slower than 2007 due to the threat of a recession in the United States.

"The government should continue to sustain its fiscal reforms," he said.

Frederic Neumann, an economist at HSBC in Hong Kong, said the GDP data was a surprise.

"The country's economic growth remains very robust and it is unlikely to decelerate in the first half."

"The Philippine government's proposal for a 75 billion pesos stimulus package should even add to this year's growth and cushion the impact of an economic slowdown in the US," said Neumann.

The Philippines has long been the economic laggard of Asia but in recent years, economic reforms implemented by President Gloria Arroyo have sharply boosted growth.

Critics charge growth has not benefitted the poor who form the bulk of the population but National Statistical Coordination Board chief Romulo Virola said recent surveys show the poor are also feeling the effects.

He cited a December, 2007 survey by independent research firm Social Weather Station that found that the number of Filipinos who considered themselves as poor had fallen to 47 percent, down from 52 percent in September, 2007.

source: Agence France-Presse - 1/31/2008 5:33 AM

So how was my NOT SO HAPPY Christmas?

Well how about that.... almost a whole month of unblogging and now I'm back with a vengeance!! Let's start on discussing the whole December okay? ^_^

After the beautiful ANAWANGIN BAY trip I had with my office mates, I went on to celebrate my birthday with friends and family. We went out and drank a few KEG's of draft beer....pigged out on food from every restaurant in morato... literally... and I ran here and there to make it back to work and appear normal to people here...sheesh.....My birthday was not unusual...it was just that boring if you ask me...The only gift I received was a day from my best friend in college... I went there to visit...and get in touch with my so called second family there....and then "you know what from my girlfriend" ^_^ heheh.... I love my wifey... IM SOO MUCH INLOVE WITH MY WIFEY!! Hayyy... but I aint gonna get married soon... I hope...heheh...

I plan to celebrate my birthday on a different day... well I have no plans yet but that is in the works I guess... ^_^. In the office, we just had our annual Christmas Party...I think that was nice coz I won something.... Performer of the Year award..so that was a whopping 5k huh?! Ehehe.....but all my dreams were shattered.... because as much as I earned this Christmas, it all went down the drain coz I got our house repaired, painted and everything else my Dad want's to do with it...sheesh.... I thought I could save a lot this season but DANG! I was so wrong...sheesh..... oh well...that was it...I couldn't do anything about it.....Glug glug glug (toilet noise)...but overall the party was nice....and I was at home...coz I was already emo even when they started that thang!


Now on to the days after that... I got my skeds fixed specifically so I could spend the weekend at Tagaytay...to get together with the Torres clan... I had a blast! Lotsa lechon! ahahahah...and dang that restaurant had the best lechon sauce too! ^_^ EAT EAT EAT...goodluck to my diet again! heheh........now I'm sick....spent my Christmas with biogesic, neozep and ampicin 500... I dont want to get sick...almost a few days only for my perfect attendance! weee!!! Lotsa money means more happiness!! heheheh...now who say's money can't buy happiness??? That we have to see ^_^ Till my next blog alrighty???

BUDDY ZABALA - OMG!!!

I can die now.... Yes ladies and germs... I can die now....

One of my most admired people in the face of the planet was just beside me... Buddy Zabala.

EHEADS or not...I still admire them...

During one of THE DAWN's latest stint in Eastwood City, my mates and I went down just to see a glimpse of the guys...not knowing something this big could eventually happen...big for me that is... well... if you don't like him I strongly advise you stay away from me or else I'll rip you into pieces.. hahah....


Of course I know that I dont look good right now...It's sunburn!! how could I have been ever so stupid!! Sheesh!! I don't look good in tan....arghhh!!!

Back to the basics: The story behind our Team Building in Anawangin Bay

It was long OVERDUE... we were all exited about this event since we were all slumped behind deadlines and paperworks the whole year... this was the only time we get to spend together as a team somewhere remote other than just behind our 7 computer stations in the office... The date was set November 25-26..but of course we had to cancel it because of bad weather...go out and figure almost 3 Typhoons to stop us!!!

So we had to cancel that trip...all hell breaks loose... but Robbie the persistent one eyed the next week December 2 to replace this on our books.... if we didn't go now...we might not even go there at all...and so we did!

I was dead tired... I woke up at around 8 and spent the whole night partying out with friends in Malate, Timog-Morato Area.... drank and spanked some booties of some unknown bitches we usually go out with...but that's a totally different story (which would probably contain FUBU'S and PMS's hahah!)...no one can really stop me...so back to the story...I waited a few hours then headed onto the bus station in Victory Liner Cubao since call time was 5AM...I was there at 4:45...when my Dad dropped me off, Ms. Jhay our lovely manager and Vince (together with Jen which later I found out was his GF obviously) was there...I thought I was late or sumthin but mind you Robbie was no where to be found... YES LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.... he was LATE!!!

Well it was okay, we planned to go ahead without him (on some notions) since we were wasting time at the station instead of traveling...but there were no buses that would take us straight into Zambales. When he arrived we took Olongapo so we could save time... and so we did.....

When we arrived at Olongapo, I was worried I would fall short of money but OMG there were no ATM's around!!! Broken and offline!! All 4 of them on that city!!! JesuCristi!!!!

But it's okay, I think I spent about a few thousand bucks on this trip (which I had on my wallet thank God!!!) and that was sufficient already and everybody told me not to worry about it too much... and so I did... =)


When we got there (Zambales town proper), it was dead hot...so I wasn't expecting too much of the place since I don't really like swimming or beaches at all... after going to the market and Robbie with Ms. Jhay buying stuff for out dinner, we rode 2 tricycles and went to the port to get to the island...but before we did we ate lunch first....

Lunch was consisted of menudo, dinuguan and chop suey...I was hesitant to eat the dinuguan but after a few bites, it was all I was eating out of my plate...So after that and a few bottles of POP cola...I was exited to go hiking with everybody... so instead of going through the easy way of going there by boat...we all headed to the mountains and started trekking... approximately they had 4hours estimate of climbing but OMG...this was the start of a grueling 6 hour climb, bouldering and hard realization that it was NOT SO MUCH of a FUN CLIMB as everyone was telling me....sheesh!!!

So we walked...and walked... and walked some more... if you see in this picture the mountains on the back....I never knew we had to go over that on it's right side and still walk a long way down...whatta fun hike!! whatta fun!!! (sarcastically)
And so it was Christmas time already when we got there...it was a reaaaaaaly long hike....no let me rephrase that... It was a REAAAAAAAAAALY LONGGGG hike....which I underestimated at most...sheesh...I've been hiking since I was a kid and scouting was a luxury...but this one was SOOOOO LOOOONG!!!!

It was not only long, it was so damn painful after a few hours...the guide was misleading...he was taking it easy, and in the beginning I was even right behind him but looking back I was just using adrenaline already....hayyy....I'll try to tell you the rest of the story later... its taking me too long to tell you stories like these so I'll just update this later ayt?!

LET ME INTRODUCE TO YOU THE LCF TEAM IN SOUTHPARK

Because I have nothing to do today and I feel in the mood to surf the net, I found a place to make fun of the situation and do something for my officemates... well aside from not eating dinner yet, I'm really tired... and voila! this is the product of an hour and a half of editing heheh......








This one is Arpee....
A Rockista by heart...
he's a charmer (by bhengs standards)
Plays percussion and guitar
and probably some others that we dont know yet hehehe...












This is me... I'm an emo guy with weird antics...(funny I made these pics and you probably figured out why) and I'm a good guy as they say... I'm evil too in some ways... They all know that heheh.. and look at me I haven't shaved at all heheh....

Haggard today...



















This one is Bheng smoking hehehe...
Coz she aint really doing it that much this would be a nice thing to tease her huh?! heheh....











This is Ms Jhay.. the one who started it all...the one who gave us all a break... She's a good person...we know that already... I'm hoping we get to bond this upcoming team building...which never materialized coz of the damn TYPHOON!!!

Well that's better than the last time the boat I rode almost toppled in Bataan... sheesh!!










This is Robbie... No, that's not sunburn..
It's WINDBURN!!! heheh... and the warfreak was unleashed a few days ago hahah... you probably know that huh?! hehehe.... PEACE!!!

Always a cool guy to be with, in or out of office... and the gym... I know most of his secrets I guess... I wont tell you though...heheh












This is GIan... the newbie! The one that was warfreaked on heheh...joke! nah I dont think that scuffle was serious anyway hehe... Glad to have her on the team.. another rocker... and slash singer...(notice the mic?)

She was probably shocked this week, I mean we all were..heheh... she's gonna do a good job I'm sure... alrighty?! =P











This is Jessie... whom which I thought was the skinniest (second to richard now right? hehe) but damn nabbit he's eatin huge servings of Lauriats and just asks himself afterwards "I didn't know ate a lot.." hehe probably in the next few months he'll be as big as Vince and I heheh.... I'll update you on the progress heheh....









This is Vince, a good guy.. we eat a lot when Jessie is also here... but sometimes like about 3 days ago...we just forget to eat at all heheh...

That wasn't diet really, it was sheer forgetfullness... heheh... I hope he gets the team somewhere nice in the future... I hate doin speeches hehe...even if I'm good at it hehe....









Nice SOUTHPARK counterparts right? hehe...yeah I know...I was actually doing a shirt design when I bumped into these... it's kinda neat but if I pushed through with this it'll be expensive as I understand hehe....probably get a TSHIRT printer instead... I think that'll be easier....


Oh before I forget... here's my boss David and Tarik in Irvine CA...




David is the man who handles our communications with the corp... and you know how that goes... he's the one that gives us the lashes when it comes to work...makes us better IT professionals even if the job is somewhat supervisory..

He can get us going when he wants to heheh....











Our BIG BOSS TARIK... He's the man and the main reason our project exists... He's the one who defends us with other managers from the corp...


We wouldn't be where we are right now if it were not for our bosses... so we better behave huh!? heheh....

Till next time! =P