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meet the predator
call me jenie
born on 02/20/83 after my Dad & Mom drank beer and ate balut 9 months before
lives in Singapore, but always a Pinoy at heart
works as an advertising copywriter, but hates proofreading her blog entries
loves true friends, fake DVD's, alternative music, alcohol, sarcasm, boxing, hatha yoga, and House (the TV series,not the music genre)
loathes indifference, power trippers, narcissists, giant egos and bad breath
tries to live by the quote "Postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing." by Anais Nin
GMA pardons Erap - whatdaf*^@*$^#*(%^!?!!
I was browsing through The Straits Times (SG's leading broadsheet) when this headline popped out and slapped me in the face. Shiyeeeeettttt. What's next GMA?!!! Last week it's the bombing, and now this?!?!!
Lagi na lang ginagawang tanga ang mga Pilipino. Matapos maniwala ng ibang mga tao na may natitira pa palang pag-asa sa bansa, matapos mahatulan si Erap, tapos ganito rin pala magtatapos ang istorya?!! Eh saan pa nga ba?!
I feel so stupid for actually believing in our Judiciary system even for just that one instance. Well what's new? That's Philippine politics for you. And now that outside looking in, I'm even more frustrated because all these other thriving nations witness all the shit that's happening. It just makes it more difficult for us OFW's who represent the country, to 'sell' the Philippines to our neighbors and the rest of the world. How am I supposed to explain the bombing to my friends who never visited Pinas just because they're terrified?! How am I supposed to justify our President's latest move to my boss who knows about our political history?! Ah ewan! Bahala na si Batman!
Now back to my regular OFW programming.
2:45 PM
Friday, October 26, 2007
i can't bilibid! part 2! :)
He got a job! :) Witweeeewww!
Yesterday, while I was still groggy from my Rosa Rosal moment, T called me and said that he got a job offer from the company where he had a 2nd interview last Friday. And he was asked to sign the contract today. Weeeee I'm so proud of him :)
It's an entirely different job for him and the pay is lower than he expected, but it's for a well-known bank here so he really wanted to try it. The boss who interviewed him said he's actually going to be demoted from his previous job, but he didn't care. He just really wanted to get a job and a work permit already! Haha. At least now he's finally gonna be facing the people he talks to, and he gets to work in the airport. Best of all, his gruelling jobhunt days as a tourist are over!!! Hindi ko na sya kelangan bigyan ng pep talk araw-araw. Haha! He was actually emoting already coz he feels he might not really have a 'place' here in SG anyway. (Hehe he's gonna kill me for writing that :P)
I'm so happeeee! Sobrang sakto kasi pinagdasal ko na sana magkatrabaho siya this month. And he did! Ambilis ng good karma. After my Kapwa ko, Mahal ko experience, may reward na kaagad. Huwaw! Thank you God! At sa lahat ng mga santong kinulit ko. Salamat rin sa lahat ng mga well-wishers at nagdasal para sa 'min :) Yiiippppeeeee!!! :-)
2:44 PM
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
glorietta bombing again??!!!!
Damn what's happening?! I feel like shit when these things happen. I mean who wouldn't! I was alone in Glorietta when a bus exploded near SM years ago. It's not in the mall itself but I heard the blast and I was part of the people panicking. I hid behind the door of Designer Blooms to be exact. Everyone thought it was a gunshot and started running. I, on the other hand, stayed stoic and did what everyone else was doing.
I was too preoccupied with so much deadlines and stressed with all the workload today when I got an SMS from a fellow Pinoy in advertising. When I read "Makati bombing.Glorietta." it really struck a chord not only because it's in the Philippines, but because Glorietta was like a second home for me back then. And having a well-known mall in the Central Business District invaded by terrorists like that isn't good news at all. So I decided to drop everything and check out the news at Inquirer's website.
http://services.inquirer.net/express/07/10/19/html_output/xmlhtml/20071019-95462-xml.html
Four dead and around 40 people injured!! Fuuuucccckkkk. What's happening?!!! I'm hoping and praying my Mom's not in Glorietta this afternoon. Please God. Shit I hate this helpless feeling. Why kill the innocent people!! Go bomb that stupid fucking Palace instead, man! Ugggghhh!!!
Update: 6 killed and 70 injured. Fuccckkkk.
Photos of the damage:
http://disneycute.multiply.com/photos/album/25/Glorietta_2_Bombing
http://crankylouella.multiply.com/photos/album/44/Glorietta_blast_photos
LPG ba makakagawa nyan?! Wag nyo naman kami gawing tanga.
4:41 PM
Friday, October 19, 2007
10th day with T in SG!
I'm sure you all know what I'm gonna say. I'm really really happy that he's here! :-) It feels so surreal actually. As much as we want to celebrate for this huge blessing, there's something about it that still makes both of us anxious from time to time. Every day counts. Well obviously because time is money. If only we can skip the stressful part of his/our jobhunt, then everything would've been perfect. But life's not like that. Most people have to work hard and surpass obstacles to succeed. Then it will all be worth it in the end. Hopefully.
It's novena time once again for me. I really really hope he finds a decent paying job soon. That's the only time we can guarantee our togetherness in this foreign country.
For now, all we can do is strive hard and pray harder for this Singapore dream. Or whatever you call it. Coz as far as I know, this was not a part of my dreams, but my goals. I guess I didn't know where to draw the line.
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Must stay optimistic and grateful. I'm meeting him after work! Weeee! :-)
6:15 PM
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
