am i?

siya, ako at ang panahon

Wachopani ?!?

May kwento sha... ano daw?

We' ve been friends for a long time ago. We come from the same alma
mother. Actually, our paths crossed one time on another. But it's only now
that I gave him a second look. I realized that beauty is in the eyes. The
pulpbits of my heart went fast, really fast. Cute pala siya. And then, he
came over with me.
He said, "I hope you don't mine. Can I get your number?"
Nag-worry ako. What if he doesn't give it back? He explained naman na it's
so we could keep intact daw. Sabi ko, "Connect me if i'm wrong but are you
asking me ouch?"
"The!?!!??". .. ang sarcastic na sagot nya.
Aba! The verb! Parang siya pa ang galit! Persona ingrata!!! Ang kapal
niya! I cried buckles of tears.

Na-guilty yata siya. Sabi niya, isipin mo na lang na this is a blessing in
the sky. Irregardless daw of his feelings, we should go ouch na rin.
Now, we're so in love. Mute and epidemic na ang past. Thanks God we
swallowed our fried. Kasi, I'm 33 na and I'm running our time. After 2
weeks, he plopped the question. "Will you marriage me?" I'm in a state of
shocked. Kasi mantakin mo, when it rains, it's four! This is true good to
be true. So siyempre, I said yes. Love is a many splendor.

Pero nung inaayos ko na ang aming kasal, everything swell to pieces.
Nag-di-dinner kami noon nang biglang sa harap ng aming table, may babaeng
humirit ng, "Well, well, well. Look do we have here." What the fuss! The
nerd ng babaeng yon! She said they were still on. So I told her, whatever
is that, cut me some slacks! I didn't want this to get our hand kaya I had
to sip it in the bud. She accused me of steeling her boyfriend. As is!!! I
don't want to portrait the role of the other woman. Gosh, tell me to the
marines! I told her, "please, mine you own business!" Who would believe
her anyway?

Dahil it's not my problem anymore but her problem anymore, tumigil na rin
siya ng panggugulo. Everything is coming up daisies. I'm so happy. Even my
boyfriend said liketwice. He's so supportive. Sabi niya, "Look at is this
way. She's our of our lives."

Kaya advise ko sa inyo - take the risk. You can never can tell. Just burn
the bridge when you get there. Life is shorts. If you make a mistake,
we'll just pray for the internal and external repose of your soul. I
second emotion.

bwahaha!

ありがとうNambu san! 私達が再度会うまで!

When I checked my gmail earlier, there was an invitation from Mr. Asai, Design Manager, to a farewell party for Mr. Nambu, Design Team Leader.

Only him, me, Thanachai, Design Chief (replacing Mr. Nambu), Mr. Nambu and his wife and 2 cute daughters are invited. Grabe mapapadami kain ko ah..walang tagalong..hehehe! Kidding aside, I really feel sad na hanggang Thursday (Aug 9) na lang sha… ako pa nagpabook ng return ticket nilang pamilya.. Nagmatigas pa ako last week when Mr. Nambu asked me to draft a letter regarding his demobilization..hay naku tinengga ko pa ng ilang days before ko gawin kasi nga ayaw ko.. pero ngaun totoo na toh.. until this week na lang sha.. wla ng tawad..=(

I remember the first time I was introduced to him..

January 25, 2007, it was a cold 9ish morning. I was dragged by the “before” design department secretaty to be her assistant.. nde na kaya ng powers nya.

The design department wing felt warm because of the big heater in front of my desk. Everybody’s so silent since they are mostly Auto CAD operators and Architects, not like in admin dept. where what they do all day is talk and shout. And there he was wearing that famous orange jacket almost covered with piles of drawings, letters and other documents in his desk. I greeted him and with a big smile he approached me… (wow, ang friendly naman nya! Yan ang akala ko) to my surprise he was carrying a bulk of paper and immediately instructed me what to do. Ayozz.. derederecho na to..wala man lang orientation..wehehe!

But now after 6 months, his contract has come to an end.. temporary lang talga sha…I am thankful pa nga kasi dapat hanggang May na lang sha eh pero naextend pa…

Anoneng ma-mimiss ko kay Mr. Nambu?

1. Mars.mid, hiis ringtone. Every single person knows when someone’s calling his mobile. Since his responsibility is primarily dealing/coordinating with external designer never a day that you wont hear it.



2. His metallic turquoise pen drive. Ever reliable kapag may kelangan akong ibigay sa ibang tao. Kasi ang mga usb ko naman eh puro mga mp3 players na napanalunan ko sa mga raffle.. Kaya nde ko maggamit kasi laging puno ng mp3s and pics. Nawala pa yan nung minsan.. napagbintangan pa nya ung mga chikiting nya na nilaro at baka daw dnala kng san.. un pala nasa bag ko! Wahaha!



3. His handwriting. Akala ko nihonggo nakasulat eh hehehe!



4. Cute grammar booboos. Kasi alam naman natin na wala silang R db.. I am flattened ay flattered pala..wehehe.. na ako ung tnatanong nya kng tama mga draft and sfelling nya instead of ung unang secretary.



5. I consider him din as my ever savior and advisor. Kasi dati nung knukuha na ako ng admin department sha ang unang ang naglakad na wag na dn akong ibalik dun.. dahil they need me sa design department. He was also the one na nagbigay ng opportunity na magkaroon ako ng task dat has involvement with Bechtel, main contractor ng New Doha International Airport. Sha dn ung sumalo sakin nung nagkaproblem ako ng transpo every morning. Since May eh dun ako sa kanila nakksabay. Nung minsan ngang super OT ako sha ang kasabay ko umuwi.. we had a nice talk… sabi nya sakin after the project daw ask ko si Asaisan bka daw kasi may plan na ilipat ako sa ibang branch ng Takenaka.. well, I hope so para magkta kta pa dn kami.. At sha din sumbungan ko kapag may prob with admin.



6. Mamimiss ko ung may tumutulong sakin pag submission sa Bechtel. He trusted me to be in charge dun and kapag submission eh sha pa ang nagtatanong kng ano maitutulong nya para matapos…like ung pagpunch ng drawings na napakakapal.. basta ung mga kelangan ng lakas at pwersa.. tinutulungan nya ako…pnapaubaya nya sakin ung mga checking of standards… hehehe!



7. Shempre mamimiss ko ung pag appreciate nya sa mga contribution ko kahit papano… first tym ever na successful ung submission ko ng mag isa.. he shook my hand and congratulated me in Bechtel office. Kasi daw kalimitan mga 1 week pabalik balik un until iaccept ng Bechtel..pero since I’m d one who prepared and checked . .everything was correct.. aun within an hour of verification eh may receiving stamp na! woohoo!



8. Mamimiss ko dn ang tsismisan namin… intrigero din ang lolo ko! wehehe... Wla na ding magpapaalam sakin na punta shang AEB or PCI office.



9. Pati ung malakas nyang boses… taga bundok dn to eh! Wahehe! Malakas lang talga boses nya pero never ko sha narinig na magtaas ng boses. Never pang naggalit.



10. And most of all ung smile at tawa nya… kahit gano ka-rush and ka-busy sa office… he knows how to stay cool.

Kudus to you Nambu san! Sayonara...Domo arigato gozaimasu! Til we meet again! ^_^

Ibang iba ka na ngaun...

Sanggol na ito kumabaga.. I've been here for nine months and i never had the chance to blog until now.. cge babawi ako.. mukang nasa mood na ulet akong magsulat ng mga not so sensible na bagay wehehe..

My life here is entirely different... in every aspect. Ibang iba lifestyle mejo laid back pero mabilis... labo noh!

My day starts before 6am because i have to be ready by 630am or else my transpo will leave me. I reach the office at 7am even if our office timings is 730am... opo araw araw ay early bird ang beauty ko... (Parang nde ko matandaan kung kelan ako nagmaaga sa Accenture ah.. wehehe.. Since i lpractically ilve 4 blocks away from my office sa pinas eh maaasahan mo na 730 eh nakahiga pa ako.. hehehe... at mga 9am eh early bird pa un..hahaha! i miss flexi times)

Then 730 to 12nn i will face my pc na, run errands, photocopy, scan, issue letters, answer the phone, organize files, prepare submissions and other palsipikador tasks sometimes all at the same time... super multi tasking pag minsan nakakatulala... lalo na kng madaming amo ang nanunyo sau...waahh (most of the time tlagang busy sa pagcocode lalo na kng nakakanose bleed o pagsulat ng test plans & scripts na nakakabaog.. pero nde mawawala ang petiks... d2 sa paggng sexytary eh parang jingle lang pahinga ko ah.. wahaha! nga pla meron pa dng nose bleed d2.. literal kasi bka dahil sa init ng weather or dahil sa mga amoy blade..)..

12 impunto lunch tym with my friendly friends... may baon ako everyday.. 1pm siesta hanggang 2 tapos back to paggng palsipikador (nde nagkakalau sa gnagawa ko dati sa Accenture minsan nga b4 12 pa eh nakapila na sa FJP express kasi bka maubusan ng ulam...the difference eh nothing compares my lunch buddies gegsy, twits, june, ferdz, she, jude and others na minsan ko dng nakalunch hehehe .. isa pa nde uso ang tulugan pag lunch tym.. kwentuhan, ukitan and tawanan to the max... at ang wlang kamatayang TB.. it's not that nde ako nagTTB pero aun malungkot lang kasi forever solo lang ako kasi single CR lng)...

530pm pag nde ako pnag OOT eh takbo na sa service at baka maiwan.. and because my house is the farthest.. iniikot ko muna minsan ang buong doha bago ako makauwi... araw araw para akong nasa doha tour (eto naman ang kakaiba kasi kapag sa Accenture tumayo ka ng 530pm para umuwi eh parang kikilabutan ka..feeling mo lahat ng mata hnuhusgahan ka..wahaha! pero qebs ever db wahaha! at dahil napakalapit ng bahay ko 15 minutes andun na ako...haiizz)...

630 to 7pm home atlast. Eat dinner, watch tv, surf and sleep. Feeling ko wla na akong lakas pagdating ko sa hapon.... Parang nadrain ako sa ofis lage... (Before kahit 9pm pa matapos ang work basta may anda ..hala sugod tau sa glorietta, megamall, robinsons o kng san pa man.. wehehe! kamiss ung magkaayaan lang ayan na todo gimik parang wlang pasok knabukasan...para kasing dati pag mashadong drain sa work..pangrecharge ang night out)

Ayan, that's my regular day here in Qatar... for Saturday to Thursday lang yan...kasi day uff ko ung Friday... mejo iba un.. puro tulog yun wahaha!

My life here is far from perfection but im trying to make the most out of it. If you'll ask me how's life, ill simply say: "Parang ako... it's beautiful!"

Summer or Hell

In the philippines, when you hear the word S-U-M-M-E-R it usually connotes the time to go on a vacation and leave work behind. Almost everybody tries their best to book the cheapest flights to bora, palawan, bohol or hike up to Baguio or if there's any time or budget constriction head to Tagaytay and Puerto Galera. But here in Qatar, Summer is simply hell like. Well, for a first timer on a hot season in the Middle East these are an unbiased opinion.

1. Rise and shine cause you are greeted by the sun at 5am. yep yep talking about early birds. Pag nagjojogging kami 530AM to 7AM lang dapat kundi..lulutong na ako! waaahhh..
2. Hot or Hot? No choice, when you turn on the faucet even if you choose the cold one there will be no effect.. It's steaming hot! literally... umuusok ang tubig sa gripo especially duriing lunch time.
3. I just noticed that almost everyday the AC technicians are always there in the office.. nde knakaya ng AC ang sobrang init miski sila nagfefaint.. sa side pa lang namin 2 AC na ang pnaltan.
4. During mornings, we always fight for pnalamig na tubig para sa pagligo.. kasi pag babagal bagal at naubusan para ka lang nagpunta ng laguna for hot spring.
5. NOT Pictorial friendly.. oh well yesterday, me and my bosses went to the site and took pictures.. and aus ang kaisa isang matinong pic namin nakasimangot ako.. well nde ako fake eh... kng ano nararamdaman ko.. it shows on my face... waahh
6. Itchy. Pag mag change daw kasi weather nagkakasandstorm and after the sandstorm expect that the next day will be hotter.
7. During fridays, which is if you dont know yet my only day off from work, i cant go out.. because id rather be hiding home than let my melanins rejoice with the raging sun.
   Humidity's rising. My sign that i am already out of the office is that when my specs are all moistened.
8. my hair, my skin and everything in between would feel sticky..eeeewwwww!
9. At higit sa kng ano pa man, nagpapawis ang mga taong amoy blade d dapat magpawis.. waahh!

August is the peak of summer here.. so i have 29 more days to go to experience all these.. whahaha! aja aja fighting! I miss bora but i am still tryin to love hell! wahaha!

by the way it's Kitty...

I was tagged as Khrizzy during my senior year in highschool by one of my makulit na classmates because i am so crazy daw..ah oo dn! wehehe... And there it was i was fondly called by my close friends as khrizzy... malantud db? hehehe...

But now my thai friends has a new name for me.. i am now kitty... i am more of a dog person and i personally hate cats... but kitty is very interesting...nabubulol kasi sila with Rs and Zs... kaya inalis nila... my problem now is whether its ok to put the H on it.. wahahah! I love it my friends! sawadika!

Other Names:

Indians call me krish and they spell it that way.. I know that they have a god krishna.. most likely it came from there.

Japanese call me kheris san/chan and they spell it that way. They are usually putting vowels in between consonants. san - when they feel like im a lady and chan - when they wonder why am i already working (chan is for children/young)

Thailander call me kit or kis.

eh panu pag bulol na hapon ang tumawag sakin? wahaha.. wag na!

Thankful

On my way home after office, I was really as in really pissed off with the driver...Why? Cause i told him to turn the effing right for a shortcut... but instead he went straight alatud sida! We were stuck in a traffic and within that 10 minute stop.. my mouth did not stop.

Well, to start with i want to go to Lulu Center, one of my gimik haven, to meet my parents but since we are on a service and the driver decided to drop my officemate, which is sooo out of the way to Lulu and much nearer to my home, first i told him to (fine!) drop me also at home. Frustrated that i was, i still managed to calm down and just wanted to eat dinner and caress my habibi (name of my laptop). Before approaching that crazy roundabout which has too much traffic, i said to him to use the shortcut... he did not... and there we are stuck in the traffic... i burst out.. because i already compromised on not going to Lulu and there again he refused to use the freakin shortcut.. HB ako! talak ever!

When i reached home and went online, i saw my ever beloved twits... she said musta? and then i eagerly shared my still hyper emotions. and now my turn to ask her musta? she said that her bag was snatched by a guy in a motorcycle on her way to the office. She was broke... money, mobile, credit cards, and others were taken. So, what was i bragging about? Dont worry twits it will come back to you ten times fold.

Things to thank for instead of too much hatred.

1. I did not go to Lulu ...it will help me save up for our vacation in December.
2. My parents just relaxed at home because they dont need to meet me up.
3. The driver drove me home safely.
4. Just when i logged in.. twits also did.
5. Twits was not hurt in that incident.
6. And look i started blogging again.

Everything happens for a reason and we dont have to question it. It's all up to Him.