Valentines 2008
Happy Valentines Day!
First things first, here's my Valentines gift. I wasn't able to give you guys a Happy Lunar New Year gift, this year because I am not happy because my grandma's in the hospital and all. As usual, click the image to get it.
This valentines, as a treat, let me share a few things:
Who the heck sent Nicole those flowers?!
If you're reading Pwn Intended, you would be able to relate. If you're not, get your ass there and read it! It's hilarious, it's crazy and I couldn't wait for the next issue. I always feel like this when reading manga. Especially Skip Beat and Vampire Knight. Damn those mangas, they drive me insane! What the hell happened to Ren and Kyouko now? I don't like Shou one god damn bit and since Reino (he's my most loved character <3) is just an extra character, therefore, I go for RenxKyouko pairing. And in Vampire Knight's case... Kaname!! If yuki-chan doesn't want you, I want you! 
And of course, I would like to share my love songs top 3 the Visual Kei way (since it's valentines and all)!
Visual Kei Love Songs Top 3
Note: These are not your average mushy love songs. I HATE mushy love songs, they sound so fake. These are mostly ballad love songs that reflects people's true feelings - pain and regret. 
- Forever Love by X Japan
My all time favorite song. I never know how to find words to describe this song. - Endless Rain by X Japan
This song is beautiful. I describes how much pain a person feels when someone leaves - it's like the sun won't be shining anymore or something. Btw, I'm also advertising - please watch Saw IV! X Japan's reunion single is there! Composed by my beloved Yoshiki, of course! - Le Ciel by Malice Mizer
The lyrics and the PV of this song is very intriguing. It tells an love story between an angel-like creature and a poor (beggar) human - of course it's a metaphor. There's a part of me that gives the thought that the idea there, is that their difference is too far and that the other one came at the right moment or something. But then, while watching the PV, it gave me a feeling that it also might not be love song like the lyrics starts so. When Gackt (angel-like creature) took the girl's (beggar) hand, it gave me an impression that Gackt might be like a God or something divine and that she took the girl's suffering away from her. And then, at the end, it lead me back to the idea that it might be a love song that reflects that same idea from above - he came at the right moment in her life or something. But then, at the end, he can't do anything and so he left which gave me the thought that despite how much you love and needed each other, love alone isn't always enough to keep it together and that soon enough, you'll have to let go.
Doctors Are Not Gods
I don't wanna blame the doctors for not being able to see the cause of grandma's bleeding. Because I know they did everything they could possibly do. And that I know that doctors are not gods that could grant people's lives and heal them in a blink of an eye. Like us, doctors are humans too, they might be level headed most of the time, but they feel people's pain too. They know how hard it is for the family, because they themselves have families of their own. It's just that they chose to be level headed to save lives rather than freaking and just crying in a nook bitching pathetic things and blaming others for their own weakness.
Seriously, if people have the time to cry because they feel pain, why not find ways to go through it? If you don't wanna risk anything, then you could just rot in there and blame yourself for being pathetic.
I am not strong. I am not emotionless either. It's just that I chose not to let my emotions affect my judgment. Because when emotions comes in, all logic goes out the window and all you can see is yourself, how you feel, and how deep your pain is. In one word, it's selfishness.
Yesterday
Yesterday, my grandma was discharged from the hospital. Still, even after tons of examination done, they still can't find where her bleeding is. Well, she lost about 5 packs of blood (about half of the blood a normal human has) and continuously loosing them along the way. The doctors, even my Gastro-something doctor of a cousin says that the bleeding "might be" in the small intestine. But knowing Philippines as a third world country, even St. Luke doesn't have that apparatus they use to peek through the small intestine. As far as we were told, the only places that has this said apparatus are the US, of course, Hong Kong, and some other country that I forgot. So basically, our only option left is to bring her to the hospital every week for a check up and to get her a new pack of blood, if it's needed.
With all these happening, it amazes me of how fast news could travel and reach people that were thought of as "long forgotten no news or whatsoever and can't be contacted anymore" which are my uncles and aunts who came by for a visit. It also amazes me of how old people could be so childish as to crack a joke that isn't even funny. But what amazes me most is that for the sake of a person she loves so much, someone with such a high pride could actually bear the insult.
Last Week
Mid last week, Lolo's wife, Tita Rita, was sent to the hospital. Lolo's face reflected both pain and relief. Pain for what happened to Tita Rita and relief that she's fine after the examinations. Seeing Lolo's face that week made me think hard and wonder. If I would be in such a tight situation, with mixed feelings, where I'm stuck in the middle and do not know where to go, where no matter how hard I try, I couldn't do anything but to stand by and watch someone painfully and wait, I wondered then if would I call on His name for help and once again and start to believe that there's someone somewhere who's watching.
Last Saturday morning, we received a call from my cousin, Yan that our grandmother was sent to the ER. Luckily, I was done with the moving, arranging and cleaning of my stuffs to my new pad that Friday night. We rushed to the hospital to find out what happened and how she's doing so far. When we arrive, she can't move nor speak. Her eyes were open but she doesn't recognize us. It's as if she doesn't even see us. We stayed there for a few hours and left right after. While on the way home, I thought that feeling that same pain was very quick to hit me back. I'm on that edge of being helpless again where I can't do anything but stay silent and wait for the results. The feeling of those hours were like years and waiting for those decade-like days were painful that it nulled my entire body. Then and there, it reminded me of that same thought I was having - on this same situation, would I end up kneeling down and pray?
Then, the next day, as we were talking with my cousin, she was saying that at worst case, she could end up in a comma. If that would be the case, she says, she would be better off dead than in pain. I agree to her point that if she would live the remains of hr life in pain, it would be better for her to just die instead of suffer, but of course, I remained silent. My mom, however, disagreed and went on a rampage. She said, who are we to question what God has decided. God gave her life, who are we to just take it like that. I wanted to tell her that if God gave her a life where she suffers so much pain and she doesn't even have a choice but to just accept it, where she can't even move for a fact, then God is cruel. But of course, like usual, I remained silent. As they were arguing in the phone, I left to take a bath. As I was in deep thoughts and wondering what would happen in a few days and thought if somewhere deep inside me, do I still believe in God? After a while of thinking, as I was drying myself, I realized that a divine being, no matter how small or big something came to me, is something I will no longer have faith in. Evey single thing, no matter the size of it, it will need our own efforts, our own strength to go through and putting it all up to a divine being would be the same as having someone by your side. Having God hear your burdens is the same as sharing your pains with your friends and family. To make it simpler, it's like wanting someone to hear you and be there for you to make you feel a little better.
Then and there, I thought that if God was real, I would feel pity over him. That people just call unto him whenever it is convenient for them. When people are at the edge of everything else, they would remember to call his name, other than that, it's as if, he isn't even there.
PS: My grandma's fine now.
Resignation: Messages
Para sa mga maiiwan:
Kuya Bry,
Mababawasan yung makiki-hitch sayo niyan, pauwi at aaga na uwi mo. 
Wala ka na ring katabing nangugulit palagi.
Kuya Glenn,
Wala ka nang tutulugan kapag tinatamad kang magtrabaho. You'll miss me, I am very confident that you'll really miss me. Wag mo akong kalimutan when you get to SG. And please say hi to Cathei and Jeromee for me! 
Rosie,
Wag kang iiyak ha. Mababawasan nang 1/2 yung mang-aapi sayo. Kasi, 1/2 lang ang value ko!! >_<
Jones,
Mababawasan na yung mga inaapi mo. Err.. nang 1/2 din. Ahaha!
Sir Dino,
Mauuna na po ako.
Auntie Lis,
May utang pa ba ako? Salamat sa lahat! Mamimiss ko kayo, chaka yung stocks niyo ng Mister Chips.
Drew,
Galaw-galaw lang po. Sana maisipan niyong bumalik na rin ng Manila. Chaka ang daya niyo po, hindi ko na magagamit yung sumasayaw na chibi Naruto sa pd domain.
Cy-cy,
Tatahimik ng malaki ang buhay mo diyan. Wala ng makulit, wala nang mambabato sayo ng kung anu-ano. Yung Granado Espada ko asan na?! :D
Yam-yam,
Uhmm... *sigh* Ahaha! Last supply ko na to ng chocolate sayo.
Dhon,
Tatagal ka kaya sa Auction? Abangan!
Kuya Mike,
Kaya mo yan! Sorry kung tinambak sayo yung mga trabaho ko. >_<
Chej,
Sunod ka rito ha!
Kuya Alex,
Akin na lang yung shirt mo na galing Hong Kong.
Kuya Rey,
Lalaki din ako! .... uhmm... balang araw. >_<
Pareng Eds,
Yo, pare. Easy ka lang diyan. 
Gerry (a.k.a. Pooh-ciao),
Wala ka nang ka-batch. Ako na ang last sa mga ka-batch mo. Musta laban? Ahaha!
Kuya Kuya (Kelvin),
Nasa DA pa rin ako, stalking you. 
Noy,
Wag masyadong dibdibin yang trabaho, ikaw rin.
Ma'am Rixie,
Huminga ka naman diyan! Ingat lagi! :D
Sir Jay,
Kita na lang tayo dito! 
Ma'am Ria,
Balita ko, mag-isa ka na lang diyan... Kaya mo yan. :P
Mark,
Normal na tao ka na ulit. Nakikita na kita ng may araw pa!
Boss Chief,
Hindi mo na ako makikitang nag-o-OT. Good luck sa bicycle race mo! >_<
Sa mga wala sa listahan, eto ang mga posibleng rason:
- Nakalimutan kita.
- Hindi ka especial sakin and/or wala ka significance sa buhay ko.
- Hindi tayo close, 'day.
- Hindi kita feel kasi -
- Tupperware ka. Hindi lang basta plastic, Tupperware na. But of course, pwede ka pang mag-evolve into Orocan.
- Sobrang chismosa ka, pakialamera, etc. Seriously, paki mo ba?
- Sobrang ingay mo. Yung bang tipong voice range umaabot hanggang kabilang building. At note, bulong pa lang yan ha.
- Feeling ka. You know, feeling magaling, feeling kagandahan, at kung anu-ano pang chuva.
- Bago ka lang sa Auction.ph.
- Wala akong masabi sayo.
Take your pick. Tandaan, I did not mention names. Bahala ka na kung sang mo ilalagay yung sarili mo. Bato-bato sa langit, yung tatamaan, tamaan sana ulit. Kung pwede sana, yung mas malaking bato. Yung bang boulder yung laki para mas effective.
R.I.P.
Euri
(2006-2008)
Resignation: Response
In response to the reactions with regards to my resignation:
It's true that there are things in Auction.ph that would make you not want to leave. But then, limiting yourself at one place is not good. When you think about it rationally, confining yourself to what you currently are and not striving for another higher goal is like turning yourself into a robot that does things again and again without fail. I am not a passive type of person, as you might already be aware of. I prefer dominance. I prefer to seize everything my hands could reach - each and every opportunity. If I think of things such as staying for other people's sake, what about me? What about my feelings? What about the things I wanted to do? I don't want to lock myself up in half-baked feelings that I would stick around because of being around in a place where I am treated well. You see, no matter how much you wanted to stay, when it's time for you to go, you have to go.
If I don't go out that door, I can never see what lies behind it. I would always keep on staring at that tall wood in front of me and just imagine the things that I would see behind that door. If I don't go out that door, how will I be able to see what's outside? How would I know if the sun's rays are really warm, if the sky is really blue and clouds are really white? If the door was left slightly opened for you, wouldn't you want to take a peek at it? Of course, at some point I am afraid of the things I might see behind that door. Boogie monster might be behind it. Satan might be sitting behind it staring at me. And at worst case, Barney (I hate purple gay tone deaf dinosaurs) might be behind it singing "I love you, you love me..." No matter what things I might see behind it, I could only gather up my courage and open it and see for myself. If I don't, as I have said earlier, would I just waste away staring at that door?
If I fail, I could always try again. If I fall, and stumble, I could always get myself up and face forward. But if I remained locked inside that room, I would die full of regret.
This is not about the FKs. Who the fuck gives a damn about them? To hell with them. This is about me, what I wanted to do with my fucking life. How far I wanna run. How high I wanna fly. Even if you chain both my feet down to the ground, I will free myself. Even if it means I would have to break free bleeding. Even if I would be left out with no choice but to cut away my feet.
Resignation: Letter
An edited version of my resignation letter.
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Dear Sir Max,
I am very regretful to inform you of my decision to resign my position as Programmer from Auction.ph hopefully to be effective 31st of January, 2008.
I have enjoyed working in Auction.ph as both part of the UED and PD Divisions of R&D. In Auction.ph, I learned a lot of things. I am also very grateful for your advices to me when I first transfered to PD. Sometimes, I hate the fact that you always forget important things like our current projects' development and launching, the way you make our Gantt chart is quite messed up with conflicting projects, that it's very hard to get your signature because you're always not around, etc. But considering the fact that you are very very busy, I sort of understand too. Despite of all these, as a professional, I honestly look up to you. Really, with no strings attached. Even though you are very busy, handles many things, and manages all of us simultaneously, I never heard you complain about anything. You do makes some gestures like brushing your hair from the side of your head with a "sstt!" sound, when problems occur and such. But other that that, you're generally the kind person type.
In Auction.ph I also found beautiful people that care for me. Even though they say I am scary, *pout* they stick with me and support me all the way. At that very same place, I also found a lot of cool people where your jaw would really drop of awesomeness like Kuya Jeromee, Kuya Bobby, Kuya Marlon-ee, Kuya Bryan-ee, Drew-ee, etc. (I just want them to be consistent in the ee and ie sound) and it's also where you'll find kick as people (a.k.a pasaway to the max) like Sir Dino, Ma'am Ex, Ma'am Ria, Sir Glenn, Ma'am Cathei, Ma'am Jones, Ma'am Rosie (consistency, consistency... :P). Generally, being in Auction.ph is something worth being thankful for. I thinks...
I am very grateful for the opportunity that Auction.ph Corp. has given to me. I wish for the future success of the company.
Respectfully,
Euri
Ex-Prototyper (UED) and ex -Programmer (PD)
Auction.ph Corporation
Level 5
I am planning to move out on my own. I guess, I've finally reached level 5 of my life. Only, I've reached it with 50/200 lifespan left of me. In real life, you wont get life bonus when you leveled up. You have to regain it yourself. So I guess, it can't be helped. By the time I found an inn to crash on, my lifespan would regain to full life. By then, I'll be all out with 100/100 full of mana as well! I'll be rocking the world and head out for a new quest.
I'm very enthusiastic about this. ^_^/
I Thinks...
Eep! Eep! Eep!
Hold on, hold it, hold it!
I said, stop. Stop. SSTTTOOOO~P!!
*huff* *huff*
Can you please repeat that?
I thinks...
Ooop! No, you don't, liar! Liars go to hell! Liars go to hell~!
:P
Dear Diary
Dear Diary,
Carlo sat beside me today. He's so cute. Sabi niya I'm pretty. Kaya lang, I'm...
Err... got carried away. :P
Again, again, again.
Dear Diary,
Today, we launched Coupon 16. Did you know, I was pissed, pissed, pissed and pissed? Then, I was pissed and pissed and pissed. Have you realized that I'm pissed, pissed and pissed? And then, pissed and pissed and pissed again. After that, I was pissed and was pissed and was pissed.
Oh, have I mentioned that I'm pissed?
Euri (yu-ri) is a unique specie of the 
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