The quiet streets of the Philippines today...

The busy streets of the Philippines are so quiet. Very few vehicles, private or public, can be seen. Most of the Filipino people are glued to their TV sets... or wherever they can see the live battle between Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz. Since I can't watch the fight live, I'm just waiting for live feeds from the net. At past 11am here, I've read pacquiao was leading in every round. Then by 12noon, he already won by knock out on the 9th round. Yes!!! hehehe...

As we went out to have lunch, people were slowly getting out also... but it seems the streets are still not that busy. Maybe most of them are still glued to their tv sets... those who can't watch it in pay-per-view. After all, the fight hasn't even started yet -- on free tv as of this posting.

My YesAsia order has finally arrived!

After more than a month of waiting, my Nodame Mangas and Special Magazine finally arrived. I ordered the items from YesAsia early last month and according to them, I was supposed to receive it 1st week of June. However, the notice from the post office only came early this week. My brother finally claimed it there and had to pay a minimal amount (according to him it's less than P50). Less than P50 is fine. I can still remember my previous officemate here who was told he has to pay quite a high amount for 2 books he ordered from Amazon.This is why I opted to have the package shipped in Davao.

I haven't gotten my hands on the items yet but my sister opened the package for me and took some pics.

Hmmm... now I'm planning to order the other manga volumes... hehehe... c",)

Do you live in the now?

In the jet stream of life, would you rather fly by the seat of your pants or perfectly navigate your plans? Take this quiz to see where you land.

Saw this quiz in FemaleNetwork and here's my result:

Savvy Free Spirit: You've had moments of unplanned pleasure, but you wouldn't chance a reckless move that could have you griping, "Idiot! I was such an idiot," for a year. "What separates you from a rash decision maker is that you weigh solutions instead of relying solely on your impulses," Zilkha says. "After reflecting on what the experience might bring, you feel equipped to either go for it or take a pass." You're also pro at remembering your goals to guide your present moves. For example, you wouldn't impulse-buy because you know you'll need the extra cash for a summer trip. After such levelheaded deliberation, you can easily turn down an enticing offer if it's not right for you at the meoment--which is what living for the moment really means.

67.955801104972% of respondents who took this quiz got the same result

Upgraded my browser to Opera 9.5

Yesterday, I was prompted whether I would like to upgrade my Opera 9.27 to the new Opera 9.5. I accepted the upgrade and here's the screenshot of the browser:

I'm loving its new look. Hehe... Matches my Vista OS. The NEW TAB button is now located after the last page tab. The PANELS button is found before the page tabs. The previous version contained a button in the left side of the main window for the panels. Now, panels do not take up much space. The zoom and show/hide images options are now located at the bottom right of the browser.

Why am I using Opera? Well, GirlTalkers use Opera and I just grew fond of using this browser esp. the Speed Dial feature. I also like the fact that I can configue my mails directly in this browser.

Negative Feelings

I can't help feeling negative these days. Everything seems to be pulling me down that I just feel so damn TIRED.

Had quite a long talk with Leah yesterday and she was aking me for advise. Another friend (Jonah) was offering her a temporary job (quite the same from her previous job) but she needed an answer in less than an hour. I told her that if it was me, I wouldn't accept it even if the pay is good. I want to rest from that kind of job. She said she felt the same way. Our difference now is that she's not working now. I tendered my resignation letter earlier this month but it's still not effective yet. One of the reasons she tols me is that she wants to heal herself from the frustrations she felt about the job and I totally agree as I feel the same way too. I'm not happy anymore. In fact I feel really frustrated and disheartened that I wanna leave. If I can just leave ASAP I would have done so in a split second. But I don't wanna leave things hanging here so I'm still holding on and hoping a miracle comes and I can find a suitable replacement ASAP.

Before that conversation, I got quite a scolding from our foreign counterparts (I'll just call them that) even if it was thru internet messaging. I can feel the irate feeling of the other party thru the series of messages I received when I logged in and I can understand them since it was a mistake on our end. The person in-charge was absent -- no early messages informing us about this absence and certainly no reply when texted. (Update: Found out earlier she suffered a back injury yesterday. She's resting now and I hope she'll be back to work soon.) Aside from this, I received numerous complaints when I arrived -- something's not working, blah... blah... blah... can't connect, etc... I'm so tired of hearing this. This is what I got for staying really late just setting up their systems. Some of these complaints aren't even important enough for me to address.

Having barely finished addressing these concerns, I logged in to my YM and saw another boss' urgent PM. What was it all about? I have to assist the project leader in finding trainees, have to address the PC issues (I explained my side on this), look for PC packages (2nd hand will do so long as the units are properly working), ask for ISP quotations, etc... I was even asked if Leah is planning to go back to work (haha! Same question with our real boss) and I said I don't think so. I wanted to ask if their planning to hire full-time dedicated tech support and project/training coordinator but wan't able to 'coz our conversation ended already. Mentioned this to Leah and she said she'll suggest some things to this boss. Hopefully she'll listen.

Because I was so busy already, I wasn't able to have lunch. Afternoon, I have to interview an applicant. I asked our Manager to do this but in the end I was still called to ask some questions. His credentials are ok but I think he can only work part-time -- not the replacement I was praying for.

I was hoping to be off early but since I'm the only in-charge left fpr today, I have to wait. *sigh* After dinner, I tried to do some layout but I know I will not be ablw to finish them so I planned to do them tomorrow. And just as I had fallen asleep past midnight, I received a text message from my sister. What is it all about? MORE COMPLAINTS! Family Issues and money matters -- said bro's been borrowing money from mom but she failed to realize she has borrowed money too. I know because I paid for it. I can't help but send a not so good reply. I'm so pissed. Can't I even rest properly at night? I just feel like breaking down. All my life I hear the same problems that I think I'm so allergic to them. I just wanna escape from it all. I'm resigning and I'm going home (hopefully early next month) but I don't wanna go if I'll just encounter the same problems all over again. I just want a BREAK!

God, I feel so negative! And I have trouble finding hope to ever get out of these frustrations. How can I turn this negative feeling into positive???