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Friday, June 09, 2006
hol·i·day n. - A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event.
What'd I tell 'ya? Didn't I say that fate was my friend? I mean, I've gotten used to the idea that I would have to go to work, even on holidays, by this time. It just comes with working for a multi-national company (not to brag, because really, it sucks, having to work on holidays?!). It's just the way things are so you'll just have to suck it up.
I wasn't even complaining about this particular holiday. From the beginning of the month, my mind was set. I've even already forgotten that the 12th of June was a holiday. (How many times have I mentioned the word "holiday"?) But things have a way of happening when you least expect them. I guess that's just really how the world works, and I'm just going to have to suck it up.
How did it happen that it is the first time, ever since I've started my new job, that I get to not need to go to the office?
I don't think I've mentioned it before here, but I really like taking note and remembering, moments. (If you've seen Orlando Bloom's Elizabethtown before, I'm talking about something like his "last look" thing.) What I mean is, the few seconds or milliseconds wheren in you realize that something good (or bad) is happening, or about to happen, or has happened, and you actually notice what you're feeling, be it bad or good, and time seems to move slower... Those are the 'moments' I'm talking about.
I had one just a few minutes ago. While our department was having a meeting about whether we would be going to work on Monday or not. It's a holiday on Monday in Manila, you see. And although it's usually already a given that we have work on the holidays, we still always have a meeting about it to make sure, and to remind each other (especially the new ones like me) of the overtime forms and stuff. It was the first time in a meeting though that I heard our supervisor say:
"As long as one person for each office, comes in on Monday, it's fine."
Normally, there are 2 people assigned to an office. So it was a dead giveaway that there was a chance that I wouldn't have to go to work. Except, being the newbie and therefore probationary employee, I expected that the free day wouldn't go to me. Until she said:
"So, for the Sydney office, since Peter was the one who went to work on May 1, Marella would be the one coming in on Monday."
May 1 was the only holiday last month. And I came to the office then. There were like, only 5 people at work, but one of them was me.
Enter, the moment I was talking about. I immediately realized it would be me, who wouldn't have to go to work. I was already trying to keep myself from smiling wide, even before she stated what was already obvious to me:
"Since Ida was here last May 1, Alpha will be the one to come in on Monday."
I really didn't have to ask, but I did anyway, just to make sure: "So, I don't have to go to work on Monday?"
And she replied, "Yes, it's your holiday then."
"You mean, it's a day where I can be free from work that I may spend at leisure, and be a part of the halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event?" I didn't have to say.
I'm going to have a 3-day weekend! Wheee!!! XD My friend was right:
"Magical things just have a way of happening on Fridays."
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Ida /ee-da/ n. 1. Born on September 17, 1984. 2. Likes people to greet her on her birthday. 3. Loves reading books but hates buying them and always prefers them as gifts. 4. Has a sudden liking for mysteries. 5. A little too obvious when hinting for presents.
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Quote for the Time Being "Practice makes perfect."
"Nobody's perfect."
"Then, why practice?!" :P
Links Sources on the Yasutoko Brothers Goodskates, Inc. - the Official Website of the Yasutokos - contains news about the brothers schedules, message, accomplishments, and also information about their family skatepark in Kobe, Japan.
Yasutoko--Aggrist! - Korean fan site about the brothers. The text is in Korean, but pics, videos and music are great! And if you look back far enough in the guestbook, you'll find an entry from Eito Yasutoko himself!
Bikes, Boards, Blades Website - one of the most interesting (and I think most accurate) articles written about the Yasutoko brothers. A little old, but still a good read.
Sk8Mag.de - interview of Takeshi Yasutoko after winning the gold medal in the Redbull Highrollers Competition 2003. (Site is originally in German, hope this link from Google translates to English directly.)
Watch Them Fly - Exclusive Interview with The Yasutoko Brothers - interview with the Yasutoko brothers when they went to Malaysia in 2002. (Courtesy of X-Fresh Malaysia, an on-line magazine)
Takeshi Yasutoko conquers the Asian X-Games! - about Takeshi's 98.25 and plenty more info on the Asian X-Games 2004. (Again, courtesy of X-Fresh Malaysia--it's such a nice website)
The Sun, Rising, Jumping and Spinning at High Velocity / Who Says Men Can't Fly? / Awaiting X-Games X / Double WHAT?! / Re-vert / How I Wish... / All in the Family / Growing Up... - my entries with links regarding the Yasutokos Bloggers... zee rocks ...
...stranded.incinerated...
...the daily inquibbler...
...leli mcbealisms...
...names don't matter...
...anticipating serendipity...
...la bellissima...
...flicker of dreams...
...in the hidden pages of my notebook...
...a fool's prerogative...
...times like these...infinite sadness...
...polka dots...
...story of a girl...
...waking dream...
...thinking out loud...
...**kisses...
...kitkat56...
...a pitcher plant story...
...stardust...
...diary of honey...
...mind drifter...
...beauty...
...ves...
...endless episode...
...all about mardk...
...bittersweet avenue...
...push...
...journeys...
...by myself, but never alone...
...sole insanity...
...barenaked...
...un monde parfait...
My Other Sites Wala Lang!
fanfiction.net
Fiction Press
.products of imagination.
...between trailers...
+Ed is On+
**nocturnal screen
Dokomademou Ikou More Other Sites ...ang mahiwagang turron...
...EXPN Website...
...Asian X-Games...
...ESPN TV Schedule...
...Japanese Language Tutorial...
My Favorites The Result of Boredom and Obsession - my first entry. why I decided to create a blog.
Who Invented Blogs? - discussion on my fascination with blogs
Coming Clean, Theory and Back to the Obsession- an attempt at an explanation on why I'm still single.
I don't have a title for this one and that's okay - the freedom of the internet
Sense of Relationship - why some people remain single all their lives
Start - how I got obsessed with the Yasutoko Brothers in the first place
Is Fate With Me Or Against Me? - read how I met Takeshi Yasutoko in person, and how it saved my life (or, maybe it's more the opposite--you decide)
Science of Love - how "talking about love is like dancing about architecture."
I'm Wishing on the Sun - Can stars really make wishes come true?
Out of Character - how sometimes even your closest friends can surprise you
Where Can You Find Romance? - an attempt at grasping reality in Metro Manila
Back-to-School Blues - I don't have to go to school anymore!
I Should've Seen Filipinas Instead - discovering Mikel Campos
Recommended Fanfiction - I love fanfiction. Here are some of my favorites. Please check them out!
Change - It's hard enough to be yourself, why try to be somebody else?
And I'm Back - an account of my experience in Singapore and Bangkok
More Reasons to Watch Local Television - on Hero Angeles and Sandara Park
Minor de Edad at Walang Trabaho - musings at the hospital
Sleepwalking - some people can be dangerous, even when they're asleep
Follow Up - an update on Mikel Campos, and the link to his Candymag interview.
Mail Call - I got my diploma on Friday the 13th!
Yet Another Obsession - lyrics to Drake Bell's song "Girl Next Door"
I don't have a title again - Drake, Orly, and irritating cellphone servers
Creepy Coincidence - Is it really possible to be 'one of a kind'?
24 - countdown to my 20th birthday
Surprise! - a birthday surprise
Birthday Season - the advantage/disadvantage of September
Now Do I Have a Life? - one busy week
Which One's the Cutest? - Drake Bell and his cute puppies
The Last Man Standing - "I think therefore I'm single."
Risking Friendship - How many friends do you lose when you get into a relationship?
Missing - the winter camp brought about just one feeling
Environmental Complaints - why can't people just throw trash properly?
Irrelevant Information - what I'm interested in
Mind Over Matter - stubbornness works!
Three Day Weekend - review for the Korean Drama Full House
Ito Na Ang Update - after a brief hiatus...
Insatiable? - Man is insatiable. I am not.
Cue Girls Swooning - the start of an affection for Daniel Wu
4-Day Forecast - paano ba dapat malungkot?
FF7:Advent Children - a film worthy of the name Final Fantasy
Something There - Edison obsession
Hunter x Hunter - astig si Hisoka!
Comics Among Other Things - Blitzworx is finally out!
Ito Na Ang Orange Range - jpop/jrock/jrap? basta astig sila!
The Ida Precision Test - in case I ever get kidnapped by aliens...
2005 Review - just what the title says
Just Because I Was Tagged - something I refuse to list down
This is the Last Time... - moving on? Or just moving?
Busy Busy Busy - cosplay, UP fair and J-Pop at the Shang
It is this feeling... - Do you really need someone to fall in love with, to fall in love?
Happy Meals - Missing, Take 2
It's Gotta Be the Hair - and so starts the Abarai Renji obsession :P
Moving Forward - Change. It's constant.
The IDA Curse - See my true power! Hehehe. :P
On Meeting People - I hate meeting new people.
TV Series on DVD Killed the Hollywood Star - because Hollywood movies are getting suckier by the minute
What I Miss the Most - the only thing I miss about college
A Rather Late Account of the Komikon 2007 - Mangaholix 3!
Into the Woods and Another World - aftermath of a broadway musical and an anime convention
5 Days in Palawan - available in bookstores now! LitsPamaypay - a Filipino short story, set in high school Nicholas Was... - a short story about Christmas by Neil Gaiman For Ragnarok Addicts - Neil Gaiman's technology-addiction-related poem, " Virus" Heart Attack - just a bunch of pick-up lines related to heart problems A Tail of Two Kitties - writings that suck, but are funny nonetheless Juvenile Poetry - poem by my friend from HS While Waiting Alone in the Stock Room - my 100th entry! just some musings about life. Unfair - why can't people just feel the same way? Bumalik na Alaala - time heals all... "wounds" Sasayaw Kayo? - when someone's wearing the same color... Jeepney - libreng pamasahe? Pagmumuni-muni sa Daan - araw-araw akong naglalakad mag-isa. Gusto Kong Sumikat - tulad ng araw... Boracay Night - the beach isn't as romantic as everyone thinks Ang Ganda ng Kalikasan - nature rocks! Musings on the Road - English version? :P Rain - isn't the rain just so poetic? How Much? - how much can a person feel for another? On the Way, In the Way - an attempt at at Renji/Rukia fanfic Laughing and Smiling - irony of feelings? Bookworm in Distress - or maybe, damsel in distress in a bookstore. Time Flies - trying my hand at poetry (yet again) A Beginner's Tale - fooling around with TalecraftReviews Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Burglar in the Rye
Alamat ng Gubat
Wander Girl
Boy Meets Girl
Parman
Kikomachine Komix Blg.1
Watchers
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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| How to make a miriyammqx |
Ingredients:
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5 parts humour
5 parts joy |
Method:
Stir together in a glass tumbler with a salted rim. Add lovability to taste! Do not overindulge! |
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