Pre-simulation exam at Brains

May 9 was the official start of my review at Brains review center. They gave us a pre-simulation exam to check if we could still remember the lessons we had in chemistry. Most of the people who took the exam were fresh graduates meaning chemistry lessons are still fresh in their minds unlike us who are working. The exam was scheduled for two days. Yesterday and today. The subjects we had yesterday were Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. Grabe, toxic ang organic. I totally forgot everything kaya mega hula na lang. I never had the chance to review for this subject unlike inorganic, mas marami akong nasagutan kasi this is what I've reviewed so far. Today we had Analytical and Physical Chemistry. Nakakabilib ung mga classmates ko. I don't know if they are really that good or nanghuhula din kaya ang aga natapos. Marami din yatang calculations kaya I think it's a bit impossible to finish in such a short time.

Anyway, I hope hindi zero ang score ko. That's so embarassing kahit sabihin pa na nagwowork kami. The results will be given this wednesday but i'm not sure if i'll attend, orientation lang kasi.

I'll be posting the results of my exams as embarassing as it may be. For motivation na rin siguro para mas sipagin pa ko magreview.

Pyrolympics '08

The 2008 Pyrolympics will be held all saturdays of this month at the San Miguel by the Bay. It was supposed to be held last february-march but they somehow changed the date. The reason? I don't exactly know. Last year I was only able to watch one. Syempre the day when team Philippines was included. The experience was spectacular, it's worth the sweat and the walk from MOA to macapagal.

Today is the first saturday of the event. The organizers were very strict. You need to have reservations at one of the restaurants in order for you to get near the place or get a good view of the fireworks display. If your going to just eat you won't be allowed either. Since BF's family's resto is along San Miguel by the Bay, they get to watch the fireworks for free. But the downside of it, they don't know what to expect when it comes to their sales since they have to charge their customers extra amount for the event. Because they(customers) will watch the event, they might be staying a little longer which means the place will be full even if everyone is already finished eating. BF is pressured. I bid him goodbye around 3:30 PM so he could help with the preparations in the resto. Hopefully, the event will boost their sales not the other way around. My friends and I were planning to watch on the last day because that will be our only free schedule. Ask ko si BF if we could get in for free..

Can't Find the Perfect Shoes..

It's only a few days before the start of my board review. We are not allowed to wear open toe shoes, sandals or flip flops, etc. Most of my footwear are flipflops and sandals. I have rubbershoes but it's too bulky to wear with jeans. So my hunt for the perfect sneakers is on. Since there is no work yesterday and there is a sale at SM MOA, BF and I went there to see if I could find the perfect one that would suit my taste. We searched and searched. We even checked out the kids section *LOL*. There were nice sneakers but they were so expensive! Our search was unsuccessful and it worries me. Then I remember that I still have this old girbaud sneakers. It's still in good condition because I seldom use it. I guess I have to use this for the moment until I find the PERFECT SHOES...

If anyone could give me a tip on where to find cute, comfy and affordable sneakers please PM me at tetsky02@gmail.com..I would really appreciate it..

The Men Hunt Tag

This is one exciting tag. What is more exciting than to share the men you are drooling on *LOL*? Hhhmmm...Sinu-sino nga ba? Before I like Asian boylets. But since I don't have much time watching chinovelas, koreanoveles, etc. my likings for asian men kinda disappeared. Don't get me wrong but my personal preference are those with chinky eyes. Hindi naman obvious sa BF ko di ba? So here are the guys who make my heart beat faster *LOL*.

1. Jensen Ackles

He is Dean in the TV series Supernatural. He first caught my attention in the series Dark Angel with Jessica Alba. Love his sexy eyes..

2. Steven Strait

He starred in a lot of films. 10,000 BC, The covenant (one of my favorite), Sky High and Undiscovered. Did I mention he also knows how to sing?

3. Chace Crawford

He is what I consider the boy next door type. He plays Nate in the new series Gossip Girl. Cutie!

4. Jerry Yan

My asian bet. The feeling comes back whenever I watch meteor garden. Kilig to the max! I love his dimples and he has the cutest smile. Don't you think? Sana he'll return in the Philippines, actually they, the F4. Yayayain ko mga sis and cuzs ko..

So there you go. My choices. They are the reason why i'm watching tv and collecting DVDs *LOL*. Actually, there's more but as they say " So many men, so little time." Over and out..

Low BP

Ou new nurse Jim was kind enough to monitor the blood pressure of employees who have a history of heart problem or those who are at risk of having one. I'm one those people who he monitor but not because of high BP but the other way around. My normal BP is 90/60. Yesterday it went down to 80/60. Normally you will feel sleepy when you have low Bp because you lack oxygen in your brain. I was feeling ok until I went home. It seemed as if all my energy was drained. I was really sleepy but I couldn't sleep. I was suppose to continue my review but decided to postponed it to get rest. This morning I felt worse, so I took a leave of abscence. I ate a lot of veggies today hoping it would help. I'm feeling a lot better now. I'll just take this day off to relax. BF will be coming home today. Hope the weather will get better. It's raining since this morning.

For more infos on Low Blood Pressure click here.

Abandoned

Since yesterday our QC Manager was on leave. She was supposed to report for work today because she only filed a leave for yesterday. It was already 8:05 when I noticed that she hasn't arrived yet. Most of the time she's early. When I asked her she told me she's not feeling well. Our Asst. QC Manager is also on leave. She went to Bora with her family. So that leaves me in charge of QC. I did some of their work like make daily qc report, inspect incoming raw mats, check hotpress sheets. Good thing our production is not that loaded, and most of the colors have no correction. Aside from these, I also have a rush color matching. I was able to finish it today, buti na lang. The customer called me up yesterday asking for it. It was only given to me by BF the day before yesterday. Buti na lang magaling ako magcolor match *LOL* (color black lang kasi). I was suppose to steal a few hours from work to browse my notes for the board but because of the work overload, I wasn't able to do so (tapos nagbblog pa ko *LOL*).

Hopefully, our mother ( Mam Winnie ), will feel better tomorrrow. I have no complaints doing some of her work, its an opportunity to learn. There are just things that need her approval. I'm still scared to make decisions regarding QC because I have to take full responsibility in case something went wrong (customer complaints).

A lonely week..

This coming week will be a lonely week for me. My BF will be leaving for Hongkong this monday. He will be accompanying his sister to arrange some documents to make her stay here legal. Tomorrow, our family will suppose to have an outing in celebration of my aunt and uncle's birthday. I won't be joining the outing for three reasons. First, we might have another family outing maybe this coming May when my tita arrive from Singapore. Second, I'm not really on a swimming mood and besides I need a lot of catching up on my review. I'm in lazy mode right now. And lastly, I want to spend time with BF before he leave. It will only be for four days but for me it would feel like a very very long time. I'm always used to seeing him everyday. Going to work with him, chatting about anything and everything until the time comes when we couldn't say anything anymore. Only listening to each others breathes.

I'll be texting him most of the time. Giving updates on the latest chikas in the office. Si Chona ata 'to (Chona Chikadora) *LOL* But since texting for him is more expensive, I may not be receiving so much in return. Sabi niya he'll find a way to e-mail me. Sana nga. I'll tell him na lang to be online para makapagchat kami. Hopefully he'll agree. I think he doesn't know how. I'll ask her sis na lang to teach him.

Days go by very fast. Sana it'll fast forward to saturday so he'll be here na. Sana din next year we could go on an out of the country vacation. That is if his obligations would allow him.

I almost forgot, his birthday is coming up. Haven't thought of any gift yet. Ang hirap talagang regaluhan ng mga lalaki.

Summer '08

Our company outing was held at Laiya Rest House and Becah Resort in San Juan Batangas. The departure time was supposed to be 630 am but because of unexpected traffic, we left at 7:10 am already. On our way traffic pa rin so we arrived at the resort 11 am na. It was also raining that time. But it's a good thing though kasi we won't get too much sunburn. The sun came out after lunch na. It was too hot already so we decided not to stay under it for a long time. We were suppose to have a volleyball game and obstacle course, but since we lack time to do that volleyball na lang. I was suppose to participate but did not do so kasi ang tagal magstart. Ako pa naman when it comes to outings like this gusto ko ako mauuna maligo..*LOL*. I was sleepy kasi Ason and I only had two hours of sleep maybe even less. He was already sleeping while I was taking a shower. He only woke up nung malapit ng umalis..hehe..I also stole a few minutes of sleep. Hindi na kami nakapagmerienda, take out na lang.

The resort was ok. The beach not so kasi hindi ganun kalinaw ung water tapos ang dami pang tao. The food? Not so good also. Good thing some of our operators cooked bulalo, inihaw na tilapia and bangus, inihaw na talong with bagoong alamang (sarap nito), and kilawin. They also brought ripe mangoes.

We arrived at the plant around 8. Some of us stopped at the shell gas station to have dinner. Ung mga magugulo (QC and sales plus our nurse Jim).

My Alma Mater

I heard from my good old friend maan that 4th year chemistry students from our school (PLM) will be having a comprehensive exam to check if they are ready to take the board exam. Coz last year no one from PLM was able to pass the said exam. Just to be sure that it will never happen again the professors thought of giving them a sort of pre-board exam to assess their capability. Since I am working, I wouldn't be able to take the exam, I need to save up my VL and SL for the coming review and exam. I took a leave last friday to inquire and ask our dean if I could get a copy of the exam. Good thing we caught up with her before she left the school. She wasn't suppose to be there because it was her day off. Luckily, she needed to attend a seminar. When I asked her about the exam, she said it is ongoing, meaning they scheduled the exam that day and the day before. She couldn;t provide me with the exam but told me that if most of them failed, they will be having another exam, which I think I wouldn't be able to take, again.

Transcript of records are needed for the board, and since I was already there, I paid for a new copy na rin.

The fun part of going there was reminiscing the times we spent there during college. There were a lot of changes though. The quadrangle where we used to play tennis is already a covered court, maybe because our gymnasium is under renovation. The walkway to different buildings have monitors with BBC news on it. The school now is trimester, in preparation for masteral. Deretso masteral na kasi after you graduate. Kainis bakit hindi namin naabutan! Anyways, I was so happy to see that our school has a lot changes, good ones talaga. Seeing my felow Isko and Iska (Scholars) makes me wanna study again...

Here are some of the pictures of my dear alma mater...

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila

The stage where we graduated. We were the first to use it.

Camp Big Falcon aka Gusaling Lacson. Where we attended most of our classes.

The path leading to Gusaling Katipunan and the Library.

The covered walkway to Gusaling Lacson

The Gazebo..Where we hang-out.

Nice Spot

Photo Extraction

I have always been curious how people remove the background in a picture. I saw one of Wanda's LO wherein she used photo extraction technique. I asked her how she did it and she said it's mano mano. One lazy afternoon at the office (nothing much to do) I tried the mano mano technique and this is what came out of it.

credits

We were at Tagaytay Highlands waiting for our cable car ride when this shot was taken. Ason was playing with Rohan that time. Isn't he a cutie. He is Ason's inaanak and my kinakapatid's son.