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December 29th, 2004 * Comments(0)

it’s a common practice that we or most of us would try to make an
entry that would somehow coincide with the celebration occuring at the
present. but i can’t seem to decide what and where to start. all i’m
saying is that my christmas was okay, fine and simple. good thing that
we’re still complete, despite all odds. different forms of shit have
passed, but our family’s still together. i have to blog something
about this someday. a long entry waiting to be told, that’ll be the
time…

it’s a new year once again! i feel more in the mood right now than
last year. and i still haven’t found the liking in making resolutions
this time. i don’t know why (or don’t know how). hehe. assuming that
this year will be a silent one. no firecrackers and such. i don’t
know, really. we were one of the families who really loaded up during
new year’s eve before. but things have changed. more important
priorities to attend to first. but im sure a lot of jumping will
happen, with me heading the pack of course. hehe.

we’re supposed to start the new year with an optimistic point, only to
find out that thousands have already been taken away to the after-life
without even reaching it. last time i heard, 62 000 people died
because of the disaster that struck some neighboring countries.
Tsunami, never really gave it much thought in science class. but 62
thousand? damn. with just one blow, makes you wonder what’ll happen
next. and to think that this is just one of the consecutive tragedies
that disturbed 2004. what’s there to expect beyond? predictions. yes,
i listened to the random ramblings of some of the pers”HULA”nities on
television. but i didn’t give in to them to get the better of me. just
that they said this is only the start. still our older generation
celebrities will reach the ending point and this is just the beginning
of the many calamities that’ll happen. not to mention new diseases
that’ll hit us.

sigh. did i depress you? hope not. never meant to. just that it’s been
a turbulent year for all, whatever class in society you’re in. some
may beg to disagree. ah not been myself lately, maybe it’s the
vacation. 5 more days left though. no need to rush it even more.

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REWIND: one year back
on new year’s resolutions - “i’m fine being ME…”

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now: i STILL am.
“Happy Blasted New Year!!!”

posted Wednesday, 29 December 2004

amia made this comment,
brick! huhu. LOL. memories, memories. anyway, happy new year ed! dati
rin my grand dad was famous for his fireworks display, ngayon well,
you know. hehe.
i saw the tsunami reports, even the “body dump site” sheesh. nalungkot
ako when they started burrying the dead using a tractor.

“now she’s feelin more alone than she ever has before..”

comment added :: 30th December 2004, 10:27 GMT+08
nicole made this comment,
hi ed! happy new year anong new years resolution? lol wala na dapat di
ba? anyway here’s to 2005!
take care
nicole

comment added :: 31st December 2004, 03:15 GMT+08
A visitor made this comment,
happy new year, lil bro!
“i’m fine being me”….that’s good enough. :)

Paul

comment added :: 1st January 2005, 18:54 GMT+08
A visitor made this comment,
Good to know that you’re fine being you… Hehehehe, We havent talked
for a long while na ah, hows you? All those depressing news and death
tolls rising, guess all we can do is cross our fingers and hope it all
ends soon.
Anyway, Happy New Year ed.

nix

comment added :: 2nd January 2005, 13:24 GMT+08
edandhisdarkgreenlife made this comment,
happy new year! and thanks guys!
:-)

comment added :: 3rd January 2005, 17:17 GMT+08
CNBGirl made this comment,
new year’s resolution? ano yun? :P

comment added :: 6th January 2005, 14:51 GMT+08

for the sake of having an entry this christmas

December 24th, 2004 * Comments(0)

barely have time to surf, maybe my schedule just won’t permit. and to
think that it’s christmas break.

is this a curse? when everything’s supposed to turn out right and that
christmas is expected to be better for our family, the rest of the
world (or the country) is mourning over the loss of “DA KING”. is this
price to pay in order to have at least a decent noche buena in our
place?

yeah, been at home almost the whole time, sulking up to what’s showing
on the local tube (all FPJ updates, so you didn’t miss anything), much
to my dismay. i hope that things’ll start getting better soon.

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trying to make a christmas entry for cryin’ out loud. but nothing
seems to come up. focus ed. think of something. a happy moment,
something you would like to share. let’s see. here we go.

every christmas eve, when we were still in the durian city, and the
world was bliss, we would go to our lola’s (father’s side) humble
abode and reunite for her sake. compared to my mother’s side, they
were ten siblings in all, so it’s something to look forward to,
especially to the kids (us before) because of the presents and other
pasalubongs. it was a simple sight to behold. grown-ups eating and
drinking like they don’t care if they already have high blood sugar
rates or cholesterols and such. the offsprings talking and playing
with their new toys, also comparing how much one received from their
beloved ninongs and ninangs.
when we had to leave that place, the first noche buena i had without
our relatives was in Makilala, somewhere in North Cotabato (abu
sayyafs and terrorism weren’t present at that time). we were preparing
to leave for manila via cagayan de oro. anyway, we only stayed in an
unfinished house that only had an old concrete room built. (didn’t
even have a bathroom!). was a first coz we ate underneath the stars,
good thing too that it didn’t rain. still was glad, that we were able
to prepare a simple meal to at least keep us full, despite having a
hard time finding a place to do our necessities in the morning. that
was an experience though.

there was also another in Amlan, Negros Oriental, at least the feast
was a little more grand (when i mean grand, meh lechon, nothing more)
than the preceding year. we celebrated it outside, overlooking the
beach, still beneath the stars. other than this, most of my
christmases were boring. we were struggling, so we didn’t really
celebrate “christmas”. we just treated them as ordinary days of the
year.

this time, i’m feeling that this christmas will be a lot better than
last year. though it will not be the same as before, exchanging or
receiving presents, i’m happy.

i’m not playing my part as the responsible citizen because of my
selfishness and i’m somewhat complaining about our situation this
season, coz i know that there are a lot of people who scarcely even
have anything to eat. and i know how it feels, just not during
christmas. (which is worse). anyway, on the over-commercialization of
christmas in the philippines, i really don’t have anything to grumble
about. i think it just adds to the spice of things. to have something
to look forward to, to relatively divert our attention to simpler
things, whether it be materialistic or not. the decorations,
advertisements and other shameless promotions that goes with it just
reminds us of making most out of the festivity which when viewed on
the ideal way, is enlightening. or maybe it’s just my way of thinking.
i must’ve hit my head on something.

this isn’t an entry intended to uplift the spirits of those who have
lost the touch of christmas and its actual meaning. it’s my way of
saying that i still want to go back to before. it’s been 6 years since
we’ve been to my lola’s house, i’m imagining how my other relatives
look now, how much has changed since we’ve left. guessing it’ll be a
lot more years when we can relive that again. in the mean time, i’m
maximizing everything and enjoying what’s left.

“Happy Holidays!”

posted Friday, 24 December 2004

A visitor made this comment,
happy christmas!
sedricke

comment added :: 25th December 2004, 06:54 GMT+08
Nix made this comment,
Yeah, the stations really gave all they’ve got to feature ‘DA KING’,
[Filipinos=typos]
Anyway, didnt really feel Christmas-sy this particular season. dunno,
I was just out of it. and of course, that’s all thanks to Problems.

Enjoy it Ed, at least you’ve got parents and siblings who love you,
and you are with them.

comment added :: 26th December 2004, 12:10 GMT+08
A visitor made this comment,
right on lil bro, maximize opportunities and enjoy what you’ve got.
happy new year naman! :)
Paul

comment added :: 26th December 2004, 15:30 GMT+08
amia made this comment,
meri krismas! :)

comment added :: 27th December 2004, 20:58 GMT+08
nicole made this comment,
hi ed, i hope you had a good christmas, me too i miss the “old”
christmases i used to have anyway hope you had a good one anyway.
take care!
nicole

comment added :: 28th December 2004, 02:51 GMT+08
Nix made this comment,
Hey, didnt understand your comment at all. I was with them and I
explained that it was ok, was even eager to see, but somehow, nahihiya
sila, halos hilain ko na nga papunta sa clothes section.
ewannnnnnnnn…

comment added :: 28th December 2004, 11:26 GMT+08
edandhisdarkgreenlife made this comment,
maybe ill tell you we can ym na lang nix. =)

comment added :: 30th December 2004, 01:30 GMT+08

no sense at all

December 02nd, 2004 * Comments(0)
made this one probably because we had nothing else to do. answers are found below. by the way, don’t cheat! it’ll take the fun of figuring out away from this already lame entry. unless you really just don’t have time for it.
1. a father owned a lot. and divided it EQUALLY among his 4 children. divide it. this is the shape of the lot.

2. with just 4 strokes, divide the cake into 4 equal parts.

3. add five lines to make it ten.

but i still haven’t figured this one out (since first year high!) . does anyone know how to draw this figure without lifting the pen???

saw this in a shop underneath a big clock.

“This clock will never be stolen, everyone’s always watching it.”

and now answer this as quickly as possible.

4. Henry’s mother has four children. Winter, Spring, Summer and _______.

answers:

1.

2.

3.

4. if you’ve answered Fall or Autumn (like in my case, both. -bwisit-), they’re wrong. answer is Henry. toink.

posted Thursday, 2 December 2004
nicole made this comment,
hi ed! i’m so bad at these kind of riddles hahahaha mga palaisipan!take care
nicole
comment added :: 8th December 2004, 04:21 GMT+08
Nix made this comment,
why Henry?
comment added :: 8th December 2004, 14:59 GMT+08
amia made this comment,
lol @ that henry thing. sabi mo kasi wag ako magisip e, sumunod naman ako. haha.ok lang, panalo naman ako sa tik-tak-toe! LOL.lol nix.
comment added :: 9th December 2004, 12:38 GMT+08
A visitor made this comment,
ey ed, i got the henry thing correct. lol. i had this test already but i only got the circle thing correctly.Paul
comment added :: 10th December 2004, 08:00 GMT+08
CNBGirl made this comment,
answer dun sa 4th puzzler: http://img.photobucket.com /albums/v90/cnbgirl/answer.bmppinatulan talaga eh, hehe.
comment added :: 13th December 2004, 10:28 GMT+08
amia made this comment,
lol parang kulang parin isang line nung answer. haha pinatulan nga. yung line between 9 and 4 yata. lol. or baka naduduling lang ako lol
comment added :: 13th December 2004, 22:13 GMT+08
amia made this comment,
line between 2 and 4 pala. lol
comment added :: 13th December 2004, 22:15 GMT+08
A visitor made this comment,
nicole: haha. same here. kakainis kung hirap na hirap tas napakadali lang pala yung sagot.nix: becoz Henry is also a child of Henry’s Mother. =)amia: nakabawi naman ako! lolcnb: onga, parang meh kulang. pero salamat sa pagpatol! =_)ed
comment added :: 15th December 2004, 11:45 GMT+08

comparison

December 02nd, 2004 * Comments(0)

“free at last, free at last! thank God Almighty, i am free at last”

—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

a chain was broken. arms not….. who am i too kid myself? don’t have time to be poetic. am not good in that. what im trying to say is that i’m free! okay, not quite. just that i don’t have time to think of working on a regular basis anymore. my contract has ended. and they didn’t pour buckets of water on me (one of the unregistered traditions when it’s your last day), maybe because i was sick.

—

was trying to make a list of the contributions i did to the two stores (jollibee and kfc) and this is what i came up with.

Jollibee: November 12, 2003 - May 03, 2004
Position:

  1. Jollibee Express Delivery Service (JEDS) Operator

    —> in-charge of answering all telephone calls within the stores premises (we have 4 di fferent phones). and if it’s a call for delivery, i get to be the one who takes the order, assembles it and gives it to the rider –and in some cases, also delivers by foot or by ride just to meet the standard delivery time; otherwise, i have to deal with customer complaints for the next few minutes or so).

  2. Store Marketing Assistant (SMART)
    —> tries to improve the traffic count of the store and introducing new products to the customers. in-charge of putting up banners, posters, toys, and other merchandise for marketing and the like.
    —> in-charge of hosting parties (but since our store was small, we don’t have kiddie parties — thank God! –), and making reports of our store’s standing with regards to the promotions, both local and national.
    —> also in-charge of being our store marketing officer’s proxy in boring meetings and relays the agenda to him.

Ed’s REPORTS:

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      • Tuna Pie Monitoring (when it was launched last year)
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      • Meatier Spaghetti (remember the ad? Jolly Spaghetti na ngayon!)
      • Ranger For Your Hunger (only in the Vis-Min regions)
      • Customer Survey (we conduct customer surveys once every other month to see how we’ve progressed or digressed when it comes to improving the store’s three key target points: Food, Service and Cleanliness
      • JEDS Turn-Around-Time (TAT) Summary (i get to summarize and tally our performance both in sales and service)

Outside-Store Activities:

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        • MaAGA ang Pasko sa Jollibee 2003 - we visited a small town and helped in giving out used toys to the children there
        • Bulk-Orders in December 2003 - we visited some schools and tried to market our products for their Christmas parties.
        • Community Outreach - went to two nearby public schools and gave out medals and certificates to their top 10 graduates. was also able to write a photo caption and it was published in the local newspaper. and it felt so good, even though it was just a small piece of writing

Kentucky Fried Chicken: July 01 - November 30, 2004
Position:

  1. Counter Service Station
    —> frontliner in giving the customers and assisting them. one who takes charge in taking, assembling and dispatching the orders in real time.

that’s probably it. you may have noticed that i had so many contributions to the former store i worked for. i’m quite surprised myself. in kfc, the only consolation i got that i really liked was i got to eat their products whereas in jollibee (since it was a franchise), i don’t. instead, there’s a carenderia that they tied up with to provide our food but with some privilege of course. and after thinking over and over again. i’d rather eat in a carenderia than eating the same meal (even though it’s kfc’s fried chicken!) everyday.

i’d rather choose a work that would help me develop what needs to be developed and whose bosses sees the better of me than another who doesn’t. before, in jollibee, i hated the many responsibilities my manager would give me. but now, i’m, starting to regret not doing some of them. even if those projects were his job (note: i’m only his assistant which means i get to HELP, not do the work; but i’m not saying that i did ALL of his work), i learned a lot. compared to my fellow assistants, who seldom had assignments besides the regular operations, i was given a lot of opportunities to do more than what’s expected of me. the exposure i got was more than a common fastfood worker could ask for. the trust that the higher people had given me is what’s most… satisfying (couldn’t think of another word). and it’s especially nice if you see and actually feel that you’re not useless.

in kfc, i was good (humbleness aside). but it felt like i wasn’t giving enough which made my situation monotonous. well, of course, there may be some days when things really are just dull. i guess it’s also my fault. i wasn’t contented with my position. my station had some limitations that weren’t that suitable for me. i had no time to complain. but they treated me well. it’s just the sense of accomplishment that i’m looking for that weren’t met is what i’m murmuring about.

so to choose, i’d rather “bee happy” than “finger lickin’ good”. of course, we all have different experiences in different companies… so it’s not right to generalize everything. but enough of this, i just made this list so i can have a basis when i’ll enter the ‘big world’, pandagdag sa resume kumbaga. and with the informations i’ve disseminated (in details), i hope no one sues me. am just a legal kid sharing his side of the world to fellow net-freaks out there. i have no intention of defaming or discouraging anyone, i’m just sharing.

eitherway, i’m still free.

posted Thursday, 2 December 2004
amia made this comment,
kentucky fried crab? kentucky fried cow? mamili ka jan. haha. (private joke)
comment added :: 2nd December 2004, 19:00 GMT+08
edandhisdarkgreenlife made this comment,
the private joke (for the benefit of those who have no clue):

kfc incidentcustomer: excuse me, wala ba kayong pagkain na hindi chicken?
ed: -with pleasant smile- wala po ma’am. lahat po chicken rito.-but deep inside-ed: wala po ma’am. hayaan nyo po, next time. magsa-suggest ako na palitan yung pangalan ng store namin. ipapagpapalit ko po ng kentucky fried baboy.
comment added :: 2nd December 2004, 19:09 GMT+08
nicole made this comment,
lol @ the joke, well good luck with your ‘free time’ ed i’m sure you will be busy at school.take care!
nicole
comment added :: 3rd December 2004, 00:52 GMT+08
CNBGirl made this comment,
wahihi. buti napigilan mo yung sarili na sabihin yun sa customer. hehe.
comment added :: 3rd December 2004, 10:15 GMT+08
Nix made this comment,
lol @ joke… hmmm, so now, total school boy ka na? lucky you, me still have to “work” aside from all the school thingies I have to deal with. but as I always say, MABUHAY ANG MGA IRREG!
comment added :: 3rd December 2004, 11:10 GMT+08
edandhisdarkgreenlife made this comment,
amia: lolnicole: you have no idea. lol ;p
cnb: i was murmuring. hahanix: not really a full-time schoolboy. i still have work. we’re trying to get busy with this ‘thing’ that will hopefully sustain our education. that’s why i said ‘not quite’. the load of work is lesser than before. but we can’t afford to fail. =)
comment added :: 3rd December 2004, 16:23 GMT+08
Shawty made this comment,
so wats next? mcdo??? loli tasted kfc’s ceasar salad.. question??do you guys produce your own lettuce feeling ko kasi yung kfc dito sa davao sa eden garden kinuha yung lettuce nila at PATI sauce.. hmmm
comment added :: 4th December 2004, 00:01 GMT+08
A visitor made this comment,
may ayaw ako sa KFC, ung mga flavored na chicken pops ba un? :(asteeg music mo, counting crows!! :Ddrei
comment added :: 4th December 2004, 19:14 GMT+08
A visitor made this comment,
kaya nga kentucky fried ‘CHICKEN’ no? palibhasa napa-omnipresent ng jabi sa pinas kaya kala nila lahat ng fastfood ibaiba ang tinda. :)
ok ang work attitude mo. apply mo naman sa skul.crunchies
comment added :: 5th December 2004, 14:19 GMT+08
Nix made this comment,
hmmmm, dgboy, parang absent ka yata sa net today…
comment added :: 6th December 2004, 14:35 GMT+08
edandhisdarkgreenlife made this comment,
shawty: dunno really (how alert can i get? hehe). coz the veggies(lettuce) are already packed and is delivered by the commisary(the one who holds the stocks of everything). ows? ung sauce naman eh meh seal na sa kfc so inde ko talaga alam kung saan nanggagaling. hehe…drei: hehe. ung chicken pops eh sa jabee un na meh sweet and sour sauce… pero since meh flavor, malamang kfc fun shots… ung kulay blue ang lalagyan??? bite-sized chunks of chicken na cinoat ng mga flavors: sour cream, bbq at cheese… masarap naman. pero siguro mas matatype mo yung hotshots… walang flavor na spicy. thanks! hehe =)crunchies: onga, kaya nga mas nasasarapan ako sa jabee coz of the many choices offered. tas di limitado ung mga iimbentong bago kasi di naaahat sa name ng store… hehe… salamat! i will!nix: what’s that victoria? lol peace! ;p
comment added :: 7th December 2004, 18:55 GMT+08