Plakda!!

Ayan. ilang minuto na lang... tapos na ulit ang shift.
Ilang ikot pa ng orasan, makakauwi na ako.
Umaga na.
Patapos na ang magdamagang trabaho.

Maiinitan na din ang nangangatog kong kalamnan.
Hindi ko na kasi matiis ang lamig ng opis.
Kuntodo jaket pa, kahit na summer pa ngayon.
Ganun talaga, eh malakas ang aircon eh.

Matatapos na rin ang trabaho.
Sa dami ng pinipindot ko sa computer.
Sa dami ng iuupdate na system.
Sa dami ng tawag.
Sa dami ng mga makukulit.
Sa dami ng mga maarte.
Sa dami na mga nagmamakaawa pero wala akong magawa.
Sa dami ng mga nakakairitang kausap.
Sa dami ng mga tatanga-tanga. Banyaga kuno. Che!

Ayan na, ika-sampu at kalahati na ng umaga.
Sa wakas.
Tapos na ang araw.
Pero kailangan pang may ayusin.
Kailangang magligpit.
Mag-ayos ng pinagtrabahuhan.

Aba, lintek, isang oras na pala ang nakalipas ng matapos ang shift.
Kakatapos ko lang ayusin ang aking cubicle.
Makakalabas na rin sa malamig na ofis.

Matagal ang elevator.
Umaga kasi.
Lahat sila papasok pa lang.
Kami paalis na.
Puro puno ang elevator pagbukas.
ANO BA?? PAUWIIIN NA KAMI PWEDE??
Hay salamat, may isang bakanteng elevator.
Sugod ang lahat ng baba.
Ang labas...
Sardinas ang elevator.
Sarsa na lang ang kulang.

Nakababa na rin. Makakalabas na ng gusali.
Anak ng...
Umuulan???
Wala akong dalang payong.
Buti may underpass. Makakatawid ako sa kabilang ibayo.
Sugod na lang sa ulan.
Pauwi naman eh.
Kaya na yan.

Pasakay ako sa bus.
Sosyal ang bus.
Dalawa ang tv.
Pero ndi yun ang pakay ko.
Kailangang kumportable ang upo ko.
Yakap ang bag, umupo ako sa pinakasulok ng bus.
Eto na ang kundoktor.
"Manong, Crossing po, isa lang."
Binigyan na ako ng tiket ni manong.
Malamig sa bus.
Parang opis lang.
Ansarap umidlip.
Inaantok na talaga ako.
Iidlip lang.
Ambigat ng mata ako...

Naalimpungatan ako.
May tumabi pala sa akin.
Mamang mataba.
Tumingin ako sa bintana ng bus.

PUTIK!!!

CUBAO NA TO AH!!!!

My Best Breakfast...

Perhaps this day would just be as bad as the graveyard shifts.

While on the jeep going to work, I could feel the hassles of an early bird. I didn't have my breakfast before leaving home. I could feel the emptiness of my stomach as if blurbs to have something to fill it. Having a day shift (for the first time in three weeks, sigh!) is the most convenient thing that I have now. Waking early in the morning and sleeping at nighttime. Hahahaha. Just like the old days. Schooling days. But then, the habit of missing breakfast (literal breakfast, that is) is a big no no. I could miss my vanity routines, yes, but never the breakfast.

Here I go, struggling for the Mr. Punctual 2008 awardee. I should be at work at least a few hours before the shift. Kamusta naman ang maagang pumasok??

Kabababa ko lang ng jeep. Hindi pa ako nakakababa eh langhap ko na ang simoy ng Libis. Mabangong mabaho. Medyo mausok ang sidewalk na lalakaran ko. Smoggy kase. Kamusta ang polusyon sa paligid.

Eto na, nasa ibaba na ako ng building. Aakyat na ako para makapaglog-in sa biometrics. Pero parang may nakalimutan ako...

Hindi pa nga pala ako nagbreakfast.

Punta ako sa matandang puti ang balbas. Bumili ako ng manok at dinurog na patatas. Wala nang inuming kasama. Marami nun sa pantry. Dun na lang ako kukuha.

Pumasok ako ng gusali. Parang galing sa department store ang eksena. Andaming dala. May bag, may mug, may plastic na may pagkain. Parang nagshopping lang ba.

Ang haba ng pila sa elevator. Keri lang. Wait patiently for the turn.

Bumukas ang elevator. Hanapin ang button na may katabing numerong 21. Doon ang palapag namin. Nangangamoy ang pagkain ko. Pasensya sa mga magugutom. Madamot ako today hahaha.

Bumukas ang elevator. Iniwan kay 'Menung Gurd' ang cellphone at bag. Bawal sa loob eh. Parang department store talaga antaray. May number pa. Baggage counter. Plang!

Pumasok na ako sa pantry. Kitang kita ang kabuuan ng Pasig sa aking kinatatayuan. Kasama na ang bulubundukin ng Rizal. Ang ganda tingnan. Inspiring kumain. Humanap ako ng pwesto sa tabi ng salaming bintana.

Hindi ko alintana ang oras habang kumakain at nakatingin sa malayo. Nakakaaliw ang paligid. Napakarelaxing. Nakatatanggal ng stress. Parang higit pa sa biyaya ng pagkain ang aking natamo ng mga oras na iyon. Ang kagandahan ng tanawin. Ang katiwasayan ng paligid. Ang unti-unting pagsikat ng araw sa silangan. Hay...

BUUUURRRRPPP!!!

Sorry sa malakas na dighay. Ahahaha

I Believe

I have this test taken from a website which offers, well, tests and quizzes that hones your personality and being. Being a visionary and advocate of change, diversity and intercultural respect, I took the 'How can I change the world?' quiz. Here is the result.

How Can You Change the World?

My Result: Future Generations

Children are our future, and it's in our best interests to give them the tools they need to help make the world a better place. With your drive and smarts, you're sure to be a positive influence in their lives.

Whether you're tutoring neighborhood kids, coaching a soccer team, or just serving as a good role model, you know it's important to pave the way for our future generations and offer them the support and encouragement they need to follow their dreams. One thing's clear — the future looks bright, and it's because of motivated people like you. Way to go!

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=changetheworldogt&c=50652

Years ago, I took a few tests and here are the results:

What's Your Destiny?

My Result: Provider

Providers are nurturing and are concerned for the welfare of others. They can recognize exactly what people need and their friendly, helpful, social nature makes them feel comforted. They have kind and generous hearts and are personable, talkative, and outward with their emotions. Their openness and sensitivity make them concerned about the way others see them. They have the capacity for profound care and sympathy for others.

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=destinyogt&c=50652

The Enneagram Test

My Result: Type 8 - The Leader

This means that compared to the eight other Enneagram types, you have a strong sense of willpower and self-confidence. In fact, you're the kind of resourceful, decisive person who is often committed to making things happen.

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=enneagramogt&c=50652

The Ultimate Personality Test

My Result: Skydiver

That means you're open minded, extroverted, free-spirited, and independent. Chances are you're pretty liberal. You're like a magnet for love and affection. People adore you. And, thanks to that healthy dose of self-confidence, you're super-flexible.

How do we know all this? How do we know you're a great leader at work? Or that you're a self-starter and will always volunteer to take on a job? How could we have divined that you're an excellent communicator and tend to spread your enthusiasm to others?

Because while you were taking the test, you answered four different types of questions — questions that measured confidence, apprehension, willingness to take risks, and your focus on experience versus appearance — the primary traits that determine your personality. Based on your responses, we determined your personality type, Skydiver.

And that's just scratching the surface.

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=personality&c=50652

The Super IQ Test

My Result: Visual Linguist

People who are Visual Linguists are highly intelligent and have many diverse talents. They have especially strong linguistic talents and are very good at interpreting visual information. They've got their feet on the ground, but their minds are capable of very complex, abstract thought. Compared to others, they are easily able to see situations from many different angles. They also understand how things work in a very practical way.

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=superiqogt&c=50652

How Bright Is Your Aura?

My Result: Orange

People who have Orange as the brightest color of their aura are good at tuning in to the feelings of others and treating them with sensitivity, and they expect others to reciprocate. Their trust in their emotional inner guide may draw them to work that is more deeply fulfilling, as opposed to work that just provides a paycheck.

In their love lives, they're emotionally expressive. They may show their affection most often by sharing how they feel and asking their partners to do the same. They have an above-average ability to identify and express their feelings, particularly to romantic partners.

Their advanced ability to express feelings prevents energy from getting stuck in this layer of their aura, which can help them avoid a variety of emotional and physical ailments.

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=auraogt&c=50652