Darn Anti-Government Protesters…

It has long been planned out; you know… having this vacation in Thailand. I even posted it here to my excitement and what happened??? Our flight was cancelled and why??? Anti-government protesters from Thailand shut-down their airport so that their Prime Minister who went for Peru to attend the APEC meeting would not be able to come back and be forced to step down his position which he did after a week. Huh? *deep sigh… Talk about misfortune. Anyhow, my college friend called me up and told me that the concert was rescheduled on February 7th anyway so we better have our flights rescheduled too which we did after talking almost every morning to CebuAir Customer Service during the Thailand mishap.


On the other hand, it would still be a great thing, if ever we were a week earlier in Thailand since I could have had a valid reason to extend my vacation and witness something cool too. LOL! My officemates were very encouraging. They told me I still have next year so I need not worry about it, such optimism. The only good thing I could think of regarding the situation is how I wish Filipinos can be like the Thailanders sometimes. How I wish that piles of people would gather up so that we can throw off the current megalomaniac president. I don’t want to talk politics right now but I just can’t help it.

Anyway, let’s end this crap. I just wish and I'm hopeful that we can make it by next year. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

When Computer Monitors Go Down...

I have been thinking and observing this weird PC breakdown for a while now. First time I encountered this problem was in the office. A colleague reported a PC breakdown and sending this message to us all. After reading his e-mail, I just can't believe that this is a sudden machine breakdown since my experiences with troubleshooting PCs tells me it is NOT. Well, anyway I turned the reported PC on and yup, I got nothing on the screen. Monitor light is amber but I'm hearing beeps from its CPU so no problem on its main brain. I started dismantling the wires at the back and I happen to take the ethernet cable out of its PC port. After that I turned the PC on and to my surprise, I finally got some output.


I was really puzzled... but if this happens to you, you just needed to take out your ethernet cable and turn your PC on. I think there's some conflict with the NIC and the video card and this TS really works. No clear reason as to why this troubleshooting step works but as long as it fixes your computer, to hell with the reason.

I managed to use this troubleshooting step again yesterday when a neighbor experienced the same problem and my discovered troubleshooting step above works geniusly. I got the PC monitor back up and normal...

Updates... updates... updates... and updates...

As usual... I can't spell out my mood again right now. I don't know if I am being confused of my feelings for someone but I'm sure it's not what you think or maybe I'm just denying the fact that I can feel and I know it's a total bummer. I hate the fact knowing that I can feel something romantic because I am used to being alone and I have already accepted that I will never ever have a boyfriend in my entire fucking life.

Anyway, someone phoned me the other day and it's from Korea. An APEC representative is inviting me to attend a meeting which will be held at Philippine World Trade on November 18, 2008. She sounds cute. Well her accent is kinda funny but it's cute... Funny in a cute way like me sometimes... LOL Well I am pretty much sure I will attend the meeting and the thing is my mom wants to attend as well, not sure if it's possible though...

On the other hand, I decided not to come to work today and I have already asked permission to one of my supervisors which is sooo.. sooo.. lenient and you know what happened next. It's my dad's day today so I needed to come home. The mere fact that my housemates tolerated me to pursue my plan is very convincing. I just laughed it all out and sent a message to my superior which happens to be a good idea rather than just not showing at all. After my shift, my other girl-housemate and I went home and slept a little and then after that by ten she left for home. I continued my nap which is literally a nap since the boys woked me up. We were watching some movie and there, they adviced me that since it was my dad's birthday today I should go home and relax and be non-productive which I happen to get a little anxious at first. I was about to prepare and pack my things but they kept me in the house until the food is done so that we can eat together. That's so sweet, my tear almost fell-off my cheeks.

Moreover, I got home by 5 in the afternoon and still a little anxious about my decision. I just hope this will not cause any problem in the office...

I'm Sick and My Mother Wants Me to Resign...

I got sick last Wednesday probably because of the weather. It has been changing drastically last week. You don't really know when it's gonna be sunny or when it's gonna rain. I had decided to rest for the wholeday so I had not come to work on Thursday. It was not that troublesome though since my housemates were there to take care of me. However, my mother went all the way to our apartment to check on me and there it all started about the thing of me leaving my job prematurely. A total bummer... I don't know what to do or how to explain. I told her it was inevitable. I'm not a superhero or something and everyone gets sick so I told her not to make a big deal out of it. On the other hand, I know her and I know that she's gonna do something and she even got one of my supervisor's e-mail address. I asked her, what's she gonna tell my supervisor? This is not school anymore that parents can barge in business anytime. It was too complicated but somehow I managed to talk my way through out of her web.

Anyway, I'm quite well right now but still can't go to work tomorrow. I need to have a check-up first. I don't know how to go on with everything anymore... I'm just tired... and the thing is, I'm not purely happy...

NEXT: Thailand Adventure

I had this friend who invited me to go to Thailand because of a concert. I'm not a fan of those who would sing in the concert but I thought I needed a break from work stress. I was just fond of her letter, it's very convincing... She really did made a research regarding this...

Anyway, here's the letter:

AISA...

Here's the information:

CONCERT is at NOVEMBER 29, 2008 at Rajamangala National Stadium in Bang Dapi, Bangkok.

Plan is either we leave by Nov. 28 and return by Nov. 30, or we leave by Nov. 28 and return by Dec. 1 ... We have to work that out and we have to make it soon. Seats for PAL are getting full by the minute.. T__T Why are Filipinos going to Thailand at that time of the year?!?

1. Ticket price for Concert - 4500 baht > that's the priciest, if you convert that to Philippine peso, that's about P6100 >> I want to see them as close as I can. :-Q_ There's like 1500 baht but it's "miles" (exaggerated form) away. Of course, if you went all the way to BKK to see them, you have to make sure that you'd see them as near as possible. (It's my twisted reasoning, I think my mind's all messed up. XD I'll let you know why...)

2. Air Fare. I checked on PAL, 28Nov - 30Nov, there are available seats and the cheapest is $168. I used P46 = $1 and it's about P7730 and when I double checked 28Nov - 1Dec, cheapest is at $204 = P9390. That's already roundtrip, schedule for departure and arrival provided.

That's where we get the P15000 that I told you about.

NOW.....

a. Accommodation

- I am going to contact someone who went to BKK last May and ask her about how she got a place to stay for a week. Actually, I'm also asking her to go but I think she's not going so, I'll just get her information.
- I also checked Inns, 2-3 star hotels in BKK and there's one in Sukhumvit that costs $24/night, 2 beds, internet access, resto, laundry (as if we're gonna need this, haha), etc. I looked up the place, it looks so cool and the rooms are pretty BUT... we still need to look for a cheaper place, even if we're sharing, $12/night is still a lot of money. T_T

b. Fare (Taxi, Tuktuk, Bus, Train)

- I only checked the taxi fare. I'm pro-convenience and we all know it's a hassle if we're going to take a bus or train (much more if it's a tuktuk .. though it's a popular Thai transportation) . Plus, Thai taxis are metered so they can't cheat on us. XD They charge 35baht minimum, that's $1 per ride but of course, they charge extra for extra kms. So for fare, that's pretty much covered since we'll share as well. ($0.5 for every minimum fare, not bad eh?)

c. Food

- I checked and online, it says that the minimum food cost in Thailand is about $1/meal. I alloted about $20 for food, on my part, not because my appetite is wicked but because it's better to have more than less right?

d. Merchandise/Souvenirs

- Hah. I'm not sure if I'd buy something though. I would, maybe, because of family so I'm going to have at least $50 set for this but that's just me. I might not use it because I have a little 'thrifty' side on me, so it's that "more than less" theory again.

e. Pocket Money

- Can it be categorized for letter D as well? "More than Less" theory.


I summed it all up.

Those on 2ND row are adjustments!

==========================================
Airfare $168 $204
Concert ticket $133 $140
Accomodation $036 $040
Taxi Fare $015 $020
Food $015 $020
Souvenirs $050 $060
Pocket Money $050 $050
==========================================
Total $467 $534
==========================================
Converted @ P46 = $1 P21482 P24564



LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN YO!!! LET'S ... LET'S!!!

College Reunion of 10

I had this friend who worked in Dubai for 2 years and finally came home a week ago. He planned of having this reunion even before knowing the tentative date of his departure. I am just kind of excited about it and I really don’t know why. Anyway, I just got home from the event and the funny thing is only 10 people were present. But, in any case, that didn’t hinder us to have so much fun.

We went to El Madero, a resort nearby. We were 5 then and the rest got there by 8 in the evening. I didn’t plan to swim so I didn’t bring any swimwear with me given that I intend to go home by 9 since I still have my work tomorrow afternoon. The most interesting thing we had talked about is all regarding our so-called frustrations. I wish I were or I wish I was. I wish I had or I wish I did and weirdly laughed about these stuffs although some of them we were agitatedly aware of. Most of them were planning to leave their job very soon and the reason is the usual. Tired of doing the same thing everyday, daily routine for that matter.

Moreover, we had talked about me wanting to take up Fine Arts back then before graduating high school since I do believe I have “it” and this is my passion honestly speaking. I was always pondering what if I had become an Arts major. What would I become if I had taken up and followed my passion? I had this classmate who even said that her future is planned and her goals are already there but circumstances are the major adversary. I, too, understood what she meant about it. I was in fact planning and/or determined to become a 3D artist early this year but this wasn’t the case after getting a job under publishing. Yes, it was under publishing but my job way way differs from what I had imagined. I thought I would be in designing and publishing but I became a support instead... so I had no choice but to enjoy my current job. They even asked why I agreed to enter publishing since I am a computer major and not English major but my answer always seems to be some kind of an excuse and I'm not quite sure why.

At any rate, I decided to get home by 11 since I wanted to get a good sleep and they had gone to a bar near Robinson’s mall after a night swim. It was fun overall and educating at some point. No one changed at least I can tell nobody changed. They were exactly the same when we were in college. Fun, comedic, dramatic, cool, crazy. A blast for knowing them…

Proxy Sites for Nothing and Clicks for Free

I haven’t been able to update my blog since being a night-shifter. Well, am doing all my blogs at night so… bummer… Anyway, I am currently at the office, doing nothing (at the moment) but browsing under a web proxy. Hell! We have internet security which blocks popular sites like myspace, multiply, friendster, facebook.. sooo.. we had no choice but to find our way to sneak through. I have written below some cool web proxies for you to choose from just in case your office has this darn internet security too.

Well, just an overview for our newbie friends; web proxy is a proxy that focuses on WWW traffic. The most common use of a web proxy is to serve as a web cache. Most proxy programs (e.g. SQUID) provide a means to deny access to certain URLs in a blacklist, thus providing content filtering. This is usually used in a corporate environment, though with the increasing use of Linux in small businesses and homes, this function is no longer confined to large corporations. Some web proxies reformat web pages for a specific purpose or audience (e.g., cell phones and PDAs).

http://kc5150.com
http://www.silversurf.info/
http://www.proxypure.com/
http://www.cubeproxy.info/
http://seofm.info/
http://www.kamouflage.info/
http://www.ioop.info/
http://www.proxycharm.info/
http://www.thehider.com/

Have fun with these proxies and see yah in a short while. I’m going home today, in my province since it's my off. I’ll be posting lots of cool stuff once I’m home.. sooo stay tuned!