Imman

the kid sent me a text message: pwede ba maging tayo? (could we be a couple?)

let's step back a bit: we started as textmates and i invited him over the chairless apartment. he's 20 but looked like a high school kid, partly because he's a bit on the short side and skinny. one could say he's cute, in a little-kid-with-a-perpetual-grin kind of way. on one of his visits, i decided to give him some of my now too-small shirts, including the white astroboy shirt i so loved but only wore once because it wouldn't fit me. i told him it was love at first sight when i saw that shirt; but me and that shirt, alas, were not meant for each other.

and, well, he has slept over in my room. a couple of times. and afterwards, i would cook something for us to eat and he would always eat what i serve with much appreciation. one couldn't get a better and more sincere compliment for one's cooking.

but i couldn't see him as a boyfriend. at most he's like a little brother (a comparison that is both wrong on some levels and familiar, as coming from someone else) and so i answered his question with a no. and i felt like a horrible person dumping a really nice guy.

Ok.. So binigyan ko ang sarili ko ng 3-5 taon na allowance para mapagdesisyunan ang ilang bagay bagay. Sa ngayon, sinusulit ko rin ang panahon sa Chevron.

Sa totoo lang, parang lugi nga ang Chevron sa akin. hehe. 'Di ko nasusulit lahat ng naibibigay sa akin. Una, ang naibigay sa akin na mentor ay grabe sa kagalingan. Kung anong level, mga DC/James level. Tipong ganun. haha. Basta magaling talaga at willing siyang sumagot talaga sa mga tanong ko.

Sa una naming pagkikita, usap talaga kami ng masinsinan sa Starbucks. Libre niya. haha! Pero yun.. Magaling talaga siya.. Idol kung idol... :D

Kaya tingnan natin kung ano kalalabasan natin matapos ang 5 taon sa Horizons Program

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Ngayon ko lang napagtanto na...

Kung ano gusto mong paniwalaan, 'yun lang talaga ang tatanggapin mo. Ay, good luck talaga...

Your dating personality profile: Stylish - You do not lack for fashion sense. Style matters. You wouldn't want to be seen with someone who doesn't care about his appearance. Big-Hearted - You are a kind and caring person. Your warmth is inviting, and your heart is a wellspring of love. Liberal - Politics matters to you, and you aren't afraid to share your left-leaning views. You would never be caught voting for a conservative candidate.

Your Top Ten Traits 1. Stylish 2. Big-Hearted 3. Liberal 4. Sensual 5. Adventurous 6. Shy 7. Romantic 8. Wealthy/Ambitious 9. Traditional 10. Practical

Your date match profile: Stylish - You cannot put up with someone who is lacking in style. You want an original, someone with flare, someone with good taste. Liberal - You need a person who has liberal opinions and beliefs. You are engaged by political discussions and would find a liberal viewpoint refreshing in a date. Wealthy/Ambitious - You seek someone with goals, someone to whom success is important. You would like for this person to open up new experiences and opportunities for you.

Your Top Ten Match Traits 1. Stylish 2. Liberal 3. Wealthy/Ambitious 4. Shy 5. Adventurous 6. Intellectual 7. Religious 8. Big-Hearted 9. Practical 10. Athletic

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Now to actually post my take on Why You Should & Should NOT Date Me, but it would probably be best to have it come in a "Dear Future Significant Other" form.

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December 14, 2009.

Muntikan na akong hindi maka-attend ng isang reco sa Ateneo dahil kagagaling ko lang din nun sa Christmas party ng office. Literal na tanghali akong nagising gumising at 1pm ang reco. Dali-daling naligo at umalis na rin. Uminom nal ang ng C2, malagyan man lang kahit asukal ang sikmura. hehehe..

Ok naman ang reco. Nagtuon ng pansin kay Joseph. Siya rin naman daw ay may sariling Annunciation at Fiat. hehe... Ayun.

Nilagay ko lang din talaga ito dahil gusto ko lang i-marka ang araw na pinakanta ako ng Salmo nang wala sa oras at walang practice. haha. Katakot pero masaya. :)

*bow*

Something I read a while back:

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My job is fucking unbelievable. I'll try to sum it up by first telling you about the folks I work with:

First, there is this supermodel wanna-be chick. Yeah, okay, she is pretty hot, but damn is she completely useless. The girl is constantly fixing her hair or putting on makeup. She is extremely self-centered and has never once considered the needs or wants of anyone but herself. She is as dumb as a box of rocks, and I still find it surprising that she has enough brain power to continue to breathe.

The next chick is completely the opposite. She might even be one of the smartest people on the planet. Her career oppertunities are endless, and yet she is here with us. She is a zero on a scale of 1 to 10. I'm not sure she even showers, much less shaves her "womanly" parts. I think she might be a lesbian, because every time we drive by the hardware store, she moans like a cat in heat.

But the jewel of the crowd has got to be the fucking stoner. And this guy is more than just your average pothead. In fact, he is baked before he comes to work, during work, and I'm sure after work. He probably hasn't been sober anytime in the last ten years, and he's only 22. He dresses like a beatnik throwback from the 1960's, and to make things worse, he brings his big fucking dog to work. Every fucking day I have to look at this huge Great Dane walk around half-stoned from the second-hand smoke. Hell, sometimes I even think it's trying to talk with its constant bellowing. Also, both of them are constantly hungry, requiring multiple stops to McDonalds and Burger King, every single fucking day.

Anyway, I drive these fucktards around in my van and we solve mysteries and shit.

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Another one.

I have a nagging (and probably accurate) feeling it's because I'm Asian/Filipino. In this country, dominated by the local power, the prestigious white population ("look white and get places" HAS been confessed by people in several blogs), and the dominant Indian people, why bother with Asians?

"We" used to be just maids. Or sales clerks. Nothing above that. Hard working "put your back into it" people come to little old Dubai to make a quick buck.

So I'm testing whatever this corporate ladder is and I have been found "less," so they've said, yet again. I expected this.

Interesting. But I refuse to give up. But one way or another I'll get what I want. And when I get it, I will, like Emma Frost said in AXM#1 (geek talk here), astonish.

Just wait. If I have to drag whatever corpse I have to drag to get to where I want to be I will. Let's use this attitude and make something out of it yes?

So I promise not to hide my posts anymore.

Whatever. Who gives a fuck right? lol

Ah...

Coming back to Dubai from the Philippines was strangely fulfilling. It's nice to not have X grade traffic everywhere. I swear traffic in Manila is THE WORST. Of course I haven't been to India so I'll have to test the now old argument between me and Zafar on which country has the worst traffic.

And I ended up in a butterfly-tastic relationship with Will. Mon capitain. Petit-ami. *kilig*

I tried going all sexed up in Pinas and didn't really enjoy it. I don't know why. I may just be in love again. I did have ONE A grade romp there, but that's as far as it goes.

Love. What a word. Scary word.

And like Edina just recently said, I now only need heaps and heaps of dollars/dirhams to be REALLY contented.

Highlight of the whole Pinas trip? High school reunion, meeting Dale's dad, taking pictures of the cats, that Guess event, Cebu bus ride, my mom, my grandmother, and that dinner with my ex-agents, and having that epiphany about grey areas when i went down to Lotho's.

So. Continuez l'ecrivant.