MGC Experience

Well, I've started working since tuesday and I got my first pay yesterday for full 15 days even if I just worked for 4. That's the way it is when you work for...

Your mom!

Not that I'm an exception.

Mom pays her employees that way. they get paid even during the summer. A Happy employee makes quality works. She even provides transpo and food (3 meals) for them. Who can ask for a better deal?

Me.

Not that I'm complaining... much. So I know what mom wants on food tasting. I help in purchasing but most of all, I manage people. Tough job? Yes. The pay? Good enough. At least I get more than minimum plus all the food at my disposal. Man! I think I'll get big if this keeps up. I always get a nibble here and there. A snack of Siomai, Hotdog, Spaghetti, rice and whatever's on the menu, cookies, gatorade then C2. That's what I eat all 11 hours.

What have I been doing there aside from eating:

1. I ahve to Taste the food and make sure they are top quality.

2. I have to make sure everything is orderly and clean.

3. I have to make sure every one's working and working properly.

4. I have to be in front and talk to parents and teachers. PR the food.

5. I helpe mom in purchasing.

11 hours of work 5 days a week. Not bad.

How are the kids there?

Well, they're all rich little kids but some of them are quite stingy.

This is my work at the moment and a new experience.

What about fashion?

A little freelance here and there. I'll get to the full time when I get money. At the moment, I need to earn it.

... haaaay

Something to do while being bored.

Tiring Days

Times I help people are days that are tiring. Helping mom run the new canteen is one. Sure fine, I'm not yet doing anything. But I haven't even ran the new canteen. I'm tagging along in the British school first to learn the ropes and stuffs.

Whew.

I'm tired.

We went to shop for plates and two new industrial size rice cookers.

Whew.

"Evangiligaw"

A word coined from tow different words: Evangelization and Ligaw.

This according to Pat and his crew is just making ligaw to people in order for them to join church activities.

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Is there really evangelization happening? Or ligawan lang to make sure maraming pumupunta sa church?

Nothing against protestantism and thier church, but I think people there's got major issues.

Yup, folks. I'm speaking up finally.

This is my opinion. My opinion of the millenium and if mom finds out... Oh whatever.

There are two types of people there according to pops: the givers and the recievers.

The givers are people who love to show off their generosity. THey give and give and people see them as patrons. However, they complain why they are not acknowledged or why people take advantage.

Time to stop man! If you're complaining that they take advantage, withdraw. I did when I reached to the point of getting pissed.

The recivers are usually the unfortunate people. Nothing against them either. Ith's jus thtat they take advantage. I hoped they would at least take the sermons into their hearts.

But if they keep complaining and keep taking advantage, they are showing what they church is all about. A free for all. Some place you can get lucky.

Yes, these two types work hand in hand. One keeps giving while the other is happy to recieve.

A church is about Charity, Mercy and Love.

Can't see any of that happening. Just plain charity and no love or mercy at all. If you love your bors and sis, make sure you make them help themselves.

Remember:

People care about people who care about themselves.

I don't mean to start some sort of propaganda or bad moutning. This is a blog. Mostly opinion and observation. I am a Catholic and some people can criticize my practice. I am in a mixed religion family who is at constant war within. This is all my point of view.

Make your own.

Meow

He looks bored...

hehehehe.
Watched Da Vinci Code The other day.
What about it? Read the book before you judge! It's a fiction book based on facts. Only 30% is true. Re search about it.
I remember something. I was in Benilde Library when I was reading the Da Vinci Code.
It was interesting so I did my research. I saw this book about the Twmplars and Roslyn Chappel. Cool. If any of you out there are in Benilde, look up the Sword and the Grail by Andrew Sinclair. Oh yes, he's a Sinclair. Surviving relative of a member of the Templar kngihts.
Interewsting book. There are two book of that in the library. One of them, you can see my name 3 times. hehehehe.
oh
Jade's cat ran away. She doesn't take care of it. At least my Meows recognize me and love me. They don't want to runaway.

The Dancing Gods

I was at Goodwill and bought a book for twenty pesos. Cool! Twenty bucks for a thick fantasy book. It's supposed to be two novels in one. Not bad. Story-wise, its ok.

Check my book report and the whole story:

http://mermaidarium.blogs.friendster.com/ictus

Setting:

Husaquahr - a magical realm created by angels from the tidbits of earth. (In other words tiratira ng earth!) It can be crossed through the Sea of Dreams. Here, magic is common. It is guided by the rules.

Characters:

Throckmorton P. Ruddygore - Master Wizard. Thousands of years old. He is described as one who looks like Santa Clause.

Tiana- A 7 footer muscular girl born in Husaquahr but raised in Europe. When she returned to Husaquahr, she became a queen then ruled as a demi goddess named Eve.

Joe de Oro- Also known as Joe the Barbarian. He's an Apache Indian truckdriver from Texas. He married Tiana in Husaquahr and became King then demi god Adam. The couple's naked statues liter Husaquahr. Though they not really gods. Ruddygore only used an illusion so they could unite the people of Husaquahr.

Marge- an english teacher from Texan who is a friend of Joe before and after they came to Husaquahr. She is now a Kauri, a type of Faerie who takes away human sufferings.

Macore- King of Theives. A short man who has all the brains but not beauties. He's smart and cannot resist a challenge.

Esmilio Boquillas- Known as the Dark Baron. He's a manipulative man with a huge ego. Though in the last book, he was striped from his powers and saent to earth. Heaven hates him but Hell rejects him too.

Dacaro- a student of Ruddygore who turned tables. He was imprisoned in alamp by Ruddygore.

Aditional Characters in Part 2

Sugasto- Known as MAster of the Dead. He has powers to take away or swithc souls from any living body. He wishes to rule Husaquahr.

Mahalo McMahon- a polynesian high priestess who escaped the Dark Baorn and helped Joe and the others.

What do I think?

Well, I think Joe is too horny. He's abstained a good way in the second part. Second of all, Jack Chalker (the Author) is very horny. Most of his faerie races are compulsive nymphomaniacs and they couldn't help it because they are nymphs or Kauris or something.

The ending could have worked except Joe's ego kicks in separating him from Tiana. So much for undying love. You just know a man wrote this!

Tiana's love is so undying she goes from Quee to godess to slave girl with no rights whatsoever. AS in! Every man left and right including Joe touches her, beats her but she does nothing. She loves Joe and would do everything for him. That includes taking care of his SON!!! His son by another woman by the way. In the end, this is what happens to her!

Meowy Dress-ups

I'm quite bored waiting and waiting for my proposals and stuffs so I did something to kill time:

Meow!

see more on

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Plus Plus Plus

Plus-size is very different from what I've learned in school. Easing and stuffs are different.

I know I've learned in Big Closet na different talaga ang mga allowances. The usual apex na 10 is not true for a big girl nor is the bust distance. It's not 6 in regular garments. The distance between waist and hips 2 is not usually 7. Well, it can apply to me but not to most girls. Seat can be 13 but not for 2XL.

I know I've mentioned in ealier blog entries that I was an in-betweener. Yup. Some kinda regular na irregular. Ha. My skeletal structure is different from most Pinays. My torso is not long like most Asians but my legs aren't long enough to be caucasiod skeletons.

So now, I'm having a problem with my patterns.

I have to star with simple designs.

Knit is easier for me but I want to experiment on the nice woven fabrics I bought for the sampling. Oh well...

Meow

Poke Fever Revived

Pokemon is now on Cartoon Network! I missed those fuzzy creatures. I have unearthed my cards and toys and guess what! Can't remember them anymore. Ha! I used to remember each number and each pokemon by name. Now, I'm reviving it. If there's one anime cartoon I can draw, it's Pokemon! Mwah!

Recognize this?

It was my plate 16 in PENCOM.

If I were in the Poke World, I would be a breeder or the person in the Poke Daycare Center. I don't really want to hurt Pokemons in battles. I want to take care of them. Maybe I'll be a Poke Researcher.

Summer Means Beach!

Summer is here and we headed for the beach. Only a day trip but it was worth the travel.
Destination: Matabunkay, Batangas.
We rented a raft and stayed in the deep blue sea from morning til late afternoon. Swim, eat, swim, eat. That was our idea of fun.

Bat Fool Beyond

April Fools Everyone!
Today, I spent my time pleating. Why? Practice. Then I tried to drape. What am I doing? Nothing. Experimenting. Spandex is a wonderful material to drape. Hehehe. plus, it's nice practice on the high speed.
While undoing my stitches, I watch Justice League Unlimited. (JLU)
Waaa! It was about Terry McGinnis. Our Tomorrow Night, our Batmand Beyond!
Me, Aki and Diki were just talking about him. We were angry that they stopped the series. Waa. I enjoyed Terry. He was my kind of hero plus he's funny. Unlike our original Dark Knight, Terry is full of emotions and is not bitter. Perhaps it's just the years of balancing Bruce Wayne and Batman. Puhleez! Terry, as they say, successfully balanced his life.

Today's JLU Episode was about Terry years into the future. To be exact, it was 15 years since he became Batman. Aging Bruce Wayne needed a kidney transplant and so being a nice boy, Terry gave one of his. When they checked for compatibility, guess what they found out! A DNA match. Confused, he didn't show for his Batty Duties!
It was then that Amanda Waller had to tell Terry the truth. Amanda was the government agent handling Project Cadmus, a DNA project to clone heroes for government use. Then, she became the liason for Government and League affairs. She then became obsessed that the world needed a Batman. Bruce was aging and slowing down. He had no special powers that would enable him to slow his aging process. So with her connection to Cadmus, she plotted to clone him. SHe collected his DNA and picked Mary and warren McGinnis. They implented the DNA into Warren and so Terry anf Matt has Bruce's DNA.
Of course, experience makes the man. Remember, environment forms character. So Amanda tried to have Terry's parents killed in front of him. She hired the Phantasm but the Phantasm refused. So project Batman Beyond was a scrap.
Lo and Behold. Fate seemed to draw these two together. The fated night happened. Terry was chased down by the Jokerz in to Bruce's doorstep and into his life. First, the teenager was having trouble balancing his life. Next, he and the old man continously argues over the comlink.
One thing about Terry, he's not as secretive as Bruce and he never tries to push people away.
So after learning all these from Amanda Waller, Terry goes back to Wayne Manor with a peice of advice: Protect those who you love. That very night, he called Dana.
Awwwwww!

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I just love this guy. He's my inspiration. Why? He's a cartoon for heaven's sake! So? This guy's shwaysville!

Trivia:
Terry's voice actor is Will Friedle. Will also voiced Ron Stoppable in Disney's Kim Possible.
Micheal Rosenbaum, Lex Luthor in Smallville, voice goul in Return of the Joker and Flash from JL.
Kevin Conroy voice Batman in the 1992 series, 1999 Batman Beyond, JL, all the way until 2002 JLU. Wondered why Bruce's voice never changed?
Voice Director for All the above is Adrea Romano including Zeta Project (you'll see the crossover in Batman Beyond and JLU), Static Shock and Teen Titans.
Bruce Timm was executive producer of all the above.
I'll leave a link to pages cool to check out:

http://www.batbeyond.com/

http://www.batmanytb.com/history/index.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_McGinnis

Week 3

This is the 3rd week of my morning excercise. Whew. Jogging in the morning can get you very dark. I can see my lines. To top it all, today, I didn't go jogging but went swimming instead. Man! I'm getting even darker!

I'm hungry and always so thirstry because of the diet pills and I'm forcing myself not to eat. Does jade feel this way all the time? There's always a complain coming from the central part of your body, namely the stomach. I ahven't been eating breakfast. My fullest meal is lunch (sometimes) and dinner is soup or nothing at all.

What a way just to climb a mountain!

But what am I exactly doing?

I've awakened last night as if shook. Nope. Just me.

Someting banged in me and it's not my huinger pains.

I'm now asking: What the hell am I doing? It's not the diet thing or the watching your health thing. It's the realization that all those things I watch on Tyra TV were true. I'm letting the world control who I am and what I look like!!!

Think you're not guilty? Yes you are!

House of Fury

Your dad says he's a secret agent...

You better beleive him!

See my review on House of Fury

http://mermaidarium.blogs.friendster.com/ictus/

Problem with PLDT

We are currently subscribed to Bell Telephone because of an incident.

We used to be PLDT but then they sent a bill of more than 5,000.00 for several long distance calls to an island in the pacific called Tubaloo. Where? Me no know.

Anyways, we insisted (and submited afidavits) that we did not call. We don't even know where the hell or what the hell is Tubaloo. So, while the case is pending, we are still being singiled.

So this doesn't repeat, we cut out phone lines and switched to Bell. It has a package of cabled internet, phone and cable TV for 3,500.00 a month.

Now, a letter from an attourney representing PLDT came saying we are ordered to pay the 5,000.00 plus lawyer fee because they hired a lawyer.

What the hell!

Nice way to make money no? Accuse a stupid phone call and charge plus lawyer fee.

We might have been hacked but that's not our fault. Whoever hacked our phonelines will get Karma!

To everyoe who reads this, tell me if you know of other people who have similar cases.

This is injustice!

I hope makarma rin PLDT!

Eat Drink and be Buried

Finally, finished another book. Not much in the reading spree. Wonder why? Maybe because I usually read in class and between them.

Eat Drink and be Buried by Peter King

It's a nice read.

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Presenting the Gormet Detective. When the world finest restaurants needs help in finding ingredients, lost recipes and methods of cooking, they turn to the renown Gormet Detective.
A little away from London is a mansion, an old medieval castle like mansion with glorious as well as gory history. The dysfunctional family who owns it hired the Gormet Detective to medievalize the menu. As he was evaluating the festivities of the castle, a jouster turns up dead. The Gormet Detective beleives it is poisoning. The owner hires him for an extra job, to find what poison and who poisoned the jouster.
Easy work for a man with taste? Not really. When you're busy being shot by an arrow then a shot gun, finding out you're the main suspect and getting in between sibling rivalries. What a mess for an esteemed chef!
Personal Commets: Very tasty description of food. I must say, the ending is rather abrupt. In the whole book and possibly the rest of the series of Peter King, the Gormet Detective's name is never mentioned. How does he do it? Read and find out.

For more of my book/film reviews:

http://mermaidarium.blogs.friendster.com/ictus

it has a typelist.

One Girl's Junk

To get rid of your old things in Japan, you pay the garbage man to get it.
To get rid of your old things in the Philippines, you sell it. What a way to earn some extra cash.
Diki and I were super sun burned yesterday but it was worth it.
We sold out old clothes, old bags, old shoe rack and other junk we needed to get rid. We didn't get rid of it all but we did get a good amount.
Wen we started at 8:30, people knocked on our doorsteps even before we started set-up. Early birds! Well, they bought quite a lot. After ten, lesser people came. People came by in waves again at around 2:30. It's always fun having a yard sale. People try thier bargaining skills on you.
May pahabol today. She knocked on our door this morning and bought 180.00 worth of old stuffs.

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While waitng for customers, I took my camera and took some snaps at my little angels. Well, feeling angels in cat fur.

Meowy cat sleeping.

Kawaii!

Tee hee hee!

Furrry!!

Broke Back Mountain Cats!!!

OOOH! CAught in the act! Joke!

Fatty takes care of Pepper.

Oh looky! Pepper is growing old already. He's no longer this small innocent cat!

I'll post more meowy pictures at my shutterfly.

http://maitypix.shutterfly.com

Good Bye Mountain...

The second largest mountain in the wolrd, largest in the Phillipines... Mt. Apo

I thought I was to conquer it on April. I thought I was to find the adventure of a lifetime.

Gee, I climbed Romblom after graduating from High School, let's climb Apo now that I'm graduate college.

Not a bad dream whne you know me. Once I set my heart, I an determined.

Now, shattered. The big Maita can't get the big Apo. Why? 'Coz I'm too big. My dream's too big isn't it. It all comes down to being big.

When you thought nobody cared about being big anymore, big truth hits. Man! That hurts... Big time!

Not only because maybe, just maybe, it's true but because of the lack of confidence people have in my capabilities. I have to always prove myself ten times better than anyone.

My idol in life is Samu Hung. He's fat but good! Real Good.

Now, I like Tocara (from America's Next Top Model Season 3). She fouhgt, honey. As in. I thought she'd make it farther. Too bad. The world's not ready for her.

But is the world ready for me?

Is this world really ready for me?

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I pose this letter so one day, I look back in my archive and be very determined.

See how the world sees me and it brings out the fire in me. I will keep on fighting until I get what I deserve and I'll keep on showing what I can do because I know I deserve more credit just because I'm over-weight.

Dear Maitz,

I'm sorry if I have to douse your fire and refuse your coming along to the climb. At least not this year yet. It's definitely not a walk in the ramp, believe me, especially if you're not that physically prepared for it. The strain of the climb -- 3 kms. vertical distance -- will just be too much for you, considering that you have not properly trained for it, and to put it bluntly, you're a bit overweight. The climb is on April 5 to 9, less than a month away. When you and your sisters are ready for Mt. Apo, then you'll have a great time. Otherwise, you'll all only be crying the same refrain -- "WHOSE 'GREAT' IDEA WAS THIS???" (BOO-HOO-HOO).

Hi maits,

i concur with tito momong. you need more preparation. the last time i went up to mount apo (with Jona and Kuya Elvin) sobrang kulang ako sa prep. no conditioning. in fact, i found out i was going for the climb only the day before we were set to leave for mt. apo. when i got down from the mountain, all my toe nails were dead. hehe. all ten of them. and it took me one year to grow them back. imagine how painful it was going up and down. suggest you heed tito momong's advise and prepare for next year's climb na lang. you might want to practice muna in one of the smaller mountains here in luzon. Good luck.Kuya

Updated Johari Window

hehe. more people answered now.

Mind contributing too? http://kevan.org/johari?name=Maity

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The Psychology of Grim, Billy and Mandy

Simple mindless cartoons? That's what dad thinks!

It actually shows a sort of truth to people and kids. Maybe also about what lurks beneath.
The way I see "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" is something psychological. Psychological or plain psycho? You decide.

Grim:
Grim, a nice bag of bones. Scary but scared all the time. By who? A kid. He wears a dress and is still attached to his "dead" relatives.

He's actually quite skilled. Filled with family recipes. He can conjure up anything from the world of the undead. However, there is always a catch.
Trying to escape from his captors (the kids) shows that he's constantly trying to seek independence. He has all the means but he chose to live in his cruel life and a housekeeper/babysitter/best friend.

Why? Maybe he's still attached to innocence. He has a soft side he can't let go of.
Billy:
He's just stupid.
No kidding. I think he's suffering from ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
You can literally see him bouncing off the walls. It's the things he eats.

You can see Billy eating even things you're not supposed to.
Billy's Dad:
Same as Billy. He's a big baby. Wonder how Billy's mom fell for him.
Billy's Mom:
She's patient. Sometimes, she explodes if she can't take it anymore. I would if I were in her shoes.
Irwin:
He's a dork. A dork with a crush on Mandy.
He's your typical loser who puts down Billy because Mandy likes Billy over him.

It's very typical. You can see that in society today. People put down others to make them feel good, higher or better.
Finally... Mandy:
The lovely, smart and scheming Mandy.
Many is a complicated person. She's mean but she does have a soft side. She has a conscience even when she inflicts the harshest pain on you.
Why she chose the Grim Reaper to be her best friend, we can't tell. They seem to have a love hate relationship going on. Same with Billy.
Mandy is quite girly. She likes doing her nails and wearing a pink dress. Once, she let Grim dress her up.
There are times Mandy is very schemeful but only when you cross her.
True she wants to take over the world. But even whe she succeeds, she keeps Grim and Billy. Why? Grim is a soft side she keeps. He may be scary but he's really sensitive.
Billy on the other hand, I don't know. He's so stupid but she rang his doorbell and asked to play with him. He can't comprehend the rules of the games but she's patient.
All in all, Mandy just needs friends. She may be a rag picker but they are the misunderstood people of society.