Post 0004: Three And A Half Days

The Remnants of Friday, November 09.

Considering that we've been under seige for quite some time now, I have taken both sides of the argument into deep contemplation and I realized that the antagonism will always be a constant in our work here until we have established ourselves, which leads us to the other half – the self-inflicted antagonism amongst the group. Fucking up a lot isn't something that we're really good at, but I guess this was due to how we were brought up by our former superiors, and the obscure amount of misunderstanding between our account, the others, and the entire administration. Subconsciously, we have made ourselves hunters hunted. Before heading home, we all took time to talk about this matter and decided to keep our work standards higher and still be maka-masa. Mahirap kung tutuusin, but as I've instilled in their minds, the reward is knowing that in the end, we still get the last laugh, along with the highest EIA salary in the entire company. I hope that this plan materializes next week.

A Reunion of Some Sort, Saturday, November 10.

I woke up at around 7am and started to contact my friends slash hired muscles Rain, Julius and Sensie to help us move stuff and tidy up the apartment in preparation for the upcoming exodus. Unfortunately, Sensie was out of reach so it was just Rain who was able to go. He came to the house at around 10 then we went to Julius' place to fetch him. Luckily enough the bastard was there so we prodded him to go with us and due to a lack of choice, he did. I'm sure he wanted to come too anyway. Haha. So on with the journey with my long-time buddies inside an ordinary bus. Puro na lang King of Fighters ang pinag-usapan, pero hindi naman ganun ka-tindi. It wasn't ever about playing KOF XI sa SM Southmall, it was all about the old school titles ('97 and '98 to be exact). It seemed that the flare of the 11th installment of the series has burned out in all of us, pati sa mga Samahang Hubadero. O baka ako lang. Maybe it's because I'm too preoccipied with work to care about playing KOF XI. Anyway, so when we reached Rikki-chan's manor, I immediately rushed for Sean and started cuddling my baby boy, and all the while I knew Rain was amazed with how big his godson has grown these past few months. We ate lunch, then after a couple of hours resting, we re-arranged the house while Kaji slept the whole day away (he was allegedly awake for 48 hours so cut the guy some slack, I thought). Rikki-chan had to go to work so we went to SM Southmall to buy a big utility box for our stuff. Of course, it meant a chance to play KOF XI ulit. Mapurol na talaga akong maglaro. Well, either that or sira lang talaga yung controller. Hey, at least maganda yung laro ko sa Capcom Vs SNK. Rikki-chan played DDR all the while we were kicking asses sa KOF. She didn't have enough time to buy the box afterwards so she just left us with some cash and told us to buy it since we're going back to the flat anyway. Rain, Julius and I decided to go upstairs again to play for a bit more, then dumating yung isang turtle player ng KOF XI. I lost, but it didn't provoke me to grab a token and beat him. It seems that I'm starting to grow out of this thing... or maybe ayoko kasi sira yung controller. Haha. So we dropped the box sa crib, with a Kaji still in la-la land, so we deicded to go home na since it was getting late and Rain had to get home earlier than 12mn. Luckily enough, kahit na 10:30 na e may dumaan pang bus so syempre dun na kami sumakay instead of an agonizing jeepney ride that costs 5 pesos more. Nakarating na kami ng Calamba at around 11:30, with our brains filled with thoughts of gay traitors, strange friends, bukkake, and Kyo Kusanagi's 100 Shiki: Oniyaki (dp + P). Go figure.

Lex Luthor Kicks Superman's Ass, Sunday, November 12.

I was really planning to get a longer sleep than what I had this day, but since umalis si Giselle, walang mag-aalaga kay Sean so of course, I had to be there early. After a quick bite I rushed to Las Pinas and found myself babysitting again after a long while. My dad in law was busy watching re-runs of the World Pool Championships sa ESPN. It was the semis match highlights so I was lost between watching it and taking care of Sean. The finals was between a Brit veteran named Daryl Peach (a bald, middle-aged guy ergo the Lex Luthor title after the match) and Roberto Gomez, a Filipino rookie who went by the monicker Superman. I figured out it was a good way to bond with the old man so what the hey, I tried to keep up with it. Who would've thought that I'd end up enjoying the damn thing. Too bad for him they had to go for the weekly weekender sa Rizal. Fortunately, they brought the kid with them so I was able to continue my Castlevania conquest (hehe). The result? Juste is still fucking lost in the woods (or castle, whichever way you want to put it). And I swore na hindi ako magbabasa ng walkthrough until I have finished the game. Di bale, sa mga susunod na araw, I'll have an hour a day to do just that. During that time the WPC left my head but when the parents came home a bit earlier than I expected, I was pulled back into it because apparently, the race to 17 finals match hasn't ended yet. So dad-in-law switched the TV to ESPN and we caught the action midway. It was a close fight. A close, whoever-fucks-up-first-loses match. At one point Gomez finally got the lead, but due to a couple of fatal errors, Peach was able to nail Superman to 15 and grab the title this year. Gomez had a lot of miscalculations and wasn't able to capitalize on Peach's mistakes so the Briton played aggresively to the top. I can't blame the Filipino, it was his first time in the spotlight. Maybe it was just too much for the newbie. Oh well, there's always next year. And let's just hope that Superman won't be dazed by Kryponite by that time. The rest of the day went as normal, and I was just happy to be sleeping in the comforts of my own bed, knowing that Monday's a couple of hours ahead, and it will be unmerciful.

The Office Just Got A Little Smaller, November 13.

- Woke up early and went to Las Pinas early, considering na Lunes ngayon at talagang trapik sa SLEX due to the rehabilitation of the roads na hanggang ngayon eh hindi pa rin tapos. When I reached home, Giselle still wasn't home so once again, daddy and mommy had to babysit. Aryeh, Ytin's boyfriend, brought the other episodes of Gundam 00 pero it didn't interest me much because of the reviews I got from Shinji and I was too busy preparing for work. Lilipat na kami by Wednesday, so mamayang gabi bago ako matulog I'll try to pack things up in preparation. I think that as I am writing this entry, the sisters are looking for a new flat. Hay naku, Kaji. Be thankful you have friends na mag-aasikaso ng mga bagay na dapat nilalakad mo rin. Anyway, umalis ako ng maaga, and when I reached the office, may mga bago nang workstations to our left. Maglalagay ata sila ng bagong account dito or maybe their workforce just got a bit bigger now. I hope dun na lumipat yung "fat amazon bitch" para di ko na sya makita. Haha. This entry was made earlier since my first call got cancelled and so mamaya pag andito na si FAB, pwede na akong magbisi-busyhan. Hehehe. All for now I guess. Class dismissed.~