Processing NBI clearances

After embracing cloud 9 the past days, reality hurled me back upon processing the needed requirements for my next endeavor.  Facing me on a piece of paper were words that made me squirm.. NBI CLEARANCE.


Not for anything else (I know I don't have any record or name-sake! hehe), but the lines in those centers could take forever!! .. and the 'systematic' way of doing things there makes me shiver. hehehe


Armed with my former Slimmer's World ID, I replicated what I did 3 years ago, and headed to Megamall. hehehe I was thinking, if I could go in early ahead of the masses, I will be first of the pack and finish early! *evil laugh* bwahahahaha!


'Sir, wala na po NBI center rito.. mga 5 months na pull-out na sila'


Puttanesca!! The evil plan immediately backfired! hahahahha


'Try mo sa Parksquare 1, pre.  10-5pm daw, tinanong ko sa guard dito', texted Ferns.


So, ok.  I will just head to that place early the following day.


The next day.


'Ay sir, na pull out na ang NBI rito.  Nasa Robinson's Galleria na'


What??  Time check. 8.20am.  I hurriedly hailed a cab and proceeded from Makati to Ortigas.  Good thing, the driver was swift! It took only 10 minutes. hehe


Along the way, I was scheming ways to outwit the masa.  I checked my wallet if I had with me my Gold's card, alas it was not there.  I will try to force reason with the guard to allow me in since I am a member.  Hmf.


Then I found out that all those schemes were useless. hahaha  The guard handed me a priority number at the entrance.  166!! At 8.30am??  


Needless to say and with nothing left to do, I form part of the queue, all hapless! hahahaha  Apparently the center opens at 8am, but giving out of priority numbers start at 7am.  The center only caters to 500 applicants a day and operates from 8am to 5pm only, and though you may have NBI data before and it just needs renewal, everything has to start from scratch, due to a new system in place.  So what happened to our old data?? Tsk tsk! 

Other data:
Cost of cab from Makati to Galleria:              Php 107
Cost of NBI clearance:                                        115
Cost of cab from Galleria to Makati:              Php 110
Price of Ministop drink:                                        35
Ballpoint (simply because I forgot!)                       17
Equivalent hours consumed (830am to 1030am)  4,658!!


Char lang =)


*hush, hush*

The Art of Interviews

photo from here

I have always taken pride that I can select a good candidate among a roster of applicants during interviews.  After five years of observing and conducting these interviews, from the simple 'so tell me about yourself' to the more intimidating 'if you were to sell this pen to me, how will you convince me' and even to the more technical data of suspense accounts and how it clears in the books, I have a good grasp on who feeble, who exaggerates or simply tells the truth.


.. but what if the tables were turned?


Locked-up in a boardroom, sitting across a big boss, or worse, surrounded by top-tier management officers in a panel discussion, how do you win them to hire you?


The qualities that I look for in a person then comes to mind and I place myself in my interviewer's shoes and apply the things I learned.


Image.  I value image.  I beg to disagree that I am being discriminatory but coming in for an appointment without combing your hair or not in a business attire is a NO-NO.  I always kid my friends that if I can't win them with my brains, I win them with my looks.  Do everything to look nice, jab a bit of powder, spray some perfume, iron that shirt, shine those shoes, cause trust me, image spells the difference between getting hired or not.  I know a very popular clothing line who simply hires a gorgeous guy in every boutique so as to attract customers only.


English.  In the industry that I work in, good command of English separates me from the applicant sitting besides me.  I hate it when a question is thrown in English and the response come in the local tongue.  Horrible.


CV.  Swerve away from the items enlisted in the curriculum vitae.  The interviewer knows how to read.  I expound on the experiences I had, highlights in my career, inserting inputs I gathered/researched on the Company then correlate with the experiences I had (e.g., I've come across that your Company has started to implement SAP, and I understand how it is difficult to do start-up on the balances as previously experienced in XXX, but this very manageable).  This works wonders!


Weapon.  CPA or plain accountant?  Cum-laude or plain graduate?  Experienced in a multinational organization or local group?  Humility aside, the advise given by my mama before to come prepared for battle have reaped its rewards.


Different.  Do something unique that will retain in the interviewer's mind.  Maybe present your CV using an Ipad? (This I plan to do some day! hahahhaha) But be sure it's to your advantage.  I clearly recalled an applicant before, and this always works, when asked on how well she knows Microsoft Excel, she gave herself a 9 out of 10 rating, and subsequently I asked her to teach me to do vlook-up and macros.  hahaha!!  I caught her dead!! Now, that was different, in a bad light :)  So be careful.


Enthusiasm.  I always end the interviews with 'I look forward to working with you'.  This will delight the interviewer that I have embraced the idea to work for the organization I applied in.


Oh well.  I hope I was able to enlightened a few of my hushkins :)  I am finally seeing the light at the end of the dark tunnel.


*hush, hush*

Christmas Wishlist no. 2

Starbucks
Glorietta 5




While waiting for my baby for our weekend date, this was my Christmas wishlist, that, at the end of the day, I bought. hahahhaha

madami na kasama sa loob ni Blake! hehe

Couldn't wait for someone to give it to me! hmf :)


*hush, hush*

Christmas Wishlist no. 1

My bag's zipper broke this morning :(

I found this as good excuse to buy a new one. hehehe  

So off Fernan and I went to Glorietta to scout some bags, found some good ones at Girbaud.  They even had a buy one, get another item at 50% off.. but they're really not sturdy enough, and I want also a place for Macky..

Then my eyes caught sight of heaven. hehehe Exagg lang.

Love at first sight :)


Start na ng Christmas shopping!!! hahahaha


*hush, hush*

Delayed

Mactan Cebu International Airport
7.24pm




What should have been an easy-breezy fly-in, fly-out engagement took its toll when my Cebu Pac flight back to Manila was delayed (8pm to 11pm)… and I thought it was only PAL these days!!! geeesh!


Oh well, good thing, I read in the local papers that the Son of Neptune is out, and bought it immediately at Fully Booked here at Ayala.  This should be exciting and interesting as Percy Jackson woke up in a different world, that of Roman gods/goddesses :)

*hush, hush*

Just for Laughs

Makati Office.

11.24pm

This made me roll-over amidst my month-end proceedings here at the office! haha

*hush, hush*

Hush - Truly Asian

Somewhere in Mandaluyong
11pm


So here I am, frantically packing my luggage for my trip to KL tomorrow, 10am! hahahaha


This has been a planned trip way back in July with my San Mig friends comprised of a couple, two ladies and me.  Needless to say, I'm the only gay guy, and the need to explore the city is swallowing me whole!  Haay.


The natural thing to do is do research on the hip scene of KL.  The initial bar that attracted me was Liquid Bar, but good thing, good, good thing, I consulted Mother PR and the guys in KL said it was "non-operate" already. hehehehe Whew!


So I am left with 2 choices:  Blue Boy and Marketplace.  The first bar seems to patronized by older men (and no, I am not counting myself in on that market! hahahahah) since this establishment has been in the area for some time.  Now, the guy I chatted with has highly recommended Marketplace as the place to be for the chic gay guys in KL.  I asked if they play house music, and he confirmed that the bar does play this and now I am reading forums on this.  So far, so good :) hehehehehe


Well, there would be the normal sightseeing and shopping, but I am ecstatic on the barscene tomorrow!  Really!! hehehehehe Ma-apply nga pick-up lines ko doon :)


*hush, hush*

Be Careful where you Eat!!

Gusto ko tuloy kumain ng hotdog this early mawnen! hihihi

Moooooaaaaaning!! ^_^

Homebuddy Hush

Mandaluyong
09.18.11




Can't believe I stayed whole day yesterday at my pad!! hahaha ^_^


Now I'm rearing to go off.. to Tagaytay! I wanna think, think, think!


Think about my reaction if a girl wants to marry me.. 


I'll probably do this! hahahahahaaha

Thank God You Blew It!

'Boy, I must've been outta my mind

So when I think of the time that I almost loved you

You showed your ass and I saw the real you

Thank God you blew it

Thank God I dodged the bullet

I'm so over you

So baby good lookin' out

I wanted you bad

I'm so through with it

Cuz honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had

You turned out to the best thing I NEVER had

And I'm gon' always be the the best thing you never had

I bet it sucks to be you right now'

and it SUCKS big time to be YOU right now! hahahahahaha ^_^

Tsunami Aftermath

.. and now the videos have begun to sprout! hahaha ^_^



There were others posted in Twitvid but the owner refuses to share it in blogger! hmf.  I'm still trying to convince him as of presstime! hihihi

Hushnniversary!! ^_^

September 6, 2011




One year and 2 days na pala blog ko.  Tsk tsk.


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and I don't know how to celebrate it :(


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This has been my outlet, of making me feel good on things that made me feel bad.  


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A medium to share my experiences to my 17 loyal followers (hahahaha!!)


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To read other people's thoughts, though varying but with a degree of respect


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… and because of the dramas I have been through lately, I decided, I needed to splurge ^_^

:)

I wanna buy this car!! :)


*hush, hush*

Bitter

PlanetRomeo
Cebu


Flaming_Sw$*d: Sayang top ka din pala pre? dito me cebu now eh


Hush: Pre, even if you're bottom, di kita papatulan! hahaha you're ugly! :)


Then I blocked him.


*Baaa  Baaa*


Message.


Pre_cum$#: Gago, ulol ka.. mas panget ka tanga.. !!!  Bading na bading ang pootahhh.. pwe!! kainanmo tae mo ulo!
      
                 Gago!! Pakantot ka sa tatay mo!!  Bwakang ina mo, may nunal kapa tang ina mo, makita lang kita saksakin kitang animal ka!! pwe!!


Hay.  Bitter much? ^_^


*hush, hush*

Sway to the Rhythm of Love

Mandaluyong


Finished watching No Strings Attached :) Haaay..  Sappy morning everyone! :)



When the moon is low
We can dance in slow motion
And all your tears will subside
All your tears will dry

*hush, hush*

Learn the Art of Letting Go

Tantanan mo nga ako :p


Seriously, someone special shared this song with me 3 years ago, and is incorporated in my  Nano playlist that lulls me to sleep ^_^


Tribute also to the upcoming Final Fantasy 13-2.  Weeeeh.



Puttanesca, aga ko nagising!  


*hush, hush*

Crazy STUPID Love (♥)

Shang Cineplex
08.20.11




After accompanying me at the Medical City for check-up, Rocio decided she won't push through with her part-time work for a common friend (given that the routine took us until 2 in the afternoon!! Sorry Sho).  I was being an ass of late, coz I wouldn't go to the clinic to have myself checked given my latest condition.  She insisted and I am grateful.  Frankly, it was depressing to think of going to the hospital to have those checks alone :(


I mentioned that Crazy, Stupid, Love was showing already.  I had planned to watch it with Mike (uyyyyy! nagpaparamdam ulit! hahahaha) but he had work tomorrow and might just dozed off.  That would be a boring date! hmf.


Sho was giddy and eager to watch it and we booked ourselves for the 3.50pm screening at the Shang.


Hay.  The movie was sooooo nice :)  It was a feel-good movie, and would be have been purrfect had I been with somebody to cuddle with. Darn. hehehe  It was worth the 2-hour play, and the twists of discovering that the thing you've been avoiding, of falling in love, and masking it with promiscuity will eventually slap you at your face!  Literally!  And to somebody you've been teaching to move on from the hurt caused by the downfall of a relationship.  Plus the light touch of comedy injected by Steve Carell was refreshing to an otherwise typical love story. :)


Darn.  As in all other movies, I get to relate it with my personal experiences.  Hehe  Lately, I've been tired of being nice, of being true, of showing good intentions when I date.  I find that it's tiring, and probably boring and without challenge to the other person, because I tell them (them talaga?? hahaha) that I like him (sige na nga, kasi di naman sabay-sabay!) and try to work things out.. and eventually, that became a recipe for disaster!  So I stopped, went to Malate and kiss boys.  No strings and feelings attached.  Period.  Even my status message at PR was mean! hahahaha and if somebody ugly messaged me, I told him to bug off!! hahahaha and they would say I was being snotty, and I get joy when I respond back, I know right?? hahahahaha

.. then this movie.  Tsk tsk!! hahahaha I realized, and cliche, cliche, that these pains serve as spice on why we love.  The 13-year old son of Steve Carell almost gave up on love, of finding his soulmate (gahd, the innocence of the boy is sooo real), that such love can never exist, given the recent break-up of his parents, who ironically met at the tender age of 17.  Hay. hay. hay.  Gugmang G.atay!! hahahaha


I realized, nah, I will continue to find that love :) Chos! hahaha  That love I deserve and I guess deserving of what I can offer also :)  Love should be happy and uncompromising, of meeting half-ways and agreements.  Should it fell short of expectations, then it was never meant to be and should be let go of.  These pains will eventually build stronger walls for me to lean back should I ever fall again :) weeeeeh! Inspired?? hahahahaha


And so I end on this note from the movie:


I shouldn't have jumped from the car, I should have fought for you.. Because I should have fought for my soulmate, or at least that's what my 13 yr old son told me


Ganda, ganda!! hehehe




PS - Uhm, O.bar muna ako mamaya. hehehe Kung saan, well :)


*hush, hush*

Early Morning..

I feel down. Tired. Hay.

When that thing bows down

Makati




I had gotten used to listening to 89.9 when driving to work these days.  I find that I enjoy Mo's lambasting callers when the latter tries to argue with him.  Today was one of those days and I had my share of sole laughter when the caller tried to reason out that despite her age of 39, she still looked or apparently been mistaken to look much younger!


Mo: "Yah, yah, yah.  You say that to yourself but be real, you are 39! Not 28, 39!  You are one of those ladies who are smart and pretend to be dumb! and that's why you remain not married still!"


Ouch.  How blatant yet I find joy in it (saddist! hahahaha)


Then Mo entertained another caller (I forgot who his partner dj was, but kevs hehehe) who had husky bedroom voice (glee!! hehehe):


Caller: "Mo, have you been .."


Mo (cuts-off) : "Man, you're gay!" (hahaha!)


C (continues still) : " … in a situation where you are so into the girl, that you really like the girl, and when that time comes and you see her naked.." (hesitates)


Mo (presses) : "Then??" 


C : ".. then your thing fails you!"



Gahd! He sound depressed! 


C (continues): "I mean, I really really like her, but it just didn't stand up! Is there something wrong with me?"


Mo: "No.  It's the anxiety and excitement that's taking place.  You have been longing to do her and all that excitement and anxiety made that happen"


Very frank.


C (defensive): "I mean, I've done it before with other girls, and my intention was purely that, but this girl, whom I like, it failed me"


Mo :" Don't worry, it's natural for it to happen.  Give it 5x max, and if it still doesn't work up, then consult a doctor, man!"


Hmmmmm.. this made me think.  A lot! hahaha


This happened to me before.  I came from work late and met up with this guy I used to like.  He had been so horny, but I was tired but, but, but because I really really liked him, I didn't want to disappoint him.. and no matter how much he s*cked me, it just didn't pay attention!!  It was embarrassing and the thing that I feared most, of disappointing him, disappointed me! hahahahahaha  To this day, it haunted me until now!


Thank goodness, Mo reassured me that it was ok.  It was ok until the fifth time! Toink! hahahahaha


Finally, I was able to laugh.  I'm alive again! :)


*hush hush*

Peeping Frog

Shangrila Plaza

While doing grocery, I found something refreshing.

Pink and White

08.10.11
Cebu

Thank you Auntie for making this nice flower arrangement for my mama.