sundae shift

After last Saturday night, I'm looking forward to a 30% increase in blood sugar level, and a 10-pound weight gain. Thanks to three desserts taken in 20 minutes.

Paula took us out last night for a month-late birthday treat at Burgoo's. Grabe Pau, salamat talaga! After dinner we spent the rest of the night strolling around (at least) half of SM Mall of Asia. Feeling ko half pa lang 'yun. Ang laki ng MoA no! May nadaanan kaming dessert stall malapit sa Power Books, nakita ko 'yung Caramel Mousse. Must Know About MasterChoi Tip #39: loves caramel desserts.

Palabas na kami ng mall, we passed by another sundae stall, Spikes. Sorry, another Caramel Tracks sundae. Halfway on my stuff, sabi ni Francine manlilibre daw siya ng sundae para sa lahat. (We're 10 in the group: Paula, Corie, Ron, Diet, Mashi, Barbie, Leah, CJ, Francine, ako). Syempre I can't miss the chance na mailibre ni Francine. After nung Caramel, Choco-Berry naman.

Sabi ni Corie expect ko na raw na mahihilo ako at the end of the night, sugar rush daw. Wala lang, ang naalala ko lang e sobrang antok ako. At ang unang-una kong ginawa pagkabati ko sa nanay ko ay dumiretso sa CR.

One lesson I've learned though: life is too short to hold back sudden cravings. Give in, but be sure you'll know what good (or bad) it would do you. Nai-imagine ko na tuloy, by the time I hit the gym back by August, pagsisihan ko na naman ang bawat sundae at cups of rice kapag hindi ko na mabuhat 'yung weights. Nyahaha!!!

Considered naman 'yun na treat ko sa sarili ko. It's been a long time since I've blogged, at super daming nangyari. The night ultimately called for a self-celebration, personally. We rushed my father to the hospital last month, na-infect 'yung sugat sa paa niya hanggang sa may mga ugat, kaya nag-overflow (sorry "overflow" talaga ang term) ang dugo. Inoperahan siya para masara 'yung sugat. Hindi pa siya fully recovered, at baon pa kami sa utang ngayon, pero achievement na 'yung natapos ko 'yung ilang linggo na kulang ako sa tulog dahil lahat sila nagbabantay sa ospital, so ako dapat ang tao sa bahay at sa tindahan, habang kulang pa ako sa tulog. Partida pa 'yan dahil nag-OT pa ako. At one more thing, na-overcome ko na rin ang phobia ko sa hospitals. Syempre kailangan ko dalawin tatay ko dun, alangan namang sabihin ko, "dito na lang ako sa bahay, takot ako sa ospital e." Kaya nga achievement siya para sa akin.

Another reason to celebrate dahil finally, finally, finally, converted na to 'regular' ang status ko sa TeleTech. Yeah, hindi ko tinuloy 'yung resignation ko. At one point I felt fooled because those people who planned of leaving ahead of me were those same people na nauna pang pinapirma for "change of status" at nauna pang nag-retract ng resignation. Sila 'tong mga atat mag-resign at nagtanim sa utak ko nang kung anu-ano. Hehehe! Pero hindi naman ako galit sa kanila. I had my own reasons for leaving din naman that time, ginatungan lang nila. But anyway we all stayed naman so what's the point of whining? Oh wait, actually may reason ako to feel grumpy about the regularization thing. Nag-usap kami nang masinsinan ng TL ko. Kinailangan pa raw i-debate 'yung pagka-regular ko. Dami ko daw kasing absent. I completely understand that an employee's dedication to work shows in his attendance, or reliability. Nakakainis lang dahil napahiya ako sa TL ko dahil kailangan pa niyang makipag-away para sa akin. It's like, don't those "goddesses" up there check on my profile and performance? Hindi ako tangang agent 'no. Hindi naman ako inutil sa floor. Ayokong magbuhat ng sariling bangko pero I must say na nagawa ko namang makipagsabayan sa mga tenured. Siguro it's true na gaano ka man ka-competent, 'yung flaws pa rin nila ang makikita mo. TL Allan gave me 3 months to clear my file notes. He asked me at least this whole month of July to prove of all of them wrong, na tama siya na I deserve the regularization. Hindi niya lang alam how much I want to throw it back to their faces. I hate to say it, pero suddenly parang hindi na ko nagtatrabaho for self-fulfillment. Everything's like a work of revenge, at alam kong one way or another may hindi 'yun ibubungang maganda. I never thought a call center job could be so demanding, CSR ka pa lang ha. Ayoko lang kasi nang nage-effort ka, tapos sa minsan ka lang nagkamali e parang wala silang na-appreciate. Well sorry, I'm so up for the challenge. Watch me.

Surprisingly, madalas ko atang nakikita ang Thomas ngayon. Kailan lang, nagpainom si Jonags sa bahay nila. That was the first time I saw them drunk. Yeah, like we don't have the right to get drunk and mess up? Lumalakas na din yata ang threshold ko sa alcohol. Dati hilo na ako sa isang boteng San Mig Light, tapos sinanay naman ako ni Saldy sa San Mig Strong Ice, tapos pati Red Horse kinaya ko na rin. At sorry naman, hindi pa ako lasheng. Ako 'yung naghatid sa mga lasing sa may tricycle para makauwi. Dizzy, I must say, to go to an OT shift that night. Baka mahalatang nakainom ako e, I'd rather stay, at least may reputasyon pa rin akong 'inosente' sa office. Hahahaha! Joke!

By August, I'm certain nag magyayaya naman si CJ dahil Birthday niya. Out ang September, then October birthday na ni Ron. After nun, December na. Hahahaha! Lulusot pa e, kailangan mo rin manlibre sa birthday mo, Choi!

Blog world... I'm back from the dead. Episode 1 was a total flop. One thing you'd keep in mind kung gusto mo ng podcast, make sure 'you're not on a dial-up... Nakaka-frustrate.

Final quote: I asked Francine if she would date someone younger than her. "Yes, maturity is not determined by age naman e." I wish all girls, er, women, share the same principle. Sige Choi, go fishing.