I officially started operation weight loss today…

This morning, my weight was 192 lb, at least according to my bathroom scale. I thought I should start losing weight as I feel easily tired every day and I do not want to end up gaining too much that I could not shed the extra anymore.

Naisip ko lang din na hindi magandang patuloy akong lumalaki dahil hindi ako mahilig bumili ng pantalon. Oras na ang tiyan ko ay sumobra na ang laki, mapipilitan akong bumili ng bagong pantalon na

Earlier last week, there was a motion among my peers to create a blog for all of us and just write everything that we can think about in it. The Idea started when we simply wanted another colleague to start his own blog site, but because he is too hesitant to create one of his own, it was decided that it should be a group blog to get him into writing.

To make the story short, the blog has been created earlier today… patio6.blogspot.com

At the same time, Jackie wanted to start a blog of our own, which would show our interests, activities, and simply everything we can think of involving families and friends. She simply wanted to start putting her ideas into words, get things rolling, and see what happens.

Because I cannot write my own stuff all the time… I thought it would be nice to just answer a few questions and post it here.

1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?  –Probably just about the same age… around 25–30
2. Which is worse, failing or never trying?  –Never trying is worse
3. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?  –We do thing we do not like because most of the time, we are forced to do it. Same as we tend to not do the things we want because most of the time, we are forced not to do it
4. When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done? –I would probably have said more as I tend to talk a lot
5. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world? –Religion… people need to believe in only one thing to stop complications
6. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich? –Volunteer to help others
7. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing? –I am currently doing

Seeing friend’s blogs can really rekindle the feeling of writing…

Kasalukuyang wala pa rin ginagawa sa mesa kundi maupo, tumayo, maupo ulit, tumingin sa katabi, tumingin sa kabilang parte ng floor, umupo ulit, maglakad ng kaunti, manggambala, umupo ulit, maglinis ng mouse (mouse ball kasi), makipag-usap sa katabi, i-broadcast ang ginagawa ng katabi, maupo ulit, magbura ng spam sa e-mail, at syempre, mag-basa ng blog ng ibang tao.

Just something that I noticed, whenever I would look into someone else’s blogs, especially from those whom I personally know, they somehow persuade me to write my own. Never mind the boredom that I am feeling right now (because of idleness at work) because I am able to recreate the scenarios that I see through the use of MS Word.

After seven long months, I can finally say that I am a trainee no more…

These are the exact words that I used as a status in Facebook last Friday. That was also the last day of technical writing training for me and my colleagues that we started 3 months ago. However, I have been a trainee since October of last year so it was extra special for me. But then again, there are disappointments… It is already the second day of work, and yet, it seems that it is more fun doing the training than just sitting here at the 42^nd floor of the building, doing absolutely nothing.

Sabagay, tulad nga ng sabi ng isang friend, mas maganda nang ganito at magpakasaya dahil pagdating ng trabaho, malamang mag-iyakan na sa dami. Kasalukuyan kaming naghihintay ng susunod na gagawin at unti-unting nilalamon ng oras ang aming kamalayan. Buti na lang may Skype, kahit papaano nakakapag-usap kahit magkakalayo.

The year 2010 is about to exit, and there have been lots of things that occurred in such a short span of time…

Twenty ten has been a year of mixed emotions for me. A lot of events have happened, sweats have fallen, tears have been shed, and joys have been felt.

The first part of this year was a heartbreaker. We entered the year with worries of my father being sick with an incurable lung disease that ultimately took him from us. I believe that I have been able to express my feelings well in a past blog about this, but thinking of it, as I write this blog entry, just gives me a flashback of how I would shed tears in the middle of my sleep, dreaming of my father telling me his goodbyes. It was indeed difficult for all of us—my mom, sister, half brothers and sisters, and relatives. It was even extra hard for my mom, sister, and me because we never had the chance to see him one last time before he left.

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Reminiscing those days when I was a child,

Out in the open and all was mild.

Living in those moments, free from all worries,

Loving the feeling like it’s part of great stories.

Years have gone by and things have changed,

Every time’s notion has all been arranged.

Slowly but surely, I’m getting there…

September has proved to be something else so far and the good stuff came just in the last quarter of the month. As I’ve mentioned in the past post, it is extra special because Jackie celebrates her birthday during this month (September 22 /23… there’s a mix-up with the actual date on her birth certificate, which I just found out when we got there) and of course, the Season 2 of GLEE started on this very same week where Charice Pempengco debuted in the show as Sunshine Corazon.

Jackie and I went to her home town of Nueva Ecija on the 21^st of September so she can be with her family on her birthday and at the same time look for a hospital where she can give birth. It was quite fun for me because it was practically the first time that I was able to have a tour of the province, even though the air conditioner of the car of Jackie’s brother-in-law was broken and the sun seemed to enjoy cooking us in our own sweats. The birthday celebration that she had wasn’t exactly big, but at least, she was able to celebrate it with her family, though if I had a better job that time, it would have been a lot different.

I must say it was quite an interesting couple of days for me and I like it…

Becoming a father is slowly, but surely sinking in me, especially now that I already have an idea on the gender of my kid and how he would look like when he starts breathing the same air that I breathe and feel the same rays of the sun that I feel everyday.

It’s interesting how the feeling of my anticipation changes from being excited to being over the top, the moment that I saw his face in the 3D ultrasound pictures. At first, when we were in the clinic, I was just feeling normal and I even thought I missed the whole procedure because I had to buy food for Jackie and left her at the clinic for a few minutes. By the time that I got back, she was already in the ultrasound room… or whatever you call that room. I was just sitting in the waiting area when the gynecologist called me from the room so I could see the images from the sonograph.

It’s been a while since I wrote a blog and I thought since I’ve got nothing to do, I’ll just drop a few words in here…

It’s September already, which naturally reminds me of the Earth, Wind and Fire song of the same title. This is also extra special because on the 23^rd day of this month, it’s Jackie’s birthday! She’ll be celebrating this year as a mom for the very first time and I thought it would be really wonderful.

Things haven’t picked up yet since I last wrote something in here… I may have a more positive viewpoint in to things now but with the unremitting failure to get a better line of work, I can’t help but think that I am still slumping badly and control is progressively slipping from my grasp. What’s making me push right now is the thought that I am about to have my own family and lives will rely on me and my capabilities. I guess this is the pressure that a certain book was saying… the pressure of fatherhood even before your child is born.