2006 TO-DO LIST

2005 - ho-hum year for me... Medyo boring ang 2005 for me so to make the next year different, gagawa ako ng to-do list for 2006... something like a New Year's Resolution pero hindi... di ko kasi alam ang ibig sabihin ng resolution... Hahahaha!!!

- ipagpatuloy ang naudlot na ROCK CLIMBING sessions!!!
- open a BANK ACCOUNT!!! kailangan ko na talagang matutong mag-ipon
- lumuwas ng Maynila kahit isang beses lang ngayong taon
- piliting ma-promote... pero kung hindi, maghanap ng ibang trabaho!!!
- at kung lilipat ako... kailangan sa Makati!!!
- try ko naman ibang industry... di naman call center... pero malaki pa rin sweldo!!!
- gumawa ng at least 100 blog entries na may SENSE...
- wag maging suplado... SMILE at least 100 times in a day...
- bumili ng 20 libro ngayong taon...
- tapusin basahin lahat ng libro na sinimulan ko ngayong taon
- lose 10 pounds this year... current weight 155 lbs.
- paabutin ng 400 ang friends ko sa friendster
- kailangan lahat yun eh kakilala ko... as in LAHAT
- bumili ng ps3 o kaya xbox 360 (mukhang sa 2007 mangyayari 'to pero malay natin)
- makakilala ng tao na involved sa comics (artist, writer... whatever)
- be seen on tv again (probably join a games show 'game na ako!")
- be heard on the radio (basta wag lang sa station ni kukurukuku!!!)
- MAGSIMBA!!!
- dalasan ang pagpunta ng St. Jude (kailangang kailangan ko yan)
- finally, this year, magkaroon ng LOVELIFE!!!

REJUVENATED

Ive been trying very hard to update my blog these past few days... if you only knew how many intos ive written since my last blog... anyway, i think im a bit rejuvinated right now... none of the writer's block ive been having these last few weeks... Hopefully!!!

Got the hang of my new phone... after one week, i think ive overloaded its memory already... no more space for pictures and mp3's... i think excitement over the phone is a bit of an understatement...hehehe... i still haven't learned how to put those cute little smiley faces on my blogs... if i have time, i might post some of our pictures here on my next blog...

Anyway, it's three more days before Christmas... Im actually forced now to buy gifts for some of my peers because they've given me presents already (some are planning wink wink)... being the typical guy, i really have NO idea what to give them back... can i just give them a hug and a kiss?! Yeah, and i think i need to buy my boss something nice too, given that most of my colleagues bought something special for her... this is where having a girlfriend comes in handy...

FRUIT OF LABOR

Aah the eagerly anticipated 13th month pay... its about goddarn time we got it... I work my ass off the entire year incurring only a few absences (but a lot of leaves... well deserved if you knew what i do here in the office) and i think its about time i get all those blood sweat and tears' worth...

I guess i was one of the happiest little construction worker yesterday when i finally received my salary... three times what im getting on a biweekly basis... THANK GOD!!! So now the question is... what do i do with all this money?!

The most sensible answer would be buy my godchildren, friends and family gifts for the season... Yeah right!!! Im a selfish SOB and i believe i deserve something good for myself this Christmas... So what i did is i bought myself a new cellphone... an ERICSSON K750i... Quite pricey but i do believe is worth every penny (do we have it in this coutry?! pennies?!)...

i have a new baby!!! And i think its about time...

AFTER 2 WEEKS

I have this bad case of writer's block going on these days... i haven't been writing down here because i just don't know what to write... its stupid really but my mind's just blank... BLANK!!!

While i was gone, i was eavesdropping on other people's lives (reading other blogs)... I've been heavily considering copying and pasting other people's entries and put them all here... but of course i don't have the balls to do that... i know im giving other people ideas here... hehehe (i never got to learn adding those darn smileys)...

Anyway, as usual im at work right now as i always am when i do my blogging... i don't get to do this at home... im giving away freebies tonight... bubble radio, teddy bear, cd cases and calculators... its Christmas, what can i say... Ive decided not to be a grinch this season in the hopes of receiving my wish this year...

I'd better shut my mouth about wishes... from personal experience, once i mentioned what i wanted, it usually does not come true... Oh well...

GAANO KABATA KA PA?

Ako aminado ako na ako'y 23 anyos na ngayon... Medyo bata at medyo sariwa pa... Pero ibang-iba na... nagsusulat ako sa tagalog kasi, iniisip ko na medyo mas madali kong maihahayag ang aking mga saluobin kapag naisulat ko ito sa wikang aking kinalakihan...

At speaking of kinalakihan, etong aking itatala ngayon (napakalalim ba?!) ay tungkol sa aking kabataan... Kung kayong mga nakakabasa nito ay kasing-edad ko, baka makarelate kayo sa mga isinusulat ko... kasi gaya ko, lumaki din kayo noong huling taon ng dekada otsenta at mga unang taon ng dekada nobenta (80s at 90s sa mga di masyadong matatas sa wikang filipino)...

Noong bata pa ako...

- paborito naming mga laro ay monkey monkey, langit lupa, patintero, block 123 (o cops and robbers), dr quack quack, taguan (sa ilalim ng buwan), bahay-bahayan, at ang sarili niyong version ng takeshi's castle...
- matatapos lang ang laro niyo kapag naririnig niyo nang sumisitsit ang nanay niyo... para matulog sa hapon o kumain ng tanghalian...
- cool ka kung meron ka ng mga sumusunod: family computer na may built in na 101 games, game and watch, mga sticker books ng ghostbusters, tom and jerry, care bears at spider-man
- nagsuot ka ng cross colors na shorts... habang sumasayaw ng howgee...
- pinaiyak ka ni princess sarah, pero nainis ka kay cedie... naawa ka sa aso ni melo, at naaliw ka sa kakulitan ni maria at pamily von trapp...
- nakakarelate ka kapag naririnig mo ito: shigishigi makashigi luwa
- alam mo ang step at bawat pose ni mask rider black... at nagagawa mo ang mga hand gesticulations ng bioman...
- nagbabasa ka ng funny komiks at nainis ka dahil di mo alam kung nabuhay ang force one animax
- ayaw mong magsimba kapag linggo ng hapon dahil hindi mo mapapanood sina ultraman at magmaman
- hindi uso ang magic cards... kundi ang mga pekeng superhero cards ang ginagamit niyo sa paglalaro ng teks...
- kilala mo sina enteng kabisote, ina magenta, fey, aiza, prinsipe k, pipoy at bale ng ok ka fairy ko
- ang mga sexy star noon ay sina rita avila, sheila ysrael, gretchen baretto at cesar montano
- memorize mo ang anak ng pasig, paraiso, da coconut song ng smokey mountain
- dapat meron kang laruan ng teenage mutant ninja turtles, gi joe, dino riders, transformers, ghostbusters, thundercats, he-man at she-ra...
- inabutan mo si judiel at ang milagro ng dancing sun...
- matinding magkaribal noon ang minute burger at burger machine... Makakapal pa ang mga patties at buns ng mga burgers nila...
- napanuod mo sa regal presents ang kokak ni rachel lobangco...
- pinabili mo sa magulang mo ang mga betamax ng beauty and the beast, lion king at aladdin
- ang laman ng palayok na binabasag ay mga serg chocolate, at goya...
- may lamang mga laruan ang milo, ovaltine sustagen at may kasama pang gameboard na yari sa papel...
- naadik ka sa mga libreng laruan ng cheezums at chickadees (yung kamay na dumidikit sa dingding na shape ng kamay, etc.)

Hehe... ang kabataan nga naman noon... Napakasimple ng buhay...

RANTS AND RAVES

I have rewritten this blog entry three times now... And each time, my opening gets worse and worse... so im settling with this one for now... unless i come up with something witty later, then im going to start with something new again... BUT, im not going to delete this opening the next time...

Last weekend, i started out on my new hobby... more like my new SPORT!!! Yes people, i have a sport now... after 23 years of being a couch potato and tv addict... i finally picked on something to get my body to sweat... WALL CLIMBING... Im still new to the whole experience that i still have some aching muscles to tend to right now... But over-all im feeling better than when i first tried out climbing a wall... Im not a sissy boy anymore!!! A couple of weeks ago, i didn't even have the strength to type on my computer... My fingers didn't even have the strength to write... I was having trouble signing autographs!!!

Anyway, its 1:41 and im still typing... Im multitasking right now... im opening campaigns, fixing time zones... getting people to leave OUR stations... sigh... its a lot of hard work (and those silly agents think us coaches are doing nothing)... Hopefully the pay would be good...

Enough rantings about my work... I didn't start a web log just to bitch and moan about my job...I change my mind... I want to right now... Im just suppressing myself... What a way to start the week... JUST THREE MORE DAYS BEFORE MY LEAVE... THREE MORE DAYS BEFORE MY LEAVE... THREE MORE DAYS BEFORE MY LEAVE... Im pissed off right now... 2:13 am... Like in my previous posts, im not name dropping...

Anyway, its 2:30 so i need to work now... ill be back though for a few more moaning... and not the sexual kind....

SCENT OF A MAN

I have this crazy hobby of collecting expensive things... Mostly just comic books and perfumes... Comic books... Well for me they are investments... Good investments... cuz their value appreciates over time... Perfumes... because i just want to smell good...

The following are my favorite scents... on me:

1. Victoria's Secret Very Sexy (for men of course)
2. Ralph Lauren Polo Blue
3. Perry Ellis 360 degrees
4. Hugo Dark Blue
5. Marks & Spencer Isis
6. Lacoste Pour Homme
7. Davidoff Cool Waters
8. Hugo Boss
9. Marks & Spencer Detail
10. Givenche Rouge (sorry for the wrong spelling)

I don't know how I got into collecting perfumes... But right now i think ive got like fifteen perfume bottles (both filled and empty) on my dresser... I believe i got this from my father... I remember my dad having a lot of perfumes when i was younger... i liked it back then... but now looking back... it sort of smells like ones that Dirty Old Men wear...

I still have some more perfumes that i want to buy (or if Im lucky will be given to me this Christmas)... Polo Black smells great... Armani Black Code smells really good too... and then there's Lacoste Essentials which is an addictive scent... and The Body Shop's Scent of a Man because the scent stays for a long time...

I guess i just like to smell good so that it would compensate for me sometimes looking dirty... hehehe

PRELUDE TO PRE QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS

Don't get me wrong here... Im not being desperate or disheartened or depressed... Its just that Ive noticed lately that my life's been changing... I haven't had the time to reflect on whether Ive changed for the better or the worse, but I know that there are some things that I don't do anymore...

My tv viewing habit (which I REALLY love) has been radically changed... Actually, I don't have one anymore... I blame my work for that... Darn stupid schedule... Suddenly tv shows aren't that interesting to me... Gone were the days when I go gaga over Katie Holmes on Dawson's Creek... I haven't been able to follow the shows that i really like... Although some of them lost the magic and realism that's made me an avid fan (ie 24, Alias, Survivor and Smallville)... Now, I find myself watching National Geographic, Discovery and Donald Trump's Apprentice...

My radio's a bit soft now... Back when i was in high school and college, I've been a fan of Magic 89.9... I'd join contests... Religiously follow their countdowns and just try to be updated on the latest songs... But now, I find their songs uninteresting and loud... Im more mellow... I rarely watch MTV (I feel Im not one of their target market anymore)...

Being single is cool now... When before, I was like desperate to be in a relationship, now I have all the reasons to say being single is one of the best things anyone could ever be... I know having a partner has its perks, but you could still be alone but not lonely...

Anyway, i guess its a sign of maturity... Im not having a crisis... yet!!! Im not nearing my thirties (thank God!)... Still a few more years for that...But anyway I think im armed and ready to face whatever adulthood has to put in front of me... Ive got the guts and the balls for a little crisis management...

HOW WAS YOUR FIRST TIME?!

How was my first time? After twenty-three years of existence, yesterday was my first time... It was exhilirating... My muscles are aching... My fingers are sore... Ive got bruises all over my hands and arms... and my back... oh you don't want me to start with my back... GOD!!! My back hurts like hell...

But before you think "what the f&*k is that guy doing?!" no... i did not hook up with a dominatrix (although there are times when i wish i did)... but thats another story... real gentlemen never kiss and tell... Yesterday was my first time rock climbing... And it rocks!!!

Right now im considering taking this one as a sport... My only sport... If things go well (which they usually don't), i'll do it... Although im in so much pain right now, its only my first time to do it, im determined to try this one out... Ive got this thing about getting my body in better shape and this sport could help... I mean it strengthens my upper body... And you have to think too...
So that's both physical and mental... Im babbling i know... im sorry...

That's it for my weekend so far... Im at work right now... maximizing my resources (the internet hehehe)... my real weekend will start tomorrow and im looking forward to it cuz ive got some zombies to behead on RE4... harharhar!!!

1:00 AM

It's one in the morning, I'm half asleep but I really need to be awake... I have work and it's about to start in about an hour... This has been my life ever since I graduated... What i would give to have a normal schedule... Ugh...

Anyway, I really need to be inspired today... i heard one of my favorite songs on the radio when i woke up earlier this evening... Texas' In Demand... I don't know if anyone else likes this song... I first heard this song when i was still in college... I personally believe this is the best song to listen to when you're kissing someone... I don't know, but everytime i'm giving someone a smooch, this song plays in my head... Anyway, it gave me a smile... the best way to start the day... err, night...

Im having LSS right now... good thing its Usher's Superstar... Yesterday was bad... I was singing the jingle from the vinegar and soy sauce commercial... Aaargh!!! Never go to bed after watching Wowowee... It was really awful... and I don't even know the lyrics of that song... i was just muttering "jumbo jumbo jumbo pack" over and over most of the day... I think i better end this now... Its coming back...

Don't you remember you told me you love me baby...

QUICK GUIDE TO GILLBOARD

THis is my first post... and since i cannot open my friendster in the office, this is where im going to do my blogging... Im not really used to this one, and im doing this in the hopes that i'd meet someone with the same interests that i have (and hopefully in the same level of thinking that i do)... Anyway id just like to introduce myself here... Try to make a good impression on y'all...

BLOGNAME: gillboard

REAL NAME: Gilbert

OCCUPATION: Goat herder

AGE: im from the 21-25 age bracket

STATUS: waiting... but not in vain

INTERESTS: smart people... engaging conversations... geekiness... video games... comic books...stuff like that... and then there's the occational things that only married people do...

PET PEEVES: dumb people... that and liars... oh yeah and people with annoying mannerisms!!!

BIRTHDATE: Feb 24... just in case anyone would want to give me a gift...

Guys, feel free to drop me a comment or a message... this is a free world... and your POVs are important to me...